The Spectator

vol XI

MEN'S BIBLE CLASS

ENTERTAINS LADIES

Banquet Is Featured With Speeches, Musical Pro-gram And Play

DR. SCHWALM TOASTMASTER

One Hundred And Forty-Two Are Served Delightful Dinner By College Girls

Those who were present last Friday evening when the Men's Bible Class entertained the Ladies Class in the Church basement say they enjoyed themselves immensely. Supper was served to 142 ladies and gentlemen, with the assisatance of the Ladies' Aid, and with ten college girls as waitresses. The supper ses-sion was liberally sprinkled with spicy songs, led by "Si" Sargent, which chased Old Man Gloom far out into the night.

After supper, Professor Mohler of the Program Committee introduced Dr. Schwalm as the toastmaster of the evening. Mr. Vaniman, Presi-dent of the Men's Class, introduced as first speaker of the evening, ex-tended a warm welcome to all the guests. Following the welcome, Mrs. J. J. Yoder expressed the sincere appreciation of the ladies and thanked Mr. Vaniman for his kind welcome. Dr. Schwalm announced the next number as a solo by Clarence Haw-kins, to "Hawkey's" embarrassment. as the number was an old darkie lul-laby sung by Miss Ruth Hiebert and himself, he accompanying on his gui-tar. Dr. Schwalm begged pardon, saying that he had not been told that Hawkins was to have a "help-mate”. The number wan encored As their second number they sang

"Highways Are Happy Ways—When

They Lead To Home."

Mr. A. A. Ohmart was introduced as the next speaker on the topic

‘‘What is it All About?” To him and others, attendance at Sunday School is no longer a mere duty, but a privilege. The class of men is an unusual one, and has an uncommon-ly good corps of teachers

Miss Batchelor then sang, accom-panied by Miss Moyers at the piano. The listeners called for an encore and Miss Batchelor sang a short comic song.

Prof. B. O. Miller spoke on "What Way Next?" stressing in his talk four things in which laymen can help, namely: l. Development of religions life within the home. 2. Being a group which will support church programs not only financially but also with time, mural support, and other influences. 3. Studying the community in which they live and endeavor to correct evils and make better the things which are good 4. Do personal evangelism.

Mr. Marvin Steffen and Miss Dor-othy Swain entertained the men and their guests with a unique and very intersting dialogue entitled "When Angry, Count a Hundred"

Near the close a few remarks were called for from others who were pre-sent, including Prof. Heckman, Dr. Yoder, Dean Mohler, and Dr. Schwalm. The company sang two verses of "Blest Be the Tie that Binds", and were dismissed with prayer by Prof. Heckman.

BOONE ENTERTAINS MANUAL ARTS ASSISTANTS

Thursday evening at 6:30 the Manual Arts assistants were the dinner guests of Prof. and Mrs. G. N. Boone.

The dinner consisted of waffles, creamed chicken, pear salad and desert of Jello with whipped cream, pineapple and marshmallow. - A part of the evening was spent in a bean bad tournament. This was followed by a business meeting in which various problems of the Manual Arts Shops were discussed.

The guest present were Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Carney, Glen Kilmer, Ral-ph Bowers, Paul Bowers and Lloyd Jamison.

TUESDAY. JAN. 31, 1928

LENGEL COACHES WINNING DEBATORS -TWO VICTORIES

Success for the Formoso high school debate team, coached by Charles Lengel, '27, is indicated by the following item taken from the Topeka Daily Capital.

"Two victories, an unanimous de-cision over the negative team of Re-public high school and a two to one decision over the Burr Oak high school affirmative team, on the Mc-Nary-Hangen hill have been scored by the Formoso high school."

Lengel was a member of the Mc-Pherson College debate team that won the state championship banner last year. He was recommended for his present position by Prof. Maurice A. Hess, college debate coach, when the Formoso high school made inquiry for possible applicants.

Lengel also teaches history and coaches athletics.

COMMUNITY BUILDING BE READY IN ANOTHER WEEK

It was stated this morning at the community building that another week of work will see the convention hall side of the structure ready for use by next Monday. It was expected to start laying the maple floor tomorrow, and it was stated that two days would see this work completed after which it would to sanded and oiled and ready for play.

