Over 500 To Attend Colorful Booster Banquet

Bright Resigns; To Washburn College Post

Dean Will Be Head Of History Department

Dr. J. D. Bright, dean of Macollege and head of the history department Monday resigned his position here to become head of the history depart-ment at Washburn college, Topeka, it was announced yesterday by col-lege officials.

Dr. Bright, head of the history department since 1926, and dean of the college since 1935, has been honor-ed by being elected to fill the vacancy made by the retirement of ex-president Wolmer of Washburn col-lege. While, president, Mr. Wolmer raised funds to endow a chair of American Citizenship which he him-self has held since retiring from the presidency. It is for this position that Dean Bright has been selected being chosen from a large number of possible candidates. His work will be that of administering the department and a relatively light teaching load.

While at McPherson, Dr. Bright has built a strong history department and has served the college with dig-nity, ability, and unstinting devotion daring his entire stay here. He has won many friends by his quiet dignity, his scholarly bearing in all circumstances, and by his capacity for fine friendship.

Both Dr. and Mrs. Bright have been close to students on the cam-pus. Mrs. Bright, formerly Miss Edith McGaffey, was for a number of

years a member of the voltage faculty and dean of women.

When announcing the resignation yesterday, Dr. V. F. Schwalm said, "We congratulate the Brights on the new and unusual opportunity that has come to them and wish them well in their new work.

"The college hopes soon to fill the position left vacant by Dr. Bright with a successor that may follow the splendid work he has done here."

This summer Dr. Bright will go to Manchester college to teach while Dr. Cordier, history Instructor there goes abroad. Dr. Bright will leave here as soon as he finishes the pres-cut year.

“Creation” Finds

Large Attendance

Soloists, Chorus, Orchestra, All

Bring Out Beauty or Oratorio

The sheer beauty of Haydn's ora-torio, "The Creation", was well portrayed last night when the McPherson Choral Colon, under the direction of Prof. Nevin W. Fisher, pre-sented the oratorio at the City Aud-itorium. A large attendance was present for the second annual presentation of the oratorio.

The delicate tone harmonies were ably handled by the soloists, Miss Meribah Moore of the University of Kansas, John Englar, Daltimore, Md.. baritone, and Prof. Melvin H. Geist, Southwestern college, Winfield, and the choral background attained exultant, sustained climaxes without losing the haunting "soft" strain of Haydn's arrangement. Woven into the fabric of the oratorio was the ex-cellent orchestral accompaniment. under the direction of Concert-master Loren Crawford.

This was the second annual pre-sentation of "The Creation" by the Choral Union, comprised of 125 voices many of whom were college students, members of both the a cap-pella choir and the choral club. Col-lege students are already anticipat-ing next years' presentation of the oratorio.

To Washburn

Drake President To Be Speaker

Select Dr. D. W. Morehouse For Commencement

Dr. V. F. Schwalm announced yes-terday that Dr. D. W. Morehouse, president of Drake University, Des Moines, had been selected as the commencement speaker this year.

The annual commencement exercises will be held Monday, May 29, in the colelge church.

Dean Erb Sees

Collapse In Morals

Believes Morality Cannot Be

Maintained Without Religion

Dean Paul Erb of Hesston College spoke in chapel Wednesday morning on the subject, "Foundations of Integrity".

An an outline for his speech he used the ideas presented by J. D. Adams in his article "Collapse of Conscience" in the January, 1938 issue of the Atlantic Monthly.

"There is abundant evidence that we do not have the Individual con-science. We formerly had as shown by false advertising, ghost writing, and other political lapities," were the Dean's words.

Two causes for decay were advanc-ed, namely, the rise of the totalitar-ian state idea, and the decline in re-ligious faith. Christian faith is the only foundation for the integrity of character. Morality cannot be maintained without a religion, and there can be no application of a religion we do not have, said Dean Erb.

These sanctions must rest on a belief in God, in the Bible, and in absolute truth and good. They must also be taught: they cannot be merely incidental, concluded Hesston's instructor.

A selection by the chapel choir concluded the program.

