Clarion 1977-05-13 Vol 52 No 24

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Paul Redin is director of placement
Job market: it ain't
what it used to be
Clarion
Bethel College
St. Paul, MN 55112 May 13, 1977
Senate alters scholarship plan
by investing escrow money
by Diana Gonzalez
What situation are college
seniors facing as far as the job
market is concerned? Director of
College Career Counseling and
Placement Paul Redin said that
"the outlook this year is better
than in previous years because
the economy has picked up."
According to an article in The
Wall Street Journal, the College
Placement Council stated that
job offers at 160 colleges have
increased to 49 per cent from last
year. After surveying more than
600 employers last fall, the
council also predicted a 12 per
cent increase in jobs this spring.
Redin said that the job market
is difficult to analyze, since only
about 20 per cent of the job
vacancies are publicized.
"The situation of getting a job
for our students is not so much
dependent on the job market as it
is on the individual student," said
Redin. "It is still going to be
difficult for those that don't know
what they're going to do."
According to Redin, the factor
that most commonly hinders
students from getting a job is the
lack of clear-cut goals, since
many graduating seniors are still
in the "exploratory stage."
The job outlook not only varies
with the individual; it also varies
with the field the graduate plans
to enter.
Redin stated the job prospects
in the computer industry are
good. "Companies are searching
for people in this area."
Job prospects in business are
also good, "the more technical
the more the opportunity," said
Redin. Most liberal arts majors
can get into retail merchandising
management.
As to teaching positions, it is
difficult to predict just yet how
many of the Bethel education
majors are going to be placed.
"Teachers are getting hired later
and later. Most earlier offers
come from private and overseas
schools," said Redin. "Public
school hiring takes place during
July and August."
The placement record for last
year showed that 71 per cent of
the elementary education majors
were placed in regular, full-time
teaching positions. If those who
pursued graduate studies are
disregarded, then 79 per cent of
the prospective teachers were
placed, including substitutes. As
of last December, only 3 per cent
of those not hired as teachers
were still looking for teaching
jobs.
The outlook for secondary
education was less encouraging.
Only 30 per cent of these seniors
were placed in full-time posi-tions.
If those in graduate school
were not counted, then 37 per
cent were hired including substi-tutes.
Of those not hired as
teachers, 5 per cent .,here sun
looking for teaching jobs last
Decem ber.
The likelihood of finding a job
depends on where one is willing
to work. "There aren't going to be
many new teaching positions in
the area around the cities," said
Redin. "The ones who are going
to get the jobs are the ones who
want to go where the jobs are,
who have had a good student
teaching experience, and who are
really committed to teaching."
One of the most difficult fields
in which to find jobs is in human
services, especially for those
planning to stay around the Twin
cities.
"One of the best ways to get in
is through internships. A high
percentage of people who hire in
that area hire directly off intern-ships,"
said Redin.
Hiring off internships is also
common in the arts. For example,
Children's Theatre hires about 90
per cent of its people off it own
internships.
In the face of the competition,
what are some good guidelines
for convincing an employer to
hire you?
"The average grad hasn't taken
time to know what he can do. He
doesn't know himself well,"
commented Redin. "They are
buying your skills. If you don't
know what they are, they aren't
going to buy them."
"The crucial thing is develop-ing
a good job campaign —
finding a potential position and
presenting yourself."
Whatever improvements have
taken place over last year, today's
job market is not the enviable
market of the 60's.
by Laura Alden
A miasma of misunderstanding
seems to enshroud last month's
spring formal fiasco and related
issues (i.e. the campus coordina-tor
budget and fate of the leftover
escrow money).
A report of recent and upcom-ing
decisions in the Student
Senate may help to clear the air.
The Senate has voted to "subsi-dize"
this year's indebted campus
coordinators $1700. This sum, in
addition to a $900 contribution
from the coordinators' all-school
banquet budget will cancel the
spring formal debt. (Thus, some
of the traditional all-school ban-quet
niceties will be absent this
year.).
The remaining escrow money,
previously budgeted for a Senate
scholarship fund by a student
referendum, is therefore reduced
considerably. When asked if this
vote was, in fact, ignored en lieu
of the spring formal debt, Vice
President Mark Carlson replied,
"Yes, it was ignored. But I don't
by Suzi Wells
After four or more long years,
seniors can finally look forward
to the end of their college
experience and commencement.
Some seniors eagerly await grad-uation
and its significance for
them, while others would be
happy to finish their studies and
leave. Only one problems exists
for this latter group: commence-ment
is mandatory.
Some students feel that, at this
point in their lives, they should
not be "required" to do anything.
"This issue is not whether you
want to go or not," commented
Lynn Baker. "At 22 you should
have a choice. It embarrasses me
to feel like someone else is
making my decisions for me."
Agreeing with Lynn, Karen
Fischer said, "I feel people
should be allowed the option. It
should be a self-motivated deci-sion."
Karen went on saying that,
for sentimental reasons, she
would like everyone to partici-pate,
but only if they wanted to.
"It's a last feeling of class unity,
and a nice way to end up the
year," she said.
Also looking at commence-ment
positively, Finn Torjesen
related, "It's a part of school, a
very healthy part from a psycho-think
that most kids really care,
because less than 200 voted for
the scholarship fund anyway."
The alternatives to using the
escrow money, according to
Carlson, were to syphon next
year's budget or charge for the
all-school banquet. "Mack Nettle-ton
said 'no' to charging for
all-school (banquet), so we really
had no choice but to use the
escrow fund," said Carlson. The
senate vote to use the escrow
money was unanimous.
The scholarship fund, pared to
$2300 (after the spring formal
loss), has been shaved again, this
time to $100 per annum. An
amendment, sponsored by Tan-nie
Woods and Dave Lowery,
directs the investment of the
$2300. Interest from the sum
(about $100) will be awarded to a
student as a spring convocation
award.
It has not yet been decided who
will choose the recipient of that
award, but Carlson is confident
that the Senate will have a
logical standpoint. It means a lot
to most parents and teachers."
Finn graduated from Moody
Bible Institute last year, so he
has a different perspective than
most seniors. He feels it should
be mandatory, and that it is
important to have "a good clean
finish and defining line," to end
the senior year.
Other students feel that corn-mencement
is a hassle, and some
that have few or no exams would
like to leave a week earlier if the
ceremony was not mandatory.
"I'd rather just get my diploma
and go," lamented Cindy Nixon.
"I'm not one for sitting at long
meetings.
"School is for the students, not
definite say in the decision each
year.
As a result of this mire of
controversy, which has sucked in
campus coordinators, escrow
monies and the ill-fated scholar-ship
proposal, a new budget
policy for the coordinator office
has been considered, via referen-dum.
