The plans for the renewed building on Macampus shared the limelight with arrangements for the remodeling of the Carnegie library, which will take place this summer, and the election of Dr. John W. Boitnott as registrar of the college.

Dr. Schwalm said the campaign to secure funds will go forward at once, but that no definite date has been set for a beginning of the building.

The plans, drawn by Mann and Company, provide for eight suites of rooms in the basement of the present building. The Industrial arts department will be moved from the building. The west entrance will be the main entrance, and the north entrance will be closed. All the floors will be rebuilt, and a new roof will top the structure. The top floor may be made into a huge one-room dormitory. The brick on the building will be cleaned and renewed, and appearance both exterior and interior entirely changed.

The remodeling of the library this summer will include taking all the stacks of books down to the basement, which will have been re-

cemented. Dr. Schwalm revealed that the entire top floor will be made into large reading rooms, with new tables and chairs.

A conveyor will be placed In the building to lift books from the stacks in the library basement to the top floor. In the space directly In from of the stairs in the basement. Miss Margaret Heckethorn, librarian, will have her desk from where she will direct book binding work as well as do general-supervising.

Filling a Vacancy which has exist-ed this year, the directors chose Dr. Boitnott as registrar of the college. Mrs. Alice Martin will continue in her position as assistant registrar and will have Immediate charge of all the records.

In meeting, the trustees re-elect-ed practically the entire faculty, though some may desire leaves of absence.

The trustees carefully and critically studied the budget, and built the Income and expense items more scientifically than ever before.

Karl Frantz, Grundy Center, Iowa, was re-elected chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Ernest Wall. McPherson was elected as vice-chairman of the group. Dale Strickler was re-elected secretary, and was also named a member of the board for another six additional years.

Speakers Place In St. John Meet Six highly-fouled sub-varsity debaters arrived home from Winfield, where they had participated In an uncerclass debate tournament last week-end.

The ruling at this St. John College tournament was that a debate team must win two out of three debates in the preliminary rounds in order to participate in an elimination tournament on Saturday. They came home Friday night. Each team won one round.

In contests of extemporaneous speaking. Wilburn Lewallen ranked third in his group. Robert Rice fifth, and Vance Sanger ninth.

Chemists To Wichita

"The chemistry of Cancer" was discussed by Dr. Gustavson of Colorado University at the Wichita sec-tion meeting of the American Chem-ical Society, Feb. 17.

Those who attended from McPherson were Mr. C. H. Dresher, Dr. J. W. Hershey, Doris Dresher, Asta Ostlind, and Jonathan Hammersley.

Breen Here Tonight"

Bobby Breen's pleasing voice and personally will be heard and seen on Macampus tonight at eight o'clock when the student council and the social committee jointly prsent the second in a series of motion pictur-es made possible by the purchase of the new sound movie projector.

With an animated cartoon, “College Spirit," as teaser, the program will Include the full-length picture. "Let's Sing Again". The picture was produced in Hollywood, starring Bobby Breen supported by a host of stalwart entertainers.

Dean of Women Ida Shockley has announced that the picture will be shown in the college chapel, and that since improvements have been made in the arrangements, the program, especially the sound projection, will be even better than last Friday. The acoustics of the chapel is much better than the chemistry lecture room.

Hershey Shows World's Largest Diamond To Group

Thursday evening of last week the chemistry club and a number of visitors enjoyed the annual ”syn-thetic diamond” program. Dr. J. W. Hershey gave a lecture on the processes involved in making diamonds. This was followed by a technicolor movie of the process. Dr. Hershey also showed us the world's largest synthetic diamond, which he made in McPherson's own Harnly Hall.

Elected Registrar.

Leland Aker, Macollegian of Conway, suffered a fractured left leg Saturday afternoon when the horse he was riding stumbled and fell, pinning Akers beneath it. Akers had ridden out to drive in some horses. The horse he was riding attempted to Jump a creek, stumbled and came down on top of the rider. Who was taken to the McPherson county hospital for treatment.

Race Is Open For Positions

Thompson Announces He

Bill Thompson, head of the powerful student council of Macampus, late last night announced that all students who aspire the business management or the editorship of next year's Spectator or Quadrangle should see him soon.

This year for the first time the four positions are filled by student council appointments from a list of applications. They were previously selected by the student body In a general election.

Vacancies occur in all four of the positions, and students are urged to apply soon so that they may be selected at an early date. The nature of the work is such that It will probably be necessary for the editors and business managers selected to serve a short apprenticeship this year to acquaint themselves with the work.

Both Gordon Bower, Quad head, and Business Manager Russell King-sley graduate this year and the race for these two positions will be wide open.

Spec Editor Dale Stucky and Busi-ness Manager Dean Frantz have both said that they probably will not seek the positions next year. These posotions will be available to any students who are capable of filling them.

The editors and business manag-ers of the two student council pub-lications are paid from the profits of their respective publications. Under favorable conditions the joins are fairly remunerative. They offer wonderful opportunity for manage-ment and writing, both news and advertising.

Thompson urged that anyone who has had experience In high school journalism should be particularly in-terested in expanding his knowledge in the field by filling a responsible position such as those available.

In connection with the Regional Conference this week, the Recrea-tional Council of McPherson College is holding a Recreational Institute for leaders of recreation and those in-terested in this all-important phase of everyday living. This afternoon will be given over to various discus-sion groups.

Such vital subjects as the "What and Why of Recreation" lead by Dan West, “Church Recreation” with D. D. Funderburg directing, and "Home Recreation" directed by Orville Beeh-ler and Herbet Ikenberry will be brought before the group. Rowena Wampler, Gladys Shank, Elizabeth Ann Mohler, and Avis Smith, will as-sist Mr. Fanderburg in speaking a

few minutes concerning games and stunts, music, worship, and miscel-laneous social fuctions that can be performed by the local church.

Dwight Horner will be chairman of the afternoon, while Kirk Naylor is general chairman of the party spon-sored by the Recreational Council for all members of the institute. The party, this evening, will close the in-stitute.

