Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-23
ASKOV SCHOOL NOTES

The basketball games between Fin
layson and Askov at the d. b. S. hall
Friday evening proved to be the fast
est and most thrilling games of the
season. The girls game ended a
close contest with the score of IL to
IL in Askov's favor. The FinlaysOn
boys led the fray s to 6 at the half
of the boys game but the Askov boys
forged ahead and ended the game on
top to the score of Is to IA. The
Askov town team, however, was not
quite so successful as the high school.
Their game turned out to be victory
for Finlayson, % to II. All three
games held the utmost attention of
the spectators, especially the latter
half of the high school boys game.
Bob Stanchfield of Hinckley. refereed
to the satisfaction of everyone. Lunch
was served in the basement after the
games.
Friday evening. Feb. "a, Willow
Rivers high school boys "A" and "B''
teams and the girls team will come
to Askov to play the local teams in
TIC idoS SohSo Vi tAS oSoSOAA'
These games will also be played In
the d. B. S. hall to make room for the
expected large crowd, and to gain
practice for the district tournament
at Hinckley. Three senior girls,
Gladys Olsen, captain; Alma Olesen
and Sara Serritslev and two senior
boys, Esbern Kilstofte, captain, and
Herman Christensen, will make their
last home appearance on the school
basket ball squads. This is the last
game in which the above girls will
participate as members of the AskoI
high school team. The boys still have
one game left to play away from home
on their regular schedule. Willow
River has winning boys team; their
girls team is known as the best ir
the district. At the last meeting Of
the two teams, Willow River came
out on the long end of the score Of
both the first and second boys games
This is the first meeting of these two
girls teams. 1t is hoped that every
loyal fan will be out to see the last
home games of the season in wha,
will undoubtedly prove to be a gigan.
tic struggle. Lunch will be served
after the game and candy sold during
the game. See ad elsewhere in this
issue.
The local declamatory contest was
held Wednesday evening. Feb. Is
THE White Hands of Telham," by
Alice lessen was given first place il
the dramatic section; 1.-The Ladies
Aid Meets at the Theater," by DOrO
thy Grafelman won first place in the
humorous section. Ropes" by Bern
hardt Mortensen won first place in
the oratorical section, being the onl!
selection taking part in this division
of the contest. The other student:
who took part in the contest were
as follows: dramatic, Forgotten. Wit
ness" by Elsie Sandahl; Chubby b!
Helen Larson. Rich Guy Gladys Oh
sen, "Mickey's Marker" by Elva An
dersen; humorous: Mrs. Higby's Joy
Ride" by Phyllis Petersen, Poll!
Plays Priscilla" by Thyra Henriksen
'Why A Hen Lays an Egg" by Richard
Henriksen, China Blue Eyes by Alv;
Fogt, Tommy Stearns Scrubs Up" b.
Sigurd Buck. Due to the bad condi
tion of the weather some of the othe
students could not come in to TAKE
part in the contest. The judges il
this contest were Mrs. c. NJ. Nelson
Miss G. Kilstofte, and A. Gravesen
The sub-district declamatory contes
which was originally scheduled to b.
held at Hinckley February 90 ha
been postponed until Thursday, Feb
90.
The seventh and eighth grades en-
tertained the high school Tuesda
with a Lincoln-Washington program
consisting of musical selections, read
ings, and a short play.
Friday the basketball boys pre-
sented program demonstrating tn
principles of boys basket ball game
The district debate, which wa
scheduled to take place Thursday
Feb. 16, between ASkov's negativ
team and Willow Rivers affirmativ
was forfeited to Askov, thus givin
he t-tr iaf no. Z 20 IL