Clarion 1976-03-19 Vol 51 No 21

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3900 Bethe e CIARlO St ul, Miilne.sota 5 ~ hel College St. Paul. Minnesota March 19. 1976
1976 Student Administration elections
Gary Setterbergl Jim Landis Mark Troxel/Kim Glenn
Bill Fraatz/Tony Quillen Pete Taylor/Dave Johnso1n
Vote! Primaries today and Monday;
general elections Wednesday and Thursday
editorial
Voting suggestio1n given;
ele,ctioln fiasco blaste,d
The Student Administration elections are upon us, the
primaries being this Friday and Monday, and the finals
being Wednesday and Thursday. Our goal in relation to
these elections, is to objectively inform the students, pro­viding
the facts needed for intelligent voting.
But there is one editorial comment that we would like
to make, one point that we feel has 'been overshadowed.
The role of the vice-president is at least as, if not more,
important than the position of president.' The vice-president
will probably have more contact with students, due to his
Senate/committee role, than will the president; also, the
vice-president, as Communications Board chairman, will have
direct influence concerning the Bethel media, which means
direct influence concerning the majority of StUdent Associ­ation
funds.
When you vote, we implore that the vote be one for a
team, a vote for both candidates.
* * * Although this issue is important, the question we would
like to pose is this: are these elections being run by the
Barnum & Bailey Circus? In our opinion, the entire affair
has developed into a fiasco somewhat reminiscent of the
Keystone Cops chaSing the Marx Brothers at a rock fes­tival.
Confusion and lack of communication seem to dom­inate
the entire proceedings.
Guidelines governing the elections seem nonexistent; for
instance, the deadline for election petitions was so late
that two tickets were allowed to apply Tuesday. This created
a climate of chaos, with the Clarion forced to radically
alter its production schedule to include the latecomers in the
special election coverage. Also, candidates did not know until
the last minute as to whether a primary would be held
or who their opponents would be. And with this lack of a
strict petition deadline it was v!"ry difficult for the election or-two
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ganizer to plan a chapel forum in which each candidate
received an equal opportunity to express his (her) views.
The Wednesday Chapel forum in and of itself was a
debacle in terms of organization. For example, it was not
announced to anyone, including Pastor Spickelmier, that this
Chapel forum would be held. Thus, candidate preparation
could not help but suffer.
The reason behind this disorder is the fact that one
man (Pete Anderson) seemed to have been forced to manage
the entire operation. The reason for this was the default
of leadership in the Rules Committee, which is the body
directly responsible for the Student ElecNons.
Let's hope that we are responsible enough to learn
from our mistakes. Unless the Senate feels that this carnival
atmosphere is conducive to intelligent decision-making, it
should take this responsibility a little more seriously next
year.
- Our Mist'ake -
In last week's Clarion, we made a couple of un­fortunate
mistakes. First, we failed to give Dave Mc­Sparran
a by-line on his excellent review of the Andrae
Crouch concert. Our apologies, Dave.
Secondly, we somehow got several lines mixed up
on Phil Carlson's article. Essentially, the two paragraphs
before the quotation from Phillippians should have been
transposed. We're sorry for these errors.
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Letters
Student que'stio,ns i'ntegra'ted hou'sing ,ideas
Dear Sir:
The concept of int~grated housing at
Bethel has many advantages as the ed­itorial
in the March 12 Clarion pointed
out. However, there are a number of
potential problem areas that need to
be pointeq. out and the advantages and
. disadvantages of the program carefully
considered before the program is imple­mented.
There are . four areas that con­cern
Old Campus housing that could
present problems which need to be care­fully
examined.
The first area of concern is found
in point three in the editorial which
says: "As seen in petition response, Old
Campus students on the whole want inte­grated
housing." One must ask when
the vote was taken of all the Old Campus
students? Of the over two hundred signa­tures
. on the petition, only 18 of the
men presently live in Edgren~ Before
any decision concerning Old Campus hou­sing
is made, a re-evaluation of the
accuracy of the petition should be made.
The best way to get a true evaluation
of Old Campus is to poll everyone.
The second area of concern is found
in the fIfth point of the editorial which
says: "This proposal would allow the
freedom of choice in where a student
would live (i.e., Bodien would still be
all girls)." If Bodien ' remained a wO­men's
dorm and Edgren and Hagstrom
became coed, where is the "free choice"
for the men that want to live in an
all-male dorm? Having lived in Edgren
the last four years, there seems to be
quite a number of men that prefer an
all-male dorm, but this ];k>int is hard
to prove because of other factors that
influence our living in Edgren.
The third area of concern is that the
structure of Edgren is not very con·
ducive to women living there. Not only
would there be a problem with the lack
of adequate bathroom facilities, but the
ratio of men to women would not be
ideal. When compared to New Dorm
which is seen as the ideal housing sit­uation
with · an equal number of men .
to women, the potential situation in Ed­gren
of 39 women to 122 men leaves
something to be desired. Why should
dorm activities be planned to include
a segment of the dorm that makes up
less than one-third the population? Fur­thermore,
what would motivate a girl
to want to live with that many men?
The design of the main lounges, both
upstairs and down, would seem to require
that they remain 24-hour lounges (be­cause
bf T.V., pop machines and kitchen).
Whether anyone wants to admit it or
not, the possibility of sexual relations
is increased. To state that these relations
would take place would not be fair.
But to assert that they would not take
place would be ridiculous.
