The Exponent, 1938-11-03

              The Exponent
Volume XXXVII No. 7 Northern State Teachers College, Aberdeen, South Dakota November 3, 1938

Skimming the Front Page 
By Peter Bell
The American bid into the far
Eastern situation has taken the
form of a demand upon the Japanese
government. This demand insisted
upon a recognition of the
American principle of the open
door-of free trade in China. In the
face of Japans avert determination
to monopolize Chinese trade this
seems an impossible demand tot the
Nippon government to meet. On
the other hand, Japan is curiously
dependent upon American trade
agreements for certain raw materials-
notably cotton-and for a
market for her silk. Japan has not
replied as yet, but it seems certain
that her only possible answer will
be a "yes but" which will have to
be an equivalent of "no."
Meanwhile, in spite of the spectacular
desertion of Canton and
Hankow to the invaders, China
seems as far as ever from seeking
to make peace with her aggresive
neighbor. There is no doubt that
Japan needs the trade of China to
support her very existence, but
probably the average Japanese citizen
would now admit (though not
publicly) that the Japanese army
has defeated the very aim sought
The invasion of China, far from
forcing the Chinese to accept Japanese
monoply, has united an
otherwise much divided country against
Japan. China's general,
Chiang, newly established at a new
headquarters behind the lines at
Chungking, has declared the will
of the Chinese nationalists holds
firm to "lure" Japanese troops to
their destruction deep into the interior.
The United States is only one of
the countries whose policy is turning
against Japan as her plan to
monopolize Chinese trade takes
more definite form. In spite of all
the smoke screen about conflict between
"dictators and democracies"
it becomes apparent that Germany's
interests, as well as those of England
and America, are opposed to
a Japanese monoply. If there is
trouble it will be over economics,
not humanitarian issues.
At home the issues of election day
have forced even the strikes off the
front page. The struggle on the
surface is still between parties, but
the actual cleavage is now taking
place within the parties. This is
true in nearly all the states. New
York state offers the most spectacular
example where Lehman and
the Democratic ticket, openly supported
by the national party, is
really the anti-new deal group, and
Dewey, the republican is heartily
in sympathy with the aims of
liberal government. This situation
is reflected everywhere, though
seldom are the parties reversed in
that fashion. The real fight goes
on between liberals and conservatives,
whatever their party labels.
The outcome of the elections may
Continued on page four.

National Council Man
Speaks on World War
President Lawrence and several
members of Northern's faculty attended
a small informal meeting
with Jesse McKnight representative
of the National Council for
the Prevention of War, held at the
Presbyterian Church, eight o'clock
Tuesday evening, October 25. Mr.
McKnight is touring the United
States in the interests of world
peace. He was introduced by Dr.
Lawrence, who spoke warmly of the
work done by Mr. McKnight and his
colleagues in fostering anti-war
sentiment.
Mr. Knight's talk emphasized the
need for understanding of the present
world crisis, which he identified
as economic. He made clear
the danger to world peace that existed
in huge armaments,' and pointed
out that the large American
navy was obviously meant to protect
commercial interests in the Far
East.
Mr. Knight's recommendation

was that all citizens acquaint themselves
with the imminent danger of
overarming and overaggressive tactics.
"All citizens," he said, "should
bring pressure to bear on their representive
in congress." He suggested 
especially that every one
at the meeting write immediately
to the four South Dakota candidates
for congress to ascertain
their stand on the peace question
before November 8.
At the end of Mr. Knight's talk,
President Lawrence suggested the
founding of a local committee to
carry on the work of advocating
measures toward peace and neutrality.
Rev. Maurice D. Bohn was
elected president of the movement,
and Robert B. Ware, secretary of
the Y. M. C. A., was elected secretary.
Among those present at the meeting
were Mr. Mewaldt, Dr. Woodall,
Mr. Ashton, and Dr. Cesander of
the college.

New Assembly
Set-up Starts
This Morning
The initial program of a new
assembly set-up at Northern State
Teachers College will be held this
morning fourth hour. The program
will consist of student talent,
including musical, speaking and
dramatic entertainment.
With the abolishment of regular
assembly periods this year, classes
will be dismissed. Students are expected
to attend the assemblies in
lieu of their regular classwork.
The program to date arranged by
P. J. Harkness, chairman of the
assembly committee, includes an
Armistice Day address November
11 by V. H. Culp, of the education
department.
President C. G. Lawrence will
speak to the student body Nov. 16.
His subject will be "The New Patriotism."
Plans for regularly scheduled
assemblies following this program
will be dependent upon the response
of the student body to those already
arranged.

