Taylor . and 'Hftll cl ... ':' Sta, In MOder·n. Tragedy

Ill-Fated• · Lovers Meet Death in University Guild•s ·Dramatic Presentation· of 'Winterset' In a dingy, cramped cellar son), enter the dimly-lit street .are unkind to them-as unkind apartment in a slum district of under the bridgehead in search as Fate has been to Mio through Brooklyn hides the key figure of Garth. As the real killer in his entire life. The disgra·ce of ;, in the drama of "Winterset." 'the hold-up, Trock would be his father's execution has near- Garth Estras (Bob Leestam- sent back to prison if his se- ly destroyed Mio's high ideals per) knows of the innocence of cret were not kept. Judge and ambitions. of Bartolemeo Romagna, who Gaunt (Joe Evans), haunted by Mio finally discovers from has been electrocuted for the the manner in which he had Judge Gaunt's mad ravings that murder of a paymaster. He handled the Romagna case, there really h as been a miscar- has held this secret inside him- came upon the apartment in ri•age of justice; that his father self, not daring to tell anyone his insane wanderings. has been electrocuted an inno- of the innocence of the executed And Mio (Herb Taylor), the cent man. If th e world could man for fear of losing his own son of Bartolemeo Romagna, be informed of this, the name life. convinced that his father has of Romagna could be cleared. The cellar apartment on the been executed unjustly, seeks Trock Estrella, however, has riverbank draws magnetically Garth's testimony, which had no desire to return to prison, principle figures in the Rom- never been called upon in court. nor to die for his crime. Even agna case: On a dark Decem- Instead, he finds in the cellar Shadow cannot be trusted, and ber morning, Trock Estrella apartment the lovely, demure young sister of Garth, Miriam- dies at Track's hand. But Mio (J im Powell) , a recently re- fearlessly starts up the dark ', JOANN HELLA AND HERB TAYLOR a re shown rehearsing a scene leased convict, and his willing ne (Joann Hella.) They real- ize their love, but circumstances riverbank to escape with his from the play 'Winterset.' ( Ph oto by Cliff Moran. ) accomplice, Shadow (Bill Nel- secret. Bullets from the ma - chine guns of Track's men meet him; and Mio is gone. But Miriamne knows-and -r.\ falls across Mio with bullets in iher heart when she makes t/ known to Trock that justice wil! 7~·,tu be done. OFFICIAL PUB LICATI ON OF THE UNIVERS ITY OF M INN ESOTA, DULUTH BR ANCH "Oh, Miriamne and Mio-- know this where you lie, this is the glory of earth-born men Vol. 19 Duluth, Minnesota, February 8, 1952. No. 13 'r'. (Continued on Page 4 ) WINTER SPORTS TO REIGN Stassen 'Declares Truth Can Gala Sno- Week Events Slated Students Vote Today To inaugurate a fun-packed In Mock Primary Cause Communist Collapse schedule of Sno-Week activi- Students will have the op- scene of Winter Sports Day ac- By RON LEMPI ties, a button-selling campaign tivities Friday. These events portunity today to indicate Stassen asserted that "under will get underway next Friday, their choice of presidential can- " If America asserts her af- include a broomball tournament firmative and dynamic leader- the present American policy of followed by a basketball game in both men's and girls' divi- didates in a timely poll being merely containing Communism , Monday night, February 18, at conducted by the STATESMAN ship of the world, using truth sions, and an invitational ski as her best weapon, in ten holding the line and waiting which time UMD will ·play host meet featuring teams from all and the Democratic-Republican for the dust to settle, it is in- to Concordia. The game will forum. years she can cause the collapse colleges in this area. At pres- of Communism without a world evitable that Communism be played at the armory. ent, UMD holds the traveling The ballot is divided into two gains." sections. The first section lists w.ar." Hockey will be served up trophy for this event. Harold E. Stassen, candidate Demanding a change in our Tuesday night when UM1' the names of six candidates domestic and fo reign policies Climaxing the week's activi- and the student is asked to for the Republican presidential tackles th e 179th Interceptor nomin ation , made this pro- and th e "whole mor al tone of ties will be the gala Sno-Ba ll, vote...,.for_on.e. "Th e .second sec- American government," Stassen Squadron-sextet. -A--skati:n:g-- a semi-formal dance to be held phecy