The Exponent, 1928-11-27

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Northern State Teachers College 
VOL. XXVII. ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, NOVEMBER 27, 1928 No. 10
WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY THANKSGIVING VACATION

TENTH LEADERSHIP PLAY
"PIGS" MAKES BIG HIT
MISS HAYES IS DIRECTOR
Harvey Swenson and Mary Mueller
Were Especially Outstanding in
Character Parts
The tenth annual Leadership Club
play, "Pigs," given last Tuesday night,
in the Auditorium, was a decided success.
Excellent character portrayal
was evident throughout the whole
presentation and Miss Hayes, under
whose direction the play was given,
deserves much commendation on her
selection and training of those taking
part. Harvey Swenson as Tommy
Atkins, Jr., and Mary Mueller as Mildred
Cushing were very typical young
lovers, playing their parts with ability
worthy of professionals. Dorothy
Dresselhuys as Ellen Atkins gave a
splendid impersonation of the mother
who has a deep understanding of and
sympathy for her two sons and for
humanity in general. Sarah Grant,
who acted the part of Grandma Spencer,
added much to the humor of the
play by her interest in affairs of the
Atkins family. Marvin Jones as Thomas
Atkins, Oscar Markeseth as Hector
Spencer, Owen King as Spencer
Atkins, Mary Sipple as Lenore Hastings,
John Schaal as Smith Hastings,
and Horace Chapman as Dr. Springer
all deserve praise on the excellent
character delineation they presented.
Just as "the proof of the pudding is
in the eating" the proof of the play's
success was the complimentary remarks
regarding its performance,
heard on the campus the day following.
Everyone seemed agreed that it
was the best play ever given by the
Club and one of the very best ever
given by N.S.T.C. talent on our campus,
and each one responsible for some
part of its success deserves praise for
his effort.
The stage setting, by the class in
Applied Dramatics, under the direction
of Prof. Harkness, and the music
between acts, furnished by the College
Orchestra under the direction of Prof.
H. E. Goodsell, did much to make the
evening's entertainment one to be remembered
as a very enjoyable feature.
Other committees in charge, assisting
Miss Hayes, were: Assistant director,
Daisy Eisentrager; stage manager,
Russell Babcock; assistant stage
manager, Ernest Berreth; business
manager, Frank Kraft; property manager,
Lillian Wilson; advertising manager,
Douglas Chittick; make-up, class
in stage make-up. The radio was procured
by courtesy of the Hofer Auto
Supply Company of Aberdeen.

DORMITORIES ARE HOSTS
Entertain Football Letter Men and
Other Guests at Post-Season
Banquet
One of the outstanding social functions
on the campus, this season, was
an elaborate Thanksgiving dinner for
the football letter men and other special
guests, given in Lincoln dining
room, Thursday evening.
The long tables were beautifully
decorated with yellow chrysanthemums,
and red tapers, portraying the
school colors. Sprays of ferns were
placed for the entire length of the
tables. Favors were miniature footballs
used as nut cups. Place cards
were pennants in maroon color with
guests names in gold lettering.
The lettermen and honor guests
were Perry Doney, Irl Oakes, Virgil
Bell, James Sipes, Paul Finnegan,
Malcolm McDowell, Duane Murner,
Donald Walker, Roy Davidson, Francis
Clarke, LaVerne Frink, Kenneth
Crawford, Rodell Severson, Emil
Staebner, Richard Solberg, Leo Phalen,
Bertha Oster, Catherine Cobb,
Alf Lundly and Seymour Houge. Seated
with the honor guests were the
Misses Irene Gunderson, Marion Barger,
Alice Lortscher, Helen Fugate,
Gertrude Hand, Dora Grant, Marion
Stiteler, Lolie Smith, Lillian Hilt, Lois
Bistodeau, Unis McNulty, Ruth Hove,
Aileen Jackson, Donna Burt, Bonnie
Burney, Florence Tracy, Mary Pfifer,
Ella Lee Moulton, Mr. and Mrs. Telfer
Mead, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell,
Mrs. Julia Cowell and Dr. David
Allen Anderson.
After the dinner hour the guests
assembled in the sunparlor for an
hour of dancing.

