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Explaining intricacies of scheduling at the Annual Forensics
Tournament held at Bethel February 24 is Mr. Cal Mortensen. This year's
tournament drew fourteen schools, totaling nearly 150 persons.
Bethel Captures Second
At Speech Tournament
Bethel College Learning Res
Volume XL—No. 18
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Wednesday, March 3, 1965
Faculty Makes Academic Changes;
Institutes Four-Point Honor System
Editor meets designer as Jann Bowman and Jud Nelson mold
COEVAL plans.
the discretion of the Admissions request for Final Probationary reg-and
Academic Progress Commit- istration.
tee. Such students must meet The old definition of "Academic
the requirements stipulated by Probation" and corresponding re-the
Committee in order to be strictions on activities for students
allowed to register for the fol- on probation will continue in ef-lowing
semester. feet.
In a third major change the fac-ulty
voted to begin consistently
who achieve an honor point ratio enforcing the qualification of a
of less than 1.50 at the end of the C plus or 2.25 average in a grad-first
year, and sophomore students uating senior's major field as a
with an HPR of less than 1.75 at requirement for graduation.
the end of the second year will This stipulation will be in effect
not be permitted to re-register un- beginning with the spring gradu-less
the Committee approves a ation of the class of 1966.
Four-College Band to Play
The faculty has also approved At Harnline Next Week
two suggestions for new termi-nology
made by the Admissions An intercollegiate band corn-and
Academic Progress Committee posed of the top players from Ham-concerning
the Academic Proba- line, Macalester, Bethel and St.
tion System. Thomas colleges will present a
concert Thursday, March 11, in the
Ballroom in the Student Center of
Hamline University. The concert
begins at 8:00 p.m. conducted by
the directors of the four bands
represented.
Representing Bethel in its first
A student will be placed on year of participation in the inter-
"Final Academic Probation" at collegiate musical fellowship are
Coeval Deadline Set At March 8,
Encourage Further Contributions
On Wednesday, February 24th,
Bethel played host to the Annual
Forensics Tournament, sponsored
by the Twin Cities Debate League.
Competition is open to colleges
and universities in Minnesota and
Wisconsin.
This year's meet was attended
by fourteen schools and nearly
one hundred-fifty persons. Par-ticipating
schools included Bethany
Lutheran, Eau Claire, Hibbing Jun-ior
College, University of Minneso-ta-
Duluth, Stout State, Macalester,
Superior State, University of Minn-esota,
Northwestern, Mankato, Riv-er
Falls, St. Mary's, Bethel and
Hamline.
Sweepstakes !trophies were
awarded to Macalester for first
place, to Bethel for second place,
and to Eau Claire for third
place. Individual results are list-ed
in first-to-third order. In
Prose Interpretation winners
were Peterson from Macalester,
Hillstead from River Falls, Gra-ham
from River Falls and Drake
from Bethel tied.
Other winners were, in Poetry
Interpretation — Allen from Eau
Claire, Wilson from Macalester)
and Longbotham from Macalester;
extemporaneous speaking — Pfau
from University of Minnesota, Lar-son
from Bethel, Thompson from
Office Extends
Job Openings
Dr. Underwood, Director of the
Placement Office announced that
several opportunities will be avail-able
in the coming weeks to inter-view
representatives of companies
and organizations seeking person-nel
for job openings.
Monday, March 8, Bethel stu-dents
may interview with Mr. Goetz
of the Simi Valley School District
of California.
International Milling Co. will be
interviewing students Wednesday,
March 10, for their Management
Training Program.
The Placement Office is hopeful
that many students will take ad-vantage
of these and future inter-views.
For further information and
an appointment, see Dr. Under-wood
or Linnea Turnquist in the
Registrar's Office.
Also remember to check the
Placement bulletin board across
from the banking window for
other notices of job opportunities.
Eau Claire and Schmidt from Mac-alester
tied; After dinner speak-ing
— Keim from Bethel, Anthony
from Macalester, Johnson from
Bethel; oratory — Rollins from
Mankato State, Saab from Manka-to,
Hanson from Eau Claire.
This is the first year that Bethel
has accumulated enough points to
win a sweepstakes award. Bethel
participants included Phoebe Net-terlund
and J. David Patterson in
Poetry Interpretation.
Robert Drake competed in
Prose Interpretation, Sharon Lar-son,
Ralph Sheppard, and Carole
cont'd on page three
The deadline for contributing to
Coeval, Bethel's student art and
literary magazine, is fast approach-ing.
