Climaxing the Junior and Senior class activities for the year will be the annual Junior Senior Banquet, hold in the Blue Room of the Warren Hotel an 7:00 o’clock on Friday evening of this week.

Outstanding in the program attractions on this occasion will be the principal speaker, Mr. Glen Archer of Topeka. Kansas. Mr. Archer was at one time secretary to Governor Ratner and now has a public relations position with the Kansas State Teachers Association. Mr. Archer at one time attended Central College here in McPherson. Archer comes highly recommended as an interesting speaker and was first recommended for this occasion by Dr. Mohler, professor of Biology at McPherson College.

Decorations and menu committee chairman Lenore Shoemaker would not divulge any information on this phase of the event other than to say that this banquet will be simple and different.

Hall Speaks To FOR

The regular Sunday night meeting of the Fellowship of Reconciliation has been changed to Wednesday morning at 6:30. The study of the book by Dr. Jones, Is the Kingdom of God Realism, is continuing and will be finished by the end of the year.

Last Suuday evening Charles Hall. F. 0. R. secretary for the state of Kansas, was present and spoke to the group on the Japanese situation on the west coast and the probability of relief for some of the students who wish to continue their education.

Crist, McNicol Presented In Joint Recital

Program To Be Saturday, May 9, McNicol Contralto, Crist, Bass

On Saturday evening of this week, May 9, beginning at 8:00 o’clock, Miss Jean McNicol, Contralto, and Mr. Wayne Crist, Bass, both students under Professor Nevin Fisher, will be presented in a joint recital in the college chapel.

Miss McNicol came to McPherson College from Lost Springs, Kansas, and is a member of the Sophomore Class. This year she became a member of the A Cappella Choir and won the position of First Alto on the College Women’s Quartette. On the recent tour by this group Miss McNicol appeared a number of times as a soloist and was enthusiastically received. Among other selections she will present on Saturday evening the famous “Danny Boy”; a new song entitled “The Three Souls”, and an arrangement for solo voice of the well known theme from Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

Mr. Crist is a native of Quinter, Kansas, and is a Junior in McPherson College. He is a member of the A Ca-pella Choir and is distinguished in college musical circles by possessing the lowest voice in school. His basso profundo carries him easily below “low C”, fabulous in song and story, Mr. Crist will sing a number of the traditional sea songs and will include among his offerings the popular songs, “Trees”, “Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride”, and ‘“Sylvia”.

Miss McNicol and Mr. Crist will be accompanied on the piano by their teacher. They will end their joint recital with the duet, “Sing! Sing! Birds on the Wing!” by Nutting.

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Friday May 8—Jr. Sr. Banquet 7:00 Blue Room Hotel Warren.

Saturday May 9—Recital McNicol-Crist Chapel 8:00.

Sunday May 10—B. Y. P. D. Picnic Meet in front of Sharp at 4:00.

Wednesday May 13—All School’s Day.

Saturday May 16—All-School Picnic.

College Catalogue Has Many Changes

A considerable number of changes and improvements have been made in the college catalogue issued last week.

The catalogue itself is now a biennial publication rather than annual as in the past.

New paragraphs have been added or old ones changed in regard to registration, changes in enrollment, and scholarship. Late enrollees in the future will be charged an additional fee of one dollar.

Two new courses in agriculture have been catalogued. These were offered a number of years ago, but were discontinued until the demand has now made it necessary to include them again.

Credit will now be allowed on advanced typing and shorthand courses toward a degree. No credit, however, will be given for first semester work in these subjects.

Other new courses have been added in chemistry, history, industrial arts, philosophy and religion, sociology, and Spanish.

The A. B. degree will be given to a student in any department if he takes the language required and meets other requirements for the A. B. degree.

The B. S. degree is given only in sciences. The language requirement here is waived if the student takes 25 hours in supporting courses to his major.

By no means insignificant to the student is the approximately ten per cent increase in all fees, including tuition, for the coming year.

Coach Hayden is preparing his squad for the Kansas Conference Track Meet to be held at Baker, May 15. Judging from their showings this year there are a number of boys who have great possibilities in the Conference Meet.

