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Vol. XX XII---No. 4
Friday, November 12, 1954
It's a Tough Choice!
,
Considering Paul Borg, Chuck Paton, and Howie Rekstad as Nik Dag prospects are ay Hanson,
Marlys Anderson, and Bonnie Carlson.
Society Stumps Student Senate
Nik Dag Still Hush
Girls! Annual Nikolinas Dag will take place Tuesday, Nov. 16, at
8 p.m. in the fieldhouse. The program is secret and can only be known
by attending the event.
Under the sponsorship of the sophomore class, the season officially
opened last Monday when Bethel co-eds began phoning the men of their
choice after 10:30 p.m. Open season, for women to date men, will
continue up to the time of the program.
The program committee consists
of Chuck Paton, chairman; Len- and Marilyn Ogren.
ore White, Nils Friberg, and Mari- Publicity is being handled by
lyn Gunderson. Working on dec- Marilyn Hagstrom, chairman ;
oration are Ray Singleton, chair- Lowell Gardner, and Dick Swan-man;
Nell Bloyd, Beverly Carlson, son.
Dining Hall vs. Faculty
in Kaffe Kup Game
The annual Kaffe Kup game will be played next Friday, Nov. 19,
at 8 p.m. in the fieldhouse between faculty members and the dining
hall.
The battle of the evening will occur when the faculty attempts
to regain the victor's crown which they lost last year to the same
team opposing them this year. The faculty is to be represented by Mr.
Walfred Peterson, Mr. Lynn Lundin, Mr. William Bergstrom, Mr. Del
Ray Peterson, Mr. Gene Johnson, Mr. Eric Borgeson, Mr. Swan Eng-wall,
and Dr. Virgil Olson.
Rivaling the faculty will be Lin- ing hall eaters will support the
den Magnuson, Gene Messenger, kitchen crew. Four of the out-
Dave Goddard, Al Glenn, Bailey standing cheerleaders will be Paul
Anderson, Norris Magnuson, Rod- Borg, Ed Brunzell, Chuck Ander-ney
Erickson, Darold Snyder, and son, and DuWayne Pople.
Dennis Erickson. The Bethel Band will dedicate
Cheering for the faculty will be their Swedish numbers, played
the coffee shop customers and the during the half-time, to the fac-off-
campus students. Regular din- ulty.
Conrad Has Book
Dr. Alphin C. Conrad, professor
of Biblical theology and evangel-ism
in the seminary, is now cele-brating
the recent publication of
his first book, "The Dvine Econ-omy".
The 159-page book is, "a study
in stewardship in terms of its
basis in Christian theology," be-cause,
as Professor Conrad says,
"so many Christians seem to have
a superficial understanding of
stewardship".
The book, which was published
by Baptist Conference Press in
Chicago, was featured in the dis-play
window of the book store
last week.
Bethel Represented
Bethel will be represented at an
all-day meeting of the Curriculum
Committee of the Minnesota Con-ference
on Social Work Education,
Friday, Nov. 26, at St. Catherine's
College by Dr. David Moberg, head
of the Department of Sociology.
They are meeting to determine
what courses should be considered
the core curriculum in a liberal
arts college for the undergraduate
preparation of social workers. A
report has been prepared which, if
accepted, will be presented to the
Merit System Supervisor of the
Minnesota Department of Public
Welfare.
Stumped by a letter from the Pi Upsilon Gamma Society, the Stu-dent
Senate voted to meet again next Tuesday for further discussion.
The action was the result of a lengthy debate after the PUGs' letter,
requesting recognition as a bonafide organization, was read to the
senate.
The PUG's, who originated because they felt there was a need in cer-tain
fields of Bethel's curriculum, have established the following pur-poses
and elaborations:
A. Purposes:
1. "For we preach not ourselves,
but Christ Jesus the Lord, and
ourselves your servants for Jesus'
sake."
2. To emphasize scholarship.
3. To introduce members into
proper college maturity.
4. To foster co-educational ac-quaintances.
5. To promote greater intra-mural
participation.
6. To promote participation in
Gospel teams, homecoming activi-ties,
school presentations, and
any other phases pertinent to
school participation.
B. Elaborations:
1. In point "1" of the purposes
we pray to put Christ first, others
second, and ourselves last.
2. We trust that as other or-ganizations
similar to ours orig-inate,
that trophies will be pre-sented
on the basis of the highest
grade-point average, intramural
winnings, and homecoming honors.
