Minnesota State University Moorhead RED: a Repository of Digital Collections The Mistic Student Newspapers 5-15-1931 The Mistic, May 15, 1931 Moorhead State Teachers College Follow this and additional works at: https://red.mnstate.edu/mistic Recommended Citation Moorhead State Teachers College, "The Mistic, May 15, 1931" (1931). The Mistic. 169. https://red.mnstate.edu/mistic/169 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Mistic by an authorized administrator of RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. For more information, please contact [email protected]. SPECIAL BOOST FRESHMEN FOR MOORHEAD EDITION THE MlSTlC CELEBRATION VOL. XX MOORHEAD STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NO. 9 Moorhead, Minnesota, May 15, 1931 RURAL SCHOOLS TO United States Army Band To Appear Here Next Fall PLANS COMPLETED OBSERVE PLAY DAY FOR CELEBRATION BASEBALL GAMES AND PICNIC M.S. T. C. AIDS CELEBRATION; GOVERNOR TO TALK; CHRIS­ LUNCH ARE FEATURES OF DAY'S PROGRAM TENSEN LEADS BANDS For nearly a month preparations Among the annual events' of interest to the college and the affiliated schools have been under way until now every is Rural Play Day. today. May 15. The minute activity concerned in the cele­ participants include the six affiliated bration of the city's 50th birthday is schools—Clearview, Grover, Gunder- complete. son, Sunnyside, Oak Mound, and River­ With a thundering boom at sunrise, side. a cannon set on the banks of the his­ The day's program commenced at toric Red. river in downtown Moor­ 10 o'clock this morning and will con­ head, will inaugurate the day's activi­ tinue until four o'clock this afternoon. ties. So loud will be the blast, that From 10 o'clock until 10:30 the pre­ if the day is clear it will be heard liminary baseball games consisting of over a 10-mile radius. three innings were played. Several At 9 a. m. registration of pioneers games were to be played simultaneous­ and distribution of badges of tribute ly, observing the official kittenball will begin. rules. Gilpin Presides. Winners Play. At 1 o'clock a program will be held At 10:30 the winners of the prelim­ in Weld Hall, the speakers coming inary games played in a second round here directly after luncheon. This of games consisting of three innings. program will be presided over by At 11:15 o'clock all the members of Chester Gilpiif, president of the stu­ the school, including teachers and dent commission, and will consist of pupils, assembled in a grand parade speeches by Senator G. D. McCubrey in front of the Training School. The and Representative E. J. Hojm. The costumes to be worn in this parade address by Governor Floyd B. Olson have been prepared by the children. will be followed by a short talk by The judges will score each school as Above is pictured the Army Band which will be one of the leading attractions presented by the Lyceuip Course President MacLean to express the ap­ to cleverness of idea in costume, next year. The achievement of obtaining this organization illustrates the attractions offered by the school. The preciation and thanks of the College spirit shown, posture of marchers, and band will be under the leadership of Captain Stannard, and includes premier musicians of the country. This pic­ for the building appropriations. percentage of enrollment present in ture shows the band extending a welcome to the monarch now visiting our country, the King of Siam. On the stage as guests of honor the parade. Twentv-five points will will be S. G. Comstock, "father of the be awarded the school making the • ?> <$> <& <$> •$> <$ <$> <$> ® <§> ^ •$> institution," and Dr. G. L. Gosslee, best possible showing, with ten points SPORTS PAGEANT <8> . <$> resident director. to the second best. TRAINING SCHOOL CALENDAR OF EVENTS <$> Announce Route. A picnic lunch at 11:45 together •$> At 1:45 promptly, M. S. T. C.'s part with a program provided by the col­ PLANS COMPLETED : TO GIVE PAGEANT Today—Cap and Gown Day. <$> of the parade will start. The Band, lege will conclude the forenoon's en­ Rural Play Day. <» preceded by the standard bearers and tertainment. THREE TYPES OF GYMNASTICS FOUR OUTSTANDING FEATURES; Baseball, M. S. T. C. vs. <S> the guard, will lead the parade. The The baseball game at 10 o'clock will DEMONSTRATED BY CLASSES WORLD FRIENDSHIP THEME <$> Wahpeton Science, here. <$> Governor's car will follow the band. be the final game of the day. Four ON MEMORIAL FIELD TICKETS ON SALE Tonight—6:00, Senior Banquet, <J> A unit of fourteen floats, prepared by innings are to be played. Immedi­ Comstock Hall. <8> various organizations, is an attractive ately