The plan has the support of
next year's coordinators, Scott
Barsuhn and Cynthia Green.
The program, proposed first as
a Johnson/Carlson campaign
promise, adds $10 to the annual
tuition bill, designated for "stu-dent
activities."
This plan, which would give the
coordinators a $17,000 budget,
would allow "a higher quality of
activities," according to Mark
Carlson. "It would allow Bethel to
break out of having only cheap
entertainment and two-bit gospel
groups," he said.
The results of the referendum
(held Wednesday and Thursday)
will be forwarded to the Bethel
administration for consideration.
the administration or anyone
else," Cindy continued. She felt
student should have a choice,
although she added that she was
not "terribly upset" about going.
On the positive side she said,
"It's nice for the parents. To them
it's really something."
One senior believed that a
mandatory commencement is
contrary to Bethel lifestyle and
practices. "It's not consistent,"
he explained. "It's too ritualistic.
We're not required to go to
classes or chapel, and we don't
have hours (curfew). So why
require commencement?"
"I think it's ridiculous to make
commencement mandatory,"
continued on p. 6
Seniors rate mandatory commencement
on the inside—
the year in news, p. 3
senior parting shots, p. 5
the year in sports, p. 8
the Clarion Vol. 52, No. 21
The Clarion is published
weekly by the students of
Bethel College.
Bruce Olsen editor
Holly Schmiess news editor
Nancy Naumenko production editor
Suzi Wells copy editor
Greg Kuntz sports editor
Jim Hackett photo editor
Juan Ramos cartoonist
Arlan Swanson business manager
Letters to the editor should be
sent to p.o . 91 by the Sunday
preceding publication.
A case of confusion letters to the editor
If you haven't been able to understand what's going on with the
financial status of the Campus Coordinators, you're not alone. It has
become a very confusing issue, with every new week producing a
variant set of figures.
What is going on? First, let's examine the debt of the Campus
Coordinators. Two weeks ago, using figures the Campus Coordinators
and the Student Administration gave us, we reported the debt as being
$3,000. Now we are told the figure is a little less than $2,000. A surplus
has been found within the Campus Coordinator budget so as to
somewhat offset the Spring Formal loss.
A much more confusing question has arisen concerning the budget
of the Campus Coordinators. Last weekend in an editorial we said the
budget was $1 ,000. The new figure being bandied about (especially by
those lobbying for a student activities fee) is $6,000.
The key reason for this discrepancy is that we don't consider the
budget given Campus Coordinators as including the sale of SAC
cards. That is a fund raiser. Those pushing for a student activities fee
have included this fairly substantial $4,000 within the term "budget."
There remains a $1,000 difference. We got our figures from the
Student Administration and from a Senate meeting, so we have no
idea where the extra grand comes from. We thought we had gotten the
facts, but concerning this issue, there seem to be no facts, just
confusion.
Editors thank workers
This editorial space has not exactly been drenched with sentiment
this year, so a small year's end dosage shouldn't ruin us.
We have had a good year working on the paper. Sure, the hours are
bad, the pay is worse and the glory is non-existant. But we have
enjoyed performing this service for you this year.
We have been extremely fortunate in having such an oustanding set
of staff workers and writers. Experience has been in abundance this
year, with such veterans as Mary Norton (production), Dawn Hart (arts)
and Arlan Swanson (business manager) helping us immensely. Bruce
Olsen (sports) has proven himself more than qualified to be next year's
editor while David Shelley (copy) and Peter Blomquist (photos) have
capably filled their positions.
Our columns have been one of the most popular parts of the Clarion
this year, and for this, we must thank Mark Troxel and Dan Swanson.
And Diana Gonzalez, while not a columnist, has been the bastion of
our news-writing.
Both of the student administrations have been helpful in terms of
providing information through their columns. And Mack Nettleton
deserves a special thanks; whether we're in agreement or not, Mack's
openness and honesty is appreciated.
G.W. Carlson never seems to lose energy, and his contributions,
especially with Minorities Week, have been extremely helpful.
But, to put it tritely, writers (and P.O. stuffers) make the Clarion. So,
we would like to thank each of the following for their loyalty and their
service this year: Suzi Wells, Greg Kunts, Dan Erickson, Holly
Schmiess, Nancy Naumenko, Paul Healy, Gayle Trollinger, Greg
Wilcox, Greg Smith, Bill Whittaker, Gary Setterberg, Shelly Nielsen,
Jim Nielsen, Barb Kolmodin, Kathy Asselin, Denise Anderson, Rick
Alvarez, Don Larson, Steve Parker, Dale Johnson, Becky Johnson,
Trudy Hataj, Mike Trollinger, Doug Horst, Mike Rosell, Linda Dowden,
Dave Giddings, Jim Torgeson, Ronn Kreps, Larry Caldwell, Jane
Thompson, Don Larson, Tim Haugen, Debbie Valder and Jane
Pinney.
It's 3:40 A.M., and nostalgia dies around midnight.
Starr responds to
Berry accusations
Dear Editor:
Writing to the editor is really
not my "thing" — but Paul
Berry's letter in last week's
Clarion was too much! All I can
ask is, "Paul Berry, where have
you been for four years?" You
may have, as you say, 'substan-tial
academic credentials' but you
are substantially out of touch in
every other area.
Paul levels erroneous criticism
at Bethel's administration and
then asks the question, "What
can be done?" His answer:
"Bethel can change if the admin-istration
has guts enough to stick
their neck out and create struc-tures
within which students can
begin to actually share power and
participate in critical planning
and policy-making."
I know of no committee on this
campus that does not have
student representation. This
means they are voting members. I
am about to complete sixteen
years at Bethel and during every
one of those sixteen years I have
worked on committees with stu-dents.
I personally created the Bethel
College Housing Advisory Com-mittee.
Student membership on
this committee far outnumbered
faculty and administration. For
two years, this committee wres-tled
with our current housing
contract and residence rules with
very mature input from students
from every residence. This corn-mittee
set the $25 forfeit policy if
a student breaks his housing
contract. To my knowledge, the
only time Paul Berry came in to
the Student Affairs Office was to
argue (peacefully, of course!)
about this policy when at mid-term
he moved off campus.
Students very actively and
responsibly serve on committees
that interview perspective faculty,
make disciplinary decisions,
work with committees on long-range
planning, work with archi-tects
on plans for our new
dormitories, meet with the Board
of Regents, and a host of other
areas.
"The first move lies with the
administration," says Paul Berry.
Where, oh where have you been?
Sincerely,
Marilyn M. Starr
Troxel disgusted by
scholarship shaving
Dear Editor:
I spent much of my two years
as a senator dualing with what I
felt to be unjustified negativism
leveled at Senate by a cynical
student body. After what hap-pened
in the last Senate meeting,
I'm ready to hang-up by gauntlet
in disgust. The scholarship pro-gram
the students approved in
the escrow funds referendum is
in the process of being emascu-lated.