March 8th will be the final
date for submitting original prose,
poetry, and art, In its fourth year,
Coeval (the name means contem-poraneous)
is edited by Jann Bow-man,
assisted by Jim Carroll, and
designed by Jud Nelson.
According to Miss Bowman, re-sponse
to a call for contributions
has been very gratifying — some
seventy original works have been
submitted this far, with more ex-pected
before the deadline date.
Students and faculty who are
planning to submit last-minute
contributions should bear in
mind the following suggestions
from the editors. Since contribu-tors
have concentrated heavily
on poetry, there is a need for
good short stories, art, one-act
plays, and musical compositions.
Assistant editor Carroll points
out that freedom of expression
in all areas is encouraged. "We will
accept any point of view, provided
it is well done and tasteful." Art
editor Nelson welcomes all good
illustrations and designs on any
subject.
General guides for compositions
are that they be fairly brief, in,
recognizable technical form, and
that they deal with concrete issues
rather than vague or didactic gen-eralities.
Regarding poetry, it is
especially preferable that work be
specific enough to allow some
measure of reader identification
and to avoid being grossly misin-terpreted.
All contributions are evaluated
by an editorial board composed
Dr. Paul Finley, Registrar of the
College, announced this week that
Bethel is moving to the four point
Honor System.
The move will have the practi-cal
effect of distinguishing be-tween
F and a D. The action has
been made retroactive to cover
the grades of the first semester
of the present academic year.
According to Dr. Finley, the
change was initiated by the Aca-demic
Policies Committee and
approved by the faculty "for the
validity of studies now being
compared with standards of the
College Entrance Examination
Board" and to facilitate trans-fer
of credits to other colleges.
A student who earns less than
a 2.0 HPR (C average) during any
given semester will be issued an
"Academic Warning" which be-comes
a matter of permanent rec-ord.
of the three editors and W. Ag-grey
Brown, Connie Oosterbaan,
Carole Stewart, and Nancy Ap-pelquist.
Faculty adviser for
COEVAL is Mr. Rolland Hein of
the English department.
The board expresses its thanks
for the fine response to date, and
encourages all interested Bethel-
Candy Nyman, Nancy Nelson, Kar-en
Hale, Barbara Fryer, Nelda Gus-tafson,
Constance Johnson, Cheryl
Alen, Rosiland Buseman, Carol
Erickson, Kermit Grenz, Duane
Perry, Ingrid Carlson, Wendell
Plucker, David Johnson, David
Hage, David Swedberg and Sharon
Dehmlow.
The concert will portray compo-sitions
by a cross-section of con-temporary
American composers
and a few works by Europeans.
Selections range from the theme
of "How the West was Won," to
"Hut of the Baba Yaga" from the
"Pictures at an Exhibition" suite
by M. Moussorgsky to "Royce Hall
Suite" by Healey Willan.
Rehearsal for the concert was
at Hamline University, Sunday,
February 28. A short review the
afternoon of the concert, March 11,
will conclude the group's practice.
Commenting on Sunday's rehear-sal,
Mr. Julius Whittinger, Chair-man
of Bethel's Music Department,
stated, "I was thrilled with the
sound of the band." Considering
it to be one of the finest collegiate
bands he has ever directed, Whit
tinger felt that the "musical alert-ness
of these college students was
exceptional."
Tickets for the March 11 concert
are 50 cents available either from
the Music Office or from band
members. Proceeds go to the indi-vidual
bands.
Club Promotes
Used Book Sale
Bargin hunters are expected to
line up early for the annual St,
Paul College Club Used Book Sale,
March 4, 5 and 6.
Stacks of novels, biographies,
reference volumes, children's books
and texts will be piled high at
the clubhouse, 990 Summit Ave-nue,
St. Paul. Old magazines, rec-ords
and sheet music will also be
offered, some just for pennnies.
Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. March 4 and 5, and from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. March 6:
Proceeds from the event will
be used for fellowships for women
graduate students.
ites to submit work to a board
member before the deadline. Co-eval
publication date will be in the
spring, coinciding approximately
with the on-campus visit of Mr.
Allen Tate, University of Minne-sota
lecturer and noted modern
poet.
Projecting the theme of the
series, Dr. Robert Smith, Profes-sor
of Philosophy, will speak on
love during chapel hour, Mon-day,
March 8.
On the Monday evenings of
March 8, 15 and 22, a seminar
series, sponsored by the Religious
Committee, will discuss the topics
of sex, love, courtship and mar-riage.
Three seminars will run simul-taneously
at Bodien Residence, Ed-gren
Residence and Bethel Manor,
beginning at 9:00 p.m. Rotating
between these locations will be Dr.
