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Vol. 33. WESTERN MINNESOTA STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Moorhead, Minnesota November 1, 1935. No. 7

Merrie Makynge Plans Completed "Charlie's Aunt" To Be

Staged By Dramatic Club Next Thursday

Miss Tainter, Assisted By Clara Carter, Directs Cast Of

Twelve The highly amusing and interesting

complications resulting when two young Oxford men persuade a classmate to impersonate an aunt will be presented in the annual program of productions by the college Dramatic Club Thursday evening, November 7, at 8:15 o'clock. In that well-known and popular comedy of mistaken identity, "Charlie's Aunt."

An enthusiastic cast of characters performing under the able direction of Miss Ethel Tainter, assisted by Clara Carter, will offer a production that should win a concensus of favorable opinion from the audience. v

During the intermission the orchestra from Moorhead High School, directed hy Elmer Dggen, will entertain with a musical program. This performance is the first of a series of dramatic and musical exchanges to be made between high schools of this territory and the Teachers College during the coming year.

SATURDAY REPASTS

7:30 a. m.—A. E. Breakfast, 819 Eleventh Street South.

8:30 a. m. — Owl Breakfast, The Roost.

Kappa Delta Pi Breakfast, Hollyhock Room.

Pi Mu Phi Breakfast, Ingleside. Gamma Nu Breakfast, Waldorf

Hotel 9:30 a. m.—Psi Delta Kappa Break

fast, College Club. 12:00 m.—Alumni Luncheon, Corn-

stock Hall. 5:00 p. m.—Rho Lambda Chi Lun

cheon, Ingleside. 6:00 p. m.—W. A. A. Waffle Supper,

Bluebird Cafe, Fargo. 6:15 p. m.—Beta Chi Dinner, 423

Eleventh Street South.

All M. S. T. C. students will be admitted to "Charlie's Aunt" on their activity tickets. The admission price for outsiders is 35c for adults and 25c for students.

J. J. Handshaker Speaks On Japanese Situation Members Of International Rela

tions Class Prepare Public Discussions

An interesting feature of the presentation is the new scenery which is being made especially for the play by Mabel Peoples and George Meyers.

Cast Announced The cast of characters for "Charlie's

Aunt" is: Brasset, a college scout, William Smith; Jack Chesney, Charles Wykeham, and Lord Vancourt, undergraduates at St. Olde's College, Oxford, Morton Presting, Lyall Engebretson, and Donald Tescher; Kitty Verdun. Spettigue's ward, Gretchen Rehfeld; Amy Spettigue, Spettigue's niece, Kath-ryn Hovde; Colonel Sir Francis Chesney, Kenneth Christiansen; Stephen Spettigue, solocitor from Oxford, Alfred Richards; farmer, Melvin Wedul; Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez, Violet Taf-lin; Ela Delahay, Aria Bru; Maude, a parlor maid, Frances Gates.

J. J. Handshaker, secretary of the National Council for Prevention of War, addressed the International Relations Club Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 p. m. Mr. Handshaker recently returned from Japan where he studied methods of improving relations between the two nations. "The Japanese," he said, "would feel more friendly toward us if we would either repeal the exclusion act, recognize Manchukuo, or learn to understand them better."

Discussions of various phases of international relations which are being made available for radio talks, community gatherings and other entertainments have been prepared by members of the International Relations Club. The subjects of the various talks and the students who are prepared to give them may be obtained from Mr. Kise.

A large number of books and pamphlets dealing with problems confronting nations of the world today, have been received by the International Relations Club as a gift from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in New York City.

"Sinkeesom" Will Be Theme Of '36 Dragon

Musical Production Third Annual Jubilee Will Be

Presented In January; Committees Are Selected

Lewis And Eastman Will Talk At MiSTiC Luncheon

Weatherman, Ahoy! N o t e L o q u a c i o u s P l e a F o r S u c c o r !

"When the ice is on the pumpkin and the snow is on the grass" ye olde knlghties and damsels canter back to ye ancient castle for the annual Homecoming.

Time-tried customs are classified as "traditions"—the presence of blustery weather has been a tradition of our Homecomings the past few years, and the 1935 Merrie Makynge evidently isn't going to be an exception.

When the gnarled and weathered old board of the Round Table, Sir Walter S., bores the Round Table with his acidic, querulous twang as he presides over the merrie festivities in the stronghold of the mirth and song, Weld Castle, tonight, he will find but one rival—the Weather Man. But loyal Dragons are plotting to utilize the inclement concoctions of the Weather Man to further the color scheme. The campus decorations committee needs only to provide some crimson to contrast with the white background already provided. Some knights (fully as bold as in days of old) threaten to appear in true Dragon colors—red flannels with white buttons.

Another loquacious old lord who stumbled into the MiSTiC office as the author was in the throes of production, holds that the Dragon colors will be more evident in the contrast between loyal noses and lily-white complexions.