I have three questions concern-ing
the proposed actions of our
political pachyderm:
1. Why is it that when we were
going to be getting $3000 annual-ly
we are now only going to be
getting $100 annually? It has
been no secret the administration
is less than receptive to the
scholarship plan and I am sure
they have exerted ample pressure
on the Student Association ad-ministration.
Who gives a rip
what the administration wants us
to do with our money?
2. Why are the results of the
referendum being ignored? Why
did we even run a referendum if
the winners are going to be
treated like the silent minority?
3. Why is there any question
about whether or not Senate will
have a say in the implementation
of the program each year?
Apparently there is only hope that
the administration will allow
Senate to decide how to use its
own money. Again, who gives a
rip what the administration wants
us to do with monies that came
from our tuition? Obviously
someone in Senate does.
Sincerely,
Mark Troxel
Ray and Bryan
expose inadequacies
Dear Editor:
Your audacity is unbelievable.
After allowing unlimited space
throughout the year to the
meaningless trivia of Mark Trox-el,
Dan Swanson and yourself,
you allow seniors only 35 words
apiece to expound on Bethel. We
have decided to take more.
First, we would like to discuss
the virtues of Physical Education
at Bethel.
Now we discuss the bad things
about that department. It is
impossible to improve on the
physical education department
because its mere perpetuation
causes the continual depletion of
mental capability. It is a known
fact that exercise deprives the
brain of needed oxygen. When
constant exercise is the main
source of entertainment for an
individual, he gradually becomes
less and less capable to function
in today's society.
Bethel Food Service is worthy
of note for its efforts, minimal
though they are. Although the
food is often bland the flavor has
been assured by placement of
salt and pepper shakers on every
table. The choices offered be-tween
sweet and sour pork and
porcupine meatballs is like a
choice between the electric chair
and a firing squad. There is a
positive aspect however; the
beverages are often moist.
You will please note that we
have thus far not mentioned the
obvious faults at Bethel. Nor
shall we now comment on
friendly tendencies of Bethel
musicians or the loud, overbear-ingness
of thespians.
There are some great architec-tural
achievements at Bethel.
Considering the pre-fabricated
garbage used for construction of
New Dorm and the townhouses,
it is not surprising that mice don't
dare enter. In fact great fear has
been caused because an over-abundance
of mice on any floor
could cause its collapse. By far
the greatest of these achieve-ments
is the circular parking lot,
only used by those with pie-shaped
cars.
Let us now critique Old Cam-pus.
We'll never forget the smells
of our house mothers cooking, at
best resembling the smell of
Bethel's weight room. Running in
tormented fear was prevented by
the entanglement of bodies
known as Bethel's lovebirds,
which constantly sprawled from
the lounge to the library.
Mind you, our stay here has
been a mixture of good and bad,
however, we have only dealt with
the good.
Sincerely,
Ray Stockwell
Bryan Anderson
Vengeful journalism
must be stifled
Dear Editor of 1977-78:
Because the Clarion functions
as a "pace-setter" for the atmos-phere
of the entire student body,
we would like to make some
suggestions to help create what
we feel would be a more positive
and growth-producing climate.
Your job is an enormous
responsibility and bears careful
consideration in planning the
themes for next year's Clarion.
We don't want to suggest that
the Clarion has to be a flowery,
goody-goody, yum-yum, rubber
stamp of the administration,
Student Senate, Campus Coordi-nators,
et cetera; however, the
Clarion is a part of Bethel life and
should function as a positive
instrument for molding us into an
effective community.
This does not prohibit the
Clarion from being a tool for
expression of student unrest or
concern; but it does emphasize
its responsibility to us, as
students, in refraining to print
vengeful, sarcastic journalism.
The following are friendly sug-gestions
to keep in mind for the
next year:
1) Screening and checking on
the truthfulness and accuracy of
data in articles and editorials.
2) Reporting both sides of
each issue, with the editor's
viewpoint taken only in his
editorial.
3) Reporting the positive and
good things the administration
and other groups do for us and
the school.
4) Searching out "student life"
stories, which can be both
informative and humorous. In
other words, don't listen only to
the screaming voices on campus.
5) Reporting critically the
whole truth, making sure it is 100
per cent correct, especially when
people's feelings and reputation
are at stake.
6) How about these ideas:
a) A series on the different
department's activities outside
of the classroom. (Social Work,
Psych., etc.)
b) A series on our profs.
(Where they're coming from
and what they do outside of the
classroom.)
c) A series on the activities
of the Minnesota Legislature
continued on p. 6
WO
The year in news
The use of $4000 in escrow funds was one of the most hotly
debated issues in the Student Senate this year. A student
referendum in March voted to use the money in a scholarship
fund. The fund has since been reduced (because of the spring
formal debt) to $100 per year.
On March 14, the Arden Hills City Council rejected Bethel's
request to build the proposed new dorms. The reason for this
rejection stems from a conflict between Northwestern, which is
planning to build an 1850-seat auditorium, and its neighbors,
who do not approve of the building plan. The zoning ordinance
under which Arden Hills has rejected Northwestern's plans is
also the ordinance that governs Bethel's building plans. Thus,
the conflict.
"To describe quadism and anti-quadism in a few short
sentences, paragraphs, pages or even volumes is impossible.
The ongoing didactic between quads and anti-quads is the
energy with which history was built . . . It is hard to know where
to begin in trying to describe the quads. At his most basic level,
the quad stands for materialism. His dreaming centers around
planning their next trip to Dayton's and the Maplewood Mall
. . ." (Dan Erickson)
"To say that Bethel suffers from an overcrowding problem is a
little like saying New York City suffers from fiscal
mismanagement." (Clarion editorial, 9/17/76)
"We feel the most Important issue to address is the divided and
almost non-existant social life on campus. Because next year
only one third of the students will live on campus, some sort of
action needs to be taken to encourage more of a 'community'
social life." (Tad Johnson/Mark Carlson)
U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield, a
radically Christian senator,
spent an October morning at
Bethel. Meeting with adminis-trative
and student represen-tatives
at a special breakfast
and speaking in chapel, Hat-field
emphasized a Scriptur-ally-
based "total" Christianity
that decries social inaction.
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According to Dwight Jessup,
Bethel sees this first year as
a kind of "pilot program" on
which to build and expand in the
future. The summer session will
be coordinated by the dean of
men, Wink Menser.
The concept of a summer
session at Bethel has been a
much discussed project over the
past few years. Many people
hope to see the program expand
in the summers to come. So if
you haven't any plans yet for the
summer, seriously consider giv-ing
it a try — you might wish you
had next time your course load
gets too heavy.
