Bethel College, Arden Hills, Minnesota
Breakfast co-ordinator Paul Lentz encourages student participation
Sunday breakfasts end
African Relief Project
by Judy Harrington
The efforts of four area churches, four
major businesses, and the Bethel College
student body are being poured into the
last phase of the African Relief Projectthe
pancake breakfasts, to be held this
Sunday, April 28.
Student Association Vice-President
Randy Landis and Paul Lentz, coordinators
of the breakfasts, have said that the major
food-stuffs have been donated and will be
delivered to the churches tomorrow.
"General Mills donated over $200 worth
of pancake mix; Gambles contributed
30 gallons of syrup through the outlet of
Red Owl; Pixy Pac Stores has given us
about $250 worth of milk, orange drink,
and coffee creamer; and Land 0' Lakes
donated 90 pounds of butter," said
Landis. "We still may have some coffee
donated, but that's not for sure."
Landis is organizing the breakfast at
Minnetonka Baptist Church in Minnetonka.
Paul Lentz, a Bethel junior, is
overseeing the breakfasts at Brooklyn
Center Baptist (5840 Humboldt Ave. N.),
Central Baptist (North Roy and Shields
Avenues), and Salem Baptist Church
(1995 Silver Lake Road, New Brighton).
"Breakfasts" at the latter two churches
will be held as suppers at 5 p.m.
"We're hoping to feed 1,000 people,
but we have food enough for 1,200,"
Landis commented.
Tickets for the breakfasts will be $1.00.
Students wishing to help on Saturday
with food delivery or on Sunday with
preparation and clean-up should see either
Landis or Lentz. Proceeds from the breakfasts
will go to Food for the Hungry, an
organization of evangelical Christians
which is distributing food to starving
millions in the famine stricken areas of
central Africa.
Vol. 49 No. 24
Friday, April 26, 1974
SMPselects
174 students
by Sherrie Dow
Bethel's student missionaries for the
summer of 1974 are anticipating a summer
in diverse locations and cultures. Much
prayer and preparation have gone into
the placing of the students.
Judy Whittaker, Rhonda Dye, and
John Kramer will be busy in the inner
city of Brooklyn, New York, while Gwen
Hedlund and John Erickson will be working
in the Chicago inner city ministry.
Leanne Bondhus and Tom Hainlen will
be involved in a church outreach program
in Massachusetts. Ma~cia Palmquist, Debbie
Donley, Earleen Petersen, and Larry
Caldwell look forward to being busy in
DVBS, campwork, etc., in Alberta Canada.
The "foreign" missions include North
American Indian Mission in British Columbia
which will be served by Sue Kipp,
Ann Johnson, and Arnie Thorpe; Tim
Schroeder will be with Project: Spearhead
in Mexico; and Cindy Hess and Anita
Larson will assist the Engstrom sisters in
Zacapu, Mexico.
Partial support by SMP will be given
to Martha Larson for a ministry in Panama;
to Mark Kile, returning to Africa; and
to Praise which is travelling in the Midwest
in a singing and counselling ministry.
At the present time, SMP has $5,250.
SMP President Mark Johnson said he
thanks "the many individuals who have
generously given through tax returns and
other means. However, SMP needs continued
financial support and prayer support
through the end of April and the
month of May."
This issue:
Another tuition hike-
-see page seven
Editorials- peace, the
sting, the poll
-see page five
Library plagued by
noise, missing volumes
by Steve Harris
Question: What's the difference between the LRC and the
Coffee Shop?
Answer: The Coffee Shop is usually quieter.
Although that's an exaggeration, a noisy situation does
exist in the Bethel LRC, and people are concerned.
"There are lots of places on this campus that were designed
for socializing," said Mrs. Carol Hansen, reference librarian,
"while the LRC was designed for those who want to study. The
trouble is, students are mixing the two."
Certain trouble spots exist in the complex.
"It's especially bad around the balconies," explained
Mrs. Hansen, "because the sound travels across the whole
building. "
Spring adds to the problem, because even though "springfever"
creates a joyous spirit among everyone (and along with
it, more noise), finals are getting close. That means there are
students in the library who need to get work done yet who are
being disturbed by those around them who don't feel like
studying.
"Ms. Dewey (head librarian) keeps getting notes on her
door from people complaining about the noise," said Mrs. Hansen.
"I think it's time for some people to start applying a
little practical Christianity and have some concern for those
around us."
Another problem in the LRC concerns missing materials.
"People keep walking off with magazines, especially Car
and Driver, Sports Illustrated, and Psycology Today," said
Mrs. Hansen. "And when it's time for them to be bound they
can't be replaced, so it is hurting the library."
Even more costly are the missing books.
"We have a lot of reference books missing, the most important
being Encyclopedia Judaica-Volume 13. The cost of
that one is so high 1 don't know how we'll be able to replace
it. Ironically, it is mostly the reference books in the 200
section that are gone. That's the Christianity section."
"We can all sit around and talk about Christian theories,"
explained Mrs. Hansen, "but Christ demands some things from
us: things like honesty and concern for those around us. And
that extends in many directions."
All members of the Bethel community are urged to return
any and all library materials which they see misplaced around
the school. Be on the look-out for them! And drop them in
the book deposit.
IIOriginal Democrat"
of Bethel lectures
at Pi Gamma Mu
By Brian Turnwall
Nearly sixty people sat in on an informative lecture and
discussion Thursday night April 18 as Dr. Walford Peterson
spoke on the issue of impeachment. The setting was the
monthly Pi Gamma Mu lecture series. Dr. Peterson is no
stranger to Bethel, attending Bethel when it was a junior
two
college and teaching in the political science department during
the 50's and early 60's. He has served on the staff of the
Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs in Washington, D.C.
and is currently Professor of Political Science at Washington
State University.
