THE SPECTATOR

VOL. XII


McPherson college, McPherson. Kansas.


TUESDAY, MARCH 2G, 1929


NUMBER 26


NEW "M" CLUB MEMBERS ENTERTAIN STUDENTS


The Initiation Lasted Till the Noon Hour

FIVE NEW MEMBERS


Is the Evening all Play Games and Enjoy a Camp Fire Supper


Y. W. c. A. GIVES PROGRAM IN WINDOM H. S. AUDITORIUM

Under the auspices of the Young Women's Christian Association, a number of McPherson College stu-dents motored to Windom last Wednesday evening and presented a program in the high school audi-torium there.

of its varied nature, con-sisting as it did of musical readings. vocal and instrumental music read-ings, and a one-act playlette, the program was received with appre-ciation by those present.

The personnel of the group was Misses Arlene Saylor. Mildred Wine, Helen Eberly. and Eugenia Dawson, quartette; Miss Mildred Swenson. reader Miss Ruth Harms, cornet soloist ; Miss Clara Davis, musical


It's about that time of year when annual mention is made of the season of the year which comes after winter and before summer which is known

as spring-

Spring on a college campus is something to write home about but how many do? Do you suppose that cute little blond co-ed or the swash-buckling collegiate hero wants his or her dad to know how his hard earned sheckles are being wasted by buying sodas at the local drug store after twilight? Still there are lots of ex-cuses, A walk through sweet scent-ed atomosphere of the draw is enough to go to any man's head, collegiate or not but collegiate heads are so susceptible to atmosphere. Girls conjure up the right atmosphere and you will get your man.

These beautiful evenings have something about them which des-troyes a desire to study, a desire which Isn't hard to destroy. The sweet young things start bravely out to the library but the alluring sounds of the eventide such as cowbells dinging, whistle blowing, and other delicious sounds completely change their minds and they go meandering off under a radar tree to look at the stars. (There have not been any stars the past evenings but It's wonderful what the imagination can do). Some potential old maids may catch a man this spring for a man is apt to do all sorts of silly things in the spring—but be merciful, they are only human. strange but true

Spring influences the so called out side activity of serenading. Ah' When in the dead of night those delirious strains of Sweet Adeline split the air with Its quivering coden-ces then It is time to either close


Tonight -Old Line Oratorical Con-test.

Friday. March 29— Entertainment for senior chemistry majors. Monday April 1 — Debate Kansas Wesleyan 2nd team.


y. w. and y. m, instal-

LATION SERVICES

At the point installation of the Young Men's and Women's Christian Association in the chapel last Thursday morning at ten o'clock President V. F. Schwalm spoke to the group, impressing them with the responsibilities which they hold In making Christianity real and vital on the campus Dr. Schwalm pointed out that this was important because life with God as a guide is much fuller and richer than the one with-out. He spoke of the power of God

to soothe troubled heats and to make seeming impossibilities easier to face.

The speakers also impressed    the

new officers with their duty and opportunity to help fellow students, who may hear burdens an one realizes To secure those radiant personality necessary for such leadership Presi-dent Schwalm advised constant and daily communion with God and time for solitude of thought wherein such a calmness and reserve may develop to supply the dynamic required of such positions as these officers hold.

The installation program was as follows:

1. Processional -Thema, Budge.

3. Devotional- Lois Dell.

3. Girls' Quartette

4. Installation Services—Presidentt

Schwalm.

S. Benediction President Schwalm, t. !,'iaH»,l.    tra | M'O'C-J

Y. M C A. Cabinet I'll President    Emery Metzger

Vice-President    Walter Fillmore


the window of become romantic, the latter be merely a state of mind Those deep delicious tones of our malicious male quartet stir the emo-tions and pull at the heart string and nearly break them. One thinks-of moonlight sandy wastes of conquering Arabian chieftains, and of the latest censored novel. The American stage lost a wonderful con-tribution when it lost the male quar-let, but the stage manager is to blame for all, the dirty villian—he would not let them on the stage. Check!