It is hoped by the council that mere sparks of interest in such a program will be kindled a bright Game of enthusiasm in those attending the Institute.

Four Battle For Anti-Tobacco Prize

Four McPherson college orators will next Tuesday reveal all the harmful and evil effects of tobacco in the annual Anti-tobacco oratory contest which will be held in the college chapel at 3:30. The contest is motivated by prizes given to the winners by Dr. J. W. Fields, local dentist.

Because of the money offered much interest has been shown in the contest this year. Contestants are Wilburn Lewallen, Donald Newkirk, Leslie Rogers, and Addison Saathoff. Judging the contest will be four fac-ulty members.

Winner of the local contest will go to the state contest which will be held at Bresee college in Hutchinson March 10.

First prize will be thirty-five dollars; second, twenty-five; and third, fifteen dollars. The public is cordially invited by Director Maurice A. Hess to attend the contest.

West Has Seen Them Hunger, Starve

In his quiet, effective manner, Dan West, fresh from Spanish re-lief work. Monday night thoroughly convinced a large audience In the college church that Spain is, Indeed "one of the saddest countries on earth."

Telling of some of the harrowing deprivations that women and children suffer in time of war, West ap-pealed to his listners that relief is most necessary.

Effectively pointing out that the modern war leaves no phase of the country untouched, he explained how suffering is endured by women and children far from the battle

Mr. West explained how the sol-diers were taken care of first, and if a deficiency in the supplies exists, as it always does, the women and children starve and freeze.

"War is not a gentlemens busi-ness at all," West asserted, but is enacted with “cold blood on both sides."

Significant was West's quip, "What gets your attention gets you." He went on to explain that he would quit calling the audience's atten-tion to the state of war, but to shift

"It's horrible to be a child in Spain now,” said Mr. West, who worked with the Friends Service Committee. "I've watched them," "I"ve watched them shiver. I've

seen them hungry. There are millions of children in Spain this very moment cold and dirty."

Mr. West deplored their state say-ing "Cold, hunger, dirt - a horrible legacy for someone who committed the crime of being born In Spain.”

Mr. West explained the work of the Friends Service Committee, through which the Brethren church

When Luther Harshbarger, pastor of the Nickerson Brethren church, went to Hutchinson last Sunday to exchange pulpits with, a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal church, he was surprised to find the negro church razed with fire.

The colored minister, not wanting to leave his flock in the time of their distress, explained the matter to Harshbarger. When Harshbarger got to his own church he revealed the change in plans and Immediately the congregation volunteered to contribute an offering to help re-rect the negro church.

32 Practice Teach In McPherson Schools

There are thirty two McPherson college students practice teaching this semester in McPherson schools according to Dr. J. W. Boitnott, head of the department of education.

Eleven students are working for a thirty-hour certificate and are spending three hours each week in the schoolroom. These are Alice Boyce, Melba Burger, Marie Flory, Mildred Geiman, Margaret Hamm, Irene Haughton, Lois Kennedy, Ruby Peterson, Zona Preston, Ethel Marie Smith, and Frances Unruh.

hour certificate and who are in the schoolroom four hours a week are Maurine Anderson, Kathryn Brailiter, Lillian Hands, Opal Hoffman, Jes-sie Messamer, Robert Rice, Fannie Seitz, and LaVoun John.

Twelve are practice teaching in either the Junior or senior high schoo. Members of this group are required to spend five hours each week in the classroom. The stu-dents are Wayne Albright, Delbert Harley, Frances Campbell, Gerald Denny, Lillys Frantz, Miriam Kim-mel, Harold Larsen, Gladys Shank, Lawrence Stephenson, Lorene Vo-shell, Lucile Wade, and Gordon Yoder.

Is Banquet Speaker

Rev. C. Oscar Johnson, prominent Baptist minister of St. Louis, has been selected as the speaker for the annual Booster Banquet of McPher-son college which will be held March 31.

Dr. W. J. Yoder, Homer Ferguson, Mrs. J. D. Bright, Dr. V. F. Sch-walm and Ralph Johnson have been

Far East has begun and will terminate in a special chapel service next Wednesday, when students will be given a chance to help raise money for desti-tute Chinese students.

Luther Harshbarger, co-president of the SCM, has stated that the drive will give students a chance to show their concern in the affairs of the world and at the same time do some-thing definite in the way of allevia-tion of misery.

Conducted through the Far East-ern Student Service Fund, the S. C. M. organization and the Y. M. C. A's and Y. W. C. A.'s all over the country are attempting to raise money for students in Chinese universities that have been wholly or partially destroyed by the conflict In that country. In the fame of humanity and fellowship, the stu-dent organizations are asking col-legians the country round to aid their needy friends who are holding schools in dugouts and cellars.

They are the future of China. Their survival and education are necessary for the survival of the civilized institoutions in China.

Because of advantages in the rate of exchange and because o fthe differences in purchasing power of the two monetary units, an American dollar will do astonishingly much In China.

A dollar can mean three week's heard for the eedy Chinese student, harassed by the effective bombing of the Japanese military machine. Five cents means three meals to the destitute Chinese collegian. Fifteen cents means one week's shelter from shrieking Japanese shrapnel.

Approached with the question "Are we assured that the money will find its way into the right hands, and that it is not side-tracked or confiscated for miliary purposes?" Dwight Horner, co-chairman with Mary Elizabeth Hoover of the S. C. M. world service commission which will arrange the special chapel ser-vice Wednesday, said that he has made special Investigations into the matter and is assured that every cent will be used for the allotted purposes of Chinese student relief. The students will have to do some definite reconstruction and reclamation work to get the money.

S. C. M. officials hope to top last year's contributions which netted $63 on this campus. In all the col-leges of the country. American students raised $50,000 last year to insure trained leadership for China's future reconstruction.

Anyone who has heard Dan West tell of the need in Spain can well realize the need of Chinese students who actually walk l,000 miles over mountains for a chance to secure an education when air raids actually destroy their universities. They are using caves as classrooms and dug-outs as dorms. Caves are all the equipment the university of Yenan, in the Northwest, has.

