Deibel
Bethel College, Arden Hills, Minnesota
Dean Olson
• resigns
Editor's note: Dean Virgil Olson announced his resignation to
the student body in chapel February 7. He has accepted the
position of Executive Secretary of the Board of World Missions,
replacing Franklin Nelson. This is an appointed position,
however, and will not be confirmed until next June at the
annual Baptist General Conference meetings. A "search committee"
to find a new dean for the college has been formed.
The comittee includes four Board of Regents members, two
faculty members and one student, according to Elving Anderson,
chairman of the Board of Regents.
by Judy Harrington
Q: What were the steps in your decision to accept the offer of
the World Missions Board?
A: I've just finished five years as Dean of Bethel College. At
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Friday, Feb. 15, 1974
Student government
election dates set
by Chuck Jackson
The Student Association Election Board, Tim Martens,
chairman, is announcing the forthcoming Student Association
elections and the application procedures involved. Seats open
in the Senate include four senator-at-Iarge positions, two class
of '74 positions, two class of '75 positions, three class of '76
positions, and three class of '77 positions. In all, fourteen of
twenty-seven Senate positions will be filled in the final elections
to be held March 19 and 20.
Also up for election will be the positions of Student
Association President and Vice-President, who, according to
Martens, "must run as a ticket, as is stipulated in the Bethel
Student Association Constitution." Martens further commented
that "amendments or referendum issues may also appear on
the ballot."
Declarations of candidacy for any of these positions will
be accepted beginning 12 noon, February 15. These declarations
(which were issued in the p.o. boxes) should be turned
into the Student Association Office.
When a student has turned in his or her declaration slip,
he or she will then receive a petition form, on which at least
25 signatures are required for a senator's seat, at least 35 for a
senator-at-Iarge's seat, and at least 60 for the combined ticket
of president and vice-president. These petitions are due not
later than 6 p.m. Saturday February 23 in the Student Association
office or in p.o. 1013.
If needed, primary elections will be held on March 6 and
7, when polls will open from 11 :15 to 6:00, and from 11 :15
to 4:30 respectively. Results of the primary will be announced
in the March 15 Clarion, which will also contain position
articles by the two remaining presidential tickets.
In a departure from past experience, an election issues
forum will be held sometime Monday, March 18. Here students
will have a chance to publicly express and defend their positions
on campus issues. The general elections will then be held
on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19 and 20.
All questions concerning election procedure can be directied
to Tim Martens, p.o. 1013, to Dan Nelson p.o. 93, or to
any of the other members of the Election Board, Wendell
Leppke, Doug Horst, Randy Landis, Lynn Petersen, and
Paul Van Gorkom.
This issue:
More on teachers saleries-see
page seven
Noel Paul Stookey coming-see
page six
Carpools can provide
commuting alternative
by Janet Rutzen
Is there a way to save money, help solve the energy crisis,
and make new friends all at once? Ask Dave Takle, Bethel
freshman, and he might tell you to "Pool It! "
Dave has organized a way by which Bethel commuters can
join carpools. He felt it was necessary because of the government's
recent emphasis on such measures. Also, because carpooling
"is just good sense and good economics. "
Bethel people wishing to ride with other commuters can
find a map in the Student Affairs Office which shows where
each Bethel commuter lives. Pins on the map indicate where
each commuter lives. Because certain areas have so many Bethel
commuters, Dave has used a single pin to represent several
people in such an area.
Accompanying the map is a list of these 590 commuters
and their addresses and telephone numbers. A commuter can
find himself on the map and find those living near him. Then,
he can call these people and see if they would like to join a
carpool. There are also instructions on the map of how to use
it and the list to contact others.
Among advantages mentioned is that of saving money.
Studies have shown that in a four-member carpool, the cost
per person can be reduced by as much as 75 percent over the
cost of driving alone.
Parking in the Bethel lots would also be easier if a substantial
number of Bethel commuters rode together said Dr.
Mack Nettleton, whose office is promoting the program.
The possibility of new friendships for commuters was
cited by Dr. Nettleton as another advantage. "They will get to
know the people they ride with and also other people around
the school. If people have to stay here to wait for a ride, they
will take advantage of the L.R.C. and the Coffee Shop. This
way they get to meet more people."
Both Dr. Nettleton and Takle noted that it is the responsibility
of a Christian to cooperate - especially during the
energy crisis. "It is a matter of Christian stewardship," said
Dr. Nettleton. "A Christian community like Bethel should
cooperate. "
"With the possibility of a necessary change in life style
due to the energy shortage, it should be easier for the Christian
to change than for anyone else," said Takle. "He should offer
someone else a ride just because it is the kind thing to do."
G!iiE!D
"The number of commuters is what gives such a program at
Bethel potential success. It surprised me to see that there are
so many, " said Takle. "You can tell by looking at the map that
there are groups of people that could easily ride together."
Some are already in carpools.
Dave organized the carpooling system as a project for his
Social Problems class. He worked about 40 hours on it.
Students reflect on
Footsteps of St. Paul
by Paul Lindahl
Thanks to an organization known as the Upper Midwest
Association for Intercultural Education, Bethel students need
not confine the choice of an Interim experience to those
courses offered by their school alone. This January eighteen
students from Bethel joined with students and faculty from
Augsburg, St. Catherine's, Gustavus, Hamline, Macalaster and a
number of other private colleges in the area to study abroad.
The distance and subject matter covered , by these travels is
impressive, and the insights gained by each student become of
increasing value as they are shared with those at home.
Dr. Robert H. Stein and eleven Bethel students (Dan
Anderson, Peggy Birk, Debbie Grassman, Nancy Greene, Daniel
Haggar, Keith Harrison, David Horn, Daniel Leafblad, Timothy
Leafblad, Phil McLain, and Joann Palace) were the core of a
UMAIE course offered by Bethel called "Following in the
Footsteps of St. Paul." The class of twenty-four was in constant
motion, visiting Athens, Corinth, Thessalonica, Philippi,
Ephesus, as well as Istanbul and Rome.
