A Cappella, Chapel Choirs Plan Tours Over Vacation
The A Cappella and Chapel Choirs will begin their spring tours next week. The A Cappella will tour in Okla- homa, Texas, Colorado and Kansas. The Chapel will tour in Kansas and Nebraska.
The A Cappella Choir, under the
direction of Prof. Donald R. Frederick. will leave Wednesday noon March 25. for their annual spring tour. They will travel by chartered bus. returning April 6.
A total of 14 programs will be given, the first to be at Aline, Ok-lahoma. on Wednesday evening. March 25. The rest of the schedule is as follows: March 26, Ames. Okla.: March 27. Garber. Okla.: March 28, Bartlesville, Okla.; March 29. Cushing and Oklahoma City. Okla.: March 30. Thomas. Okla.; March 31. Cordell. Okla.: April 1. Pampa. Texas; April 2. Waka. Texas: April 3. Rocky Ford. Colo.; Arpil 4. Wiley, Colo.: and April 5. Garden City and Friend. Kansas.
The programs will include classic and contemporary sacred numbers. serious and light secular, and negro spirituals.
There are thirty - seven members in the choir.
Chapel Choir Tours Kansue, Nebraska
The‘McPherson College Chapel Choir will make their annual tour this vear during the Easter vacation. On March 29. they will appear in Navarre. Kansas, and,Beatrice. Nebraska. On March 30. they will appear in Morrill, Kansas. March 31. in Kansas City. Kansas. April l in the Lone Star Church in Lone Star. Kansas. April 2. in the Appanoose Church near Overbrook, Kansas. April 3, in Ottawa. Kansas. April 4 in the Osage Church near McCune. Kansas, and Oswego. Kansas, and Independence, Kansas.
The Chapel Choir is preparing eighteen numbers which they will use while on tour. They will sing negro spirituals, secular music, sacred numbers, and hymn arrangements.
Tentative plans arc being made for some sight - seeing tours while on this trip.
The Choir will go by bus and will leave McPherson early Sunday morning March 29: They will return after the concert in Independence, Kansas Sunday night April
Speech Clang Gives PTA Program
The Advanced Speech Class, with Mrs. Wilbur Yoder as teacher, presented a program at the Wicker-sham Grade School PTA meeting Tuesday. March 17.
The program consisted of choral speaking, rhymes, and verses.
This program was presented by the Speech Class for the Trustees February.
Movie Will Be Tomorrow Night In Chapel At 7:30
Either the "Grapes of Wrath," or "Johnny Belinda" will be shown Saturday evening. March 21, in the college chapel.
The movie is sponsored by the Social Committee. Peggy Sargent has ordered “Grapes of Wrath" as first choice, and "Johnny Belinda” as second choice from the distributing company.
An offering will be taken to defray costs of renting the picture.
Vol. XXXVII McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas, March 20, 1953 No. 23
Shakespeare Class Sees ‘‘Othello” At Wichita
The entire Shakespeare class and a number of other students went to Wichita on Thursday. Friday, or Saturday night March 12-14, to see the Shakespearian tragedy, "Othello.”
"Othello” was put on by the Wichita University drama department under the direction of George Wilncr.
Miss Lehman said that it was an excellent performance, which was very realistically portrayed.
First row: LaFaughn Hubbard, Lorene Marshall, Angie Flora, Bob Price, Norman Long, Keith Allison, Karl Baldner, Joe Kennedy, Velva Wagner and Elsa Kurtz.
Second row: Barbara Berry, Florene Hale, LaVerne Burger, Margaret Baile, John Nettleton, Don Wagoner. Al Zunkel, Don West, Garth Ellwood, Curtis Leicht, Mildred Beck, and Clara Bechtel.
Third row: Donna Wagoner, Kathy McLeod, Anita Rogers, Gordon Fishbum, Lawrence Brooks, Herb Edmonds, Berwyn Oltman, Don Fike, Don Thralls, Myron Krehbiel, Peggy Sargent, Marilee Grove and LaVon Widegren.
Easter Vacation Begins Friday, March 27
Next‘Friday. March 27. marks the beginning of Easter vacation. For many of Macollege students this will mean a chance to go to their respective homes.
For others, such as the ACappel-la Choir and the Chapel Choir, the vacation will find them touring * through a number of states, giving daily performances in the churches.
For others it will mean working here in McPherson, or elsewhere, and others it will mean traveling.
Come Tuesday. April 7, though all students will be back on Mac-nmpus to begin studies again.
Octette, Ibsen Present Programs
The Freshman Male1 octette presented the Monday, March 16 chapel. The program consisted of religious. spiritual and secular numbers.
The octette is composed of Galen Slifer. Norman Long. Leon Nch-er. Iceland Lengel. Bill Mollhag-cn. Lawrence Brooks, Wesley Ik enberry. Dwight Blough, and accompanist. Leon Albert.
Wednesday. March 18. Mrs. Ib-son, who is associated with the Kansas Tuberculosis Association spoke to. the chapel assembly. She spoke of foods, and what kinds are best for our bodies.
Faculty Plan Formal Party For Students
Macollege Faculty will be entertaining the students at a formal party Friday, April 10. The party was originally planned for Feb. 27. but due to the death of Mr. Forney, it was postponed.
The Faculty Formal is a special event each year. Responsible for the eats at the party this year will be Prof, and Mrs. John Burkholder. Prof, and Mrs. Alvin Willems, and Prof, and Mrs. Sam Dell.
On the program committee are Dr. Kenneth Bechtel. Prof. Doris Coppock. Prof. Della Lehman, and Prof. E. S. Hershberger. According to Prof. Coppock. others might be added to this committee.
The party will probably be held in the gymnasium.
Library Subscribes To “Successful Farming" ‘Successful. . Farming" has been
added to the list of periodicals received by the college library.
The March, 1953, issue features on its front cover a Kansas terracing operation on the Chester Beber-meyer farm in Brown County.
Published by the Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, the magazine features articles on farm operation and on rural family living in the Midwest.
Hess, Debaters Co To Pi Kappa Delta Meet In Michigan April 4-9.
