Northwest History. Aviation 8. Travel & Utility, United States.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1935
• Subjects: airplane; Alaskan problem; schools in Alaska; Anthony E. Karnes; commissioner of education; Spokane; boat; government railroad; dog sled; Juneau; P. F. Rudil; Ketchikan superintendent; A. B. Phillps; Alaskan secondary schools; Douglas; Sitks; Skagway; Sheldon Jackson; Presbyterian institution; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th century; Aviation; Karnes; Pacific; Ketchikan; Alaska
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/86064

Airplane Solves Alaskan Problem. Airplane Solves Alaskan Problem "The airplane solves the problem of close contact with schools in Alaska," Anthony E. Karnes, commissioner of education for the territory, said this morning on his arrival in Spokane. "I travel by plane except to points that can be reached by boat and the government railroad. I might go by dog sled, but that would take entirely too much time. "Even with airplanes, I spend about half my time out of the office covering the schools of the territory." Mr. Karnes is a trained pilot, although he has not yet soloed, and may buy a plane on this trip. He came from Juneau with P. P. Rudil, Ketchikan superintendent, and Superintendent A. B. Phillips of Juneau, who are remaining on the Coast today, but Mr. Kames hurried to Spokane to present the applications of four Alaskan secondary schools for accrediting to the northwest association executive committee this afternoon. These are the high schools of Douglas, Sitka and Skagway and the Sheldon Jackson school, a Presbyterian institution at Sitka. Of the 16 secondary schools In the territory, eight are already accredited.