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Several students have been suffer-ing of late from calamities more ser-ious than the common cold. For a week or so Harriet Pratt' "got around" on crutches. Ralph Schlicht, sophomore, came down with the chicken pox, but has recovered and is attending classes. Inez Fike, Jim Burger, and Miles Albright, fresh-man students. suffered appendectomies have all recovered somewhat. But Jim Burger has now suffered an attack of the measles and Is still In bed.

Two members of the basketball squad left school at the end of the first semester, but three more Joined the squad at the beginning of the second semester. Thornton "Red" McDaniels and Russell Reinecker dropped school. The former would probably have been Ineligible anyway, but the latter was an especially good student and was often on the dean's list,

Vernon "Duke" Holmes and Jake "Honey" Cramer, both former basketball lettermen of Macollege, return-ed to school and were eligible to play at the beginning of the second semester. Both are on the varsity squad, Jack Vetter, all conference football star, played basketball on a town team the first semester but has played for the college the second semester.

Several new students have been see on the campus the second semester. Merle Lambley (if the spelling is wrong. Lawrence Lowber can correct it) comes to McPherson from Colorado- Connie Alfaro comes from New Mexico. Harold Keith Myers, a former student here, enrolled late. Instead of returning to New Mexico as he planned to.

Marvin Atchison, prominent ath-lete graduated from McPherson High school. transferred from El Dorado Junior college here and will probably boost the hopes of the tennis team to untold heights if he Is eligible to play on the squad. Two other new students are the Taylors, brother and sister, whose first names I can’t remember for the life of me.

Macampus To Be Host To Talented Array Of Guest Speakers Of special interest to all interested in Christian service and inspiration is the Regional Conference, to be held on the campus from February 23 to 28. An annual program which attracts speakers and church workers over a widespread area, the Regional Conference serves the central west area of the Church of the Brethren.

College students and the general public, an well as Brethren church workers, have intensely enjoyed the great speeches given in past Regional Conferences, and they have proved a great source of inspiration, especially to college students.

Listed as guest speakers at this year's conference are Albert Buckner Coe. Thomas Williams. H. L. Hart-sough Paul H. Bowman. Annette Mow. Raymond Peters, Ruth Shriver. and Paul K Brandt. This is an outstanding array of talent, and the Regional Conference is expected to continue to be the inspiration it has In the past.

More Orators Should Begin Preparation Now

A number of candidates have already state their Intention of entering the pence oratorical contest. It was reported by Prof, Maurice A. Hess. Others should enter both the pence contest and the anti-tobacco contest. It was stated, and it Is Important that candidates begin work on their orations right away.

The competition In these contests is often quite stiff. Last year an orator from Kansas Wesleyan university won the state peace contest held hero and won also the national contest, But prizes are offered in all three divisions, national, state, and local contests.

Orations often require quite a bit of polishing and memorizing, and with an early start an orator is much better equipped to win a prize.

Dr. Thomas Williams

The beginning of the new semester is a good time for individuals In make a new beginning, with Increased effort to strive for moral as well as scholastic success, said Dr. Schwalm when the second semester of college opened Wednesday morning.

Many have found the first semes-ter difficult because of the necessary adjustments which must be made to a new mode of living and because of various handicaps, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence but if we cannot be successful where we are It Is doubtful if we can. be successful anywhere else.”

During the coming weeks. Dr. Schwalm urged that each one strive to attain greater success In the scholastic field and especially in the field of moral conviction.

In the quiet atmosphere of worship Wednesday morning. Lee Nelson, a student minister, led devotions with the aid of the chapel choir.

Dr. Burton Metzler. head of the Philosophy and Religion department of the college, spoke upon the subject of “Business as Usual'', The speaker enumerated such businesses as transportation, the defense program. home-life, the field of finance and government as businesses In which a constant change Is taking place.

Compared to these are the "es-tablishments of God's businesses" including God's relationship to the universe. the field of nature with its astronomical; physical, biological and chemical laws, and the moral and spiritual spheres which are constant and dependable—''business as usual",

Confusion and mutability, according to the speaker, may take place among man who too often full to place first things first, but the lawn of God remain the same and make for righteousness In the lives of men when they harmonize their lives with Him.

Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.

Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., a world renowned lecturer, will he the guest speaker at the annual Booster Banquet, Dr. V. F. Schwalm announced this week Vanderbilt, a prolific writer and adventurous globe-trotter, Is a fearless intellectual,

At sixteen, he had dined with every crowned head In Europe and has crossed the Atlantic 44 times. Today, be is a democratic lonewolf, a scion of the American nobility who broke a way from the group Into which he was born.

Pres. Schwalm Meets With North Central Association

Pres. V. F. Schwalm will attend the annual meeting at the North Central Association at Chicago late next month. It was learned this week There Dr. Schwalm will read a paper on the subject of the advantage and disadvantages of accreditation, especially pertaining to the liberal arts colleges and universities.

Previously Dr. Schwalm has served on the Committee of Evaluation In the North Central Association and has attended many meetings of the association.

Cosmetics Given Free

Through the courtesy of Constance Bennett, noted star of stage and screen, the Ritz Theatre will give a complete set of Constance Bennet cosmetics to each woman attending the theatre on Constance Bennett Days Each week Constance Bennett Day is Thursday and Friday.

