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DR. SCHWALM SPEAKS

AT CONFERENCE

Home Mission Secretary And Re-turned Missionary Also On Program.

Dr. V. F. Schwalm was considered the outstanding speaker at the District Conference of the Church of the Brethren of Southwest Kan-sas which was held at the McPherson Church, October 15-18, by those who attended the conference. Other important speakers were Eld. M. R. Zigler, secretary of the board of home missions, Elgin, Ill., and Miss Sadie Miller, a missionary from India.

Dr. Schwalm gave the address at the education meeting Saturday night. In this address on the aims and purpose of the Church school, he emphasized that the Church school should have as high scholastic standards as the state schools, that it should instill in students Christ-tan ideals, and that it should develop Christian leadership. Dr. Schwalm also gave the sermon Sunday morning using for his subject the character of the early church. Those who heard this sermon had only words of praise for it. His talk Monday afternoon on "The Making of Future Leadership" was also much appreciated.

Mr. Zigler spoke at the Young People's Conference Sunday after-noon "An Adequate Young Peo-ples Program for Southwest Kan-spoke again Monday morning at the Ministerial Conference on "The Future Ministry of the Church of the Brethren." Miss Miller talked Sunday evening at the Missionary Meeting on the problems of missionaries..

The Young People's Conference was an important feature of the District Conference. Two meetings were held, one Saturday afternoon and the other Sunday afternoon. At these meetings problems of the Young People's work of the church were discussed. The officers for the Young People's work for the com-ing year are Rev. Frank Howell, Conway Springs, president; Miss Ruth Romine, Newton, vice-presi-dent; and Francis Berkbile, McPherson, secretary-treasurer. Miss Della Lehman, teacher in the Eng-lish department, was elected adult adviser,

The business meeting of the conference was hold on Tuesday. At this time Dr. Schwalm was select, ed to represent the district on the standing committee of the General Conference of the Churches to be hold next June. The district decided to send Rev. H. F. Richards as a delagate to the Kansas Council of Churches, which will have a meet ing at Topeka, Monday. October 24. The conference next year will be held at Conway Springs.

SOPHOMORE picnic

at ANDERSON'S

After donning their jolliest holiday spirits and hiking apparel, the sophomores of McPherson College hiked Friday evening to Anderson's grove, two miles north of McPherson.

The major event of the hike on the way was a race between Prof. C. B. Williams, class sponsor, and Miss Iva Crumpacker. Prof. Williams proved his worth as a sprinter.

When the picnickers arrived baseball was played until dark, after which a fire was built and supper eaten.

After supper the group went to town and attended the show.

Miss Ruth Anderson, class president, and Miss Margaret Devilbliss, secretary-treasurer, were the only, once of the hilarious group to meet with disaster, when they lost the heels off their shoes.

Many were heard to express their appreciation of the picnic, which would indicate that it was a success.

STUDENT'S COUNCIL

ADOPTS BUDGET

The ghosts and goblins have promised the student council to he at the gymnasium next Monday night at eight o’clock to meet all M. C. students at the Halloween masquerade.

Booths Planned

That the affair is to be conducted on the carnival plan has been announced by Miss Dorothy Swain, junior class representative to the student council, who is in charge of the affair.

Appointed persons will be in charge of booths which will sell their wares, or admit the curious

to the depths of their individual

secrets for a small fee.

The money received by the booths will be applied on the student coun-cil deficit.

Suitable Program

La Verne Martin, president of the student council, states that a pro gram is being planned which will consist of varied numbers including some especially fitting to the eve of spooks and jack-o'-lanterns.

Prize For Best Costume

Everyone is urged to use his resourceful originality and appear masqued in the cleverest costume he can manufacture. A prize will be awarded for the best costume.

AUTO INDUSTRY DISCUSSED

"The Automobile Industry and the Chemist," was the theme for discus-' tion at Chemistry club last Thurs day. The following phases of the subject were presented.

"The Automobile and Metalurgy" Emery Metzger.

“Chemistry of the Rubber Tire." Raymond Trostle.

"The Storage Battery," Daniel Johnson.

"Automobile Lacquer," Mabelle Roskam.

The next meeting will be given over to the showing of a scientific moving picture. The picture is provided through the courtesy of the General Electric Company.

