carlon Bethel College St. Paul. Minnesota April 25. 1975 Malachi 4:2
Bathroom
chucklesat
look at
Bethel
graffiti
by Mary Norton
It had to happen. Sooner or later the
sterile walls would be violated. And
some people, notably creative types and
art majors, are delighted. Even Bethel's
elite intelligentsia are participating in
that great new indoor sport-bathroom
wall writing.
While most of us agree that the usual
graffiti in public places consists solely
of "bathroom humor" (no pun intended),
some of the words on Bethel's walls can
boast of being socially and anti-socially
significant.
I am not condoning graffiti as a nice
thing to do, but I am glad that Bethel
has become sort of vulnerably human.
As a matter of fact, I wouldn't even
mind if the janitors forgot to clean it
off.
Bethel's graffiti can presently be
viewed almost exclusively in the mens'
restrooms. Frankly, the absence of graffiti
in the womens' restrooms is puzzling.
Perhaps men are braver than women;
but the opposite may also be true. Is it
that men are more hindered in their attempts
at self-expression and communication
with others? If so, they may be
attempting to express previously inexpressible
emotions much as they did in
their oral stage. Men, do you recall
being discovered scribbling on your bedroom
walls? But enough of sexism.
Since historians and anthropologists
have found that graffiti provides insights
into the everyday lives of men and
women, several theories about graffiti
and man's need for communication have
developed. Graffiti supposedly acts as
an index for customs and institutions
through the judicious use of private
words as social comment.
You may be wondering how a female
Bethel sophomore would find out what
is written on the walls in the mens'
restrooms. I can only plead the first
amendment and refuse to disclose the
whereabouts of my peepholes.
Mo,re r'eaders write on the role of wo'men, pp 2-3
Evangelicals de,bate the Equal Rights Amend'ment, p. 5
edif.o'ribl
Bethel responds tOI
nee,d in Viet Nam
We applaud the recent efforts of the Bethel community
in its response to World Vision's expression of need in South
Vietnam. Not only was an offering taken for this cause'
on Tuesday in chapel, but the Student Senate voted to send
$4000 as well.
In a letter from Gordon Werkema, president of the
Christian College Consortium, to leaders of the student body,
he outlined the needs of World Vision.
"World Vision has been in South Viet Nam for 10 years
and has invested millions of dollars there," the letter read.
"Its staff is trained ' and can distribute all materials that
are received. Its warehouse has been emptied by refugee
needs in the past few weeks. The needs are critical. The
money is gone. According to officials, 'The coffers are
empty.' "
It is through efforts like this that the evangelical community
will fulfill its Christian obligation to feed the hungry.
It is through efforts like this that Christianity may acquire
a better image in the world.
Those who have further interest in World Vision and
this project may call Bob Biehl, (213)-357-1111, Ext. 326.
Gifts can be sent to: World Vision--Student Viet Nam
Relief, Box 0, Pasadena, CA ,91109.
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Mi'cke/se,n o'nswe'rs Piper
Dear Editor:
I apppreciate Dr. Piper's willingness to respond at some
length to my article in the Clarion on the subject of women
in the church. Unfortunately, much of what he said was
'. irrelevant to the discussion at hand. He complained that
I neglected Paul's teachings about submission. The subject
assigned to me was the place of women in the community
of believers - not the position of women in marriage -
so I addressed myself to that topic only. And because even
that subject is so vast and space in the Clarion is so
limited, I chose to limit myself largely to the attitude of
Jesus toward women since this is generally neglected, and
because I knew that Claire Kolmodin was going to discuss
some of Paul's teachings.
But I do appreciate Dr. Piper's careful documentation
that Paul taught the same things that Jesus taught. I fully
agree, for I have no argument with Paul - only with the
way Paul is often interpreted. I think Paul often has been
the victim of a bad press because only a few specific
passages of Paul's (those quoted by Dr. Harley) have been
repeated over and over in Christian circles and the remainder
of Paul's teachings and actions regarding women have been
ignored. What Paul does throws great light on what he
means. (The same principle applies to Christ.) When those
of Paul's teachings mentioned by Dr. Harley are carefully
considered within their grammatical, historical and cultural
context (the foundational approach for a sound hermeneutic)
their real meaning becomes considerably clearer. However,
that kind of consideration is not possible within the limitations
of a Clarion article or letter. I have conducted studies
on Biblical teachings about women in several Twin Cities
churches (the next will be in May at First Covenant, St.
