RE CIARlO Bethel ' College St. Paul. Minnesota May 7. 1976
Johnson slows down afte,r thirty years
by Jim Morud
Russ Johnson says he thinks God has been sending him
through "His own school" during his lifetime. Bethel's beloved
patriarch of the Biology Department bas spent many
years of his life observing, marveling, and teaching about
the many wonders' he has discovered in God's' creation. Next
year, after more than thirty years of serving Bethel, Russ
will be moving from his full-time teaching responsibilities
to a part-time position.
"I'm not really retiring," explained Russ. "I'm just
shifting gears. It will be exciting to see where the Lord will
lead my wife and me next. I learned at an early age
just to wait on the Lord. He will provide."
Russ Johnson is a sprightly fellow who has a quirky
sense of excitement for everything in life, including "the
little bacteria" he studies and the students he serves. Part
of his zest for living can be explained by his physical
conditioning. Each morning at 6 a.m. he jogs a mile before
he has his devotions. The rest of his enthusiasm can be
understood as a result of his inquisitive mind and his earnest
desire to seek the fellowship of the Lord.
He has held on to a trace of his Swedish accent which
stems from his early childhood on a North Dakota farm.
"I spoke only Swedish until I was in grade school,"
said Russ. "My mother died when I was just a boy and
I had a stammering reaction. I used to get my Swedish
and English mixed up and I could not speak in public to
people. But I had to learn to speak well because when
I was in the sixth grade I was elected president of a bird
club. So I practiced speaking in front of a mirror like I
was giving a sermon, and I got better."
At an early age he became interested in physical
geography because he could learn to understand Hie outdoors.
His family moved to St. Paul in 1921, and when he was
thirteen he became a Christian at Central Baptist in St:
Paul.
"I used to go over to the old Bethel Academy in
1922 and watch basketball games," said Russ, "but I never
thought I would be a teacher at Bethel."
In fact, Russ never thought that he would be a teacher
anywhere. Following the encouragement of a Scoutmaster
who recognized Russ's knack for woodsmanship, he trained
to be a forester. From 1928-1930 Russ attended Bethel Academy,
where he took the college preparation course. Then he
went to the U of M for four years and graduated in forestry.
"I never used to da te in high school, " said Russ.
"I just studied and went on hikes in the woods. In fact,
I don't think I had a date . until I was in college. But
the girls I dated in college I used to number according
to their qualifications. One girl I used to date I rated
with a number three. Of course, she didn't know this. One's
were the best and three's were not quite what I wanted.
But I didn't worry much about all th·at. When I was
sixteen I prayed that the Lord would provide for me my
Russ Johnson shares another lecture during
this, his final year of full-time teaching.
wife. I didn't get married until I was six years out of
college, but what a wonderful wife the Lord gave me."
Before Russ married Margaret in 1941, he worked for the
Forest Service in the woods of Northern Minnesota. But the
war called him into military service. Within three years
he was promoted to captain, as' a supply officer in charge
of supplies for over 15,000 men. In the army Russ learned
organizational and speaking skills which eventually played
a part in the development of his teaching skills.
From hiS' early interest in nature study to his army
training, Russ looks upon his life's learning as God's special
preparation in "His own school." His enrollment in that
divine institution continueS' today. But when he received a can
from .the Dean of Bethel shortly before his discharge from the
Army, he thought it was just a call to chat over coffee.
It turned out that Bethel wanted Russ Johnson to teach
part-time while he did graduate work at the University of Minnesota.
He taught at Michigan College of Mining and Technology
for two years after graduate school, training foresters.
But he was called from there into full-time teaching at
Bethel and has been here ever since.
"I just felt the Lord calling me to go into teaching.
The Lord opens ,and closes doors according to my talents'
and abilities. That's how the Lord has shown me His direction
in my life. Sometimes I feel that He wants me
to study a new subject or learn something new, so He
can use me to teach students to appreciate His creation
continued on p. 8
Editors. pat helpers' backs
It is customary for the final Clarion issue of the school
¥ear to contain a "farewell" editorial. Maybe this custom
seems trite and maybe the editorials tend to be "syrupy." And
yet, having had editorial after editorial centered around issues
and controversies, it is important that the year-end editorial
space be used to thank a few of the people who have
given so much of themselves for the newspaper this year.
We must begin with our staff. Mary Norton, Production
Editor, and Carla Hage, Copy Editor, have put in many
long hours this year attempting to make the Clarion a
technically correct newspaper. Not only that, but they have
suffered under the added pressure of Healy's and Trollinger's
bad jokes, slow writing, and laughable administrative miscues.
And Arlan Swanson, Business Manager, and Duane
Turner, Photo Editor, have faithfully contributed to this
year's paper (although Arlan's oddities at times detract from
his assistance) .
And of course, we thank our loyal writers. The list is
too long to recite; we thank these rarely thanked individuals
for their week-in, week-out contributions and dedication.
Certain students must get special recognition. Dawn
"Dyno" Hart has put in an amazing amount of hours
for no pay, and we gratefully extend our thanks. Chuck
Haaland and Mark Troxel have been invaluable in terms
of ideas, both serious ideas and absurd ideas. And both
student administrations, maligned as they may have been,
deserve our thanks in terms of keeping us posted of student
government happenings. Also we thank Gayle Trollinger
for her unlimited patience and cheerful helpfulness, and Mike
Trollinger for enduring countless jabs at his slowness in P.O.
stuffing. Of course, Paul Goddard's "news" assistance must
'be noted.
Many non-students have also contributed to the Clarion.
Florence Johnson, Director of Publicity, has been incredibly
helpful in providing information and facts for us this year.
Jim Spickelmier, Campus Pastor, and Mack Nettleton, head
of Student Affairs, have been invaluable in helping us keep
,on top of the issues. We also extend our appreciation to
Bob Larson (and family) of ' Nicollet Printing Company for
their consistently efficient work, especially assisting tis in our
first few hapless attempts at producing a paper. We must
not forget Dr. Von Schueller. His penetrating insights' should
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IRE CIt1RIO
Vol. 51 - No. 25
the Clarion is published weekly by
the students of Bethel College and
welcomes concise leffers fo the
edifor. All leffers should be signed and
sent to P.O. 91 by the Sunday preceding
publicafion.
Paul Healy
Bill Trollinger
Carla Hage
Mary Norton
Arlan Swanson
Duane Turner
editor
managing editor
copy coordinator
production supervisor
business manager
photography
provide readers with "food for thought" all summer long.