before a capacity audi- " party for all students will fol- tion pairs each Republican and ence at a UMD convocation last said that any Republica11 Friday night at the Spalding Democrat against one another. would make a better president low the game at the Curling hotel. Tuesday. club. The reasons behind the bal- t han Mr. Truman. loting are numerous. The chief Yet he struck out at th2 During the square dance- purposes are to give the stu- set for Wednesday night-the "semi-isolationism" of Senator dents an opportunity to express UMDDebat e Tearn Taft as a policy which would King of Sno-Week wiH be Wesley foundation their preferences of presiden- cliosen. The King will be se- allow Communism to gain even tial candidates and to deter- more rapidly than at present. lected on the basis of a beard- mine the popularity of each Leaves for Meet growing contest which started Host to Contere nee Four members of the UMD "American foreign policy candidate. debate squad travel to Moor- must rest on an affirmation of last Monday. Wesley foundation members The ballot is limited to those will be host to the state con- head today and tomorrow for freedom and independence for This leads up to the varsity candidates the committee con- their first inter-collegiate de- peoples throughout the world," show in the auditorium Thurs- ference of the Methodist Stu- sidered to be of major interest dent movement at Endion bate tournament of the season. Stassen declared. Stassen re- day evening. A sparkling pro- in this area. Representatives of the UMIJ lated further that with millions gram will be presented, to be Methodist church next week. The poll will be conducted The conference will start Fri- squad who will debate at the of people chaffing under Rus- topped off by coronation of the on the first floor in Main. Red River Valley tournament sian rule, the Voice of America Sno Queen. day. At this time 120 students from seven Minnesota campuses at Concordia college are John has a "tremendous opportunity Chester Bowl will be the will meet to discuss the theme Folk Lore Display • Brust, Leonard Wheat, Jerry for developing resistance to "Does Christian Living Begin Sonosky and Jerry Christian- Communist domination." Hf> With Me?" · .sen. believes that the Voice of Am- Annual Print Scheduled Tuesday erica program should be re- Students interested in folk The team will debate the fol- Stimulating students' think- lowing: ''Resolved : That the moved from state department Show Opens ing will be Dr . Samuel Nichols, lore will be interested in the U n i t e d States government control, reorganized, and en- Fifty prints by artists of pastor of the Ames Collegiate dramatic display of handmade should a·dopt a permanent pro- larged ten times. reputation make up the annual Methodist church of Ames, figures by Mrs. Hild Hildahl at gram of price and wage con- In regard to foreign economic University of Minnesota invita- Iowa. This church was chosen 8 p. m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in th e trols." aid, Stassen stated that "any tional show wh\ch started Tues- by a Christian Century poll as Additional members of the sound program to relieive the day and is scheduled to run · one of the 12 outstanding Parish house of St. P.aul's ,Epis- squad are Nancy Rasche, Donna poverty and malnutrition of the through March 2 at the Tweed Protestant churches in the copal church, 1710 East Supe- Unger, Grant Merritt, Fred Nor-- world will be backed up by the Hall art galleries. United States. rior street. een and Vernon Simula. Republicans in Congress." Leestamper Named Cadet ,· Colonel of ROTC Robert E. Leestamper today ics major, as cadet major and Squadron flight leaders in- wears the rank of cadet colonel adjutant completes tJhe three- clude cadet Captains Frank S. man group organization. -0f UMD's Air Force ROTC unit. Benassi, Calvin J. Borgren, Al- All three cadets have been Cadet Colonel Leestamper, designated "distinguished mili- fred S. Diehl, Jr., John H. John- social studies major at UMb tary students." Sermon and son, Robert E. Mangan, Allan and a member of the Minne- Leestamper, in addition, have W. Naslund, Lee A. Opheim, sota National Guard for over qualified for regular commis- Gerald I. Reponen, and· Marvin three years, received his ap- sions in the Air Force. Lee•• G. Wick. pointment last week from Lt. stamper is also a recipient of Designated to be element Col. Louis J. LaBa rre, professor the Chicago Tribune award, leaders are cadet 1st Lieuten- of air science and tactics. As presented annually to an out .. ants Harry E. Brusell, J r., Clif- cadet colonel, he heads the standing third-year ROTC stu- ford M. 