Dave Horn felt that the course offered him "a better context
in which to understand Paul historically," and Dan
Leafblad commented that "the course stressed for me the type
of environment Paul lived in, the type of people he ministered
to, their philosophies and religions, and the physical setting of
the New Testament."
It is difficult to capture the breadth of this course, and all
that was gained individually from such an exposure. Students
interviewed spouted names and places like animated world
atlases ... Ismer, Smerna, St. Peter's and Aggamemin's tombs,
Mars Hill, the Acropolis, catacombs, the graves of Shelley and
Keats, the prison where Paul was held ... a strange mixture of
east and west, Catholicism and the classic, early Christianity
and Romantic poets. The fine lines distinguishing periods and
disciplines were absent in these travelogues. Eastern Orthodoxy
and signs of Arab terrorism, Turkish bazaars and audiences
with the Pope were all mentioned in a single phrase.
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Johnson views
future studies
by Steve Harris
The year is 2173 A.D. It is the age of
robots, rockets, and technological sex. It
is a world ruled by cloned humans, mandatory
"brain adjustments," and television.
And it represents Woody Allen's
satirical look into the future in his current
movie "Sleeper."
But is it just fantasy? What will our
world be like two hundred, or even fifty
years from now? What does the future
hold?
These questions were basic to Dr.
William Johnson's Interim class, "The
Future: Shock or Hope." Dr. Johnson
spoke on the findings of the class, and on
his own concern of "future studies," in
the Pi Gamma Mu lecture given last
week to over three dozen listeners.
"Unless we think about the future, we
will allow chance to rule it," declared
Dr. Johnson, and in his talk he emphasized
that it is the responsibility of the Christian
to be involved in that thinking.
There are three futures that need to be
considered, according to Johnson, the
"probable future," the "possible future,"
and the "preferable future." In other
words, the type of world which we will
have a hundred years from now is, in
many respects, up to us. The decisions we
make, the action we take, will shape our
children's planet.
By why isn't man more involved in the
study of the future if that is the case?
According to Johnson, "most people believe
that the future will be like the present,
and if it isn't, there isn't anything
they can do about it ... To ignore our
immediate future is easy, and that removes
a sense of responsibility about it (for
them)." But, warns Johnson, " ... shortsighted
ignorance is no virtue."
Even more important, why are Christians
reluctant to examine the future?
Perhaps one of the reasons, states Johnson,
" ... is the fear of the new and
difficult moral dillemas of the future
for which we will have no answers." He
cited the examples of abortion, chemical
usage, etc., as moral dilemmas that have
rocked the Church in the last decade, and
asked his listeners to imagine what type of
moral crises will face us in the decades to
come. "These fears," explained Johnson,
"tend to make us insecure."
Johnson's speech, which was critiqued
by Teresa Hare and Clarion Editor Chuck
Jackson, sparked many questions. In
response to Jackson, who asked him if he
foresaw Christian values being negotiated
in the future, Johnson answered, "We
must distinguish between those Christian
values which we deem absolute, when in
actuality they are only absolute because
of our culture .. . The Christian culture
can change through time. Some of the
things which we deem orthodox for our
generation may not be orthodox for
another generation." This does not mean
we will necessarily loosen our standards,
clarified Johnson. " ... We may have to
come up with new, more clearly defined,
and perhaps tighter values," he said.
Ms. Hare, who had taken Johnson's
Interim class, remarked that she responded
with anger to the apathy that
most Americans feel towards the future.
"People don't start asking questions
about the future," she criticized, "until
it is too late."
In the practical sense, Johnson urged
Christians to examine the values that are
inherent in "future studies," namely a
"clearer and more constructive world
view." In an obvious reference to Hal
Lindsay, Johnson warned about "dangerous
distractions" that some Christians
are involved in, and instead called for
"an informal communications network
on the future among Christians." Future
studies is not, summarized Johnson, " . . .
an exercise in let's pretend".
The next Pi Gamma M u lecture will be
on March 14, when Ken Gowdy will speak
on the topic, "Is a Christian Social
Science a Feasible Goal?"
Bethel: 1980
and beyond
by Bill Trollinger
Try to project in your mind Bethel
College in the year 1980. What do you
foresee? This is the task of the Long Range
Planning Committee - to examine where
we are now and where we will be in 1980,
and to plan accordingly.
The committee consists of a combination
of teachers, students, administrators,
and outsiders. The first meeting was held
November 9 and 10. This preliminary
meeting was followed by an all-day, indepth
meeting January 22. At this meeting
a list of pertinent questions were constructed
for discussion and study. Included:
"1500 - an ideal number of
students?" and "improved academic advising?"
To answer these and many other
questions, the committee was divided into
two groups, one to examine where Bethel
is now and one to "brainstorm." Then
each of these two sections divided into
four smaller groups: demographic, organizational,
programmatic and environmental
(DOPE). Within this structure the pressing
problems of the future facing Bethel
will be tackled.
Somewhat surprisingly, the committee
established that the biggest issue is that of
"institution-wide commitment to student
welfare" - that is, the relationship between
the administration (on all levels)
and the students. A feeling of alienation
between those in authority and the student
populace exists, at least on the
student level, but how do the administrators
view this? "What really surprised
me was that those in positions of administration
saw these hassles also," said Dan
Nelson, student body president and committee
member.
After many additional meetings, the
Long Range Planning Committee will present
its findings and projections to the
Board of Regents on June 27. Where
Bethel is in 1980 could depend greatly
upon the final determinations of this
committee.
