The Exponent, 1930-02-20

              DR. McCALLISTER IN CHARGE
Womrath of Minneapolis and Woodburn
of Spearfish Are Principal
Speakers
The annual Spring Educational
Conference, sponsored annually by
the Northern State Teachers College
will be held in Aberdeen March 21
and 22. The conference will be carried
on in a similar manner as the
past several years. Special group
meetings for superintendents and
principals, elementary school teachers
and rural instructors will be held
in addition to the regular gathering.
Special speakers on the program
will be G. B. Womrath, business manager
of the city schools of Minneapolis
who will deal with problems of interest
to superintendents, principals
and school boards; and President E.
C. Woodburn of the Spearfish Normal
School, whose addresses will be of
special interest to elementary teachers.
President Anderson has appointed
a committee consisting of Dr. J. M.
McCallister, Dr. Lee Byrne and Prof.
V. H. Culp to look after preparations
for the conference. Supt. C. H. Dalthorp
of the Aberdeen public schools
and H. B. Melcher, Brown county
superintendent are also cooperating in
the conference plans.

WOLVES DEFEAT VIKINGS
Augustana Beaten by Decisive Score
of 37 to 27
The Northern Wolves defeated the
Augustana Vikings in the final game
of their southern invasion by the score
of 37 to 27. The Wolves finally hit
the stride that has marked their
previous performances, before the
disappointing southern invasion, and
exhibited a dazzling offense that the
Vikings were unable to solve. The
game opened with both teams playing
cautiously, and the Vikings held a one
point lead for the first few minutes
of play. The Wolves then opened up
and lead by Washabaugh and Black,
went on a scoring spree that left the
Vikings far in the rear. The Wolves
led at half-time by 23 to 7.
The second half opened with
Augustana taking long shots from
mid-court, and soon cut the Wolves'
lead to eight points. Then the Wolves
came back and matched baskets for
basket throughout the fray, with Perk
Washabaugh and Herb. Black leading
the offense with fourteen and ten
points respectively. The Wolves'
front line was hitting the loop with
deadly accuracy, while Marquis and
Raugust smothered the Vikings' short
passing attack whenever they were
within scoring distance. For Augustana,
N. Johnson proved the most
troublesome to the Wolves, caging
six field goals, and playing a fine
floor game.

NORTHERN FG. FT. PF.
Washabaugh, f 5 4 1
Scherf, f 2 0 0
Black, c ______________ 5 0 0
Williams, c 0 0 0
Marquis, g 1 3 1 
Dresselhuys, g _ 0 0 0
Raugust, g 2 1 2
Mattice, g . 0 0 0
Totals 15 7 4
AUGUSTANA FG. FT. PF.
Tabor, f 2 0 2
Kwenvoldt, f _ .___ _ 0 0 1
N. Johnson, f 6 0 2
C. Johnson, c 3 2 0
Skaan, c 0 0 0
Gunderson, c 0 0 4
Qualset, g 0 1 1
Lee, g 0 0 0
Sontsegaard, g _ _ _ 1 0 0
- -
Totals 13 3 10
Referee: Galvin, St. Viators.

NEVA SEARLE
State Orator

MISS SEARLE GIVES ORATION
Miss Neva Searle, winner of second
place in the state oratorical contest,
held last week at Mitchell, was the
main feature of the assembly program
Tuesday morning. Miss Searle
delivered her original oration, "The
Bloodless Massacre."
In her oration, Miss Searle explained
the present conditions of governmental
care of the Indian residing
on the reservations. She told of the
pitiable conditions of the children in
governmental schools, and urged for
a more humane treatment of the
"vanishing race."
Dr. A. H. Seymour, vice president
of the school, was in charge of the
program. Other speakers included
Prof. P. J. Harkness, head of the
speech department, and Prof. T. A.
Harmon of the rural department.