Two debate teams composed of Gene Becthel. Joe Kennedy, Nor-anrt Royer, and Eula Murrey, will go to Kalamazoo. Michigan to "enter in the National Convention of the Pi Kappa Delta. The debaters. accompanied by Dr. Hess, will leave April 4 to be in Kalhmz-zoo for the beginning of the convention on April 6. They will return on April 9.
Eula Murrey will give her Peace Oration. Gene Bechtel will enter in extemporaneous speaking and Norann Royer and Joe Kennedy will take part in discussion. The two teams will also take part in the eight rounds of debate.
Formal Dinner For Faculty Is Tonight
A formal,dinner for all McPherson College faculty members will be held at the Church of the Brethren at 6:00 this evening, March
The meal will be prepared by the girls of the Quantity Cookery class, assisted by other home economics majors. Mildred Beck will be in charge of the meal.
WSSF Auction Is April 16
The 1953 WSSF World Student Service Fund, auction will be held on Thursday. April 16. in the Student Union Room.
The Student Christian Association is sponsoring this WSSF auction. Almost anything can be bought or put up for sale. Last years’, bargains included dinners, dates, car rides, sweaters, back rubs, and free A’s on shot-gun tests offered by professors. j
Proceeds of the auction will go for a world university program of mutual service through the WSSF Point Five Program, which is: (1) food, clothing, hostels. (2) medical aid. (3) books, equipment (4) refugee aid. and (5) international education.
Fulfillment of WSSF’s total program will mean the education of leadership in technically underdeveloped areas, and the rehabilitation of students made refugees by the explosive tensions of world conflict.
Quads Will Be Out In May
Mr. and Mrs. Dick King. Eldon Coffman and Miss Sarah May Vancil went to Topeka Sunday where they delivered all the pages for the Quadrangle.
They met with Ed Harris, who is the representative of Myers Co., who is publishing the Quad. Work on the Quad began Monday. March 16 at Topeka.
The Quads will be ready the middle of May, stated Mr. Harris.
Hershberger Goes To National Art Convention
Student Council Petitions Are Open Until April 8
Petitions for the Student Council president and treasurer are now open and should be in by Wednesday, April 8. Petitions should be signed by at least 50 regularly enrolled students. Election of these officers will be held in chapel on Monday April 13, after the usual introductory remarks and ballyhoo speeches by leading promoters and supporters.
Student Court members will also be elected on the same day. from a list of students presented by-the entire student body.
The Student Court is part of the Student Council, the governing power of the Student body which has 17 members four of which are faculty representatives, two from each class, two representing the extracurricular activities, the previous treasurer, treasurer and president.
Present officers of the Student Council are Bob Bechtel, president, Wayne Blickenstaff, treasur-
Prof. E. S. Hershberger is planning to attend a National Art Convention which will be held at the Hotel Jefferson in St. Louis, Mo.
. from April 6-11. The meeting will be the second biennial convention of the National Art Education Association. Noted speakers and educators from all parts of the country will help to stimulate thinking on the theme.
"Art and Human Values”.
The schedule will include lectures. workshop sections. - discussions. demonstrations, exhibits, and j er. and Marilee Grove, previous tours. treasurer.
College Calendar
Tonight, March 20:
Faculty Dinner.
Tomorrow, March 21:
Movie.
March 25:
A Cappella Choir tour begins. March 27:
End nine weeks.
March 27 - April 7:
Easter Vacation.
March 29:
Chapel Choir tour begins.
April 10:
All - School Formal.
April 11:
Folk Festival at Bethel College. April 11:
Jr. Sr. Sunday School Class Pancake Fry.
April 13:
Bloodmobile on Macampus.
April 16:
WSSF Auction.
Blood Bank Will Be On Macampus April 13
The Blood Bank will come to Macampus on April 13. At the present time. 133 students and faculty members have volunteered to give blood. Miss Della Lehman. states that more volunteers are needed.
Among the things which the Red Cross does is providing vital services to Americans in uniform and to veterans.
Under the new federal program, the Red Cross serves as the official procurement agency for blood and as the coordinator for blood collected by cooperating community blood banks and collection facilities.
During the fiscal year ending June_30. 1952. the Red. Cross collected 1.681.566 pints of blood for hospitals in this country, and provided 2,439.700 pints for the armed forces.
The Red Cross volunteers assisted by 127 trained disaster workers helped in the flood disasters in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri several years ago.
Contributions for the Red Cross are being taken by Naomi- Lucore and Phil Radatz.
Jean Bullard, Norann Royer, Betty Brammell, Galen Slifer, Dale DeLauter, Harold Patton, Billy
First row: Jean Bullard, Norann Royer, Betty Brammell, Galen Slifer, Dale DeLauter, Harold Patton, Billy Grippe, Dale Royer, Arlilie Hudson, Dorothy Nicholson, Esther Ikenberry.
Second row:.Barbara Bowman, Robina Royer, Max Parmley, Richard Trowbridge, Wesley Ikenberry, Leland Lengel, Leon Neher, Eugene Neff, Leon Albert, Joan McRoberts, Evelyn Williams.
Third row: Shirley Coppock, Joann Royer, Shirley Hamilton, Betty Holderread, Ruth Strickler, Donna Ford, Elaine Burkholder, Yolanda Cerezo, Adalu Carpenter, Evelyn Hornbaker.
Augusta Seminary Chorus Gives Concert At Lutheran Church
A concert of sacred music will be given by the Augusta Seminary Chorus of Rock Island, Illinois, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in McPherson, on Sunday, March 29. at 8:00 p. m.
Bittinger Speaks To CBYF Metzler Will Lead Services Sunday
Mrs. D. W. Bittinger spoke and showed slides on the theme of “Worship In the Home” at CBYF Sunday evening, March 15.
Sunday service, the last one before vacation, will be led by Dr. Burton Metzler. The topic will be related to the Easter season.
Players’ Club Gives Make-Up Program
Three members of the Players Club presented a make - up program for the McPherson high school Thespian Club Monday morning, March 16. They were Betty Jean Baerg. Lyla Whitham, and Maxine Hanley.
