Mansion To Be Fine Arts Center
President Bittinger
Volume XL
Swinger Resigns From Macollege
Rev. Glenn Swinger, director of public relations for McPherson College. has accepted the position as minister of the Roanoke.. La., Church of the Brethren, and will go to Louisiana Sept. 1.
Rev. Swinger graduated from McPherson College in 1945 and received this B. D. degree from Bethany Seminary in 1948.
His wife, Marlys Blough Swinger, is a piano instructor at Macollege. They have four children.
Here Three Years
Rev. Swinger has served as the director of public relations at McPherson College for the past three years. He has been youth advisor for the Western Region for five years.
Last spring. Rev. Swinger went to the Tampa. Texas. Church of the Brethren to hold a series of Easter Service meetings.
In October, 1955, he went to the Roanoke. La., to hold meetings in the Church of the Brethren there.
Accompanied Deputations
He has accompanied many deputations when they have gone out on tours. He has served the college in the solicitation of new students and has been assistant to the president.
Before he came to Macollege. he served as pastor of the Cabool, Mo. Church of the Brethren.
McPherson College,
McPherson,
Kansas,
February 24,
1956
No. 20
The large and spacious Vaniman mansion, located at
1130 East Euclid, is to become a fine arts center for McPherson College.
Brooks Goes To K-State Audition
Connie Brooks. Macollege soprano. has entered the Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs fourteenth annual state Music Talent Fund Audition, to be held at Kansas State College, Saturday. March 3.
In the contest she will sing two numbers. One will be from a list chosen by the K.F.W.C. and one of her own choosing.
The song which she has chosen is the "Swiss Echo Song” by Karl Eckert and the one she has chosen from their list is "Adele’s Laughing Song.” It is from the operetta. “Die Fledermaus.” She will sing this number in German. If she wins the state contest she will be entitled to enter the National contest to be held next spring.
Carol Fancher will be Miss Brooks’s accompanist. Carol has accompanied her for the last two contests.
Contestants for awards will meet on the K-State campus for a luncheon at 12:30 o'clock with their sponsoring clubs. Miss Brooks's sponsoring club is the Nickerson Federation of Women's Clubs.
Mac Grad Takes Position At W. U.
Eugen and Annaliese Koch Lu-pri, who graduated from McPherson College in 1955. will return to the United States from Germany next fall Eugene is to become on assistant to Dr. Howard Becker, professor of sociology, at the University of Wisconsin.
Eugene majored in Sociology under Dr. Kenneth C. Bechtel at McPherson. He also had a major in History under Dr. Raymond Flory.
Last summer he and Annaliese Koch returned to their homes in Germany where they were married. At present they are teaching German-American children in the school system in Germany.
Students Present Chapel
Chapel program this morning was presented by the music department of the college. Arrangements were made by Mrs. Audrey San Romani, organ and piano instructor, and Prof. Donald R. Frederick introduced the numbers
Professor Frederick's voice class sang a madrigal. Irvin Wagner played a trombone solo, and James Van Blaricum sang a solo. Piano students of Mrs. Glenn Swinger and Mrs. Paul Sollen-berger played piano solos. -
Those playing the piano were Vernona Thralls, Forrest Krusch-witz, and Dwight Oltman.
McPherson College Featured In Wichita Eagle Magazine . . .
She meets the requirement to enter state competition by winning the district contest three years in
She received the certificate of achievement, the highest award given, all three years. Miss Brooks won $10 the first year, $25 the second year, and $35 the third year in addition to the certificates of achievement
Miss Brooks was auditioned by the Dodge City, Kans, opera manager last October and was one of the two contestants out of 35 that were invited to come back next fall for another audition.
Miss Brooks was accepted to sing in the A Cappella Choir her freshman year. She plays the piccolo in the college band and has participated in talent shows for the last three years.
She had the soprano lead In the operetta, “The Bartered Bride" her freshman year. Prof. Donald R. Fredrick has given her the solo part in “Naughty Marietta,“ which the choir is going to sing for the Booster Banquet.
Many churches of McPherson have invited her to sing in their services, and she has had many recognitions for achievement in voice.
McPherson College is to be the subject of a series of Sunday newspaper articles appearing in the Wichita Eagle magazine section. The Eagle has featured several other Kansas colleges of special interest to the newspaper reading public.
The articles will probably appear in three or four installments. Each of the articles shall contain different topics which include, the ownership by McPherson of the world’s largest diamond, the fossil collection donated by Dr. Gilbert. features on the international students, and possibly the program of rural life emphasis here at McPherson.
The first story should cover the making of the world's largest synthetic diamond. The story behind diamond research at McPherson is of current interest in view of the recent General Electric Interest in the processes used.
Two films and scientific records of diamond, laboratory conditions and the progress of the research were kept by Dr. J. W. Hershey. These films, an documents are the property of McPherson College.
Popular Science newsreels have been shown all over the nation portraying the excellent work done by Dr. Hershey.
The second of the stories will incorporate the idea of the collection of rare fossils donated by an alumni, a Dr. Gilbert. McPherson has in its museum, the only Ground Sloth in any of the
Don Colberg presented his proposal for additional parking facilities before the student council last week. Don's recommenda-tions were to be given to the board of trustees for discussion at their annual meeting here this week.
state's museums. We also have one of the two sabertooth tigers in the Kansas museums.
