Bethel College - Graymaroon Yearbook (North Newton, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1936 volume:

I I EX-LIBRIS n the jolly student parties, in the large song festivals, in all the pleasant group gatherings pulsates a vibrant power — the spirit of our Alma. Mater. Tenderly, firmly she unites us. Students, faculty, alumni, distant friends — we all feel this purposeful strength drawing us together in love to Bethel College. I. GLENN STEVENSON, Editor RALPH P. SCHRAG, Business M ' g ' r. Designed and Engraved by Mid-Continent Engraviyig Co., Wichita, Kansas. Printing and Binding by Herald Publishing Company, Newton, Kansas. Photographed by Murphy Studio and Richcrt Studio Newton, Kansas QmYmhQ)n Volume Xll Published by the Students of Bethel College Bethel College, Kansas ' This threshing-stone, hewn out of solid rock, has been chosen as the emblem of Bethel College. It sym- bolizes certain fundamental characteristics of this school : the pioneering spirit, simplicity of life, faith and stability, solidity of character. A year ago almost three hundred students shivered around the Science Hall steps to adopt this homely implement as the emblem of Bethel College. In spite of the chilly November air, three hundred hearts warmed to Mose Stucky ' s words as the student body dedicated the emblem. This happened on a beautiful, tree-clad campus. We students love the soft gray stones of the Adminis- tration Building, the challenging outline of the Science Hall, the dented steps of the Dormitory, the beckon- ing lanes underneath the trees. We love the spirit of simplicity and wholesomeness that envelopes all. Half a century ago one gray stone building rep- resented the hopes for Mennonite education. The men who built this school were primarily farmers. To thresh their wheat, they designed a threshing-stone, the orig- inal of our school emblem. That rugged, sturdy stone typifies the simple, hardy spirit of the pioneers who used it. As those pioneer farmers have developed into prosperous agricul- turists, they have cared for that lone- ly gray building. Now it stands with many others in a lovely park that used to be only prairie. Through fifty years, the people who laid its foundation, have built into it a part of themselves: their ideals of loyalty, truth, and action. Today we see Bethel College beautiful and strong. We marvel at the daring of the pioneers of yesterday. These same halls which we now take so much for granted, at one time existed only in the dreams of these men. Their tremendous courage and determination have made these dreams come true. Among the many whom we admire, we remember especially three for their contributions to the growth of Bethel College. Mr. David Goerz, the fiery enthusiast, was the main promoter of the new school when it was moved from Halstead to Newton, Kansas. He was Bethel ' s first business manager and secretary of its first board of directors. The board ' s first president was Mr. J. J. Krehbiel. Discouragements were frequent in those pioneer days, but the president met all trials with a calm, unflurried undercurrent of quiet faith. An intimate friend of both was Mr. Bernharcl War- kentin. As treasurer of the board,, he supervised the construction of the Administration Building. He was the business man, standing by and encouraging the other two in their plans. These three and many others have made possible the school we love today. Their vision, devotion, and loyal co-operation have left Bethel College a legacy to Mennonite youth. To the memory of these men, the founders of Bethel College, this book is dedicated. LOYALTY TRUTH ACTION UTUMN blasts whip red and golden leaves ; winter skies scatter fluffy white flakes; spring shower? coax forth violets, tulips, daffodils; summer suns deepen the red on luscious apples. Thus do the seasons pursue one another in their ceaseless rounds. But through them all, one landmark remains unchanged. Sturdy, silent, reassuring, the Administration Building breathes a message of hope and LOYALTY. Ou L P ' lesicJent Edmund G. Kaufman, B. D. Ph. D. Austere Ralph Schrag A methodical attack upon school problems, a determination to conquer obstacles, and an inspired leadership have clearly characterized the activi- ties of Bethel College the last two years and have marked our adminis- trative officers as aggressive leaders. The bridging over of the difficulties that all church colleges faced during adverse economic conditions, the ad- herence to a definiteness of purpose in education, the trend towards higher standards in the teaching staff, im- provements in plant equipment — all have been the result of a careful formulation of plans on the part of the President and the administrative council. Cooperation between the adminis- tration and the faculty, between the management and the constituency through an alert board of directors, is making Bethel a united family cir- cle in which all are permitted to voice their ideals in the promotion of cre- ative Christian education. It is the invigorating vitality radiating from the executive officers that inspires students and saturates the atmosphere with a spirit that makes for purpose- ful living. Board of directois reading left to riftht: Dr. E. G. Kaufman, J. C. Reftier, H. E. Suderman. J. H. Franzen, Rev. P. H. Richert, Rev. C. C. Wedel. Rev. P. A. Wedel, Rev. H. T. Unruh. Gerhard Zerger, Rev. P. K. Regier, Rev. J. E. Entz. Page 10 Guardians of Our Destiny Council has supervision of extra-curricular activities. The president draws up the S. R. R. A. Bonder ' s searches for a brilliant idea. A research in social room reform by Lois. After jokes studies come first, say Clem and Steve. Margaret, the representative of the Regier element. Danny takes everyone ' s picture but his oivji. That sedate miss, a superb example of senior dignity. Bring the dictionary, Thompson is making a motion. Restate that motion, please, so Florence can record it. To act as a channel for the manifestation of the democratic spirit of the students is the responsibility of our official student-governing body. Varied administrative and legislative functions are granted it; these include the su- pervision of all extra-curricular activities en- gaged in by the students, the recommendations upon the policies advocated to govern student life, and the fostering of the tradition of the college. Included among the major accomplishments of the student councils of ' 35 and ' 36 are the designing and adoption of an official school emblem, and the reopening, furnishing, and gov- erning of the social room. Projects under way at the present time and to be completed by the end of this year are the installation of a sing- ing tower and the introduction of a budgeting system for all student activities. During the year of 1934-85, the council was guided by Moses