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THE POINTER Series III. Vol. II. No. 22. PREP MUSICIANS HERE TO TRY FOR CONTEST LAURELS Preliminary Contest 'l'hc All \Viscousiu High Sehool :.'.Ius ic P csti \'al will be held here , in the Amli· torium, April 27th, in l' Onj u11 ct ion with the orator ical co nt es t. Thi s will be n pr climi nar,r co nt est for th e winne rs wh o will J:,:" O to · Madison for the St a te Fos ti\'al whi < ·h is to be held ' May 11th and l!!th. Practica ll y all phns cs of Iligh School music will be r cp r CSl 'llt cd. H owever the JI igli t'l1 oo l IJ :rncls mt~t•t in a sc · parat c co n test. 'fh cre will be seve n towns represent - ed in thi s music organ whi (' h r ep rese nt s Or!! hcst ras, glee club s, ins truments, and c ns cm l.Jl cs, as well as p i::i.no , \'ioli11 1 and ce ll o so los. · One of th e important chang-cs madc in this )"l':tr':,i con test is that th e name has Leen l'C\.'is<'cl to r end All \ Vise.o nsin :?l[usi c Festinll, antl th e contest feat ur e has bee n minimizcc~l th e cdu ca - 'tiono.1 val ues st rC' ssc cl. An other important fc .. ur e is th e even ing co nr crt to be held Friday. Thi s will be gi\'l'll hy th e combi ned gl ee clubs sing-ing n nd tl1 c co mbin ed or ches tra s ncco mpnn y ing th e m. ' J'h c t·oncc rt will coinc ·i<l e witli th e or ntorii·al co n t est a t 8 :00. Special Assembly Th e music co11test will start tomonow morning at 11inc :rnd will cun t hr ough un til the specia l a ssc mhly :1.t el<'\·en. Th e afternoon c·ont cst begi ns at 2:00 P. )[. and will co ntinu e nil aftcruoou be ing me rged with cxtc mpor:ancous spe ak ers who will begin :1t :l :00 P . )I. ' Ph ~ }-,rid:1y eve ning t·oncert (co bined orches tra ancl c horu s) will start at 7: 30 and e n<l at 8:30 when the ora- t or ica l l'O ll tC's t will begi n. Stu de nt s will I JC ad mitted to this co11t·(•rt on pr sc n tation of the ir bookl et. Th e program for Fritlay is as fo llows: l\.{orning progrnm be gi1111i ng at 9:30. Or ch estrn - ) l osi nec, \Vnusnu & N e- koosa , Bra ss Quintl't e - Stcn·n~ Poin t, CJarin et nu et - )fosinl'<', Trumpet Qu artet - · Mosinee . Ope ning of As · sc mbly at 11:30 - Visiting Oreh cs tra, speec h hy Dr. Baldwin, forensic-~ , Drum Qu artet - ) fosince . Afternoon Program Afterno on progrnm he gi1111i11g at 2:45: Girl s ' 0 Ice Club eon test between St vcns Poin t, lola, and Mosin ee, cx te pora.nt:' ous speak er, Boys' Glee Club - Iola , two exte mpo raneous spea kers, Mix ed Chorus - l oin, exte mp ran eous spe ak e r, Girls ' Tri o - Stevr n Po int , Boys ' Quartet - Iola . \ Ev e nin g program beginning at i:-tG: Co mbin ed c horus and orch est ra con· cert, orat ion, Piano Solo - Iola , orati ons, Vi olin Solo - Fri e ndship, Vo- cal Solo-Fri endsh ip. Pr ofesso r Edgar B. Gordon, head of the Publi c School : Music Departmen t of th e University of \Vise onsin, nnd Miss Augot M. I{. Bo r ge, secretary of th e All \Vi seonsin Afusic F es tival will a ct ns j ud ges. These two judges, being a uthoriti es on Public Schoo l musi c, are e xpected not only to decid e upon the winners in th e various events b ut also to mak e valuabl e criticisms up on th e work d one. Th e Y. M. C. A. (wit h L eo nard Spr:a.gue,- i Ercsidcnt,- ac..ting_.a.s Stude nt Chairman, under a..ppo intme nt by Doctor Baldwin) is in charge of all activities con n ected with th e Mu sic Frstivnl nnd FnTAnsie. ~n nt P.Rt. ' Steve ns Po int , Wis., April 2 1i , 192S P ri ce 7 ct:111:s Net Men To Work For Team Berths Point Co ll cgl ' ex tends its athll'til' Sl'O lll' in a new di vision wh en :1 doulJll'S :rnd singles sq uad will l' X<.: hangc lobs with a trio of Os hk osh 'l' cac he rs in a du:tl tc1111is m~ct to Uc he lcl the la st ot' )l':'1,\· an d tht• fir st of ,Junt on the loca l co urt s with :1 r C' IUl'II m:1h·h on the' t·1·azy l·O m:rctc. An c lim(uation seri t•s wi ll IJc heltl to sec wh o wi ll uphold th e Purpl e and Gold in c:u.- h d i vision. · So m (' pro mising t.: anclidat c:s ha,·e :ll- rradv shown c l:1 ss at the 11 ct this sea- sonincludin g, 'l'ony Porte r, . :\[al'ian Sw:01, ,John Pr a lgu ski, Clar en ce Th eis, Le\·it t" Hol,crtso 11 1 : wcl Di k ).fan; hall. An.v Pointer is e li gibl e nncl w(' lt·om e to ro mpete. T,ast ye ars lo(· al h:111q,s, George J(:t('l'tol nnll I rv Gorclr 11 h:l\'e with · clrawn 10 high rr fields of r du ca tion , le:w ing- hoth cl ouhlt•g nnd s ingl es h C' rth:,; 01w 11 fo r clchatc. .Joi11 th e t<.. •1111i :s cl ul1 XO \\·. So fal' m1u·h t' 11thusi:1sm h a:,; bt>t• n shown l,ut fC-\\" ha,·e hothC'n•ll to join ur r <'jo iu thl' rluli. 'J'hi !i is 11 ct·C!ssar v to C'OntiH U l' pl:1yi11~ uu the Nu nnal eOurt s. To ela te only fw(• 11 t~· 1HC' ll \l1l'r:-1 h:l\'t• p:iid up this lH'USOII, :\I r. S<· h111 cckhst a tes that he woul (l lik e all me 111hcnd1ips, b ot h new and old, t·o111pl<'tc d by t h t• cud of this week, :ts he intends to publi s h a t·ompl ctc li st next ,n•ck . Dues for ,,Id s tu1h•11t me mb e rs :ne fift.t·(• n t.s a yc:11·; fo r nrw s tucl c•nt mt• 111ht•rs o rll' doll:ir :111d :1 ht1l f f.or the first \'(':I I' :111d half a hu('k <':tch vc:n ;1ftl•r ." Se1..· )1 r. ~t·hmct·kh: or Clar Cnc e Th eis. \\'ork wil l !-lt:ll' t next \\"cck to 1: : llld· sntpt· t hl• ground in f ro11t of th e <·n urt s. Tr ees will furnish much n eeded shatle, while und t"r foo t a gr;1ss~· ntrpct plans to make it s appt•:n:rnt·t•. To s:1n <·o·c ds dnint~· footwear·, walks will h t• laid fr om th (' s icl C'walk:,1 to tla· fentt•s. It is also rumored that a drinking- fo un tain m:1 y •kt·iclt• to make it:-i J)C'r nl:ln ent home h er<' . C'o nll' 0 11 , you Co ll egi: 111 s, g et into thi s hcalth ,v, r c<l u(·in g, outdoor sport. Pay yo ur du es :111cl e njoy yo ur :-1l' lf. L et 's Go! CALENDAR I. r' riday A. . \f. 1 1 : 00-S pecia I Asse mhly 2. ExtC' 111 por:1111•ous on tcst - 2::lO :i. Aft ernoo u tt•a fo r :F'orensie C..:0 11t es ta11 ts. - -t::Hl J ohn Fruneis Sims <.:ott age. 4. :\h1 rgarct .\ s hmun Banqu et - Hote l Whiling - 6:00. 5. Orat ori ea l Co nt e8t - Co ll ege .\ ucl i to rium - 8:00. fi. Da11 c<1 , following contest. ('ullt' gl' gy m11a s ium Rpon!