He who carries a tale makes a monkey of himself.
The weaker the argument the stronger the words.
McPherson college, mcphe rson, kans., Friday, May 16, 1947
NO. 29
Clausen Will Speak At Grad Exercises
On June 2, the Fifty-ninth Annual Commencement of McPherson College will be held at the Church of the Brethren at 10 a. m. This commencement will honor the seniors of this college who are graduating this year.
Dr. Bernard C. Clausen, pastor of the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church. Cleveland. Ohio, will be the guest speaker for the occa- sion. Dr. Clausen is a graduate of Colgate University, 1915, and Union Theological Seminary. 1918, with a degree of Doctor of Divinity from Syracuse University.
Processional and recessional selections will he rendered by Mrs. Audrey San Romani, Dr. Burton Metzler will present the invocation and musical selections will he given by the McPherson College Chapel Choir, the McPherson College Ladies’ Quartette and Miss Anne Krehbiel.
Presentation of candidates for graduation will be by Dean L. Avery Fleming, while President W. W. Peters confers the degrees.
Other festivities for the seniors of ’47 include:
Breakfast for the class of 19 4 7 will he served at the home of President and Mrs. W. W. Peters at 8 a. m., Saturday, May 24.
On Friday, May 30 at 10 a. m„ the last chapel session of the school year will he held and the granting of honors and awards conferred to various students.
The class day program at 10 a. m. on Saturday, May 31, will prove very interesting for all those attending. At 6:30 the alumni banquet at the Church of the Brethren will also attract wide attention.
The morning of Sunday. June 1, Baccalaureate Services will be held at 10:45 a. m., at the Church of the Brethren. Dr. W. W. Peters will give the sermon. The Church will also he the scene of the organ vespers to be given at 3:30 p. m. Those participating in these vespers will be: Lucy
Blough, Donna Bowman. Marvin Hanson, Alice Ruth Bailey, Ronald Moyer, Ruth Holsopple, Vivian Sies and Donnis Wampler, Later, at 4:30, there will be a reception for the parents of graduates and visiting friends in the SUR.
Its' A Date
May 16—A Cappella Choir concert and banquet.
May 17—Pi Kappa Delta Initiation, 7 p. m.
Baseball. Sterling, here.
May 18—Vocal Recital, Gordon Corwin, 3:30 p. m.
May 19—Piano Recital, Lois Kauffman.
May 23—Pre-College Piano Recital.
May 24—Senior Breakfast.
Rec. Council Party, 8 p. m.
May 27-28—Final Examinations.
May 31—Class Day Exercise.
Alumni Banquet.
June 2—Fifty-ninth Annual Commencement.
Current Dog
House Drive Totals $455
Students, faculty, and friends of the college have contributed $455.00 in the current drive for funds to complete the Dog House. The drive will continue until enough money is received to complete the project.
Before any student may receive this year’s Quadrangle, he or she must have: (1) Paid their class dues and (2) every organization to which a student belongs must have paid their hill to the Quadrangle. No member of any organization may receive their Quadrangle until the organization pays its hill to the Quadrangle.
A Cappella Choir In Annual Concert Tonight At High School
Geisert and Martin To Head Classes
It is customary for all the classes except the seniors to elect their officers for the following year at the end of each year. Following that custom, the present freshman and sophomore classes have already elected their officers for next year.
President of the future junior class is Theodore Geisert, of Elmo, Kansas. Ready to come to his aid at any time is Donald Keim, of Nampa, Idaho, who will be the Vice President. Minutes and other papers will be kept by Ruth Holsopple of South English, Iowa. The Treasurer will he Don Stern, of Fredericksburg. Iowa. In accordance with the Constitution of the Student Council, Robert Keim.
of Nampa, Idaho, is remaining in office as Student Council Representative. The newly elected rep- resentative is Sybil Miller, of Wichita, Kansas.
