The Exponent, 1931-05-28

              "BERKELEY SQUARE" BY
MASQUERS, MON., JUNE 1
The Exponent
"BERKELEY SQUARE" BY
MASQUERS, MON., JUNE 1
Northern State Teachers College
VOL. XXIX. ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, MAY 28, 1931 No. 32
COMMENCEMENT PLAY, "BERKELEY SQUARE," BY MASQUERS, IS JUNE 1

Commencement Week
Map 26 to June 4, 1931
TUESDAY, MAY 26
8:15 P. M.-Voice Recital by Louise Milligan, assisted by Bernice
Remde and Pearl Turner, pianists, and Viola Boekelheide, accompanist.
Auditorium.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
8:15 P. M.-Final Recital by students of Music Department and awarding
of prizes. Auditorium.
THURSDAY, MAY 28
3:00 P. M.- to 5:00 P. M.-Party given by W. S. G. A. Executive
Council for Senior Class Women. Sun Parlor, Lincoln Hall.
SUNDAY, MAY 31
3:30 P. M.-Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev. James A. Glendinning.
First Methodist Church, Aberdeen, South Dakota. Auditorium.
MONDAY, JUNE 1
9:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M.-Departmental Exhibits.
8:15 P. M.-Masquers' Play "Berkeley Square," by John Balderston.
Auditorium.
TUESDAY, JUNE 2
9:45 A. M.-Senior Class Day Exercises. Auditorium.
8:15 I'. M.-"Joan of Arc," Cantata by College Chorus, Orchestra
and Soloists.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3
7:00 P. M.-Reception and Banquet for Seniors and Faculty Members.
Alonzo Ward Ball Room.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4
9:45 A. M.-Commencement Exercises. Address by Rev. J. R.
Perkins, First Congregational Church, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Spafford Gymnasium.
12:00 M.-President's Reception to Graduates, Visiting Relatives
and Friends. President's Office, Administration Building.
12:30 P. M.-Alumni Luncheon, followed by Business Meeting of
Alumni Association. Cafeteria.

THIRTY-FIVE STUDENTS
JOIN SCIENCE SOCIETY
LaROY ZELL HAS CHARGE
Alice Lortscher Is Elected President
For Next Year
Thirty-five students were granted 
membership in the Sigma Delta Epsilon,
science organization, following
a banquet, last Wednesday evening.
The banquet was held in the Dutch
Coffee shop with initiation ceremonies
taking place in the science room
of Prof. J. H. Jensen.
LaRoy Zell, president of the club
for the past year, served as toastmaster
of the banquet. Short talks
were given by Elinor Kraushaar,
Lewis Bartlett and Robert Irvin. Officers
for the coming school year were
elected. Alice Lortscher will serve as
president. Hernando Godderz is the
new vice president and Barbara Anderson
is the secretary-treasurer.
Warner Blake will serve as sergeant-at-
arms.
A vote to extend the privilege of
honorary membership to the wives of
science and mathematics instructors
of the college was also recorded.
The initiation ceremony was given
for both active and honorary members.
Students who entered the club
include Dorothy Hohler, Lillian Gruhn,
Pearl Greeno, Vern Grinnell, Norval
Strachan, Lawrence Juell, Frank Tscholl,
Jr., Adda A. Pierce, Elinor Kraushaar,
Grace Clarkson, Robert J. Irvin,
Ann Heck, Chester Buenning,
Lucille Empson, Georgia Lillian Kemper,
William A Frad, Ruth Taylor,
Ottie Applen, Francis Sauer, Warner
Blake, Emil Olen, Ford Fowler, Leone
Blethen, Herman Gruhn, Alfred Bieber,
Mary Hyatt, Ellsworth Chittick,
Gertrude Weisman, Evelyn Sampson,
Bernice Dailey, Johanna Elsing, William
Adrian, Doris Watters, Edith Mc-
Dermid and Clarence Dunker.