Paul) and I always devote at least two full hours to indepth
study of Paul's teachings.
Dr. Piper's statement that the narratives (about the Samaritan
woman, the role of women in the resurrection ac-continued
on page three
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count, etc.) are "ambiguous" surprises me. They seem quite
clear to me. And the statement tha\ the Samaritan woman
was "witnessing" to the people in her village rather than
"teaching" is surely a matter of semantics. Actually, the
Greek phrase used in John 4:28 is "said to the men."
The word "said" also introduces most of Jesus' teachings.
Incidentally, Christ told his disciples at the ascension to be
"his witnesses." Does this mean they were not "teaching"
when they made known all that Jesus had said and done?
I was even more surprised at Piper's implicit suggestion
that Jesus' - actions and His example are not meant to
teach us anything about what our own attitudes or actions
are to be, and that if I think otherwise I must find
"immense significance in the fact that the twelve apostles
whom Jesus chose and to whom he gave authority included
no women." Dr. Piper surely knows that to find significance
in what Jesus did is far different from finding the
same significance in what He did NOT do! After all, on
ltis argument, he must also face the fact that the twelve
apostles to whom Christ gave authority did not include any
Gentiles - so where does that leave Messrs. Harley and
Piper?
I appreciated Dr. Harley's comment that his position was
tentative, but it really was unnecessary to say, for in a
community of Christian believers, most of us assume the
integrity of each other, and that includes being 'open honest
seekers after the truth of God's Word, whether or not
it goes against our own personal ideas or those that have
been traditionally taught us even by our own churches. God's
Word is our supreme authority - not just a few isolated
verses but ALL of it - and it is to be studied with humility
and candor by every man and wom~n.
Pro I,e s's:or' s wi'le wri,tes
0,1 her Chris~ian' role
Dear Editor:
Sincerely,
Alvera Mickelsen
My husband, a Bethel history professor, shares the
Clarion with me and I could not help but write of my personal
experiences in response to the articles on the role of
women.
My girlhood and early marriage role conformed to Dr.
Harley's views and as a consequence I did not view myself
as a worthwhile· person with contributions to make to so-
. ciety. At thirty-five I was a tired, bored, old w<;>man. As
my husband came to accept "women's lib" he encouraged
me to go to college - he pushed me out of my safe.
nest into the "cold, cruel" world. - I'll never forget the
excitement of that first day - the beginning a rebirth.
Since that day my husband has helped me become an
individual, to make my own decision, to do my own thing
(like writing this letter without his knowledge). He invites
me to share in family decision making, respects my judgment,
and encourages my independence.
I must write this letter because I see so many bitter,
frustrated, unfulfilled women. They have lived to serve their
children and husbands and when that is gone, little remains.
Others have written concerning Christ's acceptance of
women. I am comfortable that my life style is acceptable
in the light of His teaching.
I've tried living both ways during my 50 years. At no
time have I been so contented, happy, and proud to be a
woman as I am today.
Luella Johnson
... -and what does Marshall
have to say about women?
Dear Editor:
At the risk of being catagorized a heretic for differing
with faculty members on biblical interpretation, or worse
yet, being classified as another typical outspokep., spleenventing
letter-to-the-editor writer, I offer this single obser- .
vation on the current Clarion "Where do Women Stand'"
controversy.
Could it be that both sides have not mentioned what
is perhaps the core of the Bi9le's teaching on the subject?
That is, namely, not what does the Bible teach, but why.
Usually God has solid reasons for the teachings he gives
us. Could it be that the reason for the "submissive" teachings
was because the culture of the time was nbt ready for a
more influential role for women? Even today, many countries
in the world would be unable to cope with women who
seek more meaningful ways of self-fulfillment.
But in America today, secular society seems ready to
accept women as equals to men. Why should the church,
of all institutions, drag its corporate feet in granting women
the right to pursue whatever ministry they feel most
suited ' for? We can double our_ brain-power and human
resources without doubling our population. Think of it!
