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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Miss Helen Henkels Explains
Objective AS Better
Citizenship

The Second Grade Good Citizen
ship club was having its weekly
meeting. One of the reasons for
the meeting was the consideration
of the case of Johnny Smith, who
had disregarded a school patrol
mans signal. The president called
the meeting to order, told the chill
dren of Johnny's offense, and ask
ed for discussion about what
should be done. Johnny was absent
the day of the meeting, SO he
could not present his own case.
The children talked over the mat
ter, and had just decided on the
punishment, when a little boy, who
had said nothing before, stood and
addressed the president:
Mr.. President, I don't think It's
quite fair to settle all this without
hearing Johnnys side of the
story" said the little boy. Let's
wait until next week when he's
here, and he can tell us how it
happened. Since this Is the first
time he ever did it, maybe he didn't
do it Intentionally. Maybe he was
thinking of something else and
forgot to look at the patrol flag.
He shouldn't be punished so much
as we've decided, If that were the
case. think we should wait"
This little boy had learned a
lesson more valuable to him, per-
haps, than even his reading and
arithmetic lesson. He had learned
in a measure, the lesson that is the
objective of Social Studies: that is,
the adjustment of human person
alities, the consciousness Of the
rights of others, and the making
of better citizens.
The first and most important aim
of Social Studies in the kinder
garten and primary grades is the
establishment Of right attitudes.
Right attitudes and habits should
be acquired early in life because
the younger years are the forma-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Orrin b. Fuller Passed
Avay in California
Former Business Man of Grey
Eagle Dies At Los Angeles
March 18th

News of the death of Orrin B.
Fuller at Los Angeles, CAL, on Sat
urday, March 16. was received by
his brother, f. S. Fuller and other
relatives here this week.
Mr.. Fuller formerly resided here
and win be well remembered by
the older residents of the commun-
ity, who will regret to learn Of his
death.
Orrin B. Fuller was born March
%, 1853.
For many years he served as a
railway mail clerk on the Little
Falls1Morris line later being asso-
ciated with his brother, +. s. Full
Ter in the mercantile business at
this place.
After leaving Grey Eagle Mr..
Fuller located at Twin Falls, Ida,
going from there to Detroit, Mich.
where his wife, the former Miss
Mae Veeder, of Sank Centre, pass
ed away December 20, 1919.
Following the death of his wife
Mr.. Fuller returned to the west
where he resided with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mhas. Hill, at Los Ange.
les, California. He had been in
poor health for several years prior
to his death.
The deceased man is survived BY
one son, Boyd H. Fuller, and two
daughters, Mrs. Ora B. Hill, Los
Angeles, and Mrs. Stewart Taylor
of Twin Falls, Ida, besides his
brother, f. s. Fuller of this place
and numerous other relatives
Grey Eagle Gazette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Westport Girl
Morris Graduate
Commencement Exercises VIII be
Held Friday Afternoon,
March 70

Commencement week activities
at the West Central School Of Ag-
riculture at Morris come to a close
on Friday afternoon, March 20,
with the Honorable Duncan Mar
shall, Minister of Agriculture of
Ontario, Canada, giving the COM
mencement address to seventy-two
members of the Senior and Ad-
vanced classes. Local people will
be interested to know that in the
graduating class Is Olive Cook Of
Westport, who is a graduate Of the
four year course.
The Commencement speaker, one
Of the most prominent Agricultural
authorities in the British Empire,
is giving young people interested in
rural life a message of optimism
and hope. Mr.. Marshall believes
that in the return Of prosperity
farmers will be in the fore front.
He unhesitatingly urges young
people, trained in Agriculture, who
have a love for the farm, to enter
that profession.
Other members on the Com
mencement program include selec-
lions by the girls sextette, by the
school chorus, and the saxaphone
quartet. At the conclusion Of the
exercises Supt. P. e. Miller will
present diplomas to forty-two
Seniors, graduates of the three
year course, and to twenty eight
members Of he Advance class, who
have completed the four year
course.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Primary Social Studies of
Great Value TO Grade PUPILS

