Break Defeat String With 39-37 Victory

5 Canines Lead Scoring; First Loop Triumph

Snapping a 16-game losing streak by playing "heads-up" basketball in "swing" tempo, the McPherson college Bulldogs last night tamed the Baker Wildcats 39-37 here last night in an important conference encoun-ter. McGill's final goal turned the tide of battle.

The victory, which was the first of this season, was well-earned as Cra-mer, Nordling, McGill, Stauffer, and Wanamaker led the scoring, aug-mented by a better squeeze-scat-score defense against visiting hotshots.

It was a nip and tuck contest all the way. Baker held a 21-20 lead at the half and both quintets alternated in scoring. Although Bill Thompson's dog, Jerry, broke its leg yesterday in pep assembly, the real Bulldogs proved they could finally win a game and end a streak of ill-luck. They are now ready for the Coyotes.

In the preliminary contest the reserves defeated the Inman town team 14-31 with Nordling and Thiessen leading the respective scoring. The "B" squad held a 12-9 lead at the half.

The box score:

McPherson (39) FG FT F

Cramer, f .....5 0 3

Nordling, f 4 0 0

Holmes, f ------ 0 0 1

Kingsley, f..................0 1 2

Wanamaker, c 3 0 2

Wiegand, c ........... 0 0 0

McGill, g...... ........ 3 l 2

Stauffer, g 1 4 0

Voshell, ............. 0 1 2

Totals .......... 16 7 11

Baker (37) FG FT F

Poppe, f... ..... 6 2 2

Bonebrake, f ..........3 0 2

Zabel, f__________ 3 1 0

Scruby, f ................ 0 0 2

Hersh, c........... 0 0 3

Self, g .............. 3 0 3

Becker, g ..... 0 4 2

Totals ------15 7 14

Book Exchange Is Success.

The S. C. M. book exchange promises to become a permanent part of the campus if its exchange volume be taken as an indicator of success.

With the books nearly closed, the records of the book exchange for this show a profit of $8.25 from the 10 per cent commission, indicating an approximate total volume of $82.50. A checkup shown that a total number of fifty books were sold through the exchange.

The S. C. M. is thankful for the splendid cooperation of the student body in making a program of benefit to all possible.

Information Speaks

"Hello, hello. Information!"

"Yes, there is going to be an all-school party."

"When?"

"Tonight at 8 o'clock. "

"Where?"

"In the Student Union Room." "What kind of a party?"

"It's going to be something differ-ent—a picture party!"

"What should we bring?"

"Bring an extra supply of pep and a readiness for fun."

"Well, what are we going to do at the party?"

"'tis a secrec and a surprise. Perhaps a big game hunt is in store for us, who knows?"

"Who is invited?"

"Welcome to everyone of McPher-son College."

"Thank you, good-bye!"

Rufus Bowman Is

Here This Week-End

Bethany Head To Interview

Prospective Studes: To Speak.

On Macampus tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday will be Dr. Rufus Bow-man, president of the Bethany Bibli-cal Seminary at Chicago, who will interview prospective students for the seminary and address the student body.

Dr. Bowman will speak twice Sun-day at the college church, both in the morning and evening services. He will speak to the student body in chapel Monday morning.

A brother of Warren Bowman who was here several months ago, Dr. Bowman formerly was pastor of the Brethren church at Roanoke, Va, and from there he went to the church in the nation's capital, the Washington D. C. church, just next to the capital building. He was so well liked there that when he left for Chicago, his congregation called his brother from Juniata college to fill his place.

Dun West To Come Fresh From Spanish Fronts

Dan West, of Elgin, Illinois, will be one of the outstanding speakers here for the Regional Conference, February 19-24.

Mr. West is former director of young people’s work in the Church of the Brethren and is a man of wide experience. He has been a high school teacher and principal in the schools of Indiana and Ohio. He has been camp director in all parts of the United States. He has worked for the cause of peace with the Friends.

Last year he spent doing relief work in Spain. The experience will furnish the subject for one of his addresses. Mr. West is now serv-ing as peace secratary in the church. ilia presence here should prove stimulating.

Six political-minded enthusiasts from McPherson College attended the State convention of the Kansas Young Republicans, college division, in Topeka last Monday, and managed to pull a trasureship out of the fire for McPherson college's young political Addison West.

West's election as state treasurer puts Macollege's club on par with those of the large state schools.

The delegates, headed by Addison Saathoff, local prexy, were, besides West, Stepher Stover, Don Newkirk, Ernest Reed, and LaRue Owen. Newkirk, Stover, and Reed are on the local central committee of the College Young Republicans.

On the nominations committe at Topeka was Addison Saathoff. This committee met shortly after registra-tion and was followed at noon by a large banquet.

Purgatory A Sacrament?

Tithing, confession, chastity, purgatory and crucifiction are among the seven sacraments of the catholic church, according to examination papers given Dr. J.

D. Bright, McPherson College's

history teacher.

Among those who erumerat-ed the church rites were several prospective ministers. Their an-swers may show that they have severed farther from the univer-sal chruch than even Martin Lu-ther anticipated.

Sterling Host To A Cappella Group

Choir Gives First Concert Out Of Town; Home Appearance Is Feb. 22.

The a cappella choir of McPherson

college will go to Sterling, Kan,

Friday night, February 17, to give a concert at Sterling college. This will be breaking away from the us-ual custom of giving the first concert of the season here. The home concert will be given February 22.

Director nevin W. Fisher today announced the personnel of the cappella choir: sopranos: Mary Ellen Sklead, Rowena Frantz, Milicent Nordling, Gladys Shank, Opal Hoff-man, Gladys Wiggins, Miriam Kim-mel and Mamie Wolfe.

