McPherson college, Mcpherson Kansas, Friday. January 10, 1941
Probably every one has already heard about the two men who showed up at the Sugar Bowl football game at New Orleans with tickets to the Rose Bowl game at Pasadena, Realiz-ing the mistake, one of the men said to the other. "I told you we got on the wrong train."
So. Instead or seeing Stand trick Nebraska with the T-formation. they saw Boston college come from behind to beat Tennessee. on account of the generosity of the Sugar Bowl officials
Exam Schedule Is Released For Students
Early this week the examination schedule was released by Dean J. W. Boitnott, Exams start at 8:00 a. m. Wednesday morning (a week from next Wednesday) and end the next Friday afternoon at 5:20 p. m.
All freshman English classes and Introducing to Literature classes will have their exams at the same time. Other classes take their exams accord-ing to their time classifications and In their respective class rooms unless notified otherwise.
The detailed schedule follows:
8:00-10:00 All 7:50 T W Th classes except Freshman English
10:00-12:00 All Freshman English and Introduction to Literature class-
About Twenty Schools Compete Here Tomorrow
Jim Burger. recent addition to the sports staff of The Spectator, suffer-ed a sudden attack of appendicitis last Sunday morning, white at home near Wiley. Colorado. He was taken into Wiley and operated on Sunday morning.
His sudden illness dampening the holiday spirits of many of his friends. Jim Burger also Is missed by the sports staff, who were attempting to rebuild the sports section of the Spec-tator.
1:20-3:20 All 8:45 M W F classes. 3:20-5:20 All 8:45 T Th classes. except Freshman English.
Fahnestock Hall was begun and McPherson college was officially organized in 1887. Fahnestock Hall, as shown above has been used yearly to this day and of late has been thought to have served Its time.
• There has been an extensive campaign carried on for the building of a new men's dormitory and many people have donated large sums of motley for the cause. The board of trustees will determine ultimately when and what sort of a building will
be built. They will meet next month The picture above was taken from a woodcut made for Prof. S. M. Dell by Bill Hobbs. former student here, who Is teaching school this year at Fairview, Kansan,
8:00-10:00 All 10:15 M T Th class-es, except Freshman English.
10:00-12:00 All 2:15 M W F class-es, excepting introduction to Litera-ture.
1:20-3:20 All 10:15 W F classes. 3:30-5:30 All 11:10 M W. classes.
Plan Big Stunt Night To Award Cash Prizes
8:00-10:00 All 11:10 T Th F class-es, except Freshman English and Introduction to Literature.
10:00-12:00 All 1:30 M W. F. classes.
3:20-5:20 All 3:10 and appoint-ment classes, unless announced other-wise by the Instructor.
Macampus Social Committee has planned another all-school affair, which will be a Stunt Night. January 28. All organization may enter a stunt, which will be judged and awarded with $2.00. first prize; $1.00, second prise; 50c. third prize.
All entries for the stunt must be in on or before January 21. Entry blanks may he obtained from Dob Brust.
Today
Friends, there 8:00
Saturday
Debate Tournament 9:10
Wednesday
Bethany, there ------ 8:00
Saturday
Volleyball Sport Day Kansas Wesleyan, here ....8:00
Heard In Chapel
Reliable reports have it that the fame Tom Harmon of the University of Michigan, spent several days of his Christmas vacation In McPherson with relatives. Supposedly coming for peace, rest and quiet, he was unheralded by any sports writers during his visit here.
Easily chosen All-American, Tom Harmon Is regarded by many sports fans us the nation’s best gridster and has received significant trophies in this regard. In the 1940 football season. Harmon excelled the all-time scoring record formerly held by Harold "Red" Orange, the "Galloping Ghost”, who played for Illinois U.
Sports Day Has Robin Hood Motif
Male varsity debate teams journey ed to Sterling last Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by Dr. D. W. Bittinger, debate coach, The teams met two
Sterling teams in a two-round prac-tice tournament.
The debaters. Dale Stucky. Don Newkirk. Ernest Peterson. and Wayne Geisert. reported that they had a valuable trip and were received most hospitably by the Sterling debaters and debate coach.
There will be a college sing tomor-row evening at 8:00 in the Student Union Room, it was reported yester-day by Bob Brust. member of the college social committee, which is
sponsoring the sing.
The sing is to be lead by a visiting director outside the college. His identity was not revealed
Rollin Wanamaker. star senior Bulldog athlete, slipped a ring on the third finger of Kitty Mohler’s left hand during Christmas vacation. Kitty Mohler was quite popular during her two year's at McPherson college and gained various honors here.
She was the queen of the 1939 Quadrangle, was a varsity debater last year, an engaged In many activi-ities here. She obtained a 60-hour teacher's certificate here last June and has been teaching In n country school near Warrensburg, Missouri, this year.
Robin Hood motif will be the theme of the annual volley ball Sports Day. sponsored by the Women’s Athletic Association of McPherson college for co-eds who attend nearby colleges. The day of fun will take place Saturday, January 18, on Macampus.
Twelve college have been invited to participate. They Include: Kansas Wesleyan university. Marymount college. Bethany college. College of Emporia. Bethel college. Sterling college. Wichita university. Friends university, Eldorado Juco. Hutchinson Juco. Central college, and Southwestern college. Mildred Fries and Maxine Ruehlen. co-chairmen of the sports day of volley ball and other entertainment, have worked out a planned schedule for the day, which will include registration, welcome, and introduction. a social mixer, organization of teams, and the actual playing of volley ball.