To be practical—spring influences better food grapefruit for breakfast. People who never arose for breakfast before are eagerly seeking to be the first up. Spring may come, spring may go but grapefruit comes but ones It's a change of a life time to establish good habits of early rising. Opportunity knocks but once and so do cinnamon rolls.

Sports have their inning too, so to speak since baseball has arrival on the horizon. The fair co-eds des-port themselves on the green all unmindful of the penalties which follow such unaccustomed exercise. The great (athletness) but Him ball with scientific eyes and ignorant bands and It sails soulfully into the ethereal blue and then playfully! hides itself In the vaporous nebula of the back trace. It takes more time to hunt the ball than to play the game. Potential Babe Ruths, have their beginnings and for once the name would fit the sex. Those home runs are tearful and wonderful. Long may they slide! Kelly took a change and see how far he slid. Never say die hang on and think how sure you will be tomorrow


The Pups growled lustily Thursday evening to win a debate from Hutchinson Junior College,

Ralph Peterson and Ralph Turner opposed the invading affirmative team Jesse King and Victor Mind lin It was a very good debate with the M. C. second team showing much promise of future debating ability, The outstanding debater for the evening was Mr. Mindlin.

By a narrow margin the judge. Principal Frazer of McPherson High School, decided in favor of McPher-

At three o'clock on Friday Guy Hayes and Otha Whiteneck, the af firmative team met the Hutchinson negative team at Hutchinson

The McPherson team was more aggressive and showed greater strength in rebuttal.

The Judge, Reverend A. E. Henry of Hutchinson gave the decision to McPherson by a comfortable margin.

The next second team debate will be a single debate with Kansas Wes-leyan at 3 P M. April 1 in McPher-son College chapel.


Friday morning dawned fair for the great event of the year for five men who were officially initiated in-to the ”M" Club. A casual observer

might have thought that the clowns

of an amateur circus were on dress rehearsal.

There was "Tiny" Zink, attired as a farm woman in a dirty brown color-ed dress, and a miniature hat perched

on her head, darning socks from her bushel mending basket. Her house eat was too vicious for general dis-play and most of the time had to be kept within the confines of a gunny sack with her feet padded as a pro-tection against scratching, "Tiny" bad the great privilege of speaking before the Junior class on the subject ‘How to Care for 'Cats" Some weak hearted soul could not rest to see

the poor cat in confinement and when '‘Tiny" was caught off guard The cat was given Its freedom, ‘‘Tiny’

also acted as official time caller for near quitting time at twelve o'clock her vibrance voice resounded and re-echoed from and throughout the six buildings of the campus, "Twelve o'clock and all is well."

Then there was "Barney" Swain. who portrayed a typical Alabama "snowball,'* with his blackened face, patched trouser, ragged sweater. and oversized shoes. He carried his two-holed shotgun and followed his well trained 'possum bound among the bushes, jungles and wooded acc-lious of the campus in quest of game. his gun once failed him and he had to climb a tree and single handed he

fought a terrible coon. Several times with muffled tread he crawled the width of the campus In get a shot at it bunch of ducks, that happened to

light on the near-by pond,

"Wildhair" Windmill, desparate-luimlb. had to be chained to a tree to be kept under control. A rubber boot on one foot and a football shoe on the other, with a fifteen foot one each rope wound around his waist as a belt, and foaming at the mouth with shaving-soap-lather froth is presented a picture seldom seen with the unaided eye. Between his fits of rage he quieted enough to be trasted to shine the shoes of his fellow "M" Club members. but soon he because

uncomfortable and occasionally re-ported to the Upper branches of the tree as a resting place.

