The Exponent, 1931-03-26

              PLAN TO ATTEND SUMMER
SESSION AT NORTHERN
The Exponent
PLAN TO ATTEND SUMMER
SESSION AT NORTHERN
Northern State Teachers College
VOL. XXIX. ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, MARCH 26, 1931 No. 23

NORTHERN PLANS OUTSTANDING SUMMER SESSION--PLAN TO ATTEND

FIVE MEN COMPETE
AGAINST RAPID CITY
No Definite Date Set; to be Run Off
Within Next Two
Weeks
With interest in boxing activities at
the Northern State Teachers College
showing a tremendous increase during
the past year, plans for a spring tournament
were being formulated last
week by Coach of Athletics, Robert
N. Campbell, and the Assistant Coach
of the school, Paul Finegan.
Announcement that an elimination
tournament would be held in weight
divisions within the next two weeks,
came as a result of conferences. The
five best men to represent Northern
will be selected and will make a trip
to Rapid City late in the spring where
they will compete against a picked
group from the Rapid City School of
Mines.
Interest in boxing and wrestling
activities has shown unusual progress
during the year. A class organized
under the direction of Assistant Coach
Finnegan helped to shape the boys
booked for the elimination tourney for
their bouts.
As yet the ability of but few of the
men has been gauged in actual competition.
Exhibition matches were
held between halves of the basketball
games a few times during the winter,
but no definite standards of judging
were taken from these preliminary
encounters.
Men who will take part in the tourney
to decide the group that will make
the Rapid City trip are: Clifford
Welch, of Mellette, 142 pounds; Firmin
Finnegan, of Denison, Iowa, 158
pgunds; Perry Doney, of Hector, Minnesota,
165 pounds; Karl Hansen, of
Aberdeen, 160 pounds; Percy Washabaugh,
of Huron, 165 pounds; Hernando
Godderz, of Aberdeen, 140 pounds;
Edward Dresselhuys, of Aberdeen, 140
pounds; Percy Leland, of Castlewood,
182 pounds; Robert Davies, of Aberdeen,
140 pounds; Albert Eliason, of
Aberdeen, 145 pounds; Leonard Sloan,
of Aberdeen, 150 pounds; Donald
Coulter, of Aberdeen, 130 pounds;
Oliver Messinger, of Aberdeen, 145
pounds and Donald Cassidy, of Abe-deen,
140 pounds.

PROF. CULP RECEIVES
COMPLIMENTARY NOTE
Prof. V. H. Culp recently received
the following complimentary note
from Isobel R. Lay, managing editor
of the Journal of Education, a weekly
for school executives and teachers.
The editor writes:
"I wish you could have been here
when I read your story about Victor
Doe. Dr. Winship was out of the office
at the time, but I could not resist
the temptation to read it to our associate
editor, Mr. Holding, who enjoyed
it just as thoroughly as I did.
I'll be very glad indeed to use this
the Journal and I hope we may be
favored with more articles along this
same line." During the past year,
Prof. Culp has had several articles
printed in education magazines and
other' periodicals.

Crawford Home From
Chicago Convention
Local School Official Attends Meetings
of North Central
Association
Leroy Crawford, returned from Chicago
Sunday afternoon where he attended
meetings of the North Central
Association of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. Meetings of the convention
were held at the Stevens Hotel from
March 17 to 20.
Comment on two speakers of note
at the conference was given by Mr.
Crawford this monring in a brief interview.
President Robert M. Hutchins,
of the University of Chicago,
who explained the new Chicago plan
of education, and Samuel C. Capen,
chancelor of the University of Buffalo,
who introduced a revolutionary
idea directed against the present functionings
of associations such as the
North Central group, appeared on the
programs.
The association is divided into three
commissions, Mr. Crawford explained.
Primarily, the interests of the local
school were centered in the commission
on high institutions. The first
two days were given to commission
meetings and the last two were devoted
to general sessions.
The North Central Association is
the most influential agency of its type
in America and covers a wide territory
from the eastern part of Ohio,
west to Montana, North to Canada
and south to Oklahoma.
As usual, there were numerous late
enrollments which considerably complicated
matters for the Registrar, as
well as individual teachers.

