SCM Studies Cooperatives In Regular Meeting

Last Thursday in its general meet-ing, the S. C. M. was led in a dis-cussion of co-operatives by Prof. Bowman, Prof. Olson, Eunice Swank, Harold Bowman, and Kurtz Ebbert. Prof. Bowman opened the discussion by defining the true meaning of the co-ops and gave several illustrations as examples. Harold Bowman told of the local co-ops. using C. C. A. in Kansas City as an example and also explained the organization in the Phil-lipsburg Oil Co-op. Eunice Swank took the international aspects of the co-ops and told of the organization’s work abroad. The campus co-ops and their work was given by Kurtz Ebbert. He used our own campus co-op as an example, telling how it functioned and the cost to each student Prof. Olson brought the meeting to a close by presenting the economies involved in a co-op and dealt largely with the producers.

On Tuesday the Student Volunteer Commission presented a Christmas program for all the commissions. A quartette, composed of Lucy Blough,

Virginia Kerlin, Dick Burger, and Lyle Albright and several special

numbers. Miss Kerlin interpreted

"Cantique de NoeL" and while Luella

Poister played Christmas music, Le-

ana Belle Olwin gave a chalk talk of the three wise men on their way to

Bethlehem

Manor Sponsors Student Passports

Reduced Prices Will Allow Students To See More Movies

Again this year the Manor Theatre is presenting a student passport tick-et, which can be used to secure a ten cent reduction in the admittance charge each time a student attends the Manor Theatre. The purpose of the student passport is to allow stu-dents to attend the movies at a reduced price.

Through the cooperation of Paul C. Amick, manager of the Manor The-atre, the student passport has been made possible. Student passports are available to college students proper, and also to high school students, the high school faculty, and the college faculty.

Student passports are not transferable, and the photograph of the holder must be attached to each student passport. Student passports can be purchased at the Manor Theatre, or they may be bought on the campus from John Trostle and Paul Dan-nelley.

To The Spectator:

Dear President Peters:

In six more days we will celebrate the most unique Christmas in more than two decades. For most of us this will be the first holiday season to be gone through with our country in a state of war. And with such a condition comes fears, apprehensions,dis-illusionments, and confusion. Are the principles of that Prince of Peace a

failure after two thousand years? Are we left

to face the trials of this world

alone with no higher power to hear our cries for

help and guidance? Shall we give up all we hold

to be fine and good and dear to us because the fiends of evil have jumped upon our backs?

Many years ago Job was asking the same questions. He was even urged by his wife to “Curse God and die." But Job gave the simple and yet as-tounding answer—“Should we indeed receive good from God, and should we no receive evil.”

I am certain that we all agree that struggle and trial are inevitable in our personal lives. It is not so much the idea of escaping such hardships as it is the way we interpret them. When a tiny bee reaches maturity it must go through agonizing struggle to break from the cell in which it has developed. But in the agony of getting out it ru.bs off the membrane that binds its wings, and on the outside it is able to fly. Whenever the cell has been weakened by other insects the bee escapes without a strug-gle. May the conflict which we are bound to face in the coming years serve us as the healthy cell did the bee. It will take the best in all of us to meet successfully what may come but as a result our lives will be richer and fuller and closer to God.'

Yes, man is like a block of marble.

If he remains latent and untouched he will never be worthwhile. But if he is chiseled and hammered, taking the hardships of life with a true Christian

faith, his life will become a thing of beauty. Grief, struggle, disappoint- ment, war, all the sad experiences which today are filling our lives so

full, are the tools with which the

Great Artist will change our chape by

slow, tedious degrees, and convert us from a mere rough block to a life

built upon His pattern.

—A Christmas Celebrater

MacCampus Collegians, I hereby submit to you this successfully ter-minated case history. Since all case histories are dated and titled, I shall

say that this one is the all school

party of Saturday nite last, produced and

directed by McAuley, Denny, et al.

