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	Put your troubles in a pocket with a hole in it. A successful person works on what he likes whether he makes money at it or not.

BUSINESS STAFF

REPORTERS

For the last two weeks the theme of the Y. M. C. A. meetings has

been "Cooperation” .Men who are connected with successful cooperation

enterprises have talked to the members of the college organization

them facts which have stirred them to consider the value of cooperative

However, anyone who happened to be around last Wednesday could

have had little doubt that McPherson college students need few lessons on cooperation. With the loyal support of every student—yes, and even some of the faculty members—McPherson college donned its working clothes and worker. Raking leaves, trimming trees, mowing lawns, hauling  away tin cans and other trash,-every one went at his task with a will and a spirit that surprised even the students themselves. And it accomplished results.

Even though the time was short for such a task, the appearance of our campus was materiality benefited by the M. C. Improvement Day.

It is such achievements that have earned for our school and her stu-dent body an enviable reputation for the loyal school spirit found here, and the right to be designated as a School of Quality.

NEXT YEAR'S EDITOR

The election is over, and a capable candidate has been selected by the student body to edit next year's Spectator. Una Ring, who is to fill this position, has been a loyal member of the Spectator staff this year, and has always shown an excellent desire to aid in putting out paper  worthy of the school. In addition to her work on the college paper she has had experience as a member of the McPherson Hi Life staff. She is an active and popular student taking part in many school activities. We join in wishing her well in her work with the Spectator next year.

MR. WELLS AND THE FUTURE

Western civilization will not fall in or in a hundred years, it's falling now. Words to that effect were recently uttered by Mr. H. G. Wells

In an address in New York. Various other historians, critics, and scientists are saying the same thing. It can't be the depression entirely because ten years agp there appeared in Germany a monumental work on "The Decline of the West" in which Oswald Spengler attempted to show that from a historical and sociological standpoint, western civilization is doomed. The reasons and facts advanced for such theses are too intricate and involved to be stated here but it is significant that with the exception of a few pro-fessional optimists, this view is becoming largely accepted in "thinking".

circles.

   Of course, this is of little importance to the average college student,

The downfall of Europe is of slight importance compared to the "spring party.” Then, too, one can push the whole idea to the background and dis-miss it as the raving of some half-witted gloom-spreader. That, however, does not alter the fact that there are between 25 million and 30 million men under arms in the world; that the economic systems of the world are completely unjointed; that the most potent force for social revolution-Communism- is enjoying better success in Russia than anyone ever thought possible; that one nation (Japan) can run rampant over a comparatively helpless neighbor while the rest of the civilized (?) world sends polite dip-lomatic noted and threatens in a tea-party manner; that the biggest scoun-drel this or any country has seen in modern times can bargain with the federal government about his jail sentence. Not alarming to most of us,

just slightly irritating.

Possibly Mr. Wells is deluded. It may be that he is seeking publi-city. He could get more publicity, however, by entering a marathon dance. From the back row, we hear the smart boys saying, "Well, what do you suggest?" Merely this, a lively interest in modern affairs and less running after a cure-all. More sound thinking and less devour servitude to ox-cart sentiment might be of some service. -William Jewel Student.

How many people would like to be good, if only they might be good without taking trouble about it! They do not like goodness well enough to hunger and thirst after it, or to sell all they have that may be but have it; they will not batter at the gate of the kingdom of heaven; but they look with pleasure on this or that serial castle of righteousness, and think it would be rather nice to live in it. -George MacDonald

Did you ever hear that Sultan of Turkey slept in a bed eight feet wide and twelve feet long? Well, don't believe it, for that's a lot of bunk.

It's foolish to kick against things you can't help/ But you don't know you can't help them, until you have kicked.

ber of books checked out from the beginning of the school year of 1925-26 up to the present, the end of the tenth week of the fourteenth semes-ter since the record has bees kept in 234,022.

Beginning from the first of the year of 1928-29 the departments ranking the highest on the average in their demand for books are Edu-cation, English and History, in order  given.

Circulation of books has been plo-ted by the week, a tabulation which also reveals interesting information. The heaviest reading is done the first nine weeks of the semester, gen-eraly. The last semester, however, was an exception; the peak of circu-lation was not reached until the eleventh week. This semester, thus far, the peak came the sixth week with a decided drop since that time.

