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McPherson college, mcpherson Kansas, Friday. January 17.1941
NUMBER FIFTEEN
But Vic Ebaugh who garnered high-scoring honors in the Tuesday affair with 17 points but who also played the more Important part of spark-plugging his team in their last, half spurt, was dissatisfied with his performance
Concerning the game Saturday night, when the brave Bulldogs encounter the fast squad from Salina. Ebaugh said. "McPherson's going to be tough. McPherson always
Robin Hood and his Merry Band will be the theme of the volley ball Sports Day, which is sponsored each year by the Women's Athletic Association of McPherson College. Twelve nearby colleges have been invited to attend the annual fun-day which will take place tomorrow on Macampus.
Seven colleges have reported, so fur, that they are planning to partici-pate. They Include sterling college. Central college. Bethany college. Southwestern college. Bethel college, Wichita university, Friends Univer-sity. and McPherson. Five girls and one sponsor from each college are expected to come.
Co-eds will be met at the gymnasium door tomorrow morning by Mac-ampus girls, arrayed In Robin Hood hats, and will be given their identi-fication cards. Doris Voshell, president of the W. A. A., will welcome the group and a group mixer will be in charge of Miss Lilyan Warner, spon-sor of the club. At 10:00 a m. two round- of volley ball will be played between the mixed teams.
During the lunch, which will be served In the gymnasium, Donna Jean Johnson will give a reading and Lois Lawson and Marilyn Sandy will present a stunt. There will be a special musical number and also group singing.
The last round of volley ball will be played at 1:15, after which the teams will be presented with their awards. Everything is being carried out In Robin Hood motif, including identification tugs, official's badges, color bands, the lunch, the favors, and awards.
Members of the W. A. A. club will assist as umpires, linemen, referees, and time-keepers. Referees for the day will be Gladys Wiggins. Edith Spengler, Ruby Peterson, and Lois Lawson. Harriet Pratt. Mary Ann Stucky. Geneva Schlehuber, Barbara Hamm. Wanda Howard, Twila Peek, Jean McNichols and Helen Kittell will be linesmen.
Alta Gross. Marilyn Sandy. Doris Doane. and Flora Mae Brockus will art as umpires. Scorekeepers are Margaret Hamm. Dorothy Gross Frances Petefish and Maurine Blair The timekeepers will be Bernadine Ebbert, Lucile Harris. Dora Vanda-ment and Esther Unruh
Every nine weeks after the grades are given to the students (and par-ents), they are tabulated according to classes various students are placed on the honor roll, deans list, and honorable mention
However, Dr. Boitnott has reversed the situation this time- Students not
only know the receiving, but the
giving side of the grade card. The grades (A. B, C. D. F. and I) were recorded on a 100- percent basis for each teacher. Each teacher was given a code number and these fig-ures were place in the hands of the faculty
The totals were as follows:
47.50 ---------------C
These figures show that the teachers weren't so unmerciful when it is noticed that there is not even percent F's A large amount of B's, 33.73% were given to Macollege stu-dents.
Dr. Schwalm Is Unanimously Elected President of Large Manchester College
Dr. Vernon F. Schwalm, president of McPherson college since 1927, was unanimously elected president of Manchester college by the trustees of McPherson’s sister college. As yet he has not accepted the position and will not know whether he will accept it for some time, perhaps not until after the board of trustees of McPherson college meet on the campus in February,
President Here Since 1927, Dr. Schwalm May Not Be Able To Make His Filial Decision This Month
Four Schools Have Undefeated Debate Teams
One hundred and sixteen debaters from three states Saturday competed in the annual McPherson college invitational debate tournament for underclassmen in one of the best tournaments of its kind ever held in McPherson.
The colleges whose teams ranked the highest included El. Dorado
Junior college and Fort Hay State college, who tied for first with an average of .800. while Dodge City Junior college was next with a rating of .700. Two colleges tied for fourth, Hastings Nebr.. college and Kansas City. Kan, Junior college with a rating of .677.
Five trains were undefeated in the tournament from four different schcoools. The schools were Arkansas City Junior college. Chadron. Nebr., college, Hastings, Nebr.. College. and Fort Hays State college, who had two undefeated teams.
The tournament opened early Saturday morning and was finished late In the evening. Prof Maurice A Hess who was in charge of the tournament. said the five rounds of debating were carried out smoothly. Dr. Desmond iBitinger, debate coach of McPherson college, was in charge of the eight teams McPherson had en-tered in the tournament.
