The daily Alaskan., 1921-09-06
sKAawAY PUBLIC SCHOOL OPEN

SKNGWRN PUBLIC SCHOOL OPEN
 Our Public School opened this morning with a registration of S6 scholars. divided furo the various de .nartmouss as follows: First grade. .l5: Second grade. s: Third grade. |t2. Fourth grade. B: Fifth grade, |l&. Sixth grade. 10. Seventh grade. Is: Eighh grade. 2. Ninth grade. -. and Eleventh grade. ]. making a to- |tm of -> in tho lower grades and leigh, in rna htah school course. This is thirty more in the initial ! |rcrfstrauoa than was made at the 1 |oneaiue os school last year. There |aro four certain 10 come and three
 or four moro that may come. when these are -aas,a~ad 1t will give . .SEaawav over 90 scholars in her
 public school . splendid showing for .tha size of our town. An interest
 ing feature ot tl.e registration is the .I5 which are coming for the first year
 The reaaang force win be the same m number as last year. five, and ,ha board has made its selection with sucs careful consideration that i've have every confidence that our
 teaching force will maintain the very Msr standard set in the past years Miss Mabel Stone. well known ho-a. and much thought Of as teacher and principal will he al the head nr the school Associated with her is Miss Anna C. Barron. a graduate of s, Jasena's Academy of
 Escanaha. Mich. and Bachelor of Arts from The University og Mich. Miss Barron has rauehr in Michigan and Idaho In rra latter state she was county superintendent of school for L.wH County. Miss Barron is also graduate Of Piano of Sr Anaa.- Conservatory of Music. Es- carana. Mich. Miss Barron comes to sAagway from Idaho. and will carry .ae major portion of the high school work.
 Miss Elsie Rt5-en. who will have charge of the nth and sixth grade work did her h.Eh school work in
 Indiana. completing a course in bookkeeping m Haonscon. H.. and is a graduate of the BeIlfngham State Normal School of Washington. She has taken o-a years work in the University a5 Washington at Sc arrlo Miss RidIau has taught in Indiana and Washington. coming to .SkaEway after service in the Seattle City Schools Miss Biileu will aI- so have charge of he sewing class this year.
 Miss Bessie lI White is a graduate of the Allentown. Pa. high school. and the Brdgawuar. Mass S,ats Normal She has taught in Nasse- chusarrs. Florida and Oregon. Miss White comes to Skagway from Sa-
 lem. Ore. and will have charge of
 rHe third and fourth grades Miss Margaret Ross CaIIihan is a graduate of Union Oregon High
 School and the EIIensberg State Normal of Washington. She has taken a years work in the Uniycr- 'sjy of Ohio. Her teaching exper- |ience cover positions held in Oregon, land Washington. She comes t. . .SkaEway from Eugene. Wash. and |wu have charge of the first and sec fond grades.
 l The outlook for :he year in our |schooI is exceptionally bright. Last wear the measles were in town al 'yhe time of the opening of school; |this year practically every scholar lin town registered this morning. |Witl the hearty cooperation of the parents. our teachers will be able to make a record for this year. which
 will in some respects surpass tha. of Hast year.
 No extensive improvements have rbeen made on the building for this Iyear. The much needed boiler has been ordered and it is expected it Twin be installed within this month. IWheu installed, the heating plant will be connected with the high |school room, which heretofore Las been heated with a stove. This im- |provement will be much appreciat- led by teachers and pupils. The
 boards have been resIated and the