Peterson, who jokingly refers to himself as "Bethel's
original Democrat," presented a thirty minute lecture and
responded to questions for the remainder of the hour. He
spoke of the difficulties encountered in dealing with an impeachment,
more specifically the impeachment potentially
facing President Nixon. The Constitution does not explain
how to run our government in detail. Whenever the framers
could not agree on a particular concept it was couched in ambiguity
so that it could be interpreted in various ways. An
obstacle facing the House Judiciary Committee investigating
the grounds for impeachment has been to define precisely
what a "high crime" is, as there is no definition of the word
in the Constitution or any legal dictionary.
Also important in the current impeachment question is a
determination of at which point the President becomes personally
responsible for the criminal actions of those working
under him, according to Peterson. Can Nixon be held accountable
for the illegal activities of members of his cabinet or
senior members of the White House staff? It is here that
Peterson says the judgment of Congress will "rest on a political
rather than a legal consideration, not what is the law in
the narrow sense, but what is prudent and best for the
country. "
Audience reaction centered on the effect the current impeachment
crisis will likely have on the American political
system. Peterson offered a number of observations. What
worries him most of all is the possibility, however remote, of a
president who has become totally frustrated at home taking a
dangerous gamble in foreign affairs in order to rally the country
to his size. Another cause for concern is the probability
that Congressional elections this fall will be in effect a "plebescite"
on Nixon's presidency. He sees a danger in campaigns
being based on one issue only.
And yet Peterson believes the American system can work
in the matter of impeachment. The process is slow, but
necessarily so. America is at a crossroads. If we do not impeach
now, Peterson believes, impeachment in the future will
become a dead issue, a process future presidents will have little
reason to fear. It is an issue on which there is no middle ground
and he concluded the hour with an appeal to those in attendance
to write their representatives in Congress. On this issue
more than any other representatives want to know how their
constituency views impeachment.
The final meeting in the Pi Gamma Mu series for this year
will be at 8 p.m. on May 23, when senior papers will be judged
and awards given.
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Choirs tour on
spring break
by Curtis Kregness
Neither rain nor snow nor sickness
could keep the three touring Bethel choirs
from their appointed concerts during
Easter vacation.
The Male Chorus continued its 14-
concert tour of northern Minnesota, Manitoba,
Wisconsin, lllinois, and Iowa even
after its director, C. Edward Thomas,
contracted a serious case of pneumonia.
It seems that the primary cause of the
sickness was the group's drafty old bus,
which "shook violently at speeds over
50 miles per hour," according to Wayne
Pauluk, Male Chorus business manager.
Mr. Thomas grew progressively worse
as the Easter week wore on, and by
Thursday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, he decided
that he was too sick to continue.
However, the chorus voted to finish the
trip anyway, under the supervision of
Student Director Tom Adelsman, who
took over for Mr. Thomas.
Bob Rowton, vice-president, commented
that the trip was a real success in spite
of the problems experienced. "We were
able to get into the music much better on
tour than in rehearsals," he said.
The College Choir, under the direction
of Robert Berglund, traveled east, but
couldn't get away from Minnesota-type
weather. They awoke one morning in New
York to find a snow cover of six to eight
inches. Even so, the 79-voice choir performed
12 concerts as it toured Wisconsin,
lllinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
and New Jersey.
John Lynch, tenor, said, "the best
part of the tour was being able to stay in
private homes along the way, meeting
new families almost every night." All
three choirs did just that, and many members
commented that the hospitality
shown to them was the most enjoyable
part of their tour.
"One of our most unique concerts,"
said Randy Payne, a College Choir bass,
"was performed in Long Island, New
Bob Rowton, vice president of Male Chorus
York at the Community Church of East
Williston. It was an ecumenical church,
including denominations all the way from
Baptist to Buddhist."
The Women's Choir had several unusual
experiences, as related by its director,
Mary Fall. "On Easter evening we performed
at a church in Webster, Minnesota,
where a church leader had just died that
day." She said that it was a sensitive situation,
but that the choir was able to
"minister to the congregation through
music in a truly effective way."
Mrs. Fall noted that, unlike the other
two choirs, the Women's Choir was "blessed
with good health and good weather."
The group of 42 women toured northwestern
Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota,
and northern Minnesota, performing
15 concerts along the way. "Visiting
churches in the farm areas was especially
rewarding," Mrs. Fall said, "and I think it
helped to widen our perspective considerably."
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Music -
May 1 - Brahms' "Requiem" by the
Augsburg Choral Club, 8 p.m. at
Melby Hall, Augsburg College
April 30 - "Student Prince," opera,
presentation of the College of St.
Catherine Opera Workshop, 8 p.m.
at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
Theatre-
May 4, 5 - "You're a Good Man,
Charlie Brown," at 2: 30 and 8 p.m.,
Concordia College Attic Theater
May 1, 4 - "The Effect of Gamma
Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds,"
Hamline University Theater,
Drew Fine Arts Center, at 8 p.m.
Art-
April 26 to May 19 - Ellsworth Kelly:
paintings, sculptures and drawings
at Walker Art Center
May 1-19 - Hamline photography
competition, A. G. Bush Student
Center foyer
Curtis Kregness
Chapel schedule
Monday (April 29) - Robert Stassen,
in preparation for the National Day of
Humiliation Fasting and Prayer on
Tuesday: "The Christian and His Country"
Tuesday - Jim Eshenour, medical pmissionary
to Ethiopia
Wednesday - Music by Jim Hardy; Message
from Pastor Lawson. This begins
a three part series on the Prodigal Son,
"The Nature of Sin."
Thursday - Park Center High School
Choir
Friday - Dean Olson
Paul Goddard
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Bethel women look for
athletic alternatives
by Dave Greener
A choice of nine varsity sports, a hockey club, and
several intramural programs are among the sports opportunities
for the athletically inclined Bethel male. For Bethel
girls, however, sports opportunities aren't quite the same.
Girls' teams exist in four varsity sports, but those women
seeking athletic expression beyond these (and beyond gym
classes, intramurals and Tuesday night's open gyms) must
improvise opportunities of their own.
