Christmas Concert Tonight at 8
Pictured above are Mr. Nels Stjernstrom and Mr. C. Howard Smith, directors of the choirs singing
tonight, discussing last minute procedures.
Choral Groups Are
Slated To Appear
Three Bethel choral groups will present the annual Christmas con-cert
tonight in the college chapel at 8 p.m., following the traditional
Smorgasbord. The sacred music will range from J. S. Bach to con-temporary
works of Leland B. Sateren of Augsburg College.
The chapel choir is scheduled
first on the program followed by
an instrumental ensemble, con-sisting
of Shirley Anderson, vio-linist,
and Bailey Anderson, cell-ist.
They will play the familiar
"Gesu Bambino."
After the next group, the male
chorus, has sung, Doris Moberg
and Dale Nystrom will sing "In
A Little Old Manger." The last
group to sing will be the college
choir. A short session of carol
singing will be conducted some
time during the evening.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
January 3—Registration
January 4—Classes begin
"Christ Enthroned"
Bethel Debater
Wins Award
Bethel's debators have already
entered two tournaments so far
this year. Charles Paton, sopho-more,
was awarded a certificate
of excellence for his extemporan-eous
speech at Bradley Univer-sity.
Others in the debate in the
debate squad who attended were
Harold Richardson, Ronald Palo-saari,
and Cal Peterson.
A women's debate squad recent-ly
traveled to St. Olaf College. It
included Hope Seffens, Betty
Nord, Pam Everburg, and Lois
Kammeyer.
Future events slated for the de-bators
include tournaments at
River Falls State College in Wis-consin,
Concordia at Moorhead,
and Eau Claire State College in
Wisconsin.
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Vol. XXXII—No. 6
Friday, December 10, 1954
"Christ Enthroned" is the theme of the annual Deeper Life Week,
which will be held January 10 through 14. The guest speaker this year
will be the Rev. Victor Larsen of Temple Baptist Church in Duluth.
The Rev. Larsen is a graduate of Bethel Seminary. He is a member
of the Conference Home Missions Board.
Fellowship Causes
Committee Probe
"What is the purpose of the
Wednesday night student fellow-ship
?" is a question that led to
the appointment of a new com-mittee
headed by Shirley Ander-son.
The committee, appointed by
the Student Senate, will investi-gate
what type of program to
establish on the assumption that
the student body wants spiritual
emphasis.
The committee, which includes
Norris Magnuson, Hope Seffens,
and Dr. W. Robert Smith, agreed
that Christianity is pertinent to
every phase of life (even though
we have such pronounced distinc-tions
between secular and relig-ious
things).
Possibilities for future programs
include a series on "Christianity
on Campus Life," devotionals
similar to the recent chapel which
The problem the committee will
consider is whether it is in accord-ance
with Baptist dogma to let
one person or a group of persons
represent the whole church body
on social and political issues, for
autonomy of the local congrega-tion
is one of the major doctrines
of the Baptists. The ideas which
will come out of this meeting will
be reported to the Baptist Joint
Committee on Public Affairs of
which Dr. C. E. Carlson, former
Dean of Bethel College, is the
executive director. Committee
members will make recommenda-tions
about the basic character of
the work of the Baptist Joint
Committee, what it should do, and
how it should be carried out.
presented "God's Trombones," ex-pressive
services similar to the re-cent
fellowship discussing "What
I Want for Christmas," discussion
of Christ in fine arts, and perhaps
some musical programs dealing
with the background of music in
Christianity.
e.g.. e.t.d.
Dec. 9-10—Re-registration
9—BWA meeting
10—Smorgasbord — 5-7 p.m.,
dining hall.
Christmas Concert-8:00
p.m.
11—Basketball game —Sioux
Falls—here
13-17—Final exams
13—S.W.A.—dining hall
17—Christmas vacation be-gins
18—Basketball game—Itasca
—there
Jan. 3—Re-registration
4—Classes begin
8—Basketball game—North-land—
there
10-14—Deeper Life Week
Junior Class
Sponsors Drive
The junior class is sponsoring
an all-school clothing drive which
will begin at the beginning of the
next quarter. The clothes will be
sent to the Indian reservation up
at Net Lake, Minnesota.
Juniors are urging the students
to bring back from vacation old
or outgrown clothing or garments
that are merely lying around, for
this drive. The Indians greatly
need and appreciate such contri-butions.
No Tennis Yet
But Rink OK'd
The construction of tennis
courts on campus which was to
have been completed by this time
has been postponed until the com-ing
spring. The delay is due to
difficulty in combining this pro-ject
with that of a skating rink.
