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Carlson to be publications watchdog Three Bethel professors receive Danforth awards Spire only a year late....maybe by Laura Alden The mismanaged Spire of the 1975-76 school year will, barring further complications, be deliver-ed before the end of May. "We're hoping for May 13," said Dave Johnson, former chairman of the Communications Board. Earlier this week, in a des-perate effort to get the year-old yearbook out this spring, Mack Nettleton, director of student affairs, met with Gen Bolger of Bolger Publications and free-lance graphic artist Bob Hedlund, who has taken over the Spire. "Anytime you break a contract, as we have, the control you have over prices and deadlines is gone," said Nettleton, before going to the meeting. "We have $3800 set aside to work with and if we can't complete it for that, we may have to abort the entire pro-ject." But as a result of the negotia-tions, Nettleton has decided to try again to produce last year's yearbook. "Bolger," said Nettle-ton, "is doing everything in their power to meet the delivery date." Fortunately, Bolger will not charge Bethel for the long over-due deadlines. (The cost of the Spire will total $9400 — plus $2000 in student stipends — leaving $300 for mailing expenses and material costs for Hedlund.) Even more fortunately, Bethel Alumnus Bob Hedlund, a pro-fessional industrial and fashion photographer and graphic de-signer, came to Bethel's aid last fall. "He p;c.;,- -...,1 it up," said Nettleton, "as a favor to Bethel." In his spare time, Hedlund vir-tually put together the Spire, developing over 200 photographs, doing some graphic designing and much of the keylining. "Bob stepped in and saved the whole thing," said Editor Barb Elseth. "He designed the book out of the kindness of his heart. Jim (Hack-ett, Spire photographer) and I should've paid Bob our stipends. Hedlund says he will chalk the time spent on the Spire (worth about $3500 in his profession) up as a contribution to Bethel. The Spire's problems began in the spring of 1976 when Barb Elseth (Fitch) could not, because of "staff problems," meet dead-lines. The book was scheduled for a May, 1976, delivery, then a September delivery, a December delivery and a February, 1977, delivery. Editor Elseth attributes the delay to poor management on her part, poor supervision from the Communications Board and Stu-dent Senate and lack of student involvement. "All of the copy I assigned came in two months late. The busiest person on cam-pus, President Lundquist, was the only person who met a dead-line for me," she said. "The whole project was really difficult for me," Barb said. "No-body knew what was involved. I couldn't get started until Novem-ber because it took the Student Senate that long to approve my budget. The Senate needs to be educated about publication prices and practices." Barb concedes that much of the blame for the Spire disaster rests with hor. "But," she !,-ays "it's not like we have had a history of successful Spires. It's been going downhill for a long time and it just bottomed out." As to the possibility of return-ing her stipend to Bethel, Barb feels that she "put in more than $1100 worth of work." She says she has "no guilt hang-ups" about the yearbook. "I know I made some mistakes," she said, "but I cared about that book. No one can really understand my feelings unless they've been there." Alvera Mickelsen, student pub-lications advisor, hopes that last year's experience will change the idea that Bethel "needs" a year-book. "College yearbooks have passed their state of usefulness," she says. "The student calendar and pro-gram is so jammed that quality people don't have the hundreds of hours it takes to produce a year-book," Mickelsen continued. "In a cgllege this size, there is rarely one student who has the artistic, journalistic and organizational talents for this kind of exper-ience. A college yearbook should be done only in class, as a class project." Mark Carlson, chairman of the Communications Board, does not foresee resurrection of the Spire either. "If anything," he said, "we will work for a continuation and possible enlargement of the Passages magazine." "I'd like to see students take the leadership in publications," he said. "I don't want to see tighter strings put on their cre-ativity because of the Spire experience." I-Inwever, ,Caris.on added, "We will begin to keep a closer watch on the budgets of student publi-cations." by Suzi Wells Teachers who show genuine concern for students and prob-lems in a college community seldom receive rewards for their labors other than personal satis-faction. Now three Bethel faculty mem- ;),--13, Dr. Don Larson. and anthropology professor; Dr. Roy Dalton, history professor; and Dr. Jeannie Bohlmeyer, Eng-lish professor have been ap-pointed as Danforth Associates, basically for their concern. The Danforth Association recognizes college and university faculty and their spouses for their efforts to humanize educa-tion and their personal concern for students. The three new as-sociates are the first from Bethel to be selected in the program, which has 6000 members from 900 colleges and universities in the United States. Each of the professors were required to fill out an applica-tion to become Danforth Associ-ates, giving biographical informa-tion, describing relationships with students, and explaining what they felt was a major problem on campus. Dr. Larson fnit that one rea-son he might have been selected for the association was his con-cern about the language learn-ing and language programs at the college. "I'd like to develop an alternative approach to language study, and get people involved more deeply, indepth more realis-tically in language," he said. He continued that he thought students in a liberal arts col-lege should be learning from international students. "Students ought to have an experience with someone with a background dif-ferent than his own as a learn- April 29, 1977 continued on p. 7 Clarion A day with the President President Carl Lundquist by Mark Troxel In the minds of most students, the Bethel administration is most commonly manifested in the likes of Dean Brushaber or Dean Nettleton. While these men might be more visible to most students, Dr. Carl Lundquist is the true helmsman of the Bethel adminis-tration. He is only the third president in Bethel's history, serving in that position since 1954. His rigorous schedule as president, as well as his many commitments keeps him away from the campus more than he would like. Even so, I found the president to be a gracious host who was patient enough to let me tag along with him one day last week. Dr. Lundquist's day usually begins with devotions and an early breakfast with his wife, Nancy. His marriage seems to occupy an important part of his life as his accomplishments are always spoken of in terms of "we." Instead of breakfast at home, though, today has begun with a 7:15 breakfast at Mr. Steak with David Lissner. Lissner brings the president up to date on the potential buyer for old campus. Dr. Lundquist is due back at the college at 8:20 to speak to a class of freshmen. He is a few minutes late as he walks into a room full of restless writing and research students. He is wearing a subdued plaid suit with shiny brown shoes. Despite the fact that some of the questions students asked are less than probing, he seems to genuinely enjoy talking to students. He mentioned several times that he didn't have enough contact with students. "Students are what we are in business for. We can never lose sight of that. Many times what they think is a problem is actually a lack of information on their part. But as long as they have a problem in their minds, we have to treat it as a real problem." After meetings with some staff people, an appearance in chapel, and a consultation with Professor Gene Johnson about a new building, we drive back to Dr. Lundquist's office at the semi-nary. He is famous for his orange Fiat two-seater. Not exactly what one would expect a college president to be driving, he explains that it is the only thing that will fit in the garage along side of his wife's Oldsmobile. He also admitted that it was "really fun to drive." continued on p. 7 letters to the editor Professor glories Dear Editor: While it is not uncommon to find in a college newspaper the names and faces of students with whom one comes in contact in the classroom, it can come as a surprise when as a staff member who is an infrequent visitor to the campus, and only during evening hours, one finds familiar faces in one issue of such a campus paper. I am known to few Bethel students, for I teach only the American Constitutional Law course on the Bethel campus, two nights a week, in the present school year and in the comparable term in the previous year. The March 25 edition of the Clarion contained pictures of six of my students, three from last year, three from the present term. I am delighted to discover that those whom I have the pleasure of teaching also involve them-selves extensively in the campus and its activities. Social scientists, particularly political scientists, frequently find themselves in an advocacy role, urging participation in insti-tutional activities. It can be grat-ifying to discover that students have on their own accepted some measure of responsibility for the common good through their par-ticipation in the functions of campus life, its sports, its gov-ernment, its -press — without academic prodding. Without attempting to draw forced conclusions or correla-tions, I am nonetheless delighted that 30 percent of my former and present students are featured in the same issue of the Clarion. A coincidence? Perhaps! From where I stand, I should like, simply, to applaud those who are active in student life, as well as the rest of the students it has been my pleasure to know and to serve on the Bethel campus. Sincerely, Eugene Linse by Pete Taylor "Only three per cent of those Americans who qualify as donors now actually give blood" (Time, Sept. 11, 1972). This indictment on our society has led to a seri-ous social consequence: an an-nual national shortage of 100,000 gallons of bloos (U.S. News, Ap. 22, 1974). And each year the problem worsens. The demand for blood has soared as doctors have de-veloped new techniques of treat-ment through chemotherapy and surgery, such as organ trans-plants and open-heart opera-tions. On May 2, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., you can help alleviate part of the shortage problem by giving about an hour of your time and a pint of your blood. It really doesn't hurt as much as you might think; in fact, you're helping your own body by giving a pint, causing your bone marrow to replace the red cells you've lost. Your donation can also help the problem of contaminated blood. According to the American Medical Association, 17,000 cases of serum hepatitis—and 850 deaths—occur annually due to infected blood. Much of this contaminated blood came from commercial—rather than the Red Cross' voluntary—sources. The U.S. News article cited above states that although "less than 15 per cent of the whole blood and blood products in the U.S. comes from commercial (blood) banks, 25 to 45 per cent of post-transfusion hepatitis imfec-tions have been traced to those banks." The more blood given through voluntary programs, the less will be demanded from the more questionable sources. Your pint will help reduce this demand. Finally, giving blood can be a concrete means by which to "give a cup of water in the name of Christ" to one who is in need. Your help is needed—desper-ately. If you can give, see Tad Johnson to set up an appoint-ment time. If you have set up an appointment prior to the time of the blood drive, you will be given priority in the line at the time of your appointment. Please give. Your pint can literally save the life of another human. May 2 is Blood Drive Day FALCON HEIGHTS PHARMACY 1707 N. Snelling Ave. (Larpenteur at Snelling) 646-4555 9 A.M. to 10 P.M. Daily (including Sun.) • Free prescription delivery to Arden Hills campus • We cash checks for Bethel students with ID. F/XCON EARBF-12 - Srtusr JIM • DAVE • DENISE Tuesday - Friday 8 - 6 Saturday 8 - 5 For Appointment Call 1713 N. Snelling 646-2323 St. Paul, MN 55113 qaettaala >iatex Sated Clean new & used cars contact Chuck Haaland Forest City,IA 515-582-3030 Home: 515-582-3040 Vol. 52, No. 21 Clarion The Clarion is published weekly by the students of Bethel College. Bill Trollinger editor Laura Alden news editor Mary Norton production editor David Shelley copy editor Peter Blomquist photo editor Dawn Hart arts editor Bruce Olsen sports editor Arlan Swanson business Letters to the editor should be sent to p.o . 91 by the Sunday preceding publication. ;.,41e ; t8y editorials- Spring Formal puts students $3000 in red The social climate at Bethel has been plagued with problems this year, but this latest debacle is the icing on the cake. The Spring Formal was contracted to be held this year at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. Tickets were sold at $15 apiece, with the Campus Coordinators needing almost a full house to break even. Advertising began the Monday before the event. By Thursday it became apparent that students were staying away from the lavish event in droves, and that serious problems were imminent. And with only a day left emergency plans were instituted, plans which included selling tickets through churches and the selling of tickets to faculty and staff at a two for one price. None of these make-shift plans could avert the Campus Coordinators from financial disaster. The amount of loss sustained is around $3,000; considering that the Campus Coordinators went into Spring Formal at the break-even point, this puts them a hefty $3,000 into the red. The reasons for this debacle are fairly obvious. Starting the advertising for Spring Formal only a week ahead was bad enough, but by panicking too late they just compounded the problem. It was very difficult for the faculty and staff to decide on Friday afternoon to go to the Friday night formal. Also, $30 a couple for tickets alone is quite a strain on many Bethel student budgets. That the price was only four dollars a couple higher than last year ignores the fact that there is a limit to how much more students can keep paying, especialy for such an extremely questionable event. A key contributing factor to this financial "bath" is the student morale in this area. Not only has there been a paucity of good social events, but traditional highlights of the year, such as "Moods," can not even make it off the ground. This has made students suspicious of, and cynical toward, any Campus Coordinator plan, and this lent to the apathetic reaction to Spring Formal. Student morale as a whole is lower this year. Overcrowding, tuition hikes, and other factors have severely dampened Bethel student desire to become involved. (Note the fact that only one person applied for the Clarion editorship, none for the yearly magazine, and only two tioketq ran for President-Vice President in a very dull campaign). Enumerating the reasons why Spring Formal bombed is easy. But it doesn't help us come up with $3,000. The Student Association has no extra money. Every penny has been allocated. The Bethel administration has been adamantly against helping the students in this area. It seems like a logical position; it is our budget and we should be financially responsible. Even though Student Affairs does have too much control over the selection and regulation of the Campus Coordinators, it is not fair to expect the administration to bail us out of an activity planned by students for students. What does that leave us? Some have suggested charging for the May 14 All-School Banquet (an event which is traditionally free). Three dollars a student for 1000 students would cover the debt. Arguments against this plan include that it would anger students and that it would break a long-revered tradition. Some very high-placed administrators are deadset against this plan and are