Clarion, Spire
positions open
by Chuck Jackson
The Communications Board of the
StUdent Senate is now accepting applications
for the positions of editor of the
Clarion and of the yearbook, the Spire.
Applications may be picked up in the
Student Association office or from Dan
Blomquist, chairman of the Communications
Board. Application deadline is February
22, and all applicants must have a
2.00 grade point average to qualify.
Upon submitting an application, each
applicant should next begin to formulate
his or her formal individual proposal.
This proposal should include a personal
statement of purpose, a personal philosophy,
a general pUblication policy, and a
proposed budget. Although it is not required,
it would be helpful if prospective
editors submitted the names of potential
staff members, as well as any other pertinent
information Blomquist indicated.
These proposals are due in the Student
Association office not later than March 5.
A meeting is scheduled for March 7 with
the Communications Board, when prospective
applicants and their proposals
will be reviewed by the Board.
Concerned students are encouraged to
begin the process as soon as possible,
and to seek additional information where
needed. Questions can be directed to Dan
Blomquist, to Jack Starr, editor of the
Spire, or to Chuck Jackson, editor of the
Clarion.
5th and Polk
SUNDAY - 9:30, 10:30,6:00
ELIM BAPTIST
CHURCH
Delmar Dahl, Pastor
three
clarion briefs ...
Academic Calendar
Macalester College
Friday, Feb. 15; Speaker; James Turner,
Director of the 6th Pan African Conference;
Topic: History of Pan Africanism;
Weyerhaeuser Chapel, 7 :00 pm, no charge.
Friday, Feb. 15; Minnesota Chapter of the
Nat'l Assoc. of Teachers of Singing Workshop;
Speakers plus a premiere performance
of an original song cycle; Macalester
Concert Hall, 5:00-9:00; $2.00.
Janice Johnson
Entertainment suggestions
Music -
Feb. 22 - Deep Purple at Metropolitan
Sports Center, 8 p.m.
Feb. 17 - St. Paul Civic Symphony at
Macalester College Concert Hall,
7:30 p.m.
Drama-
Feb. 15,16,17 - "Will Rogers, U.S.A."
starring James Whitmore at Guthrie
Theater, 8 p.m. (tickets: $4, $5,
and $6)
Feb. 15 to March 24-"SweetCharity"
at Chimera Theatre, 8 p.m., 7 p.m.
Sundays (tickets: $3.50 adults,
$2.50 students)
Art-
Feb. 16 to April 8 - Private College
Art Faculty Exhibition at Minnesota
Museum of Art
Feb. 4 to 28 - Roy Justus and Scott
Long, Minneapolis Star and Tribune
cartoonists at Augsburg College
Art Gallery
Now showing in the Bethel Art Gallery,
Ken Hale - drawings and paintings, until
February 22.
* * * *
The First Annual Coeval Haiku Contest
continues through March 8. Entries
should be put in P.O. 645. The rules of
the contest are in the February 3 Clarion.
Chapel Schedule
Monday (Feb. 18) - Music: The Reachout
Group from the First Baptist
Church of Alexandria, Minn. The group
is made up of over 20 jr. high and high
school students and is directed by
Don Upsal.
Tuesday - Dean Prentice - He began
playing Pro Hockey in 1952 with the
Rangers, and in Oct., 1972, he became
a Christian through the ministry of
Fellowship of Christian Athletes and
close friends. His story appears in the
Jan. Decision Magazine.
Wednesday - Song service: Carol Moser;
Message: Pastor Lawson.
Thursday - Larry Lindstrom - American
Evangelism Association.
Friday - Rev. Warren Magneson, General
Secretary of the Baptist General Conference.
Paul Goddard
* * * *
Sno-Daze Events
Friday evening - buffet in the cafeteria,
concert at 8 p.m. featuring the Oakridge
Boys' Gospel Quartet, Tickets are $2.00
general admission, $1.00 w/SAC.
Saturday - Championship game of broomball
tournamen t, guys' sno football game,
girls and guys' sno football game (please
check on times), 8 p.m. - the Royal Snojob
featuring students and faculty & staff
in a variety show - tickets are $1.00 and
$1.50 for couples.
Bethel sells
marshland
by Raymond Stockwell
On the west side of Old Snelling Ave.,
between Co. Rd. E2 and Co. Rd. F, lies a
narrow piece of marsh-land, approximately
12 acres in area. This land is owned by
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to the school.
For some time now the Ramsey County
Board of Commissioners has had its eye
on this land for its open space project.
These open space projects are basically
designed to provide small areas of land as
animal refugees. These areas also provide
natural parks for the inhabitants of the
area.
Since Bethel has no concrete plans for
this land it is perfectly willing to sell it to
the project. However, near the marsh
there is one small knoll, about one-half
an acre, that Bethel does not wish to sell.
This knoll is the only part of the marshland
that is suitable for building, and it is
for this reason that Bethel does not wish
to sell it.
Negotiations are now in progress for
the sale of the land, and are being handled
by Mr. Warren Eastlund, legal counsel for
Bethel.
Red Tape
by Tim Martens
Question: What counseling is available
and how can it be obtained without a lot
of runaround? D.G., sophomore
Answer: Bethel students have a wide
variety of counseling resources available
to them. Counselors include Dr. Muck and
Mrs. Clemmons -of the Psychology Department
the Dean of Men, the Dean of
Wom~n the Director of Student Affairs
as well ~s your Resident Assistant, Campus
Pastor or your faculty advisor. Mrs. Clemmons
is available on Mondays and Thursdays
from eight to four in AC238. Dr.
Muck is at college regularly and can be
reached by phone or by contacting the
Student Affairs Office. If you have any
questions please stop in the student Affairs
Office. - Bethel Student Handbook
and Student Affairs Office.
Please direct all questions to Red Tape,
P.O. Box 1013. Your name is not necessary
but please initial your question to
establish it's validity.
