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JlUGUSTANA OBSERUER VOL. XXX AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, -MAY 20, 1932 No. 22 MANY ATTEND FIRST MARDI GRAS STAGED ON COLLEGE CAMPUS Eleven Short Acts Entertain Merry-makers During Evening. With the successful staging last night of the first Mardi Gras ever held at Augustana, stu- dents inaugurated a form of en- tertainmeiit that it is hoped will become an annual spring aítair. Students who attended the Mardi Gras were entertained by eleven short acts whieh included numbers by the college band and several short acts by Earl Wynn and Corapany presenting a novel '"Kangaroo Court," Joe West and Companv, and the Valkyries. More than one unsuspecting victim was taken before the "Kan- garoo Court" where he was fined for violating laws, which, if they were not on the statute books, sliould have been, according to Judge Wynn. Those who were sentenced had the privilege of paying their fine (which gener- ally amounted to about one cent and eosts or a nickel and costs for very grave ofTenses) or taking a certain amount of paddling ad- ministered by Les Stone. Accord- ing to reports, ali fines were promptly paid. The entertainment was brought to a fitting close by a big snake dance on the campus, after which a pep meeting was held around a bonfire in the rear of the gym. Proceeds from the sale of re- freshments went to help defray the expenses with the surplus be- ing put in the band treasury. Eagnar Kastman headed the committee on arrangements for the affair. SÉNIOR PLAY TO BE GIVEN T0M0RR0W Hoffbauer and Nothstein Have Leads in "The Queen's Husband." Marian Hoffbauer of Daven- port and Stanley Nothstein of Eock Island, playing the difficult roles of Prineess Anne and King Eric VIII, respectively, will have the major roles in the sénior class píay, "The Queen's Hus- band," tomorrow evening in the college auditorium. Miss Pauline Bloomquist of Des Moines, Iowa. will take the part of the Queen, and Karl Olan- der of Chicago that of the King's secretarv. Richard Johnson of Lake For- est as General Northrup, Max Clowers of Springfield as Lord Birten, Gordon Anderson of Wausa, Xeb., as Prince Wil- liam of Greek, Mareus Olson of Berwyn as Maj. Blent, and Wil- liam Cederberg of Andover as Phipps will also be in the cast. MAURITZSON DRAMA IS REPEATED BY REQUEST The Servnnt in the House, the third annual Mauritzson Mem- orial presentation, was repeated by the Augustana Sehool of Oral Éxpression for the Eock Island AVoman's club Saturday, May 21, and before the Young People's organization of St. Paul's Eng- lish Lutheran church, Davenport, yesterdav. The produetion was given at Augustana Friday, April 15, and was exceptionally well re- ceived. Commencement Speakers DR. H. M. GAGE CARL M1LLES Guest speakers who will be present at the convocatioir exercises of Augustana College and Theological Seminary, Sunday through Tuesdav, May 29-31. MEN'S DEBATE SQUAD TAKES FIRST HONORS IN ILLINOIS LEAGUE Women P l a c e Third; Augie Debaters Receive Awards. Augustana's men's debate squad placed first in the Illinois Collegiate Debate League during the past season. This champion- ship is the second within three years for Augustana, the women debaters of the college having led the league in 1930. Augustana co-ed debaters also ended a successful season, win- ning three out of four league meets, and two out of three non- league contests, placing third in the Women's Debate League. The men's teams won five out of six conference debates and four out of five non-league con- tests. The affirmative team lost two debates, and the negative won every encounter. At the national Tau Kappa Alpha convention this spring, Mi riam Lorimer and George Steele, Augie. debaters, won first places in the women's and men's extemporaneous speaking con- tests. Florence Lippens, another Augie debater, took third place in the women's division. THREE PROFESSORS ADDED TO FACULTY Changes Noted in Philosophy, Christianity and Speech Departments Three new faeulty members will greet Augustana students next September. Dr. Iíjalmar W. Johnson of Gustavus Adol- phus college will become profes- sor of Philosophy and Chris- tianity, Martin J.Holcomb, A.M., now of Bcthany college, will come as associate professor of speech, and Oscar V. Anderson, who will receive the B.D. degree from Augustana seminary May 31, will be a new instruetor in Christianity. Dr. Johnson, received his A.B. degree at Gustavus Adolphus in 1917, his B.D. degree at Yale in 1921, and his Ph.D. degree at Yale in 1931. He lias also stud- ied at Chicago university. Coniinued on pnge six. FAMOUS LECTURERS TO SPEAK AT AUGIE Sherwood Eddy, author and world traveler; Norman Thomas, student of social movements; and Dudley C. Watson, oiti ciai lec- turer for the Chicago Art In- stitute are three of the national- ly