Paul, in the book of Philemon, teaches that we shouldn't
"rock the boat" in relation to slaves and masters, but he
didn't condone the practice either. Similarly, many women are
content to serve by tending the nursery or heading potluck
supper committes. But that doesn't mean we should
deny others the chance to hold administrative jobs.
Perh~ps people aren't ready yet to accept a woman
pastor, and her ministry might be handicapped by people's
present attitudes, but we could use more women in executive
positions, on boards and other top leadership posts.
letter, continued on page seven
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by Pam Schultz
Why would a children's theater be of any interest to
college students? The obvious answer is, it isn't. The only
time. it · might be is when a student becqmes snaTed by an
unreasonable whim to take a child to the theater. But
why choose a professional troupe like the Children's Theater
Company . (CTC), where the seats are $5.50, $4.50, and $3.50,
when a neighborhood production would be much cheaper?
All children's productions are fluff and gauze' anyway.
John Clark Donahue, genius behind the Children's Theater
Compc;my of Minneapolis, doesn't think so. Mike Steele, staff
writer for the ' Minneapolis Tribune, writes, "Most of us,
I suspect, still think of children's theater as loud, colorful,
trite, simple-minded fare intended to occupy the small minds
of brainless children. Too many still see thea ter as a
propaganda tool, instilling morals, ethics, patriotic emotions
and the like into kids." (lWnneapolisTrlbune, July 9, 1972).
Donahue, however, believes in the excellence of theater,
especially for children. He has said, "We believe it is
essential that our children have the finest we can create
for them, and hopefully the future will find a way to bring,
every child to our work or us to him. Children must be
inspired, challenged, taught, mystified, not simply pacified
or excited to squeals."
The "troupe began as the Moppet Players, producing their
plays out of a donated restaurant room in 1961. In 1962
they moved to a reconditioned police station and Donahue
. joined the troupe as painter, set designer, teacher and
director. In these early years they played to more than
10,000 people each season. By 1965 the Moppets had outgrowri
the police station and Donahue appealed to the Minneapolis
Institute of Arts for a new home. The Institue opened its
old auditorium and the group opened for the first time as
the Children's Theater Company . .
Now the CTC 'works out of their new $4.5 million
theater/classroom building at Minneapolis Fine Arts Park.
The building was created by Japanese architect, Kenzo Tange
and has been called, "the largest, most comprehensive performing
arts facility in the United States."
Donahue feels that "in order to have fine theater, you
have to have a school, a place to train people and create
a. sense of legacy, a way of passing something on." Thus,
the Theater School was born where junior high and senior
high s~dents are immersed in theater three hours a day,
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in the afternoons and evenings.
"So many artists are so involved in getting their own
careers together that they don't even think about what kind
of investment they're making in the future of art itself,"
Donahue says.
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The Theater's productions themselves are Vivid and original.
Good Morning, Mr. Tillie, produced in 1970 and
written by Donahue is a story of a little man chased by
fear through jungles, streets, ballrooms ~ finally conquer-
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is found in the
spirit of ' a child"
ing his fear. It was a dream fantasy told through mime
and dance on a white and black setting. Pinocchio produced
through October-N~vember 1974, was rewritten by the resident
playwright, Timothy Mason for the Company.
Donahue feels that children "do not know and do not
need to know what everything they see means, but to recognize
the beautiful, pure and true and cherish it. What about
the evil and the depraved, the emptiness and the terror?
Tell it too, but tell it with the same joy and wonder as
before - it deserves it, to be sure."
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during their season as well as children's play's, but Donahue
says, "The CTC will continue to produce works as diverse
as Moliere, Chekhov and Mother Goose, collaborate with
opera and dance, create new experimental works as well
as tell the old familiar tales, but the 'children' will always
be there. . . for the significant spirit of our work is found
in the spirit of a child."
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April 27 Male Chorus Concert - 1st
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April 28 J oint Recital: Ray Moore, voice
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Bethel Seminary Chapel 8 p.m.
May 5 Senior Recital-Nancy Shallcross,
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May 9 Spring Music Festival, Gymnasium,
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May 12 J oint Recital: Diane Pearson,
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May 15 Combined Orchestra Concert
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at 8 p.m. in the field house. The women's
Choir, Male Chorus and Concert Band
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tour programs and combine in festive
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by Sharon Erickson
Calling all red-blooded Bethelites!