'Moran, Harold C. Myr- group staff of the 225-mar, dent. mel, Leslie w. Nummela, Dar- corps, and will lead the unit Leadership of the group's rell Pilipovich, and Curtis J . in its military activities during three squadrons has also been Warner. The following third- the current school year. delineated. A p p o in t e d as year men ha'Ve also been ap- Thomas D. Sermon received squadron commanders are cadet pointed element leaders: 2nd appointment as cadet lieuten- Lieutenant Colonels Ira N. Bur- Lieutenan ts William D. Brech- ant colonel and will serve as hans, John E. Burns, and Wil- lin, Bernard Dinner, Thomas group executive officer. A cor- liam E. Crain, while cadet Ma- M. Devney, Philip C. Eldien, poral in the Marines during jors Reyburn R. Roulston, Wil- Carl R. Hendrickson, Dudley LT. COL. LOUIS J. LaBARRE, left, is shown presenting Cadet Colonel World War II, he is majoring liam C. Smith, Jr., and Her- Johnson, John E. Johnson, Er- Robert E. Leestamper bis official papers. Also pictured are Cadet in psychology. bert H. Taylor have been as- nest L. Marchand, John C. Mor- Lieutenant Thomas D. Sermon and Cadet Major Raymond L. Erickson. Appointment of Raymond L. signed the duties of squadron rison, Donald w. Nelson, David Erickson, business and econom- ,adjutants. T. Olson and Lawrence A. Zika. ( Courtesy of Herald and News-Tribune) Germany just it and started to give me a licking. I let the old rat have it with needed by those who would let erate Russians h ad not learned before th e Russians arrived, , a bottle of Heinz ketchup and stood there watching the red stuff the hair grow. The mustache t he difference between left and was among the latter . . Along drip from his face and ch est. Then I kicked my old lady in th e cup is a must, along with right , the officers would call with thous'.'mds c,f other refu- face and took off. iscreened soup bowls, funnels, out (in Russian): "straw, rags, gees he was ccnscripted for I've always been that way .. Sort of quick-tempered and im- eyedroppers, and a fine tooth- straw . . . " wh en marching. forced labor on a German farm pulsive. ' ed comb (for those who would These are a few of the in - and later in a factory for the Then came the war. I joined the Marines and th ey sent me be discriminating). cidents related by Paul Vester- duration of the war. t o the South Pacific. It wa's rough. Wake Island, Tarawa, Anzio, would like t o state right stein, former Estonian, now Salerno, Okinawa, the Bulge. They kept shifting me back and r After the war ended Paul now that this essay is not studying at UMD. Paul was forth between theaters wherever they needed me most. My hands was placed in a DP camp where against beard growing at UMD. in Estonia during the first Rus- were an calloused from the notches on my rifle. How else would . us everyday sian occupation of his native h e remained for 4½ years. Ac- cording to Paul, "Life in the After it was over, I h ad my ribbons woven into a smoking bums get by if it weren't for land, and the subsequent occu- jacket and traded my CMH fo r a private operator's license. I the present compulsory fad? pation by the Nazis. displaced persons camp was rather degenerating-the food kept my .45 . Sincerely, After taking over Estonia, the That was five years ago. I've worn out six .45's since then , Russians began a reign of ter- wasn't too good and the quar- Hairless Untillnow. ters Wt'-re cramped-but I did and tied the knot on 75 cases. ror and set up a police state. Three years ago I met Zelda. Her last name was Zyzzogeton. Dear Mr. u ntillnow, In an effort to "Russianize" manage to complete two years of gymnasium (r()nghly the Eu - She was really the last word. Tall, blonde, and luscious. Million- Your crop may not win you Estonia whole families were de- dollar face. Billion-dollar legs. Her trillion-dollar asset was her the Sno-King title, but fo r th e ported to Siberia. "Sixty thou- ropean equivalent of junior col- l~ge) ." personality. sake of making Sno-Week a sand people were removed in She was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen and she was complete success let your whis- just one month,' 'Paul states. Finally, in 1949 Paul was no- nuts about me. kers grow and