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McPherson college, McPherson, kans., Friday, February 22, 1946

NUMBER 19

"Angel Street” Cast Chosen

Trustees Complete Business

New Members Added To Club

In Thespian Club play tryouts Tuesday afternoon eight new members qualified for membership. and the cast for the forthcoming play “Angel Street” was selected.

Phyllis Strickler and Tom Rea were chosen to play the leading parts of Mr. and Mrs. Manning-ham. The part of Elizabeth, a middle age servant, will be filled by Edith Merkey, while Esther Miller was selected to play Nancy. the pretty little maid. The right to play the fifth character, Rough, a middle-aged overbearing detective, was won by Keith Burton All of the cast, with the exception of Edith Merkey, are veteran Thespian members.

Seven other students qualified to become members of the organization, although they will not be in the play, They will help with the production. They are Betty Lou Jamison. Sybil Miller, Carol Trowbridge, Marianna Stinnette, Gordon Reist, Donald Keim, all of whom are freshmen, and Della Mae Poland, a sophomore. Twenty-three people appeared at the tryouts.

Annette Ronk will direct the play which will be given as soon as possible. Judges for the tryouts were Annette, Reverend Upton, and Reverend DeWitt Miller.

The Board of Trustees adjourn-ed their two-day meeting at the college Saturday afternoon, February 17. All motions were carried by unanimous votes, and the work done was constructive and forward-looking. Small increases in salary were granted to the present members of the faculty, and provisions were made to enlarge the staff for next year in anticipation of a noticeably larger student body. All of the trustees except one were present. Richard Keim of Nampa. Idaho; Harvey Rasp of Omaha. Nebraska; and J. J. Yoder of McPherson. Kansas,, were reseated on the Board of Trustees for a term of six years each. The officers of the Board for next year are: W. H. Yoder of Waterloo. Iowa, Chairman; E. A. Wall of McPherson. Kansas, Vice-Chairman: and J. H. Fries of McPherson, Kansas, Secretary-Treasurer.

The reports on enrollment, by the Dean; finance, by the Treasurer; and publicity, by the Director of Public Relations, were very encouraging. The enrollment is now sixty percent above what it was two years ago, and all indications are that there should be 300 students of college rank next year. More reservations for rooms are now made for next September than at the same time in any one of the past five years.

A Five-year Forward-Look was presented and discussed, and a potential Building, Equipment and Repair Fund, to the amount of $100,000.00, was approved. Plans will be worked out in harmony with the needs.

The amount contributed on the $100,000.00 Endowment and Debt Liquidation Campaign which was launched February, 1943, and which closed January 15, 1946, has now reached $108,531.87. Within the same time, $80,000.00 in annuities was received, and $3,966.30 for student loans. The income from the Fifty Dollar Club has averaged a little better than $5,000.00 per year since its beginning in 1939, which easily represents an endowment of $100,000.00. This means that McPherson College now has an equivalent of $500,000.00 in the endowment. A $1,000,000.00 endowment for the College is possible in the not too distant future.

K. L. Coppock Speaks to Chapel Audience Friday

Rev. X. L. Coppock, pastor of the Church of the Brethren at Plattsburg, Missouri, and father of Miss Doris Coppock was the speaker at the chapel service last Friday morning. His theme was “Fence Rails”.

In his talk he pointed out some of the great principles for which Abraham Lincoln gave his life, and then went on to question our progress from that point. In the days of Lincoln they had old fence rails, but there are very few in existence today. We now have the electric fence which represents a long step in scientific progress. In that day there was slavery and great race discrimination, and the question confronts us, “Have we gone as far in advancement in our ideals as we have scientifically?” Lincoln dreamed of the time when all men should be regarded as equal and should share alike in the privileges of life. Rev. Coppock says that the trouble with our day is that we have not kept pace in our social and religious thinking with the progress in other fields.

Successful Regional Conference Closes

More than 400 persons from outside McPherson attended the week-end sessions of the Church of the Brethren Regional Conference and more than 250 are here for the entire program. This is the largest number on record to attend this conference.

Addresses, forums, lectures, and business sessions made a full schedule for the complete week. Fellowship dinners, a faculty-trustee dinner, special breakfasts, and women's teas highlighted the social events of the week.

Dr. Oscar Blackwelder from Washington D. C. headed the list of talented speakers and leaders that made the conference the high light of the regional year’s program. Leaders from the Brethren Home Offices helped ministers and laymen in their local church programs.

The conference closed today at 11:00 with the last chapel hour program by the McPherson High School debaters.

Brubaker Gives Mission Emphasis

Youth Retreat

Is Successful

Brubaker Speaks At Youth Banquet

On The Road To Scott City

There could be books written the happenings between McPherson and Scott City, and this week we have one for the books, but told here in a condensed form.

Saturday morning, Ramey (successor to Alexander) ala its master and three members of the male quartet made an excursion the Scott City Parish. (I use the word “parish” advisedly). To start this story out like all good stories should, we will say that everything was going fine and liked it very well ’til Ratney got tired of running and started raising cain.” This particular episode takes place outside of McPherson about fifty-five miles at an ungodly hour, about two o'clock a.m. All was very quiet, naturally, at such an hour, with exception of Chuck’s heater— (i.e. the heater in the car) which was noisier than it was hot, but then all of a sudden, there came from the “motor” a racket which would make you think a civil war

was being raged within it. That was the payoff. Ramey refused to run. So we all got out and marched our bodies into town which was no less than one mile away. So with seven dogs leaping around us, trying to scare, us (but Dumond won by scaring them, even us at times) we staggered down the highway with all our paraphernalia, which included shoes (two apiece) boots, blankets, (Charlie always has one or two in his car) suitcases, etc.

