Clarion 1972-04-14 Vol 47 No 12

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'We need a
new spartan
ethic in this
country'
by Bonnie Greene
The gospel of Consciousness Three or
the Children of God, perhaps? Not this
time. These words belong to Ralph Na­der,
the prophet of the consumer age,
the age when the real hero in America
is the man who spends as much as pos­sible.
Nader aimed his attack at the
young who claim to have rejected the
conspicuous consumption of middlec1ass
Americans. According to Nader the
"committed" young spend an average of
$240 a year on soft drinks, tobacco and
movies \\(hile their causes sink into ob­livion
for lack of funds. The sad point
of Nader's message is painfully true:
Americans are all the same - greedy.
Living the plush· life for which Ameri­cans
are famous is easy to take except
'when it comes to paying for it. Stereos,
pool tables and diner's clubs are more
expensive than we think such "necessi­ties"
should be. The villain in the eco­nomic
squeeze varies from big business
and the military·educational-industrial
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Bonnie Greene is a free lance writer,
graduate student, high school teacher,
and mother who lives near Se'attle,
Washington. And on her own admis­sion
is Ita lightweight consumer."
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complex to the president, the labor
unions and those phantoms who control
the money supply. All the guilty are
branded and loudly condemned - all but
one, that is: the American consumer
himself, the guy who marks progress
with dollar signs.
Nearly all good Americans look on a
growing GNP as a sign that the country
is still in good health after all. At
Thanksgiving the nation gorges itself and
thanks God for his blessings on America
- economic blessings, of course. The
country sighs with relief when merchants
announce that Christmas sales are up
again despite a recession. Comparative
wealth and a rising standard of living
go with being an American. And the
individual consumer plays a very big
role in ' his country's "well-being".
Take the health care field, for exam­ple.
Costs for hospitalization are so
overwhelming that the nation is desper·
ately looking for the culprit and some
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way to control him. So far the accused
include the doctors with their fat sal­aries,
the drug manufacturers who
turned health into big business, the
fancy equipment for rare diseases and
the AMA. Almost no one thinks of the
health care consumer's role in escalating
medical costs.
The public relations director of a
modern private hospital recently told
me of the struggle to economize while
patients demand more of the amenities
of home in the hospital. She had sur­veyed
recent patients for their evalua­tion
of the quality of health care at her
hospital. No one complained about
health practices, inadequate facilities or
crowded wards; the hospital is only ten
years old and enjoys an impeccable pro­fessional
reputation. Instead, nearly ev­ery
survey listed numerous petty com­plaints
reflecting the American consu­mer
mentality:
-the floors were not carpeted
-the bathrooms (with showers) had to
be shared by four patients
-some beds still used hand cranks
-the walls 'Were painted in pastels
instead of supergraphics
-the $54jday room had to be shared
with another patient
-the rooms had only one phone and
one TV for two patients.
This hospital is aggressively combat­ing
high costs, but when patients com­plain
about the "austere surroundings",
doctors put pressure on the board to
meet the standards of the local com­munity.
Prices rise and the consumeI'
screams, but he never once thinks of his
pampered life-style as a part of the prob­lem.
We are all caught in a greedy, con­sumer
mentality which is so thoroughly
American that we seldom think about it
any more. Ralph Nader does, though.
He wants us, to free ourselves so that
we can get on with the business of social
reform. And Jesus Christ does, too, but
He calls us to free ourselves to a life­style
which is Biblical, not just Ameri­can.
Whatever that life-style proves to
be, we'd better start grappling with the
Word of God for consumers before that
Word must come to us in judgment.
SpriNg '!orlllal
Bethel's Spring Formal Banquet will
be held tomorrow evening, April 15,
at the Hotel Hilton in St. Paul. Reception
for the diner will be at 7 p.m., with the
dinner meal to be served at 8. Pro­gram
for the evening will include din­ner
piano music, strings, and a comedy
sketch, a cutting from the play "Plaza
Suite."
Formal dress is required for all, but
tuxes are optional for the guys. The
Banquet is for everyone and is the only
formal banquet of the entire year.
Seltior recitals
You are invited to attend a Senior
vocal recital to be given by Ron White,
tenor, on Tuesday, April 18, at 8 p.m.,
in Room 106 of the main building. Mr.
White will be accompanied by Becky
Waller, and assisted in the program by
Connie Gibson, pianist. The pianists are
students of Gordon Howell while Oliver
Mogck has been the vocal tutor. Re­freshments
will follow the recital.
The Bethel community is cordially in­vited
to hear an exciting program of
instrumental music Monday evening,
April 17 in Room 106. Senior music
major James Fulton will be the fea­tured
trumpet soloist. Other highlights
of the program will include a French
horn solo by sophomore Gayle Sjoblom
and several 'Works for ,brass and wood­wind
quintet. 'The concert begins at
7:30 p.m. and will be followed by re­freshments.
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Dr. Don Larson
leaves on Sabbatical
by Chris Taber
Bethel S'tudents will have to say "good­bye"
to one of our favorite "people
watchers" next year. Dr. Donald Larson,
chairman of the Department of Social
Sciences and professor of anthropology
and linguistics, will be on sabbatical
leave during the school year 1972-73. Dr.
Larson will spend the time as consultant
to the Union Language Center in Bang­kok,
Thailand.
Dr. Larson came to Bethel in 1968
with a vision of making anthropology
and linguistics meaningful to Christian
college students. "It is a fact," he said,
"that the major difference between
men ·and animals is language. Christians
believe we are made in the image of
God. Man alive, linguists ought to have
a lot to contribute to a Christian liberal
arts college." Thanks to his efforts,
Bethel is one of the first Christian col­leges
to offer courses like "Man Lan­guage
and Cul'ture" and "Languages of
the World".