\orcd hy Y. ::II. C. A. Hirzy Offers Prizes For /:'Ian And Slogan A st udent li te rarily in clin ed may tak e a<lva nt agc of the offer of a. prize fo r the best advert is ing st un t. Mr. } 1 c rdi11and Jlir zy is offe ring in l \c 1~ lf of the Alumni of Central Co ll ege~ pri z<'M, one a Schneffcr fou ntain pen and pencil set, and the other a Schaeffer Life -time pen. Th e Hct will be o ff ered to th e student wh o prese nts th e best fif ty word com- position <l ea. ling with an advertising s tunt to be used by the College P ub · li e ity Comm i ttee in th e ir e fforts to get in touch with prospec tiv e students. A Schaffer pen will be giv en as a prize ____io:r__ th e best tc.n wo.rd slogan. ..... It is hoped that th e re will- be-qujte a. few entr i es in this co ntest, n ot on ly for the r es ulting ga ins, but lik e wis e to nffpr MtRiAtnnf'I'• tn th A rnllPOP Interstate Speech Contest Scheduled For Tomorrow Noted Singer Is To Perform Here ) l yrn:1 Sha rl ow, an A111Ni ea 11 :::;o. pr :1 1101 ha :i ht·t~n c ng- ngec1 hy th e Co ll ('gC" lo gi vl' a l'Om·crt here 0 11 Tu esd ay, )fay 1st. )Ji ss Sli:irlow is :\ gr ad 11:1 te of th <' Bt't•010\·c 11 Co 11 st•rv:1torv at St. Louis and has s tud ied nbroaCl for two years u nder the hcst t·oa.d1cs. S i1H' c compl ct - i ug her musical e du c ation, sh l' h ns bee n with the Chi c• :1go Cid l' Opl'ra Assoc ia · tion \\'here she play c1l the 1 wrt of Brunnhild c in \V:t gm•r's "Siegfrict1 11 At first a lyri t so p a no who st' \'oic·e was one of l':trc bc:i ut y and Jll' r fect clarity. shr is now a dramatil · su pr ;rno with 1\ sp kudirl l~· \\':tr1l1 n11rl vividly brilli:111 ~ \ 'n it·c. 8t ud nt s \\'ill he admitted by the pre · sc ·nt: 1 tion uf th e ir s tu tle nt .i di vih· lil'k c•t. Th e low11spt:oplc will he ahltto l,! t' t til'l«.-t s :1 t l{r e mb s Dmg Store. Announce Cast For Speech Class Plays '.11!1 c roae hcs of ' t h e twp plays whi ch :ir e to he giv en b,v the Publ ic Speak ing 1:l !i~ Ja:i q• announ ec d the asts as fo l- lows : ' 'Twecdl es' ' .:\l1·s. llil"kcl ts )fob el Halv e rson )f rs. Alb ergo n . . ... . )linni c , -an \Vyk .Juli t• n . . . Gordon Stein 'l1wrc dl es Lawr ence Beaudin \\' in sora ..... Lt1 l' ille Hyl:rnd Ambr ose . . .... .. )l:ixwell ~ \k Co rn ot:k Phih •mon Har ol1l Flo licl )Ir. C'nst l<'bury \Va ll:wc Ros<' ngrcn )!"rs. C:1stll'IJ ur y }'lol'<'HCC Ha ir e Co:w h ... . }, Jor e111·c Hain" Th e 'J1hir t e e nth Chai r" ll c• lc 11 O'Xc il Lu <' illc Hy land \ Villi:1111 ro:ihy . . . :\Iary Agne s Boyh· ). f r. C ros b,· . . Clnr cuce Teske )[rs. C' rosl )y . . . . . . .. Emily Ku ja.w:1 )[i ss 8:1~tma11 . ..... .foycc Swnuson . \fr. 1\l:18011 .... Au ne Stewnrt Mr . 'fn·nt Z\01·m:1 H cs11 ) l r. St:111di::1 h 2\largnrct Lnrsen )fr. \\"al es . . . . .F'orres t Castn er ).ti ss Er sk ine . . P aulin e Buhlman )li ss , ' tanclis11,._ .. Ann S ha rff Coach . . . . . . . . . . Ann 'harff Third Contest Here Th e 33 rtl A11nu:1l J11ter· State Ornto· rh·:11 :ind Exte mpor:uwo us C'ontoMt will open Prid:1y April 27th at Cl• utral 'tato ·rl•:u· he rs' Coll ege . Thi s is the thi rd tim<' St evens P o in t h:i s b C<'H i1 ost for the Inter- tnt c gather ing. .A p o11 :1 ssembly wi ll IJc held a.t 11: 00 l•'ridn.y morning, at whirh tim t• th e v ar ious"' t·o:te hes will be ca lled 0 11 :rntl a wcJeomo wi ll he <•xtc 1Hl e,l h,v l'n• s id cnt Ba ldw in . Extempore Contest 3 P. M. 1' he 1.•x te mpor11nco u s ~pC' nking con· tl'st will IJ<' hr l<I at :3 p. 111 . in th e col- ll'J.: t' :1u<li tori um. Th e s pl' :ik cr c pr cseut · i11g \Vi~ t·o n s i n is Donnh1 Gleaso n of Oshkosh. ·r1i e :-1 1 en kc1 · fr om Town is Lurn c.• )I. Hov l:1 11 of (',•d :1r }" \tl ls. _;fi souri will se 1ld ).( aur i1 ·1• Bl:1 ir of S pring· fit;I .J . 1111 1! lf nrrv K. X('w hurn of Ma· ('Omh will ropr Csc nt Tllin o is. The e l_e mpor an cous topic will con ccrn th e fon·ig- 11 po lil'y of the Pnit cd States ~int·t· the World W:n, with spec ial re · fer<•1a·<1 to L:1ti 11 Am e ri1·a. .Oratorical In Evening Th e visi tors will be thl' gu <'sts of the :\farg111·C't As limun Cluh for din ner. Fo ll ow ing thif.1 th(• Or:1torieal Contest wi JJ bo hchl _ in t he Co ll ege Asse mbly at 8:00. l:'rnnk .rc 18w i1·k, of C'Putral. Co ll ege wil l repn•scut Wi s(·u 111t i11 with his om1io11 ''C1· i1nc, :\ Chall l' 11 g- 1• To yo uth ''· )I r. ,fos wi<·k is al't ivt• in fore nsic work a11tl is al ~o a uu·rnhL ·r of the 1·ollege (:le· hall' t t•t1111. li e wi ll :i pl' ak f irst as it is th e custo m to hav e the home or:lt or open th<' con tC'st. Lt · l:11111 L. ) .Ledsker of the North· wt·st )l issouri State 'l \• a1·h c rs' Coll cgo will rC'pn•st·11t )tissouri with hi s ora· tion ' ·Ti u~ ('o loss us of the Nort h". Th o Jllirn,i~ Or:1lor is 'hri s tia1{ .E. ·11 arps ter of Illin o is Ht:1te )J°or111al 1ii vt• rs ity mid hi 1;1 11rntio11 is ' 'Ame ri1· a's ·Sieve of .Tu ::1 1i,·c ''. I ,. ,I nse n, r< ·pr elic nt i ng Iowa, wi ll s1 wak on ''DC'moc ra ey 'fr imnp- han t " · li t• is fro m the Iowa State ' J' c111·h c rs ' Co ll <'j?C at Ce dar } ,a ll s. Judes Selected .For th(• Tn tcr-S tat c ContestH, tho l.'O:h'ht•s n• 1 11·csc11t i ng the fo u r sc hools will h,• th e j udges, and e ac h will judge 1·<, 11t C'~la 11 ts l' XCCpli11g hi s own . Five Dollar Prize ~ . Offered For Sketch 'fh cst• pla ys arc to be given somr. tim r in th e near f utur e. ~p- 0f •. Alunl ni offe r a prize of Percival Elected A.t Chicago Conflrence Pr ofessor Frank E. Pe rcival , head of th C' )Iusi c Depa rtment, was el ect ed Tr eas ur er nt th e a nnu a l mee ti ng of th e ::\[usie S upe rvi s ors Nat ional Confcre n c:t· held in Chicago at th e H ote l St evens, April 15t h to 20t h. 'fh c ot her offi<·crs elec t.e<l were: : Miss Mabel Gle nn , d ir ect· or of school musi c in Kansas City , Pr es ide nt; Geo rge B. Gnr tl an, direct or of mus ic in Gr eater New York, Vi ce Pres ide nt ; :Mi ss Sad ie Raffe rty , super· iso r of music in Chi cago, secretn r y. Th ere were 4,180 me mh ers of th e-con- ference in n tte nclanee. ' rh e totn l mcm· bcrs hip is a bout 6,500. · Per cy Scho les of L ondon ga \'e ~nc of th e 1) ri11 e ipal addresses . :\fr . Scholes is an inte rnati onall y known a uth ority 011 Pub lic S<'liool Music. fin· do llar s to th e st mlc nt who will writ e the !J est two hundr C' d word re view of the biography of th e late Pr es ident Elliot of Ha rvnrd . 'fh c rcv iow wi ll ho p rin ted in the Point er. :\lnnu s<'l' ipt s must be in the hands of th e t·dit or of th e J>o inter before May 16th , 1928. Judges arc to he Mr. Bur· r 1, ugh 8, )[r. Sti encr, nud lfr . Pierce. Co n fin e rc\'iews to mate ria l on the su l,;j e l"t pu bJi!.1hed in the Outlook ma- μa,dn es. Suggest ion: DEAN BRIGGS. A Bio graphy 1' ., rom a re\'icw publish ed in the New· Re publi c:: . '' Adams sat in the s unligh t on th st C'ps ar 11l wondered what lif e mCant,. if anything. Dean Briggs walkcdf t hr oug h Chun·h Stree t to his. mod es t ho·mc, the f ull eve ning sun in hi s face a nd in his h ea rt t he sntisfnct ion of hav· ing that cl ay c 1ui ckc ncd a lazy youth to r espo nsib ili ty, helped another to sec the honesty n ncl joy of t hinking as He brough~ gr ee tings from th e lead - stra ight ns poss ible and co nvin ce d an - Jng music.inns of Grcat_Drit aiu a nd j othc..r... of t h o...Jm portan ee oLmor C...:. than ti uggoste <l an in ter na.tiona,I -eo nf --oronco.. fair pln . y-. - Someclay ... t he--wo,.Jd~wi-1-1 metin-- to be held at Gene va, Switze rland . A I some thing, if onl y there are in it co mmitt ee wns nppo h1t cd by the Con· enough indi v iduals who st and fo r somfPrt>nf'P tn r•nn i;i: i fl Pr t h P J mu '1t>Atinn n,;...,"' "

