lREC~RION
Friday, Dec. 15, 1972
Frantic
Fall
·Semester
Draws
To a Close ...
Bethel Colleg.e Arden Hills, Minn. 55112 Vol. 48 No. 10
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I$$IJE$ IN FOCIJ$
by Cbull/( JIIIl/($On
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APATHY vs. CHRISTIANITY
The Christmas seasQn is UPQn us, a
new year, and PQssibly even a new age,
willsQon be dawning, and the WQrld,
with Qr withQut Bethel CQllege, will be
rushing headlQng at an ever f.aster pace.
As this seaSQn of gQQd cheer arrives
(and Qstensibly a seaSQn Qf gQQd will
tQward men), nQW might be a gQQd time
to. stQP and examine Qurselves, as a
cQmmunUy and as individuals, to. see
where we are really heading. Perhaps
we are all a little tired Qf mQralizing
sermQns Qn Christian resp'Onsibility. Maybe
we WQuid like Qne Christmas where
nQbQdy WQuid have the gaB to. PQint an
accusing finger at us, (including the
authQrs), fQr enjQying so. fully the benefits
Qf Qur expanding materialism. If
that is the case, we are suffering critically
from a tragic disease Qf the CQnscience,
fQr there are still miniQns of
hungry, milliQns c'Qld, and miliQns to.
whQm the Gospel is an unreality. It has
IQng been the eleventh cQmmandment to.
many cQnservatives and evangelicals that
gQvernment shall nQt be able to. sQlve,
Qr be resPQnsi'ble fQr sQlving the ills in
'Our cQuntry. We disagree with that tenet
but suggest ,that if their claim be valid,
it is IQng past · time fQr thQse grQups to.
assume SQme sort Qf effective resPQnsibility.
If the church and/ Qr individual is
gQing to. do. the jQb g'Overnment cannQt
Qr shQuld nQt do., there will have to. be
a drastic change in attitude, fQr it seems
evident that the cultivatiQn Qf ,apathy is
still, by default, a majQr CQncern and
pastime.
Apathy is, no. dQubt, a natiQnal phenQmenQn
and we do. nQt suggest that it
is peculiar to. Bethel. In the mid 60's
the cQllege campuses were seething with
CQncern and unrest. Much Qf the unrest
Olin Blomqu;$f
led to. very unfQrtunate results, but Qne
CQuid at le,ast sense an air Qf CQncern
and invQlvement. That spirit seems to.
have diminished significantly in the
past few years. Perhaps the reaSQn fQr
the change is SQme kind Qf effective
repressiQn by thQse in authQrity. Maybe
tQQ, the issues and problems causing
much reactiQn have been effectively CQr."
frQnted and alleviated; but we rather
dQubt it. Either Qr bQth of these reaSQns
may seem CQrrect but we suggest the
answer lies rather in Qur tragic prQpensity
to. become immune to. prQblems that
either seem tQQ large to. be sQlved by
Qur Qwn individual effQrts or tQQ distant
frQm any Qf Qur carefully cultivated perpersQnal
interests.
It seems apparent that apathy is alive
and well at Bethel CQllege. rrhe geographical
insulatiQn of the college may subcQnsciQusly
serve as an excuse fQr aVQid...;
ing or ignQring Qur resPQnsibilities but
we shQuld nQt accept this as a valid
ratiQnale. We reject the apparent attitude
Qf many here that integratiQn with
life begins Qnly after cQllege graduatiQn.
We strQngly SUPPQrt the contentiQn
that self grQwth is impQrtant, but
we also. maintain that Qne Qf the best
ways to. grQw is to. IQok Qutside Qf Qurselves
and Qur Qwn little cQmmunity to.
world Qf brQader scope and resPQnsibility.
The first step tQward a sQlutiQn
is the realizatiQn Qf the prQblem. We
must becQme aware of what is really
happening. The sQcial and intellectual
sterility art Bethel is sQmetimes apalling.
Last May when University of Minnesota
students were prQtesting the Vietnam
war, Bethel students were having a
.' water fight. Students sat captivated at
the 10 Q'clQck news to. see the few
secQnds Qf film 'On their activities and.
the wise men came to
.
two
* BETH'LEHEM * Sundays
9:45 a.m. - C & C symposium - Ma rk Wickstrom teacher
II :00 a.m. - worship a s pa rt of the fa mily
7:00 p.m . - evening praise
- weekday Bible studies & activities as scheduled
Bus Schedule Pickup:
9: I 0 a .m. - new campus: 9 :30 a .m. Bodien
6: 15 p .m. - new campus: 6:35 p .m. Bodien
720 - 13th Ave. S. Mpls. 338-7653 Dale Saxon, minister to youth
became hQstile when anYQne suggested
that they turn channels to see what was
happening at the "U." AtanQther time
in the schQQI year, Nik Dag cQntrQls the
minds Qf a majQr segment Qf the Bethel
PQPulatiQn, to. the exclusion Qf ,any CQn
·cern fQr events like an electiQn or a
peace settlement. We aren't suggesting
that leisure is nQt impQrtant but rather
that we must force Qurselves to. CQnfrQnt
a larger and mQre cQmplex wQrld.
