The youth of the Region will gather at Macollege on March 1-4 for the annual Regional Young People's Conference. They will wship together for three and a half days of thinking and working on the theme "Planning Today for Tomorrow."

Dan West and Dr. Paul H. Bowman will come here to be leaders for the conference. President Bit-tinger and Rev. Harry K. Zeller and James Elrod will assist these outside leaders.

Those attending the meetings will be lodged in the men's and women's dorms, or in private homes.

Registration fee for the conference is $1. Banquet tickets for Saturday night are also $1. These may be purchased at the time of registration.

The weekend of meetings will include discussion groups on FRIENDSHIP. COURTSHIP, and MARRIAGE. MAKING MY RELIGION FIT MY NEED FOR TODAY, and PLANNING C. B. Y. F. ACTIVITIES. Interest groups such as crafts, cell groups, folk games, and active games, will also be held. There will be plenty of singing, worship, and recreation.

Special emphasis is being placed upon the Interests of high school young people who will attend the conference.

A schedule of the events and activities for the Regional Youth Conference Is following.

Planning Today For Tomorrow.

Thursday

5:30 Supper

7:00 Registration and Social Hour, Rec. Council in charge 8:30 Welcome—Dr. D. W. Bit-tinger, President of M. C.. and Bill Daggett Regional Youth President ’ Film

Closing Moments. David Metz-ler in charge Friday

7:00 Breakfast 8:30 General Session 9:50 Free time 10:25 Discussion group 11:20 Discussion group 12:10 Dinner

2:00 "Peace of Pieces"— Dan West

3:30 Interest groups 5:30 Supper

7:00 Singing, led by Lyle Albright    ,

7:30 Address by Dr. Paul H. Bowman

8:30 Recreation. Rec. Council in charge

9:30 Closing moments. David Metzler in charge Saturday 7:15 Breakfast 8:30 Worship, Dan West 9:00 Business session, Bill Daggett in charge

10:00 Discussion period 11:00 Discussion period 12:00 Dinner 2:00 Discussion period 3:00 District cabinet meetings. 4:00 Internet groups 6:30 Banquet— Toastmistress. Ardys Albright

Address—Dr. Bowman Installation of new Regional officers—Prof. Raymond L. Flory Sunday

7:15 Breakfast

9:00 Summary and Closing mo-ments, Dan West

10:45 Church service

The 1951 Quadrangle will be completely finished by March 15. according to Bill Daggett, editor. The yearbook will be the same size as last year’s and instead of art work there will be large pictures. Macollege students may expect to receive their Quad by May 15.

Kathlyn Larson is assistant editor and will move up to the position of editor next year.

A Cappella To Have Concerts Away

The annual Macollege A Cappella concert last Friday night filled the chapel auditorium despite rainy weather.

The A Cappella will sing today as a special feature of Occupations Day.

The group will go on the road next Sunday with two concert programs being planned. On Sunday morning, the group will present a concert at Ottawa. Kas.. then another at Topeka In the evening.

Lone Star Church Hears Macollege Students

Claudia Jo Stump. Max McAul-ey, and Berwyn Oltman presented a special musical program at the Lone Star Church of the Brethren Sunday. February 18. Jack Kough delivered the morning message.

Ira Brammel, former instructor at McPherson College is the minister of the church. There were also a large number of McPherson students present. They were:    Bill

Daggett, Rowan Keim, Fred Goen-ner, Naoma Mankey, Eldon Coffman, Kathlyn Larson, Margaret Daggett, Lucy Flory, Virginia Reynolds, Arlene Kough, Jack Kough, Claudia Stumyp, Max McAuley, and Berwyn Oltman.

Bowman Interviews Student Ministers Friday, Saturday

Dr. Rufus Bowman president of Bethany Seminary of Chicago was on the campus the weekend of Feb. 16-19. On Friday and Saturday he interviewed prespective students for the seminary.

Sunday morning Dr. Bowman preached at the college church. His theme was 'Adventurous Christianity.’ .

Following the evening church service the student ministers, wives. and interested persons met in Memory Chapel with Dr. Bowman. At this meeting he talked about Bethany and what it has to offer' prospective students. He told of the accomodations, including a new chapel that is to be completed this coming summer.