"Dick" Burnison, the "Hic" from the country, with his dress suit of cut-away coat hard-boiled shirt. and stiff straw hat had as his special pet.  red hen which he. quite affection-ately carried around over the cam-pus all morning. His approach was announced by the clanging of the tomato can tied to his ankle in his attempt to secure the ten dates assigned him be succeeded In beguil-ing Dorothy Gregory, by his charm-ing manners, to add her name to his list. It was also his lot to be compel-led to measure the sidewaly from i-ko Ad. building to the library uml back again, with a six Inch stick,

Also there was "Tuffy" Wine who represented a little sissy boy with his white shirt, red necktie, knee breeches. roller skates pushing his dolly in a buggy around over the campus. The doll was well exercised for an occasional swat with a hickory paddle kepi "Taffy'' on the go.

At twelve o'clock the victims of be 'M' Club tradition were allowed to resume their usual habits and the day ended by games and a campfire supper oat in Brubaker's pas ture.

WOMEN'S DEBATE

The women's debate season opened last Monday evening when the affirmative team, Misses Anderson and Miss Brown, lost in the Bethany negative team. Miss Nelson and Miss

Bitter

The McPherson team showed re-markable ability at times but were outargued and a little weaker in rebuttal than the- opposing team.

Professor Allen of Southwestern acted as critic Judge. His decision seemed to Interest the audience.

On Wednesday evening the Mc-Pherson negative team met the Bethany affirmative at Carlton, Kan-

Miss Libby and Miss Galle are members of the negative team. Due to illness of Miss Galle, Miss Ander-son of the affirmative team, with six days notice prepared herself to defend the negative side. Her rebuttal was outstanding. It was a very close debate with the Judge, principal Gray of Abilene, deciding in favor of Bethany.

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’TIS SPRING

SECOND TEAM DEBATE

THE ATOM DISCUSSED
IN CHEMISTRY MEETING

Last    Thursday afternoon the

Chemistry Society met In the lecture, room and an interesting discussion of the atom was given. The program consisted of the following talks.-A demonstration of the Alpha Ray Tracks by Keeds, and Trostle Broth-ers.

Electrons within the atom—David Johnson.

Isotoper Lloyd Johnson.

Hydrogen Spectrum - Lena Beaver. Electrons and Nuclei — Delbert

Kelly.

Structure of the Nucleus—Floy

Brown.

Kings of the Electrons- Joe Yoder.

But tomorrow is another day and so is base ball

In spring if is terribly hard to study. Why do we have to study in spring anyhow? The ideal way tu go to school In spring would be to take a fish line, Emerson, basket of worms (speaking of boys—girls couldn't touch worms) a well-filled lunch pail and an open mind to some quiet shady nook with trees about the dell, Oh yes—therw should be a brook too. Then bait the hook and also Emerson and proceed to fish. Whether the fish bites in im-material. The object is to study with nature surrounding one. That is not practical here in M. C. since the only brook close Is the one In the draw

and that Is dry. and people would think you were daffy If you were been carrying Emerson In one hand and fish worms in the other. The two are similar for worms wiggle to catch fish and the mind wiggles to catch Emerson and his epigrams

It is said that a young man's fancy turns to love which is lovely If it does not turn to too many loves,

The season has no effect on a girl's mind since girls think about love all the time, In spring is is only more noticeable. The young things need love In their youth for it is then only that a girl can wheedle a proposal from a man when his mind is in a state where it can be molded, but don't let it mould.

Spring comes but once a year — funny but It's true. So make hay

•while the moonshines still for it you are a senior now your change is al-most gone forever. If a Junior there, Is one more chance, The freshman and sophomores are just learning the science of spring on a college campus —wish them luck.

NEW THESPIANS INITIATED INTO CLUB

Interciting Requirements were

made to the New Members

NINE NEW MEMBERS

A Short Business Meeting was Held and afterwards Refreshments

Were Served

For the purpose of ascertaining

that none of the new candidates for

the Thespian Club were lacking In the bravado and poise so essential to its members, the veteran dramat-.

ists of the club initiated with varying degrees of severity the nine people recently voted into the organization last Friday evening. After each of the group had been accepted as a full-fledged member, a short business meeting was conducted after which a luncheon was served.

