VOL XXV.


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McPherson college, McPherson, Kansas


FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1942


NUMBER 29


Install Pi Kappa Delta Members Tomorrow Night


McPherson College will receive a chapter of Pi Kappa Delta, national forensic fraternity, at an installation ceremony in the Student Union Room tomorrow evening at 6 : 15 P. M.


Dr. G. R. R. Pflaum, past president of Pi Kappa Delta, will be in charge of the installation ceremony. Dr. Pflaum  is at the head of the speech de-partment of State Teachers  College, Emporia, Kansas. A | delegation of Emporia student  members of the Zeta chapter of Pi Kappa Delta will be present at the ceremony.

Students, teachers, and friends of McPherson College are invited to be present in the Student Union Room for the installation of the chapter.

After the installation of the new chapter, the charter members and their invited guests will attend an initiation banquet at 7:00 o’clock in Harnly Hall. The home economics department will serve the banquet.

Dr. Bittinger will be the toastmaster at the banquet program. Speeches will be given by Dr. G. R. R. Pflaum, Ernest Peterson, Paul E. Booz. and Professor Maurice A. Hess. Betty Burger will give a reading.

The McPherson College chapter will be called the Kansas Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Delta. The charter roll of the Omicron chapter will include ten students as active members, sixteen graduates as graduate members, and Professor Hess and Dr. Bittinger as members of the degree of instruction.

The temporary officers of the local chapter are Ernest Peterson, president; Wayne Geisert, vice-president; Maxine Ruehlen, secretary-treasurer; and Kathleen Brubaker corresponding secretary.

Pi Kappa Delta had its beginning and first chapter at Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas. The first national convention was held in Topeka in 1916. National conventions are held on alternate even numbered years. Provincial tournaments are held on alternate odd numbered years.

The Omicron chapter will be a member of the Province of the Plains province of Pi Kappa Delta. The provincial tournament will probably be held next year at Kearny Teachers, Kearney, Nebraska.

McPherson College was granted a chapter in Pi Kappa Delta at the fourteenth biennial national convention at Minneapolis, Minnesota, several weeks ago. Professor Hess, Ernest Peterson, and Wayne Geisert represented the college at that convention.


Staff Heads For Spec And Quad Chosen

Publications Heads Elected From List Of Applicants


Staff members for next year’s Spectator and Quadrangle were chosen Wednesday at a regular meeting of the Student Council. Selections were made in accordance with the recommendations of the publications board as is customary.

To fill the position of campus editor of the Spectator, James Nagely, present rewrite editor, was approved. During his freshman year Nagely has been outstanding in his journalistic abilities on the Spectator. According  to the present set-up, Nagely will move up to the managing editorship  at the beginning of the second semester next year.

Editing the Spectator next year will be Marilynn Sandy and Maxine Ruehlen, first semester, and Austin “Doc” Williams second semester Ernest Dale completes his term of


Witmore Gives Anti-Tobacco Oration

Ann Witmore, a freshmen at Mc- Pherson, gave her prize-winning antitobacco oration, “For the Public Good,” in chapel Friday Morning.

“We talk about conserving for national defense,” she said, “and then spend more for a weed that is not for the American good than for education.” Tobacco cultivation exhausts the soil and causes physical destruction. It has no position in our daily routine of life. “Today is the time for action! ”

Ernest Peterson told of the acceptance of McPherson College into the Pi Kappa Delta. There are thirty-one applicants for membership. The local chapter will be installed May 2 at 6:15 p. m. in the Student Union Room.


Speech Class Has Breakfast Session

Dress To Represent

Various Countries.

Members of the principles of speech class this morning entertained themselves with an international breakfast held in the home economics dining hall.

Each member of the class was in costume representing some country and gave a short talk concerning the country he represented.

Toastmaster at the breakfast was Miss Della Lehman, instructor of the principles of speech class.

The meal was served by a group of advanced home economics students


editorship at the end of this semester.

Business manager of next year’s Spectator will he Wilbur Linville. Linville has been assistant to John Trostle, head of this year’s business


staff.    

Isabel Crumpacker, wno nas been \ assistant to Oscar Slifer on this year’s Quadrangle, was chosen to head next year’s editorial staff. Isabel will be a junior next year and has been prominent in both publications during her past two years at Macol-lege.

Russell Jarboe, a freshman this year, was selected by the council to be the new business manager. During the past year Jarboe has helped Dean Stucky, present business manager.


BYPD Conference
At Monitor Sunday

Metzler, Mohler Speak; Basket Dinner At Noon.


