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McPherson college, McPHERSON, Kansas, Friday, may 12, 1939
Students Oppose Alliance Against Italy, Germany Believe News Reports Do Not Fairly Represent Dictators That American college students do not accept statements. In news-papers concerning activities Europe as unqualified truth was indicated by the results of the Dart-mouth college peace poll, conducted on this campus by the Student Coun-cil. Often gullible college students asserted that they did not believe that the activities of the German and Italian governments have been fairly represented by the American press, 139 Macampusans said they believed the American press has not fairly pictured the two governments to the American people, while only thirty-nine thought that there was no els-meui of propaganda In news reports from abroad. When asked whether the foreign policy of the United Stales should aid In an alliance headed by France and England against the Rome-Ber-lin-Tokyo axis, students were again resistant to side against the au-thoriatarian governments. While some students, sixty-four of them, thought that the government should aid a French-English alliance with food and clothing in case of a general European war, even less than eighteen, would supply munitions, and only thirteen favor active help with troops. The overwhelming majority of the students favor what would seem to be a neutral attitude, which would prevent any aid to France or England with either food, clothing, munitions, or troops. Annual Play Day Sponsored By W. A. A.Shirk, Hammann Conduct Meet Held Here For County School Girls Last Saturday the W. A. A. held Its annual Play Day for high school girls In this territory. High schools within a 25-mile radius were Invited, but only Canton and McPherson high schools found it possible to attend. Mrs. Posey Jamison was sponsor of the Canton group, and Miss Helen Hirnt of the McPherson girls. Lenore Shirk, president of the W. A. A . and Audrey Hammann, acted as co-chairmen of the Play Day. Other members of the W. A. A. served as managers and officials of the teams. Visitors were divided into four teams—pink, green, red, and orange. Thirty-two girts participated. Registration was from 9 to 9:30 o'clock. A May Pole dance was the first event, and this was followed by a Posture Parade. The remainder of the morning was devoted to games, including longball, kick ball, volley hall, captain ball. At noon there was a picnic lunch and group singing. During the afternoon, an hour and a half was given over to more games, this time deck tennis, dodge ball, and triangular ball. Carnival relays, Including the ferris wheel, tilt-a-whirl, swings, and merry-go-round, were then enjoyed, and the afternoon closed with presentation of awards and the farewell service. Winners of the Posture Parade were Dorocile Pepper, Janice Riley, Doris Myers, Doris Hill, Lorraine Lundman. Each was presented with a blue ribbon. All the winners were of McPherson. Miss Lilyan Warner, W. A. A sponsor, and Miss Helen Hirnl served as judges. Last Sunday night the college BYPD held Its weekly meeting on the campus in the fora of a Quaker vesper. This special camp-type ves-per is one in which everyone is per-mttted to participate in the program. A number of inspirational thoughts were given by the students present. |
Juniors Plan Retreat And now the Juniors are planning their retreat. Poor kids, having to go so near the exams would prove rather disastrous to some of the rest of us, but then, perhaps the juniors are smart they can take it. More about this later. Seniors Marching ONWARDBy Verda Grove Lenore Shirk, "big chief" of the W. A. A. this year, is a jolly soul who laughs a lot. Aside from being a member of the W. A. A. each year she has belonged to the Pep Club for three years, and each year has belonged to the S. C. M and sung in the church choir. This year she served on the Student Social Committee. Lenore is a Home Economics major. Russell Kingsley, man about town, is rather polished—being one of those few Mac-eds who owns a tuxedo. He is a good "polisher", too. Perhaps he learns it in his trade— working in a department stores. That he is a business man he has proven by his work as business manager of the Spectator for two years, business manger of the Quadrangle this year, and his serving as vice president of the Young Democrats. Kingsley has gone out for basket-ball each year: this year you saw him on the varsity. During his college life he has belonged to Chemistry Club, Choral Club, String Choir. Orchestra, and Pep Club. He is majoring in Industrial Arts. Wayne Albright, the "bunk-a bunk-a" and the pitch pipe blower of the men's varsity quartette this year. One might say that he is a bit shiekish looking with his dark sleek hair and beady eyes but Sally simply says he is "short, dark, and handsome". Wayne is majoring in music. He has been in the A Cappella all four years, and also for all four years he has been in the S. C. M., Pep Club, "M" Club, and track. For the last two years he has been the student athletic manager, and one year he served on the Student Connell. He has chosen farming for his future Occupation. Rosalie Fields, delicate like a rare piece of china. Rosalie has been Important for her work In S. C. M. and Women’s Council. A member of the S. C. M. every year, she has been on the cabinet the last two years: and she has srved on the Women's Council three years, this year as its president. Rosalie's other activities have been varied - Choral Club, Spectator work, W. A. A., Chemistry Club, and International Relations Club. She majored in Home Economics and plans to study further in the field at Manhattan next year. Rosalie (aswell as her family) will be remembered by many college students for her hospitality in Inviting them to her home. Gordon Bower one of those busy persons, a rather quiet and unassuming little fellow not often in the limelight, outstanding for his work on the campus publications—the Spectator and the Quadrangle. He has spent a thousand hours or so editing this year’s Quadrangle. Each year Gordon has been a member of the "M" Club. He has been outstanding for his track work, and also he has belonged to the S. C. M. Cordon Is Majoring In Commerce. |