The girls demonstrated make-up for a Japanese, an old woman, and a man with a beard.
Dr. D. W. Bittinger left last Saturday, March 14 for Elgin. Illinois where he has been attending the General Brotherhood Board Meeting this past week.
Dr. Bittinger will return to McPherson some time today.
Because of nine weeks exams, choirs taking tours, and Easter vacation beginning, there will be no Spectator published next Friday, March 27. The next Spectator will be issued April It, after Easter vacation.
Hope For Future
In several short weeks, Easter will be here. We have witnessed many Easters—Easters of complacency—Easters of doubt in the world state of affairs.
It is hard to believe another Easter Is here—another Easter with our country at war. Many of us will go through the Easter week with sorrow in our hearts, others will have smiles on their lips at the thought of a recent letter or furlough coming soon.
But in our minds, we feel the predominant note of Easter, 1953 is HOPE ... a glorious rebirth of hope in man’s future.
Wo hope first for the return of the boys from our armed forces. We hope for the establishment of peace that will mean a new and more real understanding and cooperation with others.
We see in the world of tomorrow, a wonderful opportunity for human understanding. We must believe in these goals, and strive for their realization.
With God as our help, and through our prayers to Him, we can make these dreams come true.—R. P.
Thanks!
Thanks go to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Buskirk of Prairie Gardens for the beautiful flowers they have placed in the cafeteria from time to time. They have helped to brighten up the tables very much, and the students enjoy them a great deal.
Note Of Thanks
We wish to thank McPherson College faculty and students for sharing our sorrow.
Your kindness has been more deeply appreciated than we find words to express
Fern and Martha Forney. New Book Shelf Has Additions
'More new books have been placed on the shelf for circulation at the college library.
The White House In Picture and Story by Leeming is American history in a human form.
The book tells of the recent reconstruction of the White House giving pictures of the new and the earlier period interiors.
Stories of the Presidents and their First Ladies add human interest.
Jefferson Reader is a biographical anthology of writings about Thomas Jefferson from his own time to the present.
The March of Empire by Bender is a history of the American Southwest during the nineteenth century.
A History of Modern Europe by
Riker portrays and analyzes social classes, major institutions, movements. and leading statesmen.
English Home - Life. 1500 to 1800 by Hale is illustrated with reproductions from old pictures.
Extracts from journals, diaries, and letters give intimate pictures of Tudor. Stuart, and Georgian ways
The Merchant Class of Medieval London by Thrupp is social history of England in the form of a study-of the middle class's rise to political importance.
The Great Elector by Schevill gives the story of the man who founded modern Germany.
Fijian Village by Quain and The Kalingas by Barton are antropolo-gical studies published by the University of Chicago Press.
Jesus and the Pharisees by Riddle has interpreted the relations of Jesus and the Pharisees by a study of Jewish sources
Harper’s Bible Dictionary has been added to the reference collection. |
Canham analyzes and illustrates techniques for such events as the broad jump, high jump, discus throw, shot put. and javelin throw.
Living Spaces edited by Nelson contains 232 illustrations of interiors showing the contemporary feeling for space, texture, light, color, and form.
Sculpture in Wood by Rood tells how to make, how to understand, and how to use wood sculpture.
Stars in the Making by Payne-Gapsochkin is a new portrait of the universe giving the drama of Stars in action.
The Face of the Moon by Baldwin examines and rejects processes suggested to account for the lunar craters, rays, mountain ran ges. and lava flows.
He selects as most probable the impacts of giant meteorites on the rocky lunar face and their result explosions.
Fabulous Voyager by Kain is a criticism of James Joyce’s "Ulys-scs.”
Rage for Order by Austin Warren contains essays on nine poets and novelists of the metaphysical tradition, as Warren interprets it —Pope. Yeats. Hawthorne. Kafka. Herbert, Taylor. Hopkins James, and Forster.
Sense and Sensibility in Modern Poetry by O’Connor is an examination of- -contemporary poetry and an attempt at explaining it.
Today in American Drama by O’Hara gives extended comment and analysis of 25 recent plays.
On a Darkling Plain by Webster refutes the commonly held concept that the keynote of Hardy's work was pervasive pessimism.
Webster traces the evolution of Hardy's thought. from faith, through disillusionment, to a cautious belief in the ultimate progress of man.
The Making of “The Cloister and the Hearth” by Turner treats of the borrowing Charles Readc did in writing his novel based on the |
Thinking With The President
THE NEW COACH
Many students have asked about the selection of a new coach. It is a matter, naturally, of keen interest for all of us. It is a matter, also, of keen Interest to the townspeople, since they are eager to see interesting and well played games continue as a regular part of the McPherson College program.
A great number of applications have been received for this coaching position. They have come from almost all parts of the United States, Pennsylvania and points east. Florida and points south. California and points west.
Many of these applications come from what appear to be very good coaches. Their records seem excellent and their philosophies of coaching and of education and their sportsmanship seem worthy. From this group it would seem that a good selection can be made.
The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees has been examining the applications. They have been meeting and interviewing certain coaches from the group of apr plicants. They have been getting further information concerning others who are too far away to interview.
Gradually the group of applicants has been narrowed down. A Coacb is desired who will embody within his philosophy and his life the kind of ideals for which McPherson stands. He should, of course, be skilled in coaching and have good academic achievements.
We have every confidence that before very long a selection can be made of some person who has the above characteristics who will come to McPherson to help us carry on the high type of athletic program we have experienced here in the past.—D. W. B. Pole-Vaulting Parson Speaks In Ottawa
.Beginning Sunday. March 22. Rev. Bob Richards will speak in Ottawa for their Spiritual Advance week.
Rev. Richards, the pole - vaulting parson,’ is a Brethren evangelist and a former Olympic star, winning the pole vault in the Olympics last year.
An evangelistic service will be held each evening in the Memorial Auditorium in Ottawa, of the week. March 22-29.
Rev. Richards is, at the present time, a professor at LaVerne College in California.
