Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
Fmlayson School Notes

The Finlayson high school kittenball
team engaged Willow River AT Willow
River Friday. Sept Is. At the end OF
the game Flnlayson found Itself De.
run by Upgren with the bases loaded
accounting for the four score difference.
For Finlayson Bob Carol. husky SEN
ior. allowed only nine hits while his
| mates nicked Ollie for Il safeties- Bill
Holstein accounted for three hits. two
being three baggers. Eugene Chrlsto-
layson plays Bruno Wednesday. Sept. Is.
Mr.. Skamser and Mr.. Knutson have
charge Of the boys physical education.
Mr.. knutson is a new member of the
faculty. He Is d teacher of commercial
subjects and junior high social sciences.
While student at Augsburg college.
knutson was a member of both the
foot ball and basketball teams.
Glee club tryouts have been going
on this week. Miss Harrison. teacher
of social sciences and junior high Eng
Harrison received her college education
at Washington University al St. Louis.
and at Wheaton college. Wheaton. Ill.
She has also graduate credits in Eng
hsh and music from the University of
Minnesota. Miss Harrison prior to en-
tering the University Of Minnesota for
dean of girls. at the Wasatch academy
Of Mt Pleasant. Utah. Wasatch acad-
envy is a large school employing %
teachers.
Miss Violet johnson is taking over
Miss Torrisons place as advisor to the
girls club. Since we have a Boy Scout
troop here it has been decided TO have
the girls organize as Girl scouts We
| hope the girls Will have a fine organi-
| cation and be as much credit TO the
school and as good advertising 10 the
town as Mr.. Skamser's Boy Scout troop.
| Several new boys have Joined the
James and George Carmen. Albert
| Zwiers and Jack DeToung. Mr.. Skam-
ser says he has lbs many man RsT plans ,b for
work both educational and entertaining.
Those in charge of the school at
Finlayson feel that the school children
of the district are being well taken care
of Internationally. Our building facilities
are now ideal and STANDARD for school
work. An enriched curriculum makes
school work more attractive. better
trained faculty insures more learning
and more guidance. Just enough extra
curricular activities; such as athletics.
glee club. dramatics. programs. and
clubs are included so that there VIII
EXtra-curricular activities are reccm-
mended By the state. scholarship
rating that ranks with any school Is
being maintained by the hard-working
body. In addition TO educating the chill
dren of the district an invitation has
always been extended 10 rural ehu,
dren TO come here for their high school
education The limited number Of ROOM
ing places has always been an e1uca-
tional barrier to the more distant pupils
Motor transport for district chill
dren would also help the nonresident
children.
Class elections held last week showed
these results: Seniors-president, Ella:
. vice president. JoSepha; secretary. Fran
ces; treasurer. Arvo; Juniors-president
Mae: vice president Margaret: secre-
tary; Lilly Pajala; treasurer. Elma. So
phomores-president. Martha; vice pres
hul- NJ IN e.
treasurer. Ethelyn. FreShmsn-preSl-
dent. Earl EsSe: vice president. Ruth:
/ secretary. Fannie. The seventh and
eighth years have not yet voted
The freshmen class is the largest for
several years. The sophomore and jun
ior classes added new members when
Lois and Dorothy Rosenwinkel Of Gaise
enrolled.