3. We stress to our members the
importance of carrying through
the current Bethel traditions
Missionary Rally Tomorrow
The annual Missions Week draws to a close tomorrow night with a
gigantic missionary rally after a week of missions emphasis at Bethel
in daily chapel services and nightly vesper services.
Tonight, at 7 p.m., the final vesper service will consist of Dave
Johnson, leader; Doris Moberg, music; and the Rev. and Mrs. Francis
Sorley, speakers on the theme, "Therefore God."
The gigantic missionary rally Carl H. Lundquist will be the
tomorrow night at 8 P.M. in the leader, Vernon Anderson will be
fieldhouse will feature a panel of the song leader, and music will be
16 missionaries, representing every provided by the College Choir and
Conference foreign field. President Ron Eckert.
Conferring with fissions eek speakers, t e Rev. Irwin jelland,
the Rev. John Wilcox, and the Rev. Albert Bergfalk, are Elenor
Swartz, Russell Johnson, Barbara Hartman, and Hope Seffens.
(dress-up night and etc.).
4. We have set up a social policy
for the year consisting of two out-door
affairs and one semi-formal
affair.
When asked about membership.
the PUG's explained they have 15
charter members who were merely
picked at random. They include
Paul Sandberg, Phil Caldeen, Dale
Nystrom, Jim MacFadyen, Ron
Eckert, Al Stahnke, John Ander-son,
George Wessman, Roger Mo-berg,
Russ Sandblom, Howie Rek-stad,
Dick Abrahamson, Lynn
Crisp, Norman Moore, and Doug
Dalton. Officers elected were Dale
Nystrom, president, Phil Caldeen,
vice-president, Lynn Crisp, secre-tary,
and Howie Rekstad, treas-urer.
They also explained that at a
date to be announced there will be
an opening for more members who
will not be picked by vote. Rather,
a list will be posted in the college
building at which time the first
ones to sign up will be the ones
accepted for initiation and mem-bership.
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Anonymous
Oct. 16: One month before Nik
Dag
He walked past me and cut into
the breakfast line in front of me.
On the way to class, I coyly drop-ped
my handkerchief. He auto-graphed
it with a black footprint.
At lunch he asked me to get him
a glass of water, noisily gobbled
his food, and left his tray for me
to carry. That night in the library
he tripped over my feet and
scowled at me as if it had been
his fault.
Nov. 8: One week before Nik Dag
He nodded casually as he hand-ed
me a tray and took his place
behind me in the breakfast line.
He opened the door of the college
building as we went to class. In
class, some papers fell out of my
notebook. Smiling, he gathered
them up. At lunch he got me a
glass of water, made a few re-marks
about his "slick" car, and
told me to stack my dishes on his
tray. On our way out of the lib-rary
that night, he gave me a
stick of gum.
Nov. 15: One day before Nik Dag
He waited for me at the foot of
the stairs, said good morning, and
offered to help me with my Eng-lish
during breakfast. He carried
my books to the college building.
At lunch he pulled my chair out,
went back to get water, asked
questions about my home town,
and stacked our dishes. In the lib-rary
that evening he sat at my
table, and as we left he asked me
for the third time that day to go
to the coffee shop.
Dec. 16: One month after Nik Dag
Prediction: "He walked past me
and cut into the line . . ."
The Philosopher
Speaks
With Cadillac, Chev, or Merc V-eight,
Campus hero you'll soon rate;
Girls just won't refuse a date.
Briefly, lad, you'll percolate.
If these words apply to you,
May we drop a hint or two ?
Life will take a darker hue
When books, not dates, you must
pursue.
Even tho the saying's trite,
Surely you can see the light:
You can't do, and do it right,
A quarter's learning in a night.
So have a car, and girls to date
(Who knows ? One may become
your mate),
But don't let grades your dreams
D-flate-
Book—book now before it's too
late!
Page 2
THE CLARION Friday, November 12, 1954
Vito/aids
Let's Put Bethel on the Map
Off the beaten path, out in the sticks, resting in one Of . St.. Paul's
northerly fields, lies a little Bible school, Bethel. At least, that's all
that a great number of people think of us! Bethel, to a lot of people
living in the city of St. Paul, is nothing more than an academy, a Bible
school, or a junior college. Why, Bethel's not even on their map.
Of course, all of the previously mentioned types of schools have
their place in the field of education; but Bethel's more than those.
