Everyone is getting ready for open-house. They sweep all the dirt out in the hall, open the fire escape, and the window at the other end of the hall and let it blow out.

It's noon. And what do we have for lunch SOUP. But you gotta eat, so you might just as well eat! Well our cleaning is nearly over. Now for the ironing board. It has been going ever since morning but perhaps I can squeeze in somehow.

Things quiet down from 1:30 to 3:30. That's library time. Then they start humming, for everyone is putting last minute touches to rooms. The third-floor gang is up to some-thing.

Paul Harris and Jesse MacKnight

of the Executive Council of Peace Action Service, Washington D. C. will be at McPherson College, Monday, October 31.

In the morning they will speak in chapel, and in the afternoon they will conduct a forum discussion in the Student Union Room at 3:00. Everyone is welcome to attend this meeting.

These men are speaking in Topeka on Sunday night, and will be in Hutchinson on Tuesday.

Choral Club Planning For

Two Concerts

Nevin W. Fisher, head of the mus-ic department of McPherson College, and Miss Frances Campbell, conduc-tor of the choral Club, this week an-nounced the permanent personnel of the Choral Club.

The organization will present both a sacred and secular concert this year and in addition will participate in the McPherson Choral Union's presentation of the oratorio, "the Cre-ation."

ger, Olive Colyn, Bernetta Denny, Virginia Kerlin, Nina Lea Rush, Es-tella Bacon, and Shirley Spohn; second sophano—Arlene Barley, Lois Florman, Avis Smith, Lucille Wade, Mary Boring, LaVon John, and Rowena Wampler.

First alto—Kathryn Mae Deal, Marian Harshbarger, Elizabeth Mohler, Edna Mae Russell, Joy Smith, and Ardys Metz; second alto—Hazel Bodine, Dorothy Braid, Marguerite Brower, Alice Lindgren, Kathryn

First tenor—Leland Akers, Galen Allen, Gerald Denny, and Lawrence Hawkins: second tenor—Eldon Du-bois, John Dietrich, and William Cooper.

First bass—Harold Fulkerson, Joel Letkeman, Eldor Miller, Dale Stucky, and Edward Zook; Seconds bass—Lee Kraus, William Rock, Wilbur Bullinger, and Edwin Diehl.

As was previously published, the officers of the organization are: president, Elizabeth Mohler; vicepresident, Lucille Wade: secretary and treasurer, Eldor Miller; and li-brarian, Mariam Harshbarger.

Dr. Andrew W. Cordier, prominent lecturer of Manchester college in Indiana, was the guest speaker before the student body and faculty Friday morning. The lecture, "The Doom of Czechoslovakia." was one of a series of lectures he gave during the week.

"Czechoslovakia is a little democracy in a sea of dictatorships, and the Czechs do not deserve the treatment they have been receiving during the last few months," remarked Dr. Cordier.

He stated the Czechs have five ar-guments against the present condition. They are: first, the part of Czechoslovakia being torn away from the Czechs does not belong to Germany; second, most of the Germans in Czechoslovakia are migrates; third, If Germany lakes the desired land, they get all the resources of Czechoslovakia; fourth, if this territory would be taken away, the Czechs would not be able to defend themselves; and fifth, the Czechs demand better treatment than they received this summer.

"Czechoslovakia is the victim of the most powerful imperialistic nation in the world. A few people dare to oppose the modern Napoleon, but they in time shall be turned over to him."

Dr. Cordier said that the Czechs who dared to oppose Hitler this sum-mer are headed for the concentration ramps.

His concluding remarks were "The policy to live and let live should be the policy of the world, but that is far from being the policy that is being used in Europe today."

Names of five seniors and two juniors have been announced by the faculty as recommended to appear in the "Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." Students who will represent McPherson College in the book are William Thompson, Frances Campbell, Opal Hoffman, Addison Saathoff, Lillian Pauls, Stephen Stover and Raymond Flory. William Thompson appeared in the annual last year.

Students who receive the honor of having their biographies in the fifth edition of the "Who's Who" are, as in previous editions, admitted on the basis of their character, leadership in extra curricular activities such as athletics, society, religion, student government, scholarship, and potentialities of future usefulness to business and society. This is the second year that students of McPherson College have been included in the book.

The "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and College" is published by H. Pottus Randall of University, Alabama, in cooperation with the colleges and universities of the United Status. It is compiled as a national basis of recognition for students, devoid of politics, initiation fees, and dues. Only juniors and seniors and students in advance work are selected.

Six-thirtyy bell in Arnold, but we turn over and try to ignore it. Wait a minute—that isn’t the six-thirty bell—that ’s the breakfast bell. Sounds like only about two people going down to breakfast. Oh well— it's too late now, we'll just take another nap.

What! eight o’clock! Who would burn thought it? Does sound like there is something happening though. What was the bang! Joel Letkeman and his candid camera should have been around, for Donna Jean just about had an accident. She went out on the fire escape to shake her rugs. She shut the door. She turned around. The door came open and just about spanked Donna Jean off the fire escape.

That's what she deserves though for tempting Metz. Ardys was on a very strict diet until some of the girls came into her room bearing strawberry jam and crackers. The girl has no resistance.

Not much doing on third. It seems so Quiet. That can be under-stood because both Wiggins and E. Mohler are away. "Baby-Doll" Denny makes up for their absence however. Then too, Edna May Russell is here this weekend.

Not much doing on first either. There's Frances Campbell darting around in slacks. But first is really too close to Mother Emmert's room to be very noisy.

Houston Upholds

New Deal Bill

“Jack" Houston, congressman from the fifth district of Kansas for two terms, spoke in chapel Monday morning, October 24. He was introduced by Dale Stucky, the president of the Young Democratic Club on the campus.

Mr. Houston spoke first of the current perplexity in the field of econ-omics. "The world is in turmoil; as we attempt to bring order out of this turmoil, we will be judged more by the notion we take than by the words we say." "It is our job to give an interpretation of the problems which confront us, then furnish a remedy for those problems. We are not faced with the need for a clear-cut choice between Communism and Fascism, Socialism and Capitalism; we are merely compelled to adjust to the changes that have been wrought in our physical world; the ending of the land frontier and the coming of a host of inventions. We are not through with the pioneer spirit; we must move forward in that spirit to adjust to these changes and still re-tain opportunities for individual in-itiative", said this dynamic speaker.