tive years. Children enter the kim
dergarten and the primary school
with many important attitudes al
ready formed. These attitudes de-
termine how they respond to read
ing and discussion. and to what
they observe about them. They de-
termine the character of creative
experience. They exhibit themselv-
es in the child's relations with the
home and with other children, with
the teacher, the principal, and the
school in general. Attitudes cannot
be grated. They have to grow.
They are not likely to grow with
out experiences. Such experiences
come as the children work togeth-
err in groups-constructing, plan
ming, suggesting and evaluating
another's suggestions. In working
together on one project, the chill
dren see the need of cooperation
and self control, and soon learn
that each child's responsibility
contributes to the general success
of the undertaking. When work
ing in close contact with one an
other, there Is built up social spir-
1t of good will and service that
will carry over to community iv-
ing. AS a child acts in a small
group, so he will act in a larger
group. What the wise parent wants
for his child, the community wants
for all it's children. Early impress
sions and bad mind-haIbits are last
ing, and tend to influence our
thinking long after the experiences
which led to those impressions
have passed. The time to start
children on the grand and glorious
road to right-thinking, right-acting,
good will, and service, is the i'm
questionable age when the child
first enters school. When he con-
tributes his share to a certain I'M
1t, he feels that he is a worthy cit
izen Of a most important group,
and he learns that good citizen
is conscious of the rights Of 9TH
ers.
The second aim of Social Studies
Is to develop observation. There
are many opportunities for taking
excursions in connection with the
CONTINUED on Page 8. Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Fair Board Meeting
Held Friday Evening
Drew Up Program For 1895
F'aar-Will Have Spelling
Contest

Directors Of the Fair Association
met in the Community club rooms
last Friday evening and in a three
hour session drew up workable
program for the 1885 fair.
Superintendent OF Schools Car
land Taylor and County Club Lead
er Moan Anderson were present to
outline their programs for the
fair. Mr.. Taylor stated he had con-
suited people in various sections
CT the county and found a demand
Cor the spelling contest bit no APP
parent enthusiasm for tie Intelli-
gepce contest. He advised the fair
board that he had decided to elm
mate the Intelligence coolest and
substitute an athletic program.
Miss Anderson reported she had
II clubs working and pledged a
very strong All department for
the fair. The matter of finance
worried the club leader AMI she
asked the directors to consider
financing the clubs feature pro-
jects, such as entertainment, there
by guaranteetng the county's
pledge OF $500 be left intact for the
clubs regular projects. The direc-
tors postponed action on Miss An
derson's request until the next
meeting.
The matter OF holding a Strict
ly Agricultural fair was consider
ed too radical a step to take in one
year, according to a majority Of
the directors present. However, a
step in that direction was taken
when the board voted to "appor-
ton the state allotment pro rata
among the premium winners" An
ether progressive step was taken
when the board authorized Miss
Anderson to redraft the Needle
work department, featuring thrift
rather than fancy work, in that de-
pertinent
Discussions of the cattle depart.
ment consumed the balance of the
meeting, the board adjourning af-
ter voting down motion to admit
grade cattle in that department.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Only Federal
Seed Loans
AreAvailable
Applications May Be Pro-
cured In Sank Cen
tire Saturday
REFUSE STATE SETUP
Passage of Federal Bill
Causes Commissioners
To Withdraw Offer

Only Federal seed loans will be
available in Stearns County, owing
to the action taken by the county
commissioners at a special meeting
in the Court House Tuesday,
March 26, when they withdrew the
offer of seed loans made to farm
ers through the state seed loan
act. It Is hoped that applications
for Federal seed loans will be avil-
able in Sank Centre sometime Sat
urday.
A resolution drawn up by
County Attorney Harry Burns at
the request of the board, was un-
animously passed and read as fol-
lows:
whereas, upon a thorough
study of the seed loan act and after
inquiry and investigation, it ap-
pears to be in the best interests Of
Stearns county, and in view of the
federal seed loan act, to dispense
with the said state seed loan act;
Nov, therefore, we move that
the motion of March %, 1885, ac-
cepting the state seed loan for
Stearns county, be rescinded."
It appeared in the discussion
leading up to the motion, that
Stearns county farmers would need
about 100000 worth of seed for
spring planting. The state passed
a law allowing, or underwriting
100000 for the seed loans Of
farmers, the farmers to receive
seed directly, and cash to be kept
out of the transaction.
With the passage of the huge re-
lief bill in congress the federal
government win have funds avail
able for farmers seed loans, it was
understood, and this will take the
responsibilities of such loans from
the county boards and place it up
on the federal government.
The county board did not come
out and say that it believed the
state seed loan act would prove
unconstitutional. It pointed out
that some Of the banks in this part
of the state have. for that reason,
turned UOWn any or CneSe SEED
loans. The board felt that in the
event the state law proved to be
unconstitutional, that It did not
want to ''hold the sack" to the
tune OF about 100000 which is the
amount necessary to finance seed
ing for needy farmers, It was said.
The state senate withheld action
Monday on the house bill amend
ing the new seed loan bill upon a
motion made by Senator A. j.
Rockne, Of Zumbrota, who said
that pending passage Of the a.
8OO.OO0,000 act by congress might
pave the way for repeal OF the
state law which was passed two
weeks ago by the legislature.
State Auditor Stafford King,
who has been named administra-
tor Of the Minnesota seed loan
fund, stated that the house amend
ment would not interfere with the
immediate operation Of the seed
loan law.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Will Organize
Athletic Club
Plans For Spring and Summer Ac-
tivities Under L. T. A. Will Be
Made Friday Evening

