Miler Speaks at Bulldog Rally Tuesday Eve

Hear Glenn Cunningham Tuesday Night; Astle Introduces Boys

Glenn Cunningham, the great Kansas miler who has hung up many track records, last night gave a few pointers to young men and boys who want to be athletes. He spoke at the sports rally of McPherson college held at Convention Hall.

A large crowd heard Cunningham apeak on the merits of modern athletes, a comparison with sports here and abroad, and the two cardinal principals for building an outstanding athlete. The great miler said

the greatest dangers to athletes are the habits of smoking and drinking, contending that "they will drag you down."

To succeed in sports, the visitor front Lawrence explained, a boy must first have an interest. He must also have a background of training and clean habits.

Need Recreational Facilities "I lived in a community that did not offer facilities for swimming,” Cunningham said, “and as a result when I went to K. U. I had difficulty in passing my swimming Re-quirements. Youngsters should be given' facililies for supervised play in order to keep them off the streets and give them a chance to develop their bodies.”

In Europe, the speaker said, youths do not get much of a chance to use their own minds. They are more like slaves in their supervised sports and military training. Here in America youths are permitted to do a little of their own thinking in the field of sports, Cunningham said.

Must Have Will To Do “Athletes must have the will to do if they expect to be champions,” Cunningham said, “They must also have something above the shoulders for it takes brains as well as bodies to make champions.”

John Allison was the master of ceremonies at the sports rally. He introduced Coach “Buck" Astle of the Bulldog team who in turn introduced each man on his football squad. Cunningham was introduced by Mayor E. C. Crary.

The large cheering section of the college was intact to furnish plenty of enthusiasm and noise. August Sau Romani and his large high school band provided music and marched with Cunningham and others from the Town Tavern to Convention Hall shortly before the rally started.

The sports rally was the opening of the annual fall season ticket sale of McPherson college. Today the sale is being conducted. More than 40 men were present this morning at a breakfast held at the Town Tavern A checkup of the results of the one-day sale will be made this evening. The Bulldogs will open the season Friday night on the home field against the Haskell Indians.

A large number of students arc employed by McPherson College as assistants to the instructors in the various departments. Assisting R,

E. Mohler, head of the Biology department, is Emerson Yoder. Joelie Letckeman is working in the business office for J. H, Fries, Chemistry assistants for Dr. J. W. Hershey are Jonathan Hammersley, Richard Horn, Sara Jane Olwin, Asta Ostlind, and Gerald Sebree. Dale Stucky is assistant to Dr. J. D. Bright in the history department, Vera Flory to Miss Esther Atkinson in home econ-ics. Orville Beehler, Raymond Flory, and Wayne Switzer to S. M. Dell in industrial arts; and Vera Heckman to Miss Margaret Heckethorn in the library.

Albert Stucky and James Crill assist J. H. Bowmen in physics and mathematics. In the music depart-ment Frances Campbell is assistant to Prof. Nevin Fisher. In physical education Audrey Hammann and Lenore Shirk assist Miss Lillian War-ner, while Martin Seidel and Wayne Albright assist Coach Astle. Elma Minnick is employed in the registrar''s office, and Vera and Vena Flory in the office of President V.

Floy Doys, Lunatics

Harold Larsen and Elma Minnick didn't know what they were starting Friday night at the Watermelon feed when they began acting "crazy like lunatics.” Did you see faculty, seniors, yes, and even juniors, throw aside all semblance of dignity and push their faces into huge slices of dripping oozy-sweet watermelons. This is in accordance with a tradition of long years' standing. Sophomores and, freshmen were more at ease, that is freshmen girls. That Sanger boy from Washington certainty took a leisurely walk through the belt line, but he soon learned better. His second trip rivaled the Railton.

The after-meetings were even more hilarious than the feed itself. Jitterbug Voshell and "Huff-Puff" Beckman almost attempted a stage show. They gave up after Pierce thrilled the audience with his songs, including "Old Man River."

That Iowa trumpeter did something to the audience, too—maybe it was the same something that the trio had, you know, pep rep, and step, Francis Campbell. Opal Hoffman. and Gladys Shank may not know what a floy doy is but they certainly didn't hesitate about telling all about it. 100% Grad Placement By College Bureau

Unhampered by a special title for his talk, R. E. Mohler addressed the student body at chapel last Monday. In his conversational manner he said that his speech might be called "Why Folks Go to College."

Backed by statistics, he showed that it in quite certain that one is assured of a richer economic and social life after a college education. A college graduate has a chance at all kinds of jobs. Professor Mohler , who heads the Placement Bureau, asserted that of last year's grad-uates from McPherson College, not a single one failed to find work. Incidentally. that compares far above the records of the larger schools in the state.

Dealing with a deeper aspect, Mohler used analogy, saying that the col-lege atmosphere is wholesome, but will grow weeds as well as strawberries.

In speaking of a well-rounded per-sonality, he said, "It makes but little difference how much you develop otherwise, if your health becomes poor." Again he said, "To develop a full-rounded character does require a soul," Citing the Who's Who In America, he showed that out of the 32,000 successful persons listed there, only seventeen were agnostics or atheists.

A beautiful vesper service was held on the college campus last Sunday evening. Francis Campbell introduced the twilight service with violin music; Gladys Shank led the group in the singing of consecration songs until Mary Elizabeth Hoover and Sara Olwin conducted a devotional service which was followed by the talk "How to Help Others" by Mias Ida Shockley, sponsor of the organization.