Ladies will receive a different item each week and may complete her set by attending each week until she has all eighteen of the Constance Bennett Beauty Aids

This evening at 8 p. m, in the college chapel, eleven McPherson college students will present three one-act plays which represent not only three different types of plays but also three different nations.

The first play to be presented will be an American drama. "Gallant Lady”. This play was written by the well known playwrights Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements and has been broadcast over the radio by professional actors. This comedy-drama is built around the problem that faces a woman when she discovers that her adored husband, missing for years. has been suffering from amnesia and Is now living happily with another wife and their child. The brave and clever way In which the first wife handles the difficult situation proven her to be a most galiant lady. Betty Jean Sellers, Roy McAuley. Kathleen Brubaker, and Wayne Crist will portray the characters of this play,

Front the novel "Cranford" by Mrs. Gaskill comes the second play ‘'The Followers." which has been adapted by Harold Brighouse, In this costume play we find a once ar-dent lover returning from twenty five years of adventure to ask again for his beloved's hand. The cast is represented with Marjorie Martin, Maurine Gish, Lenore Shoemaker and Alvin Klutx as the actors.

The concluding production will be a farce adapted from the Hungarian of Fritz Karinby by Percival Wilde. There Is a central European saying. "You're an ass! Go get your tuition back!" and It Is this that the playwright has developed Into a delightfully hilarious farce. The teachers who once graduated Wasser-kof are compelled to reexamine him. his object being to fail.

Featured In this entertainment are John Mason, Keith Pierce, Donald Davidson, Richard Prentice. William Gahm. Ralph Nicholson, Ronald

"The plays are sponsored by the social committee and are directed by three Thespian members under the direction of Prof, Ralph Stutzman. The student director of the respec-tive plays are John Patrick. Donna Jean Johnson and Raymond Slifer.

Dr. Albert Buckner Coe

Albert Buckner Coe, one of Amer-ica's great preachers, is pastor of the Congregational church at Oak Park. Illinois. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the General Council of the Congregational and Christian churches. Dr. Coe. also director of the Chicago Union since 1931, comes to McPherson College highly recommended.

Because the Malloy Cover Co., the company which makes the covers for the Quadrangles, extended its deadline for cover orders till February 12. the Quadrangle is enabled to reopen its sales campaign and extend it until next Wednesday, announced Ernest Peterson, the business manager of the Quadrangle.

After next Wednesday, students will be unable to purchase Quad-rangles except at a higher price. Every student who has not yet pur-chased his annual will be contacted by a Quadrangle salesman before Wednesday. The sales campaign is managed by Ernest Peterson and S. G. Hoover.

Virginia Kerlin, Quadrangle editor. stated that he Work on the annual was progressing rapidly and because of this fact, students might be privileged to receive their Quads early.

Feeling itself "put on the spot," the student council refused to release Reed from his position as editor, when first they met, four days after formal notice of his resignation. The student council took no definite action but a committee was appointed to look into the situation and look for a new editor.

Since no student could be found to take Reed's place and edit the Spectator under the same setup, the student council decided to take what its members considered drastic action to change the setup and lighten the duties of editing the Spectator. A plan was evolved so that three or four people would assume various titles and perform the duties formerly done by the editor.

Under the plan evolved, an editor-in-chief a managing editor, and an associate or campus editor would be the three executives In handling the editorial problems of the Spectator. The editor-In-chief would have the responsibility of printing the Spectator and taking all the blame and criticism, sad also that of formulating the editorial polity and probably writing the editorials. The managing editor, It was stated, would have the duty of editing all the copy and writing the headlines. etc. The campus editor would have the duty of getting all the copy In from the reporters and writing the copy which failed to come in.

After this plan was created by the student council committee. It was proposed In a board of publications meeting. The board of publications approved the plan and recommended Immediate action under the plan and further recommended that the student council release the former editor, subject to suitable arrangement.

Slightly modified from the original, the plan now calls for a managing editor and a campus editor. It being derided that the Spectator would be run fur the rest of the year without filling the position of editor-in-chief.

Underclass Debaters Spend Today, Tomorrow At Hutch Juco

Today and tomorrow ten underclass debaters will be in Hutchinson representing Mc-Pherson college in a well-sized debate tournament. About 50 teams will compete in the annual tourney, held at Hutchin-son Junior college. Some of the McPherson debaters will also compete in extemporaneous speaking contests.

Ernest Peterson and Wayne Gei-sert. Dean Stucky and Charles Lunk-ley. Wilbur Linville and Harold Bowman are the three men's teams, and Betty Burger, and Lucile Homer. Jean Oberst and Maxine Rueblen make up the two women's teams.

Both the debates and extemp coo-tests will use the same subject, the varsity debate question for the year. "Resolved, that the nations of the Western Hemisphere form a perman-

Too Many People Want “Something For Nothing’’

Often considered the best policy from the standpoint of the sponsor is the policy of getting something for nothing. This policy is admittedly the predominant practice on Macampus. There are many reasons for its predominance, some of them good reasons. But in some cases this policy is definitely unwise.

