The Exponent, 1923-02-03

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Northern Normal and Industrial School
Vol. XXI   ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA,  FEBRUARY 3, 1923     NO. 16
KEEP IT UP, BOYS, YOU'RE DOING FINE 

NORMAL QUINTS TAKE
EASY DOUBLE HEADER
WEBSTER AND AUGUSTANA FALL
Home Team Plays Fast Game and
Score at Will
The normal first and second
teams stepped out and took both
games of a double header last Satur-
day night. The second team in the
preliminary game won from Web-
ster by a score of 7 to 3. The big
game of the evening between Augus-
tana College and the varsity result-
ed in a 49 to 15 count for the locals.
Staging one of the fastest finishes
ever seen in the city on a basketball
court, the locals kept their record
for conference standings perfect.
The game started off with a rush,
both teams displaying an excellent
five-men defense. The locals miss-
ed shot after shot during the open-
ing stanza of the game, which was
due to the new combination that
played together for the first time
Saturday night. Bud Wolter who
was troubled with two sprained ank-
les is back in the game again and
held down a forward position. Evans
was shifted back to guard. After
about ten minutes of play the boys
got to working together and made
basket after basket. The first halt
ended 18 to 9 in our favor.
During the period between halves
Coach Speelman must have told the
boys a thing or two, anyway they
came back with a bang during the
second half and staged a beautiful
finish. They passed the ball through
the defense of the Augustana boys
at will. The passing of the Normal-
ites was the best of the season.
The game was clean throughout
and the good sportmanship of both
teams won the respect of every fan
present. The final score was 49 to
15.
Heinzelman led the locals in scor-
ing, making nine field goals and one
out of three free throws. Bud Wol-
ter was a close second with seven
field goals and Swenson next with
five. Evans also got three. Dokken
Cooper, McHugh and Collins all
played a fine defensive game. Haken
stad, and Trystad and Erickson were
the mainstays of the Vikings.
Mr. Speelman states that the team
is the best offensive team the school
has ever had and that it will take
a real team to no-se them out of the
running for the conference champ-
ionship.
The Line Up
N. N. I. S.          Position,       Augustana
Heinzelman     RF                 Hakenstad
Wolter              LF                 Trygstad
Swenson          C                   Erickson
Dokken            RG                Haverson
McHugh          LG                 Boe
Field goals, Normal 24; Free
throws 1; Personal fouls 5.
Substitution: Cooper for Heinzel-
man; Heinzelman for Cooper; Evans
for Wolter; Wolter for Evans; Col-
lins for Swenson; Swenson for Col-
lins; Evans for Dokken; McHugh
for Evans.
Field goals, Augustana 6; Free
throws 3; Personal fouls 2.
Substitutions: Tyellstad for Hal-
verson. 
Referee-Wallace ; Timer-Col-
linge. 

Second Team Wollops Webster
The first game of the evening be-
tween the second team and Webster
High was rather slow and rough
throughout. Ernst was the star
point-maker of the Normal quint
and made six of the seven points
scored, Frislie making one point on
a free throw. LaBounty and
Schwarz from a Webster standpoint,
showed altogether too much ability
in the entire game and make it im-
posible for the Webster quint to
score.
R. Magnus of the Webster quint
made the one field goal for his team.
Sheelar scored the other point on a
free throw.
The Line Up
Second Team          Position        Webster
Frislie                       RF                 Magnus
Hansen                    LF                  French
Buttz                        C                   Bates
Schwarz                  RG                 Sheelar
LaBounty                LG                 Hanamerbacker
Field goals, Normal 3; Free
throws I; Personal fouls 5.
Substitutions: Ernst for Frislie;
Slossen for Ernst; Hansen for Slos-
sen; Klinger for Hansen; Neill for
Buttz; Werth for LaBounty.
Field Goals Webster 1; Free
throws 1; Personal fouls 2; Techni-
cal fouls 1.
Substitutions: French for Bates.
Referee--Grinolds; Timer-Col-
linge.

Interclass Games
The third series of the interclass
basketball games were held Wed-
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TELEGRAM
NORMAL 25-SIOUX FAILS
21. SWENSON AND HEIN-
ZELMAN STARS. 
(SIGNED) COACH SPEELMAN
The above is not new news
today when the Exponent ap
pears. Nevertheless, there was
great applause when the news
vvas announced at Convocation
last Thursday.

