LEARNING RESOURCE CENTEK
BETHEL COLLEGE el Colle e Learning Resource Ceram
Volume XL—No. 20
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Wednesday, March 17, 1965
Combined Bethel, 3-M Orchetstras
Schedule March 19 Performance
The Bethel College Orchestra,
combined with the Minnesota Min-ing
and Manufacturing Company
Orchestra, will present a concert
on Friday, March 19, in the Field-house.
The combined orchestra itself is
composed of 75 pieces, of which
approximately 50 pieces come from
3-M. The remaining part is com-posed
of Bethel students.
Beginning with the OVERTURE
TO IPHIGENIA IN AULIS by
Gluck and ending with a SELEC-TION,
MY FAIR LADY by
Loewe, the program promises to
be very entertaining.
Featured as tenor soloist in E
lucevan le stelle by Puccini is
Edward Nyborg. Mr. Nyborg is the
co-director of the St. Paul Swedish
Male Chorus, tenor soloist at St.
Mark's Cathedral, and is assuming
his new duties as music director
at River Lake Cathedral in Minne-apolis.
Nyborg is a regular soloist on
the nation-wide radio program
"The Back-Home Hour," and he
is the program chairman for the
Christian Businessmen's Associa-tion
in the Twin Cities. In addition
to all these activities, Nyborg still
finds time to work for the H. &
"Unique Characteristics of Bethel
College" was the theme chosen for
consideration at the College Facul-ty
Retreat held Saturday, March
13, at the Lake Minnetonka Baptist
Church.
This was the third of the annual
spring retreats held to give the
college faculty an opportunity to
share a topic of special importance
Educators Visit
Bethel Campus
Visiting the Bethel campus this
Thursday and Friday, March 18
and 19, will be a group of seven
men representing the State Depart-ment
of Education, church related
colleges, and public education.
They will be reevaluating t h e
secondary education program at
Bethel and evaluating for the first
time the elementary education pro-gram.
Those observing the Bethel pro-gram
are as follows: F. E. Heine-mann,
State Department of Educa-tion;
Mr. Einar Johnson, Augsburg
College; Dr. Gerald Brekke, Gus-tavus
Adolphus; Dr. Charles Brun-ing,
U. of Minnesota, Morris; Mr.
Roy Meyer, Lake Johanna Jr. High;
Mr. James Anderson, Mendota Ele-mentary,
West St. Paul; and Dr.
Gordon Mork, U. of Minnesota,
Minneapolis.
The Bethel Teacher Education
Advisory Committee will hold a
dinner meeting with these men,
Wednesday, March 17. Thusday and
Friday the examiners will be visit-ing
classrooms and talking with
students and faculty.
C. J. Rothschild Realty Firm in the
Twin Cities area.
THE CONCERTO NO. 3 FOR
FRENCH HORN, 1st MOVE-MENT
by Mozart features Jim
Cheeseman on the French horn.
He is the vice president of the
3-M orchestra. The guest concert-master
of the orchestra is Fred
Sewell of the Cole-Sewell Manu-facturing
Company.
Another prominent member of
the 3-M orchestra is Mischa Berg-mann
who recently retired follow-ing
43 years of meritorious service
with the Minneapolis Symphony,
as a violinist.
"The general trend seems to be
that the orchestra members played
in high school and college, but
didn't pursue their hobbies fur-ther
until they came to 3-M," said
one member of the 3-M orchestra.
Another member of the orchestra
added that they play mostly for
enjoyment and relaxation.
The Conductors for this concert
are Joseph Jung and Julius Whit-inger.
Jung is a music instructor
in the Minneapolis Public School
System and directs the 3-M Or-chestra
in his free time. Whit-inger
directs Bethel's Orchestra,
as well as the Women's Choir,
and to have a day of "fellowship"
together.
According to Dean Larson, the
theme chosen for this year's
retreat should assist the educa-tional
policies committee, which
has been commissioned by the
faculty to make a thorough re-vision
of our required courses.
"It was felt," said Larson, "that
this pattern ought to be built not
only in terms of commonly accep-ted
patterns among American col-leges
but also ought to reflect the
unique characteristics of our
school."
Following a 9:30 coffee hour the
faculty divided into groups for
"brainstorm" sessions on the theme
under consideration. The chair-men
of the groups were each mem-bers
of the educational policies
committee.
This was concluded by an as-sembly
of the entire faculty in
which a panel discussion by the
group chairmen attempted to
synthesize the ideas of the indi-vidual
groups, discovering those
areas in which there was agree-ment.
After lunch the faculty listened
to a series of taped interviews of
alumni, board members, a n d
friends of the school, expressing
their opinions regarding the unique
characteristics of Bethel. The day
was concluded with a devotional
period, following which coffee was
served and members were free to
react to and discuss the taped in-terviews.
