Clarion 1974-03-15 Vol 49 No 20

              Bethel College, Arden Hills, Minnesota
Kolmodin, McLain give
insight into R.A.s' job
by Judy Harrington
Claire Kilmodin and Phil McLain are two well-known Bethel R.A.s, both
seniors and both experienced in supervising life in Bethel dorms. How do they view
their job and what suggestions would they have for prospective R.A.s? As applica­tions
for 26 R.A. positions open next week, the Clarion asked Claire and Phil for
their answers to these questions. Their replies give insight into the rewards and
hassles of being a Bethel R.A.
"Most of "my time is spent in being available, in being a friend to the girls on
my floor," said Claire. "For example, it's Friday night, nobody wants to study and
everyone who's not going out feels ugly and fat. What do you do?
"I've rarely been called on to counsel girls. Mostly I just try to get to know
them, to know who has what test when, who's dating who, or who broke up with
who. Details like that are important."
Claire, a psychology major, has been an R.A. in New Dorm for two years. She
finds that her job is rewarding but cuts deeply into her personal time.
She explained, "I really enjoy freshmen and enjoy helping them adjust to
college life. I like taking the time that's needed to do a good job as an R.A. But
studies are also important to me, and I've had to knock out other activities, such
as speech, to have time for them."
Flexibility and patience are qualities an R.A. must have, in Claire's opinion.
"You have to be stable and yet be able to swing with what's going on," she said.
Phil McLain, a pre-med major, served as president of New Dorm last year
and is presently a townhouse R.A. Whereas the dorm has dorm council members to
serve as disciplinarians, the townhouses do not, and Phil sees his job now as a com­bination
friend/counsellor and disciplinarian.
"I see this as a better rounded approach to the R.A. 's job. Part of gaining the
respect of freshmen is effectively exercising discipline over them. An R.A. is to be
a friend and counsellor, but not a close friend because of the authority he has over
students. And he has to be consistent in love whether kids are good or bad."
Phil feels it's important for an R.A. "to reflect the lifestyle that is Bethel's."
"You must accept it, live it, and feel comfortable with it or freshmen can tell
you're faking. An R.A. also needs to understand the position of the school as
needing a lifestyle statement."
"An R.A. is called upon to go beyond his own experience and come to an
understanding of each individual freshman, helping him or her to integrate into
the Bethel community and adjust to life away from home. Practically speaking, this
requires discipline of time, and an R.A. must establish his priorities so that his job
comes first," Phil said.
Applications for R.A. positions, the stipend for which is room and board, will
be ready March 18 from the Student Affairs Office. Interviews for the 26 positions
are tentatively set for the week of April 1-5. The interview committees will consist,
as last year, of stUdents, houseparents, and the deans. According to Miss Starr,
dean of women, the administration is looking for "juniors or seniors willing to live
with freshmen in a leadership capacity, stable emotionally and spiritually, responsi­ble,
moderate to outgoing in personality, adaptable, with love and concern for
people. R.A.s have to be available, expendable and unselfish with their time for
lonesome freshmen." As new dorms for next year are a "live possibility," Miss Starr
explained that the 26 open positions are only approximate-figures may change.
Vol. 49 No. 20
Friday, March 15, 1974
Election
turnout
heaviest ever
by Chuck Jackson
In what was termed the "heaviest turn­out
ever" for a Bethel College election
(primary or otherwise), 759 students chose
the Stevens-Brenneise and Shelley-Landis
tickets in last week's primary election to
compete in the general election for presi­dent/
vice-president this coming Tuesday
and Wednesday. Remaining in the running
for three Senate positions for the class of
'77 are John Greenwood, Raymond Stock­well,
Bill Trollinger, Cheryl Palmquist, Pat
Raleigh, and Nancy Moulton. Nearly one­third
of the total vote was cast by fresh­men.
The exact returns of the primary elec­tion
cannot be released until after the
general election. In sticking to this rule,
Tim Martens, Election Board chairman,
said, "We plead the fourth, that is Arti­cle
Four, Section E of the Election Code of
Procedure," which prohibits release of the
primary data prior to the conclusion of the
general election. However, Wendell Lepke,
another member of the Election Board,
did concede that "the president/vice presi­dent
primary was a very close one. "
Martens, in looking forward to the elec­tions
on Tuesday and Wednesday, said,
"I anticipate that the 759 figure will be
surpassed. Weare hoping for a turnout of
over 900." He continued, "With so large
a turnout, the winning ticket will possibly
have a greater student mandate than ever
before. "
Running for the three Senate seats of
the class of '76 are Jean Barker, Paul Quan­rud,
Robert Johnson, Dale Guthrie, and
Bruce Dahlman. Vying for two positions
continued on page three
This issue:
O.T. law reconsidered­see
Christian Thoughts,
page five
Collins leads talk
on human sexuality
by Steve HarriS
The topic was sex, the questions were pointed, and the
answers were frank, as Dr. Gary Collins, Christian psychologist
and former Bethel faculty member, led a discussion on "Hu­man
Sexuality" on March 5 in the New Dorm. Over seventy
people crowded into the lounge to participate in the lively,
and controversial discussion.
Presently the head of the Department of Pastoral Coun­selling
at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Evanston,
lllinois, Dr. Collins admitted that "too many times the majority
of these authorities who lay down the guidelines on what not
to do sexually are married people advising single people how
to live," and with that in mind he emphasized that he was "not
an expert on the subject."
Earlier in the day, Collins gave a convocation address in
chapel dealing with the roles of men and women in our society.
The reaction to his talk was not all supportive, he offered.
"I got into trouble with Ms. Dewey," explained Collins.
"She stated that we should be talking not about the roles of
men and women, but about the roles of people in our society.