Several pictures were taken to supplement the story. Dr. Moh-ler and Dr. Bittinger were to be shown inspecting parts of the museum. Pictures were also taken of the natural science laboratory with Dr. DcCorusey and several student included in the pictures
Stories and pictures of the in- ternational students were planned for the third McPherson College edition. Although this kind of feature is not unusual to the Mac college campus it is. of much; interest to the Eagle's readers.
A story may appear in the Eagle on the Rural life program here a McPherson. Our program is stressed farther than in most similar institutions.
The large and beautiful three-story Vaniman home at 1130 East Euclid has been given to McPherson College by the Vaniman heirs. In making this gift they have brought to a beautiful fruition and climax the life-long service given to McPherson community and to McPherson College by both Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Vaniman. The gift will stand as a memorial to their lives and life purposes.
The Vaniman home is one of the most commodious and beautiful homes in McPherson.
It was completed by the Vani-mans in 1921 and the family moved into it the fall of that year. It is of brick construction, following an Elizabethan design. The architects were Shepard and Wiser of Kansas City, the same firm which planned the Church of the Brethren, also on East Euclid Street.
The land for the home, extending from Euclid to Kansas Avenues, was purchased from the parents of Edna Price Dotzour who is now the wife of Royer Dotzour. Mr. and Mrs. Dotzour later were the donors of the beautiful girls’ dorm- itory, Dotzour Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaniman came to Scott County. Kansas, from Illinois in 1887. There they homesteaded, lived in a dugout, and taught school. Their first daughter was born in Scott County. They moved to McPherson County in 1889. where they lived throughout the remainder of their lives.
The move to McPherson brought them near to McPherson College, which had been founded in 1887. Mr. Vaniman completed the busi- ness course at the college, and later served as its business man- ager. He was member of its Board of Trustees for many years and served also on the Executive Com- mittee.
Mrs. Vaniman, likewise, took courses at the college and served it in many ways. She studied art with Berger Sandzen and her paint- ings attest her interest and ability in this field.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Vaniman were interested in the McPherson community and contributed to it in many ways. Their interests were keen throughout their lives in civic, church, and college affairs. The Church of the Brethren and its welfare was always a major interest of theirs.
College students were always a delight to them; students lived with them in their home almost con tinuously since it was completed. It is fitting that this home should continue to be lived in and used by college students. This is in keeping with the pattern of their lives.
Present plans are forming in the direction of having the home used as a fine arts center, perhaps tieing some other phases of the college program with that.
Mr. Vaniman departed this life In December 1949; Mrs. Vaniman followed him in 1955. A son, Wilbur Francis, died in 1925.
The heirs who have made the home available to the college are Grace and Roscoe Ingalls, Alham- bra, California; Elberta and Earl Reed, Wichita, Kansas; Rowena and Paul Sargent. McPherson; and Mrs. Viola Nevin, San Dimas, California.
The twenty-sixth annual Booster Banquet of McPherson College will be held tomorrow night in the Community Building with the A Cappella Choir giving the program. Serving of the buffet style meal will be from 6 to 7:30 p. m.
McPherson College A Cappella Choir will present its twenty-fourth annual Spring Concert to the boost- ers at 8 p.m. in the Civic Audi- torium. Those not attending the banquet are welcome to attend the concert.
Opening the program, the choir will present “Dedication,’’ the identification theme by Franz-Cain, with a new text written by Norman Long, a present member of the choir.
Dividing into sections, the ladies voices will sing the selection of “Ten Little Indians." "Buckle Down Winsocki" will be the num- ber for male voices alone. The entire choir will unite in a rhyme novelty with “I Wish I Wuz." Band, Rhythm Instruments
From "Rose-Marie" the group sings "Indian Love Call." Many rhythm instruments will join the choir on a Latin-American tune, "Tico-Tico."
"Beyond the Blue Horizon" will be presented before the last choral selection of "Naughty Marietta" by Victor Herbert and MacLean. accompanied by members of the college band.
Vocalists singing incidental solos will be Max Parmley, tenor; Jo Eva Jones, mezzo soprano; and Connie Brooks, soprano.
Instrumentalists include: Carol
Fancher, pianist-accompanist; Ken Fancher, string bass; Peggy Hoe- fer, maracas; Don Colberg, tam-
College Calendar
Tonight, Feb. 24, Talent Show and Folk games, 7:30 in Chapel.
Tonight, Feb. 24, Basketball. Baker University, 8:00 there.
Today and Tomorrow, Fore- nsic Tournament, Nebraska University.
Tomorrow night Feb. 25,
Booster Banquet at the Com- munity building. 6:00.
Sunday, Feb. 26, Piano Re- cital, 3 p.m. in the McPherson College chapel.
bourine; Darius Miller, Spanish guitar: Elwyn Taylor. Bongo
drum; and Forrest Kruschwitz, claves.
Psalm 96, by Noble Cain, other- wise known as "Sing Unto the Lord a New Song,” will open the religious vein of the program fol- lowed by "O Cast Me Not Away," one of Brahms’ songs with a mov- ing rhythm in all parts.
The choir will divide and sing "Hail Gladdening Light" by Charles Wood. "Alleluia” from "Brazilian Psalm” by Jean Berger will close the section.
Frederick Arrangement
A Christmas song by Willan. "The Three Kings" will come be- fore Fehrmann's "Easter Song." Spirituals include. "The Old Ark’s A-Moverin" arranged by Margaret and Travis Johnson; "Swing Low. Sweet Chariot." arranged by Don Frederick; and "Little David Play On Yo’ Harp" by Wilson. These will be the last numbers before the intermission.
