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Vol. XXXV |
Dr. Paul Haynes Bowman, former president of Bridgewater College, will be principal speaker on Ma-campus next week for Religious Emphasis Week.
Religious Emphasis Week on Macampus is co-sponsored by the college and the Brethren Church. As it’s name suggests, it is a week of emphasis on religion in living.
Debaters Win Two At Lincoln
McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas, March 2, 1951
Alpha Psi Awards Points For One-Acts
Three teams of Macollege debaters accompanied Prof. Roy Mc-Auley to the University of Nebraska Intercollegiate Debate and Discussion Conference at Lincoln, Nebraska last Friday and Saturday.
Gene Bechtel and Wayne Zeig-ler won one debate and lost three. Miriam Akers and Joan Kelin also won one and dropped three. Dean Cotton and Joe Kennedy entered the discussion contest, but neither received one of the six superior ratings.
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Dr. Paul H. Bowman |
Students Get 30-Day
Postponement
Local draft boards have been ordered to grant a 30-day post-ponenment to all college students, commencing at the end of the statutory postponement of induction.
The statutory postponement ends at the close of the academic year or when the student ceases to do satisfactory work, whichever is earlier.
Local Selective Service boards are authorized to cancel the order to report for induction of any stu-dent who makes written application for such cancellation and who requests in writing an opportunity to enlist in the branch of his choice.
During the 30-day postponment period, a student has opportunity to enlist in any Branch requiring immediate entry upon active military duty.
During the 30 days, students possessing highly technical skills needed by essential industry may secure employment that will lend to occupational deferment. It is expected that the number of such students will be very small.
Such a student must report ’the nature of his employment to his local board, who may grant occupational deferment if it is full time work, if the person cannot be replaced because of a shortage of persons with his qualifications or skill in such activity, and if the removal or the registrant would cause a material loss of effectiveness in such activity.
Draft Makes Faculty Cuts
Necessary
President D. W. Bittinger announced Tuesday that in view of lower enrollment next year caused by draft and enlistment of young men in the various armed services, fewer faculty members will be needed next year.
In a letter to faculty members President Bittinger stated, "no Individuals were "dropped" from the faculty it is hoped, however, that a few temporary arrangements can be made through leaves of absence, graduate study, or other employment to reduce our number somewhat next year."
So far. three members of the faculty are making other arrange-ments for next year.
Miss Lulu Wickersham plans to retire. She has been instructor in languages at Macollege for sev-eral years and has taught most of her life in McPherson public schools,
Miss Sarah May Vancil will return to high school teaching and will continue taking graduate work during the summer.
Dr. V. N. Likhite. professor of modern languages, is seeking work in teaching or agriculture,
Dr, likhite has studied and taught in universities in America, India and Europe. Before India gained her Independence, Dr. Lik-hite was in charge of department of agriculture of that country with a staff of over 70 men.
Dr. Bittinger pledged the full support of the school administration in finding work for these members.
Esther Mohler Named Secretary Of Honor Frat
Esther Mohler, McCune, Kans., junior, is the secretary of Theta Epsilon Cast of Alpha Psi Omega following her election Tuesday night.
Her duties will be to keep records of aspiring members, take care of correspondence and other records of the campus cast.
Her first job after installment was to sign the membership certificates just awarded this fall.
Ag Club To Meet Wed.
The Macollege Agriculture Club will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday, March 7 at 7:0 0 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Industrial Arts Building.
The organization had its beginning last year, when several interested fellows held a hamburger fry in the park.
Officers were elected this year and they are as follows: president. Bob Augsburger; vice president, Irven Porter; and secretary-trea-suerr, Eldon Coffman. There are, at present. 21 members in the club.
The aim or purpose of this club Is to Improve the rural-life program at Macollege and in so doing create more of an interest in this field so that more students will be attracted to the college.
dr. Bowman who will lead The activities during the week was graduated front Bridgewater College in 1910 with an A. B. He received his B. D. at Crozer Biblical Seminary of Chester, Penn,, his A. M. at Pennsylvania University in 1913, and received the honorary degree or Doctor of Divinity at Blue Ridge College in 1918.