Bethel is a regular liberal arts college with a regular denominational
seminary.
To officials in this city, and other cities too, Bethel is not Bethel
College and Seminary, it's 1480 No. Snelling Ave. Bethel's official
mailing address is 1480 No. Snelling Ave. Yet, it's no secret that mail
is still delivered even when only addressed to Bethel College and
Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
Newspapers of other colleges in the Twin Cities don't even refer
to us correctly. We're not on their map either, except as 1480 No.
Snelling Ave. That's our return address. That's the way we get it.
Bethel is not so small that it needs to be recognized with a street
address. If we continue with a number address rather than a name
address, we will continue to defeat ourselves with respect to any public
relations program. When we say "Bethel" we at least want the people
in St. Paul to know who we mean and where it is.
Let's put Bethel on the map! For some reason 1480 No. Snelling
Ave. just doesn't seem as significant as Bethel College' and Seminary.
You'll still get your mail!
Keep Your Sights High
"Keep your sights high," is a command often heard on the rifle
range. And it's a command that Christians, too, should observe.
In His Steps, by Charles Sheldon, portrays the parishioners of a
fictitious church asking themselves the questipn, "What would Jesus
do in a situation like this ?" What if we applied that test to ourselves ?
Each individual would have the same personality as usual, the same
talents, the same intelligence, and the same abilities, but not the
frivolity displayed in modern living.
Life would be filled with an optimism such as inspires a polio
victim in Illinois who has been paralyzed and bed-ridden for three
years. Life is not dark to her because she feels that every conversation
is a learning experience and an opportunity to impart cheer and en-couragement
to others.
Ideals would be kept high when this simple but practical thought
indwelt our minds. Our lives would be ennobled and others would be
--influenced because people would be seeing true Christianity illustrated.
Man With A Vision by Paul Schlueter
"I'm not handicapped, just slightly inconvenienced," declares Joe
Schintz. And it must be true, because this remarkable young fellow, al-though
totally blind, is a full-time Bethel student.
Joe had no eye trouble in his childhood except nearsightedness.
But in February, 1951, the retina of his left eye became detached,
causing blindness. Then in December of the same year, the right retina
became detached. But blindness didn't keep him from being graduated
from high school last June and entering Bethel College this September.
Now eighteen years old, he has ambitions of becoming a physics teacher,
and he intends to study in that subject here.
Joe attends the Johnson Parkway Baptist church, and has been a
Christian two and a half years. He credits his salvation to hearing the
Gospel over the radio. Interested, he started to attend the Johnson
Parkway church and later accepted Christ as his own Savior there.
He finds homework no particular problem, even while carrying a
schedule of 14 1/2 credits. He types accurately at the rate of 54 w.p.m.,
and has special tools for writing Braille, including a Braille wrist-watch.
To help him in studying, other Bethelites read his textbooks to
him.
Joe has learned to live without self-pity. He has a ready smile
for anyone who speaks to him. When you sit next to him in class
he may lean over and whisper, "What's that on the blackboard ?—my
vision's a little cloudy today." Joe says of himself, "I trust the Lord to
provide inner strength." .
-De 2-ouch
by Adeline Duncan
From the Southwest's warm sun to the Northwest's crisp snow,
tweed's the thing this winter, girls! This and other winter fabrics in
portrait-collared princess coats and princess style dresses create that
long torso look of grandma's day. Grandma also contributes rope
beads that blend so beautifully with our French heels.
Maybe you would prefer a cardigan-cut suit in deep charcoal grey
flannel, lit with a pale rose scarf. Or how about a corduroy or wool
shirt dress with your favorite cuff links ?
For those after-five ensembles, who could want more than crisp
taffeta, faille, or lush velvet ? The covered-up look is in for the season.
We can be chic, fashion-wise, on that score. .
Remember, it's that carefully chosen scarf, the just right earrings,
the moderate use of jewelry, and the well cared for clothing that dis-tinguish
the well dressed woman. And let's be reminded that it's not
primarily the clothes that make the difference, but how you wear them.
Gramps' Grabbag
I sensed that there was something afoot when I first stepped into
the CLARION office one day last week. I was hardly through the door
when something grabbed me by my lounging pajamas (overalls) and
hauled me over to a desk where I saw the bristly faces of our honorable
feature editors, Rip Moore and Phil Caldeen. They propped me up in
a swivel chair, and gave out with the glorious news that I, meek lowly
Gramps, was to prepare a column bearing the somewhat doubtful
cognomen of "Gramps' Grabbag." Well, here goes.
