Tomorrow morning women from five colleges, Southwestern, Bethel, Kanas Wesleyan, Sterling, and Bethany will arrive to participate in the W. A. A. volleyball pow-wow. This Sports Day is the second to be sponsored by the McPherson college Woman's Athletic Association. The tournament will be held at the new Physical Education and Health build-ing.

The program will start at 9 o'clock Saturday morning with the first half hour given over to regis-tration and oraganization of the teams. Each team will be given one of the following names. Iroquois, Sioux, Cherokee and Shawnee. Each team will elect a chief.

The next half hour the various teams will get acquainted and take part in an Indian folk dance. Len-ore Shirk, president of the association, will welcome the schools at this time.

The tournament will begin at 10 o'clock and continue until noon. A luncheon will be Served at the Breth-ren Church at 12:30 for the visiting girls and local W. A. A. members who purchase tickets. The tournament will be resumed at 2 o'clock and play will continue until 3:00, at which time awards will be presented to the members of the winning team by the McPherson W. A. A.

The chapel program Wednesday morning was begun by the audience singing "God of the Earth, the Sky, the Sea." Gordon Yoder sang two numbers, "The Ninety-first Psalm", and "The Living God."

Dr. V. F. Schwalm read a scripture lesson which contained two seemingly conflicting thoughts of "Bear ye one another's burdens" and "Every man should bear his own burden." These two are ideas of mutual interdependence and of self-reliance.

"A chracteristic of the present administration is that "every man has a right to earn his own bread." Although we have responsibility for others, each one is in a great measure responsible for himself.

"There are some realms where others cannot help us. Teachers can-not comprehend the truths for the student. Each one must give account for himself. The sane is true in the moral realm. Therefore, we should make the most of our opportunities."

The Women's and Men's Councils sponsored a demonstration Tuesday night in the chapel for the purpose of instructing those who bought tickets to the formal dinner in the etiquette of formal dinners.

Lillian Pauls was in charge of the demonstration and Audrey Hammann acted as spokesman. Those taking part in the demonstration were Sara Jane Olwin, Rowena Frantz, Wayne Albright and Raymond Flory.

The resources of Columbia University and its affiliated institutions are now estimated at its budget for the last fiscal year was $15,756,411.

Scott Malcom and Reginald Godden will be presented in a concert at Newton tomorrow. Malcom and Godden are duo-pianists having ability to evoke large musses of tone from two pianos, individual technique of a high order, and a nice facility of touch in more imaginative measures of the music to be found in their program.

Those desiring to attend may secure reciprocal tickets at Bix-by the Lindsay's drug store. Those who are not fortunate in securing tickets are assured standing room.

Miss Opal Hoffman, mezzo soprano of the ladies quarter, will present a vocal recital in the college chapel on Tuesday evening December 6 at 8:00 o'clock. She will be asisted by Miss Elma Minnnick, reader.

The library has received a number of books for recreational reading. Among these are a set. "The World's 50 Best Short Novels", edited by Grant Overton. These books are a gift of Mrs. Laura Halderman, who also gave two years of National Geographics and a number of pamphlets.

Other books for recreational reading include "Alone" by Richard E. Byrd, "With Malice Toward Some" by Margaret Halsey, and "The Importance of Living" by Lin Yutang, a best selling non-fictional book.

A vocational guidance book recently received in "This Flying Game" by H. H. Arnold and Ira Eaker. Of interest to mechanically minded students are "Man and the Motor Car" by A. W. Whitney. "Engineering Materials and Processes" by W. H. Clapp and D. H. Clark. "Turning Night Into Day" the story of lighting by M. Ilin, and "The Country Craft Book" by R. W. Johnston.

Among other new books are "The Riddle of the World" by D. S. Cairn, "Track and Field Athletics" by Breshahan and Tuttle, "The Best Poems of 1936" selected by Thomas Moult, and "The Costume Book" a history of costume by Mrs. Nesfeild

A Peace Council to coordinate the peace activities of all existing cam-pas organisations has been organized at New Jersey College for women.

At 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon both the men's and women's quartets will sing at the memorial services of the Elk Lodge.

Dr. J. W. Fields has offered to show the motion pictures, part of which are in color, which he took on his trip to Alaska last summer. He will show them in the chapel Saturday at 8:00 p. m.

Last year many students had the privilege of seeing interesting pictures of some of his other trips. This year he is giving all a chance to see the pictures at one showing. This makes it more convenient for him and also for the students.

Last Sunday evening the McPher-son college BYPD used "Worship" as the theme of an instructional program lead by Rowena Wampler.

Dwight Horner spoke briefly to the group on "Worship" using as his baste thought a quotation from Harry Emerson Fesdick. "No one can do his best unless he stands over and over again in the presence of something better than his best." Citing the example of a Quaker service, Horner explained the value of silence in worship. Nature. music, poetry and art offer mediums through which we may attain the highest spiritual levels. Worship is a personal things, not a feeling distributed en masse.

The speaker went on to say that a person who has received something vital from his worship has been given a vision of something greater. Through the vision he rededicates himself to the task at hand and with the reduducation he obtains vitality for programs. Only through the vision of something greater can one attain his best.

The BYPD has enjoyed a series of speldid programs throughout the year and everyone is cordially in-vited to attend the meetings held at 6:30 each Sunday eveningat the Church of the Brethren.

One name was missed last week when the honor roll was compiled. Lillian Pauls should be added to those who made forty points.

