Formal Banquet To Be Held This Evening

W. A. A. Members, Their

Escorts Will Dine

At Country Club

Climaxing several weeks’ preparation, the annual W. A. A. banquet will be held tonight at the Country Club. The club room will be decorated in the clever Robin Hood motif with bows and arrows and green caps carrying out the theme.

Audrey Hammann, W. A. A.’s capable president, will preside over the dinner as toastmaster. One of the highlights of the evening will be the announcement of W. A. A. officers for the coming year 1940-41 by Miss Hammann. The election was held yesterday, and ther esults have been kept secret. They will he announced tonight. The new president-elect will give a response.

Miss Lilyan Warner, club sponsor, will he the main speaker of the evening. Special numbers will be a reading by Donna Jean Johnson, a vocal solo by Gladys Wiggins, and a cornet solo by Robert Kingsley.

The date of the Junior-Senior Banquet is finally past the tentative stage. For some time the date was set for May 18. But is was soon discovered that May 18 was the date of the traditional reception to the seniors given by the president of the college. Since this event was listed in the McPherson college catalog, it took precedence.

May 17 was dismissed since at that time the conference track and tennis meet will be held at Ottawa, and all the participants would be unable to return in time for the banquet. Saturday, May 11, was finally decided upon for the banquet date.

The junior and senior retreats, which the faculty recommended to be on the same day, were formerly planned for May 9 and 10. This date was later changed to May 14 and 15, the Tuesday and Wednesday of the next week. Everybody was happy then, until someone discovered that the annual school holiday. All School’s Day, was on May 15, also.

Considering it uneconomical to have two holidays on the same day, the schedulers changed the date of he retreats to Monday and Tuesday. May 13 and 14. Thus all things will probably fit in, to the mutual satis-action of everybody.

Next Wednesday evening at 6:30 in Room 5 of Sharp Hall the Student Council will hold its second open meeting of the year. At that time anyone wishing to visit a session will be welcome, it was announced yesterday by Stephen Stover, president of the Student Body.

Ordinarly the council’s meetings are closed and only the fifteen regular members are present, explained Stover in making the announcement. Occasionally some individual is called in to make a special report or to present some matter of extraordinary importance. But only twice a year is an open session held. Last fall a public meeting was conducted in connection with the 1939-40 budget hearing.

The council is making no unusual preparation for this meeting, but is merely inviting in anyone who wishes to watch the official governing power at work.

Miss Millicent Nordling, soprano, Miss Margaret Fry, soprano. Keith Pierce, bass, and Pascal Davis, tenor, were the soloists from McPherson college who starred in the oratorio. In addition to this, Harold Beam, a former student here, sang tenor solo selections.

Many were of the opinion that local soloists lent a note of personal interest and provided variety by including eight instead of the usual three or four featured artists. The 175 in the chorus were dressed in black and white while the soloists were in evening dress.

Professor Fisher masterfully directed the large chorus and accompanying orchestra and handled the many difficult parts in a splendid manner.

Although the two and a half hour program seemed somewhat lengthy, the last part was considered the most inspiring with the chorus of “Unfold,

Ye Portals Everlasting” the most powerful.

Besides the numbers by the big chorus there were recitations, a mix-

The annual Senior Festival at McPherson college will be held tomorrow and several hundred high school seniors from over Central Kansas are expected to be the guests here for the day.

One of the highlights of the festival will he a music contest to be held under the auspices of the music department. Tuition prizes will be awarded the winners. The juvenile contest will be in piano, violin and voice and the adult contest in piano voice, violin and ’cello. The juvenile contest will start at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon and the adult contest at the same hour.

The visiting high school senior will meet at 5 o’clock at the physical education building for a get-together meeting. A short program will be given.

At 6 o’clock a dinner will be serv ed in the parlors of the First Church of the Brethren. An interesting pro gram of short talks and music will be given. Two or three hundred high school seniors are expected to attend.

Reservations are now being re ceived from many high schools and many others are expected to come in in the next few days.

The Senior Festival at McPherson college is a spring event of years standing here. In the past when the event also included a track meet, sev eral hundred boys and girls attend ed. Later the track meet was dis continued and more stress placed on the banquet, music contest and other similar events.

Miss Ida Shockley, psychology instructor and dean of women of McPherson college, as well as program chairman of the McPherson Mental Hygiene Society, will represent the local chapter at the state convention which is being held at Parsons today and tomorrow. Others from McPherson are expected to attend.

Miss Shockley will be one of the speakers in the program making section of the convention.

As this is state convention week for both social and mental hygiene there will he no regular monthly meeting of the local chapter thi3 week. Persons interested in obtaining literature in this field are asked to contact Arthur Etzold, Miss Louisa Knake or Mrs. F. Willard Hill, the membership committee of the local chapter.

Various sessions of the state convention will he devoted to the con sideration of mental hygiene in the home, school and in social work, the activities of the state and local societies and the mental hygiene needs of Kansas.