Miss Shockley stressed the fact that one must first want to help others and second that we must use the policy, "What’s mine is yours; I'll share It," rather than either of the policies, “What's yours is mine: i'll take it," or "What's mine is mine; I'll keep It "

"Dignity of Honest Work." will be the theme of the B. Y. P. D. program Sunday evening. The meeting will begin at 6:30 in the parlors of the Brethren church.

Hundreds of people watched the most spontaneous and joyous display of school spirit and pep shown by McPherson College students In recent years when last night in the down-town district of McPherson the Bulldog fans pow-wowed in anticipation of tonight's gridiron battle against Haskell by staging the annual pajama parade and snake dance that traditionally is held the night before the first home game.

Exuberant, enthusiastic, and dressed in a panorama of loud colors that would make a Harlem style revue look like the wares of a con-servative English wool merchant, the students cheered and paraded single-file through stores, hotels, and restaurants to the rhythm of the pep band.

Every type of sleeping garment from the most primitive nightgown and cap to the latest streamlined -cutaways was in the snake line that wound through the entire business district, stopping traffic with complicated twists and turns.

The police force was out in full strength to protect anyone from injury by traffic accident.

Flash-bulb cameras clicking along side the pep band rode on a specially prepared trunk and was the center of a huge circle of students who gathered at each corner to cheer and yell. Cheer leaders Olive Wie-gand, Rilla Hubbard, Eugene Cuar-buneau, and Joel Letkeman, presi-dent of the Pep Club, kept the tempo of the yells at a high pitch all evening.

Only the football team, which has to watch from the sidelines after seeing an early movie, missed the aching arms, tired legs and heavy eyes that greeted more than two hundred students when they awoke this morning.

After the parade, while the team was already dreaming of scalping indians, all the students enjoyed the hospitality of a local theatre and saw a double feature bill.

Last night was late-leave night at all dormitories and boys and girls held hands until twelve o'clock.

Tonight, unmindful of half-inch-longer arms, those same students will again show their school spirit by watching the game at the McPherson College Stadium.

Suave, personable Dr. Claude Flory’s stimulating talk, at the opening chapel of school, Wednesday, September 14, "John Bull" Jr Goes to School” caused more student comment than one would suppose a survey of the hackneyed British school system commonly should. Whether it was Flory's pungent discriptions, spicy good humor, or his slightly Anglicised manner of talking that made the speech so interesting, Uncle Sam’s nephews and nieces were fas -cinated by the account of Junior Bull's education.

Dr. Flory described the British school system as conservative, traditional, aristocratic, and classical. It scorns modern expressionalism and the trend toward the so-called practical curriculum. Dr. Flory, who has returned to McPherson college after a years study at Oxford University, contrasted the American and British curriculum.

He also showed the difference in an educational view point. Career-minded Britons believe that school should be a weeding process, a sur

Despite the poor crops and falling prices which caused early fears that the registration this year would be well under that of previous years, enrollment figures today revealed that there are more students attending McPherson College than have for the last several years.

Although the freshman class is not so large as last year's the sophomore class has thirty more students and as a result the enrollment is higher than last year. The junior class had swelled while the senior class has slightly diminished. Because partial enrollment results from other Kansas Conference colleges and other neighboring colleges have almost all shown a decline in number, Dr. V. F. Schwalm, president of the college, is particularly happy in the increase.

There are one hundred and eleven freshmen, eighty-seven sophomores, forty-six juniors and forty-one seniors which, together with the fifteen un-classified special students, make a total of three hundred college stu-dents. In addition to this, there are from sixty to seventy enrolled in the Fine Arts department and in other departments who are not regularly enrolled and are not included in the above figures.

The administration is well-pleased with this up-trend and believes-that it shows a definite step in the pro-gress of the institution.

Kline Hall is not the only group of grids on the campus who have an honor system since the nine girls who do their own housekeeping at Miss Horner's decided to adopt a similar system.

This group organised Tuesday night. September 13, when they enjoyed a picnic in the near-by city park at five-thirty. During the evening it was decided to adopt an honor-system like the Kline Hall girls use with only a few minor changes on account of'their smaller numbers. Olive Colyn was elected president.

Those who enjoyed Miss Homer's delicious picnic supper were Olive Colyn, Melba Burger, Edith Spengler, Margaret Hamm, Avis Elliott, Margaret and Mary Elizabeth Wagoner, Ethel Marie Smith. Miss Shockley. and Mr. Horner. Regrets were received from Carrie Alice Hanson.

vival, a rigorous selecting process. Only the best pass the strict scholastic requirement. On the contrary, Americans try to raise the intellectual level of the whole by trying to educate everyone, a mass production movement disgusting to the British who believe in teaching leaders.

Mr. Bull's son pays from six to ten thousand dollars for his univer-sity education. Reared in strict accordance to traditions, his social and career positions are fairly well established at matriculation,

While American primary and sec-ondary schools are, for the most part, government controlled and supported, Freddie Bartholomew's cousins go to private schools enigmatically called British public schools. Flory

called British because they teach Latin, public because they are private, and schools because they are primarily interested in athletics. According to .Dr Flory, no mention is made in the British schools of any English literature later than 1850 and American literature is ignored entirely.

Dr. V. F. Schwalm used "Behold, I set before you an open door," as his theme when he delivered a chapel address before the student body, last Friday.

