The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1928-05-17
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me g.-I. a. met at Int graae
aenoul last thursday evening Win a
SOOu attendance. AIler the opening
exercises, vi Fabrelus maue re-
port on the plans Ior the Field Day
ssnIen Is sponsored by TIE AssoeIa-
llOu. ABOUT nineteen events VIII be
scheduled ana the date has Deen ten
laLIYely set Tor June 4. lie program
ss So Planned tnat boys from II years
.sp VII nave an opportunity To enter
lue contests. ana Tie Pr. A. has
Iuaue guaranty OF a sum not To eA-
eeeu 90 LOT awards although tags or
badges VIII be sold To take care OF
expenditures.
MIS-. GartIey treasurer. reported
d balance on nand June l. 1925 oil
a0o.0z. deposits since that time,
, 44I63, with expenditures OF $47o.-
: Tor the year and a balance on
nand OF 93l.43. The old officers.
carl Arola, president, ana Miss Hau-
ser, secretary, turned the meeting
over To Il. a. Lindman, newly elected
president, and Mrs. Johnson, seere-
tary.
A discussion of an educational na-
cure followed. points covered being
he eitys share OF the school eXpen-
aItures with the present 90 per cent
fefund from the Territory. In this
discussion, it was brought out thai
me town would save from $24U TO
p 10 in a year by the elimination OF
me teacher from the high sehooI.
.orce, a suggestion that is frequently
Il IN,
.eaching force would mean the dis
continuance of some subjects, an
he alternating of others in order to
omply with the general require
nents for the standard courses. Mod
arn languages, typeWriting, music
and chemistry are some OF the sub
5ects that would necessarily be drop
ped from the curriculum. Charles
Benjamin, Senatorial candidate for
the legislature, was an interested
participant in the discussion both
from the point of view Of parent OF
high school students and a member OF
the legislature during the last session
and shared the feeling that a saving
as small as that stated would not
seem to warrant a reduction in the
teaching force The fact that teach
ers spend Tor their living expenses a
sum tar greater than that in the
course OF the year thus contributing
10 the income of the community from
a salary, SO per cent of which comes
from the Territory, was also brought
out. The sentiment of the meeting
Favored backing the school board in
It's attempt TO have accreditation re-
stored.
A brief report OF the result OF med
zeal examination in the school was
made, and parents urged TO heed the
warning for children in need of spe-
cial attention in order that the best
standards OF health and scholastic
efficiency might be attained.
1t was decided to hold the last +.
T. A. meeting of the year on Thurs
day evening, May 81. This will par
take of the nature of farewell to
the teachers and a large attendance
is expected. The Program Commit
tee will consist of Mr.. Gurr and Mrs.
Gartley; refreshments, Mrs. Calvin,
Mrs. Pritchett, Mrs. Wheeler, chair
man, and Mr.. Benjamin.
After the business meeting pro-
gram was given consisting of assem-
bly, singing, a piano duet by Miss
Hagerty and Marjorie Benjamin, Ian
tern slides of pictures taken by Jack
Gurr, piano solo by Jerrine Whaley
and an illustrated talk on Larger An
imals of Alaska by James Whaley.