Schwalm, Englar In College Chapel

Pres. V. F. Schwalm gave a short talk in chapel last Monday morning. He said that after reading many books it was a good thing to return to a really great book. He then read a small passage from the Bible.

He told of problem children in ratings who later had "got religion" and repaid all the things which they bad taken unjustly.

"In these days of Lent," he slated, "It is good for us to have a self-ex-amination."

Following the short talk, John Ad-dison Englar, baritone from Balti-more, gave two solos. The first one was "Three for Jack", and the next "Green-Eyed Dragon" by Charles. Students enjoyed the numbers by Englar, who was accompanied by Prof. Nevin Fisher.

No “April Fool” Here

The BYPD won't be "April Fool-ing" next Saturday night at 8:00 at the church parlors because they have planned a real honest-to-goodness April Fool's party for students enjoyment.

Officials say "the only thing now to make it a success - no foolin' - is to have everyone there. And some-where along the line we heard some-one mention food! So come along out—you can't fool us; we know you’ll have a good time!"

Lee Krause To Give Recital

Piano Artist Presented By Music Department

The McPherson college music department will present Lee Kraus in a piano recital Wednesday evening April the fifth, at eight o'clock in the college chapel. Kraus will be assisted by Keith Pierce, basso, and

Prof. Nevin W. Fisher, accompan-ist. Kraus is a piano student of Miss Jessie Brown. The following program will be given Sonata, op. 14 No 1, allegro

----—    Beethoven

Henry from the Second Violin Sonata

............. ... Bach

Mr. Kraus

To the Evening Star, from Taun-

hauser ■ ___—Wagner

Solace    Florene Wickham

Myself When Young Lija Lehman Mr. Pierce

Prelude, op 28 No. I    Chopin

Prelude, op. 28 No. 13 . Chopin Prelude, op. 28 No. 22    Chopin

Mr. Kraus

Rigandon....... Mac Dowell

The Deserted Cabin    Delt

Valse Brilliante, op, 20 Mana-Zevera Mr. Kraus

Vespers    Franco Leoni

Love's Sorrow - Harry Rowe Shelley The Bandolero    Leslie Stuart

Mr. Pierce

Lieberstravin, a flat major    J. Jazt

Mr. Kraus

The recital is open in the students and to the public. Everyone is cordially invited to come.

Co-eds Appear Before Confab

College Girls Teams

Help In State Meet

Last Friday and Saturday the con-vention of physical education teach-ers of Kansas was held in McPher-son. The convention was held at the Community Building with about 200 in attendance. Among the outstand-ing speakers in attendance at the meeting were Dr. Nash, head of the department of education of New York university and Dr. Palmer of Wichita University.

On Saturday afternoon basketball rating tests were conducted with girls basketball teams from McPherson college. Those participating on team 1 were; Margaret Hamm, cap-tain; Irene Ewing, Elma Minnick, Hazel Bodine, Mary Ellen Stead and Lorene Voshell, Doris Voshell was captain of team 2 with Mildred Gie-man, Verda Grove, Rilla Hubbard, Lena Belle Olwin, and Ramona Fries as players. The third team was com-posed of Virginia Kerlin, Ardys Metz, Zona Preston, Gladys Wiggins, Melba Burger, Audrey Hammann and Captain Glennys Doll.

Strouse To Kappa Tau

Lawrence Strouse, former student of McPherson college, was amoung those present at the annual banquet and initiation of Kappa Tau Alpha, honorary professional scholastic fraternity of the School of Journalism at the UIniversity of Missouri, on March 28, according to word receiv-ed here.

Worship Service In S. C. M. Meeting With Music, Poems

The S. C. M. worship service Tues-day consisted of music and devotion-al reading.

Following an organ prelude by Elizabeth Ann Mohler. Lucille Wade sand the "Prayer Perfect". Virginia Kerlin then read devotions. The these of Miss Kerlin's readings were "Thy will be done".

The lights were turned off and Miss Mohler played a group of in-spirational hymns. Kenneth Yingst closed the meeting with scripture nailing.

Gladys Shank and Raymond Flory were in charge of this brief candlelight service.

