In the first inter-class debate of the year, the juniors scored a triumph

over the seniors. In a close debate

with a two to one decision Pat Kennedy and Warren Hoover defeated Annette Ronk and Blair Helman.

The National Pi Kappa Delta debate question was used with Dale Brown serving as chairman and Professor Hess as time keeper. Professor Berkebile, Dr. Bowersox, and Dr. Fleming served as judges.

Next week the freshman and the sophomores will meet to decide who will meet the Juniors to decide the school championship. Doris Cop-pock and Elsie Schnorr will represent the Sophomores. Bernadine Schafer and Bob Keim will uphold the case for the freshmen. The latter will debate on the affirmative side with the sophomores debating the negative cause. The debate will be held in the SUB. starting at 6:45.

Come on, we only have fifteen minutes left!” “Hey, where is our egg" Don’t smash the hot dog.” What does that remind you of kids? For those unlucky students who did not go to the scavenger hunt, the above quotations are just a few of the remarks that could have been heard last Friday night.

The hunt started off with a bang as the students piled out of the gym he if they had blood hounds at their heels. They had been divided into four groups of approximately the same number, and as they left they in four different directions. The group leaders were Joan Fin-frock Dorothy Frantz, Eula Wolf, have Donnis Wampler, and did they have cooperation from their groups. Slips of paper were distributed among the kids and on each paper

was the list of things they had to

bring back.

The season was open, no licenses were

needed and every group was That was the idea and the that worked. A few of the things were hunted down were pop bottles, heelless shoes, pills, bugs, and epitahs.

Mrs. Agee proved invaluable to group as she supplied pills, the

Since the last skating party turned

out to be a grand time of entertainment for most of the students the campus, there will be another

It will be held tonight at the Peterson’s Roller Rink.

Mr. Peterson has informed us that the skating parties will start promptly at 9:00 Everyone going should plan to meet in front of Sharp Hall at 8:30.

See you there!

Speaking on the topic “Bridges and Transitions,” professor Hess gave an interesting talk in Chapel Wednesday. The talk, spiced with characteristic humor, stressed the thought that we are only living a transitory life here on earth, that it is really in preparation for the eternal life.

The speaker asked whether college is preparation for life, or whether it is life itself. A student really learns to live in college, but college is a transition period from adolescence to manhood.

The Student Council presented the chapel program on Friday morning, October 12. Blair Helman. president of the student body, presided. The various functions of the Student Council were explained. Those activities and the students who explained them were:

The program was concluded by the singing of the college song, led by Kent Naylor.

Organize New Choir

A College Church Choir has been organized to sing for Sunday morn-ihg services at the Brethren Church.

This choir is composed solely of students who are not from McPherson. The local choir is to be continued.

There are 31 students in this choir which is to meet for rehear-sal each Sunday morning at 8:45 in the College Chapel.

Students who are unable to be present either at rehearsals or at the service are to produce a substitute singer from the Oratorio Chorus.

Teacher of Ecuador Is Interesting Speaker

Kurtis Naylor, who is a graduate of McPherson College and who for more than three years has been teaching in Qinto, Ecuador, under the direction of the Brethren Serv-ice Committee, spoke at the chapel

Speaking of the people of South America, he said that one should not think of them as a large mass of humanity, but as a group of individuals much like ourselves. If we want to understand them we must learn to know their art, literature, and music, for it is through these channels that they express themselves.

The South Americans are a rough and ready lot, able to think for themselves. There is a growing feeling of nationalism and if allowed to progress without interference, will develop steadily and normally.

There is a popular myth that after all the affairs of these people are none of our business. This is a misconception, however, and we should strive to truly understand them.

Now more than ever there is a need for teachers, nurses, and technicians to help these people into a better way of life, not only in South America, but all over the world.

Dr. Boitnott was in Topeka Monday and Tuesday serving on a committee working on the problems of teacher education and certification. This committee was appointed by the State Superintendent of Schools, Brooks, and consists of eight members representing all types of higher education. This is a standing committee, and it will continue until a definite plan is agreed upon.

wiener, egg, etc. After gathering a few things from the campus, the kids headed down town. By this time they had lost track of each other and it was a race against time. One of the interesting items listed was the signature of the station agent of the Rock Island depot. Only one group had the right idea. They found out the man’s name, looked up his address and went to his home, hereby eliminating a long walk because he only lives half way up town. Catch on, kids?

One thing proved to be a corker and that was a new brown stamp that has just been released. Groups stopped at house after house, and asked for the thing, but no one seemed to know what they were talking about. Did anyone really find the real thing?