Finally upon arriving in the big town Ellinwood we began our search for cover, first checking possibilities of hopping a freight, however there was hardly a place open, and those that were not, locked up as soon as they saw Dumond with blankets thrown all over him. But finally we stumbled on to the hot spot of the town, a little cafe. The only thing hotter in town was the chili it served. We told our story of woe to the keeper of the beans (as Albright ap

plied the 1/2, Nelson) and he obligingly put us up for the night in two of his booth suites. But before retiring we made noble attempts at hitch hiking. I became tired waving my thumb once every hour (whether a car came or not).

I could have quit, so I did.

We had reveille at 5:30 (giving us all 2.5 hours of sound sleep) in order that they could serve their early breakfast customers. Thus we were obliged to eat again in order to keep our seniority rights in the play. Again after breakfast we resorted to hitchhiking. At 8:30 finally a train decided to run into McPherson to see an engine about who’s steam was playing tonight. (Any similarity between this and humor is purely accidental.) We finally talked it into bringing our four bodies along with it. Incidentally, if you wish to go to Scott City some week end. remember the adage. “It is a great life if you don’t weakend.”

Tue. Feb. 26, Basketball, Friends

here.

Anti-tobacco, orations. 4:00 Thur. Feb. 28. Basketball, K.S.T. there.

Plans Made In Harmony With College Needs

Dr. Leland Brubaker spoke before two hundred youth at the Regional Youth Retreat banquet last Saturday evening in the Church of the Brethren basement. He challenged them to give their life in service to their fellow men. Kent Naylor served as toastmaster.

Other numbers on the program were a short talk by Dr. Peters, a reading by Doris Lehman, and several numbers by the male quartet. Consecration and installation of the new officers was held in the church sanctuary afterwards.

Enrollment Increases

On February 18, the college enrollment stood at 223. Eighty-seven of these were freshmen, 60 were sophomores, 33 were juniors, 30 were seniors, and 13 wore specials. Thirty-eight of the total were veterans, all but 5 of whom entered the second semester. There are SO fine arts (pre-college) students enrolled, which makes a grand total of 303.

Blackwelder Is Chapel Speaker

Dr. Oscar F. Blackwelder, pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington. D. C. gave a very inspiring talk to the students and conference guests at the Wednesday Chapel service.

In his introduction he said that Warren D. Bowman is doing a wonderful job for the church in Washington, D. C. He also praised Congressman Edward H. Rees from Kansas. He said that Congressman Rees is a fine Christian and voiced his hope that Kansas would keep him in office as long as he can run.

Dr. Blackwelder spoke on a topic on which he has already spoken 1600 times. He said that he received the idea for this talk in a YMCA lobby where he saw a picture of a big man clad in overalls facing the rising sun. Underneath the picture was the inscription, “A Sun Crowned Man.” His topic was, “Sun Crowned Men.”

He suggested that there are five characteristics of a sun crowned man and he illustrated each.

His first sun crowned man was Robert E. Lee, who stood for character. Robert E. Lee was a gentleman, and the best definition of a gentleman, said Dr. Blackwelder, could be read by substituting the word “gentleman” for “love” in I Corinthians 13.

His next sun crowned man was Abraham Lincoln who stood for friendship. If ever there was a man who loved people, it was Abraham Lincoln. Friendship is very important.

Theodore Roosevelt stood for courage. With all his handicaps, he became a physical giant as well as an intellectual one. He was courageous. He never gave up.

The fourth sun crowned man was Dr. John R. Mott who stood for vision. A man with vision is one who can look farther than anyone else. Vision includes insight, foresight, and imagination.

The man who stood for service was Dr. Russell H. Conwell. A man once gave his life for Dr. Conwell and because of this, he determined to work eight hours every day to fulfill his own duties and then eight more for the man who gave his life for him. He did this. Several members of the audience in the chapel service had heard Dr. Conwell give his most famous sermon, “Acres of Diamonds”. which he has given over 6000 times.

In conclusion he reviewed his main topic, “Sun Crowned Men,” which includes character, friendship, courage, vision, and service.

In Memoriam

Mrs. L. Avery Fleming, wife of Dr. L. Avery Fleming, Professor of Sociology and Education since 1914, departed this life February 12, 1946. Deepest and sincerest sympathy is extended to Dr. Fleming and his family by the trustees, faculty and students of McPherson College. Mrs. Fleming was admired, respected, and loved by all who knew her.

Churches Support College

McPherson College continues to be sincerely grateful to the churches of the Western Region for their gifts each year to the budget of the college. The budget is planned each year with the potential contributions from the churches in mind. For the past four years the average number of churches that made contributions was eighty-one and the average annual total amount given was $3,861.63. There are 194 churches in the Western Region.

To date, twenty-four churches have given offerings amounting to $1,342.93 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946. It is

hoped that at least 100 more churches will make gifts to the college this year. The October, 19 45 Bulletin gives the church gifts by districts for the past four years. Two district offerings this year amount to $193.02.