And to some extent I think she's right, ... we should be con­cerned
about individuals. But there is value in looking at the
different places in our society for men and women ... In the
Body of Christ, also, we each have a role to play. Men and
women have different personality factors, and these may point
to the need for submission for women."
In response to a question regarding the practice of living
together without marriage, Dr. Collins agreed that these people
are married in the eyes of God. But he pointed out that Biblical
precedents seem to call for public marriage ceremonies. "Sex
is only one part of the marriage," said Collins, "and sometimes
situations like this are set up to justify sexual looseness. "
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Referring to the best-seller Future Shock, Collins stated
that some believe that our society is moving towards a multi­ple-
marriage system, with a different marriage partner being
acquired for each different phase of your life, such as a partner
for while you're in college, one to have children with, etc.
"I think (that's) right on," stated Collins, "but I want to
have all my multiple marriages with the same girl," he
e.xplained. "My wife and I have a fantastic marriage, and at
fIfty I hope that we have an even better one. Relationships
grow, love can get deeper."
Is there really THE PERSON, a girl asked Collins, does
God have one person picked out for me to marry?
"Is it conceivable," answered Collins, "to think that only
one person in the whole world is capable of living with you?
I don't know of any Scriptural basis for this."
How about celibacy, how do I know if I've been given
that gift, another student asked?
"Somewhere we get the idea that single people are second­class
citizens," stated Collins, "and that is not right. As far as
celibacy goes, look at it like you do your other gifts, God will
show you. Another idea we have is that after we become
Christians, we have to play hide-and-go-seek with God in order
to find His will for our lives. Well, its not like that."
Perhaps Collins' most controversial remarks were in the
areas of homosexuality and masturbation, two areas "that
most people have questions about but nobody asks about,"
said Collins.
"The Bible says that (homosexuality) is a sin," stated
Collins, "but we must not look upon it as the unpardonable
sin, or an unchangeable problem . . . . And we must also
remember that there is a big difference between temptation
and overt behavior."
Regarding masturbation, " ... the Scriptures do not talk
about this," said Collins. "It can be taken to excess, just like
other things, such as studying, can be taken to excess ....
Perhaps it is a way for a person to control himself, to keep
himself from getting involved in overt sexual behavior .... It
might be a lot better than some of the alternatives."
continued on page eight
Bethel finances need
boost by May
by Doug Horst
"Bethel is the house that prayer built," but is the house
really completed and the building no longer needed? Bethel,
like many other schools, is in a financially precarious position.
One of the more impressive problems is that $272,000 is
needed by the end of May to meet the minimum needs of the
school. This figure is only valid if the rate of gifts projected
for this period remains the same, so this $272,000 is beyond
the amount of gifts expected and it's not known from whence
it will come.
The total amount hoped for and needed is $2,300,000 per
year. These gifts are divided among three categories according
to absolute need. The three categories are (1) the ongoing
fund, (2) debt retirement fund, and (3) the interest on the
debts.
The first is the annual ongoing fund or yearly expenses.
This fund is $784,000 and entails needs like salaries which
student tuition does not cover. In fact, a student only pays for
83% of his education here at Bethel, and the remaining 17%
or $400 per student per year, is covered by this fund.
The second category is the annual debt retirement fund.
The need in this area is $950,000 per year. The campuses of
the college and seminary are worth about $17 million, and the
debt still to be paid is about $7 million with 96% of this for
debts remaining on the college. This fund is the first to be cut
continued on page eight
Billy Budd (Dan Freeburg) confronts Captain Vere (Paul Siemers) in a scene
from"Billy Budd," opening tonight at 8 p.m.
Bethel drama enacts
18th Century Melville novel
Billy Budd, a stage adaption of Herman
Melville's novel, is about the struggles of
men questioning their morals and beliefs,
men being forced to decide upon an issue
where their inner feelings are challenged
by their loyalty to the law. The story is
one of the confrontations between moral
extremes - absolute evil and absolute
good. Both extremes are destroyed by the
system of justice being carried out in a
society of middling virture.
Master-at-arms made his world in his
own image. Pride was his demon, and he
Christians
decry social
injustices
by Bill Trollinger
Approximately three weeks ago a peti­tion
entitled A Declaration of Evangelical
Social Concern was distributed among the
Bethel faculty and staff. The petition was
drawn up by fifty noted Christian
evangelicals (including Sen. Mark Hatfield)
who met in Chicago over Thanksgiving.
The document begins with a confes­sion
that God has not ruled completely in
the lives of evangelicals as individuals, and
then asserts that "we (evangelicals) have
not demonstrated the love of God to
those suffering social abuses." Then the
kept it strong by others' fear of him. Billy
could not imagine such a nature, saw noth­ing
but a lonely man, strange, but still,
nothing to be feared. The men came to
love Billy's innocence and goodness and to
show a deep concern for his naive ideas a­bout
the master-at-arms. The play tells
the story of the officers, the men and the
confrontations between these seamen.
Billy Budd captures the entire mood of
this time period and brings it alive again
for all who will dare to experience it.
... at 8 p.m ....
declaration becomes specific, beginning
with bigotry: "We deplore the historic
involvement of the church in America
with racism." Repentence is called for
within the evangelical church. Then the
petition attacks the American preoccupa­tion
with materialism and its emphasis on
personal gain. Overt nationalism comes
under fire also: "We must challenge the
misplaced trust of the nation in economic
and military-might - a proud trust that
promotes a national pathology of war and
violence." The petition calls for a nation­al
righteousness through the power of the
Holy Spirit.
Thirty-four members of the Bethel
faculty and staff signed the declaration.
One of these was Gerry Healy, English
Department chairman, and he comment­ed:
"Evangelicals have shown social con­cern
before, but it hasn't been expressed
in such an open manner." He also com­mented
that the document made a lot of
sense, and that he hopes backlash from
conservative evangelicals is minimal. But
although he applauded the effort, Healy
discounted the hope that it would have
much effect upon American politics.