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Page 1: THE POINTER - University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point · pr:1 1101 ha:i ht·t~n cng-ngec1 hy the Coll('gC" lo givl' a l'Om·crt here 0 11 Tuesday, )fay 1st. )Jiss Sli:irlow is :\

THE POINTER Series III. Vol. II. No. 22.

PREP MUSICIANS HERE TO TRY FOR

CONTEST LAURELS Preliminary Contest

'l'hc All \Vi scousiu High Sehool :.'.Ius ic P csti \'al will be he ld here, in t he Amli· torium, April 27th, in l' Onj u11 ct ion with the oratorical cont es t . This will be n prc lim inar,r co ntest for th e winne rs

who will J:,:"O to ·Madison for the Sta te Fos ti\'al whi<·h is to be he ld 'May 11th and l!!th.

Practica lly all phnscs of Iligh School music will be rcp rCSl'lltcd. H owever the JI igli t'l1oo l IJ :rncls m t~t•t in a sc· paratc contest.

'fh c re wi ll be seve n towns represent­ed in this mus ic organ whi (' h rep rese nts Or!!hcstras, glee clubs, ins truments, and c nscm l.Jl cs, as we ll as p i::i.no, \'ioli11 1 and ce llo solos. ·

One of th e important chang-cs madc in this )"l':tr':,i co ntest is that the name has Leen l'C\.'is<'cl to rend All \ Vise.onsin :?l[usic Festinll, antl th e co ntest feature has been minimizcc~l the cduca ­'tiono.1 values st rC' ssccl.

An ot he r important fc . . ure is the evening conrc r t to be he ld Friday. This will be gi\'l'll hy the combi ned glee c lubs sing-ing n nd tl1 c combin ed orchestras nccompnny ing th em. 'J'h c t·onccrt will coin c·i<le witli the orntorii·al con test a t 8 :00.

Special Assembly Th e music co11test will start tomonow

morning at 11inc :rnd will cun t hrough un til the specia l assc mhly :1.t el<'\·en. The afternoon c·ontcst begi ns at 2: 00 P. )[. and will co ntinue nil aftcruoou b e ing merged with cxtcmpor:an cous speakers wh o will begin :1t :l :00 P . )I.

'Ph~ }-,rid:1y eve ning t·oncert (com· bined orchestra ancl choru s ) will start at 7: 30 and en<l a t 8 :30 when the ora­tor ica l l'O ll tC's t will begi n. Students will IJC ad mitted to this co11t·(•rt on pre· scntation of the ir booklet.

The program for Fritlay is as fo llows: l\.{orning progrnm begi1111i ng at 9:30.

Orchestrn - ) l osi nec, \Vnusnu & N e­koosa, Brass Quintl't e - Stcn·n~ Poin t, CJarinet nu et - )fosinl'<', Trumpet Quartet - · Mosi nee. Opening of As· scmbly at 11:30 - Visiting Oreh cstra, speec h hy Dr. Baldwin, forensic-~ , Drum Quartet - ) fosince .

Afternoon Program Afternoon progrnm hegi1111i11g at

2:45: Girls ' 0 Ice Club eon test between Ste·

vcns P oint, lola, and Mosinee, cx tem· pora.nt:'ous speak e r, Boys' G lee Club -Iola , two ex temporaneous spea ke rs, Mixed Chorus - l oin, extemp raneous speake r, Girls ' Trio - Stevr n Po int , Boys ' Quartet - Iola. \

Evening program beginning at i:-tG: Combin ed chorus and orchestra con·

cert, oration, Piano Solo - I ola, orations, Violin Solo - Friendship, Vo­cal Solo-Friendship.

Professor Edgar B . Gordon, head of the Public School :Music Departmen t of the University of \Viseonsin, nnd Miss Augot M. I{. Borge, secretary of th e All \Viseonsin Afusic F estiva l will act ns j udges.

These two judges, being authorities on Public School music, are expected not only to decide upon the winners in the various events but a lso to make valuable criticisms upon the work done.

The Y. M. C. A. (with L eonard Spr:a.gue,- i Ercsidcnt,- ac..ting_.a.s Student Chairman, under a..ppointment by Doctor Baldwin) is in charge of all activities connected with th e Music Frstivnl nnd FnTAnsie. ~nntP.Rt. '

Steven s Point, Wis., April 21i, 192S P rice 7 ct:111:s

Net Men To Work For Team Berths Poin t Co llcgl' ex tends its athll'til'

Sl'O lll' in a ne w di vision wh en :1 doulJll'S :rnd singles squad will l ' X<.: hangc lobs with a trio of Os hkosh 'l'cache rs in a du:tl tc1111is m~ct to Uc he lcl the last ot' )l':'1,\· an d tht• firs t of ,Junt• on t he loca l court s with :1 rC' IUl'II m:1h·h o n the' t·1·azy l·O m: rc tc.

An c lim(uation se r it•s wi ll IJc he ltl to sec wh o wi ll uphold the Purple and Gold in c:u.- h d ivision.

· Som(' pro mising t.: anclidat c:s ha,·e :ll­rradv s hown c l:1 ss at t he 11 ct this sea ­so n,· in c ludin g, 'l'ony Porte r, .:\[al'ian Sw:01, ,John Pra lguski, Clarence Th eis, L e \·it t" Hol,crtso 11 1 :wcl Di (·k ).fan;hall. An.v Pointer is e ligibl e nncl w(' lt·om e to rompe te.

T,ast years lo(·al t· h:111q,s, George J(:t('l'tol n nll Irv Gorclr 11 h:l\' e with · clrawn 10 high r r fi e lds of r duca tion , le:w ing- hoth clouhlt•g nnd s ingles h C' rth:,; 01w 11 fo r clchatc.

.Joi11 th e t<..•1111i :s cl ul1 XO \\·. So fal' m1u·h t' 11thusi:1sm h a:,; bt>t• n shown l,ut fC-\\" ha,·e hothC'n•ll to join ur r<'jo iu thl' rluli. 'J'hi !i is 11 ct·C!ssar v to C'OntiH Ul' pl:1yi11~ uu the Nu nnal eOurt s. To ela te only fw(• 11 t ~· 1HC' ll \l1l'r:-1 h:l\'t• p:iid up this lH'USO II,

:\I r. S<· h111 cckh• sta tes that h e woul (l lik e all me 111hcnd1ips, both new and old, t·o111pl<'tcd by t ht• cud of this week, :ts he intends to publis h a t·omplctc list next ,n•ck .

Du es for ,,Id s tu1h•11t members :ne fift.,· t·(• n t.s a yc:11·; fo r nrw stucl c•nt mt•111ht•rs o rll' doll:ir :111d :1 ht1lf f.or t he f irst \'(':I I' :111d half a hu('k <':tch vc:n ;1ftl•r ." Se1..· ) 1 r. ~t·hmct·kh: or ClarCnc e Th eis.

\\'ork wil l !-lt:ll' t next \\"c•ck to 1::llld· sntpt· t hl• ground in f ro11t of the <·nurts. Trees will furnish much needed shatle, while und t"r foo t a gr;1ss~· ntrpct plans to make it s appt•:n:rnt·t•. To s:1n• <·o·cds dnint~· footwear·, walks will h t• laid fr om th (' s iclC'walk:,1 to tla· fentt•s. It i s also rumored that a drinking- fo un tain m:1 y •kt·iclt• to make it:-i J)C'r nl:ln ent home her<' .

C'o nll' 0 11 , you Co ll egi:111s , get into this hcalth ,v, rc<l u(·in g, outdoor sport. Pay yo ur du es :111cl e njoy your:-1l' lf. L et 's Go!

CALENDAR I. r' riday A. .\f. 1 1 : 00-Specia I

Assemhly 2. ExtC' 111 por:1111•ous on tcst -

2::lO :i. Aft ernoo u t t•a fo r :F'orensie

C..:0 11t es ta11 ts. - -t::Hl J ohn Fruneis S ims <.:ottage.

4. :\h1 rgarct .\ shmun Banque t - Hotel Whiling - 6:00.

