The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-04
Summary Is Given by Prof. Mathews of What Has Been Accomplished
 for the Term.
MUCH MONEY IS GIVEN
Over $8,000 Worth Thrift Stamps and Liberty Bonds Been
 Sold.

school for the term 1917-lS under the direction of Supt. Arthur M. Mathews are given as follows:
 From the beginning of the year the Juneau School emphasized the necessity for exceptional effort on the part of the students and teach CTS alike, in all war activities, and, as the school year draws to close and a summary of the work is made, the results are found to be most gratifying. The Juneau School may we'll claim to have accomplish ed results that are comparable with those of any school of the Terri tory as well as the States. Many of the leading educators of the country have cautioned those ir charge of such activities, to not al low their enthusiasm to over-run their good judgment and thus per init the children of the schools tc engage in war-work at the expense of the essentials of their education The pupils of the Juneau schools have endeavored to do more thar 
 their bit In every patriotic effort and particular attention has beer given to the need for making the war-work in the schools have z full educational value, insofar ae possible. A certain portion of the allotted weekly time has been de voted to Red Cross work, both in the Elementary and High Schools and much has been accomplished outside of school hours, A great deal of credit is due Miss Margaret Scott, principal of the High School and home economics instructor, and it is largely through her efforts that such satisfactory results have been accomplished in the Junior Red Cross work.
 The following is a summary oi :1he. most important of the war ac tivities as carried out this year:
 Organized the first Junior Red Cross Society in the Territory.
 Each student become a member of the Junior Red Cross by paying the required 25c. Seventy-five dol lars spent for initial supplies.
 Each student in school member of the Senior Red Cross Chapter.
 Sixth Grade and Junior and Sc. nior High School sewing periods de voted to Red Cross work entirely All other grades given definite as signments for Red Cross work ant special periods provided. The fol lowing is the more important worl which was completed:
 First, Second and Third Grade shipped cloth for fracture pillows prize. was given to the student com pleting the greatest amount.
 Fourth and Fifth Grades knitted wash cloths, hot water bag covers Belgian squares, caps and scarfs.
 Sixth Grade and High School sew ing classes completed: hoods 2 blankets, 10 gowns. 14 pairs Q hqotees, baby jackets. 7 dresses 2 petticoats. 22 garments mende, and laundered, 25 fracture pillows 70 packages 2i9 inch gun-wipes Is packages l-inch gun-wipes. 3 knitted caps. II knitted scarfs. 4 fve-ihch knitted squares, 100 shawl for Belgian women. box of sec ond hand clothing collected and for warded, baby iayettes each con sisting of two dresses, one jacket six brassieres, one wrapping blan ket. three pairs of bootees, two wool eR blankets. three flannel binders twelve diapers. three undershirts one bonnet, and one bag of. sundries
 One infants layette and one hun dred shawls will be completed befor, the close of school.
 The Juneau Schools have been tn, headQuarters for the Junior Ret Cross of this section and the dis tributing center for. the completed supplies of. the Thane, Perseverance, and the Parochial schools.
 Two Red Cross messenger boy. have been provided the local chap ter each regular meeting day.
 The Manual Training Glasses hay. contracted to furnish the shipping eases tor the local Red Cross ant ten cases have been provided up tt this time and thirty additional srt under construction as reserve sup ply for the summer.
 School students sold majority of tickets for Theatre Red Cross Ben ent.
 Several sacks of scrap leather col lccted and shipped.
 Students contested In sale of tick ets for Minstrel benefit.
 1lf-plnuts speakers schedule for 1ppfof and Senior High School students during the several cam 7 Bcmestic Science Department dealonstfated Food conservation dishes and 'experimented with wheat, Iet Apt meat substitutes.
 n aehoql stndsnts signed Loy-
 Laxsl{y hour, observed weekly and n additioa both Flementary and aiSh Schools for some time gave a "A l5t x e A z.as5.