The final area of concern is the effect
this program would have on those people
who financially support Bethel. We are
constantly being reminded that Bethel
needs all the help it can get. Will this
program have an effect on ' those who
suppart Bethel? No one can know for
sure, but past experience during the
1972-73 school year would indicate that
it would have ah adverse effect on some
who support Bethel. (Space does not
allow an explanation of the 1972-73 school
situation. Ask any senior.)
10 conclusion, four areas have been
raised that should be examined and con­sidered
at length before the integrated
housing proposal is accepted and put
into effect. Our stUdent leaders l concern
for the social relationships on campus
is to be praised. We are all grateful
for what they have done in making
this a better place to live. Overall, the
program for integrated housing has merit
whe~ it is applied to the Townhouses
and Hagstrom and should be implement­ed.
But unless all the students place
a high priority on building relationships,
Bethel will continue to have the problems
it does with men and women going
their separate ways.
Sincerely,
Blair Oklobzija
Assista,nce ne'eded for
mission'a'ry directory
Dear Sir:
During the past weeks several chapel
speakers have emphasized the vital role
which missions should play in the church,
and David Howard from IVCF, in par­ticular,
stressed th~ influence which stu­dents
can have in this respe~t.
We have felt God's call to world miss.
ions for some time (as a career), but
through these speakers we heard Him
calling us to some kind of involvement
right here at Bethel. So we began to
pray and to encourage others to do
the same. In this way several goals
have been formed, for the purpose of
increasing our sensitivity as a commun­ity
to the Great Commission.
One of our goals is to compile and
make available a directory of world
missions personnel in the Twin Cities
area. We need help! If you know the
name of anyone presently in the area
who is either a missionary or in some
other way directly connected with world
missions, could you please jot it down
and give it to us? And anyone who
is interested in starting or joining an
action/prayer cell, please contact us
(P.O. 418 or 1293).
Sincerely,
Dan Chalmers
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Students, on the
whole, want Spire
As in the past, the relative merits
and deficiencies of the Spire have come
under considerable scrutiny. Some prajse
the Spire; others cry for its immediate
death. This year, the Clarion, in its
continued quest for student viewpoints,
has undertaken the following informal
opinion poll. (If we had known it would
turn out this absurd, we wouldn't have
bothered.) .
Question: Do you think the Spire is
a valuable part of Bethel and should
it be retained? Explain.
Bill Healy: First, I'd just like to say,
sooooper question. I'm inclined to answer
no. Twenty years from now they'll be
.good for a laugh, but that's a pretty
\ expensive laugh. '
Brya.n King: In ten years I'll probably
drag it out on a cold lonely night, when
I'm sitting alone feeling melancholy, and
reminisce on my experiences at Bethel.
Jim Hackett (current yearbook pho­tographer):
I think it should be retained,
but the staff should be screened better.
The editor should submit a rough draft
of the book's content.
Greg Wilcox: Why don't we hire a I
couple of high school kids who can put
it out in a year?
I8lair Oklobzija: I think it is a valu­able
part and worth keeping. I can't
assess its worth to me now, but I feel
it will be worth more to me in the
future when I look back at my exper­iences
at Bethel. I think more could
be done to improve the quality and
the reputation it holds with the stUdents.
Dave Lindenberg: Yes. It'll be fun
to look back on it in the future and
to reminisce about good times and good
friends.
Jack Starr (former Spire editor): No­body
really seems to care about the
yearbook until they don't get one. It
doesn't seem worth the trouble to do
one. I think that means no.
Phyllis Buttner: There isn't enough
status in regard to the staff. In high
school you were "it" if you were on
staff, but here it means nothing. Some­thing
should be done to improve the
status of those who work on it. Qnce
the book comes out, I really love it.
Patrick Repp: Yes, it is valuable -
who among us isn't going to want to
reflect back on our ' college days and
dig up a few good memories in later
years?
Dawn Hart (another former Spire ed­itor):
I spent a year of headaches, long
nights and four weeks of my summer
four
. vacation working on the dumb thing.
I'll "crop" anyone's head who wants
to keep it.
Renee Bartusch: For me yearbooks
in high school were a big deal, but
here it hasn't been. They aren't as val­uable
as they could be. Maybe it should
pick out more important things about
the people and the school.
Kathleen Asselin: The tradition of the
yearbook is valuable, but I would like
to see the Spire break with tradition
and adopt a new format that would
be more economical.
Tim Nyberg: (Clarion cartoonist):
I signed my name on the pro side
of the cartoon - that shows ' where I
stand.
Applic~tions now o~n for 1976
freshman fun week staff positions
Applications for the Welcome Week
staff for the fall of 1976 are now being
accepted by Paul Redin, Director 'of
Career Counseling and Placement and
Head of Orientation fOr Bethel. They
are open to all current Bethel stUdents
who will be returning in the fall. Ap­plications
may be picked up in the Stu­dent
Affairs office.
The staff, consisting of approximately
34 students, is primarily aimed at helping
all new · students adjust easily and get
off to a well-founded and tension-free
start in the fall. It not only has a
great impact on the new students, but
also on the first few months of the
year as the staff becomes a pacesetter
and a tone setter during that first import­ant
week.
Tim Zimmerman, last year's co-chair­man
commented, "One of the important
things to remember when applying for
staff is that we're looking for a diver­sified
group of kids to work with. We
need people Wlho are creative and organ­ized
as well as people who are good
at following directions and getting things
done quickly - people who can get
up in front of 600 new students an~
make them laugh as well as people
who are able to relate on a personal
basis."
Prospective Welcome Week staff mem­be:
rs must be willing to work hard, get
onlyi a few hours of sleep during the
week, and to be an entertainer, usher,
waiter and friend to the new students.