Another signee was Roy "Doc" Dalton,
professor of History, from whose depart­ment
the document surfaced at Bethel.
He proffered the hope that it was a sign
of a reversal in evangelical thinking, but
that it was a minimal statement, lacking
the specific "hows" of enacting the
righteous ideals in the American system.
"Of course," Dalton said, "we are looking
at this declaration in a different perspec­tive
than the average churchgoer, and it
possibly could be quite shocking to many
evangelicals. "
This declaration is quite appropriate in
the aftermath of the African Relief Fund
drive.
British actor
to be in Convo
On Tuesday, March 19, John Stuart
Anderson, the distinguished British actor
who has appeared before large audiences
throughout the English-speaking world,
will be at Bethel for two of his original solo
performances. By combining the spoken
word, mime, costume, and music he has
developed a performance quite different
from the usual recital or reading.
Brought to Bethel by the Convocations
Committee, Mr. Anderson will be giving
two of his most popular Biblical presenta­tions.
In the morning chapel he will do
"Tales of a Nation," an Old Testament
sequence, and at 8 :00 that evening in the
Seminary Chapel he will do "The Record
of John," a 'one man passion play.' There
will be no charge for either performance.
Election, continued from page one,
for the class of '75 are Jeff Brynildson, Jim
Bjork, and Kim Bowen.
Filing for the class of '74 and two Sen­ate
seats are Deb Omanson and Fred Gaal­swy
k. And finally, filing for the four sena­tor-
at-large positions are Phil Carlson,
Chuck Haaland, Gary Wright, Tresa Wil­bee,
and Paul Goddard.
Polls for the general election will be
open both Tuesday and Wednesday from
11: 15 to 6: 00 p.m. A voting table will be
located by the p.o. boxes both days, ex­cept
from 4:30 to 6:00, when it will be
located in the area where the dining center
line forms.
Students should watch for announce­men
ts of any change in election proced­ures
as well as for any news of additional
election-related activities. At this writing
another chapel forum is planned for
Monday.
All questions concerning election pro­cedure
can be directed to Tim Martens
p.o. 1013, to Dan Nelson p.o. 93, or to
any of the other members of the Election
Board: Wendell Lepke, Doug Horst, Lynn
Peterson, and Paul Van Gorkom.
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clarion briefs ...
Academic calendar
College of St. Catherine
Tues., Mar. 19; Film: "New Mood: A Ten
Year Review of Civil Rights;" O'Shaun­nessy
Library Auditorium, 1 :05 p.m., no
charge.
Tues., Mar. 19; Speaker: Mpls. Mayor
Hofstede; O'Shaunnessy Educational Cen­ter
Auditorium, 1 :05 p.m., no charge.
College of St. Thomas
Irish Fortnight series of lectures, spon­sored
by the Irish American Cultural
Institute and CST. Presented by a group of
internationally renowned scholars and
artists, this series is headed up by Dr. Eion
McKiernan, pres. of the Irish Institute.
Fri., Mar. 15 & Sat., Mar. 16; Stephen
Rynne on "Celtic Art"; O'Shaunnessy
Educational Center Auditorium, 8 p.m.
both nights, no charge.
Sun., Mar. 17; Dr. Breandan O. Buachalla
on "Irish Literature"; OEC Auditorium,
3:30 p.m., No charge.
Mon., Mar. 18; Brian Ferran on "Irish
Painting"; OEC Auditorium, 8 p.m., no
charge.
Tues., Mar. 19; Dr. Breandan O. Buachalla
on "Irish Literature"; Foley Theatre of
College of St. Thomas, 8 p.m., no charge.
Wed., Mar. 20; Dr. Seamus Deane on
"Anglo-Irish Literature"; OEC Auditor­ium,
8 p.m., no charge.
Thurs., Mar. 21; Edward Golden on "The
Abbey Theatre"; OEC Auditorium, 8
p.m., no charge.
Fri., Mar. 22; Paddy Moloney, folk
musician, on "Irish Music"; Foley Thea­ter,
College of St. Thomas, 8 p.m., no
charge.
Janice Johnson
Chapel Schedule
Week number seven on the semester
calendar looks like it will be another
experience in heavy thinking and moving
realizations. We are very fortunate at
Bethel in many ways, and the quality of
speakers we enjoy is part of this. In
others areas of the Bethel community,
however, all is not well, so Thursday has
been set aside as a day of prayer to seek
God's guidance in these matters. We
would like to urge everyone to spend as
much time in prayer as schedules will
allow.
Monday (Mar. 18) - Student Association
elections meeting
Tuesday - Convocation: John S. Anderson
Wednesday - Dean Virgil Olson and
Harold Christianson will be sharing some
of the needs the college now has.
Thursday-Staley Lecture Series: Timothy
Smith, "Covenant and Community" (also
day of prayer)
Friday - Timothy Smith, "Community
and Commitment"
Paul Goddard
Pops concert tonight
The Bethel Band Pops Concert, to be
directed by Dr. Julius Whitinger and Tom
Adelsman, will take place tonight in the
Bethel gymnasium at 8 p.m. The "Circus
Days" concert is sponsored by the Bethel
Auxiliary, which will use the proceeds
from this event to help the Christian Ser­vice
Office send groups to various church­es
and functions.
It promises to be an evening of fun and
laughter: clowns, balloons, peanuts, pop­corn,
homemade candy, and ringmaster
Hugh McLeod will be the evening's star
attractions. The program boasts of a Mexi­can
Hat Dance, Alexander's Ragtime Band,
Scherz Polka, a Cole Porter number, Blaz­ing
Brass, The Flea, and a Jazz waltz. Tim
Trude will also be featured with his trum­pet
in "La Man Dolinata."
