The Spectator 3

FRIDAY, DEC. 12, 1962

Bulldog Barks

Basketball is under way this year with twenty - three games to be played.

A week ago Wednesday Charles Petefish left to go to his ‘’home sweet home" of khaki colored barracks and beds in Fort Smith. Ark. He’ll probably stay there for the remainder of his army time since he was one of the lucky 24 out of 50 in his division who didn’t have to go to Korea. If you’re wondering why he came back to visit McPherson on a twelve-day leave, her name is Ann Carpenter.

Another lucky one on campus ts Shirley Alexander. Marvin Ferguson has come down several times on weekend leaves to enjoy the bright side of life which Macollege affords. His barrack home Is Fort Riley; however, he will probably get a leave for Christmas to go to his real home and take Shirl along.

Also a week ago Wednesday night at the annual football banquet. Donna Phelon was passing bread and celery plates like mad with her left hand in hopes that someone would see her diamond. After everyone had eaten, Eddie Ball looked over at Peel and said. "Is it now?” And Peel said “Yeah!” Well, it was true this time. Donna couldn’t eat her dinner, so Peel had two that night. He ate like nothing had ever happened.

Woody could do was shake his head and sigh. "Poor guy."

Bob Wilson took Rowena and Arlene Merkey to Conway Springs last Sunday for a short visit with his aunt and uncle there. Coming back, his car hit a chuck hole In the road and knocked two bolts out of the steering wheel. They landed in a ditch half - way upturned, but no one was hurt seriously.

Dick King. Carole Davis. Katy and Butch Coffman and Elaine Burkholder went to Adrian Saylor's home to go rabbit hunting and to fill up on home cooking. They got 14 rabbits, and two squirrels and less sleep than if they’d stayed here, but then, what’s sleep?

You never hear of it around here any more what with all those shot gun jests and sectional tests. We’re all going to be nervous wrecks before vacation starts.

Foreign Students Spend Vacation In Various Ways

The majority of the International students at Ma college will be staying on the campus during Christmas vacation. Among the ones who will not be leaving are Daniel Oneyma. Emmanuel Thompson. Joe Obi, and Elijah Odokara. Nigerian students, and Jimmy Ohse, student from Japan.

Eugene Lupri and Anneliese Koch will also remain on campus and will spend Christmas Day at the home of Prof, and Mrs. Joseph L. Bowman.

James Craig. Nigerian student, will spend the vacation in Nickerson. Kansas at the home of Mr. Frank McGonigle.

Zeller Attends Meetings

Rev. Harry K. Zeller attended meetings of the National Council of Churches in Denver, Colo, this past week, Dec. 9-12.

On Saturday. Dec. 13, he will go to Colorado Springs where-he will meet with the arrangements and programs committee for the 1953 Church of the Brethren Annual Conference which is to be held in Colorado Springs in June.

Reverend Zeller will return to McPherson early Sunday morning.

Monitor Church Holds-Birthday Party A birthday party was held at the Monitor Community Church of the Brethren on Sunday, Dec. 7. Every church member Is invited to attend and contribute money according to his age. The money is then used for flowers for church members who are ill or for funerals.

John Nettleton, Don Hoch. Dwight McSpadden, Al Zunkel. Bill Moore. Don Moeller. Lewis McKellip. Joe Johns, Leland Lengel Karl Bald-ner. Lloyd Hummer. Joe Kennedy. Ken Sheaffer. and Phil Spohn drove new cars of Miller - Kennedy's to Albuquerque, N. Mex. last Thursday morning. They returned Saturday noon. What an easy way to make money.

There’s a basketball game Monday and then one Triday night of next week. After that, vacation— n-h-h-h.    s.

Students Present Recital

The Music Department presented a studio recital, given by the students of Miss Minnie Mugler, Saturday afternoon. Nov. 22. at the downtown studio.

The students appearing on the program were; Jill Hershberger. Roberta Bell, Janet All, Kay Kuti-na, Karin Anderson, Steven Wood. Lorna Lehmberg, J. Reed Pierce, Carolyn Cotton. Cynthia Lackie. and Janice Boyce.

Class Invites Children To Christinas Party

The Playground Activities class, with Miss Doris Coppock as teacher, held a Christmas party in the gym Tuesday evening. Dec. 9.