Such perseverance and fortitude on the part of Eastern youth should be matched by contributions on the part of American students.

S. C. M. officials believe that the fact that this is a program of youth that something be done on the part for youth shows its merit. It is time of American youth and youth the world over to insure a new order. Cooperation is a definite part of the program.

Well, our dear pastors and clergymen who weekly discourse about the spectre crossing Europe, about the black cloud of Nazism engulfing the world, about the ugly totalitarian dictators choking helpless democracies, have already begun reaping their harvest.

Not without help were they, for the always spectacular American press could not resist the temptation to draw eternal word-pictures of the battle between totalitarianism and democracy. The newspapers, typically jingoistic and always liking a good fight, were drawing up the fight card, only it won’t be held in Madison Square Garden. They speak as though the two types of government were irreconcilable, instead of what they probably are, the most effective governments in their respective spheres, working because they have advantages in the regions where they operate.

Nor have politicians and administration leaders failed to sow the seeds of militant spirit in our country through an effective "educational" program that has reconciled the people to a huge military machine. The newspapers and radio programs, innocent advance agents, have furnished splendid advance publicity.

The American people are today much better prepared for war than they were in 1914, when it took three years of subtle coaxing to get them to fight. The militant forces in the country are drawing up an attractive fight card with as special attraction, a bout between Slugger Adolph Hirohito, 245 lbs., vs. Baby Face Chink Benes, 132 lbs.; and as final event, match-ing Tiger II Duce Fuerer Franco, champion of Authoritavia, against Lady Liberty, heavyweight from the lands of the free.

These seeds these propagandists have sown, have begun to sprout in the fertile soil of gullible young Americans' minds.

The following, an editorial found in a recent high school newspaper, is a bud. Only the specific names which it mentions prevents us from thinking it is a reprint from the 1916 edition of the same paper. The editorial is entitled "United States Rearms to Keep Peace".

"In President Roosevelt's annual message to Congress he stressed the importance of rearmament Why?

"Opponents of the plan will argue that there is no danger of an invasion of the United States and why should American citizens fight a foreign war? But the truth lies deeper than that.

"Germany, Italy, Japan, and now Spain are trying their best to gain control of Europe. But will they stop with Europe? Drunk with power, will they keep on until they control the whole world? The United States might not be fighting a foreign war. It might be a war to make the world a safe place for coming generations.

"The United States is not going to jump into a war. It

is merely preparing to defend the rights of democracy. If dictators will not litsen to diplomats, force will have to be used. The people of the United States are determined that the WORLD CAN AND SHALL BE MADE SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY.”

Haven't we heard all this before?

So Germany, Italy, Japan and now Spain are trying their best to gain control of Europe. And Spain is in such an advantageous condition, too, all refreshed and in the pink of condition.

And they are "drunk with power Familiar hackneyed, prototyped, and thoroughly effective, hut equally deceiving words. Dictators may keep tipsy until they slap their opponents all over the map of Europe! How tragic!

"But will they stop with Europe?" No, they would jump into boats and come over here and try to rule thirty million stubborn Americans.

"The United States is not going to jump into war." We’re building battleships to plow the plains and machine guns for recreation in amusement parks. And operating training camps like Fort Riley to educate registered nurses and building airships for exploration purposes.

"The United States might not be Fighting a foreign war.” The United States has never fought a foreign war. It’s always fighting in its own interests, for right, and liberty, and freedom, and chastity, and virtue, and all things good against all things bad.

"It might be a war to make the world a safe place for coming generations." That was all done once. The price we paid last time for safety insurance was big enough to make ten galaxies of worlds as safe as a babe In its mother’s arms.

“It is merely preparing to defend the rights of democracy.” We never fought for another cause. How often do we have to defend our heavy-weight title? What rights of democracy? Democracies have always claimed the rights of ag-

high lights— on the hill—

Jim Lambert's leavin' school had no effect on his association with Marge Kinzie, they are still arm-in-armin' it.

Curran's Affections are slippin'. It's still, a jack but this time the last handle is Vetter. Curran is very, very-jealous of Hazel Bodine because of her progress with bashful Vetter.

Bob Seidel thinks Alice Lindgren is one swell femme. Campbell is suin' metz for alienation of affections.

Flash—high school gal steals coed's stuff, beats college femme at own name. Crawford reclaims cram-er and Minnick sues for billions.

we hear that all of the pots and pans at the girl's dorm were filled with water to use durin' a comin' water shortage, wait till they found out that Craik was the culprit that posed as a water company executive, phoning and warning them of the shortage.

Kitty Mohler has a frivolous nature. Anybody wanta' woo? Heard a guy say that if he was wanny and went with a gal like that he'd kick that little devil out of her.

Why doesn't some enterprising gal grab Bill Thompson. He should be the answer to many a maiden's wildly beating heart.

And our economist and republic demagogue (what does that mean?) Addison B. Saathoff has a wildly palpitating heart over demure Esther Sherfy. He even tells her he knows something about her. You know, that grade school stuff.

Winchell Okay’s Play

Produced By Thespians

"This love story of a present-day American, who is unceremoniously thrust into the bewigged and powdered life of Eighteenth Century London, and an English girl, who has been dead more than a hundred years before his birth. is, in its poetic, fantastic way, as touching and beautiful a romantic episode as the current theatre offers.” This is what Richard Watts Jr. of the Herald-Tribune wrote after the first performance of "Berkeley Square" at the Lyceum Theatre, New York, in 1928.

Eleven years have passed since the play was first produced in America, but the story is just as outstanding as it was then. Friday, March 10, the Thespian Club will present its interpretation of "Berkeley Square" in the college auditorium.

Heading the outstanding cast is Stephen Stover as Peter Standish, the present day American, Margaret Davis as Helen Pettigrew, the English girl of a hundred years ago, and Vera Heckman as Marjorie Frant, Peter's present day love.

Walter Winchell has said. "This is something to cheer about.— "Berkeley Square" is something to see and adore.”