Tickets will be $1.50 at the door for
students who missed the special sale this
past week. The price will be $2.00 for
visiting adults and children under 12 will
be admitted for $.50.
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Staley Lectures preview
Dr. Timothy L. Smith, professor of
History at Johns Hopkins University and
pastor of the Campus Nazarene Church of
Quincy, Massachusetts, will be on campus
on Thursday and Friday of this coming
week. His coming is made possible by the
Thomas E. Staley Foundation under its
Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture­ship
program.
Dr. Smith is one of America's out­standing
Christian scholars. A graduate of
the University of Virginia, he has his
Master's degree and Ph. D from Harvard
University. He has served on the faculties
of Eastern Nazarene College, E. Texas
State University, the University of Minne­sota,
and currently is director of the Pro­gram
in American Religious History at
Johns Hopkins University. He has also
been visiting professor at the University
of Michigan and the University of Cali­fornia,
Berkeley. Among his publications
are the books Revivalism and Social
Reform, History of Methodism, and Called
unto Holiness. He was also instrumental in
setting up the Immigrant Archives at the
University of Minnesota.
The program for Prof. Smith's visit
to our campus is as follows:
Thursday
Chapel- "Covenant and Community"
11: 20 - Honors Luncheon, "Slavery
and Theology"
2:30 - FaCUlty meeting, "The Place
of the Christian College in the World of
Higher Education"
7: 0 0 - Senior Serendipity, "The
Knowledge of the Lord"
Friday
Chapel - "Community and Commit­ment"
12: 30 - Luncheon, open to all, "Reli­gious
Idealism in American Politics: Cath­olic,
Portestant, Jew"
2:30 - Open Meeting in AC-Lounge,
"Ecstatic Thought: One Christian's Re­sponse
to Mysticism"
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Weigh election
options carefully
The Clarion will not, at the students' expense, endorse
a ticket for the office of president/vice president. This decision
is not due to indecision on our part but rather comes as a
consideration to propriety. Our personal choice is no secret;
but we will not take time to elaborate on it here.
We encourage all students to examine thoroughly the
issues and candidates. We hope you will take an active interest
in the upcoming election. The direction and character of your
student government are at stake, and we hope each student
will weigh the options carefully.
Christian
Thoughts
Quinion - Cosgrove
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great
and first commandment. And a second is like it, you shall love
your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend
all the law and the prophets." This statement made by Jesus,
found in Matthew 23, provides us with a valuable tool to be
used in achieving an understanding of the Old Testament law.
If this statement is accepted in this light, then our attitude
toward the law needs to be seriously evaluated. It seems that
most individuals retain a perception of the law which is
essentially a very negative one. To many it lacks any argument
for an emphasis upon the importance of one's inner attitude,
right motives, or any concern for what God's will may be in
the life of a particular Jew. It seems we have allowed our
concept of the Pharisee as portrayed in the synoptic
gospels to determine our attitude toward the law. A number
of considerations are offered in this article which may be
helpful in developing a better understanding of the Old Testa­ment
law and the ethic which arises from it.
There are three words, an undertstanding of which prove
essential in a discussion of the law and the ethic it advocates.
They are halaKah, Kawwanah, and Lishmah. HalaKah is a
word used to designate obedience as it applies to the law. It
literally means walking. This word is particularly interesting
because it parallels our concept of walking with God, or our
daily walk with Christ which is so often referred to. A very
personal and intimate relationship is suggested here between
God and the Jew; much more than we seem to acknowledge.
"For the Jew the halaKah is a royal road to walk in, the
King's highway, and it is layed down and marked out and
sign-posted. ,1 If Manson's observations are accurate there is
a striking similarity between this and how we think of God as
guiding our path every step of the way.
Kawwanah carries with it religious and ethical connota­tions.
Religiously speaking, it pertains to acts of worship
being not impersonal or automatic, but sincere expressions of
self-devotion and inner commitment. Ethically speaking, it
is the activity of engaging in a "good" act, or avoiding an
evil one out of a desire to obey God. As rabbi Nehemiah has
said, "If a man purpose to commit a sin, God does not reckon
it to him till he has done it, but if he purpose to fulfill a
command, then although he has had no opportunity to do it,
God writes it down to him at once as if he had done it.,,2
The implications of this word express a conscious desire to
please God. The motive behind the decision to commit a
certain act should be the love of God. There appears to be a
relationship between the command of God and the inner
attitude of the Jew.
The third term is Lishmah. This literally means "for
its name." This word is applied in relationship to motives. You
do an act for its own sake only. You act according to God's
word because it is God's word and for no other reason.
There is an emphasis upon a walk with God in the law;
there exists a concept of the importance of inner attitude,
right motives; and there is a concept of doing God's will
simply because it is God's will. Then what is the distinction
between the ethic of Judaism and that of Christianity? First
we must not loose sight of the fact that the God of the New
Testamen t and the God of the Old Testament are the same
God. Both books are God's word. Secondly, Christ fulfiled
the law in the way expressed in John 15:12-16, "This is my
commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his
life for his friends .... " These are words spoken by Jesus
in the time just prior to His crucifixion. The emphasis is still
one of love but Christ speaks of a complete love, a selfless
love, which abounds throughout the New Testament, and the
Christian ethic. Our focal point remains God as he gave himself
in the person of Jesus Christ, but the manifestation of God's
love as should be expressed among Christians to each other
emerges as a significant concept. This possession and manifesta­tion
of God's love for each other as Christ loved us, illustrates
our discipleship to "all men." We experience a new-found
freedom in Christ. We have the Holy Spirit to teach, guide and
direct us. Man is no longer bound to the volumes of laws by
which the Pharisee was obligated to conduct himself. We
have essentially one law, to love one another_
In closing we would like to acknowledge the scholarship
of the late T. W. Manson, whose lectures supplied much of the
data used in this article. There are two additional quotes which
we would like to offer in developing our thoughts on this top­ic.