And some real interesting things happened while bodies dashed hither and thither trying to find candy wrappers, button hooks, and Halloween masks. We saw Edith and John holding hands—tut, tut, John

We mustn't forget “cuz” Bob. either. He and Marilyn Horner had a lot in common, or maybe ho was

Bridges And Transitions Is Theme of Talk

Stressing the religious aspects of the subject, Professor Hess went on to say that our conduct here determines what our eternal life will be. To be true Christians we should live as though our Master was with us every day. Bridges are a material means of making crossings. College can be an important spiritual crossing in our life.

In his introduction he mentioned some interesting data on Caesar and the bridges he built.

Rec Council Presents SCM Campfire Service

The Recreational Council presented to the members of the SCA a very inspirational and well planned program in the form of a campfire service. It began with each member of the council leading in one of their favorite Camp songs as they set around the fire. Following this, Blair Helman directed our thinking by likening each of us to a fire.

"Fire," said Mr. Helman, “in itself is destructive, and without wood a fire will soon burn out.” But he went on to tell us how that fire can be very useful, yet in being useful something must be consumed or destroyed. In like manner, a life that is to be useful must be consumed in service. Fire gives light and promotes fellowship. A life is like a campfire in that it flares up, gives light, and then has its period of dying embers, and it goes out when the wood is gone. Since we can determine whether a fire has been useful by the results produced, we can also determine whether a life has been useful by the standard of service rendered.

The service was brought to a close by a period known as the “Sacre-ment of Silence,” after which all left quietly for their evening’s work.

trying to keep up with Don. Willard and Geneva were really doing OK too—but it’s legal!

Group three really had a time out in the cemetery. They hunted and hunted, but no luck. All they wanted was a big round tomb stone and the big round tomb stone just couldn’t be found. Group four discovered it on the north side after an extensive tour all over the south side. The unlucky three’s missed the popular tomb stone by only a few feet, but little did they know.

And then it turned into a race against the clock. Almost ten o'clock, and still out in the country Kids took turns pushing and pulling each other, and they all finally made it—some were late, but they tried their hardest to make it on time.

Group four came in late but they won, (take a bow, Donnis) because they were the only ones that found everything.

Ice cold cokes and candy bars, peanuts and raisins were passed out to the exhausted participants. Those that were not entirely tired out indulged in a few folk dances. By the time they finished they were worn down to the level with the rest.

Irva Wickman likes to relax by pedaling her bicycle, at least wo hope she enjoys it for she does quite a bit of bicycling.

This red haired nurse is leading a dual life, the students of the college know her as a fellow student; but the patients at the McPherson County Hospital know her as a kind hearted nurse who takes care of them with gentleness of a true nurse.

So one can see bow Irva gets a lot of exercise pedaling her bike to and from the college. The hospital is at the very north end of the town and she makes this trip several times a clay. It is a common thing to see Miss Wickman pedaling up and down Euclid Street.

Miss Lehman Reads At BYPD Sunday Night

College Brethren Young People met in their usual meeting place last Sunday night. Miss Lehman’s readings were the main feature on the program.

A worship program planned by June Landis set the tempo for the remaining presentations. A vocal solo by Evelyn Metzger and a piano solo by Arlene Prentice added to the effectiveness of the program.

Miss Lehman read from “The Prophet” acquainting many, for the first time, with this desirable little book. The service closed as the group joined in the song, “God be With You Till We Meet Again.”

The Nebraska District Conference held its Annual District Meeting at the Beatrice Church last week-end. Eleven students from McPherson and four leaders went to the Conference. Leading speakers at the meeting were Don Snider, National Youth Director for the Church of the Brethren, Reverend Earl Frantz, Regional Sec. James Elrod, Harl Russel, from Marshalltown. Iowa, and Miss Mary Schaeffer, China Missionary.

Reverend Frantz gave the main address Sunday morning at which an offering of $250 was received for District Missions. The BYPD held a steak fry Saturday evening at which $150 dollars was received for Brethren Service Bonds. Students from the college represented on the BYPD Cabinet are Dayton Rothrock, president; Kent Naylor, vice-president and Hazel Frantz, secretary. The young peoples organization of about seventy members raised nearly $750 for their project last year.

For the new year they voted to include $50 for the Regional Work Camp and to hire a full-time youth worker to work in the District next summer. Ruth Uchida and Professor Dell gave talks at the Youth Meetings on Saturday.

The Conference opened Friday afternoon and closed Monday noon with a large group being present.

