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VOL. XIV

McPherson college, McPherson, Kansas, Wednesday, jan, 21, 1931

NUMBER 18

Agitation Started By Bethel, Friends And Sterling College

Last week it was proposed that a new athletic conference be organized among the small church colleges and universities in the central part of the state but with the refusal of Kansas Wesleyan university to leave the ranks of the Kansas conference agi-tation for the new organization was dropped.

The new conference was to include Friends University, Sterling college, McPherson college, and Bethel college, with the later addition of Hays Teacher, Kansas Wesleyan, Bethany and South western.

McPherson and Bethany, the two north central colleges, promised to Join the newly proposed conference If Kansas Wesleyan would do likewise. When this college refused the proposal, all further negotiations were dropped, at least for the present.

At a meeting of the Athletic board of McPherson college the matter of the new conference was discussed but no definite action was taken because of the absence of the President. Prof. G. N. Boone, a member of the board, expressed himself as being quite favorable to the new proposal. William Bigham, student representative on the board, was in favor of the now conference as long as It would include McPherson’s old time rivals, Bethany.

From present indications it is altogether probable that all negotiations for the conference would cease at least until next year when the fight will be carried further by Bethel Friends, and Sterling who are not members of any conference and who wore dropped from the original Kan-sas conference a number of years ago.

DR. LOHRENTZ SPEAKS TO CHEMISTRY CLUB

Thur., Jan 15—Dr. A. M. Loh-rents, of this city, spoke to a fairly large audience this afternoon in a meeting of the Chemistry society or the College In the chemistry lecture room on the general topic of chem-istry in the field of medicine.

Dr. Lohrentz gave a number of pointed remarks in regards to this Science in the medical field and stressed that If Is one of the major present day developments in the medical science.

Rose Hill, Va.    Jan. 19 -A hint to

the wise is usually sufficient but since this particular group at hints In only Intended to be amusing the wise may regard themselves immune and of course this statement Includes the entire personnel of McPherson college—Amen.

“In the beginning" -no, this is not a chapel talk and it is not to be regarded as In any way related to the Bible Another attempt Is made to Introduce the subject and take warn-ing the subject may be avoided at

These might be called “Style Hints' and no charge is made If some of the deliciously luscious co-eds of M. C care to adopt a few of them.

The writer made a visit to a cer-tain college (the hard shell variety) in a neighboring state and the fol-lowing things were noticed about the campus. Girls one and all wore sport apparel. on the said campus, to classes and each out-fit was complete

WESLEYAN DROPS WRENCH IN THE MACHINERY FOR NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Salina School Refuses To Join After Bethany And McPherson Signify Intentions— Further Negotiations Are Dropped For The Present

COLLEGE CO-EDS WEAR THEIR HOSE WRONG SIDE OUT IN THE EAST IN SPORTING CLASS ROOM AND CAMPUS

Mon . Jan. 19—Mrs. J D, Bright spoke on " The Seriousness of Humor'' in chapel this morning. "We know the degree of refinement," said Mrs. Bright, "of people by the things at which they laugh and the ring of their laughter. A man's laugh reveals the man. Laughter is caused by disharmony. The simplest is based upon sight. We do not laugh at a hat when worn on a man's head, but if he sits upon the hat we laugh.”

STATE GLEE CLUB CONTEST TO BE HELD

in McPherson instead of hays college

To Draw Many Men's Clubs From Universities And Colleges Of The State—To Be Held In Convention Hall

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IN ANSWER TO "MILITARISM AGAIN"

To the Spectator concerning the editorial on "Militarism Art In" in the issue of Wednesday, January 14. 1931.

MORE ABOUT WOMEN She's an angel in truth. a demon to fiction; a woman's the greatest of all contradictions. She's afraid of a cockroach, she’ll scream at a mouse, but she'll tackle a husband as big as a house. She'll take him for better, she'll take him for worse, she’ll split his head open and then be his nurse, and whan he is well and can get out of bed she’ll pick up a teapot to throw at his head.

She’s faithful, deceitful. keensight-ed and blind; she's crafty, she's simple. she’s cruel. she's kind; she’ll life a man up. she'll cast a man down, she’ll crown him her king, she'll make him her clown. You fancy she's this, but you find she Is that, for she’ll play like a kitten and bite like a cat. In the morning she will, in the evening she won't, and you're always expecting she will— but she won’t.

that at present indications show signs of improvement In some district The eastern papers tell of largo orders in the U. S. Steel Industry sod also in the car manufac-turing of Detroit. Unemployment is reported Improving with some 30-000 men being hired In various large Industries.

