The Exponent, 1941-07-16

              The Exponent
Northern State Teachers College, Aberdeen, South Dakota
July 16, 1941 Selke To Address Graduates Friday Morning
Vol. XXXIX, No. 32

Second Summer Term
Offers Many Courses
The teaching staff for the second
session of summer school at
Northern State Teachers college
will be double that of last year,
Dean E. A. Bixler announced. Instructors
will include Charles E.
Booth, Arthur Coe, Glenn Jordan,
Stella Yates, Vera Lighthall, Milton
L. French, Grace McArthur
and John L. Murphy.
Courses offered for the second
five-week term will include chemistry,
principles of economics,
principles of advertising, accounting,
modern drama, social pathology,
English composition, physics,
French revolution, history of civilization,
general psychology, romantic
literature, applied music,
educational psychology, American
literature, salesmanship, intermediate
music, Roman civilization,
world literature, history of music,
economic distribution, mental hygiene,
South Dakota poetry, child
literature, and conducting.
The term begins Monday, July
21, and will conclude August 23.

NOTICE
Women expecting to remain for
the second summer session should
reserve their rooms in Graham
Hall at once if they expect to stay
there.

400 Work Applications
Received For Fall Term
The Personnel Committee has
been meeting every day the past
week working on the applications
for student work and on the student
work budget for the coming
school year, reports Dr. P. K. Cesander,
Student Personnel Director.
Approximately 400 applications
for work have been received
so far.

Official Notice
Dorothy Hooper, assistant
registrar, announces to members
of the Graduating Classes:
1. Commencement exercises will
be on Friday, July 18, at
10:00 a. m. All those completing
curricula by Sept. 1,
1941, are expected to attend
these exercises. Attendance
at Commencement is compulsory,
unless an excuse has
been secured from the Dean
of the College.
2. Fees are in effect as follows:
Four-Year Curricula:
Diploma fee $ 5.00
Certificate fee 2.00
Cap and gown rental .75
Two-Year Curricula:
Diploma fee $ 2.00
Certificate fee 2.00
Cap and gown rental .50
One-Year Curriculum:
Diploma fee $ .50
Certificate fee 1.00
These fees are payable NOW
at the Business Office, A-203.
If you have your school for
next year, you should pay
your certificate fee now, but
if not, you may wait until
your plans are definite before
paying or sending in
the certificate fee.
3. Four-year and two-year
graduates may call for their
caps and gowns in room
A-102.

Track Trophies For
Conference Victories
Received By Athletes
The trophies and individual
medals were just received and distributed
to the track men for the
conference track meet at Pierre
which Northern won.
The individual medals won by
Northern men and the number of
medals won were: Captain Ralph
Halverson, seven; Milton Silverstein,
five; Bill McDowall, Dick
Reed, Harry Rose, Joe Rainman,
and Dale Meyer, three each; Paul
Wagner and Ion Hansen, two
each; and Herbert Bjella, Ronald
Pulfrey, Bob Pavelka, Walter Jasceiwicz,
Billy Forseth, and Kenneth
Harms, one each.
In addition, the team trophy,
the half mile and one mile relay
trophies were received and placed
in the trophy case in Spafford
Hall.

NSTC Music Lovers Applaud
Concert Given Last Evening
Music lovers of Northern State
Teachers college generously applauded
the music department's
annual summer concert in the college
auditorium Tuesday evening
at 8:00 p. m.
Included in the program were
numbers by college orchestra, the
men's chorus, and the women's
chorus. Special features included
a vocal solo by Eleanor Seamands,
violin and piano selections by Fred
Thede and Marie Rinke.
Members of the orchestra included:
First Violin
Leopold Rutter, Frederick
Thede, Louise Morris, Loretta
Koppy, Phyllis Smith, Marion
Cleworth, and Eugene Brussel.
Second Violin
Mary Zoe Ellsworth, Bernice
Wehr, LeVerne Swenson, Beatrice
Schneider.
Viola
Mrs. W. A. Plant and Claire
Ellsworth.
Cello
Gloriann Swift, Jane Dalthorp,
and Maynard Buck.
Bass
Ruth Blethen.
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Hines Admonishes
U. S. To Be Tolerant
"Tolerance" was the topic of
address given by J. F. Hines, state
superintendent of public instruction,
before the assembly at Northern
State Teachers college, Monday
morning.
He explained that we are in a
crisis today, that great changes in
the world are going to effect education,
and that the schools will
have to do some rapid revising if
they expect to keep up with the
times.
Mr. Hines punctuated his talk
with illustrative stories which
pointed out sound practical advice
to students and teachers.
He concluded with the statement
that the big job we have here is
to teach the boys and girls to live
in a self-governing country.

