VOL, xx

McPherson college, McPherson, Kansas. Thursday, oct. 8. 1936

NUMBER 5

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Thursday, OCT. 8. 1936

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CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE

Willard Flaming Rilla Hubbard

Inez Goughnour    Herbert     Ikenberry

Lee Haun    Margaret Kagarice

LaVena High    Alberta    Keller

Should Small Church Colleges Stand?

Marjorie Kinsie Paul Milter

Winton Sheffer Kenneth Weaver Marion Washier

The Tocsin

The Gallery

In an editorial entitled "Small Christian Colleges Distinctive.”

B. Warren Brown wrote In "The Liberal Arts College Bulletin” of March, 1922, as follows:

"Independent colleges, generally church-related, make their highest contribution to the educational system of the country by being distinctive rather than by duplicating tax-supported insti-tutions . . .

"We conceive that small church-related colleges, independently supported have three distinctive qualities which set them apart from tax-supported institutions and afford the basis for this unique contribution which they make to American education.

“First, by reason of independent support they are able to undertake educational experiments and to pioneer problems of education to an extent not permissible in institutions under political control and responsi

ble for mass education . . .

Second, by reason of independent control and small site coupled generally with location in smaller communities, Church-related colleges have been able to select students carefully and to largely control the environment surrounding their college years. These features giving more personal education to each student, closer relations between teacher and student and a higher level of association among students, tax supported and very large Institutions have been unable to supply because of their extreme diversity of training and types of students, their immense size and their location usually in large centers of population.

"Third, the church related college is unique In its opportunity to promote spiritual values, it only stands for these values as a trustee of the spiritual element In higher education, but promotes them in daily living.”

Why Break Voluntary Rules?

Only a hang-over adolescent high-school psychology could cause any college students to delight in infraction of rules because of the public recognition which punishment for the misconduct entails. However, it is evident recently that certain college students have not progressed sufficiently along the road of development to realise this fact.

When an individual voluntarily places himself subject to restrictions and elects officers to enforce those rules, he reveals himself as the poorest of sports if he does not coopor-ate in observing the laws which he  himself has helped make. To break  rules for the purpose of achieving a social recognition which the individual cannot gain in a legitimate

way because of maladjusted person-silty is one of the best possible ways to reveal the inadequacy of the particular individual. Discerning college students easily see through such a subterfuge, and the purpose of the malefactor is defeated. Notoriety Is gained, but not true social approval.

Those students who desire to see laws and rules observed for the good of the whole will do well to ignore deliberate violators, and refrain from granting the recognition which the latter hope to gain by public punishment for illicit conduct. That in the long run is the best way to squash the well-laid plans of a hangover adolescent who has not grown up.    

Employing a bit of alliteration, the political pundit who have undertaken to uphold the waning prestige of the administration have chosen a very pretty title for their strip. The only fault we would find with either the title or the column itself is that the authors forgot to include the "one fact" mentioned and confined themselves entirely to hyperbole and wishful thinking.

Last week we stated that the method used in the current Digest poll was more reliable than that of any other straw vote. A test for this affirmation was recently held in Michigan—a wide investigation revealed that one in twenty people in that state had received a Digest ballot, but the same Impartial investigation failed to find a single person who had been sounded out for Geo. Gallup's Institute of Public Opinion. You may draw your own conclusions. Incidentally, the Digest poll gives Michigan to Landon whereas Georgie Gallup would throw it in the Democratic column.

Again, certain critics of the Digest poll do not believe it has ever had a fair test, and therefore is not reliable. However, we would not that in the pivotal states which are conceded by both sides to hold the fate of the election, the poll so far shows

a wide margin for Landon—not a close race. This is true in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana, and others. Thus, if any faith is to be put into large majorities at all, it appears that the Digest could be way off and Landon could still take the election.

Well, the election is drawing nigh unto a close—only four weeks left. Pres. Roosevelt has opened his campaign with a bang—but it proved to be only a lot of hot air oratory intending to give all good Democrats an elementary lesson in zoologydealing with that class of Chordales known as herrings, of the red variety. Unfortunately the president failed to offer anything constructive in his speech except an amusing but pathetic tale about an old gentleman with a silk hat. This is in striking contrast to the constructive type of speech offered by the Republican candidate in his speeches Des Moines, Minneapolis, etc.

