Large Group

Is At I.R.C.

Conference

About A Dozen To Hear Speaker And Discuss Problems

Today and tomorrow about a dozen students from the social science and history department of McPherson college are attending the Mississippi Valley International Relations Clubs Conference at Southwestern college in Winfield.

Don Newkirk c’41 will be chairman for all sessions of the roundtable concerning the American area, and Prof. Francis F. Wayland, head of the Macampus history department, will be one of the two faculty consel-ors of the round table, while Dale Stucky c’41 will occupy one of the special reserved seats as a member of the permanent panel of the same roundtable.

Among the students from here who are attending the conference are Ri-dell Cobb c'40, Don Newkirk c'41. Ernest Peterson c’43, Ernest Reed c’41, Edith Spengler c‘41, Galen Stern, c’40, Stephen Stover c’40, and Dale Stucky c’41. Dr., and Mrs. F. F. Wayland will accompany the delegation.

This is the first time for several years that the McPherson college I. R. C. has attended the sessions of the conference. Representatives will be at the conference from Kansas, Missouri. Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, and two provinces in Canada.

Among the famous speakers who will be heard today and tomorrow will be Dr. J. Fred Rippy. professor

of Hispanic-American history in the University of Chicago, a prominent lecturer and writer, and Dr. Werner A. Bohnstedt, who is professor of political economy and sociology at the National University of the Republic of Panama, and who has been in Panama since 1935 and spent many years in Germany prior to that time. Besides these men, conference speakers include Harry E. Terrell, who has attended sessions of the League of Nations Assembly and has been present at other important international gatherings in Europe.

.Miss Amy Heminway Jones is in charge of the international relations club work of the Carnegie Endowment. which sponsors the clubs. She will also appear at the conference with a background gained by residence in France and Germany and extensive travel in Europe and the Orient.

The sessions started this morning and will continue until tomorrow af- ternoon.

Vocal Group Is Kept Busy Singing

For Regional Conference Sessions

Advance publicity for the a cap-pella choir concert of March 13, consisting of an appearance of the choir on Regional Conference Sunday evening, Feb. 25, in the McPherson Brethren church.

Beginning with the well-known theme song. “Dedication”, by Franz-Cain, the choir immediately found the audience receptive to the well-controlled, changing volume and interpretation of the strains of the identification song. Two negro spirituals followed, a familiar one, “Nobody Knows the Trouble I See,” and a newer one, “Round de Glory Manger,” in which Miss Margaret Fry sang the soprano solo.

The vocal ensemble, a selected group from the a cappella choir appeared on the Wednesday and Thursday chapel, and Thursday evening programs, and participated on Tuesday afternoon as illustrative material for Prof. Fisher’s laboratory method of teaching “Ways to Improve the Church Choir”.

Frosh, Sophs Have Formal Party Tonight

Last Friday Night Juniors Won Contest Over Senior Students

In spite of the blustry March night, approximately fifty juniors and seniors and their class sponsors attended the formal party in the S U. R. last Friday night. Guests were received by the four hosts and hos tesses, Jack Oliver, Evelyn Amos Don Newkirk, and Sally Olwin.

A musical quiz in the form of song titles and intellectual questions was the basis for competition

tween the two classes. The juniors won the contest by a margin of two questions. The short program included a vocal solo by Wesley De Coursey and a skit in which Margaret Louise Kagarice and Doris Doane gave the newest “flashes” about certain upperclassmen.

Tonight at 8:00 freshman and sophomores will be entertained a their formal party. Students on committees for his occasion are Ruth Stump, Esther Kimmel, Ted Washburn, and Sylvia Vannorsdel.

Payne Ratner, governor of Kansas, has been secured as speaker for the big Booster Banquet to be held the evening of March 29, it was announced yesterday by Pres. V. F. Schwalm.

College officials feel they have been fortunate in securing the governor of the state to speak at the 10th annual Booster Banquet. One or two other prominent educational leaders will probably he secured for the banquet program, said Pres. Schwalm.

Arrangement details will he announced in the near future, and already several other speakers are being contacted.

College officials feel they have been fortunate in securing the governor of the state to speak at the 10th annual Booster Banquet. One or two other prominent educational leaders will probably be secured for the banquet program said Pres. Schwalm.

Arrangement details will be announced in the near future, and already several other speakers are being contacted.

Eminent Writer Will Speak In Chapel, Open Forums, Conferences

Dr. Paul Popenoe, eminent leader, speaker, and writer in the field of personal and family relations, will be on our campus next Tuesday. The widespread acceptance of his excellent work gives him national recognition.

His first public address will be given at 9:40 in the college chapel. The subject, “How Do You Know It’s Love?” gives promise of an address of special interest to all college students.

Following his first address, Dr. Popenoe will conduct an open forum for those who are free at that time and have problems and questions which they would like to have discussed. A similar open forum will he held from 4:00 until 5:00 p. m. in the Student Union Room.

