Fred Husmann, junior in the college from Villard, Minn., was
awarded a scholarship by C. D. Sorg, division manager of the Cut-Co
Division of Wear-Ever Aluminum, in Dean Clifford Larson's office last
Thursday, Oct. 4, 1962. The scholarship is representative of awards given
quarterly to college salesmen of this company.
Campus Groups
Vie for Trophy
LEARNING RESOURCE Woo
BETHEL COLLEGE
9{)13 Bethel Drive
Ciergroffers
Catholic View
Of Rome Diet
Father Marvin O'Connell, assist-ant
professor of history at St. Tho-mas
college, will present a half-hour
lecture on the second Vatican
council and its relation to Pro-testantism
at 8:30 p.m., Oct. 11, in
the college auditorium.
A general orientation of church
background in regard to church
councils and ecumenicism will be
given by Dr. Virgil Olson of Bethel,
seminary during the 10 a.m. chapel
hour Oct. 11.
Dr. Olson will point out areas
of special interest to Protestants
with reference to the Vatican
council.
The second Vatican council will
convene in Rome, Italy, Oct. 11.
(The first Vatican council was in
1870.) Pope John has invited over
100 delegates from Protestant
churches throughout the world to
observe its procedings.
Father O'Connell remarked that
the Pope has stated that it is his
hope that the council will influ-ence
a renewal of the internal
strength of the Catholic church.
The council will last from six
months to a year.
"Christian unity is the hope of
all of us. The Roman Catholic
church may make its greatest
contribution to this common goal
by reasserting the faith of her
tradition and renewing the life
that is hers.
"The council summoned at this
point in history may help immea-surably
the attainment of that re-assertion
and renewal," stated Fa-ther
O'Connell.
Paul Johnson, chairman of the
religious committee which is spon-soring
this event, stated that he
hoped that through the addresses
on the second Vatican council at
this time, the student body will
come to realize the council's true
effect on Christianity.
Reed To Lead
Events Group
The Supreme court decision con-cerning
prayer in the public
schools will be the topic of the
Oct. 9 current events discussion
at 5:45 p.m. in Bodien lounge.
Robert L. Reed, Bethel graduate
and history teacher at Sibley high
school in West St. Paul, will be
the discussion leader. Mr. Reed is
an American History major and
is currently working on his mas-ters
degree at the University of
Minnesota.
Annette Larson, academic coun-cil
chairman, stated "Beside the
specific topic of prayer in the class
room, we will consider the gen-eral
principle of the separation
of church and state. All interested
students are welcome to attend."
Homecoming backdrop,
Eddie Carlson, chairman of banquet
and Jud Nelson, assistant.
President Phil Larson heads the
newly elected slate of 1962-63
freshman class officers. Other
members of the cabinet include
James Kercher. vice-nresident;
Nancy Jo Fredrickson, secretary;
Myron Anderson, treasurer; and
Lindy Nelson, representative.
Freshmen cast their votes yes-terday
in the student center. A
total of 230 students or nearly 85
per cent of the class cast ballots.
Primary elections Monday,
Oct. 1, narrowed the field of
candidates to two persons for
Phil Larson, new president, asks
the freshman class to make a sig-nificant
contribution to life at
Bethel.
each office. Paul Goodman, presi-dent;
Paul Wicklund, vice-presi-dent;
Glenda Jorgenson, secre-tary;
Stan Olsen, treasurer; and
Rick Lilienbero, representative,
survived the primary to com-pete
in the general election.
Candidates had an opportunity
to present their qualifications to
the voters at a political rally held
at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, in the
fieldhouse. Following a short ad-dress
by student senate president
Jim Spickelmier, Lee Bajuneimi
introduced nominators for candi-dates
for each of the offices from
secretary through president.
Each of the candidates delivered
a short speech enumerating his
reasons for seeking office and his
qualifications for the position.
President Larson immediately
replaces Lee Bajuneimi as execu-
College Office
Notes Deadlines
For Applications
Dean Clifford Larson has an-nounced
that the college office is
currently accepting applications
for Danforth, Fulbright and Wood-row
Wilson graduate fellowships,
grants which are open to qualified
seniors.
Candidates for the Danforth Gra-duate
fellowship must be male sen-iors
or graduates of an accredited
college in the U.S. with plans to
enter an accredited U.S. graduate
school in the fall of 1963. No
graduate study prior to application
is allowed, and applicants should
be anticipating a career in college
teaching.
