The original Act provides that
when the public lands of the Terri
tory are surveyed, sections numbered
sixteen and thirty-six in each town
ship should be reserved from sale
or settlement for the support of the
common schools in Alaska and sec
tions numbered thirty-three In the
townships in the Tanana Valley
should be reserved for the agricultur
al college and school of mines, now
known as the University of Alaska.
This amendment Win, if approved,
make reservations of sections num
bered thirty-three hi each township
throughout the Territory for the
•upport of the University, instead of
limiting the reserved land to that
in the Tanana Valley.
KETCHIKAN MASONS
HOLD INSTALLATION
The annual Installation of officers
i of the Ketchikan Masons was held
recently with the following taking
their positions: W. B. King, worshlp
iftil master; W. K. Wikstrom, senior
j warden; Dr. W. E. Peterson, junior
warden; M. S. Dobbs, treasurer; R
|G. Hall, secretary; Dr. G. E. Dickin
I son, chaplain; Axel Osberg, marshal:
Clifford Johnson, senior deacon; E
B. Houghtaling, junior deacon; B. A
Vig, senior steward; Kenneth Carl
son. junior steward; Dr. R. V. Ellis
organist and Vagn A H Rydeag
i tyler.
- COMPENSATION
FOR MOTHERS
IS ADVOCATED
Juneau Man Pens Book
Urging Nat. “Healthy
Babies” Plan
A plan to provide a monetary com
pensation to every American citi
zen living within the Continental
United States or Alaska at the time
of conception and birth of a child,
has been formulated and published
n pamphlet form by H. E. L. Pell
green. author, of this city.
