The Bethel Clarion
Vol. XVIII No. 5 BETHEL INSTITUTE December 14, 1938
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
SLATE A FULL EVENING
Dr. G. A. Hagstrom
Gives Greeting
As old and as oft-recurring as the
Christmas season is, so new and so filled
with freshness, novelty, and thrills is
each Christmas celebration. Many rea-sons
contribute to the explanation there-of,
but the main one is an unchanging
God whose love and attitude to us, his
creatures, is ever the same. From the
first expression of God's tender concern
for man in the Garden of Eden when he
called, "Adam, where art thou?" down
through the centuries to His highest ex-pression
of love in Paul's words, "But
thanks be to God for His unspeakable
gift," He makes known that His greatest
desire is always to increase the happiness
and joy of His children.
When we extend the Yuletide greeting
"A Merry Christmas" or a joyful celebra-tion
of Christmas, we can never fill it
with the heart yearn for each other that
the Everlasting Father, the Counsellor,
the Mighty God, and the Prince of Peace
cherishes for each of, His children. His
whole nature is carried forward by that
irresistible trend. If we did not obstruct
the approach of His love, how much hap-pier
our Christmas would be! In the
thought of preparation for a Happy
Christmas therefore, may we not neglect
to do all within our power to remove all
obstacles of selfishness and the self-iin-terests
that block the stream of happiness
that would flow from Him to us and from
Him to others through every faculty of
our lives. Then shall our Christmas help
to answer the prayer:
"0 Holy Child of Bethlehem,
Descend to us, we pray.
Cast out our sin, and enter in,
Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell;
0 come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emanuel!"
If every member of our evangelical de-nominations
would give 10 cents per week
for 25 years we would in that time have
a school and a hospital for every 25,000
people in mission lands.
70% of Baptists give nothing to mis-sions.
Last year the average giving for
all missionary purposes was $1.79 per
member.
The presence of Christ is conditioned
on living in the plan of Christ.
—Dr. Pierce.
COMING EVENTS
Dec. 14. College Club.
Dec. 15. B. W. A.
Dec. 16. Christmas Party.
Dec. 17. Christmas Vacation Begins
Jan. 3. College Classes Resumed.
Jan. 4. Alexis,
Jan. 9. Seminary Classes Resumed
Jan. 11. College Club.
Bethel Triumphs
In Conference Tilts
In the opening game of the Conference
schedule, Friday, December 9, Bethel was
able to conquer Dr. Martin Luther Col-lege
of New Ulm by the score of 38-31 in
a close, hard-fought game.
During the first quarter the scare was
tied four times, with the score standing
9 all at the end of the first quarter. At
the half the score stood in Bethel's favor,
18-16.
Grabbing an early lead in the third
quarter, Luther managed to creep ahead,
after which the lead was held during the
remainder of the game.
D. Peterson was high point man for
the victors with 15 points.
Bethel-Concordia Game
The Bethel cagers added another win
to the columns by defeating the Concor-dia
Junior College team on the home floor
by the score 48-27. The Bethel quint
took a lead at the start of the game and
held it to the end of the game. At the
half the score was 20-7.
"Del" Peterson, forward, peppered the
basket for 23 points, easily being the
high point man. Consistent teamwork
throughout the entire game brought the
victory over the hard fighting Concordia
squad.
Young Elected Captain
Carl "Cy" Young was unanimously
elected Captain of the Bethel Cagers for
the 1938-39 season at a recent meeting of
last year's lettermen.
Climaxing three years of a colorful bas-ketball
career at Bethel, Young is expect-ed
to lead his team to the first champion-ship
they have had in a number of years.
XMAS MUSIC PLANNED
FOR PROGRAM
Smorgasbord will be the feature of the
Christmas party this year, which will be
held Friday evening, December' 16, in the
auditorium of the Junior College build-ing.
The affair will begin at 5:30 with a
musical program.
