Clarion 1974-02-03 Vol 49 No 15

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Bethel College, Arden Hills, Minnesota Friday, Feb. 3, 1974
This issue:
• Tuition increase- see page two
• Sno-Daze- see page two
• Editorial- we need a performing arts center- page three
Sno-Daze includes
a faculty sno-job
By Jack Starr
The second semester of classes at Bethel this year is to be
kicked off by a week-long Sno-Daze celebration. Because of
its opportune time, and because it is the first major event of
the second semester, Sno-Daze will be, in the words of Bev
Kiel, coordinator of the Sno-Daze activities, "more than its
has been in past years." Starting at, noon, next Monday, Sno
Daze begins with a snow sculpture contest and continues
throughout the week with athletic events and an intramural
broomball tournament. The festivities will draw to an end on
Saturday evening. The broom ball games will take place on
Lake Valentine during afternoons and evenings of the week
with the possibility of a championship game Saturday morn­ing.
There are five teams at the time of this writing with
openings for more.
The snow sculpture contest will begin Monday at noon
and continue until judging at 3 p.m. Saturday. The winners
will be announced Saturday night. The teams building sculp­tures
should be no larger than 20 people. They may be either
all-male, all-female, or cooed. The sculptures should be made
of snow only or ice with no other materials used for support,
such as chickenwire, wood, etc.... Any type of coloring
agent may be used to decorate the sculptures and they may
not be larger than 25 feet by 25 feet. The sculptures should
also be built within eyesight of the academic complex. Judges
for the event are to be Keith Tekautz, George Robinson, and
Larry Ostrom and they will be judging on size, originality, and
artistic value . The judges were not available for information as
to how they might be bribed, but such matters may be taken
up with them personally.
Festivities begin in earnest Friday evening, February 15,
with a special Sno-Daze buffet in the cafeteria. That evening,
at 8 p.m., will be a concert featuring the Oakridge Boys'
Gospel Quartet. Tickets will be $2.00 general admission and
$1.00 with SAC.
Saturday activities will start at 10:30 a.m. with the
Championship Game of the Broomball Tournament, plans for
which at this date are tentative. In the afternoon, at 1 p.m. at
the football field, will be a football game for any guys that
don't mind getting wet and cold. At 2 p.m. will be a football
game for guys and any girls who don't mind beating a group
of wornout, cold and wet guys. The rules for the guys vs. girls
game will be modified somewhat in that it will be tackle foot­ball
and the guys will hop on one leg. At 3 p.m. all of the cold
and wet guys and girls will go into the cafeteria for hot cider
and donuts while the judging of the snow sculptures is going
on.
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Saturday night Bethelites will be treated to a 'Royal Sno­Job'
at 8 p.m. which will include some faculty and staff in a
variety show. Talent featured will include the History and
Political Science Departments, Dean Virgil Olson, Tom John­son,
Duane Lind, Dale Rott, Gerry Healy, and Eddie Thomas.
This, however, is only part of the show. But as for details on
the rest, all that Bev Kiel would say was that she wouldn't say.
But it will be "very strange," with an emphasis on the light
and comical. Ticket prices will probably be $1.00 and couples
admitted for $1. 50.
Members of the Sno-Daze committee are Bev Kiel, Debbie
Hartman, Rosie Wirth, Phil Carlson, Jim Bjork, Pat Repp, and
Steve Larson.
Beast of tuition grows
again; still bites, but
is not fatal- yet
by Mark L. Freeman
Next year Bethel Students can expect a slight rise in the
cost of attending Bethel. A four percent rise in the price of
tuition will bring the cost of nine courses up to $1,980, a rise
of $72 over this year. The four percent increase is less than the
annual inflation rate, and is, as the chart indicates, a smaller
price rise than those announced by other local liberal arts
schools. Bethel Hamline Augsburg
Tuition
Board
Room
Total
73-74 74-75 73-74 74-75 73-74 74-75
1,908 1,980 2,250 2,450 1,845 2,115
450 525 1,150 1,150 1,100 1,161
450 475
2,808 2,980 3,400 3,600 2,945 3,276
The chart also shows that some adjustments will be made
in the cost of board next year. Students living on campus next
year will be required to purchase a minimum of $225 of food
coupons per semester. The figure in the chart for next year 's
board does not represent the minimum figure for food coupon
purchase, but a figure the dean's office estimates to be a mini­mum
expenditure for a year's food bill at Bethel. A modifica­tion
of the food service plan will require all old campus resi­dents
to buy $100 worth of food coupons per semester.
The price of residence on the new campus next year will
rise twenty-five dollars to $475. However, this rise will actually
asorb the annual $27 telephone bill, so the real cost of hous­ing
will go down two dollars. Most readers of this article will
not benefit from this reduction however, as the present new
campus residences will be used to house next year's freshmen .
It is unlikely, but not impossible, that there will be new hous­ing
on campus for the fall term.
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Bethel tourney
by Tim Martens
The Second Annual Bethel College
Interim Monopoly Tournament has once
again revitalized the spirits of college
capitalists. Defending champion Steve
Larson battled diligently and skillfully
through the first few tournament rounds
only to be beaten back by the indomi­table
Bob Bergerud. The high interest in
the game was revealed by the nineteen
participants who played the five games in
the fIrst round. In order to eliminate
some of the luck and substitute it with
some skill, the top two people in each
game advanced to the next round. Bob
Bergerud advanced rapidly in the tourna­ment
completely dominating his first two
games. The championship game, however,
was a real challenge to the professional.