5. Oratori eal Conte8t - Coll eg e .\ ucl i to rium - 8:00.

fi. Da11 c<1 , following contest. ('ullt' gl' gy m11a sium Rpon!\orcd hy Y. ::II. C. A.

Hirzy Offers Prizes For /:'Ian And Slogan

A student li te rarily inc lined may tak e a<lva ntagc of the offer of a. prize fo r the best advertis ing stun t. Mr. }

1c rdi11and Jlirzy is of fe ring in l\c1~ lf of t he Alumni of Central Co llege~ priz<'M, one a Sc hneffcr fou ntain pen and pencil set, and the other a Schaeffer Life-time pen.

The Hct will be offered to the student wh o presents the best fif ty word com­position <l ea. ling with an advertising s tunt to be used by the College P ub· lie ity Comm ittee in the ir efforts to ge t in touch with prospective students. A Schaffer pen will be given as a prize

____io:r__ the best tc.n wo.rd slogan. ..... It is hoped that there will- be-qujte a.

few entries in this contest, not on ly for the resulting ga in s, but likewise to nffpr MtR i Atnnf'I'• tn th A rnllPOP

Interstate Speech Contest Scheduled For Tomorrow

Noted Singer Is To Perform Here

) lyrn:1 Sha rlow, an A111Niea 11 :::;o. pr :1 1101 ha :i ht·t~n c ng-ngec1 hy th e Co ll ('gC" lo gi vl' a l'Om·crt he re 0 11 Tuesday, )fay 1st.

)Ji ss S li:irlow is :\ g rad 11:1 te of th <' Bt't•010\·c 11 Co 11 st•rv:1torv at St. L oui s and has s tud ied nbroaCl for two years under t he hcst t·oa.d1cs. S i1H' c complct­i ug her musica l education, shl' hns bee n with t he Chi c• :1go Cidl' Opl'ra Associa · tion \\'he re s he playc1l t he 1wrt of Brunnhildc in \V:tgm•r's "Siegfrict1 11 •

At first a lyri t so p a no whost' \'oic·e was one of l':trc bc:i uty and Jll' rfect clarity. s hr is now a dramatil· supr;rno with 1\

s pkudirl l~· \\':tr1l1 n11rl vividly brilli:111 ~ \'n it·c .

8t ud l· nt s \\'ill he admitted by t he pre· sc·nt:1tion uf th e ir s tu tlent .i d ivih· lil'k c•t. Th e low11spt:oplc will he ahlt• to l,!t' t til'l«.-t s :1 t l{rembs Dmg Store.

Announce Cast For Speech Class Plays

'.11!1 c roae hcs of ' t he twp plays which :ire to he given b,v t he Publ ic Speaking 1· 1:l !i~ Ja:i q• a nn ounecd the c·asts as fo l­lows :

' 'Twecdles' ' .:\l1·s. llil"kcl ts )fobe l Halve rson )frs. Albergon . . ... . )linnic , -an \Vyk .Juli t• n . . . Gordon Stein 'l1wrcdl es Lawrence Beaudin \\' insora ..... Lt1 l' ille Hyl:rnd Ambrose . . .... . . )l:ixwell ~\kCornot:k Phih•mon Harol1l Flo licl )Ir. C'nst l<'bury \Va ll:wc Ros<'ngrcn )!"rs. C:1stll'IJury }' lol'<'HCC Ha ire Co:w h ... . }, Jore111·c Hain•

" Th e 'J1hir t eenth Chai r" ll c• lc 11 O'Xc il Lu <' illc H y land \Villi:1111 ro:ihy . . . :\Iary Agnes B oyh· ). f r. Crosb,· . . Clnrc uce T esk e )[rs. C' ros l)y . . . . . . .. Emily K uja.w:1 )[i ss 8:1~tma11 . ..... .foycc Swnuson .\fr. 1\l:18011 .... Au ne Stewnrt Mr. 'fn·nt Z\01·m:1 H cs11 ) l r. St:111di::1h 2\largnrc t Lnrsen )fr. \\"ales . . . . .F'orres t Castn e r ).tiss Ersk ine . . P auline Buhlman )li ss , ' tanclis11,._ . . Ann Sha rff Coach . . . . . . . . . . Ann 'harff

Third Contest Here The 33 rtl A11nu:1l J11te r·State Ornto·

rh·:11 :ind Extempo r:uwous C'ontoMt will ope n Prid:1y April 27th at Cl•utral 'tato ·rl•:u· hers' College. This is t he thi rd tim<' Stevens P oin t h:i s bC<'H i1ost for t he Inter- tnt c gather ing. .A po11 :1 ssembly wi ll IJc he ld a.t 11:00 l•'ridn.y morning, at whirh tim t• th e var ious"' t·o:te hes will be ca lled 0 11 :rntl a wcJeomo wi ll he <•xtc 1Hl e,l h,v l'n•s idcnt Ba ldw in .

Extempore Contest 3 P. M. 1' he 1.•x t empor11ncous ~pC' nking con·

tl's t will IJ<' hr l<I at :3 p. 111 . in th e co l­ll'J.:t' :1u<li tori um. Th e s pl' :ikcr 1·c prcseut· i11g \Vi~t·onsin is Donnh1 Gleason of Oshkosh. ·r1i e :-1 1 en k c1· from Town is Lurn c.• )I. Hov l:1 11 of (',•d:1r }"\tl ls. _;fi s· souri will se1ld ).(aur i1·1• Bl:1 ir of S pring· f it;I .J . 1111 1! lf nrrv K. X('w hurn of Ma· ('Omh will roprCsc nt Tllin ois. T he ex· l_e mporan cous topic will conccrn the fon·ig- 11 po lil'y of the Pnit cd States ~int·t· the World W:n, with special re · fer<•1a·<1 to L:1t i11 Am eri1·a.

. Oratorical In Evening The v isi tors will be thl' gu<'sts of the

:\farg111·C't Aslimun Cluh fo r din ner. F o ll ow ing thif.1 t h(• Or:1torieal Co ntest wi JJ bo hchl _in t he Co ll ege Assembly at 8 :00. l:'rnnk .rc18w i1·k, of C'Putra l. Coll ege wil l repn•scut Wi s(·u 111t i11 wit h his om.· 1io11 ''C1· i1nc, :\ Chall l' 11 g-1• To yout h ''· ) I r. ,foswi<·k is al't ivt• in fore nsic work a11tl is al~o a uu·rnhL·r of t he 1·olleg e (:le· hall' t t•t1111. li e wi ll :i pl'ak f irst as it is the c ustom to have the home or:ltor open th<' con tC'st.

Lt·l:11111 L. ) .Leds ker of the North· wt·st )l issouri State 'l\•a1·hcrs' Collcgo will rC'pn•st·11t )tissouri w it h his ora· t ion ' ·Tiu~ ('o lossus of t he North". Th o Jllirn,i~ Or:1lor is 'hri s tia1{ .E. ·11arps ter of Illinois Ht:1te )J°or111al 1· 1ii vt• rs ity mid hi 1;1 11rntio11 is ' 'Ame ri1· a's · S ieve of .Tu ::1 1 i,·c ''. I,. ,I <· nse n, r<·prelicnt ing Iowa, wi ll s1wak on ''DC'mocraey 'fr imnp­han t " · li t• is fro m t he Iowa State 'J'c111·h c rs ' Coll<'j?C at Cedar },a ll s.

Judg·es Selected .For th(• Tn tc r-Statc ContestH, tho

l.'O:h'ht•s n•111·csc11t ing t he fo u r schools will h,• th e j udges, and eac h will j udge 1·<, 11t C'~la 11 ts l' XCCpli11g hi s own .

Five Dollar Prize ~ .Offered For Sketch 'fh cst• plays arc to be give n so mr.

tim r in the n ear future . ~p- 0f •. Alunl ni offer a prize of

Percival Elected A.t Chicago Conflrence

Professor Frank E. P e rcival , head of th C' )Iusic Department , was elect ed Treas ure r nt the a nnua l mee t ing of th e ::\[usie Supervisors Nat ional Confcrenc:t· held in Chi cago at th e H ote l Ste vens, April 15th to 20th. 'fh c other offi<·crs e lec t.e<l were : :Miss Mabe l Glenn, d irect· or of schoo l musi c in Kansas City, President; George B. Gnr tlan, direc tor of music in Greate r New York, Vice President ; :Miss Sad ie Raffe rty, super· \· isor of mus ic in Chicago, secretn ry.

Th e re were 4,180 memhers of the- con­fe rence in nttenclanee. 'rhe totn l mcm· bcrs hip is a bout 6,500. ·

P e rcy Scholes of London ga \'e ~nc of the 1)ri11 e ipa l addresses. :\fr. Scholes is a n inte rnationally known a uth ority 011

Pub lic S<'lioo l Music.

fin· dollars to the stmlcnt who wi ll write t he !Jest two hundr C' d word r eview of t he b iography of th e late Pres ident Elliot of H a rvnrd . 'fhc rcv iow wi ll ho prin ted in the Pointer.