N. E. A.PLATFORM
Continued and thorough in-
vestigation of educational prob-
lems as the basis for revised
educational standards and meth-
ods, to the end that the schools
may attain greater efficiency
and make the largest possible
contribution to public welfare.

SATURDAY CONVOCATION
Vice-President, Smith Gives Most In-
teresting Lecture on Badlands
of South Dakota
Dr. Foght gave the regular an-
nouncements and also read a por-
tion of a letter from the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Co., request-
ing that students and faculty refrain
from using the tracks as a thorough-
fare because of the great danger in-
volved. After the announcements, Vice-
President F. W. Smith gave an il-
lustrated lecture on our national
parks. He mentioned the following
parks briefly and showed views of
each: Mt. Ranier, Sequoia, Yellow-
stone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon,
Crater Lake, Mesa Verda, Rocky
Mountains and Glacier.
He then told of the Badlands of
South Dakota which is situated a
few miles southeast of Rapid City.
Senator Norbeck has introduced a
bill into Congress which, if passed
will make this region into a national
park. The Badlands cover a terri-
tory of about seven townships and
as a national park would rank about
third or fourth in size among these
parks. The name, "Wonderlands of
South Dakota" has been suggested.
Mr. Smith described the wonderful
colors and peculiar formulations
which are caused by various kinds of
clay and sand and which the water
and wind have carved into many
queer shapes. The lecture was made
all the more interesting by colored
slides. The Badlands are especially
rich in fossil specimens and many ex-
cellent geological specimens have
been found there. Vice-president
Smith has spent several summers in
the Badlands and his personal know-
ledge of this region made his talk
all the more interesting. Every town
and city in the state should hear this
lecture. It would increase our pride
and our patriotism for our native
state. Very few . people know that
the Badlands constitute one of the
richest geologcial fields in the coun-
try and further that many other
states are carrying away many of
these valuable specimens which
should by right remain in our own
state museums.
The following summarizes much
of the absorbingly interesting mat-
ter Professor Smith deals with in
this lecture.

The Big Badlands
Southeast of the Black Hills, ex-
tending for over one hundred miles
from east to west and over two hun-
dred from north to south, lie the
wonderful Tertiary deposits known
as the Big Badlands. Deposited as
wind blown masses, and as the great
deltas of prehistoric rivers, sweeping
eastward from the Rocky mountains
they have been cut away by the
wearing of the waters of the past
ages into the great walls and canons
crowned by pinnacles and towers;
variegated in color through the reds,
yellows, blues and purples, with
such blending of tints as only an
artist could reproduce; the eye of
the beholder is bewildered; the ima-
gination is stimulated to recognize
familiar figures of animals, of birds
of great castles with spires and min-
arets, towering high in the air, or of
great ruined cities extending as far
as eye can reach, while the blended
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MONOGRAM CLUB ORGANIZED
Coach Jacob Speelman and Mrs.
Speelman invited all "N" letter men
of the school to their home at 1505
So. Grant Street, last Monday even-
ing, January 29. The purpose of the
gathering was to organize a mono-
gram association which was named,
Monogram Club of the Northern Nor-
mal. Election of officers was held and
the following officers were elected:
President, Gordon Fisher; Vice-
President, Mike Klose; Secretary-
Treasurer, Carroll Stinson.
The Football certificates were
awarded the football letter men by
Mr. Speelman and some of the men
were called upon to give speeches.
All current ,business that pertains to
athletic questions was discussed at
this meeting.
The following are the men eligi-
ble for membership to this club and
were all present: Bud Wolter, Ted.
Wolter. Dokken, Cooper, Swenson,
Johnson, McHugh, Remde, Collins,
Eberle, Palmer, Heinzelman, Matt-
hews, Lazovsky, Fisher, Klose and
Stinson. After the business was all
settled, Dr. Foght and Mrs. Foght
arrived to enjoy the program and a
dainty lunch.
The Club will take an active part
in the activities of the school in the
future. It is planned to have a
Dutch feed at the next meeting which
is ito be held at the Elks. and all
the alumni men that have been
awarded an "N" are requested to be
present.

