THE SPECTRUM VOLUME LI. STATE COLLEGE, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1936. NUMBER 30 Frieda Panimon Award Winner Goplen, Ladwig, Inter-High School May Festival To Wins Stockwell Benidt Named Bring Thousand Guests May 7-8-9 Senior Award To Head Staffs Departments Plan Exhibition, When two people can keep a Literary, Industrial, and secret it is very, very unusual, Athletic Contests Twenty-one Initiated Into Phi Orville Goplen and Francis Lad- but when nine people can keep a Kappa Phi at Special wig were selected editor and busi- secret for 24 hours, a miracle has Convocation ness manager, respectively, of the happened. Yet such is the case. A program of cultural and voca- Spectrum for the coming year, and As prize example of this unusual tional contests and various enter- Frieda Panimon, senior, applied phenomenon we offer the board tainment features is planned by de- Maurice Benidt, business manager of publications, which kept secret arts and sciences, at a special Phi partmental heads at NDSC to enter- of the Bison, by the board of publi- the newly elected editors and bus- Kappa Phi recognition convocation cations Wednesday' night. Because iness managers of the Bison and tain over 1,000 young men Thursday morning received the cov- none of the applicants for the posi- Spectrum till late last night. and women, high school students, eted Stockwell award for scholar- There were many conjectures by tion of Bison editor satisfied the and all prospective students, when ship, character, leadership, and ca- many members of both staffs as to minimum journalistic requirements, they convene here for the 29th an- pacity for growth. Dr. A. F. Hun- who had been elected, but no one nual Inter-High School May Festi- the board postponed the selection had any definite dope. Such sec- val, May 7, 8, and 9. The three-day saker presented the award in the tor that position to a later date. The recy, while it is very commend- absence of Walter L. Stockwell, -do- festival this year will draw outstand- announcement was made as the able, is also very hard on those ing students from all of North Da- nor. Miss Panimon was also recom- Spectrum went to press last night individuals who delight in the kota and western Minnesota mended for one of the three $500 na- after a 24-hour silence on the part perpetuation of such newsy bits. Contests of Three Kinds tional Phi Kappa Phi scholarships. of the board. What a board, what a board, nine Goplen has served three years on strong, silent souls! Miracles do The contests are divided into three FRIEDA PANIMON New members presented by Ma- the editorial staff of the Spectrum, happen! groups—athletic, industrial, and lit- thilda B. Thompson, secretary-trea- two years as associate editor. He erary. In the agricultural division, surer, were: Edward Ballard, Ellen has also been state and local presi contests in livestock, poultry, and Blair, Bjarne Dahl, Mary Clemens, Academy Of Science dent of the YMCA. A member of grain judging will take place Thurs- Robert Hagen, Orphea _High, Bev- no fraternity, he has been an active day and Friday. The Saddle and erly Hill, Alvin Johnson, Vern John- Begin Meet Here Cosmopolitan, since its reorganiza- ROTC Inspection Sirloin club with Noble Sanders as son, William M. Johnson, Henry tion last year. He is also a member chairman, is in charge of these Jones, Lois Millar, Flora Elliott, Members of the North Dakota Aca- of Blue Key, honorary service fra- Will Be May 20-22 events. The North Dakota Associa- Robert Froling, Eleanor Trzcinski, ternity. During the past year he tion of the Future Farmers of Amer- Gus Gerlitz, William Keup, Frieda demy of Science are convening on has worked on sport and state desks ica will hold its annual meeting Fri- Panimon, Lilly Simonson, Robert the NDSC campus today and Satur- The annual spring military inspec- of the Fargo Forum. tion is scheduled for May 20, 21, and day afternoon at which time state Pierce, and Down Pollinck day for their 28th annual convention. Meetings are being held in the en- A member of Alpha Tau Omega, 22 according to Lieutenant-Colonel officers will be chosen and state Following the presentation of gineering building. The principal Ladwig has served two years on the Easfon. Colonel R. F. McMaster; farmer degrees awarded. Eleven pe- members, Dr. A. D. Whedon intro- speaker of the convention will be business staff. He was recently of one Seventh Corps Area Head- titions have been received for such duced Dr. W. S. Cooper, professor William S. Cooper, botany professor elected to the YMCA cabinet. quarters will be in charge of the in- degrees. Thursday evening the an- of ecology at the University of Min- at the University of Minnesota and Benidt is a member of Sigma Al- spection. He will be assisted by nual public speaking contest will be nesota, who spoke