The Exponent, 1937-04-15

              The Exponent
Northern State Teachers College
VOLUME XXXV	ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, APRIL 15, 1937 	NUMBER 24

Northern Greets State Music Contestants

SOLOIST TO APPEAR
IN SPRING CONCERT
Aberdeen Symphony Orchestra Scheduled
to Appear April 27.
Known for her concert contributions
in the Twin Cities, Ann O'Malley
Gallogly, contralto soloist, will appear
with the Aberdeen Symphony Orchestra
in the final concert of the 1936-1937
Orchestra Season, Tuesday, April 27
at Northern State Teachers College.
With orchestra accompaniment Miss
Gallogly will sing "Voce Di Donna"
from "La Groconda" by Ponchielli in
the coming concert. She will also
sing a short group of songs with piano
accompaniment.
Also featured in the approaching
Spring concert is Violet Honnegger-Katz, 
piano soloist, who has been
known in Aberdeen musical circles
for several years. Mrs. Katz will play
"Hungarian Fantasie" by Liszt with
orchestra accompaniment. She has
studied with Walter Pfitzner, former
Aberdeen concert pianist and instructor,
as well as with artists in
Minneapolis and New York.

Teachers' Wages
Start Comeback
It was announced by J. F. Hines,
state superintendent of public instruction,
that salaries of public school
teachers are definitely on the upward
trend. All indications this year point
to the fact that salary levels will be
considerably higher. This ought to
be a great incentive to graduating
teachers, as vacancies are quite numerous
this year. The superintendent
cited that because of the low wages,
teachers have been looking to other
fields with some forms of social security.
for their slubsist4nce. This is an
unfortunate situation for South
Dakota, as those teachers who are
now leaving the profession are at a
point in training where they are most
valuable. However, it is fortunate for
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"N" Club Receives
Concessions Sales
The "N" Club has secured the sale
of concessions during the state high
school music contest to be held here
April 15, 16 and 17, according to W.
L. Carberry, director of athletics and
faculty advisor for the "N" Club.
Members of )the executive committee
who will draw up plans for the
sales include J. H. Morrison, J. E.
Engelhart, J. Stahl, W. L. Carberry
and H. Hendrickson. Other members
of the club will supervise the stands
and the articles to be sold.

Schedule of Events For S. D. High School Music Contest
Thursday Registration Central High School Gymnasium
Thursday Afternoon
1:00- 4:30 P. M. 6 obes, 12 saxaphones, 17 clarinets (Auditorium)
1 : 00- 5 : 18 P. M. 15 cornets, 10 baritone horns, 8 tubas,
4 French horns, 6 mellophones (Gymnasium)
Thursday Evening
7:00-10:00 P. M. 8 trombones, 13 small brass (Gymnasium)
7:00- 9:50 P. M. 5 bassoons, 8 flutes, 9 chamber woods (Music Studios)
7:00- 9:50 P. M. 2 string bass, 5 cello, 5 viola,
5 violin, 5 string chamber music (Sun Parlor)
8:00- 9:18 P. M. 13 Piano solos (Auditorium)
Friday Morning
8:42- 10:00 A. M. 13 contralto solos (E2, Central)
8:42-10:00 A. M. 13 tenor solos (Sun Parlor)
8:42-10:12 A. M. 15 bass solos (Auditorium)
9:00-12:00 A. M. 6 "B" orchestras (Gymnasium)
10:20-12:00 A. M. 10 "B" boys glee clubs (Auditorium)
Friday Afternoon
1:00- 6:30 P. M. 11 "B" bands (Gymnasium)
1 : 00- 5 : 20 P. M. 14 "B" girls glee clubs (Auditorium)
12 "B" choruses
Friday Evening
7:00- 8:54 P. M. 19 Soprano solos (Sun Parlor)
7:00- 9:40 P. M. 27 girls vocal ensembles (E2, Central)
7:00-10:18 P. M. 16 mixed vocal ensembles
17 boys vocal ensembles (Elks Lodge)
Saturday Morning.
8:00-12:00 A. M. 3 "A" orchestras, 5 "A" bands (Gymnasium)
8:30-12:00 A. M. 13 "C" girls glee clubs
8 "C" choruses (Auditorium)
Saturday Afternoon
1:00- 6:25 P. M. 4 "C" orchestras, 9 "C" bands (Gymnasium)
1:00- 4:40 P. M. 4 "C" boys glee clubs
7 "A" girls glee clubs
6 "A" boys glee clups
5 "A" choruses (Auditorium)