Quartets To District Meeting

Both the women’s quartet and the men s quartet attended the district meeting of the Southwestern district of Kansas. The conference was held at Larned, Kansas over the weekend of October 12-14. The quartets functioned as part of the fine arts Program that was given on Saturday evening, October 13. This program consisted of music by the two quartets and an address by the president of the college, Dr. W. W. Peters. The quartets sang together as well as separately at this program, and they also presented numbers for other occasions during the meeting.

Post Notices

Notices for all meetings and other campus events must be placed on the bulletin boards at least 24 hours in advance of the actual meeting in order to give sufficient notifications time to students who live off campus.

If this rule is violated, notify Ione Akers, president of the town girl’s organization; Ione will then call these girls.

Telling a story about relief projects that are being carried on all over the United States, Reverend John Metzler, brother of Professor Metzler, spoke at the regular chapel hour Monday, October 8.

In order to relieve the needs of starving people in Europe the Church of the Brethren has been operating a portable canning factory on the West Coast, In addition to this an abandoned school building near Wenatchee, Washington was purchased and is being used to house equipment for canning and dehydrate food to be sent to people that are starving.

All over the United States people are rallying to. the cause. One man in Indiana offered his entire tomato crop. Mennonites have canned chicken and noodle soup and the state of Virginia has set as her goal one thousand cases of tomatoes. One of the heifers destined for Europe accidently broke her leg. She went to Europe all right— but in a tin can as canned beef. Corn will be sent to Greece and Italy as soon as the crop is harvested. California has offered dried fruits and nuts; Louisiana is raising rice for relief, and Michigan has sent two carloads of soup beans. Wheat is being sent in large quantities.

Suggesting a project that might be taken up by our student body. Reverend Metzler told how students at Bridgewater College donated bicycles for the use of European pastors.

Jerry Hedges and Dave Albright, S. C. A. Co-Chairmen, are pleased to announce that Richard Burger and Lynn Blickenstaff are coming to our Campus October 27-31.

Mr. Leland Brubaker is the secretary of the General Mission Board of the Church of the Brethren. He has spent several years in China as a missionary. He is a graduate of

LaVerne College, and has been a pastor for several years. He has traveled much in this country, in South America, Europe and Asia.

His recent trip to South America was in the interest of Missions and Brethren Service.

Mr. Richard A. Burger, recently appointed missionary to Africa, conies from Udell, Iowa. His home church is the Fairview Church of Southern Iowa. Mr. Burger attended McPherson College, where he received his A. B. degree in 1942. In June, 1945, Mr. Burger received his A. B. from Bethany Biblical Seminary in Chicago.

Mr. Burger is deeply interested in the work of the church and is an enthusiastic speaker. You will enjoy hearing him as well as learning to know him. He and his wife are looking forward to many well spent years on the Africa field. They will leave for Africa the first part of December.

When first we emerge from our safe and snug cocoons, we expect a harsh future. We are delighted to find caressing hands showing us how all our plans have been made for us. Our social status, temporarily at least, has been already established. There is little or no question at this stage in our life as to what schools and churches we shall attend. We are caught in a whirl of social customs and tradition from which we cannot untangle ourselves until we have spread our wings and firmly developed them.

Man is a creature who needs to be socialized. He would be different from the lower animals in few respects if he were left to his own devices. He needs this prodding and coddling in order to develop. But there is always the possibility of growing to weakness by relying always upon these set standards of civilization. The worthy goal is to accept only the best aid from these helpers and grow to maturity and strength, leaning on established pinnacles only when necessary. In this way we can become the best guiding hands to future human larvae emerging from their future cocoons, ready to brave the world.

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Last Friday afternoon around four o’clock the students of our fair college were quite astounded to see a huge yellow and green bus drive up in front of Sharp Hall as if it belonged there . . . and what

shocked them most was the fact that it did belong there! It had come to take the members of the SCA cabinet to their retreat in Wichita. The blue-jeaned, plaid-shirted crowd piled aboard, bedding and all . . . laughing, shoving, and calling good-bye to friends below (the bus was quite a high, one.), After a few false starts . . . they had to wait for Dot, of course . . . and then Milly Jones remembered she’d forgotten her Bible and Mary Beth couldn’t find her bill-fold. . . but finally they were off . . . Speed from Winfield at the wheel and the kids getting comfortable in the bus. Under Dave’s training the gang, learned a welcome song to sing to Bethel College when they were to join Mac on the bus. But plans had been

er startled populace of down town Newton instead. However, they recovered enough to sing a hearty welcome to Southwest-ern and Friends University when they reac-

Camp officially started with a sup-per fellowship at six-thirty that even-ing . . . and the campfire on the sandy beach by the river was truly inspiring. The evening ended with a marshmallow . . . and we do mean the genuine article! . . . roast by moon-light. Then the tired, sticky and contented kids retired to their beds. It is reported that Milly Jones, Eulalia Crist, and Anne Metzler (picked her up in Wichita fori Dave’s benefit) were to sleep in a double upper, but Anne and Dave left that night for the District Meeting, and so — what kind of copy is this???? Quite cozy, but Tex and Susie say that two in a bed a yard wide is really cozy!