The attitude that GQd will see us thrQugh
this life is indeed cQmfQrting, but the
WQrld at large needs mQre than Qur Qwn
self ... gr,atificatiQn. A PQsitive and active
Christianity is by f'ar the best remedy
to. use tQward this end.
BefQre Qffering Qur suggestiQns we
wish to. qualify them by stating that
the're are thQse who are restrained frQm
invQlvement by perfectly legitimate re'aSQns
such as wQrk Qr personal family
prQblems, etc. Their uninvQlvement of
CQurse dQes not necessarily indicate a
l,ack Qf sQci'al cQnscience. But with respect
to. large numbers Qf thQse uninvQlved
at the CQllege, there is no. excuse.
Activities such as SMP, bQY;s club
wQrk, Christian Qutreach grQups, PQlitical
actiQn, and sQcial weUare wQrk,
all serve to. prQve the necessity of exercising
thQse diverse functions Qf the
Spiritual bQdy. 'Dhe value Qf these QrganizatiQns
is self-evident. At this Christ.:
mas se'ason, we urge everYQne to. genuinely
cQnsider ,a part in such QrganizatiQns
as these to. satisfy the need fQr
truly effective Christian actiQn in tQday's
world. To. this end the authQrs also.
accept a measure Qf blame and reSPQnsibility.
QUOTE
"Men are nQt flattered by being shQwn
that there has been: a difference Qf purPQse
between the Almighty and them."
Abraham LincQln
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by Debbi Neufe'ld
Mrs. Margaret Hartman has found the
past four months of her life as the
first housemother of Hagstrom as a
coed dorm, to be -challenging and fulfilling.
A year ago Mom, a slight, graceful woman
from Denver, Colo., who loves piano,
reading, and football, never guessed
that she would hold the position of dormitory
mother that she does today. But
the combination of her husband's death,
her daughter Debbie's attendance at
Bethel, the independence of her other
three children, and a plea from Miss
Marilyn -starr, dean of women and director
of housing, convinced Mom to
come.
Galled Mom by most of the residents,
Mrs. Havtman finds coed dorm life enjoyable.
She never worried about the
presence of both sexes 'as residents in
Hagstrom because, "Knowing Bethel, I
wasn't really concerned" about any
trouble. She feels that although not a
lot of dating is done, the interaction between
the guys and the girls in the
dorm gets rid of a lot of restlessness.
In fact, much of the credit fQr this
interaction is due to Mom herself, who
holds "open house" in her room every
Wednesday night for Hagstrom people.
(The bait is her delicious brownies,
cookies, fudge, coffee, and charming
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Mrs. Hartman enjoys opening her door
to the residents of Hagstrom.
Coming to Bethel this fall, "I was
told that if 'a girl wanted to talk, and
talk seriously, she'd come in between
11:30 and 1:00." She found this statement
to be true.
Mrs. Hartman commented on the unpredictable
outbursts in Hagstrom. "It's
so quiet -in the dorm sometimes, and
suddenly, everything explodes!" She
loves having people pop into her room
to chat, or just for peace in which to
read a book. "That's what I'm here for,
and I love it!" Mom's used to having
lots of kids around.
Some of the things Mom Hartman
loves aboU't Bethel students are the
way they all get up for church Sunday
morning when it's so easy to sleep in,
and the way they all say grace before
eating in the dining hall. She also enjoys
chapel immensely.
However, there are some negative aspects
of Mom Hartman's new life. She
has gained ten pounds since coming to
Bethel. "I haven't weighed over 98
pounds in seven years." AnQther problem
is learning to adjust to the late hours.
Her days don't end before 12 midnight,
and she says that she wasn't used to
staying up that late, "so I came to 'Bethel
and learned how." She still hasn't quite
adjusted to it. "You don't break habits
like 'early to bed, early to rise' overnight,"
she punned. She makes up for it
in the morning though, she says.
Ask Mrs. Hartman what she plans .to
do next year, after her life at Bethel
ends, and -chances are that an excited
twinkle will appear in her eye. A Pakistan
missionary 'and friend told her recently
of a request for dorm mothers
in schools in Taiwan, the Philippines,
Japan, Pakistan, and ,the Ivory Coast.
Following her husband's death after 41
years of an exciting marriage, Mom
Hartman thought the future would see
her as a doting grandmother, at home
for the rest of her life. But now she
says, "I see my horizons burst open.
I can't see myself sitting at home in a
rocking chair now." Besides, "I don't
have a rocking chair."
Someone snuck into the Student Senate office one night
last week and stole Vice Preside'nt Marty Mauk's stereo tape
player. Next to where the stereo had been, had also bee'n a
box full of Senate discount coupons. The thief made off with
the box - and left the coupons beh indo
the people at wooddale spend
as little time in church as possible.
Every church has people who like to sit on their pews and do
nothing. But they're hard to find at Wooddale Baptist.
Wooddale is a "doing" church. What we're doing is trying to
let the world know that Jesus cares.
Take "The Store," for example. "The Store" is a new coffee house
ministry for the high school and college age people in our area.