However, the lobby will not be ready for use at this time, but it is pointed out that the two exits on the east side of the building can be used. The balcony floor and front have been stained and the painters today were busy on the metal work. The three steel stairways at the corners of the balcony are completed and ready for use. The basket back-stops are in place and will soon be decorated with the baskets. The seats for downstairs are here, have been for several Weeks, and will require but a little time in putting in place.

Visitors to the building now can get a good idea of how the place is going to look when completed, and one hears many words of praise for the structure and appreciation for what it is going to mean to the city.

-CALENDAR

Wed.—Lecture Course number at Methodist Church Friday—-Basketball game

Bethany at Bethany Mon. Practice debate with College of Emporia

FACULTY FLING modern science. Dr. Harnly made a most elegant Dr. Bunkum and Miss Heckethorn was his ladies aid, for as you all remember, Dr. Bunkum was

handsome and besides, this is one year in four. These two wizards had invented a machine containing all the radioactive minerals of the doctor's geology collection. This machine was attributed with the long sought powers of rejuvenating the faculty. In Prof. Blair's psychology classes, is suppressed desires, and if this is true, the faculty must have spent the evening having a good time in California. How did they get there? Why! On a night mare of course.

The wish is rumored among the students that several astonishing results of this miraculous machine were only stable. If we our school could boast of having the world's youngest financier at the head of its business department and of having the largest enrollment of boys in home economics classes of any school in the state. Our history department would be apt to take on a care free atmosphere and Major Forney would be blowing the smoke from two-bit

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BARRELMAKERS AND BENEDICTINES FALL

McPherson Equals Bethany's Rating Of Five Victories And No Defeats

LEO CRUMPACKER HIGH MAN

Two Strenuous Games Face Canines —St. Mary’s Tonight With Trek To Swedes Friday

The McPherson Bulldogs stepped up on the level with the Bethany

Swedes last night in the Kansas con-ference lead when they took the measure of the St. Benedict's crew at Atchinson for a 26 to 15 count. The Gardner men met some real opposition in the Benedictines and pulled through to a victory only after the hardest struggle of the season.

Jumping to the lead immediately after the game started, the Mac men held the advantage entirely through the game, leading l2 to 6 at the half. The battle settled into a real strug-gle then and at one time the Bull-dogs margin was cut down to four points. In the last four minutes of play the Red and White hoopsters started a drive which ended in the final score.

Saylor and Rump got in the game for just about a minute’s play. It was an unusally clean game with Mc-Pherson showing up in some of the season's finest play. The game was decidely defensive as the low score shows.

Tonight they meet another set of splendid basket shooters in the St. Mary's Micks there. St. Mary's has taken beatings from the leading teams of the conference, but only after a tight battle.

Friday tho Bulldogs challenge the Bethany Swedes for the front position in the conference rating. Mc-Pherson college fans are arranging to trek to Lindsborg in a body. The game was scheduled to be played in McPherson but, in order to use the new court of the community building the places have been reversed as the new gymnasium is not yet completed. Sterling Falls 43 to 20 The Sterling Barrellmakers felt the grip of the McPherson Bulldogs Friday evening when they were bitten for a 13 to 20 loss. The main tooth of the McPherson scoring at-tack, Miller, was decidedly off edge, but Leo Crumpacker stepped into the limelight and carried the offense with six field goals and two free throws. Leo was playing fine form all evening, playing a real exhibition of guard work, with Nonken staging his usual quick change from defense to offense.

Kinzie seemed to be sharing Mil-ler's hard luck and was unable to hit consistently, but he displayed brilliant floorwork.

Elmer Crumpacker shared second honors with Miller with four field markers, and it begins to look as if he is going to take more chances and give his accurate scoring ability a chance.

Quoting from the Sunday's Wichita Eag;e; "The Crumpacker brothers with Miller, center, proved a too efficient scoring combination for the Sterling Cagers."

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LINDELL RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES IN Y. M. C. A.

A topic of interest was taken up in Y. M. C. A. Tuesday morning by Leland Lindell, the Freshman class president. He told of the experiences he had while in New Mexico, of visiting among the Pueblo Indians. "It was one of the greatest experiences of my life to see the corn dance", said Lindell. The Indians held the corn dance to bring rain for the dying crops. The great event was an all day festival in which all the Indiana participated in great anxiety and, faith. Then to finish it all. Lindell said, it actually did rain that even-

ing.

Devotions were led by Harold Fasnacht

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TUESDAY, JAN. 31, 1928

Pep!!

