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Rev. Hugh Heckman has accepted the proffered position of Prof. of Theology and Philosophy on Mc-Pherson college faculty.

Though now serving as pastor of the Brethren church at Fruita, Colorado, Heckman will take up his duties at McPherson college the second semester. According to present plans he will teach about twelve hours including courses in theism and introductory philosophy.

Received A. M. At Chicago After attending Colorado College. Hockman went to Mount Morris college where he received his A. B. degree. His B. D. and Th. M. degrees were conferred by the Bethany Bible School and his A. M.. at the University of Chicago.

Served As Instructor Among other positions, Heckman served as pastor of the Bethany Church, Chicago in 1915; instructor of N. T. Greek at Bethany Bible School. 1915-17; and Prof. of Sociology and ethics, 1917-25 at the same school. In addition to his work in the Fruita church, Heckman occasionally holds a revival. conducts a number of Bible Institutes, and writes comments on the Sunday School lesson for the "Teacher’s Monthly'' of the Church of the Brethren.

Comes Highly Recommended Leading educators in the Church of the Brethren consider Heckman "an excellent teacher. and one of the three or four outstanding thinkers in philosophy and theology found in the denomination."

Saylor Chosen Popular Lady.

Miss Arlene Saylor, junior, was rated the most popular coed of Mc-Pherson College in a contest sponsored by the staff of the Quadrangle, the school annual.

The rules of the contest were that any person who paid four dollars, the price of the annual, might cast one-hundred votes for his candidate. Anyone paying two dollars was allowed to cast fifty votes.

On Wednesday, November 30, the contest opened at chapel time. Prof. R. E. Mohler explained at that time why everyone should purchase a Quadrangle.

Alvin Voran, editor of the annual, told of the significance of the name ’’Quadrangle,” explaining that was named after the plan of the college campus. He suggested that this was an appropriate name since the purpose of the Quadrangle is to portray campus life.

John Wall, business manager of the publication, entertained nominations for the candidates.

The nominees, other than Miss Saylor, were Misses Arlene Church. Goldia Goodman, Ruth Hiebert, June Ellis and Dorothy Swain.

Final count of the votes when the contest closed on Friday. Dec. 2. at 4:30 p. m. were as follows: Saylor. 2160; Ellis. 1600. Goodman, and Swain, 850; Hiebert, 450; Church

300.

Brown, Stull, F. Galle And Anderson Chosen By Judges.

The girls' debate tryouts were held Wednesday evening at 6:30 in the college chapel. The question was: "Resolved: that the foreign policy of the United States in Latin America should be condemned.”

Those upholding the affirmative were Misses Floy Brown, Nina Stull, Gwen Galle and Mary Lou Williams. The negative side was taken by Misses Ruth Anderson, Fern Galle, Fern Shoemaker, and Ruth Blickenstaff. The judges decision placed Misses Floy Brown, Nina Stull. Fern Gallo, and Ruth Anderson on the McPherson College varsity debate team, with Miss Ruth Blickenstaff and Miss Gwen Gallo as alternates.

Misses Fern and Gwen Galle, both freshman have had two years of debating experience at Moundridge High School. Miss Nina Stull, sophomore served one year in the Arlington High School and on the McPherson College women's debate team last year. Miss Floy Brown, junior, has been placed on the team two years. Miss Ruth Anderson, sophomore, debated last year on the men's second ream, and Miss Ruth Blickenstaff, a freshman debated one year in the high school.

The Judges were professors Della Lehman, Edith McGaffey. C. B. Williams, Maurice Hess, and J. D. Bright.

Prof. John L. Hoff, teacher of Bible and religious education at Mc-Pherson College, is the author of a small volume of poems to be off the press in a few weeks.

The volume of poems is entitled "Musings of a Wanderer”, It is a collection of poems that Professor Hoff wrote giving his observations and impressions of the Orient which he visited a few years ago. He expects the volume to be off the press in three or four weeks.

Prof, Hoff is another one of the McPherson College teachers who are doing things. Other authors and composers are: Prof. H. H. Nininger.

biology instructor, who has distinguished himself by his research in the field of natural science; Prof. G. N. Boone, manual training teach-er, who has written a book on woodwork : Dr. J. W. Hershey, chemistry teacher, who has written a chemistry manual and has done distinc-tive work in chemistry experimentation and Prof. G. Lewis Doll, teacher or violin, who has composed several pieces. McPherson College has reason to be proud of her faculty.

