ALL SCHOOL PICNIC
PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED
The above picture is an example of the usual freedom of an all-school picnic. This
year, the scenic Taylor's Falls will add many memories to an all-eventful school year.
Plan to attend.
The Bethel Clarion
Vol. XVIII No. 14 BETHEL INSTITUTE May 24, 1939
Alumni Banquet this Week
One of the special events of the com-mencement
season is the alumna ban-quet.
This will be held on Friday, May
26, at the Citizens' Aid Building in Min-neapolis.
The meal will be served by
Skansen's Swedish Restaurant.
This year's graduates are to be the
guests of honor. Rev. "Bill" Tapper of
Duluth is to act as toastmaster.
Rev. Rueben E. Nelson, former alumni
association secretary, will give the ad-dress
of the evening. Among the pro-gram
features is music by a former Beth-el
girls trio, consisting of Mrs. Aymond
Anderson, Miss Alice Anderson, and Miss
Pearl King; all of St. Paul. Robert Pe-terson,
one of this year's graduates, will
present a humorous reading. Other spe-cial
numbers are being arranged for the
program.
C. W. C. to Picnic
The students in the Christian worker's
department look forward to a picnic
which is scheduled for tomorrow.
The site will be on the bank of the
Mississippi River in South Minneapolis.
It will begin late in the afternoon and
continue until evening. The picnic will
be a wiener-roast. Games will be played
by the group and a devotional period will
follow.
The committee in charge of the activi-ties
is composed of Doris Wilson, Helen
Gustafson and Ruby Swenson.
Hellenists Honored
Midst the Greek atmosphere of learn-ing
the "Hudor Ballous" were royally en-tertained
at the annual Seminary ban-quet
held in the Hasty-Tasty halls, May
22. Herman Tegenfeldt served capably
as; toastmaster and introduced the pro-gram
of which "Know Thyself," Socrates'
gallant motto, was the theme.
Carl Lindman spoke to the subject from
the view point "As a Student," Prof.
Everett Backlin, "As a Teacher." The
main speaker was Rev. Eric Lindholm,
Freshmen Issue Clarion
Miss Platts has said that one should
never begin a theme by making apolo-gies,
because that shows one is not
well aquainted with his subject. There-fore,
the Freshman class makes no
apologies for this issue of the Clarion
because we want the Sophomores to
realize that we do know something
about publishing the school paper.
The paper has been compiled by a
staff of nine members of the Fresh-man
class. Warren Soule has acted
as editor-in-chief, and Glenn Anderson
as assistant editor. Articles were
written by Doris Jane Eggleston, Viola
Waihela, Dorothy Webster, Gladys
Hanson, Vivian Fons, Olga Anderson,
Paul Norton, and Robert Hovinen.
from Cambridge, Minn., who spoke in the
light of the subject from the opinion, "As
a Minister." Gordon Anderson, Seminary
senior president, responded on behalf of
the "Hudor Ballous." Delightful music
was furnished by the String Trio and the
Male Quartet.
ANNUAL EVENT TO BE AT
TAYLORS FALLS
The all-school picnic, an event antici-pated
with great pleasure each year, will
be held on June 7, at Taylors Falls, Min-nesota.
Plans completed at this time indicate
that this will be an exceedingly enjoyable
affair. The day's activities will consist
of games, surprise entertainment fea-tures,
and a huge bonfire to close the
celebrations.
Scenic Journey Opportunity
Carls will leave school at 9 A. M.
which will travel the fifty miles to the
scenic place. The natural beauty of
the winding St. Croix river bordered
by rocky cliffs, the scented pines, hugged
rocky shores, and the freedom of heart
and mind after exams should all lend
themselves to a carefree afternoon filled
with fun, fellowship and food.
The noon and evening meals will be
served by the boarding club. These will
be free to the boarding club members, but
a charge of 25 cents will be assessed to
non-members.
Professor C. E. Carlson and Coach
Adam are arranging the details of the an-nual
event. Coach. Adam gives this worn-ing,
"Save all your surplus energy for
the picnic, and come prepared to have a
good time."