Oratorio Chorus Attracts Large Audience Sunday

Professor Fisher Directs Large Chorus to Success

The Oratorio Chorus reached the climax of its career this year with a concert at the Community Building Sunday evening. February 17. The program consisted of oratorio numbers, hymns, opera numbers, and other well-known and well loved songs. Singing to an audience of nearly a thousand, the chorus gave an inspiring presentation of the numbers.

Under the direction of Professor Nevin Fisher, the Oratorio Chorus, which numbers over a hundred members, had been practicing for the program since the beginning of school. With the program over, the choir may have its work over for the year. When interviewed, Professor Fisher said that at least the members were due for a few weeks vacation. If the choir does meet again. Professor Fisher has the idea in mind of dividing the chorus into a girls' glee club and a male chorus. The two would meet and practice both together and separately at the usual time on Monday evening.

But right now the Oratorio Chorus is merely resting on its laurels. Professor Fisher says that the members did a good job and that he is proud of them; and that is enough praise. The surplus of the offering taken in Sunday evening will go toward paying for guest soloists in the future. In this way this year’s Oratorio Chorus has not only a good name for itself this year, but has helped toward creating better music for next year as well.

Mac Alumni To Do Relief Work in Italy

Three McPherson College alumni will be among a group of five men that will soon be sent to do relief work in Italy. Robert Mays, D. Eugene Lichty, and Merlin Frantz have been selected to start a relief center in that country. The Brethren project will he in co-operation with the Friends Service committee and UNRRA. The projected will be located some place in central Italy where the German armies used a scorch earth policy.

Mays and Lichty are at the present time attending Bethany Seminary; Frantz is pastor of the Salem Church in Kansas. The men plan to leave around the first of April.

Zigler Speaks Of Need In Europe

Speaking during the conference five times, M. R. Zigler pleaded for a strong relief program by the church. In his address Sunday afternoon, he said that the greatest desire of millions of people in war-torn. Europe is to return home.

The greatest task that lies before the peoples of Europe is to get these “strangers in a strange and” back to normal living. Dr. Zigler recently returned from a lour through western Europe, declared that there never were so many hungry people, so many poorly clothed people, never so many in prison, and never so many people away from home as there are today.

England is weak because she needs food; France is cold, hungry and disillusioned. Germany is hungry and cold and Dr. Zigler said it would take two to five years to bring the country back to its feet. Mortality is high in Germany, with 98 out of 108 babies in Berlin dying because of lack of supplies.

Dr. Zigler stressed that hunger and cold are bringing Europe to the brink of disorders and that hatreds are brewing throughout the continent because of these shortages.

Throughout Germany, the speaker was asked to return to America and hasten the shipment of food and supplies to Germany to prevent the starvation of that country. He was glad that Protestantism had decided to send the relief worker before the evangelist.

On Monday evening M. R. zigler spoke at church on the “Place of the Church in the world of this day”.

He stressed two main things the Church must do now! 1. feed and clothe the people, 2. be peace makers. If the world organization is lo survive we must have a spiritual revival. In England and France approximately seven per

cent of the people are interested in the Christian Church.

Zigler made a plea for World Christians to love all peoples. If

this would come to pass, there

would be no more wars, for Catholics

would not fight Catholics

Protestants would not fight Pro-

estants; also Jews would not

fight Jews. The Church must take

the lead movement for world peace.

One hundred and thirty-six youth from the Western Region of the Church of the Brethren met in conference last week for their annual retreat. The program, highlighted by speeches from Dou Snider, Bob Tully and Leland Brubaker. proved to be challenging and educational with an overflow number attending the banquet, the climax of the meeting. It was the largest group ever to attend a regional retreat.

Other features of the week-end program were discussion groups led by Rev. DeWitt Miller, Bob Tully, and Don Snider. Recreation was provided Saturday afternoon when the group went on a “Campus Romp;” singing was led by Keith Burton and Alice Ruth Bailey. Inspiring and worshipful organ meditations with Mrs. Dorothy Kurtz at the organ were provided the closing of the day’s program.

Rev. Paul Miller, pastor of the Panther Creek Church in Iowa, was elected the new youth advisor for the region and Paul Wagoner, the new secretary. Kent Naylor continues as president of the group.

Coming Events

Fri. Feb. 22, Basketball, Bethany

there.

Mission Secretary Urges Universal Church Work

The Regional Conference was fortunate this year in having Dr. Leland Brubaker as speaker for many of the meetings. On Tuesday he spoke three times. During the chapel period he talked on the subject, “Can we be big enough soon enough to do in the world today the work that needs to be done?” Because of what the peoples of Europe have gone through, they are facing a moral breakdown, caused mainly by fear, hatred and suspicion. During the war there was fear of soldiers and bombs; now there is fear of starvation. The hatred of the conquerors during the war is turning to hatred and suspicion of the peoples of the world who have plenty, yet do not share with them.

There is only one organization that can forestall this moral breakdown. “The church is the only agent that can rehabilitate the people spiritually.” Are we big enough soon enough to meet the problems of today?

In the afternoon. Mr. Brubaker gave a report on missions. Ho spoke of the great amount of rebuilding that needs to be done in China. In India we no longer have any mission churches. The many churches of India are now independent. In Africa a new mission school is being built so that it will be possible for the missionaries to take their children with them. Another new mission field is to be opened soon in Quito, Ecuador. in South America.

In the evening Dr. Brubaker spoke on “Witnessing to the faith that is within you.” Me compared the work of the church and church members to a rock thrown in a lake. The ripples extend to the shores of the lake and back again, covering all the surface of the lake The work of the church is like that; it has been back of many great people.

