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Vocal Soloist Studied
In Omaha Under
Outstanding Authority
Miss Margaret Fry, student of Prof. Nevin W. Fisher at McPherson college, will be presented in a public recital this evening at 8 o’clock in the chapel. She will be accompanied at the piano by Professor Fisher.
Miss Fry is one of the most outstanding singers ever to attend McPherson college and tonight’s recital will be the only time this season she will appear in a public recital. She possesses a beautiful voice and is masterful in her interpretation of different styles of songs.
Besides a vocal soloist, Miss Fry is also a pianist, organist, violinist and conductor. During the 1936-37 school year Miss Fry was conductor of the college Choral Club. Last month she was one of the soloists in the production of “The Redemption,” the sacred oratorio which was given by the McPherson Choral Union.
Miss Fry is a graduate of Central High school in Omaha. While attending school at Omaha she was a pupil of Prof. Carrol M. Pitts, who now is recognized as the outstanding authority in America on choral music.
Nervous Breakdown Is A Way Out
Dr. Gilbert Little Says That Many
“Diseases” Caused by Nervousness
A nervous breakdown is a defense mechanism, said Dr. Gilbert Little, psychiatrist from Wichita, when he spoke to students and faculty in chapel Wednesday.
He explained that a nervous breakdown is a way out caused by a frustration of ambitions, a fixation or an emotional state; it is a maladjustment of a normal individual and is
both curable and avoidable.
Dr. Little, who has been the superintendent of a state hospital in Ohio, said that all normal people are somewhat neurotic; sometimes it is hard to draw the line between normal people and the so-called “neurotics”.
The nervous disorder may take the form of obsession, defense, anxiousness, headache, stomachache, mucous colitous, and others. These neurotics become emotionally unstable in their unconscious mind when some instinct or drive is blocked. They may be more suseptible than others to some tragedy or catastrophy; or the symp-
toms may have been detected all their lives.
“Neurosis is a sign of intelligence; we don’t find it in animals less than man" said Dr. Little.
"Nervous breakdown is not mysterious in that definite symptoms are present; these symptoms should be picked up before it reaches the state of insanity.”
One out of every twenty-two will spend more time of his life in an institution. Forty per cent of the patients entering a state hospital are later dismissed. Fifty per cent of the occupants of hospital beds are mental patients, explained Dr. Little in em-phazing the importance of nervous disorders caused by emotional maladjustment.
Mrs. Schwalm Pours
Mrs. V. F. Schwalm poured at a table centered with a bowl of snapdragons and daisies when Miss Ida Shockley entertained the girls of the college with a tea Sunday afternoon in the Student Union Room. Candle light also lent to the beauty of the room. The spring tea is an annual event.
McPherson college, McPherson, Kansas, Friday, may 3, 1940
NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT
Dr. J. W. Boitnott
This much-lamented-as-lost study of Dean J. W. Boitnott was recovered from a grave of ashes. It is the third of a series of drawings of members of the faculty made by David Litan, local artist. This cut was given up as hopelessly lost in the Republican fire a few months ago, but only the wood base was burned and the zinc remained unharmed, and was found this week. Previous studies were halftones of Dr. V. F. Schwalm and Prof. R. E. Mohler.
Macampusans To Go To Estes
S. C. M. Aids Students From Here
Who Wish To Attend Conference
Don Newkirk c’41 has been accepted as an employee of the Estes Park Conference this summer.
In connection with his work there he will be a leader in the Y. M. C. A. seminar connected with the conference this summer. The seminar is for the purpose of developing leadership in colleges and universities of the country. Newkirk was accepted in recognition of his leadership in the Student Christian Movement.
Other students from here who are planning to attend the Estes convention this summer include Mary Elizabeth Hoover, Elizabeth Ann Mohler and Mildred Miller. They plan to attend the Annual Student Conference which will be held from June 7 to 17.
This conference is sponsored by the Student Christian Movement of the Rocky Mountain Region.
Donovan Smucker, of New York City, who has spoken on Macampus this year, will head the Commission on Peace. There will also be many other leadership commissions at the conference.
The seminar during the entire summer will be conducted by Fern Babcock and Charles Schwieso Jr.
Any students who would like to attend the student conference should
get in touch with Miss Ida Shockley or should see Elmer Dadisman or Mary Elizabeth Hoover, co-presidents of the S. C. M. The local S. C. M. is aiding students who will attend. Expenses are low because of cooper ative eating and rooming facilities.
Hayes To Speak At J-S Banquet
Alumnus Secured by Junior Class For Annual Big Spring Affair
Kieth Hayes c’31 will be the prin-cipal speaker at the annual Junior Senior Banquet to be held tills year on May 11, it was announced yester-day by Don Newkirk, president of the junior class.
Hayes is one of the best debaters ever to be coached by Prof. M. A Hess, and while he was in college he was active in forensic work and was a leader in extra-curricular activities. He is well-known as a public speaker in this paid of the country and will talk on a subject that will be of particular interest to college students.
Hayes is now successful in the insurance business in Hutchinson.
Activities To Choose Their Representatives
R. Fries, D. Voshell, Naylor, Newkirk Are Nominated For S. C.
The deadline for the extracurricular activities to register their vote for their Student
Council representatives is next Wednesday, it was announced by Stephen Stover, president of the Student Council. Last Monday this date was decided upon by the presidents of the extra-curricular organizations.
The purpose of this deadline is to enable the elcetion of these representatives before the classes elect their represntativs to the Student Council. Last year some candidates ran for office in the Student Council both for their class and for the extracurricular activities.
Those nominated for the positions of extra-curricular representatives to the Student Council are Ramona Fries. Doris Voshell, Kirk Naylor, and Donald Newkirk. Each extracurricular may cast a vote for one man and a vote for one woman. The majority of those present will determine the choice. Voting by fractions is not allowed. Two of the nominees will be elected.