:\lnn us<'l' ipt s must be in t he hands of th e t·ditor of the J>o inter be fo re May 16th , 1928. Judges arc to he Mr. Bur· r1,ugh 8, )[r. Sti encr, nu d lfr. Pierce.

Con fin e rc \'i ews to mate ria l on the su l,;jel"t pu bJi!.1hed in the Outlook ma­µa,dn es. S uggest ion:

DEAN BRIGGS. A Biography 1'., rom a re\'icw publish ed in t he New·

Re publi c:: . ' ' Adams sat in t he sunligh t on the·

s tC'ps a r11l wondered what life mCant,. if anything. D ean Briggs walkcdf t hrough Chun·h Street to his. modest ho·mc, t he full evening sun in his face a nd in his hea rt t he sntisfnction of hav· ing that clay c1uick cncd a lazy y outh to respo nsib ili ty, he lped another to sec the honesty nncl joy of t hinking as

He brough~ g reetings from th e lead- stra ight ns possible and convinced an-Jng music.inns of Grcat_Dritaiu and j othc..r... of t ho...Jm porta nee oLmorC...:.than tiuggoste<l an in terna.tiona,I -eonf--oronco.. fair pln.y-. -Someclay ... t he--wo,.Jd~wi-1-1 metin-­to be he ld at Geneva, Switze rland . A I something, if only there are in it committee wns nppoh1tcd by the Con · enoug h indi viduals who s tand fo r some· fPrt>nf'P tn r•n n i;i: i fl Pr t h P Jmu '1t>A tinn n ,;...,"' "

Page 2: THE POINTER - University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point · pr:1 1101 ha:i ht·t~n cng-ngec1 hy the Coll('gC" lo givl' a l'Om·crt here 0 11 Tuesday, )fay 1st. )Jiss Sli:irlow is :\

THE POINTER

. Vol. II.· THE POINTER No. 22.

P ublished ·w eekly at Steven's Poin t by the stude nts of the Ce n tra l Wisco nsin StatC' Teachers' College..

Bn;cred as second -class matt.er May 26, l!J2i , at t he post office at Ste·vens P oint, \Visconsin, under the Act of i\Iarch 3, 18i9.

Subscri ption Price $2.00 pe r year.

TH E STAFF Editor-in -Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. So lomon \Vclan tzik Assol·iatc Editor . .. .• , . . . . • . . . ......... An n Sharff News Editor . .......•. .• . . .. •... .•.. . . . . . . • . • . . . . " •. ... . .. Pauli ne· B uh Ima n Society Edito r . . .... , . . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · Crystal 1-!olderegge r S ports Editor . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . • . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . Carlton L in t ner Girls' Athletics . . • . . ..•. . • .. . • . .. .. ... . • . . . . . ... • .... . . . .. 1\f il<l rcd Patch in Features · . . . . • . . .... . . ......• . . • .. . • .. • . , . . . . Ke it h Berens Reporter ... . . : . . .. • . • .. . . . . . • .. ..•......• .. .. . .... . . - . . . . . llelcn \Veber Re porter . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . • . . . 1 (nrjor ic Foote Report e r . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . .. . • . ....... . . -. . R uth J ohnson Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . • . . . . . l{a thcr in c 'rhompson

P roof Reader ... , . , . . . . . . . . . . Ethel ~!ndscn Business Ma n:lgc r . . . ... . . • .• .. ..•.• ... ........ . . Walte r Wasrud Cir<·ulation i\lanngcr . . . . J ohn Pra lg uski Assi stant Ci rculatio n Manager .. . . R icha rd Marshall Facul ty Adv isor . . . . . .......... . . J . J . Rella han

THE BELL RANG \\'hy. " ·hen class per iods 111·t• fi fty minutes 10 11 µ- , professor s ,-a 11 11ot

fincl ti nu · wi thin t hat l imi t t o take ca 1·e of a ll til e im po1·t a nt matte rs to b<· d isposL•d or l ca nn ot, fo r th C' l i f"c or me, unde1·st,111 d.

A fter much close obser vat ion of ex ist ing p ractices in various cla srnoms. l ha Ye fin a lly come to t h e eon cl us ion t hat what I a m abo ut to sa.,· is so µ·<'nei-a ll y t rne t hat to cite excep t ions would be ri ­d icul ous.

,\ st ude nt -sits i11 a ,-la ss r oom J'o r [itt ,· mi n utes - somet im es in-1er estcd. sometimes no t. 'fh e p rofesso 1· ~a ys t hin gs, he as ks q ues­t ions. It is a ll in a stud ent 's li fe . A t las t t he bell rin µ-s. W hether j ust ly 01· no; wh et her. t he class is inter es tin g or not - th e bell r in gs. T lw stu dent prom ptl y fo rge ts t he subj ect ma tt er of t he class and be­g ins to thin k of ti nl'xt hour .. . perhaps to das h in to t he li)J ra ry fo r a book : perhaps to r I onr to t he d o1·mitory fo r 11 fo r gotten paper; perh nps do ,nt to t he ckcr rnom, pe rh aps a lmost anyt hin g. Hu t docs t he prnfcssor say '· Class D ismissed" 1 I s hould say not ! The be ll fo r .him mea ns t inw to ass ign t he lesson for t he n ext meeting , to · g ive ~pC'c ial warn inµ- s abo ut t he fut u re work, to continue noncha lant-1,v on the s ubject in hand , to µ- ivc out sprc i1tl repor ts. T he st udc nts mea nw hile a rc µ- c:1thc•ri11 ;.! their books. e lo!i ing notebooks, in fact <l oin g anyt hin g- hn t listen in g- lo th e professor-.

\\"haJ is ga in ed 1 i\" oth ing. I mpo1·ta n t facts go OYCr t he student's heads. T h<' stude nts are ,·isibly im pa ti ent a nd t he p rn fessor discon­c.cr ted at th e la .. k or a ttent ion - a nd a ll to wha t purpose! 0 . 0 .

MUTUAL CONSIDERATION

La ·t Sa t urd ay afte rn oon, ] 03 i\"o r t lrn·cst er n Uni ve rs ity students assembled on ~lc Kin lock ca mpus fo r t he p u1·posc of discuss ing col­lege \\Tongs. ,\ II went peacefull y un t i l one ma le r ose up a nd aver r ed that thr µ-i l'i s had a ll the fun ou t of datC's . a nd cl id n 't have to pay fo t· ir. " \\" omen, " sa id 011e or t he mere meil , ' tod ay d emand equa l rig hts " ' ith me n. 1'hey enjoy a new independence. So why should t hey not sha re in t he respons ibili t ies of men ?" H e continued, pr oposin g t hat co-eds s hould go " D u tch treat " on ela tes : which met w ith cheer s fro m t h<' me n, but wit h utte r indi µ- nation ft- om t he other sex.

'' \\' hy, of a ll th e conceited ideas !" cri ed one fa ir me mber , a nd went on in th is Yein to some length. sup por t ed so lid ly by t he fe minin e body JH"C'Scnt.

'.\ow perhaps t h,• men are concei l ed whe n t hey propose such uttr r ly 1· idi,·t il ous - to t he [cma l · eye - t hings. B ut cons id er that ,.1 good ly p ropor t ion of the men st udents a t co llege today a r c wo rkin g their way who lly 01· at least i11 part , lhroug- h schoo l. 'l'hcsc same men a r C' not to he expected to Jin lik e misogy n ists. T hey a rc supposedl y norn1al in th t• ir 1·Pf!ard for feminine co mpan\ , and will somet imes go w ithnut n,·ccssitir, to plC'asc t he fancy or a co-ed compan ion. P r id e and ntal <: n1nit y mak e a sho\\'i11g necessa ry , and t he i:l \"Cl'i.q.rc co-cd hC!' ms to thin k a ll mL· n ha,·e thP finances to ma ke a good one. T he upris inµ- at i\"o r thwcs tC' l"II is on ly one of a num be r t o come. Others a r·c hc·1·t· no\\'. I~\•,,· mrn \\' ill l' isc in a ca r and g i,·c t hc i1· scats to a wo 111a n. and the pn1l'lic,· of rcmo,· ing ha t s in elevators is i-ap id ly los­ing- popula1·it_y. 11 is the \\Titrr's opinion t hat by s na tchin µ- the ir " new independt•neP," that the femin ine conti ngent has st i1-retl up a mare 's nc.-t, and that they arc l iab le to be hoist by the ir own ~ ta rcl . 'l'he olcl days of Chirnlry a r c fast disappea 1·ing, fo r a ll of the ir r o­mance, and th e woman of today is do ing a ll s he can to help t he dis­appearance. 'l'his is perhaps as it s ho t;l cl be, bu t if W oma n wa nts an equa l foot ing w ith i 1an , s he must be as cons id era te towa rd h im, as he is natu ra ll y towa r d he 1·. Baron Casey.

A dandy, in model'll usage, is a ma le of the hu man spec ies who d resses himself like a doll and who ,-ani •s h is character on hi s back. -

Noah W ebst er.