And now for next year's sophomores. President of the sophomore class next year will be Robert Martin, of McPherson, Kansas. Assisting him as vice president will be another McPherson-ite, Winston Beam. Keeping minutes of next year’s sophomore class will be Marie Miller, of Lima. Ohio. Donald Guthals, of Elmo. Kansas, will be the treasurer. The newly elected Student Council Representative is Kenneth Brown, of New Plymouth, Idaho. Margaret Keim, of Nampa, Idaho, is remaining as the other representative.
The Student Council of McPherson College wishes to sincerely thank all of those who contributed to your project, the Dog House, by giving so generously at the special chapel, Monday May 12. The Council also wishes to thank every person who had a part in Monday’s drive.
In a big effort to climax the school year, in a last supreme drive to raise money for the furtherance of the Dog House, a group of students presented a program in chapel for this pur-far.
Upon entering the chapel, a conglomeration of music entered the ears of those entering. Catherine Little and Doris Coppock were singing, accompanied by Russell Jarboe and bis harmonica, Professor Don Frederick and his guitar, Professor Paul Sollen-burger and his fiddle, and Avis Erb with her accordian.
As Dr. Peters said. “McPherson College is certainly going to the Dogs” and his statement was hardly overemphasized as the purpose of the chapel was made very well known to all. Russell Jarboe, Kent Naylor and Bob Keim sang several short ditties, one of which could be called. “Tote Your Dogs in to the Dog House.”
Winston Beam and Don Keim presided as announcers of the thirty minutes that Mac College was on the air. figuratively speaking. In order that the students would become better acquainted with the objectives of the Dog House, Marvin Krehbiel presided as Doctor in a quiz program.
At the conclusion or the portion of the program, monitors passed through the audience with pledge cards. A hurried tally was made, and it was found that the student goal bad been topped. The goal was $350 and the amount was §439. This is a student project, which is hard to be seen, since up to this last drive not more than 20 percent of the money thus far contributed to the Dog House came from the students pockets.
Publication Posts Filled
Tuesday evening the Student Council approved the recommen-dations of the Board of Publica-tions that had met in the after-noon to choose among the applications for publication positions for next year. In a lengthy session the Board filled the four positions that were open, after seri-ous consideration of their qualifications and their other extra-curricular activities.
Under the present system as set up by the council the positions filled were only the assistant positions. The present assistants move up to the top positions. Marie Miller was recommended to the position of assistant editor of the Quadrangle for next year with Betty Stonebreaker Editor-in- Chief. Marie worked with both he Quadrangle and Spectator this year. Robert Keim also filed for this job.
For the position of Assistant Business Manager of the Quad Marion Frantz was selected. He has had previous business experience and is an economics major Sybil Miller will be the Business Manager. Only one other application was received—that of Ver-non Nicholson.
Wendell Burkholder will assist Donald Keim next year in the po-sition of Assistant Business Manager of the Spectator. Donald automatically moves to the top. Wendell has served as freshmen class treasurer and is an economics major. The only other application was that of Theodore Geisert.
The Campus Editor next year will be John Firestone, who has worked on the Spectator staff this year as a reporter. Robert Simonton will become Managing Editor and Marianna Stinnette will be Editor-in-Chief of next year’s paper. Helen Stover also submitted her application.
An interesting fact to note about the four people who were selected is that they are all freshmen this year and will be sophomores when they take their positions. Marie is from Ohio, Wendell and Marion are from Nebraska, and John is from Louisiana.
Today’s issue is the next to the last Spectator for this school year. There will he no issue printed next week. Each editor is supposed to put out 15 issues, and today’s is the 14th edition this semester. The last Spectator of the year will he out early and will he an eight page issue.
HESS Contributes To Revision Of English Textbook
Donald Davidson, author of “American Composition and Rhetoric” better known to McPherson students’ as the freshman English textbook, has finally revised his former textbook. A quotation from the preface to the Revised Edition states, “The author and collaborator wish to express their thanks to the instructors throughout the United States who have generously offered suggestions for improvement of the book. In particular they wish to thank Professor Maurice A. Hess of McPherson College and Professor William Hunter of Wofford College, who made detailed and specific recommendations.”
Any freshman English student can recall the references made at various times to mistakes in the hook by Professor Hess. The total number of mistakes found by Professor Hess and submitted to the author of the text was 114.
