Clarion 1972-03-10 Vol 47 No 11

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To the editor:
Well, here I am, in beautiful sunny
Santa Barbara, basically a Bethel grad,
and earning a living as a secretary. 1
like it here, particularly since my fian­ce
lives only ten minutes away - at
Westmont College.
Which brings me to a reason for this
letter. I was reading the latest Clarion
Nancy sent me, and I suddenly realized
that you are really putting out a fine
paper. You don't ignore campus con­cerns,
but you still go beyond those
limitations. ,I appreciate that. 1 am not
going to say that Westmont's paper
reeks. But it comes close to it. (They
even print lots of naughty words . . .).
Anyway, I guess I still feel like I'm a
part of Bethel, and I'm glad the Clarion
is still going strong. (Thank you, Bob).
One thing. Westmont is a "richer"
school than Bethel; (i.e., they waste more
money). And their campus doesn't look
nearly as well-kept as ours. (Why not
stop by and thank Eric sometime? He
does nice work!)
One more thing. Westmont has no
planned social events for weeks at a
time (Bill - how goes it?). Bethel may
not be perfect, but you appreciate it
more when you see it from another
point of view.
Except for the weather. California
wins, hands down, (83 today!)
Greetings.
Love,
Joey Healy
Our error
The CLARION would like to correct
a mistake printedin the last issue, page
nine, in the story "Dismissed Profs."
Dr. Chris Weintz will NOT be leaving
after his sabbatical next year. He will
merely be resigning from his position
as Chairman of the Department of Eng_
lish. One of the present members of
the faculty will take over this position
at that time. We wish to apologize for
this misunderstanding and allay the fears
of all those who came to believe Dr.
Weintz was resigning. We also wish to
thank all those who brought this item
to our attention.
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To the editor:
Thank you Band Members and Direc­tor!
Now that we have concluded an­other
home basketball season we want
to express to the Bethel community our
appreciation for the Bethel band at our
football and basketball games. We want
to especially thank Dr. Julius Whitinger
for the support he gives the athletic
program by having the band play at
games. There is no doubt that our
band adds to the spirit and enjoyment
of a game for the players, coaches and
spectators. In fact, the good support
of our teams by the Bethel students,
faculty and staff can most likely be par­tially
credited to our band. When mu­sic
is missing from a football or basket­ball
game we tend to have a dull, spirit­less
contest. This has been the case at
some away games where the host's col­lege
band was not present.
Dr. Whitinger, Jan Gerrard, student
director, and band members, we hope
you enjoyed playing as much as we en­joyed
listening and responding to your
music.
Eugene Glader, Athletic Director
Jack Trager, Basketball Coach
Chub Reynolds, Football Coach
Dave Klostreich, Assistant
Football Coach
More on profs
To the editor:
There are three arguments generally
given for the decision not to renew
the contracts of Richard Ward and
Jon Fagerson. They are (1) lessened
student interest in the History and
English departments in favor of Psy­chology
and Social Science, (2) Bethel's
financial squeeze and (3) the failure of
the professors to "fit in with the aims
and goals of Bethel." All three argu­ments
are unfounded.
Regardless of student interest in the
various departments, Bethel owes each
student the best program possible in his
or her concentration. Of course the
Psychology and Social Science depart­ments
should be built up, but not at the
expense of the History and English de­partments.
As a history major, I am
more familiar with the situation in that
department, and its program needs to
be expanded, not curtailed. It is sadly
lacking in Asian, Latin American, and
African and Black history programs,
and it will be devastated in the crucial
area of ancient history if Ward leaves.
Bethel has the money to pay Ward
and Fagerson, as well as to hire new
professors where they are needed. If
we can afford to send a football team
all around the countryside to be clob­bered
by everyone, we can afford to pay
our professors. (The achievements of ath­letic
teams does not entirely determine
their right to exist. If Bethel's football
team was 10-0 and ranked No.1 national­ly
among small colleges, its existence
would still be unjustified if it was nec­essary
to dismiss professors in order to
maintain it. In an educational institu­tion,
curricular activities must have
priority over extra-curricular. The fail­ure
of Bethel's football program only
underscores the distortion of priorities
which exists when it is allowed to con­tinue
while professors are dismissed in
order to "maintain economic balance."
Incidentally, this letter is not the tirade
of an anti-athletic bookworm who never
realized the value of sports. As a mem­ber
of Bethel's tennis team and a for­mer
junior high and high school play­er,
I have long enjoyed and appreciated
interscholastic athletic competition. How­ever,
I would be perfectly willing to
give up my equipment and travel allow­ance,
and even have tennis relegated to
the status of club activity if it were
necessary for the continuance and im­provement
of Bethel's academic excel­lence).
Not only should extra-curricular
activities such as athletics be cut back
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to meet scholastic needs, but the new
campus building program should be sac­rificed
also. Of what use is the world's
most beautiful campus if it houses a
college with an inferior academic pro­gram?
Weare in school to learn, not
to admire our pretty buildings.
Anyone who says that Ward and Fa­gerson
do not fit the aims and goals
of Bethel either does not know the
men or is guilty of deliberate slander.
Outstanding scholarship, independent
thinking, Christian warmth, and love
for students and colleagues (character­tistics
which Ward and Fagerson posess
in abundance) are not inconsistent with
the aims and goals of Bethel. If Ward
and Fagerson leave, it will not be be­cause
they have been inconsistent with
Bethel's aims and goals, but because
Bethel has become inconsistent with its
own aims and goals.
Not trite
To the editor:
Peter Calhoun
. . ri.g ht .,
It has something to do with some­thing
I can't put my finger on. It has
something to do with yelling at refereeS
and booing 'at basketball games (you
silly Americans ... ).
Don't call me trite, I'm right.
It has something to do with evolved
five and ten cent papers aiming scrawny
fingers point blank range at a person
or persons while the other hand dis­creetly
leads a chorus of "One in the
Spirit."
Don't call me trite, I'm right. And
don't point your finger at me 'cause
it takes no holy man to see that Jesus
didn't construct the boxing ring where
fighters in dove white gloves turn from
their cherished corners to score on each
other. I prayerfully withdraw my point­ing
finger and ask you to pray about
this thing. It has been kept hidden
in your heart ever so poorly.
Am I not right?
Larry E. Ostrom
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SHOW ME tells
of true love
by Bev Olsson
Last Saturday night in the fieldhouse
19 Bethel students performed the mus­ical
"Show Me!" The cast has been work­ing
on this musical since Marty Mauk
organized it last semester. This was en­tirely
a student effort, independent of
the music department. The music was
directed by Randy Hall, a former Bethel
student. The choreography was direct­ed
by Judy Feuk. Judy also had the
solo part of Patti. She is the only one in
the group that does not attend Bethel.
.Joey was played by Marty Mauk, Chris
by Tim Johnson and Julie by Judy All­ison.
