Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-02-11

after CnrlStmdS. he mas gone 70
school here before and then left for
Minneapolis.
In science we are studying weather,
heat and water.
In mathematics we are learning the
three cases of percentage. We are
learning types of printing in art.
The junior high girls are playing
basketball.
Seventh Grade.
The seventh graders finally beat
the eighth graders in basketball, so
now it stands seventh grade two
games and eighth grade three games,
but there are still two more games.
Two of the seventh grade players
were not present for the last game,
so Dwain Thomson and Bobby john
son playing in place of Darwin Mil
tersen and Evald Jorgensen. James
Pearson was high point man in the
last game, making six points; Glen
Mortensen came next with three
points.
Fifth and Sixth Grades.
We have been working on defense
projects in our morning study period.
This week has included posters, car
toons, news booklets and original
poems and stories.
In our fifth grade geography class
we have just completed study Of
the East-South Central states. The
sixth grade geography class is study
ing the Scandinavian countries.
Our art class is trying to draw ami
mails; putting emphasis on proper
ton, expression and proper shading
to get the desired results.
We were fortunate to have Mrs.
Sebald with us during Miss Jensen's
absence.
Our Citizenship club meets Friday
afternoon. The program will include
Danish plays and songs. We will also
plan our Valentine party.
Our new decorations are in keep
ing with the season: Patriotic pic
lures emphasizing two great Amer
leans, Washington and Lincoln, and
of course, plenty of Valentines.
Third and Fourth Grade.
The fourth grade has finished the
study of the Eskimos. We are now
starting on an imaginary trip te
Switzerland.
We have made silhouettes of Wash
ington and Lincoln. The third grade
is making a February booklet, con-
tanning Lincoln and Washington
poems and pictures of these grea,
men. We are also planning play
called "February's Children" which
will be given on Washington's birth.
day. We shall have a Valentine party
and a Lincoln program on Febru.
airy IL.
The following third graders re.
ceived 100 in spelling Friday: Norma
B., Beverly B., Donald c., Eddie c.
Elizabeth E., Edith H., Gloria J.
Joan K, Eric NJ, and Donald S. These
fourth graders got 100: Franklin M.
Richard N. and Carol S.
First and Second Grades.
There have been a great many va.
cant seats in our room since Christ
mas. On one day our attendance
record showed only Is pupils present
out of As. The absence of i'll chill.
dren and those the bus cannot reach
is understood, but it is recommended
for the good of each child, that every
effort be made to keep him in school
We wish to say to Gordon Larsen
by this means, that we are sorry HI
has been sick for so long and hope
we will soon see him in school again
Our entire. family of "Happies,
except the rabbit, is all excited abou
the approach of st. Valentines day
We have made pretty red and white
Valentine box which is rapidly filling
up. eve think Fluffy will probabl,
be more excited about Eastern.
The first grade and half of thu
second graders are enjoying new
set of readers. What fun it is t.
see how many of the words we cal
work out for ourselves!
We have had two narcissus bulb
blossoming for us. We should lik'
you to know about our evaporation
experiment, too. On Friday, Januar.
20, we brought in a pint of wha
seemed to be clean snow, packed
solid. We watched it melt and foune
that we had less than half pint o
: dirty water. We know better nov
than to eat snow. Nearly every da.
we measure how far the water ha
gone down in the jar. The star
have interested us also. We hav'
been talking about Orion's Belt ant
) the Big Dipper.
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