Presentation of awards and the farewell will climax the event. The awards, color bands, and favors will be carried out in Robin Hood motif The event Will be under the general direction and supervision of Miss Warner and Doris Voshell. Members of the W. A A. Volleyball Club will assist as umpires, linesmen, referees, and time-keepers
The college women's quartet will give a program of B. Y. P. D. next Sunday night, The program at 6:30 In the basement of the college church.
Another Tom Mormon seems to be coming into prominence. The student council of Bethel college elected
YOU have missed good news if you have not read the "Spec" ads. Economize. The easiest way to make money Is to save money, and you can do this by using this organ as your business directory.—Adv.
Leaving the campus the last day of school before Christmas vacation. Miss Della Lehman, professor of English literature. Miss Esther Atkinson. professor of home economics. and Miss Lilyan Warner, instructor In physical education, drove to New Orleans for their vacation trip They were ac-companied by Miss Abigail Bixby and Miss Mary Cooley, both of McPherson
In an enjoyable trip with no car trouble at all the group stopped at Tulsa. Memphis, and Natchez, Miss issippi on the way, and came back by way of Memphis and Kansas City Driving the war were its owners, Mary Cooley, and Miss Warner
Thu old colonial mansions in Natchez. Mississippi with their pillar-ed porches and colonial furniture. delighted the group, They stayed overnight at Stanton Hall and their beds were the tall, huge four-posters with canopies
Many of the late Huey F. Long's haunts were visited In Baton Rouge the state capital of Louisiana. The group enjoyed coffee at the home of Dr. Dallas Dickey, professor of speech at the University of Louisiana and a former student of both Dr. Schwalm and Miss Lehman at Manchester col-lege.
They stayed a week at Hotel Monte Leone. a hotel on the edge of the French quarter In New Orleans New Orleans, Quebec. and Victoria are said to be the three rules in North America which have distinctly foreign atmospheres. The narrow
streets of the French quarter. the colorful patios. wrought-iron galleries extending all around the second and third floors of some of the buildings, and the many poinsettias intrigued the visitor Cobblestones usually formed the paving of the French streets.
They visited many of the haunts of Andrew Jackson and also of Jean LaFittee, a pirate. (The movie, "The Buccaner" was about Jean LaFitte.)
Miss Atkinson. Miss Warner, and Miss Lehman spent Christmas Eve watching the crowds in the French quarter, then attended a midnight mass at the St. Louis Cathedral.
in the old French market cafe an lait (coffee and milk) and crullers were served, but Miss Warner and Miss Atkinson were coffee topers, who longed for the northern coffee without the chicory. the essential ingredient of souther coffee which makes it very strong and hitter. But an enjoyable pastime for all was the tasting of new foods and attempting to pronounce the French words. Aid-ed by the French waitresses, they wore enabled to order food for them-selves.
Some of the dilectable dished they tried were antoines, arnauds gala-tires. pompano palillote. oyster a la
Rockefeller. crepe suzettes and Creole gumbo. All the group went to New Orleans with the avowed Intention of losing weight, but because of the pralines (Creole pecan candies) They gained, reported Miss Lehman.
Students Continue In Same Direction After College
“Ninety-six percent of the students leaving college continue to live in the direction followed during their college career," was one of the sobering statements made by Pres. V. F. Schwalm in his chapel address Wednesday morning.
Citing statements made by con-temporaries in memory of the late
Chancellor Lindley of the Kansan University, Dr. Schwalm presented the aim and Importance of the liberal arts college, recognizing also the place of vocational and technical Institutions. The aim of the liberal arts college, as Dr. Schwalm pointed out. Is to produce men and women with a liberal point of view and In help develop them to their highest pa-tentialities.
"College is not an Interlude In life!" The Important question to he considered, therefore. is, "What am I becoming during my four years in
college?”
The curricula of the liberal arts colleges is frequently revised In order that a broad vision of life may be obtained through such coureses as literature, philosophy, religion, art and manic. One authority suggests that more important than pupil’s In-tellectual capacity In furthering the aim of the college. Is the pupil’s emo-tional harmony with the program of the college. Only then can the college attain its aim and aid in constructing men and women whom others may ultimately congratulate as having devel oped broad vision, self-control, friend lines, scholarship, poise Of character, pong! A few of the girls practiced qualities of character for which the late Dr. Lindley Is known.
Present reports indicate that between 50 and 60 teams will participate in the annual Mc-Pherson Invitational Debate Tournament which will be held on Macampus tomorrow. More than 160 visitors from three states, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma, representing about twenty different schools in the tourney, will be here.
The debate meet will consist of five rounds. They are scheduled for 9:10 o'clock, 10:30 o’clock, 1:20 o'clock, 2:40 o’clock, add 4:00 o'clock. Approximately thirty debates will be occurring at the same time during each round.
They will be staged In Harnly Hall and Sharp Hall. and are open to stu-dents and to the general public If they wish to attend any denate. A sched-ule of the opposing teams, room in which the debate will take place, and round of the tourney will be placed on the bulletin board for the benefit of those who are interested
the tournament is for the benefit of Junior college debaters, only underclassmen or upperclass debaters who have not previously par-ticipated In intercollegiate debating are eligible fur registration. Thus, McPherson college will be able to enter nine teams In the tournament.
Teams from the following colleges have made known their intention of
entering the tourney: Arkansas City Junior college. Kansas Wesleyan Uni-versity of Salina. Kansas City, Kan-sas, junior college, Tabor college of Hillsboro, College of Kmporla, Emporia Teachers college. Hutchinson junior college, Hastings college of Hastings, Nebraska. Hays Teachers college, Bethany college of Lindsborg. Chanute junior college, Friends uni-versity of Wichita. Bethel college of Newton, Dodge City Junior college. ElDorado Junior college, and South-western college of Winfield.