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The tradition of
academic freedom
The resignation of Virgil Olson as Dean and Vice President
of the College came as somewhat of a shock, and certainly
as a surprise. Since those of us on the Clarion staff have not
had as much interaction with him as we would have liked, we
talked to several faculty members, the consensus of which may
be summed up in the reflections offered by G. W. Carlson,
Assistant Professor of History and Political Science.
Carlson had three basic observations on Virgil Olson.
"First, I must say that he is probably one of the most sensitive
persons I have ever met and that he reflects a concept of the
Christian Spirit in as genuinely a way as can humanly be expected.
Second, I've appreciated him as a proponent of progressive
evangelicalism. He's been a supporter and sustainer to
those who are exploring that dimension of the faith. And finally,
he has symbolized and represented a concept of academic
freedom which has made Bethel an enjoyable place to work."
From the limited and diffuse amount of interaction we
have had with Virgil Olson, we have no reason to disagree with
Carlson's observations, and every reason to second them. As a
matter of principle, we think that certain tenets of his administrative
style may be extrapolated from those observations in
considering a replacement for him.
We fear any attempt toward compromise with critics of
the educational style Olson has represented. It is an absolute
necessity that whoever is appointed his successor would strive
ceaselessly for academic freedom. We must let educational
chips fall where they may; Christians at Bethel do not need
any ill-defined concept of academic protection built into
their curriculum. It is our felling that the Christian faith has
all the vitality it needs to cope with any "intellectual" challenge
the world may muster. And cope it must, for to ignore
the intellectual challenges of the world would for all practical
purposes connote a surrender to these challenges.
We would like at this time to extend our best wishes to
Virgil Olson in his next role in the service as Executive Secretary
of the Board of World Missions of the Baptist General
Conference.
Editor's Note: At its Tuesday evening session the Student
Senate unanimously passed the separate graduation bill
sponsored by Dave Bjork and Tim Martens. We emphatically
approve.
Christian
Thoughts
Duane Quinion -
Charles Cosgrove
A popular topic of discussion in our society today is the
impact that the film "The Exorcist" has had on the general
public. This is well represented in the news media, typical
street conversation, and in discussions on campus. It is on this
subject that we would like to offer some consideration.
"The Exorcist" is a story depicting the experiences of a
demon possessed twelve-year-old girl and those involved with
her. It is a film which must be considered not only as it relates
to technical cinema achievement, which it undoubtedly exhibits,
but to message and impact.
The elements which would have rendered the film a valuable
contribution to society are existent in the screenplay
itself. But these elements are prodigiously misrepresented in
the story.
The theme is the spiritual battle which exists between
God and Satan. This is depicted in the most prolific scene in
the film, the prologue. Father Merrin, the exorcist, is introduced
to the viewer on location in Iraq as part of an archaeological
expedition. One evening at sundown he comes face to
face with a statue of a half man half animal. The winds swell
and swirl the sand about and the statue and the priest are shown
in sillouhette. In this manner the director portrays the spiritual
battle.
Subsequent to the prologue any allusion to God is quite
absent from the events. The young priest who is the resident
psychiatrist for his particular order, a significant character in
the film, is a priest only in appearance having little concern
for spiritual things. The old priest (the exorcist) dies of a heart
attack during the attempt at exorcising the demon. The young
priest who assists in the attempt beckons the demon into himself,
relieving the girl of the demon. He then hurls himself out
of the girl's bedroom window to his death below.
In essence Satan has overcome. There appears to be no
defense against his devastating power. The development of the
spiritual battle as is so beautifully depicted in the prologue is
rendered insignificant. Instead a melodramatic, terrifying
sequence of events is ejaculated upon the viewer scaring him
half to death. This destroys all the potential for any valuable
statement of the theme which emerges from the prologue. The
sensationalism which predominates renders the theme unexpressed.
People are in enough despair already without being
subjected to the terror which this film has the potential to
instill.
As to the impact of this film you are well aware. It has
brought the heretofore fascination of the public with the occult
to a real encounter. The best thing to do with this film is
to leave it alone. We discourage its discussion. In the words of
C.S. Lewis, we conclude, "there are two equal and opposite
errors into which our race can fall about devils. One is to disbelieve
in their existence. The other is to believe, and feel excessive
unhealthy interest in them. They themselves are equally
pleased by both ... "
Lindhal, continued from page two
Joann Palace was fascinated by the bustling European
market places, found that Turkish taxi drivers are crazy, and
experienced culture shock first-hand when she was offered one
of Greece's delicacies ... octopus. "Language is so important,
too," she added. "More than one person commented to me
that we don't know their language, but they know ours."
continued on page eight
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Quality
government
must continue
Jackson - Blomquist
If student attendance at Senate meetings
(Tuesdays at 6:30) were all we had
to go on, we could regard student government
as a meeting place for Student
Senators and other Student Association
Officers who have little else to do with
their time. Fortunately, even a quick look
at student government's functions will
readily dispel any such illusion of ineptitude.
As we look at it today, student
government is the most effective channel
for bringing students' feelings to bear.
And while we admit that it has not yet
approached complete representation of
the students, it is also apparent that
student government has by far the greatest
potential for formulating students'
wishes and acting upon them in an effective
manner.
In addition to a capacity to represent
students' wishes, individuals in student
government have the potential and opportunity
to act as trustees from their
respective positions of legislative and executive
office, and thereby set the tone of
college activity and discussion. And, candidly
speaking, participation in student
government affords an excellent opportunity
to experience the micro politicosocial
activity that is very much a part of
Bethel life.
Responsibilities
First, student government is responsible
for a very hefty (this year $31,500)
budget, including its management and
distribution. The financial role the various
student organs play, the Clarion, the
Spire, the Campus Coordinator's office,
KABY radio, and several other student
groups such as the cheerleaders and the
international student's organization, are
directly affected by the allotments the
Student Senate appropriates to them.