Vibrant, youthful, alive, and very much into sharing
Jesus in a contemporary setting.
Or how about the many opportunities for musical involvement
and service to others? We have something that fills the need of
each individual. Because at Wooddale, people are individuals,
and not just statistics on attendance charts.
Please share some time with us soon, and see what we mean.
people make things happen at wooddale.
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THE
WAY
I
SEE
IT
FROM
WHERE
I
SIT
by Marshall Shelley
NOTES FROM ALL OVE R
During the first fuU week of Interim, Jan'. 8-12, Dr. BQb
Smith will be bringing ,a serie,s Qf talks in chapel. FQr thQse
who. do. nQt know Dr. BOob, he is .one .of the finest speakers
Bethel has. In fact, I had heard Qf Dr. W. R. Smith IQng before
I had ever heard Qf Bethel CQllege. His many persQnal1 illustratiOons
make his talks fascinating to. listen to. and learn frQm.
PastQr Laws'Qn said Dr. BQb will speak TO THE COMBINED
CHAPELS IN THE mc. Chapels are planned to. cQntinue tQgether
frQm nQW Qn, but mQving frQm the me to. the gymnasium
as SQQn as it is built.
* *
Last week, two. visitQrs frQm Harvest PublicatiQns were Qn
campus, trying to. get an inside view Qf Bethel. DQn AndersQn,
editQr Qf the CQnference's semi-mQnthly magazine The Standard,
and Bob Hamlett, prQductiQn manager fQr Harvest PublicatiQns,
were busy shQOoting abQut 25 rQlls Qf films and
.' talking with students abQut student life and reactions to.
Bethel. It will be interesting to. find Qut how Mr. AndersQn
and Mr. Hamlett saw the schQQl. The "Bethel issue" will CQme
Qut sQmetime in the spring.
* *
Until last week, I was sure that the Qnly peQple who. read
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The Clari.on were the staff, their mOothers, and those peQple
IQQking fQr a Pizza Hut "Buck." But I wa,s wrQng. Many Qf
thQse in the Festival .of Christmas wQndered alQud to. me why
there was no. Festiv,al stQry. I apOoIQgize for the Qversight -
there was no. ClariQn published fQr the two. weeks preceding
the Festival.
The Festival Qf Christmas was an excellent prQgram. The
Messiah was "handled" very well. Last Tuesday and Wednesday,
the chQir perfQrmed the wQrk with the MinnesQta Orchestra
in N Qrthrup Auditorium, a terrific hQnor fQr Bethel's
music department.
* *
"MQm" Westerlund, dQrm mQther at BQdien, will nQt be
returning to. Bethel after the Christmas break. After 4% years
as a hQuseparent, she will terminate her services, to. be married
to. a childhpQd friend the first week Qf January. Recently,
the girls Qf BQdien put Qn a dQrm-wide bridal shQwer fQr her.
Gifts were placed under the dQrm's Christmas tree in a
sUl'lprise pal'lty.
After the wedding, the cQuple will spend two. weeks in
Hawaii. They will then live in ArizQna until May when CQnstructiQn
Qn their new hQme will be cQmpleted jusrt Qutside
Oof SiQUX F,alls, SQuth Dakota.
* *
This will be the last ClariQn Qf the year. The next paper
willcQme Qut Jan. 12, when we hQpe to. have definite news
Qn the scheduled fees raise fQr next year. We hQpe alIso. to.
have the srtory 'abQut whether Qur new buildings will be named
Qr will fQrevermQre be called, B, D, and E-Iabels which SQmehow
f.ail to. bring a lump to. my thrQat when I nQstalgically wander
thrQugh the shQcking-gray brick halls, past the refreshing
Qases of plastic plants Qn my always-futile daily search to find
a clQck Qr a cQnveniently IOocated jQhn.
* *
On that nOote, I am also. annQuncing that this will be the last
Qf The W,ay I See It Fr.om Where I Sit cQlumns. It .was fun
while it lasted, but I feel I must try sQmething a little different
next semester.
So. until Jan. 3, have a merry but meaningful Christmas.
May each Qf yQU give Qf yourselves to. those arQund yQu.
QUOTE
F.or Ralph, Dave, Fred, Perry, Joel, John, Bill, COonk
etc. ad infinitum:
"Celibacy is ecstacy." TQm (Tahiti) ElkQ
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editor-in-chief
copy editor
pOroduction editor
business manager ............... .
circulation manag~r
production assistant
layout assistant '
sports editor ..
marshall shelley
fred ogimachi
debbie hartman
..... jan miko
jeanine eckels
jack starr
...... cindy hillegas
...... dave shaw
adViser .. ........... .. ......... alvera mickelson
coeval Oeditors ................. dave heikkila,' dave healy
photographers .. ...................... doug johnson, sharon watson,
dan olson, dale nystrom, and brad meineke
columnists .. . ..... dave hoehl, dan nelson, dan blomquist,
chuck jackson, paul swanson, ke~in norberg,
dave horn and laura johnson
regular writers, ...................... lynn johnson, diane johnson,
gary hegarty, dave pearson, bob elliott,
debbie hill, debbi neufeld, thomas fagerstrom.
chuck wilkins and carol gunderson
readership builders .................... tim martens, dan freeburg
rite ~eaders Write
He sp,oke with a certain what-is-it. in his voice, and I could see that if not
actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
To the editor:
During the last couple of weeks I've read, with interest,
the letters to the editor reg.arding dating (or a reasonable facsimile)
at our beloved institution. 'I've noticed, after attending
school here for the last four years, that the same arguments
and discussions seem to reoccur each year-obviously to no
avail. This shatters my confidence in the school's "responsibility"
to help us grow up. This is why mommy and daddy
sent us here~wasn't it? It would seem that both "sides" were
a little off-t'rack as to the real problem involved.