Local Profs. Present Scientific Papers

A group from McPherson science department went to Lawrence Thursday to attend the annual meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science at Kansas University. The meeting con-tinued through Friday and Saturday Dr. J. Willard Hershey, Dr. H. J. Harnly. Prof. J. H. Bowman, and Emerson Yoder attended from the college W. J. Schultis, science teach-er at McPherosn High school, and C. H. Dresher, science teacher at Mc-Pherson Junior high, also attended.

Dr. J. Willard Hershey presented a paper on "Animal Life in Syn-thetic Misture of Nitrogen and Oxy-gen" to the chemistry section. In Prof. Mohler's absence, Emerson Yo-

der presented his paper on "The

Bluff City Elephant" to the geology section. Both Dr. Hershey and Yoder illustrated their papers with lan-tern slides. These slides showing the Bluff City Elephant were made by Arthur Baldwin, Spectator photo-grapher.

Choir Is Scheduled For Several Concert*

Have Miniature Music Festival

With Englar As Special Guest

The next public appearance of the a capella choir is a Sunday evening program to be given at the Monitor Church, April 23.

On the following week end a Three-day trip is being worked out which will take the ensemble to Ottawa Saturday evening. McLouth and Morrill on Sunday, and Kansas State Col-lege and Navarre on Monday. The details of this tour remain to be ar-

ranged.

This year the choir has arranged to give a reciprocal program with the Bethany College a cappella choir, which will appear in the Lutheran Chunk in McPherson on Sunday, April 16. The Bethany choir last year placed second in the Columbia Chorus Quest. The Mac a capella choir will give a return concert on Sunday, May 7 in Presser Hall.

With the distinguished artist of the "Creation", John Addison Eng-lar, as their guest, the a cappella choir enjoyed a miniature music fes-tival at the regular practice session Monday afternoon.

After singing "Dedication" and

three light selections from their rep-ertoire, Gladys Shank, soprano, pre-sented "In Italy". Frances Campbell, contralto, sand with "Do Not Leave, My Love" and Keith Pierce boomed "Noon and Night".

Opal Hoffman, soprano, sand "'The Spirit Flower" while someone was sent to round up the fourth member at the male quartette after which that popular group harmonized on "Deep River", "Kentucky Mountain Song", "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "The Band". The climax of the hour was the presentation of two songs by Englar. "When Two That Love Are Parted" and a descriptive selec-tion, "The Ringers". The group closed with "The Donkey Serenade."

West To State

Addison West, who won first place in the local peace oratorical contest, will compete in the state peace oratorical contest at Kansas Wesleyan in Salina on Friday, April 14. Priz-es in the state contest will be for first, $50; second, $30; and third, $20.

Judges of the contest will be the oratory coaches of the schools represented. From present indications ten or twelve colleges are expected to send representatives to the contest.

West's oration, "A Call to Ser-vice", was well received by those who attended the local contest.

Englar Recital Is Greatly Enjoyed

John Addison Englar of Baltimore. Maryland, and guest baritone soloist in the McPherson Oratorio. "The Creation", was presented in a recital of light opera. American and English songs, humorous and negro spirituals on Tuesday evening at eight O'clock.

His varied repetoire was greatly enjoyed by the large audience which attended. An unusual feature of the

program was the song, "My Ros-ary", which had been set to music by Professor Nevin W. Fisher of the Mc-Pherson College voice department. In addition to the seventeen num-bers listed., Englar graciously re-sponded to the voluminous applause with all delightful encores.

Vivid interpretation of his narrative songs, The Old Black Mare. The Green-Eyed Dragon, and The Ring-ers, drew added praise from his en-thusiastic hearers. His beautiful portrayal of "Sylvia was most appreciated by many of the audience Beauty of tone was outstanding in the lovely "The Lord's Prayer."

Fisher played the piano accom-paniment for Englar with the assis-tance of Vena Flory. Ushers were Miriam Kimmel and Evelyn Amos, Kieth Pierce and Lee Kraus.

Student Salesmen Have Covered Campus

Cooperate With Hess In Selling

Booster Banquet Tickets Here.

In looking forward to the Booster Banquet tonight, McPherson College students should recognize the time and effort which has been spent in order to make the affair a success. Among those who have done their part are the campus ticket sellers, headed by Prof. M. A. Hess.

