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The Exponent Volume 26, No. 26 Northern State Teachers College, Aberdeen, South Dakota April 23, 1958 One Thousand Students Converge On Campus Northern Day For '58 Provides Variety; Four Northernites Evening Program Features Coronation Offer Comic Opera The annual open house stagyd by NSTC for high school seniors will bring more than 1000 visitors to the campus Friday. Forty-four senior classes have Tonight, Tomorrow made plans to be in attendance. During the day, groups will tour the college facilities and be entertained "The Old Maid and The Thief," a comic opera, will be presented by at two stage shows along with a dance which will climax the festivities. the NSTC Music Department tonight Prospective students will have the opportunity to visit classes, dormitories. and tomorow night at 8:30 p. m. in and recoive counselling on college courses. the College Auditorium. The outstanding feature of the day's activities will be the crowning of a The opera, under the direction of Duke and Duchess, who will re- Dr. John Berggren, was written by ceive a one-year tuition scholarship America's leading composer of op:fra, Honorary 1. A. Frat. to Northern. Gian-Carlo Menotti. The day's activities will begin at Menotti, who was born in Italy, Will Be Established 8:00 in the morning with regisration. received his education and musical Conducted tours of the campus and training in the United States. His At NSTC Saturday classes in session will then be held. operas are the first to be performed An honorary Industrial Art frater- After students have completed the on the Broadway stage in New York nity will be founded at Northern on campus tours, they may go back to City. Saturday, April 26. The chapter will the Administration Building where Two of his operas which have pre- be Beta Epsilon of Epsilon Pi Tau, the counselling program will be in viously been presented at Northern, an international industrial arts society. progress. There will be an opportun- "The Medium" and "The Telophone," ity for seniors to ask questions in re- both enjoyed engagements of over a Dr. William E. Warner, Ohio State Betty Messmer, Janice Pearson and Donna Gerdes attempt to sober up gard to college next fall or summer. year on Broadway. University, founder and executive College dormitories will offer their Richard Aadland in this scene from "The Old Maid and the Thief." "The Old Maid and The Thief," is secretary of Epsilon Pi Tau, will be lounges for the seniors relaxation an opera for four characters. Betty on Northern's campus to install the throughout the day. Messmer, contralto sophomore from Campus Nursery School new chapter. Dr. Warner had address- Lunch will be served in the Lincoln Bowman, North Dakota, will sing the Women's Debating ed over 100 college audiences in 30 Dining Hall at 11:30 a. m. part of Miss Todd. Janis Pearson, Ready To Enroll Pupils states since founding the American 'The Dear Departed," a one act Squad Takes First Industrial Art Association. He has junior soprano from Hecla, will sing Parents who wish to enroll children comedy under the direction of Dec. traveled in North America, Europe, the part of Laetitia. Donna Gerdes. in the nursery school conducted on Feuerstein, will be presented at 1:15 the Middle East and Southeast Asia. junior from Aberdeen, will portray In Province Meet campus may register Monday and in the college auditorium. The play Northern's chapter will he the 60th Miss Pink;frcen. The part of Bob will Northern's women's debate team Tuesday, April 28 and 29, from 1 to is a comedy dealing with the hypocr- college affiliation with the internat- be sung by Richard Aadland, senior placed first in the women's division 3 p. rn. in Central Building, C-102A, isy in the mourning of a death in ional organization. Beta Epsilon will baritone from Pierpont. of the biennial Pi Kappa Delta Sioux according to Miss Vesta Hanson of the family. be the only industrial arts chapter in Alyce Berggren ,will play the piano. Province Speech Tournament held on the nursery school department. The cast is composed of Glorianne North and South Dakota. A nominal admission will be char- the South Dakota State College cam- Children must be three years old Osborne as Amelia Slater, Candace Thirteen NSTC students will be in- ged for the performances, with the pus in Brookings last Saturday. by October 31, 1958 to be eligible Erickson as Victoria Slater, Richard itiated, along with seven alumni and proceeds being used for applied The team had the distinction of be- for enrollment. Those who will be Gaikowski as Henry Slater, Dorwin two faculty members. music scholarships at Northern. Stu ing the only undefeated team in the five between Novembebr 1, 1958, Tschetter as Elizabeth Jordan and . Recent