Secondly, the content and quality of
the Clarion, the Spire, KABY, and the
Campus Coordinator's office comes under
the direct bearing of the Senate, which
ultimately must confirm the editors, general
manager, and coordinators, and their
respective and continuing policies. This
responsibility is a serious one, especially
when one recognizes that the publications,
the radio waves, and coordinator's activities
playa large role in setting the tone on
the campus, in both Bethel's and the outside
world's minds.
This year we have witnessed successful
blood drives, the introduction of two additional
student committees to the business
office and the public affairs office, and
the forthcoming Senate African Relief
six
project. By attending the Senate meeting
on Tuesdays, students can become
acquainted with the other issues the Senate
needs to act upon, those which will, in the
end result, affect each student individually.
The Opportunity is Yours
Many students have come to view student
government in ways that are neither
accurate nor well informed. Too often student
government is looked down on as an
inept, poorly conceived cluster of individuals
pursuing a relatively pointless endeavor.
Students involved in these activities
are thought to be little more than idle
orators and attention seekers wasting time
on a self styled ego trip, unconscious of
the actual insignificance of his actions. In
the hands of the wrong people this may
be the case; but it is not necessarily so.
The potential for student government is
great. As mentioned before it provides a
definite channel for voicing student concerns
and ideas. It has the responsibility
of managing a budget that now exceeds
$30 000 and enters the lives of students in
a n~mber of other areas. These considerations
make it imperative that students
take an active and serious interest in their
government and help bear the responsibility
for making it work.
Student government is not, or at least
should not be, a popularity contest. Undoubtedly
a student obtaining an elected
or appointed position must possess certain
characteristics that inspire confidence and
high regard in those responsible for electing
him. An informed electorate, however,
will not base its decisions on physical
attractiveness, athletic abilities, or general
popularity. A wise voter will look for a
person known to be responsible, industrious,
and intellectually creative. These are
perhaps the primary attributes needed.
Selection of student representatives is
therefore an important responsibility and
should not be taken lightly.
In another vein, student government
should not be viewed or approached as an
arm of the school administration. There
are times, of course, when student leaders
will probably feel the need to support or
perhaps pursue administration policies.
When this happens it should be done without
compunction. Perhaps more frequently,
however, student government will be
called on to oppose the administration's
programs or at least to initiate activities
not attempted before. Such endeavors
obviously demand competent and resourcefulleaders.
Student government has
gre at potential for advancing student
affairs and should always be considered a
primary avenue for student action.
To be effective, student government
must avoid the cyclical conditions that
have plagued it in the past. Too often a
year of good government is followed by a
year or two of inept or apathetic government
which generally serves to destroy
the credibility of substantive advances of
other years. The only way to combat this
condition is for students to assume an educated
and serious attitude toward their
responsibilities as leaders and voters.
If any student feels a sincere and
thoughtful desire to help in the processes
and challenges of student government, he
should seek to become involved in one or
more of the several available opportunites.
Competent student officers, senators, and
student-faculty committee members are
needed to continue the work begun by
this year's government and to initiate new
ideas and goals to cope with the constantly
evolving needs of the student body.
Paul Stookey
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concert here
Student senators Dave Bjork and Dan
Leafblad have announced that Noel Paul
Stookey, formerly of Peter, Paul and
Mary, will appear March 13 at Bethel.
The appearance is for a benefit concert
for the Student Senate's African relief
project. Stookey has released such solo
works as "Wedding Song" and "Hymn."
Also appearing will be Phil Kitchen and
another group yet to be announced.
Price for the concert will also be announced
later.
More news on the anticipated Senate
African Relief Week will be forthcoming
and all students are encouraged to contact
Bjork or Leafblad if they feel they can
contribute to this effort.
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My Opinion
Salaries and benefits
do not add up
by Mike Stevens
I would like to explore the myth of Bethel teacher's
salaries.
In the January 11, 1974 issue of the Clarion, it was
revealed partially the degree to which our teachers are being
underpaid. But since then new research has been made to
reemphasize this point.
The total Bethel budget for next year will be increased
by a total of one half million dollars, with the total budget for
teacher's salaries increasing 7 1/2% and the total budget for the
staff being increased by 6%. Now at a moments glance, in light
of the cost of living being increased 8.8%, it would seem that
Bethel is attempting to meet the rise in the cost of living.
But, as it has been said before, facts are deceiving. The key
word above is total. Total is a very limiting word. When two to
three new teachers are to be added to the present faculty
(the Board of Regents gave permission to hire a person in both
the Chemistry and Business Departments) this 7%% increase
soon dwindles to a small figure. Even without these additional
people, each teacher isn't guaranteed a 7%% increase because
of variables such as the person's degree and the years
having been taught. As a result our teachers are forced to try
to live on horse and buggy wages that must keep up with the
space age prices. Over the last three years the Twin Cities
Consumer Price Index has increased 14.2%, with the average
Bethel faculty pay increase at about 13.2%. One pprcent
doesn't seem much but it is shocking to find that some instructors
have received only an 8.5% increase during the same
time period.
Not only is the instructor unable to meet the high cost of
living, matching the Consumer Price Index increases, but the
instructor starts out at a disadvantage. The sad joke is that
garbage men make more than Bethel teachers. In the faculty
Personnel Policies Committee report to the Administration and
Board of Regents, one paragraph seemed to say it all, "Bethel's
relative standing among the Christian colleges declined in
1972-73. We noticeably failed to keep pace with most other
schools." (The national average compensation increase was 5%
for faculty members; the per capita income increase in the
U.S. in 1972 was 7 .7% - all of which indicates that the average
American fared better than the average professor who fared
better than Bethel personnel.)