ART EXHIBIT
A very pleasing exhibit is being displayed
by the Art Department. This
exhibit will be open for all students,
starting today (Tuesday) and closing
Friday evening. It is held in E-10
and E-11 of the Central Building.
This exhibit is of work done by the
advanced classes in pastel, charcoal,
and reproductions of old masterpieces
in pastel, by Dorothy Batterson and
Letha Born. The oil paintings are
by Helen M. Davies and E. K. Baillie.
Mr. Baillie's pictures in oil and water
color include the two groups of paintings
which won in the professional
class, at the state fair, this year.
Some beautiful peacock feather pens
are on display also.
Some of these compositions will be
for sale. Everyone is urged to attend
this exhiibt.
Let it be remembered that the fortunate
children are the public school
children. They alone receive a really
American and democratic education.-
Hearst Papers.

WINTER ENROLLMENT BEGINS
Will Cover A Period Beginning November
22 and Concluding December 10
Students will enroll for the winter
quarter in the Registrar's Office, A-10,
beginning November 22. The schedule
is as follows:
Freshmen, (excepting those taking
the one-year curriculum) Monday,
November 26 or Tuesday, November
27. Students enrolling in the one-year
curriculum as outlined in the
catalog, meet in groups in the Auditorium
for enrollment as follows:
Outline C., Thursday, November 22,
8:00 A.M.; Outline B, Friday, November
23, 8:00 A. M.; Outline A, Friday,
November 23, 9:45 A.M.
Sophomores, Monday, December 2,
or Thursday, December 4.
Juniors and Seniors, Wednesday,
December 5, or Thursday, December 6.
High School Students, Wednesday,
November 28.
Tuition and Fees: The secretary's
office will be open for payment of fees
Wednesday, November 28, Friday, December
7 and Monday, December 10.
Students may pay fees on any one of
these days, but they should pay as
early as possible as the office will
doubtless be crowded on the last day.
Monday, December 10, is reserved
for the enrollment of new students
and no student now in school should
plan his registration schedule then,
though fees may be paid on that day,
if necessary.
There will be no opportunity to enroll
on Saturday.

1929 POPULARITY CONTEST
Study the Ballots and Choose Your
Candidates for the Coming Election
Before long the Pasque Board will
be asking faculty and students to cast
their ballots in the general all-school
Popularity Contest. The different
items to be voted on have not yet been
decided on by the present Board. We
present below the ballots as they were
last year, in order that voters may
begin to make up their minds for
whom they intend to vote.
Student Section
Most representative man, most representative
woman, school's greatest
asset, best prospective teacher, most
popular woman, most popular man,
most beautiful woman, handsomest
man, best student, most reliable, best
campus organization, best man athlete,
best woman athlete, worst woman
hater, worst man hater, most devoted
couple, most bashful man, best
blusher, broadest grin, teacher's pet,
best natured, most fickle, biggest bluff,
noisiest, wittiest, best "line."
Faculty Section
Most popular woman, most popular
man, most clever, most reliable, most
congenial, hardest prof., handsomest
woman, handsomest man, school's
greatest asset, peppiest.

ALUMNA IN VAUDEVILLE
In "The Syncopating Sweeties," of
the vitaphone production at the Capitol
theatre last week, Aberdeen
friends had an opportunity of hearing
and seeing Miss Adelaide Liefeld, a
former Aberdeen girl.
Miss Liefeld is now in Australia
and is playing in the best female orchestra
on the stage today. "The Ingenues,"
were featured in the Ziegfeld
Follies, and they are all master
musicians. In the vitaphone productions
Miss Liefeld plays a cello, saxophone
and bassoon.
The orchestra in which Miss Liefeld
plays first toured the west coast. After
completing the Australian tour the
girls expect to tour Europe and Africa
before returning home.
Miss Liefeld formerly attended the
local college where she was popular
in music circles on the campus. She
was at that time a pupil of Prof. Howard
Elson Goodsell.

