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Dr. Bittinger Will Coach Debate Teams

School Has Good    

Debate Prospects

For This Year

McPherson college has great pros-pects for debate this year. Although the subject for debate this year has not been definitely announced, it will

probably be one concerning modern-

With the veteran debater's Donald Sewkirk, Dale Stucky, and Ernest Peterson to rely on, the season should have a great success. McPherson has done very well previously with debate and there should be no rea-son for not continuing to do so,

Dr. D W. Bittinger is the new de-bate coach this year, taking the place of Professor Blair. The tradition of having inter-class debates at the first of the year will be carried on this year. The freshman represen-

tatives will meet the sophomore rep-resentatives for the first debate. The

then meet in a battle of words. The

then a meet in a verbal clash to deter-mine the championship of the school. Dr. Bittinger stated that he would be largely on the experience of professor Hess, who has had much experience with the debate teams in

Music Department Gives Chapel Program

Audience Is Shown That School Has Much Musical Talent

Last Friday's chapel was in charge of the music department. Lyle Albright, accompanied by Prof. Fisher, sang two numbers, the first entitled "His" and the second “The Green" Red Dragon”. While singing his second number, Mr. Albright quite humorously gave the listener a more vivid

description of this dragon with expressionate singing.

John Detrick very capably pre-sented a character-skit concerning an over-confident young man, presum-ably fresh from college, who thought that the world was waiting to give him a job. But upon his application for a position he was bitterly disap-pointed that things didn't work out according to the psychological angle that he had mastered.

Two piano solos were played by Vena Flory. "The Spinners" was the title of the first piece. During the playing of this number the audience could imagine the spinners dextrous-ly weaving the cloth. The second number, "Clair de Lune," probably forced many students into day-dreams of that night not so long ago.

At the conclusion of the program many students became aware of the fact that McPherson college really has some talent in its fine arts de-

partment.

Trio Sings, Etc.,

In Pep Chapel

Some New Pep Club Members

Are "Given The Works"

Enthusiasm ran high yesterday morning

when the Pep club directed another unusual Pep Chapel in pre-

peration for the football game against

Ottawa. The cheerleaders were in charge of the presentation of the pro-gram and a large group of students participated in the cheering The newly-organized band and their novelty stunt again made a hit with the pepsters initiation of some new

Pep Club members was included in the morning program.

The highlight of the Pep Chapel was a stunt presented by the girl’s who which is composed of Gladys Wiggins, Virginia Kerlin, and Lucille Wade. Attired in football suits, the girls presented an and clever arrangement of various football songs. closing with "M.C. Will Shine Tonight."

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Debate Bulletin

“Resolved, that the nations of the Western He-

misphere should form a permanent union", is the debate question for the year, it was announc-ed late yesterday by Prof. Maurice A. Hess, immediately after he had received the question from the Pi Kappa Delta, national debate fra-ternity.

Tryouts for the school debate

teams will probably be held about

November 1, after the annual inter—

class debates sponsored by the For-ensic Club determine the class chaim-pionship of the school.

Should Freshmen Take Dates?

Klotz Opposes Slifer In Forensic Club Debate About Dates At Games

The Forensic Club had its regular meeting Wednesday evening at 6:45 in the Student Union Room. The meeting was called to order by the president, Marianne Kruger, and the minutes were read and approved.

Miss Krueger then announced that the

Quadrangle picture would be taken Thursday morning and urged all members to be present. Also the payment of dues was brought to the attention of the group, which are twenty-five cents for the year. an-

nouncing of the selection of the rest of the program committee. The two selected to serve with the chairman were Lenora Shoemaker and Twila Peck.

The meeting was then turned over to the program chairman. Dun David-

for the evening. The program con-sisted of a debate between Alvin Klotz, the president of the fresh-

orist Raymond Slifer. The question for debate was; Resolved, "that the freshman boys should be permitted to take dates to the football games."

After much discussion and verbal

contestants, the decision as to the

winner was left up to the audience who, by a very small margin, voted in favor of the negative.