Personal conferences may be had with Dr. Popenoe at the periods 11:05 to 11:30 a. m., and 1:00 to 2:30 in the afternoon. A five-minute conference period may be secured by seeing either Audrey Hammann or Stephen Stover, co-chairman of the Personal and Family Relations Commission on the campus. Since the number of conferences is limited, arrangements should he made at the earliest possible date.

At 2:30. Dr. Popenoe will address the Women’s Club of McPherson on the subject. “Confused Parents in the World Today.” The meeting will be held in the college chapel. All students and faculty members are invited to attend this address.

Dr. Popenoe’s final address will be given in the evening at 8:00 o'clock in the college church. The subject. “What Is Happening to the Family?” is of deep interest to both young and old. The public is cordially invited to attend.

Dr. Popenoe is being brought to McPherson college and community by the Student Christian Movement of the college. In order that all may have the privilege of hearing him. no charge for admission will be asked to any of the meetings. A free-will offering will be taken at the evening address to aid the S. C. M. meet successfully its obligations in the largest project which it has undertaken during the year.

Dr. Popenoe, eidtor of the Journal of Heredity 1913-1917, is now Director of the National Institute of Family Relations. McPherson college is fortunate in securing him as a speaker on our campus.

Thespian Play Will Be Given Next Friday

“Passing Of The Third Floor Back” Has Vivid Character Portrayal

Contrary to the previously announced date of March 2 2, the Thespian play, “The Passing of the Third Floor Back,” will be given next Friday, exactly one week earlier. It will be given in the college chapel at 8:00. Admission is 25c and 35c and tickets go on sale tomorrow morning from club members.

As early as last Wednesday the play was put together in all its component parts for the final polishing of lines and action. Director Raymond Flory says, “The cast is cooperating with much enthusiasm to make this play a success. It is my opinion that no play presented on this campus in recent years has exhibited such vivid character portrayals as those to be seen in the dramatic production next Friday in the college chapel.”

“The Passing of the Third Floor Back” is a period play placed about thirty years ago, just after the turn of the century. London was an elegant city, but not so was Mrs. Sharpe's Lodging House. There cheating, thieving and scheming was going on among the kaleidoscopic group of “respectable lodgers and boarders”.

But in the house there is one room unrented—the third floor back! A wayfarer knocks at Mrs. Sharpe’s door and rents the room—and thereby hangs a tale. In some way the mysterious stranger touches the lives of each person in the house, recalls

old memories and new resolutions.

And the comedy element is not neglected. Students are urged to come to see the most approved fashion of watering milk or disguising the odor of spoiled meat by curry powder. Mrs. Sharpe will show the most disapproved methods of cutting the corners of economics. If students enjoyed “The Women”, critics say they will go crazy over Mrs. Sharpe’s first afternoon tea.

The lead in the play is taken by the new dramatic discovery of the year, John Detrick. With power and pathos he reveals the character of the mysterious stranger. Major supporting roles are taken by Donna Jean Johnson, Esther Sherfy, Virginia Kerlin and Paul Dannelley. Important to the success of the play are such actors and actresses as Margaret Davis, Leonard Vaughn, Forrest Stern, Betty Clark, Rowena Frantz, James Mason, and Clifford Schapan-otliers are Roy Hoff of Bethel, for-sky.

Later she adopted many of the children of the German soldiers, who were left orphans after the war, and raised them in Saxony in Germany. It was here that she married the man who was Minister of Education of the Colleges and Universities in the State of Saxony. In the early 1920’s Mrs. Brandstrom-Ulrich came to America and lectured so that she could procure money with which to care for the German children.

At the rise of Hitler, Mrs. Brandstrom-Ulrich and her husband were driven from Germany, and came to America. At the present time her husband is a professor of education at Harvard, and is a co-editor of an

Next Wednesday Is Second Guest Day

Day’s Program Includes Classroom Visitation,

Tea, Chapel, Film

Guest Day will occur for the second consecutive year on Macampus, when the faculty and the students of the college will entertain all friends and parents to visit the school next Wednesday.

The same general program which proved to he a success last year will be followed this year, it was announced Tuesday by Pres. V. F. Schwalm.

All parents and friends of the college are invited to come and visit

the college during the entire day. Classroom visitation will begin with the first classes at 7:50 and continue throughout the day.

At 9:40 Dr. Louis J. Beyer c’1911. a practicing physician in Lyons, will give the chapel address. Visitors will be the guests of the students at the college dining hall for luncheon, and a tour of the campus will follow in the afternoon, which will include a trip through the large college mu seum.

A sound moving-picture film in two reels will be shown at 3:00 p. m. fol-lowing which will be a social tea at 4: 00 in t he S. U. Room.

Guests will be able to attend the McPherson college a cappella concert Wednesday evening at the city audi-orium. Tickets will be available from choir members.