These colleges will probably be rep-resented: Ottawa university. Sterling college. Chadron Teachers college of Chadron. Nebraska, and Tonkawa college of Tonkawa, Oklahoma.
Started In 1938 by Professor Maurice A. Hess. this annual McPherson Invitational Debate Tourney is always the largest meet of the year for under-class debaters.
We Should Get Clear Understanding Of Crisis
Dr. J. W. Boitnott registrar and dean of the college talked on "The Present Crisis". making an analysis of the problem that confronts us today. and the attitude that the college student should take toward the whole affair. "There are several Important things that we can do about the present world crisis," Dr. Boitnott stated,
There are, at the present time, three main plans that are suggested for America Briefly, they are: 1 President Roosevelt would convert
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If you plan on attending a Sunday matinee, at either the Helstrom or the Ritz Theatres, you can save a nickel by attending anytime between 12:45 and 1:30 o’clock. Why not take advantage of this offer and SAVE. This plan is for Sunday afternoons only.—Adv.
Peace, Anti-Tobacco Contests
Offer Prizes to Winners
First on the list of oratorical con-tests the local anti-tobacco oratorical contest will be held Tuesday, March 1. In this contest at least three local contestants must enter. In order for one to qualify for the state contest, to be held at Tabor college, March 14. Anti-tobacco must not con-tain morn than 1800 words, not more than 250 of which may be quoted The local peace oratorical contest will be held in the college church, Sunday evening. March 30 The peace orations must not exceed 1700 words, and not over ten percent of them may be quoted. Again three must parti-cipate in the local contest to qualify the entry of one in the stale content at Winfield. Friday, April 18.
Those wishing to be candidates for either of these contest should report to Prof. M. A Hess In Sharp Halt. The state prizes In the anti-tobacco contest are $35 for first. $25 for second and $15 for third.
Three prizes are to be given to the local peace contest $7.50. $5. and $2.50. In the state contest $50 is given for first. $30 for second, and $20 for third The winner of the state peace contest qualifies for the national contest with additional prizes of $50
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The Spectator
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1941
More than a year ago, articles appeared in the leading magazines outlining the supposed details of the government mobilization program. The American Magazine, (December, 1939) published an article warning Americans of the rapid approach of M-day, and pointed out the bold details of the governmental program.
Surprisingly, many of the details announced then have been carried out to a "T”. At that time the article was intended to startle its readers by its bold facts, and it did some. But most people read the article or similar ones, shuddered, and said, "Hope we never get that near war.”
Just this week. President Roosevelt announced the formal establishment of a new four-man office of production management, in the intention of speeding up the production of war materials for both Great Britain and the United States. This production management board is to have broad authority, including the power to take over any industrial plants considered non-cooperative or recalcitrant in any way.
A year ago, these powers were considered too dictatorial for the American people and various methods wore suggested which would probably have to be used to enforce the defense restrictions and regulations. But because of all the added business given most business men, no objection has been voiced by them. There have been controversies in the senate about our position in this war, but these debates have seemingly failed to change or slow down our break-neck preparations to arm to the teeth.
Probably many people would like to voice their opposition to the program, but with all the war and patriotism hysteria they have decided to wait awhile and straighten out their much-muddled thinking. Popular songs, dramatic programs, appeals for aid to friendly nations, the speed of the belligerent nations in conquering new territories, and disturbing events at home, such as the draft, have all contributed to the muddled thinking.
Propaganda in many forms has been circulating everywhere. Many daily newspapers have even been asked to use the word "selectees" and not "conscripts" in speaking about those drafted into the army. Administration supporters, and probably many administration opponents, have aided in befuddling the thinking of many by patriotic slogans, largely meaningless. One of the best examples of a meaningless slogan is one concerning the word “Americanism." Everybody has his own definition of Americanism, and many people's definitions thrikingly remind one of Naziism, except that Americanism considers America supreme and worthy of forced sacrifice, while Naziism holds the same views about Germany.
Most patriotic slogans are propaganda intended to inspire citizens to “do their duty” for the country in which they happen to be bom. Citizens are asked to sacrifice to stave off greater evils in the future, real or imaginary.
Feeling that not many collegians have made themselves heard concerning much of the defense program, the editor invites campus comment about any feature of the program.
activity and secondary to academic activities. When students don’t cooperate and combine, too much of the load falls on one or two students, usually the editor.
To prevent this, steps should be taken to attract students to the job of working on a newspaper. Experience is most often relied upon as a sufficient incentive. But seemingly students do not want to spend their time in learning Rome skill which will probably never be either their vocation or avocation. And students are still supreme—and they should be—in deciding to what they want to devote their time.
Obviously then, a school should prepare students for newspaper work and thus make printing a newspaper easier or they should make the jobs sufficiently attractive to students to entice them to undertake the jobs in their leisure time. It has been several years since McPherson college has offered a class in journalism—despite its yearly advertisement in the college catalog.
What many of the staff heads have asked for—and all are unanimous in thinking that they deserve it—ia a scholarship on tuition as large as an honor scholarship or larger. Other Kansas Conference schools have been known to give tuition cuts of one-half; even all— the tuition was paid, it was learned. In one Kansas conference school. Staff heads have repeatedly stated that they give a college more than the recipients of other honor scholarships, of ministerial' scholarships or of scholarships given to children of ministers. As yet, staff heads carry on their struggle and consider their jobs as, truly thankless jobs.