Basketeers Will Have New Court

For 1927-28 Season

According to Hans Sandstrom, of Hjerpe-Sandstrom, contractors, the McPherson Community Hall, in which the College is to play the home basketball games in the future will be ready for use on the first day of January. The structure is steadily going up, work on the foundation having been completed, and much of the outer wall being in position.

Will Seay Crowds

The whole quarter block directly north of the postoffice is the location for MrPherson's long-needed assembly hall. The building is to have two main parts; on the west side will be the auditorium, with removable seats, which, when filled to capacity will hold 2,500 people. On the east side will be the convention hall, with kitchen and band-hall, with the kitchen and band-room in the rear and above. This room is to have a cement floor and will seat 1,400 persons, and in case the special drop floor is used for basketball games, will seat 1,500 persons.

Below in the basement are to be the shower and the heating plant.

The ardent basketball fans of the city will not now find themselves so inadequately equipped for their atteudance at the games. The old College Gymnasium in times past has failed to house the crowds, which jammed together for the big games even though others stayed away to avoid the trampling.

BULLDOGS SCORE

AGAINST PUPS

Nonken and Mann Cross Goal Line—Bigham and Bar-grover Lead Seconds

Keeping a continuous, but not decided, advantage over the second string team, the Bulldog regulars won a practice game by a score of 14 to 0. The game was played on the college field at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon.

The first counter came in the opening quarter when Nonken went over the line on an end run. Crumpacker kicked goal for point. Score, Bulldogs. 7, Pups, 0.

No scoring was done in the second quarter, the regulars being unable to advance consistently against a fighting defense. In the third quarter Mann recovered a fumble and ran for a touch down. The try for point was good, Crumpacker kicking. Score Bulldogs 14, Pups. 0. The fourth quarter was scoreless.

Bigham and Barngrover were consistent ball-luggers, but were un-able to outgain the regulars.

STUDENT COUNCIL

ADOPTS BUDGET At the meeting of the Student Council on Tuesday evening, Oct. 18, the first semester budget which had been previously submitted by Elmer McGonigle, Council treasurer, was discussed and finally accepted.

It was also decided that student activity tickets should be sold to trustees of the college and their wives at regular rates charged faculty members. A motion was pass-ed that there shall be in the future a statement of the financial stand-ing of "The Spectator" three times a year.

The question of reimbursement for editor and business manager of "The Spectator" was delegated to a committee and is to be decided upon at the next Council meeting. In order to encourage greater success in college pep demonstrations, the Council decided to get megaphones for the cheer lenders.

The budget passed calls for some curtailment of expenditures by the student governing body. This is made necessary by a somewhat lessened income this year and by the payment of obligations left by last year's Council. In spite of the fact that less money is available the Council hopes by careful planning to give the student body a number of high class programs.

The concert by Prof. Doll's Salon orchestra was the first number on the semester's list, and a Halloween party is already being planned. The Hallowe'en feature is to take the form of an all-school carnival. Miss Dorothy Swain, social leader of the Student Council, is in charge.

DR. YODER ILLUSTRATES

WORLD TOUR TO STUDENTS

Dr. J. J. Yoder gave an illustrated lecture to the Mission Study Group last Friday morning on the subject, “My World Tour". He gave slides showing the various mission points in China, India, Africa, and Korea he also told of the customs and reli gious beliefs of the nations who have not had the opportunity of Christianity.

Dr. Yoder is conducting a class in Missions each Friday morning. In which he gives considerable information concerning the foreign mission fields as they are today. He is using as a text, "The Adventure of the Church” in connection with his lectures.

The editor recently received a letter from one of our many suc-cessful alumni of our institution of learning. The letter came from London which was quite an unusual occurence for the editor although he regularly gets several from Paris. The editor liked it so well that he will print it here.

London, England, Oct. 5, 27. Spectator Room.

McPherson College,

McPherson. Kansas,

Dearest Editor:

It gives me great pleasure to tell you of my great success during the last 14 years. By the way. I graduated from the academy in 1913 and was honor member of my class and my first name is Adam. My wife calls me this and thinks that I ought to call her Eve but I do not think so; but beings that you are an authority on matrimonial questions I would like to have you give me your opinion upon this matter when you answer this letter.