With these words Dale Stucky, publicity man for the S. C. M. started a drive for funds to aid needy students in the Far East.

He went on to say, "Five cents may mean a coke for a collegian here, but they mean three meals to the destitute students fo China. Fifteen cents can mean either a milkshake or one week's shelter from shrieking Japanese shrapnel."

Luther Harshbarger, co-president of the S. C. M. announced last Wednesday that this year's drive for aid to support the Far Eastern Student Service Fund will be initiated soon. The date has not been definitely set yet.

A successful campaign last year netted $63 on the Macampus. This

year Harshbarger explained that the money is used to aid students in the Far East who have become destitute because of the war . May Chinese schools have had to more far inland, and students have not been able to meet the resultant cost.

"The United States of America must realise their responsibility, and practice a spirit of brother-hood. The S. C. M. is attempting to give McPherson students a chance to aid the unfortunate students in China who can not help themselves," were the words of the S. C. M. head.

Booster Banquet On March 31

City, College Officials Soon To Announce Speaker

Pres. V. F. Schwalm has announc-ed that Friday, March 31, is the date set for the annual booster Banquet held yearly in order to provide for a bigger and better McPherson college. McPherson college officials have the full cooperation of the city business men and officials in promoting the banquet each year. On a joint committee this year, which set the date and will provide for a speaker, are Dr. Schwalm, Homer Ferguson, Ralph Johnson, Mrs. J. D. Bright, and Dr. J. J. Yoder Mayor E. C. Crary of the city cooperated with the committee.

The cast for the Thespian Club play, "Berkeley Square" by John I. Haldeston, was selected Tuesday af-ternoon and preparations are now underway for its production.

"Berkely Square" has come to the front as one of the most popular recent productions on Broadway, where it held sway for a number of weeks. This play has been produced by col-legs and professional from coast to coast. With its past success, ev-eryone can look forward to its pro-duction early in March. Thousands have been intrigued by this fantasy whose plot is different and unusual. Heading an outstanding cast is Steven Stover in the part of Peter Standish. Co-staring with him will be Margaret Davis and Vera Heck-man in the parts of Helen Pettigrew and Marjorie Frant, respectively. These two girls, one from the ancient past and the other from the present, seek to win the affections of Peter Standish.

Altos: Evelyn Amos, Frances

Campbell, Ramona Fries, Lois Ken-nedy, Lillian Pauls, Esther Sherfy, Ruth Smith, and Rilla Hubbard.

Tenors: Joe Briggs, Orville Beeh-ler, Wesley DeCoursey, Dean Frantz, Wayne Albright, and Eugene Eisen-bise.

basses: Keith Pierce, Luther

Harshabrger, Raymond Flory, Ernest Reid, Gordon Yoder, Berie Miller, Lyle Albright, and Delbert Barley.

The soloists fo the choir this sea-son will be Gladys Shank, Keith Pierce, Gordon Yoder, Opal Hoff-man, and Frances Campbell.

The rest of the cast is as follows:

Wilkins, Doris Voshell; Tom Petti-grew, Eugene Charboneau; Kate Pettigrew, Virginia Kerlin; Lady Anne Pettigrew, Autumn Fields; Mr. Throstle, Harold Larsen; The Ambassador, Wilbur Stern; Mrs. Barwich, Gladys Shank; Major Clin-ton, Leonard Vaughn; Miss Barry-more, Elma Minnick; The Duchess of Devonshire, Rowena Frantz; Lord Stanley, Eldon Craik; The Duke of Cumberland, Raymond Flory.

Miss Vera Heckman will be student coach and the play and Miss Lehman will aid her. Production of the play will probably be early in March.

Enrollment Does

Not Drop

Enrollment figures for this semes-ter are practically up to those of last semester. With the few more who will be enrolling next week, McPherson College students will no doubt number as many as before.

Wednesday noon there were 103 freshmen, 84 sophomores, 46 Juniors, and 41 seniors. This made a total of 273 students regularly enrolled, while altogether last semester there were 300 enrolled. The freshmen are at present smaller by number by 10, the sophomores, by 8; the jun-

iors have one less student, and the

seniors seven less.

Not all of the special and fine arts students have yet been turned in to the central office; therefore, no comparison of these figures can be made.

Flory Scores

With Speech On The Bard

Using a parody of the title "Ben Jonson Entertains a Man from Stratford" as his theme, Dr. Claude R. Flory announced his subject as "Will Shakespeare Entertains a Man from McPherson" as he spoke in assembly Monday.

The original title, the literature teacher explained, is from a poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson, who, he said, may be America’s greatest poet.

Speaking from rich experience and extensive reading, McPherson's suave tennis coach stated that it was a comparatively easy matter to visit Shakespeare and told how he traveled over land and sea on the journey to the bard's homeland. The reality of the road sign: "Stratford-on-Avon, 40 miles" impressed him greatly. He saw many landmarks of English his-tory on the road to Stratford.

In Anne Hathaway's "cottage" he noticed a courting settee which was decidedly inferior to the modern davenport "from a utilitarian point of view".

Because McPherson’s personable professor asked the superintendent of Shakespeare’s memorial museum so many questions, the superintendent concluded that he had a lot to learn in trying to teach Shakespeare to a class in college.

Dr. Flory stated that Shakespeare entertains not only in Stratford but over all the world, and told of seeing Macbeth's grave in Scotland and other landmarks of Shakespearean history.

In conclusion the head of the English department stated, "My subject is woefully narrow because Shakespeare entertains all men everywhere" instead of just a man from McPherson.