In the same report it was also noted that a pastor with a
church membership exceeding 500, on the average, makes
more than the average Bethel professor with the full doctorate
degree.
Someone then always brings up the finge benefits of
Bethel instructors and how they compensate for lower
wages. In the teacher's handbook there are five major "Special
Privileges" a teacher receives: 1) they receive "free" admission
to campus events (our $10 activity card covers this); 2) they
may purchase tickets at red uced rates through the Department
of Music for many of the concerts sponsored in Northrup
Auditorium by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota
Orchestra (we as students are able to get reduced tickets also);
3) they receive a "free" issue of the Spire (as do all full time
students); 4) they receive a 30% discount on books (as do all
preachers); and finally, the most controversial benefit, teachers
receive tuition benefits for family members (but even this is
slowly deteriorating as each faculty member must pay 5% of
the tuition costs. And with tuition rising the costs climb, and
if the child gets married he or she is unable to claim the
tuition privilege. Also if a person does not have any children,
or if the person's child is very young, the faculty member may
have to wait a long time or he may never be able to take advantage
of this privilege.)
In all actuality, the fringe benefits just take some actual
take home pay away if the person is unable to take full
advantage of these benefits.
The inevitable question arises, why would anyone want
to work here? I asked "Doc" Dalton, a mainstay in the History
Department, why he stays at Bethel. (Doc's been teaching for
24 years at an average pay over those 24 years of $6,000. If he
was teaching at any other major university he could be making
$10,000 more per year.) The two reasons he cited and which
seem to be the general consensus of the faculty, is that 1)
teachers like the flexibility they have concerning their schedules
and classes and probably the most important, 2) they're
committed to the things and opportunities that are going on at
Bethel. Many faculty members seem to feel that they're not
here only to teach but because God has a special ministry for
them. G. William Carlson (a member of the History and
Political Science Department and one who could be making
$4,000 more per year if he was still teaching at West St. Paul
High School) agrees with Doc, "If it wasn't for the people here
and for the commitment I feel for the things that are happening
here at Bethel, it wouldn't be worth it." As with all the
faculty members of the History and Political Science Department,
all the wives work to help out with the expenses or
many of the new instructors wouldn't be able to meet the high
cost of living.
In summary I hope it has become apparent the predicament
that our teachers face. They're not here planning to make
money, the keen awareness of the God size step Bethel has
taken concerning this new campus is well known among them.
We, as stUdents, should feel proud of the deep commitment to
Bethel our teacher's have. I for one am glad that the quality
of the education I receive at Bethel isn't in equal proportion
to my professor's salary.
Letters
More on separate graduation
February 11, 1974
Dear Editor,
In regards to the article by Messrs. Jackson and Blomquist
and the letter by Mr. Wray concerning separate graduation
ceremonies for the College and the Seminary. While I concur
with their end (i.e. Bethel College gaining the respect and
recognition that it deserves in the surrounding community) it
seems to me that they are being simplistic in their reasoning
and perhaps even "shooting a dead horse." It has been asserted
that by having separate graduation ceremonies the College will
then stand on its own and no longer will people think it just
a prep school for the Seminary. Now really, isn't that a bit
simplistic? Do Jackson and Blomquist really think that the
surrounding community will sit up and take notice of Bethel
as an academic institution just because it no longer has graduation
ceremonies with the Seminary? Personally, I doubt
whether such a move would have any impact on how the outside
community views the College. They probably wouldn't
even be aware of the change in procedure.
Also, I think Jackson and Blomquist have overlooked a
practical reason for having combined ceremonies - i.e. convenience.
If the College and Seminary were to have two different
graduation ceremonies at two different times, those
persons having friends or relatives graduating from both the
College and the Seminary and coming from a considerable
distance would either have to make two burdensome trips or
else attend only one of the ceremonies. They would no longer
be able to "kill two birds with one stone."
Letters continued on page nine
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Olson, continued from page one
the annual conference meetings last summer, I was approved
for another five year term. At that time I told the
Board of Regents I wasn't sure if I wanted to stay as dean
for another five years. If I did, I might serve as dean til my
retirement, and I wasn't sure even at that time I wanted
that.
Then last fall The Executive Committee of the Board
of World Missions approached me and asked if I would be
willing to let my name be placed in nomination at the
annual meeting of the Baptist General Conference next
June for the position of Executive Secretary of the Board
of World Missions. I told them I was satisfied at Bethel
and that there was plenty to do here to keep me occupied
for a long time. The only indication I gave to the committee
was that I did not intend to stay as dean until I
retired, perhaps at the most, two or three years.
I was surprised by their direction to me because I
don't fit into the age requirements specified by the job
perspectus for the position of Exeuctive Secretary. Nevertheless,
the committee approached me again a month ago.
Last week my wife Carol and I came to the decision which
we believe, though very difficult, is the right way for us to
go. On February 5 I sent my resignation to President Carl
Lundquist and Elving Anderson,Chairman of the Board of
Regents. It will be effective at the end of this year,
December 31, or earlier if the President or Board of
Regents think it wise.
I taught church history and missions for many years
in the Seminary. I have served on the Board of World
Missions and for two years was its chairman. My last sabbatical
I spent in Ethiopia in contact with our Baptist
General Conference mission there, and I have visited other
of our Afro-Asian mission fields as well. So it wasn't as if
the Executive Committee pulled my name like a trinket
out of a Cracker Jacks box.
The Baptist General Conference has about 115 missionaries
serving on seven fields throughout the world.
The World Mission's budget is 1% million dollars, the
largest single item on the Conference budget. I'm willing
to work hard to be part of this missionary effort.
Q: What has been your most rewarding experience in serving
as Dean of Bethel College?
A: It's been rewarding to me to see the development of a
strong Christian - educational community here at Bethel.