Gary Collins, Assistant Professor
of Psychology; Dr. Ivan Fahs, As-sociate
Professor of Sociology; Mr.
Alfred Glenn, Campus Pastor, and
Mr. Jerome Stromberg, Instructor
of Sociology, will lead the discus-sion
groups. Refreshments will be
provided.
Drama Department Begins
"Family Portrait" Rehearsal
Page 2 Religious Council Offers Seminars;
Asian 'Democracy' Fails, Seeks Analysis of Moral Problem
Every so often the United States is sorely tempted to re-sign
from history. The thought re-occurs when fighting half-way
around the globe alongside undependable allies against
a phantom enemy not bound by our ethical and moral standards
concerning war or negotiation.
Defense Secretary MacNamara claims an answer to the
Vietnam challenge will not only involve military measures
but, "every aspect of human endeavor and concern—political,
social, economic and ideological. If we do not meet the challenge
now we will inevitably have to confront it later under even
more disadvantageous conditions."
The rest of the world isn't saying precisely this. Charles
DeGaulle has been calling for a neutralized Indo-China for
well over a year. The unlikely combination of Alexei Kosygin,
Harold Wilson and Pope Paul urges an immediate search
for a peaceful solution. A negotiated settlement is rapidly be-coming
inevitable. But prior to any peace is decision on who
we make peace with, or more embarrassing, who we are
fighting. The Viet-Cong? North Vietnam? Red China? Rus-sia?
Last weekend's State Department white paper is an im-portant
attemp to affix cause for the present situation on
North Vietnam and thus justify our recent bombing. More
significant is its clear departure from our previous position
that despite North Vietnamese support of the rebel Viet-Cong,
the main South Vietnamese problem was internal. And the
figures, however impressive, do not negate our corresponding
escalation of help to the South Vietnamese in the same period.
Until January the United States would promise no sub-stantial
military support until a stable government was es-tablished
in South Vietnam. Now we are openly bombing
for a state whose government has been overthrown nine
times in sixteen months, at least three of which changes have
occured during and immediately before the bombings.
The South Vietnamese Army owes a great many of its
humiliating setbacks to sloppy fighting, Saigon political in-trigue,
and ethnic and religious squabbles, not to the great
cunning of Hanoi or Peking. And bombing North Vietnam any
number of times won't change that.
Only a highly advanced European culture armed with
technical, industrial and intellectual means of cohesion is
able to support an autonomous, democratic government. The
Indo-Chinese peasants are incapable of this because they are
too ignorant to understand the issues which seem irrelevant
to their life. The situation would be more optimistic concerning
political leaders except that most of the members of the .
National Citizens Council, the latest American supported facade
for democracy, are momentarily in jail.
The solution will not be neutralization, as a result of our
experience in Laos, but neither will it be to our liking. The
Viet-Cong will be in a powerful bargaining position having
controlled two-thirds of South Vietnam at one time or
another. There ARE worse alternatives than a negotiated
Communist South Vietnam—such as becoming involved in a
major land war in Asia or being invited to leave by the
next South Vietnamese government.
One way out may be a retreat to the United Nations.
There we could at least bring a financial rejoinder to the
mounting Russian and French pressure for negotiations. And
Red China might be at least partially appeased by its long
overdue seat on the Security Council.
Letters to the Editor:
U.S. Policy Inconsistent
the CLARION Wednesday, March 3, 1965
Senate Begins Debate
On New Constitution
To the Editor:
Bethel's attempted utopia had
one of its few brushes with outside
reality on Wednesday, February
24, at the Forensic Tournament
held at Bethel. A primarily non-
Christian group converged on our
campus and with them came the
foreign novelties of pipes, cigars,
and cigarettes.
In the invitational letter it had
been requested that visitors not
smoke on Bethel's campus and this
fact was also stressed in the pre-liminary
group meeting.
But a smoker's first reaction
to tension and nervous waiting
is to light up — and they did.
Harried and even obnoxious de-mands
were made by some
Bethelites that these people stop
contaminating our air with
smoke and our floors with cig-arette
butts.
In a sincere search for some
honest and realistic answers I
ask: Were Bethelites being effec-tive
witnesses for Christ as hosts
by taking such an attitude of in-tolerance
and condemnation? Did
we stop them from the smoking
habit by our actions?
Did we downgrade our potential
witness for Christ by our negative.
attitudes? Do we win men to Christ
by changing their outer actions or
by changing their inner attitudes?