Then in an enlightening manner, Mr. Houston took up the Government Reorganization Bill. He told of the need for a reorganisation in order to avoid duplication of efforts in the government bureaus. "This is a non-partisan problem, and must be dealt with no matter which party is in power. Sooner or later a re-organazation must take place, and the sooner the better." emphasized Mr. Houston.

briefly the foreign situation. He stressed the importance of keeping our minds free from alien propaganda which would lead us into a foreign war.

"I believe in armaments for defense, but nothing for foreign aggression. "Make America safe for Americans in America", was the slogan with which he finished his address.

Dr. W. C. Heaston, prominent local physician and official college doctor, will talk in chapel hour next Monday morning.

But the dinner bell interrupts and they go downstairs talking and laughing. We heard the words "sign" and "we're tops". Wonder what it is all about.

Now things are really feverish everyone wants the shower. It's always like that on Saturday night. Bells ring and one by one the girls go on dates—leaving two or three girls on each hall to wander around lone-nomely. But tonight it is different. Upon house is keeping most of us home.

Don Newkirk and Esther Sherfy are planning the work for the newest commission of the S. C. M., Rural Life. They have set up the following as the aims of the commission:

1. The discussion of rural youths' problems as found in their particular community.

2. The Introduction of various plans of rural organization as a pos-sible solution to these problems.

3 The presentation In condensed form of the advice and discoveries of leading sociologists.

4. The preservation and development of capable leaders to return to and do something for these needy rural communities.

It will be the purpose of this com-mission to discover how community conditions may be improved to such degree that every individual may have the best possible opportunity to develop his personality and enjoy the followship of working for the common good.

The senior debaters, Saathoff and Thompson, defeated the sophomore debaters, Stucky and Newkirk, and thereby declared themselves the champions of the school last Tuesday night in the finals of the inter-class tournament. The debate was a spirited affair and one in which the debaters stuck to the question more than in previous interclass debates. The debate was noteworthy in this respect. The team of Saathoff and Thompson won the interclass debates last year. Don Newkirk was also in the finals of the interclass debates last year, but with a different col-league, Esther Sherfy; All of the finalists of this year are trying out for the varsity.

After beautiful music from a large chapel choir, Dr. Schwalm introduc-ed the Rev. Mr. Truesdale of the Presbyterian church last Monday. Mr. Truesdale read in the Scriptures and Introduced his speech with the doctrine of kinosis, the power given to Christ.

"A good name is to be sought rather than great riches," declared Mr. Truesdale. "Too many of us dislike our names. But at the mention of a name we think of the personal-ity and character that go along with it. No matter what our name is, we should make that name honorable through life.

"Many industrial concerns have names that are worth millions of dollars to them. But I wonder how much the name of Jesus is worth to us. It has been honored through the ages. Let us continue to hold it high."

After his talk Dr. Schwalm men-tioned the defacement of a statue and a building at Lindsborg. Then Coach "Buck" Astle and the presi-dent of the student council spoke, condemming that action and suggest-ing plans to atone for it.

The week of December 4 to 11 has been designated as McPherson College Week through her entire territory. During this week there will be an emphasis on higher Christian education in the churches and alum-ni groups. There will be programs on Christian education and about Mc-Pherson College. During this week there will also be an effort to raise funds for the college to meet the current budget. An effort will be made to make this effective in the entire region.

Members of the play production class, along with a few students drafted from the principles of speech class are preparing a series of three one-act plays to be presented before the student body in chapel Wednesday evening, November 9.

"The Londonberry Air" is a delightful Irish play which will be coached by Margaret L. Kagarice. The story centers around a "bound out" girl and a happy-go-lucky ped-dler. The cast of characters in-cludes Dwight Horner as "The Peddler"; Vera Heckman as the "Bound-Out Girl"; Margaret L.

Kagarice as "Widow Boggs"; and Charles Soheller as "Hiram Boggs." A comical story of two old fisher-men and how they try to manage their young niece is told in "The Managers" which will be directed by Rilla Hubbard with herself as "Nancy." Harold Larsen plays "Uncle Tim" while Wesley Darrow portrary "Uncle Hiram."

In "He," a striking dramatic play with the setting on a whale fishing boat in the north sea. "Ben'' will be played by Leonard Vaughn. Wesley DeCoursey will appear as "Stew-ard." Eldon Craik as "Faplaln Keeney," Keith Pierce as "Slocum,” Faylene Stansel as "Mrs. Keeney." With Henry Dosenbrock as "Joe." Elma Minnick will coach the pro-duction.

These three plays will provide a full evening's entertainment that everyone will enjoy.

Co-op House Home For 4;

Feeds Seventeen More

The Co-op house is the abode for four or our masculine friends, two of whom are ardeny jitterbugs, and also a place for obtaining food for seventeen other eds.

Imagine seventeen hungry fellows eating together! However, they do take turns in saying grace. It would not seem like home if there wasn't a fight as to who was to wash the dishes. This dispute was finally settled by the hiring of two boys to do the dishwashing all the time for thier board. Don't you sympathize with them, girl?? It seems that prexy Bill Rock likes to juggle dishes or was it the peas? At least, Bill will have the cash to pay for the broken dish.

Mrs. Slifer is certainly a good cook; at least the boys on the foot-ball team have steady nerves from a balanced diet. Maybe Coach Astle should get her to bring a kettle of hot jump to the boys during the half, although they probably get enough hot stuff, then as it is.

Dr. J. J. Yoder, Treasurer J. H. Fries, Prof. R. E. Mohler, and Dr. V. F. Schwalm plan to attend soon the meeting of the national boards of the Church of the Brethren. Dr. Schwalm will stop at Chicago for the meeting of the Religion and Welfare Recovery National Committee.