Mr. Freeberg, I felt it unfortunate that you stereotyped
"Bethel girls" in such a way. Though some of them may act
the way you indicated I surety hope they're not all guilty of
such "gruesome and horrible" charactevistics. For that matter
it would seem that many of the fem 0 our
would not even agree to ement that "before coming
=-,~~~.--- y so many gentlemen."
The fact of t te, re oming to Bethel they
w~pr~ t be ter than some of the dates
t y' h ·nce · rting s 0001 here. Maybe we shouldn'
ta e a igh regard of ourselves, by "throwing stones,"
. L. befOre we kn~ow they feel about us.
~ your concludmg s 'a emen a neede
.' "kissy-face - smacky poo , I'm sure you'll get it if you e '
ou made it sound like a reward that you should receiv
for trym '" " our da e . ht be wrong but I
ways felt that a kiss as a sign of affection, no radiU lal
end-result of a date. My old-f.ashioned up-bringing taug t that
c: something like that should be considered as "giving" not "tak!..
ing." But far be it fOor me to stand in the way of progress.
Let me take a moment to reply t,o that seemingly "morbid"
and unusual creature called "toad". In the same issue in which
your avticle appeared another "toad" wrote one stating her
appreciation in regard to the role switching during Nik Dag.
Evidently, this was l:lie-iirst time that she had r lized what
some guys must go thrOough to ask that "special" glr 0 .
Granted, s'ome guys don't put what they should into preparations
for a date-of COourse, if you feel slighted in that area
u're not being forced to g.Oo out with him again. In the s'ame
res'pec, . expect him to have everything well planned
out and going smoot y don't cut him alf way. In short,
if you don't want the respect ,affOorded a wo an (Le., having
your door opened, helped with your coat, seated at a restaurant,
etc) why don't you als'o help plan the date, pick him up
half the time help pay f.Oor the gas or be the one to kiss him
good-night? Try to take into consideration some of the things
that the other "toad" learned from Nik Bag.
Finally, if we are looking for guidelines for dating, the best
place find them is through our Christian ideals. Whether a
perSOon sud do this or that is meaningless' unless you remember
that w are with is a brother or sister in Christ.
Once you maintain the re trecl ,that is ,afforded under Christ
everything else wiH fall into place and ail the "rules" of dating
will seem foolish. We are individuals and each relationship
x mple, as set in the Bible, things wHI gain a better pers'pective.
By the way - any "toad" once kissed can turn into a
-___ Marty Mauk ----- To the editor:
It seems that when this time of the year rolls around,
everyone on campus finds himself pretty busy. The time has
crept up on us, :and suddenly we find that we have only a
ere week left before the end of the semester . . . and that
eans 'all those projects and term papers we have been put-ing
off 'til some other !time have to be finished up soon!
'0 help ease the burden, I would like to share with you
omething I ran across in my files a shOort time agOo. It is a
t Oof "Rules for Writers" that I received once from some
1 ng forgotten source. I don't think they would be approved
~ Bethel's English dept., but they 'are most certainly worth
ading anyway! Here goes ...
RUL~OR WRITERS
1. Shun and avoid the employment of unnecessary, excess
extra words.
2. Make certain all sentences are full and complete. If
possible.
3. At all costs, avoid cliches as you would the plague.
4. Take pain's to spell and, pucntuate correctly."
V. BE Consistent.
6. Don't apprOoximate. A.lways be more or less precise.
7. Sedulously eschew obfuscatory hyperverbosity or prolixity.
8. A void pointless repetition, don't repeat yourself unnecessarily.
9. Observe, in all written expression, it is, of the foremost
qualificatiOon-if not, certainly not or less than-at least
definitely secondary then, the importance, of whenever
POossibly trying, so that when, except where it cannot
be avoided and/ or in further necessary development it
becomes imperative to omit, yet, remember withOout fail
(for this must not be underestimated) to be brief and
clear .. 'J'lhis is vital.
11. Always try ,to remember the extr me importance of
being ·accurate nea t and carrful.
Hope you .all do well on your papers!
Sincerely,
Marvin Shold
P.S. If this article was enlightening, I'm .afraid you'd better
go back and dOo a little more work!
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Viewing the Arts
Study Breaks can be
an opportunity to see what this artist; had done and to try
to learn something from him. Praise God already!
'These printing methods were new to me, so I ,tried
looking at the collection as a whole, studying the subject
matter and the effects of feelings and statements portrayed.