I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.—Patrick Henry. |
Work Camp Opens In Puerto Rico
The Serrote Work Camp Project in Puerto Rico has developed.. Serrote is located on the “backbone” of Puerto Rico. From the Casa Grande (large house) which was built long ago by the wealthy Spanish conquerors of the island, one can see the Atlantic Ocean on the north and the Caribbean Sea on the south. Immediately around this -mountain top. called Serrote. there are many little Puerto Rican huts in which children are living who never had an opportunity to go to school or to church or to Sunday School.
Six boys and six girls are desired for the project. They should be hardy young people who can live in this house, clean it up. paint it. remodel it. They will need to live without electric lights and cook on kerosene stoves.
They. also, will want to level off a volley ball field, perhaps a softball field. They will conduct classes and recreation for children and carry on clinical work for adults. They will conduct Sunday School classes, weekday classes, help to level out a road, and in other ways have a very good time.
The total cost of going to Puerto Rico and returning, and the living expenses there, will be $200.
Perhaps it would seem that the Brethren Service Committee should pay the transportation. This project developed so quickly, however, that there is no money allowed in the budget for this; therefore it must be financed by the people who are going. Perhaps some church, group would care to send an individual or some young people’s group would care to pay part of the expenses of an individual who would be willing to give his time to go. It would be excellent if several McPherson students could enter into this interesting project.
D. W. B Students Confer With KU Physical Therapist
Sara Schoppcnhorst an instructor at the School of Physical Therapy from the University of Kansas Medical Center was on Mac-ampus March 18.
Several students discussed the possibility of future training in physical therapy with her. Dean James M. Berkebile conferred with instructor Schoppenhorst on future plans for the including of physical therapy in the McPherson Col lege curriculum.
Miss Suzanne Holt, a senior at KU Medical center assisted the instructor in giving demonstrations.
The physical therapist emphasized that the demand for qualified physical thernpists is constantly increasing, and that at the present time the needs far surpass the number of students begin trained. She also said that many varied opportunities now exist in the field. ' “Our age will not be remembered for its horrifying crimes or its astonishing inventions, but because it is the first age since the dawn of history in which mankind dared to believe it practical to make the benefits of civilization available to the whole human race.’’—Toynbee. |
Red Cross Sponsors Instructors’ Course
The McPherson County Red Cross sponsored a Red cross instructors course March 16-20:. Gibbert Cribble who is the regional field man for this area in first aid and life saving, from St. Louis, Missouri, is teaching this course.
Prof. Dick Wareham is taking the course. Next year this course will be offered to the students, and Prof. Wareham will teach it. Spring Is Here!
Tomorrow is the first day of spring! The robins are appearing, the grass is getting green and the trees and the flowers will soon begin to bud.
With spring comes a desire to "get ahead” and we become ambitious and successful. Plans are being formed by many as to what the summer will hold for them.
Just as the flowers, and trees begin to vegetate, so do people in the spring—whether it be in business. romance, education or otherwise. High School Youth Group Present Evening Worship
The evening worship at the Church of the Brethren March 15 was in charge of the high school youth group.
Devotions were led by James Hershberger. Larry Hayes. and David Elrod. Music was furnished by the Youth Choir. A play. "Unexpected Treasure", written by Cosette Wareham. was presented. Those in the play were Lucy and Kathy Kendall. Marlene and Charlene' Lauver, Joyce Wall, and Dick Bittinger.
Read all the advertisements in the Spectator. |
Living With Peace Of Mind
Calmness of soul comes from communion with the starry firma-
Sent. Wise the man who pauses in e night for a far look into the heavens, and blessed is the individual who reflects upon distance, magnitude, speed and precision.
Those twinkling rays of light, from what remote source have they come? Their long journey began milleniums before the caveman decorated his walls with the crude gropings of his hand.
How immense these celestial points of fire! How swift, how precise their eternal motion. Be possessed to the depths of your being by. the majesty, the grandeur of the creative work of the living God.
How infinitesimal is our knowledge of the universe! The known is washed on every shore by the unending tides of the unknown. The visible is engulfed by the invisible. Share the rich experience of Clinton Scollard!
I am an intimate of night.
Its deep and dewy silences.
Its starry parallels of light—
Orion and the Pleidades.
I share the watches of the moon. Its golden witcheries I share;
The secrets of the winds that croon Down purple chasams of the air.
The lunar moth with emerald wings—
I know its path.
I know its goal:
The lone night - thrush’s raptur-ings
And all the passion of its soul.
I am as one who walks alone Through shadowed gardens of delight.
Seeing the Great Will on its throne—
I am an intimate of night.
Kirby Page.
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Bulldog Barks
Spring is finally rolling around Margaret Yost. Dean McKcllip. the corner with occasional winds Betty Moore, and Phil 3pohn went to break the wonderful monotony, to sec Shakespeare’s "Othello.” of warm days. which was given in Wichita a week
With spring comes Easter, which isn't too far off and soon the cals will be on shopping sprees for Easter hats. If you would like a hat made to fit your head and hair style, see Gerry Goering. She is taking the business up and fixed up a chic looking hat that would have sold for $15 at Wiley’s to Hutch. Her hats are adaptable to all sorts of clothes and occasions. Why don’t you try a Gerry Goer-ing original?
A week ago tonight, the social committee gave a Friday 13th dinner. with black cats, broken mirrors and a wise verse at each place. If people didn't digest the food, the music played during the meal did it for them. Jazz records were beating out be-bop and jiving rhythms which lent “atmosphere” to the dinner of steaks, succotash, salad, dessert, and coffee.
Afterwards the show "Mud Lark” was given in the chapel, which topped off the evening.
Nine weeks tests are next week and some teachers sprung the trap prematurely by giving out tests, this week.
The choirs are memorizing and polishing up the last pieces of music to get under way for the tours they will take over Easter vacation. Chapel Choir will take their tour in the Eastern part of Kansas and part of Nebraska,' while the A Cappelln will go into Colorado New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
Girls Intramurals have come to a close. Rowena Merkey’s team won the tournament with the winning players of Arlene .Merkey. I.ois Knackstedt. Shirley Hamil-
ago today. Miss Lehman's Shakespeare class also went to see it.
