Four hundred and fifty students took part in the second annual High School Music Festival, held Tuesday by McPherson college. There were 115 entries, judged by Prof. Walter Hohmann of Bethel college, Newton. Miss Jessie Brown, dean of the music school of McPherson college, was in charge of the festival.

Marquette scored the greatest number or points, as it had the greatest number of entries. Windom plac-ed high in the vocal division.

The winners were announced at the final session of the festival held last night at the City Auditorium. The auditorium wan nearly filled to capacity for the final contest among the ensembles and other larger groups of contestants.

Boys' low voice, Merle Roller, Marquette, superior; Eldon Kiddoo, Canton, excellent; Billy Dean Wright, Windom, excellent.

Girls' high voice, Audrey Anderson, Roxbury, excellent; Doris Nelson, Marquette, excellent.

Girls' medium voice, Eunice Nelson, Marquette, excellent; Dorothy Remington, Sedgwick, excellent.

Girls' vocal ensemble, Windom, superior; Walton, excellent: Galva, excellent; Canton, excellent; Marquette, excellent.

Girls' glee club Windom, superior; Marquette, excellent; Walton, excel-lent; Canton, excellent.

Interest Mounts As March 31 Approaches

Booster Banquet Plans Become

Definite As Date Nears

Interest in becoming more intense for McPherson College annual 'big event., the Booster Banquet which will take place March 31 In the Community Building down-town.

Continuing the impressive list of outstanding speakers at this event, the general committee this year has chosen C. O. Johnson, pastor of the Third Baptist church at St. Louis as the principal speaker. The toastmaster will be Homer Ferguson of McPherson.

Miss Esther Atkinson who is In charge of the dinner menu is not prepared to give the menu at present but is working extensively on that part of the program. The ticket drive which will begin March 31 or 22 will be headed by Earl Breon, field secretary for McPherson College. Professor Mohler in charge of publicity and Professor Hess in charge of decorations are contributing to make this annual event the biggest and best on record.

The entire Macollege music faculty was privileged last Thursday and Friday to attend one of the best Kansas State Music Teachers' Con-ventions ever to be held. They convened at Southwestern University, Winfield.

Among the outstanding highlights was a concert by Lhevinne, one of the greatest living pianists; an organ recital by Poister, and a voice recital featuring Kraft.

Lhevinne and Kraft held master classes in their respective fields. Miss Jessie Brown and Miss Fern Lingenfelter attended Lhevinne's class.

A most Interesting feature of the entire convention was a piano ensemble of thirty pianos, which were played by groups from tiny children to adults. Professor Nevin W. Fisher played in the men's group.

Those from McPherson making the trip were Miss Brown, Miss Lin-genfelter, the Professors Loren Crawford, Fisher, and Ralph Stutzman.

First Guest Day Brings Many Here

Last Friday was the first Guest Day at McPherson College, well attended and a decided, success.

Parents and friends of students were first entertained and inspired by a chapel program, consisting of speeches by Professor M A. Hess. Dr. J. W. Fields, and William P. Thompson. Musical numbers were given by the Women's and Men's Quartette, and Berle Milter, cornet-its.

At noon all visitors were guests at the college dining hall. The student council then conducted a tour of the campus, through the new physical education building, the museum, the library, and various other departments. Dr. J. W. Hershey told of his diamond-making and displayed the largest synthetic diamond in the world.

At 2:15 the mothers and fathers saw an educational film on dynamos and the Olympic Races at Berlin. At tea time all the guests enjoyed a tea-party in the S. U. R. Members of the Dames’ Club were hostesses. The presentation of the Thespian play "Berkeley Square" in the evening brought to a successful close the first Guest Day at McPherson College.

‘National Offense’ is Present Program

Smacker Says There Is No

Protection Against Bombers

Donavan Smucker, guest speaker for the S. C. M. Tuesday, is one of the outstanding young men in peace work in the United States. During the past summer he traveled in Europe, talking to many of the outstanding peace leaders in Europe as well as in America.

Smucker expressed the opinion that the present rearmament program is not being carried on for the purpose of defense of our own shores. He quoted President Roosevelt as saying that "If we wait for war to come to us, it will be too late. We must go to meet it." Despite the excuses given, we are approaching a situation similar to that of 1914. Smucker called our present policy a "national offense" movement.

Ironically enough, Great Britain carried on so-called wars of defense, but always on foreign soil. Thus, despite the fact that they were made to look like wars of defense, they were never carried on in Great Britain and were in reality wars of offense.

In the case of a defensive war, Mr. Smucker felt that it would be impossible to defend our large cities. Raiding planes could travel too high to be reached by our guns.

Addison Saathoff introduced Don-avan Smucker to the S. C. M. Gladys Shank led in devotions.

Debaters Are At Pi Kappa Delta Meet

McPherson College varsity debaters are now in Ottawa where they are participating in the contests of the Kansas Province Pi Kappa Delta national debuting society.

The debaters left yesterday morning for the thre-day meet and will be back in McPherson by Saturday evening. These three days, March 16, 17, and 18 are crowded with debates, which are round robin, there being seven rounds of debate for all contesting teams, and with oratory and extemporaneous speech contests.