"I personally have enjoyed my Welcome
Week experience rip.ore than most other
experiences," concluded Tim. "I don't
know of a single staffer who isn't ex­cited
about the thought of working again,
since it is such a positive experience."
Setterberg/Landis
1. What do you see as the most important issue to
which the Student Administration must address itseH in
the upcoming year? Why?
The continuing trend of increasing enrollment at
Bethel. More than just a narrowly defined problem area
this is a fundamental policy question, with numerous
attendant factors and considerations. For example, it
is difficult for any administration to reject qualified ap­plicants,
especially ~n times of financial stress, and when
OUr world desperately needs qualified Christian leaders. Con­versely,
increased enrollment not only causes classroom short­ages,
it also tends to bring about t~aching overloads, de­creasing
the amount of individual attention each student re­ceives.
Often, course demands cannot be met and the re­sulting
larger classes may inhibit in-class interaction. An
on-campus housing shortage and student services overloads
(e.g., dining area, coffee shop, library) can become significant
problems, as s,tudents return from apartments, while costs
continue to spiral upward. .
2. The student association president is paid $1200/year,
and the vice-president is p,aid $1000/year. What will each
of you do to earn this much money? For instance, what
will you do in an average week's work?
Much of what the Student Association president
does cannot be placed into a rigorous schedule. He is
always "on call," and must be ready to adjust his
schedule accordingly. The president often fills a "P.R."
role, speaking at churches, religious organizations and Be­thel-
related gatherings. He is called upon to serve on various
college committees. He represents Bethel at national con­ferences
of (for example) the Christian College Consortium,
the American Association of Evangelical Students and the Nat­ional
Student Association ' - not to mention his responsi­bility
of serving as a student representative to the Bethel
College Board of Regents' meetings.
On the local level, the president must often serve as
a resource person and facilitator for student requests and
problems; frequently, he is called upon to research and
coordinate various student proposals. Specifically, some of
his weekly activlity will be: attend and report to Senate
meetings, attend faculty meetings, and student-faculty com­mittee
meetings, confer with administrators, correspond with
other organizations and colleges, et al.
The vice-president is first of all responsible for chairing
and serving as parliamentarian of the Senate. A contingent
responsibility is to at times initiate and coordinate legislative
proposals for presentation to the Senate. In addition, the
vice-pres1ident reviews and prepares the minutes and agenda
for each Senate meeting. Another Senate-centered responsi.
bility of the vice-president is to coordinate all Senate in­ternal
committees.
The vice-president will also preside over Communications
Board meetings, to assure the effficient and effective function­ing
of Bethel College's media. A possible weekly schedule
would include, in part: preside over the Student Senate
meeting, attend internal ,committee meetings, chair meetings
with the Communications Board, research and interact with
Senators concerning various legislative proposals, prepare
Senate minutes and agenda.
3. In relation to this, do you think that the student body
has any real interest in what the Senate or Student Body
Administration does, or are you simply a figurehead?
The student body most certainly does have an
interest in the activities of the Senate and the Ad­ministra
tion, and would have a greater interest therein if
they could be kept better informed by their representatives.
Most have known very little about th~ activities, programs
and changes initiated and brought about by their student
government which have had impact on them as students
at Bethel. Prior administrations have neglected to tap an
excellent source of feedback, opinion and knowledgeability
when they have not encouraged and listened to students'
responses. Much more can be positively accomplished when
the corporate intelligence of our student population is tapped
and utilized.
4. React to recent changes in Senate structure, and comment
concerning the idea of more student government changes.
We are very pleased with the recent modifications of
the structure of the Student Senate. This change shpuld
enhance and facilitate the efficiency and responsi:veness
of the Senate, allowing for more to be accomplished during
the school year.
However, we feel that another internal Senate change
should be considered. That is the reorganization of student
representation on Student-Faculty committees and the system­atization
of those students' relationships to the Senate. Most
of what is achieved at Bethel College which affects students
is accomplished "in committee." The Student Association
must take advantage of what is probably their most serious
responsibility and their greatest opportunity to positively in­fluence
the development and direction of their college. Along
this line, the Student Senate should also strongly support
an administrative reorganization of the structure of these
committees, as is being considered by the Dean's Office, to
allow them to function at peak efficiency, serving the needs
of all members of our community more effectively.
5. What are your feelings toward integl1Lted housing, and
what specific actions would you take in this area, if the
administration rejects ' this idea?
To begin, we are in favor of coeducational housing.
Should the administration reject the existing proposal for
coeducational housing, our action would be as follows. First, '
we would "regroup," rethink and re-evaluate the proposal
to determine if it is the best possible course of action to
pursue. Second, we would research, gather and organize as
much pertinent information as possible, to determine and
evaluate the thinking of all segments of our community.
Third, if our particular constituency (the students) continued
t? support coed housing, we would rally this support and
present all relevant information to the administration, con­tinuing
to explore and utilize every available channel to
achieve the desires of the students.
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T roxel/Glenn ..
1. What do you see as the most important issue to which
the Student Administration must address itself in the up­coming
year? Why?
We feel that the most important issue to which the
Student Administration must address itself in the upcoming
year is that of a reassessment of the Student Associa­tion
budget prioI'lities. It is our contention that the projected
$35,000 budget could be rechanneled to serve more factions
of the Bethel population.
'.Dhere are several alternatives to the traditional Spire
format which would reduce the present production figure
of $13,000 to $3,000-$6,000, This savings could then be diverted
to various organizatidns, specifically to Christian Service
which is currently provided with no budget whatsoever.
