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

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PAGE 8 THE 1950 AGAWASIE Members of the Sacajnicen Ctub loot committee. Left to right: fiev Eicald. Lois Holden. June Trovatten and Mildred Hotter!. 4 In addition to supervising work ▼ on all phases of homecoming, chairman Gaylord Olson lent a hand where necessary. Here he fielps with decorations for the annual homecoming ball as George Snustad looks on. Wind whipped the floats as they paraded down Dakota avenue. One of the outstanding floats teas that of the Auto Mcch’s club. Homecoming, Fall Term Highlight, Judged As Best In SSS History Highlight of the fall term of the 19-19-50 school year at SSS was the homecoming which was described by those taking part in the activities as the best ever.” Student chairman of the event was Gaylord Olson, whose personal supervision of nearly every phase of the outstanding event gave the 1919 homecoming the degree of success it attained. Faculty chairman was Dick Hodgson. The student wives club walked off with top honors in the float competition. They were awarded a trophy by the Wahpeton Chamber of Commerce. Science Cats whirled through two rousing days of homecoming October 14 and 15 as they pep rallied. paraded, sponsored an alumni luncheon, got trimmed by the Jimmies and capped it all with a dance. Friday night’s pep rally took the spotlight as Bill Gilles and Emily Jonas crowned their successors King Dean Knapp and Queen Sonia Friestad. attended by pretty princesses Joyce Larson and Shirley Wacha. Then George Snustad's German band, the E Quad S quartet. Cliff Johnson and his guitar took over with able emcee Clayton Kulseth at the helm. Bev Cruse brought down the house and Wally Borscheim as she and her trusty shotgun proved You Can't Get A Man With A Gun. The pep for the rally was served up by yell masters Cliff Urseth, Norinc Stanbra. Joe DeMosy. and Nayda Rapp backed up by the band under the direction of Ray Chcrmak. Saturday morning twenty-eight wind-whipped floats drifted down Dakota Avenue to Breckenridge with the Wahpeton and Breckenridge high school bands tempo-tapping the SSS group. Eighty-five alumni registered at the noon luncheon as the Alumni Association met to elect Mrs. Gordon Patterson as this year's proxy. At half-time of the Science-Jamestown tilt, in which the Bute-men came up on the short end of a 29-6 score, majorette Jo Lauder proved her skill with baton, as Art Sampson swooped above the airfield i n his n e w 1 y-equipped plane. Festoons of autumn leaves and gay streamers decked the crowded floor as dancers swayed to the rhythms of Don Strickland's orchestra during the waning moments of the Homecoming 1949.

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THE 19S0 AGAWASIE PAGE 5 Printing Students Work On Colorful SSS Catalog; Include Radical Changes Printing students had an opportunity to work on a project that ha.: gained consideraole recognition as an unusual publication. It is the 1950-51 SSS college catalog. The now edition of the catalog had many radical departures from the usual college bulletin. Particularly unusual was the use of several different colors to designate different sections of the catalog. The general information section of the catalog was printed on the traditional white paper, but the three sections containing information about the three divisions of the school were each printed on a different color. The business school section was on yellow, the junior college on green and the trades school on orange. A special insert printed on light blue cardboard contained answers to questions most frequently asked by prospective students. Other changes over previous SSS catalogs include two 16-page picture sections, a two color picture cover, a completely revised introductory section and many other changes. The catalog was under the direction of the public relations office and was produced entirely in the trades school printing department. Three Students Get Special Awards For Classroom Activities Special scholarship awards were made during the 1919-50 school year to three junior college students. First award went to Teddy Erickson. first year collegian from Lowry, Minn. He received a copy of the Handbook of Physics and Chemistry awarded by the Cleveland Chemical Rubber Co. Erickson’s award was based on his chemistry grade for the first half of the school year. It was the highest in the two freshman chemistry classes. Two other students received 12 world globes presented by Time magazine for highest marks in Time Current Events tests. Robert Zimmerman of Wahpe-ton received the high mark among those taking the test in economics classes. Wilfred Wchlandcr of DeLamere was highest among those taking the test in American Government class. Walter A. Currie 1891-1010 One of the SSS greats ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Instructor Walter A. Currie Dies Of Heart Attack At Football Game The little guy with the booming voice; the original printer’s devil . one of the great of the State School of Science, is dead. Walter A. Currie, 55. SSS linotype instructor since 1929, died of a heart attack while cheering the Wildcat football team in a game September 23. The 1019 Agaivasie was dedicated to Mr. Currie. The following tribute appeared on the dedication page: For the past twenty years. W. A. Currie has taught linotype and journalism at the State School of Science. Previously he had several years of trade experience in printing and linotype, and he had taught at Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis. Because he is so expert as craftsman, able and inspiring as instructor, devoted to the welfare of his students not only when they are in his classes but also during their later working years, we rate him as a practically perfect teacher.

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THE 1950 AGAWASIE PAGE 7 Queen For A Day October 15. 1919 was a big day in the life of Sonja Friestad. Joyce Larson. Shirley Wacha and Dean Knapp as they reigned over the festivities as the royalty of the 1919 homecoming. 10:00 a.m.: The day started with the big homecoming parade. Queen Sonja and King Dean were chauffeurcd by Wally Borshcim. I:(J0 p.m.: The noon hour was spent as guests of the aiumni at the annual alumni banquet. Left to right: Joyce, Dean, Sonja. Shirley. 2:30 p.m.: Game time and the ladies of the royal party look on as King Dean leads the Wildcat grid-uors on the field. 9:00 p.m.: Meet the royalty: MC Clayton Kul-seth introduces the royal party to the homecoming throng at the annual ball. Midnight: The big day is over ... a final dance . . . and the king and queen revert back to their role as students again.