carlon Bethel College St. Paul. Minnesota
Dr. Phil Carlson
Regents give green
light to Bethel
nursi• ng program
Bethel College has considered developing a nursing program
since 1961, when for the first time Mounds-Midway
Hospital School of Nursing and Bethel consideroo merging.
This spring, 14 years later, a committee composed of two
Bethel faculty members, one former regent (Elving Anderson),
and representatives from the hospital, submitted to the
administration a feasibility study on whether or not Bethel
could absorb the nursing school.
Dr. Philip Carlson, Bethel professor of mathematics and
chairman of the Nursing Advisory Committee, explained why
MoundS-Midway wants to be associated with Bethel.
"In the late 60's, the National League of Nurses adopted
a policy encouraging all nursing programs to relate them-
April I I. 1975 Malachi 4:2
selves in some way to higher education. Very soon after
that, the junior colleges came out with an associate degree
nursing program, a two year program. While the junior
college program could confer the R.N. certification, the associate
degree in nursing did not allow students to become
school nurses or to go into public health. At the same time,
some nursing schools merged with universities or private colleges
to confer a baccalaureate degree in nursing. This baccalaureate
degree allows a student to go on to graduate work,
hospital administration, and so on.
"The faculty of the Mounds-Midway School of Nursing
preferred, if possible, to begin an association with a school
which could provide the baccalaureate degree. The college
with which it p:r;-eferred association was Bethel."
The report of the committee, quotes Director of the
School of nursing Mrs. Charlotte Olson as saying that MoundsMidway
"would prefer a relationship with Bethel in order to
preserve the spiritual distinctives it now has in common
with Bethel. Both Midway and Mounds Park Hospitals are
owned and operated by the Baptist Hospital Fund. The
Fund also owns three educational programs: the school
of nursing, the schools of x-ray and medical technologies,
and a clinical pastoral school. A board of trustees (60
percent of which is composed of members of Baptist churches)
controls the Fund. Mr. Gordon Smith, director of Public
Relations for the hospitals, is also Director of Education and
Development for the BHF. Carl Lundquist, president of Bethel
College and Seminary, is presently a member of the Board
of Trustees for the BHF and has been a member for several
years. Mounds Park Hospital itself was begun by a Swedish
Baptist (later B.G.C.) church - Payne Avenue Baptist
(now Trinity Baptist) - in 1905.
"The school of nursing opened in 1907. It was intended
to provide nursing education for Baptist women and to
prepare them for overseas missionary service," commented
Gordon Smith .
The problem with adopting, or enveloping, the MoundsMidway
nursing program at the present time is money. The
continued on page eight
-on the inside
tuition raise ann·ounced fo·r
next year, p. 3
Sympo·sium III: the role of
Christian w·omen, p. 5
editorial
Administration dec.ides
oln enrollment of 1565
We're glad that the administration decided to limit next
year's enrollment to 1565 students. Allowing for a reasonable
attrition rate, this will probably cause enrollment to stabilize
around 1500.
Projection of lon~·ran~e ~oals for enrollment are no doubt
impossible at the present time, given the state of the economy
and the fact that no one knows how many students will
beapplyin~ to Bethel five years from now. However, we
hope one J;!oal for 'enrollment will be 10n~·ranJ;!e; that is,
the continued proportionate growth of developmental funds
(grants, gifts, etc.) with increased enrollment. If this goal
is not achieved, Bethel ColleJ;!e will be sellin~ its'elf short
in the lon~ run, and there will be no oolleJ;!e in which
to increase 'enrollment.
* * * He broke a hundred hearts when he strolled out unto the
stage, nonchalantly tossing that chain and catching it in
rhythm with the washboards and kazoos. Bob York and his
buddies in the Bo Conrad Spit Band painted rainbows all
over our blues in the days they were at Bethel. And blueeyed,
blonde-haired Bob was one of the busiest painters of
all.
He was with the band for several years, but soon Bob
felt the Lord calling him to other work. Together with his
fiancee Chris, he shaped a few significant dreams by which
he felt God wanted him to live. One of those dreams was
to teach art to kids. Bob did his student teaching at Pike
Elementary School.
In the course of his Bethel career, Bob did some really
neat things. Among them was the time that he and Bethel
grad Joe Lewis won the Orville Redenbacher Popcorn Contest.
They did a relief landscape of an Iowa farm, in popcorn,
and won the $500 first prize.
Another neat thing that happened to Bob was his marriage
last year to Chris. Last fall he found a job teaching art at
Braham High School. He and Chris joined the First Baptist
Church of Stanchfield and became its youth directors.
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Volume 50, No. 21
On Saturday, March 29, Bob was involved in an auto
accident that took his life. When the news reached us last
week, we were deeply saddened. Our one recurrent thought
was this: Bob York obviously accomplished in his 20-odd years
what takes most of us a great deal more time to do.