Ahhhhh—sweet are the uses of adversity!

All reporters and members of the MiSTiC staff will gather in the Hollyhock Room, Comstock Hall, Monday, November 4, at 12 o'clock for luncheon.

A short program will be presented including pointers for reporters hy Lu-verne Lewis and Edward Eastman, former editors of the MiSTiC, and a brief report of the national press convention at Chicago.

"Sinkeesom" (syncopated somnambulism) is the title and theme of the third annual January Jubilee to be presented soon after the Christmas holidays. "Sinkeesom" is to be produced against a college background and will be, as previously, entirely student managed.

The January Jubilee is an original musical extravaganza in which students are given an opportunity to develop their dramatic and producing talents entirely on their own initiative without the aid of professional instruction. The script, lyrics, music, dances and stage settings are all student contributed. Miss Frick, acting as faculty adviser, will again assist the pro

d u c t i o n s t a f f i n rounding out the presentation with her knowledge of the finer points of the technicalities.

The first production of this kind

was first put on in 1933, "The Red Dragon," which was considered such a marked step in the development of student activity and originality that it was decided to make these student productions an annual event. Accordingly, the student body presented the second January Jubilee in 1934, entitled "Deck Rhythm," which received more enthusiastic compliments for its contribution to the entertainment of the year.

Members of the committee which will be in charge of the 1936 show are: Francis Olson, general chairman; Vernon Schranz, business manager; Mabel Peoples, stage, lights and property; Leverett Hoag, dramatic director; Helen Peoples, dance director; John Stuc-ky, production manager; Barbara Gutz-ler, music, and Elianor Sherman and Margaret Fuglie, script.

Miss Frick

HOMECOMING CALENDAR

Friday, November 1: 7:30 p. m.—Coronation of Queen. 8:45—Dragon Flare. 9:15 p. m.—Torchlight Parade.

Saturday, November 2: 7:30-10:00 a. m.—Breaking of the

Fast. 10:30 a. m.—Jousts. 12:00 m.—Festal Board. 2:00 p. m.—Beaver-Dragon Com

bat. 9:00 p. m.—Homecoming Frolic. 10:15 p. m.—Floor Show.

Colorful Panorama Of Medieval Pageantry To Open Tonight At 7:30 M.S.T.C. Castle Mecca Of Drag

on Knights And Ladies For Gala Affair

Miss Lommen Speaks To Ulen Study Club

Miss Georgina Lommen of the Moorhead State Teachers College was a guest speaker at the Ulen Study Club last Monday evening at the J. W. Meighen home. Miss Lommen discussed "Iceland Customs," observed on her European travels.

While at Ulen. Miss Lommen was a dinner guest at the home of Superintendent and Mrs. R. E. Duddles.

Dr. C. E. Cooper Will Address Next Chapel

Kappa Delta Pi Honors Ranking Freshmen In Special

Cliapel Exercises

Dr. C. E. Cooper of Ohio University and president of the National Council of Geography Teachers will address Chapel at next Wednesday's exercises.

Last Wednesday's Chapel services were conducted by Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary educational society, in the annual recognition for last year's ranking freshmen. Signe Olson, president of Kappa Delta Pi, presided at the meeting.

Introducing the recognition services Vernon Schranz, vice president of the fraternity, explained the laureate chap-

| ter of the society and Marcus Gordon spoke briefly of its geography. Miss Corneliussen gave the history of the local unit.

Marion Collins and Esther Bridgeford were awarded scholarships as the two students having the highest grades during their freshman year. Other students recognized were Joan Dav-nie, Martha Lou Price, Lillian Seiel-stad, Helen Peoples, Elmer Johnson, Ruth Story, Florence Moen, Doris Thy-sell, and Clarence Eskildsen.

Merchants Emblazon Ye Merrie Makynge

Crimson and white streamers form the background of several window displays in Moorhead and Fargo, in recognition of the M. S. T. C. Homecoming this weekend.

The Palace Clothing Company, Waterman's Clothing Store, the Olson Sisters, and the American State Bank, all of Moorhead have displays of M. S. T. C. trophies, copies of the Praeceptor and MiSTiC, and pictures of college life and activities. The Voss Studio in Fargo has a very clever and striking window display.

Sears, of Fargo, have cooperated to make Homecoming a success by furnishing costumes for the Queen and her attendants. The Queen's gown is a two-piece white satin creation of exquisite loveliness.

Dr. Christensen's Thesis, Recently Published At Iowa University, Reveals Need For Many Changes In High School Curriculum

To solve the small school's problem of obtaining enough football material, five Iowa high schools of small enrollment have formed a conference and agreed to develop teams of six rather than eleven players.

A twenty-five page abstract of A. M. Christensen's 400-page doctoral dissertation, "The Educational and Social Aspects of the High School Graduate," was recently published by the State University of Iowa. According to information from the university, more than five hundred copies of the publication have been sent to college and university libraries and educational leaders throughout the United States.