The meeting was then adjourned by by president.

Worry Is Futile,

Says Dr. Metzler

Professor Of Philosophy, Religion

Speaks To Chapel Audience

"Worry is futile," says Dr. Metz-ler, professor of philosophy and re-

ligion. In chapel Wednesday morn-ing, Dr. Metzler told what the Bible says about worrying,

"Forget the past and also the fu-

present, the future will take care of it-self,” saud Dr. Metzler "If you are confronted with a problem, take the larger view. Don't limit yourself a

small view. Last but not least, trust in the Lord. The sovereign rest from worry is trust in the Lord."

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McPherson college is truly a college with a home life atmosphere for many of the students here. From a survey made in the central office, it was found that twenty-five different families have sent two students here, while three other families are represented by three stu-dents from each.

In the twenty-five families send-

ing two children each, eleven of them have a brother-sister combination, while nine send two boys, and five send two girls. In the three families

sending three children each, one fam-ily has two boys and one girl, and the other two girls and one

boy as students here.

As far as is known, there has never

Arnold Hall Will Hold Open House

Tomorrow Evening Heavy Doors Will Swing Open To Admit Visitors

ening, the heavy, squeaky doors of Arnold Hall will swing open to admit within its "hallowed” walls the an-

nual stream of inspectors.

Everyone is invited and expected to visit all of the rooms, it was an-nounced. The girls will be in their respective rooms to welcome every-

eral way.

After the three floors have been inspected thoroughly, refreshments of doughnuts and coffee will be serv-ed. Sara Jane Olwin, the president of Arnold Hall, will be chief pourer of

This event is under the direction of the social chairman, Burnetta Denny, and the other officers. By the way, the dorm is open for inspec-tion and not collection stated an Arnoldite.

McPherson College Has 363 Students

of McPherson on October was only four less than the total en-rollment at the same time last year

year; the juniors and sophomores and 78-respectively, as comapred to

two over last year's 118. The totals are 301 for 1940 and 305 for 1939.

There are 62 fine art and special students, the same number that was given for 1939, making a total of 363 students now attending McPher-son college.

Pep Chib Has Exciting Week

Pep club members and initiates have had a busy and exciting week Tuesday was initiation day and all new members turned out in bright green, smelly bibs. Besides having

to wear this bit of oil-cloth about their necks for the entire day, they

school song without the aid of the

given for the entire club with the ini-tiation being completed by various

for this organizaiton, was included in this part of the initiation. Sundry

A novelty stunt is being planned

tonight. But the details of bis stunt are to remain in “the dark" until

been such a situation here before. When classified according to their home states, these students represent

six states besides Kansas, which— of course- has the largest representa-tion. Not only do these two-of-three-students-from-a-family combination come from the standby Brethren con-stituencies, but many of them come from homes in McPherson.

Nine of the families sending more

than one student live in urban Mc-

Pherson, while two other families live on a McPherson rural route. Four other families live in Iowa. Kansas is the home state for eighteen of the families.

Miles and Lyle Albirght come from Eldora, Iowa. Lucy and Milan Blough hall from Waterloo, Iowa. Marianne and Norman Kreuger are from Bag-ley, Iowa. Opal, Merlin, and Doyle

Prexy To Expel Obstructionists

University of California students were warned by President Robert Gordon Sprout that they will be suspended from college if they actively oppose the defense

program.

"For those who prefer to riddle while Rome burns or to accelerate the pace of destruction by building private bonfires of their own, I shall have little sympathy,” he said, "Indeed, I may find it necessary to ask some of them to defer their en-joyment of an education at the state’s expense until the life and prosperity of the state have been made secure by their more patriotic fellows."—(ACP)

“Fate Need Not Correspond To Character”

Dr. W. A. Naumann Addresses Chapel On Interesting Theme

"Christ gave a consistent view of the relationship between destiny and personality," declared Prof. Walter

fluence of the Gospel on the presentation of man in literature during the chapel hour Monday morning.

characters drawn from everyday life incidents from history and daily events, and motivation which must harmonize with the character and his situation.

