The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-04

In the Nation is program which
is heard but little in Alaska, 1t is
known as Schools at War Many
schools in Alaska have enrolled in
this program and Juneau is no ex-
ception But what the schools actu-
ally do in Alaska is the thing OF
interest. Juneau is one of the five
larger schools in Alaska and prob
ably is more or less typical of Al
askan schools Some of the things
Juneau is doing are probably not
done in other Alaskan schools and
likewise, some of the things other
Alaskan schools are doing are not
being done in juneau.
Juneau's list is impressive. Here
is what the juneau Schools are
doing in the Schools at War pro-
gram;
OF the total enrolment Of about
800 in grade and high school 81
percent own War Savings Stamps
and as percent own Bonds and buy
them regularly. Many Of the indi-
vidual students own bonds running
in hundreds of dollars and one
student has more than ST. 900 worth,
Band, Glee Club Aid
Our student organizations tBand
and Glee Clubs have appeared in
public gatherings to help sell bonds
to others.
Our student groups have APP
peared in various public patriotic
meetings
AT social functions where an ad-
mission is charged, the students
have given War Stamps either as
change or as an actual addition to
the regular charge so that every
person attending the dance or
gathering purchases at least one
stamp.
Boys in the manual training
classes have built dozens of minia-
ture airplanes which were shipped
to the military forces. All were
built to scale to train soldiers in
plane Identification.
Shop boys also made billy
clubs or might sticks" for the
auxiliary police, branch of Jul
neau's Civilian Defense
Stretchers are Made
Stretchers were made for the Red
Cross, first aid and ambulance
units.
First aid boxes were built in the
shop for first aid and emergency
units in the city.
Glasses were changed from regu-
lar routine to fit new problems
Mathematics courses study speed
in relation to jeeps and planes,
history classes increased use of
newspapers and magazine articles,
geography gives added impetus to
North Africa, South Seas, etc.
Commando exercises have large
ly replaced the old formal physical
education routine in PIE. classes.
Since Pearl Harbor, there have
been regular first aid classes taught
in high school for boys and girls.
This is now listed as a regular
one-semester course for which one
credit is given.
Inaugurated classes in home
nursing in high school for girls.
Regular credit is given for this
one-semester subject also
Teachers Aid
Nearly all teachers have taken
first aid courses and many are
now enrolled in the First Aid Unit
OF Civilian Defense
Nearly all teachers are enrolled
in one branch or another of Civil
ian Defense.
Posters have been made by the
art department for various patriotic
affairs.
Dummy wooden" ammunition
made by shop boys for 37mm guns
q pounds) in hands of Territorial
Guard.
Installed air raid sirens in
schools and practice air raid drills
III addition to fire drills regularly
Gynlnasiums made available to
visiting Navy and Coast Guard
boys after stretch at sea.
Basketball Helped Out
Sponsored IA military basketball
teams and arranged regular
schedule for playing three nights
each week.
Gave the military forces the use
of the school gyrnriasiums five
nights per week for practice periods
until the playing season started.
Social life at the nigh scf1ool has
been seriously curtaiied because Of
war effort and soldier and sailor
affairs. s. f'
School activities have been cur
tailed because SO many Of the boys
and girls have after school jobs,
filling in for men gone into the
service. t65 high school boys have
-. 81 So 10
after school jobs.')
Many working students are per