Formal Concert Will Be Given By Large Choir

Wednesday’s Concert Has Folk Songs, Negro Spirituals, New Pieces

The eighth annual formal concert by the McPherson college a cappella choir will be given in the Community Building of McPherson next Wednesday evening beginning at eight o’clock, March 13.

The concert is the only full-length program given each year by the choir in McPherson. The first concert was presented in 1933 when Alvin C. Voran was head of the McPherson vocal department. Organized in 1932 as the first a cappella choir in the state of Kansas, the McPherson college vocal group each year since has had one of the most capable and reputable unaccompanied vocal ensembles in the Mid-West. Prof. Voran organized the first a cappella choir here.

This year’s choir of about sixty voices is the largest choir in the history of the School. Under the cap-aide direction of Prof. Nevin W. Fisher, it is one of the best choirs in a number of years, one of the best in tone quality and perfection of blending, and in the beauty of the program which they present.

The sixteen numbers which comprise the program quite naturally fall into groupings of Folk Songs, Negro Spirituals, Modern arrangements, and 16th century pieces. The eight-part arrangement by Noble Gain of Robert Franz’s immortal “Dedication” remains as usual the identification and theme song of the choir.

One group of numbers will be sung by the college male quartet consisting of Wesley DeCoursey, first tenor; Harold Hoover, second tenor; Ronald Orr, first bass; and Keith Pierce, second bass; and one number by the Vocal Ensemble consisting of seventeen select voices. The choir has been spending a great deal of time recently in rehearsing several times a week.

For the concert the girls will appear in black formal skirts and white satin blouses and the men in black suits and uniform ties. Tickets for the concert are on sale now by every member of the choir and next Monday tickets will go on reserve at Bixby-Lindsay and Co.

Until chapel Wednesday morning I had considered this college as a pacifist institution. But when a speaker is invited to attempt to create a sympathy for one of two beligerent nations I must stop— and wonder We should appreciate the fact, however, that not everybody can get their propaganda firsthand. Most people have to listen to the radio or read a newspaper; but not lucky us. No, we get it with a chapel committee picking it out for us. Perhaps they got no inspiration from last

week’s conference.

Of course the propaganda was camouflaged with the idea that all donations were for relief. Just what is “relief” in a warring country? If a nation can count on so much money from outside sources for relief and reconstruction purposes does it not stand to reason that this country will be able to use more of its own money for war purposes—but why should Finland spend its own money for relief when they, by our donations, can spend it for war?

The old “World War plea” of suffering women and children was used very effectively. It seems quite obvious that the “dollars” we contribute to help the women and children that our honorable speaker so gallantly plead for will not only be deeply appreciated by the aforesaid sufferers but will also relieve the Finnish government of a great responsibility so that they can devote a larger amount of their financial resources to the slaughter of Russians. Maybe they were just kidding last week when they told us that a good Brethren is a conscientious objector and a good conscientious objector could in no way support or take part in a war.

Why should the officials of a pacifist college allow such rank propaganda and above all ask their students to contribute to one side of an argument. It just doesn’t make sense to me. Why don’t we take, an offering for unfortunate Russians or Germans?

Will this type of propaganda have the same results that the pre-World-War propaganda had? God help us if the Finnish situation will have the same result that the Belgian situation had on us!

—A Pacifist

Girls Are To Have Basketball Tourney

Five Teams Are Organized To Play Tuesday’s Thursday’s

A basketball tournament for all girls in school is being organized this week. The practicing for the tournament and the tournament games will he played off at the Basketball Club’s playing times, which have been changed to Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at 4:00. Teams have been organized so that every girl can play on a team.

The following are the teams and their captains: Arnold Hall (two teams), Juanita Weaver and Helen Davis; Hoerner & Nickey Hall, Leta Beckner; Kline Hall, Mary Ellen Slead; and Town Team, Audrey Hammann.

The town team includes not only girls whose homes are in McPherson hut all girls staying in homes other than Nickey and Hoerner Halls. The round-robin style tournament will begin on March 12, and many hard and fast games are expected to occur, by the looks of the enthusiasm with which each captain is organizing and coaching her team.

Girls should get in touch with their captain, today, and begin practicing to help make their team a winner, conference

The Spectator Sees

The Associated Collegiate Press has recently made an investigation of student editorial opinion regarding the reduction of N. Y. A. Funds. Together with the opinion of student editors the country round, we would agree that there is no justification for a reduction so long as our budget for “national defense'" is so large. We agree with the opinions expressed in the “Parade of Opinion" released by the A. C. P.:

No matter what the views of the average collegian may be on the subject of economy in the federal government, almost without exception he is not in favor of reducing financial aid for his fellow-students as has been maintained by the National Youth Administration. Collegiate editorials are thumping loudly and strongly against N. Y. A. fund reductions now being considered by the national congress, and here is a summary of their reasons for their stand:

“America’s best defense," says the Temple University News, “will always be found in the existence of happy, busy young people, preparing themselves in the nation’s colleges for a useful future marked by peace and security. Economic discontent is the factor most likely to invite war. If the budget is to be cut, the place for it is in the arms increase proposals not the comparatively small N. Y. A. allotments. N. Y. A. is an effective agency for keeping students in college, where it is more customary to carry textbooks than it is to carry guns."