Some of the local citizens of Pennsylvania, Professor Fries says, have

the Impression from a Philadelphia paper that mid-westerners were slow-ly starving, and some were even thinking of shipping food west for relief. (This turned out to he a gen-eralization of a local Arkansas Incident).

presidential tiber. He ran af-Ford it, he has the makings of another Lincoln, and besides. be has carried half of the country already.—The Haymaker.

I don’t think much of a man who

is not wiser than he was yesterday. — Abraham Lincoln.

A man seldom regrets what he

doesn't say.

The weaker the argument the stronger the words.

PROF. HESS IN CHAPEL

HOT SHOTS

from the Days' Weekly

NEWS

It is true that led by the Fascist party Germany has banned the picture "All Quiet On the Western Front." and It Is probably true that the Fascists are not alone In opposing the picture. In fact the step was taken by a government that is moderate, but why brand Germany as being In the least nut of line with other nations?

We of America believe that the picture tells the truth concerning war. but notice that we use the example of Germany to depict this Hell, Before becoming too strong in our condemnation let us cast the beam from out own eye.

How long would the government of the United States view unconcernedly any picture that purported to tell half the truth about the United States army activities?

How would the war department like to have made known the details of the cribs it policed with women for the men going with Pershing Into Mexico; how would It Like to have made known the Instructions officers

gave privates concerning the necessity of prophylactic In Paris? How would they like to have It shown that as many privates will tell you. an officer, the men we teach the innocent children to idolize are so damned contemptible at the front that they got shot in the hack as often as In the cheat? How would they like to have It made known that men sometimes inocculate themselves with venereal diseases in order to keep from going to the front?

How would they like to have told haw hundreds of Red Cross nurses were left In French ports until cured of venereal diseases? How would they like to have it known that every teacher and preacher who picture war as moral, right or grand in 1917 was a damned liar? How would they like to know in general that the whole attitude of the army is that men are made for fun. they’re cheap, and so use them?

If you wish to know Just how politely and quietly our government would stand for this Just review some of the actions of the war department in the last ten years.

They've Instituted the greatest military training program in the history of the United States. In conjunction with which also is the unprecedented navy.

They've written a pamphlet stating that "War Is Divinely Ordained by God." and distort passages of both the old and new testament to support such infamous use of the scriptures.

“They have influenced the court system, supported the most neutral, impartial and just organ of the government, to refuse citizenship, even to scholars, because they could not conscientiously promise to ran a bayonet thru the gut* of another person simply because that other person was on the other side of no man's land.

They are at present broadcasting thru news syndicates propaganda saying that Pacifism Is blind optimism, and the United States must build a larger army and navy In order to create enough fear of the United States that they will never attack us.

Yes, Germany may be militaristic, but she could certainly not have made any more drastic change In that direction than the United States has since 1919, and we have done It In the light of a knowledge of what war is, Its cost In money and blood, and In spite of peaceful and weak neighbors — -Submitted.

We "Spec" something is happening. Last fall the path from the library to the girls' dorm was just wide enough for one. Now, if you'll notice, there in a beaten, narrow path on each side of the old one.

THE ANSWER

I shot on answer into the air.

It fell to earth, but I did hot care. For so verbosely It soared, the Terror Did not detect In it the error.

All we know is what we read in the papers. The other day we noticed where a man killed his hostess partner at bridge because of a miss-play or her ignorance of the game. We know that it is nearly Impossible for one to know all there is to know about It In a life time, but we really did not believe a person, and besides a man, could lose his temper, or what have you. In a bridge game to the extent that he would kill his part ner. We Imagine that now the game will he branded as being "perilous to the human life"—and not the life of the party.

Wed. Jan, 14—Prof. Maurice A. Hens convinced the student body this morning in chapel that the quality of graduate work does not depend upon the number at academic hours In the major group. “The purpose of a college.” Professor Hess stated. "Is to show a man how he can use his leisure time profitably. Possibly In this world we find what we are looking for."

SEEN ON THE CAMPUS HEARD IN THE DORM.

I wrote an answer upon a paper.

It filled a page and did not taper-For In whose brain has saturation Dispensed the need o’ elaboration?

Long, long afterward in a text I found the answer still unvexed. And my paper, from old age faded in the professor's house, as yet un-graded.

Two music students were talking in the dining hall about a certain sonata. Some one who was not so well informed asked, “What does the term 'sonata’ mean?’'

"Well, I believe It means form." "Then would you say that a girl has a beautiful sonata?"

—'‘Nineteen Hundred.