Dr. Larson's vision stems Trom years
of working with the Bible, anthropology,
linguistics; and missionarieS'. At Whea­ton
College he majored in Greek. Then,
while studying New Testament at. Trin­ity
Graduate School, his interests trans­fered
to linguistics. In 1957 he joined
the faculty of the Toronto School of
Linguistics. Through the Institute he
had his first direct contact with mis­sionaries.
He began to realize that mis­sionaries
faced many problems in join-
~Firebugs' to
light our path
by Gloria Wahlin
Passing through Room 106 in the col­lege
building these days, the makings
of a two story house are visible in the
east corner. In fact, the house is still
in the making. But already it speaks
of destruction and ruin, the ravage of
fire.
The setting reflects the tone and action
of "The Firebugs," a play to be pre­sented
April 28 and 29 and May 5 and
6. The comedy involves a German fam-ing
the new communities they were
ministering to. He decided to use his
interests in anthropology and linguistics
to help the missionaries.
So, in 1961, Dr. Larson spent a year
in the Philippines organizing a language
school and the next three years work­ing
for the American Society as a
translations consultant and researcher.
In 1966 he came to Bethel. "I really
enjoy teaching. At a Christian college,
students can discuss and deal with issues
that can't be discussed elsewhere. I
also like the progressive attitude of
Bethel."
Dr. Larson, though, notes a big dif­ference
between the collegiate attitude of
his day and the one today (which he
says may be a "mere distortion" be­cause
he's now a teacher rather than
a student). When he went to Wheaton,
veterans from the war were just re­turning
home. "I noticed a kind of inten­sity
of curiosity that I don't see here.
Kids here seem to . have no sense of
purpose or intellectual curiosity." He
is happy to say, though, tha't "there is
a lot less Mickey Mouse behavior. We
are much more concerned with making
our expressions of ene'rgy effective."
Besides teaching at Bethel, Dr. Lar­son
is Principal of the Toronto Sohool
of Linguistics, a member of the editorial
committee for Practical Anthropology
magazine, a participant in orientation
programs for missionaries, and a writer.
HiS' book Becoming Bilingual is now be-ily
- law abiding citizens who meet
with disaster when they compromise
with evil.
Much of the tension of the play stems
from the personality of the protagonist,
a hearty man who aims to please, but
also flares up in anger when under
pressure. Action alternates from the
main floor of the stage to the attic
throughout the play. A chorus will pro­vide
commentary on the action; they,
act to warn and to predict destruction
but go unheeded. The viewer can ident­ify
with them as an observer of the
action. On the other hand, the chorus
members are vital participants in the
action, as well.
"The Firebugs" is an expansive play.
The stage itself extends beyond the
southeast corner of the room to the
whole auditorium. The viewer will be
entertained with a plot but may also
Dr. Larson proves that "nothing never
happens."
ing published by Practical Anthropology.
It is a book "to teach a person how to
learn a language by himself."
Some of Dr. Larson's hobbies are
bird watching, cross-country skiing, sail­ing,
and gardening. He hates motor boats
and snowmobiles. "They're against my
religion", he says . .
Next year the Larson famHy will
live in Bangkok. Dr. Larson, as consult­ant
to the Union Language Center, hopes,
to accomplish three goals: upgrade the
teacihers, help improve the materials and
program and help out with lectures.
While he is gone, Dr. Correll will be­come
chairman of Social Sciences.
see himself as the victim. The action of
the play is fictional history; yet modern
day parallels will become clear.
The play is geared for audience re­action.
It attempts to provoke laughter,
reflection, and awareness of the world
around us, and also issues a challenge
to do more than simply exist in our
day to respond actively to life!
Director Steve Terrell would add
that the purpose of presenting "The
Firebugs" is for edification - the build­ing
up of the believers to better sen'e
Christ in the world.
Leading roles will be played by
Kevin Nordberg, Karin Soderholm, Otto
Keyes, and Ken Fisher.
Tickets are on sale now: Students-
50c; Adults $1; at the door $1. The play
will be presented in two performances
at 7 and 9 p.m. April 27 and 28 and
May 5 and 6.
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by Bob Miko
Editor's note: Bob is gone this week to the AAES Con­vention
in New York. He will be back next issue. Mr. Barrett
is assistant professor of psychology at Malone College, Canton,
Ohio.
by Roger Barrett
Can an evangelical not be a Christian? Is being an evan­gelical
synonymous with being a Christian?
Not 'necessarily. A person can ,be a thorough-going evan­gelical
or fundamentalist and not know Christ as his Savior.
A child raised in a Christian home is usually taught to be­lieve
and behave in accordance with the standards of that
home. He will almost unconsciously learn and acquire those
kinds of behavior that bring rewards and avoid behavior that
brings punishment or disapproval.
Now rewards and punishment must be interpreted broad­ly.
Reward might simply ,be parental approval, a word of
appreciation, a smile, or other form of praise. Punishment
or disapproval may be the withholding of rewards, failure to
notice, or indifference. In: an evangelical or fundamentalist
home a child will likely receive positive reinforcement for
such activities as praying before meals, having devotions,
memorizing Bible verses, talking about God and Jesus, poss­ibly
testifying or taking part in services.