Testifying to the forgiveness of God is needed now especially In the mission fields, medical work helps in teaching people the forgiveness of God. At home, the race prejudice of many people hinders the missions abroad. We must truly live up to the Master's words when he said, “Ye are my witnesses.”

Prophecy Comes True

Statement made by J. Willard

Hershey in 1928:

"The preparation of synthetic atmosphere has practical application in the Held of aviation. Tubes of compressed oxygen and helium may some day furnish the respiration gases for high flying "

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New Horizons

Did you ever look out across the land as far as you could see? Did you ever see an object way out at the end of your field of vision on the horizon? Perhaps you went toward your objective; you might have even reached it. But when you came up to it you found that the horizon had moved on and now you see another object out against the horizon. We are constantly reaching objectives in life. As we reach them our field of vision is enlarged. We, then, can see another horizon. During the past week we have been privileged to hear many excellent speakers who enlarged our field of thinking. They have challenged us to reach out for new experiences in life. They showed us new horizons. If we do not reach out toward those objectives, we shall have to look at the same old horizon all through life. But if we move toward these new objectives we shall be able to see new, enlarged horizons. It is in this way that we shall find life meaningful and challenging. It is in this way that the world can become a world where peace, goodwill, and brotherhood become the instruments of the national policies of nations.

Most well-read Americans are familiar with the work of the Russian writer, Dostoevsky, but they know him only for his long novels. This is because most of his shorter novels are out of print or have not been available for many years. Here is a collection of six of the great prose master’s short novels. The introduction was written by the great German novelist, Thomas Mann.

BERNARD BARUCH by Carter Field.

This biography of the park bench statesman was presented to the college library by friends of Mr. Baruch. The author gives us the boyhood life of Bernard Baruch, some of the many successes that have dotted his life, and quotes the rules which make up the Baruch formula for success.

Students of the Natural Science department, especially biology, will find some valuable information in the three handbooks recently added to the library collection. Ferdinand Mathews has written two, FIELD BOOK OF AMERICAN TREES AND SHRUBS and FIELD BOOK OF AMERICAN WILD FLOWERS. The other new book is FIELD BOOK OF COMMON ROCKS AND MINERALS by Frederic Loomis.

sumed the position of choir director of the Presbyterian Church, acted as Business Manager of the Spectator, and was a very busy man. For all of his other activities reread the lad’s freshman accomplishments.

As a junior. Mr. Burton assumed a more serious air. and became assistant to Dr. Mohler in the biology laboratory. He was also the treasurer of the Student Body, and a member of the SCA Cabinet. Keith is still active in all campus affairs, having been a member of men’s council, Thespians, a cappella choir, and the men’s varsity quartet all four years of his college. I almost forgot, he was a cheerleader, and a good one, during his sophomore year. Keith has always been willing to help with many various types of campus entertainment, and his talent is appreciated by all. He is a veritable dose of moral support.

Keith has made many valuable contributions to McPherson College. He still has years of difficult training ahead of him in his study to become a doctor. And so. Dr. Burton, here's wishing you lots of success and luck. Happy dissecting!

The President’s Corner

Another meeting of the Board of Trustees and Regional Conference of the Western Region are in the past. Both were well attended and both were constructive in the business transacted and in the planning for the years ahead.

It is hoped that all in attendance felt at home and welcome at the College and the Church, and in the be city of McPherson. It was a pleasure to plan for your entertainment and to provide a program. Thanks are extended to all who served on committees, and programs, and to all who so graciously provided lodging.

Already we are thinking and planning in terms of next year, and we shall be looking for most of you who were present this year to return and for additional ones to enjoy the fine things of the 1947 Regional Conference. You will be interested to learn that Dr. Roy L. Smith, Editor of the Christian Advocate (The official newspaper magazine of Methodism) will be our guest speaker. The time for the Conference in 1947 will be February 23-28. Place this week on your calendar of “firsts” for next year.

George Washington is often wrongly quoted in reference to his statement “entangling alljances.” This is too often an attempt to thwart the purpose of his statement to support an entirely different situation. My judgment is that it is an insult to the “Father of Our Country” to assume that he would not believe that we should cooperate definitely and positively with other nations of the world in every constructive means to insure better understanding and more peaceful relationships.

Campus

Interviews

By Chuck

sincerity, “The sports page before the funnies.” was Ruth Lichty when queried.

“I look at the editorial page with as much interest as any. the sports page next.” responded Business Manager Fries.

Guess you can see, dear public, from the words that are printed here that we found out what a

few people read. If we wish to keep in style with this record we should read. 1, the news; 2. the editorial page: 3. the sports page, 4. and the funnies.

Well this roving reporter will be roving along. Will write again sometime.

Sincerely,

Chuck

To the Reading Public Dear Public,

I’ve always wanted to know what type of material my friends, and professors were reading; consequently I found my trusty pencil ready to write down a few of the remarks that. I obtained on the campus of McPherson College. Now you know as well as I do that it wouldn’t he right for me not to share these remarks with you. Of course many of the students did not have much to say because they have no time to read— all of their time is consumed in studies (ask Naylor). The question which I asked was, “What section of the papers do you like best?” To this question came varied answers from the following people.

Miss S. Miller replied. “I always start at the hack and go forward. I like the editorials.”