Stucky; this year William Juhnke wields the gavel. Page 11 Forty-five Per Cent of Professors Have Doctor ' s Degrees •:• Although profound in wisdom and steeped in experience, our faculty fraternizes with us. Abundantly gifted they serve not for wealth or fame, but for ideals they cherish. Dr. Penner pays many visits and leads economics students among the in- tricacies of supply and demand. From a wealth of experience Dean Goertz guides students to sublime philosophical and religious views. Dr. Wilson, all inclusive in her knowledge of sociological treatises and well-versed in the nature of fem- inine escapades, resides at the dormi- tory and is Dean of Women. An example of equanimity and stern appearance — but most fatherly and a helpful debate coach — Dr. Harsh- barger is the ideal of all prospective social science and speech teachers. Dr. Linscheid ' s roguish wit and practical applications in his exposi- tions on literature and his use of the English language are refreshing. As a family man Dr. Regier bring? home the bacon and proudly partici- pates in the rearing of five daughters; as a professor he molds and inspires future pedagogues. Dr. Friesen makes students ' heads whirl with electrons, density, and volts, until the amount of ignorance displac- ed is equal to his painstakingly clear explanations. Uncle Davy with his pleasing wit and hearty laugh is loved by everyone. Peace work is his hobby; teaching mathematics his delight. Stimulatingly did Miss Ratzlaff teach The Family and efficiently the clothing courses. She opened new vistas for our outlook upon the world. Professor Bargen keeps account of the money we owe the college and teaches commerce. His rendition uf Die Adventures des Otto Hiawatha Krautwickels will long be remem- bered. As former pastor of the Bethel Col- lege Church, Dr. Kliewer, President Emeritus of the college, is a constant Cornelius D. Penner, A. M., Ph. D. Peter S. Goertz, A. M., B. D., Ph. D. Ethel M. Wilson, A. M., Ph. D. Emmett L. Harshbarger, A. M., Ph. D. John E. Linscheid, A. M., Ph. D. Aaron J. Regier, A. M., Ph. D. Abraham P. Friesen, A. M., Ph. D. Page 12 David H. Richert, A. M. Ida E. Ratzlaff, A. M. Bernhard Bargen, A. B. John W. Kliewer, S. T. B., D. D. Willis E. Rich, A. B. Amos E. Kreider, A. B., B. D. Otto D. Unruh, A. B. Jesse H. Loganbill, A. M. Leona Kiehbiel, B. S., B. S. in L. S. John F. Moyer, A. M. Val Krehbiel challenge for us to strive toward the good life. Influencing high school seniors from hamlet, farm, and city to come to Where Good Friends Meet at the Crossroads of a Nation, is Mr. Rich ' o job, planning tours his pastime. As director of religious life Professor Kreider clarifies principles and inspires us with uplifting chapel meditations. He is pictured with Edwin Markham. Still as interested in athletics as when he was an all-state basketball man. Coach Unruh de- Page 13 Mrs. R. D. Wilbur Abraham Warkentin, A. M., Ph. D. Enid S. Smith, A. M., Ph. D. Herbert R. Schmidt, B. S., M. D. John B. Heffelfinger, A. M. Peter E. Shellenberg, A. M., Ph. D. John J. Voth, Th. M., M. S. Russel E. Anderson, Mus. M., M. Ed. Mamie K. Phillips, A. M. Walter H. Hohmann, Mus. M. Lena Waltner, A. B., A. M. velops fast basketball and hard-hitting football teams, and directs physical education. Professor Loganbill in a kind, authoritative voice directs the students in the varied and mul- titudinous jobs about the campus. Miss Krehbiel explains to freshmen the use of the card catalogue and directs seekers of knowl- edge to the appropriate sources of information. If we have any miserly tendencies, Professor Moyer, assistant-treasurer of the college, helps us Pa je H Edwin H. Kroeker, B. S., Ph. D. John R. Thierstein, Ph. D. Peter J. Wedel, A. M. Mrs. Glenn Fuller, A. B., Mus. B. Ella M. Wiebe, R. N., A. B. Jacob H. Doell, A. B., Ph. D. to overcome them. He tells stories of the past in a charming- manner. As chief engineer Val Krehbiel has become quite indispen- sable, for he keeps us warm and repairs machinery. With a touch of her magic bow, Mrs. Wilbur transforms fiddlers into violinists from whose instruments glide merry, sweet, reverent and soothing strains. Dr. Warkentin in his clear-cut rolling German develops interest in the German language. Dr. Smith directs dramatics, helps nascent journalists to write fascinat- ingly and encourages embryonic pub- lic speakers to learn the magic of words. Our modern son of Hippocrates, Dr. Schmidt, makes us say Ah and when we are sick facilitates recovery. Mr. Heffelfinger, supervisor of critic teachers, always gives energiz- ing chapel talks. To Dr. Schellenberg we reveal our troubles, verily, our whole personali- ties. He directs and counsels, and life becomes nobler. Professor Voth manages the print shop and instructs future home-mak- ers and teachers in making cedar chests, beds, and cabinets. Youthful and stern looking, the joke- cracking Major Bowes Anderson of the Faculty Reception Amateur Hour helps bring more harmonious sounds into this world. Under Mrs. Phillips ' instruction pretty coeds learn to prepare meals and sew. Her dining hall meals are carefully planned. Professor Hohmann, a true musi- cian, his choruses, quartettes, and hair attesting, is agile with hands on the piano and organ. Through Miss Waltner ' s instruction, students prepare for profitable use of leisure time in learning to reproduce nature by drawing and painting. Dr. Kroeker, a true comrade of the students, is snapped while pursuing his pet hobby. His vocation is teach- ing agriculture and chemistry. Dr. Thierstein makes students jump the hurdles of German and French verbs and adjectives, and cl:mb to new heights in foreign literature. Sharing in the fortunes of Betliel since 1902, Professor Wedel, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, exemplifies efficiency and helpfulness as registrar of the college. Mrs. Fuller directs many nimble fingers over the organ and piano keys. The genial lady in white , Miss Wiebe, helps us preserve and regain our health. Under her direction girls swim, play tennis, volley ball and basketball. Dr. Doell can make even a freshman enjoy biology by frequent and inter- esting jokes. Fagt IS ENROLLMENT CURRICULUM EXAMS Marianna Entz Shy, boisterous, frightened, homesick, hilari- ous, eager, confused — they were all there on SeiJtember 4, 1935; for it was enrollment day for the freshmen. To most, it was a day long anti- cipated with eager expectations. In fact, Kenny Rupp had had his trunk and suitcase, including his toothbrush, all packed and ready for school two whole weeks in advance. But now that regis- tration time had really come the freshmen were not so sure of themselves as they had been. All these dignified and supercilious upperclassmen — why did they have to stare and act so disdainful ? It was not superciliousness, however, on the