Y. W. SPONSORS VODVIL
WITH SEVENTEEN ACTS
CLEVER STUNTS EXHIBITED
Secondary Ed. Club, Beaux Arts and
W. A. A. Are Winners of First
Prizes
Seventeen acts competed for prizes
at the annual Y. W. C. A. Vodvil
which was presented Friday night in
the auditorium before a large audience.
Many unusually clever and
beautiful acts were presented, making
the evening's entertainment a very
enjoyable program. The judges decided
that the prizes were to be
awarded as follows: clever, first
prize of $10.00 to the Secondary Education
Club, second prize of $3.00 to
the Masquers; artistic to Beaux Arts;
and most appropriate to W. A. A. for
first prize, and Rhenania for second.
The judges for the evening were
William Gruhn, Bertha Ronnie and
Dorothea Heines.
The program was for the purpose
of raising funds to send representatives
from the school to the summer
Y. W. C. A. conference at Lake Geneva.
The program committee, consisting
of Miss. Kroeger, Irma Wilkinson and
Helen Twitero, is to be commended
on the splendid work done in directing
the affair while other committees at
work and the organizations which
competed deserve much praise.
The program was as follows:
Music College Quartet
Collegiate Serenaders Boys' Glee Club
A 1 Act Play __ ___ Pi Omega Pi
In the Garden of Tomorrow, __
Kindergarten Primary Club
La Sorie _ Spanish French Club
The Home Makers Bookshelf __
_ _ Home Economics Club
Dedication to Saturday Night __
_ _ _ __ Howling Echo
The Sport Clothes in the Gay
Extemporaneous Speech Contest __
Secondary Education
Melting Pot _ __.____
Lincoln and Graham Halls
Dramatization of Famous
Words _ _ . Leadership Club
Weary Travelers _ _ W. S. G. A.
Sophomores of 1938 Sophomore Class
Song Shop __.__ Masquers Club
The Radio Program Freshman Class
The German Peasant Wedding __
Rhenania Club
Time to Retire _ _ _
Intermediate Teachers Club
Northern Lights _ _ _ Beaux Arts
Music College Quartet
Awarding of Prizes _ _ Irma Wilkinson

LEADERSHIP CLUB MEETS
Following the program, Mr. Simmons
made the announcement that the
Leadership Club has been asked by
the Social Committee of the college
to sponsor an all-school party on
Washington's Birthday. Dr. Harmon
is chairman of the committee to make
arrangements for this party. Mr.
Simmons also said that it was hoped
that at the next meeting of the club
all members of the Rural Department
would be present and would address
the members of the club. Another
event which is being planned for some
future date is an extemporaneous
speech contest.
Come Out and Help Beat Yankton

LOUIS ANDERSON
Peace Orator

LEADERSHIP LYCEUM SERVICE
With a large increase in talent
since the club membership drive, the
Leadership Club is making plans for
an even larger lyceum service than is
now carried on by the organization.
This lyceum service includes short
plays, dramatizations, readings, musical
numbers and other specialties.
These are given at request before
rural communities and organizations
of Aberdeen or surrounding towns.
Nine programs have been sent out
from the Leadership bureau already
this month. Eight of these went out
of town and the ninth entertained the
Railway Men's Association. The
other programs were presented at
Greenfield, Holton, Randolph, Stratford,
Riverside and at the Westport
and Trail demonstration schools and
at the Nahon community club.
Programs for a whole evening's
entertainment or short numbers may
be secured from the Leadership
bureau. Prof. Benjamin Simmons of
the education department is faculty
director with Miss Dorothy Kempthorne,
Robert Thomas and Francis
O'Connor as a student committee.