I learned from the peace meeting at Wichita that Congressman candidates who sit on platforms and munch ice cubes make eyes at girls and that people will clap their hands with vigor when mention is made of ousting the communists.

The evening would have been complete in thrills if we three girls had taken Mother Emmert up the fire escape.

One of the grandest feelings of my life I experienced at the age of wooley caps and mittens when was allowed to drift off into sleep on a church bench with my head in my mom's lap as she sang "Take Time to be Holy." And even now I can recapture the peevishness I felt is my slumbers were broken into by the closing hymn and the minister's "—now and forever more . . . Amen."

What should I find in some current books I’ve been reading than two old favorite friends. "Woebegone” and "rigmarole." To meet them in such classic thoroughfares was a delight.

We need a Pled Piper! LaMar and Orville have sacrificed a nickel’s worth of peanuts to bait the trap for ten victims in their room; Margaret Fry lost several mouse-sized nibbles from a candy bar; the pages of some books in the library have been needlessly frayed; and I don't know which, of Raphael's paintings are in the Louvre simply because a mouse was performing some captivating antics at the tea Sunday when Mrs. Johnson was telling us of le jolie Paris.

If I see our two professors on the skating rink I know I shall call them Claude and Alice in true roller-skating informality.

Large Group Finds Enjoyment

In Friday's All School Sing

More than one hundred students and faculty members found an evening of great enjoyment in the Student Union room last Friday night at 8:00.

Songs of every type—popular and folk, old an new—were sang under the direction of Professor Fisher and Miss Opal Hoffman. Musical stunts were presented. Dr. Petty surprised and pleased everyone by playing on his guitar. Everyone present found that music is a source of good clean fun—and lots of it.

Those attending the pence conference at Wichita from McPherson last Friday evening were Willard Fleming, George Toland, Inez Goughner, Theresa Strom, Alberta Keller, Fred Horton, Charles Shell-er, Mrs. Olimast, Mrs. Nininger and son, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Emmert, Miss Young and four or five from Central.

Question For League Debating

This Year Announced By Hess

The question for League debating this year is: Resolved, that Congress should be empowered to fix minimum wages and maximum hours for industry.

Tryouts will be held November 3 and 4. Two rounds of inter-class de-bates are scheduled for October 13 and 20. The following week the winners of those rounds will meet to determine the school championship

Last Tuesday evening debaters met with Professor Maurice A. Hess  and "discussed plans for winning a

mention for the interest of all concerned that Landon is leading with approximately 58 per cent of the popular vote and 299 electoral votes with almost a million votes recorded in the poll. Only time will confirm our predictions.

Yours for an overwhelming Democratic defeat, your humble correspondent,

Alex. Q. Phillpotts.

Dean Smith’s Doctor's Thesis

Receives Special Recognition

Can Democracy Stem Rise of Dictatorship?

■ What part does the individual laborer play in the choice that must sooner or later be made by the labor parties of France and England? Should he cast aside the conviction of his party that war is useless and futile and fight against fascism? Can he by taking the sword defend what little democracy is left in Europe.        

Men in military circles contend that theirs Is the only realistic course to follow. In a world that depends upon force a country must be armed to protect its rights and fight for them if necessary. Disarmament is silly sentimentalism and extreme idealism: pacifism is only a fond theory of the intellectual who is floating up in the sky.

In direct contrast comes the pacifist and says that his stand is the only realistic one to take. George  Lansbury noted British labor lead-er and pacifist has put it this way? "Those who support war Claim to be realists. They speak of pacifists as cranks and sentimentalists. But, judged by the standard of success, it is those who support a society based on force and war who are the sentimentalists. We noed not ransack the pages of history to prove this. The great war—was fought to abolish militarism and autocracy and to make the world safe far democracy. We have only to look around the world to see what a foolish, sentimental dream that was. Humanity

paid a terrible price in human suffering, sorrow and death, and it never received what it paid for."