A Mr. X., an up and coming basketball player (he doesn’t wish to have his name revealed), claims “There is only one part in the paper—that’s the sport page.” Well, well!

Breaking forth in an Idaho smile Byron Fisher, well known freshman, replied, “I don’t know, but I like the funnies and the headlines.”

Ramona Fries (you’ll find her over in the offices somewhere, generally) said that she read the newspaper in various ways. Generally she reads the news first, and seldom misses the funnies.

Mrs. Stover, the chief mamma of the girls dormitory, replied, “I like the editorials”.

Smiling happily, Mr. Finfrock said. “First thing I turn to is the headlines, and if it doesn't look good I turn to the sports page and read it completely”.

Philosophically minded Mr. Hodgden said. “The comic section, for I find more truth than poetry there.”

The tall athlete, Nordling, of course replied, “Sports page.”

Mr. Burton Metzler, the professor of religion, smiled ns he said that he always reads the front page.

Smiling, and then saying with

How To Do More Work

Henry Ward Beecher once was asked how he managed to get through so much work in a day. He replied, “By never doing anything twice. I never anticipate my work and never, worry about it. When the time comes to do a thing I do it, and that’s the end of it.”

The fussy, harried, worried person is the one who tries to do everything at-once. He dabbles in this and dabbles in that—finishing nothing. He picks up a letter to answer it, and lays it down to pick up another to fuss with that.

He puts the hard work at the bottom of the pile. He leaves a hard job on his desk clay after day until it absolutely has to be done, and then he rushes it out in such a hurry that it seldom is done right. He then goes home with frayed nerves. In imagination he drags his desk and papers home with him and worries about them there.

The big things in life never are done by fussy men. When one is worrying about half a dozen tasks that must be done in the future, he fails to do the present task as it should be done. One task at a time, finished and started on its way before tackling the next, is a rule that makes for poise and power.—The PLAINSMAN, Alabama Polytechnic Institute.

Hartsough Speaks To Ministers At Conference

Speaking to the ministers at the conference. H. L. Hartsough, Secretary of the Ministry and Home Missions, based his talks and discussions on a questionaire that he had sent out to laymen in the church. In the morning session Tuesday, on “Calling Men to the Ministry’’ and in the afternoon period “The Church.” he discussed qualifications that a good pastor and laymen should have.

Ministers should feel appointed of God, but at the same time they must be a friend of the people. They should have the spiritual energy to live above the people of the day; moral gentlemen, spiritually honest and sincere.

Sermons should he well prepared, filled with love rather than anger. A minister should know what he believes about the basic things, settled, positive. Decent social behavior is expected of the

pastor. He should be human enough to enjoy life and he should live his sermons in public and private life.

Laymen want pastors they can trust; sensitive to the needs of his people.

The preacher should be a leader and adviser but not a dictator. Dr. Hartsough concluded Ills qualifications for the minister by giving the last point: The pastor cannot he perfect but the lightbearer cannot be hid.

Tuesday afternoon Dr. Hartsough spoke especially to the parishioners of the church. He pointed out that as soon as something goes wrong in the church the minister is blamed.

Indifference is the greatest sin of a church and the hardest thing for a minister to cure. A worldly church, a self-centered and socially snobbishness church are characteristics that are not wanted in Christianity. Churches are needed that are not satisfied with just the ordinary.

He may look like a genius, talk like a genius, dissect like a genius, sing and play like a genius, but don’t let it fool you . . . he’s just Keith Burton. Keith made his initial appearance on Mac Campus four years ago. when he entertained the study body at the annual freshman talent show—at that time his only claim to fame was the fact that he was the brother of Conrad Burton. However by this time I don’t need to remind you that Keith has made a place for himself at McPherson.

Even as a young and light green freshman (he’s from the city, you know,) he was a member of Thespians, Men’s Council, a cappella choir, men’s varsity male quartet, and other campus activities. In fact, he washed dishes in the dining hall, and it was at that early stage in his college life that he launched out on his career of pranks. (For further information ask Keith if he likes donuts!)

The following summer. the navy took Keith off to Idaho (Farragut) for a summer vacation with expenses paid. Navy doctors looked in one ear, and discovered they could look clear through the other one, so with a cheerful pat on the hack, and an honorable discharge, they sent Keith hack to McPherson. (Short pause for fanfare.)

As a sophomore Keith joined the McPherson janitors’ union, became president of his class, as-

Friday, February 22, 1946

The Spectator

Highlights and Shadows

It's been a hectic week and to specifically mention all the visiting

parenttage and special conference

guest of the past several

days would be endless; hence we'll

merely draw the spot light to a

pew. That smart looking girl Keith Burton has so proudly escorted about the past week is none other than his sister, Barbara, from Des Moines. A high school senior it is hoped she will be a green freshie here next fall.

Noticed the smile on Dumond’s face? and the girl at his side? It’s none other than his fiance, Miss

Grace Kleinsteinber, who attended the conference and visited friends, and others, on the campus.

v number of the students were privileged to have their parents on the campus, attending the conference and "sort of lookin’ in” on their youngsters.

As a farewell gesture to Jerry Hedges, popular senior girl who loft the campus Sunday night, several senior girls planned a breakfast party Friday morning. Lured to the Kline Mall kitchen under false pretenses, Jerry recovered from her surprise in time to enjoy pipping hot bacon and eggs. Those present besides the honoree were Mildred Cartner, Elva Jean Harbaugh, Milly Jones, Betty Kimmel, Mary Beth Loshbaugh, and Annette Ronk.

