Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-05-25
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
Best Equipped.
A. E. GusTAFsoN. County supt.

Add school "a, Miss Mary Louise
Schulze's school, and 116, Mrs. Nellie
Benson Wise's school, to the recent
list of best equipped and best sup
piled one room non-accredited schools.
No doubt 116, Ogema township,
should be listed as one OF the three
very best including the building.
You should see their new cement
porch, flagpole, the card index for the
library, work books throughout, new
maps and globe, new up-to-date en-
cyclopedias, source materials, sup
Elementary sets, etc.
Mrs. Nellie Benson Wise is leaving
116 in excellent shape after six years
of successful work there. She has
had excellent cooperation from the
school board and community. The
present board members are Mrs. Les
ter Theiling, George T. Benson and
Emery Huntley. Mr.. Benson has been
a good booster on the board for many
terms.
Two Curries.
Miss Ethel Currie will teach 116
next year. We also have another Miss
Ethel Currie, ST., teaching 1l2. Evil
IDENTIFY the Ethel Curries belong to a
great family of talented teachers.
How will we be able to keep our
correspondence straight?
Forty One Years.
We understand that John Melancon,
age 70, of Duquette, claims the long
est continual patronage at any one
school. Of his II children, IA of them
have attended and gone through
school at Duquette during the Al
years from 1895 to 1886, inclusive.
Can you beat that?
School PicnicS.
Some one has reported a custom
of holding school picnics on Sunday.
For various religious and citizenship
reasons school picnics should not be
held on Sunday even though that day
may be most convenient for some
busy parents. 1t is our opinion that
school picnics and other school af-
fairs should be held as much as pos
sible on school days or dates other
than Sunday or legal holidays.
epidemic"
Soon there will be another "epi-
demic" of summer statesmen who use
high pressure for school and play
ground equipment, etc. AS for most
types of playground equipment, we
have frequently expressed our opin-
ion that they are unnecessary, ex-
pensive and dangerous. Further
more, they are not required. Various
kinds of balls and bats are required
and are much less expensive through
a period of years.
Swings are very dangerous. One
boy, Paul Nyberg, broke his leg on
a swing at school 43 not long ago.
The slide and the teeter, if properly
constructed, or installed, are not very
dangerous. The high parallel bars
and trapeze rings are also dangerous
unless soft sand pits are kept In good
condition.
For the Champs.
The sectional champs will meet in
Pine City for the final spelling contest
at 9 a. m, diamondball tournament,
10 a. m, volleyball tournament, 10
a. m. and individual contests, 1 p. m.
Saturday, May q. The spelling finals
will be held in the court room. The
other contests are at the fair grounds.
Watch for the summary of the results
of the eight sectional play days now
being completed this week.
We expect over 1000 pupils, teach
ers and parents at this fifth annual
play day and tournament for the
sectional champs. Help to make May
81 another success from the stand
point of safety first, good sportsman
ship and clean fun for all.