Askov American., 1940-05-30
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
Vacancies.
A. E. GUSTAFSoN, County Supt.

vacancies.
According to the information at
hand, we still have 10 rural schools
that have not hired teachers for next
year. At least one of these and pos
sibly three expect to close and trans
port. Lists are being sent to teachers.
Rural Teachers.
Most of our % available and quail
fed pine county teachers, not yet
placed, were reelected to their pres
ent positions but for various reasons
chose to leave. Several are now at
tending school. Some are teaching
elsewhere and wish to return to Pine
county. A few that were recently
married desire to continue teaching.
Several others are planning to locate
in other counties or attend school.
Lists are being sent to clerks. We
expect to fill all vacancies in Pine
with no surplus or no shortage.
State Exams.
Those unable to take the state
exams this week because of unavoid-
able reasons should write us par
ticulars at once. Be sure to indi-
cate school district. We hope to hold
our annual rural graduation exercises
about the second Tuesday in July.
County Spelling Contests.
Sixteen winners of the eight sec
tional spelling contests were eligible
to take part in the final county con-
test for the upper grade group Sat-
urday. The first five winners in
order were (1st and End are eligible
to represent Pine county at the state
fair contests. Miss Aurelia Lahodny
conducted this final contest): Norma
Holmstrom, district AZ; Audrey Broo-
stin, district III; Virginia Berglund,
district 1872; Astrid Albion, district
so; and Blaine Olsen, district 46.
Final Tournaments.
Although little cold, our final
county play day and tournaments
for the rural sectional champs Sat-
urday at Pine City was the most sue
cessful we have had. Every one of
the eight volleyball championship
teams and the eight diamondball
championship teams were present and
prompt. The entire program for the
day ran exactly on schedule. We owe
this success mainly to the active and
efficient help of more than 40 teach
ers present as well as three of our
capable Federal recreation leaders,
Mr.. McKusick, Mr.. Strelow and Mrs.
Mullins. Nearly 1000 people were
present during the day.
In addition to the two major tour
naments of IL complete games each,
we had nearly 80 of the first place
champion relay teams in the four
final relay races. Forty-six individ-
ual contests for various age groups
in jumping and running were also
held as scheduled. Miss Carmen Kel-
ley and Miss Viola Virta were the
recorders.
Our Pine county champions appre-
ciate the 100 first prize award tickets
from the Pine City Coca Cola Com
pany and the SO second prize awards
given by A. E. Johnson's Drug Store.
More than 400 prize ribbons were also
given.
The following diamondball teams
not only represented their respective
sections but are the best among over
SO rural Pine county teams, accord
ing to sectional tournaments. In the
final county championship tourna-
ment at Pine City Saturday, these
teams proved to be about evenly
and ranked as follows: Stur-
geon Lake, district 40; Rock Creek,
district 4; Markville, district LOG; Ker-
rick, district 125; Cloverdale, district
go; Henriette, district 46; Wilson, dis
trict 48; and Liberty Bell, district 81.
The umpires were McKusick, Striegl,
Blanchard and Lindahl.
The final girls volleyball tourna-
ment for the sectional champions re-
suited as follows: North Star, district
AZ; Maple Grove, district 81; Hen
riette, district 46; Chengwatana, dis
trict SO; Friesland, district 35; district
81; Markville, district 106; and Ker-
rick, district 125. Volleyball chief
referees were Mrs. Mullins and Miss
Mary Louise Schulz.
The five best relay teams in each
age group in our championship finals
are (ranked in order with district
given): Boys, IL and over,
125, 4, 106, 46, 40; boys, under
IL, districts SO, IS, 106, 81, IS, IL;
girls, IL and over, districts IL, 102,
80, so, 125; girls, under IL, districts
81, 106, 81, and SO.
The best of cooperation and sports
was shown throughout the
day by every one. The weather man
grinned, then smiled, then frowned
a little, but everyone seemed to have
an enjoyable time at this sixth annual