MASQUERS CLUB INITIATE
TWENTY-FOUR PLEDGES
OLD MEMBERS BANQUET NEW
President Black and Mrs. Barnes in
Charge of Final Ceremony
As a culmination to several days of
strenuous initiation, the Masquers'
pledges were entertained by the old
members at a banquet on Wednesday
evening in the Dutch Coffee Shop.
Nineteen active and five honorary
members were welcomed into the club
at this time. During the course of
the dinner, the pledges were put to
a test to show that they were willing
to cooperate with the wishes of the
club in every respect. Impromptu
talks were given on such subjects as
"The Peanut Crop in Iceland", "Lincoln
Hall Laundry", "The Favorite
Food of Norwegians", and "The Greatest
Piece of Art Produced at N. S. T.
C. Several musical and dance numbers
were also presented, all of which were
indications that the pledges were the
very best of sports and would prove
to be most desirable assets to the
club.
Toward the close of the evening, the
Neophytes took the solemn Masquers'
Pledge under the direction of Mrs.
Barnes. The president, Harold Black,
expressed the happiness of the club
at having so many talented new members,
and extended the welcome of all
old members to those who were coming
into the organization. A word
of appreciation was spoken by Louis
Anderson in behalf of the new Masquers.
The committee for examination of
applicants to the club consisted of
John Schaal, chairman; Rose Ramthun,
Mrs. Barnes, Mr. Hiett, and
Mr. Harkness. The initiation committee
was headed by Carolyne Hill,
with Robert Sloan, Rose Ramthun and
Lillian Kuechler as members. Those
who had charge of the banquet were
Sarah Grant, chairman; Marie Leighty,
Louise Milligan, and Carolyne
Hill. Those who became Masquers at
the recent initiation are: honorary
members-Misses Logan, Hilt and
Hansen and Messrs. Spencer and
Gerber; active members: Ellis
Gates, Thelma Milnor, Carolyn Voelz,
Virginia Lauerman, Lloyd Hughes,
Helen Kelly, Selma Wiedebusch,
Arthur Birkeland, Lorraine Aldrich,
Mildred Morgan, Virden Laird, Hilda
Hansen, Marcus Bunsness, Constance
Lane, Gale Finley, Viola Oyhus, Louis
Anderson, Effie Stemwedel, Howard
Torgeson.

COFFER-MILLERS APPRECIATED
A large profit was made by the
English Department from the Coffer-
Miller plays this year. The total
receipts were $502.55. The cost of
the company itself was $350.00, while
other expenses totaled $46.01. This
includes the printing and postage expense
of $27.21 and the stage fund
of $18.80. The total net profit to the
English Department is $106.54. This
shows a large increase over last year's
profits on the plays, and indicates an
interest on the part of the public in
good plays.
Money is your servant if you know
how to use it; your master if you
don't.

RADIO BOUGHT FOR DORMS
A radio has been installed on the
campus as a permanent feature. This
new addition is being enjoyed by the
girls of Lincoln and Graham Halls,
and the constant use of it indicates
that it is being enjoyed to the utmost.
The radio is the beatuiful new cabinet
model made by the Zenith Company.
The funds from the Lincoln Hall
Bazaar and additional donations by the
girls of both dormitories made the
purchase of the radio possible. During
the past five years it has been
customary for the girls to make donations
to add to their parlors. Lincoln
Hall sunparlor has added four
floor lamps, tapestry, a nest of three
tables, a Sonara phonograph, many
beautiful pieces of hammered brass,
and draperies for the entranceway.
Graham Hall girls have purchased
three pictures, beautiful tapestry, a
floor lamp, a collection of pottery,
a library table, and several piano
scarves, besides a collection of fiction
for leisure reading. The new radio
is the property of both Halls.