part of the sophomores, juniors, and seniors, but mere- ly appraising interest. The boys looked at the sweet young things in the freshman ranks and thought, Hmm, pretty good-looking crop of girls there ; while the women of the upper class- es told each other, What a lot of cute boys; too bad they ' re so young and innocent looking . There really wasn ' t time for much thought or confusion, for after a friendly welcome and helpful instructions in the chapel, the business of the day commenced. Each student was given a slip of paper with the name of his adviser on it. Who is Mr. Doell? asked Dale Harr of Wil- bur Ediger. Ssh! You ' re at college now returned Wil- bur. Call everybody ' Doctor ' . They all like it, whether they have their degrees or not. That was a bit of good advice which Marky Wiebe, the registrar ' s efficient secretary, should have used. When someone requested a curric- ulum sheet, Marky asked the usual question, Are you a freshman? and discovered later, to her consternation, that she had mistaken Miss Wiebe, the nurse and a member of the Bethel faculty, for a freshman. After the painful process of going through the business office, painful because of the effect on Dad ' s bank account, the freshmen were given innumerable cards, data sheets, and question- naires. Upon filling all these and answering all sorts of foolish questions, they finally got down to brass tacks . What to take — that was the question. The new organization of the curric- ulum into four major fields with the consequent requirements and regulations rather simplified the choice. One of these four divisions — Lan- guages, Literature, and the Fine Arts; Mathe- matics and the Natural Sciences; Social Sciences; and Bible, Philosophy, Religious Education, Psy- chology, Education — must be chosen as one ' s field of concentration, and within that division one must choose a subject of major interest before the end of the sophomore year. Each of the di- visions have introductory courses, many of them offered for the first time in 1935-1936. These subjects, somewhat experimental, and necessarily general in character, naturally were the choice of a good many of the freshmen. Courses such as Appreciation and Development of Fine Arts, Man and the Physical World, Man and the Biological World, History of Civilization and a number of others had the result of materially enriching and broadening the curriculum. The tedious and at times disheartening pro- cedure of registration was followed by the sopho- mores, juniors, and seniors on September 5, though, of course, with the greater efficiency and precision that is characteristic of upper-classmen. The sophomores, however, again proved the old saying to be still true that you can always tell a sophomore but you can ' t tell him much. Classes started immediately on the following day, September 6; and the students made an ear- ly resolution not to let studying interfere with their education. This resolution was admirably kept throughout the semester by everyone, with Page 16 Stop number four on the charted course. They ' re not paying hills ' , it ' s enroll- ment time. Exams! Uncle Davy has his calculus class in a sweat. Tiny is engaged in his semi-ayinual meditations on the curriculum. A reception committee for timid freshman girls. That stop at the hook store is almost fatal to the bank account. The enrollment line moves into the registrar ' s office. Second semester ' s schedules are out. just a few exceptions. George Musselman was al- ways to be found diligently studying in the li- brary, or buried, figuratively speaking, in some profound and weighty problem of economics, such as how to get the biggest returns from the least amount of work. A little flurry of studying occurred generally throughout the student body just before the mid-semester grades were sent in to the office. Otherwise the students con- tinued in the even tenor of their ways until about the second v,reek before the end. Then occurred a panic. The library was filled to capacity every evening, and, what is more important, everyone seemed to be preoccupied with books and with studying. Every true college student ' s motto is never to do today what can be put off until to- morrow, but tomorrow — the end of the semester had finally arrived. Notebooks, term papers, book reports — all the work of the entire semester had to be done in the last few days. Gloom was on every countenance. Even happy-go-lucky Andy Douglass seemed to lose his serenity and to be brooding over a secret sorrow. Examinations and seniors comprehensives, threat- ening doom and disaster to all, but to seniors more particularly, arrived all too soon. The seniors met their Waterloo on January 15, but the whole week was one of agony for everyone, in- cluding the faculty. Humbled and shaken and resolved not to let things slide in the second semester as they had in the first, the students as a whole proceeded to live the same old story over again and to go through the same torture at the end. Page 17 ARTHUR LANDES Lncien, Oklahoma Sociology Football 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Basketball 3, 4 ; Track 2. 3. 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 1, Cabinet 2, 3, President 4 : Social Science Club 1, 2, 3, 4 : Class Officer 3, President 4 ; Officer Student Coun- cil 3, 4 ; Representative Boy Student 4. Present Occupation : Student at Colgate Seminary, Rochestor, New York. DAVID SUDERMAN Hillsboro Music Men ' s Quartet 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 3, 4 ; S. V. 3, 4; Barter 4 ; Orciiestra 3, 4 ; A Cappella Choir 3, 4 ; Men ' s Octet 3 : Class Officpr 4, Present Occupation : Student at Vanderbilt University, Nash- ville. Tennessee. NORMA DOELL Bethel College Biology Kansas University 1 : Y. W. C. A ; Cabinet 2, 3, Presi- dent 4 ; Delta Sigma 4, President 2 ; Collegian Staff 3 ; Student Council 3, 4 : Class Officer 4 : A Cappella Choir 4. Present Occupation : Teaching in Durham, H. S. ALVIN BECKER Mountain Lake, Minn. Mathematics Collegian Staff 1, 3; Editor 2; German Club 1 ; Y. M. C. A. 1. 2, 3. 4; Delta Sigma 3, 4, President 2; Football 2, 3 ; Editor Graymaroon 4. Present Occupation : Teaching in Burdett H. S. LINDA BROWN Kaichotv, Hopei, China English Freeman Junior College 1, 2 ; Collegian Staff 3, Editor 4 ; S. V. 3, President 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 3, Cabinet 4 ; A Cap- pella Choir 3: Debate 3; Officer German Club 3, 4; Stu- dent Council 3 ; Order of Golden A. Present Occupation: Student at White ' s Biblical Seminary, New York, N. Y. ISABELLE CARSON Halstead Economics — Music Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4. Present Occupation : Teaching rural school near Bcntley. HILDA EDIGER Clinton, Oklahoma English Y. W. C. A. 1, Cabinet 2. 