Miriam Kimmel, "most blue-eyed" and attractive, not only in appear-ance but in personality, Miriam has said that she would like to be a farmer's wife, but has obviously (more or less) changed her mind. Regardless of whether her future life will be spent in a metropolis or a Kansas wheat farm we think she is the type to whom the home and family is of first concern. Miriam spent her sophomore year at Kansas University, but the last two years she has been busy with A Cappella, W. A. A., Pep Club, and S. C. M. This year, in addition, she served on the Student Social Com-mittee, helped with the Quadrangle work, and gave a piano recital. She has a double major of Home Economies and Piano. William Thompson, student with the Oxford look — blonde, be-spectacled, and fair of skin. He hits the pavement hard with his heels— perhaps as a warning that someone important is coming. For he has been important—especially in that "student governing power of the stu-dent body" the Student Council, serving last year as its treasurer and this year as its president. You will find his name written in both last year's and this year's "Who's Who Among Students in American Univer-sities and Colleges". Thompson attended Bethel College his freshman year. During his three years here at McPherson, he has usually kept his place at the top of the honor roll, has debated every year, and belonged to the Forensic Club for which he has served two years as its president. He has given two years each to oratory and extemporaneous speaking. This year he became a member of the Pi Kappa Delta. Aside from these "talking" activi-ties he has belonged to the Chemistry. Club. We wonder if his ambition really is to become a country judge—not that wc don't think he could look the part. Thompson has majors in Economies and History. Vera Heckman, a picture of purity with her truly blonde hair and fair complexion. During her three years in the Thespian Club she has played roles as varying in char-acter as an Irish maiden and Juliet, has given many readings, and has coached the two major theatrical productions of this year - the Thes- pian and the Senior Plays. Aside from her dramatical work we know Vera for her position in the religious activities of the campus. Each year a member of the S. C. M., last year she served on the cabinet and this year as its co-presi-dent. Also Vera was for two years each a Spectator reporter, a member of the Pep Club, a class officer. This year she served on the Student Council. She is majoring in English.  |
Business Needs Golden RuleFerguson Says ReligionWill Not Work On Shelf; Has Place In Business. While speaking before chapel Friday morning of religion and Christianity from the standpoint of busi-ness, Homer Ferguson said that what business needs is a "good practical application of the Golden Rule." Mr. Ferguson is a well-known McPherson business man, an alumnus, and a trustee of the college. Mr. Ferguson said that, business won't do without the intellect ob-tained through religion. There are those who feet self-sufficient because of temporary success. Then realization of "how small we are" combined with temporary failure brings a feeling of need for God. "The theory of religion which we get in college will not work an the shelf." The theory needs to be developed along with body and mind. The three sides of life, physical, mental, and religious, should all be equally developed. Mr. Ferguson warned, "Don't saturate yourself with religion." and yet don't get so busy you let everyone else shoulder religious responsibility. Religion has a place in business. A business-man's Intelligence gained In perhaps "four years of college work" needs to be combined with the great religion which has lasted centur-ies. Business needs "more religion, more Christ, and more God." In the absence of Dr. V. F. Schwalm, Dean R. E. Mohler was In charge of the chapel. Professor Nevin Fisher led in the singing of a hymm. Placement Bureau Still ProducingMohler's Staff Receives 203 Notices of Vacancies, Fills Many With TeachersSeveral more prospective teachers have been contracted for positions for next fall. The placement bureau was successful in placing the following: Elizabeth Roderick in McPherson County, rural: Lucille Wade, lower grades and music in two teacher rural school near Lamar, Colorado; Eva Faye Thimison, upper grades at Windom; and Paul Prather, manual training, coaching, and science at Zenda. A few have secured contracts without the aid of the Placement Bureau. They are: LaVon John grades 3 and 4 in Fisk, Missouri; Frances Unruh, rural In Marion County; Eth-el Marie Smith rural in Ellsworth County; Irene Houghton, McPherson County, rural: and Melba Burger rural in McPherson County. With an enrollment of fifty-two, the placement bureau has been par |
ticularly successful this spring, under the able direction of Prof. R. E. Mohler. It has been Informed of 203 vacancies. Besides the many mentioned in previous issues of the Spec-tator. Interpretation Class Vigorously discussing the present status of the human race from their vantage point in heaven, George III, Louis XIV, Frederick II, and Julius Caesar were overheard by the McPherson college chapel audience as the play, "In Heaven" was present-ed by the literary interpretation class Monday. Included in the cast of the light, ironical comedy directed by Miss Deilia Lehman, were Carl Smucker as George, Dwight Horner as Louis, Luther Harshbarger in Frederick, and Orville Beehler as Caesar.  