Annual WAA Banquet Tonight To Be Held In McCourt Hotel


Jones Wins Fourth In Peace Contest

Orates On Subject “The Four Horsemen”


Nathan Jones, representing McPherson College in the state peace oratorical contest held at Lawrence, April 24, ran a close fourth place with his oration, “The Four Horsemen.”

First prize of $15.00 was given to Roger Fredrikson, of Ottawa University, for his oration, “Manifest Destiny.”

Second and third places were won by Elaine Marsh, of Friends Univer-sity, and Arthur Nelson, of Kansas J University.

Other contestants in the meet were Marvine Hiebsch, of Southwestern, Robert Barofsky, of Manhattan, and Oswald Shrag, of Bethel.


Athletic women of Macollege will hold their annual Spring banquet tonight at 7 :00 o’clock at the McCourt Hotel, at which time officers for the coming year will be revealed.


“Hawaii” will be the theme of this year’s banquet and appropriate Hawaiian medlies will be played as the W. A. A. girls and their escorts enter the North Room.

Decorations in line with the Hawaiian theme are in charge of Arlene Flory. Ruby Peterson chairman


Fahnestock Holds Open House Sunday

New Fahnestock Hall will be the scene of its first open house next Sunday since it was occupied last February.

Visitors will be welcomed from 2:00 o’clock to 4:00 next Sunday af-ternoon, May 3.


Ten-Week Term Summer Session Opens May 24

“Enrollment Of 100 Students Is Expected” Says Dean Boitnott


Juniors, Seniors Combine Groups For Annual Retreat


Wishing to be patriotic and conserve tires, gasoline, etc., the juniors and seniors are setting a precedent by agreeing to combine their separate retreats.


This was decided upon at a meeting of the two classes a week ago last Thursday. This choice seems wise in that both classes are small this year.

After a heated debate the date was set for Tuesday and Wednesday, May  fourth and fifth. Departing Tuesday afternoon at four P. M. the combined


Old Fanny Talks At Last


Last Sunday, April 26, the Monitor church southwest of here was the scene of the annual Southwestern Kansas B. Y. P. D. spring conference. The theme of the conference was “Building for the Future.” The meeting started with Sunday School at 10:00 at which time Dr. Metzler taught the young people’s class.

Rev. Gish of the Monitor church gave an inspiring address during the church service. He brought before the youth the many challenges we have in facing the world of tomor row.

Dr. Mohler presented a talk Sunday afternoon on various ideas of Present world conditions and the peace treaty which will be signed at the conclusion of the war. One of his important statements concerned the fact that a fair peace treaty can not be manifested while people still have hatred in their hearts.

One of the important parts of the program to most of those present was the basket dinner which was in charge of the very capable Monitor women


It has often been said “if Fanny’s vails could talk, what stories they could tell,” but up until the present time those walls have managed to be pretty tight lipped like the old boy in the back of the general store who was waiting for the janitor to bring the cuspidor back in by the pot bellied monkey stove. But now those walls have cracked, and under the influence of the third degree treatment given by Swede Nelson they are beginning to sing like a bunch of stool pigeons.


A few days ago, while putting in his time at a bit of plaster chewing, our corn shelling friend Merlin Frantz launched a flank attack on a wall and found an abundance of information cached in a crypt for collegiate posterity. He searched through the mouse eaten remains ot a once great storehouse of literature and art. and finally fastened onto the following articles with a true bulldog tenacity. Among these scraps was a remnant of one “Dawn Magazine” to which Merlin attached great value. Our illustrious Horatio who was helping Mr. Frantz on this occasion finally persuaded him to part with his find. Since then Mr. H. has passed them on to this writer who is going to end the vicious circle with this bit of drivel and burn them.


pigskin countenance. I hesitate at the thought that this Mr. Harnly may have been the original owner of these revealing papers. Among the papers were a number of clippings from certain religious periodicals and a couple of interesting old fashioned engraved envelopes, a ticket that has on one side “Jay Crumpacker, Real Estate, Homes on College Hill. Farms and City Property, Phone 453, and on the other side “Jitney & Livery Line, Good for One Schedule Trip, Ihrig’s, Phone 5 20 Red. and a fine specimen of penmanship at the top of which appeared the following words “premier, a prime minister.”


group will motor to the Barton County State Lake (Hoisington Country Club) and remain there Tuesday night and Wednesday, returning before ten P. M. Wednesday evening. The group will be accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. Bittinger.

The machinery for having a good time has been thrown in gear. As usual, Ernest Peterson is in charge of the transportation. Combined committees of juniors and seniors have been appointed to take care of the recreation and groceries. Other details are being handled by Doris Vo-shell, acting in the absence of the senior class president, and Ralph Nicholson, junior class prexy.