Plans for the spring and summer
sport activities for women will be
made Friday evening, March %, at
a meeting to be held in the Junior
High School lunch room at o.
clock. At this time a Women's
Athletic Association will be form
ed.
This work is sponsored under the
Leisure Time Activities program
and Is under the direction of Miss
Josephine Hansen. All women in
terested are asked to please attend
this meeting.
During the past year quite an
extensive program in kitten ball,
volley ball, etc., was carried out,
and 1t Is planned to make the pro-
gram even more interesting this
year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Interest Has
Developedin
CityElection
Seven Candidates Will Battle
For Three Vacant Places
On Council April 2
POLLS OPEN $50 A. M.
School Election Will Be Held
Saturday, March
3Oth

Considerable interest has devel-
oped during the past week in the
coming City election, which will be
held Tuesday, April End. Seven
men have filed for election to the
vacant places on the City Council,
while two candidates will appear
on the ballot for the position of
special judge Of the Municipal
Court.
Those having filed for the alder
manic positions are: Frank T.
Pangburn, Ralph Steffes, Jos. Mil
Ter, Carl Eckberg, G. I. Dobbs,
John Wruck and August Otto.
From this number three council
men are to be elected for the term
of two years each. These positions
were held by Fred Walker, Ralph
Steffes and Frank Pangburn. Mr..
Walker, who has given a great
deal of time to city work during
the past 2 years, and who served
efficiently as councilman, has re-
fused to become a candidate. Mr..
Pangburn and Mr.. Steffes have fill
ed for reelection. The two men
who have filed for the office of
special judge are: Frank Noble and
w. M. Parker.
The polls in Tuesdays election
will open at $50 in the morning
and will remain open until 8 o.
clock that evening. Voters in the
First Ward will cast their ballots
at the Armory, and those from the
Second Ward will vote in the fire
hall of the City Hall building.
Upon the ballot at the bottom
will also appear the question:
Shall tax of not exceeding two
mills be levied each year for the
purpose of furnishing a band
fund.-" If you wish to maintain a
band in the City of Sank Centre
vote Yves" in the square provided,
If you do not there is q place pro-
vided to vote mo" In voting for
this issue you are not adding an
additional tax to the city. It is only
to continue the fund which mas
been levied during the past
years.
School Election Saturday
Saturday, March 3Oth. the annual
school election will be held in the
Board room of the Public School,
for the purpose of electing two dir
ectors for the term of three years
each. o. w. Dowswell and j. H.
Hansen have filed for reelection.
The polls will be open from ten
O'Clock in the forenoon until Il
o'clock noon, when they will be
closed for the space Of one hour.
At one o'clock they will be reopen
ed and remain open until four o..
clock p. m.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Teachers Institute
April 5th and 9th
Instructors VIII Gather In Sank
Centre Saturday, April 9Th,
At 8 O'Clock at HI School

The Spring Stearns County
Teachers Institute will be held
April 9Th and 9Th. The Institute
has been divided SO that it will be
held on Friday, April 5th, at st.
Cloud, in the Technical High
School Auditorium at 9 o'clock a.
m, and at Sank Centre on Satur-
day, April 9Th, in the High School
Auditorium at 9 o'clock a. m.
Miss Cora Giere of the State De-
partment Of Education will be the
Institute Instructor. The teachers
may attend where it Is most con-
venient for them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Brooten Ali Held
OrganizationMeet
Regular Sessions Will Be Held in
Five Clubs During First
Week In April

