Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
ASKOY PARENTS.
TEACHERS MEET
First Meeting of Year IS Successful;
Mrs. E. G.. Quamme, State PIT. A.
Worker Talks.

The first Parent Teachers Associa-
ton meeting Of the present school
year at Askov was held at the school
house Friday evening with an attend
ance of approximately 100 people who
enjoyed the splendid meeting.
After two songs by the audience,
the local mems chorus under the
leadership of Mrs. Alfred L. Nielsen.
rendered two selections.
Chairman Vernon E. Anderson In
troduced the new superintendent,
Henry P. Nielsen, who responded with
brief talk in which he displayed
good sense of humor combined with
serious and worthwhile thought. Supt.
Nielsen in turn introduced the new
members of the faculty as follows:
Miss Selma v. Gjertson, Miss Mildred
E. Carlson, Miss Solveig Utoft and
George 1. Glenn, who each in turn
responded briefly.
Following this series Of Introduce
ions Alfred L. Nielsen and Marvin c.
Peterson rendered vocal duet with
Mrs. Nielsen at the piano. Miss Anna
Rupp, secretary Of the association,
read the minutes from the last meet
ing which were approved as read.
Topics Suggested.
Chairman Anderson gave fine
outline of how he proposed and hoped
to have the meetings conducted
throughout the school year. He also
asked for constructive suggestions for
topics to be taken up at the various
meetings. Among the many topics
suggested in Mr.. Anderson's. talk
were, pre-school child; use of leisure
time of the child; health and safety;
the child and the home; mastery of
tools and technics of learning; citi-
zenship; vocational child problems;
character education; teaching chill
dren how to study; child's reading in
the home; school lunches.
Mrs. E. G. Quamme Of Minneapolis,
was introduced to the audience, and
she gave an interesting lecture on the
value and benefits of belonging to
the state and national organizations
of the Parent-Teacher Association.
Upon motion it was decided that the
Askov unit should join the state and
national association.
Relative to membership in the
Askov PIT A. a fee of 25 cents was
set. However it was brought out that
all are welcome to the meetings
whether members or not. Carl Mil
Ter is treasurer of the association
and several signed up as members
after the meeting.
The chairman made several ap-
pointments of membership on stand
ing committees for the year. The
entertainment committee consists OF
Mrs. A. Henriksen, chairman, Mrs
Svend Petersen and Mrs. Chris Fred
eriksen; hospitality committee-Rev
A. E. Frost, chairman, Miss Mildred
E. Carlson, and Mrs. Wayne E. Jacob.
sen; membership committee-Mrs
Svend Petersen (village) chairman
Mrs. E. ]. Fogt (east), Mrs. Jens B
Jensen (north), Mrs. Chr. Hansen
(west), and Mrs. Hans Clauser
| (south); publicity committee-Hjal
, mar Petersen, chairman, Mrs. A. w
Conway and Mrs. Soren Christensen
pre-school circle committee; Mrs
Manford Nelson, chairman, Mrs. j
: Albert Johnson and Mrs. Chr. San
dahl.
: After song by the audience the
meeting was adjourned and the socia
hour and lunch was enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Hoffman o.
Hinckley, accompanied Mrs. Quammt
to Askov and also attended the meet
! ing Mrs. Hoffman is an active PIT
: A. worker.