Thirty-Two at NDAC Make Phi Kappa Phi

Thirty-Two At NDAC Make Phi Kappa Phi

Thirty-two seniors were initiated scholarship from the top ten per, into Phi Kappa Phi, national hon- cent of the senior class. orary scholastic fraternity, at ser- Those initiated were Owen Jones, vices held Thursday, in the Fire- Robert Anderson, Robert Lind- side room of the College Y. The strom, William Toussaint, Daniel seniors initiated into the honor so- Sewell, William Beardsley, Howard ciety were elected on the basis of Friday, Dec. 9, 1949 THE SPECTRUM VoL LX V No. 12 Mattila, Allan Hawkins, Phillip Akin, Frederick Buelow, Eunice Toussaint, Vernon Albertson, Les- ter Stine, Douglas Kepner, Marg- WSSF Begins Coronation Ceremony Marine Corps aret Clarke, Elmer Vangsness, Curtis Bute, Lewis Price, Wallace Aanderud. R o n a l d Fredrickson, Big Campaign Says All Vets Kathryn Skerik. Lara Kristjanson, Bruce Biddick, Lewis Larson, Ar- lin Undhjem, John Currie and Wal- In January Losing Money don Westermann, Lois Marquardt, Wayne Schmidt, Glen Brown, John Advance plans were revealed this "Every five minutes in the cit- Q. Paulsen, Blair Smallwood. ies of Fargo and Moorhead a vet- week by Harry Gilbertson and Les Refreshments were served by eran of World War II loses a large Stine for a World Student Service the social committee following the stake in retirement pay which he Fund campaign in early January. initiation. Members of the social has as a result of his wartime ser- Stine and Gilbertson, both Blue committee were Mr. Mervin Twit-• vice," MSgt. R. B. Wilson of the Key representatives, are spark land,. Miss Matilda Thompson and Plugging the 1949-50 drive on the Fargo Marine Corps office, said to- Mrs. Madeleine Skogen. campus. day. The WSSF campaigns annually Sgt. Wilson went on to say that in American colleges for funds td Title II, Public Law, 810-80th aid universities abroad. It is the Congress, provides retirement with Seek NDAC's only national agency organized for pay for reserve personnel of the this purpose. The fund serves stu- Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and dents in Europe and Asia without Air Corps. 'Model Man' discrimination as to race, religion, These rights, under this law, or politics. are so important that every vet- The choosing of a 'Model Man" eran should understand that Aid given falls in five cata- will again highlight the forthcom- which is available to him. ing Interfraternity ball to be held gories: food, clothing, medical Wilson also said that if a vet- aid, books, and housing. The or- this year the night of January 20, eran has had as much as four years 1950. ganization operates with the ap- of active service, he already has a This decision was made at the proval of the UN. stake of 10% toward retirement last meeting of the Interfraternity January 13 is the date set for pay. A reservist who entered World council, the group which sponsors a faculty basketball game, all War II as a private at 17 years of the annual event. school dance, and carnival. Pro- age, and has had four years of ceeds from these festivities will active service, and stays in the Re- Each of the men's organizations constitute NDAC's contribution to serve to the age of 60, he will if on the campus may select one of the fund. Last year about $500 was retiring as a Master Sergeant, re- its members to compete for the raised from a similar activity. ceive nearly $90.00 a month retire- honor and any member is eligible. Organization's represented on ment pay for the rest of his life. There are no requirements to the WSSF committee are Blue meet for the contest except that The intervening years of re- letters stating each group's can- Key, Inter-religious Council, Meth- serve duty will have paid him, odist Student foundation, Inter- At coronation ceremonies last Friday night, Pershing Rifle Queen didate must be in Dean Dinan's Marian Paris received her crown from. Cadet Vernon Albertson, also $15,000 to $18,000 for his office no later than 4 p.m. national Relations club, LSA, ISA, drills and camp. on the president of the organization. 10th of January. N e w man club, Interfraternity Any new member of any of the council, Panhellenic c o unci 1, William Toussaint, senior in ag- present Armed Forces organized riculture, won the honor YWCA, and Alpha Phi Omega. reserve units are also etitled to last year. receive these rights provided they Civil Service Commission are between the ages of 17 and 34 LSA Begins 'Old and are physically qualified. NDAC Ski Group Announces New Examinations Clothing' Drive Further information on the Hosts Other Clubs The United States Civil Serv- tion. Animal fiber technologist in Marine Corns Reserve can be had The University of Erlangen, ice Commission, Washington 25, the same classification. Dairy by contacting the Fargo Marine Members of Concordia and Germany, has been chosen as the D. C., announces unassembled ex- manufacturing technologist (pro- Corps Office at room 11, Post MSTC Ski clubs were guests at a destination of a clothing drive by aminations for general agricultur- cess butter inspector) in the same Office Building. meeting of the NDAC Ski club the Lutheran Student association ist, salary $3727.20 with periodic classification. Food preservation Thursday evening. of NDAC in affiliation with the increase up to $4479.60. ;specialist in the same classifica- Movies were shown on Skiing in Fargo Lutheran churches. Also the following: Agricultural tion. Home economist (farm and Alpha Phi Omega Canada and on skiing instructions. Most of its students and re- economists in the same classifies- home management) in the same Plans were made for a five day fugees are half-starved and very classification. Home economist trip to Tellmark, Wisconsin during short of clothing. They have one (group food preparation and dis- Holds Banquet the Christmas holidays. A group tribution) in the same classifica., of about two dozen students plan meal a day. They sleep in unheat- Insurance Group Alpha Phi Omega, national served rooms with no blankets and of- tion. Home economist (research) to make the trip. They will leave in the same classification. Plant ice fraternity, held its annual December 28, and return on Jan. ten no coats to keep out the cold Has Jobs Open founder's day banquet last night winter winds. There is no question quarantine inspector in the same 1, 1950. classification. Seed technologist in in the Fiesta room of the Gopher of their need. The Connecticut General Life Grill. The occasion marked the 24 This was the last meeting of the Insurance Company, Hartford, the same classification. Low heeled shoes, overshoes, anniversary of the national frater- Ski club during the fall term. coats, caps, felt hats, socks, sweat- Connecticut( desires to employ a All of the fore-going classifica- nity and the 15 anniversary of ers, trousers, shirts, stocking, and young man with agricultural train- tions are the so-called P-2 classi- the local chapter. ing and with experience in farm- fication. These classifications re- other warm clothing for any will Main speaker was Dean D. E. Job Opportunities carry over the Chritmas and New ing, farm management, farm cred- quire one year of experience to it or applied occupations for a show the applicants ability to per- Keefer, Dean of the junior division Year holidays to continue through at UND and member of the frat- February. supervisory position in the Farm form independent scientific, techni- Appear Brighter Mortgage Division of the Invest- ernity's national executive board. The old clothes accumulated can cal, exteension, or research work. ment Department. Other speakers included C. A. Ser- Potential employment opportuni- be left in the LSA Center in the Forms for application may be It„is a permanent position in the rinson, dean of men, and A. Glenn ties for students graduating this basement of the college "Y". All obtained from the United States home office calling for supervision Hill, senior faculty advisor. Dick fall quarter appear brighter than contributions will be Civil Service Commission, Wash- welcome. Re- of mortgage loans and farm prop- Thompson was toastmaster. anticipated. Several firms have dis- member, what may mean little to ington 25, D. C. Forms should be erty in the Midwest and Southwest. At a ceremony preceding the closed an interest in students com- us may mean much to them! returned to that address after be- pleting their training. Travel will occupy about one-third ing filled out. Application forms banquet, nine pledges were initiat- of his time. may also be obtained from the Fed- ed. The new actives are George Students who are leaving school They want a man 28 to 32 years eral Postoffice in Fargo. Ask for Rott, Bill Ackerhausen, Norman and do not have employment Ag Men To Leave of age, good personality, good card form 5501-ABC, form 14 and Ulsaker, Max Larson, Bruce Hoel, should file applications with the health, sound judgment,, ambition form 57. Rodger Lambie, Clifford Lynch, College Placement Service or con- For Chicago and energy, administrative and Bob Tenneson, and Mark Kemp- tact the Dean of Students Office. leadership abilities. enich. Chapter president Jack Likewise, employers are urged to W. J. Promersberger and A. H. Starting salary is $4600 to $6000 Lambie presided over the cere- consider the value of a college Schulz, both of the NDAC agri- per year depending upon qualifi- To Present "Peer mony. trained worker. cultural engineering department, cations and experience. will be in Chicago, Dec. 14-21 to at- Anyone wishing to communicate Gynt" February 1-3 tend the meetings of the North with the company should contact Central committee on Farm Hous- II. L. Walster, dean of the school "Peer Gynt," the classic drama NOTICE ing 'and the annual meeting of the of agriculture. by Henrik Ibsen, will be presented American Society of Agricultural by the Little Country theater Feb- ALL SENIORS WHO HAVE NOT HAD Engineers. NOTICE ruary 1, 2, and 3 under the direc- THEIR PICTURE TAKEN OR TURNED IN- Promersberger will give a re- Will the students who came tion of Alfred G. Arvold. port at the ASAE meet on a grain to the Spectrum office at the This will be the fifth LCT pro- TO THE BISON OFFICE BY 4 P.M. MONDAY drill furrow opener spacing proj- request of the editor a few duction of "Peer Gynt." The 1950 ect that has been carried on here weeks ago please meet in the presentation will feature spe&al DECEMBER 12 WILL NOT SEE THEIR to determine the merits of 6 and office today at 2:15 for a fifteen staging and lighting effects and PICTURE IN THE 1950 BISON. 