Allison To Give Public Recital Tuesday

Varied Program To Be Presented in Recital; Brown To Accompany


On careful scrutiny of the mess I can see why the aforenamed gentlemen were attracted. The first article in the collection is an ancient billfold with the initials J. W. Harnly  indelibly stenciled on its venerable


Now we come to that delectible bit that is in the form of the lower half of one mouse chewed “Dawn Magazine”. This is or rather was a true masterpiece of photographic art. They can’t send things like that through the mail these days. These pictures used as their models women of rare proportions and contours. They really had the oomph!! Most of them used as background a woodland setting likening the nude beauties to mythological nymphs and fairies. Some typical titles were “The Rapids”, “The Fishing Girl”, and “Bounteous Beauty.”, hut enough of this. We can now see why these two plaster tearing fiends wait so impatiently each day until a time when they can get another chance at making a similar find.


The worst of the evidence is now destroyed, however, witnesses can vouch to the authenticity of this article.


Miss Anne Janet Allison will he presented in a piano recital in the chapel auditorium next Tuesday evening, May 5.

On her interesting and varied program will be five selections: Thirty-two variations on an original “Theme” in C minor, by Beethoven; “Intermezzo” in E flat major, by Brahms; “Rhapsody” op. 79, no. 1, by Brahms; “Berceuse" op. 57, by Chopin; "Scherzo” op. 39, by Chopin; and “Concerto in A Minor,” by Grieg. Miss Jessie Brown will be the accompanist at the second piano in the last number,

Miss Allison is a junior and a student of Miss Jessie Brown. Her excellent playing has made her a prominent figure about the campus.

There will be no student assisting on the program.

The public is invited to attend this

performance.


Summer school work will begin at McPherson College May 24 and close August 25. A ten week’s session is being given this year to enable a student to gain ten hours credit. This will make it possible for one to complete the four-year college course in three calendar years by attending summer school as well as the regular sessions.

Dr. J. W. Boitnott, dean of the college, stated that colleges all over the nation are emphasizing the sum mer school this year because of its importance in national defense. Col lege-educated men are needed an< needed now.

Admission requirements for the summer session are the same as those for the regular terms. The work done is of the same quality as that of the regular sessions.

Approximately ten hours of work will be offered in art, chemistry, ec onomics and business administration education and psychology, English history and political science, mathe-matics and physics, music, philosophy and religion, and sociology.

A special feature of the summer session is the course of eight hours in library science being offered. Stu-dents taking this course will have no time for any other college work this summer. The course will prepare students to become librarians class A and B high schools.

Faculty members of the session will include Bittinger, Bowman Brown, Colline, Hershey, Hoover Martin, Metzler, Olson. Wayland Winkler, and Mamie C. Matson. now of Central College here in McPher-son, who will teach English. Presi-dent Peters, J. H. Fries, and Dr. Boit-nott, director of the summer school will be on hand.

The dormitory dining hall, lab-oratories, Student Union Room, and all other necessary equipment of the college will be available this summer. Board and room for the ten-week session will cost $50. Tuition will be $5.00 per credit hour. Other fees charged are similar to those of the regular session.

According to Dr. Boitnott, an attendance of at least 100 regularly enrolled students is expected. This estimate does not include the fine arts

students.


of the program committee reports hat everything is ready for to-night’s program which will include readings, speakers, and musical num-bers.

Maxine Reuhlen, this year’s basketball sports leader, will be the toastmaster. Jean Oberst will give a reading. During the course of the evening Lucile will lead the group in singing Hawaiian songs.

Doris Voshell, who has been the efficient president of the W. A. A. for the past two years, will review some of the year’s highlights in the W. A. A.; and Miss Jean Staehling, sponsor of the club, will reveal the officers for the coming year which resulted from the voting yesterday.

Other committees were the foods committee headed by Muriel Lamle; ticket selling in charge of Maurine Blair; and invitation sending by Mar-ilynn Sandy and her committee.


Oberg Presents Organ Recital Sunday Evening

Program Inaugurates Campaign To Remove Debt On Organ.


Paul M. Oberg, professor of organ at the University of Wichita, will present an organ recital on the new Reuter pipe organ in the church of the Brethren next Sunday evening. May 3, beginning at 7:30.

Having graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1925 with a B. A. major in music. Mr. Oberg has served as staff organist and pianist for radio station WCCO, Minneapolis, for seven years. During the same seven years he was also official organist and pianist for the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Oberg received his M. A. degree from the Eastman School of Music and at the present time is writing a dissertation on tho choral improvisi-tions of Karg-Elert for his Ph. D. degree.