McPherson is a good school. M C's Bulldogs have not lost a single game of Basket Ball so far. Do we expect them to lose any? No, not one why ask that question. But upon what does this success depend? It's that something which only a true bulldog has, a true unerring quality that goes with true fight--PEP! It takes the real "Ginger” to get a Bulldog to growl his heat. We have several games yet to play so let's put all behind the old pep that we can muster, let's keep the score a hun-dred percent.

Observation proves some points of doubt, McPherson students are true

and loyal students, and square sports. What can we expect of this? There is another year coming—we must prepare for it. If we can win in our sports, play the game square in our scholastic responsibilities what will it mean for us next year? It is very evident we want our school to grow; let show the results. All it takes is a little try, a continual growl from M. C.'s Bulldogs. We're proud of M. C. We're proud we're on the map, Let's Go--Rah! Rah!

H. D. F.

Henry Walker, Prof. of ecclesiastical history, Chicago Theological Seminary is quolnl by a Chicago paper as follows; "Protestantism is declining because it has failed to recognize the fact its future lies in the hands of youth of today." "Leadership has played a most important role in the history of Christianity. Wherever the church has forged ahead. It has

been because some great personality has been behind the movement

The Catholic church has recog-zied this fact, and selects is most promising young men for dedication to the service of the church, but the Protestant church has failed to ap-preciate it.

The youth of today must be ded-icated to this great undertaking by the home and the church. Until both of these agencies recognize their mutual responsibility for the religious leadership of tomorrow the Protest-ant church must continue to face a decline.

There is no profession comparable to the ministry in opportunity for service. The ministry touches life at all its angles. It comes in contact with childhood, youth, adulthood and old age, with rich and poor, employ-er and employer and saint and sinner. The minister is a social engineer, guiding and inspiring his community to a better life.

It is because our western religion does not posses leaders that can make Christianity Christian that we

are classed by the easterner as a peo-ple of Institutionalized Christianity? All leaders are not necessarily min-isters, therefore, the challenge comes to the youth who is willing to dedi-cate, a life not to wealth or fame, but to a life of service. When our Christianity is challenged our lead-ership is challenged. Youngs men and women what kind of Christianity will the next generation have? It's leaders shall answer the question "We are the leaders.

J. H. E.

CHEER FOR THE BULLDOGS

"It is the best cheering section I have ever refereed before”, said Ed-munds, well known sports writer and referee, at the Bulldog-Ottawa game here last Tuesday night.

The relationship between that statement and the fact that McPher-son has, as yet, an undefeated bas-ketball team is not slight. The student cooperation with the cheer-leaders was largely responsible for the successful cheering. Every stud-ent did his best, thus evidencing a personal interest in a Bulldog vic-tory. Pep sweaters, red and white outfits, and other signs of M. C. loy-alty added to the spirited atmosphere of the occasion.

A champion Bulldog basket ball team requires, besides the best cage quintet in the conference, an en-thusiastic cheering student body, present at every game and giving all it's pep and encouragement to the men on the floor.

The degree of a student's Bulldog loyally can be determined during the next few weeks by the support he gives the team. What a person gets often depends largely on what he wants and how much he wants it. Do you want a Bulldog champion-ship? Do you want your Alma Mater to have her name above all other? Do you want it enough to work hard at every game and between all con-flicts to keep up the spirit that wins?

A campus dance club to further the interest in dancing at the Uni-versity of Oklahoma has been organ-ized, the requirements being danc-ing ability and high scholastic stand-ing.

Violating an honor pledge, upper-classmen clipped the hair on the heads of 300 freshmen, at the Uni-versrity of Louisiana. As a conse-quence three varsity football players and five other students have been dismissed. President T. W. Atkinson is trying to identify the other clippers and promised they too will find themselves out of the University.

Everybody's going to Sweden!

Moffat Eakes, '27, visited at Col-lege Hill Sunday.

Miss Ruth Hoffman spent the week

end at her home near Hope. -

Miss Eugenia Dawson visited Miss Lois Dell Friday and Saturday.

Henry Barre, a McPherson student of last year, who is now attending school at Manhattan, visited Ira Ihde last Friday and Saturday.

Misses Prudence and Anna Maye Strickler visited at their home in Ramona daring the week end.

