The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-26
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL s
 FOR ALASKA URGED DEJECATE SJUZFR ASKS CONCREcS EOR An

WASHINGTON, D. C.-In con-
 gress, a resolution has been intro- duced by Hon. Chas. A. Sulzer, del egate from Alaska, wherein he seeks
 to have extended to the territory
 of Alaska the same rights and priv ileges as are accorded the several states under the act of Februray 23, 1917, providing for the promo
 tion of vocational education. This
 law is commonly known as the Smith Hughes act. If the delegate succeeds in having the resolution
 adopted, the territory of Alaska will
 be paid by the Federal Government
 not less than s15,OO0 annually up
 to, and including, the fiscal year 1923, and not less than $3O,OOO per year thereafter.
 The Smith-Hughes Act, which was
 passed but a few weeks before MT.
 Sulzer took his seat in congress, ap-
 plies to every state in the Union,
 but does not extend to Alaska The
 delegate believes and will attempt to
 prove to congress that Alaska, more
 than any state, is in need of, and deserving of, the rights and priv ileges of this act, owing to climatic transportation, agricultural and in dustrial conditions in the North.
 As the present session of con- gress is drawing to close, and be- cause the majority and minority leaders have indicated that no busi- ness will be considered except the measures and the new revenue bill, there is some doubt as to whether or not it will be poss- ible to secure favorable action on this resolution at this time. The delegate is confident, however, that if he is not successful in the attempt at this session that he will be, short ly after congress convenes again in December.
 The Smith Hughes Act is entitled, |
 "An act to provide for the pro- motion of vocational education; to provide for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such edu- cation in agriculture and the trades and industries; to provide for CO., operation with the states in the pre- of teachers of vocational subjects; and to appropriate money md regulate it's expenditure.
 Section one of the act provides: That there is hereby annually ap- out of any money in the reasury not otherwise appropriated, he sums provided in sections two hree and four of this act, to be ,aid to the respective states for the purpose of cooperating with the tates in paying the salaries of eachers, supervisors, and directors f agricultural subjects, and teach ITS of trade. home economics, and industrial subjects, and in the pre- 'aration of teachers of agriculture, rade industrial, and home economic etc.
 ..'.. Agriculture. :.
 Section two of the act provides or the appropriations of money, overing period of years, flor the urposse of cooperating with the tates in paying the salaries of supervisors, or directors of subjects"
 And after setting forth the sev- ral amounts that are appropriated pr the years to come, the section eads:
 Said sums shall be allotted to ,e states in the proportion which leir rural population bears to the 'tal rural population in the United tates, not including the outlying ossesions, according to the last receding United States census; ROVIDED, That the allotment of lnds to any state shall be not less Ian a minimum of $5,OOO for any seal year prior to and including le fiscal year ending June 3Oth, 923, nor less than $1O,0OO for any