The Exponent, 1937-07-01

              The Exponent
Northern State Teachers College
VOLUME XXXV ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, JULY 1, 1937 NUMBER 34

DR. WOODALL HAS WIDE
EXPERIENCE IN POETRY
WRITES CLASSICAL PLAYS
Wife And Two Children Are Also
Accomplished In Music And Literature.
Teaching and writing have been the
two life-long passions of Dr. Allen E.
Woodall, newly-appointed professor
of English and director of publications,
according to a letter received
by the editorial staff of the Exponent
last week.
While attending Syracuse University,
from which he was graduated in
1926, Dr. Woodall wrote a great deal
of verse and also found time to serve
on the staffs of several literary publications
put out by the students and
to become active in the journalistic
fraternity Pi Delta Epsilon. During
his last two years in Syracuse he had
a position as "Accessory Instructor"
teaching a class in freshman English
in the College of Forestry.
Both at Columbia, when working
for his M.A., and at the University
of Minnesota, where he spent two
years as instructor of English and
graduate student, Dr. Woodall still
found time for his chief interest-
poetry.
Included in Anthologies
After leaving the University of
Minnesota, Dr. Woodall spent three
years in the University of Pittsburgh,
teaching and getting his doctorate,
and five years as head of the English
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Northern Athletes In
Summer Sport Contests
Athletes who performed for Northern
during the past year are busy
this summer keeping in trim for another
banner year with the Wolves,
or lining up coaching positions, that
they may capitalize on their ability.
Of the athletes who will return to
school in the fall, four are working
in Aberdeen during the vacation period
for the Milwaukee Railroad Company,
and playing with the Milwaukee
team in the city baseball league.
These include Dutch Fellers, Groton,
a star twirler; Arne Mahlum, New
Effington, second baseman; Bill Culhane,
Minneapolis, who pitches and
plays in the outfield, and Connie Kelleher,
East Grand Forks, a stellar
performer on first base. Herb Babcock,
who is attending summer school,
also plays with the Milwaukee team,
starring from the shortstop position.
Many of the Wolf athletes of the
past season have signed contracts to
coach during the coming year. Babcock
will take over a position at West-port
coaching and teaching mathematics
and commerce. Hilton Hendrick-son
will serve as assistant coach at
Spirit Lake, Iowa, and will teach social
science. LeRoy Ludeman will
teach science and shop work at Fort
Pierre, in addition to taking care of
the coaching duties. Walter Gully
has accepted a position at Henry
coaching and teaching science and
mathematics.

Mathematics For The Million
by Olga Mortrude
"Mathematics for the Million,"
written by Lancelot Hogben, Norton,
N. Y., a member of the faculty of the
London School of Economics, is one
that should be read by all who wish to
lose their fear of mathematics.
In the preface called "Author's Excuse
for Writing It," Professor Hogben
says, "I wrote this book in the
hospital during an illness, for my own
fun." Anesthetics, antiseptics, and
even sleeping powders have vanished
from the pages and only the fun remains
Any reader of Hogben's book will
get plenty of stimulation for the author's 
approach is consciously social.
Mathematics is here portrayed as a
social activity of human beings. On
this level, mathematics is as understandable
and as necessary to human
welfare as is agriculture.
This book, written to popularize
mathematics, stresses the historical
and social aspects. After chapters
on the early history of mathematics,
Mr. Hogben, the author, takes up
geometry, arithmetic, trigonometry,
algebra, calculus, etc., explains their
nature and gives examples of problems,
showing how they can be applied
to life's problems. It is said
to be a roaring best seller in England 
as well as in America.
The book is not a substitute for the
usual texts, but a supplement, and
is admirably adapted for self instruction.
A course in high school
mathematics is sufficient knowledge
for an understanding of the whole
book; considerably less knowledge is
adequate for the enjoyment of some of
the most stimulating chapters such as
"From Crisis to Crossword Puzzles,
or the beginnings of Arithmetic."
For about half the book a grammar
school education is sucicient. Excellent
illustrations enliven the ex-position.
The concluding chapter, "Stastistics
or the Arithmetic of Human Welfare,"
explaining incidentally the
mathematics of heredity, goes beyond
the usual college course.
This book is unique in its field in
that it presents an integrated account
of usable mathematics from a consistent
point of view. "It is a book
for fascinated browsing for the serious
minded student and one to delight
any amateur who wishes to see what
mathematics is about and what it can
do for human beings." (N. Y. Times.)
Thousands of ordinary readers, tens
of thousands of school children and
quite a number of teachers should discover
from it what mathematics is
really about.

DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS
PROFESSOR ALLEN E. WOODALL

VOCAL STUDENT RECITAL
SCHEDULED FOR ASSEMBLY
Presenting a varied program of
solo and choral numbers to the student
body of Northern, Professor
John Lukken's musicians will entertain
at assembly on Thursday, July
8. The program presented will include
numbers by the mixed chorus,
the women's glee club, and selections
by the soloists. Those appearing as
soloists will be: Eleanor Seamonds,
soprano; Nettie Hauck, mezzo soprano;
Mary Louise Corbit, soprano,
and Lester Engle, tenor.
The program follows:
Calm O'er the Hill Rittenhouse
Mixed Chorus and Mary Louise Corbit
Vocal solos Selected
Nettie Hauck, mezzo-soprano
Lullaby of Life Leslie
Galway Pipers Fletcher
Women's Glee Club
Cradle Song Brahms
Little Mother of Mine Burleigh
Mary Corbit and Lester Engle
Zuni Rain Song Lieurance
Mixed Chorus
Vocal Solos Selected
Eleanor Seamonds
Peace, Gentle Peace Elgar
Der's a Ghost Around de Corner..Cain
Mixed Chorus

VERSE SPEAKING CHOIR
PROVES POPULAR
The first meeting of the Verse
Speaking Choir group was held last
Friday morning at 9:25 with Professor
Harkness. These meetings will
continue on each successive Friday.
Professor Harkness stated that he is
presenting the verse choir not from
the standpoint of exhibition but as
a means of developing the enunciation
and pronunciation of the back-ward
child. Due to the popular interest
and conflicting time schedule
another class will be organized. The
time and date will be announced on
the bulletin boards.
Student Program Billed
Students of Professor Merritt Johnson
will present a recital in the music
studio on July 12 at 8:15. Plans for
the program have not been completed
but it is planned to include students
in voice and violin, as well as piano.

EMINENT STRING TRIO TO
USE RARE INSTRUMENTS
The Chicago Civic Opera Trio, consisting
of Isador Berger, former concertmaster;
John Lingeman, solo 'cellist;
and Leo Kopp, pianist; will pre-sent
a musical program in the auditorium
on Tuesday evening, July 6.
Mr. Berger, who uses the famous
"Montagnana" Stradivarius violin and
a bow presented by Napoleon to his
Court Orchestra, had astounded Chicago
critics and won gold medals
and other honors before the age of
seventeen. Since then he has studied
music extensively in Europe and was
engaged as first violinist in famous
orchestras of both Europe and America
before becoming concertmaster of
the Chicago Civic Opera Orchestra, a
position from which he recently resigned
to accept a position with a radio
broadcasting company.
Mr. Lingeman plays upon a violin-cello
which was made for Louis XIV
by Nicola Anati, the teacher of Stradivarius.
His bow is also a collector's
piece, made in 1790, by Francois
Tourte. His musical career also began
at an early age. For the past
four seasons he has been solo cellist
of the Chicago Civic Opera.
Mr. Kopp is one of the young
geniuses of the generation. He was
brought to the Chicago Civic Opera
in 1930 and is engaged for the next
season as a conductor by both the
Chicago Civic Opera and the Metropolitan
in New York.