It does not take a child long to learn to believe and be­have
in that manner which brings' the approval and praise of
the important people in his life, or the more tangible rewards
which may accompany such approval. Thus, unwittingly, at the
behavioral level, he may be taught a kind of "works right­eousness"
instead of the message of the gospel, that man is
saved by faith alone. And I would suggest that this kind of
learning is at a deeper level than the more abstract con­cepts
he may be learning about faith at the intellectual
level.
In an almost imperceptible manner, family, church, and
subculture mold the child's religious beliefs, feelings, actions,
and attitudes. If "getting saved" is desired behavior, then
most likely a child (at least up to adolescent years) will
follow that route. I dare say it would be a rare child, raised
in an evangelical or fundamentalist home, who reaches eleven
or twelve years of age without an "experience of salvation."
Whether that experience is just the natural response to the
reinforcements of his life and env,ironment, or a genuine
conversion, is a question that needs to be asked and answered
for every such individual later in his life.
Not only is religious behavior molded by the religious
environment, but even more basic (and more dangerous as
well) is the fact that a child's self-concept (what he thinks
of himself, his approval and disapproval of his own person)
is learned in similar fashion.
For example, he will feel approvingly toward himself,
proud of himself, when he takes part successfully in religious
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activities. He may feel very self-satisfied over having given
a "good testimony," or shed some tears over a wayward
sinner, or "witnessed." The opposite is' true ·as well. A child
so enculturated may come to feel guilty for not having
devotions, or not "testifying" or "taking part" in prayer. He
may have nothing authentic to testify or witness about, but
nonetheless be struck down with guilt for not having done so.
Now the products of such religious training vary consider­ably.
Some children reach adolescence or young adulthood and
struggle through to find a faith of their own. Others become
increasingly aware that their religious behavior is just that,
religious behavior - ways of acting and thinking in which
they have been unconsciously molded; rituals and categories
of thinking that are not their own, but rather those of their
parents, or the group in which they have been raised. And
they gradually pitch most of this overboard.
But the most disturbing cases are those youth who con­tinue
to behave, think, and feel in the same religious cate­gories
in which they have been raised, but for whom there
comes little or no awareness of the hand-me-down and in­authentic
nature of their faith. We would call such persons
"conditioned Christians" or "system Christians." They have
all the "forms of godliness," but their lives 'Will deny the
dynamic and "power thereof."
Mr. Barrett is assistant professor of psychology at
Malone College, Canton, Ohio.
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Strictly speaking, it is really scandalous that science
has not yet clarified the nature of number. It might be
excusable that there is still no generally accepted def­inition
of number, if at least there were general agree­ment
on the matter itself. However, science has not yet
even decided whether number is an assemblage of things,
or a figure drawn on the blackboard by the hand of man;
whether .it is something psychical, about whose generation
psychology must give information, or whether it is a
logical structure, whether it is created and can vanish,
or whether it is eternal. It is not known whether the
propositions of arithmetic deal with those structures
composed of calcium carbonite or with non-physical
entities. There is as little agreement in this matter
as there is regarding the word ((equal" and the
equality sign. Therefore, science does not know the
thought content attached to its propositions it does not
know what it deals with; it is completely in the dark
regarding their proper nature. Isn't this scandalous. -
Cottlob Frefe (181,8-1925) quoted by Friedrich Waismann
in INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL THINKING
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"*What this school needs is fewer people throwing out ideas
and theories of how to have a more efficient student senate
and how to make a better school, and more people to get
off their bunnies and just do something.
**One of the problems of life at Bethel is that we all live
our lives as a matter of convenience. We don't ever care
about people unless we feel it. We justify our lives and say
that we care when the only time we care is when it is con­venient.
When do we ever love each other when it is hard
or out of our way? We care just enough so that when some­one
speaks on not being concerned, we can know that he
isn't talking to us.
':'*Jesus never told anyone that he loved them - He didn't
have to.
':":'Don't be satisfied with how you compare with your peers
and those around you . .. try to be better than yourself.
"'*The biggest problem with this paper is that things have
to be submitted on Monday and what I feel like writing on
Monday isn't what I feel like reading on Friday!
"'*Larry Norman will be on campus for 2 days (April 27,28).
He will do an evening concert on the 28th.
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Bizarre Bazaar
By Randy Mink
Just the other day as I dipped my spoon into a cup of boysen·
berry yogurt, I winced, let the rancid stuff slither down my throat
and entertained visions of mysterious mosques, sweating Turks and
shawled beggars in dirty downtown Istanbul.
Yogurt, common in the Middle East, was something I had every·
day in this ancient city that straddles Europe and Asia . I hate this
fermented milk product, but, like Listerine, I take it in regardless.
While Turkish yogurt is 7 cents, the same amount of yogurt in
America costs a quarter. Therein lies half the joy of visiting Turkey,
a $5·a·day country if you ever saw one! When you want a Coke to
quench your thirst or a second helping of chicken or shishkebab, no
problem! Prices here are easily less than half those of Britain, Ger·
many and other industrialized countries in Europe.
Istanbul, moreover, is a heady world of its own. Memories of the
port on the Bosporus and its oriental flavor linger· fo·rever. It almost
makes your travels in the rest of Europe seem like going from Cin·
cinnati to Cleveland. A student flight or two·day student train ride
to Istanbul is more than worth it.
Once known as Byzantium and Constantinople, today's Islamic
city has preserved many remnants of its colorful past, including that
labyrinth of tunnels lined with rolls of carpets, bolts of gaudy fabric,
racks of sheepskin coats and gleaming brassware-the Grand Covered
Bazaar! ("Mister, Mein Herr, Monsieur, want to buy a leather coat?
. .. Why not?")