Especially is this policy unwise in dealing with an activity with such potency of wielding influence as the Spectator, But nevertheless this policy has been used and still is, in regard to the Spectator. The services of every single worker on the Spectator is not remunerative in the strictest sense. It is stated that the editor and business manager are each to receive one fourth of the profits. But since this sum is always small or nonexistent, there is no incentive to make much profit

Almost always, the Spectator comes up at the end of the year with a deficit. Last year it didn’t, and indications are that it won’t run a deficit this year, either, Yet a surer motive for its coming out on top and not leaving the student council “holding the sack,” would be had by giving the editor and the business manager all the profits. The student council admits that it doesn’t deserve to make a profit off the Spectator,

Another feature which would tie the Spectator closer to the school and the school administration would be to give cuts on tuition to both editor and business manager. At present there is practically no tie between the Spectator and the school, and Spectator staff heads often become quite irritable at the situation, demanding, as the school does, active cooperation from the Spectator yet not cooperating in return.

Obvious is the fact that with such changes in the setup of the Spectator more students would participate in journalism and feel that they were not wholly wasting their time. The question most students ask first in regard to Spectator is “What do you get out of it?” The answer is that experience is the most important gain and about the only gain. The student council and the whole school still wants to get its news weekly, free.

“Bumboozling,” “Inveigling” Should Be Replaced By Better Methods

“Bumboozling” and “inveigling” have been about the only methods of getting sufficient cooperation from student reporters. The former is a bombastic, demanding, and threatening method, used by editors who are successful as bullies and who become quite unpopular as a result. The latter method is one of artful persuasion, seduction, or one of blinding the subject to the difficulties to be encountered and emphasizing the benefits.

Inveigling has largely been unsuccessful in convincing student reporters that the benefits are worthwhile. Bumboozling was not used by the editor of the Spectator last semester. Any reorganisation of the Spectator should take into account the difficulty of getting students to write and to be prompt in co-! operation with the staff heads. *

In the past, editors have only become unpopular by their activities intended to gain more student cooperation. Thus editors hate the job of asking for help, and often the job is harder for the editor to get help on, than to do the work himself.

One method of compulsion would be to have a class teaching journalisms, and students enrolled in the class would have part of their grades dependent upon their ability and conscientiousness as reporters. This method has been said to be impossible at McPherson college, since no faculty member is qualified to teach journalism.

Another method would be to give credit for work on the newspaper. Band work, choral work, and other activities have been given some credit on the transcripts of several students. Journalism has been left off because “no faculty member has actively supervised the work of the publications.” It is true that the Spectator and the Quadrangle have no faulty supervisors but only faculty representatives who act as advisors.

Yet, it is also true that students learn a great deal from active reporting. It is also true that the work of students on the newspapers can be measured and graded according toability, promptness, reliability, etc. Merely giving some curriculum credit to journalism work would attract a few more reporters and would probably help Spectator staff heads quite a little.

It remains to be seen whether any step in this direction will be taken soon. Students have come to McPherson college wanting journalism and have been unable to get it, despite its annual listing in the college catalog as a regular two-semester course. Six hours are supposedly offered, but even the editor of the Spectator will turn up at the end of his senior year without a single semester hour or fraction thereof in journalism.

he said that be had no such thing." Semolina, she want on to explain, is a burned flour which is used in making puddings. -American sausage seemed to present difficulties, too. "Your sausage is not real sausage." she declared, find a friendly argument then followed between her and yours, truly In which each said that the sausage of their own particular country was the one and only real sausage.

Mrs. Naumann and her husband have many interests in common, but the thing that they both seem to like best is walking. They are often seen touring the neighborhood on foot, Mrs. Naumann's chief hobby had been all types of photography, but she was not allowed to bring her camera along with her, so now she resorts to knitting for a pastime.

When asked of her dislikes, she revealed her sense of humor when with a twinkle In her dark eyes, she an swered mischievously "Reporters!"

Kampus Kapers—

By Isabel “Crummie” Crumpacker

weeks and have no dates during this time, Wilbur was in bed for the day. Dick Burger thinks that if he were campused, every day he would lake one step off the college grounds Just “to show 'em” he wouldn't be bossed.

Since Inez Fike was unable to take advantage of the twelve-o’clock-night during vacation time, she thinks that she is entitled to have them now. Ernest Peterson came In to help plead the case but Miss Neher said "No”. After Ernie threatened several times to put Inez through the window into her first floor room. Miss Neher said that It she were well enough to go through a window, she was well enough to lake gym. And that settled that.

Maxine Ruehlen Is a little leary to open a book since this little act gave her a bad scare. To explain— someone had Inserted a little gadget something like a fire-cracker between the pages of the book so that whenever the book was opened, the Fourth of July torpedo gave off a retort which sounded like a cannon (that is, If you weren't expecting it). Maxine knows who did such an act—ho Just be wait!

It Is fact that while talking about hope chests, Mary Jo Holzemer says, "I don’t have the chest, but I sure have hopes.” Tall, erect Ebert Louns-berry Is known for his sense of humor and his “on-the-spur-of-the-mo-ment" wise-cracks. Mariys Mc-Knight's uncle was very generous and sent her a cute little radio for her birthday this week. Professor Hess thinks that “the way to got a stray pig into his pen. is to point his nose toward the gate—and then pull hack on his tail,” Incidentally, today Is Professor Mess’s birthday.