Audrey Hammann made a per-fect Emily Post as she carefully answered all questions directed to her at the demonstration in pre-paration for the formal dinner Fri-day evening. Only a genuine knowledge of the material to be covered could have given her the personal case which enabled her to analyze the most difficult problems with self confidence and finally.

Gordon Yoder made a very butler-ish butler, except that he didn't have his chin pointing at quite a 90 de-gree angle as we have always heard that butlers chins do. Experience and self-confidence characterized the actions of the maid Lenore Shirk who served the meal. Lenore had just the right amount of pep mix-ed with just the right amount of reserve to make her an excellent maid.

Sarah Jane Olwin, Rowena Frantz, Wayne Albright, and Harold Flory appeared very much at ease and, so far as any one in the audience could observe, did everything as it should be "Did, The rolls, especially, seem-

ed to be very appetizing; but then brown bread does look good when one is hungry. It always gives a person a dreamy feeling to see girls

Dr. Flory talked to the S. C. M. during the Thanksgiving program on November 22. He stressed the facet that we, as students of American schools, should be thankful that we do not attend schools in Germany where physical rather than mental strength is emphasized.

opportunity of going to college not for teh class recitations, but for the associations with other young people. In school one should, of couse, learn a few facts. More im-portant, however, is the education received by acquiring the ability to find one's self in unusual situations.

"Not to know facts, but to have one a originality stirred by them" should be the goal of a student as he attends college.

Every one knows he owes a debt to his parents. Yet each must escape from them in order to appreciate home. College, among other things, can help one to appreciate home by providing a means of escape from it.

"Gratitude is one of the most unnatural virtues." Everyone can set aside a day for eating, and attending football games, but that is not enough. To set aside a real, spirit-ual day of giving thanks, one which is observed because of a deep, genu-ine feeling of gratitude to God, is the only kind of a day which means anything.

Thanksgiving hymns were provided by a mixed quartet composed, of Gladys Wiggins, Lois Kennedy, Orville Beehler, and Earnest Reed. Wesley Darrow led devotionals.

Professor Nevin W. Fisher an-nounced this week that the local and college church choirs will combine to present the Christmas can-tata, " The Christ Child."

This contata, which was written by C. B. Hawley, will be presented Sunday afternoon or evening, December 18. Prof. Fisher will conduct the production and Mrs. Rush Holloway will be the accompanist.

The soloists will be Gladys Shank, soprano; Frances Campbell, contrat-to; Harold Beam, tenor; and Gordon Yoder, baritone. Rehearsals began this week when the two choirs met at the church Tuesday night.

come in on the gentlemen's arm as those girls did. Seems to Spell ro-mance and protective love somehow.

Roy Robertson probably asked the most pertinent question of all when he inquired what to do if you spilled something. After all accudents do happen in the best regulated families. But why didn't someone ask what to do if you strangled, or needed to cough or something. Per-haps they just took it for granted you get up and leave.

Miss Shockley's advice to go ahead and enjoy oneself was very comforting even though one felt con-vinced she really didn't know what a paradox she was creating in the minds of some. Good form should become one naturally but all the de-tails about this and that do not come naturally to anyone; therefore if one is concerned over the probable correctness of his action, small doubt but that he finds it difficult to refrain from being a bit nervous.

The conclusion of this article will be similar to that of the demonstration, namely: Do not be more than fifteen minutes early and not a minute late.

In case anyone has forgotten, which is extremely unlikely, they are hereby reminded that there is to be a junior class party, Satur-day night, December 10, 1938. According to persistent rumors, the entertainment of the evening will be new, startling, amazing, and just a wee bit spectacular. Those who come will not go away empty for refresh-ments will be served.

The committee in charge of the party are Verda Grove, Wesley De Coursey, and Evelyn Amos. Audrey Hammann is in charge of refresh-ments.

Debate Coach Maurice A. Hess, perennial state champion producer, brought back the varsity teams from the Annual Winfield Debate Tournament last Saturday night with a good record.

Losing only two out of eight de-bates, two of which were non-decision, each of three varsity teams came out with on above-average rating. One women's team lost four debates.

The more fortunate of the wo-men's team placed tenth in the tourney, which had about fifty women's teams placed tenth in the for eleventh place in a field of over fifty teams.

Several of the teams had the mis-fortune of drawing undefeated teams as opponents.

The women's varsity teams are Autumn Fields and Esther Sherfy, and Joy Smith and Geraldine Spohn. Bill Thompson and Addison Saath-off, and Don Newkirk and Dale Stucky compose the men's group.

Baylor University had two unde-feated men's teams and Bethany, with the cunning Barbara Lacque-ment as spearhead of the attack, placed an undefeated women's team

A formal recital was given last Wednesday night by students of the piano, violin, and voice departments. The following program was ably presented:

Mr. Keith Pierce, Basso Andante et Petite Rondo Dancia Miss Doroth Ledbetter Concerto G Minor Mendeissohn

Tomorrow at 4 o'clock a recital will be presented in the college chap-el. Students in the violin piano, and voice departments will take part. These practice recitals give the par-ticipants a chance to appear before audiences more often than would otherwise be possible. Music students

Even the most polished and sauve campus social lions approach to-night's formal dinner with no little trepidation.

Formal dinner it will be, from finger bowls to drawing lots for partners. Even butter, for some un-known reason, is taboo at such an affair.

Alt future plenipotentiaries will begin to practice diplomatic social graces when the eight o'clock affair will be held in the parlors of the Col-lege Church. These same, garbed in their most formal attire, will show their nonchalance with attitudes of indifferences which will betray anxiety.

