Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-05
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
A. e. GUSTAFsoN, County supt.

The following answers to many
questions that are asked will save
many letters and much postage, we
hope:
Our Pine county school officers
meeting has been scheduled by the
state department for Thursday, Octo-
Der 26, at Hinckley.
Our Pine county rural teachers in
stitute (state) is scheduled late in
the school year, so we expect to call
a one-day institute of our own on
Friday, October 81, at Sandstone.
The Minnesota Eucation Associa-
ton (of teachers) is divided into Sec
tional meetings to be held in various
parts of the state this month. Your
teacher has copy of the schedule
and may wish to attend. It is Gus
tomary for school boards to allow
teachers to attend any or all pro-
fessional meetings such as institutes,
M. E. A. conventions, etc. When
schools are thus closed for such pur-
poses, those days constitute legal
holidays.
The State Department of Education
statitician, Mr.. Mayer, wants the
census to include all children from
birth to age 81.
The state does not require prelim-
mary application blanks this year for
high school transportation aid, iso-
lated aid or for accrediting. Crippled
child rfofi oiI III
be mailed out for all known cases
soon.
Application for high school student
aid must be made through your local
high school superintendent. There
are two kinds-Federal and state.
We understand that no state money
for this purpose has been received to
date at our Pine county relief office.
High school boundary lines are not
so definite and strict as the state
once intended. Some schools offer
courses more desirable for certain
pupils.
Most rural districts in our county
evidently are still paying all or a
part of the high school transportation
of their pupils in spite of the fact
that the state aids now promised are
only about Is percent of the amount
paid by the district. Practically ev-
cry district can afford at least So
per month per pupil, as the net in
come tax aid and high school trans
portation aid combined practically
cover this entire amount. This is a
very low cost method of helping to
extend four-year high school course
to all rural graduates interested.
It is legal and proper for school
districts to help support any worthy
health service such as county nurse.
More than half of our rural districts
have contributed SIS to $25 each to
this fund during the past two years.
If every Pine county school district
would contribute SIS per teacher to
this countrywide health service, the
problem of raising the balance of the
necessary money to match the Fed
eral state and county appropriations,
would be solved. Balance your bud
aids and send your district contribu-
ton to one of the officers of the
county nurse committee: Mrs. Herb
Johnson, Willow River; Mrs. E. B.
Linsley, Willow River; or Mrs. M. B.
Baron, Pine City.
Our rural area during the past
four years has the uniform standard
normal curve (A-B-C-D-F) marking
system, and report cards are issued
every six weeks. Remember, the mark
of c means, or should mean, aver
age. Do not expect your bright boy
or girl to earn an A or a B unless
he or she is perhaps whole grade
or two above average.