It is to be produced soon by the Thespian club.

Kermit Eby Secured

International Labor Leader Will

Speak March 20, 21 For S. C. M.

Kermit Eby, prominent lecturer, and secretary of the Chicago Teacher’s Union," has been secured by the S. C. M. for a two-day lecture stay on this campus March 20 and 21. It was announced yesterday by Luther Harshbarger, co-president of the S. C. M.

The International Relations club will be privileged to hear him in the afternoon of the second day he is here. He will give a public lecture and will speak in chapel and will hold discussions in the afternoons.

A graduate of Manchester college. Mr. Eby attended the University of Chicago, specializing in International relations. He spent half a year in the Orient and contacted many leaders of opinion in Japan. Korea, Man-chukuo, and China.

Mr. Eby is a vigorous student, with progressive Ideas that have challenged many existing Institutions. Harshbarger says he is sure that students will be stimulated by his appearances here.

Guest Day Is To Be March 10

Friends, Parents, Special Guests

During Visitation Celebration

An Innovation on the college campus this year, the annual Guest Day will be held March 10.

Dr. V. F. Schwalm explains that the day is especially set aside as a visitation day for alt friends of the college and students to get acquainted with the school and learn how it operates.

Besides acquainting the public with departmental work, class room routine and other operations, the program will serve to Introduce faculty members to parents of the students.

A special chapel program at 9:40 will set the day off. The college will be host at luncheon in the college dining hall. A tea for visitors will be sponsored by ladies of the college in the afternoon In the Student Union Room.

Students will act as guides, showing visitors through places of Interest such as the new Physical Ed-ucational building, the physics and chemistry laboratories, and the museum which Is considered one of the most Complete college museums In the middle West.

gression and avarice and coercion. How did the British Empire get that way? How did we acquire our colonial possessions? By saying please?

“If dictators will not listen to diplomats, force will have to be used.” And the use of that force will create a dictatorship in every democracy involved, for a war President has so much more power than does a peace-time dictator, that the petty puppets hang their heads in shame.

"The people of the United States are determined that the world can and shall be made safe for democracy.” Why doesn't someone write a nice melody for that lovely and familiar lyric? Something nice and sentimental with a high note on “safe” and crooning, pleading, and soothing trill on "democracy.”

Probably the next editorial will say that we have to war to end all wars. Another chance for an aspiring composer.

The core of the whole matter is that alarmists are building a case on words. The tyranny of words is well known. Totalitarianism and democracy, especially as opposites, are glib shibboleths.

Viewed from the individual standpoint, the people of Germany are satisfied that they have made a good trade. They are contented and do not need nor want any sympathy. They are just as happy as are any people.

And the people of Czechoslovakia have just discovered that they get along surprisingly well without the Sudeten land. Drifting political borders have not changed their economic life.

The Austrians and Sudetens are probably better off than they have ever been.

What are we hollering about?

Last time it was something else. Certain types of psychopathic cases always imagine they have an enemy, some mystic menace. Now it’s Hitler and company. America needs to consult a psychiatrist.

carries out its relief program. The entire program is directed at feeding children and mothers. The fellows that fight get their food from the governments.

Explaining how their hopes had been more than realized by help from the Red Cross, from other relief agencies, and from the govern-ments of other countries, Mr. West said that there is a great field for young people to do something con-structive along the line of peace by devoting their efforts to neutral relief work on the war front.

"Spain is a laboratory where war lords are trying out the new modernized and effective military weapons. But It is our laboratory, too, where we art trying out our philosophy of alleviating suffering, and preventing killing.

"We have been dramatizing two things. We cannot take part in killing. We can spare lives."

The entire pacifist attitude, said

Mr. West, assumed a new meaning

in such work. Cooperation with other relief forces and the spirit of good will and internationalism and brotherhood is a marvelous, fascinating formula. And it works.

Former Student Selected

Miss Edna Steel, McPherson, has been appointed to teach in the second grade of the Conway Springs school system, according to an announcement by Dr. Ray C. Maul, head of the extension division of Emporia Teachers College.

She earned a life certificate at Emporia State in 1930, and returned to work toward her bachelor of science in education degree in 1932. She taught the second grade in the Wakeeney schools from 1933 to 1935, and in the Scott City schools from 1935 to 1938.

Miss Steel attended McPherson College last semester.

After receiving her elementary life certificate from Emporia State in 1930, Miss Steel taught in the lower grades at Galva for two years before returning to work toward her degree. While at Emporia State, she was an active member of the Spinx Literary Society and of Delta Sigma Epsilon social sorority. Miss Steel is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Steel of McPherson.

The wires were attached to the floodlight control-board of the college chapel stage, and the switch turning on the juice was ingeniously connected with the light switch.

College enforcement officials, including cheif sleuth Van Vleet and his assistant, Uncle Frank Forney, have not been able to apprehend the criminals; however they believe the plot to be the work of a campus gang. The same ingenious methods were used in this attempt to discomfort the faculty members as were used in the whistle-blowing affair of a few weeks ago. Officials were of the opinion that the culprits were the same ones that pulled the previous job.

Had the theme not been apprehended, it would have caused considerable embarrassment to the faculty members. The plan probably was to wait until all the teachers had comfortably placed themselves in their chairs, and then to turn on the juice. The special investigators that are working on the case believe that the juice that would have gone through the wires would not have been enough to cause serious harm to the victims.

The wires ran from the stage down to the auditorium floor and were concealed by the rubber mat. They then were inboriously' placed in the cracks between the wood. The work must have taken much time and effort.

When janitors lifted the mat to sweep the floor, they discovered the wires, removed them and ruined the infamous plot.

Ellis Is Optimistic About Youth’s Future

Juniata Teacher Says Students

Our of McPherson college's most outstanding visitors of the past week has been Dr. Calvert N. Ellis, professor of religion at Juniata college, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, who gave the opening address of the Regional Conference, the annual 'big event' at McPherson.