Dean Larson pointed out that the
study by the educational policies
College Band, and is the Chair-man
of the Music Department.
Following the concert, there will
be an informal reception (by in-vitation
only) in the Dining Hall
honoring special guests, and the
3-M Orchestra members. President
and Mrs. Lundquist are to be the
host and hostess of this event.
Other guests will be the members
of Bethel's Board of Education,
the Music faculty, and the physical
science and mathematics faculties
of Bethel College.
Bethel College is to be the host
of the 1965 American Association
of Evangelical Student's (A.A.E.S.)
Spring Work Project which will
be held on Friday and Saturday,
April 23 and 24 of the Easter vaca-tion.
Student representatives from col-leges
belonging to A.A.E.S. in the
Twin Cities area and from as far
away as Ohio and Illinois will be
participating.
The object of the Spring Work
Project is to be Bethel Center.
committee will continue through
this year and next, so course re-quirements
for the year 1965-66
will be the same. "It is anticipated,"
said Larson, "that such a study
will undoubtedly lead to a study
of our total curriculum."
Formerly a church, Bethel Cen-ter
has been converted into a
youth center. The building shows
the effects of deterioration from
age and vandalism. Dust, dirt,
junk, and old literature have
piled up in the closets and un-used
rooms.
The task will be first to discard
or organize the junk and then to
clean, repair, and perhaps even to
paint. Neighborhood children will
be joining in to make this a com-munity
effort. Dick Plapes, the
director of Bethel Center, has wel-comed
this volunteered time and
effort and is presently co-ordina-ting
planning of the project.
In the evening informal discus-sion
session on the inner city, 15
to 30 students will grapple with the
complications of slum and under-privileged
area social work. Ex-perienced
social workers from the
Twin Cities are being invited to
come.
The project has a number of
purposes. Bethel Center needs
manual labor but does not have
money to pay for such work.
This will provide an opportunity
for practical sociology experi-ence
in inner city work. The
discussion sessions will be in-formative.
The basic purpose of the project,
however, will be to give students
a chance to put the abstract theo-ry
of love into concrete practice.
To keep the expenses at a mini-mum,
the Student Affairs Office
has arranged free rooms and meals
for volunteers. Several churches
from the Twin Cities area are
sponsoring meals for the A.A.E.S.
representatives. Those interested
in helping should contact Kathy
Harvie or Stan Olsen.
Hustad Speaks
On Hymnology
The Chapel series on Music in
the Church will be highlighted on
March 24 by Donald P. Hustad's
le c t u r e on "Demythologyzing
Hymns." A critique of Eric Root-ley's
Hymns Today and Tomorrow
will serve as the launching point in
an appeal for active and intelligent
participation i n congregational
hymn singing.
Mr. Hustad is a musician of
recognized superiority and an
authority on Protestant hymnol-ogy.
He is presently associated
with The Billy Graham Evangel-istic
Association as organist and
arranger. Mr. Hustad has arranged
for and conducted The Moody Bible
Institute chorale and his arrange-ments
for chorale and organ are
accepted as excellent in their fields.
Mr. Hustad has recorded exten-sively
for Word Records of Waco,
Texas, as well as other Evangelical
recording companies.
Kilby Discusses
Works of Lewis
Dr. Clyde Kilby, Chairman of
the Department of Language and
Literature at Wheaton College, will
participate in the 3:00 Coffee Hour
Discussion on the works of C. S.
Lewis Friday, March 20.
Interested students and faculty
should sign up in the President's
Office by Friday noon.
Small boy pauses to ask a question. He is one of the neighborhood
children who use the facilities offered at Bethel Christian Center, the
focal point of the American Association of Evangelical Students Spring
Work Project.
Faculty Views Changes at Retreat
Resolutions Pledge Support
The Bethel College faculty, on retreat Saturday, March 13 at
the Lake Minnetonka Baptist Church adopted the following reso-lution:
The senseless violence that caused the death of Rev. James Reeb
reminds us again that in the 100 years since the abolition of slavery,
the struggle to obtain an equal franchise for all United States citizens
continues.
We think that procedures of the franchise should make registration
and voting convenient. And where state governments fail to facilitate
such procedures, the United States government should act to that end
under Article I section 4 and the XV Amendment to the Constitu-tion.
Furthermore, we, pledge in the name of Christian compassion and
social justice to throw the weight of our influence behind the drive
for an integrated society.
We feel deep sympathy for Rev. Reeb's wife and children, and in
expressing this we also express our admiration for his dedication to
the cause of equality and justice.
S. Bruce Fleming, Executive Secretary of the Minnesota Baptist
Conference, released the following communications dispatch Mon-day:
I have this day, on behalf of our Baptist people, communicated to
Mrs. James J. Reeb our sympathy, love and deep concern in this hour
of deep peril. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends." John 15:13.
