The Exponent, 1931-10-08

              VOL. XXX. No. 3
OP OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW QUEEN AND MARSHAL
ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, OCTOBER 8, 1931
EXTENSION DEPARTMENT
STARTS WITH BUSY YEAR
MORE THAN 100 NOW ENROLLED
History, English and Education Are
Popular Courses; Group Work
Also Popular
The work of the Extension Department
of the College is getting under
way sooner this year than usual. The
department is receiving requests for
information regarding its work in
large numbers every day. To date
there have been 65 people enrolled for
work for 1931-32. Applications pending
at the present time would increase
this number to more than a hundred.
For the past several years courses
in history, English and education have
been most in demand by those enrolling
in extension work. The same
is true this year. To date there are
26 students enrolled for history for a
total of 120 hours. There are 12
students, each, in education and
English. One of the popular courses
in English is Creative Writing of
which there are two divisions-prose
and poetry. Other subjects in which
there have been enrollments so far
are hygiene, sociology, languages,
mathematics and commercial subjects.
There seems to be an unusual interest
in group work by extension this
year. For the past several years the
college has organized and directed
study groups in various places in the
north part of the state. So far a
study group has been organized at
Plankington with a membership of
eight and additions will be made to
this group soon. Requests for work
have come for similiar groups from
Meadow, Bison and Strool, all in Perkins
county and a similar request has
come for a group at Gann Valley.
Indications point to the fact that the
Extension Department will serve a
larger number of people this-year than
at any time since it was organized, a
dozen years ago.
Other features of the department,
in addition to the regular extension
courses offered, include a readings and
plays service. This service has been
used by high school teachers and those
interested in community projects during
the past sveral years. Dean J.
W. Thomas is in charge of all extension
work.

Candidates Are Introduced
The presentation of the candidates
for Gypsy Queen and Marshal, by Bar-bara
Anderson, Secretary, Student
Council, was the main feature of the
student assembly held Tuesday, October
6. Mary King, Teresa Fargen,
Mildred Bohning, and Marion Karrigan
were introduced as candidates for
queen; Herbert Black, Robert Irvin
and Joseph Marshall were presented
as Marshal candidates.
Announcements concerning Freshman
Contest Day, Y. W. C. A. and .
Y. M. C. A. meetings and Howling
Echo were made, preceeding the presentation,
by President Anderson. Karl
Hansen made an announcement in regard
to the North and South Dakota
Universities' football classic to be
played Saturday, Otcober 10, on Johnson
Field.
Group singing, consisting chiefly of
Gypsy Day songs, led by Prof. Lukken,
conclued the morning's program.
Accompaniment was played by
Mrs. Black, pianist, and Leon Everson,
violinist.

Heating Plant Progresses
Work on Northern's new heating
plant is progressing rapidly. The laying
of brick has been completed up
to the third story, and Baden Housen
boiler installed.
The Kelly Plumbing Company is
laying the pipe lines, and two welders
have been busy welding the pipes together
so that a test may be run as
soon as possible. The old Erie boiler
in the old heating plant is at present
furnishing the heat for the college,
according to LeRoss Morris.
This new $125,000.00 heating plant
was authorized by the 1931 legislature.
George Fossum of Aberdeen is
architect for the new plant, and I.
N. Gipe, from the state engineering
department is superintendent of construction.

Leadership Cast Announced
At the last Leadership meeting, Mr.
Harvey Swenson, speech major and
director of the Leadership play this
year, announced the following cast
for "The Family Upstairs."
Mr. Heller-Oren Jones
Mrs. Heller-Esther Sueltz
Louise Heller-Isla Parker
Annabelle Heller-Marion Elfrink
Willie Heller-Maurice Lee
Charles-Clarence Bell
The date set for this play is October
27. It will be given in the local
auditorium.
COMING EVENTS
N. Dak. U vs. S. Dak. U__Oct. 10
Faculty Reception _____ Oct. 10
Gypsy Day Oct. 17
Mines vs. Wolves ___ __ Oct. 17
"The Family Upstairs"__Oct. 27
John Seaman Garnes _ Oct. 29
?-THE PATTERAN-?
A Gypsy "patteran" will call a Northern
clan to the campus of their
Alma Mater for their "GAYEST
GYPSY GATHERING" on the seventeenth
of October. Gypsy life and
lore is the hobby of one of Northern's
faculty members. For some time he
has been studying these carefree,
colorful nomads whose life companion
is the wanderlust from which
they, unlike most people, do not suffer.