In fact, at one point Steve Larson appeared
to have his second Monopoly champion­ship
all wrapped up. But the money mani­pUlation
and the dice dexterity exhibited
by Bob Bergerud overpowered the mighty
magnate Steve Larson.
I'm sure people wondered at the inten­sity
of the games when they saw sleeves
rolled up, fists full of money, and the
players alternately licking lips in anticipa­tion.
Before the tournament Bob Bergerud
mentioned to me that no matter what the
outcome he would be a loser. If he lost
what would people say? or if he won
what would people say?
The Monopoly Tournament is now on
its way to being established as a tradition
at Bethel College. Many of the players
this year were also players in last year's
tournament including this year's champion
and runner-up.
Reactions at
'74 Founders
Week positive
by Raymond Stockwell
Founders' Week fulfills many func­tions.
It is a second home-coming, a series
of seminars for clergy, a public relations
campaign for Bethel, a vacation, a time of
fellowship, and so forth.
In the words of President Lundquist,
"This year Founders' Week was oriented
toward pastors." However, that did not
mean the average layman or student
couldn't profit from the meetings.
When asked to comment on this year's
Founders' Week as opposed to other
Founders' Weeks, Eric "The Swede" Bor­geson,
maintenance engineer on old-cam­pus
commented, "Ya, it gets better all
the time." Many of the students who
attended felt that the week was a per­sonal
blessing to them, though some did
express concern that class scheduling in­terfered
with attendence at many of the
meetings.
The seminars this year covered such
widely varying topics as "Kinship and
Kinning" to "Cable T. V. and the Church."
All seminars were geared to the central
topic of what can be done by the local
church.
The underlying theme of the week,
"The Local Churches' Participation in
Evangelism," was kicked-off Monday night
by a steak dinner, the likes of which may
scarcely be seen again at Bethel. That
theme was developed further through the
seminar sessions, through the daily hours
of fellowship, and even through the chap­el
service.
Asked to comment on Founders' Week
speakers, Dean Miles, a freshman, re­marked,
"Bernard Ramm was excellent,
we should have more like him." Paul
Lenz, a junior, noted "There were sev­eral
preachers and several teachers; Ray
Stedman was one of the teachers, and I
really appreciated him. "
Many different approaches to evange­lism
were expressed, as was quickly evi­denced
by the "kinship" seminars de­livered
by Dr. Thomas Correll of Bethel
as opposed to the Friday night "global
concern" message delivered by Mervin
Rosell of Bethel Seminary. Dr. Correll
spoke of evangelism in the context of
cultural assimilation, while Mervin Rosell
spoke of evangelism in the context of
breaking down cultural differences.
When asked if Founders' Week had
been a personal blessing to him, President
Lundquist answered, "It has been a rich
experience for me personally." Dr. Harold
Christenson, general chairman of Found­ers'
Week, said, "I think it went just
great!"
Founders' Week showed, in many vary­ing
ways, how God is using his people
to accomplish His work throughout the
world. Very often Christians become con­tent
with their Christian experience, but
the men and women who spoke at the
Founders' Week meetings were people
who could best serve as examples to us
as those who are striving for the mark of
perfection in their daily walk with Christ.
Try your hand
at haiku
by Wayne Pauluk
Entries for the First Annual Coeval
Haiku Contest are now being accepted.
Here are the rules for the contest:
1. Only Bethel College students, faculty
and staff are eligible.
2. Any poem submitted must be haiku.
Coeval will take other poems, but they
aren't eligible for the contest. If you
don't know what haiku is, or if you've
forgotten, check with a book or a pro­fessor
who knows. Just becuase a poem
is short, it isn't necessarily haiku.
3. All entries must be typed and signed.
No anonymous poems will be considered.
Submit two copies of the poem, one
signed and the other unsigned. The un­signed
copies will be given to the judges
who will not be told the author of each
poem.
4. Enter as many times as you like, but
type each entry on separate sheets of
paper.
5. Entries must be put in P.O. 645, by
12 p.m., March 8, 1974.
6. The best poem will be printed in the
Coeval and designated as winner. Other
good entries will also be included in that
issue.
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Allen and Charlotte Friburg comment on dorm life at Old Campus
Fribergs won't trade
Edgren guys for anything
by Doug Johnson
Four and one half years ago Allen
Friberg was a senior in structural engineer­ing
at Oregon State University, and very
turned on by the church. Then an engi­neering
professor led him and his fiancee,
Charlotte, to Christ. Today Al is a stu­dent
at Bethel Seminary and he and his
wife, Char, are Edgren's dorm parents.
After graduating, Al was well on his
way toward his three goals, "a split-level
house in the suburbs, a family, and a good
job with a good income and a chance for
fame." Married in August of that year,
1969, he and Char settled in Bremerton,
Washington (near Seattle), and Al got a
job with potential, in research engineering
at the Navy shipyards. But they also
started attending a small American Bap­tist
church where the pastor was a Bethel
graduate.