We thank all Clarion helpers we failed to mention. And
most of all, we thank you, the students, for allowing us to
'perform this service for you, and for putting up with our
journalistic eccentricities.
Good night, Paul. Good night, Bill.
Letters
Van Benschoten, ex-treasurer, questions
lack of clarity, ambiguity in "Last Wind"
Dear Sirs:
There seems to be a cloud of uncertainty and misunderstanding
developing concerning Mark J ohnson{Bob
Moeller's Last Wind Column in the April 23 Clarion, Pete
Anderson's letter to the editor in the April 30 Clarion,
and the actual accomplishments of the 1975-76 Student Senate
and the Johnson/Moeller Administration. I would like
to speak to this from my experience as Student Association
Treasurer from June 1, 1974 to October 1975.
However, before I begin I would like to say that I cannot
.condone Pete Anderson, who although he spoke of certain
true points, may have let personal feelings become involved.
Certainly there were some accomplishments of Student
Government this year as there are every year. Of course,
there were also failures (enrollment limit and Heritage Project,
for example). However, my main point of concern
is over the lack of clarity and abiguity of the Last Wind
column. What are Mark Johnson and Bob Moeller really
claiming? I find it difficult to discover and this is where
the questions (Pete Anderson's included) come in. Are
Johnson/Moeller claiming personal responsibility for initiating
or creating these programs and projects? Or are they
simply listing these items as programs and projects they
simply administered? Also, where does the division between
the Johnon/Moeller adminis.tration and the Student Senate
come in? Certainly, the administration would not claim to
be responsible for all the acts of the Senate, just as the
Senate might not go along with all of the administration's
proposals. (Again, the Heritage Project is a good example
of the latter.) To claim all responsibility and credit for all
of the Senate's actions (both accomplishments and failures)
would be similar to President Ford claiming responsibility
for all the acts of Congress. I feel fairly certain that the
Johnson/Moeller column was not claiming all responsibility
and credit yet again the column was unclear and ambiguous.
In the Last Wind column there was no differentiating
between projects initiated by the Senate itself (or certain
Senators on their own), projects initiated by the John ..
son/Moeller administration and projects and programs initiated
during the previous administration. This is the heart
of the misunderstanding and lack of clarity. While the column
makes no claim as to who initiated the various listed accomploishments
or even when they were accomplished, its
ambiguity causes one to imply that Johnson/Moeller are
claiming personal credit for each item mentioned. This is
somewhat supported by the use of the first person verb
in a by-lined article.
To begin with, the money that was sent to World Vision
to cover debts incurred for aid to South Vietnam
($811.79) was made up of mon~y from Project Fifi and
continued on p. 9
Anderson's "vindictive tone" criticized
Dear Sirs:
We believe that legitimate, constructive criticism has a
p~per and needed place in the Christian community. H~wever,
in reference to last week's ,letter by Pete Anderson,
we find ourselves in an entirely different arena. Anderson
. moved from questioning issues and actions to questioning
integrity. We consider this a serious charge, one that cannot
go unansviered, in spite of the fact that · it was made
without benefit of evidence or correct information. We feel
the nearly vindictive ' tone of the letter was unnecessary
and most disturbing. For example, Anderson commented,
" It looks like we will not have any more hOl1esty with the
new administration than we did with the old ... " Apart from
the assertions made in reference to us, wrY did Anderson
attempt to discount the integrity of Taylor/Johnson? He
hasn't even been in the Senate since they took office. Furthermore,
the charge was made on the basis of a misquote.
It seems a bit unfair to label them dishonest, even
if it makes for a good lettfr.
Now, in regard to our "ridiculous article."
1) Campus Security - Please re-read our last article.
Where did we claim responsibility for implementing the
new security projects? We stand firm by our conviction
that our input at the Regents meeting in June of 1975,
to the Student Affairs office, to the Dean, and to the
President led to a heightened awareness of student's deep
concern and demand for action. Both the Senate report
to the Regents (June, 75), and official minutes bear testimony
to this. Furthermore, we offered t6 pay for lighting
around the girls' townhouses last spring. Bethel responded
by doing this themselves after a petition was presented.
Finally, we offered the administration $1,000 of S.A. money
for bolstering security this spring. This offer was not approved
in our budget request, the ' school feeling it is their
responsibility to pay for security.
2) Aid to Viet Nam - We did indeed send close to
$1000 to Viet Nam last spring - ($811). Relief agencies count
on contributions that are received during and after a crisis
to make up for their debt incurred by overspending their
budget. They sent aid to Viet Nam long before we paid
for it.
3) Bowl of Rice - Can a program that supports ' four
orphans a month be termed "one of the biggest jokes of
the year?" For the record, Senate minutes from a year
ago reveal that Moeller, while still a Senator, introduced
the program during the committee--of-the-whole.
We could go on to demonstrate Anderson's confusion and
lack of documentation in regard to world relief and gifts
to the Music Department. May we just point out that a
year ago he ran for President on the slogan "the candidate
with the issues." How many of those issues did he attempt
to introduce into the Senate, while serving as a Senator?
We believe in honesty as well. Perhaps what the Senate needs
most is fewer critics and more legislators.
Sincerely,
Mark Johnson
Bob Moeller
Ande,rson's "unqualified statements"
criticized
Dear Sirs:
As treasurer of the 1975-76 Student Association I observed
and regulated all financial transactions that took place with
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th\e Senate during this past year. As a result it was very
distressing for me to read Peter Anderson's letter that contained
such vague generalities on the usage of Student Association
funds. I believe it is my duty to clarify some of
Anderson's unqualified statements.
1) The , St!:!.dent Association did not send $1000 to South
Viet Nam but we did in fact donate $811.79 which is
not "much less" than our goal. This amount was sent
in ,three seperate checks, the first of which, for $400,
was sent on April 22. The second check, for
$172.25, was mailed on April 23 and the final check
of $239.54 was sent on May 27. Relief organizations,
like World Vision, must purchase the necessary supplies,
food and equipment as needed. As a result, the fact
that our final check wa's sent after the fall' has no
bearing whatsoever on the effectiveness of our gift.
2) Anderson referred to "a ridiculous ($5,000) Senate
goal, a goal ,that we did not come close to achieving."
Then he asked, "Who are they fooling?" Evidently the
only one who was fooled was Anderson himself. Not
only did Anderson overstate last year's goal by $1,000
(it was in fact $4,000). but he was also totally wrong
in his assumption that' we did not achieve this, or any
other, goal. The Student Association raised $5,114.95
by the .spring of 1975. $4,000 of this money was donated
to World Relief for the Hurricane Fifi project in
Honduras, $811.79 was given to aid South Viet Nam and
the remaining was deposited in the Public Action Committee
account.