Betty Elliot searched for truth
in her scripture-defined relation-ship
to God, placing the dictates
of the church second. I hope we
will have the same attitude in
our answers to the above ques-tions.
I fear we cast a barrier up be-tween
ourselves and these non-
Christians. Was it a sin for us to
smell cigarette smoke? I wonder
if we by our actions have valued
an important social gospel even
more than the witness for the
eternal good news of Christ.
When these forensic contestants
think of Bethel, I am afraid the
big points about Bethel that they
will remember will be first; who
scored highest at Bethel's tourna-ment,
and second; that is the place
where people get all upset about
smoking.
I am aware that this letter will
create bad feelings. I am not mak-by
Kathy Kobs
Jim Keim, Chairman of the Re-ligious
Committee, gave the follow-ing
statement as to the purpose of
the seminars on sex, love, court-ship
and marriage: "We have no
illusions of eliminating all campus
sex problems. But many existing
problems could probably be mini-mized
or avoided by instruction."
"Most of the problems are not
purely educational but neither are
they purely moral. We hope to
increase awareness and knowledge
of the values and the purposes of
love when applied to courtship,
marriage and sex."
Commenting on the seminars,
Dr. Ivan Fahs congratulated the
committee for a "terrific job of
planning." He added that if equi-valent
care were taken in the
planning of other events the
Bethel campus would witness a
higher quality of extra-curricu-lar
activities.
The Religious Committee is sup-plementing
the seminars with two
related books, available during
these weeks: Toward Christian Mar-riage,
by Kapper-Williams, and
I Love a Young Man, by Walter
Trobisch. Mr. Robert Bergerud,
Bookstore Manager, says the book-store
will offer these books at a
composite discount price of $1.75.
Communist Aggression
The Administration has pre-pared
a massive document citing
the evidence of flagrant Commu-nist
aggression in South Vietnam.
It is aimed at showing that the
struggle is not a civil war in
which the U. S. has willfully in-tervened,
but a clear-cut case of
Red infiltration and subversion.
The State Department told the
United Nations Saturday that new
evidence shows that North Viet-nam
is steadily increasing its mili-tary
operations in South Vietnam,
and it is now dominating every
phase of the Viet Cong activities,
there.
Soviets Demand Withdrawal
Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosy-gin
demanded Friday that the
United States withdraw troops
from South Korea as well as
from South Vietnam as a neces-ing
personal attacks and I most
certainly am not making a plea
for smoking privileges on campus.
Betty Elliot was honestly search-ing
for truth. Are we?
Kathy Harvie
Hamlin Rebukes
`Acorn' Advice
To the Editor:
In Mr. Olsen's Acorns and Flutes
article of February twenty-fourth,
he has recommended for our en-tertainment
two offbeat bars quite
unworthy of our attention. Not
only do these places specialize in
the disbursement of alcoholic. bev
erages, but they also sport a
twenty-one year old minimum age
requirement.
The added inducement of their
live entertainment is centered
around the increased consumption
of alcohol. Mr. Olsen has wrongly
assesed the worth of both Big Al's
and The Golden Garter. I suggests,
he be more familiar with the places
he suggests we patronize.
Dale Hamlin
by J. David Patterson
"Oh, joyous day, tra-loo, tra-lay",
the Bethel Student Senate
may just end up with a new consti-tution.
The possibility of a new
constitution was the main topic
of discussion at the weekly stu-dent
senate meeting.
President Beckstrom placed the
first draft of the proposed consti-tution
on the floor and opened
the discussion by stating some of
the reasons behind the initiation
of the new constitution. The major
impetus is to alleviate the ineffici-ency
created when those who are
involved in definite legislative
work must also be responsible for
many executive duties.
Oftentimes the people who are
defeated in an election soon be-come
uninterested, since all possi-bilities
of serving are gone until
next year's elections. The suppres-sing
of ad hoc committees and
the misrepresentation of under-classmen
were also cited as weak-nesses
in the present constitution.
Through a system of split execu-tive
and legislative divisions and
other innovations it is thought that
the problems cited will be solved.
The advent of this new consti-tution
will not be a panacea for
all the ills of the senate nor was
it meant to be. But just as the
carpenter cannot build a sturdy
house with faulty tools, the senate
can never hope to build strong
student government with an in-adequate
governing machine.
the CLARION
Published weekly during the academic year,
except during vacation and examination
periods, by the students of Bethel college
and seminary, St. Paul 1, Minn. Subscrip-tion
rate $3 per year.
