Beilteti Vaal Scitoal Papeit
Vol. XXVII—No. 24
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. May 28, 1948
Rev. Dahlquist
Baccalaureate
Speaker -thR &163CE@G',1 Rev Lloyd W. Dahlquist of Chic-ago
delivered the Baccalaureate
Sermon to college and seminary
graduates last Sunday afternoon.
The subject for his address was
"As He-So We".
Mr. Dahlquist is a former
graduate of Bethel Seminary,
having received his Bachelor
of Theology degree with the
class of 1928.
At the present time Rev. Dahl-quist
is pastor of the Northwest
Baptist Church in Chicago. He is
active in the Baptist General Con-ference
holding tthe position of
Vice-Moderator for the 1948 An-nual
Meeting; he also serves as re-cording-
secretary for the Board of
Trustees, and is a member of the
Board of Bible School _and Young
People's Work.
Coleman, Kuehl
Valedictorians
Thomas Paul Coleman, this
year's college valedictorian, was
born in Springvale, Minnesota. He
has attended Bethel for two years.
He intends to continue his educa-tion
at the University of Minne-sota
next fall.
Tom spent 1 1/2 years in the U. S.
Submarine service where he attain-ed
the rank of Seaman First Class.
His home church is the Springvale
Baptist Church where he serves
as deacon, Young People's advisor,
and Sunday School teacher.
SEMINARY
The seminary valedictorian, Del-bert
August Kuehl, hails from Alex-andria,
Minnesota. He graduated
from Bethel Junior College in 1939
after which he entered the Uni-versity
of Minnesota and graduat-ed
from there in 1941. Prior to his
coming to Bethel, he attended
Northwestern Bible School and
Seminary. ■
Delbert spent 1942 to 1947 in
the service as a paratrooper. He
is married, and besides taking a
full course in the Seminary, he has
been doing graduate work at the
University.
Scholarships and Awards
Given at Class Day Rites
The annual class day exercises that were held this morning in the
College chapel, was marked by the scholarships and awards that were
given out. Seventeen scholarships, ranging in value from twenty-five
dollars to one hundred dollars were awarded to twenty five students.
Dr. Wingblade made the presentations. Bronze, silver and gold charms
were also given for extracurricular activity.
Presentation of Awards for Student Activities:
ATHLETICS
Presented by Coach Edwards
Cheer Leaders—Carl Holmgren, Beverly Magnus, Zella Mae McFarlin,
and J. Robert Nelson.
BasketballMinor Letters: Charlotte Ekberg, Margaret Ilelgren,
Elaine Jensen, Florence Nordstrom, Eileen Sather.
Major Letters: Goldie Erickson, Virginia Hansen, Helen Hoffman,
Lois Leaf, Zella Mae McFarlin, Doris Richert, Captain, Marjorie
Rundquist, LeVerne Van Meter.
Basketball—"B" Squad—Minor Letters: Clarence N. Anderson, Clifford.
D. Anderson, Russell Dickerson, Calvin Fernlund, Duane Johnson,
Captain, Roy Johnson, Alan Olsson, John Peterson, James Sims,
Ronald Skoog, Richard Upton, Forrest Vance, August Waage.
"Varsity" Squad—Minor Letters: Everett Johnson, Conwell Lind-strom.
Major Letters: Lowell Bergeson, John Dischinger, Edger Eklof,
Kenneth Greenman, Roy Nelson, Wayne Peterson, John Porcella,
James Rentz. LeRoy Sandberg, Captain.
Football—Minor Letters: Clifford Anderson, Frank Doten, Calvin -Edlund,
Berge Hoogasian, James Schubring, Paul Thompson, David Wash-burn.
Major Letters: Clarence N. Anderson, Robert Brunko, Robert Daley,
Douglas Garvey, Donald Goldsmith, Dwight Goodrich, Everett John-son,
Richard Johnson, Roy Johnson, Robert Mantzke, Nels Nelson,
Roy Nelson, Don Nepstad, Alan Olsson, David Osterberg, Warren
Palmquist, Leroy Sandberg, Ronald Skoog, Charles Starr, Vernon
Wallin.
Tennis—Walter Eddy, George Berg, Gordon Berg, Roger Berg, Robert
McKinnon, John Porcella.
Baseball—Minor Letter: Paul Peterson. Major Letters: Clarence N.
Anderson, Frank Doten, Robert Ginther, Kenneth Greenman, Clar-ence
Hagman, Robert Hamlett, Harlis Johnson, Elwood Larson,
Captain, Warren Palmquist, Leroy Sandberg, James Sims, George
Souchek.
Sweaters to Kenneth Greenman, Roy Nelson, LeRoy Sandberg.
FORENSICS
Presented by Mr. Schultz
Bronze Charm for debate and discussion: John Balian, Virginia Hansen,
Victor Pearson, Doris Richert; and for debate, discussion, and
oratory, Robert Daley.
Silver Charm: Edward Avey, discussion and extempore speaking. Lee
Kingsley, debate, extempore speaking, discussion.
Gold Charms: Harold Christenson, debate, discussion, extempore, speak-ing.
Charles Germany—debate, discussion.
CLARION
Presented by Mr. Anderson
Bronze Charms—Ruth E. Anderson, Carl Appelquist, Jean Butler, Harold
Christenson, Morris Engstrom, Calvin Fernlund, Rudolph Forsman,
Ted Hamlin, Virginia Hanson, Margaret Helgren, Muriel Keller,
Lois Leaf, John Leggett, William Lindroth, Alan Olsson, David
Osterberg, Harry Paney, Milton Regier, Edna Schultz, Byron Skal-man,
Kenneth Skov, John Soneson, Jeanne Swanson.