God opened me up to a valuable learning experience as I .
trusted the time to Him.
Briefly, Theim's show consi~ted mostly ·of self-portraits, e d r n ; n 9 Ex peri e n c~ and then of a few themes and other individual pieces. The
self-~.ortraits ranged from a realistic ~rawing of the artist,
looking rather pensive, to more distorted images, some giving
what?? ... A study break? Do you really need-an him confused, anxious and disturbed looks. One self-poDtrait
beak? Mayb1!;-if: you rare like me, the "quick trips" t was just a very vague form of a head, 'against a dark back-offeeshop
have been geUing too l'Ong and too frequen ground. It was challenging to study . them and to think about
alre dy, and now more studying is needed than ",breaking!' what they may say or what the artist, John Theim, wanted
Mo e studying?? "Augh!" I cry. "All the classes-booking-ea - them to say.
tin -falling asleep-here-on~campus is getting to me; I ne d ~er major works were these: There was a series called
a reak!" "Bitter Rain," a number of comp.ositions in which small nude
Well, there was that assignment I had to go off camp s, figures, against a dark sky, were ,being confronted with a
view an art exhibit 'and report on it. But that, I thoug t, bombardment of falling light objects, as huge comets, bolting
s so much to do!! Little did I realize, but this trip off camp s to the earth. What did i,t mean? Then, there was a print called
6uld take more time than I could afford right then! The "Movements in Light," that show friv.olous playing of bathing
w 0 turn into ,the very blessing of 'a break that was needed /' figures. A real interesting composition was a large "Study for
Now, m ~ you 'are crying with languish at your vicious Armageddon." In it there was a fantastic charging horse
.Qattern of stUtlying, too, and you do not need anot er " 0 figure, with ,two fierce, mechanical-like heads. Riding on its
t e coffeeshop! t me share with yo ng -change back was the vague image of a rider.
cenery can do for stud - spirits. r/ It w.as a show well-worth experiencing, with subject mat-
I was ,to re¥iJ rt exhibit of prints at tel" and images to ponder, 'as well as the aesthetic quality
versity, just a short walk :ffimrl1re-OJ. 'am he c.ollection of the works to appreciate. This show, and many other offers
was by John Theim, and it included intaglio prints, etchings of fine arts, are available to us so close to our campuses, 'and
and c.opperplate engTavings. While looking at the works of ready to provide weary s,tudents with a worthwhile and rethis
contemporary artist, I began to realize how seldom I freshing break from study. It does not take much time, but
actually get away from Bethel to see what is going on else- the time spent may be just the kind of change needed. Need
where, especially among .other young artists. N.ow, here was a break??
Huntley Blames Union Management for Inflatio,n
by Bob Elliott
"I hope there were no union members
present," observed Bethel professor
Roy Dalton after hearing a speech
by former news commentator Chet Huntley
at the 'annual Farmer's Union Grain
Terminal Association banquet held at
the St. Paul Auditorium on November
29.
Huntley, a native of Caldwell, Montana,
rapped union leaders for their selfishness
in lab.or-management disputes.
He blamed the unions for the rise of
consumerism in the United States.
Though his 'accusations were aimed
chiefly 'at the unions, Huntley also reprimanded
management and the consumer
for their part in the cre'ation of an
inflationary economy. "It is time," said
Huntley, "that we all forget our selfish
ways and take to heart the words of 'a
great president who said, 'Ask not what
your country can do for you.'''
The audience of 6,000 was very receptive
to Huntley, himself a member
of rural America. He has often said
his rural background gave him an understanding
of farmers and co-ops that
many newsmen do not have. He has nar-six
rated several films foOl" farm groups.
Huntley told the predominately rural
audience that President Nixon has a
rare opportunity that no other president
has had before him. "And that," said
Huntley, "is the opportunity to unify
America."
He discussed the plight of the farmer
and pleaded for Americans to help
curb inflation which is taking its toll
in rural areas. Huntley received 'a warm
ovation as he concluded hi.s..me~·ch with
a plea for all Americans ,to make a
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a late Piper charge to escape with
a 59-58 squeaker. Bethel h~d trouble
early as they spotted Hamline a 10-0
lead :and were never really a,ble to get
untracked throughout the game-due in
part to 33 % shooting from the field.
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'ahead in the second half ,and thanks to
a l,ayup by Paul Healy and some timely
free throws by Steve Scrogg,ins, Mark
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were able to ' hold .off an inspired
Hamline squad.
Scroggins ended up with 28 points and
received scoring help from Hallquist
with 14. Tim Maring was held to a
single field goal but still hauled down .
12 rebounds. Both referees were held
scoreless although they committed nu..;
merous errors throughout the game.
In the Macalester game, the Royals
suHered ag'ain from poor shooting -
35%-and the final result was more of
the same. Except for a brief period at
the beginning. of the second half where
Bethel chopped a 13 point halftime deficit
to 5 points, Macalester dominated'
_ ,the boards, the shooting (49%), and the
game in recording their first win of the
season, 62-51. Scroggins, who is scoring
at 'a 28.1 ppg clip, managed 22 points
while Healy contributed 13 points and
13 rehounds. Quitman Pinkett led the
Scots in scoring with 16 points.