One and a half years later, a turning
point came at a Lay Institute for Evangel­ism,
when the Lord began leading them
toward evangelism. "There we finally
learned how to be filled with the Spirit,"
Al said, "which was the same thing our
pastor had been talking about all along,
but we had never understood." In 1971
Al scrapped his old goals and they joined
the lay division of Campus Crusade for
Christ in Seattle, which Al directed last
year. Working this way Al lost all his
negative feelings toward the church, and
soon discovered he needed more training,
especially in the area to which he felt
called, teaching.
During these years a close friendship
grew with another young Christian couple,
Dana and Brenda Connolly. Al had work­ed
with Dana at the shipyard, and they
were attending the same church. This
relationship and the Institute for Basic
Youth Conflicts have been the major
sources of personal growth for Char and
AI. Independently of each other, Dana
and Al decided to come to Bethel Semi­nary.
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"The major reason for choosing Bethel
was the pastor of that American Baptist
church," Al said. The second reason is
AI's purpose in attending seminary. "I
really want a good grasp of the content
of the Scriptures, and then to know how
to interpret and communicate them."
Bethel, he gathered from the catalog,
would help him to do this individually
and not stereotype him.
After graduating, Al hopes to hold a
pastorate for a few years and then teach
overseas. "We've really been drawn to­wards
the Far East," he said.
Asked how they came to be dorm
parents, Al said, "I really don't know. The
idea just struck us that dorms had dorm
parents, so I wrote both the seminaries
where I had been accepted, and Bethel
had an opening. I'd already decided for
Bethel, but that clinched it." This job,
plus Char's job at Penney's, have met all
their financial needs.
Being dorm parents was "quite a shock
at first, to be leading a public life - but
we're enjoying it more and more as we
get to know the fellows. We wouldn't
trade it for anything now." Char and Al
are going to be here for three years.
Their biggest problem is getting to
know everyone. "We've found that, apart
from the students, to whom it doesn't
really matter, it would help to have a
General Conference background to break
the ice," Al said.
Regarding dorm discipline, Al says
there has been no problem yet. Bethel
and this generation of students are more
interested in booking than his generation
was, he feels. But he doesn't know what
to expect when snow melts, when the
trees bud, and when the guys' spirits
grow restless.
Plan ahead
seniors, attend
placement talk
by Chuck Jackson
Dennis Passons, director of placement,
will hold a meeting for all seniors who
have not consulted with him on the su b­ject
of placement on Monday and Tues­day,
February 11 and 12, at 5:30 p.m. in
the dining center. Two sessions are being
held to accomodate an expected large
attendance. If the Monday session is
overcrowded, seniors are encouraged to
come back Tuesday.
At these meetings Passons will dis­tribute
important literature from the
Placement Office. Specifically, the con­fidential
file will be discussed. It is Pas­son's
feeling that every senior should
understand its scope and its necessity.
"Such a file could have a very beneficial
career impact," he said.
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Letters to the editor should
be sent to the Clarion, P.O. 91 .,
by the Monday preceding pub­lication.
Theatre deserves
better facilities
The two Interim theatrical productions, Fiddler on the
Roof and Sleeping Beauty, deserve much commendation, and
are significant in several ways. We cannot recall a theatrical
week at Bethel College when there was as much professional
excellence, group dedication, and community influence and
interaction as there was that last week of Interim. Those of us
who do not participate in such activities may have some dif­ficulty
understanding the dedication of people to the per­forming
arts; yet the 10,000 plus who attended those pro­ductions
clearly understood, having an image indelibly etched
in their minds that Bethel College produces quality, first-rate
theatrical experiences. In plain English, Bethel has made a
decided impact on the surrounding communities. And accord­ing
to Dr. Don Rainbow, "(children's) plays have always been
considered to be for the community; our potential is terrific."
We agree.
Dr. Robert Berglund remarked that, "It (Fiddler) was fun
and took much hard work. Dale Rott and I were very pleased
with the members of the cast, and although we expected it to
be good, it exceeded our expectations." And ours, we should
add. For example, Kevin Norberg, in the role of Tevye,
exceeded, in our opinion, the level of usually good collegiate
acting. Other contributing factors were the excellence of all
the actors, the musically satisfying singing, and the profes­sional
orchestration in which four Bethel musicians took part.
What will the future bring for theatre at Bethel? Rainbow
remarked that the lack of space challenged his creativity.
Berglund said "that with the present facilities there is no way
that I would undertake such a production again. We wanted to
prove (this time) what we were capable of doing." Berglund
recalled rehearsal conflicts when the Fiddler cast worked "14,
15, 16 or 18 hours a day, sometimes not getting into the gym
until 10 o'clock at night, working sometimes till 3 a.m.,
beginning again at 8: 30 in the morning." Still, Berglund
commended the physical education department for its coopera­tion,
but said that they also agreed the effort was one of
mutual frustration. We cannot blame either department for
its concern on this matter.
Posed with bursting creativity and community influence
on one hand, and with limited space and facilities on the other,
we are left with no real option but to call for the serious
consideration of a fully equipped performing arts center. Cur­rently
proposals call for a lecture hall to be built, without
benefit of a stage, back-stage, orchestra pit, elevator, storage
areas, or stage entrances, in which all future theatre events are
to be shoe-horned. It is our feeling that to go through with
such a plan would be a serious mistake. We think that a fully
equipped performance-lecture center is the only sensible
choice, even if we must wait one or two extra years to get it.