The dinner has been planned by the Men's and Women’s councils as part of an orientation program open to everyone from faculty to printer's devil.

It is only one of the many services performed by these groups who must keep much of their work unpubliciz-ed because of its personal nature.

Because of the expense involved in acquiring rare-in-Macollege tuxedos, the black suits will not be required of the men.

Several exhibitions and demonstrations have been given, showing the proper procedure how to make a complicated process of the simple act of eating, and the arranging committees feel that with such adequate preparations as these, the dinner can not but be a success.

Gainesville, Fla. —(ACP)—they don't pass around medals to people who do things like Ed Waszak did some weeks ago, but when they do, this 21 year old college man who hoped to be an out standing football player at the University of Florida this season ought to get one.

Ed was one of 28 sophs on coach Josh Cody's Gator football squad when September 1 rolled around. He hoped he could be a sophomore linesman who learned rapidly and acquire the necessary skills to meet the competition of college football today.

Because he was on the varsity squad, Ed was provided, in accord-ance with conference rules, room and board. Though he dreamed of being a star, Fat Waszak came to the realization a fortnight ago he simply did not have the abilities and the talents necessary to make him the kind of player Florida needed.

And so Ed Waszak, on his own. went to Coach Cody and admitted he didn't have it in football—as much an he loved the game, and as much as he loved the thrill of the personal contact which the game provided.

"If I can't help you, Coach." the 205 pounder said, "then I don't think I should receive scholarship assist-ance."

The assistance Ed received was a factor in his college life, but he took the course that a less courageous student would never have taken. But Ed has the courage and today he is continuing his college education, still refusing to accept any more than he can repay in service or ability.

The Spectator was mistaken about the effects of the outcome of the frosh-soph civil war that was fought on the gridiron front. Freshmen can discard their hated green caps, but must save them until after Easter, when they again must don them until school ends.

On page 34 of the freshmen bible, an explanation of the Macampus tradition may be found.

Personal attitudes toward conscription during time of war has been the subject of many discussions on this campus.

Many of the good peaceloving men-about-institution who vow they will never take up arms in time of war will be among the first to do or die for good old land of fathers. When the band starts playing and the preachers become patriots, others of the same group will find the forceful persuasion of a heavy-jowled sergeant extremely fluent and will sooth their conscience with a duty philosophy and go to battle for some glib shibboleth such as National Honor or Race Superiority. Or even the you've-heard-it-before Save The World For Democracy and War To End All Wars.

Cudgels are artful linguists’, they can be well understood in any country. Cudgels convert ''religious fanatics. "

Oh, but of course, some of the pacifist group will stand staunch to the non-resistance belief.

But it will not be easy. Words are cheap in time of peace. This is especially true in America, where any fanatic can stand on any corner and yell that he won’t bear arms and try to persuade others to join his belief.

It takes thinking on the part of young people, concentrated thinking. If anyone has ideas of being a C. O. or objector for other reasons, he should have his beliefs well-established and confirmed before a time of crisis.

Defiant action in the face of a distorted public opinion takes courage.

Only when we find enough men who are willing to die for peace will there be peace. Surely this death is higher motivated than one based on false patriotism and jingoism.

The scoop by the Spec last week concerning the tremendous slump in grades, and the subsequent announcement in chapel, brought to the halls of M. C. the old problem of grades and their relative value.

Some students feel that an honor roll showing those who have attained high scholastic standing is unfair and unjust. In some courses A's are never given. Should one avoid these courses? Certainly the relative value of grades in different courses, under different instructors, and in different fields varies greatly. Many instructors state that their grading system is very inadequate and can often be only a rough estimate.

Many students do not like to emphasize grades but would rather strive for knowledge disregarding these inadequate marks.

Grades at the best, some say, are attempting to convey the relative results which a study of a course has produced upon the student. If, as is sometimes found, one student studies history for a general knowledge background, while another takes the course in order to learn to teach it, while still another wishes to study diplomatic intrigue and the practices of statesmen, how can these students be possibly graded by a common determinant.

On the other hand, students who make the honor roll feel that their scholastic achievements should be recognized, just as any other special ability is recognized. And this is right. Generally the ones who make the honor roll are almost always on top, there are usually no spasmodic jumps from an A to a D. This attainment should be recognized.

But since there are other things in college than getting grades for the sake of grades, since a cultural and social education is necessary, and since there are students who deliberately sacrifice grades for what they believe more important things, a system of unsatisfactory-satisfactory grading may be a desirable thing.

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Well, this vacation is over, but evidently we aren't quite over it yet for we still see many black circles—in the mirror and elsewhere. It certainly does do a person good to take time out for such an excursion as we had—going home with the room mate. The trip—someone has said that you get better acquainted riding with another person for three continuous days than you

Donald Newkirk Elizabeth Mohler Asta Ostlind Ramona Fries James Crill Don Davidson

would by living next-door to him for years. Of course we didn't ride for three days, but then we did get much better acquainted. And to tell the truth, we were sort of glad to discover that we weren't the only one who fussed around with the brothers and sisters at home.

We're all curious about the charms of some of the football players—we mean the ones they carried at the last football game.

Squeaky Meyer is a jack-of-all trades, did yon know? He was San-ta Claus last Saturday.

that when he sleeps. Also, Vera Heckman is quite stunning in red hair. What do you think about it, Harold Larsen? The play production class plays were fun, but we are glad they are over. Now we can start returning the stage properties we borrowed. How long will Eldon Craik keep his little goatee? Or is it a Van Dyke! Well, whiskers is whiskers.