"My Place in Life" was the topic chosen by Dr. Burton Metzler for his chapel address, Wednesday morning.

Dr. Metzler began by saying 'Planning one’s life may be done carefully and yet not wisely. If man plans his life to be both successful and happy, he must plan according to the laws of nature.

God, perhaps, has a plan for each life, but it is not revealed until man asks for its revelation. This can be accomplished only through much study and hard work.

The Creator has made many sciences as botany, astronomy, chemistry, ect., but it has been the work of men to discover them.

Dr. Metzler suggested three es-sentials which ought to follow the revelation of God's plan. We must he willing to follow His plan after He has revealed it; we must have a wide range of knowledge: and it is necessary to us to think it out with Him. We must contemplate upon the goal of life, get familiar with the Scriptures, make a survey of the facts in the case, and keep an open ear for the inner voice.

Finally, God has promised that He will ask us to do nothing which will not make our lives richer and happier.

Ostlind To Large

Asta Ostlind has received a letter admitting her to the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing in Cleveland, Ohio. This school is affiliated with Western Reserve University and offers a three year course which leads to the master's degree in nurs-ing.

"Every young man is almost certain to meet disappointment and failure if he begins the study of medicine today without adequate preliminary education."

William Thompson talked to the S. C. M. on Tuesday, January 31, using as his theme the ways in which students may profit by the past semester and improve during the now semester.

At the beginning of a new semester, we, having completed an "Intellectual Inventory," are given an op-portunity to correct our faults, get out of the red, and formulate our new policies.

In order to be successful, one must have some characteristics for making good. Mr. Thompson, in his talk, suggested six "I's" Industry, Intelligence, Initiative, Intensity, Integrity, and Inspiration.

Of these perhaps the most important is Inspiration. One may have all the other qualities, but if there is no desire to achieve, nothing will be accomplished.

In summing up his talk, Mr. Thompson emphasised a quotation of Paul, "Forgetting those things which are in the past, and reaching forth to those things which are before, I am pressing toward the mark."

Besides the talk by William Thompson, there were devotions by Vera Heckman, prayer, Mr. Harsh-barger, and poems by Lois Florman, Gerald Denney, and Rowena Frantz, and a song by Opal Hofman.

B. Y. P. D. Holds Panel Discussion

The BYPD meeting recently held a timely, rousing discussion on the subject. "Making Adjustments to the Home Community".

Dean Ida Shockley led the panel discussion opening the meeting; a wide variety of opinions were expressed all the way from the altitude that the college student should "sneak in the back way with his bags" and he just another insignificant part of the community to the opinion that a college student should be proud of the fact that he has been away to get an education and should come home on the "band wagon." Whatever anyone thought was generall0 picked to pieces’ in the open forum.

Some of the questions discussed were, "Just why is there this adjustment to make to the community, to our family, to our friends! Is it the fault of the student, the community, or the college? Why do college people come back with such a superior air?".

"Surely," says one college senior, "we can't blame the home folks for feeling a bit disgusted when the home-for-the-holidays student comes up with a supercilious smile and says, "I am so charmed to see you here this afternoon."

"And," says another, "precedent is made by the strong for the weak. Can't we go back to our home communities with such s helpful, unassuming manner that everyone will realize that education really does things for young people. The attitude of the "home folks" would soon change if college people were all like that."

Keep Cool Heads

Chemistry students enjoyed the use of the new movie projector Thursday evening at the regular Chemistry Club meeting. The films, "Cool Heads," showed how to keep our own heads and the heads in the cars cool. After the movie, a representative of the Kansas Highway Patrol from Hutchinson spoke on safety.

Now that this "mental inventory", as William Thompson puts it, is over, we can lazily recall the many (?) hours we crammed and the tortures we endured. There, was the night when Evelyn Amos begged Ardys Metz to sleep on the study table so that she, Evelyn, could study all night in bed. However, came the dawn, and Metz and Amos were asleep in bed while Lucille Wade was curled up uncomfortably at the foot of the bed on the floor. And you should hear them talk about the way they studied that night!

LaVern Bollinger seemed to have divided his time between getting ready to study and trying to study.

One fair evening Leonard Vaughn, James Crill, Geraldine Spohn, Wilbur Stern, and Mariadne Krueger met in the library to study German. The result was that they were invited to leave and continue their learned (?) conversation elsewhere. Then Leonard Vaughn wished Miss Forney a pleasant good evening which made her very happy.

From his recent trip to Topeka, Ernest Reed brings home the memory of the pretty girl who guided him through the Capper's Publication Building, and a nickle worn thin putting it repeatedly into slot machines.

Five Outstanding Speakers Here

McPherson college officials and leaders of the First Church of the Brethren are making plans for the annual regional conference of the Brethren church which will be held here during the week of February 19 to 24.

Five outstanding speakers already have accepted invitations to speak on the conference program. Other speak-ers may be included soon. Many of the instructors of McPherson college will appear on the program at various times during the week.

Bishop Ralph S. Cushman, of the Methodist Episcopal church of the Denver area, will be here during part of the conference. Bishop Cushman has written a book on "Practicing the Presence", and is an outstanding speaker.

Another speaker will be Dr. Calvert N. Ellis, professor of religion at Juniata college at Huntingdon, Pa.. a sister school of McPherson college. Dr. Ellis is a brilliant and deeply devotional young man.

D. D. Funderburg, director of adult religious education for the Brethren church, will be here to promote the work of the Elgin, Ill.. general church staff in his particular line. He will be here for the entire week.

E. E. John, 83, who lives at 415 North Lehmer street, and is often seen walking across the campus, has a hobby of making violins and since 1934 has completed eight musical instruments. Apparently not handicapped by his age, John plans to continue his hobby an long as he can see and his nimble fingers can handle the delicate work.

