The Western Mistic, February 13, 1951

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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 MiSTiC "Something More Than a Bulletin Board" Written, edited, printed on campus each week Year 27 - Issue 15 State Teachers College, Moorhead, Minn., Tuesday, February i 3, 1951 Pitchford Quits Job; Dragon Hockey Team Bids MiSTiC Minus Editor The Western MiSTiC makes news itself this week, for this issue may be For F-M Loop Title Tonight the first of its kind in history to come out without an editor. MSTC and Cook Sign company have been undefeated. Russ Tall, acting in the capacity of square off in the final game of the Last Sunday afternoon they coasted publicity commissioner, agreed to take Fargo-Moorhead senior hockey league to an easy 8-4 victory over the Detroit over the duties for this issue, after an season this evening at seven o'clock. The game will be played at Island Lakers. This win enables the Dragons emergency situation was created fol Park in Fargo. to hold on to the chance of becoming lowing the resignation of former edi This game will be the highlight of the league champions, should they tor Kenneth Pitchford. the season since a victory for the win tonight and win later in a playoff Former managing editor Duane Moorhead collegians will give them game. Scribner, who would have replaced a share of the title. The league championship is deter Pitchford as editor, also resigned his The MS Dragons lost their first two position. games of the season. Sinct then they mined on a point basis, two points for a win, one point for a tic, no points for a loss. Cooks have won seven games, tied Marlene Summers, Joyce Hemmestvedt and Veryl Brattland look over the 3 Unbeaten in I.M. League one, and lost none. Hence their total valentine box which characterized the traditional Heart Sister week on the is- 15. MSTC has won six, tied one, and lost two for a total of 13. camitus. The affair was climaxed with a hard times ;tarty in the Student Bob Pawlowski's, A1 Kellett's and Schroeder hooped in 16 for Lake's. Dewey Sundby's teams are still unde Bob Hartkopf had 11 to spark Mar A victory for the Dragons would Center last night. otzke's. give them an additional two points feated and at the top of the heap in and a share in the league title. the intramural basketball race. Some showdown battles are slated guest editorial in the future, and the chances of any The two met earlier and played to Pawlowski's and Kellett's each came team getting through the slate unde a 2-2 tie. through with their third straight wins feated are very slim. last week, while Sundby's was copping Feb. 22 Pawlowski's and Sundby's War Crisis and Election win no. 2. clash in a feature attraction. The fol Upsets may be on the slate for lowing week, Pawlowski's takes on The MSTC Dragons coasted to an Thursday night when play resumes. another powerhouse, Kellett's. easy 6-0 over the NDAC Bison last Rigid Tests for Students All teams from the first division take Here are the standings, compiled Thursday evening. It was the fifth on lower-division outfits. by the MiSTiC sports department: consecutive game without defeat for MSTC and every college in the na Did you know that we may have to Thursday night's schedule has Dave Kellett 1.000 the Moorhead collegians in the Fargo- tion is facing a crisis. As U. S. fares drop spring sports entirely unless the Lake's vs Bob Carlson's a 6:30, Ralph Pawlowski 1.000 Moorhead senior hockey league. internationally, so we will fare here commission sinking fund can come to Marotzke's vs Sundby's at 7:20, Marv Sundby 1.000 Led by high scoring Wes Hovie, on the great circle. the rescue of the athletic department? Skaar's vs Pawlowski's at 8:10, and Lake .500 Kellett's vs Bob Carpenter's at 9:00. Carlson and their brilliant defensive star Larry And right in the midst of the con Due mainly to a pitful drop in at .333 Last week Sundby's team rolled up Skaar .333 Hylden, the Dragons climbed to with fusion, we are going to have an elec tendance, the estimate of income is al ready $1,200 short. an early lead and held on to defeat Carpenter .000 in a half-game of the league-leading tion. On Feb. 28 a new student com Skaar's, 30-25. Bill Finn and Ralph Marotzke .000 Cook Sign Company. A sad state, yes, but not an im mission will be elected to function as Morben shared scoring honors for While Wes was scoring four times the student government for one year. possible one. There will have to be Sundby's with 10 points apiece. Jim