The study is of particular interest to people in this part of the state because the primary data for the investigation was largely provided by thousands of students who had graduated from western Minnesota public high schools during the years 1929 to 1933. That the subject was timely is indicated by the fact that there are now over sixty similar studies in progress in the nation.

A few of the findings of the study are:

Nearly two-thirds of the graduates still live in the communities where they were born. A similar study just completed by Superintendent William O. Nilsen of Spring Grove, Minn., covering all of the Spring Grove high school graduates from 1903 to 1934,

showed that fifty per cent of them

still live in the local community. Such facts are important because they indicate to what extent the schools should provide for localized and generalized citizenship.

Western Minnesota high schools, during the five-year period studied, graduated only 60 boys to every 100 girls. Superintendent Nilsen found that the graduates of Spring Grove were in the same proportion. Since males predominate in western Minnesota, the ratio of 60 hoys to 100 girls is decidedly unbalanced. Why should so many boys be denied a high school education? Shall Minnesota, as has been done in some states and several large cities, raise the compulsory attendance age to eighteen years and thus force more people, especially boys, to get at least a high school education?

The study indicated that scholarship was related in some way to employment. The high school graduates who were employed had made better marks in high school than those who were unemployed. The graduates who entered college were, as a group, definitely better students in high school than those who did not continue their education.

It was found that such subject fields as agriculture, art, music, industrial

arts, and home economics were not generally pursued in our high schools. The fact that agricultural subjects were not generally taken by the hoys seems particularly unfortunate in view of the further fact that a high proportion of the boys remained on the farms. It seems unfortunate, too, that not more than two-fifths of the girls had taken home economics.

Inquiry into the curricular pursuits of those graduates who entered higher institutions of learning, revealed a definite tendency away from a one or two-year course and towards a four-year or degree course.

High school subjects- regarded as of greatest value by the graduates were in order, English, the social sciences, typewriting, home economics, and the natural sciences. Subjects regarded as of least value were geometry, algebra, and Latin. The one subject which the graduates would be sure to take if they could do their high school work over again was typewriting.

The abstract summarizes many other observations; gives suggestions for im-p.cving the local situation in our secondary schools; and presents a care-ully selected bibliography of forty

items.

by Kenneth Christiansen Multitudes of knights and ladies will

journey to the gayly bedecked Homecoming castle of M. S. T. C. tonight to share in a two-day medieval merrie makynge celebrating the thirteenth annual Homecoming in the Dragon lair.

A colorful panorama of festivities will be inaugurated this evening at 7:30 when ye gaUants of the merr;. Dragon Band, gather round the royal throne to pay homage to the Queen. The Amazon Dancers, Slave Dancers, a unique choir, apt musicians, and lusty bards of the royal court will all join in paying tribute to her majesty, the Queen.

With the influx of the merry min -strel has come revelation of mighty blues singers—a startling innovation in court entertainment. Several page (Freshmen) on the path to noble knighthood will pause long enough on

j their itinerary to stage an act—an act that will feature remarks pertinent to local people and events. Walter Severson, a bard of the Round Table, will be master of ceremonies at these festivities.

Flare Follows At 8:45 p. m. the pageant of corona

tion swings into an impressive spec -tacle, the Dragon flare, bonfire, and pepfest followed by the torchlight parade through the city streets at 9:15.

When the clarion announces a new dawning day, the country will again teem with hustle and bustle of a new day's activities as the knights and la -dies go forth to the Breaking of the Fast. From 7:30 to 10:00 a. m„ various organizations will partake of breakfast with returning alumni members.

Ladies "War" Scheduled At 10:30 the trumpeter's call will

announce the beginning of the joust (sack rush) in which ye pages (Freshmen) and squires (Sophomores) will do battle to decide the wearing of the green. Following this the ladies will be given opportunity of entering the realms of glory by participating in a contest of tug-of-war open to Freshman and Sophomore girls.

To Partake of Feast At 12 o'clock the faculty, alumni,

and students will return to the mighty Comstock Castle to partake of the festal luncheon. At this festal board the Queen will draw the names of ten alumni who receive a free ticket to the afternoon combat scheduled for 2:03 o'clock. The Beavers of Bemidji furnish the opposition for the Dragon; in this combat pf combats.

Finale is Frolic On Saturday evening when the

"nobles" and "ladies" gather for the gay finale of the festivities at 9:03 o'clock, there will be presented fo • them on the royal court a resplendent floor show provided by outside talent that promises to be a gala affair, it includes a group dance, team dancing and a soloist.

The merry minstrels, known as th • Red Jackets, will furnish the rythm; • touches for the event.

So with colors flying, resplendent in the mighty Dragon coat-of-arms (bar danas), hearts filled with loyalty an ! service, the merry Dragon band w 11 conclude ye Dragon Merrie Makyng .