Flory To Give Piano Recital Next Monday
Accomplished Pianist Is Honor Student Beside Music Abilities
Vena Flory, student of Miss Jessie Brown, professor of piano here at McPherson college, will be presented in a recital next Monday evening in
the chapel. The recital will begin at 8:00.
Vena Flory, a junior and honor student, is an accomplished pianist. She has not only been heard as a soloist, but also has accompanied many other music students in their recitals.
The program of her recital Monday is as follows.
I
Chorale—Rejoice, Beloved Christians —Bach-Busoni
Sonata, Op. 81 (Les Adieux) ............
.................................... Beethoven
Adagio-Allegro (The Farewell) Andante espressivo
(The Absence) Vivacissimamente
(The Return)
II
Nocturene in F Major. Chopin
Polanaise in A Flat Major ....Chopin
III
The White Peacock ................Griffes
Gardens in the Rain ............Debussy
IV
Concerto in A minor, Op. 54............
................................R. Schumann
Allegro atfeuttuoso
Miss Jessie Blown at second piano.
Amos, Miller Secure Positions
Two More Teachers Placed By College Placement Bureau
A statement from the McPherson college Placement Bureau revealed this week that Miss Evelyn Amos, senior from Independence, Kansas, has accepted a teaching position at Castleton, Kansas. Miss Amos will teach English and music which are her major fields.
Dohn Miller, senior from Osborne.
Kansas, has accepted a teaching position at Plevna, Kansas. Miller will teach history and industrial arts at the Plevna high school.
Epworth League To Give “What Does It Profit”
The Epworth League of the Methodist church is presenting the play entitled "What Does It Profit”, by Elliott Field next Sunday evening at 8 P. M. It is an interesting one-act play which gives the story of a typical modern American family.
The drama is under the direction of Donna Jean Johnson. Those who are taking parts are Gladys Wiggins, Estella Bacon, Maurine Anderson, La Rue Owen, Stephen Stover, Don Newkirk and Eldon Johnson.
The public is cordially invited to attend.
Alumnus Is Granted Graduate Scholarship
Ted Washburn, Margaret Davis, and Mildred Fries, all graduates of McPherson High School, were elected cheerleaders for next year, it was announced by Phil Myers, senior Student Council member who was in charge of the election board. The student body elections were held yesterday after a spectacular campaign climaxed by the student body meeting held in the chapel yesterday morning.
Lindren Was Varsity Debater
While He Attended Macollege
Alvin J. Lindgren, c’37 and now a student of Garrett Biblical Institute of Northwestern university. Evanston. Ill., has been awarded the Gus-tavus A. Swift graduate scholarship of $500 cash. He was the first choice of the faculty for he had the highest average grade of his class for the past i three years at Garrett.
Lindgren while in McPherson college was a debater on the varsity team. He also represented the college in several oratorical contests.
Alice Lindgren, sophomore here at a college, is a sister to Alvin Lindgren. Lindgren is living in Chicago with his wife, the former Leona Sellers, who also graduated from McPherson college.
American Citizen's Temper Shocks Student
Tom Doeppner, student here from Berlin, had a new experience early this week, when he repaired the aerial to Miss Della Lehman’s radio. Miss Lehman’s landlord, on coining home and catching Tom on the roof of his house, raved and ranted and prepared to remove Tom forcibly from his premises.
Miss Lehman intervened and spoke to the landlord in behalf of Tom, who later stated, "I never thought than an American citizen could have such a temper.”
Class Of ’23 Publishes Paper
Alumni Keep Contact With Each
Other By Annual Publication
The McPherson college class of 1923 has an interesting way of keeping up old acquaintances and class spirit.
“Memories of ’23” is a newspaper published by the class each year. It is edited by Orville D. Pote, who is a teacher in the Cushing, Oklahoma, school system.
The president of the class was P. Roy Brammell, who is dean of the school of education in the University of Connecticut.
The publication is a large six-col umn paper. It reveals that the teach ing profession is a means of living for most of the alumni.
Club Plans New Student Assembly Room Next Year; Makes Proposal To Council
John Detrick c’41 and a member of Alpha Chi Omega, national honarary dramatic society, has been chosen by the Thespian Club as president for the year 1940-41.
At an election Tuesday night other officers elected were Donna Jean Johnson, vice president; Esther Sherfy, secretary; Paul Dannelley, treasurer; and Forrest Stern, keeper of the cyclorama.
Johnson, Dannelley, and Sherfy were recently admitted into Alpha Chi Omega.
At the same meeting a proposal to the Student Council was voted which would provide tor the making of a student assembly room out of the present property and dramatics room,
in Sharp Hall. The plan suggest that the methods of completion and operation of this project would be similar to the methods used in making possible the present Student Union room.
Recital Well Presented
Virginia Kerlin and Lyle Albright both vocal students of Prof. N. W Fisher, were presented in joint recital last Saturday night. Both Miss Kerlin and Mr. Albright showed unusual ability in their interpretation of a varied group of selections.
Seven Approved By Alpha Chi Omega
Two Seniors, Five Juniors Recognized By National Group
Seven local Thespian mem-tiers have achieved a distinct honor among dramatic groups, admittance into Alpha Chi Omega national dramatic society.
Members of the Thespian club who have been approved for membership into the organization includes two seniors, Elma Minnick and Stephen Stover and five juniors, John Detrick Margaret Davis, Donna Jean John son, Paul Dannelley and Esther Sherfy.
Four Elected To Men’s Council
Meyer, Naylor, Brust, Nelson Approved By Dean of Men
Four new members were elected to membership in the Men’s Council in a meeting of the group Wednesday night. The new members, to take of-fice next year, are Raymond Meyer, Kirk Naylor, Robert Brust, and Lee Nelson.
In addition to these new members, next year's council will include the president of the men’s dorm council and two members elected from the freshman class of next year, as well as S. G. Hoover Don Newkirk, Ted Washburn, Ralph Nicholson, add Dale Stucky, present members of the group who will continue in office next year.
