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See Gypsy Day Edition pages 1041 THE OF NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY October 3, 2 0 0 1 Volume 1 0 0 , Issue 3 • stupub@northern.edu 100 Years of Howling Gypsy Day: aturday, November 18, 1916, was the beginning of the homecoming tradition of Gypsy Day. The day's events included everything from a parade of multi-colored gypsy students, to a thousand-person barbeque, to a 26-12 win over Madison Normal on the football field. According to the Nov. 27, 1916, Exponent, "the first Gypsy Day was a grand success." The archive gives an overview article of the Northern Normal and Industrial School's first homecoming. The morning began with a parade, a myriad of colors. The throng featured everything from "Fatty Fleischman", a Northern Normal student who had stuffed his oversize costume with hay, to Bernice Remde, the Gypsy Queen, "so beautiful, so benignant, so queenly". There were cars and floats, horses and wagons, and a wandering mass of gypsy students pervading over all. "Aberdeen people who visited with us on Gypsy Day had nothing but words of praise for us and the parade was said by onlookers to have been one of the best to have ever passed over the streets of the city," describes The Exponent archive. The football game that day was against Madison Normal School and was characterized by "much punting and loose playing on both sides." Credit for the win was divided between the "very credible work" of the backfield, as well as an 80-yard breakaway run by the quarterback and captain, Arthur Johnson. The final score of 26-12 eliminated Madison Normal from the hunt for the state Normal 1916, 1940 school football championship. A barbeque, organized by Miss Young and her "grub committee", wound up the day's festivities. Approximately a thousand people attended and were fed sandwiches made with meat that had been professionally prepared in an outdoor oven for two days. "Nobody had any excuse for going away hungry," sums up the student sentiments. The classic article first written on the success of Gypsy Day predicts well the events of the future. "Plans are already being laid for a bigger and better Gypsy Day next year and the alumni and students will be brought to know each other better if these plans materialize." 1940 "25 years of Gypsy Day" At the beginning of the 1940- 1941 school year, students at Northern State Teachers College were promised that the 25th Anniversary Gypsy Day homecoming would be the biggest and best in history of the Romany clan. The October 22, 1940 Exponent declared Gypsy Day a "gala success." The 25th celebration was kicked off Friday, Oct. 11 with a program of amateur student talent. This was followed by a pep fest and a traditional bonfire where students joined in a snake dance, complete with yells and songs, that flowed through the downtown section of Aberdeen. The evening ended with a free show at the Orpheum theater. The next morning, coronation was centered around a gypsy village where members of the clan readied themselves for the arrival of Queen Carol, who choose her successor. Patricia Schmidt was crowned the Gypsy Day queen. The Marshal was Lloyd Sundheim. Also included in the program were musical selections, songs and dances. A two mile long parade "which wove its multi-colored way through Aberdeen's business section" carried out the theme 25 years of Gypsy Day. The parade "lent an atmosphere of gaiety." The queen's float was "beautiful" and the "center of attraction" that "drew much comment." Later in the day "a stonewall defense and a high-geared running attack" led the Wolves' football victory against the South Dakota School of Mines. The last buzzer sounded with a score of 20-3. Heidi Seyer, Brandy Schnabel, Victoria Lusk Campus Reporters N orthern State University celebrated a "hundred years of howling" with the 2001 Gypsy Day coronation on September 27. The evening recapped many of the unforgettable NSU memories from the past century. Jay Ruud, dean of liberal arts and sciences, and Vicky Rusch, director of the Writing Center, served as MC's for the festivity, which was sponsored by the Campus Activity Board. An abundance of school spirit was expressed through comical game show skits, the NSU Wolves band, and the Northern Highlights dance routines. "From A gay fun fest led off the evening activities. The fest program included musical numbers from the college dance orchestra, vocal solos, organ selections, novelty tap members, a baton act, and an exhibition of magic. The day was culminated by a colorful dance. A large crowd full of "gay lighthearted student gypsies, alumni, and townspeople" danced to the music of Dick Mills' orchestra. "As the last strains of music faded away", the 25th Gypsy Day passed into NSU's history and "a quarter century of Gypsy Days had passed." 