In 1915 Dr. Bowman went to Blue Ridge College, located at New Windsor. Md., to the office of President. He served as president from 1915 to 1918, when he was railed to Bridgewater College in the same official capacity. There he remained from 1918-1945.
In 1945 Dr. Bowman resigned the presidency of Bridgewater Col lege and since then he has worked in Church World Service and CROP.
Alt meetings except the 9:50 a. m. College Chapel service will be held in the Church of the Brethren. The schedule of the week is as follows:
March 4—Sunday
11:00 a.m.—"A Certain Man Had Two Sons”
7:30 p. m.—The Meaning of Spirituality.
March 5—Monday
9:50 a.m.—A Study in Human Attitudes. I
7:30 p.m.—-The Soliloquy of a Patriot
March 6—Tuesday
9:50 a.m.-A Study in Human Attitudes. II
7:30 p. m. -The Forgotten Bea-titude
March 7—Wednesday
9:50 a.m A Study in Human Attitudes. III
7:30 p.m.—The Sind of Respectable- People March 8—Thursday
7:30 p. m.—''The Greatest of These” *
March 9 — Friday
7:30 p.m -The Christians At
Antoch.
Work Camps Held In Europe, Start July 13 This Year
The Brethren International Summer Service recently announced Information concerning work camps in Europe for the summer of 1951,
Location of Camps:
L i n x. Austria — Rosemary Block. Director, assisted by a volunteer and an "experienced” European.
Greece— Edson Sower and Dean Neher, Other leadership arranged by BSC in cooperation with the World Council. Men only.
Carrara. Italy—Much of the responsibility will rest with Italian campers who have been in our camps in previous summers, with help from BVS.
West Berlin. Germany—Peace similar to the Vienna Seminar of last year. Are planning for a Director from the States, as well as some outstanding European lender.
Germany—Regular camp will will be held somewhere in Germany with Don Durnbaugh as director with BVS and European assistants.
Kassel area, Germany—Probably in cooperation with the BVS Home Base project at Kassel,
Definite projects within these countries will be selected soon.
Tour:
This year to help those campers who would like to travel, to get the most for their money we are arranging a three weeks tour before camps. This will be conducted by someone who is acquainted with Europe, our work camps end has had travel experience of this type.
The tour will be from June 20 to July 12. Camps will start on July 13 and last until August 17.
Therefore, the planner summer campers will be June 20—August 17, '
Debaters Will Go To PKD Meeting
The National Convention of Pi Kappa Delta will be held at Stillwater, Okla.. on March 25-29, Chapters front all over the country will be present Possibly 500 or more delegates will represent their chapters.
The men’s learn from Macollege will be Wayne Zeigler and Gene Bechtel: women’s team, Joan
Keim and Mickey Akers, Each will participate in eight rounds of debate.
McPherson participants in four rounds of oratory, extempore, and discussion will be Wayne Zeigler, Gene Bechtel, Jan Keim, Mickey Akers, and Elsa Kurtz.
This convention occurs every other year. Next year there will be a provincial tournament,
PI Kappa Delta has about 185 chapters, most of which will be represented.
One-Acts Draw Full Houses Wednesday And Thursday
A full house responded to three-one-act plays produced by Macollege’s Players Club. Wednesday and Thursday.
The Three dramas. "Mooncalf Mustard”. "Over The Teacups” and "The Theatre Of The Soul" were presented in the Little Theater in upstairs Sharp Hall.
Following the Thursday production, a free luncheon for the actors wes provided in the Doghouse by the Players Club.
Tour is optional and arrangements can be made for any who desire to attend camp only. The tour will only be held if there are enough interested.
Costs: '
Tour and Work Camp—approximately $800.
Work Camp alone — approximately $600.
We cannot estimate exact amount. Every effort will be made to keep cost at a minimum. Transportation:
Arranged thru Youth Argosy by our office. Travel will be by plane. Contact Brethren Service Commission. Applications must be in by March 15, 1951.
Occupations Bring 216 Students Front 8 Schools
Eight high schools were represented at the annual Occupations Day held on Macollege campus last Friday. Two hundred sixteen high school students were registered from the high schools of McPherson, Lehigh, Windom, Galva, Inman, Geneseo. Lorraine, and Hoisington.