The problem, however, is not that simple. Bethel has some
serious financial needs. We cannot realistically request that
all the necessary funds be transferred from the general college
fund for the construction of a deluxe performing arts center.
Rather, we need to seek out foundations which have a specific
interest in and money for the performing arts field. The bene­fits
should be obvious; the foundation would gain great
satisfaction and recognitio"n for donating to a worthy cause,
(and one which is eminently capable of providing excellent
theatre), and the college would gain the facilities it needs to
continue to export this facet of Bethel 's quality liberal arts
experience. Again, in the event such funds are not secured in
the immediate future, we think the College should wait and
raise the money in another manner, instead of putting up a
white elephant lecture hall that would be outdated before the
mortar was dry.
For students not involved in the intracacies of financial
give and take, these arguments may seem somewhat remote.
Yet there is something which every student is fully capable of
doing. Not only for the proposed performing arts center but
also for the pressing financial needs of the college, prayer is
probably the most powerful tool with which to bring about
the much-needed end of a performing arts center, and the
greater end of financial solidarity for the college. President
Lundquist has informed us that possible progress, in regard to
the performing arts center, may be in the offing. Please do
your share.
Letters
Wray seconds separate graduation
1 February 1974
Dear Sir:
I was pleased to see the Jackson-Blomquist article in the
last issue (Vol. 49, No. 14) of the Clarion, "The Necessity
of Separate Graduation." During my four years here at Bethel
I have searched in vain for a logical, legitimate reason for the
College and the Seminary to graduate together.
As you pointed out in your article, there are two reasons
usually cited for the one commencement policy: 1) that future
ministers are given the opportunity to view their future con­gregations,
and 2) that joint commencement promotes unity
and aids in public relations. The first argument hardly deserves
a response - why not have all Seminary seniors go to a North
Stars hockey game and observe the people there? Maybe some
of the spectators will be in their future congregations.
Besides the many good reasons you cited in your article,
there is another consideration regarding the second argument.
The second argument presupposes that unity between the two
institutions is desirable, something I do not believe is true.
How can two schools with expressly different purposes and
whose students have little or no contact (except for a couple
of hours on a June afternoon) even presume to talk about
unity? It is both hypocritical and undesirable.
In my investigation of this matter I have found no one
among the students and faculty of either school who is in
favor of joint commencement exercises except, I understand,
President Lundquist. It is obvious that the wishes of one man
(possibly a few more) should not be favored over the wishes of
1200 other people. However, that is exactly what will happen
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My Opinion
And now a crisis
in education
Editor's Note: Craig Brenneise is a sophomore and is majoring
in history.
by Craig Brenneise
Lately, the word "crisis" has been attached to everything
from energy to toilet paper. These types of crises can be easily
seen by the "average guy on the street." One crisis not so
easily seen is the one I would call "the higher education crisis,"
for this can happen without most people being aware that it
is happening.
The crisis involving higher education is spelled m-o-n-e-y,
and the lack of it threatens the very structure of our higher
educational system as well as the future of millions of young
Americans. All across the United States, increasing numbers of
schools are sending out desperate cries for help; and unless
help is forthcoming, many schools may not even last out the
school year.
The sector in imminent danger of collapse is our private
one - the 1,500 independent colleges and universities currently
educating one out of every four of the young men and women
on our campuses. The malaise of fiscal deterioration infecting
these institutions may weaken them to the point of no return.
As this financial malady has progressed from a remote
danger to a real and fast-spreading illness, more and more in­dependent
colleges and universities have slid toward various
types of oblivion - some closing down, some merging, some
being absorbed into public systems, some only half-alive and
serving so small a percentage of the popUlation so poorly that
it may be merciful to put them out of their misery. Ineligible
for massive federal funds and unendowed with money of their
own, they have always relied on philanthropy and tuition for
their existence; but with these sources of income disappearing
today, many of them may soon also weaken beyond help.
Such dire talk may be a little hard to swallow for the
casual observer or alumnus who sees a plush campus with
glittering new buildings and hears stories of huge research
grants and professors who teach only one course. U. S. colleges
and universities did indeed have a decade of more unprece­dented
growth and prosperity from about the mid-1950's to
the late 1960 'so
Now, however, the picture has changed. Campuses have
lost much of their appeal in the wake of the discontinuance
of U. S. involvement in Vietnam, the ending of the draft, pub­lic
resentment over student unrest and student behavior, and a
growing disenchantment with the operation and management
of higher education.
To halt the higher education crisis, federal and state legis­lators,
political leaders, media opinion-makers and professional,
business and labor leaders must join with educators and stu­dents
to convince the American public that we would be for­feiting
one of the nation's greatest assets - the pluralistic sys­tem
of higher education with its balance of public and inde­pendent
institutions. For it to be saved, Americans must recog­nize
and acknowledge the desirability and the need for doing
so.
Then, general guidelines must be agreed to for the ade­quate
support of public deficit-ridden schools. Next we must
strive to win legal, moral and public acceptance of these guide­lines.
