Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.—Thomas Carlyle. Was the proposed open house at Arnold postponed to give the ladies time to catch up on their housecleaning?

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NOVEL situations usually result in great amusement for the participants. The Leap Year party tomorrow evening is destined to be the cause of greater merriment than has yet been experienced on the campus this year. Fun and lots of it is un-doubtedly to be found by all who come.

Yet greater good than fun is to be derived from the Leap Year party and all that in incidental to it. Men have been forced to endure the agony of wondering. "Will I get a date to the party?" They have been confronted with the problem of answering tactless women who call anony-mously by phone and ask if they have a way to the party. More than one fellow has been embarrassed by listening to a feminine suitor ask several persons in immediate suc-cession for a date, then turn and ask him when he was obviously second or third choice-—maybe fourth or fifth. It falls the lot of the women, under the ordinary regime, to bear this humiliation.

Making dates for the party has not been all fun for the women. Breaking in on a steady has been cause for some concern. Fear of refusal has resulted in considerable consternation and apprehension. Discovery that most of the eligibles had been taken was a bit disconcerting to

TO ALL persons interested in pure word study, there will soon be made available on the library magazine rack a new periodical entitled "Words," published independently in California by two men greatly interested in philology. It is "a periodical devoted to the origin, history, and etymology of English words." All amateur lexicographers will find a great deal of valuable and useful information in the paper.

The articles are all written by experts and recognized authorities from our large colleges and universities. Vocabulary building is treated every month by the editor himself. Derivations and cognates from many languages, old and new, form interesting subjects for discussions. Queer words, the use of words, spe-cialized terms, the alphabet, neologisms, influence of foreign tongues, and many other items make an in

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those who did not speak early. Latent qualities of originality in entertaining are awakened by the shift of this responsibility to the women. This query has been heard, "What shall we do with our dates if the party is out early?"

Some ordinary problems brought about by dating which concern both sexes are considerably exaggerated, and are thereby made quite obvious by the reversal of the usual custom. Gossip is a much greater temptation because matters which are ordinarily taken for granted are forced into one's consciousness. Time is another element, the importance of which is made more clear by leap year dating. The "dater" wishes to be certain of a date. He (or she), therefore, attempts to make a date as far in advance as possible. The "datee" does not always find it convenient to make definite plans very far into the future. It seems that compromise is the best solution of the problem of time.

Whether the party itself be a flop or a grand success, one great value shall come from it. Each sex will have been enabled to see the other’s viewpoint. This will further mutual understanding and tend to lessen the problems of dating. As for Leap Year parties we say, "Let’s have more of 'em.” tensely gripping romance of the study of words.

One of the most palpable weaknesses of college students in general is their feeble vocabularies. Meagre vocabularies and a paucity of available words for ready use make conversation and writing pitifully threadbare. It is true that most persons have what is known as a latent vocabulary, which contains many words faintly recognized when read but not actively used or understood in conversation. Words, however, are of only half value if they can not be made to serve in a kinetic way. Thus such a magazine as "words" is patently valuable to any person who desires to build a rich word-stock with an abundance of precise terms ready to flow from tongue and pen. For your intelligent consideration we recommend the study of "Words."—K. W.

cidentally, the young man finally gives up, voluntarily, his power because of his disgust for the trouble it caused.

From one angle the young man was in a very serious position. The crushing responsibility which was laid at his door was one not to be taken lightly. His was the ability to create vast wealth and power for himself; or to revolutionize men’s thinking; or to abolish all the social evils which have haunted men for ages.

But the burden, and also the temptation, to the individual becomes immeasurably greater in our hypothetical case, because the au-thority can be used but once. There-upon we must seek some one practical way to bring man to his highest happiness and to abolish, if possible, his worst evils. The key to the situation, perhaps, is best offered in Jesus’ teaching of love. As Dr. Guig-nebert says, "The law of love involves purity, veracity, chastity, benevolence, humility,    gentleness,

mercy, and application of the Golden Rule." It is at once obvious that these lie in complete antithesis to the root of the basic evils of the day. The application of the law of love would indirectly destroy virtually all the ills of humanity.

Perhaps this is oversimplification. Perhaps the law of love would not be practical. Perhaps war is really necessary. Anyway, the question is worth pondering, for it leads us directly to the basic root of all social maladjustment. And we can’t help wondering just what we would do if we could make any wish we wanted.