After saying that one never knows the wonderful potentialities that slumber in a personality, Dr. Schwalm said that college is a place where one should train for beautiful living.

College opens four doors. First is the door of healthy, physical, edu-cation. Today no one need come out of a college pale and peeked.

The second door is that of Intel-ectual growth. Dr. Schwalm stressed that students should begin the year with the right intellectual habits. *

The chance of developing an "agreeable social personality" is the third portal. If this chance is not taken, a student is either going to lose all his individuality and become merely one of a class, or he will become "as sociable as a porcupine." The proper development is to maintain essentially individual features and cultivate the light social grace so that one can live pleasantly and effectively. The cultivation of lasting friendships, Dr. Schwalm emphasized, would be one of the most important contributions of college.

The fourth door is the development of strong character. Dr. Schwalm said it one doesn't find a struggle in his character, a clash of forces, his complacency should be disturbed, for this struggle is an Indication of character-building only less than winning the fight.

Dr. Schwalm ended with a warn-ing that sometimes these doors are "relentlessly and terribly shut" be-cause of moral, economic, or acedem-ic reasons.

Twenty-Seven freshmen ranked in the ninetieth percentile in the standard English test given to them at the beginning of the year to deter-mine class grouping. The scores of this test are compared with the scores of 13,233 others taken over the nation as a whole.

To score in the ninetieth percen-tile, students must be in the upper ten per cent of the nation as a whole. Comparative computations show that McPherson freshmen this year have a high scholastic standing. although the class which just preceded them has out-ranked them.

Mary June Shropshire, who was formerly of McPherson High School but graduated from Bresee Academy, made the highest score, 141. Ten others of the high twenty-seven grad-uated from McPherson High school. Students in the ninetieth percentile, besides Mary June Shropshire, were; Nina Lee Rush, Garfield, Kansas, 133; Julia Bukey. McPherson, 186; Martha Goering, Moundridge, 134; Bernard Nordling, McPherson, 133; Clayton Fry, Morrill, Kansas. 131; Dorothy Mabel Braid. Fredericksburg, Iowa, 130; Virginia Kerlin, Twin Falls, Idaho. 129: Ruth smith, Topeka. 129: Helen Davis, Wiley, Colorado, 123: Lois Florman. McPherson, 127; Reba Barngrover. McPherson, 125: William Hobbs, Reserve, Kansas, 125; Orvell Long, Hope, 125; Harold Myers. McPherson. 194; Ed

na Kesler. Bemidji. Minnesota. 123: Lena Belle Olwin, Cushing. Okla-homa. 123; Hester Regler, McPher-son. 133: Linn Peterson, McPherson, 122; Zona M. Preston, Thomas, Oklahoma , 122; Merrill Blackman, Mc-Phcrson. 121; Wilbur Bullinger, Canton, 121: Lem Elrod, Madison, Kansas, 121: Charles Baldwin. Morrill 119; Henry Dusenbrock, Payette, Idaho. 119; Glennys Doll, McPherson. 119: and Kenneth Johnson, McPherson, 119.

Soft music and lighted candles on the hearth of the S. U. R. created a worshipful atmosphere for the opening program of the S. C. U-, Thursday, September 15.

Luther Harshbarger, S. C. M. president, gave a practical talk about " Keeping One's Faith in a Changing World." Quoting Paul's words "I have kept the faith", Harshbarger showed that even a man like Paul who changed his ideas frequently was able to "keep faith." Harsh-barger contrasted this faith-keeping with the reactionary attitudes of the inquisition against Galileo and of Bishop Wilbur Force against Darwin. They too kept faith, but they lived In the past. The faith of a Grenfall or a Jane Addams is much better because it points toward the future. "One Is a confidence in the past Set of opinions as final: the other is confidence in a future set of opinions as real."

"Our deepest beliefs are always beliefs in persons. We do not believe in abstractions." Harshbarger said that we should keep faith by incarnating our beliefs.

College students according to Harshbarger, are confronted with facts that sometimes change their ideas immensely. This need not have any effect on their faith. “This is just a good place to start," They need not call themselves irrelegious but just proceed further to scrutinize the truth.

Opal Hoffman sang: Co-president Vera Heckman and Wilbur Stern led in tile devotionals. ’

Thud of booted halls, chant of charging teams, cheer of frenzied fans, crash of flying men, blare of nolay bands, grunt of tackled halfs, shrill of treble whistles, ugh of red-skin ends. First game of the sea-son tonight. Shifts, huddles, interals, forwards, fakes, reverses, plunges, spins, cut backs, pile-ups. No dates for freshmen.

Blaring Kleig lights flashing bright sweaters, blazing new uni-forms. Wear enough wraps, it may be cold.

Peanuts popcorn, candy, coney islands, hotdogs. It's part of college life. Foot stepped on, car yelled in-to, eyes strained, body pushed, shins kicked, nose running. Don't care. Business men relive game, swaying,

We have a new Physical Education Building. The name should properly be changed to Varsity Gym-nasium if the physical education program is subordinated to intercolleg-iate athletics as it has been in the past.