7 inch spacings for grain drills. minute meeting? an outstanding cast. Page Two THE SPECTRUM Friday, Dec. 9, 1949 Borge Lives New Prexy Many Students NDAC Newman Club Host To Now Studying At First Regional Convention Up To Great Schools Abroad NEWMAN CLUB 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, with an in- Expectations More students from the United The NDAC Newman club will formal mixer in the college "Y`: States are now studying abroad, be host to the first annual con- auditorium. than ever before. Available figures By ROSEMARIE LOHSE vention of Newman clubs of the The main objectives of the con- The inimitable Victor Borge de- estimate it at about 12,000. newly organized North Dakota Re- vention will be acquaint the clubs lighted and convulsed the all stu- Of this number some 5,000 are gion to' be held in Fargo, Dec. 16, vention will be to acquaint the dent audience at _Festival Hall veterans. At least 3,000 more are 17, and 18. clubs with the business of the na- Tuesday night. under scholarships and grants, or Miss Donna Teemann, vice-pres- tional federation and to coordinate His continuous and spontaneous going on their own. The rest are ident of the North Central Pro- the activities of the clubs within flow of humor and melody made summer school students. vince of the Newman Club fed- the region. the two hour show something to The majority of these students eration, will be principle speaker. be remembered in entertainment. are graduate students, since most Miss Teemann is a student at the Schools that will be represented ,Borge says that he has no form- foreign universities r e q u i r e a University of Minnesota. at the convention are: NDAC, ula. He uses the same pattern but bachelor's degree for admission. Alfredo Gedeon, chairman of the MSTC. Wahpeton Science, Valley North Dakota Region, is in charge City Teachers, Ellendale Normal, relies on situations at each per- As a rule undergraduates receiv- formance to provide- openings. And of the 'convention which opens at and Minot Teachers. ing credit for their work study CONVENTION SCHEDULE he is ready when they appear. The with exchange groups under the girl in the left balcony who asked supervision of advisers from their Friday, Dec. 16 for "Spellbound Concerto" as an faculty. Their work and progress 8:00 p.m.—Informal mixer College "Y" encore proved that. is thus, followed and authorized. Saturday, Dec. 17 Borge started his career as a 8:15 a.m.—Mass St. Mary's Cathedral serious concert artist when he was The most popular of these is the Jeryl Haibeck, senior in agricul- 9:30 a.m.—Formal opening College "Y" 13. He feels he could succeed as a junior-year program sponsored by 10:00 a.m.—"Business of the National Federation"—College "Y" concert pianist today without the tural engineering, was recently many American colleges. satire if he so chose. "But there's elected to had Tau Beta Pi, hon- The scholarship awards to Am- 2:00 p.m.—"Club relations in N. D." College "Y" nothing I like more than hearing orary engineering fraternity. ericans are made entirely in the 9:00 p.m.—Semi-formal dance - ,, - - College "Y" people laugh," says Borge and so Leslie Matheson was chosen vice- currency of the foreign country. Sunday, Dec. 18 he combines mirth with music. president, James Minete, secre- Ordinarily they cover transporta- 9:00 a.m.—Mass St. John's Orphanage tary, and Herman Bergstedt, Using the 'happy birthday theme' tion, tuition books, and equipment 10:00 a.m.—Breakfast and formal closing - St. Mary's - clubrooms Tuesday evening Borge mimicked treasurer. needed. Maintenance enough to the masters all the way from Wag- cover a normal students needs is ner to Brahms. He is a piano mas- given. ter and his familiarity with the Staff and Notes There are three basic qualifica- Aamodt Returns Here From classics can and does lead to almost tions for those who wish to study anything. in a foreign country under the Victor Borge has played before To Hold Party Fullbright scholarship act, (1) Methodist Church Convention audiences all over the continent Next Tuesday evening the Staff American citizenship; (2) a bache- August Aamodt, a junior in group constructed sanitary facili- and in the U. S. for the past ten and Notes club will hold their an- lor's degree, (>14 its equivilent; and AAS, recently attended the meet- ties, bath-houses, basketball courts years. His sense of humor is as nual Christmas party at 7:30 in the (3) an adequate knowledge of the ing of the Commission of World and playground equipment, showed good in Danish and Swedish as it Fireside room of the college "Y". country's language. Peace of the Methodist church, movies on health and gave vaccin- is in English. Borge says, "It's not Ernst Van Vlissingen and the Although all programs under the held in Chicago, at which he re- ations. The movement was social so much what you say as when you NDAC choir will be guests of the 1949-50 act are closed, applica- presented the college students of in nature and no attempt was made say it." He says whatever comes club. tions are being accepted for the America. The 27-man commission, to convert the natives. to his mind when it comes and re- 1950-51 school year. Agencies as- which includes the six bishops of All was not work on his trip, lies on his irate tact to avoid of- The program will feature Mrs. sisting in the selection of candi- the Methodist jurisdiction in Amer- however. He spent some time in fending his audience. W. S. Shaw in Swedish costume dates include the Institute of In- ica, sets the policy of the church in Mexico City and Vera Cruz sight explaining and singing Swedish ternational Education and the Con- regard to peace and war. seeing, and because the group he carols and leading the group in ference Board of Associated Re- His selection to the Commission worked with was friendly with the Toastmasters Try carol singing. Also featured will be search Councils, both in Washing- came at the national conference people of Mexico they were able a male quartet consisting of Don ton. of Methodist youth at Williams- to get away from the regular tour- New Evaluation Legrid, Glenn Dahlin, Dick Maet- port, Pa., where he represented ,ist lanes and actually live with the zold, and Ronald Nelson. North Dakota as state president of people. Also the group was the A new type proceedure for eval- The Fargo Music club is active- Christmas Program the Methodist student movement. first group of Americans to ex- uating the speakers was used at ly interested in the Staff and Note He was also named to •the execu- 43lore some newly discovered , caves the last meeting of the AC Toast- club at NDAC. At the Christmas Set For Sunday tive council of the national con- in an isolated part of Mexico. masters club. Panel-type in na- party Mrs. Murfin, President of ference. Aamodt reported that the vari- ture the method met with much Fargo Music Club, will present the The NDAC Chorus under the di- Aamodt spent last June and ance in prices was very noticeable ' success. club with three dozen plates and rection of Ernst Van Vlissingen July in Mexico doing missionary in Mexico. Large orchids were Speakers for the evening were: cups. She will also present a piano will take an active part in a candle- work which was voluntary and being sold at 25 cents apiece. John DeKrey, who gave a humor- scholarship for Blair Smallwood. light Christmas program of the sponsored by the First Methodist Merchants with goods to sell ous •talk on "Education in This At the same time Chapter E of LSA Sunday, at 4:30 in the col- church. He worked with a group, gathered in the market place every Institution:" Glenn Edon, spoke on P.E.O. sisterhood w ill present lege "Y" auditorium. which included 16 other college stu- Wednesday to display their wares. his autobiography; Robert Klou- Sharon Erickson with a piano In the midst of boughs of holly dents from the United States, near He brought back with him a num-, bec, "Soil Conservation"; and Wil- scholarship. the chorus will render its anthems the town of Zacapoaxtly. ber of examples of handiwork of lard Peterson who spoke on the The student club is affiliated of praise and glory. Together with At Zacapoaxtly, which is 250 the natives Which included leather- heed for dormitory facilities. with the National Federation of readings, the Christmas story will miles northeast of Mexico City, the work, silverwork, and weaving. Special guests of the evening Music. Mrs. J. A. Jardine, another be re-enacted, emphasizing the were Dr. Glenn S. Smith, associ- guest at the Christmas meeting, prophecy in the old Testament and ate dean of the school of agricul- will speak on the National Federa- then the fulfillment in the new Tragedy Strikes Settlement ture, and Charles King, senior in tion Youth program. Testment. agriculture. The club will resume meetings in A men's quartet, a girls trio, in- New members are Robert Run- January, and members will present strumental numbers, and solos as- As Christmas Approaches nice, Kirk Smith, and Kenneth a program at the Veterans hospital sist the chorus in the building of a Ward. on the evening of February 22. climax worthy of the Christmas By JULIUS ANDERSON the windows. Today they too lie spirit. A whole settlement lies ready silent, unheedful of the whimper- In keeping with this spirit the for burial today. A day ago in the ing cries of their babies. If there Rev. John Schultz, student pas- apartment houses of this settle- were any babies to cry. American Colleges Now tor, will speak on "Your Yuletide ment one could hear the running Fathers too who so proudly es- Diary." and noisy squealing of the chil, corted their wives along the walks The singing of Christmas