Silver Charms—Audrey Carlson, David Carlson, Marwin Lindstedt, Doris
Olson.
Gold Charms—Perry Hedberg, Editor-in-chief, and Robert Hamlett, Busi-ness
Manger.
THE SPIRE
Presented by Mr. Lawson
Bronze Charms—Audrey Carlson, Mae Fisher, Ted Hamlin, Harry Paney,
J. Gordon Platt, Tom Starr, Evelyn Stolhammer.
Silver Charm—Byron Skalman
Gold Charm—Robert Sandin, Editor-in-chief, J. Robert Nelson, Business
Manager.
(Continued on Page 8)
Dr. Koller Speaks
At Commencement
Dr. Charles W. Koller will de-liver
the principal address at the
annual commencement exercises of
the college and seminary to be held
this evening in the Bethlehem Bap-tist
Church, Minneapolis. He will
speak on "An Adequate Faith for
a Broken World."
Dr. Koller is President of the
Northern Baptist Theological Sem-inary,
Chicago, Illinois, which in-stitution
he has served in the cap-acity
of President since March
1938.
Dr. Koller was born in Waco,
Texas. He entered the training for
the ministry at Baylor University
in Waco, and proceeded, upon
graduation in 1923, to his seminary
work at Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary at Fort
Worth, Texas. He graduated from
the latter institute with the degree
of Master of Theology and the fur-ther
degree of Doctor of Theology.
In 1944 Eastern Baptist Theologi-cal
Seminary, Philadelphia, Pen-nsylvania,
bestowed upon him the
honorary degree of Doctor of Divin-ity.
Besides his duties as President
of the largest seminary in the
Northern Baptist Convention, Dr.
Koller has been active in denomi-ational
matters, including member-ship
on the General Council of the
Convention for the past seven
years,
Alexis Elects
New OFficeys
Officers elected by the seminary
to head the Alexis Society for next
year are Ralph Larson, President,
Richard Turnwall, Vice-President;
Pauline Pearson, Secretary, and
Oliver Ohsberg, Treasurer.
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4,1-20.0,63[E010)0 Editor Looks Back t1115 of Tbougbt
Editor-in-Chief Perry Hedberg
Assistant Editor & News Editor Marwin Lindstedt
Managing Editor Rudolph Forsman
Feature Editor David Carlson
Sports Editor David Osterberg
Art Editor , Ted Hamlin
Business Manager Robert Hamlett
Circulation Manager Margaret Helgren
Reporters: R. Anderson, E. Avey, Adelle Bavin,
C. Fernlund, V. Hanson, L. Leaf, J. Leggett, W.
Lindroth, A. Olsson, P. Pope, M. Regier, J. Sone-son.
Feature Writers: C. Appelquist, H. Bondeson, A.
Carlson, H. Christenson, S. Delin, M. Engstrom,
B. Madsen, Z. McFarlin, D. Olson.
Typists: Jeanne Swanson, Chief; E. Carlson, M.
Carlson, C. Hedberg, A. Johnson, M. Keller, E.
. Schultz, Muriel Thompson
Photographers H. Paney, B. Skalman
Faculty Adviser V. Elving Anderson
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Bacit and Bad*
Dear Buddy,
Well, it certainly has been a long time since
we have corresponded. About a month ago I
wrote you a newsy letter, but apparently the
censor (Herry Pedberg didn't like it, because
he put some political article in its place.) I
must admit that Applequist's contribution was
good, however.
Of course, there may have been some fifth-column
work close by, since I wrote about
our Fair Editor's roomate like this: "Dave .
Osterberg is back from Navy duty. He reports
a fine time, except for a bad case of insomnia.
It seems that the train wheels and his clock
kept beating time to the song "Helen, Helen,
Helen."....In the meantime, Helen Franklin,
believe it or not was making a map entitled,
"The Wandering of David"....for Life and Lit.
class, of course." Boy, am I going to get it
from my roommate now!
By the way, we had a nice time on our
Girls' Chorus Trip through Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, and South Dakota. Most of us, of
course, complained of gaining weight, what
with bacon and eggs for breakfast every morn-ing
and cream puffs for dessert at night.
Marilyn Frederickson's Clarion remark was
that she had to put a bookmark among her
chins to find her pearls. Betty Jo Greenman
says she forgot to mention in her resume of
the trip that the most important thing each
day was the mail—the kind with stamps on
it. Though we will admit that the kind from
males was more interesting....slightly, that is.
I once heard Tiny Miller ask B-Etta IVieyars,
"Do you talk all the time?" "No", she giggled.
"sometimes people interrupt me."
In talking with Professor Bergman, I learned
that he intends to go on a Youth-for Christ
tour through England, Wales, Scotland, Nor-
Change has been the keynote on the campus
this past year.
"Through THE CLARION this year I have
sensed that a mild-revolution is taking place
on the campus." This remark was made to
me recently by one of the off-campus subscri-bers.
My first reaction was surprise. But I
believe it is true; I hope that it is so!
This subscriber went on to state that he
felt some of the students have begun to ques-tion
and test certain traditions at Bethel with
the purpose of progressive change in view.
A similar note of "change" has been voiced on
various occasions by Administration members
and visiting speakers who refer to the "grow-ing
pains experienced on the campus." These
indications of an expanding Bethel p.,re a
healthy diagnosis. I believe it is the founda-mental
desire from the students that our
school be delivered from the stigma of acad-emy
days, and from the limitations of a
junior college to a position of an outstanding
school of Christian higher education.
"Mild-revolution," "change," "growing pains",
as they are sensed objectively are but sym-bols
of a faster-moving subjective ideal. This
subjective ideal refers to the goal at which
these changes are aimed. The goal may be
defined as the spiritual, academic, and social
qualifications offered to graduates of the
rapidly forming senior college from their
student development at Bethel.
