St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1912-04-12
and, as invariably, there is

pole. The Danish-American folk
high schools have two flag-poles
!, The daily routine of a typica.
high school embraces early exer.
cises with prayer and singing
Then follows breakfast. Gen,
orally, the first school hour Of
the day is reserved by the prin-
cipal for free lectures on subjects
of general interest. After this.
the pupils, whether the girls at
the summer course or the young
men of the winter session,
scamper for the gymnasium. In
Denmark, pedagogical gymnastics
is very highly developed, and
includes ball games of various
kinds. The forenoon closes with
work in special classes CT with
lectures. Each lecture begins
and ends with an appropriate
song.
Dinner is served at noon. The
principals wife usually is both
the hostess and the practical
economist of the school. The
dormitories are kept by the pupils
themselves, with some super
vision.
! The first afternoon hour often
is devoted to a lecture before the
whole school. Series of lectures
On the history Of the native
country and on the lives Of great
men, form an important feature
of the school life. Northern and
classical mythology, folklore, the
history of literary movements, of
great economic ideas; demon
STATIONS of physical laws and OF
mathematical ideas. All this, in
a well organized way, affords the
interest on which the school
builds its higher Inspirations. T
hardly need say that the names
of Benjamin Franklin, Abraham
Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Booker.
Washington, occur frequently as
subjects of lectures. George
Washington and our struggle for
liberty also yield examples of
aptitude and perseverance that
combine with a knowledge of the
historical facts to build up ideas
not easily forgotten.
Thereupon follow special
classes in geography, economics,
handicraft, language and litera-
ture. Usually, certain evening
hours are devoted to singing and
to the reading aloud from good
authors.
The school fees embracing
tuition, boarding and rooming,
are at present IS kroner per
month-in our purchase value,
$1,000.
: The teachers in the folk high
schools may be characterized as
men and women that have
experienced personally an awak-
ening of their mental faculties,
either by the aid of the schools
or in other ways. Some have
university training, some are
graduates of normal schools,
some are Christian ministers
that combine a social with a
religious ideal. They sometimes
rise out of the ranks of the pupils.
All are intimately familiar with
rural life and it's problems. AS
| think Of them, they are good
speakers, live observers; they are
enthusiastic and peculiarly pos
tive i'll their mentality. wish
that time would permit me to
dwell upon the national signi-
ficance of such names as Ludwig
Schroeder, Christian Flor, Kris
ten Kold, La Cour, Nutzhorn,
Begtrup, Appel, ,Trier and their
younger associates.
The students are plain country
! boys and girls. All can read,
write and think. The country
schools from which they usually
come, have brought them up in
accordance with the old rule mon
multa sed multum''. They are
ready for an earnest effort,
sincere and eager for attaining
the culture that the school
represents. In a small institu-
ton, usually the teacher is we'll