on "Communi- president of the Ecological society of pha Epsilon, Saddle and Sirloin club, Major Rhodes F. Arnold, in charge held in the Little Country theater. ties." America. and cl-/ °`-na Tau Sigma, and is a of the National Guard companies of Richard Johanson, Park River, will Public recognition for scholarship Papers will be presented at the in the school of agricul- Fargo. speak on the subjer:t, "Saving Soil ture. for Future Generations.,' Others was given to 15 members of the un- meetings during the two-day session Theoretical examinations will be are: Charles Cooper, Beach, "Aims dergraduate classes: juniors — R. and the convention will close Satur- Election of editor of the Bison is given sophomore section one, meet- Gordon Arneson, Arwin Hoge, How- day noon with the annual election of planned Wednesday night, according ing at 8:00, and freshman section six (Continued on Page Six) ard Hegbar, Clifford Volkerding, and officers. Mr. Cooper will give his to Frieda Panimon, president of the meeting at 11:00, on Wednesday, May Wilfred Rommel; sophomores—Law- address, "The Upper Mississippi board. Selection will be made from 20. rence Fine, Elsie Gabe, Joseph River Since Glacial Times," at a either the present applicants or a Wright, Verda Van Vorst, Adeline person whom the board might draft. Freshman section five, meeting at Large Art Exhibit 6:30 banquet this evening in Ceres 10:00, a n d sophomore section Hoge; freshmen—David Askegaard, hall. The banquet is being spon- Taylor Crum, Margaretta Bjornson, The University of Detroit plans to four, meeting at 11:00, will be Shown On Campus sored by Sigma Xi, and Prof. M. E. given practical examinations Thurs- Harriet Hovland, and Phil Yuster. High, president, will be toastmaster. dedicate a campus tree to the mem- Dr. 0. J. Hagen, member of the Included on the program of the ory of Joyce Kilmer, war-time poet. (Continued to Page 6) "Twenty Oils By Contemporary Minnesota Board of Regents, was convention are several NDSC men Americans," an art exhibit circu- honored guest at the banquet served presenting papers. They are A. F. lated by College Art Association of to new members and friends at the Yeager, P. F. Trowbridge, H. L. Hol- New York City, is now on display in Waldorf hotel last evening. • Frieda ley, P. J. Olson, J. R. Dice and 0. Kappa Kappa Psi Joins Organizations Festival Hall. The exhibit, which is Panimon, as recipient of the Stock- A. Stevens. sponsored by the N. D. S. C Art well award, was principal speaker. Present officers are L. R. Waldron Sponsoring All-College Day Program department, under the direction of Miss Ann Brown, will be exhibited Movies taken by Dr. Cooper in Alas- of Fargo, president; John L. Hund- Kappa Kappa Psi, band fraternity, Mayor Fred Olson, NDSC gradu- ka were presented. Dr. A. D. Whe- ley of Grand Forks, vice president; until Monday, May 9. The public is the eighth campus organization to ate of 1904, will officiate at the don was toastmaster. G. A. Abbott of Grand Forks, secre- is invited to attend. become joint sponsors of the all- senior-faculty softball game. Included in this exhibit are works tary-treasurer; and P. J. Olson of Cooperating organizations are Blue Fargo and Raymond W. McLees of college day, May 19, according to by many famous young American Key, YMCA, YWCA, Women's Sen- artists such as Arnold Blanch who Bottineau, members of the executive James Baccus, general chairman of Blue Key Elects ate, Student Commission, Senior received the Guggenheim Fel- committee. the event. Present plans indicate Staff, Alpha Phi Omega, and Kappa that the event will be one of the most lowship in 1933, the Harris Medal of Baccus President Kappa Psi. the Chicago Art Institute, and is action-filled celebrations ever staged Assisting Baccus in general ar- represented by paintings in the Me- Valley City To Get on this campus, said Baccus. Blue Key, honorary service frat- rangements are Gordon Brandes and tropolitan, the Whitney' Museum, and ernity, elected officers for the corn- Under the chairmanship of Dallas Orville Goplen. The remainder of Rudrud, Kappa Kappa Psi has prac- Palacey Legion of Honor in San ing year at a meeting in Science Hall, '37 'Y' Conference the committee heads are: dance, tically completed arrangements for Fransico. Nicolai Cikowsky's paint- April 28. Walter McGrath and Jane Bristol of ing, "Old Quarter, Sixth Avenue" is the opening event on the program James Baccus, director of the last Valley City was named the meet- the Student Commission; lunch, also in the exhibit. Cikowsky has which will be given in Festival hall edition of the Bison Brevities and nig-place of the 1937 state joint Mary Clemens of Senior Staff, Vardi received awards from both the Chi- YMCA-YWCA student conference leader of a campus orchestra, will Committees for the arrange- Thorwardson and Chas.