Some of the more prominent out-of-state speakers who will appear on the program are Dr. Carl Rogers, professor of clinical psychology at Ohio State university; Mrs. Evelyn Millis Duvall, executive director of the Association for Family Living, Chicago; Dr. G. Leonard Harrington, president of the Missouri Mental Hygiene Society, Kansas City; and Mrs. Helen Sala, executive director of the Mis-souri Mental Hygiene Society, Columbus, Mo.

Prof. Nevin W. Fisher, vocal instructor here, was the director of thd sacred oratorio, “The Redemption’’, which was given by the McPherson Choral Union last Sunday evening.

It was only through much effort on the part of the director and all those participating, that such a community enterprise could be effected. This is the third year that the Union has given an oratorio, tI is hoped by music lovers that the event can be

Rev. Walter Kahle, lecturer on Christian money management, presented the third in his series of lec-tures to the B. Y. P. D. group at the Church of the Brethren last Sunday evening. With the assistance of charts. “Dad” Kahle introduced the “Christ approach’’ to the economic problems of the world.

According to his thinking, youth are faced with three major problems: that of making a good living; that of making a good life; and that of making a better world. Kahle pointed out that the first major problem is solved by “putting your head, your heart, and God” into your pocket-book.

In conclusion, Rev. Kahle explained his chart of proportionate expenditures which serves as a guide to scientific and spiritual money management.

Friday Dr. J. Willard Hershey and his McPherson college chemistry students visited industrial plants in Hutchinson. The 85 students left the campus in a caravan of cars early Friday morning.

At Hutchinson the students visited the Carey salt plant and mine, the straw-board factory, state reformatory, candy factory. Coco Cola bottling works, a large bakery as well as other industrial centers of that city.

For nearly 15 years Dr. Hershey has been treating his chemistry students to a day in Hutchinson visiting the industrial plants.

Reverend S. G. Keller will speak at the Methodist Epworth League Sunday evening at 7:00 o’clock There will be a car in front of Sharp Hall at 6:45 to take college students to League. Billy Hay Arnold will sing. Warren Bedell is in charge of the program.

Dr. Francis F. Wayland gave an interesting and informative lecture in chapel Wednesday morning on the Pan-American Union, its history, and its functions. The anniversary of the founding of the union of twenty-one American republics on April 14, 1890, in Washington D. C. and the proclamation of President Roosevelt for the observance of the day motivated the choice of his topic.

Some of the principles of the Pan-American Union movement are the belief in democracy, arbitration of disputes, the non-intervention of European powers in American affairs, peace, and friendship.

The cradle of the movement is the South American revolution of history. Simon Bolivar of Venezuela, a military dictator and a statesman, summoned the first congress of American republics in 1826 at Panama; the Panama Congress was a failure but did begin the Pan-American Movement. Henry Clay, the great American statesman, advocated the recognizing of the South American states during his political career James G. Blaine of Maine, a speaker of the House of Representatives, two times a Secretary of State, and once a candidate for the presidency, was the figure behind the 1889-90 conference of American states from which came the Pan-American Union. Since that Congress, eight others have been held at various cities in the various American countries. In addition to the regular congresses, other conferences dealing with sanitary conditions, science, finance, travel. housing, labor, and so forth have been held and are to he held. Some of the projects of international American communication are complete, some are projected and partially j built; these include a railroad, high-ways, airways, postal service, telephone, telegraph, and steamship line.

The Union is supported by annual contributions of the twenty-one states, is housed in the Pan-American Union building in Washington D. C., is directed by a director-general, an assistant director-general, and a governing board. Cordell Hull is at present the chairman of the board. The director general is Dr. Leo S. Row. The official news bulletin of the union is the “Bulletin of the Pan-American Union".

The relations between the America lave improved greatly especially since 1928. One of the causes, among several, is the Hull Reciprocal Trade Agreements.

Eugene Eisenbise, Forrest Groff, and Frederick Wiley have chosen those three-hour courses. Potential land scape gardener "Dubious” cuts quite the elegant spring figure these days with the soulful expression of an artist and no less than four seed catalogues and a drawing hoard as personal equipment.

But aside from Austin Williams' statement to the effect that he is becoming a confirmed neurotic from too many hours of watching cultures, there can be no doubt that science is fun for most of the department’s happy family.

Lee Nelson c’41 and Gerry Spohn c’41 were Tuesday elected to head the 1940-41 Student Christian Movement, it was announced Wednesday by Elmer Dadisman, co-president of the S. C. M.

Maurine Anderson was elected secretary and Wilbur Bullinger treasurer of the movement for next year. The total vote in the election was large.

Nelson is a student minister and has held a pastorate this year in a church near Nickerson. Nelson and Spohn have held positions on the S. C. M. cabinet during the past year. Spohn has been the co-chairman of the World Cooperation Commission, while Nelson has also been on the cabinet, helping direct the Creative Leisure Commission. Anderson and Bullinger have been active in other capacities and are well qualified for their positions.

The new executive committee of the S. C. M., together with the advisors, Dr. Burton Metzler, Miss Ida Shockley, and Mrs. R. E. Mohler, will start working at once to select the S. C. M. cabinet for next year.

Miss Della Lehman and a group of McPherson college dramatic students are attending today and tomorrow the Kansas Theatre forum which is being held at the Kansas State college campus in Manhattan.