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Tracksters To Conference Meet TodayClose Season InMeet At Salina; Competition Is KeenFollowing a disappointing show-ing last week at Sterling, the McPherson college tracksters will seek to regain their prestige it confer-ence cindered circles in the Kansas conference meet this afternoon at Salina. The preliminary events were run off this morning. Entering the meet will be several Bulldog thin-clads. Those expected to make the trip are Tony Voshell, Dave McGill, Rollin Wanamaker, Glen Funk, Richard Van Vleet, Bob Brust, Jack Vetter, Jake Cramer, Elmer Ratzlaff, Stephen Stover, Kenneth Morrison, Vance Sanger, and Leslie Rogers. All of these men may not be able to participate. Competition will be keen this year with Collage of Emporia, Ottawa, and Baker furnishing the major point-getters. Ottawa won the event last year while Mc-Pherson placed third. Meet Sterling Here MondayClose Next Season Against Visitors Nan Monday the McPherson College netsters will engage In a dual meet with the Sterling College racketeers on the local courts. The two teams have met previously in a meet held at Sterling, In which McPherson won all five matches. This meet will concluded a suc-cessful tennis season for McPherson. In conference dual meets McPherson has won three, tied one, and lost two. In non-conference dual meets thus far McPherson has lost one, and won two. Its only non-conference loss was to Colorado State. Its two con-ference losses were to Bethany. Mc-Pherson will be seeking its third non-conference win next monday. Johnson EntersConference MeetOther Netsters Battle For Supremacy On Salina CourtsBy virtue of victories over Rueh-len, Wesleyan, and Mayer, Bethel, Raymond Johnson, McPherson, went to the finals of the Western Regional of the Kansas Conference and thus qualified for the Kansas Conference Tennis Meet at Salina. McPherson's other singles entries, Crouse and Yoder, lost in the first round. Both doubles teams of Mc-Pherson were also eliminated. Johnson and Jones composed the McPherson A team, and Crouse and Yoder made up the McPherson B team. Enst, Bethel, qualified to enter the Conference meet by going to the finals of the Western Regional. In doubles, Mayer and Enst, Bethel, and Lysell and Olson, Bethany, won the right to go to the Conference Meet. In Eastern Regional, Self, Baker, and Trump, Ottawa, won the right to participate in singles in the Conference Meet. Self and Donham, Baker, and Gonser and Trump, Ottawa were the successful doubles teams in the Eastern Regional. Begin Spring Grid Workouts-Football workouts again occupied the time of many McPherson col-lege gridsters this week as Coach "Buck" Astle issued the call for spring workouts. Most of the track candidates and experienced football players are par-ticipating in the workouts, which will continue until the final week of school. |
Time Out For Scoops— By Raymond Coppedge, Sports Editor McPherson placed sixth in the Sterling denominational relays. Such results point out the fact that only one half of the Bulldog track squad this year has kept in condition. Nearly thirty-five boys reported for the sport last month and now there are only ten boys who can be depended upon to place in events and pile up the points. The other members of the squad go along for the trip. When be breaks most of the training rules in existence since the Greeks ran the marathon, an athlete is not expected to bring home the bacon. This has been true with several so-called "hot shot" track stars in high school who become mere chaff in college. What is more pitiful, these thin-clads have not bothered to enter into full workouts this week in preparing for the conference meet today at Salina. Unless something unusual happens in the meantime, you can read in tomorrow’s paper that Mc-Pherson again failed to make the grade. If the steady performers of the squad are able to accumulate a suf-ficient number of points to be in the front ranks, then they deserve plenty of praise. But they will be unable to erase the records of last week at Sterling. The Bulldogs have a good track squad on paper in dual meets, but they fold up under the pressure of good competition. In other words, they should take at least third or fourth place in the conference meet. Net Nibbles—Despite powerful competition this spring, the McPherson tennis squad has come through with flying colors. Today they will enter the conference play-offs, although the entire squad will not represent the college at Salina. Much of the credit for this change in tennis on Macampus is due to the Tennis Club Meets To Plan Program Hazel Bodine Leads Group; Tournament Is Cancelled By Doris Dresher The Tennis Club, under the leadership of Hazel Bodine, held a meeting last Tuesday afternoon to plan their activities for the rest of the school term. As the time is so short the tournament which had been planned has been cancelled. Each