The Exponent, 1932-10-20

              "THE LITTLE MINISTER"
IS GREAT SUCCESS
GIVEN BY ALL-FACULTY CAST
Mrs. Holgate and Mr. Ramey Have
Leading Roles; Scenery Is Especially
Attractive
Presented by an all-faculty cast,
"The Little Minister", a very appropriate
Gypsy Day play, was enthusiastically
received by an over-crowded
house. The leading roles were played
by Mrs. Helen Holgate and Mr. Elwood
Ramay.
Babbie, an English lord's daughter
in gypsy guise, by artful coquetting
gets the "Little Minister" to love her,
in spite of his fear of the austere elders
of the "Kirk". This is the keynote
to the story. In the difficult interpretation
of Babbie, Mrs. Holgate
displayed superb acting, portraying
sudden changes in mood with apparent
ease.
Mr. Ramay played the part of the
pious young minister, picturing excellently
the change of feeling from
a scorn of the gypsy girl to reckless
love.
Mrs. Celeste Barnes was particularly
attractive in acting the part of
Nannie, a Scotch weaver. The part of
Rob Dow, a reformed drunkard, was
played realistically by Lloyd H. Spencer.
W. R. Van Walker interpreted
well the part of the chief elder, and
H. P. Gerber was unusual in his portrayal
of the villain, the disturbing
influence of the plot.
Other important parts were played
by Merle Trickey, Paul O. Carr, John
Lukken, Herbert Hiett, Edna Olson,
James Gerber, and Harry Hater.
Prof. E. Kenneth Baillie and Nels
Johnson were responsible for the
elaborate stage settings, two of which
were especially outstanding, the for-
•st with the lights of Thrums in the
distance, and the street scene in front
of the Kirk and Manse.
Winners of the Gypsy Day prizes,
1: sted elsewhere, were announced by
E. K. Baillie. Between the acts entertainment
was furnished by the college
orchestra, directed by Prof. Howard
E. Goodsell.
The production was directed by P.
J. Harkness, whose selection of the
cast was principally responsible for
the success. The play was also given
Friday eveninfr for down town people.

HIGH PRAISE
The following are excerpts from a
letter from T. J. McCarthy, chairman
athletic committee, at Superior State
Teachers College, to Dean J. W.
Thomas:
"Permit me to say that this game
was the best game we have had this
year and it was also the best game
we had last year. You have a splendid
team and coach and it is always
a pleasure and will be in the future
to schedule Aberdeen on our grounds.
The relationship, as you mentioned,
has been very pleasant and your team
draws our largest crowds when they
play in our city."

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY CALLED
To bring enthusiasm to a higher
pitch for Gypsy Day, a special assembly
was called for Friday. Dr.
Nugent was in charge and after making
the announcements, turned the
meeting over to Chester Buenning
who introduced Lynn Zech to sing
"The Gypsy Trail". The students
were then treated to scene one, act
two of the "Little Minister", featurin
Prof. Ramay, Mrs. Holgate and
Mrs. Barnes. Following the presentation
of the sketch, the women students
were excused and instructions
were given the boys who were to
carry torches in the parade Friday
evening.

THE QUEEN'S GIFTS
The following is a list of the gifts
presented to Queen Lavonne at the
coronation exercises:
Northern State Teachers College
pin from Howling Echo; A. C. E. pin
from Association of Childhood Education;
locket with Normal crest from
Alumni; necklace from W. S. G. A.
cabinet; lovely table scarf from Beaux
Arts Club; dance hanky, from a
Friend.

THANK YOU
A word of appreciation for
the Gypsy Day lay-out as given
in the Thursday's Aberdeen
American and News is deserved.
No efforts were spared to set
forth the various activities of
the day and the entire presentation
was all that the most enthusiastic
booster could ask.
We appreciate such cooperation
on the part of our local paper
and wish to express this appreciation
to both the editor and
all others concerned,

VIRGILIO LAZZARI
Basso

CHESTER BUENNING
General Chairman
Gypsy Day is over for 1932, but the
memories will continue to linger. It
was a great success because everybody
cooperated. It would be a difficult
task to distribute due praise to
everyone concerned, but to Chester
Buenning, general chairman, and to
each member of his committee,
should go unstinted applause. Those
working on this committee were Herman
Gruhn, Barbara Anderson, Josephine
Brainard, Josephine Gutz, Robert
Blanchard; Prof. Lloyd Spencer,
Prof. E. Kenneth Baillie, Miss Grace
McArthur, Prof. P. J. Harkness, and
Mr. Harold Fowler.