He has travelled far and wide to
learn where a certain band originated;
to learn there the meaning of the patteran
found at the crossroads where
the Century Oak form a black lacework
against a flaming sunset sky; to
learn, sometimes, not things measurable
by degrees, but to learn things
of the heart and soul-to appreciate,
to sympathize, to understand.
This year our Romany, or Gypsy
Gentleman, is again following the
Gypsy Trail. Before leaving he promised
the 1931 Gypsy Day Committee a
Gypsy "patteran" to use as a sign of
invitation for the sixteenth anual
homecoming of Northern State Teachers
College. Owing to the secretive
and complicated nature of these seemingly
simple patterns of the Gypsy
sign language, the idenity of Northern's
Gypsy enthusiast is to remain
unknown. Even the promise to secure
the "patteran" was signed only by the
word and honor of the Romany.
According to this anonymous personage
the "patteran" will probably
be worked out by a friend of his, an
old Gypsy tinker whom he has met
frequently while following the Romany
Road.
The "patteran" and its interpretation
will be given at an early date and
will bid all who are now, or have been,
students at N. S. T. C., and their
friends and relatives, welcome on Saturday,
October 17, 1931.
LOCAL PROFESSOR IS
AUTHOR OF ARTICLE
"Rural Curricula in Teachers Colleges,"
an article dealing with an analysis
of 23 colleges of this type in
the United States, relative to the
courses taught in the colleges concerning
rural education, is the feature
article in the last edition of "Education,"
a monthly magazine for educators,
published at Boston University.
The article was written by Professor
I. D. Weeks.
Prof. Weeks gives as the result of
his study that there is little agreement
as to the amount of professional
work required, the number of hours
ranging from six to 50.
Memorial Service Held
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Friday morning, a special memorial
service was held as a memorial for
Prof. John Muhm. Dr. Anderson spoke
briefly of the untimely death of one
of our college family; he also made
two announcements pertaining to the
postponement of the President's Reception
and the cancellation of the
special party planned for Friady evening.
Dr. Anderson then asked that
the entire student body and faculty
stand in silent prayer, in deference to
one whom we all loved, after which
Reverend A. L. Curtis, pastor of the
Congregational Church, gave a prayer
for the deceased.
Marquis Elected President
Harold "Swede" Marquis, captain of
Northern's football squad, was elected
president of the senior class at the
college, recently. The election was
held after it was discovered that Karl
Hansen, previously chosen, was ineligible.
Gale Finley was named as vice-president,
replacing Marquis, and Perry
Doney remains as secretary-treasurer.
College Women! Watch for the hand
book which is being planned by the
Women's Athletic Association. If
you haven't been interested in sports
before, you will be when you read the
handbook, telling about all the recreational
things offered by this society to
every woman on the campus.
system and line-up installed and is
ready to show a full-steam-ahead style
of play against the North Dakota
boys. Two of the best ends that
Aberdeen fans will see will be seen in
this game. Steve Adkins, Coyote end,
was an all-conference choice two years
ago, but last year was placed at full-back
to try to build up the backfield.
According to Coach C. A. West, Fred
Felber is the greatest end to have
worn the uniform of North Dakota
and can do anything any end in the
game can do. North Dakota nominates
Felber for an All-American selection.
Last year, playing at Los
Angeles, he was picked as an all-Coliseum
end. He also played on Jimmy
Phelan's all-western team against
Notre Dame stars Christmas. Two
Watertown boys are playing with
North Dakota. Joe Boure, center, is
making a bid for all-conference and
Lloyd Richmond, called the maker of
North Dakota stars, because of his
blocking, is the other star from Watertown.
Two local boys will play with
the Nodaks, Saturday. They are Arnold
Arndt and Pete Stablein.
The game Saturday will be the first
conference tilt for each of the two
teams. West is out for his third
straight championship and the Coyotes
are going to make a serious bid with
a "dark horse" aggregation. It is
going to be a game that will be well
worth watching.
State Band Proves Popular
The State Military Band of Brookings,
consisting of about 70 boys,
proved to be a real treat for Aberdeen.
They arrived here Friday afternoon
and played their first concert out-of-doors
at four o'clock that same afternoon.
This concert was given on the
playground between Central high and
Roosevelt junior high. Supt. Dalthorp
of the city schools allowed an
early dismissal of the city school
children so that they all might enjoy
the fine music of this band.