arguing these very reasons. So what other proposals do administrators and students make? The major one is the using of most of the $4,000 scholarship fund. Admittedly, this would do the trick. We would be out of debt. But it is incredible that a student referendum could be so easily ignored. And talk about student anger! Those students who voted f6r the scholarship proposal (and even those who did not) can not help but be very disturbed with almost all of this money going to bail out the Campus Coordinators. And to use the escrow money for this would allow the administration to get rid of the scholarship plan, a plan which many Bethel administrators have privately lambasted from the beginning. Upset with the fact that the scholarship idea was even considered, much less even passed by the students, these administrators would definitely not mind seeing this plan fade into oblivion. We can not allow almost all of the scholarship money to be taken. The student referendum must be respected. So where do we get the money? There is no easy answer; we just must come up with it. Compromise is our only hope. We suggest that $2,000 be raised via the selling of All-School Banquet tickets, with the remaining $1,000 to be taken from the scholarship fund. Both are painful steps, as tradition and referendum must be ignored to a degree. But it is the only way we can save the banquet and the scholarships and still get out of debt. Next Tuesday night the Student Senate will decide the issue. Maybe you should be there. two Swanson sneers at conservative constituency. No hope for nursing in immediate future CHOICE STEAKS & SANDWICHES FREE TEA TO BETHEL GROUPS OF 4 OR MORE Sun - Thurs 6:30 am to 9:00 pm Fri-Sat 6:30 am to 10:00 pm COUNTY RD. E & SNELLING John W. bronco Company YI 1618 Pioneer Bldg. 224-7358 John W. loam Sr. .1slim W. Immo, Jr. Min O. Chisholm Nosed Ain INSURANCE Life—Auto—Horne Business St. Paul, Mn. 55101 Dan Swanson by Dan Swanson It is not always easy to see what the future holds in store for us. President Carter didn't exactly paint an optimistic picture as he discussed his energy program recently. As energy resources begin to run out, all of us will sooner or later be forced to change our life styles. I had one major disappointment with President Carter's energy pro-gram. Where were the proposals and plans for the development of mass transit? It is obvious the automobile is not the vehicle of the future. As for its replacement, I believe the railroad will become the key to mass transit in the future. The reincarnation of the railroad; soon it will have to begin a great comeback and its rebirth will help to soften the economic repercus-sions of energy shortage in the future. San Francisco and Washington D.C. have been criticized heavily for their new and expensive subway systems. While they have not been economically beneficial at the present moment, the day will arrive when such cities will be far ahead of cities like Minneapolis-St. Paul with its "Oughtamobile." The development of mass transit will be expensive but it is the only workable alternative for the continued life of many U.S. cities. New York and Chicago, among others, have a head start but will have to up-grade and revamp their existing systems to be more efficient. Cities without any train systems have a difficult, expensive task ahead of them. Among the industrialized countries of the world, the U.S. is the only country with no organized mass transportation system except for its interstate highways. The bumbling buffoons of years past who led this country on such a reckless, foolish path will now begin to pay the real cost. It will not happen overnight or come about easy, but it must be done. The sooner the better, as prices continually rise. Many Americans wonder how people in countries such as West Germany, Italy, Japan, France, etc. can manage to survive economic-ally with gasoline prices ranging from $1.50 to over $2.00 a gallon. For one thing, the average foreign car gets twice the mileage we do in our gas-guzzling cars. The fact is, foreigners use way less energy than Americans do. Also, the people of these countries have access to a mass transit railway system that makes the el in Chicago a laughable joke. Their trains are smooth, fast, efficient, and they exist as the very living pulse of these countries. Its time for the U.S. to follow their examples. How will the U.S. be able to fund such an expensive project? It really has no choice. How did it pay for its interstate highways? When the time comes, the country will find a way; and yes, it will be the citizens who will pay for it through taxes. The time to begin is now and I wish President Carter would direct the extra income from higher gasoline taxes in this area. How nice it would be at this present moment if alongside 1494-694 were a commuter train line. Also, along with that, other train lines along 194 and 35E & W. to crisscross the cities. Here at Bethel, we would be located conveniently close to a train station where two major railway lines would meet. Don't hold your breath, but the day may come. It will have to come. by Diana Gonzalez Is Bethel going to offer a nurs-ing program as part of its cur-riculum? For the immediate future at least, the answer to this question is "no." "We counsel prospective stu-dents interested in nursing not to come to Bethel if they are ex-pecting that we will have a B.A. program that they can participate in or if they are expecting to transfer to a four-year nursing program," said Dwight Jessup, director of academic affairs. The Liason Committee, a bian-nual committee concerned with the relationship between Mounds-Midway School of Nurs-ing and Bethel College, met Tuesday of last week. Both Charlotte Olson, director of the Mounds-Midway School of Nurs-ing, and Dwight Jessup agreed that there had been no signifi-cant change in the status quo since last fall. "The one thing we are working on is how long a student with a R.N. degree from Mounds-Mid-way would have to come to Bethel to obtain a bachelor's degree," said Jessup. "This in-volves determining the kind of credit they would get for their Mounds-Midway courses." Charlotte Olson said that she has encouraged the committee that deals with educational policy to look at what kind of credit they would give our students who wanted to transfer to Bethel. "There has been no answer from them," she stated. "Under our present program" said Dwight Jessup, "Mounds- Midway graduates would have to go here three years to get a B.A." "Our immediate plans for next year is to continue the same ar-rangements we have now. Our Bethel faculty will teach ten classes for the nursing stu-dents," said Jessup. One thing that has been done different this year is that the nursing students have been com-ing to Bethel at night for a microbiology lab. This was done as an experiment to see how hav-ing science classes at Bethel would work out. There are other colleges which offer programs to nursing stu-dents who have completed their studies at junior colleges or at three-year nursing schools. For instance, Wheaton College offers a program whereby nursing grad-uates go there two years and obtain a B.A. degree. It is con-ceivable that Bethel could estab-lish one such program. "Our plans are to continue the present arrangement we have with perhaps the option of get-ting a bachelor's degree," said Jessup. Charlotte Olson said that she thinks the problem is mainly an economic one since instituting a new program entails an increase in expenditure. "I'm still hopeful Bethel will look seriously at this need,' said Charlotte Olson. "There are stu-dents who'd like to go to a Chris-tian school of nursing for a four-year degree and the options just aren't available." Many students using Bethel housing are living in three per-son rooms that were intended to room two people. In November psychology professor Steven McNeel conducted a survey in response to the overcrowding in Bethel dormitories. The statistical analysis of survey results is not complete. However, McNeel has some ob-servations at this time as to the kinds of perceptions that are as-sociated with the feeling of crowdedness. To the Bethel community, this study will be useful in making future adjustments in living situa-tions. All results will be fed into the administrative structure so that such factors as crowding and noise may be considered by those making the decisions. All on-campus students were surveyed with a very successsful return rate of 78 per cent. The survey consisted mainly of rating scales in degrees of satisfaction with various aspects of living quarters, cooperation between roommates and amount of con-trol over living situations. Specif-ically at Bethel, reactions to dorm living by students in three person rooms were compared to reactions from those in two per-son rooms. Obviously those in three per-son rooms felt more crowded than those in two person rooms. When students in the two dif-ferent living situations rated whether living conditions af-fected them academically, social-ly, or emotionally, very little dif-ference was found between the two groups. No additional health problems were found in the crowded rooms. Four main problems or needed changes noted by students in the survey were: noise (personal and structural components); visita-tion hours; crowding; and poor facilities on the old campus. A difference showed itself in the way males and females ex-pressed crowded feelings. Men seemed to associate crowding with spacial density. In other words, they would most likely make complaints such as not enough space, and too much furniture for the space. Women, on the other hand, felt crowded-ness in terms of social density. They would make such com-plaints as too many people around or not enough privacy. According to the survey, these factors did not cause rejection of roommates. This male/female difference is reflected in other studies, says McNeel. Generally, males tend to be more task oriented than fe-males and females tend to be more personal and social ori-ented. He feels these differences are mainly learned and that over-lap certainly exists. Further study could reveal that optimum dorma-tory situations for males and fe-males could be achieved through different approaches. Crowding effects studied by Becky Johnson three Phil Sackett is Academic Policies Committee chairman Amazon excursion led Grading by travel guide Bohne system by Kathleen Asselin altered Brian Bohne, a sophomore at Bethel, former SMPer, and next year's captain of the soccer team, is trying his wings at a new ven-ture this summer. He will be leading a 19-day student excur-sion tour through Brazil, Aug. 17- Sept. 5. When Brian arranged his SMP transportation through the Travel Company of Minnesota, 2829 University, St. Paul, they asked him to gather information for a student-oriented tour of the Amazon River region. "When I returned to the Twin Cities, I presented them with bro-chures, pictures, and my own enthusiastic acquaintance with the Amazon area," said Brian. "Next thing, they asked if I would like to lead it!" He jumped at the chance. Besides working last summer in Brazil as a summer mission-ary, Brian spent a year there as a high school exchange student. Thus he has a list of good con-tacts. His responsibilities as tour guide entail arranging travel, reserving hotel accomodations, and planning the entire itinerary and activities in the South Ameri-can country larger than the con-tinental United States. His pay comes in the trip expenses and in "valuable experience," according to Brian. "I want to give students a taste of the Brazilian people and culture, instead of just the com-mercialized sights that cater to tourists," he explained. "I'm keeping the price down so I can get the right kind of people." Now finalized at $1,115.00, Brian's tour is a week longer and $200 less than other tours offered by travel agencies. The itinerary schedules a stop in the northern seaport of Manaus on Aug. 18, with a dinner at the Wycliffe Bible Translator's jungle base. Here Brian has arranged for a lecture in cross-cultural sen-sitivity "to enrichen our boat trip experience." The cruise mentioned is the highlight of the tour: four days boating the Amazon. The travel-lers will work along side the crew, cooking Brazilian meals, manning the riverboat, visiting Indian settlements, observing lush flora and fauna, and pene-by James L. Mason One hundred entries opened the Annual Bethel Speech Festi-val on April 19, 1977. First place honors went to Lu Thompson, Bruce Bohne, Amy Ward, and Pete Ludlow. Students contested in four events — prose or poetry inter-pretation, and informative or per-suasive speaking. Finalists in informative were P. Ludlow, K. Asselin, K. Harrison and P. Copeland; in persuasion were Bruce Bohne, S. Larson, D. Hansen, Steve Haag, and Sharon four trating deep jungle areas to hunt and fish. "My main punch is to offer a field-work experience for stu-dents to acquire a wealth of an-thropological exposure as we cover the total length of Brazil," Brian commented. After the riverboat ride through the tropical rainforest of the Amazon, Bohne's version of the Lewis and Clark Exposition will head for Brasilia, the "ultra-modern, model-city capitol." Then bus trips are scheduled to ports and interesting towns, such as Novo Hamburg() ("great buys in leather goods"), Caxias do Sul ("famous for its vineyards"), and Gramado ("the honeymoon town"). Nova Petropolis strays from the Portuguese to the Ger-man influence. Here the group will reside in a Swiss-styled chalet and participate in an ethnic folk festival. Rio de Janeiro,the horseshoe-shaped Iguacu Falls, and the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches round out the colorful excursion. Finagling prices and flexible to changes, Brian is aiming to make this Brazilian trip one that people "will pay a lot less for and get a lot more." He encourages students to com-bine the trip with independent study for college credit. One girl of the 15 to 20 tourists (still room for a handful more) is studying the unique geological formations in Brazil ; others are looking into medical conditions of poor people in the rural jungle areas and city "favelas" (slums). "I'm willing to make the most of any type of project or interest that the travellers have as well as make it feasible for study," said Brian. He has suggestions for free time during the tour; seeing a professional soccer game, skiing on an artificial slope, and taking off for Uruguay or Argen-tina. He also sees a double-pur-pose in his healthy mixture of Christians and secular students in the group. "It can be an outreach to the non-Christians on the tour as well as an influence on the Christians as to the importance of the mis-sions work we will observe," he explained. "We'll have an en-thusiastic mission field travelling right with us." Adams; and in poetry were A. Ward, L. Patterson, H. Thomp-son, B. Miller, and Chris Ander-son. Prose finalists were L. Thomp-son, L. Patterson, H. Thompson, M. Anderson, W. Anderson, M. Bernstrom, and S. Unruh. Seventeen judges struggled to make placements of these speak-ers. James Mason, professor of speech, and students Bill Fraatz, Faith Chalmers, and Jo Beld co-ordinated the festival. Dr. Ernest Bormann, from the University of Minnesota, spoke at the awards banquet. by Shelly Nielson "Grades" are harmless-looking alphabetical symbols which stu-dents and professors are all, in one way or another, concerned about. When the value of Bethel's grading system came into ques-tion, a controversy arose. The problem, as explained by Dr. Olaf Olsen, is that of the questionable worth of the "N" grade in the evaluation of a stu-dent's work in a course. This policy of student rating was established about six years ago with the abandonment of "F" as a grade. Since then, according to Dr. Olsen, the new policy has been the object of a growing dis-satisfaction among both teachers and students. Many teachers felt the ambig-uity of the grade itself made it an impractical and unfair mark. "N" was the grade given to any stu-dent failing