CROWD IS LARGEST EVER
Colorful Coronation Is First Event; City Enjoys Parade:
Buffalo Barbecue Is Novel Event; Mammoth
Dance Closes a Perfect Day
The 17th annual Gypsy Day at N.
S. T. C. started with a wind from the
northwest just strong enough to make
it interesting for float makers. Any
paper which was not tacked on well,
and even some which seemed to he
fastened securely, went with the wind.
The clear sky and the sunshine made
it otherwise an ideal Gypsy Day for
all Alma Mater's children to return
home, and many did. Gypsies of all
types and complexions were to be
seen; the blonde-haired ones were
among the attractive ones as well as
the traditional brunettes. Bands were
gathering - Redfield, Groton High
School and the Huron College bands
were present in addition to our own
band. Everywhere, people were greeting
each other. Many alumni gathered
for the Homecoming. The red
and green lights and other decorations
carried out the Gypsy spirit.
The campus was a weaving mass of
red, yellow, in fact all the colors of
the rainbow, arrayed in the gypsiest
costumes. Cars filled with people,
and people walking, came for the most
successful Gypsy Day in Northern's
history.
Lavonne Is Crowned
The coronation of Lavonne Parrott
as the seventeenth Gypsy Queen was
the major event in the morning's program.
A large crowd had gathered in
the auditorium to witness the crowning
by Governor Green, and the presentation
of Eldor Hafnor as Marshal
and the queen's escort.
The coronation was an impressive
affair amid its beautiful setting in a
Gypsy tent near Smolensk. The first
number on the program was a musical
selection by the string orchestra. Following
this was the tribal conclave
with Yonka, mother of the Russian
tribes, taken by Bernice Remde, the
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H. C. JEWETT SPEAKS
Speaker Outlines Work of Reconstruction
Finance Corporation
Mi.. H. C. Jewett, who has been a
prominent business man in Aberdeen
for 50 years, was assembly speaker
Tuesday. The subject of his talk was
the recent Reconstruction Finance
meeting in Washington, D. C., in
which he. together with Mr. Hollister
of Sioux Falls, represented this Fedcral.
Reserve District. The Reconitruction
Finance Corporation, explained
Mr. Jewett, was strictly nonpolitical,
was made up of business
men and had as its purpose the advancement
of funds to assist the present
conditions throughout the United
States, The Secretary of the Treasury
is a member of the Board which
has advisory boards for making loans
in every Federal District and has 700
people in its employ. The money is
handled in a most businesslike manner.
Every cent must be repaid,
stated Mr. Jewett.
While in Washington, Mr. Jewett
had a conference with Secretary of
Agriculture Hyde whom he questioned
as to the future of agriculture. Mr.
Hyde was not at all optimistic as to
a better price on wheat because of the
large surplus which we have on hand.
Mr. Jewett stated that the R. F. C. ;s
considering the financing of foreign
countries in order to make it possible
for them to buy our surplus.
Through examples of the effects of
depression in Cuba, Brazil, Japan and
England, Mr. Jewett showed that the
United States could be in a much
worse condition.
To show that here in our own state
we are not "doomed to failure" he reminded
us that South Dakota has a
net bonded debt of only 3'2'; of its
assessed valuation and that 82Y of
the taxes in Brown County was paid
last April.
That the R. F. C. is functioning
well is shown by the fact that South
Dakcta has received a loan of $150,-
000 and Brown County has received a
loan of $5,000.
Mr. Jewett closed his comprehensive
and thoroughly interesting discussion
of his visit to Washington by stating
that the R. F. C. has been of "untold
and valuable help in bringing back
the country to a normal basis."

MEMORIAL SERVICES ARE
HELD FOR MRS. ANDERSON
A very fitting and touching service
in memory of Mrs. David Allen Anderson
was held in assembly, Thursday
morning, Dean Milton E. Nugent
presiding.
Mr. Lukken led in the singing of a
hymn, following which a duet was
sung by Elnore and Arlene Roush.
Dr. Nugent then presented the Rev.
A. Elmer Moe, pastor of the Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, who conducted
the worship. The theme of his memorial
address was, "Verily, if a man
die, he shall live again."
Following the address Prof. Marc
Cleworth sang "Our Father, Because
Thou Art in Heaven." Mrs. Leroy
Crawford, who knew Mrs. Anderson
intimately, spoke briefly recounting
incidents which revealed many of the
excellent characteristics of our departed
friend. All classes were dis-missed
for the rest of the morning.