There are one and maybe two meets before the Conference meet so the boys should be in good shape.

McPherson will have no entries in the tennis tournament at Baker this year as last year.

BYPD Picnic And Vespeers Postponed

Because of the A Cappella concert scheduled for May 10, at the Methodist Church, the B. Y. P. D. picnic and vesper service has been postponed until May 17. Watch next week's Spectator for a definite announcement of time and place.

This Sunday evening Dr. Metzler will speak to the group. The election of officers for the coming year will also be held. Petitions for the offices of president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer, signed by twenty-five students, are due this af-ternoon at 5 o’clock.

Don’t let anyone tell you differently; any similarities in activities at the frosh-soph picnic were purely co-educational. Take for example those psuedo-flower hunting expeditions. Frank Buck could bring back more alive with one arm tied behind him and the other one amputated at the elbow. They’re thinking of adding a P. S. to the college catalogue which will advocate that all freshmen take biology so they can enjoy the freshman-sophomore picnic to the fullest extent.

Or these boat trips have Advantages too numerous to mention, except that boats don’t have to be steered every minute, and they can be rocked easily to bring on feminine panic, squals, and clutches for any

Government Approves Construction Of New Vocational Project

McPherson college has been given permission by the federal government to continue its building project for a new industrial arts structure, Dr. W. W. Peters, president of the college, announced Monday.

Recently when the federal order freezing all building material went into effect, college authorities started immediately to determine whether or not they would be able to continue the building project.

“We have been notified by Jonas Graber, Topeka, federal housing administrator for Kansas,” Dr. Peters said, "that permission had been granted McPherson college to continue its building program.”

No new materials other than cement will be required in the construction of the industrial arts building. More than enough material will be available from old Fahnestock Hall for the new structure.

The industrial building will be located in the northeast corner of the campus, east of Harnly Hall and north of Kline hall. The building will face the west.

The final meeting of the International Relations Club will be held today at 4:00 P. M. in the Student Assembly Room. At this meeting there will be an election of officers for the school year 1942-1943.

Last week Dr. Hershey spoke to the club on the subject, “The Cooperation of the Countries of the World in the Field of Science."

seemingly substantial object in near proximity. Conducive to the same results is attention calling to objects in the water resembling that unpopular reptile, the snake—or a fish will do in some cases.

Even the softball game had its advantages in furnishing an opportunity for showing off athletic prowess. Or if you aren’t a Bob Feller—after all, there’s only one Gross and one French—you can be a Tarzan, if the site is well equipped with rocks and trees.

In relation to these features, the frosh-soph flings are exceeded only by the upperclassmen’s retreat, and then only because retreats are of longer duration.

Peters Speaks To Wednesday Chapel

He stated, “Jesus was the greatest teacher because he was the master of that which he taught. He understood people and gave them credit for knowing something.”

Dr. Peters said there were two things which bothered him. They were (1) the unwillingness of people to cooperate in restrictions of life and (2) the laxness of morals and ethics in times of stress. “Morals and ethics should be treasured because we are sacrificing much to preserve them. Do not allow yourself to slump spiritually."

He closed by saying, “Life is more than eat and drink and the body is more than raiment.”

and other varieties of swaddling clothes, the junior and seniors retreated in glum fashion to the Arctic realms sometimes known as Lake Bennington. Hearts heavy with apprehension. these youthful Admiral Byrds explored the beauties of a hitherto uncharted frigid Tuesday night. Who knew what the future might bring? Colds and sniffles?— Doubtless. But these kidlets. sprung generationally from a long line of pioneers and horse traders, pocketed their apprehensions, blanketed their extremities, and ventured forth on a chilly retreat.

Lake Bennington was in a torpid mood. Evidently the water was too cold to show much activity, for the seniors and their stooges were informed that the waves in this vast expanse of water sometimes assume the proportions of an over-grown calf. Various individuals, interested for one reason or another, watched the waves, afterward reporting no

Allison Presented In Piano Recital

Miss Anne Janet Allison, attractive junior piano student of Miss Jessie Brown, was presented in a piano recital in the chapel auditorium Monday evening, May 4, 1942.