Corwin Presented In Vocal Recital
Mr. Gordon Corwin, bass-baritone, will he presented in formal recital Sunday, May 18, at 3:30
p. m. in the College Chapel. He will be assisted by Miss Anne Krehbiel, accompanist. The following program will he presented:
Green Pastures. Sanderson; The Blind Ploughman. Clarke; Courage. Huhn; The Lord’s Prayer. Malotte; O Thou Sublime Sweet Evening Star. Wagner; Invictus Huhn; None But the Lonely Heart, Tschaikowsky—Mr. Corwin.
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Mendelssohn—Miss Krehbiel.
In My Garden. Firestone; Annie Laurie, Scott; Leetle Bateese. O’Hara; Trav’lin’, Enders; The Wreck of the “Julie Plante". O’Hara; Song of the Open Road. Malotte—Mr. Corwin.
The public is cordially invited to attend this recital.
Meet Bro. John: Blacksmith Preacher, and Violin Maker
Missionaries To Spend Furlough In McPherson
To the friends of Evalyn Fields Merkle, foreign missionary, it may be of interest to know that her present address is:
Mrs. Paul H. Merkle
M. P. A.. Nkol Mcolan
Abong Mbang, French Camer-oun
West Africa,
Mrs, Merkle and her husband, Rev. Paul H. Merkle, are mission-aries under the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. Their little daughter, Elizabeth May, was one year old on May 7.
The Merkles plan to be home on furlough in the summer of 1 948 and while in this vicinity their address will be 1111 East Kansas Avenue, McPherson.
Brother John and his wife recently celebrated their sixty-fourth wedding anniversary. Although he is 91 years of age he is still active and is often seen around the campus. We thought it only worthy that we should honor this McPherson figure with a brief interview. However in digging through our files we discovered a feature about Brother John that was used hack in 1942. It is of such excellent quality that we could not improve on it, consequently we will print it. It was written by James Nagel, former campus editor, who was killed in the war while doing duty with the Navy.
“In the second house north of the new Industrial Arts Building lives a man whom many of the students on Macampus know, and whom many more would profit by knowing. Visiting with Brother John—it is by that name that he is commonly known is an experience worthy of any student’s time. He will be recognized as the distinguished looking old gentleman always seen on the front row of College Church. He has bright eyes, a pleasant countenance, and a sharp and clear mind, not dulled by the years.
Not willing that his 86 years of useful life should be ended in idleness, Mr. John was busily working in his shop as your reporter found him. And it was
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Brother E. E. John not without timidity and apprehension that he asked for an interview. But his friendly smile and the warmth in his voice, the true marks of a Christian, quickly dispelled all fears. A resident of McPherson for 33 years, Mr. John has served as |
elder of the local Church of the Brethren for 14 years, as janitor of that church for ten years, and for ten years as superintendent of children’s relief work in Kansas for the Church of the Brethren. He states that in this work he found homes for more than 175 children. ‘No work has over given me more satisfaction and pleasure than finding Christian homes for those helpless, homeless children,’ was his comment on this part of his life.
But that is not all. For 33 years before coming to Kansas he worked as a blacksmith in Virginia, at the same time serving his church on Sundays, preaching in small churches and neighboring schoolhouses.
Brother John has a most singular hobby, that of violin making. In fact he learned to play on bis own instrument, a violin that he made at the age of 72 years! He showed me four that he now has In the process of construction. He played for me a simple hymn tune, ‘God Will Take Care Of You.’ And I must confess that I was surprised to hear the rich, mellow tone of the Instrument.
Long a friend of McPherson College and Its students, Brother John remains one of the lew an changing factors of college life in a changing world.”
The McPherson College A Cappella Choir under the baton of Don Frederick will present its fourteenth annual concert at the High School Auditorium Friday evening, May 16, at eight o’clock.