MRS. DAVID ALLEN ANDERSON

PASQUE PICTURES NEXT
Now that Gypsy Day is over our
attention should be turned to many
ether things. Among these is the
Pasque picture campaign for the
classes. Josephine Brainard is editor
of this section and will appreciate
definite cooperation among the class
presidents in urging all members to
have their pictures taken for the
Pasque.
Those who wish the same picture
used this year which was used last
year must inform the Publicity Office
of the fact. Freshmen who have good
high school pictures from last year
can use these for the Pasque if they
so desire. They should be brought
to the Publicity Office as soon as convenient.
Seniors should have their
pictures taken in cap and gown.

ANNOUNCER INSTALLED
An electric announcing system was
installed on Johnson Field so that
those attending the football game between
Northern and Huron College
might receive a play by play account
of the game.
The apparatus is similar to that
which was used for broadcasting the
Washington Bicentennial Pageant last
spring. It amplifies the speaker's
voice so that he can be heard from
any point near the field. Announcers
for the game were Marc Cleworth, N.
H. Mewaldt and Karl Hansen.

ALL-SCHOOL PLAY IS
SET FOR DEC. 8 AND 9
"An Enemy of the People" by the
great Norwegian dramatist, Henrick
Ibsen, has been chosen for the all-school
play and will be given in the
college auditorium the nights of December
8 and 9. The cast has not
been definitely chosen, but a reading
rehearsal was held last Monday night.
People wishing to try out for parts
may do so by arrangement with Prof.
Ramay of the dramatic department.
The play is full of satire, pathos
and subtle comedy. The theme depicts
the eternal conflict between the
mob and the individual. It is in reality
a thinly veiled allegory of Ibsen's
treatment at the hands of the Norwegian
public. It should prove to be
an exciting and educational drama for
college theatre-goers.

Wolves vs, Pointers Tomorrow Night

CULP EDITS MAGAZINE
The October-November issue of the
Rural Educator, educational periodical
published by the Hub City School
Supply Company, is an election issue.
The issue contains facts concerning
the coming election including a government
directory, the number of electoral
votes of each state, a resume of
the platforms of each party and many
other interesting facts for children
who are attending rural schools.
The last few pages of the booklet
have been set aside for an election
chart which will show the officers who
are elected, from the President down
to the minor county officials. This is
to be filled in by the school children
after election. M. M. Guhin is editor
of the Rural Educator. Prof. Culp
was in charge of this particular issue.

STRING TRIO ORGANIZED
A college string trio has been organized
by Prof. Walther Pfitzner.
It is the first organization of this
kind at Northern for several years.
The members are Susanne Pfitzner,
piano; Irving .Boekelheide, violin; and
David Lane, cello. It is planned that
this musical group will appear on several
occasions during the year.

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VOLUME XXXI
ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, OCTOBER 20, 1932. NUMBER 5
WOLVES vs. POINTERS, FRIDAY NIGHT-COME AND CHEER FOR NORTHERN
17th ANNUAL GYPSY DAY IS HUGE SUCCESS

WOLVES DOWN SCALPERS
IN GYPSY DAY CLASSIC 
SCORE IS 13 TO 0
Leland Scores On 70 Yard Dash and
Gorder Makes Counter
By Pass




After the first half of rather roughshod
football, the Northern Wolves
got under way to thoroughly trounce
Huron by a score of 13 to 0 in the
annual Gypsy Day tilt.
Cy Leland, Northern's mammoth
fullback, started the rally when he
intercepted a Scalper pass in the third
quarter and ran 70 yards for a touchdown
behind perfect blocking. Leland
also kicked the extra point.
Shortly after the kickoff, Captain
Eliasen blocked a Huron punt and
Northern received the ball on the 12
yard line. A pass from Willard to
Gorder was good for the second touchdown,
but the kick for the point failed.
A very peculiar happening occurred .
during the third period when Northern
scored the two touchdowns of the
game. After the quarter was over it
was found that the gains from scrimmage
was a minus eleven.
Huron made one rally in the fourth
quarter when they marched to Northern's
14 yard line, but lost the ball
on downs.
Stewart seemed to be the only Hursn
man who could gain through Northern's
line; however, both teams had
very strong lines, both defensively
and offensively.
Leland and Nichols, Northern's
mainstays in the backfield, were consistent
gainers through Huron's line.
Nichols also showed some very effective
blocking.
Captain Eliasen played his usual
heads-up game in the Northern line
with Williams, Moore, and Art John-
;on giving him excellent support.
Lewis Terpstra, Huron's mammoth
tackle and captain of the Huron eleven,
was very effective in the Huron
line.
During the entire game Huron had
the edge on Northern in kicking and
passing, but was decidedly out-played
in line plays and end runs.
Hard Time Getting Started
Nichols kicked off and Stahl grabbed
the ball and travelled 22 yards before
being stopped. Unable to gain
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NORTHERN WILL ATTEND
PRESS ASSOCIABON
Augustana College at Sioux Falls
will be host to the College Press Asxciation
meeting this year, November
4 and 5, according to Miss Lillian
Larson, secretary of the organization.
Northern State Teachers College will
send two delegates to the meeting
this year from the student body. Dr.
J. C. Lindberg, state adviser of the
organization, will accompany the delegates,
Sylvan Moe, newly-elected editor-
in-chief of the Pasque, and Robert
Tiffany, business manager of the
Exponent, will represent Northern at
Lhe conference. Last year this meeting
was held at Northern.