Dr. Weintz is like having a class
in philosophy, art, history, psy-chology,
and sociology all rolled
into one."
Jim Johnson, history profes-sor,
offers another perspective of
Chris Weintz. "When Chris
speaks, everybody listens."
Johnson then cited faculty meet-ings
as an example. "People
listen not only because of the
words he chooses, but also
because of the power of ideas his
words convey."
Dr. Weintz has found that the
tragic poetry of F. G. Tuckerman,
the subject of his doctoral
dissertation, has provided a
parallel to his own life. The
following is an excerpt from the
poem, "A Soul That Out of
Nature's Deep," by Tuckerman:
"And who would find out Wis-dom's
grot
To make her footsteps his,
Must learn to look where it is
not
As well as where it is.
Chris Weintz feels that this
Tuckerman quote is a lesson
learned. "Great truths abound
where you least suspect to find
them," said Weintz. "And Chris-tian
patience has the power to
turn things upside-down." Chris
Weintz has accepted his suffering
as a gift, and thereby possesses
the optimism necessary to con-tinue
what he calls "sharing
gifts."
by Greg Wilcox to a reduced program this sum-
What question is burning in the
mer, from the one originally
hearts of Bethel students? What
planned. Five classes will be
is making for many a sleepless offered; they are: Pottery Work-night?
And what is the main topic shop, Life and Teachings of
of conversation in coffee shop Jesus, Princ iples of Manage-raps?
No, it is not who is doing
ment, Analytic Chemistry, and
with whom to Spring Banquet. Roots of Oppression.
Nor does it concern plans being
Between fifty and sixty stu-made
for the summer. The real dents have signed up to this
reason for all this anxiety, at least
point; still room remains for
in this reporter's humble opinion, anyone interested. Bethel stu-is
over the question of whether or dents may still register up to May
not Bethel is going to have a 31. Classes begin June 1, and run
summer school. The answer to through June 24, with the one
this question is a resounding, exception being Principles of
qualified, yes!
Management which goes until
Bethel will offer what amounts
July 5.
Weintz
'shares gifts'
with
students
by Mary Norton-Larson
Tucked back into the far
confines of the AC building is the
office of one of Bethel's most
obscure but popular professors.
Few students, except English
majors, come into contact with
Dr. Chris Weintz during their
education at Bethel, but the few
who do happen upon one of his
classes sometime in their Bethel
career come to appreciate him for
his unique gifts of insight and an
articulate use of the English
language.
Dr. Weintz can claim the
unusual distinction of having
been a citizen of three countries.
A Rumanian citizen by birth, he
became a Canadian through his tic outlook on life which, for him,
father's naturalization and finally has become one of constant
adopted American citizenship by physical pain.
choice. The home Weintz grew up
Weintz's perception of the
in was bilingual: his parents liberal arts as a meaningful whole
spoke German and he had to has led to his appointment as
learn English in school in Cana- consultant to the administration
da. Weintz still corresponds to on matters concerning Bethel's
his mother, who lives in Canada, curriculum. "If we expect stu-in
English and she replies in dents to experience the integra-
German. tive interfacing of the liberal arts,
Chris Weintz was teaching high we had better be able to
school English in Laramie, Wyo- demonstrate it," said Weintz. Dr.
ming when he received what he Weintz is just such an amalgam
calls, "the clarion call from of liberal arts interests. If there is
Mesopotamia," to come to Beth- one thing he feels strongly about,
el. That was twenty years ago. it is his "desire to become a
Today Chris Weintz is a generalist and sample the full
different man than in those first ramifications of the experiences
energetic years of department that one has," he said.
chairmanship. Dr. Weintz is a
A sampling of what the phrase
victim of multiple sclerosis. But
"liberal arts" means is the
the confines of this crippling essence of what a Weintz class
disease seem to have led him to a is. One senior commented that
deeper faith and a more optimis- "taking a literature course from
by Mark Troxel
The very last thing anyone wants to read at the end of any school
year is the nostalgia-filled lallapalooza of some weepy-eyed senior like
myself who has the mentality of a "these four years sure have gone
fast"-yearbook-signing-high-school pep club president. As she looks
back on her tenure as leader of the "Tigerettes," she is sure nothing
could be better than spending four years of her life at "good ole GHS."
Mindful of the evils that lurk in such nonsense, I will make a conscious
effort to avoid making any forage into the Land of Trite.
Consequently, although it may be alluded to, I will not have the gall
to come right out and say, "Bethel Is People." What I will proffer
instead is what I consider to be a few high-water marks of the last four
years, and then some general comments on Bethel and my four years
as a student (?) here.
Best class; Theo I with Al Glenn.
Worst class; Freshman Colloquy with anyone.
Best student service; Post Office.
Worst student service; The banking window.
Best column in the Clarion; Dave Healy's column in 1973-74.
Worst column in the Clarion; Bob Moeller's "Here We Stand,"
1974-75.
Least coordinated looking athlete in Intramurals; Me.
Best office hours; Doc Dalton.
Worst office hours; Willard Harley.
Most time spent in coffee shop; English department.
Least time spent in coffee shop; Dean Brushaber.
Best chapel; Pastor Spickelmier earlier this year on being
independent from parents.
Worst chapel; (three-way tie) The three ladies from the Salvation
Army who sang, played the violin, and "played" the piano my
sophomore year, the 1976 presidential campaign or any Student
Senate chapel.
Most cynical; 1973-74 Clarion editor, Chuck Jackson.
Least cynical; 1974-76 campus coordinator, Shirley Van Wambeke.
Worst public speaker; Anyone who speaks in a Student Senate
chapel.
Worst one act play; "Mimsey Were the Boragroves," 1976.
Worst actor in a one act play; Greg Wilcox in "Mimsey Were the
Boragroves," 1976.
Worst line in a one act play; "They're gone!" delivered by Greg
Wilcox in "Mimsey Were the Boragroves," 1976.
Worst costume in a one act play; White turtleneck and light blue
blazer worn by (you guessed it) Greg Wilcox in "Mimsey Were the
Boragroves," 1976.
Upon looking at Bethel the institution I have but one major
complaint; the physical plant itself suffers from the fact that it is
terminally and tragically traditionless. This is due largely to; (1) a
dearth of ivy on the walls, (2) the impersonal nomenclature of our
buildings. An attempt has been made to remedy the first problem on at
least one of our buildings, but it is amazing that after four full years on
this campus, we are still calling our buildings, TH M-6 or LRC.