Yet even in the ranks of his own party Lansbury is finding leaders who disagree with him. Herbert Morrison, calm, steady labor leader and Sir Stafford Cripps, attorney-general in the former labor cabinet, have come out openly in favor of armed intervention in the Spanish civil war. They both agree that the time has come when labor must make a strong stand against fas-cism in Spain because the reality of the crises cannot be disguised.

Thus the laborer of England is at the fork in the road: it is now up to him to decide which beacon he will follow.

In America many people say

that incase the next war will be

a battle between facism and

democracy they will gladly lay

down their lives for democracy.

By dying for democracy in this manner they hope to

perpetuate it. Yet little do these

same individuals realise that by

the use of force they may be helping

along their very enemy for war and

democracy cannot exist together.

As soon as war is declared freedom

of speech and press vanish: all interests may be subordinated to the one of win-ing the war. In order to make this possible a virtual dictatorship is established, even in strongly democratic countries, and maintained during the period of the war. Thus if

Special recognition was given Dean Smith in the publication of the thesis written by her before receiving her Ph. D. degree.     

Dr. Smith's thesis was published in the University of Iowa Study Series, Volume three on Infant Behavior. Its title was "The Relative Brightness Values of Three Hues for Newborn Infants." The result of this study might indicate that new-born boys are totally color blind and newborn girls are partially color blind.    

Yolanda Clark spent the weekend at her home near Roxbury.

we should go to war to defend democracy the ideal we are trying save will vanish. When Mars comes in the door. Justice goes out the window. Can our country stand another major crises of this nature and retain to democracy after the

war is over?

Thus we are faced with the strange paradox of fighting for a thing that disappears the moment war is declared, not only that, but we are also making it harder for democracy to come back, it would be a comparatively easy task for a demagogue to remain in power, the war may so have disabled the government that eventually a strong man can gain control of the government on the pretense of establishing peace and order.

The crises that democracy is facing is by no means an easy one. Can she stem the tide of dictatorship and at the same time use the means to do this that are compatible with democracy?

Sterling Defeats Bulldog Reserves

SPORTS

Bulldogs To Face Conference Tilt

Selves’ Warriors To Meet the Ottawa Braves in First Conference Game of Year.

Tomorrow night the McPherson College Bulldogs will play their first conference football game of the season against the Ottawa Braves. The first team has had two weeks rest since its last game. During this period the second team has gained new experience, and should be able to add a lot of strength for this game. Last year McPherson defeated Ottawa 13 to 0 with Haskel, as substitute making both touchdowns. This year Ottawa seems to be a conference "dark horse,” with little known about their strength. Haskell beat them only 3 to 0, and the Baptists defeated William Jewell, rated high this year as before, 14 to 6. Ottawa has a big team with lots of drive.

McPherson’s starting lineup is very doubtful because of injuries in the McPherson's starting lineup is very Vasquez will be taken out of the line and placed at the fullback position. In that case LaVerne York, a freshman who has looked good in past games, will replace Vasquez.

GAMES THIS WEEK Thursday

Baker vs. College of Emporia Emporia.

Friday

Ottawa vs. McPherson at McPherson.

Bethany vs. Haskell at Lawrence (non-conference).

Second Team Drops Game 147—Squads Are Both Almost Completely Made Up of Freshmen.

The Science Corner

Results of Last Week's Games Sterling 14; McPherson

seconds

Ottawa, 14; William Jewell, 6. Rochjurst, 14: Baker College of Emporia, 7; Southwestern, 0.

•Kansas Wesleyan. 7; Bethany 2. •Only conference game.

The McPherson College reserves were defeated 14-7 by Sterling College Friday night In a football game played at Sterling. Even in defeat the Bulldog squad, composed largely of Freshmen, was able to gain valuable experience. The Sterling team displayed everything from line plunges to passes in their marches across the Bulldog goal line.

McPherson led at the half 7 to 0 by virtue of a blocked punt In the end zone. Vaughn,

In certain seasons of the year the most conspicuous object In all nature is the leaf. In springtime, young and tender, it is hailed as the prophet of a new season; In the fall as it ripens it inserts a thousand hues into a glorious landscape.