Two of the people closest to Bob, Chris and brother
Ken, are still at Bethel. We hope the Bethel community
will join us in thoughts and prayers for them and the
family. l __ m_a_ilb_a_9 ____ 1
On Saturday, March 29, Bob and Chris York were
involved in a head-on collision at which time Bob was taken
home to be with his Lord. Chris sustained some minor cuts
and scratches but is fine. Please remember in prayer Chris,
his brother Ken who is a sophomore here and the other
members of Bob's family. Bob graduated from Bethel last
year as an Art/Ed major and was teaching in a high school
in Braham. Chris is a senior History major at Bethel this
year.
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Tuition charges at Bethel College next year will reflect
a rate hike below the national cost of living increase
of 12 per 'cent. Students will pay $260 per college -course
for the 1975-76 year appproximately 11% percent more than
the current year. Board and room rates will not increase although
the average food cost for on-campus students for
the entire year is estimated to be about $600.
, In addition to the tuition increase to $260 per course,
private music lessons (% hour p~r week), will be set at
$82.50 per term. Class voice or class piano lessons at one
hour per week will be $42. There is no anticipated in- '
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by Steve Harris
This column being what it is, the Clarion's attempt at
political dialogue, perhaps it would be neglectful of us if
we let the recent Bethel Student Association elections pass
into obscurity without at least a few comments. And since I
was the losing member of this team (getting edged in a nonelection
by John Anderson for a senior senatorial pci~i'tion
while Bob Moeller rode a landslide to the Vice-presidential
office) allow me to offer a few whimsical, if not unbiased
observations.
The major point made by the recent elections, including
the candidates, their positions, their campaigning, is that
things at Bethel College right now are going along extremely
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Tuition increase was made to enable the college to
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increases in faculty/staff salaries. An increase in Student
Financial Aid Fund has also been made that is commensurate
with the tuition increase.
An enrollment ceiling for 1975-76 in the college has been
set at 1,565. This total was recommended by the Administration
and ,accepted by the Board of Regents at their meeting
on March 22. Enrollment projections for '75-'76 show 1,000
returning students from this year's student body, 490 new
freshmen, and 75 new transfer studentS. The previous 1,500
enrollment ceiling would have cut back a number of entering
freshmen to 425, a practice which might actually start eventual
enrollment decline. With a projected enrollment of 1,565
additional money is available for student financial aid and
additional funds for supplies and expenses within academic
departments. It also allows for four :f.ull-time additional
faculty, and some additional student service resources .
smooth. If you can't accept that, look at the issues which
dominated the campaign rhetoric. They were down-right
boring. Enrollment levels, n~eds for coat racks, calls for
another student union, none 'of these can be classified as
controversial. The only one of any clout, enrollment levels,
was in fact the result of a Clarion editorial, not a grass roots
movement to limit the size of this school. Whether or not the
. Bethel student really has a say in how large the Board of
Regents wants to make this school is in itself debatable.
When one looks at these issues, he can't help but come
to the conclusion that this school and its inhabitants are not
in any way upset or perturbed with the way things are
going. If they were, those points of friction would have
come out; elections have a way of clarifying the things that
bug people. · If all we have to worry about is how many
coat racks and lockers we have, things must be going pretty
good. And in an age of Vietnam, Watergate, CIA, and
everything else, that's something we should appreciate. For
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Bla'cks 'Olt Bethel, part II
First 8ethel blacks· faced problems
by ,Steve Harris
Editor's note: This is the second feature of a series dealing
with the blac~ student and Beth'el College.
The active recruitment drive by Bethel College 'for black
students met its objectives in the early '70s, but it soon
became evident that many of the new students were not
adjusting well to Bethel. What were the causes of their
discontent? According to Miss Marilyn Bohne, Bethel's first
appointed advisor to minority students, many of the problems
were culturally based.
"Some of the black students," she explains, "had a different
cultural outlook in a lot of ways. They were very
vocal, for example, in the way they expressed themselves~
I! was hard for some of them to adjust to Bethel."
Dr. Art Lewis, professor of Old Testament, was chairman
of the Minorities Committee during the time that these
problems were most acute for some of the black students'
he believes that the difficulties they experienced were i~
the areas of life-style and education.
"Some of the black students had serious academic lacks," I
says Dr. Lewis. "It's not that they weren't smart, they were
very intelligent in a lot of ways, it's just that they were
ill-prepared for college academic life.
"Also, they faced problems of life-style. They came here
out of different life-styles, and it was hard for them to
adjust. One of the young men told me, 'All right, I'll
be , white from Monday to Friday, but Friday afternoon,
I have to be black.' Others refused to go to chapel because
it was a 'white person's community.' It was a difficult thing
for some of the black students."
A man extremely close -to the situation was History Professor
G. William Carlson, minority student advisor for the
male students. In retrospect, he defines the problem as a
combination of three negative factors: relationship difficulties,
educational hardships, and a Ucovert insensitivity" on the
part of the Bethel community.