Miss Mildred Swenson spent the week end with friens near Windom

Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Taylor of Ar lington and Mr. and Mrs. T. G., Ar-mour of Hutchinson and Miss Hazel Scott of Arlington visited with Miss Adeline Taylor at Arnold Hall.

Those attending the game at Sterling last Friday night were Misses Anna Maye Strickler, Thelma Budge, Inez Hobbeseifken, Elizabeth Hess, Oliver Weaver, Violet Brunk, Goldia Goodman, Bernice McClellan, Ruth Trostle, Ruth Anderson, Margaret Devilbliss and Jessie Churchill and Clark Brumbaugh, Lawrence Sar-gent, William Graham, Frantz Crumpacker, Alvin Voran, Ralph Landes, La Verne Martin, Roy Tros-tle and Prof. J. A. Blair.

McPherson students who were in

Lindsborg Sunday were the Misses Bernice McClellan, Ruth Trostle and Roberta Brown and Ray Trostle. Al-vin Voran and Franklin Evans.

Miss Mildred Fike, '27. who now teaches at Manden, visited friends an College Hill last week end.

Clarence Peters of Lorraine visit-ed his friend Alvin Voran last Tues-day and Wednesday. Peters attends Ottawa University.

Miss Norma Miller was on the cam-pus Friday.

LIBRARY NOTES

Nineteen students have enrolled in the library science class.

Effects of the Volstead Act and a

cross section of the country life and

economic situation of the prohibi-

tion questions is presented by Herman Feldman of Dartmouth College. In his book "Prohibition: It's Indus

trial and Economic Aspects."

Another new book is "Moral Edu-

cation in the School and Home."

An explanation of the stage of development of the present civilization is found in "Cultural Evolution" by Charles A. Ellwood, professor of so-ciology at the University of Missouri.

Two books received for the econ-omics and commerce students are "Business Cycle Theory" by Alvin

Harvey Hansen and "Economics of Farm Management" by C. L. Holmes.

A collection of lectures delivered at the Geneva Institute of Internat-ional Relations in August 1926 is published in the volume "Problems of Peace" recently received at the library.

Some students at Columbia Uni-versity have a new way of earning money. They exercise the million-aire's dogs for twenty-five cents per dog per hour and are allowed to chaperone as many as four at a time.

Beautiful Spring Time

In the spring our spirits thaw out

and we love much of that frosty glis-len of winter, and like the Grizzly awaken in the glory around us. Spring is here! Although the "sau-sage" hasn't seem his shadow yet on February 2, I say, SPRING is here.

The Gardner is busy! Amidst the June-Berries of his garden, the new-found Spider Miller darts hither and thither. He informs us that this is a rare specimen and can never be ex-actly duplicated. Beautiful butter-flies in surprising variety of colors and sizes flit merrily about over the

garden. Most of them are red and white and a "Cheesy" little young-ster told us that they are rapidly displacing the butterflies of more somber color. In the Mulberry tree at the corner of the garden sits a H. Martin, merrily singing for the Good man of the house.

Out in the world, spring is here! A well known Saylor has decided to quit the briny deep, and has landed at Ellis Island. No more of sea for him. He has seen—well! He says he loves June weather on land. Down at the old swimming hole, "de el millers" flit joyfully in the balmy air. Cute little Eddies swirl among the Reeds. The Bowers on the farm

are fragrant with the new life of spring.

Springtime has touched at Mc-Pherson and finds Paul Bowers no longer a young man. Now, he needs must have his Blicken staff when he goes for a walk in the fresh spring air. A Lehman is beginning to think that he needs a ministers wife- under the influence of spring.

An apparent interest is manifested in things outside. It is suspected

that Miss Elma Oakes is going to Philippi to teach school. That must be Caesarea Philippi. We can think of no other. We are fortunate to have more than one Frantz in our midst, as one is expecting to embark upon the sea of Matrimony soon. May he not sink!

In Fahnestock Hall, spring is here, with the new outlook that it brings, We have a new club, an L rod, which it is thought will be more effective than oak paddle. A Rock went through the window last week some-time, but no window was broken. Our HALL is lonesome and sometimes hungry, but we believe that the lone-someness is spring fever and a little more hash will finish repairing him. The Ford dealer has now gone from our midst, and now the Stutz man will have a chance to show his wares.

So I repeat again- spring is here, and most of us are happy!