The traditional annual Idaho ham feed was at the Coach Hayden home after church Monday night. Juicy baked ham sandwiches with all the trimmings filled the guests with good food and good humor. The occasion served another purpose, the celebration of Bob Kiem’s and Susan Ikenberry’s birth anniversaries. Luscious white sheet cake made it a special event (as if that ham hadn’t). Some 22 Idahoans with their guests made a total of 45 who participated in the evenings fun.

A bridal shower honoring Miss Anne Metzler was an aftermath of the youth conference Saturday night. Leora Dobrinski and Blanche Geisert shared hostess duties in the Metzler home to a group of friends ‘‘who dropped in for fear it might shower”. Those present were the honoree, Anne fair

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“What is the matter with her hair? I think it is cute. Looks funny to me. What did she do it for?” Those are comments heard on our campus concerning a few members of the fair sex who have Peroxided streaks in their shining locks.

Metzler and Dave Albright, Betty Kimmel, Jerry Hedges, Bernice Guthals, and Norman Gibbs and the hostesses Blanche and Leora. The gifts were presented in an umbrella. after they were opened and admired, refreshments were served. Those sending gifts who were not present were Misses Elva Jean Harbaugh and Mary Both Loshbaugh.

Chris Jordon visited a few days on the campus having just returned from Guam where he served in the Navy for several years. He will secure his discharge the first part of March.

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Twas just a year ago that—

-Eyeless to Color’ was used ns the theme of the Youth Banquet, with table decorations, room decorations. and food all in harmony with the theme of the banquet.

-Faculty members Peters. Mohler, Metzler, and Frantz journeyed to Elgin to attend the meeting of the General Board.

-Gerald Hutchinson, known to his friends as “Hutch” was penning his sports column ‘‘Thru the Basket” each week for the Spectator.

-Evelyn Metzger, coach, and the team, as well as the student body of McPherson College were mourning the fact that one James "Jimmie” Johnson had been called by his Uncle Sammy to help win the war.

-Girls in Arnold Hall were selecting rooms and roommates for another year of Life (with a capital L) in Ye Olde Dormitory. It won’t be long, now, until—

-More complete plans for the proposed outdoor fireplace can be made, as delegates to Regional Conference have brought in many rocks, of varied size and shape for use in said fireplace.

-The dorm girls party for the town girls will take place. The night of March 15 has been selected and rumors of a hamburger feed are flying hither and yon.

-The end of the first nine weeks of the second semester will be upon us.

-Everyone will be watching for the first tender blade of new grass and for the trees to begin budding green—sure signs of approaching spring.

Heart Sisters Revealed During Valentine Party

Every girl finally found who her heart sister was at a party on St. Valentine’s Day, February 14. After playing a few "dumb games for bright people,” led by Mary Jane Freeburg, everyone made a mad scramble for paper hearts. It sounded like Noah’s ark, approximately, for when any girl found a heart, she barked like a dog or bleated like a sheep or made some other equally intelligent sounding noise. Several groups then performed by writing a poem or singing the right words of a song to the wrong tune or vice versa. Masako Nakamura acted as mistress of ceremonies for this activity. Milly Jones then asked several individuals to imitate their heart sisters who were supposed the guess who they were. Dorothy Frantz started the coordination exercise precisely the way Annette Ronk does in her gym Physical Education classes. Doris Coppock sang, "Love, Oh Love, Oh Careless Love.” which just happens to he Catherine Little’s favorite ditty (the word "song” willfully withheld). Doris Hamer dramatically portrayed Harriet Hildreth playing her violin. Phyllis Strickler showed Marilyn Horner how she walks. Several others were dramatized amid gales of laughter.

Coffee, just coffee, was served as refreshments because the doughnuts seemed to have "mysteriously” disappeared. The girls then payed a short visit to the Fahnestock boys after which they returned to their stacked rooms in Arnold. (This statement added parenthetically: Some day the girls will show the fellows how a room should he stacked—their’s was a very poor job.)

Regional Conference has come, and so have the "preachers.” To a lot of you it is just the addition of a lot of dark-suited gentlemen to the campus. You put up with it for a week, and think little more of it. But to the dozens of PK’s (Preachers’ Kids to you) on the campus, it’s just like home. Dad comes to visit for a week, and maybe mom comes too. They all meet their friends they haven’t seen for months, or maybe years; the amount of talking that goes on is inordinate, but they have so much to talk about and so little time to say it.

But unless you’ve gotten half your childhood beauty sleep in a hard church pew and learned the story of David .and Goliath before you even heard of the Three Little Pigs, you’ll not appreciate what an event Regional Conference is.

Unless you were the quiz kid of your Sunday School class and the ringleader of the subversive element flint ransacked the peaceful neighborhood after church let out; unless, in short, you were, and still are, a PK, you’ll never know just how it is with these talkative ministers of the gospel.

Monday evening was a typical example. The planners of the conference were wise in allowing a certain amount of time for them just to talk. The SUR was the designated place and thither the preachers all proceeded. If you missed peeking in to see them, you missed a lot. Where you usually would see a few sweater-clad undergraduates lolling on the sofas or playing Rook while the radio went full blast, there were now milling herds of ministers. None of them sat down. The soberly-clad gentlemen just stood talking in small groups, drifting from group to group and meeting everyone. Solemnly masticating fudgieles, they drifted around discussing whether this young student minister would be suited for that church, the grand old times they had at Bethany, and when such, and such a hoard should meet.