As It Seems To Me

Loyalty

Webster says that loyalty is faithfulness to country, friend, promise, or duty. In other words it is a devotion to country, task, friend, or self.

It would seem today that one of the best examples of loyalty is nationalism. Many people think that nationalism has accomplished great things. Undoubtedly we must admit that it has accomplished constructive things. However, when we put country ahead of everything else, it would seem that we are entering a dangerous period because we must automatically make some of the nobler things play second fiddle under these circumstances. It has been stated that it was the nationalists who crucified Christ. Whether this is right or wrong at least it sounds logical as people of that day thought of him as a rebel.

Loyalty is a thing upon which no value can be placed. As soon as one begins to test his loyalty by the number of years of service, it is worth very little to anyone. At least it loses its effectiveness. If one is interested in length of time served or wants to be sure to get all for doing a certain piece of work, he has not shown loyalty but has merely been a fake trying to call it loyalty.

On our own campus if the vicepresident or some other person in an organization does extra work and some one higher up gets some of the credit. It is very poor sportsmanship and lack of loyalty to begrudge it to him. When you must have full credit for everything you do, you had better not enter the organization or the work in the first place.

There is no end to the good a man can do if he doesn't care who gets the credit. The next time that you do something constructive for the college or some friend, show your loyalty and don’t go around "tooting your horn." Other students don’t want to hear this kind of trash anyway.

Thus, much more can be accomplished by true loyalty, and back-biting can be eliminated to the good fortune of all concerned.—An Inter-ested Observer.

Thespians Meet Friday Morning

To Select Annual Production

Reviews of several three-act plays will be presented by members of Thespian before a meeting of the club, Friday morning at 8 o’clock. From the play reviews that are to be given, the club will choose it’s annual play which will be presented sometime during the second semester.

Miss Viola Harris spent the last week-end in Wichita, visiting friends and shopping.

child tramps for their leaving home. Not infrequently did Minehan find that parents had driven their children from home telling them to shift for themselves.

How do these youngsters live? They travel about the country by riding trains. What little food or clothing they obtain they must beg or steal. At the very best, theirs is a miserable existence. Says Minehan, "Not only does he fail to receive food enough for a growing healthy boy, but because he is constantly calling upon reserves he is definitely undernourished. . . . When begging does not bring success, stealing must. The boys are reticent about discussing stealing, but all who have been on the road six months steal some. Many will endure extreme privations and misery before they become thieves, but in the end they, too, bow to ne- cessity. Others boast frankly of their success in heisting. . . . For girls there are less accommodations than for boys. . . . Girls on the road can appeal to but few agencies and those agencies are swamped with demands from local cases. Generally they get their food in other ways. And these ways are woman’s age-old ways of using her own body and a man's desire to attain her ends."

Religious, political, and social ideas among these child tramps be-come, after a time, quite perverted. "Casual association with the child tramps indicates that they have no more religious life than a healthy young colt. . . . But if religion is a search for values, the boys are religious." The youngsters usually assign all responsibility for depression and unemployment, and the duty of relieving the situation to the President. In regard to sex life Professor Minehan says, "On the road now boys in great numbers and girls in lesser ones are learning about life—and who can learn about life and ignore sex? Opportunities for natural contacts have been rare . . ." As a result, sexual promiscuity is consid-ered by, the vagabonds to be the natural and normal sexual life. Girls deny none of the fellows in the jungle sex privileges. Fear of pregnancy among these girls is unknown. "If you're wise there's no danger," they say.

Life on the road is not altogether unenviable. There is a fascination about it which entices not a few to become vagabonds. Many of the tramps have traveled from one end of the country to the other, visited every city of considerable size, have met many other tramps, and have acquired many friends. In the swimming hole or around the camp fire there is no more jovial group. In every jungle are to be found musi-cians and comedians. There exists a strong gang loyalty, and in each individual is developed a, feeling of self-reliance.

"Boy and Girl Tramps of America" is written in a style comparable to that of Halliburton. The reader is taken into the box car, into the "jungle," to the city mission station, and the jail. He is made to feel for the moment that he is in Thomas Minehan's place, living, suffering, existing as one of the tramps. Yet the author's observations are recorded with the scientific exactness of a

In his concluding chapter Minehan states, "What we need is a new Child Conservation Corps which will have as its purpose the saving not of our forests a hundred years from today, but of our boys and girls growing into the men and women of tomorrow."