Several changes on the campus this year
have been noted in the introduction of foot-ball
-to the inter-collegiate sports competition,
a definitely shaping intramural sports pro-gram,
a growing interest in forensics, a de-veloping
interest in student publications, the
visual education program, and a greater par-ticipation
in student government.
The 1947-48 school-year has initiated several
new ideas. It will be one demand on the next
school-year to straighten these ideas and in-troduce
others as the senior college is ushered
into its infancy.
Change this past year is the beginning of
a richer, broader, educational and cultural
legacy which the new Bethel will offer as its
heritage to future students.
Perry 0. Hedberg
Editor 1947-48
way, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland, and
France. He anticipates playing on some of
those great European cathedral organs that we
have heard so much about. Their first meeting
will be at the Royal Albert Hall in London,
England on October 2. As Professor Bergman
has often said, "You can't make footprints in
the sands of time by sitting still," and I guess
he believes ,in practising what he preaches.
You know, Mary Martin is taking a course
in Health. So Gus Tillman asked her, "Do you
think late hours are bad for one?" "Yes, but
they're all right for two", she answered.
So "Glory Maurie" is finally going over the
brink of destruction of May 29. That I will
have to see. But, in spite of all the ill-feel-ing(?)
and cutting remarks between us, I
certainly want to wish him and Ouida many
happy years together.
And, now that I am in a mellow mood, I
wish I could tell you what a wonderful year
this has been for me. But, maybe if you are
up around Connecticut some time, drop in at
80 Allen. Street, Terryville, where the welcome
mat is always out for Bethel students and the
coffee pot is always on, and I will say what
I mean. That goes for everyone at Bethel who
has not at one time or another called me
"Crazie-Hazie". Those Unmentionables will
have to sneak in by the back door when I'm
not looking.
Butch
by President Wingblade
We at Bethel are closing these days what is
no doubt one of the greatest years in all the
school's history. Progress has been made in
every way—physically, intellectually, and spiit-ually.
How much we do have to praise God
for?
Now another summer lies before us—teem-ing
with sunshine and opportunities. In song
and poetry summer has always been associ-ated
with youth and future. We say, "a girl of
seventeen summers", but we say "a man
of seventy winters."
Whether we preach and teach the Word
this summer or work in offices and factories
or on farms, may we live out the life that
is Christ—in purity and prayer, and so truly
adorn the doctrine of God.
There is something thrilling about summer
days for a college or seminary student. No
matter how hot the sun or heavy the burden
or long and trying the day, he knows that it
will soon be over and that when the cooling
breezes of September come around he will be
back again in classroom and halls in happy
student fellowship.
We recall that in Christ's parable of the
talents it was not the gifts or the brilliancy
that was commended by the Lord of the ser-vants;
it was rather the faithfulness. And so
for these summer days, may we crowd each
unforgiving minute with sixty seconds of faith-fulness,
and the Lord of the harvest will take
care of the results,
We of the administration express deep ap-preciation
to the student body for beautiful
cooperation during the past year. Shall we
pray for even greater things in the year that
lies ahead. "Faithful is He who has promised."
Thanks Expressed
The members of the sophomore class see
themselves at the crossroads of life as they
complete their junior college work. •I n these
two years of contact with various fields of
human endeavor there are many members of
the class who have found the specific path
of service to which God has called them.
Nov tthey are aiming at college majors in
specific fields, feeling that there they have
much to learn and a ministry to perform. They
have come to see that Christians aren't all of
one type, but thatt God calls them into various
fields as witnesses for Christ. The cabinet of
the graduating class wishes to express to the
faculty of the school the sincere appreciation
of all the sophomores for the moulding in-fluence
these two years have been in their
lives.
Executive Committee
SO PHOMORE CLASS
HOMER "ENJOYS" HIS
LAST DAYS AT BETHEL
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Can it be true? The final issue of the Clar-ion
and, well, time to bid the farewells and
look back over the year to recall just what
has gone on around here. It's easy to remem-ber
the interesting things—and fun to forget
the boring, such as attending the classes.
Remember when???—You freshmen came to
Bethel and were so mixed up you came late
to every class? And after you got acquainted,
you still came 'late but not because you were
lost, but because you didn't have- the assign-ment
done?
During Freshmen initation, several new
students had extra little duties for a week?
And how during the final evening the sophs
had a lot of eggs, catsup, limberger cheese etc.
left over, so took it out on John Klingberg
and others?
We attended the first football game of the
year, and saw our boys fight evenly with
Rochester until the final quarter? And how
Mantzke was all over the field at once?
The plaster started falling on the basket-ball
floor during one of the games?
The Clarion Team won the 'Ye ole Coffee
Cup' game, even though Dean Carlson brought
the Faculty team a Coffee Party? And how
the faculty wives cheered the losing cause?
Our baseball team woh a game?
We had so much snow and slop that it was
impossible to find the sidewalk from the
college to the girls dorm?
Memories go on and on. That's all a part of
the joys of Bethel. Here's hoping next year
will be as enjoyable for everyone. Ay, have
you noticed in the Spire that some of our in-structors
have changed a bit? The one that I
always thought was Schultz is now Wik, while
Wik is Fagerstrom, and Fagerstrom is Schultz.
Maybe I've been studying too hard for exams.
Would also like to use this space to thank
my teachers for the grades they will be giving
me this quarter, especially to Miss Nelson
for the C in German and to Russell Johnson
for the C in Botany that he is going to give
me. Hope they read this before the grades
go in.)