"It is quite easy for dutiful worship to degenerate into the
mechanical performance of rites that have ceased to have any
real meaning to the performer. We are more exposed in these
days to the peril from which the Jew was set free, of ceasing
to worship because we are never in the mood.,,3 "The law is
still legitimately to be seen as no less God's word.,,4
References
1Manson, T. W., Ethics and the Gospel, p. 33.
2Manson, p. 40.
3Manson, p. 37.
4 Will is, Robert, The Ethics of Karl Barth, p. 153.
l-five
My Opinion
"Our direction
is wrong!"
by Paul J. Loth
A friend once told me that no relationship can stay the
same, it must either go in one direction or the other. The same
can be said of a college and especially its student body.
What direction is our student body going? Is it the
right direction? All of the student body presidential candidates
seemed to be desiring to lead Bethel in the direction it is
presently following. But, is that the right one?
Let's look at Bethel's direction. A good description of the
school's lifestyle might be as following:
- a coffeehouse with non-Christians running it at times,
playing secular rock music at high volumes
- a lack of an actual chapel building and a lack of a plan
for one in the future
- many chapel services being secular speakers on secular
topics and groups singing "secular-type" music, etc.
- a delight in seeing workers smoking on campus ("we're
more a part of the world that way," I was told)
- a real interest in "The Exorcist," "Jesus Christ Super­star,"
and X and R rated movies
- students gathering to talk, one chance out of 50 being
that Christ is the main topic
- music blaring from the dorm stereos, one chance out of
100 being that it's Christian
- rock bands providing the majority of the entertainment
on campus
This, I hope, has served as a mirror to show the direction
we are taking. I believe that we are getting more and more like
the world and less and less separate from them.(sic) Stop -
think about it - don't you agree? But, is that the proper
direction to take? What is?
Many have stated that Bethel is getting more like the
world and that that is good. We're not so isolated that way, they
say, we should be a part of the world. It seems like many of
the early church people would agree with that since Paul writes
so much on that topic.
The Apostle Paul, in his writings, seemed to reiterate
what was written by David years before and what was spoken
on by Dr. Glenn in chapel last Friday: "Blessed is the man who
walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the
way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful
(Ps. 1: 1)."
Christ, in dying on the cross, sought to bring us out of the
world as He Himself states in John 15:19: " .... Ye are not of
the world, but I have chosen you out of the world!" I
believe very strongly that our Lord was very explicit here -
we are NOT to be of the world or like it!!
Paul continues this Scriptural thought with these words
in Romans 12:2, " .... Be not conformed to this world, but
be ye transformed!" The church at Corinth was also confused
as to the relationship between a Christian and the world and
so Paul wrote these words in II Corinthians, " .. .. .if any man
be in 'Christ, he is a new creature .... Wherefore, come out from
among them and be ye separate!"
From these statements describing a Christian lifestyle,
God shows His wrath towards those refusing to comply as He
states in James 4:4, " .... do you not know that friendship
toward the world is hostili ty toward God? Therefore, whoever
wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of
God!" I John 2:15 continues on this theme, "Love not the
world, neither the things of the world. If any man love the
world, the love of the Father is not in him! !!"
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Do we at Bethel love the world? Is the direction we're
taking more and more "of the world" and less and less "being
separa te"?
I have two more months left at Bethel. I love this school
and I always will, so does God and He always will! But, how
does our atmosphere on campus, the activities I've described
and the direction we're going fit in with our Lord's words:
"ye are not of the world" - ?!?
Can you see where we're headed? Can you see it's in
contradiction with Scripture? I plead with you, our direction
is wrong! Let's take the road God would have us to take -
"Love not the world .... be ye separate .... be not of the
world! ! !" I pray to the Father Almighty that Bethel will see
a turnabout and a change of direction away from the world that
He so wan ted to bring us ou t of!! !
Parking problem
due to laziness
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by Ray Stockwell
"The problem with parking here at Bethel is just plain
laziness." This was the reaction of one officer of the Arden
Hills Police Department to questioning by this reporter.
"Laziness" starts with those who do not register their cars
with the Student Affairs Office. All of the rules dependent on
the numerical count of cars are dependent on this registration.
Parking rules could be changed, and a parking ticket might be
avoided, if everyone would register their cars.
Another problem with parking at Bethel is the flagrant
violation of 30 or more students nightly in the east parking
lot. This reporter discovered that on an average night there are
33 illegally parked cars in the first three rows of the East lot,
while there are 40 or so empty parking spaces in the rear of
the lot. This is obviously one of the areas that the police
officer, mentioned above, referred to.
Another problem is people who park their cars at right
angles to other cars, thereby blocking those cars from any
movement. Perhaps this is more "laziness," for at the same
time as the Arden Hills officer was writing the parking tickets
for those cars, I counted over twenty parking spaces in the
East and South parking lots.
The parking problem here at Bethel is a serious one, but
one that can be solved, if everyone would start obeying the
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The tickets' platforms-
Editors note:Again, we ask that students consider thoughtfully
each tickets' platform. Questions should be directed to the can­didates
personally; all we are sure, will be glad to answer them.
Stevens- Brenneise
For the following reasons we hope that you will consider
Stevens and Brenneise for the offices of President and Vice­president:
1. EXPERIENCE COUNTS - Mike is presently a senator
and an active member of the Senate Finance Committee. Craig
has been a senator since the fall of 1972 and is presently
chairman of the Senate Activities Committee. During this time
we have gained much insight into the function of student
government. We have made many contacts with members of
the administration and because of this invaluable experience,
we know how to follow the proper channels in accomplishing
items pertaining to student interest. Outlined below are some
of the issues about which we feel most strongly.