This year the skating rink will
be constructed west of the women's
dormitory, where it has been in
the past.
Spire Staff
Rolls Ahead
Editor Marlys Malmsten re-ported
two milestones were com-pleted
recently by the Spire staff.
The first was the choice of the
cover pattern and the other was
the completion of the album sec-tion.
She remarked that a greater
percentage of students had pic-tures
taken this year than last.
Most of the lay-outs for var-ious
pages have been completed
by the section staffs while a
sketch of the entire book is al-ready
finished. Lynn Crisp, staff
photographer, is now working on
campus groups and special func-tions.
He will speak daily in the chapel
services throughout the week. Pro-grams
for the evening services
have been tentatively planned. A
vesper service will be held Mon-day.
Tuesday evening there will
be a panel discussion between the
Rev. Larson and two faculty mem-bers
on the subject, "Christian
Ethics." Wednesday evening there
will be a prayer meeting. Thurs-day
a fireside service will be held
in the Bodien residence lounge
with the Rev. Larson as speaker.
Friday night he will speak at a
service in the college chapel.
Preceding each evening service,
a prayer meeting will be held at
6:30 in the college building.
Deeper Life Week has been
planned by the religious council
of the Student Senate. Ken Gull-man,
chairman, has been assisted
by Bud Lee, Shirley Anderson, Lee
Giddings, Bailey Anderson, Ariel
Obinger, Jean Seldon, and Harold
Richardson. The faculty advisor is
Russell Johnson.
Missionary Slated
For Student Wives
At Christmas Meet
Miss Betty Hotchkiss, R.N.,
f or m e r medical missionary to
Africa, will speak on "Christmas
on the Mission Field," and show
pictures from Africa at the Stu-dent
Wives Association meeting
on Monday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m. in
the dining hall. A nurses' trio
from Midway hospital will sing.
Dr. Moberg One Of Few
Scheduled For Meeting
During Holiday Season
Dr. David Moberg will be one of not more than twelve members of a
special committee, meeting to work on a Biblical basis for the relation-ship
of church, state, and society. The committee will meet in Washing-ton,
D. C. on December 28, 29, 30 representing Baptist theologians, New
Testament scholars, church historians, social scientists, and others. It
has been called together by the Baptist Joint Committee on Public
Affairs, which represents the major Baptist denominations in the
United States.
by Adeline Duncan
Since most of us are going home
for Christmas, let's share a few
holiday ideas.
You have probably seen many
striking decorations made out of
the popular white "foam". It can
be cut into a hundred different
patterns to serve as centerpieces,
mantel decorations, a n d door
wreaths. Add a few other mater-ials
like sparkle, holly leaves, and
ribbons and along with your gen-ius
you can create inexpensive but
beautiful decorations. Or maybe
you'd like to try making a nest of
angel hair in a flat bowl and plac-ing
pretty Christmas tree bulbs
in the center. The effect is stun-ning.
My favorite recipe for the holi-days
will be the easiest one in my
recipe collection. It is for caramel
to put on apples and popcorn balls.
I have even used it as frost-ing
on a spice cake. There are
only two ingredients! First pour
a can of Eagle Brand condensed
milk into a sauce pan and then
pack the can level with brown
sugar. Boil it to a soft ball stage.
You will please all the members
of your family, especially the
younger ones. (Tip: the caramel
cooks quickly and scorches easily,
so stir it constantly.)
I like this one too: melt 1/4 lb.
cut-up marshmallows in Y2 cup
butter. Add 2 cups puffed dry
cereal and 1/2 cup candied dried
fruit. Pour into greased pan. Let
cool and cut into squares.
If cranberry mold is not already
a holiday custom at your house, I
recommend it highly. Add the fol-lowing
to slightly jelled Jello: 1
cup ground cranberries, 1 cup
sugar, 1/2 an orange, rind and all
(except the seeds) and 1/2 cup
chopped nuts. Served individually
on lettuce, it will make you fam-ous!
Good luck on your cooking and
decorating and have a happy
Christmas!
Page 2 THE CLARION Friday, December 10, 1954
Operation X
Gramps'
Grabbag
If you need a push to get your
crate moving when starting your
long drive home, call on Dave
Johnson. Recently he, Margie Pet-erson
and Gloria Fedelleck were
in downtown Minneapolis when
Dave's sporty '40 Chrysler breath-ed
what seemed to be its last
breath. Brave Margie steered
while Dave and Gloria pushed (up-hill),
and tried to keep out of the
way of all the screeching, honking
cars. At last a kind motorist gave
them the push it took to get
started. Friend Dave promptly
drove into a one-way street . . .
not the right way, either.