2. The Student Association president is paid $1200/year,
and the vice-president is paid $l000/year. What will each of
. you do to earn this much money? For instance, what will
you do in an average week's work?
This is a hard question to deal with because although
there are a few defined duties that the president and vice­president
fulfill in an average week's work, most of the
tasks within the week are contingent upon the actions and
demands of the administration, the Senate, and the student
body. Be .that as it may, there are a few definable respons­ibilities
of the president and vice-president. The president
attends Senate, Board of Regents, and faculty meetings while
the vice ·president chairs both the Senate and the Communi­cations
Board. However, the rest of the job is not so easily
described. The majority of the responsIbilities vary from
week to week. An average week might include a con­ference
with Dr. Nettleton about integrated housing, a meeting
with Dean Brushaber about reorganization of the student­faculty
committees, eating lunch with a regent, talking to
several teachers about a topical debate in the AC lounge,
and conferring with Glen Hayne on the status of the present
campus security system. Many of these duties overlap and
are not confined to one office or the other. But according
to the past holders of these offices, including the incumbent
'president and vice president, the average week's duties re­quire
about 20 hours of work. This computes to just a little
over two dollars per hour.
S. In relation to this, do you think that the student body
has any real interest in what the Senate or Stud·ent Body
Administration does, or are you simply a figurehead?
We are aware that there is definitely a problem pf
student apathy. This is largely due to the fact that Joe­average-
Bethelite does not see the daily and weekly respons­ibilities
of the administration or the fruits of the Senate's
labors. Nevertheless, the interests of the student body are
represented in the implementation of such legislation as the
separate graduations instituted last year, . the proposed in­tegrated
housing plan, increased campus security, etc. Al­though
we are viewed as a figurehead by much of the 'Student
population, the student body does have a vested interest
in the tasks that the Senate and the Student Body Ad­ministration
does.
4. React to recent changes in Senate structure, and comment
concerning the idea of more student government changes.
We strongly support the changes in Senate structure
as ratified .in the recent student body referendum. I, Mark
Troxel, was personally involved in the promotion and passage
of this measure. In looking forward to this reorganization,
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we believe that it will provide for a more efficient legis­lative
machine.
However, we see at least three more areas where change
could enhance the efficiency of the Senate. First, we think
that the Senate needs to establish itself as a more powerful
tool to bring about changes deslired by the student body.
It is also our desire to continue working with the Dean
in the restructuring of the clumsy student/faculty committee
apparatus. And as explained in our answer to the first
question, we see the most important change a'S being the
reassessment of the Student Association budget prioI'lities.
5. What are your feelings toward integrated housing, and
what specific actions would you take in this ar,ea, if the
administration ';ejects this idea.
We heartily support the current movement towards in­tegrated
housing. Dr. Nettleton and . the Student Affairs
office readily admit that the cO-educational arrangement
of the new dorm is the most desirable and thus it is only
logical that this would be favorable in the rest of the
Bethel housing. Considering the mood of ·the Bethel popula­tion
and the receptiveness to this plan thus far exhibited
by the Student Affairs office, it is unlikely that this pro­posal
would be rejected by the administration. In the event
that this situation should arise, however, we would demand
a logical rationale, and simply reiterate the majoI'>ity\opinion
by further petitioning the student body.
Fraatz/Quillen .
1. What do you see as the most important issue to which
the Student Administration must address itself in the up·
coming year? Wby?
Obtaining a greater voice for students in the areas of
school admiiustration and scholastic . affairs where they affect
us ,is our main concern. This includes such things as
tuition costs, enrollment limits, alternatiye forms of ex­ucation,
increased contact with other schools, integrated
housing, and Bethel's evangelistic and social outreach to the
community. As .the situation stands now, stUdents do not
have signi1iicant input into how the funds are spent. These
are areas of direct concern which involve all of us, and
since we pay so much for our education we should have
some right to self-determination.
2. Tbe Student Association president is paid $1200/year,
and the vice.president is paid $l000/year. What will each
of you do to earn this much money - for instance, what
will you do in an average week's work?
Bill: As I see the duties of the president, it is my
chief responsib.ility to act as the head of the Student Associ­ation
and represent the student body before the regents,
administration, and faculty. Secondly, as head of the execu­tive
committee, I have the primary responsibility of making
sure that the student government is responsive to the needs
and desires of the student body. A typical week's work
would consist of attending the meeting of the Senate and
its various committees (as an ex-officio member), con­ferring
with the faculty and Dean over important issues (this
in the context of the faculty meetings and personal con­tact),
and performing the necessary administrative ' tasks of
the Student Association. Tony and I are agreed that there
is a need to re-evaluate the stipends we would receive and
, would like to see them reduced and the funds spent in
other areas where the need is greater.
Tony: Since the vice-president's job is to chair the Senate
and its meetings, much of my time will be spent in seeing
that the Senate runs smoothly and then to assist the president
in the various meetings with the Dean in voicing the student
body's reactions or comments to the many proposals and
changes that the administration would want to institute.
Secondly, the vice-president needs to be in contact with the
student body, and the door of our office would always
be open for stUdents to reflect their feelings regarding pro­posals
and the Student Association administration. Thus my
time will be spent in seeing that the student body and the
Student Senate grow into a deeper maturity with Jesus Christ
and effectively carry out His will by our outreach as
responsible Christians relating God in relevant ways.
3. In relation to this, do you think that the student body
lhas any real interest in what the Senate Or Student Body
Administration does, or are you simply a figurehead?
