Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-06
THE MIRROR
Askov Public Schools

Ill AskOv Public Schools
On Monday afternoon, March q,
the Junior high school defamation
contest was held before an assembly
of Junior and senior high school stu
dents. John Seablom of the ninth
grade, presented 1.-THE Mysterious
Pup" The other two contestants were
from the seventh grade. Muriel Koed
gave Tipping Off Teacher" and De-
lores Simonsen read ''X Marks the
Spot" All of the readings were in
the humorous division and John Sea-
blom was selected to represent Askov
at the district contest in Sandstone.
The district contest was held in
Sandstone Monday evening, March
q, with seven schools of the district
competing. First place in the humor-
Gus group was won by Brook Parks
entrant, and second place went to
Pine City. BY a coincidence, both
places went to persons delivering
Jimmy Jones Studies Geography"
In the dramatic group, first place
went to Sandstone, and second place
to Brook Park.
Just before the last vacation, report
cards were issued. The persons who
are included on the honor roll for
this past six weeks are Delpha Peter
sen and Gene Buck, twelfth grade,
and Ina Abrahamsen, Eiler Frederik-
sen, Ruby Jacobsen and Ellen Jor-
gensen, all of ninth grade. The Gus
tomary requirements for an honor
student is to receive four AS, but
Ellen Jorgensen has the unusual dis
tinction of receiving five AS on her
card.
The highest honors given to the
graduating seniors were announced
at a school assembly on March 20.
These are the first and second places
with reference to scholarship. The
salutatory honors went to Alpha Hen
riksen. There were two students
who maintained an A average
throughout their entire high school
course, so the two of them will be
known as "co-valedictorians." They
are Esther Thomson and Delpha
Petersen. Their unusually high aver
age is a record that the class of
1889 should be proud of, and it is
one that can well be worked for by
the classes to come.
On Friday, March 81, T. ]. Berning
of the state department of education
paid the school his annual visit.
Sports.
Between basketball and track sea-
sons there is period of time when
the sports-minded have very little
to turn their minds to as far as
Askov's athletics 60. Preparations are
being made for the annual physical
education exhibition to be held on
May this year. The gymnasium
classes are out of condition and prac-
tice because they have not met for
two weeks, and some of them for
still longer period of time. But
intense practice and preparation will
set in now to make the exhibition
a success.
1t weather permits, the track team
may turn out for some practice
sessions in the near future The dis
trict track meet will be held May II,
at North Branch.
First and Second Grades.
The pupils are finishing their Dutch
posters and are starting on their
Easter Bunnies" this week.
The following pupils were police
men for the week ending March 81:
Hall, Irene Krantz and Mary Ann
Jensen pencil, Violet Steinhagen;
plant, Muriel Jensen; song books,
Duane Petersen and Alvin Madsen;
floor, Ejvind Rasmussen and Roy
Sebald; busting, Leonard Lund and
Laurence Molgaard; erasers, Erwin
Johnson and Arne Stovring.
The following were policemen dur
ing the week ending April 7: Hall,
Norman Rasmussen and Ejvind Ras-
mussen; pencils, Dorla Clark; floor,
Buddy Pearson and Walter Eells;
song books, Enok Sorensen and Ger
aid Johansen; plant, Beverly Nor
Jensen; busting, Burnadette Eells and
Evelyn Dietz; erasers, Elaine Soren-
sen and Violet Steinhagen.
Third and Fourth Grades.
On Friday, March 81, the third and
fourth grades had a short program
with the boys and girls from the fifth
and six grades. Each group presented
some of the numbers for the program.
The committees for the week end
ing March 81, were as follows: Cloak
room, Floyd Olesen and John Mel