to bring his point total to 17 for five some scratching and some sacrifice, Nlittun led Skaar's with 7. Students' Vote While most will agree that this is games, Larry was gaining his first not a desirable state of affairs and but MSTC students will be able to Pawlowski's romped over Carpent do it. You will be surprised to see er's, 36-21. Roger Nybeck led the shutout for the season and lowering that it would be wonderful thing if Favors ROTC his opponents goals per game to 1.2 we could suddenly restore normal con what those who are candidates now winners with 8 points. Frank Peterson tallied 9 for the losers. The MSTC student body voted al for the undefeated string. ditions, we must also consider that will be able to do when the respon Kellet's, feauring the rugged aggre this provides an exceptionally good sibility is placed on them. most unanimously in favor of an The commission made no attempt gation from Michigan, captured a Commission Candidate opportunity to test the capabilities of thriller from Carlson's, 34-29. Captain ROTC (Reserve Officers Training to conceal the fact that is was strong the student body. Al Kellett scored 13 for the winners. Corps) unit on campus in an election ly pushing the ROTC movement. And We will see, after the Feb. 28 elec Lloyd Carlson led the losers with 9. last Thursday. Introductions Planned tion, not only whether we have stu the students responded, as you will In the final game of the evening, A record 430 students voted on the An informal assembly for the in dents capable of governing in an em see when the official figures are pub pitting two winless teams. Lake's won troduction of candidates for the Stu ergency, but also whether we have lished. over Marotzke's, 49-36. Nordahl measure. A total of 315 voted strongly dent Commission will be held in students capable of electing those who Although dean of men John Jenkins in favor both on a temporary and Ingleside Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 10 can handle this situation. It will be a has stated that there is no assurance Friday Deadline Set emergency basis. a. m. valid test of student government. that we will be given an ROTC pro Fifteen opposed the measure on a Information on some of their quali The present commission is already gram, at least .the students have done what they could. For Placement Filing permanent basis and 11 opposed on a fications and the duties they will have having its troubles. The enrollment td perform if elected, will also be But look what happened in that Deadline for filing of placement temporary basis. Seven voted indiffer dropped by 91 for the winter quarter. presented to the students. Coffee will election. An early survey disclosed papers of winter, spring and summer ent. It is certain to take another dip this be served. spring. that about 430 students voted on the graduates has been set at Friday, Dean of men John Jenkins said that query. That's about 74%, on the basis In addition, a series'of forums may This means the commission already Feb. 16. the results, whereby only about 3.8% of 585 students. be held in which candidates may ex has $910 less than anticipated in the The papers and a health record will voted in opposition, would lend press opinions on certain subjects, ex activity fund. It may be another $250 If that many students vote in the be turned in to the placement office. strength to the bid for a unit here, plain reasons they wish to be elected, less for the spring quarter. commission election, you can consider Graduates must contact Miss Evange and present any ideas they might have it a success. but there was still only a slim chance Most departments are still in doubt line Lindquist, MS nurse, when mak as to what they would do if elected. as to how their budgets will come out, Russ Tall, ing out the record. of getting one, since only 62 colleges These forums would be for discussion but athletics is definitely in trouble. Publicity Commissioner At least six application should also are being granted units at this time. of questions from the student body. be included with the papers. Curriculum forms to be filled out fatten V and returned to the placement director Daze, Days, Days immediately will be put in applicant's mail boxes. Candidates' papers will not be sub February Is Full Of Them Gams Pledging Tonight mitted to superintendents and or other employing officials until all papers are Today, Tuesday, Feb. 13, we're in doling out weinies and Wheaties to Camma Nu social sorority will hold