As well as being professor of organ at the University of Wichita, Oberg is director of the 90-piece University of Wichita Symphony Orchestra, and organist and choir director of St. James Episcopal Church in Wichita.

One purpose of this recital is to inaugurate a financial campaign to  remove the debt of $400.00 remaining on the church organ. The organ was installed last spring at a cost of $6,000.00.

There will be no admission charged for this program, but an offering will be taken The public is invited.


On account of plans for the dormitory picnic, the International Relations Club meeting of last Friday was postponed. The same program that was to be given then is being planned for today at 4:00 P. M. Dr. Hershey will speak on the subject, “The Cooperation of the Countries of the World in the Field of Science.”


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Peters To Conference In Payette, Idaho

Dr. W. W. Peters, president of McPherson College, is now attending the district conference of the Church of the Brethren held in Payette, Idaho. May 1-3.

Dr. Peters will speak Saturday morning to a group of young people, and Saturday night and Sunday morning and afternoon to the general

conference.

Sunday night he will talk in the church at Nampa, Idaho.


Tune In

on our

Social Calendar


Friday May 1—W. A. A. Banquet, 7:00 McCourt Hotel. North Room.

Saturday May 2—Pi Kappa Delta Banquet, Home Ec. Room 7:00 p. in.

Sunday May 3—College Women’s Tea 3:00 to 5:00.

Monday May 4—Recital Anne Janet Allison 8:00 Chapel.

Friday May 8—Jr.-Sr.    Banquet

7:00 Blue Room Hotel Warren.

Saturday May 9—Recital McNicol-Crist.


THE EDITORIAL STAFF


Ernest Dale ________________——.......

Maxine Ruehlen and Marilynn Sandy

Bob Burkholder ----------------

Austin Williams —---------------------

Clancy Bunyan ------------

James Nagely

Maurice A. Hess—...........-..................


.......Editor-in-Chief

...Managing Editors

Sports Editor

Campus Editor

Faculty Adviser


Arlene Seidel

Jean McNicol

Lucile Horner

Wayne Geisert

Bernice Guthals

Leora Dobrlnski


REPORTERS AND SPECIAL WRITERS


Dean Stucky

Kathryn McRae

Blanche Geisert

Roy McAuley

Albert Miller


Merle Finfrock

Ardis Sawyer

Ann Janet Allison

Mary Slifer

Jim Burger


Pres. W. W. Peters

Ralph Nicholson

Alvin Klotz Mary Kittell

Joe Dell

Paul Dannelley


been wondering just what fee Dean Boitnott charged the Stevens Hotel for presenting such an interesting commercial before the McPherson College student body. Maybe that would be a good place to go to hide from or dodge the draft.

The administration has become very severe and has slapped another week of solitary confinement on our daring freshman coed—Violet Bollinger. I suppose there is nothing like a little discipline, especially for freshmen, but I wonder if there isn’t some way to get out of Arnold Hall by evading the fire escape law.

The race for cheer leader promises to be a very interesting one. People might think that it is a high salaried job by the number of candidates for


cheer leader. This morning I think every fellow I met was getting up a petition for his girl friend and besides that Harry Reeves is entering the race along with the Miller’s daughter!!

“Greenleaf Springtime" McAuley has been turning over so many new leaves recently that I imagine his foliage will be completed by the end of the school year. We all know now that when he says "and that’s the truest word I ever spoke" it doesn’t mean a thing.

I think Miss Neher should pay more attention to "Pewee the Wolf Boy!! especially on Sunday nights because he has perfected a new method for throwing sandwiches without being seen. This involves the use of


FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1942


The President’s Corner


It used to be said that the best preparation to sell a horse was first to purchase it in your imagination from your best friend. In other words what you would expect your best friend to tell you about and to ask for the horse is what you should tell about and ask for the horse you are selling.

Applications on a campus of this principle would be: (1) the way you would expect the young man or young lady to treat your sister or brother is the way you should treat the other per-son’s sister or brother; (2) the way you would expect the other person to treat your property is the way you should treat the other person’s property. College buildings and equipment are the other person’s property.


John Trostle----

Nathan Jones-----

Wilbur Linville__

Maurice Cooley

Thurston Beckwith

Oscar Olson


THE BUSINESS STAFF


CIRCULATION STAFF


_____ Business Manager

Assistant Business Manager

............. —------ Assistant

...........Assistant

...................... Faculty Adviser


A Student's Lament


a paper plate as a spring and I know it is very effective because I saw it in operation.


Darwin Culver _

Violet Bollinger .