The varied and brilliant program consisted of six selections. Thirty-two variations on an original “Theme” in C minor, by Beethoven; “Intermezzo” in E flat major and “Rhapsody,” by Brahms; “Berceuse” op. 57 and “Scherzo” op. 39, by Chopin; and the finale, “Concerto in A Minor,” by Grieg. Miss Allison was accompanied by Miss Jessie Brown at the second piano on the final number.

Miss Allison’s excellent performance was given before one of the largest audiences attending a recital this year.

Highway Patrolman Shows Safety Film

The Monday morning chapel program centered about “safety on the highway.” Coach Tom Hayden introduced Mr. Scott. Kansas Highway pa-torlmen, who after a brief talk, showed the moving picture “Guilty.”

The picture portrayed the tragedy which may come to any family on account of the appalling amount of carelessness exercised by people on the roads today. The appeal made to Jack, the reckless driver in the show, is an appeal to all of us to do our best to cut down the number of accidents and to promote safety on the roads.”

Forensic Club Meets In SUR Monday

The Forensic Club met in the S. U. R. Monday evening at 7:00. Ernest Peterson, the club’s president, called the meeting to order. Wayne Geisert announced the program numbers.

A vocal selection, ‘In the Garden of Tomorrow”, was presented by Imo-Jean Sheller, accompanied by Leora Dobrinski. Following this, Betty Burger read “Platform Performance”, a monologue by Cornelia Otis Skinner. Two minute extemporaneous speeches were given by Orvell Long and Alvin Klotz.

more than faint ripples in the ninety and nine mile an hour gale. But the terrain was pretty.

Tuesday night found these adventurous souls searching vainly for a warm spot in which to sleep. For minutes they tried to warm themselves on the wind-swept lake shore. Then they decided to go housebreaking. With stealthy step and slow', they sought to track down an unsuspecting vacant house. All was quiet. Few dared to breathe. Suddenly a hawk-eyed member of the troupe halted his consorts with a carefully smothered “Wait!” He explained with furtive eye that he had had a vision. While in his trance, he had had revealed to him the fact that across the road there was a building in the process of construction. There they could sleep So the doughty forty scaled the one story wall of the five room and bath bastille, pried open the window, leaped nimbly into the room, and scampered gaily up and down the

Next year’s cheering sections will be led by Herbert Ronk, Arlene Flory, —and Harriet Crabb, it was determined by the student election held yesterday in the Student Union Room.

Ronk, that popular freshman from the state of Idaho, and Harry Reeves, sophomore student minister, from Colorado, were tied according to the election returns; but the Student Council, following a precedent, cast the deciding vote last night, which was in favor of Ronk.

Arlene “Floppy” Flory and Harriet Crabb were chosen as cheer leaders from the fairer sex, with almost no vote margin between them. Flory, that cute little “lone star” (as her stump speaker Wayne Crist put it) hails from Lone Star, Kansas, and will be a junior next year. Crabb, whom Nathan Jones termed as “wacky” in his well-prepared campaign speech in her behalf, is a blond freshman and is another notable product of McPherson High School.

Other names on the long list of candidates submitted were Lillian Fulkerson, Anna Mae Nicky, Ruth Miller, and Wilma Fae Kuns.

A spirit of genuine partnership and mutual assistance was exhibited at the campaign speeches in the chapel yesterday morning. Ruthie Miller stumped for Harry Reeves; and Harry talked for Ruth.

Fulkerson, Nickey, and Kuns were the protegees of Maxine Ruehlen, Doris Voshell, and Kathleen Brubaker respectively. Ronk was presented to the student body by Lyle Albright.

During the campaign speeches, “Squeak” Meyer assumed his place on the chapel stage, as is customary at such occasions, and served as timekeeper and bouncer to those speakers unable to limit their talks to two minutes.

Hershey Gives Lecture

Dr. J. W. Hershey presented a lecture on radium at the chemistry club meeting held last night, May 7, 194 2, in the chemistry lecture room. A number of interesting demonstrations were carried out by some of Dr. Her-shey’s assistants. A program on radium is given annually at one of the club’s meetings, usually in the spring.