The Royals now head into the Corn
Classic wilth a 4-3 record ·and will play
games on Friday night and Saturday
night.
Bethel Students
Off to Holy land
by Gary L. Hegarty
Twenty-seven Bethel. students will
be going to Israel during the Interim.
They will be studying Palestinian archaeology
and geology. The students will
be leaving Minneapolis on December 29
and will be staying in Israel for 3 weeks.
Upon the return trip the students will
stop off in Athens, Greece for 1 week,
where they will visit Corinth ,and Delphi.
The students will return to Minneapolis
on Janua~y 29, 1973.
Anticipation and sore arms, from cholera
and small pox shots, seem to symbolize
the anxious s,tudents. While in
Israel the students will be studying at
the American Institute of Holy Land
Studies. They will hear lectures from
prominent Is'raeli scholars and tour many
of the pI.a,ces spoken of in the Bible.
A final meeting was held at the home
of Dr. Wessel Friday night (December
8,) for orientation and fellowship. The
stUdents saw slides of Israel and enjoyed
refreshments prepared by Mrs. Wessel.
The students discussed clothing to be
worn and cust.oms, roommates were chosen
. and luggage limits were defined.
For those students going to Israel
for the Interim the trip should be most
rewarding and an invaluable experience.
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Bethel students celebrate birthdays in different ways;
usually molesting the honored one.
one coffee can
one bag of chocolate-filled mints
Edgren's second new is developing a neVi way. Mike Mobley one golf ball
had the first honor on November 14. At 11:25 Mike was
working in the study lounge when the lights were turned off.
The rest of the floor had gathered in the hall. Many had
candles. When the time was right, they all moved slowly
into the study lounge, humming happy birthday. Then they
sflng the tune. Mike was presented with an assortment of
presents, which included:
nineteen pennies
five 3 by 5 cards
one paper clip
The procession departed, softly humming happy birthday.
Fall cleaning came a little late at Edgren's second new
this year. Three students decided John Peterson's room was
too crowded. They took it upon themselves to remedy the
situation. It took twenty minutes, (and John taking a shower)
to comp,lete the iob. The result was a nice'ly. made bed, his
box and milk can artistically arranged, and his desk put in
order, with an open book nicely centered. The're was one
problem. His furniture was outside. This did not ruin John's
evening though. He spent a cold but peaceful night, sleeping
bene'ath the stars.
a· new dish room hat
one kleenex
not one, but three' new pencils
one syrofoam cup (dirty)
an Uncle John's mustache
one nickel
one certs
one balloon (with a penny inside)
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by Chuck Wilkins
Bethel's Festival Choir sang with the
Minnesota Symphony Orchestr.a on Tuesday
evening Dec. 12 at Northrup Auditorium.
The 182-voice choir which consists of
College Choir, Male Chorus, Women's
Choir and . 25 to 30 students outside
by Gary L. Hegarty
Four Bethel faculty members will be
on sabbatical )eave during ,the spring
semester.
Jeanine Bohlmeyer of the English de~
partmellit will go to Hawaii for four
months to study Oriental Mythology.
Miss Bohlmeyer will study Chinese, J'apanese,
'and Korean literature at the University
of Hawaii on Oahu Island. Besides
studying Oriental literature, Miss
Bohlmeyer hopes to interrelate with the
Hawaiian culture, and take ina few of
the sights while there. Miss Bohlmeyer
will o{fer a co~rse in Oriental literature
during the Interim of the 1973-1974
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ELIM BAPTIST
CHURCH
~,
of the choirs who attend Bethel,
sang with the University of Minnesota
Chorus, making a total of about 400
voices.
The program consisted of the singing
of Handel's Messiah, accompanied by the
Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Robert Berglund, Professor of Music
,at Bethel, said ,that this is the first
time the Festival Choir has sung with
the Symphony. The College Choir has
sung several times 'before with the Symphony.
This was also a first for the
Women's Choir and the Male Chorus.
school year. Says Miss Bohlmeyer, "I'm
looking forward to studying under a
palm tree instead of in a snowbank."
Miss Lillian Ryberg of the Spanish
department will be going to the University
of Minnesota to complete her
Doctoral dissertation in Spanish and
English on "Group Discussion in the
Native and Target Languages." Miss Ryberg
expec,ts to be studying until June.
She will 'be working with Cubans and
Bolivians living in the Twin Cities' area.
James Johnson of the History depal'ltment
will be going to W'ashington D.C'.
to do research in the National Archives
for a book he is writing on the "History
of Child Welfare in the United States."
Dr Johnson expects the research to ,take
from one to two' months, at which time
he hopes to retire to some secluded
area to write the rough draft of his
book. As a result of his research and
study, Dr. Johnson hopes to offer a
course on the "History of Soci'al Welfare
in America" in the spring of 1974.
Dr. Arthur H. Lewis of the Theology
department is departing for Israel at
the end of this month to study conversational
Hebrew. He will be accompanied
by his wife Helen and their son Ted.