By request the candidates met on the fourth floor of Harnly Hall at seven thirty o'clock Friday evening. One by one they were escorted into the entertainment hall into the presence of the masked Thespian. The membership oath was then admin-istered to each and with great sobriety each was given a paper on which was written certain instruc-tions, admonished to speak to no one, instructed to use no light save that furnished by the three matches given him. and commanded to re-turn in a given number of minutes.

Any bystander might have been moved to wonder at the actions of the individuals its, who, upon being ushered Into the darkness of the night, fled at break-neck speed In any of a number of directions.

Henceforth, the cemetery will hold no terrors for Leland Lindell whose ability to read the dates on tomb stones has been verified and al-though Chester Carter quaked at the thought of golting to the "draw" alone, she returned safely with the information required of her: the number of signboards and the sub-ject of each advertisement between the college and town.

Among other instructions which were obeyed with more or less actness were: counting the stones In a certain box hidden under a certain culvert. findind a definite relic among the bones In a box In the attic of the "Ad" building, counting the windows, in the abondoned filling station on the trail some blocks north of the campus. milking n cow In a nearby pasture and returning with the pail of milk, and counting the windows in the college church.

Upon returned from the perform-ance of these tasks each was again ushered into the austere presence of the veteran Thesians and the In-itiation completed when the Individual upon being closely interrogated by his judges had related his ex-

periences and received a puddling

the severity of which depended up-on his behavior and the accuracy with which he had performed the duty which had bee assigned him. Those initiated were Ruth Anderson.

Chester Carter, Beth Hess, Lillian Horning, Sylvia Edgecomb, Mildred Swenson. John Lehman. Leland Lin-dell and Franz Crumpacker, Clara Davis, who had received invitation to join was unable to be present.

After the new members had 1 thus been installed into the organ-ization, the officers for the coming your were elected. Those who will occupy the positions of president, vice-president, and secretary-treasur-er are Charles Collins, Bernice Mc-Clellan and Martin Hoover, respect-Irflj.

As a fitting climax to the evening's entertainment, the group then ad-journed to the serving room of the home economics department on the second floor of the same building

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JUST A MOMENT—

Last Tuesday when the business staff prepared the Spectator for

circulation to the paid subscribers, there were not sufficient copies to fill the list. Many students complained of finding the box empty upon going after a "Spec”. This should not be since plenty are printed to supply every one, and we ran see but one reason for their disappearance—some individuals evidently crave more than one ropy.

Just why this should be is more difficult to explain. Five copies of the recent edition were found in one student's room, (not inhabited by a squad member either). The copies are identical and not much is to be gained by reading more than one. If the students desire to send issues home, we prefer they send their own instead of some one else's. It might be suggested. too. that the subscription price for students wishing the. Spectator sent to their parents is small enough to equal the cost of postage and bother It takes for him to send It himself.

• it Is bad enough for students to be unable to get their weekly copy. but as we thought that they might borrow their neighbors', we said nothing. The embarrassment felt when paid subscribers report that they have not received their copies Is not so gracefully met. We beg your cooperation.


Last Wednesday when Professor Boone made the athletic awards he mentioned the responsibility connected with honor. Like hero worshippers who follow the athlete about and watch him closely with eyes of admiration. so may every student be watched secretly or openly. Those who observe many not always be younger, nor are they necessarily of the hero worshipping class. Neither must a student accomplish some out-standing font in be watched, although such an accomplishment should increase the intensity of observation and ad miration It is true. The fact that one attends college draws some attention, particularly In local communities. However, college attendance Is becoming more general each succeeding year. It may be the particular college that one attends that Is the reason for attention.

Let the reasons for attention be as they may. It is the fulfillment of the expectations that arise with witch attention that should cause the concern. Besides maintenance of personal honor and respect there is responsibility in the institution which he represents resting on each Individual. May the representatives of McPherson College In any capacity be worthy of her ideals of truth, goodness and bounty, and finality in every way.


purpose of education was to define the values or life and to energize. the values of life. He said that the present civilization wa driving fast without direction.