The men who drew affirmative are Charles Baldwin, Edward Leon-ard, Wilburn Lewallen, Herbert Michael, Donald Newkirk, Robert Rice, Dale Stucky, Bill Thompson, and Leonard Vaughn. They will be opposed by Harold Bowman, Wilbur Bollinger, Raymond Coppedge, Eldon Craik, Dan Davidson, Ernest Reed, Addison Saathoff, Vance Sanger, and Winton Sheffer.

Joy Smith, Autumn Fields, and Mary Boring drew affirmative for women's tryouts, while Ardys Mets, Esther Sherfy, Geraldine Spohn, and Flora Mae Duncon, drew negative.

A voluntary conference will be held next Monday night at 6:30 in Coach Maurice A. Hess's room for all debaters, men and woman.

Because of the number of people trying out—the largest in any year —some of those who are not placed on a team may be invited to keep in shape and prepare for a tournament in January in which they may enter. This tournament is the Mc-Pherson Junior Invitational Tournament.

The debate program for the year 1938-39 has already been mapped out. The program includes five debate tournaments and two state ora-torical contests.

The first debate tournament will be staged at home an Nov. 21, when Hutchinson Junior College and Bresee bring two debate teams apiece and engage in four rounds of debate with McPherson, who will use two underclass teams. At this tournament there will also be a contest of post-prandial oratory or after-dinner speaking, to take place in the college dining hall.

The next tournament will be at Winfield on Nov. 25, 26. The four varsity teams from McPherson will go and participate in eight rounds of debate. This will be an inter-state lournnment.

The McPherson Junior Invitation Tournament will be held on Jan. 7. This is an annual tournament, started last year, at which time over 50 teams were here. There will be five rounds of debate for only under-class teams.

All underclass teams of McPher-son will go next to Hutchinson junior College where contests in various kinds of debate, extempor-aneous speaking, after-dinner speaking, interpretive reading, and oratory will be held on Feb. 3, 4.

The league tournament will be here on Mar. 4. All varsity teams will compete. Last year McPherson tied with Bethany for the championship. The three previous years McPherson had won the conference championship. This tournament will end the debating season proper.

On Mar. 10 the state Anti-Tobacco Oratorical Contest will be held at Bresee. On April 14 the State Peace Oratorical Contest will be held at Wesleyan. McPherson will

Co-op Movement Spreads

McPherson's co-op boarding house is only one of many that have sprung up during recent years.

The cooperative movement on the college campus at America has made great advancement in recent years. A survey made of cooperatives showed that fifty-one dormitories, thirty-four dining clubs, sixty-five book stores, snd twenty-nine miscellaneous coops, are operating in the United States.

The long years of genial and amiable hostility between Bethany and McPherson colleges was threatened Tuesday night by an act of vandalism on the Bethany campus attributed to McPherson people, students or otherwise.

Such an exhibition is an expres-sion of feelings that are foreign to the standard of the schools involved and is a revival of a practice that

McPherson students express their genuine regrets at this unfortunate circumstance.

First information concerning the dirty work was indefinite dismissed it as merely a mischiev-ous prank. However the fact is that the invaders of the Swedes have showed utter disrespect to the statue of the founder of Bethany College by painting it red.

You should vote on November 8. College students, it is generally conceded, have more than average ability and should be genuinely inter-ested in governmental affairs. The habit of voting should be part of that interest. And part of a College education.

Add to the accumulating list of Look Alikes: Mildred Klinzman, Lucille Wade, and Lena Belle Olwin.

Soma cute little girls: Doris Vos-hell, Shirley Spohn, Kitty Mohler, and Ruth Smith.

Rowena Wampler really crashed into Kline Sunday night. Let's hope she repairs the locks on her luggage

Last Saturday night at 8 o’clock Mrs. Arnold spread forth her door mat of Welcome and bade all those who wished to cross the threshold and visit the realms within. The foors were flung wide revealing the cosy living quarters, and the inmates put on their best smiles to greet their two hundred visitors.

Things went smoothly for an hour or so, and then, sniff! sniff! what can that odor be? Too polite to mention it, the guests left the rooms, but gracious, it was worse out in the hall. Phew! It smells like limber-ger cheese! Listen guys, that was a dirty trick. Windows were thrown open but the smell still remained. Unable to bear the unpleasing aroma, and unwilling to absorb it in their clothes, the guess soon began to leave. One guest was heard to say,

The culprits should be found and punished, if by nothing less than by the sting of adverse public opinion. The administrations of the two schools and the student councils have repeatedly discouraged any raiding at each other's campuses.

It is generally felt that the school should not be held responsible for the defacing of the Bethany campus, because proper precautions

It is quite well established that the persons responsible were not students of McPherson College nevertheless the Swedes will be justified in tackling with vengeance tonight.

In addition to the regrets received by Bethany College from the administrations and the student coun-cil, the Spectator adds its genuine displeasure.

year who do not vote—their num-ber is so great—that, they could elect a president if they would vote to-gether. This is America, the land of the free and the home of the brave.

If you think that your vote doesn't count much, read about California's old folks who are starting an econom-ic revolution with their ham-and-eggs-$30-a-week scheme. All this by voting.—m. a.

You know, at times we wish we could be relieved of our intelligence just long enough to laugh at some simple things that do occur—such as the manner in which gravy slid-ed down the side of a stack of mash-ed potatos, —or the peckin' of football boys.

soap, mothballs, grandmother's kitchen, homemade soup boiling in a huge iron kettle out-of-doors on an autumn day, clean sheets, the leaf houses we used to make,—but not the Ray Refinery or limberger ikon

As usual there were pranksters (if you can call them that) among our visitors with salt shakers hid in their pockets and with sticky fingers. Although warned before hand, most of the girls had nicnacs sat around on dressers and shelves. Before the evening was over, however, many of these and dollies, pictures and other

Guests were served light refresh-ments of punch, wafers, and mints in the parlors.

At 11 o'clock, the inhabitants of Arnold once again hung out their ''private, keep out" signs on the doors until open house next year. Call again!

Oct, 17. We went to chapel today to see the Thespian fledglings perform. On the whole, it was a pretty good program, although some of the parts hadn't been worked out as carefully as they might have been. We take our hat off to Virginia Ker-lin as Petruchio and Kate. When Mr. Macbeth said, "Is this a dagger that I see before me?" we were tempted to say, "No it's only our butcher knife." Discreetly we kept silent. We cut three classes today to catch up on the work we should have done over the week-end. We hated to lose that thirty cents an hour that class-room instruction costs us, but we had to do it.