carols dren at their play as they raced or argued with their friends over In Serious Financial Trouble will finish the afternoon's pro- up and down the hallways, or some disputed point are now quiet. gram. Everyone is invited to at- chased in and out of the entrances. By LOIS DAGGETT have increased from $75 in 1941 to The young lovers who flirted so tend. Today they are silent. No sounds happily or courted with such ardor Despite the fact that tuition fees $104 today. At NDAC the tuition of happinesS, no whimpering for are higher than ever before, Amer- fee for three terms is $60, but, Mast evening now pay no attention attention, or quarreling, only ta each other. The young gentle- ican colleges and universities are students also pay $21 a year for silence. in serious financial conditions. In student activity fees. 15 Pledged To men whose eyes lit up when a set Yesterday gray whiskered grand- of trim feminine ankles went by a recent survey conducted by the Other general increases have dads walked about without fear, New York Times, it was report- made the cost of going to college Kappa Kappa Psi now no longer see. They too are scolding the noisy children and all silent. ed that 20 per cent of the private more expensive than ever. In 1941- reminiscing of the days when they schools are operating on a deficit 42 the average student paid $299 Fifteen men were pledged by were young before the country What was it that struck with budget this year, whereas four for his board and room. This fall Kappa Kappa Psi, honorary band went to the cats and dogs. Many such fatal terror to the hearts of per cent of the public schools are it is $444. According to the col- fraternity, at a meeting in Ceres of them battle-scared veterans of this total population ? What was it operating on the same kind of Oege catalog the average NDAC hall last week. different wars who were still will- that dragged down those in their budget. student spends between $465 and Those pledged were: Keith Boh- ing to lay down their lives in de- tracks that tiled to flee the city Almost all colleges have found $540 for board and room for three lig, Darrell Bakken, Stanley Carl- fense of their homes if they Must. when hey saw their friends and that it is much harder to raise quarters. son, Jim Chernich, Don Fitzpat- Now they are gone. loved ones struggling in dying money this year. They also ex- In 1941 the over-all costs to stu- rick, Mel Forthun, Fred Haefner, Mothers with their many chil- agony ? What was it that came in pect registration to drop, thus dents at a public college amount- Bill Henry, Gerald Jacobson, Gerid dren, some not yet born, were such the night and left dead and dying bringing about more financial dif- ed to $466, but today they are $665. Overboe, Dwight Palmer, Roy. a short time ago going about their behind when morning broke ? What ficulties. Many schools will be com- It is estimated that NDAC stu- Pile, Leroy Schwager, Don Shel- houses at their work and gossip- was it against which their best pelled to discharge faculty mem- dents spend between $259 and $389 don, and Jack Stewart. ing over the board fence or out of fighting units were helpless? bers and to drop some courses from each term for expenses. Two new pledges not at the Atomic bomb? Bacterioloical war- their curriculum, so as to meet There is little danger that our meeting were: Doug Horlocker and LOST fare ? The dreaded plague? their operating costs. colleges will go bankrupt, but Art Lies. Scheaffer automatic pencil. Be- No, it was red squill, a violent This survey found that tuition the schools that have been over- tween Festival Hall and Science on poison, given to the city of rats rates for all colleges have gone up crowded with veterans will un- WATCH FOR SALE Tuesday, Pencil is maroon with in the basement of the college farm from an average of $205 in 1941-42 doubtedly suffer the most from Helbros chronograph for sale. gold top. Finder return to Spec- feed-warehouse, now, a silent city to $312 this fall. Public colleges the decline in the needed revenue. Excellent condition. Dial 7965. trum office. of houses for rent.

Friday, Dec. 9, 1949 THE SPECTRUM Page Three

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What's the Name of This Song? . . . Or Don't POSTAL PHARMACY Across from the Post Office Believe Everything You Read . . . by Best PARKER and SHEAFFER PENS and PENCILS Complete Photography Supply Dept. By WILLIE BEST trum, named Jane, but she is horse, and everybody within a We Give S & H Green Stamps neither one horse nor is she - - - tweny mile radius if they don't Being in a particularly foul okay, forget it. Next Line: watch themselves. And now these mood today, I've decided that I'm * * yuks are singing uproariously. Boy, just not going to tell you about O're the fields we go, laughing all they must really have hung one some of the world's most interest- the way. on! Can't you see them now ? ing people. No sir! When I woke Can't you see them? Dashing Weaving back and forth down the up this morning, it felt like the o'er the fields. And laughing on road, drinking, laughing maniac- whole ROTC had marched through top of it! I'll bet they've just gone ally, and singing at the top of their my mouth, and I think if I had dashing o'er some poor farmer's liquor soaked lungs ? Isn't that a awakened a few minutes earlier, crop of winter wheat and ruined pretty picture. Cutting through I would have caught all those cou- the whole stand, and now they're farmer's fields, as if the poor ples from the military ball that had laughing about it, the slobs. Next farmer had ever done anything to been dancing on my head all night line: them. Is that any example to set long. for the youth of the nation. Maybe So being in a rather foul mood, Bells on bobtail ring, making it was beter back when we had I've decided that I'm going to spirits bright. prohabition. Let's try the chorus Complete, expert radio service on any make of Auto radio analyze a song for you. The title There! Now they've done it. They now! of same is Jingle Bells. 820 N.P. AVE. PHONE 7373 cut the tail off the poor horse and 24 Hour Wrecker Service Nov right at the outset, isn't tied a bell on it. I'm getting to the Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all that the most foolish title that point that I feel that they are the way. you ever had he misfortune of sadistic. And this stuff about You see, there they go picking hearing, Jingle Bells, indeed. Are spirits. Well, I had suspected that on the bells again. What a bunch you asking them or telling them? they'd been drinking all along, but of illiterates! Jingle all the way, If I were a bell, and I heard now the whole truth comes out. A they keep telling them. All the way Knight Printing Co. that foolishness, I would absol- bunch of tipsy one horse open where, if I'm not being too utely refuse to jingle, in fact shay drivers, dashing through the gauche ? I'll bet you that they don't I'd tell them to go drop dead farmer's wheat fields and endan- know where they're going, and already. You know how heels are. gering the lives of everyone on they probably don't much care. COMMERCIAL PRINTING I personally think that the title the highway. I declare, a body isn't Pretty soon they'll pass out and should be "Oh Please, Bells, Jin- safe in his own bed nowadays. that poor, half frozen horse that CATALOGS & BOOKLETS gle Once." Where are those bums from the they cut the tail off of will take Now the Line by Line: highway patrol ? They should run them home while they sleep it off. * * * those slobs in for drunken one Let's go on: "THE KNIGHT WAY IS THE RIGHT WAY" Dashing through the snow, in a one -horse-open-shay driving. The gov- horse open shay, ernor will hear about this! Shall Oh what fun it is to ride in a one 619 N. P. Ave. Dial 7359 Now there, you see ?Dashing we proceed? horse open shay. through the snow. Think of the What fun it is to ride and sing a Well, I'm glad that they're hav- poor horse. Suppose he doesn't ing fun. 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Page Four THE SPECTRUM Friday, Dec. 9, 1949 THE SPECTRUM Message to Students Published every Friday at Fargo, North Dakota, by the NDAC Board of Publica- fiePtqg liete tions. State College Station, Fargo, North Dakota. Subscription rate $1.00 per term. The recent college directory lists more than 80 student or- Entered as second class matter December 10, 1945, at the post office at Fargo, North By MORGEN HENRY ganizations at NDAC, not including athletic teams. Dakota, under the act of March 3, 1879. SPECTRUM STAFF Since this is the final issue of In view of this, it might seem odd for anyone—let alone a Editor Robert A. Johnson the Spectrum before the onset of Managing Editor Jane Shea faculty member—to encourage more student activity. Yet if our Sports Editor John Paulsen, John Hesse vacation, it would present student publications are maintained, they should get more Business Manager Gordon Kartenson probably be a Circulation Manager Ann Hook student support. And they deserve this support for these reasons: Photographer Don Christensen propitious time to tie up all the 1. They give publicity and support to all other student loose ends left activities. hanging at the 2. They interpret the college to the public. Letter to the Editor .. end of what we 3. They provide good education experience for the stu- feel has been a dents who work on them. Sir: particularly Last week I walked into the Spectrum office and told the act- frenzied term. Our student staffs should be large enough so that no one need ing editor of a story in the New York Times dealing with what I First of all, we work more than 10 hours a week, but now a few students put in 30 considered a significant action taken at a meeting of the National owould like to or more. Larger staffs would also provide better news coverage, Interfraternity Conference, and suggested that the story be "covered," Henry thank the people more variety, more democratic representation fora all sides of campus or summarized, for readers of the Spectrum. I cited the date of who have made this paper possible: life, and