McPherson was represented by Kathleen Brubaker and Maxine Ruehlen Frances Petefish and Jean Oberst. Wayne Geisert and Ernest Peterson. Eugene Lichty and James Crill. Dean Stucky and Charles Lunk-ley , Wilbur Linville and Harold now-man, Alvin Klotz and Wayne Crist, Hubert Sheeley and Harry Reeves
In keeping with the theme of stewardship for all churches through- out the nation for the month of January. the B. Y. P. D. will have a discussion centered around steward--ship next Sunday night at 6:30, Such question as "How much time should the student devote to God daily? Why should he?" and "Is stewardship an expression of Chris-tian living? Does It express our Christianity?" will be brought up,
Dr, Schwalm stated that there were two things on which his decision would depend. First, Dr. Schwalm will meet some of the trustees of Manchester college at St. Louis the 25th of this month and will have an important interview with them. Second, Dr. Schwalm was just last year given a five-year contract to the presidency of McPherson college and the board of trustees must release him from his present position before he will feel free to consider his acceptance final.
Tomorrow night McPherson will contest her rival college to the north. Kansas Wesleyan. In a friendly game of basketball Rated pre-season favorite, Kansas Wesleyan Is doped by many to win by not too small a margin. Wesleyan has only lost one conference game and that to baker university,
McPherson. typically a dark-horse, has always enjoyed upsetting the con-ference hopes or Kansas Wesleyan and has had the pleasure quite often. With the Bulldogs building an Improved team, the game should he very interesting. We don't predict a win or a loss. but upsets still hap-pen.
On the subjects of upsets. the present basketball season of the Big Six Conference Is an excellent example. Kansas university, regarded by most sports fans to be a shoo-in before the season started, lost a game to Oklahoma, Kansas State, not regarded too highly in the conference race, upset Oklahoma after losing to Nebraska.
Kansas won. a close game from Iowa State. previously beaten, Of the six teams In the Big Mix only Missouri was unbeaten up to Wednesday, and only then because it hadn’t yet played any conference games. No team is going to go through the Big
Six this year with a perfect record
Tuesday night Witnessed the Kansas Wesleyan cagers defeat the Bethel college squad 49 to 32 The game was really much more top-sided than the score Indicates, but with a and the rest of the Bethel squad manhandling Hunt and other Coyote cagers the Salina team was slowed down a little and the game was even a little ragged In the opinion of the editor Who witnessed the game, there isn't a single team in the Kansas Conference against whom Wesleyan couldn't make tpp points any evening that they make a half-way derent percentage of their shots. They get that many GOOD chances.
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Sports Day Brings Co-Eds From 7 Schools
Robin Hood, His Merry-Band Theme For All-Day Program Tomorrow
Patronize Spectator Advertisers
Macollege Teachers Are Far From Being Unmerciful
Spectator Ads Pay
Heard In Chapel
“Cancer Can Be Cured,”
Says Dr. Rector
"Cancer can be cured." says Dr Rector, the field representative of the American Society for the Control of Cancer," If it is treated before it gets in its advanced stages." Surgical operations, radium rays and X rays are the methods that he said modern science uses to combat can-cer.
Dr. Rector suggested several signs or symptoms by which cancer could be recognized. They are painless lumps in the breast regions, sores that do not heal (particularly around the mouth and lips), unnatural bleed-lug in natural body openings persist-ent indigestion, and sudden change In moles and warts.
Dr. Rector suggested several help-ful preventions that would be well to observe. They are having an annual physical examinations. and not over exposing yourself to the sun. He also mentioned the fact that a tobacco User would be harder to cure.
Dr. Rector, who has given one of the most enjoyable and educational talks that has been heard in chapel, was brought here through the efforts of the women's field army for the control of cancer.
“Democracy Fails, If Christianity Dies”
"Democracy fails If Christianity dies. Christianity has been dying and democracy will follow unless there is a great revival—a new faith in God," stated Victoria Booth Dem-arest, the lecturer who spoke In Wednesday morning chapel.
Mrs. Demarest is a former native of France and a member of the in-ternationally known Booth family she has become an American citizen and now resides in the United States where she devotes her time to preach-ing and, lecturing.
The theme of Mrs. Demarest's ad-dress centered ground the inspiration she received while visiting the chapel in Jamestown. Virginia in which the first communion was celebrated in the United States by the white men and Indiana, The thought-provoking passage was taken from the English Prayer Book lying open on the chapel pulpit. "O God. without whom noth ing is strong, nothing is holy"
"The Bible is the greatest book In the world because God Is in the beginning." Justice, law. education, mor-ality. the home, and the walls of the nations are weak and unholy when God is omitted. These things must be grounded firmly In a faith In God if they are to be strong and holy. The Constitution is the body of our democ-racy and the Declaration of Independence Is the soul Our forefathers In culcated God into the life of the nation when they formulated the latter document. The Ten Commandments-are the basis for all law and when these are no longer regarded—when God is taken out or the law there
is no longer law
In Russia today. the value of person is ninety-eight cents the cost of chemical substances making up the human body and good for fertilizer They havve succeeded in "liquidating" persons. They have taken God out of morality and therefore, there is no morality. The conflict is basically spirituality and freedom.
Education has its merits and should not be minimized in value, but edit-cation without God leads to disillu-sionment as in the case of the French young people who are considered the best educated youth "Education is a tool Everything depends upon the man who wields the tool " The Divine Order of spirit, mind, body has been upset and today we find that It has been reversed by many educations
It is not so much the knowledge we possess as what we are in our hearts that affects posterity most."