Said the Colgate University Maroon: “For the past few years, the N. Y. A. has done a real service to American youth in making possible jobs of various sorts on the campi of American colleges and universities. Not only has such aid succeeded in giving many worthy students a college education but has relieved the employment situation by taking off the employment market numbers of young Americans who would otherwise have been competing for jobs. The work of the N. Y. A. has enhanced the democratic spirit of American colleges by giving men a chance to work their way through school, a thing quite impossible in some of our more aristrocratic or totalitarian states."

The University of Oregon Daily Emerald plugs for retention of the N. Y. A. funds with these words: “The amount cut from the N. Y. A. appropriation, if it is cut, will be but a drop in the bucket, and will be one of the most inclusive parts of the budgetary program. What Congress will be deciding is whether to dabble in developing an increased number of college trained people to face future problems generated in the present.

It would be difficult to overlook the more highly educated field, which always needs more numbers. In view of this final consideration, it would seem that higher education is a good investment, and that political considerations should be secondary to potential value."

“This threatened cut is a matter for all students who work for part of their expenses. Because if ths reduction goes through, the men now holding college jobs will have to share them with the new unemployed. And the college will have to make an attempt in its budget to provide more help for worthy students. We urge you to write your representative at once about this matter," wrote the Randolph-Macon College Yellow Jacket.

“The fact alone that the honor point average of N. Y. A. students is above the average of the school indicates that a little financial assistance for students from lower income groups will repay the community in future leadership and employment se curity," the University of Minnesota Daily maintains.

Summing up the argument of all collegians, the Mills College Weekly says: “A penny saved in the production of war machines would certainly pay more than a dollar in dividends if invested in the education of some brilliant students."

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The men have been waiting for a statement like this for a long time, but they never believed it would be made.

When a man was repored to have entered a University of Pennsylvania women’s dormitory, that instiution’s dean of women allayed the fears of gals and cops with the following: “The man had more to fear than the girls—because 150 women are their own protection.”

Peace Contest Is Three Weeks Away

The local Peace Oratorical Contest will be held Sunday evening, March 31, in the college church. This, the local contest is little more than three weeks away. The winner of this contest will represent McPherson college in the State Peace Oratorical Contest to he held here in McPherson. April 12.

A few students have already written orations and are polishing them up. Prizes are to he offered at both the state and the local contest. The prizes at the local contest are $7.50 for first, $5 for second, and $2.50 for third. At the state contest the prizes will he $50, $30, and $20, respectively, for the top three orations.

Audrey Hammann, secretary of the Student Council, has announced that there has been a good response to the call for applications for the positions of editor and business manager of the Spectator and the Quadrangle.

The applications are now under consideration by the Publications Board, and they will make recommendations to the Student Council for the governing body’s consideration, it was announced by Stephen Stover, Student Body president.

The applications are well distributed between the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes.

Extreme youth is extremely frank—and if you don’t believe it listen to this story:

On a recent school vacation day, a group of youngsters listened ouside a Syracuse University lecture room while a professor delivered his usual classroom discourse. After listening for some time, one of the boys was overheard to say:

Long known for their two-bit words and ominous Hounding phrases, the medical professors of our institutions of higher learning have come in for a bit of ribbing because of them.

Western Reserve University’s Dr. Frederick C. Waite made a special survey and recently found that 55 U. S. medical schools have devised 336 different kinds of titles for their 2,418 professors.

Here are a couple of stumpers from his list: “professor of card-iovascularrenal diseases” and “professor of otorinolaryngeol-ogy.” meandering of a wanderer

flash, flash. . . roaming hands mc-auley better he careful where he places his paws while in the s. u. r. . . . lola should he one of those venus de milo girls . . .you know the kind . . . hands off. . . .a knob on the knee is worse than one on the door. . .in charge of Sunday eve. chapel program was miss baby doll denny and eisen-bise. . . .

gool ole’ colo. giggle water ran all the way to me with cramer staggering after it and 3 other me boys following close behind in order to carry cramer up the steps of f. hall. . . .you must play sucker as did mcmillan, fasnacht, and bunyan when captain phil myers demonstrated his ability to pull any 3 fellows. . . .

a ponderable question that is puzzling me: why the nest building on second floor hoys dorm? . . .what no crabs? . . .and who does bob cook date? . . .enns or her cousin?

me highschool students had the impression that some mc students were inebriate at the “bloody bucket”

. . . .don and la rue were said to have chewing tobacco and they spat on the floor. . . .how unsanitary. . .

milan blough swore not to go with betty clark again. . . funny things happen, or optical illusion . .then there was the “ittle man who wasn’t

there” calls his mother and father transparents. . . .and for dinner he had sliced doughnut holes. . .the cor-rect way to dunk doughnuts is to pour the coffee in the doughnut hole

.....and then there are two fellows

who seem to know how fizz mixes with coco cola. . . a jr. and a sr. . . .

ramona f. has been doing mice lab. work in art. . . .however, heart breaker schubert made two dates for one sun. night. . .a sr. girl and marcia stacked dohn and diehl’s room. . . long story about schlict. . .but condensed spells-orvell. . . now about the person who threw the snow hall . . . .old news is no news—so yon guess. . . .someone of my honorable public said they enjoyed reading pinky. . . .gee, shanks. . . as kinzie would say. . . .