CRUMBS THAT FALL

The three students who have been working for Dr. J. Willard Hershey in discovering a way to make bigger and better synthetic diamonds have recently and temporarily turned their attention to the liquifaction of nitrogen. Leland Enberg, Walton Smith, and John Austin, accured a machine which was built for this purpose. It was sent by the courtesy of the Pur-itan Compressed Gas Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri, and was kept here during the Academy of Science demonstration.

The liquifaction process has made it possible to separate nitrogen from the air in exactly the same manner as oxygen is extracted. During the past decade millions of dollars have been spent to develop processes whereby nitrogen could be fixed, or in other words combined with other elements in the form of useful nitrates. Such filtrates are essential for fertilizer and they also constitute a necessary ingredient of many high explosives during war. Our atmos-phere is approximately four-fifths ni-trogen, which can readily be extracted by the liquifaction process. The

synthetic production of ammonia, urea, and other useful nitrates is be-ing rapidly developed. The United States government plant at Muscle Shoals was erected primarily for this purpose, and is is the largest air liquifaction plant in the world.

The fixation of nitrogen is now claiming the attention of many scientists who are seeking to discover newer and better means of its ac-complishment.

As yet this process has not proved successful. Solid carbon dioxide was used but it too proves unsuccessful.

Liquid nitrogen has a liquifying temperature of -319 degrees Fahren-heit. It acts like water on a hot stove, and evaporates very rapidly. For this’ reason it was impossible to secure any portion of it for experi-

Recently some "Blue Ground" was secured by the chemistry department, directly from Africa. This is said to be the substance which contains dia-monds. The "Blue Ground" will be analyzed in the McPherson laboratory. Smith, Enberg, and Austin

Tomorrow afternoon, if the weather permits, the Bulldogs will meet the Bethany Swedes here in tennis matches, according to arrangements made early this morning. The Swedes always strong in tennis, will keep the McPherson men on their toes if they expect to win. Friday afternoon our track team goes to Bethel at Newton for a tennis and

track meet, and next Wednesday we meet the Swedes there in track.

Hazel and Noel Rhoades and Mo-dena Kauffman, all of Topeka, visited on the campus during the weekend. Prof. Milton Dell, Ted Dell, and Pauline Dell motored to their respec-tive homes near Beatrice, Nebraska, Saturday afternoon. Donald Trostle, Verle Ohmart, Delbert Kelly, and Wilbur Yoder were in Wichita during the week-end on a business and pleasure trip. Mildred, Doyle and Posey Jamison motored to Topeka during the week-end. Louise Ikenberry, Vernon Rhoades and the Frank-McGaffey family motored to Lindsborg Sunday. Loren Rock was called to his home at Enterprise, Friday, because of an auto accident in which his sister Mildred was injured. MEET SWEDES TOMORROW

Landes: "What's the best month to get married in?" J. T.: "Octembruary." Landes: "Why, there is no such J. T.: "Just no"

it to first, just loo late by the fraction of a second and the wrap yells out "Safe," this faculty man tells him he is perfect. And rather inci-dentally, we happened to notice that aforementioned pitcher was out playing baseball without any socks to cover his lovely ankles—this is just to warn him to keep away from Prexy or the dean of women when he is in such an undressed condition.

We can’t spend all the time on this "fascinating pitcher—the catcher is quite as entertaining. He is one of these little fellows who finds it difficult to bold such a large object as a baseball in both of his small hands no usually the ball goes on past him and he picks it up near the backstop. (We came to the conclusion, after careful consideration, that someone invented backstops after college faculties began playing baseball). He is quite a brave man though, for when those big fellows from the opposing

doesn't budge one inch but just lets them crash into him and takes it grinning. He has been seen to pick

than once after such a mishap.

One of the fielders doesn't seem to be much of a ball player, but he has a costume that is a wow. Whoops, my death! If you want to see a man in an intriguing ensemble just get a glimpse of this fellow. I wouldn't mind giving you a short description. He wears large brown oxfords of some sort, they are actually monstrous and must be at least three sizes too large, when you see them you realize why he encounters so

much difficulty in his running. He encompasses his legs in a pair of greenish blue socks and above these he wears tan knickers—they have a beautiful blouse at the knee. Instead of a shirt there is some sort of brown suede jacket and to top it all off, a tiny little cap is placed very carefully on top of his head in order to protect the bald spot up there from the dangerous rays of the sun. This is the same fellow we saw pacing up

before it was time for him to journey to the church and present his excel-

Another fielder, I think he is usually shortstop, seems to be quite efficient at catching flies which come his direction, although I did see him miss one and he said something which sounded very much like “darn." But we aren't criticizing him for that, we would have probably said something worse. He is very demonstrative too from all ap-pearance—loving and affectionate— instead of making some bright re-mark when his team makes a partic-ularly brilliant play he throws his arm around the fellow who is nearest him and gives him a fierce em-brace. Don’t know where he learn-ed all the technique. I think he is

the same guy who knocked a home run and then came back and laughed about it until it was time for him to bat again.