Henry Speaks For I.R.C.

By Thomas Doeppner

Local News

Today at 4 o'clock, different members of the club will report on International events during the last week. After these reports, Edith Spengler, who Is going to the International Relations club conference In Missouri, will give a short talk on the topic “The good neighbor policy, what does it mean." This Is the topic she is going to discuss at the conference.

The World At Large

The House continues to debate on the bill to give aid to Britain. Historian Beard stated that the United States cannot, and should not attempt to settle the Internal affairs of Europe. If the bill is passed, we will again be led into a world war on false pretenses. Others believe that the United States and Britain can never win a military victory over Germany but could in time win an economic victory.

The British forces are battling the Italians in East Africa hoping to capture Massaus within the week.

In the East we find the Japanese tightening their grip on Indo-China. Japan has signed. a six point pact with Indo-China granting the Japan-ese virtual economic, political and military control of the French pos-sesions.

Magazine Articles Of Interest

Well, here we are all back In the second semester and In full swing. Miss Shockley began her social visits in the girls' dorm this week. Orvell, Betty, and Mary Ruth were the first victims.

It seems that the best improvement of the school this new semester is the appearance of a few new students. It seems good to see some new faces. We wonder If Earl. Brubaker Is Interested In Alta Gross or is he just curious? WANTED—Men to ride in my car—Doris Doane.

Campusing seems to be getting to be a habit around here. It wasn't so had for the other fellows but poor Linville, has a double dose (two weeks). We enjoyed the apologies boys.

There have been some changes in Arnold this semester. Geneva Schle- ; huber has spent this week with us. j Vesta Vannorsdel has moved to Kline Hall, where she is doing her own cooking with her sister, Sylvia. Dora Vandament has moved to Harnly's basement. Marjorie Anderson and Melba Morrison have left us for awhile. Alice has been beaming lately, since Cal took up hs new residence in Fanny. He eats in the dormitory now. WANTED—More chairs and sofas for the parlor.

Ernie Peterson has been spending more time In Arnold and less in Fanny now that Inez is back. You girls had better start polishing up and cultivating your courage, next week is leap-year week end. And boys, you better watch your step, you might not get asked.

'Fahnestock Folly”—the name doesn't exactly suit the author, but Is a grand title for the column. Since Cassanova C. Bunyan is so well-informed on the amorous activities and Intentions of the race, he should change the name of his column and rename It something like that of Dorothy Dix's such as “Advice to the Lovelorn.” or anything similar. Clarence is a pretty good guy, anyway, In spite of the fact he is a Don Juan among the coeds.

Daring the Baker-McPherson game last uesday night, the ball bounced into Frances Petefish's lap, whereupon. Prances immediately returned It to the game and hit the head of a visiting player. It didn’t knock him out but only "cauliflowered” one ear a trifle.

Rowena Wampler can certainly drive in style now, for her sweet pa-. tootie, Lyle Albright has gone and got himself a new buggy. The model is a Rao and the name bestowed upon it is Leo. Because the two names rhyme is probably the only reason that the car received such a ferocious nominal attachment.

Heretofore, Jim Burger has had every disease,, ailment, and afliction to be had—except the measles. To do everything up right, he has them now. He occupies the guest room of the boy's dorm, and with the room very well darkened, he becomes his plight, Some students are wearing a path over to Miss Nuher’s quarters to have their throats swabbed In the fear of having been exposed to the now friendless Jim.

Poor Wilbur Linville takes things too much to heart. After It was announced that Kathleen Brubaker must stay on the campus for two

Brenda: "Say Cobina, from what I hear Leap Year Weekend isn’t so far away is It?^r'

Cobina: "No, I guess it isn't by now—the days pass so quickly. That’s always a lot of fun, but I do wish some of the girls and fellows wouldn’t feel about it as they do.”

Brenda: “What do you mean? I thought everyone enjoyed that."

Cobina: “Oh, they do, but lots of the girls would like to go and yet they don't go because of what they feel the fellows will think of them."

Brenda: "Why what do you mean the fellows will think?—I don't understand.”

Cobina: “Oh some of the girls don’t go and take anyone to tin-party or anywhere else for that matter, for if they ask a new fellow or one they have already dated, they are afraid he will think she has a secret crush on him and all that sort of stuff.”

Brenda: "Oh is that what you mean?—Well, personally I think that is just a mix-up like this thing of a couple of dates for a new fellow and girl and then everyone seems to think they are going steady, if they would only get together on it, I think they would find that the girls dislike that as much as the fellows do.” Cobina: "Well anyway it all seems rather silly to me. Why can't we just have fun together and forget all about this 'love' and ‘steady' stuff. It's a lot more fun.”

Brenda: “I think so too. Well, I must be going, but we must get together soon and decide who would he fun to take to the Leap Year party."

Cobina: “All right. Let's go together though; It's a lot more fun when we go In a gang. So long. Brenda.”