Last, but hardly least, was the char­acter
Al as played by Dave Shaw. The
audience of about 300 responded en­thusiastically
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Jimmy and Carol Owens, the writers
of "Show Me!" say this about the
story and purpose.
"Show Me!" is the story of Joey.
Joey is a boy - any boy, any color,
from anywhere - who has "a big, empty,
nothin" right in the middle of his soul.
It's also the story of Joey's friends who
are empty, too, and who are willing to
try anything in their search for happi­ness
and peace. And it's the story of
some Christians who are earnest in their
faith, but hiding behind impersonal
methods of outreach as an excuse not
to become personally involved. Only
when the walls of prejudice and mis­understanding
fall and love appears
does Joey begin to find his answers. If
it should appear for a time that the
writers are disdainful of the church,
please believe that this is not so. It was
once said of Will Rogers that he' poked
fun at America and pointed out her im­perfections
as he saw them, not because
he wanted to hurt America, but be­cause
he loved America and wanted her
to be pel'fect. We, too, happen to feel
that the affable elbow of satire can be
more efficacious than the rigid finger
of ridicule. Sometimes the elbow jabs
pretty hard, but it hurts only the un­bending.
"Show Me!" is trying to say
that perhaps some of us in the church
have been trying to sell salvation as a
package deal: faith in Jesus, plus a
two-button suit, a haircut and clean
sox. And it isn't working. But love
works. Love; communicating face to
face, heart to heart, soul to soul. God
is love - undiscriminating and all-en­compassing.
And He offers it to every-one
just as they are: clean, dirty, rich,
poor, straight or spaced-out. And this
love can be manifested only through
His own people: real "Jesus people"
who will yield themselves to the Holy
Spirit and let His' love flow! Then even
the most alienated will respond, as men
have always responded, to the person
of Jesus Christ."
The "Show Me!" cast will be perform­ing
in high schools and churches in the
area upon invitation.
A 1,200-seat,
crowded, plush
commode???
A newly married couple was looking
for a home in the country. After find­ing
one they thought suitable, they made
their way home. Upon reaching home the
wife happened to remember they hadn't
noticed a bathroom commode. So they
decided to write the owner about it. Be­ing
very modest and shy, she hesitated
to write out "bathroom commode" so
in her letter she wrote "BC". The owner
did not understand it and thought she
meant Baptist Church, so he wrote as
follows:
Dear Madam:
I regret very much the delay in an­swering
your letter and I take pleasure
in informing you that the "BC" is lo­cated
nine miles from your new home,
and you can go there Sundays and W ed­nesdays.
It is capable of seating 1,200
people, which is very fortunate if you
are in the habit of going regularly. But
no doubt you will be interested in
knowing that many people take their
lunch and make a day of it. Others go
by car and arrive just in time. But one
is generally in a hurry and cannot wait
if the "BC" is crowded. The first time
I went five years ago and we had to
stand up all of the time. Of course
you cannot fully appreciate it unless
you are comfortably seated. It may
interest you that the BC is having a sup­per
Ito raise money to have plush seat­ing.
Part of the money will be used to
buy the paper that is distributed each
month. I might add that it pains me
deeply not to be able to go more often.
But as we grow older, it seems to be
more of an effort, especially in cold
weather.
Yours truly,
Mr. Jones
The Landlord
P.S. I'll see you there.
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£:ditor's note: In lieu of the upcoming senate elections, Editor­in-
Chief Bob Miko, a candidate for senate president, has
temporarily yielded his position as editor. He will return next
issue. This article was first printed in HELP and FOOD and
was written by William MacDonald.
There is a curious problem today in the evangelical
world - one that poses sobering questions for the church
and for the individual believer. The problem in brief is this:
A great army of personal soul·winners has been mobilized to
reach the populace for Christ. They are' earnest, zealous,
enthusiastic, and persuasive. To their credit it must be said
that they are on the job. And it is one of the phenomena
of our times that they rack up an astounding number of
conversions. Everything so far seems to be on the plus side.
But the problem is this. The conversions do not stick.
The fruit does not remain. Six months later there is no­thing
to be seen for all the aggressive evangelism. The capsule
technique of soul-winning has produced stillbirths.
What lies at the back of all this malpractice in bringing
souls to the birth? Strangely enough it begins with the valid
determination to preach the pure gospel of the Grace of
God. We want to keep the message simple - uncluttered by
any suggestion that man can ever earn or deserve eternal
life. Justification is by faith alone, apart from the deeds of
the law. Therefore, the message is "only believe."
From there we reduce the message to a concise formula.
For instance, the evangelistic process is cut down to a few
basic questions and answers, as follows:
"Do you believe you are a sinner?"
"Yes."
"Do you believe Christ died for sinners?"
"Yes."
"WiU you receive Him as your Savior?"
"Yes."
"Then you are saved!"
"1 am?"
"Yes, the Bible says you are saved."
At first blush the method and the message might seem
above criticism. But on closer study we are forced to have
second thoughts and to conclude that we have over-simpli­fied
the Gospel.
The first fatal law is missing emphasis on repentance.
There can be no true conversion without conviction of sin.
H is one thing to agree that 1 am a sinner; it is quite another
thing to experience the conviction of sin. It is one thing to
agree that 1 am a sinner; it is quite another thing to e'x.
perience the convicting ministry of the Holy Spirit in my
life. Unless 1 have a Spirit-wrought consciousness of my
utterly lost condition, 1 can never excercise saving faith. It is
useless to tell unconvicted sinners to believe on Jesus - that
message is only for those who know they are lost. We sugar­coat
the Gospel when we de-emphasize man's fallen condi­tion.
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With that kind of watered-down message, people receive
the Word with joy instead of with deep contrition. They do
not have deep roots ,and though they might endure for a
while, they soon give up all profession when persecuted or
trouble comes (Matthew 13:21). We have forgotten that
the message is repentance toward God, as well as faith in
our Lord Jesus Christ.
A second serious omission is a missing emphasis on the
Lordship of Christ. A light, jovial mental assent that Jesus
is Savior misses the point. Jesus is first Lord, then Savior,
The New Testament always places His Lordship before His
Saviorhood. Do we present the full implications of His
Lordship to people? He always did.
A third defect in our message is our tendency to keep
the terms of discipleship hidden until a decision has been
made for Jesus. Our Lord never did this. The message He
preached included the cross as well as the crown. "He never
hid his scars to win disciples." He revealed the worst along
with the best, then told His listeners to count the cost. We
popularize the message and promise fun.
The result of all this is that we have people believing
without knowing what they believe. In many cases they
have no doctrinal basis for their decisions. They do not know
the implications of commitment to Christ. They have never
experienced the mysterious, miraculous work of the Holy
Spirit in regeneration.