The anthropomorphic qualities of ancient paganism contended that there must be a relationship between

the personality and his fate—one's fate corresponded to his character. They seperated fate from outside forces. Thus, the Stoles isolated themselves from the world by a flasc dignity. Early examples of literature manifest this fatalistic philosophy of the times.

“No correspondence exists necessarily between fate and character" is the teaching of Christ. The life and death of Christ teaches that men are not confined to an earthly exis-tence but their lives reach out into the spiritual realm. The literature created after the advent of this now theory was profoundly influenced, as the student of literature may readily observe.

School Calendar

Today

I. R. C. Meeting, 4:00 p. m.

Ottawa (here), 8:00 p. m.

Arnold Hall Open House, 8:00 Tuesday

Eureka Singers, 8:00 p. m.

Friday

Baker (there), 8:00 p. m. Movie, 8:00 p. m

Saturday

Kline Hall Open House, 8:00 p. m.

Fisher Picks Two Varsity Quartettes

Helms, Hoover, Pierce, Albright Are Male Quartet This Year

Prof. Nevin W. Fisher, head of the McPherson college music department, chose yes-terday the personnel of the two varsity quartettes of McPherson college. The choice was made from the performance at the tryouts and after much deliberation.

First tenor for the male quartet is Claxton Helm. Harold Hoover, second tenor on last year’s quartet again holds that spot. Lyle Albright is the choice for first bass. Keith Pierce will sing second bass in the quartet for his fourth straight year.

A college women's quartet was organized this year. Although there was no ladies quartet last year, there has been in previous years. First soprano will be Shirley Spohn, junior. Lucille Wade, senior, will sing second soprano. Esther Sherfy, senior, will be the first alto, and the second also will be Lucy Blough, a freshman

The quartets sing publicly much more than other musical organizations of McPherson college and for that reason are quite prominent.

They practice regularly several times

Publications Board To Meet Monthly

Elect Lena Belle Olwin

To Be Secretary Of Board Last Monday evening the publications board held its first meeting of the year. S. O. Hoover, chairman of the board, presided at the meeting, in which the business managers of the Spectator and the Quadrangle gave brief statements of their expen-ses and tentative budgets.

Present at the meeting besides the chairman were Ernest Reed, Specta-tor editor: Sylvan Hoover, Spectator business manager : Virginia Ker-lin, Quadrangle editor; Ernest Peter-son, Quadrangle business manager; Dr. J. W. Boltnott, dean of the college; Dr. O. A. Olson, financial advisor for the Spectator; Dale Stucky, student council president; James Crill and Lena Belle Olwin, representatives from the student council.

Other members of the publications board are Prof M. A. Hess, faculty advisor of the Spectator editorial staff; J. H. Fries, advisor for the Quadrangle; Verle Ohmart, alumni representative; and Elizabeth Mohler, a member of the student council.

Purpose of the publications board is to advise and aid the respective staffs. The board decided to meet regularly on Mondays about the middle of each month. Lena Belle Olwin was elected secretary of the

Approval was granted the heads of the Spectator staff to attend the Associated Collegiate Press Convention, to be held this year November 7, 8, and 9 at the Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Michigan.

Choir Re-elects

Pierce President

A Cappella Choir Has Short Business Meeting Monday In the business meeting last Monday afternoon the following officers were elected for the A Cappella Choir for this school year: president, Keith Pierce, who was the choirs able president last year; vice-president and publicity chairman, Ramona Fries; secretary, Shirley Spohn; trea-surer, Robert Frantz; social director, Gladys Wiggins; and stage managers. Raymond Silfer and Alvin Klotz.

This year's choir is rehearsing twice weekly on Monday and Thurs-day afternoons from 4:l0 until 5:30.

discriminate between a worthy article and one written by a blowhard. If college students can not discrim-

inate, they will be against tremendous odds in trying to cope with modern

propaganda in everyday life. Advertising, political speeches and even newspaper articles need to be taken with a grain of salt.

