Rural Teachers New Commision Attend Banquet
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Minnesota State University Moorhead RED: a Repository of Digital Collections The Western Mistic Student Newspapers 3-21-1941 The Western Mistic, March 21, 1941 Moorhead State Teachers College Follow this and additional works at: https://red.mnstate.edu/western-mistic Recommended Citation Moorhead State Teachers College, "The Western Mistic, March 21, 1941" (1941). The Western Mistic. 306. https://red.mnstate.edu/western-mistic/306 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Western Mistic by an authorized administrator of RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WESTERN^MINNESOTA STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE VOLUME XLIX MOORH^AD, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1941 Number Two Rural Teachers New Commision Attend Banquet Inducted Today Publication Board Selects Christiansen Acts In Special Chapel As Toastmaster Induction of the new student president and incoming commis The annual banquet for school sioners and the presentation of the officers and their wives, teachers Daily News trophy to Herb Colmer, Neoma Nelson Mistic Editor and others interested in the rural new athletic representative, took place this morning in a special affiliated school was held Wednes chapel period. Remarks were made day, March 19, in Ingleside. Sixty- by the retiring president, Harry two people represented the nine Hasskamp, Ulen, Gwen Easter, rural schools affiliated with M. S. Gwen Easter, Chosen Humbolt, new president, and Dr. T. C. The group was entertained Dildine. adviser. with musical selections by Rose The New Commission. mary bloom, Alf Westley, Moorhead, Leona Lewis, Hawley, replaces and Genevieve Ramsey, Wolverton, Miss Easter as secretary-treasurer before the dinner. of the commission. Succeeding '41 Managing Editor Christensen Acts .As Toastmaster Ruth Downey, Norcross, as social Dr. A. M. Christensen, head of commissioner is Astrid Rosier, Fer the education department at M S. tile. Herb Colmer, Detroit Lakes, Gunderson, Felde, Mee, Reynolds T. C. was toastmaster. During the captain of next year's basketball course of the banquet short squad, takes the place of A1 Gron- speeches were given by President R. ner, Underwood, as athletic com To Fill Other Editorial Positions B. MacLean who spoke on Rural missioner. Don Anderson, Detroit Schools in Retrospect. Mrs. B. J. Lakes, has been acting in Gronner's Neoma Nelson, Moorhead, editor, Gunderson, Clerk of Gunderson place. Florence Felde, Fargo, takes and Gwen Easter, Humbolt, man School, who paid a tribute to Presi over the publicity position, held by Try-Outs For aging editor, will head the MiS- dent MacLean, expressing the ap Bill Jordan, Luverne. Taking the TiC, campus newspaper, in 1941-42, preciation of the affiliated schools place of Genevieve Ramsey, Wol All-College Play the publications board announced for his service and interest in them. verton, as religious commissioner, Thursday. The board named- Glenn Mr. O. R. Sande, Minneapolis, as is Minerva Reynolds, Moorhead. Gunderson, Glyndon, business man sistant director of rural education New music representative is Molly Begin On Monday ager. in the Minnesota State Board of Preston, Moorhead, relieving Conn "Pillars of Society" by Henrik The board appointed Maynard Education, and a former supervisor Bjerke, Ulen. Taking over in place Reynolds, Moorhead, advertising of rural schools of M. S. T. C., was Ibsen is the all-school play to be of Robert Koshnick, Frazee, is Jo given this spring. As announced in manager; Bernardine Tivis, Fargo, the guest speaker of the evening. anne Hart, Mahnomen, as educa circulation manager; Luverne Nae- He spoke on The Future of Rural Mr. Lilly white's own words: "It is Schools. tional commissioner. Elected pep the most powerfully dramatic play geli, Fergus Falls, assistant news commissioner is Shirley Petersen, that's been done since I came here. editor; Leona Lewis, Hawley, re Film Shown. Ada, replacing Marlowe Foss, Hal- It will give the ambitious actors a write editor; Ruth Gilbertson, Ro A special feature of the evening's stad. The forensics post is held by chance for all the acting they will seau, organizations editor; and Vin program was a premiere of the Glenn Gunderson, Glyndon, reliev be able to do." cent Anderson, Deer Creek, printer. film entitled "Teaching Learning ing Hazel Bright, Aitkin. Walter "Pillars of Society" takes place Activities of Appointees Situations in Rural Schools." The Olson, Beltrami, succeeds Norman in Norway. The play takes definite Gwen Easter Neoma Nelson Miss Nelson, present managing film was produced by the education Schafer, St. Charles, as properties character types of people. The cast editor, replacing Ed Verreau, Fargo, department and was taken of set commissioner. Acting in his capa consists of ten male parts, one for is majoring