renovvned speakers scheduled for addrcsses at Augustana the next school year, according to an announcement made yester- day by the Board of Control of Student Activities. Negotations with Dr. Robert Millikan, world- famous physicist, and Donald McMiJlan, scientist and arctic ex- plorer, are being made and it is believed that these men will also appear here. AU the men scheduled for ap- pearances at Augustana are lead- ers in their respective fields and are unusually successful lec- turers. This program of speakers will take the place of the regular Lyceum presentations of the past fcw years. AUGUSTANA HOLDS MOCK CONVENTION Democratic Delegates Na me New York Governor for Presidency. When students of Augustana college and seminary held a mock Democratic political convention on Thursday night, May 5, in the college gymnasium, Governor Franklin D. Eoosevelt of New York was nominated for presi- dent on the second ballot. The results of the first ballot were as follows: Eoosevelt, 284; Smith, 171; Murray, 141; Gar- ner, 13; Heflin, 9G; Lewis, 76; Eitehie, 68 ; Bryan, 16 ; Eogers, 14; Baker, 10." The delegation then swayed to the support of Eoosevelt, and on the second bal- lot he received the required ma- jority. The final results of the vote were as follows: Eoosevelt, 783; Murray, 148; Garner, 86; Smith, 6. The convention was called to order by Eoy Anderson, júnior of Iron Mountain, Mich., secretary of the executive eommittee. Earl Wynn, sénior of Coal Valley, gave the keynote address, then turning over the chair to Henry Stanley, alumnus of Eock Island, who pre- sided over the convention. The convention was planned and organized by Dr. A. F. Scher- sten and Prof. O. L. Nordstrom of the political science and eco- nomies departments of the col- lege. Dr. H.M. Gage and Cari Milles Will Speak at Commencement CAMPUS SOCIAL GROUPS ADD 157 TO MEMBERSHIP Membership of Augustana col- lege sororities and fraternities has been increased to 251 through the admission to active member- ship of 99 pledges this spring. The six sororities, Sigma Pi Del- ta, Kappa Tau, Kappa Epsilon, Phi Eho, Chi Omega Gamma, and Kappa Epsilon Nu, now have 99 co-eds wearing their pins, while the eight fraternities—Phi Omega Phi, Pi Upsilon Gamma, Gamma Alpha Beta, Omega Nu Omega, Omicron Sigma Omicron, Phi Alpha Eho, Eho Nu Delta, and Beta Omega Sigma—have a combined membership of 152, having admitted 58 pledges. ADDITIONS TO AUGIE CURRICULUM OFFER MANY ADVANTAGES Majors Offered in Seventeen Subjects; Journalism Added. Additions and revisions in the curriculum made during the last year will make the courses of in- struetion to be offered at Augus- tana next fali unusually compre- hensive. For the first semester, the catalog describes 146 courses under thirty different subject headings within the college of liberal arts and, for the spring semester, 152 courses—of which ninety are continuation courses and sixty-two deal with new phases of the various subjects. To take ali courses in the college alone would require twenty-five years of a good studenfs time. Majors are now offered in sev- enteen different fields of study, due to the introduetion of majors in physics, psychology, and mu- sic. Two years ago a sociology major was added. Students interested in teaching and coaching following their graduation will appreciate the in- troduetion of theorv conrses in the department of physieal edu- cation, including Anatomy; Phy- siology and Hygiene; the His- tory, Theorv and Methods of Physieal Education ; the Theory of Coaching; and the Organiza- tion and Administration of Physi- eal Education. Three courses in journalism will be offered for the'first time, the enrollment being limited to those who have a special interest in newspaper or magazine writ- ing or who expeet to supervise sehool or church publications upon graduation. CLASS RIVALRY BREAKS OUT ON AUGIE CAMPUS Traditional class rivalry be- tween the juniors and seniors at Augustana, which broke out re- cently, resulted in the disappear- ance of the sénior caps and gowns, and in the placing of the sénior bench in a prominent po- sition in tlie hall of Old Main. Close organization on the part of tlie juniors made it possible for them to resist ali efforts of the seniors to prevent usurpation of their property. Heads of the two classes finally carne to an agreement, and it was not until then that the caps and gowns were returned to their rightful owners. Exercises Will Begin May 29, With Baccalaureate Service. Dr. II. M. Gage, president of Coe college, Cedar Bapids, Iowa, and president of the Liberal Arts College Movement, together with Cari Milles, Swedish sculp- tor of international renown, will be the guest speakers at the Au- gustana convocation May 31, which will include the conferring of degrees for ali departments of the college and seminary. Baccalaureate services