HUMOR MO R E O R LESS

yes 1 you, ,',(bi --~~

opJ>Ol'lllnil)'

TIES UP T ONGUE TRAFFIC

M r. Burroughs: ' ' What 's the most common impediment in the speec!l1 of American people?''

Anne Stewart : '' Chewing-gum.''

CORRECT !

Q uc 11ti 11 1-'<•rm:· 11 \\° <•II, I :111~\\' l' l'rtl a question in c· b ss tod :1y.''

BolJ l'\ c n ne,ly: " \\'h:1t a nswn ,I i,I you gi\"l'!''

QuC'11ti11: 11J )1·pr-.r11t! '' ~·

A SHIN ER!

Hazel : (reading let ter from Neal) ''Neal says he' s got a beaut iful lamp from boxing. . But then, I just knew he 'd win something in his athletics. "

FROM THE LOST A ND FOUND COLUMN

Lust, a fou11tai11-pc 11 by a 111:111 half fill l•d wit h in k.

JUST A HINT

Lecturer: • 1 I hope that you save one half of what you earn.' 1

Our Fa culty : (in chorus ) '' We don't get t hat much, sir. ' '

SIZES HIMSELF UP

It oft.cu sccmg t hat th e fpl Jow w ith a n i11fo1· iori ty (·o mplc•x s impl~· h:is a goocl sense of ,·a lucs.

WHEN JIMMY W A S I N COUR T. GUILTY!

Counsel : ' ' Now, sir, tell me, arc you well acquainted with the prisoner whose name is J ames Moxon ? ''

Witness : '' I ' ve known 1lim twenty years.''

Counsel: ' ' H ave you ever known him to be a disturber of the public peace? ''

Witness: '' Well, - er - he used to belong t o a band. •'

AN ORTHODOX BE GINNI NCr

S hc: '' I hc•:tr yo u :ll'f.' :, gn.•at ar t ist.'' ( 'l'hl' She r(•ft>rs lo ~Tada111t• S 1· h11111a11 !l eink ).

J ohn lfoz:1tto ( m o1kstly ) " r hope lo he . ( hl11s l1cs ) I ' "c 011ly :-. t:irtc•il."

S he : ' 1 \\'hn t :11·(• .,·ou doing-?" ,John: .".Well, I 'm li\'ing in a s tudio,

and a vo1d 1ng th <.: lmrhc r as jf he wen : Li u: plague.' '

OBLIGI N G CLARE NCE

Bill Marsh: ' ' You seem to have had a serious accident. ' '

Clarence Teske (a ll bandages and t a pe) : 111 t riecl to climb a tree in my car. ''

Bill : " Wl1 at did you do that for? "

Clarence: '' Just to oblige a lady 'who was driving another car . She wanted t o use the road. ' '

_ BE_GINNERS

~·:-H+<ot .. :,....: .. ;-: .. :-:••!- !••!-!••:- :,..; .. ; ... ; .. ; .. : ... :••:->+ •;• •!•

:1: CATCH t ,•, ,I,

f A~ f :i: ·cATCH-CAN :i: ·i· -~· 1.! .. ~. COLUMN :_!_; __ : _

Ca tch wh a t you can ; :!: Can wh at you catch. :!: ~ ~ .. . .. .. :,,: ··=-=··=··· • . .•••• • ,.. •.. : ... ; •.. ; ... : ... :,.

Hank Bannach was recently thrown out of Grassm an 's becau se he was counting· h is calories out loud. ·

l li ,·k ) 1:,rsh:ill ~:1,·s th:1t tht• 111:111 who ha!'! t•ighl !"!Wt·t•lh1;ill'l !"I is not :1 t' \ltl. l l t• ' :-. :1 irt•n iu:-: . \ Vhi1·h l'(.' llli nds u :-1 of t il t• 1dd s11yi 11g-, 11 Ask 11:ttl ht• k1I0 \\'1j ' '.

We are continually warned about free love. The question is where can we get it.

Zil'µ-fi,· ld nw y µ- luri fy th e Amcr­i,-,111 ~·i1·l. hul t ht• , te n •11 s Poin t 1·0 -1'd~ an· : .. do l'i f~·i11 J.! t he Am cr­i,· :1 11 :l)l JWt it ,•.

Anyone t hat can order alpha­betical soup in French h a s a ttain­ed the hefg-ht of ritziness .

Onl' ot' th e w: lJ.!S rc1·1• 11 tly 8a icl t his, :1s on C' of !"li e 1·orpu k 11 t s lutl l' n lk walked l1y iu t IH' ha ll. '' 8111 .. "' \\":t8 ,just an over· ti l uf'frd gi rl f rom ' l>:l\'t•11purt."

Mr. Schmeeck le says that cows should be taught the black bottom so that they C:l n churn their own b utter .

l' il y t h,• poo!· l'r ll o\\· that used se,·,·ra l bot t les of List e1·inc and t h t· n ro und that he was nnpopula·r a11 y \\" ay.

One of the Home Ee g irls re­cently announced that what ma de · her ma d was to press the boy friend 's trousers and then walk into t he parlor and find another g"irl sit t ing on his lap.

Of a ll t he fa lls we have cn.' r heard of th e two grPatost a rc N ia g:irn and I li e Pr i11 cc of \V ales.

HflLL OF FflME ANTONE PORTER

l•'ast id ious Bea u Brumm el, - \Vh ~- \V ivrs Leave H ome, - C'lc. <· I c. C l'!l c l mons ter , si·orn in f! th e adorntion oC l hc rf'malc mul t it ude. Cha 1·111 er or t he most s ubtle ly pt•, a lways wit h a new col11 1· sch,•nH· .. .. Add icted to plus f" <H n's (hi s onl y vice) a nd t i,·s a nd sox wit h a dash 111" 1·rd in t hem. Plu ttc l' ! 1-' luttc l' ! A quiet ma n, -hut one o[ act ion . Ori .. ina l inspirntion a nd pe l'SO; to who m the so n g, "You'<l b 6 Slll'p rised" was <lccl ieatcd. J.'i11al cl as h of a llure dazz-li ng-, irres ist ible a ll L;rc, -lle's one o r th ese m ockin g­laug-hin g-dc vili sh - orchestra men . 'I' ott in ' the horn is hi s s pecialty . 0 yes, a nd did s_ome onc--mention-th·c- Home-­

--------'J.lhe-differrnco botwC!l'rrlo:rnn~n-g- g~o~,11--1--1<1,,c- d"ClJ]rrrmc iil, or Ba rnum Th e secret of t iring is to say eYcryth in g that can be sa id on t h e ~nd ;notori ug_ is that _i n golf _at first and B a iley 's Circus 1 . . . . .

. l , .) ou ut notl1111g anti 111 motoring vou l ' t h ] subJect. Vo tarre . hit eve rything. · , u w Y Jring t.hat up 1

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S0CI6TY

College Literati Arrange Banquet 'l'ht• )l:1rgar\'f .\ s hmuu Sol· il't~· will

ho ld its n1111u:d lmnqtlt't :It ll u tl•I \\"hil i11g, Friday, April '27, :it Lio'l·lo('k. 'l'h t•y art• goiug lo t• 11tL'r l:1 in the 111 !.t.•I'· St:itl' Orators, E xtempornnl•ous :-1pe: lk · crs, IIH· ir f'on·usit· C'o:t(·h t•s, and lll l'III · lil'r:.. of tht• f.xt•1,;.utin• Commith·e of tht• l 11t1•r-t:H:tll' L t•:q.,ru l· of Sl:th• 'l't•at· llt'r~ 1

Collt·gl's. lh·laikd pl:111s h :n·t· hN· u m:nll' fo l'

th e s uen•ss of th(' hanq ul' t. 'l'ht> j!C n l• rnl 1·h :iirm:rn : 1111 ~h:rrff' ;1 ss isfl•d hy Lawrt•nct' H ·1udi 11 ant i :\1:ir.,· :\gn l'S Ho~·le.

Rev. Hes/a To Talk At Meeting Tonight

To-nif;:ht. April 2li, the \". \\' . C. A. invill•s llH· Y. ).l. C, :\ . to IIH!t'I wit h tht•m at i\t•lso11 llall. lfrv. Jl esl:t of th t• Tri11it,· Lu t h rr:111 <..: liun·h wi ll ; :,1pt•ak. 'l'h t;.'" ha,·c ha il th e plc•asun• of I h cariug Ht> , ·. ll t•sla :tl tin• ht•gihuinj! of 1 the ,\"l':tl', :111d l•,·t·ry out• t•11joyt•d his t:dk n•ry mut·h.

Ht•frl'sh mt•uts w ill IJc Scn·l'd.

4 -H Club Meets Tht· .J. JI Clu b he ld th ci ir rpgu lar

nu•t•ting i11 tin• 11 omt• El·o110111ics rooms April 2:1 , J!J28 . A t:ommi th•c t·ousisting of )l:1111ic Forno, .-\l argucrit P P:1qc11 , nnd :r:rnc Wr ight. was appointrcl to to c·hoo!-(c• a spo nsor fo r t he l'lulJ. Ll•ota Andn•w!-1

1 t·hairman, Lucillr Gn•t.• 11 1 and

Mnr.v llught•s 1·0 11 :o1t itu tr the l'ntc-rtain· lll l'II I t(1111111itt<'l'.