It was through a casual conversation in 1934 that started Mr. John on his violin making hobby. He was given a dismantled and broken violin and with it he studied its manufacture and put it back together again. This fired his interest and he started making his own instruments.

In his boyhood days, "Grandpa John," as he is now frequently called by college students, had a keen desire to own and play a violin, but since the church to which he belongs discouraged the use of musi-cal instrument a because of their association between music and danc-ing, he was unable to satisfy his desire. The experience did not in the least change his views toward the church, but as a result of his un-fulfilled desire, at the age of 78, he used the broken violin to make his own.

Carefully Mr. John took the exact measurements of lengths, thicknesses and curvature of each of nearson Saathoff first sang "Look at the Beautiful" to Mary Elizabeth Hoover, and then proceeded to sleep, because M. E. Hoover's hat was so big that be couldn't see the preacher. That's a fine story.

Elma Minnick and Jake Cramer look nice together, don't they? And did you know that Jake has really mastered the art of playing jazz on a comb. Harold Larsen is a fine one to be debating against this steady-dating business.

Perhaps Mr. Metzler could enlighten us as to the process of making milk out of peanuts.

Several new students are on the campus. Horner Hall has admitted a new member who is fast becoming acquainted, especially with Vance Sanger. From town come two new boys, Addison West, and Delmar (Just call him "Mugs") Atchison. Oh yes and then there's Douglas Grotty and Margaret Davis.

Please, boys, have mercy on Henry, the mail man. Don't pay too much attention to Dr. Flory's Valen-tine story.

Quintin Blackwell and Doris Durst have started the new semester with a hang, don't you think?

For once Lorene Voshell is helpless. It seems that she fell down some steps or something. Anyway, she walks on a

Brethren young people's work, will be in McPherson for the conference. Dan West, peace secretary of the Church of the Brethren, will be here for several lectures on world peace.

Prof. and Mrs. Nevin W. Fisher and Mrs. V. F. Schwalm, all of McPherson, will represent musical, children's and women's work respectively during the entire conference.

The conference officials are inviting pastors, Sunday School superintendents and Christian workers of then local churches to attend the various session of the conference.

Friday. February 10, is the date that has been set by Superintendent Ross Potwin as the day for the dedication of the new McPherson high school building. McPherson College students are especially urged to inspect this new building any time from 8:30 a. m. to 10:00 p. m.

College students who participate in the dedication program are Vena Flory and Ann Janet Allison, pianists, Frances Campbell, violinist: Gladys Shank, soprano, and the faculty trio composed of Professors Crawford, Stutzman, and Fisher.

8:30 A. M —Flag raising and Pre-ly 50 pieces. Because the metric system of measure is confusing, John transposed the fractional centimet-ers into 7-64, 8-64l or 9-64 inches in determining the thickness or curvature of the front panel.

Music lessons he has never had, but by his own effort he has learn-ed to play many hymns, two of which were presented at a recent church program. However, now that he has begun making violins, he finds it almost too fascinating and painstakingly intricate to want to leave his workshop. It takes him nearly a month to make one violin and at the present time he is also in demand for repair work on similar instruments.

It was necessary for the ministers of his early day to make their own living and of the 56 years that Reverend John was doing ministerial work, 33 years were spent in a blacksmith and repair shop. From such in occupation, he learned something of mechanics and woodwork which are definitely helpful now as he works with maple, spruce and sycamore wood.

John, of tall and sturdy build af-ter years of hard labor, is still a most alert and cheerful gentleman, and now, late in life, he has found a hobby which sweetens and brightens his declining years.

sentation of Flag for High School Auditorium by Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic—Mrs. G. P. Naylor, presiding.

8:45 A. M.—Junior and Senior High School Assembly presenting "Alaskan Pictures" by Dr. J. W. Fields.

2:30 P. M.—"A Day of Melodies and Hythms", under supervision of Doris Ballard, Vinnie Lindbeck, Irene Schneider, and Helen Hirnl.

3:30 P. M.—Concert—McPherson College and Central Academy and College Fine Arts Departments.

Introduction of Guests. R. E. Mohler The Part of the Public Works Ad-ministration—

Mrs. Myrtle Pollock recently returned missionary from China, was guest speaker at the BYPD last Sunday.

Mrs. Pollock has spent twenty-one years on the foreign mission field and in a brief, inspirational talk gave many side-lights on the Chinese-Japanese situation.

The Japanese Invasion is really a blessing in some ways, according to Mrs. Pollock. The movement of the population toward the west, while the reason is far from a pleasant one, still is a significant factor in the carrying of the Christian religion into the interior.

Mrs. Pollock's talk was filled with personal illustrations which gave an interesting picture of the present situation in China and the challenge which is presented to Chinese stu-dents to carry on in spite of almost overwhelming odds.

Forensic Group To Hutch

morning for Hutchinson to attend a tournament of varied speech work and discussions.

composed one debate team, and Au-tumn Fields and Ardys Metz the other. Donna Jean Johnson, Ardys Mets, and Autumn Fields will participate in contests of interpretative reading. Vance Sanger and Don Davidson will enter the after-dinner speaking contest.

Instead of the orthodox debates which the McPherson teams are experienced in, the debaters will engage in six rounds of discussion on the current debate question.

Future Parents Lack Information;

Macollege Needs New Course

The federal government's recent introduction of an air course into the courses of many schools is just one of the many attempts to teach students modern and useful courses which they can use in later life. Another innovation in some colleges, but a course which has grown rapidly in recent years, is one on marriage relations.