The day has come when we can take nothing for granted and when we do we deserve to lose much. one thing is sure, the future rests with the youth of today and the responsibility is terrific. Youth must stand by the supreme foundations and encourage others to do likewise
Pres V P. Schwalm, successful in his long term here as president. was honored by unanimous election to the president of Manchester college by their board of trustees. Dr. Schwalm will be unable to accept definitely until an Interview with the trustees of Manchester college this month and perhaps until a meeting of the McPherson college board of trus-tees next month.
Tuesday Is Stunt Night Entry Deadline
Stunt Night Will Be Held Week Later;
Tuesday evening after examinations have all been taken and students begin to recover from their supposed mental strain, a stunt night will be held in the college chapel. The affair. a week from next Tuesday is sponsored by the social committee and marks the first time that the college will have a stunt night with cash awards for the best three stunts.
Organizations that wish to enter a stunt should see Robert Brust before next Tuesday and obtain an ap-plication blank from him. A few have already entered Only a limited num-ber of stuntz will be allowed in com-pete for the prizes. so it is to the ad-vantage of the various organizations tp enter early and have a better chance of getting their entrance accepted Cash prizes will be give and the money take from the fund of the so-cial committee First prize is $2.
second $1. and third is fen The
stunt night will start at p- m.
in the college chapel, not next Tuesday, but a week from then
Dr. Walter A. Naumann, German prof here married the former Miss Hanna Jacosohn of Marburg. Germany. last Saturday evening in a quiet ceremony at the home of Dr. and Mrs J J Yoder. of McPherson. They wanted to marry when Dr. Naumann left Germany, but it was two years before she was able to follow him. The vow were exchanged four days after she arrived in McPherson. exactly one month since she had left her home in Germany.
El Dorado Juco. Hays Have Best Ratings: Dodge City Juco Third
Stewardship Will Be Discussed Sunday Night
Markham To Speak Here Monday
W T Markham state director of guidance and vocational information, will be on the campus next Monday morning and will speak in chapel at 9:45 and before the Orientation Class at 11:10. Markham is a reco-gnized authority In education and was formerly state superintendent of public Instruction. He has spoken here in chapel in previous years.
Dr. Otho Winger, who dedicated the First Church of the Brethren here in 1925, has been president of Manchester for the past 30 years. Pres. Winger resigned last year because of ill health and his resignation will become effective at the close of this school year. Pres. Winger has been one of the greatest college presidents ever produced in the church and one of the greatest church leaders.
Dr. Schwalm, a native of Wakar-usa, Indiana. attended Manchester Academy for his teacher's training work then taught In his home town. Later, he attended Manchester col-lege under Pres. Winger and received his A. B. defree there In 1913. In 1914 he received his master's degree from the University of Chicago and became professor history at Manchester college, He was Dean of Manchester college from 1918 to 1927, when he accepted the presidency of McPherson college.
After ten years of effort here, he finally succeeded In getting McPherson college admitted Into the North Central Association of Colleges, the largest college accrediting institution of its kind,
Manchester college is the largest Church of the Brethren college. Last year there were students enrolled during the winter term, and 564 attended the summer school session there There are 44 members of the faculty. It is located at North Manchester, Indiana, near the homes of both Hr. and Mrs Schwalm. Manchester college serves a constituency of over 49,000 In four states.
This Year Formal Concert Will Be Sung In Local
Previously, at the beginning of the new year, member of the McPherson College a cappella choir have always started heavy. concentrated work in preparation for their one big event of the year, their formal concert. This year's choir is no exception, for they have already begun long hard prac-tices. which will be climaxed this year on March 7, When they Will give their formal concert McPherson High school auditorium. The high school auditorium has not been used before by the choir.
Although nitty about half thee size of last year's choir, this a cappella choir of 30 select voices is rapidly becoming a choir to distinction and concert-goers may well be promised a very interesting. varied and pleas-ing concert later or, stated Ramona Fries, director of publicity for the choir.
The detailed plans for the concert are not as yet available
Kirk Naylor, who is now teaching at Holyrood, Kan . spent the week end In McPherson.
The Spectator
The Spectator Sees-
By Thomas Doeppner
Panel Discussion Today
The International Relations Club Is giving a panel discussion on the topic “Should the United States give aid to Britain?" today at four o'clock in the S. U. R. Able members of the club will take part In the discussion, which will later be opened to a general discussion. Everybody, whether IRC Member or not, is invited to this program.
While Europe and Asia are entangled in fighting for their very lives, a battle rages here In America. President Roosevelt, supported by a host of followers, pushes on our program to old Great Britain to the utmost. Committees organized to promote national defense by aiding Great Britain Join In the spree and furnish many slogans to raise money and good will. Opposition to such programs of aid has largely been overshadowed by the sweeping programs of congressional legislation proposed and debated for the benefit of our democracy, But the greatest opposition to such programs finds its voice only In the senate chamber. Probably the voice of Henry Is not heard with all the shouting.