Happy birthday, Carol.
It is reliably reported that Gordon Sension and Irving Landstrom
have been dabbling in the ancient and mysterious art of HYPNOTISM.
I have a couple of teachers that I would like them to hypnotize into
giving me an A for this quarter . . . Oh well, I can dream, can't I .. .
Happy birthday, Carol.
And what about these dues for the fellows in the sem dorm—is it
true that they will be used to purchase game equipment for the guys
over in the Edgren residence ? This is "TAXATION WITHOUT REP-RESENTATION."
We sem dormers feel that a pingpong table, at least,
should be set up in our humble quarters. If there is no other space for
it, it could be set up in Cliff Anderson's room. Never seems to be much
movement or studying in there anyway.
Happy birthday, Carol.
Furthermore, I want to "moan" for a fellow-roomer about the
heat over here. The quality of heat is fine; it's the quantity we feel
the lack of. In fact, a mouse just ran by my desk wearing earmuffs.
Happy birthday, Carol. By the time that this is printed, everyone
in the school will have wished Carol Engholm a happy birthday. There
was quite a campaign going on last week to assure her that she was
not forgotten.
SHORT CUT — "Doc" Virginia Grabill was giving a spelling test
the other day in Advanced Comopsition. "February," she intoned.
Alden Moberg looked up from his paper. "May we abbreviate?"
he asked.
744e Nedrattet gated
by Hope Seffens
Midquarters are over finally, and the only thing left to do is sit
back and wait for the D and F slips to begin overflowing our P.O.
boxes.
Teachers certainly must love this week. For weeks ahead of exams
they've been smiling complacently at us (saying how easy their tests
are going to be,) assuring us that it will be nothing more than a
"quiz" to let us know how we've been doing in their course. Then the
day arrives, and whammo! If that's a quiz, I'm a kid! Surely they
borrow each others' books, and use information straight from the
Encyclopedia Brittanica in making out the test questions. Of course,
it's easy for them—they can use their books!
I don't know how you feel about it, but I have a terrible time
keeping awake during exams. Of course, it could be the long nights of
study that every industrious college student puts in before exams!
But in the girls' dorm, there's always the problem of dodging the moni-tor,
as she makes her stealthy midnight trips through the "dark"
halls; and it seems to me that the fellows would have a little trouble
avoiding those wastebaskets full of H2O that seem to fly through the
air with the greatest of ease.
So from now until finals, my books are going to be a little dustier
than they have been. I'm through cramming (for a while); and I'm
back with my own private root beer mug in the Coffee Shop!
yak. 7,ca
by Ed Erickson
Is it not a peculiar fact, that when one thinks back into the past
it is almost positive that he will dwell the greatest length of time on
those aspects of life which were most pleasing to him ? Some of my
fondest memories occur when recollecting the simple pleasures afforded
me while contemplating those hours in India when day was ended and
night was being ushered in—dusk, when lanterns were lit and on the
dusty roads one could hear the scraning of sandal upon gravel—men
returning from their back-breaking toils in the fields.
As I sit on the porch of our bungalow I become aware of a slight
evening breeze, cool after the scorching wind of the day, that is rustling
through the broad leaves of a palm tree near me. Already the sun
has set and the rich, magnificent colors which had once paraded the
sky are rapidly fading—for twilight in India does not linger long. In
the heavens stars can already be seen—jewels for the sparkling crown
which arcs above the enchanting spectacle taking place before me.
The shouting, the cursing, and the laughter which had reached me
continually throughout the day fade into low whispers and mutterings.
Crows rasp in high pitched strains as they retire for the night in the
grove of cork trees which stands before me, and finally they too re-lapse
into an almost unnatural silence. A cricket begins his cheerful
song from somewhere to my left and soon several others join in the
chorus with high pitched chants, as though conducted by the swaying
vines which hang from a wooden trellis in the garden.
By now I am able only to discern the outlines of objects which are
near me. In the distance two stray dogs begin barking furiously, and
close by, maybe in the small but just on the other side of the compound
wall, the wails of a hungry child penetrate the stillness.
The blackness of an Indian night has pervaded all now and its
dark curtain has slowly settled, hushing an Indian village into stony
quietness. A mosquito buzzes around my ear and suddenly alights on
my neck. My senses are once more alert—it is time to retreat into
the safety of the bungalow.
