Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28
Assemblies.

June kilstofte Alva Fogt Elva Andersen
Assemblies.
Recently the Literary Digest and
editors of college papers sponsored a
college poll. Ballots were sent to lead
ing colleges over the whole country.
Wednesday of last week the high
school, together with Mr.. Nielsen,
carefully analysed the returns, which
were found very amazing and interest
ing. Some of the questions asked
were: Would you fight if U. S. was
invaded? S3.60% answered yes and
16.40% answered no; would you fight
If the U. S. invaded some other coun-
try? Yes, 1889; no, 82.174o; should
United States have the largest air
and navy forces? Yes, 36.86%; no,
63.1436; should we join the League of
Nations? Yes, 49.47%; no, 5O.53%o.
In a similar poll conducted among
college students in England and Can
ada the youth of England voted $40
in favor of the League of Nations, and
the Canadian students favored the
turns show that the youth of today
is not complete failure. Youth to-
day is more alert and wide awake
than ever. They can see that some
thing must be done and as future
citizens of tomorrow they will assume
the responsibility of solving these So
cial and important questions.
A short program was held Friday to
commemorate the Father of our
country" George Washington. After
the assembly had sung a few songs,
Clarence lessen read a number of let
ters, which George Washington had
written to his grandsons, giving some
bits of good advice.
English.
The senior English class is now
busy studying twentieth century po-
etry and modern English literature.
This week they will devote two days
to giving oral reports on the 3OOth
anniversary of secondary education
which is now being celebrated.
The juniors are studying speech at
the present time, and are making
speeches to the class. The latter
part of the week they will study
drama and play production.
Both the freshmen and sophomores
are studying grammar. This week the
freshmen will begin the study of the
types of sentences according to form.
The sOphomOres will continue their
studies in their Using English" text
books.
Chemistry.
The Chemistry class is preparing
for science program which they will
give two weeks from Friday. The pro-
gram will be both instructive and
amusing.
During the past few weeks the SEN
ior social science class has been max
ing an extensive, absorbing, study of
refleXes, instincts. and habits and how
they affect human behavior of both
individuals and the species. In view
of the study of current topics the gold
decision of the United States Supreme
Court and the direct effect of this de-
cision upon our money was taken up.
This decision, no doubt one of the
most important ever made, will af-
feet the value of twenty to thirty bill
lion dollars worth of bonds.
Basketball.
Trailing s to 4 at the half, the
Askov high schools first team put on
one of its characteristic scoring spurts
and stepped ahead of Hinckley to cop
the contest II to IL in the latter's
gymnasium last Thursday. The local
boys playing was erratic in the open
ing half and things looked rather dark
for Askov as. the Hinckley cagers
tumbled out of their dressing room,
rarin' to go, and confident that they
had the Danes, whose undefeated rec
ord has caused aspirants for the dis
trict title many uneasy moments. on
the run. The Hinckley boys soon
learned to their chagrin that their
small lead was insufficient as the in
vading team threw caution to the
winds and descended upon the oppo-
site basket with the eagerness of a
circular buzz saw. The Askov cagers
ran their opponents ragged and before