The modern age is becoming more outspoken all the time. You might believe that some are beginning to look ahead to the super-modern age when women and men are not what they need to be, poor things. Why the other night we were quietly watching a basket ball game between two teams of the weaker sex and It was actually five minutes by the watch from the time the game was called until play actually started. It reminded one of a Ladies Aid meeting with everybody there but the leader.

CRADLE ROLL

BRIGHTS ENTERTAIN

Sunday night when all the men began pouring back into the boys’, dormitory after the girls' dorimtory closed its doors nearly all of them were either singing or humming the this week popular piece of ''Three Little Words." The "Three Little Words" were either "I Love You" or “Go To H—1." One blissful chap said that he wasn't sure yet just which one his girl meant because she wouldn't let him kiss her good-night and yet she hated for ten o'clock to come.

Mrs. R. W. Brown visited her daughter Esther at the dormitory last Friday.

John Dyck took Sunday dinner in the dining hall of Arnold hall.

Guy J. Hudson, N. '07, of Wiley. Colorado. visited his daughter Helen, this week-end.

Dave Shackelford spent the week-end with Roy Diggs at the Diggs home near Lyons.

Nine Stull and Avie Wattenbarger spent the week-end with Esther Brown near Hutchinson.

Esther McWilliams is rapidly recovering from her burns. She is able to attend her classes again.

Esther Nonken. Sibyl Curtis, Essie Kimball, and Louise Ikenberry, and Don Trostle, Lloyd Larsen, and Vernon Rhoades, spent Saturday evening at the home of Verle Ohmart on East Euclid.

PROFANITY AS OTHERS SEE IT

One at the many interesting reports to be given In the Ethics class under Prof J. Hugh Heckman was that of Ruth Turner on the ethical question of profanity. Extracts from Miss Turner's report are here given: "Profanity as ordinarily conceived is a very great problem . . . Formerly, and even to some extent today, profanity was considered a manly attribute. A sort of outward admiration for proficient 'cusser' was developed and every town had its champion, who was not always a man, and who most generally was capable of swearing In seven languages. Mining and-logging districts developed It to the point that no action could take place until an oath was uttered. In fact, cursing became the ordinary rather than the exceptional thing. Probably, no har mwas Intended, but rather than the exceptional thing. Probably no harm was Intended, but by using oaths to emphasize affection, good fellowship and hospitality Its popularity Increased so abundantly that one writer says that profanity is one of the greatest outputs of the United States.

"Without question profanity is an absolute necessity for humans to have a variety of exclamations to fit any occasion of suprise, anger, grief. Joy. pleasure. etc. . . . It us here also that one of the greatest criticisms of profanity lies—its monatony due to Ignorance. An Individual who swears describes mountains, buildings, occasions and women all with the came adjectives thereby cause these few adjectives to lose what force they do have. By the use or such a limited vocabulary Individuality and origin-ality are tilled where personality could be glorified by wards fitly spoken.

"Some people actually say. and perhaps believe that there are no conscientious objections to swearing. Those people are pitifully mistaken There Is something really thought provoking, rather than humorous, about the placard which Is often seen in public places—‘'Please do not Swear. There may be a Gentleman present.' No man will sit idly by and let an-other insult the name of his father or mother It It is less of a crime to allow another to insult the name of his God?

"The law of the land is basically against profanity since It is Illegal to practice it in public Schools have always discouraged profanity. . . . of the real purpose Of the user and exposed Ignorance of the first principles his practice. occasioned by lack of control of a spoiled temper; It In a weakness, ret a virtue, a stupidity, as essential lack of virility a negation of the real purpose of the user and exposed ignorance o fthe first principles of rhetoric.” If there facts could be impressed upon the minds of those who practice profanity surely then the boastful expression “He can swear in seven languages could just as boastfully be saod—He can be silent

Sun., Jan. 18—Dr. and Mrs. J. D, Bright gave a tea this afternoon from 3 until 5 o'clock at their home in honor of the members of the American Poets and English Literature classes of the College which are taught by Mrs. Bright.

Others who enjoyed the hospitality of Dr. and Mrs. Bright In their home were Prof. and Mrs. J. L. Bowman Dr. and Mrs, V. F. Schwalm and Miss Edith McGaffey.

Mrs. Bright will not teach In the English department of the College the second semester.

SENIORS ARE DELAYED

Play Selection May Be Made Next Week

Definite decisions will be, made next week concerning the choice of the senior play, so says John Lehman. chairman of the play committee. Delays in reading and conferences have caused the postponement of the selection of the senior’s annual dramatic production.