Reward Offered Notice all ye amateur imitator

of Sherlock Holmes, Mrs. Vowle offers the stupendous reward o 1,000 thanks to anyone who can un earth, discover, or procure (no ques tions asked) copies of the M. S. T C. catalogue for the years 1918, 192 and any year prior to 1908. Thes copies are needed to complete a fi! and any information regarding ther will be gratefully received by Mr Vowles.

Lillian A. Robertson recently accrp zd a teaching position in Mclntj -cunty, N. D.

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"Big TenWe Look To You For Leadership

At CHAPEL WEDNESDAY we paused to honor the ten students who attained the highest scholastic average in the Freshman class last year.

Paradoxical though it may seem, this does not necessarily mean the ten most intelligent students. Rather they are the ten who have attained the greatest achievement in one particular phase of college life. While this is highly commendable and often an indication of superior work in other fields as well, it must not be regarded as an end in itself.

These honors serve rather as an indication of the background of knowledge and culture which these students have acquired. Building on this excellent foundation wisely, they can, by conscientious effort, rise to positions of leadership in other fields as well.

Trends In Social Studies Educational Chatter

Contributions to this column are welcome at the Department of Education

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Pomfret And Sears Are Authors Of New Geography And History Books

(By Esther Bridgeford) THE GEOGRAPHIC PATTERN OF MAN

KIND, by John E. Pomfret. This informative book reveals the great influences of geographical factors such as climate, topography, soil, and the like, on all human effort and achievement. The author is primarily interested in the live subject of the responses of human society to environment rather than in physical structures — plains, rivers, and mountains.

Geographic influence exerts itself potently upon types of culture, ways of making a living and kinds of political and social organization. The author surveys the modern world by treating it in areas exhibiting some preponderant type of climate or physiographic influence. He reveals the factors that have made for differences between the modes of life of the various peoples. It is a book packed with concrete information of physical features, transportation, resources, industries, and occupations.

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A HISTORY OF AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS. by L. M. Sears. Professor Sears gives us a comprehensive review of America's foreign policy. Beginning with the colonial period he takes us step by step through the period of territorial expansion, the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine, the Civil War, proceeding to the Spanish-American War, and then culminating in the World War. He also includes the period of the depression. In his forword to the book he states, "the world wide depression has demonstrated that nations do not stand alone, even in what appears to be domestic issues solely, and economic forces are again ^revealed as major forces in diplomacy." This book seeks to stimulate the thinking along diplomatic lines by younger as well as older citizens.

The N. Y. A. Program Promises Youth Real Aid

WeRD REACHED US last week of the appointment of the state advisory committee of the N. Y. A. last week, including among the sixteen members one of our college instructors. Instead of congratulating Miss Lommen on her appointment, we congratulate the N. Y. A. on their choice.

The activities of this youth program are beginning to take definite form under the plans outlined by Aubrey W. Williams, executive director. Not only wiU the FERA coHege-aid program of last year be continued, but it will be expanded to include high school and graduate students as well—over 300,000 in all. In addition to this, nearly half of the N. Y. A.'s $50,000,000 appropriation will be used to create opportunities for employment and vocational guidance for young people.

The object of this program is not to shield young men and women from the normal hardships of life which have been a stimulating force throughout the development of America, but to open up for them the opportunities which vanished before the oncoming depression.

Under the guidance of state committees of such caliber as the one appointed for Minnesota, the N. Y. A. has possibilities of performing a valuable service to American youth.

School Patrol Attacked; Massachusetts Seeks Constitution; Chicago Changes High

School Curricula

Well, sir, this baggin' is still goin' on. It's Miss Lommen this time. She turned reg'lar Santa Claws the other day an' handed out bags packed to the brim.

They are tellin' that the freshman gurls had a party Saturday nite. Sum o' the boys came too, an' they had a big time. While Lysing was teachin' the gurls to dance, the orkestra had punch an' they sure did cum to town.

It's hard to say whether it's Gotta or the Murray sisters that are doin' it, but they sure delivered the goods over KGFK Tuesday nite. Kinder gud idea to tune in next Tuesday at 8:15.

They say that Elianor Sherman uses two beds, 'cause she claims that the wun is used only fer homecomin'. Wunder when he's cumin' home?

There's a rattlin' gud play comin' off soon, but it's funny when you get on the stage. Miss Tainter's had trouble developin' sum real kiss-in'—mostly peckin' so far, but Presting is get-tin' the idea now. He'll have the real thing by the time o' the openin' nite.

School patrols have recently been attacked by the Executive Committee of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. Moorhead High School was one of the first to establish such a patrol in Minnesota. Older boys in police uniform serve as patrolmen under the direction of faculty members, Frank Roof and Horace Goodhue, to protect the children while crossing the street. Much satisfaction with the patrol system has been expressed in Moorhead, neither children nor patrolmen having been injured. Dilworth likewise maintains a student patrol system. Large cities like St. Louis also report uniform gratification with the operation of the student patrol system.