23 Students Take Work
In Training School
An important part of the Northern
Summer School that some people, who
are not directly connected with the
education department, know exists is
the Simmons Training School. According
to Dr. Nugent there are one
hundred and twenty-eight pupils enrolled
with twenty-three student
teachers. Mr. William Gruhn is in
charge of the Junior High School,
Miss Maude Rasmussen the intermediate
section and Miss Mae Overby
the primary and kindergarten department.
The pupils are seldom seen
on the campus except on days which
are selected for recreational swimming.
However, a good many Education
students have visited Simmons,
especially on days scheduled for demonstrations
by the different teachers.

Summer Enrollment Hits 442;
Grades Up Last Spring
Final figures for the summer session
enrollment have now reached
442, according to Miss Mabel Espelien,
college registrar. This represents a
total practically the same as that
attained last year. Seventy-five of
the students are men.
A further announcement from the
Registrar's office attests the high
quality of scholarship maintained in
the last quarter, as shown by the number
of honor points earned by the
students. Twenty-four gold medals
were given on the basis of two and
one-half honor points for each hour
of work carried during the spring
quarter. Ninety-five students received
two honor points with an average
level of "B."
The following list of 1937 prizes and
awards as announced at the commencement,
June 4, 1937, is here pub-
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Announcement
No number of THE EXPONENT
will be issued the week of July 5.
The final issue will be published on
July 14, two days before the summer
session closes.

Coming Events
July 5-Holiday.
July 6-Chicago Civic Opera Trio,
l.c.
July 8-Glee Club Concert, assem.
July 12-Piano Recital.
July 13-"Human Adventure," 1.c.
July 16-Summer session closes.
July 19-Biology Station opens.
Aug. 27-Close of Biology Station.
Sept. 13-Fall Quarter enrollment.

Historical Society
Will Picnic Today
Put on your grey bonnet and hitch
up Dobbin, or, if you don't wish to
ride in style, get out the old Ford and
head for the Northern South Dakota
Historical Association Old Settlers
picnic at Rondell park, today.
The picnic is scheduled for 2:30,
with Mayor Ira Kruger, K. G. A.
Springer, secretary of the Aberdeen
Civic Association, Miss Sarah Fewins
and John Firey as speakers. After
the program a picnic lunch will be
served. Professor Marc. M. Cleworth,
president of the N.S.D.H.A., says
transportation may be obtained by
calling at the library. All cars will
be sent from the library at 1:30 p.m.

ORCHESTRA AND GUEST
ARTISTS TRIUMPH
Greeted by a large and admiring
audience Professor Howard E. Goodsell
and the college orchestra scored
a decided triumph, Tuesday evening,
In the auditorium.
Appearing in ensemble and solo
-umbers were Ben Goodsell, former
violinist of the Chicago Symphony
orchestra, Cladys Hubner, harpist,
pupil of Salzedo, and Carlo Fischer,
cellist of Minneapolis Symphony orchestra.
The program was consid-ered
outstanding from the standpoint
of type and variety as well as musicianship.
Ben Goodsell, assisting his father,
proved an efficient and masterful conductor.
Conducting the entire pro-gram
from memory, he swept the orchestra
through its varied numbers to
a whirlwind climax of Borodin's Polovetzian
Dances. As an encore to
the trio numbers he played Sea Murmurs
by Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Heifetz,
accompanied by Miss Hubner.
To cap the evening Miss Hubner
generously responded to the prolonged
applause with six harp solos, as follows,
the last two arranged by her-self:
Am Springbrunnun by Zabel,
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PRESIDENT RETURNS
FROM EASTERN TRIP
President and Mrs. Carl Lawrence
returned to Aberdeen Saturday after
attending the commencement exercises
of Princeton and Yale Universities.
Ernest Lawrence, their son, received
the honorary degree of doctor
of science from each of these institutions.
Ernest Lawrence was one of ten
men to receive an honorary degree at
the 190th commencement of Princeton
university. Among those receiving
the honor from Princeton are such
distinguished men as Paul von Zee-land,
Prime Minister of Belgium, and
Norman H. Davis, United States Ambassador
at Large.
Dr. Lawrence is the inventor of the
cyclotron, an atom-smashing gun
which has revolutionized the field of
radioactivity.