ANNUAL MASQUERS' PLAY
Is "BERKELEY SQUARE"
DIRECTED BY PROF. RAMAY
Harvey Swenson, Clive Acker, Rose
Ramthun, Helen Kelly Carry
Leading Parts
Among the many very busy people
working toward a fine production of
"Berkeley Square" for the annual
Masquers' play, are the managers and
committee chairmen. Professor Elwood
Ramay, director of dramatic
production, is coaching and directing
the play and predicts that the club
members are going to make a fine
showing on the evening of June 1,
when the drama is produced. Beatrice
Lindberg, assistant director and
prompter, deserves credit for untiring
work on the play. Besides these,
Chester Buenning is stage manager
with Helen Keller as his assistant;
Lewis Bartlett is business manager,
assisted by Leo Taylor-Thompson;
Virginia Lauermann is assisting with
posters. Properties and lighting are
in charge of Marjorie Eyestone and
Helen Giesen, respectively. Clara
Leap, Margarette Leap and Virginia
Rowlee are scheduled for ushers. Both
instructors and students in the Department
of Fine Arts are contributing
their talent and time to better this
commencement week treat.
The cast, for whom these committee
members are preparing a setting that
will be the envy of future casts, contains
fourteen characters. Harvey
Swenson as Peter Standish easily carries
the lead while Clive Acker, Jr.,
as Tom Pettigrew; Rose Ramthun, as
Kate Pettigrew, and Helen Kelly, as
Helen Pettigrew, carry heavy supporting
roles. The complete cast follows:
Maid-Mable Murphy
Tom Pettigrew-Clive Acker, Jr.
Kate Pettigrew-Rose Ramthun
Lady Ann-Carolyne Hill
Throstle-John Schaal
Helen Pettigrew-Helen Kelly
Ambassador-Herbert Black
Mrs. Barwick-Marjorie Christensen
Peter Standish-Harvey Swenson
Marjorie Front-Lillian Kuechler
Major Clinton-Lewis Bartlett
Miss Barrymore-Viola Oyhus
The Dutchess of Devonshire-
-Patricia Fitzpatrick
Duke of Cumberland-
-Harold Fowler

HARVEY SWENSON
as
Peter Standish, in
"Berkeley Square"
The m.an to whom all time is one
Past, Present, Future

PROF. ELWOOD RAMAY
Director "Berkeley Square"
Masquers Annual Play
You have seen three of his successful
productions. See this-
It will set a record of its own

LLOYD JOHNSON
Lloyd Johnson, of Chelsea, was recently
selected to serve as Gypsy Day
homecoming committee chairman for
the coming year. Plans for the annual
event have started and a full day
of activity, following in the trend of
past celebrations, has been planned.



Badger Clark, Noted Poet,
Addresses Local Students
South Dakota Writer Reads Original Compositions
At Atssembly

PIANO RECITAL
A piano recital was given by the
advanced class in piano of Prof. Walther
Pfitzner, Thursday, May 21, at
8:15 P. M., in the college auditorium.
The following pupils took part in the
program: June Wells, Ethel Wray,
Anita Easton, Adeline Schpok, Frances
Smith, Barbara Allen, Margaret
Russell, Margaret Zech, Katherine
Van Walker, Marion Nelson, and Carolyne
Hill.

CHESTER BUENNING
Chester Buenning, of Ashley, North
Dakota, will serve as business manager
of the 1931 Gypsy Day homecoming
committee. He will be a junior
next year and has been outstanding
in extra-curricular lines. Much of his
work has been in dramatic productions.

LOUIS ANDERSON WRITES
The Pasque Board is certainly to
be highly congratulated upon what
seems to be the most beautiful and
striking Pasque in my four years at
Northern. It's a beauty! My only
regret is that I want to be there to
secure the invaluable autographs."

Claiming that art is a living influence 
of an age upon the future,
Badger Clark, Sunshine state poet,
addressed the regular morning assembly,
last Tuesday morning. President
Anderson was in charge and introduced
the speaker. 
"Our art, poetry particularly, will
live for future ages and will be indicative
of our civilization and culture."
"Get a job you enjoy doing and you
have the thread to happiness," Mr.
Clark stated further in his morning
address.
Several original poems were read
by the speaker, "Undeveloped Resources,"
"Prairie Wind," "Home-town,"
"The Pack Rat," and "The
Job." For a special number he read
"Romeo Elk."
Tribute to Dr. J. C. Lindberg, as
editor of Pasque Petals, South Dakota
poetry magazine, and to Northern
as the poetry center of the state
through this monthly publication, was
paid by Mr. Clark.
Announcements at the morning assembly
were read by Dr. Anderson.
Student council candidates for office
were introduced by John Schaal, president
for the past year. Included in
the group are: for president, Edward
Dresselhuys, Clinton Williams, Robert
Irvin; for vice president, Barbara
Anderson, George Fossum; for secretary-
treasurer, Helen Kelly and Alice
Lortscher.