Nov. 22, B-r-r-r! The north wind do blow! And how! One thing about Kansas, the weather never gets mon-

otonous. We can go to school in our shift-sleeves and come home shivering, wishing for an overcast. Nice prospect for vacation.

Nov. 23. Ah! It we can just keep awake today until after 4: 00 P. M. we can then relax for a few days. Miss Koerber suggests that if we are wise, we will spend some time with

our French books, but we guess we aren't wise, because we can't ruin a good vacation by studying. It is interesting to watch various couples bidding each other sad farewells. Ah! parting is such sweet sorrow! —quoth somebody.

Nov. 24. Turkey Day! and did we ever clean their clock! We mean the Coyotes', not the turkeys. What a game that was! And what a din-ner we had in the dining hall! If we could eat like that a few times we would regain the adipose we have lost by living in the Igloo. We are

Nov. 25. It is indeed pleasant to skim over the lee on our skates. We feel like a bird soaring through the air on.... Wups! Ouch! We, soared all right, but not like a bird. We aren't sure whether the ice crack-ed or whether that was some bones breaking. Skating is fun, as long as you are skating, but when you suddenly stop and land in a reclining position, the fun ceases. Ask the great Stern; he knows all about it.

Nov, 26. Another day, another chance to get some more sleep. He! Hum! Too bad vacation can't last always. Then we could get enough sleep.

Nov. 27. One by one they begin to drift back, even if we do have still another day of grace. We guess Larsen couldn't stay away any long-er. Or maybe he came back to get all studied up for classes on Tuesday. Who knows?

Nov. 28. And here comes Hank Dosenbrock, with a wierd tale of how he forgot to take his pajamas along to Nebraska with him. He had to borrow a nightgown from his sis-ter's mother-in-law, or somebody like that. We will wager he looked cute in it. We guess we will pause for this time, we hope you don't hate to read this dribble as much as we hated to write it. Maybe by next week we will be back to normal, and can ramble in the usual incoherent fashion.

I am in deep mental turmoil. If haste makes waste I am certain I am wasting my time in college. Haste ye! Hurry up you'll be late to class. You have just seven minutes to write a two-hundred word paper. As it is now I am fully streamlined, I speed through a most thick and studious atmospehere and it does not even slow me down. Result; learning, Nil point Nil.

it seems this person actually did ar-rive a little later. And with a third person involved, it's a wonder if Elma isn't still in a dither.

beauty on this campus. Bless their hearts, they regularly bring soft water to certain Kline girls for their shampoos.

Wed. —Nov. 23—Chilly, School passes slowly—Pack for deputation trip—Forrest Groff, Lyl; e Albright, Orville Poehler, Dorothy Braid, Mamie Wolf, and Lois Kennedy left at two bells - Eat fried chicken at home of Fanny Seitz near Belleville —Albright interprets Burma Shave sign—"Don't take a customer at 60 per—we want to save a curve. "— give program and so to spend night with Rev. W. W. Gish and family.

Thur. - Nov, 24—Bright snappy Thanksgiving Day—Breakfast on chicken —Reehler and Albright hunt-ing—Sing till noon- Thanksgiving dinner at Fanny Seltz's- Start for Holmesville, Ned. —Ran out of gas just outside of Belleville—Run smoothly for something- Connecting rod vanishes—Groff good track star— Leave car at Jansen to be fixed - Make i to Lillys Frantz's home in time to eat oyster stew before going to church to give program. Fairer sex of quartet stayed all night with Gracele Kindig.

Fri—Nov. 25—Slumbered well. Gruff reports that his clothes were sewed up. Beehler and Albright to Lincoln to see new capital. Left for Morrill, Kansas — Run out of gas— Groff again takes a sprint—Beehler and Braid render duet—Hasty lunch at home of Lenore Kanel and so to church for program. Girls back to and did feast on popcorn balls. Boys spend night with Rev. Baldwin—And so to peaceful dreams.

Sat. Nov, 26—Very windy— Did shop in Morrill some—took pic-tures of group - Hope they rate the quad—Drive into Sabetha at four strikes of the clock. Rev. Seil and wife entertain boys while girls sew neckties to vests and sew legs of trousers and pajamas shut. Boys quiet when they find out. To John Meyers for dinner—and then to give usual procedure—All part to spend night in various somes.

Sun. —Nov, 27—Up at 7 bells and head for Topeka—As usual wait for boys—Slop for oil at Netawaka and leave suitcase—Run out of gas just as we hit edge of Topeka—Burn out a bearing—Groff goes to get suit-case after church—Dinner at Ruth Smith's home - About ten Mac Students there—Get car out of garage and wend way home. Have a flat— Fix and continue to drive. —Some jabber—some sing—and some snore —and so amid such a conglomeration arrive home safely at 9: 30- happy but tired.

"I know a little trick and is she cute! ''—William Hobbs. How about an introduction? "I'm just sweet sixteen and never been kissed". '—Don Newkirk. And we are supposed to believe all these

"Come on, dearie"—Robert Burkholder Can you feature this prominent freshman speaking to any girl like that? Well, we didn't either.

"I like cuddling"—Frances Camp-bell. We are quite sure that in this event Frances must have been speak-ing about snuggling up to her room-mate when the night was a trifle chilly.

"My wife has more form than yours". —Harold Flory. Tush Tush, Mr. Flory, does one discuss such

things in public? "I like to go far with things. "-Lawrence Hawkins. But you notice that this quotation leaves us in suspense. Just to what kind of things does Mr. Hawkins prefer?