Carberry Expects 16
Lettermen To Return
For Football In 1941
Northern will have, if all return
to school this fall, sixteen eligible
lettermen in football, reports W.
L. Carberry, Chairman of the Division
of Health and Physical Edu-cation.
The returning lettermen with
letters earned are: Wally Biegler,
Aberdeen, end, 1 year; Bill Walker,
Barnard, tackle, 2 years; Paul
Wagner, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota,
guard, 3 years; Cecil Cate, Aberdeen,
guard, 2 years; Don Houge,
Aberdeen, center, 1 year; Allen
Ehrke, Bath, tackle, 1 year; Abe
Ruckdashel, Claire City, tackle, 3
years; Marvel Deike, Detroit
Lakes, Minnesota, end, 1 year; Jim
Van Kirk, Britton, back, 2 years;
Dick Reed, Gordon, Nebraska,
back, 1 year; Leslie Ries, Lemmon,
back, 1 year; Stanley Schmidt,
Aberdeen, back, 1 year; Ray Kiedrowski,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
back, 2 years; Elmer Mashek,
Bowdle, back, 1 year; Harry Rose,
Watertown, back, 1 year; and
Donald Storeim, Aberdeen, center,
2 years.

Mrs. Lejins Describes
Russian Invasion Of
Baltic States In 1940
Mrs. Pierre Lejins, wife of the
noted Latvian scholar and international
lecturer on world peace,
gave a very informative talk on
the Russian annexation of the Baltic
states, Esthonia, Lithuania,
and Latvia in the Northern State
Teachers college auditorium
Thursday evening.
Had Little Fear of Invasion
The Baltic states had little fear
of invasion since they believed that
neither Russia nor Germany wanted
to create any animosity there but
wanted them to remain as buffer
neutrals. If, however, such a thing
as invasion did come about, the
Baltic states would have preferred
Russia since they believed their
higher culture would win them
more respect under Russia than
Germany.
Changed Their Tune
"They soon changed their tune,"
she said, "when actual invasion
did come about and the Latvians
prayed for help from the Nazi to
free them of their Red tyrant."
An eye witness of the occupation,
Mrs. Lejins illustrated Stalin's
installment technique of
seizing territory. First Russians
negotiated for naval bases, ap-
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Campus Calendar
Wednesday, July 16 - President's
reception of graduates
in Lincoln Hall Sun Parlor,
8:00 p. m.
Thursday, July 17 - Senior-
Faculty banquet in cafeteria,
6:30 p. m.
June Wells' piano and organ
recital in auditorium, 8:30
p. ,m.
Friday, July 18 - Commencement
Exercises in auditorium,
10:00 a. m.
End of first summer session.

Faculty To Banquet
Seniors Thursday Eve
Students graduating from the
summer session at N. S. T. C. will
be entertained at a banquet at the
college cafeteria at 6:30 Thursday
evening, July 17.
John L. Murphy, professor of
history at Northern, will act as
toastmaster for the occasion. The
theme to be presented will be
"Graduation Into World Citizenship".
Wilfred Osterhaus, Miller,
will discuss "The College Man's
Responsibility in World Citizenship".
Joyce Shafer, Aberdeen,
will tell about "The College Woman's
Responsibility in World
Citizenship".
A vocal duet will be presented
by Charles Griffiths, Brainard,
and Louie Schroyer, Nisland. Dr.
N. E. Steele will discuss "Our
Joint Responsibility". Miss Mc
Arthur will lead the group in singing.
"God Bless America" at the
close of the program.