SUGGESTION FOR FUTURE YEARS
DEP'T: For the betterment of the school and
the enjoyment of the students, and (the main
reason) to enable the teachers to have an
easier last week in which to give their fare-wells
to the students, I hereby suggest that
in the years to come there will be no final
exams during the last quarter. The last
quarter will be graded by taking the grade
of the previous quarter and raising it one
or two grades, depending on the standing of
the individual. This will encourage happy sum-mers.
Thank You Dep't. To all you sweet kids that
so willingly told all the mean things about
fellow students, a hearty thanks muchly. May
you have many more happy years of succes-sful
gossiping. And be sure to drop around
again next year, with a first-week introduction
to next years Clarion editor....He'll give you
this job.
Acknowledgment Dep't.: Realizing the im-portance
of the Feature Editor of a paper I
do hereby state the Dave 'Harps' Carlson isn't
such a bad guy after all. He's tops! He's
super! The best ever! A brain! Wonderful!
OUCH! Stop choking –me Dave, I'm putting
down everything you're telling me.
And 'Crazey Hazey' isn't really crazy, even
though everyone thinks so. It has been a privi-lege
to take the back page and let 'Crazy'
and 'Harps' enjoy the Feature Page.
It isn't every day I can write this, but if
any of you happen to be around tomorrow
and don't have anything to do in the evening,
why not drop in at the Bethel Baptist Church
around 8 in the evening and see what's going
on there.
Joke of the Year: Morries Glory
P.S. Would the person that I lent my joke
book to please return it? It was lent, not
given. Thanks.
Bethel Bookstore
& Coffee Shop ,
—Where Students and Faculty
Meet Around the Coffee Cup
Morning, afternoon and evening
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Campus Organizations
For some years Bethel has felt the need of
coordinated athletic activities, development of
leadership in more than just a few students,
and participation of all in the Bethel functions.
From this need has grown the organization
of two brother-sister societies. The purpose
of these societies is "to discover and develop
abilities of individual students in intellectual,
athletic, cultural, social and religious activi-ties."
The name "literary society" is misleading and
was used only in want of a better name until
the individual societies chose their respective
name. The real purpose is not literary, but
rather an all-inclusive program to coordinate
the activities on the campus, which at present
are in a confused state of affairs.
In.. order to secure orginal members, a list
of registrations was secured from the Dean's
office, and thus an arbitrary division was
made. This division is by no means compul-sory
or final. It was purely a move for ex-pediency.
One can go from one society to
the other or withdraw one's name completely.
At the present time there is absolutely no re-sponsibility
involved.
There are, no doubt, many inadequacies in
the present set-up. These inadequacies can
only be ironed out by the cooperation and con-structive
criticism of the students. Provision
will be made in the constitution for the so-cieties
for amendments to meet their changing
needs. These societies are only the bare
stuctures of what is hoped to be accomplished
in the future. They are not an end in them-selves,
but merely a means to an end.
Organization Committee
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LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE AND THERE'LL BE NO
PROGRESS! The 1948-49 Clarion staff will sincerely strive to
continue to increase the value, quality, and quantity of Bethel's
official publication under the divine direction of our Saviour and
Guide.
The policy for the next year will be essentially the same as
that followed this year. The future staff will endeavor to achieve
the goals set by this year's staff in its long-range program.
—Bob Hamlett, Editor-elect
They Gave You the SPIRE
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Miss Axeen Joins
Sweden Visitors
Miss Axeen and her father,
Walter Axeen, of St. Cloud, Minne-sota,
plan to leave Wold Chamber-lain
Airfield on June 9, for a trip
to Sweden.
Stopping at New York, they will
board a Swedish-American Lines
plane which arrives in Stockhilm
26 hours later. From Stockholm
Miss Axeen will journey to Ore-born
where she will visit with her
grandmother and other relatives.
Miss Axeen plans to see the
principal points of interest in
Sweden while abroad. She will re-turn
to the Twin Cities about Aug-ust
1.
NAS Replaced By
New Organizatcon
In order to increase the effec-tiveness
of its program to raise
funds for a field-house the student
council has been organizing in re-cent
weeks the Bethel Student
Field-house Association. The organi-zation
has its own constitution,
and while it is to some extent
responsible to the student council,
it is an independent body. The B
S F A takes the place of the for-mer
N A S (New Athletic Statium)
program.
A sincere interest in a student-fostered
drive for a new gymnas-ium
is demanded of all members of
the association. Students become
members by signing membership
cards by which they pledge active
support to the program.
The chairman of the associa-tion,
the secretary, and the
chairman of the Committee on
Pledges, the Committee on
Publicity, and the Follow-up
Committee constitute the Ex-ecutive
Council of the associa-tion
and will take the initia-tive
in carrying out its func-tions.
The Executive Council
will also appoint a number of
specified committee members
to fill out the structure of the
organization.
The members of the Executive
Council are elected by the as-sociation
annually, but re-election
is encouraged as being valuable in
making the program continuous
from year to year.
Cash on hand for the field-house
fund amounted to $3,559.74 on
April 30, and in addition approxi-mately
$22,700 have been pledged,
to make a total of over $26,200. A
conservative estimate of the cost
of the project is $100,000.
Stassen Ahead
In Clarion Poll
The Campus Political Com-mittee
headed by Lee Kingsley
The Campus Political Com-mittee
headed by Lee Kingsley
reports that Harold E. Stassen
led the recent student Presiden-tial
Candidate Poll taken on the
Campus. A preference . for the
Republican Party was also in-dicated
on the same poll.