Historians and journalists alike base their judgment of the truth of various statements upon the source. College students should develop the habit of reading the articles, consid-ering the sources, and determining the weight they should have. If not anything else, this process would train

By Thomas Doeppner Horner Is Program Chairman

Don Newkirk, former chairman of the program committee, has resigned. His place has been taken by Lucile Horner, the black-haired, black-eyed Texas-girl. The committee consists of Lucile Horner, Wayne Crist, Robert Nance, and Thomas

This week's program is a book re-

view about Muste's book. "Non-Vio-lence in an Aggressive World," to be given by Esther Sherfy. After the book review, Esther will lead a disc-cussion about the book and its prob-

A week from today, the club starts a study about the minority problem. Two short lectures will be given by college students, and after that a discussion about the most important parts of these lecures will be led by Dale Stucky. Everybody who is in-terested in this study, should be prepared by reading the study mater-ial about it, which is available on the shelf in the library.

The World At Large

By Eugene Lichty

"JAPAN JOINS AXIS ALLIANCE SEEN AIMED AT U. S.“ These words constitute a headline of the Satur-day New York Times.” Perhaps it is high time that the United States has something aimed at her. After all, if one is not a steady target, how can he be a good marksman?

No doubt Japan has not yet forgot-ten the insult paid her by the United States by the exclusion of Japanese immigrants in the early years of the present century. Furthermore, maybe the Japanese have rightly interpreted certain actions of the United States, such as the Selective Training and Service Act, as leading us closer in the conflicts abroad.

Japanese are long noted for their imitative qualities. Since certain so called democratic nations thought it

the other, whu should not Japan do

Secretary of State Mull was probably right in his statement that the people to think, and that is what no education should do to anybody.

Letters to the editor must be type-written and double-spaced. The editor reserves the right to tone down any words considered beneath the dignity of McPherson college students. The letters must be signed, for the editor refuses to publish anything without knowing the source.

The sources of the letters will be kept strictly confidential. Only the editor will know who wrote the items. But no item will be published which reaches the editor without his knowing the writer. These rules should simplify-the writing of letters to the editor.—The editor.

To The Editor

There is a definite need in McPherson college for a more centraliz-

there seems to be no person that will take full responsibility of going ahead with a task, or of giving anyone else the authority to do so.

This is apparent especially in the case of the work on the campus. Anyone wanting to know something concerning campus work is usually sent around to four or five different people and be usually ends up by knowing no more than he did before he started. He then attempts to go ahead on his own initiative only to be stopped by any one of the five he went to see previously.

Closely connected with this is the apportioning of work, both campus and N. Y. A. It is apparent to many that there are a few holding jobs that have no need for them, and others who need work very badly that cannot get it. How are these jobs assigned? By personal likes and dislikes or by need?

There is a flaw in the administration somewhere in the case of such happenings. It would be for the betterment of the college as well as the aid of the students to organize

happenings as the above mentioned action merely "pubically confirms

a relationship already existing." But this need not hinder us from gaining

a challenge or two from such a declaration.

We are astounded by the Axis pow-ers' frequent use of the term "new order.” But, I wonder if, by chance, we Americans were living, three hun-, dred fifty people per square mile as

hundred as in Japan, whether we also would demand a "new order."

Undoubtedly it is going in take much more than propaganda, polities, treaties, or even armaments to make the world a safer place to inhabit. With United States citizens enjoying over fifteen acres of land for each

square mile, with our lavish squinder-Europeans and Orientals, and with

with food that doctors tell us we dig our graves with our teeth, dare we accuse those less fortunate, for desiring a "new order?" Someone is going

Magazine Articles of Interest

Fuqua, S. O., Maj. Gen.: "How Our New Bases Strengthen Hemisphere Defense." Newsweek, 16:20, Sept.

16, 1940.

a Two-Edged Sword Against the Axis.” Ibid., p. 21.

