VOL. XV

McPherson college, McPherson, Kansas, Wednesday, mar. 23, 1932

NUMBER 26

M.C DEBATERS TIE BETHANY SWEDES FOR

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH TWO VICTORIES

COMING EVENTS

Affirmative Team Wins Over Friends University—Negative Squad Claims Victory Over Sterling in Two Contests Friday Night

FINAL CONTEST APRIL 5

Bethany and McPherson Will Fight it Out fir State Title Double Debate

NINE M. C. SINGERS TAKE PART IN “MESSIAH”

Fri., MAr. 18- Professor Hess and his winning debaters again came through tonight with two victories over Kansas Intercollegiate Debating League contenders, thereby going in-to a tie with the Bethany Swedes for the state championship. The Swedes won their two debates earlier in the

The final debate for the state championship will occur on Tuesday night, April 5, in the form of a dual debate. Instead of one critic judge as in the other varsity debates this year there will be three judges at Lindsborg and three at McPherson for the final debate. Judges will give their decisions along with percen-tages for each contestant, so that in case ot a tie in placing, the championship can be determined on the basts of percentages won by each school contenting. Last year the Mc-Pherson debaters took their fifth, state championship on the basis of an advantage in points over Wichita university. Champions of the southern half of the state.

Coach Hess is looking forward to a hard contest with Bethany, with the odds at present favoring neither team. The Bethany team took an ex-tended debate trip into northern Kansas and Nebraska this spring, winning a good part of the contests entered with some of the leading  schools of the territory. Next week a Bethany team composed of Carl Lundquist and Loren Sibley will go to a national contest at Tulsa, Oklahoma, accompanied by the coach, Prof. Martin J. Holcomb. The latter has been at Bethany approximately the same length of time that Profes-sor Hess has coached at McPherson,

with his forensic contestants during that time.

Tonight the McPherson affirma-tive team, composed of Lilburn Gott-mann and Ward Williams, debated Hoff and Hinshaw of the Friends university negative team, winning by what the judge termed as a rather close decision. Prof. G. R. R. Pflaum, debate coach at Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, acted as critic Judge.

At the same time Lawrence Lehman and Waller Whitman of the Mc-

over the Sterling affirmative squad in a contest held at Sterling. Super-intendent Frank L. Irwin of the Stafford city schools, the critic Judge, indicated that the margin held by the McPherson debaters was not particularly close. Prof. J. H. Fries accompanied the McPherson contestants to Sterling.

When the Lindsborg Oratorio Society gave its 150th rendition of Handers Messiah last Sunday, nine representatives of McPherson college were among those who took part, Miss Margaret Shelley, violin instructor here, and Donald Evans, played in the orchestra. Rosalind Almen and Lois Edwards sang alto in the choruses: Vera Flora and Gulah Hoover, soprano; Harvey Shank and Everett Fashnacht, tenor; and Blanch Harris, bass. The Messiah is given twice annually — at the beginning and at the close of each annual Beth-

All week—Pre-Ester services held every evening at College Church.

Sun., Mar. 27—Easter sunrise ser-vice, featuring cantata-pageant, “Behold, He Llveth.” In church at 5:45

Monday and Tuesday- Y. M. C. A. sponsors two day meeting; Dr. James S. Chubb speaking.

World Service Mission Study

SENIOR FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 23

Music Contest, Tennis Tourna-ment, and Banquet for High School Seniors Planned

URGE PRIZES FOR MUSIC

ENTHUSIASM RAPIDLY GROWING FOR RECORD

BREAKING BOOSTER BANQUET 9 DAYS HENCE

Ticket Sale Begins in Earnest Tomorrow—Many Tickets Already Sold to Alumni of College—LeRoy Doty,

’25, Aids in Campaign

NEW C. E. PRESIDENT

“FACULTY BUYS 100 PER CENT

INSTALLATION SERVICE HELD TUESDAY MORNING

Miss Della Lehman Presents Address—Dr. Bright Delivers Charge

An impressive installation service

lege chapel when the now members of the Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. cabinets were initiated Into their positions for the coming year. After the invocation by Clinton Trostle, re-

Scholarships Totalling $105.50 To Be Given in Violin, Voice, and Piano.

Ladies of College Church to Have Charge of Menu—College

Everett Fasnacht, sophomore, was elected president of the College Church Christian Endeavor group for the coming year at the election Sunday evening.