It Is well to catch the poets vision of leaves but why not go a little further and learn something of the Intricate functions the leaf performs during its life time.

If one should go through a modern factory he would be inclined to ask such questions as these: "What is this machine? What does it do? What part does it play in the en-

Sport Skits

Kansas Wesleyan and Bethnny opened the Kansas Conference foot-ball season Friday night with the Coyotes' winning 7 to 2. Wesleyan climaxed a 64-yard drive with their only touchdown. After the Swedes were halted on that four-yard line, they got a safety when a Wesleyan player, in the end zone, to punt, was forced to fall on a bad pass from center.

Baker was completely outplayed by Rockhurst. The Wildcats made only 3 first downs to 17 for Rock-hurst. Baker's only score came near the end of the game.

Ottawa showed increased power by defeating William Jewell. One of their touchdowns was the result of a fumble caught In mid-air. The player raced 45 yards to a touch-down.

The Swedes completed 14 passes out of 26 attempts against Kansas Wesleyan. They were good for 99 yards. Although the tosses failed to click In the clutches, they all have a wonderful passing combination.

The game with Bethany was toughest tilt Kansas Wesleyan has changed in this year. Their other games were won with comfortable margins to spare.

Southwestern's 7 to 0 defeat at the hands of College of Emporia indicated that the Presbies and Baker have almost equal strength. The Methodists defeated Southwestern 6 to 0 last week, it should be a swell game when Baker and C. of E. meet tonight at Emporia.     

Herb Worl, C. of E. coach, "decid-ed that he needed a fullback to put power In the backfield, so he called upon Bob Wasson, a 190-pound

Financial Plans Made In S. C. M. Wednesday

Separate Commission Groups Meet Following Business Session

Members of the S. C. M. met for a short business meeting Wednesday morning at 9 o.’clock In the Y. W. room, and group meetings of the various commissions followed the general one.

Plans for raising money for this organization were explained by Harold Mohler, treasurer, and the Estes Co-op was explained by Wanda Hoover.

In the various commission meetings plans were discussed by their members for the coming year's work.

Personal Relations commission dramatized social usages and discussed the problems of feeling at ease in social groups and dutchdating.

Background of the time of Christ and his early boyhood were described by John Bower in the Reinter-pretation of Religion commission and was followed by a general discussion by the entire group.

Members of the Creative Leisure and group projects, made plans for refurnishing the old ping pong room for their regular room for meeting, and gave Individual projects of cray-onex tapestries, soap carving and game craft to those interested in these. They are to decorate the flower pots for the Student Union room at their next meeting.

"Economic Internationalism" was the topic of discussion of the World Cooperation group and was led by Dean Bright.

dropped on the ball for McPherson's only score. Keck's kick for extra point was good.

Sterling scored soon after the second half began. Keltner, halfback, caught a 10-yard pass from Edgar and raced to a touchdown. Francis made good the kick for extra point Dill, halfback, plunged through the Bulldog line for five straight first downs from Sterling's 30-yard line for their second touchdown. Chor-usor kicked the extra point.

Although most of Sterling's starting lineup was reported to be freshmen, the Bulldog reserves were unable to make any concerted drives for touchdowns.

tire process? These questions might be asked concerning the leaf, for the leaf is a factory. It is the food factory and moisture regulator of the plant.

The leaf is covered with a thin membrane known as the epidermis. The purpose of this membrane is protective. In connection with the epidermis are several special adaptions, one of which is of particular interest. This is composed of a series of minute openings leading to tiny cavities within the leaf. Those

openings are known as stomata.

Each stomata is guarded by two specialized cells which tend to swell during damp weather and make the opening larger. In seasons of drouth the process is reversed thereby regulating the amount of moisture escaping from the plant according to existing conditions. The stomata also admits carbon dioxide for use in the manufacture of plant food.

Each leaf contains a green chemical known as chlorophyll. It is this substance that gives a healthy leaf Its green color. Through the combine action of this chemical and sunlight water is united with carbon dioxide tod form food for the plant. This Is the primary function of the leaf. Without green leaves or similar tissue a plant cannot exist independently.