"When the black students came on campus," explains
Carlson, "it was relatively difficult because Bethel did not
provide the kinds of experiences that would make for naturally
developing relationships. We did have some life-style
4ifferences, but they w~ren't inherent contradictions that
couldn't have been accepted on our ~ampus. It's just that
one (lifestyle) predominated."
The educational problems of the blacks, believes Carlson,
centered in three areas: the Christianity courses, the lack
of minority-related material in their courses, and the lack
of educational assistance programs. fOF them (sucll as tutoring
help).
"Most of the mainstream of Bethel's community has been
brought up in churches and Sunday School, and allegedly
we pick up a fair amount of religious vocabulary, at least
a surface knowledge of the Bible, and a desire for the
necessity of furthering oneself in certain types of understanding
of the Scripture. Most of the evangelical blacks; however,
did not come from those types of backgrounds. Consequently,
the kinds of questions they were asking about the nature
of their faith were different than. what most of the ollier
students were asking."
The criticism that Bethel did not set up adequate educational
help programs for those students who were suf-four
fering academically is an oft-repeated one among those
teachers who tried to help these students.
"Many of them came to our campus without the skills
necessary to compete," says Carlson, "specifically in the
areas of reading, note-taking, and writing. Most had a good
ability to articulate themselves orally, but they were de,
ficient in these other areas. What happened was that we
accepted them without giving them the assurance that they
could have the opportunity to develop these skllls . so they
could successfully make it.'
In Carlson's opinion, the fact that some of the black
students had problems at Bethel College is also due to the
inability of the Bethel student' body to relate to these new
students.
"Most of the students at Bethel do not come from an
environment that would allow them to effectively communicate
with minority issues, therefore functional sterotypes
developed ... There was an inherent, covert insensitivity on
the campus to minority issues."
How did this express itself?
"Most of the Bethel
students do not come from an
environment 'that allows them
to effectively communicate
with minority issues .. • "
"Largely in avoidance and isolation," remembers Carlson.
"Some of the students felt 'It's not my problem, its
a minority problem, I don't have to do anything about it.' "
The major crisis developed in the winter ~f 1972 when
then-dean Virgil Olson dismissed four black students and two
white students for life-style violations. This decision was
upheld by the "Student Personnel Committee," but was then
overturned by President Carl Lundquist. The students were
~llowed to remain at Bethel throughout that year, but early
In the summer of '72, President Lundquist reversed his decision
and the six students were asked not to return to Bethel
College.
Looking back on the initial recruitment drive for black
students, and at the problems some of them faced, many
observers view it as a turbulent, negative period in Bethel
history. Certainly the problems which peaked into the
crisis of the winter of '72 led to a re-evaluation and
eventual cancellation, of plans for activ~ recruitment of more
black students. But to say that this period was totally
disruptive is a distortion, say others. Many of the black
students did fit into the school. Many were involved in athletics,
for example, especially on the basketball team coached
by Jack Trager. Friendships among blacks and whites, between
student and faculty member, despite the well-pub-licized
exceptions, were developing. '
"I felt the black students had a lot to contribute to this
school," concluded Art Lewis. "I still think they do."
Symposium III
IIS0 the.re is no difference between Jews and Gentiles ,
between slaves a~d free men, between men and women;
you are all one in ... Jesus/I (Galatians 3:28)
In light of what Paul tells u·s in Galatians, what
sho,uld· bether,o,le, o,f' women in the evangelical
community?
by Alvera Mickelsen
Assistant Professor of Journalism
The very question of the "role of
women in the church today" shows the
inherent fallacy in OHr thinking - as
if God has some separate plan for women
tha t differs from his plan for men. The
Bible indicates that this was not the
intent of God when men and women
were created. The concept of greater
and lesser roles is the result of sin.
Genesis 1 :27, 28 states: So God created
man in his own image, in the image
of God he created him; male and female
he cr·eated them. And God blessed
THEM, and God said to THEM, "Be
fruitful and multiply, and fill the !earth
and subdue it; and have dominion over
the fish of the sea and over the bir.ds
of the air and over every living thing
that mov,es upon the earth."
The command to subdue the earth
and have dominion was given to man
and woman.
Genesis 2 :18 is sometimes quoted to
indicate that woman was created for
a subservient role: Then the Lord God
said, "It is not good that man should
he alone; I wiD make a helper fit for
him." However, the term "helper" cannot
be construed to mean a subservient
role, for the Hebrew word used here
is used frequently of God as the helper
of man. Surely God is not secondary
to man!
The proper relationship between men
and women was destroyed or damaged
by sin and the Old Testament reveals
a growing male dominance theme that
became more oppressive (with some notable
exceptions) until New Testament
times. By the time' of Christ, a Jewish
man thanked God every day he was
not a Gentile, an ignorant man, nor
a woman! Women were clearly in a
subservient role.
And then came Christ.