Many times coach is too busy to instruct a gym class. As a result it is neglected and pandemonium reigns. He gives the boys a basketball or baseball and tells them to choose up sides. Frequently a terse sign on the bulletin board says that Coach cannot meet his class because he is out of town for a game or an event. Even when there are home games, the coach does not have time to work

Many of the most poignant remin-uncenses of our college life will be memories of participation in extra-curricular activities. Perhaps our faces will beam at the memory of a dramatic sketch or at the compan-

ionships formed during practices. Or it may be the memory of a concert given by out choral group.

A blocked punt may sweeten our dreams, or a debate match won. A pep rally, a goal made, a badminton set, a club hike—any of these may cause thrills to course through us. For sheer excitement nothing can rival the nervousness caused by an oration still undelivered. Nothing can give more satisfaction than a story accepted for the Spectator. No more valuable training can be found then advertising work on any of the example organs. The planning of an annual is a source of joy. A politician student holds latent possibilities.

Ramblin's

We started our academic career this year by working up a good brain sweat in connection with the fresh-men texts_: We discovered that some of these young hopefuls are woefully deficient in the essentials of English grammar. We found also that all freshmen have, at some time or other, crossed the street to avoid meeting some person. So we aren't the only ones who-are troubled with

jumping, squirming, wriggling sighing, laughing, advising. Prof. sur-prised, catches self yelling, "Beat Haskell"

Cheer leaders wave arms, Indians shake friendly fists, sophomores hold soft hands, seniors break aloof reserve. juniors step on freshie toes. We ran win this one.

Sailing spiral, shifty tallbacks, snake-hipped Chief Run-and-Look-Back, blinding flash bulbs, nervous concise, proud waterboys. Silly freshmen talk too much.

er encouraging voices from the bench, discussion of grandstand. quarterback, eloquent curse of big tackle, lively pepper of line-backer. Wouldn't miss it for worlds.

I expected that we would be wel-comed to the campus but I hardly expected that it would be as hearty a one as it was. Its seemed that everyone from Dr. Schwalm to the lowliest sophomore was truly glad we were here.

We could hardly think of outstanding things that have happened without mention the the chapel ser-vices. A number of us discovered a few things about Dr. Flory from his Chapel talk before we ever darkened his classroom door.

Another pleasing feature of the campus is the work of student or-ganizations, such as the Student Council and the S. C. M.

If one were to mention social contacts, who would soon forget the jostling of elbows with another stu-dent while standing in line before the Central Office?

Were we freshmen all forced to quit McPherson College today, I am certain that we would with one ac-cord say, "We've had a great time; I wish that we could stay"

It looks like one of the most out- | standing students of the campus is the president of the student council, Bill Thompson. Not only has Bill showed that he has what it takes to be a leader, but be can "take it on the cuff” and like it.

Freshmen girls are beginning to think that Audrey Hamman can be in two places at once. One minute she is working at the physical education building, and the next minute she is found working or helping some-one else in some other building. How

Dr. J. D. Bright will teach the Junior-senior class, of which Wayne Al-bright is president and Lucille Wade is secretary. Forty-eight sophomores unanimously chose Dr. Claude K. Flory as their teacher. Dean Frantz is president and Vena Flory secretary.

Lyle Albright is president, of the Freshmen class and Ardys Metz secretary. A regular teacher has not yet been chosen for this class. The large classes will be a problem to the superintendent. Room must be found for them.

Frances Campbell and Keith Pierce are known as the “Lad and lassie" with the voices that go “way down thar"

Boys and girls who live in the dormitories have become well ac-quainted with Mr. and Mrs. Luther Harshbarger, otherwise known as "Pa and Ma Harshbarger." Another couple who have come into the limelight since school started are the newly married Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiegang, known to old and new friends as Bob and Olive. Bob will be seen on the gridiron and the basketball court, while Olive leads the student body in cheering him and the other players on.

Last, but one od the most import-ant and ambitious boys on the cam-pus, is Dale Stucky, editor of the Spectator and president of the Democratic Club. By the way he keeps his ears and eyes open for any thing that might be interesting for the paper. So beware! beware!

Not including all the burns, cut fingers, dish pan hands, and falls gotten from chasing mice, Kline Hall is faring pretty well.

We do have a lot to be thankful for with new furniture in the parlor. Miss A. as our house mother, and Gerry as our new president. And are we proud of our little red haired pianist, Ruth Smith. Elma with her

Kline Hall is famous for the excellent cooks it turns out and this year will be no exception despite the burning odors and broken dishes.

freshmen English test is enviable. Bernard Nordling was pleasantly surprised for he also scored high in the test.

Berle' Miller is becoming well known in entertainment circles. He plays tennis too.

Robert Burkholder is nominated the boy with the most studious look. Harold Keith Myers has been seen strutting through the halls of Sharp. We wonder about the girl. Dix Burger and Leslie Rogers are always together. One can tell they are roommates. Kenneth Johnson appears to be quiet but it is imagined that in his tall frame an abundance of mirth is hidden.

Expects 20 Members For A College Band

Under the direction of Merle Hodg-den, a pep band again will represent the college at the football games this fall. Approximately 20 members will join the musical organization by next week.

This week thirteen musicians have joined the group in practices. They will play from the sidelines at the Haskell game tonight. Others are urged to join.

Verda Grove, saxaphone: Ruth Slump, saxaphone: Merle Hodgden, clarinet: Merrill Blackman, clarinet: Eleen Dale, clarinet; Eldora Miller. baritone; Mel Zook, snares: Ardys Metz, bass drums; Brele Miller. Trum-pet; Dennis Thompson, trumpet; Wayne Switzer, trombone; Earl Bald-win. trombone; and Nora Kanel, horns, are included in the group.