William Thompson and Addison Saathoff represent McPherson College in the extemporaneous speech contests for men. The general subject of the contest has been given as ''The Pan-American Situation". In this general contest there will be three preliminary contests, with the six highest ranking contestants com-peting in the final contest.

Thompson and Saathoff also represent McPherson College in the oratory contests. Saathoff's oration is entitled "Moral Law" while Thompson's is entitled "Where is Armageddon?” There will be one preliminary contest and the six highest ranking orators compete in the final contest.

Esther Sherry and Autumn Fields will compete in the extemporaneous speaking contest for women. The general subject has been given as "The College and Democracy". There are three preliminary contests. The Six highest ranking contestants will compete in the final contests.

The debaters, Geraldine Spohn, Joy Smith, Esther Sherfy, Autumn Fields, Dale Stucky, Donald Newkirk, Addison Saathoff, and William

"Glory to the King of Angels", sung by the chapel choir opened the program Wednesday morning.

"Sudan's Second Sun-up" by Foster Bittinger. This is a story of mission-aries in Africa. Dr. Metzler read of the homes of the Sudanese people, their conception of God, and some of their most interesting beliefs. These people have many queer supersti-tions, especially concerning ghosts and witches.

improvement, as evidenced by the natives' experience with the Amer-ican "gas-wagon".

In wearing out floors of Sharp Hall, termites face real competition in Henry Kittell, the college mail man. Henry, who attracts a large group of students when he brings the mail, says he has worn out three floors in the administration building during his years of service.

High School Seniors Come To Macampus

Approximately 450 seniors from high schools in the surrounding territory will come to Macampus April 22 for the annual high school senior speech festival. This event, which attracts large numbers of prospective students, is being planned by Earl W. Breon, field secretary of the college. A complete program is being arranged, although the details are tentative at the present time.

West Outline!

Active Pacifism

Says Peace-Makers Can’t Sit Still And Hope To Get Results Dan West gave a personal, practical and timely talk in chapel last Monday based on the convictions of the students as shown by the war poll taken by the Spectator recently. "Your convictions should be

grounded," stated Dan West, "not ac-cording to conditions at time and place, because these conditions change, but according to definite rules of conduct." My convictions are never to intentionally kill a member of my own family, never to intentionally kill a member of this student body, and never to intentionally kill anybody like one of you."

"If you vary from the mode at some time, you will be asked why. So you should have your convictions grounded. If you are not to be reed-shaken by the wind, you should have your convictions grounded.

"Especially in time of war, the re-ligion of the nation takes precedence over the religion of Christ. Those who intent to vary from the mode in case of war should take an unconventional stand for goodness now.

Addressing the student body he said, "I ask some of you to go to Europe, or China, or Japan, or Canada, or Mexico, next summer or the summer of 1940. In that way you could do something constructive in the way of alleviating suddering. Youth is the age of adventure. Go while the urge is present."

"Would you want the adventure in building the world or would you rather have adventure in trying to destroy the world?” asked Mr. West in conclusion.

A musical recital will be given by children from the classes of Miss Jessie Brown and Mr. Loren Crawford Sunday at 4:00 P. M. in the

The following pupil will appear on the program piano; Mary Marn Allison, Margaret Gamble, Robert Odie, Peggy Sargent, Mary Ellen Metzler, Marjorie Quiring, Donna Marie Bowman, Violin—Ann Metz-ler. An added feature of the program will be a reading by Bonnie Jean Bowers. The public is cordial-ly invited to attend.

Wednesday Is Set

For All-day Initiation

M Club members-to-be are awaiting next Wednesday with no little trepidation, for that date has been selected for the all-day initiation of all varsity letter-men who wish to join the M Club.

As announced by President Bob Wiegand, no hazing will be allow-ed, but the initiates will be forced to wear unconventional garb, and go through many unheard-of antics before the day is over.

With such meansters as Roy Robertson, Tony Voshell, and Harold Larsen arranging the "entertain-ment" for the new members, the all-day Hell Day will be no picnic.

The industrial arts department has reported a heavy demand from old members for the large official maple M Club puddles. They will be used to enforce law and order upon any unruly initiation. Wiegand has emphasized that there will be a heavy penalty placed up any member who does not carry this enforcing agent with him during the entire day to prevent any insubordination on the part of the initiates.

Wednesday evening a get-together has been planned for all members old and new. The committee on arrangements has announced that it will undoubtedly be an inspirational meeting of fellowship.

Plans for the annual M Club ban-quet, which will be held soon, are as yet indefinite, but committees have been appointed to arrange for the gala affair.

Arnold Hall is stepping out Satur-day night! Both the timid and bold have requested the pleasure of escorting the man of their dreams to the formal St. Patrick's Party, which is to take place in the student union room. It is to be a gala occasion for the Arnoldites and their honored guests.

Eby who, besides being secretary of the Chicago Teachers’ Union, is an ordained minister, will speak in the college church at 10:45 Sunday morning in his first public appearance here.