CANDIDATES MUST FILE BY END OF THE WEEK

Dean R. E. Mohler has been sel-ected as chairman of the committee in charge of the annual Senior Fes-tival sponsored by McPherson col-lege, which is to be given this year on Saturday, April 23.

As in past years the college will

sponsor musical contests in piano, violin, and voice in connection with the Senior Festival. The prizes in each, in the adult division, will be

First prize: a $25.00 music tuition scholarship.

Seven Have Already Turned in Necessary Petitions for Primary Election

Seven candidates for the various Offices of the school have thus far presented their nomination petitions to Ralph Keedy, president of the Student Council, who will have a general  charge of the spring elections. However, a number of the petitions have not yet obtained the necessary fifty signers, and will probably be in to the student Council president before Friday of this week. This will

WHAT? Second Annual McPherson College Booster

Banquet.

WHEN? Friday night, April 1.

WHERE? Community Building.

Wed., March 23—Only nine more days until the second annual McPherson college Booster Banquet! Plans are rapidly nearing completion for the banquet, which will be the first day of April. The banquet is expected to be one of the outstanding affairs of the year’s calendar of events. According to Prof R. E. Mohler, advertising manager for the banquet, the ticket sale will begin in dead earnest tomorrow. The faculty has alreardy purchased tickets 100%.

ets will soon be made available to

all, in a city-wide variety advertising cam-

An exceptionally good program is assured, with Dr. Burris Jenkins ,noted radio speaker, author, and lec-turer the main speaker of the evening. Dr. Jenkins is the well-known minister of the Linwood Boulevard Christian Church in Kansas City. He has had a varied career, ad is es-pecially well suited to speak on his subject for the Booster Banquet.

America."

Other speakers on the program include Dean Paul Lawson of Kansas university, Lawrence; State Superin-tendent of Schools George Allen of Topeka, and Superintendent Huest-ner of the Salina Public Schools. Musical entertainment for the pro-gram will be furnished by the Mc-Pherson college musical organizations.

tiring president of the Y. M. C. A., Miss Della Lehman gave a short ad-

She said that after a college education, the world has a right to ex-

There are unlimited possibilities for the person who makes the most of his advantages. Just a handful of clay becomes china, sand becomes

tiful snow, so can the lives of people be changed and transformed when subjected to the proper influences, said Miss Lehman.

The college ladles’ quartet sang a selection, "Jesus Savior, Pilot Me,"

cabinet members. Alberta Yoder, leaving the office of president of the Y. W. C. A. gave the benediction. The processional and recessional were played by Mildred Ronk.

are ns follows;

WELSH SINGERS GIVE

EXCEPTIONAL CONCERT

Wed., Mar, 16—The Welsh Imperial Singers, famous chorus of fourteen men's voices, rendered a program of music this evening at the Community Building which was exceedingly pleasing to the large audience present. Under their able leader, R. Festyn Davies, the group presented men's chorus numbers of beauty and perfection accomplished only through the years of training Individually received by the members

Among the beat received numbers were such well known songs as "March of the Man or Harlech". "Liebestraum", "Goin Home", "All Through the Night", "Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming", and “Pilgrim's Chorus. Numerous tenor and bass solo numbers also added to the variety of the program, which was the last of the Community Lyceum Course for this season.

BE THERE!

Second prize: a $12.50 music tui-tion scholarship.

entering this contest, who enrolls in the McPherson college music department during the year following the contest and who does not win a scholarship. The rules of the contest are as follows:

1. No student enrolled in the Music Department of McPherson college at the present time is eligible.

3. The composition used is optional with the contestant, but shall not exceed eight minutes in length.

3. Students under thirteen years of age shall enter the Juvenile con-

adult contest.

5. The Judges shall consist of the music faculty of McPherson college.

6. Name of the composition used must be in the hands of Miss Jessie Brown not later than Wednesday evening, April 20.

The hours of the contests have been designated as follows:

be the closing date for nomination of candidates for the primary, which is to take place on Thursday, March 31.

Each candidate is to select a campaign manager, who will have charge of all publicity regarding his candidate, and will either select a speaker or act as nominating speaker for him in the Nominating Convention, to be held in the chapel on March 31.

To date the following have been placed in nomination for the school offices by presentation of duty signed petitions:

Those desiring further information regarding the music contest are instructed to write to Miss Jessie Brown, Dean of Music, McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas.