As citizens and members of Baptist churches in the great State of
Minnesota, we are shocked and saddened by the brutal death of the
Reverend James J. Reeb.
We all share in the cancer of hate and indifference. We must
examine our hearts and determine to redouble our efforts on behalf
of full equality for all people throughout all the world.
I call upon our Baptist people to attend their houses of worship
and seek God's forgiveness in this hour of guilt.
I further ask that we individually exercise our Christian concern
in the prevention of circumstances which create the Selma psychoses.
I ask that each of us be willing to make the necessary sacrifice to
carry out the meaning of our Christian heritage.
Plan AAES Spring Work Project,
Aim Help At City Youth Center
Page 2 the CLARION Wednesday, March 17, 1965
Constitution Increases
Leadership Opportunities
The proposed amendments to the Student Association
constitution ought to be enthusiastically approved. In broaden-ing
the opportunities for student involvement the makers of
the constitution squarely answer a long recognized problem:
lack of opportunity to encourage and fully utilize leadership
potential, especially in the freshman and sophomore classes.
The proposal expands the Student Life Council and makes
its committee heads appointive as well as relieving them of
representative responsibilities in the Senate. This ought to
result in better definition of task, more time in which to do it,
and ultimately, better committee leadership and planning.
It also demands a higher sense of discipline and responsi-bility
on the part of each committee member as a wider
division of authority inevitably contains seeds of "Oh, I
thought the other fellow was going to do that" or, on the
other hand, just plain passing the buck.
The proposal would also pro-rate the fourteen class repre-sentatives
according to class population, probably resulting
in a 5-4-3-2 arrangement from freshman through seniors re-spectively.
The lower classes have waited long enough for this
arrangement and rightly deserve it.
The class presidents would also lose their Senate seats.
When seen alongside the cohesive effect of the pro-rating
system, this may be interpreted as a new opportunity for
class consciousness.
Classes are traditional units of identity for social gather-ings
and projects in college as well as for alumni reunions.
Furthermore, they furnish another area in which to develop
leadership and thus strengthen the original "broadening base
of opportunity" effect which is the new constitution's strongest
point. Class spirit is possible in a small college and ought to be
encouraged.
Staff Urges Endorsement
The nation mourns the death of Reverend James Reeb.
Rightly so. It is difficult to find good in the type of senseless
violence by which he was slain.
It is significant that our Bethel community extends its
sympathy in an extraordinary manner. It is significant that
hundreds of clergymen of all faiths responded to Dr. Martin
Luther King's invitation to march in Selma, Alabama.
Yet, the death of a white man in this fashion ought to be
of no more import to the nation than any of the Negro "martyrs"
who preceded him. We are not involved in a struggle of black
against white, but men against men.
By our very hesitancy to act until a white Minnesota-edu-cated
minister is struck down, we betray a real lack of con-sistency
and, therefore, validity in our "commitment" to equali-tarian,
humanitarian and Christian principles. The Clarion
endorses the long overdue faculty resolution and urges stu-dents
to subscribe to its principles individually and corporately.
Letters to the Editor:
Griffin Compares Negroes, Jews;
Cites Problem of Stereotyping
Dear Editor:
Failure seems to be mankind's
middle name, whether it be in the
area of government or religion.
Democracy, which we dutifully
cherish, does not seem to work
in other countries. Possibly socia-lism
would do better.
Many would suggest, although
a U.S. retreat from Viet Nam
would eventually be a loss of all
Southeast Asia, that this is what
they need. Economically, possibly
so. But the socialism which would
eventually take over is not solely
an economic system. (It is foolish
to ask whether Viet Cong? N.
Viet Nam? Red China? Russia?!)
They all include atheism.
On the other hand democracy
is not the only failure. The Church
has had its dark days also. The
Christianity which we so "loving-ly"
gave the Chinese was mostly
western. I say "mostly" because
fortunately some truth was given
and after 15 years of trial some
Chinese Christians are finally find-ing
true faith in God.
The bamboo curtain was neces-sary
to show the Church how wa-tered-
down its message really was.
I think from sources it is evident
that the Church of Christ has
learned a lesson. (My denomination
has learned many hard lessons in
all of its 24 fields because of
recent events — and it has some-thing
to show for it.)
Anthropologically speaking, the
cultures. on both sides of the Paci-fic,
are governed by men and the
cultures in turn govern us. If we
are fallen creatures, our cultures
cannot be otherwise.
However, the Church is supra-cultural
and its message alone can
reform mankind. Thus I am in
favor of resistance against atheism
in its military guise in order to
give the Church a freer hand in
its mission.