Monday evening Eby will give a public lecture in the college chapel. A man who has interests in foreign relations as a result of several years specilization in the University of Chicago and a half-year trip to the Orient, Eby will have something interesting in say. Among the many subjects of which he lectures are "The challenge To Democracy." "Munich in its Aftermath," "Roosevelt's Foreign Policy", and "The Responsibility of Education in Twentieth Century Living." A freewill offering will be taken at the lecture to help defray the expenses of bringing such a notable speaker to the campus.

A talented speaker with wide experience, who has lectured before conferences, clubs, churches, high schools and colleges in this nation and abroad, Kermit Eby has been highly praised wherever he has

After graduating from McPher-son's sister college, Manchester, Eby attended the University of Chicago and then went to Japan, Korea, Manchukuo, and China, where he contacted many leaders of opinion. He is a progressive and vigorous student, with ideas that have chal-lenged many existing institutions. He has been termed a radical and a Red by many of his enemies who dislike his Frank, open criticism of defeats in our present social insti-tutions, but those who know him best, know him as a profound scholar and thinker.

Besides speaking in chapel Monday morning and holding discus-sions in the afternoon, Eby will appear before the International Relations Club Tuesday. During his stay here he will conduct numerous discussion groups. These will be particularly interesting because he is well-informed of the unscrupul-ous methods employed by both labor and capital in the recent trouble.

Eby has written that he is particularly interested in colleges, and is eager to come to McPherson because he thoroughly enjoys the col-lege enviroment.

Public school music pupils of Fern Lingenfelter will have a busy spring season. They are to be presented in a recital about the middle of April.

Students are preparing for the piano tournament to be held in Wichita June 9-10 also. These are Martha Jane Bright, Betty Parsons, Galva; Patty Reome, June Sorensen, Dorothy Hiebert, Jerry Gatz, Inman.

Plans are also progressing for an operetta to be given in May. It will be the sixth annual operetta given by the Public School Music Department. The following have been presented: "Musical Playlet" (Original. "Father Time's Party" (Origin-al). "Trip to Fairyland", "The Candy Shop", "Birds of a Feather" by Adair.

This year's will be announced later. Thirty to forty young students will participate.

Jack Harris Says He Doesn’t Want To Die; And Who Does?

There is no use writing editorials about peace, or anything else, as long as there are alert writers like Jack Harris of the Hutchinson News to do our writing for us.

Harris is becoming nationally famous for an editorial three thousands words long in which he pictures the folly of war under the caption, "I Don’t Want to Die." Senator Capper has had it included in the congressional record. The gist of it is given in the following extract:

I'm 37 years old. If war comes the boys in their twenties will be shoved into uniforms first, but my health and circumstances are such that I'll be subject to the second call.

I love my country, but I love living more. I don't want to get poison gas in my lungs. I don't want a piece of shrapnel in my stomach. I don’t want my legs riddled by machine gun bullets. I don't want maggots crawling in my brains that have been laid open by a splinter from an aerial bomb, I don’t want to die.

Because I am 37 and want to live, I hate those who have brought the United States closer to war today than it was in 1915. I wasn’t old enough to fight then but I was old enough to watch the war hysteria being roused until it tempted the United States into a ruthless struggle for power in Europe. And I was old enough to see what it cost us then and since.

That's why I hate those who today are deliberately stir-ring emotions in favor of one side or another in that bloody European conflict, which again is on the verge of breaking out of council chambers and onto battlefields. Officials of our government who already have taken sentimental sides, members of Communist and Fascist organizations alike, those with munitions to sell, open and secret agents of other nations, professional busy bodies, and all others in this country who have been knowingly rousing passions I damn alike, because I do not want to die.

The officials of our government who are issuing inflammatory statements, those who talk of boycotts, the ones who promote demonstrations against one foreign nation or another, the Joe Doaks who already are taking sides in a fight on the other side of the world that isn’t any of our business, and the misguided zealots who are spreading hate in press, pulpit, and rostrum are guiltier of treason than Aaron Burr. Treason to those of us who may have to die.

It's a troubled world, and the United States can’t isolate itself from the strife. But its defense isn’t planes and battleships, or soldier* having their heads shot off on some other continent. Its only safeguard as to get so busy finding jobs for its ten million out of work that it won't have any time for its neighbors' unconscionable quarrels. That alone will protect the American system and America's millions of young men of draft age.

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high lights— on the hill—

Vance Sanger and Reba Gibson to like each other as well as lookin' alike. Just another case of opposites not attracting.

We thought Rollin Wanamaker had completely given up the ship as far as Kitty Mohler was concerned but we see that he still is very much in the

race.

We hear that chief-roaring-bull Saa-thoff was very much upset to have his name inserted in a dirt column. Those big words don't sound so pretty when they are bellowed, Saathoff.

Audrey Hammann is very athletic, she even works hard when she is only the manager of a basketball team, reminded us of jumpin' Jack.

What was Dr. Flory's attraction on the freshman bench at the intramural basketball games? Could it have been the "oh so cute" freshmen gals?

Raymond Flory and Rowena Frantz even got to be together in the Thes-pian play. That's what we would call really fixin' things.

The Stansel-Fries romance has gone on the rocks. Stansel evidently doesn't get to spend enough time usin' a telephone while workin'. She spent two hours a couple of sundays back tryin' to get Calvin Jones on the phone.