The third baseman has a wonderful running form —It looks quite like a duck waddle or it might be compared to a cow's attempt at galloping. No matter, he always gets where he

We haven't enumerated all of these outstanding ball players, and in fact, not all of our professors seem to find it possible to expand part of their energy playing on a baseball diamond. There are two or three others we would like to see out there, it might even be a better way to lose that corpulent appearance than riding a

This team so far seems to be rath-help of a couple coaches from down

probably aren't needed greatly. Perhaps their success is due to the fact that they intimidate the opposing players, but according to most opinions, they are just naturally good.

It is a great team and they play the game- if any of you wish to spend an hour doing something which is truly entertaining, we suggest you travel out and witness the Faculty Baseball Team take the next game from some of these conceited college

BIG SENIOR FESTIVAL

HERE NEXT SATURDAY

sic faculty.

Many entries also have been re-ceived for the high school tennis tournament which will take place on the McPherson College courts in co-nection with the Senior Festival.

The big banquet for high school seniors will be held at 6:30 p. m. in the parlors of the Church of the Brethren, and an attendance of at least 300 hundred guests from towns near McPherson is expected. Dean F. A. Replogle will act as toastmas-ter for the banquet, for which a vari-ied program has been arranged. Prof. R. E. Mohler will give the main talk of the evening. Other fea-tures of the program will include group singing led by Blanch Harris, a reading by Miss Delia Lehman, a vocal solo by Mrs. Anna Tate, a one-act play. " Not Quite Such a Goose," directed by Esther Brown, and other musical numbers by quarter, violin, and piano.

The Senior Festival is a day always anticipated with pleasure by high school graduates of the McPherson college area, and a large group of guests should be on hand next Saturday,

M. C. GROUPS CARRY

INVITATION TO SENIORS

Announce High School Festival Program in Nearby Schools

BLAIRS WILL ENTERTAIN

GLEANINGS FROM THE HEWS

Meher Baba, the Indian spiritual leader whose disciples call him "the Messiah,” and "the god man," will speak fr the first time in eight years when he reaches the United States this month. He comes to establish a spiritual retreat similar to Mahatma Gandhi’s in India. When he made his vow of silence eight years ago it was to last until he reached New York.

The British people are patting themselves on their backs for the heroic war they taxed themselves to balance their budget. When the house and the senate get through with our own revenue bill we can do a little buck patting ourselves—and a lot of digging into our pockets.

Great Britain has resumed its an-cient position among the powers of Europe. Not only is there a return of funds into sterling, but also there is unmistakable evidence of an enormous recovery of political prestige. Last summer it looked as though London had ceased to command that Paris was supreme.

Pierre Laval, former French premier, will have an opportunity to come back in power in the May elections in France. There are 612 deputies to be elected. Nineteen years ago Laval was elected a deputy for the first time, and in 1924 was lead-er of the socialist and radical party. His first cabinet position was as Minister of Public Works. Five years ago Laval left the house for the senate, where he did not affiliate himself with any political parly. A year ago he was elected premier. His

ago. So far as cabinet rank is concerned be traded positions with the present Premier Tardleu.

It will be many years before Great Britain consents to an All-Indian Federal Government. India buys ten per cent of the total export from Great Britain each year. If India were allowed to exercise independence i foreign relations, financial affairs and trade policies, it would fatally disarrange the present economic order. When India is no longer one of Great Britain’s chief customers, it can hope for independence.

FORMER STUDENT HONORED tell and show by means of pictures the truth, about the animal life of Africa, in order to dispel the current belief that Africa is a most danger-ous country. He stated that "the native armed with a spear is no more dangerous than the American youth armed with an automobile."