to complete the mini-mum standards of work assigned by the professor. The same sym-bol, "N," appeared on a student's transcript whether he had drop-ped a course because of a too-heavy work load, because of an inability to complete a class because of illness, or because he had actually "failed" the course. Dr. Olsen observed that the "N" was translated by many graduate schools into an "F." When the student transferred with that grade, his G.P.A. was refigured and subsequently lowered. The objection most teachers had to the use of the "N," therefore, was its ambiguity. Others have a different concep-tion of the real problem at hand. According to some of the faculty at Bethel, the ccrrnmittee vote was a partial resolution of a diffi-culty, but not a solution. Stuart Luckman admits that while he recognizes the "loop-by Pete Taylor As trees bud so do hopes of what the summer will bring. Ex-citement rises as we realize that the year is nearly over. Seniors probably have a little extra excite-ment, however, since we realize that our college days are nearly through. Some of us have been (and will continue) looking for jobs; others of us will continue to avoid reality (to use a common slogan of those outside the academic world) by padding ourselves in academia. Whatever the case, that combina-tion of joy and fear is heightened in the heart of the senior. Last semester announcements went out that all seniors inter-ested in serving on a commence-ment committee should get to-gether. The committee is com-posed of all those who re-sponded, and together we have been putting the three com-holes" of the "N" grading system, he feels revising that system does not eliminate the problems of giving letter grades. He is "suspicious of the motivation in 'grading systems' because they are often so indirectly related to the student learning process." Mr. Luckman also feels too much emphasis is being placed on this specific question. A grade is "often a confirmation of what the student already knows, pro-viding a solid evaluation has taken place throughout the course." Mr. Luckman therefore pro-poses we restructure our own ideas on grading, enlarging them to involve evaluation, instead of attacking a minute aspect such as the "N." Little time, he states, has been dedicated to discussing "evaluation," while hours have been spent deciding on the one grading principle that, as if it were a sieve, everyone must fit through. Likewise, Don Larson is on the side that affirms "the problem of grading should be separated from the whole matter of evaluation and goals." He feels that when mencement weekend programs (alumni banquet, baccalaureate, and commencement) in order. Dr. Virgil Olson, executive secretary of world missions for the BGC, will address the class at baccalaureate. Elizabeth Eliot, visiting professor at Gordon Conwell Seminary, will be the main speaker at commencement. Many student parts have been incorporated in both services as well. Student participants and their respective part in each serv-ice is as follows: Baccalaureate Speakers: Sue Kipp, introduc-tion of speaker; Tannis Hart Adams and Glen Bloomstrom, senior testimonials; Laura Alden, creative reading; Mark Troxel, . benediction. Music: Lyna Jane Thompson, piano prelude; Dawn Harper, organ; Sue Lock, Cindy Nixon, deciding such an issue, one must take into consideration all the aspects of grading. Dr. Larson states that grading systems pronounced "true and final" are unfair, not allowing for differences in courses and stu-dents. If the teacher would con-cern himself with evaluation in-stead of with this one area, grading, progress toward an effective rating policy might be achieved. The dilemma of grades has here been approached from two angles: from the practical side, and from that of the faction con-cerned with fair evaluation over cut and dried grades. When the vote last Tuesday decided the outcome of past problems with the "N" grading system, it also provoked a secondary dispute. Nonetheless, the new policy which substitutes "WP" (with-draw, passing) and "NC" (no credit) for the "N" will become the standard form of grading at Bethel in the future. It will last as long as Bethel itself, or, as others, more pessimistic, pro-phesied, until its hidden prob-lems become evident. Carrie Setterberg, vocal trio; Linda Herrmann, director of en-semble. Commencement Speakers : Nancy LeTourneau, call to worship; Pete Taylor, invocation; Gayle Trollinger, introduction of speak-er; Jeff Miller, tribute to parents, Gary Setterberg, benediction. Music: Cindy Wobig, prelude; Phyllis Buttner, vocal solo. The committee has asked President Lundquist to ask the In-vocation at Baccalaureate and Dr. Weintz, professor of English lit-erature, to give the prayer of ded-ication at commencement. Two student committee members, Jeff Miller and Dave Johnson, are working with Curt Fauth in finalization of alumni banquet details. Commencement weekend plans are quickly taking shape. But they have to: graduation is only three weeks away! Speech tournament winners announced Baccalaureate and commencement speakers named by committee . *t • • 41,1 4..141 — — — .4sx — "tt t 7=-271,tk, Spring at Bethel Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire! Woods and groves are of they dressing ; Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long. — John Milton five ‘Siiii!) NICHOLS INTERSTATE SHELL County Road E2 & I-35W New Brighton, MN 55112 Complete Repair Service Towing & Car Starting 636-9720 633-9740 Home of Cedric the Bulldog Linda Herrmann, Dana Olson, and Tim Zimmerman key performers review- Chorus comics aid `Showboat' production by Dawn Hart The air of the Old South, the roar of the mighty Mississippi, and the excitement of early American Theatre set the scene and created the excitement of Bethel's production of Kern! Hammerstein's"ShowBoat." The show is colorfully costumed, and the tastefully designed set tells the story of the Cotton Blossom, a grand showboat of the Mississippi in the 1800's. The plot follows Magnolia (Beth Ekberg) and Jason (Brian Mulder) as they fall in love, marry and go through hard times. Both play strong leads, carrying the story through to its finish with touching scenes of devotion, success and failure. "Show Boat" is one show from early American theatre that speaks strongly, yet subtlely, of the injustices against the "colored folk". The bright spots of the show are carried fully by eight individual cast members. Captain Andy, portrayed by Steve Johnson, pulled the pace of the play action to a high point in most of his scenes. Tim Zimmerman and, Linda Hermann, who play the dynamic comic duo, Frank and Ellie, add refreshing touches. Bruce Dahlman and Dana Olson are a stitch as they portray two Confederate Hillbillies. Parthy, Captain Andy's wife (Mary Wilson) is one of the most professionally played characters as is the character of Joe (Paul Glanton). And of course the tremendous vocal quality displayed by Jenny Woods (Miss Julie), help make the show an excellent example of the vocal training available at Bethel. Production problems are telltales of the large cast and crew "Show Boat" requires. The balance between the orchestra and choral singing weighs heavily on the orchestration side. Many times enunciation, articulation and projection lacks, causing the audience to concentrate too heavily on the lines and lyrics. Despite the balance problems, the choral numbers are excellent in quality. All the musical numbers are harmonically "perfect" and "Old Man River" is a sure seller. "Show Boat" can provide a "crisp recreation" and bring you down the Mississippi on the old showboat for fun, excitement and sorrow. Clarion golf tournament May 16 by Paul Healy An impressive contingent of Bethel golfers will convene on scenic Como golf course on May 16, for the Second Annual Bethel Clarion Como Study Day Golf Epic (SABCCSDGE). Tournament Co-coordinators and Handicap Committee Chair-persons (TCCHCCs) Bill Troll-inger and Paul Healy (last year's team champions) are excited about the response to the tour-nament. "What a field," comments Healy. "Listen to these teams. Dan Swanson and Greg Wilcox, Arlan Swanson and Tad Johnson, "Como" Peterson and Tim Traudt, "Tex" Johnson and Chuck Haaa-land, Jerry Healy and Al Glenn, Ed Petersen and Kevin Hallstrom. Add to that such 'undeclared' entries as Sparky "Lumberjack" Anderson, Bill Healy, "Fair-banks" Trollinger, Curt Oslin and "Mulligan" Osgood and we're talking fierce competition." According to Trollinger, rules subcommittee chairman (RSC), the rules for this year's epic are similar to those which were "largely ignored" last year. 1. No golf team members allowed. (Have your own tour-nament..) 2. All strokers must be count-ed. 3. Players may play only one ball per hole, except on holes 1, 3, 10, 14, 16, 18, where one (1) Mulligan will be allowed. How-ever, in line with the serious nature of the epic there will be only three (3) Mulligans allowed per player for 18 holes. 4. No smoking, drinking, swearing or dancing on holes 1, 5, 14, 18. 5. Hyperborean (arctic) rules are in order. This means that you may move the ball up to six inches, no nearer the hole, if your ball is in the fairway, your own, or otherwise (Wilcox). All entries should be made im-mediately with the form below. Those who require more than a 20 stroke handicap, must submit an official "chop" form to the co-ordinators. Forms are available at the Clarion office. •••■■■ 1■". MI■M ■•=111 11■■ ■.■ 13 z to ---6 co 5 b 3 m 0 -_-.. 0 ta) 0 0 Arts Calender Visual Art April 29 - May 6 Alexander Calder, 15 different original color lithographs, Investment Art Gallery, 5814 Excelsior Blvd. St. Louis Park April 29 - May 6 Ruben Trejo, visiting Chicano artist, Gallery 1, Coffman Gallery, University of Minnesota. April 29 - May 6 Galaxies, Nik Krevitsky, stitchery, Blooming-ton Art Center 10206 Penn Ave. S., Blooming-ton April 29 - May 6 The Commencement Exhibition, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 133 E. 25th St., Mpls. Music April 29 Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, 8 p.m., concert includes Haydn, Stravinsky, Takemitsu and Debussy. April 29 - 30 Showboat, Bethel College, Old Campus Gym, 8 p.m. April 29 The Rise and Fall of the City of Mohogonny, 8 p.m., O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, College of St. Catherine Dance April 29-30 Jo Savino Ballet, 8 p.m. Edyth Bush Theatre, 690 Cleveland Ave. April 30 Him and She, Tom Kanthak and Wendy Ansley, 8 p.m., Theatre Guild of Performing Arts, 504 Cedar Ave. Theatre April 29-May 7 Once Upon A Mattress, 8 p.m., Theatre 1900, Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Ave. April 29 - May 7 Death of a Salesman, 8 p.m., Chimera Theatre April 29 - May 7 The Price, 8 p.m., Park Square Theatre April 29 - May 7 Oliver, Children's Theatre Company Beethoven performed at Orchestra Hal! by Elaine Stumbo Tuesday night I had the opportunity to hear the Cleveland Orchestra perform an All-Beethoven Program at Orchestra Hall. The works performed were the Overture to Fidelio, Opus 72; Symphony No. 8 in F major, Opus 93; and Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67. Conductor was Loren Maazel. Being a Beethoven fan, I looked forward to the performance with anticipation. I was not disappointed. The orchestra played well ; Beethoven would have been proud. I cannot say that the performance was flawless but to my ear the orchestra did Beethoven justice. One of the Orchestra's strongest points was their ability to achieve contrast. This was especially evident considering the acoustics of Orchestra Hall. (It is so sensitive that I could hear, from the 22nd row, the thud of Maazel's heels as they landed on the platform.) In several spots of the symphonies a pianissimo is required. The large size of the orchestra, when considered with the acoustics, would almost rule out the possibility of a true pianissimo, but the delicacy of the pianissimo's were in exact proportion with the forte's and fortissimo's. The conductor, Loren Maazel, was exciting to watch. At times he was passive, as if he wasn't all that involved in what was going on. But at other times, particularly during the first movement of the Fifth Symphony, he was totally immersed. His entire body became an extension of his baton. Mr. Maazel's technique was not that of the typical conductor. He was more of a director, telling each section, with a point of his baton or movement of his hand, how to move or when to change dynamics. Overall, the performance was excellent. The entire audience was very pleased, as the standing ovation the orchestra received was witness to. • Festival May 6 The Spring Music Festival will be presented Friday, May 6 at eight p.m. in the physical educa-tion center. The Women's Choir, directed by Mary Fall, the Male Chorus, directed by Oliver Mogck, and the Orchestra, directed by Wayne Fritchie will do combined numbers and solo groups. The public is invited. There will be no admission charge; a free will offering will be received. Chapel Schedule Monday—Pat Repp, "Country Christian" Tuesday—Senior share Wednesday—Pastor Spickel-m ier Thursday—Sister Albertine Friday—Rev. Leith Anderson six Professors Dalton and Bohlmeyer (Dr. Larson out of town) EAST ASIA STUDY PROGRAM JUNE 7 - AUGUST 8 Complete summer studies in East Asia visiting Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and Hawaii while studying cultural history and comparative religion. 8 Weeks for $1850 includes tuition and air fare. For descriptive brochure, con-tact EAST ASIA STUDY PROGRAM, DEPT. OF HISTORY, WHEATON COL-LEGE, WHEATON, ILLINOIS 60187. Tournament begins tomorrow Defending champs remain undefeated continued from p. 1 ing experience." Besides being selected be-cause of their special interests in problems such as language pro-grams, Danforth associates are chosen because of their personal concern in their work. "I think we qualify because of our college commitment to the values and ideals of education," Dr. Bohlmeyer commented. "Stu-dent- teacher relationships are partly what they (Danforth Foundation) look at." She added that moral and spiritual values were important in her applica- Contribution aids project Bethel will contribute $1,089.20 to the American Association of Evangelical Students' (AAES) "Dig It" project. The project's purpose is to raise money for the World Relief Commission to pro-vide wells in drought-stricken areas of Africa. The World Relief Commission is the official overseas relief branch of the National Associa-tion of Evangelicals and is recog-nized by the State Department. The goal of each AAES-affili-ated school was to raise $1 per student. Bethel's drive, led by the Senate's Public Action Commit-tee, contributed $700 raised from interim basketball marathon and $89.20 from the recent food day fast. An additional $300 in residual funds from last years' projects will also be contributed. There was no official count, but Sarah Brotten, PAC chair-man, estimated that 60 people participated in the Food Day fast. "That $89 is a real disappoint-ment because last fall a fast brought $460," Sarah said. Food Service kept no count of pledges for the fast. tion. Doc Dalton simply explained to the committee his relationship with students which includes his famous coffee corner, a Chinese meal with his China history class, and his day-to-day rela-tionships with students. "It was an embarassing thing to do," Doc related. "We had to 'toot our own- horns.' " But besides Doc's application, the Danforth Foundation received recommendations from two other faculty members, one administra-tor and one student. Doc simply shared his feelings Lundquist, continued from p. 1 The president has a large office with ample windows overlooking a grassy hill and the lake. It is uncluttered and furnished with several comfortable-looking chairs, a sofa, and a rich-looking solid walnut desk. One wall is full of books ranging from best-- sellers, to commentaries, to books about college growth. As he walks into his office he stops and talks to his secretary. "When it's 1 :30 in Washington I want