3, 4 ; Officer German Club 2 ; Class Offier 2 ; Kneoa Club 4 : Tennis 1, 2 : Speech Club 4 ; Collegian 2, 4 ; Cheer Leader 1 ; All-School Play, sum- mer of 3 ; Barter 4. Present Occupation : Teaching in Clinton, Oklahoma Junior High School. ENA GOERING McPherson Biology Y. W. C. A. 2, 3, 4 ; Delta Sigma 4 : German Club 2, 3, 4 : McPherson College 1 ; Barter 4. Present Occupation; Teaching i-ural school near Canton. OSCAR HANKE Goessel Biology Y. M. C. A. 1, 2. 3, 4; German Verein 1. 2; Science Club 2, 3, 4 ; Football 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Basketball 1, 2. 3. Present Occupation : Teaching and coaching in Sun City H. S. MILDRED KREHBIEL Moundridge Home Economics A Cappella Choir 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Debate 1 ; Class Officer 1 ; Y. W. C. A. 1. 3. C ' binot 2. 4: Social Sci-nce Club 2. Officer 3 ; De ta Sigma Club 3, 4 : Knega Club President 4: Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Barter 4. Present Occupation: Teaching in Lincolnville H. S. IRENE LEWIS Newton Economics Knoga 3, 4 : Collegian Staff 1, 2 ; Graymaroon Staff 3 ; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 : Delta Sigma Club 3, 4 ; The Arrival of Kitty 2 ; The Poor Nut 3 ; Barter 4. Present Occupation : Teaching in Valley Center elementary school. EDMUND J. MILLER Freeman, S. D. Sociology Officer German Club 3 ; Y. M. C. A. 3, 4 ; S. V. 3, 4 : Social Science Club 3, 4 ; Speech Club 3, 4 : Tennis 4 : Freeman Junior College 1, 2 ; Welcome Stranger 4 ; Barter 4. Prcs- nt O - cunation : Student at White ' s Biblical Seminary, New York, N. Y. y SENIORS ' 35 Page IS LINDA MUELLER Dalhart, Texas Home Economics Y. W. C. A. 2, 4. Cabinet 3; A Cappella Choir 2, 3, 4 ; G-rman Club 2 : Barter 4 ; The Poor Nut 3 ; Cheer Leader 3. 4 ; Officer Speech Club 3, 4 ; Debate 4 ; Gray- ma-con 3, Editor 4; Girls ' Basketball 2, 3. 4; I ett r Cuib 4 : Internationa! Relations Club 3, 4 ; Delta Siprma Cast of Alpha Psi Omega ; C. S. T. C. Edmond Okla- homa, summer of 1 ; W. T. S. T. C, Canyon, Texas, su ' ir er of 2. Present Occupation : Teaching in Zenda H. S. ANNA K. NEUFELD Lawrence Music 3. 4 ; A Cappella Choir 1, 2 ; S. . MOSE STUCKY McPhersoH c. A. 1, Y. W 1. 2 : Present Occupation: Student at Kansas University. FLOYD ROBERTS Halstead Biology Football 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A Cappella Choir ]. 2, 3; Octet 3 ; Y. M. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4: Class President 1. Present Occupation: Teaching and Coaching in Halstead H. S. HELEN RUPP Home Ecojiomics 4 : German Chib 1 Movndridgf Knega Club Primary Department, Y. W. C. A. I. 2. 3 4 : Science Club 4. Present Occupation : Teaching Kinsley. HAROLD SCHMIDT Paivnee Rock Biology D?lta SiKma 2, President 4: German Club 2. 3, 4; Y. M. C. A. 4 : Social Science Club 4 : Football 1, 2. Present Occupation : Farming near Pawnee Rock. JOHN F. SCHMIDT Newton History Y. M. C. A. 1, 2, 4; S. V. 4; Speech Club 4; Debate 2, 4 ; Editor Collegian 2 ; Track 1, 2 : President German Club 2 ; Barter 4 ; Order of the Golden A. Present Occupation: Student at Hartford University, Hart- ford, Connecticut. FELIX SCHRAG Parker, S. D. History S. V- 3. 4 ; Gorman Club 3 : Social Science Club 3. 4 ; Speech Club 3, 4 : Y. M. C. A. 3, 4 ; Baseball 3 ; Foot- ball 4 : Debate 3 : Welcome Stranger 4 ; Barter 4 ; Alpha Psi Omega: Freeman Junior College 1, 2. Present Occupation : Student at Hartford University, Hart- ford, Connecticut. History McPherson College 1, 2 : International Relations Club 3. 4 ; Y. M. C. A, 3, Cabinet 4 ; President Alpha Psi Omega 3, 4; German Club 3: President Student Council 4: Football 3. 4 ;B skFtball 3 : Graymaroon Staff 3 ; Collegian Staff 3 : A Cappella Choir 3, 4 ; The Poor Nut 3 ; Welcon e Stran ' er 4. Present Occupation : Teaching and Coaching in Belmont H. S. EMMA RUTH UNRUH Goessel Eyiglish Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Cabinet 2 : Collegian Staff 1 : D bite 1; Gei-m.an V ' irein 1. 2. 4. Officer 2: Class Of- ficer 2 : Cheer Leader 2 : Girls ' Basketball 2 ; Officer Knega Club 4 ; Officer Speech Club 4. Present Occupation: Teaching in Henderson, Nebraska Hiifh School. Hurley, S. D. ERLAND WALTNER Sociology Freeman Junior College 2 ; Wheaton College, summer of 3 ; Y. M. C. A. 2. 3, 4. Cabinet 4 ; S. V. 2. 3. 4, Presi- dent 3 : Debate 2, 3, 4 ; Pi Kappa Delta 4 ; Social Science Club 3 : German Club 3 ; Pre.sident Speech Club 3, 4 : The Poor Nut 3 ; Welcome Stranger 4 : Order of the Golden A. Present Occupation : Student at White ' s Biblical Seminary, New York, N. Y. JOHN WARKENTIN Newton Biology — Psychology S .V. 1, 2, 3. 4; Order of the Golden A. Present Occupation : Student at Brown University, Prov- idence, Rhode Island. REV. H. L. WILLIAMS Walton Psychology Y. M. C. A. 4 ; Debate 4 ; Delta Sigma Cast of Alpha Psi Omega. Pre.sent Occupation: Pastor of First Methodist Episcopal Church. Walton. VENARD YUST Sijlvia Chemistry Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky. 1 ; Men ' s Quartet 2 ; Science Club 2, Officer 3. President 4 : Y. M. C. A. 3, 4 ; Tennis 3, 4: German Club 4: A Cappella Choir 2. Present Occupation : Student at Kansas University. Page 19 THEODORE H. VOTH DOROTHY H. CLAASSEN Newton Deverakonda, Hyderabad Deccan, S. India Ph ysics Bishop Cotton ' s College, Simla, N. India 1 ; Kansas Uni- versity, summer of 1 ; Varsity Debate 2, .3, 4 : Class President 3, 4 ; Y. M. C, A. 2, 3 ; S. C. M. Cabinet 4 ; Tennis 2, 4, Captain 3 ; Letter Club 2. 3. 4 ; Science Club 3, President 4, Division : Mathematics Physics Seminar 4. JANICE MARTIN Newton Education Oklahoma City U. 1, 2 : Student Council 3 : Y. W. C. A. Cabinet 3 ; S. C. M. Cabinet 4 ; Knitting Club 4 ; Class Officer 4. RUTH SCHMIDT Goessel Home Economics Y. W. C. A. 1 ; S. C. M. 4 : Tennis 1 : Kansas University, summer of 3 ; Pep Club 4 ; Officer German Club 1, 2, 3, President 4 : Officer News Club 3 ; Officer Science Club 4 ; President Home Economics Club 4. JULIA B. ADAMS Newton English — History Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3 ; S. C. M. 4. FRIEDA ALBRECHT Hillsboro English Officer German Club 3 : S. V. 1, 3, 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 1, 3 ; S. C. M. 4 ; Debate 4. KATHERINE BANMAN Newton Home Ecojiomics German Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Orchestra 2. 3, 4 : Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3 ; S. C. M. 4 ; Home Economics Club 4. SAM BYLER Newton Music Y. M. C. A. 1, 3, Ca binet 2: S. C. M. 4 : Men ' s Chorus 1. 2: A Cappella Choir 2, 3, 4; Collet ' e Band 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Men ' s Quartet 3; Graymaroon I, 2; Class Officer 1, 3. English A Cappella Choir 1. 2, 3, 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3 : S. C. M. 4 : German Club 3 ; S. V. 1, 2 ; Girls ' Pep Squad 4 ; Knega Club 3, 4 ; Choir Tour, summer of 3, EDITH F. CLAASSEN Neivton Mathematics Y. W. C. A. 1, 2. 