LINCOLN ORATORICAL CONTEST 
C. HOWARD FIRST--MISS MARA SECOND
Five Contestants Try For Lincoin Medals And Honor Of Representing 
N. N. I. S. at Rapid City 
A large audience gathered in the
school auditorium Thursday evening
to be present at the annual Lincoln
Oratorical Contest. Mr. Stinson, chair
man of the evening, in a few open-
ing remarks gave the purposes of
this annual contest, which are two-
fold: first, the winner will repre-sent
the N. N. I. S. at the State Ora-
torical Contest at Rapid City, and
second to stimulate interest in ora-
tory. 
Miss Angela Sheelar opened the
program by a very pleasing violin
solo executed in her usual, artistic
manner. Miss Sheeler was very ably
accompanied by Miss Ramona Ste-
vens. Mr. Stinson then introduced
the first speaker of the evening, Miss
Evelyn Mara, the subject of whose
oration was "America for Ameri-
cans." Miss Mara won her audiences
attention by her effective delivery
which showed careful training. She
handled her subject in a very able
manner stating among other things
that the average American is not
worthy of his title because he does
not know his country. While it is
impossible for everyone to travel it
is possible for everyone to become
better acquainted with America
through education.
Mr. Benjamin Simmons next de-
livered his oration "The Bonds of
Morality" Mr. Simmons showed how
the Bonds of Morality are really our
bonds of freedom although we often
disregard them as unnecessary re-
straints.
"Holdfast America"
The oration which won first was
splendid both as to subject matter
and delivery. In opening his ora-
tion Charles Howard gave the defini-
tion and purpose of law; it is the cry-
stallized experience of men, the in-
carnate wisdom of the angels with
the purpose of safeguarding a nation
and giving an equal chance to all.
One of the laws which will keep on
raising the standard of this nation
to higher levels is the law of prohibi-
tion. This law was passed during
times of stress and had much to bat-
tle as is shown from many different
standpoints. The commercial stand-
point which shows an increase of
33 1-3 % in savings account; the
Public Health standpoint, for the
death rate has decreased and hospit-
als are established and kept up in
place of saloons; the moral stand-
point for our convicts number less
since prohibition; and the greatest
standpoint of all the poor man's
family. Happiness, thrift, industry,
honesty are a result of this great
amendment. America as yet is unap-
preciative and to overcome this dis-
regard of the law which is one of its
greatest assets we must either
modify by allowing open saloons and
sale of intoxicating liquor or we
must have strict enforcement. The
latter was shown clearly to be the
only path to follow. Mr. Howard
ended his oration by a touching and
impressive plea from the children for
their rights to a civilization freed
from the horrible bonds of liquor.
Miss Norma Erickson, with her
oration on the "Crisis of the Ages"
won third place. At present as Miss
Erickson pointed out we are facing
a crisis which threatens to overthrow
the supremacy and solidarity of the
whiite race. The destructive forces
which are threatening us are disease
and civil wars. While we are batt-
ling among ourselves our more un-
civilized neighbors are rising up to
claim our present position in the
world. The yellow nations must be
combatted with. We must realize
the importance of the crisis we are
facing and keep unity in the white
race. Civilized nations, which are
necessarily the white nations, must
retain their world supremacy. Civil
ization is a beacon light to the uni-
verse. 
Mr. James Alger gave the last ora-
tion, his subject being "The Outcast
Nation". Mr. Alger showed that Rus-
sia, the outcast nation, is slowly but
surely recovering herself. Out of the
chaotic condition now existing she
will emerge and take her position as
one of the leading nations of the
world. The reorganization of the
government has been one of the
means of salvation.
The judges, Mr. St. Clair Smith
Mr. Lindberg, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Wray
and Mr. Malmberg then adjourned
to make their decision.
Mr. Root introduced a novel idea
which proved very entertaining to
the audience while the judges were
making their decision. Three of the
college classes put an. very clever
stunts. Donald Klinger, represent-
ing the fifth year class, gave a very
entertaining chalk talk. The Sixth
years then gave an amusing sketch
of the Budget Board's report at the
Legislature. They were followed by
a record on the Crazyophone by the
seventh years. This pictured Uncle
Josh's visit to the N. N. I. S.