Some are doing just that this spring. For the first time,
girls have joined Bethel's previously all-male tennis team.
Freshmen Dana Doolittle and Linda Cumings have been placed
on the team's junior varsity squad and are eligible for intercollegiate
competition.
Neither girls claim to bear a women's liberation banner.
"I just love to play tennis," said Doolittle, explaining why she
"started out by trying to meet the needs of as many girls as
possible." Field hockey, volleyball, and softball have thus
joined basketball as parts of the program in recent years.
Bethel's intercollegiate sports budget currently favors
male teams. According to Glader, who is also Bethel's athletic
director and physical education department chairman, the
foregoing female sports are slated for "approximately six
per cent" of next year's intercollegiate sports budget. Such
costs, he said, reflect travel and meal expenses, costs for
officials, and expenses for equipment unique to a particular
sport. (They do not, he said, include facilities expenses and
coaches' and others' salaries.)
"Our situation," said Glader in regard to the budget, "is
generally the same as other private schools in Minnesota. "
continued on page eight
Play review
Night Watch is
entertaining suspense
joined the squad. "I wanted to be on a team and they didn't by Steve Jergenson
have a girls' team," she said. It is 5 a.m. at the Wheeler residence. Mrs. Wheeler, struck
Cumings indicated she came to the squad at Doolittle's with insomnia, looks out the window and sees (or think she
encouragement. "I didn't go into it for the competition sees) a dead man sitting in a luxurious black arm-chair in a
between schools," she said. Instead she said she sought vacant apartment building across the street. The police are
"improvement," wishing her endeavor to be "basically a notified. They immediately check out the building and find
learning experience." nothing. Mrs. Wheeler, however, is certain of what she has
While Doolittle and Cumings sought tennis experience by seen, and she becomes hysterical when no one believes her.
joining a men's team, another group of girls have formed a The mystery is complicated by the appearance of a bizarre
new sports club of their own. According to Trish Swanson, man from next door, the paranoid actions of the Wheeler's
one of its student coaches, this is the first spring that several elderly housekeeper, the nonchalance of the police officers,
girls have been interested in forming a track club. and the strange apathy of Mrs. Wheeler's husband. The action
Jennifer Cockrell, another student coach, indicated that moves quickly to an unusual climax and a chilling denouement
18 girls are working with the club (about 30, she said, had that slaps the unsuspecting spectator across the face and sends
indicated interest initially). She praised Dr. Gene Glader, him away floating on a cloud of question marks.
men's track coach, for letting the club use men's track equip- The play Night Watch at the Chimera Theatre was not
ment and letting them in the gym while the men were working performed for the critics; it was performed for the pleasure of
out. She also said he indicated the girls will be able to use the avid theatre-goers. If you sit through the entire performance
track at Moundsview Senior High School. The Bethel Student simply with an eye on the technique, then you lose sight of
Senate has voted the club $100 in funds. the purpose of the play - entertainment. For the suspense-
The club, however, does not have an official coach and thriller has no deep philosophical undergirding, and if you
has scheduled only two confirmed meets. However, it is seek- were to search for a deep meaning you would probably be left
ing others. with a contrived message.
That women should join a men's team or form a club of At certain points the directing and acting are lacking in
their own suggests what Carol Morgan regards as the greatest quality, but the suspense builds and flows to such an extent
shortcoming of the Bethel women's sports program. Accord- that it remains enjoyable. If your purpose in going to the
ing to Morgan, a Bethel coach and physical education instruc- theatre is to be entertained then I would recommend it, but
tor, there is currently not enough emphasis on womens' inter- if you go merely as a critic then you may be disappointed with
scholastic individual sports, such as gymnastics, tennis, and certain sections of the play.
track and field. When performed on Broadway, Night Watch received good
That the current emphasis is on team sports is not an reviews from Clive Barnes of the New York Times. It will con-accident.
According to Patricia Brownlee, also a Bethel coach tinue at the Chimera through Sunday, April 28. Performances
and physical education instructor, the women's program are at 8 p.m., except for the Sunday performance at 7 p.m.
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Viet conference
merits attendance
The conference to be held tonight and tomorrow on the
Vietnam experience is indeed a significant event. It is our
feeling that Christians must, if they are to profess credibly a
faith which has ramifications for man both individually and
collectively, seek out the reasons for the tragic social disorders
of our times. As everyone should remember, it was Jesus who
said "blessed are the peacemakers." For this reason we are
glad that the Consortium of Minnesota Peace Educators has
agreed to hold this conference at Bethel. We hope that students,
faculty, and friends alike will take this unique and
fitting opportunity to hear and challenge the various papers to
be presented on different aspects of our country's involvement
in the Vietnam war. Through it all we will grow in knowledge
together.
We wish to thank Bill Carlson of the History and Political
Science Department for the patience and industry he has
displayed in helping to make a conference of such obviously
high calibre a reality not only for Bethel, but also for those
associated with the other participating colleges, as well as for
Minnesota in general.
Check the April 19 Clarion for a detailed schedule.
Seniors again
left cold
We do not understand why Dr. Daniel E. Weiss, president
of Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, was chosen by the
President, Dean Olson, and Dean Gordon Johnson of the
Seminary to speak at commencement. For the past five years
a speaker has been chosen from within the Bethel community.
We must ask why this change has come to pass. And obviously
since we now have no alternative, much in the same way
separate graduation (desired by the students and faculties of
both the College and Seminary) has been in effect pocketvetoed
for this year, we have the undesirable options either
of acquiescing quietly or voicing our objections to what appear
to be decisions by administrative fiat. We are forced to make
the latter choice.
We are sure that Dr. Weiss will have something worthwhile
to say, even if much of it will necessarily be impersonal
platitude, as it can only be, since it is not possible for him to
know any number of Bethel students in a personal way at all,
as would someone from the Bethel community. At the senior
class meeting on Wednesday, April 17, the consensus was
nearly unanimous in favor of having a speaker from the College
at commencement, and not only at the baccalaureate service.
