Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-07
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
A. E. GUsTAFsoN. County supt.

held in Hinckley Friday, Oct. 8, 9
a. m. to p. m. Our School Board
convention will be held, 10 a. m. to
4 p. m. at Pine City Friday, Oct. %,
in the new high school auditorium.
Principal Lee Guptill of Henriette,
has resigned to take a selling job.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guptill will leave at
once for Iowa where he will take a
training course in craftsmanship. We
very much regret that they are leav-
ing the teaching field, as MIR. Cup
till is one of our most energetic and
successful teachers.
Clifford Thomson has been selected
by the Henriette school board to take
MIR. Guptill's place there. Mr.. Thorn
son has done very good work in dis
trict / and % and is one of the
best fitted to take over the principal
ship at Henriette. Mr.. Thomson was
selected this summer as chief editor
of the Rural Teachers Journal which
is published at Braham. and has a
statewide circulation. The selection
of him for this spare time editorial
work is another indication of his
thorough, Woodworking, professional
spirit. Henriette is indeed fortunate
in being able to get him.
Miss Hilma Bendickson of East
Rock, has been hired to take Mr..
Thomson's position in district %.
Miss Bendickson has successfully
taught four years in Pine county,
districts Is and 81, and last minute
change of plans prevented her from
attending college this fall. Her pro-
fessional interest is also shown by
the fact that she has attended sum-
mer school several summers during
the past few years.
$4,000 May be Lost.
Thirty-five of our rural districts
have voted the required 80 mills
in order to qualify for much needed
supplemental aids. Thirty mills is
the average school rate in Mime
sofa. About 40 other rural districts
have voted 20 to % mills and will
thus lose any chance of getting the
supplemental aid much needed. Sew
eral of these districts are holding
special meetings to reconsider. In
some cases an additional levy of sec
to S1OO more will bring $500 to 5000
more aids from the state. State
aids do not come from local property
| taxes.
From the looks of the equipment
in many schools these extra aids are
very much needed. There are about
Is or 80 rural districts in Pine county
however, that should not attempt to
qualify for this extra aid, as the
district valuation is too high for the
size of the enrolment. Your coun-
ty superintendent has prepared anc
sent out to the clerks a summary
of the situation in each and every
rural district. If any special meet
ings are called to qualify for thi!
aid, they must be called at once. II
the meantime the county auditor
must be notified that a change may
be made.
luSSe oil olStllSIo INV iiioo
first use the extra money offered then
to build up supplies, equipment, etc
or the money will not be turned owe
to them by the state in October, 1898
Don't do like some did this past year
The other 40 rural schools that neet
and could use this extra aid will
lose a total of nearly $4,000 thi
year if levies are not changed a
once. This is an average loss of $45
per district The "a remaining rura
districts do not need it, as their val
uation and enrollments are such tina
they could not get any supplemental
aids.
Each and every one of the min
high and graded schools in Pin
county are also qualifying for tn
supplemental aids. State aids hell
to make better schools. State aid
do not come from local propert.
taxes. Get all you can for the SAX
of better schools at less expense t
local property. We hope that GU
long evenings of tabulations hav
not been in vain.