Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-20
THE CRUCIBLE
AskOv Public Schools
Editor: Meta Nielsen.
Associate Editors: Sigurd Buck. Physical Ed
ucation. Elsie Sandahl. Assemblies Reporters:
Helen Gravesen Alva Fogt Elva Andersen
Initiation of Freshmen.

Friday night, Sept. IA, the faculty
and the high school students were
welcomed in the gymnasium by paper
cut-outs, representing animals of the
circus.
The occasion was the freshmen ini-
tiation, and, of course. they furnished
the entertainment. FerOciOus "ani-
mails" such as lions, tigers, etc., were
led upon the stage by their trainer,
Howard Kilstofte. Each group of
animals" afforded the crowd much
laughter.
The freshmen, to follow the tradi-
ton, were lined up and ordered to
sing the school song. They were led
by Frank Miller and Michael Miller,
the long and the short of the class.
After the freshmen had been duly
initiated, everyone joined in having
good time playing round games.
Just as everyone was on the verge
of exhaustion, the welcome cry of
lunch" was heard.
A few more games were played,
and, as everything must have an end,
so did the party.
Sports and Games.
September 5 marked the beginning
of another year of physical education
for the high school boys.
This year the students will enjoy a
very wide field of activities. The first
five weeks are being given over to
intra-mural kittenball. The physical
education class has been divided into
three teams that will battle for the
honors of the season. After kitten
ball season intra-mural soccerball
will start. Then before the basket
ball season there will undoubtedly be
short season of field hockey. Reg
ular basketball practice starts Novem-
Der 1. Following basketball there
will be a volleyball tournament and
| the sport season will close with the
annual track meet. This event prom
Uses to be the high light of our sport
calendar as we have this year an ex-
perienced track instructor. More time
will be given to this event than for
merly. Full information concerning
these events will be given from time
to time in this column.
Assembly Programs.
The assembly programs this year
will be carried on much as last year
but more time will be given to the
preparation of each one. From time
to time programs sponsored by the
teachers will also be given. Outside
speakers and talk by the teachers
will be of frequent occurrence accord
ing to present plans.
Last week we had the pleasure of
listening to Miss Carrie S. Nielsen,
head of the foreign language depart
ment, Bowling Green State College,
Ohio. She gave very interesting
talk on one of her recent trips
through France, Spain and Italy.
Girls Glee Club.
All the girls interested in a glee
club met with Miss Olson during the
eighth period, Tuesday, Sept. IS. Def
mite plans concerning the Organiza-
ton of a club have not yet been COM
pleted Miss Olson intends to try
out the voices on the songs the school
has and wait few weeks before buy
ing new music.
Grades and 8.
Grade z has an enrolment of "a,
13 boys and 81 girls.
We hope to do much i'm the line of
physical training this year. We plan
to organize teams for basketball, kit
tenball, and volleyball. Later on an
athletic club is to be organized in
connection with physical training for
the girls in the seventh and eighth
grades. The objects of the club are:
to discuss health, first aid, to have
talks given now and then on hygiene,
forms of recreation, plan sports, to do