The Red Cross Blood Drive needs your
help to help others!
The St. Paul Regional 'Red 'Cross will
conduct its yearly ' spring blood drive
in the Bethel gym on Tuesday, April
29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Linsey Ericson,
co-chairman with Betty Lindquist,
says that the blood drive committee is
hoping that students, faculty and staff
will donate 300 pints of blood. Doners
must be at least 17 years old, weigh
a minimum of 110 pounds and not have
donated for 56 days.
A sign-up table will be open by , the
P.O.'s from 11 a.m. to 2 :30 p.m. until
Monday, April 28. Everyone is urged
to sign up, and then keep his appointment.
The donation process will probably
tal:e an hour. Volunteers, especially good
typists, are also needed to work for
at least half-day stretches. Contact Linsey
(P.O. 457), Betty (P.O. 1264), or
Karen Carlson (P.O. 377) if you can help.
Linsey stressed that donating blood
is not pard, does not take much time
and is no ' more painful than a friendly
poke in the arm. "It's not that much
when you consider how much otber
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I ndo!nelsi,a to hea'd scho,ol
by Ray Stockwell .
Why does a man, established in an academic community,
just entering the prime of his life, and holding a Ph.D.
in linguistics, decide to leave all and go trucking off to the
land of Indonesia? This question went through my mind when
I heard that Dr. Edmund Anderson Would be leaving Bethel
at the close of this academic year. After all, he seemed
content here, and many thought he would eventually become
a landmark on campus - as easily recognizable as Doc
Dalton and his coffee corner.
Ed, as his students call him, apparently asked himself
the same question when the Inter-Mission Language and Cultural
Center (IMLAC) asked him to come to Indonesia to
head its new school.
"Many hours of prayer were needed to find the path
I chose," explained Ed. "When the decision was made it
came hard, because I am content here. Yet God's need
for the present had to be accomplished."
Late this spring Ed will leave the United States for
at least two years, and make his new home in Indonesia.
There he will be the head of a school which breaks with
the "pure formalism" of past linguistics schools. His duties
will include selection of teachers and curriculum', establishment
of' a library (Learning ' Resource Center for those
who don't understand the archaic expression), selection of
nationals to assist in all realms of the academic world,
and all , the duties which the administrator of a school
must perform.
"The school is conceived as a place where missionaries
can go to learn how to learn," he remarked. "Its purpose
is to soften the cultural shock -of those heading for field
Anderson, continued on page seven
Carlson asks GMAE
to stop resol ution
The Greater Minneapolis Association of Evangelicals may
draft a resolution in favor of rescinding the Equal Rights
Amendment. In a meeting on Monday, April 14, board members
of ' the GMAE held an open meeting to discuss the
possibility of formulating such a resolution. G. William
Carlson, assistant professor of -political science and history
at Bethel College, presented a statement to the board members
advocating no formulation of an official evangelical
position on the amendment.
The GMAE represents many evangelical churches in the
'l'win Cities area,among them the churches of the IBaptist
General Conference. The Conference supports the ,National
Association of Evangelicals, and therefore is also represented
by the GMAE, the local branch of the NAE.
The Equal Rights Amendment, known as ERA, was
passed through both houses of the Uirited States Congress
by 1972. It is now up for ratification by the states. When
two-thirds of the state legislatures have ratified the ERA, it
will become law. As of now, only several more states are
needed to reach the two-thirds majority needed. The state ,
legislature of Minnesota ratified the ERA by a significant
margin. However, there is a movement in the state legislature
at the present time to rescind Minnesota's ratification
of the amendment. It is this movement to which the GMAE
would be addressing itself in such a resolution.
In his statement, Carlson outlined his reasons against
formulating a resolution to rescind. He argued that evangelicals
should individually support the \ ERA, as the amendment's
advantages will far outweight the problems it may
cause.
"I think the ,ERA has to be a matter of individual
\ conscience as far as Christian evangelicals are concerned.
Sincere evangelicals have, and will, have honest differences
on this topic.
"The ERA is n'ot the ultimate answer t<1 unjust discrimination,
because you can't legislate attitudes. What it will
do is create a situation in which one will remove at
least legal discrimination," Carlson said.
In tbe statement, Carlson listed several of the Amend-ment's
greatest advantages: .
