Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-06-03


two will be decided this week.
The first round of diamondbal and
volleybal games will start as soon as
the county spelling contest is fin
ished, at about 10 a. m. The second
round of diamondball will start about
IL a. m. Individual contests and re-
lay races will be held at l p. m. to
$3.50 p. m. Final diamondball con-
test to decide first place will be played
at $3.50 p. m.
Come to the fair grounds all day
Saturday, June S, and see the tourna-
ments for the rural sectional cham
pions. There are no admission
charges.
The following individual contests
in the various age groups will be held
on that day: Dashes, sack races,
broad jump, hop, step and jump;
Ginning, boys high jump and kitten
ball accuracy throw. Only the first
and second place sectional winners
are eligible to take part.
Play Day Reports.
District SO, Chengwatana school,
Miss Clara Belle Schultz, teacher,
is an outstanding example this year
in many ways. For instance, at Sec
tional play day the pupils won rib
bons in every one of the 80 individual
contests except three. This included
nine first prize ribbons. In volleyball
district 50 took second place among
-
available players instead of six or
eight.
The Friesland section served free
coffee and nectar to over $50 pupils,
parents and teachers at play day.
The Cloverdale play day, section 4,
was given added interest by the
many prizes offered by Mr.. Abra-
hanson.
Every school was represented at
the play days and spelling contests
held in sections eight, seven, five and
four, with a total of Sc schools in
those four sections Two schools
in section six, Beroun play day,
missed only because of bad weather
and bad roads. Play days afford
an annual outing picnic in a big way.
The pupils and teacher in district
100, Cloverhill school, John Trenda,
teacher, have done very good work
in the following worthwhile activ-
| tiles: Planting trees, rebuilding and
vanishing all seats and desks, COL
lecting live wild pets from the woods
and fields, collecting and mounting
all prize ribbons won at various Sec
tional contests during the past two
years. This school also has erected
a very nice colony house for purple
martins.
District 35, Friesland school, Miss
Ruby Loken and Miss Ethel Ander-
son, teachers, provides for us one of
the best examples of good sports
manship at sectional play days
Friesland again had the best indi-
vidual school diamondball team in
section five without question. Nine
teams entered the sectional tourna-
ment, but Friesland, however, agreed
to play a combined team whose total
enrolment was over 40, and beyond
the set limit, in order to make it an
eight-team tournament. The COM
bined team, 81 and 40, eliminated the
strong FrieSland team in the first
round by a score of 10 to 9. The
Friesland boys were glad that other
boys could represent section five this
year at the final county tournaments.
That is the proper spirit to have at
our play days. Fun for all and all
for fun.
District AZ in section six, Oscar
Haavisto, teacher, offered the same
consideration in their tournament,
but won the game nevertheless. In
1885 and 1886 Markville played all
the other schools combined in section
three.
Summaries of the sectional play
days will be published during the
months of June and July in this COL
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