There are few teachings of Christ that
deal directly with male .. female roles,
but what Christ did spoke volumes about the
relationship that God intended. Only
a few of the many examples can be
. included here.
Jesus apparently considered women
just as capable of theological understanding
as men, and just as capable of
disseminating his truths. In the story
of Mary and Martha in Luke 10: 38-42,
Mary sat at the Lord's feet listening
to his teaching. She was acting like
a disciple. Martha complained because
Mary was not doing her woman duties
in the kitchen - no doubt a just complaint.
But Jesus commended 'Mary, saying
she had chosen the better portion
which "shall not be taken away from
her."
Some of Jesus' most profound statements
were made to women. To Martha
he sta ted: I am tbe resurrection and
the life; be who believes in me, though
he die, yet shall he live.
To the Samaritan woman at the well,
Jesus made his first announcement of
his, Messiahship. She was so excited that
she ran to the village to spread the
news. "Many Samaritans from that city
believed in him because of the woman's
testimony." She became one of the first
evangelists. The fact that she was a
woman was apparently irrelevant to Jesus.
In one instance, Jesus went out of
his way to say that a woman's worth
was not in her capacity to bear children
;-even the Christ-Child- but in her willingness
to hear and obey God's Word.
Yet this statement came at a delicate
moment when a woman was trying to
pay a compliment to him and to his
mother, Mary. (See Luke 11: 27, 28.)
The most important message that has
ever come to people of this earth -.:..
the news of the resurrection-was delivered
first to women who were told to
tell the disciples. Matthew 28:5: But
the angel said to the woman, "Do not
be afraid; for I know that you seek
Jesus who was crucified ... go quickly
and tell his disciples that he has risen
from the dead ... " The angel did not
appear to Peter and John who also
came to the tomb. And Jesus himself
appeared first to a woman (Mary Magdalene)
and told her to tell the news
to his disciples.
- Jesus apparently considered men and
women equally capable of spreading his
message, and both men and women were
to do just that.
But what about the teaching of the
Apostle Paul? Didn't he say "women
are to be silent in the churches" (I
,Cor. 14 :34) and "I permit no woman
to teach or have authority over men."
(I Tim. 2 :12). These passages must be
studied in the context of their specific
situations and also in. the light of 'Vhat
Paul himself did. Paul commended Phoebe,
a deacon of the church at Cenchrea
(Rom. 16 :1). He called Euodia and Syntche
those who "labored side by side
with me in the gospel." Many other
examples could be given. Most important,
we know that although some of
the teachings ' of Paul may be difficult
to understand, one thing is clear -
Paul believed absolutely in the Lordship
of Jesus Christ and would not lay down
principles that were contrary to the teaching
or the life of the Christ whom
he loved and served. Any of Paul's
teachings that seem contrary to Christ
must be seen as specific instructions
for difficult local situations.
Women's responsibilities to the church
and to the Gospel are the same as
those of men. They cannot be absolved
of them under the guise of lesser roles,
and church leaders who erect roadblocks
to keep women from accepting their
responsibilities must answer to God.
*** by Willard F. Harley, Jr., Phd.
Professor of Psychology
For in Christ Jesus you ar,e all sons
of God, through faith. For as many
of you as were baptized into Christ
have put on Christ. There is neither
slave nor free, there is neither male
nor female; for you are all one in
Christ Jesus (Galations 3 :26-28).
Galations 3 :26-28 does not deal with
the role of Christians. It deals with
the oneness of the body of Christ. In
Jesus Christ, we are all one body indwelt
by one Spirit. However, our individual
roles are not the same. Paul
brings these two principles into perspective
in his first letter to the Corinth-ians:
... there ar,e varieties of service, but
the same Lord; and there are varieties
of working, but it is the same God
who inspires them all in every one.
To each is given the manUestation of
the Spirit for the common good ... For
Harley, continued on page six
live
H~rley, continued from page five
just as the body is Qne ;and has many
members, and all the members Qf the
bQdy, thQugh many, are Qne bQdy, sO'
it is with Christ. FQr by Qne Spirit
We -were all bapti1Jed intO' Qne bQdy -
Jews Qr Greeks, slaves Qr free - and
all were made to drink of Qne Spirit.
(ICQrinthians 12: 5-7, 12-13 RSV).
We are all valuable to God. This may
be one reason why God has chosen to
work with us on an individual basis
giving each of ' us individual responsi~
bilities to carry out his unified plan.
However, while he works with us individually,
there are certain categories of
responsibility given to women which are
different than those given to men. ScriptUre
on the subject of the role of women
is plentiful . . .
TO' the WQman he said, "I will greatly
multiply ' yQur pain in childbearing; in
pain yQU shall bring fQrth childr.en, yet
your desire shall be fQr yQur husband,
and he shall rule Qver you." (Genesis
3:16).