TYPEWRITING AWARDS
Miss Burnham reports the following
typing awards in her department.
All Royal awards are issued to students
who make five or fewer errors in
a 15 minute test.
Royal-LaRoy Zell, 40 words, silver
pin; Marcella Flanery, 56 words, gold
pin; Marcella Flanery, 61 words, advanced
certificate of proficiency; Lucille
Adkins, 60 words, advanced certificate
of proficiency.
L. C. Smith-Sara Grant, 59 words,
silver pin; Lucile Adkins, 56, silver
pin; Edith Anderson, 44, bronze pin;
Jessie Greene, 40, bronze pin.

NEW CLUB ORGANIZED
The Country Life Association Club
met in the Dutch Coffee Shop, Friday
noon, and organized under the constitution
which was drawn up last
spring. Mr. Readey is temporary
president; Miss Brisco, secretary;
program committee, Mr. Small, Russell
Jonas and Dr. Anderson. A committee
consisting of Mr. Weeks, Mr.
Melcher, County Superintendent of
Schools, and Oren Felton was appointed
to nominate officers to be
voted on at the next meeting, tentatively
scheduled for December 19.
I have always held that Bolshevism
was going to be evanescent. No country
can keep that temperature without
perishing.-David Lloyd George.

MANY N. S. T. C. PEOPLE TO SPEAK AT MITCHELL
DR. ANDERSON GIVES ADDRESS 
Faculty Members Will Preside at Several Group Meetings
That the Northern State Teachers
College will be an active force at the
South Dakota Educational Meet at its
annual convention at Mitchell this
week is evident from the names and
subjects discussed as listed below.
One of the big events of the convention
will be the banquet, Tuesday evening
at 5:15, at the Masonic Temple.
The following list includes not only
faculty members but also graduates
and former students.
On the Associated School Boards'
program Miss Nora Staael will speak
on the subject "Physical Education in
the Schools"; State Superintendent-
Elect E. C. Giffen will discuss a "State
Department of Education for South
Dakota" and President David Allen
Anderson will speak on "What Can
Be Done Through Public Schools to
Bring About a Higher Function For
Education and Citizenship Through
Home Training." On the junior high
school program, William Gruhn will
discuss "Club Work in a Junior High
School." In the kindergarten-primary
education group Mary Williams will
speak on "Value and Purpose of Activity
in Arithmetic Teaching." Mr.
Giffen also appears on the rural education
program with the subject "Rural
Education," In the biology round
table S. R. Lipscomb will act as chairman
and Ben F. Simmons will discuss
the subject "Modern Interpretation
and Present Tendencies in Biology,"
Dean Ella Lee Moulton is president of
the Deans of Women and will present
the subject "Future Outlook for the
State Deans' Association." Miss Beryl
DeHaven will discuss "Some Composition
Problems" before the English
teachers' group. Miss Nora Staael
will also appear on the health and
physical education program on the
subject "A Working Program for the
Grades." S. R. Harding is president
of the manual training group. E. C.
Giffen will also appear before the
music teachers' group with the subject
"Music-a required subject for
South Dakota from the educators
standpoint." Professor Mewaldt will
act in the capacity of secretary for
the mathematics group and Miss Lovilla
Hazel will act as vice-president
for the modern foreign languages
group. Under physics and chemistry
J. H. Jensen is listed as president and
will discuss the subject "A Combined
Laboratory and Classroom for High
Schools" and Jack Readey will discuss
"The Relation of Chemistry to Agriculture."
Dr. Lee Byrne is vice-president
of the Phi Delta Kappa group
and will give the introductory address.
Prof. I. D. Weeks also appears on this
program. J. C. Lindberg will preside
as president before the State Poetry
Association and is scheduled for addresses
on both the afternoon and evening
programs. Others, not listed
here, will appear on various programs
not yet scheduled.