2. STUDENT CONCERN - Student interests are our primary
concern and we propose several improvements in the following
areas:
A) Banking window - We would suggest that longer hours be
introduced and strictly enforced and we would suggest also
that an alternate method be made available for obtaining food
coupons. For example, to reduce the waiting time we would
urge that the banking window provide coupon application
forms to be filled out by each student. The food coupons
could then be delivered to the student via mail.
B) Registration procedure - Registration in the past has
caused students to needlessly wait in endless lines, forcing
them to miss everything from classes to supper. We would
propose that an alternate banking window be established and
additional student help secured.
C) Library hours - As library hours are inconsistent with
bus schedules and insufficient to meet student needs, we
recommend that bus schedules and library hours be better co­ordinated
by establishing periodic meetings with the LRC
Committee to extend LRC hours, particularly on weekends.
D) Reduce P.E. requirements - Although physical education
plays an important role in a well-rounded liberal arts educa­tion,
we feel that its present priority is too high. We will ex­plore
the possibility of reducing this requirement.
E) Parking - In order to promote a better understanding, we
propose that the parking and traffic committee be made more
accesible to students and more open to their input.
F) Busing - We appreciate the work Pete Enchelmayer is
doing with busing and realize the problems caused for him by
lack of student input. In order to aid Pete and future bus
coordinators, we would work closer with these coordinators
and the media to ensure input is made available.
G) Interim - We realize the need to maintain interesting and
stimulating Interim courses. To this end, we would seek to
widen student input in course selection and to better publi­cize
off-campus Interim opportunities.
3. CHRISTIAN SERVICE - Being well aware of the large
interest in Christian Service, we would:
A) Establish a Christian Service internal Senate committee.
B) Propose a Christian Service sub-committee under the
auspices of the Chapel and Spiritual Life Committee.
C) Explore the possibilities of holding a Student Senate­sponsored
fund-raising project for Christian Service.
D) Publicize, to a greater extent, the availability of Christian
Service opportunities to all stUdents, and not just to those
musically inclined.
4. ACTIVELY INVOLVE MEDIA - By taking full advan­tage
of our media we can be made more aware of the problems
and needs of our world. To this end we would attempt to more
widely publicize:
A) events of academic persuasion (i.e., music concerts and
recitals, Pi Gamma Mu lectures, Natural Science lectures and
theatrical productions).
B) other events within the Twin City Area (i.e., plays, con­certs,
lectures, films, etc.)
C) Campus coordinators - We would suggest a closer rela­tionship
between the media and the Campus Coordinators'
Office. This would involve improved pUblicity and promotion
of campus activities, and the establishment of an advisory
board consisting of representatives from the Coordinator
Office and the various media.
5. PROMOTE THE DISTINCTIVE ASSETS OF BETHEL
COLLEGE
We will continue to encourage the high degree of distinc­tion
shown by Bethel College in the spiritual, academic, fine
arts, performing arts, and athletic aspects of the Bethel com­munity.
For example, debate is viewed by many as a symbol
of academic excellence, and we would recommend that the
program be given the help needed to become an active part
of Bethel's intercollegiate activities.
CONCLUSION
The offices of president and vice-president require re­sponsibility,
leadership, awareness of the improvements
needed, and a knowledge of how to initiate those improve­ments.
We feel that the combination of Mike's Senate experi­ences
and his involvement in other college activities provide
him with a unique perspective from which to administer. We
also feel that the vice-presidency demands experience in order
to efficiently chair both the Student Senate and Communica­tions
Board. Craig has this experience.
We both have the genuine desire and experience needed
to actively pursue all avenues of student concern to ensure
that effective action is taken. We would appreciate your
support as well as your vote on March 19 and 20.
Respectfully,
Mike Stevens and
Craig Brenneise
* * * *
Shelley- Landis
(Marshall Shelley is a junior from Denver, Colorado.
Randy Landis is a "second-year freshmen" from Worthington,
Minnesota)
Many students have asked, "What platform are you
running on?"
I have to reply that it's hard to develop a platform when
there are so few issues, and there is little disagreement even
over these. But there are five areas I feel should be considered
when comparing the presidential and vice-presidential candi­dates.
IMAGE - We believe Bethel must present an outgoing image
to other colleges, churches, the Board of Regents, and "the
outside world" in general. Randy and I feel we can do this,
and are looking forward to this responsibility.
EXPERIENCE - Both of us were deeply involved in student
government in high school. And both of us have been busy in
student activities at Bethel. Randy has served the past year on
Student Senate and is a key organizer for the African Relief
Project. I have been involved in athletics, SMP, Youth for
Christ/Campus Life, and both df Bethel's student pUblications,
continued on page eight
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Shelley-Landis, continued from page seven
the Clarion and Spire. We both realize what is necessary to get
things done at Bethel, and how to overcome initial obstacles.
COMMITMENT - Randy and I are committed to improving
Bethel College, academically, socially, and spiritually. We
agree with the Clarion's opinion that dropping debate hurts
Bethel's academic reputation. Bethel should be well represent­ed
in as many different areas as possible. Socially, we will
strive for close communication between Senate and the
Campus Coordinators so both can function more effectively.
Spiritually, we will actively support such groups as SMP,
Christian Service, the Campus Pastor's Office and the Spiritual
Life Committee, and work for more student input and better
communication to the students of opportunities for service.
BUDGET - This is one of the more minor responsibilities of
the office, yet it seems to have raised the most controversy.
The final decision on finances rests not with the President,
but with Student Senate. We believe, however, that these
items should be budget priorities.
1) Christian Service - Bethel College has a responsibility
to see that every student has an opportunity to share his
faith with people who don't know Christ. This cannot be
done effectively without financial support of the Christian
Service Department.
2) Spire - We are opposed to the elimination of yearbook
funding.