Dr. Lewis will be studying at the American
'InsUtute of Holy Land Studies, and
while there will be Campus Pastor. Dr.
Lewis hopes to be teaching Hebrew at
Bethel in the near future.
by Chuck Wilkins
Every Sunday night at 10, 30-50 Bet'hel
students from new dorm meet in their
second floor lounge for a time of praising
God. This 45-minute time of praise
is called Catacombs.
Besides' singing ,and sharing experiences
and ideas with others, C'atacombs is
a time of listening to others. Steve Karnes,
a junior at new dorm, is in charge
of arrangements for getting others to
share with kids in the dorm. Among
those who have spoken at Catacom
are faculty members "Doc" Dalton, Dean
Pas sons and Professor Dale Ron.
Students find that Catacombs is a
good way to end the Lord's Day. As
one student said, "It also helps unite t'h~
dorm spiritually and promotes friendships."
by Carol Gunderson
A song,book, made especi,ally for Bethel
chapels, is now in the planning stage,
according to Pastor Maurice Lawson.
Brenda Barth, ArIa Berry, and Sharon
Watson are preparing it, in coordination
with the Chapel Committee. In the new~
songbook will be contemporary choruses
and scripture songs. The melody line
and lyrics of each song will be included.
The Bethel community is invited to
submit original or favorite songs for
consideration to Brenda Barth, P. O.
1069.
Says Brenda, "We hope that this song
book will help us to worship in a more
meaningful way."
The planners hope to have the book
out sometime during the spring semes ..
ter.
Midnight Musicians Trouble Souls
el's neighbors, one member of the combo
said, "Since this is the age of concern
for fellow humans, the union has
decided, due to complaints from neighborhDod
residents, that the cessation of
The Midnight Musicians' performances
on the old campus is inevitable." The
guys are presently planning relocation
of the performances to the Arden Hills
campus.
At midnight several weeks ago, a lone
trombone sounded out "Taps" at the
day's end in the courtyard of the old
campus. This incident led to the formation
of "The Midnight Musicians," a
group of Bethel guys who have perfO'rmed
four or five concerts over the past
three weeks, standing in the light 'Of the
old campus beacon.
The shO'rt, lullabye performances were
meant to quiet the troubled souls of
Bethel, but ended up troubling the quiet
souls of sleeping neighbors. The disappr'Oval
of some of the residents around
Bethel was displayed when they phoned
Dad Russell of Edgren to' complain 'Of
the disruption by the nocturnal concerts.
Some of the pieces that have been
played are: "When the Saints Go Marching
In," "On Wisconsin," "The Star
Spangled Banner," and, of course,
"Taps."
This new grO'up consists of five Bethel
guys who, wishing to remain an'Onymous,
are as follows:
Arthur Dynamite, on the drum;
Harvey" Hacker (President), playing
trombone;
Al P. Ervert (Vice President), trumpet
player; and,
Wilmar "Ding-a-Ling" Kazoo, with a
kazoo and cO'w bell.
They state their purpDse by quoting
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Concerning the dissatisfaction of Beth-
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P.O. Box 1049 is open for suggestions.
D,ave - Debbie Most Common Name'S
by Chuck Wilkins
The last name Johnson is the most
popular one here at Bethel. In fact, the
ten most popular last names here all
end in -son.
A logical explanation to the common
suffix is that the conference that owns
Bethel was founded by the Swedes. Perhaps
different generations of these
founders have been and still are atten'ing
Bethel.
Out of a total student body of 1139,
there are 42 J ohnsons, 20 Andersons,
19 Petersons, 18 Larsons, 17 Carlsons,
15 Nelsons, 14 Olsons, 12 Swansons, 11
Ericksons, and 10 Hansons.
Moving to the first names, for the
guys the most common name is Dave,
while for the girls the name is Debby.
There are 42 Daves and 29 Debbies.
(This figure includes all forms of the
name). The next four common names
for guys and girls are:
Steve-25 Susan-26
John~24 LJnda-22
Mark-21 Carol-17
Bob-20 Mary-6 ,
So, all of you who have a Swedish
last name 'Or your first name is Dave Dr
Debby, just think 'Of yourself as a popular
individual here at Bethel.
Super Maeil loils
Would-be J6urplar
by Dave Pearson
Dr. Mack Nettleton foiled an apparent
rDbbery attempt during chapel last Friday,
Dec. 8, when he walked into Miss
Marilyn Starr's 'Office only to' find a
man in the office.
"He had Miss Starr's keys 'and was
preparing to unlock her drawer," s'aid
Dr. Nettleton. Nettleton ,asked him what
he was doing there.
"She's upstairs," was the reply. Nettleton
continued to talk to the man and
asked him his name and what he was
doing there.
Suddenly the intruder panicked. Taking
Miss Starr's keys to her house,
car, and office, he ran out through
Dennis Passons' office which is adjacently
'connected to Miss StaJr's office. Pass'Ons
was in the office at the time. "I
t,hO'ught Miss Starr had been having a
talk with someone," said Passons.
The man ran through Passons' office,
down the basement corridor. through
the 'art department, and outside. Nettleton
and Passons went after him, but he
had too big a lead on them. He ran
on the ,road on the South side of the
school and up through t,he parking lot
on the east side of school.