The next day Bethel college . . . all fifteen of them, arrived bright and early, as did six or so from Wichita University. Everybody soon became old friends, and the day passed quickly and informatively. Reports were given as to the work being done by each school, and the WSSF report from Laurence was given by McPherson. The Regional secretaries, Lois Crosier and Chuck Hulac. were both present and helped the different groups iron out their individual difficulties. The Cluster plan for the five attending colleges was discussed but left undecided. Afternoon recreation consisted Of a rather damp base ball game, damp horse-back riding, and damp collect-ing of pebbles and pretty stones down by the river-side. The weather had definitely turned damp by that time, and the closing meal was eaten to the tune of rain on the roof. However, spirits were definitely not dampened inside, and the kids joined in singing camp songs around the table setting a true atmosphere for the “Estes Memories” that concluded the meal. Elaine from Bethel spoke about the Estes Conference, and our own Mary Beth pointed out the benefits of being an Estes summer employee in her own hilariously innocent way.

After the closing friendship circle, kids from all schools piled into Speed’s waiting bus, and they started homeward. Group singing, general gaiety, and the exchange of addresses took up the time as the various groups wore dropped off. Bethel came all the way to McPherson with our bunch because it seemed they just couldn’t get enough of the typical sparkling Mac personality. This seemed particularly true in connection with several Bethel muscle-men and Mac lovelies. How-ever, close to mid-night, the tired.

but happy, group was dumped off in front of dear, familiar Sharp Hall, to wend their weary ways to the various dorms. The general conclusion of the group is that other schools have to go some to equal Mac, in campus lay-out. school spirit, and student body . . . and not least, the SCA, although this retreat showed that like organizations on sister campuses ore all working for the same goal; that of bringing full Christian living to the campus. Those who attended were, Milly

Jones, Mary Beth Loshbough, Jerry Hedges, Dorothy Kurtz, Ila Verne Lobban, Susan Ikenberry, Eulalia Crist, Dale Brown, Saburo Uyeji, Warren Hoover, Dave Albright and Pop Emswiler.

Every year the readers of the Spectator look forward with anticipation for the publishing of the elected members to “Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges.’’ Every year several deserving students are elected by the faculty for this honor. At the same time, however, very deserving students are often passed by. Being human these individuals naturally feel somewhat hurt. Every year that I have been in college I have observed such students who have been outstanding in character, leadership, service to the school, and scholarship, but who have been left out of Who’s Who. This situation is not conducive to the fostering of goodwill between students and faculty, and as I have pointed out, deserving students are naturally very disappointed. It is for these reasons, that I offer my protest to Who’s Who: as it is now handled.

I honestly believe that deserving students are sometimes left off because of personal opinions, of the committee when they really deserved the honor. For example, there are Students whose scholarship is far above average, the number and importance of their extra-curricular activities is twice the number of any of the persons who made Who’s Who this year, and their character is unquestionable, yet they are not on Who's Who.

I hope that I have not been inferring that the students who did make Who’s Who are not deserving, but I merely cite the above examples to support my protest against Who’s Who. I believe that this letter expresses the opinion of many of the students on our campus. The protests, discussions, and naturally disappointed students which I have heard and seen as the result of the publishing of last week’s lists have led me to the opinion, that I have expressed.

Student Volunteers

After devotions, they separated into groups. The girls are still sewing on the gathered skirts for the Philippines, and also on bright patchwork jackets for the babies of Greece.

The fellows met and organized: they are going to collect waste fats. Then in the near future the Student Volunteers will meet some evening and make soap to send for relief.

Political Action

Another interesting meeting was held in the PAC Tuesday. Becoming acquainted with magazines and newspapers was the general theme of the program. At the beginning of the period magazines and newspapers were passed out to the members from which they picked articles and interesting items to report on the latter part of the period.

A letter was written to President Truman commending him upon his action pertaining to the case of the Negro Pianist who was denied the use of Constitution Hall in Washington. Nearly thirty members attended the meeting.

Listing all the different types of parties for each month in order, consumed most of the time allotted for this commission on Tuesday. Tex Lobban opened the meeting by leading the members of the commission in “She’ll be Coinin’ Round the Mountain.’’ after which everyone racked their brains for new ideas for monthly parties. Plans for next week’s meeting were also discussed.

