North Dakota State College of Science - Agawasie Yearbook (Wahpeton, ND)

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News Section UThc Agauiasic SECTION NO. 3 WAHPETON. N. D. 1950 SSS Student Cabinet Promotes New Activities To Add Variety To Student Life on Campus Cabinet Governs Student Itody These are the elected members of the council who represent the student body in the administration of school activities. Seated left to right: Art Busch. Doris Broadlatul; standing. Gordon Brown. Orville Penskc, James Hansmann, and Homer Brunsvold. 1949-50 Enrollment Shows Both Increase, Decrease Over Year Ago Under the leadership of Orville Fenske. second year junior college student from Hankinson, the SSS student cabinet pushed on into a program of increased recreational activities for students during the 1919-50 school year. Fenske was elected to the student cabinet presidency in an allschool election held October 19. He edged out Art Busch, second year chemical engineer from Berlin, by a narrow seven vote margin. Five votes behind was Homer Brunsvold. second year drafter ana esti-mntcr from Alexander. Other cabinet members eligible for the presidency were Doris Broadland, second year business school student from Breckenridgc. and Jim Hansmann, second year printer from Moorhead. All of the cabinet members except Brunsvold had been elected in spring balloting during the 1918 and 19 school year. Brunsvold was elected as a second trades school representative, under provisions of the student cabinet constitution, in October. He beat out Wilbur Whitaker, second year refrigeration student from Dunn Center by a 62-35 margin. The cabinet gained a sixth member in November when Gordon Brown of York was elected to represent the long winter term students. Brown, registered for the long term course in electrical STUDENT CABINET Continued to page 8 This section is the first of tiro general news sections in the 1950 Agatcasie. The two sections con• tain a report on the general news of the fall and winter terms of the 1919-50 school gear. Mews of the spring term will be found in a special supplement. Sports, society and feature news of the fall and winter terms will be found in special sections of the 1950 Agatcasie. Enrollment at SSS for the 1919-50 school year was both higher and lower than the year previous —depending on how you look at it. Fall term enrollment dropped from the 1918 670 to 582 but the rcinsti-tution of the long winter term for the first time since pre-war days saw enrollment boom during December. By the time all long winter term classes were in session, total enrollment for the year had jumped to 765. with another 25 added for the special three-month plumbing course starting January 9. Spring term enrollment sent the spiral downward again as the long winter term courses drew to a close and a number of students signed up for employment. 550 registered for spring term classes. The trades school showed the largest enrollment. Altogether 623 took trades courses at SSS during the school year. This included: 55 in auto body repair 96 in auto mechanics 30 in aviation 29 in drafting and estimating 113 in electrical trades 72 in general mechanics 11 in home economics 31 in heating, ventilating and sheet metal 1949-50 ENROLLMENT Coniinuod to pago 8

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- SCENE, SCIENCE ms OUTSTANDING- TEAMS ANNUALLY IN BOXING, FOOTBALL,BASEBALL, BALL AND TRACK, AS WELL AS IN MINOR SPORTS. BASKETU»«Ll ni’ii innvn,rn ••thk-n, «•• iiiihwk )rviMV. EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, THERE ARE STRONG INTERMURAL LEAGUES IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPORTS, GIVING EVERY STUDENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. YES,ED. IT' BEEN A GREAT TWO YEARS AT A GREAT SCHOOL? YES, TEILRE ARE ACTIVITIES P0R EVERYONE. POR INSTANCE.TMERE IS THE BROADCASTING CLUB WHICH PUTS ON REGULAR RADIO PROGRAMS. THE STAPES OP TWO MAJOR. CAMPUS PUBLICATIONS THE NEWSPAPER AND THE ANNUAL, OPPORTUNITIES TOR. DRAMATICS, SPEECH WORK AND MANY CAMPIN' CLUBS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ' AND SO THEY LEAVE THE CAMPUS OP T4-IE NORTH DAKOTA STATE SCHOOL OP SCIENCE!, BETTER TRAINED TO FULFILL THEIR LIFE ROLES BECAUSE THEY NOT ONLY -HAVE RECEIVED THE NECESSARY TECHNICAL AND ACADEMIC BACKGROUNDS, 0UT HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN TO LIVE AS GOOD CITIZENS IN aprogressive community. rj

