College Calendar
Tonight at 7 - 8, student recital in the chapel.
Tomorrow night, at 8 p.m., three act farce, "See How They Run," in the Student Union Room.
Monday, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 25 at 8 p.m. three act farce, "See How They Run," in the Student Union Room.
Nov. 26 - 29, Thanksgiving vacation.
Tuesday, Dec. 2, basketball game with Tabor College, in high school gym.
Friday, Dec. 5, movie in chapel.
McPherson College Players’ Club will present the fast moving three-act farce, “See How They Run.” in the popular horse shoe type of staging.
The first performance will be tomorrow at 8:00 in the Student Union room. It will also be presented Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 24 and 25. Tonight is the final practice and dress rehearsal.
In the horse-shoe theater the audience is seated right next to the stage on three sides. This heightens the effect of the production and enables everyone to have a ring-side scat.
Horse-shoe staging differs from arena staging only in the fact that the audience is seated only on three sides where as in arena staging the audience sits on all four sides.
Arena staging was started by the Greeks and has recently been revived. There ere now permanent arena theaters in Paris and the University of Washington.
Because of the unusual seating there will not be reserved seats but a system of first come first served. Tickets are on sale in the college business office.
Prices arc $1.00 for adults and $.50 for students. Macollege students may use their activity tickets but they must be validated at the business office for date of performcnce.
The play "See How They Run” is a farce comedy written by Philip King. There is no question about the title of this smash London hit.
So swift in the action, so involved the situations, so ribtickling the plot that at its finish audiences are left as exhausted from laughter as from a foot race.
The cast in order of appearance are Ida. (a maid), played by Karen York, Miss Skillion, by Joan Walters, The Reverend Lionel Toop, by Nod Grove.
Penelope Toop, by Faye Fields, Clive Winton, by Glen Faus, The Intruder, by Terril Phenice, The Bishop of Lax, by Kay Wallerich, The Reverend Arthur Humph-ery, by Loren Rehyer, Sergeant Towers is played by Larry Hayes. The play is directed by Prof. Coulson, assistant professor of literature, and the stage manager is Eddy Longmire.
Thanksgiving Day will soon be here with all its excitement. While we are enjoying the traditional Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, dressing, pumpkin pie and all the trimmings let us not forget what Thanksgiving Day really stands for and get into the spirit of real thanksgiving.
Let us give thanks for Christian colleges and the opportunity to attend them, and for the Christian professors who teach us by being a living example.
Let us remember that we are among only 30 per cent of the young people of our age who have the privilege to attend college in the United States.
J. N.
Fike Engaged To Speak At Youth Conference
Earle W. Fike, Jr., the minister of the First Church of the Brethren of Chicago has been engaged as the main speaker for next year’s Regional Youth Conference. March 5-8, to be held here in McPherson on campus. The theme will be in the area of Churchmanship.
Tensions mount in the fast moving three-act farce, “See How They Run,” an the comical search for clues for identity continue. No one knows who is who in this hilarious comedy which will be presented in the popular horse shoe type of staging in the S.U.R. The first performance will be tomorrow night.
Pictured left to right are Noel Grove, in the role of Lyonal Toop; Faye Fields portraying Penelope Troop; Glen Faus playing part of Clive Winton; and Kay Wallerich as the Bishop of Lax.
Mac TV To Feature The Athletic Program
McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas, November 21, 1958
Four To Compose New Team For College Deputation
Students Will Present Music Recital Tonight
Music students of McPherson College will present a student recital tonight at 7 p.m. The recital will be in the College Chapel.
Vocalists in the recital are Carolyn Fillmore, Pat Albright, Rowena Carr, Patsy Bolen, Clara Zunkel, Norma Watkins, Margaret Lehman, and Marlene Klotz.
Those playing the piano in the recital are Valerie Miller, Margaret Lehman, Marvin Weddle, and Mary Lou Kingery.
Instrumentalist is Gory Stelting who will play the trombone.
them as the faculty sponsor.
Seven churches in Texas, one in New Mexico, and one in Louisiana, are on the agenda. They are the Waka, Pampa, Fal-furrias, Flour Bluff, Houston Fellowship, and Nocona, Texas; Clovis, N. Mex.; and Roanoke, La., churches.
Students Are Urged To Pre-Enroll Early
Pre-enrollment began on Monday. Nov. 10. Only a few students have completed pre-enroll-ing. The deadline is Dec. 12.
Students should pre-enroll as early as possible to give the faculty more time for counseling and to work with them, and to provide an index determining satisfaction of the sections.
Senior Prepares A Booklet To Aid Landscaping Students
Landscaping made easier has been an inspiration for construction of a descriptive booklet and display case developed by Mrs. Thelma Clouse, senior, McPherson.
Mrs. Clouse, assisted by her husband, a carpenter and minister. especially designed the project to aid next semester’s landscaping students.
The booklet reveals a short biography of numerous trees and lists their attributes os well as their weakness and their landscaping values.
The display case located in the basement of the Industrial Arts Building, consists of small individual glass surfaced cases mounted on a large back board. Each case contains a leaf specimen and other pertinent data.
Mrs. Clouse has an assistant-ship in the Rural Life Department. and is preparing the materials for use in the spring semesters landscape and gardening course.
A few of the trees described
Values Of First Aid Told By George Keim, Teacher
Mr. Gribble, the Midwestern area field representative of the Red Cross.
Mr. Gribble's headquarters are in St. Louis.
Students who pass the courses may carry standard and advanced. cards and are eligible for citations and awards that are presented to those who save a life.