, 3) Anderson was disturbed that the Student Association
'(seemed" to be chaneling substantial sums of money
into the Music Department, "as if they need money .. "
The fact is that the Student ASSOCIation donated $200
to aid in the purchase of the new chapel organ speakers
and another $75 to help obtain new music for the recently-
formed Chapel choir. Ironically Senator Anderson
was the one who authored the bill that appropriated
the $200 for the speakers. (See /Matthew 12 :25b). Incid~
ntally, this $275 represents less than 1 percent of our
1975-76 annual budget. Furthermore, neither of these
projects are associated directly with the Music Department
and, in fact, should not be as they' are for
the good of the entire Bethel community and funGtion
as a valuable asset in our daily spiritual worShip.
"Supposedly, 'honesty in politics' is the trend. Let's see
some of it at Bethel."
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Sincerely,
Brian Howell
Student Association Treasurer
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"Not as cute" Kling to direct
Christian Service next year
by Kathleen Asselin
"I plan to continue in the 'Lee Peterson tradition' of
lightheartedness and accessibility," stated next year's newly
appointed Christian Service Director Paul Kling. "However,
I may not be as cute."
The talented tenor of the Male Chorus and the Sons
_of Light musical group will assume his position in the fall
with a restructuring of office responsibilities.
"Instead of the seven coordinators of this year, we
will work with three positions under the Christian Service
Director," explained Paul, from Britt, Iowa.
Sophomore Curt Hansen will serve as Paul's "righthand
man," expanding his current job of handling gospel
teams to include church relations.
"For the first few months, I'll be relying on Curt,"
said Paul. "He knows the 'ropes' of "'the Christian Service
office and has a wealth of experience to offer."
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Curt outlined the advantage of fewer workers with more
r esponsibilities as "better control of information."
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Paul Kling and Curt Hansen both plan to be visible
and available to the students next year, and t,he new position
of a full-time secretary will aid the continuity in
office operation.
A Social Work Intern program coordinating service ministries
to nursing homes, underprivileged children, work with
mentally retarded, Big Brothers and Sisters, etc., will be
opened through the Social Work Department.
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Transportation coordinator is the last job under Chris-tian
Service, providing for the different outreaches of the
office.
Evangelism groups will fall under Paul's supervision,
although he commented that · the individual groups (Campus
Crusade, Lovelines, SMP, etc.) carry the weight of responsibility.
"Urbana '76 held in Illinois next December is one primary
focus for next year," said Paul. A participant in the
last Inter-Varsity Missionary Convention at Urbana, he stressed
that "any student looking towards any 'kind of ministry
should attend. " ,
"Every type of mission board is represented," said the
lanky senior who graduates this May. "It's a mind-boggling
presentation, but a great, growing experience."
Fair-haired Paul is antieipating working as assistant to
the Campus Pastor. "Besides arranging the music for Chapel,
I'll step in for Pastor jim when he can't lead the Chapel
service."
A "people-oriented job, not bogged down in the administration
aspects" is the flavor in Christian Service that the
ne'w director stresses.
"People get the idea that Christian Service means preaching
or singing," he explained. "We w nt to emphasize diversity;
there's an avenue for anyone Who wants to help."
One concern of Paul's for next year is the frustrating
phase of "church-hopping" that new and returning students
experience. "With the multitude of churches to choose from,
and scads of buses lined up outside every Sunday, it's
a game of 'eeny ' meeny, miny mo; to which church do I
go?' "
Paul plans to invite local church representatives to visit
Bethel during the beginning of the academic year for direct
contact with church-searching students. Hopefully, a few
minutes with the representatives will alleviate some of the
Sunday drift factor . .
Christian Service will work toward improving the quality
of the Gospel Teams, a concern carried from this year's
Director Lee Peterson, who graduates with husband Dan
from the Bethel iSeminary in May.
"We want to work on the overall representation of Christ
with . Bethel's musical talent," said Curt Hansen, "so the
teams will be viewed with the similar commitment as the
other college music organizations."
When. que~tioned on changes anticipated with the new
director in the Christian Service office, Curt smirked and replied:
"There may be some changes in store for Paul
... the last two directors got engaged and married while
in Paul's position."
Paul, however, looks at the job as good experience for
his future in the ministry. "I find the opportu!lity to work
with people highly attractive."
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Open . Forum II
What should the emphasis and value of
organized athletics be at ~ethe/?
Paul Harris is an Instructor . in
Philosophy and a graduate student
at the University of Minnesota.
by Paul Harris
A maharaja visiting England declined
to go to the , Derby, saying that he
already knew that one horse could run
faster than another. Clearly, in an 'objective
context,' sports are an absurd activity.
That one man can run faster, jump
higher or whatever better than another
seems at once obvious and trivial.
Like literature, athletics demands "the
willful suspension of disbelief." What
generally counts for reality must be
set aside and the project, \ whether it
be novel or game, granted a type of
reality.
Sustained by belief, athletics provides
systems of heroics through which the
player gains a sense of greater self-hood,
of immortality, in his accomplishments
against an absolute standard.
I think there are tw.,o fundamental
kinds of standards for the athlete -
the world/historical standard which
finds its home in record books, and
~he individual standard in which the
ultimate goal is to outdo oneself - to
overcome oneself and one's own limitations.
In our own culture, the world/historical
standard is dominant in organized
sports. TQis fact helps explain the essentially
idolatrous nature of sports in
our culture. American religious practice
is in large part comprised of the cults
of the football, puck, basketball and
baseball. Our treasure is where our
hearts are, and our hearts are with
the heroes of the field. Organized sports
offer atl ~bject of ultimate concern, provide
community, hope and ecstasy.
The difficulty of relating sports and
Christianity lies in their immediate similarity
in form and irrecC'ncilable difference
in content. Both athletics and Chris-
. tianity offer a system of heroics. They
provide an absolute standard of achievement
by whIch the adherent may take
the measure of his life. B9th promise
immortality and deliver ecstasy. They
give both ethics and ethos. But the areas·
are different. '
By its nature, athletics is public and
external. It is aristocratic - people leap
unequally from the womb and the demands
of organized sport require the
constant culling of the unfit. Christianity,
on the other hand, is essentially private
and. internal. It is egalitarian and universal.