The student council is actively supporting the pep hand, which later will have uniforms and will become a regular part of the college. Re-hearsals, will be held promptly at 7:30 o'clock on Monday evening.

Largest Honor Roll In Recent History

The year, 1937-1938. deserves praise for its academic record. In the last semester of last year there was a greater number of students on the honor roll than in any other semester for the last four years. To be an the honor roll a person must have forty or more honor points. Honor points are given according to grades and semester hours of credit. An A is given three honor points per credit hour, a B two per credit hour, a C one per credit hour, and a D no honor points. The honor roll is a high goal in academic achievement.

Last semester there were twenty-four on the honor roll. During a period of years the average of the number of students on the honor would lie between ten and fifteen. The year 1937-1938 thus stands out in academic achievement.

The honor roll for last semester is as follows: Delbert Barley, Virginia Harris and Opal Hoffman, 48; Lucile Cole, 47; Raymond Flory, Winton Sheffer, and-Effie Snell, 46; John Bower, Ernest Reed, and Bill Thompson, 45; Esther Sherfy, 44; Dale Stucky, 43; Phil Davis, Rosalie Fields, and Lewelyn Loyd. 42; Erwin Bentz, Frances Campbell, Autumn Fields, Luther Harshbarger, Dwight Horner, Alberta Keller, Stephen Stover, and Gordon Yoder, 41; Vena Flory, 40.

Twenty others deserve honorable mention. Their names and honor points follow; Lowell Brubaker and Avis Heckman. 39; Maurine Anderson, Elmer Dadison. Phlorence Hie-bert. Ira Milton Hoover. Wilburn Le-wallen, and Asta Oglind, 38; Ellen Divine, Helen Deane Gibson, La Vena High. Herbert Ikenberry. Alice Martin, and Gertrude Myers, 37; Gladys Shank, 36 1/2 ; Robert Franktz, Ramona Fries, Jonathan Hamersley. and Addison Saathoff, 36; Marjorie Flory and Eugenia Hogan, 35.

In Arnold Hall

"Arnold Hall ain't ther same as it used ter be." Mrs. Arnold's family of girls is a quiet group—but only a week has passed and the freshmen haven’t discovered yet that they don’t have to retire at 10 o'clock.

We find a few of the last year's inhabitants back again. You know Gladys Shank? Ahem, she's our new house-president. But if you have any suggestions for social activities around the dining hall or Arnold, consult Margaret Louise Kagarice who is vice-president and in charge of Arnold's social events. Beware of Mary Elizabeth Hoover—-she col-lects the house dues. And be careful what you do or head proctor Virginia Harris will be around.

Evelyn Herr thinks she's quite important now that she is assistant matron, but that's an easy job sitting at a desk answering phone calls.

Dons Joan Johnson and Elizabeth Mohler want to get a real taste of college life.

The Flory twins decided to part company—Vena lives on third with Marjorie Kinzie and Vera lives on second.

Micky and Mildred moved to a room with a swell view, but perhapsthey are not the only ones who see things from across the way.

Selly and Frances still live on first where Sally can easily hear Wayne whistle.

In case you didn’t know, Kathryn and Hughey live together—in room number 15.

Jessie Messamer found herself without a roommate when she arriv-ed, so she moved in with Alice Van-derkolk.

Almost all the other inmates of this hall are freshies or new upper-classmen. A swell bunch of girls they welcome you to visit their abode and get acquainted.

The most intolerable pain is pro-duced by prolonging the keenest pleasure. —G. B. Shaw.

Except during the nine months be-fore he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does—-G. B. Shaw.

Just Around

It seems that some of the grads of last spring and some of the former students on this campus still have a soft spot in their hearts for "dear old

It hasn't been decided whether Mr. and Mrs. George Toland came back Friday night to renew old friendships or get a piece of watermelon, but nevertheless we're glad to hear that they are well situated in Canton. We also got a glimpse of Glee Goughnour Friday night so we just presume she likes her work in Windom.

We had several guests in the dining hall Saturday. Including LaMar Bollinger, who is a family member of the Delphos High School, and Herbert Ikenberry, music director at Durham. Altho Kurils Naylor, coach at Holyrood, has a brother here we know that the “widow Shank“ was the main attraction.

Jessie Miller, home economics in-structor at Turon visited a short time on the campus Monday morning. And it seemed almost like old times to see Fred Nace and Betty Ruth Stutzman (no they're not married yet) roaming around here Monday.

We upper-classmen are especially glad to see these familiar figures again and hope they come often.

Miss Lucille Ullery, a graduate of the McPherson college of ‘38, has been appointed to the position of music teacher in the grade school at Holyrood, Kansas.

Lucille was visiting on the cam-pus the first week of school when Professor Mohler was notified of the vacancy. She had planned to stay at home this year, but changed her mind and became a school teacher.

Theresa Strom is employed this year at Delavan, Kansas. Fred Nace was on the campus the first of the week with the girl friend, Betty Ruth.

When Fred was asked what he was doing, Betty Ruth answered, “We are farming; milking cows." Is it possible they could have done it!"