NEXT YEAR'S LECTURE COURSE
Five Strong Numbers Already Chosen
—A Sixth To Be Added
The lecture course committee, con-
sisting of Mr. Oates, chairman, and
Mrs. Collins, Miss Meek and Mr.
Lindberg, were called together this
week by the chairman to consider
lecture course numbers for next year.
The splendid display of talent was
chosen from two separate companies,
The Emerson Lyceum Bureau and
The Redpath-Vawter Company. Out
of these five numbers have already
been selected. It is possible that one
more number will be added to this
list making six in all. The committee
feels confident that no stronger
group of entertainments has been of-
fered the student body for many
years. Dr. S. Parkes Cadman; recog-
nized at the present time as among
the half dozen strongest clergymen
in the country, will probably open the
course. To offset the Cappy Ricks
players this year, the Vivian Players
have been chosen. Something new
in the way of music will be present-
ed in the Vernon Quintet, a group of
five players from the Cleveland Sym-
phony Orchestra. Lew Sarett, who
made such a favorable impression
here a year ago, will be the second
lecturer. Perhaps the strongest
number on the entire course will he
the Russian Cathedral Quartet, a
group of singers from the world-re-
nowned choir of the Cathedral of St.
Peter and St. Paul. Russia.

SENIOR PARTY
The seniors had a very enjoyable
sleigh ride in ye old fashioned style
Thursday evening. The night was
ideal for such sport and everyone
had a merry time. Dean and Mrs.
Pryor  were guests of the evening.
'That the seniors forgot their dignity
is obvious since Mr. Pryor suggest-
ed that some of the girls could go
into vaudeville instead of teaching
After riding until nine o'clock, the
party repaired to the New Home
Lunch where a delicious lunch was
served. Mr. Sanders presided as
toastmaster and after giving a short,
spicy talk, he called on Marguerite
Evans for a reading. Miss Evans
graciously responded with "Foolish
Questions" in her usual happy man-
ner. Ben Sueltz, Reverend Mr.
Graeber and Dean Pryor were next
called upon and gave toasts which
were much appreciated. While the
seniors are few in quantity, they cer-
tainly aren't small in quality when
it comes to having a good time,

P1 KAPPA DELTA MEET
Executive Committee Plans For In-
ter-State Contest In Oratory
Prof. L. M. Brings has just return-
ed from a meeting of the executive
committee of Pi Kappa Delta Pro-
vince held at Mitchell. Mr. Brings
is a member of the executive com-
mittee and was called there to
make tentative arrangements for the
inter-state oratorical and debate meet
which is to be held here in Aberdeen
April 18, 19 and 20. The states
which will participate are Iowa, Min-
nesota, North and South Dakota.
There will probably be a reception
to all the delegates on the evening
of April 18. The oratorical contest
will be held on the evening of April
19, and the men's final debates on
the evening of the 20th. The ex
temporaneous speaking contest will
be held at 1:30 on the 20th. All of
these meetings will be open to the
public.
Undoubtedly this will be one of
the biggest events of our Northern
Normal activities for the present
year. It is not often that meetings
of inter-state magnitude come this
way. Let us all work towards this
convention and make it so interest-
ing that all our visitors will give us
a good name abroad and will want
to come again.
While at Mitchell, Prof. Brings
acted as a judge in an inter-school
debate between State College and
Dakota Wesleyan. The question
was the Towner-Stirling Bill. The
decision of the judges was in favor
of State College.

TUESDAY CONVOCATION
Dr. Foght was absent Tuesday
morning and Vice-President Smith
was in charge of the convocation.
The usual announcements were made.
Prof. A. H. Seymour gave a short
account of his trip to Pierre. He said
that the old timers are discouraged
by the state affairs at Pierre. Criti-
cism and even suspicion seem to have
taken hold of everyone. Mr. Sey-
mour suggested that there are many
different opinions concerning the
good or harm that the letter-writing
campaign to the Legislature may be
doing.
A deoidedly reactionary spirit
against appropriations, not only for
the colleges and normals, but also
for the common schools, seems to
prevade the legislators at Pierre. At
present it is very 'hard to see just
how things will come out.

