The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-03
E. R. ERICKSON
 RETURNS FROM
 EUROPEAN VISIT
Alaskan Professor Travel. ,000 Miles During
 Summer Vacation

Europe is industrious, everybodS seems to be travelling, travel is cheap, men in uniforms are every where, and Germany worships Hit Ter
 Those were a few of the impress sions brought to Juneau by Everett R. Erickson. former Juneau High School teacher, after a trip tc South America and Europe. Brick son is on his way to College, and his assistant professorship at the University. of Alaska.
 Wherever Erickson went, he said he was treated well, took all the pictures he wanted, and was not molested. The only place he got in trouble was in England where he objected to a two pounds plus charge for developing films.
 Twelve dollars!' Erickson said to the English clerk. Do you birds think I came over here to pay your war debts?"
 The shop did not enjoy Prof. Erickson's complaints and he paid $12-plus for his films.
 Starts Journey
 Leaving New York July 1 on the steamship Van Rensselaer,, Brick sons first stop was at Inarua, in the British West Indies, from where the ship went to Port au Prince, Haiti; Willemstade, Curacao; La Guira and Caracas, Venezuela; the latter town of which is the capital of the South American country. Five other ports were visited in Venezuela before the ship continued to Port au Spain, Trinidad; George town, British Guiana, and Para maritio, Dutch Guiana, from where Prof. Erickson went by auto for a trip into the Bush Negro country. At Funchal, Madiera, passengers rode on sledges, guided by two men over a distance of $500 feet of eau bleStoneS
 Plymouth, England, was Brick sons next stop, where he disem- parked and iourneyed to London, spending two days in the British city, during which time the Shake spearian country was visited, where he saw Romeo and Juliet we'll known tragedy from the pen of the famed bard"
 In Gay Farce"
 From Cambridge, where Prof Erickson visited at several of the colleges, a day was spent in gay Paree." Spending a day at Heidel- burg. Erickson visited at Mainz in Germany, from which town he took a boat trip down the famous Rhine river, as far Kaln. His next stop being Odense, Denmark, which cmlntry, incidentally. impressed the professor with its natural beauty.
 A day was spent at Hamburg, most of which time Erickson spent seeing the harbor by boat. Haigh, Holland was the next city visited, and at last Rotterdam, Holland from where Prof. Erickson boarded the s. s. Valedaum, of the Holland American Line, August 13, for the homeward journey, completing his travels this summer of over 3l,000 miles.
 On his journey to Europe, Prof Erickson was asked by the wife of the American Counsul at Madeira, and by the Attorney General at Guinea, to give the response to the captains farewell message On his return voyage, Erickson met and became acquainted with people whom had just seen the Faulkners while roaming around in one of the European castles.
 Attends NEA Previous to his trip to Europe, | Prof. Erickson attended the Ma tional Education Association con- vention at New York, where he was elected one of the Presidents | of the association, having a mem bership of 100000 He is also AL 1 askan director of the association. After a brief stop in this city, | during which time he is visiting with his many friends, Prof. Brick son will leave on the steamer Co., | lumbia Tuesday for Fairbanks to resume his duties at the University 1 of Alaska.