With Addison Saathoff as captain the salesmen for the senior class were Orville Beehler, Gerald Denney, Lor-ene Voshell, and Miriam Kimmel, Margaret Kagarice, Elma Minnick, Audrey Hammann, and David McGill with Raymond Flory as captian sold tickets to the juniors.

Sophomores were given the chance to buy a ticket by Donald Newkirk as captain. Sara Jana Olwln, Kirk Naylor, Maurine Anderson, Glenford Funk, William Rock, Ramona Fries, and Ernest Reed.

Bob Brust headed the freshmen salesmen, who were Kenneth Morri-son, Fred Ikenberry, Glennys Doll, Gladys Wiggins, Burtis Weible, Syl-van Hoover, Lena Bell Olwin, Doris Voshell, and Virignia Kerlin.

Homer Ferguson will be the toastmaster of the affair and while the guests are dining, music will be provided by the college orchestra, under the direction of Prof. Loren Crawford. Rev. C. G. Bloomquist.

pastor of the Trinity Lutheran church, will give the invocation.

Quartets Will Sing

Special music will be provided by the college varsity women's quartet, made up of Gladys Shank, Opal Hoffman. Frances Campbell, and Lillian Pauls. The college varsity male quartet will also appear on the program in a group of numbers. This quartet is made up of Wesley DeCoursey, Wayne Albright, Gordon Yoder and Keith Pierce.

President Schwalm will speak for the college and Pres. T. W. Butcher, of Kansas State Teachers college, Emporia, will bring the greetings of his school and also give a brief address. Following this Rev. Johnson will give the principal address, is "He Man" Preacher.

Dr. Johnson is widely known as a "he man" preacher. He is characterized as one of the strongest speakers ever secured for Booster Banquets that have heard Harry Woodring, Burris Jenkins, Alf Landon, Arthur Hyde, Chandellor Lindley, Harold Case, Chariot Gilkie, and W. W. Sweet.

Diners will be amused and stimu-lated by his manner of speaking which combines a keen sense of humor and deep religious thinking, tempered with wit.

The Christian Herald, a religious magazine, says of Dr. Johnson; "What the Rev. Charles Oscar John son, D. D. pastor of the third Baptist Church, St. Louis, Mo, has accomplished, under God, in the past 84 months sounds a note of en-couragement to every church and to every clergyman in America."

Johnson Is Hard Fighter

The statement, taken from the December, 1939 issue of the maga-zine, refers to the bitter fight stag-ed by Dr. Johnson and church peo-ple of St. Louis against the Hess horse and dog racing bill in the Mis-souri legislature, St. Louis was made tha goat in this bill. The bill passed the house and the senate and went to the governor. Johnson con-tacted the governor and under his influence and the efforts of the St. Louis committee he headed, this controversial measure was vetoed. This is only one of the many bitter battles Johnson has won in St. Louis, giving him a fund of information that will be Interesting to banquet goers.

Macampusand will act as waiters

at the banquet. Others will attend the affair as diners-out in their Sun-day best. The campus ticket campaign under the direction of M. A. Hess, has met with satisfactory re-sults.

Karl W. Breon, college field secre-tary, has been in charge of the ticket campaign. Tickets for the banquet are $10 each. Students are admitted for 50c.

The banquet, beginning at seven o'clock, climaxes weeks of feverish planning on the part of the faculty, students, and merchants. Canvass-ing the town, ticket salesmen have received a splendid response; ad-vance ticket sales indicate a large attendance.

Why does everyone pick on Ernest Reed? What with popcorn and all, he's still a good sport about it.

Here's another of those too, too queer sayings: "I feel all sweet within my self." It's originator is Ned Look, in answer to the question of "How are you?"

Recently the library has shown signs of spring weather, if sleeping, snoring, and the like may be called indicators of spring. Bob Frantz, Autumn Fields, Geraldine Spohn, and Donald Newkirk were sleeping when Geneva Schleuhber blundered in with the exclamation "Why, ev-eryone's asleep in here!" And all woke up.