And of course we have others who are talked into a
profession because of the slick salesmanship techniques of
the soul-winner. Or some who want to please the affable,
personable young man with the winning smile. And some
who only want to get rid of this religious interloper who
has intruded on their privacy. Satan laughs when these' con­versions
are triumphantly announced on earth.
1 would like to raise several questions that might lead us
to some changes in our strategy of evangelism.
First of all, can we generally expect people to make an
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intelligent commitment to Christ the first time they hear
the Gospel? Certainly there is the exceptional case where a
person has already been prepared by the Holy Spirit. But,
generally s,peaking, the process involves sowing the seed,
watering it, .then sometime later reaping the harvest. In our
mania for instant conversion, we have forgotten that con­ception,
gestation, and birth do not occur on the same day.
A second question: Can a capsule prese'ntation of the
Gospel really do justice to so great a message? As one who
has written several Gospel tracts, I confess to a certain sense
of misgiving in even attempting to condense the Good News
into four small pages. Would we not be wiser to give people
the full presentation as it is found in the Gospels or in the
New Testament?
Thirdly, is all this pressure for decisions really Scrip­tural?
Where in ,the New Testament were people ever pres­sured
into making a profession? We justify our practice by
saying that if only one out of ten is genuine, it is worth it.
But what about the other nine - disillusioned, bitter, per­haps
deceived enroute to Hell 'by a false profession?
And I must ask this: Is all this boasting about conversions
really accurate? You've met the man who solemnly tells
you of ten people he contacted that day and all of them
were saved. A young doctor testified that every time he
goes to a new city, he looks in the phone book for people
with his last name. Then he calls them one by one and
leads them through the four steps to salvation. Amazingly
enough, everyone of them opens the door of his heart to
Jesus. I don't want to doubt the honesty of people like this,
but am I wrong in thinking that they are extremely naive?
Where are all those people who are saved? They cannot be
found.
What it all means is that we should seriously re_examine
our streamlined, capsule evangelism. We should be willing
to spend time teaching the Gospel, laying a solid doctrinal
foundation for faith to rest on. We should stress the neces­sity
for repentance - a complete about-face with regard to
sin. We should stress the full implications of the Lordship
of Christ and the conditions of discipleship. We should ex­plain
what belief really involves. We should be willing to
wait for the Holy Spirit to produce genuine conviction of
sin. Then we should be ready to lead the person to saving
faith n the Lord Jesus Christ.
If we do this, we'll have le'ss astronomical figures of so­called
conversions, but more genuine cases of spiritual
rebirth.
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To the Editor:
President lundquist
ela borates on the
professors' release
I am sorry for the ambiguities that have clouded the
recent discussions a'bout not renewing the annual appoint­ment
of two of our tea'chers for next year. I do not want
this to mar the fine relationship we have enjoyed with both
of these men or to be a devisive factor within our Bethel
community. I also hold them in high regard and feel that
they have enriched our campus in ways for which all of us
are grateful.
In seeking to clarify the situation, I want to reaffirm that
the precipitant for the decision to adjust the number of
teachers in both the English and History Departments to
conform to the pa,tterns of student registration under the
new curriculum was an economrc one. Many colleges are
experiencing this same kind of readjustment. The student­teacher
ratio that we are working toward in our long-range
plan is 18-1. During the first semester we were at 16-1. With
the normal second semester drop, we currently are at 15: 1. This
means that our student body needs to grow further before
we have a net increase of teachers. In the meantime, we
are seeking to expand in .the areas where student concentration
is growing by adjusting in .those areas where it is lessening.
Hence, the general decision to eliminate two posts by adjust­ing
the number of teachers to our actual needs was an ad­ministrative
one made by me in connection with budget de­liberations
with the Board of Regents for the 1972-73 school
year.
The specific decision relative to personnel was made by
Dean Olson after consultaton with the leaders of the depart­ments
as a part of his responsibility in the Dean's office.
Of course, neither department was happy with the thought
of losing a teacher and hoped that some other way might be
found. I know that many factors were involved in the Dean's
judgment. I have accepted his recommendations because I
have such great confidence in his vision for Bethel and his
understanding of the .total needs of our school as we move
into our experiences with the new curriculum and the new
opportunities of our day.
It has been asked legitimately if we ought to be concerned
about minor amounts in the annual operating budget when
we are raising large amounts for new campus facilities. How­ever,
we are for the most part not deaHng with the same
monies. The new campus is being built essentially by single
one-time gifts, usually over-and-above other gifts. The annual
program requires continuous gifts on a yearly basis usually
budgeted in the stewardship goals of Bethel's friends. We have
to budget very carefully and our student-teacher ratio is a
most important element. Further, our decision to keep tuition
next year at this year's level in spite of inflationary pressures
and the decision of the Baptist General Conference to increase
church gifts to Bethel's current operations only modestly
next year calls for rigorous fiscal policy on our part.
In the light of our discussions, I am greatly concerned
about maintaining a sense of genuine Christian community
on campus - marked by love, gentleness, kindness, and
patience. This will not shield us from hard decisions that
need to be made occasionally but it will give us a context
of both concern and confidence within which we can seek
to work together as brothers and sisters in Christ.
President Lundquist
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Pit's poignant
perversion pervades
pre-dawn prank
Editor's note: This letter was discovered and con­fiscated
by the Bethel censors. It has been turned over
to the Clarion to expose the Pit's pointless position on
positive perversion. STOPPIT!
Dear Carole,
The Pit has done it! We have accomplished the
impossible! Bravely, boldly, daringly, we. have en­tered
the forbidden inner sanctuary of the gIrls dorm.
Working on courage alone, we rendered a humiliating
defeat to the once impenetrable fortress led by the
most fiendishly intelligent, devastatingly devious minds
on campus!
Thirteen anxious, untried heroes - unsure, un­steady,
but highly organized and extremely determined
-entered that ominous domain in the dark moments
before dawn. And thirteen triumphant, seasoned veter­ans
emerged in the glow of a stunning upset. What
a hundred burly beasts failed to do in a previous en­counter
with awesome Bodien, the Intrepid Thirteen
from Pit succeeded.
Seventy-five minutes of planned clock-like preci­sion
and the job was done. Thirteen volunteers -
thirteen assignments - all performed with grim effi-ciency
and cool audacity. . .
First Mom Westerlund's door was wIred shut.
Her pho~e was promptly disconnected through the
switchboard. Not only did the illustrious Pit~Men pene­trate
the feminine stronghold, but they vlOlated the
very sanctity of the women's johns! Handles were
taken off the hot and cold faucets. The john seats
were taken off and all fuses were turned off.
With the threat of their personal fortunes on the
line (about 25 smacks per head) they cheerfully wa­gered
it all for the immense prestige ~h~t might be
gained, and which certainly belonged withm the Halls
of the Pit.