First of a number of spicy enter-tainments was a number of group games from which arose coloratura soprano Ruehlen, prima donna of the evening. Further exploration in es-thetic realms revealed a cacophanous mixture of barber shop and Merry Mac Jive dished out by an octette from “Fanny”. Poetry was no lacking item, and Geisert’s little expose left crowd in convulsions. I won’t elaborate. Faculty melody and a be-whiskered nut hoary with age left us really under water. When we came up for air, lo and behold a film of ancient days was in the process of being shot. The cast had that certain

something that carried all into a fon-

iniscent mood of the days when vil-

lians were hissed, heros kissed,

and mellow drama held full sway...

The feature attraction of the evening

was the arrival of none other

than Santa Clarence and his reindeer

"Burlap Bag.' When Santa chuckled,

his padding shook like an earth trem-

or. Santa was very witty and showed

his liking for good little children by

holding some of them in his lap. He

always crossed his legs at the sight of

something heavy. The jolly old Nick

read some of his personal mail and

then gave presents to all the boys and girls.

We finished with banana splits Yum! Yum!, and gave our presents to needy kids.

Campus comment: best Xmas Party in years. Laurels to all who made it possible.

And the Stars Shone Down

By Dr. Desmond W. Bittinger

It was Christmas night in Bethlehem.

But a world that had been waiting long for Christmas didn't know that Christmas had come. The bite of wintry air drove the hill shepherds close to their fires, and the street loiterers into tavens. In the city, all was confusion; of good will there was none. Stalwart citizens of Judah, and of the provinces, were in Bethlehem to be taxed and the taxes were to be paid into the exchequers of a ruthless, relentless, foreign, Imperial power. This was a night of bitterness, of muted board mutterings, of stifled discontent.

But the stars shone down.

The stars saw what the beard-mutterers didn’t see; they saw what an Imperial Government didn’t see; And they twinkled and smiled. It is not difficult for earth to give birth to a problem maker. It is easy for society to give rise to movements that add but new perplexities to a perplexed world. But it requires a combined effort by earth and heaven to give birth to a Problem Solver, one capable of pointing pathways' through complexities and obscurities. In a stable was such a one, a Problem Solver, born to help solve the problems of men and of men’s collective organizations called nations and races.

So the angels came out from behind the stars and to-gether sang the first principle of the Problem Solver’s creed:

Glory to God in the Highest, On Earth Peace, Good

Will to Men! "

The years have gone on as years always do. The Im-

perial nation is no more.

Its problems, enhanced, are still

with us, because we killed the Problem Solver and rejected

many of his suggestions. This Christmas night, 1941, the

world is discouraged and belligerent. Many are hungry,

and cold, and tired, and afraid.

But the stars shine on, and behind the stars still lives

the Problem Solver. He is not as discouraged as we, for,

worked out on this principles, this is what He sees some-

where in the future years

a. World Cooperation---"in My kingdom, peace on earth,

good will among men."

"'Defense' and "enemy" will lose their significance;

"Brother"will take on new meaning.

b. Equality among Races---"In My kingdom, they are

neither Greek nor barbarian, Jew, or gentile."

"Inferior" races give equal opportunity with

"superior races.

c. Equality among sexes--"In My kingdom, there are neither

male nor female."

Equality of opportunity to serve; equality of

remuneration for service.

d. Economic equalization--"In My kingdom, let him

who has, give.

No more the migrant "hitting the road" begging for

work and an opportunity to make a home.

e. Political self-determination--"In My kingdom, there

are no longer bond and free."

Lands in custody, Africa, India, Denmark, Norway

given back to their rightful peoples.

f. Service, not profit the aim of living--"In My kingdom,

let him who would be greatest be the greatest servant."

In this new world the stars will shine every day-not only on

Christmas Day

Macollegians Hear Page at Topeka

“Humanity Should Unify”

Says Well-Known Lecturer

“Humanity is organized in divisions when it should be organized in unity, ” said Kirby Page, well-known lecturer and author, as he appeared at the First Methodist Church in To-peka last Sunday evening. Page was secured for a series of lectures by the Topeka Peace Council.