-E'RA will sp~eed elimination of discrimination by making
equal rights a "right" of all citizens, 'and by not leaving'
the establishment of such rights up to legislative initiative
a~d individual court decision.
-it will be a valuable instrument in bringing women to
the full status of human beings through its public education
impact.
-it will also guarantee the . rights of men, particularly
in the area of laws governing family conflict (divorce, child
custody, alimony)
-one of the major objections to the ERA is whether
or not it would result in the conscription of women into
the armed services. Most argue that if the draft is reinstated,
the ERA will require women to be drafted. However,
it is probable that women who would be drafted would
not see combat duty. It would also be possible to provide
exemptions from military service for families with children.
GMAE, co·ntinued on page seven
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/ Christian/ non-Christian
reviews 'The Hiding Place'
by Cyd Storrs
On Saturday, April 12,· I previewed Corrie ten Boom's
The ffiding Place at Har Mar theater. Before the movie
began I prayed in the fiercest way I knew how, "Please
Jesus, just for two hours and twenty minutes, let me be
19 again and a non-Christian, to see if this movie reaches
me."
The movie did not capture my interest immediately.
It opens with a dinner scene at the ten Booms. The
BBC is crackling, and the Queen is woefully describing the
fall of the Netherlands, the invasion of tyranny. Panoramic
shots of the canals, children in wooden shoes and the
beginning trickle of yellow Jewish stars seems to take up the
first quarter of the movie. Nothing real happens until Corrie
(Jeanette Clift) and Betsie (Julie Harris) decide to join
the Dutch Underground and smuggle . Jews out of Holland.
Yet, in spite of the slow beginning, the movie· gives
a picture of Christian life; not a "saintly" life of milk
and honey, but one of impossible choices on an arduous path.
Betsie capsules the ten Boom's feelings when she expresses
her fear about the Underground, saying she would shut the
door and never open it again to any Jews. "But I must
follow Jesus," and Jesus tells the ten Booms to open the
door, "to anyone in need who knocks."
Casper ten Boom, the sisters' father, answers the Nazi's
charge of disloyalty t6 the government, "There comes a time
when a man must choose between God and the .state."
He upholds the decision with his life, dying in a Nazi
prison.
And Corrie - vibrant, headstrong Corrie - conquers a
Christian's greatest cancer, hate. In a work camp where
she is told she can only survive by hating, Betsie and her
faith teach Corrie to love her enemies.
Actual Scripture passages are few and though effective,
they are unobtrusive. Allan Sloane, script writer, has not
been preachy. When Katje, a fellow prisoner at Ravensbruk
(the women's work camp), asks how to receive Christ,
Corrie does not whip out a 1944 version of "Four Steps
to Peace with God," but says simply, "Ask Him. He
knows what you want."
It is a good film. I cannot go so far as to call it
a masterpiece. Christian movies must be judged by the
world's standards, and stand without excuse. The IHding Place
as a movie has a slow first half and a lack of variation
in emotion communicated especially through the musical
score. The heaviness during the second half is nearly unbearable
by the end. Practically the entire movie is sad,
and some contrast, merely for dramatic effect, is needed.
But the greatest problem with the movie is its ending.
Those acquainted with Billy Graham films know that it is
his habit to add a sort of postscript. In The .Hiding Place
. the postscript has Corrie speak as she is today. It is simply
too long, and the ending loses its impact. As a non-Christian,
I was walking out after fifteen seconds of "Corrie today."
./'
But I could not leave the movie, or the movie would
not leave me. There is something too alive, too pragmatic
about Corrie's faith which will not be shaken off
with the popcorn crumbs. Long after the credits fade, the
victorious light of her face as she walks out of Ravensbruk,
remains.
Anderson, continued from page five
work. The direct contacts of language and culture will be
employed to their fullest extent to acquaint the foreigners
with the land and people of Indonesia. Later it is hoped that
the school will help to prepare foreign exchange students
en-route to the United States from Indonesia."
Dr. Anderson leaves behind many friends, yet will no
doubt soon become as adjusted to his new life as quickly
as he did to Bethel during the year and a half he wa~ 4
bere.