Dr. Ellis, who came over 1,000 miles to attend this conference, is a person well qualified to speak to College people as well as to the church leaders in attendance. Dr. Ellis was reared in a college community, the son of a faculty member of Juniata, and later graduated from that college. He attended Princeton seminary and Princeton university from which he received his master's degree in English. Enter the young professor received his doctor of philosophy from Yale university. Always having been connected with educational work. Dr. Ellis has taught in high school, in Wilson college in Pennsylvania, and has been at Juniata seven years.

This is Dr. Ellis' first visit to McPherson college, although he his been in the west a number of times. In his own words of Sunday morning, Dr. Ellis was well pleased with Kansas when he stated 'If this is sample of Kansas weather in the winter, I am sure I shall enjoy it." He is especially complimentary to McPherson, believing it to be an unusually fine western city.

Significant, too, is Dr. Ellis’ optimism for college young people. "There is just as much opportunity for good college students as there ever has been." declares the eastern-er. "For the student who has neither the ability nor the desire to learn, there is no place nor ever has been." "College", states Dr. Ellis, "is the place for one to spend the best four years of his life and the most important years, for the student is here to learn in four years what the past has been teaching us for ages.

The a cappella choir under the direction of Nevin W. Fisher presented its seventh annual formal concert Wednesday evening at the McPherson Auditorium. The choir, which through special lighting came Slowly into view as the Identification song, “Dedication" by Robert Franz, was sung, was attractive in black and white. The women wore skirts and white satin blouses with corsages of red roses. The men wore black coats, white stiff shirts, and bow ties; they had white carnations in their lapels.

The entire program was outstanding and each number had been chosen with care. "The Donkey Serenade" by Friml-Stothart won the greatest approval. Other outstanding numbers were "The Three Cavaliers", a folksong, "It's Me, O Lord" by Cain, "Windy Weather" by Weaver, "Hallelujah Chorus" from "The Messiah", and "Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray by Cain.

The audience consisted of townspeople of McPherson, people from surrounding towns, students, and the visitors intending the regional conference of the Brethren church.

The stage was appropriately set with a grey curtain background. The only decorations were two large baskets of gladiolns at the front of the stage.

Regional Conference Fills Week With Busy Activities

The regional conference, another one of those great handclasping and Inspirational events In a staunch Brethren's life, has passed Into the history of 1939. The sensation of "something's going to happen" began to be felt as curly as last Friday and Saturday on Macampus when the Interiors of buildings sparkled with cleanliness and dormitory rooms were cleared of excessive trimmings. Yes, Regional Conference started several days before the formal opening on Sunday morning with Dr. Ellis's sermon.

Saturday evening saw the arrival of an Iowa car containing the parents of Harold Flory and the mothers of Verda Grove and Berle Miller. These Iowa people always attend Brethren conferences in large numbers. This early arrival, necessitating an over-night stay of the mothers with sixteen girls, caused the said mothers to reminisce about their college days and remark, "Human nature is the same now as It was then."

Mothers seemed to be in the majority during the conference. Other mothers included those of Sally, and Lena Belle Alwin, Herb Michael and Edith Spengler. Fathers included those of Gordon Yoder, Ro-wena Frantz, and the Baldwin broth-era. The J. H. Mathises from Minnesota, almost seem to be parents as they know a number of M. C. students. The arrival of parents meant cars in some cases and was most convenient and enjoyable to those who have been using their pedal extremities nearly all year. Besides parents, several former students were back on the M C. campus. Students, as well as conference guests, were thrilled to hear Margaret Fry sing once again.

Profs., in general, were considerate and shortened assignments. Classes too were interrupted with calls for the appearance of certain faculty members by the Board of Trustees. Students were urged to attend meetings even a pastor’s wives meeting, including "future pastor's wives." The challenging addresses given by Dr. Cushman, Dr. Ellis, Dan West and others will long be remembered by those who

It's swell to have all these people here from everywhere end every-thing. They certainly bring up the quality of the food around here (and cramp the style of the Parlor Sit-ters).

Forest Stern Just can't take It. In Speech class he was impersonating an old man. Part of his costume was a cigar. After his impersonation Forest had to be excused from class because the cigar got the best of him. Prof. Dell should be proud of him.

Beyond taking care of flower baskets when they fall off of stages Arthur Baldwin has another care. He and the girls over in Kline have adopted a black cat. 'Tis rumored that Miss Atkinson has informed them that after the cat has its kittens they must move it out of Kline because no children are allowed there. Arthur Baldwin can't decide whether to give up the cat or move out himself.

Ellis Gives Reasons For Education

Tuesday at the regular S. C. M. period, Rev. Ralph Hatton, Omaha, Nebraska, led in devotions after which Dr. C. N. Ellis spoke on the text. "Study to show thyself approv-ed, unto God, a workman that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth".

"Christ admonishes us to study. Many college students are not getting value received from the money they are spending for their education. The first business of a college education is to acquaint the student with the Intellectual race. One should leave his place of education feeling he has been exposed to the knowledge found there.

"Conquest of truth demands diligence. To some the Intellectual quest Is drudgery, and to others it is hard work because they enjoy it. To be Interested In knowledge for its own sake is truly most desirable.

The second point advanced by Dr. Ellis was "rightly dividing". This means to discriminate knowledge as such. One must be able to discern the good and then to choose it. There are several places where one has to divide. There Is the choice of friends; one will almost always have the same type of friends In later life as he has In college. One must choose his life work. Records made In college often make a great deal of difference in gaining a position.

"The foremost thing is to present ourselves approved unto God. Turn your eyes to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords."

Choose Another Creation Soloist

The McPherson Choral Union announced Wednesday another soloist for "The Creation." which will be sung Sunday evening, March 26, at the City Auditorium.

Miss Meribah Moore, voice Instructor at the University of Kan-sas, has accepted an invitation to be one of the soloists. Miss Moore is an outstanding soprano and the Choral Union feels fortunate In being able to have secured her for the part of Gabriel In the oratorio.