ANN O’MALLEY GALLOGLY

DR. LAWRENCE OUTLINES
PLANS FOR NORTHERN
President C. G. Lawrence has announced
that immediate steps are to
be taken to qualify Northern for accreditment
by the North Central association
of colleges and secondary
schools.
Application was recently made for
Northern's accreditilient this year,
but acceptance of the application was
deferred by the North Central association,
pending a few enumerated weak-nesses,
which, Dr. Lawrence states,
will be remedied.
The prexy returned from Chicago last
week, after interviewing the association's
board of directors.
Adjustments in the N. S. T. C.
set-up that will be made before the
re-application for accreditment next
fall will bring a fully-trained librarian
to Northern, in addition to the present
efficient staff; will add three new
instructors with Ph. D. degrees, to
fulfill requirements; and will give the
college a full-time personnel director,
who will be the counsellor and guidance
director of the student body.
The personnel director will be one of
the new "Ph. D." instructors. All
faculty members, in the future, will
be required to attend summer school
more regularly.
Favorable criticisms of Northern
were also made by the board. These
characterized the administration as
"fine," and the faculty and student
spirit as of a "high standard."
Dr. Lawrence averred that "if we
do the things outlined, there will be
no doubt that we can qualify," and
added that very few schools applying
do get on the list the first time. He
went on to say that Northern was
handicapped this year by the tardiness
of its application, which will
not be a stumbling block when re-application
is made.

S.D. HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC
CONTEST IN SESSION
Outstanding Authorities Are Called
In From Surrounding Territory to
Judge.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Northern is joint host to over 3,000
high school musicians who are entering
in the state contest. Winners
from the various districts are competing
in solo, small ensemble and
large ensemble events, in three
classes, according to the size of the
high school.
Nationally known judges have been
selected for the contest. William D.
Reveli, from the University of Michigan,
who spoke at the S. D. E. A.
convention this year, is judging wood
winds and chamber wood wind ensembles;
0. E. Van Doran, of the University
of Iowa, Iowa City, is in
charge of the brasses and brass
chamber music; Charles B. Righter,
whose Lincoln High School Orchestra
won national recognition, is judging
the string division; Grace V. Wil-son,
of Wichita, Kansas, who is a
nationally known authority on public
school music, and LeRoy Wetzel, di-rector
of a chorus in Chicago, are
judging voice entrants; piano contestants
are being judged by Mrs.
Fossler, director of the famed Cathedral
Choir, and authority on a capella
work, is judging bass solos and
choruses.
Members on the administration committee
from our campus are Mr. Bersagel,
general chairman; Miss Mc-
Arthur, practice rooms; Mr. Ashton,
platform manager; Mr. Morris, stage
equipment; Mr. Cleworth, general
transportation; and Miss Groom,
health and safety.
A complimentary dance in honor of
the contestants is being sponsored on
Friday afternoon and evening at the
Trianon ballroom, given through the
courtesy of the Aberdeen High School.

Rhenania, I. T. Club
Winners In Tourney
Out of seven one act plays entered
in the annual Masquers play tournament
last Monday and Tuesday, the
Rhenanian and the Intermediate
Teachers Clubs placed first in comedy
and drama, respectively. Cups were
presented to the directors of these
organizations by the Masquers president,
Edna Jensen. Malcolm Solberg
was director for the riotous comedy in
which man regained his supremacy
over woman. The cast playing in the
tragedy showed the excellent training
and coaching of June Levang.
Playing leading roles in both the
winning productions were Norma Anderson,
sophomore, and Joe Kelly,
freshman, giving proof of their versatile
dramatic ability. These two comprised
the entire cast for the drama;
in the comedy were Grace Cable,
William Ochs, Jane Splaulding and
Lawrence Price.
Judges. for the preliminary competition
on Monday afternoon and evening
were H. P. Gerber, E. K. Baillie and
Ruth Allen. For the finals Barbara
Anderson, Central High School instructor,
and Gilmore Warner gave
the decisions.
Clubs entered in the Drama division
were the Social Science, directed by
Augusta Gienapp, which made its way
to the finals Tuesday evening; and the
English Club, under the direction of
Merle McLaughlin. In the Comedy
division were the A. C. E., directed by
Virginia Kelton; Sigma Tau Delta,
which also went into final competition
under the direction of Barbara Bixler;
and the Leadership, coached by Margaret
Opheim.

Jensen Designates
April 16 Arbor Day
Governor Jensen has officially designated
April 16 as Arbor Day in South
Dakota.
In a proclamation calling attention
to the necessity of acquiring an interest
in trees, the executive requested
the people of the state, especially
school children, to give full observance
to Arbor Day so, as he says, "a vital
interest may be taken in the planting
and preservation of our trees, not forgetting
our shrubs and flowers and
all growing things."

Welcome Contestants
We, the faculty and students
of Northern, are taking
this opportunity to welcome
you, the state music
contestants, to our campus.
We feel honored to he host to
such a distinguished group,
and wish to make your stay
here a memorable one. We
hope you will feel at home
and free to ask anyone for
help or information. We
will he glad to twist you in
any way possible.

