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McPherson college, McPherson Kansas, Friday, September 27, 1940


Song Soiree Tomorrow Night


NUMBER THREE


The Student Relations Commis-ion, of which Sara Jane Olwin and Kirk Naylor are the co-chairmen, was treated to help students in their social life on the campus.

Shirley Spohn and Russell Eisen-wise, co-chairmen of the Recreational Leadership Commission, try to inter-est students in hobbies, such as leath-er work. They also plan the parties sponsored by the S. C. M.

Read the bulletin board carefully for news items pertaining to the C. M., was the advice given by Roy Smith and Dale Stucky, publicity O-Chairmen of the S. C. M.

During 1940 and 1941, the general meetings of the Student Christian Movement will strive to present to students the various aspects of stu-dent activities and attitudes in their slightest worth in an effort to help the formulating and developing of keener sense of values.

The utilization of student talent, both individually and through the medium of S. C. M commissions and other school organizations, as well as local, state, and national speakers, will be the source of both practical and inspirational experiences for the student.


Dr. Desmond W. Bittinger, profes-sor of sociology and education at McPherson college, was born in Eg-ion, West Virginia. He attended the local high school and then went to the University of West Virginia. He then attended school at Elizabeth-town, and received his A. B. degree there. Following his schooling, he engaged in pastoral work, taught grade school, and taught later in high

In 1930 Dr. Bittinger went to Af-rica. He spent four years there in charge of the educational work of the Brethren church. There were approximately 350 students in the elementary school and sixty in the normal training schools. He was also in charge of the church work there.

was superintendent of a leper colony consisting of about eight-hundred lepers. Since leprosy is found frequently there, an attempt is being made to isolate oil lepers in the col-ony, educating them so that they may lead a normal, happy life.

After a trip back to the United

States, Bittinger spent four more


The school that he taught had a football team consisting totally of natives. This team played about seven or eight different schools each year, traveling in motor truck, and oftentimes, building their own roads

as they want. Incidentally, the road building kept the boys in shape for football.

At times, a durance of several hun-dred miles was traveled to these neighboring schools. The English rules were those used for football. The team Dr. Bittinger coached won the championship for their district.

A great interest is taken in ath-letes by both boys and girls. The girls engage in various types of athletic contests, and the boys play other games besides football.

Dr. Bittinder has written three books concerning his work in Africa. The first, "Soudans Second Sunup", was published in 1938, the second, “In The Land of the Monkey Bread Tree", was published in 1939, and the third, "Black and White on the Soudan", will probably be printed about Christmas.


Sophomores Meet, Approve Budget

The sophomore class held a class meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss and approve the budget for the present year. The budget as approved sets the dues for the year at two dol-lars and fifty cents, which is the same amount as last year.

All four class officers are authoriz-ed to collect the dues from the sophomores, it was announced by Ernest Peterson, treasurer of the class, Rus-sell Eisenbise, president, Flora Mae Brockus, vice-president, and Jean secretary are the other sopho-mores class officers.


Republicans Have Large Rally

County Attorney Speaks

At Rally Held

Last Tuesday Evening

Seventy-five young Republicans heard County Attorney John Bran-don speak at the first meeting of the collegiate young Republican club last Tuesday evening. The meeting was opened with a novelty number by the girl's trio composed of Gladys Wig-gins, Virginia Kerlin, and Lucille Wade. Appearing in patriotic dress of red, white, and blue, the girls made a hit with the Republican big-wigs.

Brandon spoke on the necessity for government of law rather than gov-ernment of man, emphasizing issues and not discussing personalities

Announcements were made con-cerncing future political activity of the club, and emphasis was made of the fact that every Republican at student is an automatic member of the club and should not wait for a personal invitation to take part in its activi-

The meeting was closed by a patriotic medley by the trio accompanied by Vena Flory.

Pep Rally Tomorrow

The football team will leave from the Physical Education Building for their game with Hays State Tigers shortly before noon tomorrow A pep rally is to be bed before the embark action and will begin at the gymnasium at 11: 30. Every student is urg-ed to come to the rally if it is at all possible for him to be there.


Author - Missionary - Professor Coached Football In Africa


that versatile newcomer to the Sophomore class, Raymond Stilfer Jr.

The question to be discussed is “Resolved, that the freshman boys be permitted to have dates to the football games."

Radio Programs Of Interest

Sunday, 1:50 p. m. University of Chicago Round Table Discussion. NBC.

Thursday, 6:15 p. m. Noel Sargent, of the National Association of Manu-facturers, will talk on "How Eng-land and Germany Are Financing the

War," MBC.

Goobers Pay Education

Sam A. Coogins of Nettleton, Miss, wanted to go to college, so he peddled peanuts.

Sam paid his $120 fees at Mississippi State with 2,400 nickles the cashier counted them — earned by selling goobers.- (ACP)

Edward L. Saylor, M. D., c’22, died at his home in Akron, Ohio, in Aug-


Live For Cause Not Die For It

Prof. Maurice A. Hess Speaks On Subject Of Living Sacrifice "In Christ we can live for our cause, not die for it," Prof Maurice A. Hess told the chapel audience last Monday morning. "A Living Sacrifice” was the subject he chose for

"In Germany the soldiers are made to believe that only one-fifth of them will return from the war.” Prof. Hess stated. “They are taught to die for the cause. Here in America we can live for our cause and should do so.

"Every person's gifts differ one from another. It is our daily to find that for which we are heal fitted. Idlers are not wanted in business.

"If thine enemy hunger, feed him, for by doing, thou heap coals of fire upon his head. We should live

lives acceptable unto God, and there-by be a living sacrifice, not a dead

Progressive Methods make it pos-sible for Spectator advertisers to sell food quality at lower prices.

A wind tunnel with air speeds up to 100 miles an hour is being built at the University of Santa Clara.


