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Watch Your Step FRIDAY the Thirteenth! THE RIMROCK ECHO Nobody's Afraid TODAY Is No Jinx! Eastern Montana State Normal School VOL. XII BILLINGS, MONTANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940 NO. 2 Nine Students Will Receive Diplomas Wednesday Yellow Jackets Emerge Victorious in Initial Game of the Season Annual Staff Chosen; Eaton Will Talk Lovering Is Editor At Noon Luncheon With Staff of Four Normal Keeps Lead Through Entire Game The Eastern Montana State Nor- mal School basketball team opened the 1940-41 season by defeating the Dawson County Junior college quint 27 to 22 in the Normal School gym- nasium Friday night. The score at the half time was 15 to 13 with the Yt.lowjackets in the lead. The game began with both teams fighting a desperate offensive, shoot- ing and passing continually; but the accurate shooting ability of Henry Wilcox, Normal forward and center, seen put the 'Jackets in front by an 8 to 3 lead. Early in the second half the Daw- sonites came back to tie the score, 15 to 15, the only time the game was even up. But the Yellowjackets slowly gained a lead as every man on the team contributed a basket in the next few minutes. The Dawson J. C.'s began a last-minute rally, striving to overcome a four-point margin, but Tom McCabe's quick shot from the sideline put an end to the sudden spurt. Wilcox led the Normal scoring with 13 points, and Art Schrumpf with 12 points was high scorer for the visitors. Below is the summary: Dawson J. C. (22) G F P Roberts, f 0 1 3 Kennedy, f 1 0 2 Hanson, f 1 0 0 Featherstone, g 0 0 1 St. Cyr, c 1 0 2 Schrumpf, g 4 4 2 Moody. g • 1 1 2 E. M. S. N. S. (27) G F P Tracy, f 1 0 3 McCabe, f 1 0 1 King, f 3 1 1 Wilcox, g 5 3 3 Humiston, g 0 0 1 Wilson, g 1 0 1 Bryson, g 0 1 2 (Continued on Page 4) Katoyas Will Frolic At Christmas Party Fill Baskets for Charity; Each Member Brings Guest Duty and dignity may well fall by the wayside at the Katoya party scheduled for Tuesday, December 17, for who has ever retained dignity when wrapped up (literally) in a taffy pull. The only pre-requisite for Katoyans will be a guest, a dime, and a present, combined with a ca- pacity for foolish fun. The \why for\ of the dime and the present is easily explained. Katoya adopts a \Christmas Family\ every year through the Associated Chari- ties, and provides it with a heaping Christmas basket. The basket is filled with the presents of food and cloth- ing that the Katoyans bring to their Christmas party. Usually the mem- bers exchange inexpensive gifts at the party, but this year they have decided that \he who gives double is doubly blessed,\ and have planned instead to bring a dime apiece to help their \Christmas family.\ They may give serious thought to their giving, but a ruling for slacks seems to indicate a plan for gentle rioting. Captain of the riot squad is Au- gusta Sveen, who will direct the activities from the comparative safe- ty of a bullet-proof box. A detail of five: Juanita Huppert, Alice Con- nolly, Lola Westervelt, Jean Paine, and Mary Agnes Smith, has been armed with decorations to camou- flage a riot-proof tree for the occa- sion. Armament commander is Ro- berta Rhoads, who is to produce that lethal weapon, taffy. If the party is dull it won't be for lack of facilities for fun; it will be for lack of will. Normal Cagers Play Miles City Tonight Coach Bjorgum's squad will leave at noon today for Miles City to meet the Custer County Junior college. From indications of last year these Custer boys will be plenty tough, and a good game is expected. But, as Coach Bjorgum reminds us, this being Friday the thirteenth (our lucky day), it will be just too bad for any team to engage us on such a day. Engage Dawsonites Saturday From Miles City the boys will journey to Glendive, where on the following night they will play a re- turn game with the Dawson County Junior college. The Dawsonites will see a newly improved team—a little different from the one they encoun- tered here last Friday, the sixth. Those making the trip are: John King, Clint Tracy, Dale Bryson, Hjalmer Lee, Dave Jones, Bud Hum- iston, Henry Wilcox, Terry Wilson, Jim McNeil, Tom McCabe, Morris Hark and Vernie Unruh. Arthur Minnie will go as team manager with Coach Bjorgum. ALUMNI WILL RECEIVE ECHO This issue and the other issues for this school year will be sent to all members of the 1939-1940 classes, in order that they may keep in touch with the school and their friends of last year. Choir Will Sing At Christmas Play The A Capella choir, under the direction of Miss Nourse, will take part in the Christmas play by sing- ing