Meet

The

Freshmen

Petite, blonde, Ann Oberst has an abundance of dramatic talent at her command. You’ll probably see and hear her act ’ere the season is o’er. A local lass, she’s tops!

We present them together—Kansas freshies rooming on second—none other than Marilee Beaver and

Have you yet encountered that cute little gal. usually seen Wolfing over the campus? Betty Lou Jamison is another of those brilliant Quinterites that is bound to make history on Mac campus.

Surely you have met that dark and dancing eyed Becky of the freshman class. Margaret Betch-told, a native of Kansas City is already spoken for though—it’s the Navy!

Theda Flory honors second floor Arnold by her presence. Hailing from Lone Star (it’s in Kansas) she’s winning her way to fame as one of

The President's Corner

Helpful suggestions on getting along with people:

1. Give the other person credit for knowing and commend him for his efforts and accomplishments.

2. Avoid any “better than thou” attitude in relationship

with both individuals and groups.

3. Be willing to take criticisms and to do so without

offense.

4. Be constructive in your criticisms.

5. Welcome suggestions.

6. Do not betray confidences.

7. Cultivate the grace of forgiveness and the art of for-

getting.

8. Be able to differ with people and to maintain their frie-

ndship

9. Avoid snap judgments.

10. Cultivate the ability to place yourself in the other person's position if you honestly want to know why, etc

“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit ye like men strong.”

Eleven students and four leaders from McPherson attended the Ne-braska Distict Meeting last week-end at Beatrice. The students were Ruth Uchida, Elva Jean lean Harbaugh, Kent Naylor, Kathryn Bowers, Carol Trow-bridge, Idabelle Ward, Hazel Frantz,

Ruth Murray, Dayton Rothrock, Donna Mohler. and Byron Frantz. The leaders and professors were Mary schaeffer. Reverend Elrod, Reverend Earl Frantz, and Professor Dell. Elva Jean Harbaugh and Ruth Uchida were guests at the Lewis Naylor’s home for a part of the week-end. Ruth McMurray spent part of the time in Lincoln visiting home folks. and Donna Mohler attended her brother’s wedding at David City on Sunday. Melvin was formerly a stu-dent at Mac. The group returned

Sunday night.

This week a number of our student body and faculty attended the dis-trict meeting of the Church of the Brethren in Larned. Kansas. Mrs. Ikenberry. Dr. Metzler, Dr. Mohler. Dr. Peters, Prof. Fisher, and Prof. Berkeblie were the faculty members who attended. Those from the student body were Dorris Coppook, Esther Miller, Jo B. Brooks, Lucy Blough who make up the college women’s quartet, and who sang at the conference: and Dave Albright. Keith Burton, Paul Wagoner, and Byron Fisher, who make up the men’s quartet. and who also sang. Others who attended were Mary Ellen Metz-ler, Roberta Mohler. Alice Ruth Baily. Blair Helman, Chuck Dumond, Wilmer Brubaker, Dale Brown.

The young Mister Sheets was a guest of the third floor Arnold-ites last Sunday afternoon. The young gentleman displayed true gallantry as he passed around compliments to the ladies and thanked them in turn. But fearing that his mama might be

worried, said young gentleman was escorted down from a very Interesting afternoon of visiting! Isn’t it a shame that the gents of Fahnestock don't receive like invitations!

Paul Gerlock left the campus for a few days answering Uncle Sam’s call for a physical. We waited with baited breath, as we always hate to lose a man from our campus. We aren’t quite out of the war manpower slump as yet, and every man amounts . . . even people like Paul! But he’s here to stay.

Tuesday evening the dining hall was the scene of a birthday party honoring Kathrine Bowers on her eighteenth birthday. Those present it her table were Tex Lobban, Byron Fisher. Doris Sterns, Jerry Mease, Dorris Murdock, Gordon Rice, and the honoree, Katie. They all had a swell time downing one pint of ice cream apiece, and a huge piece of angel food cake besides. Thus Katie was fittingly ushered into her eighteenth year. Congratulations, Kate!

There are several fads sweeping across Mac campus right now. One of the favorite is wearing V-neck sweaters with T shirts underneath. Some of the girls are wearing their brother’s big plaid socks. The bright. long flannel shirts have blossomed forth louder than ever. It seems the louder and longer they are the better they are. You can never be sure nether there are skirts underneath or not. Everyone is getting colored shoe strings to dress up their loaf-ers and saddle shoes, Men's shirts are quite the rage among the teenage gals—and the bigger and the better seems to be the style.

several colors and wear them with skirts or shorts for lounging around the house.