The high-light of Sunday’s program was Kirby Page’s lecture, “The Bases of a Just and Durable Peace. ” In this lecture he told his audience that the strife in the world is a result of a too highly developed nationalism. Page believes that the world could have a lasting peace if the nations would organize into a federation.

Three steps are necessary before such a plan can succeed. First, the nations must transfer that part of their sovereignty that has to do with international problems to this central government; second, world disarmament must be realized; third, the nations must overcome selfish sectionalism and begin to transfer a part of their loyalty and patriotism to a world agency. These three steps, according to the well-known lecturer, would do much to solve the world problems.

Miss Ida Shockley, Lucille Horner. Eunice Swank, Bob Frantz. Mrs. Bob Frantz, Ernest Vandereau, Mrs. Van-dereau, Wayne Crist, John Trostle, Wayne Geisert, Harold Bowman, Kurtz Ebbert, Paul Snavely, and Lowell Woodard attended the lectures. They left McPherson at 7: 30 Sunday morning and returned that evening.

SCM Brings Carols To College Campus

The Christmas carols that Macollegians have been hearing this past week have been brought to the campus under the auspices of the Student Christian Movement. The music plays each evening from 4:30 to 5:30, and from 9:30 to 10:00.

Ken Westling, owner and operator of Ken’s “Drive Inn,” is cooperating with the SCM by furnishing the public address system. Records played are furnished by the F. A. Vaniman’s, and Charles Lunkley operates the ma- machine.

Although Christmas carols have not been played before from the tower in the administration building of McPherson College, student opinion

is so favorable toward this venture that the SCM may make it a permanent tradition it was announced Wed-

nesday by Dick Burger, SCM president

Burger Bags Bacon

While Gun Toters Stew

Saturday afternoon campus sports

and onlookers tried in vain for two

hours to inveigle a long-eared

bouny\into showing his face at one end or

another of the culvert which runs under

the sidewalk west of Fahnestock

Finally, Trostle, who still indulges in

the manly art of firecracker shooting,

\suggested that a bit of delicate explosive

for one end or the other of the

culver might accomplish the nefarious

purpose of the dauntless two

dozen.

Unabashed however, ye bunny

kept his place in the pipe. After minutes

of fruitless coaxing, wheedling

,etc., the boys finally managed to lure into

the open this furry scamperer.

Then, while gun-bearers stood helplessly by,

an avalanche of second

floor tonnage in the form of Jim Burger

descended on the helpless bit of animality.

Life is like that.

Vacation begins today! This afternoon all those students lucky enough will be pulling out to go home. Many of whose homes are too far away to make a visit home practical are planning to visit uncles and aunts or friends. The good old dorms will get a much needed rest, but they’ll seem rather forlorn without the bright and cherry faces of their inmates.

Christmas vacation is a fine time in which to renew old friendships and to make new acquaintances. Parties, dates, and all kinds of festivities are in order; and to make the bliss complete there is no 10 o’clock deadline.

Those students with foresight have spent the last few weeks catching up on their studies; thus they are prepared to enter the Christmas season with a clear conscience. Others have not been so thoughtful and, therefore, will spend much of their time in studying, or so they would have you believe. Certain freshmen in particular will have to work on the much talked about 2,000 word themes, because it is rumored about that Prof. Hess is fast losing patience with those who are tardy with their papers.

Those students who live in town may not have the joy of homecoming, but they, too, will have their share of parties and fun. Many are expecting visits from old friends who are attending college elsewhere

Yes, Christmas to Macollege students is a season to be jolly, and jolly they are going to be. Merry Christmas, everybody! We’ll see you next year!

Olson Speaks On Economic Superstitions

The strains of “Adeste Fidelas”, played by Leora Dobrinski, greeted the ears of the students and faculty converging for the last Monday chapel of 1940.

“My country, ‘Tis of Thee’ was the song which Lyle Albright led the audience in singing.

Dr. O. A. Olson spoke on the sub-ject, “Some Common Economic Superstitions.”

According to Dr. Olson economic superstitions have been main factors In causing wars. Before the Revolutionary War the widespread acceptance of the idea that it was best to keep colonies subservient resulted in the tyranny by Great Britain over the American colonies.