COMING EVENTS
"The Rock" _ _ Mar. 26-27
Olson Piano Recital _ _ Mar. 30
Good Friday Apr. 3
Easter Sunday _ ___ Apr. 5
Post-Lenten Dance __ __ Apr. 11
"Hansel & Gretel" _ _ Apr. 17
Orchestra Concert ____ Apr.21
St. Commercial Con. __ Apr. 27
Dist. Music
Contest Apr. 30-May

DR. REAVIS HONORED
Graduates and former students of
the University of Chicago made the
visit of Dr. W. C. Reavis, professor
from that school, the occasion for a
get-together luncheon at the Alonzo
Ward Hotel on March 21. Professor
Reavis was the leading outisde speaker
at the Spring Educational meeting
on Friday and Saturday of last week.
Mrs. Maurice Carpenter was toast-mistress
at the luncheon and among
the speakers on whom she called were
Miss Vera Lighthall, who spoke on the
influence of the University of Chicago
in the educational field; J. M.
McCallister, who introduced Dr. Reavis;
Prof. Marc Cleworth, who sang
several solos accompanied by Miss
Dorothy J. Hooper, all from the college.
Mr. Cleworth and Miss Keu
King were members on the committee
for arrangements.
College representatives attending
the affair were John F. Adams, Miss
Lida Williams, Miss Margaret Briscoe,
Miss Lilly Schoenleber, Miss Keo
King, Miss Vera Lighthall, Miss Dorothy
Hooper, Mrs. W. C. Smail, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. McCallister, D. A.
Anderson and Lee Byrne and Messrs.
V. H. Culp, P. J. Harkness, A. N.
Wray, Marc Cleworth, Harold E. Alsup.

EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE BRINGS MANY TO OUR CAMPUS
PROMINENT SPEAKERS APPEAR
Dr. Reavis Of Chicaio And President Swain Of N. D.
Feature Proarams

OLD GLORY WAVES OVER THE CAMPUS

TEACHERS PLACEMENT BUREAU
The Teacher Placement Bureau has
been active for the past six weeks preparing
credentials for the graduates
who will go out to teach next year. A
representative number of each of the
graduating groups have already signed
up with the Placement Bureau and
are having their credentials assembled.
Thru the work of the Bureau several
people have already been placed in
good positions for next year. Ed
Moyer, Jr., who finishes the two-year
course in June, has signed a contract
to teach 5th and 6th grades in the
Central School at Watertown. Louis
Anderson, of the four-year group, has
also been elected to a position, in the
Watertown schools. Miss Rowena
Shifflett who is majoring in English,
and will graduate from the four-year
course in June, has been elected to
Bristol in the English department.
During the recent Educational Conference
a number of superintendents
and principals conferred with the
Placement Bureau relative to candidates
for teaching positions. While
there seems to be a surplus of teachers
yet there has been considerable interest
manifested by school officers in
the candidates which Northern will
have to offer this year.

LION'S CLUB ENTERTAIN
NORTHERN LETTERMEN
MINNESOTA COACH IS SPEAKER
Lettermen, Coaches and Faculty Advisers
From College and High
School Are Honored Guests

THE ANNUAL STYLE SHOW
IS BIG EVENT OF WEEK
SPONSORED BY W. S. G. A.
Many People Participate and Down
Town Stores Cooperate
Generously
With almost 100 people participating,
the annual Spring Style Show,
sponsored by the Women's Self-Government
Association, was held in the
College Auditorium, Tuesday, March
24, at the regular assembly period. As
in former years, the event was entertaining,
attractive and suggestively
worthwhile. A rummage sale of old
clothes is now in order and the down
town merchants are ready to sell us
any or all the new styles. Following
is the program:
Music-Mrs. Black
Greetings-Rose Ramthun
Vocal Solo-Georgia L. Kemper

DISPLAY OF STYLES
Morning
Margaret Leap 	Beatrice Lindberg
Audrey Leu 	Gertrude Weisman
Shirley Potter 	Florence Anderberg
Sport
Mary McNeary 	Edward Clinton
Faye Cosgrove	Donald Laird
Mae McCammon	Ford Fowler
Mabel Murphy 	Harold Munier
Lorraine Aldrich 	Eric Strobel
Alice Nelson 	Francis Fuller
Street
Elizabeth Holtz 	John Elsing
Edna Bruns 	Edward Moyer
Louise Chamberlain Everett Buttz
Esther Lien 	Orlin Bruns
Jeanne Champlin 	Calvin Messinger
Marion Karrigan 	Edward Dresselhuys
Afternoon
Eleanor Kraushaar	Marjorie Black
Marjorie Christensen Clara Leap
Myrtle Rasmussen
Mary Alice Spaulding
Dinner
Rose Ramthun 	Raymond Jacobson
Dorothy Wipf 	Seymour Houge
Evelyn Hofer 	Oliver Messinger
Dorothy Rennix 	Leland Gorder
Virginia Hohler 	Percy Leland
Isabel Burke 	Clarence Nichols
Evening
Carolyn Tompkins Karl Hansen
Mary King 	Herbert Black
Viola Oyhus 	Donald Miller
Helen Kelly 	Percy Washabaugh
Georgia Kemper 	Harvey Swenson
The Style Show was made successful
through the courtesy and cooperation
of The Band Box, Olwin Angell
Co., The Black Co., The Paris, New
York Store, J. C. Penney Co., Calmenson
Clothing Co., Olander Clothing Co.,
Plymouth Clothing Co.
The general committee in charge
was composed of Virginia Lauermann,
Chariman; Elvera Kundert, and Zenie
Price; Stage-Verne Tyrrell and E.
Kenneth Baillie; Maids-Elda Kienast,
Srelda Kienast, and Margaret Rennix.