Too Great for Me
He died, He rose, He lives again
This wonderful Christ of mine.
He suffered, bled, was glorified—
This Savior so divine.
His boundless mercy was for me.
The love of God I claim,
For me He gave up Heaven's power
And Son of Man became.
The love of God—too great for me!
A simple mortal I.
Beyond my understanding is
The plan of God so high.
—Paul Norton.
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The Bethel Clarion
BETHEL INSTITUTE
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Official School Paper of Bethel Institute Published twice
monthly during school year
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J. S. Afterglow
The great day finally arrived. At 6:30
sharp (?) the nervous young swain ar-rived
at a bustling house for his lady
friend. After impatiently waiting for a
five minute elapse, which really seemed
like fifty, he was fully rewarded for the
delay by the first glimpse of his damsel
gorgeusly arrayed in her new gown. He
tenderly escorted her to the car, and dur-ing
the drive to the ibanqeut, frantically
tried to recall all the instructions he had
had before the banquet so he could do it
in all the finesse of a college graduate,
or one who had been in the Sophomore
class for three or four years.
Entering the Spanish room in the Low-ry
Hotel after having correctly disposed
of their wraps, they beheld the beautiful-ly
decorated banquet hall in silver and
gold. The confusion of colors presented
by the girls' formals contributed to the
galaxy of the occasion.
Following the time of feasting, (very
few breaches of etiquette committed) a
program was presented which developed
around the theme of Spire.
What followed the program was evi-densed
by the few who came to breakfast
the next morning, the dismissal of the
college classes on Saturday, and the un-cheerful
hello the participants gave for
the next three days.
Faculty Program
Well Received
A program by the faculty members was
presented at the College Club meeting
May 16. Among business measures voted
upon was a rule that anyone taking more
than six hours in the Junior College
should automatically be considered a
member of the College Club. A nominat-ing
committee for the selection of new
officers was also elected.
THE BETHEL CLARION
Closed'Doors
Our school year will soon be finished. The students will depart; the library
books will become dusty. Many from the student body will be graduated from the
Seminary or the Junior College. The remaining undergraduates anticipate more
years of formal education. Will we leave school for our various places this summer
wiser because we are obsessed by a growing desire to know?
Inquisitiveness is natural in childhood, but is often lost in the process of getting
an education. This loss should be guarded against. A few years ago the slogan,
"It's fun to be fooled, but it's more fun to know," was used extensively in a certain
advertising campaign. Curiosity is not only important to the juvenile mind, but it is
also a valuable attribute of the mature individual.
We may, by using our natural inquisitiveness and by working diligently, find a
new happiness through increased knowledge. If we have a desire to know more of
God, more of this world, and more of our desponsibility in it; and if we are willing to
search for truth with minds open, and to accept it when it is discovered, we have not
striven in vain. We have advanced.
Brothers
Jesus taught his followers to consider every man as a brother. He instructed
them thus: "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that
hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you." Many who have tried this
way of love, which is the way of the cross, are positive that it works.
People around the world are essentially the same. In' our world where we are so
'closely linked together with the people of other nations, we will stand or fall to-gether.
The only solution for any problem of our complex world-society is in men;
men of character established in Jesus Christ and yielded to this way of love. We
must yearn to bless our fellow man; we must; point out to him the cross, and the
Christ of the cross, our living Lord.
EDITORIAL STAFF
Gordon Peterson
Virgil Olson
Carl Young
John Valine
Viola Waihela
Vernon Pearson
THE BETHEL CLARION Page 3
Incidentals
The Male chorus sang their last con-cert
of the season on May 11 to a ca-pacity
crowd in the German Baptist
church in 'which Clifford Dickau was for-
, merly the pastor. In the absence of Prof.
Hultgren, Gordon Peterson directed the
chorus. The program was similar to
those given on the recent tour of the
club.