Lighter music such as Noble Cain's "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton," "Fire, Fire, My Heart." an Eng- lish madrigal, and "Salangadou," a Creole lament, will be heard.
Service of the meal will be sup- ervised by approximately 50 to 60 faculty members, wives and hus- bands. They will sec that everyone is served and seated and will also supervise the tables during the
A host and hostess have been appointed for each table to greet the guests at each table. Fresh flowers will decorate the tables and dining room and dinner music, arranged for by Prof. Paul Sollen-berger, will be played at inter-mittant times.
Between numbers of the A Cap-pella Choir W. G. Duguid, President of the Chamber of Commerce, will introduce Mr. Ernest Pease.
Mr. Pease is the chairman of the solicitation and will give the results of the benefit drive. Dr. D. W. Bittinger, president of Mc- Pherson College, will conclude the intermission by speaking on behalf of the college.
Youth Travels 900 Miles To Confer
Peace Group will meet this Sunday night at 8:30 in Sharp Hall.
Dr. Wesley DeCoursey will speak and lead in group discussion.
Traveling 800-900 miles to attend the Western Region Youth Confer- ence to be held on Macampus March 8-11, will be at least three carloads of young people.
Two carloads of young people are coming from Louisiana, and some young people from North Dakota have written that they are coming. The Western Region includes the territory between the Mississippi River and the Rockies and between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico.
Colorful Tags
The registration committee will be sending out letters throughout the region contacting the youth about lodging and dorm reserva- tions. Loreta Moats and Erma Lea Brewer have nearly completed the colorful name cards to identify the conferees.
Missouri tags will be brown with part of a donkey on them, while Oklahoma's black color shows an oil well, and Iowa's card is green with cars of corn. A pelican will denote those hailing from Louis- iana with a light blue color. The sunflower, on dark blue, represents
An orange color will represent
South and North Dakota with Black Hills and wheat. Pikes Peak will stand out on the purple chosen for Colorado, while Minnesota, the fishing state, is lavender. The-Cornhuskcr state, Nebraska, is red, and Texas, the Lone Star state is yellow. A little rock on light green paper for Arkansas and cac- tus on brown for Arizona will de- note these states, while mining equipment will show on purple for Montana.
St. Patrick’s
Decorations for the banquet will center around the St. Patricks’ Day theme, according to the planning committee. The theme will be carried out in the traditional colors of green and white.
Amid the lowered ceiling will be the typical shamrocks, Irishman’s hats and spuds.
The programs will be in the shape of potatoes. As centerpieces for the tables, castles will be fea- tured.
Work for the decorations has al- ready begun for the committee. June McDaniel. Irvin Wagner, Ed Switzer, and Mary Lou Wise.
Macollege debaters won twelve of the thirty debates in which they participated on Friday and Saturday. Feb, 17-18, at the Emporia State Debate Tournament.
Five debating teams representing Macollege were Glenna Haw-baker and Joan Walters. Leroy Buskirk and Roy Stern. Don Faules and Don Ullom, Richard Bittinger and Larry Hayes, and Norris Harms and Dwight Oltman.
Junior home economics major Irene Shull won an excellent rating on her oration concerning freedom for Cyprus. However, she did not go into the final rounds.
Spectator editor Don Faules re- presented Macollegc in extempor- aneous speaking. Top men from Macollege, according to the de- cisions, were Bittinger and Hayes with four wins out of six debates.
States represented in this tourna- ment, according to schools, were
Illinois, North Dakota, Kansas. Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. Fifty-seven teams were entered in the junior division and fifty teams in the senior division.
This weekend, Macollege stu- dents will be representing their school at the University of Nebr- aska tournament at Lincoln.
Christian Emphasis Week speaker will be Dr. Jessie H. Ziegler. Services will begin on Sunday, March 18. and continue through the 21.
Dr. Ziegler is professor of Christ- ian education and psychology and director of counseling services at Bethany Seminary, Chicago, Ill. He is also an exchange professor at Yale Divinity School and Gar-rett Seminary.
A long time goal has been achieved by the Western Region officials when a program of full time field work was recently completed.
Colorado and Nebraska are co- operating in the employment of a field secretary. Edward Duncan. Cando, has been employed as the executive secretary and will start work in his new position Sept. 1.
Archie Patrick, Garden City, Kansas will work for the Okla- homa, Texas-Louisiana district.
With these new developments the region has five full time district field men. Already working at these positions are Ray Zook, Gar- rison, Iowa, for three districts of Iowa; Ralph Skaggs. Warrensburg, Mo. for the three district of Mis- souri; and Gorman Zook, McPher- son, for the four districts of Kan-
Meeting on the Macampus Feb. 28 and 29 for their quarterly meet- ing will be the Executive Com- mittee of the Regional Council.
Members of the council are Rev. A. Blair Helman, Wichita, chair- man; Rev. Wilber Hoover. Enders, Nebr., Rev. Kenneth Yingst, Lin- coln, Nebr.; Rev. Meredith V. Rogers. Dallas Center. Iowa; Rev. Floyd Bantz, Kansas City. Mo.; and Dr. Harry K. Zeller, McPher- son.
