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. Listening attentively to a recording of "The Three Little Pigs," four kindergarten tots at Wilder school receive pre-school education by a modern method. ADVERTISEMENTPre-School Training LaudedBy GORDON HELLEKSONKindergarten is proving a worthwhile experiment in the Grand Forks public schools, judging from opinions of parents and the reactions of pupils. Mrs. Galerd Paul, 214 Fenton ave., a member of the board of education, has a daughter, Patty, in the Wilder kindergarten department. Grand Forks Herald archive image