"No. 48 on the Southwestern team surely waddles like a duck when he runs. "—Lois Kennedy. He surely provided enough laughs for you though didn't he, Lois?

"Isn't it odd the way some of these girls try to make eyes at the boys? "—Bill Thompson. Indeed it is.

Jerry Relates—

Apologies to Elma Minnick for the way her name was spelled here in the last Spectator.

In the same breath would like to pronounce a great anathema upon the person who read proof for this column last week.

More about "Ramblin's" After struggling through nearly two columns of dense verbiage this was the only thing we could find worthy of repetition; "Maybe we had better study more and ramble less. " Do heartily agree with the writer and hope he will practice what he preaches.

Thankful for the thrilling and vic-torious climax to the football season and for the extra holiday.

Was determined to hear the Welsh Imperial Singers in spite of Profes-sor Mohler's insistence that Thursday will be one of their "off nights". Enjoyed the premature exodus of (certain members of) the faculty from the chapel last Wednesday— particularly Dr. Bright's ovisous restraint and a constellation (perhaps I should say the consternation)

"What is so rare as a day in June, " or an editor's ideas at press time, —or mine?

McPherson College basketball practice officially began Tuesday night on the new physical education building court. A large number of basketeers are expected to report for practice.

Coach "Buck" Astle has arranged an imposing tentative schedule in-cluding fourteen games, ten of which will be conference encounters. With nine home contests, the 1938-39 court campaign will attract much attention for McPherson sports

fans.

Non-conference opponents will in-clude Friends, Bethel, and Emporia

State, although these are not defi-nite. Because of the expansion of the Central Conference, it has be-come difficult to schedule games with the member schools.

Coach Astle again plans to spon-sor the early-season tournament on December 28 and 29, perhaps with six teams entered in competition. College of Emporia, Bethel, Bethany, Kansas Wesleyan, and Friends may participate in this tourney which proved satisfactory last year. Five lettermen and thirteen squadmen are available for practices this season. Until groups of players are experienced in the fam-ous Bulldog "swing system" and will be augmented with several promising freshmen basketball players.

Bob Wiegand, center and captain; Dave McGill and Rollin Wanamaker, guards: Roy Robertson and Elmer Ratzlaff, forwards; are the letter-men.

Squadmen are Russel Kingsley, Tony Voshell, Eddie Diehl, Wayne Albright, Sam Elrod, Kirk Naylor, Kerb Stauffer, Glen Funk, Bob Frantz, Marvin Fox, La Verne York, Olan Nincehelser and Eugene Char-bonneau.

Following is the tentative schedule December—

13—Friends, here 27 - Southwestern, here

—28-29 - McPherson Tounrment January —

4—Bethel, here.

7—Ottawa, here

18—Kansas Wesleyan, there 19—St. Benedicts, here 21—Berthany, here 27 —Emporia State, there.

20— Bethel, there.

February—

2—Baker, here 8—Kansas Wesleyan, here

10— Ottawa, there

11—C of E, there

22—Baker, there.

28—St. Benedicts, there 30—C. of E. here.

March

1—Bethany, there

In piling up 74 points as compared to 71 for Opponents, holding Ottawa to one touchdown, placing third in the final conference standings, winning there final battles, and hav-ing as few injuries as possible, the Bulldogs have produced a successful season.

With a wealth of new material, Coach "Buck" Astle's lads started the season with slight over-confi-dence. A tough Haskell team trim-med them 3-0 as Eastman ran wild.

Warming up to their task, the Canines turned on the heat against Hastings, holding the Broncos to a scoreless tie. The outlook for a better conference season became more promising.

Then Ottawa's track team wearing football shoes finally shoved over a touchdown to maintain its pres-tige and to start toward a loop cham-pionship. Ramsey was cold, but Fitzpatrick, Spleer, and Palmer plunged the McPherson to defeat.

A streak of hard luck hit the grid-sters on a hot afternoon at Baker, where a field goal again spelled the margin of victory. Dave McGill proudly hugged the pigskin as he crossed the goal for the first touch-down of the season.

Don Barngrover, Harold Mohler, Kurt Naylor, and Chet Johnston have introduced the "swing system" in their respective teams in Ensign, Kipp, Burdick, Holyrood, and Preston. Many of them are starting the season this week.

Porter says he has a aplenoid girls team, which he wants to bring to the college for an exhibition game on a Saturday night. Perhaps Miss Warner and the W. A. A. can arrange some competition. That would be entertaining, to say the least.

Tomorrow at the meeting of coaches of the Kansas conference. Bethel and Sterling probably will seek admission again to the circuit. From the season's results, both schools will furnish plenty of compe-tition in football and basketball.

Bethel, nemesis perennial, turned loose a second-half aerial attack which subdued the Bulldogs, who had shown plenty of power early in the contest. But the "Grudge" affair proved the Astle men could make touchdowns.

With Ernest Monroe Ireland (yes, he plays basketball) at his best and with Kephart in top form, the Beth-any Swedes romped over the what's-it-all-about visitors for the worst defeat of the season. This battle aroused the Canines to action.

Aided by "Scrappy, " more block-ing in practice, and a new spirit, the boys started Kansas City sports writers with a well-earned victory over former Coach Bud Selves' pro-teges. Tony Voshell pushed the ball up to his chair in order to get the touchdown.