Girls Make Debate Trip
Local Team Cross Swords With Brookings,
Madison, Sioux Falls,
and Dakota Wesleyan
Rose Ramthun, Barbara Anderson,
Marion Karrigan and Prof. P. J. Harkness
returned last Thursday evening,
from a three-day debate trip through
the southern part of the state. All
debates were non-decision.
The team left Aberdeen Tuesday
morning, March 17 and debated
Brookings at 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon.
Northern upheld the negative
side of the question. Tuesday evening
at 7:30 o'clock the affirmative side of
the question was upheld by Northern
when they met Eastern Normal at
Madison. On March 18, in Sioux
Falls, two debates were held with
Sioux Falls College. The affirmative
was upheld in the morning and the
negative in the afternoon by the local
team.
On Thursday afternoon, at Armour,
the negative team met Dakota Wesleyan
before the high school assembly.
The purpose of these debates is to
prepare the team for the Pi Kappa
Delta Provincial meet to be held in
Sioux City, Iowa.

Decision May Go
To Northern Debaters
Reports on the outcome of the judging
of the debate broadcasted over the
Bismarck station on March 11, are
nearly complete. Word received at
Northern late last week was to the effect
that the votes then stood at four
to one for the Aberdeen debaters over
their opponents from Jamestown College.
P. J. Harkness, head of the
speech department and debate coach,
entered Louis Anderson, senior, and
Harvey Swenson, sophomore, in this
debate on the national Pi Kappa Delta
question of the tariff vs free trade.
A few more votes have yet to be received
from the district covered by
the ballots previous to the contest.
The debate proved to the final decision
encounter for Louis Anderson,
who began teaching school at Watertown
Monday. Louis has an enviable
debate record during his four years
of college work and, if Northern gets
the decision in this contest, he will
leave college undefeated in a decision
debate.