Prof. Hoff riled several causes for. such confusion, among thew were confusion of meanings with symbols, the use of substitutes for the malloy-

ed and sensttionalism.

Rev. Cotton of the Presbyterian church used the illustration of two tomb stomes, the one at the tomb of Jesus and the other at the tomb of Lazarus, to make clear his talk on the things that can be accomplished b ydivine power. There are certain things In our lives that can only be attained by the help of the Heavenly Father. just as these stones were removed by divine power.

A motto suggested by Rev. Cotton was “Do good to all men as you have opportunity".


Miss Thelma Budge spent the week end with Wichita mends.


Lloyd Jamison, ’28, who Is teach-ing at Gove was a campus visitor Saturday and Sunday.


Miss Bernice McClellan spent Sat-urday and Sunday at her home near Glasco,


Misses Lila Mac Eberly and Myrtle


Schubert. Miss Dorothy Linholm.

Hiawatha's Woofing, Miss Lois Dell.

Fantasia D Minor — Mozart: Witches Dance- Mae Dowell, Miss Martha Krehbiel.

The Bird With a Broken Wing—

Golson; Love as Wings—Rogers:


Wake Up- Phillips Miss Prudence

Ihrig.

Fantasia C Minor—Mozart; Waltz

C Sharp Minor— Chopin Miss Naomi Witmore.

When Love is Kind—Old English; Where My Caravan has Rested — Lohr; Old Fashioned Town—Squire, Miss Nada May Ritz.

Ballade D Minor -Brahms; Sonata E Minor- Grieg, Miss Una Morine.

SCIENTIFIC REVELATION A New Element'—Woman

Symbol—Wo.

A member of the human family.

Occurrence Can be found where-ever man exists. Seldom occurs free or in native state. Quality depends upon the state In which It Is found. Usually the combined state is to he preferred.

Physical Properties—All colors and sizes. Always appears In disguised rendition. Surface of face seldom unprotected by coating of paint or film of powder. Boils at nothing and many freeze at any point. However, it melts when properly treated. Very bitter if not used co-rectly.

Chemical    Properties—Extremely

active. Possesses a great affinity for gold, silver, and precious stones of all kinds and ability to absorb all kinds of expensive foods at any time. Undissolved by liquids. but activity is greatly Increased when saturated with a spirit solution, Sometimes yields to pressure. Turns green when placed by a better looking example. Ages rapidly. Fresh variety attractive. Highly dangerous and explosive


Miss Chester Carter is now spend-a few days at her home In Perryton. Texas.

Mildred Doyle.

Sonata op    13 (Pathetique)

Beethoven, Grave. Allegro di molto a con brio; impromptu-op 90 No, 2—


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Bulldogmas

200,000 Alabamians have been homeless for two weeks—we’ve been that way since September 7. 1928

Some Women get red In the face from modesty. some from anger, and some from the druggist.

Burglar; Where have you been?

2nd ditto: In a dorm.

Burglar: Lose any thing?

"I sure got a kick out of kising my girl last nite".

• Mine doesn’t care”.

He (at the movie)—Can you see all right?

She -Yes

“Is there a draught on you?"

"No”. *

"Is your seat comfortable?"

“Yes".

"Well, will you change places with me?"

A populra student is one who does not let his college studies Interfere with his college life.

The Beats In several pairs of trous-ers were burnt out last Friday.

- -HORACE KOLLER.

CHAPEL ECHOES

In his chapel speech last Monday Prof- J- L. Hoff explained that the

. $ 1.50 per year

Doris Ballard Leland Lindell

Ralph Bowers Ernes Watkins Glenn Harris Lloyd Johnson

By The Way

Ainsworth spent last week end at the Ainsworth home near Abilene.

Ralph Frants motored to his home at Rocky Ford, Colorado last Friday and returned Monday,

Miss Inez Hobbisiefken spent Saturday and Sunday at her home at Caldwell.