Following the initial concert, the
band played' on Main Street as they
marched from the Milwaukee depot
to Twelfth Avenue and on out to the
campus. The last concert of the day
was given before the grandstand at
Johnson Field in the evening at seven
o'clock, just before the big game. The
grandstand was filled by a capacity
crowd which expressed its approval of
the music.
The band left for home early Saturday
morning with several concerts
scheduled for various towns along
their homeward route. The boys also
played several times on their way to
Aberdeen.
Gypsy Day, October 17, 1931
GAYEST GYPSY GATHERING
OCTOBER 17, 1931
GAYEST GYPSY GATHERING
OCTOBER 17, 1931 The Exponent
Northern State Teachers College
N. S .T. C. WILL OBSERVE
ANNUAL EDUCATION WEEK 
McCALLISTER, LOCAL CHAIRMAN
Project is Sponsored by N. E. A.,
U. S. Office of Education and
American Legion
IT'S UP TO "YOU"
The stage is set for another
successful school year-or one
of another sort. Equipment, organization,
associates are accessories-
but only accessories.
Very largely it is the attitude,
the effort, and the determination
of each individual which decide
whether he succeeds.
A fellow trespassing came to
a sign ending "This means
YOU" and was nonplussed, saying,
"How in the world did they
know I was going to be here ?"
Well, at any rate, here we each
are, and the success and enjoyment,
the profit and the pleasure
of the year are in our own
hands.
-DEAN A. H. SEYMOUR
Prof. J. Muhm Dies In Tragic Accident 
Was Head of Geography Dept.
Special Services Held on Campus and In City Church;
Prof. Spencer Accompanies Body to Randolf,
Nebraska, for Interment
Thursday evening of last week the
faculty and students of Northern were
shocked and saddened by the sudden
and tragic death of Professor John
R. Muhm.
Mr. Muhm according to witnesses,
was driving south on Main Street
when a car entered from the west on
Ninth Avenue at high speed and without
stopping. The car struck Mr.
Muhm's coupe, at the intersection,
swerving his car around and shoving
it into another car coming north on
Main. Mr. Muhm was hurled from his
coupe and dashed against the street
curbing. He died two hours later,
never regaining consciousness.
Mr. Muhm was born September 6,
1892, at Randolph, Nebraska, where
he grew up to young manhood. After
deciding upon education as a vocation,
he entered Wayne Normal, Nebraska,
from which he received his B. S. degree.
Later he attended the University
of Nebraska from which he received
his M. A. degree. Before coming
to N. S. T. C. as head of the
department of geography, he had
taught at Stewart, Ewing and Peru,
Nebraska; Emporia, Kansas, and Detroit,
Michigan
Mr. Muhm was a Mason, was actively
affiliated with the Congregational
Church and an active member of the
Sidney L. Smith Post of the American
Legion. He is survived by his wife
and a son, one year old.
Professor Muhm had gained a host
of friends among students, faculty and
citizens of Aberdeen. He was a man
who gave his best self to the school
and community in which he lived.
In the untimely passing of our beloved
teacher and coworker we lose
a friend and a leader who will be keenly
missed. Professor Muhm had been
on the campus not much over a year,
but during this time he succeeded in
winning a wide circle of friends.
Besides the special assembly of
students and faculty on the campus,
a beautiful service was held at the
Congregational Church, Sunday afternoon,
attended by the faculty, the
faculty wives, the American Legion
and a host of friends. The floral
tribute from many friends was especially
beautiful. The body was taken
to Randolf, Nebraska, accompanied by
Prof. Spencer, and Mrs. Spencer accompanied
Mrs. Muhm.
WHAT IS GYPSY MUSIC?
The intense reality of musical art
to the gypsies is wonderful; music
which whirls the soul away as on a
rushing river; the notes of the violin
fall like ripples and words expressing
the deepest desire of heart and soul.
The feeling is deep in the heart of
every Gypsy artist; they play by inspiration
with inimitable verve and
spirit. The art of music is for them a
sublime language, a song, mystic in
itself; they use it according to the
wants of the moment they wish to express.
They have invented their music
for their own use, to sing about
themselves, to express themselves in
the most heartfelt and touching monologues.
Their music is as free as their lives;
no intermediate modulation, no chords,
no transition; it goes from one key
to another. From ethereal heights,
they urge one violently into the
depths; from the plaint, barely heard,
they pass brusquely to the worrior's
song, which bursts loudly forth, passionate
and tender, at once burning
and calm. Their melodies plunge you
into a melancholy reverie or carry you
away into a stormy whirlwind; they
are a faithful expression of gypsy
character, sometimes quick, brilliant
and lively, sometimes sad and apathetic.