The other two soloists for "The Creation" already have been chosen. They Include John Anderson Englar, Baltimore, Md., baritone, and Melvin H. Geist, Winfield, Kan, tenor, Geist is head of the voice department of Southwestern college.

Paul E. Dannelley Jr., who attended McPherson college last year, received word last week from Rep. John M. Houston that he had been selected as the first alternate for an appointment to the United States Naval Academy. Dannelley passed the mental test conducted recently at Wichita and ranked second in a group of 22 taking the examination. He left for Kansas City where he will undergo a physical examination and if he passes this examination be probably will receive the appoint-ment. Dannelley is a graduate of McPherson High School. ler have lost their Biology books. Mr. Mohler remarked that the books would probably be found somewhere together.

That sound effect-man of the Male Quartet, Keith Pierce started early In this business world. He used to sell papers, and It Is his boast that he often made as much as ten cents a day.

Say did you see the girls LaRue Owen and Donald Newkirk took to the a Cappella Concert the other night? And that good looking fur mat—not bad LaRue.

So Gordon Yoder is going to do his best to supply the school of quality with students in fifteen or twenty years!

The other day when Dr. Schwalm asked who would like to hear Margaret Fry sing. Arlene Harley Innocently raised her hand.

Even teachers can be late. Miss Lehman and Miss Forney arrived In time to hear the A Cappella sing their last group of numbers.

As a preview to their formal down-town concert the McPherson college a cappella choir sang two selections in chapel last Friday. The selections were "The Donkey Serenade" by Friml and Stolhart and "Sing We and Chant It" by Merely. Students liked the bray song particularly well. Representatives from the high school then presented skits from their Hi-Y play, "Hat Copy",

Group singing led by Professor Crawford had opened the chapel program. Professor Mohler was in charge.

Rural Life Is Vital Factor

Funderberg Sees Future Of America Dependent On Farm Communities

Dr. D. D. Funderburg of Elgin, Illinois, addressed chapel last Monday morning, when he spoke on the importance of rural life.

"Children on the farm learn re-spect for good, love, cooperation, and many other Important principles. Family life is the basis of our civil-ization."

He pointed out the fact that the birth date of farm communities is growing while the birth date of ur-ban life is decreasing. Thus he said the rural communities, as the meek shall Inherit the earth.

"The day of opportunity for the Ignorant has passed." declared Dr. Funderberg. "Therefore man must be educated. There is no discrepancy between Intelligence, culture, and rural life.

"We Christians must be as sacri-ficial in upholding our principles as others are in upholding the totalitar-ian states. We should show the importance of the farm community to others."

The regional conference provided a means of getting the Kansas B. Y. P. D. cabinet together the past week end. All members of the cabinet were present to discuss classes and leaders for the summer camp to be held at Camp Washunga Aug. 14-19. If present plans materialize, Kansas will have a camp even better than last year.

Those present for the meeting included Kurils Naylor, Pres; Rev. H. L. Ruthrauff, Camp Director; Gladys Shank; Zeta Rodgers, camp manager; Evelyn Amos, and Geraldine Spohn.

The S. C. M. cabinet has arranged for a cabinet "retreat" in the basement of the Dr. W. C. Heaston home next Sunday evening.

Don West will be special guest and speaker at the social and Inspirational meeting.

Book To Be Reviewed In BYPD Next Sunday

Next Sunday night young people of McPherson college will be fortu-nate in hearing Mrs. E. Nininger give a review of the book "Acres of Diamonds." Mrs. Nininger is an able speaker and a personality who undoubtedly will be one of the out-standing ones on the BYPD program this year.

Last Sunday night Dan West, returned field worker from Spain and experienced young people's worker, spoke to an overflow crowd In the parlors of the Church of the Brethren. His Subject, dealing with Christian love, was made up of audience responses to different phases of the 'Love your enemies' problem. The magnetism of the speaker coupled with the sure-fire grip of a subject such as that 'touched nerves' In the audience. A number of Incidents of person-to-person 'Good Samaritan' acts were recounted, but when the subject was extended to that of groups against groups there was considerable dif-ference of opinion. To the questions 'Do you approve of Hitler?' and 'Do you love Hitler?' drew the significant and thoroughly honest answer "I believe I can love him over there, an long as he stays there." That was the whole trend of the program. Are we practical or theoretical on the problem of loving our enemies?

Among the most pertinent ques-tions suggested to the group was that of the student who questioned: “Is there any real reason for our existence as a nation or as a group if we will not face facts enough to decide whether we want to continue as a Christian nation saying we love our enemies all the while continuing to rearm?"

"A good education makes you in-capable of being content with the second or third best." William James, Psychologist.

Cushman Dislikes

'Gimme' Philosophy

Minnesota. Bishop Ralph S. Cush-man presented several challenging thoughts taken from the story of the prodigal son. He contrasted what the son said before and after be came to himself.

Bishop Cushman saud, "Life does hot have any handouts." The beat way to get ahead in life is to get ahead of ourselves physically, mentally, morally and spiritually. The prodigal son said to his dad, "Gimme", and his father was foolish enough to do it. But the son came to himself, and the was no longer "gimme" but "make me."

God cannot hand things to us unless we are ready to receive them. Therefore, may our prayer be, "Father, make me something".

Basketball Bulletin

Atchison, Feb 23—McPherson college dropped a close non-confer-ence game here tonight to the St. Benedicts Ravens 47-40. The score was tied five times in the first half, which ended 28-22 for the Ravens.

Nick Foran, with 15 points, was high scorer of the game, closely followed by Raymond "Swede" Johnson with 10 tallies. Thirteen fouls were called on McPherson while 17 Infractions were made by St. Benedicts.

Scoring for McPherson also were Voshell, Cramer, and Holmes, 6: McGill. 4: Nordling, 3; Wiegand and Wanamaker, 2; Stauffer, 1.

Cagers Close Home Season Tomorrow

Playing the final home game of the season, the McPherson college Bulldogs tomorrow night will enter-tain the College of Emporia Presbies in an important conference engage-ment on the boards of Convention Hall. The feature contest will start at 9:30 o'clock.