COMING EVENTS
Yankton B. B. Feb. 21
Jr. Speech Dept. Feb. 22
All-School Party Feb. 22
Frosh-Ellendale Feb. 25
Faculty Meeting Mar. 4
Kenyon-Smith Concert Mar. 6
All-School Dance Mar. 8
"Smilin' Through" Mar. 10
Poetry Contest Closes Mar. 14
Winter Quarter Closes Mar. 14

COME OUT AND HELP BEAT
THE GREYHOUNDS
COME OUT AND HELP BEAT
THE GREYHOUNDS 

The Exponent
Northern State Teachers College
VOL. XXVIII. ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, FEBRUARY 20, 1930 No. 18
TOMORROW EVENING--THE FASTEST AND TOUGHEST GAME THIS YEAR 

NORTHERN ORATORS WIN PLACE IN ORATORICAL CONTEST
MEET HELD AT MITCHELL
Louis Anderson and Neva Searle Each Awarded Second
Place In Peace and State Groups
Louis Anderson tied for second
place with Mr. Sherman of Dakota
Wesleyan University in the Peace
Oratorical Contest which was a part
of the convention, February 14 and
15, held by the South Dakota Inter-
Collegiate Forensic Association at
Mitchell. Dakota Wesleyan was host.
Prof. P. J. Harkness, president of
the South Dakota Intercollegiate Forensic
Association, presided over the
Peace contest and Professor W. Norwood
Brigance of Wabash College
was the judge.
First place was won by Mr. Larson
of Augustana College of Sioux Falls.
Nine colleges of the state had representatives
in the contest. Mr. Anderson's
oration, "Silver Wings", dealt
with international bigotry and offered
a solution for the problem of international
suspicion and hate.
Neva Searle placed second in the
state oratorical contest with her
oration, "The Bloodless Massacre".
Ten colleges of South Dakota were
represented in the contest. First

REGENTS MAKE FACULTY
CHANGES FOR NEXT YEAR 
ONE DEPARTMENT DROPPED 
Professors McMurtrey, Collins and
Miss Kelly Are Granted Leaves
of Absence
For a number of years it has been
a question in the minds of the regents
of education, whether this institution
should offer work in agriculture. The
regents have felt that to properly
equip teachers of agriculture makes
necessary more extensive agricultural
activity and laboratory facilities than
can be had at a teacher-training institution.
Therefore, at the meeting
of the regents held in Madison, on
February 8, the board took action
withdrawing agriculture as an offering
at the close of the current school
year.
In the home economics department,
by a re-arrangement of courses, a plan
has been worked out whereby, without
crippling the work, it will be possible
to reduce the present staff by
one at the beginning of the next school
year. The board of regents made
this change also at its recent meeting.
Faculty Changes
In consequence of these changes and
two leaves of absence granted to members
of the staff in psychology and
modern languages, President Ander-son
states that Northern will next
year lose the services of four members
of the teaching staff, every one
of whom is a person of excellent
training and genuine usefulness in the
cause of education. These instructors
are G. W. McMurtrey, assistant
professor of psychology; Julie L.
Collins, professor of French and
Spanish; J. C. Readey, professor of
agriculture; Ethel L. Swanson, professor
of foods and nutrition. Miss
Margaret Kelly was also granted a
leave of absence for the summer term
of 1930.

place was won by Ralph Engstrum of
Augustana College.
In the preliminary contests, held
February 14, Miss Searle was the only
woman to reach the finals. The
others reaching the finals were Ralph
Engstrum of Augustana College,
Laurel Eno of Sioux Falls College
and Russell Calkins of State College.
Prof. John M. Parlette of Morningside
College, Sioux City, was judge
in the preliminaries and Prof. W. Norwood
Brigance of Wabash College,
Crawfordsville, Indiana, judged the
finals.
Gale Finley represented Northern
in the Extemporaneous Speech Contest,
but was eliminated in the preliminaries.
His subject 'was, "Personality
vs. Learning in College Training."
The contest was held in the assembly
room of Dakota Wesleyan University
and was presided over by Dr.
Earl A. Roadman, president of Dakota
Wesleyan.

