The Exponent, 1941-11-12

              The Exponent
Vol. XL, No. 9 
Northern State Teachers College, Aberdeen, South Dakota 
November 12, 1941

Ten New Members Pledged
Into STD at Home Services

Ten new members were pledged
to Sigma Tau Delta at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. G. 0. Kelley, Wed-
nesday evening, November 5, at
the fall pledge service. The president,
Norma Christopherson, presided.
Marlys Raynes, BeEtta Palmer,
Mrs. Mary Breckenridge, Eileen
Coyne, Kathryn Priest, Margaret
Archer, Maurine Dell, Lorraine
Shepersky, Florence Kahnke, and
LaVerna McCrea are the new
members. Each of the pledgees
read her original contribution as
a part of the program. The initiation
service will be held December 3.
For entertainment they played
a word game called "Sigma" which
is based on the same principle as
bingo. Members of the faculty
were penalized if they did not
call "Sigma" before the students.
After this game they listened
to Vachel Lindsay's recordings of
his poems: "The Chinese Nightin-
gale," "The Mysterious Cat," and
"The Congo."
After the entertainment Mrs.
Kelley, ' assisted by Mrs. M. L.
French, served refreshments.

Howling Echo
Formal a Success
Autumn Is Theme
For Gala Setting
The Howling Echo formal was
a gala success in its autumnal setting
at Spafford gymnasium Saturday
night. Gayly donned couples
tripped the light fantastic to Bill
Klitz and the Rhythmmaires.
There was a turnout of seventy-
five couples for the initial formal
of the year. It will stand as a
challenge to the sponsors of the
next big formal.
The gym, disguised in autumn
colors, was decorated with crepe
paper streamers, balloons, and
confetti. The burnt orange dance
programs also carried out the
theme. The committee in charge
of the decorations was: Portia
Bradner, Hecla; Margaret Swan-
son, Aberdeen; Jean Cady, Mellette;
Eloise Nash, Watertown;
and Marglret Louise 'Mueller,
Aberdeen.
Chaperones were Dr. Mary
Wills, Dean Lillian Love, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Carberry, and Mr. and
Mrs. Byron Miller.
The general committee in charge
of the formal was: Peggy Archer,
Eleanor Bradbury, and Gerry
Booth, all of Aberdeen.

WINTER SCHEDULE TO BE
AVAILABLE ON MONDAY
"Every effort will be made to
have the winter schedule available
on Monday, November 17," an-
nounced Dean E. A. Bixler Friday.
All general college students, and
especially all juniors and seniors
who have special problems in reg-
istration, should consult their advisers
regarding registration and
complete it so far as possible dur-
ing the pre-registration period.
Students who complete their regis-
tration, with the exception of
paying fees, and have it approved
need not report on the campus the
day of registration.

BEAUXS ARTS CLUB TO MAKE
SOAP CARVINGS AND MASKS
"Soap carving and papier mache
are the first things on the Beaus
Arts program for this year," an-
nounced president Ruth Blethen.
The masks will be likenesses of
comic strip characters.
The club is also planning a
dance for December which they
promise will be "unusual."

Culp Made Editor
Of Rural Light 
V. H. Culp was made editor of
Rural Light, which is published for
the rural demonstration schools.
The current number of the Rural
Light contains a memorial honoring
Dr. M. M. Guhin.
The memoriams are written in
either prose or poetry by children
of these schools, by Y. C. L. members,
Y. C. L. chapters, by different
members of the Northern State
Teachers college, and by even first
and second graders.
Those of the faculty who con-
tribute to the Rural Light are:
Miss Margaret Briscoe, V. H. Culp,
M. F. Tostlebe, President N. E.
Steele, and Dean E. A. Bixler.

NEWMAN CLUB TO HOLD
ALL-SCHOOL DANCE
The Newman club will sponsor
an all-school dance on Friday,
November 14, Margaret
Archer, Aberdeen junior and
president of the club announced.
Bill Klitz and his band will
play for the event which will
be held in Spafford gymnasium.

NSTC Debaters
Broadcast Program
Four college debaters will ap-
pear on the Youth of America
Speech Program over radio station
KABR, Monday, November 17, at
8:00 p. m.
The subject for debate is The
Federal Government Should Adopt
a Uniform Retail Sales Tax. Janice
Ulvick, Aberdeen, and Margaret
May Lane, Hunter, N. D., will
take the affirmative, and Lois
Clocksin, Aberdeen, and Isabella
Shannon, Pierpont, the negative.
John Geisler, contact man for
Northern, has arranged this program.