Plays; George B. Stewart's Man; Fram complete. the middle of blowing out the candles hungry horses and ground hogs in Harriss' An Unauthorized Biography pledging ceremonies this afternoon at on Honest Abe's one hundred and Georgial 5:30. A supper for pledges will follow of George Bernard Shaw; Graham forty-second birthday cake and kind It would be much more stimulating in the sorority room. Helen Olson, Greene's Heart of the Matter; and Seniors Plan Fund ling a few flames of our own on Va —and imagine \yhat it would do for Donna Riveland, and Gladys Scheer Lewis Leet's Causes of Catastrophe. Committees for fund-raising for the lentine's day. our foreign policy! are in charge of the supper. Man is the story of the human be electric scoreboard were elected at a Together with George Washington's As for birthdays — the stork must Pledges will meet sorority alumnae, ing told by a man who has lived from senior class meeting Jan. 25. birthday, these holidays seem to reap have gotten time and a half for over patrons, patronesses, actives, and prehistoric days until now. With chairmen listed first, commit faculty members at the traditional all the glories of the month. But time. Causes of Catastrophe concerns tees include letters to alumni—Jessie Founders' Day tea from 8-10 tonight February is really lousy with holidays Born in this month were novelists earthquakes, volcanoes, tidal waves Struble, Gladys Scheer, Helen Olson, at Inglcside. and Gloria Puckett; and birthdays of famous people—so Dickens and Sinclair Lewis; violinists and others of nature's catastrophe ex Winter rushing activities ended last Plans for talent show—Grace Wold, pushing aside the well-known trio, let's Ileifetz and Kreisler; sports stars Babe week with formal dinners and formal pressions. The book is supplemented Edward Gobernatz, and David Lake; take a squint at what else the month Ruth, tennis champ Bill Tilden, and teas. The other sororities will begin by many pictures. Publicity for talent show — Charles has to offer. baseball idol, Honus Wagner; com pledging next week. Warner, Myron Dahle, Tom Grandy, HELL WEEK BEGUN To set the stage for the holiday posers Victor Herbert, Chopin, and CARNIVAL PLANNED George Hagen, Donald Guerts, and "Hell Week" for eight Owl fratern- William Jennings. spirit there's the Chinese New Year, Handel. Major-minor club members will ity Egg initiates began yesterday at the Mardi Gras celebration, Georgia There were also generals Montcalm sponsor a carnival April 6 in the MS 7 a. m. day, Boy Scout week, and Ground and Sherman; poets Longfellow and hig gy111- ^11 organizations on campus Autos Curbed This week's Eggs are Malcolm Lowell; journalists William Allen are eligible to participate. hog's day. There are also Race Rela Dahl, Dale Folger, Gordon Iverson, Winter regulations for the parking tions Sunday, Eat More Weinies week, White and Horace Greely; and inven The carnival is proposed as means Lawrence Krabbenhoft, Keith Olson, of vehicles on campus restrict park tors McCormick and Edison. of raising money for the electric score Norman Przybilla, Richard Skrei, and ing from four areas, John Jenkins, Brotherhood day, National Wheaties board campaign through donation of James Sura. dean of men, announced -< week, Undertakers' Observance day, Even Bill Cody came into the world part of the profits of carnival con Presentation date of Salome, one- Prohibited areas are the tunnel be and Be Kind to Horses Wednesday. and shot his first buffalo in this cessions. act tragedy sponsored by Alpha Psi tween MacLean and the physical edu So why fritter away your time send month. The carnival will .be open to the Omega dramatics fraternity, has been cation building, the space directly in ing out mushy Valentines when you So although February was robbed front of entrances to buildings, cross public. changed to April 3 because of con in its number of days, it seems to walks or curves where vehicles or might just as well be having a gay LIBRARY GETS BOOKS flicts near the original date. time celebrating Undertakers' Observ Ken Pitchford is acting as assistant pedestrian traffic is impeded, and have made the most of its 2811 allot Recent book additions to the \1S director to Allen Erickson, director of lawns or other areas not specifically ance day with a bunch of Chinese ment. library are Eugene O'Niell's Lost the production. designated for parking. boy scouts (nationalists, of course) by I wish it were Christmas,