The main item of business on the agenda includes preparation of the program for the 1957 Re- gional Conference. Don Rowe, re- gional secretary, has announced that Rev. Harper Will has been secured as guest speaker for next year's conference. Rev. Will is a pastor in South Bend, Ind.
Study hours, dorm supervision, student “hangouts,'' and activities were the main topics-discussed by a panel of students at the faculty meeting Feb. 16.
This discussion grew out of the faculty's question. “What about scholastic standards at McPherson College?" and the desire to get the students viewpoint.
Norman Long, student council president, was asked to arrange for a panel of students to give their views of the faculty.
The panel selected was George Toews, moderator; Lyall Sherred, Marlene Moats. Lois Knockstedt, Royce Roesch. Betty Holloway and Larry Sanders. Betty Holloway had conducted a survey in Dotzour Hall on these questions, the results of which were briefly summarized.
Extremes of opinion were very evident; for example the student who thought the professors "pile it on too much" to the attitude "They don't assign and require enough."
It was rather apparent that students feel there is too much variation from class to class as to the amount of work required.
According to Prof. Guy Hayes, faculty chairman. "It was a mutually good experience for the faculty to get the students viewpoint and for the students to know that the faculty is working to make the school more effective."
The above panel of pictures depicts the progress of the work in canning eight beef to be used by work campers in International work camps of Europe this summer. Phil Pulliam arranged the above photo.
Tonight, SoCo is sponsoring an all school talent show in the chapel at 8 o’clock.
Those to be featured on the program arc Ruth Hanagarne, a piano solo; Miss Lehman, a reading; Larry Hayes and Gene Elliot, a pantomine; Doris Coppock, a vocal solo: Vernona Thralls and Shirley Hamilton, a sax duet; Ken Fancher and Duane Fike, a skit; JoAnn Silver, a reading; Irwin Wagner, a trombone solo; Bessy Jean Knode, a piano solo: and the freshman trio. Shirley Bowen, Erma Lea Brewer, and Rosalie Lowe.
Duane Fike will be the master of cermonies.
June Forsyth is chairman of the talent show committee. Others on the committee are Shirley Bowen, Cliff Reeves, and Sally Courtney.
Gerry Sampson made the posters for publicity.
"Swing Your Partner" to the squares and folk games in the gym tonight following the talent show in the chapel, SoCo advises.
Student talent will be an added feature while students rest between squares, Other variations between squares will be included.
Special preparations have been made for publicity and decorations
by the Recreation Council which is in charge of the party.
Refreshments will be served.
All attending are asked to wear tennis shoes.
The Social Committee is sponsoring the party.
A bookmobile from Hutchinson will be on display at the Church of the Brethren Wednesday, Feb. 29. Prospective teachers have been asked to visit the bookmobile while, it is here.
A conference to discuss possibilities of a traveling library for McPherson County will be held at the Church of the Brethren during the day, and a luncheon will be served in the college cafeteria at 12:30 for the conference.
A film. "The Library Story," will be shown at the morning conference which begins at 10 o'clock.
“What Can Libraries Do for People" is the subject for a panel discussion to be presented by library experts, Chairman is Miss Georgiana Smurthwaite, Kansas State College.
Other panel members are Miss Marcelee Gralapp, Hutchinson children's librarian; Claude Settle-mire. Hutchinson librarian: project director of the Traveling Libraries Commission. Topeka.
“Reading for Pleasure" is the topic for a speech at 1:45 p.m. by Dr. F. D. Farnell. president emeritus of Kansas State College. A film. “The Common Heritage," will also be shown.
Miss Zelia French, of the Traveling Libraries Commission in Topeka. will lead discussion on how to get county wide library service.
A total of 1,698 two-pound cans of beef were processed last Saturday at a canning bee at Hess-ton, Kans., where facilities were available.
A goal amounting to $1,200 of donations for the project came from the McPherson Church of the Brethren and many other churches.
Next Friday. March 2. the College-Civic Orchestra is giving a concert at 8 o'clock in the college chapel.
Selections from the classical, romantic, and modern periods will be included in the program. The College Ladies’ Trio — Marlene Jamison, Alma Goodfellow, Jo Eva Jones, and Birdene Jamison, accompanist-will be an added feature.
A committee headed by Donna Davidson will provide a reception for both the audience and the orchestra members in the SUR following the concert.
Participating teams will be Don Ullom and Don Faules; and Glenna Hawbaker and Joan Walters. Irene Shull will enter in the oratorical division. Dr. Kenneth Bechtel will accompany the group.
Overnight arrangements arc being made by the Rev. Kenneth Lingst, pastor of the Lincoln Church of the Brethren.
Eight head of beef were purchased with the donated money, and donations came in as late as 10:30 the evening before the project was begun.
Miss Donna Sooby, who spent two years in Volunteer Service in Europe, called Friday nite that the Church of the Brethren in Garden city had money enough to add another beef. Miss Sooby teaches school in Holcomb, Kans., and attends church in Garden City.
The labels read "Beef For Relief From the Brethren Churches of Kansas and McPherson Friends for International Work Camps. The cans will be shipped to the Brethren Service Center at New Windsor, Md., and then be shipped over-
The Brethren churches of McPherson and Monitor also purchased three pigs and the women of the churches canned 102 two-pound cans of pork which will be sent to New Windsor on the BVS truck at the same time the beef is sent. This shipment will consist of 1800 cans of meat from this area.