French vs. French," an editorial Times, 36:24 Sept. 30. '40.

“Nazis In the New World," an editorial, Nation, 151:262, Sept. 28, '40 Alter, Jay: "Frauen Awaits Orders,” Ibid. p. 26.

Hicks, G,: "The Blind Alley of Marxism," Ibid, p. 265.

Kelter, H." “Soldiers of Peace,” Christian Century, 57:1202, Oct. 2,

Villard, 0. G.: "How Long Can Europe Endure?'* Ibid, p. 1207.

Wolfers, A.: "Some Aspects of For-eign Policy.” Yale Review, 30:16, Autumn, 1940.

Tomlinson, H. M. “Propaganda," ibid. p. 63.

Poetic Dribble

This column is not intended to be a reflection of the views of the editorial stuff of this paper. To prove the sincerity of the above statement, this paper will also print juicy bits of

favoring the Democrats and third-term traditions or any other political

But all things handed in to this column must meet the requirements set up for other copy for this paper. The copy must be typed, double-pared, turned in on half sheets of typing paper, and must have a wide margin. If the copy does not meet this requirement it is always the right of the editor to file it in the wastebas-ket.—The editor.

TO ROOSEVELT To thee, dear Rosey.

Our dear boss,

We turned to thee.

When all was lost

That was back in '32. . .

Today we find the same is true,

In spite of 40 billions spent,

We still find few who have a

Contributed by Jack Bowker

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Kampus Kapers—

By Isabel Crumpacker

To all of us who drive cars to

school—here is a suggestion. Why doesn’t one of the bolder ones get up a petition to have that hole fixed at the entrance of the driveway to the college. As for myself, I have not yet become sufficiently expert enough to elude the offending depression. An apology to Dorothy and Alta

sisters as was printed in this column

Someone ought to have been around

the third floor of Arnold with a

wise-cracking coed spread jelly on all the door knobs. It was such a sweet contact that they could scarcely tear themselves away.

Dr. Naumann still believes that the picture in Bowman's and Myers' room at Open House was lighted up by the reflection of the mirror on the opposite wall. At this annual event, the only disappointment was that Ernie Reed didn’t have his fly swatter up on the wall, as on a pre-vious occasion, to give that nice balanced effect for his tennis racket.

Coming into her office, Miss Shock-ley found that the room had been stacked. The hall tree and a big mirror were on top of her desk, she now firmly declares that "If I find who did that, it's just going to be too bas.” However, there seemed to be a twinkle in her eye when she said

it. Some of the girls resented the "Let No Dog Bark” article of last week in which the "Sage" said that

girls' heads before he can stop wincing every time he looks at them. We notice that the "Sage” does all right

of those men who has a soul so dead

that he has never turned his head and said, "Hmm, not bad!”

underway on the campus, so remem-ber to be considerate of others. Some students have the habit of monopolizing the conversation and not giving

ion or tell their jokes. Remember that the Hindenberg exploded be-cause it carried hydrogen. People

will do the same if you release all your hot air in a blast of talking." Well, like the armies sight-seer. there's not much point to this story - but the first time I heard it, "I-thought-I'd-spilt."

Progressive Methods make it pos-

The play of many of the substitutes was especially noteworthy. Several are expected to see action tonight against Ottawa as the result of their performance at Hays.

The Baker Wildcats journeyed to Colorado Springs to play Colorado college and were beaten by a score of 20 to 0. Very little statistics were

available on this game and very little was known of the strength of Colorado college so not many deductions can be made from this game.

On Saturday afternoon at Atchi-son, St. Benedict smothered and out-classed Kansas Wesleyan 26 to 0 St. Benedict, one of the better teams in the Central Conference, had the upper hand all the way and Kansas Wesleyan never threatened seriously.

At the end of the second week of the

season there is not much change in the preseason rating of teams. However in her first two games Otta-

years and may be crowded out of the championship by Kansas Wesleyan, Baker, or any of the other teams.