3 ; S. C. M. 4 ; Science Club 3 ; Kneu ' a Club 3, 4 ; Girls ' Pep Squad 3, 4. HAROLD CLAASSEN Newton Mathematics Y. M. C, A. 1, 2 : Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 : Track 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Delta Sigma Club 3 ; Letter Club 1. 2. 3, 4. MARVIN J. DIRKS Halstead Psychology Debate 2, 3, 4 : College Octet 2 : A Cappella Choir 2, 3 ; S. V. 2, 3, Officer 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 2, 3 ; S. C. M. 4 ; Ger- man Club 2, 3 ; Speech Club 2 ; Alpha Psi Omega 3, 4 ; Football 2, 3, 4 : Basketball 2, 3, 4 ; Track 2, 3 ; Letter Club 3, 4; The Poor Nut 3: Let My People Go 3, ANDREW J. DOUGLASS Walton History — Government Football 1, 2, 3, 4 : Track 2, 3, 4 : Letter Club 1, 2, 3. 4 : Graymaroon Staff 4. DOROTHEA EPF Henderson, Nebraska English A Cappella Choir 1, 2: Class Officer 3: German Club I, 2; Speech Club 3: S. V. 2, 3; Collegian Staff 2, 3; As- sociate Editor Graymaroon 4 ; Debate 3 : Student Council 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 1, Cabinet 2, 3 ; S. C. M. Cabinet 4 ; Welcome Stranger 3. RAY GUY Neivton History — Government Class President 1; Debate 1, 2, 3, 4: State Oratory 1; Officer Speech Club 3 ; International Relations Club 2, 3 ; Associate E litor Graymaroon 4 ; The Arrival of Kitty 1 ; Welcome Stranger 3. SENIORS ' 36 Page 20 WILLIAM E. JUHNKE McPherson History — ■ Government McPherson College 1, 2 ; International Relations Club 3, 4 ; News Club 3. 4 ; Collegian 3. Editor 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 3 : S. C. M. 4 ; Debate 3 ; President Student Council 4. Moundridge CLEMENS M. KAUFMAN Biology Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Letter Club 2, 3, 4 : Y. M. C. A. 3, Cabinet 1, 2 ; S. C. M. 4 ; Science Club 3. 4; Officer Stu- dent Council 4 ; German Club 2, 3 ; Graymaroon Staff 4. PETER R. KAUFMAN Moundridge Industrial Arts McPherson College, summer of 1 ; Y. M. C. A. 1, 2, 3 : Student Council 3 ; Octet 2 ; A Cappella Choir 2, 3 ; Foot- ball 2, 3, 4 ; Track 3, 4 ; College Band 1 ; Letter Club S. 4. RUTH E. KING Fletcher College 1, 4. JUNE L. KREY Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3 M. 4. Music Y. W. C. A. English Knega Club 3, Hesston 3 ; S. V. 3 ; S. C. M. Zenith 4 ; News Club 3 ; S. C. HERBERT MILLER German A Cappella Choir 1,2.3, 4; S. V. 2, dent 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 2, 3, Officer 1 1, 2. 3, 4 ; Letter Club 2. 3, 4. THEODORE PANKRATZ Biology Halstead 3, Officer 1, Presi- S. C. M. 4 : Track Burrton Football 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Basketball 2, 3, 4: Track 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 1, 2 1 S. C. M. 4 ; Science Club 3, 4 : A Cai.- pella Choir 1, 2 : Letter Club 1, 2, 3, 4. KARL D. QUIRING Goessel Physics Y. M. C. A. 1,2,3; German Club 1 ; Football 3 : Science Club 3, Divisions: Radio Club 4, Mathematics Physics Seminar President 4. ROLAND RICHERT Biology Bethel College Y. M. C. A. 1, 2, 3 ; S. C. M. 4 ; A Cappella Choir 1, 2 ; Class Officer 1 ; Collegian Staff 2 ; Tennis 2, 3, 4 ; Delta Sigma Club 2 Letter Club 2, 3, 4. WILLARD G. SCHMIDT Physics Goessel A Cappella Choir 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2; The Poor Nut ■ ; Welcome Stranger 3 ; Let My People Go 3 ; German Club 2, 3 ; Delta Sigma Club 2, 3 ; Science Club Division : President Physics Mathematics Seminar 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 1, 2, 3 ; S. C. M. 4. ALIDA A. SCHRAG German Moundridge Hesston College 1 ; S. V. 2, Officer 3, 4 : German Verein 2, Officer 4, President 3 : Y. W. C. A. 2, 3 ; S. C. M. 4 ; Orchestra 4. GLADYS A. SMITH Home Economics Paumee Rock Y. W. C. A. L 2, 3 ; German Club 1, 2 ; Ladies ' Chorus 2 : Mixed Chorus 2 : S. V. 2, 4 ; S. C. M. 4 ; Home Eco- nomics Club 4. ARNOLD VOTH Biology Moundridge McPherson College 1, 2 ; Pittsburgh College summer of 2; Pamona College, California summer of 3 : Delta Sigma Club 3, 4 : Y. M. C. A. 3 ; S. C. M. 4. REYNOLD WEINBRENNER Sociology Lehigh Tabor College 1 : Debate 2, 4 : Y. M. C. A. 2. 3. Officer 3 : S. C. M. 4 ; Officer German Club 2 ; Speech Club 3 ; Collegian Staff 3 : Graymaroon Staff 4 ; President Inter- national Relations Club 4. MARIAM TUNNELL English Newton N. N. C, Nampa, Idaho 1, 2 : Friends University 3 ; W. C. A. 3 ; S. C. M. 4. (not on panel) Y. Page 21 LOUIS CARMOUCHE Newton FLOYD GATES Newton MARTHA PENNER Mountain Lake, Minn. ELLA GOERING Moundridge GLENN STEVENSON Oswego CLARENCE GRABER Marion, S. D. ERVIN ALBRECHT Basil HAROLD GROSS Freeman, S. D. HARRY ALBRECHT Basil PAUL HALL Hutchinson ANNA ANDREWS Portland, Oreg. LUCILLE HUPP Newton JAMES CLARK Hutchinson ROLAND LOEWEN Newton PEARL M. DIX Newton HARRY MARTENS himan MARIANNA ENSZ Visalia, Cal. PEGGY PATTON Walton WALTER EWERT Marion, S. D. ERNA PENNER ( Not on Panel). Ludell DOROTHEA FRANZEN Hillsbero RALPH JACKSON Smith Center JUNIORS DELBERT PREHEIM HAROLD RATZLAFF HEROLD REGIER RUTH I. REGIER WINIFRED REGIER DAN RICHERT ARLEEN SCHMIDT RALPH SCHRAG JACOB SCHROEDER SAMUEL STALEY RAYMOND STUCKY MARGARET SUDERMAN Marion, S. D. Meno, Okla. Hillsboro Bethel College Newton Newton Hutchinson Kingman Goessel Aulne Inman Neiuton PAUL TSCHETTER EARL UNRUH RUTH UNRUH SUE UNRUH WALDO 0. VOTH EVERETT WENGER ELIZABETH WIEBE HILDA WIEBE . C. FRED YUST LOUIS ALDERTON RUDOLPH KLASSEN SAM RICHERT Freeman, S. D. . Blufftoti, Ohio . Newton Newton Canton Reading, Miim. Beatrice, Neb. Beatrice, Neb. Sylvia Newton Newton Goessel Page 2S AND WE HAD A SWELL TIME Campus Residents Fall Prey To Seniors Lois Kliewer To recall some of the parties and socials of the last two years makes some of us students wonder, perhaps a bit wistfully, why college lasts only four years. It is for the purpose of reliv- ing those highlights that we reminiscence on what has been and think of what might result from those get-togethers. Especially do we think of those affairs of the heart which were so gin- gerly nursed at leap year parties or the siege of scavenger hunts that possessed the campus for a brief interval. Seniors and juniors think of the annual banquet, where jollity of the present made life a song to be mingled with graver thoughts of what future years might bring. Each year the juniors entertain their admired upper classmen and feel their work a privilege, not a drudgery. And seniors look back upon their own junior banquet to feel a deep contentment and a little sadness in the efforts of the juniors to make this one meeting a perfect one. Toasts, proph- ecies, laughter and fun are the features. There are junior parties, and junior parties, but never one like the one given by the juniors of 1936. Leap year dates, corsages, and a theatre party provided a most enjoyable evening for all. Only juniors were allowed, and only a few of the men of the