Northern To Be Represented
AT National Art Exhibit

Phys Ed Dept.
Plans Course For
Winter Quarter
The department of women's
physical education will offer 
several courses during the winter
quarter that were not offered this
fall. The new courses to be offered
are basket ball officiating, volley
ball, intermediate tapping, 
advanced swimming, life saving
methods, a theory course in physical
education.
Besides this group, women students
can choose from correctives,
child rhythms, games and stunts,
beginning and intermediate swimming,
folk dancing, and beginning tapping.

ANNUAL CARNIVAL DATE
CHOSEN BY LEADERSHIP
The annual Leadership "carnival"
date was set for January 23,
1942, at the November 6 meeting
of the club. The "carnival" is
a Leadership project of interest
to the entire school as it is an all-
school party. It was decided that
the Leadership declamatory contest
would be held the first meeting
in December.
Eleanor Knickeheum sang the
solo "The Wind's in the South 
Today." Hazel Judy gave a five
minute talk on current events to
conclude the program.

CALVIN FORUM MEETS
TO STUDY MISSION
Calvin Forum members discussed
the Presbyterian missions
in China, Phillippines, Irak, Iran,
and India, at a recent meeting.
Mary Jo Morse, sophomore from
Forrestburg, led the discussion on
Chinese missions while Virginia
Rehnke, Wilmot freshman, gave
a report on the Phillippine missions.
Doris Jones, Aberdeen junior,
and Eleanor Lamb, freshman
from Newark, reported on missions
in Iran and India.
Calvin Forum meets next Sunday
at the home of Phyllis Leach,
714 South Kline. Moving pictures
of last summer's Youth Conference
at Big Stone Lake will be
shown by Rev. M. D. Bone, pastor
of the Presbyterian church. Refreshments
will be served.

Northern art students and in-
structors will exhibit their works
at the second annual National Art
Week exhibit to be held in the
Washington high school gymnasium
November 17 to 23. National
Art Week, proclaimed by President
Roosevelt, is for the purpose
of promoting and inspiring American
art in America.
A field especially encouraged is
hand craft which includes weaving,
carving, gift making, etc. Painting
and sculpturing, of course,
hold a prominent place in the exhibit.
The exhibit is open to all
American artists who have work
of their own or have in their possession
works of other American
artists. Anyone wishing to submit
a work is asked to see Mrs.
Maurice Carpenter, chairman of
the Aberdeen committee; Mr. Kenneth
Baillie or Miss Dessa Jane
Bush, members of the committee.
Anyone wishing to sell a work is
to submit a price card with the
entry. Sales people will be at the
exhibit.
There is no admission price, and
the exhibit is open every day until
5:00 o'clock, and the evenings of
Tuesday the 18th and Thursday
the 20 th.

President Steele
To Talk In Duluth
Dr. N. E. Steele will deliver an
address in connection with American
Education Week on November
14 at the Duluth Armory, at the
invitation of H. H. Eelkema, su-
perintendent of the Duluth public
schools. Also participating in
the program will be a massed
chorus and massed band.
At noon on the same day, Dr.
Steele will address the Kiwanis
group of that city.

First Play Is Combination
Of Mystery and Comedy

ACE Observes
Book Week At
Recent Meeting,
Book Week was the theme of
the Association of Childhood Edu-
cation meeting held Wednesday
evening, November 5. Jeanette
Shuck, who was in charge of the
program, introduced Grace Nelson,
who spoke on the points to search
for in buying books. Rita Feuerstein
reported on the history and
purposes of Book Week. Reviews
on new children's books were given
by Leatrice West, Alvira Harnisch,
and Jeanette Shuck. A number
of children's favorite books were
on display. The book reports are
to be continued at the next meeting
on November 19.

NSTC Freshman
Edits Winning
Literary Magazine
Shirley Johnson, Aberdeen freshman,
was editor of the 1941 edition
of the Word Craft, Aberdeen Central
high school literary magazine.
The Word Craft won two first
awards in the Northeastern Inter-
scholastic Press meet at Grand
Forks, North Dakota, the week of
October 26.
Miss Johnson, a member of L.
S. A., is a feature editor for the
Exponent. She is also a member
of the executive committee of the
W. S. G. A.