Friday morning, at 9:45 o'clock, a
special assembly opened the annual
spring educational conference at Northern
State Teachers College. Principle
W. E. Dunn, of Aberdeen, presided
over the meeting and presented
Marjorie Mac Donald who sang "Love
Pipes of June," by Day; and Carolyne
Hill, who sang "Homing" by Del Riego,
to open the program. "Green Cathedral"
by Hahn, and "Morning" by
Speakes were presented by the college
glee clubs under the direction of Prof.
Lukken.
President David Allen Anderson was
then introduced and gave a welcome to
the teachers, students and educators
who were visiting the campus.
Dr. W. C. Reavis of the University
of Chicago, spoke last. He was one
of the main speakers of the entire
conference, appearing to lecture and
advise at special sessions. Dr. Reavis'
subject was "Acquiring New Perspectives
in Education. He endeavored
to trace the course of wrong
educational perspectives in students
and offered the following suggestions
as remedies: 1-observe successful
teachers at work; 2-conferences and
a mutual exchange of ideas; 3-proper
acceptance of constructive criticism;
4-current reading; 5-acceptance
and correlation of new ideas;
6-experimental test of new ideas.
The thought, that it is not so important
that we teach what to think as
how to think, was brought out vividly
by Dr. Reavis.
Later during the forenoon, Professor
Reavis spoke before the gathering
of superintendents and principals on
"Refining the Method in Classroom
Supervision"; and during the afternoon 
he spoke on "Controlling Principles
of Classroom Procedure," before
a similar group. On Saturday
"'Prends in Gudiance Programs," was
Dr. Reavis' subject during the morning
session. Among other fine advice, we
find Prof. Reavis stating the following
as principles to follow in classroom
procedure: 1-make pupils know content
of material or the product that
you expect him to possess; 2-Develop
desire on part of pupil to want this
knowledge by arousing interest and
developing incentives; 3-Create a
crisis in learning to pupil by stimulating
his desire to learn; 4-Test mastery
of learning; 5-Emotionalize the
learning products.
The second outstanding speaker was
President C. C. Swain, of the Mayville,
North Dakota, State Teachers College,
who served as a special lecturer
in rural school methods and work.
He developed such subjects as: Rural.
School Administration," "Factors in
the Improvement of Public Education,"
and "Possibilities Inherent in the
Rural School." Dr. Swain stated that
public education could be improved by
"better ideals, better administration
and by better instruction for teachers."
One other statement included
the phrase, "Teaching must become
a Fine Art," on which Mr. Swain enlarged
for his hearers.
Figures of state wide prominence,
D. C. Mills, executive secretary of the
Young Citizen's League, and N. E.
Steele, executive secretary, of the
South Dakota Educational Association,
also appeared on the programs.
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BROWN COUNTY CHORUS
GIVES ANNUAL CONCERT
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
Program Is Broadcast Over Air By
Remote Control As Part Of Local
Spring Conference
Last Friday evening the Brown
County Rural School Chorus gave its
annual appearance before a capacity
house in the Spafford Gymnasium.
The chorus. under the direction of Mr.
H. B. Melcher, county superintendent,
was presented as a part of the Spring
Educational Conference. Mrs. William
Gruhn was the director.
Over 1,000 rural school children participated
in the program, this being
undoubtedly the largest rural school
chorus ever to sing in the northwest.
One hundred eighty schools were represented.
It is remarkable that such
a large group could be trained to present
the program on such a high level.
The success is due in the main part
to Mrs. Gruhn, Mr. Melcher, and Miss
Ardis Munson, accompanist and deputy
superintendent.
The program was placed on the air
by remote control over the radio station
at Yankton. Dr. Anderson gave
the introductory remarks, and Mr.
Melcher served as anonuncer. At the
close of the program, Mrs. Gruhn
stated before the microphone that,
"The efforts of the local officials, combined
with remarkable cooperation by
Brown County teachers made possible
the presentation." Other brief talks
were given by M. M. Guhin, announced
as "the father of the Young Citizens"
League in South Dakota," and D. C.
Mills, executive secretary of the Y.
C. L. During the course of the entertainment
numerous fan telegrams
were received and read.

Developing the history of basketball
until its present time, with adept
comparisons between the methods of
play in early periods and today, Dave
MacMillan, basketball coach at the
University of Minesota, was headline
speaker at a banquet of college and
high school lettermen at the Presbyterian
church, last Monday evening.
The event was sponsored by the local
Lions club.
Coach MacMillan presented his
topic with a good deal of humor, a
lot of serious thought and clever analogies
drawn from basketball experience.
His description of the game in
the early part of the twentieth century
was not only interesting and instructive,
but educational.
Part of the address was centered
on basketball rules and the many
changes that have been brought about
during the past few years.
"I am a great advocater of scientific
methods in everything," Coach
MacMillan said. "We train our men
to use their heads to save their physical
strength on the basketball floor.
And that, in a large measure, is one
of the great differences between the
professional basketball man, who has
learned through experience how to
handle himself and the high school
and college player."
In answer to a direct question from
the floor following the address, Coach
MacMillan stated, "I choose a man
for my squads on a number of different
points. He must be ambitious,
have a desire to learn, be dependable,
love to play the game, not be a trouble-maker
on the squad, must have good
physical ability, must apply himself,
be clever minded and diplomatic and
must be sincere."
The last part of the talk was given
over to a brief description of sporting
conditions at the University of Minnesota.
Other features on the program included,
group singing led by R. G.
Mayer, the "Lions Roar," by the Lions
Club, selections by the little high
school orchestra, a vaudeville sketch
by Alfred Bieber and Genevieve Keller
of the college, and the introduction
of both high school and college lettermen.
Harold Webb served as toastmaster.
Lettermen from Northern introduced
at the banquet were Virgil Bell,
Herbert Black, Kenneth Crawford,
Perry Doney, Edward Dresselhuys, Leland
Gorder, Karl C. Hansen, Seymour
Houge, Percy Leland, Wilson Lewis,
Albert Mattice, Clarence Nichols, Harold
Scherf, James Sipes, Leonard
Sloan, Lloyd Swartout, Cecil Tobin,
Percy Washabaugh, Clinton Williams.
Coaches of the city introduced were,
R. N. Campbell, F. L. Rathman, H.
C. Daubenberger, Dewar Anderson and
Paul Finnegan. Faculty managers J.
W. Thomas, R. R. Deimer and Harold
A. Fowler were announced.
Martin Swenson, a high school cheer
leader, led a few yells.
A Lions Club committee composed
of Floyd Yeager, Harold Webb, Adolph
Olander, Jr., H. C. Daubenberger, R.
N. Campbell, C. J. Dalthorp and W.
M. Oates supervised plans for the
event.