Only Four Actors Survive Stiff Tryouts

Thespian Club Elects

Unanimously Candidates

Recommended By Judges

Only four applicants survived the rigorous elimination in the tryouts for the Thespian Club held last Tuesday afternoon, it was announced by John Detrick, president of the Thespian Club. The successful actors were one sophomore, Jean Oberst, and three freshmen, JeanMcNichol, Raymond Sli-fer, and Wayne Geisert.

To be admitted to the Thespian Club, each prospect had to memorize a character selection three minutes in length, give it before the judges, and present a card outlining past experience in plays that would recommend the candidate for membership in the local club. Then the judges recommended four candidates to the Thespian Club.


In a specially called meeting of the Thespian Club last Wednesday afternoon, all four candidates recommended by the judges were unanimously elected into the Thespian Club. According to the rules, the new members are chosen by the whole Thes-pian Club.

Membership in the Alpha Phi Omega, national dramatics fraternity is open to members of the local dramatics club. The requirements for entrance are strict, and those sacking membership must be recommended by the sponsor of the Thespian Club, Prof. Della Lehman.

Last year seven Thespians qualified for the national fraternity. The judges for the tryouts this year were Miss Lehman, Prof. Ralph Stutz-man, John Detrick, club president, and Virginia Kerlin, secretary of the


Class Pictures To Be Taken Next Monday

Quadrangle Has Its Sales Campaign Already Well Underway Photographing students for their class pictures in the Quadrangle will be started next Monday, it was announced by Virginia Kerlin, editor of the Quadrangle. Photographer Phillips from the Ralph-Atkis-on Studios of Kansas City, Missouri, will take two poses of each student in the student union room. All students are urged to watch the bulletin card for the definite and defied schedule of taking the pictures.

The Quadrangle began its book sales campaign last Monday, under the direction of S. G. Hoover, circu-ulation manager. Other salesmen of the Quadrangle are Ruth Smith, Lena Belle Olwin, Leta Beckner, Ruth Stump, Ted Washburn, Don David-son, Paul Dannelley, and Ernest

ual publication.

Concerning the sales campaign, Hoover stated. "We wanted to get good start, and we will continue this drive for the next two or three weeks. I would advise students to order their annuals now, because they probably have more money now than they will later on. There will be no rise in price, and the annual will be bigger and better this year."

Chapel Program Describes Work

Of S.C.M.

Student Should Use His Talent, Gain Practical Experience

Geraldine Spohn and Lee Nelson, to-presidents of the Student Christian Movement, presided at last Friday's chapel which was designed to describe the work of this organization. The Student Christian Movement has a program that can reach every stu-dent in college. Co-chairman of the various commissions gave brief out-lines of the work of each commission, The study of many specific prob-lems is taken up by the S. C. M. Marianna Krueger and Donald New-kirk, co-chairmen of the World Af-fairs Commission, stated that their commission will discuss such topics as the Burke-Wadsworth Conscription Bill, America's position in regard to foregin trade, and how foreign trade affects the United States.

ENMC Co-Eds Thicker

Eastern New Mexico College's public information bureau sent out a story saying there was a large increase in number of freshman girls.

A New Mexico newspaper carried the story under this head-line:

CO-EDS THICKER ON ENMC CAMPUS

Freshman girls weighing under 110 pounds are considering forming a Society for the Encour-agement of Thinner Co-eds.— (ACP).

Klotz To Head Freshman Class

Freshmen Representatives To Student Council Are Pratt, Trostle

The members of the freshman class met in the chapel Monday morning to elect their officers for this school year. Dale Stucky, president of the student council, acted as chairman of the meeting. Most of the officers were elected by a close vote.

Alvin Klotz of Fredericksburg, Iowa, was selected to become president of the freshman class. Richard Prentice, of Alva, Oklahoma, was elected to aid him as vice-president-Thornton McDaniels, of Morrill, Kansas, was elected to be class treasurer. The class secretary is Dean Stucky, a brother to Dale Stucky, of Elyria, Kansas

The representatives to the student council are Harriet Pratt, of Kingsley, Iowa, and John Trostle, of Nick-erson, Kansas.

Should Use Power Of God On Earth

Dr. D. W. Bittinger

Tells Chapel Audience Of Power Of Nature

"Power will flow back upon it-self," said Dr. Desmond W. Bittinger, in a speech to the chapel audience Wednesday morning. Prof. Bittinger told of the powers of nature as he had witnessed them on the different continents.

“In Africa the Nile flows back up-, on itself," he stated, “in England the Thames flows back upon itself, in France the Rhone flows back upon itself. In Germany the Rhine flown back upon itself. In America the Hudson River flows back upon itself.

Rivera everywhere show forth the power of God.

There are many other miracles in everyday life that show forth the

"We should use the power of nature,“ said Dr. Bittinger, "to make

stead of trying to destroy human lives. We can use this power to establish a democratic brotherhood throughout the world.”

Forensic Club Meets Wednesday

The Forensic Club will hold its regular meeting next Wednesday evening at 6:45 in the student union room as was previously announced by Donald B. Davidson, vice-president and program chairman of the club

The program will consist of a debate between the president of the Freshman class, Alvin Klotz, and

Eureka Singers Give Concert Here Wednesday

S. C. M. To Sponsor

Popular Mixed Chorus Of Negro Minstrels

Next Wednesday evening at 8:00 the Eureka Singers, a mixed negro chorus, will give a concert in the chapel, it was announced yesterday by Lee Nelson, co-president of the Student Christian Movement. The S. C. M. is sponsoring the concert

Four years ago this group of min-strels were in a lyceum number here on the campus. At that time they were well received, and many stu-dents stated that they hoped the singers would return to the campus some day. Last year the S. C. M tried in arrange a concert by them, but they were too much in demand and no suitable time could be found. The Eureka Singers make a nation-wide tour every year.