In the preliminary tilt at 8 o'clock the Bulldog reserves will meet the Presby "B" squad.

It is not yet certain who will compose the starting lineup, for Coach "Buck" Astle wished to place the strongest quintet against the formidable proteges of former Coach Bud Selves. In a previous meeting, the boys from Emporia easily trounced McPherson 63-47 and revenge will be the keynote of the Canine attack.

With a possible chance to emerge from the cellar while dethroning the highly-favored Presbys, McPherson's "swing system" will make a determined final appearance on the home-court. After a trip into Eastern Kansas, the local cagers are prepared for anything which Etnporia may offer.

Chief concern of the squeeze-scat-score defense will be Fred "Frog" Frazer, elongated point-manufactur-ing center for the visitors. He will be assisted in scoring by Ted Haun, forward: Steve and Bill Sharpe, guards. They must be stopped if the Canines are to gain revenge for previous defeats.

Capt. Bob Wiegang and Russell Kingsley, seniors, will be making the last home appearance of their college cage careers tomorrow night and the other members of the squad will attempt to leave a lasting impression for the two as well as the spectators.

Ring Down Curtain On

Cage Season

Next Wednesday night at Ling gymnasium the McPherson college Bulldogs will ring down the curtain on the currant basketball season as they match the Bethany Swedes in the final game fo the year. The reserves also will close the season in the preliminary battle against the Swede "B" squad.

Peterson, Olson, Grieves, Ireland, Norburg, and Co., who have been near the top throughout the season are considered pre-game favorites, but the rivalry between the two schools is so intense that dope means nothing. McPherson is determined to finish the season with a victory over the Swedes, who trimmed the Bulldogs 40-29 in an earlier contest.

Bethany and Ottawa fight for top honors tomorrow night while Mc-Pherson entertains college of Em-poria. The encounter at Lindsborg will determine whether the Canines are to remain under the dominance of the Scandinavians or possibly to dethrone the highly-touted Hahnites.

Bob Wiegang, captain, and Rus-sell Kingsley, only seniors on the squad, will complete their college cage careers next week. The Canine basketeers desire to turn in a more

desirable conclusion to the season than that of last year, when they dropped two successive contests.

That it is the time of the year to join the class of experts and pick an all-conference team is fully recognized by your correspondent. That these so-called all-whatever-you-want teams In basketball are merely haphazard guesses is recognized to be true by most followers of sport.

Therefore, we offer the following players for consideration: Forwards —Junior Shaw, Kansas Wesleyan; Roy Hoff, Bethel; Lyman Morgan, Ottawa; Charles Bonebrake, Baker; Marry Peterson, Bethany; Enion

Guards—Steve Sharpe, C. of E.; Don Meek, Ottawa; Cotton Norburg, Bethany; McGill, McPherson; Spen-rer Self, Baker; Chet Unruh, Bethel,

There are 16 outstanding candidates for the all-loop nominations. They can be matched in any combinations or quintets and they would be an asset to any team or a headache to opposing coaches.

Because McPherson is in the cellar of a competition-packed conference this year, we hesiotated in naming more members of the Bulldog squad. However, we believe the team is balanced In man-power without many individual stars.

Sports scribes in other cities should notice this fact and give credit to capable McPherson players, but Ottawa and Eastern Kansas schools continue to whip the lash of control over the members in this section. Scoring player attract attention, but they do not necessarily represent all-star material. For Instance, where is Bob Hunt?

During the week-end we watched the Southwestern Moundbuilders In a regular practice session. We were impressed with the amazing accur-acy of the basketeers in a workout.

Coach George Gardener directed approximately one hour of stiff scrimmage after a few preliminary drills and the rehearsal was completed. During that period, he spoke few words except to explain some detail of playing.

Such players as Bratches, Tucker, and numerous reserve members swished the hoop with ease and the scrimmage were almost as Interesting as a real game. Defense was forgotten in scoring.

The Ark Valley high school league is in the midst of a hot race at this time of the season with Winfield, El Dorado, and Wellington leading the pack. Wellington has the fast team of the loop, playing a modified style of the "swing system."

This league, widely known for basketball, produces many of the starts in this section of the country Winfield defeated El Dorado before a capacity crowd of nearly 6,000, proving the height of fan fever. While on the subject of high

Bishop Recalls

"I like your atmosphere here.” was the comment of one of the regional conference speakers, Bishop Ralph S. Cushman of Denver, concerning McPherson college. This Is his first visit to McPherson and he has become favorably impressed by the city.

While on a college campus, Bishop Cushman enjoys recalling interesting incidents in his own college life when he attended Old Wesleyan college at Middletown, Connecticut. This college is one of the oldest and most famous in New England. His son, Bob, also attended the Institution two years before he entered Yale's

a member of the varsity football team. Of the subjects which he studied, mathmatics was his nemesis as his instructors frequently inform-ed him. However, he desired to be-come a preacher and turned in fair records in other subjects.

With his wide knowledge In various fields and advantages, from travels, Bishop Cushman "is in demand as a public speaker and counsellor for youth. McPherson college is fortunate in being able to secure such an outstanding religious leader.

school basketball, McPherson college extends its regrets to the local high school for its first defeat of the season, playing on the new gymnasium for the first time. The college should continue to hold its games downtown, according to such results.

With only two more basketball games to be played this season, several tracksters are getting into condition for the cinders. There are-prospects for a splendid track season this spring and many candidates are expected to report for workouts. Many of the basketeers will enter track rehearsals when the season ends. Inclement weather has prevented full outdoor workouts, but indoor exercises are proving valuable.

The intramural basketball tourna-ment has attracted the attention of Macampusans this week and several interesting games have been scheduled. Delegates to the regional conference seem to enjoy watching the

The program this year has been one of the smoothest in operation of any such program in recent years. Sportsmanship has been displayed in its finest form and everyone has co-operated as much as possible. Most of the teams were evenly-matched, although a few Included more stars and high scorers.