Articles printed In the editorial columns of the Spectator are not to be construed as reflecting the opinion of the student body, the Spectator staff, the school administration. or the faculty advisor of the Spectator. The editor takes full responsibility for anything state In this column.
In spite of the apparent Independence of the editor In the editorial column, campus comment is Invited on any editorial, article, or feature printed In the Spectator. Only then can the Spectator truly be considered the newspaper of the student body.—The Editor.
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The Recreational Club of the W A. A, is sponsoring a women's ping-pong singles tournament beginning next week. This tournament is is open to all women of the college whether active in W. A. A. or not.
There is on this campus a state champion of ping-pong so this should be a challenge to the women of Macollege to try to beat her at her game.
There will be a champion and a consolation winner.
parents at home were breaking up. Dr. Isaac asserts.
Dr. Isaac says it is harder to reason with students bothered by their family affairs than those with any other troubles. Usually one good common sense discussion solves the troubles of collegians worrying about love affairs, the second greatest cause tor poor grades.
The third biggest worry is over money matters. Dr. Isaac has discovered.
Too often certain statements are accepted as axioms when they are not always true. Macollegians are inclined to think that the value of a weekly newspaper is axiomatic. But yet many of the students here do not realize exactly what service a newspaper should perform
As in the case of all newspapers, presumably the primary service of a collegiate news organ is to gather news from various sources and keep its readers well Informed concerning campus events. The information-giving service of newspapers is too often underestimated, since news from the papers is usually more compact, exact, detailed, and better outlined than haphazard bulletins otherwise necessary. \
Other valuable services are performed by college newspapers. Some start crusades to change conditions, others take definite political stands in an attempt to influence others, and almost all sene as a voice of the student body by columns for campus comment
Many of the larger schools have semi-weekly, or even doily newspapers, but smaller schools like McPherson college, have
quite a struggle if they attempt to put out a weekly newspaper.
Many of the Kansas Conference schools put out a newspaper every other week, or even less often than that
Schools strong in journalism can put out better newspapers easier than other schools, but McPherson college, without a semblance of a journalism class, still endeavors to have the “best newspaper in the Kansas Conference." Just how this is accomplished is hard to see, since McPherson college does not even give the staff heads of the publications scholarships on their tuition, but the slogan was derived from the apparent superiority of the Spectator in journalistic style and news coverage.
Newspapers printed every other week have a much better chance of making money than weeklies, because the expenses are much less and the total advertising remains approximately the same. However, college newspapers are not run with the idea of making money. Only when a student council has to pay a deficit is such a set-up changed.
Probably every student on the campus would prefer a weekly newspaper to one issued bi-weekly. A weekly is more serviceable to the school, and students alike. Byt putting out a weekly is necessarily a much bigger job than printing a biweekly newspaper. An able journalist can edit and write most of the copy of a bi-weekly during a week end.
But a weekly news organ incurs a weekly cycle of work. The work can't be done on a weekend, for publication is each Friday, much of the news isn’t then even tangible, and staff workers want to rest a little from the issue just printed. Therefore time must be taken from the school week, often more than can justifiably be taken from studies and scholarly pursuits.
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Some Co-eds Feel Slighted
Dear Editor:
Are the males around this place men or mice?
Oh yes. they had a wonderful time while home. The much-looked-up-to college hoys went home and gave all the hometown girls a terrific rush to give the impression that at college they had "the way with the women". But that was Vacation!
We girls thought we were attending a co-educational college but the efforts expended by the fellows to Increase the palpitations of our maiden hearts are obviously lacking We may as well be attending an exclusive girls school. Make a note at the next party. Just watch the fellows come in, in their usual stag line, that is, except for a few steadies. The fellows move to a far corner where they converse among themselves and observe critically the long line of girls just now coming in the door. Not that we girls don’t enjoy our own company, but as ye old sage says, "variety is the spice of life",
Leap year dates are coming up soon and to attend the annual party if is necessary to have a date. Wouldn’t the boys be griped if the girls refused to ask them, but who are they going to ask? The steadies will be there but there is nothing unusual for them. Ask a fellow you've gone with before, he thinks you are running after him: ask a new fellow, he thinks you are dying to go with him What is the solution for this befuddled mess?
We are sure that all the boys who are part of the stag line do not have steady girl friends back home. We suppose "limited circumstances" is the convenient excuse for many of the fellows, but It occurs to us that there are games, parties, recitals, and similar activities that cost little or nothing and would brighten many a damsel's sad and lonely heart.
Various organizations of Macampus’
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President F. D. Roosevelt
Speaks On National Defense
President Roosevelt’s reputation as a radio performer grew greater on December 29, when he gave his special fireside chat on national security. Fifty million persons in the United States alone heard his speech, according to a survey made for the Columbia Broadcasting System by the research firm of C. E. Hooper. Inc,
The Hooper rating for the fireside chat was 59, the largest audience ever reported by the firm.
Based on this rating. It was estimated that 16,500,000 families, or about 50,000,000 persons in the United States listened to the President's talk. Millions of others throughout the world heard his address via the short-wave facilities of the Columbia Brodacasting System and other networks.
League Has Interesting Speaker From China
Young People's League of the Methodist Church will have an Interesting program for all college students Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock at the local church.
Dr. John Green, who has spent seven years in China, will be the special speaker of the evening. The mixed quartette of Central College will furnish the special music.
All college students are cordially invited to attend the Methodists League Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock.
Emotional Upset Is Main Cause Of Failure
Family Troubles Are More
Disturbing Than Love Affairs
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social life are wondering how large a charge of dynamite It will take to blast the invisible barrier that stands between the fellows and the co-eds, —Signed
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Terre Haute. Ind.— (ACP)—Emotional upset causes more student failures In college than either academic incompetence or laziness in learning subject matter.