The men’s council is selected by Dean of Men S. M. Dell upon the recommendation of the existing membership. It is composed of representative men from the different social groups on the campus. The president of the Student Council is automatical ly a member of the group. The S. C.
M. is represented, as is the football team, the basketball team, day stu- dents, and students who are board-ling off the campus not in their own home.
Stephen Stover, president of the Student Council, presided at yesterday’s meeting. Roy Robertson, active “M” clubber, acted as his aide and official timekeeper.
Starting off the program yesterday morning, Phil Myers spoke in behalf of his luckless candidate, Betty Jean Sellers. Then Doris Voshell ballyhooed for Margaret Davis, one of the successful candidates for the cheerleader positions.
Jack Bowker, with an immense vocabulary plus hearty applause, pled for his candidate, Ted Washburn, and spoke of his successful career as a cheerleader in McPherson High School. As a result Washburn led the field in vote-getting, gaining sixty more votes than any other candidate.
Tony Voshell then gave a campaign speech in behalf of Gladys Wiggins, popular but luckless sopho-more. Audrey Hammann gave a ballyhoo speech for her candidate, Mildred Fries. Closing the cam- paign, Kirk Naylor spoke in behalf of his former roommate, Roy McAuley, freshman class president.
After each campaign speech, the candidate ballyhooed gave a demonstration of his or her ability by leading the audience in a yell. Those demonstrations undoubtedly had some effect also in the voting.
Critical Report Received From A. C. P,
Last week the critical report on the Spectator was received from the office of the Associated Collegiate Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This year the Spectator was not rated according to the usual procedure, and j only a critical report wus returned.
The criticisms will be available in the office of the Spectator to all Spectator writers who wish to see on what basis the paper was Judged. Valuable comments are written to aid the collegiate journalist who writes for a college newspaper.
Hess Urges Increase In College Attendance
A request for the cooperation ot the students in getting new McPherson college students for the 1940-1941 school year was made by Prof. Maurice A. Hess in chapel Monday morning.
He said that he remembered when Prof. J. J. Loder announced that the school could take no more students. Today, with other Junior colleges and colleges more numerous, McPherson college representatives go out to show others what the school has to offer.
Professor Hess had the students write on prepared slips who would be back next year, the names of prospective students, and any criticism of the institution by which it might
improve.
Gold deposits estimated to yield , $1,000,000,00 yen have been discovered In deep gorges on the eastern Taiwan (Formosa) coast, and are being exploited to aid hard-pressed Japanese economy.
The Mexican government has loaned 4,000,000 pesos to the state of Coahuila for completion of a 270-mile paved highway from Piedras Ne-gras, opposite Eagle Pass, to Saltillo, capital of the state. The new highway will open a new route into the Interior of Mexico.
To save metal for war industries, German technicians have adopted cardboard for use as oil containers.
The Spectator
In an attempt to combat the many isms that have gained a foothold in other countries, the American public is making a grave error in setting up one as bad as any, Americanism.
To everyone who reads these pages, Americanism has a different meaning. It is just a nice sounding name used to pigeon-hole the thinking of people who are not able to understand upon what principles our civilization is built.
The Daughters of Every Revolution since Cain killed Abel have been ranting and raving about the pernicious and poisonous ideas which are seeping in from other lands.
Pot-bellied politicians and established monied professional and business men have defended “democracy” and “decency” and “morals” and “American motherhood” and everything else in order to uphold the status quo and assure their positions.
This reactionary movement has gained footing among the people of the country who have been fed with a lot of inspirational hooey about the ideals of this great country of ours.
The Dies Committee has used unscrupulous methods to “smear” people who were suspected of being “liberal”. They were branded as “Un-American.”
A federal judge recently made a ruling against the arbi-tary methods of the Dies Committee which, judging by its actions, is a conspiracy to violate the Bill of Rights and the civil liberties status of our country.
In his report Federal Judge George A. Welch has said, “Tolerance, tolerance on all sides, is what we need today. We see many terrible things being done. We see editors being jailed for upholding the freedom of the press.
I can only fervently hope that we in this country do not sacrifice liberty on the alter of patriotism.”
If there is one thing that “Americanism” can mean it is tolerance. Tolerance of thought and expression, of press and education, is the very basis of democracy and liberty. Tolerance and liberty must always be considered together. Without one, the other is dead.
Investigations into the activities of the school and text-books such as those which are being conducted today are turning into inquisitions. The Dies Committee has used powers which even the ordinary courts of this country would not dare to use. The F. B. I. also is not above suspicion. It smells to the New Republic much as the OGPU, the CHEKA and the Gestapo must smell to that liberal weekly. The recent Bertrand Russell case may also be considered an attack on intellectual freedom.
Only sound doctrines can stand the test of impartial scrutiny. The public will not get any bad ideas if tolerance prevails. But the ymight get some ideas which will unseat some blow-hards and “economic royalists.” And that is what all the noise is about. Some people don’t like that.
delightful reading and all she had to make it so was frankness, sincerity, and a sense of humor. Haven’t we all got that to offer—and the com monplace life as well? Read this book and see.
Nine Plays by Eugene O’Neil in one volume is really worth mentioning. Some of the plays are The Em-poror Jones, The Hairy Ape, Strange Interlude, Marco Millions, and Mourning Becomes Electra. Eugene O'Neill stands pre-eminent among the dramatists fo the world. His plays will stir you with their originality and integ-rily.