Pi Delta Gamma
Formed During Year
Unknown to many students, a
group known as the Progressive
Discussion Group has been in ex-istence
on campus since December
16 when the first meeting was held
in Edgren Hall. Spontaneously or-ganized
by fifteen interested fel-lows,
the group has held informal
meetings every two weeks in the
rooms of various members and in
the Edgren Library. The name of
the organization has been changed
by substituting Greek letters for
the initials and is thus known as
Pi Delta Gamma.
Discussion of the various topics
has been in the form of a study
group with two members doing
special research and leading the
discussion. Two faculty members,
Mr. Bloom and Mr. Peterson, were
present at one of the meetings.
Topics this year have been select-ed
at the preceding meeting and
have shown a variety of interests.
Among the subjects for discussion
have been "Stassen's Political
Views", "Christianity vs. Com-munism,"
"Principles of Baptist
Doctrine", "The Palestine Prob-lem"
"Universal Military Training"
and "Problems of Christian. Educa-tion".
Refreshments were served
following each meeting.
FINAL MEETING—BANQUET
As the final meeting of the
group, a 'banquet was held at the
White Pine Inn in Bayport, Minn.
on Wednesday evening, May 19, to
which members invited their
special guests. The speaker of the
evening was Mr. Stanley Paulson,
graduate of Bethel and now on
the staff of the Speech Department
at the University of Minnesota. In
his challenging message, Mr. Paul-son
warned of the dangers of
stereotyped thinking and gullible
acceptance of statementts as fact
without sufficient proof. He also
recommended that the group con-tinue
its constructive program of
discussion and thought of present-day
world problems.
Plans are being made to con-tinue
the organization next year
with a nucleus of old members and
addtion of new members interested
in such a group.
Girls Hold Party,
Elect Officers
The last dorm meeting of the
school year was held Tuesday
night, May 18.
Jean Palmquist was in charge of
the meeting. Testimonies were
given by Zella Mae McFarlan, Avis
Johnson, and Beverly Thoren. The
Girls' trio, Beth Babcock, Sally
Tierney, and Edith Lovegren, sang,
and Marilyn Fredrickson sang.
"Jesus, Rose of Sharon".
The meeting concluded "Secret
Pal Week", and a few of the poems
written by the girls were read as
a special feature.
The new Dorm officers are as
follows : Marge Helgren, President;
Clara Leggett, Vice-President, Edna
Schultz, Secy; Marcia Gangwish,
Treasurer; Florence Nordstrom
and Thelma Jacobson, Sophmore
representatives; Avis Johnson and
Charlotte Ekberg, Dorm Council
Representatives.
The meeting was closed with
"Bless Be the Tie That Binds."
Gospel Teams Hold
90 Meetings in Year
As the school year of 1947 and
1948 becomes history, the Bethel
Gospel Teams are credited with
90 meetings and other meetingS
which were not assigned by the
Gospel Teams Committee. The 15
gospel teams held meetings in var-ious
types of places ranging from
street and mission meetings to
services among the conference
churches in and outside the cities.
The teams were all inclusive in
their membership, thus permitting
most of the students to participate.
Several of the teams had blessed
experiences of leading individuals
to the Lord and also a number of
consecrations were reported. The
Gospel Teams Committee formed
the teams from volunteer students
and assigned them to service as
requests came in.
150 Attracted to
Annual Outing
With the Greyhound Bus Com-pany
furnishing two of their large
buses, a large group of students
left the campus Thursday morning
for the beautiful and beckoning
tourist resort at Taylor Falls, Min-nesota,
situated on the scenic St.
Croix River. Other student groups
arrived by private automobile.
Recreational activities of the day
were supervised by Paul Thomp-son
and Carl Lachler. Softball,
volley-ball, badminton, and other
energy spending sports served to
relieve some of the reserves of
energy gathered during the Spring
Quarter. Some of the students,
wishing to drink in the wonders of
nature in full bloom, wandered off
in aimless directions, bent on rid-ding
themselves of the "intellect-ual
cobwebs" that had gathered
from nine months of pouring over
textbooks.
Mrs. Harold Christenson was the
"Mess Officer" of the day. Food
for the outing was prepared by
Mrs. Raier "Ma" Olson in the
school kitchen and delivered to
the picnic grounds fresh for each
meal.
A devotional service, under Ed
Eklof's charge, was the culminat-ing
event of the day. The girl's
sextette sang and Bob Daley
brought a devotional message.
William G. Wright served as
chairman in charge of the day's
activities.
Platt Chosen As
New Freshman Prexy
The Freshman class held its
last meeting Monday, May 17. The
following class officers were elect-ed
for the next year: Gordon Platt,
President; Myrt Rehnberg, Vice-
President; Marilyn Fredrickson,
Secretary; Charles Filmore, Trea-surer;
Bud Waage, Student Coun-cil
Representative.
The money that was left over in
the treasury was voted to go to
the New Athletic Stadium.
B. W. A. Banquet
Honors Graduates
"Save to Serve, Serve to Save"
was the theme of the annual B. W.
A. banquet, held Wednesday night -
May 12. After the Smorgasbord,
prepared by "Ma" Olson, Toast-mistress
Marjorie Malm led the
testimonies of the graduating
Sophmores. Each honored guest
told what Bethel had meant to her.
Miss Nelson led in the installat-ion
of the following new officers:
Marjorie Maim, President; Marge
Helgren, Vice-President; Jane
Johnson, Secretary; Gladys Ek-lund,
Treasurer; Avis Johnson,
Clara Leggett, Florence Nord-strom,
Myrtle Rehnberg, Cabinet
Chairmen.
Students Relax at Taylors Falls
THE CLARION Page 7
SPORTS
NEWS
Schultz Wins Table
Tennis Tournament
The annual Bethel Table Tennis
Tournament came to a close last
week with Louis Schultz repeating
as the singles champ. This year's
finals were unusual because of the
conspicuous absence of most of
the generally conceded top flight
players. Of the four players in
the finals only Schultz was con-sidered
a pre-tourney favorite.