3) KABY - The campus radio station should be given enough
money so it can present meaningful, worthwhile pro­gramming.
The money for these items can come from a number of
sources. One, the anticipated increased Student Association
Budget due to a student population increase. Two, perhaps
selling the Spire on a subscription basis with Association
members getting a 50% discount. Three, from other budget
cuts to be determined by the president and the Finance
Committee.
VISIBILITY - Randy and I are both on campus a lot, and we
are eager to serve the student body. We are always open to new
ideas, and look forward to any interaction.
We feel these are serious things to be considered, and we look
forward to the opportunity to give back to Bethel some of the
good things we have gotten from this school.
Marshall Shelley
for the
Marshall Shelley /
Randy Landis ticket
Sexuality, continued from page two
Dr. Collins also offered his opinions on the latest fad of
streaking.
"Its another kind of a fad," bemused Collins. "Who
notices college students anymore, who cares if they're carry­ing
signs? Nobody. So they're out to get some attention ....
But sometimes it is sexually arousing just to buck the system."
Throughout the discussion, Dr. Collins stressed the fact
that human sexuality is a very important, and precious, aspect
of life as a Christian.
"We should not be ashamed of our sexual urges," he
stated, " ... we should praise God that He made us this way.
But we should also realize that sex is something to be worked
at, although it is fun to work at. When you get married, you
do not just jump into bed and everything is· beautiful .... It
is an important area of communication between man and wife
and if they can't talk about it openly, something is wrong.'!
Finances, continued from page two
if the other needs are not met.
The third category is the payment of interest on our
loans. Interest on the loan of $7 million is about $578,000 per
year or $1600 a day. This category is probably the most im­portant
one and funds go here almost initially.
Another added need next year will be the gap between the
budget and tuition. As stated in the February 3 issue of the
Clarion, tuition will increase 4%, but the general budget will
increase 5% in the 74-75 year. That deficit amounts to quite
a bit of money - about $25,000 and it too must come from
gifts.
In an interview with Rev. Harold Christenson, assistant
vice-president in charge of church relations and acting vice­president
of Public Affairs, we talked about the financial
situation. I was impressed by his faith, optimistic in spite of
the financially insecure position of Bethel. Rev. Christenson
felt that the problem in capital fund raising is that gifts come
from other people's capital increases such as in the stock
market. Due to the generally poor state of the economy,
people are either unable or unwilling to give as in years past.
He stated, in trying to impress upon me the tremendous needs
of Bethel, "I am not a prophet of doom nor do I want people
to feel everything is fine because it isn't; only through the
prayer and help of God's people will we be able to meet the
needs of Bethel. "
To continue the academic quality of Bethel these needs
must be met. Bethel not only needs gifts but it needs the
prayers of students, parents, and friends. The house is not
completed, only the foundation has been laid and the Builder
is still needed, so Bethel continues to be the house that
prayer is building.
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the opportunity to learn about the city
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through the usual educational approach.
The program is the academic equivalent
of one term of a normal course load.
Students participating live in three
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in an area faced with many housing
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Supplementing the living experience is
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Coach hopeful
for '74 track
by Curtis Kregness
Although the Bethel track team has
only finished fourth in the two previous
conference meets, there seems to be an
increased chance for a higher position this
year.
"We've got 30 men out for track this
season," said Coach Gene Glader, "and
that's the largest track team Bethel has
had, as far as I can remember. " A larger
team provides greater opportunity for
specialization, and Glader sees that as a
major factor aiding Bethel in "closing the
gap" on some of the better Tri-State Con­ference
track teams.
Sioux Falls, Westmar, and North­western
finished first, second, and third
respectively in last year's conference
competition. Glader observed that all
three teams have the potential for a
repeat performance this year.
The javelin throw will probably be the
Royals' strongest event this season.
"Bethel has one of the best javelin
throwers in the state," said Glader. That
man is Tom Henrickson, senior, who
shattered a Royals' record last year with
a toss of 197 '7". "The discus and sprints,"
noted Glader, "will most likely be our
two weakest events."
Glader commented that the most pro­mising
freshmen are John Cox in the 880,
Larry Caldwell in the one- and three-mile,
Gene Blair and Steve Hage in the 440,
and Dave Grinn in the pole vault.
Bruce Peterson and Gary Hipp, both
returning lettermen, look to be strong
contenders in the pole vault and hurdles,
respectively. Peterson, a sophomore, has
set a record vault at Bethel of 13'2%"
and Hipp holds several school indoo;
hurdle records.
Highlighting the track season will be
an all-team excursion to Kansas during
mid-April, where the Royals will compete
in the Ottawa Relays and against North­western
College of Oklahoma. The final
four meets of the season, however, are
the most crucial. One of those-the Con­cordia
Invitational, May 7-Bethel is
expected to win, according to Glader.
The other three, including the conference
championship meet May 11 in Westmar,
Iowa, and should prove to be stiff com­petition
for the Royals.
Right now, the indoor season is at its
peak. Bethel travels to Macalester College
tomorrow to challenge Macalester and
St. Thomas. March 23 will see the Royals
at Mankato competing against Westmar,
Northwestern of Iowa, and Concordia.
Bethel lost its first indoor meet March 4,
49 to 51 in Superior, Wisconsin.
Glader looks forward to a productive
season for the Royals, expecting "im­proved
performance in almost every
event, due to the especially large turnout
this season. "
Track records
broken
by Stephen Butler
The Bethel track team traveled to St.
Olaf last Saturday to participate in a meet
with St. Olaf, St. Cloud, Hamline, and
Gustavus. The final score was 157, 119,
105, and 64 respectively. Bethel had 18
points.
Still, several Bethel records were bro­ken
at the meet. The first record to be
challenged was the high jump. Craig Olson
tied the record of 6 '2", which is also held
by David Pearson. Craig barely missed go­ing
over at 6'4".
