Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-03
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
A. E. GUSTAFSON. County Supt.
The Winners.

The Winners.
The following rural declamatory
speakers ably represented their re-
spective schools at the sectional con-
tests in sections S, 6 and 8; (Sec. 7
was reported last week.: Marjorie
Jangala, 122-W; Ruth Korpi, g.; Jean
Ryan, 70; Lorraine Youngquist, 81;
Dean Wahlberg, 66; William Junkers,
IS; Hugo Oksanen, 40; Bernice Carl
son, 81; Paul RomanoWSki, so; Will
liam Pettijohn, IS; James Novy, 25;
Lillian Sandell, 81; Savera Brechbiel,
113; Carolyn Shatava, 100; Gladys
Nyberg, 43; Dorothy Ploub, 48; Phyl-
lis Shrade, 8; Leota Odendahl, rs;
June Merritt, "a; Ruth johnson, 13;
Beatrice Moen, 4; Leo Pranghofer, z;
Marvin Jones, 80; Lois Swanson, IL;
Marian Studt, II; Elaine Lundberg,
%; Irene Karas, Is; Eunice Blank, g.;
Melvin Broz, %; Janet Nestor, 4; and
Dorene Johnson, IL.
Sectional contests in sections l., 2,
and are being held during this
week and next and will be reported
later Lists of those taking part in
vocal and instrumental musical num-
bers will be included in next weeks
issue, also list of the eight speakers
selected to take part in the final coun-
ty contest at Hinckley March 18.
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Teachers 1883.
Last year at this time we estimated
a scarcity of rural teachers in most
counties and just enough for Pine.
Our estimationS turned out to be
correct. This year we shall have a
scarcity in Pine, if we don't watch
OUT
Many of our teachers have left Pine
county for higher wages elsewhere
or for other occupations, that pay
more. One of our teachers, Miss
Shonka of district IS, was offered
$85 and $50 for rural positions near
Mankato last August, but she chose
to fulfill her present contract here at
$40, and she did.
Wisconsin superintendent are in
viting some of our better teachers to
cross the line where the minimum
in rural schools for one year grad
yates is $50 per month.
The average rural salary in Otter
tail county is S69.50 among $50 rural
teachers. Our Pine county average
is $63.5O. Three years ago our aver
age was only $51 per month. Eleven
are getting less than SIS, and IA get
ting $40 or more. Money is not the
main reward for noble work If it
were, many teachers, doctors and
ministers would have resigned long
ago. But wages are, however, i'm
portant.
Voters and taxpayers should not
blame school boards if the salary
of your local teacher is raised so as
to meet the demands caused by the
present scarcity.
The scarcity of rural teachers has
been caused by prevailing low SAL
aries, much below the mattresses,
store clerks or even WPA. One wait
ress in st. Paul reported that her
free board, room and tips amounted
to more in IL months than her en-
tire salary as teacher for eight months.
Thus, with IL months work and pay
each year, she can earn and save
more than twice as much as while
teaching and at the same time have
more and better clothes. Ten dollars
per week with free board and room,
So weeks, is financially better than
$50 per month teaching for nine
months. Most teachers find it diff
ficult to save enough to attend the
required summer schools.
Supplemental aids will help most
schools to maintain excellent supplies
and also good salaries to hold the
better teachers at state expense. See
further facts in last weeks column
regarding how these aids will help
most schools.
Suggested Salary Schedule
Some county superintendent and
county school board associations have
worked out suggested salary sched-
ules for rural schools based on teach
ers' training and experience, pupil en-
rollment, etc. May we suggest the
following salary schedule for rural
Pine county which is lower than 9TH
er Minnesota county schedules for
1938-39: One year graduates-No ex-
perience, SIS to $50; one to three
years experience, $50 to $40; over
three years experience, $40 to 500
Two year graduates or moreno ex-
perience, $50 to $40; one to three years
experience, $40 to $50; over three
years experience, $50 to S1OO.