They appropriated the art from Magyar
music, and made it their own.
They made it an art full of life, passion,
laughter and tears. The triumph
of gypsy music lies in the impression
produced on the listener that he is
bewitched with delight and astonishment,
and intensely affected by the
passionate rhythm.
The Gypsy conclave to be held at
Northern State Teachers College on
October 17 has secured such music for
the entertainment of their clan--so
you, too, can be inspired and fascinated
by its dreamy mysticism.
The week of November 9 to 15 has
been designated as the eleventh annual
American Education Week which
is sponsored by the National Education
Association, the United States Office
of Education, and the American
Legion. The theme for this year's
conference will be, "What the Schools
are Helping America to Achieve." The
purpose of this National Education
Week is "to interpret to the public the
aims, needs, and achievements of the
school," and the discussions brings the
people of each community together to
plan ways of improving public welfare
through education. Committees
in the various states and communities
are now planning programs for the
celebration of that week. Members of
the local committee are J. M. McCallister,
chairman; A. H. Seymour and
L. H. Spencer.
Topics selected by sponsors for day-by-
day observance, which will be
adapted to the needs and conditions
of the local communities, are as follows:
Nov. 9-What the Schools Are Helping
America to Achieve in Economic
Progress.
Nov. 10-What the Schools Are
Helping America to Achieve in Child
Health and Protection.
Nov. 11-What the Schools Are
Helping America to Achieve in Citizenship
and Loyalty to Law.
Nov. 12-What the Schools Are
Helping America to Achieve in Improvement
of Rural Living.
Nov. 13-What the Schools Are
Helping America to Achieve Through
a Higher Level of Intellectual Life.
Nov. 14-What the Schools Are
Helping America to Achieve Through
Enrichment of Adult Life.
Nov. 15-What the Schools Are
Helping America to Achieve Through
High Ideals of Character and Home . Life.
The N. E. A. has published a valuable
booklet relating to this project
entitled "Things to Do," and copies
may be secured from the National
Education Association at Washington,
D. C.
Late News Bulletin
Gypsy Queen - - Marrion Karrigan
Marshal of the Day - - Herbert Black
North Dakota U. Will
Play South Dakota U.
Orchestra Gives Recital
GAME ON JOHNSON FIELD SATURDAY
Ben Goodsell, violinist, with Walther
Pfitzner, piano accompanist, and The
College Symphony Orchestra with H.
E. Goodsell, conductor, were scheduled
for the following program in the
college auditorium, for Tuesday evening,
October 6.
Coronation March from the Opera
"Folkunger" Kretschmer
Orchestra
Tango Fernandez-Arbos
Mr. Ben Goodsell
Selection from "Naughty
Marietta" Victor Herbert
Orchestra
(a) Ballet Music from
"Rosamonde" Schubert-Kreisler
(b) The Blue Lagoon Winternitz
(c) Hungarian Dance
Brahms-Kreisler
(d) Capriccio Valse Wieniawski
Mr. Ben Goodsell
Overture, "Morning, Noon and
Night in Vienna__ _ Suppe
Orchestra
Greatest Game of Season; First Conference Game For
Both Teams; Two Governors Expected to be Present
The biggest event, athletically, on
the program for this week is the
North Dakota-South Dakota football
game to be played here Saturday.
Preparations to accomodate the greatest
of all Aberdeen football crowds
are being made for the encounter.
Johnson Field will be equipped to
handle a capacity crowd of football
fans who will follow the two teams
from both states. The game is expected
to take on the colorful atmosphere
of the annual fights between
State and the University of this state
and the Aggie and Nodak game in the
sister state. Advance sales for the
game have amounted to a total of almost
$800.00 as better than half of
the reserved seats have been sold. A
special train will come from Vermillion
bringing their military band and
their rooters. A large following from
Grand Folks is expected in addition
to the alumni from both schools.
Reservations have been made from
Pierre, Mitchell, Watertown, towns
west of the river, Fargo and Grand
Forks. Large delegations are expected
from surrounding towns in both
states. It is also expected that the
governors of both states will be present.