grow .and grow. Paul's parents and a brother tified that after careful screen- Zelda is wh at you'd ca11 my secretary. She's got brains and were among these unfortunate ing of applicants h e had been victims. Only because he was can type. Besides that, she's a dead shot and carries two .38's, THE UMD accepted as one of the select one under each armpit. She's the only girl I know with two .38's STATESMAN visiting an uncle at the time few to be admitted as immi- did Paul escape the same fate. under one sweater. Offici a l publication of the University ef grants to the United Stat es. His Zelda would give her eye teeth to land me. She probably will, Minnesota, Duluth Branch. So oppressed was life under reason for coming to Duluth Published weekly throughout the college the Communists that in 1941 t oo. Land me, that is. She couldn't give her eye teeth. I knocked year, exce·pt during holidays. Editorial and was that he had some friends, them out in a fight two years ago . business offices- Rooms 32 and 33 Washburn when the German a r m i e s former Estonians, here. She's the best assistant a guy could ask for, but she's awfully hall. marched into !Estonia they were Paul, who is 23, will graduate jealous. If I show up at the office with lipstick on my shirt, she February 1, 1952 No. 12 actually hailed as liberators. Vol . 19 "We soon found out that the from UMD next fall. Physical iets fly at me with one of her· .38's. It's nerve-wracking. . So th at's my set-up, and that's the way things were in ·June ,EDITOR ,...... ARNE MOILANEN main .. difference wa.s in the uni- education is his major and .of 1951 , · just before I started the _case,• that turned . out to be my llUSINESS MAN AGER ...... ·01cK WA LL IN forms,'' Paul states, "but at the math his minor . He also finds ASSISJANl ED ITOR .... ,...... HARRY IIRUSE LL 'time we welcomed. the . Nazis." t ime to · carry' a full-time; job .toughest, and. almost my last. .. NEw,s, ~DJTOR ...... JOHN Mac~RlHUR The Germans ev~ntually re- at the boys' "Y" · and ' to hola ' .. ' It all started with a telephone call from Mat Grandall down FEATil'RE ·E'DITOR ...... RUTH ANN SRAMEK treated from Estonfa, . however, down a· berth on ,the ski team a:Vt1omicicj.e , , : · .. . .. ~~~;ih~~~~0 ~;~AGE·,i'="···:...... :.. ··~~i~•ttt:~ ,, and most Estonians decided orL.t htr. :=:ldet "•:·,, .•: ·· · ·... . ::·t; :!, .., · (To be continued Jn next.:week's Sta:tesman,): -- · February 8, 1952 • Page 3 ,¥ ......

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So why don't you take a taxi-dermist to any drug or toilet goods counter to get a bottle or tube of Wildroot add as much spark le to your outfit as the glistening snow itself! Cream-Oil. It's your hair's best friend! And ask for it at your barber shop. Then ther~;s no talon how ~he chicks'll go for you. Telephone: * o/ 131 So. Harris Hill Rd., Williamsville) N. Y. 113-119 W . Sup. J i . Duluth 2, Minn. , ·· (] ; · ·' ' ' Dial 2-6321 / ·, · Wildroot Co.r;npany,-Inc:, Buffalo Jl, t'l· Y. lll hi~ "- ~he I/,(A(~ g~ 1f,. Febru a ry 8, 19 5 2 • Pa ge 4 Taylor, Hella Star Official Weekly Bulletin (Continued From Page 1) Hoclcey ·Team LQses !Uondny, Feb. 11-Faculty Wives, F riday, Feb. Hi---Symph ony, B r on- Su pper Meeting, Tweed. E le men- isla v Gimpel, V i olinist. "Win t er- and women, not to cringe, tary Council, Washburn, 7 :30. set," Auditorium , 8 :20. never to yield, but stan ding, Elementary Council Bairn Sal e, To Macalester Sextet Washburn, 10 :00 - 1 :00. Satnr,lny, Ft•b. 16---Basketball-St. take defeat implacable and de- Mary's---here. "Winterset," A udi - fiant, die unsubmitting"- these By DWAINE GANYO 'l'ues,lay , Feb. 12-Lincoln's Birth- tori um, 8 :20. are the words of Estras (Don day: Holiday-No c lasses. Bas- Gordy Eddoll's young Bulldog the game. Eddoll's pulled goal- S t11u1:1 , ·, J~eb. l'l'-LSA World Day Sundquist), father of Miriamne ketball-Superior-there. of P r ayer. Delegates to State sextet's scoring punch finally ie Mendish off the ice in the Methodist Student Conferen ce and Garth, and they are a fit- last hectic seconds in an ef- "\VcdneNdny , F eb. t !