Unfortunately there is npt a great deal of interest on the
part of the student body - this is best shown in the poor
voter turnout at ~ir1pally all of OUr referendums and elections
this year. (At a recent Senate meeting a vote of 40 percent
was considered good!) The executive officers can be titular
if they wish; ~e won't be. We can and will provide the nec­essary
leadership in making the corporate voice of the stu­dents
heard. If students thought their opinions would be taken
seriously, they would particdpate. We promise to work toward
that end.
4. React to recent changes in Senate structure, and comment
concerning the idea of more student government changes.
The recent changes in the Student Senate, we feel,
have been- healthy since they have provided a new interest
and created a better atmosphere for legislative work to be
accomplished in; thus Senate is given more opportunity to
deal with more issues which concern the student body. Tony,
because of his experience as a senator and as chairman of
the Rules Committee, would be able as vice-president to op­erate
effectively with the changes in Senate, and would
encourage more changes where necessary as Senate moves
into a deeper comm,itment with the administration, student
body, and faculty. One area in which we see a need
for further change is in making the student body feel
that they are part of the Student Association and have the
right to participate directly in their government.
5. 'What are your feelings toward integrated housing, and
}Vhat specific actions would you take in this area, if the ad-
.ministration rejects this idea? .
We support the measure before the Senate to integrate
housing. As we see it, this bill will do a great deal in
helping solve security problems and providdng a more creative
social atmosphere. We would demand' that the administration,
clearly spell out why they rejected the housing plan. If
that response seems to us inadequate, we would ask those
who support the proposal - students, pa:rents, and alumni -
to voice their concerns and to press for reconsideration. Ul­tima
tely, of course, we are prevented by the power structure
from having the final say. '
Taylor! Johnson
1. 'What do you see as the most important issue to which
the Student Administration must address itseH in the up-coming
year? 'Why? '
The use of creative space is the basic issue the Student
Administration should address itself to. This use of creative
space centers on the immediate, needs of the Bethel com­Ill~
nity. We also feel enrollment should be stabilized There
are four immediate goals we would like to accomplish in
our attempts to use space creatively.
1. Summer school: Bethel has a nine million dollar
building idle during the summer. We support a summer
school program.
2. Old Campus: use for study and classrooms.
3. Student Lounge: redecorate west end of cafeteria.
Open late and lessen crowds in library.
, 4. Increased night classes: provide greater flexibility in
scheduling. ,
2. The Student Association president is paid $1200/year, and
the vice-president is paid $1000/year. 'What will each of you
do to earn this much money - fur instance, what will
you do in an average week's work?
Pete: In an average week as president, I would plan
to devote approximately 13~20 hours to my job. This figure
is based on what past holders of this office have said is
necessary to do a good job. While the $1200/year stipend
might sound high, it amounts to somewhere between $1.75
and $2.25 per hour assudJ.ing 15-20 hours are put in per
week. It is difficult to be specific as to workload in an average
week. Generally~ it would entail working with the vice­president
to prepare for Senate wach week; communicating
student interests to the administration through meetings and
committees; being available to students and becoming aware
of their interests and needs; representing Bethel at a meeting
of the College Consortium Or a local church; developing
long range goals to meet student needs in future years.
Interaction, innovation, representation and communication are
the president's main duties.
Dave: I feel the $1000 stipend for vice-president is justi­fied
by the responsibilities and time required by him through­out
the administration year. As vice-president I would expect
to put in between 15 and 20 hours worth of work a week.
Two hours each week would be spent presiding over the
Senate. Other weekly responsibilities would be working out
an agenda for the Senate meeting, heading the Commun­ications
Board, and working with the president in his duties.
Another responsibility would be seeing that the Senate policies
become operations. I feel as vice-president I would also
be responsible to the administration for student input in
different areas.
3. In relation to this, do you think that the ' student body
has any real interest in what the Senate or Student Ad-ministration
does, or ar,e you simply a figureHead? .
We feel the student body has a definite interest in the
student administration. This is evident by the voter partici­pation
in the recent referendum_ bill. A key factor which led
to the increased voter participation was the increased student
awareness about the issue.
As a student administration we have the responsibility
of keeping the community aware of the relevant issues. This
increased awareness is the only way to maintain an active
interest in the Student Association.
We feel the president's and vice-president's availability
and approachability are essential personal characteristics nec­essary
for this type of awareness-centered leadership.
4. React to recent changes in 8enate structure, and comment
concerning the idea of more Student Government changes.
The restructuring of Student Senate will be beneficial in
that ': 1.) It will increase the duties of each 'senator, making
the position a respected responsibility. 2.) It will bring more
students' outside Senate into active participation through the
committee structure. 3.) It will centralize the committee
structure since senators will be required to serve on one
internal committee (eg. Public Action Committee) and on
one student/faculty committee (eg. Communications Board)
continued on page 9
seven
Coalition to
provide nutrition
education
by Kathleen Asselin
Why do Americans consume more food
per ' capita than any other country yet
lead the world in degenerative disease?
The newsletter, "Food Day '76,"
states: "Control over the food you eat
has been pried out of your hands. Would
you accept an invitation to regain some
control over its quality, its availability,
its priGe?"
This is the purpose \of the national
Food Day set for Aptil 8, 1976, by
President Gerald Ford. It's ' a day of
education and action on food problems:
the relationship between the foods we
eat and our health, the issue of hunger
and malnutrition in the U.S. a;}a abroad,
and the ques'tion of who controls our
nation's (or our cities') policies on food.
On Bethel's campus, a coalition has
formed to organize Food Day activities.
Arm of Concerned Christians Taking In-
I
eight
itiative On Nutrition (ACCI'ION) enlisted
the ' support of the Student Senate and
PAC (Public Action Committee) to pro­mote
nutrition education on campus.