Reckless Drivers Cause Many Deaths

An interesting bulletin released by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Com-pany is intended to aid in a national safety campaign, sponsored by the

"During January, 1940, twenty-two automobiles ran into the sides of Missouri Pacific trains. During a ten-day period in January, three automo-biling containing thirteen people run at high speed into the sides of Mis-souri Pacific trains and all of the thirteen occupants were killed in

“During June, July, and August, seventeen people in automobiles were killed and others seriously injured in accidents at Missouri Pacific highway crossings.

"Reckless drivers not only endan-ger themselves, but the passengers

and crews of trains. Reckless driv-

ers have caused derailments of freight and passenger trains, which resulted in the death of passengers and employees of railroads.”

League Welcomes College Students

Young People's Epworth League cordially invites all college students

to attend their regular meetings each Sunday evening at 6:30 o’clock, it announced by Maxine Ruehlen, publicity manager for the league.

Methodist students are especially in-

There will be a car in front of Sharp Hall at 6:20 o'clock to trans-port leaguers to and from Epworth Ernest Reed will be in charge of the meeting this Sunday.

The chief question current in the boys dorm is “Are there things worth fighting for?" "Are liberty, freedom of speech, the right to assemble unlimited entrepreneur privileges, freedom of worship, our American cul-ture, and American traditions of good sportsmanship and justice worth fighting for on the seas and on the beaches, in the air and on the plains, with hand grenade, trench knife, fists, and nails, with all of the cour-age of men defending their homes, with the savagery of an Alamo?"

There are those who believe that we should arm to the teeth and prepare to defend our homes and institu-tions against the pagan, barbarie militarism Of Northern Europe, and the fanatic Shintoism of the yellow bordes of Western Asia. Those boys who say, “Yes”, to the above question are prepared to make the necessary sac-rifices of the year of army training

and front line service if necessary.

But there are those who, while agreeing upon the desirability of the democratic way of life and the bar-barousttess of the totalitarian states, ask this question. “Is it possible to save our Christian Institutes and Christian attitudes, our culture, by fighting? “Do we not," they ask, “destroy Christianity by using any other than Christian methods in per-petuating it? Isn't fighting for Christianity in essence a renancia-tion of Christianity?"

Those boys who say, “Yes," to the above question are also prepared to make the necessary sacrifices to sup-port their positions.

Every dog has its day and likewise I had mine, only mine was a nite. Ah yes! Girls, girls, girls, millions of beautiful babes, well almost millions. I was literally over-run with gorgeous girls. Not only did plentiful pulchritude permeate by premises and peer presumptiously at my prosiac population, but I was muchly honored by visitations of members of the faculty and the mommas and poppas of many of my inhabitants. Oh Boy! Did I ever shine! 1 hadn't been so clean since last Open House.

Speaking of Open House, Arnold, we'll all be over to stare back at you Saturday nite. I’ll bet that old Fanny Stock can boast of better house-keep-ers than the Arnold gals. Of course, it would be unfair to challenge you to produce a room as b-e-u-ti-ful as "Thomas Edison" Bowman's and "Slug” Meyer's.

"Go ye unto all the world and preach the gospel," or words to the same effect—of course that would include the “Bloody Bucket," else

that most promising third floor future minister wouldn't have been pa-tronizing our popular little nite spot. The first method contingent ask this question, “Do you mean you would idly stand by while your moth-ers, fathers, wives, and sweethearts were subjected to all of the rapine and brutality of invasion. The C. O.'s (conscientious objectors) then cite examples from history proving that a nation worthy of the name con-tinues to exist in spite of invasion

partition, persecution, and subjuga-

tion. They say the mill of the gods grinds slowly, but it grinds exceed-

ingly fine, and then they quote from the Bible, "He ye not deceived: God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man soweth, so shall he also reap."