you to try to get a hold of Chuck Colson again. Oh, and I need to talk to Jerry Wessman sometime today, don't I?" After talking with a lawyer about some pending legislation that could affect the seminary, and a meeting with a seminary professor, we have lunch in the office. The president's guests are some friends who also happen to be the parents of prospective students. After a leisurely lunch-eon of filet mignon, he is back at it. Curt Fauth is in the office now concerning a fund raising pro-gram the alumni office is con-ducting. After that the conversa-tion shifts to the locations of Fauth's office next year. Later the and attitudes toward students. He expalined that he, as is the Danforth Foundation, seeks to humanize teaching. "I try to start a course with my attitudes toward students and my feeling toward the worth of every student." He also seeks to be in keeping with this in his actions outside the classroom so that "it's not just words." The three members will attend regional conferences every two years which focus on humaniz-ing teaching and dealing with issues and problems in higher education. president explains, "Normally I don't deal with things like the location of offices and that sort of thing. Most of the day to day operations of Bethel are left up to the vice-presidents. My work is more concerned with the long-range planning and some public-relations." For his last appointment of the day he attends a meeting of the Consortium of Minnesota Semi-naries. Afterwards, he retreats back to the office to do some correspondence before he goes home. His favorite dinner is Polyne-sian food but tonight he has a date for the Spring Formal with his daughter, Sue, as his wife is out of town. He seems to enjoy the pres-sures and the pace of his job and is concerned about the "personal development" of those under-neath him. He also insists that he has been sincere when he has left an open invitation for stu-dents to come and see him. So, if you really want to get to know the Bethel administration, take him up on his invitation and drop over and see Dr. Lundquist some time. by Bruce Olsen Edgren Gold ran their un-defeated streak to three last Saturday with a narrow 5-4 deci-sion over Off Campus West. Gold, who are the defending IM softball champions, had to stop a seventh inning threat by West to win. Brad Nelson was the winning pitcher for Gold, using his high-arcing pitch to force West into numerous pop flies and ground balls. Shortstop Alan Steier made an unbelievable catch on a ball hit up the middle to put out the fire in the third inning. In other action, Edgren Blue knocked off Townhouse II by a score of 11-5. TH II led most of the way until the quick-footed Kim Walker started to run on the basepaths. Walker rattled the townhouse defense and forced them into many errors. by Greg Kuntz The Bethel men's track team narrowly missed second place in a five-team meet at River Falls, Wis. last Saturday. Only two-and- a-half points separated the Royals from the host, River Falls. No records were set, but the Bethel trackmen enjoyed several highlights. Bethel sprinters Nate Allen, who is the team's top indi-vidual scorer, senior Gene Blair, and Mike Bogard captured first, second, and third in times of 22.4, 22.6, and 22.8 respectively in the 220 yard dash. "I believe that's the first time Bethel runners have finished like that in the 220 in the school's history," said Coach Gene Glader. Allen also took first in the 100- yard dash with a 10.05 clip, and Mike Bogard came in third. Blair took first place honors in the 440-yard dash in 50.6, and Kevin Shenk finished third. Curt Brown and Dave Clapp finished first and second respec-tively in the 880-yard dash, neck and neck with times of 1:56.85 and 1:56.89. The mile relay team of Clapp, Shenk, Brown and Grayden Held took first in 3:25.6. The 440 Relay team of Allen, Bogard, Shenk and Blair took first in 43.4. Bill Whittaker came in third in the 440 intermediate hurdles and Townhouse I ruined a clean sweep by the Edgren teams when they beat Edgren Green by a score of 11-7. The see-saw bat-tle was marred by countless errors by Green and saw fresh-man Todd Chapman hit what was "perhaps the longest home run of the season," according to Wally Brown, intramural director. A double elimination tourna-ment will start tomorrow with nine teams to begin play. The faculty team has already been knocked out of competition due to the lack of interest in the round robin tourney. Brown said that the round robin games are being played to see which teams are interested in playing in the double elimina-tion tourney. He also does not want to see two good teams play each other in the opening round of the tournament. Mark Neufeld took fifth. Whit-taker also captured third in the javelin, hurling it 170'4". Big Steve Carrigan put the shot 46'1" to take first, and Rick Knopf cleared an even six feet in the high jump to finish third. He also finished third in the long jump. Paul Rasmussen vaulted 13' to finish fifth, and Jon Van Loon, who had a slight muscle pull in his leg, finished third in the triple jump. Kevin Bostrom took fifth in the 2-mile walk, a rare event, in 20:09, a school record. The University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire took first, with 107 1/2 points, River Falls second, with 80 1/2, Bethel third with ,78, Carleton fourth with 43, and Lakewood Junior College fin-ished fifth with 3. Coach Glader expressed his appreciation despite just missing second place in the meet: "We came close, but this year's team is the best we've ever had. If we continue to show improvement and have no injuries, we'll cer-tainly be favored in the con-ference meet." Tomorrow the Bethel trackmen will compete in the Eleventh Annual Macalester Relays, a nine-team meet including all the M.I.A.C. schools, plus Carleton. The extravaganza begins at 12:30 p.m. at the Macalester track. Trackmen tune up for conference meet seven L Cheryl Staurseth (in the middle) concentrates on way to new Bethel record Women's track team finishes on upswing Karyl Frye, the new woman's athletic director Royals taught lesson by Gustavus, LaCrosse Carol Frye accepts A.D. appointment by Gayle Trollinger °. 44111411 4' J. 14 a [WI 4 47t1_ K. ![4.4. „litleiV II VI): •••••■ ,;„.7 ifix404greg -• szyE 4 by Greg Smith The Bethel women's track team concluded the regular season with a momentous upswing which will carry them into the state competition on Monday. The Bethel women captured four firsts in Saturday's Gustavus Cinder Open, leading them to a third place in the team competi-tion. In' the field, Carol Anderson and Sheryl Meyer leaped 4'10" and 4'8" respectively to take first and second in the high jump competition while Jan Engel achieved a throw of 34'8.5" to win the shot put. On the track, Denise Egge led the one milers with a finishing time of 5:40.5. Cheryl Staurseth set a new Bethel record in the 100 yard hurdles with a time of 17.8. Bethel's two mile relay team maintained their consistency and brought home the fourth first place with a 10:23.6, taking them closer to the regional competition in mid-May. Three appointments in Bethel College's athletics staff were an-nounced April 21 by Dean George Brushaber, effective September 1 Charles (Chub) Reynolds, head football coach and assistant pro-fessor of physical education, has been named coordinator of ath-letics and director of men's ath-letics; and James Bragg, director of college relations, has been named head basketball coach, both for a two-year period and re-placing Roger Daviswho will return to a high school teaching position. Reynolds joined the Bethel faculty in 1970 after teaching in Park Rapids and Windom, Minn., and in Akron, Iowa. He is a graduate of Augustana College, where he majored in business administration, and South Dakota State College, where his master's program was done in physical education. Two years ago his Bethel squad tied for first place in Tri- State Conference competition and last season placed second with a 7-2 overall record, winning 3 and losing 1 in conference eight With a second and fourth place in the 880-yard run, a third and a fourth in the 440-yard hurdles, and thirds in the 440 relay and 220 yard dash, Bethel returned home on a note of success. Monday proved to be the climax of the women's regular season as Bethel knocked off Gustavus in a nine-school meet at Macalester, placing second to St. Olaf. Again Bethel's two-mile relay team continued their string of outstanding performances with a second in the competition. At the end of the day the tallied results revealed four new Bethel records. Sheryl Meyer hurled the discus 89'7", ,Cheryl Staurseth ran 28.5 in the 220-yard dash, Gail Anderson clocked a 2:27 in the 880 and Denise Egge ran the 440 hurdles at 1 :17. Denise Egge emerged from the Macalester meet with seconds in the mile, 440-yard hurdles and the javelin. Combined with her efforts in the two mile relay, she amassed a total of 32 team points. games and winning 2 of 3 en-counters in preliminary M.I.A.C. competition. Reynolds will con-tinue as head football coach. Bragg came to Bethel in 1968 as assistant dean of students and became director of admissions and financial aid in 1969, with these duties merging into his present position. Under his lead-ership, enrollment has surged from 1044 to 1746 over a five-year period. He will continue to administer this area along with basketball coaching. From 1962 to 1968 Bragg was director of physical education and athletics and head basketball coach at Aurora College (III.) where his teams set recordS in district competition and national evaluation. Before going to Aur-ora, Bragg was athletic director at Trinity College in Chicago where his teams compiled a 79-41 record. His lifetime record is 156 wins and 94 losses. Bragg is a graduate of Minne-haha Academy, Elmhurst College, Trinity Divinity School, and re-ceived his M.A. in educational administration from the Univers-ity of Minnesota. The physical education depart-ment is undergoing a major face lift. One of these changes will see Tricia Brownlee move into the dean's office as assistant to the dean. Karyl Frye, instructor in physical education, will fill Brownlee's shoes and become the women's athletic director. Frye, presently part-time, has coached women's volleyball, basketball and is now coaching softball. Her new, full-time duties will include recruiting, coaching and general overseeing of the women's program. "I feel very fortunate. I took a chance last year coming to Bethel College," Frye commented, and added, "I am very excited about next year and hope to be able to add to the program." Frye has a very positive outlook toward Bethel's P.E. department. "I was amazed at first and still am at the number of well-skilled and professional people in the department." She feels the pro-grams offered provide a good background, "especially the teacher education program." In the coming year Frye hopes to see "further development of strong women's programs—ones able to compete with other small colleges at the state level." Along with excellence in com-petition, Frye also stresses that Bethel needs to continue attract-ing athletes with strong Christ-ian commitments. "We need to mesh the two." Coach Frye takes her new posi-tion with strong qualifications. She is presently working on her doctorate program in sports psy-chology. She began her studies at Florida State University and will probably finish up at the Uni-versity of Minnesota. She is also working on a minor in exercise physiology. She hopes to build a greater emphasis on these two areas within the Bethel program. Last year Karyl Frey called Bethel "on a whim" and landed a part time coaching job. Next year she will be women's athletic director and she "is looking for-ward to the position—a lot!" ELWOOD CARLSON GLASSES SPORTS GLASSES CONTACT LENSES (Hard & Soft) 358 St. Peter St. St. Paul, Minn. 55102 227-7818 by Bruce Olsen "We played them for experi-ence." said Coach Paul Reasoner after his netmen had dropped two matches last weekend by iden-tical 9-0 scores. The team played Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Wisconsin at La- Crosse in the one-sided affair. Missing the number two and four singles players, Steve Brown and Dave Fredericks, would not have made much difference in the final outcome according to Rea-soner. "We would have lost by the same score had those two guys been there," said Reasoner. "Gustavus is the best small The Bethel baseball team over-came an early week eligibility scandal and swept a double-header from Dordt last weekend. The team was almost forced to put an ad in the Clarion for a second catcher, but freshman Tim Bont proved to be an ade-quate receiver in place of two year starter Mark Barton. The first game turned out to be a pitcher's duel. Thanks to some clutch hitting in the seventh and the eighth innings, Tim Doten turned out to be the winner. The final score was 3-2, but it could have gone the other way early in the game. Freshman Steve Mikkelson, starting his second league game, threw a Dordt runner out who was trying to score from second base on a single. The next inning Steve threw another runner out who was attempting to advance to third base on a hard single. Dordt did score in the bottom of the first on a single and a double. The score remained 1-0 until the fifth inning. Doten began the inning by walking a batter, who then stole second and scored on a single. The play at home on the runner was hotly disputed by Doten but the umpire refused to listen. The Dordt pitcher no-hit hit the Royals until the seventh inning when designated hitter Mark Rapinchuck singled over the first baseman's head. Cam Johnson reached first following an error by Dordt's second baseman. Steve Mikkelson then singled and, school in the state and La- Crosse plays some tough corn-petition too." This weekend the Royals will be going against Sioux Falls and Yankton Colleges at Sioux Falls. These two meets will wrap up the regular season matches of the Tri-State Conference, in which Bethel is expected to take the top prize. So far this season the Royals have a perfect 3-0 conference record, winning matches over Dordt, Northwestern of Iowa, and Westmar Colleges. The team will be trying to peak for the con-ference meet on May 6 and 7 at Sioux Falls College. coupled with a passed ball, both "Rap" and Johnson scored. The tied score forced an extra inning. With two outs, transfer Dean Kaioi drew a walk, stole second and scored on Curt Oslin's dead single to right field. Doten retired the side in the bot-tom of the eighth to up his league record to 3-0. The second game started as a pitchers' duel but ended quite the opposite for the Royals. With the Royals down 1-0 after three in-nings, the bats started hitting and scored two. three and two runs respectively in the next three innings. Curt Oslin, who pitched the second game, struck out eleven, walked four, and yielded but five hits. The big sticks in the second game were captain Kevin Hall-strom, who went three for three. Mark Rapinchuk, who is the DH while recovering from a pulled hamstring, went three for four. Mark Grindahl had a two run double but he was thrown out trying for third. Coach Bob Nielson said, "We played our kind of ball the second game. We had solid pitching, we hit the ball, we ran, and we played solid defense. Dordt wasn't even in the game. The guts we showed in the first game took the juice out of the Dordt guys and enabled us to sweep." The two wins gave the Royals a 5-1 record but an official record of 2-4 due to the ineligibility of catcher Mark Barton. Reynolds, Bragg to fill vacated positions Eligibility ruling fails to stop Bethel nine
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Title | Clarion 1977-04-29 Vol 52 No 22 |
Edition (Vol. No.) | Vol. 52 No. 22 |
Date Published | April 29 1977 |
Decade | 1970 |
Academic Year | 1976 - 1977 |
Frequency | Weekly |