"One way to get started right is to make sure you are not started wrong.''—Gates.

PETITION ON CAMPUS FOR

MORE VACATION

Class rooms on the campus were disorganized yesterday by the circulation of a petition to lengthen the term of the Christmas holidays by having vacation begin Saturday. Dec. 17, and end the evening of January 1, instead of from Dec. 21 to Jan. 2.

Students all over the state are beginning their vacation term this Friday, and this fact has led up to the petition. Due to the wide territory from which McPherson Col-lege draws its enrollment, the shortness of the vacation would prevent many from spending the vacation at home. Then, were the time longer, the difference in expense would be so little that a vacation at home would not be an extravagance.

The sentiment among the students

I’ll bite, where do we come from? Why! Don't you know. We come from home. All right you win: but where is home? That's easy, home is where we eat and sleep, without it costing us anything. You lost this time; home is the one part of a one horse town which is always glad to see us; and believe me, some of them sure have funny tags tied onto them.

Take for instance Pretty Prairie, that is where Erwin Albright comes from. They say that this town is one of the five hundred which lives up to its name in Kansas. It is too bad Ervin can’t persuade some of the girls to come here to college. Then there is Doris Ballard, who come from Lovewell, Kansas. A night of inquiry in Fahnestock hall failed to reveal if Doris lived up to the name of her town or not.

The next chapter open with Knoxville, Virginia. From this city comes Lola Beahm, and if all the girls there are like Lola, it ought to be changed to Queensville, as we do not know what Knox is and we are not interested enough to find out. Charles Bish comes from a very concieted town. It is Rocky Ford, Colorado. I wonder if they think

With but four lettermen back from last year's season, without the services of Capt. Rush Holloway, who is teaching school in Oklahoma, without the help of Henry Barre, who is attending school in Manhattan, but with a squad of promising new material, George Gardner is building up a speedy cage quintet. It is still uncertain whether Holloway is to return to school the second semester. as no answer has been received by the roach to a letter of inquiry.

For limbering-up games, arrange ments have been made for a four game series with the Northwestern State Teacher's College at Alva, Kk-la. Terms are settled also with Phi-lip's U., at Enid for a game there Dec. 13, on the way to play Alva Dec. 16 and 17.

The Alva Teachers are to play two return games in the college gymnasium the following week on Dec. 21 and 22. Students are to get in on their activity fund ticket just as in the conference games.

Of last year’s squad, there remains Leo Crumpacker, all around athlete and letter man at guard, Ray Nonken. forward last year, Melvin Miller, and Earl Kinzie who won berths on last season's five at the forward position, and Saylor who is being shifted to guard this term, E. Crumpacker was a forward then.

Of the now material, the forward positions are to be handled by Rump, formerly of the champion McPherson High team of last year, Barn-grover, Rock, Graham, Showalter.

For guard material, Reed, Eisen-bise, and Kaufman are working out. The center problem is as yet unde-cided, but the coach is trying out Miller as jumping center with a shift to forward after the tip.

For limbering-up games, arrange-ments, have been made for a four game aeries with the Northwestern State Teachers’ College of Alva, Okla. Term are settled also with Philip's U. at Enid for a game there Dec. 15, while on the way to play Alva Dec. 16 and 17.

The Alva Teachers are to play two return games in the college gymnas-ium the following week on Dec. 21 (Continued on Page Four)

A cutting from the Indian tale "Ramona'' was given by Miss Della Lehman, dramatics instructor, last Thursday evening in the chapel. Miss Lehman appeared in two costumes and gave the cutting in five scenes.

A number of Indian musical se-lections were given during the inter-mission. Miss Portia Vaughn played several original Indian selection on the piano; Mr. Frank Burton sang, "By the Waters of Minnetonka," accompanied by Prof. Lewis Doll on the violin and Miss Jessie Daran at the piano. Miss Autumn Lindbloom played a violin solo "Indian Love Call" and Miss Arlene Saylor sang. ''From the Land Of Sky—Blue Waters." accompanied by Miss Ruth Hoffman at the piano.

The story "Ramona" is an Indian romance the setting of which is in southern California. It portrays the abuses suffered by the Indians at the hands of the Americana who drove them from their homes and claimed their lands

Miss Lehman appeared in in Spanish costume in the first and fifth scenes, and in Indian dress in the second, third, and fourth scenes.