-1,----' ' Winterset, guests of Wesley Foundat ion, ting epitaph for the ill-fated crystallized in th e series last Auditorium, 8 :20. Kindergar ten Tweed Hall, 9:15-10:30 a. m. week-end with Macalester even fort to score; his team respond- Primary Club, Pot Luck Supper, lovers. though 1osing by 5-4 and 7-6 in ed with a fullisade of shots Kdg. Rm., 6 :00·. SIA Bake Sale, SENI OH S GRADUA'l'ING SPRING Washburn, 10 :00-2 :00. Jean Holmstrand ls scenic the Williams Arena in Minneap- which bounced off the corner Q,U AR'l'ER 10 52 posts, goalie pads and goalie 11 designer for th e play. Addi- olis. T hurNdny , l 4- ,Vinterset," These seniors should check the but they just couldn't dent the Audi tori um, 8 :20. LSA Supper tional members of the cast in- Coach Eddoll's early season Meeting, Luth. Welfar e B ldg., b ulletin board on second floor to quote, "We've a young team, twine for the tieing goal. 5 :30, Discu ssion topic, ''Know see that their name is listed on clude: Nancy Rasche, Mary the official list. P lease see Mrs. Ann Ehlers, Russell Tornio, but we'll be up there by Your Faith." Wesl ey Foundation, Helen B . Anderson in Room M213 S u ppe r Meeting, Endion Meth- r egar ding an·y omissions or cor - Dennis LaRoque, Joy Ganyo, -the end of the season," has odist Church, 5:45. Delta Beta Gamma Formal Initiation Ban- r ections. John Rru:;che, Lawrence LaFave, proven to be prophetic. His Hoopsters Break quet. Kappa Delta Pi, Tweed, INC Ol'IIPLE'l'E GRADES Ryder Silvian, Dwaine Ganyo. pucksters weren't g i ,v e n a 7:30. John Hussey, Harry Brusell, chance by dopesters with this A ll incomplete grades m u st b e Loop losing Skein made up by Tuesday, February 5. Wilfred Sweeney and Bernard .Macalester six which had beaten if Courses for which no grades a r e Dinner. St. John's by two goals and In a desperate attempt to t urn ed in will b e marked canceled. carried St. Thomas into over- get out of the MI.Ace cellar, th e 'l'EA C H E R PLACEMENT This stirring, high ly-charged time. Up until the Mac series Bulldogs outshot a not-too-im- TO-NY'S drama plays to the public 011 •the Bulldogs had averaged only pressive St. Olaf quintet, 78-72, -FOU NTA I N Students in res idence w h o de- ;;-i .. s ire teacher placeme nt ser vice are Wednesday, Thursday, Friday two goals a game; they made last Tuesday at the- loser's ,' to r eturn their p lacem ent registra- and Saturday of next week. five a game against Macalester. s tronghold. tion mate r ials to Miss Nyl und, in With Forward Mel Koi,visto Room 215 on or before Monday, Reserved seats will be available The first game was a close, February 11. leading the way with a sizzling LUNCH ,!~ to students on the presenta- well matched affair, first one 24-point total, the Br anchmen EXCUSED ABSENCES and then the oth er side being tion of their activity cards be- ended a 7-game losing streak. The fo llowing stu dents partici • ginning next Wednesday in the ahead until Macalester poked pated i n University approved ac- in the winning goal late in the six of which had been confer- tivities which n ecessitated their front hall of Main. ence games. absen ce f r om classes o n Februa r y third period. Freshman Bob 7, 8 and 9. Juneo continued his St. Thomas River Falls J ohn Bru st, L eon ard Wheat , J er- ...... 93 ome Sonosky and Ger a l d Chris- s coring rash with two more UMD .90 Hamburgers tianson. goa1s. In keeping with established Uni- The second game was all UMD ver s ity pol icy, worl, missed may WANT, ADS Soph star Bruce Paulson con- French Fries - Soup be made up in accor dan ce w ith t h" until late in the second period ; tributed 19 counters and Guard usual procedure i n each dep a rt- they had a 5-1 lead once and Ice Cream - Groceri es mf'nt or divis io n. Wanted - Part-time salesman. Chuck Hill added 17 as the hot- ,. still led, •6-4 in th e t hira shooting UMD-men won their 1830 East 8th St. E. B. WENZE L , National Sales Organization. period. Then the M:ac's Beiss- third game of the season as O pen 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. Actin g D irector, Office of Make $40.00 per week. Con- wanger got three goals in four compared to 13 defeats. Student Personn e l Services. tact P . 0. 394 fo r details. minutes and a total of four for Cenrer Noel Olson scored 31 points for the Oles, who now have a conference mark of one win and five losses as compared to the Bullodgs' loop record of .. 8 e ,,naJ>t>'.::I " is our mo-lto now- 1-6. '' Go t.ucky" is our- cr-eed ; U'MD led at all . points, hold- ing a 44-34 advantage at h alf- P,.nd t..S./M.F.T. fulfills Our ever-y srY'\oking need! time. By the end of the third quarter, Olson and his Ole's Roland D . Frazier narrowed the gap to 58-49. 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