Where's Henry?" ought to he the slogan, much more appropriate than Where’s Elmer?” ever was. Does Henry want Hitler to Win? Does
Henry want to be a "Selectee"? Does Henry like Winston Churchill? Does Henry think America has gone too far towards war? Does Henry think the United States has aided Great Britain as much as It should? Does Henry still hold hopes for Isolation America should know, Henry should make himself heard, and America should listen.
Radio Programs of Interest
Next Sunday at 1:30 p. m., the University of Chicago will give a round table discussion over all NBC stations. Next Monday at 10:30 a, in, both the NBC and the CBS will broadcast the presidential inaugura-tion from Washington, Wednesday at 9:15 p. m., CBS will broadcast an address by the chairman of the committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies.
Magazine Articles of Interest
Schuman, Dennis, and Lerner, “Who Owns the Future?" Nation, 152:36. January 11, 1941.
Stone. I. F., "Munichman from Montana", Ibid, page 35.
Miller, C. R. “Radio and Propaganda,” Annals. 213:69. January, 1941.
Graves, H. N., "European Radio and the War," ibid, page 75.
Chamberlin, W. H„ "Hitler’s Alternatives." Atlantic Monthly, 167:4 January, 1941.
Uncle Sam is the personality most often used to designate our American type of government, a kind of democracy. Just as John Bull of England has characteristics, Uncle Sam is often considered as a friendly business roan ready to give newcomers a chance in this world. A few have wanted to think of Uncle Sam as an ideal "rich uncle," but such optimists have been sadly disillusioned by not being given something for nothing by their paternal uncle.
Of late Uncle Sam has become a godlike being for all to salute and thus show their unity to some sort of Americanism. We hope that all who salute Uncle Sam and all who hold democracy dear will remember that a principle fully as important as the principle of majority rule is that of minority rights. In our break-neck program of national defense may we be tolerant of others who may not hold our own political ideas dear to their hearts. Tolerance is still a characteristic essential to a democracy, else individual wills must and will be bent to fit a totalitarian ideal.
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The one crying question of a recent Spectator article was: Why don’t fellows date girls? Being In a position to view the existing order from a point of vantage and, being males, hence able to speak authoritatively, the collaborating parties undertake to indicate the various Implications of the problem, to point out the factors involved, and, if possible, to clarify the confusing Issues.
It Is probably unnecessary to emphasize that successful social relationships entail mutual responsibility. However, since the question has been pat by the girls. It Is the suggestion of the writers that they consider this response most carefully. Naturally. It is Impossible to state conclusions with any hope of unanimity; yet, confident that thoughtful analysis of the situation will lead to certain fundamental truths, the authors, who shall bo nameless, submit the following.
Even the most arden Don Juan (modern) doesn't rush the object of his affection without some idea as to whether the girl will be receptive. Bo more cordial In casual relationships. Smile and talk to him. You
can do this without violating the dis-tates of society. Third party Introductions arc practically unnecessary (and certainly inconvenient) on a small co-ed campus. Talk about anything—even a biology assignment. Be friendly, it may give the fellow the impression that you are a nice girl, If It. does, he won't forget you.
Dating should not be taken too ser-iously. In this connection It is pertinent to observe that there Is too much talk (gossip la such a loath-som word) about dating especially about what appropriately may be termed casual dating. If a fellow is seen more than once with the same girl, the campus, not by formal decree but with almost Irrevocable finality, decides that she is his. This creates an extremely difficult situation. The fellows hesitate to cut-in on him, and the girls seem reluctant to date him. If some Intrepid soul does manage to date several different girls in a comparatively short time, still more talk evolves an even more difficult situation. It is unnecessary to establish the fact that this sort of talk in current. Our position is to condone rather than to condemn seriousness in boy-girl relationships, but in the name of Hymen take plenty of time- Also in the name of the aforementioned deity, let your class-males determine for themselves whether or not they want to be serious about each other.
What is euphemistically referred to as ‘‘limited means" per se is a negligible deterring factor. Yet, entertainment remains a problem. Partially responsible for this is the lack of cordiality, the onus of the opening proposition. Fellows are hesitant In asking girls to go anywhere
with them unless it does cost money. Does this require further explana-tion? Plainly, then, fellows don’t ask you to go walking, or driving or perhaps bicycling, because they think you would recent such an invitation. It should not be difficult for yon, with your subtleties and artifices, to let them know that you would be delighted. Consider for a moment how much better acquainted you would be than if you attended a concert or the theatre for instance,
Petting-archaic. Pitching woo— obsolete, The current cliche slips our minds for the moment, but you get the idea. Or don’t you? Briefly, the point is that you can show that you appreciate and enjoy your date without it. By Artemis, think on these things.