The attention given by the aud-ience throughout the entire pro

gram indicated their appreciation of the numbers presented.

This is the first of a series of programs that are to be given under the auspices of the Thespian club of Mc-Pherson College.

but from all our present knowledge it is not an established fact. Dur-ham is the name of the town Gladys Christiansen comes from. This town was originally called Bull Durham but they thought that the Bull might infer that they were bullies so they dropped the Bull. It look "Berries” Crist all last year to tell the people he came from Friend, Kansas; so he had no trouble getting acquainted this year. For several weeks the cause of Cecil Davisson's remarkable

physique has been sought after. At last it has been discovered he comes from Hardy. Nebraska, so he has no choice.

Chapter five begins like a fairy tale. There was an old settler on the Nebraska plains who had a very beautiful daughter whom be loved very much in fact he loved her so

NO. 14

SPECTATOR STAFF

HOLDS BANQUET

Jamison, Keim and Puckett Speak In Terms of 21 Years Hence, Miss Anderson Reads.

much that he started a town and named it Beatrice after her. Since that time the town has been noted fur beautiful girls. That is why Iola Dell chose it as her home. And in this neighborhood there was a young adventurer who fell in love with Beatrice. Beatrice's father did not like the young fellow because he was an adventurer, but the young fellow had hope in spite of this. So has Gerald Eddy for he came from Hope, Kansas. The young fellow finally won over the odds, no he married Beatrice and started a new town to settle in. He called it Homesville and made it so homey that Lowell Frantz also makes his home there. The great question in the other settlers minds was whether the young adventurer would stay at Homesville with Beatrice, so the by word of the community became "Will he?" One of the settlers later moved to Colorado and started a town. He first called it Willhe but it was later changed to Wiley. Helen Hudson's family was attracted by this town, so the comes from Wiley, the settler's town.

You have the funny tag idea down pat but I have a class now, so I will listen to the rest of the story next week.

The Spectator staff of 1927 met in a reunion banquet. Dec. 9, 1950 after 23 years of battling the hardships of life during which time they had all become famous.

Such was the idea carried out in the Spectator stuff banquet held at the Town Tavern at 7:20 last Friday evening. There were 24 present including three honor guests,

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Krehbiel of the McPherson Republican, and Miss Edith Haight, English instructor in the high school.

Miniature Spectator Card The guests were seated at one long table. At each place was a mi-niature Spectator, the front page containing a write-up of the ban-quet. The inside pages gave a menu and program, and the back page was for autographs. The table decorations consisted of one large bouquet of pink carnations and white gladio-las. A three course dinner was served. Williams Is Toastmaster Prof. C. H. Williams, facility adviser for the Spectator in 1927, was toastmaster, and he proved himself exceedingly capable by the wit he displayed in presenting the speakers.

Krehbiel and Miss Haight Speak W. J. Kregbiel, who had become in-ternationally famous through his management of the McPherson Republican, was the first speaker. He talked on ''Journalism As a Career'' in which he summarized the progress of journalism in the last 23 years and the outlook for further progress in the future. He said a good journalist must be an observer and a good mixer, and he must use good English and be able to express himself.

Miss Edith Haight, the second speaker, was introduced as an im-possible woman, but she proved her-self anything but impossible by her talk on the "Problems of the School Paper.” These she said were to teach the student to recognize news and then to write it interestingly, and to supervise the publication so that the student learn to know what is fit to be printed.

Lloyd Jamison, who had become editor of the New York Times, gave a short talk on his reminiscences of the time. When he was editor of the Spectator which job caused him to take up Journalism as a profession and which experience helped him to attain the position with the New York Times.

Miss Ruth Anderson, as she was known at M. C., but who had chang-ed her name when she married a famous college professor, gave a classic' reading entitled, “Our Hired Girl" by James Whitcomb Riley.

"Business Acquaintances'' attributed his present success to the training he received as business manager of the Spectator.

Robert E. Puckett, who had be-came superintendent of the Carey Salt Plant, but who confused that, he was also a correspondent for the Associated Press, read the story he had written exclusively for the Den-ver Post, edited by Charles Bish. It was the story of the massacre of 24 famous journalist at a reunion ban-quet by overeating. The editor's post-script said that no one was dead yet, butt that all would be dead within 75 years, in his article for the Associat-ed Press, be displayed the same wit that was shown in his Bulldogmas articles of former days.