Each member of the class brought a child to the party from the age of 5-12. Members of the class planned the party, led the games, and served the refreshments.

The party gave the members of the class experience in leading games for small children.

Bethany Will Have African Student

Bethany College at Lindsborg is to bring its first African student to the campus next semester.

The General Administrative Committee of the Lutheran Church of Northern Tanganyika has selected Mr. Solomon Eliufoo. native of Tankanyika Territory. East Africa, to be a student there. This announcement was in a letter received from Dr. Elmer Danielson, superintentdent of the Lutheran Church of Northern Tanganyika.

Joint action was taken by the Bethany Home and Foreign Missionary Society and the Bethany College League last February to support one or two African students on the Bethany campus.

Mr. Eliufoo studied at Makerere College. Kampala. Uganda from 1941 - 1943. Following his graduation. he taught in a government school in Tanganyika. Since 1948. Mr. Eliufoo has served as secretary and treasurer of the Lutheran Church of Northern Tanganyika, whose membership totals 80,000 Africans.

Tuition is being provided by the college. Transportation costs will be taken care of jointly by the Board of Foreign missions of the Augustana Lutheran Church and the Commission of Younger Churches and Orphan Missions of the National Lutheran Council.

In My Day

This way my son, but watch your step.

And we’ll find the place the picture’s kept.

Round this corner and down six paces.

Ah! Here we are. Did ever you see such faces?

That’s the proud college football team

And, looking back, to me it seems

That both young and old came far to see

The Bloody Bulldogs of ’23.

A rough and determined lot they were

And made their toughest opponents purr.        

What? You say they look quite idle?

You forget, my son, they won a title!

Those two at the left that look so kind

Were the roughest in the Bulldog line.

And that man in back—I forget his name—

Although he’s smaller, was about the same.

That man right there was one chief reason

Why we had a successful season.

He would leave the fans in awe.

I swear, he’s the best guard I ever saw.

Say, my son, just why do you ponder

On that crowded showcase yonder?

You say that down that way you’ve seen

A really high scoring machine?

But son. down there you’ll never find

A football team of this kind.

For, due to many a kind of reason.

We scored sixty points in just one season!

Bosh, son! No team is able!

To score more points than that is fable.

You say this team of ’52

Outscored our team by thirteen to two?

Phelon, Peel Are Engaged

Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Phelon announce the engagement of their daughter. Donna Lorone, to Robert Loren Peel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peel all of McPherson.

Donna, a former student, is now employed by the Farmers Alliance Insurance Companies, and Bob is a junior at McPherson College.

A summer wedding is being planned.

Weaver, Irons Wed

Miss Leila Ilene Weaver, South English. Iowa, becames the bride of M. H. Irons, Jr., on Wed. Nov. 26.

The wedding took place at Newton. Mrs. Irons went to McPherson College for two years. Mr. Irons is a freshman at Macollege.

Why, son. how dare you imply

That the team of years gone by—

What’s that, boy? May it please remain clear

That things have changed since I was here.

Now more men compete in sports.

And have protective gear of all sorts.

Shut up, boy! No more idle chatter.

As of now, we’ll dispose of this matter.

Come on, son, and I’ll show to you

Some more of the life I once knew.

We’ll see the dorm where I once slept.

This way. my son, but watch your

step.

This poem was written by Garth

Ellwood.

Curfew Rings For Frosh

I am a Freshman. One day I asked myself, “Percy, just what is the best way to relax and get your mind off studies?"

Of course my first and only answer was. "Get a date." That I did; with the cute redhead in my English class.

When the big night came, I took her to a movie, and then out to eat in a cute little place.

Since this was my first college date, I knew nothing of curfews. Right in the middle of : swallow of milk. Prudence remarked casually in the true naivety of womanhood. "Just think, it’s 9:20 already and curfew in 9:30 tonight ”

After I mopped up the milk, I paid the bill, grabbed Praidie and ran out to my Model "A". I know I would have to hurry to make it back in time, so I had Prudie ride on the hood to hold it down. Now the problem was how to hold Pru-die down, but of course that was her worry!

I tramped down on the gas, and we shot up to a cool 85 m. p. h all the way into town.

I had just shaken hands with her (?) when the housemother appeared to batten down the hatches—we made it in time.

Cost: Show $1.20, Food $2 00, Fine for Speeding, $20.00, and a complete nervous breakdown.