Many persons attended several sessions that were not registered. At one of the sessions 273 people were counted.
The students of Macollege were dismissed from class in order that they might take advantage of the speakers and seminars
This was the second annual Occupations Day program presented on Macallege.
Group Discusses Draft Problems At Nebraska U.
The University of Nebraska Intercollegiate Discussion Conference held on February 23-24, composed of debaters from colleges throughout the Middle West, including Dean Cotton and Joe Kennedy from Macollege, drew up rsolutions concerning the position of the college student and the draft.
The majority resolution favored universal defense training in the following manner: Educational deferment tests should be adminis-tered to present college students and to high school students upon graduation. Students passing the tests should be deferred four years for undergraduate study: students passing further standardized examinations should be eligible for graduate study.
Young men not thus deferred should serve six months basic military training, after which qualified ones shall be placed in industrial work or specialized training, the remainder continuing military service.
Limitations on service should include that reserve programs be open only to former servicemen; women should be drafted only in event of full-scale war: conscientious objectors should be forced into service only in event of allout war; and college graduates’ service should be in the area of training.
Twelve Give Group Recital Tuesday Night
Twelve Macollege students will appear in a student recital in the chapel at 8 p. m. Tuesday, February 27.
Keith Allison, tenor, opened the program by singing "Lydia” by Faure,
Doris Kesler played two piano solos. “Inpromptu in B” by Anto Arensky and "Prelude" by Signs Lund-Skabo.
Donna Wagoner soprano sang Clara Edwards’ ’’Into The Night.'
Marilee Groves played the piano solo "Clair de lune" by Debussy.
Max McAuley, baritone, sang John Densmore’s "If God Left Only You."
Charles Royer, clarinetist, accompanied by Berwyn Oltman played Scene and Air from “Lulca di Montfort " by Michael Bergson.
Tenor Earl Lapp sang My Soul Is Athirst For God from "Holy City” by A. R. Gaul.
Ermalee Phillips interpreted the piano selection "Norwegian Bridal Procession*’ by Grieg.
Claudia Jo Stump, soprano, sang Charles Cadman's "The Builder,”
Marilou Bowman, pianist, played "Ballade op. 118 No. 3" by Brahms,
Gilford Ikenberry, baritone, will sing Even Bravest Heart from Gounod’s ”Faust.”
Wayne Parris Preaches
In Two Kansas Churches
Rev, Wayne Parris, ’44 of Iowa, who is doing post graduate work at Macollege, preached at the Inman Evangelical Reformed Church in the absence of their pastor, Rev, William Jassman, last Sunday,
Rev. Parris was student pastor of this church when he was a student at Macollege, Rev,'Parris will be guest speaker at the Conway Springs Church of the Brethren Sunday, March 4, 1951.
The Parris family are missionaries to Africa now on furlough.
Speaker, Kennedy Win Loral Bouts, Will Go To State
The winners of the local prohi-bition and anti-tobacco oratorical contests are preparing for the state contests.
In the prohibition contest held Sunday night at the Church of the Brethren Donavon Speaker won first with a prize of $8 and the chance to represent Macollege in the state contest at Lyons on March 7. Ann Carpenter took second place for $6: Peggy Sargent won third and $5: Gene Bechtel was fourth, earning $3; Robert Boyer placed fifth, receiving $2. and Joe Pate received $1 for sixth place.
In the anti-tobacco contest held in Room 30 of Sharp Monday Joe Kennedy placed first, Esther Moh-ler was second, Pauline Hess was third, and Doris Kesler ranked fourth, No local prizes were given Mr. Kennedy will enter the state at Tabor College, and tentative arrangements show that the second place winner may go to the state contest to compete for third place only. State prizes are $35, $25, and $15.
Prayer Cells Grow In Size And Number
At 5:30 o'clock on the morn-ing of January 31, lights began to flicker on in, various rooms in the dorms. Soon footsteps were heard quietly descending the stairs. At 6:00 o’clock- dark shapes moved noiselessly about the campus, all gliding in the direction of Sharp Hall There the figures gathered in a silent group. Some sat with bowed heads, others seemed to be meditating.