Those desiring information regarding the Tennis Tournament to be held on April 23, or the Senior Festival the same evening, may write to R. E. Mohler. Chairman Senior Festival Committee, McPherson Col-|lege, McPherson, Kansas.

What a number of things a river does by simply following Gravity in the innocence of its heart.

Men write clever sneers at religion, but never have one served on their

President of Student Council—Milo Stucky.

Treasurer of Student Council— Editor of the Spectator—Everett

Business Manager of the Spectator —J. T. Williams.

Editor of the Quadrangle— Delbert Kelly.

Business Manager of the Quad

rangle—Wilbur Yoder.

Men’s Cheer leader—Tommy Taylor

Candidates and campaign mana-gers are urged to get the nomination petitions in at once in order to place

mary. A large number of candidates will not only allow for a more rep-resentative selection, but will add to the interest of the election and pre-

complimentary vote affairs.

As soon as the weather permits, the members of the Women's Ath-letic Association are scheduled to begin competition in several new sports. Mildred Stutzman is W. A. A. manager for baseball, which is to be inaugurated soon, in addition to this sport tennis and track also will occupy the attention of the Associates.

ANNE JANET ALLISON

ENTERTAINS IN CHAPEL

Wed., MAr. 16- The musical pro-gram given in the chapel hour this morning consisted of vocal and piano numbers. Miss Mildred Dahlinger sang "Dawn" by Curran; "April Rain" by Speaks; and "May Morning"  by Denza. Miss Anne Janet Allison  played the following piano numbers "Prelude" by Chopin; "Valse" by Chopin: and "impromptu" by Schubert.

Miss Allison is a pupil under Miss Fern Lingenfelter, while Miss Dahlinger is a student of voice under Mrs. Tate.

The faculty and students of the college, as well as many friends of the college, are enthusiastically boosting the coming banquet. Mc-Pherson's civic organizations are backing the banquet and are assuring  its success. Among the organiza-tions which have heartily endorsed the banquet are the Chamber of commerce, the Retailers' Association,  the Ministerial Alliance, the Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Rotary and Lions Clubs.

The banquet menu must not be overlooked. Many a dormitory-led student will welcome tthis opportuni-ty to step out into society and attend a real banquet with all the fix-

excelled cooks.

Tickets for the banquet sell at a minimum of ten dollars, with additional tickets for the members of the same family obtainable at one dollar each. All college students may purchase tickets for one dollar. The entire proceeds from the banquet will go into the McPherson college Loyalty fund for the support and en-dowment of the college.

Mr. LeRoy Doty of Hutchinson, a graduate of McPherson in the class of '25, has already been active in towns near McPherson selling tickets for the banquet. He reported approximately a dozen tickets sold before Monday morning of this week in the short lime during which he has been working. He has sold many of these to alumni of the college, who in most instances gave twenty-five dollars and more for their tickets. The ticket  campaign will show a decided ac-celeration before the end of this week as college representatives begin their work in earnest. All tickets must be purchased by the morning of March 31. In order that those in charge of the menu will be able to calculate

TATE SINGS AT NEWTON

Mrs. Anna C. Tate, voice instructor at McPherson college, sang the soprano solos in the Easter cantata "Seven Last Words of Christ," by Dubois, in Newton, Sunday. The occasion was the annual rendition of this cantata by the mixed chorus of Bethel college. The cantata was pre-sented in the Newton City Auditorium.

WEDNESDAY, MAR. 23, 1932

CRUMBS THAT FALL

Anna May Strickler, A. B. '28 was a visitor in McPherson during the the week-end.

Florence Stucky, a student here last year, visited friends on the cam-pus and on College Hill, from Friday till Monday.

The world is always going wrong for the man who is going that way himself.

Mrs. Anna C. Tate was in Inman Friday and Saturday, where she and two others judged the McPherson county grammar school music and dramatic coldest. Most of the rural schools is the county entered contestants. The class A contest was won by the Windom school.

It to not so much what you say as the way you say it that gots you into trouble;

WHEN YOUTH FACES HIS WORLD OF TODAY

We who are in college are on the very brink of Iife. In a few more years we will be out on our own reel, supporting ourselves, facing and wrestling with our problems by ourselves. The greater part of the next few years must be years of intensive preparation if we are to enter into the future well equipped.