About 37 directors of dramatic productions in junior colleges and colleges in Kansas are attending the meeting. Each director may bring outstanding dramatic students with him if he chooses.

Following a banquet this evening in the Crystal room of the Wareham hotel, for guests and students interested in dramatics, the representatives from Emporia Teachers college will present a play in the college auditorium. It will be a modern adaptation of “The Menaechmi,” an old Roman farce written by Plautus. The modern version is entitled “The Twins, A Comedy of Errors.”

The Kansas Theatre forum was organized four years ago by Prof. Allen Crafton, head of the dramatic arts department at Kansas University; Prof. George Wilner, head of the speech and dramatic arts department at Wichita; and Prof. H. Miles Heb-erer. director of the Manhattan Little theatre. The object of the forum is to give the directors a chance to discuss the problems of play production.

At each meeting, which is held at Lawrence, Wichita, or Kansas State, a play is presented by a visiting school and by the school that is the host.

Prof. S. M. Dell, president of the McPherson College Alumni Association, has appointed Autumn Lindbloom of McPherson as chairman of the banquet committee for the Alumni Reunion Banquet to he held here during commencement week lute In May. Her two associate members will be Paul Sherfy and Clifford Dresher.

What, with all this rain and everything, Esther Sherfy is making a plea to providence to please, henceforward, send the rain in cellophane bags. It really sounded like a good idea until Helen Cole replied that then the cellophane hags would probably fall on her head, so what would he the difference. Anyway, Esther, it sounded like a good idea, maybe a petition would help.

Whether it is caused by the worry of comprehensive, or by just a had cold, Doris Dresher is constantly seen in the company of a huge Kleenex

box.

Evidently some seniors made some very learned answers because he maintains that he got as much out of it as they did I’ll bet he didn’t get as scared! He must not have been present when one English major said that Hamlet's tragic flaw was his wife.

Can you believe it! There are some folks who are still asking what that new student, Bill Clevison, is like.

We can’t help wondering what will ever happen to Clifford Schapansky and his boy scouts.

every student with their parents and friends will rejoice in this achieve- ment. Now we must never let it slip hack hut rather go forward.” We must shun, as we do sin itself, every temptation to rest on our honors and must keep going ahead.

An immediate and the most import-arid cause should he the re-statement and the general acceptance of a position that is unified and integrating to our whole college program. We must conform every activity of the college within the hounds of the general program of the college and integrate every activity so that they definitely attribute to the best purposes of the college.

One of the first steps in developing a program of t he college is the comprehensive examinations such as were hold this week at the college. Comprehensive examinations pre-

vent a student from thinking of his college program as a mere process of piling up semester hours of credits until one has sufficient to graduate. Realizing that he must pass comprehensive exams at the end of his course the student will tend to envisage his major field as a whole and master the knowledge as well ns all his work in some thoughtful way. The problem of giving comprehensive examinations makes an additional burden on the faculty hut it also stimulates the faculty to more endeavor and to improve the tech-niques of their instruction. It is my conviction that the comprehensive examination will lead the student to wider reading in the field of his major subject so that he may not only know the content of the course he has taken but also that he may know the great hooks in that field of knowledge. It should not he possible for a student to graduate from college without obtaining a degree of mastery of some special field of knowledge.

It is also my hope that our finals and comprehensive examinations will soon he developed to the point where they not only test, the students knowledge in his major field but that they may also test the students general knowledge in all fields of education which he should have touched in his college career. The aim of the college should he to graduate young men and women who in their four years have made some development in the whole field of knowledge which is ever increasing in scope and in profundity.

When this kind of comprehensive examination has been completed I am looking forward to a second kind of test which has not yet been fully developed hut is fairly significant.

It is a test on attitude and social competence of young men and women who graduate from college. A student’s whole educational program may he violated by his failure in health or by a moral failure or by a social failure. It is highly important that college strengthen a student’s life on all sides so that they do not develop one-sided and therefore inadequately.

—V. F. Schwalm.

(before anyone came) and prepared for the execution. Deacon Newkirk introduced the troupe of players and the program started.

Everything went well until “Geni-tor” Fishface made a speech and the corn borers tangled with the boll weavils. Forrest Stern chased the chills in everybody and almost scared out the grand finale.

Finally after tasty refreshments and a violent Stucky-Owen collision, the shekels were counted and the trek home was started. Mabel, loaded with Kirk Naylor. La Rue Owen, Donald Newkirk, and Dale Stucky arrived, we are told, and so did Shadrach, but not before he developed a violent sag on the left hand corner, emphasized by special remarks from Stephen Stover, Mary Elizabeth Hoover, Elizabeth Ann Mohler, Winton Sheffer, Forrest Stern, and Phil Myers, who were passengers.

Reed, Doeppner Reach Semi-Finals; Ikenberry Wins First Round Match

In the collegiate chess tournament only three matches were played during the week. Of these one was an upset, another a “rough” one, and the third proceeded as expected.

Highly-touted Don Newkirk lost in straight games to Tom Doeppner. In retrospect Newkirk stated that Tom had a “peculiar offense.”