Sincerely,
David Hartzfeld
Collins Corrects
To the Editor:
In the March 10 issue of the
Clarion, Kathy Kobs gave a very
fine summary of my participation
in the current Monday night dorm-itory
discussions on sex, marriage,
and courtship. While I appreciate
the article, I was somewhat dis-turbed
to read the following:
" 'Problems resulting from illicit
sex activity are far less prevalent
on a Christian campus than on a
secular campus,' Dr. Collins said.
He pointed out that petting may
present a problem when it be-comes
excessive and those in-volved
are unaware of the warn-ing
signs of when to stop."
As those who have been present
at my discussions will know, I
have been much more critical of
petting than this quotation would
by Mary Hamilton
John Howard Griffin, guest lec-turer
at Augsburg College, Thurs-day,
March 11, challenged a capa-city
audience with his conception
of American racism. Griffin spoke
autobiographically for nearly two
hours.
He related influencing factors
which culminated in his decision
to "become" a Negro for a short
period of time. He also shared
some of his resulting experiences
as a "pigmented American." A
more complete account of these
experiences may be found in his
book Black Like Me.
Griffin told of his return to
America after the war, totally
blind. He commented that during
this period he discovered that
a blind person judges people by
their character, with no thought
of color.
The eminent author drew an in-teresting
comparison between ra-cism
Nazi-style during World War
II a n d America's contemporary
interpretation of racism. He stated
that there are not different kinds
of racism, only different victim
groups.
From the vantage point of an
American smuggling Jewish ref-ugees
out of Germany during
World War II. Griffin wit-nessed
the tragedy of the German-
Jewish situation. An aphorism of
Burke's became real to him at
that time. Paraphrased, it is: evil
prevails when good men keep
silence.
Perplexed by the problem of
communication between Negro
and White, Griffin was told that
in order to understand somebody
he must "wake up one morning
in somebody else's skin." This
he did. Griffin changed the color
of his skin and shaved his head.
He changed nothing else. He re-tained
his own name, back-ground
and qualifications.
Griffin stated that at first he
did not believe that he could ac-suggest.
As for the "illicit sex ac-tivity,"
I would like to state that
although I am a freshman faculty
member, I am not that naive.
Gary R. Collins
Assistant Professor of
Psychology
Boston Minister Dies
Mr. James Reeb, a Unitarian
minister from Boston died in Bir-mingham,
Alabama, Thursday night
as a result of the brutal clubbing
he received following a demon-station
in Selma on Tuesday.
China Rebukes U.S.
Communist China declared Sat-urday
that the dispatch of U.S.
Marines "to South Vietnam has
further blocked the way to a poli-tical
settlement of the Vietnamese
question."
U.S. To Send More Troops?
General Harold K. Johnson, U.S.
Army chief of staff left Saigon
reportedly carrying a recom-mendation
that American combat
forces in South Vietnam be en-larged
beyond the 4,000 marines
that landed at Da Nang early
last week.
Soviets Accuse Chinese
The Soviet Union Friday night
officially accused Communist China
of deliberately organizing a demon-tually
pass for a Negro. He felt
that his lack of ability to "talk
Negro" would be a handicap. He
was still "thinking white."
However, he soon found that be-cause
his skin was dark he was
accepted as a Negro with no ques-tions
asked.
The lecturer stated that the
moment he changed the color
of his skin, he became imprison-ed
in the Negro stereotype. He
was suddenly attributed with an
innate sense of rythm, a sense
of humor and a love of water-melons.
Negroes are also imprisoned by
the "system," the speaker said.
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by J. David Paterson
An issues depression hit the stu-dent
senate at the Monday meeting
as only one main order of busi-ness
was discussed. Kathy Harvie
acting in the behalf of Marilyn
Fahs, suggested that the issue of
the Spring Service Project be re-considered.
Harvie went on to explain that
since the AAES (American Associ-ation
of Evangelical Students) was
involved with a service project in
the Twin Cities it would be a good
idea for the senate to promote
the effort. She concluded by say-ing
that the condition of the Bethel
Center and like service organiza-tions
was shameful and students
should be willing to give their time
to rectify this situation.
Since there was some doubt in
the minds of the senators whether
Applications are now being ac-cepted
for two outstanding awards
in the field of literature — the
Robert Campbell Writing Award,
and the Annual Anthology of Col-lege
Poetry.
The Robert Campbell Writing
Award is an award of $50.00 for
first place, and $25.00 for second
place, given for the best materials
published by a Bethel student dur-ing
the current year. Material ap-pearing
in campus publications is
not acceptable.
To be eligible one must submit
copies of the published material
or manuscripts of published
material giving proof of their
stration in Moscow last week as
part of an "extensive slander cam-paign"
against Russia.
Successor to Malcolm X Dead
Leon 4X Ameer, the heir ap-parent
of the assassinated black
nationalist leader Malcolin X
was found dead Saturday in his
hotel room.