No man is born with innate
,spiritual advantage.
This central contrast between external
.and internal provides a challenge to
the Christian athlete and to the Christian
college. I think that any fusion
of Christian and athletic ethics is a
dangerous confusion. The notion of the
"Christian athlete" is at best confusing
and at worst pernicious. How can one
play football with the fundamental Christiaa.
virtues in mind? Is agape love
the motive of the guard and the golden
rule the call of the quarterback? The
athlete who plays football in order to
love his enemies and wish the same
for his opponents as for himself is untrue
to the game and to Christianity.
The propriety of the Christian's ' involvement
in athletics depends on its
partialness and finitude. Finally it depends
on the absurdity of the enterprise
and its essential gameness. Because
sports are holiday from the world, they
can be sustained and defended by the
Christian. . '
That sports at best can offer a partial
system of heroics is, i think, obvious.
That it can offer its adherents at best
a flawed ethic and a momentary ecstasy
is also clear. But that the limited heroics
it can provide is a good seems also
clear to me.
The reconstruction of the world does
not come through casting out all false
or partial gods, but by giving false
and partial gods their true place under'
God. The task of Christian education
is to learn to value absolutely the absolute
and relatively the relative.
Athletics has a relative, finite value,
and so should be valued as a gift of
God and as Ian appropriate arena for
human endeavour. But the question ' of
the standard for achievement return~
to us, - if in fact athletics is possibly
one by virtue of the absurd, by the
suspension of disbelief, then certainly
the claims of the world/historical with ,
all their seriousness and pomp must
fall. The goodness of athletic endeavour
arises from the individual participant's
sustained heroic drive to overcome him- '
self and his limitations. If this is the
case, then it follows that the task of
college athletics is to provide systems
of heroics in which individual students
can exercise their peculiar physical quest
for excellence. Thus demythologized, athletics
provides a holiday from the world
and the rigors of Christian ethics provides
a framework for the athlete who
is a Christian to give his quest for physical
excellence as a. gift of God.
Mark Thorson, a senior Lit. maior,
was tight end on the Bethel
football team.
by Mark Thorson
The last-second shot bounds off the
backboad and the sweating forward percussively
intonates an obsenity. In the
final fifty yards, the miler slips out
continued on p. 6
his foot imperceptibly, grazing the shin
of his antagonist who tumbles headlong
ill defeat. Gloves and sticks fly as hockey
pros square off in extra-curricular battle.
In ,the locker room aft-er the game,
the gridiron captain screams at his teammates,
"If you .can't cry after losing
th~t game, you didn't want it bad enough."
What is this thing, competition? What
is it that turns gentle, considerate men
into "killers .on the court?" What sort
of context can engender such concepts
as "killer instinct?" The Christian who
engages in various forms of sport must
contend with the questionable validity
of competition and self-aggrandizemeI).t
within the Christian love_ ethic of selfsacrifice.
Sport is inseparable from competition.
Attempts to remove competition from
games by such methods as the removal
of scorekeeping have conspicuously failed.
The concept of sport is based upon
the voluntary acceptance of a situation
which, governed by an arbitrary system
of rules for the sake of clarity and
equanimity, pits the participant against
the efforts of an opposing force. Sport
is performance _ against an antagonist
- be it nature, an opponent, -or one'sself
- and the result will inevitably
be the dominance of the stronger force.
This is competition.
IIWhat is this thing, competition?
What is it that ~urns
gentle, considerate men
into 'killers on /tl1e court'?11
The most pervasive motivation for participation
in sport is one of self-aggrandizement.
Most sportsmen are after the
profound boost that victory over another
will lend their self-image. Sport offers
a chance for tangible success which,
unlike most of life's areas of endeavor,
offers easily measured results within
the context of an arbitrary but distinct
system of rules. Sportsmen seek to become
heroes by the simple artifice of
vanquishing an opponent in demonstration
of their own personal superiority.
This condition is, quite simply, unacceptable
within the ' Christian ethic. It
is the source of hatred, frustration, and
the despair born of failure. Is the Christian,
then, unable/to participate.. in sport?
The answer lies in a radical change.
in conceptualization of' the nature of
competition. We have seen that sport
is the acceptance of a situation of effort
against opposition. It is in this sphe.re
that the Christian sportsman's consciousness
must remain. He must repudiate
the tendency to look toward the inevitable
result of victory or defeat as an
,outcome relevant to his goals. Thus,
winning cannot be the Christian's pnmary
motivation.
This diffieult feat accomplished, the
sportsman is able to reap the -full value
of competition. He submits himself to
the rigors of competition in order to
test his inner ability to perform under
pressure. The athletic endeavor requires
actions- of the most disciplined coordination
of mind, body, and will. This effort
in sustained perserverance is the experience
to which PaUl alludes in his metaphors
concerning human effort. To act
in the face of pain and weariness, to
maintain discipline when the opposition
is overwhelming, to steadfastly "run the
race set before us," these are the experiences
. the Christian Gan joyfully seek.
Sports should rightfully thrust a man
against th~' extreme edge 'o{ his potential,
the limit after which further effort
is impossible. At this point of exhaustion
beyond human effort, only the rest of
faith in God's great~r power is possible.
The reader will reply, "But, does this
,mean that the Christian must always
accept defeat because he doesn't care
to win?" By no means. The sP.orting
endeavor is the unrelenting pursuit .of
excellence, and this pursuit will often
result in victory. The athlete must hope
in victory, or he cannot c.ontinue his
effort. Victory must be recognized as
a gift of fruition from God. -But it can
never be a final goal, and the Christian
must welcome defeat with thanksgiving
and grace. It is in the pursuit of this
admittedly difficult, perhaps impossible,
ideal that the Christian can joyfully participate
in sports' microc.osmic manifestation
of the human experience.
by PaUl Johnson
The answer to this question must be
viewed as my personal opinion rather
than as tmy final statement on a question
as important as this one. It is, however,
from personal statemen~s o'f this type
that we can better arrive at decisions
regarding the ro~e of organized athletics
at Bethel.
My response is based upon the assumption
that organized athletics is not limited
to intercollegiate competition but also
includes intramural and individual athletic
participation. With this in mind,
I suggest that the primary emphasis
of athletics at Bethel be participation.
I am not suggesting that every Bethel
student be forced to participate in some
athletic activity, but am suggesting that
every student who does desire to participate
should be able to do so. Such .
participation may come at the intercol-legiate
competitive level, the intramural
level, or the individual level.