Dr. Burrell used alternating groups of lantern slide pictures on moving pirturee to illustrate his talk. All of the pictures shown were taken with great difficulty and care, and displayed unusual success from the efforts put forth by Dr. Barrett and his African expedition in taking pictures of the animals and plants of Africa. They demonstrated in a graphic manner the truth of the speakers repeated statement that wild animals of the tropics will treat one right if only given half a chance.

The science meeting was concluded Saturday afternoon after a day spent mostly in discussion of papers presented in the various sections of the conference.

The artificial diamond electric furnace used by Pr. Hershey and the chemistry department in diamond making” formed a part of the exhibits on display during the Academy of Science meeting in Room 108 of Harnly Hall. Two of the diamonds made by the famed process devised by Dr. Hershey also were on display, including the largest artificial dia-mond in the world and the first ever made in the United States. Most of the exhibits were various kinds of scientific apparatus shown by manufacturers of such supplies.

The advertising copy is now in the hands of the printing company, the  McPherson Daily Republican, and while a small part of the regular copy must yet be organized, most of it goes to the press this week. All of the pictures are in the hands of the engravers, the Mid-continent Company at Wichita.

The 1932 Quadrangle will be deliv-ered to the students May 16 accord-ing to Editor Donald Trostle. This will be more than a week earlier than the usual time for delivery of the yearbook.

Now is the season for Partoes, Banquets and Picnics. Keep looking for your best by visiting Hawley Barber and Beauty Shop regularly. We know your needs. Ask our Bulldog Friends. Hawley Barber and Beauty Shop. Phone 499.-Adv.

Yearbook Will Be Delivered Week Earlier Than Usual Only the finishing touches remain to be done to the 1932 Quadrangle. McPherson College annual. All of

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WESLEYAN TAKES DUAL TRACK CONTEST FRIDAY

Thurs., April 14- The Bulldogs lost a dual track and field meet to the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes this afternoon. The final score was 88_1/2 to 42_3/4. Wesleyan had the upper hand during the entire meet, but the Bulldogs showed considerable improvement from the week be-

McGill, star distance man of the Bulldogs ran a great race in the mile

Wesleyan runner, led most of the way in this race, but McGill passed him in a final sprint and won by about five yards.

Van Nortwtck tied the half mile, his time being 2:11.4

Ward Williams made a desperate attempt to win the two mile after trailing most of the way, but was nosed out by inches.

Boxberger of Kansas Wesleyan won the shot, discus, and javelin, and made good records in all of them. He also placed second in the broad jump.

The summary of the meet is as fol-lows;

100-yard dash- Won by Robinson, Wesleyan; McIntyre, Wesleyan, second; Ohmart, McPherson, third. Time, 10.3.

220-yard dash—Won by McIntyre. Wesleyan; Ohmart, McPherson, sec-ond; Barnes Wesleyan, third. Time 23.9

440-yard dash- Won by Robinson Wesleyan; Smith, Wesleyan, second; Williams, McPherson, third. Time 54.

880-yard run- Won by Van Nort-wick, McPherson, and Eckert, Wesleyan; Dickerson, Wesleyan, third. Time, 2.11-4.

Mile run—Won by McGill, McPherson: Hards, Wesleyan, second; Perrill, Wesleyan, third. Time, 4.45.

Two mile run—Won by Dillinger, Wesleyan; Williams, McPherson, second; Hards. Wesleyan, third. Time. 11.42-5.

High hurdles—Won by Barnes. Wesleyan; Himes, McPherson, sec-ond; Suran, Wesleyan, third. Time 17.

Low hurdles- Won by Milton, Wesleyan; Buckland, Wesleyan, second; Bloom, McPherson, third. Time, 26.6.

Shot- Won by Boxberger, Wesley-an; Zinn, McPherson, second; Rock, McPherson, third. Distance, 42 feet, 1 inch.

Javelin- Won by Boxberger, Wes-eyan; Rock, McPherson, second; Dyck, Wesleyan third. Distance, 180 feet.

High Jump-Won by Himes and Williams, McPherson, and Moore and Suran, Wesleyan. Height, 5 feet, 7 inches.

Pole vault—Won by Milton, Wesleyan; Wiggins, McPherson, second; Suran Wesleyan, third. Height, 10

feet, 8 inches.

Discus—Won by Boxberger, Wes-leyan; Zinn,McPherson, second.

Rock, McPherson, third. Distance, 130 feet, 2 inches.