Luckily for students, the historic rumble·tumble core of town
is where many low·cost hotels and restaurants abound, not to men·
tion student travel agencies.
Highly recommended in the Old City (European side) is the
YMCA·affiliated Yucel Tourist Hostel, open to students of both
sexes and situated on a quiet shady street across from the very first
Christian cathedral and then imperial mosque, magnificent St. Sophia
(or Aya Sofya).
Across from this Byzantine masterpiece is the dream·like Sultan
Ahment or Blue Mosque, named for the bluish mist emanating from
thousands of glittering blue tiles that cover the interior. Take off
your shoes. Tread quietly. Can you read the Arabic inscriptions?
Watch Moslems on bright carpets praying to Allah. Say to yourself,
"Am I really here?"
Next head toward Topkapi Palace and see the splendor that Ot·
toman sultans enjoyed, including the fabled harem.
Wherever you go in Istanbul, you're hassled by shoe shiners,
roast corn vendors, women with birdseed for the pigeons and water
boys clinking a glass to a pan. One tambourine·rattling boy who had
two bears on leashes persuaded me to pose with them, until the big
one started to chew my leg.
The water in Turkey isn't too safe, though I drank it and I'm
still alive (probably because of health·enhancing yogurt) .
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by Judy Harrington
Whatever the members of the Bethel Women's Choir ex­pected
of their Spring Tour, it appears now the excellent
plans of the Lord far exceeded the hopes of any of the girls
in making it a memorable experience for all. The tour, in
many spots was difficult due to a heavy schedule of concerts­the
choir had three performances Easter Sunday, for example
-but was a period of strengthening for many.
"What really made the tour exciting was not the sight­seeing
or travelling," said freshman Lauri Bohne, "but the
growing and sharing we did in the Lord. It was really great
to read the Bible with 41 sisters and uphold one another
in prayer."
The choir toured eastern Wyoming; Colorado, in the
Denver and Colorado Springs areas; and travelled back
through Nebraska and Iowa, making one concert stop in
each of those two states. As revival had grown recently
among the churches in which they performed, a revival of its
own kind spread through the choir.
"I appreciated getting to know the people in the differ­ent
churches. It gave me a fresh insight into the church as
more than an institution - it's a body of believers," Jean
Lovaas commented.
Among their experiences, the choir toured the Denver
area, the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado
Springs, Garden of the Gods, and Glen Eyrie, the national
headquarters of the Navigators.
Time was set aside by the choir each morning and evening
for devotional periods. As much as an hour and a half was
spent in this way every day. The girls used this time to share
their experiences of the night before in the homes of church
me~bers, letters and prayer requests from home and simply
the concerns of one another's hearts. The honesty and love
that gradually resulted was truly the working of the Spirit
and an answer to the choir's prayers. It was truly a time of
unity in the Spirit and revival in hearts. Ask anyone of the
Women's Choir members and find out for yourself.
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BETHEL COLLEGE WOMEN'S CHOIR
Oliver Mogck, Conductor
presents
((VOICES OF SPRING"
Friday, April 14, 1972 Room 106, 8 :00 p. m.
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CONCERT TOUR "ECHOES"
Sing Unto God G. F. Handel-Bement
This is the Day the Lord Hath Made Richard Proulx
How Excellent Thy Name (Psalm 8) Howard Hanson
The Gate of Heaven Randall Thompson
(Psalm 121:1, Habakkuk 2:20, Genesis 28:17)
II
Lost in the Night
(Finnish Folk Tune)
Arr. F. M. Christiansen
Soloist: Mary Beth Williams
Come Thou Fount Arr. Robert Burroughs
(Early American Hymn)
Amen (Spiritual)
Assistant Conductor: Mary Beth
Now Sing We oyfully Unto God
OUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS
OFFERING
Offertory: Toccata
Pianist: Nancy Reimers
III
J ester Hairston
Williams
Gordon Young
Katcharturian
Gypsy Songs Antonin Dvorak
My Song Rings Out
Hark! What Bell-Like Music
Here in the Wood So Dark
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Strike the Strings Right Gaily
Sleeves so Broad
Give a Hawk a Cage of Purest Gold
To the editor:
Have you ever ridden for 10 hours on a Greyhound bus
with 41 other girls, sung in a canyon in Wyoming, e'aten 48
meals (plus snacks) in 12 days, dressed in an unfinished church­with
sawdust on, the floor, or gone nuts over a herd of buffalo?
These are only a few of the many experiences we had on
Women's Choir tour ove'r Easte'r vacation. But among the
be'autiful sce'nery, humorous incidents, fabulous meals, and
interesting people we met, we would like to share some of
the really important e'xpe'riences of this trip and our con-
Spring IS sprung,
the grass is riz
and musIc comes to Bethel
certs. by AI Cooper
It was inspiring for us to visit other churches in our
conference and see how God is working in them. We encoun­tered
many who had heard Brother McLeod, an evange,list
from Canada, at the' Rocky Mountain Annual Conference held
in Torrington, Wyoming during the month of March. Much
soul searching, confession and release of long he'ld grudges,
and making of commitments was done. To learn how God
was using their lives in their home churches and communities
was I,Iplifting.
Editor's note: The write'r is also the director of the May 5
Talent Night.
Bethel will have the chance to look at a spattering of its
own talents May 5, at 8 p.m. in Room 106. Five groups will
be presented during the course of the evening: The Man,
Dan Mogck and Tom Howard, Praise, J. and Gail Caress, and
The Hodos.