The journalist expressed con-siderable pleasure at seeing each oth-(Continued on Page Three)

The Spectator

Address all correspondence to

EDITORIAL STAFF

Editor-in-chief Lloyd Jamison

Assistant Editor Laverne Martin

Campus Editor Doris Ballard

Exchange Editor- Harriet Hopkins

Sports Editor Lawrence Mann

Feature Editor Robert E. Puckett Copy Editors Ruth Anderson

Mabel Beyer REPORTERS Oliver Ikenberry, Allen Morine, Lloyd Diggs, Charles Collins, Ralph Frantz PROOF READERS Ruth Anderson, Kenneth Eisen-

bise.

BUSINESS STAFF

Business Mgr. Howard Keim Jr.

Asst Bus. Mgr. Charles Bish

Circulation Mgr Oliver Ikenberry

situation in American schools, William Allen White praises the colleges with a losing football team. He says that such a college generally takes the business of dispensing an education seriously and refuses to "hire" football players.

The wholesome "hiring" of ath-lete by our colleges and universities is a serious problem in many in-stances those men are not students at all, and have no interest in scholastic work. They are often ex-cused from all classes, and are not in school at all except for the pur-pose of playing football. They are

paid for their services, they same as a professor or any other employee of the school.

Such a system breeds dishonesty, if for no other reason than most of the conference constitution forbid "hiring." It also breeds contempt for colleges from outsiders.

On the other band, it is common knowledge that an athlete cannot keep up his school work, play foot-ball, and work his tray through col bate all at the same time. Some of them try it, but something usually suffers. Nearly always it is the school work.

Some kind of a system should be worked out for providing for athletes who are dependant upon their

own labor for an education. They ought not to be "hired"; but they ought not to be worked to death either.

A newspaper has been added to the list received by the McPherson College library. The "Christian Science Monitor," is being sent free of charge until June 16, 1928 by the publishers. It is recognized by the leading librarians as the most unbiased daily newspaper published. Miss Hecktorne reports that a number of the McPherson high school students are working evenings in the library on debate material. The high school auction for this year is the same as that debated by the college last year.

"Medevil Mind" is the title of a two volume set of books by Taylor, that have been recently placed in the library. They deal with the history at the development of Me devil tbought and emotion.

"Psychology for Teachers" by Demson-Lough-Skinner-West is an addition to the books for the educa-

school music students. The maga-zine is edited by the University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill, North

A letter recently received from the national director of the B'nai B'rtih stats, "We are sending you a copy of the B'nai B'rith Manual

organization of the Israelites of

A new law school to occupy an entire city block, is to be erected by Yale university at a cost of three and one-half million dollars. An additional million has been set aside for the maintenance of the school.

More than $25,000,000 was earn-ed by the students of 408 colleges and universities the last year.

Three fraternity pledges of Uni-versity of Oklahoma were confined in the Norman jail last week on charge of prowling, when arrested shortly after 1 o'clock in the morn-ing on the streets of the city. The men were searching for five fleas,. three of which were male of the species and the other female.

The Ohio State University athletic board has abolished the traditional election of captains in all sports be-cause they believe the campus politics have entered into this realm enough to be harmful. This statement was not made until the football season had ended.

"Resolved: That the publishing of the University Daily Kansan should he taken out of the hands of the de-partment of journalism" is the subject upon, which the students in the debate class are now working. The principal argument of the affirma-tive is that the Kansan is prejudic-ed under the present system. The negative side holds that work on the Kansan is practical training for stu-dents of journalism.

A widely known peacock, the mas-cot of the College of Agriculture at the University of Nebraska, died recently, at the age of five years.

A group of representative students have completed plans for a "Big Ten" tour of Europe and the Olympic games next summer, which includes students from any of the ten universities.

cautions against theft during foot-ball games this year. A policeman was stationed in every sorority quadrangle and one girl remained in each house.

This action was taken because of the theft of a thousand dollar paint-ing from one of the houses.

Chapel Echoes

Mr. Studebaker, a McPherson graduate and now successful life insurance agent, talked in chapel Wednesday. He told the students that the chapel looked just about the same as it did when he went to school except that more veneer had been knocked off the seats.

He counselled the students to choose a life work in which they could enjoy themselves and which allows them to grow every day.