Oh! yes, I was going to tell yon about my successes. Well, you will have to forgive me for yon know all great men have their troubles. When I

was three years old I had the measles and everyone thought I would die. Excuse me for getting off the subject. Now as to my success. For the last 14 years I have been running a plum orchard of 8 acres in Arkansas I had a hard time to make a go of it at first but at the end of the 14 years I found that I had a balance of $59.63 so decided to go on a trip around the world like Mr. Yoder but I have originality so I started out on roller skates. I took the northern route to Near York via North Carolina.

When I got to New York I decided to burn up the city so I camped outside and building a bonfire on which to cook some coffee. The next day I started up Broadway and what do you think happened, a cop stopped me and told me that I

top as the elevator did not go that high, but the elevator boy said I had skated higher than anyone ever had before so I am still happy.

While in New York I met a man who had lost his fortune, poor fellow. whom I helped out by buying 1o,ooo shares of stock in the under-ground railroad for $21.49. This was a bargain for me and a blessing for him. He said he was also very successful once, too, but that he had lost a fortune in the board of trade so be bad to sacrifice his under-ground stock.

I next west to the captain of the ship and told him who I was and where I came from. He said that he would gladly take me to London. He said that he could see that I was an ambitious man so he gave me a high office on the ship, and all I had to do was to wait on him. He called me his “valet", but I am unfamiliar with naval offices so I can not state its exact rank, but I think it is very high. I created a sensation skating back and forth for the captain. I was sure glad I had skates

on when the water is rough, for when the ship would rock I would roll right down to the rail very

quickly, which is nice if necessary.

I roller skated all over the ship un-til I knew all about it from the head to the stern, from the hull to the crows nest. and from the port to the leeward side.

We at last pulled into the En-glish Channel and I never saw so many ships in such a short time before in all my life. We then went up to the Loudon dock where we could get all we wanted to drink. This was surely funny, because down in Arkansas we can get all we can afford but not all we can drink. A couple of Americans got drunk and came down the dock yelling, "Toot! Toot! We’re a couple of busses," and it was surely funny, they ran into enough people to be Fords, but the Bobbies at last guided them to their ship. Bobbies are London cops, I wonder if they all are named

WORLD TRAVELER TELLS OF PHILIPPINE ISLES

Native Fillipions Are Better With Spear Than Plow.

The native Filipinos of the South Hill country love to fight one another and dance about a pile of dried skulls, but they must be driven to make them work. A native assumes no responsibility whatsoever. In return for a day's labor they receive 25 cents.

'And that is all they are worth,” says H. J. Diettrich, a former student who, in company with his wife, is making a tour around the world. Mr. and Mrs. Diettrich make their home at Dumageta, a small town on one of the southern islands of the Philippines.

Assume No Responsibilites "In order to get work out of the natives." continued Diettrich, "one must be constantly driving them. The Canos, who are the native gang bosses, are just as carefree as the laborers themselves. It keeps one busy from early morning until dark directing the work."

"Tell us about your day's work," asked the reporter. "What do you eat? When do you work? What do you do all day?”

"We have plenty to do. At four in the morning a boy blows upon a coach shell and awakens the laborers, who number about 100 on our plantation. The man are usual-ly in the field by 6 o'clock. Our laborers eat breakfast at 8:45 a.

and continue their work until noon. Then, after a short rest they continue until sundown."

"That is very long hours" ven

tured the reporter.

"Not for the speed that they work.

"Last year we harvested nearly 3,000,000 coconuts. Since the trees must be picked twelve times a year, it keeps a gang of men busy just picking the nuts. Others employ their time cultivating and caring for the trees, and in drying the meats of the nuts."

Corn Is Main Food

"What do you feed your men?" “For breakfast they eat cracked corn and fish, and for dinner and supper the same thing. Of course there is always plenty of fruit. The men are well satisfied with this diet."

Have Modern Conveniences “We are quite modern," boasted the coconut man; "we have all the popular makes of cars, see the same shows, and enjoy all the books and magazines that you do. On our ex-plantation we have a number of automobiles and five big caterpillar tractors. Gasoline is 60 cents a gallon, but we drive just as much as you people."

Stay In U. S.

"Would you advise a young man to seek the Philippines as a place for his life work?"

"Not unless you have a definite position awaiting you. The United States offers more possibilities than the Philippines."