Looks as if the fellows are fin-ally
getting even with the girls
for that Nik Dag evening. Al-t
h o u g h outnumbered, Bethel's
male population defeated the fe-male
element the other night when
all-out warfare was declared by
the girls in the form of a snow-ball
fight. One girl, threatened
a second time with being rolled
in the snow, screamed at her
attacker, "Don't! I already got
gotten!" (How do you analyze
that sentence, Doc ? ) Kathryn
Bergfalk is to receive the Purple
Heart for a knee injury sustained
in the fray.
There were tears a-plenty here
at Bethel in recent days. When
Bill Slivka's pet rabbit passed
away a few days ago, the news
shocked the whole school. It left
no heirs and, being penniless, was
buried in a pauper's grave . . .
There was a funeral procession
through the dining hall on a re-cent
Wednesday night. Seven pall-bearers,
wearing black armbands,
carried in the last earthly remains
of the Pugs, a recent club idea of
some Bethel fellows. They laid the
corpse to rest on a table near
Norris's mechanical cow, while
funeral music was played by Lynn
Crisp on the drum. The coffin
was decorated with appropriate
farewell comments and a spirit of
genuine sorrow permeated the at-mosphere
on this solemn occasion.
The Pugs, like Slivka's pet, left
no heirs. May they rest in peace.
How To Study
For Finals
by Rip Moore
In the last few days I have
heard many freshmen express
worry about their final exams.
Here are a few techniques that
will boost your confidence.
1. Cultivate a carefree attitude.
Don't get tense and excited.
2. Find out from other students
what the exam will cover. This
will make it unnecessary for you
to attend class.
3. The night before the exam,
after an evening of relaxation,
take your textbook and read it
through. Read the first chapter
through slowly and carefully, tak-ing
notes. Read the second, but
don't take notes. Skim the third
chapter. Leaf through the rest of
the book, looking at chapter and
paragraph headings.
4. As you study, pause from
time to time to meditate on what
you are studying. This is best
done in a comfortable position. If
you wake up at 3 a.m. and find
the light still burning, turn it off.
No use wasting electricity.
5. Write the exam as quickly as
you can. Don't worry if you can't
answer all the questions. Teachers
grade on the curve anyway.
Why Come To Bethel
"Why am I here ?"
With mid-quarters over and the dread of finals just around the
corner it might be well to ask ourselves that question. (Especially since
D-slips came out there are probably a number who are wondering just
why they ever came to Bethel.)
If asked, almost any student would explain he came to get a col-lege
education. But that's not really what most of us would mean.
Some would mean they came to acquire some basic college courses
in a Christian atmosphere before going to a university to study in a
specialized field. This is fine if Bethel can't supply their needs.
But no doubt some came because of family tradition or else be-cause
they have friends here. If that's true then they're inviting personal
frustration which will come when they realize neither friends nor tradi-tion
can make grades.
There's considerable evidence that some came for a good time or
just to find a husband or wife. This is not entirely bad, but it's cer-tainly
a waste of valuable time in which one might be building a
business, succeeding at a job, or getting a fine college education.
Education is not necessarily a product, but more essentially a
process. It's an intangible drive within a man to know more in know-ledge
and how to express it. Here at Bethel that drive is treated with
a Christian perspective by qualified teachers with Christian convictions.
Education is found in knowing life, living life, and dealing with
life in the fullest, most satisfying way possible. One might even dare
to say that education, centered in Jesus Christ, is a way of life.
But above all that we gain at Bethel, whether education, contin-uance
of tradition, a life partner, or a good time, we want to learn to
apply our gain to Christian ethics—that's why, "Why come to Bethel ?"
Resolved....
Our list of early resolutioneers
at Bethel as New Year's Day ap-proaches
includes the following:
Lois Kammeyer: "I resolve to
give up Nik Dag next year unless
my date promises to change the
flats and talk to the cops."
Faculty: "We resolve to win
back the Kaffe Kup trophy in
1955."
DuWayne Pople: "I resolve to
keep all my teeth for myself next
football season."
Basketball team: "We resolve to
play our games in any state ex-cept
Wisconsin."
Alden Moberg: "I resolve to get
a two-piece suntan next summer."
Les Funk: "I resolve never to
f or get Miss Bisgrove's name
again."