Marital relations is not a taboo subject on all campuses, for 200 colleges and Universities already have courses which tell of the trials and tribulations of marriage and how the difficulties can be avoided. Twelve years ago only twenty-two such courses were offered in American schools.

Among those schools which have not adopted any such practical social courses is McPherson college. The curriculum is being constantly improved by a faculty committee just as it has in the past, but as yet a successful course in marital relations has net been offered. Such a course would be popular and beneficial if properly taught.

Such a study falls directly in line with the objectives of a liberal arts college, which stresses the development of individual character in all directions so that it may better conform to the entire desirable social system.

At this time when birth control for reasons is a necessity to assure a happy married life, how many of the adults who at-tend McPherson college and will soon marry, know the proper methods and procedure of birth control? How many have thought of the complications which would arise if an individual were to marry someone of a different religious sect.

That Macampusans are interested in such matters and other problems pertaining to courtship, engagement, and marriages is shown by the enthusiasm; with which students welcomed the talks by and conferences with Warren Bowman when he was on the campus.

The demand of collegians for pertinent information and serious study of the martial relation is reflected in the Harvard University Crimson: "It is becoming increasingly important that mature men and women should have some knowledge about birth control and the many causes of divorce. Also they should know something of the effects such differences as age, class, grade, religion, occupation, politics, hobby, color and sex have upon martial relations. Expert information on such subjects ought to be available to college students."

Letters To Congress May Present Increase Of Oriental War Victims

While the S. C. M. is planning a campaign to solicit funds for refugee Chinese students who are being driven into the interior of Asia by the Japanese invasion, the peoples of this country are aiding Japan in a huge way in making the relief action necessary.

Glen Witherspoon notwithstanding, American muni-tions firms, oil companies, and scrap iron dealers are supplying Japan with 54% of her war materials. This must be stopped.

At least we can be consistent. Why pay good money for Chinese relief when our own people are supplying its oppres-ors with the means of making the Celestial Empire destitute? Can we continue to sell to Japan the means to make more vic-tims for us to help support?

We do not propose an economic boycott upon Japan, because the Japanese people would be the first to suffer if we would. We do not support the Exclusion Acts because we do not bear any resentment against the citizens of Japan, who are as peace-loving as Americans are.

But we must coerce the government military machine. As Neville Chamberlain stated in his speech last Saturday, the peoples of all tuitions are peace-loving, but unfortunately it is with governments that we must deal.

Taking the position of the President of the United States who advocates measures "short of war, but stronger and more effective than mere words" we propose that the government of the United States impose an embargo on all munitions and war materials to Japan.

This writer has warded off the urge to urge students to write their congressmen, but now dismisses his constraint with the realisation that the age old trick may be the only possible means of accomplishment.

The remedy is obvious. We must stop this traffic in death, from which a handful are making a profit and we can do our part by writing our representatives in Washington and making them feel the pressure of public opinion.

It is only through government action that we can stop the vicious traffic, and a card is a good pry on the government.

Keith Reinecker has got that look in his eyes when he gazes at Marilyn Rice. Has really become attached to the girl, but denies it. Shotwell's is their rendezvous.

Kerlin, Nordling, Mohler, and Wan-amaker held a very informal party in the chapel one night last week, they played blind-man's buff, at least the chapel was dark until someone happened in and turned the lights on them.

Jerry Sebree says that kissing would be fu nis it wasn't for noses and he doesn't like to kiss on curves. By the way, what were he and Hub-bard doin' under the bridge on Kansas ans ave?

J. Hammersley thinks Russian mineral oil might help the hamburgers served in the dorm to slide down easier, we wonder if mineral oil will help horse meat.

Add to you list of good-looking boys—F. Ikenberry and K. Morrison. a new bit of feminine pulchritude named M. Davis is gracin' our campus this semester, she says for all of you boys to come early and avoid the rush which will occur later on.

Appearance would indicate that Ro-bertson has moved to Hoerner hall, anyway, his Model T is parked there.

E. Minnick and J. Cramer seem to have found something interestin' in each other, twelve nights in succes-sion just about spell a record in our books.

We had the impression that fresh-men boys are not to take dates to basketball games, we have seen several boys escortin' gals at games. We think the cheering would be better if there weren't so many couples mur-muring sweet nothings into each other's ears.

Tony Voshell's interest on South Maple has become interested in two salesmen. Losing stroke, big boy?

Robertson nos is coaching the second team, he says he just had to get a job somewhere 'cause Campbell is awful expensive.

Students enjoyed a breathing Spell from their studies between semes-ters, but their time was so completely filled with other programs, parties, and trips that they still found it difficult to catch their breath.

Wednesday night was a full night with basketball and debate teams away on business, and those left behind enjoying the one-woman-theater acts presented by Dorothy Crawford.

Thursday morning found many students impatient to finish enrolling because they were eager to get home. The McPherson Daily Republican had to extend its local notes by an extra column or more to indicate all the gadabouts those going to

Wichita to shop or to see the ice hockey game and those going to other places in the state.

At the same time, changes were being made in and about the campus. Orville Beehler decided to move back to Fahnestock; Miriam Rothrock left for Parsons Business College and left

her half the room to Marianne Krueger. The Flory twins began cooking

over in Kline and Elizabeth Mohler moved home as several new students made their appearance on two campus.

The formal party was not held at the Heaston home as originally plan-ned because too few students were able to attend. Those remaining could choose between a H. S. basketball game, wonder dogs, Bethel basketball game, Wichita's attractions: or a quiet evening at home.