more careful editing. the Times' report, and the page. For a reason that I do not know, the lumberjacks who cut down the Consider the work that goes into one issuer of the Spectrura: the story did not appear last Friday. trees, the loggers who floated them Reporters must gather facts for 50 or 60 items; news stories Because I think the story is one that the students on this campus down the river, the workers in the ought to know about (it was not carried in the local city paper, either, paper mill, the president of the can not be spun out of one's head. About 12,000 words are printed, and more must be written to give the editor any selection. None of as far as I know), I should like to report it in this letter, as far as paper mill, his family and his friends. And also Adolph A. Gut- this wordage comes from the wire services or syndicates such as your space will allow.. enberg for inventing movable type. supply commercial papers. The story was carried in the Times (Sunday, November 27, the And, of course, Mrs. Gutenberg Stories must be verified, edited, and put into shape for the front page) under the headline: Students Win Anti-Bias Battle; Frat- too, and little Heinrich Gutenberg ernity Board Reverses Stand. Date lined from Washington (November and Rover the family dachshund. printer, who expects readable, typed copy. Headlines must be writ- 26), it stated, "The National Interfraternity Conference struck a Say something Rover . . .woof! ten, pictures and engravings must be arranged for, and the paper blow today against discrimination in college Greek-letter societies by woof! must be made up. Columns do not come out even at the bottom of recommending the elimination of restrictive membership provisions." the page by magic. A statement by the conference resolutions committee recommend- Then there is the business of all The business side gets in 25 or 30 advertisements, circulates ing the elimination of "selective membership provisions" by frater- the columns which were started but the campus copies, mails out some 400 copies, and keeps the books never finished. We have three bad nities that have them was approved by a standing vote, 36 to 3. balanced. starts here 1, 2, and 3 which never (Each fraternity has one vote.) Nineteen of the fifty-eight member got into print but which did have The Bison likewise requires much work before it appears a fraternities did not vote: possibilities at the time. full-blown, 300-page book in June. Three quarterly magazines also The statement was called "precedent-making" by the Times, which I Fourscore and seven years present their own distinctive journalistic problems. said that the statement "could alter 'membership patterns in some ago our forefathers brought forth Our student journalists deserve more credit than they probably 2,700 chapters of fraternities throughout the country." II Attendez done que vous soyez get; but even more than credit, they would like more concrete as, The Times pointed out that a more strongly worded resolution, libre de choisir, que vous soyez .. . sistance. which sought to "repeal and abolish" any by-law or constitutional III We are down at the street be-. provision discriminating "against any college student because of his cause we are down at the street That NDAC does not have a journalism department is the ex- cuse sometimes given for insufficient student support, but it is not religion, race, color or creed" was rejected by the delegates. hip hip hup hup wheeee pop pop up up help ulp gerk Just how noteworthy the conference's resolution was can be a valid reason. A number of small colleges maintain good student As you can probably see, we had publications without any journalism instruction. The student who gathered by the headlines run by the Times over its stories on the some trouble getting these articles spends two or three years on the staff will pick up considerable two previous days. (Both stories were carried on the front page of underway and consequently had to experience, and the college library has some good journalism books. the second section.) The headline on Friday, November 25, was: Frat- shelve these otherwise perfectly ernity Fight on Bias Forecast, with the drop-headline: Struggle to good approaches. Furthermore, there are precisely two students now active on Drop 'Restrictive Clauses' from Laws Likely at National Session. campus publications who have taken the one year of journalism that What was happening at the conference can be gathered from the Sat- And of course there is the mat- we do offer here. urday headline: Group Split on End of Fraternity Bias, and the "drop": ter of New Year's Resolutions W. W. Norris Head of National Conference Rules Issue Is Not One for Action by which we hereby dispatch with: Delegate Meeting. The "struggle" that was taking place is indicated We hereby resolve never to: in a further one-line "drop": Students Push for Vote, and the dark 1. Carry rattlesnakes around. 2. Play '12th Street Rag" on 71te 7C0ft€i picture on the next-to-the-last day of the conference by the last the Old Main Chimes. "drop": They Get Backing on Demands for Anti-Discrimination Move 3. Drink Vodka with cherry By PAT O'LEARY himself a time, With his picture But Defeat Seems Certain. pop. all over the papers, photographed It is perhaps interesting to note that among the student dele- I've got any doubts about this 4. Join a Lamasery. coming Yule-tide—we're too far in- with resplendent coeds, life could gates pressing for the anti-discriminatory resolution were representa- 5. Marry Aimee Semple Mc- land. Everyone is getting into the not be better. The result: brother tives from the University of Minnesota, who had joined with under- Pherson spirits of the thing, though. You Dick Rue and Norb Gorman are graduates from twelve Northeastern colleges and universities, plus see them going uptown to do their beating a quick path for the same such other schools as Bucknell University, the University of West Also, we would like to, put in a Christmas shopping ? They usual-, stamping ground. They're yearing Virginia, and Michigan State college. good word for Christmas. However, 'ly end up Christmas slopping in for some of that learning! During the attempts to place the conference on record against we searched several dictionaries the lounge petite (French for and a thesaurus without finding a The newest co-ed defense wea, discrimination, the executive secretary of one fraternity declared: "Santa can't get in here—no I.D.) word which we thought was good pon, destined to replace the hat- "If we live in a democracy and are assembled here in the capital of enough to put in for Christmas so pin and high pitched scream, has the United States, then I disagree with the high-sounding words pub- we'll just leave it stand if you The military ball went off with been put into operations recently. lished in various fraternity magazines saying that fraternity men don't mind. no • snags. The grand march was a It's only a cigarette holder, but have a right to discriminate. I disagree vehemently." C little late, but better late than when equipped with burning weed, Attending the conference were three hundred delegates from fifty- Furthermore, • in line with the Very much later. If it had been it gives the watchful woman quite eight national fraternities, representing undergraduate chapters in Christmas spirit, we would like to any later it would have been more a reach, according to Harlan Holly say a few kind words for Barry nearly a snake dance. They must and Fred Mohr. 247 colleges and universities. have made a lot of money, too, be- The text of the resolution adopted by the conference is as fol- Chambers, our enemy at Grand Forks. "You're a good egg, Harry. cause Amby Meyer couldn't have We've finally found out a sure lows: We didn't mean any of the nasty cost'very much. way to keep undesirable grades "Resolved that it is the sense of this conference that (1) it re- things we said about you, Carry old * from reaching critical parental cognizes that many member fraternities have had and now have boy." According to word from that 'eyes: all you have to do is run restrictive provision. (2) It recognizes that the question is of con- tropical, playground paradise un- up a library fine and not pay it cern to many interested parties. (3) It calls these facts to the at- In closing for the term we should der the guise of an institution of for four years or so. tention of all member fraternities, appreciating that membership is point out that a great many NDAC higher learning, the University of Address all thank you cards to an individual fraternity responsibility. (4) It recommends that mean- students are from out-of-town Miami, Butch Rue is really having the library. ber fraternities that do have selective membership provisions con- places and will be using the roads sider this question in the light of prevailing conditions and take to get home for the holidays. We such steps as they may elect to elminate such selectivity provisions." would sincerely appreciate it if all of you Fargoans would refrain A further indication of how far-reaching the conference's action from using the roads during the FOSS DRUG was, can be seen in a comparison of this year's action with that of holidays, since they are apt to get one year ago. In 1948, a proposal was offered that a fraternity chap• crowded. This is especially impor- Corner N. P. Ave. and Broadway dial 6679 ter in accepting members should be governed by the character and tant in: regard to roads going to personality of the candidate "rather than his race, color, religion or Mott, Pingree, Pompey's Pillar and nationality." Judge 'Frank H. Myers of the New York Municipal Amenia since they are apt to get Court, chairman of this year's conference, reported that of fifty-, crowded. Thank you. seven national fraternities to whom the prospal was referred, only seventeen sent replies and twelve of these held the matter "not pro- "Adiabatic air," "occluded front" and "cold air mass" are terms used per" for conference consideration. by meteorologists to successfully Bernard Apple confuse laymen.

