The Exponent, 1929-10-10

              SCALP SOUTHERN The Exponent SCALP SOUTHERN
Northern State Teachers College 
VOL. XXVIII. ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, OCTOBER 10, 1929 No. 3
SCALP SOUTHERN-WE ARE WITH YOU, WOLVES
ELVERA KUNDERT IS QUEEN; HAROLD BLACK IS MARSHAL 

WOLVES SCORE HEAVILY
AGAINST VALLEY CITY
SCORE IS 45 TO 0
Several Scores Due to Johnson's
Spectacular Blocking of
Punts
A powerful, fighting team of
Maroon and Gold gridmen met the
football artists from Valley City Normal,
Friday afternoon and easily disposed
of the North Dakota team 45
to 0. The game was played on Johnson
Field. The visitors were clearly
outplayed by the Wolves from the
opening kick-off until the final whistle
ended the fray late in the afternoon.
The Campbellites gained more than
twice the ground in scrimmage that
the Monisonmen were able to make
and showed more power and drive at
all times.
Penalties were many throughout the
course of the game. Northern suffered
the most from these, losing 95
yards in the first half of the contest
and like a number in the last frame.
The Valley City lads were called from
only 104 yards throughout the entire
game.
Northern's ability to block punts
paved the way for three of the touchdowns
scored in the first half, Johnson,
giant tackle, stopping the ball in
all three instances. The first counter
came after Johnson had knocked the
ball down inside the ten-yard line. A
series of line smashes and excursions
around the end placed the pig skin
across the chalk line. The quarter
ended with the score 6 to 0.
Two more punts were blocked withing
the ten yard line in the second
quarter. One of these Doney scooped
up and took across, the other taken
over by straight football, made the
score 20 to 0. The fourth touchdown
came on line smashes and long excursions
around the Valley City ends.
The North Dakotans came back in
the second half stronger than before,
however, and opened up an aerial attack
that carried them deep into Wolf
territory. Here costly penalties and
incompleted passes kept them far
enough from the goal line to prevent
scoring.
In their frantic efforts to reach the
goal line, the Valley City team also
failed to reckon with their opponents'
possibility of adding more counters to
the score with the result that three
more times the ball was placed over
the North Dakota goal line.
Coach Campbell substituted freely
during the progress of the entire
game, the second and third string men
holding the visitors' attack at bay the
greater share of the contest.
One serious accident resulted during
the game. Glen Wright, alias
Shorty, suffered a broken collar-bone
after reeling off the longest run Of
the tilt, a forty-yard gallop on an
intercepted pass. The starting line-up
for the two teams were:
Valley City 	Position		Northern
Thacher 		L. E. 		Holland
Conrad		L. T. 		Johnson
Southal		L. G.		Sipes
Olson		C. 		Bell
Hill 		R. G. 		Mattice
Peterson		R. T. 		Werth	
McCrady		R. E.		Doney
Eckel		Q. B.		Marquis
Erickson		R. H.		Nichols
Seymour		L. H.		Dresselhuys
B. McCrady	F. B. 		Cap. Finnegan

TOSTELEBE GETS DEGREE
The following important communication
was recently received by Prof.
M. F. Tostelebe from the Registrar of
Columbia University. Congratulations,
Mr. Tostelebe.
"It gives me pleasure to write you
that your requirement for the degree
of Master of Arts has now been satisfied.
This degree will be officially
granted by Columbia University the
middle of December. A formal notification
that you are graduated will
then be sent you."
Scalp Southern

MISS HILT
The part of Tryphena is taken
by Lillian F. Hilt. Tryphena
is queen of her gypsy tribe, and 
is a regular boss at that. She 
is an embittered old woman,
who sees good in no one and does
good for no one.