"Apparently he went up over the
hill onto the freeway," said Passons.
"At least footprints led in that direction."
The police were called in, but
too late to catch him.
"He was definitely not a Bethel stu"
dent," replied Nettleton when he was
asked abDut the description of the robber.
A few weeks earlier Miss Starr had
$20 stolen out of her office during chapel.
Several girls have also had purses
stolen from the LRC during chapel
time.
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by Dave Hoeh I
THE END OF AN ERA
Well fans, with this column I unregreta'bly announce the
termination of the Bethel Bomber. As I sit here and think
of all the crud and junk that ,I've written and the pollution
I've ,caused within the minds of all who have attempted my
unscholarly phrases, one word keeps repeating itself in my
mind - "Great!"
Reminiscing for a minute, do you remember the football
game in which the Toledo Turnips continued their losing
streak by being defeated 24-21 under the super quarterbacking
of Sidney Bullet? Or ,how about the professor who was so
Out of Stater Bans
Minnesota Winters
by Debbie Hill
Consider the cas'e of the poor freshmen from California
or Florida who has been dumped in the middle of a glacier
called Minnesota. Here he is 'away from Mom for the first
time since YMCA camp and he suddenly finds that he is
slowly but surely freezing to death.
First of all the typical student's got to get a wardrobe
made out of 100% wool-fur-knit or anything that will keep
his skin ,together. Plus 'all the salesmen in the stores figure
they can sell him anything as soon as he says he's from Alabama,
and needs help buying a coat.
You proba,bly saw him out playing in the falling snow
at 6:00 a.m. on December 1. He was excited to eat snow and
slide on the ice and make "angels" in the great deluge of the
two inches' of snow. His ecstacy lasted about ten minutes and
he decided to give up traying (which is being considered for
varsity club status at Bethel) for health reasons. It's a little
frightening to wa:tch your breath freeze.
If he brought his car from home he has spent his monthly
checks from Grandma on antifreeze 'and snow tires. His
heater probably doesn't work (but the air conditioner's in
great shape). And no doubt he almost hit a Columbia Transit
bus when his brakes fell out.
Everybody keeps telling him "you haven't seen anything
yet!" And we wonder why student enrollment drops second
semester.
To curb this problem, one Bethel student from Los Angeles
believes the state ,of Minnesota should be declared
'closed' during the months of December through April.
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stupid, he got beat up by a college jock for mouthing off on
the corner? But then, who can forget that super column on
how Gideon picked Nixon to lead the chosen people. And ,to
parallel this, who can forget that snappy answer Dean Erickson
wrote cutting the Gideon column in the following issue of
The Clarion. (Unfortunately instead of cutting down the article
all Dean did was to unveil himself to the whole campus on
missing the total farce of the article). Or what about the Food
Service Game which was another giant step down for The
Bomber? And can some of you still recall my true story on
how the President visited our house last Chrsitmas?
But I will conclude my boasting and haughtiness on the
grounds that these great works of literature which sifted down
through the sands of time and the magic sl,idewhistle of the
Guru Maharaj Ji to my brain now keep me warm by supplying
my humble apartment with fuel for my fireplace. Happy
memories, fans!
But never fear, for next year I am rising from the
depths of the stench and corruption of the year's works with
a totally new ,column for the land of the free and the home
of the brave!
Yes fans, popular demand has kept me in business. And I
promise before my Underwood typewriter and ,the magic correcting
fluid that I will do my best to supply the back page
of the Clarion with higher 'quality of printed word and absolutism
of total relativity. And if I have spoken 'an untrue
word within this promise, may lightning strik. . . . .
I Cheap Shots I by Dave Shaw
These football players were inadvertently omitted from
last week's article on the All-Conference Team. Making honorable
mention on offense was senior co-captain J,ohn Faust. On
defense, the other co-captain Perry Johnson and sophomore
Fred Witzgall were selected for their fine play this season
also.
In final conference statistics, junior halfback Mark Wood,
the Royals leading rusher, led the conference in y.ards-percarry
average and finished fourth in overaH rushing as he
reeled off 381 yards at a 9.3 yard average. Larry Rocholl and
Mike Everson, two freshmen who saw a lot of action, were
13th and 14th in rushing, respectively. Wood's efforts were
also good enough for 9th place in the total offense category.
Dave Pearson finished 3rd in that category with 557 total
yards. Pearson was also the 3rd bes1t passer in the conference
and had the second best percentage of completions (48%).
Pearson and Rocholl also scored 4 touchdowns each to tie with
three other players for the second place spot in conference
scoring with 24 points.
Our apologies to these players for not mentioning them in
the previous issue and thanks to them a'lso for a good season.
* * *
Phil Foy, who this year rushed for 1,257 yards and 14
touchdowns was selected to an All-American berth for the second
year in a row. Foy, also known as "the Phantom," is a distant
relative of Bethel junior Dave "Feather" Foy. The 5'9",
178-pound junior scatback led the Scrockney State Flying
Squirrels to an 11-0 record this fall and number one ranking
among the nation's small college independents.