But talk or no talk, we’re glad to see them whether they're our parents or just our minister from back home. Its been a nice week.

Such Is Life!

Getting a paper out is sometimes fun, but it is never a picnic. You'll never know what the Spec staff goes through every week.

If we print jokes, people say we are too silly.

If we don’t, they say we are too serious.

If we clip things from other papers, we are too lazy to write ’em ourselves.

If we don’t, we are too fond of our own stuff.

If we print contributions, the paper is filled with junk.

If we don’t, we don’t appreciate true genius.

Now, like as not. someone will say we swiped this piece from some other paper.

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Party Line

Lots of new goosome toosomes this week-end. There was Gerlach and an as yet unidentified girl, and there was Louie Roberts and Lyle Klamms little sister. Then, of course, you all know about Wayne B. and Johnnie Spongier. Also the little man who occasionally sports the red and black nightmare called a shirt seems to have Speared himself a new girlfriend. Dayton has found a girl that doesn't seem to have much against him, even if he is from Nebraska.

Chuck Dumond has been beaming so much lately that we all just call him Sunny. Reason: Gracie is here, as well as his loving parents. I think its nice to have those who love him around; its a change from all the dirty cracks he takes from his "friends.”

Many congratulations to Rev, and Mrs. Homer Caskey of Council Bluffs. Iowa. They celebrated their forty-third wedding anniversary Monday night. Mr. Caskey even wrote a nice long poem in tribute to his wife. Congratulations, again.

Mary Vancil has kept it pretty well hidden but there’s a tall, handsome man in her life. Bob Dulaney is the name and he is

definitely whistle-worthy. Why does she have to bide him so well?

What with Valentine's Day just past, and so many married couples in Kline, one of those clever little KC brunettes decided we should rename the apartments, togetherments. Catch?

Rothrock is really on the ball. Three nights in a row and with the same girl too. That is all right Dayton we like her too.

Saturday night at eleven was an interesting time to be spying at Arnold Hall door way. We saw Nordling come in with Rolfs, and close behind was Bobby Barr and from all evidences Poland had spent, the evening with him. Della Mae’s room mate wag seen with Bob Burkholder as ho was telling her good night. And don’t jump to conclusions because ho really was "telling” her good night.

We didn’t see much of Buck this week end. Was it because Brownie was down for the Conference?

By Joyce

A sincere friend is one who says nasty things to your face instead of saying them behind your back.

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Preachers Came

ELSIE SCHNORR

I Whether or not this is a fashion, it reminds me that there are new fashions in hair dos. Hair is being shortened. It is not only our own coeds who think that short hair is the best, but fashion magzines show cute short hair cuts.

Pictures of models even show short straight hair which is some consolation to those of us who don’t own natural curls. Besides being the style, short hair is the most comfortable and the easiest to care for. In Kansas winds, short hair is better because there is not quite as much of it to blow or to comb tangles from.

If your hair is long don’t feel you have to chop it off to be in style. Long hair will always be popular because there are so many ways of wearing it. You can’t pull short hair into a smooth up sweep and for something dressy or formal what could look better? Short hair won’t braid either and braiding is a beautiful and very popular style.

There are advantages and disadvantages to all ways of fixing the hair. Whether you peroxide your hair, cut it almost off, or have it soft and shining. Good care and a few bobby pins can fix it good enough to pass for a tailor

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Bulldogs Set Pace In Kansas Conference Race

Victories Over Bethel And Baker Place Canine Squad On Ton Of League

center, who racked up 15 points. It was Unruh who carried off the honors for Mac. getting 3 field goals and 7 free throws for a total of 13. He was followed closely by Fisher with 12.

Sparked by Bob Stover, who poured in 12 points, the Bulldog seconds showed promise for the future of Mac basketball by taking an easy one from the Bethel seconds, 42-19, in the preliminary game.

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Bulldogs Hand Baker Defeat

Ottawa Drops To Second Place in Standings

Results this week:

Bethany 47 Baker 40 McPherson 16 Baker 42 Games this week:

Friday: Bethel College at C. of E.

Saturday: Ottawa at C of E. McPherson at Bethany, Defeating Bethel and Baker while Ottawa was being toppled by College of Emporia, the Bulldogs of McPherson College climbed to undisputed first place in the Kansas Conference.

The Bulldogs moved into first place last Saturday night as they defeated the Bethel Graymaroons 4 9 to 42 at Convention Hall while the rejuvenated College of Emporia team knocked Ottawa out of their half game lead over McPherson. The Bulldogs further added to their lead as they eased past a determined Baker Wildcat team 4 6 to 4 2. Tuesday night at Convention Hall before a large crowd of Regional Conference guests.

On the only other conference game of the week, the Bethany Swedes defeated Coach Emil Liston's Baker Wildcats 4 7 to 40 at Lindsborg Monday evening.

Kansas Conference games scheduled for this weekend are Bethel at C. of E. tonight; Ottawa at C.

of E. and the traditional McPherson at Bethany tomorrow evening.

Bulldogs Beat Graymaroons

Hayden Coached Quintet Downs Bethel 49-42

The McPherson College Bulldogs proved conclusively that they are the team to beat for the Kansas Conference championship this year by tripping the Bethel Graymaroons 4 9-42 Friday night on the Mac court.

The Canine victory coupled with College of Emporia’s victory over Ottawa placed McPherson in undisputed possession of first place.