Diettrich left McPherson College in 1908 to teach in the Philippine schools. He was later joined by Mrs. Diettrich, who was graduated in the class of 1910. After teaching two years, Diettrich became governor of a province in the Southern Islands. Since 1916 he has been located at Dumageta as manager of

The Student Newspaper of Mc-Pherson College, purposing to re-count accurately past activity and to stimulate continually future achievement.

Entered as second class matter November 20, 1917 at the post office at McPherson, Kansas, under the act of March 7. 1897.

EDITORIAL STAFF

BUSINESS STAFF

A library, according to Webster, is a plan where a collection of books for study or reading are kept. The building on the McPherson college campus where a collection of some seven thousand six hundred books are kept fits the definition of a library in part.

The words, "For study or reading'', seems sadly lacking in the actual manifestation of this definition on the part of the students. Yes, true, the collection is for reading and study, and the conscientious profes-sors intend to aid in filling the student's spare hours of the one thousand four hundred forty minutes a day with collateral reading assignments from said collection.

For some purpose or other an average of fifty students find their way to the library every evening between the hours of 7 and 9:30 o'clock. Whether or not their motive for entering the building in to prepare the above mentioned assign-ments or to occupy themselves otherwise remains to be seen from their conduct after entering.

Such performances as talking and laughing so loudly as to draw the attention of every one present, scuffling over a book, paper wad, or what not, passing of various articles, ranging from books to nail heads, through mid-air to whomever the sender feels disposed to bestow it upon, do not help in any great measure to use the collection of books for reading and study.—D. B.

The Central District Interdeno-minational Convention of Christian Endeavor was held at Council Grove. Kansas. Oct. 14-16. Ten counties were represented at this convention, Ottawa, Saline, McPherson, Marion. Dickinson, Morris, Chase, Lyon, and Wabunsee.

During the three days of this convention such men as Rev., M, Lee Sorey, Salina: Rev. Carmen E.

Mell, State President, Wichita: W. Roy Breg, State Secretary, Topeka, Rev. D. F. Cross, Emporia, former State President, Rev. Dr. W. S. Dando, Emporia, Dr. Ira Landrith, Field Secretary, United Society of Christian Endeavor, were heard.

W. Roy Breg, State Secretary, stated that he hoped to have every county represented at the conven-tion organized in the near future.

Students of Northwestern Univer-sity must have their pictures in their activity book before they can be admitted to the athletic contests.

From nine to ten hundred persons are nerved daily at the cafeteria st the University of Nebraska. The cafeteria employs 32 persons, 18 or whom are students. It has been found that 22 cents is the average cost of a meal.

Cassler reports a visit at Chicago with Issie Misumi, also a member of last year's graduating class. Misumi is a Japanese student who, immediately after graduation from McPherson College, went to Chicago University to do graduate work in philosophy. He said that he was

At the regular meeting of the Women's Athletic Association at 6:30 Monday night, the club elected Miss Viola Bowser, president of the club, and Miss Floy Brown, business manager, as delegatee to the W. A, A. State Convention to be held at Friends University in Wichita October 27, 28 and 29.

Friends University will provide lodging for all visiting W. A. A. members. Auto transportation for McPherson delegatee may be provided thus enabling more girls to attend. McPherson W. A. A. is very anxious to have a large representation attend the convention and the fact that the McPherson-Wichita U. game will be played in Wichita October 28 should make the trip especially attractive to McPherson College girls.

Members of the Young Women's Christian Association listened to an unusual program Tuesday morn-

lag, in that it was presented by two faculty members, Miss Wilma Batch-elor, voice instructor, and Miss Fern Lingenfelter, piano and public school music teacher.

Miss Batchelor sang, “Ultima Roan,” by Sibella, and a number by Brans combe. “I Bring You Hearts-ease." “Etude" by Chopin, and De-bussy's "Minstrals" were the num-bers played by Miss Lingenfelter. The program was closed by Miss Batchelor singing, “The Rosary”, by

Firing Line

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 connection with the editorial column.

The present administration is spending most of its money in cor-rrecting the evils of the past. Never before has an administration of the student governing body been so handicapped as the present one. The Student Council will spend what money it has and then quit. There will be no deficit for next year's students to pay.

The budget planned this year will amount to approximately one half of last year's apportionments for student activities. How can we expect student activities to be carried on successfully this school year with a capital insufficient to support even a good debate team?