Slavery was an economic factor in causing the Civil War.

War debts are an economic superstition believed by many to be neces-sary. The fact is, however, that no country can collect its war debts and still keep a favorable balance of trade.

“If we're to solve our problems af-ter the war is over “said Dr. Olson, ‘we, of course need a genuine desire or their settlement. Above all we need intelligence and freedom from economic superstitions.

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Censorship - For Better or Worse

Congruous with the question of war is the question of censorship. Of more and more interest to the American newspapers as the war progresses, reasonable censorship o£ the new^s is conceded by many to be somewhat imminent.

Not at all compatible with each other are these two conflicting theories: that man must sacrifice civil liberties in order to battle for the perpetration of those very liberties. However, one cannot fail to realize that news which is not interpreted for the good of the country may justifiably be suppressed at times like these. Included in this category are news items which release vital information to the enemy, items which dampen the morale of the American people, and items which do not present facts as they actually are.

President Roosevelt announced recently that the public would be given the benefit of the reports he receives, provided that said information conforms to two cardinal principals: first, that it be accurate; second, that it not be information which gives comfort and aid to the enemy. The task of choosing which items will or will not be suppressed falls to the offices of the Secretaries of War and Navy. The President denies that these mandates indicate that unfavorable news about the war will be withheld from the people.

Interpretation of the conditions which the President imposed will doubtless result in somewhat of confusion.

It is debatable whether certain information, if released, would be valuable enough to the American people as a morale builder to offset the damage which might accrue to the making known to the enemy clues to our military movements.

On the other hand, it is important that citizens at home, who are helping by making sacrifices that we may continue under our democratic system, know how their nation progresses in the fight. Truth is a great dispeller of rumor. If truth is denied the people, disturbing rumor will take its place.

The President’s Corner

At the Christmas season our minds and spirits are stimula-ted by the recognition of the supreme love of our Heavenly fa-ther in providing for humanity, a Savior, the Prince of Peace

We are inclined to express our gratitude in presenting gifts to our friends and loved ones. Such an act is beautiful and the possibilities of great good both to the recipient and to the one who gives. Especially is this true if one remembers and believes “The gift without the giver is bare.”

Of all Christmas seasons how profoundly grateful should we be at this time that we live in a land where human are supreme and where we enjoy the privileges of a free people. May we be engaged in a struggle not to enslave ourselves others but to defend our freedom to destroy the forces that aimto make brutes of men.

May this be a truly blessed Christmas for all of us and may we be united in our desire to make of society a Christian broth-erhood.

In approaching the New Year and in looking through the period of conflict and reconstruction ahead may the words Edwin Markham take on deep significance.

Live and Help Live

“Live and let Live!” was the call of the Old—

The call of the world when the world was cold_.

The call of men when they pulled apart—

The call of the race with a chill on the heart.

But “Live and help live!” is the cry of the New_.

The cry of the world with the Dream shining through.

The cry of the Brother World rising to birth—

. The cry of the Christ for a Comrade—like earth.

National Balance Threatened By Spreaders of Hysteria

American public enemy number 1, the bugaboo of intellect —war hysteria—is sweeping the country. This bane of educa-tion is most prevalent in two groups.

First, it is apparent in student groups, as evidenced by the terrific numbers of young American College students who have forgotten their objectives and have flocked to the recruiting offices all over the nation. These young men are forgetting that there are only a few weeks until the end of the first semester, and that they are sacrificing fifteen weeks of school work for the quick satisfaction of their ideals. For this group we can say only that they are letting their patriotism rise to an undesir-able height; and although most of them are foolishly allowing their emotions to rule their lives, none of us can fail to admire those boys for their spirit and enthusiasm.

Second in the list of hysteria spreaders is the group of wailing old women—people who wring their hands and declare that this country is headed for complete annihilation.