1901-2001, NSU has served the people of South Dakota. Through the years, the mission to provide excellence in education has remained the same," President John Hilpert said. Among the highlights of the evening was the generous donation of $4,000 from the Royal Order of Gyps. Grant Oleson was selected as the 2001 King of the Gyps. Several generations of NSU pride were represented through past Gypsy Day royalty. In attendance were the 1958 and 1968 queens and 1989 marshall. "I will never forget my Northern experience. Playing football here and meeting people from across the country was amazing," Kendel Hoelkein, Warner, 1989 marshall, said. The ten finalists for the honor of being named the 2001 Gypsy Day Marshall and queen were introduced wearing unique Gypsy Day attire. The NSU Marshall candidates included Russel Braun, Andy Foster, Charles Hermanson, Houston Reed, and Brad Thorstad. Andy Foster, sponsored by the Student Athletic Mentors, was named the 2001 Marshall. "I was just happy to be nominated. Being named as king really adds to it. I guess I don't really have words for it," he said. Dara Bowser, Valorie Cammack, Sharma Dahl, Rebecca Valdez, and Lisa Wagner were NSU queen candidates. Dara Bowser, sponsored by the Student Association, was honored to be crowned the new queen. "It was a great honor to be selected as queen. I will always treasure the people that I have met here at Northern. The experiences that I have had with friends and being involved in various organizations has made college unforgettable," she said. Ifard Bowser, sponsoredl the foster, sponsored by the lien udent ns.ort rlfnn , sias honored to he crowned the new mi.., Meth- Mento, "r is kilned the 2on1 Aita•.h,11 Photo By Ashley Sutton 1918 Queen Georgia Swan Photo Courtesy of Wiilliams Library.
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Title | The Exponent, 2001-10-03 |
Subject | Northern State University--Periodicals; Northern State University--Students--Newspapers; College Newspapers; Northern State College -- Periodicals |
Description | Periodical, college newspaper |
Publisher | Northern State University |
Date of creation | 2001-10-03 |
Collection | NSU History Collection |
Type | Text |
Identifier | exp-2001-10-03 |
Rights | ©Beulah Williams Library Archives and Special Collections |
Date Digital | 2014-05-09 |
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Transcription | See Gypsy Day Edition pages 1041 THE OF NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY October 3, 2 0 0 1 Volume 1 0 0 , Issue 3 • stupub@northern.edu 100 Years of Howling Gypsy Day: aturday, November 18, 1916, was the beginning of the homecoming tradition of Gypsy Day. The day's events included everything from a parade of multi-colored gypsy students, to a thousand-person barbeque, to a 26-12 win over Madison Normal on the football field. According to the Nov. 27, 1916, Exponent, "the first Gypsy Day was a grand success." The archive gives an overview article of the Northern Normal and Industrial School's first homecoming. The morning began with a parade, a myriad of colors. The throng featured everything from "Fatty Fleischman", a Northern Normal student who had stuffed his oversize costume with hay, to Bernice Remde, the Gypsy Queen, "so beautiful, so benignant, so queenly". There were cars and floats, horses and wagons, and a wandering mass of gypsy students pervading over all. "Aberdeen people who visited with us on Gypsy Day had nothing but words of praise for us and the parade was said by onlookers to have been one of the best to have ever passed over the streets of the city," describes The Exponent archive. The football game that day was against Madison Normal School and was characterized by "much punting and loose playing on both sides." Credit for the win was divided between the "very credible work" of the backfield, as well as an 80-yard breakaway run by the quarterback and captain, Arthur Johnson. The final score of 26-12 eliminated Madison Normal from the hunt for the state Normal 1916, 1940 school football championship. A barbeque, organized by Miss Young and her "grub committee", wound up the day's festivities. Approximately a thousand people attended and were fed sandwiches made with meat that had been professionally prepared in an outdoor oven for two days. "Nobody had any excuse for going away hungry," sums up the student sentiments. The classic article first written on the success of Gypsy Day predicts well the events of the future. "Plans are already being laid for a bigger and better Gypsy Day next year and the alumni and students will be brought to know each other better if these plans materialize." 