That close baseball game with the Swedes last Tuesday afternoon was just a repeat on what happened same time last year. All but the score. We ran the Swedes ragged last year with a score of four to seven, and we got the seven. See,

Fahnestock Hall had open house and the girls eagerly swarmed in to look at the otherwise forbidden terri-tory—and to eat the peanuts and candy of course. There was a hasty call of “Women on second" and the girls arrived to spend the evening.

. And it was about this time last year that Dorris Murdock was finding that mixing her Bloughs was proving too much for her—almost. The Blough she went with in the old home town and the Blough (yes Marvin) who did and does escort her here were almost coming to bloughs over her. . . . We had two outstanding visitors that week too: i. e. Bob Tully and Miss Gants, secretary of SCM (last year’s version of SCA).

. The Student Ministers had their picnic and you might be interested to know that the Brownie who doesn't get around so much any more since he and Lois hit it off, took none other than Katie Little of the famous Kansas City Littles. Jerry Mease showed up with Della Poland. Period. I’m not making any comments since the latter would beat my brains t?) out. Professor Weinreich's pup Linda made a column all to herself by following the aforesaid professor W. to that classroom on third floor Harnly. And wasn’t it that week that she visited the dining hall at dinner time? Got away with a good haul, too. . . Oh yes, Burton and Finfrock were very very chummy and were seen everywhere. Yes. just about everywhere. . . . Freshmen were having a tough time of it last year; tough like the frosh of this year have yet to be treated. A freshman court trial was held and various and sundry freshmen were sentenced to minor tortures for such faults as “Too good looking," “No green hat,” “Wearing a high school letter" and other small defects in character. . . .

At a treasure hunt last year Ethmer, yes I said Ethmer, was the life of the party, finding treasure where others never thought to look and I don't mean the candy bars. Yes, it was a girl—or should we say girls? . . . That’s definitely all. Another minute and I'll go mad from an over dose of Spec office activity. Signing off till next week.

What a day this has been! We had reveille this morning at 0400 and went to our 1-A stations about 04030 and stayed there for most of the day. About the middle of the afternoon I decided to knock off, 1-A station being on the bridge and with nothing to do, and shave. We start-

debarking our 1500 troops about 0600, and by ten they were all ashore but the ones that stayed to help unload the cargo. We expect to have the ship unloaded and ready for sea by 2000 today, and if we do. it will put us nearly a day ahead of schedule.

I never thought would be coming this close to Japan, but here I am. The ship is about a half mile off the beach, but we can see quite a bit. From here I can see several factories, most of them being intact and only one with bomb hits. Just back of the factory is the city.

Of course I couldn’t possibly get off the ship, much as I'd like to, and if I did, I couldn’t pick up anything over there because Mac has made all kinds of rules against that.

From what I have been able to gather, we’re going back to Leyte from here, and it will probably be in Leyte that I get this letter mailed. No fleet post office has been set up here yet that I know of. I don’t know why we are going back to P. I.: some of the guys seem to think that we’ll make another trip up here with a load of troops. I haven't heard anything definite yet.

Another day. All day we have been plowing through the twenty foot swells that have been crossing our bow and running off our decks. We're in a typhoon; we’ve been in it for two days. Every passageway in the ship is running with water. Some of the guys are sick and in their sacks. We've beet getting the discharges squared away so that they’ll be able to get off tomorrow. It is hard to keep things in place. We have had to lash down our cabinets and our numerous form holders. Once today we got a 20 degree roll (28 degrees is the maximum) and the forms over by desk were thrown out and all over the place.

I hope to get mail tomorrow. When our mail gets here the Army has charge of it. If they don’t have room for it, they just don’t load it.

now that the war is over. By the time I am ready to start again it will probably be pretty crowded.

His address is Rex La Verne Wilson, Y 3/c, USNR, Div. 6, USS New Kent (APA 217), care FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

That Dell-Ikenberry couple are lending a supposedly peaceful and gentle life. Well, who are we to doubt? But a good question is: Can you always judge from outside appearances?" The answer in this case is obviously “Yes.”

Speaking of Ike, he was editor last year. Consequently any dirt attached to his name was silently and proficiently excluded from this column due to his power to cut. We (editorial staff) quietly bided our time which is now here. But alas! Our dear ex-editor is not the Don Juan he used to be. And so—we patiently wait.

Chuck Dumond has developed into a flighty-by-nite type. Every week a new girl. But vital statistics show that even at that rate there'll be a few girls left at the end of the year who have good Chuckless. Sad. This week's election (and, not to underestimate it, it might turn out to be permanent) is Esther Van Bus-kirk, famous throughout the campus as having a personalized signed and slightly mushy picture of Joseph Cotton. I mean the signature, not Cotton, was mushy. Oh goo!! Wonder if that influenced Chuck any.