It seems to me that the aura of the
professional athlete has made its way
onto our campus in a way detrimental
-to us all. If an individual doesn't have
the skills of a polished athlete he/she
Paul Johnson, Instructor in Sociology,
is an active participant in
intramural sports
either chooses or is forced by others
to not have any athletic activity at all.
How many times have we heard students
and/or faculty decline participation in
an athletic activity by saying, "No
thanks, I'm no good at that." Or how
many .times have less skillful members
of an intramural team been left standing
on the sidelines until the game was
obviously won or lost? One's skill should
not be the determining factor for participation
- one's ' desire to participate
should be.
For those individuals for whom skillful
performance is more important, we
have our intercollegiate athletic teams
which require skillful participants. These
teams are seeking the skillful individual
who can demonstrate his/her skill when
matched against skillful opponents. This
is the place where skill should be emphasized
and developed to its greatest p0-
tential.
I think that the value I place on
athletics and the resulting benefits I
receive from it are a direct outgrowth
of the par.ticipation I have been calling
for. My participation on high school and
college athletic teams, my intramural
athletic activities, and my fairly regular
use of Bethel's physical educati.on facilities
indicate that I see certain value
coming from such participati.on. The im-
portant point is that most indivudals
never reap the values and benefits be'
Cause they never participate (or are
allowed to participate) in the first place.
Let me cite the women's track team
as an example. Ten years ago when
I was a ~tudent at Bethel, we didn't
have a women's track team. In fact,
if a female student were ever seen joging
or exercising she would have been
thought to be exhibiting quite strange
and unacceptable behavior. Fortunately
the situation today is much different.
Women are participating (and society
is "letting" them do so) much more
frequently, and I feel they are experiencing
the benefits which come from
this participation. Today's coed can jog
even if she isn't a member of the women's
track team and that's encouraging.
Fortunately this is not the only
area in which participation is helping
to change the attitudes of individuals.
So what should be the emphasis of
organized athle.tics at Bethel? For me,
I the primary emphasis should be on making
it possible for everyone on our campus
to participate to the extent that he/she
desires. That means that we'll have.
some who won't participate at all, others
who will participate because they want
extremely skillful, and yet others who
will use their athletic skills as part
of Bethel's intercollegiate athletic program.
All of these three have their
place, and we should as a community
be willing to recognize them.
by Greg Wilcox
Assuming "organized athletics" to
mean both intramural and intercollegiate
athletics (although some might argue
how organized 1M is at times - sorry,
Swanny) , I first went to my trusty
Bethel catalogue to see what Bethel emphasizes.
The catalogue gave me this
answer: "Bethel emphasizes a commitment
to Jesus Christ as Lord of all
Life."
The emphasis of athletes, then, should
reflect their commitment, and through
the emphasis of Jesus Christ 'as Lord
of all Life, the value is a.ttained. As
some use their musical talents to praise
God, so the athlete uses his gift for
God's glory, not his 0WI\. The value
lies in using God-given talents for His
glory.
Having asked some athletes what values
they expected and got out of participation
in sports, they responded in two
areas. They saw great value in the
close relationships that developed among
teammates. But the greatest value according
to most of them was the know-ledge
they gained about themselves. One
person told me that through athletic
. participation he came to , know himself
better by being honest with himself about
his talents and capabilities.
There is however another side ~ this
question that I feel needs attention. Dr.
. Nettleton in the April 23 Clarion stated:
"We fe,el it is important to have a
high quality program. Our music and
drama groups are high quality - our
athletics should be." I couldn't agree
more! And I hope this attitude would
include the intramural athletic program
as well. In the same Clarion, Deal)
Brushaber stated that he would want
to see the intramural program expanded
to include more students.
I personally believe Bethel needs to
emphasize intra'rourals more than it has.
Since I've been here, 1M has had the
role of second-class citizen at Bethel.
Through no fault of the dir ector, budgets
have been cut, and games are changed
because others have priority in the gym.
The 1M open league basketball program
Greg Wilcox, a iunior History
maior, participates in intramural
sports and is 00 the baseball team.
this year had nineteen teams and involved
a great number of people, yet at
times it was hard to find a basketball
that bounced well enough to play with.
Realizing that budgets are tight in the
athletic department, might I suggest still
another use for student association money
to benefit the students directly
through supplying some equipment for
intramural use.
The level of participation, either intercollegiate
or intramural, does not deter-mine
the value of athletics and therefore
shouldn't determine 'where the emphasis
is placed. It is in the participation itself
that the value lies.
Bethel needs a quality athletic program
both at the intramural and intercollegiate
level. The quality of the program
will be determined on the long run not
by the respective wOn/lost records ' but
by the values gained by the participants.
Spire re'placed by
expanded Roster
•
This past week has been a busy one
for Student Government. The main action
taken concerned the Spire. The Communications
Board recommended that
the Spire be replaced next year by an
expanded Roster. Next year's Roster
will be free to the students, and will
be made up of larger, professional pictures.
Also, tentative plans have been
made for a magazine that will cover
the year's activities. This magazine
would be distributed during second semester
. The Student Senate will allot mon- .
ey t () supplement the Student Personnel
monies going to the Roster.
In connection with the "extra" funds
available from the termination of the
yearbook, $450 will go toward improving
Coeval. Also, $1625 will be split by Dan
Anderson and Lisa Vanzo, next year's
Campus Coordinators.
In another' action taken, Pete Taylor
and Dave Jo~nson have been -working
in connectioh with the Dean's Office
in order to ensure longer LRC hours
during final's week. Also, these longer
hours will be given a trial run sometime
next year.
One act festival continues
Monday and Tuesday
/
nights at 7:30 in the
Experimental Theatre.
continued from p. 1
through another way of looking at it. A botanist sees
. one part and a ' geologist sees another. But they all see
God's creation."
Ken Firtko, a sophomore geology student said, "When
Russ prays 'before class he seems so involved in his prayer,
likening us to 'little grasshoppers' and things, that you can
really tell he cares about the students and that he's simply
\ talking to God in his own natural language."
Although Russ admits he never could sing a note, his
appreciation for music is keen.
"We sing this song, 'How Great Thou Art,''' says
Russ, "but do we ever stop to analyze its words? 1 told
my class in microbiology there's something missing. What
about the little bacteria? So a couple of my students
wrote this verse:
"And when 1 view the microorganisms,-
I see the tiny wonders Thou has made, -
1 see the spores and virus and bacteria
And can't explain - My God how great Thou art!"