The tourney favorite, Ernest Reed, encountered unexpected competition in the form of Don McCoy. McCoy took the first, game of the match, then lost the next two. At the conclusion of the match Reed stated, “That was the toughest match I have ever played in my life.”

Esthel Ikenberry polished off Milan Blough to proceed into the second round of the tournament. The upper bracket remains ahead of the

lower bracket

The Spectator Sees -

The nation’s college press, always ready to choose up sides for a healthy editorial slugfest, is in virtually unanimous agreement this week on one topic that has stirred bitter debate in other quarters.

The national census, those who guide the student publications believe, is not taking undue liberties by prying into private lives. Students in the nation’s colleges and universities are being advised to co-operate fully in the decennial nose-count. And they’re being reminded that statistics available only through the census are vitally needed in solution of the nation’s ills.

The Census bureau, it is pointed out by the Glenville, W. Va., Teachers College Mercury, “needs in two ways the help of students in the gigantic task of assembling facts about 132 million Americans: First, by making sure that their parents will report them to the census enumerator, and second by supplying their parents with certain information they will need in order to report on them accurately.

The University of Kansas Daily Kansan, while conceding that “the list of questions Uncle Sam has prepared for his Q-Men to ask are personal and intimate as well as multitudinous,” adds that “co-operation with the 1940 census takers in every way by every person in the country will pay dividends in a number of ways.”

Pointing out that revealing of financial secrets in income tax returns has stirred no storm of disapproval, The Daily Iowan at the University of Iowa observes that a more universal sur-ey occuring only once every ten years should not meet with any resentment. More important than the mere accumulation of figures is the necessity of full data for use in a long-needed

“Two things,” believes the University of Minnesota Daily, “should keep the census above political taint. In the first place, the questions for the new census are not the product of a few bureaucrats, but have been prepared over a fairly long period with the aid of suggestions from private citizens and organizations. In the second place, if the government is to continue in the new social and eco-omic era of public welfare, it must have fuller statistics to perform its task well.”

And at the same time The Michigan Daily, rapping the congressman responsible for the census storm, bitingly observes that “It was also Senator Tobey who proposed to send a congressional committee to Fort Knox, Ky., to see if the vast amount of government gold supposed to be cached in that stronghold is actually there.” Such tactics, the Daily con cluded, “are the straw-grabbing tricks by which mediocre leg islators hope to continue in office.”

Whatever thunderous political cries there may be “agin” the ten-year check-up, there can be little doubt that America’s collegians are distinctly “fur” the tabulation. . —A. C. P.

Official Student Publication of McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas. Published every Friday during the school year by the Student Council.

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Entered as second class matter November 20, 1917, at the postoffice at McPherson, Kansas under the act of March 3. 1897.

Mary Elizabeth Hoover Donna Jean Johnson Donald Newkirk Mildred Fries Ramona Fries Maurine Anderson Stephen Stover

The President Speaks-

McPherson College has successfully achieved the honor of member ship in the North Central Association of Colleges. This has been a worth] effort and in order to attain it we have had the close cooperation am the best effort of the trustees and the faculty of the college. The greatest hazard that faces an individual and an institution after having won a victory is the period immediately thereafter; it is often times inclined to be one of complacency and self-satisfaction. One of the board of trustees in a letter written April 10, says “I am sure every trustee and

Laden with six International Relations Clubbers, Winton Shelter's shivvy, Shadrach, galloped gaily westward last Sunday, the setting sun offering ample opportunity for experiments in awnings and sun shades.

After having seen only one louse on a road that was agreed by all to he lousy, the chariot rolled into the Newkirk reservation in South Lyons. There a grand re-union with Mabel’s passengers preceded an eventful journey to the Methodist church. But alas, Shadrack heaved and groaned and then, with a couple of convulsions, stopped dead in the middle of the highway. Hasty diagnosis revealed a fever in the wrong place, but a tea-kettle of cold water revived the faithful steed.

In an imposing processional, the entire cast of the revised “Henry” paraded down the aisle of the church

Baton Rouge, La.— (ACP)—If you say “I asked her could I have a date” you label yourself as a Louisianian. If you hail from another part of the country, you would say “I asked her if I could have a date.”

Dr. Claude M. Wise, head of the department of speech at Louisiana State University and authority on Louisiana dialects, can tell, moreover, from what section of Louisiana a student comes, just by his speech.

Use of the superflous, “r,” on the end of the word, where it doesn’t belong, as “ideal” or “Louisianar” classifies you in Dr. Wise’s card-index mind as a resident of South Louisiana, most likely New Orleans.

The “careless” speech of the south that will identify its speaker where-ever he goes is best illustrated in the prounuciation of words spelled with “en” as “in”.

For the last five year Dr. Wise has been compiling a dialect atlas of Louisiana.

Buffalo, N. Y.— (ACP)—A two-year graduate course leading to the degree of master of public administration has been recently provided at the University of Buffalo.

The fact it is administered by the university’s school of social work is believed unique, because such a curriculum is usually an off-shoot of the department of government or of business administration, and in only a few cases does it exist as a separate school.

meandering of a wanderer

pinky must have meandered right out of town with the rest of the cir cus last tuesday, or else he must have known too much after seeing various and sundry macampusans there . the ed.