That Is the Opinion of Dr, Gwylym Isaac, dean of the department of philosophy and student consellor at Indiana State Teachers college.
Students are more disturbed by family troubles than by any other worries. Including their own love affairs. and the grades of many good students have nose-dived when their
Club To Feature Hobby Nite Tuesday
Next Wednesday night at 6:45. the Forensic club is featuring hobby nite at Its regular meeting. One of the; group, who will be chosen for the master of ceremonies, will lead in the discussion in which different people will explain their favorite hobby. Everyone is urged to come to the S. U. R. hobby nite with his hobby.
We Should Get Clear—
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the nation into a vast arsenal for all of the democracies of the world today 2. Some believe that we should give unlimited help to England. 3. The so called isolationists would cut off all trade with the waning nations, and Isolate ourselves from these nations for the duration of the war.
If the Nazis won the war. It would mean economic strangulation, and loss of liberties, religious, speech, press, radio and assembly.
"We should resolve, above all things, to get a clear understanding of the situation as It stands today. We should fine out the implications of the triple alliance; and we should find out what we would do at a peace table,”
By Isabel “Crummie" Crumpacker
When asked if he knew any news, Eugene Lichty asserted that he didn’t think that the “Spec" should come out the first week In the year since there wasn't anything happening and no one did anything during the vacation but eat. sleep, and stay at home being good, anyway. Miss Neher thinks that half the fun of coming back from vacation Is seeing the new array of shoes, blouses, and bats that the students are sporting.
A minority group In this country at this time, consists of those people without the flu or appendicitis. Jim Berger seems to be one who has succumbed to the latter. Kirk Naylor is making good use of his practice teaching by taking the place of his brother who is recovering from an appendectomy.
Byron Dell was exposed to mumps recently and since his return, he has been roaming around prodding his neck—slightly below the rare—and think- that he can feel them coining. Miss Seller should give him some pills that would do wonders for the imagination.
Russel Stern didn't heed Dr. Schwalm's advice to not want the car the minute he got home. He and his brother used the car so much that their dad refused to let them have it after the first week. This incident reminds me of an article which occured In a Kansas paper. "Hearing of a boy who uttered 613 words in 57 seconds, a local paper concludes: ‘No doubt his dad gave up and let him have the car. " All of which brings about the definition of a
By Thomas Doeppner
To Have Important Meeting
There will be an important business meeting of the International Relations Club today at four o'clock in the S. U. R. Among other things, a study outline for the next semester will be given and some study topics will he suggested. Every member of the club is requested to come
The Would At Large
by Hubert Shelley.
Letting our thoughts roam among the nations of the warring world, our attention is first caught by Rome. Italy, as a war partner of Germany, is likely in prove too easily. Some authorities have gone so far as to suggest that Germany should take over the government of Italy in order
to make the Rome-Berlin axis function efficiently. The new slogan of the Greeks has now become "On to Rome." but nevertheless. the struggle In Albania is nothing less than decided. Speaking of the fall of Bardia is indeed something for the bards to rave about.
Berlin's other accomplice, Japan, is not having outstanding success in her war with China. Recent rumors have
it that Japan is seeking, peace with Chinn at most reasonable terms. However, this peace would in all likelihood be merely a truce, enabling Japan to grub the Dutch East Indies and to help Germany In return fur
family car has been given back to the family. our Christmas ties have
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we have recuperated from celebrating the birth of baby 1941 and our new year? resolutions have been
broken, we now begin to settle down into the same comfortable old rut; or Is my philosophy too melancholy to blend with the proverbial guy, carefree, let-Pappy-pay-the-bills, college atmosphere?
Speaking of settling down, Boh Kimmel, an ex-Macollegian, and Betty Schwalm must have believed that stuff they have been telling each other. My agents tell me that they are really taking this settling-down question seriously. Oh well, so It goes. Maybe It Is better that we don't have more vacations. It seems that a few of the students fall by the way-side each vacation.
Perhaps Dick Burger, the Lord's gift to the heathen, plants to apprehend the crook who filched Forney's auto with that heavy artillery that he brought hack with him. It is rumored that the rabbits grow so large in town from eating that famous Iowa corn that nothing less than a small
Eden Men's Chorus
Thornton McDaniels—that's his name. Just call him Red. however., and he'll come to you. Red is six feet, three Inches in height, hails from Morrill. Kansas. and Is a freshman here in school. Red doesn't: seem to have any noticeable weakness ; as yet. hut when he does, we'll let ! you know. Red is cage center.
Vernon Holmes—that's Duke. His home town is Galva. and he is six: feet two inches tall. Duke will really he a valuable addition to our team next semester and has been working out since the first of the season so as to be ready and in shape. Duke has lettered one year.
Lee Unruh—nicknamed ''Benny"—i starred In high school at Lehigh, and is six feet, two and one-half—don't forget the half—inches tall. Lee is A freshman and was the chief checker-outer of equipment for the football squad. Lee doesn't have any potential weakness now Lee plays forward
Junior French—has no real nickname although It would be easy to make one for him. Junior was the basketball star of dear old McPherson High. Is six feet, one inch tall, and plays forward. It seems like Junior spends quite a bit of his spare (?) moments at the Helstrom —eh. Junior?
Russell Reinecker is known as "Blink", He is six feet, three inches tall, plays guard, and is a sophomore. Buck's weakness Isn't anymore.
A new radio program, dramatizing the stories that flow across the city desk of a metropolitan newspaper every day, starts on the CBS network January 2. The program, "City Desk," stars Chester Stratton and Gertrude Warner, one of radio’s prettiest actresses.