The Brooten 4iH club held its
organization meeting Friday,
March %, at the school house and
at that time made definite plans
for the year. Officers were elected
and it was decided to hold regular
meetings every first Thursday of
the month.
The twenty-five Richmond All
girls are holding a special meeting
Wednesday after school in order
to receive special instructions
from the County Leader about the
Home Economies projects. The
Paynesville group are organizing
their club Wednesday evening at
500 in the City Hall. Miss Esther
Kruger will be the leader of the
club.
Regular All meetings will be held
in five clubs during the first week
in April. Gopher Prairie Monday
evening, Roscoe Tuesday evening,
Cold Spring holds their first regu-
lar meeting Wednesday evening
and Brooten does likewise Thurs
day evening. The Unity club Of
Sank Centre holds their fourth
meeting this year Friday evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
April lst Final
Date for Sign-up
Farmers Urged To See Local
Committeeman So Work
May Hasten

With April LIST set as the final
date for the signing Of applications
for corn-hog contracts, Stearns
county corn-hog committeeman are
making final drive to complete
their farm-tofarm canvass for
signers before that date.
To speed UP this work and make
sure that no one is overlooked,
farmers planning to apply for
contracts are urged by County
Agent e. G. Lenzmeir to see their
local committeeman at once.
In a final statement to farmers
and land onwers before the sign
up campaign ends, Andrew Boss,
state AAA director, University
Farm, St Paul, says,
Every Minnesota farmer will do
well to consider carefully the ad-
vantages Offered by the 1885 corn
hog contract before turning 1t
down.
1.-THE 1894 drouth proved the val
ne OF the corn-hog program to the
individual farmer as insurance
against total loss Of income due to
crop failure. It also provided SIM
liar protection to the signer VINO
lost his hogs because OF sickness
or accident. This protection arose
from the fact that the adjustment
payments were based on the con-
tract signer's average production
OF corn and hogs for 1882 and 1888,
rather than for the period covered
by the contract. The 1885 contract
contains the same provision.
Another provision permitting
1895 contract signers to use land
shifted from field corn production
for growing any other crop Is pro-
wing very popular. Although the
contract requires only a 10 per
cent reduction in corn acreage
from the 1928 level, the majority
of applicants have chosen to re-
duce their acreage 20 per cent or
more. Benefit payments will be
made on any corn acreage reduc-
ton up to 30 percent Of the 1928
average"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
We're Off To A Fair Start in the
Educational Travel Campaign
FREE INCUBATION

1.-THE U. 8. Department OF Ag-
riculture will furnish free to
each applicant sufficient guam
tity OF incubation to inoculate
one bushel OF legune seed. n
you wish to secure some OF this
free incubation fill out the fol-
lowing and return to Congress
man Harold Knutson, Washing
ton, d. c.:
Indicate by cross (X) mark.
I desire free incubation for 1
bllshel:
kA1dlld
Sweet Clover ...-...-.--....-.--.--..-
Red Clover .--.----.----.------.----------
Alsike Clover .......-..---.......-.-.......
Date OF planting ...--.---.--..-...------..-
This incubation will not
keep over 10 days."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Wool Growers
Meet March 30
Session Postponed from March 9th
Owing TO Poor Attendance
Due to Inclement Weather

Members of the Sank Centre
Wool Growers Association will
meet in the Community Club rooms
Saturday evening. March Both, at
7:30 o'clock. This is a postponed
meeting, which was to have been
held Saturday evening, March 9th,
but owing to inclement weather it
was poorly attended.
Problems OF vital interest to wool
growers will be brought before
this session, and 1t Is hoped that a
large number OF the members will
be In attendance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Death Calls
FOurDurin6
Past w eek
Clements Kampsen Buried
Saturday Morning at
st. Paul's Cemetery
MRS. SIEBEN DIED FRI.
Michael Morris, of Lyman
Prairie, and Mrs. Luck
en- Passed On
Clements KampSen

