Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
State Fair
A. E. GUSTAFSON, County Supt.

Audrey BrooStin, district III, won
fourth place in the state fair oral
spelling contest. About rs counties
were represented.
Donna Lund, district 125, was
awarded ninth place in the state de-
clamatory contest. There were 20
contestants in her upper grade
humorous division. All selections
given were of championship quail
ty and showed excellent talent and
training. About 35 counties were rep
resented.
All but one of our ten Pine county
champs, who were awarded trips to
the state fair, made the trip. In spite
of the weather mans vacation"
and the ''rainish" invasion, good
time was had by all.
Last Minute Changes.
Some last minute changes kept the
roads and wires hot last week: Dem
ham (primary) lost Miss Florence
Boiling to Center City grade one.
Miss Viola Virta who taught district
16 during the past two years was
selected for the Denham vacancy.
Miss Mary Johnson of Duquette
resigned in district SO so as to go west
with her mother, but Superintendent
L. E. Wood of Bruno selected Miss
johnson to take grades three and four
there. This was left vacant by Miss
Dorothy Berglund, who recently re-
signed to take position offered her
in southern Minnesota. Three Bruno
high school positions were also filled
last week.
Last minute selections also includ-
ed Miss Evelyn Berry, district Is;
Miss Lois Wood, district 10; and Miss
Ruby Heath, district SO.
Rural Teachers-1940-1941.
District numbers follow names:
Helen Bergfalk, l; Lois Foubister,
4; Merle Swendsen and Elizabeth V.
L. Bowers, 6; Ruth Ann Peterson, Z;
Ernest Won Rueden, 8; Agnes Kraft,
9; Carmen Kelley, 10; Molly Skubic,
liza; Myrtle Overland, lib; Ray
mond Newberg, lie; Doris Thomp-
son, II.
Lois Wood, 10; Anna Elkjer, ID;
Evelyn Berry, Is; Agnes De Rungs,
Is; Althea Larson, II; c. Evelyn Lar
son, ID; Joseph Kub and Viola Virta,
10; Hanna Berg, %; Luella Ander-
son, %; Gertrude Fosvick, rs.
Lester Schraeder, 26; Evelyn Lar
son, 81; Hazel Troolin, %; John Tren-
da, 80; Mary Pulkrabek, 80; Alma
Fosvick, 33; Helen Bennett, "a; Es-
Their Oakland and Alva Fogt, IS;
Dorothy Belling, SO; Grace Hillbrand,
81; Harriet Bassett, 80; Lavina
Swendsen, 80; Wesley Manthei and
Adrun Torvick, 40; Clarabel Schulz,
40; Nina Johnson, 43; Mae Rypkema,
"A; Ferne Yocum, As.
Oscar Haavisto, Dorothy La Tou-
relle-Nelson and Marjorie La Tou-
relle, 46; Nina Larson and Mary
Prochaska, Al; Dorothy Cherrier, 48;
Alice Sanburg, 40; Florence Hedlund,
so; Harold Lindquist, 81; Anna Mey-
-er, So; Hazel Nelson-Molis, Sc; Eve
lyn Enos, SO; Gloria Anderson, so.
Ruth G. Peterson, 81; Irene Siron-
en-, g.; Charlotte Ogilvie, 65; Ethel
cSanburg, &c; Florence Lundblade, Ct;
Eldean Hallberg, SO; Fern Anderson,
70; Elaine Fairchild, 10; Ards Peter
son, "a; Elizabeth Delmore, rs.
Aurelia Lahodny, II; Betty Currie,
80; Mary Sherer, 81; Eylene Ellef-
son, "a; Lee Guptill, IS; Leonard
Skinner, 81; Lorraine Thomas, go;
Edith Melander, 81; Harold Weberg,
90; Marian Addison, SO; Ruth Fuller,
"a; Mae Upgren, 95; Virginia Ben
son-Gilbert, SO; Agnes Myrdahl, 81;
(vacancy-9S) Ruby Heath, 80.
Helen Langstrom, 101; Beatrice
Swan, 102; Peggy Brown, 1903; Mil
.dred Anderson, 104; Donald Ehmke
and Elaine Shaske, LOG; Hilda Thomp-
son, 107; Elaine Steen, Ill; Ethel L.
Currie, 112.
Edwin Bossen, 113; Leona Ander-
son, ia Ethel Mae Currie, 116; Beu-
lab Wood, 1T; Eleanor Rote, 1872;
Fern Breckheimer, 1913; Grace Their
rien, 1874; Thomas Slime and Clara
Jean Anderson, 125; Blair Karges,
1875.
Schools Al and 80 are reported as
being closed this year. Others closed
and transported this year and in past
years are: lid, 20, SIS, rs, Sc, 97-B,
108, 100, ITO, lis, 118, 12O, 121, 122-E.