Musical Program Feted
The Band will play several numbers
and accompany the singing of Christmas
carols which will be sung by the assem-bled
group. The Male Chorus and the A
Cappella Choir under the direction of
George Hultgren will make the first ap-pearance
of this year. A. pantomime will
be given by the advanced speech class
under the supervision of Miss Enid
Platts. The program will be concluded
with selections by the Band.
From 6:30 to 7:30 everyone is invited
to attend to the Smorgasbord. A small
fee will be charged. Several of the regu-lar
Swedish Christmas dishes such as
Anchovies, Gaffelbitar, Korv, Sill, Ris-grOt
and Lutefisk will be served.
Santa to Visit Bethel
At 7:30, everybody, keep your eyes
open for Santa Claus. He has promised
to visit the party between 7:30 and 8:30
if . . . . Santa has requested, and it is a
requirement that each student bring a
ten cent gift, wrapped. These will be
placed in a box and each student will
draw one. Santa will collect the gifts
and give them out to poor children on
Christmas Eve. After Santa leaves at
8:30, there will be the playing of games.
Coach "Bill" Adam will have charge of
these.
The faculty of Bethel sponsors the an-nual
Christmas party, and if previous oc-casions
are a means of judgment, the
party should be well-attended by stu-dents
and friends of the school.
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The Bethel Clarion
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ADVISERS
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Dean Emery A. Johnson Business
Student Opinion
Dear Editor:
Much interest and concern has been
manifested of late regarding the insur-ance
of our gospel team bus. It is a mat-ter
of vital importance; and an indication
of the foresight and wisdom of those in
charge is shown in their endeaaor to take
every protective precaution necessary in
order to adequately cover any possible
contingency arising through accident. We
add our whole-hearted approval to their
action, but it brings to our minds a neg-lected
insurance of obviously more im-portance.
This year as in former years students
participating in athletics have been in-jured.
True, their injuries have not been
of a serious nature, but nevertheless, an
unforseen expense was added to the bur-dened
shoulders of the student.
Now we are fully aware that the school
took action on this question at one time
and posted an official notice on the bul-letin
board to the effect that it was in no
wise responsible for injuries sustained in
athletics. But by cautiously 'washing
their hands of the matter should that ab-solve
them entirely from assisting the un-fortunate
individual?
It is not a question that can be an-swered
in a moment for there are two
sides to it, and yet, it does not seem fair
that the student should bear his burden
alone.
May we suggest the subject of ath-letic
insurance as an item of discussion
at some future Student Council meeting.
Yours for "Les,Miserables"—,
Hugo.
App reciatiolv
Christmas approaches apace, and by the shopping-day notices we are becoming
more and more gift-conscious. Whenever we become gift-centered (and an intelli-gent
use of gifts is commendable) the problem of selection is augmented.
May we venture to add to your list a gift wlidh you may ha,ve overlooked and yet
one that makes an ideal gift for anyone—appreciation. What a priceless gift it is,
yet how often neglected. It is easier for students to seek the faulty and neglect the
good. Appreciation is not purchased—and seldom given,
Students: The finest gift for the faculty and to fellow students is appreciation
expressed in deed or thought.
Sincere sympathy is expressed with Doris Moberg whose father recently was dis-missed
from earthly duties.
Programitis
Bethel, as well.as other religious institutions, has groups within its constituency
that carry on their work, and attempt to add to thei lustre of school life thereby: But
Bethel, as well as other religious institutions, has groups within its portals that have
become afflicted with a disease which could be termed "Programitis".
The school calendar calls for the regular meetings of various organizations
throughout the year, and, the conversation one week before the scheduled event be-tween
the news reporter and the interviewed runs usually with a short three sen-tences'
length. "What's the program"; "Don!t. know"; "Oh"..
These- things ought not to be!
A planned event should have a definitely planned program far enough in advance
to have the best material, to be widely and efficiently advertiseid, to draw a larger
crowd, and to stimulate and emphasize the purpose of the organization.
