You Can't Go Back
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Grad will be visiting our campus this weekend. It will be the job of Johnny Mac and Mary Pherson to see that Mr. and Mrs. Grad are made to feel at home—not merely visitors.
Of course, we realize that their primary point of visit is not to see Johnnv and Mary but to take another look at the campus, to walk the lanes they used to walk, to look at their old dorm rooms, to prove to their professors that they are trying to use the knowledge gained here, and to see old friends with whom they went to college.
They’ll probably look at us students and remark, “College'kids get younger every year.” We hope there will be no cause for them to say, “College isn’t what it used to be.”
They may wish that they were back reliving their college days." And in the next thought realize that they are glad they can’t come back, because they know it would not be the same. They have learned through experience that persons can never go back and find something the way they left it. Their old friends are gone; their interests have changed; life has become broader; the old jokes are stale.
Realizing nil the changes Mr. and Mrs. Grad will find, Johnny Mac and Mary Pherson must do their best to give them a real welcome—to make it a real homecoming for them. After all, Johnny and Mary have hopes of being Mr. and Mrs. Mac Grad some day, and they will want to feel at home when they come to visit their alma mater.
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Rec Council for four years. Women’s Council four years and now serves as vice president of that organization. She has been a member of the Student Court for three years and is now secretary. Student Council for two years and served as treasurer last year.
She is also a member of SCA. Pep Club. WAA and was one year a member of the Players’ Club.
Another Iowan and also a member of 1949 - 1950 Trio is Anita Rogers, daughter of Harry K. Rogers of ML Etna. Anita will take part in homecoming activities this weekend as retiring queen. She was elected by the student body last fall as homecoming queen.
Anita has been in A Cappella Choir four years: was in Ladies' Trio three years. This year she is in the first cast of the opera Mikado. and will sing the part of Pitti Sing.
She served in the capacity of class secretary for two years, has .been in Women’s Council four years and was treasurer one year, has been in SCA four years.
She has also been secretary to Prof. Raymond Flory for two years.
The other member of the 19491950 Trio is Mrs. Fiorene Messick Hale, daughter of Mrs. Anna Messick. Lyons. Florene has contribut-
Apologies Are In Order
The following note given to the editor reminds us that we are negligent in getting full news coverage last week, thereby leaving out
one of the dormitories. We wish to, assure the residents of Kline Hall that the oversight was not intentional, and we will do our best to see that it does not happen again.
”We of Kline Hall would like to think that we are considered a dorm on Macollege Campus.
“The article ’Fire Drill Surprises Students’ included much comment an the happenings in Arnold and Fahnestock, while it completely ignores Kline Hall, which had a fire drill at the same time as the oth-
‘We also had a student in the showers, but she had enough sense to realize that it might not be just a drill, and responded as quickly as possible.
“We were all out in good time, too—girls and married couples alike.
"We hope that we were not left out intentionally, and your forgiveness is granted, but please don't forget us again Thanks.
(Our thanks to you also for calling this slip to our attention.—Ed.
Police Receive Aid From College Chemists
Dr. James Berkebile and Prof. Wesley DeCoursey. representing the Chemistry Department, attended a meeting of Law Enforcement Officers of the County at the Court House Monday evening. Oct. 13.
The purpose of the meeting was to hold an “Intoximeter School”, gaining information on tests for indication of intoxication.
Dr. Berkebile and Prof. DeCoursey answered questions which involved the chemistry of the tests. They 'are to run analysis for the Police Department concerning intoxication.
Professor DeCoursey testified in an intoxication case Tuesday morning. Oct. 14.
the College Choir.
She then interrupted her college career to enter Brethren Volunteer Service for one year. She worked in home missions in Rose Pine, La.
Since her enrollment at Macollege. she has become active in many organizations. This is her second year in A Cappella Choir and is also a member of the Ladies’ Quartet. She is co-chairman of SCA and is president of the senior class and vice president of the players Club.
This is also her second year in WAA and has served one year on the Student Court.
She is assistant to Dr. Kenneth Bechtel and is Director of Social Action for Youth in the Western Region.