It was good to see Prof. H. C. Wing-blade
in school. His talk in chapel, May
17, was typical of the interesting talks he
used to give: Mystery, Mastery and
Manifestation from John 3:8.
Prof. Wingblade came to St. Paul for
the ordination of Aymond Anderson, pas-tor
of Lake Park church. Rev. Mr. An-derson
was graduated from the seminary
last year.
On May 18, the Bethel Girls' trio, and
John Valine, Alvera Johnson and Runo
Palmquist rendered a program at the
Lake Park church.
The Male quartet and Rodger Goodman
will travel to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, May
26. They are to present a concert in the
First Baptist church of which Rev. Ralph
Barry is the pastor.
The graduating High School students
of Mahtomedi, Minnesota, will be ad-dressed
by Dr. G. Arvid Hagstrom on
June 2.
STUDENT OPINION
Question: "What are the things which
hinder your studying around school?
What can be done about it?"
"Spring and lilacs bother me most of
all. The only remedy is vacation." Alice
Nordstrom.
"While trying to liberalize my educa-tion,
I don't have time to study." Helen
Heath.
"All the children running around. Send
them home and get some college stu-dents."
Bob Hovinen.
"I don't try to study at school. Condi-tions
are much better for that at the
house." Ambrose Collins.
"There are too many books." Gordon
Anderson.
"Too much noise in the library. More
strict enforcement of the rules would
help to solve the problem." Bernard
Johnson.
"Not enough fresh air. Too much hot
air. Hold classes in the fairgrounds for
the rest of the year." Dallas West.
More Student Opinion
Hans Hansen: "Never feel that any-one
else's opinion is better than your
own. Stick to your idea till you're out of
breath." Thanks for advice from one of
experience.
COMING EVENTS
May 25. C. W. C. Picnic.
May 26. Alumni Banquet.
May 31. Alexis.
June 1-6. Exams.
June 4. Baccalaureate.
June 8. Class Day.
June 7. All-school picnic.
June 9. Commencement.
Final Alexis Meeting
The Alexis meeting on Wednesday eve-ning,
May 31, will continue the practice
of honoring a factulty member. Tribute
will be paid to Miss Sabel at this meet-ing.
A biographical sketch and musical
numbers will be presented. This is the
last meeting of the year.
Baccalaureate At
Bethel Church
The Baccalaureate service for the class
of 1939 of Bethel Junior College will oc-cur
Sunday evening, June 4, at 7:30 p. m.
in the Bethel Church, Minneapolis. Rev.
Linus Johnson, pastor of the Temple
Baptist Church, Duluth, will deliver the
sermon of the evening. The host church
will provide special music for the serv-ice.
B. W. A. Elects
Miss Nelson, Dean of Women, was the
guest of honor at the meeting of the
B. W. A. on May 18. She was the recipi-ent
of a corsage and a beautiful desk set.
New officers were selected for the or-ganization
for next year. Those elected
were: president, Viola Waihela; vice
president, Constance Swanson; secre-tary,
Olga Anderson; treasurer, Joyce
Johnson. Appointed as cabinet chairmen
were: Ethel Ruff, Gladys Peterson, Hen-rietta
DeGamp, and Verna Nordquist.
It was voted that refreshments be
served free of charge next year in con-trast
to this year in which a charge of
ten cents per meeting was levied for the
lunch.
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Reggy Sez . .
deer susie
me iz triing ta keep mi i's opin enuf
ta let ya no wat a grand time i had ut
the J. S. banquit comma watta nite uv
times period we discovered among utha
things that verna nordqvist do notlike
mothballs, thut our own fluss has chubby
arms, thut frieberg do not like to eet
strawberry long cake in a ote meel bowl
and period aint it funny wat a moon and
a bote will do for ya, phyllis and rodger
period how did the sun looke as it roze,
snuff and worm period runo, the place
to sleep is in a bed, not on a big guerl
comma shame runo shame period wat
prominent bethlites luked so much like
newly weds thut even an outsider wun-dered?