The CLARION staff : "We sol-emnly
resolve to improve our
paper so that it doesn't take the
Communications class a whole
hour to discuss all the errors."
One of a series of outstanding freshman themes
Joe's Diner
by Don Opsal
A dimly lit sign advertised Joe's Diner to the sleeping countryside.
Quickly I slipped from behind the wheel of my car and started to
the door of the diner. My stomach was growling.
Through the steam formed on the window I could see a huge
bulk of a man behind the counter. He was stroking a great grey cat.
As I swung open the door the
acrid odor of rancid cooking oil
hit me. A radio on a shelf over
the man's head blared forth a
dixie-land tune. With a slight
hesitancy I moved to a stool at
the counter.
The still silent individual be-hind
the counter heaved his pon-derous
bulk over to me.
"What'll it be, Bud ?" he asked
as he took a towel dangling from
his hip pocket and proceeded to
wipe the counter where I sat. I
watched as the circular motion
he used made new swirls in the
grime already there. Task com-pleted,
he stood before me, hands
on hips, waiting.
His drooping jowls had a two-day
growth of mixed red and
black whiskers. He wore a non-descript
tee shirt, and a grease-smeared
apron.
"Give me a hamburger and cup
of coffee," I replied. Without a
word he turned, and waddled to
the grill.
With a spatula he scraped the
residue left from previous orders
from the grill. "You want onions
on it ?" he wheezed as he turned,
drawing the back of his hand
across puffy lips. "No," I replied,
"make it plain." No use in mak-ing
it any worse than necessary,
I thought to myself.
The hamburger done, it was
slid over to where I sat. Well, I
smiled to myself, there's at least
one advantage in a greasy coun-ter.
I ate rapidly, eager to get back
to fresh air. I gulped down the
thick, black, scalding coffee, and
looked for a napkin. There was
none.
"That'll be thirty cents, Bud,"
he said leaning against the coun-ter.
His breath reeked garlic.
He picked up the fifty-cent
piece I laid on the counter and
moved to the cash register. With
pudgy fingers he punched the
keys, and as the drawer opened
dropped the money in the till. He
paused for a moment, wiping his
hands on his apron, then proceed-ed
to make change.
Returning, h e slapped t h e
change down on the counter. With
an expressionless face he said,
"Drop in again sometime." I al-most
had to laugh.
I turned on my heel and strode
quickly to the door. The cool night
air somehow seemed newly sweet.
I took one last look through the
window as I walked to the car.
He sat in the chair drum-ming
his fingers listlessly on
the counter. The great grey cat
yawned and stretched languidly.
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Student Newspaper
of Bethel College and Seminary
Saint Paul, Minnesota
DALE NYSTROM, editor
ELOISE ANDERSON, asst. 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, Rata 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.
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Printed by NICOLLET PRINTING CO., Min-neapolis,
Minn. Issued bi-weekly during the
school year.
Christmas Gifts
by President Carl H. Lundquist
The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of giving. Its origin is in the
most unselfish Giver and the most wonderful Gift, "For God so loved
the world that He gave His only begotten son." Arthur Way, in his
translation, refers to Jesus as God's gift precious beyond description.
This first Christmas gift grew out of God's love, His self-sacrificing
and self-consuming concern for others.
In the Christmas story lies implicit the art of giving. We too shall
be exchanging gifts this holiday season. It seems to me that they will
be worthy of being called Christmas gifts in the measure that they
are given in the spirit of the first Christmas gift and not simply be-cause
they are given at this particular season. Such a concept sets high
ideals for our giving.
For one thing God's gift, Jesus, met the deepest needs of humanity.
If our lesser gifts are to be given in this spirit they too will meet real
needs in the lives of our friends. Perhaps it be because we do not always
think in terms of need that exchange departments are so rushed the
day after Christmas.
That first Christmas gift also cost the Giver something. The price
could be measured only in tears, blood, sacrifice and death. While the
intrinsic value of our gifts may not be great, they ought to cost us
thought or time or energy if they are to fit into the true tradition of
Christmas.
Then too the original Christmas gift revealed the personality of
the Giver. Jesus was the express image of God. To mortals who had
never looked upon Him, His gift came as a perfect likeness of himself.
It was Emerson who believed that the only gift is "a portion of thy-self."
The most meaningful presents of this season will thus mirror
the giver.
The one who has received God's best gift finds a deep meaning of
Christmas in unselfish giving of his own. I trust that this spirit may be
preserved in spite of the pressures upon us. Then indeed it still will be
true that "it is more blessed to give than to receive."
by Vivian Weekley
The time for the operation had arrived. My scissors, scalpel, forceps,
and needles lay to my right, ready for immediate use. The patient lay
chloroformed upon the table before me.