N. Y. A. Funds Aid 62 At Central,

McPherson, Bethany

National Youth Administration funds in McPherson county this school year are making it possible for 62 student to attend the three colleges in this county.

The appropriation of NYA funds for this school year amounts to $8,505, which is paid in wages to men and women who are seeking to gain a higher education by working part time on jobs provided by the colleges. A student to he eligible for an NYA job must show that it is absolutely necessary for him or her to have this job to remain in school.

Bethany college, Lindsborg, and McPherson college are receiving the same appropriation this year from NYA funds. Each college is receiving $3,780 to support 28 students. Central college is receiving $945 for six students.

Kansas as a whole is receiving $285,390 in NYA funds this year for college and graduate students. This sum is giving 2,114 students in the state part time jobs for the school year. The student quota for the entire nation is 104.379 or 18.8 pe-cent more than last year.

Practically all the pictures for the 1940 Quadrangle except for a fewfeature pages, will be in the hands of the engravers by the middle of this month, it was announced yesterday by James Crill, editor of this year’s annual.

His plans include the possibility of an early release of the year-book by about May 15. two weeks before school is dismissed for the summer session.

Included among the many features of the 1940 Quadrangle will be the student chosen by the students of the college as the Best Private Citizen on Macampus. Another feature is the Beauty Queen chosen by Jack Benny, radio and screen comedian, who selected the lucky girl from a list submitted to him from the engravers.

A feature page of handsome men picked by the artists of the Burger-Baird Engraving Company will also

$8,505 Aids Students In

Three Colleges

be a high-light of the annual, and the book will also contain a page of original art work originating in McPherson.

Editor Crill urges all students to submit their good snapshots to him for use in the annual. When asked, “Can you use pictures taken with a measly two dollar camera?" Crill answered, “Sure, if they are clear.”

W. A. A. Banquet Will Be At Country Club

Plans are steadily progressing for W. A. A. Formal Banquet which will be held on Saturday, April 13 at McPherson’s County Club. The banquet will begin at 6:30 o’clock for all active W. A. A. members. All members are welcome to bring guests if they wish.

Doris Voshell, chairman of the program committee, with Juanita Weaver and Gladys Wiggins assisting, is planning the program and theme for the event. Mary Ellen Slead is in charge of the luncheon, with Geraldine Spohn and Ruby Peterson helping. Working on decorations are Edith Spengler, chairman, Doris Doane, and Mildred Fries. Elizabeth Mohler, chairman. Avis Elliott, and Lenora Kanel are managing the ticket sale. Hazel Bodine, chairman, and Donna Jean Johnson are arranging for the transportation out to the club.

Fifty-Eight Singers Combine In Chorals

This year's a capella choir is the largest in the history of the school's history. The personnel is made up of33 women and 25 men distributed according to parts as follows:

Soprano: Rowena Frantz, Edith Nickey, Millicent Nordling, Betty Schwalm, Rowena Wampler, Estella Bacon, Margaret Pry, Mary Jo Holze- mer, Mary Ellen Slead, Arlene Burley, Virginia Kerlin, Arlene Nicholson, Murcia Prather, Joy Smith, Sylvia Vannorsdel, Alma Bretches, Evelyn

Alto: Evelyn Amos, Ramona Fies, Gladys Wiggins, Betty Ellen Clark, Lois Kennedy, Elizabeth Mohler, Katherine Mohler, Esther Sherfy, Helen Miller, Melba Morrison, Edna Pearce, Mary Spessard.

Tenor: Galen Allen, Wesley DeCoursey, Eugene Eisenbise, Elvin Frantz, Winlow Hessler, Arthur Schubert, Pascal Davis, Harold Hoover, Esthel Ikenberry, Milan Blough, Max Brunton.

Bass : Lyle Albright, Paul Dannelley, William Kimmel, Merlin Frantz, Ronald Orr, Kenneth Yingst, Raymond Flory, Woodrow Franklin, Eugene Lichty, Ralph Schlicht, Wilbur Bullinger, Wayne Crist, Roger Fasnacht, Keith Pierce.

Director Nevin W. Fisher and ac- companist Miss Ann Janet Allison round off the total number of performers on the stage to an even sixty. Assisting the Vocal Ensemble also will he violinists Miss Vera Flory and Mr. Ralph Bengston.