Some other things he said were that Bethany is an accredited seminary and that though the seminary is located within the limits of Chicago it in itself was an ‘island of sanity.’

Brother Bowman went further to suggest that two of the most attractive things about the seminary was her faculty and student relationships. He confessed that probably here existed the finest fellowship he has ever witnessed.

Dr. Bowman confided in the group by saying that there are not enough women representing the church in offices peculiar to that sex. He said that he felt that more young women should attend the seminary and prepare for one of the ‘offices of highest calling’.

In concluding the meeting those persons present questioned Dr. Bowman about such things as. apartments, loans for students, degrees, employment and cost of living.

Dr. Bowman visited with his sister. Mrs. Hershey of this city.

Also. Dr. Rufus Bowman was the official representative from Bethany Seminary at the inaugural services for Dr. D. W. Bitting-er Monday, February 19.

Singing Trapp Family Holds Concert In Hesston Tuesday

The world famous Trapp Family will give a concert at Hess Memorial Hall on March 20, at Hesston.

The Trapp Singers are natives of Salzburg. Austria, first coming to this country in 1938 as penni less refugees. Today they are world-traveled veterans having given concerts all over the globe.

New Program Gives Pre-Nurses Chance To Get B. S. Degree

A degree program for prospective nurses who wish to complete nurses training and college work for a B. S. in biology in five years has been reported by Dean J. M. Berkebile, chairman of the Cur-riclum Committee.

The report from that committee reads as follows:’’ Many institutions training nurses accept graduates directly from high school, but give preference to those students who have shown aptitude and ability as scholars.

The following first year program at McPherson College makes it possible for prospective nurses to so qualify. If the first year is taken as scheduled, the work taken toward the R. N. degree, and then the fifth year taken at McPherson College in line with the suggested schedule, it is possible to obtain a B. S. degree with a major In biology.

“If a person attends McPherson College for the first time, without attending any other institution of higher learning than the nurses training institution, yet has obtained a R. N. degree, it is not possible to grant more than approximately one year of credit for this work toward a B. S. degree.

"However, when the student’s program Is scheduled according to that recommended by the Curriculum Committee and indication has been made with the registrar that this program is to be followed, it is possible to so schedule all the courses that two years of credit can be granted for the R. N. degree., meet the divisional requirements for a B. S. degree, and meet other specific requirements that are binding upon an accredited institution.

"It is necessary that the sug gested schedule for the first and fifth years he followed closely in order that completion of the two degrees be attained in five years.

Further information including an outline of the courses to be followed can be obtained in the of-fice of Dean J. M. Berkebile.

Orators Prepare For State Ami Local Competition

Macollege speech department is again preparing for its annual oratorical contests. The first one to be held is the Prohibition contest which is scheduled for 7:30 Feb. 25, at the College Church of the Brethern. A preliminary contest will be held Thursday Feb. 22, in Room 30 of Sharp Hall at 4:00 p.m. Of the six contestants competing. four will be selected for the local contest. Gene Bechtel. Robert Boyer, Ann Carpenter, Joe Pate, Peggy Sargent, and Don Speaker are the Prohibitionist entrees. The whiner will represent the college at Lyons, Kans.. Wednesday. March 7. The local prize is $25. The state prizes are first place, 835, second place, $25, and third place.' $ 15.

The local Anti-tobacco contest will be held in Room 30. Sharp Hall, Monday, Feb. 26 at 4:00 p.m. The contestants are Pauline Hess, Joe Kennedy, Esther Mohler, and Doris Kesler. The winner will represent the college at Tabor College March 9. There are no local prizes but the state prizes are first, $35, second, $25 and third, $15.

The peace oratorical contest will be held Sunday. March 4 at 6:00 p.m. in the basement of the College Church. The preliminary contest will be held March 1, at 8 p.m. in room 30 of Sharp Hall. Of the ten students entered in this contest only seven will be in the local contest. Contestants are Joan Keim, John White, Elsa Kurtz, Mickey Akers, Maxine Hanely, Gerhard Sigmund-Schul-tze, Gene Bechtel, Don Thralls, Marlin Walters, and Howard Meh-linger. The best man contestant and the best woman contestant will represent Macollege at Salina. The state prizes are first, $7 second, $5 and third, $2.50.