Anti-Sniff Law
The Minneapolis City Council
Friday made it unlawful for young-sters
to sniff glue or other toxic
substances for the purposes of ex-hilaration.
Johnson on Civil Rights
President Johnson made it clear
to religious and civil rights lead-ers
Friday that he is fully com-mitted
to a nation-wide right-to-
vote law, but will not be
pushed into any rash action in
Alabama.
President Johnson said Saturday
if Alabama's state and local govern-ments
can't protect Negro
rights and safety, the federal gov-ernment
will do what is necessary .
The system says that Negroes have
all the responsibilities of citizen-ship
(military service and taxes)
but few of the privileges (vote and
access to public facilities). Negroes
should stay "in their place"—in
the middle of the stereotype.
Griffin mentioned the Negro's
distrust of the open, democratic
white man, or the "G.W.B. type,
Great White Buddy type." Often
behind such a facade of friendli-ness
lies a morbid curiousity about
Negro life, or an intention to pre-sent
some sort of immoral propo-sition.
He quoted comedian Dick
Gregory's comment that white men
are much more democratic in their
sinning than in their worship.
or not it was feasible to promote
two such service projects, AAES's
and the senate, David Johnson pro-posed
a substitute motion that the
senate encourage participation in
the A A E S Spring Project by
Bethel Students. The motion was
passed.
One of the senators asked off
the record if carrying a sign
designating the group of student
marchers on the capitol represen-ting
Bethel College and Seminary
was acceptable, and if anything
could be done if such situations
arise in the future. It was thought
that there was little that could be
done since the marchers were not
officially representing Bethel. I
wonder?
publication to any member of
the English Department. Entries
must be received by April 9,
1965.
All college students are also in-vited
to submit verse to be con-sidered
for publication in the An-nual
Anthology of College Poetry.
The recognition afforded by pub-lication
will reflect definite credit
on the college, as well as afford
satisfaction to the students who
may see their work in print.
The student's name, home ad-dress
and college must be typed
or printed on each entry sub-mitted.
Inasmuch as space is
limited, more favorable c o n -
sideration is given to shorter
poems.
Applications for the Anthology
can be obtained from the English
Department. They will also answer
any questions regarding the Robert
Campbell Award.
the CLARION
Published week1y during the academic year,
except during vacation and examination
periods, by the students of Bethel college
and seminary, St. Paul 1, Minn. Subscrip-t
ion rate $3 per year.
Volume XL
No. 20
Editor Bill Swenson
Assistant Editor Rick Yonda
Assistant Editor Barbara Rusche
News Editor John Halvorsen
Feature Editor Cathy Peterson
Sports Editor Ron Harris
Layout Editor Judy Malm
Copyreader Karin Berg
Office Manager Diane Carlson
Typing Manager Beverly Rusche
Photo Editor Don Bester
Advertising Manager Fran Malmsten
Advertising Assistant Wendell Plucker
Business Manager Gene Peterson
Circulation Manager Linda Burgess
Adviser Wallace Nelson
Opinions expressed in the CLARION do not
necessarily reflect the position of the college
or seminary.
U .S. Stand ii n Vietnam Supported
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ate Reviews Project
English Department Announces
Awards For Published Students
Constitution Emphasizes
Waning Value of Classes
Members of the editoial staff will occasionally write "Op Eds"
in which they will express points of view which may be different
from those of the editor or a majority of the staff.
The most significant of the clauses in the new constitution
is that which limits the class presidents to class duties and
prohibits them from acting as senators.
This move was made to free the presidents from senate
duties and give them more time for class functions, thus to
some extent increasing class consciousness which has not
been evident of late. The question that arises is this: how
important is it that we revitalize the classes?
Once the class formed a unit to which its members identi-fied
and gave their allegiance, but now students adhere not
to the class but to their interest groups; choir members to the
choirs, athletes to their respective teams, etc. Lack of class
allegiance is clearly shown in the meager attendance at the
class parties last week and the class meetings held every month.
Traditionally specific classes have sponsored certain events
at Bethel, but why confine initiative to one class and ignore
other persons capable of contributing? A procedure similar to
that of Homecoming, in which a chairman selected by the
senate undertakes the project, could be instituted for many
of the events now restricted to classes.
In answer to the question then: classes are certainly not
dynamic enough to merit the efforts of revival.
Yankees Caught Off Base
Men of many racial origins across the country have looked
askance at proposals to bus school children of one racial
characteristic into schools of another for educational purposes.
Yet, some apparently sympathize with jet travel over thousands
of miles at much expense merely to "identify" for one day. Of
course, it's much easier for fly away to identity.