The Nebraska kids had a swell time coming home too, according to reports. There was in Prof. Dell's front seat a very chummy duo. Guess who. Give up? Dayton Rothrock and the talented Miss Trowbridge. He had his arm around her—but maybe it was a cold night.

Margaret Bechtold went home last week-end, but she didn't sleep. She had to stay awake to enjoy the wonderful mattress.

Oh that Bechtold! Remember that package she got from that sailor? The pillow slip, handkerchiefs, pictures and that bracelet. It was

Just like belling a cat. (No aspersions cast, Becky). We can all bear her Jingling quite a distance away.

Kline bad a superspecial feed Monday nite. Mike was supposed to furnish the food and invited the kids for 10:01 P. M. but they all brought their food with them and the result was fifteen stuffed but happy girls.

We shouldn't—but we will—mention that cute chubby little Texas girl from Pampa has a crush on an Idaho boy who has a cousin named Don. We wouldn’t dare mention names; its open season on gossip j writers.

Since Jerry Mease is more or less settled we were visibly shocked one noon to see him busily ringing sever-al girls in the dorm or should I say many? Nevertheless, Jerry would lu-ing first one girl and then another. At first we thought it was Zerger. And finally after all the girls tearing down the steps, he quietly asked for a dollar—for the SCM drive.

Seen anywhere that Arlene goes is Giles. And that includes a lot of places quite often. Making it a habit?

Stover and Strickler. The alphabet has always had a way of playing cupid. Maybe this new friendship didn’t need any alphabetical assistance. Maybe?

What’s this we hear about Bob Keim saving himself for all the girls. It seems that Bob doesn’t believe in going steady because this way he can keep all the girls smiling at him, at least that is what he says. Tan-talizing Bob seems to have heard about Swinger for he wants to follow in his steps. A pretty rough path, we would say.

Sunday afternoon the old old Romeo and Juliet balcony scene was re-staged from the front of Arnold Hall. Joyce in the form of Juliet

ness office which he was Instrumental in establishing in Bombay.

Mr. Blickenstaff returned to the States on regular furlough March 3, 1945, and since arriving has been kept busy filling speaking engagements among our churches. Mr. Blickenstaff is an outstanding speaker. is enthusiastic about his work and creates a great deal of interest in missions wherever he goes.

These missionaries will contribute to our church, chapel, SCA and community while here on our campus next week.

Helman is his name, and I daren’t say anything out of the ordinary about him. Here’s what was notic-ed about his ball-playing the other night; When he swings at the ball he starts to walk off the field in the direction of third base.

Pep, not the breakfast kind, has b-

een manifested at both games with those Swedes. It looks good when we all get out there and back the team up. Remember they don’t have to lose, but they might if we are-

n't there to encourage them. Let’s keep up the old school spirit during the basketball season, too.

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Albright Pitches Two-Hitter; Males Get Four

Mac Bulldogs came through a smashing victory last Tuesday over the Swedes on the Mac diamond Dave Albright turned in a super job on the mound, holding the Swedes to two hits. Early in the second inning. Orville Buckingham got on by an error by Clark, the Swede's first baseman. Stover followed with a single. Blair Helman hit a heavy blow through the infield bringing in Buckingham and Stover, Helman was left stranded on third at the close of the inning.

The Bulldogs tallied another scoi e In the third frame when Dave Albright hit to center and came all the way home when the ball got away from Anderson. Swede’s center fielder.

The Swede’s big uprising came in the seventh inning, when Lindgren, Swede’s short stop, dropped a fly ball in short left field for a base hit. Bahret, next batter, popped up to the catcher, who dropped the ball and all hands were safe. Heaps, the opposing moundsman, then came through with the other Swede hit, a tremendous line drive into deep left to knot the score at three all. Thor-sten and Anderson went down in order to end the inning. In the lust half of the seventh Albright drew a walk, stole second and scored on Buckingham’s long drive to end the game

Coach Attends Kansas Conference

All faculty members and coaches directing the Kansas Colleges’ Athletic Conference were present at a meeting last week, with the exception of Kansas Wesleyan. The first action taken by the conference was a vote to resume conference activities, starting with the basketball season of this school year. This would make it possible for there to be a track season this year with the conference meet being held at Baker. The question of eligibility of players was brought before the conference. As the rule now stands, any athletic player must be enrolled in. and passing in 12 hours of school work. The conference decided to make concessions regarding this rule to returning veterans whom we hope will be coming back to our campus this year.

ference must abide by all rules and regulations of the conference, and this ruling goes into effect immediately. This ruling will keep McPher-son from playing Central College in the college conference. In Sec. 4, rule 11, it states that we must play schools which maintain a similar scholastic program as those of the K. C. A. C.