Sammy Elrod sure would look cute in a basket-ball suit if it wasn't for the fact that his chest has slipped. Maybe it's too much beer.

Those two cave-men, Delmar Atchi-son and Bernard Nordling, removed Margie Davis' stocking right out in public the other afternoon, tsk tsk what's this world comin to, anyway?

Apparently Jake Cramer likes to fish, at hast he goes for a little Spohn.

Doc Hoover and Burt Weible nodded in agreement when Paden suggested "bundling" was a delightful practice.

Two sophomores carried this stackin’ idea into the ad building until pop Harshbarger caught them in the act.

Flies Hinder Study Habits;

Arouse Ire Of Writer

A note of not-so-heavy thought was introduced into a week of serious editorializing when the University of Redlands "Bulldog" came out with a discussion of a problem that is now only peculiar to the sunny-as-advertised state of California. Get out your best summer-time thinking cap and read this:

"Unnecessary sound can be quite a distraction to concentration when one is trying to study, but there are other distinctions which can be just as bad. One equally annoying hindrance to concentration is a squadron of flies. And our library is the home of many buzzing squadrons. It’s about as easy to study with flies on one’s nose, on one's book, on one's elbow, and in one’s hair as it would be to study on the corner of Fifth and Main on Saturday night (try it sometime.) To have flies in one’s studies is worse than to have flies in one’s soup. Will someone please buy the library a fly spray gun and a gallon of ammunition?"-A. C. P.

Hull, More Definite Then Coolidge, Has No Aspirations

While discussion of international topics seems to be, the rule in college newspapers these days, a few are turning to the political situation within our own borders. Another college paper, the University of Baltimore "Baloo", has come out for Secretary of State Cordell Hull for president. However, Mr. Hull has written the Butler University "Collegian", first to nominate him for the high office, a polite refusal of the honor: "I should be frank to say that I have no personal political aspirations at all, either present or prospective." Which seems to us a lot more definite than Coolidge's famous "I do not choose to run."—A. C. P.

Economics Class Organizes Union

New Brunswick. N. J. — (ACP)— Workers of the world, unite! With this slogan students at the Rutgers University economics of labor class took Prof. Walter R. Peabody at his word and organized a union to put classroom discussion into practice. But the plan seems to have backfired on the innocent proposal of the instructor.

With a five-point program as their platform, the students demand optional exams, no classes after dance weekends, lecturers from outside the campus, abolition of taking the roll in class and the returning of all test papers within a week after tests.

Negotiations are proceeding slowly with the cooperation of the instructor. Student officers of the union hope that an agreement will be reached soon. They point out, rather casually, that the weapons of a union such as a strike, picketing and a boycott can be employed, if necessary.

throughout the state and is becoming a popular musical group. Sunday morning the quartet will appear at the Methodist church at Windom.

Left to right, the personnel of the quartet includes Wesley DeCoursey, Nampa, Idaho: Wayne Albright, Eldora, Iowa; Gordon Yoder, Waterloo, Iowa; and Keith Pierce, McPherson.

Rascals Tickle Huge Python

As the sun went down and the McPherson campus molted into dark looming shadows, activities began in earnest in the biology laboratory. It all started with the thoughtless actions of two little bacteria who failed to follow parental instructions. Instead of appreciating the snug warmth of their prepared slide, they hopped astride a grain of dust and were carried by a draft of air under the old laboratory door and into the dark seclusion of the adjoining room. Those pickled worms just wouldn't break down their superiority complex and entertain little bacteria who were in search of fun. Mohler's private lab, contained very little except some bones that had been picked dry thousands of years previously. No fun there!

Ah, the hall looked interesting. In a few minutes the entire laboratory was in a jitter. The molds and sponges reeled dizzily in their places, the crayfish shook in their alcohol, and the poor earth worms who had been so rudely split in a recent laboratory period suffered agony at the rude shaking. The cause? Two little bacteria had at last found excitement. Snuggled beneath a scale of that great Python they were enjoy-ing a ride, while he shook with convulsive laughter.

Our little word "get" is loaded up with more different meanings than any other word in the language. We got in touch with a person, get him on the phone, get him, down, get his goat. We get our feet wet, got set, get going, got our hand in, get into a scrape, get away with it. In short, "get" is getting to be a habit with us, and if we are not careful it will got us.

If you care for practice in substi-tuting synonyms, here is a suggestive list in which you may use a single verb in each instance. You need not reconstruct the sentence, nor will you need to use any substitute verb more than once.

library.

26. He couldn't get his mind on them.

26. He got more and more discouraged.

29. He got to drinking.

30. He got into debt.

31. Someone got him to buy a lott-ery ticket.

33. He got a big prize.

36. And thus we get to the end of our sad story.—From "Your Life".

Speaks In honeyed tones Smiles dentally Strikes graceful poses Speaks affectedly Wears too much perfume Curls up her little finger Over-dresses

Wears too much Jewelry Uses too many adjectives Is too eager to please Is inspidly "sweet" at every point.

Many Take Part In

Guest Day Chapel

A highlight of the first annual guest day of the college last Friday was the special chapel program at ten-fifteen. Special music and talks furnished an enjoyable hour.