? ? ? period hans hansen stayed
home taus 'he wantid to brake all uv tha
gerls harts bi not axin any u them period
know longer will mi i's stay open taus
yu kno susie my window is opin and dust
blew in (mi i's) period. O000, us is tired.
Must uv bin the san man lu fir ndzxcvbn.
reggy.
The Cheerful Cherub
I can always smile—or do I just gig-gle?—
even when work and exams pile
up.
You know—judging by the attendance
at the J. S. banquet —we Bethelites
wouldn't think of letting studies interfere
with our gaining a liberal education.
To the tune of chopsticks: How can
busy people concentrate?
I scratch my bead
And think and think
Because the editor said
This must go to print.
But why must they pick on me
And make me work and work?
Fright! You'd think they could see
I'm very apt to shirk.
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Three Conference Defeats
On a recent road trip, Bethel invaded
two camps and lost two games. A shake-up
in the lineup contributed to the de-feats,
but the substitutes played a ball of
good calibre. Carl Holmberg, regular
first baseman, could not make the trip;
Cliff Dickau was home with a sprained
ankle; Vern Pearson was ill; Rodger
Nordell was working. Bob Hovinen and
Don Johnson, substitutes, pulled through
in fine style.
Bethel-Luther
A costly sixth inning brought victory
to the Luther team. Capitalizing on hits
and errors, the 6-0 lead of Bethel over
Luther was reversed to defeat by the
ability of Luther to bunch their hits in
one inning. Final score, 9-7.
BETHEL-7 ab r hi LUTHER-9 ab r h
Ferre 5 0 01 Roiff 5 2 2
Edblom 5 0 01 Moldebauer 5 1 2
R. Dahl 5 1 11 Kujath 5 1 2
W. Johnson 5 1 21 Birkholz 5 1 3
0. Johnson 4 0 11 Muenkel 4 0 1
Applequist 4 0 01 Nolting 5 1 1
Blomquist 4 1 31 Grave 5 0 1
Peterson 4 2 01 Schroeder 5 2 1
D. Johnson 4 2 0I Horn 4 1 1
— — — — —
40 7 71 43 9 14
Bethel-Bethany
Bethel-Luther
On May 19, Luther invaded Bethel's
diamond and took an easy game, 19-3.
The game was slow, and the Bethel boys
scattered, their ineffective hits and failed
to come through in the pinches. Muen-hel,
Luther infielder took batting honors
with five hits in si xtrips to the plate.
BETHEL-3 ab r h1 LUTHER-19 ab r h
Applequist 4 0 11 Schroeder 6 2 1
Edblom 2 0 01 Moldenhauer 6 3 0
W. Johnson 2 0 01 Kujath 6 2 1
Dahl 4 1 11 Birkholz 6 3 2
Holmberg 4 1 21 Muenkel 6 3 5
Nordell 1 1 11 Nolting 6 2 1
0. Johnson 4 0 01
Blomquist 4 0 21 Horn 6 0 1
Peterson 3 0 01 Grere 5 1 0
Pearson 3 0 11 Ingebritson 5 2 0
D. Johnson 4 0 01 — — —
52 18 11
35 3 81
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McOlash pitched a four-hit ball game,
and in the seventh inning a proverbial
rally brought a heart breaking defeat to
Bethel by Bethany, 9-6. The game was
lost on errors. Bethny demonstrated a
good infield which assisted greatly in giv-ing
them the game.
BETHEL-6 ab r h BETHANY-9
Ferre 4 0 0 ab r h
Edblom 4 0 0 Heltner 5 1 0
Dahl 5 1 2 H. Olson 5 2 0
W. Johnson 4 0 0 Bittner 5 0 0
Blomquist 4 2 2 Albrecht 5 1 2
Applequist 4 2 2 Bowan 5 2 1
0. Johnson 4 1 0
Peterson 3 0 1 Madson 5 2 0
McOlash 3 0 0 Annerstad 4 0 1
— — — Kong 4 0 1
35 6 7 Gulberg 4 1 0
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42 9 5