Department of English . _gy,■■••■■■••■• NOTICE For the Finest of Food and Service Will the students who came Try the to the Spectrum office at the Just 4 Blocks West of Main Gate request of the editor a few AIR PORT CAFE weeks ago please meet in the WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER office today at 2:15 for a fifteen PARKING NO PROBLEM Administration Building Hector Air Port minute meeting? Dial 5545 Friday, Dec. 9, 1949 THE SPECTRUM Page Five

An Escapade of Mike Malone The Scoop By JACK WERRE stood up. "I knew you'd come." back in a minute with my hands By KEN GRISWOLD junior, says, "I enjoy THE SCOOP, I can understand it—its so simple. Special Correspondent "I've been awfully busy," he full of the twenty pound sack I A TOP AND A 'BOTTOM'—Merle While Roy Johnson, Ag. senior, The lettering on the frosted said. 'They keep pledges busy." would have to carry back for her. Light, judging coach, has spent all says, "THE SCOOP is the most glass of the door read "Michael "I've missed you" It was my day for surprises. She quarter telling the AC livestock unbiased column in the SPEC- Malone, Private Eye." I was glad "Did you?" was looking at me over the icy judging team that every class to see that my office was still Her 'sultry, heavy-lidded eyes sights of a blue automatic. must have a top and a bottom. At TRUM." were partly closed as she moved in She was still smiling and her I like you, too. there. With the hangover I had the International Livestock Ex- • * * that morning I wasn't sure of any- closer to him, fingering his jacket voice hadn't changed. "This is just position last week in Chicago the lapel and smoothing it upwards. a warning, Gumshoe. Lay off this judging team really took him ser- THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK — thing. I shoved the door open and Ever try putting a marshmallow walked into the anteroom. Slowly, deliberately, she raised her case. It's too big for you." Then, iously. Vic Horne was the nation's arm to his shoulder, drew the back still smiling, she fired three shots top horse judge while another into a piggy bank? "Hiya, Boss," Minniffee, my of her hand along the line of his into the sack, blew on the barrel pint-sized secretary was sitting member, in hog judging, was 170th cheek, touched his earlobe for a and walked out, leaving me stand- out of 170 judges. AND THEN THERE IS the little on the edge of her desk, beside brief instant, and then ran her ing up to my ankles in U.S. Crys- * * * moron who dreamt of a white Schenley, my secretary-sized tal's grade A product. Christmas. fingers up through his curly blond NDAC AGRONOMIST, T. E. Stoa, * pint. That meant one of two hair. Her red lips were parted That did it: I went down to the * things. Either the finance com- was judge of small grains at the THE GREATER North Dakota As- slightly as she looked up at him. drug store, spent a nickle on a call International Livestock Hay and pany hadn't come for the desk "Kiss me," she whispered. to a stoolie named Little Roque- sociation sponsored a booth which yet, or my hangover was worse Grain show in Chicago last week. was on display in the Amphitheat- "I would if I could Hedy," he fort, and did some checking. Then * * * than I thought: said, "but don't you see ?" His eyes I went out to the school again and er at the International Livestock KICKED AND CUSSED — Many Exposition in Chicago this year "You've got a customer," she, were •pleading. "The dean hasn't started spreading money around in good quotes go unprinted 'cuz he's said, nodding toward the inner of- lifted SAE's suspension yet." He the right places. Inside of two The GNDA display featured color-, bigger 'n me. For example, there ed pictures of the four recent addi- fice. "That can wait. C'mere, groaned. "We're going into the hours I had what I needed. The could be one this week on a bounc- Baby," I grunted, and pulled her sixth week." next stop was my office, which I tions to the North Dakota Experi- ing pin—but he probably has it ment Station. These additions were into my arms, kissing her hard I could see I was on the wrong sailed into without even trying back by now anyway. on her hot red mouth. I held the track, so I paid the bill and got a out Minniffee's new lipstick. The * * * made possible by gifts from N.D. clinch until I felt her body go limp, Rahjah was there. "The case is farmers and business men. On cab to my apartment, where I FERTILIZER SHORT COURSE— then I let her drop to the floor. solved," I said. display also was a story of the 500 could grab some shuteye. North Dakota's commercial fertili- Shoving her aside, I picked up the I don't know what I was expect- "You mean. • . ?" acre seed farm at Casselton. Distri- pint and let two and a half shots zer dealers met here last Friday to buted at the display was Dean H. ing when •I opened the door, but I "Yes, those notes you kept find. become acquainted with the types panther sweat run into my L. Walster's pamphlet, 'New of raw wasn't expecting what I found. ing on your car were for parking and uses of fertilizer. Dean H. L. gullet. I turned and ankled into Curled up in my yellow armchair without a student license. Nobody Frontiers in Farm Research', which Walster, while speaking to the told the story of the experiment my office. was a knockout blond siren with else can read them either. As for dealers, stated that the Plains the most facinating front elevation that cabbage with the heater, the ',station's expansion program. A seedy character in a Rahjah States are becoming the new mar- * * * jacket three sizes too small for you ever saw in your life. She had school talked her into trying to ket for fertilizer and that soils of IN BRIEF—Coverage of Ag de- him got up from his chair. "Ma- on a shiny black silk evening dress keep me from finding out for you. this area are going to have to be lone!" he blubbered, "You've got to that stuck to her like a film of These tickets double every time if partments this quarter has been built up in order to maintain their possible through the cooperation of help me. Someone is out to get shellac. Her flame yellow hair you don't. buy a license. They had productivity. Reasons given for me!" cascaded down to her creamy-white it figured in the Administration W. W. Norris, journalism instruc- the recent increase are : a generally tor. Students reporting Ag news "Take it easy, Ruben. One thing shoulders. We may have been in that they could run them up good greater awareness about soils, bet- North Dakota but the slit in her and high before. . . " were Stan Melroe, Stan Mark- at a time! First, you're a student ter purchasing power of farmers, wardt, Betty Gordhammer, Dwain at the AC, right?" skirt went all the way up to Man- "Oh, I get it," he interrupted. more favorable relations between itoba. "Sure} how else are they going to Belcher, Marvin Jentz, Wallace "H-How did you know that," he the cost of fertilizers and the price Aanderud, Margie Aamodt, Betty stammered. "I live in the next apartment," get a Student Union." of crops, improvements in the she said in a law voice. "I hope you "Gee, thats a load off my mind, Talmo, and Doris Holzman. "I'm not a private eye for noth- manufacturing of fertilizers, im- * ing. Besides, you forgot to scrape don't mind. I wanted to borrow a how can I thank you?" provements in fertilizing distribut- EVEN THOUGH Victor Borge was off your shoes. Now, who's out to cup of sugar." "That's easy, I said, reaching up ing machinery, more knowledge "What if I say I don't have into the chandelier for a jug of not wired for sound, he received get you?" about the placement of fertilizers multi applause for his perform- "That's just it," he groaned, any ?" I flipped. She winked at me firewater, "Tell my secretary to in the soil and extensive field trials ance. wringing his hands, "I don't know. and said, "I could be awfully grate- find the phone number of the throughout the state . But I keep getting these mysteri- ful for a little bit of sugar." apartment next to mine and order * * * "KNOCK, KNOCK." "Who's there?" ous notes." I waltzed into the kitchen, came a thousand pounds of sugar." ABOUT— ACers ARE TALKING "Iver" He handed me a white slip of Pat Kennedy's fine job of introduc- "Iver who?" paper with illegible lettering all ing Victor Borge. Well done, Pat. Top Women in Public Health (Only the N.D. University's DA- over it. "I can't even read them. * * * KOTA STUDENT would print any This morning when I got out of DAIRY MAJOR Eugene Erickon more.) class this one was tied to the received a $300 scholarship when O * * handle of a dagger and stuck into the won the National Dairy Pro, one of the tires on my car. Every ducts Judging Contest at the Na- QUOTE OF THE WEEK — Dick `knock-knock' Goodman, Ag fresh- day, now, for a week I've gotten tional 4-H Club Congress in Chi- man, says, "She can't sing—but one. I'm like a madman!" cago last week. While I listened I reached down S she's got good rhythm." and bought myself four fingers EVERYONE IS WELCOME to the of rotgut from the third drawer ag entomology seminar which NOTICE of