Oct. 18. We went to class today but we slept too much to catch anything to ramble about.

Oct. 19. Dr. Ise told us this evening all about the coming of Fascism to the land or the free and the home of the Bulldogs. He painted a rather black picture: he said the only hope is in free discussion. We guess the thing to do is to go into a "bull session" and settle the problem. If the people at the Forum had known good music, they would have clapped Berle back for an encore. We see the great Stern, who has gone through three years of college without becoming "involved", has finally fallen. At least a certain little maiden keeps him quite busy running back and forth between Arnold Hall and this establishment. We have decided to call our basement "The Igloo" because there is always a freeze overhead. ’D‘ya get it(?)

Oct, 20. Well, we go to hear Dr. Cordier tonight to get the real low-down on the situation in Central Europe. Whew! He can talk for an hour and a half hand-running without ev-en stopping for breath! We can't decide whether Hitler ought to be killed or let go since we heard Dr. Cord-ier. I guess we'll let him go.

Oct. 21. At last someone has beat-en us at our own game! "Jerry Relates" drives us to the dictionary with her use of "prolix" and "ver-bose" in her Spec column. When we looked them up, we weren't sure whether we were being complimented or "slammed". We hope the former. Smucker says we shouldn't kick about the game; they won the second half, but we won the first one, so the game must be a tie.

Oct. 22. Today is Saturday, hence time to push the dust back under the bed for another week. We take this opportunity to ask Miss Etty a question which is slightly out of her line, but which we hope she will answer: "What should we do when there isn’t room under the bed for any more dirt?" It puzzles us; we can’t put it under the dresser be-cause there is too much there already.

Oct. 23. We went to Monitor today. We saw Betty Ruth Stutzman and Fred Nace. From the general way in which they acted we came to the conclusion that the old question. "Ain't love grand?" can be definitely answered in the affirmative, all other evidence to-the-contracy-not-withstanding. We rode back with

Harshbarger and a young lady from that community. When we took her into Kline Hall we carried her suit-case, and just inside the door the lid came open and out gushed clothes, a dozen eggs, and "et cetera". We were slightly embarrassed, but all we could do was lean against the door and laugh. We think there is a great future in the suitcase-latch manufacturing field for some young man with an inventors mind. We will be in the market for the first suuitcase guaranteed not to open accidentally.

I have a problem which is so dis-tressing that it keeps me awake night thinking about it. If knew that you would be able to help me out of my difficulty. I have a date to take a girls to an out-of-town football game. We are going on the bus. Should I offer to pay her bus fare? I would have asked one of the faculty but I am very bashful.

It all depends on how serious your intentions are. If she is just another of those many girls you have on the string, by all means let her pay her own way. But if unfortunately she is the "one and only" be a gentleman and do it for her.

Charles Baldwin, Clayton Fry, and Kenneth Thompson are not triplets; they just have a common background. The way to distinguish among them is to place each with his particular interest, i. e.—Baldwin, library and Dobbins, etc.

The Roxbury bunch, Keagle, Mor-rison, and Anderson, may be a bit confusing, too. It just demands close observation to know that Micky Mor-rison is not the blond deferred to when the name, Micky Miller, is mentioned.

And as for the five Flory's we have them in all stories and descriptions Take notice it is Marie who is Raymond's sister, not Raymond who is Dean’s brother. Frantz, by the way, represents another tribe which anyone would do well to note that they are all cousins; therefore be careful what you say where.

In the Hoover line-up, S. G. is not an abbreviation for Sylvan; they are two different people, and Mary Elizabeth is the sister of S.G.

If you make a mistake, don't worry. No one can do more than look daggers at you!

Did Mohler

It's hot "news" when students are seen perched on the block-post of the steps to some entrance, but it’s a real "scoop" when a faculty member, especially one whose record shows many years of dignified service, is seen sitting crosslegged on the cement arm of the Ad building, reading a book with one eye while the other constantly scans the rib-bonlike Euclid Avenue from which be so viciously hopes his car which has gone on a fifteen minute expedi-tion to town thirty minutes before would emerge.

hurry one may be in, it’s still true that all he can do is to wait—unless he wants to "hoof it" as Mr. Mohler wan seen walking into his home yard some twenty minutes later still without a car.

In Mother Emmert's office all is still. Mother Emmert is reading at her desk. Over by the door is a small stand containing about a dozen letters of varying sizes. If we may judge by the handwriting, they must have been written by a dozen different persons.

Enter Gladys Shank (clever bit of pantomime here). She peeps in. Sees the letters waiting to be mailed. Her facial expression plainly shows disappointment. The mail has not arrived! Well, after all—Naylor was here last Sunday and this is Tuesday morning.

Re-enter Gladys Shank, She quietly slips a penny post-card in with the other mail. Is that all he merits?

The silence is rudely shattered by Stump and Denny. They offer a scintillating bit of conversation which goes like this. "Is the mail here yet." It isn't, and so they sit down to wait for it.

Mother Emmert rises, crosses to the stand, and rearranges the letters. Is Henry temperamental? It must be the artist in him, for he wants all his letters turned the same way.

Philadelphia, Pa. (ACP)—A new and novel peace education program has been established by the Society of Friends, a program that calls for a series of "peace retreats" for col-lege students in various sections of the U. S.

At these retreats students will plan peace activities for the year, and delegates will assume reponsi-bility for leading campus-wide peace programs in addition to an off-cam-pus program.

rustle of expectancy all through the dorm). There must be a grapevine telegraph in the dorm, for just as soon as Henry gets here a group of girls come stringing in to cluster around Mother Emmert's desk while she sorts the mail.

Those Flory twins got another package—a great big one this time. Vena departs with a beautiful smile on her face- and the package.

There are rumblings of discontent from Jessie Messamer who usually gets more than her share but was minus any today.

Ah! here's where we really get the low-down for we see not only Arnold Hall’s mall hut also Kline and Fahne-stock. Fahnestock's mall pile tops them all this morning. Who says boys don't write letters?