DOMONSTRATION SCHOOLS
GIVE DRAMA IN ASSEMBLY
"Heroes of Peace," a drama written
by Prof. V. H. Culp, was presented at
convocation Tuesday morning by the
rural demonstration school children
at their annual presentation.
The prologue was given by the
Sunnyside school, under the direction
of Miss Margaret Neville, the
teacher. The presentation was
divided into several scenes, each enacted
by one of the demonstration
schools. These were: "Inventors,"
by the Riverside school. Julia Finley,
teacher; "Great Writers," by the
Plainview school, Genevieve Keifer,
teacher; "Statesmen," by the Brookside
school, Helen Bergh, teachers;
"Pioneers," by the Warner school,
Marie Schrimpf and Mrs. Frank,
teachers; "Reformers," by the Trail
school, Margaret Ristan, teacher;
"Scientists," by the Sunshine school,
Mary Himanga, teacher; "Artists," by
the Parkway school, Mrs. Ann Hill,
teacher; "Sportsmen," by the Westport
Grammar school, and "Actors,"
by the Westport Intermediate school,
Lillian Leysen, Gertrude Showalter
and La Rue Thomas, teachers.
Each year the N. S. T. C. demonstration
schools that serve as the
practice teaching fields for those taking
teacher training at the local institution,
stage a presentation before
the college student assembly. The
program this year was directed by the
teachers of the various demonstration
schools, with the aid of the faculty
of the college education department.

'MRS. MOONLIGHT' IS
COMMENCEMENT PLAY
"Mrs. Moonlight," said to be one
of the best plays written by Benn
Levy, has been selected as the commencement
play for this spring, to be
presented sometime before June 3, on
a date to be chosen. Miss Covington
who is directing the production, announced
that rehearsals are already
under way. Included in the cast are
Marian Fuller, Malcolm Solberg, Phyllis
Avery, Norma Anderson, Joe Kelly,
Wayne Worsley and Hilda Calvert.
One part remains yet to be cast.
The play, being a romantic fantasy,
is a presentation along an entirely
different line from other productions
this year.

30,000 EDITORIALS
College writers who would define
an editorial before attempting to compose
one should not become discouraged
if their efforts at definition
fall short of their expectations, for
Lynn W. Landrum, editor of the editorial
page of the Dallas Journal has
written 30,000 editorials, but stilt isn't
sure what an editorial is.
Mr. Landrum made the startling
statement, "I've written more than
30,000 editorials during the last 20
years, but I am frank to confess that
I don't know what an editorial is."
He added that an editorial might be
defined as a short essay, because it
is getting shorter, and pointed out
that where formerly editors studied
their subject a week before writing
the editorial, they now write from five
to nine a day.

WONDERLAND OF SCIENCE
TO BE GIVEN HERE
Presented for three days by Sigma
Delta Epsioln.
The annual Science Fair, sponsored
by Sigma Delta Epsilon, the science
and mathematics fraternity at N. S.
T. C., will be held at Northern State
Teachers College, April 15, 16 and 17.
At this "Wonderland of Science" there
will be many interesting experiments
and exhibits which have been arranged
and will be put on by student
members and prospective members of
Sigma Delta Epsilon. In preceding
years each department had made its
own individual contribution toward
the fair, but this year all the departments
are working collectively toward
a bigger and better exhibition.
Accomodations are being made for
the people in and around Aberdeen
to view the fair Thursday evening
from 7:30 to 10:00 P. M.; on Friday
9:30 to 11:30 A. M., 1:30 to 5:30 P.
M., and from 7:30 to 10:00 P. M. Saturday
the exposition will be open from
9:30 to 12:00 A. M. Admission to
the fair will be 15c for adults and 10c
for students.
The House of Magic, under the
supervision of the students, will be
one of the outstanding attractions of
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Tuberculosis Test To
Be Given Students
Miss Groom, school nurse, has announced
that the Mantoux test for
tuberculosis will be given free of
charge to all out of town students, beginning
this week and continuing
until April 16. Miss Groom, who will
administer the serum, is assisting Dr.
P. V. McCarthy in the project.
Having this test is a great advantage
for the students planning to
teach next fall, because many school
superintendents now ask that the new
teachers have an examination for the
disease. Each student who takes the
test will be given a statement to
show the results, which may be presented
to the superintendent.
Appointments can be made with
Miss Groom in S 107. All out of town
students are urged to take this test.

TEACHER TRAINING PLAY
PRESENTED OVER KABR
"The Novice Begins Teaching," a
playlet under the direction of Phyllis
Avery, was presented by the Education
department on the weekly College
Radio Hour last Sunday at 4:30.
The scene of the play was laid in
the college dormitory where four
girls were discussing the two and four
year teacher training courses. The
discussion centered on the three
phases of teacher training-curricular
activities, extra-curricular activities,
and practice teaching. Those taking
part in the discussion were Virginia
Lipscomb, sophomore; Mary Ellen
Bantz, senior; Phyllis Avery, senior;
and Phyllis Elaine Milbrandt, high
school senior.
On the College Hour next Sunday
pupils of the rural demonstration
schools will recite original poetry.
Miss Briscoe will announce the program.

Coming
vein's
April 15, 16, 17 Music Contest
April 16, 17 Science Fair
April 23 Aberdeen Relays
April 23 School Dance
April 27 Abn. Symphony Orchestra
April 27___Abn. Symphony Concert
April 30 Philip Foxwell, 1. c., 11:00
May 1 School Dance
May 1 Fairyland
May 4 Jr. Amateur Night
May 6 Phys. Ed. dance recital
May 7 Frosh-Soph Prom
May 11-12 An. Swim Pageant
May 14 School Dance