my desk. I held the glass up to meets every Monday at 4 o'clock Students are reminded that the light, looked at it narrowly. in room 203 of Francis Hall. all books should be returned to "Malone don't play for marbles," the library and all fines paid I said. REMARKS FROM THE HUED before the end of the term, Dec., He pulled a dirty paper sack SECTION - - - 17, according to H. Dean Stall- out of his jacket and tossed it on Joyce Cunningham, Home Ec. ings, librarian. the desk. There was twenty grand in it. "I know it isn't much," he said quickly, 'but I just paid my SHANLEY ROYALTONE STUDIO house bill. If you want more I can get it." 518 FIRST AVE. NO. I reached back of the bookcase EVERYTHING IN PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT for a fifth of gin, unscrewed the top, drained it and threw it in the Three of the world's leading women in the field of public health DIAL 4613 waste basket with the others. "It'll consult in New Delhi, India, during a meeting of the U.N. World do till I yell for more. Now get Health Organization (WHO), called to draw up plans for the im- out. I've got to do some thinking." provement of health conditions in the countries of South East Asia. A half an hour, twenty cigar- Left to right: Dr. Martha Eliot, of the U.S.A., Assistant Director- General of WHO; Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, India's Minister of Health; ettes, and three quarts later, I and Mrs. U. Aung San, widow of the late Prime Minister of Burma, pulled on my trench coat and now Director of Burma's Women's and Children's Welfare Board, walked out through the anteroom. Minniffee was back at her desk, filing her nails. I dropped two "G" notes in her lap. `Go buy a new lipstick," growled. "That last THE 12IEX CAFE stuff tasted like the bottom slat "FAMOUS FOR FINE FOOD' of a chicken ladder." I hopped number 5 bus and step- 202 First Avenue North Moorhead ped off in front of the main gate. Finding a clue on the AC campus was like looking for a hangnail in a mineshaft. I walked into the Hasty keeping my mouth shut and my ears open. If anybody on the TRY SCHEEL'S . . . They Have It! campus knew anything I knew I would overhear it In the big corner booth. GREGG & NORTHLAND SKIIS Across the aisle, a dark, vibrant- ly beautiful woman sat alone. She looked at the smoke curling up ALFRED'S FIGURE SKATES Your Electrical Servant from her cigarette unseeingly. Then a tall boy shouldei-ed his way through the crowd. Scheel's Hardware "Atley!" she called. She spoke NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY with a slight Central European ac- 212 Broadway FARGO cent. • "I knew you'd come," she murmured gratefully as she

Page Six THE SPECTRUM Friday, Dec. 9, 1949 Paulsen's Pencil

By JOHN PAULSEN both offense and defense, and the Charley Bentson's Bison veteran, entrusted with the men squeaked by MSTC last Satur- game captaincy, displayed an or- day in a game in which they had ganizational and play-making abil- the upper hand most of the way, ity, particularly in the tight spots, but one in which they could never that was more than pleasantly sur- shake their opponents loose long prising. enough to salt it away. And MSTC, The Bison guards were superla- after playing dead against Valley tive. Bob Geston, always an effec- City two nights earlier, rose to a tive floor man, showed the best customary performance against driving qualities of all Bentson's NDAC and just about forced the performers, moving in for two Herd to toot the whole show. needed lay-ups against MSTC's The Bison didn't look like a sup- rather stringent defense. Dave er-team. But they showed a lot of Torson, as usual, is still the spark p ossibilities. upon whom the Herd depends, and Bentson's pass the Bison guard — probably the and block offense best all-round NDAC player since wasn't as effec- the 1938-39 days of Larry Tan- tive as it might berg—shows no signs of slowing Setting their sights for tomorrow's Inter-city contest with Concordia are these ten Bison lettermen. have been. Roy up. Torson, and apparently Geston Left to right, Dave Torson, Bob Geston, Dick Hanson, Mary Evans, Bob Grant, Jack Garrett, Art Dome k's men as well, should be made for the Bredahl, Mary Shafer, Dave Turner, and Dick Hilden. w e r e dropping new Bentson system, and the larg- deep on the Herd, er NDAC court should help theft and the small maneuvers appreciably. Bison Edge Moorhectd State, 48-45; MSTC court pre- Apart From Their Paulsen vented NDAC actual basketball ability, which Dave Torson Leads Scorers With 14 Points from capitalizing on the room it was good in spots and not so hot needs to successfully execute its in others, the most favorable fac By JOHN HESSE Torson put the Bison out in front with a pair of free throws to end maneuvers. However, it was this for in the Herd's appearance, 1 In spite of a last quarter rally, 14-13, and the Bison were out in the tussle with a 48-45 score. same system which probably saved thought, was their overall court in a game that was close all the front to stay. Leading the NDAC offense was the Herd the game. The Bison, decorum. The constant official. way, the Bison biicketeers took The Bison left no doubt who all-conference guard, Dave Torson sticking with it all the way, were baiting which Bison teams have, in their second straight contest in as was the better team throughout who hooped fourteen points for organized best when they needed the past, been notorious for is ap- many starts. The Bison took the the contest, however, at no time the victors. Torson also had a big night in the back court, in the to be most, and continued the parently a. thing of the past. The lead after it had see-sawed for the did they hold more than a six point squad is organized and has be- first quarter, and never relinquish- advantage over the spirited MSTC rebound department. methodical pass, cut, and block Trailing Torson for scoring hon- pattern during the last two min- come a team rather an a con- quintet' Play showed the usual raggea ors for the Herd were guard Bob utes so effectively that MSTC glomeration of individual perfor- Geston, who also played a stellar early season form, however most couldn't get the ball. It has, even mers. The players seem content, of it was on the part of the Dra- defensive game, and center Bob fortunately, to play basketball and Grant, who was lost early in the when its not working at its best, gons, the Bison showing rather the great virtue of keeping its leave the extra-curricular duties to good form for so early in the year. second half on fouls. Both boys put in nine for the visitors. users effectively organized. Bentson. Defensive play was, for the most The contest again demonstrated Saturday's game uncovered some part, rough with fifty one fouls Klug and McCamy were the top- dogs in the Dragon offense with the fact that NDAC must face in new Bison performers of merit and being called on both teams. twelve points apiece to give them its lack of height its most serious verified the continued brilliance of The Bison defenders were suc- impediment. The question of the a tie for second place honors in Torson. It evolved the fact that cessful in the second half in hold- the evening's scoring. However, problem's solution will probably Bentson's system is at its effective ing down the MSTC scoring threat the best player on the floor for have to remain unanswered until best during the final minutes of a in the person of Curt McCamy. the Dragons was Jim Gotta who after Christmas when it will hinge close ball game—all important un- Two centers were lost on fouls held Torson to three points in the on Bob Grant's ability to continue der current rule changes. The tilt trying to keep the big boy from second half, after it was discover- his fine work of Saturday, ana showed the Herd hard up for scoring, but the end result was ed that none of the forwards could that McCamy was held. Jack Garrett's ability to step into height—no doubt, the team's great. cope with the little guard. Gotta the picture with some helpful est shortcoming. It brought to In the last quarter, the fine also had a big night dragging play. light an almost mid-season effec- play of Jim Gotta and John (Otto) down rebounds for the losers. Got- tiveness in the tight, final min- Klug, a pair of guards brought ta also contributed nine points to Grant Was. One the Dragons within one point of the offensive effort. of several of Bentson's men whose ute. It demonstrated that offi- cials, like basketball players, need the Herd. In the last-few seconds The Bison held period advan- play exceeded all expectations. In of play, Bob Geston iced the game tages of 13-9, 25-20, and 33-39. fact, for Bentson, Grant's work some warmup contests to get at tap effectiveness. It left us was probably more pleasing than DAVE TORSON that of anyone else. The Herd tu- wanting to see more of what Mr. ed it. The final score was 48-45. tor knows that the quality of his Bentson of Wyoming has to offer. The Dragons' drew first blood Bleacher Erection Delays I-M Play; smaller men is enough to put him And when the ball