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The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-03
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

The twenty-ffth wedding an
adversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Bartlett, formerly of this city, but
how residents of Philadelphia,
Upper Darby, will be celebrated
this evening at the Flanders ho-
lei in Ocean City. Among those
who will attend from this city Will
be Mr.. and Mrs. Joohn F. Ryon,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood w.
Mintzer.
Mrs. Franklin Smith Entertalns.
Mrs. Franklin Smith entertain
ed friends at her home with cards
Thursday night. Present included
Mr.. and Mrs. George Keller, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis A. Bell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Dougherty- Sr.,
Mrs. E. R. Warner and Franklin
Smith.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-03
o. of A. To M eet.

A meeting of officers and mem
bers of the Degree Team of Ster-
ling Council, No. 90, D. of A., Will
be held in Mechanics Hall tomor-
row. Officers and members of the
Degree team are attending a re-
hearsal held in Mechanics Hall
this afternoon.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-03

Our idea of hell would be
waiting forever at a hick town
station for a train that never
comes.-Los Angeles Times.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-03
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Elias D. Mason,
Of PIT Pleasant avenue, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Lula Crosby Mason, to j. Ran
dolph Parsels, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Edward Parsels, of Northfield.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-03

-Giff-"Say, Cuff, do you be-
long to any fraternal organiza-
tiOns?"
Guff-"Well, I'm a subway RI
r."-Life.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-03

In the old days there was
about one filling station to the
block, but one staggered out in
stead of driving out-Los Angeles
Times.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-03

-Maud-"At the wedding of a
former husband what should his
first wife carry?"
Beatrix-"Sh should hold
aloof."@Life.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-03

NO, cannot marry you, but
/ will be a sister to you" 81 sup
pose that means we will see very
little of each other in the future" ?"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-03

Agriculture is gwineter suf-
fer" said Uncle Eben, "as long as
a poor ukulele player is more pop
ular than a good farm hand. -
Washington Star
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-03
w. C. T. U. Heads Meet.

An Executive Committee meet
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-03
COnlDure NOW and Later

Special Ballot will be
every "Club" o in during
Special Ballot 10000 Extra will be issued every
subscription turned in before 10000 thereafter.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28

booked for four days starting next
 Sunday.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
SPORTING LOVER COMING

w. c. Fields in Its the Old Army Game" will be shown for the last times today at the New Palace. This Fields picture is one of the fun niest that has been made this sea- son. There are no end of laughs to it. From the very beginning to the end the audiences that have wit messed the pictured in the past three days have been laughing necessarily. Tho vaudeville bill is also one of the best.
 There is q complete new change of program for the last half of the week beginning tomorrow. Conway Tearle makes his latest screen ap- pearance in "The Sporting Lover" This picture gives Tearle the char acter of Captain Torrance Con- naughton who has inherited a rustic ated Irish castle and lot of mort gages and debts from his ancestors and faces the problems of service in the war and of making his own liv- ing. The picture unfolds a story of romance, horse racing and wartime sacrifice
 There is also a new vaudeville bill consisting of five acts that are up to the standard that the Palace has been playing and therefore a real good show is the result. 4'
 Announcement is made that Har- ny Langdon in his first famous feature length comedy that is mak- ing the country laugh from coast 10 coast, Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" is
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
CAPITOL PARK

This afternoon is Childrens day at Capitol Park the main feature being the Baby Show and Parade 10 take place at p. m., Daylight Saving time. This event held each year in Capitol Park is always ne of the most attractive events to mothers and other lovers of chil- dren. The entries have been pour. ing in fast during the last few days and as the entry list remains open until just before the show starts it is expected that numerous moro entries will be brought in at the last minute.
 This afternoons entertainment has been arranged especially for the benefit of the children who cannot afford to pay the regular prices for the various rides.
 For tonight another wonderful vaudeville bill has been arranged and a gate admission of 10-cents will be charged.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28