Still Good Advice
"Be courteous to all, but intimate with
few; and let those few be well tried before you
give them your confidence. True friendship
is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo
and withstand the shocks of adversity before
it is entitled to appelation. Let your heart
feel for the affections and distresses of every
one, and let your hand give in proportion to
your purse; remembering always the estimation
of the widow's mite; that it is not every
one that asketh that deserveth charity; all,
however, are worthy of the inquiry, or the
deserving may suffer.
"Do not conceive that fine clothes make,
fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plain,
genteel dress is more admired, obtains more credit, than lace and
Ng embroidery, in the eyes of the judicious and sensible.'-George
Washington in a letter to his nephew, Bushrod Washington, 1783.

WOLVES BEAT ELLENDALE
The Wolves beat Ellendale Normal
by the score of 63 to 14. Coach
Campbell started in with most of his
reserves, and they displayed a good
passing attack, and their shooting was
uncanny, scoring 23 points before
their opponents were able to tally,
the score at half time being 33 to 1.
The Wolves used a fast-breaking
offense that bewildered their opponents
and secured many shots by beating
the guards to the ball. The
Ellendale quintet were unable to compete
with the smooth-working offense
of the Wolves, and due to fast playing
they fouled frequently playing the
last few minutes with only four men.
Williams, Lewis and Washabaugh
were high point men for the Wolves,
while Ackert, forward for the visitors
proved to be the only man able to
score from the court, caging four
field goals.
NORTHERN (63) FG. FT. PF.
Scherf, f 0 1-1 0
Duffy, f __ 2 1-1 2
Murray, f __ 0 2-2 1
Williams, f __ 5 3-4 1
Laird, f __ 2 0-2 1
Black, c __ 1 3-4 0
Washabaugh, c __ 4 1-1 0
Lewis, c __ 4 0-0 0
Mattice, g __ 2 1-1 1
Raugust, g __ 1 2-2 2
Dresselhuys, g __ 1 0-0 1
Marquis, g __1 3-7 0
Totals 23 17-25 9

Kenyon-Smith Is Next Attraction
APPEAR IN CONCERT MARCH 6
Miss Kenyon Is Costume Recitalist: Smith Is Piano Prodigy; Last Number
of Lecture Course
Suzanne Kenyon possesses a true soprano
voice of extraordinary beauty.
A voice which glows with youth and
color. With a distinction of style
and vivid winsomeness, Suzanne Kenyon
is a true artist. Her voice is the
climax of intonation and interpretation,
interesting, beautiful and full of
expression, and with her charming
personality and poise she adds to her
success in interpreting modern compositions
with consummate artistry.
Miss Kenyon is known the world
over for her Costume Recitals. These
recitals are given in the costumes
which she collected while on tour
through Europe and the Orient, and
represent the various different countries.
She was born in Nashville,
Tennessee, and she has been praised
by eminent critics throughout the
country for her rendition of Southern
Songs, which she sings in costumes of
"The Old South". These unusual
recitals have won for her an unchallenged
place in the musical field.
With Miss Kenyon comes F. Gerald
Smith who has been acclaimed by
musicians and public as one of the
most phenomenal young American
pianists of today.
It is difficult to analyze the unique,
subtle charm characterizing the virtuosity
of this young artist; for he
seems at all times to envelope everything
he does with an undefinable
poetic haze.
Born near Grand Junction, Michigan,
in 1907 of artistically inclined
parents of French-German descent, F.
Gerald Smith manifested a marked
musical disposition at an early age.
Owing to an extended trip through
Europe and the Levant he did not
begin the serious study of music until
the autumn of 1915. He soon attracted
the attention of musicians of note.
So remarkable was his advancement
that at the age of thirteen he toured
the country as a "Boy Prodigy" and
evoked tremendous enthusiasm from
press and public alike. "Boy
wonder;" "wizard of the keyboard;"
"youthful marvel," and similar terms
were freely used to designate his work
as a child.