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In Massachusetts, teachers are now required by law to swear allegiance to the American flag and the constitution of their state. Some opposition was found at Harvard where faculty members felt insulted to think it should be necessary. However, President James Co-nant (who was himself opposed) ordered all to take the oath or resign. Confusion resulted when teachers, having no copies of the constitution, asked the state department to supply the deficiency. It was then discovered that the state deparment could furnish no copy. They called on the secretary of state, and he had no copies, either.

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Superintendent Carroll Reed states that Minneapolis schools cannot build a, new social order but they can train pupils to think clearly about social problems. An attempt is made to teach tolerance for others' opinions.

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Radical changes in the high school curricula are being made in Chicago. Because 80 per cent of the children do not read the "non-essentials,'' Superintendent William J. Bogan offers less foreign language and more useful science; less algebra and Latin with more training in economics and citizenship; less written composition and more oral expresson; and more physical education and handicraft work.

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Doran school pupils will enjoy Hallowe'en by seeing a motion picture show operated under the direction of Superintendent Albert Ing-berg, B. E., '32, and Principal Charles Jahr, B. E„ '35.

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At Crookston, high school pupils are enjoying the use of a new auditorium and gymnasium. Sixteen hundred persons can be seated comfortably in the new auditorium completed during the past summer.

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The new president of the University of South Dakota is L D. Weeks, for the past two years superintendent of public instruction for South Dakota. President Weeks is only 33 years old, and is the youngest university president in the United States. He recently studied at the University of Minnesota, and was employed at the State Teachers College at Aberdeen.

Sum cheese has been goin' out o' the dinin' hall after meals. Whether it's to feed Foster or bait the mouse traps is hard tellin'. At any rate the boys are hopin' Fuzz's dog will soon be big enough to keep the vermin off the campus.

DID YOU HEAR the four M. S. T. C. stu-;nts discuss international problems over sta-on KGFK last Thursday evening? As one right youngster expressed it, "they said more I five minutes than the average politician says I a lifetime." Watch for announcements of the next broad

est by International Relations students and ?e if you won't agree with him.

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M. S. T. C. students who have attended for-ler productions of the Dramatic Club won't liss "Charlie's Aunt" Thursday evening.

• • * IF THERE ARE any students on the campus

•ho haven't already given all the apples they an secure to the teachers, we urge them to oncentrate on the weatherman.

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The University of Minnesota has its own news-eel theater.

(By Elizabeth Koops) Twenty-five Freshmen, members of one of

the classes in Composition, recently acted as "human guinea pigs" in an experimental test which attempted' to discover the prejudices held by the first year student. The process was quite painless, however, for the students were merely required to place a check mark after the number of the word which gave them a negative reaction. Only a few seconds were allowed for each word in order to obtain the first reaction as nearly as possible and not the result of sober second thought.

The group was united in prejudices against only one item—conceited people. Twenty-four disliked jealousy, a like number registered against "baby-talk" and twenty-three against public display of affection. These prejudices seem fairly legitimate and are certainly not confined to this group alone. Twenty-three reacted against Hitler, but only sixteen were negative to Fascism. Only two of the group failed to say "no" to the word "drinking."

A thorough grounding in the Adam and Eve incidents is perhaps indicated by the fact that twenty students were unfavorable to reptiles. Seventeen had an adverse reaction to blind dates." Is this indicative of some objection to the principle of the thing or just the result of a memory of being "stung?" About one-

Infernational Merry-Go-Round An Analysis And Interpretation Of The

Highlights In The Week's News By MARCUS GORDON

II Duce seems to be forcing European nations to choose between two evils—a world conflict or an Italo-Ethiopian war. He will probably get what he wants in Africa. The League may be obliged to give the official O. K. to any agreement reached by France and England with Mussolini.

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Although the Ford Motor Company and several smaller concerns have cooperated wholeheartedly with the president by ceasing all transactions with Italy and Ethiopia, the great majority of American businesses have shown that they will not sacrifice potential profits to keep the country out of war.

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In spite of the president's plea of caution to American travelers, an Italian liner recently arrived in New York bearing 800 United States citizens.

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Manchuria was "necessary" to protect interests in Korea; next Jehol was added to protect Manchukuo; then North China is brought under Japanese control to safeguard Jehol; and now pressure is being brought upon China proper to insure interests in North China.

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Foreseeing possible trouble in the Far East, U. S. navy officials have mapped out an entire war with Japan. After five years of fighting and spending of forty billion dollars we would probably win. But they are unable to determine what we would win. Battleships now under construction are structures which are suited to haul large cargoes long distances but could be of little use in guarding the coast.