The admission charge to college and high school students next Wednesday will be twenty-five cents. Family members and adults will pay thirty cents and grade school children will be admitted for fifteen.

Professor Is Outdone

A certain professor at Ohio State walked into the classroom 15 minutes late to find the class gone. The next day the students

were reprimanded. The professor said his hat had been an the desk, and that had been a sign

of his persence. Next day the professor again found an empty classroom. On each desk was a hat.—(ACP).

Men Hold Open House

Fahnestock Hall Is Open To Public Tonite From 7:30 To 9:30

This evening at 7:30 the men of Fahnestock Hull hold their annual Open House affair. The public is invited to come and visit the rooms and gel a first-hand view of how college boys live.

The event is not one that requires prompt arrival or late staying. Quests are at liberty to come or leave at any time during the course of the evening —7:30 to 9:30.

The boys already have plans afoot to make their rooms as charming as they can in their ineffective mas-culine way. Even though the rooms will remain essentially bachelors' quarters, the public will find them furnished in good, though masculine

The order of procedure is to visit

any or all the rooms, chat as long as you feel like in any one or all rooms, and to respect the family skeltons in the closets. The boys are convinced that you will have a good time. Refreshments will be served.

College Social Committee Is Chosen

Miss Shockley Announces

Personnel Of Active Group Miss Ida Schockley, McPherson col-lege social director, has chosen Donna Jean Johnson, Venn Flory, Dan Newkirk, and Robert Brust to serve on the student social committee for this year. This committee, under the leadership of Miss Schockley, will ar-range school entertainments and so-cials for week-end nights. Such events as formal parties, moving pic-ture shows, all-school parties, one-act plays and college sings will be under the supervision of this group.

Although this committee has just been organized, Miss Shockley says, "Already many entertaining events have been planned and the student body should look forward to each of these social gatherings." The first event the committee will supervise will be the college sing, which will be held tomorrow night.

Discuss Time, Money

The Brethren Y. P. D. will have a discussion of time and money Sun-day evening at 6:30, as Eugene Lich-ty, Wayne Paris, James Crill, Eliza- beth Mohler, Edith Spengler and Eunice Swank meet together and lead a round-table discussion over the topic, entitled "Stewardship of Time and Money”.

Song Soiree To Be Tomorrow Night

Novel Affair Under Direction

Of College Social Committee

Tomorrow evening at 8:00 o'clock in the student union room, there is to be a "Song Soiree". A "Song Soiree" is taken from an Old French custom in which the people that attend en-gage in group singing and mixer-games. "Soiree" is from the French wore meaning a delightful evening From the meaning itself students can expect to have an enjoyable time.

Lucille Wade, Gladys Wiggins, Pascal Davis, and Dick Burger are in charge of the program and a good program is to be the result. This type of social affair is just getting a start and it is the hopes of the committee that a large number of the student body will be out to make this "Soiree” a success.

College Of Emporia Has New President

Leslie George Whitcomb Was Formerly Evangelistic Singer

College of Emporia, a conference rival of McPherson, has a new presi-dent in Leslie G. Whitcomb, former singer-evangelist. He succeeds Dudley Doolittle, temporary president during the last year.

Until recently Whitcomb was pas-tor of a large church in Topeka, Kansas. Last June 1 he was called by the board of trustees to become per-manenet president of C. of E.

He will be formally inaugurated October 11, when a list of dignitaries will be present. Governor Payne Ratner will represent the state. Mod-erator William Young the church, and the Rev B. V. Kearns, the president of the board of trustees, will represent the college.

Governor Ratner will officiate at the flag-raising ceremonies, which precede the dedication of the Alumni Memorial Altar. The new altar, from which C. of E. has drawn the name, “The Altar College,’' will become a symbol of Christian education and living for the college. President Whitcomb will deliver an inaugural address.

Whitcomb is a member of Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic fraternity. His education was obtained at Hanover and W. bush colleges, with religious studying later at McCormick Theolo-gical Seminary. The new president is a Kiwanian and Scottish Rite Ma-

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McPherson College Has Best Pep Band It’s Had Years

This year, pep such as was only known to M. C. in the old days, has returned and with a bang! The pep rallies prior to the first football game were the start of all the enthusiasm. The pajama parade was the biggest success for several years, and the pep chapel the same day had a large crowd present.

A large portion of this success is due to the newly organized pep band. Thanks should go to the college for acquiring the services of Pascal Davis, who has taken charge of the band. Davis has had quite a musical career as a corentist, having won numerous state and county contests and taken second prize in a national contest. Prof. Davis has also had considerable experience in band conducting, and profiting by this experience he has picked some good music and has put the band in excellent condition.

College musicians have turned out better this year than last and thus the quality and power of the band has increased and will probably continue to grow as more students join. In the opinion of many the present college band sounds much better than any the college has ever had.


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When, what a headache. Just the ache is really bad. I am told, when

This is a day of perplexing prob-

growing worse everyday. The girl's having to use American perfumes cer-tainly brings the war uncomfortably

Speaking of girls and problems

synonymous) brings us to our next dilemma. Alas, why is it that the girls must be beautiful and dumb, or smart but homely. Some of the girls are pleasing conversationalists, but a man has to have a sack over her head before he can stop wincing every time he looks at her. And beau-tiful girls often are staltifying ad

I think that the difficulty is not that the the smart girls are much less lacking in bilateral physiognomic symmetry, but that their intelligence will not permit then to stoop to tricks that seem legitimate in their more obtuse sisters. As one hull session sage put it, "When you find a girl

then you've got something." A man has to balance his diet, so to speak,

to get the reputation of being unpre-

The girls also inform me of a good many other things, and shout some of which they were exceedingly wrathy. They inform me that the boys of Macollege are sadly in need of better manners. Ease of bearing, without being a stuffed shirt, kind-ness without being patronizing, hilarity without assininity, and sobriety without being a clabberpuss would seem to be their idea of Macampus' boys greatest needs. Those however, they indicated were goals to be achieved with the passage of time.