Established in 1951, this award
offers tuition and fees to gradu-ate
students, in addition to stip-ends
varying according to need.
After the fellow earns his doc-
(con't. on p. 3)
Campus decorations will replace
traditional float construction as
college classes and dormitories
compete to represent most accur-ately
the "Ax the Lumberjack" and
"Only Yesterday" homecoming
themes.
"Ax the Lumberjacks," theme for
the homecoming football game, is
the general theme for campus dec-orations.
Some groups, however,
are planning to base their decor-ations
on the over-all theme of
the homecoming weekend, "Only
Yesterday."
The decoration committee has
assigned specific areas on the
campus to the classes, and each
dorm will also construct its an-nual
decoration. The "President's
Trophy" will be awarded for the
best planned and constructed
decoration.
Paul Wedeking, chairman of the
decorations committee, announced
tive head of the freshman class,
and will reside at class meet-ings,
coordinate the activities of
class committees and serve as a
voting member of the student
senate.
Representative Nelson will be
responsible solely to the class as
a member of the student senate.
Since the constitution has been in
effect for only a few months, this
is the first time in senate history
that the freshmen have had more
than one representative there.
SPIRE OFFERS PROOFS
The SPIRE announces that stu-dents
and staff may select proofs
for annual pictures today and
tomorrow between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. in the SPIRE office.
Retakes for annual pictures are
scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 11,
from 10:30 a.m. through 4 p.m.
in Edgren basement.
that tomorrow is the deadline for
approval of sketches for decor-ations.
"Only Yesterday," Friday, Oct.
19 program theme, will depict four
decades, 20's, 30's, 40's and 50's,
with readings of each period and
songs representative of each age.
The speech choir, "Lodge Lads,"
Leafblad trio and a small choral
group will perform.
A torchlight parade to the fair-grounds
following the Friday
night program will form a tran-sition
from the program to a
pep fest.
Bethel will face Northland in
football combat at 1:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Oct. 20. Half time acti-vities
include the presentation of
the "President's Trophy" for cam-pus
decorations and recognition of
the homecoming queen and fresh-man
sweetheart.
Contemporary man will be con-sidered
by Rev. Kenneth Nelson
at the banquet Saturday, Oct. 20.
He will discuss the characteristics
of the changeless Christ in view
of the forces molding man.
Homecoming queen candidates
have recently been selected by
nominating committees of the jun-ior
and senior classes, although
additional nominees may be added
through a petition bearing 15
names presented to the respective
class presidents.
Primary elections will be held
Friday, Oct. 12, to determine the
final class representatives, with an
all-school election scheduled for
Oct. 18 to select the final four
girls.
Juniors presently nominated are
Sandy Cannon, Jean Dahlquist, Lin-flctl
Lindad add Gr,tch:in
Sheila Crabtree, Nancy Gustafson,
LeRoyce Hohn and Mana Peterson
are the senior candidates.
College Hosts
Madrigalists
Saturday, Oct. 13, the Minnea-polis
Madrigal singers will appear
in concert in the Bethel fieldhouse
at 8 p.m.
Conducted by Frederick Hillary,
the group will perform a program
of light classical madrigals. Ad-mission
will be by donation.
Cultural committee chairman,
Dan Martinez, stated that the sing-ers
had elicited an extremely fav-orable
response after their ap-pearance
here several years ago
and that his committee was anti-cipating
"an enjoyable evening of
good music."
Father O'Connell recently pre-
- --- - SCnLed - Lhe history and background
of the councils in a lecture series
on station KTCA.
SENATE CABLES APPROVAL OF FEDERAL ACTION
Editor's Note: On October 2, 1962, the student senate of Bethel col-lege
sent the following telegram to John F. Kennedy, President of
the United States.
WE SHARE YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS
OF THE CRISIS SURROUNDING THE INTEGRATION OF THE UNI-VERSITY
OF MISSISSIPPI. WE APPROVE YOUR DEFENSE OF FED-ERAL
LAW AND THE RIGHT OF ALL CITIZENS TO EQUAL EDU-CATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES. YOUR POLICY OF RATIONAL ACTION
IN ANSWER TO TRADITION-FOSTERED EXTREMISM IS MOST COM-MENDABLE.
in blues and greens, is the concern of
decorations; Barb Carlson, designer;
e CLARION
Volume XX XIX—No. 4 Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, October 9, 1962
Freshmen Select Larson President ;
Nelson To Represent Class in Senate
port
...So the last
member a the
Link race has
passed away?!