February Has Many Birthdays

Quite a few Macollegians celebrate their birthdays this month, the birth of many famous people. The February dales of the birthdays of Macollegians are listed below.

2. Arias Tarn.

6. John Detrick,

7, Rollin Wanamaker,

9. Robert Frantz and Glen Funk,

10. Dorothy Gross,

11. Maxine Kimmel and Betty Dean

Burger.

12, Galen Bengston and Mary Ruth Herr.

13. Harold Voth.

14, Maxine Ruehlen and Keith Sloan.

15. Sara Jane Olwin.

17. Isabel Crumpacker, James Mason, and Marie Brallier.

18. Edsel Johnson.

19. Milan Blough.

20. Ralph Schlicht,

24. Bob Rathbun. Lillian Taylor.

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Five Are Inducted Into Alpha Psi Omega

Johnson, Davis, Sherfy, Dannelley, Detrick, Join Dramatics Fraternity

Last Wednesday evening, five members of the Thespian Club of McPherson college successfully completed the initiation exercises prescribed by the Alpha Psi Omega Dramatic Fraternity and thus became charter members of the local Theta Epsilon Cast.

Those sharing in the honor are Donna Jean Johnson, Esther Sherfy, Margaret Davis. Paul Dannelley and John Detrick. Stephen Stover, a graduate of 1940 now attending Kansas University, was granted membership •for the outstanding dramatic work he did during his career on McPherson campus. Miss Delia Lehman and Prof. Ralph Stutzman also received membership into the organization as factulty members who contribute

The purpose of the Alpha Psi Omega Fraternity is to provide an honor society for those doing a high standard of work in dramatics and to provide a wider fellowship for those interested in the college theatre. Membership is attained only by meeting the requirements set forth in the constitution Of the fraternity.

Because the organization is an honorary society whose membership is based upon meritorious work in dramatics, it in no way takes the place of or minimizes the present Thespian Club of our campus. In reality, the presence of the Theta Epsilon cast will strengthen and aid In the progress of the McPherson college Thespian Club.

Following the private Initiation, which was attended only by those holding membership in the fraternity, a formel dinner was enjoyed In the Pine Room of the Warren Hotel Those present Included Margaret Davis. Donna Jean Johnson. Della Lehman, Sara Jane Olwin, Esther Sherfy, Paul Dannelley, John Detrick, Claxton Helms, Ralph Stutzman and Ted Washburn.

Claude W. Sprouse, dean of the Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City. Missouri, will be the commencement speaker next June 2, it was announced by Dr, V. F. Schwalm.

Sprouse, who has been dean of the Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral since 1931. is a member of the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal church and is honored by being listed In "Who's Who in America.''

Editor Resigns

It was stated that the experience of the former editor would be capitaliz-ed upon an much as possible and that no other student had the necessary experience.

Applications were called for and actively sought. Definite action was to have been taken upon the applications received, but the meeting of the board of publications took place alter press time. So its action could not be reported.

Indications were that the Spectator would remain a weekly newspaper and not revert to a bi-weekly, as most or the newspapers of the Kansas Conference colleges. The task would obviously be a heavy task, but It was decided that it could be accomplished with the cooperation of many students.

They Tell Me

sons for his course of action was the desire to engage in study, sports, and other activities, which would be impossible for any editor of the Spectator, the desire to have his last semester more free from nervous strain such as that caused by editing the Spectator, and the desire to pur-sure actively such courses as Prac-

| Brenda Says:

Here on the campus, a teacher education conference for the entire state of Kansas will he held March 14 and 15. At this conference, the training of secondary teachers in liberal arts colleges will be discussed.

Planned jointly by the North Central Association and the McPherson college faculty, the program promises to be Interesting and informative. Concerning this conference. Pres. V. F. Schwalm stated, “We expect dele-gales from all Kansas colleges."

Will Freshmen Achieve Vocational Goals?

Containing anything Imaginable from fiction to higher economic theory, a new feature of the library Is the “browsing corner," The brows ing corner is located in the northwest corner of the college library.

Although the corner is a collection of the most Interesting books in the library, the books are allowed to circulate and be checked out for two weeks at a time. All fields are represented In this corner, where students may come and read a paragraph or two in a book, look through the books, “browse around", or check them out if they wish.

The browsing corner will probably be enlarged and many more interesting books will be added. At present about half of the books on the shelf are new to the library, it, was reported by Claxton Helms, youthful librarian.

Several books in this corner contain interesting sketches of Kansas history, Lawrence Svobida, a Meade county farmer, is the author of "An Empire of Dust.” "When Kansas Was Young” by T. A. McNeal and "Kan-

In previous years members of the McPherson college a cappella choir have always started heavy, concen-trated work nt the beginning of the new year, in preparation for their one big event of the year, their formal concert. This years’ choir is no exception, for it has already begun long hard practices. which will be climaxed this year on March 7. when it will give its formal concert in the McPherson High school auditorium. At present the members of the choir under the direction of Prof. Nevin W. Fisher are having three one-and-a-half hour rehearsals a week in preparation for the concert.