behind scenes as it has done in previous years. It will sing six songs, some of which are new. Most of the familiar carols have new and inter- esting arrangements with descants. Members of the choir are Joyce Epperson, Mary Eckels, Jean Rush- ton, Roberta Kilpatrick, Ileene Wight, Helen Campbell, Roberta Rhoads, Mary Gail Fiske, Mildred Loomis, Elinor Shelhamer, and Sue Meer. Alumni Will Dance Holiday Highlight of the Christmas vaca- tion for E. M. S. N. S. alumni who live in or near Billings is the in- formal dance to be given in the gymnasium Friday, December 27. This is an annual get-together dance which is always well attended. Jo Strawn Lidderdale, alumni pres- ident, is in charge of arrangements. Her assistants are Anne Chase, '39, Bill Chase, '36, Orton Sirrine, '34, and Inez Marsh, '35. Another occasion when alumni re- unite to reminisce is the alumni luncheons which are held in con- nection with the M. E. A. in October each year. Almost 200 alumni took advantage of the opportunity to re- vive old friendships at the local luncheon this year. Reunion lunch- eons at Butte, Kalispell, Great Falls and Wolf Point were also well at- tended. Katoya Presents Play i6 Mary, His Mother\ The annual Christmas play is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. December 15, according to Miss Dewey. The play chosen for this year is \Mary His Mother\ by Anne Coulter Mar- tens, and it will be put on by the Katoya Players under the direction of Miss Dewey. The first scene takes place in Mary's cottage on the third birthday of the child Jesus. Mary, in conver- sation with her friends, tells the story of that night in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. Then the story is portrayed in pantomime, showing the shepherds on the hill and the appearance of the angel, the three wise men following the star, and at last the manger scene. The characters in the first part are: Mary Helen Kelsey Elizabeth Juanita Huppert Hannah Augusta Sveen Ruth Lola Westervelt In the pantomime scenes, the only characters chosen so far are: Mary Marion Rice Angel Betty McComas The music is under the direction of Miss Nourse, with the A Cappella choir furnishing the songs. NYA Time Cut to Half To Care for Vacation Since the period from December 16 to January 15 includes the time of Christmas vacation, NYA assign- ment sheets covering this period will cover one-half time rather than a full period, according to Mr. Stuber. Students will be expected to sign payroll report forms before leaving school December 20. This is to take care of those who may work a few hours between December 16 and De- cember 20 and then fail to return for the winter quarter, or fail to make the required grades for the first quarter. The rules require that anyone failing to maintain a \C\ average for the fall quarter will be automatically dropped from the rolls. Students who wish a change in allotment, those who wish to drop NYA, and those who wish the work for next quarter should see Mr. Stu- ber before the end of this quarter. 1 Legislators Will Attend; Second Years In Charge The graduation exercises for the fall quarter class will be held next Wednesday noon in connection with the Christmas luncheon, with The Honorable E. T. Eaton, lieutenant- governor-elect, as the speaker for the occasion. There are nine candidates for di- plomas, dependent upon completion of their work this week. Mr. Foote will present the class to Mr. Howard Gullickson, member of the state board of education, and Dr. McMul- len will speak informally to the class. The mixed chorus, under Dr. Mc- Mullen's direction and accompanied by the orchestra, will present the following Christmas music: \Carol of the Birds\ (a French carol). \Now the Day Is Over.\ \Joy to the World.\ \Silent Night.\ Guests of the school at this lunch- eon, besides Mr. Eaton and Mr. Gul- lickson, will be Mr. G. C. Cisel and Mr. George Snell, members of the local board of directors of the school, and the newly-elected senators and representatives for Yellowstone county: T. J. Burke, R. C. Dillavou, R. H. Gebhardt, Grant Hammond, Willianan L. &tan. Second Years Sponsor Luncheon The luncheon on this occasion is being sponsored by the second year class. The menu will consist of tur- key, dressing, cranberries, potatoes, rolls, celery, coffee and ice cream bars. Those in charge on the second year committees are: Menu—Borg- hild Rolseth, Ruth Pleissner, Elinor Shelh a me r, Jeannette McClarren; clean-up—Hjalmer Lee; kitchen— Thelma Swandal; and the decora- tions committee will be the entire second year class. The serving and clean-up work will be done by the \C\ division of the first year