Last evening. Elsie Kindley. Lu Carpenter, and Carole King gave a bridal shower for Rowena Merkey at the King home.
Games were played and refreshments of angel food cake, pineapple bites, and punch were served.
Those attending were Elsa Kurtz. Donna Wagoner. June Biough. Marianna Wine. Maxine Hanley. Delores Sigle. Arlene Merkey. Shriley McDaneld. Velva Wagner, Kathlyn Coffman, and the hon-oree. Rowena Merkey.
This coming Sunday. Rowena will march down the aisle to meet her husband-to-be. Bob Wilson. The marriage will take place in her home town church at Clayton. Kansas
Last weekend was busy one for the Carpenters’ and the Peteflshs*. Ann Carpenter became the bride of Charles Peteflsh. more commonly known at Pety. Both have graduated from McPherson College but the Army caught Pety.
The wedding was very beautiful with the taper lighters in sea-shell pink tulle over taffeta, the two bridesmaids in lavendar tulle and the other in pale turquoise tulle,
The maid of honor's dress was a variegation of all the colors, plus a melon predominating ~ hers.
The bride seemed to take things much better than did the maid of honor, who was her sister.
The couple drove away with tin cans, white paint and horns honking.
You can’t beat this Macollege
Merkey. Wilson Marry Sunday
Miss Rowena Merkey. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Merkey of Clayton. Kans.. will become the bride of Robert L. Wilson, son of Mr. Rex Wilson of Conway Springs. Kans.. Sunday, March 21. 2:00 p. m. at the United Brethren Church in Clayton.
Both are students at Macollege: Rowena. a junior and Bob a senior.
Carpenter, Petefish Are Married Sunday At Church
Library’s Text Collection Don’t Read This! is Enlarged By Gift read the head
The elementary collection at the Line?, You should have followed it.
and moved to the southeast reading room on the first floor, daughter This collection consists of grade
Miss Ann Carpenter. daughter. This collection consists ofof Rev-, and Mrs. F. C. Carpentering high school textbooks.
Mac Wins Honors At Debate Finals In Salina.
The Intercollegiate Debating League meet was held at Kansas Wesleyan University at Salina on March 14.
Macollege's men's debate team consisting of Joe Kennedy and Gene Becthel tied for first place with a team from Hays College and two teams from Southwestern College. All teams lost one debate, making them all first place. Southwestern also won first place in the women's debating division.
Norman Long won first plate and $7.50 in the men's division of peace orations, with his speech, entitled. “Let Us Arm for Peace.” Eula Mae Murrey captured first place in the women’s division with her oration on “A Peaceful Revolution.”
Southwestern College won first place in the men's peace extemporaneous speaking contest with Joe Kennedy coming in with second place. In the women’s division. Norann Royer garnered second place, in back of Southwestern.
. Velva Warner, Angie Flora, friendship that just grows and
ton,
and Margaret Baile.
Marlonna Wine's team won the league and the play off was held last Wednesday with Rowena Merkey winning by a slight margin.
Shirley Alexander spent last weekend in Kansas City. Kansas, her home town. She also went to a wedding which was of a friend of hers.
Tuesday night daring the girls intramural games, Eleanor Louth-an reached over the shoulder of a player to grab the ball and fell on her arm hard enough to jam the cartllidge in the elbow. But that isn't all. her leg muscle was hit In the beginning of the game and is as hard as knots, now. Basketball isn’t as easy as it looks.
Last Tuesday the Kline Hall gals got together .and had a St. Patrick's Party. They had Irish potatoes and milk for “refreshments.” and played St. Pat games
Phyllis Kingery took Shirley Hamilton home with her to Mt. Etna. Iowa last weekend. They got caught up on their sleep, the lucky things. But they didn’t sleep all the time, and took a trip to see ‘‘Rock City” in Minneapolis. Kansas for a few hours.
Scotty Wareham would probably like to have his parents leave more often. A week ago. when Dick and Cosette went to the NAII tournament in Kansas City, they left Scotty at the Guy Hayes' home. He had two whole days to visit with his girl friend. Gail.
Mrs. Audrey San Romani. Mari-lee Grove, Mildred Beck and La-Veme Berger attended the Bethany Choir Concert at New Gottland Sunday evening, March 15.
Betty Young and Dean Neher visited in Castleton Sunday evening, Dean showed films at the community church.
Bcv. Schechter went home with Evelyn Hornbaker last weekend. She lives near Hutchinson,
Postal Positions Are Open In McPherson
Opportunities to apply for employment in the McPherson Post Office were announced in a bulletin issued this week.
Examinations arc for Substitute Clerk and City Carrier positions, which have a storting pay rate of $1.61 an hour, and arc open to persons who reside in the delivery area, or arc bona fide patrons of the post oficc.
No closing date for receipt of applications has been set. but persons wishing first consideration must file application in time for the completed form to reach the Ninth U. S. Civil Service Regional Office. New Federal Building. St,
Hayes (Classes Take Field Trips
Two field trips were taken this week under the direction of Guy Hayes. Monday evening. March 16. the Animal Husbandry class and the Ag Club visited Dillon’s Store where a meat-cutting demonstration was given. Hog. steer and sheep carcasses were used in the demonstration.
Today. March 20, the Animal Nutrition and Farm Management classes are visiting various farms in the area around Conway, Gene-sco, Lyons. Nickerson, and Hutchinson. They will inspect feeding and breeding programs mid note up-to-date farm mechanization.
of, Las Vegas. New. and Charles Petefish. son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Petefish of Cedar Rapids. Iowa, were married Sunday at 3 o'clock at the Church of the Brethren in McPherson with Rev.. Carpenter, assisted by Rev. H. C. Lehman. uncle of the bride from Nickerson. officiating at the double ring ceremony.
Two large baskets of white double columnstock and two seven-branch candelabra decorated the altar. Each aisle was decorated with six candles and the banister with greenery.