DEVOTIONS
In Matthew 2,.we read that wise men came to Jeruslalem seeking the King
of the Jews, only to find themselves in error. Holding' the common view of the
Jewish world, they were seeking the Christ in Judea's capitol. After a study of
God's ,Iyord, they were set aright, and coming to Bethlehem, worshipped the
new born King.
So it is with great multitudes of people this Christmas season. 'Following
of the common view of the world, they fail to find the Christ Child in the midst
of all the rush of the holiday activities. Gifts are exchanged in countless num-bers,
but few come to the Babe of Bethlehem. Many a wish for a ,Merry
Christmas is expressed to men, but few are the words of praise to the Author
of it all. Like the wise men of old, we shall finds the true way only as We look
into God's Word, and find the One therein revealed. He is the' only key to the
meaning of these days.
As we observe Christmas, let us not be attracted from the road that leads
to Bethlehem by the worldly spirit of Christmas observances, but rather with
the eye of faith see the Christ Child, and truly worship Him!
—Herman Tegenfeldt.
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
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Do You Xemember ?
December 1. The meeting of B. W. A.
was held in the girls' reception room.
Refreshments were served after the pro-gram,
which consisted of a discussion of
questions from the question box by Mar-gery
Ericson, vocal solos by Ethel Teder-man
and Neoma Sund, and a piano solo
by Ruth Fredine.
December 6. The Missionary Band met
for study class. Professor Olson discus-sed
qualifications for a missionary can-didate.
The nurses from the Mounds and
Midway Nurses home were guests. An
hour of social fellowship followed,
December 7. Alexis held its annual
"Church Business Meeting" in the Semi-nary
chapel. Bruce Fleming, acting pas-tor,
directed the discussions regarding
the time-worn questions of: repairing the
leak in the church roof, raising the jani-tor's
salary, the ladies' bazaar, and the
problems . of erring youth. Refreshments
and a social hour were enjoyed in the
Dining Hall.
December 11. Upon invitation of the
First Swedish Baptist church many Beth-el
students spent Sunday with friends.
Students from Bethel furnished the mes-sages
and music for the entire day's
events.
* * *
Clare Johnson, pupil of , George that-gren,
has been appointed to the position
of voice instructor at Carleton College,
Chri stmas Seal•Urges Support
"Aiming low for a new high" is what
the National Tuberculosis Association
along with its some 1,500 affiliated state
and local 'associations are striving for;
that is, a , new low death rate from that
dreaded disease, tuberculosis. Due to
continuous effort, the
CHRISTMAS number of deaths from
SEALS the disease has been
constantly decre a s e d
during the last thirty
years. It is now believ-ed
that it can be virtu-ally
wiped out in due
time.
1938 marks the 32nd
consecutive year that
Your Home from
Help to Protect
Tuberculosis
been canvassed for the
purpose of combating
the entire nation has
the sickness that for many years was the
leading cause of death in our United
States.
Some of the results of this annual
campaign against death are evidenced
by the 1,200 institutions which provide
95,000 beds for the treatment of patients;
the 10,000 public health nurses who de-vote
their professional services to the
cause. In addition, 1,000 clinics are avail-able
for the diagnosis of tubercular pa-tients,
while rehabilitation work and med-ical
research are making valuable con-tributions
also.
Humor [esk
We have been inquiring around, and
from one of our eminent critics on love
we learned the three prerequisities for
the winning of a beautiful young lady's
hand and heart. (We won't disclose the
source publicly.) Firstly, the young man
must have affection in his heart. SeCond-ly,
he must have perfection in his man-ners.
And lastly, most important of all,
he must have confection in his pocket.
* * *
Art IS. found a button in his salad. He
remarked, "I suppose it fell off while the
salad was dressing."
* * *
Bob Hovinen had been reading of the
chivalry of the knights and nobles of old.
He thrilled to the story of Sir Walter Ra-leigh.