Volume XL
No. 18
Editor Bill Swenson
Assistant Editor Rick Yonda
Assistant Editor Barbara Rusche
News Editor John Halvorsen
Feature Editor Cathy Peterson
Sports Editor Ron Harris
Layout Editor Judy Malm
Office Manager Diane Carlson
Typing Manager Beverly Rusche
Photo Editor Don Bester
Advertising Manager Fran Malmsten
Advertising Assistant Wendell Plucker
Business Manager Gene Peterson
Circulation Manager Linda Burgess
Adviser Wallace Nelson
Opinions expressed in the CLARION do not
necessarily reflect the position of the collage
or seminary.
Writer Questions Negative Attitudes
by Ralph Sheppard
The Bethel College Dramatics
Department, under the direction
of Dale Rott, is eagerly applying
itself to the production of the
spring play "Family Portrait",
which is to be presented April
1-3.
"Portrait" was written by Lenore
Coffee and William Joyce Cowen.
The play revolves about eight years
in the life of Christ, and is struc-tured
by the verse of Matthew
13:57, "A prophet is not without
honor, save in his own country,
and in his own house." It shows
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sity to preclude any peace
negotiations.
White House Restates Policy
The White House Wednesday,
in reply to Soviet demands, re-stated
United States policy in
South Vietnam: Use whatever
force is necessary to defend the
Vietnamese, and talk peace when
the Communists call off their at-tacks.
Lodge Called As Consultant
President Johnson called in Hen-ry
Cabot Lodge Friday as a con-sultant
on Vietnam amid indica-tions
that' no big expansion of
United States military activities is
planned there now.
cont'd on page three
the events in Christ's life in rela-tionship
to his earthly family.
The drama unfolds in every-day
life and reads between the
lines much like a minister does
in his Sunday morning sermons.
It is a classical play presented
in contemporary attitudes.
Dale Rott, in commenting on the
dramatic production, said that he
had gone through 50 plays last
summer trying to find a play
which would be a meaningful rep-resentation
of Bethel's testimony.
"I feel that we should present
classic, religiously orientated
plays," was Rott's explanation.
"Portrait will be cast in an im-pressionistic
unit set, and the
mood will come through various
lighting effects. It relies on emo-tional
appeal. Plans are to have
the costuming in a non-Biblical,
contemporary style to point out
the "timelessness of people's re-actions
to Christ."
The cast consists of 26 people,
including a 6-year old boy. Daryl
Berg is playing Simon; Bill An-derson,
Joseph; Dean Skoglund,
Judah; and Gene Bauer, James.
They are all brothers of Christ.
Janet Appelquist is playing Mary
Cleophas, and Connie Oosterbaan
is depicting Mary, as well as be-ing
assistant stage manager. T.
Harrison "Tuffy" Bryant is the as-sistant
director, and the "Survey
of Drama" class is assisting with
the staging, lighting, and costum-ing.
Wednesday, March 3, 1965
the CLARION Page 3
Washington Seminar Delegates
Report Successful Convention
by Mary Ellen Wells
The Washington Seminar, spon-sored
by the National Association
of Evangelicals, was held in our
nation's capital, February 16 - 19.
While most of Bethel's students
enjoyed the opportunities afforded
them by Founders Week activities,,
a few of our group did attend.
The Bethel delegation consisted
of Diane Carlson, Barbara Rusche,
Ginger Stankey, Dave Beck, Dale
Hamlin, Dick Ivance, Dave Munsen
and Stan Olsen, accompanied by
Mr. Franklin, faculty advisor for
the students from Augsburg and
Bethel.
Dr. Clyde Taylor, Secretary of
Public Affairs and Executive Di-rector
of the N.A.E., began the
week's activities by focusing at-tention
on the purpose of the
seminar — acquainting Christian
college students with their role
in government. He emphasized
"Evangelical Influence on the
Washington scene."
This theme of Christian involve-ment
was presented by various
speakers ranging in posts from
Peace Corps officials to legislative
leaders. Opportunity was also
given for the delegates to investi-gate
employment possibilities in
the various governmental agencies.
Letters:
Consoles Kobs
To the Editor:
The January 20 issue of The
Clarion has just come to hand and
I noted with interest the comments
of Miss Kathy Kobs relative to
the "Severe English Policies" at
Bethel.
Because my heart bleeds (a little
bit) for her and for all the other
Freshman students, I have a small
word of comfort for them. They
may be cheered to know that in
this manner the English Depart-ments
"way out west" also operate
to the discomfiture of thousands
of students.
Such persecution is everywhere
rampant; worse, if I can believe
the tear-jerking stories I get. For
here, a flunk can also be earned
by turning a period upside down.
