The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-06

sirable.
 Under the provisions of these acts the College is entitled to addi- tional funds from the Federal Gov ernment and is authorized to do cer- tain extension work.
 "Ihe enrolment increased during the biennium and as the excellent facilities that are available become better known throughout the Ter ritory, more students will go there for higher education. The Alaska Railroad has granted reduced rates for students over it's lines and 1t is expected that the other trans portation compapies will meet the situation.
 Education
 Adequate educational facilities properly distributed throughout the Territory and available to all of the children are most essential to the future welfare of our citizens. We should exert ourselves to the ut most to provide the necessary funds so that our schools shall be as good as those elsewhere. However, we must be careful not to permit our enthusiasm to cause us to eX- pand our school system beyond our actual needs, especially if this ex- pansion is achieved at the expense of some other necessary function of the government.
 Nearly every incorporated city in the Territory is finding it diffi- cult to meet the burden incurred in the support of it's schools. There are many outlying sections where the schools are inadequate and where there are children who are entitled to receive better training than they are given under the present arrangements. Under these conditions I believe that for the present we should devote our eff forts to improving existing facili- ties.
 The total expenses for the Ter ritorial schools for the school years 1927-1928 amounted to $1,227, ,104.26. Of this sum $883 ,54795 was taken from the General Fund of the Ter ritory Eighty-nine schools and seven citizenship night schools were mintained during the biennium. 476 new pupils were enrolled and 23 additional teachers were employed.
 During the past two years 49 cents out of each dollar txpend- ed by the Territory was devoted to the cause of education and thls does not account for the expendi- lures that were made by the Fed eral Government. The appropria- tions were not exceeded except in one instance which has been men, tioned heretofore, but if 1T is the desire of this Legislature to con tinue to provide for the transpor- tation of pupils and pay for the service out of the Territorial funds a supplemental appropriation must be made because we have author ized this service up to March first when the funds that were appro- priated for this purpose will be exhausted.
 <, Tn 1928 the Bureau of Educa- tion maintained 94 schools with an of 3,755 and staff of TIT teachers. The Federal Govern nent appropriated $665,50 for edu- cation and welfare work among the natives of the Territory.
 oL Health ana Sanitation
 Data compiled from reports re- ceiyed from physicians, nurses, and Government teachers throughout the Territory show that during the biennium there were 1153 cases of contagious disc ases. Smallpox, chicken pox, influenza, and measles occurred in many sections but only in one or two instances did they approach h the epidemic sta g e. Prompt relief was given as soon as reports were received by the Commissioner of Health and as a result there were very few deaths. The use of the airplane in the transportation of doctors and medi- cine is worthy of note because now it is possible to reach isolated sec- tions of the Territory in few hours whereas few years ago it required weeks for such trip. The policy of distributing vaccine and diphtheria antitoxin to strate- gic points throughout the Terri tory, which was inaugurated in 1926, has been continued and found to be satisfactory. However, if the residents in the outlying sections would comply with the instructions that were given to them and return the old vaccine each summer so it could be replaced with @ new sup ply, much better results could be 
 "It is impossible to overestimate the value of the service that has been rendered by, the United States Public Health Service in examining and vaccinating the cannery em- ployees who come to Alaska during the summer season. The results of their work are very apparent in the improved conditions in the health of the personnel and the Surgeon General has been requested to continue the service.
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