"Rachell Campbell and Clarice Smith wrote that back
in 1968. And then Charlie Cosgrove added this verse in
1973 for my geo~ogy class:
"When 1 survey the many rocks and minerals,
The changing crust that forms this earth of ours,I
marvel at the granite and the feldspar,
Then run my hands on limestone, quartz, or shale;Then
with my pocket lens 1 scrutinize
The elements with my trained eyes,
And know that all of this fair earth 1 trod
Was made by Him - the Living God!"
"Now we ,can sing that song and get a fuller pictUre."
Russ's greatest joy comes alive when he is able to take
t.ds class outdoors to discover for themsetves the wonders he
has seen.
"There's something that gets me," he said, his blue
eyes shining, "when 1 hear a new bird or see a new flower.
It's like discovering a gold mine. God has put me on
a treasure hunt. It's like He's playing hide and seek with us.
He has hidden so many things for us to look for."
Russ explained that it has been the students who have
kept him at Bethel for so many years.
"I just love the studentS," said Russ. "Trees can't
talk or react, but students make ,me think. They're full of
life. People are' like flower-buds. Some students are slow to
develop or to make high marks. Those 1 call 'late bloomers.'
You just have to have more patience with them. You ,
can see that they have hidden talents if you look close
enough."
, Next year Russ will teach a horticulture class during
Interim and a geology class during the Spring semester. He
win continue with his various activities with the Scouts,
the Summer Camping Program, and his church. He will
also be a nature consultant for Cambridge High School.
He and Margaret own a ten-acre plot of land near Cambridge,
where they plan to be as self-contained as they
possibly can. They raise chickens and a garden, and Margaret
has a loom on which she knits. Mostly, Russ wants
more time to spend with his wi~ and to walk into the woods
on his property, sit on a stump, and meditate in quiet
on the Lord. God still isn't through teaching Russ at "His
own school," however.
Russ explained, "When I look forwar,d, I ten students
1 can name trees, 1 can name ~lowers, 1 can name
shrubs, and I can name ferns. But when they come to me
about mosses, why that's something 1 have reserved for the
future so I'll still have more things to investigate."
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Muck mak~s sabbatical plans
by Diana Gonzales
Dr. Webb Muck, Chairman of the Psychology Department,
will take a sabbatical leave during the Interim and Spring
terms of the next school year.
During his leave, he will be working on three projects.
First of all, he plans to put together a ten-session program
on personality enrichment. "This program will be a
form of group counseling to help people recognize themselves"
said Dr. Muck. "The sessions would enable them
to control and direct their growth as persons."
His second project consists of a six-week internship with
a hypnologist at Fort Wayne, Indiana, who also holds
an M.D. degree.
"I want to satisfy my curiosity about hypnotism, and
especially to find out more about the relationship between
hypnotism and faith," said Dr. Muck.
As his third project, he plans to study the applications
of behavior modification.
"I have the study program on hypnotism ,at Fort Wayne
~completely worked out," said , Dr. Muck. "I am not sure
of the 'details of my two other projects, however."
Dr. Mu<?k has been here at Bethel since the fall of
1959. This will be his second sabbatical leave.
Priest & S,cribes
in SMP bene:fit
Priest and the Scribes will be appearing
in what gr'0Up leader J'0hn Priestley
describes as "P'0sitively '0ur final c'0ncert
ever," Tuesday nigh~ at 8 p.m. in the
Bethel gymnasium. All pr'0ceeds '0f the
C'0ncert will g'0 t'0 S.M.P.
"Sure, we've said that past C'0ncerts
were g'0ing t'0 be '0ur last, but this
time we're seri'0us," c'0mmented Priestley.
The gr'0up '0riginated in 1973 as several
Bethel men, including Priestley, began
t'0 harm'0nize in the bathrooms. Soon,
the fame '0f the group spread and it
'.vas decided that Priest and the Scribes
should be f'0rmed and a c'0ncert should
be presented. The gr'0UP perf'0rmed f'0r
Nik Dag that year, and have since given
f'0ur '0ther c'0ncerts.
"Those were the good '0ld days," lamented
the Priest. "We t'0'0k every'0ne
by surprise; n'0 one expected u~ t'0 be
any good - but we were superb."
tra,t'0r and c'0ach at Bethel; Carey Olsen,
who is married and a Sem student;
Dwight Wilins, whQ will graduate this
year; Mark "Three ChQrds" Lindgren,
whQ is nQW farming in NQrth DakQta;
and Paul Healy, whQ is the present
edit'0r Qf the Clarion.
ing a P'0wer mQve, they're, f'0rcing me
out."
Regardless '0f these group tensi'0ns,
Priestly promises an excellent cQncert.
S.M.P. will be using the m'0ney raised
at this event tQ fund student missi'0naries
this summer.
The '0riginal grQUp included: Paul ReaSQner,
whQ is n'0W a successful adminis-
"That was quite a grQUP," stated "As always, we're great," bragged
Priestly. "The present Scribes are mak- the Priest.
letters, continued f~om p. 2
the B'0wl Qf Rice pr'0gram, b'0th '0f which were begun by
the pr:eviQus Senate/ AdministratiQn. T'0 decide where t'0
give m'0ney already raised is Qne thing, and this is exactly
what the mQney sent tQ WQrld Visi'0n f'0r Vietnam
consisted Qf. TQ claim credit for the hard work Qf setting
up a pr'0gram and actually raising the mQney is quite a
different thing. Again, the Last Wind article is unclear
as to which it is claiming.
\
This also goes for the B'0wl df Rice Pr'0gram. This
prQgram was set up early in 1975 and raised nearly. $450
during the 1974/1975 scho'01 year. The money raised befQre
and during the first month '0f the Johnson/MQeller administration
from a pr'0ject begun befQre the J<?hnsQn/Moeller
administration is part of the money sent tQ WQrld Vision.
As t'0 the 1975-76 school year I am not familiar with the
actual figures, but the program d'0es see~ to have diminished
in effectiveness (doll'1rs raised per week) mainly from lack
of suppot and pr'0m'0tion. Of course anything that Bowl
'0f Rice does is a help and is better than nothing but let
us simply say it was not '0perated tQ its fullest PQtential.
In cl'0sing, let me say my intentions were n'0t to criticize
anyone but to hopefully clear up some misunderstandings
and confusion c'0ncerning both the Last Wind article and
Pete Anderson's letter. T'0 argue back and f'0rth about what
was done and what was n'0t d'0ne and whQ did what should
not be our style. Certainly m'0re could have been done
as well as less, but let us look forward to what . still can
be dQne. The imp'0rtant thing is that is gets dQne and it
is of relatively min'0r importance as t'0 whQ does it and wh'0
I takes the credit.
