Milford chronicle., 1959-02-13
Lakeview Elementary
School News
Grade Ars. Edith Smiths

Grade 1-Ars. Edith Smiths
Section
Mrs. Smith and her girls and
boys are busy studying all about
Farm Animals and Zoo Animals.
They have made a mural showing
all the animals that Dick and Jane
and Sally saw when they visited
Grandfather's Farm. They are en-
jOying all of the stories in the
Farm Unit, especially those where
Spot and Puff get into mischief.
They had a very pleasant sur
prise last week when a sweet lit
tie girl, Leila Ann Say, moved to
Milford from South Carolina and
came in their room to join their
group. They were very happy to
have her since they had lost two
boys last month when Paul Crane
moved to Magnolia and Mark Mas
ten moved to Harrington
They have decided to keep a
record of all those children who re-
member to bring clean handker-
chief or tissues every day and also
of those children who eat an A
Lunch every day. You would be
proud if you could stop in and see
their fine record.
Some of the Room Mothers are
planning a Valentine Party on
Friday. Needless to say. it will be
a very exciting day.
Grade Mrs. Evelyn MiIIer's
Section 3
Our New State Alaska
Alaska became a state January
8, 1859. Our flag will now have
forty-nine stars Alaska is the
largest state in the United States
1t is bigger than Texas.
Alaska is a rich state. There are
oil wells, gold mines pulp mills,
and fish canneries. The fur indus
try is important.
There are many rivers in Alas
ka. The Yukon River is the larg-
est in the state. On the Aleutian
Islands there are many VOLCANOES.
The people of Alaska are not all
EskimOs. There are Indians and
many people just like us. They
have homes similar to our homes
!. A committee in our class made a
large map mural of Alaska. In art
we made objects showing the i'm
| pOrtant things we have learned
about Alaska. We put these on ouI
map mural. We have done research
and made reports on Alaska. Here
are some stories that we have
written.
Eugene Lore
| Rnhocca Cinncor
-. Agriculture in Alaska
Farming is new in Alaska. Most
of the. first white people to go to
Alaska went for. furs and gold.
| The largest farming area is the
Matanuska Valley Here huge
vegetables. grow during the long
summer days. Some cabbages grow
to be as big as pumpkins. Wheat
and other grains are grown in Ma
tanuska and Tanana Valley. There
are many dairy farms in ALASKA
also.
Farming is not easy in Alaska
Land must be cleared. Farmers
must experiment with different
kinds of crops. Mosquitoes and
other insects harm cattle and crops
Smokey fires help to drive the in
sects away from the cattle and
/ crops
Big farms in Alaska use modern
/ machinery. This helps to make
farming easier.
Government of Alaska
+ Alaska was bought from Russia
in 1867. Alaska got a governor in
1884. The first Legislature met in
1913. Alaskan women were allow
ed to vote seven years sooner than
/ women in the United States.
Alaska became the forty-ninth
Estate of the United States January
i 3, 1859. William A. Egan was elect
I'd governor. Juneau is the capi-
tOl city.
Schools in Alaska
/ Bows and girls in the schools OF
Alaska study Reading, Arithmetic
Spelling, English, and Social
Studies, just as we do. In native
schools boys learn to make kayaks
and girls learn to make clothing
The boys and girls enjoy basket
ball in the winter and baseball in
the summer.