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Nearly 100 persons a day were killed in the United States in 1934 by automobile accidents. Statistics prove that this rate is highest, not in heavily populated urban areas, but rather in states where there are long stretches of open road.

From Other Colleges *

Schools for veterinarians are growing in the middle west. Even some girls are entering. The reason is that jobs are obtainable in this "profession."

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The first college cheer is credited to Princeton students, who got the idea from an unknown private of the Seventh Regiment of New York, as the outfit mobilized for war in April, 1860.

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According to an official bulletin published by Kansas State Normal School in November, 1902, "it would be a shame if any teachers college student should be arrested for riding a bicycle at a rate of speed exceeding the lawful limit!"

Moorhead Shoe Hospital Let Soule Sole Your Shoes

17 Fifth St. So. Moorhead, Minn. C. W. SOULE, Prop.

Twenty-Five Freshmen 'Guinea Pigs' Register Diverse Prejudices In Noble English Experiment

half of the class showed themselves to hold religious or racial prejudices as indicated by the fact that fourteen registered against the Roman Catholic church, twelve against Mexicans, eleven against Japanese, and a similar number against inter-racial marriage.

We hope that we are not furnishing material for a "red scare" with the disclosure of the fact that while only thirteen of the class were negative to socialism, fourteen were unfavorable to "capitalism." Comparatively little prejudice in affaires politique is indicated by the scores of five against the NRA, four against Republican, and five against women in politics.

Evidently women in men's clothing are more repulsive to the group than women in politics, since the former received twelve negatives as compared to five for the latter. The fact that these students are Freshmen seems to excuse the fact that street cars received only four checks—obviously the result of a lack of experience with the "banana special."

Very significant is the entire lack of prejudice against movies and "moonlight and stars."

We leave you to interpret this last fact as you will—but probably the Freshmen are not as ignorant and inexperienced as one might be led to believe.

DR. MOOS DENTIST

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BEMIDJI TO STOP DRAGON DRIVE FOR TITLE? Face Full Power Of

M.S.T.C. Offense In Homecoming Feature

Snyder, Johnson Recovering From Injuries; Squad At

Full Strength For Tilt

(by Eino Aho) With all the pageantry and color of

the combat fields of King Arthur's time, the Dragons of M. S. T. C. meet the Beavers of Bemidji at 2:00 p. m. tomorrow on Memorial Field. Favored to win, the Crimson and White army takes the field before the Homecoming "knights and ladies," to battle for their third straight conference victory, to keep their record of not having lost a home game in two years clean and unmarred. to show the power of M. S. T. C. in the line of sports and to give the men of the "round-table" something to discuss during the winter months.

Marching on in steam-roller fashion toward their first conference championship, the Dragons, by comparison of scores, seem to be overwhelming favorites. They took Duluth, 32-0, who in turn conquered Bemidji 13-12. St cloud lost to the Dragons, 19-0, after clearing the Beaver hurdle by a 13-12 score.

Bemidji Leads In Downs In both cases, however, the Bemidji

team made more first downs than either St. Cloud or Duluth. and lost at least one of the games by fumbles. Several Dragon veterans remember the 2-0 defeat handed to them two years ago by a scrappy Bemidji team. The Beavers would like nothing better than to spoil the Dragon Homecoming by knocking them from the top of the conference pile, thus gaining revenge for the 44-0 defeat piled on by the Nemzekmen in last year's battle.

Dragons Recuperating Whether the Dragons have rebound

ed from the slump following the A. C. game is the big question in the minds of coaches and fans alike. If the Dragons have "arrived," nothing that Bemidji can put out will stop the drive and power, the deception and speed of the M. S. T. C. team. But if the Dragons play the same brand of ball they showed against St. Cloud—the listless, spotty play of a team in a slump—they may be in for an upset.

Tentative Line-ups Coach Nemzek will introduce his reg

ulars to the Homecoming crowd with Meyers at center, Mikulich and Johnson guards: Schroeder and Serbin, ends; Scheela, quarterback; Hollister and Burke, halfbacks; and Yatchak at fullback.

Coach Frost of Bemidji will bring out Captain Kruger, all-conference fullback of 1935, to lead the Beavers into the fray. The rest of the starting line-up will probably be Schmeck-peper at center, Miles Nelson and Miller. guards; Saunders and Larson, tackles; Lizer and Johnson, ends; Eckstein, quarter, and Norman Nelson and Fields at the halfback posts.

Lethargic Dragons Beat St. Cloud 19-0

Hollister, Burke And Yatchak Score Touchdowns; Line

Play Outstanding

Coming out of an early-game coma in which they were held scoreless during the first quarter, the M. S. T. C. crimson warriors paced by Burke, Yatchak and Hollister, came back to dump t h e S t . C l o u d

| Teachers, 19-0, for j the Dragon's second conference victory. The game was played Friday afternoon on Memorial Field.

