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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
of activies, its wider opportunity for ob
taining information from all the states
and from foreign countries, is able to do
that which not even the richest states
can do, and with the distinct additional
advantages that the information thus
obtained is used for the immediate bene
fit of all our people.
With the limited means hitherto pro
vided, the Bureau of Education has ren
dered efficient service, but. the Congress
has neglected to adequately supply the
bureau with means to meet the educa
tional growth of the country. The appro
priations for the general work of the
bureau outside education in Alaska, for
the year 19 09, are but $87;500-an
amount less than it was ten years
ago, and some of the important items in
these appropriations are less than they
were 30 years ago. It is an inexcusable
wastt, of public money to appropriate an
amount which is so inadequate as to
make; it impossible properly to do the
work authorized, and it is unfair to the
great educational interests cf the coun
try to deprive them of the value of the
results which can be obtained by proper
appropriations.
1 earnestly recommend that this un
fortunate state of affairs as regards the
National educational office be remedied
by adequate appropriations. This recom
mendation is urged by the representa
tives of our common schools and great
state universities and the leading educa
tors, who all unite in requesting favor
able consideration and action by the
Congress upon the subject.
Brevities
Eight new pupils arrived on Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Bender took Wilbur Martin to
. the dentist last Friday.
The ice cream sociable on Tuesday
evening was given for the football bene
fit. ;
The tiniest hole in the stocking is re
ceiving attention Christmas must be
near.
Miss Florence Hutchinson left Tues
day morning for Seattle to take her
annual leave.
Uegistered packages arn coming in
with North Pole postmarks and Santa
Claus' finger marks on them
Howell Breeden isthe latest addition
to the blacksmith force. The ''Unci
ams" wish him success:
Mrs. Campbell made a Hying trip to
Portland Monday, returning vvith numer
ous parcels and packages.
The tailors and carpenters were busy
this week making the canvas curtains for
the sides of the sanitarium cottages.
Mr. Smith had a heart to heart talk
with the battalion office) s in his' office
the first of the week, emphasizing their
responsibilities.
Mrs. Theisz and her detail have been
mysteriously engaged behind closed
doors the past week. Looks like Santa
must be around somewhere.
Thp reading room in Brewer Hall was
opened and made ready" for use this week
and Albert Garry will have charge of the
same. Contributions of papers, maga
zines and periodicals will be gratefully
received. '
Asst. Superintendent Campbell, Mr.
Smith, Mr, Larsen, and the officers held
a meeting in chapel after the industrial
lecture, for the purpose of improving
the battalion and strengthening school
discipline.