Over 3.200 pounds of beef were processed in 11 hours by a group of nearly 50 persons. Workers included men and women from the ages 23 to 76 years old.
For the past several weeks, a suggestion box has been attached to the bulletin board in Sharp Hall The college administration has been eager to receive suggestion! from the student body for the administration to consider and for them to share with the trustees it their annual meeting.
The trustees of McPherson College are a group of 26 men who come from the entire area, stretching from North Dakota to Louis-ianna and Texas and from Idaho to the Mississippi River.
They are pastors, farmers, and businessmen who themselves have attended McPherson College or have had friends, parents, or children here. They are the policymaking body for McPherson College. and its present Welfare and future development depends in a major way upon them.
The administration has been pleased with the suggestions which have come through the question box. When it was put up. it was assumed that there would be a number of "crank notes" appearing in the box. It was assumed that some of them probably would not be very respectful to either the administration or the trustees.
As president of the college, I would like to say a "thank you" to the students for the respectful way in which the suggestions have been made. Most of them have been carefully thought through and are carefully written. Some of them have been signed though this was not a requirement.
The suggestions have pointed out places where the students believe the college might be improved, and in some cases they have expressed appreciation for improvements which have been made or which are in process of being made.
Already some of the suggestions have been passed on to the individ uals and departments involved; and insofar as the administration has been able, it has tried to follow through even before the trustees arrived on suggestions which could be handled without the consultation of the trustees.
Other suggestions which need the attention of the trustees have been presented to the trustees during their meeting.
The suggestions appearing in the suggestion box have indicated again that the thinking of the students and the thinking of the faculty is similar. Practically every suggestion made by students had
previously been a matter of consideration and discussion by the acuity. Some of the terms have been in the consideration of the faculty for some time.
I am certain that the trustees wished that they could do something at once about every suggestion made. When in their estimation a suggestion is in the right direction, in some cases it may take a little longer to work out the changes than seems necessary to the student. This may be true because of finances or because of a desire to safeguard personality values.
The college administration invites the students and faculty to make suggestions freely and at any time, about the life of our college.
One of these days those of you who are now making suggestions to the trustees will be the trustees. We hope that the students then will make suggestions to you and that you will receive them as graciously and consider them as these trustees have received and considered your suggestions.
Did you know that the popular slogan of the McPherson Campus in the late 1800's was "A penny for a brick?” The meaning of this meant the future of our present day Sharp Hall.
The original plans for Sharp Hall specified a four story structure. When the building process was begun just prior to the turn of the century, a depression hit our nation and the officials of McPherson Academy, as it was then known, could get together only enough funds for two stories and tar roof.
Where the business offices arc now located, many exciting basketball games were played. This was McPherson’s first gymnasium.
Some of the earlier students would remember that tubes and buckets were used to catch the dripping water. which came through the tar paper roof during rainy weather.
Macollege debaters will attend the Lincoln. Neb., Debate Tournament on Friday and Saturday. Feb. 24 and 25.
Whirl
Members of the A Cappella choir, under the direction of Prof. Don Frederick, finish up their weeks of intense rehearsing today in preparation for tomorrow night’s concert at the Booster Banquet.
Top on tonight's schedule is the Macollege squad and fans meeting Baker at Baldwin.
Form A Circle
Also on schedule for tonight is the talent program at 8 p.m in the chapel for those who are not attending the Baker game Rec Council members will direct folk games in the gym following the program.
Macollege students who arc adept at exchanging facts, figures, and logic, the debaters, are meeting competition at Lincoln. Nebr. this weekend
Leonard Lowe, father of Macol lege freshman, Rosalie Lowe, piloted Don Moeller. Roger Fick and Jim Snyder to Topeka Saturday morning in a Cessna 172. Jim. whose arm has been in a sling for three weeks following an operation for a football injury, had the sling removed by his physician while in Topeka.
Miss Della Lehman and Mrs. Homer Brunk attended the funeral of Mrs. A. B. McAuley in Wichita Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. McAuley was the mother of Max McAuley, former Macollege pro-
To Iowa
Anita McSpadden and Bob Wise, accompanied by Bob's sister. Mary Lou. arc leaving this noon to visit Bob's home at Fernald. Iowa, over the weekend. Anita and Bob. who will be married March 24 at Lamar. Colo., will be honored at a pre-nuptial shower at the Fernald Church of the Brethren tomorrow evening.
Elaine Simms, from Beatrice. Nebr., spent the weekend visiting June Forsyth here on campus. Elaine, who graduated from high school with June, serves as a doctor's receptionist at Beatrice.
Teachers Visit
Phyllis Wampler, who attended McPherson College during '52 and '53. was on campus over the weekend making arrangements to attend summer school here. Phyllis, who attended K-State last year as a junior. was accompanied by Lola Wooly. Both girls are elementary teachers at Palco, Kans.
Allen, Laux
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph K. Allen of Irving. Texas, announce the recent engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Karen Dee to 1st. Lt. Billy Wayne Laux of California.
Karen is a sophomore at McPherson College.
Lt. Laux is stationed at Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Salina.
Phyllis Marie Boyd and Donald L. Cole. McPherson College students, were married in a candlelight ceremony Friday evening, Feb. 17, in the McPherson College Church Memory Chapel.
Rev. Harry K. Zeller read the double ring ceremony at 8 o’clock.
Parents of the bridal couple are Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Boyd. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Jewitt Cole. McPherson.