Sluggish playing kept the usually v i c i o u s D r a g o n s from gaining any yardage during most of the first quarter and it was not until Coach Nemzek had inserted eight new men into the line-up that things began to click. On two plays Burke and his cohorts chalked up the initial first down of the game, and with the cooperation of good line play the second was soon negotiated. Hopes for a first quarter touchdown faded when St. Cloud recovered a fumble on her

own 11-yard line. A sustained march with Burke,

Yatchak and Hollister carrying the ball for long gains resulted in the first

CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Won Lost Pet. Moorhead 2 0 1.000 Mankato 3 0 1.000 St. Cloud 2 2 .500 Duluth 2 2 .500 Bemidji 1 3 .250 Winona 0 3 .000

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(By Stretch Aho) The sports editor wishes to make a

statement concerning a certain headline in last week's MiSTiC. The headline read, "Dragon Offense Weak As Bison Win On Fluke!" This was a mistake made in printing, the original headline being too long. The A. C. did not win on a "fluke;" they deserved to win, having the best team on the field when the two outfits met that day. True, it was a break which | started the Bison toward their score, but smart football and good teamwork was necessary to carry it over.

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Mankato, undefeated in conference play, meets St. Cloud today in its last conference tussle. If St. Cloud trips Mankato, the Dragons can have a clear right to the crown (provided they win their two remaining games). If Man- 1 kato wins, the best the Dragons can do is have a tie for conference honors.

* » * For one thing, we can't have the

slump in evidence during the St. Cloud I fracas. Probably this was due to the relaxation following the season's "cli- 1 max" game with the Bison, or perhaps the St. Cloud outfit was just reaching ; its peak. It was a tough aggregation that the Dragons bumped into last week and the Granite City team de-

score of the game w h e n B u r k e r a n over from the 3-yard line.

Hollister, sprint- . . , ing 78 yards along Se™S a lot of credlt for lts showing, the sidelines on a °"C(L T™ the backfield aces of punt return, scored put °n the win?s of Apoll° the second touch- fI,tted through the "Position like down in a brilliant ,a Sreas*d pi? at a county falr' Ho1-exhibition of open kstfrmade a ru" of « yards to score,

Vatchak found a wide hole in the line and turned on a burst of speed to

field running. Yatchak wound up the

Dragons Meet Winona At Homecoming Fete

"Drag the Dragons" is the theme for the Winona Homecoming when the gridders venture into the land of the purple warriors on the banks of the Mississippi next Saturday, November 9. Whether they can drag the Dragons is a question, however, which can only be answered on the football field.

The squad will leave next Friday morning to travel by bus to Minneapolis. According to Coach Nemzek, the Dragons will practice in Memorial Stadium at the University of Minnesota on Friday afternoon, stay that night in Minneapolis, and entrain for Winona Saturday morning. The game is called for 2:00 p. m. It would be a pretty feather in Winona's Homecoming to dump the Dragons into the Father of Waters, but the chances are slim.

a tackle with a pretty block, while Ross found a pack of Dragons cutting down the opposition while he ran, and Yatchak found a great hole torn by the Dragon forwards in the defense line, which enabled him to get loose in the secondary. Crowds seldom see the blocking during the execution of a play—and thereby miss much of the fun.

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The scores of last week's conference games are: Moorhead 19, St. Cloud 0; Mankato 14. Winona 6; and Duluth 13, Bemidji 12.

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Thereupon, credit should be given to the splendid work of the Dragon line during this season of spectacular runs. In no game has the work of the linemen fallen to any appreciable extent, especially on defense. Only 20 points have been scored on the Dragons, one touchdown through the line by the powerful A. C. team, and the remainder by a blocked kick and an intercepted pass by the University of North Dakota grid team.

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Hollister scoring in the final leave the St CIoud secondary in the period when he crashed off tackles, i } as he scored on a 53"yard Jaunt wormed himself into the clear, and ran I and °SS Stephens scampered for 60 53 yards along the sidelines for the but was caUed back as his knee had touched the ground. ..Burke also

has scored several long runs. Burke placekicked the final score, extra point.

Burke, Hollister and Yatchak furnished the spark in the otherwise lethargic offense with Wohlwend, Stephens, Meyers, Marconeri, and Mikulich starring in the line. Debolock, Bese-man, Smith and Jacobs starred for the visitors.

But, being a lineman myself and having been taught the value of good blocking, I must point out that these men were not alone responsible for their beautiful performances. Gotta started Hollister on his touchdown jaunt against St. Cloud by plucking off

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VI SOCIETIES KAPPA PI ELECT OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR

Members of Kappa Pi, professional primary society, decided at their last meeting to meet hereafter on the first and third Mondays of each month. The following officers were elected: Vivian Henderson, president; Leona Hainzl, vice president; LaVera Post, secretary-treasurer, and Prances Gates, treasurer. Mrs. Durboraw Is adviser.