The Student Council has announced the hour schedule for the Student Union Room. On Mondays, Tues days, Wednesdays, and Thursdays the room will be open from 12:30 to 5:30 and from 6:30 to 10:00. The hours on Fridays are the same except that the room stays open until 11 o'clock, Saturday afternoons the room is not open, but it is available from 5:30 until 11:00. Sunday afternoons 1:00 to 5:00 are the hours. In the evening the S. U. R. is opened after church is dismissed and then closed at 10:00.

Thursday afternoon, the first Thursday of the new school year, over one hundred girls of the school were entertained by the Women's Council at a campus-sister tea.

Members of the council received the girls as they arrived. Miss Shockley presided most graciously at the tea table which carried out the pink and white motive.

"Beat Haskell" was the only thing people talked about until the one and only Galen Allen tried to revise the Untied States History. Now it's being whispered about that Mr, Allan thinks Daniel Boone discovered the North Pole. Perhaps some one ought to tell him!

One of our other "Inmates" broke into the news this week when he confided to a few of his friends that he once tried to write abut "Flossie Fisher". No, Flossie isn't one of his girl friends, she's to be the Peter Rabbit of 1945, that is, if Earnest Reed continues his literary career,

Anyone who has intentions of blackening the name of Albright please take notice. "Back home" the name and reputation are beyond question. It's easy to see that Lyle Albright has a tremendous response-bility upon his freshman shoulders.

To Edith Hughey goes the prize for wearing the most attention-catching blouse on the campus, and to her pals, Marjorie Kinzie and Kathryn Enns, goes a medal of bravery for withstanding the cold weather with nothing but a pair of anklets to protect their dainty feet.

Hear ye, hear ye, all ye scholars and would-be's! There is a sad, soulstirring story about to be read by you. 'Twas an evening of the evening of September 13, a most unlucky date, or is it? This terrifying, hair raising tale involves none other than one of our most eminent professors. Maurice A. Hess.

Not one of you, my dear friends, can ever realize what an inhuman, screeching racket Professor Hess raised, all because he was in some one's way. "What is this all about," you ask. Patience! There was evi-dence enough for these who have sharp eyes. But wait, you shall be

As the hands of the clock were nearing the zero hour (9:00 o'clock, to be more exact), our unfortunate friend was motoring to his home after an evening of work at the "School of Quality", Preparing to steer his vehicle into his driveway, Hess swung out and was advancing the drive when a most disgusting thing happened. A slight interference, or perhaps it was a tackle, in the rear by another motorist put a definite stop to his speedy advance-ment.

Witnesses vouch for the fact that it indeed sounded as if nerves were shattered, fenders and bumpers smashed, and fragments of glass were flying through the air with the greatest of ease.

No one was otherwise har,ed, not. even a stray car. That's all; the tale is told. S. C. M. Co-Chairmen

Introducing their respective groups, chairmen of the various S. C. M. commissions spoke for two min-utes in a special meeting in the college chapel Tuesday morning.

Appearing on the program were Mr. A. B. Saathoff and Rosalie Fields of the World Cooperation Commis-ion, which will meet regularly In room 5: Harold Larsen and Elizabeth Mohler of the Creative Leisure Commission, which will meet in room 10: Dwight Horner and Mary Elizabeth Hoover, World service, which will meet in the Y. W. room: Stephen Stover and Opal Hoffman.

At the request of both faculty and students, the S. C. M. sponsored a book exchange during the opening days of school

Under the management of Elmer Dadisman, Mary Elizabeth Hoover, and Autumn Fields, the exchange handled approximately seventy-five books with a cash.turnover of 120.

Campus sentiment is that the ex-change filled a definite need and should be continued.

spired the class with snatches of "My Darling Nellie Grey" and "Mary Had a little lamb". Perhaps he received his inspiration from the person who so boldly quoted "Tisket A-Tas-ket" during the same period.

Kitty Mohler doesn't want to join the Pep Club unless James Crill be-longs. Kitty, you're becoming too involved for a little Freshman girl!

Dr. Flory has an admirer who claims that he looks like Franchet Tone. While I'm complimenting people I may say that it has been a agreed that Opal Hoffman is a possessor of ft "Classic Profile”.

Unreliable sources state that Dell's experience in sleuthing about ‘Fanny’ and the College Inn have made his services so valuable to the F. B. I. that they are offering large sums of money to lure him away from McPherson College. He should make

By next week we will probably have recovered from the warm wel-come given at the faculty reception, sore muscles received at the snake dance, and the pride of our victory over Haskell. Who knows, maybe Edith Nickey will be here, and even Eugene Eisenbise will be happy.

The Women’s Council is now com-plete with eleven members. The president of Arnold Hall aulomatlc-allly becomes a member of tbe coun-cell. Gladys Shank. recently alerted president. and already on the council thus left second flour of Arnold unrepresented. Rilla Hubbard was chosen as Arnold Hall representative from second floor. Olive Colyn had been chosen to represent the girls living off the campus and not in their own homes.

Self-sacrifice enables us to sac-rifice other people without blushing. —G. D. Shaw,

Ladles and gentlemen are permit-ted to have friends in the kennel, but not in the kitchen.—G. B. Shaw

The artificial sterilization of mar-riage makes it possible for marriage to fill fit its accidental function whilst neglecting its essential one.—

Quad Staff Opens

Big Sale Campaign

The Quadrangle staff is launching the biggest sales campaign in its history. Solicitation began Monday and the staff, headed by Russell Kinsley and Gordon Bowers, prom-ise a bigger and better Quad with much improvement over previous years with at least eight pages of snap shots instead of the usual

The salesmen include Miriam Kim-mel, Frances Campbell, Rilla Hub-bard, Marjorie Kinzie, Raymond Flory. Joel Lecktman. John Detriech. Dave McGill, Audrey Hammann, and Harold Keith Meyers, Be prepared when one of these persons comes to see you. Remember, the more Quads you buy the better Quad you will re-cieve

The Quad this year is dedicated to the business men of the city of McPherson in appreciation of all they have done for the college.