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In 16 Institutions In Questionnaire “Cuts” Are Increasingly Discretionary
by pinky elephant
this little ray of sunshine has again
come to darken your door.......and
only one more time will i see all, tell
all, and know nothing........let’s see
what has happened this week amid the somnambulism of fog and rain, with the mossy insignia of the bawdy
leaders______unquote_____
first on the calendar........dohn m.,
plevna’s new teacher; naylor, and
crouse tried their luck at skating........
dohn seemed to slow down the circling parade considerably and he was seen consulting the floor most of the time
........if there was a “pile up” dohn
was on the bottom........
coach crouse and mary a. zumbrum
were at the preview sat. eve........so
were the party celebrating with v.
kerlin after her recital........mr. jack
“rabbit” bowker made a trip to newton thurs. nite to see his heart heat
........katie enns had a special date
with larry clinton........
that picture on vera flory’s dresser
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The Warner Library of world liter-ature, ancient and modern, of 45 volumes is the recent testimony of Miss Heckethorn’s buying sagacity. This collection represents the literature of all countries. It is arranged by authors and is supplemented by volumes giving synopses and courses of reading under each author. It includes biography, criticisms, and selections These hooks are placed on the reference shelf on the east side of the east room in the library. The print is large making the reading pleasant.
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came to life sun. and incidentally he’s
an engineer from lawrence........did
you know that somebody has been wanting to date kitty mohler. (sshh, it’s chase and sandborn, they’re dating all of the old hags)........
ruth 1. hoover and mary e.’s boy friend came to mc campus—who do you suppose they were visiting?—3
guesses—1st 2 don’t count..........
“sweed” nordling, virgil, kenny, mil-lie fries, and Voshell spent their time fishing sun. p. m. and what fishy stories they do tell—they even give you
that fishy stare........suckers?........
grove, amos, miller, minnick. mc-gill should he practicing that school teacher look—
m. myers says he has a good conscience_________and the reason is, becaues
he never uses it........he needs jiminy
cricket in “pinocchio”........oh dear,
i’ve given you a headache........do you
suppose it is that neurotic condition —remember one out of 22 (taint’ funny megee) maybe that explains why. 50% of the people married are women—and why ardys hershey couldn’t have the car the same day as the chemistry trip—
the mystery has been solved—i
have found, who is pinky e........
would you like to know?........it was
me all of the time—so long—it’s
been fun knowing about you........
gladys.
Haverford, Pa.— (ACP)—Although college and university cut regulations vary in length and complexity, the general tendency in most is to make the subject of unexcused class absences increasingly a discretionary matter between students and officials of the institution.
This is the finding of Haverford College’s Dean H. Tatnall Brown in questionnaires returned by 16 institutions.
Academic standing of the student largely determines the degree to which he will he entrusted with keeping his class appointments as he sees fit.
In this respect, half of the institutions answering the questionnaire— Bowdin, Wesleyan, Yale, Williams, Princeton, Lafayette, Lehigh, and Smith—grant special privileges regarding classroom absences to undergraduates on a so-called Dean’s List or Honor Roll.
The remaining eight either exempt students doing honors work or leave it up to the professor to determine whether or not a member of his class is impairing his scholastic standing by the failure to attend lectures.
None of the colleges or universities supplying information, however, grants the student an unlimited cut allowance.
Freshmen in order to qualify for a Dean’s List are usually required to score grades higher than those demanded of upperclassmen.
Cutting classes immediately pre ceding and following a vacation without a valid excuse is forbidden by all 16 institutions. Penalties range from lowered grades and even a failure at Swarthmore, Mount Holyoke, and Lafayette to curtailment and possible loss of cutting privileges at Bryn Mawr.
By Donna Jean Johnson
Those rantings and ravings from the Quad office which frequently even disturb even Prof. Hess's domain are merely James Crill. Having read all of the humorous lines in Shakespeare, he has purchased one of the 25c pocket books in the business office, and conducts a program of poetry reading throughout the entire day.
Who says students don’t like to read—just look how those books are selling!
Why does everyone persist in calling the heretofore Miss Lingenfelter by the name of Mrs. White
The Baby Snooks of the Roman history class asked “Why” just once too often. When he asked what the Romans taught their children in their homes, Dr. Wayland answered “Common sense”.
These special delivery letters Vena gets from those who live here in McPherson—or was it only one.
There’s at least one way of telling that final exams are just around the corner—when all the clubs gather to elect officers for the next year. You can’t blame Faylene Stansel for wishing that the school year were over because she’s going to Ill. to see Anna Jean Curran for the first two weeks in June.
Castleton came within an ’nth of having 50 per cent of its high school faculty from McPherson college— that is until Dohn Miller got another job, leaving Evelyn Amos to battle the Castleton’ers alone.
When Mary E. Hoover’s Ray was coming to see her he drove so fast that he was stopped and forced to wait an hour as punishment—even in the best of families so they say.
character of America. In tills hook a portrait of the complex, many-sided American emerges; he is comic, rhapsodic, with invincible prepossessions and singular blank spaces; (I imag-ine the blank spaces occur during college life) a strangely indwelling character, fond of masquerades, a persistently trying to discover his own mind. There is a great deal of folk
Public Speaking Practically Applied
lore of America in tills book that will
please the reader.
Days of My Life by Flo Menninger is a book that gives me hope. Everyone sort a feels t hat his own life story would be interesting if he could just, get the public to read it or if he could write it in a true literary style that would captivate the public. Mrs Menninger has told the story of commonplace life so that it became
Third Term Bogie Holds No Terror
Amherst, Mass. — (ACP) — The “third term” bogie has no terrors for brothers Clement F. and Frederick H. Burr, Jr., members of the junior and freshmen classes, respectively, at Massachusetts State College.
Clement has been elected president of his class for the third time in succession and then Frederick crashed through and was elected president of the freshman class.
Neither brother is a green hand at the president business. While Clement has held three presidencies at State College, Frederick held the post of president for two years at Williston Academy before entering State and taking over the leadership of the freshman class.
Emory Wheel, Organ of Emory U.,
Offers Its Novel Groupings.
Professors May Be Divided Into Classes
New York City—(ACP)—To acquire poise in public speaking, appear before strange forums and even hostile audiences.
That is the theory on which Ford-ham University operates its Speaker Bureau, which this term reached its peak of service to speech students.
The practical application of public speaking, rather than its theory, as one of the most vital extra-curricular means of character development and poise, has been developed at Fordham for several years through the Speakers Bureau.
