The Exponent, 1937-09-30

              THE EXPONENT
VOLUME XXXVI NO. 2
NORTHERN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA SEPTEMBER 30, 1937


STAFF FOR YEARBOOK FOR DAYS EVENTS
TO BE SELECTED SOON
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION
BLANKS IS FRIDAY
The staff to edit Northern's
Pasque this year will be selected
in the near future, it has been announced
by Dr. A. E. Woodall.
Blanks have been sent out to all
juniors and seniors interested in
trying out for a place on the
Pasque Board, and actual selection
of the staff will be made in the near
future.
Those who received application
blanks for Pasque Board membership
are asked to turn them in before
Friday night to the Publications
office. The blanks are now
in the hands of all juniors and
seniors, and this leaves ample time
for them to be filled out.
In past years, Northern's yearbook,
the Pasque, has come to be
accepted as one of the outstanding
annuals i ncolleges of South Dakota
and the Northwest, as attested to
by the fact that the edition published
in 1935 received first in the
state competition, and the one
printed in 1936 got third. The
effort of 1937 has not been judged
as yet.


The Curse Of Daniel Gullitt
To Be Presented Gypsy Day
E. Kenneth Baillie Takes Head
"Melodrammer" of the first degree,
will be enjoyed by Northern
students and alumnae, when the
faculty stages "The Curse of Daniel
Gullitt," in the auditorium, on
Gypsy Day, October 9.
The usual circumstances are embodied
in the production. The villain,
after luring a wealthy doctor
to his hideout, tortures him as an
effort to induce him to buy bogus
bonds. The usual exciting events
occur, in which the hero and heroine
are brought to the front and
the villain gets his due. The finale
consists of a touching love scene
between hero and heroine.
The cast includes:
Daniel Gullitt E. Kenneth Baillie
Caskey Joe Malcolm Solberg
Nell Velma Ackels
Dr. Finch Harry Hutter
Thelma Mary Wills
Old Tom Dr. Allen E. Woodall
Ah-Wu Dr. C. G. Lawrence
The faculty play is an annual
production on the campus.


RULES SUBMITTED
CAMERA CONTEST
BEST COLLECTION OF SNAPSHOTS
TO RECEIVE FIVE
DOLLAR AWARD
Interest is already becoming rife
in the big snapshot contest sponsored
by your Exponent, and cam-eras
are bobbing up on all sides,
taking pictures in an attempt to
cash in on the awards to be given
by the school publication for the
best collection of photos turned in
by October 16. A prize of $5 is
being offered for first place; and
three prizes of 1.00 each.
Pictures are to be taken on or
before Gypsy Day, and to be developed
and turned in by October
16. Trained and unbiased judges
will be selected to rate the entries.
Rules for the contest have been
drawn up by the Exponent publication's
staff, and are as follows:
1. Each contestant may submit
as many entries as he wishes.
2. Each entry shall consist of
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“IDIOTS DELIGHT”, PULITZER
PRIZE WINNER TO BE GIVEN
IS LUNT, FONTAINE BROADWAY
SUCCESS
The Pulitzer Prize Winner and
late Broadway production, "Idiots
Delight" has been chosen as the
fall all school play, according to
an announcement by Ruth Covington,
drama director, late Saturday.
The play presented to the public
by Robert E. Sherwood in 1936
was chosen the Pulitzer winner that
year. In 1937 it was chosen by
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine
as their current Broadway production.
It was acclaimed in New
York as one of their greatest hits
and its showing was demanded in
all parts of the country. It has
just completed a successful run of
over a year.
The N.S.T.C. in procuring the
play has secured the first western
release to be given to any theatre
group. The showing will be the
first of "Idiots Delight" since the
Lunts finished their successful appearance.
Special arrangement
with the Play Service Bureau of
New York City was necessary in
order to get a special release on
the current production.
"Idiots Delight" is a story of a
war torn Europe. The basis is
the Fascists and the Nazis regimes
and their desire to be supreme
in the world. The entire
play is laid in a small Alpine hotel
in an international zone between
Austria and Italy. Here all types
of people from many nations are
thrown together and through a
war complication are forbidden to
leave. Many humorous as well as
dramatic events follow. The ending
of the play is in itself unusual
enough to warrant seeing the production.
Any persons on the campus who
are interested in dramatics are
urged to get in touch with Miss
Covington as soon as possible. The
play calls for a age cast and new
talent is needed to fill these
parts.
The date of the production has
not yet been announced.