the road to greatest success lies in taking their national game and mod flying it for orthodoxy without des- troying its individuality. The great lest danger of professonal coaching lies in the fact that every profess sional strives to make a duplicate of l his own game whereas sound teacher should treat each pupil as an individual case to be developed along different lines, rather than as standardized product.
 T could not have developed Carl Fischer, the former intercollegiate champion, along lines of Vincent Richards, nor Sandy Wiener and Junior Coen on parallel planes. Each is great in his own way, which is not mine, but no two are great in the same way. Had I tried to make them play my game I would have ruined them all."
 The gnide lines which Tilden stakes out for boys would not, how lever, apply to feminine players, he believes.
 "One hears discussion of the rela- tive merits of the tennis of leading men and women. but their games are entirely different" the champion pointed out.
 ITO me the ideal type of game for a woman is the baseline game. I consider 1t impossible for a woman to play an all-court game for three sets. They are not physically able to do so. Even as great a star and unusually strong woman as our own national champion, Helen Wills, or our former champion, Mrs. Molla Mallory or Elizabeth Ryan cannot consistently go to the net through three sets and stand it.
 Tt is common knowledge that Suzanne l.englen, notwithstanding the sensational photographs of her playing, only goes to the net when she's drawn in by her opponent.
 Tilden deftly parried a request to explain some of the playing psychol- ogy that has been so conspicuous in his many close matches. His frequent uphill victories in interna- .tional play. He did so because he feels this is a peculiar attribute of his own game and that no explana- tion or analysis of it would be bene- ficial to any other player.
 Tell us what match was your hardest?"
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
"EvE's LEAVES" AIT LycEtTM

William Boyd and Leatrice Joy in the Cecs' lfeMilis production, '.Eve's Leaves" a fast stepping and roman- iic comedy drains against the color :ul background of -he Orient, will 5e sh2"n tonight for the last time at he I.yceum. Also, Jack Hoxie in :he Blue Streak western, "The Demon" will he presented together with the news and The Amazing Adventures o' Mazie." serials. Starting with tomorrow's matinee, the l."ceiiih is to offer two high grade pictures in The Love Thief" featuring Greta Nissen and Norman Berry. and "The Lodge in the Wilderness"
 "The Love Thief is a love story with n tlnge of old European politi- cal intrigue and is romance set down in the midst of all the splendor and glamour Of an old world court.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28

took the third set and turned the tide but even then it was terrific battle right down to the finish"
 What are your views as to profes- sional tennis?"
 T do not believe in professional tennis. My faith and interest is in the amateur game but at the same time l think professional tennis might succeed. Personally I have never considered turning profession al and have no thought of it now. Necessity would be the only thing that would interest me in it."
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28

"Unquestionably my first set struggle with Rene Lacoste in the challenge round of the Davis cup play last year" replied the cham pion. "I never was in a worse hole and l never took any greater physi- cal punishment getting out of it than l did in that match. I was physically dead on my feet in the first set. Losing it as well as the second and the first four games of the third set before striking my stride. was four times within point of losing the match before I
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
In His Own Story, He Gives Unstinted Praise to Little Bill" Johnson Who, He Says, Showed Him His Glaring Faults Succeeded Only After Years and Years of Practice.

CThe world of tennis, having learned from it's woman champion who played and mastered the game for fun," now may know from Tilden, repeating champion of the courts, not only the mastery of particular stroke which he believes brought him victory over "Bni" Johnston, but also now an aspiring tennis player, may lift himself out of the ordinary class. The TO- nance of the game, as Tlden has known it, was disclosed to Alan J.. Gould, in response to a request of the general manager of the Associ- ated Press. Mir. Gould is a mem her of the New York staff of the Associated Press, which copyrights the interview.)
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28

New York, July 2S. Pl- Little Bill" Johnston, if he never knew it before, can here and now learn Of the stroke Big Bill" Tilden had to acquire and master seven years ago in order to defeat Johnston at ten his. And Tilden not only gives cred 1t to Johnston for having been in
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
DRowNs AT PICNIC