GMAE, continued from page fiv~
At present, women in the armed services frequently do not
receive the full ben'efits of their service, such as the GI
Bill of Rights,
"Several prominent evangelicals in the U.S. Congress
voted for this bill, such as Al Quie of Minnesota and Mark
Hatfield of Oregon. ,It is partly because of their positions
that I feel the support of ERA should be an individual
ma tter. Most evangelicals who are in opposition to the ERA
are sincere and argue significant questions. However, one of
the leaders of the anti-ERA movement is Phyllis Schlafly,
who desire to use this issue to reform a far-right coalition.
It is important that evangelicals who disagree with the
ERA avoid being linked with her far-right rationale," explaned
Carlson.
Final vote on the resolution will be taken by the GMAE on
May 6. On that date it will meet at 11 :30 in Riley Hall
of Northwestern College in Arden Hills. It is an open meeting
and all people interested are invited to attend.
letter, continued from page three
It's time the church stopped wasting one of its most valuable
resources.
If we are going to obey the biblical injunction to keep
women quiet in the church and not let them teach men,
then let's be consistent ... don't let them talk in Sunday
School discussions, be missionaries, or sing solos.
And while we're at it, let's make them all wear hats.
Sincerely,
Marshall Shelley
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P.E. courses 'offered' to one and all
by Laura Alden 'and Mary Norton
What are Bethel's Physical Education requirements?
In order to graduate from Bethel, students are required
to take (or test out of) eight components of physical education.
This amounts to four semester-long courses· (credits), or eight
half-semester courses (components).
Dr. Gene Glader, P.E. department head, pointed out that
previous to the development of the new curriculum (1971), students
were required to take four semesters of P .E. Presently,
the program has been broken down into components to
allow students to take P .E. by course or an equivalent rather
than by credit.
Glader thinks Bethel's new proficiency waiver is a progressive
concept in education. "I view it as an evolving kind
of thing right here in our own department. It's an excellent
way to handle P .E."
The biggest problem, according to Glader, is a lack of
communication. Many students do not take advantage of the
waiver because they don't understand it.
The Basic Skills Program handbook, published by the
P.E. department, defines four ways to earn proficiency
requirements.
1. College participation certificate or varsity letter in
intercollegiate athletics. (two components)
2. Demonstrating reasonable proficiency through a written
and a skills test. (This is limited to individual and dual
life-time sports and aquatic activities, and physical fitness.
3. Certification by a national or international sports
organization. (two components)
4. Proposing and completing an independent sports study
approved by the P.E. department.
By taking advantage of the waiver and independent
study program, students could complete their P.E. requirements
more efficiently. Tricia Brownlee, director of women's
atheltics, said, "Too many people think that all we're
trying to do is have kids take P .E. courses at Bethel. "
This is not true. We're concerned that people have a good
enough background that when they leave Bethel, they can
continue some sports for a lifetime. If they don't even take
one course from us, we don't care."
The stated purpose of the basic skills program in the
physical education department is "to promote physical fi~ess
and to enable each student to develop skills that may be
used and enjoyed currently and throughout one's lifetime."
What do students think of Bethel's P .E. requirement? '
Rick Bloom: "Personally, I prefer the classes where you
don't have to sweat. The idea of physical fitness is good,
but for most people it's a hassle to take all eight components."
Judy Helman: "Kids should change their attitude. They
should realize they need exercise. Instead, they just sit
around and complain about getting fat." .
Gene Blair: "I don't think the requirement should be
eliminated. God gave us a body and we should take care of
it. As Christians, we are responsible to "take care of our
bodies physically, as well as mentally and spiritually."
Phyllis Buttner: "They're good in that they keep you'
in shape and you meet new people, but they are a strain
on me because my schedule is so full."
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Cyrus Broughton: "There shouldn't be a P.E. requirement
at a college level. We finished with that in high
school."
So far, most students agree that P.E. is valid, but they
would like the requirements to be less time-consuming.
(The results of a school-wide poll will be published "in next
week's issue).
[ her~ i stand 1 I
Dear Paul,
As you probably know, 200 years ago last Friday night
you noticed the lanterns in the Old North Church belfry,
jumped on your horse, and warned Boston fuat "the British
were coming." Did you get a chance to see the way
we celebrated, Paul? I know you would have liked it because
you would have felt right at home.