Miss Marilee Grove, organist, played traditional wedding marches and an interlude of wedding music. Earl Lapp, sang Through The Years. Because. and The Lord's Prayer. Violinist Miss Mary Louise Hutcherson played O Promise Me. .Miss Elsa Kurtz, cousin of the bride, was reader.
The bride wore a gown of white tulle and lace over satin, fashioned with a strapless bodice of tulle over satin with a scalloped lace cuff around the top. a lace bolero over the top and a stand -up collar. There were covered buttons down the front and long sleeves tapered to a point at the wrist. The floor-length. full gathered skirt of tulle and scallops of lace from the hip line to the floor and the fingertip veil matched. She carried a nosegay of white hyacinth and baby pink roses tied with, white satin ribbon and streamers.
The gowns of the attendants were fashioned like the bride's. Miss Adalu Carpenter, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and wore a gown of melon tulle and carried a nosegay of pale pink hyacinths. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Orva Blick-enstaff of Lawrence, wearing
Miss Mary Fee. professor of education. recently donated a number of readers and other texts to the library for addition to the ”E” collection.
“E” books are not indexed in the card catalog, but they may be checked from the library the same as books from the regular stacks.
Loren and Wayne Blickenstaff were groomsmen and ushers were Ellis Albright and Keith Rickner.
The mother of the bride wore a medium blue crepe dress with navy and pink accessories. The mother of the groom wore a dress of navy faille with white accessories. Both had orchid corsages.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Yoder were host and hostess at the reception in the church parlors following the ceremony. Miss Grove and Miss Hutcherson presented music. THe bride's table was decorated with a centerpiece of pink and white double columnstock and a square four-tier white wedding cake with real pink roses on top and greenery surrounding it. pink candles, and pale pink punch. Mrs. Paul Sargent was in charge of the reception. assisted by the Misses Angie Flora. Mildred Beck. Barbara Berry. Betty Jo Baker, Carolyn Lehman. of Nickerson. Marie Ann Zeller. Gwenn Woodard, and Mary Ann Bittinger. Miss Ann Powell was in charge of the guest book.
For going away the bride chose a two - piece dress of aqua silk shantung with navy and pink accessories and a corsage of pink roses.'
After a honeymoon in the Oz-arks. Mr. and Mrs. Petefish will be at home at Fort Smith. Ark. where the groom is stationed at
tainment or knowledge by reading
this.
Shame on you! You’re still reading this worthless mess of words. Stop now while there is time to save your face . . . Some people can't take a hint.
Here you are-reading the final paragraph. By all means you have not been entertained, and definitely. you have not learned anything.
But. you have proved one thing, you have absolutely no will power! (Exchange).
Students Attend Youth Rally
Several students from Macollege will attend the Nebraska Youth Rally the weekend. March 2122 at Holmesville. Nebr.
Those attending will be Mario Oilman. Berwyn Oltman. Eleanor Lou than. Ruth Papa and Ann Powell.
Mario Oilman, sophomore is President of the Nebraska District Youth Cabinet.
Nature is the mirror through which you may see some concrete glimpses of the ineffable Being
Louis. Missouri, not later than Ap- that men call God.—Oscar Ostlund. ril 3. 1953.
Interested persons may obtain! further information and blanks from the civil service secretary at the McPherson Post Office.
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le gown. Both had nosegays of melon colored hyacinths. The candle-lighters. Miss Beverly Turner and Miss Miriam Albright wore pink tulle gowns and carried pink candles with melon colored flowers. June Woodard, flower girl, wore a pink and white organdy dress and carried a pink basket of rose petals. The attendants- all wore matching mitts and headbands. Gilbert Gallo was ring bearer.
Vernon Petefish of Cedar Rapids served his brother ns best man.
Baseball Season Opens Next Friday
The baseball team, with Dick Wareham as coach, has been working out for the last several weeks in preparation for the opening game with College of Emporia Friday, March 27, there. The team will be out to defend their conference championship which they won last year.
WAA Chooses Spring Sports
New sports were chosen for the spring season at the WAA meeting held Tuesday. March 17.
The sports and their heads are as follows: Softball. Liz Swinger; Tennis. Marlonna Wine; Individual Sports, which include swimming, bowling, and skating. Shirley Mc-Daneld; and outing, Eula Mae Murrey.
Plans were discussed for the WAA Banquet, which will be held at the Warren Hotel on either April 24 or 25.
Florene Hale was made chairman of the program- committee, with Dorothy Nicholson. Norann Royer, and Bev Schechter assisting.
On the decoration committee. Ruth Papa was appointed chair-map. with Jean Walker. Eula Mae Murrey and Virginia Bowers working with her.
Baseball Schedule
March 27—College of Emporia. Th.
31—Bethany. H.
April 10—Tabor. Th.
14—Friends. U. H.
17-Bethel, Th.
21—College of Emporia, H.
23—Wichita U. H.
25—Bethanv. Th.
27—Wichita U. Th.
May 5—Tabor, H.
9—Friends U. Th.
14—Bethel. H.
Bethany Will Give ‘The Messiah’ March 29-April 5
'The Messiah’ will be presented in Lindsborg March 29-April 5 by Bethany College. ‘
This is the 72nd annual Messiah Festival to be given in Lindsborg Rolf Espeseth. conductor is a member of the voice and theory faculty at Bethany College, and also director of the Bethany choir: Leading opera stars will be singing the leads in the concert. Bethany is noted for its annual, Messiah Festival.
Dr. Bittinger Is Co-Author Of Book
A new book entitled The American Church of the Protestant Heritage, published by the Philosophical Library of New York, is just off the Press. The early copies of the first printing arrived on McPherson Campus this week.
The book is edited by Vergilius Ferm, Compton Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy in the College of Wooster. Dr. Ferm has written many other books in the field of religion; at least 15 of them deal with church history and theology.
Dr. Ferm * compiled this book from the writings of various helpers. Twenty - one co - authors wrote the histories and central characteristics of their various churches, and these have been included with appropriate bibliographies in the compilation. Churches which have been included are Moravian, Lutheran, Presbyterian. Mennonite, Episcopal. Reformed. Unitarian, Congregational. Baptist. United Presbyterian. Quaker. Mission Covenant. Church of the Brethren. Evangelical and Reformed. Methodist. Universally, United Brethren, Seventh Day Adventist. Disciples of Christ. Churches of Christ. Church of- God.