Two hundred fifty eight students paid the incidental fee. Approximately one half of the student council's receipts will be required to pay the debts of the 1925-27 and previous administrations. "The Spectator” and the debate team were responsible for the greater part of last year's deficit.

The whole system of finances is a muddled up mess. It takes a treasurer a full year to get on to the system and then he doesn't understand what everything is about. It is an unusual occurrence when the council's books balance at the close of the year.

"The Spectator" receives fifty cents from each of the students and the same amount from those of the faculty who will pay it.

The Student Council must finances debate, oratory, music club, lyceum, student athletics, and all other incidentals with the $2.50 which is allotted them from the incidental fee.

The Athletic Board receives a total of $2.50 plus 24 per cent of the Student Council's income. We admit it is none of our business, but we don’t understand how this com-plex system simplifies things. There is a difference between the Athletic Board and the Athletic Board Reserve but those who know what it is, graduated several years ago. The ethical point is this, either the Student Council should run athletics, or leave it entirely alone.

The inconsistency of the distribution is the only clear thing about it. Special students, the faculty, and board of trustees may purchase activity tickets for $2.50. They pay $2.50 to the support of athletics and the student a total of $3.33. Whether the student or the faculty is most able to pay is one thing we can't answer since we have never tried to live on a professor's salary.

No one begrudges the library the $2.50 it receives. The incidental none of our business, but we under-$2.50 is another thing which is stand it is used in buying coal. light and broken window panes.

Before we quit, we'll explain what all this is about. First, the present Student Council Administration can not be blamed for being broke

Sweetie when I look at you, -It almost breaks my heart in two.. It always sets my head awhirl Because you are the sweetest girl.

If in my arms you do not keel. When of my love for you I apeal — Chas. Collins

With no games last week the foot-ball team can at least say they didn't get beat.

The columnist after receiving three humor magazines in one evening claims the world's all-around en-durance record.

There have been so many calls for rubber corks in thee chemistry laboratory that Dr. Hershey has investigated and found that for some reason or other genuine rubber corks cannot be procured.

Now that engagements are so quickly made and broken, it keeps the poor men who are really con-scientious busy thinking up original ways of proposing.

LEARN A WORD A WEEK (Keep up on your American, don’t let your vocabulary go stale.) ENGAGEMENT-—A particular relationship women submit In In order to get free diamond rings. To be engaged is synonymous to being a steady necker.

Dear Dad;—Thank you very much for the last check. I am returning $5.00 of it as I didn't need all the money.

I am making straight A's. It is almost nine o'clock so I'll sign off and go to bed.

P. S. I sure enjoy the Y. M. C. A. meetings and Thursday evening prayer service.

The above letter is merely a poet's idea. There never was such a letter actually written and never can be.

Former students seen on the campus during the week end were Paul Dick, Earl Reed and the Misses Vivian Harnly, Kathryn Swope, Salone Mohler, Hazel Vogt and Dorothy Lichty,

Miss Eunice Longdorf visited her friend Miss Sadie Glucklick, who teaches in Salina, Saturday and Sunday.

Prof. J. A. Blair and Rev,. Roy Teach drove to Covert Friday to attend the district meeting, of the Brethren church there. Miss Eliza-beth Richards accompanied them. She visited her parents there.

Francis Berkebile visited friends at Southwestern college in Winfield Saturday and Sunday.

Ralph Frantz and Charles Bish drove to their home in Rocky Ford, Colorado, Friday. They returned Sunday night.

Miss Alberta Hovis entertained Miss Muriel Zimmerman of Hutchin-son as her week end guest.

Sunday guests at the Voran home in Lorraine were Howard Kelm, Ralph Landis, the Misses Bernice McClellan, Esther Kelm, Goldia Goodman and Winifred O'Connor.

Prof. George Boone and wife entertained the Misses Ruth Blicken-staff and Clara Davis and Paul and Ralph Bowers at Sunday dinner.

Miss Mercie Shatto and Miss Fern Shoemaker visited friends and relatives in Wichita Sunday.

Mildred Jeanne Patrick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Patrick, age four years and six months, died of infantile paralysis, Oct. 13, at the Northwest Texas hospital at Amaril-lo, Texas. Interment was made in the Claude Cemetery, Claude, Texas.

