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THE RIMROCK ECHO Eastern Montana State Normal School VOL. XIII BILLINGS, MONTANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1941 NO. 1 W. A. A. Plans for Hallowe'en Party; Slated Next Week The cats will creep, the owls will shriek, and the skeleton in the closet will dance on October 31 at 8:30 p.m. in the gymn, when the W. A. A. girls put on a Hallowe'en party. There will be prizes given for the best skit put on by the different divisions of the first year class. The faculty will perform stunts and everybody will play games in the basement. In the midst of corn shocks and witches on brooms, cider and dough- nuts will be served. At the W. A. A. meeting last Mon- day night Viola Chesnover, presi- dent, appointed committees to get ready for the gala night. The pro- gram committee is as follows: Mar- jorie Erb, Dorothy Wichern, Myrtice Rasmussen, LaVern Malmquist, Mary Hershberger, Emma Lou Johnson, Ardine Hyde, Ellen Hall, Marjorie Burnett, Dorothy Gibson and Stella Baird. The food committee: Emo- gene Skinner, Louise Card, Marjorie Cross, Meryl Hurd, Helene Zier, Irene Malcom, Lillian Bussinger, Marjorie Ewen, Ester Chelburg, Freda Bechtold, Eldora Clellan. The decoration committee: Marjorie Dealing, Helen Resner, Nellie Pratt, Donna Elhnan, Mae Kapptie, Fran- ces Cameron, Doris Shepherd, Ann Cuiran, Elsie Finkbeiner, Erna Glas- gow, Jo Ann Kikkert and Mary Lou Fortney. 4 Stanton is Elected as Head of Council The Student Council held its first meeting of the year in Dr. McMul- len's office at 5 p.m. on October 16. The officers elected are Annabelle Stanton, president; Richard Mar- quardt, vice president; Marjorie Cross, secretary, and Charles Frank, business manager. Defers Action on Social Program A number of important matters were discussed but no final action was taken. At their next meeting, which will be held at 4 p.m. on Oc- tober 22, they will decide whether it is possible for the students to have an annual this year. Pending deci- sion on the annual, the report of the social committee was not acted upon. If an annual is published, economy must be effected in the activities voted by the social committee. Miss Dewey Injured as Result of Severe Fall Miss Dewey was the victim of an unfortunate accident last week, when she suffered a sprained ankle and an even more bady sprained wrist as the result of a fall. Both injuries were very painful, but she is now improving. from the section to be studied. +- ABBOTT PLANS NEW COURSE Dr. N. C. Abbott, instructor in social science, has laid out plans for a complete study of each of Mon- tana's 56 counties, the people, agri- culture, roads, schools, churches, etc. for his Montana geography class during the coming weeks. Information is gathered directly from the section to be studied, which, according to Dr. Abbott, gives the student a better mental picture of the subject than can be obtained from textbooks. Student Council President Annabelle Stanton Vice Pres Richard Marquardt Secretary Marjorie Cross Business Manager Charles Frank Other Members — Velma Lyman, Lavern Malmquist, Hermie Althoff Meets every Wednesday at 4 p.m. First Year Class Officers President Ernest Hoffman Vice President...Marjorie Burnett Secretary Roman Zuroff Meets at the call of the President Second Year Class Officers President Terry Wilson Vice President_Dorothy Wichern Sec'y-Treas. Irene Johnson Meets at the call of the President Katoya Players President Alice Connolly Vice President Helen Kelsey Secretary...Edna Lou Christopher Treasurer Marguerite McNeil Meets first and third Tuesday, 7:30 State Educators Hold Annual Meet E.M.S.N.S. Faculty Active Participants at Meeting The annual Montana Education association will meet October 23-25 in five districts, at Miles City, Great Falls, Glasgow, Kalispell and Boze- man. Some of the outstanding out-of- state speakers will be Dr. Lawrence McKinley Gould of Carleton college, Northfield, Minnesota, who was with Admiral Byrd in his first Antarctic expedition; Mr. Royce Brewster, a specialist in occupational informa- tion and guidance from the U. S. Office of Education, Washington, D. C.; Dr. B. H. Hibbard, principal of the high school of the University of Wisconsin; Freeman G. Reed, Spokane, Washington. Local Faculty on Program Several faculty members of E.M.S.N.S. will appear on the sec- tional programs in the different dis- tricts on Friday, October 24. Dr. Hines will speak before the upper grade section at Miles City on the subject \Elementary School Social Activities.\ Dr. Cooper will speak before the social science section at Miles City on the topic \Why France Fell.\ Miss Dewey will speak on \Religious Drama in the High Schools\ before the English council at Miles City, and Miss Meek, as state president of the Montana Eng- lish council, will make a report of the English leaflet and other activi- ties of the state organization. Dr. Dean, at Glasgow, will speak before the primary section on \Reading Readiness,\ and before the interme- diate grade section on \Remedial Reading in the Intermedate Grades.\ He will also hold conferences with teachers who wish to consult him about reading. Dr. Dean will repre- sent E.M.S.N.S. at the luncheon at Glasgow. Miss Stevenson will attend the physical education meeting, which is to be held in Great Falls. She will speak to the group on Friday after- noon on \Existing Laws and Future Trends in Legislation Affecting Phys- ical Education.