White snapdragons and lilies decorated the chapel altar; single blue candles were under the stained glass windows.
Nuptial music was furnished by Norman Long singing "I Love You Truly" and The Lord's Prayer," Rosalie Lowe was wedding organist.
The bride, given in marriage by Dr. Desmond W. Bittinger, wore a fitted white linen suit with navy and white accessories. She carried a white leather Bible topped with two white butterfly orchids.
Members of the wedding party were: Kay Chaney, maid of honor;
Home Ec Girls Stitch, Fit, Press
Lieut. Jon Powell of Racine, Wisc., will arrive in McPherson Sunday. He has been in Newfoundland on temporary duty the past two months.
March 10 Wedding Peggy Nies. Macollege freshman last semester from Rocky Ford, Colo., has announced Saturday. March 10. as the date of her marriage to Ronnie Johnson from Rocky Ford.
Stitching, fitting, pressing! These are some of the basic procedures being practiced by girls in the home economics clothing depart-
This semester Miss Mildred Siek, head of the department, is instructing two clothing classes. The advanced students enrolled in tailoring are busy with their garments, including a winter coat, a suede leather jacket, and a tailored dress.
Three Juniors
The girls enrolled in tailoring are Anita McSpadden, Irene Shull, and Rachel Brown.
Arlene Watts in the fundamentals of clothing class is busy making herself a wedding gown. Last semester two of the girls taking applied dress design constructed their
wedding gowns.
King Cotton
Cottons have taken the lead in the choice of fabrics in the fundamentals of clothing class. The majority of the girls have chosen to make summer dress-up outfits.
Bates disciplined and ABC seem to be favorites in cotton popularity among the girls. Some however, have chosen rayon and acetate or cotton and acetate.
Those enrolled in this class are: Chan Jo, Ann Schnaithman, Kathy Burkholder, Anne Keim, Sara Ann Coffman, Phyllis Nagel, Arlene Watts, Wanda Swick, and Donna Davidson.
Since it is impossible to include all of the details of clothing construction in one garment, miniature sample patterns are made by the
girls for instruction in the variety of seams most commonly used.
Consumer Education
This class is also concerned with the buying of ready made garments, and the planning of a clothing budget for a year. In connection with this the girls take a clothing inventory.
The girls will be working hard during the coming weeks in order to finish their garments by the second week in April. At this time the girls will be modeling their garments in the Spring Fashion
These courses offered in clothing arc valuable as well ns enjoyable for the girls, and it gives them an opportunity to construct garments they can be proud of.
Hostesses at a dinner party at the home of Mazie and Ozzie Schmidt Saturday evening will be Macollege students, Nona Maust and Jo Ann Silver. Guests will be Lieut. Chuck Kuhleimer and Lieut. Ed Nystrom.
Shrock Weds
Phyllis Shrock. Macollege freshman last year, became the bride of Donavan Knapp. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Mason City, Iowa. The couple were in McPherson on their honeymoon this week.
Sunday was Patsy Miller's special day. Her mother. Mrs. John M. Miller, arrived for a visit from Rocky Ford. Colo. Also arriving was Patsy's 4-H scholarship of $250 sent special delivery by the Santa Fe Railroad.
Returning to South English, Iowa. Monday was Joyce Grove who visited her friend. Sara Ann Coffman over the weekend. Joyce came down to McPherson with her uncle. George Grove, who, as a college trustee, remained on college hill until Thursday.
Finds "Snipe"
Gene Myers. Macollege junior, discovered a dead duck secretly stowed away in the "snipe hunting bag” in his car last weekend. Next hiding place for the "snipe" was Richard Carney's bed.
On campus this weekend will be 1st. Lieut Bill Laux from California. He returned from Newfoundland TDY this weekend
Hoefer, McCollum
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hoefer announce the engagement of their daughter. Margaret Lynne, to A-2c Donald McCollum, son of Mr. and Mrs. George McCollum of Worthington. Minn.
Peggy is a Macollcge junior majoring in music education. She is active in college music organizations and drama, serving as assistant to Prof. Don Frederick and acting the lead role in the coming production of "Ring Around Elizabeth."
Don is stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City. S. Dak. No definite date has been set.
Circulation Needs Manager
Dale Shenefelt, current assistant business manager and circulation manager for the Spectator, announces that his position of circulation manager is open to anyone interested in that job.
If you arc interested in becoming circulation manager cither for the remainder of the semester or next semester, please contact Dale. Dale is willing to give assistance to anyone who might desire to learn the job.
On-stage rehearsals of the play. "Ring Around Elizabeth." began last week at the city auditorium. A heavier schedule of rehearsals at the auditorium will be held in the remaining two weeks before stage call on Friday evening.
The five male roles and seven women's parts with a short description of the characters, follow in the order of their appearance.
Laurette Styles, played by Carol Albee, Oklahoma freshman, is nearly 60 years old. She is an old lady who chirps and twitters, with a habit of making little noises while people arc talking to her.
Duane Fike, Kansas sophomore, plays the part of Hubert Cherry a 60-year spare old man, small, brisk, precise, with a trot for a gait. Hubert never lounges, is always purposeful.
Mercy is a 15-year-old girl, the brainy type, serious, not smart in her appearance. Her hair is an unkempt mop that started out to be a square bob. A senior. Lois DeLauter, fills this role.