in English, German and ups in each of the nine schools. city has been Robert Taylor, De a thirteen year old boy, and nine The purpose of the film was to French, She is vice president of the troit Lakes. female parts. There is also room junior class, and is a member of show various typos of activities "Ghosts of Mildew Hall" for twenty extras as townspeople. which make for a good teaching- Kappa Delta Pi and Sigma Tau Tryouts will be Monday, March Delta, national honoraries in edu learning situations in rural schools. Hanley Troupe 24, at four o'clock in room 236. Miss Alice Coreniussen, rural sup cation and English, respectively; ervisor, and Miss Ellen Anderson Production Begins Tryouts will be directly from the Lambda Phi Sigma, local honorary countq superintendent of schools, play, so it would be to the advan education fraternity; French-Ger poured.. One of the Interesting Charms Hearers tage of those who wish to try out man club; and is an officer of Pi features of the table decorations Actors Interested Curtain To Rise In Two Weeks On Set Of to read through the play first. Copies Mu Phi, social sorority. She edited was the hand tinted original and the Moorhead high school "Spud" individual place cards done by In Broadcast Work Mystery Play; Special Effects To Be Used are on reserve in the library. You in her senior year, and was news are urged to tiy out for the play Miss Irabelle Thortvedt. Miss By Ila Lokken. Two weeks hence and the stage editor her sophomore year here. Thortvedt, whose home is in the "There's never a dull moment in ston; Jean Page, Beltrami; Bob whether you've had any previous Gwen Easter, who moves from Layton, Dilworth; Marion Zosel, Gunderson school district is often this work," smiled gracious Margot curtain in Weld auditorium will experience this year or not, because the post as news editor, heads the called "Irabelle the Artist" by her swing back revealing a half-erected Wadena; Xena Carman, Fargo; Gilmore between expert applica the play calls for certain definite newly inducted student commission friends. She has been interested tions of lipstick, backstage after her Stanley Campbell, Moorhead; Mar in addition to holding offices in set and the stamping grounds of garet Marcks, Buffalo, N. D.; Stirl types of people. in sketching and painting all her performance as Phyllis in "Modern "The Ghost." The set-up is perfect French-German club, Sigma Tau life which has been done to a great Daughters." ing Hubbard, Moorhead; Dorothy Delta, and Pi Mu Phi. A member of for a murder mystery. The loose Lee, Detroit Lakes; Ben Layton, extent in the interesting art studio- Visions of the publicized one- flats hanging at the sides and back Dragon Masquers, she majors in attic of her home. She has con night stands danced in my head. Dilworth; Maurice Zuehlsdorff, food, Weather, English with minors in German and provide hasty cover when the shoot vloorhead; Shirley Peterson, Whea- tributed much to the Gunderson Miss Gilmore explained that after ing begins. Light cords strung about speech-journalism. giving three or four performances in; Hilda Huetzenroeder, Bertha; Mere—Activities schol in the way of art and has a day, nobody felt much like pur the stage are a constant cause for ij i-inn Wilcox, Bufiala, <N .D.; and' Shoes, and Music also helped the students in their rf • milling, and when the cu;3 is New forensics commissioner, suing a hobby. ' Ko- collections for ' Howard Christianson, Fertile. Glenn Gunderson who is active in "art"-]"rejects. me," she laughed. However, when accidentally pulled loose, throwing Prompter—Merle Husband, Wa Choristers Topic the stage in complete darkness, Tau Kappa Alpha, national debate MacLeans Attend. she returns to her Milwaukee home dena; make-up artists—Dorothy in a week or so at the end of the little less than a cold-blooded mur .... By 'Fritz Balkenol fraternity. Dragon Masquers, de Those attending the banquet from Jones, Hawley; Geraldine Benson, bate, and Alpha Epsilon, is present season, she expects to find time der can be expected. Hannaford, N. D.; Bob Taylor, De Minneapolis MSTC were President and Mrs. R. to devj e to her favorite recrea Special Effects Created Dear Ma and Pa, MiSTiC advertising manager. Mr. Herold Lillywhite, director, troit Lakes; Fritz Balkenol, Wa Am having a wonderful time, wish Florence Felde, Fargo, automat B. MacLean, Dr. and Mrs. A. M. tion, riding. dena; Kay Baldwin, Frazee; Arnold Christensen, Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Miss Gilmore In Radio. says the play presents two prob you were here. The weather is fine, ically becomes state editor with her lems. Because the mystery is also Erickson, Lake Bronson; wardrobe but we got cold on the train the Radio, obviously, claims the —Ila Lokken, Sabin; Marjorie Hall- election to the office of student Spencer, Miss Georgina Lommen, greater part of Miss Gilmore's in a complete farce in which exagger other nite.