Everyone wants to succeed in life, and most of us want to be happy. To reach this goal that we set for ourselves there is one piece of armor that we must not fall to provide ourselves with. It Is friends, one of the prime necessities of Iife. What satisfaction do money, education, or talent give us if we are without friends? When the realities of life come rushing in upon us and overwhelm us, and we are vainly striving to establish a footing against all these odds, a word from a friend is going to be an inspiration.

With it all remember that there is one Friend each of us may have. He may become our geatest inspiration and our strongest arm of support. —Submitted.

Some people's talk is like a friendly battle of gay colored balloons-— gaily colored nothingness knocked from side to side; caught and returned or exploded in mid-air.

"We are not here to play, to dream, to drift.

We have hard work to do, and loads to lift.

Shun not the struggle—face it; 'tis your gift."

—“M"

BIRTHDAY BOOK

Kenneth Bitikofer went to his home in Hesston, Friday afternoon. He returned to the campus Sunday afternoon.

Eleven college students motored to Lindsborg to witness the last rehearsal of the Messiah, Friday night. Those making the trip include Ruth Ihde, Pearl Walker, Mildred Doyle, Grace Lerew, Lola Hawkins, Charles Austin, Glen Austin, Lloyd Larsen, Loren Rock, Posey Jamison, and Delbert Kelly.

the general theme of "The Call to Christian Discipleship." The purpose is to face the spiritual call and chal-lenge which the Christian religion puts forth, and to aid in bringing about the proper spirit for the Easter season.

" The Incalculable Rewards" is the subject for tonight's meeting. For the remainder of the week the sub-jects are as follows: Thursday-"Facing the alternatives ": Friday-"For This Cause"; Saturday' "Re-moving the Handicaps"; Sunday a. m — "Abiding Personalities"; Sun-day p. m.—"Able to Save to the Uttermost."

All of the Pre-Easter serices begin at 7:30 in the evening, and are confined to one hour in length. Special mask and other features will add to the interest, of the meetings. Students are urged to attend as often

WILL HISTORY DEFEAT ITSELF?

Six young people from Sabetha motored to the campus Saturday, where they were dormitory guests until their departure Monday morning. They were entertained chiefly by their former class-mates, Edith Bechtelheimer and Russell Carpen-ter. Those visiting from Sabetha were Orpha Lichty, Vera Keller, Ore-tha Miller, Kathryn Maynard, Dale Carpenter, and Glen Liehty.

in a recent speech a well-known economist referred to the meeting of a group of leading financial statisticians—experts in business forecasting— In York City on November 4. He quoted eight of these experts as follows;

"The farmer will not buy much from the proceeds of this harvest; and with the price declined in process throughout the world, there would seem to be very little prospect of any extensive business revival in the. near future."

"The general prospect is for slow and irregular business for ton years."

"I expect to see a long and slow recovery to a general level of sub-normal, slow business."

"Prices will advance a little from present levels and then fall once more. Recovery will be slow."

"Conditions abroad will continue to affect our business conditions here. It is a conservative estimate to say that ten years must elapse before we can see genuinely prosperous business in this country."

"Business will come back to fair, slow operations in three years."

"The period of adjustment will be long. It will take at least ten years."

“We must expect a slow return to a basis on which business can be done at a profit in about three years."

Then the economist continued; "These pessimistic forecasts were made on the 4th of November. But it was the 4th of November of the year 1921. At that time business was actually improving, although the experts did not know it. Within four mouths the gain was so marked that everybody could see it. Within sixteen months business was so far above normal that experts became frightened again. Today, the major economic factors are more favorable to a rapid recovery of business than they were in 1921. It is my sober belief that just as the Depressionists of 1921 were routed, an the Depressionists of 1931 are in for a ruda awakening."—From a Rotary Letter.

SEEN ON THE CAMPUS HEARD IN THE DORM.

COLLEGE CHURCH GIVES

PRE-EASTER SERVICES

Raymond Peterson of Portis, Kansas, who was enrolled in McPherson from 1928 to 1930 and now attends K. S. T. C. at Emporia, called on friends at the dormitory Saturday.

Mrs. J. Hugh Heckman was called to Fostoris, Illinois, last week on account of the death of her father, Mr. Andrew Sellers. The funeral occurred Friday afternoon. Mrs. Heckman is remaining in Illinois most of this week.