Strange audiences, it is found, place a speaker on his mettle and bring out a self-confidence which would never ho gained by intramural or intraclass discussions.
The success of the plan is evidenced by the fact that the bureau this term has arranged more than 150 speaking engagements before outside groups entirely unconnected with the college, such as the Newman clubs of several non-Catholic universities and colleges, Chambers of Commerce, Ki-wanis clubs and parish organizations.
The Emory Wheel, newspaper of Emory University, declaring that “since the professors divide students into classes it is safe to assume that all professors can also he divided into classes,” offers these groupings:
1. The Killer type. He wants to kill off the lower third and thinks the best way is by overwork.
2. The Card type. He is a card, but not an ace. He’s a 3x5 card. Outstanding is his index appeal.
3. The Spicy type. He has a lot of cheek and plenty of tongue to put in it. His lectures kick up intellectual sparks out of the academic flint.
4. The Skimmer type. The surfacing in his courses is fine. But the foundation is weak.
5. The Fatherly type. He is the unexpectant father, always giving pop quizzes.
6. The Hard Rock type. You have to he more than a good musician to hit a high C under this joker. If he were a movie critic he wouldn’t even give the United States flag 4 8 stars.
7. The Uh-Man type. He doesn't know any punctuation except “uhs.” For variety he throws in a “but uh” now and then.
8. The Cocktail type. He whets your intellectual appetite. He knows a great deal but doesn’t try to make everybody realize it.
0. The Candy-Between-Meals type. A course under him destroys your intellectual appetite.
10. The Axe-Grinder type. He can’t sharpen his wits, so he has to grand an axe. Sometimes it’s propaganda he grinds out.
Optional—The Nomad type. Like the Nomad of the desert ho loves to wander, and what he wanders over is as dry as the desert.— (ACP).
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Groff Gives Talk On Good Samaritan
Male Quartet Sings; Movie
Shown In S. C. M. Meeting
Forrest Groff was in charge of the S. C. M. program a week ago last Thursday evening. The meeting opened with organ music played by Mrs. Forrest Groff. Group singing was led by Mrs. Lee Nelson. Mrs. Groff read some poetry after which another song was sung and devotions were given by Lee Nelson.
The male quartet of the college composed of Galen Allen, Esthel Ikenberry, Lyle Albright and Eugene Lichty, sang a special number of music. Then Forrest Groff gave a talk centered about the story of the , Good Samaritan, illustrating it with a “rag painting.”
In closing, the group sang, “Abide With Me.” After the regular meeting movies taken at Estes Park were shown for those who wished to stay.
Sketchbook —
By Hashington Irfling
Elma Minnick. Roy Robertson, Dave McGill, Star In “Tovarich" By Virginia Kerlin
An enthusiastic audience saw the Senior class presentation of "Tovarich" at the City Auditorium last Friday night. Gales of laughter ran through the audience from time to time as the plot unfolded and the lines grew more and more humorous.
In her last role in McPherson college. Elma Minnick was the dominating character on the stage as Tatiana, exiled Russia Grand-Duchess. The lightness and piquancy of a Russian Romanof were hers in looks, voice, and actions.
The love scenes between Tatiana and Mikail were especially effective being entirely unconventional and out of the ordinary, but portrayed with a lack of stiffness seldom found in amateur productions.
Miss Minnick was ably supported by the other star of the production. Roy Robertson, as the mad Russian Mikail. His portrayal was both convincing and dramatic and added much to the success of the play.
Easily outstanding among the supporting players was Dave McGill’s interpretation of Charles Dupont, the French banker. He was entirely at ease on the stage and communicated his naturalness to his audience until they felt as though they were not hearing lines, but that he was actually a real-life character.
Galen Stern is also to be commended for the able way in which he carried two small parts, appearing with and without heard.
The whole cast is to be commended for the way in which they entered into the spirit of the play and portrayed their characters. Good solid acting was done by Margaret Louise Kagarice, Kathryn Enns, Jack Oliver, Evelyn Amos, Dohn Miller, and Tony Voshell.
Also successful in minor roles were Audrey Hammann, Marjorie Kinzie, Verda Grove, and Redell Cobb.
Professor Ralph Stutzman can indeed by complimented on his fine directorship of “Tovarich”, an entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable Play.
Theme Of B. V. P. D. Conference
Is “Christ Calls Youth"
Several M. C. students attended the Southwest Kansas B. Y. P. D. spring conference held at Garden City last week end. Dr. Burton Metzler and Tom Doeppner were the guest speakers of the conference. Nearly sixty young people attended this meeting whose theme was “Christ Calls Youth”.
Elizabeth Ann Mohler, Roy McAuley, Lenora Kanel, Juanita Weaver, and Gerry Spohn also appeared on the conference program. Others who attended from McPherson included: Edith Spengler, Eugene Eisenbise, Russell Eisenbise, Isable Crumpacker, Merlin Myers, and Mary Spessard.
Galen Allen
“Gracie” rose from the ranks in his senior year to become an out-tanding tenor on Macampus. His voice work has been second only to his ambition to be a minister.
Evlyn Amos
Tall—dark—with a flair for wearing clothes. Underneath her dignified exterior are found the qualities of Shakespeare’s “Puck”. Evlyn has been active in string and vocal music and as class officer, president of the Arnold Hall girls and an active member of the Women’s Council.
Arlene Barley
Quiet and madonna like, making her contribution in a reserved, ladylike way. Her big contribution to the campus has been her work on the S. C. M. Cabinet and in B. Y. P. D.
Vernon Beckwith
This Idahoan is little, but very busy. No one has worked harder for an education and at the same time done such outstanding work in his major, manual arts. Had it not been for his work, he would have been a first-class Bulldog athlete.
Redell Cobb
Polite, reserved, and “cute as a bug’s ear.” But that doesn t mean he’s not masculine. “Tony” has shown his athletic abiilty in the ring and his scholarship in history class.