Editor's note: This is the second of a series of outstanding fresh-man
themes.
-ti,GLMEV)
Student Newspaper
of Bethel College and Seminary
Saint Paul, Minnesota
DALE NYSTROM, editor
ELOISE ANDERSON, ass't. editor; MARIE
MAGNUSON, copy editor; RIP MOORE and
PHIL CALDEEN, feature editors; GENE SPRIN-KEL,
sports editor; LYNN CRISP, picture edi-tor.
CHUCK FRANSON, business manager; PAUL
SCHLUETER, ad manager.
STAFF MEMBERS: Carolyn Anderson, Mar-tha
Beaty, Sandy Blashke, Arlene Brown,
Bob Carlson, Marilyn Carlson, Irene Emanuel-son,
Lorraine Franz, Ray Harry, Reta Hodg-son,
Donna Hohn, Darla Jensen, Barbara
Johnson, Carol Julien, Susie Kettleson, Ardis
Larson, Bill Larson, Marilyn Larson, Bev
Markwood, Roger Moberg, Mardell Nelson,
Betty Nord, Karen Olson, Ron Palosaari,
Henry Pederson, Ardys Peterson, Bruce Rich-ardson,
Harold Richardson, Carol Schnorr,
Lois Schultz, Hope Seffens, June Sperling,
Marilyn Swanson, Roy Walters, Tom Warden,
Doris Welin, George Wessman.
DR. VIRGINIA GRABILL, adviser.
Printed by NICOLLET PRINTING CO., Min-neapolis,
Minn. Issued bi-weekly during the
school year.
Now to Organize
",Cit" Societe
1. Get a body of chartered
members.
2. Strive for equal representa-tion,
not just gangs.
3. Have an organizational meet-meeting.
4. Select a name.
5. Write to the Student Senate
for recognition.
6. Function!
what most athletes want to take,
we can't compete with schools
that do. But we do not need to
intensify our athletic program as
much as we need to realize its
limitations. The student body does
not care who the team plays. But
they do care about winning regu-larly.
As for Augsburg, why play
them ? Isn't it an expected cour-tesy
in athletics to ease up on a
team that has obviously lost? Or
isn't a fifty point deficit insur-mountable
?
Let's stick to teams like North-land
and Itasca exclusively. Then
the boys will be heroes, not bums,
and the students will back the
teams, knowing that they have a
chance to win.
A. S.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
Nov. 12—Mission Week vesper
service—Chapel-7 p.m.
13—Foreign Missions Rally-
Fieldhouse-8 p.m.
15—Radio Club meeting —
6:30 p.m.
16—Nik Dag
18—B. W. A. meeting-3 P.M.
19—Kaffe Kup game—Field-house-
8 p.m.
20—Basketball game — Lu-ther
— there
Spanish Club meeting
23—Basketball game — St.
Mary's — here
25—Thanksgiving ' vacation
begins
29—Faculty and T. C. Min-isters'
Dinner
B - CLUB MEETING
November 22-8:00 p. m.
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Friday, November 12, 1954
THE CLARION Page 3
4de-ea to de Edetel •••
Dear Editor:
Thanks for the editorial in the
last issue of the CLARION on
"Ma and Pa Bethel." It's good
that in a day of changing times,
techniques, and traditions that
some are aware of the need for
changes.
The issue at hand is this: "Will
the new societies (rather than
fraternities"—I can't tell the dif-ference)
better the spirit and
over-all welfare of a growing and
expanding "family"?
Surely the ones to admit most
rapidly that there are fallacies in
the organizations are those who
are organizing them. These weak-nesses
will not be strengthened by
sitting around and criticizing the
sincere attempts of the pioneers,
but rather by those who are will-ing
to get behind the organiza-tions
and not only try to promote
them, but also, try to smooth out
some of the wrinkles which in-evitably
will arise.
We need such organizations!
Granted we have language clubs—
but aren't they limited to certain
members ? Doesn't the B-club have
a restricted membership ? Can all
belong to these organizations ?
It is granted that as long as
we're in the mortal state we are
that conditions are not going to
be perfect. But this doesn't justi-fy
that we should sit by in a com-placent
state of mind and not try
to improve the situation.
B. R.
Dear Editor:
My name is Osbron. No! Not
Osborn. All my life people have
tried to identify me as 0-S -
B-0-R-N.