Yet, to our knowledge, the senior class was not even consulted
by the administration on this matter.
To further complicate everything, the Convocations and
Commencement Committee of the College was not consulted
either, denying effectively one of its most important functions.
We have no doubt that the faculty and students on that committee
would like to have their positions justified. At minimum,
interaction with this committee would improve dialogue
and understanding, if not agreement, between the administration,
the faculty, and the graduating seniors.
Moreover, we are convinced that parents are interested
primarily in hearing about and from Bethel students at
commencement and not about or from those unaffiliated with
the College. This would be best accomplished by allowing
people from within the college community (students, faculty,
and administrators) to speak.
In the future we hope these considerations will be kept in
mind. After all, whom is commencement for?
Senate poll
lacked information
Our comments on the poll taken by the Student Senate
concerning the Clarion-Spire issue are brief, to the point, and
were written before we learned the results of that poll.
1) In view of the fact that an incomplete and patently
misleading poll is going to be "considered in deciding upon the
four possible (budget) choices for the 1974-75 school year
publications," we think the newly-elected Senate has acted
irresponsibly. The fact is that the Clarion budget for next
year has already been approved by the Senate (at its meeting
of February 26), and ratified after the thoughtful consideration
and recommendation of former Senate Finance Committee'
Chairman Dave Bjork, and of former Student Association
President Dan Nelson. Plans for next year's Clarion are already
under way, based on the originally allotted $13,000.
Student Association budgets of $31,000 are not playthings
to be changed on impulse or whim. Previous Senates have
lost control over budget items for negligent financial conduct,
and Senators should realize this. It escapes us how the Senate
can expect the comparatively uninformed student body to
vote intelligently on an issue which has ramifications far more
long-reaching than could ever be conveyed in a poll so brief
and incomplete. This is precisely the reason for having a
Senate, which ostensibly should have more information at its
disposal than individual students, and which should not act
merely as a poll-conducting agency.
2) We do not understand why the KABY budget was not
also subject to review in this poll concerning communications
budgets. There is no sense in forcing students to choose between
only two of the three communications organs of the
Studen t Association, when in fact the third organ may be the
appropriate object of any budget axe. The Senate ought not
to erect an unquestionable golden communications calf.
Similarly, the Senate also neglected to include any sort of
choice of communications priorities in the poll.
3) To our knowledge no substantial effort has been made
to find ways of reducing Spire costs while maintaining the
same size Spire. Costs can be reduced! For example, this
year's Clarion, despite inflationary trends, actually costs $1.50
continued on page eight
five
Impeach
President
Nixon
Jackson - Blomquist
President Nixon should be impeached.
Resignation is only the second best answer
because it would leave far too many
questions unanswered concerning Mr.
Nixon's alleged role in the Watergate
cover-up and related activities. Were Mr.
Nixon to resign, he would not have to
stand trial and publicly answer questions
by the Senate, thus creating in some
segments of the public mind the suspicion
that he had been forced out of office
by the Democrats and the press. For this
reason a televised trial in the Senate would
go a long way toward convincing the
American public of the rightness or
wrongness of the charges against Mr.
Nixon, taking the whole matter out of
the realm of partisan politics as much
as possible.
Impeachment would also do much to
improve the current position of the Republican
Party which stands, if present
off-year election trends are any indication,
to lose disastrously come November.
It would be tragic indeed if the unpopularity
of Mr. Nixon served to throw our
two party system of government into
disarray not on issues, but on the American
public's historical tendency to associate
the party leader's fortunes with those
of the party rank and file.
Further, the government would not
collapse if Gerald Ford suddenly found
himself to be President. (Henry Kissinger,
personifying perhaps Mr. Nixon's only
claim to good policy, would stay on in
government in that eventuality.) And
compared to the repeated shocks of the
past year, the President's removal from
office would at least provide the American
public with a feeling of certainty in
relation to the future, to say nothing of a
more stable relationship with foreign governments,
which now are forced to make
long-range decisions in relation to the
United States only in a most tentative
manner.
Technical Problems
As would be expected, certain technical
difficulties develop in impeachment
proceedings. The Constitution, in outlining
the grounds for impeachment and
removal from office, is rather vague and
consequently subject to problems of interpretation.
The Constitution states that
the President "shall be removed from
office on Impeachment for, and Conviction
of Treason, Bribery, or other high
crimes and Misdemeanors." Treason and
bribery are, of course, relatively straight-six
forward and specific. High crimes and
misdemeanors, however, are a different
case. Legal scholars, Congressmen, public
officials, and citizens differ strongly on
the meaning of these words. Some contend
that these two grounds for removal
are designed to include some forms of
gross maladministration. Others argue
that only "criminal acts" can be considered.
Though we do not presume to be
able to decide the debate, perhaps some
comments can shed light on its practical
aspects.
Mr. Nixon's tax problems have received
a lot of publicity but probably
will not be viewed by most Senators as an
impeachable offense. As of yet, no criminal
charges have surfaced on this issue
and therefore the entire affair looks
simply like an attempt by Mr. Nixon's
lawyers to squeeze money from every
loop hole possible. This may be patently
improper in an ethical sense (and a poor
example for the public), but not illegal.
Some aspects of the Watergate affair
may constitute impeachable offenses,
however. The break-in, the cover-up, the
break-in at the office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist
(though there may be national
security questions here), any refusal to
comply with government subpeonas, and
the Cox firing may all prove to satisfy
the requirements for impeachment. These
comments are not conclusive by any
means, but may help explain some of the
possibilities.
One more concern lurks as a special
problem. If the House brings Articles of
Impeachment against the President and
over half the Senate votes to remove but
not by the two-thirds majority needed, a
very disturbing situation could develop.
