intendents and principals is $2,554, with a range from $1,800 to $3,500.

Four-year high schools were maintained during the year 1928-29 in Anchorage, Cordova, Douglas, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, Nome, Petersburg, Seward, Skagway, Valdez, and Wrangell. Of the foregoing high schools, Anchorage, Cordova, Douglas, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg are on the accredited list as being fully accredited. Of the above 4-year high schools Ketchikan, Juneau, and Fairbanks have been recognized by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools and granted membership in the association. Graduates from these three institutions have the same rank as those from the best schools of the Nation. Other schools listed in the statistical tables as enrolling high-school pupils offer from one to three years of high-school work, the amount varying from year to year.

The curriculum presented in the elementary and high schools does not differ materially from that of such schools in the States. Attention is given to special subjects, as music, art, manual training, home economics, commercial work, and physical education, and trained instructors for such subjects are employed by a number of the larger schools. Some of the smaller schools do a limited amount of such work. Extra curricular activities, including athletics, school papers and annuals, plays, orchestras, bands, glee clubs, etc., are emphasized in a majority of the systems.

SCHOOLS IN INCORPORATED CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS

There are 17 schools in incorporated cities and school districts. Following is a statistical report showing the enrollment and cost of these schools:

During the school year 1928-29, 69 schools were maintained in districts outside of incorporated cities; 3 special schools also were maintained. The following statistical table contains detailed information regarding the enrollment and cost of these schools:

1 Teachers' living quarters provided.

Part of expenditures cover rental, painting, repair, or purchase of school building.

An estimate. Treasurer's report not received.

4 6 months.

Special schools.

Statistics of schools outside incorporated cities, 1928-29-Continued

'Teachers' living quarters provided.

1, 519. 21

2 635 90

1, 494. 16 2 347.53 13, 615. 452 591.85 313,060.00 21, 374. 75 11, 555.00 337.53 11 1,541. 733 702.96

1,784. 10 940. 28 11, 383. 02 2 425.39 11, 856. 43 1, 256. 42

4, 207.30 4, 434. 75 1,892, 53 2, 244. 69 2,724. 38

1,808.41 3, 112. 85

39 143, 717. 47 50, 190. 67 193, 908. 14

2 Part of expenditures cover rental, painting, repair, or purchase of school building. An estimate. Treasurer's report not received.

Special schools.

• 5 months.

7 9 months.

School closed; teacher ill.

CITIZENSHIP NIGHT SCHOOLS

For the purpose of preparing foreigners for citizenship night schools were maintained in six communities during the school year 1928-29. One community maintained two such schools to better serve the need.

A total of 186 students were enrolled. Of this number, 45 were aliens; 79 were declarants, or holders of first papers; 26 were petitioners, or applicants for second papers; and 36 were citizens of the United States.

The total cost of maintenance of citizenship night schools was $2,665.

14. 45

172

2, 155. 11

6.37 157

1, 841. 69

32.45

172

36. 62

177

The subjects taught were arithmetic, English (grammar, reading, spelling, penmanship), United States history, and civics.

Twenty-four nationalities were represented in the enrollment, as follows:

The following statistical table covers the details of enrollment, attendance, instructors, and cost:

1 2 instructors divided between themselves the work and salary of 1 instructor.

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE AND SCHOOL OF MINES

The past year has been a period of interesting developments in the building of the college. The land-grant college may properly be called the State's general utility educational factor. Its scope of endeavor must be to render an efficient service to every productive industry domiciled within its border.

To the regular four years' courses in agriculture, business administration, chemistry, civil engineering, general science, geology and mining, home economics, mining engineering, and metallurgy, there have been added courses in education under the following groupings: English and language, mathematics and natural science, business administration, and home economics. There is also offered a nonspecialized two years' course for teachers.

In the college enrollment the following States are represented: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington.

The Territorial legislature also passed a bill accepting the benefits of the provisions of the Hatch Act and the Smith-Lever Act as extended to Alaska by Congress. A failure, however, to include in the appropriation for the college an item of $15,000 to enable the col

lege to equip the experimental station of the Department of Agriculture now located on the campus precludes the college from taking over this station at present, as planned by the department, and receiving the benefits of the Hatch Act. The Smith-Lever Act for extension work in agriculture and home economics will not become operative until July 1, 1930.

The appropriation for the college for the biennium 1929-1931 is $105,000. A bill providing $2,000 for acquiring the skeletal remains of prehistoric animals was passed. The Territorial legislature also provided for a scholarship of two years' free dormitory rent to one member of each high-school graduating class in the Territory beginning with the year 1929. The awarding of these scholarships is based upon class standing.

The library now contains 10,560 bound volumes.

Through the courtesy of Mrs. Alfred H. Brooks the library of her husband, the late Dr. Alfred H. Brooks, becomes the property of the college. It consists of 2,250 bound volumes and several thousand bulletins and pamphlets. Under the agreement with Mrs. Brooks the library is kept in fireproof storage until it can be placed in a fireproof library building.

The student loan fund founded by the Anchorage Woman's Club now amounts to $802.88.

The Margaret R. Phipps scholarship of $600 each year for four years was awarded upon competitive examination to John R. WilCox, of Valdez. One thousand two hundred dollars has been paid to Mr. Wilcox.

The fund of $1,000 given by Mrs. E. Sternberger, of Greensboro, N. C., to assist worthy students, has an unexpended balance of $166.66. A prize fund of $250 given by Col. James Gordon Steese is held for award in accordance with the directions of the donor.

A fund which must total $750 before it can be used was started by Mr. Edwin W. Orvis, of New York City, by a contribution of $150. Other contributors are Mr. Archie Shiels, of South Bellingham, Wash., $150; Mr. Oscar Breedman, of Chitina, Alaska, $100.

The Alaska Railroad has authorized a round trip for a single fare available to students attending the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines. The authorization became operative March 1, 1929.

The Department of the Interior, upon the recommendation of the governor, prepared a bill granting to the Territory 100,000 acres of agricultural land for the college, to be sold as provided in the bill and the proceeds to be a permanent fund for the college. This bill was passed by Congress and has been accepted by the Territorial legislature.

The Bureau of Biological Survey under cooperative arrangement with the college has made very satisfactory progress with its studies in crossbreeding reindeer and caribou. It is also conducting feeding experiments with reindeer to determine the feasibility of "topping off" reindeer before the slaughtering season during later summer. Carrying capacity studies to determine actual acreage requirements of reindeer on various types of forage, and plant studies to ascertain the effect of climate on forage growth, have been initiated. In order