Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-16
ASKOV SCHOOL COLUMN

School closes for the Christmas
holidays Thursday, Dec. %, and opens
again Monday, Jan. 10, 1927.
Attendance Monday and Tuesday of
this week was somewhat impaired,
due to the inability of some of the
vans to get through the drifts.
When the sums from the envelopes
for the Near East Relief had been
totaled, it was found that $145 had
been brought in through the efforts
of the school children. The total sum
contributed by the community was
$751;; this was collected with COM
paratively small expense.
The usual brief Christmas pro-
grams for the various rooms are un-
der preparation and will be given
Thursday afternoon on the closing
day. Naturally, most of the children
are anxiously awaiting the final day.
Friday afternoon of last week the
high school held the preliminary
debates for the purpose of selecting
members of the debating team. Each
pe@A SlSlPahI w do given eight ul1uuICS
in which to develop two points on
one side. The judges made the fol-
lowing choice in order of perform
ance: Holger Dixen, Werner johnson,
and Ingeborg Kilstofte, with Harry
Ecklund as alternate in case of any
Of the three highest should be unable
to take part. The team is now at
work, Mrs. c. M. Nelson, Carl Miller,
and H. Petersen were the judges.
AS the Christmas season approach
es the number of requests for town
leave increase. A goodly number of
these are perfectly necessary, but
there is no doubt that in large num-
Der of cases these errands are wholly
superfluous. And then, unfortunately,
there are cases in which the children
ground without the required request
Practically everybody is ready to adj
nit that these written requests are
more or less of nuisances, but the
same persons are equally ready to
admit that certain things must be
endured because of the shortcomings
of others.
welcome Home" school movie for
Dec. II is an adaptation from a play
by Edna Ferber and Geo. Kaufman.
Lois Wilson plays the part of Nettie
Prouty, and her husband, Fred Prouty,
is Warner Baxter. The theme of the
picture is the incompatibility of youth
and old age. Every scene is big in
heart-tugs and human interest. Fred
and Nettie set up housekeeping in a
small flat and invite Fred's father
to live with them. Almost immedi-
ately Old Man Prouty unwillingly up
sets the household. The old gent
wastes no time in making himself at
home, prying first into one thing.
then into another. Fred's business
and Nettie's club affairs prevent the
old man getting much attention, so
he makes friends with inmates Of
nearby old mems home. Two of
these visit him on the day of Nettie's
club meeting, when old -Prouty serves
them with the club members lunch.
Later, when the cronies have been
ushered out rather unceremoniously
he takes part in the club meeting.
Nettie now demands that Fred choose
between her and his father; in the
meantime his friends urge him to
move to the home but he insists that
Nettie and Fired need him. Finally
the old fellow packs once more and
goes to the home where he is con-
tented and happy. (All men between
60 and 90 years of age admitted free
Friday
The members of the Boys and
Girls clubs of Askov are certainly
to be commended, as a whole, upon
completion of their projects. EARLY
in the season MIR. w. F. Hammargren
announced that a silver loving cup
would be presented to the community
or club that did the best work and
finished best. In a letter the Coun-
ty Extension office sent to club men,