Dr. Harnly had charge of chapel devotionals Friday. After reading the scripture. Harnly took the stu-dents on a tour. He took them "up" and "down" and showed them how relative they are. He said that if Rev. Crumpacker went up to heav-en from China and he, Harnly, went up from here there would be so chance of their meeting.

The

This column is provided for the expression of opinion by any student or faculty member of McPherson College. All articles published must be signed by the writer. "The Firing Line" has no connec-tion with the editorial col-umn.

In reading Mr. Morine's article "Listen, my Children," in last week's Spectator, I found that Mr. Morine has suggested some very vital and helpful things for our school, but from my point of view, some of his statements should be more complete or amended some.

The particular matters under fire seem to be around our system of re-strictions, our lack of fellowship, the hinted inefficiency of our Student, Council, and our lack of pep.

Our rules, it was said, were made for twelve—year olds, and they seem to be striking some of our students a little too hard. They are, I agree, made for those not mature in ex-perience and judgment, (which could hit most of us) made by those ex-perienced. They are much like the rules found in most of the other col-leges of the country, created to fill a need. But that is general. Now for particulars

As I see it: — Students should be allowed the freedom of ladies and gentlemen to the degree that they have shown themselves ready and worthy of such honor and responsibility.

The opinion and thought of the students should be respected—and sought—when they are advanced for constructive ends.

The bookworms are missing a lot If they don't also strive to enjoy the

friendship and assertion of their fellow students who will be the most real friends we have in the years to come. However, the worms aren't entirely dead, and there is a place for them in the world. As the bookish-nese, that is the worms business. As to Girl's Dorm regulations, I am told that three nights a week are allowed upon request. If for the best interest of the girl. That is as nearly like a home as it could possibly be made. What more should be ask-

ed? To run wild? It is strength, not weakness! I am sure that a gentle-man should ask no more, and should demand this care for the young lady away from home. As to the studying, it seems as though they can still make pretty good records in spite of the fun, which a lot of boys cannot!

If the spirit of friendship is lack-ing, why not try being a friend, in stead of expecting the other fellow to go ahead? The Dorms are our tem-porary homes. Come and see us, or give us the chance and we will glad-ly come to see you! Some have done this and are now better friends than before. The town students have been very kind to the Dorm students, especially during the Christmas vacations, and we are very grateful. But as to the code of friendship which demands that we spend our time in town, as some would have it, we can't, and attend to the business that brought us here! The desirable personality was also expressed. The de-sirable personality is the one you like to be with. For me, the desirable per-sonality is one that portrays friend-ship, sincerity dignity, sound horse-sense or judgement, which Mr. Morine felt that we all had, considerateness of the feeling and intelligence of others, quiet determination, and many others.

Most of the dorm students feel that the school spirit is good, but if it is dead, such an article as yours will surely not revive it. And we can’t have excellence in athletes and so-ciety while the remainder goes bang-dog. We must CARE, and care big. Its OUR game that the boys fight. It's OUR school (yours and ours), out on the Hill that was raked over the coals last week. Mr. Morine, we want your help to make her better. If it can't be made good enough for you. and if there is some place where greater opportunities and a finer spirit await you, don't deprive your-self of those good things, but go.

--Warren Slater.

nights and the one other possible night a week, there are really three nights a week allowed the students for developing socially. This does not include exceptions such as lyceum courses, student council programs, and athletic contests.

Within the four remaining nights a work varsity and intramural ath-letic activites, various kinds of religious work, and daily lesson preparations demand the student's at-tention in order that they may develop as the planned four-fold pro-gram outlines.

Students whose purpose in college is to develop the four-fold life are not heard to complain of being ham-pered by the rules they are asked to obey.

Dr. Schwalm, before taking his Ph. D. degree, visited a large num-ber of colleges and universities and studied their administration. There are other members on the faculty who are recognized as experienced ad-ministrators.

Surely, these men, backed by study and experience, should be more able to judge what is best for this institution than any individual stu-dent. When students began to behave as ladies and gentlemen, rules can be made accordingly, but such

privileges are not likely to be granted until they so conduct themselves.

It is possible that there may be some significance in the fact that a smaller per cent of students from colleges whose social life is governed as is McPherson's are sent home because of failures and other reasons than are compelled to leave the larger state schools, where the so-ial ife may be less restricted.