THE EAST THINKS MIDDLE’

WEST IS SLOWLY STARVING

Prof. J. H. Fries returned to McPherson January 13 from his trip to Pennsylvania where he was present at the burial of his father. J. K Fries of Shady Grove, Penn. Mr. Fries, who was 79 years old, lef: his widow and a, daughter.

Professor Fries, who has been away from McPherson since January 5. reports that In general, economic conditions are bad in the east, tally in the industrial centers, but

Henry Ford ought to make good

Nina Stull -------- Jan.    23

Margaret Stegeman    Jan.    24

Willie Juhnke    _----Jan.    2t

Paul McGill----------Jan.    25

John Wagoner    ------ Jan.    27

Afternoon Tea Given To Students Of Mrs. Bright

Fries Tells Of Conditions On His Return From Father's Funeral

Isn't It strange. with the telephone poles so far apart along the highways someone is always running into one of the things and cracking up his

The Machine Age has brought many complex problems. Or all these problems none are more pressing than overproduction and unemployment. The two are inseparable One demoralizes with the burden if Idle plant and capital. the other with Idle men and women.

The overproduction of a commodity Involves waste of capital, labor and natural 'resources. The over capacity of American coal mines forces the miners to work part time. If they operate at full capacity for any length of time overproduction results.

The oil Industry has expanded to a point where the output of crude is vastly greater than the demand for It. Due to the effort of the companies to get as large a share as possible of the gasoline sales, distribution costs have mounted rapidly. As a result both producer and consumer suffers. With the price of crude ruinously low, gasoline is about as high as ever.

The present overproduction of wheat is a problem here in the Central West and it promises to continue for some time. The American farm-er will not cut acreage. On the oth er hand the output per acre is in-creasing while per capita consump-tion is decreasing. The U. S. for the most part, cannot compete with coun-tires like Canada and Argentina. The return of Russia to an export basis complicates the problem. If Russia can continue for a few years without repetition of internal disorder she will give many parts of the world something to think about. A protective tariff accompanied by the sta-billizing activity of the Federal Farm Board has pegged the price of wheat In the U. S. far above the world price.

It is the excess of potential capacity In all our basic Industries which constitutes the depressing factor In modern business. Because American business is optimistic and because of the possibility at profit, each producer Increases his output to the limit without dire regard to total demand or the output of his competitors. The result is periodic overproduction.

Other factors than overproduction have contributed to the present state at economic affairs. Among these We shall list speculation in securities, reduced purchasing power abroad, unequal gold distribution, the past summer drought, political unrest and others too numerous to mention.

All in all, business has dropped from a position high above normal In Juno 1929 to a point approximately 28 per cent below normal at the present

Him.

Although the production of manufactured goods Is rather haphazard and subject to little unified control. consumption in the U. S. Is fairly even and dependable. No one can accurately predict Just when the de-pression period will reach Its worst.

Indications are that we are near that point at present. Consumption has been quite steady, but production has been curtailed in many lines. This cannot continue indefinitely, stocks are running low both on the shelves of retailers, and In warehouses of manufacturers. Sooner or later, production must being in many lines.

The stock market gives us some encouragement. Stocks have usually been a fair barometer of economic conditions. The break In stocks followed tradition in coming several months before the depression. The

apturn likewise usually comes sometime before the recovery period.

Common stocks have made great recovery, but are undoubtedly selling below actual worth In many In-

My own opinion is that recovery will be very slow. Agriculture is facing a problem that will take years to adjust The American farmer will not have easy going for some

TARIFF AND FARM BOARD HAVE KEPT WHEAT PRICE UP IN U. S. ECONOMIC INSTRUCTOR ASSERTS

Depression Has Reached Its Worst—Chief Cause is Overpro-duction—StocksHave Usually Been A Fair Barometer

To Economic Conditions Of Nation

BY E. R. BOHLING Professor of Commerce and Economics McPherson College

STUDY SAYS THUROW MEN NEED HOME EC.

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16, and the state contest being held March 13. with four college represented. Prizes for the state meet will be $35, $25. and $5.

Local peace oratorical content which is open to all students, is booked for March 8; the prizes ranging from $7.50, $5.00 and $2.50.

Considerable interest is brewing in anticipation of the Old Line oratori-cal contest. Any subject may he used by the orators entering this con-teat, which will take place after the debating season is closed.

On February 21. debaters from six class A high schools will convene in  McPherson for a debate tournament on the College campus.

Prof. Maurice A. Hess, debate and oratory coach. is reticent In making predictions an to the possible victories in the debating field, the he says that the varsity teams this year have had rather more experience than in previous years.