But great were the gnashing of


At The End Of Euclid

By Isabel "Crummie” Crumpacker


Hi-ya, folks! Well, everything on Macampus seems to be settling down after almost three weeks of schooling. Mary Josephine Hoizemer set-tled down so hard (not from school-ing, we presume) that she supported a nifty pair of crutches—or did they

Miss Colline seems to be having her troubles, too. She fell and broke her arm by slipping on her waxed floors. Now her famous car, "Prim-rose, Number One," must stay in the garage at home, and her cat. "Tag", must go without his three-minute egg for breakfast every morning, Tsk, tsk.

It has become well-known that ye old Fahnestock Hall is still holding its booster clubs; Professor can sling a mighty mean fly swatter; and first-year French class sounds like a bee-hive in the attempt to secure correct pronunciation.

Arnold Hall may have its poten-tialities, too. Who know, but what there might be some future Tom Edison or Sam B. Morses in its midst? Juanita Weaver, head mischief

Kline Chimes In—

With A Klinite Reporting

Kline girls have a new brother, Lorell Alvin Nelson, born last Friday morning at the McPherson County Hospital. Lorell is likely to have penty of nursemaids this school year.

Maurine Anderson spent Sunday in Manhattan visiting Lois Florman and Autumn Fields, both former students at McPherson College.

H. P. Flory of Wichita, made his appearance, at Kline last weekend visiting Avis Elliott.

Kline was the scene of a birthday party last Saturday night. V. Ritch-ie was the honoree. The girls slept out on the balcony and the rains came--which caused the lassies to move their mattresses inside and sleep the remainder of the night in

developed a device by which they sig-nal students on different floors. They tap on the pipes (hammer is the word) and by a special code, the arrangement is very effective—for

of third floor, berroan the fact that "we can hear the noise clear up here!" They staunchly declare that the next time one of the pests sticks her heard out the window, in answer to a call, she is going to get thoroughly doused with no small quantity of water from above.

Freshmen had the chapel in an uproar, Monday, before they finally succeeded in getting their officers for the year elected. Some think that it is hardly fair that only boys were elected for the four class offices.

Oh boy! Fahnestock Hall tonight! We hear that to clear their rooms, the boys cram everything into their closets and force the doors shut. So to those unknowing students—beware of opening any doors in the rooms unless you are physically able to jump clear and avoid the rush!

First Discussion Today

Today the International Relations

Club will have its first discussion of this year's program. The topic will be "How did the economic life of the European nations influence the pre-sent conflict?" Don Newkirk, vice-president of the club, will lead the

The meeting will be held in the Student Union room at 4:00, as was

terial for this discussion has been available on the "I" shelf of the library all through the week. For every discussion study material ran he found there.

Anyone not able to join the regular meetings Fridays at 4:00 yet inter-ested in the club should see Edith Spengler and tell her his predicament, so that a suitable meeting time can be arranged for the whole I. R. C.

Through the kindness of the student council the student union room will be used every Friday for the meetings. The large number of mem-bers has already reached thirty-nine

al afafirs and willing to study with the I. R. C. should join the club.

teeth about some specific details

cute with all possible vigor.

No l. Do not when asking for a a date, begin by asking what the girl is planning to do on the night in question. For it is entirely con-ceivable that she might not want to date you. She might want to date someone else. But she has to say

knit the night you asked for, and then what does she have to do with her so. asks her? Stay home and knit, darn it. When you ask a girl for a date, begin by asking her if she will go with you to the Third-ward Hodcar-

and not by trying conversationally to

makes it more difficult for her to refuse. Those are niggardly tactics.

No. 2. By using a little planning you can give the girls at least a half day's notice. However this objection is raised only by the more delicately emotioned Macoeds. Most of them are good for a date anytime. Arnold Hall could well be called the Ever-ready Battery.

No, 3. Some of the girls of our noble institution think that things

boys are so somnient to their charms that they can't get interested enough to ask for a date before a party, but come out of their stupor long enough at the party to decide that perhaps they really aren't misogynists after all, and ask for a date at the party. The girls tell me it is all very dis-couraging.

Personally, I think that they shouldn't complain about the vicissitudes of life since they were the ones that got us kicked out of the Garden or Eden.

(Note enclosed) Dear editor: This I realize, is the zenith or emetics, and you are consequently at liberty

wastebasket the whole of this column or any part thereof.

Respectfully yours.

The Sage.

ably for Japan as yet. Why could Germany not influence France to let Japan have French lado-China, if Japan in return will get in the war on Germany's side? Or maybe Japan is a greater help where she is be-cause she serves as a check on Russia to keep her from becoming ton active in the war on the "wrong" side. Besides Japan and Russia will probably never fight on the same side. No-body ever expected that Russia and Germany would make any agreement.

Japan also warns all third powers

to stay out of the conflict she is in and looks especially toward the attitude the United States will take and fears everything from an embargo on

oil and scrap iron to actual armed intervention of course we think we; will not send any boys across the

knows more about that than we, the people of the United States, do. And with the administration actually urg-

ing Congress to adjourn who knows?

Magazine Articles Of Interest

Cowley, Malcolm, "This Man's Army," New Republic, p. 406-7, Bep

Flynn, John T. "Other People's Money." Ibid. pp 416-7.

Thomas. Eugene P. "Has the Trade Agreements Program Succeeded?”

Cubberston, William S. "Economic Defuse of the Americas," Ibbl. p. 186-196.

Noyes, Charles E. “Nazi Challenge to Democracy," 207-210. The (?), Sep. 14. '40.

Angell, Norman, "Refugees Can Be Assets," Ibid, p 236-239.

Drecher, Carl. "Why Hitter Wins."