Like incautious turtles we have stuck our necks out too far. Having stretched so far. we may as well remain out of the shell a little longer and finish what we have so boldly begun. Fellows go for good listen-ers. Intelligent and interesting con-versationalists, individual and sincere personalities. You need not be beautiful, but attarctive. You need not dress expensively, hut neatly. Disagreeing with my distinguished confrere. I assert that you need not necessarily have that type of appeal commonly modified by the adjective sex. It is admitted, however, that said appeal Is a valuable and almost Indispensable asset,
In closing let it be known that college fellows In general have not sworn themselves to oats of celibacy. It Is true that many of them are simply disinterested. That, however, is partially your fault. We now draw into our shells and wait.
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"Card playing Isn't In my line!" Juanita Weaver Innocently declares. “I just don't know how. because I've never even tried to learn.” Hoever, when It comes to a game of "Old Maid," Melba Morrison observes that Juanita never misses the chance to get In her hand, and she will play this fascinating game for hours if the, others Are able to hold out that long.
The details aren't altogether known to the general public, but It seems that William Harvey Is badly bewildered. Last week some of the boys of "Ye Olds Romeo House" set up a cry of "woman on third!" The fact that there was or was not a woman on third does not seem to be completely clear. It was not long afterwards that Harvey, all smiles and
beaming brightly, came over to “Juliet House” and rang for Orvell Long. "Did you come over to act me a little While ago?" he asked her. She replied negatively, but It look a good deal of convincing verbosity before William walked dejectedly from the door.
To repeat—all facts are not clearly known, but it IS known that Harvey was in bed the next day or two over the week-end. The mystery will probably never be solved until some wise-cracking student or students confess their misdeeds.
When Dr. Naumann walked into second-year French class after his recent entrance into matrimony, students greeted him by chorusing “One, two, three, throw!” Immediately a shower of blessings and rice—rice being more In evidence at the mo-ment—-defended upon him. Naumann liked (he pretty crunching sound of the grains as he paced back and forth before the class, Nice polish for the floors.
All women are alike! Inez Fike has Joined the throng of appendectomy patients just so, that she, too, can be in style. Miles Albright, from all appearances, is thriving from so much attention that students are showering upon him. Incidentally, before his operation took place, Miles carried on a conversation with Doc. which went something like this—
Miles—“Doc, how soon will I know
anything after I come out of the an esthetic?"
Doc.—"Well, (hum) that’s expecting quite a lot from just a little anesthetic!”
Being editor of the Quadrangle must bo an awfully hard task, or else the 1941 Quad Is going to be an especially good one. Why of course’ll is. because Just about every night, one can see by the light in the Quad office that Virginia Kerlin and her asistant,
(be must be her assistant), Bernard Nordling are working fast. Yes. Indeed, it must be some job.
One never knows what, to expect next. You can even come into Arnold Hall and see Richard Barger, alias "Two Gun Dick," shivering, shaking and hiding behind the davenport. Several boys had called up a second-floor girl, made a date with her for Dick, and then discreetly made their exit—leaving him to face her. He did what any normal man would have done in such a crisis—hid.
What happened then? Well, the two "Just ain't talkin’ The scaly-wags who played such a trick were Russell Eisenbise. Roy McAuley, and who knows—maybe even that Clarence Runyan. No? Well, It sounds like one of his stunts, anyway. They are smart lads.
Definition of the week—"A smart man is one who has never let a woman pin anything on him since he was a, baby."
They Tell Me
Culver, Who Likes To Box, Fights Bouts In Golden Glove Tournament At Hutchinson
W-A-A- Hoo Athletes Play
With the closing of the Volley Ball Club, the annual volley ball Sports Day will be held here tomorrow for co-eds from nearby colleges. Mem-bers of the club feel that they are In the best or condition after the thorough practice, which they had with the men's team of the college Tuesday, evening. Detailed plans for the Sports Day will appear on the first page of this issue,
skating Party for W. A. A.
The Outing Club is sponsoring a skating party for the entire W. A. A. Members will go to the rink around 5:30 and take a sack lunch. They will eat at the rink and will be able to skate until the first session begins. The exact date has not yet been set. but Lois Lawson, head of this club, re
stalks may be substituted in Iowa. ) and just gaze at the blue sky and the fleecy white clouds and just dream and dream. Unless it's winter time, or It's valuing, or the ground is dump, or you would rather stay indoors and read a good detective story.
Yes, love, that beautiful passion that makes your heart beat eight to the bar, unless you are oyer sixty-five. Love, that subject that the lack of enough of stirred a gal, or group of gals. to such a fervor that they wrote a very rousing letter to the editor last week deploring the condition. and threatening to take the situation Into their own hands un-less Immediate action was taken by the males of this institution. It was quite astounding to lean that the Mc-Pherson fillies were such go-gettin' gals. Who knows? Maybe the Mohammed - and - the - mountain theory will work.
Getting back to the subject of-— love. love occurs when a follow chases a girl until she catches him. For example (censored because it wouldn't be ethical to use Dizzy Izzy Crumpacker's name in this column for two consecutive weeks, and besid-es Man-Mountain Myers might, get mad.)
