The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-03

Friday morning saw the conclusion
of the daily physical examination Of
school children by DR.. w. C. Char
teris and Public Health Nurse Miss
Verna Huge. Almost 800 children
were checked during the summer
months at the doctors offices. The
remaining $50 will be done in The
school buildings after school starts
Tuesday
This year the children were not
fluoroscoped as in previous years.
! Instead, every school child will be
x-rayed when the Public Health ship
Hygiene arrives.
The first second. fifth, sixth and
seventh grades will be in the old
Grade School Building; the third
and fourth grades in the ANS Build
ing facing the Pioneers Home
grounds: the eighth grade in the
High School Building.
High school classes will start at
8.45, the remainder at 8. All stu
dents are required to enroll on the
first day Of school in order that pro-
visions can be made Immediately
should there be larger enrolment
than expected. Only under special
circumstances will enrolment be
permitted after September Is. Tardi-
ness, absence and uncleanliness will
not be tolerated.
These strict rules are made neces-
sary by the unhealthy and severe
overcrowding of the schools this
year.
Blood donors are registering with
Public Health Nurse Verna Huge, to
be caiied On, after testing and typ
ing. to give transfusions 20 surgical
patients at the Alice Island Sana-
torium and Orthopedic Hospital on
| Japonski. Anyone who has not yet
registered and wishes to do so, may
contact Miss Huge at the Public
Health Center in the Fire Hall.
A benefit party for Miss Ruth
Hunsicker was held at the Moose
Hall Wednesday evening, with ia
ponski Island nurses acting as host
esses. All island residents were es-
pecially invited to join Moose mem
bers and their guests for the benefit
dance.
Besides the special contributions
made, all profits from the party
were added to the fund, with the
musicians and employees donating
their services for the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Rodenberg
are homer guests at a no-host fare
well dance being given this evening
at the Roadhouse beyond James
town Bay. Twenty couples are join
ing in giving the Rcdenbergs a
royal sendoff.
Mr. Rodenberg recently resigned
from the Northland Transportation
Company and has joined the Stand
ard Oil Company in Ketchikan.
A surprise farewell supper was
given for Mrs. George Hendrickson
Monday evening at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schrey.
Nine ladies dropped in during the
evening with the refreshments and
gift handkerchiefs.
Mrs. Hendrickson left 10y plane
Wednesday, with her small son and
daughter, returning to her home in
Southern California after a sum-
mer's visit here with her parents.
Barbara Rands and Carmena
French, who graduated from i5itka
High last spring. were given care
we'll dinner at the USO last Satur-
day evening by the Christian en-
deavor. Dick Avrit acted as master
of ceremonies and talks were yiven
by Mark Davis, the Rev. and Mrs.
Hunter, Howard Wood and Gary
Ladely.
Fifty-five guests attended the BAN
quet, and presented each of The
honor guests with an ivory pennant.
Barbara Rands sailed aboard the
Alaska last weekend to enter Wash
ingtcn State College in Pullman.
Carmena French will leave on the
next Alaska to enter the Eastern
Oregon College of Education on 4
scholarship.
Charlie Conway left by plane on
Wednesday enroute to Seattle to en-
ter Roosevelt High School after
spending the summer in Sitka with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j.
Conway.
Leaving with Charlie, was Dick
Bidlake, returning to his home in
Seattle after spending several weeks
here as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Neil Andersen
MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Weeks have
bought the Jesse McGraW home on
Etclin Street, near Jess Davis Street.
They plan to move in next week.
Mr.. Weeks has resigned from the
ANS and is now representative Of
the Home Missions Council of North