HAROLD BLACK, Marshal

TAKEN FROM "THE FORENSIC"
"Professor P. J. Harkness of the
Northern State Teachers College of
South Dakota, who for the past three
years has consistently turned out
winners in the state oratorical titles
for that institution, has an interesting
article in the April issue of the
'Quarterly Journal of Speech, Education'.
The Journal is published by the
National Association of Teachers of
Speech, and deals with the main
phases of speech education. This
month it emphasizes the needs, objectives
and methods peculiar to Teachers
Colleges and the article by Mr. Harkness
is a discussion of the General
Organization and Nomenclature. He
stressed the *general need of a separate
department of speech aside from
English, and a unit of purpose with
proportionate stress on the various
phases of work in this new department."

SPEAKING OF ROYALTY
Upon the golden roster of queens
whose lovely sway 'reigns over the
campus each recurring Gypsy Day a
new name has been written and Miss
Elvera Kundert of Bowdle will replace
the former sovereign, Miss Rose
Frothinger of Watertown. Lois
Blethen, a senior is in charge of preparations
for the coronation which will
be the first feature on the homecoming
program the morning of October
19.
With all due pomp and splendor the
former queen of loyal Romany subjects
will descend from her stately
position and place the crown upon the
brow of her successor. The coronation
will be held in the auditorium and
a special Spanish Gypsy setting will
be provided. Frank Kraft, last
year's Marshal of the day will also
be present and add to the glamor of
the romantic occasion. Harold Black,
this year's choice for Marshal will aid
the new queen to assume her position
in a manner best befitting royal blood.

ALL ARE GETTING READY
Preparations for the annual Gypsy
Day, October 19, are more extensive
than ever before. The parade will
traverse the down town region in
order that good will and fellowship
may be demonstrated by the visiting
tribesmen. The general public is invited
to enjoy the afternoon game.
At this time the mighty warriors of
the Gypsy clan will combat a powerful
foe, the St. Thomas gridmen, as
tough an aggregation as the Twin
Cities have produced in many a year,
outside of the University.
The tribal dance in the evening will
be for Gypsies only. As soon as the
Queen is crowned she will give the
new password for the loyal subjects.
Numerous valuable prizes will be
given for floats and costumes. Special
attention and special service has
been promised to all visiting Gypsies
by the merchants and business men
of Aberdeen.

LINCOLN HALL OFFICERS
The following house officers have
been chosen for the year for Lincoln
Hall: president, Helen E. Malloy;
secretary-treasurer, Editha Miller;
W. S. G. A. representatives for the
first floor, Florence Tracy; for the
second floor, Marion Kraft and Evelyn
Jackson; for the third floor, Marian
Fix and Evelyn Thoreson. Jurymen
in Lincoln Hall are Inez Sheldon
on the third floor. Proctors are Alma
Alice Peterson on the second floor;
and Edith Keck and Daisy Moorhead
onthe third floor. Proctors are Alma
Lange, first floor; Elvera Kundert
and Margaret Wilhelm, second floor;
and Frances Pettyjohn and Loretta
Dinges, third floor.

SECONDARY EDUCATION CLUB
The Secondary Education Club has
made definite plans regarding the
Gypsy Day float. It is to be entered
in the "most representative" class.
Program and float committees have
been appointed as follows: program-
Mildred Klinger, Helen Giesen, and
Una Grebner; float-Barbara Ander-son,
Carol Jean Wilson, Vesta Stark,
Emil Olin, Chester Buenning and Ida
Berry. All interested in junior high
school work are urged to join the club.
Information regarding the work of the
club may be secured from officers or
members.

ORATOR HONORED
One of our orator's has gained nation-al
recognition by having his picture
published in the "Forensic". We congratulate
Louis Andersbn who won
first place in men's oratory in the
Provincial meet last year,

ELECTION IS HOTLY CONTESTED
Winner For Important Offices Are Both Popular 
Students and Good Mixers in Campus
Activities