Doris Ikenberry

Mary Kittell____

Gertrude Conner


Circulation Manager

--------------- Assistant

................... Assistant

________________ Typist

____ .. Typist


If Rules Needed Changing Last Week, They Still Do

This week, McPherson College campus was almost a totally different place from that of exactly one week ago. Last week, as you recall, the dominant topic of conversation was concerning punishment for the breaking of certain set rules on this campus. This week, as is so often the case, after such radical thoughts have been expressed so freely, very little or nothing is heard on the subject. In other words, the radical actions of last week have become reactionary to the other extreme, that of saying nothing and merely accepting as final any ruling made.

Strangely enough, such has been the case in innumerable instances. Often has a just, even noble, cause died in infancy because of the fact that it started out with such radical movements that it did as the proverbial man with the rope, it hung itself.

Granted that it is probably for the good of everyone that such is often the case, but still to be considered is the fact that no progress is ever made by that method. Progress goes into stagnation. It becomes as the pendulum, going ceaselessly on, first to one side and then the other.

It would seem that if the rules and regulations objected to last week were at least partially at fault, something constructive could be done to improve the situation now. Both sides seem lax in the matter in that they leave rules as they formerly were, seeking no cure until another such case arises. Now is the time to start action on any changes in campus rules before the immediate need for the change arises, therefore avoiding unnecessary friction between the governed and the governors.


Japan Follows Germany’s Footsteps

Following in the footsteps of her ally, Germany, the Oriental Japan has adopted, in its attempt to keep its educational systems consistent with the times, new educational system which is to train Japanese youth for leadership in the “New Order” of Greater East Asia.

That the times influence the educational systems to the extent of almost totally reconstructing the curriculum to fit its immediate needs is borne out by the aims set forth for the new educational system. They are first, to fulfill the mission of empire; second, to train men who are capable of carrying out the establishment of the Greatest East Asia New Order; third to train men who will be capable of leading many races; and fourth, to develop cultural mobilization.

From the above, we see that in her aims, methods, and scruples, she is only playing “echo” to Germany. Already, a special administration has been set up in the Japanese cabinet to exploit occupied areas. The new administration supervises such “co-prosperity” activities as Japanese military control over “the enterprises of enemy nationals”, the seizure of foodstuffs and raw materials belonging to conquered countries, levying of luxury taxes in the Philippines, and absorption of commercial establishments of Japanese firms.

This is nothing more nor less than unlimited exploitation on all of the territories taken by the war now being fought, the same policy as that of Germany. From this we would conclude that in the case Japan wins this war, she will be unscrupulous in treatment of all conquered territories. This leaves a not at all healthy prospect for colonies ceded in such case.


Gleaned From The Teeming Brain

Of Ye Scribe


In the spring when the rains fall and the waters rise, a young couple’s thoughts turn again to that fad of the springtime—love. At least this seems to be true in the case of "Hedy Lamar" Long and Jackson Bowker, because last Saturday night the said couple drove to Lindsborg to "watch the water rise”. Orvell won’t tell us exactly what happened so we are left to draw our own conclusions. How-


ever, when Orvell heard that Bowker is inclined to like people who speak their own mind, she replied that in that case Jackson should simply adore her!!

If any of you ever have about eight years of free time you might use it by going to Chicago and inspecting all the rooms of the Stevens Hotel— so says Dean Boitnott. Ever since last Wednesday's chapel we have


of old Fahnestock to the office vaca-ted by Prof. Breon in Sharp Hall The task was begun last Saturday April 25.


Flash!!—“Dutchy” Fruin finds escort to W. A. A. Banquet at Kansas Wesleyan College or the bitter enemy of the Bulldogs. I hope none of the tenacious Bulldogs run down the Coyote, at least before the Banquet. Could this be a fifth column activity or even treason!!! ?


Prof. S. M. Dell, dean of men, has moved his office from the basement


Here I sit at twelve o’clock hammering away on a term paper. It is not a good paper. I have run out of sufficient material and am racking my brains to produce a plausible conclusion and still nail down the point and purpose of the paper that I stated at first. This rather disconcerting state of affairs has brought the question to my mind that countless students have asked. “Why are term papers required?”

I would really like to have an honest answer to that question and I believe the question is justified. I can see no value in the things other than the fact that it makes the college student become very verbose to express a simple idea. It show’s off a marvelous vocabulary that actually says nothing. Secondly, it merely show’s a professor that you have done a little outside reading, not too much. I have yet to see an average student that makes an exhaustive research as the professors would like to have him do.