Carroll Crouse
Quiet, dark, a man of few words and a friend of all. His tennis abil-ity is of the steady variety rather than the spectacular but his influence as this year’s captain has made our tennis team what it is.
Elmer Dadisman
A quiet fellow who has made strides toward a settled future life domesticity, and all that. Elmer is one of the most dependable fellows on the campus. His capable leadership as co-president of the S. C. M will lead him to success in his life’s work.
Wesley DeCoursey
That flashy fellow with the new tweed suite has just gotten himself engaged. His high tenor will be well nigh impossible to duplicate on the College Male Quartet when he leaves this year. You can find him almost any afternoon in the Chemistry Lab.
J. Edwin Diehl
The peppiest fellow at any game Next year’s cheer leaders will certainly miss his support. We hear he was once the greenest freshman on the campus. Eddie proved his stuff as vice president of the Pep Club in both his junior and senior years.
Doris Dreshcr
We have seen that quiet and efficient secretary to Dr. Schwalm. If everyone knew her as some of her best friends do, they’d know the sense of humor and personality that lurks beneath. We’ll be glad to have her take care of Dr. Schwalm’s office next year too.
On last Sunday morning, Rev. B. N. King, pastor of the McPherson Church of the Brethren, chose for his sermon, “Solitude: Its Abuse and Right Use.” Rev. King stressed the fact that the quantity of solitude is not so important as its quality.
It was pointed out that solitude may be dangerous if not used in the proper manner: likewise, many worthwhile things may be accomplished by its right use. Special emphasis was placed on the use of solitude for spiritual empowerment; “take time to think and meditate in prayer and worship.”
A group of college students interested in the cause of religion were responsible for the evening service. Richard Burger, student minister at McPherson college, delivered the evening sermon on the subject, “That I Might Live.”
Burger named three attitudes men assume in their relationship to society; that of being a curse, that of being indifferent, and that of being of service to God and man. After
Harold Duncanson
“Dune” stars in Miss Warner’s physical education classes, and is a faithful go between from Forney to the Girls Dorm, carrying soft water, etc. Although not essentially domestic, we see him in the kitchen quite often.
Eugene Eisenbise
Chubby, cheerful, with an infectious laugh, he’s always found in “bugology” lab. Eugene has already started his career as landscape architect by supervising the landscaping of the campus last spring and Bummer. He lives in a house close by another house! Need we say more!
Sam Elrod
“Sam” goes around the campus with a perpetual grin on his face. His motto seems to he “Don’t take life seriously, you never get out of it alive.” His fonte is intra-mural athletics.
Kathryn Enns
“Kash” came all the way from Florida to cash in at Mc. A cute blonde with a cute nose, and a weakness for blushing at her own jokes. She had an important part in the senior play last week.
Raymond Flory
You can’t help liking this fellow with all his ability in music, dramatics, his friendliness and his good looks. He truly deserves his two year standing in “Who’s Who in American Colleges.” But above all he will he remembered by all who have come in contact with his genuine personality.
Rowena Frantz
Rowena’s work in Women’s Council this year has been appreciated by her co-councilors. She has done valuable work as a member of the Student Council also. With ample reason, she believes that homemaking is woman’s greatest career.
Forrest Groff
“Pop” to all Fahnestock, and ever ready when called upon. His capability was shown in leading the B. Y. P. D. through another successful year.
Verda Grove
Blackhaired, flashy-eyed Iowan whose weakness is a high tenor. Her artistic ability shines like a street-lamp but can’t overpower her likable personality.
Audrey Hammann
The ideal sports girl of the campus, who has been in everything up to her neck but has made a success of each undertaking. Her name is practically synonymous with W. A A., but her other activities are numerous. Her personality is as radiant as her hair.
Carrie Alice Hanson
In former years we have seen little of Carrie Alice because of her work off the campus. This year we have seen more of her. She is a blonde with beautiful long hair, a girl true to her word, her work and her friends
The International Relations Club varied its formal type of program last week with a tea in the Student Union Room attended by approximately twenty-six members of the organization. Group discussions were held at four tables throughout the hour. Leaders of the groups included Dr. Wayland, the Latin American Countries; Thomas Doeppner, Holland and Belguim, the neutral countries; Rev. Bernard King, the American attitude in case of war; and Dr. Naumann, the position of France in the present war.
Ernest Reed Don McCoy
Boh McKenzie Jack Bowker .
Donald Newkirk Tom Doeppner ~
Esthel Ikenberry Eugene Lichty _
members of the group gave quota-tions, scriptures, poems, or led in group singing.
The success of the evening pro-gram depended upon the response of the individuals in an informal and unplanned manner “as their feelings dictated.”
Kathryn Enns, Edith Hughey, Doris Doane, Edith Nickey, and Esther Kimmel spent Saturday night at the home of Margaret Kagarice in Castle-ton.
Glennys Doll, Doris Voshell, Mildred Fries, Kenneth Morrison, Bern-ard Nordling. Tony Voshell, and Virgil Westling were fishing near Marquette Sunday.
Mildred Morrison accompanied Verda Grove to her home in English, English, Iowa, to spend the weekend.
Elmer Ratzlaff spent the week-end at his home in Buhler.
Kenneth Morrison was in Wichita, Monday on business.
Quaker Vesper Service Held Last Sunday
The members of the B. Y. P. D. group at the Church of the Brethren participated in a Quaker Vesper service on last Sunday night. Individual
Bracket For The Collegiate Chess Tourney
Ernest Reed--
Harold Young „
Don McCoy-----
Kenneth Johnson _
Leland Akers-----
Bob McKenzie .—
Merrill Blackman
Jack Bowker -----
Donald Newkirk .