class. Now Is the Time To Sign Up for 1941 All Students Must Complete Schedule Before Vacation Students who fail to complete reg- istration for the winter quarter by Thursday, December 19, will be pen- alized, according to Mr. Stuber. First year students will be registered next week in class groups as usual, but all others will be registered individ- ually by Dr. McMullen and Mr. Stuber. This is an important an- nouncement. Advance registration for second year students started on December 3, and will continue until Thursday evening, December 19. This longer period is being employed so that all registrations will be completed by the close of the fall quarter. Classes On January 6 Classes will start on January 6. Those who register before the close of the fall quarter and then find that they cannot return, are urged to notify the office during the vaca- tion period. Students will be ex- pected to pay fees for the winter quarter not later than Wednesday, January 8. New students will be registered on January 6. It is necessary for all now in attendance to complete reg- istration before then so that these new people can be taken care of on that day. Stand 'Ard Once I saw the statement that our word standard came from two words \stand hard\ and that some English ancestor through habit or carelessness dropped the \h.\ Be that as it may, we do not want to drop the entire word now. A great part of our world seems to have done so. In this country we can not afford to lower our standards in regard to public education. Right now our schools are under attack from those who are ig- norant of the progress we have made or who may have been influenced insidiously by those who see that dis- crediting our public schools would be a telling blow against democracy. Let us stand 'ard for public education. All over the world the standards of peace and good will have been set aside. And. now we approach Christmas. It may seem to some that it is idle to ex- press the usual sentiments of the season, but I do not believe that it is. Deep in the hearts of men are desires for peace and freedom and kindness one to the other that will not in the long run be denied. Let us then stand 'ard for the usual sentiments of the season. L. B. McMULLEN. Jewel Lovering was chosen editor- in-chief of the Rimrock Annual by popular vote of the student body. The election was carried out at the Service club dance on November 8, at which time the candidates were introduced and those people who were present voted. Balloting was completed at the book store on No- vember 9 and 11. Elected on the same ballot were the heads of the various depart- ments which are to be under Miss Lovering's supervision: Student life editor, Alvin Patterson; art editor, Jeannette McClarren; business man- ager, Leona Rine, and circulation manager, Marion Rice. Student Council in Charge This year the drawing up of the ballot was in the hands of a com- mittee from the student council, consisting of Dale Bryson, chairman, Annabelle Stanton and David Jones, who made a list of the students who they thought were best suited to head the different departments of the annual. From this list a ticket of two or three candidates for each office was drawn up with the help of the faculty advisers. These ad- visers are Miss Meek, chairman and supervisor of the work done by the editor-in-chief and the student life editor; Mr. Manion, who supervises the work done by the art editor; and Reunion Will Occur In Gym Mr. Stuber, who supervises the work On December 27 done in the business department. — - The approved - tis - f — ot - names was made in ballot form and posted on the bulletin board, together with the dates for voting. Those running for the office of editor-in-chief were Jewel Lovering of Sidney, Augusta Sveen of Turner, and Lola Westervelt of Big Timber. Much bantering went on between Eunice Nelson and Pat Patterson, both of Billings, for the office of student life editor. Candidates for the office of art editor were Jean- nette McClaren of Ryegate, Annette del Sur of Billings, and Beulah Mc- Ghee of Spokane, Washington. Leona Rine of Roundup opposed Ruth Pleissner of Baker for the office of business manager. Marion Rice of Sidney and Borghilde Rolseth of Libby ran for the office of circula- tion manager. Assistants Will Be Chosen The head of each department will choose an assistant to help carry on the work, and each organization and class in the school will choose a representative who will be respon- sible for the material published about his organization. Pictures of seniors and of organ- izations must be taken in January. Watch the bulletin board for an- nouncements