LETTERMEN— Dave Terrier'' McGill Rollin Wanamaker ........ .......	P E E E	Y J So J	W 175 170 165	• HOME --------Soddy. Tenn. - - ..... Waterville
Roy Robertson .........—....------	P E E E	Y J So J	W 175 170 165	---------- . Pretty Prairie
Lee Kraus	T	So	168	------------Pretty Prairie
LaVerne York	G	J	160	-------------------Adel, Iowa
Bob Weigand	C	S	170	-------------------Inman
Earl "Fire Horse" Mathlot	B	J	158	----- _ . . Peabody
Harold Zuhars------—	B	s	159	-- - - - ..... Peabody
Tony Voshell -------—. ........1-	B	J	172	------ . McPherson
"Plunging Phil" Myers . ------	B	S	186	.....-..... Lovewell
Glen "flipper" Funk	B	So	167	--------------------Conway Springs
Olan Nincehelser	B	So	152	---------------Topeka
SQUADMEN—
"Slugger Sam" Elrod .....	G	J	169	— .. . . Quincy
Vera Kraus	T	J	160	--------------------Pretty Prairie
Wesley DeCoursey .....—.....	E	J	183	, *- Nampa. Idaho
Richard "Buckshot" Van Vleet —	B	So	168	Langdon
Russell Yoder --------------------....	E	So	162	McPherson
Elmer Ratzlaff ................	B	SO	140	_ . Buhler
Bob Seidel	G	J	161	---------------------------McPherson
RECRUITS
"Jumping Jack Buckman	E	F	165	...... Kansas City
"Giant Gene" Owen .............	T	F	230	- ...... Kincaid
Rex Beal	T	F	215	-------------------------Peabody
Andy Collett	T	F	175	--------------------McPherson
Vernon "Duke" Holmes	T	F	180	-----------------------Galva
Merlin Myers	T	F	200	--------------------Lovewell
Bill Rock	G	F	175	---------------------Enterprise
Eldon "Pat" Maloney	G	F	169	----------------------Hope
Burt Weibe	G	F	160	---------------------------Durham
Raymond "Squeaky" Meyer	C	F	175	--------------------------------Inman
Jim Lambert ...........—	C	F	185	. Garnett
Take ‘‘Honey" Cramer .	B	F	145	Rocky Ford, Colo
Keith Reinecker	B	F	170	---------------------------Quinter
Sylvan Hoover	B	F	160	---------------------------Quinter
Jack Vetter	B	F	190	--------------------Kansas City, MO
Bob Brust	B	F	170	-------------------------Claflin
Eddie Leonard . ............... . .	B	F	170	.................... . Enterprise
Huber Turman _________	B	F	159	...... Wakeeney

Meet Haskell Here Tonight

“Buck” Astle's Bulldogs Open New Season Against Indians

Tonight at 8 o'clock in the McPherson college stadium, Coach “Buck" Astle's Bulldogs clash with the Haskell Indians from Lawrence to draw the curtain on the 1938 football

Mr. and Mrs. McPherson Johnny and Mary, their friends, their neigh-bors, students of McPherson High school, students of McPherson col-lege, and hundreds of guest high school children will attend the great event.

Tonight is "high school" night, when pupils from the surrounding high schools are invited to watch the Bulldogs in action against the Invaders.

Everything is in readiness for one of the largest crowds ever to witness the initial game of a McPherson college football season. The green turf has been given its white stripe, the stadium is painted, the team is ready, and everyone awaits the op-ening whistle.

Maybe A War Dance Although it was not definite when the Spectator went to press, it is supposed that a group of students from Haskell Institute will put on a special war dance for the benefit of Canine sports fans.

With a huge cheering section, ac-tive cheerleaders, and a real pep band, McPherson college will prove to the world it can produce the pep on such occasions, students are asked to sit as much as possible in one group to facilitate better and more united cheering.

Seek to Avenge Defeat In the meantime, the gridsters will be seeking to avenge a stinging 7-0 defeat last year. With the entire squad in tip-top condition, they will attempt to stave off any Indian ambushes and gain a few yards at the same time.

The visitors seem to excell in toss-ing the pigskin and the halfbacks will be on the watch for such aerial displays. Although not as heavy as last year, the Braves probably will be more deceptive and faster.

Having had three weeks of prac-tice, most of the men should be able to make a good showing tonight. As usual, Coach Astle probably will enter several players in the game.

Although many of the Braves have thoroughly English names, they also have true Indian names that typify their race.... 15 tribes an included in the group of 31 players. . . .Choctaw, Seneca, Otoe, Sac and Fox. Kiowa, Pawnee. Gros Ventre, Ponca, Ottawa, Creek, Sioux. Cherokee, Chick-asaw, Kaw, and Omaha are Hated. . . The Indiana have homes in 11 various states. . . . President Kelley of Haskell formerly lived at Galva, six miles east of here. . . As Bulldogs who made the trip last year can verify, rthe Haskell maidens are usually good looking. . . .They may participate in a war dance tonight.....