Dr. Bittinger was the author of the chapter on the Church of the Brethren. The cost of the book is $6.00.
This year the conference has rec-— ognized baseball as an official conference sport for the first time. Last year it was on a sort of semi-official basis. To decide the title, all the participating teams in the conference (five), will play each other twice and the team with the best overall record will be conference champions.
To give stability to this year’s team. 10 lettermen from last year have reported for practice. They are Roland Delay, senior; Don Hoch. Wayne Blickenstaff. Dwight McSpadden, Tommy O’Dell. Eddie Ball, and Glen Gayer, juniors; and Joe Johns. Jack Richardson, and Vernon Petefish. sophomores.
At just what position they will play has not yet been all worked out. as Coach Wareham is experimenting with some of the veterans in new positions to try to balance the offense and defense better this year.
Bill Goering is the only returning squad man from last year. Roland Wray is a junior transferee and ail the rest of the men out for baseball are freshmen. They are Bob Wise. Dwight Blough. Don Moeller. and Harry Ensminger.
Two familiar faces will be missing from last years championship team because of graduation. They are "Chuck” Petefish. slugging shortstop on the team, and fireballing Bill Moore. Petefish is now in the Army and Moore is pitching professional baseball in minor leagues. Keith Rickner, senior, did not report for baseball this year because of the press of other activities.
One of the things that Wareham is working the hardest on this year is the hitting of the team. If there was anything that plagued the team all last year, it was the inability to produce hits when they were needed. So far this year, the hitting' In practice has been good, but for the true test it will be necessary to wait until the first game to tell for sure how they are going to do.
One of the present worries of Dick Wareham is his pitching staff. It would seem that would all be taken care of with three returning veteran pitchers, but this is not the case. Probably the best pitcher on the team. Jack Richardson, injured his back in a car accident about two weeks ago and as yet hasn't been able to do any throwing at all.
Another of his starting pitchers Glenn Gayer, is having a little sore arm trouble, but that Is hoped to be cleared up by the start of the season. Right now the only pitcher ready to go is Joe Johns. Wise, Oltman Win In Anti-Tobacco Finals Here
Results of the State Anti - Tobacco Oratorical Contest have been announced.
First place and S25 went to Bob Wise, who spoke on the subject. "Modern Slaves." Loyal Martin of Tabor College won second place, S15 with his oration on "A Challenge to the Indiffcrenct.”
"Tobacco. America’s Sacrifice to Molach” captured third place and $10 for Carl Dahl. Berwyn Oltman won $5 and fourth place for his oration on "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes."
McPherson College and Tabor College were the only two colleges entered. The meeting was held on March 13 in the Macollege chapel.
..... The less -we think of ourselves,
the more we will think of service to others. If we can do the things Christ commanded us, without murmuring and disputing, we can truly serve Him. Our goal in life should be not to be someone, but to help someone! |
Six Report For Tennis
McPherson College varsity tennis players, consisting of six men, are just getting started at the task of getting in condition, and bringing their rackets out of mothballs.
This year’s team coached by Gordon Yoder, has four returning lettermen and two freshmen.
Bill Frants and Don West, both seniors, are two - year lettermen who will be seeking their third letter this spring. The other senior Lloyd Hummer, who earned his first letter in tennis two years ago and who did not play last year. The fourth letterman is Ralph Royer, who lettered as a freshman last year.
Freshmen Jim Berglund played for McPherson High School last season, and Dick Wickert lettered in tennis at Bonita High School, La Verne, Calif.
Last year BUI Frants and Loren Blickenstaff, a graduate of McPherson College now attending KU, went to the Western Division Doub-bles Tournament held here at Mac. Coach Gordon Yoder said that the squad is small, but ."fair talent" will be available when they play their first opponent March 25 when Bethel will travel to McPherson. Bethel College Presents St. Claudia” At Mennonite Church
The Department of Speech and Drama of Bethel College will present a religious drama entitled "St. Claudia.” on Sunday March 22. at 7:30 p. m. at the First Mennonite Church in McPherson.
St. Claudia" is a play that is concerned with the portrayal of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. A free - will offering will be taken after the presentation.
Bethel College is located at Newton. Kansas and is a member of the Kansas Athletic Conference. High School Presents “Meet Corliss Archer”
Meet Corliss Archer" is the title of the junior class play that will be presented by the McPherson High School March 24 and 25.
The play, which is a comedy in three acts, is directed by Mrs. Loyde Starks, dramatics instructor at the high school. College Capers
Myth?
The library at Brigham Young University, Utah, blushingly announced last week that one of its books. "The Myth of the Manuscript Found,” is missing.
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"The only trouble with getting to class on time." comments the Cavelier Daily. University of Virginia. “is that there is seldom anyone there to appreciate it."
There is the story about the woman who married four times. Her first was a millionaire, her second a famous actor, the third a well-known minister, and the last an undertaker. One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.
Why did you leave your girl’s house so early last night?
Well, we were sitting on the sofa talking and all of a sudden she turned out the lights. Well. I guess I can take a hint.
When the census taker asked how old she was. she couldn’t remember whether she was thirty-eight or thirty-nine, so she said twenty-five.
As down hill my first time I slid. I said to myself. "Here goes, kid!" To watch skiing thrills me:
With envy it fills me!
So I’ll try if it kills me.”
It did.
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Track Schedule
March 26—Bethel, there.
April 6—Kansas Wesleyan, Bethany. here.
11— Emporia Relays.
18—Kansas University Relays. 22—Tri-Angular meet at Newton. 24—Wichita U., Freshmen Relays.
29—Triangular Meet at Emporia. May 1—Bethany, there.
5—Quadrangular meet, here.
8—Ft. Hays Relays.
12— Kansas Wesleyan, there. 15—Conference Meet. Spec Has Early Beginning
Issue 1, volume 1 of the Spectator, official newspaper of the Macollege student body appeared in the early fall of 1917.