Professors ask you to give credit for all that you take from some other author. If you did that, you would just put quotation marks around the whole paper and hand it in. They do


not want you to express your own ideas for they are not worth anything as you have not had sufficient experience to have a valuable opinion on any subject. Then how in the name of common sense is a man going to give credit for everything that is not his own, still write a term paper that is his own, and yet not give his own opinion on the subject because that opinion is not worth anything? A master’s or a doctor’s thesis may be a little different: for there your opinion is supposed to be respected.

This is my sentiment on the subject and I leave you with the question. Think what you will.


Friday, May 1, 1942

Senior Swansong


with the closing of another year and the graduation of another class at Mcpherson College,

spectator gives congratulatory writeups about each senior individ-

Woodrow Franklin

Woodrow Franklin, who celebrated his fourth    wedding anniversary

Wednesday    is a biology major and is

Prof. Mohler’s biology assistant this year.

Taking his first year of college at Eldorado Juco. Woodrow was active in basketball, tennis, and music.

Daring his remaining three years at Macollege, Woodrow lias been an active member of the Student Christian Movement and is a member of the student minister’s organization. For two years Franklin has been active in the I. R. C. He has also been in forensics one year.

This brown-eyed senior spends some of his spare time working on | the college tennis court and also likes to play tennis with bis wife. The rest of his time. Woodrow admits he likes to gather flowers and classify them.

Although Franklin has made    no

definite plans for the future,    he

would like to teach next year in the field of social science, particularly biology.

Congratulations Woodrow for your wedding anniversary and also for your fine work on the tennis courts —even if there has been rain!

Raymond “Squeak” Meyer

Raymond “Squeak” Meyer. whose popularity is known by all Macolle-gians as well as down-towners, is the 6 ft 31/2 in. tall, grey-eyed blonde-

headed senior, who boastfully admits! he's an Inman Teuton.


“Squeak” is one of the few fellows of Macollege. who has been a mem-her of the M-club for four years of his college career. This year our Squeak (‘for we all are proud to claim him) is President of the letterman organization and has maneuvered the “bird’s eye” to many a shaking fresh- man. Squeak, who captained the Bulldog’s football team this year, lettered in this sport for the four years he has been here. Squeak’s steady plugging in basketball three times gave him letters, and he was one of the greatest assets this year on the team. For two years he lettered in track and all Macollegians, as well as outsiders, will admit, and proudly too, that Squeak will long be remembered for his excellence in* sports. Squeak was one of the two seniors that made the all-star conference football team at Manhattan this year.

For two years he has served on the Men’s Council and has been a member of the Co-op club since it started, and is now the only remaining charter member left in school. He has been treasurer of this selective club. Squeak disgustingly remarks His pet peeve is, “Guys who slam our Co-op!”

Everyone knows Squeak’s versatility and how be usually gets his job done, and perhaps they are not sur-


Deans Tell Of Recent Conferences Attended

Dean Boitnott and Miss Shockley gave reports about their trips to Chi-cago and Oklahoma City in chapel Monday.

In Oklahoma City Miss Shockley had attended a conference of the American Association of University Women. In the discussions at this meeting two timely needs were stated:

1.    the need of social planning to keep our democracy, and

2.    the need of restating our goals in the war.

Dr. Boitnott gave a brief report of his trip to a conference of education held in Chicago in the latter part of March. After relating several amusing sidelights of the trip, he said that the entire conference discussed matters in terms of the present national conditions and maintained almost a spiritual tone throughout the meeting.

Elect Representatives For Student Council

Geisert, Swinger, Ruehlen, Oberst Candidates


Wayne Geisert, Glenn Swinger, Maxine Reuhlen, and Jean Oberst were nominated for the position of extra-curricular representative on

the Student Council next year. Of these four candidates one boy and one girl will be elected to the membership of next year’s council, These  four candidates will be voted on by  each of the organizations during the  next week and the votes will be tab- ulated next Wednesday.


Hall Speaks To FOR Next Sunday

This Sunday, May 3. Charles Hall, the state secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, will speak to the local F. O. R. group. Charles Hall is attending college this year at Hays, Kansas, and is very active in F. O. R. work. On Sunday afternoon Hall will be open for private conferences if anyone wishes to have an interview with him.

Because of other activities, it has been decided to change the regular Sunday evening meetings to Wednesday morning at 6:30. Study will continue “Is the Kingdom of God Realism by Dr. Jones.

prised to know that once Squeak was with the Dean of Women at the Circle Lake Soda    Grill—commonly

called “Shottie’s”.

Although Squeak is an industrial arts major, he does not plan to teach, for this June he leaves for the Naval Air Corp. Everyone proudly joins in wishing you luck Squeak, and Macol-lege is grateful for a fellow like you!