Charlton, Mass. July 2S CP--- While his mothers attention was momentarily distracted by other children who were on a picnic party at Glen Echo Camp yesterday after noon, three year old Barry Dunlap of Charlton City was drowned. The mother, Mrs. Phyllis Dunlap. re- turned to the waters edge to find the child's body floating close by the shore.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15

to act as host to out of town au-
tomobilists. By this plan police
officers pass out cards to guests
of the city instead of tags for
traffic violations. The cards are
invitations to call at the Gateway
where the recipient is cordially
received. He then receives a
package containing maps, fol-
ders.- traffic regulations and an
emblem for his car called guest
badge. With it he is assured of
courtesey from the city.
"The idea instantly became
popular and today is followed in
every state in the union for
which Minneapolis deserves Gre
dit. Mr.. Meyers is one of the
fathers of the movement that is
now bringing tourist traffic to
the state, estimated to be worth
$6O,0OO,OOO annually. Mr.. Mey-
ers years ago took the stand that
the tourist was the forerunner of
the settler and the investor and
therefore should be encouraged
so that Minnesota can develop.
Mr.. Meyers is a forward looking,
far seeing, capable citizen, fear
less and unafraid to take a stand
ON public questions and unham-
pered by affiliations or obliga-
tions. He will make good in any
public office"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
FORMER MILL CITY
MAYOR VISITS HERE

j. Edward Meyers, former
mayor of Minneapolis, at the
present time an active member
of the Minneapolis Board of Edu-
cation and candidate for the NOM
nation for Congress in the Tenth
District, paid a visit to Askov
this morning in the interests of
his candidacy. He was accompa-
MED by Truman Pierson, interna-
tional president of the MISSISSIPPI
pi River Scenic Highway System,
and H. b. Rutledge of Minneapo-
lis.
Speaking of the candidacy of
Mr.. Meyers, Mr.. Pierson declared
that Minnesota needs representa-
tives in Congress of the Meyers
type. "Mr. Meyers made a re-
markable record as mayor of
Minneapolis, said Mr.. Person,
"and he has made good as a mem
Der of the Minneapolis Board of
Education. He is noted for his
stand for the people on public
questions. Of Independent means
he cares nothing for public Of
flee as a means for a livelihood,
but he does care for public office
as a public trust and he does like
to serve the people for the honor
of serving. Many of his friends
and neighbors realizing that he.
is of big timber would like to see
him in Congress because Mime
sofa needs his service and the
Nation needs men of his calibre
in Washington.
"Mr. Meyers is the one man on
whom official credit might we'll
go in large amount because he is
the originator of what is called
the Minneapolis Glad Hand.
While mayor, Mr.. Meyers inaugu-
rated the policy of having every
member of the police force in
structed to make it his business
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
P-T-A MEETING AGAIN
THURSDAY EVE, APR. q

The parent-teachers meeting
at the Askov school house last
Friday evening when local school
problems were discussed drew a
good sized crowd both class
rooms being filled. There were
about 125 people.
Several men took an active
part and criticised school sys-
TENS in general very freely.
Little, if any, credit was given
the faculty and that may be dis
heartening or discouraging. Some
of those who spoke insinuated
that educating the child is simply
encouraging it to frown upon
physical labor. The Askov school
as a whole has a good faculty.
most of the twelve instructors
have had several years expert
ence-and some of them have
been right here several years. AS
a whole it is likely the best fac
ulty that has ever been here
they take their work seriously
and are attending to business.
If they are teaching the children
to frown upon labor it is new to
us.
Apparently there was desire
for another meeting to discuss
school problems locally. It will
be held Thursday evening, April
22nd
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
THE USES OF COST
ACCOUNTING DATA
An Article Prepared and Written
by G. A. Pond of the Cost Ac-
counting Section Division Of
Farm Management, University
Farm.