We have soft spots, just like any other school. But our
faculty is outstanding, and I have never hesitated to brag
about them. I think the school has grown stronger since
I've been here in terms of the faculty. When I came only
28% of our faculty members had their doctorates, now
that percentage is 52%.
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Personally, this job as dean has been an educative experience
for me. Bethel is involved in many types of disciplines,
and I have been forced to read and study to keep
up in the understanding of them. I was lectured to by
faculty members on numerous occasions. It takes a lot of
work to bring up a dean. I'm a better educated person as
a result of this experience.
I have also enjoyed being in a community of young
people here at Bethel. Students are our "product" and
it's great to see the wholesome development of the
student body.
Q: What has been your most frustrating experience?
A: Making decisions without enough information or money.
Having too much work and too little time and energy. In
the end you compromise and do what you can.
Finance is always a problem - how much mileage we
can get with the money we have. If teachers' salaries
increase, tuition necessarily increases. You can't rob
Peter to pay Paul.
I guess another frustration is that I wasn't trained as
an administrator. It's been hard work to keep up with the
advances made in educational management - with computer
programming and things like that.
The biggest frustration in serving as dean, though, is
how to say no to somebody you like real well.
Q: What people have been the most influential in your life
since you began your work as dean here?
A: The most important person in my life has always been my
wife Carol. She is a supportive person, creative, intelligent,
capable. She's not one to be public in her role of service.
President Lundquist, of course, has been very supportive.
He gave me a virtual carte blanche in running this
college. Whatever I wanted to do, or nearly everything, it
was always, "Fine, let's do it." He is a very gracious man.
The departmental chairmen have also been influential,
I would have to say, as well as faculty members.
Q: Do you think the college and seminary will remain one
school? How do you feel on the issue of having separate
commencement services?
A: It's inevitable as aggressive programs are carried out at both
schools that they will become more distinctive. But I feel
there are some ways in which cooperation could grow
more fully - such as in coordination of courses and programs.
I guess the issue of separate graduation services
doesn't mean much to me personally. There is some advantage
in having the same time for commencement services,
as many people from the conference would like to
attend both commencements. But it's not necessary to
have the same commencement service for both schools.
However, it's still true that the business arrangements for
both schools are one, and the promotion and fund
raising for both is done jointly.
Lindahl, continued from page five
Debbie Grassman shared everyone's wonder at the rocky,
desolate terrain over which Paul traveled on his missionary
journeys. She was impressed with the love he exhibited through
the hardships he chose to face and the distance he traveled
because of his total commitment to the Lord.
Everyone interviewed appreciated the free times included
in the course structure in which they could split off from the
group and seek out the places that were most interesting to
them. And everyone brought bac'k many discoveries and much
to share.
Royals crush
Concordia
by Curtis Kregness
Five seniors celebrated their last home
basketball game at Bethel Saturday, as
they combined for 55 points in the Royals'
second romp over Concordia this
season. Steve Scroggins (21 points), Ted
Steen (13), Tim Maring (9), John Priestly
(8), and Phil Aune (4) led the Royals in
an 85 to 46 whitewashing of the Comets,
bringing Bethel's overall season record to
10 wins and 10 losses.
In a festive atmosphere, Priestly chose
the third quarter to do a little unorthodox
ball-handling and display his basketball
trademark. Three times he delighted the
crowd by sending the basketball cleanly
through the hoop from at least 25 feet
away. Then, as if that wasn't enough, he
sunk two free throws in two attempts,
sending the first one spinning around the
rim for three or four seconds before it
dropped in.
It took Concordia six and one-half
minutes to score its first field goal, and
the Comets' high scorer, Dennis Will, was
held to nine points.
Earlier last week, the Royals dropped
a tension-filled contest to the Northland
Lumberjacks in one overtime.
With 10 seconds remaining in the
game, and Bethel down 68 to 65, Paul
Healy went to the free throw line for
two attempts. He made the first, but the
second bounced off. Scroggins grabbed the
rebound and made the basket to tie the
score at 68 points.
Letters continued from page seven
In overtime, the Lumberjacks put in
only one field goal to Bethel's four by
Aune, Healy, Robertson, and Scroggins.
However, Northland completed nine outof
ten free throw attempts to win the game
79 to 76, avenging their loss to the Royals
in early January.
Tonight, the Bethel cagers face TriState
Conference champion Northwestern
College in Iowa. Westmar College will host
the Royals tomorrow in the last conference
contest of the season.
Roun dballers
rout Hamline
by Dave Greener
The lady Royals devastated Hamline's
Pipers, 60-23, in womens' basketball
action here Fe bruary 7.
Lynn Dreesen's 14 points paced Bethel's
attack, while Marilyn Luce netted 8
and Chris Kimball and Cathy Olson contributed
7 each. A commanding lead enabled
Coach Carol Morgan to play members
of her "B" team for much of the
secon d half.
The win upped Bethel's varsity record
to 2-1. The "B" squad, following two cancellations
by other teams, was still looking
for its first contest this week against
St. Olaf. This week's varsity action was
also slated against St. Olaf, and Concordia
(St. Paul).
Coming contests find the Royals
hosting Carleton Monday evening and entertaining
North western (St. Pa ul) Tuesday
night. Varsity game time each evening is
appro~imately 7 :45 in the Bethel gym,
followmg the "B" team's 6:30 scheduled
start.
In sum, while I agree with the goals of Jackson and Blomquist,
I disagree with the means they are attempting to employ
as they don't seem to be getting at the heart of the matter and
really giving a viable solution to the problem. Perhaps Jackson
and Blomquist had best go "back to the drawing board" until
they come up with a "real" solution.
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1) Jackson - Blomquist never intended separate graduh
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and a symbol.