Article Titles | Spire only a year late....maybe; Three Bethel professors receive Danforth awards; A day with the President; editorials- Spring Formal puts students $3000 in red; letters to the editor- Professor glories; May 2 is Blood Drive Day; Dan Swanson; No hope for nursing in immediate future; Crowding effects studied; Amazon excursion led by travel guide Bohne; Grading system altered; Baccalaureate and commencement speakers named by committee; Speech tournament winners announced; review- Chorus comics aid `Showboat' production; Clarion golf tournament May 16; Festival May 6; Beethoven performed at Orchestra Hall; Tournament begins tomorrow, Defending champs remain undefeated; Trackmen tune up for conference meet; Contribution aids project; Women's track team finishes on upswing; Reynolds, Bragg to fill vacated positions; Carol Frye accepts A.D. appointment; Royals taught lesson by Gustavus, LaCrosse; Eligibility ruling fails to stop Bethel nine |
Photographs | Carlson to be publications watchdog; President Carl Lundquist; Swanson sneers at conservative constituency.; Phil Sackett is Academic Policies Committee chairman; Spring at Bethel; Linda Herrmann, Dana Olson, and Tim Zimmerman key performers; Professors Dalton and Bohlmeyer (Dr. Larson out of town); Cheryl Staurseth (in the middle) concentrates on way to new Bethel record; Karyl Frye, the new woman's athletic director |
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Transcript | Carlson to be publications watchdog Three Bethel professors receive Danforth awards Spire only a year late....maybe by Laura Alden The mismanaged Spire of the 1975-76 school year will, barring further complications, be deliver-ed before the end of May. "We're hoping for May 13," said Dave Johnson, former chairman of the Communications Board. Earlier this week, in a des-perate effort to get the year-old yearbook out this spring, Mack Nettleton, director of student affairs, met with Gen Bolger of Bolger Publications and free-lance graphic artist Bob Hedlund, who has taken over the Spire. "Anytime you break a contract, as we have, the control you have over prices and deadlines is gone," said Nettleton, before going to the meeting. "We have $3800 set aside to work with and if we can't complete it for that, we may have to abort the entire pro-ject." But as a result of the negotia-tions, Nettleton has decided to try again to produce last year's yearbook. "Bolger," said Nettle-ton, "is doing everything in their power to meet the delivery date." Fortunately, Bolger will not charge Bethel for the long over-due deadlines. (The cost of the Spire will total $9400 — plus $2000 in student stipends — leaving $300 for mailing expenses and material costs for Hedlund.) Even more fortunately, Bethel Alumnus Bob Hedlund, a pro-fessional industrial and fashion photographer and graphic de-signer, came to Bethel's aid last fall. "He p;c.;,- -...,1 it up," said Nettleton, "as a favor to Bethel." In his spare time, Hedlund vir-tually put together the Spire, developing over 200 photographs, doing some graphic designing and much of the keylining. "Bob stepped in and saved the whole thing," said Editor Barb Elseth. "He designed the book out of the kindness of his heart. Jim (Hack-ett, Spire photographer) and I should've paid Bob our stipends. Hedlund says he will chalk the time spent on the Spire (worth about $3500 in his profession) up as a contribution to Bethel. The Spire's problems began in the spring of 1976 when Barb Elseth (Fitch) could not, because of "staff problems," meet dead-lines. The book was scheduled for a May, 1976, delivery, then a September delivery, a December delivery and a February, 1977, delivery. Editor Elseth attributes the delay to poor management on her part, poor supervision from the Communications Board and Stu-dent Senate and lack of student involvement. "All of the copy I assigned came in two months late. The busiest person on cam-pus, President Lundquist, was the only person who met a dead-line for me," she said. "The whole project was really difficult for me," Barb said. "No-body knew what was involved. I couldn't get started until Novem-ber because it took the Student Senate that long to approve my budget. The Senate needs to be educated about publication prices and practices." Barb concedes that much of the blame for the Spire disaster rests with hor. "But," she !,-ays "it's not like we have had a history of successful Spires. It's been going downhill for a long time and it just bottomed out." As to the possibility of return-ing her stipend to Bethel, Barb feels that she "put in more than $1100 worth of work." She says she has "no guilt hang-ups" about the yearbook. "I know I made some mistakes," she said, "but I cared about that book. No one can really understand my feelings unless they've been there." Alvera Mickelsen, student pub-lications advisor, hopes that last year's experience will change the idea that Bethel "needs" a year-book. "College yearbooks have passed their state of usefulness," she says. "The student calendar and pro-gram is so jammed that quality people don't have the hundreds of hours it takes to produce a year-book," Mickelsen continued. "In a cgllege this size, there is rarely one student who has the artistic, journalistic and organizational talents for this kind of exper-ience. A college yearbook should be done only in class, as a class project." Mark Carlson, chairman of the Communications Board, does not foresee resurrection of the Spire either. "If anything," he said, "we will work for a continuation and possible enlargement of the Passages magazine." "I'd like to see students take the leadership in publications," he said. "I don't want to see tighter strings put on their cre-ativity because of the Spire experience." I-Inwever, ,Caris.on added, "We will begin to keep a closer watch on the budgets of student publi-cations." by Suzi Wells Teachers who show genuine concern for students and prob-lems in a college community seldom receive rewards for their labors other than personal satis-faction. Now three Bethel faculty mem- ;),--13, Dr. Don Larson. and anthropology professor; Dr. Roy Dalton, history professor; and Dr. Jeannie Bohlmeyer, Eng-lish professor have been ap-pointed as Danforth Associates, basically for their concern. The Danforth Association recognizes college and university faculty and their spouses for their efforts to humanize educa-tion and their personal concern for students. The three new as-sociates are the first from Bethel to be selected in the program, which has 6000 members from 900 colleges and universities in the United States. Each of the professors were required to fill out an applica-tion to become Danforth Associ-ates, giving biographical informa-tion, describing relationships with students, and explaining what they felt was a major problem on campus. Dr. Larson fnit that one rea-son he might have been selected for the association was his con-cern about the language learn-ing and language programs at the college. "I'd like to develop an alternative approach to language study, and get people involved more deeply, indepth more realis-tically in language," he said. He continued that he thought students in a liberal arts col-lege should be learning from international students. "Students ought to have an experience with someone with a background dif-ferent than his own as a learn- April 29, 1977 continued on p. 7 Clarion A day with the President President Carl Lundquist by Mark Troxel In the minds of most students, the Bethel administration is most commonly manifested in the likes of Dean Brushaber or Dean Nettleton. While these men might be more visible to most students, Dr. Carl Lundquist is the true helmsman of the Bethel adminis-tration. He is only the third president in Bethel's history, serving in that position since 1954. His rigorous schedule as president, as well as his many commitments keeps him away from the campus more than he would like. Even so, I found the president to be a gracious host who was patient enough to let me tag along with him one day last week. Dr. Lundquist's day usually begins with devotions and an early breakfast with his wife, Nancy. His marriage seems to occupy an important part of his life as his accomplishments are always spoken of in terms of "we." Instead of breakfast at home, though, today has begun with a 7:15 breakfast at Mr. Steak with David Lissner. Lissner brings the president up to date on the potential buyer for old campus. Dr. Lundquist is due back at the college at 8:20 to speak to a class of freshmen. He is a few minutes late as he walks into a room full of restless writing and research students. He is wearing a subdued plaid suit with shiny brown shoes. Despite the fact that some of the questions students asked are less than probing, he seems to genuinely enjoy talking to students. He mentioned several times that he didn't have enough contact with students. "Students are what we are in business for. We can never lose sight of that. Many times what they think is a problem is actually a lack of information on their part. But as long as they have a problem in their minds, we have to treat it as a real problem." After meetings with some staff people, an appearance in chapel, and a consultation with Professor Gene Johnson about a new building, we drive back to Dr. Lundquist's office at the semi-nary. He is famous for his orange Fiat two-seater. Not exactly what one would expect a college president to be driving, he explains that it is the only thing that will fit in the garage along side of his wife's Oldsmobile. He also admitted that it was "really fun to drive." continued on p. 7 letters to the editor Professor glories Dear Editor: While it is not uncommon to find in a college newspaper the names and faces of students with whom one comes in contact in the classroom, it can come as a surprise when as a staff member who is an infrequent visitor to the campus, and only during evening hours, one finds familiar faces in one issue of such a campus paper. I am known to few Bethel students, for I teach only the American Constitutional Law course on the Bethel campus, two nights a week, in the present school year and in the comparable term in the previous year. The March 25 edition of the Clarion contained pictures of six of my students, three from last year, three from the present term. I am delighted to discover that those whom I have the pleasure of teaching also involve them-selves extensively in the campus and its activities. Social scientists, particularly political scientists, frequently find themselves in an advocacy role, urging participation in insti-tutional activities. It can be grat-ifying to discover that students have on their own accepted some measure of responsibility for the common good through their par-ticipation in the functions of campus life, its sports, its gov-ernment, its -press — without academic prodding. Without attempting to draw forced conclusions or correla-tions, I am nonetheless delighted that 30 percent of my former and present students are featured in the same issue of the Clarion. A coincidence? Perhaps! From where I stand, I should like, simply, to applaud those who are active in student life, as well as the rest of the students it has been my pleasure to know and to serve on the Bethel campus. Sincerely, Eugene Linse by Pete Taylor "Only three per cent of those Americans who qualify as donors now actually give blood" (Time, Sept. 11, 1972). This indictment on our society has led to a seri-ous social consequence: an an-nual national shortage of 100,000 gallons of bloos (U.S. News, Ap. 22, 1974). And each year the problem worsens. The demand for blood has soared as doctors have de-veloped new techniques of treat-ment through chemotherapy and surgery, such as organ trans-plants and open-heart opera-tions. On May 2, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., you can help alleviate part of the shortage problem by giving about an hour of your time and a pint of your blood. It really doesn't hurt as much as you might think; in fact, you're helping your own body by giving a pint, causing your bone marrow to replace the red cells you've lost. Your donation can also help the problem of contaminated blood. According to the American Medical Association, 17,000 cases of serum hepatitis—and 850 deaths—occur annually due to infected blood. Much of this contaminated blood came from commercial—rather than the Red Cross' voluntary—sources. The U.S. News article cited above states that although "less than 15 per cent of the whole blood and blood products in the U.S. comes from commercial (blood) banks, 25 to 45 per cent of post-transfusion hepatitis imfec-tions have been traced to those banks." The more blood given through voluntary programs, the less will be demanded from the more questionable sources. Your pint will help reduce this demand. Finally, giving blood can be a concrete means by which to "give a cup of water in the name of Christ" to one who is in need. Your help is needed—desper-ately. If you can give, see Tad Johnson to set up an appoint-ment time. If you have set up an appointment prior to the time of the blood drive, you will be given priority in the line at the time of your appointment. Please give. Your pint can literally save the life of another human. May 2 is Blood Drive Day FALCON HEIGHTS PHARMACY 1707 N. Snelling Ave. (Larpenteur at Snelling) 646-4555 9 A.M. to 10 P.M. 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The Spring Formal was contracted to be held this year at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. Tickets were sold at $15 apiece, with the Campus Coordinators needing almost a full house to break even. Advertising began the Monday before the event. By Thursday it became apparent that students were staying away from the lavish event in droves, and that serious problems were imminent. And with only a day left emergency plans were instituted, plans which included selling tickets through churches and the selling of tickets to faculty and staff at a two for one price. None of these make-shift plans could avert the Campus Coordinators from financial disaster. The amount of loss sustained is around $3,000; considering that the Campus Coordinators went into Spring Formal at the break-even point, this puts them a hefty $3,000 into the red. The reasons for this debacle are fairly obvious. Starting the advertising for Spring Formal only a week ahead was bad enough, but by panicking too late they just compounded the problem. It was very difficult for the faculty and staff to decide on Friday afternoon to go to the Friday night formal. Also, $30 a couple for tickets alone is quite a strain on many Bethel student budgets. That the price was only four dollars a couple higher than last year ignores the fact that there is a limit to how much more students can keep paying, especialy for such an extremely questionable event. A key contributing factor to this financial "bath" is the student morale in this area. Not only has there been a paucity of good social events, but traditional highlights of the year, such as "Moods," can not even make it off the ground. This has made students suspicious of, and cynical toward, any Campus Coordinator plan, and this lent to the apathetic reaction to Spring Formal. Student morale as a whole is lower this year. Overcrowding, tuition hikes, and other factors have severely dampened Bethel student desire to become involved. (Note the fact that only one person applied for the Clarion editorship, none for the yearly magazine, and only two tioketq ran for President-Vice President in a very dull campaign). Enumerating the reasons why Spring Formal bombed is easy. But it doesn't help us come up with $3,000. The Student Association has no extra money. Every penny has been allocated. The Bethel administration has been adamantly against helping the students in this area. It seems like a logical position; it is our budget and we should be financially responsible. Even though Student Affairs does have too much control over the selection and regulation of the Campus Coordinators, it is not fair to expect the administration to bail us out of an activity planned by students for students. What does that leave us? Some have