With the modesty that ranks high among our many
virtues we must admit that a benevolent God was
smiling upon us in our hour of peril. Because there
were a number of breaks - miscues by our worthy
adversaries, and frankly, uncanny good luck. For in­stance:
a ohone disconnected in the nick of time, sev­eral
female night owls too sleepy to notice the differ­ence
in sexes, unlocked fuse boxes, and perhaps more
of which we were unaware.
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Name withheld to protect the not-so-innocent.
P.S. I sincerely hope this 'letter' is taken in the fun
and love for which it was intended.
Boys not the only
monsters in Edgren
by Marshall Shelley
A balding tarantula and a scorpion are living among the
other creatures on the third floor of Edgren dorm.
They are the "pets" of Dennis Walker, a freshman from
Fox Lake, Illinois. Dennis was deeply involved in a chess
game with Tim Olson when I asked him why he kept such
strange pets.
"Because a boa constrictor eats too much," he said with
a smile.
"Well," I said, "why don't you keep goldfish or some­thing?"
"Goldfish bite, don't they? ' Dennis answered quickly.
I could see that this line of questioning was going no­where.
So, I said, "What do you feed the little monsters?"
"AH HA!" he shouted as he moved his knight to put
Tim's king back in check. "Oh, I feed them live crickets and
water. They seem to enjoy that." He also has a pair of gerbils,
and when they have a litter, he will give their babies to the
scorpion.
"The boys I have shown them to seem more repulsed
than the girls," Dennis remarked. He probably won't have his
pets much longer, however. The tarantula is about four years
old, has a bald spot on his behind, and is, according to Dennis,
"on his last legs." (The tarantula has 12 legs, not eight. He
has two legs in back that he uses only part of the time).
Even if the pets don't die soon, Dennis won't have them
much longer.
"I'm getting married in January, and my fiance said she
wouldn't have them around. So I'll probably give them to my
brother,' Dennis said, with just a touch of regret.
Dennis keeps his pets in a glass aquarium, separated from
each other by a plastic partition. If they were put together,
the scorpion would probably kill the tarantula.
Neither the sting of the scorpion nor that of the taran­tula
is fatal to humans. Both are about as poisonous as bumble­bees,
said Dennis.
Dan Nelson, a Be'thel presidential candidate, is running
on a still developing platform of new community govern­ment.
Nelson
a visible candidate
Bethel needs a more decisive student government. One big step
towards this goal would be the election of a more visible, more active
student President. After much thought, prayer, and advice, I have be­come
a candidate for this office.
My platform can be summarized in three words:
VISIBLE
My friends tell me that I'm probably the most visible person on
campus. Seriously, I believe that our student president should be
seen and identified with those he represents, and NOT be just
a figurehead locked behind administrative doors. If elected, I will
strive to be a visible representative of the Bethel community.
ACTIVE:
Effective student government begins with active leadership. I sup·
port and encourage Bethel's involvement in the American Associa­tion
of Evangelical Students (AAES) and the Christian College.
Consortium. But more importantly, I would encourage the involve­ment
of senators and students in Bethel-centered issues.
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FLEXIBLE:
With our coming move to the new campus, student government
may have to change in form (i.e., representation by dorm instead
of class, or a form of community government). I will work for
whatever change will guarantee a maximum student expression and
involvement at Bethel.
Since my decision to run was made a short time ago, a more de­tailed
platform is in the preparation stage. I feel I am qualified for
this office, having served in student leadership positions as president
of my high school student body (two years) and as past president
of Minnesota District CYF. I would appreciate your support and your
vote.
Daniel C. Nelson
Candidate for President
Robin Robinson is running for student body president
~s one who wants to "change the system throu9h the system."
Robinson
an effective mouthpiece
Fe II ow Stud e nts,
As you all know, it is customary for office candidates to cam­paign.
This practice is usually considered beneficial for clarifying the
views of the office-seeker on set issues. At present there seems to be
one basic issue that is at stake - the chance for the Bethel body of
students to elect a mouthpiece for expressing their views.
The Senate is presumably responsible for determining the wishes
of the students and operating the system by which the students can
bring about needed changes. In order for change to occur, there
must be disagreement. When there is disagreement, in order to
maintain stability, a settlement must be reached. This settlement
determines the extent of change.
My claim is: of the three candidates offered you for the office
of president, I am the best suited for encouraging and obtaining
the changes most wanted by the majority of the students at Bethel.
I n my two years at Bethel I have had quite extensive exposure to a
wide cross-section of Bethel students. In this time and exposure I have
become aware of the frustration and hopelessness the average Bethel­ite
feels towards the chance of change within the Bethel community. I
stand as a chance, however big or small, for the students to get
some of the actions THEY (and I) want; a chance for students to
CHANGE THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE SYSTEM!
Peace and Power!
Robin Robinson
Candidate for President
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Miko
an experienced candidate
EXPERIENCE
*3 semesters as Editor-in-Chief of THE BETHEL CLARION, current
editor
* I semester on the Student Senate, currently representing the Fresh­man
class
*While on the Student Senate, presently serving or have served on
the following committees:
I) Chairman of the delegation to the American Association of
Evangelical Students (AAES) Convention in 1972
2) A delegate to the 1971 AAES Convention
3) Convocation Committee
4) Committee to update the constitution
5) Welcome Week 1971
OBJECTIVES
While serving in the above capacities I became aware of both the
strong and weak points of the Student Senate.
The Senate, with its system of student-faculty committees, offers
one of the most flexible systems, of student government around. This
became apparent while conversing with other delegates at the AAES
Convention in 1971.
However, I do not believe that we are utilizing our system to its
best advantage. For instance, some of the committees must beg student
representatives to fill the positions. By having an all school meeting,
perhaps monthly or as needed, the whole campus could be made
aware of open positions on committees and how the committees are
affecting lif-e on campus. These committee meetings should be open
and date and time conspicuously posted 24 hours, before the meeting.
Essentially I am saying that communications need vast improvement to
allow the benefits of our system to be realized.
One fault that I see built into the system is that of senatorial rep­resentation.
Right now representation is by classes. But does Bethel
make class distinctions? For instance, how many people know that I
became a , sophomore this semester? Representation needs change. I
propose a new system be devised by residence. I n this way students
would become more familiar with their representatives and the repre­sentatives
would better represent the students.
Another concern of mine is, in the area of teacher evaluation by
students. I feel there is a definite need for high quality standardized
student input. This would afford the Department Heads and the Dean
of a more realistic method when dealing with tenure and whether or
not a teacher is "rehired" for another year.
I also see the need for improvement in the areas outside of our
campus. Every year a handful of Bethel students go to the AAES
Convention. This convention is made up of 15 other Evangelical schools
whose purpose is to:
I. Engender the bond of Christian fellowship between members of
the student bodies.
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2. To propose study of, and suggest solutions to, mutual problems.
3. To promote the highest standards of scholarships among member
schools.