Oh, it was a nice way to start our bicentennial birthday
party. The President came and talked about all the good
-things about the Revolution (he thanked you and your friends
for helping to create "the eternal truths" which America
stands on). But that wasn't even the best part!
All around Lexington and Concord last Saturday there
were men dressed up as Redcoats, and others dressed up
in the clothes that you and your patriot friends used t.o wear.
They had the same kinds of rifles and cannons and everything.
Then, at just the right time, they would shoot at
each other (with blanks, of course) and pretend to kill
each other. It was so much fun, Paul! The cannons were
fired, the soldiers marched, costumed women knelt down over
their "bleeding" husbands. It was just like the real thing,
and the people truly enjoyed it. Of course there was no real
blood or anything - people just wanted to have fun.
Well, there was one part that did get a little bit too
much like 1776. A group of protestors gathered across the
river on Friday night to say th~t big businesses in America
are mistreating the common people of this country. They
heard speakers, listened to Pete. Seeger sing folk songs, and
for the most part stayed pretty calm. But when the President
started speaking on- Saturday morning, they began
to yell and shout. Some even crossed the river and had to be
clubbed by the police and arrested. These protestors made the
people mad, because they were interrupting ~he "pretend"
fights.
I'm sorry you weren't with us to help celebrate last
weekend. But there is plenty of time left. We have over
a year to celebrate battles, see marching soldiers, and
enjoy their pretend fights. I do hope those protestors don't
interrupt us again though. After all, Paul, you know what
kind of a nuisance they can be.
Happy Bicentennial!
Steve Harris
Bethel golf squad opens seas1o,n
wi'th four veterans, fi've fr~$hm~~n .
The largest group of Bethel golfers
in recent years opened its season yesterday
against Concordia-St. Paul and Augsburg
at Keller golf course, near Lake
Phalen.
Coach John Merritt, a 1974 Bethel graduate,
said he was encouraged by four
returning lettermen and five promising
freshmen. The veterans include Ted
Johnson, captain, Pete Anderson, Bill
Peterson, and Tom Stellar.
The freshmen, all with good high school
golfing backgrounds, are Dan Visell, Darrell
Peterson, Robert Gould, John Hougen,
Tim Van Gorkum, and Alan Steier.
These new recruits, Merritt said, are
providing the squad with some good competition.
Bethel will be among 20 schools at
the Southwest Invitational Tournament
tomorrow at Marshall, Minnesota.
The team's next meet will be at
Como Park golf course at 1 :30 on Tuesday,
with Macalester and Hamline. The
Tri-State Conference Championship is at
Keller, May 12.
Sue Heiber and Terry Schimbeno, two
Bethel women, will be golfing in the
University of Minnesota's women's open
invitational May 2. The competition was
arranged by the University's intramural
director, Roy Tutt, who is also the Royals'
assistant coach this year.
T racksters run at Mac tomorrow
The Bethel-Macalester Relays, beginning
at noon tomorrow at Macalester,
will pit the Royals against such teams
as Concordia-Moorhead and Macalester.
(Bethel slipped past Macalester April
12, in a meet dominated by Hamline
University) .
This annual meet will give the nervous
squad its chance to compete after a
two-week lull. Last Saturday's meet at
Ramsey High School was cancelled due
to weather conditions, and in order to
keep their adrenalin flowing, the Royals
held an inters quad meet Monday. Significantly,
five team members took that
opportunity to run 880 yards in under
1:59.0.
After Saturday, one more meet intervenes
before the Tri-State Conference
outdoor competition, in St. Paul, May
10. The Royals will face Macalester,
University of Minnesota-Duluth, Moorhead,
and Golden Valley at Macalester,
May 3.
H,ome games
highlight next
we'ek/s spo'rts
TENNIS
April 26-Sioux Falls, there, 1 :00
April 29-Augsburg, HOME, 3 :00
WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
April 26-St. Olaf, there, i :00
April 28-Augsburg, 'HOME, 4 :00
WOMEN'S TRACK
April 2~St. Cloud, Gustavus, at
St. Cloud
May 2 - State Meet, at University
of Minnesota
GOLF
April 26-Southwest Invitational,
at Marshall
April 29-Macalester and Hamline,
at Como P,ark, 1 :30
MEN'S TRACK
April 26-Bethel-Macalester Relays,
at Mac, 12 :00
BASEBALL
April 26-Westmar, HOME, 1:00
May 1 - Hamline, HOME, 2 :00
May 3 - Sioux Falls, HOME,
1:00
Healy, continued from page ten
What do you hold dear?