Written by a newspaperman. Frank Gould, a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism and a veteran reporter of New York dailies, the series is expected to give an authentic picture of the worries and thrills of newspaper men and women,
The stories In the series will be complete on each program, while the main characters continue from one installment to the next. The program will be heard on Thursdays' at 7:30 p. m,, CST,
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to edit their weekly newspaper. The Bethel Collegian Elinor Krehbiel and Tom Harmon. They will edit the Collegian for the school year 1940-41.
Bethel's Tom Harmon wasn't a star football player, but he Is a feature writer of this year's Collegian and last year was president of the freshman class. Harmon is to be the managing editor of the Collegian, and Elinor Krehlbiel Will be the editor-in-chief.
Bruce Wood, former student here, was married to the former Miss Clara Rebecca Chaloupka last June. It was, learned here last month. Bruce Wood was president of the freshman class three years ago. and since then he has here three years ago, and since then he has attended Manchester college, North Manchester. Indians.
Recently. Arnold Hall held an unveiling for two prominent book-end to be seen In the hall of the main floor. The girls seem to like the bare art, surprisingly
pedestrian—"A man with only one car and a son in college."
At a New Year's Eve party at the college church, several college pedagogues. namely Professor Fisher and Conch Hayden, really enjoyed themselves. After participating in a game, they had to take the "consequences," Fisher and a partner fed each other bananas while blindfolded. Nevin W. finished feeding the fruit first and waved the skin In the air with one hand, declaring himself to he the winner, and with the other hand. busily mopped his face with the blindfold Last. but not least. Coach Hayden was called upon the stage and made in pat his head and rub his stomach at the same time for his stunt. He performed It so well that skeptics were inclined to believe that he had been practicing.
It Is rumored that "Wanny" Wanamaker dug deep in his pocket to buy a ring. "Third Finger, Left Hand," for Kitty Mohler, a former McPherson coed cutie. Soon they will he truckling down the aisle to the strains of Mendelssohn to live happily ever after—“The Same Old Story!”
During the holidays. Dr. and Mrs. Schwalm announced that they would give their one and only to a former student. Kimmel, whom a majority of students remember. Every time Bob's name Is mentioned. Betty's face lights up like a hitch-hiker's at the sound of a brake squeal, and her eyes take on an animated dance. Love—thou must be a jewel!
Saying of the week "Romeo, my Romeo, Where art thou Romeo?"— “In the balcony; It’s cheaper!" what appears an extremely doubtful
prize.
President Roosevelt save to Congress what the British term the most outstanding address of his career, calling Upon Johnny Q. Public to sac-rafice to give "all out" aid to Britain. The isolationists claim that the Pres-ident will lead America into war "within a year." However, they claimed the same thing a year ago. Time will tell whether they are right this time.
1. Corey, Lewis. "The Choice for the Americas", Nation. 152:8. January 4. 1941.
2. Lochard, Metz T. P„ "Negroes and Defense Ibid. p, 14.
3. Bromley, D. D., "They're in the Army Now.” New Republic, 104:13. January 6, 1941.
4. Jackh, Ernest, "Inside all Historic Triangle," Survey Graphic. 30: 34. January. 1941
5. Wilson. Charles Morrow, "Buy Hemisphere Products!" Harper's 1088:147. January 1941
6. Brenner, Anita, "The Mexican Renaissance," Ibid. p. 173,
"How can we strengthen democracy through education?" will be the subject of "America's Town Meeting of the Air." NBC, Thursday, 8:30 p m.
The men's chorus of the Eden Mennonite church, located south of McPherson, will sing in the college church next Sunday evening at 7:15. Some of the numbers that they will use are: "Let all Give Thanks to Thee". "The Lord My Shepherd Ere Shall Be", “My God and I", "Lead Kindly Light", "Wonderful Peace" and "A Song of Peace",
These men are received quite enthusiastically. Last fall then presented a full Sunday evening program In the local First Methodist church.
Macollegians Have Varied New Year's Resolutions;
Some Have None
Christmas has gone and the new year is ten days old- With the open-ing of the new year, some conscientious students make new year resolutions and promise themselves faithfully that they will not break them no matter what happens. Time will tell how faithful these students are to themselves.
Virginia Kerlin. this year's editor of the Quadrangle. definitely states that her main objective is to finish the Quad.
Gladys Wiggins promises to write everybody she knows. (Who knows you may he next!)
Raymond "Dutch" Goering'* Crew says "No more 'rot gut'. " (For furthe information see Bob Brust. Raymond Goering or Thayles Maupin.
Betty Clark him "more study" at the top of her list of resolutions.
Orvell Long and Mary Jo Holzemer both plan to go on diets, or at least eat less.
Darwin Culver resolves he will quit Using the same old excuse, that his car is out of gas.
Kilim Goering and Ardis Sawyer plan to be on time more often to history and English class, respectively.
Maurine Blair resolved not to make another new year reolution. She says she has had too much experience with other ones
Sylvan "Doc" Hoover, Maurine Anderson. Dick Callen, Jimmie Ganson. and Dick Prentice are among the many on Macampus who never make
resolutions to break
Ho-hum! Here we are back to school again. Why couldn't vacation have lasted forever? I didn't know if V. R., F, P„ Maurine and Ruth would ever get back for all the baggage that they carried on the train. Next time Avis will take a trailer to get them to the station. My! what a lot of bags.
The railroad company reports that they appreciated having Maurine's tea kettle along.
All of our girls were glad to get back to Kline, especially one who was tired of being a little lady at home, so
flu? says.
