Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 1940s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 3-29-1946 The inonW an Winona State Teachers' College Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan1940s Recommended Citation Winona State Teachers' College, "The inonW an" (1946). The Winonan - 1940s. 58. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan1940s/58 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The inonW an – Student Newspaper at OpenRiver. It has been accepted for inclusion in The inonW an - 1940s by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The358 ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER, WINONA, MINN. VoL. XX VII WINONA STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, WINONA, MINNESOTA, MARCH 29, 1946 No. 7 Art Club Plans Wenonah Players . To Give "Blithe Spirit" For Spring Prom Noel Coward Farce Near Completion Plans are now being completed Judged Hilarious; by the members of the Art Club for the annual spring Prom to be Nelson Plays Lead held April 27. Carrol DeWald, president of the club, is the gen- "Blithe Spirit," a three-act im- eral chairman in charge of ar- probable farce by Noel Coward, rangements and committees. will be produced by the Wenonah Otto Stock and his orchestra Players on Saturday, May 4, ac- will furnish the music for the cording to an announcement by formal date affair, dancing to be Miss Dorothy B. Magnus, di- held in Somsen gym. Tickets for rector. the dance will go on sale begin- Noel Coward's play is one of ning April 8. the ten best plays, according to critics, produced on Broadway in the last six years. It has only re- cently been released for amateur Former Instructor production. This performance is the first in the Winona area. The play was presented by the To Resume Duties University of Minnesota theater Hugh Capron, former industrial at the end of January. It was education instructor at the col- judged one of the best produc- lege, on leave of absence, will re- tions on the campus for many turn April 1, to take up his duties years. Dick Nelson, an alumnus of teaching industrial arts, wood- of Winona State Teachers Col- work, and teaching in Phelps lege, played the leading role in elementary school. the University production. He will also do the same role as Since February, 1943, Mr. Ca- Seated around the :bie in a scene from "Blithe Spirit" are Elizabeth Harper, guest actor for the forthcoming pron has served in the United Shirley Olson, Sylvia Lello, and Tom Baab. Standing in back of the "seance Players production., Mr. Nelson States Navy, doing special work group" are Marilyn Gilbertson and Lenore Bredeson. was last seen on the stage of in electronics. Somsen Auditorium as the Previous to his entrance into father in "Junior Miss." the navy, Mr. Capron taught Sixty-three Place Other members of the cast in- here for three years and was pre- Sprick, Lello, Borger Attend clude Edith, Marilyn Gilbertson; ceptor at West Lodge which stood on Honor Roll for Ruth, Shirley Olson; Dr. Brad- on the dormitory campus. He Kappa Delta Pi Convocation man, Tom Baab; Mrs. Bradman, graduated from Winona State Elizabeth Harper; Madame Ar- Teachers College, and took his To discuss the teaching profession, problems in the field of educa- Winter Quarter cati, Sylvia Lello; Elvira, Lenore graduate work at Stout Institute, tion, and topics of interest to Kadelpians, the Kappa Delta Pi held Sixty-three students received Bredeson; and Charles, Dick Nel- Menomonie, Wisconsin. its fifteenth biennial convocation in the Schroeder Hotel, Milwaukee, averages of 2.00 or better entitling son. Wisconsin, on March 11, 12, and 13. About 300 delegates from their mention on the scholastic The New York Journal Ameri- chapters throughout the United States attended, Gamma Tau Chap- honor roll for winter quarter can said of the play, "Hilariously Mendelssohn Plans ter being represented by Alverna Sprick, Mary Jane Borger, and 1945-46. The list for winter quar- funny, brilliant, clever, and Sylvia Lello. ter shows an increase of 19 stu- about as cock-eyed as a play can The theme of the convocation present confusion over what is dents over the 44 who achieved be and still stay on the stage." Tour For April centered on the improvement of right and wrong indicates that averages placing them on the fall "A completely insane farce that Kappa Delta Pi through personal we are concerned about proper quarter honor roll. The Mendelssohn Club has is also uproarious. It hardly development of chapter members, human relationships," he said. Honor Roll, Winter Quarter 1945 - 46 touches the stage as it rides a planned its annual spring tour 3 and on the stimulation of