Last Tuesday night didn't you think that Virginia Harris looked awfully nice? But then why shouldn't she? Wilbur Stern doesn't ask every-one for dates.

Gordon Rowers suggested that Elizabeth Ann Mohler earn her living by taking in hush money; that is

taking care of the neighbor's child-ren.

Lois Kennedy is getting to be a

In Arnold Hall—

It is certainly evident that this is the ninth week. Every one took at least one book off the shelf, dusted it and looked inside - for the first time this semester. What a headache! Bet even more noticeable is the fact that Arnold Hall girls are coming in later than usual an pulling up dermerits. Get all you can while you can in their motto. And Burn-etta Denny is certainly getting her share!

Fresh buttered pop corn! But what powerful stuff. Treated with epson salts, or something, the pop corn fed to several inmates on first proved to be quite effective.

Sniff! sniff! "Bloodhound" Em-mert smells smoke—cigarette smoke. With nose to the floor she follows the scent, sure that where ther's smoke there's fire! But, fooled

sleep, walking, pushed herself on the table, and then fell off the table and injured her eye.

Did we girls have fun parting in

flirt. She stuck out her tongue at Vance Sanger and Leslie Rogers— they took the hint (when Mother Em-mert wasn't looking).

My, how that Kathryn Dobbins does get around. Tuesday night it was that microbe hunter, Emerson Yoder.

The "Creation" last Sunday night was a big affair for LaRue Owens. Did you notice how he was simply surrounded by girls? And three of them were good looking, too.

All that Kirk Naylor is walling for is some nice warm weather, and then he will put you all in colored glasses. Just watch for those gaudy green trousers.

These people who rave about woman who squander their money on clothes! The boys are just as bad. Phil Mayen and S. G. Hoover bought two suits apiece the other day.

You know, Lavern Bollinger really is a bright boy. After a great deal of discussion about the country which acquired 2-5 of Saxony, he triumphantly turned to Delmar Atchison and said "2-5, that 40 per cent, isn't it?"

so many homes Friday night! I hope we all left a good impression. But it seems tha tin our absence we had visitors—male ones. They talked loudly and even shot a firecracker, and still no sign of Mother Emmert. Heck! Campbell and Enns acted as hostesses to the gentlemen.

What a personality Frances Campbell does have! At least she certainly made a deep impression on the "unattached easterner". Gee, he wasn't so bad! Evelyn Amos was all excited too, and could hardly sit through the next class after she had been asked to usher at his recital.

I don't see it all, I don't know it all - how I hate to admit it—and I don't tell it all—or I could really make things hot for some people. It has taken see some time, bu I've finally discovered who disrupted by living quarters a couple weeks ago. Maybe I should tell the authorities that some of you girls entertained gentlemen in your room late that night, and that you disobey-ed other dormitory rules, and that you were up late that night - too late for freshmen. Maybe you could try bribing me!

Sophs To Begin Putting On Screws

Organize Vigilantes To Enforce Handbook Ruling

A committee of vigilantes had been appointed to enforce the ancient Macampus tradition dealing with the freshman cap ruling.

Dale Stucky will head the posse, and with him as enforcing agents will be "Dutch Goering, "Doc" Charboneau, Kirk Naylor, and Glen Funk. The comittee has been assured the full cooperation of the M Club and will be designated power to deputize any number of upper classman to police the campus and persuade frshmen to obey the ruling.

Under the head of "Regulations, Suggestions, and Traditions" the freshmen bible contains these words. "All freshmen men are expected to wear the official freshmen cap from the opening of school until Thanksgiving and from Easter un-til the close of school unless they win the football game from the sophomores at Thanksgiving time."

This year's result was a 14-6 victory for the sophs.

Stucky has warned that freshmen should "begin getting the green things off the shelf and knocking the dust off them." Easter is not far away.

Music Students Give Chapel Program

Crawford, Hoffman, Braid, Wolfe,

Entertain Chapel Group

Professor Loren B. Crawford of the music department was in charge of the chapel program last Friday morning, which opened with the student group singing a hymn.

A violin solo, concerto Number 23, the first movement, by Viottli, was ably played by Dorothy Braid. She was accompanied by Lillys Frantz.