In the past, there have been various attempts to come up with
suitable names for the buildings but they have.somehow failed. The
problem doesn't seem to be that puzzling to me. Why can't we just use
important names from Bethel's past like Edgren or Bodien. Just
imagine Olson Hall replete with a large faded portrait of our former
dean at the entrance. Or how about even Spickelmier Commons
instead of "Food Service?" We could even name a janitor's closet
after smiling Keith Tekautz.
Concurrently, it must also be said that not only is there a lack of
tradition, but the buildings and their decor have a hospital-like
uniformity that totally obscures any vestige of individuality. But I've
spent enough time on the institution.
As for the students, I have noticed a small but disturbing rise in
anti-intellectualism among our ranks. Granted it is just my opinion
and what I may have noticed is a decline in the pseudo-intellectualism
I cling to with white knuckles, but it appears that Bethel is becoming
more of a party school than it was four years ago. I've talked to other
seniors who agree with me that the pursuit of academics is on the
decline while the importance of cheap booze is on the upswing. Now
some will no doubt take this as ammunition for supporting a strict
lifestyle. But for reasons I don't have space to explicate here, I think it
is more directly attributable to our expanding enrollment.
Do I have anything good to say about Bethel? Certainly. In the true
weepy-eyed senior tradition I can say that the last four years has been
time well spent. As Bethel's public relations people are fond of saying,
Bethel has been a real "growing experience" (I've found that everything
I have done at Bethel has been referred to as an "experience"). I can't
say I would not have grown as much or more at some other school, but
Bethel is, in fact, where I did grow. So, I will no doubt be your classic
alumnus, coming back for basketball games, acting like I have more
right to be here than students during Founder's Week, and bringing my
kids to prospective student's day.
And last but not least, no final column of the year would even
approach legitimacy without some syrup thanking someone for their
help. My thanks go to Editor Bill Trollinger and his wife Gayle without
whose criticisms and support would find me still writing news blurbs
about the new coat rack in lemon lounge. More importantly is the love
and friendship they have given me for four years. It will be the most
valuable thing I take with me as I leave.
lour
by Kathy Asselin
Strangely, I feel absolutely free
to part Bethel without a shot. I
don't feel teary because I already
spent them during the first
lonesome year, the frustrations
with impossible tests, the RA
worries over 17 plus freshmen,
and the pressures of a final
loaded semester. I've paid for the
guilt of forgetting assignments,
missing deadlines, and letting
friends down.
I even think I deserve an "A" or
three before I conclude college.
But if anything has amazed me,
stopped me in my tracks, tripped
me up — it's three letters. SMP.
A fine thought, you might say,
but hardly a blockbuster. Well, it
walloped me a sharp one to the
heart.
Another three letters, those of
GOD, used SMP to open my eyes
to who He was making me to be.
It was at best startling when I
applied to SMP, then was accept-ed,
and, one summer day, was on
my way to Costa Rica.
Never have I known so totally
that I was exactly where God
wanted me to be. Back again to
Bethel full of missionary zeal and
empty of missionary myths, the
responsibility of the presidency
of SMP hit — followed closely by
panic.
My fumbling moves and the
earnest support of other SMPers
must have been choice fertilizer
in God's figuring. With or without
our struggling, He drew forth a
new batch of SMPers — each
puzzling why they were chosen
for a summer in missions.
Spiritual giants and ambitious
evangelists none, they too won-der
at the peace and solid
sureness inside. Why, their sup-port
isn't raised yet nor arrange-ments
finalized with the mission!
So how come they're so calm?
We've held interviews and
orientation seminars and bake
sales and, inevitably, chapel
offerings. But it was at an SMP
prayer meeting last Thursday
when I was touched to the quick.
Students trying to prepare for a
summer as a missionary find it
risky, frightening, and filled with
hurdles.
I can't wait to hear their stories
when they get back.
I'm glad it's God's Summer
Missionary Program, that He runs
the show. He's bigger than
money support and prayer sup-port
and He's much bigger than
bake sales. To have stood on the
sidelines watching God pick who
should go and who should stay,
watching Bethel students give
money from their pockets, watch-ing
God work it all out more than
does my heart good. It's made it
do double-flips.
4/2
Healy and Trollinger stopped to pose on their way to a final
practice round before the annual Clarion open golf tournament,
to be held Monday at Como.
Sentimental
seniors bid
adieu to
alma mater
Editor's note: Last week, we
notified all seniors that each
could contribute a 35-word part-ing
shot, blast, sermon or
farewell to the Bethel students
and/or administration. The fol-lowing
comments are the signed
results:
My success at Bethel, however
marginal, however great, is due in
large part to Mrs. Olson, Cindy,
Pat, and my parents. Without
their enduring support and en-couragement
I would never have
made it. Thank you. — R. Louis
Welch
I would like to take this brief
opportunity to express my feel-ings
toward my years at Bethel.
As a senior, I have experienced
much in my four year stay here. I
have much to tell. — Bryan
James Anderson
Praise God! It is finished! —
Ray Stockwell
What Bethel needs is a few
more Presbyterians! — Connie
Wray
Towards the end of my four
years at Bethel I can look back
and praise God for all He has
done. After graduation on May 22
we won't be students any longer,
but rather Christian alumni taking
a new step out in the world.
Though myself and many others
are very critical towards Bethel's
policies, I would never say I
wasn't thankful to God for
leading me here. Bethel has a lot
of growing to do, and we as
graduates must not stop from
being a part of this Christian
community. — Steve J. Rognrud
To Bethel, alma mater to be,
I have much to owe, I agree.
I look back with a tear
And forward without fear
To more life under God Almighty
— Becky Johnson
Do not let either the rising
population or the institutionaliz-ing
of Bethel conteract the
necessity of personal Christian
concern. Instead, react to and act
on other's needs. We all need to
care. — Debbie L. Grosklags
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Louis Welch and other seniors share parting thoughts
Instead of using this space
There are two things I will not
provided by the Clarion for miss when I leave after four years
exhortation or humor I think it
at Bethel. 1) The Bethel Bus.
would be in order for me to offer a
More than once I have missed the
few thanks. I would like to thank
bus by 30 seconds or sat on it for
my prodigious parents for making
15 minutes before realizing there
it possible for me to succeed in was no run that hour. 2) Taking
getting through Bethel. It was
more gym classes. After eight
their constant support and the required components I feel like a
examples set by my older broth- PE major. — Trudy Hataj
ers and sisters which kept me
going. My parents deserve spe-
What Bethel needs is a few
cial recognition since they will
less Swedes! — Mary Norton-have
succeeded now in gradua- Larson
ting four sons and one daughter
from this institution. A special
Though we consider our aca-thanks
goes to the many teachers demic experience at Bethel im-here
at Bethel who have provoked
portant, it is not our most valued
me into learning. Lastly, a thanks acquisition. What we will remem-to
good old Uncle Sam and the
ber and cherish is the spirit of the
American taxpayers for giving me
Pink Bunny and those with whom
the money to participate in higher we shared it. — Debbie Nelson
education. — Paul Berry and Sue Fox
Summer Missionary Project:
`much bigger than bake sales'
Dan Swanson
by Dan Swanson
The school year is coming to a very quick end. For the seniors who
are graduating, a whole different world lies ahead. As we leave this
somewhat sheltered Bethel existence, we, in a sense, begin a whole
new life.
