Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-05

Agricultural School Singers
Give Good Program Here
Men Given ROusing Reception BY
AskOv Audience; Many
Features Presented

male quartette from the School of
Agriculture, st. Paul, when they gave
their concert at the D. B. S. hall in
Askov Friday evening.
While not professional singers, the
boys nevertheless gave good whole
some entertainment that was we'll re-
ceived and much enjoyed. They were
called upon for several encores. One
of their members, Einar Eiiertson.
who sings first bass and is a yodler,
could not take part in the Askov con-
cert on account of illness. The seven
that appeared here were: First tenor,
Omar Holland and Ralph Eckblad;
second tenor, Lloyd Madison and Fred
erick Johnson; first bass, Orlando
Greseth; second bass, Harris Knutson
and Peter Giske. Omar Holland is
young Pine county man, being
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Holland of
Pokegama township.
Quartette Numbers.
The first number on the program
was Gods Love in Nature, which
was followed by Hear Dem Bells"
and Kentucky Babe" Other quar-
tette songs were: Come where the
Lilies Bloom" Lullaby Moon, Com
in Through the Rye" with modern
words), way Down Upon the Swan
nee River" (comic in which the sing
ers were led off the stage when they
sang discords).
Ero1aricl TnhnSOn tho mana
then gave an essay on Teeth, i'm
itating a young boy in school, which
brought the house down. 1t was good,
innocent fun, and the audience en-
joyed it to their hearts content.
The quartette sang two pretty songs,
Friendship" and "Are You Lonesome
Tonight, and also a comic, way
Down Yonder in the Cornfield" which
also brought out-strong applause.
Duet Pfeases.
A duet, "My Bungalow Of Dreams,
was sung by Eckblad and Johnson,
the latter also playing the piano &C
compartment. 1t was well rendered
and as an encore they sang blue
Heaven.
Johnson then gave a talk on the
School of Agriculture, stating that it
is principally school for young farm
boys and girls, it being arranged so
that they can attend sessions for six
months each year during the winter
time when they can better get away
from the farm duties. The high
school course is completed in three
or four years. In the summer time
they get the practical experience on
the farm. The average age of girls
attending the past winter was 20 and
the average age of boys was between
81 and %. Mr.. Johnson said that
spirit of unity and cooperation
reignS in the class rooms and the
dormitories, the young folks learn to
rub elbows with their comrades and
it has a tendency toward making
them less self-centered. They take
gym instead of military training and
the school develops leadership. Mr..
johnson also stated that the quartette
is out on this tour because they love
music and dwelt upon the good in
fluence of music. He said that child
rem who learn songs when under the
care of MOTHERHOOD songs with pure
words -they will not care for those
of the street later. In music, emo
lions are brought out, especially in
such songs as Long, Long Ago.,
annie Laurie, and others. He also
played and sang pretty lullaby.
Quartette Ends Program.
Eckblad and Johnson then sang an
other beautiful duet, "Oh, Happy
Home, after which the quartette
finished the program with the follow
ing numbers: king of the Forest,
when You and 1 Were Young Mag
gie", Winter, Minnesota, "a
Pledge of Fellowship, and my Home
Town is A One-Horse Town, But 1t Is
Big Enough for Me-. Minnesota"
was written by Mrs. Phillip Larson,
head Of the musical department of
the School of Agriculture.
Alvin Jensen, one of the twelve
young folks from Askov who attended
the school the past winter, thanked
the big audience for receiving the
singers so heartily and also thanked
the boys for their good entertainment.
The Askov audience was the largest
the boys had appeared before in their
eight concerts up to that date. They
sang at Pine City the next evening.
Several members of the local w.
C. T. u. were in Sandstone yester--