Ne cashed in
yesterday!
Odd people,those
bustle all the
time!
by Sharon Rogers
Five years' quiet on the southern
integration front had created hope
for the death of racism, when Gov-ernor
Ross Barnett of Mississippi
shattered the peace with a resound-ing
crash, slashing open superfic-ially-
healed southern wounds and
inciting most Americans to numb
dismay at the current state of
humanity.
Civil rights — to have or not to
have — remains at the heart of the
difficulty. Southerners may express
thoughtful consideration to Ne-groes
known personally but fail
to acknowledge that the Negro
minority group is entitled to equal
rights as citizens.
Horrified Northerners, blind to
the plight of northern Negroes,
rail at the hypocrisy of their
southern neighbors without rea-lizing
that they also fail to see
the Negro as an equal human
being.
But the North does not have
large Negro minorities who are
bound to poverty and poor educa-tion
by past unfairness and in-equity;
thus the deep-seated con-flict
of Deep South whites seems
almost unfathomable.
Nevertheless, southern culture
must change. Understanding and
sympathy for traditional southern
mores seem less important than
asserting that historic ideals
mouthed by United States leaders
must be given concrete fundations.
The country as a whole cannot
suffer the consequences of allow-ing
a recalcitrant section to as-open
the carefully locked win-dows
and steal armfuls of books.
Or perhaps students from secu-lar
colleges, who can't be expect-ed
to know any better, steal in
and then sneak out laden with
volumes under their coats. Or
maybe well-meaning, though de-luded,
faculty members steal and
burn literature which might poi-son
the minds of tender youth.
A review of the titles missing
would render the above hypothesis
ridiculous, if they are not already
so. Most of the delinquent books
are those apt to be heavily used
by Bethel students, either now or
previously.
Neither random vandals nor cru-sading
faculty members would be
so likely to choose these. And
none of the projected suspect
groups would be likely to choose
41% of the pilfered works from
the religious section.
The blame should be placed
where it belongs—on Bethel stu-dents.
Admittedly, as the number
of books which wander back into
the library attest, some of the
volumes are not checked out be-cause
of carelessness.
Some are illegally removed for
a brief, but crucial period, like
for a paper or a test. And some
have evidently found their way
into private libraries or forgotten
corners or perhaps ultimately into
a scrap heap.
Apparently this is an area where
Christian, or even just civic, mor-ality
has not penetrated. Perhaps
it has not occurred to offenders
that taking a book from the library
without checking it out is stealing.
Do Bethel students have enough
integrity, Christian or otherwise,
to make our present open stack
system, which is a type of honor
system, work? Or must the library
eventually resort to patrolled and
regimented mode of operation?
Titu Wee4 . .
Oct. 9
5:30 p.m. Canadian club din-ner.
President's dining room.
7 - 9 p.m. Girls' intramurals
8:30 p.m. Spanish club. Lan-guage
house.
10 p.m. Bodien-Hagstrom fel-lowship.
Dining hall.
Oct. 10
9 p.m. YDFL.
Oct. 11
10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. SPIRE pic-tures.
Edgren basement.
Oct. 12
7 - 9:30 p.m. College choir rec
night. Fieldhouse.
the CLARION
Published weekly during the academic year,
except during vacation and examination
periods, by the students of Bethel college
and seminary, St. Paul 1, Minn. Subscrip-tion
rate $3 per year.
Volume XXXIX
No. 4
Editor-in-Chief Dean Dahlquist
Associate Editor Dave Johnson
News Editor Judy Dow
Feature Editor Karen Nelson
Sports Editor Bob Beckstrom
Copy Editor June Erickson
Photo Editor Elizabeth Carlson
Business Manager Bob Larson
Advertising Manager... Marcia Daniels
Office Manager JuJ dy Van Wambeke
Circulation Manager .... Lynne Demeter
Advisor Edward Avey
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the CLARION Tuesday, October 9, 1962
Senate Approves Budget;
Expenditures Total $7,100
Few students are aware of the fact that each year ten
dollars is removed from their inclusive fee and delivered to
that hallowed institution commonly labeled the student as-sociation.