Dr. V. F. Schwalm, presiding led the devotionals. Professor Nevin Fisher led the group in the singing of a hymn.

The varsity ladies quartet, consist-ing of Gladys Shank, Opal Hoffman, Frances Campbell, and Lillian Pauls, sang "In My Garden" by Firestone and as an encore the catchy tune, "Old Mother Goose."

Professor Maurice A. Hess welcom-ed the guests in behalf of the faculty. Me said that education was an essential of democracy which at pres-ent time is on the defense.

The purpose, he said, of guest day was the giving of opportunity for parents and friends to understand education. The college, once act apart from McPherson, is now "united with the town", McPherson College wants a "continuation of good will."

William P. Thompson, president of the student council, welcomed the guests on behalf of the students. He explained that there was a second purpose for guest day. Parents were to be acquainted with the fact that college is enjoyable but it is also a place for work. The present student body has a heritage from the past, is the present, and will be the future.

Berle Miller, a student from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, played a cornet solo, "Little Echos," and as an encore, "Gypsy Love Song" by Victor Herbert.

Dr. J. W. Fields gave the response to the welcomes. He was a student of the college forty-two years ago. He said, the student determines what he takes away from college. "You have the staff and the equipment, and the college is not so large but what each student can find some way to express him self."

The varsity male quartet received the usual favor of the student body and visitors. They sang "Shortenin' Bread" by Wolfe and responded with two encores.

At Least Five Try For Prize

Sunday evening, March 19, the Mc-Pherson College Peace Oratorical contest will be held at 7:15 at the Church of the Brethren, as announced by the local director, Maurice A. Hess.

The winner of first place will represent McPherson College in the the state contest at Kansas Wesleyan on April 14. The local prizes are: first price, $7.50; second prize, $5.00; and third prize, $2.50. The state prizes are: first prize, $50.00; second prize, $30.00; third prize, $20.00.

Five students who have entered the local contest are Eldon Du Bois, whose subject will be "The World's Attitude Toward Peace": Robert

Rice, who will speak on "War or Peadce:" Vance Sanger, who will speak on "A philosophy of Life"; Wilbur Stem, whose subject will be "It's An Old Rut": and Addison West, who will speak on "A Call To Service".

Collegiate World

Dr. John E. Gran, University of Alabama chemistry instructor, has new definitions for ''energy" and "work." "Anything that exists contains energy, and energy is the capacity of a body to do work." he says.

Then, he asked his class, "Do you know what kind of work this door would do?" Receiving no answer, he came at them with this: "Wood Work"

But it's a good thing Harvardman Conrad Budny wasn't the object of Buckin's dis-affections, for Budny claims the unofficial milk-drinking championship of the world: he

drinks seven glasses of milk per meal and has done so ever since be was a babe in arms. No sissy, he exercises with 50-pound weights, using a 200-pound weight for "special occasions—A. C. P.

Conducts Chorus

Nevin W. Fisher, head of the vocal department of McPherson college, directs, the community oratorio, "The Creation," which will be presented on Sunday, March 26, at the city auditorium. This is the second year in which Mr. Fisher has conducted the large chorus.

In Arnold Hall—

The campus photographer, Arthur Baldwin came over recently to take some parlor shots for the Quad. He wanted more than hand-holding: it had to be the real stuff. In order to fulfill his request, Sally and Wayne went into the parlor early to get "heated up." Ssssat! Oh boy!

S. G. Hoover has found favor with Donna Jean again. It looks like a case of survival of the fittest.

"Rottle-allure" Gladys Wiggins goes after her man—but by foul means. She entices the young man, by using a most tempting flavored perfume to ensnare his most affectionate attention. The wiles of a woman!

Lyllis Frantz is caught "slipping." While gentleman callers are visiting on third. Lyllis impatiently waits twenty minutes at the other end of the hall, unable to pass by the open door because she was attired in her petticoat. Most inconvenient to be sure—and embarrassing!

We were very well impressed by Mary Elizabeth Hoover's expert Chevrolet salesman. And by the by, the Hoover brothers and sisters cer-tainly resemble each other, Right?

Where went with the pep and energy every one had until just recently? Actually, these old halls are so quiet that Arnold Hall might be compared to a female monastary, or something like that. Has everyone decided to take their educations seriously? Very distressing for the scoop hunter. But perhaps just common, every day situations would be interesting, for a change. Gladys Shank awaits the next week end— and Curtis Naylor, Irene Ewing cheerfully sings as she dusts the stairs. Lois Kennedy playfully push-es peepers thru the kitchen doors. Edith Mickey sleeps here, and she also eats here when she isn’t across the street visiting boy-friends. Ro-wena Frantz is sweetly sorry that there are no more beans. Marjorie Kinzie is busily at work on the Quad. Evelyn Herr is with La Verne York. Dorothy Braid goes into rap-tures over an opera. Kathryn Brol-lier, with "Dune ", monopolizes the grill room. Virginia Harris studies —and studies. Vera Flory lends her time to a sewing circle. Fannie Swiltz is completely wrapped up in teaching the three R's. Doris Durst continues the Chopsticks duet with Blackwell. Marjorie Anderson has let her hair down and Mickey Morrison still sits ata her window. Katherine Enns and Edith Hughey must be at the college Inn. Nina Lee Rush is planning her home—hand painted drapes, is it? Orvelle Long doesn't say much, as usual. Vena Flory dreams of wedding bells for Ardys Metz and Dave McGill. Helen Davis still has a sweet smile for all of be Mother Emmert? Oh, she's sewing on that rug, using all our old hose.