Lewallen Will Go To State Contest

This afternoon Wilburn Lewallen, accompanied by his adviser, Prof. M. A. Hess, will leave for Miltonvale where he will compete in the State Anti-Tobacco Oratorical Contest. Lewallen won the local contest held here a week ago with the oration, “Life at Its Best”, and will thus represent McPherson college in the contest.

There are four other schools sending representatives to the state contest this afternoon. They are Miltonvale Wesleyan college, Tabor college of Hillsboro, Bresee college of Hutchinson, and Central college of McPherson.

The prizes for the state contest are $35 for first, $25 for second, and $15 for third. The prizes are donated for the cause by Dr. J. W. Fields of McPherson.

Harvard and Yale naval R. O. T. C. students aren’t as tough as they ought to he, in the opinion of one member of Congress— and he thinks something ought to be done about it.

At a recent House hearing on navy department appropriations, Representative C. A. Plumley (Norwich ’96) told the committee: “I can tell you something that you do not know about the R. O. T. C. at Harvard and Yale. They are gentlemen’s clubs, and they do not get the hard-boiled training that the navy needs."

Music Department Head

Will Dine With Other

Kansas Composers Thurs.

Prof. Nevin W. Fisher, head of the music department of McPherson college, will dine at the Kansas Composers’ Luncheon at Chanute, Kansas, next Thursday and will appear publicly as a pianist in presenting his composition, “Sonata in B Flat”, before the Federated Clubs of Chanute on the afternoon of the same day.

Prof. Fisher is the composer of several songs, including a violin piece, and a number of works for the piano. “Sonata in B Flat” is his latest and most pretneitous composition. It was begun in Baltimore several years ago but is still in manuscript, having been finished early this year. The sonata is complete in one movement, is dramatic in conception, and takes fifteen minutes for its performance. Next Thursday will be the first, public performance of Professor Fisher’s “Sonata in B. Flat.”

The theme of the regional conference, “The Church for a Time Like This”, was well carried out in the various addresses given last week. Many problems were brought to light which cannot be solved without God’s aid, it was the opinion of all who attended. But, as Dr. Kearns said, we must find ourselves before we can find God, to speak nothing of receiving power from Him.

knowing persons of the different sex is not so frequent in Germany as in the U. S. because of the tendency to segregate the girls and fellows in camps, scout movements and schools Separate schools are provided fo fellows and girls evpect at the uni-versities.

Custom, in Germany, requires that the fellow seek permission from the mother before he may have a date with her daughter. Doeppner con eluded by pointing out the advantages of American youth for developing healthy attitude toward, and learn ing to know members of the other sex

McPherson Men's Teams Are Ranked Second In Bethany Tournament

The women’s varsity debate teams of McPherson college tied with the women’s teams of Bethany college for first place in the Kansas Intercol-legiate Debate League Tournament. held last Saturday at Lindsborg. This was the first time that the McPherson women's teams won first place in the league.

In the men's section of the debate tournament the McPherson teams were given second ranking, while Bethany, Kansas Wesleyan and Southwestern were given the first ranking. Close behind McPherson was Bethel, followed by Hays State.

Dr. Popenoe Has Schedule For Tuesday

In order to receive this power, we must eat the flesh of Christ, according to Dr. Frantz. To do this, we must let His spirit become a real part of us; we must become one with Him. This will hold us steadfast in the midst of the most serious problems.

One of these major problems mentioned is that of children. Miss Shriver told us that of the 36 million children in America under 16 years fo age, 8 million have not the chance to learn to stand on their feet because their parents are not completely self-supporting. Although many of these children are offered helping hands, they are doomed by their environment, which influences 50 per cent of their character in contrast to 2 per cent by the public schools and ^1/2 of 1 per cent by the Sunday School.

We all know of the revolution in the public schools, but there is also one going on in religious education. The public is demanding it faster than the church is prepared to give it, especially in the week-day religious education schools. The biggest prob- lem here is curriculum and teachers.

Another disturbing problem, just mentioned, is that of divorce. How-different his life would have been had the prodigal returned to find no home! challenged S. M. Frantz.

But the most crying problem of today is that of peace. Ora Huston pointed out that we go to war because we are unwilling to sacrifice for peace. But “either Jesus Christ

Conference Theme Is Well Carried Out

Subject, “The Church For A Time Like This,” Stressed By Speakers

By Flora Mac Duncan

The Ionian Singers came to McPherson last Monday for a concert at the McPherson high school auditorium under the auspices of the McPherson Cooperative Association. A large audience heard a well-presented program of the world’s best music.

MORNING PRAYER

Dear Jesus, make me victor Of all I meet today.

1 know not what young Christian I’m guiding down life’s way.

I can not fail, dear Savior,

And pull some other down.

I could not stand in judgment The Father’s awful frown.

Dear Jesus, make me victor In all I say and do.

And maybe I can teach some child To triumph, too. with You.