Misses Beth Hess. Arlene Saylor and Eunice Longsdorff were Hutch-inson shoppers Saturday.

Wilbur McGonigle. a former M. C. student who Is now attending school at K. S A. C. at Manhattan was a McPherson "visitor Saturday.

Miss Eva Gray. a teacher in the Moundridge schools and a former; McPherson College student. visited with Miss Margaret Kelly at the dormitory last week end

Miss Helen Hudson spent the week end at her home at Wiley, Colorado.

Misses Eunice Longsdorff and Beth Hess and Francis Berkibile and John Harnly spent Sunday at the Berkibile home at St. John.

Miss Florence Weaver and Harold Crist spent Saturday and Sunday at their respective homes at Garden City.

Miss Adeline Taylor was a dormitory visitor Sunday.

Misses Lillian Homing and Kellie Collins and Emery Windmill and Charles Collins drove to Larned Friday night and returned Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Hutchin son and daughters Roberta and Esther visited Miss Floy Brown at Arnold Hall Sunday afternoon.

Miss Della Lehman, dramatic art instructor, gave an evening's program at Monitor hut Friday evening. She was assisted by the Misses' Harriet Hopkins, Iva Crumpacker and Helen Eberly

Misses Edith McGaffey and Della Lehman went to Hesston Saturday where they spoke to the girls of the college there. Miss Lehman cave a program In the evening.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT

There are thirty entrants In the men's spring tennis tourament that; In underway this week. .Front the appearance of the schedule there is reason to believe that there will be a lot of keen competition In the tourney. There has been an unusually good Interest In this spring sport this year and nidications are that the Bulldog teams will be stronger than they have in the past.

DEAN MOHLER INVITED TO OLDER BOYS’ CONFERENCE

Dean R. E. Mohler recently received an invitation to act as a leader In the Older Boys' Camp Confer-ence at Geneva Glen, Colorado, next summer August 20 to September 2. This is a valuable opportunity for any one Interested in young people as is Dean Mohler. Due to conflict ing dates definite arrangement for the dean’s attendance at the conference have not been made.

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT GIVES PRAGRAM IN CHAPEL

The fine arts department of McPherson College presented on Tuesday, March 19 at 8 o’clock P. M.. 'In the college chapel the following program:

To The Sea—Mae Dowell: Romance —-Mozart; Humoreake—Mac Dowell. Miss Narcella Severtson.

My Open Fire—Spross. Mr. Francis Berkebile-Vaise Chromatique—Godard, Miss

in unexperienced hands. One look is frequently fatal.

Syracuse, N. Y.—-Fraternities of Syracuse University have decided to dole out hard labor rather than r, - . dling the pledges. Some believe that scrubbing woodwork and varnishing floors Is more embarrassing than . h ting capers for the witnesses.

Instead of paying $ 1 for the school annual nt the eDuver University, . rollment fees have been increased to finance the annual publication and every student gets a book. The new ruling proved popular. as the was 8 to 2.

The Student Council of the Univer, sity of North Carolina expelled in students and placed 35 more on pro-ballon because of various mise-meanors last semester.

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W. A. A. MAKES PUNS

FOR MAY FESTIVAL

Because of the urgent business a special meeting of the Women’s Ath-letic Association was called last Wednesday afternoon. Of paramount importance was the matter of the an-nual May festival sponsored by this organization.

At a recent meeting the members

of the organization considered various ways by which the college May queen might be selected. As no definite conclusion was reached by the group at the time, a committee was chosen to determine some play by which this choice could be made most fairly.

At the meeting last Wednesday.

the committee reported that It bad concluded to leave the choice of the May queen to the members of the "M" club who will base their derision on certain qualities which they feel this queen should posses. The can-didates will be members of the W. A. A. win were Initiated previous to 1920.

