Today in History revisits the Sunday, October 1, 1950 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story on Grand Forks launching its first public kindergarten in 1950, earning praise from parents and teachers. The program focused on social and physical development, providing a "taste" of school life and preparing five-year-olds for first grade.

By GORDON HELLEKSON

Kindergarten is proving a worthwhile experiment in the Grand Forks public schools, judging from opinions of parents and the reactions of pupils.

The program, launched this year for the first time in the public schools, drew nothing but favorable comments from all parents contacted.

Most of the mothers agreed that classes for the youngest set should have been started here long ago. The numerous requests for the program

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