Shaw. George Bernard, "The Cops Won't Let Me Talk!" Living Age,

359:15-17.

Rich. John F. and Dulhunty, Royle, "The Hungry of Europe: Shall We Let Them Starve?" Current His-tory, pp. 32-35. Sep. '40.

Adams, James Thuslow, "What Does Col. Lindbergh Believe?" ibid, pp. 17-18.

| Personals

Mr. and Mrs. LaVern York visited with Mary Ruth Herr and other friends here last Friday. They also attended the Bulldog-Moundbuilders football game.

Juanita Weaver spent the week end at her home in Wichita.

Lawanda Larson visited in Wichita

and Warren Pede visited in Staf-

the hall. Those who attended the party were Arlene Nicholson, Melbo Morrison, Flora Mac Brockus, Maxine Kimmel, Kathleen Brubaker, Ida Mae Buckingham, Opal Brubaker, and Frances Petefish.

Play Tennis First Then Bowling

The Recreational Club had their first meeting last Tuesday in the gymnasium. Firty-four member were present.

Plans for the coming year were dis-cussed at the meeting where it was decided that tennis would be the first sport participated in, and will be followed by bowling. Twila Peck was elected reporter for the club.

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The World At Large

By Robert Nance

The bombing of London, Berlin, French and Belgian coasts continue, and each side makes its claims of damage done to military objectives and its accusations of damage done to civilian residences by the bombs of the other side. But this is nothing new and has no immediate effect on us, only as it adds up to who will last the longest.

It seems to me that the things that most concern us are such incidents as the sinking of the British refugee ship which caused the death of eighty-three children, at which the British press cried, "Murder!" and the shell-ing of the French West African capital of Dakar, at which the German papers called, "Massacre," We must think clearly on those things and remember that both sides are actually at war and that such incidents are only a part of the war.

Another incident of national importance is the fight between Japan and France over French Indo-China. Evidently there has been some nego-


WHEN I OPE MY MOUTH,

Let N0 Dog Bark—

By the Sage of Fahnestock Hall


Henry Speaks For I.R.C.

By Thomas Doeppner



ford Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. gene Eisenbise. Miss Hamman teaches in Stafford, remained Gladys Wiggings visited in W

Bernetta Denny and Orville visited in Elmo with their over the weekend.

Shirley Spohn and Geraldine visited with their parents in W

Sunday to visit his brother, (?) Eisenbise, and Mrs. Eisenbise Jiggs Mueller spent the weekend at his home in Claflin.

Tony Voshell visited friends campus over the weekend.

In Kansas State at Manhattan the weekend visiting friends in




Large Crowd Sees Movies Of Africa

I. R. C. Begins First

With Talk By Its

Sponsor, Dr. Wayland

Last Friday afternoon the Interna-tional Relations Club viewed two reels of motion picture film that were taken in Africa by Dr. Desmond Bit-tinger. The films were shown and were accompanied by interesting explanations from Dr. Bittinger.

The first meeting of the I. R. C. was well attended, being estimated at between sixty and sevent. Tom Doeppner, president of the club, presided at the meeting and introduced Dr. Francis F. Wayland, sponsor of the club.

Dr. Wayland told of the structure of the club, its functioning in the past year, and its purposes. He told a little about the conference at Winfield last year and mentioned that the conference is to be held at War-rensburg, Missouri, this year.


Choral Club Began Season Last Monday

Club Will Correlate With

A Cappela In Double Quartette

Only seven of the sixty members failed to come to the first chora' club practice Monday evening, it was reported. The choral club under the direction of Miss Gulah Hoover, rehearsed only a little in its first meeting.

Miss Hoover announced the possible program for the coming year. The choral club began working on two numbers which will be a part of the concert to be given in the church next spring.

A new move to correlate the chora' club with the A Cappella choir will be installed this year in the form of double quartets selected from the two groups to give programs through-out the year. Also the choral club will assist in the Oratorio that is given each spring in the community building.

A committee was selected to nominate officers of the club for the coming year. Those selected were Dick Burger, chairman, Russell Eisenbise-Mar Brunton, Burnetta Denny, and Wilbur Bullinger.

Hess To Speak Tuesday Morning

Next Tuesday morning Prof. Mau-rice A. Hess will speak in the World Affairs Commission meeting on "The Burke-Wadsworth hill as related to conscientious objectors". It will be the second meeting of the Commis-sion a study group of the Student Christian Movement and any one interested in this timely subject is invited to attend the meeting and to come prepared to ask any questions which he desires, it was announced by Marianne Krueger, co-chairman of the World Affairs Commission.

Last Tuesday the group met in its first meeting with a preliminary dis-cussion of the Burke-Wadsworth bill led by Dr. Burton Metzler, official college advisor for conscientious oh-


Off-Campus Off-Beat

Now that the despairing day is over this can be told. Dean Stucky, freshman, spent one long day close to his teachers for fear an upper classman would catch him alone. The reason was he forgot his cap and—well, you, know these upper classmen!

After classes are over one can usually find Chester Nordling at the golf course practicing up on his strokes. Of course, "Chet" says this is done only after his assignments are finished.

Wouldn't you like to have Mildred Fries' cute, white mocassins: skins as plentiful as Virginia Kerlin’s Lenora Shoemaker's dark hair; bands as dainty as Doris Voshell's? Or maybe, if you are a boy, you'd rather have hair as wavy as La Rde Owen. Gene Wilber's pearly white teeth, or a physique like Eddie Leonard's.

Robert Arnold. "Lefty" to most students, a Macampus gridster, has been seen wearing two class rings.

He didn't graduate twice did he? Maybe “Lefty" is keeping something secret. Could be!