have at various times been
asked about specific purposes and
uses of the figures on farm costs
that are being collected on the
Askov farm accounting route.
Their use in connection with the
determination of freight rates
on farm products is one that has
attracted considerable interest.
However, if | am to judge by
various statements that have
come to me from time to time,
their use in this connection has
been frequently misunderstood
and misrepresented. Since you
open the columns of your paper
so generously to such subjects,
l would like to present to your
readers some first hand authentic
information on this topic.
AS many of your readers know
the Minnesota Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station in cooperation
with the Federal Department of
Agriculture has for a number OF
years been studying farm costs,
farmers incomes, and the gen.
eral economic status of the far
mer. Not only have they used
the facts obtained themselves in
many ways in helping the farmer
to study his oNn business, but
they have also presented them In
behalf of the farmer In opposing
public policies that would affect
him adversely. They have made
these facts freely available to far
mers' organizations for use in
this connection.
The first specific use of the
farm cost figures in connection
with a freight rate hearing was
in 1921. The American Farm Blu
reau Federation together with
other farmers organizations
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission for relief from the
high post war freight rates that
were contributing so much to
the farmers troubles during that
period of extremely low prices
for farm products. To support
their case, they requested rep
resentatives of the agricultural
colleges to present comparisons
of farm costs and earnings with
those of the railroads. Prof. F.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15

/ Compare this With the present
system: Those children who live
far out in the district leave home
early in the morning and come
home about five o'clock in the
afternoon, for five days in sue
cession every week. 1t is too
strenuous a life for a child.
The parents would have the
children under their influence
much more than now. They
would be able to get more help
to do their work without over
burdening the child. There
would be less reason to ask for
excuses" from school.
The school building we have
| would be sufficient for years.
School vans would go every
school day but in most cases two
routes could be made. into one,
eliminating about half of the
routes.
| would like to give an ex-
ample of how the teaching was
done in the school where | at
tended. 1t was common school,
but all common school teachers
were not alike. Let us take an
hour in geography. We will be-
gin about in the middle of the
hour-you will soon see why. 1t
is United States we are studying.
The teacher is painting picture
for the children-painting with
words-a picture that shows us
the great and wonderful land, we
can see the mountains and rivers,
the virgin forests and the big
cities, and if he feels that his
word picture does not portray it
all then he may have some real
printed pictures to show us. The
spoken word and the printed pic
ture will give a lasting impress
sion in the minds of everybody,
and especially the child.
Then we take our text book
and are told how much we are
to study at home. At home we
then find out how many millions
of people live in New York, how
tall the highest peaks of the
Rocky Mountains are, where the
Mississippi flows, and so on. The
next day we recite to the teacher
what we can remember of what
he told us the day before. And
we are asked questions in regard
to the number of big cities, if
they are factory cities, what they
produce, what the country i'm
ports and exports, etc. Then the
teacher tells us about the lesson
for the next hour in geography.
By teaching this way one day is
overlapping the other so ? if a
pupil misses one day there is
not a hole in the brick wall".
If a pupil did not attend
school for a few days he could
still catch up with the others by
doing some home studying, and
toward the close of the school
year we would lightly go over all
the material studied during the
year. This also tended to fill up
possible holes.
There is much more to tell
about the way we received our
education, but space and time is
limited.
If it is possible | will try to
explain next week why l think
a high school education is not
necessary for a farmer.
Chris. Frederiksen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15

