The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-27

speeches. Dr. Rude also said that anyone who talked about the na- tive question would be rapped doWr as it wasn't the question before the meeting.
 Mayor Waino Hendrickson was called on first. He said that the City Council is facing a grave prob ! lem of furnishing funds for op- erating schools because school ex- penses have been increased from $50 O0O last year to $70,0O0 this year and the operation of second school may bring it to s80,00O
 He said, Tt is a case of doing the best we can with what we have"
 Ryan Talks
 Dr. James Ryan, Territorial Commissioner of Education, para phrased the Territorial School law: Tt shall be the duty of the city council to provide the city with adequate buildings and funds for operating a school. But when the school is established, it shall be under the direction any supervis- ion of a school board who get their position by being elected by the people of the school district and the people of the district only. The city council and school board must work in very close coopera- ton, and always have.
 The management of the school, details of the management of the Juneau school, is in the hands of the three members of the school board and the people they have elected. If there are any better submissions or better suggestions for school housing they would be very happy to have them. am sure that that is the reason they have called this meeting tonight"
 Bus Pickups
 ! Dr. Rude said that the problem posed by parents had already been answered by the school board, namely the long distance. He said that there would be bus to pick up the youngsters at the Fifth Street School to take them to the Willoughby Avenue School. He said that the bus would not be able to accommodate all pu- pls and preference would be es- tablished on the basis of the dis tance the child has to walk. He also disposed of the lunch by say ing that cocoa, milk or soup would be prepared for the children.
 The meeting was then opened to hear anyone from the floor. Fred Orme was the first one to offer a concrete suggestion. He asked why students living on the Glacier Highway weren't trans ferred to the Douglas School, in order to alleviate the overcrowded condition in the Juneau school.
 pr. Ryan said that he would in vestigate this solution. He said that he hadn't spoken to the Doug las School Board this year, but that he had previously spoken to them unofficially and they said they would like to have them, as they get tuition from these stu dents. He said they probably could not transfer the high school students. He said one difficulty is that it would double up on bus ! transportation and might involve Territorial funds which are not available. He concluded that the idea was highly feasible"
 ! Mrs. Blair Steele, mother of a first grader, stated that her small child went down the stairs off Calhoun Avenue, and the stairs were slippery, especially during the winter Tt would be much easier for older children"
 Transfer 5th, 9th Grades
 Mrs. Cecil Casler was the next recognized and said: Tt seems mole logical for fifth and sixth grades to be transferred. It is dark at in the morning and again promptly at o'clock on all rainy days. Six-year old chil- dren on Wnloughby Avenue in the dark are less able to take care of themselves. I think this is a very big hazard. There is a great difference between six-year old and a twelve-year old child.
 Fred Orme was the next to pro- test when he pointed out the dis trict that he school was located i in and said that he had counted seven drunks and dozens of loose dogs in that vicinity at one time. Dr. Rude replied that the dog sit uation was very bad Il Juneau.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Peratrovich said that she thought the school board was doing as we'll as it could. She asked that the school yard