FACULTY ENTERTAINED
Lincoln and Graham Girls Are Host-
esses at Valentine Dinner
A St. Valentine dinner party was
given by the girls of Lincoln and
Graham Halls to members of the
faculty, last Tuesday evening. Valentine
decorations at each table, with
red tapers lighting the dining hall,
made the place very beautiful for the
evening. Toward the end of the
dinner hour, Dean Moulton awarded
boxes of candy as prizes for the three
most beautifully decorated tables.
Mrs. Gamble, Miss Scott, and Mr.
Lukken were guests at the winning
tables. Those who served as judges
were Miss Beulah Williams and Mrs.
Gamble. A pleasant hour of dancing
was enjoyed after dinner in the sunparlor.
Guests for the evening were
Mrs. Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Lipscomb,
Mrs. Weeks, Miss Beulah Williams,
Mr. Lukken, Miss Fickes, Mr. and
Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Hill, Miss Scott,
Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Mr. Alsup, Mrs.
Black and Mr. McMurtrey.

KAPPA DELTA PI INITIATES
Twenty New Members Taken Into
Educational Honor Society
Kappa Delta Pi, the national scholastic
honor society, held their annual
-initiation banquet Wednesday at six
o'clock in the Dutch Coffee Shop.
Lois Blethen, president; was in charge
of the initiation ceremony. The following
twenty new members were
taken in: Henry Homan, Marie
Leighty, Mildred Anderson, Virgil
Bell, Ellen Burton, Mildred Klinger,
Reese Laurence, Rose Ramthun, Le-
Roy Zell, Louis Bierman, Marie Madson,
Elmer Loken, Carolyne Hill, Alma
Lange, Irma DeMersseman, Mr. Culp,
Miss Briscoe, Mr. Tohill, Francis
Clark, Lois Buchele and Alfred
Bieber.

ELLENDALE (14)
Jenkins, f __ 0 2-5 1
Hugh Ackert, f __ 4 3-7 1
Moe, c __ 0 0-1 3
Howard Ackert, c __ 0 0-0 1
McFarland, c __ 0 0-0 0
Robertson, g __ 0 1-2 4
Wenkstern, g __ 0 0-0 4
Spitzer, g __ 0 0-0 4
Totals 4 6-15 18
Half-time score: Northern 33, Ellendale
1. Referee-Christie, Hamline.

REGENTS GRANT LEAVES
-Miss Kelly and Mrs. Collins Will
Travel and Study in
Europe
President Anderson attended a
meeting of the Board of Regents at
Madison, February 8, and he reports
several matters of interest to the institution.
Two members of the N. S.
T. C. faculty were granted leaves of
absence by the board, Miss Margaret
Kelly of the library and Mrs. Julie
Collins of the language department.
Miss Kelly's leave will be for June,
July and August of next summer,
during which time she will tour
Europe. Mrs. Collins will also be
away from the college during the
summer months and she, too, will
travel abroad. Her leave also includes
the school year 1930-31. She will
spend this time studying on the continent,
mostly in Spain and France.

George Washington
The Father of our Country,
was born February 22, 1732, and
is still living in the hearts and
lives of every good American.

WOLVES MEET YANKTON
Friday night, February 21, the
Wolves meet the strong Yankton
quintet in what should be one of the
best games of the season. Yankton,
leader of the conference, has not suffered
a reverse in games played so
far this season; but the Wolves, who
have come out of the slump exhibited
while on their southern trip, may mar
this record. This is the final appearance
of the Wolves on the home floor;
every student should come and see the
Wolves in action, giving their loyal
support to one of the best teams
Northern has turned out in several
years.

GLEE CLUBS TO SING SUNDAY
The men's and women's glee clubs
and chorus will appear-in an evening
concert, Sunday, at the Methodist
Church. They will give selections
from the "Messiah" and several group
numbers. Special solos by Monemia
Evans, Carolyne Hill and Alfred
Sueltz have also been arranged for.
This program will be given at the
regular church hour of '7:30 p. m.,
under Prof. Lukken's direction. 

Come Out and Help Beat Yankton