And of this small group, even fewer stop to inves-tigate
what further use is made of these funds.
Ten dollars may seem to be a rather insignificant amount
of money at first, but multiplied by the 600-709 students en-rolled,
it grows to a respectable sum; the combined budget
for this year totals $7,100, most of which comes from the
inclusive fee, with the remainder being the 1961-62 balance.
Confronted with this information, one is immediately
spurred into action, demanding to know just how these funds
are used. Fortunately, at the last senate meeting, the final
committee budgets were approved, so they are available for
scrutiny.
ACADEMIC COMMITTEE the $ac8a0d0e mhaics cboemenm aitltloeec,a wtehdo tsoe
major expenditures include a lectureship, $300; COEVAL,
$109; current event suppers, $80; forums, $90; Political Em-phasis
week, $130; and convocation luncheons and coffee
hours, $75.
These items reflect a fairly balanced academic program.
However, one cannot help but wish that more funds were
available to sponsor more than just one student lectureship
program. Such action would give students increased oppor-funity
to invite speakers and to select topics with which they
are vitally concerned.
budgOetv oefr tohne ea thhalelft ico fc othmem $i9tt3e0e ATHLETIC COMMITTEE
has been earmarked for an expanded intramural program.
This amount represents a $200 increase in the budget
allottment from last year. The extra funds have been assessed
for paying student referees a minimal token payment.
Other expenses include publicity for athletic and com-mittee
events, $75; transportation to football games and co-recs,
$130; and co-recs and pep club, $250.
CULTURAL COMMITTEE Largest of all committee bud-gets
is that of the cultural
committee. Its total of $1,345 includes expenditures in the
area of music, $460; art, $365; drama and literature, $255;
and council expense, $270. Among the activities scheduled for
this year are the Schubert club series, the Beth-El Synagogue
choir, monthly art exhibits, special films and transportation to
Twin Cities cultural events.
As with the social committee, this group will be in-ltiating
a policy of admission by donation for certain events.
This action is commendable, for students should certainly be
willing to contribute to the sponsorship of a worthwhile event
on campus which otherwise would have been omitted because
of financial limitations.
pectTs htoe rsepliegniodu os ncolym $m76it5te ed uexr-- RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE
ing the current year. Projects for this committee include flow-ers
for students who have been hospitalized, $50; tracts, $50;
literature for the magazine rack in the student center, $50;
a communion service, $25; singspirations, $40; special pro-jects,
$300; and WMF banquet, $200.
Special projects will involve speakers and forums, of which
some will be co-ordinated with programs of the academic com-mittee.
However, is the WMF international banquet worth an
allocation of almost one-third of this total budget, or would
there be other events which could be sponsored which would
be of greater benefit to a larger number of people?
SOCIAL COMMITTEE Budgeted for the social com-mittee
was the amount of $1,285.
Principle expenditures for this group include mixers,
$230; Sno Daze, $420; a spring ice cream social, $50; the all-school
banquet, $200; and dress-up dinners, $360.
Plans of this committee call for seven mixers, three of
which will be paid for through special ticket sales. The success
of these events, and that of Sno-Daze, which has had an un-fortunate
financial history, will determine whether or not
this committee can meet its budget. Since campus events
have a habit of accumulating expenditures greater than what
had been anticipated, this is one area to be watched carefully.
iationA b fuindagle tn ios ttahtaiot nm oadne tfhoer a$s1s,2o0c0- EXECUTIVE BOARD
by the senate executive board. Among the items covered
by this fund are scholarships for the student senate
president and editors of the CLARION and SPIRE, $300; or-ganizational
dues, $75; convention expenses, $250; office sup-plies,
$300; and leadership retreats, $150.
Questions are often raised concerning the propriety of
provisions for convention expenses and leadership retreats,
but actually, these two provide the primary means by which
the student association keeps abreast of current student
thought and trends in student governments across the coun-try.
Most delegates have found these interchanges with other
collegians to be rewarding and enriching experiences, not
only for themselves, but also for the school.
Thus the budget is completed, and the student senate,
the student life council specifically, finds itself 'charged with
the problem of enforcement. Senate budgets in previous years
have been notorious for their instability and inflexibility and
the official minutes are full of special meetings hastily called
to deal with one budget crisis after the other.
