Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-28
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
County Fair Prizes.
A. E. GUSTAFSON, County Supt.

County Fair Prizes.
A check of $1874O to cover the
1887 Pine county fair prizes in the
rural exhibits department has been
received this week. With the help
of Margaret Strom of Sandstone, 1872
checks will be issued to rural prize
winners and mailed to the teachers
of the respective schools. The larg-
est check, $3.50, goes to Irene Nobel
ski of Sturgeon Lake, district 40.
Health Bulletin.
Through the splendid cooperation
of Dr. A. K. Stratte of Pine City,
we have been given $500 copies of
little health booklet published by the
Minnesota Public Health Association.
This will be distributed to the par
ents by teachers and superintendent
as soon as we can arrange it. We
know that the parents and pupils
will like this booklet. This is only
one of the many forms of good free
various reliable sources from time
to time. Most of these materials are
placed in the hands of the teachers.
This last bulletin is for parents. You
will like it.
Convention.
About 800 school board members
attended the convention Friday in
the Pine City high school auditorium.
Mr. Sande of the state department
was the principal speaker. The con-
vention voted to meet in Sandstone
next year. We appreciate the splen-
did welcome and courtesy shown by
the village school boards, janitors and
superintendent in providing suitable
meeting places for our various con-
ventions. institutes, contests and pro-
grams We thank you.
Mrs A. E. Eddy of Hinckley, spoke
at the convention and represented
the Red Cross and others interested
in the county nurse plan. She out
/ lined the project and the plan of
financing it. The federal government
agrees to contribute $500, the county
$500, and $1,000 will have to be raised
by contribution of various organiza-
tons and municipalities affected and
benefited The village schools and
number of rural districts have al
ready promised their shares. If the
80 rural districts would each help
with the small sum of SIS, the project
would be assured. 1t is legal and
proper for school boards to do this.
Mail your promise or check to Mrs.
A. E. Eddy of Hinckley, or to Mrs.
Herb Johnson of Willow River. Make
payment by January /. The 46
rural districts that are qualifying for
the supplemental aids will be able
to work this into the budget easily.
Other districts that have no debts
can use the income tax aid due for
one-half of one pupil on the census.
This five dollars could not be used
for any better purpose than for the
promotion of or the insurance of
health. If the eyesight or hearing
of one child is corrected in time, the
whole project is well worth while.
The nurse will assist, advise and
discover many things of great bene-
fit to pupils, parents and teachers.
Ideal Rural School.
Last year we mentioned Milburn
school, district 33, as model one
room rural accredited school.
At this time we wish to mention
another model one-room school in
Pine county. The Pine Lake school,
district 81, northwest of Finlayson,
has all of the required amount of
supplies, books, and equipment and
also has a modern building with in
door toilets, full basement, playroom,
and furnace. It is an accredited
school with an enrolment of nearly
80 pupils in all eight grades.
The teacher, Miss Ruth Gustafson,
is an experienced, two-year, teach
ers' college graduate. The entire cost
of transportation of the rural grad
yates to the Finlayson high school
is paid by the district. A telephone
connects the school with the various
homes in the community and on many
occasions of illness, storms, ETC., has
proved to be very beneficial.
The school has a piano, in tune,
and the school plays an active part
in the monthly community programs
held at the celebrated Pine River
Community hall.
For a number of years in the past
district 81 has taken advantage OF
almost all of the possible state aids
to improve the school, including sup
Elemental aids, both under the old
law as we'll as under the new 1885
law. Their present cash balance is
over $500 with nearly $1,000 in state
aids being earned this school year
in addition to possible local tax re-
ceipts of about $400. District 81
was accredited in 1886 with Miss
Lucille Meixner as teacher, who is
now at the Clint school, district IA
Some of the board members in dis
trict 81 the past 10 years were Chris
Bauman, Mrs. Allie Ericsson, c. A.
Bosch, John c. Randall, Vincent