Women-Phooey ! ! !

Taken from The Midland College newspaper.

Classes Go To Wichita

The Non - Typical Child class taught by Prof. Jack Kough and the Social Work class taught by Dr. Kenneth Bechtel went on a field trip to Wichita Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 9.

The classes visited the Institute of Logopedics and then went to East High where a tour was taken of the counseling and guidance program at the high school.

E-Town College Gives

Christmas Cantata

Selected members of the Elizabethtown College chorus will combine with the choir of the Washington Street Church of the Brethren to present a Christmas cantata on Sunday evening, Dec. 14.

The cantata. "Come, Let Us adore Him.” by Lawrence Keating will be directed by Prof. Galen Herr.    .

Mohler's Vacation In Florida

Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Mohler and their two children, Genelle and Edwin, left Monday Dec. 8, for Se-bring. Fla. where they will vacation for ten weeks.

The children will enroll in school there.

Dr. Mohler retired from the college faculty last spring but has continued to do some teaching.

Mead; Eck Marry

Miss Emma Jean Mead daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Mead, became the bride of Lavern Allen Eck. son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eck of Elyria Sunday, Nov. 30.

Lavern was a student here last year, and is presently employed by Carlson - Rankin Implement Company.

Why Are Glosses Cut?

(ACP) A poll at Smith College. Mass., shows that sophomores do more class cutting than other students. Fifty-eight percent of the class cut at least once a week.

Three main reasons for cutting were given: Studying for exams; dull classes; and (for Saturday classes) out-of-town weekends.

Commented the Sophian, student newspaper, "The reasons or- excuses for missing class reveal neither maturity nor responsibility. The most frequent excuse, studying, shows, if not a poor value judgment. at least a lack of planning. The dull class routine is even more ridiculous.” -

Moyer Goes To Puerto Rico

An alumni of Macollege, Ronald Moyer '49, and his wife flew to Puerto Rico Nov. 29 for two years of service. They were in New Windsor, Maryland for training prior to their departure.

Their present address is:

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Moyer Castaner, Puerto Rico.

Hesston Holds Youth For Christ Rally

Hesston College’s seventh annual Youth for Christ Rally was held in Hess Memorial Hall on the campus from Nov. 26-30. The main speaker of the rally was Edwin I. Weaver, returned missionary from India who gave an illustrated message on India.

Hesston College is located in Hesston, Kansas, and is a Men-nonite church college.

Scholastic Goal ...    ,

From the Varsity News, University of Detroit:

I serve a purpose in this school on which no man can frown—

I quietly sit in every class and keep the average down.

McPherson Loses To St. Benedict

The McPherson College Bulldogs dropped their opening basketball game of the season at Atchison last Sat-uday night to the St. Benedict’s College Ravens by the score of 64 to 47.    

McPherson had the "First game." In other words, the team

was not able to put the ball through the hoop effectively during the game. To try to combat this Coach "Woody" Woodard used 10 players in seeking the most effective combination of players.

St. Benedict’s led all the way. 9-8 at the end of the first period. 25-16 at the half and 47-29 at the end of the third period.

High man for McPherson was Carl Metsker. who scored eight points. Close behind him was Tommy O’Dell with seven points and Bob Peel with six points.

High scorer for St. Benedict’s was Stueve, who hit 20 points, ten of which were free throws. He also scored two for McPherson in a mix-up underneath the basket in the third quarter. The box score: St. Benedict’s

B Team Wins

The McPherson B team won the preliminary game from the St. Benedict’s B by a score of 56 to 41. The score was tied at nine-all at the end of the first period. McPherson led 22-19 at the half and 41-29 at the end of the third period. Clive Sharpe. McPherson forward. was high scorer of the game with 16 points. Gibbons was high for St. Benedict’s with eight points. The box score:

McPherson B Team

Fg Ft Fta F

Bulldogs Play First Home Game Monday Night

Next Monday night. Dec. 15. McPherson College opens its home basketball season with a game against Southwestern College from Winfield.

The Southwestern Moundbuild-ers arc expected to field a veteran team against the Bulldogs. They have seven returning lettermen around which to build their team.

-Their outstanding player is Jim Farney who last year was the leading scorer in the Central Intercollegiate Conference as well as one of the all - conference selections.