Afl l'r the h us i11t•ss 1111.•rt ing :\I r . Nohlc>, th t• ·l -11 ('luh lc :1d1•r i11 Por l agt• t·ounl,\', g:t\'l' :111 i111l•rcsti11g ta l k 011 the plan, aims, :1 11cl work of 1hr t·l uh.

'l'ht • word i ~ 1,n•t•zing at t ht• d orm tl1:1t ''girl~ :1n• wi 1:1rill:! tlu•111 l011g1•r '' . l):1mt• F:1 s hio11 i1'1 d1:111g1•al1h• .

:\Ji ~~ )l :1ri t• 1"rc>it:1g h:1 s rt'f11r11l'tl to h r r ho111t· in );°C'W Ularus to l'l't·on•r from tlw aft <' r t•ff('\·ls of tlw ''f lu ''.

A p:1rly of' s ix J_{irls tl~o,·(' II~ W:1'.1 s:1u o n Su11d:1v a flt•rnoon w 11h :\l1 ss 1'.tht•I ~ladst•n. · Th(• ~iris Wt'n' ~\lildn•1 l Stci11kc P' ('uri J~1:1ska, Arminda Wcrnl'r, Ethel 1Le::1. Grat•t• L :1pr11skf' 1 and Olive Va11,·urc 11 .

Spring wind uw -e lcu ning i::1 no w in progress. Lucky wi11dow-clcanrrs!

Girls at Xclson Hall arc hopi ng lo Le hos tcs1'1CS to ~<,rnc of the t:ontcstant:-1 who t'O m l' to C . S. T. C. 011 Friday . All girl co nt estant!! :ire t:ord ially invited to the H a ll.

:Miss Ethel :\I:l rs attc11dctl h er broth~r's wedding in Green Ba)'. on..

l'ltfresday;-,\irrit-+St . 'fhc P. E. 0. siste rh ood cc ll'l.> ratc<l

"guest night.'' with ·Miss Ruwe a s hostess o n Tuesday night.

/J" ~ · 1 ALUMNI NOTES I

I ~ .\Jd'h,•1·su11 'l'ador ~ J!l~3, t ook a IL A. IJegn·~· at ' till' C'o lu m ­lii:i U11iv1'rsil ,. in 1!128. li e wo n Lh c BC':tll Aris St:hol:1rsh ip in 1!12S ;1t th e S1·hool of PillL' Arts at l·'onta in e li kau, 1"1':t lll'('. Ii (• is IIOW an .\ n.:hil't.•d :II ,;5g \\". 173rd Stn:l't, Xew York.

Yl•ll:1 E. St:1hlii11~. l'lnss of In~.;, i s now Couut,r Supt•r i.n tL•t1dl'nt of St· hools ~~\~:u·k:,.0 11 County at Bl:H·k Hi n _•1· }'nlls,

('h:irlt~<t Ha lph nu1111d:-1r Gl :I SI'! of 1s3n, look a l'h. B. Degrt'l! :1t thL· Unin• rs it v of \\"i :o.t·u11~i11 i n ]!IO I , :111 ~I. Eel. Dcgn;l' :ti ll :1n·:1rcl in lH:?-l. li t• is now Din•t·lor of Eng liMh in fht· Juuior a11d Se nior ll igh S t· hool :H f.lizahcth , ~ ew Jcrst•y.

01·t· t1· lu•11 Eilet•n :\[:1rti 11 , (' Ja ss ol 1!123, t pok :1 B . .:\ . Dcgrcl' nt th e U n ­i\'nsit,· of \Vist·o nsi11 in Hi2:J. She is a Rc:i i E:..tntc Dt•:tll•t·, loL·at<•d a t 471 5 S lwritl:111 Hon<l. ('Ji i<·ago, 111.

11 :izt>I Anita )h•nh•1·, Class of 1!114, is lol'.:tt1•tl at :iJ J ;. Kimball An•uut•, C hi ­L"ago. , 'hl' is t.rae hi11 g the second grade, EIPmt.•11tar_v St h o<l l, :it. the U ni n• rsit y of Chi 1:ago. I

E<1w:1rd G. Langt•, Cl:1s of l !l05, t ook Ph. 0 . IJf'/.!'l't't' :1t thl' U ni\'crs it ~· of W is­co nsi 11 , :nt )[. S . Deg ree :1t tl,t• U ni n•r­s it_r of W,·1shi ngton and a P h. SL DegrC't' nt I. hr U niversity of C h it:ago. H e is n S u pcrintrndcut of Puhl it· Schools a t l>t•la \'an, \\'i i,eonsiu. '

Gcorg-l' W illia m Maxo n , C lass of l !Hi , took a B. S. Dcgn•c i n l !l23 aud an ) L D . Drgret• iu 1!)2;j nt t h r U uivc r ­sit\' of Jll iuois. H t• i:s 110\\· a Pll\·s ie ian an; I 8url,!CO H. Iii~ nd1lrrss is iiH2 \ \". Grand A\'cuur, Ch h-ago, 111.

Where Quality Counts in

Pure Drugs Fi 11c S latio nc ry and Boo ks

EasLma n Kodaks and Supplies·

Engraved Visiting Cards

Hc mi ngton Pur taLl c rl,Jpewrit crs

H. D. McCulloch Co. Service First --- Quality Always

Phone 47 324-326-328 Main Street

La test S heet· M us ic Bruns wick Records a nd

Radi o S uppli es Jacob's Novelty Co.

"Above All The RilJhl Hal"

H EL EN FIE R EK ~IILLI NE RY LINGERIE . IIOS I EHY, II ANDl(E ltCHIEFS

SCARF::' AND STY LE ACCESSORIES •

119 S cronga Ave. Stevens Poin t , W!s.

YOU M US r 'l RY

_KREMB8._ Double Malted· Milk

To Know The Difference

20% off on a ll Standard Ma kes of F_OUNTAIN PENS ..,

MEYER DRUG CO.

OUR POLICY :

Helpful. Friendly Cooperation

WISCONSIN STATE BANK S te ven s .Poin t, Wis.

French Campbell & Co. Student Supplies

449 Main St. Phone 98J

GENTRi\L STf\TE TEf\GttERS'

GOLLEGE Stevens Point, Wis.

Easi ly Accessible Expense Relatively Low Location Uns urJ},ssed Fur Healthfulness

An Influence as Well as a Schoo l Credit s A cl'CIHed At All Unive rsities

Degree Courses for Teachers or Home Economics. Rural Education and Senior

High School Effect ive Now.

Address

Pres: Robert Dodge Baldwin Stevens Point, Wisconsin

CITY FRUIT E!CHANGE Fruits and Vegetables

Phone 51 457 Main St.

H ome · Made Candy -AT-

"THE PAL"

l~f ~~nr ~l~~f FINE COLLEGE SNAPPY KIRSCHBOUM CLOTHES

Gent's Furnishings and a Colt11)lete Line of Ladies'

and Gent's Shoes

Lf' you are loo k in~ 1'1 ~r tl1 c .latc:-;L • ' nappy Cloth e:-:

CO)U~ A'.\'IJ SEI•: llS FLHST

Stevens Point 317 fy1ain St.

Spring Top-coats $16.50

a nd up

HEGG GLOT HING GO. "The "Best in Men's Wear "

305 Main Street

OFFICIAL JEWELER

To·c. T. C.

~

FERDINAISD A. HIRZY " IEbr @ift €.ounsrtor "

BAEBENROTH'S DRUG STORE The Store For Everybody . HOTEL WHITING. CORNER

NEITHER to preach nor to teach, but to reach with

helpful, sympathetic service is the aim of our Bank.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital and; Surplus $~50,000. 00

Largest in Portage County

THE GONTINENTf\L ~ GLOTHING ~

STORE ,!Jvlen 's Furnishings

Main Street

DEE~WOOO COffEE

Just The "Best

COOK STUDIO CONKLIN .ENDVR:A: P _ENS

FREE..._ REPA IRS FOR LIFE HANNON-BACH PHY., Inc. 431 Main Street

ORTHOPHJ)NIC VICTROLAS VICTO_R RECOJillLSHEET MUSIC 'tt;S-ON;tUStC-COMP-A:N-Y

"The B est of Eveli!tlzing Musical" Opposite Lyric Theatre

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4 THE POINTER

A Message From The Local Regent Three y ears ago wl)cn the lcgislat u rl'

of forward looki ng \\.is<·oitsi n :rn t hor· iz('cl the r<'orga 11i zn t io1l of t he :,.;orm:tl sd1oo ls in onl<' r to g i\·c g rt• a tcr oppo r· t u nity to stude nts to do work on a college Jc,·c l, t: hang-l'S were m:ul c> im· perntivc to insure t he sc rv it<' the s ta tt• dCSCl'\'CS for til l' witl~r ::t d\':111t:WC'S it SU

wise ly pro\'ith.•cl. :\n-eptation of t"'oilcgt• standards was an oiJ ligation ill onh ·r t hat the i:it udrnl g r:H.lu:.i tc go fort h w i t h a degree w hi1·h ('Om ma uds rc~111·t·t.