2) Jackson - Blomquist felt that the "practical reason"
of arbitrary calendar bending (to the detriment of
working students) far outweighed the less practical
alternative of satisfying the minute percentage of
those in both ceremonies. Further, we cannot see how
(this year) different times on the same day would so
greatly inconvenience those who have two ceremonies
to attend, as Dean Gordon Johnson of the Seminary
has stated.
3) It is impossible to refute charges of "simplistic" in a
short editor's note. We suggest you re-read the article,
although it is over 1,000 words long, and covers
several different supporting arguments to separate
graduation.
4) In a vote taken at the Seminary only one student
thought there would be any scheduling conflicts with
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Sports
Mentioning
Merritt
by John Merritt
Who or what is the Bethel hockey
club? They are a bunch of guys who love
the sport, half of whom played in high
school, and who represent the first fruits
of organized hockey at Bethel. They
were concerned this year not so much
with whether they have a winning season,
but with generating student and faculty
interest in hockey enough to support a
competitive team with funds and facilities
in the future.
Mike Egelston, who has played goalie
faithfully this season, related to me what
sort of growing pains the club has been
going through: "Our biggest problem is
that ice time in the arenas is simply impossible
to get. To get ice time for next
season, for example, a team must sign up
now at 45-50 dollars an hour. We haven't
the funds to do this. The result has been
that we have not been able to have regular,
organized practices. We skate when we
can, but the lack of conditioning and
practice made it very difficult for us."
"Our second biggest problem is our
lack of depth. We usually have enough
players to skate two lines, but the other
teams put out three. The result is that we
are tired in the third period and often have
a hard time getting the puck out of our
own end. Many of the players skate nearly
the entire game and since we aren't able
to condition ourselves as we should, we
falter late in the game, which is entirely
understandable. Skating for that length of
time would exhaust even a highly conditioned
skater."
If the team only had more players to
provide depth, things would look much
brighter. Mike says, "we have some great
Witzgall now 15-1,
records fastest pin
by Tim Benhardus
Fred Witzgall set a new school record as he pinned Concordia's
177 pound wrestler in 15 seconds. The crowd almost
missed the match completely as the quickness of Fred paid
off and he recorded his fifth pin of the year. The pin helped
Bethel take what was a close match and turn it into a runaway
33 - 15 victory over Concordia St. Paul.
personnel, and we play well as a unit. We
aren't weak in any given position - we
just lack players to provide the depth we
need."
These are the growing pains. I asked
Mike what could be done to help alleviate
some of them.
"Outdoor boards at Bethel would be
the first positive step. Gene Glader feels
that hockey at Bethel can make a go of
it. With boards, an interim P.E. class in
hockey could be offered. We could have
regular practices and home games at
Bethel, barring extremely cold or warm
weather. We could possibly build the rink
near the ski hill warming house." Next
year is not out of the question for these
facilities at Bethel.
Mike also mentioned that fan support
really helps. "Once we were down five -
zip and came back with five goals of our
own when we found several Bethel people
out cheering for us."
I think the club deserves alot of credit
for their efforts to get organized hockey
off the ground. Every team must go
through this growing stage, and that is
when the going is tough. Hockey is an
exciting sport and I feel that it would be
an asset to Bethel in many ways. Stick
with it guys -look where persistence
brought the soccer team.
Jerry Flasch also provided color for the Royals as he
pinned the Comets' Jeff Reinholtz in 4:36. This was the first
loss for the Concordia heavyweight. Also recording wins last
Saturday afternoon were Captain Dave Peterson by a pin,
Mitch Turner, Bill Lott, Jeff Zitzloff and Fred Witzgall.
Bethel's Fred Ogamachi picked up a forfeit in the 118 match
that raised his season record to 9 - 6. Updates on season
records are Dave Peterson 11 - 6 - 1, Mitch Turner 8 - 7 -1,
Bill Lott 8 - 7, Jeff Zitzloff 4 - 2, Fred Wi tzgall 17 - 1,
Dave Hanks 12 - 5, and Jerry Flasch 9 - 3. What has hurt
the Royals in several very close duals was the neccessity to
forfeit the 158 pound class to their opposition.
Jeff Zitzloff puts on the pressure.
It was good the Royals whipped Concordia because it
helped them forget two previous disappointingly close losses.
The Lumberjacks of Northland College held off the Royal
grapplers for a 25 - 21 victory. The Lumberjacks built up a
lead early that could not be overcome despite the efforts of
Jerry Flasch who recorded one of his five pins on the year.
In another match, St. Thomas downed Bethel, 24 - 18.
The wrestling team has a weekly award known as "the
animal of the week," which is given to the outstandingly
aggressive wrestler of the week. The "animals of the week" are
as follows: vs. Lakehead - Dave Peterson, vs. St. Mary's -
Bruce Peterson, Jerry Flasch, vs. Pillsbury - Dave Peterson,
ten
vs. Gustavus - Fred Witzgall, vs. St. Thomas - Fred Witzgall,
vs. Hamline - Jack Olson, vs. Eau Claire - Dave Hanks,
vs. Concordia - Dave Hanks, vs. Augsburg - Dave Hanks,
vs. Westmar - Jeff Zitzloff, vs Carleton St. Olaf-Jeff Zitzloff,
vs. Pillsbury - Fred Witzgall, vs. Northland - Jerry Flasch.
(6-0)
(6-6)
(12-6)
(15-6 )
(18-6)
(18-12)
(21-12)
(27 -12)
(27-15)
(33-15 )
Bethel 33 Concordia 15
1180gamachi
126 Head
134 D. Peterson 4: 08
142 M. Turner 4
150 Lott 8
158 Forfeit
167 Zitzloff 11
177 Witzgall : 15
190 Hanks 4
HWT Flasch 4: 21
Forfeit
Braver 3:56
Stevens
Bessey 2
Grunetz 3
Hered
Printup 7
Simmons
James 6
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