The Exponent, 1933-11-23

              The Exponent
Northern State Teachers College
VOLUME XXXII ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, NOVEMBER 23, 1933 NUMBER 9

"$1200 A YEAR" IS
LEADERSHIP PLAY
CRITICS LAUD COMEDY
Production Is Directed By
Miss Lighthall and Dr.
Hiett ; Prof. Tostlebe Is
Club Sponsor
Tonight, the Leadership Club will
present its twelfth annual play in the
college auditorium. The play, which
is an entirely different type from that
presented last year, is by Edna Ferber
and Newman Levi and is a very popular
comedy in dramatic circles.
Various critics have made the following
comments on the play:
"A three-act play in which a university
professor gives up his $1200
a year position in the University to
earn $30 a day in a mill. He immediately
becomes popular as a labor leader
and lecturer and is in demand all
over the U. S., but it is only when he
is offered a salary of $500 a week in
the movies that the magnate, who
c:wns the university as well as the
mill, is moved to consider the question
cf an adequate salary for a professor."
"The authors have challenged serious
criticism by calling the play a
`comedy', and by permitting the publishers
to proclaim it a 'Timely satire'.
It is an amusing and clever
farce, containing many tricks of skillful
character depiction."
"As a vehicle for amusement, '$1200
a Year' is both ingenious and satisfying."
The committee which has worked
to make the play a success is June
Culp, Lee Alexander, Georgia Ryder,
Madge Reeves, Agnes Hansen, Mercedes
Tracy, Herman Rosenberg, Bertha
DeHeuf.
The officers of the club are: president-
--Ailenr Jensen; vice-president-
Virgil Parker; secretary-Eunice Curry;
treasurer-Georgia Ryder. The
club sponsor, Prof. Tostlebe, reports
that advanced ticket sales have progressed
nicely and that a record attendance
is expected. Tickets may be
purchased from members of the club
and in the financial secretary's office.
The price is twenty-five cents; re-served
seats may be gotten at the sec_
retary's office.
Assisting Dr. Hiett and Miss Light-
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COMING EVENTS
"$1200 A Year" Nov. 23
Thanksgiving Dance __Nov. 25
Thanksgiving Vacation Nov. 29
Vacation Closes Dec. 4
Fall quarter ends Dec. 8
Winter quarter opens Dec. 11
W.S.G.A. Mother's Tea Dec. 12
Y. W. C. A. Vodvil _ Dec. 14-15
All-school Xmas party _ Dec. 16
Holiday vacation Dec. 22
Vacation ends Jan. 8

JENSEN TALKS TO
SALEM INSTITUTE
Prof. Jensen talked to the County
Institute held at Salem, last Saturday.
His topic was, "Overlapping of
Science Classes." He pointed out that
the smaller high schools should give
a general science course before offering
a major course in physics or
chemistry. A general course in science
educates the public to take a
greater part in public activitives, as in
purifying water, vaccination and other
preventions which endanger health.
Mr. Jensen would like to see science
taught from the first grade through
the twelfth.

Editor Gives Address
At Thursday's assembly, Mr. Howard
Anderson, Editor of the Aberdeen
American-News, addressed the students
on the subject of "The Crime
Wave". In his talk he expressed the
belief that higher education might be
the solution to the great wave of
erime which has paralyzed this country,
stating that although the United
States has no excuse for it, it leads
the world in crime. The address was
informative and interesting, and was
well received.