Doc Flory says there is a Shakespeare quotation for every situation, and that this one is well adapted to Arnold Hall: "Lovers ever run before the clock."

University of Kentucky mathematicians have figured out that the average parade band member marches 160 miles in formation during the football season.

At last Tony Voshell has discovered a way to keep awake in chapel. He simply eats a candy bar. Perhaps it doesn't keep him wide awake, but a semi-conscious state is all one can expect."

And here's an insult for his pal, Jack Olivet. Some one wanted to know if Jack was a freshman or a junior.

Gladys Wiggins has at last found one excuse for not being good. She is afraid that it won't be safe in heaven anyhow, since Indians and cannibals go there too!

My, what a mix-up in this Arnold Hall Leap Year Parly. Lets see, there's Bernetta Denny and Roy Miller, Helen Davis and Lesley Rogers: oh yes, and Edith Nickey and En-gone Eisenbise (that is strange).

In a case where two girls want to ask the same boy, it’s simply first ask, first date. So hold your hats, boys. It's just like Sadie Hawkin's Day.

In the absence of Dr. Boltnott, Emerson Yoder did a neat bit of substitute teaching. At least everyone was quiet, - that is, until Frances Campbell sneezed, and woke everyone up. Dohn Miller included.

Eby Secured For BYPD Appearance

In maintaining its enviable record of securing outstanding programs, the BYPD has secured Kermit Eby, well-known lecturer who is coming to the campus under the auspices of the S. C. M. as a speaker Sunday night. This outstanding labor leader will have a talk well worth the while to college students.

Last Sunday night Dr. Burton Metzler presented a Leaten talk stressing the personal application of religion. The outstanding theme of his talk was built around two factors, worship and work. In our lives, Dr. Metzler stressed the value of sacrifice during Lent, contrasting however, the inferiority of the sac-rifice we make to that which Christ did for us.

Rat Swipes Cheese San

Last Monday morning as Usual she put her little lunch sack on the book shelf in the Y. W. room. Imagine her chagrin at noon to find a hole in the bottom of the sack, annd a sandwich missing.

The mystery was soon to be solved. Elizabeth Wagoner came in and excitedly told her. "I came down the hall and just as I stepped in the door, there was a rat fully four inches tall eating a sandwich (incidentally a cheese one) behind the piano." Ellen Smith chimed in "And you should have heard Lib scream."

When Miss Collins heard her tragic story that afternoon, she sympathetically rare her one of those delicious black S. B. cough drops to appease severe pangs of hunger.

Oratorio Soloist

Miss Meribah Moore, Lawrence, will be one of the three guest solo-ists in "The Creation," the Oratorio the McPherson Choral Union will present Sunday, March 26, at the city auditorium.

teachers just don't have any privacy and more. The other day one class even sang "Happy Birthday" in Prof. Mohler And—sh-h-h—they even know how old he is.

The dining hall is a swell place to be, especially when you’re all alone and it's dark, isn't it? Ellen Dale and Russell Kingsley might offer some information on that sub-ject.

Dr. Boltnott is one of those teach-ers who practice what they teach. He was telling his class how a teacher should have a sense of humor when his chair started to fall over. He simply laughed with the class, informing them that of course, the pupils have a right to a sense of humor also.

Kathryn Enns, if asked, could re-late to you a very interesting ac-count of the battle of Tippecanoe. It really is good even Doc Bright

Charles Shelter has discovered that if one door won’t open he has to try another one. In class the other day he was asked to leave the room and answer the telephone. After try-ing one door for about a minute, he decided to give up the idea of try-ing to knock it down, and very meekly went out the other door.

At their recent annual meeting the trustees of McPherson College ap-proved the regional organization of the school and its relation to the church of the Brethren.

Previously this board of control had endorsed the idea of having a McPherson college secretary in each local church. At their last meeting they were enthusiastic about the plan and insisted that it be continued. The trustees expressed high hopes that this type of organization will add much to the future success

At the present time 116 of the 199 Brethren Churches in the Mc-Pherson college area have secretaries to represent the school. These people are the representatives of IDE trustees and the college in the local church.

Officials at the college say that al-most every mail brings evidence of their interest in every phase of the relationship between the churches and the college they support. The trustees seemed confident that the organization as it now stands is a forward step.

Mamie Wolf Presented In Piano Recital

The McPherson College Music Department will present Miss Mamie Wolfe in a piano recital Friday evening March 17 at 8:00 P. M. in the college chapel. She will be assisted by Miss Millicent Nordling, soprano and Prof. Nevin W. Fisher, acomp-anist. Miss Wolfe is a student of Miss Jessie Brown, head of the music department. The following program will be given:

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Joe College Is Just A Big Copy-Cat

Buffalo, N. Y.—(ACP)-Smart though today's wise-cracking col-legian may be, he's not as inventive as he thinks he is if you believe the researches of University of Buffalo librarians.