Debaters Go To Nebraska For Tournament Today

Macollege debaters will journey to Lincoln, Nebr.. Friday morning for the annual University of Nebraska Invitational Debate Tournament.

Joan Keim, Mickey Akers, Gene Bechtel, and Wayne Zeigler will enter debate. Joe Kennedy and Dean Cotton will enter discussion. Prof. Roy McAuley will accompany the students. They expect to return late Saturday evening.

Delegates to the Inauguration of President D. W. Bittinger on Feb. 19 formed a colorful procession. The freshmen on the campus found some of the different garbs amusing, puzzling, or attractive. They were surprised to see some of their own professors decorated like princes for the occasion.

Academic costumes date back to the 11th century. Of course everyone wore gowns at that time. However, early teachers felt the need for costumes to distinguish the different students on certain occasions. As people began to distinguish between the Bachelor, the Master, and the Doctor, certain styles of gowns came to be adopted for each. These gowns came to be a rich part of English university life.

In 1885 students in America began to demand academic costumes. The Inter-collegiate Code was adopted in 1895 (only 8 years after the birth of McPherson Col-) lege).

The Code provides f or three types of gowns. Those worn by the bachelors are made of black worsted material and have long, pointed sleeves.

Masters may wear either black silk or black woolen gowns. Their gowns have a long, closed sleeve with an arc of a circle appearing near the bottom, and a slit for, the arm; this sleeve was devised orig-inally to allow teachers to have

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free movement of their arms while teaching.

The doctors' gowns are black silk with a full, round, open sleeve. They are faced with velvet and have three bars of velvet on each sleeVe. The color of the velvet trim may be black or the color which is indicative of the faculty-

It has been said that the hoods were at first a part of the costume of the students in the convents: at that time they were needed for wartmh. The hood first appeared as a separate article of attire in the 14th century. Then it was called a "chaperon."    

It is the hood which is the most Important and distinctive feature of the American Code. The bachelor’s hood Is 3 feet in length; it is made of black cloth. The master's hood is 3 feet In length. The doctor’s hood is four feet in length and made with a wide panel.

The trim of all the, hoods is of velvet or velveteen, two inches, three inches and five inches wide for the bachelor’s, master’s and doctor’s degrees respectively. The color of this Velvet indicates the department to which the degree pertains—Arts, white; Theology, scarlet: Laws, purple: Philosophy. blue: Science, gold-yellow; Music, pink; Engineering, orange; Economics, copper; library Science, lemon; etc.

FRIDAY, FEB. 23, 1951 The Spectator    2

In three different meets last year the Rev. Bob Richards, La-Verne College teacher, thought he was the second man in history to vault 15 feet, and three times the officials strung him up with the tape measure in remeasurements of 14 feet 11 1/2 inches. But on January 27 Richards soared 15 feet, 1 Inch in the Millrose Games to pass his self-set goal.

He knew he could do It. he said. The Rev. Robert had sublime faith all along that one day he would pole vault 15 feet. Now that he has Joined marvelous Cornelius Warmerdam as the only members of the 15-foot fraternity. Richards is dedicating himself to bettering Warmerdam's loftiest achievement-Corney's world indoor record of 15 feet. 8^1/2 inches.

With the help of the Lord and Warmerdam, the powerfully-muscled five-foot-ten-inch, 163-pound vaulting vicar hopes to hit 16 feet sometime in the next four or five years.

At Champaign (Illinois) High School. Bob vaulted 12 feet. In football he was all-state as quarterback and passer out of the T. While at Bridgewater College he took six Mason-Dixon championships in 1945. All on a rainy afternoon, he won the high and low hurdles, high and broad jumps. javelin and pole vault.

Richards is a graduate of Bethany Biblical Seminary and a friend of Dick Wareham, director of physical education at Macol-lege.

Jack Prowell's report in The All-Sports News is as follows.

"Bobby Richards, the pogo parson, credits his outstanding athletic career to a change which came over his life when he entered Champaign High School.

"At that time Bobby was known around Champaign as a 14-year-old boy who would swear, smoke and had few ambitions of a high type.