in the college auditorium Sunday morn- ing, May 29, at 10 :45, will open the three days of commencement activity. Dr. G. A. Andreen will deliver the baccalaureate address to the graduates, having as his theme, "Life's Aim." Monday, May 30, is alumni day, with a full program of events planned for the entire day. The alumni business meeting will be held in the college chapei at 10:00 a. m., this being preceded by an organ recital starting at 9 :30. At noon tlie various classes will hold reunion luncheons. Alumni who have returned to Augustana for commencement this sprin<í will hold their annual banquet Monday evening at 6:30. Plans are being made for a bigger and peppier banquet than ever, and following this gala event the alumni as well as the general public will have the rare oppor- tunity of attending an illustrated lecture by Dr. Cari Milles, the noted Swedish sculptor. This will be held in the college chapei at 8:00 p. m. Culmination of the commence- ment exercises will take place with the general convocation ex- ercises Tuesdav mornina at 10 Continued on page two. AUGIE YEAR-BOOK TO APPEARNEXT WEEK Unusual Features Characterize Rockety-I of Student Life. Augustana's year-book, the Eochety-I of Í9SS, will be dis- tributed on the campus next week. Advance reports indicate that the publication will be one of the most interesting annuals ever published at Augie. Among the new features of the book is a complete index which enables one to find any of its hundreds of pictures instantly. Also, each section of the book has been dedicated to some prominent campus personality, thus dividing an honor that has gone to one in- dividual in previous years. The cover is beautifully worked out in blue and gold with an artistic "A" as the principal motif, fol- io win£ the theme of the book. SECRETARIAL SCIENCE CLASSES PLAN CONTEST The secretarial science depart- ment of Augustana college will meet at dinner in the college cafeteria at 6:30 oVlock Tues- day evening, May 24. Follow- ing the dinner, shorthand and typing contests will be held be- tween students of the day and the evening school sections of the department. A gold pin will be awarded the winner of each con- test.
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JlUGUSTANA OBSERUERVOL. XXX AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, -MAY 20, 1932 No. 22
MANY ATTEND FIRSTMARDI GRAS STAGEDON COLLEGE CAMPUS
Eleven Short Acts EntertainMerry-makers During
Evening.
With the successful staginglast night of the first MardiGras ever held at Augustana, stu-dents inaugurated a form of en-tertainmeiit that it is hoped willbecome an annual spring aítair.
Students who attended theMardi Gras were entertained byeleven short acts whieh includednumbers by the college band andseveral short acts by Earl Wynnand Corapany presenting a novel'"Kangaroo Court," Joe West andCompanv, and the Valkyries.
More than one unsuspectingvictim was taken before the "Kan-garoo Court" where he was finedfor violating laws, which, if theywere not on the statute books,sliould have been, according toJudge Wynn. Those who weresentenced had the privilege ofpaying their fine (which gener-ally amounted to about one centand eosts or a nickel and costs forvery grave ofTenses) or taking acertain amount of paddling ad-ministered by Les Stone. Accord-ing to reports, ali fines werepromptly paid.
The entertainment was broughtto a fitting close by a big snakedance on the campus, after whicha pep meeting was held around abonfire in the rear of the gym.
Proceeds from the sale of re-freshments went to help defraythe expenses with the surplus be-ing put in the band treasury.
Eagnar Kastman headed thecommittee on arrangements forthe affair.
SÉNIOR PLAY TO BEGIVEN T0M0RR0W
Hoffbauer and Nothstein HaveLeads in "The Queen's
Husband."
Marian Hoffbauer of Daven-port and Stanley Nothstein ofEock Island, playing the difficultroles of Prineess Anne and KingEric VIII, respectively, will havethe major roles in the séniorclass píay, "The Queen's Hus-band," tomorrow evening in thecollege auditorium.
Miss Pauline Bloomquist ofDes Moines, Iowa. will take thepart of the Queen, and Karl Olan-der of Chicago that of the King'ssecretarv.
Richard Johnson of Lake For-est as General Northrup, MaxClowers of Springfield as LordBirten, Gordon Anderson ofWausa, Xeb., as Prince Wil-liam of Greek, Mareus Olson ofBerwyn as Maj. Blent, and Wil-liam Cederberg of Andover asPhipps will also be in the cast.
MAURITZSON DRAMA ISREPEATED BY REQUEST
The Servnnt in the House, thethird annual Mauritzson Mem-orial presentation, was repeatedby the Augustana Sehool of OralÉxpression for the Eock IslandAVoman's club Saturday, May 21,and before the Young People'sorganization of St. Paul's Eng-lish Lutheran church, Davenport,yesterdav. The produetion wasgiven at Augustana Friday, April15, and was exceptionally well re-ceived.