After tasting victory, the McPher-sons really let loose during the Southwestern battle and proved to conference moleskin mollycoddles that we wanted out of the basement. Glen Funk and Dave McGill had a field day against the Builders.

As a fitting climax to the season, the Bulldogs again turned back the purple Coyotes from Kansas Wesley-an to gain third place in the ratings. Freak plays augmented with "heads-up" football produced the touchdowns by Dave McGill and Jake Cramer. Thanks for the holi-day, faculty.

Now that the shouting is over, the following boys deserve much credit for a team that has been fighting all the time: McGill, Wana-maker, Rubertson, Callen, Owen, Richarson, Collett, Holmes, Myers, Lambert, Kraus, York, Maloney, Rock, Eldor, Seidel, Meyer, Wie-gang, Cook, Voshell, Myers, Funk, Cramer, Nincehelser, Vetter, Brust, Bullinger, Reinecker, Van Vleet, Yoder, and Rutzlaff.

With seven and six lettermen, re-spectively, returning this season, Ot-tawa and College of Emporia will make another strong bid for conference honors. Our nod goes to Ottawa, which has such stars as Morgan, Brenton, Meek, and others back for another court campaign.

College of Emporia was dependent upon the services of Cliff Rock, who recently scored 33 points to a town team game out at Portis (Naylor neighborhood) Incidentally, Clayton Rock, former Bulldog athlete, will act as assistant to Coach "Buck" Astle during the cage season.

Kansan Wesleyan, with Gene John-son at the helm, will present a formidable outfit. Rumors have circulated that A. A. U. players will furnish most of the Coyote cage material. Mob Hunt, ex-Colorado Springs Antlers player, will be a bulwark at center, but there is no evidence of other such men on the squad. Hunt combs his hair at 6 feet, nine inches above his feet.

Loss of Cletus Snyder and Doc Watson may temporarily affect the strength of the purple lads, but promising freshmen and first-rate squad men of last year are expected to bolster the forces.

One of the largest squads in the history of McPherson College basketball reported for practice last Tues-day evening, when approximately 35 boys or 7 full teams responded to Coach "Buck" Astle's call to action. The large group of freshmen indicated a growing interset, in the famous Bulldog "swing system. ”

Addition of Southwestern and St. Benedicts to the Bulldog schedule will attract many more cage fans and will extend the season to 17 games, excluding possibly four games in the early-season tournament. Such as schedule should provide members of the varsity squad plenty of compo-tition.

Besides the regular varsity team of approximately 15 players, Coach Astle will arrange an imposing schedule for the reserve squad. There will be no definite division between the two squads and competition for choice positions will be open throughout the season.

After dilly-dallying on even terms with Kansas Wesleyan for three periods, the McPherson College Bull-dogs turned on the steam to subdue the Coyotes 12-7 in a traditional "grudge" battle on Thanksgiving Day.

As Smith's place-kick was blocked on the 20-yard line. Dave McGill scooped up the ball and raced 80 yards for the longest touchdown run in several seasons.

Then Jones paused to Egbert over the goal line for the lone touchdown of the visitors. Smith converted for the extra point.

Near the end at the contest, Funk heaved a lone pass to Robertson Jones, the Wesleyan safety, deflect-ing the ball into the arms of Cramer, who charged to the 3-yard line, from where Tony Voshell plunged over for the margin of victory.

Thus Coach "Buck" Astle's lads finished the season in third place in the Kansas Conference Stadium.

The volleyball club draws to a close with the Sports Day tomorrow. The girls of this club have enjoyed the season very much.

A ping-pong tournament will be run off between now and the Christmas holidays. Anyone wishing to play in this tournament may do so. Watch for further notice.

The basketball club will be start-ed as soon as the holidays are over.

All the clubs of the organization have been diverting their time and energy to the Sports Day.

Three McPherson college grid-sters were named to the first all-Kansas Conference team this year by conference coaches in conjunction with Gene Kemper, sports editor of the Topeka Dally Capital. None of the Bulldogs placed on the second squad.

Capt. Dave "Tennessee Terrier" McGill, Junior end from Soddy, Ten-nesee; Lee Kraus, sophomore guard from Pretty Prairie: and Raymond "Squeaky Meyer, freshman center from Inman, were placed on the my-thical eleven.

Having scored more than half of his teams's touchdowns, Dave McGill was ranked as the best offensive wingman in the circuit. Unusual for an end, the “Tennessee Terrier” crossed the goal line six times during the season.

Not only is McGill an outstanding player, but as captain of the Bulldogs he was a brilliant leader on the gridiron. Despite injuries, he constantly sparked the offense and was a defensive bulwark.

Concerning the choice of Kraus at the guard past. Kemper said: "Lee Kraus, McPhersons interfer-ing swing man, got the other post of guard after a ballot battle with Baker's Patterson and Emporia's Heider."

Shifted from tackle early in the season, the sophomore has been a sturdy powerhouse, both on offense and defense. Opposing linemen state they never met a harder charger and hitter than Krau. It is hoped he will keep up his steady pace.

According to Kemper, the selec-tion of Meyer as center was unique in the annals of conference mythical teams due to the fact that “Squeaky" was a freshmen. The circuit did not claim an outstanding pivot man and the Inman lad happened to get more votes.

Still needing more experience on ofense, the jitterbug has been a mainstay as line backer along with "Plunging Phil" Myers in the best defensive combination of the league.

Next year may prove his real ability.

On the two groups Ottawa placed six men: Bethany. three; College of Emporia, five; Baker, two; and Kan-sas Wesleyan, three.