The Gayest Gypsy Queen for the
"Gayest Gypsy Gathering" was
chosen last Thursday morning by
popular vote of the entire student
body. Miss Elvera Kundert is the
lucky lady and will have for her marshal,
Mr. Harold Black.
Miss Kundert hails from Bowdle,
where she graduated from high school
in 1927. During her two years on
the campus, she has become very
popular because of her loyalty to the
school and its traditions. Her popularity
is evidenced by the fact that
she leads the W. S. G. A. as president,
the largest organization at the college.
Mr. Black is a student from Big
Stone City, from which high school
he graduated in 1922, following his
education with a year here, a year at
the University of Minnesota, and the
rest of the time up to the present at
N. S. T. C. He is without a doubt
one of the most popular and best
known young men in the local institution.
Last year he was business
manager for the Pasque. Besides
holding the presidency of the Masquers
Club he is out for football and
gives every one of the school's activities
his whole-hearted support. Both
elections were very close. Other candidates
for queen were Rose Ramthun,
Lois Blethen and Hazel Duncan.
Only two men were nominated
for Marshal, the winner and Francis
Clark.

Greetings To Former Gypsies!
Early October, azure mists, golden glow, blue smoke, ruddy rays
-all signs of fall, and, of course fall always brings Gypsy Day! Is it
something in gypsy blood or is it something in the invigorating air,
that whispers to us, "Gypsy Day is near. It's time to go home
again."
And again we dream. Gypsies dressed in all the radiance of
the autumn landscape: orange, red, and green gowns; gay fringed
sashes; scarlet silk kerchiefs over glistening black hair; bright jewels
and gleaming teeth! Camp fires, rustling leaves, winding roads, gay
caravans. But most of all the laughter, greetings, visiting, fun,
and feasting. Feats of strength, dance, melodies, lilting songs,
mysterious dramas form part of the memories of past days. There's
something cosmic in it all.
But it's time for action, not dreams. Pack up the old covered
wagon, gather the family together, and head the mules due north
(or south, or east, or west). It's time to start if you really want to
be in for the gay reunion of Gypsies on October 19. Early in the
morning we want all to sign the clan roll in the alumni room. And
then a new Queen will be crowned-another royally beautiful, gracious
Queen to rule us! Then everyone joins the caravan for the annual
pageant procession. A great game at 2:00 P. M., the Gypsies
vs St. Thomas College. Then the long feast hours, the evening ceremony,
the play, the thrum of dance music.
Remember the great truth that (every Gypsy knows-that nothing
matters so much to human beings as other human beings, sweethearts,
and friends. Let's all be home on October 19.
Beryl DeHaven, President Alumni Association.

MISS HANSEN
The part of Morella O’Neil,
daughter of Rodney, is taken by 
Louise E. Hansen. In the first 
place, despite her name, she’s a 
gypsy and besides that, obviously 
she’s Irish. Nothing more 
need be said concerning her
part. Come and see for yourselves.

MR. BAILLIE
E. Kenneth Baillie takes the 
part of Corroll Lankford, an
artist and son of wealthy parents.
Carroll by chance meets
Morella, the beautiful gypsy
maiden, and for both, it is love 
at first sight. Come and see 
how Carroll meets this comely
gypsy maiden. 

Freshman Contest Today
Four Big Athletic Events Will Decide the Relative Prowess of the 
Freshmen and Upperclassmen
In order not to interfere with the
local high school pageant day, Freshmen
Contest Day has been moved up
to Thursday, October 10, instead of
Friday, October 11. The tennis game
will be played Wednesday, at 3:15 with
three singles and two doubles matches.
Mr. Laird is in general charge with
Professor Lipscomb as the judge.
The general contest will begin at
2:30 p. m. on Thursday with the football
game between the Freshmen and
Upperclassmen with Howard Torgerson 
in charge. The kittenball game
for the Freshmen and Upperclassmen
girls will follow immediately. Eddie
Dresselhuys will be in charge. The
tug-of-war is perhaps the most exciting
event of the entire contest.
There will be 15 men on each side.
William Lawrence is in general
charge.
In order to avoid the tie embarrassment
as happened last year the committee
has decided that in case of a
tie, in any event, the Upperclassmen
will be considered as victorious.