I would like to encourage everyone to come. This concert
was set up so Bethel could get a look at some of the talent
we do have. Here we are going to have a chance to look at a
couple of rock groups and three quite different folk-type
groups.
In the midst of all this we expe'rienced our own revival.
Our prayer and share times g'rew longer and longer as we
felt the power of the Holy Spirit in our midst_ Forty-one in­dividual
personalities bonded into one unit, united in purpose
and in praise. Even though we' meet with each other three
days a week throughout the year, it is not until a trip like
this that we can get to share e'ach other's deep joys and
sorrows. It was an experience' in which we really grew
in the Lord and one we'll not forget.
This concert will be advertised throughout the Twin Cities,
so we are hoping to involve a good crowd. We are asking a
one dollar donation which will be colected by passing the
hat. If you don't have the money, don't worry about it and
come anyhow.
In Him,
Becky Billings, Jean Ransinger
and Betty Tyberg
I'm sure we can look forward to an enjoyable and relax­ing
evening of good entertainment by these Christian groups.
In addition, Fish Enterprises will be displaying their wares
so you can even talk your boyfriend into a new purse.
People$ Podilllt1
To the editor:
This week a friend of mine shared
with me the recent issue of the Clarion
dealing with two "critical" issues; one
being marijuana in the dorm and the
other, the "dismissal" of two instructors.
The thing that really ate at me was
not the two issues - these are peripher~
al at best, but the apparent appalling
naivete on the part of many of the
student body as to what life is all about
and what the real issues of life really
are.
Those of us who are forced to undergo
the rigors of a secular campus have no
doubt that the words of Ephesians 6 are
all too true. We need no convincing
that we are engaged in a life and death
struggle against the forces of evil and
that the fight is getting progressively
rougher as the days grow progressively
shorter until our Lord's return. As a
result we know where our efforts must
be concentrated. There is no time or
energy to waste on silly peripheral mat­ters.
A disciplined, Spirit-controlled life
is a necessity if we are to survive. In
this type of Hfe, the peripheral matters
• • • • •
fall into place where they belong.
Is it any wonder then that we look
with askance at such silly, childish be­haviour
at a Christian college? Christian
colleges such as Bethel were never meant
to be clinics whose principal duty is to
burp bilious brats. Christian colleges
are not proper stewards of God's money
when they cater to the ego trips of those
who are themselves so devoid of disci­pline
that they think the world revolves
around their so-called problems. This
type of person should either go home
to Mama or find himself a substitute
Mama, but he doesn't belong in a Chris­tian
school, because he has completely
missed the real purpose of a Christian
school. Colleges such as Bethel are
training stations for the purpose of
sending out shock troopers as the for­ward
advance in the war against evil.
Because of this very purpose, discipline
is a necessity. Undisciplined persons
never have accomplished anything worth­while
for Jesus and they never will.
Due to my own financial limitations
I was not able to take advantage of
a school such as Bethel in my under-
• • • • •
graduate years. My own investigations
as to the quality and caliber of Christian
education offered at Bethel leave no
doubt in my mind as to the fact that
Bethel is a superior Christian school
with a great administration, a fine teach­ing
staff and a high and noble purpose.
People who don't think so are missing
the entire point as to the purpose of the
school. Moreover they are wasting their
money on an education that could be
gained more conveniently elsewhere. To
such, an outsider such as myself can
only say, "Why don't you take your re­bellion
and your ego trips elsewhere?"
If it involves losing financial support
from your parents, at least you might
gain a clearer conscience out of the
deal. If, on the other hand, your purpose
is the same as Bethel's, then why don't
you stop playing silly games, including
those of the name-calling variety and
get with your purpose in life - the
same purpose that is Bethel's purpose?
Bob Anderson
Graduate Student
University of Iowa
Campus Pastor
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Home cooking causes one to ponder
by Terry James
It was Christmas time and I was sit­ting
down to my first home cooked meal
s.ince September. The smell and sight
of roast beef, fluffy rice, casserole of
cream of mushroom and green beans,
fresh tossed salad and brownies for
dessert was almost more than I could
bear as I came to the table. After a
long sonorous prayer from my father,
I quickly picked up my fork for that
first delicious bite. A minute later I
slowly laid my fork back down. Every­one
stopped eating and turned to look
at me. My mother said in a concerned
voice,
"What's the matter? Does it taste bad;
don't you like roast beef any more?" I
shook my head. My father frowned and
asked,
"Are you sick?"
"Aw, she probably decided to go on
a diet," commented my brother. I kept
shaking my head no in reply and won­dered
how I was going to explain that
all this good food was going to be too
much for a person who had been exist­ing
on a diet of greasy pork chops, ap­ples,
candy bars and peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches for four months.
It's not that Bethel food is bad-it's
just that it is kind of hard to get the
variety and quality that one gets at
home. The problem of course is money.
The money we pay for food at Bethel
simply covers the basics for three meals.
There is not money for those of us who
have eccentric eating patterns desiring
peach yogurt and Postum for lunch or
rare steak and avocado salad at dinner.
What Bethel needs is a food service
plan where those who live in the dorm
can decide when they want to eat in the
dining hall. I know that I don't mind
eating breakfast and lunch there, but
the dinners are always a little disap­pointing.
I would prefer using th~!
money at a restaurant, grocery store or
saving the money and going without
food. Also a number of students are
gone over the weekends and are paying
for four or five meals that they never
eat. Perhaps they would like to go on
a five-day meal plan.
Well, these are just suggestions and
ideas that I've been turning over in my
head ever since coming 'back to a din­ner
of turkey chunks over cold instant
potatoes (yuck!) Since Bethel is chang­ing
in a number of things as we move
out to the new campus perhaps the food
service could be brought into consider­ation,
too.
