Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-03
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
Accidents.
A. E. GUSTAFSON, County Supt.

Miss Mary Patrick, teacher of
school 90, was seriously injured last
Friday when the car in which she
was riding left the road near Forest
Lake. Her school opened Tuesday,
October l, with Miss Leona johnson
in charge. Miss Patrick is doing
well with only a few broken bones
and sprains. It could have been much
worse.
Federal Aid.
Special federal appropriations now
pending include provision for new
school building at Lake Lena, (dis-
trict 92). This year the teacher, Mr..
Weberg, expects total enrolment
of at least Al pupils. The present
building is much too small. All but
four or five of his pupils are Indian
children. Federal money now covers
almost the entire cost of operating
this school, Some state aids are
also earned. No local school taxes have
been levied in district 80 for a num-
Der of years. The present board
members are Dorothy Grovel, clerk;
Marion Dunkley, treasurer; and Har-
riett Waggoner, chairman.
Exchange Letters.
The following letter was received
the other day from Sheboygan Falls,
Wisconsin, Rid. 2. Dear Sir: I am
an eighth grade pupil near Sheboy-
gan Falls, Wis. l attend a rural
school. l am writing to boys and
girls in the 48 states so as to find
out more things about each state
Will you please send me the names
of five or six different boys and girls
in Pine county, that you are sure will
write back to me? Thank you. Yours
truly, Kathryn Morgan
Let this office know if and when
you write to her. We suggest that
pupils in our various schools write
Kathryn a letter and the respective
teachers mail their pupils letters in
one envelope. Suggest in your letter
that Kathryn's reply be sent to your
teacher and read to the whole school.
Attorney Generals Opinion.
The following letter was received
last week from A. B. Caldwell, Depu-
ty Commissioner, State Department of
Education: THE Attorney General
has ruled that school district can
not eXpend school district funds for
the purpose of vaccinating school
children to prevent smallpox. This
ruling would also apply in the case
of diphtheria immunization. Please
see Section AZ, note IL, on page Is
of the Minnesota school Laws"
September Summary.
Some of the many duties performed
by our office during the month of
September, 1910, are:
Visited 81 schools in session. Met
with four school boards. Contacted
parents and others on 10 other i'm
portant cases. Assembled and deliv-
cred 102 supply boxes to 1O2 teach
ers.
Helped to fill six last minute va
cancies.
Revived old book mending project
so as to service more local school
libraries.
Summary of county fair rural ex-
hibits made.
Weekly news column, also Septem-
Der issue of Pine County Teachers
bulletin published and distributed.
Plans for school board convention
on October l.
Helped to organize two Transport
tation routes and another continued.
worked on $40 tuition certificates, IS
supplemental aid reports, 100 clerks
annual reports and several state re-
ports.
Helped to organize one Parent
Teacher Association, made three trips
to the State Department of Education,
strictly on school matters. Sent out
one complete letter of instructions
to each of the rural teachers; sent
a letter to each of the clerks.
Answered and mailed several hun
dred other letters, and spent one full