While on the deputation team re cently, city-brey Roy McAuley, learn ed what horses were. He returned with a wild and daring (and for his sake we hope a slightly exaggerated) tale of his experimentation in the mastery of horseback riding, p. s. he didn’t.

When the deputation stopped in Waterville, a local citizen asked Prof. Dell which one of the young ladles was Wanamaker’s girl. Heavens, can it he that he asks that same question of everyone in Kansas.

These tickets for the W. A. A. banquet. Boys, at last we girls know what you mean by digging deep.

Kirk Naylor is slowly carving a new career for himself—or maybe he’s just working his way through college. Anyhow, he is one of the best pin setter-uppers. Anyhow, you Should see LaRue Owen yawn when he sits in the choir loft on Sunday morning.

Not many students who come from as far away as New Mexico can have their mothers visit them, all of which makes Violet Lewis especially lucky.

the program for the S. C. M, on Thursday evening, April 11, was

presented by members of the organization, who attended the Pittsburgh Conference April 5-7.

Barbara Holderread led the group singing some of the songs that

sung at the conference. The was “God Send Us Men”.

Wilburn Lewallen gave a brief dis-cussion on the various commission groups that met at the conference.

some of them were Peace, Finance, Program Creative Leisure. Presi-dent and Applying S. C. M. meth-

to Everyday Living. The most outstanding speaker was Luther Tacker who told some interesting .. about the Far Eastern Stu-dent Service Fund. Before the war China there were eighty colleges;

there are only four that are left in their previous condition. Mr. Tucker assured the conference peo-ple that administrative funds in this project are reduced to the minimum.

Barbara Holderread attended the Peace Commission and gave some in-teresting points from her group.

Individual personal convictions are necessary to start a peace program it is important to remember that they are not enough in themselves. Action must follow. In the commis-sion group various ways of further-ing peace w re mentioned and discus-

Don Newkirk led in one commis-ron group at the conference. It was implying S. C. M. methods to every-day living. He gave some high lights from this group. A number of gen-eral topics were brought up, then more in detail they discussed two fundamental philosophies. These were: (1) While in college one’s life is unnatural, somewhat like a annel through which one passes for a time and comes out better able to continue his former life program: (2) College life is natural and is a continuation of one’s normal life. These conflicting ideas present two entirely different problems for the college student who wishes to make the most of his college experience. Don said that it was finally concluded that the problem varied for different individuals and it was up to the student to decide what his particular problem was and to adjust accordingly.

Joy Smith attended the Creative Leisure Group at the conference and told about a few of the problems that came up in their meetings. One sug-gestion was that the college gym-tisium be opened on evenings when nothing else is planned and various activities be provided for in different sections of the building.

Elmer Dadisman gave a report on the Commission Group which discus-sed Labor and Economics. An N. Y.

A director took the students down town to an N .Y. A. Center, the largest in Kansas, and showed them the projects being carried out there.

In closing, Dadisman made some announcements concerning the S. C.

M. elections to be held on Tuesday.

ceived. The closing lecture on Monday evening was devoted almost entirely to the suggestions for good buymanship and proportionate spending. Rev. Kahle spoke also in the Monday chapel.

Of especial interest to the Christian viewpoint was his chart of five columns showing different areas of life in which one might spent his money. The suggested proportions for the four useful columns are: for living needs, 50c: for life improvement, 20c; for economic security, 20c; for spiritual welfare, 10c.

With a logic that could not he denied, “Dad” Kahle struck home tho fact that one has not become Christian until he has put his head and his heart and God into his pocket-book, using his money intelligently, and having the refreshing experience of sharing. One can develop a new dynamic personality with self respect and economic security by avoiding the fifth, or waste column, and using good buymanship in the purchase of living needs so that he has enough to cover life improvement, economic security, and spiritual welfare.

“Dad” suggests this slogan for the many Americans who succumb to high pressure salesmanship and instalment buying: “Stop being sold and start buying.” Develop to the full the concept of Christian Mastery in Money Management, is his challenge.

Grover Cobb, representing Kansas Wesleyan university, Salina Friday night won first place in the Kansas peace oratorical contest and a cash prize of $50 here in the college chapel.

Cobb was the last contestant to speak. He presented his oration entitled “Fool’s Gold,” with poise and ease.

Eva Sandeffer, representing Baker university, Baldwin, finished the contest in second place. Her oration was “Cooperative Peace.” Second place carried a cash prize of $30.

A prize of $20 went to Karl Kap-pel, of St. Benedict’s college, for third place. His oration was entitled “A Choice To Be Made.”

Ten colleges were entered in the contest. In the afternoon a preliminary contest was held and the

Delegates Tell

Dr. A. J. Culler, pastor of a church in Cleveland, Ohio, was present at the Church of the Brethren on last Sunday morning and delivered the morning sermon at that place. Dr. Culler was formerly pastor of this Church from 1914 to 1921.