Saturday night found a goodly sized group gathered together in the S. U. R. to sing songs, spell down on titles of songs, hear a comb quar-let, and the soloist, Jake Cramer, give his own interpretation of "Alex-ander's Rag Time Band."

Sunday came and brought with it nearly all the truant children, except that a carload or more of loyal Re-publicans who skipped school Monday to see to it that Topeka celebrat-ed Kansas Day in a proper way.

"Should college students go steady?" Not fully decided by an interesting debate hold in the regular Forensics club meeting last Tuesday, the question is still mute.

Ardys Metz upheld the affirmative and was opposed by Harold Larsen. After the debate the audience voted a decision.

After the debate, a resolution was adopted to have meetings more reg-ularly, once a week instead of once every two weeks. Hereafter the club meets weekly at 6:30 Tuesday.

Three entertaining impromptu speeches were given on unusual sub-jects by Leonard Vaughn, Joy Smith, and Dale Stucky.

Next Tuesday Geraldine Spohn, af-firmative, will debate Wilbur Bull-inger on the subject, "Resolved— that the gymnasium be left open daily from 7 to 10 p. m." This promises to be interesting because it is a much-discussed campus topic.

Now that students of McPherson college are enrolled for the second semester's work we see on the campus a few new faces. These include students who have come to McPherson College for the first time and students who have been here before but did not come for the first semester of this year.

Margaret Davis from McPherson enrolled for the semester as a sophomore. She was hero last year.

Norman Krueger, a sophomore, is back. He is from Bagley, Iowa.

Another sophomore who comes for the second semester after having been here last year is Burns Stauffer of Rocky Ford, Colorado.

Lucian Nelson from McPherson has enrolled for his sophomore work.

Kenneth Yingst, a freshman, is back again.

Delmar Atchinson, who was at Manhattan last semester, has enrolled. He is from McPherson.

Deward Karison is a new student. He is a sophomore.

Roy Miller of Waterloo, Iowa, has enrolled as a freshman.

Donald Kohman is a freshman and comes from Hope, Kansas.

A new student who comes all the way from New Mexico is Reba Gibson. Reba is a freshman.

Addison West of McPherson has enrolled. Addison was a student at Lawrence last semester.

A few students of the first semester did not enroll for the last half of the year. Among these was Miriam Rothrock of Davenport, Nebraska, a freshman who has enrolled in the business college at Parsons, Kansas. William Cooper, another freshman, has gome home to help with the spring farm work. A few of these students will be back next year.

Movie Projector To Be Used Extensively Soon

The new, large sound moving picture machine which has been purchased by departments of the college will soon be in great demand, according to the plans of many college or-ganizations.

The Social Committee has set aside a fund for the rental of films, which will be approved and sponsored by that organization.

Students will be admitted to these presentations with their activity ticket. They are urged to watch for further announcements concerning the pictures.

Students Select Beauties

One of the many queer topics dis-cussed by the Renaissance class was

that of a recent Friday. Each member was asked to choose from the campus the five most beautiful women and the the five men with the most Taylor-lke countenances. The controversy arose over the contention that humans, if beautiful, are dumb.

Some of the quips and quirks which fell from the lips of these amateur beauty judges were rather enlightening. "The Flory twins are prettier when they are together," "I think Dwight Horner has a noble head." Dave McGill is handsome in pictures."

Of course, Keith "Handsome" Reinecker admirably upheld his title. These fresh mint girls must have "it" for Anna Jean Curran and Virginia Kerlin both rated high, as did Football Queen Sally Olwin, Marjorie Anderson, and Gladys Shank.

Dr. Flory said the only one for whom he would write a defense of handsomeness was Jack Oliver. He chose Reinecker and Gordon Yoder as runners-up.

But the self-alleged woman-hater refused to commit himself on the femininity—can it be that he thinks Macoeds are not beautiful?

Will Form A Greater McPherson College Club

Suggested by Ira Brammell, class of '23, a plan soon will be inaugurated by the trustees of the college to form a Greater McPherson College Club. Mr. Brammell is now superintendent of the McLouth, Kansas schools.

Reports from the constituency of the college seem to favor the organi-zation of such a club. Membership will consist of all person who will pledge certain amounts of money to the college each year for a period of five years.

The money will be used by the trustees to maintain the financial condition of McPherson college, which is one of the outstanding de-nominal school in the state. A pamphlet is being printed to explain various phases of the program of the organization.

Dr. Crumpacker, '06, Key Man In Chinese Crisis

F. H. Crumpacker, who received his A. B. with the class of 1906, is generally recognised as a key man among the missionaries in the pres; ent intricate situations existing in China today.

Crumpacker is a missionary of the Brethren church. He is well-known in diplomatic circles and is often consulted by government officials in determining policy.

He has also acquired an A. M. and D. D. degrees.

Boys Owe Miss A Much

For Teaching Girls To Cook

Miss A. otherwise known as Miss Esther Atkinson, head of the home economics department, is a lady who is probably performing the most practical work of any instructor on the campus.

Scores of girls enrolled in foods,

clothing, family health, and interior

decorating classes are securing basic material for the construction of future homes. Yet to the majority of the students, Miss A. is an invisible part of the touching staff.

Boys may owe her much someday.

Bulldogs Meet Coyotes Here Next Week

A real jam session-on-reception is be-ing planned for next Wednesday by the McPherson college Bulldogs, who will entertain the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes here in an important conference contest. It will be "swing system" versus "fire department" as the opposing quintets take the floor at Convention Hall.

The reserve squads of the respectives schools will tangle in the preliminary contest at 6:45 o'clock.

Fast brands of basketball probably will predominate when the teams of "Buck" Astle and Gene Johnson engage in a return battle, however, a previous game was much slower than usual. The Bulldogs will seek to avenge the 56-37 whipping administered by the visitors.