Among the modern wise cracks that are not so modern, according to their discoveries, are the following:

"Beauty but skin deep" was Philip James Bailey's description of a woman in 1861.

Climaxing a week of hectic basketball activity on Macampus, the slap-happy Juniors nosed out the punch-drunk freshmen 32-21 in an exciting contest, which went into an overtime period, to win the school championship.

The third-year men, coached by Audrey Hammann, also turned in two victories over sophomores and seniors and lost to the freshmen in another overtime thriller. Ardys Metz's freshmen twice trimmed the seniors and won one came from sophomores and juniors while losing to the latter teams.

Jessie Messamer's sophomores defeated the freshmen and seniors, then lost to these teams in return engagements as well as dropping two encounters to the winners. Sophomores were the only victim of Lor-ene Voshell's seniors.

Following is the box score of the championship game:

Juniors (22) FG FT F

Oliver ---------------- 0 0 2

Diehl ..................3 2 1

Elrod ___ 0 0 1

Miller ...... 1 0 3

Robertson....... 4 2 1

Crouse ........................ 0 2 2

Fries ...... 0 0 1

Beckwith 0 0 0

Totals _8 6 11

Freshmen (21) FG FT F

Kaufman .................... 2 3 2

Westling 1 0 1

Baldwin------- 0 0 2

Morrison------- 2 0 2

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

Half Score: Juniors 16; Freshmen 12.

Manchester Cagers Travel To Tourney

McPherson's sister college, Manchester, is attracting the attention of the nation's basketball observers this week as it participates for the second your in the national intercollegiate basketball tournament at Kansas City.

The Spartans, who made the trip from North .Manchester, Indiana to Kansas City as a courtesy of local business men, have turned in an impressive cage record the past season. Moat of the opponents in the tough competition of that state were subdued by scores above the half-century mark.

Referees: Brust and McGill.

Other box scores:

Seniors (33) FG FT F

Albright ........ 2 0 1

Horn______ 9 3 0

E. Baldwin ____1 0 0

A. Baldwin _______ 0 0 0

Yoder ......................... 2 0 0

Prather ........................ 0 2 1

Totals ________ 14 5 2

Sophomores (30) FG FT F

Davidson ................. 1 0 l

Ratzlaff ...................... 4 2 2

Frantz ........... 5 0 1

Karlson 1 0 0

Charbonneau 3 0 2

Van Vleet ......... 0 0 0

Totals ................... 14 2 0

Half Scorn: Seniors 19; Sophomores 14.

Referee: Wiegand

Freshmen (39) FG FT F

Fulkerson ........ 2 1 0

C. Baldwin ...... 4 0 1

Maloney —........... 0 0 0

Cook .................0 0 1

Reinecker .................... 6 0 1

Westling.......... 4 0 1

Hoover ______ 2 0 1

Morrison __ 0 0 0

Ikenberry 1 0 0

Garrelts .................. 0 0 0

Thompson ....... 0 0 0

L. Albright_______ 0 0 0

Totals —---------19 1 5

Seniors (27) FG FT F

Prather -----------3 0 0

A. Baldwin —.... 0 0 1

Horn ------------------3 0 0

W. Albright ........ 2 0 0

Yoder--------------....— 1 2 1

Totals -------------- 12 3 4

Half Score: Freshmen 22; Seniors 14.

Referee: McGill

Juniors (31) FG FT F

Diehl ------------- 1 2 4

Miller --—— 4 1 3

Elrod__________ 3 0 1

Beckwith ....... 1 0 0

Netsters Begin Practice

For A Busy Season

Four Lettermen and Other Candidates Get In Condition Although the Macollege tennis season will open in two weeks. Coach Claud R. Flory is not yet cer-tain who will compose his squad this year. Two weeks from Monday the Bulldog netsters will compete with Bethany here in a fuel meet.

Most of the players are practicing in the physical education building until the courts are in condition for regular use. Positions on the squad are still open and other racket wielders are urged to report to Coach Flory for practice.

Gordon Voder, Carrol Crouse, Ernest Reed, and Burns Stauffer are the veterans and Raymond Johnson. Bernard Nordling, and Delmar Atchison are showing much practice. Sophomores have suggested an inter-class tournament, because they think their class would carry off all the honors.

Track Seaton To Begin Early Next Month

Track workouts have begun this week in earnest, because only three weeks remain until the track season opens. Definite dates have not yet been set, but Coach "Buck" Astle has arranged several tentative meets.

Most of the dash, middle distance, and distance men have been getting into condition, but inclement weather hindered actual workouts. The track also needs repair before it can be used by the canidates.

Mavis definitely scheduled are at Fort Hays State on Friday, April 7; Sterling denominal relays on Friday. May 6, Kansas conference meet at Salina, Friday, May 12.

Other meets probably will be scheduled with Sterling and Friends here in a triangular affair, with Bethel and Hutchinson Junior College in dual meets. Coach Astle also hopes to take a relay team to the K. U. relays on Saturday, April 22.