Commencement Speakers
DR. H. M. GAGE CARL M1LLES
Guest speakers who will be present at the convocatioir exercisesof Augustana College and Theological Seminary, Sunday throughTuesdav, May 29-31.
MEN'S DEBATE SQUADTAKES FIRST HONORSIN ILLINOIS LEAGUEWomen P l a c e Third; Augie
Debaters ReceiveAwards.
Augustana's men's d e b a t esquad placed first in the IllinoisCollegiate Debate League duringthe past season. This champion-ship is the second within threeyears for Augustana, the womendebaters of the college having ledthe league in 1930.
Augustana co-ed debaters alsoended a successful season, win-ning three out of four leaguemeets, and two out of three non-league contests, placing third inthe Women's Debate League.
The men's teams won five outof six conference debates andfour out of five non-league con-tests. The affirmative team losttwo debates, and the negative wonevery encounter.
At the national Tau KappaAlpha convention this spring,Mi riam Lorimer and GeorgeSteele, Augie. debaters, won firstplaces in the women's and men'sextemporaneous speaking con-tests. Florence Lippens, anotherAugie debater, took third placein the women's division.
THREE PROFESSORSADDED TO FACULTY
Changes Noted in Philosophy,Christianity and Speech
Departments
Three new faeulty memberswill greet Augustana studentsnext September. Dr. IíjalmarW. Johnson of Gustavus Adol-phus college will become profes-sor of Philosophy and Chris-tianity, Martin J.Holcomb, A.M.,now of Bcthany college, willcome as associate professor ofspeech, and Oscar V. Anderson,who will receive the B.D. degreefrom Augustana seminary May31, will be a new instruetor inChristianity.
Dr. Johnson, received his A.B.degree at Gustavus Adolphus in1917, his B.D. degree at Yale in1921, and his Ph.D. degree atYale in 1931. He lias also stud-ied at Chicago university.
Coniinued on pnge six.
FAMOUS LECTURERSTO SPEAK AT AUGIE
Sherwood Eddy, author andworld traveler; Norman Thomas,student of social movements; andDudley C. Watson, oiti ciai lec-turer for the Chicago Art In-stitute are three of the national-ly renovvned speakers scheduledfor addrcsses at Augustana thenext school year, according toan announcement made yester-day by the Board of Control ofStudent Activities. Negotationswith Dr. Robert Millikan, world-famous physicist, and DonaldMcMiJlan, scientist and arctic ex-plorer, are being made and it isbelieved that these men will alsoappear here.
AU the men scheduled for ap-pearances at Augustana are lead-ers in their respective fields andare unusually successful lec-turers. This program of speakerswill take the place of the regularLyceum presentations of the pastfcw years.
AUGUSTANA HOLDSMOCK CONVENTION
Democratic Delegates Na meNew York Governor for
Presidency.
When students of Augustanacollege and seminary held a mockDemocratic political conventionon Thursday night, May 5, inthe college gymnasium, GovernorFranklin D. Eoosevelt of NewYork was nominated for presi-dent on the second ballot.
The results of the first ballotwere as follows: Eoosevelt, 284;Smith, 171; Murray, 141; Gar-ner, 13; Heflin, 9G; Lewis, 76;Eitehie, 68 ; Bryan, 16 ; Eogers,14; Baker, 10." The delegationthen swayed to the support ofEoosevelt, and on the second bal-lot he received the required ma-jority. The final results of thevote were as follows: Eoosevelt,783; Murray, 148; Garner, 86;Smith, 6.
The convention was called toorder by Eoy Anderson, júnior ofIron Mountain, Mich., secretaryof the executive eommittee. EarlWynn, sénior of Coal Valley, gavethe keynote address, then turningover the chair to Henry Stanley,alumnus of Eock Island, who pre-sided over the convention.
The convention was plannedand organized by Dr. A. F. Scher-sten and Prof. O. L. Nordstromof the political science and eco-nomies departments of the col-lege.
Dr. H.M. Gage and Cari MillesWill Speak at Commencement
CAMPUS SOCIAL GROUPSADD 157 TO MEMBERSHIP
Membership of Augustana col-lege sororities and fraternitieshas been increased to 251 throughthe admission to active member-ship of 99 pledges this spring.The six sororities, Sigma Pi Del-ta, Kappa Tau, Kappa Epsilon,Phi Eho, Chi Omega Gamma,and Kappa Epsilon Nu, now have99 co-eds wearing their pins,while the eight fraternities—PhiOmega Phi, Pi Upsilon Gamma,Gamma Alpha Beta, Omega NuOmega, Omicron Sigma Omicron,Phi Alpha Eho, Eho Nu Delta,and Beta Omega Sigma—have acombined membership of 152,having admitted 58 pledges.