girl belonging to the club is required to play at least three hours per week, and each girl is responsible for checking her own time on the chart provided for that purpose. Any girts who have not signed up or who did not attend the meeting are invited to join the club and play with the girls. Merchant Of Venice Is Timed Right 873th Anniversary Of Birth Of Shakespeare Celebrated Here By Emerson Yoder It is appropriate that the Merchant of Venich should be given soon by the senior class because the 375th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth is being celebrated this year. Many schools and dramatic clubs are presenting Shakespearean productions. The last time one of Shakes-pear's play was given here was two years ago when the senior class presented "The Taming of the Shrew." The three Jewish characters in the play also enhance current inter-est. Luther Harshbarger, whom many will remember as the old man in Juliet and Romeo, has a leading role in the Merchant of Venice as Shy-lock, a jew. Tubal, also a jew and a friend of Shylock, is portrayed by Carl Smucker. Rilla Hubbard, Jewess, is Shylock's daughter, and in love with Lorenzo, who is not a Jew. With current feeling running high against the Hebrew race, and M. C. getting a non-aryan here next year, students will be interested to this portrayal of Jewish characteristics. |
efforts of Dr. Claude R. Flory. His interest in the sport has sparked the team to new action and the promising players of the squad have developed under his tutelage. Raymond "Swede" Johnson, Cal-vin Jones, Carroll Crouse, Gordon Yoder, Burns Stauffer, Ernest Reed and others have turned In-good performances. Although many people have men-tioned it many times this spring, the author of this column wishes to toss a few bouquets to Dr J. D. Bright for his commend able altitude toward athletics and athletes through his years at Macollege. Always a good sport, he has been interested in all sports and will con-tinue to watch the coming seasons for the Bulldogs. We hope the Topeka Dally Capital will be able to record the results of winning teams of McPherson while he is at Washburn. Season Wind-Up— Although McPherson trailed the pack at Sterling, the Bulldog track-sters this afternoon may collect a few points to improve their position in conference cindered circles. The following persons should place in their respective events: Sanger and Stover, distance; Cramer, dashes; Wanameker, high hurdles, high jump, and broad Jump: Funk. Javelin; Reinecker,, pole vault; Vo-shell, discus, Javelin, and shot: Rogers. distance; and perhaps others. Meek, Seaman, Friessen, and other high scorers will be on hand to boost their team scores. Although most Macollegians were unable to witness the affair, the Rice relays were run off on the local track Tuesday afternoon. Robert Rice, practice teacher at Washington grade school, supervised a track meet for his youngsters. Break Another RecordCoach "Buck" Astle discovered this week his 880-yard relay team broke the school record with a time of 1:35.2, although McPherson placed fourth in the events against stiff competition last week at Sterling. The former mark of 1:36 was eclipsed by Jake Cramer, Elmer Ratzladd, Burt Weible, and Bob Brust, members of the team.   |
Braves Win Relays; Bulldogs Make TripMcPherson Fails To Place Higher Than Ottawa won the third annual Sterling denominational relays last week, closely followed by College of Emporia. The winners scored 61 5.6 points while the Presbies collected 60 1-5 points. Other teams placed in the follow-ing order: Baker, 45 5-6; Bethel, 29; Kansas Wesleyan, 21 1-2; Mc-Pherson, 11; Sterling, 6; Friends, 5 6-7: and Bethany, 3. Nine records were shattered, including Meek’s toss of the discuss 138 feet, 1 Inch, bettering the mark set by Tony Meyer last year of 132 feet, eight inches. O’Neal covered the 100-yard dash in 9.8, clipping one-tenth of a second off the record by Brown of Southwestern. Bone-brake of Baker went seven inches higher than Ramsey's old record of 12 feet, one inch in the pole vault. McPherson tied for third with Sterling in the football relay, won by C. of E.; came in fifth in the 880-yard relay, won by Ottawa; fourth in the sprint medley, won by Baker; and fifth in the mile relay, won by Baker. Dare McGill was fourth in the dis-cuss and Rollin Wanamaker was fourth in the broad jump.  |
Announce Engagement The engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Leons Sellers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Seliers, of Galva, to Mr. Alvin J. Lindgren, was announced at dinner re-cently. Favors of wedding bells were used, inside of which was found the announcement, "Alvin and Leona, Jane 177. A small group of close friends were present. Miss Sellers and Mr. Lindgren graduated with the class of '38, and are the sister and brother of Marcell Sellers and Alice Lindgren, present M. C. students.              |