In the 1,000 yard run John Cox broke
his own record, set previously at Superior
the week before. His time at Superior was
2:24.7, breaking the school record of
2: 27.6 held by Mark Anderson, and the
freshman record held by Paul Y oung­quist,
2:36.8. At St. Olaf he ran a 2:21.8.
The two-mile relay record of 9: 07.5
was broken by the team of John Cox,
Scott Anderson, David Orr, and David
Peterson. Their time was 8:48.8. Larry
Caldwell ran a 10:11.9 two-mile run to
break a school and freshman record, both
held by William Geigert at 10.18.
On Monday, March 4, Bethel opened
its regular season with a dual meet at the
University of Wisconsin, Superior. The final
score was Bethel 49, Superior 51. Larry
Caldwell took two firsts, one in the mile
and the other in the two mile to lead
Bethel in points.
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by John Merritt
Sports, ethics, and money
Does there exist pure sport in the realm of professional
athletics today? Over the past few years, I have become in­creasingly,
skeptical concerning this question in light of the
proverbial greed men have for wealth. This question was
spurred by the appearance of Bob Briner (former sports
executive) on our campus and from reading his December 10
article in Sports Illustrated concerning the unethical money
game played in the business world of sports today. One has
heard so much talk recently of "fixed" games and every
sports page you pick up today contains a sob story of how
some cry-baby athlete wants $100,000 instead of $70,000
next season or "he won't play." Bob Briner graphically
portrays what goes on off the playing floor, and I wish to
reinforce what he has said.
Bob made it clear from the start that he had to get out
of the professional sports world because "big-time sports today
is a world apart, with ethics as strange as its finances and no
perspective at all." Bob is not, however, "one of those breast­beaters
whining how sports has exploited me. I want it clear
that, if anything, I have exploited sports .. "
What the sports fan gets from the media today is the
story of the poor athlete who is unhappy because he claims
to be receiving unfair treatment from the management. Mr.
Briner, I feel correctly, turns the story around: "It is a
fiction, well maintained, that today's athletes are exploited by
management. On the contrary, I would submit that most
athletes (and their agents) are unashamedly selfish and greedy,
and that the owners of pro teams do more for their employee­players
than do employers in any other business in the
country. It is a madhouse."
It seems as though players are pampered, each one
thinking that he is God's gift to sports. "In all my time in
pro sports I have never known a player to ask for help and not
receive it. And the inverse is very nearly as absolute: in all
my time in pro sports I have rarely known a team to ask a
player for his help: [i.e., in promotion, benefit appearances,
etc.] and get it," reports Briner.
As a result of all this, what has happened to the good,
clean, old-time competitive spirit of athletes who play because
they love sport? Briner gives examples of players making im­possible
demands for salary increases. "The most outrageous
part of these demands is that the players deal only in cash
on the line. The concepts of team, of spirit, of loyalty and
allegiance are outmoded - and left to the suckers, to the
fans. Americans who fear that there has been too much
emphasis placed on victory should be relieved to know that
winning or losing has become nearly irrelevant with large
numbers of our major league players. "
He has seen where, " ... dissatisfied players simply
lay down if they were not traded, or played more, or given the
ball more, or whatever ... The salary drive used to be
restricted to the last few weeks of the season. Now the season
is the salary drive. The pros play the statistics game for 80
games, then play basketball if they make the playoffs.
Bob related an incident in which a new head coach was
literally run off a team that didn't like the tough discipline
he demanded. The team boasted, even to referees, that they
would lose so many games that he would be fired - and he
was.
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Mr. Briner went on to say that the players weren't the
only group responsible for his exit from the sports world.
"Agents and owners are two witting accomplices. I cann9t say
enough about agents. Taken as a group, they are the lowest
most despicable people with whom I have ever had to deal.
You cannot imagine how many athletes have been robbed by
these vultures, yet the agents continue to perpetuate the
myth that they are protecting the naive, callow youth from
unscrupulous management."
People in sports talk so much of the mental aspect of
the game_ - if you aren't prepared mentally, you won't win.
I'm convinced that with the dollar sign going through the
player's head to the extent that it is today, mental pre­paration
and performance is in direct proportion to the
degree of financial satisfaction a player has. Where has our
sports hero gone? Seen in true light, he is no longer a hero who
is concerned about winning, much less doing his best. Who
knows if the best team wins any more when you have upset
superstars on the bench belly-aching for more money. One
can I truly appreciate the increase in popularity of top­notch
high school and inter-coUegiate athletics. Here,
spirit, pride, 100% effort, and even heros are still elements
of the game in refreshing rare form.
We must not leave pro sports completely in the dark. Bob
Briner concludes that he has worked for fine owners and has
associated with some truly respectable players - unselfish and
sacrificial. Sports is not lost. Briner has seen evidences of
this: "I have also been around just long enough to see some
athletes grow up and show me, by their example, that they
need not be spoiled for life. .. Sports does not have to be
reformed so much as it has to come to its senses. Players must
be paid what can be afforded, not what is ~anted, and the~
must start paying their dues to the fans mstead of then
agents."
And I agree with Bob that we all need heros, and "better
the hero syndrome than the anti-hero. And better that we have
sports the way it is than no sports." Sports ~ave be~n so
positive concerning individual, cultural, and mternatlOnal
relationships. For many of us, they are a way of life. But they
are also a big business with big money flowing; big money ~oes
hand in hand with a lot of unethical and corrupt dealIngs.
Sports are no exception. I feel that one should fully r.ealize
this, to prevent the false impression that pro sports are SImply
good and bad teams, good and bad coaches, good and bad
offenses and defenses. Sports is a business that needs honest,
unselfish Christians who will live Christ's example.
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table tennis tournament.