"Food Day is not a money-raising
venture," said Bryan King, ACCfION
member, "but a grass-roots level of mo­tivating
individual awareness and change
in ea'ting habits."
"Christians should be concerned about
the stewardship of their health and their
food dollars," he expla1ined.
"Students need to know how nutrition
affects their alertness," Bryan contin­ued.
"The fuel for the brain is ,sugar
in the blood. Refined sugar (from candy,
white bread, sweet rolls, etc.) saturates
your blood with sugar for a short time
and then disappears.
"This sets up a drastic fluctuation
cycle that affects the mind significantly,"
he said. "To combat the resulting fatigue
and hunger, people snack throughout the
day. You can see that fueling yOUr body
with sugar is like fueling a furnace
with paper."
The group , outlined these goals for
Bethel students' Food Day:
1. To discourage the use of junk foods
and excess meat consumption.
2. To provide a nutrition-education ex­perience
on campus.
3. To expose government and big busi­ness
food policies (to show how the
present system maintains famine situ­ations
throughout the world).
4. To create an awareness of the risks
involved in eating overly-processed, che­micalized,
sugarized foods.
"We don't know what these preserva­tives
and chemicals do to our bodies,"
said Bryan. "In other words, we are
guinea pigs for Ithe food industry!"
ACCTION has planned a special Chapel
speaker for Food Day, displays around
the school, an alternative meal with
a nutrition education message in the
cafeteria, and a Food Forum in the
AC Lounge. The forum will include panel
discussions, movies, and speakers.
The official Food Day handbook is
Food For People, Not For Profit ed­ited
by Catherine Lerza and Michael
Jacobson. The bookstore plans to have
this book in stack.
Concerned? Participate ' in Food Day
on Thursday, April 8. Offer your ideas
and help to Bryan King, P.O. 524.
continued from page 7
4.) Hopefully it will create a freer climate with which sen­ators
can speak out in Senate due to reduced numbers. If
the number of senators is reduced while active involvement
per member increased, I believe some excitement may be
created.
,Concerning the idea of more student government changes,
we feel satisfied with the referendum changes. I worked
on the committee to restructure Senate and feel that this
plan will bring about positive changes. However, we would
be receptive to ideas that would have the potential for
increasing student participation and encourage their imple-mentation.
I
5. What are your feelings toward integrated housing, and
what specific actions would you take in this area if the
administration rejects the idea 'I
Integrative housing is a policy we endorse and would
attempt to institute (eg. alternating townhouses of men and
women on New Campus, alternating floors on Old Campus).
We feel such a setup would -promote more social interaction
btween sexes and would enhance security.
Should the administration reject the idea we would, pro­viding
student support remained high, attempt to quantify
the support, bring it back to the administration,and press
for a trial run of the program for at least one year, from
which point the program could be evaluated and its future
established.
Committee to 'offer
summer school proposal
Closed classes, second and third choice courses and
frustrating schedules have become more, and more common
at Bethel College, as student population has continued to
increase, while staffing and classroom space have remained
relatively static. Aware of the problems posed by this sit­uation,
the Interim and Summer Programs Student-11'aculty
Committee, assisted by the Dean's Office, is in the process
of developing a proposal for summer school here at Be­thel.
In addition to easing the pressure on current curriculum
limitations, a summer program would have such benefits as:
1.) allowing studenfs to accelerate their progress toward
their degree; 2) providing opportunities to take a previously
closed or cancelled course or courses; 3) allowing students
to make up work previously missed; 4.) 'giving students
without summer employment a chance to capitalize on their
free time. Also} ,certain courses which cannot be offered
during the regular school year, such as "camp counseling,"
extended field trips, raku ceramics, sailing, etc., would fur­ther
increase the opportunities available.
Before this can be done, however, the committee feels
it very necessary to establish whether or not Bethel students
would indeed support such a program. To answer this
question, 500 students, or about one in three, have been
randomly chosen to receive a brief Summer School survey,
which will be distributed through the Post Office boxes·
on Monday. Those students are requested to take a few min­utes
and seriously consider the questions asked. After com­pleting
the survey, it can be .placed in Inter-Campus mail. Any
student desiring to fiill out a survey who does not receive
one may do so by stopping by the Dean's office. Who
knows, this may be the beginning of the end of several
difficult and distressing problems.
Broken Arcs
by BiD Trollinger
For me, the position of college professor has always had
an elusive mystique. When I was a freshman, the word
"professor" had a special aura about it. It symboNzed an
all-powerful being who could make my days at Bethel very en­joyable
or very miserable, a being who could manipUlate
30 students at his/iher whim. Having now spent almost
three years here, two of which I have been employed by
the English Department as a Teacher's Assistant, my ob­sfrvations
hav~ led me to conclude that certain general
traits mark the "good" professor's manner of teaching a
class. For those students interested in being college pro­fessors
some day in the future, the following are "teaching
tips" that are not taught in a graduate school, and yet
are vital in becoming a good professor.
1. The good profeSSor creates a syllab'us that,essenti­ally,
does not commit him ' to anything. In . this format"
tests, quizzes, papers, or busy work can ' be assigned for
any date, without apparent cause. The student ,is freed from
the pressure of ever being paranoid or behind, for the
future is as unclear as the past.
2. In connection with this flexible format, ,the professor
has a number of options when he/she is unprepared or
unmotivated· The age-old "guest lecturer" routine is favorite,
with TA's and/or LRC personnel always available. Also,
field tIlips, slides, film strips, reading days, study days,
library days, transition days, and group discussion days,
are invaluable. As a last resort, professors can opt for
the "Who's read the assignment?" question. When only a
handful respond affirmatively, the professor, in good con­science,
can exclaim, "Okay. No sense meeting. See you
next week."