The question of the purpose of the southern migrations
presents itself. Certainly dramatization of the present deplora-ble
situation has been a major factor. But -- hasn't the situation
received enough dramatization? We don't need more publicity,
but more positive action which brings favorable reaction and
results.
The thought that the marchers may have been more
concerned with the fact that they were participating rather
than with the efficacy of the demonstration also presents
itself. Any northern entrance and interference in the south
is deeply resented by southerners. For lasting effectiveness
these demonstrations should be an indigenous effort.
Our northern travelers would do well to pour their abun-dant
time and energy into the stugge in the "integrated North."
dant time and energy into the struggle in the "integrated
North."
Olson Defines Church's Mission,
Presents Challenge of Ministry
by Dr. Virgil A. Olson
Dr. Virgil Olson is professor
of church history at Bethel
Theological Seminary. His arti-cle
begins a series of three in
preparation for the College Con-ference
on the Ministry, April
9-10.
Even since the days of Con-stantine
in the fourth century the
church has been assured a recog-nized
place within the Western
world. For centuries the secular
powers supported the institutions
of Christianity. Even when the
church grew in the voluntary so-ciety
of the new nation, America,
it was assured a position of prefer-ence.
No longer can the church look
to governments and western cul-ture
for guaranteed support. The
world religious market has broken
wide open. The church finds itself
in bitter rivalry, a religious and
secular pluralistic competition
which gives no advantage to the
by Michael A. Rynkiewich
I Loved A Girl and I Love A Young Man, by
Walter Trobisch. Published by Society for
Christian Unity, 1964.
These two books come from a
changing Africa suffering from
growing pains. In this state of
flux old institutions hang on while
new ideas surge onward. But, the
problem dealt with in these books
is as relevant to our culture as it
is to theirs.
The problem is premarital sex
relations. I know you have heard
all the answers before, but it's
obvious that they are not adequate.
Answers, in general, are not ade-quate.
These books deal not in
abstract theory, but in practical
events.
Letters to the editors of His
magazine say generally, "Mr.
Trobisch's (books are) practical
and realistic in presenting the
facts right on the table to college
students." Mr. Trobisch does not
give answers, rather he offers,
indirectly through letters, food
for thought.
The first book, I Loved a Girl, is
a collection of letters from a young
man to his former pastor, both in
Africa. The young man has "loved"
a girl. His church has punished
him because he has "committed
adultery." Since he did not even
know the girl's name, he does not
see who he has hurt nor why he
should be punished.
Through many letters and a visit
the pastor is finally able to con-vince
the young man, as a fellow-sinner,
of the long range hurts
of adultery. The young man then
meets a girl and things look right.
But, the girl's father demands a
"bride price" for his daughter.
Chorales Clash
Saturday Night
There may be a post-winter lull
in athletics, but the Bethel Lion
roars with undiminished fury even
in its midst. Competition promises
to be tough in the newly conceived
Tune Tangle, a brainchild of George
Palke and the Student Life Com-mittee.
Each of the four college classes
is developing a choral group with
a maximum of twenty-five voices
to carry its banner to the field-house
at 7:30 Saturday Night.
Judging, by members of the
music faculty, will probably be
on overall technique, balance,
cont'd on page four
mission of the church. The church
today is increasingly finding itself
in a position similar to the post-apostolic
period in the Roman Em-pire.
To invite young men and women
to dedicate their lives to the
ministries of the church is not
to describe a series of institu-tional
offices that need to be
filled; rather the challenge is to
a mission beyond the formal
structures and forms of the
church. The challenge comes in
understanding the church itself
as mission.
First and foremost the church
is a witnessing community; wit-nessing
to the "wonderful deeds
of God." Here is the challenge!
The only power promised to the
church is the power to witness. No
man is worthy of the ministry who
is not willing to be annointed with
Holy Spirit power for this mission
—witnessing.
Witnessing is not the result of
End of first book, beginning of
trouble. Unfortunately, this book
is out of print. Borrow a copy and
read it.
The second book, which is in
print, is a collection of letters
from the pastor, the girl and the
young man. They concern not
only their problem of how to
get around the bride price but
also the problems of long en-gagement
and the "Do I" or
"Don't I" of love.
Again there are no smug, ivory-tower
answers nor a "lived happily
ever after ending." These books
are essential to every student both-ered
by sex (every student). Their
impact is tremendous, their con-tent
deep-thought provoking.
by Kathy Kobs
"There is a problem on Bethel
campus in placing the spiritual
dimension with the erotic relation-ship.
It is not possible to have
a high quality of love without en-
Dr. Ivan Fahs
during the pains of discovery,"
said Dr. Ivan Fahs. He added fur-ther
"Bethel is not a Utopia."
What are the basic concepts of
sex and the erotic relationship?
Where do they belong in society?