Mildred Morrison To Phillips Petroleum Co.

Mildred Morrison, chemistry major of the class of ’41, has secured employment with the Phillips Petroleum Company in Kansas City. Her duties are those of a technical stenographer and chemistry librarian.

chilly rooms, shouting with glee at their unexpected good fortune. After which cheerful thoughts they bedded down on floors soft as a dormitory bed. Furthermore, the building had the classy atmosphere of a dormitory.

Because of the slight chill in the air, the juniors and seniors did not enter into many activities while at the lakeside—not many, that is, if one doesn’t count the innumerable softball games. Also there were Burger and Thompson and their makeshift sailboat. Then there were a few trips to Salina Tuesday night.

However, the night of Tuesday and the day of Wednesday passed somewhat uneventfully. After the inevitable after-breakfast game of ball, the groups gathered, mobilized, and motored to the park in Salina. There, among other things, they ate, slept, and went motor boating. After these pleasures they Journeyed homeward, to put it traditionally, “tired but happy.”

the main chemists at the Bay Refinery.

During his four years at Macollege, Leland has taken an active part in the chemistry club and has been a member of the Student Christian Movement.

In spite of the fact that Leland is always busy, he never is seen without that characteristic smile of his and always has a carload of Macol-legians taking them home at noon as well as a friendly remark to all.

Leland is one of the happily married students and has a small son, Charles Lee. Leland’s pet peeve is poor drivers and driving, and as those who ride home at noon with him know, Leland himself is a very careful and cautious driver.

Although Leland does not spend his entire time at school, his friendly smile and remarks will be missed greatly next year, and all Macolle-gians join in wishing him success next year.

As I near the close of my Freshman year at McPherson College, I find many pleasant reflections and much to praise. I apologize for all of my failures to measure up to what the students, the faculty, the trustees, the alumni, and the many friends expected of me and I promise to do better, if possible, next year. I trust I have set forth my educational and social philosophy reasonably well and that it is understood I cannot expect all to accept it, and I am certain it needs revision at places. To me a college is an educational institution in which spiritual and intellectual values are of major importance in determining, controlling and drecting all other values and activities.

My first year has been one in attempting to become acquainted with and to understand the college and to give opportunity for the college to become acquainted with me. Certainly no radical changes have been found necessary and none have been attempted. Changes should come only after careful and intelligent study and when the change means improvement and has adequate majority support.

A few things have happened that I deplore very much and I hope to be in a better position next year either to prevent or to correct them. Students who will not refrain from taking things that do not belong to them or will not respect the institutions or other person’s property are not welcome at McPherson. The same is true for those who have no respect for human personality.

One of the most damaging traits of character is that expressed in the all too familiar statement, “It is all right if I can ‘get by with it.” One never “gets by”. Never was a more truthful statement written than, “Be sure your sins will find you out.” One may fool others but he cannot fool himself and his God. The most miserable college students and graduates I know are those who are constantly apologizing for some of the things they did in attempting to “get by”. One’s greatest asset is a clear conscience. Remember, too, no man liveth unto himself. What we do affects others.

College life should be life at its best and if so, when rules, regulations, and conditions are not as they should be the intelligent thing to do is to deliberate and reason together rather than to resort to the unintelligent, childish, and primitive methods of rebellion, slander, and destruction.

Democracy depends upon free, intelligent, moral, cooperative, and socially minded men and women. Freedom is not a gift, it is a fruit that results from sowing and cultivation. One earns the right to be free and he earns it by intelligent spiritual discipline. The free man loves truth and despises sham, falsehood, and vulgarity. The free man enjoys the good life and keeps himself intellectually and spiritually growing. He is interested in the common good and the general welfare and believes that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are the rights of all.

_ President W. W. Peters

the Home Economics Department in Harnly Hall.

Dr. Bittinger was toastmaster at the banquet and presented Ernest Peterson who greeted the guests; Dr. G. R. R. Pflaum who discussed the duties of Pi Kappa Delta members; Betty Burger who delivered a humorous reading; Paul E. Booz who represented the “Old Grads”; and Professor Hess who discussed Pi Kappa Delta from the angle of “Dreams Come True”.