I &cc4iHete Alum Promoted The V/estern MiSTiC Mrs. Mina' Peoples Miller '42, has "*Sorr>ethine More been promoted to the position of pub Than a Bulletin Board** licity writer by the General Electric Published weekly except during vacations, Dragons Seek Revenge in Weekend Tilts company at Rickland, Wash. holidays, and testing periods at Moorhead, Minnesota, by Moorhead State Teachere Six games and 33 days ago, our before the final whistle. late which found the most favored Rickland is headquarters for the college. Subscription price to students is in MS team last scored 60 points. This The boys will be taking a little trip teams put on the garbage heap. 620 square mile Hanford Works plu- cluded in student activity fee (50c a tonium (atomic fuel) manufacturing quarter). In the case of paid-up Alumni was the case, after the Christmas this week to see if Winona and Man- Mankato, "the probable repeater," association members, subscription is includ tournament, until the NDAC game. kato are as tough on their own courts has had two severe jolts of late which project in southeastern Washington. ed in the membership fee (one half of $2 yearly dues.) All other subscriptions are 75c MS followed through with a win over as they are on ours. has knocked her from her favored Formerly from Detroit Lakes, a year, five cents a single copy. Entered Manitoba university after their con position to one in which she can Minn., Mrs. Miller graduated from as second class matter May 8, 1925, at post If experience is any teacher, MS office, Moorhead, Minnesota, under act of solation win in the tournament. can expect to find an even tougher scarcely do any better than second. MS with a B. S. in education. March 3, 1879. In the Manitoba university game, sledding on their home courts. St. Cloud, that run-away, passing MS scored 52 points which was en Saturday, MS will perform on the team, did the trick by setting Man ough to win. This game was followed Winona Warriors court. Perhaps the kato on its heels. Bemidji, the pre- by five in which the team seemed to hardest court to play on in the con seasonal runners up possibility split lose a little more of its scoring punch ference, Winona has been able to a pair with Mankato and came on to NEUBARTH'S each time. force the best teams in the confer lose to a Winona team to give the two would be leaders two losses and To keep pace with the high scor ence to concede defeat on this court. JEWELRY possibly eliminate them from the ing outfits in this neck of the woods, Winning an easy 60-33 earlier start championship running. a team has to be able to score con over the Dragons, Winona may find W atches—J ewelry—Diamonds St. Cloud is making her bid for the sist an tly to compete. MS didn't ac MS a little tougher to play with an championship after sustaining but one The City Hall is Just Across the Street cording to statistics. Losing an inglor apparent rejuvenation of scoring loss, leaving her on top of the heap. ious game to Winona, Coach Domek punch is concerned. tried a little strategy to put a little Mankato is the second stop for the St. Cloud 4 1 .800 338 292 life in the team. dusty travelers. Owning an 82-43 first With three games coming up on the round win, Mankato shouldn't have Bemidji 4 2 .667 338 297 coming week end, he told his team too much trouble. A good big team is Mankato 3 2 .600 314 262 Compliments to lay off basketball completely, not better than a good little team any to go near the gym for the purpose day. Mankato certainly fills the big Winona 2 3 .400 279 278 of fondling a leather covered sphere. team spot while MS as has often been MSTC 0 5 .000 220 360 American State Bank of Moorhead With the criticism of many, Domek said would be wonderful if they only proved his point (that his team was had "a big guy" or two. The above standing is only through stale) by some of the basketball Mankato won their MS start earlier February 7. * Moorhead, Minnesota shown in the torrid three days and this year with apparently little need three games. of their first team, while MS was Science Club to Meet Theory in the floating scuttle but able to forge slowly ahead with their A campus Science club will be or Capital & Surplus - $250,000 had it that all the team needed was a second five in. ganized at a meeting in the physics little tough practice. A good rest did The Minnesota State College con lab of Weld auditorium Monday night Member of F. D. I. C. much more shown by the happening ferenceterence has had some rude upsets of at 7-157:15.

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