But it is time for the curtain, for the main character—Henry—has left the stage. And what is a play after the final exit of the hero?

Then let's pull the curtain, while backstage we leave several girls chuckling appreciatively at some sly bit of humor in their letters while the others look on pensively and wish they could flaunt a letter in the face of the whole college.

The college men are so very slow. They surely take their ease; For even when they graduate. They do it by degrees.

Commission Probes Boy-Girl Problems

Plan To Discuss Social Affairs;

Dutch Dating Subject To Scrutiny

The Personal and Family Relations Commission of the S. C. M. is taking up the problems which confront students on our campus, in the hope of helping these students to find practicable solutions.

In its first median the group discussed the establishment of a code of personal conduct; the conclusion reached indicated that successful living depends upon one’s code.

The group has considered also the relationships of individuals to society. This problem implies understanding self, judging our abilities and limitations, social amenities, etiquette, problems of conversation, and other related topics.

In the near future the commission will discuss boy-girl relationships on the campus. Included will be Dutch dating, good way's to spend an evening, how to encourage dating, learning to adjust oneself to various circumstances which arise, and other campus problems.

Mr. Clayton Rock, husband of the sister of Corrine Bowers Wigging, who resigned a good high school job to help Mr. Fries keep the college out of the red.

Mr. Ralph Stutzman, the lower third of the Crawford-Fisher-Stutz-man trio, who rides his cello up Euclid Avenue.

Mrs. Alice Martin, M. C. summer school graduate, who rushes home from the office to get meals, keep house, and care for a lively boy and an adorable, girl, Bobby and Bonnie. Miss Mildred Forney, a doll with queenly grace, who holds a veil of Quietness over the library rooms. Miss Eunice Harkey, a sociable social worker, who is teaching and practicing case work at the same time.

Mr. Morton Widiger, the instructor in woodwind instruments; who is seldom seen about the campus.

Circulation Staff Speaks

“What are you doing that for?" Is the usual opening question when a student (not necessarily a freshman) happens into the Spectator office on a Friday afternoon for the first time. Three people, Marianne Krueger, Edna Mae Russell, and Herbert Michael, are busy wrapping up papers into thin, tightly pasted rolls. They explain that the papers are to be mailed to various subscribers, alumni, parents of students, high schools, and advertisers.

"Do you print them here?" and, “Do you have to put a stamp on each one?" are not infrequent questions. The reply is, "No, the paper is printed by The McPherson Republican. We don't have to put on any stamps because the post office simply weighs the papers and charges for mailing by the weight.” The query as to how many papers are sent out is answered briefly, "about two hundred."

The mailing staff, which also includes Wayne Switzer who types the labels, does not at all mind answering questions, but the question they would like most to answer is never asked. But if someone should inquire, “Do you need more help?” the answer would be, "well, we could certainly use one or two more people and keep them busy for an hour or so. In fact, we would appreciate very much having more assistance.”

Fifty Columbia Tickets Sold

Fifty tickets were sold to freshmen and new students during the Cooperative Concert Series ticket drive. Although fifty tickets may seem a comparatively small number it should be remembered that only freshman and new students had the opportunity to buy tickets this fall and that this number means that approximately a third of these students purchased tickets.

In Arnold Hall

I hate to steal "Etty's" thunder, but if some question arises "within these walls" of Arnold, I feel it my duty to answer it to the best of my ability. But this one beats me, I’m completely stumped, in fact, I must admit I don’t know the answer —and I thought I knew all the answers (ahem)! but what would you reply if someone asked you "How long does it take curls to dry?" You get me there, kid!

Screech! screech! pick up your skirts and run, ladies, there's mice ‘round these hyar parts. Did you see that great big one on our front steps the other day? Oh, oh! my mistake-—It was a rat! My, how brave you are, Nina Lea, to pick up that "dirty rat" by the tail and fling him away.

We have a tutor-ess in our midst. Every evening a little girl comes to Arnold, and Evelyn Herr instructs her in her rending lessons. Almost every evening teacher gets a nice red apple, or something good to eat. As for York—well, he usually goes home when Jacqueline comes.

It's hard to keep up with these Flory twins, but, just in passing, how do you like, those pit-tails, all tied with pretty ribbon (I prefer green), dangling on he hack of their heads? I'd say "Cute, no end!”

Oh, these freshman! Will they never learn that there are study hours? Kanel and Davis. must you be so noisy, and don't you remember that showers are to be taken after 10 o'clock?

Ellen Dale is going in for speed in a big wny—on a motorcycle, with helmet and goggles, 'n everything. How was the trip to Wichita-breezy? And with a faculty member at that! Tut! tut!—can such things be?

It's a shame that Flossie, the poet, should be forced to lower her dignity to go through a slipper line. But. Flossie, you really shouldn't run when a Senior commands you, and certainly you shouldn’t push the dresser in front of your door for protection, Sakes! That’s cowardly! And it lowers that dignity even more to be dragged down the steps. But freshmen will be freshmen, and must be put in their place.

Today's brain-teaser;—During one of the sessions of first, Campbell remarked that she had had a pair of shoes half-soled. But Gladys insisted they had been only a fourth-soled, since the heel was half of the sole, and she had only half of the sole half-soled. The argument finally came to a conclusion when Evelyn Amos dryly remarked; “Your heel is half of you sole. Some people have no sole, so they’re all heel." You figure it out.

And so I bring my weekly epistle to an end, but, by the way, that putrid odor, left by one of our visitors Saturday night, still lingers in the hall. Quick, a gas-mask!

A blinding stab of light, the click of a shutter, and we catch a certain popular freshman boy removing the "Beat Bethel" can from the top of the flag pole at midnight with the thermometer registering a freezing temperature. Why all the secrecy, Lick?

And, to pursue the same victim, haven't we had a lot of chances to snap Berger and Joy Smith together? Looks as if it were getting serious!

It makes us work our camera overtime to keep up with Delbert Barley-How that boy does got around!

We’ve been getting a lot of chances to picture Dwight Homer with that look in his eyes as no gazes on the charms of Opal Hoff-Whoops! We mustn't tell all, quite!