The charter roll of the Kansas Omi-cron Charter includes thirty-one members. Active members are Ernest Peterson, Wayne Geisert, Maxine Ruehlen, Kathleen Brubaker, Lucile June Horner, Harold Bowman, Betty Dean Burger, Dean Stucky. Blanche E. Geisert, and Jack Kough, Dr. Bit-inger and Professor Hess are members of instruction:

Graduate members included B. F.

I Was ’24, Charles H. Lengel, ’27.

| Ora Huston 27, John Lehman ’31. | Keith Hayes ’31, Fern Galle Block ’29, Hope Nickel Shackelford '33. Guy Hayes ’34, John W. Goering '35,

Max Brunton

Max Brunton, that secretive gentleman from the Far West, is a major in history and social science. He plans now to teach in his major field and to get his master’s degree.

After attending LaVerne College, LaVerne, California, during his freshman year, Max has spent three years on Macampus. He has an object of his affections” about whom he was especially secretive soon after Christmas, who also lives in Leavenworth, Washington.

As a sophomore, Brunton was a member of the A Cappella Choir and has since been in the Choral Club, serving as secretary of that musical organization this year.

After living near a golf course for many years of his life, Max became interested in golf and has played golf for McPherson College three years.

He has been active as a member of the Spectator staff while on Macampus. He also has been active in the International Relations Club this year.

Although quiet and unobtrusive, the genuine sincerity and friendliness of this senior have been appreciated by his fellow students.

Connelo Alfaro

Consuelo Alfaro, the vivacious sen-orita who has cheered Macampus for the past year and a half, is one of the seniors who will indeed leave a gap which cannot be filled.

Good-natured, friendly, and capricious, Connie has made many friends both off-campus and in the dormitories. After having lived in town for one year, she has, during her last semester, stayed in Arnold Hall.

Connie attended Hutchinson Junior College for two years and Mexico University during one summer before she came to McPherson. While at Hutch. Juco, she was a charter member of the Future Teachers of America Club. While on Macampus this year she has been active in the Pep Club.

As a major in English, Connie plans next year either to teach or to do foreign service work. It is her ambition to do translating in the foreign field.

Connie likes to read and to listen to good music; blit she is annoyed by anyone who insists upon cluttering up her good radio music by whistling or singing in accompaniment to the radio!

McPherson College received a chapter of Pi Kappa Delta, national forensic fraternity, at an Installation Ceremony held in the Student Union Room at 6:15 last Saturday evening.

Dr. G. R. R. Pflaum, past President of Pi Kappa Delta and head of the speech department of Kansas State Teacher’s College, Emporia, was in charge of the Installation ceremony. The new chapter of Pi Kappa Delta will be called Kansas Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Delta.

After the Installation Ceremony the new members and their guests from the Kansas Zeta Chapter, Emporia, retired to a banquet served by

America Organizes Institute In Anticipation Of Post-War Needs

America, feeling the need for a new type of institution which has as its purpose the training of men for post war days, has establshed the Maryland Institute of Foreign Affairs. This institute announces as its purpose the training of students for foreign administrative posts in the post-world “in view of the major role this nation will undoubtedly play in world affairs after the war.”

It is an attempt to correlate the study of languages, government, military history, social customs, etc., of the leading nations of Europe and the Orient. This is the first department of its kind in an American university. One interesting feature of the program is the fact that it is organizing a department on psychological relations for promoting closer understanding of other nations.

In another department, that of military, history, science and tactics, a background of world history from the military point of view will be given. The language departments being enlarged to include Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and Portugese. This department is being transferred to the Institute.

Dr. H. C. Byrd, president of Maryland, predicts that after this war America will be the greatest maritime power in the world and “will have to garrison place after place.”

One of the larger factors involved in the organizing of this institute is that of the German equivalent, the geopolitic institute which was organized several years ago.

German geopolitics is based upon the idea of a space conception applied to world politics. The theory, that propounded by a German named Karl Haushofer, is that Europe, Asia, and Africa constitute a “World-Island,” rule of which insures command of the entire world. Already the institute has an enormous following of young historians, economists, and students "who have made geopolitics their life work.