Pasque Board Has Banquet
Tuesday evening, May 19, the Pasque
Board met for their last conclave.
There was not much work to be talked
over this time, for a change, the
biggest task being that favorite American
sport, banqueting. Lewis Bartlett,
Editor-in-Chief of the finished
year-book sat at the head of the table
as toastmaster and Dr. J. C. Lindberg,
director and adviser, sat at the
foot of the table and gave the review
and farewell speech. In a humorous
as well as extemporaneous vein, Thelma
Milnor replied to the toast "Suggestions
for Next Year's Book", and
Helen Kelly discussed "Campus Indians."
Those serving the delicious three-course
banquet included Lewis Bartlett,
Virginia Lauermann, Helen Kelly,
LeRoy Zell, Mercedes Ahern, Karl
Hansen, Marjorie Eyestone, Albert
Mattice, Thelma Milnor, Irma Maschke,
Bill Lewis, Harold Fowler, Anne
Johansen, and Messrs. and Mesdames
J. C. Lindberg and W. Harding
Thompson. Such an annual closing
banquet has become a tradition with
all Pasque Boards.

LEADERSHIP CLUB
Monday, May 25, at four o'clock P.
PI. the Leadership Club installed officers
for the coming year. Esther
Sueltz was installed as president and
Fred Doyle, Miss Bringle and Miss
Bunch were installed as vice-president,
secretary and treasurer, respectively.
After the installation the group gathered
at Melgaard Park for a picnic.
Hot dogs, buns, pop and marshmallows
made up the menu. The evening was
taken up in contests of kitten ball,
stunts and a tug of war.

Senior Girls Honored
W. S. G. A. Council Group Will Be
Hostesses At Annual Farewell
Party
Senior girls of the local college are
to be entertained today by the Women's
Self-Government Association.
The W. S. G. A. Council girls will act
as hostesses. The entertainment is to
be a tea followed by dancing in the
Lincoln Hall Sunparlor from three
to five o'clock.
The large, sunshiny parlor is to be
decorated with numerous bouquets of
spring flowers lending cheer to the
occasion. There will be a program
as follows which has been arranged
by Miss Johanna Elsing; piano
solo-Joyce Ellsworth; vocal solos--
Margaret Westenberger and Georgia
Lillian Kemper; whistling solo-Dorothy
Wipf; dance-Elinor Kraushaar;
Violin solo-Miriam Hoke.
This is an affair which is being looked
forward to by the senior girls
especially, as it will be practically the
last time they will all be together
in one group. Dean Ella Lee Moulton
is the adviser of W. S. G. A.

Rural Schools Have Picnic
Twelve Schools With 1200 People Enjoy 
Annual Get-Together at
Melgaard
Approximately 1200 people gathered
at Melgaard park Saturday for
the annual rural demonstration school
picnic.
Teachers, students and parents of
the following schools were present:
Westport, Warner, Riverside, Parkway,
Plainview, Elder Grove, Trail,
Grote, Sunnyside, Sunshine and
Wright. A few other schools outside
of the demonstration district also
joined in the festivities.
A feature of the day was the appearance
of the Riverside orchestra,
under the direction of Prof. Van
Walker.
Ball games for boys and kittenball
games for girls took up a portion of
the program, with an all-star ball
game of picked players featuring the
afternoon. Prof. Weeks was in charge
of this section of the sports.
Foot races in charge of Prof. Tostebe
resulted in the following victories:
Boys: ages 6-8-First, Clarence
Swan, Elder Grove; second, Charles
Swan, Elder Grove; third, John Grote,
G rote.
Ages 9-12: First, Harvey Chapman,
Plainview; second, Junior Holcomb,
Riverside; third, Jack Noltner, Sacred
Heart.
Girls: ages 6-8-First, Gladys Howder,
Trail; second, Verda Halgalene,
Mina; third, Leota Kaber, Mina.
Ages 9-11: First, Alma Brick,
Grote; second, Elizabeth Holcomb,
Riverside; third, Ella Bartels, Blue
Star.
Ages 12 and over: Margaret Safford,
Riverside; second, Beatrice
Wheeland, Warner; third, Christine
.Jaeger, Riverside.
Practice Teachers: First, Katherine
Joyce; second, Wanda Burford;
third, Alma Eggleston.
Men, Free for All: First, Melvin
Bozeth; second, Supt. Peckham, Westport;
third, Edford Winchester, Mansfield.
The general committee in charge of
the day's entertainment consisted of
M. M. Guhin, Miss Margaret Briscoe
and V. H. Culp.