With trembling hands I picked up the scissors and began making
the longitudinal incision from lower abdomen to jaw. I carefully pulled
back the flaps of the body wall and pinned them to the operating table.
With my forceps I began probing among the body organs, anxious lest
a tool should slip and end the rhythmic beating of the heart.
After some difficulty I located the stomach and made a small slit
through the membrane. Finding nothing of interest here except a par-tially
digested dinner, I decided to examine the left leg. I glanced
quickly at the heart and noted that it was still beating.
I cut the skin around the leg in the region of the hip and slit it
part way down the thigh. With my fingers I took a firm hold on the
loosened skin, closed my eyes, clenched my teeth, and pulled the skin
down to the heel.
I had just begun to cross-section the striated muscle of the upper
leg when the patient's body convulsed and the heart stopped beating.
Realizing that I could do nothing constructive for my patient, I
picked him up by the heel, threw him into the garbage can, and went
to my next class.
THE CLARION STAFF EXPRESSES
Seasoff's rectifies
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Penny Pitch • • •
So they censured Joe! My only retort is "so what!" Censure, for
people who aren't sure of the definition, is a public reprimand—nothing
more. Those who have followed Joe's escapades must realize the great
number of denunciations he has waded through and the apparent joy it
gives him to be so often publicly condemned; since this affords him the
position of owning the best known political name in the country, of being
a martyr for his cause and his country, and providing him with his
targets for such phrases as, a "living miracle without brains or guts."
Now martyr Joe is even being talked about as the leader of a new
third party based on more thorough communist investigation.
Maybe Joe would have been better dealt with if he had been denied
censure since all the senate has done is provide him with his grandest
trophy to date.
It was characteristic that McCarthy's reply to all the goings on was,
"I shall return to my investigation Monday morning."
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO ALL BETHELITES!
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
Cordially invites you to share God's rich blessings and join ill -7
worship, praise and fellowship with Christians who love and care.
EVERY SUNDAY
9 :45 a.m.—Bible School
11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship
6:00 p.m.—CYF
7:15 p.m.—Gospel Service
8:15 p.m.—"After Glow"
"A PROGRAM DESIGNED WITH YOUTH IN MIND"
Warren Magnuson, Pastor
Bill Berry, Youth Director
1 Block South and 1 Block West of University and Snelling
Ride the Bus to Central after the first of the year,
Sundays, Morning and Evening
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1588 W. Como NE. 9153
QUALITY FOODS
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Quick Freeze Service
For your Locker or
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Johnson & Barnes
Fairway Foods
Fruits, Vegetables
and Bakery Goods
597 Snelling Avenue North - Ne. 8621
PROMPT DELIVERY SERVICE
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MOBIL SERVICE
WINTER IS HERE!
And it's time to get your
car ready for rough
WINTER DRIVING!
Be prepared by getting
MOBIL TIRES & BATTERIES
at large savings
Corner of Snelling & Como
Ayes.
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Good Game Props
Dear Editor:
It's fun being at a basketball
game when the cheerleaders are
good and the band is loud, en-thusiastic
and even competent.
That happened at the St. Mary's
game. True, we didn't win, even
though the team showed fine
spirit and determination. But the
cheerleaders as far as mechanics
go were very much improved over
their early season efforts. They
had a rhythm and precision that
definitely added to their cheering.
They looked like college cheer-leaders.
They still could probably use a
little more selection -in specific
choice of cheers. For instance
when we are quite far behind,
cheers that call for winning seem
out of place.
But even in this area the cheer-leaders
seem improved over the
football season, so that problem
should gradually disappear. Judg-ing
from the St. Mary's game, the
cheerleaders should really be ex-cellent
this year.
The band was easily the best
Bethel hand at a basketball game
as far as I can remember in the
last four years. It was peppy and
good. I really hope they can keep
on playing at the games because
they add a lot. The basketball
players also like the band and are
ready to say it gives them a lift
to hear it. It certainly should be
continued.
Judging from the attitude of the
spectators, the inspiration of the
band and cheerleaders, and the
spirit of the team, school spirit is
up where it should be this year
at Bethel.
R. P.
Formal Is Praised
Dear Editor:
Just a few words about the ban-quet,
"Twilight and Tinsel," are
certainly due. We feel that it was
the finest social affair of all the
years that we've been at Bethel.
It certainly set a precedent for
future affairs.