game got when Duane Bagne dropped in a in business. It was, and is, the big dull—which it didn't—there were free throw in the early minutes of Kappa Sigs, Student Body, OX Lead men—or lack of them—who have some rather snifty looking Bison play. Mary Evans tied it up a few him worried. Grant's maneuvers songleaders—Gordon Badger and a minutes later with a gift toss. Af- By JOHN L. SULLIVAN BRACKET B offered a pleasant sedative. trio of KKG's pride and joys, Jean ter that the score was tied at 3, The Intra-Mural business meet- W L Theta Chi Mary Shafer, an up-and-downer Davis, Janet Kiefer, and Pat Carl- 5, 7, and 13. Then in the opening ing turned out to be rather short 5 0 LMC in past years, played effectively on son. minutes of the second canto, Dave this week. There was a small dis- 4 0 cussion over the schedule changes Sigs 2 2 made last week, but it was cleared St. B3 2 2 up in a short time. SAE 1 2 2 AGR 3 1 3 In case many people are wonder- Jim O'Connor Leads Frosh To First Win SPD 1 3 ing what caused all the confusing St. B 4 1 4 fense of the Evansrnen was air- of the final canto. O'Connor, Dale schedule changes made then, the By JOHN MASHEK ISA 1 0 3 tight. The hard driving push up Peppel, Duane Anderson, and bleachers were being put up for Coach Norm Evan's rangy baby BRACKET C shots of Mary Jevning—was all Ozzie Twedt hit for successive the varsity games, leaving only the Bison successfully opened their W L that kept the Dragons in the con- buckets to put the contest on ice. center floor available for the I-M 1949-50 campaign with a convinc- St. B 1 5 0 test. Jevning counted 11 tallies, contests. The stands were put up ing 40-26 defeat of the MSTC "B" Evans then emptied his bench. AGR 1 3 0 before leaving the game on fouls on Wednesday so that out of the Dragons on the Moorhead court. giving all the team a chance to St. B 2 3 1 early in the fourth chapter. O'- nine games scheduled for that Play was rough and ragged on show under fire. MSTC, unable to Kappa Psi 2 1 Connor was outstanding on both night only three could be played, both teams, typical of early season crack the defense set-up, attempt- FHB 2 2 offense and defense for the frosh. thus necessitating a serious re- ball. The Bison, using the Shelton ed to hit from far out at the final ATO 2 2 2 He tallied 12 points on six fielders, vision of that week's schedule. tweave offense of their big bro- stages of the contest. The Bison Kappa Sigs 2 2 3 and his ball handling and rebound thers, displayed smooth ball hand- left the floor with a well-earned It has all been cleared up, how- Pharm C1 0 4 work was faultless. fling throughout the contest but 40-26 victory, to keep the winning ever, leaving only the three games Theta Chi 2 0 5 icouldn't find the range for the The Bison led 10-5 at the end of ways if the freshmen teams of to be played this coming Monday Since the Intra-Mural Volley- 'hoop until the fourth quarter. the first canto, mainly on screen NDAC intact. night. In case there is any doubt ball league consists only of ten Jerry Geisler and Jim O'Connor plays with easy set-ups resulting. left as to who will play Monday, teams, they were not divided up opened the scoring for the Green By half-time the lead was 20-13, the games are as follows: At 7:00, Hail is made when rain drops into brackets as was the I-M Bas- and Yellow, as they were never with rebound work as a bright spot DAM vs. Coop's; at 8:00. LMC vs. ketball league. The standings for headed from the opening tip. They for the visitors. Play became ex- are wafted repeatedly into high- Sigs dnd at 9:00, SB 2 vs. Kappa altitude, cold air until heavy volley-ball up to Dec. 5 are as fol- jumped into an early first quar- tremely ragged and loose in the Psi. lows: ter lead, and settled down to their third period, which ended 25-19 enough to fall and dent derby hats. Standings up to Dec. 6 are post- :slow breaking offense. MSTC, us- for the Bison yearlings. The of- ed below: VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS ing a fast break throughout, never fense of the Greenies finally hit BRACKET A W L could get going as the zone de- high gear in the opening minutes NOTICE W L 1. Dorm Ag. Midgets 3 0

..1■111. Kappa Sigs • 3 0 2. Kappa Sigs 2 2 0 Will the students who came Dorm Ag Midgets 3 0 3. Kappa Sigs 1 . 2 0 to the Spectrum office at the Welcome AC Students SAE 2 3 1 4. Sigs 2 1 request of the editor a few ATO 1 2 2 5. SPD 1 1 413 IRAN ID BARIBIEIR S 111 C IP weeks ago please meet in the Coop's 2 2 6. AGR• 1 0 2 office today at 2:15 for a fifteen ISA 2 1 2 7. SAE 0 2 For Expert Work AGR 2 0 3 8. Kappa. Psi 0 2 minute meeting ? DIAL 9480 624 1st AVE.- NORTH YMCA 0 3 9. Theta Chi. .. 0 2 NISF 0 3 10. AGR 2 0 2

Friday, Dec. 9, 1949 THE SPECTRUM Page Seven poltt spbtliy14t Bison Meet NDU, Morningside, Favored Cobbers Sat. To Win NCC Cage Campaign By JOHN HESSE every year, is when coach Frank Although no conference games to see action 'at one of the guard Leahy of Notre Dame comes out have as yet been played, cage slots. Well, by the looks of things, with his predictions of how his Wahpeton Here teams have begun the 1949-50 * * NDAC should have a better than team will be coming out the next campaign. Competition in the Po- Down at Brookings, South Da-. fair to middling basketball team, season. Last year about this time, On December 16 lar conference promises to be tough kota Jack Frost's boys began their if the way they played over at Leahy sat back and moaned, "We this year with most teams boast- campaign. Among the lettermen MSTC last Saturday night is any will lose seven games next year!" Successful in initial contests ing a host of veteran hardwood back for the Jackrabbits are Bill indication. Chuck Bentson unveil- So this year, Leahy again sobs, against Gustavus Adolphus and performers. Cook, a center, Don Bartlett, a ed his Shelton Weave offense for "Notre Dame will lose five games MSTC, Charley Bentson's NDAC forward and three fine guards in the home folks and it looked as if North Dakota university should next year!" If the Irish could go basketball team moves after Vic- have a tough squad again this the persons of Herb Bartling, Bob it might sell. as far as they did with a team slat- tory No. 3 tomorrow night, meet- Murphy and Harry Forsyth. Other BISON LOOK GOOD year as all-conference selectees ed by the coach to lose seven ing Concordia in an inter-city Don Meredith and Ed Weber lead players who have been action in the However, in the second half, the games, think what might happen to struggle at 8 o'clock. The game is an aggregation of top players, all early tilts are Mary Kool, Kermit Bison offense slowed down a the offense if a team is only sup- scheduled for the MSTC court. with plenty of experience in the Nelson, Merlyn Gramm, Dave Aar- little, but that was because they posed to drop five. It might be cage game. Among these are their berg, Frank McBride and Chet were operating the weave with pretty devistating. Christianson's men, playing for fine guard combination of Fritz Buckley. only four men, the fifth playing But closer and closer comes the the first time in four years with- Engle and Louie Bogan, both of The big name doWn'at • South • under the basket for rebounds. In New Year, and the bowl games. out ace scorer Elwood Bohn, will whom were disasterous to the Bi- Dakota university is that of the first half, while using a five Right after I got my column nice- be shooting for their first victory son in last year's Nickel Series John Diefendorf, who took all- man weave. Jim Gotta seemed to ly set up last week, it was an- in two years over a Bison team. competition. Other lettermen in- conference honors at guard last be in complete control of all the nounced that Louisianna State was Chalky Reed's 1948-49 crew meas- cluded, Pete Simonsson, Jim Bisch- season. Diefendorf was the Coy- missed shots of the Bison. going to play Oklahoma in the ured the Cobbers in three contests ke, Buzz Elliott, and Derby Emer- otes ton hand in the scoring de- The thing that was so surprising Sugar Bowl. It came as sort of a last winter. son. partment and a stellar defensive for one who is seeing the team for shock, for as an LSU fan, I had Bentson, although non-commital player for the Red and White. the first time under actual game been picking up their games on the Morningside has quite a hang- Diefendorf will be leading the over a possible Herd starting five, over from last season's runner conditions, is how far the Bison radio pretty regularly from Ba- is expected to stay with the com- SoDak team who were near the have come in such a short time un• ton Rouge. The announcer on that up teani. The Maroons have top of the conference standings bination that overcame Gustavus among other lettermen, Clayton der the new style of play that station stated, if once a dozen and MSTC. Dave Turner and 1Vlary last year. - Bentson brought with him from times, that the Southern confer- Bristow, an all-conference for- Iowa State Teachers college will Evans are likely Herd forwards ward back in the 1948 team. Wyoming. Of course, the Bison ence