While we prepare to make the adjusting change, I'm sure many of us
feel excited about the opportunities that lie ahead. Our four years of
college education have been basically preparation for meeting the
great challenges in the future. As we leave Bethel and our roles as
students, life will without a doubt change for many.
We all have our own opinions about the world in which we live.
Personally I am sick and tired of hearing about today's corrupt,
immoral society, "more degenerate than Man has ever been." In my
opinion, that is a bunch of hogwash (good, clean, inadequate Bethel
terminology), I've heard all too much about how evil modern society is,
making Sodom and Gomorrah a paradise by comparison.
The world today is no pure and virtuous place of existence, but it is
no more corrupt than it has been since the beginning of time. Since
the moment of original sin, Man has lived in a state of constant sin and
potential evil. One needs only to read back in history about the
societies of Greece, Rome, Palestine, Europe, or for that matter,
anywhere in the world at anytime to see Man is no different today.
Why have Christians always been preaching about the evils of the
world for two thousand years and been predicting Christ will return
very soon? I suppose the next two thousand years Christians will be
doing the same thing. Is it not possible for Christians to talk about the
joy and happiness in this life and for the Church to translate Christian
optimism into the flesh and blood of the daily life of the people?
Why are Christians always so pessimistic in their world views?
There is constant talk of the second coming of Christ, "Which will be
very soon without fail." We have been making that same claim for two
thousand years. What does it matter when He comes again. The Bible
specifically states that no one will know when He will return. It may be
thousands of years in the future. You may think impossible, just as
Peter would have also reacted. The fact is, our duty is to live a life of
Christ and fulfill God's will for our lives. It's time to put Hal Lindsey,
Salem Kirban, Dave Wilkerson and their opinions away for good and
concentrate on living today. As Martin Luther said, "Even if I knew that
tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple
tree today."
It is my opinion that life in this world has never been better. Man has
never known the medical care, transportation, communication, and
luxuries of life as he has now. Modernization has helped also to make
us more aware of the continuing tragedies and sufferings around the
world. Today's open society no longer hides us from the evils and
immoralities of the world and Man's worldwide suffering. While this
makes it appear so, the world is no worse off than it has ever been.
The biggest difference today is the potential Man has with the
massive nuclear stockpiles for self-destruction. Modernization has
brought us great responsibilities due to pollution, depleting natural
resources, etc. Man will steer his own course in the future as he
decides upon his own conduct.
Man may not be any happier today but the world is no more evil than
it ever has been. There will always be sin and the resulting injustice,
suffering, and evil. This is still a sin-filled world, same as it always has
been. As Christians living in this world, we have great responsibilities.
Christians, as humans, have failed greatly in the past. No, life will
never be easy. But for those graduating, let's at least face the world
with a happy, optimistic Christian outlook and love.
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Arts Calendar
Death of a Salesman, Chimera Theatre
Oliver! and Romeo and Juliet, Children's Theatre
Company
The Price, Park Square Theatre
Pajama Game, Lakeshore Theatre
Theatre
May 13-29
May 13-31
May 13-29
May 13-29
Music
May 13-15
May 14-15
Visual Art
May 13-13
May 13-31
May 13-31
The Beatles, "Away With Words" at 6, 8 and 10
p.m., St. Paul Civic Center.
Ken Noda, 14 year old pianist with the Minnesota
Orchestra at Orchestra Hall.
Peter Max Retrospective, world famous artist at
C.G. Rein Galleries, 7010 France Ave. S., Edina.
Paintings and Drawings, Dale Johnson, Hamline
University
If I Were A Dragon Where Would I Be, a search for
the dragon in art, Gallery 405C, Northrup
Auditorium
Dance
May 15
Nancy Hauser Dance Company at the Guthrie
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from p. 1
agreed Pete Taylor. "I don't see
why it's such a big deal ; it's just
recognition. I suppose it would
look bad for Bethel if no one
showed."
As it stands now, anyone who
does not want to participate in
commencement must petition to
the registrar's office, including
December graduates. Nancy Le-
Tourneau thought commence-ment
should only be mandatory
for seniors who finish school in
the spring. "I think people should
be here anyway. It's probably the
only time the whole year the
whole senior class can be togeth-er,"
she said.
An important reason for com-mencement,
as some seniors
have mentioned, is the impor-tance
to family members of the
graduate. "It's a bigger deal for
the people in the audience," Dave
Carlson said, "but it also has
meaning for the students."
So what is commencement? An
unnecessary ritual seniors go
through to please faculty, admin-istration,
and families? Most
seniors, even those who com-plain
now about a mandatory
commencement, say no. "I think
people will appreciate going
through with it afterwards," said
Dave. "Looking back at it, you
might get quite a different
perspective. I know I expect to
get something out of it."
Senate votes to
reclaim LRC space
On Tuesday nite, the Student
Senate passed a resolution unan-imous
asking the administration
to remove the temporary offices,
now housing student affairs and
registrar's offices, from the LRC.
Citing increased enrollment as
the need to reclaim this library
space, the Senate felt the new FA
addition should eliminate the
need for using this space as
offices.
This summer the dean will
make the final decision on the
outcome of this resolution.
letters to the editor, continued
that affect us as students.
(M.P.I.R.G., M.A.P.C.S., and
other non-Bethel student
groups)
d) A series on our foreign
students in school.
We hope we are not coming
across negatively. We feel this
year's Clarion staff did much to
improve the Clarion and student
life; and we are looking forward
to a good paper next year too.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Green
Tannie Woods
Lou Murray
Ralph clarifies
computer
Dear Editor:
I wish to defend myself from
the Raucous Ambiguous Lam-pooning
Paul Himself. While TA
Moyer's article is not inherently
inaccurate, it does seriously
debase some of my outstanding,
if less spectacular talents as
"dry" and "somewhat unimpor-tant."
In truth, my whole reason
for existence is to serve mankind
with these talents. As a bona-fide
computer, I can remember and
process humongous amounts of
information with incredible speed
and accuracy. Perhaps a couple
of examples are in order.
Suppose you are a teacher, and
you wish to find out how your
students are doing on your tests
(or, for that matter, how your
tests are doing on your students).