If the President still refused to resign (as
would seem consistent with his past
behavior), we would have a president
who could not be removed but who does
not have the support of even half of the
Senate (support here meaning the basic
acceptance of his right to that office).
The dilemma here should be obvious.
The Compelling Reasons
First and if for nothing else, the President
should be impeached by the House
and tried by the Senate because of his
manifest obstinacy and evasiveness in
relation to efforts to solve the Watergate
mess. Overtures to executive privilege
simply have not been justified in this
episode. The President has never taken
the initiative to solve this case, and has
instead consistently appealed to "the
mire of Watergate" rhetoric and mentality
of those who would rather ignore serious
problems than solve them. If he were
innocent, why did he not provide conclusive
evidence from the very beginning
of this national trauma? Why has he
deemed it better to subject the country
to repeated crises? Why do we only get
information when the press, the Congress,
and the special prosecutors demand it?
Second, we need to re-establish the
system of checks and balances which, in
the absence of impeachment, would be
rendered a mockery. The growth of the
executive office in recent years, effectively
replacing other legitimate government
channels, has. created a very unhealthy
situation. We now have a president who
maintains that he can conduct wars in
Cambodia, bomb cities in North Vietnam,
conduct domestic spying operations, and
even possibly abrogate our democratic
election processes without giving substantial
answers to Congress and the American
pUblic. If we do not impeach now,
we probably never will. Our very form
of government requires that this matter
be completely and definitively resolved.
Our conclusion on the entire Watergate
disaster must be similar to that of
Stuart Alsop of Newsweek magazine.
Given the fact that so many officials of
the higher echelons of the Nixon Administration
are either in jailor facing trial
on criminal charges, we are forced to
conclude either that the President is a
fool who did not know of the goings-on
in his own administration, or that he is
a crook who is trying to save his own
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under which category the President
should be placed.
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Shoes and
ships-and
sealing wax
by David J. Healy
I was in the throes of my annual spring slump. It was
Friday, the culmination of a perfectly uneventful academic
week. My classes for the day were over, begging to be forgotten
until Monday. The sun was shining on the sea, shining
with all his might. And there I sat, in botany.
That's right, botany. And of my own free will, too. No
coercion or persuasion, not even an invitation. I just went.
Why?
Well, for one thing, I thought the change of pace might be
refreshing. Very often one gets so bogged down in the familiarity.
~f his own classes that he becomes insensitive, unappreciative,
dead. The excitement of learning dwindles, professor's
personalities fade, and the whole educational enterprise
wallows in a slough of sameness.
Also, I was faintly curious. It had been four years since
my own academic involvement with the Science Department
and the ravages of time had dulled my memory. Just what d~
botanists do?
Mostly, though, I went to see Russ Johnson again to see
if he was still the same. I wondered if some of his m~stique
had been left upstairs in the old College Building, where the
smell of formaldehyde oozed from the very walls and the
blood of a thousand fetal pigs stained the floor, where the
odor of death was masked only by Russ's everlasting plants.
I've harbored a soft spot in my heart for Russ ever since
he gave me a B in General Biology. As is usually the case with
required courses (you new curriculum softies don't know how
good you've got it), precious few tidbits of knowledge survive
from my Gen. Bio. days. But I do remember Russ Johnson
~ith his boundless enthusiasm, his incredible spontaneity, and
hiS unashamed love for God's creation. And so I went back to
see if it was still there.
The first few minutes of class were given over to reminding
students of the greenhouse project, making some preliminary
plans for Arbor Day, and returning exams. Then, with
characteristic abandon, Russ departed from the syllabus to
talk about flowers.
As he delved into the mysteries of petal, pistil, pollen,
and parthenogenesis, I marvelled again at the man's irrepressible
.spirit. After decades of teaching and dozens of springs,
he still approaches each April with the contagious excitement
of youth and manages somehow to produce the same enchantment
in even the most unlearned observer.
Perhaps no one deserved our move to this campus more
than Russ. After laboring for years on a few acres of hard
ground with its carefully cultivated flora, at last, in the twilight
of his career, he is surrounded by the wild things he
loves.
Ralph Waldo Emerson is not noted for his poetry; nevertheless,
he has his moments. "Woodnotes: I" is one of them
and, time lag notwithstanding, it could only have been writte~
about Russ Johnson. I quote the first stanza.
In the wood he travels glad,
Without better fortune had,
Melancholy without bad.
Knowledge this man prizes best
Seems fantastic to the rest:
Pondering shadows, colors, clouds,
Grass-buds and caterpillar-shrouds,
Boughs on which the wild bees settle
Tints that spot the violet's petal, ,
Why Nature loves the number five,
And why the star-form she repeats:
Lover of all things alive,
Wonderer at all he meets,
Wonderer chiefly at himself,
Who can tell him what he is?
Or how meet in human elf
Coming and past eternities?
God has revealed Himself to man through His Word both
written and living: the Bible and His Son. But God also r~veals
Himself through nature. And that makes Russ Johnson the
greatest evangelist I've ever heard.
Letters
Another tuition increase announced
Editor's note: All students are asked to note the following
tuition increase announced Monday
AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PRESIDENT LUNDQUIST:
Last week the Executive Committee of the Board of
Regents adjusted tuition charges to keep pace with the lowered
course requirements that now constitute a full loan at Bethel.
The cost per course will be $233. On the schedule that now
requires 34 courses for graduation, the average annual load per
student will be 8-1/2 courses over a four year period. At
$233 per course, tuition will total $1980 per year, an increase
of $80 - or 4% - over the annual total of $1900 announced
for the present year. This 4% restriction on our tuition increase
continues to make Bethel with its high quality program one of
the best educational bargains among the private colleges of
Minnesota or among the outstanding evangelical colleges of the
nation.
For those mindful that the per course charge during the
current year was $212, it should be pointed out that in this
transitional year the 4-1-4 schedule of 9 courses was simply
divided into $1900. This came out at $212 per course and
gave a financial bonus to those who now could complete their
requirements with fewer courses. Those carrying 9 courses
next year on the updated schedule will average out the slightly
higher total cost in a subsequent year when only 8 courses will
be needed.