"Few dreamed that he would ever amount to anything. None thought that he would over become a toucher of philosophy or a minister, let alone one of the greatest figures In track history.

“But a church worker. Interested in his welfare approached Bobby and introduced him to Christianity.

"Shortly after entering high

school. Bob was converted. He became a member of the Church of the Brethren, and Immediately his entire attitude toward life changed.

He became a good student and was an outstanding athlete. Before graduation from high school, he began to preach in the Champaign Brethren Church. He spoke also to youth clubs In that city.

"The big thing I received from Christianity he says, 'was predisposition of the mind. The important factor is wanting to do your best whether It’s making the best grades possible or vaulting as high as possible.

"For instance, before I became a Christian, I wasn't much of an athlete. I didn't care about athletics or anything else, for that matter.

•Then I was converted. I learned a different approach. I decided that anything worth doing was worth doing well.

’I can't feel that simply becoming a Christian has made the difference for me in athletics. I don't believe that God decides I can vault 15 feet.

'I believe that I vaulted 15 feet because I worked hard, and I worked hard because that's what Christianity means to me: doing the best one can in every field.'

"Richards has found that his track activities have been helpful In his religious work. It has enabled him to "get closer" to young boys in particular.

" I remember once in my Sunday School clans in Champaign.' Bob recalled, ‘there was a boy who hadn't attended for several weeks. He was indifferent and showed no enthusiasm at all. ‘But when he read that I had won the Milrose games pole vault, he came to class, and he attended every Sunday after that.'"

Now assistant professor of philosophy at La Verne College in Calif., the enthusiastic, agreeable reverend and his wife. Mary Leah, are parents of Carol Anne; 2^1/2; years old. and Robert Eugene, Jr., who will celebrate his first birthday in March.    

And Bob Richards himself has a nominee for the world's first 17-foot vaulter: Bob Jr. Bob thinks he himself, will be-the first to vault 16 feet.

Monday morning Feb. 19, many dignified people were walking on Macampus and down the corridors of the buildings.

The morning air was damp and filled with an overhanging misty fog. This did not dampen the spirits of these people as they were busy in their numerous preparations for an historical event about to lake place on the campus of McPherson College.

Here one could see a student impatiently handling his camera, ready and waiting for the procession to begin, there another student was busy carrying the needed chairs from one building to another. Men and women were making their way toward the campus Physical Education building.

These students were preparing for the inauguration of Dr. Desmond W. Bittinger as the eightn president of McPherson College Many of the strangers were delegates representing other colleges and universties.

The college church was nearly full by ten o’clock.

Mrs. Audrey San Romani played background organ music for fifteen minutes. She played the Processional March" by Gounod as the academic procession entered the church after its march from the Physical Education Building.

First came Dr. Bittinger escorted by Prof. Jack Kough. Following to the speaker's platform were Dr. V. F. Schwalm, Dean James Berkebile, Rev. W. H. Yoder, Dr. Calvert N. Ellis. Rev. King Phillips. and Rev. Harry K. Zeller. Jr.

The brightly colored pageantry displayed in the procession was in contrast to the somber black of the usual commencement procession on Macampus. Those in the procession were sealed in the center of the church sanctuary. The group presented colorful display of robes, degree tassels, and degree and honorary degree hoods.

In the procession were delegates representing 75 schools besides the McPherson College faculty and trustees. The five Brethren colleges were represented plus the church's Bethany Seminary. Kansas was well represented with delegates from 15 schools of higher education.

Rev. W. H. Yoder, chairman of the hoard of trustees, presided.

McPherson College A Cappella Choir under the direction of Prof. Donald R. Frederick sang a call to prayer. The invocation was given by Rev. Harry K. Zeller, Jr pastor of the First Church of the

Students Use New Addition To Library

Students using the library this week have found that everything from the upstairs reading rooms has been moved into the new stacks addition, and the contractor is working on the old part of the library.

Entrance to the library now is through the new west door lending to the first floor of the stacks addition. The circulation desk, the reserve books, a few tables and chairs, and the bound magazines have been moved to the first floor room.

Current periodicals, the International Relations collection, reference books, and most tables and chairs have been placed on the second floor of the addition.