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PAGE 2 THE 1950 AGAWASIE Bill Merrymon Wins Top Honors At Campus Talent Show In Hub Bill Merrymon Rot an honor winning .season off to a good start in November by walking off with first place in a talent show sponsored by the Campus Hub and directed by Bov Cruse. Clayton Kulseth was M.C. The Singing Dukes , at that time composed of Willie Wchlan-der. Jerry Skyrud. Homer Bruns-void a n cl Wally B o r s h e i m . launched a laugh-packed evening with their rendition of Sentimental Journey . Guitarman Cliff Johnson kept things moving with some western favorites. Ted Warner next made music with his squeeze box and Jay Spoonheim presented many laughs with a little music tossed in with his special arrangements of The Dying Swan” and The Dead Duck”. Other numbers included the Engineers' quartette, composed of Bob Lovell. Loren Strain. Art Busch and Tom Kavanaugh and Bcv Cruse presented a special version of I Can't Say No”. Cliff Hermes won an audience participation contest for the right to put the first ntcklc in the juke box. Informal dancing, ping-pong, cards and general Hubbing finished out the evening. Officials Of Southern Trades School Praise SSS Training Program Two officials of the T. H. Harris Trade School of Opelousas, La., were fall visitors on the State School of Science campus. They spent considerable time inspecting school facilities. The pair were Glenn Mnrdere. director of the school, and Dr. A. J. Perrault. chairman of the school board of directors. In a report on their trip, the southerners said: On our visit through the North Dakota State School of Science we saw well equipped shops, all properly managed and maintained. Students appeared to be serious minded and business-like in their attitude towards their work. The school's authorities seem to be especially successful in presenting the theoretical or related phase of training along with the practical. They are conducting one of the very best training programs we have ever had the pleasure of observing. and wc congratulate them on the services they arc rendering to their state.” Gaylord Olson Homecoming Bossman ☆ ☆ ☆ Gaylord Olson Gets Credit For Success Of 1949 Homecoming To give credit where credit was due, the student cabinet prepared a special commendation for student leaders who were responsible for the success of the 1919 homecoming. The resolution, which received unanimous approval of the cabinet at its first meeting following homecoming, reads: The Student Cabinet, in behalf of the student body of the State School of Science, wishes to extend its sincere congratulations to all of the students who were members of committees working on the 1919 Homecoming celebration. General opinion was that the 1919 Homecoming was far superior to simi-liar events in past years. The cabinet particularly wishes to commend Robert Anderson, chairman of the parade committee, where many hours of work resulted in by far the best Homecoming parade ever held. His work in promoting the many entries, organizing the parade and seeing it to a most successful conclusion was the high point of the entire Homecoming. Gaylord Olson. the student Homecoming chairman, can well be proud of the event he managed. His constant willingness to go beyond the necessary requirements of the job and provide many extras resulted in the huge success which the 1919 Homecoming turned out to be. Assemblies Special Features Of Annual Homecoming Activities Two assemblies were special added features of the 1919 homecoming week. The first was presented by DeWilo and his Concertina Grande; the second featured Wheeler's Mellow Marimbas. DeWilo Semcrau gave students an opportunity to hear his unusual instrument, the Concertina Grande. The only one of Us kind in the world, it was built especially for the artist by Glass Brothers, famous Chicago organ manufacturers. The unusual instrument weighs •10 pounds and is played in much the same manner as an accordian. Mr. Semerau holds seven patents on the Concertina Grande, which was built at a cost of over $2,000. Also featured on the program were some on-the-spot recordings. The second program of the week brought Wheeler's Mellow Marimbas from California. The trio of marimba playing artists presented a diversified musical program. Included in the presentation were numbers all of the way from modern jazz to light classical compositions. Especially popular were a group of Latin’ American selections. An added feature of the program was the appearance of the Wheelers' young (laughter. Juggling Featured In Unusual Assembly By Showman George DeMott An unusual assembly was enjoyed by the SSS students on Tuesday. December 16. when George DeMott. skilled juggler, kept the audience on the edge of their seats as he juggled practically everything in sight. Mr. DeSlott began the program by juggling tennis rackets, balls, then advanced to the difficult task of balancing a lighted kerosene lamp on a pole. Straw hats, plates, bowling pins, and more balls were deftly handled by the nationally known artist. Juggling four clubs. Mr. DeMott concluded his program by keeping time to a march he was whistling, the whole effect resembling that of a fife and drum corps. Wahpcton merchants w crc guests of SSS at a November party in the Campus Hub. About 150 members of the Wahpcton Chamber of Commerce were present at the meeting. Special entertainment was furnished bv a group of SSS students.