Northern Professors
To Be At State Meet
Northern will be well represented
en the S. D. E. A. convention programs.
Mrs. W. W. Garvin will talk
before the English teachers on "Literature
and International Mindedness".
Professor A. W. Coe will speak to the
combined science round table group
which includes the chemistry and
physics teachers, on "The New High
School Course of Study in Physics."
Professor Cce is the author of this
new course which will be introduced
in the high schools of South Dakota
next fall. As president of the State
Poetry Society, Dr. J. C. Lindberg
will preside over its meetings which
will be held on Monday, November 27,
at the Congregatoinal Church. C. J.
Dalthorp, Superintendent of Schools,
Aberdeen, will address a group on
"Defense for Public Education". Mis.F,
Lida M. Williams, vice-president of
the Association for Childhood Education
is giving a talk, "Echoes from
the National A. C. E. Meeting." Prof.
M. F. Tostlebe will speak on "Nature
Study, Health and Science in the Rural
Schools", before the Rural Educaticn
group in the Methodist Church,
and on "Course of Study in Science
for Rural Schools" before the Combined
Sciences group at the Coliseum
on Monday.
Other professors of Northern who
hold offices in the State Association
and who will attend the convention
are Professor Merle Trickey, vice-president
of the Commercial Teachers
of South Dakota; and Professor J. H.
Jensen, secretary-treasurer of the
General Science group.
A large representation of other
Ncrthcrn faculty members is expected
at the Sioux Falls convention.

APPRECIATIVE HOUSE
HEARS C. W. CADMAN
NOTED ARTIST PLAYS
Fine Vocal Quartet Interprets
Original Operatic
Compositions
By Besse Stackpole
A large and appreciative audience
greeted Charles Wakefield Cadman
and his quartet for their presentation
of ten of this gifted composer's recent
works in operatic style. To the
American public, Mr. Cadman is perhaps
best known as a composer of Indian
lyrics, but after hearing him in
A different vein, we appreciate the
more his versatility and capacity for
diversified interests in musical composition.
Besides being a song writer,
Mr. Cadman is a composer of
choral and chamber music, orchestral
suites and operas, "The Witch of
Salem" having been produced by the
Chicago Civic Opera Company in 1926
with great success.
"The Willow Tree", a one-act opera,
was first presented by the well balanced
quartet composed of Constance
Eberhart, Helen Freund, Eric Russel
Cooke and Arthur Kraft. Especially
pleasing was the portrayal of Miss
Eberhart as Donella, the Italian factory
girl, as well as the lovely duet,
"This is Love's Hour", sung by Miss
Freund and Mr. Kraft.
Of the two operas, probably the
quartette cycle, "White Enchantment",
made the greater appeal to the audience.
In the role of a friend of the
family, Mr. Cadman provided the accompaniment’s
and interludes in a most
gratifying manner. Mr. Cooke was
very much more at ease in the role of
the self satisfied American father
than in his portrayal of Pietro, and
rang of his youthful experiences in
the Orient in a highly satisfactory
manner. The ensembles and duets
were especially outstanding for their
diction, balance and faultless intonation
in the unaccompanied passages.
The Cadman Quartet has provided
fcr Aberdeen an opportunity to hear
two operatic works by an American
composer sung in our own language.
Even to those who have asked so long
for this privilege, it was apparent
that hearing our own vernacular sung
in operatic style proved at times to
be a bit startling. Doubtless the full
appreciation of American opera is only
a matter of education, and will come
as we are able to familiarize ourselves
with the works of our own American
composers.

Demonstration School Burns
The Riverside demonstration school,
lccated about two miles south of Aberdeen,
was seriously damaged by a
fire last week. As this is one of the
college demonstration schools this
tragedy affects many on the campus.
Miss Julia Finley is the critic teacher.
More than fifty pupils were in attendance
at the school. The damage done
was estimated at several hundred dollars.
No one was injured.

THE SEASON'S SUMMARY
Northern 25 	Spearfish 0
Northern 8 	Sch. of Mines 0
Northern 16 	Yankton 0
Northern 13	Wesleyan 0
Northern 0 	Huron 0
Northern 0 	State 27
Northern 0 	Moorhead 13
Northern 0 	Superior 0
62 			40

Northern Will Have
Banquet At S.D.E.A.
Alumni students and faculty members
of Northern are planning to hold
their annual banquet, in connection
with the meeting of the South Dakota
Educational Association, in Sioux
Falls, Tuesday evening, November 28,
at the Y. M. C. A. Tickets for the
banquet may be secured in Sioux
Falls at the time of the convention
from any member of the committee,
at the Y. M. C. A., or by writing to
E. L. Bersagel, director of extension,
at Northern.
President Lawrence will be the
main speaker at the banquet, and Professor
Rutter and Miss Stackpole will
present a number of musical selections.
Ralph Rice, '29, now of Sioux
Falls will act as toastmaster. The
program is being arranged by Frank
L. Kraft, president of the Alumni Association,
Professor Wray and Mr.
Bersagel.