One merry wag countered to this by quoting what he termed as the King-James version: “Yea, Verily, say I unto thee, "He that seeth his duty and doeth it not shall be beaten until his arches Palieth completely and his ears droopeth as the huning dogs." And so the discussion rages on like the floods, with main currents around the above mentioned questions, and with eddies, backwaters, and under-lows on such questions as "Can a man be a good citizen and not fight?” "Can a man be a Christian and fight?” “Would a person be a C. O. who would ficht if invaded, but not if we were the aggressors “What is the Christian way to stick a bayonet in a Deutcher's liver?" tad infinitum Interest is intense, tolerance reigns supreme, some have their beliefs strengthened, and many are more profoundly preplexed. But all are con-sidered that as long as problems can be discussed as here democracy is

Crist Heads Choral Club

Wayne Crist was elected president of the Choral Club last Monday, and

president, Leta Beckner was chosen to fulfill the office of secretary and treasurer at the choral club rehearsal last Monday.

Personals

A. D. Morgan attended the concert of the C. S. Navy band in Wichita

Saturday.

Mickey Miller visited at her home in Raymond over the week-end.

Elma Minnick, who teaches at Lin-

colurville, visited with friends in Mc-Pherson over the weekend.

Calvin Jones and Alice Lindgren were visitors in Marquette on Sunday

Kirk Naylor visited his brother, Kurtis Naylor last week end.

Miss Colline was a Marquette visi-

Betty Clark spent the week end visiting friends in Wichita.

Maurine Anderson spent the week end visiting her parents.

Margaret Hamm spent the weekend in Conway Springs

Mello Burger- and Louise Sanger

former students here, spent the week end visiting friends at McPherson college.

Mrs. Lee Nelson and son returned home from the McPherson County Hospital on Sunday evening.

Frances Petefish spent the week end with Eleanor Macklin at her

Jean McNickell spent the weekend

at her home in Lost Springs.

daughter, Karan, and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hert of Hope visited Mary Ruth Herr on Sunday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Weldand, Tony Voshell, Dave McGill and Eddie Dlehi were amond those who attended the football game at Hays.

Gladys Wiggins spent Saturday vis-

iting her parents in Geneseo.

Bob Brust is teaching Industrial Arts classes in Cast

Mrs. A. N. Blake and Miss Minna Bartels of Inman, announced the mar-riage of their niece, Miss Kathryn Elizabeth Eons to Mr. Jamen Foster

Lambert, at McPherson, September 20, the Reverend R. M. Truesdale of

the Presbyterian Church officiating

Enns of Fort Pierce, Florida. the groom the son of Mrs. E. M. Brown of Garnet, Kansas.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Lambert were students here at McPherson college, Mrs. Lambert graduating in the class if 1940. The young couple will make their home in McPherson. The groom is employed by the Walstrom IGA

Bulldogs Face Ottawa Braves Here Tonight

Local Squad Opens

Conference Season

In Good Condition

By Dean Stucky

Tonight the Bulldogs will face the strong Ottawa Braves in an attempt to begin their conference play with their name in the win column. It is not an easy task facing the Bulldogs, for the game, the first Kansas Conference game of the season for them, is with a team which has won the conference championship for three successive seasons. Many of the squadmen of last year's powerhouse are still with the Ottawa team, and it is believed by many that the Braves will continue their dominance this season.

The Braves further satisfied their backers by whipping a fighting Bethel College eleven in their first conference game. Coach Godlove's Braves used their old tactics of mass inter-ference for a great part of the game at Newton. The final score of the game was 19-6.

Coach Hayden used last weeks game with Hays State to give many

bers valuable experience, especially during the second half, and it is expected that the team will be in bet-

than any game thus far. The lineup this evening will be considerably different from that of previous contests, with such players as Junior French, Thayles Maupin, and Merlin Brubaker as possible starters.