N. E. A. PLATFORM
Active assistance to state 
and local affiliated associations
in securing needed legislation 
and in promoting the intestests
of such associations and the
welfare of their members in ac-
cordance with the charter and
by-laws of this association.

THE MUSIC MASTER
Kemp Gives Fine Interpretation of
Famous Classic
Everett Kemp presented the trage-
dies of life, the stamina that bears
long suffering, and the rewards of
endurance for two hours when he
read the "Music Master" in the Nor-
mal Auditorium Monday night, Jan-
uary 29. Mr. Kemp was introduced
by Vice-President Fred W. Smith,
and immediately launched into his
heart-devouring story.
The "Music Master" is in five acts
Act one in in Leipsig, Germany. On
the clay that the Music Master pre-
sents his great Symphony to the roy-
alty of the state, his wife deserts
him and his three years old baby
girl for another man . In the even-
ing, while he is directing the Sym-
phony, the child is stolen away by
the another. After long search, the
heart-broken man determines to go
to America in the quest.
We see him in the second act in
a New York boarding house, sixteen
years later. His search has been un-
successful. Now he lives by playing
the piano in a dime museum. His
small fortune has been squandered
in the search. In his lonesomeness
he has built a few sincere friendships
around him, and has taken an or-
phan, Jenney, under his protection.
In the succeeding act, through the
tricks of fate, he finds his daughter
in the house of her step-father.
There he tutors her as a music mas-
ter, and his thrilling interview with
the man who wronged him conies
as a great climax. But only at the
subsequent wedding, and then half-
unconsciously does he affirm his
right by answering the question,
"who gives away the bride?" with
an emphatic "I do!"
Under the spell of a great inter-preter,
such as Mr. Kemp is, humor
and pathos follow in such a quick
succession and with such rapidity
that the audience must needs laugh
and weep together, and could scarce-ly
know which was their true re-sponse.
There were many high
spots in both emotions throughout
the story. "Ah, they have come to
take away that box of discords,
which sounds like a banjo and with
no key on speaking tern with its
neighbor!" explains the embarrass-ed
old man. And again in another
mood lie cries out, "Nature never
makes a blunder; when she makes a
scoundrel she means lit!" Aberdeen
may well wish that Mr. Kemp may
come again.

NAME FOR OUR TEAM
With the formation of an "N"
Club the athletics of Northern Nor-mal
are well organized and worked
up but there is still one thing lack-ing----
a name for our teams. By this
we mean an officially recognized
name and one that whenever print-ed
or spoken anywhere in the state
will mean no one 'but the N. N. I. S.
team. At the present time, only
such names as the "Pedagogs" or
the "Teachers" names given by the
newspaper reporters are used and
these will apply as well to one Nor-mal
as to another. Is it not time
that we find some name that desig-nates
us and only us, something dis-tinctive
within South Dakota? Every-one
knows that all the teams from
big schools have their distinctive-ness.
There are but few who don't
know 'who the "Bulldogs", the Tig-ers",
the "Gophers' or the "Hawk-eyes"
are. Then, within our own
state we have the State College
"Jackrabbits" 'the University "Coy-otes",
the "Greyhounds" of Yank-ton,
the "Scalpers" or Huron, as ex-amples.
Should our teams 'be the
only important teams to go name-less?
Surely not. We are going to
be second to no one in athletics, not
even in a name. Let's have a few
suggestions, students. Work your
brain a little bit and with everyone
contributing, a good name will sure-ly
result. And don't forget that
Dr. Foght has offered a one dallar
prize to the person suggesting a
name suitable for adoption.
GOES TO WASHINGTON
Miss Mildred Johnson of Lemmon,
S. D., who has 'been a student at N.
N. I. S.,' since September ,has ac-cepted
a government position In
Washington, D. C. During the war
Miss Johnson held a position at
Washington in the War Risk Insur-ance
Department. She liked the
work so well that she decided to re-enter
government work. She will
be located at a West Point Finishing
School of Engineering. Her duties
will cosist of clerical work. In
the summer, Miss Johnson expects
to devote her spare time to aviation
and at the present time is negotiat-ing
with different companies for the
purchase of a plane. Miss John-son's
many friends extend their best
wishes for her success,

