The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-29

| by undertaking to bleed" the tourists. Among other places, he mentioned Niagara Falls, Mt. Clem- ents, Mammouth Caves, Kentucky, and Hot Springs, Ark.
 He predicted the early advent of a new era in tourist traffic here, brought about by lower rates for travel, better service, a convenient system of stopovers. and advertising by Federal and Territorial Govern ments.
 Eleven years ago, he said, when ihe predicted tourists would come from Seattle to Alaska by plane, he was laughed at. Today they are doing just that. T suppose will be laughed at for predicting cheap fares, but I am sure it will happen at an early date" he declared.
 MT. Hooper is an honorary mem Der of the local Chamber and of several other similar Southeast AL aska organizations.
 Troast Tells of Survey
 MT. Troast, who returned early this week from an extended visit to Southwest Alaska points, said it's completion gives the Office of Indian Affairs a knowledge it never had before" of the setup of schools, hospitals and nursing sta- tions under its control. Some one from the Juneau office, he added, has now visited almost every com munity in which the Indian Service has work going on.
 It administers eso the welfare of some 30,000 people for whom it is responsible. It has more than 100 schools, seven hospitals and large number of nursing stations. It has a personnel of more than 300 teachers, nurses and physicians and other workers. Due to the fact that in former years the work was di- rected from Seattle headquarters there was little data on hand here relative to the plant and work to guide it's leaders in drafting pro- gram for education and health work
 Have Accumulated Data Since moving headquarters here, MT. Troast said, every effort has been made to gain c m pl etc knowledge of all conditions that affect the work of the bureau that ris earnestly striving to correct past mistakes as well as current ones. It covers a territory stretching from Ketchikan north to Point Barrow and as far west as Attu Island, at the tip end of the Aleu- tian chain.
 On his recent trip he covered 25 villages, visiting g schools, looking over buildings and equipment and doing what he could to aid teach CTS and others in preparing a pro- gram to carry out the aim of local headquarters. This, he said, is briefly to teach the people how to live a little bit better
 In the next few years, MT. Troast added, We hope to be able to map out a program which will be far ahead of any service in Alaska and have something the Indian Service in the States has never had. We need the help and cooperation of this Chamber, of all Chambers in Alaska, and of every white person. We have worked hard and will now work even harder as we realize more fully how large our task is." Feeling Itss Way Wrangell Institute, which opened i its doors for the first time last September, has been feeling its way during the first year, endeav- bring to work out system of edu- i cation fitted to the needs of the TO pupils enrolled, Mir Jackson told the Chamber. Its aim is to fit 1 into the general program for the development of the Indian race in Alaska into an economically self supporting unit, and to be compe- tent citizens.
 l The school, he added, is under taking to shape a curriculum to lift the needs of the people with out regard to orthodox methods Of education, except in so far as they meet the needs of the community. I The institute has a potential ca pacity for l40 pupils. A few more | will be added next year. Due to l lack of funds, he said, it will not be possible to add the equipment and accommodations to take care lof the full number.
 Tribute To Guerin
 The Chamber today paid trib- | ute to the memory of the late E. |C. Guerin, longtime member, whose death occurred last week. Just be- fore adjournment, President John lW. Jones called the membership to it's feet for a moment of silent tribute to one, he said, who was a member for many years and who always took an active interest in our work"
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