The Nome nugget., 1928-05-12
F4rst, Educational Facilities

First, Educational Facilities
 True. Nome can boast of as good a school as any other section. hut how about the rest of the Penin- sula? When you come to High School. there Is not and there can- not be another High School in the Second Division for years to come. and as for industrial teaching. Nome High School is too small and ] not at all equipped in the Indus- trial sphere.
 The academic subjects taught arc all right as far as they are in- tended to reach. but take the stu- dents after graduation from High School. What are they fitted for except to take further advanced courses in higher education and as there Is only ten per cent that take advantage of higher education the ninety per cent are left to shift aimlessly without any definite ob- ject.
 recommend that g. permanent committee on Education be ap- pointed and instructed to direct their efforts in the establishment of a Divisional High School at Nome to care for all graduates of the Second Division. teaching aca- demic subjects as well as vocation al to 1t in our growing population into the industries of our section.
 Second. Industrial Development
 There is nothing that will call attention and forcibiy demonstrate the necessity of estab blishing new industries as a Fair or Exhibition. recommend that the efforts of the Chamber he directed toward creating a new and separate or ganization known as the Fair As sociation to hold the first fair dur | ing the coming winter. Also. that l the Committee on New Industries shall be requested to redouble | their efforts in the furtherance of establishing new industries in Nome in order to create labor the year around for our population ThiisI, Fur Farming Industry | This subject will be treated as d separate feature by Mir. Thos. D. Jensen. He will give you an in sight to the wonderful possibilities in this industry. The climatic conditions make this the ideal sec tion, the Second Division Fur ship ments should be second to none in Alaska.
 ] recommend that permanent committee be established in this and instructed to enlist all agen- cies. Territorial and National, to establish revolving fund on the same lines as the Farm Loan Act 1 in order to furnish for the Fur Farmers to establish Fur Farms. If we should succeed in this the Second Division will have a per- manent growing industry compar ing favorably with the Reindeer Industry.
 Fourth. Transportation The subsidies on coastal trans portation should be added to. We have witnessed the wonder work ing subsidy system and now can readily see that the routa chOuld be ertended and others established in order to permanently develop commercial relations with every section of the Second Division. In ccaclusicn, let Us urge that as we now have large,i perma- nent. able, ambitious membership, let us enlarge our endeavo"s and l put many to work. as in members | there is strength. With all this team work the Chamber of Com merce cannot help but progress, and as final word in this report should like to repeat what said last year-that the Chamber will go forward accomplishing the things which are set out for it to do.
 The report was ordered placed On file.
 After the reading of the reports the dessert was served After giv- ing the members full opportunity