The results were as follows:
Singles, semi-finals: Len Andersbn
vs. Floberg, 3-1; Schultz vs. D.
Anderson, 3-0; finals, Schultz vs.
Anderson, 4-1. In the Doubles,
Schultz and Daley vs. Stearns and
C. Johnson, 3-1; Greenman and
Dischinger vs. Roy Nelson and Ed
Eklof, 3-1; finals, Schultz and
Daley vs. Greenman and Disching-er,
4-3.
The Doubles final provided the
thrill of the tournament with a
very hottly contested finish.
Olson Places Third
In Golf Tourney
The Conference tennis and golf
match was held at Rochester on
May 22. Carl Olson of Bethel card-ed
a score of 116 in the 27 hole
medal play to place third. Ander-son
and Stark, both of Austin,
turned in scores of 114 and 115 re-spectively
to win first and second
place honors.
Comets Defeat
Indians 6 to 4
The Concordia Comets won their
second straight victory over the
Indians on May 12, by a 6 to 4
score. Kenny Greenman was on the
mound for Bethel, and once again
he was the victim of shaky field-ing
as the Indians committer five
errors.
Bich, of the Comets, drove in the
winning runs with a smashing trip-le
down the right field line in the
eighth inning. Panning was the
winning pitcher though he had to
call on Beck to retire the side in
the ninth.
Palmquist led in batting for the
day with three hits.
BETHEL 110 000 011 4
CONCORDIA 012 010 02x 6
NOTHWESTERN 7, BETHEL 6
Northwestern Bible Institute
evened the score with Bethel on
Monday, May 17, by coming from
behind to win 7 to 6. Trailing 6 to
5 going into the last of the ninth,
Northwestern took advantage of a
walk, a hit, and two errors to score
two runs and win the ball game.
The jittery Indians made ten errors
in all to contribute generously to
their defeat.
BETHEL 100 211 01 6
NORTHWESTERN .. 121 010 02 7
Softball Teams
Wind Up Slate
Standings
Team Won Lost
Team #1 4 1
Team #4 3 3
Team #3 3 3
Team #2 2 3
The Bethel Intramural Softball
League wound up its schedule last
week with team #1 winning the
championship. On Tuesday num-ber
three eked out a 6 to 5 win
over number, four, there by elimi-nating
them from any possible
share in the title. The final game
of the season was called off be-cause
of examinations and the fact
that it would have no bearing on
the final standings.
The important game, of course,
was the 8 to7 win for team #1
over team #4 the previous week.
This softball season was blessed
with good weather which enabled
it to become a very successful sea-son.
'The play in the first few
games were marked by many er-rors
and high scores, but in the
second round the play tightened up
and some very respectable ball
playing was witnessed.
Bethel Netmen
Named Champs
The Bethel tennis team won the
Conference championship this sea-son
with a record of four wins and
no losses. MacKinnon and Roger
Berg led the team to easy victories
over Concordia and Bethany.
Standings
Won Lost Tied
Bethel 4 0 0
Bethany 1 2 1
Concordia 0 3 1
CONCORDIA WINS BASEBALL
TITLE
Concordia Junior College captur-ed
the Conference baseball crown
with eight straight victories. In
winning their second title in sec-cession
the Comets played good
steady ball. The Bethel Indians
placed second with a four and four
record.
Tennis Team Wins
Final Match 4-1
The Bethel tennis team closed a
very successful year on May 15 by
defeating Bethany Junior College,
four matches to one, in matches
played at Mankato. This victory
gave them a conference record of
four victories, and assured them
of a 'share in the conference title.
Earlier in that week Indian net-men
had scored victories over Aus-tin,
6 to 1, and Concordia, 4 to1.
In the Austin match MacKinnon,
Roger Berg, George Berg, and
Eddy won in the singles, while
MacKinnon and R. Berg, and Por-cella
and Greenman teamed up to
win tthe doubles.
In the Concordia match Bethel
won two singles and two doubles
matches to easily defeat the Co-mets
for the second time this year.
Bethel Nine Swamps
ConFerence Foe 17 -6
The Indians closed their 1948
baseball season closed their 1948
tory over Waldorf Junior College
in a game played last Saturday at
Como Park. This win gave the
Indians second place in the league
standings, and also helped them
break a jinx in which they had
failed to win a home game.
While his team mates were fat-tening
up their batting averages
at the expense of the opposing
pitcher, Kenny Greenman was able
to coast along to his fourth victory
of the year.
Sports Review
This has been a successful year
in sports for Bethel. Football made
its appearance on our campus this
year and though only four games
were played, the sport has gained
a firm foothold in our athletic pro-gram.
The climax of course, was
the well-earned 18 to 0 victory
over Estherville in the closing
game.
Basketball, long the Bethel fav-orite,
proved particularly succes-sful
even though the team missed
a share in the Conference title
by a few percentage points. How-ever,
Greenman, Peterson, and
Sandberg were among the top ten
Conference players chosen by the
coaches, with Greenman receiv-ing
the top Conference vote.
The tennis team led the con-ference
this year, winning all their
matches except two. These were
tough losses suffered at the hands
of Austin and River Falls State
Teachers.
In golf the Bethel linksmen came
through with a .500 rating by win-ning
two of four matches played.
Baseball, as usual, suffered from
a short practice session and a
crowded schedule, but despite
these handicaps the Indians had
a fair season.