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Can Bethel women be trusted?
by Merilee Dyer
"Well, at least you don't have to wor­ry
about being seen with any 'males'
other than retired missionaries or agents
of benevolent societies. You're pretty
lucky, things could be worse.
"And think, you don't have to sacri­fice
that beautiful complexion or sexy
smile (aided by cosmetics) for an edu­cation.
You don't have to worry ahout
tarrying before a mirror more than
three minutes. We ·are pretty liberal
these days."
"You can read immoral works such
as Shakespeare and Robinson Crusoe.
Yes, we're pretty progressive today.
girls can be out till twelve o'clock on
week days. They can even date on week
day nights.
"BUT ... can members of the female
sex handle such freedoms? After all
they are pretty helpless, especially the
freshmen. Deviants seem to be attraded
to Bethel because the girls are so naive
and easy to shock."*
All students at Bethel should be able
to function academically on: a college
level. It is assumed that all students
regardless of sex or age are able to
discipline tlieir minds and meet Bethel's
standards. The assumption of social re­sponsibility
unlike academic responsi­bility
is not applied to the girls of
Bethel - especially the freshmen.
The last two weeks have served to
emphasize to me, a resident of Bodien,
that most freshmen girls are incapable
of taking responsibility for themselves
and that the majority of girls really do
not care to take responsibility for their
actions, attitudes or life style.
A recent example has been a 'has­sle'
over an Inter-Visitation program for
Bodien. The proposal was defeated for
many reasons. The basic assumption be­hind
these reasons is that freshmen
girls cannot be responsible for them­selves.
This assumption has been rein­forced
by the apathy of most residents
and the inability of a few girls to abide
by existing rules. It was felt by some
that Inter-Vis would only provide more
rules to break.
Yes, the proposal was set up idealis­tically.
It was set up that way so that
D.C. and the members of the dorm could
incorporate the ideas and requirements
different factions would have. The D.C.
referred the proposal to Miss Starr,
simply because the proposal could have
not been dealt with in a mature manner.
Most of the girls forgot that the matter
had even been brought up. It is signifi­cant
that a decision that would have
affected the whole dorm elicited little
response either in favor of or against
the proposal.
For most freshmen girls it is sufficient
to ac·cept the rules without examining
the validity or consequences of such
rules. Most girls are willing to let the
school and their parents and church
make their decisions. But ' what should
the role of more 'mature' authorities be?
Should they continue to coddle the ir­responsibility
of freshmen girls? Should
they protect them and stop the girls
from taking responsibility for them­selves
and their choices? Should they
continue to protect their naivete? The
task of the administration is to run:
a community and rules are necessary
to a community. Yet, beyond their ob­vious
task their role is to affect and
channel Christian Youth.
Personally, I believe that rules orily
solve problems superficially. The ad­ministration
should be seeking to change
people on a deeper level. I believe that
only by allowing people to exercise free­dom
by taking the responsibility for
their actions will produce necessary ma­turity
and responsibility.
*For verification of this fact see Miss
Starr.
Gospel teams work
for God and Bethel
by Marshall Shelley
Gospel teams are helping themselves,
their listeners and Bethel.
About 15 active tems, ranging in size
fTom two to seven members, are oper­ating
out of Bethel. They have gone
as faT as Chicago and Canada, although
most of the work is done in Minnesota
and surrounding states. In April, a
group will be going to Seattle, Washing­ton,
according to Dan Peterson, Chris­tian
Service director.
The teams seem to be doing a great
job. They have been getting positive re­sponses
from the churches.
"We have had 50 or 60 requests for
gospel teams so far this year," said
Peterson. "We send a critique sheet for
the churches to fill out to analyze the
teams' performances. Amazingly, all but
four or ifive have been completely posi­tive
responses."
He said this is projecting a good
image for Bethel in the churches, but
'public relations is secondary to the
spiritual aspect. Team members find
it easier to talk about Christ in daily
situations. Gospel teams are an invalu­able
experience for sharing our faith
in Christ, said Peterson.
Jim Luedtke, a freshman gospel team
member, said, "Our gospel team has
taught me to depend on the Lord. We
have to trust him to work out even the
small things like colds, sore throats and
disagreements within: the group."
Growth among members of the teams
is not the only spiritual result. Listen­ers
in the audiences are being helped,
also.
"People have seen Christ in us," said
Dave Allison, "and this is what we want
to come through."
Jim Luedtke ·agreed. "An emotional
high is good when people realize that
that's not '·all of Christianity," he said,
"but between every mountaintop, there's
a valley. It's the same way with Christi­anity.
We can't stay up forever." He con­tinued,
"If we can make the spiritually
dead in the churches realize there is
something to Christ, then we have been
a success."
Dave Kennedy said, "One thing I would
like to see us do more of is the person­to-
pers-on sharing. We don't have a
chance to do enough of this."
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Elections
bring mixed
student reaction
by Marshall Shelley
Dan Nelson won this year's student
body presidential elections and Marty
Mauk was elected vice president.
Nelson, a sophomore, has been active
in Democratic party local politics. He
is a precinct chairman in Arden Hills
and a delegate to his party's district
convention.
Mauk was a senior this year, but he
will be returning next year to finish
his work because he recently switched
majors from social science education to
history and Christianity.
Both candidates were considered "mod­erates"
by many Bethel students. About
600 students voted in this election, a
much larger turnout than any in recent
Bethel history. Bethelites did have var­ied
reactions to the election results.