To Teach In North Dakota

EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT
All students interested in unit work
in education, should be sure to call at
Miss King's room, C-15. There is a
great wealth of work in history and
geography from the intermediate
work. The work is in units, some on
the geography of a stated country,
some on the progress made in a certain
line of human endeavor. When
you look at these units do not judge
them by the degree of beauty displayed 
but on the graphic way in which
a certain group of facts are systematized
by the children who made the
booklets, groups of pictures or articles
shown.

Miss Holtz Receives Award
A varied program was given at the
regular Thursday morning assembly
last week. Dr. Anderson presided and ,
introduced the different numbers:
Three piano solos, "Valse," Levitzki,
"The Island Spell," Ireland, and
"Invitation Au Trepak," Tschaikowsky,
by Marjorie MacDonald; and two
vocal numbers, "Caro Nome," from
Rigoletto, by Verdi, and "Carmena,"
by Wilson, by Margaret Westenberger,
were the musical features of the
program. Suzanne Pfitzner accompanied
Miss Westenberger.
Announcement of the presentation
of the Sigma Delta Epsilon, science
fraternity, key to Elizabeth Holtz
was made by Laroy Zell. The key
was presented for scholarship, activity
in science circles and interest in
the fraternity.
A skit, "The Pussy Cat," under the
direction of Marjorie Christensen, was
presented by members of the junior
speech department as the closing number.
Children appearing in the short
presentation were Muriel Calmenson,
Elain Kleinsasser, Robert Bruce Melin,
Margaret Mary Pattno and George
Leighton, Jr.

German Club Has Party 
The Country Club was transformed
into a colorful flower garden on Thursday
evening, May 21. The fireplace
in the main entrance room was arranged
with baskets of lilacs and tulips,
and hugs baskets of honeysuckle
shrubs were set about in every nook.
The affair was a dinner dance. The club
house and grounds were engaged for
the whole afternoon and evening-so
many went out and enjoyed golf or
tennis. During the evening several
tables of ping-pong were occupied and
tables of bridge were also in evidence.
The "Merry Makers" orchestra furnished
the music.
Much of the success of the affair is
due to Dr. Garvin, Francis Fuller,
Georgia L. Kemper and Elinor Kraushaar.
Special guests at the party
were Dr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and
Mrs. Oates, Mr. and Mrs. Baillie, Mr.
and Mrs. Mewaldt, Mrs. Lipscomb,
Margaret Westenberger and Georgia
L. Kemper. Dr. Garvin also had as
her guests Dean Moulton, Miss Kroeger,
Mrs. Spencer and Irma Maschke.

On Dr. Harmon's calendar of addresses
for the spring are the fallowing
towns, Wakpala, Bison, McLaughlin 
and Lemmon where commencement
addresses were scheduled
and Frederick, where he will speak to
the townspeople.

SUNPARLOR SCENE OF
FORM AL DANCING PARTY
Lincoln Hall Sunparlor was the
scene of a gorgeous array of formal
gowns in a variety of colors and colored
lights, Saturday evening, May
23, from 8:00 to 11:00 p. m. Members
of the French-Spanish Club and their
invited guests assembled there for a
formal dancing party given them by
Dr. Garvin, sponsor of the Club. It
was a program dance at which about
twenty-five couples were present.
Spring flowers were used for decoration
and punch and wafers were served
as refreshments.
Dr. Garvin was presented with a
gift from members of the club. Faculty
members present were Dr. and
Mrs. David Allen Anderson, Mrs.
Barnes, Mr. Lukken and Miss Olson.