One-Act Fla y s Are
Well Received By
College Audience
Two one-act plays "Oh Say, Can
You Sing" by Spranger Barry, and
"The Hat" by Donald Vinning
were presented in the college auditorium
Monday evening to an appreciative
audience.
"Oh Say, Can You Sing," was
under the direction of Everett Van
Maanen of Volga, who has been
prominent in dramatics at N. S. T.
C. Mr. Van Maanen is a member
of Masquers and played the role
of Dr. Gibbs in the production
"Our Town."
The play concerned a family who
had their hearts set on the daughter
singing for a famous composer.
When the composer did not appear,
complications set in which
brought the play to a whirlwind
finish.
The cast for "Oh Say, Can You
Sing" included Mary Kerrigan,
Morristown; Isabel Longen, Gregory;
Glee Gannaway, Draper;
Marie Rinke, Aberdeen; Bernice
Wehr, Esmond; and David Johnson,
Aberdeen.
The other play, "The Hat", was
directed by Arnold Johnson of
Aberdeen, who has been prominent
in his work in the speech department
and in dramatics, winning
first place in men's oratory and
having a leading role in "March
Hares."
This play pictured life in a small
town shortly after the turn of
the century.
Members of the cast were Eleanor
Cesander and Eleanor Culp,
both of Aberdeen; Evelyn and Ei-
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Selke To Address Graduates Friday Morning
107 Finish
Mid-Summer
Term Studies
Commencement week activities,
leading up to the graduation exercises
Friday at 10:00 o'clock,
began at Northern State Teachers
college Monday as the first six
weeks of the summer session drew
to a close. Plays, a concert, a reception
and a banquet were some
of the preliminaries to the ceremony
at the end of the week at
Northern State Teachers college.
George A. Selke, president of
the St. Cloud, Minn. Teachers college,
will deliver the commencement
address in the college auditorium,
Dean E. A. Bixler announced.
One hundred seven will graduate
from four, two and one-year
courses.

July Graduation Class
Four-Year
High School Education
Rudolph Bartz
Leonard Balsiger
Eleanor Cesander
Ruth Clayton
George Cliff
Harold Clifford
Sherwood Cooley
Eleanor Culp
Donald Dawson
Mathew Deis
James Gerber
Rigenold Hoff
Lucille Kirk
Robert McCaughey
Kathryn Mock
Wilfred Osterhaus
Mary Elma Pulfrey
Mervin Reisenweber
Lillian Schiefelbein
Louie Schroyer
Durwood Sobek
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New York Director
Studies Dormitories
Ruth Elliott Houston, professor
of health and physical education of
the State Teachers Training
School of Buffalo, New York, was
at Northern Thursday visiting
the dormitories in view of getting
ideas for building dormitories.
Miss Houston was greatly impressed
with the plan and convenience
of the Graham Hall apartments.
The low cost of living on
Northern's campus as compared
with Eastern schools was of remarkable
importance to her.
Miss Houston was a former instructor
in the Aberdeen high
school and while in the city she
visited friends and renewed acquaintances.
She has just re-turned
from a trip to the Far East
during her Sabbatical year. As
an educator she has written a book
on physical education which is
published by Barnes and Company.

"Putters Outlast Wild Shooters
To Take First Round In Match Play
NO SCORES GIVEN IN
FACULTY GOLF DUEL
Hyde Park was the scene of a
contest of powers Wednesday afternoon
when the Chrysler "Putters"
challenged the General Motors'
"Wild Shooters" to a game
on the links.
Instructors of Northern State
Teachers College, Dr. Milton E.
Nugent and Dr. N. E. Steele, represented
the Chryslers, and J. R.
McAnelly and Howard Ashton, the
General Motors.
At the outset J. R. McAnelly's
long drives made the "Putters"
feel rather downhearted, but their
hopes were soon reassured when
Ashton with his ten-foot drives
proved to be no asset to his partner.
Even though the "Wild Shooters"
showed off nicely in the beginning
they were rather aghast
at the end to find that the tremendous
and accurate shots of the
"Putters" eclipsed them by two
points. It is rumored that this
was the Chryslers' lowest count
shot on the links and that there
are possibilities of a playoff for
title top.