Southwestern replaces Haskell as the Bulldog Armistice Day opponent. Spectator Sports Staff—

Instead of one person at tempting to cover all phases of sports activity on and off the campus, we have a group of four parsons actively working on sports articles this year.

Besides, the sports editor, Ray-mond "Dutch" Goering, gridster who suffered a serious injury last year, will assist in the varsity sports, Goer-ing knows football inside and out end will be a help to the editor.

Intramural activities and special men’s physical education events will be capably handled by Don Davidson. a sophomore, who will enter many of these types of sport.

Doris Dresher, a regular Spectator reporter, will cover the women's Athletic Association news this year and other women's sports other than intramurals.

Far approximately 20 new grid-sters the game will signify their first actual college sports contest and some of them may be slightly "Jittery" when the whistle blows. However, a few minutes working with the other fellows as a unit will make them get down to business and execute all they learned in the daily workouts.

The starting lineup for both teams has not yet been released, but such information will be found in the Bullrangle, which will be issued free st the gates tonight.

Among the players on the Haskell squad are the following lettermen: Dess Neal, end; William Gentry, guard; Mackey Kenyon and Lloyd Yellow Horse, tackles William Washington and Solon Hill, backs.

Squadmen are Shoemake and Gaw-hega, ends: Marlow and Wilson, guards; Grant, center; and Acy Red Leaf. back. Red Loaf and Shoemake, who were the partners in the touch-down pass last year, will bear watching .

Thus, another grid season begins tonight under the flood lights to continue Throughout this fall.

The man with toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty stricken man makes the same mistake about the rich man.—G. B. Shaw.

Bulldogs to Clash

Next Thursday night on the local gridiron, the Bulldogs will tangle with the Hastings, Nebraska, Teachers in the second game of the sea-son.

Last year the Broncos bucked McPherson to the tune of 33-0 in in the worst defeat of the season. They usually have a powerful team and probably will have another big group this year.

Coach Astle's crew will attempt to hold down the thrusts of the visitors, making their own gains at the same time. McPherson will have the home grounds advantage and will be heavier to match the Hastings squad on even terms.

With only three practice sessions until this battle, the Canines will have to go "full steam" next week in order to be prepared for whatever the Nebraskans may offer,

Tonight's game with Haskell will give them more experience and a real encounter is expected next week against non-conference foes.

Winding their way in and out of buildings and into streets last night, college students prepared for tonight's game with a traditional pa-jama parade and snake dance.

Only the football team, which had to watch from the sidelines after seeing the first show, missed the aching muscles, tired legs, and half inch longer arms with which more than two hundred students awoke this morning.

After holding a pep rally on Main street to the accompaniment of the pep band, the Bulldog boosters went to the photographers to have their pictures taken then enjoyed a movie in a local theatre.

Joelie Letkeman. president, called all old members of the Pep club to its first meeting Monday noon for the purpose of selecting new members. It was decided that all persons who signed their names to the list on the bulletin board would be admitted provided they buy a Pep Club sweater.

Dr. Flory was selected as sponsor and Miriam Kimmel is to have charge of the Pep Chapels for the next two weeks.

Pres. Schwalm announced this morning McPherson College would hold a public dedication ceremony for the new physical education building, which was erected during the summer.

Complete details of the program are not available, but it probably will Include several speeches and various members of the faculty may appear in the affair.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all. progress depends on the unreason-able man.—G. B. Shaw.

At a recent meeting of the W. A. A. cabinet it was decided to hold the regular executive board meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month.

It was decided also at the same meeting to make arrangements to Join the state W. A. A.

The annual W. A. A. Hike was held Wednesday evening in the new park. It was held in the form of a treasure hunt and was much en-joyed by the large group of girls who attended.

The purpose of the hike and meet-ing was to explain the W. A, A. pro-gram to the new girls and all those

Geraldine Spohn explained the aims of the Outing Club; Audrey Hammann the orechesis club, while the Badminton club program was outlined by Edith Spangler.

Varda Grove explained the volley bull club and Jessie Messamer the luniketbull club.

The soft ball club was represented by Rilla Hubbard and Tennis by Sarah Jane Olwin.

Hustling skirts, fluttering ribbons, beautiful girls, and handsome men arrived at the parlors of the Brethren Church Monday evening' for the annual faculty reception.

Mr. Wm. P. Thompson, president of the student council, presented each student to President V. F. Schwalm, the first in the receiving line. Pleasant conversation prevailed as the group mixed easily among both students and faculty.

Near the close of the evening- refreshments were served from beautifully laid tables by members of the faculty. President V. F, Schwalm and the rest of his staff have proved themselves delightful hosts and we ll be glad to come again.

Metzler Gives Speech

"Active receptivity is rewarded." These words Dr. Barton Metzler emphasized in a chapel talk Wednesday morning, showing the importance of asking, seeking, and knocking in acquiring the things we need and cherish. "Desire brings things to past."

Using frequent illustrations from nature, Metzler showed that when one activity and eagerly desires something, he is rewarded. Speaking of the Golden Rule, be said that one should be ''Intelligently generous" after he has his desires. Again using illustrations, he showed that God in nature is generous.

He ended with this statement, curse that rests upon us is not that "The active receptivity is not rewarded, but that our desires are not ardent enough and that our desire* are too low."

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