suggested charging for the May 14 All-School Banquet (an event which is traditionally free). Three dollars a student for 1000 students would cover the debt. Arguments against this plan include that it would anger students and that it would break a long-revered tradition. Some very high-placed administrators are deadset against this plan and are arguing these very reasons. So what other proposals do administrators and students make? The major one is the using of most of the $4,000 scholarship fund. Admittedly, this would do the trick. We would be out of debt. But it is incredible that a student referendum could be so easily ignored. And talk about student anger! Those students who voted f6r the scholarship proposal (and even those who did not) can not help but be very disturbed with almost all of this money going to bail out the Campus Coordinators. And to use the escrow money for this would allow the administration to get rid of the scholarship plan, a plan which many Bethel administrators have privately lambasted from the beginning. Upset with the fact that the scholarship idea was even considered, much less even passed by the students, these administrators would definitely not mind seeing this plan fade into oblivion. We can not allow almost all of the scholarship money to be taken. The student referendum must be respected. So where do we get the money? There is no easy answer; we just must come up with it. Compromise is our only hope. We suggest that $2,000 be raised via the selling of All-School Banquet tickets, with the remaining $1,000 to be taken from the scholarship fund. Both are painful steps, as tradition and referendum must be ignored to a degree. But it is the only way we can save the banquet and the scholarships and still get out of debt. Next Tuesday night the Student Senate will decide the issue. Maybe you should be there. two Swanson sneers at conservative constituency. No hope for nursing in immediate future CHOICE STEAKS & SANDWICHES FREE TEA TO BETHEL GROUPS OF 4 OR MORE Sun - Thurs 6:30 am to 9:00 pm Fri-Sat 6:30 am to 10:00 pm COUNTY RD. E & SNELLING John W. bronco Company YI 1618 Pioneer Bldg. 224-7358 John W. loam Sr. .1slim W. Immo, Jr. Min O. Chisholm Nosed Ain INSURANCE Life—Auto—Horne Business St. Paul, Mn. 55101 Dan Swanson by Dan Swanson It is not always easy to see what the future holds in store for us. President Carter didn't exactly paint an optimistic picture as he discussed his energy program recently. As energy resources begin to run out, all of us will sooner or later be forced to change our life styles. I had one major disappointment with President Carter's energy pro-gram. Where were the proposals and plans for the development of mass transit? It is obvious the automobile is not the vehicle of the future. As for its replacement, I believe the railroad will become the key to mass transit in the future. The reincarnation of the railroad; soon it will have to begin a great comeback and its rebirth will help to soften the economic repercus-sions of energy shortage in the future. San Francisco and Washington D.C. have been criticized heavily for their new and expensive subway systems. While they have not been economically beneficial at the present moment, the day will arrive when such cities will be far ahead of cities like Minneapolis-St. Paul with its "Oughtamobile." The development of mass transit will be expensive but it is the only workable alternative for the continued life of many U.S. cities. New York and Chicago, among others, have a head start but will have to up-grade and revamp their existing systems to be more efficient. Cities without any train systems have a difficult, expensive task ahead of them. Among the industrialized countries of the world, the U.S. is the only country with no organized mass transportation system except for its interstate highways. The bumbling buffoons of years past who led this country on such a reckless, foolish path will now begin to pay the real cost. It will not happen overnight or come about easy, but it must be done. The sooner the better, as prices continually rise. Many Americans wonder how people in countries such as West Germany, Italy, Japan, France, etc. can manage to survive economic-ally with gasoline prices ranging from $1.50 to over $2.00 a gallon. For one thing, the average foreign car gets twice the mileage we do in our gas-guzzling cars. The fact is, foreigners use way less energy than Americans do. Also, the people of these countries have access to a mass transit railway system that makes the el in Chicago a laughable joke. Their trains are smooth, fast, efficient, and they exist as the very living pulse of these countries. Its time for the U.S. to follow their examples. How will the U.S. be able to fund such an expensive project? It really has no choice. How did it pay for its interstate highways? When the time comes, the country will find a way; and yes, it will be the citizens who will pay for it through taxes. The time to begin is now and I wish President Carter would direct the extra income from higher gasoline taxes in this area. How nice it would be at this present moment if alongside 1494-694 were a commuter train line. Also, along with that, other train lines along 194 and 35E & W. to crisscross the cities. Here at Bethel, we would be located conveniently close to a train station where two major railway lines would meet. Don't hold your breath, but the day may come. It will have to come. by Diana Gonzalez Is Bethel going to offer a nurs-ing program as part of its cur-riculum? For the immediate future at least, the answer to this question is "no." "We counsel prospective stu-dents interested in nursing not to come to Bethel if they are ex-pecting that we will have a B.A. program that they can participate in or if they are expecting to transfer to a four-year nursing program," said Dwight Jessup, director of academic affairs. The Liason Committee, a bian-nual committee concerned with the relationship between Mounds-Midway School of Nurs-ing and Bethel College, met Tuesday of last week. Both Charlotte Olson, director of the Mounds-Midway School of Nurs-ing, and Dwight Jessup agreed that there had been no signifi-cant change in the status quo since last fall. "The one thing we are working on is how long a student with a R.N. degree from Mounds-Mid-way would have to come to Bethel to obtain a bachelor's degree," said Jessup. "This in-volves determining the kind of credit they would get for their Mounds-Midway courses." Charlotte Olson said that she has encouraged the committee that deals with educational policy to look at what kind of credit they would give our students who wanted to transfer to Bethel. "There has been no answer from them," she stated. "Under our present program" said Dwight Jessup, "Mounds- Midway graduates would have to go here three years to get a B.A." "Our immediate plans for next year is to continue the same ar-rangements we have now. Our Bethel faculty will teach ten classes for the nursing stu-dents," said Jessup. One thing that has been done different this year is that the nursing students have been com-ing to Bethel at night for a microbiology lab. This was done as an experiment to see how hav-ing science classes at Bethel would work out. There are other colleges which offer programs to nursing stu-dents who have completed their studies at junior colleges or at three-year nursing schools. For instance, Wheaton College offers a program whereby nursing grad-uates go there two years and obtain a B.A. degree. It is con-ceivable that Bethel could estab-lish one such program. "Our plans are to continue the present arrangement we have with perhaps the option of get-ting a bachelor's degree," said Jessup. Charlotte Olson said that she thinks the problem is mainly an economic one since instituting a new program entails an increase in expenditure. "I'm still hopeful Bethel will look seriously at this need,' said Charlotte Olson. "There are stu-dents who'd like to go to a Chris-tian school of nursing for a four-year degree and the options just aren't available." Many students using Bethel housing are living in three per-son rooms that were intended to room two people. In November psychology professor Steven McNeel conducted a survey in response to the overcrowding in Bethel dormitories. The statistical analysis of survey results is not complete. However, McNeel has some ob-servations at this time as to the kinds of perceptions that are as-sociated with the feeling of crowdedness. To the Bethel community, this study will be useful in making future adjustments in living situa-tions. All results will be fed into the administrative structure so that such factors as crowding and noise may be considered by those making the decisions. All on-campus students were surveyed with a very successsful return rate of 78 per cent. The survey consisted mainly of rating scales in degrees of satisfaction with various aspects of living quarters, cooperation between roommates and amount of con-trol over living situations. Specif-ically at Bethel, reactions to dorm living by students in three person rooms were compared to reactions from those in two per-son rooms. Obviously those in three per-son rooms felt more crowded than those in two person rooms. When students in the two dif-ferent living situations rated whether living conditions af-fected them academically, social-ly, or emotionally, very little dif-ference was found between the two groups. No additional health problems were found in the crowded rooms. Four main problems or needed changes noted by students in the survey were: noise (personal and structural components); visita-tion hours; crowding; and poor facilities on the old campus. A difference showed itself in the way males and females ex-pressed crowded feelings. Men seemed to associate crowding with spacial density. In other words, they would most likely make complaints such as not enough space, and too much furniture for the space. Women, on the other hand, felt crowded-ness in terms of social density. They would make such com-plaints as too many people around or not enough privacy. According to the survey, these factors did not cause rejection of roommates. This male/female difference is reflected in other studies, says McNeel. Generally, males tend to be more task oriented than fe-males and females tend to be more personal and social ori-ented. He feels these differences are mainly learned and that over-lap certainly exists. Further study could reveal that optimum dorma-tory situations for males and fe-males could be achieved through different approaches. Crowding effects studied by Becky Johnson three Phil Sackett is Academic Policies Committee chairman Amazon excursion led Grading by travel guide Bohne system by Kathleen Asselin altered Brian Bohne, a sophomore at Bethel, former SMPer, and next year's captain of the soccer team, is trying his wings at a new ven-ture this summer. He will be leading a 19-day student excur-sion tour through Brazil, Aug. 17- Sept. 5. When Brian arranged his SMP transportation through the Travel Company of Minnesota, 2829 University, St. Paul, they asked him to gather information for a student-oriented tour of the Amazon River region. "When I returned to the Twin Cities, I presented them with bro-chures, pictures, and my own enthusiastic acquaintance with the Amazon area," said Brian. "Next thing, they asked if I would like to lead it!" He jumped at the chance. Besides working last summer in Brazil as a summer mission-ary, Brian spent a year there as a high school exchange student. Thus he has a list of good con-tacts. His responsibilities as tour guide entail arranging travel, reserving hotel accomodations, and planning the entire itinerary and activities in the South Ameri-can country larger than the con-tinental United States. His pay comes in the trip expenses and in "valuable experience," according to Brian. "I want to give students a taste of the Brazilian people and culture, instead of just the com-mercialized sights that cater to tourists," he explained. "I'm keeping the price down so I can get the right kind of people." Now finalized at $1,115.00, Brian's tour is a week longer and $200 less than other tours offered by travel agencies. The itinerary schedules a stop in the northern seaport of Manaus on Aug. 18, with a dinner at the Wycliffe Bible Translator's jungle base. Here Brian has arranged for a lecture in cross-cultural sen-sitivity "to enrichen our boat trip experience." The cruise mentioned is the highlight of the tour: four days boating the Amazon. The travel-lers will work along side the crew, cooking Brazilian meals, manning the riverboat, visiting Indian settlements, observing lush flora and fauna, and pene-by James L. Mason One hundred entries opened the Annual Bethel Speech Festi-val on April 19, 1977. First place honors went to Lu Thompson, Bruce Bohne, Amy Ward, and Pete Ludlow. Students contested in four events — prose or poetry inter-pretation, and informative or per-suasive speaking. Finalists in informative were P. Ludlow, K. Asselin, K. Harrison and P. Copeland; in persuasion were Bruce Bohne, S. Larson, D. Hansen, Steve Haag, and Sharon four trating deep jungle areas to hunt and fish. "My main punch is to offer a field-work experience for stu-dents to acquire a wealth of an-thropological exposure as we cover the total length of Brazil," Brian commented. After the riverboat ride through the tropical rainforest of the Amazon, Bohne's version of the Lewis and Clark Exposition will head for Brasilia, the "ultra-modern, model-city capitol." Then bus trips are scheduled to ports and interesting towns, such as Novo Hamburg() ("great buys in leather goods"), Caxias do Sul ("famous for its vineyards"), and Gramado ("the honeymoon town"). Nova Petropolis strays from the Portuguese to the Ger-man influence. Here the group will reside in a Swiss-styled chalet and participate in an ethnic folk festival. Rio de Janeiro,the horseshoe-shaped Iguacu Falls, and the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches round out the colorful excursion. Finagling prices and flexible to changes, Brian is aiming to make this Brazilian trip one that people "will pay a lot less for and get a lot more." He encourages students to com-bine the trip with independent study for college credit. One girl of the 15 to 20 tourists (still room for a handful more) is studying the unique geological formations in Brazil ; others are looking into medical conditions of poor people in the rural jungle areas and city "favelas" (slums). "I'm willing to make the most of any type of project or interest that the travellers have as well as make it feasible for study," said Brian. He has suggestions for free time during the tour; seeing a professional soccer game, skiing on an artificial slope, and taking off for Uruguay or Argen-tina. He also sees a double-pur-pose in his healthy mixture of Christians and secular students in the group. "It can be an outreach to the non-Christians on the tour as well as an influence on the Christians as to the importance of the mis-sions work we will observe," he explained. "We'll have an en-thusiastic mission field travelling right with us." Adams; and in poetry were A. Ward, L. Patterson, H. Thomp-son, B. Miller, and Chris Ander-son. Prose finalists were L. Thomp-son, L. Patterson, H. Thompson, M. Anderson, W. Anderson, M. Bernstrom, and S. Unruh. Seventeen judges struggled to make placements of these speak-ers. James Mason, professor of speech, and students Bill Fraatz, Faith Chalmers, and Jo Beld co-ordinated the festival. Dr. Ernest Bormann, from the University of Minnesota, spoke at the awards banquet. by Shelly Nielson "Grades" are harmless-looking alphabetical symbols which stu-dents and professors are all, in one way or another, concerned about. When the value of Bethel's grading system came into ques-tion, a controversy arose. The problem, as explained by Dr. Olaf Olsen, is that of the questionable worth of the "N" grade in the evaluation of a stu-dent's work in a course. This policy of student rating