Lester R. Kimmel, now no editor for "The Wichita Eagle," was the first editor of the Spectator. Editor for second semester of that year was Paul D. Hoffman.
Other early editors were: Gladys Heaston Krebbiel, now a homemaker in Moundridge, Kans.; Paul
C. Warren, a Free Methodist minister: J. W. Tracy, hardware dealer in Rocky Ford. Colo.; Orville
D. Pote. journalism and printing teacher in Cushing. Okla.; and Dale Strickler, Indiana banker.
"The Spectator" has usually been a weekly newspaper, but during the depression years it often published only semi-monthly.
Until 1915, no official student publication was in evidence on Mac-ampus. In November of 1915, the ‘McColpa’ (McPherson College Paper) began publication. Lester Kimmel was the first editor. The ‘McColpa’ continued until the fall of 1917 at which time the name was changed to "The Spectator."
"The Spectator" has continued from that time to the present to be the Macollege student body newspaper, which - is sponsored by the Student Council. |
Woody Has Spring Came At SMU
Tomorrow, March 21. S. M. U.’s football coach “Woody" Woodard will put his squad that is out for spring football through their paces in a regular game. He has divided the squad into two separate units for this game, for which tickets are being sold by the SMU letter-men to raise money for the letter-men. Mrs. Woodard plans to be in the stands to watch the game.
The comment by the Dallas papers have been very complimentary towards “Woody”. One of the sportswriters said that he didn’t know if "Woody” had ever read Dale Carnegie's book on "How Make Friends and Influence People," but that "Woody” could write a pretty good book on it himself.
The comment of the football players so far has been that practice is fun, but very rough. As one put it "even Superman couldn’t make "Woody’s" team,” He has over 80 players out for spring practice. including some that failed to report to Russell when he was head coach last year.
In the way of assistants, he has Dick Peters, former head coach at Ottawa U. as his head assistant, and Freddie Benners and Doak Walker, two former SMU stars now playing pro football, to help coach the backs in spring practice.
As one columnist put it "the little round man with the full moon face is doing all right for himself." Tennis Schedule
March 25—Bethel, here.
27—Southwestern, there.
April 7 — College of Emporia here.
8—Friends University, there.
13—Bethel, there.
15—Bethany, there.
17—Kansas Wesleyan, there.
22—Bethany, here.
24—College of Emporia, there. 27—Kansas Wesleyan, here.
29—Friends University, here.
May 1-2—Regionals at McPherson.
May 14—Conference Finals at Emporia. Thoughts For The Wise
Our aim ... is peace—a peace founded on freedom and justice and on respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter. The free peoples, perplexed and bearing heavy burdens, look for a magic formula for peace. There is, unfortunately. no such formula. There is no short cut, no painless solution. But if we look at what is taking place around us, we can see the beginnings of the assurance which we seek. The growing interdependence of nations, the many experiments in international cooperation. the increasing awareness of common interest amongst widely scattered peoples, it is in these that the answer is already in part to be found. Gradually, with many false starts and setbacks, we are moving toward an internationally organized society.—Anthony Eden |
“The World Rebuilt”Is Sent To Students
This week thousands of foreign students across America are receiving copies of ideological handbook "The World Rebuilt” by Peter Howard. The book is being sent on the initiative of American students who feel that the 32,000 foreign students studying in this country are "unofficial ambassadors’’ destined to become leaders in their own nations, and as such are a potential force for the unity of the free world.
“The World Rebuilt," which embodies the philosophy of Moral ReArmament, has been translated into nine languages and published in Great Britain. Germany, Italy, Brazil, Norway. Sweden, Denmark. Switzerland, The Netherlands, Canada and the United States, in editions totaling over 600.000.
In West Germany and West Be-lin all university students received copies at the time when many observers believed German youth to be nihilistic and apathetic.
Students themselves took the initiative and wrote to their fellow students: "This book has opened our eyes to the ideological struggle in which we are involved today.
It showed that we are not left with the choice between world war and world dictatorship, but that we can have a part to unite the West and win the . East."
Senator Alexander Wiley, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said. "Every American should read this book. "The World Rebuilt.” showing how to fight in the combat of ideas."
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Senator H. Alexander Smith are among a group of national figures who are endorsing the action. In their letter, which accompanies every copy of the book, they say. "In this book, you find evidence of the ideology of freedom at work not only in America, but throughout the world."
Radio Moscow on November 21. 1952, attacked Moral Re - Armament in a 29-minute broadcast based on this book. In a series of propaganda blasts, Moscow evaluated its global impact by saying. "Moral - Red - Armament has been working at the front of an ideological struggle for several decades.”
Countless Americans have united in this offensive to bring an ideological and spiritual awakening to the free nations of the world. The mailing of the book has been financed by the sacrificial giving of students and others across the nation. .Room Reservations Arc Being Accepted
Room reservations for next year are now being accepted at the Business Office.
Students now enrolled at Macollege, will have preference of rooms over non - students, if their $10 room reservation fee is paid before April 25.
"I tell you, old friends are best." "That’s right! Just try to think of a new friend that has stood by you as long as the old ones."
Doghouse Begins Seven Years Ago
Have you ever wondered how the Doghouse was started, or are you one of the many who never gave it a thought? Well, here is the info on it.
The Doghouse was started on Macollege campus by the Student Council of 1945-46, under the leadership of Blair Helman, ’46. At that time, a drive for funds was started and much work was done the following summer.
Early in the term of 1946-47. the Council, under the leadership of Robert Burkholder, ’47, opened the Doghouse.
The Doghouse is open approximately 20 hours a week. All supplies except pastries are purchased through wholesale channels. Food is sold at prices which will just cover the expenses of operating the Doghouse.
During the month of September last year, twenty dozen doughnuts, fifteen gallons of cider, and eighteen pounds of wieners were sold. The payroll for the first month amounted to 103 dollars.
In addition to serving snacks during the week, a light lunch is also served on Sunday evening from 4:30 to 6:00.
Howard Mehlinger is the present manager of the Doghouse.
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