Broad jump—Won by Robinson, Wesleyan; Boxberger, Wesleyan, sec-ond; Himes, McPherson, third. Distance; 21 feet, 3.5 inches.

Relay—Won by Wesleyan. Time, 3:35.

NEW COURTS SOON READY

PLAN AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM FOR PLAY DAY

Sports, Luncheon, Banquet, & May Day Program Will Be Features of Affair

Plans are going forward for the W. A. A. Play Day to be held at McPherson college on Friday, April 29, when members of the Women's Athletic Associations of several Kansas colleges will gather to participate in various sports.

The day's program will include contests in basketball, volleyball, baseball, track, and tennis between teams composed of W. A A. members from different schools.

A luncheon is planned for the participants at noon, and in the evening a banquet for all W. A. A. members present will be served in the College Church basement.

Following the banquet a May Day program consisting of folk dancing and the crowning an May Queen of the best athlete of the day will be held in the college chapel.

Those in charge of the arrange-ment area are Mildred Stutzman, Velma bean, Adelyn Taylor, Ada Brunk, Mary Weddle, and Nellie Collins, president of the local organization.

— drippings — THE DOPE BUCKET

Three McPherson runners ran the kind of races that spectators like to see last Thursday against Kansas Wesleyan and they certainly looked good in their events. Each of these men came from behind at the last of those distance runs and thrilled the McPherson spectators, McGill came from behind and won the mile. Van Nortwick tied for first in the half, and Williams lost by inches in a last desperate attempt in the two mile.

Verle Ohmart is getting back into form of other years as was in evidence in the meet with Wesleyan. Verle took a second and third and ran in faster races than the week previous. Verle formerly ran the quarter, but is now running the 100 and 220.

George Zinn and Loren Rock each got good throws in their respective events, namely discus and javelin but were beaten by the famous Boxber-ger of Wesleyan in last week's meet. This man Boxberger is a good team himself and always makes his share of the points.

COYOTES TAKE TENNIS MATCHES FROM BULLDOGS

Says That German Students Lead a More Colorful Life

Wed., April 13—Adolph Frantz, a recent comer from Germany where he has been engaged in educational work, presented in the chapel hour

He revealed the conditions in Germany from a student’s angle.

He first made some general statements about the universities of Germany. There are twenty-three state universities in Germany. Two of these were started in the 14th century and others have been added to the number in more recent centuries. He stated that the University of Munich has 8,000 students.

The present day universities there were compared to those of our own country. He stated that the medical department has a vary large enroll-

ment. In comparison with universi-ties in the United States the physical equipment is rather lacking, but like some American students the German students also have scarcity of money. However. MV. Frantz expressed his belief that the German students have a much more colorful life, and went ahead to show some phases of their college life. They have many student organizations, many vacations, athletics—especially football, duelling on a small scale, tours, and many student movements. The students al-so have a much more general inter-nal in politics.

He made the following brief comparison of qualities of the German student and the American student. The German university students are on the average two years younger; they are more clannish: they are equally intellectual; but morally inferior, which is caused by drinking and the general condition of their

LOWRY SPEAKS DURING

'COOPERATION' PROGRAM

Tues., April 19—A second program on the subject of “Cooperation” took place in the Y. M. C. A. meeting this morning, with Mr. William Lowry of the Alliance Exchange Grocery company as the speaker.

Mr. Lowry said that cooperation is not a new thing, but that history reveals many incidents of cooperative activity. The three divisions of cooperative systems, he sair, are cooperative distribution, cooperative production, and cooperative financial organization.

Forty-three years ago, the speaker said, the “Alliance" movement began in Kansas, designed to cut out the unfair profit of the middleman. The McPherson company, which began then, has survived better than many others, largely because or dividends being paid to stockholders based on business done with the company's store and the accumulation of a surplus to tide the organization over economic depressions.

Shank: “Professor, I can't go to class today. I don’t feel well.’’

Replogle: "Where don’t you feel well?”

Shank “In class."

GIVE PART OF THE PLAY

Several members of the senior class at McPherson high school came to the college last Monday morning to present a few sketches from the high school Senior Play. "Apple-sauce," during the chapel period. The play, a three-act comedy, was presented last night in the Community Building.

Many a wife has helped her bus-band to the top of the ladder. And then left him there while she decided to have that picture somewhere else.

MARTHA ANDES LEADS WORLD SERVICE GROUP

Binford and Gottmann Win in Singles—Other Matches Are Dropped to Visitors