It seems that Kennedy and Dos-enbrock have been doing a lot of getting together on the subject of photography. Our idea of the real composition of that picture is that more than a common interest in that subject brings them together so often. Are we right?

Ah! another flash picture. Don't we see Bill Rock on the porch of Hoerner Hall rather frequently? Perhaps Melba could explain.

So we’re off to the library to look for more picture material. We’ll be snapping you!

Miss Atkinson has been bragging that she has cut the expenses of food twenty-five per cent in the dormitory. So that explains the quantity of potatoes and beans! However, one of the girls from Bethel remarked that all M. C. students are so skinny: That IS a laugh.

By the way. how does Bob Rice rate an orange at every meal. Maybe he's a special friend of the cook or sumpin'.

The way to a girl's heart is through her stomach. Or at least so Jonathan Hammersly thinks. But he's not taking any chances, he fed all the girls in Kline Hall.

Those two town students Keith Pierce and Faylene Stansel have found interest on the campus in the person of Gladys "Windy" Wiggins and Bob Brust.

These people who are always delving into the higher realms! Leonard Vaughn wants to know if the Greek gods held 'bull sessions' on Mount Olympus. This column stumped on that one, but perhaps either Vance Sanger, who played the role of Cu-pid, or Dohn Miller, who acted the part of the god of Hedes in principles

We have been hearing much about who goes with whom when, but what about those who have decided to "date it up" for life? Mac campus is simply infested with them this year.

Marlon and Luther Harshbarger try to keep Fahnestock "Hole" in some semblance of order and seem to be doing a fair job. They came from Chicago last year and next year will probably find them there again.

The Baldwin families are new to the campus this year. Arthur and Elmer and Fern from Chicago.

Forrest and Della Groff and Earn-est and Ruth Vandereau also came from Chicago and both plan to spend next year here on the campus.

Wesley Darrow is from Hutchinson and lives in the cooperative dorm. His wife, Rowena, teaches school and from what has been seen of her, everyone is agreed that she is "tops.”

The newest. of the newly-weds are Bob and Olive Weigand, who live somewhere over across the football field. We must call and find out ex-actly where.

M. M. Troyer and Carl Smucker both drive up from near Conway. Carl is pastor at Montor and most of you know Verda who stays home to keep the three "Smuckerettes" in order.

Galva sends us Wesley Evans and from our own McPherson comes William Arnold who goes to school when he isn't working. Then there is Lem Elrod who works when he isn't going to school.

There they are and from the majority of them comes the request that they be called by their first names. So lets give them a break and let them be plain, "Henrys and Janes” instead of branding them with Mr and Mrs.

There is to be an all-school party tomorrow. Saturday, on the twenty-ninth day of October of the year nineteen hundred and thirty-eight. But you say you already knew it. Then this is most certainly only a reminder of the fact that the S. CM, is sponsoring a Hallowe'en mas-querade party tomorrow night.

At eight o'clock they expect to see every student entering the gymnasium as some strange, odd, or funny person or thing. To add to the clutter and hilarity of things (is is being noised about) the W. A. A. is planning to sell confetti. And just wait until you see, or rather, taste the "grub'' we shall have.

By the way, should it be added that there is an admission fee of ten cents per person? Just a minute, that is not quite true. If you come in couples, the two ran get in for fifteen cents. (In case you didn't know it and are interested a couple means a girl and a boy.) of speech class could answer the very vital question to your satisfaction.

Edna Mae Russel has a new S. P. He's a Swede. Isn’t that unloyal of her at a time like this? There seems to be a game of Fruit-Basket-up-Set between certain girls down town and their boy friends on the hill.

I may be wrong, but don’t you think James Crill looks unusually like a dog barking at the moon when he joins in the cheers at the football games?

Recently a letter was received ad-dressed to Mr. Arnold Hall. Can it be that “thar’s a man in these hyar parts?'' And speaking of mail, "Squeakey" Meyers found one of his personal letters on the bulletin board the other day. Did you all see it? Did you all read it?

Jake Cramer has made up his mind to be a man's man. He’s growing a lovely goatee. Keith Reinecker has developed a black eye. Where’s Kinsey?

It most have been a fowl odor (buzzard?) coming from food's lab Monday if the chemistry assistants held their noses. Did the home economics girls want to outdo the cheese on a light globe in Arnold Saturday night?

If you have "technique” such as several girls in Kline have, you will be able to get your laundry done with a minimum amount of personal labor output.

Avis Smith and Elmer Dadisman looked too cute ironing side by side in the hall on second floor where Elmer had placed duplicate equipment.

Poor Rogers had to hang most of his and Dick Burger's wash on the line because Joy Smith was at her window willing to converse.

One of the Spohn girls got too much bluing in the water—could it be that she was having too, much assistance?

At any rate, none were so fatigued by the afternoon's laundry work but that they could enjoy the football game and strenuous evening— or was it?

An impressive evening service was held last Sunday night in the College church when both the local and church choirs, under the direction of Director Nevin Fisher, added to an outstanding program that featured Rev. Bernard King's appro-priate sermon on ''Overcoming Worry."

The local choir was seated in the choir loft and the church choir in the balcony. The groups sang several church hymns antiphonally. One choir sang the verse and the other the chorus and sometimes one choir had parts of the chorus. It produced a very beautiful effect almost an echo for part of the songs.

With the termination of Reverend King's sermon, the impressive service came to a close.

The sophomore volley ball team won over the freshman team in the first game of the new intramural program Wed., Oct. 19. Although the sophomores needed only two games to down the freshmen, a display of fine playing was shown by the losers.

Other games are slated to be played soon, with the freshmen meeting the faculty team and the sopho-mores drawing the juniors. It is urged by Dave McGill, president of the intramural association, that these games be played off as quickly as possible in order to make room for other activities.

There will be an "A'¹ and a "B" bracket. The winners of the present bracket going into the "A" bracket, and the losers in the "B". A free throw contest is being planned and all who wish to partici-pate in this may sign the bulletin board in the Physical Education building.

Kline Hall must be an inspirational place or else certain Spec reporters wouldn't spend an entire afternoon in the laundry room getting ideas for stories.

