The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on January 26, 1923:
NIGHT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS MORE THAN DOUBLED
With Only Eight Students Present on Opening Night, Attendance Reaches Eighteen on Second Night
That the Luverne night school is becoming an interesting as well as a beneficial project is shown by the rapid growth in enrollment, the number having increased from eight the opening night on Thursday evening to eighteen on Monday evening. And, without a doubt, more will yet enroll.
Up to this time the students are all men from the city. Classes being held from seven to nine o’clock on Monday and Thursday evenings, are expected to be continued for an eight weeks’ period. But with the added number of students it was rather difficult for Mr. Teasdale to satisfactorily handle all the work, and he is now being assisted by Supt. H. C. Bell.
The students are not put into any distinct grade classification, but each individual is given just what work he can handle, ranging from about the fourth to eighth grade work. No text books are used, the lessons being taught mainly by talks and explanations on the part of the teachers, and close observation and application by the students.
But one fact stands out plainly—every one of these men is there with a desire to learn. They appear to be determined to secure now the knowledge which circumstances deprived them of in their earlier years, for they realize that an education is one of the greatest assets a man can hold, and an essential to success in any form of business.
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