In some instances there ate greater restrictions in the state educational institutions than in colleges governed as in McPherson. As an example,

two nearby state universities do not allow the girls to attend shows except on Friday and Saturday nights.

Remarks have been made insinuat ing that the student council of Mc-Pherson College is a dead organization. The fact that the present student council has planned its budget so as to cancel among the first semester, a large indebtedness, in-curred by previous councils, thus entering upon the second semester out of debt and able to sponsor more constructive program than before, would not indicate any great lack of life. If students who have been elect-ed to represent various student organizations could be prevailed upon to attend council meetings, even more life might be evident.

A college is as the majority of the students desire to make it. More constructive thinker, expressed in the Firing Line, in place of cynical criticism, might serve as a means of boosting the college toward the desired ideal.

—Doris Ballard-

MOHLER IN Y. M. C. A.

Prof. R. E. Mohler spoke in the Y. M. C. A. assembly Tuesday morning on the subject of "Life Invest-ments." The meeting was led by Cecil Davidson."

The first task a person has is to prepare for life. The first twenty-five years of the average life is spent in preparation for making life in-, vestments. Preparation is one of the biggest investments one can make in life.

After preparation we must go out into life to make other investments. Mohler says, "Enter into the field where you are needed most, the field in which you can accomplish the greatest service for humanity, then you have made a good invest-ment.

if today is the thirteenth of Dec-ember that leaves only eleven shopping days before the big crises. Let us see, we'll give teacher a handker-chief, Dad a necktie, Mother a pic-ture, our girl a hundred dollar wrist watch, and the rest of the relation a christmas card with an accompany-ing explanation of how much school is costing this year.

Phil Spohn is not hanging his stocking this year. The last time San-la Claus stopped be slipt a gold watch in to his stocking and it fell through ob to the floor.

Peg Saylor is her boy friend a set of wear-ever aluminum. It seems that John brought up the sub-ject when on a date and before Peg realized what she was doing she had given her order for a set of health kitchen wear. Now that she is fully conscious the aluminum will be a surprise for John Christmas morning.

-keeness Prof. Yoder has contracted for the Christmas tinsel which decorates main street. The stuff will be used later far making salads in the college kitchen scriptions at special rates) neck tie with snapper band, black and white pajamas, box of mits, book of new jokes, Miss Gregory's latest on "Elementary Ways To Make Love," statue of George Washington. PAPA:

Go in with Dad on this.

Eleven more shopping days before Christmas and only eight be-fore we go home. Hot Dog!

Pittsburg, Kans.—is endeavoring to give some estimate of the claim to the Kansas Conference football w»ts the Dickinson system of point rating would rank Emporia Teachers first with 24.64 points. Kansas Wesleyan. tied with Baker U. each having 22.21 points and College of Emporia, next with 21.79 points. Pittsburg Teachers, Southwestern, Bethany, St. Mary's, Hays Teachers, Sterling, Wichita U., McPherson, Ottawa U. Washburn, Friends, St. Benedict's, and Bethel then rank in the order named.

Various ways of rating the teams by comparison of points scored, and by means of claims due to their com-paritive defeats of the game school have been equally rejected. As the proposals to play off the tie in post season games has met with disapproval, there seems to be no official way of setting the dispute. By the Dickinson system, a victory over one of the major teams is counted as 30 points and that over a minor collage as 20 points. Then the total is divided by the number of games to determine the final rating. This is the system by which the Big Ten Conference ties are settled, and was first originated at the University of Illinois in the eyes of the disicter-ested sportsman, this plan is accepted as the most practical in evaluating the staring ability of a team.

KANSAS BASKETEERS AT HEAD

(By the Associated Press)

Columbia, Mo., Dec 12 —In the 6-year period that the double round robin schedule for basket ball games been in use in the Missouri, play-ing ninety games, won fifty-two and lost thirty-eight for 57.8 per cent.

Kansas, playing ninety five games, won eighty-eight and lost only seven, giving them an average of 92.6 per cent or first place in the total number of Missouri Valley victories Missouri, Oklahoma, and Nebraska tied for second place.

There has been 424 games played between the members of the conference during this 6-year period and a total of 21,676 points scored, making an average of more than 5O points a game.

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on again after so many years. Each one tried to get the autograph of every one there.