With no mathematical chance to obtain the conference title, the Canine basketeers probably will assume the rose of "giant killers" in this and following games. Of course, McPherson is always striving to defeat the Coyotes and rivalry again is at a high pitch.

Wednesday night will mark the final home appearance of the Bulldogs until late this month.

plays. Of the 193 experienced in giving plays 147 would like to be in plays: 103 in skits; and 103 in stunts.

No wonder McPherson debate teams have something, with forty-four debators to pick from. Four less than the number who can debate are interested in oratory and seventeen more than those interested in oratory can do extemporaneous speaking. There are forty-three students who can give readings, and thirteen can give impersonations.

Organizations should take advantage of this questionnaire and find out what students want to participate in plays, debates, orations, impersonations, and readings.

In the social group 125 students like to plan parties, thirty-eight like to plan tess and eighty-five like to plan programs. There are 126 different people who would serve on entertainment committees, eighty-seven on refreshment committees and fifty-one would serve on the clean-up committee. This division should certainly prove helpful to find students who are willing to serve on the various committees. Out of the 235 the large number of fifty-one will help clean up after parties. Why not make use of these willing students? Does any one need a director of games or a master of cere-monies?

The music division survey shows that Macollege must have many musicians. There are ninety-three students who sing; of this group twenty-nine sing special numbers, and twenty lead singing.

There are ninety-eight students who play some musical instrument. The largest number, fifty six, play the piano. Clarinet and saxaphone tie with eight tooters; trumpet players number six; violinists number five with baritone players close behind with four. There are only two cornet and harmonica players. There la only one-student for each of the following: bass horn, drum, guitar, reed organ, alto horn, viola, and sousaphone. This group should furnish some special music in programs.

Under the miscellaneous grouping. seventy-five students would like to or do report for the "Spectator". The school should be able to find plenty of people to write for the paper from this large group.

With a few exceptions, most of the Bulldog cage squad members returned for the second semester......

After hurdling the scholastic harriers, the basketeers apparently were ready for action. . . A new lad, Roy Miller, is reporting for practice. . . . He is a brother of "Amos" Miller, former tennis star . . Roy played two years in Waterloo High school, earning letters as a member of the squad. . . . .Another Roy, Robertson, was forced to discontinue basketball prac-tice, because of ankle injuries. . .He is now directing the, reserve team.

McPherson's "swing system" has been the subject of severe panning by various scribes of the press throughout the western section of the Kansas conference. Bethel stat-ed the fast style was a mere waltz compared to the Graymaroon attack. Bethany then declared the "swing system" leaked to allow the Swedes plenty of freedom. Kansas Wesleyan, recalling its decisive victory, was thankful the s. s. was not in good form when it clashed with the fire department. Perhaps they will sing a different tune near the end of this month.

Notice to Kansas Wesleyans sports followers: Coyote hunting is an extremely popular pastime here and the wild pelts may receive a terrific skinning when the cage Coyotes invade the Bulldog domain. McPher-son hasn't forgotten that previous defeat.

Lifted eyebrow item: Lowell High school, San Francisco, authorities were discovered guilty of luring respective athletes with ice cream cones, trolley rides, ect. Of course, none of the Kansas conference schools could be accused of high-powered "stick-shaking", "bushfinding cheer leaders for next year. Twenty-nine students expressed their desire to be cheer leaders.

Maybe the Quadrangle staff could find helpers to do some work in photography out of a group of eighty-six who would like to do that kind of work.

The sixth and last division of the questionnaire was called formals. It seems Macollege does not have enough formal parties for 153 expressed the desire to have more formal parties. There were 200 who said they would attend if invited to a small formal party and 165 would be willing to pay to have more formal affairs.

World Service

The World Service Commission of the S. C. M. is making plans for a Quiet Hour, to be held each after-noon some place on the campus, probably the chapel. The commission purchased an organ last week which will be used for the Quiet Hour. The time and place will be announced later. The time will probably be around five o'clock.

It is felt that the excellent organ, which is in the chapel at the present time, is a needed addition to the college equipment.

A knock was heard at the back door of the college farm. Supposing it was just another tramp wanting something to eat, the housekeep-er answered the knock only to find two college students representing a group of picnickers who had forgotten to bring any matches with them.

"Can we buy, beg, borrow, or steal any matches?" quoth Donna J. Johnson and S. G. Hoover.

McPherson college believes in Santa Claus, for it received as outright gifts during the Christmas season monies amounting to $6,250

The largest gift was a $5,000 grant designated to add to the endowment fund of the college.

The first step toward the new boy’s dormitory which is soon to be erected was made when $250 was given. The grant was stipulated for that purpose and is the first actual

combing." or other questionable tac-tics. There is a difference between work-aid to athletes and outright scholarships, sometimes.

Hatfields and McCoys, those famous hillbilly feudists, have taken their conflicts to the basketball court, where they start shooting (bankets) each Friday night. Next Wednesday night the Coyotes and Bulldogs will tangle on the Convention Hall court in an old-fashioned rough and tumble feud that will put the movie versions to shame.

It has been discovered that Ernest Monroe Ireland is a teacher of art. . . Perhaps his favorite subject for a portrait is Ernest Ireland. . . .He should participate in a real he-man art—pugilism. Pat Maloney is becoming a local favorite in the ring. However, both Irishmen were present at a recent fight card, the Swedish variety as a spectator.

Winner of recent games are indi-cated in the following list by capi-tals: St. Benedicts-Fort Hays

Tonight will be a busy one on the conference front with Baker at College of Emporia on the way home and Ottawa at Bethany. Ottawa met Kansas Wesleyan last night at Salina.