Be brave! Keep up your courage!
some day we may have Esperanto
without commas and semi-colons.
Sincerely,
R. L. Johnson
Assistant Professor
Applied Science
Portland State College
In addition to attending lectures
and disucssion groups, the students
from all over the nation (140 at-tended
the seminar) had the privi-lege
of visiting many of our nation-al
shrines. They were also invited
to observe our legislative branch
in action and look in on committee
work.
The purpose of the whole con-vention
in the estimation of
Stan Olsen was "to comprehen-sively
acquaint the governmen-tally
directed student with the
employment opportunities in
by Judy Glewwe
"It's important in a mission-mind-ed
school like Bethel for the stu-dents
to broaden their world view."
So said Dick Putnam, the presi-dent
of the World Missions Fellow-ship,
in speaking of the purpose
of the annual WMF International
Dinner which will be held on
March 6th at seven o'clock. Last
year about four hundred people
attended the dinner but this year
the attendance has been cut back
to about a hundred and fifty.
Each Bethel student or professor
who attends the dinner is asked
to invite an international student
from a Twin City area college or
university. These international stu-dents,
together with the Bethel
students and professors, prepare
the food and program.
This year there will be ten foods
from different countries. The pro-gram
will include folk songs and
a humorous skit presented by the
international students. Mr. Stipe of
the Anthropology Department will
give the closing remarks.
The dinner itself does not have
a spiritual emphasis, but the World
Missions Fellowship hopes that
through it Bethel students will de-velop
a real interest in the inter-ifoo-
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cont'd from page two
Ruby Judged for Sanity
The Texas court of criminal
appeals Wednesday refused to
review Jack Ruby's conviction
for the slaying of President Ken-nedy's
assasin until his sanity
is judged. The court appeared
to have set the stage for a sani-ty
trial by jury for the condemn-ed
killer.
Malcom X Slain
Police arrested a young Black
Muslim enforcer early Friday and
charged him with the assasination
Sunday, February 21, of Malcom
X, minister of a rival black supre-macy
sect. Funeral rites were held
Saturday, February 27.
Washington. This goal w a s
achieved."
Generally, the students involved
in this venture gained the most
benefit from the individual discus-sions
with persons in governmen-tal
positions who presented practi-cal
suggestions and helpful hints
for the student seriously interested
in public service.
Political science major Diane
Carlson felt that "The convention
provided a rare opportunity for an
eye-witness view of the need for
Christian participation in our na-tional
government."
national students and in their coun-tries
and customs, and will also
form a close enough relationship
with the international students so
that a witness for Christ is possible.
After the dinner the Bethel
students are asked to keep in con-tact
with the international students
through calls and visits. The World
Missions Fellowship plans to fol-low
up the dinner with a picnic
in April for the Bethel students
and their international friends.
by Al Rodgers
At a recent Inter-Seminary Coun-cil
meeting an invitation was ex-tended
by the students of St. Paul
Seminary (Roman Catholic) for
Bethel Seminary students to visit
their campus.
Eleven Bethel seminarians, ac-companied
by Dr. Marvin Ander-son,
visited the St. Paul Seminary
on the morning of February 17.
The Bethel group was invited to
sit in on a scripture seminar con-ducted
by deacons (senior states
seminarians) under the guidance of
Professor Jerome Quinn.
Quinn is one of the few Ameri-cans
who holds a doctorate in sa-cred
scripture from the Pontifical
Biblical Institute in Rome.
The topic under discussion was
the "long" ending of Mark's gos-pel
which has been considered
authentic by the Council of
Trent. The participants of the
seminar concluded that the pas-sage
in question (Mark 16:9-19)
is canonical but non-Markan.
A tour of the campus included
stops at the library and the chapel.
Recent liturgical innovations re-sulting
from The Vatican Council
were in evidence in the chapel,
for example, the relocation of the
altar from against the back wall
of the chancel to a forward posi-tion
permits the celebration of the
mass by the priest as he faces the
congregation.
A new missal containing both
Latin and English was shown to
Speech Tourney
cont'd from page one
Anne Nelson participated in Ex-temporaneous
Speaking; J i m
Keim, Bernard Johnson, and
Fred Lund contended in After
Dinner Speaking; and Lynne
Peterson, Tim Williams, and
Dennis Wall participated in Ora-tory.
The tournament held at Bethel
was organized and directed by Cal
Mortenson, Instructor of Speech.
Mortenson, assisted by Speech In-structor
Dale Rott, also coached
the Bethel participants.