Regardless of the specific tuition rate, we are aware that
most of our students are deeply reliant upon some form of
financial aid. The staff members in the Financial Aids Office
want to be of assistance in enabling each student enrolled at
Bethel for a Christian education to fulfill the purposes for
which God has led him to the campus. And I pray that everyone
may experience the fulfillment of Philippians 4:19 in his
life - "My God shall supply all your need according to the
riches of Christ Jesus in glory."
Poll shocks and amazes
Dear Editor:
I was truly shocked and rather amazed when I glanced
over the Clarion/Spire opinion poll for the first ·time. Am I
correct in assuming that "Clarion reduced, Spire as usual"
meant taking monies already budgeted to the Clarion and
giving them to the Spire?
First of all let's consider the principle of this. According
to the Senate minutes of April 2 several senators threw around
phrases Ii ke, "rebalanced budget" and "budget redistribution."
One senator was even overheard to say "That was last Senate's
budget, this is a new Senate." Somehow I can't vision a new
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seven
letters, continued from page seven
U.S. I::ienate coming in in January and "redistributing" the
previously approved budget. While our budget may be on a
smaller scale it would be equally as childish and unbusinesslike
for our Senate to tamper with monies already counted on for
next year's Clarion.
Secondly I would like to assess the value of the Clarion as
opposed to the other communication mediums at Bethel.
Certainly it seems as though very definite lines have been
drawn between the "pro-Clarion" and "anti-Clarion" senators.
If certain anti-Clarion senators are genuinely concerned with
"representing their constituency" instead of merely playing
Senate, I should think the Clarion would be one of the main
sources for discerning student sentiment. Granted the Spire
and KABY both have their places, but I see the Clarion as the
only medium with any value as far as the concerned student
goes. Even if KABY did offer something a little more intellectual
than silly posters and juvenile giveaways it is doubtful that
anyone would listen (KABY's figure of 1,100 listeners notwithstanding).
Admittedly the Clarion is not perfect either,
but it has certainly been stimulating due to the fact that C.
Jackson and staff have had the guts to print a lot of unfavorable
letters containing various amounts of slanted statements
and homemade statistics. As a result, I think the Clarion should
be recognized by the Senate and its constituency as the main
sounding board of student opinion here at Bethel.
I think we can all agree that a good school paper is a most
essential ingredient in an atmosphere conducive to the academic
growth we should be striving for here at Bethel. We've already
smothered debate and if the present trend continues I can see
Bethel in the same situation as depicted in Ray Bradbury's
"Fahrenheit 451," a situation with the office in the boiler
room churning out a bi-weekly fiasco comparable to the
Bethel Bulletin.
KABY statistics questioned
Dear Editor:
Sincerely,
Marx Troxel
As stated in a letter last week, there is over $12,000 worth
of equipment in the studio of KABY. It seems tragic that, with
this large investment, the quality and image of KABY is so
poor.
There have been many criticisms leveled at KABY (most
of them justifiable). What can be done? Number one:.people
who defend and promote KABY could make a reasonable
attempt to stick to the facts. Gene Blair mentioned last week
in the Clarion that "we. (KABY) have a listening audience of
1100." How did he arrive at this statistic? Is it merely manufactured
out of thin air? Is Blair claiming that every student
on New Campus listens to KABY? (The previous question is
to be read in a sarcastic tone.) Even if this is true, does Blair
realize there are not 1100 students on New Campus? Or is he
counting the people who happen to walk by KABY's studio
during the course of a day?
Also, Blair insinuates in his letter that the infamous
KABY posters created a new listening audience. I don't want
to be picky, but KABY did happen to put in two new transmitters.
Considering they did more than double the potential
listening audience, there should be new listeners.
Thirdly, there seems to be another segment of his letter
that lacks any documentation: "That was the entire purpose
of the poster! To get your attention and keep it and hopefully
to get you to tune in on KABY. It worked!!" Out of
curiosity, where did Blair arrive at this? Does KABY specialize
in unknown statistics? How does he know the posters worked?
I wouldn't have been so hard on Gene in this letter,
except that he is the promotion and public affairs manager of
KABY. Until the radio station begins to treat us as students
in college instead of seventh graders, the quality and image of
KABY will remain at its present low level. We don't need
silly little posters plastered on every wall. We don't need
eight
people who are merely "playing radio station" - the toys they
are using are too expensive and the potential of a radio station
is too great to allow this. When KABY wakes up and realizes
that its potential listening audience is college students, and
when KABY realizes that the potential for intelligent broadcasting
is great, then we might have a radio station.
Protest choir elim ination
Dear Editor:
Respectfully,
Bill Trollinger
We, as members of the Male Chorus, were shocked to
learn that, at the end of this year, Male Chorus and Women's
Choir will be eliminated. This action was taken without our
knowledge, and definitely without our approval.
The Male Chorus and Women's Choir have unique spiritual
ministries which would not be met by any group next year. We
believe a Christian college needs musical groups which present
only sacred music.
The Male Chorus is Bethel's oldest and most traditionfilled
musical group. It has served Bethel since well before
most of us were born.
The Male Chorus is not a dying organization. This Spring's
tour was very successful, both spiritually and financially.
Only 9% of our members will be lost to graduation this year.
We respectfully ask the administration to reinstate Male
Chorus and Women's Choir, so that we may continue to serve
our God through our music.