Among other business brought be-fore the meeting was that of serving the "M" club banquet to be given


they found their places by of pink and green Easter ... cards at the five tables set ... A pink and green color scheme carried out In the table decora-ed In the luncheon which was The menu consisted of shrimp salad on lettuce, to chips, ham and salad sand-i . . brick Ice cream with a pink k design, pink Iced cake, and ■m-opera sticks.    

is a late hour the group dispersed , newly Initiated members declar-ed that they felt little the worse the wear and that they had en-...I the evening quite as much as hosts and hostesses.

It and accompanist; and Miss othy Swain and Marvin Steffen. t r nters In the playlette. The program which was presented

, as follows:

Flow Gently Sweet. Afton—Scoth Melody The Two Clocks - Rogers,

fiui'icHe,

By Courier—O, Henry, Mildred

ftiiiun.

Cornet Solo — Selected, Ruth

btwti

Marcheta — Schertzzinger; Ma-1r Us—Strickland Trio.

Legent of the Twilight Bell—Cox i Kiss on the Stairs—Hunt Clara

Mfek

Jane. from "Seventeen"— Booth Parkington, Mildred Swenson, When Angry Count a Hundred Cavazzi, Dorothy Swain and Mar-

is Steffen.

Sweethearts on Parade—Lombar i last Night—Kkernlf-Rees, Quar-

The gross proceeds received were twenty dollars and this money will  added to the Young Women's Christian Association Conference fund.

PROF. HOFF HAS BOOK READY FOR PUBLICATION

In recent months. Prof, J. L. Hoff as written a book which Is now In the hands of critics for suggested im-provement, and will be ready for publication In the near future. It is written In memory of his father and describes the religion which his father taught,

President Winger of Manchester College paid this tribute in Dr. E.

Hoff "I considered him the best Bible teacher that we had in the Brotherhood" Dr. D. W. Kurtz said  about him: “Your father was •• best factor in the whole church

*    his generation for a sane and wholesome Interpretation of the Bible and his service to the church

Ur more than any man run

•    kon. He is the one man who kept " church from going off into fan-ticism during the post-war theo-

logical controversies'".

The following comments have been made upon Prof. J. L_ Hoff's writing style. Dr. George A Coe (formerly professor In Northwestern University and Columbia University remarked: "You have a gift for both epigram and illustrative story a gift for unexpected turns of thought"

Dr. Norman K. Richardson remarked: *‘You have developed an unusual-ly strong, clear, clear picturesque. and In-teresting style. It is equal to the style Of some of the big sellers of the present day. I am convinced that your vocabulary and mode of phras-ing are well suited to the task of popularizing the gospel set in scien-tific thought forms. This is the great problem of the next twenty-five years'"

ADVERTISE SENIOR FESTIVAL

In an effort to stir up interest in the coming Senior Festival day Dean R. E Mohler and a group of students visited several high schools cast of McPherson on Friday. The students presented a short program and then Dean Mohler gave a short talk, tel-ling some of the features of the fes-tival day. Dr. V. F Schwalm with a similar group of students visited some high schools west from Mc-Pherson on the same mission. The high schools visited seem much In-terested in the festival and It Is hoped that a large number of them will participate.

LIBRARY NOTES

The Library received a complimen-tary copy of "Law Observance." edited by W. C Durant, noted automo-bile manufacturer and business man. It deals with the problem of Law observance. particularly "for the best and most practical plan to make the eighteenth amendment effective. It consists of essays written by out-standing men In the field of prohibi-tion enforcement. These men are from all parts of the nation and rep

resent the best thinkers on one of the leading problems of the day.

Mr. Durant has conferred a favor upon the library by his donation.

The first alumnus paper to arrive at the library was “Memories of '23”. These loyal graduates are scattered overall the world, but still remember their Alma Mater.


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In the near future. A role that the W. A. A- Undertake the serving of this banquet was almost unanimous.

Our Business Is to Improve your appearance and we enjoy It. Prompt service and sanitary methods. Sid's Clean Towel Shop,

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Sports

DOONE AWARDS FOOt-

Mr. and Mr. Neher of Quinter

were week end guests at the B. F, Jamison home.