It is hoped that under the new constitutional arrange-ments,
the student life council can act effectively as a policing
agency regarding matters of budget expenditures, and that
periodic checks and continuing evaluations of committee pro-grams
will enable funds to be used where they are needed
and where they will be most beneficial.
Southern Civil Rights Question
Hurts International Reputation
Library Inventories Reveal New Pilfering;
500 Books Disappear During Last Year
by Annette Larson
In the corridors at library con-ventions,
the subject of stolen or
lost books frequently enters con-versations.
Many librarians loudly
declaim that their students never
take books without checking them
out—perhaps because they work
in a Christian school "where things
like that would never happen."
Unfortunately, such persons have
almost certainly never taken in-ventory
of their collection. And
equally unfortunate is the fact
that Bethel library has taken in-ventories
for four consecutive sum-mers
and cannot make such a pious
claim.
The basis for an inventory is
the shelf list catalogue, so called
because the cards in it are ar-ranged
in the order in which
the books are placed on the
shelves. Against these cards are
compared the books actually on
the shelves, the cards for the
books checked out and volumes
sleuthed out from the remote
corners of the library building.
Last year alone, at the time of
inventory, approximately 500 books
had wandered away, 23 of which
were reference books. The year,
before, around 100 had performed
a similar feat.
In 1959-60 almost 350 did like-wise,
and in 1958-59 and years be-fore,
over 300 lead the way. This
makes an auspicious total of over
a thousand volumes which does not
include about 350 books which
have equally mysteriously return.
ed to the library during the last
four years.
We must conclude, then, that
vandals break through or pry
sert its right to live one hundred
years in the past. In the conflict
of value with value, human dig-nity
must win supremacy.
Subsidiary questions have cen-tered
on the cost of Mississippi's
rebellion to the position of the
United States on the international
scene. William R. Frye, Christian
Science Monitor's United Nations
correspondent, interviewing Afro-
Asian U.N. delegates, discovered
that the whole situation put a
negative entry on the U.S.'s repu-tation
ledger.
However, many delegates ex-pressed
satisfaction that the
strength of President Kennedy's
move would "help erase the im-pression"
of racism in the United
States. A Ghana representative dis-paired
the effectiveness of the
United States in "preaching free-dom"
to Africa and Asia if the
race problem is not solved.
Finally, the Mississippi situa-tion
tested the strength of the
entire federal system, and the
Constitution has been invigorat-ed.
Social change is taking place
in a relatively peaceful manner.
People's resentment has not been
repressed, and now, having had
its expression, Southern whites can
more easily force themselves to
accept the new kind of society into
which they are thrust.
Ironically, twelve dark skinned
Hindu students have been studying
at the "Ole Miss" campus. Reports
indicate their treatment and ac-ceptance
has been satisfactory. The
rosy-glow of foreign glamor evi-dently
bleaches skin color for many
Mississippians.
Christ's victory is man's victory, concluded Dr. Donald Miller at
the Seminary lecture from Oct. 2 • 5 as he discussed how the gospel
as given by men can become God's Word.
Social Council Supports
Variety as Primary Goal
Spring Lake Park
Baptist Church
8495 Center Drive, Spring Lake Park
('/2 mile N.E. of intersection of Highways 65 & 10)
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Services 8:30, 11 a.m.
Evening Service 7:00 p.m.
Rev. Stanley Starr
Pastor
Five Minutes from Bethel to
eactenv Eafteear e4etz4
2120 Lexington Avenue North, Near Co. Rd. B
9:30 a.m. College Class
10:45 a.m. Morning Worship
7:00 p.m. Evening Service
8:15 p.m. College Fellowship
Robert Frykholm, Pastor
Paul Evan, Assistant
Bethel students are always welcome
at
Minnesota Baptist Conference
Extension Churches
For information call
John H. Bergeson MI 4-9622 (Res. HU 9-1445 )
oobbate Ji3apti5t eburrb
7101 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis
Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
College Youth Bible Class 9:45 a.m.
Evening Worship Service 7:30 p.m.
Transportation provided upon request; call UN 9-3037
Peter D. Unruh, Richard B. Wiens,
pastor ass't.
Elim Baptist Church
685 - 13th Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis
Sunday School-9:45 a.m.
