Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-09-14
TWO GRAND VIEW
MEN SPEAK HERE
Good Sized AskOv Audiences Hear
Speakers Tell of Purposes and
Methods of College.

Peter Jorgensen and Arthur c. Am
mentorp, instructors at Grand View
College, Dies Moines, Iowa, termln-
ated a lecture tour at Askov the first
of this week. Previous to coming
here they had appeared in Dagmar,
Mont; viborg and Hetland. S. D.;
Newell, Iowa, Alden, Tyler, and
Hutchinson. They spoke Sunday aft
ernoon in the Assembly hall.
When Rev. A. e. Frost introduced
the men he said that they were bring
ing a message from Grand View Col
lege to the people of this community,
and the speakers surely fulfilled that
mission.
Mr.. Jorgensen spoke first and In a
more detailed manner told his audi
ence that the influence of the school
depends on the support we give 1t.
Grand View College is there to serve
the youth of today, but If the youth
of today does not desire to attend the
institution then we should not con-
tinue to maintain it just for the sake
of habit or custom. But If there is a
desire and demand for the school then
we should do everything possible to
keep it. The college dispenses knowl-
edge and credits like other institutions
but above that endeavors to instill new
enthusiasm and the right attitude
particularly in those who may have
become downhearted. G. V. c. de-
velops healthy bodies and thus offers
a clean home for a clean mind. We
should help and boost one another in
stead of living on the basis of get
him before he gets me-" When the
good in youth is appealed to then it
is stronger than the bad. We should
appeal to the good in the youth OF
today so strongly that the bad will
be completely over-shadowed.
Mr.. Ammentorp followed Mr.. Jor-
gensen in half hour talk in which
he painted a mental picture of Grand
View College. He stated that ordi-
narily a picture consisted of two
things: the frame and the picture it,
self. A third quality was often lost
, sight of, namely the thought or spirit
which the artist endeavored to con
vey. At present there are 80 enrolled
which is a fair indication that they
, will have a full house. The chic
hindrance for a capacity enrolment
is the present financial difficulties. He
, pictured the students coming from
the various communities and from
Ill - mir ,
q blend together and realize that the.
are there for the same purpose. HI
stressed the sterling qualities of thu
various instructors and also explained
. the official credits status of the col
lege which in practice is the same a
q at other colleges.
= Sunday evening, in the absence O
Rev. Frost, Mr.. Ammentorp conducte,
;. the English services at the loca
= church.
JOrgensen Speaks Tuesday Evening
Peter Jorgensen spoke in the AS
= sembly hall again Tuesday evenin
:. and this time before a good size
- audience of mostly young people. Hi
:. remarks were intended to lead up t
a discussion later in the evening
:, He stated as his opinion that most G
!. us are able to learn and use two Ian
= guages, the American however, vii
be the language of future generations
:. Freedom with youth is like dynamite
it might blow them up and destro
them and on the other hand it Nigh
= start them going; we should use
:, prudently. Grand View College
. your school, it's problems are you
:, problems, you should help solve then
!. The school was started in 1895 wit
;s one student, principally to train mir
|. listers; it is still that but much ha
:, been added, such as junior colleg'
70 high school, sport, gym, etc. Som
students come to have a good time
g that's fine. but they soon learn
~ have that good time "in the rigt
~ way" They train teachers for tn
u Danish parochial schools. When Re-
. TIL. Knudsen took charge of tn
- school many years ago he said: wit
!. me the Danish Folk High Schot
~ moves into Grand View College" An
many have realized since that h
statement was quite true. He ais
81, instituted the four years of hig
:. school The speaker went on to So
that junior colleges may be of tv
:, kinds: first the standard America
= type; and secondly, the kind which i
-, stead Of proceeding with the Gu
40 tomary and strictly routine studio
a tries to have the student acquire SON
= cultural values which may be locke
- back upon years later and appree
ated. Grand View follows the latt
20, plan; the Danish folk high school
an essence not a method. He col
pared the lecture method of instru