This year some very keen com-petition
was developed in intra-mural
sports. In 'basketball the
Unknowns waded through a 14
game schedule to win the champ-ionship
with 13 victories to their
credit. The softball teams played
a six game schedule with team
number One captained by Ev
Johnson, winning the title.
The "Unusual" in sports for the
year was the Coffee Cup Game
played between the Faculty and
the Clarion Staff in which the
future editors proved their superi-ority
on the basketball court.
The most encouraging event in
the sports year was the reformat-ion
of the NAS association into the
BETHEL STUDENT FIELD-HOUSE
ASSOCIATION, with the
objective in view of providing a
more definitely concerted effort to
promote t h e construction of a
field house for our campus. We
have had a successful year in
sports, but our future success shall
be greater with the added facilities
that such a field house will pro-vide.
D. N. Osterberg
Indians Take
Two Wins Away
On Saturday, May 15, the Ind-ians
went on a road trip to Beth-any
and Luther and came back
with a double victory to their
credit. In the morning game they
outslugged Bethany, 17 to 10, and
in the afternoon encounter they
won a well-earned 4 to 2 victory
over Luther. This double victory
not only boosted their season's
average, but it kept their road
record perfect with no defeats.
At Mankato the Bethany team
proved every bit as generous as
hosts as the Indians had been in
their previous game in St. Paul.
Bethany took a one to nothing lead
in the first inning, but they quick-ly
amended this discourtesy by
helping the Indians to seven runs
in the second frame.
Souchek was on the mound for
Bethel while Hagen suffered the
defeat for Bethany. Harlis Johnson
led the batting with three hits in
four trips to the plate.
BOX SCORE
BETHEL AB R H E
Simms 2b 5 3 2 0
Anderson ss 4 1 1 0
Johnson If 4 3 3 0
Greenman lb 2 2 1 0
Palmquist rf 5 1 2 0
Sandberg cf 3 2 2 0
Haman 3b 4 1 0 1
Souchek p 1 2 1 0
Doten 0 0 0 1
Peterson 2 0 0 2
Ginther 1 0 0 0
Larsen c 5 2 1 0
Totals 36
-
17 13 4
BETHANY AB R H E
Peterson c 4 2 3 0
Erickson 2b 2 3 1 1
Bohrer ss 3 1 1 2
Hagen p 3 1 1 1
Runde cf 4 0 0 0
Heidorn If 3 0 0 1
Rognstad lb 3 1 2 1
Anderson 3b 3 1 0 1
Rebers rf 2 1 1 1
— —
9 8
321 4 17
500 4 10
Greenman Twirls Three-Hitter
Traveling to New Ulm in the
afternoon the Indians found the
opposition much tougher, but Ken-ny
Greenman hurled a fine ball
game, striking out seven men and
handcuffing Luther batsmen with
just three hits. This 4 to 2 win
avenged a defeat in the opening
game of the season.
The Indians scored their four runs
and half of their ten hits in the
first two innings to take the lead,
and then they played tight ball to
hold off Luther the rest of the way.
This was the Indians' third
league victory.
BOX SCORE
BETHEL AB R H E
Simms 2b 3 1 2 0
Ginther lb 4 0 0 2
Larson c 5 1 2 0
Greenman p 5 0 2 0
Palmquist rf 3 0 0 0
Johnson If 3 0 0 0
Sandberg cf 4 0 2 0
Anderson ss 2 1 1 0
Hamlet ss 2 0 0 0
Hagman 3b 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 4 10 2
LUTHER AB R H E
Voigt ss 5 1 0 1
Rosin 3b 3 0 1 2
Zimmerman If 4 0 0 0
Degner lb 4 0 0 1
Dorne p 4 0 1 0
Sievert c 4 0 1 0
Kolander 2b 3 0 0 0
Schwartz rf 2 1 0 0
Schultz, F. cf 2 0 0 0
Schultz, R. 1 0 0 0
— — — —
Totals 32 2 3 4
BETHEL 220 000 000 4
LUTHER 002 000 000 2
— —
Totals 28 10
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THE CLARION
Student Opinion
Question: What are you planning
..to do this summer?
Jim Hubbard: I'll be at home in
Omaha working, and playing the
piano at Grace Baptist church
every Sunday.
Jane Johnson : Daily Vacation Bible
school during June. Planning to
take several Moody Correspond-ence
courses.
Clarence (Red) Anderson: I'm not
certain as to my plans for the sum-mer
but at the present, I plan to
work in my father's place.
Ronald Skoog: I don't know for
certain either. As far as I know,
I'll be selling vacuum cleaners.
(do you need one?) and working
where ever work can be found.
School next fall.
Eleanore Nelson: Bible school for
four weeks—then—Michigan, here
I come! Going to work somewhere
after that for the rest of the sum-mer.
Roland Reasoner: Most of the sum-mer
I will spend on our farm.
There's plenty to do there. How-ever,
part of the summer I shall
travel for the Far Eastern Gospel
Crusade in organizational work,
and then one week I shall be a
counsellor at a young people's
camp.
Neal Floberg: My brother and I
are touring the east coast for a
couple weeks holding evangelistic
services the first part of the sum-mer.
Then I'll come back to St.
Paul and continue work.
Elene Provis: I'm going to teach
Bible school at home. I will pro-bably
work the rest of the summer
and in Sept. I'm planning to enter
nurse's training.
Bill Lindroth: Might Work at
home in Massachusets in the paper
mill. I'll be going to our young
people's camp at Tispaquin. Get-ting
married in August and plan to
spend two weeks in the mountains
of New Hampshire.
B-Etta =Mayer: I'll be teaching
Bible Cchool all summer with
Marjorie Malm under the Platte
Valley Conference except for two
weeks of summer camp. I'm plan-ning
to enter Midland Bible School
in Omaha in the fall to further pre-pare
for the mission field.