WILLIS E. JOHNSON HAS
RESIGNED PRESIDENCY
FORMER N. N. I. S. HEAD
Board of Regents Pass Complimen-tary
Resolutions
At a meeting of the board of re-gents
of education last Wednesday
night President Willis E. Johnson of
State College presented his resigna-tion,
to be effective July 1, 1923.
In accepting Dr. Johnsons' resig-nation
the regents expressed their
high appreciation of his splendid
services to South Dakota for many
years and adopted the following re-solutions:
"Whereas, Dr. Willis E. Johnson
has voluntarily presented to this
board his resignation as president
of South Dakota State College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts to
take effect July 1, 1923; and,
"Whereas, President Johnson has
served the state in a most notable
and conspicuous way for over twen-ty
years, first as instructor in the
Northern Normal and industrial
school from its beginning, later as
its vice president and finally for
five years as its president during
which time the school doubled in
size; and,
"Whereas, President Johnson has
served as president of State College
the past four years during which
time it has experienced a remark-able
growth, particularly in the at-tendance
in the college of agricul-ture
and in the spirit and morale of
the institution; and,
"Whereas, he has proven himself
through all these years to he a thor-ough
scholar, a far seeing and cap-able
executive and an inspiring lea-der
possessing a fine Christian char-acter;
"Now, therefore, be it resolved
by the regents of education, in ac-cepting
his resignation, that we con-gratulate
him upon the outstanding
service he has performed for South
Dakota, and express our sincere re-gret
at losing his splendid services
and our good will and best wishes
for his success in all future under-takings.
Dr. Johnson was for many years
connected with N. N. I. S. as instruc-tor,
Vice-President and President.
many friends will 'be sorry to learn
that he is contemplating leaving the
state of South Dakota when he has
spent so many years in splendid ser-vice.
Dr. Johnson has been a reader
of the Exponent since its beginning.
For this reason we shall follow his
future career with interest, sorry
that he is going but realizing that
our loss will be other's gain.

VALENTINE PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Sipple enter-tained
about twenty-four faculty
members at a Valentine party and
dinner -last Tuesday at 6:30 P. M.
The decorations were in red hearts
and red carnations. Mary Sipple,
dressed as a little Valentine, met the
guests at the door. One at a time
they were ushered into another room
where Max Sipple stood guard over
a jar of candy hearts. Each one
was to guess how many hearts were
in the jar. Two prizes were offered
these being won by Mr. Armstrong
and Mrs. Speelman. The hearts were
used as after dinner mints and great
fun resulted from reading the little
love messages on' each heart.
As entertainment, valentines were
prepared with names of people of
movies or fiction. There were two
prizes offered for the best love mes-sage
prepared by each couple, ac-cording
to their names. Dr. Bunker
and Mrs. F. W. Smith as John Alden
and Priscilla won first prize. Mrs.
MaLmberg and Mrs. Barnes as Kate
and Petruchio, won second prize. The
prizes were valentines.
At the close of the evening, all
joined in singing love songs and
everyone left regretting that the time
had passed so quickly and pronounc-ing
Mr. and Mrs. Sipple as royal en-tertainers.

MID-WEEK DANCE
The mid-week nickle dance held
Friday afternoon, from four to six
o'clock was a - popular affair, as the
sun-parlor was filled the whole time
by the crowds in attendance. Every-one
paid a nickle to enter, and the
proceeds went to the school orchestra
which played for the occasion. This
dance was given Friday afternoon
because there could be none Satur-day
night on account of the 'basket-ball
games. Since there was no
party in E-2, the regular Social Hour
fund could not be drawn upon, and
hence the admission to cover the
costs. Anyway the idea was very
propitious and most enjoyable.
COMING EVENTS
All School Party  Feb. 3
Social Science    Feb. 5 
Goodsell Recital Feb. 7
All School Party  Feb. 17
Voice, piano Recital Feb. 21 
Frank Dixon        Feb. 28 
Debate               Mar. 2 
All School Party  Mar. 3
Heather Recital Mar. 7
Gymnasium Exhibit  Mar. 9
Debate               Mar. 15