The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-11
School Opens
 For Fall Term

proud Of our school in Skagway, and the excellent work it is do- ing.
 Our Board of Trustees Is put ing rcrth au reasonahie effort to provide everything within the meaus at their command to se- cure for the children of our tow all things needful for the best'un- derstanding of their courses of sSudy.
 Most of our townspeorle are a wara of the Improvements which have been going on during the summer at the school but few realize how much has been done uatil they visit the school. Tho big thing in the matter of re-. pa,rs Is the new Gymnasium and Assembly Hall which has been put in on the north side Of the top floor. This room N S6 feet long by twenty five feet wide cit' screened lights and windows SO that basket ball can indulg- ed in by the boytJ and girls in tba grades and High School. ThiS assemblyh Hall wab one of the obviously needful things at the entertainments given laut' ycar and the preceding years.
 The school desires to have a part in the Gym and will there fore use the money Gecuredfrom it's entertaipment this fall fo the purcha,e of needful equip ment -
 Another much needed feature'was the renovation and readjustmont of the heating plant. Heretofore some rooms had too little heat and some ar over supply, and 1t could no be regulated so as too give each room the reedful amount. ThH has been taken care of this sum mer and it is confidently ex- pected that ell will be pieascd, with the retults this winter.
 The reaching force is changed by only two members. The new tea chers are Mus Mary Woodson, aal Miss Ruby Stone. sTter of the principal. The harmony and e operation of the teaching force 's assured, and parents can confident ly expect the uamo excellent work this year as was done last year n the. 2radas and iu the high School.
 The Principal Miss Mabel Patti Stone and Nit Lena Luns ford w!lI carry most of the High School work. This year that work will be done in the tenth and twelfth year 1t being the cust- on Of proyiding the high school courses in alternating odd and even years. There are two st 1 ene. foro the twelfth year a three for the tenth year. With this start Is confidently hoped that yearly addition to the roll of High School students will cnabie the Board to provide all four Years each year. This will mean the addition of Q teacher or two for the carrying on of the work.
 An addition to the reference book Of the school Is made in the form of the latest edition of the New International EnCypOedia, the last word in enclypoedia making in this country. This edition is just now coming from the Dress and promises to be up to the last minute as s reference and in formation. For the grades there Ina been added the splendid work in twenty volumes, "The Book Of Kuorledge". Besides these two'bis srts two w~H bound iarCe size Standard dictionaries have bee added to the equipment, these have separately bound atlas es.
 In keeping with the Territorial Educational Boardo recOmmendat- ion the school has been provided, with new texts books covering a. bout one half of the change whiG will be eventually made. This put us In line with all the schools not only in Alaska, but With the best Of those in the states so far ss text are concerned.
 For the artiLtic decoration of the school two new pictures hay been added. These are in keping with the fine JeIection made an hungs in the school a year or tw ago. One is the picture of Sir. Galahad, the other Is "Feeding' Our Birds. MT. John Alden contribut ed. hIs Eki!l in framing the Pie .,,,s o +L,s +b,v- |, ,a ,,Or1r op Fb