In this group will be included those whose fertile imaginations turned a flock of gulls flying over San Francisco into a Flight of Japanese bombers. Here also will be found those who believe everything that some two for a nickel radio commentator says. If these solid citizens hear that New York has two air raid alarsm, they are certain to repeat to all listeners that New York has had three raids, and the next wag will swear by all that’s holy that New York has lost 15,000 civilian population, the Japanese have landed on Coney Island, and “what ever will become of us?”

As level headed leaders have been pointing out, there is only one thing for every true American to do. That is to do the job at hand in the best possible manner. Our army and navy officials are carrying on their jobs with dispatch and accuracy. Our duty is to think clearly, act with judgment, and do what we can do to maintain our standards in the present dilemma.

Christmas Is Season For Open Hearts and Minds

Student contribution to this column is encouraged by the Spectator staff. Articles submitted must be signed and delivered to the Spectator office. Opinions printed in this column are submitted by students and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Spectator.

There are certain every day experiences that capture our imagination and are preserved in our memory for a long time. For many of us your Chapel talk of last Friday was such an experience, mainly because it met such an urgent and immediate need; the need to formulate the issue we are facing with all its implications and to approach it logically, sanely, and intelligently.

It would serve no purpose to deny the fact that there is today a basic division of opinion on this campus. There are those who honestly believe that there are things worse than war and that the Cause of Freedom is worth fighting for. It is safe to say that all of those abhor war and regard it only as an inevitable evil. There are those who with equal sincerity feel that there is no situation in life than can justify the use of arms. It is safe to say that they no less than the others cherish the Cause of Freedom. In the last analysis, therefore, we all have the same ultimate goal; a world in which there will be no more wars. Once we mutually recognize our community of ideals we can remove all bitterness

and two loyal Iowans who are counting the days until they can get to the old home town of Kingsley are Vesta Vannorsdel and Harriett Pratt. Mary Slifer sees visions of cranberry sauce and tarts at Conrad and Ruth Ickes has been anticipating Christmas at Guthrie Center for the past semester. Lyle, Rowena, and Dave Albright. Imogene Sheller, and Merlin Frantz who will have their sleigh rides and sled parties at Eldora are hoping that the Sledding won’t be rough. Russell Jarboe will be throwing snowballs at Farnsworth—so stay out of throwing distance! In case you want to send a Christmas card to Orville Buckingham, his address will be Prairie City. Alvin Klotz and Russell Stern who will be at Fredericksburg and Lucy Blough and Paul Suavely at Waterloo think it might be exciting to be “snowbound” by one of their famous Iowa snowstroms —say around about Jan. 5. Jack Kough and Orrin Wolfe want to. help the Old Year out and the New Year in at Waterloo. Dick Burger, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Parris, and Mr. and Mrs. Lunkley will liven up the “holly” days at Udell.

Virginia Kerlin has heard the all of the Northland and will go this week to Worthington, Minn., to visit Ardys Metz.

Bernetta Denny would like to go to California but has decided to divide this Christmas vacation between McPherson and Elmo, Kas.

Within the next week, Texas, will be welcoming back two daughters. Lucile Horner wants to arrive at Fort Worth Wed. evening in time to do 11th hour Christmas shopping and Bonnie Elledge is planning to get to Perryton to join in the Christmas festivities.

Lenora and Ruth Shoemaker like McPherson so well that they have decided to remain here. They will enjoy the holidays with the Moliler’s.

Dayton, Ohio, is the destination of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Brallier and Miss Lehman. They are driving through, taking Lena Belle Olwin to her home at Warrensburg, Illinois. Leo Postman and Catherina Fruin who are also accompanying them, will go on to New York for a happy reunion with their families.

Willodene Argo is going to enjoy the holidays at both McPherson and Morrill, Kans., and Lois Kreitzer expects to see a white Christinas at Sa-betha. Twila Peck will join the home folks a Morrill in time for Christmas

As long as you choose to have them. Love, love is your riches, though ever so poor;

A dear little Child in a stable born, Whose love is the world’s salvation. He was poor on earth, but He gave us all

A Christinas Thought

Oh! Christmas is coming again, you say,

And you long for the things he is bringing;

But the costliest gift may not gladden the day,

Nor help on the merry bells ringing,

Some getting is losing you under-stand;.