Heard On The Party Line



However I am inclined to believe that more men become dipsomaniacs after marriage, because they are married to what they are married to.

Unfortunately the Spec has been unable to get any information on the newly elected W. A. A. cabinet because their names will be disclosed at the banquet tonight, however, if you really want to know and lack the necessary invite to the banquet, just ask Alvin Klotz Saturday morning. Apparently he holds the upper hand


in the love club, because he nosed Pinky out of the running on this occasion .

Flash! Ye scribe just made a startling discovery! That pale, wan, diss-ipated fellow who locks like Lowell Woodard, whom we have been seeing around the campus lately is Lowell Woodard! He has just recovered from a tonsilectomy and must have lost a lot of blood to look so pale. Perhaps it was his tonsils that made him so red. faced

“There are wise men and fools, Which will you be?” I have my own opinion of guys like Knack-


stedt. who would like to sneak Knackstedt, who would like to sneak out some night and build the porch hack on the old dormitory just for a prank. You know, Knackstedt once pot a good look at himself and decided to commit sucide so he jumped out in the street in front of a speeding cab, but it didn’t run over him, it was- yellow!

And in reference to the columnists’ headache. Salvation McAuley. don’t judge him too harshly, girls, you may he neurotic, yourself someday.


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Ho hum, yawn. How dull! Not a girl campused all week. Must be spring fever, no ambition; maybe it’s Neher fear.

But we must forget the past and think only of the future; so, just between us neurotics, let us consider a more contemporary situation, that of Orvell Long and—who? Not Gaylord Coughenour! Not Herbert Ronk! Not Fisher, the seagoing ex-macollegian! Not Harlan Bowman who was rubuked in his first effort! you guessed it! None other than that Buick-driving, curley, yes kinkey headed, three year graduate, Jack Bowker! And just think, they will graduate in the same class, or am I counting my chickens before he’s caught?

Speaking of contemporary romances, what could be more modern than a four-way romance? Triangles are as old fashioned as little Audrey jokes in comparison to the recently organized Voshell, Witmore, Klotz, Lowber, love club. Certainly we will all agree that socialism has its good points, but after all, we should be moderate in all things and ye scribe is of the opinion that this cooperative dating association, this “You take her tonight, I have to study,” club, this “I’ll match you to see who takes which,” bureau, is carrying the idea a bit too far. It should make an interesting situation if they should ever get serious. This problem would probably arise as a result of extreme cases of neurosis.

While on the subject of neurosis this humble columnist would like to set forth herein, a possible, and probable exception to one of Dr. Little's theories. With sincere apologies to the psychiatrist, of course, and no offense meant. Dr. Little stated that the wives of alcholics married them because of a mother complex, a desire to reform them.

Bulldogs Second In Quadrangle Meet Tuesday

Bethel Takes Top Place Southwestern Third;

Vetter High Point Man


Bethel College nosed out the Bulldogs in a quadrangular meet at Newton Tuesday afternoon. Southwestern was third and Bethany fourth The score was 73 1/2 to 65.

The last event of the meet, the mile relay, decided the outcome, and Bethel won it by about 15 yards. Jack Vetter was high point man of the event with 18 points. He took three firsts: the 100 yd. dash in 10:1. the shot put with a heave of 40 feet, and the discus throw which sailed approximately 126 feet. Dick Burger, the captain of the track team, won his two specialties, the mile and 2 mile to redeem himself after losing a close 2 mile run at Salina last Thursday. Two freshmen who showed up well were Bob Mays, who took second in the mile and third in the half-mile, and Walt Buller, who took second in the shot and fourth in the discus.

Officers Nominated

Girls were elected to run for next year’s offices. The following are up for election: President: Marilyn Sandy, Arlene Flory, and Gene Wyckoff;

Dick Godlove, Ottawa coach, recently was chosen as director of Athletics at Washburn in Topeka. God-love turned the offer down however, because of the financial terms.

Left for Ottawa This Morning


Eight Tracksters To Ottawa Relays

McPherson College will be represented In the Ottawa Relays today by eight tracksters. Those making the trip are Jack Vetter, Dick Burger. Merle Finfrock. Dayton Rothrock, Ed Lengel. Darwin Culver, Milo Unruh, and Bob Mays. Jack Vetter will be entered In shot put, discus, and a half mile in the 2-mile relay team.

Dick Burger is running the mile this year for McPherson.

The Bulldogs have entered the 2 mile, and half mile relay also. The two mile relay team will he composed of Rothrock. Mays. Finfrock and Burger. The half mile relay will be run by Vetter, Culver and Lengel.