WOLVES PLAY POINTERS
Two Unbeaten Conference Teams
Will Fight For a Victory Fri. Night
Friday night the Northern Wolves
will meet the Southern Pointers in
the hardest game in the conference
for either team so far this year.
Starting at 7:30 the game will provide
plenty of thrills for anybody interested
in athletics. As far as comparative
scores go, Northern has a decided
edge. Southern played Huron
in an early game and was tied 0-0,
while Northern holds a clean cut 13-0
victory over the Scalpers. However,
Southern mopped Eastern 19-0 and
then tripped Sioux Falls 20-0 in consecutive
games. Neither team has
been scored on in conference competition.
Southern's strong offense and
Northern's smooth working backfield
hooked up with fine defenses will
make the game an interesting affair
to witness.

ALUMNI HAVE LUNCHEON
A group of alumni met in the cafeeria,
Saturday noon, for the annual
Gypsy Day luncheon. The meeting
was short because of the limited time.
Katherine and Carol Van Walker entertained
the alumni with violin and
piano numbers. At the close of the
luncheon, Frank Kraft, president of
the association, gave a brief talk, welcoming
all the alumni present and
hoping to have a similar luncheon
next year.
Margaret Brown, chairman, Beatrice
Lindberg and Calvin Messinger
acted as a committee in charge of the
luncheon.

COLLEGE MOURNS DEATH
OF MRS. D. A. ANDERSON
FACULTY ATTEND FUNERAL
Services Held and Interment Made at Lamoni, Ia., Early
Home of Deceased
"You have met and conquered Death.
And so, you are more wonderful
Than when your bosom rose and fell
Instinct with breath."
Our beloved friend, Mrs. David Allen
Anderson, has conquered death;
death has not conquered her. She
was among us for only a brief time,
but we all learned to love her, and we
are confident that she loved us, for
love begets love. Hers was a kindly,
sweet, considerate and generous personality.
It was a pleasure to do a
small favor for her, for in her appreciation
she made you feel as if you had
done something really worth while. As
a hostess she was hospitable and
gracious. She was patrician-born, always
dignified, with an enviable poise
in her manner. As a teacher she was
dearly loved by her pupils as was
presented in emphatic testimony in
the funeral address by one of her former
students. To our physical eye
she has apparently gone; to our spiritual
vision she is still among us, for
God is a Spirit and Spirit is everywhere.
Mrs. Anderson, before her marriage,
was Miss Roxana Gaylord. She
was born February 1, 1873 at Tabor,
Iowa. The family moved to Lamoni,
Iowa, in 1894. During her stay in
Lamoni she served as a member of
the grade and high school faculties
and later was on the staff of Graceland
College.
Mrs. Anderson passed away in a
Des Moines hospital Tuesday morning
where she had been receiving treatment
for some time. She had apparently
entirely recovered from former
disabilities and was at her home for
several months. Last May she was
found to be suffering with a severe
case of high blood pressure and went
back to the hospital where she has
since been confined. She suffered a
paralytic stroke last week and Dr.
Anderson was called. When he arrived
she was in a condition of coma
from which she did not recover. The
body was brought to Lamoni Tuesday
accompanied by Dr. Anderson and her
sister, Mrs. W. J. Mather, of Des
Moines. Funeral services were held
at the White Home in Lamoni, Thursday
morning at 10:30. Music was
furnished by a mixed quartet from
Graceland. College. Burial was made
in Rose Hill cemetery. The funeral
service was conducted by W. E. Prall,
a business man of Lamoni, who had
attended the sixth grade under Mrs.
Anderson and later attended Graceland
College when she was an instructor
there. Mr. Prall gave a
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COMING EVENTS
Piano Recital
Springfield, here
Virgin() Lazzari
Violin Recital
___Oct. 20
_ Oct. 21
_ __Oct. 24
Oct. 27
Augustana, here Oct. 28
Y. W. Hallowe'en Party Oct. 29
Leadership Play .. _ Nov, 3
S. D. C. P. A., Soo Falls
Nov. 4-5
Moorhead, there _ _Nov. 5
Minot, N. D., here Nov. 11