Even though such comparisons are not necessarily pleasing to the mind, the fact still remains that it is at least partially a copy of the German geopolitical institute. This, however, is to be said in its defense. It is for the purpose of bettering not

of Macolloge, while In 1939, she was a runner-up to this position. Last year Margaret was an attendant to the Homecoming Queen.

Taking her college career in five years, she has been a member of the Thespian Club for five years and has displayed her versatility by starring in many of the plays presented by this dramatics organization. Last year she rated the Alpha Psi Omega, collegiate dramatic fraternity.

Margaret, who has also been active as a member of the Spectator staff and of the Pep Club, is a major in English and plans to teach English and speech next year.

Besides dramatics, Margaret is especially interested in collecting perfumes, but it would seem that her perfume has collected her a special interest lately.

Paul Metzger

Paul Metzger, the congenial sen- ior who admits “he likes everybody and tries hard not to find any faults in his friends, ” comes from a 500 acre rice farm in de ol' southlands of Iowa, Louisiana.

Paul’s major is in the field of ec-onomics and would like to enter into office or accounting work next year, but he imagines he will be going to camp sometime this summer.

In schoolwork Paul has delved deeply into economics and history, his major and minor respectively. As his extra-curricular activities, Paul has been a faithful member and worker of the S. C. M. and has been a member of the chemistry club.

With his brown eyes sparkling, and running that characteristic swoop of his hand through his hair. Paul gaily added that his most important extra curricular was a certain little nurse in Kansas city—that might account for his not being on the campus the last week-end. does it?

Paul proudly admits he’s a third floor boy and he likes a general wholesome good time. Macollegians will certainly miss Paul’s friendly smile around the campus next year.

Ramona Fries, whose individualism is heightened by her auburn hair, is a resident of Macollege Hill and has majored in history. Next year Ramona plans to teach in her major field and in music.

While taking her collegiate academic work in five years, she has been active in many extra-curriculars. During her five-year membership in the A Cappella Choir, she has served as publicity chairman and and social chairman. As violinist, Ramona was in the college orchestra and the string choir as long as those groups functioned.

During her three years on the Women’s Council she served as prexy for two years. She was a member of the I. R. C. for three years and last year served as secretary of her class.

Being a “hot-shot” basket-ball player, Ramona is especially interested in sports. She has been a member of the W. A. A. for two years and last year was the leader of the Recreational Sports Club. She has also been active in the Pep Club for two years.

Interested in all phases of music, Ramona (whose name appeals to one gentleman for more than one reason! ) is adept at playing the piano and pipe organ, as well as the violin.

Margaret Davis, that vivacious las-sy of dramatic fame, is a product of ye-olde-McPherson High School. The personable charm and brunette beauty of this senior have been recognized by several honors.

It only seems fitting that these next two seniors be mentioned in the same write-up.

Married last summer, Rowena am Lyle Albright are one of the happy couples who are popular and well known with all Macollegians.

Together this summer Lyle and Rowena will journey to Old Mexico where they will survey the country for a new Brethren church Mission This winter they will live in Chicago, Illinois, where Lyle will attend the Bethany Seminary there.

Both have been active in various phases of extra-curricular activities in their four years at Macollege.

Rowena. whose major is home economics, has had a chance to demonstrate her cullinary abilities this year. And Lyle proudly admits his wife is a good cook.

She has been co-chairman of the Student Volunteer in SCM and this year holds the position as co-presi-ient of that organization. Mrs. Al-bright, (as she is seldom called, for all her many friends know her as Rowena,) has also served on the wo-nen’s council and the recreational council. She has been a member of choral club and chemistry club.

Rowena is skilled in various pha-ses of art, having produced both oil and pastel paintings, woven baskets and painted tea trays. Her hobby, in line with this, is making scrap-books on practically every subject.

Lyle, whose major is philosophy and religion has filled a student pas-torate in Castletown, Kansas, this ear. A likeable fellow, Lyle is President of the National Volunteers of the SCM, and is also chairman of he college student volunteers.

