Askov American., 1943-09-02
ALI In Readiness
For Askov vSchool
OpeningTuesday
Full Staff of Experienced
Instructors To Greet Re.
turning Students.


will trek back to school Tuesday,
September Z, to be met by a full
staff of instructors. A number of hign
schools in the state will not be SO
fortunate and in some localities stu
dents will be denied high school
education this year.
Superintendent Kenneth E. Ander-
son states that due to the critical
shortage of teachers on the high
school level it was deemed advisable
TO change to the 8-4 plan of organi-
zation, instead of the 6-6 plan used
the past several years. All students
in the seventh and eighth grades will
be under the supervision of one
teacher during the entire school day
with the exception of classes in ply
sical education. These classes will be
handled by high school instructors.
Curricular Expanded.
The high school staff will consist
of four teachers, including the super
intendent. The curricular offering in
the high school has been expanded
rather than curtailed. Seniors will be
given the opportunity to take book
keeping. Juniors this year will be
given the chance to take that subject
next year when they are seniors.
Students in grades 10, II and IL
will be given the opportunity to take
rudiments of music and those taking
this course may be given credit in
applied music. Both band and chorus
members will receive one-sixth credit
per hour per week per year. Only
one credit in applied music may be
counted toward graduation.
Teaching Staff.
The Askov schools will be staffed
by the following members during the
1884 school term:
Kenneth E. Anderson, superintend-
ent, mathematics, physics, physical
education and coaching. Mrs. Frances
Nasvik Vance, principal, science,
bookkeeping and music. Miss Emily
McSherry, English, library and dra-
matics Mrs. Jean F. Severance, social
science and physical education. Miss
Grace Schinske, grades z and 8. Miss
Eylene Ellefson, grades S and 6. Mrs.
Emily Cole Nielsen, grades and 4.
Miss Merle McCutchan, grades and
2.
All except three of the instructors
will be new to the Askov schools.
Mrs. Severance is graduate of the
Duluth State Teachers college and
a native of Duluth. She has had con-
siderable experience in physical edu-
cation for girls. Miss Grace Schinske
is an experienced teacher, also of
Duluth, and graduate of the Duluth
State Teachers college. Miss Ellefson,
whose home is at Duquette, has
taught the past three years near
Sturgeon Lake following her gradu-
alton from the Duluth State Teachers
college.
Bus Routes Same.
The school building and grounds
have been given an efficient and
thorough going over by the janitor
Chris A. Jensen, and all is in readi-
ness for the opening day of school
The bus drivers and routes are the
will be made in the routes after the
first week if necessary. The drivers
are Fred Olesen, route 1; Harold
Fisher, route 2; Jens P. Bic, route 3
and Henry johnson, route 4.
School will close for two weeks
from October to Is, to allow stu
dents to help i'm harvesting the ruta-
baga crop. The time missed is to be
made up during the Christmas anc
Easter vacation periods.
Needs Trained Personnel.
A number of students in the Asko>
community are of draft age. Accord.
ing to reports they are liable for in.
duction at any time. The armed
forces, however, wants trained per.
sonnel, so the pupils so affected
should attend school until the tim,
Of induction. Those who turn II
after the start of school will M
doubt be allowed to finish the schoo
term.
Concerning this, Rear Admira
Randall Jacobs of the U. S. Navy
states that, "In general, high schoo
should continue to improve instruc
ton in such basic courses as physics
mathematics, the other sciences, an,
English. These subjects are funda
mental to advanced instruction. in tn
technical phases of naval activitie
and should not be supplanted b.
courses in aeronautics, radio, naviga
ton, and other similar specialize
courses. The established trainin
agencies of the Navy department ar
well qualified to teach the advance
specialized courses.
"The established policy of the Nav
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