Thinking With The President
Coming Home
Today we welcome back to McPherson College its former graduates, students, and friends. We want this to be. for you, a good homecoming.
We who live here at the college call ourselves the McPherson College Family- The implication of such a designation is that McPherson College is our home, and that we build here in the college something of the spirit of the home. We would like for all of you who come back to homecoming to renew this sense of belonging to a school which was formerly your home, and which still reaches out and includes you as a member of the larger McPherson Family, though you know that is the way you would want it to be. Perhaps some new buildings are added: perhaps some old buildings that were familiar to you are gone; the library is not as it was; a new girls’ dormitory is coming into being: the attendance at the football games is larger: intramural sport takes in the whole college family. These things may be somewhat different from when you were here, but they indicate that the family is growing. That is the way that good alumni like to feel on homecoming day.
We feel certain that you will want to add to the spirit of Homecoming. You can do it by feeling yourself to be an important part of the homecoming day. Hunt up your old friends and greet them; reach out your hands to make new friends. The present McPherson students may be somewhat awed by your success and achievement. Be friendly to them.
If there was something interesting that happened to you here at McPherson tell the present students about it. Perhaps you found a life companion here: perhaps you decided on a significant life work; perhaps you developed a direction for your life. Tell our students about it so that they too can be anticipating the fullest possible blessings which McPherson can give to them. .
Welcome to homecoming. Lets make it a real Coming Home.
Freshmen are reminded of their obligation to wear their freshmen beanies, at all times, except at church and social functions. „
Beanies must be worn until Monday. Oct. 20. when a tug of war between the sophomore and freshmen classes will decide whether freshmen will continue to wear their little green caps for another month until Thanksgiving.
Freshmen who do not wear their beanies will be subject to a penalty imposed by the Student Court.
Sophomore class
Berkebile Is Elected to Standing Committee
At the Southwest District Conference held at Friend, Kans.. last weekend. Dean James ’Berkebile was elected to serve one year on the Standing Committee of the Church of the Brethren.
The Standing Committee is made up of representatives in Brethren districts in the United States and in foreign countries. It is the duty of the Committee to review and recommend to the delegate body queries which are forwarded to the Committee by the churches in the Brotherhood. These queries are then acted upon by the Delegate Body, a body made up of representatives from every church.
Besides reviewing these problems sent in by individual churches, the Standing Committee also studies the world activities of the church and proposes new action which will strengthen the Brethren Service program.
Wingfield Speaks Of Hope In The Present World
Appearing in Chapel next Wednesday, Oct. 22, will be Dr. Marshall Wingfield, religious news reporter. his topic will be “Some Grounds for Optimism in the Present World."
i<> Dr., Marshall Wingfield
With an interest in international affairs sharpened by conducting many study groups through Europe. Dr. Wingfield was a delegate to the Delaware Conference in 1942, to the National Study Conference 1945. and to the UNESCO Conference, by Department of State appointment, in 1949. His addresses in Arlington National Cemetery and on other nofable occasions have ;been read into the Congressional Record.
ed much to Macoflege by developing her brilliant soprano voice. Last year she sang the lead in the opera, ‘‘Bohemian Girl,,* and again sings the lead In “The Mikado” to be given in November.
Florene has been a member of the A Cappella Choir four years, was in Ladies’ Trio one year, and is starting her third year in Ladies’ Quartet..
Florene has also been a member of Pep Club one year, SCA two years, and dorm council one year.
Her husband. Russell Hale, is with the air force in San Antonio, Tex.
Howard Mehlinger. son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mehlinger, McPherson, Is president of both the M Club, of which he has been a member three years, and the Men’s Council. He is is also manager of the Dog House.
He has played football four years and was a member of the Intramural Council one year, and the Athletic Committee.
A history major. Howard has had an assistantship in that department two years.
The sixth elected to
Who’s Who Is LaVon Widegren. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Widegren, Grand Junction, Colo. This is only LaVon’s second year at Macollege. She took her first two years of work at Mesa Junior College at Grand Junction. While at Mesa she was a member of Ladies’ Doable Trio two years and