(Continued from Page 1)
MUSIC
Presented by Mr. Stjernstrom
Girls Chorus—Bronze Charms: Georgene Anderson, Ruth E. Anderson,
A. Adelle Davin, Carol E. Bergsten, Hazel E. Bondeson, Grace By-lund,
Marilyn Cross, Bernice R. Dalstrom, Charlotte Ekberg, Marilyn
Fredrikson, Marcia Gangwich, Bernice Glader, Betty Jo Greenman,
Evangeline Hedstrcm, Helen Hoffman, Grace Johnson, Laura Kohler,
Clara Leggett, Edith Lovegren, Mary Martin, Dorothy J. Nelson, De
Lores L. Olson, Pearl Parten, Fern Peterson, Peggy Jo Pope, Patricia
Pope, Elene Provis, Faye Seaquist, Arleen Shogren, Evelyn Stolham-mer,
Doris Turnwall, Marilyn Westberg.
Male Chorus—Bronze Charms: Bertil Anderson, Leonard , Anderson,
Calvin Anderstrom, David Carlson, Willis Dahlman, Calvin Fernlund,
Donald Goldsmith, Lowell Hendrickson, Delmar Johns o n,
Clarence Larson, Paul Leafblad, Marwin Lindstedt, Olof
Lindstedt, Joel Lingensjo, Robert Mantzke, Paul Nebel, Phaeon
Nelson, Warren Palmquist, Donald Patet, William Phillips, James
Rehnberg, James Rentz, Robert Sandin, Leonard Sutton, David Tutt,
Vernon Voth.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Gordh Memorial Scholarship, twenty-five dollars, to Walton Johnson.
Fred Swedberg Memorial Scholarship, twenty-five dollars, given by the
Newport Church at Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, to J. Leonard Carroll.
Bethel Leadership Scholarships, twenty-five dollars each, to Perry Hed-berg,
Robert Sandin, and Mel Soneson.
Bethel Alumni Association Scholarships, twenty-five dollars each, to
Einar Palm and Stanley Peterson; thirty-five dollars each, to Thelma
Jacobson and , Ralph Larson.
Canadian Scholarship, given by the Women's Commission of the Central
Conference, twenty-five dollars each, to Vernon Anderson and
Garnet Jenkins.
The Oscar Berglund Encouragement Scholarships, twenty-five dollars
each to Marjorie Anderson, Jane Johnson, Myrtle Rehnberg, and
Edna Schultz.
Dr. Wilbert S. Port Scholarships, twenty-five dollars each, to Deane
Sheaffer and Ethel Nelson.
Boston Young People's Society Scholarship, fifty dollars, to Calvin Fern-lund.
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The Dr. C. G. Emanuel Merit Scholarship, fifty dollars, to Edward Clay.
Signe Erickson Memorial Scholarship, fifty dollars, given by the Warren,
Pa. Baptist Church, to Helen Hone,
Samuel Fletcher Kerfoot Scholarship in Memoriam, given by Harold L.
Kerfoot, in memory of his father, Dr. Samuel Fletcher Kerfoot, fifty
dollars, to Beverly Jean Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold W. Peterson Scholarship, fifty dollars, to Lester
Anderson.
Lagerquist Memorial Scholarship given by the Iowa Young People's
Union, fifty dollars, to Robert Daley..
Freda Wall Encouragement Scholarship, fifty dollars, to Grace Johnson.
Earl Widen Scholarship, fifty dollars, to Charles Fillmore.
Klingberg Memorial Scholarship of the Baptist Historical Society, fifty
dollars, to Robert Swanson.
Lake Harriet Baptist Church Scholarship, seventy-five dollars, to Helen
Franklin.
-Esther Lundholm Memorial Scholarship, one hundred dollars, to Marian
Jean Stewart.
The Dr. and Mrs. Carl G. Burton Honor Scholarship, one hundred dollars
to Robert Sandin.
Prof. F. Schultz
To Study In
Europe
Mr. Ferdinand Schultz will be
travelling in Eurdpe this summer
with a group known as the San
Francisco State College Seminar
for study in Europe. This group Is
under the leadership of Dr. Alfred
G. Fisk, professor of Philosophy.
The group consists of about twenty
members, m o s tl y professional
people such as college professors,
lecturers, and writers.
The group will be sailing from
New York on the ocean liner
"Marine Shark". Plymouth, Eng-land
is their first stop and from
there they will visit London, Can-terbury,
and Shakespeare's home,
Stratford-on-Avon.
Next the group will travel
to France, by way of Dover and
Calais. They will spend a week
in Paris which will give Mr.
Schultz an opportunity to see
Jim Rehnberg who will be
studying there.
From Paris they will travel
to Northern Italy through
French Alpine mountain re-sorts.
They will spend about .a
week in Italy going through
Northern Italy by way of Milan
down to Rome.
From Rome the group will fly
to Geneva, Switzerland, after
which they hope to travel through
Southern Germany to Czechoslova-kia.
The group will continue on to
Denmark and from there to Swed-en
where the tour officially ends in
Stockholm on August 26.
Some of the members of the
group will start for home from
Norway or England, but Mr.
Schultz plans to go by way of
Holland,
Their studies during the tour
will be through pre- arranged
interviews with government
officials, professional people,
labor leaders, and other pro-minent
individuals. Mr. Schultz
says, "The group will gather
information about European
conditions first-hand which to-gether
with our professional
training, experience, and spec-ial
study should give the group
a valuable understanding of
the present state of Europe."
Mr. Schultz also states that pos-sibly
some members of the group
will be 'writing books or articles
as a result of their studies during
this tour.
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