Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-02-22
Willow River School Notes

Friday evening. Feb. 16, the Finlay-
son boys basketball team defeated
our boys by score of 16 to IL. The
Little Brown Jug" which originated
in 1882, was brought back to Finlay
son by the victorious Finlayson boys
after being in our possession for some
time.
Due to illness on the part of the
senior class president, Monroe Cum
ningham. the seniors have elected a
new president Arthur Borchardt. If
Monroe is able to come back he will
become president again.
Tryouts for the operetta, "A Maui
teal Knot" were held last week.
Miss Bochek, the director. has chosen
pupils for the cast. The operetta will
be given the latter part of March.
The fifth program of the lyceum
course was held Friday afternoon
when DR.. Thomas Lutman spoke on
Pushing Back the Horizon" Dr.
Lutman was one of the twelve men
who represented the United States in
a speaking tour of Europe several
years ago.
Arthur Borchardt, a member of the
senior class, went to Minneapolis last
week for treatments for bone frac-
ture in his elbow.
Richard HySka was taken to Duluth
last week for an appendix operation.
Lyle Ehmke is taking his part in the
junior play "Yimmie Yonson's Yob."
Our Lyceum Course.
Most high schools sponsor special
educational projects such as educa-
tional movies, lectures, musical pro-
grams, etc. This is a valuable addi-
ton to ones education.
Willow River high school was one
of over five hundred schools to join
the new cooperative Assembly Ly-
ceum plan that we are offering this
year. This plan provides ten excel
lent educational assembly lyceum pro-
grams at cost of only five cents per
program for each high school student
who can afford it. Over 1870 of our
high school students took advantage
of this opportunity to hear ten very
good educational lectures and pro-
grams.
In order for this splendid educa-
tional plan to reach all the pupils
in the high school, over one hundred
schools are paying for the whole
course directly out of the school dis
trict funds, and allowing all students
to attend free. The whole lyceum
course this year is costing us only
$1,000 Gncluding Mr.. Jensen, the
naturalist and bird MANI. This is
about 30fo of the cost of the old Uni
versity Extension Lyceums of years
ago. The students here are financing
our lyceum. Five of our numbers
have been given.
One of our best remaining numbers
is the Utica Jubilee Singers from
Utica College, who will appear at Will
low River at II a. m. on March Is.
This negro quintet won first prize at
the Chicago Tribune contests where
seventeen groups were entered. Their
singing will be the most wonderful
ever OIleTeu Dy any group.
The Future, Farmers of Willow
River (the Northern Pine County
chapter) trounced the Carlton Farm
ers in series of wrestling matches
Tuesday evening of last week at Will
low River. The Willow River boys,
coached by John Currel, showed
fine style of wrestling, easily Win
ming all of the eight matches against
their opponents. Currel's boys also
put on three interesting exhibition
bouts to fill in the evenings pro-
gram. A schedule of the matches are
as follows: 100 pound class-O. Nelson
of Willow River, defeated Mangan CT
Carlton by a time advantage of $50:
112 pound class-R. Anderson of Will
low River, pinned Jaskairie of Carl
ton in 6:27; lis pound class. Ro-
manowski of Willow River, pinned An
derson of Carlton in $50; 1875 pound
CLASP. Peterson of Willow River,
pinned Carlson of Carlton in 2:5; 1876
pound class-Chas. Stanton of Willow
River, won over Mandis of Carlton by
a forfeit; 145 pound Class. Rusin
of Willow River, defeated Mandic of
Carlton, by time advantage of 1870;
155 pound class Peterson of Will
low River pinned Hughes of Carlton,
in 40. In the exhibition matches all
of the participants were from Willow
River; 1876 pound class-W. Popec
and j. Guessing fought a draw; 1876
pound class-Chas. Stanton and J.
Markus fought draw; light heavy
weight class-R. Nelson won over r.
Alberg by 1870 time advantage
The points were Willow River 27,
Carlton 0.