following the baseball game the Friday, May 22, at 4 o'clock, the With the entire Training School Tomorrow Night — Dance, Lit­ <S> feature of the parade. These floats athletic events will be staged. These Physical Education classes will give taking part, a pageant of universal erary Societies, Ex­ <» will effectively depict the develop­ events include various races, relays, a demonstration on Memorial Field. interest will be presented in the audi­ change. <» ment of Moorhead from 1871 to the track events and human croquet. Each The men's Physical Education class torium May 30, at 7:30 p.m. This Monday, May 18 — Celebration <» present time. As a unit of the parade school will receive a certain scoring will hold the center of the field. They early, however, enables the kinder of Moorhead's 50th An­ <$> the College High School will present determined by the position placed in will show the military type of march­ garten children to participate. <$> niversary. <$> a Style Resume. the events and parade. This pageant is based on the World ing and setting up exercises. The <$> <$> At 3:30 o'clock all the rural stu­ Sophomore girls will be at the east Friendship idea and because of this Present plans for the route of march dents and teachers will gather in the end of the field and the Freshmen fact is being presented during Na are as follows: The parade will form Exchange for the final program and girls at the west end. They will both tional Good-Will Week. The pageant at 11th St. below 7th Ave. and proceed presentation of awards. A stunt tak­ show types of gymnastic marching. is to be given in-four episodes, each up 11th St. to ;lth Ave., where it will ing no less than five and no more Following the marching, the Sopho­ ERIKSSON SPEAKS department in charge of one. The join the rest of the parade. From than ten minutes is to be presented more girls will go through a series of Kindergarten department will open there the parade proceeds on to 4th by each school. An additonal fea­ German setting-up exercises and the IN CHAPEL TODAY | the program, presenting a Japanese St. and north to Center Ave. On Cen­ ture includes group singing to be con­ Freshmen girls will demonstrate the "Feast of Dolls." Ruth Bystrom is ter Ave. the parade will turn and pro­ ducted by Miss Malvey. Danish system. CAP AND GOWN DAY ACTIVITIES taking the part of the American doll ceed down the avenue to 14th St., where it will disband. Approximately three hundred visi­ These three distinct types are used FEATURE CHAPEL PROGRAM, which was sent to Japan as an envoy tors throng our campus for this event in schools and all types are taught at PLAYS GIVEN of good-will. This is, however, based Christensen Leads All Bands. of great Importance to the children of our college to prepare for Physical on a true historic fact. Last week At 3 p. m. the main program of the the rural affiliated schools. Education teaching. Groups will par­ Today's chapel hour featured Cap the Kindergarten children went to the day will be held in the City Park. The take in physical education activities and Gown Day activities. The speak­ Masonic Temple in Fargo to see the program is as follows: (1) "Ameri­ after the exercises. Among these ac­ er of the program was Mayor Leonard Japanese doll which was sent to ca," played by massed bands under YEAR BOOK STAFF tivities are archery, quoits, tumbling, Ericksson of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. North Dakota from Japan as a return direction of'^Mr. Christensen. The folk games and tennis. Mayor Ericksson is an alumni of this messenger. audience will joiji in the singing. (2) "Stars and Stripes Forever," Sousa, LEAVES FOR M PLS Plans are being made for an all- College. The Primary grades, following that of the Kindergarten, are presenting a played by massed bands. (3) "23rd Freshmen and all-Sophomore kitten- Last Wednesday afternoon the stu­ FINAL CHECKING BEING GIVEN; ball game, after the activities. Mr. Norwegian Festival, namely the Psalm"—H. W. Monson, Concordia dent body was privileged to hear an EVELYN COOK PLANS FOR Christensen plans to have the band "Home Festival." The student teach­ College Chorus under direction of 1932 ANNUAL out on full dress parade, so it will be address given by a direct representa­ ers in these grades are to take the H. W. Monson. (4) "The Night a gala affair. tive from the League of Nations, Miss part as mothers of children of the de­ March," Coons, M. S. T. C. Male Octet under direction of Daniel Preston. (5) (By Shirley Morrill) Marie Ginsberg. Miss Ginsberg is a partment. Introduction of speaker by S. G. Com­ It won't be long now.