Some hoarding is far from saving;

What you hold in your hand may slip from your hand;

“There is something better than having;

We are richer for what we give;

And only by giving we live.

Your last year's presents are scattered and gone;

You have almost forgot who gave

Three gibbons, anthropoid apes more closely related to man than any of the monkeys, have been acquired by the psychology laboratory at Pennsylvania state college for experimental purposes.

A booklet of advice published by Isogon, senior honor society, and written by Kay Tully of Southbridge and Mary Donahue of Newburyport, advises not only how to dress but how to act.

PAGE FOUR

Will Attempt To Avenge 35-31 Defeat At Sterling Last Week

Tonight the McPherson College Bulldogs meet Sterling College in the second home game of the week. The Bulldogs, gunning for their second win of the week, will also be out to re-verse the 35 to 31 defeat at Sterling last week.

Paced by Tunnell and Sanderson, Sterling was too formidable an opponent for the Bulldogs in their opening game. But with two games under their belt and some of the rough edges worked off during the week, the Bulldogs ought to be too strong for the Sterlingites tonight. With Junior French and Art Schubert finding the range, the Bulldogs have a very potent scoring combination and will cause opponents much trouble this year. The probable starting lineup will include Walt Pauls and Paul Voth at guards, Junior French at center, and Art Schubert and Bob Burkholder at forwards.

Tunnell of Sterling Is High Scorer of Game; French Second

Winter Sports Get Under Way

Thirty Girls Report For Basketball Teams

Sports managers Ruehlen and Tharrington are clicking their heels together over the fine turnout of girls to basketball and volley ball last Friday afternoon. Both sports promise to have a large following during this season. Enough girls were out for six basketball teams. Intramural tournaments are being planned for both of the sports. They will meet regularly on Tuesday and Friday afternoons, volly ball at four and basketball at 4:45. However, they met this week on Tuesday and Thursday.

Even if a girl hasn’t gone out for any sports this year, it is not too late for her to become a W. A. A. member. She may still do so by coming out for one or more of the winter sports.

Tumbling club will open its new season next year—that is, on January 6. This is a chance for those to start who enjoyed the Tumbling Demonstration and wish to become as proficient as those girls were.

The Outing Club held 110 meetings this week, but will be back in the swing of things after Christmas vacation.

The W. A. A.’ers all wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The Box Score:
McPherson—31 FG	FT	F P	Pts.
Schubert, f ....................3	4	2	10
French, f ........................4	3	2	11
Voth, c ............................0	0	4	0
Meyer, g ........................0	1	0	1
Pauls, g ........................3	1	2	7
Burkholder ....................0	0	^k 0	0
P. Voth ............................1	0	1	2
Zook ................................0	0	0	0

Totals 11	9 1	1	31
Sterling—35 FG FT	F	I	^ts.
Sanderson, f ....................5	0	1	10
Stubbs, f .......................1	2	1	4
Tunnell, c ........................5	6	4	16
Olson, g ........................0	0	1	0
Helm, g............................1	1	3	3
White ..............................1	0	0	2
Wilson ............................0	0	1	0
Schreiben ........................0	0	0	0
Brown ..............................0	0	0	0
Totals 13	9 1	1	35

Two Lettermen On Ottawa Cage Squad

Ottawa, Kan., Dec. 12---Ottawa University, under Coach Dick God-love, has a squad of sixteen cagers working out, but only two are lettermen. They are Morley Fraser, forward, currently out with an injured ankle, and Raymond Shoger, forward who promises to be the best scorer on the squad.

Two others from the squad last year are—Tom Trigg, guard, and Harry Philips, forward. Prospects include Sheldon Frear, Chanute, now injured; Bob Patty, Chanute junior college, guard; Gene Stanley, Eureka, center; Bill Jones, Ottawa, center; Tom Porter, Ottawa, forward; Reginald McCollum, Chanute, guard; Bob Mickey, Rosendale, Mo., guard; John Agee, Wellington, guard; Willard Frank, Ottawa, forward; Roger Philips, Edgerton, forward; Ray Ilvius, Leavenworth, forward; and Bryce Churchill, forward, Ottawa.

With a game under their belts Sterling played smoother ball than did the Bulldogs, carrying their early game lead to a win. The Bulldogs displayed early Season raggedness, playing good basketball in spots, but throughout the game showing a lack of smoothness which comes with experience. Sterling assumed the lead early in the ball game and never lost the lead after that. The Bulldogs tied the score twice early in the second half but could not gain the lead. The Bulldogs never trailed more than six points throughout the game. The half-time score was 16 to 14, Sterling.

The Spectator

Basketball is here! Although many do not know it, basketball is the largest spectator sport in the country, even though capacity crowds for basketball games never exceed fifteen to twenty thousand, while baseball and football draw from fifty to one hundred thousand. But basketball is played in almost every village and hamlet in the country. In Indiana, where basketball enthusiasm is the greatest, it is not uncommon for a high school basketball game to attract ten or twelve thousand. And under the sponsorship of Ned Irish, basketball has been the largest money-maker in the Madison Square Garden in New York the past two winters. Capacity crowds of about sixteen thousand twice weekly see the strongest collegiate teams of the country in action.

Why is basketball at the top among spectator stports? There are several reasons for this. Perhaps the chief reason is that there is action all of the time with more opportunity for score. Although the playing time of a football game is sixty minutes and that for a basket-ball is only forty minutes, there is almost twice as much actual playing time in a basketball game than in a football game. Of the sixty minutes in a football game only twelve to eighteen minutes of it is actual playing time.

Another reason why basketball is so popular is that it is easier to understand. Football to the average fan is not easily understood. The average fan watches the ball carrier and lets it go at that because he does not know enough about block and interference play to comprehend it. But in basketball the action is all confined to a smaller space and the action can be understood by sports fans from grade school age to eighty.

And then football is almost impossible in small schools where there are only a few boys and limited athletics budget with which to buy equipment. So many of the smaller schools spend most of the fall getting ready for basketball in the winter.

This year there were very few basketball rule changes. The ruler makers have finally decided that they have basketball speeded up enough. The past few years almost every important rule change was for the purpose of speeding up the game.

Burkholder, French And Schubert Lead Bulldog Scoring

Assuming the lead in the opening minutes of the game the McPherson College Bulldogs defeated Friends University of Wichita 41 to 22 in the opening first home game of the season Tuesday night. After jumping into the lead the Bulldogs were never headed and won going away.

Paced by Paul Voth and Walt Pauls, freshman guards from Inman, the Bulldogs completely dominated play throughout the first half. With Schubert, French, and Burkholder hitting the basket from all angles, the Bulldogs assumed a commanding 22 to 10 halftime lead. With the opening of the second half the Quakers changed from a zone to a man to man defense. But the Quakers could never narrow the lead.

Taylor, Friend’s elongated center, was held to 9 points by French and Clint Hill. The closing gun found the Bulldogs piling up the lead with all of the men scoring.

The Bulldogs played much smoother basketball than they did in their opening tilt against Sterling last Friday.

Bulldogs with 11 points, followed closely by French and Schubert with 9 and 8 points respectively; Taylor led the Friends scoring with 9 points.

The box score:
McPherson (41)	FG	FT	F
Schubert f ................	... 3	2	1
Burkholder f ............	... 3	5	2
French c ...................	... 3	3	4
Pauls g .....................	... 3	1	O O
P. Voth g .............	.. 1	1	3
Meyer g ....................	.. 0	0	0
C. Hill c ..................		1	2

Total ........................	14	13	15
Friends (22)	FG	FT	F
Schulte f ....................	0	1	4
Swimm f .....................	. 1	2	1
Taylor c ....................	3	3	1
Rutledge g .................	. 0	0	2

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1941

Coss g ........................	1	0	3
Ellis g ......................	0	1	1
Shirk f ......................	1	0	0
Davis f .......................	. 0	2	2
Lemon g .....................	. 0	0	1
Morris f ....................	0	0	1

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