Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-02-13
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
A. E. GUSTAFSON
County Superintendent

There has been but one case Of
absence in District No. %. Ausmus
school. since the beginning of school.
Miss Pitka is the teacher there.
Our state institute for rural teach
ers for the second semester is sched-
uled for only one day-Monday, Feb
ruary II, at Hinckley. Miss Anna
Swenson of the state department will
be with us.
News has reached us that Oscar
Haavisto, District No. AZ. has ac-
copied a reelection for the ensuing
year with a ten dollar per month in
crease. He has 3S pupils. This is
his fifth year in the rural teaching
work. By the way, wedding bells
were ringing for Oscar and his bride
a few months ago. Congratulations
everybody!
Due to poor attendance since Christ
mas vacation, the rural sectional de-
clamatory contests may be postponed
one week This will be definitely de-
cided at the institute.
The Mantoux tuberculosis tests
were recently given in District No.
102, Miss Evelyn Petsko's school. east
of Hinckley. Some positive cases
were found. 1t is best for parents to
know the truth before it is too late.
If any school is interested in having
this test, write to this office or to
Mrs. E. B. Linsley, Willow River, or
to DR.. Callahan. Pokegama. Christ
mas seal sales make these tests pos
sible.
A number of our very best rural
teachers would like to continue their
training at a state teachers college
for a year. 1t is advisable and proper
for school boards to encourage such
professional ambitions by giving the
teacher one year absence leave to
thus continue his or her education.
with the understanding that said
teacher may return the following
year and take her old school. if she
so wishes. Many school boards are
doing this very thing. Many school
boards are wisely considering accred-
iting their rural schools. 1t is not
good practice to drop a good one year
graduate in order to secure a two
year graduate for the purpose of be-
coming an accredited school. 1t would
be better to wait year or two, or
give the present teacher a one year
leave of absence to continue or COM
plete her necessary educational quail
Hcations,
II teachers and parents would be-
come better acquainted, the children
and the teachers would usually be
much better understood. That is one
argument in favor of Parent-Teach-
ers' Association. Most teachers well
come Information and suggestions
pertaining to individual child prob
lens. The teacher that resents such
earnest and valuable helps from par
ents is usually found to be undeserv-
ing, unprofessiOnal and biased. Par
ents should visit school often and in
vite teachers to their homes. Par
ents should also appreciate the earn
est efforts of our many loyal and true
teachers and overlook their few mis-
takes. They usually do the very best
they can and need and deserve the
cooperation of parents and board
members. Treat your teacher with
the same consideration you would
want others to treat your daughter
who is teaching. The average rural
teachers job is the biggest teaching
job, and one of the most responsible
professional jobs in the world Many
of us can speak thus from experience.