The Conference discussed the conference schedule, decided that all of the coaches should meet at Emporia on October 27 to provide for further planning of it, and also to draw plans for next year’s football and basketball season.

Hayden Receives Letter

“We are now practically inactivated and most of our personnel has been transferred to installations on the west coast. All athletic projects have been abandoned and the members of my section are now awaiting transfer orders.

"I would like to take this opportunity of thanking you and your school, on behalf of this field and more particularly for myself, for the many generous efforts in our interests. We enjoyed playing your teams and were always able to say that if we were destined to lose a basketball game, we knew that your clubs merited the victory on their aggressiveness, ability and sportsmanship. For the many hours of entertainment and recreation which these contests afforded our personnel. we feel that the least we can do is to write you this commendation. Such acts as yours has made our tour of duty here in Kansas one to always remember with pleasant memory.”

Women’s

Athletics

Peals of laughter and shouts of joy echoed through the gymnasium Monday afternoon when the WAA Hockey Girls added some variety to their program, and played indoor softball. These energetic girls arc tops at what ever sport they enter, and they can have fun no matter what they are playing.

Thirteen girls were out for the game. Out of these thirteen girls, five have had "perfect attendance”.

These girls are: Gernelda Sprenkel, Dorothy Frantz. Masako Nakamura. Doris Coppock, and Ruth Engel-land. The other girls who were out were: Tex Lobban, Evelyn Metzger, Marianna Stinette. Mary Jane Free-hurg, Jane Bell, Eula Wolf, Betty Elrod, and Elsie Schnorr. Why don’t you rest your "study worn” mind and come enjoy a game of hockey with us next Monday afternoon?

Outing

The WAA girls will indulge in another outing this week. They will hike down to Roberta’s on Sunday and have a good old fashioned get together in Mohler’s back yard. Seated around the big outdoor fire place the girls will sing every type of song they know. Of course refreshments are to be had and the girls will bike back to the dorm just at ten o’clock.

Because of the game the fellows played against Lindsborg, there was no WAA softball this week. To receive credit, however, the girls were required to attend the boys soft-ball game.

Miss Arlene Rolfs has been elected to the Barkerettes. The membership is 40 and due to an oversight, only 39 girls had been elected. Arlene was next in line of voting so she was the 40th Barkerette.

The Bulldogs again were victorious, since pitcher Albright led his team to a 12-1 victory over the Central Tigers, who came to our diamond from their college here in McPherson. The Tigers tried hard to hold the Bulldogs in check, but to no avail, for the Bulldogs kept knocking the ball, bringing their men to home plate. From the start of the first inning the Tigers seemed to have difficulty, for four men were up and three of these were put out by the McPherson College Bulldogs. It was just the opposite for the Bulldogs, the first man to bat, Paul Markham, hit a ball out through the Tiger's shortstop’s legs. Markham was followed to bat by four other men who all got hits. In the second inning, that smooth-running fielder, Zerger, stepped to the plate to knock a two bagger, which brought in two men. The third inning saw Markham, Roberts, Helman, Reist, Wedel, and Sherer all bring in scores. The onslaught of the Bulldogs was terrific and it caused the Central Tigers to call for a five inning game.

The only man to score for the Tigers was Thompson, the Tiger catcher. He popped a ball and was able to get on base by a McPherson error.

Pitcher Albright only allowed the opposing team two hits, while our hoys were able to get nine.

We don’t want this to be a gossip , column, but we wonder why our pitcher had a sore arm following a particular week-end.

Flash! Flash! Somebody left a "coke” bottle on the gym floor. Fortunately, in-so-far as has been known, no serious accidents have resulted. The "M" club has been good enough to have the "coke” machine installed, and we should be good enough to pick up the empty bottles and place them in the cases.

Baseball developed from the game of rounders, and is played with a ball weighing about 5-51/4 ounces, which is also 9-9 1/4 inches in circumference. The object of the game is for the runner to run around all four bases. In so many games, the players lose sight of the object when they are at bat. Anyway they do not gain the object, but it is a good thing, because if one team’s players kept running around the base the first time up, the other team wouldn’t have a chance. Truthfully, there is more to baseball than this.

Ach! This is discouraging! We go out into the halls of Sharp, and what are we seeing? That’s right! One of our upstanding athletes holding hands with a girl wearing a "sparkler.” There are some things we don’t understand!