Sincerely,
Dave VanBenschoten
Leaders respond to IIdishon.estyll rap
Dear Sirs:
In response t'0 Pete Anders~m's letter appearing in last
week's Clarion:
Mr. Anderson charged Dave and myself with dishonesty
due to the fact that we "professed tQ be initiating or pushing
a summer sch'0'01 pr'0gram" It sh'0uld be nQted that the
word "initiate" in the article to which Mr. Anderson was
referring was not a direct q U'0te but the wQrd chQice Qf
the Clarion. And if we are tQ be accused Qf "pushing" .
f'0r the implementatiQn '0f a summer school pr'0gram - which
is yet to be decided Qn in faculty meeting - we WQqld
ask Mr. Anderson - what's wrong with that?! !
Our support of the summer sch'0ol pr'0gram is in no
way intended to detract from the eff'0rts of th'0se whQ wQrked
out details of such a program in c'0mmittee. Mr. Anderson
seems t'0 have forgotten to mention the dedicated efforts
of Debbie Gr'0sklags, Terri Magnus'0n, Anna H'0bbs, T'0m
C'0rrell, Dale J '0hns'0n, C. lI'0ward Smith, Dwight Jessup, and
Art Lewis, a,s well as '0thers wh'0 have helped develop such
, an idea through the years. Nonetheless, we see it as '0ur
duty t'0 help get such a pr'0gram implemented at Bethel.
. "Supposedly 'h'0nesty in P'0litics' is the trend. Let's see
S'0me '0f it at Bethel" - - as well as a responsible, I'0ving
Christian spirit.
Sincerely,
Pete Taylor and Dave Johnson
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Doc Rainbovls colorful caravan to tour Europe
From Amsterdam to Zweibru~ken, military
bases to embassy row, Professor
Rainbow's Colorful Caravan of Theatricals
will join the international circuit
this year to bring the Bicentennial to
thousands of Americans away from
home.
Entering its third season, this summer's
touring troupe from Bethel College will
take its melody, mirth, melodrama and
meditations to Europe from May 28 to
August 20 under the sponsorship of the
Association for Christian Conferences,
Teaching and Service.
Dr. Donald RainboW, originator and
director of the Caravan, has developed
a special Bicentermial show this year
which will feature that grande dramatic
spectacle - "He Ain't Done Right by
Nell" interspersed with tongue-incheek
olios emphasizing such endearing
values as baseball, motherhood, the flag
and apple pie.
The players also will salute America's
heritage with rigorous renditions on the
romance of New York's Central Park,
a sad but true tale of the Old West,
a legendary tribute to' Paul Bunyan -
our hero of the N orthwoods - a truly
stirring poetic recitation on the land
of the South, and a musical celebration
of our nation's birth.
Rapid-fire in its pacing, splashy and
colorful in its settings and 100 costume
changes, this wholesome entertainment
will be climaxed with personal expressions
of the members' faith · in Jesus
Christ.
The seven-member Caravan is composed
of Mary Frances Fiess, sophomore
from Wheaton, lli.; Michelle Fransen,
senior from Bloomington, Minn.; Duane
Glader, junior from Minneapolis, Minn.;
Linda Herrmann, senior from Minneapolis;
Tim Leafblad, senior from Waukegan,
ill.; Jeff Miller, junior from Allentown,
Pa.; and Tim Zimmerman, junior
from Rockford, TIl.
Professor Rainbow, who also acts with
the troupe, is "super-excited about the
opportunity to bring Americana to servicemen
and government officials away
from home as well as to local audiences
during this birthday celebration. But
more than that - to share the full,
free life which each of the performers
has found in Jesus Christ."
In short • • •
· Royar/s sweep two;
Openr fit,/e delens'e
Farm workers
walk 65 miles
by BiD Trollinger
This week (May 2-8) is Farm Worker's
Week in the United States. The purpose
of this week is to publicize the
plight of the migrant workers in America,
and thus put pressure on the farm
owners (especially owners in California).
Toward this goal a Twin Cities 65-Mile
Solidarity Walk has been organized.
The United Farm Workers, the key
group pushing this movement, is an organization
that began in the early 60Js
as an attempt in organizing migrant
workers. The group headed by Caesar
Chavez has fought for years against
what is seen as the repressive tactics
of the farm owners and, more recently,
the Teamsters Union. Besides this week
of activities, the UFW has for years
pushed a boycott of non-union grapes,
lettuce, etc.
This week's Sq-lidarity Walk will culmina
te in a final mile march ending
at the National, Red Owl and Super
Valu Headquarters. The walk will be
led by Richard Chavez, brother of Caesar
Chavez. All students are invited· to participate
in the march. Any person desiring
information should contact G.W.
Carlson or Jan Curry (P.O. 1608),
ten
The Office of the Registrar wishes
to call attention to the fact that the
Student Academic Committee has adopted
a new policy with regard to the
change of grades. Beginning with the
. current term, grades may not be changed
after mid-term of the following full
term.
This means that no changes in the
grades for the current term Will be
allowed after October 27, 1976.
O~her implications include the fact that
a student may not change an Applied
Performance experience from no credit
to credit retroactively. Furthermore, a
student may not make up an Incomplete
after the mid-term of the following full
term.
Chapel Schedule
Monday - Senior Share
Tuesday - Women's Choir
Thursday - Pastor Spickelmier
Friday -- Study day
by Dan Swanson
The Bethel Royals tennis team swept
two matches in conference play this
past weekend, 8-1 over Northwestern of
Iowa and 7-2 over Westmar. Neither
of the two matches were too close except
for a few individual matches. Both matches
were played at home as the Royals
prepared to defend their Tri-State conference
title today and tomorrow down
at Yankton. The Royals will be heavily
favored to take the team title though
they may have problems sweeping all
individual titles as they have in the
past.
A classic showdown should develop
between defending first singles champion
Tom Chaplin from Westmar and Bill
DeVoe, who took the title two years
ago. DeVoe lost to Chaplin this past
weekend but hopes to beat him in the
tournament: Though others on the team
may also have to struggle to win, the
Royals should be able to win enough
matches to take the team title without
too much difficulty.
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Royals drop two;
slip to 12-9
by Bruce Olsen
The Bethel base ball team lost three
out of four games last week, as they
split a doubleheader with Northwestern
Bible College and lost two games to
Westmar College. The games put Bethel's
season record at 12-9.