Such an effort seems plausible only when based upon
several assumptions: 1) the U. S. should maintain an excellent
system of high education, affording rich opportunities for the
personal development of its young people and giving high
national priority to the advancement of learning; 2) the system
should be diversified to meet the needs of students of various
backgrounds, to provide both public and private institutions,
and to sources of support so that no interest group dominates
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higher education; 3) higher education should be available to
all regardless of finance, race, religion, place of residence or
academic background; 4) students should have free choice of
educational programs and institutions within limits of their
qualifications.
If we accept these assumptions, the questions to be
answered include: 1) what should be the priorities and the
methods of funding higher education, especially the private
sector? 2) how should this funding be borne by the student,
his family, by other private sources, by the state and federal
governments? 3) how can these priorities and their appropriate
funding be implemented before it is too late?
To begin with, the academic community must put its own
house in order by balancing its budget, improving its manage­ment
and planning, making more effective use of resources,
conceiving new and stimUlating approaches and programs, and
defining its aims and sticking to them alone. Next, the state
governments must provide or expand basic programs that will
achieve a strong public/private balance for higher education
and a uniform level of assistance among all states. Finally, the
federal government must provide or enlarge basic programs
that will render immediate aid to faltering institutions, expand
higher education opportunities, and create an incentive to do a
better job for states lagging in meeting their responsibilities.
Without such efforts we face the erosion and eventual loss
of our pluralistic system - a national asset that would be sorely
missed and strangely absent from our democracy. Meeting the
challenge will take a positive effort by the colleges and uni­versities
- and by all the rest of us who are served.
Letters continued from page five
unless the Senate passes a resolution in favor of separate com­mencement
exercises and then vigorously follows it up.
Let us hope that this artificial tradition will be perpetuated
no longer.
Sincerely,
Bruce Wray
Dr. Johnson applauds Fiddler
To the editor of the Clarion:
This is an enthusiastic endorsement of the production
Fiddler on the Roof. All who were involved are to be congrat­ulated
for helping our campus achieve a genuine liberal arts
atmosphere. Hopefully, we turned a corner in Bethel's history,
in that we now realize that true artists do not praise or con­demn
the situation being enacted, but rather seek to portray it
realistically as the author or composer desired when they were
inspired with the idea.
We could not continue to insist that we live in a liberated,
intellectual environment, and yet refuse to portray life as it is,
rather than the way we would like it to be. Hence, the accept­ance
of a Broadway musical appears to me to be a sign of a
maturation process for our campus that is healthy in every
respect.
In addition, the production breathed high quality in every
aspect of the staging and music. In sum, I left on Friday evening
with the good feeling of being proud to be associated with
Bethel College. Let's have another one next year!
James E. Johnson
Professor of History
Visitor's appreciation appreciated
Charles Jackson :
I have been an exchange student at Bethel during Interim.
During that time I've enjoyed reading the Clarion very much.
Would it be possible for your newspaper to be sent to me,
every week, as I return to my home school? I appreciate any­thing
you can do.
Thank you,
Lynn Eckstrom
Westmont College
Editor's note: Thank you Lynn, and we'll be glad to comply.
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Academic Calendar
Macalester College - Black History Week
Mon., Feb. 11; Lecture: "The Haitian
Revolution and its Importance for To­day"
Speaker: C.L.R. James Weyer­haeuser
Chapel, 7 p.m., no charge.
Tues., Feb. 12: Slide Show and Choral
Concert, Topic: "The History of Black
Culture and Music;" organized by John
Patton ; Black House, 7 p.m., no charge.
Thurs., Feb. 14; Discussion: "Homer and
the Search for Personal Identity;" Fine
Arts Center, 4:30, no charge. Show:
Black Arts of the Midwest, Inc. paint­ing,
crafts, fashions, etc. Weyerhaeuser
Chapel,7 p.m., no charge.
Fri., Feb. 15; Speaker: James Turner,
Director of the 6th Pan African Con­ference;
Weyerhaeuser Chapel, 7 p.m.,
no charge.
Hamline University
Tues., Feb. 12; Teaching Seminar: "Col­lege
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Library room 201, 7: 30, no charge.
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Friday, February 8 at 9 p.m. in the
cafeteria . . . fondue almost-dinner, for
friends of Theatre.
Friday - prospective student day.
Sunday - February 10, Band Concert
7 :00 p.m., Salem Covenant Church.
Monday and Tuesday evenings, Feb­ruary
11 and 12 - Billy Bud Auditions.
Tuesday evening - reception for new
students.
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MISSIONARY CONFERENCE - It is a
natural process in the Christian life
that when God blesses us we need to
share it with others, lest we become
stale. It seems a natural extension and
application of this truth then, that hav­ing
completed a week of spiritual em­phasis,
we now move to a week of
missions emphasis. Besides chapel, mis­sionaries
will be sharing in Catacombs
this Sunday, in I uncheons Monday and
Tuesday, a general meeting Monday
night, and in meetings with faculty and
in each residence tuesday.
Monday (Feb. 11) - Herb Skoglund from
Japan, "Missions: His Glory and His
Praise"
Tuesday - Karl Lachler from Brazil will
be speaking to us out of God's Word
and his experience as a Christian here
and abroad.
Wednesday - Dick Varberg from the Phil­ippines,
"Bethel Student, What About
You?"