Shelley: That's simple, Healy. I believe in the Apostle's
Creed, Dr. Glenn, Mel Stewart, the Golden Rule, and that
God has a wonderful plan for my life. We must strive to
love one another ...
smorgasboard Weltenschaung is the epitome of pick-andchoose
Christianity, you mesotron-brain. Do you agree with
what I'm saying, Shelley?
'Healy: How fundamentally inconsistent can one man
be, you oscillating, wishy-washy, middle-of-the-road, fencestraddling
chameleon. Your attacks on Liberalism, charity,
and journalistic cynicism reek of logical inconsistency. Your
Shelley: Well ... yes and no.
Healy: Tee hee .. .
Shelley: That's not a laughing matter, you pseudo-intellectual.
Editor's Note: This is as much as we could print. Tb~
rest of this interview has been relegated to the Clarion
archives along with the "Lenny" review. It may be obtained
for examination in 99 years.
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healy
Marshall Shelley
This is a second well-intentioned interview with Marshall
Shelley. Our first attempt fell victim to sharp tempers and
biting tongues. Hopefully, this venture will prove to be
more productive.
Marshall Shelley is a senior from Denver, Colorado,
majoring in journalism. He has been active in sports at Bethel
for four years, and is presently the captain of the baseball
team.
Healy: Let me formally apologize to you for my part
in our altercation, Marshall.
Shelley: It was just as much my fault, Paul. Let's forget
it ever happened.
Healy: Let's get down to business. How have your four
years at Bethel prepared you for life in the real world?
Shelley: Bethel is the real world, Paul. I have learned
that there are no simple answers to the complexities that
face modern mankind. Liberal Arts has enabled me to
communicate effectively, make decisions based on firm values,
and sort out truth from the jumbled concoction of
prevarications that bombard us from all sides.
Healy: How have athletics, specifically, helped you to
attain these virtues?
Shelley: I've learned that athletics is life. You learn
to bounce up from temporary setbacks. You're not a loser
if you are knocked down; only if you stay down. When the
going gets tough the tough get going. Quitters never win and
winners never quit. Athletics definitely builds character, Paul.
It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.
Someone who is not willing to sacrifice four years of their
life for college football, will be unwilling to make the
ultimate sacrifice - giving his life for his country.
Healy: It seems that even going to Fellowship of Christian
Athletes once had its effect on you.
Shelley: Healy! Is nothing sacred? It's obvious that your
cynicism now pervades your every thought. Your allegiance
is neither with sports nor your country. What do you hold
dear?
Healy: ZZzzzzzzzz .....
Sbelley: All right, I've been patient with you till now,
but you've gone too far. Let's face it Healy, you were
laughable this year in basketball. Your refusal to lose weight
is indicative of your shoddy attitude towards anything of
significance in life. Worse yet, your discrimination in country
music has degenerated to the point that' it wouldn't surprise
me to see you at the Eddy Arnold rack at musicland.
Healy: O.K. Shelley, let's turn the journalistic tables.
Healy, continued on page nine
Bethel nine to play
at home tomorrow
by Bruce Olsen
When a team loses, no one seems too talkative in the
aftermath. So was the disposition of the Bethel baseball
players after last weekend's twin losses at the hands of the
Yankton College Greyhounds.
The Royals entered the first conference game of the
season hopeful for some good weather after all the endless
days of indoor practice. The good weather was there, but
the hope for a win soon diminished, as Bethel lost to the
first game 4-1 behind their ace pitcher, Don Paterson.
Plagued by errors and a lack of hitting, the Royals just
could not find the grip on victory.
The second game brought more of the 9me, but in
bigger numbers as the Royals lost 8-3. Curt Oslin, Marv
Zaderaka, and Dave Peterson combined the pitching chores
for Bethel, but none of them found the effectiveness that
was needed for a Bethel win.
The team was expected to play yesterday against Hamline,
barring bad weather. Their first home game will be
tomorrow against Westmar College at 1 p.m.
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