FRENCH-SPANISH CLUB MEETS
The French and Spanish Club was
organized last week when the following
officers were elected: President,
Darrell Mitchell; vice-president, Helen
Kelly; Secretary-treasurer, Grace Moe.
French and Spanish luncheons are
held every week at the noon hour in
the Dutch Coffee Shop. The French
table meets on the first and third
Wednesdays of each month, and the
Spanish table meets on the second and
fourth Wednesdays. These meetings
give the students a fine opportunity
to increase their vocabularies, for the
French and Spanish languages are
used as much as possible. All students
who have studied French or
Spanish are eligible and invited to
join the Club.

PHYS. ED. NOTES
All classes of soccer and hockey
are now going in full swing. Due to
the large number of girls in the classes
it is necessary to divide into
squads. These squads have each
elected a leader who will act as captain
until other plans are made. We
are assured of some good games this
season because of the ability and interest
the girls are showing at their
work.
If you are interested in W. A. A.,
you may get all the information you
wish to have from any of the physical
education instructors, by calling
at their office. This is a fine opportunity
for the freshmen girls to show
some of the ability they displayed
during Freshmen Week.

ELVERA KUNDERT, Queen

ESKELSON ON COUNCIL
With the resignation of R. W.
Kraushaar from the S. D. E. A. Council,
because of his transfer to the State
Department, President C. G. Lawrence
has appointed Supt. C. L. Eskelson of
McIntosh to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Eskelson is entering upon his
eleventh year as superintendent at
McIntosh. Prior to this he was superintendent
at McLaughlin from 1914
to 1918. During the World War he
served at Camp Zachary Taylor,
Louisville, Ky., and was commissioned
a first lieutenant in field artillery.
He now holds a captain's commission
in the field artillery officers' reserve.
Mr. Eskelson is a graduate from the
advanced normal course at N. N. &
I. S., 1914, and received his B. A. degree
from the same institution in
1922. He has attended four summer
sessions at the University of Wisconsin.

TO STANDARDIZE PURCHASES
W. M. Oates returned to Aberdeen
the latter part of last week from a
very interesting and important meeting
in Pierre, with a committee designed
to standardize state purchases.
Appointed by John P. Beign, state
secretary of finance, in accordance
with the law passed by the 1927 legislature,
the committee met to draw up
technical specifications for the state
purchasing department. Through
this plan, state institutions will be
enabled to purchase all required supplies
jointly and on a standard basis.
D. W. Forbes, secretary of the committee,
pointed out that one of the
hopes of the committee was to reduce
costs by standardized purchasing and
not by substituting inferior goods,
and in this way gain the same products
for the school at a saving of
thousands of dollars to the taxpayer.
The committee consisted of three
members from educational institutions
three from penal institutions and
three members from the state ofifces.

FROM GRAND DUKE ALEXANDER
The following letter was received 
by Harold Fowler, Gypsy Day Business
Manager. The letter shows how 
far gypsy news travels within the
clan.
“Pleven, Bulgaria
“September 7, 1929
"In 'Gypsy News' I have read of
your glories Gypsy Day at the college
in Aberdin. Its elephant, that such
a celebration is held. It says that
gypsies are welcomed in the stores
and that the Mayor himself adopts
Gypsy fashuns. I find that at night
there be a grand swing around. I
like it, and by the time you read this,
I'll be well out at see, bownd for the
world's greatest gypsy celebration.
Queens come and go but the Duke
of the Gypsies changes not. I will
represent your relations akros the
great water. There is going to be
much great fun Oct. 19, and I hope
to meat you. May be brave wolves
win.
with fraternity,
Grand Duke Alexander.

Y. W. C. A.
Mrs. Garvin entertained the Y. W.
C. A. girls of the college, Sunday
afternoon, with an interesting lecture
concerning her trip to Mexico, last
summer. She described very clearly
the romantic old country nestling
around the Gulf of Mexico. She told
of the careful, elegant manners of the
higher class of Mexican people and
described some of the deplorable conditions
of the poorer peon. The latter,
according to the speaker, are a class
of people, mostly illiterate and dependent
on others for food and shelter.
Contrasted with the plantation owners
and rulers of the country they form
a very miserable lot.
"The number of very fine churches
is exceptionally noticeable. Nearly
every plantation owner has his own
worshipping edifice and seems to take
a pride in out-doing his neighbors in
this respect." Some very interesting
souvenirs of the trip were also shown
to the assemblage of girls.
A second number on the afternoon's
program was a saxophone and cornet
solo by Selma Herr and Bernice
Anderson.