Opal Hoffman, accomponied by Frances Campbell. sang "Swing Along." In response to the approval of the assembly, she sang an encore, "Miss Butterfly".

Mamie Wolfe played a piano solo in her usual pleasing manner. Her selection was from "The Flying Dutchman".

Announcements were made by Dr. Bright and Professor Hess.

Brown Judges

Miss Jessie Brown, head of the music department of McPherson college, was in Wichita Saturday, judging the annual music talent audition sponsored by the fifth district of the Kansas Federation of Women's Club, at the University of Wichita.

There were auditions in voice, violin, cello, and piano, with students divided into first, second, third and fourth year classifications. The entrants were from the five counties in the district, including Sedgwick, Sumner, Butler, McPherson and Harvey.

BYPD To Present Easter Play Sunday

Students Are Urged to Attend

Oar-Act Religious Drama

Next Sunday night the B. Y. P. D. will present in the college chapel at the regular hour, an Easter play entitled "The Christian Trail." This religions, one-act drama which is being coached by Mrs. Arthur Baldwin will have a complete cast of college students including: Father, Wilburn Lewallen; Mother, Miriam Kim-mel; Daughter, Ruth Stump; Son, Dick Berger; Grandma, Margaret Kagarice; Man, Forrest Stern.

This unusual Easter production will be suplemented by musical numbers which form a background for the play.

Students are urged to be sure to see the B. Y. P. D. Easter dramatic program in the chapel at 4:30 next Sunday evening.

Fresh, Sophs Have Picnic

Arrangements have been made by the sophomore and freshmen classes for a joint please which will be held

Brest and Newkirk have appointed

committees to handle the affair.

Patronize Spec Advertisers For Better Results

Arnoldites Entertain

With a swish the girls of Arnold Hall entertained their escorts at a formal party in the Student Union Room. Saturday night, March 18, the couples were received at the door by Miss Ida Shockley, Mrs. Emmert, Miss Gladys Shank and Miss Sally Olwin.

Three groups of games were played during the evening,, intersperced with musical numbers. Evelyn Amos, Gladys Shank, and Lucille Wade sang two numbers, "Deep Purple" and "Organ-Grinder's Swing." Mamie Wolfe played "Claire de Lane". Just before refreshments were served Gladys Shank led the group in singing Irish songs.

Repeat Great Stone Face

Episode In Campus Library

Had you ever noticed any simil-arity between the picture of the beautiful face of Italy's Queen Re-gina in the library reading room and the face of our own Miss Forney who also lives in the library? This similarity was pointed out by Edith Nickey after reading an article in the Spectator in which various stu-dents had named certain attributed of the lady in silk.

Can i be possible that, as in the history of The Great Stone Face, merely looking upon the fair queen has molded Miss Forney's features into an identical appearance?

Drive Already

Nets $5,000

81 Colleges Aid In Drive For Needy Eastern Studes

New York City—(ACP)—American college students have collected approximately $5,000 for the aid of student refugees in China. Miss Molly Yard, secretary of the Far Eastern Student Service Fund announced last week. Of this amount, $3,000 has already been cabled to Dr. J. Usang Ly of the National Student Relief Committee in Shanghai.

With a campaign goal of $50.000 Miss Yard reports, that 81 colleges already have held campus campaigns and nearly 200 others expect to do so during the second semester. Dan-ces, bazaars, and lectures have featured most of the drives. Contributions have come from Smith, Vasaar, Mount Holyoke, Randolph-Macon College for Women and smaller in-

The Far Eastern Student Service Fund has been asked by the Chinese students to help establish temporary universities in Western China to replace the 54 institoutions partially or totally destroyed by Japanese bombardment. At least 30,000 students are in need, Miss Yard declares. She recently returned from China where she represented the United Stales on an international Student Good-will Delegation. A

"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it from him. An Investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."— Franklin.

"I believe that the American boy has a belter chance for education for making a true successo of his life in a college of not more than three hundred students." - Elibu Root.

portion of the funds will be used to transport these students to the new university centers, to fee and clothe them, and to provide scholarships.

A small portion of the funds will be sent to Japanese Christians who are being persecuted because of their opposition to the War.