4. To aid the member schools in fulfilling the goals and purposes of
the individual institutions.
5. To promote and exercise an active interest in the affairs of na­tional,
state and local governments ,and social institutions.
6. To promote creative student leadership as an integral part of the
educational process and for the purpose of effective student
government.
How many students know what AAES is? How has it helped
Bethel? How has Bethel helped the 15 other colleges?
Bethel's involvement in AAES is not really being utilized to its
fullest potential. I would like us, as a community (faculty too). to
vote for the representatives (they are appointed now) attending this
convention and to have these delegates to go with ideas and proposi­tions
that reflect the Bethel Community. Further, I would like to
suggest that the AAES Convention of 1973 be held at Bethel. The
Bob Miko, Bethel presidential candidate
exposure to other evangelical students from all over the country
would broaden the vision that we have. The facilities on the new cam­pus
make this an excellent possibility.
One more area of concern has to do with our being an institution
of higher learning. Many times our classes, particularly Senior Semi­nars,
are geared to the production of a high-quality graduate level
paper. By and large these papers are either scrapped or filed away
for sentimental reasons. I would like to see these papers kept at teacher's
and student approval, in files in the library, (Mrs. Dewey says that she
is all for it). In this way someone else, working in the same discipline:
can then add to, build on, or refute the position stated therein. In
this manner the academic scholarship of Bethel will take on a communi­ty
nature where we are working to the common goal of furthering God's
Kingdom in the academic arena.
In closing I feel the President of the Student Association needs to
be more involved with the life on campus. By this I mean that he should
be one who greets founders on behalf of the students during Founder's
Week, visits Conference churches to promote good will, is in constant
communication with the student body, works with the dorm councils and
RAs, and has a beard.
I believe I hav,e a lot to offer Bethel. You have seen my work, my
dedication, and my concern for the campus, please allow me this privi­lege
of serving you as your president.
Bob Miko
Candidate for President
Vice presidelltial
calldidates . . . . .
Over the past several weeks, I have
done some serious soul-searching con­cerning
what I believe is in need of
change at Bethel. I considered many of
the customs, habits, and ways of doing
things that are a part of the Bethel
tradition. Some, I feel, are good and
necessary, while others I deem to be in
need of change. I asked myself, "If
something needs change, what do you
propose as an alternative, and how will
you go about getting it changed?" I
decided that I would have to have a
viable alternative for every change I
suggest. I feel the suggestions I will
make in this article are legitimate and
workable. I feel also, that change can
be wrought through the Student Senate.
But for .the Senate to be effective, it
needs to undergo some structural
changes.
I feel that the student body is not
properly represented by its Senators.
Senators are to learn student's attitudes
on issues, to get a broad base of
opinions, and to bring issues before the
Senate that are of concern to members
of the student body. This is practically
impossible for a Senator. He has little
time for canvassing students beyond
his conversations with his friends. He is
just too busy with classes, studies, and
work. The result of this is that the
student body is largely unaware of
what is being dealt wtth in Senate, and
the senator votes on issues primarily
basing his decisions on his own personal
opinion. I would suggest an alternative
to the present system, then, at this point.
I favor a · form of town-meeting type of
governm~nt. This 'could be carried out
by having a monthly or even bi-monthly
Senate meeting during the Chapel hour.
Currently, all Senate meetings are open
to the general student body, but very
few students outside of elected Sen­ators
attend. This, I feel, is due to
lack of publicity, lack of interaction
between senator and constituency, and
lack of interest of the Student Body. I
think by having an open meeting, stu­dents
will have a direct method of air­ing
their opinions through a portion of
the meeting, allowed for an 'open mike"
type of set-up. Senators would take
note of who is speaking during the
session and take it upon themselves to
see that the matter was looked into.
In this way, the s·tudent body can voice
what they want to be done, and they
have a truly representative government.
Often the Senate is found dealing with
matters of little real importance to the
students. The "town meeting" Senate
would naturally receive a much wider
range of interests and ideas through
the direct communication process. Vac­ancies
on the various Student-Faculty
committees would now get publicity in
the "town meeting." Currently, when a
vacancy does occur, hardly anyone out­side
of the Senate even hears abDut it.
SO', it is usually filled by a Senator.
This often results in a person being plac­ed
Dn a cDmmittee in which he has very
little interest. Since committee member­ship
can cDnsist of any student body
member, I believe wider publicity WDuid
benefit everybody, because members of
the cDmmittees wDuld be those genuinely
interested in its work.
One special cDmmittee I want to' see
begun is one which wDuld decide the
size of the academic departments, and
would be compDs~d of people frDm the
administration, the faculty, and students.
Students were recently pDlled concern­ing
Mr. Fagerson and Mr. Ward by my
cDmmittee, and 61 % of the polls re­turned
indicated they favDred just such
a committee. This is a strong indicatiDn
to' me that the student body does nDt
want sDmething like this to' happen a­gain
without the weighing Df student
Dpinion.
I wDuld nDW like to' detail four areas
in which I feel some action shDuld be
taken in the future, whether the action
be actual change Dr mere objective
investigation:
1) There are SDme pDints in the life
style pDlicy that I feel should be sub­ject
to reevaluation. I feel there should
be new discussiDn on the on-off cam­pus
applications of the rules. HDW­ever,
I am still 'cDmpletely open on the
issue. I dO' nDt wish to' make a big issue
of it at this point. I merely feel that
the discussiDn Df the issue ShDUld be
renewed periodically. I do feel, though,
that where there are rules, they must
be enforced. A bad rule can be changed,
but as IDng as it is still in effect, it
needs to be enforced.
2) I. feel that there is discriminatiDn
against women that should be subject
to' evaluation. Two areas, housing and
residence hours, are the main points.
It is not right that women are not allow­ed
to pick their housing wherever they
desire, a privilege granted to men. I
feel women should be allowed to' find
their own housing by their junior year
at the latest. I also cannot justify wom­en's
hours in the dDrms and residences
when men are nDt restricted in any way.
I would like to see more open houses in
the dDrms; having them every twO' or
three weeks is not adequate. I wDuld
like to see at least weekly open dorms,
and pDssibly even on Friday and Sat­urday
nights.
3) I feel that there should be a min­imal
charge for sports events - mainly,
fDDtball and basketball games. Currently,
all students are admitted free, and the
athletic budget depends Dn funds allD­cated
by the general budget. I think
that even a small charge per person
(25c to 50c) would help to support the
athletic department and ease the gen­eral
financial burden of the school. In
this way, also, sports would be sup­ported
more by those interested in
them and less by the disinterested
students.