1940 "25 years of Gypsy Day" At the beginning of the 1940- 1941 school year, students at Northern State Teachers College were promised that the 25th Anniversary Gypsy Day homecoming would be the biggest and best in history of the Romany clan. The October 22, 1940 Exponent declared Gypsy Day a "gala success." The 25th celebration was kicked off Friday, Oct. 11 with a program of amateur student talent. This was followed by a pep fest and a traditional bonfire where students joined in a snake dance, complete with yells and songs, that flowed through the downtown section of Aberdeen. The evening ended with a free show at the Orpheum theater. The next morning, coronation was centered around a gypsy village where members of the clan readied themselves for the arrival of Queen Carol, who choose her successor. Patricia Schmidt was crowned the Gypsy Day queen. The Marshal was Lloyd Sundheim. Also included in the program were musical selections, songs and dances. A two mile long parade "which wove its multi-colored way through Aberdeen's business section" carried out the theme 25 years of Gypsy Day. The parade "lent an atmosphere of gaiety." The queen's float was "beautiful" and the "center of attraction" that "drew much comment." Later in the day "a stonewall defense and a high-geared running attack" led the Wolves' football victory against the South Dakota School of Mines. The last buzzer sounded with a score of 20-3. Heidi Seyer, Brandy Schnabel, Victoria Lusk Campus Reporters N orthern State University celebrated a "hundred years of howling" with the 2001 Gypsy Day coronation on September 27. The evening recapped many of the unforgettable NSU memories from the past century. Jay Ruud, dean of liberal arts and sciences, and Vicky Rusch, director of the Writing Center, served as MC's for the festivity, which was sponsored by the Campus Activity Board. An abundance of school spirit was expressed through comical game show skits, the NSU Wolves band, and the Northern Highlights dance routines. "From A gay fun fest led off the evening activities. The fest program included musical numbers from the college dance orchestra, vocal solos, organ selections, novelty tap members, a baton act, and an exhibition of magic. The day was culminated by a colorful dance. A large crowd full of "gay lighthearted student gypsies, alumni, and townspeople" danced to the music of Dick Mills' orchestra. "As the last strains of music faded away", the 25th Gypsy Day passed into NSU's history and "a quarter century of Gypsy Days had passed." 1901-2001, NSU has served the people of South Dakota. Through the years, the mission to provide excellence in education has remained the same," President John Hilpert said. Among the highlights of the evening was the generous donation of $4,000 from the Royal Order of Gyps. Grant Oleson was selected as the 2001 King of the Gyps. Several generations of NSU pride were represented through past Gypsy Day royalty. In attendance were the 1958 and 1968 queens and 1989 marshall. "I will never forget my Northern experience. Playing football here and meeting people from across the country was amazing," Kendel Hoelkein, Warner, 1989 marshall, said. The ten finalists for the honor of being named the 2001 Gypsy Day Marshall and queen were introduced wearing unique Gypsy Day attire. The NSU Marshall candidates included Russel Braun, Andy Foster, Charles Hermanson, Houston Reed, and Brad Thorstad. Andy Foster, sponsored by the Student Athletic Mentors, was named the 2001 Marshall. "I was just happy to be nominated. Being named as king really adds to it. I guess I don't really have words for it," he said. Dara Bowser, Valorie Cammack, Sharma Dahl, Rebecca Valdez, and Lisa Wagner were NSU queen candidates. Dara Bowser, sponsored by the Student Association, was honored to be crowned the new queen. "It was a great honor to be selected as queen. I will always treasure the people that I have met here at Northern. The experiences that I have had with friends and being involved in various organizations has made college unforgettable," she said. Ifard Bowser, sponsoredl the foster, sponsored by the lien udent ns.ort rlfnn , sias honored to he crowned the new mi.., Meth- Mento, "r is kilned the 2on1 Aita•.h,11 Photo By Ashley Sutton 1918 Queen Georgia Swan Photo Courtesy of Wiilliams Library. |
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