INSTALLATION SERVICES

BASEBALL, SEASON FOR GIRLS

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Secretary    Milton    Early

Treasurer    __. Fred Andrews

Program _ Glenn    Harris

Devotional    _ Clarence Zink

Social    Harold    Crist

Music    Lawrence    Turner

Publicity .    _. John Lehman

Employment    Paul Bowers

Y. W. C. A. Officers for 1929-30

President .    Ruth Blickenstaff

Vice-President    Naomi Witmore

Secretary__Helen Flory

Treasurer ____ Eugenia    Dawson

Chorister_______ Hazel    Falls

Social     Beth    Hess

Social Service Irene Gibson

World Fellowship__Lila Eberly

Publicity    _ Nina Hammann

Program -______ Mildred    Swenson


BALL LETTERS

Wednesday morning's chapel per-iod was turned over In Prof. G. N, Boone manager of McPherson Col-lege athletics who after a brief ad-dress awarded seventeen football

letters, Boone discussed the history of the practice of awarding insignia. stating that It was a practice at old as history. He said that in primative time It consisted In the taking of the spoils of war. Since then games have largely taken the place of war as a substitute for the expression of man's pugnacious instinct. Insignia have been of many kinds throughout history consisting of articles from olive branches to gold medals. Be-fore awarding the letters Boone ask-ed that the men receiving them should not wear them any place where a shadow might be thrown up-on the school from which they came. The following men received their football letters Ray Nonken, Wray Whiteneck. Paul Bowers. Reuben Bowman. William Graham, Melvin Miller. Irvin Rump, Lawrence Sur-gent Archie Blickenstaff. Richard Burnison, Herbert Hochstrasser, Levi Lengel, Vansel Snow. Byron Swain. Emery Windmill, Newell Wine. and Clarence Zink

Ray Nonken and Wray Whiteneck are entitled in the honor sweater which will be awarded at a later date. These two men were awarded their third football letter.

Before closing the program Boone Introduced the following men who were approved for basketball letters; Ray Nonken, Melvin Miller, Elmer Crumpacker, Rush Holloway, Loren Rock, Irvin Rump Archie Blicken-staff, and Emery Windmill. The basketball letters will be awarded at commencement time. Holloway, Miller and Nonken each received their third letter at this time. Boone said that the basketball team had won the admiration of the whole country and that they were the "Lindbergh" of McPherson. The success and record of the Bulldog team for the past two seasons is perhaps better known over the countryside than that of any other team In the state. cUotuo ru t hui uflll vlaoln ahrdl

Girl's baseball season opened last week with the organization of four teams. Each team has begun prac-tice for the games which will begin next week.

The membership of the first team are: Velma Wine captain; Orpha Davison; Genevieve Crist Ida Len-gel; Dorothy Turner; Ruth Trostle; Florence Weaver; Jessie Churchill; Lila Eberly; Ruth Ellenberger; Ruth Blickenstaff: and Arlene Saylor.

The members of the second team are! Nellie Collins, captain; Helen Kline: Hazel Falls; Avie Wattenbar-ger; Lola Mae Hanson; Ada Stutz-man; Ollie Stryker; Attillia Anderson; Mildred Wine; Odessa Crist; and Ruth Bish.

The members of the third team are: Rena Loshbaugh. captain; Edna Hoover; Florence Lehman; Sylvia Flory; Regina Kliewer; Beth Hess; Dorothy Meyers; Margaret Devilbiss and Floy Brown.

The members of the fourth team are:    Iva Crumpacker captain:

Myrtle Ainsworth; Florence Peck; Clara Burgin: Norma Miller; Fern Heckman; Sylvia Edgecomb; Louise Allen; Ruth Anderson; Doris Bal-lard; and Mildred Ihde.

“BABE" MARTIN. '28 AT
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

La Verne Martin. P. S . '28. is now attending the southern branch of the University of Idaho In Poca-tello. Martin was enrolled In the University of Chicago last semester but was called home upon the serious illness of his mother.