Twenty-Four Guests

Those present were: honor guests, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Krehbiel and Miss

Edith Haight; the Misses Ruth Anderson, Harriett Hopkins, Mabel Beyer, Doris Ballard, Dorothy Sargent, Mildred Swenson, and Gol-dia Goodman; and Prof. C. B. Wil-liams, Lloyd Jamison, Howard Keim, Robert E. Puckett, Oliver Ikenberry, Allen Morion, Laverne Martin, Lawrence Mann, Lavelle Saylor, Kenneth Eisenbise, Charles Collins, Charles Bish, Lloyd Diggs, and Ronald Warren. Regrets received from Ralph Frantz.

BOONE RETURNS FROM TRIP

A requirement of the convention is all members must be connected with Teachers Training in Manual

Arts.

While at the convention Prof. Boone met Prof, A. A. Swope, form-erly head of the McPherson College Industrial art deportment. Prof. Swope started the department here and was head of it for seven years. He sent his regards to McPherson College through Prof. Boone.

The second week Prof. Boone visited his sister in Oak Pork, a suburb of Chicago, for two days and then attended the Kansas intercollegiate Athletic Conference held at Topeka, Boone was elected chairman of the protest committee. This committee has charge of all protests of eligibility of players In the conference.

are made in some cases where cars

are needed for business purposes.

Princeton. with perhaps the severest rules, grants the use of automobiles to disabled students only. These favored drivers are forbidden, however, from permitting other students to use their automobiles or to ride with them. It was these rules that re-volted in the resignation of the stu dent council last year. But the martyrdom was unavailing and Dean Christian Gauss has made it plain that expulsion awaits violators of the rules. He expressed the hope however. The Princetonian reports, that infrequency of violations "would permit a nullification of the stringent regulations which prevail for the present."

By The Way

R. S. Trostle of Nickerson visited his daughter Ruth at Arnold Hall last Tuesday.

Misses Mildred Libby, Salome Mohler, and Kathryn Swope were Arnold Hall guests last Sunday.

Donna Marie is the name given the baby daughter born to Prof. Joseph Bowman and wife on Monday, November 28, 1927.

Miss Elma Hoffman of Lindsborg called on friends at Arnold Hall Sunday afternoon.

Miss Marietta Byerly is now staying in Kline Hall while her mother is visiting relatives in Texas.

Those who went to Peabody Sun-to put on a program at the Brethren church were Lawrence Lehman, Frantz Crumpacker, Walter Fillmore, Oliver Ikenberry, Mary Prather, Marguerite Wagoner, Velma Wine Helen Hudson and Mrs. Frank Crumpacker.

Misses Eunice Longsdorff, Miss Irene Thacker, Marvin Steffin, and Francis Berkebile spent Sunday at St. John.

Mrs. Edgecomb gave a surprise party Saturday night in honor of her daughter Sylvia. The guests were Misses Melda Mohler, Winifred O'Connor, Esther Keim, Goldia Goodman, Ruth Blickenstaff, Arlene Saylor, Rosa Moyers and Lloyd Johnson. Howard Keim, Walter Fillmore. La Verna Martin, Paul Bowers, John Whiteneck and Alvin Voran.

The guests at a six o'clock dinner given by Mrs. George Boone last Tuesday night were Matron Trostle, Misses Ruth Blickenstaff, Esther Keim and Floy and Roberta Brown.

Misses Sara Moyer and Helen Hed-son were dinner guests at the Rev. H. F. Richards home Friday evening.

Miss Louis Dell was shopping in Hutchinson Saturday.

Misses Edna Meyer and Myrtle Aimsworth, who have been quite ill with the flu are now much improved

Miss Ruth Bish shopped in Salina

Saturday

WINTKR MUSIC

I have listened to the playing Of Sousa's famous band:

And Wanamaker's organ.

The greatest in the land; I have stood appalled to silence,

By the chimes that outward pealed

From the bells of all the nation On famous battle field:

But more welcome than the music Of organ, hand, or choir, Is the music of the furnace When Forney builds a fire.

Oh. I reveled In the beauty Of the chimes of Trinity;

And I reverence the softness Of a moonlight symphony:

But the grating on the shovel As the coal is outward flung. And the click of metal snapping When the door is inward swung. How it warms me just to hear it And my spirits mount up higher To the mucic of the furnace As Forney builds a fire.

—S, M Heckethorn.