Have you gotten acquainted with these student's nicknames yet?


| Introducing—


Maxine Ruehlen

One freshman girl who remains un-flustered by the healings of upper classmen, the increased length of col-lege assignments, and the learned scowls of the professors is Maxine Ruehlen. A graduate of McPherson high school. Maxine found time aside from her lessons to act as editor the high school paper. In addition to gaining a place in the National Honor Society and the Quill and Scroll. This tall, dark-haired girl likes es-

pecially the friendly atmosphere of the campus. Her extra-curricular in-terests are journalism and sports. She

of college as a full-fledged English teacher. Much will be seen of Maxine

Alvin Klotz

class hails from Fredricksburg, Iowa, with an impressive high school record behind him. He was saluatorian of

In the hand, was "In every glee club and quartette the school ever had and entered the state contests for vo-cal and instrumental solos.

Alvin made the A Cappella Choir here and plans to major in music. This tall, dark, freshman is a resident of Fahnestock Hall, the girls probably already know.

Harriet Pratt

One representative of the freshman class to the student council is Harriett Pratt from Kingsley, Iowa. In high school she also served on the student council.

She is a tall, pretty red-head, who claims Scotch in her blood. For three years she led cheers in high school. She was in the junior and senior plays given by her high school. An honor student, she graduated third


This column is intended to intro-

son college. It is impossible for Spectator reporters to interview more than a few of the prominent fresh-

The selection of one-minute sketch-es is not necessarily on ability or

the basis of how well known the

Spectator reporters. Thus the method of selection is haphazard. The Spec-

Marilyn Sandy

The attractive freshman girl with the cheerful disposition, who is known to all as "Sandy", is Marilyn Sandy. She graduated from McPher-son high school last year with many of the high honors to her credit. "Sandy'" was president of the sen-

serves, member of Quill and Scroll, an honor society for high school journalists, and received the American Legion School Award.

Her talents are many and diversified. She is an excellent whistler and played cymbals for four years in the high school band. She likes people.

teresting leader

Dean Stucky

class is Dean Stucky, brother of the illustrious Dale. Both hale from Elyria, that famous suburb of Mc-Pherson. Dean attended junior high and senior high at McPherson and sang in choruses in high school.

He was quite active in HI-Y affairs, at one time being secretary, presi-

Hl-Y. He ranked third in the fresh-man English tests given this year during freshmen days. Dean's favorite food is borraggi, and Macol-legians will find him a friendly freshman who wears his green cap regularly.

Wayne Geisert

The freshman who ranked highest in the English placement test this year was Wayne Gelsert, who lives at Elmo, Kansas. Geisert is a friendly, scholarly chap who takes most things

He attended high school at Chapman, Kansas, and participated in debate, dramatics, and journalism while there. He ranked on the high honor roll at Chapman high school. To do that he had to average over 93 in all his grades made during high school.

Thornton McDaniels

Thornton McDaniels, that tall, blushing blood from Morrill, ought to make the freshman class an efficient treasurer, since he has had experience. In his senior year in high school he was treasurer of the student council and also president of his senior class.

Although basketball was his long suit in athletics, having lettered three years and acted as captain for two years in high school, he was also a star at high jumping on the track team and first-baseman on the baseball team. He has another ability but this one has been discovered by very few on the campus—he played

Thornton is one of these rare fellows who does his own cooking and likes it. His most important hobby is the collecting of foreign stamps. He intends to teach, with commerce and coaching as his major.

John Troatle

John Trostle, a social lion from Nickerson high school, is the man representative of the freshman class to the student council. Trostle is a sociable chap, quite friendly to

He was president of his senior class

"Arky" Lois Lawson, "Frenchie" Barbara Holderman, "Tiny" Max Morse, "Pinky" Madelyn Carlson, "Mose" Wallace Lindberg.

If one didn't know otherwise, he would think Betty Schwalm owned the Model A Ford that sits in front of her house most of the time.

Jack Bowker, Macampus camer-man, has already started shooting for this year's Quadrangle. Look your prettiest girls, you may be next!

at Nickerson and is a member of the Naitonal Honor Society.

Kenneth Nordling

Kenny Nording graduated from !McPherson high school last spring. At present he still lives in the house of his babyhood. The tall, blond, and handsome freshman plays a bass horn in the pep band. He is a good basketball player, although he never played interscholastic basketball af-ter his sophomore year in high school.

In each of his last three years in high school he won the Central Kan-sas League tennis tournament. In his junior year, he also placed third in the state high school tennis tourney. He quite often plays tennis with ye editor (and wins).

Last spring at the May Fete of the All Schools Day celebration, Nord-ling was chosen May King (most handsome senior boy). being popular is well as handsome.

Richard Prentice

The vice-president of the freshman class comes from Aline, a small community near Alva. Oklahoma. He attended Cleo Springs high school.

was quite active in school athletics, playing basketball, baseball, and ten-nis. He participated in some school plays and was the sports editor of the

poose". He was president of his class in his freshman and junior years.

Vincent Allison

Another McPherson High School graduate to make his appearance on the Macollege campus is Vincent Al-

a bandaged hand the first few weeks of school. He is a brother to Anne Janet Allison, and like her, is interest-

Last year he played solo cornet in August San Romani's McPherson High School Band. He was also a member of the journalism class. When he is not busy at his work, he is usually found playing his horn or in the midst of a checker game,

Purloined Star Remains Purloined

Bill Mapes, the purloined back-field star of Bethany—Kansas Wes-leyan notoriety, is playing for Beth-any at last reports. Late test week

there was held a meeting of some of the officials of the Kansas Con-

ference.

Dr V. F. Schwalm, president of McPherson college, presided at the meeting, which did not change the status quo of the "Mapes care" despite the vehement objections of Gene Johnson, Kansas Wesleyan coach.