Following are the all-conference selections:

First Team

Ends—Dave McGill and Gene Harding, Ottawa.

Tackles—Marshall Kephart, Beth-any; Leonard Hofstra, Ottawa.

Guards—Lee Kraus and Marlin Baer, Kansas Wesleyan.

Centers—"Squeaky" Meyer.

Backs—Ernest Monroe Ireland, Bethany; Bud Larson, C. of E; Junior Shaw, Kansas Wesleyan, and Don Meek, Ottawa.

Second Team

Ends—George Von Arb, Ottawa; Hazen Bledson, C. of E.

Tackles—Lawrence Bates, Kansas Wesleyan; Walt Newland, C. of E.

Guards—Elmo Patterson, Baker; Alf Heider, C of E.

Center—Mark Immansche, C. of E.

Backs—Cliff Long, Baker, Jack Ramsey and Lyman Morgan. Ottawa; Emery Giannangelo, Bethany

You have two chances—

One of getting the germ And one of not.

And if you get the germ You have two chances—

One of getting the disease And one of not.

And if you get the disease You have two chances—

One of dying And one of not.

And If you die—

Well, you still have two chances.

Kingston, R. I. —(ACP)—When it comes to devising vote-buying po-

litical platforms, Californians have nothing on Rhode Island State College students.

In the annual campaign for "campus mayor", the candidates offered everything from the elimina-tion of final examinations to free gasoline for all student-driven cars.

Their words speak louder than tours, so here are just a few sample platforms proposed in the seven-sided race.

Ralph "Buck" Rucel, the "stu-dentism candidate for the singing mayor of Kingston." promised:

you) couldn't find the keys to his office and hence could not get his books. He had to admit to his Amer-ican fiction and drama class that he didn't know anything without them (the books, of course). So even teachers do it.

Harold Larsen (the boy who tried to swallow his whiskers) said that

a girl after finishing college had

only one of three vocations from which to choose her life work: to be a stenographer, to be a teacher, or to be a dictator, which means to get

married.

1 Lectures in rythm-swing ses-sions in all classes,

2 From dances every other night

(refreshments served) - alternate nights left open for petting.

3. Free date bureau - partners produced to order.

4. No paddling of freshmen

5. No more exams.

6. No more failures

7. Honor privileges to all 8. Upholstered and air-conditioned chairs everywhere.

9. Refreshments and tobacco serv-ed in classes.

10. Suspension of Saturday classes.

Perhaps "Buck" Astle would like to know the where-abouts of Jesse Messemer, what with basketball sea-

son here. Tis said Jesse can shoot twenty-seven baskets in thirty sec-onds. And by the way, there's Bern-ard Nordling. He even had his picture in the McPherson Republican!

There are a lot of smart freshmen in college this year, aren't there? Smarter still are the sophomores. At least one of their number made the honor roll. Congratulations, Mau-rine Anderson.

How do you boys like the way the girls wear their hair up on the top of their heads? We girls have decid-ed that it looks especially nice on Marjorie Anderson.

Just plain "Butch" (Dr. Flory to

Lucille Wade and Evelyn Amos are on a diet. Thanksgiving must have done something to them.

That rah! rah! girl, Faylene Stan-sel, had a date the other night with Glenford Funk, and Marjorie Kin-zie was escorted by Jim Lambert. Even Flora Mae Duncan stepped out with Harold Fulkerson.

Donald Newkirk is very eagerly awaiting the formal dinner. He

learned at the demonstration dinner that he isn't supposed to wash his spoon in the finger bowl. Smart, isn't he? Just watch him tonight. He ought to be good!

Girls and boys, if you wish some-thing really delighful smelling, ask Galen Stern for some of his hand lotion. The flavor is just right.

Eddie Diehl was a guest at Joelle Letkeman's home in Buhler during Thanksgiving vacation. They spent Friday and Saturday at Johnson City, Kansas, visiting Joelles' rela-tives.

Mildred Forney spent the vacation visiting in her home in Illinois. Sally Olwin, Wayne Allbright, La-Verne York and Evelyn Herr spent Sunday and Monday at Evelyn Herr's home in Navarre.

Faylene Stansel was a guest at Marjorie Kinzie's home in Lyons, Sunday and Monday.

Rnth Stump was a vacation guest of Burnetta Denny at her home in Hope.

Barbara Holderead of Cushing, Oklahoma, spent the week end vis-iting Sally and Lena Bell Olwin.

Alice Vanderkolk spent the va-cation with Norine Clark in Abilene. Mary Stutzman and Mrs. Emmert were Thanksgiving Day guests at

the home of Herbert Hoffman, Sa-

lina.

Becky Morrison and Allen Wine

of Roxbury, Mary Trostle of Nicker-son, Bertie Keller of Manning, Jes-sie Miller of Turon, and LaVena Johnston of Preston, all former stu-dents here, were guests of Rilla Hubbard at a slumber party Wed-nesday night.

Verie York and Jean Myers, former students here, Roy Crouse, brother of Carols Crouse, Doris Ben-tall and Audren Cluts, all of Adel, Iowa, spent Thanksgiving vacation visiting on this campus.

Harold Duncansons' father, moth-er, two sisters, two brothers, brother-in-law, and nephew, have had to extend their visit here on account of the Illness of his mother.

Wee Willie Wilcox, the "Dog Patch" candidate, went "Buck" one or two better, with this platform:

1. The use of a Lincoln Zephyr or Model T at the rate of 10 cents a week under the Socialized Car Users As-sociation Act.