3. Thirdly, the good professor will avoid, at all costs,
balanCiing the schedules. All tests, quizzes, papers, and busy
work should be assigned for one three-week bloc within the
semester. To further heighten this lack of' balance, meetings
with other professors should be organized to assure the
scheduling of all tests on the same day.
4. Another vital element in being a good professor is
the constant, tantalizing procrastination concerning the re­turning
of tests and papers. "I'll have it back in 'your
P.O.'s in a couple of days" is a beautifully vague response
tha t can combine student nervousness with teacher delay
tactics.
5. The crowning mark of a good professor comes in the
area of office hours. It is essential to schedule office hours
in conjunction with periods in which most students have
classes. Also, an effort to keep weekly office time under
twenty minutes is important. As a last resort, sitting in an
office with the light off and the door closed will discourage .
all but the most persistent or degenerate student . .
nine
,, ­Clarion
to have
new boss; Senate
appoints Trollinger
The Clarion will have a new boss
during the 1976-77 school year. Bill Troll­inger,
a junior majoring in history and
English literature, was officially appoint­ed
by the Student Senate on Tuesday
night, after ha ving been endorsed by
the Communications Board the previous
week. He will begin his duties in the
fall.
Trollinger has worked with the Clarion
for three years - two as a writer
and this year as managing editor of
the paper. Assisting him on the paper
will be Laura Alden as news editor;
David Shelley, copy editor; Mary Norton,
production editor; Dawn Hart, news and
production assistant; and Arlan Swanson,
business manager.
"I'm extremely excited about getting
the job," commented Bill. "I feel that
we've got a great staff; we'll really
be able to work together well. Our goal
will be to totally eradicate the names
of Healy and Marshall Shelley from
the annals of the Clarion."
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'-. _______________ ---'. heed God's laws, reluctance to follow
Failure is hard for most people to
accept, yet we must learn to accept
it and attempt to overcome it with the
right attitude. All of uSJ whether or
not we care to admit it, are basically
failures because of our sinful nature.
However, if we refuse to accept our
failures, we are facing our self-worth
unrealistically. We must face the failure,
commit it to God and ask for his divine
help in overcoming it. This week we
will look at failures in the areas of
the lack of trust, lack of spiritual re-
God, and attempting to hide from God.
We must remember that God has given
us the promise that we can overcome
failure through Him and that regardless
of our failures He still loves us and
has a plan for our lives.
Saturday, March 20-
Sunday, March 21
Monday, March 22 -
Tuesday, March 23 -
Wednesday, Mar. 24-
Thursday, March 25 -
Friday, March 26
John 21:1-8
Matthew 21 : 18-2!
Exodus 12 :28-36
Matthew 19 :16-2!
I Samuel 3 :10-18
Matthew 8 :18-22
Jonah 1 :1-12
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Chapel Schedule
Monday: Cully Olson
Tuesday: Phil Larson - ' Arts Convo-cation
Wednesday: Don Goldsmith
Thursday: Joy Song
Friday: Pastor Spickelmier
One-act tryouts open
It's one-act time again and, for those
in beginning acting classes, those who
are veteran actors, and those who are
interested in drama, opportunities . a­bound.
Auditions will be held on Mon­day
and Tuesday, March 22 and 23.
Watch posters for the times and places
of the auditions for the following plays
(names indicate student directors) :
Red Heels and Roses (2m, 3w) -
Wanda Wahlstrom
It's Called the ,Sugar Plmn (lm, 1w)
- Dale Peterson
The Caliph's Minstrel (5m, 4w,) -
Cindy Abbott
Goodbye to the Clown (1 child, 3m,
2w) - Marty Brand
Marguerite (3m, 1w) - Kathy Koetter
Columbine Cum Laude (3m, 3w) -
Dawn Hart
Mlmsy were the -Borogoves (2m, 3w)
-Debra Bestland
Impromtu (2m, 2w) - Jeff Miller
Indian Wants the Bronx (3m) - Steve
Rognrud
Speaking Terms (3w, 2m) - Michelle
Franzen
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
(4m, 3w) - Gayle Trollinger
Day to Day (2m, 2w) - Rita Blair
Ense'mb/e to perfo'rm
The Musical Offering, a professional
chamber ensemble, will perform at the
Bethel Seminary Chapel in Arden Hills
on Saturday, March 20, at 8 p.m. Ad­mission
is $1.50 for adults and $1 for
stUdents.
Comprised of cellist Marcia Peck, 0-
boist Basil Reeve, flautist Adele Zeitlin
- first chair members of the Minnesota
Orchestra - and pianist Rees Allison
and violinist Frederick Sewell - free­lance
players - the ensemble performs
a wide range of classical repertoire.
Their program ·will include "Sonata
da Camera" by Johann Gottlief Janitsch,
"Trio Sonata in B-flat Major" by Carl
Phillip Emanuel Bach, "Sonata for Flute,
Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord" by Elliott
Carter, "Sonata in G Major" for violin
and piano by Beethoven, and "Sonata
in B-flat Major" by Johann Friedrich
Fasch ..
Recital ·on Monday
Bruce Nickel, tenor, and Gary Pool,
clarinetist, will present a joint senior
recital on Monday evening, March 22,
at 8 p.m. in the Bethel Seminary Chapel.
The music department extends an invi­tation
for all to attend. There will be
no admission charge for what promises
to be a furoughly enjoyable eyening.