Whoever was working on the
committee, including Miss Bis-grove
who seemed to direct every-thing
with expert precision,
should really get some pats on
the back. We think such a pro-gram
has religious value as well
as programs centered solely upon
religious topics.
Maybe the committees for the
spring banquets will consider the
same location for their banquets
if we put bugs in their ears.
Might as well make it worth while
or just don't bother at all.
Some satisfied people.
Alumna Likes Clarion
Dear Editor:
May I tell you how delighted
I am to get the CLARION every
two weeks — couldn't be any more
pleased to get it here than if I
were in a Korean foxhole. It al-ways
comes as a complete sur-prise—
and thus far has come at
a time when I need a big lift and
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Larpenteur and Snelling
Midway 5933
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
by Dick Bibler
Payne Avenue Baptist Church
Invites You!
A FRIENDLY CHURCH HOME ON THE EAST SIDE
Corner Payne and Sims Ayes. Phone: TO. 5930
ROBERT JAMES DEVINE VERNON ANDERSON
Pastor Associate Pastor
SUNDAY SERVICES
9:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
BIBLE
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Friday, December 10, 1954
THE CLARION Page 3
Zetteird to de Sderol • • •
some inspiration. Today I got
mine just before going into a
physiology lab test.
Really like the last issue and
the pictures. Hope you continue
them.
Jan McKinney '54
Alumni miss Bethel
Dear Editor:
The Lord has really been good
to us here, but both Ruth and I
miss Bethel in all phases. I really
can see that it is a top grade
school, now that I'm in this secu-lar
one.
My request! I was wondering if
we could subscribe to the CLAR-ION.
We've received one copy
from Joyce and really enjoyed it;
but Joyce isn't so regular.
Greet all the great guys there
for me. Best not greet the girls,
except relatives.
Don Helton '54
Not Cut and Dried
Dear Editor:
The ordinary Christmas gift
suggestions seem cheap a n d
shoddy compared to the requests
given by students at Student Fel-lowship
last Wednesday night.
We were personally challenged
with the question, "What do you
want most for Christmas ?" After
the student leading the meeting
expressed his desire to be an "ex-traordinary
Christian," other stu-dents,
with sincerity, submitted
their personal requests. What
were some of them ? More faith,
more love, greater concern for
God and others, consistence in
Christian living, less of self and
more of giving.
It wasn't just another "cut and
dried" testimony meeting. These
were gems from the heart of those
who would seek for something
from God this holiday season.
Ardis Larson
Lost Marbles?
Dear Editor:
Just a note about "Penny Pitch"
in the last issue of the CLARION.
At first thought after reading the
article I wondered what Mr. Goss
was doing and thought that may-be
he was losing his marbles. But
then I reconsidered what he had
said and discovered that he very
satirically dealt with some of my
own weaknesses. Maybe that's
why I rebelled so at first.
The article was right, though,
at least for me. I am selfish and
I do forget the real genuine bless-ings
afforded to me in Christ. But
even though I'm an American, I
must realize that there are many
things in our basic democracy
that we've fallen far short of.
Sure, they are freedoms, those
famous four! But they surely need
to be qualified, just like the article
hinted.
J. N.
Last Minute Runs
For Singing Groups
Above, Mr. C. Howard Smith directs the college choir through
"Christmas Canticle" in preparation for tonight's concert.
Giving their full attention to Mr. Nels Stjernstrom in a
run through one of their numbers for tonight is the male
chorus pictured above.
Putting a polished touch on one of their numbers for tonight
is the chapel choir, pictured above, under the direction of Mr. C.
Howard Smith.
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Dorm Drops
Its Gifts
For Cash
Instead of having a gift ex-change
at the women's dormitory
Christmas party last night, the
women brought contributions for
a cash gift for Barbara Harper,
who was injured in a tobaggan
accident December 3. All off-campus
women who would like to
contribute are asked to see one
of the dormitory council members
who are Beverly Carlson, Nell
Bloyd, Carol Engholm, Joyce Mar-tinson,
Bonnie Carlson, Marie
Magnuson, Eloise Anderson, and
Carolyn Dahlquist.
On Tuesday, November 23rd, St.
Mary's College of Winona dropped
Bethel 83-59 on the Royal's court.
The height of the starting five
for St. Mary's, ranging from 6' to
6' 8", was a large factor in the
defeat of a scrappy, but relatively
shorter Bethel club.