Cou r~rs were cxu•n<lcd to fo ur ' '<.':ll's and entr:11H·t• l'l'<1u i1·c m1.•11ts raised 1'0 th ,.• cqui\·:dcnt of r n tru m:c requi re me nts Ht t il e un i,·c rsi t y. Up to t he t ime of re· orga ui wtio n t•11 t r an co rcquircmc11 ts were in c·Ntai n courses on ly 8t h. grndc grndu:i t ion nnd the longest course• was th rec ycn rs .

Dr. :\°"c<I Dra rlJorn·, J"(' J) r{'Rc11t ing t he America n Al-isoci.1t io 11 of Co lleges in · s pcctcd t he S tovemi P oi nt co llege t h is spri ng and very g r:1t i fy i11g reports of a

~::~1~:n~~~t 1;~ ,::1:r!e tl~::~1c~n~c:: ~:~fbcl;c~~ the boa rd of rC'gen h to th e effect that t he hoa n l was to Le c·omrn ('ndcd for havin g- pl:w cd D r. Ba ld win at the head i n t ho task of dcvc lopm c11 t "" of th <' new t111d cxal'li ng rourscs.

T he verba l repor t alJon• wa s \"(' r i fied in wri t ing a nd is now a matter of r e· co rd iu t h<' f iles of th e Ameri<::rn Association of Colleges. R epo r t in g to Dr. Cha rles l\fcK inn cr . Chairman ot' Accred it ing and Cl:issific·at ion fo r the American Asso<· int ion of Co lleges, · Dr. Dea rborn mn kcs t he fo llowing state· ment s, - ' 4 P rcsic1cnt Baldwin hn s been president he Steve ns P oin t colleg e less t ha n ·o years and is :1 yo ung man who gi ,·es ·c ry c ,· icle111.:c of being t horoug h ly qua ' f ied. H e is exercising good profrssiona l lcadershi np and as fast as lcgislati,·c f in a nria l sll pport permits ('Xl.·c lh.•nt resu lts arc to be ex· pectcd ''.

This eollcge is k nown to stan d for protect ion of t he state a nd the st udent who grad uates by ma king t he degree a bndgc of scholarship1 p rof~ ionnl skill nnd a bona. f ide crede nt ia l of pe r ­so na li ty whi ch is ouly pe rm a nen t ly re· liab le whe n it proceeds f rom in tegrity ot' cha racter.

I n spite of a ll t he new ilc man<ls made on t his eo ll cgc1 it has mai n tained a u attenda nce equal to t he average in all except th e ,·ca rs of wa r t ime when in addit iou to .. t he small c ut ra ncc re· qui reme nh, t here was the sud den in · c rease in sa lar ies i n a ll li nes a nd a bo­nus was pa id to studen ts of th e a rmy tra in ing co rps fo r a ttendin g.

The posit ion of respect in which th is school is he ld " is reco rded not only in t he Acerediting files of t he American Association, in th e f i lm~ of letters fro m educators who know t he needs of t he state, b ut i t is recorded in th e mind s of th e legislators who have vis it ed th e school. Su perintende nts ha ve fa it h in t he rceommcndations of a coll ege w h ich has atta ined such rceords in so b rief a span.

Oppo r tuni ty to do two years of co l· Jcgc work here towa rd a unive rs ity course should no t be overlookecl b y t hose w ho know t he greater happineSs a nd t he greater earn ing capaci ty of the co llege trained man and woman . Re· sponsible educa tors arc study ing t he problem of t he co ngested c lass room

ncl ca mpus in a n effo r t to reduce th e a rge num ber of freshme n f ai lures at

uni versities. It is well known t hat t he mailer college fac ulty gets to know t he t udcnts a nd can guide hi m in th e se· ec t ion of work whi ch is best ac]aptcd o b r i ng ou t hi s a bi lit ies. Th e socia l

a dva ntage of the sma ller college can · n ot be f orgotten. T he idea t ha t in t hy la rge and crowded institutions "the professors speak only to deans, and the deans spea k on ly to God ' 1 suggests t he advantages of t he sma ll er communi ty w here t he re is less of loneli ness a nd more of con tact with the on ly th ing which makes a colleg e, t he studen t body nnd th e f acul ty.

Name Cast Members Of Rural Dept. Play

'l'hl.• cast for t hl• p lay, ''The :\l11111 my aru l t he ~I.u mps'\ wh it·h will lil' g in•n hy 1hc Hn ra l lh·par111u·11t, ha s lH' l'll

;illllO UI H'Cd .

:-;i r Jl ct·tur .Fis h . . who i 111 pt·rso11 atc~ t he mummy, .\ Jc.•x J 'ctt: rson

l•'ra nt:is Br i:wot· who i111 pc r~o11 :1tl.'S H ector, . . . . . . . lla ro lcl Hu d '"

\\' ill iam L a i<l low who he lps as m~1l'l1 as !JOS!-l iblc•, ... . .. K i r kwuo tl L, iki~s

JamL'S kl :11u 111 0 11 ( Hack<•r) ...... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ls:1ac Thomp!:10 11

Perk in~, t he shf'r iff .. Cl:ll'CHc(' Teske An na ll a mptu u, a Wf'sh•rn g irl ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opal Foatc _.\la udc :\ [ullc.' n, :1 11 ca stC'rn gir l ....

.. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) l :1 rjor ic Allen D ulne Du 111 1J h~1 j!OOc.1 look ing, Lu t ra t he r

<lumU ·. · .. .. .... d.Al icc ~\ IcL a ug hli n Agatha Laid law, fo u nder of t he most

C'xclusi\"C sd1oo l in )J°cw Engla ud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ).foe K oratcv

l'h ocbc Bcl'h<', rcpo'rt cr ou t he ;;itnff of t he "Daily Dc li ve r:111 cc · , ..... . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . A n na belle B e rg .

1.'i mc .... t he Present Place . . Fe n C' lla 1 a. g irls 1 school i n a

sma ll town near Boston. Date . . . . )fay 24th , HJ 28 at t he

Co llege aud itor ium.

The Citizens' National Bank

"The 8011k Thai Service Built"

KennedtJStudio ~STEVENS POINT ..

WI S.

and Gift Si/op

J. B. SULLIVAN & CO. PLUMBING and tt~I\TING

Ma)!lag WasJiers Hoover Vacuum Cleaners

Silent A utomatic Oil Burners

210 STRONGS AVE.

jllc~uliffe <!Cor~et ~bop For Lingerie, Hosiery, Handker­

chiefs, Gift Novelties.

HI CLASS SHOE REBUILDING NO COBBLING

SCHAFTNER'S SHOE HOSPITAL 519 Strongs Ave. ' Phone 196-W

Call for and Delivery Service

WISCO NSIN VALLEY

ELECTRIC CO.

Gas and Elecltic

Service and A ppliances

THE MAYER SHOE STORE We handle a complete

Sincerly, line of Foot_ Wea._·r ___ 11 ELI , BET ~-MM'ilA~l,:rri-lJ~n~~-rr~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:,;~~~~;.;,;~;;;;;;;;;;~-

Lacl,\j ,

IP!r~!!!;JL all Sizes at

Moll-Glennon Co.

What Our Federated MEMBERSHIP MEANS

i\Iore than 3.800 Amc1·ican stor es have un ited in order to bring about (1) big· buying power (.!) pc·rsistent advertising, and (3) efficient store operat ion. - -

Big lm yin g- power means quantity buying, and qunnt ity pur­chasing means lower prices. Our goods are also of t he best qua li ty.

'l'hc persistent aLlvet·tising of these united . . independently-own­ed stores means simply '!'his - that our customers will be well infor med in rnga rd to the latest f acts and fashions.

E ffic ient store Operation signifi es the employment of better method: of se rvice and of store administration. 'l'he. e p·erfeeted methods mean that our customer will have th e opportunity to widen their smile of sat isfaction.

Trade in a F ederat~d Store and take advantage of (1) big sav­ings, and (2) quick service.

J. Worzalla &. Sons A Member of The Federated Stores of America.

GU NS TACKLE AMM UNIT ION

TENNIS RACQ Uh'TS

BASE BALLS

ATHLETIC EQUIP!\jENT

The Sport Shop 422 Main Street

Ringness Shoe Company

Leaders In Footwear

We Satisfy The Most Fastidious

we are going to taylor's strongs ave. store for:

candy cards

mottoes for mother's day sunday may 13th

A. L SHAFTON & CO. DISTRIB UTORS

"Blue Ribbon" Thousand Islan~ !Dressing

Mayonnaise Dressing

Sandwich ~pread

Drink Cocoa - Crush

A Rich Milky Chocolate . Drink

BOTTLED BY

STEVENS POINT BEVERAQE

7rp "Blue Ribbon" -- Belter Co. Than 'The Rest Teleehon·e -&1-

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