All hough only about half the size of last years' choir, this a cappella choir of 30 select voices Is rapidly becoming a choir of quality and distinction and concert-goers may well be promised a very interesting, varied and pleasing concert in March, It was reported. The detailed plans for the concert are not as yet ready for publicity.

This year as usual there will be a patron list. By this list persons are given the privilege of paying a little more for their ticket and thus aiding the choir toward their spring tour. By paying $2.50 or more for two tickets these people will be on a patron list and will be given choice seats In the high school auditorium. The patrons will have the only reserved seals for the concert and will also have their names an Hip programs.

Randolph Hokanson, young American pianist, was well received when be presented the last concert of the Cooperative Concert association season here January 29. A large crowd was present at the Senior High school auditorium, cut only slightly by the bad weather.

Particularly outstanding was Hok-anson's presentation of “Rondo: Allegro." by Beethoven; “Waltz in A. Fiat, opus 94”. by Chopin and “Toccata from 'Le Tombeau de Coup-erlu,' " by Ravel, Hokanson’s encores included numbers by Brahms, Chopin and Debussy. Hokanson played 16 numbers during his concert.

Fahnestock Folly

“Change partners” seems to be the theme of Macampus as the first semester romances are liquidated and new partners are chosen on the until-summer-vacation-do-us-part plan.

This Is hardly news because It is an historical fact that college students from Adam and Eve to Franklin and Eleanor have been negotiating Bearests and dearests at mid year.

‘ Flash! Flash! History has been made! The inevitable has occured! Professor Hess, famous for his amazing accuracy and efficiency In kitting the library key hole. Inserting the key. opening the door, and entering the library In the same deft motion and without slackening his pace, missed the key hole!! Yes, he actually made two tries before getting

sas", a book of the Federal Writers Project, tell their stories of the central state, and a local author. Edna Syquist. te honored by having her book. "Life and Lore of McPherson County, Kansas”, on the shelf.

The mere fact that James Crill checked out H. L. Mencken’s "The American Language" three times in three days and no one else has checked it out probably docs not mean that Crill Is the only one to notice the browsing corner yet. but it could mean that most other Macollege students are not so interested in American language and slang as Sage Crill is. Perhaps they haven't noticed the book yet.

Other famous authors to be noticed in this corner are Edna Ferber, Pearl Buck. Wilfred T. Grenfell of labrador fame, Rear-Admiral R. E. Byrd, Clarence Day, Sinclair Lewis, John Gunther, Hendrik Willem Van Loon, and Lin Yutang. Aviation enthusiasts will probably be pleased to see "Let's Fly", a book on the A B C’s of flying written by a lieutenant in the United States Naval Air Re-serve. and other interesting books.

glance about him to see if anyone had witnessed his momentous blunder added to the humor of the situation and a group of onlooking students were both amazed and amused.

The adventures of Finny Finfrock were the chief topic of discussion at the recent Booster club meeting. An Investigation of his current activities proved that he was sadly in need of discipline. Finny received said dici-pline to the extent of being campused for a period of one week, and according to the some rules as the Arnold Hall Inmates are subject to. If anyone would like further information on these rules they might ask Katy Brubaker. In view of Finfrock's past record this must have necessitated a very great change in his daily schedule.

Ho! Ho! Pardon my boistrous laughter, but every time I think or Ralph "Chick'’ Schlicht missing the first week of school because of the chicken pox. I almost die laughing. The Chicken Pox! Ha! Ha! Ha! Perhaps, If Ralph is very careful he will survive the remainder of the semester without getting the whooping cough or the croup.

Not so funny is the plight of “Cal-amity Jim” Burger. Just recovering from an appendectomy operation that kept the doctors guessing for more than an hour at the operating table because they couldn't find the blamed tiling, Jim’s excuberance was squelched by a severe attack of the German measles. German measles, Hmmmm, sounds like subversive ac-tivities! Even though fate zooms to have it in for Jim. It can't drown his broad grin and jovial spirit. Sincer-est wishes for a speedy recovery, Jim!

Stunt Night, which was sponsored by the Social Committee of McPherson college, was held in Sharp Hall. January 28. Tuesday night. Contes-tants for each: stunt were made up or members of the different clubs here on Macampus. Cash prizes were awarded to the three highest by Don Newkirk, who was in charge of the evening of fun.

First prize of $2.00 went to the Men's Council. This group, being Judged by members of the faculty, was considered to rank the highest in the group, Their stunt was a presentation of a Dr.. X program. Second prize was awarded to the Women's Council, who received $1.00. The S. C. M. took third place and was awarded with fifty cents.

Fire Department Style Utterly Baffles Cagers

Coyotes Outplay Bulldogs Last Night To Win 72 To 39

Disappointing many local Bulldog sports fans who bad journeyed to Salina last night, McPherson college lost a baffling basketball game to the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes 72 to 39 The game was expected to be close for various reasons.

McPherson had supposedly Unimproved in material and style the second semester, after pushing Wesleyan to the limit in a previous en-gagement. Wesleyan had supposedly lost ground In losing Us star center, Robert Hunt. Dope went haywire, Coyote cagers went hot, the Bulldogs were baffled, and the sports fans were disappointed.