THE CENTER OF THE CAMPUS
THANKSGIVING
Heap high Thanksgiving's hospitable board!
We, with our loved ones, reunited feast.
But in our mirth, forget not to the Lord
To render thanks for gifts by him increased;
To honor with our substance Him who gave
Us life, and fills "the earth with flour of wheat,"
Sends light and darkness, dew and rain to lave
The soil to fruitfulness that we may eat.
We give Thee thanks for many blessings shared;
For happiness, for friendship flowering free;
For many pitfalls through Thy mercy spared;
For joy in being co-workers with Thee.
We thank thee for the land in which we live
Where golden sunshine brings us healthful days;
For home, rest, peace, our thanks we humbly give
And first-fruits gladly offer to Thy praise.
The autumn's glory and the spring's return;
Our pleasure in hill, flower and wooded stream;
Thy hand in all of nature we discern;
But moAt we thank Thee for Thy Gift Supreme.
The labors of the husbandman are blest;
The barns are filled with store of golden grain;
Great Giver of all Gifts, be Thou our guest;
With Thine eternal Bread our souls sustain.
-Dora Claire Vannix, Sioux Falls. (From Pasque Petals)

SONG CONTEST SPONSORED BY STUDENT COUNCIL
WINNER WILL RECEIVE S25
Prize Has Been Contributed by Alumni and Campus Organizations
Northern State Teachers College
needs a school song. A contest is being
sponsored by the Student Council
to give us a song that is entirely
original. Twenty-five dollars were
contributed last year by the alumni
and various campus organizations to
be used as a prize. The Song Committee
of the Council is composed of
Elvera Kundert, Lisle Reese and Dorothy
Frazier.
The song is to be an Alma Mater
song. Every school needs a good
song-one that thrills you when you
hear it sung, and in after years will
remind you of N.S.T.C. This is not
to be a pep song but one of dignity
that will be equally appropriate at
commencement, a football game, a
wedding or a funeral. The song should
be one that will become a part of our
institution and that will last for many
years. The author may be anyone
who has the good of the school at
heart-a student, member of the faculty,
or. alumnus.
1. The song should be of a type of 
composition that our school can adopt 
it as our Alma Mater song.
2. Both words and music must be
3. The length of the song must not
exceed two stanzas.
4. Any present or former student
is eligible; any present or former
teacher is eligible.
5. Two or more people may unite in
producing this song if they so desire.
6. The contest closes on January 7,
1929. All songs must be turned in before
or on that day.
7. The songs must be handed in to
the president of the Student Council,
Ralph Rice, or to the chairman of the
song committee, Elvera Kundert.
8. The method of judging this contest
will be: elimination of all but
three songs by Mr. Pfitzner, Mr. Lukken,
Ralph Rice and Elvera Kundert;
the presentation of these songs before
the student body; the students vote by
ballot for the song of their choice.
9. A prize of $25 awarded by the
Student Council will be given to the
winner. The song will also be published
in the Exponent and the 1930
Pasque.
10. The authors of these songs
should not reveal their identity until
after the selection of the song has
been made by the students.