ADDITIONS TO AUGIECURRICULUM OFFERMANY ADVANTAGES
Majors Offered in SeventeenSubjects; Journalism
Added.
Additions and revisions in thecurriculum made during the lastyear will make the courses of in-struetion to be offered at Augus-tana next fali unusually compre-hensive. For the first semester,the catalog describes 146 coursesunder thirty different subjectheadings within the college ofliberal arts and, for the springsemester, 152 courses—of whichninety are continuation coursesand sixty-two deal with newphases of the various subjects. Totake ali courses in the collegealone would require twenty-fiveyears of a good studenfs time.
Majors are now offered in sev-enteen different fields of study,due to the introduetion of majorsin physics, psychology, and mu-sic. Two years ago a sociologymajor was added.
Students interested in teachingand coaching following t h e i rgraduation will appreciate the in-troduetion of theorv conrses inthe department of physieal edu-cation, including Anatomy; Phy-siology and Hygiene; the His-tory, Theorv and Methods ofPhysieal Education ; the Theoryof Coaching; and the Organiza-tion and Administration of Physi-eal Education.
Three courses in journalismwill be offered for the'first time,the enrollment being limited tothose who have a special interestin newspaper or magazine writ-ing or who expeet to supervisesehool or church publicationsupon graduation.
CLASS RIVALRY BREAKSOUT ON AUGIE CAMPUS
Traditional class rivalry be-tween the juniors and seniors atAugustana, which broke out re-cently, resulted in the disappear-ance of the sénior caps andgowns, and in the placing of thesénior bench in a prominent po-sition in tlie hall of Old Main.Close organization on the part oftlie juniors made it possible forthem to resist ali efforts of theseniors to prevent usurpation oftheir property. Heads of thetwo classes finally carne to anagreement, and it was not untilthen that the caps and gownswere returned to their rightfulowners.
Exercises Will Begin May 29,With Baccalaureate
Service.
Dr. II. M. Gage, president ofCoe college, Cedar Bapids, Iowa,and president of the LiberalArts College Movement, togetherwith Cari Milles, Swedish sculp-tor of international renown, willbe the guest speakers at the Au-gustana convocation May 31,which will include the conferringof degrees for ali departments ofthe college and seminary.
Baccalaureate services in thecollege auditorium Sunday morn-ing, May 29, at 10 :45, will openthe three days of commencementactivity. Dr. G. A. Andreen willdeliver the baccalaureate addressto the graduates, having as histheme, "Life's Aim."
Monday, May 30, is alumniday, with a full program of eventsplanned for the entire day. Thealumni business meeting will beheld in the college chapei at10:00 a. m., this being precededby an organ recital starting at9 :30. At noon tlie various classeswill hold reunion luncheons.
Alumni who have returned toAugustana for commencementthis sprin<í will hold their annualbanquet Monday evening at 6:30.Plans are being made for a biggerand peppier banquet than ever,and following this gala event thealumni as well as the generalpublic will have the rare oppor-tunity of attending an illustratedlecture by Dr. Cari Milles, thenoted Swedish sculptor. This willbe held in the college chapei at8:00 p. m.
Culmination of the commence-ment exercises will take placewith the general convocation ex-ercises Tuesdav mornina at 10
Continued on page two.
AUGIE YEAR-BOOK TOAPPEARNEXT WEEK
Unusual Features CharacterizeRockety-I of Student
Life.
Augustana's year-book, theEochety-I of Í9SS, will be dis-tributed on the campus next week.Advance reports indicate that thepublication will be one of themost interesting annuals everpublished at Augie.
Among the new features of thebook is a complete index whichenables one to find any of itshundreds of pictures instantly.Also, each section of the book hasbeen dedicated to some prominentcampus personality, thus dividingan honor that has gone to one in-dividual in previous years. Thecover is beautifully worked out inblue and gold with an artistic"A" as the principal motif, fol-io win£ the theme of the book.
SECRETARIAL SCIENCECLASSES PLAN CONTEST
The secretarial science depart-ment of Augustana college willmeet at dinner in the collegecafeteria at 6:30 oVlock Tues-day evening, May 24. Follow-ing the dinner, shorthand andtyping contests will be held be-tween students of the day andthe evening school sections of thedepartment. A gold pin will beawarded the winner of each con-test.