Now, this is not really a major
task, but also suppose there are
437.29 students in your class.
Give me the scores of each test
for each student, and I will give
you weighted averages for each
student, each test, normalized
scores and a wealth of other
useful statistics. All you have to
do is log on and type RUN
SCORES.
Now suppose you are a biolo-gist,
and you wish to study the
from p.2
effects of light, temperature,
humidity and poetry on albino
Zambizian muskrats' dating hab-its.
You collect the data; I'll
process it and construct a
mathematical model to predict
the results of further experiment-ing
and I'll even tell you how good
it is! This and much more are
accomplished with a program
called RK1 :STATPK.
At this time I would like to take
the time to inform the reading
public that PM's article was the
first I heard of the rumor that I
was moving into Dr. Harley's
office, but it sounds like a great
idea!
Just to show that there are no
hard feelings, I would like to take
this time to thank you, Paul, for
the great public exposure you
have given to me. Well done, thou
good and faithful TA. Thanks,
Clarion readers, for your time and
interest.
Dr. Ralph Cybris,
.SYS, .SAV, .REL
Syrupy Shelley
praises mentors
Dear Editor:
Having completed the year
without contributing anything as
colorful or syrupy as Troxel's
stuff or as biting and cynical as
yours, Bill, I just had to write this
one last note.
It is the influence of you guys,
and maybe of the Clarion classics
(Paul "Hapless" Healy and Mar-shall
"Inept" Shelley), that has
made me what I am journalistical-ly.
How do you feel with that on
your conscience?
As for my syrup, I'm really
going to miss you, as well as
Jeff, Zim, Becky, Carol and
others too numerous to mention.
You've all made an impact on
Bethel and on me.
Sincerely,
David Shelley
review_
Chimera production
salutes serious drama
by Sue Greene
It would almost suffice to say that Arthur Miller's "Death of a
Salesman" could be done poorly only if the actors refused to walk on
stage. A reader's theater presented in the nude would still give credit
to the playwright and his work. The brilliancy of script encompasses
such elements as characterization, mood, situation, and various time
settings to create overlapping conflicts between family, peers, society
and self.
Directed by Warren Frost, Chimera's production of "Death of a
Salesman" succeeded in all efforts to recreate their preceeding. Even
minor characters gave their parts what they demanded. Bruce Bohne,
who has appeared on the Bethel stage in the productions of "The Diary
of Anne Frank," "The Importance of Being Earnest," and "The Hobbit,"
must be praised for his part as Bernard, a seemingly loser type in his
youth but highly successful later in life as a businessman. Both
characters revealed Bohne's ability in acting through parts that
demanded more of him than his roles at Bethel.
Biff and Hap Loman, played by Robert Holt and Jack A. Richter,
seemed to be struggling during their first scene for believability
(honestly, I have seen better performances in one of Bethel's begin-ning
acting classes), but they both somehow apologized for the snag
and promptly made up for it throughout the remaining of their
performances.
Jean Ashley'S somewhat weak performance as Linda Loman
fortunately was not substantial enough to be of any hindrance to the
success of the play. Two scenes between her and her children
demanded the strength of Linda Loman and were left with not much
more than an excuse for a bad temper. Yet she must be commended
for her final scene at the grave. You could have heard a pin drop — and
rightly deserved.
The expectations behind the character of Willie Loman in the script
and the actor on stage lead one to expect everything and nothing
simultaneously. The director's note that the play combines tragedy
and pathos in the "driving aspirations and the desperate ambitions of
the little man" make an obvious demand on the casting ability of the
director. The demand was met. In physical stature, worn expression,
and aged movement, Sheldon Goldstein provided a shell for the
many-sided Willie Loman. He well met our expectations and more.
Chimera produces good theater and "Death of a Salesman" must
belong to that repertoire. By the end of the play, so believable was the
internalization of acting that final applause seemed to cheat the
audience of the play's ability to draw them into the story. In fact, later
it was found out that the opening night of this production was the first
standing ovation given to a serious drama at the Chimera.
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The conference track meet is tomorrow
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by Greg Kuntz
It was another great day for the
Bethel trackmen at the Macales-ter
Invitational last Saturday, as
more school records were set in
Several events.
The mile relay team of Nate
Allen, Dave Clapp, Curt Brown,
and Gene Blair turned in another
sparkling performance, winning
the event in 3:17.9, forty yards
ahead of second-place Hamline
and breaking the old school
record by about three seconds.
This time was only a second off
of qualifying for the N.A.I.A.
national meet.
Big Steve Carrigan had an
enjoyable day by taking second in
the shot-put, putting it 48'5 1/4".
He broke his own school record
he set by over a foot.
Senior Larry Caldwell turned-in
a dazzling performance in the
mile run by taking third in a
record-breaking time of 4:15.5.
Gene Blair gave it all he had
again in the 440-yard dash by
winning it in 49.2.
Curt Brown fell only a second
short of qualifying for the nation-al
meet in the 880-yard dash. He
was also only a second short of
the school record by taking
second in 1 :53 flat. Dave Clapp
was only .4 behind Brown in third
place.
Jim Timp was only a second
shy of the school record in the
3000-meter steeplechase coming
in fourth with a 10:00.4 perform-ance.
Nate Allen captured second in
the 100-yard dash in 9.9, and for
the second straight week was
edged out of first by rival John
Okoh of Gustavus. Mike Bogard
took fifth in the 100 in 10.4.
The 440 relay team of Allen,
Bogard, Blair, and Shenk took
third, and lost some time in the
race by a couple of problems with
passes.
Mike Bogard had an individual
performance of 23.0 in the
220-yard dash and took fifth.
David Johnson took third in the
pole vaulting by clearing an even
12'. Phil LaGesse, who broke his
pole on the jump, still cleared
11'6" and took fourth.
Bill Whittaker took fourth in the
javelin, tossing it 163'10". He
also captured fifth in the 440-yard
intermediate hurdles in :59.8.
Rick Knopf high jumped 6'2" to
take fifth, Jerry Lutz came in fifth
in the long jump by leaping
20'4 1/2", and triple jumper Dan
Hogan took fifth with a 41' 1/2"
performance.
"It was another very good meet
and another beautiful day," said
Coach Gene Glader.
The big conference meet is
tomorrow at the Ramsey High
School track beginning with
prelims at 10 a.m., and the finals
at 1 p.m. — with seniors Caldwell
and Blair in one of their last
performances for Bethel.
"I hope we're ready for it," said
Coach Glader. "Everyone needs
to do well if we're going to win it.
Westmar and Northwestern (lo-wa)
are tough well-balanced
teams."
Curt Brown said, "We had
some of our personal bests at
Macalester and we have depth in
our relay teams, but we're still
nervous about the conference
meet even though everyone says
we're favored. It's a meet we don't
want to go into over-confident."