AEROPLANES CONVEY

   WICHITA TEAM

Probably the first basketball trip by aire was made last Saturday when the Wichita U. men journeyed in Hay in five Wichita airplanes.

Captain Ross McBurney, all-am-erican center, said that the journey by aire was all right to him "I'm not nearly as tired as if I had made a railroad trip and I’m not a bit stiff as I always am after a long over-land Journey.

SWEDES DEFEAT ST. MARYS

The Lindsborg Swedes maintained their position among the undefeat-ed of the Kansas conference when they snatched their fifth consecutive victory of the season Saturday play-ing the St. Mary's Micks. St. Mary's took an early game lead, Cooney and Greve hitting the basket but the Swedes came back to take the lead at the half. 19-14.

Lundstrom led the Vikings with thirteen points. The final score was 21 to 26. McPherson takles the Micks on their home court tonight. and then some estimate can be made as to how the game will come out when the Bulldogs tangle with the Swedes Friday.

JUNIOR GIRLS WIN

FROM SENIORS, 22-14

The first game of the girls basket

ball inter-class tournament was won by the Juniors last Wednesday even-ing. The score was 22-14.

Members of the Junior team were Inez Hobbeseifken and Thelma Seitz, forwards: Ruth Bish and Thelma Budge, centers: and Jessie Church-hill and Arian Brigham, guards.

The Senior lineup was as follows: Melvina Graham and Iva Crum-packer, forwards: Irene Thacker and Kathryn Burgin, centers: and Viola Bowser and Oma Holderread, guards. During the last half Burgin played

forward and Crumpacker played run-

ning center.

Graham made 12 points, Burgin 2 for the Seniors and Seitz made 8 and Hobbeseifken 14 for the Juniors.

INDEPENDENT LEAGUE TO PLAY SECOND HALF GAMES

Word has been received here to the effect that Wichita will continue to hold a team in the Kansas Inde-pendent Basketball League which means that the second half of league play will be stages according to schedule. The Bankers will play their firm game of the second half at Hutchinson on Wednesday night of this week and Wichita will come here for a game next Monday, with thee Bankers going to Wichita for a return session on Thursday, Feb-ruary 9.

The Bankers took the first half

if the win the second round there

will be no disputed championship However, if another team wins the second round, then this team will tangle with the Bankers in a playoff

HIGH SETS PACE IN CENTRAL

Two more decisive wins places Mc-Pherson High in the least of the pack of the Central Kansas League cagers. Emerging with a 29 to 27 victory over Salina, the only other undefeat-ed team in the lead, and then trim-ming the the Herington quintet on Sat-urday with a 52 to 19 drubbing, the Carpenter--Haws-Mohlstom com-binatio is resting on the peak.

The Salina game proved the mettle of the Holtfrerich crew, for the Mar-oons were ahead until the last four minutes of play when McPherson started a desperate rally to come up from behind and bring home the ba-con.

The Herington game was just another exhibition of what the team can do in a run-away match.

HERE’S ONE ON DEACON

A small back-woods New England church was to have a Christmas pro-gram. But first something must be done with a place behind the rost-rum where some plaster had fallen off. It just happened that one of the deacons was going to New York the next week, so it was decided that a banner should be made to cover the place.

When the Deacon arrived in New York, he found that he had forgot-ten the name and size of the banner, so he telegraphed home for direc-tions, and left for his dinner. While

he was gone, operations changed

When he returned the new operator was found lying fainted on the floor. After arousing her he asked the trouble, she answered, "A telegram came bearing this message: 'For un-to us a son is given, four feet wide and nine feet long."

PRIVATE PIANO RECITAL

A private recital was given last Monday evening, January 20, in Miss

Brown's studio by members of Miss Brown's piano class. The program was as follows:

March Militaire, Schubert; Misses Saylor, Dell, McClellan, Devilbliss.

Sunshine Fairies, Smith: Miss Margaret Devilbliss.

Tarantelle. Heller: and Curious Story. Heller; Miss Bernice McClel-lan.

Song of the Bathers, Warhs: Miss

Lola Somers.

Sonata G. Major. Mozart-Grieg. Misses Fern and Gwen Galle

Woodland Whispers, Brunardt; Misses Gwen Gale

An Matin, Godard: Miss Fern Galle.

Erotik. Griez and Second Valse Godard; Miss Martha Krehbiel