Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-06
Finlayson School Notes
High School.

Inc student council Is made up or
the following pupils: Robert Arth,
president; Lyle Bergseth, treasurer;
Evelyn Hannu, secretary; freshman
representative, Ella Kraetzner; soph-
omore, Edna Kuitunen; junior, Man
dus Nyberg; senior, Wilbert Norback.
At general meeting of all athlete
boys, Robert Arth was elected basket
ball captain for the season. Edwin
Norlund was elected basketball man.
ager. Lyle Bergseth was elected
track captain.
The FinlaysOn schools will desig-
nate Oct. as Left Erickson day.
This day is actually Oct 9 and set
aside by the last Minnesota state leg
islature. There will be instruction
and appropriate exercises relative to
and in cOmmemoration of the life and
history of Left Erickson and the prin-
ciples and ideals he fostered.
One hundred per cent of the Fin
layson teaching staff has joined the
Minnesota Educational association this
year. This is the third year of full
representation.
From Oct. 10 to ii will be fire
prevention" week in the Finlayson
school. A citizenship project will be
carried on from the first through the
twelfth grades. In the high school
Mandus Nyberg, fire chief. will head
committee for an assembly program
during the general purpose period
Friday, Oct. IA.
The Green" team led by Marian
Englund, won over the Reds" led by
Albert Kaeder in the magazine sub
losers will have to entertain the WIN
ners at a general school party. The
date of the party will be set by the
student council.
Miss Nygaard, fifth and sixth grade
teacher, left for her home in Little
Falls due to a sudden illness. Mrs.
Archie Gray is taking her place I'M
til she returns.
A coincidence of days of long ago
made it possible for the school mu-
scum to possess very ancient an
tique. 1t all happened when Elsie
Norlund brought to school an old
fashioned flat iron that had been
given to her by her grandmother
The iron had been given to Elsie's
grandmother by the grandmother OF
another pupil CT Finlayson high
school, Bertha Hellman. The iron
therefore has passed through nine
generations or more and was made
in England in the city of Birmingham
in 1870 by the Armstrong company.
1t is a tall heavy iron that heats by
filing the interior with hot Goals.
At the front end is a tall smokestack
that allows the escape Of gas or smoke
and at the rear end is a draft check,
made by the features of turbaned
character Of the Arabian nights. The
handle is made out of turned wood
and protected from the heat of the
iron by handguard of sabre or cut
lass. The top of the iron has stipp-
ling and fine engraving. Imagine
trying to iron clothes with an iron
monster spouting smoke and ashes.
81 guess not" says the modern stu
dent, well place it in the museum
to let it help us recall the age of
Columbus, Magellan. and the settling
of Jamestown" The school and COM
munlty is very grateful to Elsie for
this fine and most extraordinary gift
Grade School Notes.
Primary Grades.
The primary room is busy making
Halloween decorations for their room.
The first graders are soon ready for
their new books.
Both first and second grades are
going to begin to make dictionaries
of words they know, this week.
Third and Fourth Grades.
Third and fourth graders are work.
ing hard on their pioneer blankets