Anyway it was an appropriate subject, because we will soon be having those wonderful nites when the moon is so soft and beautiful. and the chapel stage and the beautiful (in the dak) girl In your arms raises her eyes tenderly, like a dying calf, to your Adam's apple and gently whispers, "the second whistle Just blew. we jad better hurry!
With love and apologies.
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plays good against Wesleyan, and Wesleyan seems to play ragged against McPherson. We are looking forward to plenty of competition."
For several years, McPherson college has boasted of having the "best college newspaper In the Kansas Conference," Macollege has made good her boast even this year, but was the editor chagrined last weekend when he picked up a recent issue of his high school alma, mater and saw that the high school paper excelled his proud Spectator in both Journalistic style and news coverage.
Here is what Herbert Orrin Cris-ler, head football coach at the University of Michigan says about, over-em-phasis or de-emphasis of football. "We who are vitally Interested in college athletics realize that they have not been perfect, Nevertheless I venture to conclude that out of some thousand colleges and universities in our country there are not more than a dozen where athletics have been overemphasized." Crisler, the coach of Tom Harmon, thinks only a small minority is at fault.
Seven students of Macampus will celebrate their birth dates during
Darwin Culver, freshman student here, fought in the Golden Gloves tournament held nt Hutchinson this week. He won his first two matches Monday and Tuesday nights, Wednesday night he was to have fought another. He is in the lightweight division.
Culver is a friendly, slim, classy chap who "likes to box." When asked how he got started In boxing, he said. "I just went downtown and started working out under "Kit" Carson, and then fought once or twice in exhibition bouts". He started boxing only about a year ago, and lost his frist match in the Golden Glove tourna-ment held last year at Hutchnson. This year he fared much better.
Asked whether there was much the coming week, In congratulation
to these students and tor the benefit of all interested the Spectator will publish weekly the birthdays of Macollege students.
January 18—Wilbur Bullinger Donald Mishler Zelma Smith Paul Thompson January 19—Bob Cook January 22—Lyle Albright January 24—Kenneth Yingst,
Guest Speaker Is Chemistry
Teacher In Local High School
C. H. Dresher, chemistry teacher In the McPherson Senior High school, gave a short and Interesting address before a meeting of the chemistry club, yesterday afternoon in the chemistry lecture room.
Dresher’s topic was '"The Teaching of Chemistry in the High School". In which he dealt with the curious problems and situations that arise out of teaching high school chemistry. Also he had a word for those who plait to enter that field of teaching In high school.
By an Inmate
Folly?—Folly, the dictionary defines folly as: madness. want of understanding. foolishness, any foolish or unprofitable undertaking, levity, infatuation. When we behold a list of words such as these what do we Immediately and automatically think of? What is the first filing that pops into our minds?—Love! Of course, what else could they more adequately suggest?
Love, that Itch you can’t scratch, that ecstatic sensation that keeps the world young, makes one want to lie in the shade of a tree (corn chance of his getting hurt in the ring, Culver said that as long as he could keep out of the road of his opponent’s punches, there wasn’t much chance. However, last Tuesday night he sprained his right wrist, and that accident didn't come from the strength or power of his adversary's punches.
Boxing Is different from team sports, and one man fights another with his strength, his skill, and possibly his mind. But the name rules of physical condition and training are required for this sport as for any
out daily, but that be didn’t come up to that standard.
On the subject of education. Culver intends to attend McPherson college for two years. Then he will be eliglble for the army air corps, be says.
ports that It will be posted soon. Co-Eds Play Ping-Pong
With Wednesday's meeting, the; Recreation club started their double ping-pong tournament. This tournament will be within the club. However, a singles tournament for any woman student of the college has been started. The brackets and results of this all-school tournament will be printed elsewhere In this Issue. A chart of the results will also be posted on the bulletin board In the gymnasium.
Tumblers Meet Friday Mornings
After many conflicts, the "Tumbling Club have decided to hold their meetings every Friday morning from 7:50 to 8:30 in the gymnasium. The club hopes to have an exhibition of their efforts sometime in the spring.
Pardon my getting the Christmas vacation alumni notes in at this time of the year, but it took me a week to awaken after sleeping in every morn-lug 'til eight or nine or ten o'clock in good old vacation time.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Brubaker of Glendale. California were here during vacation. Mrs. Brubaker is the former Eugenia Hogan,
The Harry Frantz family of Atchi-son spent one night In McPherson on their way to Colorado for the holidays.
The Edwin Carlson family of Eagle Wood spent the holidays at Canton.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Johnston of Preston spent the holidays on McPherson.
On Christmas day Miss Vera Heckman and Mr. Harold Larson an-nounced they would wed in June,: 1941. Miss Heckman, who is now teaching at Vilas and Mr. Larson, who is teaching at Lost Springs, were both graduated from McPherson College in
Mr. and Mrs. Posey Jamison of Canton are the proud parents of a daughter born January 8. Mrs. Jamison is the former Mildred Doyle,
Miss Avis Heckman, who has been teaching at Lyons for the past two-and one-half years, has accepted a poistion in the high school at Polo, Illinois, her home town.