As . in all the churches Qf the saints,
. the . WQmen shQuld keep silence in the
churches. FQr they are nQt permitted
to' speak, but shQuld be subQrdinate, as
even the law says. If there is anything
they desire to' knQw, let them ask their
husbands at hQme. (I CQrinthians 14:
33-35). .
Let a WQman learn in silence with
all submissiv·eness. I permit nO' WQman
to' teach Qr to' have ~uthQrity over men;
she is to' keep silent. FQr Adam was
fQrmed first, then Eve; and Adam was
not deceiVied, but the WQman was deceived
and became a transgressQr. (I
TimQthy 2 :11-14).
Likewise yQU wives·, be subtnissive to'
your husbands, ... Let nQt YQurs be
the O'utward adQrning with braiding Qf
hair, . decQratiQn Qf gQld, and wearing
Qf rQbes, but let it be' the hidden persQn
Qf the heart with the imperishable jewel
Qf a gentle and quiet spirit, which in
GQd's sight is very preciQus: SO' Qnce
the hQly WQmen whO' hQped in GQd used
to' adm'n themselves and were submissive
to' their husbands, as Sarah Qbeyed Abraham,
calling him LQrd. (I Peter 1 :
3-5).
I selected these four 'passages because
. they 1) represent both Old Testament
and New Testament perspectives, 2) are
taken from four different books of the -
Bible, and 3) were written by three
different writers.
A very clear theme runs through these
verses: Women are to be subordinate
to men in general and to their husbands
in particular. To the unemotional observer,
this conclusion is unmistakable.
However, the conclusion carries with it
some awkward implications that cause
some observer~ to become emotional.
If you are a woman, can you imagine
calling some man, "lord," particularly
if that man were your husband? The
very thought is outrageous! And yet,
that very orientation toward men is to
characterize women which are part of
the body of Christ. This is not to say
tha t men are any better than women,
but rather that God has chosen to give
women a different responsibility from
men.
Paul writes that women are not to
"teach or have authority over men"
(I Timothy 2 :12). This is a logical extension
of the principle of subordination
of women to men. A teacher is an
authority, he gives his students assignments
that they must follow, he must'
command their respect if he is to be
effective. I have no ' doubt in my mind
that women can b'e ' very effective teachers.
However, in order to be effective
in teaching men, a woman must be
in a position of authority, and that violates
God's will for women. I feel that
the evangelica~ community should take
a hard look at the use of women in
all forms of teaching roles. As far as
I am concerned, men are men regardless
of age, and teaching is teaching
regardless of content. This means that
fathers should be taking a much more
active role in the training of their children.
Men should be taking a much
more active role in the Christian education
programs of their church. Christian
men should be taking a much more
active role in the entire process of education
from kindergarten to graduate
school. While this view may seem extreme,
it is consistent with Scripture.
What, then, should the role of women
be in the evangelical community? First
of all, it should not be teaching men.
However, the Scriptures provide many
examples of women who in the service
of men provided essential functions in
the church. Paul mentions many women
in his letters who helped him carry
out his ministry (Romans 16 :1-3, 6,
12). While I believe that women can
function without men, I do not believe
that God intended it to be that way.
A woman's relationship to her husband
is an essential part of her spiritual responsibility.
But even if she is unmarried
I believe that her church responsibilitie~
are to be carried out through men and
her support of men's spiritual efforts
represents service to God.
Why do women hold positions of authority
over men in the evangelical community?
It is not because the women
wanted it that way. It is because the
men chose to assign their resl?Onsibilities
to women and women are often
the only ones willing to assume positions
of leadership. 'While most church boards
consist of men, these men are often
unprepared for leadership and unwilling
to lead. In these churches women have
been forced to assume responsibility 'for
programs of the church without the help
of the men. Unfortunately, the solution
to this dilemma is not in the hahds
of women. It is in the hands of men
who must shake themselves out of an
apathy that will adversely effect the
future of the church. Once men assume
their intended responsibility, Christian
women will have no trouble supporting
th~ir efforts.
I recognize that my position on this
subject is not without serious problems.
I have struggled for several years to
come to a conclusion that seems to
take everything !into account, but I must
admit that there remains a number of
loose ends. While my conclusions may
appear set in cement, they are in fact
very tentative and should be read as
such.
*** by Clai~e KQlmQdin
1974 Bethel Alumnus
Serious discussions concerning the role
of women in an evangelical community
normally focus on Paul's view of the
model marriage relationship and the woman's
place within the church. As important
as such teachings might be, these
topics constitute only a fraction of the
broader role of the evangelical woman
in a modern society. I have no intention
of dealing with the merits of a particular
marriage relationship, for, as a single
woman, my opinions would be hypothetical
at best. (The role of women in
the church will be dealt with elsewhere).
I would prefer to address myself to
the role of the single woman (and, wherever
applicable, the role of the married
woman outside of the marriage relationship)
.