GREG BRUNKO: Lots of people voted
because of the controversial candidates.
Students chose the middle-of-the-road
candidate. We are duping ourselves
into believing that by electing someone
with similar beliefs as ours will solve
our problems. Actually, only by chang­ing
ourselves can we solve anything.
SUE HOPF: I didn't have any reac­tion.
It went like I expected.
JACK GUSTAVSON: We got typical
Bethel results, the middle-of· the-road
candidates won. I suppose that's what
Bethel deserves.
JOHN EDWARD PETERSON: The in­terest
in this election was aroused be­cause
of the variety and extreme views
of the candidates. People wanted to make
sure we didn't get a dud.
BOB GOODSELL: Dan is a good speak­er
and claims to be available, but I hope
he has what it takes to really see that
something is done, and not just be a
sounding board,
ANONYMOUS: I think Marty Mauk
has now run for everything but the Beth·
el track team,
ANN HUNDT: I think the turnout was
great. I especially liked the way the
Clarion played up the issues, but I
didn't keep track of how the elections
went.
RALPH GUSTAFSON: There was no
candidate I wanted to vote for because
no candidate told me how he would
ten
make Senate different or more effective
than it is now.
DAN FREEBERG: I'm glad Nelson
won. People weren't sure how Bib Miko
stood. Some said he was an extremist
and others said he wasn't. I was also
glad Marty Mauk won, since I didn't.
DAVID PETERSON: I think it worked
out the only way it could. Dan was the
only man for the job this year.
BRENT LUNDGREN: The candidates
didn't put much thought into their cam­paigns.
They just wanted to be in the
senate.
DOUG LARSON: There were good is­sues
this time. Different factions on
campus really did care about who won.
Al Cooper, Dee Traudt and Scott Shev­eland
won the three Senator-at·large
posts. Pete Enchelmayer and Kim Bow­en
won the two available class of 1975
senate seats while Tim Martens, Dean
Erickson and Nancy Meyer were elected
to represent the class of 1974. Jon Land­berg
and Doug Larson won senate seats
for the class of 1973.
Baseball season
opens tomorrow
by Dave Shaw
Starting this season with an entirely
different pitching staff from last year's
team, the Royals will begin their first
season of conference play in the Tri­State
Baseball Conference tomorrow
against Yankton at the new campus at
noon.
In talking with Coach Trager, he ex­pressed
optimism for this year and
pointed out that, "defensively, we can
field every position with veterans; but
because of the lack of hitting and incon­sistency
in the field, every spot is op,­en."
Co·captains Jim Delich and Gary
Clark, both seniors, should provide lead­ership
on the field. Delich, one of the
leading hitters in past seasons, has
lettered all three years, and Clark, after
a somewhat disappointing junior season,
should wind up his baseball career at
Bethel with a strong finish. Undoubtedly,
one of the keys to a successful season
for the Royals will be the strength of
the untested pitching staff, which is
comprised of three lefthanders and one
righthander.
Bethel will be playing all of their
home games this year on the new field
at the New Campus. Coach Trager add­ed,
"This will be the first time that
we have had our own field to practice
and to play on." Bethel's season opened
with a home game April 6 against
North Central Bible College which Beth­el
won 13-3.
Third Old wins
1M cage title
by Dave Shaw
On the final night of intramural play,
Third Old captured the intramural cham­pionship
with a 42-35 win over Second
Old.
Although the final margin of seven
points was the same as the 19-12 count
at the half, the game was not without
its moments of doubt for Third Old.
At the beginning of the second half,
Second Old clamped on a tenacious full
court press which forced Third Old
into numerous costly turnovers and en­abled
Second Old to knot the game once
again. For the remainder of the game
Second Old stayed dose on improved
shooting, particularly by Don Reed,
but when they were forced to foul late
in the game Bob Elliott tossed in 5 of
7 free throws to dampen Second Old's
championship hopes.
John Merritt led the winners with 15
points followed by Dave Healy with 10.
Those two players also contributed most
of the rebounds for Third Old. Elliott,
on the basis of his late free throws, add­ed
7 points. Reed led Second Old with
14 points, all coming in the second half.
The only other player in double figures
was Mark Robertson with 13. No other
player for Second Old had more than
two points.
In the consolation game, Second New
pressed and ran their way over New.'
Dorm, 55-52, to grab a third place finish.
Dee Traudt took scoring honors for the
game with 31 points, hitting exactly 60
percent of his shots from the field.
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Questions we would
like to see answered
by Marshall Shelley
*Why does the water in the drinking fountain in the
main college building only shoot up half an inch?
*Why can founders park their cars on the grass, but
students can't e'ven walk on it?
*Why does the Pit live up to its name?
*Why doesn't WBCS broadcast contemporary Christian
music to try to get listeners?
*Why do people pack the gym to see "amateur" musicians
perform at "Moods," and very few come to the trained Bethel
Band concert?
*Why are' the' paranoids after me?
* Is it true the history department is secretly part of the
Minutemen and have a secret arsenal in Doc Dalton's house?
*Why can girls be in Edgren lounge until midnight, but
boys must be out of the girls' dorms at 11?
* Is the Student Senate?
*When it comes to paying tuition, why can't we say, "Jesus
paid it all?"
*Why did Bargain Bob have a Yom Kippur sale?
* If Carolyn Weir and Joyce Wolff went into business to-gether,
would it be called "We'ir-Wolff?"
*Why do the food service cooks bring sack lunches?
* Are Bethel girls dog-matic?
* Are Bethel boys more exciting than watching goldfish?
