Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-02

complete testing survey OF our
rural schools will be made without
any local cost, and permanent testing
records established. The results will
be interpreted and work planned ac-
standard, tests in eighty-One of our
Pine county rural schools. FOllow-up
tests have been mailed to the teachers
this fall. These have been helpful,
but are only a beginning. The COM
plete survey will be of very great
value to teachers and supervisor. 1t
will thus help in selecting the proper
remedial work in certain cases. This,
of course, is beneficial to the individ-
ual pupils, and also adds to the eff
cheney of the school. The teachers
seem anxious for the tests and most
pupils enjoy them. Preliminary tests
have shown that some of our schools
are several grades below standard.
AS indicated in one of our news items
last spring, one or more of nine rea-
sons may be the cause of schools
being below standard. The most COM
mon reason is the lack of sufficient
teaching tools, books. etc.
Adult education classes are now be-
ing organized in communities inter-
ested, There seems to be a demand
for certain classes in Askov, Willow
River, Brook Park, Sturgeon Lake,
Denham, Win6emere, Pine City, Rock
Creek, and several other places. If
interested, write to your county SUI
perintendent or to Fred Grafelman.
Brainerd, or A. McEachern, Mime
sofa Building, Saint Paul. Pine coun-
ty will be allowed a total of nine
teachers with federal pay. Each
teacher will have charge of four or
five classes, usually one class in each
community for each techer. Adult
education has great social values and
Sweden. and other foreign countries
have practiced this for many genera
tiOns. Some of the American states
have promoted this for many years.
California was one of the pioneer
states in this field. AS early as 1922.
women's sewing clubs or classes we're
conducted by paid workers in connec-
ton with local Farm Bureau units,
throughout Minnesota Glasses may
now be had in home economics, sew
ing. art. public speaking, history.
modern problems, dramatfcs, music,
etc.
District No. IS, Gerhardt Lutter's
school, is one of our schools that has
started some good work for the birds.
Now is the time our birds need help.
A few of our most desirable birds
stay with us all winter. These little
friends find the "pfckings" very hard
during our long cold winters and will
feed regularly at feeding stations.
The chickadees, wood peckers, nut
matches, juncos and brown creepers
may be seen hunting for insects and
grubs in the bark of trees. Their
feeding station should contain suet
and meat scraps. The pheasants need
some fine sand and gravel with their
cracked corn and small grain.
The greatest enemies of our birds
mails, fire and severe climate. Every
person should do everything possible
to protect and preserve our fast dis
appearing birG friends that are so
beneficial in many ways.
Over a dozen rural schools have
already requested the book mending
service This is federal project
The service is free, but the school
will have to furnish the mending ma
terial, which, in most cases, will
amount to less than four or five dol
lars. This project will no doubt be
started within two weeks.
These greetings came to us and
they sound so we'll we want you to
pass them along: Here's hoping the
New Year may bring greater social
and economic security and increased
general prosperity. A Happy New
Year is our wish to you" please pay
to you, three hundred and sixty-six
happy days."-From us.
Do not break your good resolutions.