1. Men and WQmen are equal in the
sigbt Qf GQd. Very few biblical passages
discuss the position of women in an
evangelical community. Of these, still
fewer deal with women in general. (Most
center specifically around married wo.
men, and deal with only select areas).
One crucial passage, however, mentioning
all women inclusively, is Galatians
3 :26-28. Paul, here clearly states that
there is neither male nor female -
all are one in Christ. In an ultimate
sense, there is no sex distinction in the
sight of God. Men and women occupy
the same position in their relationship
to God. Faith in Christ is the only
requirement for membership in the family
of God. '
Kolmodin, continued on page eight
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THEATER
Chimera- "A Man for All Seasons,"
8 p.m.
Chanhassen - "A Little Night Music,"
8 p.m.
Dudley Riggs Experimental Theater -
"The Moon Shines Tonight," 8 p.m.
Dudley Rigg's Brave New Workshop -
"I'm O.K., You're a Jerk," 8 p.m.
Edyth Bush - "Barefoot in the Park,"
8 p.m.
Old Log - "Finishing Touches," 8 :30
p.m.
MUSIO
Orchestra Hall - Sandler and Young,
7 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday
St. Paul Civic Center - The Kinks,
8 p.m.
Whole Coffeehouse - Murray McLauchlan,
9 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Minnesota Opera Co. - "The Magic
Flute," Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.
Mavrodes to spea'k
at Tu'e'sda'y ch,ape/'
Lecturer and author, Dr. George I.
Ma vrodes is to visit Bethel College and
.Seminary, Tuesday, April 15. Dr. Mavrodes
received his B.S. from Oregon
State College and his B.D. from Western
Baptist Theological Seminary. Both his
M.A. and his Ph.D. were earned at
the University of Michigan, where he
is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy.
'Mavrodes is the coeditor of Prob·'
}ems and Perspectives in the Philosophy
of Religion, editor of Rationality of Be·
lief in God, and author of Belief in
God. He will be the guest speaker ,at
the Seminary Chapel at 9 :40 a.m. and
the College Chapel at 10 :30 a.m. He
will also bring the lecture at Mr. Stewart's
Problems of Philosophy class at
11 :20 a.m. in room 334. The class is
open to anyone wishing to hear Dr.
Mavrodes. At 12 :30 p.m. he will make
a presentation on the topic, "Personal
Identity and Immortality." There will
be an opportunity for questions following.
Faculty and students interested are invited
to attend . . At 8 p.m. there will be
an informal gathering at the Stewart
residence to provide an opportunity for
students to meet Dr. Mavrodes.
Spring mus~c coming
A joint concert by the Male Chorus,
Women's Choir and the Bethel Band
will be pre~ented in the 'Bethel Physical
Education Center on Friday, April 25,
at 8 p.m. All the groups will perform
selections from their spring concert tour
music. Male Chorus and Women's Choir
are collaborating on some SATB arrangements,
both sacred and secular. The
choirs will sing several numbers with
the Band. Some of the repertoire will
anticipate the bicentennial and will feature
music by American composers.
The conductors of the three groups
are: Mary Fall, Women's Choir; Oliver
Mogck, Male Chorus; Julius Whitinger,
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2. Beli~ving men and women alike
have been given gifts by God for use
in His service. In I Corinthians 12, Paul
explains the role of each member within
the body of Christ. The body is an
integrated whole requiring the specific,
varied gifts possessed by each of its
members. No gift is superor to another,.
and none is indispensable. In verses 27-31,
Paul lists examples of the gifts given
to .the members of the body. Nowhere
is there made any distinction between
male and female gifts, and examples
of men and women possessing these gifts
are found throughout the New Testament.
It appears that the gifts distributed to
individual believers are not differentiated
on the basis of sex.
On a broader scale, it is apparent
to any in~erested observer that talents,
as well as spiritual gifts, are widely
distributed among individuals. Men and
women alike display such qualities as
dominance and senSitivity, . aggression
and warmth, strength and supportiveness.
Men and women alike possess abilities,
talents, and characteristfcs found
in a human population are present in
both men and women.
3. The single person has a valuable
place and fuction within the will of God.
Paul deals briefly with the unmarried
state as it concerns both men and women
in I Corinthians 7 :32-35. He portrays
this state in a positive manner, advocating
its existence because of the opportunities
it provides for wholehearted devotion
to God. More specifically, . the
single woman has unique opportunities
for Christian service because of her marital
status, and need not view her state
as a useless waiting- period - fu)filled
only by marriage. Singleness is, there-fore,
an acceptable, useful, and valued
state within the will of God.
4. The role of the single woman is
determined solely through the use \ of
her gifts within the will of God. The
conclusion which has been drawn from
the first three statements is purposely
undefined. There is no one set role for
the single woman. (This conclusion may
apply - as well to the married woman
- both within and outside of the marriage
relationship.) As a man should
be free to develop and use .. whatever
gifts and abilities he possesses, so a
woman deserves the same freedom (without
the traditional constraints of marriage
and motherhood.) Biblical instruction
concerning the woman's role, although
valuable, is incomplete. The radical cultural
transformation which has evolved
since Paul's time demands new, expanded
applications of spiritual principles.