Flora Mae Duncan

listed, since all are very versatile and have had experience at the different positions in basketball. This group has drafted Ernest heed, a capable publicity agent, as their manager.

The "Biting Bulldogs" consider themselves the "cream of the crop" and invite the competition of other Experienced basketball cagers on McPherson college campus or elsewhere. Unless they are challenged within a few days they will rightly consider themselves as the uncrowned champions of McPherson college and the city of McPherson.

Even prior to the close of the Kansas Conference Basketball Season proper, two all-star teams were picked from players of the various schools in the Kansas Conference. One all-star team was chosen by the Associated Press. Another was chosen by Gene Kemper, sports editor of the Topeka Daily Capital.

The Associated Press All-Kansas-Conference Team includes Junior Shaw, Kansas Wesleyan, and Spencer Self, Baker, forwards; Bob Hunt, Kansas Wesleyan, center; and Omer Brenton. Ottawa, and Norman Norburg. Bethany guards. On the second team is listed Peterson, Bethany. and Hoff, Bethel, as forwards; George Hersch, Baker, as center; Marlin Baer, Kansas Wesleyan, and Larry Smith. Ottawa, as guards.

The Associated Press gives honorable mention to Morgan, Schupback, and Ramsey of Ottawa. Seymour and Poppe of Baker, Sharpe of College of Emporia, McGill of McPherson, and Tilburg of Bethany.

Gene Kemper of Topeka awards the captaincy of his all-conference team to Boh Hunt of Wesleyan, center. The forwards of his team are Omer Brenton, Ottawa, and Junior Shaw, Kansas Wesleyan, and his guards are Norman Norburg, Bethany, and Quincy Seymour, Baker.

The second team picked by Kemper has Lyman Morgan, Ottawa, as one of the forwards and captain. The others are Doy Hoff of Bethel, forward; Harry Peterson of Bethany, center; William Ruehlen of Wesleyan and Larry Smith, Ottawa, guards.

Wilbur Bullinger advanced to the second round of the 145 pound class in the intramural wrestling tournament by pinning Clarence Bunyan. The match was fast from the start with Bunyan having the advantage most of the time. However, Bullinger had a burst of speed at the crucial moment and pinned his man at the end of six minutes and thirty seconds. In the other 14 5 pound match Bob Seidel threw Ralph Nicholson in slightly over one minute.

No matches in the heavyweight or 165 pound division were reported.

brought out that socially we hen in America have changed more that is possible biologically.

Mr. Mohler said that the teach ing profession, according to what is right with the profession, is made up of fine folks. The profession is a respected one. And all the great men and women in every walk of life have been influenced and trained by teachers. Teachers have a hand in every profession.

In reviewing the excellent entertainment given by the exhibitors of school supplies, Mr. Mohler said that Walter Jenkins of Austin. Texas, acted as master of ceremonies, a symphony orchestra furnished music, and Irving Cobb was a featured speaker.

After their formal concert at the city auditorium next Wednesday night, March 13, the A Cappella choir will go to the Warren roof garden for a banquet and program. This is an annual affair instituted only a few years ago as an occasion for the choir to celebrate its success and an occasion when both present and former members of the choir, with their guests, get together to renew acquaintances and relive old choir days. Many alumni are expected for the concert and banquet.

The social committee under the direction of the chairman, Evelyn Amos, is preparing the banquet and program, which will be short and informal.

"Democracy Today and Tomorrow" by Eduard Benes is a hook written by the former president of Czechoslovakia whose name everywhere has become a symbol of freedom. He states with exceptional clarity and objectivity the case for a democratic philosophy of government and for the institutions common to his land and ours. In a final chapter he predicts the eventual victory of democracy.

"Dictatorship in the Modern World" edited by Guy Fold is the result of the cooperation of fourteen scholars to provide a cool and dispassionate survey with a historical approach. "The wisdom of the ages turned on the problem of the hour,” says Charles Beard of this volume. Other critics speak thus: "Deserves wide reading, particularly by those impatient ones who talk of democracy's failure and the decline of rationality in politics.” "If dictators were philosophers, they would read this hook." "The essays are brilliant, brief, and to the point."

"Toward an Understanding of the U. S. S. R." by Michael Florinsky deals with the conditions in the Soviet Union today, and what they mean to the Soviet citizen and to the world at large. Dr. Florinsky gives the background for the present conditions in Russia, but the main part of his book deals with current conditions. It tells how the institutions of the U. S. S. R. evolved, and gives an account of the changes in Communist theory which help to explain this evolution. Dr. Florinsky shows how the governmental agencies work and how they affect the citizen who lives under them.

Lambert, sophomore football letter- man, will be the athletes who will be initiated into the club. S. G. Hoover and Dick Burger, cheerleaders, will be initiated as honorary members.

All initiates are to assemble at Fahnestock Hall at 7:30 and the initiation will last throughout the noon hour.