We notice that a clinic in Chicago is hiring persons who suffer from migraine (commonly known as a headache) for purposes of research. If someone would offer to hire a pain in the neck, we know a lot of men who might make the so-called better half of the family a profitable source of revenue,—Daily Kansan.

You can send a boy to college but you can't make him think.— North western. Okla.

SCHWALM LEAVES AGAIN

Tues. Jan. 20—Dr. V. F. Schwalm left this morning for Indianapolis to attend a matting of a committee, of which he Is a member, to study the educational problems of the Church of the Brethren. Dr. Schwalm will be back on the campus again Saturday.

Believes Men Need Dormitory Rules Too

Tues,. Jan, 20—"College men should take a course in costume designing,” said Miss Mildred Thurow, head of the home economies department of the College in a meeting of the Y. M. C. A. this morning. Miss Thurow's talk before the men of the organization was concerned with the relations of men and women on the campus, proper etiquette, and many things a young college man should know.

It was the speaker's opinion that a double standard should be main tained between men and women and that women should hold their places along with men.

In discussion the long existing question of whether men in the dormitory should have regulations ns well as the women Miss Thurow stat-ed that she was in favor of regulation In the men's dormitory in which case the women would need fewer rules. Not only should men take a course In costume designing but they should also take a course in foods, the speaker asserted, so they will know how to eat what the women prepare for them.

MEN DEBATERS WILL

OPEN SEASON FEB. 20

Yours 'til Niagra drips.

SKA SEE,

Mrs. W. R. Grabeel,

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS

PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT

Two Classes Of Freshmen And Soph-omore Men And Women To Meet

Merchant — “Look here, you've been owing me this bill for a year. I'll meet you half way. I'm ready to - forget half what you owe me."

.Debtor—"Fine! I'll meet you. I'll

Hot Shot the marvelous genius of all hot points. Striped point may have its fancy but Hot Shot could not fancy it.

We know your needs at The Hawley Barber and Beauty Shop. Ask our Bulldog Friends. Permanents $5.00 and $10.00. Phone 499-ndv.

Referee: McCarroll, Hutchinson.

In the preliminary game the McPherson college reserves won a close and hard fought game from the Alden high school teem coached by Ruben Bowman, e last year's graduate of McPherson, winning 14 to 12, The half ended with the Alden cag-ers loading 8 to 6. but the visiting team, unable to make good their charily shots, were passed in the second period by the McPherson re-serves. Meyers of Alden and Mc-Elroy of McPherson shared honors for high petal man with each ac-counting for six points.

— DRIPPINGS —

from

THE DOPE BUCKET

Referee: Minear, McPherson.

McPHERSON TO PLAY OTTAWA BRAVE FRI.

Ottawa One Of Strong Teams In The Conference

With no home game for nearly a month Coach Melvin Binford will Journey to Ottawa Friday night for his second Conference game of the season with the Ottawa university.

team. It is understood that the coach will take eight or ten men with him.

Ottawa has one of the strongest teams in the Kansas conference this year, however, they have not wot any Conference game and have lost two games Ottawa has Kepner, who is going to be one or the high scorers at the Conference this year add who at the present time is second to Larson. Bethany

Mon.. Jan. 19—The College Men's Glee club benefit concert was given this evening in the Congregational church of McPherson before an appreciative audience. The Men’s glee club won assisted by the Ladies Glee club, the College Male quartet, the Ladies' quartet, Miss Margaret Shelley. Miss Fern Lingenfelter. Miss Jessie Brown, and Miss Lucile Crabb.

The concert was under the direction of Mrs. Anna C. Tate.

Of Last Week's Games

Wichita U. 19. Bethany 16. K-Wesleyan 28. Baker 21. Bethany 29. Ottawa 21. Friends 23. McPherson 20. St. Mary's 28. Baker 23,

Lute Additions Swelling Total Number Of Books

BENEFIT IS ENJOYED

Given In City Church By Music Organizations

"In many states a hunting license entitles one to one deer and no more. Just like a marriage license.”—Louisville Courier-Journal.

Next spring we are going to make a very intensive study of the unemployment problem We graduate then—Exchange

NOT EVEN SERIOUSLY INJURED

A cowpuncher ordered a steak at a restaurant. The waiter brought it In—rare-very rare. The cow puncher looked at It and demanded that It be returned to the kitchen and cooked.

" 'Tis cooked," snapped the waiter.

"Cooked- said our friend the puncher. "I've seen critters hurt  worse than that and get well.”'