Select a young, strong and pleas ing personality, trim off all mannerisms of voice, dress, or deportment pour over it a mixture of equal parts of the wisdom of Solomon, the

courage of the young David, the strength of Sampson, and the pat ience of Job: season with the salt of experience, the pepper of anama tion, the oil of sympathy, and a dash of humor; stew for about three years in a hot class-room, testing occasionally with the fork of criticism thrust in by a principal or a superintendent. When done to a turn, garnish with a small salary and serve hot to the community.

— (Journal of Chemical Education.

Nov. 1926)

Players Petition For

Baseball Letters

are petitioning to the college Ath letic Board for a reconsideration of their decision last spring. to not grant baseball letters.

At that time, the Board withheld letters because the team played but three games, and those games were not sponsored by the Athletic Board but rather by the ball players them selves. The year preceding, letters had been granted although the schedule was light. Players were of course keenly disappointed when the new ruling was made known to them.

At some schools, such as St. Mary's baseball is considered a major sport, but as there is no Kansas conference in baseball, it is even excluded from the activities of most of the colleges and a heavy schedule is almost im-BASKETBALL SEASON

Get-Rich-Quick

Twas the night before Armistice And in Fahenstock Hall Not a creature was stirring For the sake of football

For the players were resting

Lest the morrow they'd yield.

On Salina's grid field

It was ten in the evening

When I burst in the door And let out a roar.

It's an extra edition Salina Journal is out!

See your picture in print!!!!

They began to stir about.

The whole team's in the paper—

A write-up below Everyone ought to get one

And at five cents they go."

Out the doors came the students,. Above, now one hears • - ■

In the entrance and side door.

Not believing their ears.

Is it true, some one asks me?

"Let's see," some one said.

And I gave them a paper And that's what they read

‘There is Rump and there's Caskey; Let's show them," one said,

And he bought my first paper Got Rump out of bed.

Well the news spread like wildfire The papers changed hands,

The poor suckers enriched me--

Both players and fans.

To this day how I chuckle Oh how they did bite!

For those papers were giv'n me That very same night-

At the first I intended To give them away, But a little idea In my brain had to stray.

When I came to John Whiteneck No money he had So I gave him a paper Such loss made me sad.

The next day at Salina Bill Bigham gave me

A few cents for the paper Which he had thought free

There's a moral here hidden A word to the wise:

If their picture's in the paper Then everyone buys

and 22. Students are to get in on their activity fund ticket just as in conference games.

Fans took to the coming season with considerable interest in view of the fact that the games are to be played in the new community build-ing, schedules for completion Jan. 1. Heretofore the lack of floor space and seating capacity have held Mc-Pherson basketball activities at a decided disadvantage. With the new court, and the reputation as a basket-ball city, McPherson is due for a btll-llan season.

The hell to be endured hereafter of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell wo make for ourselves in this world by habitually fashioning our characters in the wrong way.— By William James.

NEW CONFERENCE

Wichita, Kans., Dec. 3—The Cent-ral intercollegiate Athletic Conference is to be the new name of the organization formerly known as the Mid-Continent Intercollegiate Ath-letic association. The seven larger Kansas Conference college and universities which bolted from the old organization to form one of their own, selected this name along with the arrangement of schedules for the the adoption of a constitution and coming year.

FRESHMAN TAKE INTER-

Promising new basketball material was disclosed in the Freshmen class when they easily defeated the Sophomores in the final game of the Inter-class tournament by the score of 33-13.

The members of the freshman team exhibited good team work, style throughout the entire tournament Under the direction of coach Gard-ner, these men will be a valuable asset to the squad.

The Spectator

REV. HUGH HECKMAN ON COLLEGE FACULTY

Will Teach Philosophy And Theology Next Semester. Comes Recommended.

Saylor Chosen Popular Lady.

300.

BASKETEERS OPEN AT ENID THURSDAY, ALVA TEACHERS FRI. AND SATURDAY

GIRL’S DEBATE TEAM TRYOUT FOR VARSITY TEAM

Prof. Hoff Writes Poems

MISS DELIA LEHMAN READS FROM “ROMONA.”

Where Do We Come From?

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KANSAS BASKETEERS AT HEAD

PETITION FOR MORE VACATION

Meeting

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THE SPECTATOR

TUESDAY. Dec., 13, 1927

Sports

Players Petition For

Baseball Letters

NEW CONFERENCE

FRESHMAN TAKE INTER-