Well, so long, till the next week.
By an Inmate
Hello dear readers Once again old Fanney flourishes forth with feverent foolishness and pokes jokes at the folks, Hey! Hey! An soon as the laughter dies down I shall continue. If you eggs don't like my gags, read Crumpacker's column: if you do like them, God bless you!
All yes, now that Christmas vacation is over, our money is spent, the
cannon will phase them. Maybe that
had something to do with it.
The shells are so expensive for the mighty weapon that Dick had to mort- gage the farm to buy one carton of the deadly missiles. The idea is this. Don’t miss with the missiles! Indeed any gun that would shoot through Three floors of the dorm and make a report so loud that the Greeks thought it was a signal to charge must have been no pop gun.
Another week gone, another egg inid. Wot a life! Wot a life!
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score: | ||||
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FG |
FT |
F | ||
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1 |
1 | |||
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... |
1 | |||
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0 |
n |
0 | ||
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4 |
4 |
0 | ||
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Unruh ................... |
2 |
0 |
3 | |
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Jones..................... |
0 |
0 | ||
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Total |
15 |
10 |
10 | |
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Bethel (34) |
FG |
FT |
F | |
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Unruh ........ |
2 |
2 |
1 | |
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Horst |
0 |
2 |
1 | |
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Rousell ............... |
. ... 3 |
0 |
2 | |
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Grove........ |
1 |
0 |
3 | |
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6 |
0 |
0 | ||
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.... 1 |
0 |
1 | ||
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Total............... |
... 16 |
4 |
14 | |
Officials: G. Dyck and Killfoil, both of Lindsborg.
Tonight the Bulldogs invade the Friends University basketball camp for their seventh non - conference basketball game of the season. It will be the second cage affair in which the Canines face the Quakers, for in the tournament at Bethany the Quakers nosed out the Bulldogs by a two-point margin.
With only one conference game behind them, and with their strength Increasing with each encounter, the Bulldogs end their non-conference play tonight in preparing for a tough Kansas Conference schedule. They begin next Wednesday when they meet the strong Bethany college Swedes at Lindsborg.
At Bethany during the vacation they led the Quakers for the biggest share of the game, only to be beaten In the last few minutes of play. The final score was 35-33. The Bulldogs arc out seeking revenge for this defeat tonight.
Several McPherson cagers made good showings at the Bethany tourney, and two of them were placed on the all-tournament team, another on the second team. Schubert, letter-man guard of the Bulldogs, was red hot and totaled 31 points In the tourney, followed closely by Junior French, forward, who dropped in n total of 30 points. Both were placed on the all-tournament team, Bobby Brust, another Canine who scored -a total of 19 points, gained a position on the second all-tournament team.
Coach Hayden Is expected lo start many of the same men this evening which he has used for the largest part of the season thus far, French will probably start at one of the forward positions. Art Schubert, who has recently been shifted to the forward position, will probably be the other forward starter.
Thornton "Red" McDaniels "Benny" Unruh will probably got the call at the pivot position, and the starting guards will probably be selected from Rollin Wanamaker, Bobby Brust, and 'Raymond "Squeak" Meyer.
Friends Ranks Second, MC Third, Bethel Fourth In Holiday Cage Meet
The Bethany college Swedes defeated McPherson college 27 to 24 In the final game to win the Bethany College Invitational Basketball tournament held last week at Lindsborg.
Friends university, Wichita, was second by defeating Bethel college 23 to 22 in a close game, Bethany defeated Friends, Bethel and McPherson with the Bulldogs finishing In third place.
The final game was a close contest from start to finish. The store was tied many times and Bethany was never more than two points ahead of the Bulldogs until in the closing seconds of the game. McPherson played good ball throughout the game. The Swedes gained a final three-point margin over McPherson when Unruh fouled Peterson who made two points from the free throw line.
Bobby Brust, McPherson guard, was the high scorer of the game with nine points while Tilberg, forward, led his team with eight points.
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Thu box score: McPherson (24) |
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F 3 |
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4 |
1 |
2 | |
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Bethany (27) |
FG |
FT |
F |
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Peterson, g ................. |
-.2 .0 |
2 |
1 2 |
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.,3 |
1 |
1 | |
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ElDorado JC 42. .McPherson 44. ElDorado JC 32, McPherson 24. Ottawa 38, McPherson 34.
Hays Teachers 47, McPherson 24, Bethel 34. McPherson 40.
Friends 35. McPherson 33. Bethany 27, McPherson 24’.
Jan. 18—Kansas Wesleyan. here. Jan. 31—Bethel, here.
Feb. 4—Baker, here.
Fob. 6—Kansas Wesleyan, there. Feb. 12—Ottawa, there.
Feb, 14—Bethany, here.
Feb. 19—C. of E., here.
Feb. 24—Baker, there.
Feb. 25—C. of E., there.
Mar. 1—'Hays Teachers, here.
Bulldogs Open Holiday Tourney With Win;
Lose To Friends
McPherson college defeated Bethel but lost to Friends university in the first day of play In the Bethany College tournament played on New Years Day and night. The Bulldogs romped over the Bethel cagers 40 to 34 In the afternoon affair only to lose a thriller to the Quakers by a two-point margin. 33 to 35.
Leading the Bulldog attack against the Bethelites was Art Schubert, crack guard of the Bulldogs, who looped to seven field goals and three charity tosses for high-point honors with 17 points to his credit. Junior French, flashy freshman forward, was the other star of the McPherson offensive with a total of 12 points to his credit. ''Squeak" Meyer Injured-his knee early in the contest and could not continue play.