The choir has just returned to the campus after a most successful spring tour through the States of Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri. The stir of favorable comment which the choir brought forth at each of its appearances on the road and which is still being voiced in the many letters of appreciation and of high approval that are still being received by the choir, stands ip testimony of the wonderful work the organization has done. Under the capable direction of Professor Frederick, the thirty-six voices have merged their talents and their love of singing into one of the finest choirs McPherson College has known in many years.
Besides numbers presented by the choir, the varsity ladies quartet and the college male quartet will be featured in the program. [Numbers by the combined ladies quartets and also by the combined male quartets will be given.
Admission prices to the concert are forty cents for students and sixty cents for adults. Tickets are being sold by the members of the choir and are also on sale at Bixby & Lindsay’s down town. Everyone is cordially invited to attend this concert which promises to climax the school year in a program of excellent music and of spiritual closeness with God.
During this year, Esther Miller served as President of the Choir. Other officers were: Carl Beckwith. Vice President; Barbara Holderread, Secretary; and Ann Oberst, Treasurer.
Following is the program that will be presented tonight:
The A Cappella Choir:
Dedication—Franz-Cain; Hail. Our Redeemer — Raymond Rhea;
O Lord God — Paul Tschesno-koff; Almighty God Of Our Fathers — Will James; Beautiful Savior — arranged by F. Melius
Christiansen; Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen — arranged by H. T. Burleigh; Were You There —arranged by Don Frederick; Bethlehem Night — Arthur War-
rell; The Shepherd’s Story— Clarence Dickinson; Go, Song Of Mine — Will Barton; The Turtle Dove — R. Vaughan Williams; God of the Open Air — Noble Cain; Listen To the Lambs — arranged by R. Nathaniel Dett; So’s
I Can Write My Name — Noble Cain; O Sacred Truth (McPherson College Song)—arranged by Don Frederick.
The Varsity Ladies’ Quartet:
To The Spirit Of Music— Percy Rector Stephens and Shortin' Bread.
The College Male Quartet:
Where My Caravan Has Rested Hermann Lohr and A Little Close Harmony — Goeffrey O'Hara.
The Combined Male Quartets: Neath Your Window B. Cecil Gates.
The Combined Ladies’ Quartets: Prayer of the Music Makers— Grace Kenny Flooring.
Accompanists will be Alice Ruth Baily, Lois Kauffman and Helen Stover.
It is a pleasure to announce that an Alumni secretary, in the person of Ira N. H. Brammell of the class of '23, has been secured for the college. Mr. Brammell will begin his services July 1. 1947. His picture and a story will appear in the next issue of the Spectator.
Council Representatives
Four nominations were made by the presidents of the various campus organizations for the positions of extra-curricular student council representatives. In turn the organizations are voting on these nominations.
Ann Oberst and Phyllis Strick
ler were the girl nominees and Theodore Geisert and Paul Wag oner were the candidates for the
hoys
FRIDAY. MAY 16, 1947
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 A panel discussion was presented in BYPD Sunday evening to one of the largest crowds which have attended BYPD this year. The subject under discussion was the age-old one of boy-girl relations. Mrs. Don Frederick presented her points on the question. “How do you know it's love?” Mrs. Dewitt Miller presented the next talk on “Courtship.” The subject, “What is the purpose of the engagement” was discussed by Professor James Berkebile. Dr. L. Avery Fleming presented his discussion on “Petting.” After each speaker gave his five minute talk, the floor was open for questions and discussion. Russell Jarboe acted as master of ceremonies for the evening, introducing each speaker and directing the questions and discussion. It was the general feeling of the group that it was a good meeting but that it didn’t last long enough. A whole evening could easily have been spent on each one of the questions which were presented. LaVerne Honors McPherson Alums Do you feel that you are getting your money’s worth in the dining hall? and would a cafeter-ia-type of lunch room as a substitute for the present dining hall be more desirable to you?, were the two questions asked by the Pulse of the Public for this week. Forty-four students indicated that they felt that they were receiving their money’s worth in the dining hall. Thirty-one thought that they were not, and thirteen were undecided on the question. The latter question was answered like this: fifty-four felt that a cafeteria-style lunch room would be an improvement over the present type dining hall, thirty did not and six that voted could not make up their minds as to it. There were eighty-eight students who voted in this week's Pulse, and had there been more ballots available more could have voted. But it is felt that this number is a good representation of the student body. At the end of the ballot, a space for comments was furnished. The students voting took advantage of this opportunity to express their feelings on the subject of the present system of our dining hall. Following are some of the comments made: “I do not feel that I am getting my money's worth. I do not think that a student should be compelled to pay for all three meals for a day, if he does not eat Youth Enjoy Panel Discussion |