The selected subject was entitled "The Message of the Church To The world.” It was pointed out that the church serves as a refuge; the church provides the weapons to fight in the battle of life”; the church fills the need of brotherhood; and the church is the fountain-head of redemption.

According to Dr. Culler, “the Church is the home-base of every Christian. Being a Christian does not mean being a good man or woman, but if means being a better man or woman than one could he without the help of the church.”

Dohn Miller, well-known Mc Pher-son college senior, has been selected to play the part of Gorotohenko, the villain of the stage play, “Tovarich” which is being presented by the senior class or the college. Miller has had some acting experience in high school productions, and is expected to add much to the character portrayals of the play.

Rehearsals are going fine, according to members of the cast. Work on the second act was started last Monday. There are only two acts in the play, but each act contains two separate scenes.

“Tovarich" is to be presented in the Community Building auditorium next Friday night, April 26. This building will give ample room for a great many people to see the play about which New York went wild, and which was a three-year success in Europe.

Tickets are now on sale from any senior. They are 25c for high school and college students and 25c for adults. Since the ploy is to be given at the City Auditorium, tickets will go on reserve next Thursday morning at 8:00 at Bixby-Lindsay’s Drug Store.

All Good Things Are Yet To Come

With, an optimistic “The Best Is Yet to Be” as his theme. Dr. Walter “Dad” Kahle spoke briefly in chapel Monday morning. He said that some young people feel that all good things are over and done. But he says that there are only three problems that one faces in life: the first is the problem of earning or getting a good living; the second is the living of a good, clean life; and the third is the building of a good world.

These problems have only been touched in the past, their solution lies with the future. There are three aspects to the good living problem, production, distribution (which is as yet only 35 per cent efficient), and management of wealth (which is only 2 per cent efficient). These fields provide unlimited opportunity.

Then in the building of a good world, the opportunity in the field of international relations is wide.

He finished with a suggestion that in life each keep his feet on solid rock and depend on Christ and remember that “The best is yet to be”.

A pioneer of the Church of the Brethren in the field of Christian economics, Rev. W. M. “Dad” Kahle through a series of four lectures last week end presented in the college church his interpretation of the Christ Approach to Mastery in Money Management. He pointed out that the church has limped in its interest and teachings in the field of wealth control and that that area of life must be included before the Christian life can be dynamic in society.

Mixing a wit of his own along with his fresh approach and presentation of fundamental principles, “Dad” Kahle opened the door to young people who wish to adventure in the development of a vital Christian influence in American economic life.

Calling attention to the fact that about one third of Jesus’ teachings are on the subject of wealth, he divided this great area of life into three different problems: wealth production, distribution, and management. Although we have become about 65% efficient in welath production, and can produce enough for all, the problem of distribution is only about half as well solved, and that of wealth management is just now receiving attention.

Only two per cent of the average American citizenry are efficient in buymanship, the ordinary dollar buying only 55c of value in goods re-

Just Around—

Arlene Nicholson, Mamie Wolfe, and Juanita Weaver were in Wichita Friday evening to hear Jeanette McDonald.

Estyle Rakes, Deborah Kubin, Katherine Mohler, and Rollin Wanamaker picniced at the Black Canyon, Sunday.

Ardys Metz was a guest of Gladys Wiggins at her home In Geneseo over the week-end.

Virgil Westling, Jack Bowker, Warren Shanks, Keith Reinecker, and Russell Reinecker motored to Salina. Saturday evening.

Donald Newkirk was host to La-Rue Owens, Dale Stucky, and Kirk Naylor at his home in Lyons, Sunday.

Mildred Morrison, Marjorie Anderson. and Vena Flory were hostesses at a formal party given last Saturday evening at the home of Mildred Morrison near Roxbury.

A short program under the direction of Vena Flory concluded an evening of bridge. Included in this program was a solo by Wesley DeCoursey, “All, So Sweet and Pure," from the opera “Martha,” and a violin number, “Pizzicato” from “Sylvia” Ballet by Vera Flory. This particular piece was played at the special request of Verda Grove, a guest of honor. Elma Minnick read two numbers, “The Kitchen Clock,” and “The Usual Way.” The latter was a musical parody which cleverly announced the engagement of Verda Grove and Wesley DeCoursey. Vena Flory concluded the program by playing “Liebestraume” by Liszt.

After Wesley had been many times congratulated, refreshments consisting of ice cream in the shape of engagement rings, angel food cake and mints were served by the hostesses.

The guests were the Misses Verda Grove, Mildred Miller, Vera Flory, Elma Minnick, Elizabeth Mohler, Avis Elliott, Evelyn Amos, Messrs Wesley DeCoursey. Kenneth Yingst, La Verne Bollinger, Harold Flory, Franklin Hiebert, Esthel Ikenberry. Don Newkirk, La Rue Owen, and Kenneth Morrison. Miss Miriam Kimmel of Lorraine, Kansas, was an out-of-town guest.

Saturday morning the German club started on a hike to Inman—but they didn’t get there! Despite the fact that Dr. Naumann and Tom Doeppner were highly in favor fo it, there was rebellion in the ranks.