In cooperation with other churches of McPherson the College Church is conducting a series of Pre-Easter meetings this week, beginning last Sunday morning. The sermons for these meetings are being given by the pastor, Rev. H. F.Richards, on

Lloyd Larsen spent Saturday with relatives near Conway, Kansas.

Prof. Maurice A. Hess accompanied the varsity negative debate sound, Lawrence Lehman and Walter Wollman, to Sterling Friday night.

THE VALUE OF MISSION WORK IN INDIA

Recently Lord Irwin, former Viceroy of India, addressed a gathering in London and paid a striking tribute to the work of the missionary in that great land. He said among other things-

"While I was Viceroy I was able to see a good deal of their work, and appreciate not only its moral and social results, but the spirit in which it was conducted. Among outcasts and lepers, among criminal tribes, or aboriginal dwellers is jungle tracts. In crowded cities, and remote places in this hills, I have seen man and women slaving devotedly to translate the message of Christ into the practical language of Him who went about doing good. In spite of the tragedy of disunity within the Christian ranke, they are doing work of quite incalculable value to India, and their most powerful sermons, are their lives."—Contributed from the local World Service Group.

Alex Richards, a former McPherson college student, recently found a meteor weighing about six pounds near Lenora, Kansas. He has been spending the winter on the Hess Bangle farm while hunting for meteors. Richards has been working in the Lenora vicinity under the direction of Prof. H. H. Nininger of the Colorado School Mines, a former McPherson college instructor, Prof. Nininger to one of the country's fore-most authorities on meteors, having located many such bodies which are now in leading museums of the United States, among them the Field Museum at Chicago and the American Museum in New York City.

C. E. PRESIDENCY GOES

TO EVERETT FASNACHT

Succeeds L. Gottmann—Install-ment Services Sunday Night

MISS DELLA LEHMAN

GIVES EASTER MESSAGE

Booster Banquet Ticket Sale Is Inaugurated Monday

Roy Mason left Friday night for his home at Norborne, Missouri, where he spend the week-end. He returned to the campus early Monday morning.

Sun., Mar. 30—Everett Faunacht, sophomore, was elected president of the College Church Christian Ende-vor Society this evening at the annual election of officers. He suc-ceeds Lilburn Gottmann, who was elected last week to head the local Y. M. C. A. for the coming year. Fasnacht has been one of the most active members of the O. E. in his two years at McPherson, and his interest in Christian living and church work peculiarly fit him for he took as president of the society. Glen Austin, a freshman, was elected as vice-president; Faithe Ketterman was elected secretary and Edith Bechtelheimer won the contest for the treasurer's office. Both of the latter are also freshmen. The annual installment services at which the present officers of the C. K leave their duties and the new officers are inaugurated into their various tasks, will take place next Sunday.

Mon., Mar. 21- With an introduc-tion concerning the " Significance and Meaning of Easter." Miss Della Leh-man conduced the chapel period this morning. She said that when Jesus left the world he bequeathed what he had to various persons and groups, and that to his disciples he left, not sliver nor gold, but his Peace, the better gift.

Mias Lehman read a number of poems having the theme of "Peace", and a short reading from Henry Van Dyke, "The Footpath to Peace".

As a conclusion to the chapel pro-gram Dean R. E. Mohler and Dr. J. J. Yoder outlined the progress made so far on plans for the McPherson College Booster Banquet on April 1, and urged the students to buy tick-ets one hundred per cent for the evest. Students may obisis tickets

for one dollar each. Presidents of the four classes are directing sale of student tickets.

BOOST THE BOOSTER BANQUET!

Prof. and Mrs. R. E. Mohler, and daughter Elizabeth and Roberta, were in Hutchinson Saturday, on a business trip.

Cloy Hayes visited on the campus Sunday.

Lloyd Larsen was at the home of his cousin, Clyde Cline, near Conway, Saturday and Sunday.

Clinton and Donald Trostle spent the week-end in their home near McPherson.

Lloyd Diggs, class of '30, came to the campus Friday night, and left Saturday morning, accompanied by Vera Flora, for the Diggs home near Lyoms, Kansas, Sunday afternoon, they Motored to Lindsborg, where Miss Flora took part in the rendition of the Messiah. Sunday evening, they motored to Enterprise where

WEDNESDAY, MAR. 23, 1932

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