Creative Poetry Class
Organized Under Woodall
The Creative Poetry class which
meets with Dr. Woodall at the
seventh period on Thursdays has
a good start in its membership.
Mrs. Flora Rivola and Mrs. Harriet
Seymour Popowski, both well
known throughout the state as
writers of poetry, are expected to
contribute a great deal to the
class.
Mrs. Flora Rivola is interested
in creative writing in the public
schools of South Dakota and has
published a great deal herself in
both verse and prose. She has
also taught a course in South
Dakota poetry and has been County
Superintendent in Yankton county
during the past years.
Mrs. Harriet Seymour Popowski
is business manager of Pasque
Petals, the South Dakota Poetry
Magazine. She has written and
published poetry of her own.
Other members of the class are
Margaret Nichol, Yankton; Malcolm
Solberg, Aberdeen, who has
done such fine work for Northern
in dramatics; June Walker, Aberdeen;
Laura Hershey, Conota; and
Ernie De Nomme, Aberdeen.
The class will be conducted as
a seminar and discussion course in
the writing of poetry. Students
will submit and read their own
poetry for mutual discussion.


KANGAROO COURT
DRAWS COMMENT
FROM FRESHMEN
There were many opinions held
by members of the Freshman class
on the initiation program as they
entered into the last half of the
traditional rituals. The primary
issue of comment was directed
toward the "kangaroo court" assembly
last Thursday.
The majority of the freshmen,
spectators and victims alike, cast
favorable remarks upon the court
procedure Thursday and apparently
"a good time was had by all."
"True" confessions were wheedled
from some of the victims of
the "twelve men, good and true."
James Conway, who proved his
mettle as one of the outstanding
baritones of the college with his
rendition of "I Love You Truly,"
was asked how he felt in his initial
debut. He said, "I felt rotten,
how did I look ?"
Pauline Hohler, his companion in
arms, declined to comment while
not in the presence of her lawyer.
Everett Schleunes, conspicuous
by his absence, "didn't mind it a
bit."
Assuming an oratorical pose, Joe
Larson declared, "I think the "kangaro
court" is perhaps one of the
most instrumental single forces for
disciplinary measures on the campus.
Furthermore I think it is
a lot of hot air and stuff." (Applause).
Other freshmen personalities
were either playing hide and seek
with upperclassmen or making a
quick trip to Switzerland, not to
return until October 9.
Many freshmen, realizing that
necessity is the mother of invention
and ingenuity the father of
something else, are using all their
wiles to get by and yet appease
the critical minds of the upperclassmen.
Clean-up day saw them coming
to school with Dixie cup spoons
for shovels. Character day saw
them with only a cane to depict
Charlie Chaplin and only dark
glasses for Greta Garbo. Backwards
day witnessed the boys with
sweatshirts on.
However, some freshmen went to
the other extreme. Kathryn Grotbeck
and others wore roller skates
on Kid's day. Monday many of the
freshmen pulled a "fast one" on
their slave drivers when they put
pop in their milk bottles.
Such things do not go unheeded,
though, upperclassmen warn. So,
Freshy, beware.


Coming Events
October 1, Friday-Class Day.
Wolves play Dakota Wesleyan
at Mitchell.
October 4, Monday-Pearl Young,
Lyceum Number, 9:45 A. M.
October 5, Tuesday-Assembly
Gypsy Day Committee
October 7, Thursday-Assembly
-Pep Contest
October 9, Saturday-GYPSY
DAY.


FAMOUS SOPRANO TO
APPEAR IN ASSEMBLY
Featured artist of Arthur Pryor's
Band, Pearl Young, will present
a program assembly period,
Monday, October 4, which will consist
of humorous readings, songs
and interpretations of melodies on
the Theramin.
Pearl Young, who comes from
New England, received her musical
education in Boston and Philadelphia
studying voice and piano.
She has refinement, culture, a marvelous
personality and well trained
voice. She has been in musical
comedy and as soprano soloist was
featured with Arthur Pryor's Band
for two seasons. She is an artist
as well as a real entertainer.
Miss Young plays the Theramin,
most modern of all musical instruments,
whose tones are produced
by electrical vibrations controlled
by her hands waved in the air,
drawing forth tones of vibrant mellowness
almost like magic, yet a
reality. Her interpretation of melodies
on this wonderful instrument
is thrilling.
At the close of Miss Young's
program, the Theramin will be explained
in detail and opportunity
is given those who desire to demonstrate
their ability to play this
unusual instrument.
As a reader and comedienne, her
audience will long remember her
many comedy characters. She is
a versatile entertainer and never
fails to keep her audience in good
humor with songs, music, comedy
and readings.