was established about six years ago with the abandonment of "F" as a grade. Since then, according to Dr. Olsen, the new policy has been the object of a growing dis-satisfaction among both teachers and students. Many teachers felt the ambig-uity of the grade itself made it an impractical and unfair mark. "N" was the grade given to any stu-dent failing to complete the mini-mum standards of work assigned by the professor. The same sym-bol, "N," appeared on a student's transcript whether he had drop-ped a course because of a too-heavy work load, because of an inability to complete a class because of illness, or because he had actually "failed" the course. Dr. Olsen observed that the "N" was translated by many graduate schools into an "F." When the student transferred with that grade, his G.P.A. was refigured and subsequently lowered. The objection most teachers had to the use of the "N," therefore, was its ambiguity. Others have a different concep-tion of the real problem at hand. According to some of the faculty at Bethel, the ccrrnmittee vote was a partial resolution of a diffi-culty, but not a solution. Stuart Luckman admits that while he recognizes the "loop-by Pete Taylor As trees bud so do hopes of what the summer will bring. Ex-citement rises as we realize that the year is nearly over. Seniors probably have a little extra excite-ment, however, since we realize that our college days are nearly through. Some of us have been (and will continue) looking for jobs; others of us will continue to avoid reality (to use a common slogan of those outside the academic world) by padding ourselves in academia. Whatever the case, that combina-tion of joy and fear is heightened in the heart of the senior. Last semester announcements went out that all seniors inter-ested in serving on a commence-ment committee should get to-gether. The committee is com-posed of all those who re-sponded, and together we have been putting the three com-holes" of the "N" grading system, he feels revising that system does not eliminate the problems of giving letter grades. He is "suspicious of the motivation in 'grading systems' because they are often so indirectly related to the student learning process." Mr. Luckman also feels too much emphasis is being placed on this specific question. A grade is "often a confirmation of what the student already knows, pro-viding a solid evaluation has taken place throughout the course." Mr. Luckman therefore pro-poses we restructure our own ideas on grading, enlarging them to involve evaluation, instead of attacking a minute aspect such as the "N." Little time, he states, has been dedicated to discussing "evaluation," while hours have been spent deciding on the one grading principle that, as if it were a sieve, everyone must fit through. Likewise, Don Larson is on the side that affirms "the problem of grading should be separated from the whole matter of evaluation and goals." He feels that when mencement weekend programs (alumni banquet, baccalaureate, and commencement) in order. Dr. Virgil Olson, executive secretary of world missions for the BGC, will address the class at baccalaureate. Elizabeth Eliot, visiting professor at Gordon Conwell Seminary, will be the main speaker at commencement. Many student parts have been incorporated in both services as well. Student participants and their respective part in each serv-ice is as follows: Baccalaureate Speakers: Sue Kipp, introduc-tion of speaker; Tannis Hart Adams and Glen Bloomstrom, senior testimonials; Laura Alden, creative reading; Mark Troxel, . benediction. Music: Lyna Jane Thompson, piano prelude; Dawn Harper, organ; Sue Lock, Cindy Nixon, deciding such an issue, one must take into consideration all the aspects of grading. Dr. Larson states that grading systems pronounced "true and final" are unfair, not allowing for differences in courses and stu-dents. If the teacher would con-cern himself with evaluation in-stead of with this one area, grading, progress toward an effective rating policy might be achieved. The dilemma of grades has here been approached from two angles: from the practical side, and from that of the faction con-cerned with fair evaluation over cut and dried grades. When the vote last Tuesday decided the outcome of past problems with the "N" grading system, it also provoked a secondary dispute. Nonetheless, the new policy which substitutes "WP" (with-draw, passing) and "NC" (no credit) for the "N" will become the standard form of grading at Bethel in the future. It will last as long as Bethel itself, or, as others, more pessimistic, pro-phesied, until its hidden prob-lems become evident. Carrie Setterberg, vocal trio; Linda Herrmann, director of en-semble. Commencement Speakers : Nancy LeTourneau, call to worship; Pete Taylor, invocation; Gayle Trollinger, introduction of speak-er; Jeff Miller, tribute to parents, Gary Setterberg, benediction. Music: Cindy Wobig, prelude; Phyllis Buttner, vocal solo. The committee has asked President Lundquist to ask the In-vocation at Baccalaureate and Dr. Weintz, professor of English lit-erature, to give the prayer of ded-ication at commencement. Two student committee members, Jeff Miller and Dave Johnson, are working with Curt Fauth in finalization of alumni banquet details. Commencement weekend plans are quickly taking shape. But they have to: graduation is only three weeks away! Speech tournament winners announced Baccalaureate and commencement speakers named by committee . *t • • 41,1 4..141 — — — .4sx — "tt t 7=-271,tk, Spring at Bethel Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire! Woods and groves are of they dressing ; Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long. — John Milton five ‘Siiii!) NICHOLS INTERSTATE SHELL County Road E2 & I-35W New Brighton, MN 55112 Complete Repair Service Towing & Car Starting 636-9720 633-9740 Home of Cedric the Bulldog Linda Herrmann, Dana Olson, and Tim Zimmerman key performers review- Chorus comics aid `Showboat' production by Dawn Hart The air of the Old South, the roar of the mighty Mississippi, and the excitement of early American Theatre set the scene and created the excitement of Bethel's production of Kern! Hammerstein's"ShowBoat." The show is colorfully costumed, and the tastefully designed set tells the story of the Cotton Blossom, a grand showboat of the Mississippi in the 1800's. The plot follows Magnolia (Beth Ekberg) and Jason (Brian Mulder) as they fall in love, marry and go through hard times. Both play strong leads, carrying the story through to its finish with touching scenes of devotion, success and failure. "Show Boat" is one show from early American theatre that speaks strongly, yet subtlely, of the injustices against the "colored folk". The bright spots of the show are carried fully by eight individual cast members. Captain Andy, portrayed by Steve Johnson, pulled the pace of the play action to a high point in most of his scenes. Tim Zimmerman and, Linda Hermann, who play the dynamic comic duo, Frank and Ellie, add refreshing touches. Bruce Dahlman and Dana Olson are a stitch as they portray two Confederate Hillbillies. Parthy, Captain Andy's wife (Mary Wilson) is one of the most professionally played characters as is the character of Joe (Paul Glanton). And of course the tremendous vocal quality displayed by Jenny Woods (Miss Julie), help make the show an excellent example of the vocal training available at Bethel. Production problems are telltales of the large cast and crew "Show Boat" requires. The balance between the orchestra and choral singing weighs heavily on the orchestration side. Many times enunciation, articulation and projection lacks, causing the audience to concentrate too heavily on the lines and lyrics. Despite the balance problems, the choral numbers are excellent in quality. All the musical numbers are harmonically "perfect" and "Old Man River" is a sure seller. "Show Boat" can provide a "crisp recreation" and bring you down the Mississippi on the old showboat for fun, excitement and sorrow. Clarion golf tournament May 16 by Paul Healy An impressive contingent of Bethel golfers will convene on scenic Como golf course on May 16, for the Second Annual Bethel Clarion Como Study Day Golf Epic (SABCCSDGE). Tournament Co-coordinators and Handicap Committee Chair-persons (TCCHCCs) Bill Troll-inger and Paul Healy (last year's team champions) are excited about the response to the tour-nament. "What a field," comments Healy. "Listen to these teams. Dan Swanson and Greg Wilcox, Arlan Swanson and Tad Johnson, "Como" Peterson and Tim Traudt, "Tex" Johnson and Chuck Haaa-land, Jerry Healy and Al Glenn, Ed Petersen and Kevin Hallstrom. Add to that such 'undeclared' entries as Sparky "Lumberjack" Anderson, Bill Healy, "Fair-banks" Trollinger, Curt Oslin and "Mulligan" Osgood and we're talking fierce competition." According to Trollinger, rules subcommittee chairman (RSC), the rules for this year's epic are similar to those which were "largely ignored" last year. 1. No golf team members allowed. (Have your own tour-nament..) 2. All strokers must be count-ed. 3. Players may play only one ball per hole, except on holes 1, 3, 10, 14, 16, 18, where one (1) Mulligan will be allowed. How-ever, in line with the serious nature of the epic there will be only three (3) Mulligans allowed per player for 18 holes. 4. No smoking, drinking, swearing or dancing on holes 1, 5, 14, 18. 5. Hyperborean (arctic) rules are in order. This means that you may move the ball up to six inches, no nearer the hole, if your ball is in the fairway, your own, or otherwise (Wilcox). All entries should be made im-mediately with the form below. Those who require more than a 20 stroke handicap, must submit an official "chop" form to the co-ordinators. Forms are available at the Clarion office. •••■■■ 1■". MI■M ■•=111 11■■ ■.■ 13 z to ---6 co 5 b 3 m 0 -_-.. 0 ta) 0 0 Arts Calender Visual Art April 29 - May 6 Alexander Calder, 15 different original color lithographs, Investment Art Gallery, 5814 Excelsior Blvd. St. Louis Park April 29 - May 6 Ruben Trejo, visiting Chicano artist, Gallery 1, Coffman Gallery, University of Minnesota. April 29 - May 6 Galaxies, Nik Krevitsky, stitchery, Blooming-ton Art Center 10206 Penn Ave. S., Blooming-ton April 29 - May 6 The Commencement Exhibition, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 133 E. 25th St., Mpls. Music April 29 Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, 8 p.m., concert includes Haydn, Stravinsky, Takemitsu and Debussy. April 29 - 30 Showboat, Bethel College, Old Campus Gym, 8 p.m. April 29 The Rise and Fall of the City of Mohogonny, 8 p.m., O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, College of St. Catherine Dance April 29-30 Jo Savino Ballet, 8 p.m. Edyth Bush Theatre, 690 Cleveland Ave. April 30 Him and She, Tom Kanthak and Wendy Ansley, 8 p.m., Theatre Guild of Performing Arts, 504 Cedar Ave. Theatre April 29-May 7 Once Upon A Mattress, 8 p.m., Theatre 1900, Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Ave. April 29 - May 7 Death of a Salesman, 8 p.m., Chimera Theatre April 29 - May 7 The Price, 8 p.m., Park Square Theatre April 29 - May 7 Oliver, Children's Theatre Company Beethoven performed at Orchestra Hal! by Elaine Stumbo Tuesday night I had the opportunity to hear the Cleveland Orchestra perform an All-Beethoven Program at Orchestra Hall. The works performed were the Overture to Fidelio, Opus 72; Symphony No. 8 in F major, Opus 93; and Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67. Conductor was Loren Maazel. Being a Beethoven fan, I looked forward to the performance with anticipation. I was not disappointed. The orchestra played well ; Beethoven would have been proud. I cannot say that the performance was flawless but to my ear the orchestra did Beethoven justice. One of the Orchestra's strongest points was their ability to achieve contrast. This was especially evident considering the acoustics of Orchestra Hall. (It is so sensitive that I could hear, from the 22nd row, the thud of Maazel's heels as they landed on the platform.) In several spots of the symphonies a pianissimo is required. The large size of the orchestra, when considered with the acoustics, would almost rule out the possibility of a true pianissimo, but the delicacy of the pianissimo's were in exact proportion with the forte's and fortissimo's. The conductor, Loren Maazel, was exciting to watch. At times he was passive, as if he wasn't all that involved in what was going on. But at other times, particularly during the first movement of the Fifth Symphony, he was totally immersed. His entire body became an extension of his baton. Mr. Maazel's technique was not that of the typical conductor. He was more of a director, telling each section, with a point of his baton or movement of his hand, how to move or when to change dynamics. Overall, the performance was excellent. The entire audience was very pleased, as the standing ovation the orchestra received was witness to. • Festival May 6 The Spring Music Festival will be presented Friday, May 6 at eight p.m. in the physical educa-tion center. The Women's Choir, directed by Mary Fall, the Male Chorus, directed by Oliver Mogck, and the Orchestra, directed by Wayne Fritchie will do combined numbers and solo groups. The public is invited. There will be no admission charge; a free will offering will be received. Chapel Schedule Monday—Pat Repp, "Country Christian" Tuesday—Senior share Wednesday—Pastor Spickel-m ier Thursday—Sister Albertine Friday—Rev. Leith Anderson six Professors Dalton and Bohlmeyer (Dr. Larson out of town) EAST ASIA STUDY PROGRAM JUNE 7 - AUGUST 8 Complete summer studies in East Asia visiting Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and Hawaii while studying cultural history and comparative religion. 