The hall should have been rather quiet over the week-end with Elma Minnick, Rowena Wampler, and Maurice Anderson in their respective homes. But Esther Sherfy, Lucile Cole, Estelle Raile, and Theresa Strom, who visited in Kline Saturday night, made up for the lost members.

Kline hall has everything—even a barber in the basement who cuts the families' hair. Wanny Wana-maker had to leave cause he just couldn't stand to see Kitty Mohler get her neck trimmed.

"What's a fellow gonna' do", mumbled Dwight Homer to himself. Mr. Horner was manfully carrying a fair ladies' suitcase. Just as they entered the door of Kline hall, the blank-blank old suit case fell apart. Amid all the confusion, Dwight be-came flustered and rushed way, for-getting to pick up the contents of the suitcase. Where are your man-ners Dwight? Maybe he did the best thing under the circumstance.

Just Around

New we knew who "Clyde" is. Clyde Cramer of Parsons spent the week end on this campus visiting Frances Campbell.

Modena Songergard, a former stu-dent of this college, visited friends on this campus last week end.

John Dietrik went to Canton last Friday night and gave a chalk talk in a program at one of the rural schools. Lyllis Frantz, accompanied him.

Viola Harris, a graduate of '37, visited Miss Lingenfeller and friends on the campus last week end.

Mildred Miller spent Saturday at her home in Raymond. Theresa Strom, Kurtis Naylor, Es-telle Baile and Harold Mohler were here again last week end. And Es-telle was flashing a brand new diamond engagement ring. Congratu-lations, Estie and "Molly".

Irene Ewing and Fannie Seitz attended the Northwest District Meeting at Norton, last week end.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Weigand were guests of honor at a wedding reception Sunday evening, given for them and the bridal party, by Mr. and Mrs. Otto Weigand of Inman. Rilla Hub-bard, who attended Mrs. Weigand at the wedding. Jessie Messamer and Alice Vanderkolk were among the guests present.

Another "grudge" battle is on the docket tonight for the Bulldogs, who resume conference competition with the terrible Bethany Swedes at Lindsborg.

Since the World War, the two schools have engaged in traditional rivalry as members of the Kansas conference and as neighbors. Tonight will be the homecoming for Bethany and a large crowd will witness the battle. A large group of McPherson rooters will accompany the team to Lindsborg.

On the basis of previous perform-ances, the Swedes rank slightly higher than the Canines. However, Beth-any lost to Bethel 19-0 while the latter barely edged out McPherson 19-15.

Kearney Teachers, Baker, and Kansas Wesleyan are included as victims of the enemies while Sterling turned in a victory last week. In the meantime, the lads of Coach "Buck" Astle will strive for their initial triumph of the season.

In weight, the Bulldogs will have the advantage over Coach Ray Hahn's eleven, who are rather limited In number of reserves.

Again the Canines must form a protective barrier against the deadliest passing attack of the conference instituted by none other than Ernest Ireland, diminutive candidate for all-whatever-he-deserves honors.

The name Ireland holds no fear for Coach "Buck" Astle's men, who will have one motive in mind—to stop the Swedish aerial attack and to plug up gaps in the line for possible line drives. Of course, McPherson will attempt to accumulate touchdowns as they did last week.

Other Swede players who may cause some trouble are Kephart, tackle; Paxton, guard; Polson, Carlson, Giannangelo, Cox, and Hall, backs. Polson and Carlson are proficient blockers while the others specialize in ball-lugging.

Last year the Swedes defeated the local gridsters 26-7 and the Bulldogs will seek vengeance for that stinging defeat. Having been successful early in the season, the Bethany team probably will expect they will not have much opposition.

Hurray For the L. A. A.

Encouraging to exponents of a bigger and better intramural program is the fact that men students of Mc-Pherson college are gaining new in-terest in the Intramural Athletic Association, new organisation on the campus to promote a more complete sports program for boys who do not compete in varsity athletics.

Headed by Dave McGill and the four team captains, the new program will provide for volleyball, basketball, ping-pong, and many similar sports and contests.

Students flock into the new physical ed building each afternoon and the Intramural plan for men will add many game enthusiasts to the group. Again it is emphasised for Mac cam-pusand to "find a game and play it."

Not regarded as "Ignorant apes" as one person described them, these boys and girls are making good use of the new plant, which will afford the college a much improved health training. Intramurals are an added feature, besides the regular physical education classes.

Boys should meet and cooperate with the following club captains: Wayne Albright, senior; Wesley De Coursey, junior; Kirk Naylor, sophomore; and Andy Collett, freshman. Let's go, I. A. A.!

also has more pep this season, all of which aids the gridsters. Mennonite Memories—

Gib Galle, official Graymaroon nipper, wrought havoc to any sem-blance of McPherson second half pass defense last week. He continually spotted his brother, Dick, or Bill Unruh for gains via the air route.

Spectators witnessed two separate ball games in the respective halves. McPherson conquered the first 16-0 while the visitors controlled the final semester 19-0. However, it proved the Bulldogs can turn in touchdowns by any method with plenty of

Four victories, eleven defeats, and two deadlocks is the record of the McPherson college Bulldogs in

competition with their ancient rivals, the Bethany Swedes, since 1920, when the- two schools began the traditional "feud."

During this period of conflicts on the gridiron, the Canine gridsters have totaled 133 points while their opponents have accumulated 166. The third time may be the "charm" for the lads of Coash "Buck" Astle who have been unable to turn back the Scandinavians since 1935.

Following is a summary of the Bethany-McPherson battles of his-tory:

1920

1921 1922

1923

1924

1926

1927 1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

After displaying their new "patriotic power" and "fan formation" to an advantage in the first half, the McPherson college Bulldogs succum-ed to a last half Bethel passing attack to lose a close battle 10-16 last Friday night on the home gridiron.

It was a "two game" affair as the Canines closed the first period on top 16-0, then the visitors clinched the contest by scoring 19 points in the final period. Outstanding players for McPherson were Reinecker, Kraus, Voshell, McGill, and Richardson, while the Graymaroon stars were the Galls brothers, Gib and Dick, Staerkel, and Joe Goering, captain.