It was an exciting game all the way. Three minutes had elapsed before either team could break into the scoring column. Don Un-ruh then started things off with a tipin shot which gave the red and white the lead. This lead was held throughout the game although it was seriously in danger several times. Battling a distinct height advantage, the Bulldogs turned to their rushing tactics and controlled the ball most of the time. An offensive spurt in the final minutes of the first half gave the Haydenmen a 25-15 halftime edge.

During the first 5 minutes of the second half the picture changed considerably. The boys from Bethel banged in 8 quick points before Unruh again got things going with a pair of charity tosses. Expert timing and the old bulldog fight let Mac control more than their share of rebounds and they pulled away. With 5 minutes of the game remaining, the Macmen held a 16 point lead. Against McPherson subs the Bethel team staged a minor last minute do or die offensive but it was too late and as the buzzer signaled the end of hostilities another victory had entered the Bulldog records.

Scoring honors of the evening went to Shrader, lanky Bethel

McBroom Leads Canine Scoring: in 46-42 Win came back strong after the intermission, determined to win. Before 5 minutes had gone by, the Canines had pulled up to within 1 point of the pace setters and a pivot shot by "Swede” Nordling gave us the lead. From here on it was a game to be remembered. The teams fought on even terms for the next ten minutes, trading basket for basket. In the final five minutes, however, Hayden’s boys put on a little extra steam and staged a drive that was enough to give them the margin of victory.

The Bulldog scoring was led by Kenny McBroom, flashy forward, who collected 11 points. McPherson (46)

A letter from Bob Yoder, now in Germany, is as follows:

The clerk here at the medics shipped home so I had to take his place because I am the only one who is supposed to know how to type. I don’t know how they figure that I know how to type but I crawl along at a snail’s pace pretty good with not too many mistakes. Already I am indispensable You see I refilled everything to suit me and are my files a mess now. Well I am the only one that knows where anything is so they can never replace me or everything would be lost.

There appears to be another slow up in redeployment so I don’t know when I can expect to come home, It appears now that I hardly expect to come home, much before sometime in July which is still some time away. There are quite a few accidents going round here. Last night we had to make a run with the ambulance to an auto accident. No one was killed. Today we are making a run to another town to pick a Kraut up who may have broken his back. The fellows haven’t come back yet so I don’t know how serious or what really happened.

Richard Prentice, a former Mac student, is now in Japan. Part of his letter is as follows:

I’m sorry to learn that the basketball team is having such tough luck. They did right well last year and I thought that they would do about the same this year. Maybe they will get on the ball during the last part of the season and pull a fast one. I would like very much to see a good game now. I played some last fall with a team at Camp Pendleton and we did quite well, but I haven’t seen anything but service teams play and there were no gals there and that was always half of the game. Tell Coach the next time you see him “hello”.

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The volleyball club had its last regular meeting Tues. afternoon. The season proved to be very successful; anyway a lot of the girls are better volleyball players than they were at the beginning of the season. The girls who are already active without attending a makeup game are as follows: Doris Coppock, Dorothy Frantz, Evelyn Metzger, Masa Nakamura, and Johnnie Spengler. There will be a make-up game next week. Watch for announcements and be sure to be there.

It’s been a long time since the basketball fans of McPherson have been able to see better basketball, or as much of it, as they have this year. The Bullpups of McPherson High are leading the Central Kansas Conference while out here on College Hill the Bulldogs are currently leading the Kansas Conference. Across town the Central College Tigers are playing a tough schedule of Junior College teams. And in independent basketball Tony Voshel’s McPherson Jay Cee’s have been knocking off some of the toughest independent teams in the state. Last week McPherson fans had a chance to see three of these teams play on successive nights. On Wednesday the Bullpups trounced Clay Center, Thursday night the Jay Cee's eased past the Smoky Hill Army Air Base 60-58 in an upset win, and on Friday night the Bulldogs whipped the Bethel Graymaroons in a Kansas Conference game.

Bethel College’s new athletic director is Bob Tully, former coach of LaVerne College in La Verne. California. Tully, who attended college at North Manchester, Indiana, where he starred in basket-

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ball, football, and baseball, is one of the outstanding recreational leaders in the Church of the Brethren.

Another old letterman returned to the fold last week when Bobby Barr checked out a basketball suit. Barr was a mainstay at guard on the 1943-44 basketball team defeated only by Kansas State, until he left school for the service early in February of 1944. Bobby was a navigator on a B-29 in Hap Arnold’s Army Air Forces.

Another star of Coach Hayden’s 1943-1944 basketball team recently discharged is Vance Carlson, a local McPherson boy. Vance has signed a contract to play baseball with the Kansas City Blues of the American Association this season. He will leave for Florida next week to join the Blues at their spring training camp.

The Bulldogs strengthened their first place position Tuesday night by avenging a previous defeat and beating Baker University 4 6-42.

The Bulldogs gave the crowd a real thrill by pulling this one out in the last five minutes. The lead changed hands several times but the Macmen were ahead when the final gun went off and that’s what counts.

Krehbiel started things off with one of his one handed shots from back of the free throw line to give the dogs a 2 point lead. In the 15 minutes following the lead see-sawed back and forth with neither team having a comfortable margin. In the last five minutes of the first half, however. Baker’s height and fast breaks let them pull ahead as far as 21-14. Baker held a 26-21 lead at the half.

The boys of the red and white