ideals "Something good is bound to DeWald, Carrol 00 demented broomstick to hilar- for the week following Easter, through higher standards of teach- come out of it." Hatfield, Frances 3 00 contemplating a full week's ity," was the comment of the ing. The address, "Teaching the Other distinguished speakers Vincent, Kathryn 3.00 New York Times. schedule. Morning, afternoon, Evolution of Civilization," by Johnson, Edwin 2 76 and guests at the convocation in- The criticism appearing in the and evening concerts will be given Charles Hubbard Judd, former Gilbertson, Marilyn 2 75 cluded the following educators: New York Sun read, "Mr. Cow- by the organization. head of the department of educa- Olson, Shirley 2 75 William C. Bagley, now retired ard has never, I think, been hap- Directing the club will be Miss tion at the University of Chicago, Staley, Nancy 2.75 but formerly of the Teachers Col- pier in his inventions or more Agnes Bard, who has taken charge was an outstanding feature of the Stephan, Evelyn 2 75 lege at Columbia; T. E. Mussel- adept. He has seldom written convocation. In this address, a Zamboni, Jean 2 75 of the group during the illness of man, one of the founders of Kappa more amusingly. His dialogue, Mr. Grimm. Judy Ferdinandsen condensation of his book, he Bierbaum, Ruth # 2.71 Delta Pi; William McKinley Rob- after you have laughed over it, will act as accompanist for the traced the evolution of civiliza- Lello, Sylvia 2 69 inson, Western Michigan College leaves that aftertaste which is the group. tion, applying it to methods of of Education; T. C. McCracken Blondell, John 2 53 Malcom, David 2 53 pleasant concomitant of astute Tentative itinerary for the club teaching and ways of thinking. of Ohio University, executive craftsmanship." includes concerts in Minneapolis, Professor J. B. Shouse, dean president of Kappa Delta Pi; Scott, Borum 2 53 Knatterud, Alden 2.53 Rehearsals for the play have Dodge Center, Excelsior, Ellen- of education of Marshall College, Katherine Vickery, Alabama Col- been in progress since last week dale and Good Thunder. A pre- Huntington, West Virginia, spoke lege; Frank L. Wright, Washing- Ferdinandsen, Judy 2.50 Jederman, Jean 2 50 when try-outs were completed. view concert will be given in Lake on the reconstruction of moral ton University; E. I. F. Williams The production staff is being City April 4. concepts in this century. "The of Heidelberg College. Matchan, George 2.50 Miller, Zita 2 50 chosen, and will be announced later. Nienow, Elaine 2.50 Roehning, Laura 2 50 Spring Enrollment Takes Upward Leap Holliday, Mildred 2 47 Sprick, Alverna 2.24 Werner, James 2 47 Zimdars, Shirley 2.08 Enrolling for their last time at Meier, Mary 2.46 Ahern, Raymond 2 05 the beginning of the spring quar- Gilbertsen, Victor 2 44 Bartel, Bernhard 2 00 ter March 11, were 30 seniors and Ryberg, Geraldine 2 43 Bredeson, Lenore 2 00 23 graduating sophomores. Sev- Rask, Howard 2 40 Carlson, Dorothy 2.00 eral of these graduates are war Corliss, William 2 33 Erickson, Lorraine 2.00 veterans who have returned to Kleist, Carol 2 33 Goergen, Arthur 2.00 complete work toward their de- Strommer, Constance 2.33 Grimm, Katherine 2 00 gree. Reps, Charles 2 31 Harper, Elizabeth 2 00 The total enrollment of 235 Brustuen, Charlotte 2 29 Hoesley, Gilbert 2 00 students for the present spring Steuernagel, Eldon 2.29 Just, Lucille 2 00 quarter was a considerable jump Anderson, Marjorie 2 25 Klavitter, Elizabeth 2 00 over the spring enrollment of 150 Myster, Blanche 2.25 Kuyath, Dorothy 2.00 Pell, Edna 2 25 McLean, Howard students for last year. Despite 2.00 Rockne, Ariel 2 25 Mindrum, Dagny 2.00 the fact that seven men have Rolandt, Jean \ 2.25 Morcomb, Jean 2 00 recently been drafted, there are Sandager, Carsten . 2 25 Neil, Mary 2 00 95 men, a good percentage of Smith, Verda 2 25 Scanlan, Donald which are veterans. Last year's Sprick, Anna 2.25 Sellman, Janice 2.00 male population boasted nineteen. Wildgrube, Dorothy 2 25 Zamboni, Edith . 2 00 Page 2 The Winonan Friday, March 29, 1946 The Great American Institution Show Your Appreciation putt Not long ago the staff of the Winonan received Pattet a letter from a former student complimenting them on the "fine paper" they have been putting out. Spring is here, and love and fire escapes are It was a sincere appraisal, and its text was meant once again in bloom. Really a "co-ed's dream come to inform the group that here was one persdn true" to see the halls swarming with males again. who appreciated the work being done; not only Times have really changed when the average stu- that, he took the trouble to show his appreciation. dent is no longer welcome to the usual three lockers.