THANKS
By this note I wish to thank my
loyal friends for their support in the
recent campaign and the student body
for the honor they have conferred
upon me.
-Harold Black.

“GYPSY FIRES” IS TRUE 
TO LOCAL GYPSY IDEALS
DIRECTED BY PROF. PENCE 
All-Star Faculty Cast Will Entertain
Romanies in Real 
Play
"Gypsy Fires", a melodrama in
three acts by Allan Davis will be
presented by a cast chosen from the
faculty as a big feature of the "Gayest
Gypsy Day", entertainment.
The director, Mr. Paul Pence, spent
much time and effort this past summer
in selecting a play that would be
suitable for presentation for such a
gala day. "Gypsy Fires" is said to
be an artistic portrayal of gypsy life,
not as we usually think of gypsies
with their thieving and begging, but
from the standpoint of their sorrows
and happinesses. It is a very picturesque
and interesting representation of
our local gypsy types. One could almost
believe that it had been written
solely for our Gayest Gypsy Gathering,
so true is it to many of our Gypsy
Day ideals. It has excellent opportunities
for a fine dramatic production,
and we are assured of a worthwhile
evening's entertainment. Let's
all show our appreciation for the time
and effort it has taken the coach and
his cast to work up this production
by coming out for the best evening's
entertainment ever.

YOUNG VIOLINISTS PLAY
Students and faculty of N. S. T. C.
were joyfully entertained at Assembly,
Tuesday morning by Leon Everson
and Maurice Dobbins, violinists,
and pupils of Prof. Goodsell, and
Helen Dobbins, pianist, as accompanist.
Mr. Everson played the "Concerto
in A Minor" by Accolay, and Maurice
played "Der Sohn der Haide", by
Kaler-Bela. To climax the program
the three young folks played a trio:
"First Spanish Dance", a composition
by Prof. Goodsell. The entire program
was of a very high class and
excellently done.

VISITOR IS PLEASED
Superintendent of Schools Omsted,
head of the educational work in Lamaur
county, North Dakota, recently
visited a few of the rural demonstration
schools held in connection with
the work at the college, and made
some very fine comments on what is
being accomplished in this department.
The demonstration of the possibilities
of the one-teacher school met
with Mr. Omsted's approval and he
expressed the desire to have some of
our top-notch graduates in his county
to carry on a similar program next
year. The teachers in charge of the
rural demonstration teaching, carried
on daily, are Prof. Vermon Culp,
Prof. M. M. Guhin, Miss Margaret
Briscoe, Prof. M. F. Tostelebe and
Dr. T. A. Harmon. A total of 477
pupils are attending the demonstration
schools which include only the
eight elementary grades. Thirteen
schools make up the list of schools as
follows: Banner, Bath, Brookside,
Campus, Grote, Plainview, Riverside,
Sunshine, Trail, Westport, Wright,
Warner and Lyford schools.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
The Assembly period on Monday and
Wednesday will hereafter be used by
the Glee Clubs and Chorus for rehearsal.
Other organizations may
hold meetings at these periods if they
wish, provided the meetings do not
interfere in any way with the work
of the Glee Clubs and Chorus.
In a similar way the Assembly period
on Friday will be kept open for
meetings of class groups and other
organizations. If Glee Club or
Chorus rehearsals are scheduled for
Friday, members will be excused to
attend any other meeting which may
be scheduled for that time.
When it is necessary to schedule
a General Assembly on one of these
days, it will take precedence over any
other meeting.

MR. HARKNESS
Rodney O’Neil, a derelict who 
has crossed the line between
civilization and gypsy life, is 
portrayed by Paul Jones Harness.
He is hated by the gypsies 
and friendless except for his 
daughter and a bottle of liquor;
he is a vagabond father.