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Wisconsin from March 25 - April 5.
Bethel takes third;
Tri-State Saturday
Running on the slow 176-yard track
in the field house of Macalester Coll­ege,
the Bethel track team placed a
strong third in a five-team meet held
last Saturday. The Royals were in con­tention
for the first place team prize
all afternoon but the final analysis show­ed
Golden Valley winning the meet with
67.5 points, St. Thomas second with 65
points, Bethel third with 54.5 points, and
Macalester and Northwestern with 22
and 13 points, respectively.
Only one school record fell the whole
day. Scott Anderson smashed the exist­ing
record in the 176-yard intermediate
hurdles by a full second, setting a new
mark of 22.1 on the way to his second
place finish. The strongest meet perform­ances
of the day for the team came
in the 600-yard dash and the pole vault.
Dave Clapp, Bill Whittaker, and Steve
Hage captured the second, third, and
fourth place spots in the 600-yard dash,
while Phil LaGesse, Bruce Peterson and
Dave Johnson snatched the same places,
respectively. in the pole vault.
Another exciting performance of the
day was Craig Oslin's second place finish
in the high jump. Competing for his first
time all season, Craig easily . cleared
the bar at 6'5". Other second place
finishers for the Royals were Jon Van
Loon in the triple jump (injuring his
leg in the process -- it is not yet
known how long he will be out of compe­tition);
Peterson in the 176-yard dash;
and Tom Schafer in the 60-yard high
hurdles. Schafer also tied for third in
the 176-yard intermediate hurdles.
In the other running events, Larry
Caldwell finished fourth in the two-mile
run and third in the mile run, where
Jim Timp also placed fifth. Curt Brown
was fourth in the 1000-yard run. The
eight-lap relay team grabbed first place
by two-tenths of a second as Hage,
Whittaker, Brown, and Clapp crossed
the finish line with an excellent 2 :49.3
timing.
Tomorrow the Royals run at Mankato
in the important Tri-State Conference
indoor championship meet. All of the
conference schools will be participating,
with last year's champion, Westmar, a­gain
being the team favorite.
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Senior infielders to lead 1976 Royal baseballers
Dale Witherington, senior
3rd baseman
by Bruce Olsen
As one passes the gymnasium on a
weekday afternoon, one hears numerous
thumpings and cracking noises. No, it
is not Dan Nelson searching for oil
to pay for the financial aid program.
It is not even "Chub" Reynods testing
new football helmets. It is the baseball
team beginning a new season.
Last season the team found themselves
in a constant battle with Mother Nature,
as they shoveled snow off the field until
mid-April. But as the snow continues
to melt on the outsideJ the team con­tinues
to improve on the inside, with
arms getting stronger and bats getting
quicker.
The team looks better than ever this
year, as Coach Jack Trager has most
of his starting players returning to the
lineup. Outfielders Dave Peterson and
Marshall Shelley, pitchers Don Paterson
and Marv Zaderaka, and infielder Terry
Karlsgodt were the only losses from
' last year's team.
Captain Dale Witherington leads the
infield at third base. Shortstop Barry
J ones and second baseman Kevin Hall­strom
are also returning, along with
Craig Oslin at first base. Witherington,
J ones, and Oslin are all seniors.
Catching duties will be shared by soph­omore
Mark Barton and transfer Dave
Terlouw. Barton came through in the
middle of last season to grab the starting
job, but he will be pushed by the hard­hitting
Terlouw.
twelve
Craig Oslin, senior 1 st baseman
The outfield .is up for grabs, with
many players vying for starting posi­tions.
The only firm fixture seems to
be Mark Rapinchuk, who started many
games last season. Among the other
players vying for positions will be Bruce
Kaihoi, Larry Rocholl, Roger Madison,
Cam Johnson and Brent Bostrom.
Brothers Craig and Curt Oslin lead,
an all right-handed pitching staff. Others
expected to see action are Bryan "Bos­co"
Ljung, Tim Doten, and Scott Lau­gen.
Doten had this to say about the
team: "The defense is set and sound,
Barry Jones, senior shortstop
but a lot depends on how well the pitch­ers
come along and if we can get used
to some live pitching instead of using
the pitching machine." Doten cited that
the success or failure of the season
will depend on the pitching staff.
The only way the Royals will be able
to show their talent will be to play
a game, and that will be when the
team travels to Missouri over spring
break. The Royals will be looking for
revenge against Northwest Missouri State
who beat them four times last spring.
Trager ste,ps down a's cage coa!ch
by Jim Morud
Jack Trager has resigned as head
coach of Bethel's basketball program.
He will continue as baseball coach, how­ever,
and will also take on additional
teaching responsibilities in the Physical
Education Department.
During his nine years as Bethel's bas­ketball
coach, Trager coached his team
to a tie for the Tri-State Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference championship in 1974,
and two of his players, Steve Scroggins
and Ron Pederson, were among the top
four scorers in Minnesota collegiate bas-ketball
history. .
Dr. Mack Nettleton, Director of Stu­dent
Affairs, is heading a standing ath­leti~
Gommittee which is presently get-ting
referrals and applications for a re­placement
to fill the vacancy left by
Coach Trager.
According to James Bragg, Director
of Admissions, there have been some
fantastic applicants who have shown an
interest in coming to Bethel. The com­mittee
is searching for someone who
is able to fill a teaching or counseling
position and to serve as coach as well.
Within the next month the committee
hopes to have the numerous array of
applicants narrowed down to two or three
candidates. They will be invited to the
campus to view the facilities while the
committee makes its final analysis. The
final decision will be made by Dean
Brushaber.