8 Weeks for $1850 includes tuition and air fare. For descriptive brochure, con-tact EAST ASIA STUDY PROGRAM, DEPT. OF HISTORY, WHEATON COL-LEGE, WHEATON, ILLINOIS 60187. Tournament begins tomorrow Defending champs remain undefeated continued from p. 1 ing experience." Besides being selected be-cause of their special interests in problems such as language pro-grams, Danforth associates are chosen because of their personal concern in their work. "I think we qualify because of our college commitment to the values and ideals of education," Dr. Bohlmeyer commented. "Stu-dent- teacher relationships are partly what they (Danforth Foundation) look at." She added that moral and spiritual values were important in her applica- Contribution aids project Bethel will contribute $1,089.20 to the American Association of Evangelical Students' (AAES) "Dig It" project. The project's purpose is to raise money for the World Relief Commission to pro-vide wells in drought-stricken areas of Africa. The World Relief Commission is the official overseas relief branch of the National Associa-tion of Evangelicals and is recog-nized by the State Department. The goal of each AAES-affili-ated school was to raise $1 per student. Bethel's drive, led by the Senate's Public Action Commit-tee, contributed $700 raised from interim basketball marathon and $89.20 from the recent food day fast. An additional $300 in residual funds from last years' projects will also be contributed. There was no official count, but Sarah Brotten, PAC chair-man, estimated that 60 people participated in the Food Day fast. "That $89 is a real disappoint-ment because last fall a fast brought $460," Sarah said. Food Service kept no count of pledges for the fast. tion. Doc Dalton simply explained to the committee his relationship with students which includes his famous coffee corner, a Chinese meal with his China history class, and his day-to-day rela-tionships with students. "It was an embarassing thing to do," Doc related. "We had to 'toot our own- horns.' " But besides Doc's application, the Danforth Foundation received recommendations from two other faculty members, one administra-tor and one student. Doc simply shared his feelings Lundquist, continued from p. 1 The president has a large office with ample windows overlooking a grassy hill and the lake. It is uncluttered and furnished with several comfortable-looking chairs, a sofa, and a rich-looking solid walnut desk. One wall is full of books ranging from best-- sellers, to commentaries, to books about college growth. As he walks into his office he stops and talks to his secretary. "When it's 1 :30 in Washington I want you to try to get a hold of Chuck Colson again. Oh, and I need to talk to Jerry Wessman sometime today, don't I?" After talking with a lawyer about some pending legislation that could affect the seminary, and a meeting with a seminary professor, we have lunch in the office. The president's guests are some friends who also happen to be the parents of prospective students. After a leisurely lunch-eon of filet mignon, he is back at it. Curt Fauth is in the office now concerning a fund raising pro-gram the alumni office is con-ducting. After that the conversa-tion shifts to the locations of Fauth's office next year. Later the and attitudes toward students. He expalined that he, as is the Danforth Foundation, seeks to humanize teaching. "I try to start a course with my attitudes toward students and my feeling toward the worth of every student." He also seeks to be in keeping with this in his actions outside the classroom so that "it's not just words." The three members will attend regional conferences every two years which focus on humaniz-ing teaching and dealing with issues and problems in higher education. president explains, "Normally I don't deal with things like the location of offices and that sort of thing. Most of the day to day operations of Bethel are left up to the vice-presidents. My work is more concerned with the long-range planning and some public-relations." For his last appointment of the day he attends a meeting of the Consortium of Minnesota Semi-naries. Afterwards, he retreats back to the office to do some correspondence before he goes home. His favorite dinner is Polyne-sian food but tonight he has a date for the Spring Formal with his daughter, Sue, as his wife is out of town. He seems to enjoy the pres-sures and the pace of his job and is concerned about the "personal development" of those under-neath him. He also insists that he has been sincere when he has left an open invitation for stu-dents to come and see him. So, if you really want to get to know the Bethel administration, take him up on his invitation and drop over and see Dr. Lundquist some time. by Bruce Olsen Edgren Gold ran their un-defeated streak to three last Saturday with a narrow 5-4 deci-sion over Off Campus West. Gold, who are the defending IM softball champions, had to stop a seventh inning threat by West to win. Brad Nelson was the winning pitcher for Gold, using his high-arcing pitch to force West into numerous pop flies and ground balls. Shortstop Alan Steier made an unbelievable catch on a ball hit up the middle to put out the fire in the third inning. In other action, Edgren Blue knocked off Townhouse II by a score of 11-5. TH II led most of the way until the quick-footed Kim Walker started to run on the basepaths. Walker rattled the townhouse defense and forced them into many errors. by Greg Kuntz The Bethel men's track team narrowly missed second place in a five-team meet at River Falls, Wis. last Saturday. Only two-and- a-half points separated the Royals from the host, River Falls. No records were set, but the Bethel trackmen enjoyed several highlights. Bethel sprinters Nate Allen, who is the team's top indi-vidual scorer, senior Gene Blair, and Mike Bogard captured first, second, and third in times of 22.4, 22.6, and 22.8 respectively in the 220 yard dash. "I believe that's the first time Bethel runners have finished like that in the 220 in the school's history," said Coach Gene Glader. Allen also took first in the 100- yard dash with a 10.05 clip, and Mike Bogard came in third. Blair took first place honors in the 440-yard dash in 50.6, and Kevin Shenk finished third. Curt Brown and Dave Clapp finished first and second respec-tively in the 880-yard dash, neck and neck with times of 1:56.85 and 1:56.89. The mile relay team of Clapp, Shenk, Brown and Grayden Held took first in 3:25.6. The 440 Relay team of Allen, Bogard, Shenk and Blair took first in 43.4. Bill Whittaker came in third in the 440 intermediate hurdles and Townhouse I ruined a clean sweep by the Edgren teams when they beat Edgren Green by a score of 11-7. The see-saw bat-tle was marred by countless errors by Green and saw fresh-man Todd Chapman hit what was "perhaps the longest home run of the season," according to Wally Brown, intramural director. A double elimination tourna-ment will start tomorrow with nine teams to begin play. The faculty team has already been knocked out of competition due to the lack of interest in the round robin tourney. Brown said that the round robin games are being played to see which teams are interested in playing in the double elimina-tion tourney. He also does not want to see two good teams play each other in the opening round of the tournament. Mark Neufeld took fifth. Whit-taker also captured third in the javelin, hurling it 170'4". Big Steve Carrigan put the shot 46'1" to take first, and Rick Knopf cleared an even six feet in the high jump to finish third. He also finished third in the long jump. Paul Rasmussen vaulted 13' to finish fifth, and Jon Van Loon, who had a slight muscle pull in his leg, finished third in the triple jump. Kevin Bostrom took fifth in the 2-mile walk, a rare event, in 20:09, a school record. The University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire took first, with 107 1/2 points, River Falls second, with 80 1/2, Bethel third with ,78, Carleton fourth with 43, and Lakewood Junior College fin-ished fifth with 3. Coach Glader expressed his appreciation despite just missing second place in the meet: "We came close, but this year's team is the best we've ever had. If we continue to show improvement and have no injuries, we'll cer-tainly be favored in the con-ference meet." Tomorrow the Bethel trackmen will compete in the Eleventh Annual Macalester Relays, a nine-team meet including all the M.I.A.C. schools, plus Carleton. The extravaganza begins at 12:30 p.m. at the Macalester track. Trackmen tune up for conference meet seven L Cheryl Staurseth (in the middle) concentrates on way to new Bethel record Women's track team finishes on upswing Karyl Frye, the new woman's athletic director Royals taught lesson by Gustavus, LaCrosse Carol Frye accepts A.D. appointment by Gayle Trollinger °. 44111411 4' J. 14 a [WI 4 47t1_ K. ![4.4. „litleiV II VI): •••••■ ,;„.7 ifix404greg -• szyE 4 by Greg Smith The Bethel women's track team concluded the regular season with a momentous upswing which will carry them into the state competition on Monday. The Bethel women captured four firsts in Saturday's Gustavus Cinder Open, leading them to a third place in the team competi-tion. In' the field, Carol Anderson and Sheryl Meyer leaped 4'10" and 4'8" respectively to take first and second in the high jump competition while Jan Engel achieved a throw of 34'8.5" to win the shot put. On the track, Denise Egge led the one milers with a finishing time of 5:40.5. Cheryl Staurseth set a new Bethel record in the 100 yard hurdles with a time of 17.8. Bethel's two mile relay team maintained their consistency and brought home the fourth first place with a 10:23.6, taking them closer to the regional competition in mid-May. Three appointments in Bethel College's athletics staff were an-nounced April 21 by Dean George Brushaber, effective September 1 Charles (Chub) Reynolds, head football coach and assistant pro-fessor of physical education, has been named coordinator of ath-letics and director of men's ath-letics; and James Bragg, director of college relations, has been named head basketball coach, both for a two-year period and re-placing Roger Daviswho will return to a high school teaching position. Reynolds joined the Bethel faculty in 1970 after teaching in Park Rapids and Windom, Minn., and in Akron, Iowa. He is a graduate of Augustana College, where he majored in business administration, and South Dakota State College, where his master's program was done in physical education. Two years ago his Bethel squad tied for first place in Tri- State Conference competition and last season placed second with a 7-2 overall record, winning 3 and losing 1 in conference eight With a second and fourth place in the 880-yard run, a third and a fourth in the 440-yard hurdles, and thirds in the 440 relay and 220 yard dash, Bethel returned home on a note of success. Monday proved to be the climax of the women's regular season as Bethel knocked off Gustavus in a nine-school meet at Macalester, placing second to St. Olaf. Again Bethel's two-mile relay team continued their string of outstanding performances with a second in the competition. At the end of the day the tallied results revealed four new Bethel records. Sheryl Meyer hurled the discus 89'7", ,Cheryl Staurseth ran 28.5 in the 220-yard dash, Gail Anderson clocked a 2:27 in the 880 and Denise Egge ran the 440 hurdles at 1 :17. Denise Egge emerged from the Macalester meet with seconds in the mile, 440-yard hurdles and the javelin. Combined with her efforts in the two mile relay, she amassed a total of 32 team points. games and winning 2 of 3 en-counters in preliminary M.I.A.C. competition. Reynolds will con-tinue as head football coach. Bragg came to Bethel in 1968 as assistant dean of students and became director of admissions and financial aid in 1969, with these duties merging into his present position. Under his lead-ership, enrollment has surged from 1044 to 1746 over a five-year period. He will continue to administer this area along with basketball coaching. From 1962 to 1968 Bragg was director of physical education and athletics and head basketball coach at Aurora College (III.) where his teams set recordS in district competition and national evaluation. Before going to Aur-ora, Bragg was athletic director at Trinity College in Chicago where his teams compiled a 79-41 record. His lifetime record is 156 wins and 94 losses. Bragg is a graduate of Minne-haha Academy, Elmhurst College, Trinity Divinity School, and re-ceived his M.A. in educational administration from the Univers-ity of Minnesota. The physical education depart-ment is undergoing a major face lift. One of these changes will see Tricia Brownlee move into the dean's office as assistant to the dean. Karyl Frye, instructor in physical education, will fill Brownlee's shoes and become the women's athletic director. Frye, presently part-time, has coached women's volleyball, basketball and is now coaching softball. Her new, full-time duties will include recruiting, coaching and general overseeing of the women's program. "I feel very fortunate. I took a chance last year coming to Bethel College," Frye commented, and added, "I am very excited about next year and hope to be able to add to the program." Frye has a very positive outlook toward Bethel's P.E. department. "I was amazed at first and still am at the number of well-skilled and professional people in the department." She feels the pro-grams offered provide a good background, "especially the teacher education program." In the coming year Frye hopes to see "further development of strong women's programs—ones able to compete with other small colleges at the state level." Along with excellence in com-petition, Frye also stresses that Bethel needs to continue attract-ing athletes with strong Christ-ian commitments. "We need to mesh the two." Coach Frye takes her new posi-tion with strong qualifications. She is presently working on her doctorate program in sports psy-chology. She began her studies at Florida State University and will probably finish up at the Uni-versity of Minnesota. She is also working on a minor in exercise physiology. She hopes to build a greater emphasis on these two areas within the Bethel program. Last year Karyl Frey called Bethel "on a whim" and landed a part time coaching job. Next year she will be women's athletic director and she "is looking for-ward to the position—a lot!" ELWOOD CARLSON GLASSES SPORTS GLASSES CONTACT LENSES (Hard & Soft) 358 St. Peter St. St. Paul, Minn. 55102 227-7818 by Bruce Olsen "We played them for experi-ence." said Coach Paul Reasoner after his netmen had dropped two matches last weekend by iden-tical 9-0 scores. The team played Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Wisconsin at La- Crosse in the one-sided affair. Missing the number two and four singles players, Steve Brown and Dave Fredericks, would not have made much difference in the final outcome according to Rea-soner. "We would have lost by the same score had those two guys been there," said Reasoner. "Gustavus is the best small The Bethel baseball team over-came an early week eligibility scandal and swept a double-header from Dordt last weekend. The team was almost forced to put an ad in the Clarion for a second catcher, but freshman Tim Bont proved to be an ade-quate receiver in place of two year starter Mark Barton. The first game turned out to be a pitcher's duel. Thanks to some clutch hitting in the seventh and the eighth innings, Tim Doten turned out to be the winner. The final score was 3-2, but it could have gone the other way early in the game. Freshman Steve Mikkelson, starting his second league game, threw a Dordt runner out who was trying to score from second base on a single. The next inning Steve threw another runner out who was attempting to advance to third base on a hard single. Dordt did score in the bottom of the first on a single and a double. The score remained 1-0 until the fifth inning. Doten began the inning by walking a batter, who then stole second and scored on a single. The play at home on the runner was hotly disputed by Doten but the umpire refused to listen. The Dordt pitcher no-hit hit the Royals until the seventh inning when designated hitter Mark Rapinchuck singled over the first baseman's head. Cam Johnson reached first following an error by Dordt's second baseman. Steve Mikkelson then singled and, school in the state and La- Crosse plays some tough corn-petition too." This weekend the Royals will be going against Sioux Falls and Yankton Colleges at Sioux Falls. These two meets will wrap up the regular season matches of the Tri-State Conference, in which Bethel is expected to take the top prize. So far this season the Royals have a perfect 3-0 conference record, winning matches over Dordt, Northwestern of Iowa, and Westmar Colleges. The team will be trying to peak for the con-ference meet on May 6 and 7 at Sioux Falls College. coupled with a passed ball, both "Rap" and Johnson scored. The tied score forced an extra inning. With two outs, transfer Dean Kaioi drew a walk, stole second and scored on Curt Oslin's dead single to right field. Doten retired the side in the bot-tom of the eighth to up his league record to 3-0. The second game started as a pitchers' duel but ended quite the opposite for the Royals. With the Royals down 1-0 after three in-nings, the bats started hitting and scored two. three and two runs respectively in the next three innings. Curt Oslin, who pitched the second game, struck out eleven, walked four, and yielded but five hits. The big sticks in the second game were captain Kevin Hall-strom, who went three for three. Mark Rapinchuk, who is the DH while recovering from a pulled hamstring, went three for four. Mark Grindahl had a two run double but he was thrown out trying for third. Coach Bob Nielson said, "We played our kind of ball the second game. We had solid pitching, we hit the ball, we ran, and we played solid defense. Dordt wasn't even in the game. The guts we showed in the first game took the juice out of the Dordt guys and enabled us to sweep." The two wins gave the Royals a 5-1 record but an official record of 2-4 due to the ineligibility of catcher Mark Barton. Reynolds, Bragg to fill vacated positions Eligibility ruling fails to stop Bethel nine |
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