We have a student at Bethel
whose name is Osborn. His name
was mispelled in the last issue of
the CLARION as O-S-B-R-O-N.
I'm glad! All my life I've wanted
someone to see it my way for at
least once. My name is never spell-ed
correctly, but this is the first
time I've ever seen anyone's name
spelled incorrectly so that it spells
my name. Thanks!
Jerry Osbron
Editor's note: We're happy for
you, Jerry, but sorry we did it.
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Dear Editor:
I think that it is quite evident
that there has been a negative re-action
by some to the editorial in
the last Clarion. The reaction is
not from those of a conservative
stamp nor from those who would
be unwilling to try a new idea or
system. It comes from some hav-ing
a knowledge of contemporary
institutions of this nature.
Is the idea of closed organiza-tions,
secret meetings, and the
like in agreement with our Baptist
heritage of democracy ? There are
some who say our fraternities will
be different. How do we know ?
Look at their actions! The boys'
society who wants to be licensed
on campus has a membership of
fifteen—they say that they will
let in five more. Would these be
different ? Consider the editorial!
Can we believe those who would
use McCarthyistic tactics in giv-ing
an archaic definition to the
word "fraternity" when the one
in use is radically different ? Is it
right to use a "Christian" sound-ing
definition to appeal to our
emotions, when the writer knew
very well what fraternities are in
American colleges and universities
and how Webster defines them ?
I am a Bethelite and I am proud
of it. Ma and Pa Bethel haven't
neglected me one bit. And as far
as the Bethel Family's getting too
large and "overworked" is con-cerned,
that is plain nonsense.
Ralph Einar Carlson
Seminary Junior
Dear Editor:
When are you going to invite
me over for "pop" corn—Hey?
Your old buddy,
Dick A.
Editor's note : Dick, come over
Friday night; the wife is working.
Dear Editor:
Our football game with Augs-burg
College on Oct. 22 certainly
showed an inconsistency in our
athletic program. Why do we play
teams out of our class ?
Until we have a physical educa-tion
major, which is, of course ,
Camera Club
Scheduled For
Christmas Cards
Making photo Christmas cards
is the entire agenda of the
Camera Club which will meet Nov.
30, at 7 p.m., in room 204 of the
college building. The first part of
the program will consist of a lec-ture
on the "know how." Then,
the club will proceed to the °chem-istry
laboratory where they will
actually make the cards.
All those interested are asked
to bring a negative and ten cards
with them. If the group is too
large there will be another session
of the club meeting on Dec. 7.
Everyone interested is welcomed
to attend.
New Lettermen
Initiated Soon
The Bethel letter-man's club, B-club,
will hold its initiation for
new football letter winners on
Nov. 18, at 8:00 p.m. The initia-tion,
scheduled at the fieldhouse
under the supervision of the cur-rent
letter holders, will be a secret
affair. Outsiders are not welcomed
—the doors will be guarded.
Letters will be awarded to the
newly initiated members in chapel
on Nov. 23. Those suffering from
the initiation will be: Dick Abra-hamson,
John Yost, Dave Eggen,
Henry Pederson, Bill Christiansen,
Paul Borg, Glen Thomason, George
Wessman, Harley Adamson, Jim
Schmidt, Ron MacDonell, John Os-born,
and Jack Tierney.
Penny Pitch ...
by Donn Goss
After last Tuesday's election, Bethel College and Seminary—the
last stronghold of the Republican party—must be thoroughly disap-pointed.
The country gave the whole legislative branch of the govern-ment
over to the Democrats, even after an intensive pitch made by the
President for his own party. Some political analysts are even wondering
if this is a vote of "no confidence" for the President and his program,
but none care to commit themselves without further study.
Organizations like our local grain co-op are shouting hurray for
our country which has just saved itself from a depression by returning
like a prodigal son to the Democrat side. But the question now is, "Can
the prophets of gloom and doom work with the President to give our
government policies any kind of direction ?"
I'm wondering if the Republicans will be aggressive enough to get
stickers for car windows with possible slogans, "The son you save may
be your own", or "Don't blame me, I voted Republican". Maybe Bethel-ites
would buy enough of these to make it worth while.
Coach Lynn Lundin gives final pre-..,-a m e lecture to attentive gridders.
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Friday, November 12, 1954
Football Panarama
by Roy Walters
Football has faded from the 1954 sports scene at Bethel. But the
hard-fought battles of the gridders will long be remembered by the
enthusiastic fans and spirited gridders alike.