However, the game was an excellent portrayal of the fire-department stylo of basketball played by the Coyotes. The style featured a baffling, rushing defense, fast breaks with all sorts of freakish setups—obviously the specialty of the Coyote cagers, plus a good percentage of goals made from their freakish attempts.

The box score:

Wesleyan	FG	FT	F
Johnson	5	2	2
Beach	3	1	3
Hoover	3	3	0
Ebaugh	4	1	2
Bennett	5	1	0
Ellis	3	3	2
Hoisington	1	0	0
Delker	3	0	1
Trager	0	1	1
Van Pelt	0	1	0
Everhart	1	0	0
Hake	0	0	0
Logsdon	1	1	1
Totals	29	14	12
McPherson	FG	FT	F
French	4	2	4
Schubert	3	3	3
Holmes	0	1	3
Brust	1	0	3
Unruh	1	0	1
Jones	0	0	3
Cramer	2	1	3
Wanamaker	4	2	0
Totals	15	9	20

	w	L	Pct
Baker	6	0	1.000
Bethany	5	1	.833
Kansas Wesleyan ....	.. 5	2	.714
Ottawa	4	3	.571
McPherson............	... 2	4	.333
C. of E. ....................	.. 1	5	.167
Bethel ......................	0	8	.000

Hold Business Meeting

Attention Wahooers! Tuesday evening, February 11, members of the W. A. A. are to meet in the gymnasium at 6:30 for a short business meeting. Plans for this semester will be discussed: they include the much looked forward to formal banquet to be given April 6. Girls who are active members In the W. A. A are Invited to attend. They may also bring escort. If they so desire. However, any girl may come by herself. Plans are being made to hold the banquet at the Country Club or at one of the downtown hotels.

Dues Are Due

With the closing of the first semester comes the plea for second semester dues. Of course, W. A. A. girls never forget their obligations! But just In case there has been a 'slip-lip' and girls have forgotten any officer of the W. A. A. will gladly accept your pecuniary of fifty cents for the semester.

New Club Organized

Maxiue Ruehlen heads the newly organized club In the W. A. A., the Basketball Club. Regular meetings are on Monday and Tuesday nights at 6:30. Any girl Is Invited to come and the meetings are still open for those who plan to be an active member in this club.

Although the ping-pong tournament is still progressing, the Recrea

Bulldogs Win In Overtime

Bethel Battles Hard In Second Half,

Loses In Overtime

The Bulldogs captured their second cage victory in three nights from the Bethel college Graymaroons Friday evening, although they were forced into an overtime period and faced a considerably more determined team than they had opposed at Newton two nights before.

With the score tied at 25-all at the end of the regular playing period. the Bulldogs settled flown In the overtime period and swished the net] for a total of seven points while hold-ing their opposition to one long fielder and a free toss.

McPherson started the scoring and with only a few minutes gone were lending the Bethelites. 7 to 0. They continued their seven point advantage and lead at half-time 12 to 5. The Graymaroons were a little more persistent during the second half and came from behind to tie the score on several occasions. In fact, Bethel held their only lead of the game with but a few minutes remaining, 22 to 21.

Art Schubert, veteran sophomore eager, turned in what was probably his best conference game performance, abd was high scorer for the Bulldogs, with 10 points to his credit. Schubert made four of his points during the extra period, when they were most needed, and throughout the evening he was pulling down rebounds. Junior French, freshman forward who made 5 out of his team's first 8 points, was second in McPherson’s scoring with 9 points.

Steady, Slow Ball Wins 35-26

with "Duke" Holmes playing his first cage game with the Bulldogs this season, and leading his mates In. their offense for the entire evening. the Bulldogs encountered little difficulty In vanquishing the Bethel college Graymaroons In a cage affair at Newton, Wednesday. January 29 Holmes was the high scorer of the evening with a total of 13 points, and Rousell was Newton’s high scorer with 9 points to his credit. McPherson held a 23-14 advantage at half-time and their lead was never seriously threatened.

Preceding practically every varsity game played so far this season, the fans have seen very interesting and colorful struggles between the McPherson second team and various other teams. It Is In these games that the fans have been able to watch the stars In the making, high point men of the future.

From the standpoint of action and the amount of scoring done, the second teams bare been almost as entertaining as the main events. With a large amount of reserve strength to pick from. Coach Hayden has been able to put a strong reserve five on the floor for each preliminary.

McPherson's seconds led the Kansas Wesleyan seconds for a large part of their encounter, but faltered late in the last half and bowed to the Coyotes, 49-40. In this contest, Eddie Leonard led In Individual scoring with a total of 18 points to his credit. Sies, McPherson guard, also turned on the heat and took second honors with a total of 10 points.

The second team's next opponents were the Bethel seconds in a game ton. In this game the Bull-dogs held a comfortable lead which was only threatened In the closing minutes McPherson's high scoring forward. Bob Burkholder, who bad

Conference Standings

Baker Slips Past Cagers To Win 36-35

McPherson Forres Baker Info Overtime, Yet Loses Thriller-Diller

Baker university maintained its undisputed leadership of the Kansas Conference by defeating McPherson college 36 to 35 Tuesday night at Convention Hall, but not until after the Bulldogs bad forced the game Into an overtime period.