The North Dakota team is favored
to win, but the power of South Dakota
should not be overlooked. Although
the Coyotes have lost two
games, Stanley Bachman, coach for
the Scarlet and White has his new
GYPSY DAY COMMITTEE
GIVES GENERAL PLANS
All-School Play Cast Picked
Plans for Gypsy Day Homecoming
celebration, to be held here October
17, are rapidly gaining headway under
the direction of the Gypsy Day
committee. This committee is composed
of faculty members, administrative
officials and students.
Plans under way at the present are
for the queen's coronation, the Gypsy
parade, football game between the
Northern Wolves and the School of
Mines, the Gypsy supper, the special
evening entertainment, and the Gypsy
dance.
The committee in charge is composed
of the following: Lloyd Johnson,
chairman; Prof. P. J. Harkness,
Prof. Lloyd Spencer, Prof. E. Kenneth
Baillie, Harold Fowler, Miss Grace
MacArthur, Patricia Fitzpatrick, Dorothy
DeMersseman, Johanna Elsing,
James Bork, and Herman Gruhn.
The cast for the all-school play has
been picked and rehearsals are to begin
Monday. In choosing the play an
effort was made to select one that
would please all, one that would produce
a thoroughly enjoyable evening
filled with laughter. Accordingly, the
all-school play for 1931 is a good,
homely comedy entitled "Caste." It
will be presented November 19.
Mr. Ramay will be glad to have club
presidents come to see him about
scripts, or the reduction of prices of
seats bought in blocks, for no doubt
some of the various organizations will
want to get the gang together and
enjoy the show in a body.
A tentative cast chosen at try-outs,
last Monday night, is as follows: Esther
Sccles, Josephine Gutz; Polly Eccles,
Mabel Murphy; Eccles, Gale Finley;
Sam Gerridge, (Undecided);
George D'Alroy, Owen King; Captain
Hawtree, Lynn Zech; Marquis, Shirley
Potter; Dixson, Burton Tiffany.
Howard Visits Campus
Lester Howard, general secretary of
the Y. M. C. A. in Minnesota, South
and North Dakota, was in Aberdeen,
last Wednesday. He was here in connection
with the dinner the local Y.
M. C. A. is putting on. While here
he interviewed Herbert Black and
Lloyd Johnson in regard to campus
Y. Work.
Clubs Hold Joint Meeting
Last Tuesday evening, the Y. M. C.
A. and the Y. W. C. A. held their
first joint meeting of the year. The
meeting was called to order by Lloyd
Johnson. A few business matters
were taken up after which the following
program was given: reading,
Karl Hansen; piano solo, Evelyn Schlick;
reading, Mabel Murphy; solo,
Lynn Zech.
After the program everyone was
treated to Eskimo pies and wafers.
Guhin Gives Lecture
The rural, one-teacher school will
be discussed at the Central Wisconsin
Educational Association convention
by Prof. M. M. Guhin, who will
address the convention at Stevens
Point, Wisconsin, Friday afternoon of
this week.
Not what the rural school has been,
but what it may be will be the subject
of Prof. Guhin's address, dealing
with the possibilities of the rural
school.
"Because of the expense of consolidation
of rural schools, and because
the one-teacher rural school has many
possibilities, if properly recognized,
the rural school is being accepted
more readily at this time by the average
taxpayer in the middlewest," Prof.
Guhin points out. "Students in teachers'
colleges are being trained for this
work, with the result that the one-teacher
school now receives better
equipped instructors than before."
Prof. Guhin, who is an advocate of
extending the possibilities of one-teacher
rural schools, has adressed
the Southwest Missouri Educational
Association on the subject and also
discussed this problem at the World
Federation of Education Associations,
in convention at Denver, last summer.
Reception Announced
Noted Lecturer Coming
October 29, John Seaman Gams,
dramatic impersonator and baritone,
and lecturer from the University of
Minnesota, will appear at the Northern
State Teachers College in two recitals.
When here two years ago he
presented as a dramatic reading,
"Monsieur Beaucaire," by Tarkington.
He is brought here under the auspices
of the English department. His numbers
for this year will be announced
later.
Instead of the regular home talent
play given on Gypsy Day, three radio
performers from Minneapolis are being
hired to entertain for the evening.
A young woman accompanies two men.
They will offer voice, instrumental and
various other features on their programs.
The reception which Dr. and Mrs.
Anderson had planned for last Saturday
evening was postponed because of
the death of Mr. Muhm, as was the
all-school dance which was to have
been held after the game, Friday
night. Dr. and Mrs. Anderson have
announced their reception for Saturday
evening of this week, October 10.