The Pulse of The Public by Robert Simonton Dining Hall Subject Of Pollthem! ” “Dishes and silverware should be kept cleaner and meals should be better planned and varied.” “I'd be willing to pay more for better meals.” “I would like to know the exact amount spent by the college for food this year. I really don’t think our money has been well spent.” “I have visited several campuses, and their dining halls, and I believe that cafeteria is more desirable and less work.” “Revise management and buying procedure.” “It seems to me that more efficiently could achieve by a cafeteria system. I said could, not would.” “Maybe a little more diversification of the male population would be appreciated by the female population.” “I think for the amount of money the cooks are doing the best they can.” “More fruit and green vegetables and less greasy foods should be served.” Several of the students thought that the present dining hall could be improved by adding a competent dietitian. Another suggestion was for a student food inspecting commission. Some felt that the cafeteria-type lunch room would be a great improvement over the present system, but felt, that the social experience would be lacking. Then there was the person who commented: “I never eat there if I can help it.” He now has the title President Emeritus of La Verne. Graduating from McPherson College in 1895, Dr. Miller was acting president for one year and is well known around this community today. In speaking of his classmate, Dr. Wieand said that 100% of the class were present at the celebration. The two of them made up the class. Six associates of Dr. Miller told about his life history and his contributions to the church and community. About thirty ministers sat in a body in his honor during the morning church service which was a part of the day’s observance. A tea was held following the afternoon program in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Miller. Thrifty businessmen advertise in the Spec, watch our ads. |
“The School of Quality” By Duane Ramsey The Student Christian Association on our campus was organized as a part of a national Christian organization composed of college students. On each campus, the local SCA found its place and serves where it can in the total college program. Perhaps now is the time to examine our own SCA to determine whether or not it is keeping abreast with the other growing phases of our college. With the greatly increased post-war enrollment of students, our college, along with all other colleges, had to make many adjustments. In order to meet the needs and demands of the students. a larger number of courses and some new courses are offered: the athletic program is also being developed according to the desires of the students; and other recreational and social activities are being expanded to fulfill the current needs and those anticipated for next year. Is our SCA growing to the same degree that the other areas of the college life have grown? That is the question for which we should earnestly seek an answer. Some of the duties of the SCA are to develop more mature and enriching personal relations among the students and between the students and the faculty; to help develop various individual capacities and abilities of the students; to help build democratic campus customs and governments; to help provide over-all Christian atmosphere on this campus. It should be an organization through which students can study and solve campus problems. |
McPherson College is a Christi-an college and it will be necessary for the SCA and other similar organizations to do their part in keeping it so. If we want a Christian campus we must work for it. Our growth must be parallel with the growth of the other areas of the college life. If Christianity has a place on the campus then the Student Christian Association, as a tool of Christianity, likewise has its place among the campus affairs. The challenge to all Christian students is to form the SCA into an effective association which meets the needs of our college and at the same time is a vital Christian force on the campus. Final Exams ScheduleThe conventional second semester final examinations will be given week after next, beginning Tuesday, May 27. at 8:00 a. m. The schedule for the tests will extend over to Friday. May 30, at 5:20 p. m. It provides for four two-hour test periods every day for four days. The presence of test schedules on every bulletin board is a gentle hint to students that it. is time to begin studying. |
If there are any students at McPherson College that need pointers on bowling, they should get in touch with Larry Pickens. Larry really knows how to throw that ball. In fact he was a little over ambitious last Saturday when he went down to “The Bowl”. Larry picked up the ball and threw it. or should I say it threw him? Anyway he landed halfway down the alley, before he could stop himself. A man sitting behind me remarked: “What’s wrong with that guy? I thought the ball was supposed to go down the alley and hit the pins, not the bowler.” All I have to say is that the man did not know our Larry. He tried again and the same thing happened. Of course he was embarrassed to a peanut and I was embarrassed for him. But he did make several strikes after that . . . with the ball that is. Naturally all of the co-eds have their favorite songs. I have been lending a cheerful ear and have been getting a cheerful earful of some of their favorite songs. Here are a few: “Marie”—Kenneth Brown. |
CampusChaos“Janie”—Thad Jones. “Oh. BLAIRy me not on the Lone Prairie”—Pat Kennedy. “Sweet and LOWE”—Gloria Tillman. „ “Open the Door, Richard”—Arlene Rolfs. “My Buddy”—Betty Lou Jamison. “Oh, Sussana”—Rex Wilson. “Sweet Eloise”—Glenn Beckwith. “I’ll Take You Home Again, Catherine”—Junior Yoder. “Night and DAYton”—Becky Spear.     