Under the suspices of the Anti-Tobacco League of McPherson Collage. Dr. J. W. Fields of McPherson gave an illustrated lecture Wednes-day evening at 8 o'clock in the col-lege chapel on "The Effects of of Tobacco on Youth."

Lantern slides were used by Dr. Fields to cite the harmful effects of tobacco. Different heart diseases, weakening of the lungs and hard-ening of the arteries, which caused the death of the singer, Caruso, were some bodily effects of tobacco using that were named by Dr. Fields.

Tremendous losses due to fires caused by cigar and cigarette stubs were mentioned.

After the lecture the local Anti-Tobacco Association held a business meeting. Lawrence Lehman was elected president and Miss Oma Holderread, secretary-treasurer.

Plans are being made to hold a local Anti-Tobacco Oratorical Contest some time in February, the winner of which will represent Mc-Pherson in the State Contest.

At the conclusion of the meeting President Schwalm expressed his approval of the organization's plans and his desire to cooperate in the campaign against the use of tobacco

Lindbergh was a guest of Okla-homa City University during the last week in September

As a surprise to the student body at chapel, Friday, C. E. Knox, an itinerant poet from Kansas City, read some selections of his poetry, explaining the background and in-spiration for each piece.

Mr. Knox spends much time in travel and is an ardent admirer of the west. He said that he had never written a poem east of the Mississip-pi

His recitations included, "Kansas", “Weeds", "Opportunity," "God Gave Us Men,” "My Creed," “You", "Somebody," and “Wishing I Was There With You"

In conclusion, the speaker re-cite the poem, “Definition of a Friend," which he said he had taught to 100,000 Kansas school children.

On neXt Sunday, October 20, the Brethren church is booked to begin a series of evangelistic meetings. Rev. J. H. Heckman, pastor of the Brethren church of Fruita, Colorado, is to be the evangelist.

Rev. Heckman is a graduate of Mt. Morris college at Mt. Morris, Ill., has a B. D. degree from Bethany Bible School at Chicago, and has done graduate work in Chicago University. For several yours he was a professor of sociology and ethics in Bethany Bible School.

The Rev. H. F. Richards, pastor of the local Brethren church, advertises him as a clear thinker, a master of English, a possessor of a pleasing personality, and a fine Christian gentleman.

The meetings will continue for two weeks with a service each evening, which will be confined as nearly as possible to the limits of one hour.

Students will be welcomed to these meetings. Richards says that he feels they will be amply repaid for their attendance.

McPherson Y. M. C. A, will have a representative In the District Conference of the organization. This is

the first year McPherson has had

such a representative.

This conference is to be the in governing body over both civic and college associations in the Rocky Mountain District. Delegates to this District Conference will be made up of business men in Y. M. C. A. work and Y. M. C. A. directors and re-presetatives from each of the col-leges and high schools within the district.

By having each local organization represented in a district conference, the Y. leaders felt that the national organization would be more unified and receive more support. The local representative to this conference will be elected in the near future.

A committee from the State Board of Education, which visited McPher-son College Wednesday, Oct. 13. were well pleased with what they found. The members of this committee were Miss Louie Lesslie, secretary of the State Board of Education; Dean Edward L. Holton, head of the department of education at Kansas State Agricultural College; and Dr. E. F. Engel, head of the German department of the Univer-sity or Kansas.

This committee, which is visiting most of the college of the state visited classes and went through the buildings inspecting the laboratories and the library. They also had a conference with the officials of the college.

They expressed themselves as being wall pleased with the equipment of the college, and with the facutly, and the work which they saw in the

class rooms. They made a few sug-gestions and assured the College that there would be no change in the rating. This action of the committee means that McPherson will remain a standard college. A formal report will be made in writing a little later.

Dean Holton stated that if he were as rich as John D. Rockerfel-ler, he would like to give a million dollars to endow a schoo like Mc-Pherson College.

The members of this committee gave short talks in chapel. Miss Lesslie brought greetings from the State Department of Education. Dr. Engel advises students to get an intimacy and thirst for knowledge and then they cannot be hemmed in by limitations. Dean Holton left the thought that a student makes no mistake in choosing to get his education at McPherson College.