The Bulldogs held a healthy lead over the Graymaroons at the half when they led 18 to 13. The box
Those on the boys' volley ball teams should be prepared for a tough struggle any day next week—when they play their volleyball game with the W-a-a hoo athletes of the Volley Ball Club, Doris Voshell and Atla Gross, captain the two teams and Edith Spengler is at the head of the club. Each Monday and Tuesday evening the girls meet to learn and practice the technique of the game. Competition is expected to ride high when the battle rages next week.
Ping-pong, ping-pong, ping-pong! Recreation Club Is continuing ping-pong? A few of the girls practiced over the vacation to reach a step after McPherson made a desperate rally to win in the closing seconds of the game, French. McPherson forward, was high scorer of the game with 13 points while Taylor, center, led Friends with 11 points. The box score: betwixt or behind two others in the conference ratings.
Our neighbors to the north, name ly Gene Johnson and Company, didn't seem to do so good over vacation— about this Hunt boy. though. It seems as If he can't be held down.
Ottawa Starts on Top
Ottawa can at least any she was at the top to begin with. Better start reaching for higher rungs on that ladder, however, or they will be coming down for more chalk.
Stu Dunbar surely had to buy that hat real soon—the reason—Baker 39. Kansas Wesleyan 38.
higher toward becoming "pro's!" The results of the practice will be uncovered In the girl's ping-pong tournament, which Is now in effect.
Plans are materizing rapidly for the W. A. A. Volley Ball Sports Day. More is said about It on front page of this issue.
Wednesday the Tumbling Club act and took the first stop In organizing the club. Leila Beckner has been chosen to head this club.
Although plans are still not definite, the Outing Club is planning to be hostesses to members of the W A, A. and men of Macampus, on a Moonlight Hike, soon.
seven is ever seen. To obviate the odds against the caster, a dishonest caster employs two dice, one true and the other loaded so that a certain number always appears at the top. What should this number be In order to give him the maximum advantage? —(ACP).
Syracuse, N. Y.—(ACP)-—Forestry and Journalism students cooperated In producing a recent Issue of the Daily Orange, undergraduate news-paper at Syracuse university.
The paper stock was made In the laboratory of the pulp and paper department from red pine trees planted 25 years ago by students of the New York State Ranger school, a branch of the college of forestry.
Starting with the tree planting, production of the ground wood required the cooperation of more than 200 students, Thinnings from the 2,300-acre forest maintained at the ranger
school were filled and peeled by the class of 1940 of the school and ship-ped to the pulp and paper lab.
The only one of its size and kind maintained by an educational institution In the country, the pulp and paper laboratory in actually a small-scale paper mill.
Friends Noses Out Bulldogs In Late Rally
McPherson's scoring was not as accurate in the evening game with Friends, however, the Bulldogs led 18 to 17 at the wild of the half. It was not until the latter part of the last half that the Quakers look the lend and went ahead to win 35 to 33
Profs Compute Poker Probabilities
Profs Use Homely Happenings
In Higher Mathematics
The player's chance of being dealt a straight flush In a poker game is only one In 64,974 times (if the deck ain't stacked).
Men’s Ping-Pong Bracket
Mere are rumblings and ramblings from the Bethany tournament. Congratulations to Coach Hayden and the fellows for their showing. A lot of things happened that the score, even though close, doesn’t Indicate.
Congratulations to Schubert and French for making the first All-Tournament team and to Brust for making the second Mac To Finish In Top Three
I may be slicking my neck out worse than I did In the last Issue, but here goes. When the final scores are counted, McPherson will be one of the first three—either at the top.
W-A-A- Hoo Athletes Play
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.McPherson (33) French ------------ Schubert ............ |
FG ....___ 4 ....... 3 |
FT 5 4 0 |
F 1 |
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l |
2 | ||
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Reinecker .......... |
....... 1 |
1 |
3 |
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Wanamaker |
_______ 0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 | |||
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0 |
0 | ||
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_ |
— | ||
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Total ................ |
11 |
11 |
10 |
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Friends (35) |
FG |
FT |
F |
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0 |
4 | ||
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0 |
0 | ||
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3 |
2 | ||
|
3 | |||
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1 |
2 | ||
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0 |
0 | ||
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Total .............. |
..... 15 |
6 |
13 |
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Officials Dyck |
and Killfoil, |
both | |
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of Lindsborg. | |||
The Spectator
To Whom It May Concern—
By Glen Funk
And the chance of getting 13 spades in one hand In brige Is but one In 700 trillion times, however many that Is.
So figures an Eastern New Mexico college Ph. D.. professor in mathematics, following a Dartmouth professor’s use in his class of chances In a crap-shooting session.
Intrigued by the utilization of homely happenings In higher mathematics, the ENMC professor fascinated his students with problems dealing with bridge, poker, and slot machines, with the slot machines for once coming out at the losing end.
For students found that the slot machine offers a sure chance to lose money.
Slot machines usually afford one chance in eight of winning on any given play, but because human be-ings like to gamble and ordinarily' continue to play their winnings back, they apparently have only about one chance in 100 of coming out ahead, said the professor.
There are 84,480,000,000,000 possible combinations In a regular 62-card deck, the goggle-eyed students learned.
In poker there is but one chance In, 4,165 deals of getting four of a kind, one In 694 of getting full house, one In 509 of getting a flush, one in 47 of getting three of a kind,
What started it all was the Dart-' mouth professor's problem in crap-shooting: The caster rolls two dice and wins if (a) the sum be 7 or 11; (b) if the sum be 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 and If this same sum reappears before
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1941
Syracuse U. Has Pulp,
Paper Laboratory
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