Bulletin
Darwin Culver won two boxing matches Wednesday night in the Golden Gloves tourney at Hutchinson, one by it decision and one by a knockout. He was awarded a gold belt buckle, symbol of winning the lightweight division of the Hutchinson tournament.
As a result, he is qualified to fight in the Kansas City Golden Gloves tournament, but he does not yet know what her he will set to go, he says.
Personals—
Avis Elliott spent the weekend with her parents.
Harold Flory visited friends in McPherson over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Forney and Martha were Sunday dinner guests of Pro-
fessor and Mrs. Maurice A. Hess and
Pauline,
Betty Clark. Orvell Long, Dorothy Gross, Alta Gross and Lucile Harris were in Wichita attending the basketball game on Friday night.
Ila Crumpacker, Margaret Hamm, and Edith Spengler were Wichita visiters with Dr. D. W. Bittinger as Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Albright of El dora, Iowa, were here because of the Illness of their. son. Miles, who was operated on for appendicitis last week.
Marcell Sellers was a Lebo visitor over the week end.
Marjorie Anderson and Mildred Morrison spent the week end at their homes in Roxbury.
Inez Fike was operated on for appendicitis on Tuesday.
The Spectator
Swedes Swipe Win In Last Half-Minute
Badly-Crippled Canines Lose Wednesday Affair 39-37 At Lindsborg
A badly crippled Bulldog quintet fought the strong Bethany Swedes on even terms Wednesday night for 40 minutes only to go down to defeat in a thrilling whirl-wind finish. With hut about 30 seconds to go in the fnal period, the score was tied 37-37, French’s free toss tying it up. when the Swedes made their final basket and won the game, 39-37.
Beginning the game with their crack forward, Art Schubert, back home because of illness, it was not long before the ill-faced Bulldogs soon lost another regular Raymond "Squeak" Meyer injured his knee while driving in for a basket, which was McPherson's first score, an with but a few minutes of play gone by, he had to retire from the game. The injury put "Squeak" on crutches
Junior French. Bulldog forward, was injured twice during; the evening, and was "bunged up" considerably. In fuel, it might well have been Friday the thirteenth for the Bulldogs,
because their ace center, Thornton McDaniels, tell and was injured in a struggle for rebounds and was forced out of the game.
The lend changed several times during' the find half, and at the end of the period the Bulldogs lead, 22-20, Few field goals were missed and each team played cautiously. Coach Hayden's “Dutch Mill" style was especially effective.
The battle was nip and turk during the lust half again. but as the end of the game drew near, Bethany led 36-31. The Bulldogs turned on the heat. A field goal by Bobby Brust, and four free throws in a row by Reinecker. Jones, and French tied It up 37-all. Then came the fatal Swede tally.
The box score:
To Whom It May Concern
Swing Scat Basketball Comes To Town
Tomorrow night Kansas Wesleyan invades McPherson to encounter the Bulldogs in one of the feature basketball games of the season. At present the Coyotes are in second place with two wins and one loss in conference competition. The Bulldogs have lost two conference tilts,
Gene Johnson, the leading expon-ent of fire department basketball, will bring a learn composed largely of veterans. Beach and Bennet are the freshmen starters on the team. Beach hails from Glendale, and Ben-pet is a former Marysville flash, Hunt, Johnson, and Ebaugh are, the veter-ans in the Coyotes starting lineup. Hunt, an elongated 6' 6 1/2" center
comes from Oklahoma and is inval-uable on rebound shots. He is a junior this year.
Harold Johnson Is playing It his sec-ond year of basketball for the Coyotes this year. He Is one of the best floor men and ball handlers on the Wesleyan team. The spearhead of the Wesleyan team Is Vic Ebaugh. sophomore from McPherson, He is on the beginning of almost every play and Is also one of the high scorers on the team.
Gene Johnson also has very capable reserves In Van Pelt. and Ellis.
Although the starting lineup for the Bulldogs has not been announced it will probably consist of Brust and Meyer at guards, McDaniels at center, and French and Schubert at fur-wards. Much will depend on whether Schubert is over the flu. The Bulldogs will be gunning for the second conference win of the Week and have an excellent chance of defeating the "swing seat"' boys from the North, with many of the boys finding their stride.
The game will be played in the com-munity building. There will be a preliminary game at 7:30 p. m. between the reserves of both teams.
Second Half Rally Fails To Overcome Large Half-Time Advantage
Friends university Quakers won their second game this season over the McPherson college Bulldogs. 38 to 29. The game was a non-confer-ence game.
Wichita piled up a 18 to 8 advantage during the first half on the con-sistent scoring of Kills, Cromwell, Taylor, Carter and Waford. In the lost half McPherson played somewhat better ball and outscored Friends. McPherson accounted for 21 points the last half while Friends piled up 19. The first half lead was too much for the Bulldogs to overcome.
