Looking back in Fairbanks — May 11
Published Sunday, May 11, 2008
10 YEARS AGO
May 11, 1998 — In the early morning hours on graduation day at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, a group of students ignited two fires on campus in what police said was probably meant to be a prank, but could have turned out to be much worse.
“Considering the possible ramifications of what they did last night, what could have happened, we could have had a horrible graduation day today,” UAF Police Chief Terry Vrabec said Sunday evening. “The department’s quick response saved potentially hundred of thousands of dollars, and possibly life.”
Students apparently lit two fires at about 3:45 a.m. Sunday, one on the hill behind the Patty Center, the other in some woods near the Natural Sciences Building.
25 YEARS AGO
May 11, 1983 — Taxi cabs and wrecking operators will be the subject of a Fairbanks City Council work session Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. after complaints surfaced at Monday night’s regular council meeting.
Rod Moore, owner of the Yellow Cab Co. of Alaska, and several associates told the council Fairbanks is becoming a “bad cab town” because of bad practices by some drivers. Moore was present at the meeting, but submitted his comments by letter.
50 YEARS AGO
May 11, 1958 — Faculty for the University of Alaska summer session includes a professor from the western states as well as resident faculty members, Dean William R. Cashen, summer session director, said today. Courses to be offered are in the fields of anthropology, education, geology, history, journalism, music, psychology and speech. Summer session begins June 30 with registration. Aug. 8 is the last day of the regular session.
A post-session on Alaska will be held Aug. 11 to 15. Paralleling the summer session will be workshops in home economics under the direction of Mrs. Lydia Fohn Hansen, associate director of the Alaska Extension Service. The eight-week summer science institute will be held June 16 to Aug. 8 with Dr. Alfred Bork as director.
75 YEARS AGO
May 11, 1933 — On a special excursion, junior and senior students of Fairbanks High School today visited the Healy River Coal Corporation as guests of Capt. A.E. Lathrop, its president.
The trip was made in a car chartered for the purpose from the Alaska Railroad.
Leaving here at 7 this morning, the party went to Nenana. They stopped there for an hour. It is expected they will return at 9 this evening.
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