reorganization and changes dents will be admitted on presenta- entire tournament. Members of the and June 30, 1958, are to be regis- Leon Smith as Abel Merryweather. in the curriculum and facilities at tion of their student activity tickets. winning team were Dee Feuerstein, tered on Monday, April 28. Other From 3:00 to 5:30 will be free Northern merited an invitation to Carol Crane, and Irene Montgomery. youngsters will be enrolled Tuesday, time, with the recreation facilities submit material for consideration of Northern's men's team, composed April 29. available, a dorm open house for all Foss Will Address the possible establishment of an In- of Aubrey Fisher, Karl Bareither, Student teachers training at NSTC the girls and counselling for those dustrial Arts International -Cnapter Dorwin Tschetter, and Terry Willi- are on the instructional staff of the who desire it. here. Acceptance for membership in Northern Students ams, tied for third place honors with nursery school, located at the south- Supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. Epsilon Pi Tau became official in South Dakota State College and Hu- ern extremity of the campus near the in the Lincoln Dining Hall. January. ron College in the men's division. veteran's housing facilities. "Waldo Presents," an annual musi- Irene Montgomery placed first in Classes are held daily with age cal review, will be presented at 7:30 women's oratory.' Her oration, "To groups being separated into morning in the Aberdeen Civic Theatre. The Save the Stick," dealt with the need and afternoon sessions. Applications Open coronation of the 1958 Duke and for reflective thinking in 'colleges and Duchess of Northern Day will con- clude the program. universities. Spring Concert Features For Thomas Award Aubrey Fisher placed third in Applications are now being taken The day's activities will be con- men's extemporaneous speaking, and Three Trumpet Soloists; from sophomores and juniors for the cluded with the Northern Day Dance Dee Feuerstein tied for third in wom- John Willard Thomas Scholarship for in the Civic Theatre. Dancing will en's extemporaneous speaking. Berggren with Verdi Aria the academic year 1958-59. As was be from 9 to 12 p. m. Kenneth Erickson, assistant profes- The NSTC-:Aberdeen Civic Sym- previously announced in the EX- sor of speech at Northern, was elect- phony orchestra will present its PONENT, this scholarship was made Irene Montgomery Enters ed as governor of the province for a Spring Concert in the Civic Auditor- available by the children of the late two-year term. ium at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening. Mr. Thomas, who, for many years, National Oratory Contest Northern's debate squad boasts an Dr. John Berggren will be the was a member of the Northern staff. outstanding record for the year. Ac- featured soloist on the program. He The general specifications for the cording to Professor Erickson the will sing an aria from "The Masked award are, "An award of ONE HUN- "B" debate squad has a win average Ball" of Verdi and a modern ballad, DRED FORTY DOLLARS ($140.00) of 78 per cent and the "A" squad a "For You Alone." per year to be given to a sophomore Governor Joe Foss will speak at a 74 per cent win average. Another highlight of the program or junior at Northern State Teachers special assembly on Tuesday at 9:30 He added that these averages have will be Henry Purchell's "Trumpet College, who has achieved academic 0.m. in the College Auditorium. been maintained against such schools Voluntary" featuring three trumpet excellency, and who has demonstra- The Governor will speak on the as the Air Force Academy, The Uni- soloists with the orchestra. Other ted keen participation in the life of subject, "The Problems and Oppor- versity of Minnesota, The University composers included will be Franz his home community and the College tunities to be Found in South Da- of Wisconsin, the University of Ne- Schubert, Edvard Grieg and the community." kota." braska, the University of Iowa, the American, Aaron Copland. Application blanks for this scholar- This will be the first time in many University of Denver, Northwestern, This is the seventh program of the ship arc now available in Dean Jer- years that the Governor of South Texas Christian, the University of year by the orchestra. Other per- de's office. These applications must Dakota has appeared on the NSTC Wichita, Redlands, California Uni- formances included appearances at be returned to the Dean's Office by campus to address the student body. versity and William Jewell College. Redfield and at Eureka. May 2 to be considered for next year. Irene Montgomery, sophomore from Aberdeen, left for the NatiOnal For- ensic Women's Old Line Oratory contest in East Lansing, Michigan, with Prof.