*Is LenIn's grave a communist plot?
* Is life like a radish-one bite?
*Did Greg Speck reaUy get a mop when he heard that
Second-Old dribbled all over the basketball court?
*Is Judy West really the pink gorilla?
* Is this column really Pit mentality?
*Could Wayne Hallquist wear hand-me'-down clothes?
In closing, I would like to leave you with a bit of con-temporary
philosophy:
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by Rich Zaderaka
"I love this game so much I'd play for nothing", said
the well paid baseball player to reporters.
"I'll be bleeped if I'll play for less than $75,000", says
the same player in negotiating for a new contract.
Reminds me of the time Babe Ruth held out for $70,000,
which at that time waS' more than the President of the United
States was making. Advised of this, Babe replied, "Well, I
had a better year than he did".
But what would happen if the President decided to hold
out for a bigger salary? Suppose the '73 "season" comes
along and President Nixon has made the "roster" but decides
to hold out:
Now let me make one thing perfectly clear
In '72 I had a good year.
Now I've got the V.P. and White House to run
I'll tell you with Spiro it ain't that much fun.
I now wish that Hubert would run it instead
But Dick Nixon has to, and I want more bread.
I'm ready to hold out for many long days
I'll hold out and hold out 'til I get a raise.
I'll hold out and hold out 'til hell freezes over
I won't sign my contract 'til I'm in the clover.
Now that I've said this about that for a while
Playing for Washington is quite a trial.
They're first in war and peace and intrigue
But last in the good old American League.
But I'm going to win this salary war
They won't kick Dick Nixon around anymore.
* * *
The Bethel stitchballers (baseball), fuzzyballers (tenniS')
ball babies (track-honest guys, that's the closest I could
come) each won their contests last week and hope to generate
the kind of excitement the basketball team did this winter.
* ::: *
They say that Steve Welch, Bob Norton, Randy Eastlund,
and Phil Carlson got their weirdo haircuts so they could get
their names in the Clarion. Well, they're not going to!
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Guidelines for
Christian voters
Taken from THE NACPA POLITIKON, the pUblication of
the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN POLITICAL
ACTION, Box 185, Sioux Center, Iowa 51250, Vol 1, No.8,
March 15,1972.
As the frenzy of Election Year '72 increases, so does the
frustration of Christian voters. In many cases there will be
no easy, clear-cut decision on whom to vote for. We will be
hard-pressed to find any Christian politicians with Christian
principles, platforms, and answers. The "choice" between
Democrat or Republican offers no solution either. Their
similar God·less, man-centered directions make them in­creasingly
unacceptable to Christians.
But we have no NAOPA candidates yet this year. We must
vote for what there is with as much Christian impact as
possible. Therefore, we are offering you the following check­list
to help give some guidelines in your voting for candidates
on all levels of government. We hope that you will use it
especially for local and state candidates. (We will try to
give further help on Presidential ·candidate later.) This list is
by no means complete. Perhaps you can add to it. (Note that
we purposely left church-affiliation off the list, because we
have experienced regretably that it does not automatically
mean Christian politics.) Use the list together with fellow­Christians.
Help each other find out about the candidates and
share what you find.
You may have to do some checking on your own to discover
some of these items about the candidates. Attend meetings
at which they speak. Study the underlying assumptions in
their slogans. Check news coverage on them. Write them your
questions. Openly confront them with your criteria for can­didates.
This way they will know the priorities of at least
some of their voters. As the campaigns' progress, keep check·
ing the candidates against this list. Let them know why you
will or will not vote for them according to these standards.
Dare we do any less than this when we are choosing the
people who are to exercise the God-given authority of
government?
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V Does the candidate base his campaign to a large extent
on the weakness of his opponent?
V Does the candidate have a political program based on
sound principles which he is determined to work out
despite the difficulties, or on pragmatic necessity?
(For example, avoid a candidate who would say. "Equal
aid to parents of children in a Christian school is a
nice idea, but I don't see how it could ever be worked
out.")
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V Does the candidate operate out of a pluralistic idea of
equal rights and representation to people of every
different religious or heart-direction? (Check his con­cern
for minority group rights and interests).
V Will the candidate be influenced by vested interest?
(For example, does he hold a large amount of shares
in a certain industry, or receive large campaign con­tributions
from a certain power bloc?)
V Check the candidate's campaign expenditures. Does he
gain his publicity from money and a hard·sell approach
rather than his principles and his record? (Write him
directly for a record of his expenses, or check the
Congressional Record or the Secretary of State office of
your state.)
V Avoid the candidate who always spouts the party line
and has no political philosophy and ideas of his own.
).- Check the voting and absentee records in the legis­latures
for incumbent candidates. (Check the Con­gressional
Record, newspaper reports, U.S. News and
World Report for U.S. Congressmen. Check your Sec­retary
of State office for records of state represent­atives.
Also consider how much they are in touch
with the people whom they represent.)
V Choose a candidate who is guided by his conscience
(to the extent that it is guided by Scriptural norms)
and a sense of justice, rather than what is good for his
political career.
V Determine whether the candidate understands that
separation of church and state does not mean sep­aration
of religion and state (see POLITIKON, Jan.
30, 1972, "In Reply" p. 3.)
V Does the candidate recognize an authority beyond
man? (For one example, that life given by God is
sacred and therefore ' will vote against' liberalized
abortion laws.)
V To what extent is the candidate sensitive to God's
laws for justice and liberty?
V Make your own additions to this list and send us a
copy.
(We suggest that you cut out this list and post it
where you can refer to it in the next months.)
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