The pale green walls and the tile floors in addition to the windows on the south make the temporary reading rooms in the new addition much lighter than the former reading rooms. Miss Virginia Harris, librarian, stated that the usual comment as students enter the li

brary now is , "Isn't this nice?”

Remodeling plans for the reading rooms In the old part call for a lowering of the ceilings by two feet when accoustical tile ceilings are installed, the laying of rubber tile flooring, and the addition of a partition in the west reading room to make an office for the librarian

During the Christmas vacation the entrance to the former browsing room was closed to make a work room, and a number of extra doors were constructed. A sink has been installed in the work room, and a linoleum topped cabinet has been built in.

Two new restrooms have been installed on first floor off the small hall which was formerly used for the processing of books. A new drinking fountain is located in this hall.

Miss Harris stated that the policy of the library is to provide library service for the students with ns few interruptions as possible during the remodeling. The moving was done by students on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Because of the inaugural on Monday, the library was not reopened until Tuesday morning.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 23, 1951

Lucy Flory and Ginger Reyn-olds visited at the Flory home in Lone Star, Kansas over the week-end.

Mickey Akers, Peggy Sargent, Orva Willems, and Mrs. Dale Carpenter spent the weekend attending the Baker and Ottawa games and shopping in Kansas City, Mo.

Mary Ellen Yeater spent the weekend visiting at her home in Rocky Ford, Colo. Her parents are moving to California

Richard V. Keim, father of George Keim, spent the past week with George and Joan.

Donna Wagoner has been con-fined to her room with an illness.

Chuck Royer and Pat Patterson were in Ottawa Saturday evening. Joe Kennedy accompanied them as far as Ottawa anal then spent the weekend in Lawrence with Mr. and Mrs. Blair Helman.

Marilyn Miller's mother is visiting her in McPherson. She is from Wiley, Colo.

Martha Frantz's parents from Conway Springs, Kans. are visiting in McPherson this week while Mr. Frantz is alienating the trustee meetings.

Lorene Clark’s parents were visiting in McPherson and attended the one act plays.

Carole Huffman and Dorothy Swingers spent the weekend attending a youth tally in St. Joseph, Mo.

D. A. Crist will be confined for eight days with an illness.

Guests at a belated birthday party for Dean Cotton were Phyllis Johnson, Ruth Peckover, Kenneth Evans, Lowell Hoch, and Rita Ellen Royer.

Lois Yoder's father Harlan Voder and brother Gordon were visiting on Macampus over the weekend. They are front Pampa, Texas.

Mrs. Ira M. Hoover of Platts-burg, Mo. was a Tuesday afternoon visitor of Carole Huffman.

Winifred Reed and Martha Jo Rhoades spent the weekend in Little River, Kansas.

Mary Louise Hutcherson spent the night with Phyllis Johnson in Arnold Hall Friday.

The "M" Club gave a very inspiring skit in Pep Assembly Tuesday.

Guests at a rabbit feed at the home of Betty Ann Murrey Sunday night were Irwin Porter, Jer-.

ry Neher, Lois Yoder, Dick King, and Elsa Kurtz.

Doris Roesch and Dale Snyder spent the weekend visiting in Morrill, Kans., at Dale's home. . .

Phyllis Johnson, Mary Louise Hutcherson, Roland Kesler, Martha Lucore, Sylvus Flora, and Angie Flora spent the weekend visiting in Quinter, Kans.

Rowena Neher's parents were in McPherson Friday for the concert and spent Saturday shopping in Wichita.

Maxine Coppock visited in Kress, Texas over the weekend.

Mary Castor spent the weekend visiting in Hutchison

Esther Hornbaker visited in Hutchinson over the weekend.

Mary Louise Hutcherson was recently a hostess at a party for Mickey Akers, Elsa Kurtz, Martha Lueore, Marilyn Roc, Maxine Hanley, Phyllis Johnson, and Mary Ellen Yoder.

Elsie Kindley spent the weekend visiting in Downs, Ks.

Rowena Merkey was in Clayton, Kans., over the weekend.

Rowan Keim, Bill Daggett, Margaret Daggett, Kathlyn Larson, and Butch Coffman spent the weekend visiting at the Daggett

home in Lone Star, Kans.