College Class
Morning Service-1 1:00 a.m.
Evening Chapel-7:00 p.m.
College-Business Fellowship-8:30 p.m.
Rev. Emmett V. Johnson, Pastor
Mr. Norman McLean, Ass't. Pastor
e4etaate4 eitaiwit
5501 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis
Sunday School 9:30
Morning Service 10:45
C.Y.F. 5:45
Evening Service 7:00
Rev. Ellis Eklof, Jr., Pastor
College Office
Notes Deadlines
For Applications
(con't. from p. 1)
torate, a continuing association
with the Danforth fellows is
available.
Open to students in any field of
study, the fellowships are renew-able
for a total of four academic
years. Each institution may nomi-nate
between two and five quali-fied
men each year for this pro-gram.
Deadline for filing applications
for Fulbright scholarships for gra-duate
study or research is Oct. 15,
1962. Eligibility requirements in-clude
U.S. citizenship, a bachelor's
degree before the beginning date
of the award, language ability
commensurate with the demands
of the proposed study project and
a superior academic record.
Administered by the U.S. gov-ernment
through the Institute
of International Education, these
scholarships provide round-trip
transportation, tuition and main-tenance
for a year of study in
any one of forty-six countries.
Faculty nominations for the
Woodrow Wilson National fellow-ships
should be made before Oct.
31, 1962. These fellowships are
also open to seniors planning car-eers
in college teaching, and who
have accumulated no graduate cre-dit.
The foundation primarily sup-ports
candidates in the humanities
and social sciences, but science and
mathematics students are also con-sidered.
MEN
Excellent
Employment
Opportunity
Scholarships
Available
See • • •
Fred Husmann
College Building
Room 3
Wed., Oct. 10
3:00 p.m.
up dinners, through which they
hope to create a sense of fellow-ship
along with a variety in at-mosphere
through music and the
decorations at the dinners. The
decorations will follow such themes
as Oriental life, Thanksgiving har-vest,
Halloween and a Swedish
smorgasbord at Christmas.
Busboys and girls are despar-ately
needed for these events. In-terested
students should contact
Jean Gould, P.O. 429. The salary
is one dollar for the evening.
Many other social and cultural
events have been planned for
the year. One such event will
be an all-school social on March
1 which will emphasize drama
and music as an introduction to
Fine Arts week which begins
March 4.
Feb. 1 and 2 have been selected
for Sno-Daze activities. A formal
banquet with special entertain-ment
will highlight the weekend,
although tuxedoes and formals will
not be required. Jean Dahlquist,
a junior from Rockford, Ill., is
general chairman of this event.
Other programs will include an
ice cream social, a talent night, a
carnival, after game socials and
an all-school banquet. Carole Lund-quist,
a junior from St. Paul, is
in charge of the all-school banquet.
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by Jim Nelson
Seminarians were brought to
consider in the lectures of Dr.
Donald Miller the problem of the
impossibility of preaching. The
question addressed in his lecture
was, "How can man's word become
God's Word?"
"It is a contradiction of reali-ties!
It is an act of presumption,"
Dr. Miller stated, "to say that you
have preached God's Word."
This "contradictory problem"
was answered as he cited the
comment of a great preacher,
who after a long ministry had
come to the realization that he
had never preached but only
tried to preach.
Dr. Miller noted the proper
stance that a preacher should take
by saying, "This man could preach
because he knew he couldn't." The
preaching of God's Word is not
like taking information from a
book, no matter how good the
ideas might be, and giving a talk
on them.
Preaching is a deed in which
God reproduces the contemporan-eous
of His invitation to accept and
make real in the life of the hearer
the proclaimed event that Jesus
is the victor. God speaks this Him-self
in the message of the preacher.
Only as the impossibility of
preaching is realized, the prea-cher
falling back entirely upon
God and His speaking power,
can the preacher be in a posi-tion
to have God speak through
his message.
By its very nature as "good
news" of the saving events of God
in history, which culminated in
Christ's victory over the cosmic
powers of evil that "stand flashing
and fanatic" against humanity, the
gospel demands proclamation in
light of this nature as saving
events and not as conceptions or
ideologies.
To preach the gospel is to make
the event of the death and resur-rection
central to all of our preach-ing,
developing all other implica-tions
in light of this central event.