Thursday - Music: Jim Warner was a
Bethel student, is now at St. Cloud and
is part of an ensemble that will lead us
in worship through song.
Friday - The North American Indian
Mission - This organization is having a
vital ministry to Indian villages in
British Columbia in which some Bethel
students have participated through
S.M.P. Art Rhodes will be here to tell
about what they are doing.
Paul Goddard
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Seniors - continued from page four
Dinner will be served for $1.00, al­though
seniors should come whether they
plan to eat or not. Everyone is asked to
meet back by the President's Dining Room
in the dining center, and not to go
through the food lines. There those
wishing dinner will be served.
Passons stated, "All seniors should be
there because it will be difficult to meet
with them individually." All seniors could
help themselves and the Placement Office
by attending one these meetings.
Gene Johnson
anticipates
quick return
by Curtis Kregness
After only two weeks recovery in the
hospital from open-heart surgery, Eugene
Johnson, professor of art, was back home
anxiously awaiting the time when he
could return to Bethel College.
Johnson, known casually by many stu­dents
and faculty as "Gene," entered
Miller Hospital January 5, underwent
surgery two days later, and as he swiftly
recuperated, was released January 19. He
was the "founder" of Bethel's Art De­partment
in 1948 and last year celebrated
his 25th anniversary with the college. He
also remained chairman of the depart­ment
until 1972.
Johnson said that he expects to re­sume
teaching "early second semester."
Anticipating his return to Bethel, Johnson
paid a short visit to his office and the Art
Gallery the evening of January 29. The
next day, George Robinson, assistant
professor of art, remarked that Gene had
been "looking and feeling much better."
Robinson relayed a request from
Johnson for continued prayers regarding
his speedy and complete recovery.
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Bethel plans
on-campus
student housing
Each of these structures would be a three
story brick building with a housing capac­ity
of about 150 students each. The first
floor of each would contain a laundry
facility and a recreation room as well as
living quarters. The ~7cond and third
floors of each would have a lounge area,
similar to the one in New Dorm.
well as a feeling of belonging to "the com­munity,"
something which many feel is
missing this year.
Long-range plans for housing include
the possible conversion of some town­house
units into apartments, somewhat
like the present house-parents' quarters.
According to Dr. Nettleton, Bethel's
main housing objective is to allow all
Bethel students, if they so desire, to live
on "New-Campus" once the sale of "Old
Campus" is complete. It is felt that with
the three distinct kinds of housing be­ing
offered, dorm life, townhouse living,
and apartment residence, that more stu­dents
would chose to live on campus than
in past years.
by Raymond Stockwell
In the future the landscape here at
Bethel should go through a dramatic
change. During an interview with Dr.
Mack Nettleton, director of student af­fairs,
this reporter was given some insight
concerning several different housing plans
now being considered by Bethel.
Other plans being considered include a
single dormitory structure housing ap­proximately
300 students and a plan for
a complex of six buildings housing about
50 students each.
Among the plans now being considered
is a plan calling for at least two dormitory
structures to be built on the hillside
directly south of the academic complex.
Whatever plan is decided upon will
probably be used for Freshmen housing.
This would allow the townhouse units
now being used for freshmen to be
occupied by upperclassmen, and would
achieve the Bethel housing aim of having
all freshmen housed in dormitories to
provide an atmosphere of class unity as
It should be noted that all of the
above housing plans are still tentative,
and will be more likely to be implement­ed
if the Old-Campus is sold.
Letters - continued from page six
KABY transm·ission article in error
To the Clarion editor:
At your request I am submitting the following information
relative to the January 25th article on KABY's transmission
limitations. Since the deadline for copy is already past, this
will not be as informative as it might otherwise be.
The primary cause of concern with the article on the part
of several is the inaccuracy regarding Audio-Engineers' role in
the decision to use multiple transmitters.
Mr. Atlas did not "engineer" the decision to use multiple
transmitters. In fact he wrote the original specifications which
needed to be changed because of changes in plans for the
tunnel access between buildings, and the College's desire not to
use overhead wires. When I came on the scene in September,
Mr. Atlas was endeavoring to get a decision from Bethel on
which transmission plans were desired. He had sent memos in
August to Low Power Broadcasting and CCA Electronics ask­ing
for suggestions and had met with Jim Sheldon of Bethel to
review the options suggested. A letter from Phil Carlson in
England on September 24th indicated that the building com­mittee
had made a decision in the spring.
Jim Sheldon, Hugh Macleod Sr., and I reviewed the infor­mation
from the consulting companies and from Phil Carlson,
and confirmed the Building Committee's decision. This was
forwarded to Dick Atlas of Audio Engineers on October 11,
1973.
The plans were to install the two additional transformers
as soon as the money was available. We had hoped it might be
available through the BASIC fund drive sponsored last fall, and
we are still exploring possibilities.
Obviously this note has not gone into all the reasons for
the decision that was made, it's main point is to indicate that
the present set-up was not merely some whim of Dick Atlas',
but was decided upon by the people considering factors with­in
the situation.
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Merritt, continued from page ten
Steve expressed to me his thoughts concerning whether or
not pro-ball is a possibility for him. "I've played against good
pros - guys like Lou Hudson and Nate Archibald in various
out-of-state tournaments, and I've been able to hold my own
against them being as little as I am. Then, after the game, I'd
ask them for tips and they'd give them to me. It is in my
dreams to play pro ball because I feel that would help the
people in my ~ommunity even more than my college degree.