       The La Verne Church of the Brethren and La Verne College honored Dr. S. J. Miller in a special service May 4. From 1915 to 1921 he was president of that college and taught English liter ature for several years after that  |
run this morning with the finals this afternoon. Last Thursday at Wesleyan in a Quadranglar meet McPherson scored 13 points while Hays State was the winner fielding a large squad. Miller got a first in the mile and third in the half-mile with Ivan Rogers scoring a fourth in the latter event. Irven Stern scored a second in the two-mile with Don Stern placing fourth. Elvin Wolf tied for fourth in the high jump._ Pep Club Selects Future Officers Ann Oberst and Wendell Burkholder. Co-chairmen of the Pep Club, presided over a meeting of that organization in the S. A. It. at 12:45 p. m. Tuesday. The constitution which has been drawn up specifies that officers for the coming year shall he elected in the spring. The following offi-cers were elected for next fall: Mary Jane Freeburg and Bob Keim, co-chairmen; Masa Nakamura. vice-president; Arlene Rolfs, secretary, treasurer; Phyllis Holloway and Buster West, co-publicity chairmen. The new officers will he ready to begin plans as soon as school begins, and will strive for a bet-ter-than-ever cheering section next year. Express Gratitude To McPherson College: We hereby wish to express our sincere thanks to the College and the students for the lovely meal and pleasant association we enjoyed with you while on our visit to McPherson. We will never forget your kindness. Sincerely, William and Lena Cordis     Nordling AndFerguson WinTwo Tennismen QualifyFor Conference MeetWinning most of his sets by lopsided scores, Kenny Nordling qualified for the conference meet which is being held yesterday and today at Ottawa. In the tennis elimination meet at Bethel last week Nordling and Sawyer from Bethany were the finalists which qualifies them to meet two players from the eastern schools. Dale Ferguson. Dale Huxman, and Charles Lewis failed to qualify. In the doubles play Ferguson and Nordling came through victorious. winning all their matches against the opposition. Four schools competed in the western divisional elimination meet. They were Bethany. Kansas Wesleyan. Bethel, and McPherson. The other double team from the west will be Sawyer and Chandler from Bethany. The first rounds were played yesterday with the finals being staged today at Ottawa. Baseballers Jump Sterling Second Time 5-1 In a mighty lifeless game with Sterling College last Monday following their big upset victory over Kansas Wesleyan. McPherson won their sixth straight game by the score of 4-1. Sterling drew first blood by scoring a run on two hits in the first inning. McPherson broke through with three hits and scored two runs in the second inning to take the lead. Sterling did not cross the plate after that first inning effort and only got three more hits. Duane Ramsey started the game for McPherson and gave way to Bob Hill in the fifth inning. McPherson got their first double play of the year, Blickenstaff to Hutcheson to Weyand. It happened in the sixth inning on a hard drive to third baseman Blickenstaff. He scooped the ball to Hutcheson at second, over a distance of about forty feet, a difficult feat in any ball game, and Hutcheson threw to Weyand at first for the double out. Beattie again kept score. Tillman went in to catch in the fifth. Ramsey went to right field in the fifth. Hill went to pitcher in the fifth. McClung went in to left field in the sixth. Score by innings: Sterling 100 000 0 McPherson__021 010 x Cindermen At Conference Meet Four trackmen are representing the Bulldogs at the conference track meet today at Ottawa U. Don and Irven Stern, Lyle Miller, and Dayton Rothrock have been entered in the meet. Don and Irven will compete in the two mile event, Lyle will en- ter both the mile and half-mile events, and Dayton will enter the half-mile. The preliminaries were  |