Mapes played no important part in Bethany’s 25-0 loss to Kearney last week, it was reported here. Map-es, despite his stellar ability in high school, will probably be hampered greatly in conference play by the pub-

self by changing schools at the last

Alumni News

Harvey Lehman, c'27, a former as-sociate editor of the "Spectator," was elected president of the Northeastern Ohio Scholastic Press Asso-ciation at a meeting held at Kent, State University last May. Mr. Leh-man is advisor for the Salem High School paper at Salem, Ohio, at which place he is entering his eighth year of teaching. He is also president of Tri-County Journalism Association and has served on several committees for state journalism conventions.

Everett Fasnacht, c'34, and Mrs.


Fasnacht sailed for the Indian Mis-sion Field September 7. They were approved for the foreign field at the Missionary Convocation at the

Church of the Brethren Annual Con ference at Ocean Grove, New Jer-

Charles Wagoner, c'38, is now pro-fessor of chemistry at LaVerne Col-lege, LaVerne, California. He is also directing the choir at the Firs Church of the Brethren in LaVerne Mr. Wagoner received his master's degree in the department of Chemis-try from Kansas State College in 1940.

Victor Vaniman, c' 24, died at his home in LaVerne, California, Septem-




Football Schedule

Southwestern 7, McPherson 0, Sept. 28—Hays Teachers, there. Oct. 4—Ottawa, here.

Oct. 11—Baker, there.

Oct. 18-Bethel, here.

Oct. 25— Bethany, there,

Nov. 9—Pittsburgh Teachers.

there.

Nov. 13—Kansas Wesleyan, here. — squeezed past her last week. This is the opening game for Hays. Hays will be the favorite to take this game.

even odds if her squad was in top condition, but both Glen Furk and Bob Brust are out with knee in-juries.

Baker journeys to Colorado to play Colorado college tonight. Although nothing much is known of the strength of Colorado, there will be considerable interest in the outcome

this year, and this will be her first

Kansas Wesleyan will play St. Benedict college at Atchison tomor-

Inon-conference games. This will be the first game for St. Benedict and the second for Wesleyan. Wesleyan beat Sterling 14 to 0 last week. On the basis of last week's performance against Sterling, we'll give the Coyotes the edge in this game.

Two Conference Teams Win; Four Lose

Scribe Says Ottawa's Reign As Conference Chump May End

Last Friday night marked the beginning of the football season for the Kansas Conference with six of

ence games. "Baker was the only team that remained idle. With one game behind them McPherson still remains the darkhorse of the conference. Although they

showed much promise The play of the line and the plunging of Vetter was especially noteworthy. The big question in the mind of all Bulldog fans is whether Glen “Flipper" Funk will be in there pitching strikes this fall and whether Bobby Brust's knee will allow him to be at his best. Although in the lineup but a few minutes against Southwestern. Funk showed clearly that he is one of the best passers if not the best in the conference. Brust reeled off several good gains while he was in the game.

Hebron Junior college invaded Newton to play the Bethel Graymar-oons and took a 14 to 0 licking. However this is no great achievement for

a team out of their class. Bethel showed defensive strength, however, by holding Hebron to 40 yards from rushing.

Sterling invaded Kansas Wesleyan and was on the short end of a 14 to 0 score. In beating Sterling, Wesley-an gave notice that it is one of the teams to beat in the Kansas Confer-ence this year. They showed a very strong offense by gainging 294 yards

loss by giving up two touchdowns in the last period to a strong Chadron team. The score was 14 to 0. Al-though Chadron had a veteran team, this game may be an indication that Ottawa's three-year reign as conference champs may come to an end this year.

At Topeka the Washburn lehu-bods overwhelmed College of Emporia 24 to 0. The score might have been even larger but the lehabods

fumbled twice within C. of E's end-yard line.

Bethany journeyed to Kearney, Neb., to play the Kearney Bute Teachers, and received a 25 to 0 shel lacking. This game would seem to indicate that Bethany will have to improve greatly if it experts to win many conference games this year, although not much can be learned from just one game.

At the end of the first week of the season there is not much change from the preseason rating of the teams. It still appears that Kansas Wesleyan

beat. But none of the other teams have conceded anything yet and any one of them can cause a lot of trouble,


Bulldogs Play Hays Tigers Tomorrow Nite

Central Conference Team Is Rated Gridiron Edge Over McPherson

McPherson faces her second Central Conference opponent in succession when she meets the strong Fort Hays State Tigers at Hays tomorrow night. Still smarting from a 7-0 defeat handed them by the Southwestern Mound builders last week, the Bulldogs will seek to even the account with South-western's conference sister.

This is the first meeting between the football teams of the two colleges

season dope Fort Hays is given a decided edge, but the Bulldogs have a reputation for scoring upsets. No reports have come from the Tiger's camp as to the probable starters for

Coach Hayden in expected to make several changes in the starling lineup for tomorrow's game. There will probably be a toss-up for the left end position between Junior French and Rollin Wanamaker while the other end will probably be Dick Callen.

will strengthen the tackle position," and starters for tackle will probably be chosen among him, Merlin “Slug" Myers, and Russell Reinecker.

Raymond "Dutch" Goering, a guard who starred in last weeks game, and Bob Cook will probably begin

“Squeak" Meyer, who will be pivot

backfield, with several injuries necessitating rearrangement. There has been some talk of shifting Gene Wilber, freshman from Ioaw, into the backfield. Milo Unruh, another freshman who showed up well in the first football game of his career, will also be depended on for backfield duty in the near future. Bob Brust and Glen Funk will probably be on the sidelines with injuries received last Friday night. Calvin Jones, Jack Vetter, Sylvan Hoover, and Irvin Keck, all of whom saw a lot of action in the backfield will be available. However, Coach Hayden will probably not announce definitely until game time who his starters will be.

A game captain is chosen preceding each game of the season for duty during the game, and tomorrow night Irvin Keck will captain the Bulldogs in their contest with the Tigers.

KCAC Gridiron Guns Sound This Weekend

Ottawa Plays Bethel Tonite; C. of E.