The crew of ten, counting coach, left Macampus this morning and will bo back tonight late or early Saturday morning.

Cheerleader Election To Be Thursday

Election of cheerleaders for the next school year 42-43, will be held next Thursday in the Student Union Room beginning at 10:15 and continuing until 12: 00 noon and again opening at 12: 30 and closing at 4: 00.

Nominations for this office will close Tuesday and all petitions must be in at this time.

Ramblings

By Robert


Art Schubert will captain the Bulldogs basketball team again next year it was revealed at the M-Club banquet. Andy Collett, a stalwart in the Bulldog line at his tackle position last fall was elected football captain. But Andy is now doing bis bit in Uncle Sam’s armed forces. So the boys decided that because Andy can’t be back next year game cap-tains will he appointed rather than electing someone to take his place.

McPherson College has completed Its football schedule for the coming year with the Bulldogs playing the same teams as this year. The home games include Ottawa. Bethel. Kansas Wesleyan. Chadron and Midland. Games away are with Baker, College of Emporia. Bethany, and Northwest Oklahoma teachers. The Bulldogs will participate in three homecoming games next year. One will be our own homecoming tilt with Bethel. The other two are with the College of Emporia and Bethany on their Homecoming.

Southwestern is giving up football for the duration and their coach, Dick Nolan is entering some branch of the Military service. It has been rumored that Southwestern’s Ath-letic coffers are very much depleted and this may account for the action to some extent.

Midland College, who was one of the few undefeated teams in the nation last fall, has already lost four starters off the first eleven to the armed forces. Revoe Hill; honorable mention on the Little All-American team. Dale Newsham, all conference guard; George Mikvicka, allconference fullback are those in the military forces.


Wesleyan Wins Triangular Meet

Miller, Burger, Lengel Win Firsts, Few Seconds.

Thursday, April 23. McPherson, Bethany, and Kansas Wesleyan met at Salina for a triangular meet with Wesleyan placing 110 points. McPherson 44, and Bethany being content with 8 points.

McPherson won several firsts including first in pole vault by Albert Miller’s going over the bar at 10 feet 3 inches. Dick Burger won the mile run from Woods of Salina but lost a thrilling run to the same Woods in the mile event Burger lost, however, only by a matter of inches. Edgar Lingel won the high and low hurdles In high hurdles McPherson had the only entries and all but 2 entries in the low hurdles.

Though Macollege got few firsts they had some boys who may show up very well later. Freshman Rothrock took second in 880 run barely nosed out a Kansas Wesleyan runner. Culver placed second in the 220 yard event. Walt Buller who put the shot 42 feet 9 inches in practice had an off day by putting the shot only 38 feet.

There were no relay’s during the day but the McPherson team was prepared for most any relay, especially that four horse relay (2 mile-relay).

Little Discusses Neurosis Wed.

Psychiatrist Comes To Macampus Through SCM.

Dr. L. Gilbert Little, psychiatrist from Wichita, addressed a small but attentive audience in the chapel Wednesday afternoon on the subject. ”Your Neurosis Will Determine Your Future.”

A person's neurosis, which Dr. Little defined as a conflict between the conscious and unconscious mind, and environment are the deciding factors in the choice of an occupation.

"Everyone is at least a little neurotic.” stated Dr. Little. "These neurotic tendencies are formed in general during the first five years of life.”

In studying ones neurotic problems and solving them, a person must find an outlet for his secret emotions.

Dr. Little is a medical doctor specializing in psychiatry. He said that many sicknesses are mental rather than physical and therefore must be treated as such.

Dr. Little was brought to Macampus through the efforts of the SCM.

Mutterings

By Mary


Pay Club Dues

Helen Davis makes the statement that anyone having bills to the W. A. A. should turn them in as soon as possible. She is our worthy "treasurer and would like to keep her figures straight!

Softball Continues

Even the rain has not put the dampers on the girls’ spirit. In soft-ball girls have been working on skills for more efficiency so when the day comes, we can use the football field without swimming (no offense to the Kansas weather)!

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1942

Vice President: Muriel Lamle, Jean Oberst, and Lucile Harris; Secre-tary: Alta Gross, Mary Slifer and Jerry Tharrington; Treasurer: Max. ine Ruehlen, Gayle Tammel, and Eve-lyn Wilson. The election results win be revealed at the banquet.


A tea for all girls of the college will be given next Sunday afternoon, May 3, at the home of Professor and Mrs. Joseph L. Bowman.

Miss Ida Shockley, dean of women, will act as hostess. Assisting in the serving will be Mrs. J. L. Bowman and Miss Gulah Hoover.