Bethel nine
ends season
on sour note
with losses
by Bruce Olsen
Bryan "Bosco" Ljung gave up
only one unearned run en route to
a 6-1 win over St. Mary's College
of Winona last Friday. The victory
was the first of a twin bill sweep
over the home team.
The Royals won a narrow
decision in the second game by a
score of 6-5. Pitcher Scott
Laugen started the game but was
taken out after a few innings
when defensive lapses got him
into trouble. Freshman Tom
Weko came in to finish the game
and went on to get the win.
On Saturday, Bethel played
their last games of the season
against conference rival North-western
of Iowa. The Royals
dropped both ends of a double-header
by scores of 7-0 and 13-5.
The first game represented the
first time this season that the
Royals have been shutout.
The Red Raiders stole bases at
will, and at one point of the game
scored two runs on a squeeze
bunt with the bases loaded. Both
of Bethel's ace hurlers were
unable to subdue the Raider
attack, as both Curt Oslin and
Tim Doten were sent to the
showers early.
The team finished the confer-ence
season at 3-7 with the two
losses to Northwestern.
Conference tomorrow
Trackmen compete in
record-setting pace
Tennis team wins conference East surprises experts
with tournament lead by Dan Erickson
For the umteenth time in a row
the Bethel tennis team won the
Tri-State Conference champion-ship
in the tournament held at
Yankton College this past week-end.
But the team, used to
winning, wasn't satisfied with
their triumph.
Paul Reasoner, Bethel tennis
coach said, "if it wasn't for some
clutch play by some of our lower
seed singles players we would
have been in trouble. Mark
Norlander played as fine as I've
seen him play in winning the third
seed championship, and helping
win the third seed doubles."
Norlander was never threat-ened
as he ripped through the
semi-finals 6-2, 6-3, and own the
championship with a decisive
6-2, 6-1 victory. Peter Nelson was
equally impressive with 6-1, 6-3,
and 6-3, 6-1 victories to take the
fifth seed singles, and James
Grant beat his opponents 6-4,
6-3, and 6-3, 6-4 to take the sixth
seed championships. Then Grant
teamed with Norlander to stomp
through to the third seed doubles
stakes with 6-3, 6-4, and 6-4, 6-4
triumphs.
It was a disappointing time for
the other three players who were
expected to do so well. Both Bill
DeVoe and Steve Brown got to
the final round of the tournament
before falling, and DeVoe and
Nelson made to the champion-ship
round before dropping a
decision. These performances all
helped in team scores. Bethel
finished on top with 24 pts.,
Northwestern of Iowa finished
with 16 (and the top seeded
number one player in Randy
Mouw), Westmar 13, Dordt 10,
Sioux Falls 5, and host Yankton
by Dan Erickson
The Intramural softball season
is inching its way toward a
conclusion with Off Campus East
the only certain finalist. During
the past weekend Off Campus
East beat Off Campus West in the
most startling upset in a tourna-ment
full of upsets, 11-7.
Off Campus East, 0-4 in
pre-tournament play and rela-gated
by most observers to a
cellar position, must give much
credit to their infield tandem of
"Griz" Peterson, Jack Kuhn,
"Smerg," Ed Speck, and the
prayer support of Steve Fredine.
Wally Brown, tournament dir-ector,
isn't happy with the
situation. "It's just not right, their
being in first place. They don't
have a speck of talent."
This is a double elimination
tournament. Off Campus West is
still in the picture with only lose.
Many predict this awesome
bunch will still come out on top.
Roger Gustafson picked West
because of their great team
speed, and their power hitting.
Lindenberg, Hultgren, Scott Wil-son,
Troxel, Wilcox, and the
Anderson Trio (Milt, Jim, and
Sparky) make a formidable crew.
The other three teams still in
contention are a powerful New
Dorm Team, last year's champs
Edgren Gold, and an under-manned
Townhouse I Team.
Townhouse I, down 8 runs going
into the botton of the seventh
inning, scored 9 runs to register
their latest triumph. Blue, the
pre-tournament favorite with a 4-0
record, was blown out in two
straight.
Brown's Edgren Green team
lost out early in the tournament
also. Wally attributes this to a lot
of critical errors.
One of the highlights every
year in the softball season is the
recording of the longest hit balls.
This season was no exception as
there were some very memorable
long blasts.
Randy Fredine's home run was
quite a tap measure shot, as was
Doug Berg's. Then later in the
tournament Todd Chapman hit
one nobody thought could be
topped. But Greg Wilcox, OC
West slugging leader hit one so
far that it bounced off the mound
of dirt used as a backstop at the
other end of the field. Unfortu-nately
for Greg it hit at such a
funny angle that it bounced back
toward home plate and Greg
could only get a triple out of it.
Wally tells me that the whole
thing has been well umpired and
that everything has run smoothly
except for the fact that someone
has run off with the bases.
Anybody knowing their where-abouts
is asked to get a hold of
Wally.
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Denise Egge led the women's track team in the mile run, as she broke the Bethel
record many times to achieve her season low of 5:21. The track team had their best
year ever, placing near the top in all the big track meets and sending some of their
members to the regional meet. Bobbi Hersch, Cheryl Staurseth and Carol
Anderson were among the best competitors for the women.
Heavyweight wrestler Gary Peterson dominated the Bethel
wrestling scene this year. His 20-3 record led him to a
conference championship, along with a visit to the national
tournament. Peterson won eight of his last 13 matches by pin,
and will be back next year as a senior in hopes of gaining a first
place finish in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (MIAC).
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These two will be back next year to try to improve Bethel's outstanding 7-2 record. Both Frank
Knoll (no. 81) and Tom Klitzke (no. 8) will be vying for starting positions at wide receiver and
halfback, respectively. The highlight of last season was a 20-0 shutout over powerful St. Olaf.
The year in sports
Curt Brown was one of the top cross country
runners for the year, as well as taking
numerous first place finishes in the 880 yard
run in track this spring. Larry Caldwell, Dave
Clapp and Jim Timp were also effective in
cross country and track.
Athletic Director Roger Davis came to Bethel with
hopes of turning around the basketball program.
His team won twice as many games as the
previous season, but Davis has decided to call it
quits after his one-year term as A.D. and
basketball coach. Jim Bragg, admissions director
at Bethel, will assume head coaching responsibil-ities
next year, with "Chub" Reynolds taking
the athletic director's position.
The NBA (National Butcher's Association)
proved once again that anyone can play
intramural basketball. Big Steve Fredine and
Frank Bahr dominated the inside game with
various NBA tactics. But their season ended
on a bad note, as they made the playoffs and
won a game this season.
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