The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-27
BOARD EDUCAI0N
 AUTHORIZES ANS
 SCHOOLS TRANSFER

Was dutllOTlAeQ JO neSOIldIe WllI the Indian Service for the selection and transfer of five schools to be transferred from the Alaska Native Service to the Territory under JohnsonO'Malley contracts by the Territorial Board of Education which closed a 10-day session last Saturday in Juneau
 A discussion of the problem of consolidation of schools in Alaska was held by the Board with Alaska Native Service officials Hugh J Wade. Area Director, Max w. Pen rod Mt. Edgecumbs school principal and Martin B. Holm, education specialist. Wade said that he had been authorized by the Commission CT of Indian Affairs to propose 8 gradual transfer of ANS schools tc the Territory beginning with 10 tc IS schools the first year, and cer- tain per cent the succeeding years until all had been transferred. Physical Examinations
 Among the large number of ac- tions during the last week of its meeting the Board directed ar amendment to Section 10SLA 194s be prepared to require a physica examination of each school child al least once each year and to au- thorize the expenditure from Terri torial funds for each examination not to exceed $100.
 Proposed changes were accepted for presentation to the Legislature designed to simplify and clarify the method of making refunds fol both the Territorial Office of Edu- cation and local school boards. Ac. ton was also approved on a pro. posal which would empower ith' Territorial Board of Education tt discontinue the maintenance anC operation of any rural school wher in the discretion and judgment 0 the Board the school was larg' enough and the community able tt partially support it's own school un der the refund system.
 After discussion as to what would happen if a municipality of thu first or second class were organized within the boundaries of an Incor porated School District, it was thu unanimous opinion of the Boart that such a district should immed lately and automatically become al Independent School District ant the Board recommended that suit able bill for such provision be pre- pared and presented to the Legis lature.
 The probability of two or mor' municipalities being organizet within the boundaries of an Inde pendent School District was directed to be called to the attention of thu Committees of Education in tn House and the Senate and tha recommendations be made that tn school laws be amended to elimi nate any confusion should such 1 situation arise.
 Alaskan Textbook The Board passed motion tha it request the Legislature for au thority to spend from the regula school appropriations not to excee $20,0OO for the purchase and publi cation of a textbook on flask History.
 | This action was taken after hear
 ing a progress report by Miss Eliza beth Vim of Juneau, author of tn i textbook for the eleventh an
 twelfth grade classes. Miss Win told the Board that the book, whlc
 has required about IT months of 1T tensive work, would be complete about June l of this year. The l illustrators will include abouts30 fui
 page cuts and 20 smaller ones, sf
 said. It is estimated that the tot | cost of the project will approxima' | $15 ,O00, most of which can be reco'
 cred it was said, by sale of the boo Miss Merriam Cass, formerly Of Jun ieau and now of New York City, illustrating the book.
 | Miss Vim has had an inform lagreement with the Commission
 of Education that if the manuscri
 when completed was satisfactory l the Board and the Territorial Tex
 book Commission, recommendatlt
 would be made to pay the auth
 and illustrator for the work and
 have the book published.
 Increase Boards Recommendations on legislati' pertaining to territorial schoc passed by the Board included D
 providing for five year terms l
 school board members in lnco
 porated School Districts, in pla
 of the present two year term'
 bill which provides for five men
 Der boards in municipal school al
 trict. School boards in city al
 tricts now have three board mer
 bers.
 To be recommended to the Legl lature will be the enlarging of [