4) I wDuld like to see some week-end
activities of a coffee house variety. I
feel that the campus coordinator has
dDne a good job this year. I think that
in additiDn to' the planned activities of
his Dffice, a cDffee hDuse situation cDuld
be established in the Coffee ShDP Dn
weekend evenings. Musicians cDuld be
brDught in, and variDus techniques cDuld
be experimented with. The main pDint
is that there wDuld always be sDmething
to' dO' Dn weekends. I alsO' feel that
Bethel ShDUld begin getting invDlved
with Dther area cDlleges in cDDrdinating
sDcial activities, such as bringing in big
name perfDrmers and speakers that
CDuid nDt be Dbtained by Dne schDDl. I
further believe that transpDrtatiDn
ShDUld be arranged fDr thDse express­ing
interest to' attend sDcial events in
the Twin Cities area. There is so much
to' dO' in this area, but many students
are stuck arDund campus week after
week because Df nO' available trans­pDrtation.
There is nO' excuse fDr this.
I wDuld like to' say in clDsing that I
have seen increased activity by the
students here Dn pertinent issues, and I
want to' see it cDntinue and grDW. There
is nO' excuse anymDre fDr us to' be
ignDrant of what is happening here ,
and thrDugh activity in the Senate we
have a viable tDDI fDr use in Dbtain­ing
solutions to' impDrtant questiDns.
Thank YDU fDr YDur cDnsideratiDn
Df my ideas.
RDger Jahn
Candidate fDr Vice-President
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VPs c(1lttiltllcd.
At the present time I feel that our
Student Senate is considered by most
of Bethel's students to be a "Mickey
Mouse" outfit. Many people come to
me and tell me of the uselessness of
the Senate, and of what a farce it is.
Being a senator for the class of "75" dur­ing
the past and present semesters, I
have seen many areas in which, given a
p sition of authority, I would like to
r .ake modifications, thus helping to
change the concept of the Senate to
that of a respectable function and ser­viceable
capacity of the Bethel College
Community.
Dan "Freddie" Freeburg
Candidate - Vice-President
Upon ,returning to Bethel this spring
after attending North Hennepin State
Junior College, I can see that many of
the problems facing the Student Sen­ate
are the same as the year before. A
major problem is the Student Senate's
loss of respect among the faculty and
administration. An example of this is
illustrated in the recent non-renewal
of Mr. Fagerson's and 'Mr. Ward's con-
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tracts. Hopefully, a well-respected Sen­ate
would have been contacted and con­sulted
before this happened. After talk­ing
to many students, I find that they
too have lost respect for their Senate.
I would like to see the Senate respect­ed
as a governing body competently
able to handle the issues put before
them. The only way they can gain this
respect is to take action in the best in­terests
of the individuals they repre­sent.
Because they represent not only
the students, but Christ as wen, I feel
their actions can help mold Bethel into
both a strong liberal arts college and
a place where Christ lives.
To get the senate moving in such a
way as to obtain respect and cooper­ation
from the students, faculty, and
administration, as well as to represent
Christ is my goal as Vice President.
David Foy (Feather)
Candidate for Vice-President
A I(ing
of the jungle
One upon a time there was a proud
and royal lion. As he was prancing
through the jungle he spied a monkey.
With all his might the lion roared,
"Who is the greatest, the King of
the Jungle?!" The monkey quickly
bowed down and said, "You are, You
are the master, the King of the
Jungle!" Whereupon the proud lion
went on his way. A zebra was in
the path and again the lion roared,
"Who is the greatest, the King of the
Jungle?!" And the zebra was quick
to reply, "You are, You are the mas­ter,
the King of the Jungle!" The sat­isfied
lion continued down his path.
An elephant was in the path and
again the proud lion roared, "Who is
the greatest, the King of the Jun­gle?
!" Hearing the conceited lion,
the elephant wrapped his trunk tight­ly
around the lion's body waving it
in the air as he whipped the lion into
a tree. The elephant proceeded to
stomp and gore the lion and finally
kicked him into the bushes_ The
startled and upset lion groggily got
to his feet and mumbled to the ele­phant,
"You don't have to get so mad
just because you don't know the an­swer."
Too many Bethel students are being
'fooled by the lion. The lion was more
popular than the elephant but the
elephant got the job done. Don't be
fooled by popularity and become a
monkey or a zebra. Be strong like
the elephant. Maintain an open mind
but give decisive, practical answers.
It is about time to stomp on the
proud but ineffectual lion at Bethel
College. I believe all the students
should be represented by their respec­tive
senators. Too often the senators
are led by special interest groups
rather than the opinion of their con­stituency.
I believe a senator should
communicate with his/her class and
not remain "up" on his/her throne. I
am asking you to vote for an open­minded
candidate who will listen and
can offer decisive action when need­ed.
That is why I chose to run for
the office of Senator of the Class of
1974.
Tim Martens PO 1013
Candidate for Senator
Proverbs 18: 15 and 17
"An inteUigent man is always open
to new ideas. In fact, he looks for
them."
"Any story sounds true until some­one
tells the other side and sets
the record straight."
Choir again
with Minn.
orchestra
by Dale Osterman
On Thursday, March 23, the Bethel
College Choir and Alumni Chorale once
again take the stage with the Minnesota
Orchestra at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
at the College of St. Catherine in St.
Paul.
This performance - repeated Friday
night, March 24, at Northrup Auditor­ium
on the University of Minnesota
campus, and again, Saturday, April 8,
at the Auditorium Theater, Chicago -
will feature the two works, "Das Kla­gende
Lied," by Gustav Mahler, and
"Daphnis and Chloe," by Maurice Ra­vel.
The April 8 performance marks
the debut of the Bethel choir in per­formance
with Minnesota Orchestra in
Chicago.
"Das Klagnde Lied" is an extremely
romantic piece, incorporating dramatic
and emotional musical styles, as well as
the peaceful and sedate. The choral
score has a three octave range, and thus
is' tremendously demanding of the sing­er
. The text of "Das Klagende Lied" is
based on legend, and the musical model
for the work was the ancient ballad
style. Throughout the performance, one
finds that many moods are created by
the voices and the instruments, and the
human emotions are represented from
love to hate, and from joy to sorrow.
Gustav Mahler Cborn in Kalischt, Bo­hemia,
July 7, 1860; died in Vienna,
May 18, 1911) is one of the best recog­nized
Romantic composers. He felt that
the human voice was a very important
instrument to add to the already big
sound of the Romantic orchestra. Mahler
incorporated choir in many of his pieces,
and subsequently became famous for his
choral groups in the symphony.
In "Daphnis and Chloe" the listener
might be surprised to hear that there is
no text to that which the choir sings.
Instead, there are only neutral syllables
(ah, 00, etc.). "Daphnis and Chloe" is a
one act ballet for orchestra and choir
containing several very beautiful melo­dies
which are familiar to many. Once
again, the choir and orchestra produce
various moods, which this time corres­pond
to the emotions of the dance.
The piece is impressionistic in style,
painting colors in pastels rather than
the brilliant colors of the Romantic
period, but at times becomes quite vivid.
