Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-28
Askov School Is
Set For Opening
Date Next Week
All School Bus Routes Re-
arranged; S ven New
Faces on School Faculty.

aces OH OCuOOl dCtllly.
All set for another nine-montt
term the Askov school will join most
of the other schools in the state ir
opening its doors the day following
Labor day, Tuesday morning, Sep
TENDER 2. Glasses that day will be-
gin at 9 o'clock and the pupils will
be dismissed to go home at IL o.
clock noon and need therefore moi
bring their lunches.
Reorganize Routes.
The Askov transportation system
has been somewhat reorganized fol
the coming school year. Rudolph
Bagge's resignation as driver led to
marked changes in several of the bus
routes and to reduction in the num-
Der of buses operating, thus effecting
very substantial saving to the school,
district. The routes for 1941-42 have
been laid out as follows:
Route No. Erred Olesen): To be-
gin at Fogt's corner, 60 south one
mile, west two miles, north one mile
west one mile, south two miles te
Clark's corner, back-track two miles
north, and then one mile west to the
Schoolhouse.
Route No. 2 (Harold Fisher): Tt
begin at B. R. Petersen's driveway
60 north one mile, west one mile
north one mile, east one mile, north
one mile, east one mile, south three
miles through the village to the
Thinesen place, and then back-track
two miles north to the schoolhouse.
Route No. 3 (Jens P. Bie): To be-
gin at Edward Dietz's corner, &c
south one mile, east two miles, south
one mile, west one mile, east one
and three-quarters miles to Schat-
vets driveway, back-track three
quarters of a mile, south one mile
east one mile, and then to the school
house on the tarvia.
Route No. (Henry Johnsen): Te
begin at the corner five miles due
north of the schoolhouse, 60 south
two miles to the North Star" corner
east three miles, south two miles past
the Eells farm, Jacob Jensens, etc.
west two miles, and then to the
schoolhouse on the tarvia.
Until final time schedules are
worked out, all drivers will begin
at their respective starting points al
a. m. daily. Parents are urged
to estimate the time of arrival Of
the buses on Tuesday morning from
the above data.
Seven New Teachers.
Seven of the 10 members of the
Askov teaching staff will be new
this year. Miss Emily Cole, Miss
Marian Ogle and Supt. Otto G. Hoi-
berg are the only ones remaining
from last year. The new members
of the staff are as follows:
Kenneth Flugstad-High sc h o o
principal, science and mathematics
Mr.. Flugstad comes from Westby
Wisconsin, and has been high schoo
principal at Mazeppa, Minnesota, fol
the past three years.
Mary Locker, Duluth-English ano
vocal music Miss Locker has e
strong background in both fields ir
which she is to teach.
Fac Claussen, Proctor-History ano
girls physical education. Miss Claus
sen has majors in both these fields
and has had wide experience in girls
camp work.
Frank Mclaughlin, Hinckley-Soci-
al studies, band, coach and boys
physical education. Mr.. Mclaughlin
has an excellent background in banc
work and is at present member
of the highly-rated East Side Drum
and Bugle Corps of st. Paul.
Alva Fogt, Askov-Grades three
and four. This young lady is wei
known in Askov and she comes here
to teach after three years of sue
cessful experience in Pine county
rural schools.
Agnes behring's, Finlayson-grade:
five and six. Miss behring's comes
with four years of successful rura
experience in Pine county.
Kirstine loft, Tyler-Elementary
Danish. Miss loft has received train
ing at Grand View college, Des
Moines, and at st. Cloud State Teach
ers college. She is highly trained
in Niels Bukh's fundamental gym.
nastics.
Band instruments.
On the first day of school short
QUESTIONABLE will be sent out te
parents of all high school pupils
The purpose of this QUESTIONABLE
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