Delegates Are Chosen
The entire instructional staff of
Northern State Teachers College are
members of the South Dakota Educational
Association, and also of the
National Educational Association.
At the meetings of the General
Council, which is the governing body
of the State Association, Northern
will be represented by Dr. C. G. Lawrence,
who is a delegate ex-officio.
Other delegates and their alternates
who have been selected are as follows:
Professor V. H. Culp and Dr.
W. R. Van Walker, with Professor E.
L. Bersagel and Mrs. W. W. Garvin
as alternates. Miss Briscoe, Dr. Seymour,
and M. 1VI. Guhin are life members
of the state association.

Debaters Sign Up
According to an announcement
made by Prof. P. J. Harkness, the following
students have signed up for
debate: Lee Buck, Frances Yonker,
Phyllis Avery, Amy McPhee, Elizabeth
Douglas, Steven Keane, Virgil
Parker, Mary Gray, Robert Olson,
Malcolm Solberg, James Fitzpatrick,
Arthur Nugent, David Lane, Rose
Frothinger and Helen Frothinger.

Wolf-Scalper Game
Ends in 0 to 0 Tie
Game Ragged Throughout
Illness of Birdseye, Leland
and Willard Definitely
Crippled Northern's
Chances of Victory
While Northern did not beat Huron,
last Friday, they are at least assured
of a tie with Augustana for the 1933
state conference football championship.
The season ends with Northern
four victories and one tie, and with
Augustana four victories.
The Wolves were rather unimpressive,
last Friday, looking very little
like the team which two weeks before
had held the strong Superior team to
a 0 to 0 tie. They opened Friday's
game strongly, marching down the
field to the Huron 15-yard line. At
this point, Willard, star quarterback,
was taken from the game with a broken
rib, and Northern felt his loss
keenly. The team did not seem to
have the same fire and fight they had
before. Leland made six yards through
the line in two plays and then the
ball was fumbled, with Huron recovering
to kick out of danger. The
game from this point on was played
in the middle of the field or in Northern
territory, with one exception. In
the fourth quarter, Holm, Huron safety
man, fumbled a punt and Leon
Nixon recovered and started out for
the goal line with no Huron man
ahead of him, but heeding cries of
"lateral it" he slowed up several
times to lateral the ball but couldn't
so he had to keep running himself.
A Huron man took advantage of this
play and tackled him on the 15-yard
line. After trying three plays with
little gain, Birdseye was rushed into
the game to try a field goal, which
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All-School Dance
Set For Nov. 25th
On Saturday, November 25, from
8:30 to 11:30 o'clock, an all-school
Thanksgiving Dance will be held in
Spafford Gymnasium. Special feature
dances and an interesting program
are being planned by the committee
in charge. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Jordan
and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Murphy will
act as chaperones for the evening.
Alumni and guests are invited to
attend under the customary ruling:
the alumni by presentation of the
social activity card and by paying a
fee of forty cents, and guests by invitation
of a present student and a
similar fee. Permission for guests
should be obtained from Dean Booth
and Dean Miller twenty-four hours
before the dance.

Northern Wolves -- Co-Champions, 1933 -- South Dakota Football Conference
Front row: Hosterman, Eliasen, Schneider, Gorder, Logerwell, Captain Leland, Foster, Schallenkamp, Bell, Tiemans, Clinker. Third row: Assistant Coach Nichols, Clemens, Knutson, Stapf, Shifflett, King, Davis, Clinton, Jackson, Lenhart.
Second row: Nixon, Kettering, Molin, Buller, Martz, Willard, Birdseye, Guhin, Don
Walker, Winjum, Dick Walker, Coach W. L. Carberry.
Fourth row: Schleissman, Baum, Thommen, Weiser.