Next week C. of E. will face Bethel at Newton on Monday night. Bethel will invade Baker on Wednesday, then Kansas Wesleyan will engage in a neighbor struggle, with Bethany next Friday.

The Kansas conference race rounded the half-way mark this week and McPherson is expected to spend the remainder of the season in cut-throat competition to upset the leaders.

The reason for the rapid sales of "With Malice Toward Some" by Margaret Halsey, is shown in a review by Thomas Sugrue in New York Herald Tribune Books of August 21, 1938.

Mr. Sugrue says, "Like a stick of dynamite this book is perfectly innocent in appearance. It purports to be the diary of a lady whose husband arranged an exchange professorship with an English college at Exeter . . . This demure lady, po-sessed of a superlative sense of humor and leaking acid at every pore, carefully worked at an etching of England that will cause a war between the two English-speaking nations if it gets into the right hands ....

"It has a distinctly American sense of humor, depending for its effects upon Gargantuan exaggeration, whimsical personifications, and the sudden imposition of the real upon the unreal. It is all contained

in figures of speech—figure of speech that whip up precise and wonderfully ludicrous images . . . .

" . . the professor's wife doesn't miss a single one of the obvious targets ....

"There are some who will swear that no travel book since "A Sentimental Journey" tops the profes-sor's wife's diary for humor. There are others who will project a clammy stare and say, "I didn't think it was so funny." It’s that sort of thing—likely to break up long friendships and provoke such remarks as, "Why did I have to marry some one with no sense of humor?" The book -has boundless possibilities for trouble making. It is like a typical Halsey sentence: Innocent and conventional in its exterior, but mined with an adverbial phrase which detonates at just the right moment. Some readers will react properly bursting into laughter as each sentence explodes. Others will not, even when they read.

'I had had no experience of smell-ing salts, and coming from the shop into the street again, I uncorked the bottle, held it firmly under my nose and drew a breath so deep as to almost suck in several little boys who were standing by" —Condensed by G. Henry Dosenbrock.

Misfortune trailed the Bulldog basketeers last week as they dropped cage contests to Bethany, Emporia Stale, and Bethel in rapid succession. Lack of practice during semester exams contributed to the McPherson quintet.

On Saturday, January 22, the swing-scat men were smothered 40-29 by the Bethany Swedes in the usual rough, ragged affair. Norburg and Peterson led the visitor's scoring while Holmes again paced the local quintet.

Then Emporia State, one of the stale's strongest teams, easily trounced the Bulldogs 47-21 as they led the way throughout the encounter. Snow and Emrich were outstanding for the Hornets and Holmes carried the scoring burden for McPherson.

Bethel's Graymaroons defeated the Canines under wraps 22-28 in another conference contest. Hoff, Wana-maker, and Holmes were the respective high scorers. The Bethelites staved off a brief McPherson rally to force the Bulldogs to remain in the cellar.

The "B" squad also was off form as it lost to the reserve teams of Bethany and Bethel.

Cagers Lose Mascot

"Where, oh where, has our little dog gone? Where, oh where, can he be?" Thus chanted the Bulldog cag-ers after consecutive defeats this season.

Coach "Buck” Astle revealed that his pet canine, "Scrappy", had died early in the basketball season. With the loss of their mascot, the swing-scat men believe they are able to explain the ill-luck which pursued them.

Suffering from ankle Injuries, Roy Robertson, a former regular forward, was forced to discontinue basketball practice this week and probably will see no more action this season.

While on the sidelines as far as playing is concerned. Robertson will supervise the Bulldog reserve squad in practice and games. He is a Junior this year.

The Badminton Club met yesterday and made plans for a social and gut together for all the W.A.A. clubs to be held some time within the next two weeks. A later announcement will announce the exact date.

The basketball club are practicing hard every week and are preparing for an interclass tournament to be held in the near future.

most all that happens in the shower rooms when the twelve o'clock whistle is about to blow and the appearance of certain badminton play-ers is not quite presentable yet.

Vera and Vena Flory have a hec-tic time; they are continually getting each other's property. Mar-jorie Anderson in a last scurry through her et cetera declares she can't find her comb so she'll just let it go. Mildred Miller and Muriel Keagle likewise hustle about in a

Kin of Profs

Many students of McPherson College felt right at home when they came to school because they could claim relationship with one of the professors.

There are three who are related to Professor S. M. Dell. They are Bob Frantz and Lillys Frantz, who are cousins, and Rowena Frantz, a niece.

daughter, Elizabeth, in college, has two second cousins, Elisabeth and Margaret Wagoner.

Alice Boyce, a freshman, is a niece to Mrs. Alice Martin. Alice comes from Carlton, Kansas.

Harold and Ramona must watch frantic effort to reach the dorm before the dinner bell rings.

Francis Unruh want to hurry faster than cruel fate decides to let her—a shoe string pops in two. Irene Haughton says, "Throw me a towel; I Just mutt get out there in time to get a ride down town."

In that respect Kieth Pierce and Bill Thompson are more fortunate —lunch isn't served until they get there, and they have a car to help them get there when it is served.

their step. In case somebody doesn't know it, they are son and daughter of Professor J. H. Fries. That must be the reason why Harold is called

Betty Schwalm, a senior at the high school, is a student in the Fine Arts Department. Betty is the only child of Dr. and Mrs. V. F. Schwalm.

"Education at its best consists in the well rounded development of the Individual.—A. sound body, a trained mind, right social attitudes and good character. McPherson College provides the opportunity and makes the attempt to give this well rounded education."— V. F. Schwalm, President.