In the first game against Northwestern,
Curt Oslin pitched what Coach Jack
Trager called, "his best game of the
season." Oslin gave up omy two hits
en route to a 4-0 victory. The Royals
scored three of their runs in the first
inning, With Greg "Homer" Thorn knocking
in two of the runs with a single.
Both teams found their hitting eyes
in the second game with a total of
19 runs scored. Unfortunately, the Royals
came out on the short end of an 11-8
decision. Barry Jones hit two home runs
in the loss, knocking in three runs and
scoring three runs. Cam Johnson also
banged a homer for the Royals.
Errors plagued the Royals in their
conference games against Westmar last
Saturday, as Bethel lost both games.
A fine pitching performance by Curt
Oslin was upended in the seventh inning,
as Westmar scored four runs aided by
two Bethel errors. The final score was
7-6.
Bethel lost a close 3-2 decision in
the second game, as Tim Doten lost
his first game of the season. Despite
the loss, Doten only gave up one earned
run, as Bethel committed four errors.
The two runs on a home run by Bruce
Kaihoi in the fifth inning were the only
runs scored by the Royals.
The double loss put Bethel's conference
record at 1-5, with the two games against
Northwestern of Iowa yet to be counted
in the record. The Royals played Northwestern
yesterday for their final games
of the season.
Thorn leads the team in hitting after
21 games ~th a .355 batting average,
followed by Kaihoi's .319 and a .304
average by the hot-hitting Jones.
Janet Reynolds scores the winning run as the mighty Royals
sweep a doubleheader from powerful St. Olaf.
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eleven
T rack team continues improvement;
T ri-state championships tomorrow
Bethel's track team has really begun
to put it together in the last few weeks
as evidenced by their second-place finish
last Saturday, out of five teams. The
track meet, held at Macalester's allweather
track, was run in average weather
conditions, with temperatures in
the high forties and a gusting 15 mile
per hour headwind into the first turn.
Golden Valley, with their great depth,
easily won the meet with 74 points,
followed by Bethel with 47, UMD with
30, 'Macalester with 27 and St. Thomas
with 17.
Bethel's mile relay team provided the
highlight of the entire meet as they
raced to an easy first-place finish and
to a new school record. The team, consisting
of Steve Hage, Curt Brown, Bill
Whittaker, and Gene Blair, smashed the
old record by a half second as they
sped to a 3 :21.8 total time. Both Brown
and Blair cruised their quarter-mile legs
of the relay in 49 seconds. Blair, having
a great day, also won the 440-yard
dash, in 49.9 with Hage grabbing third
in that event. In the other running events,
Brown placed second in the 880-yard
dash with a great 1 :57.5 timing; Larry
Caldwell placed third in the mile run;
Greg Kramer and Doug Harrison were
fourth in their respective three-mile run
and 100-yard dash events. Kramer's time
of 15 :07.8 set a new freshman record
(set by Caldwell in 1974) and was only
two seconds short of the all-time school
mark. The 440-yard relay team of John
Van Loon, Harrison, Bruce Peterson,
and Blair finished fourth.
The field event men provided the bulk
of the team's points as they had one
of their best scoring days this season.
The pole vault once again provided the
highpoint here when Paul Rassmussen,
Peterson, and David Johnson placed
first, second, and third, respectively.
Rassmussen's winning height was 12'6".
The triple jump provided a first place
to Van Loon, as he jumped 41'2.5",
and a fourth place to Dan Hogan. Van
Loon and Hogan also teamed up for
third and fourth place finishes in the
high jump. Ward Anderson and Whittaker
both threw the javelin over 160'
on their way to second and third place,
respectively. Steve Carrigan again did
his consistently good job in the shot
put and discus as he placed third in
both events.
Tomorrow the track team goes into
action at Sioux Falls in the Tri-State
conference ol,ltdoor meet championships.
Bethel placed second at this meet last
year and defending powerhouse Westmar
is again favored to win the meet this
year. But if the Royals have an outstanding
performance overall tomorrow they
will give Westmar a definite run for
,the' money.
The Bicentenn,ial Golf
Epic is scheduled for
Study Day, May 14.
If this presents problems,
co'ntact Clarion Hierarchy.
Doten rolls on towards amazing season
by Bruce Olsen
Until last weekend's baseball game
with Westmar College, Tim Doten had
achieved the limits of superstardom, amassing
a record that most pitchers
would dream of in their sleep. His statistics
included a perfect 5-0 record,
only five w(~.lks, 40 strikeouts, and a
blistering 1.00 earned run average.
The game against Westmar did not
sto2. the Doten machine either. It only
slowed it down a little, as Doten lost
a tough 3-2 decision, giving up only
one earned run.
A sophomore from Des Moines, Iowa,
Doten did not start his pitching career
until his senior year in high school.
Much to the surprise of his coach, he
finished the year with an excellent 5-1
record, good enough to earn him honorable
mention for the conference.
His freshman year in college did not
yield the success that Tim had found
in high school. His varsi.ty record was \
twelve
0-1, and the loss came against North
Central Bible College. "I couldn't believe
it," said Tim. "They were the worst
team on our schedule, and I had to
lose against them."
But that humiliating experience did
not seem to hinder him from continuing
baseball. Tim started throwing as early
as December to prepare for a season
that did not begin until April. By January,
"Dotes" was throwing every day
to make sure his arm would be sound
for the short season that is played at
Bethel.
Well, the extra work and effort paid
off, as Tim is having himself a fine
season. Tim had this to say about his
success on the mound: "I'd have to
give some of the credit to the fact
that I haven't pitched against some of
the better teams we've played. But I'm
really pleased about the number of walks
I've given up."
Control has been the secret of Tim's
success, which he hopes to bring with
him when he tries out for a summer
team at the University of Minnesota.
Make the team or not, he hopes to
be playing baseball somewhere in the
Twin Cities this summer. When he is
not playing baseball, Tim hopes to con~
tinue his job with the Columbia bus
company. He now drives a bus for C0-
lumbia between studies and baseball.
Tim Doten is having an exceptional
season, an experience that many of us
envy and wish we could also experience.
We take our hats off to Tim, and wish
him all the good luck in his remaining
two seasons on the Bethel baseball scene.
CAMPUS COpy SHOPPE
XEROX COPIES 6 CENTS
THESIS BINDING - SPIRAL OR VELO
1315 - 4th St. S.E. Minneapolis
378-116'1
