Douglas Island news., 1921-05-13

|III|I- .I| INNNNN NNI''AN A''''t''t trc Territorial Commissioner of Education ,t.rc were 3.2g3 children in attendance at t.c public schools of the Territory during inc ua~ year. or this number 1,6i7 were m tHe hools of the First Division, le9 in tlc second HOO in the Third and 35I m the Fourth The cost per capita of educat- in. these Alaska children was: First Divis- ion. sgIj7: Second Division, S2l00O; Third Division. sll.S9, Fourth Division. Sl604
 Turning to the report of the Territorial Treasurer. wc find that the school tax col- s.-cd i'm the four different divisions during the ycar 1920 was: First. S3L965lo; See oad s3.565: Third S506l55O; Fourth, S4- 2a00o
 Taking thc number of school children as a basis from which to figure percentage ofuouuariou In each division, the following Is obtained.
 First Division. 50 per cent; Second Di- vision. IS pcrc cent; Third Division 3}3 per cent. Fourth Division, l09pcr cent
 muc First Division 1t will be seen that H..gar. 1.6l7 school children and just one I-s. 1G6. m thc other three divisions
 And yc- thc Second and Fourth Diyis- -vrh less than l7 per cent of the pope ua-.ou of rhc Territory practically dom- mated inc late session of thc Legislature .ri procured for their constituencies more u. m. appropriations for Improvements tHar th. other more than S3 per cent come bn.I The Second Division, with less than ..Nuc- cent of thc population of thc Terri tur. had thc presidency of the senate and t.crIi.f clerks of both the senate and house and m. Fourth Division. with it's lo5 per cent o. rlc population. had thc speaker ot t.. house. and tine two combined with less thau I7 ncr cent of the population of the Territory. had 50 per cent of the represent .a-.ur m both bou,cs-uot that they arc Co h. -usrcj in amy way for taking what the imperfect organic act ol the Territory gives them. for it is their right as that act exists. Nur. than that. the delegations from the Second and Fourth came into the Lcgis'o- urc organized and prepared to further tIorams and ambitious-which they did. 0u.noutug and outecuculiug their Wo- mz.d and inexperienced associates at .v.rr um. mother words, the tail waggcd Ic dog and stccred it at wilL
 The remedy for existing conditions lies with the great majority of the people of Aassa Concerted and intelligent action win bring about a rcdistrictmg of the Ter rur- and win award to the inhabited pol- -ions of fr their just dues The Second and Fourth Divisions sbould be made into one and at that it would have more than itS .har. of representation in the Territorial Legislature By rights, a portion of the Third should bc added to it to give it more population. and the First should be divided r-o two divisions. with Juneau the seat of me and Ectchikm the seat of the other
 The Second and Fourth each have 90 IuH-ovcr senator. which is an the repre- ~ratim Ie, should have in that body of tHc neNt Lceislauwc. and that with their present representation in the lower house oG eight reduced Co fow should be the tu- tr. upnoriomcut
 It is up r0 thc great majority oi Alas saus-,hosc residing in the inhabited DOT t'us thereof ito get busy through our deIe- gate in congress in order that they may ob- tain their just dues and inherent rights And this can only be brought about through -ha r.disrctmr of the Territory Either that or act on the suggestion of a certain member of ,hc but lately adjourned legisla- m. wlo is quoted as saving: