After having won this annual tournament several times out of the past seven years, the men’s varsity squad will again be seeking high honors. Coach Bittinger is anticipating that the women’s teams of this year will also make a good showing.

Dr. Bittinger, as chairman of the intercollegiate tournament, reports that the following colleges will be represented by men’s and women’s teams: Bethel College of Newton, Sterling College, Hays College, Bethany College from Lindsborg, Southwestern College of Winfield, the host College of Friends, and McPherson.

The basis for winning the tourney will be decided at a special meeting prior to debating. Some wish it to be according to squad—that is, the two men’s teams to be considered together—but other schools, which have strong individual teams, desire that each team be considered separately. Whether the squad method, which is according to custom and to the constitution, or the individual team ranking, or some other compromise measure will be employed as a basis for winning will be decided definitely tomorrow morning before debating begins.

Leaving Macampus at 7:00, the squad will participate in five rounds of debate tomorrow, two in the morning and three in the afternoon.

Macollege varsity teams are composed of Blanche Geisert and Maxine Ruehlen, Kathleen Brubaker and Lucile Horner. Jack Kough and Nathan Jones, and Wayne Geisert and Ernest Peterson.

Under discussion will be the newly adopted league question: Resolved, that the democracies should form a federation to establish and maintain the eight Churchill-Roosevelt principles.

The McPherson College A Cappella Choir, this year celebrating the tenth anniversary of its organization in 1932, is this year presenting its tenth annual concert at the senior high school auditorium on March 27.

The first of its kind to be organized in the state of Kansas, the McPherson College A Cappella Choir has for the past ten years spread its musical influence all over central Kansas. The choir, having con-certized for the past few years throughout Kansas, has built for itself a reputation for musical quality.

A program consisting of numerous selections by the choir proper, numbers by the quartettes, and novelty choir numbers in which various members of the choir have solo parts. Secular, humorous, and religious music will be presented in a program of musical variety.

Band Ends Successful Pep Season

Under the direction of Kenneth Thompson, McPherson College’s thirty member band has gained the backing of student and faculty alike this year.

Having made five out of town trips during the football and basketball seasons, the band has engendered pep and enthusiasm from sports fans throughout the year. During the football season the band played at the Bethany and Kansas Wesleyan games. During the basketball season the band played at Kansas Wesleyan, Bethel, and Bethany.

Besides playing at these five out of town games, the band has supported all home games at pep chapels the band has been featured since the first of the year, usually playing a special number.

Nordling Leaves For F. B. I. Work

Chester Nordling, better known as “Chet” to his many friends on Mac-ampus, left Sunday for Kansas City to enter in to the government’s Federal Bureau of Investigation.

“Chet” took his Civil Service examination last summer in Washington while visiting his brother Bernard ,also a Macollegian who is in the F. B. I. in Washington. Having passed the required exams, Nordling received his notice to report last week and left Sunday.

All Macollege students join in wishing “Chet” lots of luck in his new undertaking.

FOR Starts Study Of America And War

The Fellowship of Reconciliation group has decided to take up the study of “How to Keep America Out of War,” a pamphlet by Kirby Page, an outstanding lecturer and writer of today. Although part of this pamphlet is somewhat out of date now, a greater part of it is given over to a review of the background of World World War II. This pamphlet is very highly recommended by many authorities.

Last Sunday evening Lucile Hor-ner discussed the last chapter of The New Testament Basis of Pacifism.

Attendance at last week’s meeting was twenty-nine. If interested in pac-ifist thinking come and help stimu-jlate the discussion. Also you are welcome to attend quiet hour from 6:30 to 7:00 every Wednesday morning in the Y. W. C. A. room.

After every one had moved out, yours truly went back to look over old “Fanny.” Those walls do preserve many pleasant memories of by gone hours, but really in its unadorned state the old shell is quite a rat race. In fact a roach ranch.

But the new! What joy! What bliss to sink into a soft bed in a sound-proof room. You know that the room won’t be freezing cold when you roll out in the morning, and that a bucket of water won’t come winging through a transom onto your bed while you lie asleep, or that various noises won’t reverberate through cavernous passages dank and drear

Relief Program To Be Discussed In BYPD

This Sunday evening the B. Y. P. D. is having a panel discussion led by Bob Mays. It is a panel discussing our present relief program and the possibilities and type of ideal relief measures to become permanently decided.

Last week, meditation with organ music was featured. Alvin Kotz played the organ music while Wayne Crist directed thinking and meditation by well-selected poems. The quietness of the program was appreciated after a week of inspiring messages from the Regional Conference.

been reporting and keeping their ear ' to the ground for campus goings-on, those attending to the business and pecuniary end of the work, or : those concerned with circulation and , getting the Spec about in the world, j Professor Maurice A. Hess, faculty adviser of the editorial staff, and | Mrs. Hess, Dr. Oscar A. Olson, facul- • ty adviser of the business staff, and Mrs. Olson, Dr. W. W. Peters, writer for the Spectator, and Mrs. Peters, and Miss Ida Shockley, social director of the college, have been invited.

Maxine Ruehlen and Marilynn Sandy have carried their co-working over from their position on the Spec staff as co-managing editors to the committee for planning the menu and sending the invitations for the banquet. In charge of decorating the Blue Room for the festive occasion are Clancy Bunyan and Bob Burkholder. Jean McNicol heads the program committee.

The evening’s program includes a variety of musical numbers, speeches, and readings. Toastmaster for the banquet will be Paul Dannelley, former editor of the Spec. The main

Climaxing the cheer year of 1941-42, the Pep Rally held in the chapel yesterday featured the awarding of letters to the football boys who fulfilled the necessary requirements during the season. The letters, eleven in number, were presented to the fellows by coach Thomas Hayden, after a brief address to the team and student body concerning the significance of the school athletic emblem. Those to achieve this honor were Squeak Meyer, a four year letter man and captain of the team this year, Jack Vetter, a three year letter man and all-conference half-back, Andy Collett, Junior French, Wilber Bullinger, Bob Burkholder, Walt Buller, Walt Pauls, Ed Lengel, Jack Kough, Bernard Tinkler, Russell Barrett, Melvin Mohler, Merlin Brubaker, and Milford Zook.

Previous to the awarding of letters there was a short talk by Clayton Rock, assistant coach.

After the awarding of letters several of the players were called upon to say a few words to the audience, “Squeak” Meyer boasted of the prow-ess of the Teutons from Inman, who have been so outstanding in McPherson College sports, and certainly live up to the praise which "Squeak” so lavishly volunteered. Modest, unas-

suming Jack Vetter shyly voiced regret at having to leave the Bulldog line this semester. Andy Collett announced his pleasure at having had the privilege of representing McPherson College on the football field, blushed, and sat down with a lump in his throat. Junior French asserted his intention to do it again next year, “If the army doesn’t get me!’’ and then, at the request of the audience, Dr. Peters, who has promoted a new and enthusiastic note in the relations between the administration and the athletic department, voiced his appreciation for the student pep, the fine cooperation of Kenny Thompson and the band, and the good sportsmanship of the players.

After hearing from their athletic director for probably the last time this semester, after recalling all of the thrills and chills of the past season. and after hearing from their president, the audience managed, with some difficulty, to swallow the lumps in their throats and sing “Oh Sacred Truth" which was led by the girls quartet.

At this point Ye Scribe would like to make a few statements of his own. It has been my good fortune to go on several trips with the team this year and I have gotten to know most of

the boys quite well. I am proud to say that I have never known a better bunch of fellows, even on second floor! And you can quote me on that. Although our football season wasn’t as successful as we would like to have seen it, we make no apologies; we have no regrets. Never at any time, either on the field, in the dressing rooms after the games, or on thecampus was there any sign of the defeat of that indomitable Bulldog Spirit, which we hear so much about, either among the team or the student body.

Speaking for Esther Unruh, Geraldine Hedges, and myself. I say that it has been a source of utmost pleasure to have been the cheerleaders of McPherson College, the school which, according to several members of the team, many of its followers, and our own observations, has more student pep than any school with which we participated this year. I might site one extreme example, that of a school not in the Kansas Conference, and which we didn't play on our own court, in which the girls actually took their knitting to the basketball game.

We, the cheerleaders, say thanks a million to the student body, to the team and the coach, and to the band for your loyal cooperation in promoting student pep this year.

Tickets are now on sale for the senior play, “A Family Portrait,” and may be secured from any member of the senior class.

This three act biblical drama will be given on Tuesday, March 17, at the Community Building downtown.

First performed on Broadway less than three years ago, “A Family Portrait” has since taken the country by storm, attracting the attention of theatre goers all over the nation.

Biblical costumes, elaborate stage settings, appropriate music, and modern, well written lines conspire to make “A Family Portrait” one of the “must-attend” events of the dramatic season.

The twenty-four member cast, including veteran thespians and many “finds” has been diligently at work for some weeks on the play, and present indications point to a sell-out crowd for the night of the performance.

Initiation Into WAA Tonight, Informally

Formal Initiation At

Sports Tea Tuesday

Initiation for all W. A. A. members who have actively entered into the Winter Sports Season, which is just closing, will be held informally tonight at 6:30 in the gymnasium. Girls will be formally initiated at the Sport Tea, Tuesday.

All girls who were new members of the Winter Season must be present

at both of the initiations.

Muriel Lamle, social chairman of

the W. A. A., will be in charge of the team held in the Student Union Room, Tuesday at 4:00. All girls in

school are invited to attend if they have been in any of the W. A. A. sports.

With this tea. the Winter Sports Season will be officially closed.

Dr. D. W. Bittinger in chapel Wednesday called the attention of the students and faculty to the new Christian flag recently placed there by several organizations on the campus. He emphasized the fact that it is one flag that all may salute no matter what may be their race, color, or nationality. He pointed out that the white in the flag represents the purity of the church of Jesus Christ. Its blue field signifies the loyalty pledged to the church, and the red cross stands for consecration to this loyalty.

President W. W. Peters gave a report of the meeting of the Board of Trustees. He predicted a bright future for McPherson College; but its success, he said, depends upon a cap-able faculty of Christian instructors who are competent in their fields, material equipment of good quality, and a student body which is eager to do all in its power that the college might go forward. The students of the college are its best advertise-ment. The future lies in our hands and what we do now will determine it. For this reason Dr. Peters believes that we will have a bright sea-son.

To Have College Game Night Tonight

Friday night another game night will be held on Macampus in the physical education building with members of the Recreation Leadership class in charge of the entire evening’s sports program. Group games will begin at 7:30 and will continue until 9:30.

Folk games, relays, and group games will be directed by Lena Belle Olwin, Alta Gross, Maurine Blair, and Marilynn Sandy, who are members of the Recreation Leadership class under Miss Staehling’s direction. Soft drinks will be available and will be sold by the Women’s Council.

McPherson College's twelfth annual Booster Banquet will be held Friday, March 13. in the Convention Hall, downtown McPherson.

Inspector L. R. Pennington from the office of J. Edgar Hoover in the office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D. C. will be the speaker of the evening. Pennington is an outstanding speaker and a prominent figure in the FBI.

Begun in the depths of the depres-sion at the suggestion of McPherson College, the banquet has proved a success not only from the viewpoint of the college but also to the business men of McPherson. According to W. Earl Breon, field secretary of McPherson College, “The business people of the city have supported the affair admirably. It is a fine social occasion as well as a financial boon to the college.”

The banquet always has enjoyed large attendance. The average number present has ranged from 500 to 650. Net proceeds to the college from the function have never been lower than $2,000. $11,600 is the lar-gest sum to be raised by a regular Booster Banquet.

Past speakers at the banquet include Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., noted lecturer and globe-trotter; Harry H. Woodring and Alfred M. Landon, former governors of Kansas; and Dr. Burris Jenkins, well-known Kansas City theologian.

Originally, the meal was prepared by the women of the Brethren Church. The home economics department of the college now, however,

has charge.

The general committee in charge of providing the speaker and preparing the program and tickets consists of Dr. W. W. Peters. Dr. J. W. Boit-nott. Prof. J. H. Fries, Prof. M. A. Hess, and Dr. R. E. Mohler.

On the advisory committee to the administrative committee are Dr. J.

J Yoder. W. J. Krehbiel, H. J. Ferguson. and W. Earl Breon.

Dr. R. E. Mohler and Leland Lin-dell are in charge of publicity.

The hall, decorations, and table committee includes Prof. M. A. Hess. Prof. J L. Bowman, Prof. S . M. Dell. Miss Clara Colline, and Dr. O. A. Olson.

The dinner and menu committee Is composed of J. H. Fries chairman, Mrs. R. E. Mohler. Clayton Rock, W. E. Breon. Dr. J. J. Yoder, Dr. W. W. Peters. Harold Beam and Virginia Kerlin.

Ernest Dale

Maxine Ruehlen and Marilynn Sandy

Bob Burkholder

Austin Williams

Clancy Bunyan

Maurice A. Hess

Paul Dannelley Merle Finfrock James Nagely

Ardis Sawyer Anne Janet Allison

......Editor-in-Chief

Managing Editors

Campus Editor

.....Column Editor

...Faculty Adviser

Roy McAuley Albert Miller Arlene Seidel

Jean McNicol

Lucile Homer

Staehling And Fruin Talk On Phys. Health

The topic discussed in last Monday morning’s chapel program was "Physical Fitness."

Miss Jean Staehling, director of physical education for women, gave a general review of the subject. She presented something of the history of physical education. In ancient times she said that stress was put upon the strength, size, and symmetry of the body, while our modern health programs emphasize a person’s endurance and ability to put their athletic talents to work.

Following Miss Staehling’s address, the students were enlightened by Katherine Fruin on the physical education as employed in Europe On this point, she stated that the stress is upon gymnastics as body builders from an artistic point of view. Also swimming, skating, and bicycle riding are popular among European sports. Miss Fruin colored her speech with a brief account of her trip to the World Conference of Gymnastics, which she attended at Stockholm, Sweden.

College In Three Years

American military leaders in general are now realizing the value of higher education for men in service. It is for this reason that colleges and universities all over the nation are accelerating their schooling program.

Various educational and military authorities have repeatedly stressed the importance and advisability of college students remaining in school as long as possible. Military leaders- are claiming that college trained men must continue to be furnished for the selective service to be able to produce successful results. This means that a certain percent, at least, must be trained so that they have received their degree by the time they have reached the age of twenty.

McPherson college is now instigating a plan wherein a student may attend summer school and in three years time receive his degree. This is accomplished by haying a summer session of ten weeks in length in which ten credit hours may be obtained. Anyone finishing high school this spring may start to summer school, and by the spring of 1945, may graduate with a degree.

Of particular notice will be the fact that because of the shortage of trained men in scientific fields, along with a need for mathemeticians, classes in science and mathematics will increase in number.

Not only is there a shortage of scientists, but also men in nearly every field that the American colleges and universities can teach. College trained men should and will continue to fill the leading positions in fields now open to them by the present military program.

Students And Faculty Attend Skating Party

Ruby Peterson entertained faculty members and students of Macol-lege at a skating party last Saturday evening at the Peterson Roller Rink. The Rink was crowded with nearly ninety skaters as they enthusiastically displayed their abilities—or disabilities.

Ruby issued the mass invitation in celebration of her birthday. She was rewarded for her efforts by having ‘‘Happy Birthday” sung to her by the skaters, and by having to deliver a short speech to her cheering guests.

Students and faculty members were unanimous in their thanks to Ruby Peterson for her generous invitation.

Joint Charm Chat Held Next Monday

Differing from the usual Charm Chat sessions, the meeting of all the girls on Macampus, will be the presence of the Men’s Council at a special meeting which will be held next Monday, March 9, at 7 p. m.

This meeting is one of the two programs which, will be held jointly by both the Men’s Council and the Women's Council. Any questions or problems that the girls desire to ask the boys will be asked at this time and members of the Men’s Council will attempt to answer and discuss them with the girls. At the next meeting the girls will answer the questions, asked by the boys.

Recently I was asked to write for publication an article on the subject: “God’s Role in This War.” I submit the following as my ideas on the subject and assume full responsibility for its theological and philosophical implications.

GOD’S ROLE IN THIS WAR

During these days of terrific social, economic and spiritual upheaval many are asking the question: Where is God? or why does God permit this war? In answering the first question I do so by saying, God is on His throne and is enriching the minds and hearts of any and all who are willing to receive Him. He has not withdrawn from His universe and has not repealed any of His promises. In answer to the second question I should answer it by saying, God is not permitting this war as implied by the questioner but rather I should say He is enduring this war and must be deeply disappointed at the cruelty and sins of His human creation.

A viewpoint I find it impossible to accept is that proposed by some that God is using Hitler and his Axis powers to punish the Christian peoples of the allied nations. Personally, I believe this concept is an insult to a God of love, mercy, and righteousness. We deserve punishment, but I cannot believe that God would use a means that even we weak Christians would not justify if we were in His place. There are too many inconsistencies in such a concept of God. Why should so many innocent children and youth suffer and so many brutally wicked adults go free? As I see it, we are being punished by our own stupidity and unwillingness to have done those things that would have avoided this world catastrophe.

God’s role is to endure and keep His love and mercy alive and available for His children to possess and use to His glory and humanity’s good. On His love and mercy alone is there hope for peace and brotherhood and not on His wrath and vengeance using such ruthless and brutal men as those in charge of the Axis powers to destroy His children and their institutions.

W. W. Peters.

The Student Advertiser

No better advertiser of a school can be obtained than the student himself. No school, regardless of enrollment, faculty, administration, name, or otherwise, can obtain new students if the present students are not satisfied with the school. Nothing speaks better for a school than to find its students enthusiastic in their recommendation for that school.

To turn this around, no student should be willing to be satisfied with merely attending a school, but if he likes the school, should do all that he can to see that others attend. To each student of McPherson college could be asked this question, “What are you going to do to help the school which you are attending?” Does this school mean enough to you that you are willing to conscientiously recommend McPherson college to those who plan to attend some college next year?

With the continuation of the drafting of students now in school, enrollment will become more and more a problem. A greater attempt must be made to get students to attend school here.

Being considered is the possibility that some sort of organization of students could be made wherein each student participates in the getting of new students to school here next year. Perhaps such an organization could accomplish a great deal in getting new students to come to McPherson.

Seeing this need, however, each individual student should feel that he has a definite responsibility in obtaining new students for McPherson College whenever possible.

Is A College Newspaper Justified?

With the possible shortage of paper, the question of the newspaper arises, “Does the college newspaper play a role in activities important enough to justify its continuation?” Nearly every college and university in the United States has its own news organ. It may print a daily, weekly, biweekly, or even monthly publication, but each has its newspaper. From this, one can readily see that a great deal of paper is used solely for college newspapers, and that if their news organs were deemed unnecessary in war time, the result might be unfavorable.

It is admitted by many small school newspapers that they, the newspapers, do not inform to any great extent, but only remind the student. The question then arises, “Does the Spectator play the part in campus activity that it should? “Do students actually want a newspaper or do they feel that it is worth what must be put into it to make it a success? We will not attempt to answer that. We can say only that in all probability, the majority of students would “howl” with discontent at the discontinuing of the Spectator.

On most campuses, working on the college newspaper gives a mark of recognition, of ability. It is considered an honor to be able to work on the college publication. In all probability, the larger the school, the greater the desire of students to report for the school paper.

The college newspaper should, and probably does to a certain extent play a role important enough to justify its continued publication in that it is dealing with a select group of, people who are to be tomorrow’s leaders. In spite of this, there is the possibility that college newspapers will be discontinued.

FRIDAY. MARCH 6. 1942

Curricular

Extracurricular

The Senior play, “A Family Portrait." thought by many to be too large an undertaking for an organi-zation not strictly interested in dramatics, is finally beginning to take shape and promises to be a good play, it was announced this week by Ronald Orr, president of the senior class. Although extreme difficulty was experienced in casting so heavy a play, and available material for scenic effort is rather limited, Paul Dannelley, who is directing “A Fam-ily Portrait,” expresses confidence that the final performance will be a finished one.

Relatively new in the annals of Macampus organization dinners, the Spectator banquet tomorrow night offers an interesting problem. Is the Spectator, and consequently journalism, going to take on in-creased importance at McPherson College? Is the Spectator heretofore regarded as a rather weak student servant, to assume a larger place in the student’s concept of college life in general? We wonder.

College congratulates him on his cage prowess. However, the exclusion of Art Schubert from the first all-conference team appears unjusti-fied in the light of Schubert’s performance during the cage season just past. French and Schubert are classy ball players and both deserved mention on the all conference team.

Tenth on the list of A Cappella Choir concerts, this year’s performance should be up to par. According to Nevin W. Fisher, choir director, this year’s choir is superior in many ways to choirs he has directed in the past. One interesteing item in the history of the McPherson College A Cappella Choir is the fact that it is the first such organization to be organized in Kansas.

This week-end five Bittinger coached debate teams go to the state debate contest at Wichita. McPherson College debaters have achieved high ranking in contests and tournaments during the past several years and Bittinger’s teams are no exception. Last year Bittinger’s teams brought home many awards, although it was his first year as coach. The Spectator wishes good luck to a swell debate team and a swell coach!

Hill And Lott Join Naval Air Corps

Laurence Hill and Jerry Lott, McPherson College juniors, have added their names to the list of Bulldogs who have volunteered for military service.

They have been accepted in the Air Corps of the United States Navy. Although they passed their final physical examinations in Kansas City a month ago, Hill and Lott will not report for active duty until the end of the semester, probably about June 1.

Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride—and speaking of midnight rides, didn’t Dutchy slip one past the censors in chapel last Monday? That should twist the oft’ quoted adage to read, “When in Rome, educate the Romans.”

Dr. Boitnott evidently heard of the rubber shortage, and in order to cooperate with the government, walked to school in the mud with one foot protected by a rubber. He was doubtless saving the other rubber for a rainy day.

Larry Lowber conquered another field. Anyhow Violet Bollinger wore long hose when she attended the concert the other night in his company. As any fool can plainly see, you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Somebody reads the Spectator. Last week in the campus comment column appeared an item concerning the relatively trashy aspect which the floor of the Spec office presented to anyone who cared to look. Since that time someone in authority has taken the hint and assigned a janitor to clean the room. “Everything com-eth to him who waits.”—a janitor, and only 25 weeks after school started.

The campus, silently preparing for its night of rest, having been lulled into a spirit of restfulness by a carefully avoided couple of study hours, was startled into instant wakefulness last Tuesday night by a shriek. Judge the campus not harshly, kiddies. That shriek would have awakened the dead. Instantly up the walk to the ad building rushed various hearties prepared to defend with their lives the distressed damsel. However they found to their consternation that the parties in question were merely Rowena and Lyle Albright, having a friendly chat, (so they said.) Rumor has it that he beats her!

Campus coeds once more thrill to the stirring tones of the ex campus bass, Keith Pierce. Pierce has been sporting his uniform and corporal’s stripes here and there while home on leave. There’s something about a uniform— and besides, Keith is not adverse to letting the brass buttons do what they may.

The luck of the Irish holds for everybody, including French. The other night Junior lost a piece of money in the Student Union Room, left for a few minutes, and returned.

When he walked into the room, a voice hailed him, asking if he had lost anything.

The honest John who returned the money was none other than Joe Hof-fert, who was that night enjoying his turn with Katie.

Gracious, gracious! What price sissies? From the local news daily we quote; “The boys are still tidying up their new rooms, hanging pictures on the white plastered walls and installing new curtains.” Isn’t that nice? Perhaps the boys would be interested to know that there is a class in knitting sponsored by the Red Cross. Knitting and crocheting would help to pass many a frolicless evening. However, the next sentence of the paragraph in the Republican is quite revealing, quite revealing. It stated, in effect, “Pictures of girl friends adorn dressers and desks and flashy and colorful calendars add to the spicy atmosphere of the dormitory.” In the first place, no girl should give her boy friend that kind of a picture, and besides, Dell will never allow it.

At the skating party last weekend, Leland High pulled one that fairly rinked of romance. Following for the entire evening in the wake of a lass of unknown identity, High apparently was much impressed, for he was heard to mention her many, many times Sunday.

If you have a secret and want it kept, tell Max Brunton. Max has been engaged for lo, these many months since Christmas, and did he tell anyone? He did not. And when he finally did decide to divulge this juicy bit of information to the waiting ears of his avid listeners, he did it up brown. He sent an air mail letter to his parents. That is most logical, is it not? Wait for two months to tell, and then send it air mail.

Are you draggy? Do you tire easily? Does following daylight saving time cause bags under your eyes? You should consult Drs. Mc-Auley and Nicholson. These advo-cates of Ponce de Leon have found the fountain of youth. They have achieved an enviable feat. They have perfected their physical bodies to such an extent that they not only get up for breakfast, they come for it an hour early. Something should be done to accommodate these peppy lads. If they could eat at 6:00 a. m., when they appear for breakfast, they could have an extra hour during the

day to work.

Eats for eight! The old Pratt gang assembled last Monday night to dwadle over some delicious dainties sent by Harriett Pratt, “who has went away.” Harriett goes home every week-end and therefore has access to the family larder. On the package she sent were these words “Open in the presence of Jean Mc-Nicol, Twila Peck, Katie McRae, Alta Gross, Muriel Lamle, Lucy Blough, Vesta Vannorsdel, and Lu-cile Harris. If Pratt is so inclined, I’d appreciate being in on the next feed.

Sandy Wins First In Poster Contest

Marilynn Sandy, sopohomore, McPhersonite, ranked first in the McPherson College contest for Cancer Posters which was sponsored by the Medical Association of McPherson during the past few weeks. Second place was gained by Jesse Holloway, Ottawan freshman, and Bill Austin, local freshman rated third.

Entrants in the poster contest were art students under Miss Clara Col-line, art instructor of the college.

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Competition was close among the ten posters that were entered in the contest, but a selected group of members from the Medical Association finally picked the these three top-rankers.

The winning posters have been sent to Topeka for entry in the State contest. For the local competitors first-place ranking carries with it a prize of $2.50, second-place winner receives $1.50, and third-placer wins $1.00. The $5.00 prize money is contributed by the local Medical Association in the interest of cancer control.

WAA Inter-Class Tourney Ends Today

Tic-Off Between Sophomore

And Junior-Senior Teams

This week will climax the W. A. A. Round Robin interclass basketball

tournament with the championship tournament being played off today

between the Junior-Senior team and the Sopohomore team.

Junior-Senior group has won five and lost one game; the loss being tothe Sophomores. Sophomores have also won five games and lost one game, their loss being to the Junior- Senior team. Doris Voshell is cap-tain of the Junior-Senior team and Maxine Ruehlen captains the sophomores.

Freshman girls of the “A” team rank third in the tournament and the B team follows.

With the close of the champion-ship game, the volleyball inter-class tournaments will begin and will con-tinue for several weeks.

Bulldogs Finish Season In Third Place

The Bulldogs ended a very success ful cage season Friday nite with a 4-point victory over Bethel College at Newton, sewing up third place in the conference race, the highest they have finished since 1938 when they tied for first. In conference play the Bulldogs won six and lost six. two of the losses being by one point margins.

The Bulldogs started the scoring, jumping to a 4-point lead before Bethel hit the hoop. Bethel was never in the lead although they tied the count a few minutes after the half and again with 3 minutes to play. Schubert was high man with 16 points, followed by Schroeder of Bethel with 9 points.

Balzer, the Graymaroon’s hot shot, did not start the game because of a sprained knee. He played a short time but was slowed up considerably by a heavy brace and tape.

This victory gave the Bulldogs sweet revenge for the one point loss to the Graymaroons on the Bulldog’s home court.

A large crowd of students attended the game including the band. This was the last college game for "Squeak” Meyer, who played a bang-up game, holding Bartel to exactly no points.

Intramural Basketball Starts This Week

In keeping with the extensive and vigorous athletic and recreational program planned for the students of McPherson College, five intramural basketball teams have been organized and swung into action in the gymnasium this week. Now that the varsity basketball season has closed, the gym will be open to men’s and women’s activities. The teams will compete on a round robin schedule so that every team will get to meet every other team. Thus far, only one game has been played, that being between the Student Ministers and Third Floor of New Fahnstock Hall. The student ministers barely nosed out the Third Floor Boys in a hard fought game, the final score being 18 to 16. This afternoon at 3:30 the Thirdies will meet the Town team and the Ministers meet a combination of first and second floors of the dorm.

According to the writing on the wall, either of these may be any bodies ball game. Members of the student body and towns people are cordially invited to watch any of these games

The Associated Press picked its all conference team this week—And without a doubt it’s a good one. But is it the best one that could have been picked? It goes without saying that there was an abundance of outstanding players in the conference this year and that it is hard to pick an All-Conference team without leaving several good players off. But in my books Art Schubert deserved a first team berth before Harold Johnson. We are not disputing the fact that Harold Johnson is a good ball player, but we don’t believe he was as outstanding as last year, one of the reasons being that he was hampered by injuries in several games. Besides being as good a floor man as Johnson, Schubert ranked higher in conference scoring than Johnson. Schubert was also more valuable to his team than Johnson was to the Wesleyan ball club. But Art has one more year left, if the Army doesn’t get him first, to gain an all conference berth.

It was interesting to note that the All Conference first and second teams were composed entirely of Kansas Wesleyan, Baker and McPherson’s men with the exception of Morley Fraser of Ottawa.

Four McPherson men received recognition as “Squeak” Meyer and Walt Pauls were placed on the honorable mention list.

Neighboring schools represented at the Collegiate Sports-Day were Southwestern of Winfield, Bethany from Lindsborg, Wichita University. Friends of Wichita, Sterling, and approximately thirty W. A. A-ers of McPherson College entered in the Day’s activities.

Alta Gross, with her committee of Muriel Lamle and Jean Oberst, were in charge of the planning and presentation of the entire day’s program in general.

Other chairmen for this annual W. A. A. event were Lucile Harris, hostess; Anna Mae Nickey, equipment; Doris Miller, awards; Arlene Flory and June Brockus, the noon luncheon; Doris Voshell, president of the Macollege W. A. A., invitations; Margaret Hamm, registration; and Gene Wyckoff, the luncheon staff.

Marilynn Sandy and Maxine Rueh-len, as co-chairmen of the Sports-Day, were in general charge of all

First Team	College	Pos.
Junior French. .	.McPherson .	. . F
John Arnold. .	.Baker . . .	. .F
Bob Hunt . . . .	Wesleyan	. . C
Marvin Hodges .	.Baker . . .	. . G
Harold Johnson .	.Wesleyan. .	. . G

Second Team	College	Pos.
Jim Irick ....	Baker . . .	. . .F
Morley Frazer .	.Ottawa . .	. . . F
Leroy Hoover . .	.Wesleyan .	. . . C
Art Schubert . .	.McPherson.	. . . G
Quincy Seymour	.Baker . . .	. . . G

A. P. Utility Men

Balzer, Bethel; Meyer and Pauls, McPherson; Goering and Nelson, Bethany; Sloyer and Anderson, College of Emporia; Eberhart, Wesleyan.

Baker and Kansas Wesleyan, who tied for first place in the Kansas Conference dominated the Associated Press All Conference basketball team released Tuesday. Both placed two men on the team. The fifth position on the team went to Junior French of McPherson. Harold Johnson, Kansas Wesleyan guard and brother of Coach Gene Johnson, is the only repeater for last year’s team.

Junior French, the Bulldog’s high scoring forward; Bob Hunt, Wesleyan, towering center; and Marvin “Sailor Boy” Hodges, Baker’s stellar guard, won their positions by a unanimous vote. Completing the team is John Arnold. Baker forward and Harold Johnson, Kansas Wesleyan guard. Johnson, a first team forward last year, was moved to a guard position this year—thus relegating Art Schubert to the second team for the second straight year.

The remainder of the second team is composed of Jim Irick, Baker’s high scoring forward; Morley Fraser, sophomore mainstay at Ottawa; Leroy Hoover. Wesleyan forward and Quincy Seymour, Baker’s high scoring guard.

The team this year is potentially one of the highest scoring aggregation ever picked in the Kansas Conference, besides boasting several players with more than average defensive skill.

The McPherson College second team lost its final game of the season to the Bethel Reserves last Friday night 34-28.

It was a well played game until the second half when the game began to get rather rough. It became a virtual football game. There were at least two or three Gray Maroons on the floor most of the time. The McPherson boys outplayed the Bethel boys in every way except the scoring department. With good officiating the game would have been very interesting.

Klyppstien and H. Goering were high scorers of the game collecting 11 and 10 points respectively. G. Voth was high pointer for the Canines getting a total of 9 points.

McPherson played without two of her players because of inedibility, again as they did at Bethany on Tuesday night.

With sports day over, girls of the W. A. A. are entering enthusiastically into to a new sports season. This is the Spring sports season which will begin next week.

At a special meeting of all W. A. A. members Wednesday heads of new committees for the sports of the season were selected. Arlene Flory will head Orchesis, which is an interpretative dance group. Softball will be captained by Alta Gross. Maurine Blair will supervise swimming, at the Y. M. C. A. Tumbling will continue under Ruby Peterson, as will Outing Club under Anna Mae Nickey and Lucile Harris. Archery will again be started, directed by Jean Oberst. Recreation club, which will include table tennis, shuffle board, tennis and badminton, will be led by Ruth Miller.

All girls who have not been members of the W. A. A. this year are eligible to enter the new sports season. Semester dues are fifty cents, and may be paid to Helen Davis, treasurer.

Attended by sixty-five out-of-town

coeds, the 19 42 Intercollegiate Sports-Day sponsored by Macollege’s W. A. A. was hailed a success by all participants as they formed the friendship circle and sang the farewell “Taps” last Saturday afternoon.

After a full morning of sports such as basketball, volleyball, tumbling, hit-pin bowling, and ping-pong, the visiting girls were entertained in the college dining-hall at an informal luncheon. Jean McNicol was toast-mistress for the noon’s program.

The afternoon activities were highlighted by a journey to the roller skating rink by all the sports enthusiasts, at which time each visiting school was given an opportunity to display its skating abilities.

Bethel	FG	FT	F
Schrag .....................		3	0
H. Goering .............	... 4	2	1
Kroeker ..................	.. 2	1	0
Klyppstien ..............	.. 5	1	1
H. Goering................	.... 0	0	1
Krause .....................		0	1
Stucky .....................	... 0	0	0
Krehbiel ..................	... 0	2	3
Finemore ................	.. 0	1	2
Ratzlaff....................	.... 1	0	0
Total ......................	. 12	10	9

McPherson	FG	FT	F
G. Voth .................	... 4	1	1
Culver .....................	... 3	1	2
Wessler ....................		1	0
Zook ................		1	2
Unruh ................		0	4
Sies ...................		0	3
Huxman ...............		0	0
Finfrock..........		0	1
Total ..................		4	13

VOL. XXV. Z-223

Debaters To Friends For Final Tournament

Band Ends Successful Pep Season

Spectator Banquet To Be Held At Hotel Warren Tomorrow Evening

Out of the Old

Into the New

Fifteen Men Awarded Football Letters In Final Student Pep Rally