Maurice Ravel (born in Ciboure, Bas­se-
Pyrenees, March 7, 1875; died in Paris,
December 28, 1937) is a man whose name
is always mentioned, along with that
of Claude Debussy, as one of the two
great Impressionistic composers.
Ravel, as did Mahler, treated the choir
as another section of instruments in the
orchestra, to be called upon often. Ravel
has always been immensely popular in
the United States. His harmonies and
orchestrations have always held a par­ticular
attraction for jazz arrangers and
Hollywood composers.
Guest soloists for these concerts are
Sheila Armstrong, soprano, Maureen
Forrester, contralto, John Stewart, tenor,
and Brent Ellis, baritone.
The Bethel College Choir and Alumni
Chorale are looking forward to three
exciting evenings with the Minnesota
Orchestra, and they urge all to attend
the Thursday, March 23rd concert at
O'Shaughnessy Auditorium or the Fri­day,
March 24th concert at Northrup
Memorial Auditorium. All performances
are at 8:30 p.m.
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Pit preaches brotherly love
to the meal plan set
Editor's note: This "after dinner
speech" was delivered at 6: 15 last
Friday night in the dining haJJ by
a figure in a top hat and cravit
who bore a strange resemblance to
a member of THE PIT. We under­derstand
another such attraction
will take place tonite (Fri.) at the
same time, same place.
Ladies and Gentlemen, there is
something we must utterly destroy
and totally annihilate from the face
of this earth. Now, how can we
fight against this spiritual, soul
slaving, slimy serpent Satan? .We
must unite our hearts in brotherly
love to fight against this spiritual,
soul slaving sovereign of sin. The
first point of brotherly love is show­ing
kindness to our professors -
senile professors-who daily drown
us in utter boredom. The second
point of brotherly love is not - I
repeat NOT-giving swirlies to thy
neighbor ... (much laughter at this
point). And ladies and gentlemen,
what is the third-the final point­of
brotherly love? The final, the ul­timate,
the pinnacle of brotherly
love is manifested in giving! (Speak­er
immediately showered with
scraps of food).
Dorm pranks can be hair-raising
by Beth Jacobson
Are your roommates getting on your
nerves? Have you strained your brain
. to think of something insane to make
them unplain again? If so, let them know
you really care; set their f'aces all
aglow. Follow these suggestions, and
hope they ask no questions.
What do your roommates do when
they first get up? Do they watch the
sunrise? If they do, try giving them a
different view. Set their alarm clocks
for 3:30, and put cotton in your ears,
even if they're not dirty. If your room­mate
is a girl, and she sleeps on roll­ers,
try tying the rollers to the bed with
a piece of string. Her waking moment
will be hair-raising!
Now it's time to get dressed. Where
is the underwear? In the freezer, at
rest. The funny part comes when the
toilet seat is vaselined or covered with
saran wrap, truly the work of a fiend!
Back to dressing (your roommates have
not yet lost their tempers - call it a
twelve
blessing!). No doubt your roommates
will do a dance, when they step into
their sewn up pants. Their f'aces will
turn to many hues when they discover
their stuffed· toed-shoes.
Time to go to class - but, alas! The
door is darkened by a newspapery mass.
They should take the morning as a
warning, but foolish as they are, you've
still got them outsmarted by far!
It's night time now. First they take
a bath - as you snap their picture
they will fill with wrath. You are sent
out of the bathroom, and you proceed
to tie the door shut, only to assure you
of doom. Then the roommates have to
wash their hair. When the bottle pours
syrup instead of shampoo, they will at­tack
you with the sugary goo.
Climbing into bed, their faces turn red,
as one finds Rice Krispies and the other,
short sheets.
I have nothing to 'add, except a word
of warning; be prepared for anything
tomorrow morning.
by David Shaw
The Bethel Royals closed out their
regular season play in Deerfield, Illi­nois,
with a disappointing 93-72 loss
to Trinity College. Easily their poorest
gam.e of the season, the Royals could
not make any phase of their game ef­fective,
whereas Trinity employed a
tough zone throughout the game in dis­playing
their finest effort of the year.
Ahead of Bethel by a 41·32 count at
halftime, Trinity hit 56% of their shots
in the second half. Even though the
Royals controlled the boards, 54-45,
Trinity put up 17 more shots (86 to 69)
and took advantage of 32 Bethel turn­overs.
Trinity went into the game with
a record of 8 wins and 15 losses.
High point man for Bethel was Steve
Scroggins with 22 points, while Jack
Hoehl contributed 21 points and 8 re­bounds.
Gordie Wahlberg and Jim Del­ich
added 10 and 9 points, respectively.
Center Willie Hill was held to only 3
points in the game but led the Royals
in the rebound department with 10.
In talking with Coach Trager, he ex­pressed
satisfaction with the past sea­son,
adding that it was Bethel's first
winning season since the 1965-66 team
finished with a 12-8 record. This year's
14-10 record provided Bethel fans with
many "almost' games, as five of the
losses were decided by a total of 11
points.
Coach Trager was also pleased to
have a team in a post-season tourna­ment.
His 1971-72 Royals are the first
basketball team in Bethel history to
participate in any post-season tourna­ment.
The National Christian College
Athletic Association, a 50·school organ­ization
of which Bethel is a member, is
holding the National Tournament in
Chattanooga, Tennessee, on March 16,
17, and 18. The Tournament will consist
of eight teams, two teams representing
each of the four national regions - the
East Coast, the Southern area, the Mid­west,
and the Western and Southwest­ern
area. Because of a good season,
Bethel qualified to play Grand Rapids
Bible College in the Regional Tourna­ment.
Grand Rapids, however, withdrew
from regional 'competition, and left Beth­el
as one of the two teams represent­ing
the Midwest region. The other
teams that the Royals will be com­peting
against for the championship
have not yet been decided.
Little Canuck runs
for at-large senator
It's that time of year again. The sun is climbingr
higher in the sky. Soon the snow will be gone, the robins
will return. And once again students walk around with
thoughts of ... elections. Which brings me to the reason
for this article.
I am up for election. The position I seek is Senator
at Large. I am familiar with student government having
served on high school student government for a number
of years as well as being president of the student body
my senior year.
During my time at Bethel, I have become familiar
with the government structure on campus and have spent
much time studying campus issues.
There are a number of things I am interested in doing
if I am elected. However, in this article I will concentrate
on only a few main points.
First, I must say I have been very disappointed in the
amount of student involvement at Bethel. Perhaps some
of that fault lies in our government structure. I believe it
is necessary to have open meetings at least once a month
so you as students can see what Senate is doing. We also
need more publicity of the actual results of Student Senate
meetings.
Second, there is the issue of poor representation by
our present class system. This needs restructuring, espe­cially
with the move to the new campus. I will endeavor
to bring about changes which would allow better repre­sentation.