Madsen, Banks, Biographies
Appear in "Who's Who”
Bernice Madsen, editor of the
1938 Pasque, and Phil Banks, outstanding
in speech activities, were
signally honored when word was
received at Northern State Teachers
College that their biographies
will appear in the "Who's Who
Among Students in American Universities
and Colleges."
This book is published yearly
with the selections for entry made
with the collaboration of deans and
presidents of the various institutions
presented. The student must
meet rigid requirements for nomination
and final listing among
which are character, scholarship,
leadership in extra-curricular activities,
and the possibility of future
usefulness to business and society.
Miss Madsen's creative writing
in both prose and poetry at Northern
along with her editing of the
year book last year, was a strong
contributing factor in the editor’s
choice in listing Miss Madsen's biography.
Miss Madsen is a junior
from Carpenter.
Mr. Banks has participated in
intercollegiate debate at Northern
for the past two years. He was a
member of the varsity men's team
last year debating with Joe Robbie.
He completed his second year's
speech competition in the national
Pi Kappa Delta meet at Topeka,
Kansas, where he participated in
debate and men's extempore. Mr.
Bank's record shows that out of 35
debates entered 24 are in the win
column. Mr. Banks is a junior at
Northern from Clark.

World Famous Egon Petri To Give
Recital Tonight
The world famous Virtuoso musician
Egon Petri, will give a recital
at the college auditorium Thursday,
November 3.
Egon Petri descends from a
musical family. His father, a
prominent Dutch violinist, was a
friend of Clara Schumann and concert
master of the Gewandhaus,
Leipzig. Petri himself was born
in Hamburg.
Petri was a student of Feruccio
Busoni who is credited with passing
on to his pupil the qualities of hand
and mind that make him famous in
Europe and America.
He was concertized extensively
throughout Europe and has appeared
as soloist with all the leading
symphony orchestras as well. His
winter headquarters are in London
and he attracts students from all
parts of the world.
Petri is an able linguist, speaking
German, English, and French
fluently as well as understanding
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EGON PETRI

Wild Man Described in
Creative Writing Class
Robert Schmidt, the campus
magician made quite a sensation in
the Creative Writing class Thursday
with his reading of a realistic
Wild Man story. According to
Mr. Schmidt, the carnival wild man,
or "Greek" is a development calling
for artistry and cleverness.
"Greeks," Mr. Schmidt seems to indicate,
are made and not born. The
story dealt vividly with the transformation
of a college clown into
a "Geek" for a profitable summer
as wild man with a carnival. The
class gasped and laughed as the
wild man was described in the act
of biting off chicken's and snake
heads. The combination of humor
and realism was voted very successful
by the entire class.

W.S.G.A. Kid
Party Great
Success
Short skirts, rompers, and lollipops
set the stage for the annual
W. S. G. A. kid party at NSTC's
Spafford Gymnasium Friday night.
Arlene Neill was general chairman
of the affair which included dancing.,
a program and refreshments.
The program consisted of dances
by the Esche sisters and Cynthia
Burke, pupils of Mary Heles and
accompanied by Mrs. Cushman;
reading by Muriel Calmenson; tap
dance by Lucille Kirk and a nursery
rhyme skit by a group of college
girls.
The prize for the most original
costume went to "Papa Dionne and
the Quintuplets" portrayed by Rachael
Haire, Mary Ann Steig, Marian
Crane, Joyce Smith, Joyce Babcock,
and Evelyn Insley. Helen
Booth won the prize for the cutest
boy and Virginia Williams was
judged the cutest girl. The prize
for the cutest couple went to Rachael
Mitchell and Eileen Keegan.
Committees consisted of program
: Maxine Suttle, chairman,
Evelyn Angerhofer, Mary Alice
Lipscimb; lunch, Betty Huntsinger;
prizes, Mary Ann Steig and Marian
Crane. Pianist for dancing was
Barbara Allen.

Y.M. and Y.W. Hold
Annual Party
The Y. M and Y. W. C. A's. held
their annual party Saturday, Oct.
29th in the Lincoln Hall Sunparlor.
A large crowd was in attendance.
A variety of entertainment was
offered. It consisted of games,
cards, ping pong, and dancing.
Doughnuts and carmelled apples
were served to the group.
The chief hostess was Betty
Huntsinger, president of Y. W. C. A.