NEWMAN CLUB HOLDS
MONTHLY BREAKFAST
Newman club held their monthly
breakfast Sunday, November 2, at
the K. C. Hall, after the 8:30 Mass
at which members received the
Sacrament in a group.
Following the breakfast, Father
Cracknell gave a short talk on being
saints with a small "s" even
though we are not Saints.
The committe in charge was
made up of Kathryn Priest, chairman,
Mercedes Kelley, Helen King,
and Virginia Daulton. Others who
assisted with the serving were Lois
Jo Hilgers, Mary Jane Torp, and
Lois Davis.

HARKNESS JUDGES
DECLAM CONTESTS
P. J. Harkness, director of forensics
at Northern, was judge at
the high school declamation contest
held at Ipswich, Wednesday
evening, November 5. On November
7, he judged a declamation
contest at Warner, and on Monday,
November 10, he judged another
at Groton.
A number of students who are
speech majors and minors at Northern
accompanied him on these trips.

300 Year Old, Rare German Bible
Recognized In Northern Museum
An unusual German Bible, about
300 years old, is the most recent
find of the prized possessions of
the N. S. T. C. museum.
This remarkable Bible which has
been loaned to the Historical As-
sociation by C. E. Mesick, Aberdeen,
South Dakota, was discovered
in the museum by Dr.
Katherine McLennan Love.
The uniqueness of this Bible lies
in the fact that every page was
made from a special wooden block.
Books printed by this method are
very rare as they require much
time, work, and skill.
Dr. Love, who had translated
from a similar Bible while she was
in Heidelberg, Germany, stated,
"The fact that two guards re-
mained in the room while I was
translating from that Bible shows
the significance and value of this
rare book."

November 21, Date
Set For Production
Combining mystery, comedy and
suspense, Labarnum Grove, Nor-
thern's first stage production of
the season, promises real enter-
tainment for its audience on Friday,
November 21. Rehearsals are
being held regularly and Nicholas
DeBilzan, recently appointed ad-
vertising manager, reports that
the cast will be ready to give a
fine performance by next week.
According to dramatic critics,
Labarnum Grove is the latest work
in subtle and amusing mystery.
George Radfern, played by Miriam
Smith, lives his quiet and uneventful
life in a small house near London.
He is burdened by relatives
on his hands who are sponging on
him and always trying to borrow
money. In addition to these is his
prospective son-in-law, who is
equally importunate. George
throws dynamite into their midst
by the quiet announcement that
he is one of the high-ups in a large
counterfeit ring. Needless to say,
the spongers find all sorts of excuses
for going elsewhere. In the
meantime George's immediate
family react according to their re-
spective characters, until toward
the end it looks as though George
has been spoofing them all the
time. However, the end holds one
of the most striking surprise endings
that has ever been used in a
mystery play.

DR. HANSEN TO
REVIEW LATE BOOK
Dr. M. W. Hansen, instructor of
history, will discuss Clarence
Streit's new book, "Union Now
With Briton," at the Social Science
club meeting Wednesday evening
at 7:30 in C-118.
Chapters of the "Union Now"
organization are scattered over the
British Empire and the United
States. The Gallop Poll shows
that over eight million Americans
are now in favor of the idea. The
purpose of the organization is to
defeat Hitler and also to find a
means of preventing war in the
future. Every one interested is
invited to attend this meeting
where a proposal will be made to
organize a chapter of the "Union
Now" organization on this campus.

WOMEN'S SEXTETS
ORGANIZED ON CAMPUS
Two women's sextets ensembles
have been organized, it was an-
nounced by Miss Grace McArthur,
who will direct both groups.
One sextet includes: Anne Mueller
and BeEtta Palmer, first sopranos;
Mary Breckenridge and
Janice Horton, second sopranos;
and Frances Steffen and Leatrice
West, altos.
The other includes: Virginia
Nietert and Louise Falton, first
sopranos; Joyce Bolland and Bernice
Pfeifer, second sopranos; and
Marjorie Bauer and Fern Kuehn,
altos.
They will make their first appearance
in about three weeks.

Y HALLOWE'EN PARTY
HELD AT SEYMOUR
The members of the Y. W. and
Y. M. held their Hallowe'en party
in Seymour Hall November 1. The
evening was spent in playing
games and dancing. In true Hallowe'en
style the group bobbed for
apples. Several novelty dances,
one of which was the appropriate
Broom Dance, were presented. At
the end of the program doughnuts
and cider were served.