Junior French led the McPherson offensive with five field goals and two free throws for a total of 12 points, He was the high scorer of the game. French went out of the game late In the contest on personal fouls, Taylor, guard, led Friends scoring with 10 points,
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The box score | |||
|
McPherson (29) |
FG |
FT |
F |
|
Schubert |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
French |
5 |
2 |
4 |
|
Unruh |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Meyer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Brust __________.... |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Reinecker |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Unruh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jones |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Wanamaker |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Burkholder .... |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Leonard ..... |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
11 |
7 |
8 |
|
Friends (38) |
FG |
FT |
F |
|
Ellis |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Fleming |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Crowell |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Stanley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Taylor |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rutledge |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Hower |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Carter |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Cosso |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Waford |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
Total ............. |
15 |
8 |
12 |
EIDorado JC 42. McPherson 44.
El Dorado 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. Friends 38, McPherson 29. Bethany 39. McPherson 37,
Jan. 18— Kansas Wesleyan, here. Jan. 31—Bethel, here.
Feb. 4—Baker, here,
Feb, 6—Kansan Wesleyan, there. Feb. 12—Ottawa, there.
Feb. 14 Behtany, here Feb. 19—-C. of E., here.
Feb. 24— Baker, there Feb, 25—C. of E., there
Mar. 1—Hays Teachers, here.
Friends put up a surprise attack on McPherson college's basketball team—grubbed a lead of nine points and used It as a means of defeating the home team. Friends showed an entirely different brand "of basketball than had been need before by them. They used the fast break and a very tight defense that I with Mike Taylor getting the rebounds kept Mc-Pherson from taking any close shots.
Mike, who towers six feet seven inches knocked several shots down the throats of the McPherson fellows, He also gathered in his share of the points. French seemed like the only McPhersonite knowing where the bas-ket was. the rest of the lot seeming to be very cold.
What about the rumors that Red ..McDaniels is quitting basketball? it seems as If several were going to quit by request, We, and emphasis upon the we, are keeping our fingers crossed.
Looks good to see Jake Cramer back again. Here’s hoping he can hurdle the many, obstacles In order to be eligible for competition next se,ester. Duke and he would he a welcomed addition.
By comparing the table and considering the games played s0 far this year. McPherson will have to battle Kansas Wesleyan and Baker for top honors.
McPherson's true test for supremacy In the Kansas Conference will come this Saturday night when they encounter Gene Johnson's ‘‘Coyotes"' here at the community building. The three players, who seem to be the ones to hold down on their scoring sprees are Bob Hunt, Vic Ebaugh, and Harold Johnson. In the mean-time the "Coyotes" better keep their eyes on Junior French Red McDan-iels. Art Shubert, and Bob Brust.
Bethany,. with the aid of “Red’’ Olson, slipped out a victory over McPherson Wednesday night in the last few seconds. Of course, following a defeat always come the excuses. 1.— Art Schubert. regular guard, was not even In a suit because of the flu. 2
Reinecker .............. 1 3 4
Total .................. .11 15 ' 16
Official: Oberhellman ■—"Squeak" Meyer was out of the game after two or three minutes of play with s football reinjured. 3.—Junior French Injured a knee twice that was hurt before in the Bethany-.McPherson football game. Seems like the Swedes so for knees. Add all these together and they spell victory fnr those terrible Swedes.
McPherson Plays Great Ball
McPherson played the best ball they have played this year. Ball handling was good—some plays clicked almost to perfection the basket seemed to be a vulnerable spot, with the Bulldogs making a good percentage of their shots and making 15 out of 18 attempts at the free-throw line
that ought to go down ic the records.
Credit in the game goes to all players—on both teams, Honorable mention goes to “Benny" Unruh, who really looked like a college basket-ball player. both on defense and of-fense.
As a parting shot It seems as if Coach Hayden is doing all right with his type of offense and section of players. also. The best idea for us as students then would be to back him and let him do the marking and we hope to have the full cooperation of the downtown group in this subject
Standings Last Year
Following is a table of the bas-ketball standings of the conference.
last year as compared with the table so far this year.
|
w |
L |
Pct. |
|
Ottawa —........11 |
1 |
.913 |
|
K. Wesleyan —...... 10 |
2 |
833 |
|
Bethany----—........ . 8 |
i | |
|
Baker ....................... -7 |
5 |
■ 588 |
|
Bethel ............... 4 |
8 |
.333 |
|
.McPherson ............... 2 |
10 |
.167 |
|
C. of E......... 0 |
12 |
.000 |
|
W |
L |
Pct | ||
|
0 1 | ||||
|
Wesleyan ...... |
.667 | |||
|
2 | ||||
|
C of E........... |
0 |
2 |
.00 9 | |
|
Bethel .......... |
........ |
0 |
4 |
.000 |
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Calvin Jones spent Sunday at the Lindgren home in Canton.
Conference Standings
Men’s Ping-Pong Bracket
By Glen Funk