In Christ,
Dave Hoehl
John P. Erickson
Gary C. Lindman
Dennis Loong
Ron Hartfiel
Bob Johnson
Dan Billman
Norman Swanson
Barry Onufrock
Wayne Pauluk
Paul Loth
Michael D. Mobley
Bob Rowton
Bruce Pearson
Editorial, continued from page five
Kent Wohler
Daniel R. Peterson
Charles Leslie Knapp
Douglas Peter Hanson
Russell L. Brooner
Anthony Lai
less per page than it did in 1972-73, with a large increase in
circulation to boot. Better financial management could have
resulted in a net savings of over $600 for the two school years
in question. As things are, over $300 was actually saved this
year. And the possibilities for reducing Spire costs are much
greater! We have pertinent information to this effect; but the
senators involved in this poll have not taken the time to ask
us about it. (But they do know already that Spire mismanagement,
though honest, has resulted in the production of excess
editions of the 1972-73 yearbook, wasting hundreds of
Student Association dollars.)
4) Clarion funds for the 1973-74 school year were $10,950,
not $10,400 as was indicated in the poll.
5) The need for a Clarion budget increase next year was
incorrectly construed as strictly financial. There is much more
involved here, as we have already stated.
6) Any poll not distributed to all students via the P.O.
boxes is subject to ballot stuffing by whatever group has
organized its supporters sufficiently.
7) If the Communications Board had not intervened, the
poll would have been more misleading than it was.
S) If any student or senator has questions regarding this
matter, please seek out answers. Let us not make decisions
under a shroud of ignorance. Problems do not disappear simply
by throwing money at them.
Editors note: The Senate agreed Tuesday night to honor the
present communications budget. Amen.
The last Clarion of the year will appear on May 10. At
that time the Clarion will present its special tribute to graduating
seniors issue. There will be no paper on May 3; ironically,
we are out of money. The weekly publishing pace has
exhausted our budget.
Golfers win
3, lose 2
had the best 18 for Bethel with an even
80, while Denny Clark of Hamline was
medalist with a 74. Other scores for
Bethel were John VanGorkom 81, Bill
Peterson 83, John Merritt 88, Tim Van
Gorkom 89, and Tom Steller 93.
Bethel picked up one win along with one
loss. St. Thomas, the MIAC Conference
champs last year, beat Bethel with a 403
total (the best 5 of 6 scores counted),
while Bethel (428) again beat Concordia
(432). Competitive scores for Bethel were
Merritt 80, Johnson 86, T. VanGorkom
86, J. VanGorkom 87, and Bill Peterson
89.
by John Merritt
Bethel golfers have managed to pick up
3 wins with 2 losses at the end of three
straight days of competition. .
On April 17, Bethel lost its first match
at Highland Park to Hamline which compiled
a 318 total to Bethel's 332 (the best
4 of 5 scores are counted). Ted Johnson
On April 18, Bethel recorded two wins
against Concordia and St. Paul Bible. The
best 4 of 5 totals were Bethel 336, Concordia
(St. Paul) 339, and S.P.B. 374.
Medalist honors went to John Merritt of
Bethel and to Tony Roth of Concordia
both with an 81. The competitive scores
for Bethel were Merritt 81, Johnson 84,
T. VanGorkom 84, and J. VanGorkom
87.
Bethel played Hamline and Macalester
last week, today plays Sioux Falls at
Sioux Falls, and then will compete in a
large invitational at Marshall, Minnesota.
With a lot of golf ahead, Bethel hopes to
improve enough to be in strong contention
for the Conference title on May 13
On April 19, again at Highland Park, at the Sioux Falls home course.
Bethel trackmen captured third place in the Gustavus
Relays April 20. Team totals were: Concordia (Morehead)
121 1/2, Gustavus 77 1/2, Bethel 64, Winona State 58, and
Golden Valley Lutheran College 46. Bethel took firsts in the
sprint medley and javelin events, and also took top honors in
the pole vault. Next cinder action is tomorrow's Bethel -
Macalester Relays, at the Macalester track.
baseball, continued from page 10
After the Greyhounds scored an unearned run in the first
inning, Bethel answered with a tally as Harv Lindgren singled
in Terry Jenson. In the fifth Royal pitcher Dave Peterson, who
had an excellent day, struck out the side. Dale Witherington,
who sparkled at third base in the second game, made a great
diving stab of a hot line drive to keep the score tied. But disaster
struck in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the bases
loaded, and no outs, Brian Johnson attempted to bunt. Poor
Royal baserunning turned a routine out into a triple play,
depriving Bethel of an excellent chance to go ahead. Yankton
and Bethel both scored in the seventh, sending the game into
extra innings. Craig Oslin replaced pitcher Peterson after nine
innings, and pitched well. Bethel could not score despite numerous
golden opportunities. Finally, in the thirteenth inning,
Yankton won the game, 3-2, on a controversial squeeze play.
The excitement of the enlongated second game more than made
up for the lopsided first game.
Bethel is at Westmar tomorrow for another Tri-State
doubleheader.
Women's athletics, continued from page four
For their part, Morgan and Brownlee have no major
complaints about budget requests. "Without exception,"
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Brownlee said, "the Administration has granted what we've
asked," adding that requests have been made with "common
sense."
"We're not interested in running the same type of program
as the men do," said Morgan. However, according to her,
expansion of the women's sports program "would involve
more money and personnel." A budget increase has been
requested, she said, but the direction of expansion is not
now known.
Should women seek athletic expression through joining
men's teams? Morgan, Brownlee, and Glader each displayed
some apprehension about them doing so. A reverse procedure,
they said, might be applied - men could ask to go out for
girls' teams. "If men go out for women's teams," said Glader,
"there aren't going to be too many women who are going to
make it." (The danger may not now be great, however. The
Minnesota Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Association, of
which Bethel is a member, prohibits male participation.)
Also, as Morgan suggested, the creation of new women's
programs could potentially be impaired because of the argument
that through men's teams, women already have athletic
opportunities.
Some girls are not opposed to members of their gender
competing with male teams, but their opinions may be qualified
to the limitations of non-contact sports, to -situations
where there is no girls' team or competition is inadequate,
to individual sports, and others.
Whatever their opinions, Bethel women will have an
opportunity to express them next month via a questionnaire
prepared by Morgan and Brownlee. Their answers may help
influence the future direction of Bethel's women's sports.