Diane Bowman will play the part
of the maid. Vida. Vida is about 40 and is quite wiry and spare. She has stringy blonde hair and walks with a swinging gait.
Jennifer is the 18-year-old daughter of the lead lady Elizabeth. She is very pretty and rather lively and bright. Norma Goering fills this role, Elizabeth is 36. She is a very pretty and feminine woman.
Irene is 36, but smart and dressed in high fashion. Compared to Elizabeth she appears both younger and harder. Mary Lu Wise will portray Irene.
A large and ample female with a deep voice and a habit of standing as if she were making a speech are the characteristics which identify Harriet, who will be played by Neeta Brighton.
Next to appear on stage is For-rest Kruschwitz, he will portray the part of Ralph Cherry, who is the husky masculine husband of Elizabeth.
Andy Blayne is the attractive, but lazy playboy type. This role is filled by Dean Reynolds.
Dale DeLauter and Billy Jo Hildreth have the parts of the policeman and Dr. Hollister.
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Orville McKenney, best man: Clifton Stout, and Vernon Petefish. ushers.
Mrs. Don Frederick was hostess at the reception in the church parlor. Assisting her were: Rita
Evans. JoAnn Silver. Karen Allen, and Mrs. Ozzie Schmidt.
Mrs. Cole attended McPherson College last year. Her husband is a freshman here now and is employed by the Kansas Oil Transportation Co.
The couple are at home in McPherson.
Students To Give Orations Sunday Evening In Church
The CBYF program this Sunday night will consist of seven Peace Orations. given by students.
The speakers and the titles of the orations arc as follows; Don Jones. "Promoting Pence"; Roy Stem. "Witness for Peace"; Betty Holderread, "World Upside Down"; Norris Harms. “The Preservation of Mankind": Joan Walters. "Enlist for Peace;" Kelly Day. "Promulgating Peace;” and Richard Frazier. "The Evils of War."
The orations will start at 6:15 p. m. In the social rooms of the church.
Orations on alcohol will be given by six students at the church service Sunday night, starting at 7:30.
Names of the students and their orations are as follows: Rickie Hood. "A Colorless Scourge:" Theodore Kaltsounis, "A Social Problem;'' Kenneth Fancher. "Our Steps;” Clifford Tusing, “A Glamorized Tragedy;" James De-Vino. "A Ladder of Extremes;” and Phillip Bradley. "A Personality Problem."
"Day of Rest and Gladness" is the topic of the Rev. Harry K. Zeller's sermon for Sunday. February 26.
Bulldogs Play In Child Benefit
The Fifth Annual Child Welfare Benefit basketball games will be held at the Moundridge High School gym Saturday. Feb. 25.
The preliminary game will pit the Stucky IGA team of Mound-ridge against the always powerful Legion team of McPherson. This game will start at 7:15 p.m.
The main game at 8:30 p.m. will match the Bethel College B team against the McPherson College B's.
McPherson B's topped the Bethel reserves 62-57 at Newton on Jan. 13, but the Bethel club came to McPherson Feb. 10 to trounce the B's Dogs 73-58. With one win apiece, the Saturday game will prove to be a real battle.
The total net proceeds of these games will go to the local Child Welfare organizations. The referees are donating their time, and the IGA. Legion, and the Bethel and McPherson college teams are waiving any costs which would ordinarily come from the gate re- ceipts for this worthy cause.
Tickets are 25 cents for children and grades, and 50 cents for adults.
Intramurals Race Continues in BB
Last Tuesday night's action in the men’s basketball Intramurals were postponed one night because of a varsity team conflict.
Wednesday night competition saw three competitive cage tilts completed. In the first outing of the evening, play began at 6:30 with Steve Bersuch and Jerry Mc- Pherson tossing the jump balls and keeping the frays under control.
League leading Louis Robert's aggregation swamped a cold team headed by Dwane Jefferies 41-26. Bud Wingrove located his hitting eye and collected 17 points to lead both teams in individual scoring. Dwayne led his crew in scoring with 9 points while, teammate Don Glahn hit 8.
The second fray was won by the white jerseyed Ullom stalwarts 33-22. Button's red quintette ended up on the lower end of the score and was led in scoring by Dale DeLauter with 12 points. The victorious five were topped in scor- ing by Phil Pulliam with 15 count- ers.
Complete agenda of the evening was officiated by Jerry McPherson and Steve Bersuch.
Thriller of the evening was a competition-keen tilt with Hood's dependables taking a hard-fighting crew captained by George Eisele. This game showed a fighting attitude and again the decisive calls were evident.
Scoring was divided between Lee Dadisman and Ed Butler for the losers with 12 and 11 counters respectively. Bob Erisman, Wilbur Will, and Don Jones collected 11. 10. and 9 points respectively.
Although the game was rather a race-horse style, participants greatly enjoyed the sport.
Girls’ Varsity Takes Sterling
McPherson College girls' basket- ball team scored first and led all the way as they turned back the Sterling girls 39-25, Saturday. Feb. 18. at Sterling.
For McPherson. Landhuis racked up 23 points: Merkey hit 8 free throws, missing only one; Lauver scored 7 points and Smith 1.
Evans. Miller. Smith, and Lucore held Sterling's Duncan and Dekey-ser to only 9 points apiece.
Bulldogs Play Last Game Tonight
The Bulldogs will end the 1955-56 basketball season tonight as they face Baker at Baldwin.