There are many subjects in the field of science, upon which every person should be intelligently informed. It is the purpose of this column to deal each week, more or less technically, with some of the more common topics of everyday interest.

You've heard it a hundred times versity of California, conceding that

Collegiate World

Would you believe it? Here we had thought that the literary lights had blown out of sports. Bill Shakespeare graduated from Notre Dame, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow left Northwestern. But no. Now "The Last of the Mohicans,” James Fenimore Cooper, has popped up at Marquette U.

not only broke through Southwest-ern’s line for a substantial gain and then tossed a lateral for the only touchdown, but he was a ram-ming threat all night offensively and gave promise of being a bul-wack on defense.    

Both Bulldog halfbacks are injured and it is doubtful either one will be able to play to-morrow night. Hapgood is still troubled with a hip injury, and Shan-non, who replaced “Happy", two  weeks ago, received a badly bruised knee in the Sterling game last week.

Rev. E. C. Witham In Chapel Friday

Man As a Questing Individual

Must Live a Life of Faith

Reverend E. C. Witham, pastor of the Baptist Church, addressed the students in chapel Friday morning on “Man, a Questing Individual."

Reverend Witham stated that man is a questing individual. “A desire for something, a fountain of youth, a holy grail, or a golden fleece has always beckoned him on.”' Because of his searching nature, man has developed certain techniques for various things, and to be a scientific Christian, we must investigate the matter of technique in that field, he said. Witham emphasized the fact that it is essential for every person to work out his own technique, and pointed out several things which might be of use. Among. the most

Some of the students at the Uni-versity of Kentucky go to great lengths for an education. Imagine covering 11,800 miles just to go to School. From China? India? No. they only live about 30 odd miles from the campus, but they commute daily. One of the fellows figures that he burns approximately 765 gallons of gas during the school year, which amounts to . . . let’s see . . . maybe you'd better figure it out for yourself.    

The poor coeds at German univer-sity, and colleges acquire their edu- cation by degrees and at the end of their courses most of them can't get their diplomas anyway.

Only a limited number of women— enough to fill vacancies in special professions, are given the chance to write exams for their degrees. So Gretchen can’t finish her schooling and expect to search for a position.

If she isn’t offered a job and with it the opportunity to pass the final test, she has to be content with saying: '“Heck, I didn't want the darn old thing anyway." Ja, so geht's.

if not more, but here it is again in its new fall-model guise: "Boy Bites Beast!”

It all happened near the state training school of Red Wing, Minnesota—this dramatization of the Methuselaic "man-bite-dog" gag.

Ray Billy gave rookie Journalism Instructors the latest version when he tried to capture a liberty-loving weasel. As all good weasels will do in similar circumstances, this one wrapped its mouth around Billy's right hand. When the "fur-fang" showed mule tendencies, refusing to be pried loose, Billy bit him with his strong teeth until the animal pawed out.

Journalism doffs its hat to you, sir!

Maiden-Munchausens are in a class by themselves. And here we had thought all along that men were the greatest fabricators of fables and fancies. However—and this Is tho rub—the committee of judges at a liar's contest staged at the Uni

women are superior in this sinful art, refused to let the questionable fairer sex have the opportunity of competing against the men. Now they have their own place in the "lie-ing-sun."

Conway Yount spent the week end In Halstead visiting his parents.

Doris Doane spent the week end In Canton visiting her parents.

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Edith Hughey spent from Wednesday until Sunday visiting parents and friends in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Her brother, Hobart and his wife came for her and brought her back.        

Important were: live a life of faith and do not fear work, but do not worry: discover some place in your experience where you can go as a refuge.                 

We are obligated to try to devel-op technique because, we were given the opportunity by Christ,” said the speaker, but he lamented the fact that in developing their, technique, too many people mistake the abund-ance of an abundant life for comfort and thus miss the abundance.

Reverend Witham explained that in our endeavor to perfect our tech-nique we should not live to make a living, but should live to make life.