Wesley DeCoursey
Tom Doeppner---
Sam Elrod -------
Esthel Ikenberry
Milan Blough---
Eugene Lichty -----
Dave McGill---
Preliminary round match; Eugene Lichty vs Fayne Oberst, won by Lichty (forfeit)
Ernest Reed
•Jack Bowker
Tom Doeppner
.Eugene Lichty
(Champion)
showing the need for service in the world of today, Burger indicated the challenge that ought to come to every Christian upon realization that each person has “a charge to keep.”
Employment Prospects Bright For Graduates
N. Y. U. Bureau of Employment Director Optimistic This Year
New York city—(ACP)—Employment prospects in the fields of engineering and business administration are brighter for this year’s college j graduates than for any class in recent years.
That is the report of Lawrence W. Zimmer, director of the New York University bureau of employment.
A 100 per cent job placement of the 1940 graduates in the university’s college of engineering by early fall was prediced by Mr. Zimmer after interviews with seniors by personnel officers of basic industries. Last year 233 men were graduated with engineering degrees.
Business trained groups and graduates of liberal arts colleges also are being sought on an increased scale, Mr. Zimmer said.
Tennis Regionals Here Today
Today the tennis regionals of the western half of the Kansas Conference are being played on the local courts. Bethany, Bethel, and Kansas Wesleyan, are expected to be here to compete with McPherson in the
regionals.
Each school is allowed to enter three singles players and two doubles teams. Representing McPherson college in the singles will he Carroll Crouse, Ernest Reed, and Albert Whitmore. The Bulldog doubles teams will probably be Carroll Crouse and Calvin Jones, Ernest Reed and Wesley DeCoursey.
In order to compete in the conference finals to be held at Ottawa next Friday, a singles player or a doubles team must go to the finals of the regionals. The competition is very stiff, and it is doubtful whether McPherson can expect to be represented in the conference tennis meet.
Johnson To Finals Last Year
Last year Raymond “Swede” John son, Bulldog netster not here in school this year, went to the finals in the regionals play. Ensz of Bethel was the other finalist of the western
“Demand For Experts Is Increasing”
So W. R. Woolrich, U. of Texas Engineering Dean, Relieves.
Austin, Texas—(ACP)—A marked pick-up in employment of technically trained men is seen by W. It. Wool-rich, University of Texas engineering dean.
Opening of new jobs, an industrial trend to expand research activity, and a growing “pensonnel consciousness” on the part of employers are three factors responsible for the increasing demand for experts, Dean Woolrich believes.
He bases his assertion on an increasing stream of requests by firms,
both in and out of Texas, for trained college men.
‘‘Both the University faculty and business men of this state are becoming more 'personnel minded,’ ” he observed.
Let The Chips Fall—
half of the conference.
At the conference meet at Salina last year Johnson lost to Bob Trump, Ottawa netman. Spencer Self of Baker won the meet, defeating Ensz and Trump in the two rounds played at Salina. Self, a junior this year, has won the conference title for the last two years. Self was also on the winning doubles team in last year’s conference meet.
Many Stars Here Today
This year many of last year’s net stars are back and will probably compete in the regionals today. Ensz and Unruh of Bethel, Olson and Alten-borg of Bethany, Shaw of Kansas Wesleyan, and Crouse of McPherson competed in the singles of last year’s regionals and will probably all be here today.
Bethany and Bethel are rated the strongest teams in this half of the conference, on account of their strength in the one or two dual meets played thus far this year. McPherson has also had a fair showing thus far this year, winning from two schools and losing to one.
— Eugene Eisenbise -
Carroll Crouse .....
Wesley De Coursey..
Don Davidson......
. Jonathan Hamersley..
._Harold Duncanson___
_____Ernest Reed____
____Lyle Albright--
Voshell-Davidson
Badminton Doubles Bracket
_ Wesley DeCoursey - Verda Grove _
_______S. G. Hoover - Ruth Stump_____
Jonathan Hamersley - Lena Belle Olwin _____Doris Voshell - Don Davidson----
„ Hamersley-Olwin (15-8, 12-15, 15-7)
Al Whitmore___
Bye_________
Elmer Fisher___
Carl McMillan ____
Don Davidson____
Tony Voshell___
Bye----------
Calvin Jones___
Wesley DeCoursey
Bye----------
Burns Stauffer__
Ernest Reed_____
Merlin Myers____
Ernest Peterson _
Bye-----
Carroll Crouse___
Calvin Jones
Wesley DeCoursey
Ernest Reed .
(6-1, 6-3)
Merlin Myers (6-3, 10-8) Carroll Crouse
recommended to get on the honor roll.
6. Offer to wash the professor’s car, put up his storm windows or do any little job around the house, but don’t accept any money for the work.
7. Apple polishing procedure in classrooms includes sitting in the front row, responding to professorial humor with loud, hearty guffaws and liberal use of big words. This is important—never use a two-syllable word where a five-syllable word will do.
8. Carry a lot of big reference books around. This is tremendously impressive and is worth an A minus in any class.
9. If you must close your eyes while in deep though, wrinkle your forehead and otherwise look worried or the professor may get the wrong impression—and grade accordingly.
Editor’s Note: You might try studying, too!
Men’s Singles Of Badminton Tournament
Wesley DeCoursey 15-9, 15-11, 17-14
Lyle Albright .... (15-9, 15-6)
Lilyan Warner —
Bye ------------------
Geraldine Spohn
Bye -------------
Doris Voshell _ Katherine Enns Zona Preston — Leta Beckner — Ruth Stump Violette Lewis ..
Edith Spengler ......
Geneva Schlehuber
Verda Grove —......
Bye--------
Bye .......
Audrey Hammann
Women’s Singles Of Badminton Tournament
Lilyan Warner .
Geraldine Spohn
Doris Voshell ... (11-0, 11-1) Leta Beckner (15-8, 15-4) Ruth Stump (11-2, 11-7) Edith Spengler .
-Lilyan Warner__
(11-9, 11-5)
Verda Grove -----------
Audrey Hammann „
Audrey Hammann ... (11-0, 11-2, 11-4)
Spectator Tennis Tournament Bracket
The first dual meet of the season was lost by the Bulldogs to Bethany. Then the Bulldogs won successively from Hutchinson Junior college and Kansas Wesleyan.