Many of my friends are either dope pushers or pimps. and I
would like to show them, especially the little kids, that there
is a better, more honest way to make money. I still want to
be their friend and they've got to still be mine so that I can
relate to them and let them know that I feel what they are
doing is wrong. Becoming a pro would help me in my struggle
to show my people that there is a better road."
Thanks for your testimony, Steve, and God bless you in
whatever your future holds.
Tuition, continued from page two
At the time the Board of Regents met to discuss next
year's tuition, there was some talk of raising the cost per class
to $228, a raise of $16, but the board settled for an eight
dollar raise to $220 per class. The former raise will undoubted­ly
be enacted in the coming years, but the regents feel Bethel's
quality of education can be maintained at the present rates.
Another savings in the Bethel plan, as compared to the
other schools in the chart, is Bethel's policy of charging by the
class. To graduate at Bethel a student needs 34 classes, or 8% a
year. This brings the price of a Bethel education down to
$1,870 a year at next year's rates.
As prices continue to spiral at other schools, the Bethel
administration prides itself on limiting rises to the lowest pos­sible
level, while maintaining quality education.
Breakfast! Lunch! Late Nite!
Wrestlers
recover, even
record at 7-7
by Tim Uenhardus
The grappler's have tackled the hard­est
part of their season and currently have
a 7 -7 dual record. After losing three
straight matches down at Orange City,
Iowa, to Black Hills State, West mar and
Northwestern, the Royals stormed back
to thrash Carleton and St. Olaf. The
Royals were very sluggish in a disappoint­ing
25-21 loss to Northwestern. In the
other two matches the Royals were out of
their class as Westmar and Black Hills
State reinforced their reputations as Mid­west
powerhouses. Fred Witzgall fared the
best coming out with 3 wins which makes
his current record 15-1.
The Royal wrestlers put together back
to back victories against St. Olaf (30-20)
and Carlton (36-12) as they had a great
afternoon in Northfield. The allies and
Carls lost both matches to Bethel's Fred
Witzgall (167), Dave Hanks (177), Jeff
Zitzloff (190), and Jerry Flasch (HWT).
Fred Witzgall took a first, Dave Hanks
a second, Jerry Flasch a third, Bill Lott
and Captain Dave Peterson fourths in the
Pillsbury Tournament. Bethel was forced
to forfeit three weights due to illness but
salvaged a respectable fifth place. The
tournament featured some of the best
wrestlers of the midwest. Southwest Min­nesota
pulled out the team trophy in the
last match of the day from Iowa Central
Community College.
The team totals were as follows:
S.W. Minnesota 104%
Iowa Central 98%
Waldorf 74
St. Mary's 55
Bethel 48
Pillsbury 45
N.W. Roseville 11
Team Record to date 7-7
Leading Wrestlers' Records:
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15- 1- 0
11- 4- 1
6- 2- 0
3- 0- 0
8- 8- 1
Witzgall
Dave Hanks
Jerry Flasch
Jeff Zitzloff
Dave Peterson
Women cagers
split a pair
by Dave Greener
The Bethel womens' basketball team
launched its '74 season last month with a
win over Augsburg and a loss to the Uni­versity
of Wisconsin, River Falls.
Coach Carol Morgan's cagers traveled
to Augsburg January 24, returning as
33-23 victors over the Minneapolis school.
Senior guard Chris Kimball paced an
evenly matched offence with nine points.
Senior guard Kathy Head and sophomore
center Terry Schimbeno contributed seven
points apiece.
River Falls outdistanced Bethel, 50-38,
in another road game January 28. Though
Bethel led 22-19 at half-time, River Falls'
rebounding and shooting spelled the "A"
team's first regular season loss since 1972.
Senior forward Lynn Dreesen led
Bethel's scoring in the contest with nine
points, while Schimbeno and junior for­ward
Marilyn Luce tossed in eight points
each.
The women basketballers were slated
for their first home game last evening,
hosting Hamline. They tangle again Mon­day
evening, against visiting St. Olaf.
Game time is approximately 7 :45 in the
Bethel gym, following a "B" squad con­test
at 6:30.
Thursday the women cagers challenge
Concordia (St. Paul). Game time is 8:30,
at Concordia.
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The "Fashion Flashbacks" Antique
Style Show Committee of the Auxiliary
to Saint Paul Goodwill Industries is
sponsoring a "Beat the Blues" Sale on
Wednesday, February 13 from 9 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. at 2543 Como Avenue
and Highway 280. You're invited to
"Beat the Blues" while shoppi~g for
feathers, military uniforms, costumes,
and recycled genuine broken-in blue
jeans at the special sale.
The Auxiliary to Saint Paul Good­will
Industries, a special volunteer
group, has gathered unusual items such
as feathers and fancy coverings for
your body - including some costumes
from "Fashion Flashbacks," the Aux­iliary's
Antique Style Show. Warm,
durable, and practical clothes like
military uniforms are at the "Beat the
Blues" sale, too. And you can supply
your sewing needs for creating the
latest in hats and purses from our
recycled genuine broken-in blue jeans
at the "Beat the Blues" Sale on
February 13.