w. Peck, director OF agricultural
extension, who had just recently
resigned a position in the federal
department where he had super
vision of the study of farm costs
all over the United States. pre-
sented farm costs obtained on the
Minnesota farm account routes.
Figures from other states were
presented by their representa-
tives. For the first time in the
history of their struggles for
high freight rates the railroads
found themselves confronted
with figures on farm costs just
as acceptable to the Interstate
Commerce Commission as their
own figures. The farmers were
meeting them on their own
ground. These figures were not
estimates or guesses. They were
the results of just as careful ac-
counting methods as those prac-
tised by the railroads. They
were accepted practically with
out question. The Interstate
Commerce Commission decided
the case in favor of the farmers
and ordered substantial reduc-
ton in the freight rates on all
farm products.
Since that time similar uses
of farm cost data has been made
frequently by different states.
The most recent example was
their use in opposing the request
of the railroads the past summer
for a S per cent increase in
freight rates on all farm products
in 26 western states. The writer
was called on by the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation for fig
ures on comparative costs for
the years 1921-1924 on all i'm
portant farm products. This re-
port was included in the Inter-
state Commerce Commission
Docket 1900, Elk Parte 81, Ex-
hibit 1862 submitted by Pres. J. F.
Reed on behalf of Minnesota far
mers at state hearing Nov. 80,
1925 at ST. Paul. The farm costs
made such an impression on the
commission that they were later
included in a report presented
at a general hearing in Kansas
City on Jan. 4, 1926. The writer
was also a member of a special
committee composed of repre-
sentatives of the agricultural
colleges who were engaged in
farm cost studies. This commit
tee presented further data at the
Kansas City hearing. The &C
counting route figures showed
that while the hours of railroad
workers were going down the
working day of the farmer in the
dairy sections had actually been
heightened Is per cent in 20
years. Figures were also shown
regarding the work done by wo-
men and children because the
farm income was not sufficient
to make possible hired help.
Such facts as these could not be
evaded by the railroad attorneys.
A personal friend of the writer
who. was engaged in prepar-
ing the railroad case admitted
their inability to controvert these
findings from the accounting
routes. The facts speak for
themselves.
The Interstate Commerce Com
sion has not yet announced it's
decision in this recent case but
those who attended the hearings
feel quite confident that the far
mers established their case. | do
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
Opinions Of Others
A FARMERS VIEWS ON
SCHOOL AFFAIRS
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
Again | am asking for space in
your paper. / am not very able
to give compliments, but | do
wish to thank you for your will
lingness to print articles sent to
your Opinions of Others"
column. We have there an OPP
portunity to discuss our problems
and much good could be accom-
plished in that way if we only
would do it. When l write in
your paper it is not for the
reason that | want to impose
my ideas onto other people, not
because | think my view is abso-
lutely right, but it is difficult for
one person to see a problem from
more than one side, so it is my
hope that when | explain my
view of problem then someone
else will tell about his idea.
Thereby better understanding
of things in general can be work
ed out.
After a recent meeting when
different views were brought
forth one man remarked: "All
that | have heard here tonight,
| have heard many times before"
What | am going to write about
is nothing original. If we only
should express new ideas very
little would be said.
It is my desire to discuss our
school system and | will try to
explain the school system we had
in the school where | received
my education. We had different
systems in the different COM
munities in Denmark, but as far
as | know the total school hours
and the total knowledge obtained
were approximately the same
over the whole country.
Let us see how the system we
had in my home school would
work out if applied to our school
right here in Askov. 1t can't be
done now, but the. farmers will
some day demand a system that
fills their need and not keep on
with a thing that is made and
best fitted for the cities.
The first, third, fifth grade, and
so on would attend school three
days of the week, second, fourth
and so on the other three days
for about ten months of the year.
In regard to teachers we would
only need about half as many as
we need now. | do not claim we
would need better teachers than
we have at present, but that
system would demand better
teachers than are necessary
under our present system, as each
one Of them should teach two
grades. AS the school term
would be longer, the employment
would be practically for the
whole year. The result would
most likely be that more teach
ers would go into their profess
sion as life work and not as a
temporary employment. i.a
The children would have one
day in school and one day to play
or work, according to age. They
would be more fit for their school
work by having every second day
in which to play in the open air
or do manual labor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15

The American memory is called
very bad, but most of us can re-
member to turn up at meal times.