Hayden put his squad through the most extensive workouts which they have had this season, with such players as Laurence Hill, Carl McMillen, and Jiggs Mueller showing promise. It is hoped that the Bulldog's passing ace, Glen Funk, will be in condition for tonight's game, although Bes Brust will probably not be available. Them will then be a possibility of a Funk-French passing combination. Hayden also made emphatic in his workouts that all players would have to work for their positions, and that he has plenty of reserves to replace

In the Bethel game last Friday, Ot-tawa profited greatly by fumbles and poor kicking. She made all three

the ball within her opponents 20 yard line. The Bulldogs do not expect to give the Braves any such “breaks'' this evening. Reports have it that the Ottawa team was weakened by the President's call of the national guard, because several of her letter-men were members. Tonight's game will be an opportunity of discovering if this is the case.

Raymond "Squeak" Meyer will again captain the Bulldogs this evening. He will be the choice at the pivot position, with Cook and Goer-ing at guard. Russell Reinecker and Merlin Myers will probably start at tackle, and Junior French and Dick Callon are expected to start at end. The backfield will probably include Jack Vetter, Merlin Brubaker, Calvin Jones, and Irvin Keck.

Six Conference Teams Clash This Weekend

Feature In Here

With Ottawa; Others

At Newton, Lindsborg By Robert Burkholder___

Three conference games are scheduled for last night and tonight as the teams of the Kansas Conference swing into the third week of the schedule. There is also a non-conference game between Bethel and Southwestern of the Central Conference,

One of the feature games of the conference will be here at McPherson where the Ottawa Braves clash with the McPherson Bulldogs. Ottawa, victor over Bethel last week will be favored to take this game, although McPherson will be stronger for this game than the one at Hays last week.

With the world series bringing me

lean sporting public now turns to the great fall sport, football. In this section of the country the Big Six is the predominate conference. A few

team of the Big Six that received much wide-spread consideration, but

and Missouri have produced football teams of national ranking. Last year Bug Six teams beat such teams as Minnesota and Northwestern of the dig Ten, Texas and Baylor of the South western Conference, and such eastern teams as New York University and Pittsburgh.

Missouri is the defending champion in the Big Six but is not a favorite to repeat, at this stage of the

season. The Tigers still have All-American Paul Christman, but they lost such men as Waldorf. Currence, Rouse and the two Orf twins from the team that won the Big Six and played in the Orange Bowl. Christ-man has been hampered by a leg Injury since spring, but Don Faurgot,

Favorite in the Big Six this year is the Nebraska Cornhuskers, who have one of the best teams in years. They finished second in the conference last year, losing only to Missouri. "Biff" Jones, Nebraska coach, lost only three men off his first two teams last year and these

were casily replaced. The offense will be built around Harry Hopp and Herman Rohrig, while the defense will be built around Warren Alison. Nebraska is definitely the team to beat this year in the Big Six.

Oklahoma will have a strong team

pected to be as strong as they have

been the past two years. Clark, Ivy, Seymour, Duggan, and several other lettermen were graduated last spring. However, Tom Stidham still has such sterling performers as Jack Jacobs, Cliff Speegie, and Orville Matthews.

Kansas State is the only team in the conference that has a new coach this year. He is Hobbs Adams, who was Howard Jones assistant at U. S. C. for several years. He faces a tough job of making Kansas State a conference contender. However he has

tackle last year and in the backfield he will also have Kent Duwe, one of the outstanding sophomores in the conference last year.

Kansas University is not ranked very highly at this stage of the season. A big blow to Gwinn Henry, K. U. coach, was the decision of Ralph Miller, pride of Chanute, Kansas, not to compete in football or basketball this year in hopes that his trick knee may heal better. However, Kansas usually wins a game or two before; the season ends.

Iowa State is expected to be stronger than a year ago. Man of the players on last year's team were sophomores. Also Hank Wilder, a member of Iowa State's team of two years ago, has decided to play foot-ball again this year.

Missouri journeying to Pittsburgh to play the strictly amateur Pittsburgh team. Nebraska goes to Minneapolis to play the University of Minnesota. Minnesota was victor over Washington last Saturday, but this is the opening game for Nebraska. Oklahoma plays Oklahoma A. and M. in their annual game at orman, while Kansas State Journeys to Colorado to play Colorado University._