1IOMECOMERS INVITED TO ART CLUB DISPLAY

Through the courtesy of the North Dakota Decorating Company there will be a display of pictures hung in the Art Reading room during Homecoming. Students, faculty, and Homecoming visitors are invited hy the Art Club to see this display.

GAMMA NU ALUMNAE TO BE HONORED A TBREAKFAST

Alumnae members of the Gamma Nu sorority will be honored at a Homecoming breakfast at the Waldorf Hotel Saturday morning at 8:30. Following the breakfast. Initiation services for Mary Sherman, Arthur, N. D„ will be held at the home of Mrs. Joseph Kise, Moorhead. Prances Gates, Pelican Rapids, and Virginia Larson, Pessen-den, N. D., are In charge of the Initiation services.

Chapel Choir Elects Officers For Year

YMCA Challenges Chivalrous Customs; Condemns Co-eds As Crafty Chiselers

Barbara Gutzler was chosen president of the Chapel Choir at elections held last week. Borghild Headland will serve as vice president. Other officers of the organization are Vernon Schranz, assistant director; Kenneth Christiansen, director of personnel: Morton Presting, librarian, and Hugh Price, chairman.

The choir is now at work preparing numbers for the annual Christmas concert which they present in December.

SMOKER TO BE GIVEN BY OWLS IN OWL ROOST

A Smoker is to be given by the Owls November 6 in the Owl Roost. Wayne Stephens, Jesse Poster and Rudolph Kangas comprise the committee in charge.

Plans have also been made for furnishing and decorating the Roost. Those in charge are Vernon Schranz, chairman; Wayne Stephens and Robert Marquardt.

MIRIAM MURRAY IS INITIATED BY PI MU PHI

Miriam Murray was intiated as an honorary member into the Pi Mu Phi sorority Wednesday, October 23, in Ingleside. Jean and Joan Davnie were in charge. A social hour followed.

Plans for formal rushing were completed.

MATHEMATICS CIRCLE TO SELECT ORGANIZATION PIN

The Mathematics Circle will meet Tuesday evening, November 5, to decide upon organization pins. Eino Aho heads the pin committee while Rudolph Kangas, Eino Aho and Rachel Askegaard are in charge of the evening's program.

College High Defeats Former Dragon's Tearn

Chet Gilpin's Baby Dragons will close their football season at Mahnomen this afternoon after putting a feather in their coach's bonnet last Saturday by drubbing the Red Lake Palls team, coached by "Red" Monson, a former team mate of Chet's, on the M. S. T. C. gridiron, 34-13.

With machine-like precision, the Baby Dragons reeled off three touchdowns in the first two periods, Dick Hoag, flashy halfback, carrying the ball on all three scoring trips. Captain Earl Trichler toted the pigskin 70 yards to add the fourth marker, and Harold Nelson contributed the fifth— both in the third stanza. Jim Bly converted four out of six extra points via the placekick route.

"What about the girl friend?" Yes, that's what many a college man would like to know. Since this problem has assumed such alarming proportions in the life of many a worthy Dragon, a commiteee met informally at Mildew and decided that the question was worthy of discussion at Y. M. C. A. Accordingly, on Sunday evening, some of the most brilliant and daring young men of the institution met to give

1 the question due consideration. Despite the fact that the Age of

Chivalry furnishes the theme of our Homecoming, the knights of old had nothing on these Dragons bold who raised the question of fifty-fifty dates. Investigation revealed the astounding fact that the economic status of the Dragon Dames was equal to, if not superior to, that of the men.

Band To Honor Alumni In Coronation Program

While the debate was raging, Looy gave a new slant to the question by wondering if a college man should have a steady girl-friend. The new idea was seized upon and viewed from all angles with some of the veterans imparting their sage advice. Lokken says it's O. K.—if you leave her at home. Trevor thought it would he too, too divine—providing that you can find a victim. Esky asserted that it would be lovely, etc.—providing that she was a good provider.

When the closing hour drew nigh the topic was still open to debate, i so it may be assumed that the fair sex can aid in the solution of these weighty problems by continuing the discussion. I It is to be hoped that they will give occasion for the men to consider them the fairer sex in all respects, whether economic or otherwise.

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Preliminary to the Dragon-Beaver conflict on Saturday, the band will present the flag ceremony at 1:45 p. m. Between halves the band will stage field maneuvers, led by Drum Major Frances Gates.

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A Homecoming repast especially in honor of their Queen has been planned by the Beta Chi sorority for tomorrow evening at 6:15. It will be given at the C. S. Halverson home, 423 Eleventh Street South.

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Rho Lambda Chi will initiate twenty-five new members at a 5:00 o'clock luncheon in Ingleside tomorrow. Alumni will also be entertained.

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The Western Mistic Vol. 33 No. 7 November 1, 1935