They also have one player who is 6’6" and another who is 6’4”. On the roster are also three freshmen.

Their record last year was nine wins and 13 losses. In the game with McPherson they came out on the losing side by the score of 57-51.

Their new coach W. W. "Bill" Monypeny has led the team to one victory in their first three outings this year. They defeated N. W. Oklahoma State by the score of 59 to 48 and lost to Wichita U. and Phillips U. by the score of 86-53 and 69-57.

McPherson will have played three games by next Monday night. They lost their first game to St. Benedict’s and then they played two games in the Central Kansas Collegiate Tournament at Mound-ridge.

Adult Education Workshop Is Planned

An adult education'' workshop leadership training program for directors of adult education, supper-intendents of schools and others interested in adult education will be held at the University of Kansas in Lawrence Dec. 12 and 13.

Stick To Your Knitting . ..

(ACPTo prove that girls know their football, a gust girl reporter wrote up the account of the Michigan State Normal - Hope College football game as follows:

"During the first quarter neither side scored, and there were some spectacular plays by M. S. N. C. 0 I heard a fellow behind me say so.)

"Second quarter. Masy came into our section in her new cashmere coat, and it was noticeably colder. Also the team earned a penalty. That means they had to go backwards after they'd already gone forward. We girls didn’t understand why. but that’s okay. ( cold enough to have worn boots!)

"Two wonderful touchdowns were scored in the second half: (No. 64 from Hope was cute, and No. 32 was hurt.)"

Way Of Him Who Shares Thy Room

Blessed is the roommate who cur-seth not when forced to clean the room alone, yes. though he must need clean it twice a month. Blessed is he who leaveth not his shoes under the bed and thrice blessed is he who putteth the other fellow’s in the closet. Blessed is he who putteth not his gym suit on the table and his football shoes oft the bureau.

As for him that riseth early on a fall morning while it is still dark and the temperature is low and putteth down the window that the room may become warm before the sleeping occupant need venture forth from the bed and coverings thereof, he' shall be called perfect among the roommates of the earth.

Fortunate are ye if fate hath given ye the perfect roommate. Treat him wonderous well. If he doeth one thing for you, give him another to do, and so keep him content.

Then shall your path be strewn with roses from which he hath plucked the thorns and your joy as boundless as that of him who get-teth an A on a history test. —Article from Bridgewater College newspaper. B. C. Bee.

Intramural Games Of Basketball Follow Vacation

Intramural director. Dick Ware-ham. announced Friday, Dec. 5, that the Intramural Committee met the night before and decided on the rules governing the basketball program this year and also that the program will start immediately after Christmas vacation.

Quite a few of the rules are carryovers from last year. Some of these are for instance: There will again be a limit of eight players to a team. Anybody carrying 12 college hours is eligible to participate. The two - league idea that seemed to work so well last year will be in effect again this year, and the leagues will again be called the Central and Coastal Leagues. The time will be eight minutes to a quarter with one-min-utc time outs.

Anybody can qualify as a captain and form a team. After all the teams are formed, they have to be turned in by today, the various captains will meet with Dick War-ham and decide on the teams that will play in each league.

There have been several important rule changes that should be mentioned here. The major one is the decision to play two games at the same time this year. That will mean playing cross court instead of using the full court. That will enable twice as many .games to be played, so this year each team will play the other teams twice instead of just once.

At the end of the season there ’will be a single elimination tournament among the top four teams In each league. The winners of these two tournaments, if different than the team that finished on the top of the league, will play that team to decide the conference championship.

There will be eight games played each evening. This will consist of two games each at 6:30. 7:30, 8:30. 9:30. The nights that the games will be played will be decided at a later date. The week’s schedule will be posted at the beginning of each week and the rescheduling of any games, because of conflicts with all-school activities. will be listed.

The Intramural Committee will be the board of final decision on all matters pertaining to the basketball program. This committee is composed of J. D. Pole: Howard Mehlinger; Dwight McSpadden; Bob Powell; and Bob Bechtel.

This year the part of the varsity. basketball team that does not go on road trips will make up one team in the Coastal League and will be considered in the standings.

The faculty will have at least one team playing this year, returning after a year’s absence when they were just intermingled in all of the teams.

Bob Powell, who captained the Lazy Eight to victory in the Coastal League last year is again forming a team to try to repeat the performance. Ills greatest handicap will be the fact that four of his players have graduated.