THE
IMPERIALS
April 29 8 :00 p.m.
Bethel College
Admission $3.00 in advance
$3.00 at door
Tickets available at:
Bethel College Book
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Mpls.55428
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Sports
Mentioning
Merritt
by John Merritt
This being my final article, I would like to set forth where
I feel Bethel athletics stand after this year. I am referring to
how competitive Bethel sports are at this point in the school's
history. I feel I should sign off with this point of view because
it has determined to a large degree my style of writing this
past year.
As a senior, I have seen four years of Bethel athletics and
even a few events before I enrolled in 1970. I will readily
admit that I was ashamed of the teams that my college produced
in the years 70-71 and 71-72. School spirit was literally
non-existent - the few people who did come to watch Bethel
get smeared didn't know how to yell. Athletic apathy had
grown to frightening proportions and understandably soBethel
teams were all push-overs.
Because of Bethel's poor athletic tradition, Bethel athletes
were looked upon as losers and the athletes often accepted the
fact that they were destined to lose. It was not a matter of win
or lose, it was a matter of how bad we were going to get
beat (the goal was not to get beat too badly.)
Since then, the school has taken many steps towards
changing the image of Bethel athletes as a bunch of losers. I
feel Bethel is slowly but surely becoming competitive. I feel
that the coaching staff we now have is doing more and more
in promoting Bethel athletics. With a new campus, greater
facilities and a larger student body, the new Bethel is gradually
obliterating the negative connotation "Bethel sports" once
carried.
In the past two years, I have seen Bethel fans come out
and cheer in great numbers for teams that constituted exciting
potential. I have heard Bethel athletes talk of winning the
conference title ; I have heard them talk of team pride, unity,
spirit, and of how happy they are participating in sports at
Bethel. We no longer talk about losing because winning has
finally been established as what sports is all about.
Yes, Bethel still has some ground to cover. Some teams
win more than others, but improvement is still needed in order
to compete with many of the teams sported by such colleges
as Northwestern. But improvement takes time and money. As
Bethel has slowly changed its image, the college has become
much more attractive to top-notch athletes. I don't know of
one sought-after high school athlete who wants to belong to a
college team that is notorious for losing. Bethel has gained
some excellent athletes in the past few years and this is
essential in becoming competitive.
I know that some of my readers this past year have felt
that I should have been more critical of Bethel athletics as a
whole. At one point my objectivity was questioned because I
didn't "tell it like it was" - that several Bethel performances
were rather inept.
Admittedly, my style of writing is optimistic and I make
no apology for that. I feel that there is little place for negativism.
I feel that one can be optimistic and objective at the
same time. Instead of expressing how poorly Bethel played, I
prefer to give credit to the well-organized team that whipped
them if that be the case. Compared to the Bethel of four years
ago, the over-all performances have greatly improved. This is
what I have been impressed with and improvement is what I
like to propagate.
I feel that the athletic program at Bethel is at a stage
where encouragement is the most constructive device that a
ten
sports writer could contribute. In a few years, I hope to return
to Bethel as a proud alumnus to watch a Royal team that is ,
respected as a tough contender in the conference, knowing
that I supported it when I was in school while it was experiencing
growing pains.
Tennis team takes
three matches
by Curtis Kregness
Bethel's tennis team was undefeated last week in its first
three matches of the regular season, after slipping past Stout
State University and Hamline University, both 5-4, and crushing
Winona State College 8-1.
The lower-ranked Royals saved the day for the team as it
faced Stout State April 15. Although the top three singles'
men lost (Bill DeVoe, Paul Reasoner, and Dave Carpenter), the
bottom three put down their opponents in order (Dan Joling,
Lanny Law, and Dana Hofseth). In the three doubles' contests,
the story was similar. DeVoe and Reasoner were defeated in
first doubles, but Carpenter and Joling won second doubles,
and Hofseth and Law carried third doubles.
At Hamline University April 18, the racket men scored a
more decisive victory than the 5-4 score indicates. Carpenter
(third singles) and Joling (fourth singles) both overpowered
their opponents 6-1, 6-1. Hofseth (sixth singles) downed his
man 6-2, 6-1. DeVoe, Reasoner, and Law turned in losses for
the day, but all three were closely-fought contests. Doubles'
results were the same as those against Stout State.
In Saturday's 8-1 win over Winona State, Reasoner was
the only one of the Royals to be defeated.
Since Bethel has no tennis courts, home matches for the
Royals are not really played at home, but at courts on or near
the Hamline University campus. In recognition of Bethel's
need for tennis courts, a fund-raising committee has been
recently formed, and has already collected $8,000 toward this
cause. The committee's goal is eight courts for Bethel at a cost
of about $6,000 per court. A student sub-committee, comprised
mostly of tennis players (varsity and junior-varsity),
hopes to raise enough money for one court before June.
Bethel faced the University of Minnesota tennis team
Tuesday, and will host its first conference match today at
3 p.m. against Northwestern College of Iowa.
Tomorrow, Sioux Falls College meets the Royals on their
home courts at 10 a.m.
Baseball Royals lose
twice to Yankton
by Bill Trollinger
The Bethel baseball Royals were defeated twice by Yankton
College, 6-1 and 3-2, last Saturday. Extremely blustery
conditions were prevalent as Bethel lost their first two TriState
Conference games.
The third inning proved to be Bethel's downfall in the
first game. After two scoreless innings, Yankton exploded in
the third. A two-run homer started it off, and the Greyhounds
added four more runs before they were finally stopped. Yankton
was held scoreless the rest of the game, but the damage
had been done. Bethel managed to tally a run in the final
inning, but the Royals only garnered four hits in the game.
Terry Karlsgodt's fielding at shortstop and the pitching of
Mark Lindgren in relief of Don Patterson were the two Bethel
bright spots in the 6-1 loss.
But Yankton had their hands full in the second game.
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