These and similar questions re-lating
to intimate interpersonal
relations will confront students
who attend the seminars led by
clever programs but of the moving
of God through a dedicated ser-vant.
God is not looking for better
methods but for better men. The
challenge is to be a man of God!
The man of God is not only
a product of charismatic inspira-tion
but of continual perspira-tion.
It is hard work to be a
prophet. It demands that all of
the nets be left behind to follow
the Lord. The challenge is to
cut off from all material and
emotional ties — to be wholly
the Lord's annointed.
The God of this world, Satan,
is busily blinding the minds of
men to lead them into his king-dom
of darkness. But the chall
lenge is to oppose the forces of
darkness, to bind the strong man
with the "finger of God," to "crush
Satan under your feet."
The challenge is to claim the
power of the resurrection amidst
the rising forces of non-Christian
religions, agnostic, atheistic anti-
Christs.
The challenge is to faith, to
believe that to be involved in
the mission of the church is to
be within the purpose of God
to make known to all principali-ties
and powers the manifold
wisdom of God.
The challenge is to read the
Bible so much that the bones will
burn within you, you cannot keep
the message quiet. You must de-clare
the whole counsel of God,
the wonderful words of Life.
The challenge is to pray until
the love of God overwhelms you
with a divine compassion for a
needy world without a Saviour.
The challenge is to pray until
the love of God overwhelms you
with a divine compassion for a
needy world without a Saviour.
The challenge is to respond to
the call given to prophet: "Who
will go for us? — Here I am! Send
me."
Dr. Fahs, Associate Professor of
Sociology, during the seminar
series on sex, love, courtship and
marriage.
The series, sponsored by the
Religious Council, began Monday,
March 8. The third and final
session will be held Monday,
March 22. Dr. Fahs is leading
the discussion on sex.
In his seminars Fahs is elabor-ating
on eroticism and its possible
association with "agape" love and
is discussing sex per se as one of
the kinds of human relationships
rather than as a separate entity.
"The sociologist, for purpose of
analysis, classifies human sexual
relations into 'ideal types,' he said,
and these types are discussed in
his seminars. The zero, or no re-lationship
type, includes persons
who remain uninvolved with others.
According to Fahs these people
are "cinder blocks" with non-interacting
emotions.
"The expedient 'human robot'
type occupies a necessary posi-tion
in society in a functionally
contributory capacity," he stated.
It is the bus driver, for example,
who never speaks but who per-functorily
whittles away his life.
A third "ideal type" is the pla-tonic.
This is the relationship of
mutual intellectual appreciation,
usually void of sexual desire. Fahs
Wednesday, March 17, 1965
further described the platonic type
as including individuals who ad-mire
one another's opposite quali-ties."
A relationship between Al-bert
Schweitzer and Miss America
is illustrative of this," said the
seminar leader, "Albert Schweit-zer
admiring Miss America's
beauty and she admiring his mis-sionary
dedication."
"Physiological stimulation is in-volved
in eroticism," Fahs con-tinued.
He said that the erotic
relationship is the body to body
expression of sexual desire be-tween
a man and woman.
Finally, Fahs is discussing the
agape relationship. "Even though
theologians associate this term
with divine love, it is also appli-cable
to human relationships,"
he said. He exemplified this by
referring to Christ's love in an
individual as capable of attract-ing
another.
Dr. Fahs' main purpose in his
seminars is to show the compati-bility
between agape love and ero-ticism.
"A synthesizing of eroticism
and divine love is the apex of hu-man
love found in a Christian
marriage," he said.
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The basketball and wrestling seasons are hardly completed be-fore
the trackmen and baseball players try nudging their participants
out of the locker room. The baseball players clad themselves in muddy
spikes while the tracksters equip themselves with an aqua lung in
preparation for the long spring practices. One would readily call the
Coast Guard to help the trackmen since they bear the brunt of the
melting snow.
Optimism in its purest form runs rampant, especially in the
coach's ranks. Coach Glader says his team potentially could be the
best in Bethel's history and Coach Cox refers to his teams as "a good
team with fine ball players". This is not just a pre-season feeling of
emotionalism that grips coaches. Their team may lose the first four
meets, but the optimism of the coaches is never daunted. Perhaps that's
what makes them unique (besides ulcers).
The track team will journey to Kansas City and the men will
practice and scrimmage until opening game time. Then 400 students
will pack the meets and games and watch the men who have worked
so hard all spring. Popcorn will be sold by the Letterman's Club and
cheerleaders will be out in full force to lend support.
The Student Senate members who so courageously brave the storms
for the basketball games, will stir up support and even attend the
events themselves. Crowning of a queen will take place at one of the
events and away events will sport two or three busloads of cheering,
energetic students. The same professors who so vociferously voice
themselves at other games will shout their approval as a track relay
team breaks another record or a baseball player slams a homer.