ECLIPSE OF THE MOON
Porf. Mewaldt Gives Scientific Facts
Concerning This Interesting 
Phenomenon
At an early hour this morning the
moon was totally eclipsed. The eclipse
was caused by the fact that the moon
receives all its light from the sun,
and at the time of the eclipse, the
earth was in a straight line between
the sun and moon. Thus the earth
acted as a screen causing the moon to
darken.
There is a cone of darkness on the
side of the earth that is away from
the sun. This cone of darkness is
called the umbra. It happens, once
in a while, that the moon passes
through this umbra and then the moon
is darkened. This never occurs, at
any time, except when the moon is a
full moon.
The moon began to enter the earth's
umbra at 1:24 A.M. this morning. The
left part of the moon entered the umbra
first, thus the left part was darkened
first. By the left part is meant
the part to our left. By 2:33 A.M. the
entire moon was in the earth's umbra
and the eclipse was total. At 3:01
A.M., the moon was in the center of
the umbra and at its darkest point. If
it were not for the fact that the
earth's atmosphere refracts sunlight
and throws it in the direction of the
moon, the moon would be entirely
dark. By 3:29 A.M., the left part of
the moon began to emerge from the
umbra, and by 4:39 A.M. the last of
the moon left the umbra, and again
we had a bright, full moon.
Surrounding the umbra is a small
region partially darkened by the shadow
of the earth, called the penumbra;
hence just before the eclipse began
and at the end of the eclipse, the
moon was partly in the penumbra and
thus did not have its complete luster
until about one hour later.
This year there were two total
eclipses of the moon. The other one,
on June 3, was not visible as a total
eclipse here. Some years there are
no total eclipses of the moon, and
there are never more than three total
eclipses in a year. These are nest. all
visible from the same place when they
do occur; hence it is comparatively a
rare thing to be able to see a total
eclipse of the moon.
The eclipses of the sun occur somewhat
oftener than the eclipses of the
moon; but when they do occur they
can be seen only from a very small
portion of the earth, and it is exceedingly
seldom that a total eclipse of
the sun can be seen from here, in fact
only once in several centuries. There
was a total eclipse of the sun this
year, May 19, visible only in the extreme
southern latitudes. The eclipse
of the sun is caused by the moon getting
between the earth and the sun,
and thus hiding from view the sun
for parts of the earth.

OTTO GRUHN IN "U" DEBATE
Otto Gruhn, former Aberdeen high
school and N.S.T.C. student, has been
chosen for the University of South
Dakota debate team. Mr. Gruhn is
one of the 12 candidates chosen for
the varsity squad after several tryouts
conducted by J. H. McBurney,
coach of debating at the "U." Mr.
Gruhn was active in debate at N.S.
T.C., representing us in several intercollegiate
debates as well as in regional
and national Pi Kappa Delta
conventions. He is considered one of
the best debaters we have ever turned
out.

JOINT MUSIC RECITAL
An excellent musical recital was
given in the college auditorium,
Thursday evening, by students of
Prof. Lukken, Prof. Pfitzner and
Prof. Goodsell. It was well attended
and highly appreciated by those present.
To add to the program the stage
was prettily set with floor lamps on
either side and vases of fall flowers.
All numbers of the program showed
excellent training. Fine tone and excellent
expression were portrayed in
the well arranged program.
Those taking part in the program
were Patricia Fitzpatrick, Susanna
Pfitzner, Harriet Premack, Margaret
Russell, Helen Mitchell, Monemia Evans,
Mary Richards, Mollie Ripple,
Louise Milligan, Johanna Elsing, Martha
Folley and John Elsing. Accompanists
were Misses Martha Folley
and Viola Boekelheide. Due to conflicts
Mr. Leon Everson and Maurice
Dobbins failed to appear.

FACULTY WIVES MEET
The Faculty Wives Club met last
week at the home of Mrs. Henry Onsgard,
who was assisted with the entertaining
by Mrs. L. B. Sipple. Mrs.
S. H. Collins in her talk to the women
brought out incidents of her last year's
trip to Europe. Mrs. I. D. Weeks presented
two pleasing vocal selections.
Mrs. E. Kenneth Baillie was presented
with a collection of gifts by the
club members. Mrs. T. A. Harmon and
Mrs. A. N. Wray presided at the
serving table.
Mrs. J. C. Lindberg and Mrs. Walther
Pfitzner will entertain the club
at its December meeting.
We get lots of our ideas about government
from comic operas, and then
take ourselves as seriously as Sitting
Bull.-A. Edward Newton.