At Lindsborg Tomorrow By Robert Burkholder

Tonight will find the opening guns sounding in the Kansan Conference as Bethel plays Ottawa at Newton. Tomorrow night College of Emporia plays Bethany at Lindsborg.

The game at Lindsborg should be the feature game of the two. Both teams were beaten decisively in their opening games last week, and neither team has been picked to be a serious contender far the championship. A decisive victory for either team might alter this opinion. From statistics on last week's game it would appear that Bethany should have the beat chance of annexing this game.

At Newton Bethel faces the tough task of trying to whip the Ottawa Braves, who didn't give a whoop about third-term tradition as they annexed the conference championship for the third consecutive time last year. Ottawa should be able to win this game even though they opened the season with a loss, and Bethel opened with a win. If Bethel should upset the dope and win this game, it might mean the end of Ottawa's football supremacy.

McPherson journeys to Hays to meet Fort Hays State Teachers. This will be McPherson's second Central Conference foe, Southwestern having

Builders Win Opening Game Over McPherson

Long Pass Accounts For Sole Scoring In Gridiron Contest

Although outgaining her opponents considerably in yards rushing, the Bulldogs lost their season's opener before a large crowd of local fans.

Winfield eked out a 7-0 victory over the Bulldogs by virtue of a touchdown pass tossed to Swafford, Bullder fullback. The play was good for a total gain of 45 yards.

Not at any other time during the game did the Southwestern team seriously threaten to score. Each time the ball was brought into the Bulldog territory, their defense tight-ened and held. Twice during the game McPherson was within 13 yards of a touchdown only to lose the ball on

Fumbles were frequent during the

contests. A total of seven fumbles

were committed by the two teams. Winfield made most of their gains by passing, completing 10 out of 22 attempts for a total of 176 yards. Penalties did much to offset these gains, with a total of 50 yards being assessed against them.

The starting lineup;

Southwestern Pos. McPherson

Layden -------E ...... Wanamaker

Bland ...... T .    Reinecker

Rose ....—......... G -------------- Cook

Dillman....... C ______ Meyer

Barham .......0 ....... Goering

Franks ...    T    Myers

Painter —....... E ....... Callen

Manatawa ....... QB ......._.... Brust

Cantwell --------- LH ...... Vetter

Seipp............    FB.......................    ____ Jones

The summary:    M     S

Yards from rushing ........ 115    79

Yards lost from rushing....    9    19

Punts ............................... 8    9

Yards from punting ......... 284    3G6

Average punts............... 35.5 37.3

Passes attempted____13    22

Passes completed ........... 4    10

Yards from passing ..... 58    176

Penalties ...... 2    8

Yards from penalties    10     50

First downs .......... 9    14

Passes intercepted by    1    4

Fumbles ........ 3    4

Returned from punts .    80    68

Officials: R. R. "Dutch" Uhrlauh, referee; E. A Thomas, umpire; Mar-vin Cox, head linesman.

Arnold Hall Buz-z-z-z

Buzz, Buzzz—here we are all back in Arnold with all the little freshies to join us. Say did you hear that Richie Mohler thinks Harriett Frail is tops. Isn't Salina a swell town

for like Eberly?

Did you hear the fire alarm last

Sunday sounded by Lucy Blough when she burned a hole in the back of her dress. Thats all right, Lucy, Burger liked your black dress.

Notice Men's cleaning agent in girl's dorm, or is that business private, Denny? Isn’t it nice, "Mickey" to have a boy friend who will pay you for going to Sunday School. . . .

Old Arnold is realty bulging at the aides—with swanky apartments; we even have a flower patch in Arnold—If you don't believe it, just visit Vesta's and Harriet's room.

Freshmen are busy writing autobi-

busy keeping hers up to date, Gerry sends hers to K. U. Did you hear about Betty Clark dashing out into the hall? Wiggle yells "Man on Sec-|

pinch, Betty.

There is only one upper classman on third this year. . . Poor Twila. We hear that homesickeness is the main topic of the little "freshies". There was a birthday dinner given in the dining hall by about 16 girls for Lena Belle's birthday Friday. We all like our new house mother, Miss Neher, she certainly treats us swell. Listen, there's that busier buzzing

Lazonga" McAuley discovered his bed full of assorted crushed moth balls,

you. Oh Boy! Did that stink pretty! I shudder to think of the calamity destined for the freshie, or freshies, responsible for this, "Scoundrelly deed," as Roy put it.

Ah, alas, what has befallen me? 'Pears as though all my inmates have turned out to be hep-cats and jitterbugs, Oh, woe is me! I was infested with an honest-to-goodness jam session Monday nite. Riots was tight in the grove with his vest pocket harmonica. Kingsley is really on the mellow side with a bugle, and Mc-Millan was in there solid with a hot Jew's harp and a sweet potato.

of solid jive! Great heavens! Was that the Bay sounding off again? No. I guess it was only Keg-O-Rice tooting Taps on a trumpet. Taps—you lads and lasses all know what that

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Fahnestock Chaff—

Blown Off From Fahnestock Hall


"Twas the nite before open house.

And all through the dorm'. Everybody was stirring,

At least everybody but Miler Blew, and he was probably in a certain Iowa car parked under the old pine tree with our beauty queen . Oh well, I can't blame him, I could go for Batty myself.

Fanny Block, Dormitory and Hospital, that's me. Since our clash with southwestern, Glenn “You catch-em-and-I'll - pass - em" Funk and Peg-leg Brust have been about one jump ahead of the wheel chair That's OK fellows; my shingles are off to you! Bob Kingsley seeks to avoid conscription by clipping the end off a finger in the shaper. (A machine that puts the fancy edges on your dressers, etc., for the information of my feminine readers. If any, I hope! )

Ho! Ho! And did I snicker up my flue Sunday nite when Roy "Adam

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