Junior French, forward, sank a long goal with 10 seconds remaining in the regular game period to tie the score 31 to 31 for McPherson. In the overtime period Baker scored two field goals and a free throw while the Bulldogs sank two fielders.

McPherson probably played Its best game of the season with the team working together splendidly. The Bulldog passing was accurate and fast and the ball handling was the best seen here this year. McPherson scored three more field goals than the Baker Wildcats but missed many Tree throws while Baker accounted for 10 charity shots out of 12 attempts, McPherson missed six chances from the free throw line.

The score was tied three times during the first part of the opening half and then McPherson started barraging the goal to pull away into a 19 to 12 lead. The half ended a few seconds later after Hersch scored for Baker with the Bulldogs still leading 19 to 14.

Baker started cutting Into the Canines' loud early in the second half, catching up and tying the score at 21 to 21. McPherson regained the

lead, 23 to 22, and then went Into a 27 to 24 lead, only to have the score tied at 29 to 29 with less than one minute remaining to play. Arnold scored a field goal with 30 second to play. McPherson took the ball out and on passing In Baker knocked the ball out of bounds. McPherson called time out with 10 seconds to play. Coach Tom Hayden sent Calvin Jones in to replace Lee Unruh. Jones passed the ball in to French on the side of the court and with two Bulldogs blocking off Baker guards French arched a long shot that went through the ring to tie the score 31 to 31.

After a 2-minute rest the 5-minute overtime period opened with Brust dropped in a long field goal for Mc-Pherson to give his team a 33 to 31 advantage. Seymour. Baker guard, cut McPherson’s lead to one point

just been bothered with flu, led his team In scoring and shared high point honors with Goering of Bethel. Bach scored seven points. The final

Burkholder again took Individual scoring honors In the return game with Bethel on the Convention Hall maples. The Graymaroons turned the tables however, and managed to take home the bacon and even the score with the Bulldogs. Coach Unruh used a total of thirteen players In this game and pretty heavy scoring kept the Graymaroons in the lead for the greatest share of the game. Jack Vetter, newly acquired Bulldog, and Richard Prentice, tall center, also sipped the net for six points apiece. The score was 40-25.

in the preliminary game before the Baker game the reserves had no little difficulty In defeating the Galva High school first team, which will play here this week In the county tournament. The college seconds won 24 to 17. The college led 8 to 6 at the end of the first quarter, 12 to 8 at the half and 14 to 8 at the end of the third quarter. Galva kept pushing the college lads all the way Bamber, tall Galva center, was high scorer of the game with 10 points Vetter and Burkholder, with eight points each, were high for the seconds. The box score:

when he made good a free throw attempt on French's foul, Hersh, center, sank a fielder and Arnold, forward, another, to put Baker out In front 36 to S3. With less than half a minute to play Brust tossed another long goal to boost McPherson’s score to 35. The game ended a few seconds later after McPherson fought desperately to get possession of the ball and shoot.

Poppe and Arnold, both Baker for-wards, and Brust, McPherson guard, shared high scoring honors of the game with 12 points each.

tion club is taking up badminton as their new unit. Members who do not own rackets and birds may use those or the department.

Outers of the Outing Club enjoyed a “sack-lunch” and a skate recently at the skating rink. Tragedy reigned, however, when Harriet Pratt had the misfortune of falling and hurting her knee. For a while Harriett had to bobble on supports.

A committee headed by Edith Spengler is in the process of revising the club constitution. When all revisions are completed it will be-given to the executive committee to act upon. However, before the final acceptance of the nw constitution Is made, it will be presented to the club at large.

Many were the stiff Joints of the girls In Tumbling Club, headed by Leta Beckner, after their first few “work-outs". A more convenient time has been arranged for the meetings. Instead of Friday at 7:50, the club win meet on Wednesdays at 4:00.

Although no definite time has been set. Doris Voshell, president of W. A. A., announced that plans are being made for an all-school play night which will be sponsored by the W. A. A. More plans will be revealed later.

fore bowing to them In a free-scoring cage battle by a 56-45 score, in a game played In McPherson January 18.

The Bulldogs started off the affair In a red-hot manner, and before promoter Gene Johnson was aware of It his mighty Coyotes were on the short end of a 12-5 score. The Wesleyan-Res put on a little spurt, but to no avail, for the Bulldogs still worn lending 20-12, and showed no promise of slowing up.

The Coyotes held a short lead at half time, however, and a short pep talk by Coach Johnson to Johnson, Ebaugh, Hunt, and Co., helped the boys to come out on top after forty minutes by a 56-45 point margin, THe Bulldogs, however threatened during the entire game and the game was so exciting that "Moose" Hunt even stooped to the practice of scrambling

Basketball Schedule

ElDorado JC 42, McPherson 44. EIDorado JC 32, McPherson 24, Ottawa 38. McPherson 34.

Friends 38, McPherson 29. Bethany 39. McPherson 37. Kansas Wesleyan 56, McPherson 45.

That the Bulldogs were not badly beaten Is evidenced by the fact that they made exactly the same amount of field goals as their opponents, 21 in all. Their charity tosses proved their downfall, however, for they made good only three out of 13 attempts.

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