class escaped the snares of feminine wiles to remain their domineering selves. These unattached men had their fun in partaking of refreshments in the cooking labor- tory, where no prying eyes could find them. When scavenger hunts are mentioned, the seniors laugh, but some of the lower classmen look decidedly downhearted. The senior scav- venger hunt was far more painful to the on- lookers than it was for the participants. Faculty members were forced to walk on bare feet until their shoes were returned, students tried in vain to prevent the ransacking of their wardrobes, and cats were carried away mysteriously by the ma- rauding parties. There was not a doubt in the minds of all campus residents as to the proceed- ings. It was Senior Night. Lest anyone think that the sophomores and freshmen did not have their fun, remember the Faculty-Sophomore party, and memories of hot, juicy hamburgers, of flying dutchmen, and fran- tic searches for scissors will come to mind. To the sophomores this party is one of the most important events of the year. All parties must have some major attraction and our freshmen are not to be outdone. A treas- ui-e hunt, which resembled in a milder fashion the senior scavenger hunt, took up the greater part of the evening, while roller skating provided fun for all. Fall - Mixer and S. C. M. reception recall to all the immense task of learning to know the students each year. However, when people are asked to go around looking into other ' s eyes to determine the color of the iris, or to take hands in a long line of jostling folks and imitate, if you please, a cow, or a dog, or whatever animal your group may have been assigned, even names seem very trivial. The International Party recalls memories of strange looking students and faculty members in many foreign costumes, and stranger looking food representing a number of countries. All-school banquets and all-school socials leave behind thoughts which will not be forgot- ten. More valuable do they become as each year passes. In all truthfulness we must say WE HAVE HAD A SWELL TIME! Page 2i The happy Junior Fam- ily around Ma Pen- ner and ' Pa Regier. Rest after a morning hike. No women to bother us. Is there a screw loose? Arnerican hostesses at the International party . Ice cream for the ban- quet. Kodaking jaunt. Quiet hour at the dorm The limit is two sand- wiches. Page 25 William Getz Frances Regier Mary V. Stauffer Thelma Krehbiel Bartley Adams Martha Albrecht Paul Baehr Arthur Balzer Ruby Balzer Bobbie Barrett Frank Buhler Anna Buller Ella Buller Hester Claassen Margaret Cook Sadie Decker Henry Dyck Eldon Dirks Helen Dirks William Dreese Anne R. Ediger Hilda Enns Newton Bethel College Newton . Moundridge Newton Hillsboro Newton Whitetvater Inman Neivton Medford, Okla. Goessel Goessel Newton Newton Galva Goessel Great Bend Greensburg Halstead Clinton, Okla. Inman Edith Entz Dan Epp Morris Flory Elfriede Friesen Alberta Froese Emil Gaeddert Edwin Gaede Elda M. Goering Leona Goering Wilma Goering J. Richard Goertz Eldon Graber Richard Graber Marden Habegger Mary D. Hall Thomas Hall Harold Harms Ruth Haury Jack Heffelfinger Cora Heine Florence Hiebert Paul Jackson Newton . Henderson, Neb. Halstead . Bethel College Buhler Imnan Hillsboro Moundridge McPherson McPherson Beatrice, Neb. Pretty Prairie Moundridge Busby, Mont. Newton Newton Cordell, Okla. Halstead Newton Walton . Mountain Lake, Minn. Newton SOPHOMORES Page 26 tivn Til Ti 7PT1 Henderson, Neb. Edward Schrag Pretty Prairie J-vd V J Ullllivt; • • McPherson Irma Schrag Moundridge Newton John Schrag Moundridge i UlO XV lie VV C L ■ ■ Neivport, Wash. Hulda Schroeder . Newton Pawnee Rock Elva Schwartz Pretty Prairie . Buhler Muriel Smith Kansas City Hilda M. Kroeker Hutchinson Vernon Smith Lamed Hu o Mireau Henderson, Neb. Norvin Souder Newto7i. Eleanor Miller Dodge City Gilbert Stucky Pretty Prairie T H wa vc IVTonT ' P Newton Reuben Stucky Moundridge Hilda Mueller Halstead Edwin Suderman Hillsboro George Musselman Pretty Prairie Glenda Unruh Pawnee Rock Katherine Nachtigal Halstead Raymond Unruh Moundridge Lois Northcott Newton Edward Voth Bidder Peter Pankratz Bnrrto ' ii Hilda Voth . Goessel Hattie Pettis Bethel College Waldo C. Voth Newton Delia A. Ragland Hutchinson Earl Wagner Walton Newton Tommy Walker Neivton B. Ruth Regier Moundridge Arthur Waltner Moundridge Eleanor Regier Hesston. Mary K. Wood worth Halstead Evelyn Regier Mounaridge Bruc e Zink . Turon Henry Reimer . Holmesville, Neb. Rose Arnold Newton Eldon Rich . Newton Ruth Roth Whitewater NOT ON PANEL: Jake Schmidt Paiuyiee Rock Terrence Burns, Ingalls Olga Schmidt Pawnee Rock Francis Dotson, Newton Page 27 Walter Claassen Newton- Wilbur Ediger Hillsboro Thomas Luellen Newton Zada J. Edwards Newton Mabel Bechtel Deer Creek, Okla. Albert Entz Newton Robert Kreider Bethel College Lucile Enz Newton Anna Adrian Inman W. Ruth Epp Henderson, Neb. Paul Adrian Moundridge Elma Esau Whitewater Walter Adrian Inman Ruth Ewert . Newton Wilma Albrecht Basil Menno Fast Goessel Karl Baehr BetJiel College Eric Friesen Lehigh Albert Bair . Neivton Martha Froese Hutchinson Anton Banman Newton Maurice Gephardt Brecken7-idge, Okla. Elizabeth Banman Canton Mildred Gerbrand Buhler Wesley Bartel Hillsboro Ada M. Goering Moundridge Jean Benedict Newton Elmer Goering Moundridge Janet Benfer Newton Elva Goering Moundridge Ben Boese Canton J. Hobart Goering . Moundridge Wilmer Booth Lehigh Joe Goering Moundridge Waldo Brandt . Mountain View, Okla. Lorene Goering Moundridge Ila Nell Brooker Newton Myrtle Goering Moundridge Bert Buller Newton Orlo Goering . Moundridge Leonard Buller Newton Phyllis Claassen Paso Rohles, Cal. NOT ON PANEL: A. Dorothy Claassen Beatrice, Neb. Victor Buller, Mountain Lake, Minn. Jettie Clifton Han s ton La Verne Donaldson, Newton Selma Decker . Galva Elmer Hanke, Newton Harvey Deckert Pawnee Rod: Elma Keller, Newton Waldo Dirks Pawnee Rock Henry Sawatzky, Mountain Lake, Minn. James Dreese Halstead Martha Wiebe, Medford, Okla. FRESHMEN Page 28 Dale Harr Neivton Helen Leonard Neivton Sam Hayden . . . Stafford Linda Lingenfelder Hanston Milford Heidebrecht Watova, Okla. Bruno Loewen Newton Willomina Hein Isabella, Okla. Errol Luginbill Haivkeye, Sask., Canada Isabel Hernandez Panchuia, Mexico Juliette Martin Newton Edith Hoeffner Durham Darrell Mayer Newton Earl Horst Newton Glenn McMurry Hanston Edith Horst Newton Ralph McCarty Turon Rosella Jantzen Hillsboro Robert Orpin Newton James Jones Newton Waldo Pankratz Moundridge Thomas Jones Pretty Prairie Ruth Penner Clinton, Okla. Alvin Kaufman Moundridge Abraham Peters Durham Linda V. Kaufman Moundridge John Putroff Newton Roland Kaufman Moundridge Paul Putroff Neivton H. Victor Klassen Neivton Mary L. Randall Burrton Melba Kliewer Pawnee Rock Edna Ratzlaff Orienta, Okla. Vernon Kraus Pretty Prairie George