After walking for about three hours, Deborah Kubin was the first to protest. She was soon joined by Donna Jean Johnson. Together they sat down in the middle of the road refusing to go any father.

However, Tom Doeppner, gather-ed the hikers around them, and a great deal of time and energy was spent in singing German songs— but to no avail. The strikers were determined that, despite everything Dr. Naumann said, they were closer to McPherson and food than to In- man and food.

Arriving back in McPherson about three o’clock, an extremely delicious meal was eaten by all (especially Leonard Vaughn). And so the hik-ers parted company. Those who had favored returning to McPherson still felt that it took less time to return to McPherson, while the rest felt that the distance would have been shorter had they continued to Inman. And so ended an enjoyable hike.

Dave McGill, who has been an outstanding athlete here for the last four years, has accepted the coaching position at Halstead high school next year. He will also teach manual arts. McGill succeeds Howard Gal-entine, who recently resigned.

Badminton Brackets Are Now Drawn Up

Men's Singles, Doubles Have Consolation Brackets

Late last week the brackets for the badminton tournament were drawn up and are shown in this issue of the Spectator. The women’s singles bracket is a single-elimination affair.

The other divisions of the tournament have consolation brackets. The loser of the first round match enters the consolation, bracket, as shown by the diagram.

The winners of the matches should report their own score. Badminton nets may be checked from women’s physical education office. Each person should furnish a good bird.

Matches consist of two out of three games and should be played as soon as possible. The official badminton rules are to be used.

have outscored the Bulldogs this year. Last week the Bulldogs gave up first place to Hutchinson in the triangular meet with Hutchinson, Sterling, and McPherson.

Because of the rainy weather, the track meet which was to he held here with Bethel last Wednesday was postponed.

The results of Tuesday’s track meet are as follows:

Two mile run: First, Ragland, Hutchinson; second, Detter, Hutchinson; third, Stover, McPherson. Time 12:10.4.

220-yard dash: First, Harper, Hutchinson; second, Giddings, Hutchinson; third, Ratzlaff, McPherson. Time 23.8.

Just ask any member of the cast of the senior play, “Tovarich”, to give you a pep talk on the merits of the play and you will get talked to death, for these senior actors and actresses are enthusiastic about their play. They like the clever lines and the light comedy touch. Why, even rehearsals are fun!

One never knows just what is going to happen next. The scene—the entrance of guests at a formal dinner party. Everything is supposed to he very cold and dignified. Tony Voshell enters wheeling the little Whitmore girl’s baby carriage. Proud papa!

And that Voshell guy has a remarkable talent for music. The whole

Bulldog Netmen Meet Wesleyan Next Week

Next Tuesday the Bulldog tennis team will journey to Salina to encounter the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. This will be their first meeting of the season. Last year the Bulldognetsters won two dual meets from Kansas Wesleyan.

Next Wednesday the Coyotes come to McPherson to play a return meet. The meet will he played on the local courts in the afternoon. Probably to be seen in action are Junior Shaw, for the last three years Wesleyan’s No.

McPherson's singles players will he chosen from the following: Car-roll Crouse, Ernest Reed. Burns Stauffer, Calvin Jones, Al Whitmore, and Wesley DeCoursey. The doubles teams will probably be Crouse and Jones, Reed and Whitmore.

Reed W ins Match From Stauffer

In the Spectator tennis tourney only one match has been played to this date. The main hindrance has been that only one court has been in shape.

Last Monday on a wind-swept court, Ernest Reed and Burns Stauffer faced each other across the net.

At the end of the short two-set match, it was found that Reed had come out on the long end of the score, winning 6-1, 6-3.

Bethany Netsters Win Every Set

Last Friday the Bulldog netsters were blanked setless by the Bethany tennis team on the Bethany courts in their first dual meet of the season. The Bulldogs lacked two players on the tennis team who were on the chemistry trip in Hutchinson at the time.

Birger Olson, Bethany, defeated Carroll Crouse, 6-4, 7-5. John Alten-borg, Bethany, defeated Ernest Reed, 6-2 6-1. Art Rolander, Bethany, defeated Burns Stauffer, 6-4 7-5. Hild-ing Jaderhorg, Bethany, defeated Wesley DeCoursey, 6-4, 7-5.

Olson-Altenborg, Bethany, defeat-Crouse-Reed in doubles, 6-2, 6-3. Ro-lander-Hanson, Bethany, defeated Stauffer-DeCoursey, 6-1, 6-1.

Netsters Win Dual Meet

From Hutch

The Bulldog tennis team scored its first win of the season by winning from the Hut chinson Juco team 4 to 2 last Tuesday at Hutchinson. Mc-Pherson won three of the singles matches and one of the doubles.

Playing in the top position, Carroll Crouse lost to Kennedy. Hutchinson 6-4 7-5. Al Whitmore in No. 2 pozi tion won from Weber, Hutchinson. 6-2, 11-9. Ernest Reed in No. 3 position came from behind to win his match from Scanland of Hutchinson, 1-6, 9-7, 6-2. Wesley DeCoursey as No. 4 man defeated Peters of Hutchinson, 8-6, 6-4.