The human situation is not
the involvement of man in in-correct
ideologies, but enslave-ment,
not that man is mistaken,
but victimized under the thrall-dom
of the dominion of sin. The
gospel in its nature as God's sav-ing
event in history must be pro-claimed.
Things that have hap-pened
must be told.
Preaching, then, as characteriz-ed
by Dr. Miller, is an extention
of the incarnation into the con-temporary
moment in judging, re-deeming
and calling man to deci-sion.
Men are not saved by theo-logical
ideas, even good ones, but
by the event of Christ in their
lives.
Christ's death and resurrection,
in victory over the cosmic forces
of evil as an event, happens in
the lives of men today.
God speaks His liberating
event in Christ in the contem-porary
event of this "extention
of the incarnation" through the
medium of the preached word.
The written word is proclaimed
by the dynamic of the presence
of the living, speaking God.
God has expressed Himself in
Christ in victory over the forces
of evil; God is offering men the
gift of this victory. Out of this
victory, as appropriated by men,
the demands of the law find their
fulfillment as the demands of God
are fulfilled in Christ in the re-deemed
man. Jesus is the victor!
Man can have victory in Christ's
victory.
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"Social gatherings at Bethel will
no longer be called 'mixers' but
will be known as 'social-cultural'
events." These are the words of
Nancy Robertson, chairman of the
social council, as she explained the
council's objectives for the coming
year.
Events that contain variety both
in interest and in mood is the ob-jective
of the council. This goal
will be reached by emphasizing
cultural events such as drama and
music and using outside as well as
college talent.
Small group socials will also
be encouraged rather than al-ways
presenting "all-school"
functions. An example of this
might be some competition or
a party between different groups
in the dormitories.
One of the events for which the
council is responsible is the dress-
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Cross Country Team Prepares
For Friday's Northwest Open
Wedeking and Mitch Clark plac-ing
twelfth and thirteenth to fill
the Royals' last two scoring
places. Carlson finished the
soggy course in 18:48. Grant's
time was 18:59, Wedeking's 19:13
and Clark's 19:25.
After four meets the team has
a one-one record in dual meets
and a first and second in triangular
meets. Each runner has improved
since the beginning of the season
but more improvement is needed
before the team can present a
Bill Carlson and Dave Grant real challenge to the cross country
of Bethel followed, with Paul teams of the area.
Tirelessly preparing for the Northwestern open cross-country
meet are Bethel runners Fred Purcell, Bill Carlson and Mitchell Clark.
The Royals will be competing against schools from all of Minnesota
this Friday at Nokomis park.
Royals Down Valley City,
Lose Larson for Season
The Royals scored what may
prove to be a costly victory over
Valley City Saturday. The 13-6
triumph was marred by the loss
of quarterback Bob Larson for the
season with a knee injury.
Larson's passing and signal-call-ing
have been one of the big rea-son's
for Bethel's three and one
record so far this season.
Bethel's first score came in the
first quarter on a twenty-yard run
by freshman halfback Don Land.
Nelson kicked the extra point,
which turned out to be the winning
one as the Vikings bounced back
with a touchdown on an 80-yard
kickoff return but failed to make
Sidelines
by Bob Beckstrom
A general apathy among students on Bethel's campus manifests
itself in many ways. The turnout of only 164 of the freshman class
for their recent primary election; the general lack of concern over
current political, social, economic and moral issues; and the difficulty
of collecting class dues are all indications of an appalling sense of
complacency among the students.
Reasons for this feeling are perhaps As varied as the examples of
it, but I would like to mention only one. There are too many people
who come to Bethel with the idea that they are here only to get some-thing.
They ask, "What can Bethel do for me?" They feel that the
school owes them something and all they have to do is come here and
get it.
To the contrary, the student is not here to get; he is here to
give. This is his obligation to himself, to his school, to his fellow
students and to his beliefs. The Christian cannot be reluctant to
contribute. He must be willing to give, even of himself.
Just what is it that the student is obligated to give? One of his
contributions should be of his talent. Those who are gifted, whether
it is athletics, music, writing or some other ability, ought to use their
talents. If they don't, the second-raters will be the ones who are con-sidered
representative.
Thus it is with football. I am not saying that our team is second-rate.
I am only saying this: There are some men on campus who ought
to be on the team but who are unwilling to contribute the time and
work demanded. This is not a reference to those who are ineligible,
for certainly this factor has taken its toll. But the fact remains that
some men of proven ability and eligibility are not on the team.