W. A. A. Notes—

Last Tuesday evening the basketball club played games with the high school girls basketball team. The W. A. A. team defeated the high school team 45-12.

On Wednesday afternoon all the girls interested in the inter-class tournament met in the Physical Education Building The tournament will start next Tuesday.

With our fingers crossed, we offer an inter-class tournament "honor roll", which includes outstanding Players of the affair. They are as follows:

Forwards—Elmer Ratzlaff, sophomore: Keith Reinecker, freshman; Eddie Diehl, junior; Richard Horn, senior.

Guards—Gordon Yoder, senior: Wayne Albright, senior; Carroll Crouse and Sam Elrod, Juniors.

This group consists of two sophomores, two freshmen, three juniors and three seniors. Perhaps there are other boys who deserve recognition, but the above players usually were the spark plugs of their respective teams.

Bethel correspondents inform us that Roy Hoff, who is 29 years old is only a Junior and will return to the Graymaroon camp for another season. . . .Ottawa was unable to enter the current national inter-col-legiate basketball tournament, be-cause Don Meek suffered a late in-jury.

Optimism again prevails at College of Emporia as seven lettermen and a large group of freshmen are preparing for the track season. Spiked shoe artists who earned monograms are Warren Watkins, half-mile and relays; Kenneth Kael-son and Dale Washburn, pole vault; Bob Marshall, half-mile, male, re-lays; Ernest Wertzberger and Walt Newland, weights; and Steve Sharpe, high jump and broad jump.

Truman Haskell, Bud Larson, John Hecht, C. B. Watkins, Ralph Sooter, and others are promising yearlings.

Don Barngrover, Bulldog star last year, entered the Denver A. A. U. tourney this week with the Marshall Motors team of Salina, which was defeated by the Denver Nuggets. . . . Erie Friesen and Bill Unruh are the only seniors graduating from the Bethel cage squad this year.

When Hedy Lamarr recently married. It is reported Roy Miller took down all her pictures from his walls . . .Near the end of school, Coach Astle plans to have spring football workouts.

members of the outing club gathered in front of Arnold Hall for a morning hike. The girls were loaded with cooking utensils and food for a breakfast in the out-of-doors.

The hikers tramped out through the graveyard, at least part way through, when it was suggested that we head for the park and breakfast. I’m still wondering if the man coming through the graveyard or the hungry feeling in our stomachs prompted that decision. Surely, girls, you aren't afraid of a man!

Those famous cooks, Miriam Kim-mel and Mary Ellen Stead prepared a tasty breakfast of oranges, and baron and egg sandwiches.

The Badminton club will resume its regular meeting time on Friday afternoon. Because of varsity practice, the girls have been unable to obtain the gymnasium for some

time.

son College.

Under the head of "Regulations, Suggestions, and Traditions" the freshman bible contains these words, "All freshmen men are ex-pected to wear the official freshman cap from the opening of school until Thanksgiving and from Easter until the close of the school unless they win the football game from the sopho-mores at THanksgiving times." This year's result was a 14-6 victory for

the sophs.

A posse and vigilance committee Is rapidly being organized to reprimand and recalcitrant youngsters.

Open Season Begins For Lid-less Frosh

Sophs To Begin Enforcement Immediately After Easter. Impending spring has reminded Don Newkirk, sophomore class prexy, that open-season on all green-lid-with-forty-two-on-front-less-Mac-ed freshmen will begin immediately after Easter.

He has appointed an enforcement bureau which will have the power to deputize any number of upperclass-men to police the campus and per-suade freshmen, by subtle means or otherwise, to obey the ancient Ma-campus tradition listed on page 34 of the Student Handbook of McPher-

be permitted to play on downtown teams in the city tournament the latter part of his month. However, six of the boys will officiate. . . . . Bob Wiegand, Bob Brust, and Dave McGill looted the whistles during the inter-class affair, showing possibilities as referees. . . Olive Wie-gand, Lenore Shirk, Kathryn Enns, and Ruby Peterson furnished the box scores of the tournament for the Spectator.

for lack of financial support. . .Any work in the diamond sport will be in the physical education classes.

Stephen Stover and Vernon Beckwith should be added to the group of track lettermen from last year, swelling the total to ten. . . .According to Dr. Flory, the college tennis courts are in poor condition, but they will be used by the netsters this spring. . . Perhaps next year new courts will be built north of Harnly Hall, but nothing definite has yet been planned.

Inter-Classicals—

Highest Individual scoring exhibi-tions were turned in by Eddie Diehl and Richard Horn, both of whom col-lected 21 points in one contest,.. . . Bob Frantz closely followed with 19 counters.

This rating proves the fact that scoring was the main objective of each team, but the quintet which pre-vented its opponents from scoring a large number of points wax the winner.

In number of fouls, the Juniors led with 55, followed by sophomores with 44, seniors with 32, and freshmen with 31.

The widest margin of victory was turned in by the freshmen over the seniors, 47-29. The closest game, of course, was the 22-21 overtime victory by the juniors over the freshmen for the title.

With two fouls, the seniors contributed the fewest infractions in a game with the sophomores.

Dave McGill and Bob Brust, inter-class tourney officials, submit the following "honor roll" for consideration:

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