In the doubles the No. 1 team, composed of Carroll Crouse and Calvin Jones, won their match from Kennedy and Weber, 6-0, 12-10. The

second, Bain, Hutchinson: third, Herrman, Hutchinson. Distance 121 feet 2 inches.

Mile run: First, Ragland. Hutchinson; second, Stover, McPherson; third, Detter, Hutchinson. Time 5:00.5.

440-yard dash: First, Sechler, Hutchinson; second, McDaniels, Hutchinson; third, Wanamaker, McPherson. Time 53.5.

100-yard dash: First, Harper. Hutchinson; second. Koontz, Hutchinson; third, Hanks, Hutchinson. Time 10.3.

120-yard high hurdles: First, Letkeman, McPherson; second, Wanamaker, McPherson; third, Voth, Hutchinson. Time 16.6.

880-yard run: First, Saylor, Hutchinson; second, Vetter, McPherson; third, Tracy, Hutchinson. Time 2:05.4.

Javelin: First, Funk, McPherson; second, Voshell, McPherson; third. Smith, Hutchinson. Distance 146 feet 11 inches.

High jump: First, Wanamaker, McPherson, and Herrman, Hutchin-osn, tied; third, Harper, Sechler and Bachus, all of Hutchinson, tied. Height 5 feet 8 inches.

Broad jump: First, Young, McPherson; second, Voshell. McPherson; third, Harper, Hutchinson. Distance 22 feet 7 1/2 inches.

Georgetown, Texas — (ACP) — Southwestern University’s centennial anniversary this month marks 100 years of higher education in Texas.

Founding of a college in Texas was the idea of Dr. Martin Ruter, a Methodist minister who came to Texas in 1837 from Pennsylvania. The institution was named Ruterville College.

In the next two decades three other institutions of higher learning were established by the Methodist church —Wesleyan College at San Augustine, McKenzie College in Clarksville, and Soule University in Chappell Hill.

Wyckoff, M. Fries Captain Two Women’s Softball Teams The softball club of the W. A. A. was divided into permanent teams last Tuesday by the captains, Miss Warner, and Juanita Weaver, manager of the club.

Genevive Wyckoff's team is made up of Doris Voshell, Francis Pete-fish, Ramona Fries, Edith Spengler, Violet Lewis, Flora Mae Brockus, Virginia Dichie, Dessa Clum, Evelyn Saathoff. Kathleen Brubaker, Rachel Hamm, and Irene Ewing.

In defeating the Hutchinson Junior college tennis team, the five netsters from McPherson braved a strong cross-wind. It is not unusual for Kansas to have strong winds for tennis meets, but it is rare that they are cross-winds.

The tennis players had a hard time accustoming their strokes to the freakish situation but came out on top. The Hutchinson tennis courts are of smooth asphalt and a delight to any tennis player.

In the meet last Tuesday every tennis player making the trip contributed toward the win by McPherson. Three of the players won their singles matches and the other two worn the No. 1 doubles to cinch the meet. Whitmore, Reed, and DeCoursey all turned in fine performances in gaining their singles matches. The top doubles team of Carroll Crouse and Calvin Jones put over the final effort to win the meet.

ters but were woefully weak in the dashes, the distance runs, and the pole valut. Tony Voshell, last year’s track captain, was the high-point man of the meet. He won firsts in the discus and the shot put and seconds in the javelin and broad jump. He garnered sixteen points.

Young Almost Broke School Record Harold Young, who thus far has won first in the broad jump in every track meet to date, almost established a new school record in the meet last Tuesday. The school record in the broad jump is 22’ 8 3-4", set by Ira Brammel in 1923. Young leaped 22’ 7 1/4 ” at Hutchinson last Tuesday. Young is out to break the record, and we wish him success.

Track Meet With Coyotes Wednesday Next Wednesday the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes will come to McPherson to compete with the Bulldogs in a dual track meet. The Coyotes won a triangular track meet from Bethel and Bethany early this season and are generally rated as having a strong track team. Last year the Bulldogs defeated the Kansas Wesleyan track men.

cast enjoyed the snatches of hymns that he rendered with such an air.

Clever actions—Tatiana cutting up Mikail’s shirttail to make handkerchiefs after using all her chemises. Anything to be genteel! And The Little Duchess stealing artichokes while the grocer looks over the potatoes. Anything to keep from starving!

If you have an ear for music you really should hear Elma Minnick play the guitar. She is just a beginner, you know! But she probably always did have a yen for a Spanish Caballero.

Dohn Miller came to rehearsals in true villain style—bright yellow tie — and was it polka-dots or stripes?

For those who like action and bloodshed we present Jack Oliver and Roy Robertson in, a fencing scene. Such dainty broomsticks!

In true movie style, the cast is sprinkled with stand-ins for Dave McGill while he is away in Tennessee. At least now Director Stutzman will not have such a time in substituting French accents and mannerisms for Soddy's Tennessee “caints".

But as Stutzman says, “This acting business teaches all kinds of trades. By the time this play is over, I shall be fully accredited, I am sure, to take over any of Dr. Naumann's French classes. Well at least the beginners."

Chess Tourney

Proceeds Slowly