The Red & White edged Baker 62-58 on their last meeting at McPherson Jan. 31. The Bulldog B team also triumphed over the Baker reserves that day.
Two seniors will sec their final action for Macollege tonight. They are Bill Smith and Roland Wray.
Gene Elliott Richard Heidebrecht Larry Sams
Gene Elliott paced the B Bulldogs against Friends with 16. He is a driving guard, one of the fastest men on the McPherson team.
Richard Heidebrecht played the pivot against Friends. His consistant floor play has helped the reserves this year.
Larry Sams has been seeing more action, and is developing into a good guard. He shows a lot of drive and hustle on the floor.
Canines Lose To Friends
McPherson lost its next to the last game of the season Tuesday to Friends at Wichita. 91-74.
The Bulldogs had a good first half, hitting well and doing a fine defensive job. The halftime ended with McPherson ahead 49-40.
Young and Moreland of Friends found the range in the second half and Friends pulled ahead.
Bill Smith was high for the game with 28 points. Young scored 20 for Friends.
The Bulldogs only hit 14 of their free throws, while Friends collected on 27 of theirs. The fouls were almost even. 19 for McPherson and 23 for Friends.
Girls’ Intramurals Provide Entertainment For Each And All . . .
By Rick The Hood
This week's intramural activity as slightly less organized than last week's battles as only two games were participated in. Mar-leen Landhuis's team forfeited her game because of lack of players.
This did not have a dulling effect on the remaining two games, however, and both frays proved to be closely contested thrillers. The first game was a rather free wheeling affair as the officiating showed a tendency to be a bit hesitant, thus resulting in a low-scoring 18-16 tilt.
Still undefeated Arlene Merkey's brigade barely edged Ev Moll-hagen's girls. Captain Merkey was unchallenged as high individual scorer with 17 points for the eve- ning's tussle.
On the defeated team scoring was quite naturally shared by the two forwards. Shrock and Moll-hagen. Sharon hit 9 counters as Ev pushed through 7 points. Mary
Elliott ................ 1 1 2
Friends ............ FG FT F
The preliminary saw the B’Dogs wipe the floor with the Friends B's 63-43. Coach Keim used his reserves most of the time.
Elliott was high for the Dogs with 16, and Redick paced Friends with 14.
Alice Smith and Marlene Lauver provided wind for the official whistles.
After a slight delay the final game for the evening was begun with Ev Mollhagen and volunteer Ann Price at the officiating positions. This cage fight was the thriller of the evening as both teams were struggling viciously for the victory. Both crews were plagued with personal fouls totaling 37 in actual count.
Sports News By George!
George Bonsalle and Bill Ridley are leading Illinois to one of the longest win streaks in the history of the school. They blasted Michigan 89-66. and tromped Ohio State in the nationally televised game Feb. 11. 111-64. Their greatest feat that day was holding the nation's leading major collegiate scorer (33.9 points per game average) Robin Freeman to 12 points.
Jim DeVine and his father went to Lawrence last Saturday to see KU beat Nebraska. They went early to watch Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain play in the freshman game.
He had some interesting comments on Wilt; seems the 7’2'' KU boy got called for goal-tending once; his hands were out of the way but his elbow hit the ball on its downward flight.
Three Ibas have played, coached, or both in Wichita: Henry, Clarence, and Howard. Now another, the son of Henry, is coming along, starring in Wichita high school games.
Name - Moe.
Bill Smith is on top of the KCAC scoring leaders, with a 20 point per game average. This is .5 better
Canines Lose To Coyotes In Last Home Game Of ’56
The Bulldogs lost their last home game of the 1955-56 season last Saturday, as Kansas Wesleyan got the nod 9966.
McPherson was cold on their shots and played sloppy ball. KWU whizzed along, scoring on 51.7 per cent of their shots, to Mac’s 31.7 per cent. KWU also topped Mac on free throws; KWU made 76 per cent while Mac hit 61 per cent.
It was a free-fouling game, with KWU coming out on top. The Bulldogs had 18 fouls called on them in the second half, with only 9 called on KWU. A total of 32 fouls were called on the Bulldogs, while KWU was detected fouling only 21 times.
Carrol Cyr was high for the game with 22 points, and Houdek had 21. Smith was high for McPherson with 20, while Rodgers hit 6 long ones plus free shots for 18.
Don Widrig collected four fouls in the first quarter, which somewhat checked his effectiveness. Smith missed 6 free throws in the worst night he's had in a while. Pulford played his best game to date, stealing the ball, tying the
than Baker's Malm.
Hardy Scaffold hung up 40 field goals and 12 free shots as Wima-uma High ( Florida ) wiped the floor with Pinecrest (Florida) 120-44.
They are making a shotgun choke in Wichita now that changes automatically; on the first shot it’s wide open for close range, on the second shot it’s medium choke, and on the third it’s full choke, which is effective up to 60 yds.
When the Butler County state lake and the Syracuse state lake are completed this summer. Kansas will have 36 state lakes. 30 of which are stocked with fish.
Coyotes up, and generally making himself a nuisance to Kansas Wesleyan.
The referees were Davidson and Johnson.
Intramural
Standings
National League ...... Won .....Lost
Roberts ................... 5 0
Button .................... 2 5
American League......Won Lost
Danyluck ................. 2 2
Hood ....................... 2 2
Individual Scoring Leaders____
Total Points Ave.
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