Femmes Are Doomed to Buy Hats Soon

Poke-bonnets, sailors, cartwheels, tricornes, saucepans, Empress Eugenie—what will be the style in hats for next season? As the time draws near when all modishly clad women must think of buying a new spring hat many are the fears and misgivings for what "dame fashion" will decree as "very good" this season.

Those women who can put on any hat and look like a queen in it need have no fears, but those who cannot wear turbans, cart-wheels or something worse are holding their breaths for that decision which will make or mar their chances this season.

How we "feel for" the poor woman with round, full-moon face when turbans are in style. Then there's the poor unfortunate with the thin face and elongated neck who just must wear a sailor, (despite its unsuitableness to her type) because anything else would be too terribly

Can't you sympathize with the tall woman who finds that the hats are all the kind which are built up high in the back, thus adding inches to her height; or all of them have a feather a foot high which sticks straight up and naturally makes her look like a skyscraper?

We can't forget those unfortunate women who live in a section of the country where a strong wind blows often—especially when hat styles are shallow crowned little things that the tiniest breeze lifts off the head, and sends it turning somer-saults the length of the street.

This hat-buying is just another of the numerous necessary evils. It certainly takes patience and a "do or die" spirit for a woman to start out on a shopping tour for a new hat.

Men, if your wives, daughters, sweethearts or stenographers seem to be crabby and to have a wander-ing mind these days just be patient and realize that they are worrying about that new hat they are doomed to buy soon.

Mr. John Lehman, graduate of McPherson College, was married Dec. 21 in Manhattan to Miss Vivian Ca-nary. Mr. and Mrs. Lehman are at home in Abilene.

W. K. Etter, a McPherson College graduate and now of Chicago, is included in the thirty-seven employes of Kansas corporations receiving salaries in excess of $15,000. Mr. Etter is a vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company. His snlary is $27,375.

Residents of Arnold and Fahne stock Halls and a number of out-ofdorm students attended a formal dinner given in Arnold Friday night. The dinner was under the auspices of the social committee of Arnold, with Helen Eaton as chairman.

Dorothy Matson visited friends in Halsteal Sunday.        

This Leap Year party is giving Klinettes, as well as everybody else, furrowed brows. Ask most anybody

The directive principle of education should be directed toward a more efficient parenthood, says Dr. William A. Shimer, secretary of the United Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

College Defeats Bethel Cagers by Wide Margin

Bulldogs Hold Lead Throughout Entire Game—Two Bethel Men Go Out of Game in First on Personal Fouls — Final Score is 44 to 15.

The McPherson College Bulldogs defeated the highly rated Bethel team last Friday night by a score of 44 to 15. The McPherson team secured the lead early in the game and this lead was not threatened throughout the entire game.

A. Buller and H. Classen went out of the game in the first half because of four personals. Losing these two men was no doubt a great hind-erance to the Gray Maroons. There were only two men on the Bethel team who were able to score from the field, while all the McPherson men scored at least five points.

Haun, Johnston, and Meyer drove into the basket for point after point. In an attempt to stop this scoring the Bethel team was continually fouling. Johnston was high scorer of the game with six field goals and throe free throws for a total of 15 points. A. Buller was high scorer for Bethel with three goals from the field and one charity toss for a total of 7 points. The Bulldogs led at the half by a count of 21 to 8.

The box score:

McPherson    FG    FT    P

Haun, f .......................... 2    1 1

Johnston, f .................... 6    3    2

Meyer, c...............:........3    5 2

Crabb, g .........................1 5    2

Barngrover, g ................ 3    0    2

Flory, g........................ 0    0    0

Vasquez, g....................0    0    0

Hapgood, t ................... 0    0    0

Allphin, f ....................... 0    0    0

Weigand, c .................. 0    0    0

Total ......................... 15     14 9

Bethel    FG    FT    P

A. Buller, f ..................... 3 1 4

L. Buller, f...................... 3 2 3

Stucky, c .................... 0    0    1

H. Classen, g ................0    0    4

W. Classen, g ................. 0 1 1

Clark. R ....................... 0 1 2

Unruh, f ......................... 0 0    1

Total ....................5    5    16

Referee: Snell, Wichita.