CHAPMAN DIRECTS PLAYHOUSE

Miss Mercedes Chapman, former dramatic instructor and director of women's physical training of McPherson College, writes Miss Edith Mc-Gaffey that she is in charge of club work and physical education at the Neighborhood Playhouse in St. Paul, Minn.

The playhouse is a recreational center in which there are four full time workers and number of college students who do part time work.

Sports

With no game scheduled last week, the Bulldogs will enter the game against Wichita University's Wheat-shockers in sound physical condition Wichita is known to have a strong team, and the Bulldogs will need all the football they know when they face the Shocker eleven at Wichita Friday afternoon.

The Shockers were badly defeated by the strong K. S. T. C. team from Emporia early in the season, but last week the Pittsburg Manuals, the heavy, winning aggregation from Pittsburg Normal, had to be content with a single touchdown victory.

After their two weeks practice period, the Bulldogs are expected to show a greatly improved form over that which allowed St. Mary's a de-cisive victory.

Barton, regular end, is still out of the line-up with a torn ligament in his leg, but the squad as a whole is in shape. Coach Gardner expects to take a fighting aggregation to Wichita to inaugurate the winning part of the 1927 season.

Favors Better Basketball The new hall in its ample proportions, assures the basketeers of the city that there will be no longer a lack of space for a large court, and also will please the supporting crowds who like to see a good game played with facilities that flavor better performance.

College of Emporia was victorious Oct. 14 at Emporia over Wich-ita university, 40 to 7. The Grant-men had the upper hand from the kick-off and scored all touchdowns against the visitors. Wichita's lone counter came in the fourth quarter when a team of College of Emporia substitutes failed to hold against an onslaught of line bucks and end runs

C. of E. showed its strength in the first period when the backs advanced the ball 75 yards for a

Sterling College overwhelmingly defeated Bethel collect in a Kansas conference game at Sterling by a score of 46 to 0.

Sterling substituted its entire second team in the second and fourth quarters, the second doing as well as the first team.

The fall tennis tournament is in full swing. An especially active in terest is being, manifested in this sport for this season of the year.

The tennis tournament is not completed, but eliminations are being made. The principle of a survival of the fittest operates to discard the weaklings. Promising material is being displayed for the spring tennis since there are two or three positions to be filled on the varsity squad due to letter men not returning Coach Gardner is very anxious that all the contestants run off games as soon as possible, before the bad weather sets in.

A number of the alumni of Mc-Pherson College were on the program of the District Conference held at the McPherson Church of the Bre-thren, October 15-18.

Rev, Frank Howell, Conway Springs, had charge of the devotionl--als Saturday morning. Mrs. Ernest Westling, Conway, spoke at the Mothe and Daughters Conference Saturday afternoon. Eld. W. T. Luckett, Hutchinson, spoke Saturday afternoon and Monday morning. Rev. D. W. Kealer, Newton, had charge of the devotionals Monday morning. Rev. W. W. Gish, Larned, spoke Monday afternoon and Eld. George W. Burgin, Nickerson, spoke

The 1928 Quadrangle, McPherson College annual, is beginning to emerge from the embryonic stage. Ultimately it will become the book of photographs, campus views, snapshots, record of events, and treasure-house of future reminiscences that students desire in a college an nual.

Raymond Trostle has been chosen photograph editor, and is already at work. Juniors and Seniors are now having pictures taken at Walker's studio. Most of the campus views have been selected for the 1928 pub-lication. A few pictures represent-ing various phases of college life have been made, including those of football games and the gala Night Shirt parade.

Alvin Voran, editor, said that he was waiting for possible freshman talent to appear before choosing entire staff.

Vivian Spilman A. B. '26 a former McPherson college student, recently received notice of his appointment as a Junior Chemist in the United States government service. He left last Saturday for New York City where he will begin his work as a chemist in a federal prohibition laboratory.

Mr. Spilman has been teaching since his graduation from college This year he began his work in the Roxbury High School, Roxbury, Kansas. He is the first McPherson College graduate to be taken into gov-ernment bureau of chemistry.

(Ames, Oct. 25) This evening Floyd Kurtz B. S. '27 will enter his first intercollegiate debate. Mr. Kurtz, now a graduate student in the Iowa State University of Ames

Last year Dr. Kurtz was alternate on McPherson College's Championship debate team. He is now engaged in graduate work in the chemistry department of the Iowa State University, where he received a fellowship.


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