Ray Marion Dwight Krehbiel Bethel College Lucille Reep Newton Esther Krehbiel Moundridge Gertrude Regier Moundridge Florence Krehbiel Moundridge Herbert Regier Buhlcr Waldo Leisy Nexvton Margaret Regier Bethel College Clifford Lang S ylvia Max Regier Bethel College Page 29 Minna Regier . Whitewater Laurene Snowbarger Sylvia Robert Regier Netvton Mildred Steingard Meade John Reimer Buhler Edwin Stucky Moundridge Ruth Reimer Inman Hilda Stucky Moundridge Mathilda Rempel Hillsboro Myron Stucky Moundridge Waldo Rempel Hillsboro W. Robert Stucky McPherson John Renich Newton Billy Thompson Newton Donald Renner Newton Theo Truitt . Medora Edward Reusser . Deer Creek, Okla. Charlie Tubbs Turon John Rouse Newton Earl Turner , . . Neivton Virginia Royston Neivton Marie Unrau Canton Kenneth Rupp Moundridye Chester Unruh . . La Junta, Colo. Charlene Sanner Newton Orlando Unruh Inman Annabelle Saylor Biirrton Selma Unruh Newton Francis Saylor . Burrton Wilbur Unruh Inman Aaron Schmidt , . . Newton Merle Van Horn Halstead Reinhold Schmidt Whitewater Marjorie Wedel Moundridge Robert Schmidt Pawnee Rock Waldo Wedel McPherson Roy 0. Schmidt Canton Elma Wenger . Aberdeen, Idaho Nola Schrag Moundridge Hattie Wiebe Beatrice, Neb. Lester Schreiber . Newton John Wiebe Beatrice, Neb. Lucille Schroeder Hillsboro Herbert Baehr Newtoyi Cleo Smith Lamed Kludas Mead Newton Jack Smith . Newton Olga Mueller Grayid Junction, Colo. Page 30 SLoYALTY drives us onward in the search for truth. Delicate, elusive ether waves ; reactions of liquids in test tubes; vast orbits of solar sys- tems ; intricate mysteries of life and its source — these are a few of the avenues we are led to explore in our never-ending quest for TRUTH. The Spirit of the Graymaroons Dorothea Epp The glow of forty floodlights reveals the panorama of the gridiron. Twenty-two tense figures battle for possession of the ball. Again and again the play ends with a tangled mass of men on the ground. Now Charlie Tubbs has the ball. On and on — across half the field he sprints and triumphantly slams the pigskin across the goal line amid the wild clamor of the bleach- ers. Action shows the spirit of the Graymaroons. Games are played not alone by the men on the gridiron or on the basketball floor. Pep club, band, and cheering section transfer their energy to the players. In spite of varied in- terests, three hundred students irresistibly bound together to support their Alma Mater. In unity lies the strength of Bethel. The scene changes. Lithe, graceful, white- clad figures strike a tennis ball back and forth over the net. Up and over, down and back spins the ball. A cut, a volley, a swift drive — and the game is over. Victory is not essential. The spirit of the Graymaroons makes for good sports- manship. Again the scene shifts. A battle of words is in progress. Logical, valid, subtle, persua- sive are the arguments bandied back and forth. The zest of conflict spurs on the debaters. It is not a fight to the finish; rather, it is an eager march for facts. The spirit of Bethel leads them on in the quest for truth. Another scene appears. Subdued candle- light illumines merry banqueters around long tables. When we all get together echoes thru the dining-hall. Academic worries are forgotten. Getting acquainted, just being jolly good friends, is the prevailing attitude. That is one way college ties grow and lifelong friendships are formed. Through fellowship we come nearer the spirit of Bethel. Page 32 The last scene of the year is here — Com- mencement Week. The seniors are in the lime- light. Baccalaureate, ivy planting, class program, Commencement — these are merely a veil thru which the memories of the last four years be- come painfully beautiful and difficult to le ave. Here at the pleasant twilight hour, When daily tasks are o ' er. We gather on the chapel steps To sing our songs once more. The braided branches of the elms And hoary walls, and ancient halls In silence bend to hear. Ring back our tones of cheer. And soon, tho ' far from college halls, We ' ll sing our songs once more; To cheer our hearts with mem ' ries fond Of days that are of yore; Those days and years with pleasure bright Passed by on pinions fleet, But left behind them in their flight Our friendships, oh, how sweet. In four years ' time, the ideals of the school have become welded into the actions and thought of the seniors. They gladly yield their loyalty to Bethel. On a moonlit evening, when the stars are out, go silently under the elms and maples. When you open your mind and your heart to the beauty and freshness around you, you will feel the spirit of Bethel. Crowd at the Pan- handle A. M. game. Giving the boys a send- off. Cheerleaders Loewen and Froese. Pep-creators. Action, Unity, Good Sportsman- ship, Truth, Fel- lowship, and Loy- alty embody the soul of Bethel. Page 33 THE INNER SPIRIT Harry Martens The ' Jail Quartet: Every Tuesday evening at seven o ' clock. The Kansas-Western Missouri S. V. Rally. Program, planning. Stress laid upon a religion of life and service makes for that wholesome atinosphere of Bethel College which appeals to students of sincere pur- pose and creates a spirit of religious zeal upon the campus. It is that purpose of a Christian College that gives Bethel its place in the modern educational system, for the training of Christian character is the end sought. Two student religious organizations operate on the campus and are movements which help the individual student apply the principles of Christ in every day life. The aim of both is a program of activity and not one of discussion. The Student Christian Movement is a new creation of the past year. It is composed of botl: men and women as it is the result of a merger of the former Y. M. and Y. W. organizations. Being one of the first of its kind in the Rocky Mountain region, it has become a model for other schools throughout the state and was one of the reasons why the State convention was held here during the week-end of February 21. The set-up of the cabinet consists of a number of commis- sion leaders who guide the various groups of the two hundred twenty-five members along their ma- jor interests. At present, the commissions fall un- der the heads of Creative Leisure, World Cooper- ation, New Citizenship, Reinterpretation of Re- ligion, Deputation, Personal and Family Relation- ships. In addition to the sponsoring of the diflFerent commissions, the local group meets in a general body every Wednesday during chapel hour for various programs. Occasionally, special reli- gious leaders are invited to visit the organization. Among these, Edwin Markham, Dr. T. Z. Koo, and Dr. Henry N. Weiman were outstanding in stimulating religious thought. Also, considerable deputation work is done in the surrounding com- munities. Programs of various types as well as Page SU OF