SPORT LIGHTS

By Conway Yount

At last the Bulldogs have revenge on the Gray Maroons after losing to them in football. They piled up a 44 to 15 score which is one of the greatest in the history of the college.

The game last Friday night was a much faster game than the one played here with Friends Wednes-day night.

Ottawa open their conference this week with three games. On Tuesday they play Baker, on Thursday they play Bethany and on Friday they meet Kansas Wesleyan.    

The Bulldogs showed a better game against Bethel than did the Baker Wildcats.

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Scores of feminine hears beat a little more rapidly this morning when It became known that the "ten ideal campus women" are to be selected by the local chapter of Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and presented at the first annual Blue Key Prom. Friday, Jan. 24.—Tho Sunflower. Wichita.

"One of the most outstanding discoveries of our fourth polar expedition was the finding of mountains of

viewpoint on recreation, they needed only to follow the trail of three fe-male chimps after they broke loose on the campus.

They first entered a class room in the Anatomy Building by a window. Test tubes flew in all directions as the chimpanzees listened merrily to the tinkling or breaking glass.

When a group of instructors entered, the chimps fled into a courtyard. One of the apes swung a punch at an instructor. He ducked and fled.

Another of the apes, accepting an apple, flung it at the giver. The third wrested a movie camera from the bands of its owner and hurled it to the ground.

Finally they were coaxed back into the cage with food.— (By College News Service).

Makes Paddles 32 Years for M. U. Students

Wayne Allen, official paddle-maker for the University of Missouri, Columbia, has been providing spanking equipment for upper classmen for 32 years, it was discovered this week by someone who bothered to check up.

In 1928 he advertised:

"Allen's paddles have made lasting impressions on Mizzou freshmen for the past 25 years."

During that time Allen estimates he has made thousands of paddles.

"I’ve made paddles out of every kind of wood that grows." he says.

Rosewood was the favorite in pros-perous times. Some fraternities favor mahogany, but seasoned oak is the favorite now.

"I have made them out of ebony."

Styles in paddles change, Allen declares. Some years students want heavy two handed ones. Other years they require shorter, lighter blades.

He has to be something of a draughtsman. The engineers send the paddle-maker specifications drawn like architect’s plans for a building.

"Engineers' paddles must weigh just so much and must be just exactly so many 64ths of an inch thick."

Agriculture students want them tough and strong.

One of Allen’s masterpieces was an explosive paddle which concealed a percussion cap. When the wood was brought in forcible contact with luckless freshmen the resulting blast was—very amusing.

I was a radio anowncer. I liked that part where the gate was off of the hindges, it was so pathetick about the bird still singing where he used to, I have learned how it feals when the fence goes down on you. Had quite a talk with Hess, he gave me some good pointers, its time for me to brace up and git something done, only I dont feal like work. Whats the use of going to college ennihow, nobody cares weather I do anything or not? None of the girls here give a hoot either or one of them would ask me to go to the Leap Year party.

Shucks-Maby Ill quit when the

Semester does and go to flying. Ill go to Africa and fight the Italiens. Ill make sombody remmember they use to know me once. What if I do git killed, a guy has got to die anyhow, Id rather die when I was 18 if I had done something than live till I was 90 and just wish. Ill change my name too and then nobody wont ever know what happenned. Went to town tonight and thats all.

Tue. 14. Wonder if shes waiting for me to write first? Well I wont, thinks she can work me does she? She’ll find out Im poured in a diff-runt mold than that, Ill work if I want to be worked. Im gitting hard boiled. There’s the telefone—shucks, it was just Ad asking about an assignment. Wen to town tonight, went into a couple of pool halls to see what was going on there which there wasent much. Dad would sure kick if he knew where I been but nobody understands me ennihow, I got to make my decisions from this on. Been a tough day but Ill show em. Adios.

Wed. 15. Hear it is the center of January and I never hear from Hen-rietta. I dont know weather I want to hear from her anymore or not. Im gitting plenty tired of all this. These girls bother me a lot. I wish I could stop thinking about the critters for about 6 months or so. I think about that time I could begin to be happy once more. As it is I am in a state of constant turmoil. I am the battle ground of conflicting emotions, and the stark specture of failure stairs me in the face.-