Thus began the first student cell group on the McPherson Campus Congregating in the early morning hours, these nine freshmen embarked upon a new religious ex perience. The enthusiasm, born of the fellowship and inspiration gained, which was felt by these few, spread to their friends and classmates, thus on the following Wednesday at the dawning hour the group had increased to seventeen persona.
My February 21 the group had grown until 20 were attending regularly. The group, feeling that this was too many people for one cell, decided to split. Upon the basis of the personal wants of each Individual, the body divided into three smaller cells. One cell, desiring mainly to worship and med-itate, chose to meet in Memory Chapel. The other groups, wishing to discuss situations in respect to God's plan, as, well as to worship, decided to meet in the Student Union Room, and in Miss Fee’s room. Moll Maya, teacher of the Freshman Sunday School class, and Instigator of the cell group, will act as general advisor and discussion leader for one cell. The topics for the various cells for next week are: ‘'Faith.’' "Why we believe and Have Faith in God." and “Movies an Sunday Night?",
Recently another cell was begun. This cell is open to all on the campus. It meets from 6:15 until 7:00 o’clock each Friday morning in the SUR, The group have silent meditation for the first 20 minutes and scriptures, prayer, and thoughts the remainder of the time. Miss Lillian Good, who started the cell, invites everyone interested in spiritual growth and fel-lowship, to come
Another cell ''group on campus Is the one composed of members of the faculty.
No. 21
Macampus Theta Epsilon Cast of the honorary dramatic fraternity Alpha Psi Omega awarded achievement points to aspiring members involved in the recent one-act productions at a meeting Tuesday night.
Three new members were voted eligible for the formal initiation to be, held during the first week of April. Doris Kesler, Park. Kans., junior, revolved 20 points for directing and acting in the one-acts which brought her total to 60 points, 10 more than the required 50 for Alpha Psi membership.
Dale Oilman, as director of "The Theater Of The Soul”, was given 15 points making him a total 62 points, or 12 points above the minimum. Dale is a senior from Enders, Nebr.
Doris Roesch, for make-up and promoting, received five points. This brought the Quinter girl’s total to 50 points necessary for initiation In April.
Other players who are still working toward membership in Alpha psi Omega also received awards. Rowena Neher gained 15 points as business manager of the recent production which is the maximum award for that job. Ro-wena now has 45 points.
Mildred Snowberger was credited with two points in production giving her a total of 24.
Four points went to Claudia Jo Stump for production bringing a total of 24 points to her.
Joann Lehman has a new total of 42 points, 12 for acting in the recent productions.
Bob Koehn was given two points for his minor role. He has a total fit I 2.
Phyllis Johnson received five" points far acting bringing her a total or 15 points.
For acting and production, Marilyn Roe was awarded five points. She has s total of 16.
Wayne Hutchison has a hew total of 22 points An award of two points was made Wayne for acting.
Eldon Coffman for acting received 12 points and has 27 points now.
Marlin Walters' three points award brings his total to 23.
Joe Kennedy was awarded 10 points for acting and now has 25,
Eugene Neff has a total 25 being awarded 11 points for the re-cent acting role be held.
Dolores Sigle was given 12 points and now has 32.
Sue Smith received five points to bring her total to 15.
Maxine Hanlty had eight and now has 11.
Awards for the newcomers in the struggle toward Alpha Psi Omega membership are Donna Phelon, 13 points; Mickey Akers, five points. Lorene Clark, five points, and Glen Bellah, two points.
Educational Films To Come To McPherson Soon
A new series of educational films have been scheduled for showing at the activity period March 2, 16, and 20.
The first of these, “Red Cross News" was shown this morning. Beauty that Lasts Forever" is to be shown the 16th, and "Problem Child" Will be shown the 20th. Any change in these,plans will be posted on the bulletin board.
These films are usually shown for the Wednesday evening classes about 8:45. For information about seeing them at this time, see Prof. McAuley. -
Bob Roberts Recalled To Active Duty With Navy
Robert D. Roberta, 23 year-old Gary, Ind., junior, was recently called back into active duty with the Navy. He spent same time at Great Lakes Naval Training station.
A veteran of World War II, Roberts was discharged in 1946 and attended Purdue extension for two years.
He transferred credits to Macol-lege last year and attended here until being recently recalled to active duty.
