Micronesian Reporter 1957 V05 04

Micronesian Reporter 1957 V05 04. Micronesian Reporter (Report). Hagåtña, Guam: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. July 1957. p. 31.

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Abstract: Beginning in 1951, the Headquarters for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) regularly published a magazine that detailed its work in the region. From 1951 through the first issue of 1956, the magazine was known as the Micronesian Monthly; from the second issue of 1956 through the end of the run in 1980, it was known as the Micronesian Reporter. From 1951 through December 1967, publication cycles varied: For the most part, the magazine was produced monthly, though certain issues cover two or more months. Starting in 1968, the magazine was formally shifted to a quarterly publication cycle, which continued through the first quarter of 1980, when publication ceased.

The July–August 1957 issue highlights the increasing integration of Micronesians into legal, educational, and administrative roles under trusteeship. It places particular emphasis on judicial appointments, scholarship opportunities, and the daily civic life of the Trust Territory, framed as evidence of gradual political maturation alongside modernization.

Featured stories include the award of a United Nations Fellowship to Soukichi Fritz, Clerk of Courts in Truk (Chuuk), accompanied by colleagues Keigo Ezra, Smart Lampson, Misau Petrus, Yaruteru Sumi, and Andon Amaraich. Additional reports announce fellowship appointments for students from Truk and Ponape (Pohnpei). A social feature titled Picnic Time in the Marshalls describes community gatherings in Majuro, while other coverage notes construction projects in Saipan and the extension of shipping routes to Ulithi and Yap.

Individuals named in the issue include High Commissioner Delmas H. Nucker, Speaker Roman Tmetuchl of Palau, and education officers from Ponape. Entities referenced are the Trust Territory Judiciary, the United Nations Fellowship Program, village councils in the Marshalls, and church schools expanding their reach in Kosrae and Palau.

Volume Five, Number Four (1957) Index: Canoes 29 Education 2, 5 – 6, 11, 21 Guam 2, 8, 11, 16, 18, 25 Kwajalein 9, 28 Language 3, 8, 16, 21 Naval 8 – 9, 16, 18 – 19 Nucker 4, 12 Palau 14, 24 – 25 Ponape (Pohnpei) 1, 10 – 11, 15 – 18, 28 – 29 Truk (Chuuk)1, 20 Ujelang 12 – 13 United Nations 17 Yap 11, 17