\ She will also be present at the E.M.S.N.S. luncheon. f Want to have fun? Then be pres- ent at the Hallowe'en party next week Friday. Officers of M.E.A. Local President Charles Frank Vice President Marie Hubbard Sec'y-Treas Bellevina Kuzara Meets first and third Wednesday, 8:30 Women's Athletic Association President Viola Chesnover Vice President Freeda Bechtold Secretary Emogene Skinner Treasurer Marjorie Cross Meets first and third Wednesday, 8:30 Sketch Club President Eleanor Erb Vice President Wynnette Myers Sec'y-Treas Mary Carroll Service Club President Helen Resner Vice President Ray Danklefson Secretary Hazel Kruger Treasurer William Kober Meets second and fourth Wednesday, 7:30 New Head Takes Over At State University Dr. E. 0. Melby of Evanston, Illi- nois, new president of Montana State university, will assume his new du- ties on October 23. Dr. Melby, after a two-day visit to the campus in September, accepted the position made vacant when Dr. George Fin- lay Simmons resigned last spring. Since Simmons' resignation, Dean C. W. Leaphart of the university law school has acted as president. Dr. Melby, who has been dean of the school of education of North- western university since 1934, was chosen from several candidates con- sidered by the state board of edu- cation. The date for the formal induction of the new president into office has not yet been fixed. A graduate of St. Olaf's college, Northfield, Minnesota, Dr. Melby holds a master's and doctor's degree from the University of Minnesota. He has been a member of the North- western faculty since 1928 and dean of the school of education for seven years. He has also served as a mem- ber of the University of Minnesota faculty and as head of several Min- nesota school systems before going to Northwestern. The new president is also secre- tary of the American Council on Education and is a member of the Society for the Study of Education, the American Education Research association, the National Society of College Teachers and the Progres- sive Education association. Assembly Program Presents Acrobats and Tumblers Tuesday, October 14, the Normal School was fortunate to have as guests and performers the Univer- sity Athletes, George Nissen, Ger- trude Nissen, and their \Man Moun- tain Dean,\ Xavier Leonard. George Nissen was the former National Intercollegiate tumbling champion and inventor of the tram- poline, a steel net used to aid in certain tumbling acts. It is being used in the training of army and navy cadets. After an exhibition of clever acro- batic stunts the tricks were explained. To demonstrate the use of the tram- poline six boys from the audience were told what to do and left to carry out directions. Some caught on quickly but others furnished much amusement by their uncontrollable antics. Longed-for Dorm Plans Completed; Will House 154 Plans for a dormitory for E.M.S.N.S. girls have been completed. The build- ing will be located 200 feet south- west of the present building and will face east. It will be 32 feet wide and 94 feet long and will accommodate 154 girls. It will also have an apart- ment for a faculty member. The basement will contain com- munity kitchens and a dining room. A kitchen will be available for every four girls, and it will contain a hot plate, a refrigerator storage cabinet and a root cellar. There will be three ranges for heavy cooking. The dining room will be 18 feet by 30 feet. Each bedroom will accommo- date two girls. The reception room is to be on the main floor directly above the dining room. The girls will do all the work connected with the upkeep of the dormitory. Final plans are being approved for $60,000 bonds to be offered for sale in the near future. The building will be of brick with concrete lower floor. Construction is expected to begin in the spring, but the time depends entirely upon the defense program. Priority claims upon material re- quired may delay the building in- definitely. First School Luncheon At Commercial Club The members of the student local of the M. E. A. will sponsor an all- school luncheon October 29 at the Commercial club. This is a departure from the usual custom of holding the luncheons at the school. A very peppy program is in the making. Among the features planned will be: Vocal solo, Eleanor Wirth; piano selection, Gene Carroll; ac- cordian selections, Ernie Hoffman; skit, Barbara Pettit; acrobatics, Goldie Budge. In addition there will be an informal talk by Dr. McMul- len and singing by the entire group. The social committee responsible for the program is Helen Resner, chairman, Eleanor Erb, Marie Rudio and Willie Kober. According to the president, Charles Frank, this same social committee is planning a picnic in the near future. Social Committee Members Favor School Annual The social committee, composed of representatives from all the organ- izations and classes with their fac- ulty sponsors, met on Wednesday, October 15 to plan the social pro- gram for the quarter. A schedule presented by Dr. Hines, faculty chair- man, was approved with some minor changes. T h e probable elimination of a school annual because of lack of funds met with strong disapproval from the group. It was decided to ask the student council to suggest curtailments in the social program in favor of the annual. The council is suspending action until next week and for that reason the social program cannot be pub- lished in this issue of the paper. Watch the bulletin board! Directory of Organizations