The meet consisted of a two-round
process beginning with a
General Meeting in the College
Building at 3:00. The finals round,
which began at 6:15, was followed
by an Awards Dinner in the Bethel
dining hall. Jim Keim delivered
his winning after-dinner speech at
this time, and Bernie Johnson ac-cepted
the second-place Sweep-stakes
trophy for Bethel.
the group. Lunch in the campus
refectory (dining hall) completed
the morning's activities.
Students of both schools were
openly inquisitive with conversa-tion
ranging along such lines as
placement of seminary graduates,
justification by faith, course re-quirements,
church renewal, and
exasperating professors.
A return visit by the St. Paul
students is planned in the near
future.
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And rush to fling the banner high
"Heal man's body! Educate!"
The moldy flag of an earlier date.
Conservatives once scorned the frantic efforts of the devotees of the
"Social Gospel". These "do-gooders" were berated for substituting good
works for the gospel. They were chastized for perverting personal con-version
to social reform. After all, was not the only proper witness that
of preaching, tract passing, and verbal communication?
But now things have changed. A new era has arisen. Conservatives
have suddenly discovered a "daring new innovation" in Christian witness
— the field of human services. Neo-evangelicals pride themselves on
their enlightened social consciences and look somewhat disdainfully
on those "unconcerned Fundamentalists" who do not share their vision.
Sociology, psychology and political science have become the most
popular subjects. The ministry and missionary service have become
"limited" fields. The "new" vocations of social work, medicine, politics,
the Foreign Service, and the Peace Corps are sought by increasing
numbers as "untouched" methods of outreach.
What is the answer to this strange paradox? Perhaps our previous
judgement on the Social Gospelers was wrong. Perhaps theirs was a
more Christian approach than ours. Have we just now discovered what
we should have known all along — that we are called to be servants
as well as prophets?
Do we now recognize that there are physical and social needs which
man must have met before he will listen to our gospel? Are we begin-ning
to learn what it means to love? Or have we fallen prey to the
humanistic outlook of our society? Perhaps we have lost our sense of
priorities.
The concerns of this world have overcome those of the next. Are
we no longer "sojourners" but now residents in the land? Have we
not become so caught up in ministering to physical and social needs
that we have lost sight of our primary spiritual purpose in the world?
Is the flag we bear the shining standard of a rediscovered truth or
the tattered banner of a dying Liberalism?
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Everyone milled around, talking quietly, discussing what seemed
almost incomprehensible. There was no shouting, only shuffling as the
spectators fled from the fieldhouse. The basketball team had played one
whale of a ball game but had lost..
Managing to lead through most of the first half and coming on
stronger than ever in the second, they played their best ball game of the
year. A five minute cold spell in which nobody seemed to score for
Royals provided the needed time for Lakeland to regain and pad the lead.
The coffee shop afterwards provided a forum for what Jim Johnson
terms "Monday-morning quarterbacks." Rummaging through the game,
those present had a chance to relive and stave off defeat. "If only
the front line would have — If only they had — If only — If." .
As long as we could discuss and provide probable answers for the
loss, then it was as though the team had never really lost but still had
a chance. Retirement to a quiet room, a walk around the block alone
convinced one that the team had lost — not been beaten, but had lost.
When the Royals took the floor Friday night, knocking around in
our noggins were visions of all those sugar plums Don Moore, Dave
Bjorklund, Jerry Moulton, Edgar Peterman and others had flipped
through the hoops against Lakeland. After five minutes they had a 10-6
lead.
Then it was as if the Royals took a good look at the opponent and
found it was not still Lakeland, but a team of lesser caliber and with
a less impressive record than 17-2. Perhaps if this had happened to
the Baltimore Colts, they would have smelled blood as well as next
year's money. This wasn't the Colts, but a bunch of college bail players
who six days before had played the game of their life.
Against Lakeland they played in concert — all together to carve
an unforgettable triumph. Now it was Ellendale, not Lakeland, and it
was 10-6 after five minutes and it was easy. Desire is a mood, and moods
change. Besides, Ellendale was up for this game, and all the Royals got
into the action.
So the Royals won, 71-53, but those who watched and, I imagine,
those who played would have preferred something like 100-71. That's
the way fans are—they just never seem to give up in their desire to see
upstanding, well-played ball games.
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Dribbling basketball on one knee is Bob Nolin, veteran sopho
more guard. Coming to aid is Doug Kelley, also a sophomore guard,as
Ellendale's men close in on Nolin. The Royals copped encounter, 71-53.