An exact copy of the cultural patterns
(and relationships). stemming from New
Testament times seems absurd!
Consider, for example, the controversial,
but central concern with submission.
Assuming that a satisfactory definition
of the term may be found (a faltering
assumption), what is its relevance for
the single woman? Submission toward
. whom? Her father? All men? (Believers
and nonbelievers?) And for how long?
The woman's role, be she single or
married, needs to be seriously re-examined
within the context of a modern
society. An unthinking acceptance of
"the" role for the Christian woman
seems like a tragic waste of human
resources, and drives from the evangelical
community many needed and capable
individuals.
This essay is not meant to be a blanket
condemnation of the traditional female
role. The traditional role, however,
' is only one of several, equally viable
alternatives open to women. The evangelical
community tends to lean very
heavily on one sterotyped alternative derived
from only a portion of the total
picture of womanhood. As a cohesive
community, we must not . only tolerate,
but encourage the development of other
alternatives.
·contined from page one will require . . . an annual budget subsidy of $80,000," reads
the committee's report.
staffing for such a program (one chairperson, two associate
professors, . seven instructors, one secretary) would cost in
the neighborhood of $134,000, according to the report of the
committee. The influx of more stu.dents would require addi~
tional faculty in the natural sciences and social sciences as
well (the total coming to $192,600). More office space would
be needed for the facu~ty. Additional books, periodicals, etc.,
would have to be supplied to the LRC.
Even if Mounds-Midway donated its lab eq!lipment, the
cost would be great to Bethel. "It is clear, the the program
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"The Committee wasn't testing whether or not Bethel
should absorb the nursing school. We were only judging its
feasibility-whether or not it was pos~ible to do so. If a
source of money can be found to subsidize the program in the
amount needed, we can take over the Mounds-Midway School
of Nursing," said Dr. Carlson . .
At the last meeting, the Board of Regents recommended
that the administration of Bethel College look into t!le several
alternatives of funding for the nursing program. The Board
issued a statement saying that the. idea of a nursing school
is in line with the purposes of Christian higher education as
it exists at Bethel.
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baseball opener
Fourteen players traveled south on Bethel
baseball's spring trip, only to have
their scheduled games rained out March
31 and snowed out April 2. Coach Jack
Trager salvaged the tour, however, when
he scheduled a pair of double-headers
at Northwest Missouri State last Friday
and Saturday.
With fourteen or fifteen games under
its belt (including a trip to Arizona,
says Trager), the NCAA Missouri team
bombed the Royals 3-0, 3-0 and 4-0,
5-0. Northwest Missouri State was probably
"the best team on our schedule,"
said Trager. Six Bethel pitchers put in
a healthy performance in spite of the
lopsided scores.
Dave Peterson looks improved on the
mound over last year, said Trager, and
the brothers Curt and Craig Oslin both
pitched well as each went a full sixinning
stretch. Freshman hurler Tim Doten
was in for an inning, Don Paterson
went for five, and Marv Zaderaka pitched
four.
With Barry Jones at shortstop, Dale
Witherington at third base, Kevin Hallstrom
at second, and Craig Oslin at
first, the Royals fielded a strong defensive
infield. "Our hitting was not impressive,
but that was directly related
to our lack of playing experience this
season, " Tager said.
Outfielders Scott Logan, Marshall Shelley,
Dave Peterson and Terry Jenson
rounded out the Royals' roster.
Inclement weather forced the postponement
of Monday's home contest against
Macalester, and possibly Wednesday's
game at Dr. Martin Luther College in
New Ulm, Minnesota. It is also doubtful
that Concordia will play tomorrow
on Bethel's field, as scheduled. Trager
will attempt to reschedule the unplayed
games.
Shou Id snowba II be
new spri ng sport?
The region's uncooperative spring weather
has cast a shadow of uncertainty
over the opening of the spring sports
season. The men's track team was recently
forced indoors on several meets
scheduled in the outdoor season, and
the baseball team has yet to catch !i
glimpse of green turf beneath Bethel's
slowly dwindling snow cover.
Bethel's new tennis courts are scheduled
to be used by the varsity squad
for the first time tomorrow. The match
is set at 10 :30 against Gustavus Adolphus.
Monday will find the team at
Stout State University of Wisconsin. Hamline
will play the Royals on Bethel's
courts Tuesday, and St. Thomas Thursday,
if the weather improves.
The golf team, coached by 1974 Bethel
graduate John Merritt, may find that
most of its greens are still white, as
it is scheduled to open its season today
at River Falls, Wisconsin.
The women's track squad will run
in the Manitou Relays tomorrow at St.
Olaf, in the first of four scheduled outdoor
meets.