Quite versatile Lyle is also a sen-ior member of the men’s varsity quar-tette and offers the bass notes in this roup. This year he is president of he a cappella choir and treasurer of he senior class, as well as being on he recreational council.

Even with all these organizations to keep him busy, Lyle plays a mighty game of ping-pong and can usually be found somewhere near a ping-pong table. Strictly off the record, Lyle discloses that his pet peeve was crooked socks on women!” Being married man, he would notice that.

All Macollegians join the Spec-ator staff in wishing Lyle and Rowena success on their Old Mexico journey. Their services to the col-ege during their four years have greatly been appreciated and remain-ing Macollegians have already prof-ted by them.

Leland Achilles

Leland Achilles, the blonde-headed down-town senior who drives that big blue oldsmobile is a chemistry major.

Studious and sincere, Leland is to be commended for he has completed his college work in four years, during which time he has worked outside forty hours per week as one of

all other forms of greetings. Beware! Do not try to drink milk out of a bottle. Dick Burger tried it, and look at him. He is still shaking vitamins out of his hip pocket. Lucile Horner is even worse. Not satisfied with Dick’s performance, Lucile decided to put on a demonstration. Daintily she sipped a lungful of bovine juice, by virtue of which she nearly gasped her last. Milk is a mocker. Drink milk in bottles for indigestion. Dead men have no stomachs.

Prexy-elect K. Burkholder is getting gabby, so they say. On the retreat the other night. Bob, together with such rugged individuals as Ernest Peterson, Harold Voth, Willy Linville, and Leland Akers, nested in the rafters of a building under construction. They spread boards over the ceiling joists of said build- ing, and pooled their covers and blankets. During the night Burkholder rolled up his blankets, (according to the admission of his own roomy, Willy Linville. ) Voth went out in the car to sleep, and Burk-holder snoozed peacefully while the other fellows were saving up for a ripe old rheumatism. If self preservation is a divine law, somebody laid up for himself treasures in heaven.

Uncle Sam is going to have to relax this tire business—either that, or demand that freshmen and sophomores do not have picnics. Wednes-day night those gleeful children were treated to a nice fresh batch of flat tires, to be exact. A tire is a thing of beauty and a joy forever, not to mention the fact that tires are getting as scarce as legitimate half dollars in Wichita. The group of 120 was not, however, to be held back.

One of the greenest went mountain climbing in soft dirt, was found in (contempt of cliff, and sentenced to a nasty tumble downhill. This exhi-bitionist was none other than Bob Quiriug, the big, curly-headed sophomore from downtown.

he never stop? Past rumor had it that it was the skull that Klotz was thick around, but revised opinion is that it is woman, hot skull. Tread softly, Klotz. Letha Kaufman is a little freshman. Pick on someone your own size, Klotz.

Through a freshmen correspondent I just learned that Pinky and Doris are on the loose together tonight. Pinky being a sophomore, I judge that he’ll appear at the hotel the minute the junior senior banquet is over, abduct Voshell and dash over to the high school junior-senior prom. Nothing like making a big evening of it.

McPherson College tracksters will again go to Bethel for a track meet today. This time there will be a five-school meet. Those teams Invited are Friends U., Southwestern, McPherson, Bethany and the local Bethel team.

Coach Hayden will probably take his full squad again to try to avenge a defeat inflicted upon his boys the earlier part of last week.

The Macollege thin-clads have been showing improved strength the past week and have good possibilities of a track victory today.

Interest seems to have picked up in track since the earlier part of the season.

Eight Tracksters Attend Ottawa Relays

Last Friday eight track boys and coach Hayden motored to eastern Kansas to the Ottawa Relays.

The Bulldogs did not come home with any broken records to their credit but were strong contenders for many events. Dick Burger ran one of the best miles in his four years at McPherson. He won second place in that event running it at the rapid speed of 4:44, but Bellus of Ottawa ran it in 4:33 min. Bellus lowered the record from 4:50 which was set by Duke Holmes in 1941. This is 26 seconds lower than last year. Also Bellus broke his own school's record.

sas boys are faster than the eastern Kansas boys, lake a look at this. The school record for the mile at Ottawa was broken this year by a 4:33 speed. The record at McPherson was set in 1937 by Porter at 4:27:6.