A short evening meeting will be held, after which the members will have a line party at a local theatre.

ied from me—Shaw of Wesleyan and Brenton of Ottawa forwards; Hunt of Wesleyan center, Self of Baker and Norburg of Bethany guards; for the second team selections I find Morgan of Ottawa and Peterson of Beth-any forwards, Hersch of Baker center, and Seymour of Baker and Unruh of Bethel guards. Even after picking this galaxy of stars we still have left a few players who deserve honorable mention: Tillburg, Bethany; Baer and Reuhlen, Wesleyan; Hoff, Bethel; Schubert and Robertson, McPherson; and Johnson, Wesleyan.

Bob Coaches Championship Team

Robert "Bob" Weigand has a basketball team which has been clean-

wielders of our school are Ernie Reed, Carrol Crouse, Cal Jones, A1 Whitmore, and Burns Stauffer. Carl McMillan who enrolled the second semester comes to us with considerable net experience. Track weather is just appearing.

Ottawa Is Conference Champion

Hall to Ottawa, the Champs of the Kansas Conference! Praise where praise is due is our motto. Personally we think that Ottawa plays the best brand of basketball in our conference hut Kansas Wesleyan should have won the title. Sayings like that do not win titles tho’ so again, Hail to Ottawa!

his responsibilities seriously but atthe name time sanely. Miss Shriver said that any leader must learn the, art of saying no. It is unwise to assume too much work. One should take responsibilities but not abuse them. Furthermore, a leader to grow. Each experience can and should be a stepping stone to fu-ture tasks.

Miss Shriver is the national children's worker or the Church of the Brethren and was a guest speaker forthe Regional Conference. Mary Eliza-beth Hoover introduced the speaker

We Had Fun

Our basketball season is over. From the win column our season was a bit drab. All during the season our team played hard, the student body was back of them 100 per cent, everyone had lots of fun and so after all. what else counts? For those maniacs of figures we have these: The Bulldogs won two out of twenty games played giving us a percentage of .111. During the season our team amassed a total of 684 points or an average of 38.2 points per game. Our opponents amassed a total of 90 4 points or an average of 4 9.7 points

Rulers Are Leading “I "-Men

Hitler. Mussolini. Roosevelt.

Those are the three leading 'I'-men of the world today, and Pearl Waxman, Syracuse University speech student, has just completed the reasearch to prove it.

The German spell-binder refers to himself once in every 53 words in his public addresses, Mussolini once in 83, and the President once in every 100 words.

"The Angel of Siberia," as Mrs. Elsa Brandstrom-Ulich is known in the Scandinavian countries, representing Finnish relief work, spoke at the college Wednesday morning. Her plea for help for Finland was real. She was introduced by Dr. Ernst Pihlblad, president of Bethany college and the state Finnish-relief chairman. He said that she received her title through the work she did for prisoners, children, and the helpless in Siberia after the World War. Her father was the Swedish minister to Russia during the Czar’s reign.

he is recognized and is put on committees where he can be more active. He makes a successful committee member and is given responsible tasks in leadership. He accepts more and more jobs until finally he is overloaded with work and the result is disastrous. The downfall may be that the health of the leader must suffer or it may he that the work suffers.

Miss Shriver said that all too often it is the leader’s health that is affected. He becomes irritable, or possibly a breakdown may occur.

Being a leader is an art that is not easy to attain. One must take

Mrs. Brandstrom-Ulich, speaking with a Swedish accent, explained that Finland’s only aim was to live as a free nation among free nations. She described the beauty of Finland, its geographical and physical aspects, its population and origin, some of its early history, and that in 1808. it was conquered by the Czar Alexander of Russia. Finland became an independent naiton in 1918: her new constitution made her a republic. Interesting was the fact that of the 4,000,000 Finns, 97% are Lutherans.

The Angel of Siberia described the industries, societies, occupations, imports, and exports of the country. She said that all the Finnish debts were balanced. Now life for the thrifty and honest people is at a standstill. They need food, clothing, and money to keep their freedom.

	W	L	Pct.
Ottawa	11	1	.917
K. Wesleyan	10	2	.833
Bethany	8	4	.667
Baker	... 7	5	.583
Bethel	4	8	.333
McPherson ....	2	10	.167
C. of E.	0	12	.000

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Blough Orates, Minnick Reads

The Spectator Sees

The Spectator

National Advertising Service, Inc.

Peace Contest Is Three Weeks Away

$8,505 Aids Students In

Three Colleges

W. A. A. Banquet Will Be At Country Club

Fifty-Eight Singers Combine In Chorals

Lewallen Will Go To State Contest

Music Department Head

Will Dine With Other

Kansas Composers Thurs.

McPherson Men's Teams Are Ranked Second In Bethany Tournament

Dr. Popenoe Has Schedule For Tuesday

Bullinger, Seidel Win Wrestling Matches

Teaching Profession Has Many Fine People

A Cappella Choir Has Formal Banquet

Around The Fireside

Being A Leader

Is Difficult Art

Final Standings

Finns Need Help To Keep Freedom