CRAWFORD GOES TO CHICAGO
Attends Meeting of North Central Association
Representing
Northern
Leroy Crawford, assistant to President
David Allen Anderson and registrar,
left Tuesday of last week for
Chicago where he will represent the
local institution at the anual conference
of the North Central Association
of colleges and secondary schools. The
North Central Association is the most
influential agency of its type in America
and covers a wide territory from
the eastern part of Ohio, west to Montana,
north to Canada and south to
Oklahoma. Leading educators from
all parts of the middle west are expected
to gather at the Chicago meeting.

Glee Club To Make
Trip West This Week
Under the direction of Prof. John
Lukken, the glee clubs left Aberdeen,
Tuesday of this week, for a four-day
tour of western territory. Approximately
twenty-five will make the trip.
Leaving Aberdeen Tuesday, the
group is scheduled to present a program
at Timber Lake that evening.
The following day they will go to McLauglin 
where a second program will
be played. Thursday evening the schedule
calls for a program at Hettinger,
North Dakota. On the way back to
Aberdeen, they will appear at Bowdle
for an entertainment, and will return
to Aberdeen, Friday evening, immediately
after the concert.
At Timber Lake the group will appear
in the Orpheum; at McLaughlin
they will appear in the high school
auditorium under the auspices of the
city school. The Thursday evening
concert is also under the auspices of
the city schools. Harold A. Fowler
will accompany the group as business
manager.
The St. Patrick's dance that was
given had a large representation of
the alumni; among those that were
present were: Verdon Laird, Dally
Mitchell, and Vern Frink.

Northern Speakers
Attend Provincial
HARKNESS GOVERNOR OF PROVINCE
Three Women Debaters Represent Northern At Sioux City; Entrants
In Oratory And Extempore Speech; Twelve Schools Compete
Six students of the Northern State
Teachers College, including a women's
debate team, and representatives in
individual speech divisions, were announced
early this week by Prof. P.
J. Harkness as contestants at the Provincial
Council meeting of the Sioux
Province of Pi Kappa Delta held at
Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa,
today, Friday and Saturday.
Late announcement that Louis Anderson,
of Lowry, veteran debater,
had dropped from school to accept a
teaching position in the Watertown
high school, caused Prof. Harkness to
decide not to take a men's debate
team to the forensic contests.
The women's team, composed of
Rose Ramthun, Marion Karrigan and
Barbara Anderson, all of Aberdeen,
will represent the school. Helen Kelly,
of Aberdeen, will he the fourth
woman to make the trip and will
compete in the oratorical contests with
the original selection, "Black or
White."
Clive Acker, of Aberdeen, recent
winner of the Peace oration contest at
the Rapid City state contest, will enter
the men's oratorical division with the
selection, "Our Daily Bread." Harvey
Swenson, of Aberdeen, adjudged first
place in the school extemporaneous
contests will represent Northern in
that division.
John W. Parlett, head of the speech
department at Morningside College,
and secretary-treasurer of the Sioux
Province, will direct activities at the
Sioux City school. Prof. P. J. Harkness
is governor of the province and
serves in a directory capacity.
The debates at the convention will
be on the question, "Resolved, That
the nations should adopt a policy of
free trade."
In the March edition of "The Forensic,"
national speech and dramatic
magazine, Augustana College, of
Sioux Falls, and Northern were represented
as the two leading contestants
to enter the competition from
South Dakota.
Eight Schools in South Dakota, four
in Iowa, and one in North Dakota
make up the Sioux Province. In South
Dakota, Dakota Wesleyan University,
of Mitchell; Huron College of Huron;
Yankton College, of Yankton; South
Dakota State College, of Brookings;
Sioux Falls College, of Sioux Falls;
Northern State Teachers College, of
Aberdeen; Eastern Normal, of Madison;
and Augustana College, of Sioux
Falls, are included. Morningside College,
of Sioux City; Western Union; of
LeMars; and Buena Vista College, of
Storm Lake, make up the Iowa group.
Jamestown College, of Jamestown,
North Dakota, is the representative
of that state in the province.

Louis Anderson
Accepts Position
Louis Anderson, one of the outstanding
students of debate and oratory,
left last week for Watertown
where he has accepted a position in
the Watertown High School for the
remainder of the school year. Mr.
Anderson will teach history. Tie
stated, however, that he would return
to finish his work in the summer
quarter.