Jack Vetter placed third in the discus. He threw the disc 123 feet.

The two mile relay team placed third, lacking but a very small distance of winning themselves a medal a piece. The 4 40 yard relay team also won the same honors, and the 880 yard relay team placed 4th. Altogether the Canines hud a total of 14 points.

Mays, Finfrock, Rothrock, and D. Burger ran in that order in the 2 mile relay, M. Unruh, Culver, Lingel, and Vetter ran both the 880 and the 440 relays.

There were seven schools at the Relays. Those present were Baker U., Ottawa U., Friends U., Kansas Wesleyan U., McPherson College, Southwestern College, and Washburn College.

Oberg Presented In Organ Recital

Paul M. Oberg, professor of organ, at the University of Wichita, was presented in an organ recital at the college church Sunday evening. May 3.

His program consisted of selections which were varied and colorful. Among his compositions were such famous ones as "Sonata in C Minor” by Guilmant, "Prelude and Fugue in E Minor” by Bach, "Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling” by Thompson, "Piece Heroique” by Franch, ‘‘Reverie" by Dickinson, "In Summer” by Stebbins, and "Chorale-Improvisations” by Karg-Elert.

Oberg has served as organist on a radio station staff as well as with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Vow. other than professor of organ he is also the organist and choir director of the St. James Episcopal Church in Wichita.

This recital was the beginning of a financial campaign to complete the payment of the Reuter pipe organ which was installed one year ago in the college church.

Hawaiian Theme In Annual WAV Banquet Friday

New Officers Disclosed; Sandy, Harris, Gross,

And Tammel Elected.

Climaxing an eventful sports season. athletic minded women of Macollege held their Spring banquet at the McCourt Hotel. Friday evening, using as their theme the Hawaiian motif.

As the W. A. A. girls and their guest entered and found their places at the tallies, appropriately decorated with palm trees, sand, pineapples, and flowers, Hawaiian medlies were played.

Maxine Ruehlen, this year’s basketball sports manager, gave the first "aloha” and presided over the program, introducing each number and speaker in her own clever way.

Lucile Harris led the group in singing two Hawaiian songs. "The Islanders”, composed of Arlene Reynolds, Lucile Harris, and Kay McRae, sang two Hawaiian melodies, "Blue Hawaii’ and "Farewell to Thee.”

Jean Oberst, archery sports head, presented a reading entitled. "Madame President”, after which "Madam President" Doris Voshel reminsced the highlights in the two years of her presidency of the W. A. A.

Following, Miss Jean Staehling, W. A. A. sponsor, recognized the girls who made the all-star teams in volleyball, and softball. Miss Staehling also released the names of the new officers for the coming year. Since the election last Thursday, no one knew the results until the banquet. Mari-lynn Sandy, who was this year’s secretary, will be the new W. A. A. president: Lucile Harris co-head of the Outing Club, will fill the vice-presidency position; Alta Gross, who is the present softball manager, will be secretary and Gayle Tammel will act as treasurer next year.

In recognition of work done last summer on eutectic diagrams, Dr, J. W. Hershey, head of the chemistry department of McPherson College, has received letters of appreciation from James B. Conant, chairman of the National Defense Research Com-mittee, and W. Mansfield Clark, chairman of the division of chemis-try of the National Research Council. Conant is also president of Harvard University.

The work done was of a technical nature and had to do with the fusibility of alloys and salts. Jonathan Ham-mersly, class of ’40, worked with Dr. Hershey on the project.

Bethel Game Tuesday

Because of the Booster banquet at Newton yesterday, the Bethel Gray Maroons were unable to come to McPherson to play the scheduled soft-ball game last night.

Coach Hayden received notice from Coach Unruh from Bethel that they would be here next Tuesday evening for the game. It is expected j to be a very spirited contest in that the teams are pretty well matched.

VOL. XXV.

Flory, Crabb, Ronk Elected Cheerleaders