The team opened the season on a victorious note, by edging
Itasca 6-0.
Sprink's Spurts
The leaves have faded and disappeared, the grass has withered,
Eric Borgeson has a new snow shovel, and the ghost of intramurals
lies a'mouldering in the grave. Just out of curiosity, does the athletic
department have any constructive suggestions on how to run the intra-mural
program, or are they satisfied with the inefficient set-up as it
now is ?
With the fading of the leaves and the coming of the snow, the
curtain of an interesting, and sometimes disappointing football season
is brought down. Before football fades into history, this column would
like to add a special word of mention to some of the fellows who didn't
receive any ink. These gridders are the substitutes who provided the
competition for starting spots. Such fellows as Glen Thomason, John
Osborn, John Yost, John Tierney, Bill Christianson, Dave Seaquist,
Fred Thomas, Chuck Anderson, "Red" Anderson, Hank Pederson, and
Jim Schmidt were out there every day fighting.
Thought for the Day: If all of Bethel's football team were laid
end to end, they would reach from the gym to the
dining hall.
Day Brightener: We don't play Augsburg next year.
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The Bethel Royals made their
last home game of the season a
victorious one by racking pre-viously
unbeaten Hibbing Junior
College, 39-6. The victory was
theirs because they were able to
sustain all scoring threats, and
eliminate previous handicaps, such
as fumbles and intercepted passes.
Bethel's offense sparkled with
the hardest running of the season
from fullback MacDonell and an
excellent passing game from
quarterback Brunzell, and a bevy
of receivers.
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Hoopers Begin
New Season
With a final flurry of pigskin,
the football season has ended at
Bethel. With the football finale
comes the inauguration of the bas-ketball
season. The hoopsters have
been, for the past several weeks,
in extensive training for their sea-son's
opener with Luther College,
November 20, at New Ulm, Min-nesota.
Coach Del Ray Peterson reports
that at the opening whistle there
was a large and eager group of
recruits. However, with various
drop-outs and the official cut of
the squad, the number has dwind-led
to a workable 12. With the
addition of George Wessman, Dick
Abrahamson, Jack Tierney, and
Chuck Anderson from the football
team, the squad number will reach
16. Coach Peterson also states that
there will be a final cut to estab-lish
the varsity.
Returning lettermen and exper-ienced
players include Frank Bur-leson,
Paul Sandberg, Bill Conrad,
and Howie Rekstad. Promising
newcomers include Jim Almeroth,
Dick Helander, Bob Singleton,
Vaughn Uhr, Ron Eckert, Roger
Fredeen, Gene Smith, and John
Cedar.
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General Beadle was next on
Bethel's list, and the Royals, back-ed
by the home crowd, rolled over
their opponent, 34-0. The following
week at Highland Park stadium,
the team met defeat at the hands
of Northland. A safety called
against Bethel seemed to hurt the
spirit of the team. In the remain-ing
part of the game, the gridders
were frustrated in their attempt
to score a deciding TD, and lost
by a 9-6 margin.
Homecoming with Wahpeton, at
Norton field, saw the Royals
march 55 yds. to score a TD, and
jump into a 6-0 lead. A blocked
punt on Bethel's own 17-yd. line,
seemed to take something from the
Royal spirit, as in its previous
game, and a Wahpeton victory re-sulted.
Augsburg, in a game we would
like to forget but must face,
thumped our squad to the tune of
81-0. However, Bethel, on the fol-lowing
Friday, brightened a cold
and gloomy afternoon by clobber-ing.
Hibbing 39-6. Hibbing had
rolled over Itasca, 46-0, a team
that Bethel had previously beaten,
6-0. If scores indicate anything, it
looked as if Bethel had progressed
since the beginning of the season.
The team closed its season on a
losing note by dropping its finale
to Worthington Junior College,
27-12.
When asked how he felt about
the team this year, Coach Lynn
Lundin stated, "I had hoped we
would have had at least a 4-4
record. The team has had a better
spirit than last year's and they
were more experienced. The play-ers
have improved much since the
beginning of the season and if the
same boys return next year we'll
have a lot better team."
The coach also said that this
year's schedule was a rough one
and next year he plans on sched-uling
more games with teams in
Bethel's class. He believes compet-ing
with schools larger than
Bethel will not give us a winning
season nor will it influence other
athletes in attending our school.
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