First aid instruction will be conducted as a major portion of the program for the McPherson County teachers attending teacher’s institute this year according to Mr. Keim, who will assist Mr. Gribble and Patrolman Murphy, a McPherson Officer,
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A new type of deputation team will go on tour Dec. 6-14. This team will present a varied service of speaking and music in eight churches in Louisiana. New Mexico, and Texas.
According to Prof. Dale Brown, assistant professor of religion. "Previous tours have consisted mainly of musical groups. However. the purpose of this new type of deputation will broaden the basis for students going out. It will give others an opportunity to go out who do not have musical abilities."
Those in this team are Marlene Klotz, sophomore from Fredericksburg, Iowa, Jaunita Fike, junior from Peach Valley, Mo., Vernard Foley, sophomore from Morrill, Kas., and Richard Landrum, sophomore from Hutchinson, Kas.
They will be speaking about their own Christian convictions and beliefs, general Christian concerns. or aspects of the Christian faith.
Prof. Brown is working closely with the students as they prepare for the tour. Paul Wagoner, alumni secretarty, will accompany
"The values of first aid are to make people safety conscious, to prevent accidents, to help self and others in case of accidents." says George Keim, assistant coach and instructor in physical education.
Mr. Keim has been a certified first aid instructor for three years and is the only person in the McPherson County Chapter of the Red Cross that is certified to give instructor’s training which means that aside from teaching, he con train instructors.
Mr. Keim’s training included standard and advanced first aid courses at McPherson College and instructor's training from
Freshmen Conclude Orientation Course
The freshman Orientation course ended with the nine weeks' test Wednesday, Nov. 12. Grades will not be given until the end of the semester, however.
The course came to a close with Mrs. Martin. Registrar, discussing the requirements for graduation and the test.
The course is designed to help students become acquainted with McPherson College and to help freshmen make the change from high school to college life.
Also, it helps the student to develop good study habits and can help build personality through the books used in the course, if the student wants to do it.
Connell To Edit Next Spectator
Harold Connell, managing editor of the Spectator. Will edit the next issue of the Spectator while the editor-in-chief takes a week’s vacation. It will be published the Friday after Thanksgiving vacation.
The editorship of the Spectator changes each semester as the editor-in-chief retires and the managing editor advances to the position of editor-in-chief.
It is the policy of the Spectator to let each managing editor edit a practice issue before he assumes the full responsibility of editor-in-chief.
The duties of the editor-in-chief are making out the dummy copy of the Spectator, deciding what shall go into the Spectator and what articles shall be played up. writing editorials, deciding on policies of the Spectator, determining the make up of the paper and what size head each article should receive.
In many cases the editor writes news articles, feature stories, etc. for the paper.
Every Thursday afternoon the editor and Mrs. Homer Brunk Spectator Advisor, spend the afternoon at the McPherson Republican office setting up the paper and proof reading the paper which comes out on Friday.
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Roast Pheasant For Thanksgiving
“We are having roast pheasant with all the trimmings for Thanksgiving dinner,” says Melvin Swinger, second semester sophomore from Dexter, Mo.
The unusual course for Thanksgiving was made possible os a result of a recent hunting trip Melvin made to western Kansas. Melvin hunted for two days and returned with a two-day limit.
"Thanksgiving is the time of year we can be thankful for summer’s harvest, life, democracy, and the opportunity to attend a Christian college,” said Melvin as he expressed his feeling of the season.
Mrs. Swinger, Mary, is a senior this year and spends her time keeping house, studying, and taking care of their three children. Mary hopes to teach school next year.
Melvin is a brother of Glen Swinger, former McPherson College director of public relations. Glen is now pastor of the Roanoke. La. Church of the Brethren.
Nov. 21 and 22 McPherson High School will present the musical "Oklahoma.” under the direction of Mrs. Mildred Kohler, vocal music director.
Mr. Leslie Sperling, instrumental music director will present the musical score for the program. Mrs. Alma Maddox, dramatics coach, and Miss Sharon Tolar, directing choreography, will assist Mrs. Kohler.
Pete Talbott will have the male lead as "Curly,’’ while Judy Robinson will have the female lead as "Laurey."
Curtain time is 8 o’clock in the High School Auditorium. Tickets are $1.00 and may be purchased at the door.
This should be interesting to some McPherson College students since their are 37 out of 165 students in the freshman class from the local high school.
McPherson College is presenting a TV program on Thursday, Dec. 4. The program will be a panel discussion on the Christian Liberal Arts College -and its athletic program.
Those who will present the program are Dale Brown as moderator. Dr. Burton Metzler, Sid Smith, and two students, Jerry McPherson and Dick Bittinger.
in Mrs. Clous's work and found on the campus are the Ginkgo or maidenhair tree, the Jujube, and the Chinaberry tree.
The Ginkgo tree is an unusual Macampus resident located just north of the library. It appears to be resistant to about every thing including reproduction.
The tree will scarcely grow in the wild, but grows well when cultivated. It is highly resistant to smoke, dust, drought, wind, and ice and is free from insects, fungi, and disease. Its unique feature is its fan shaped leaves.
History relates the importance of the Jujube gree, as a source of fruit and shows it to have been cultivated for 4,000 years in China. Its origin is believed to have been in Syria. There is a Jujube tree just west of the Liberal Arts Building.
The Himalyan native China-berry tree is another shade producing campus resident. It is easily recognized by the large pods whose seeds were once used in Greek missions for rosaries.