Co-eds Great Worry
Is What to Wear
The biggest worry of a college
girls is what to wear. Every
morning we look through our wardrobes
wondering if it should be this
or that outfit. But in the end, we
fall back on our old favorite-the
sweater and skirt.
Starting at the top and going
down, we find that college girls do
not particularly care for hats. If
you do see any head covering, it
is usually the little suede beanie
made so popular by coeds.
Glancing over our campus, we
notice that sweaters and skirts are
predominate in every color imaginable.
Simple wools and jerseys are
also popular.
For a wrap on a cool morning
the girls don their jackets of suede
or bright wool plaids. The polo
coat is a common, but classy type
of sports wear.
Shoes are last, but not least.
Sport shoes of every type are the
old standbys. Not many of the
girls strut on the campus in spike
heels. They want comfort, and the
sportier the better.
All in all, the college coed dresses
in the sporty manner she does,
striving to give every one that look
of being collegiate.

ATTENTION JUNIORS
Have you attended to the Good
English requirement? Why not
dispose of this problem early ? Two
hours work will determine your
ability and rating. Eliminating
your errors now will excuse you,
from conferences during your Senior
year. See Mrs. Wills, Room
E-30 or W-36.

To Secure College Catalogs
The Personnel office is securing
a complete list of the latest catalogs
of all the teachers colleges in the
United States. The list of catalogs
is on file in the office. Anyone who
would like to use them is welcome
to come to the office and do so.

"N" Club
Barn Dance
Friday Night
"Come and amble in the hay,"
will be the slogan for the "N" club
barn dance, which will held in the
Spafford gym tomorrow evening at
nine o'clock.
Joe Kelly, president of the lettermen
organization promises a good
time. Recalling last year's barn
dance sponsored by the Masquers,
Mr. Kelly states that the "N" club
is putting on a even more colorful
show.
The gymnasium will be decorated
as a barn, replete with hay, pitchforks,
and livestock.
Mr. Kelly emphasized strongly
that everyone "attending the dance
must wear old clothes.
"Overalls and wash dresses are
the standard, but use your imagination
for something classy," Kelly
said. Prizes will be awarded for
the best farmer boy and girl.

Northern To
Send Twenty
Lutherans
Northern will be represented at
the fourth annual Lutheran Students
convention of the Northwest
region at Valley City on November
4, 5, and 6. About 20 members of
our local organization plan to attend,
including the officers: Orval
Westby, president, Constance
Bergh, vice - president, Sylvia
Stange, secretary, and Grace Arthurs,
treasurer. Mr. Hutter, Dr.
Cesander, and Rev. Moe plan to
take cars.
Dr. Cesander, very active in
Lutheran Students Association
work, is advisor of the local organization
and also of the Northwest
region.
Representatives from 25 colleges
and universities from 4 states will
be at the conference. A larger
conference than ever before is anticipated.
The conference will open with a
fellowship dinner on Friday evening.
The opening conference address
on Friday evening will be
given by the Reverend Fredrik A.
Schoitz of Chicago on Foundations
of the Christian Community. Bible
study and evening devotions will
be lead by the Reverend Erling
Jacobson, of Missoula, Montana.
An address, "Facing the Challenge
of a Hostile World" will be given
at the banquet on Saturday evening
by Dr. J. N. Brown of Concordia
College, Moorhead, Minnesota.
The Christian Community in
Christ is the topic for the Sunday
morning sermons. The conference
will close with a luncheon Sunday
noon.

Seventeen Churches
Represented
In these days when so much is
said and written of the modern
world being unchurched it is encouraging
to note that of 749 students
at Northern only 29 have no
church preference. Seventeen denominations
are represented with
over 500 belonging to three denominations:
Lutheran, Methodist, and
Catholic. They rank as follows:
Lutheran, 211; Methodist, 149;
Catholic, 142; Presbyterian, 62;
Congregational, 59; Episcopal, 21;
Evangelical, 19; Baptist, 19; Christian
Science, 10; Seven-Day Adventist, 7;
Christian, 5; Wesleyan
Methodist, 5; Greek Orthodox, 3;
Jewish Synagogue, 3; Church of
God (Mennonite) 3; Gospel Tabernacle,
1; Penta-Costal, 1; No church
preference, 29. The total on record
is 749.