Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1895 — Schools in Alaska. [ARTICLE]

Schools in Alaska.

Thsre are nearly two thousand children enrolled in Alaska schools, though there is a school population of from eight to ten thousand. The government contributes about onethird to the support of the schools, and the other two-thirds is provided by the missionary societies. One of the obstacles to the progress of teaching in Alaska is the idea of the northern Eskimo that “to-morrow will be another day,” and they make no effort to memorize anything for future use. However, the children seem to have a great desire to know the English language, and study faithfully in the school room, though they often fail to use what they learn outside ; and they are uniformly well behaved in the school room.