The third problem has to do with the idea that sena­tors
are supposed to sit and wait till the students come
to them with their views. I feel it would be my duty to
seek out the needs of the students and act accordingly.
And last, the system of student-faculty committees.
At Bethel we have an excellent system and means for
students to exert their opinions, but at present I don't
think we use it to achieve maximum results. We need more
publicity announcing openings on these committees and
a greater ,co-ordinated effort by students. If elected,
my goals would be to achieve this co-ordination, and the
cooperation we need to enable us to utilize the facilities
we possess.
They tell me variety is the spice of politics ... vote
for a Canadian.
Al Cooper
Candidate for Senator at Large ---------------------------------- March
March
l2-Pancake Feed sponsored by basketball - 4-7 P.M.
in the Cafeteria
17-Spring Band Concert - Fieldhouse - 8:00
March l8-Moods '72 - "Turn, Turn, Turn" - Fieldhouse
8:00
April 7-Film: Charly
April 8-Donkey Basketball
April l4--Women's Choir Concert
April l5-Spring Formal Banquet
April 2l-Dr. C. E. Thomas
----------------April 22-Bo Conrad Spit Band
by Bill Ankerberg
"I have just returned from a party of which I was the
life and soul; wit poured from my lips, everyone laughed and
admired me -and the dash should be as long as the earth's
orbit and I wanted to shoot myself."
Soren Kirkegaard
March, 1836
We all go through those times in life, but we are Chris­tians,
we believe in bearing one another's burdens. We believe
that we are to comfort one another (Phil. 2). The problem is
that we do not seem to act in accordance with our beliefs.
Why can't we trust each other enough to unload some of our
burdens? We talk of a body, a unity, but we do not live it.
We are so afraid of one another because we are so human at
times. The campus grapevine is often faster than the campus
switchboard. It is really hard, if not impossible, to tell your
troubles to someone if you do not trust them. Trust requires
faith, love, and a leap out of yourself. If I leaped out to you
- would I only fall flat on my face? Or more important,
what if you leaped out to me?
"Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart
of God.' '
Bob Pierce
March 10-Music Honors Concert - Room 106 - 8:00
March ll-Phil Kitchen - Room 106 - 8:00
May 5-6-Play - "Firebugs"
May l2-All-School Banquet
May 1 ~Christian Service Concert
May 19-5pring Music Festival
May 20-Athletic Banquet
**Stew Luckman and Dale Johnson Art Show from now till
March 23. Showing is daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 2642 Uni­versity
Avenue, Bruce Publishing Building, 'A' Gallery. It's
a new medium for an effective, creative Christian witness
and may turn out to be a permanent thing if reaction is
good. With enough pressure, the gallery may be open on
Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m.
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by Rich Zaderaka
Some people didn't like what I said a'bout the Rowdies
in my last column. Well, they're entitled to their opinions
t< ), even if they're wrong. Here are some random samples
from the feedback bag.
From "A Rowdy": Your feeble attempt to degrade the
Rowdies was revolting. What's wrong with a little enthusi­asm?
That's what this school needs more of.
Remark: Have your mommy read you the comment below.
And next time, wipe the egg yolk off your stationery - OK?
From Linda: Your slam at the Rowdies was entirely jus­tified.
They are the most disgusting, foul, belligerent, uncouth,
insolent snakes I have ever seen. They aren't satisfied with
mere enthusiasm. They create (with the nanana) definite
hostile feelings toward the other team and their fans and
this is uncalled for.
Remark: I've always said that the' only good Rowdy is a
* * *
HHH stands for two things. One, ho ho ho, and two,
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, the man who believes himself
to be Santa Claus. Senator Humphrey is a Senator from this
fair state of Minnesota. He has a long list of impressive
political qualifications that make him a likely candidate
for the Democraticnomination for the presidency.
Mr. Humphrey has served not only in both houses of
Congress, but also has had the honor, or dishonor, of being
Vice-president under the Johnson Administration. Qualifi­cation-
wise, Mr. Humphrey is a viable candidate for the
office of the president
My first view of Mr. Humphrey is that he does not
follow the ten commandments. Granted, nobody can, but a
poltician should take all precautionary measures to ensure
that his sins are not found out. The Senator has violated
God's commandment not to lie. In 1970 after his defeat he
told the people of the gulible state of Minnesota that he
wants to be their Senator so that he can serve them for the
next six years in that capacity. He also stated that he would
not run for the office of the presidency in 1972. Here it is
1972 and guess who is seeking the Democratic nomination -
the Liar.
Mr. Humphrey has broken another of God's command­ments
and that is "do not covet." Dr. Lewis explained
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dead Rowdy.
From Bill: The U. of M. sure stomped the Illini last Satur­day.
I guess that shows how good you guys from Illinois' are.
Why don't you go back to Chicago?
Rem-ark: Where did you say Jim Brewer and Clyde Turner
are from -lizard face? Without Brew and Clyde the Gophers
would have trouble playing ring-a round-the rosey with St.
Kate's and another thing - chowderhead - I'm not from
Chicago!!
From George: The refs at the Bethel-Trinity game were
atrocious. They stole the game from us!
Remark: I've seen better officiating at funerals. But the
Royals didn't deserve that game'. They were flatter than the
cafeteria's spaghetti sauce. They made more turnovers than
the American Pie Company. Let's hope they can put it to­gethe'r
in Tennessee.
From Donna: Now that wrestling season is over, the
Bethel wrestlers are stuffing themselves like they've never
seen food before. I think it's gluttonous and perfectly detesta­ble.
Remark: Look sweetie - these' guys have skipped more
meals than Mahatma Gandhi. If you don't watch who you're
calling gluttonous, the Cookie Monster will get you.
The Bethel basketball games from Chattanooga, Tenn­essee
will be broadcast over WBCS/1050 ~ - compliments
of the Speech Department. Thanks to the B-Club and Student
Senate for added sponsorship of away game broadcasts
this season.
* * *
to me that coveting is when you want something somebody
else has. It is not covetous of Senator Humphrey to want
to be Richard Nixon the Second, but Mr. Humphrey says that
he should be Mr. Nixon the First. He suggests that if he were
president instead of Mr. Nixon the United States would be
a rosey nation. It appears that poor Hubert is coveting the
office now held by Richard. It seems Mr. Humphrey has
broken a second commandment.
Taking a brief objective look at the Senator we find that
he has perhaps the best chance of all the candidates to
defeat Mr. Nixon. If you want to be like a winner you must
have the qualifications of one. Mr. Humphrey has one qual­ification
that no other Democratic candidate has, and one
that Mr. Nixon also possesses. Mr. Humphrey is a loser. He
tried to beat Nixon in '68 and lost, just as Nixon tried to
beat Kennedy in '60 and lost. Mr. Nixon is now President
Nixon. Maybe the Democrats will realize that loser Humphrey
can become President Humphrey, but I hope not.
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