Chemistry Winners Named
Students of Francis Clark, at Watertown,
Place Two Firsts In
State Contest
Announcement that two first place
honors, and one tie for second place
in the state high school chemistry essay
contests, by students of Water-town
high school was made last week.
The winners are students in the chemistry_
department under the instruction
of Francis Clark, a graduate of
Northern State Teachers College last
year.
Miss Margaret Raclund, writing on
the subject, Relation of Chemistry to
Health and Disease," won first place
in that division. With the subject,
"Relation of Chemistry to Industry,"
Harold MacKenzie also placed first.
Reita Schmackenberg tied for second
place on the subject, "Relation of
Chemistry to Enrichment of Life,"
with Ethel Coffey of the Cathedral
high school, Sioux Falls. These essays
have now been entered in the national
chemical society prize essay
contest.
Joan of Arc
June 2, Tuesday evening at 8:15 in
the auditorium, the combined music
departments will present a historic
cantata, "Joan of Arc," by A. R. Gaul
as a part of the commencement festivities.
Prof. John Lukken is in charge
and will conduct the ensemble of mixed
voices, orchestra and soloists. The
setting of the eight parts divides the
cantata. The solo parts are taken by
the following: Joan of Arc, Louise
Milligan and Marjorie MacDonald;
Philip, Mr. Arthur Carrier; Robert de
Baudricourt, Mr. Fred Krug; Jean de
Novelonport, Prof. J. C. Lindberg;
The Voices, Carolyne Hill and ladies
chorus.
COURSE IN WORLD LITERATURE
The class in Teachers' Course in
English during the summer will make
a special study of the State Course
of Study in English, and work out as
a project in the first two weeks an
outline for World Literature which is
a required course for the twelfth year.
This course is a chronological study
of world literature pointing out the
great periods in the history of literature.
It is a practical type of work
for teachers in the field and for students
whose major or minor is English
because it gives an opportunity
to become acquainted with this part
of the course before it is printed later
in the summer.
The same plan of organizing into
units will be followed as is being followed
in other sections of the state.
Miss DeHaven, head of the department
of English in the city schools,
Miss Lighthall, acting head of the department
of English at N. S. T. C.,
with many other teachers of English
are working with Mr. Lyman Foot,
principal of the high school at Mitchell
in the construction of a new
course of study in English.
"Berkeley Square" June 1st, 1931
Mrs. I. D. Weeks and Miss Lida
Williams were faculty members who
assisted with the program of the Gilden
Jubilee at the Methodist Church
last week.
At a meeting held last Thursday
the officers for next year for the
English Club were elected: Alice
Lortscher, president; Helen Kelly,
vice-president; Barbara Anderson, secretary
treasurer. "Berkeley Square" June 1st, 1931
RESPECT THE FLAG
When you see the Stars and Stripes displayed, son, stand
up and take off your hat. Somebody may titter. It is in the
blood of some to deride all expression of noble sentiment.
You may blaspheme in the street and stagger drunken in public
places, and the bystanders will not pay much attention to you, but
if you should get down on your knees and pray to Almighty God,
or if you should stand bareheaded while a company of old
soldiers marches by with flags to the breeze, most people will
think you are showing off.
But don't mind! When Old Glory comes along, salute, and
let them think what they please! When the band plays The
Star Spangled Banner in a restaurant or hotel dining room, get
up, even if you rise alone; stand there, and don't be ashamed
of it, either.
Don't he ashamed when your throat chokes and the tears
come when you see the flag flying from the masts of our ships
on the great seas or floating from every flagstaff of the Republic.
You will never have a worthier emotion. For of all the signs
and symbols since the world began there is none so full of meaning
as the flag of this country.
Other flags mean a glorious past; this flag means a glorious
future. It is not so much the flag of our fathers as it is the flag
of our children, and of countless children yet unborn. It is the
flag of tomorrow, the signal of the "good time coming." It is
not the flag of your king; it is the flag of yourself and your
neighbors.
Your flag stands for humanity, for an equal opportunity to
all the sons of men. Of course, we have not yet arrived at that
goal; injustice still dwells among us; senseless and cruel customs
of the past still cling to us, but the flag leads the way to righting
the wrongs of men.
Our flag is the world's symbol of liberty. That piece of red,
white, and blue hunting means live thousand years of struggle
upwards. It is the full-grown flower of generations fighting for
liberty. It is the century plant of human hope in bloom.-Alvin
M. Owsley, of Texas, National Director, Americanism Commission,
American Legion, Indianapolis, Indiana.
To Teach in North Dakota
Two demonstration school teachers
of the Northern State Teachers College
system, Miss Lillian Russell, of
Summit, and Miss Julia Finley, of
Aberdeen, will instruct in the Ellendale
N. D., Normal durnig the summer.
Miss Russell, who holds the position
of primary demonstration teacher
at the Warner school, is to give
special courses in primary methods
for a two week's period, opening on
May 25. A graduate of Northern,
Miss Russell has served for five years
in the Warner school.
Miss Finley will spend the six weeks
summer term at the North Dakota
school teaching and giving work in
methods. Miss Finley is also a graduate
of Northern with five year's experience
in the Riverside school. Both
instructors conducted courses at the
Ellendale school last year.