DEBATE AND ORATORY
WILL STAGE BIG PROGRAM
17 GIRLS OUT FOR DEBATE
Contests Are Planned With Sioux
Falls College and Gustavus
Adolphus
The first home debate will be with
Sioux Falls College toward the latter
part of February. Gustavus Adolphus
also will come to northern this year
to debate.
Seventeen girls have reported for
work in intercollegiate debate up to
date. They are Elsie Birkholt, Mary
Frances Sanders, Rose Frothinger,
Avis Felton, Ora Barnes, and Jean DeHaven, 
who are already Pi Kappa
Delta members, and Inez Taylor, Rose
Ramthun, Thelma Milnor, Anna Madden,
Marion Stiteler, Ethel Dunlap,
Elvera Kundert, Elna Wiand, Anna
Bell Mowry, Florence Mohn and Mary
Fox.
Boys who have reported for debate
are Ralph Rice and Oren Felton, Pi
Kappa Delta members, and Louis Anderson,
John Schaal, Harvey Swenson,
Otto Schoenfelder, Clarence Dunker,
Arthur Birkland and Horace Jackson.
The Lincoln Oratorical Contest will
be held during the week of December
12 to 18. A definite date will be decided
upon later. Eight orators compete
in this contest. They are Ralph
Rice, Louis Anderson, Douglas Chittick.
Oren Felton, Jean DeHaven,
Elna Wiand, Ruby Buenning, and Rose
Frothinger. The winner of this contest
will represent Northern in the
State contest at Sioux Falls, February
17.
Requests are coming in for the use
of Mildred Anderson's oration, "Our
Nation's Nemesis." The oration is
being used in high school contests.
Two requests have come from Iowa
high schools.

CULP GIVES ASSEMBLY TALK
South Dakota Has Unusual Possobilities
and Abundant Natural R-sources
To Be Developed
Prof. Culp gave a fine address on
South Dakota in assembly, last Thursday,
that inspired a pride for our
state. All South Dakotans have faith
in their state, and newcomers soon
become enthusiastic with its wonders.
These wonders and possibilities have
not been exaggerated.
South Dakota is an inland empire,
as large as Indiana and Ohio together.
One of the largest rivers of the world
flows through the state. When the
transportation opportunities of the
Missouri River are developed, we shall
have access to the ocean, by way of
the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico,
and by way of the Great Lakes to
the Atlantic.
In half a century South Dakota has
grown from an Indian hunting ground
with a population of 2000 to one of
the leading agricultural states of the
union with 700,000 inhabitants. Even
at the present time South Dakota has
a small population; with the development
of the natural resources there is
room for a million people.
There is a great deal of mineral
wealth in South Dakota, so there is
unlimited industrial possibilities.
What is said to be the richest 100
miles square in the world is the Black
Hills region. There is an abundance
of coal in the West River Country. In
five places the Missouri River may be
dammed and more power developed
than is possible in many of the European
countries.
From the early history of our state,
South Dakota has had an interest in
education. There are more educational
institutions and public schools in
South Dakota, per capita, than in any
other state of the union.

ANNUAL Y. M. BANQUET
Now that the football season at
the Teachers College is over interest
among players, students and city football
fans turns to the big football banquet
which will celebrate the sensational
comeback which the team made
as the schedule was ended. The record
which was made by the players of
Coach Mead, and his assistant, Bob
Campbell, not only changed the whole
aspect of the sport at the college for
this year, but makes a remarkable
promise for next year.
To celebrate all this, the football
team will be feted at a banquet which
is to be held in the cafeteria, Friday,
December 14, at 6:30, when students
and city fans will testify to their interest
and confidence in the team.
There will be a dinner to be followed
by short toasts, and the announcement
of the new captain, after
which the guests will all join in a
dance in the gymnasium. Alfred Kugler,
center last year, is general chairman
of the committee on arrangements,
and the entire affair is sponsored
by the campus Y.M.C.A. group.

COMING EVENTS
Nov. 29-Thanksgiving Day
Dec. 3-Vacation closes
Dec. 7-Fall Quarter ends
Dec. 10-Registration, Winter
Quarter
Dec. 11-Y.MC.A. Football Banquet
Dec. 13-Lincoln Hall Bazaar
Dec. 13-Violin Recital
Dec. 21-Xmas vacation begins