Women's softball expects to start its
season April 19, with games against St.
Olaf and Carleton at Dunning Field.
track, continued from page ten
new school record in that event. Jeff Larson and Steve
Whittaker set new records in the two-mile run and the
600-yard dash, respectively.
Royals pulled in third place, nine Bethel records were broken,
including three freshman records. Those were toppled by DaVe
Clapp in the 880 and one-mile runs, and Jon Van Loon
in the triple jump.
The weather at Evangel College (Springfield, Missouri)
the following day was a balmy 60 degrees, but on April
2, the day of the Royals' meet there, it was 30 degrees
and windy. The meet was held outside, anyway. Bethel was
again close to victory in that triangular contest, losing by
three points to School of the Ozarks, with Evangel running
a poor third. The Royals' most impressive showing was in
the 440-yard intermediate hurdles. John Selvog was first,
Scott Anderson second, and Tom Schaffer third.
Snow at Southwest State College of Minnesota forced the
cancellation of the Banana Relays April 5, but Bethel went
instead to St. John's University at St. Cloud to compete
indoors against St. John's and St. Thomas. Although the
The mile relay team - Bill Whittaker, John Cox, Curt
Brown, Steve Whittaker - turned in a record-breaking time
of 3 :33.2, bettering the previous Bethel record by .4 seconds.
Steve Whittaker set a new 880-yard record, Jeff Larson broke
his own previous two-mile record set at Graceland, and Gene
Blair ran a lightning 51.0 in the 440-yard dash.
Steve Whittaker said that the over-abundance of broken
records was partially due to the late extension of the indoor
season this year. However, he expects the team to continue
a similar performance as it moves outdoors, beginning
tomorrow at Macalester. One member especially eager for the
outdoor season to begin is Westmont transfer Mark Edwards,
who has difficulty throwing his discus indoors.
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Much is made these days of the negative side of sports.
People are becoming demoralized with the corruption, graft
and big business aspects of athletics in America, and some
are suggesting a complete reorganization of sports. I am forced
to concur with these people.
It is clear that sports in our country today are ori- ·
ented to the professionals. Although professional sports can
be enjoyable and can serve as top-notch entertainment, they
can also rip-off the public to an incredible degree. This was
obvious in the recent Ali-Wepner heavyweight "fight." The
public will accept and pay for anything under the guise of
"sports," and the money men are well aware of it. I'm
not saying that professional sports are fixed, or matiacontrolled
(although the notion has often entered my mind).
Rather, I am saying, at the risk of overstatement, that
they are money centered rather than sport centered.
Major college and university sports are also guilty of
"money corruption." Often, they serve as little more than
"feeder systems" for the professional leagues. Schools look
to their athletic ' programs to bolster their images and in
turn, increase the gate receipts, and the school enrollment.
Here again, money is the goal, and the participants become
pawns.
Could it be that the small private college is the last
vestige of hope for sports in America? Could it be that
Bethel is one of the few institutions left that does not
pervert the general decency of athletic competition?
Can we prevent money politics from creeping into our
sports program? I would hope that Bethel is interested in
maintaining and bettering its overall athletic program. Further,
I would hope that when it comes time for decisions
to be :made by those higher up than I, concerning the
future of Bethel and Bethel athletics, money matters will
be pushed aside as much as possible. There is good in
sports that transcends financial considerations.
HHH running? With B·ethel track
Among the recent pledges coming in from the track
team's December marathon was an $11.60 check from Minnesota
Democratic senator Hubert Humphrey. Humphrey
pledged five cents for every mile of the 232 miles that the
squad ran in its second annual fund-raising marathon.
Form letters were also sent to other dignitaries, including
Gerald Ford and Walter Mondale. So far, Humphrey has
been the only one to respond, and the track team is as pleased
as punch.
Bethel's Tom Schaffer (left) leaped over the first
hurdle at Mankato State College in the' 60-yard high
hurdles event
Royals fa'ee four tea'm's'
tomorrow at Maeai/estet
Macalester College will be the site of an important fiveteam
meet tomorrow at 1 :30 as the Royals run against Hamline,
Macalester, Superior and Augsburg.
In three meets during a cold spring vacation, the men's
track team was twice forced inside on meets scheduled in
the outdoor season. The Royals dropped a close meet March
31 to Graceland College (Lamoni, Iowa) on its 220-yard
indoor Tartan track. Graceland's superior speed in the 880
and mile relays made the difference between what Captain
Steve Whittaker called two "evenly matched" teams. The
absence of key-scoring regulars "Willy" Gardner, sidelined
with a pulled muscle, and Frank Bahr also did not help
to further Bethel's cause.
Nevertheless, four Bethel records were broken at Graceland.
Dave Clapp clipped two-tenths of a second off the
880-yard freshman record. The 880-yard relay team of John
Selvog, Mike Bogard, Bruce Peterson and Gene Blair set a
track, continued on page nine
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