Those who are on the team are making tremendous contribu-tions.
Their desire to put out is quite evident in the general atti-tude
and spirit of the team. Monday afternoon after the Lakeland
victory the team was dressed and ready for practice long before
the usual time. After the first half of all the games they have played
so far, the team has entered the field with the spirit and confidence
of a winning club, whether they were ahead or behind.
What is it like for these men to walk around the campus and see
others who could be contributing the same effort but just do not want
to? Regardless of how much spirit and morale the team exhibits, seeing
men like this might dampen their enthusiasm a great deal. They are
willing to give, but there are some who are not.
One other contribution students hesitate to make is that of attend-ance.
At the Lakeland game only 270 students with activity cards were
counted. Even when the band and Racket squad are included, the total
is still discouraging. The only reason why many do not attend the
games is that they are not willing to give.
It is still a mystery to me why some students hesitate to iden-tify
themselves with a cause. Nobody is too intellectual or sophis-ticated
to attend a football game. Nor should anyone be so in-volved
in his own field of activity that he cannot support the ef-forts
of his fellow students.
Obviously I am not just speaking of football or sports. The im-plications
of this subject reach into far more significant and important
matters. But sports do have a definite place at Bethel, and the Chris-tian
ranks cannot afford to have people who are not willing to give
of their talents or of themselves, even at football games.
Bethel's cross country team tra-veled
to River Falls, Wis., last
Thursday to participate in a tri-angular
meet with River Falls and
Macalester. Bethel finished second
to the home team but beat Macal-ester.
The final score was: River
Falls 25, Bethel 47 and Macalester
53.
This Friday the team will travel
to Nokomis park where they will
participate in the annual North-west
open. Fred Purcell will be out
to retain the crown he won last
year. The course, approximately
three and one half miles long, is
a fairly level path beside Lake
Nokomis.
For the first time, the race
is limited to college participants.
Last year A.A.U. and high school
runners were allowed to partici-pate
in the event, but because
of the conflict of interests be-tween
the N.C.A.A. and the
A.A.U. (track organizations),
these runners will not be allow-ed
to participate.
Several upper midwest colleges
will be represented in the meet,
Knights Sweep
Half-time Race
Dave Peterman's Knights scored
26 points to take first place in the
annual intramural cross country
race held during the half-time of
the Bethel - Valley City football
game. The Squires placed second
with 58 points.
In the approximately mile and a
quarter course Dave Peterman
(6:09), Phil Bolinder (6:17) and
Edgar Peterman (6:21) swept the
first three places for the Knights.
Fourth and fifth places were won
by Lee Bajuniemi (6:24) of the
Dukes and Bill McCarrell (6:27)
of the Squires.
In the only intramural football
game played the Peasants upset
the Jesters 13-12 to gain a tie for
first place with the Knights, who
drew a bye.
The other three games were won
by forfeit: the Squires over the
Barons, the Counts over the Dukes,
and the Pages over the Seminary.
HEALY SEEKS NETMEN
Coach Jerry Healy has an-nounced
that all men interested
in playing tennis in the spring
should see him as soon as pos-sible.
If enough men are inter-ested,
a team will be formed.
which is sponsored by the U. of
Minn. Last year's participants in-cluded
such schools as Carleton,
U. of Minn., U. of Minn. (Duluth),
Manktato State, Gustavus Adolphus
and Macalester.
Fred Purcell won last Thursday's
race with a time of 16:55. Although
challenged at first, Purcell finished
33 seconds ahead of the second-place
runner, Wes Stansbery of
Macalester. Five River Falls run-ners
filled the third through eighth
places.
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the pat. Later in the second quar-ter
Don Peterson entered the end
zone on an eighteen-yard run for
the game's only other score.
Jim Nelson and Don Land each
contributed 114 yards rushing as
the Royals totaled 263 yards on
the ground and 30 in the air. The
defense performed brilliantly as
they held Valley City to only 92
yards in the first half and —27
in the second. Jim Nelson led the
team in tackles with eight, while
Dave Norman followed with seven.
This Saturday the team will be
traveling to Pillsbury Bible col-lege
to seek their fourth win of
the season. The game will give
Bethel a chance to prepare for
the homecoming tilt with North-land.