Freshman Contest Day
To Be Held Tuesday
THURSDAY ASSEMBLY TO
DECIDE THE POSSESSOR
OF PEP JUG
The date for the contest between
freshmen and upperclassmen for
supremacy on the N.S.T.C. campus
will be held Tuesday afternoon
beginning at 3:15 P.M. Classes will
all be dismissed after that time,
and the neophytes and veterans will
start their bitter clash to decide
whether or not the freshmen must
continue to follow the initiation
rules until Gypsy Day.
The contest day was originally
set for Friday afternoon, but due
to the Wesleyan football game Friday
it has been postponed by the
student council and initiation committee
until Tuesday, according to
an announcement by Joe Robbie,
president of the student body.
The freshmen will be under the
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Articles By Northern Profs.
Appear In Periodicals
The September - October issue
of the Rural Educator, published
by the Hub City School Supply
Company, under the editorship of
Prof. M. M. Guhin, carried an article
on "Songs of Many Lands"
by Miss Grace McArthur, member
of N.S.T.C.'s music department.
The title cover of the same magazine
for October - November carries
the picture of Prof. M. F.
Tostlebe of the education department,
and an account of his fine
record in educational circles.
Prof. M. M. Guhin, founder of the
Young Citizens League, contributed
an article which was published in
the September issue of the American-German Review. The article
carried the title, "Toward Improving
Language Instruction."


PLANS FOR GYPSY DAY ADVANCE
TO OFFER PRIZES
FOR DAYS EVENTS
Election For Queen and Marshal
Being Held Today in
Administration Building
The personnel of the Gypsy Day
committee has been completed in
preparation for the twenty-second
annual homecoming celebration at
Northern State Teachers College,
October 9, with the selection of
Francis Flint, Doland, as the junior
member.
M. M. Cleworth, professor of
history, is the faculty chairman of
the Gypsy Day group, and Phyllis
Roberts, Pierpont, is the student
chairman. William Ochs, Aberdeen,
is the business manager. The
other student members of the committee
are Byrl Nichols, Aberdeen;
Richard Crane, Aberdeen; Francis
Flint, Doland; and Robert Hald,
New Effington.
Prizes For Costumes and Floats
Students, faculty, and alumni
will be offered costume and float
prizes. The individual costume
prizes are: two dollars in cash to
each of the following: best Gypsy
costume worn by a man student;
best Gypsy costume worn by a
woman student; best Gypsy costume
worn by a faculty member;
best Gypsy costume worn by an
alumnus; most humorous costume
of the day. The float prizes consist
of three dollars in cash to
each of the following: Best campus organization float; Gypsiest
float; most humorous float; best
individual float; best float of a
rural demonstration school. Everyone
is being urged to dress in colorful
Gypsy garbs to add to the annual
gala affair.
Gigantic Parade
A large parade is being planned
by the committee as one of the
features of Gypsy Day. Visiting
bands and other groups of marchers
are expected to form with the
floats a caravan at least a mile
in length. The parade will leave
the college campus at 11 A. M.,
passing through Aberdeen's main
business section and wending its
way back to the campus where it
will break up about noon. Robert
Hald, New Effington, is in charge
of the parade.
Petitions were filed to the student
council Monday for Betty
Barker, Aberdeen, and Patricia
Clinton, Aberdeen, for Gypsy
Queen. Bud Ewald, Ipswich, and
Connie Kelleher, East Grand Forks,
Minn. are the contenders for Gypsy
Marshal. The election will be held.
today.
Game With Spearfish
The pigskin classic this year features
the renewal of an old football
rivalry with the Spearfish Yellowjackets.
Always the big event of
the day, the game promises to be
the most hotly contested conflict
of the season.
Faculty Play
The annual faculty play is to
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Freshman Class Selects
Frank Sieh President
Friday, September 24, the Freshman
class elected Frank Sieh, Aberdeen,
to serve as president; Joe
Larson, Aberdeen, vice-president;
Lane Thomas, Watertown, secretary-treasurer; Patricia Schmidt,
Dell Rapids, and Bob McCaughey,
Aberdeen, as members of the student
council; and Dorothy Mae
Grupe, Amherst, member of the social
committee. The Dean of Men,
Charles E. Booth, was selected for
class adviser. The meeting was
presided over by Joe Robbie, student
president.