2. Instead of exams, a final gala

week of sprees from the proceeds of the accumulation of the $2 days..

3. $30 every "blue" Monday or "wet" Friday.

4. Open subridization of athletes 5. No corsages at College dances

6. Unreserved turnips for everyone

8. Swing sessions at all assemblies with famous bands instead of dry speakers.

9. Greased flag-pole fight between

freshmen and sophomores.

10. Free hurricans insurance for all professors over "80".

11. No more curfew for co-eds.

12. 1 cent sale at the book store every Sunday. 1 cent sale at Giro's every Tues-day.

13. Free postage to all co-eds in

China

14. A full moon once a month.

When seven of the "Terrible" Eight" who lived on second a couple years ago came back for a good old get-together Wednesday night, Moth-er Emmert was compelled to stuff her ears with cotton. Not realizing she was headed for disaster. Gladys Wiggins aattempted to throw a glass of waster on those seven girls. Hence-forth and immediately, Becky.

Shorty, Mary, Jessie, Betle, LaVena and Rilla were after her. It was

then that Wiggins and her water

too, right in the shower!

Driving to Windfield for the debate tourney last Friday morning. Bill Thompson tried constantly to overtake Mr. Hess’ car, but he arrived at the agreed meeting place to find that the first car had been parked and deserted for fifteen minutes, and it was still a half hour before eith-er car was scheduled to arrive. That incident, however, was merely one of a long series of happenings that advise one he must get up early in the morning if he wishes to get ahead of McPherson's debate coach.

Getting up early in the morning wasn't such sport either when on Saturday morning the thermometer fell. The restaurants, many of them weren't even open for business yet. When the McPherson delegation be-gan seaching for a place to break-fast. At this point Prof. Fries, the life of the party, (yes, the same) realized he would need to remember always to wipe Autumn Field's fing-ers for her and clean off the butter she persistently managed to get on them.

they had been "right much" success-

ful.

The snow Friday evening was not totally ignored either. In fact had

the "institution" been looking for run-away children they might have wondered about the three boys Thompson, Saathoff, and Fries. snowballing on Main Street in the middle of the night.

All were surprised when, after filing out of a certain door at which amoving camera was taking their pictures according to orders, they reached the cars and found Mr. Hess all ready to go. It was too bad though, that some people by tarry-ing along the way too much, made it necessary for the coach to dis-miss the "case meeting" he had planned for the teams Friday night after the last round of debates.

The journey homeward was a pleasure for all -except maybe those who found themselves being drown-ed out by the radio whenever they began to sing.

Dona Jean Johnson had as her guest during vacation Lucile Wade, Glee Goughnour, and Gordon Yoder went to North Manchester to spend Thanksgiving vacation.

These former students who came back to M. C. to spend the vacation were Avis Heckman and Mildred Stutzman of Lyons. Mark Porter of Ensign, Harold Mohler of Burdick, and Theresa Storm of Delevon.

Gladys Shank spent the vacation at the Naylor home in Covert.

Evelyn High and Galen Glessner visited on the campus last week end.

Ardys Metz and Virginia Kerlin spent the vacation with Gladys Wig-gins at her home in Geneseo.

Whistling in the school? Can

you imagine it? And it all came about so peculiarity, too. Miss Koer-ber could undoubtedly furnish more secondary details, but here the primary facts will be related.

The heat was rising in the German room. A slight mention of it to Mr. Leonard Vaughn brought him to his feet and around to open a window. Standing there a brief moment, he suddenly startled all those in the room by a long whistle directed out-side. The immediate explosion of laughter on the part of the students brought Leonard back to his sea with the question "What's everybody laughing about." On being remind-ed of his untimely whistle, he merely replied, "Oh I was just calling to one of my friends: why did you all hear me?"

Arriving at the high school build-ing almost before the janitor he unlocked the doors, the McPherson debaters were ready to go to work almost three-fourths of an hour be-fore any competition appeared.

Gerry Spohn had the immense pleasure of debating against a for-mer M. C. varsity teammate, Helen Deane Gibson, now of Pittsburg and Joy Smith shared the opportunity of fighting her own home neigh-bors, Iowa State Teachers College of Cedar Falls, Iowa. And if polishing apples isn't a good policy why was Esther Sherfy introduced to a couple judges who knew her aunt? Newkirk and Stucky had been hoping so much for the opportunity of staying in Wichita for the hock-ey game Saturday night that they might have been terribly disapoint-ed had they not had their minds fill-ed so completely with the fact that

"Tiddledy Winks of Football?" was the sign scribbled over all the sidewalks, blackboards, and bulletin boards in the McPherson College campus approximately twenty years ago when the trustees met to con-sider the all important question as to whether of not football should be allowed in the college extra-cur-ricular program.

Up to that date any students who indulged in the specific sport of foot-ball did so under a disguised name or on the sly. Competition with other schools made the student body impatient that there was no inter-

The "Readers Digest" has the most readers of the twenty magazin-es rated. Seventeen spend a regular

time reading this small but mighty magazine. Number two in the list was "Life" with thirteen reading it regularly. "The Gospel Messenger"

was third with its eleven. "The Good Housekeeping" ranks fourth with seven, but strangely as it may seem, two of the Seven are boys. "Colliers" and "The American Magazine" also have seven regular readers."The Saturday Evening Post" is close behind with all readers. The rest of the magazines in the list had but three or four read-ers and one magazine had but one

reader. What do you read?

New Lights—

The Lamps—

Jerry Relates—

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