High point man for Bethel was
Frank Burleson, forward, who
dropped in 21. Howie Rekstad
played a terrific defensive game
in holding St. Mary's 6' 8" center
to 14 points while picking up 17
for Bethel. Freshman guard, Bob
Singleton played another sterling
defensive game for the Royals. In
the preliminary game, St. Paul's
Murray High School defeated
Breck Military Academy, also of
St. Paul.
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Gives Good Advice
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Bethesda Hospital.
"Don't think you can't get hurt
on a tobaggan," warns Barbara
Harper, sophomore, who was in-jured
last Friday night after the
formal banquet when a group of
Bethelites went tobagganing at
Como Park. Even though she had
never been tobagganing before she
now warns, "Be sure you know
your hill before you go down,
don't sit, kneel, and don't try any
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on her back for a month in
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After that she will be provided
with a steel brace and permitted
to return to school perhaps in
time for next quarter's session.
The group who was with Bar-bara
at the accident explained
they wanted to try a hill no one
else was using. It was dark and
the hill appeared to be safe. On
the way down the tobaggan left
the ground and hurled a distance
to a flat and sudden stop. They
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4.4,/ • •
Pictured above is Coach Del Ray Peterson giving last minute
instructions for tomorrow night's game.
All set to give their best tomorrow are cheerleaders Marilyn
Carlson, Kay Hanson, Pam Everburg, Karen Olson, Lorraine Franz,
and Donna Anderson, all pictured above.
Directing the Bethel band above is Mr. Charles Erickson at the
last home-game.
Friday, December 10, 1954 THE CLARION Page 5
Anonymous Student Tells
Of Bethel Date Problems
Coming from secular high schools, many girls at Bethel have stated
that, on the whole, Bethel fellows are pretty swell. "In fact," said June
Sparling, "I didn't know there were so many nice boys."
Many girls who were interviewed commented that some of the
men on campus get serious too fast. After taking a girl out a few
times, he considers her to be his own girl friend and expects the
other fellows to refrain from asking her out after that. That is all
right if the feeling is mutual, but sometimes the girl would like to go
out with others before she decides to go with only one.
Other girls have found that ingly legitimate excuse to accept
some fellows only want to go the girls' affection. They are not
steady so they will have a seem- willing to accept the responsibili-
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ties of going steady, but would
feel guilty if they acted as they
do without going steady.
Waiting until the last day be-fore
asking a girl out is a prac-tice
that irritates many girls.
Girls have remarked that it is in-convenient
when that happens be-fore
formal affairs, as they can
never be sure whether or not to
send for their formals. Others
have commented that while some
boys wait too long to ask for a
date, the girls do not have to ac-cept
such dates.
Men who go steady with girls
at home and then take girls out on
the side at Bethel are termed by
some Bethel women as "double
crossers," and are not respected
by them.
One of the engaged women on
campus stated that she believes
that there is too much affection
shown in public, a fact for which
both boys and girls are at fault.
Couples can be seen in the girls'
lounge, sometimes hiding behind
the comics, standing or sitting in
a clinch. The public display of this
seems to leave an unfavorable im-pression
all the way around.
Mary Lou Sandall appreciates
having Christian fellows around.
She says, "We didn't have many
of them in our high school."
Joyce Nelson comments, "The
boys shouldn't go to ALL of the
doings stag." To which statement
Barbara Jorgenson adds a hearty
"amen!"
"The boys shouldn't think that
they have to ask girls to go places
that cost money," says Pamela
Everburg. "Girls enjoy going for
walks, having dates for church,
etc."
General comments have been:
"Bethel boys act like most Am-erican
young men;" "they are too
cocky and could be friendlier;"
"they are too inhibited;" "they
are too shy—"
And Ellen Cedar remarks, "Re-member
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A cold Bethel basketball team
was handed their fourth defeat in
five starts last Saturday night by
the Northland Lumberjacks of
Ashland, Wisconsin. The Royals
were about twenty points behind
until midpoint of the second half
when they began to catch fire.
With three of the starting five of
the Royals fouling out, the
"Woodchoppers" were able to stop
this threat 88-74. The game was
played in the Bethel fieldhouse.
Bill Conrad was high-point man
of the evening as he sunk in 25
points from the guard position for
Bethel. Johnson picked up 21 for
the winners.