Residents of the Pleasant Valley
community were shocked and sad
dened Wednesday evening when
they were informed of the untime-
ly and unexpected death of Glenn
ents Kampsen, a respected citizen
and beloved husband and father.
Death occurred at about five o.
clock Wednesday afternoon, March
10th, at University Hospital, Min
neapolis, following an operation
for acute appendicitis and strangu-
later hernia. Mr.. Kampsen sub
mitted to an operation Tuesday,
March 18th, and apparently was
out Of danger and getting along
nicely However, few days before
his death complications developed,
which proved fatal.
Mr.. Kampsen was born on a
farm three miles southeast of New
Munich, June 10, 1893, and at the
time of demise had reached the age
of Al years and months. On April
81, 1915, he was united in marriage
to Julia Adrian, to which union
five children were born, who with
the bereaved widow survive. The
children are: Werner, Everett,
Madeline, Kelvin and Ronald. Two
brothers, Fritz and Ben Kampsen,
and two sisters, Florentine Kamp-
sen and Mrs. Paul IRELAND, all Of
New Munich, also survive. Mr..
Kampsen and family moved to this
community from Ward Springs
about three years ago.
The last sad rites were held Sat
urday morning at $3.50 o'clock at
st. Paul's Catholic Church. Msgr.
August Plachta read the Requiem
Mass, and interment was made in
st. Paups cemetery. The pallbear-
ers were: Otto Blank, August EN-
blom, Andrew Hendrickson, Peter
Erickson, Jonas Eckberg and John
Frederick. The honorary pallbear-
ers included: Joe Benolken, Ben
Kuhlmann, Ed Won Waldo, Jens
Lying, Frank Meyer and Ben Os-
tendorf. AL Westbrock acted as
crossbearer.
Those from away who attended
the service were: Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Adrian, son, Joe, and daughter,
Mae, from st. Anthony; Anna Ao-
rian, from Shakopee; Mrs. Dina
Adrian, of F'reeport; Mr.. and Mrs
Anton Adrian, from st. Cloud; Mr.
and Mrs. Aug. Bishop, of st. Cloud
MIR. and Mrs. John Adrian, Of Al
bany; Mr.. and Mrs. w. Lemm, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Kampsen, Ben and
Henry Kampsen, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Benolken and Paul IRELAND, OF
New Munich; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wenner, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Kuhl.
mann and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Osten.
dorf, OF Ward Springs. The funeral
service was very largely attended
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
IMPORTANT CLUB
MEETING TONIGHT

An important meeting Of the
Community Club will be held
this Thursday evening in the
Club rooms at 8 o'clock. There
are many problems Of interest
TO the businessmen to be dis
cussed, among them being
Chick Day." It Is hoped tina. a
large number of those interest
ed will be present.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Mrs. Mary Sieben


Mrs. Mary Sieben, widow of the
deceased George Sieben, passed
away Friday, March %, at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Hale
Meyers, in st. Paul, at the age Of
80 years and months. She had
been i'll for two weeks.
Mrs. Sieben, nee Mary Kessler,
was born in Chikio, Ohio, in 1852.
She came with her parents to
Richmond, Mimi, where in 1872
she was united in marriage to
George Sieben. Mr.. and Mrs. Sic
ben moved to Metre Grove where
they located on a farm. Following
the death OF her husband Mrs Sic
ben remained on the farm until
1915, when she sold 1t and moved
to Sank Centre. She made her
home in this city until five years
ago when she gave up housekeep-
ing and went to st. Paul to live
with her daughter.
Mrs. Sieben was the mother of
Is children, four sons and nine
daughters, as follows: William,
George, Frank and Oswald Sieben,
and Mrs. Peter Miller, GMargaret),
of Sank Centre; Mrs. John Meyer
(Francis) OF New Munich; Mrs.
Frank Meyer. (Cecelia), Of Be-
midi; Mrs. Lawrence Dobmeyer,
MARY, of Albany; Mrs. Hale Mey-
ers, (Veronica), st. Paul; Mrs.
George Wolf, (Rose), Long Prairie.
Besides the above named children
there are IS grandchildren and AZ
Observation-Disclosures surviving. The
children, who besides the father
preceded her in death, were:
Mrs. Peter Steffes, (Anna), and Eva
and Walburga Sieben.
The last sad rites were held on
Monday morning at $3.50 o'clock at
st. Paul's Catholic Church, in this
city. Rev. Constantine, o. s. B.,
nephew, read the Solemn Requiem
Mass, assisted by Rev. Valerian, o.
s. B., also a nephew, as Deacon,
and Rev. A. Artz, of st. Cloud, as
Sub-Deacon. Msgr. Plachta, of st.
Paul's Parish, and Rev. Buscher,
of Spring Hill, assisted in the sane
tuary. Interment was made in st.
Paul's cemetery. The pallbearers
were selected from among the
grandchildren. They were: Paul
Meyers, Ed Steffes, William May
Continued on Page 8. Col. %
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28

Virginia Van VIE, Is, who cap
tured the United States woman's
golf championship for the third
successive year, Is considered by
newspaper sports writer's to hold
the No. 1 ranking position as the
outstanding feminine athlete OF
1894.