Players who made the trip to Baker and St. Benedicts were Bernard Nordling, Dave McGill, Jake Cramer, Raymond “Swede" Johnson, Vernon "Duke" Holmes, Rollin Wanamaker, Bob Wiegang, Herb Stauffer, Tony Voshell, and Raymond "Squeaky" Meyer.

Tonight on the conference from Kansas Wesleyan and Baker will entertain College of Emporia and Bethany, respectively. These games, near the end of the season, will bear heavily upon final standing in the conference race. Tomorrow night’s Bethany-Ottawa conflict at Ottawa practically will stamp the loop winner.

Only three conference games re-main to be played next week. Baker invades Ottawa for a traditional bat-lle on Tuesday night. McPherson engages in traditional rivalry Wednesday night at Bethany, then Bethany travels to Bethel one week from tomorrow night to close the circuit season of 1938-39.

Kansas Wesleyan established some sort of record as it defeated Bethel by one-point margins on suc-cessive nights this week. The scores were 49-48 and 36-35. Ottawa jumped into the lead last Saturday night as they whipped the Graymaroons.

College of Emporia was impressive in a 53-44 victory Tuesday night over Sterling while Ottawa was upset by St. Benedicts.

A visitor to the regional confer-ence this week, Richard Keim was a former outstanding lineman on Mc-Pherson college football tennis in the early 20's. The visit is his first since he became a member of the board of trustees.

After graduating from McPherson College, he taught two years at Burrton. Then he joined three brothers and established a meat packing plant at Nampa, Idaho. Stanley, a brother, also was a sturdy lineman in the brother combination.

Paul "Si" Sargent, Dale "Duke" Strickler, and Leonard Crumpacker all of McPherson, were a few of his schoomates during that period Kelm's picture is found several times with champion eleven pictures in the trophy cases of the physical education building.

Last Saturday evening in the Physical Education building, the badminton club sponsored a rally for the entire W. A. A. organisation. Due to many conflicting arrangements many of the girls found it im-possible to attend the get-together, but those who were present reported a very enjoyable evening. Badminton and ping-pong furnished the en-tertainment. Many played badminton for the first time that evening and discovered it to be a vastly in-teresting game.

Ruby Peterson has been chosen to be the leader for the Softball club this spring. She Is replacing Olive Wiegang who is not in school this

Following are names of the girls and the captains who will participate in the basketball tournament start-

is captin of one team and has Mil-dred Gleman as her assistant. Forwards on this team are: Verda Grove, Ardys Metz, Lois Florman and Mildred Geiman, while the guards are Gladys Wiggins, Mary Ellen Slead, Margaret Kagarice, and Edna Mae Russel. Irene Ewing, Alice Lindgren, Margaret Hamm, and Glennys Doll are forwards on Irene Ewing's team. Alice Lindgren is the assistant captain. Lenore Shirk and Virginia Kerlin are cap-tain and assistant respectively of the third team. Melba Burger, Doris Voshell, Virginia Kerlin and Lenore Shirk are forwards and Rilla Hub-bard, Edith Hughey, Geraldine Spohn, Dorothy Braid and Lorene Voshell are the guards. Doris Vo-shell is the Basketball Club leader.

Managers Announce

With the McPherson College intra-mural program in fulll swing, Coach "Buck" Astle recently released the rosters of the respective clubs, which are managed by members of the varsity cage squad. Dave Mc-Gill is director of the double elim-ination tournament.

Russel Kingsley—Kenneth Morison, Carrol Crouse, Eddie Diehl, Durward Karlson, Fred Ikenberry, Junior Lacquenment, Gerald Denny,

Robert Burkholder—Paul Metz-ger, Harold Fulkerson, Leslie Rog-ers, Dohn Miller, Berl Miller, Ernest Reed, Dick Berger.

Robert Wiegang - Eugene Char-bonneau, Gordon Yoder, Wayne Al-bright, Wesley DeCoursey, Luther Harshbarger, Don Newkirk, LaRue Owen.

Tony Voshell—Jack Oliver. Floyd Garrelts, Sylvan Hoover, Harold Fries, Robert Frantz, Bob Richardson, Keith Reinecker.

Bernard Nordling—Harold K. Myers, Linn Peterson, Vernon Beckwith, S. G. Hoover, Merrill Blackman, Ed Zook, Richard Callen.

Calvin Jones - Lee Kraus, Vernon Kraus, Eldor Miller, Eldon Maloney, LaVerne York, Harold Dobrinski, Merlin Myers.

Elmer Ratzlaff—Virgil Westling, Elmer Kaufman, Harold Larsen, Delmer Atchison, Bob Cook, Charles Baldwin, William Rock.

Herb Stauffer—Harold Bowman, Austin Williams, Harold Flory, Wayne Switzer, Don Kohman, Richard Van Vleet, Bernard Schafer.

Rolin Wanamaker—Don Davidson, Irvin Keck, Sam Elrod, Steph-en Stover, Roland Juhnke, Bob Sei-del, Dean Frantz.

Lyle Albright - Harold Duncan-son, Kenneth Thompson, Burns Stauffer, Elmer Baldwin, Arthur Baldwin, Richard Horn.

Choir Dines After Annual Concert

Following the seventh annual coo-cert of the McPherson a cappella choir, the annual banquet for the choral group was held Wednesday night at the Empire Hotel.

Tables were set in white with red and white carnations as centerpieces, The place cards, large black treble cleft, were attractive and suited to the banquet.

After a very delicious meal for which the choir members had long watied, Dr. J. D. Bright acted as toastmaster for the program.

The first parts of the program, the Baton and the Attack, were given by Dr. Bright. Director Nevin Fisher gave the Crescendo, and was followed by Foryando, Dwight Horner, Portamento by Vera Flory, Diminuendo by Harold Mohler, and a vocal solo by Margaret Fry followed In order. A Tempo by Gordon Yoder was followed by the choir Identification song, "Dedication", as the program ended.

With Dr, Bright's willy comments each number on the program was presented. As a token of appreciation from the choir to Mr. Fisher, Gordon Yoder, president, presented the director with a gift.

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