Debating Ups And Downs Elucidated
by Sr. Winifred
Professor Paul J. Harkness classifies
debating
as a popular
indoor sport
requiring 
nerve, brains
and endurance,
especially endurance.
At first
glance this
would seem a
mild game, to
be ranked in
the category
o f checkers,
and cross -
word puzzles; "but," Mr. Harkness
continues, "the contestant must be
practically all nerve or he would never
let himself be led into a situation
where a debate is imminent"-a debate
with worthy opponents, a pompous
chair man and ominous judges.
The contestant must be a clever
"tracker downer" of information, statistical
and otherwise, since subjects
for debates are chosen from lists of
topics on which not less than 50,000
volumes have been written, to say
nothing of individual articles in magazines
and collections.
Having secured a card-file full of
assorted information and a loose leaf
note book full of apt quotations and
persuasive phrases, the follower of
this hazardous sport must construct
a speech, neatly fitted with a beginning,
a middle and a conclusion He
must carefully check to see that it
contradicts no fact or fancy in the
speech of the worthy colleague. He
must design it to captivate the judges
into a ready acceptance of its authoritative
character and guarantee it to
baffle and benumb the opposition.
With speech in hand, his information
fast fading out of his brain, and
his books on debate becoming over-due
at the library, the debater must
have unlimited patience.
When, after endless periods of waiting,
the speaker's turn comes, he must
be sure-footed so as not to trip over
the platform, his colleague, the chairman,
or the speaker's stand. His
speech given, he must write penetrating
rebuttal notes about the logic
of the enemy.
The final characteristic of a good
debater is the nonchalant manner he
acquires of gathering his note cards
together while awaiting the judges'
decision, as though the decision were
of little importance to him.
The perfect debater then shakes
hands, with a modest or a good-loser
attitude, as the occasion demands,
pays off his library fines, resolves never
to debate again, and begins at
once to polish up the old speech or organize
a new one for another question.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUGGESTS REVISION
IN ADMINISTRATION
FACULTY DISCUSS PLANS
Progress Being Made As College
Seeks To Meet Standards Of North
Central Association.
Re-accreditment plans aiming to
bring recognition of N.S.T.C. by the
North Central Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools took a definite
step ahead last Thursday in an open
meeting of the Advisory Administrative
Committee. The committee, representing
faculty and administration
and appointed to conduct a study into
means of meeting the recommendation
of the N. C. A., presented an opportunity
for discussion of its proposals
by the faculty at large. Regent
W. S. Dolan, en route to a meeting
of the Board at Spearfish, was present
and encouraged the committee in its
work.
The committee presented a plan for
reorganization of the administration
which was favorably received by the
members of the faculty. The plan,
which purposes greater centralization
and definite fixing of responsibilities,
would set up an executive council
consisting of seven members elected
by the faculty and two members ex
officio-the president and dean of the
college. To this council of nine the
faculty would delegate much of its
policy-forming authority, the council
acting in an advisory capacity to the
president of the school. It is believed
that a change of this sort would
satisfy the accrediting bureau, whose
criticism was not so much that certain
administrative functions were
being omitted as that the organization
of them was not clearly cen-
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Demonstration School
Has Attractive Setting
Seated in the soft cushioned, air-conditioned,
modernistic school bus,
eight enthusiastic college students enjoy
their early morning jaunts to the
Riverside suburban school. As they
gaze out from their windows they
observe nature in its early morning
beauty; the roses by the wayside
opening into full bloom; the trees
covered with heavy foliage; the birds
singing as if their throats would
burst. All too soon do they come to
their destination, "Riverside," where
twenty-four summer school pupils are
enrolled.
The students who take this daily
trip are the practice teachers who are
prospective rural teachers working
under the direction of Miss Julia Finley,
critic teacher, and Mr. M. M.
Guhin, supervisor. They are: Harry
Harsch of Woonsocket, Gertrude
Pautsch of Wessington, Harriette
Stoner of Redfield, Mildred Knittel of
Chance, Vivian Strom of Loyalton,
Mary Watson of Fairburn, Patricia
McCormick of Aberdeen, and Lillian
Heimbuch of Trail City.