Clara Doman and Mildred Beck spent the weekend visiting at Clara's home in Hope, Kansas.

Geneve Krehbiel spent tin-weekend at home in Moundridge.

Delores Sigle was an overnight guest of Ann Reynolds at Kline Hall.

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Frantz are the parents of a baby girl, Pamela Kay, born Tuesday morning, Feb. 13. She weighed 7 pounds 10 ^1/2 ounces.

Juniata Joins Carnegie 5-Year Program

Juniata College will cooperate with Carnegie Institute of Technology in a five-year educations! program leading to both liberal arts and engineering or science degrees known us 3-2 plan.

Under this plan, students may take three years of liberal arts with a major in science, then transfer to Carnegie for two years of engineering or science. At the end of five years, they will receive

A.    B. degrees from Juniata and

B. S. degrees from Carnegie. This will make Juniata the 17th

liberal arts college to join Carnegie in the cooperative program.

dent Council his senior year. His favorite hobbies are music and model airplanes. His favorite recreation is reading fiction and short stories. His favorite sport is football and his favorite study is chemistry. His ambition is to be an aeronautical engineer.

He has his dislikes as most of us have. He does not care for Literature as a study, dislikes green beans, but likes banana pie. He doesn’t like Kansas because it is not Texas. When asked what he liked about McPherson College, he said he thought the spiritual fellowship was the foremost one thing. His greatest dislike was 8 o’clock classes. Here at school, he is in the band as well as several of the other activities of the campus.

Roland Kessler and Bernard Ebbert went home to Quinter over last weekend. Bob Bean helped his sister move Saturday and spent the night in Hutch. Norman Bram-mel went home and attended the game at Ottawa Saturday night. Don Hoch went home to see the tournaments.

Ruth Peckover, Phyllis Johnson, Rita Ellen Royer, Kenneth Evans and Lowell Hoch were guests at a birthday party for Dean Cotton Sunday night.

Bob Kerr had a visitor. Bob’s cousin, Paul Schnaitman Jr. spent the weekend with Bob Paul is a trustee of the college.

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What Do You Think?

The opinions expressed in this column are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of either McPherson College or the Spectator.

The question for this week is “Do you think campus activities and organizations are well organized and advertised?”

In a way they are and in a way they are not.

Marlin Wallers.

Yes. I think campus activities and organizations are fairly well organized.

Carl Metsker.

Generally if you are interested in them.

Clive J. Sharpe.

No, they are not well organized. They could be better organized and could advertise things more and earlier to the student body.

Thomas O'Dell.

Yes, the social events are well advertised and organized. However, class news and other activities of interest to students are often neglected.

Dwight McSpadden.

Yes. I think they are definitely well organized, and advertised.

Anita Rogers.

I think that the events are well posted, but if students are not interested they won’t look at them.

Ellmar Johnson.

Organizations and activities are well organized and advertised, but the studenta often neglect to carry out their duties.

Ruth Peckover.

As a general rule they are well organized, but those who participate fall to do their assigned duties.

Rita Ellen Royer.

Campus activities are well organized hut not well advertised. There are sections on the bulletin boards. All bulletins should be put things are scattered all over the boards. All buletins should be put in their proper places.

Eddie Ball.

Although the question deviates from my normal train of thought. I find, upon meditation, that there is a tendency toward the positive.

Mayor Jamison.

McCain Inaugurated At K-State Friday

Dr. James A. McCain was inaugurated on Feb. 16th as the tenth president of Kansas State College.

The ceremonies took place In K-States new field house.

Dr. McCain succeeds Milton S. Elsenhower who resigned to ac-

Ida Hildibrand Speaks To UNESCO On Work In Europe

Miss Ida Hildibrand, McPherson County Home-demonstration agent, spoke to UNESCO members and other interested Macollege students on Thursday, Fell. 22, at 9:50. She described her recent work in Europe.

The meeting was held in Room-27. It was one of a series of bimonthly meetings being sponsored by the College UNESCO.

cept the presidency of Pennsylvania State college.

Educarors from all over Kansas attended the inaugural, Gov. Edward F. Arn also attended.

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