Saint Paul Goodwill Industries uses
the proceeds from special Auxiliary
sales and its Bargain Store income to
support rehabilitation programs in­cluding
training, counseling, and em­ployment
for more than 150 people.
Sports Calendar
Basket ball-vs.
Concordia at home, Saturday 7 :30
p.m.
Wrestling-vs.
St. Thomas at home, tonight, 7 :00
p.m. at Concordia (St. Paul), Saturday,
1 :00 at Hamline, Thursday February
14, 7 :00 p.m.
Women '8 Basketball
vs. St. Olaf at home, Monday, A&B at
6:30 p.m. At Concordia, Thursday
February 14, 7:30 p.m.
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Sports
Mentioning
Merritt
by John Merritt
Steve Scroggins is a senior at Bethel, married, sociology
major, and a tremendous athlete. This article is dedicated to
him, at a time when he has reached several milestones as a
basketball player.
Steve graduated from Mechanic Arts High School in the
inner city of St. Paul. He commented that, "our teams in high
school were good enough to go to state but we had moody ball
players - sometimes our players would get mad at the coach
and would refuse to play. This gave us problems but for myself,
I went out to play basketball everyday the best way I knew
how. I was fortunate enough to come in second in city scoring
in my junior year, and first my senior year with a 27.8 average."
Along with these honors, Steve was a member of the all-city
and all-metro teams, and in his words, "It seemed like I was
player of the week every other week," for WCCO or the St.
Paul papers. Steve had a chance for All-American but got beat
out by Tony Jenkins, a 6'8" center, who is now playing at
Harvard and headed for the pros. Steve gave Tony a lot of
praise.
Obviously, Steve was hot material, sought after by many
teams. What made him decide to choose Bethel?
"First of all," Steve remarked, "I didn't feel I was ready
for college because I wasn't sure if I could make it or if it had
anything to offer me. I simply turned down coaches who made
offers to me. But one day Steve Jervis mentioned that Jack
Trager from Bethel was coming down to the Ober Club gym to
see me. Instead of offering me a lot of things because I was an
athlete, Coach Trager offered me an education. He was inter­ested
in me as a person, not as a guy who could score points
for him and I give Trager and Steve Jervis credit for attracting
me to Bethel."
Steve's basketball talents have considerably progressed in
college. "I had talent in high school but I just didn't know how
to use it as well as I do now. In the summer I go to different
states to play ball and each place has its own brand of ball.
With all the techniques I've been exposed to, I've learned to
apply them to my own game. What you know, no one can take
from you, but I also know that there is a limit to my ability.
This helps me stay calm and collected before and during a
game. I'm just out there, not to work a miracle, but to give a
200% effort. That's all I can do and there's no need to be
nervous. Once I get going, I can't even hear the fans. I'm just
out there doing my job." I've always respected Steve for not
losing his temper or allowing an opponent get the best of him.
Concerning how Steve felt after he had broken the school
scoring record and then the state scoring record for small
colleges he replied, "I wasn't aware that I was that close to
breaking those records at the time. It was a pleasant surprise,
but I must give the credit to God for giving me the gift of
being able to play basketball.
"My family is not sports-minded at all - I am the first one
tt> participate in sports. So I feel that the Lord has done some­thing
for me, and I think he keeps pushing me to learn new
things. Every day I find myself doing something different
with the basketball - every time I see one I have to do some­thing
with it."
This is particularly significant in light of the fact that
Steve didn't start playing ball until he was in ninth grade. In
Steve's words, "all the credit has to go to the Man upstairs,"
considering what he can now do with the ball.
continued on page eight
ten
The long arm of Wayne Hallquist reaches for two more.
Royals roar to 6-1
conference record
by Curtis Kregness
The Royals handed both Sioux Falls and Yankton two losses
in two weeks, bringing Bethel's conference basketball record to
six wins and one loss in a second-place berth behind North­western
of Iowa.
Wayne Hallquist, Bethel's 6'-11" center, emerged in last
week's games as a new asset for the Royals, scoring 10 points
in an 83 to 77 victory over Yankton, and eight points against
Sioux Falls. Steve Scroggins and Mark Robertson dominated
the latter game for Bethel, as they scored 26 and 20 points,
leading to a 79 to 73 win.
During halftime, Scroggins was presented with the first
annual SUBA (Summit-University Basketball Association) Man
of the Year award. SUB A sponsors 16 basketball teams for
inner city youths in the Summit-University area, ranging from
third grade through high school. Scroggins coaches one of
those teams and frequently counsels the young people involved,
helping them with their everyday problems. SUBA, in naming
Scroggins its first Man of the Year, established an award honor­ing
outstanding dedication and service in inner city youth work.
Bethel's quality of play was greatly reduced in its second
contest against Yankton Saturday. A week earlier, the Royals
had crushed the Greyhounds 76 to 47, but the margin was cut
to just six points in Saturday's final score of 83 to 77. Both
games with Sioux Falls, however, were closely fought, in each
contest, the Royals recovered from a deficit halftime score to
eke out four (58 to 54) and six-point victories.
Bethel faces the Concordia Comets tomorrow night at
7: 30 in its last home basketball game of the season.
Editor's Note: The Royals lost Tuesday night to Northland
in one overtine, 79-76.