Netsters Win Another Dual Tennis Meet
Bulldogs Defeat Bethel By Winning Three Singles, One Doubles
The Bulldog netsters yesterday took high honors in Kansas Conference tennis. They defeated Bethel yesterday 4 matches to 2 in a meet played at Newton, to win another conference dual meet. McPherson is now the only school in this half of the Kansas Conference which has won
two conference meets in tennis, and lost only one.
McPherson lost her first dual meet to Bethany. Bethany has since been defeated in two dual meets by the Bethel netmen, whom the Bulldogs defeated yestrday.
Harold Ensz, Gravmaroon ace, defeated Carroll Crouse, 4-6, 6-2,
6-2, for Bethel’s only singles win. In the No. 2 singles post Ernest Reed McPherson, defeated Chet Unruh, 6-4, 10-8.
In the third singles post Wesley De Coursey, McPherson, trounced Carl Voth, 6-4, 6-1. Burns Stauffer won the remaining singles match in an easy fashion, defeating Jerry Lott, 6-2, 6-0.
In the doubles Unruh and Ensz teamed together to beat Carroll Crouse and Calvin Jones, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. In the No. 2 doubles match Reed and DeCoursey, McPherson, won from Earl Voth and Sam Grove, 6-4, 6-2.
The McPherson college track team defeated Bethel college at Newton yesterday by a score of 84 to 47. With close competition in only a few events, the Bulldogs easily outscored the Bethel team.
Voshell of McPherson was high point man of the meet by scoring a total of 24 points. He won firsts in the 100-yd. dash, 220-yd. dash, broad jump, and the shot put. He won second in the javelin and third in the discus.
The results of the meet will be published in next week’s issue of the Spectator.
This afternoon Coach W. P. ‘‘Buck’ Astle will take his track team to Sterling for the annual Sterling relays. This meet will include all of the denominational college teams in the state. It will be one of the largest meets in which the Bulldogs will participate this season
Next Tuesday the Bulldogs will travel to Hays where they will clash with the Fort Hays State Teachers college in a dual meet. Next Friday the annual Kansas Conference track meet will be held at Ottawa. Coach Astle plans to take a full field of track and field men.
The Average College Girl
(By the Associated Press)
East Orange, N. J.—Works Progress Administration experts came to Upsala College to make a survey of coeds’ measurements that might help in standardizing women’s ready-to wear.
When the “average college girls’ dimensions were announced, zealous men students added the ash blond hair and blue eyes of Dorris Bodine 19-year-old sophomore, to the WPA chart and handed Doris the title of of “Miss Average College Girl.”
Photo shows Dorris. The measure ments are those of WPA’s average college girl.
Cats do not yield catgut. This type of cord, is produced from the intestines of sheep, and occasionally mules and horses.
Here Is A Short-Cut To “A” Grades
9-Point Program Is Planned By Editors Of Midland College
Fremont, Nebr.— (ACP) —Hunting for a short-cut to a straight A average?
If you are, heed the following nine-point program to scholastic success— a program formulated for you by the ever-helpful editors of the Midland of Midland College:
1. Don’t give your prof apples. Too obvious.
2. Find out his hobby and follow this up with well-planned questions to draw him out.
3. If the entire class walks out of the classroom when the prof is 10 minutes late, be the only one to wait, even if its half an hour. This procedure is good for a B-plus any day.
4. Always greet an instructor pleasantly, never using his first name, but a cheery ‘‘Good morning, professor.”
5. When sitting at the faculty table in the dining hall or walking about the Administration building, always walk with your head down as if in deep thought, pondering some weighty problems in math or philosophy, for instance. This is highly
Coachless, Courtless Wonders
The Bulldog netsters can well he called the “coachless, courtless” wonders. The tennis players can not be expected to show up well in competition unless they have some courts to practice on regularly.
Neither can they be expected to improve readil ywithout active competition and coaching. Tennis at McPherson college is run in a reckless, slipshod fashion. At first one person is intrusted with all of the responsibilities connected with tennis.
But when the responsibilities are shifted because of “lack of time” and two different meets are scheduled for the same day, the need for a responsible tennis coach is amply illustrated.
The weather has hampered greatly the scheduling and playing of dual meets. Consequently when the weather is nice, it is thought best to schedule a dual meet immediately. But too often the person with the authority is not on hand and the delay is costly. Either the school invited has another meet by that time or not enough notice has been given to enable them to play.
Solution To Tennis Problem?
Probably some people would advocate the adoption of the policy of the University of Chicago and the dropping of a branch of athletics when the team loses. Possibly so, but the tennis teams of McPherson college do not follow the tendency to lose most of their athletic events, as do other teams of McPherson college. So this policy will not be the solution.
Possibly one solution would be for the college to hire a tennis coach or a tennis manager. A tennis manager would have the responsibility and authority to schedule meets and to hire the transportation to meets out of town.
Perhaps someday the college will bo willing to “pay for what it advertises” in outside activities. When that day comes, we will then be able to speak highly of McPherson college without those hypocritical tongues sticking in our cheeks.
_ Carroll Crouse Don Davidson Harold Duncanson Ernest Reed „
Al Whitmore
Getting A Job Included In Extra-Curricular Routine
Berkeley, Calif.— (ACP)—The big problem that comes eventually for
Eugene Eisenbise (15-6, 15-3) Wesley DeCoursey
onathan Hamersley ___Lyle Albright
Ernest Reed ______
(6-8, 7-5, 6-0) most university students—getting a job—has been brought into the extracurricular routine of the University of California through meetings between student job-seekers and job-givers.
One of these meetings covered the transportation fields. Invited executives of a number of transportation systems sat with the inquiring students, the groups dividing off according to types of transportation represented. The series covered seven meetings, representing many lines of industry. One of the meetings was with representatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
DeCoursey (Champion)