Northland (88)
Bethel (74)
fg ft pf tp
fg ft pf tp
W Johnson f 9 3 2 21 Burleson f 3 3 5 9
Larson f 5 7 3 17 Almeroth f 0 0 1 0
Becker f 0 0 0 0 Helander f 3 6 2 12
Wilson c 2 2 4 6 Sandberg f 1 1 0 3
Hokanson c 2 1 3 5 Rekstad c 5 4 5 14
Durkin g 4 2 3 10 Shellman c 3 0 1 6
Klein g 2 0 0 4 Conrad g 10 5 3 25
D Anderson g 5 2 4 12 Singleton g 2 1 5 5
Sullivan g 3 7 2 13 Johnson g 0 0 0 0
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THE CLARION
Friday, December 10, 1954
Intramurals Roar Off To
Belated and Rough Start
The intramural program got off to a roaring start last Saturday.
Despite a decided lack in organization and supervision the fellows were
able to play some highly-contested and rough games. There were about
60 fellows participating in the program. It can be expanded to include
more fellows, as well as girls.
East was the victor over Illinois by the margin of 43-33. Mich.-Wis.
racked Chicago, 36-25. Southern Minnesota eked out a 41-38 victory.
Northern Minnesota and Iowa-Platte Valley played to a 41-41 tie that
was called because of dinner. The game will be re-played at a later date.
Al Hubin of Southern Minnesota and Jack Tierney of the East
were the high individual scorers with 18 points apiece.
STANDINGS
Team Won Lost Tie Percentage
East 1 0 0 1.000
Mich.-Wis. 1 0 0 1.000
South. Minn. 1 0 0 1.000
North. Minn. 0 0 1 .500
Iowa-Platte Valley 0 0 1 .500
West 0 1 0 .000
Chicago 0 1 0 .000
Illinois 0 1 0 .000
Bethel Trounced
On Wisconsin Trip
game at Platteville could be call-ed,
using mild terms, another
skunking, the final tally for this
game being 122-88. Out of the 88
points that Bethel managed to
scrape up, 79 were scored by 4
players. Rekstad was high man
with 26, Conrad had 24, Burleson
16, and Sandberg 13. Helander's
rebounding, and Singleton's defen-sive
play should also be mention-ed.
Yes, Bethel has a basketball
team, but they've only six players
good enough to play against the
competition they're facing.
Sprink's Spurts
As the basketball season progresses, the glaring inconsistency in
the scheduling becomes more apparent. As has been stated in previous
issues, Bethel, when competing in inter-collegiate athletics, is faced
with a great deficiency in depth and manpower. If this is so, why don't
our policy makers realize this fact, and work out a playing schedule
comparable to our material.
Comparing our first opponent, Luther, with La Crosse State and
Platteville, is like comparing Bethel with the University. There is no
comparison. Why then do we persist in sticking our neck out and
schedule such athletic powerhouses, as La Crosse and Platteville ?
If we try to reason, logically, the ups and downs in our schedule,
we arrive at either one of two conclusions. First, our policy makers
feel that we must schedule some athletic giants in order to maintain
a relatively hard schedule. However, this conception, as evidenced by
the Augsburg football game and the La Crosse and Platteville basket-ball
games, has proven to be futile. The only thing we accomplish in
such games is to enable the opponents to help us establish ignominious
records.
The second conclusion is that these sure defeats are scheduled in
order to keep the players "up." However, I think that the fellows
competing in athletics would like to start their games with the idea
that they have an even chance to win, instead of carrying a defeatist
complex.
If we persist in scheduling out-of-our-class opponents, we will be
committing athletic suicide. As we gaily continue to set all types of
scoring records for our opponents, we will earn the "soft touch" name
in athletics. Is this consistency ?
We must either expand our athletic programs (through an educa-tion
major) or level off in our caliber of opposition.
P. S. I've started my own underground tunnel, so I don't have to
sneak home through back alleys.
Thought for the Day: If Paul Sandberg could hoop as well as he
feeds a line, he'd have more than a girl sewed up.
Day Brightener: The hoopsters have those basketball "blues" with
their new duffle bags.
SEE IF THE BETHEL ROYALS
CAN BREAK A LOSING STRING
Tomorrow Nite
SIOUX FALLS
VS. BETHEL
8 p. m. Fieldhouse
"B" SQUAD GAME — 6:30 P.M.
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A Very Joyous And Christ-Honoring
Holiday Season
by Henry Pederson
The Bethel men came home from
their second trip with two defeats
tucked in their belts. This trip was
just another example of why
Bethel should be classed as a Jun-ior
College in sports. We lost the
first game to La Crosse State (the
only college in Wisconsin with an
athletic major) 110-60, with the
first six players playing their
usual best. In this contest Burle-son
hit 21 points, Rekstad for 14
and Conrad for 10. The second
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