It is not known, at this time, whether Loren Frantz, whose team won the Central League title last year, will captain a team this year to try to repeat his perfomrance. There is a possibility that may move up to the Coastal League.

Any boy interested in playing intramural basketball that has not been contacted to play on any of the teams should see Dick Ware-ham at once.

Read all the advertisements in the Spectator.

Basketball Rules Change

By Guy Hayes, Basketball Official

Basketball Rule Changes and Interpretations Professor Guy Hayes, Basketball Official

The great game of basketball will be ployed under fundamentally the same rules as last year, yet. what the overage spectator will see, will be considerable different until a major rule change or two are familiar to most fans.

Primary rule changes involve various foul shots. Actually, many of the shots awarded at the free throw line will be unchanged from last year. These are as follows:

1. All Technics! fouls carry an award of one free throw.

Fouls against a player, in the act of throwing for a goal from the field, that is the "shooter." one throw If his field goal is made, two throws If the field goal is missed. This applies for the entire game.

3.    For all flagrant or intentional personal fouls, including those against a player who is in the act of shooting for a goal, two throws awarded, this rule applies throughout the entire game.

4.    For aU multiple fouls and double fouls, one shot is awarded for each four, throughout the entire game. A multiple four is one in which more than one player foaled an opponent at the same time, and

double four Is one in which players foul each other simultaneously.

The big change arises in the former usual one - shot foul. For these the player now receives a one and one option: that is if he misses the first shot or free throw, he is awarded an alternate throw. If the first throw is made, the opponents immediately put the ball in play. If the first is missed, after the second, the ball is either put in play by the opponents if the throw is successful, or continues in play if missed.

On all ordinary one shot fouls in the last three minutes, two shots are awarded, regardless of whether the first throw is made or missed. This of course, puts an especially heavy penalty on fouling throughout the game, and particularly during the last three minutes.

There are two more major changes which might be noticed occasionally. This year, no free throw can be declined, that is. the throw will always be attempted, and the throwing team can not retain possession of the ball, except In the case of a technical foul, which gives any player on the offended team a right to one throw and whether made or missed, possession out of bounds.

Also, a player of the shooting team can this year touch the ball or basket when the ball is on the basket. As before, opponents of the shooter can not touch the basket nor the ball when it is on its

downward flight toward the basket. (this has happened only occasionally).    

The spectator might also understand the rules and activity better if he would watch the official’s motion, particularly of his hands, to observe motion that violation has occurred, such as traveling with the ball, stepping Into the free circle or lane too soon, not getting across the "10 second” or "backcourt" restraining line within 10 seconds, not getting the ball passed into the playing court within five seconds after he gets it at his disposal, or being in the free throw lane more than 3 seconds at the offensive end of the court.

It might be helpful if there was popular student demand, to have a demonstration or explanation of various rules and violations explained in pep assembly or a specially planned practice session.

Certainly we should strive to be well informed about the rules of the gome, and be fair minded in our reaction to the arbiter (officials) who make the game of basketball possible for our enjoyment, pleasure, and sport.

Seventy Report For Intramurals

Seventy girls have signed up for girls’ intramural basketball. Games will be played Tuesday nights at 6:30, 7:15, 8:00 and 8:45.

Five of the members of the original team must be present. Games will consist of six minute quarters, with one minute for time out, two minutes at quarters, and five minutes at half time.

Captains of the teams are Kathy McLeod, Marilee Grove. Betty Jo Baker, Eleanor Louthan, Ro-wena Merkey, Ann Powell, Delores Sigle, and Marlonna Wine.

Play Football;

It’s Healthy

(ACP) The old belief that football players get fat and start going .to seed as soon as they quit playing football has been shattered by a study at Michigan State college.

The survey compared athletes with non - athletes. It showed that at graduation the average weight of athletes was 189 pounds, the average weight of non - athletes. 159. But during a period of from 15 to 25 years, the athletes gain an average nine pounds while the nonathletes gain 16.

The study also found that medical ailments are more common among non - athletes.

Athletics Become Business

(ACP) Robert A. Hall. Yale’s athletic director, and chairman of the NCAA television committee, told a college press group recently that if college football continues its present trend toward commercialization, it deserved to be called a business, hot a sport.