On a sustained drive which netted four consecutive first downs early in the game, Voshell plunged over for a touchdown from the three-yard line. Rock converted for the extra point.

Late in the first quarter, Wana-maker recovered a Bethel fumble on the 12-yard line. Then Cramer clipped off four yards, passed to McGill for another Bulldog touchdown. The point after touchdown failed.

Late in the second quarter, Funk passed to Robertson for 32 yards, after which two line charges failed to advance the ball from the six-yard line. Wiegang place-kicked for three additional points near the end of the first frame.

Astle to Stuart Dunbar and Opponents—

The Salina Journal sports colum-ist, who seems to have a "grudge" against McPherson, for obvious reasons, says; "McPherson College's field is the most poorly marked playing rectangle in this ares. The field is still reasonably devoid of proper chalk lines and suffers still from absence of sufficient sideline markers which would be no end of help to quarterbacks, coaches, officials, and fans.

"Just to prove our pocketbook's in the vicinity of our month, we'll contribute the first $1 for a fund to have properly painted sideline markers on the yard stripes along each side of the field."

The lights, scoreboard, goal posts, bleachers, stadium, chains, down dox, substitute benches, canvas, gates, fences, grass, and other facilities of the McPherson College are just as good as those of any other Kansas conference school, Including Kansas Wesleyan.

The yard markers have been placed in a more convenient position and

od of sprinkling the lime, although more may be needed at various spots. We have even added a wooden broad-, casting stand on the top of the stadium, Dunbar, and you may be able to broadcast the game on Turkey Day over KSAL as is planned.

Meet the "Enthusiastic Eighteen"— "Enthusiastic Eighteen" are the members of the new McPherson College Band, which produces musical pep for the Bulldogs in their gridiron endeavors. Led by Loren Crawford, these instrumentalists are improving with each appearance.

Uniforms soon will be purchased and will be used for the first time on Armistice Day at the Southwest-ern encountered. Most of the McPherson opponents have had pep bands and now the school of quality can compare favorably with them. The Red and White cheering section

Bethel is disappointed, because they did not get the game ball, but McPherson needs all those pigskins, regardless of tradition. Besides the Bulldogs broke tradition in the number of points scored, by running over a touchdown, and by kicking a field goal near the last yard stripe.

Dave McGill took a step nearer allconference honors by snagging another touchdown pass, this time tossed by Cramer. Many other Canines deserve such credit, if they can advance their position in the loop.

The new "fan formation" and "patriotic power" were not entirely successful later in the game, but were displayed to an advantage in the first half. No wonder Bethel is given a high rating among other teams in the state. Regardless of this victory, the Graymaroons belong in the Kansas conference.

Tonight the Mennonites oppose Ot-tawa, another conference contender, at Newton and a real battle is in prospect. Other games scheduled today are Haskell at Baker.

Only twice in the history of competition between Bethel and McPher-son have the former become victorious. Charlie Tubbs turned the trick in 1936 and the Galle brothers repeated the act in this season.

Sidney Henmon Jr., injured Swede tackle, is blushing profusely these days as a result of mistaking Mrs. Astle, the coach's wide, as the football queen of the college.

Daring the recent "B" game between the Swedes and Bulldogs, Henmon sat beside Mrs. Astle on the bench. When Roy Robertson suggested she was the new football queen, the Swede athlete slid closer and displayed more enthusiasm.

Then Robertson gleefully informed Henmon that the "queen" was the wife of the coach. Needless to say, the lad from Lindsborg hastily retreated.

Take a bow Mrs. W. P. Astle, new football queen of the school of quality!

Several Mac campusans probably will make the trip to Lindsborg tonight, either in cars or on a special bus. . . .It will be homecoming at Bethany with a gala program planned for alumni. . . . Bulldogs should soon begin to cash in on clothing awards for touchdowns.

Personal to football players: Tear these Swedes apart, tonight and bring home the bacon of a Juicy victory, The entire student body is still boosting for you! We know you can do it.

At a recent meeting of the W. A. A. executive board it was decided to extend invitations to the following colleges for the Volleyball Sports Day to be held here Dec. 3; Southwestern, Friends University, Bethel, Bethany, Sterling and Washburn as an Alternate. Committees for this event will be posted soon.

The Badminton Club met last Friday afternoon and had a very enjoyable time playing badminton for a couple of hours. It was decided to meet every Friday at 4 o’clock. Those who were present were Edith Spangler, Audrey Hammann, Doris Dresher, Rosalie Fields, Lenore Shirk, Geneva Sehilhuber, Geraldine Spohn, and Verda Grove. The club extends an invitation to any girls interested in playing badminton. This invitation will be open for the next two meetings. Come and play with us, we welcome you!

The entire W. A. A. was entertain-ed last evening with an outing by the Outing Club. After a short hike to the draw, Rowena Wampler dire-cted the group in a thirty-minute recreational period. The high spot of the evening was the food consisting of a new dish, Corrigan Goulash.

As a preview of what may happen tonight at Lindsborg, the Bulldog "B" team downed the Bethany seconds 9-0 here last Monday afternoon in a practice game.

Outplaying the visitors in every department, the reserve squad showed occasional flashes of power. Such contests give them useful game experience that is an advantage in regular encounters.

After intercepting a pass late in the first half, Rollin Wanamaker heaved a lateral to Bob Seidel, who ran 23 yards to the 11 yard line, from where Bill Rock sliced the crossbars's for three points.

Then early in the third quarter, Jack Vetter intercepted another Swede pass and charged 33 yards to the 4 yard stripe, from where Bob Bruit plunged over for the touchdown.

That awful, awful, let-down, hu-miliating feeling that the average person experiences when after scrutinizing the picture proof which Miriam Kimmel offers for his approval can be understood only by those fellow students who, as James Crill al-ways puts it, have a face that only a mother can love.

That crooked grin, big bear-like teeth, pug-hooked nose, and uneven gobs of hair which terrify the once expectant eyes of the owner are enough to send him running hysteri-cally to the attic where he can cover that horrifying face and never again frighten any of his kind classmates who are good enough not to mention his disgrace.

"God send us men, strong men, able enough to make our pictures look like we want them to look." Amen!

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