rules say that a team that with Mary Shafer at center, and again be the favorite to repeat as aren't displaying mid-season form, does not win two thirds of their However, Bristow is suffering NCC champions.,Among the letter- veterans Dave Torson and Bob from an ankle injury, which is but they aren't one of these teams games will not accept a bid to any Geston at the guards. men and experience reserved from that are playing- decidedly ragged major bowl. Whether the rules likely to hamper his efficiency in last year's team wil be Norm ball because of the early season Christianson is expected to rely the early days of the present were set aside in that case or what on veterans Luther Hegland and Jesperson who was one of the top play. Of course, the play, especial- happened is not available to me schedule. John Wiedenfeld, an scorers in last year's individual ly on defense was somewhat rag- Arvid Skogerboe at the forwards outstanding performer for the right now. But it is for sure that with newcomer Ken Severud re- race. Jesperson was selected al- ged, but in comparison to the the Tigers didn't take the required Maroons last season is back to most unanimously on the all-con- Dragons, the Bison looked like a placing Bohn at center and Bob bolster the Morningside hnpes amount of games. Even so, they Peterson teaming with ace back- ference quintet last year. The pretty good club. are only seven points the underdog for the 1950 NCC crown. Panthers are always tough and are The Herd should do all right in court performer Carl Zander in to mighty Oklahoma. guard spots. Coach Ole Odney of Augustana generally the pre-season favorites conference play this year if they One of the Notre Dame fans at has a rebuilding job to do this every year to cop the conference keep coming along like they have NDAC, of which there are plenty, year as many of his real stand-outs trophy, and mostly they live up been. We should have another Bentson's men will get their was saying the other day that it final pre-conference test December are lost to him by graduation. One to pre-season perdictions. chance to see them display their was a pity that Notre Dame would bright spot in the Viking line-up With a few possible exceptions, stuff this weekend when Concordia 16 when the Herd opens it's 1949- not accept a bid to a bowl on New 50 home schedule against Wahpe- is Jim Sumption who came along all North Central conference teams will furnish the opposition. If you Years. I don't knoW. There would fast toward the end of last season. are top-heavy in lettermen and missed the first Bison local con- ton Science on the Field-house be a huge fat race every year to floor. Sumption is expected to fill the experience reserves. with ISTC and test, I would advise you to get see which bowl would get the center gap in a line-up which in- North Dakota university ranking over to Moorhead and see the team The game, like all Fieldhouse Irish, and most of the more sensi- contests this season, will begin at cluded, Jim Eisentrager, John Han- as the top two possibilities for the operate. tive schools would not accept bids 8 o'clock and will be the last Bi- son, Al Paulson, and Dave Woll- conference crown, and South Da- HERD PLACES TWO to the bowls, if they found out that son contest until January 9 when man. Wollman is also used to re. kota State and.NDAC standing as The coaches all-conference team they were playing second ,fiddle to Al Buckingham's Morningside Jieve Sumption at which time Jim dark horse candidates for first came out this week, and two NDAC the South Bend school. I'm glad Maroons, a pre-season NCC favor- Short or Bob Meerdink are in line place. players were named. On the of- that those Irish don't accept bids, ite, open the Herd's loop campaign fensive line-up Dom Gentile, the just to keep harmony in the bowl in the Fieldhouse. Herd's glue fingered pass-grabber picture. It was announced recently that got a starting berth. Then the The basketball picture will come the Bison will compete in a four defensive platoon came on with into focus in the sport spotlight team tournament Dec. 29-30. Clink McGeary at center. Both of this weekend, so get over to Moor- NDAC, MSTC, Concordia and head tomorrow night and see those SERVICE those boys did play mighty fine 706 Mayville State Teachers college ball this year, and are truly de- Bison in action. It should be a good will be the competing teams. 715 N. P. Ave. Dial 64 game, and you won't be disappoint- 71 serving of the nods to the all- conference team. ed with the way Chuck Bentson's And while we're on the subject Thundering Herd plays ball. AGENCY of football, anyone who heard the Notre Dame victory over Southern LONGINES Methodist last week really got a Volleyball thrill, as the Mustangs almost VIC'S Super Valu Store pulled that miracle out of Marty FACULTY MEN'S VOLLEYBALL WITTNAUER Bell's hat and came as close to Team Won Lost Pctg. 302 13th St. N. Dial 7523 knocking off the Irish as any team Engineers 2 0 1.000 cw'aiele°' 10:0 has this year. But the Irish are Military & P.E. 1 0 1.000 undefeated again this year. 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Faculty, Staff, GI Wives (40 BETTER FOOD PRODUCTS •A, &id x. Members of the NDAC faculty The list of all home games is as follows: 44`tgiv- v and staff can now buy season bas- — A PART OF EVERY GOOD MEAL — ketball tickets either at the Book- Dec. 16 Wahpeton Science I store or from Major White at the Jan. 9 Morningside Athletic department. G.I. students Jan. 14 Iowa State Teachers (may also take advantage of this Jan. 16 MSTC offer for purchasing tickets for Jan. 27 So. Dak. State -v- their wives. The price is $3.60 in- Feb. 4 So. Dak. Univ. 0AALWAYS* A Fairmont Foods Company cluding federal tax. Feb. 6 Conccirdia * OPEN The tickets are good for all the Feb. 17 Augustana Feb. 24 & 25 No. Dak. Univ. U. S. A. NDAC home basketball games The last two games, those with THE BISONVerskr played in the Field house. Game the University, constiute the time will be 8 p.m. each time. "Nickel Series." Ted ala#401, TERRIFIC SICIVIEWMIE

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CHURCH NEWS SILVER MOON CAFE LSA 50,000 BILL KENNEY, Prop. Is Your The NDAC Chorus will take part in a Candlelight Christmas pro- 304 First Ave. South Moorhead, Minn . gram of the LSA Sunday at 4:30 Publication in the college "Y" auditorium. Plus Bible study breakfast under the ...On Schedule direction of Miss Clarice Leite, counselor, will be held at 9 o'clock More than 50,000 Northwestern Savings & Loan Association ....Typographically Correct Sunday morning. families enjoy SAFETY FOR SAVINGS AND Hi-noon Focus from 12 to 1 ...Attractive in Appearance o'clock on Monday through Fri- PROMPT SERVICE ON FARGO LOANS day will be held as usual. The THE 11 Broadway Fargo Focus program will be slightly changed because of the Christmas We can and will—in our own season. Monday's Focus will con- FARGO FORUM plant—give careful attention sist of a sound film, "The Good to these details. Fight." A Christmas Chapel series will be held on the Tuesday, Wed- Every day and Sunday Dance Crystal Ballroom WE OFFER A COMPLETE nesday, and Thursday programs. PRINTING SERVICE Rev. John Schultz will have charge Old Time Dancing Every Tuesday Night Linotype Composition —Dis• with "Meditations of the Christ- Dial 7311 play — Letterpress Printing ian at Christmas." Offset Lithography A Christmas Carolling party is Complete Bindery Work scheduled for Friday, Dec. 9, at Order it delivered 7 o'clock. The Center is the meet- to your door Sat., Dec. 10 - Fats Carlson ing place from where carollers will MIDWEST go to all parts of the city. Any- one interested in singing is in- NEXT THURSDAY--CLIFF KYES Printing & Lithographing Co. vited to come. 64-5th St. N. — Fargo, N.D. Patronize Our Advertisers WESLEY FOUNDATION Members of the Wesley foundation will be guests at an open house tonight at the home of the Rev. Robert Hood, 1213-11 1/2 Street North. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. The prayer and fellowship cell group will meet Sunday morning at 8:45 in the Methodist rooms at the college "Y". Breakfast will be served at 9 followed by the Jesus study. class taught by Rev. Hood. At 5:30 p.m. the Sunday evening program will be held at the Methodist church. Next Tuesday the prayer and fellowship cell group will meet at the Hood residence at 7:30 p.m. GAMMA DELTA A combined Gamma Delta and Walter League Christmas party will be held this Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Entertainment will be in the form of a program to be presented by the talented members of the organization. Group games will also be played. As in years past, gifts will be exchanged among the members. Carols will be sung along with the closing devotion.

WESTMINSTER FELLOWSHIP "What Makes a Good Marriage" will be the topic for discussion when the Westminster fellowship meets Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dixon, 1314-10th Street North. The meeting will begin with a supper served at 6:30 p.m.

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