McPherson Beats Wesleyan 8-3 Avenge First Loss The Bulldogs came back with fight and pep last Friday afternoon to avenge the only black mark on Beattie's score book. The victim was Kansas Wesleyan who had beaten McPherson in their first game of the season. With Gerald Hutcheson leading the “murderer’s row” combination including Fisher, Ramsey, and Smith, McPherson knocked out eleven hits against two Wesleyan hurlers and came out on top 8-3. Both teams scored a run in the first inning and from there on it was McPherson’s ball game. Duane Ramsey again went the route for McPherson and gave up nine hits while striking out eight of the opposition. Reinecker To Head Future M Club Fisher And Keim To Hold Other OfficesNearly one hundred “M" Club members and their guests enjoyed the annual spring banquet in the Blue Room Saturday night. Dr. J. D. Bright of Topeka was the featured speaker of the evening’s program. Lucy Blough sang several selections and Delbert Crabb and La Verne Voshell played a baritone duet. Robert Burkholder was toastmaster. Coach Hayden announced the new officers for next year's club.  |
Russell Reinecker was chosen to head the club as president, Verlyn Fisher will be vice-president, and Donald Keim, secretary and treasurer. Talented Pianist To Give Recital The Music Department of McPherson College will present Miss Lois Kauffman, pianist, in a formal recital Monday, May 19th at 8:00 p. m. She will be assisted by Miss Ann Oberst and Miss Margaret Keim, readers, and Mrs. Herbert Wilkins, accompanist. Miss Kauffman's program will consist of Fantasia in C-Mozart, Impromptu, op 66. Prelude in E Minor, and Polonaise in A Flat Major-Chopin, and the Allegro Cherzando movement of Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2. Miss Oberst will read the Homesteader’s Wife, by Bernice Hardy, and Miss Keim will be heard in The Last Word, by Van Dyke. The public is cordially invited to attend this recital. Miss Kauffman has been a piano student of Miss Brown’s for four years and has assisted in the piano department of the college for the last two years. There will be a bumper corn crop this year. The crop of corny jokes will he the same as usual— in fact, they will be the same jokes. |
Initiation Held By Pi Kappa Della In the SUR at 7 p. m. Saturday, May 17, the Pi Kappa Delta will hold its annual initiation of new members. Theodore Geisert and Robert Yoder are the two who will receive the initiation for admittance to the organization. Mr. Yoder was a member of the debate society before he left McPherson College for the Army, but had not become installed. The initiation ceremonies are open to all those who wish to attend. The program will consist of the installation of new members and officers and the advanced standing of old members. At 8 p. m. the members of the Pi Kappa Delta and their guests have been cordially invited to the mansion of the governor for refreshments. Choir To Relax After Concert After the A Cappella Concert Friday evening, May 16, the members of the choir will attend the annual A Cappella Banquet, which is to be given in the Blue Room of the Warren Hotel. The theme of the banquet is to be ‘Summertime.” Simplicity will strike the keynote, and flow- ers will be the chief decoration. Background music will provide a pleasant atmosphere, suggestive of summertime. There will be a very short program with Paul Wagoner acting as toastmaster. Miss Bonnie Burk will sing for the guests. Junior Year In Switzerland An announcement and bulletin recently reached the Spectator office announcing the Junior Year plan. A plan sponsored by the American Council of College Study in Switzerland that allows a limited number of students to go to the University of Zurich or the University of Basel for their junior year. If anyone is interested in trying to qualify for the College they may find additional material in the Spectator office.              |