Impossible? Nay, Imperative ��� if track and baseball are to cease
from being merely "minor" sports.
Coming
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Declaration of
Candidacy March 22
Primary March 26
Final Elections April 2
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Successful Royals basketball team which won Pioneer Conference
Championship for second year in a row are pictured above. The members
are: Doug Kelley, Cabot Dow, Dave Bjorklund, Dick Robertson, George
Palke, co-captain Don Moore, Rich Nelson, co-captain Jerry Moulton,
George Harvey, Edgar Peterman and Bob Nolin.
Three Bethel Athletes Chosen
To Northland All-Opponent Team
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Minneapolis
Morning Service — 9:00 a.m. and I I :00 a.m.
Sunday School — 9:50 a.m. College Class
Evening Chapel-7:00 p.m.
College-Business Fellowship-8:30 p.m.
Rev. Emmett V. Johnson, Pastor
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by Ron Harris
"Keep alert — keep moving a-round
and cover the bag — all
right, now, around the horn and
back to second" — and so the
sounds echo forth from the field-house.
There a team is in the
making — a team which Coach
Dave Cox optimistically refers to
as "a good team with quality ball-
Good news is news anytime —
especially in this sports section.
It has just been brought to our
attention that Northland College,
at the conclusion of their 1964-65
football season, voted for an all-opponent
team to which three
Bethel athletes were named.
Stan Miller, who was also
Bethel's most valuable player, was
named Northland's top individual
opponent for the season. Runners-up
for the top opponent were Min-nesota-
Morris quarterback Dennis
Malherek and Al Burke of Milton.
Wednesday, March 17, 1965
players." His optimism is not un-founded.
Sporting a whole slew of retur-nees,
(10, in fact), with the only
serious loss being Gene Brunzell,
Phil Forsline and Dave Buck, the
Royals are out to split the record
books again this year. Their record
last year was an impressive 18
wins and 6 losses. The record
Lowell Gause, three year letter-man
and senior guard on the Roy-als
pioneer Conference champion-ship
team was selected as the all-opponent
guard, along with Bob
Wauro of Milton. Gause was also
voted by his own team members
the most aggressive ball player
and the best defensive blocker.
Duane Gibson, senior tri-captain
and veteran letterman, was chosen
as the best end to face Northland
in their 3-4 season. Gibson aver-aged
better than one touchdown
per game this past season.
books, however, do not tell the
whole story of the team's hope this
year.
Returning lettermen include:
John Dickau, Duane Johnson and
Jim Austin who had batting aver-ages
last year of .389, .340 and .321
respectively; Jerry Moulton, who
won seven games as a pitcher last
year; Dave Gehrke, who played the
entire season without an error;
Vince Bloom, who had a 2-0 record
as relief pitcher; Bob Nolin, who
stole thirteen bases; Tom Corneil,
George Harvey and Doug Kelly,
who offered relief in various posi-tions
last year.
Coach Cox, offering some inter-esting
insights into the team, noted
the youthfulness of the players
(only three seniors on the squad),
the large turn-out of ballplayers
(23) and the new teams on the
schedule this year, and predicted
a tough season.
River Falls and Mayville are two
of the toughest teams Bethel will
face this year in their opening
games. Other games of significance
include Hamline, Bemidji, Stout
State, Eau Claire and the teams
which comprise the Central Minne-sota
Conference, of which Bethel
is a member.
cont'd from page three
quality of selection, with a tro-phy
going to the group of great-est
musical excellence. The in-scription
of the winning class
will be carried on the trophy,
and the cup will be defended
from year to year, with each
new winner being inscribed for
posterity.
Factors which would normally
favor one class over another are
held to a minimum or else tend to
balance each other. All classes are
required to do the same arrange-ment
of the standard, "Climb
Every Mountain," and are limited
to three practice sessions of one
hour each.
Upperclassmen may benefit from
experience, but as Ed Anthony,
senior director, noted, "We have
a problem scheduling rehearsals
so we can't get all the voices we
need. However, we've got sixteen
now that sound good. We'll give
the others a run for their money!"
Freshman director Keith Mat-son
had a different story. "I only
wish we weren't limited to twen-ty-
five, we've got some some real
potential." Junior Dennis Port
hesitated at official comment but
described progress as optimistic.
Sophomores, still awaiting mu-sic,
plunge forward with fingers
crossed.
Since judges may be swayed by
audience reaction, students a r e
urged to come not only for enter-tainment,
but to give their class
some genuine support. No matter
the final outcome, the performers
are assured of a good time working
up their numbers, and, as Bill Mad-sen,
Student Life committee chair-man,
puts it, there will be "music
that can even be enjoyed by us
cultural barbarians."
Glove Men Begin Practice;
Coach Cox Views Team Hopes