Grapplers. Place Second
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The Bethel Royals basketball
team faced a strong Lakeland five
(17-2) last Monday and succumed
in a 76-69 loss. Playing what Coach
Jerry Healy termed "one of our
best games of the year," the Royals
put on such a show for the nearly
by Bob Baffa
Last Saturday the Bethel Royal's
wrestling season came to a dramat-ic
close with a 92-89 defeat by the
University of Minnesota-Morris in
the Pioneer Conference Tourna-ment.
Northland gained third place
with 40 points over fourth place
Northwestern which had 17 points.
("Baff," you're a lousy predictor.)
Helping to keep Bethel in the
fray was first year wrestler Denny
Nyholm from Richfield, Minnesota
who pinned last year's 115 pound
Pioneer Conference Champion
early in the second period. Captain
King commented on Nyhoim's pro-gress
through the year by stating,
"This is his first year. He's im-proved
quite a bit and has shown
us that he's a champ."
Also taking first places were
Bob Baffa at 123 lbs., Warren
Johnson at 191 lbs., and Leroy
Nelson at heavyweight. Helping
to pad. Bethel's point total by
taking second or third places
Wednesday, March 3, 1965
packed house that the fans often
were offering standing ovations
to the struggling team.
Leading by as much as six, eight
and nine points throughout the
first half, the offensive machine of
the Royals produced baskets from
respectively were Curt Johnson
at 130 lbs.; Doug Holm, 137;
Doug King, 147; John Benson,
157; Dan Wilson, 167; and Phil
Hanson at 177 lbs.
The story of the Conference
tourney is one that requires sum-mation.
Last year, we had seven
men in the finals and only two
took first places. We lost by a
considerable margin. This year, we
had eight men in the finals with
two wrestling off for third places,
Four of our finalists took first
places; four took second places;
and those other two men took
third places. With a balanced at-tack
such as this, we lost by three
points. 'Wait til next year.'
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outside, inside and all over the
court. The halftime lead was 43-37.
Led by the top-notch outside
shooting of sophomore guard Dave
Bjorklund, who scored 18 points,
and junior forward Jerry Moulton,
who tallied 17 markers, the Royals
finally lost the lead with 7 minutes
remaining in the game. "A five-finute
cold spell" as termed by
members of the team "was what
killed us."
The other two scorers in double
figures were veteran center Don
Moore with 12 points and junior
forward George Palke with 10.
Facing a lesser foe in Ellendale
College on Friday of Sno-Daze
Weekend, the Royals posted their
final victory of the season, 73-53.
The Royals, utilizing a 1-2-2 de-fense
and a shifting offense, scored
slowly, as with six minutes of
action elapsed they were leading
10-6. The halftime score was 33
to 22.
The second half saw all the
Royals getting into action against
the North Dakota lads. The final
score was 71-53.
Matmen Thank
Energetic Fans
by Bob Baffa
The one event in the wrestler's
life is the wrestling banquet which
will be held in the near future.
Coach Gilland will call a meeting
this week to decide on a date and
place for the banquet. At this
meeting, the Bethel wrestlers will
also vote for the Most Valuable
Wrestler along with a few other
honor (?) awards.
This past season has been made
a rich and enjoyable experience
through the hard work of Coach
Dean Gilland, Captains Ron Har-ris
and Doug King, and a great
squad of men with a DESIRE that
seems to be instilled in all Bethel
athletes.
Captain Ron Harris sums the
teams feeling up thusly, "The '64-
'65 season is over and the '65-'66
season has just begun. We'll be
stronger this season."
At this time, the wrestling squad
would like to thank those who
have stuck by them in victory as
well as defeat. Your cheers and
encouragements have been appre-ciated.
Now, if you'll excuse us, we're
going out to gorge ourselves.
point with a free throw to end the
game at 57-51 for Bethel.
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The Royalettes traveled to North-western
on Thursday night, Feb-ruary
25, to play their best game
of the season. Fast action, consist-ent
play, and good officiating made
the game the thrill of the season.
Paced by Barb Crawford, who
made 21 of her 29 points in the
first half, Northwestern led at
halftime 32-25. Barb Lindman,
scoring 10 of her 20 points in the
third quarter, helped Bethel make
a strong comeback.
The fourth quarter saw the score
see-saw back and forth until the
last two minutes of the game when
Northwestern lost two guards on
fouls. Barb Lindman, who hit 3 out
of 4 shots at the free throw line,
brought Bethel's score to 56, and
Jan Markell added an additional
Royals Bow To Lakeland Five;
Defeat Ellendale In Last Game