One .day as he chanced to be idly
strolling down the avenue, hl fairy
queen drove up in her 'Ford and was
about to alight on the muddy street. But
no! ! Madly pulling off his coat, Bob
dashed to her side and spread his robe
over the muddy puddle. She gasped, and
said, ' Of all the idiots!" Bob sadly walk-ed
away consoling himself with, -'Well,
it takes all kinds of people to make up a
world."
* * *
Wyman stood nervously in the hall
listening to Gordy give him a build-up as
the greatest solo trumpeter Bethel has
ever boasted. Suddenly Wyman realized
that he had forgotten his trumpet in the
boys' recreation room. He grabbed
"Mickey" and whispered: "Quick, dash
up to the "rec" room and see if my trum-pet
is there." In a few minutes Mickey
returned and breathlessly replied, "Yup,
it is."
* * *
When "Knobby" applied for his c.hauf-fees
license the official asked him if he
could drive. , "Yup," boasted Knobby.
"Of course we will have to have a dem-onstration,"
the official continued, "so
I'd like to see you drive your car into
thiS garage." Knobby climbed into the bus
and started monkeying with the buttons
and levers. Suddenly the bus shot for-ward
/into the garage.. It stopped, and
just as suddenly backed out. Into the
garage it dashed again and back out into
the street. The official approached the
perspiring KnObby and said: "Say, I
thought you said that you could drive!"
"What more do you want," said Knobby,
"I had her in there twice, why didn't you
shut the door?"
* * *
And so, my little friends, let us remind
you to be good little boys and girls, and
be sure to write your letters to Santa
soon.
We as partners have a chance to work
with the above mentioned group in their
cause when we buy and use Christmas
Seals during the holiday season.
Once again the sentient Magi make their yearly pilgrimage,
From the misty halls of memory toward the restless eastern star.
Men with gifts and mystery laden, viewed with awe in every age,
Dream-possessed and star-filled wisemen travelling from afar.
Chance may rob us of life's treasures, gold, and frankincense and myrrh;
Time may cast its darkening shadow ,o'er the star envisioning eye;
But the humble, giftless homage of the podrest shall endure,
And the light of love in a Christ-wise man can never fade or die.
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Basketball Season
In Full Swing
With tennis on the set point, horse-shoe
pitching on the last add, football on
the three-yard line, Bethel has almost
completely turned her attention to bas-ketball.
With three teams representing
the school in the sport ,and a great host
of participants, including a full corps of
lettermen (and women), competition for
.positions is unusually keen, and Coach
Adam hopes to organize consistent win-ners.
Farm School
Playing the Farm School here on De-cember
3, Bethel displayed one of the
finest teams seen here in recent years.
With Captain Carl Young leasing the of-fense
and playing superbly on defense,
Bethel was able to triumph by the score
of 40-25.
Augsburg
On December 5, the Augsburg fresh-men
appeared on the Bethel floor. The
game was evenly played. With the score
knotted at the half, 13-13, Bethel came
back from the rest period with a drive
that finally ended in victory, 29-22. Carl
Young again starred on defense, with
Don "Charlie" Johnson leading the of-fense.
Farm School
The ' B" squad was able to over come
the Farm School in a close contest at the
Bethel gym, December 2. The score was
tied at several points during the game,
with Bethel emerging on top 22-20.
Marshall High
Playing the Marshall High School on
December 5, Bethel "B" was unable to
cope with the repeated drive of the win-ners,
and suffered the first defeat of the
season, 28-16.
Girls Beat Farm School Twice
The girls' basketball team got off to a
good start, November 21, by defeating
the Farm School Aggies twice. In the
first game Bethel won by the score of 9-4
at the Aggies Court. In a return game
on December 2, playing on the Bethel
floor, the girls were able to win, 25-16.
(Elizabeth Larson, finding the basket late
in the second quarter, 'was able to score
14 points for the winners.)
Lose to Daytons
The girls suffered their first defeat of
the season at the hands of the strong
Dayton team of Minneapolis on Friday,
Dec. 9. Starting to hit the hoop in the
second quarter, the Dayton team went on
to win easily, 28-10.
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