THE CAMPUS plays are given. Last year, the organization sponsored two plays: The Color Line and The Answer , while this year quite a number of pro- grams were built around the four-hundredth an- niversary of the printing of the English Bible. The Student Volunteers is an organization interested in a vital and practical Christian way of living. The motto, Called to Reveal Christ stresses the two-fold purpose of emphasizing mis- sions and active Christian sei-vice. Meetings are held every Tuesday evening which consist of programs by the members or by outside speak- ers. The deputation work of this group consists mainly of programs on the treating of missions and Christian life that are given in the surround- ing churches. At times, the Student Volunteers collaborate with the Student Christian Movement in the production of religious plays, as was in the case with The Answer. Last year, February 8-10, the local group of Volunteers was host to the annual Kansas-West- ern Missouri Student Volunteer Conference. Speakers for the gathering included Dr. L. F. Sweetland of the First Presbyterian Church of Wichita; Miss Hazel McAllister, missionary on furlough from Mexico; Rev. Logan Martin of the Christian Church of Newton; Dr. E. L. Harsh- barger and Dr. E. G. Kaufman of Bethel. The conference theme centered on Christian Students and New Life for the World. Professor A. E. Kreider, director of religious life, sponsors and advises both the Student Vol- unteers and Student Christian Movement. From left to right: Waldo 0. Voth, Dorothea Franzen, Harold Ratzlaff, Prof. Kreider, Harry Martens, President; Elizabeth Wiebe, Theodore Voth, Winifred Regier, Eleanor Regier, Danny Richert, Esther Ratzlaff. Everett Wenger, Sunday School Breakfast, Art Landes. Page 35 Challenging Leaders Inspire Bethel Students Bible Week, Estes, and Week-End Conferences Point Pathways to God In retrospection a well-rounded schedule of activities is seen sprinkling the last few months of the year 1935 and 1936. Life on the campus was especially enriched this year in visits by in- teresting and well-trained personalities. They left a wealth of new ideas to stimulate pro- gressive and creative living. In a sense, Bethel College was a rendezvous for thoughtful people from all parts of Kansas and neighboring states. During the last days of January, the annual Bible Week offered to harassed students welcome moments of inspiration. Calm and poised, Dr. Albert C. Wieand of Bethany Biblical Seminary in Chicago guided the thought life of students to higher planes. The regular chapel period was devoted to a discussion of the philosophy of pray- er as revealed by the prayer life and the teach- ings of Jesus. Dr. Wieand ' s evening talks on Earmarks of a True Christian were preceded by German messages of Reverend A. H. Unruh of Winkler, Manitoba. Tensely alert, the au- dience listened on the last evening of the series to Dr. Wieand ' s dramatic account of his capture by murderous Arab bandits. February 21, 22, and 23 were eventful days on the campus. Playing hostess to two hundred fifty outside students almost overtaxed the naive resources of Bethel. The resourcefulness of Har- ry Martens and his cabinet; the cooperation of the students and friends in Newton helped make the Rocky Mountain Region conference on The Reinterpretation of Religion , a real success. Dr. Harold Gross Henry N. Wieman, an outstanding interpreter of religious values, from the Divinity School at Chi- cago University, was the featured speaker of the occasion. The initial meeting, a panel discussion on The State of Religion on the Campus , pre- sented religious perplexities on various campuses. Dr. Wieman ably coordinated his talks with these problems. The Highest Loyalty , How Prayer Works , and God and the Social Struggle were subjects well adapted to stimulating thoughtful interest. Supplementary to the main assemblies, round-table discussions were conducted by Dr. James Chubb, Dr. John Bennett, Dr. J. H. Horn- ing, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Gebhardt. The theme of these meetings was Pathways to God . The Estes banquet crowned the enthusiasm of the conference. It oflfered a tantalizing taste of the annual ten-day camp in Colorado. Dr. James Chubb from Baker University epitomized the values of Estes as a place which fuses scenic in- spiration, contacts with leaders, and social ac- tivities into one elevating influence. Mass meet- ings, discussion groups, hikes, and numerous forms of recreation are all part of the daily schedule. Most vital of all, perhaps, are the moments of meditative silence in the shadow of majestic snow-capped Long ' s Peak. The events here related will be long remem- bered. After the incidents are forgotten, the im- print of the values which they have left are still retained. Page Chuck H lilac and Ellen Payne, co- c h a i rm e n of the Rocky Mountain re- gion. Come on Dan, I want one too! Alberta Falls on the Loch Vale Trail. What ' s the mat- ter? Can ' t you get the fire started? Mt. Yjjsilon against the sky. Dr. J. C. Bennett. Dr. Henry Nelson Wieman. Better get in line if you want a hand- out. Did you have a good hike? Preparing for the Estes banquet. Rather chilly at such an altitude, is it not, Harden? Dr. Kaufmaji on a tete-a-tete with Dr. Wieand. Don ' t lose your balance, Hilda. Dr. James S. Chubb Page 37 For Student News And Fun The Collegian Paul Hall, editor second se- mester, ' 36. Harry Albrecht at the linotype in the college print shop. Bill Juhnke, editor sec- ond semester, ' 35, and first se- mester, ' 36. The journalism class in sessioyi, reads from left to right: Paul Hall, Walter Ev ert, Vema Jantzen, Anna Buller, Thelma Krehbiel, Errol Luganbill, Wilmer Booth, Kath- erine Nachtigal, Eldon Graber and Arthur Waltner. The Collegian , the weekly publication edited by the journalism students has had varied for- tunes during the two school years just past: Linda Brown, ' 35, edited the Collegian during the first semester of ' 34-35 school term, after which the Student Council elected William Juhnke, ' 36, Editor-in-Chief. Mr. Juhnke initiated a policy of editing the Collegian through the college print shop but be- cause of a limited staff and inadequate facilities, such an arrangement proved unsatisfactory. After a few issues through the college shop, it was again transferred to a page in the Newton Evening Kansan. With an increase in the size of the class in journalism this year, Mr. Juhnke edited a fine paper during the first semester. At the expira- tion of his term, Paul Tschetter was chosen edit- or, but after a few issues Mr. Tschetter resigned and Paul Hall, ' 37, was elected Editor-in-Chief. With a very small staff, Mr. Hall edited the paper for the remainder of the year. The higii- light of his editorship was an April Fool Colli- sion which came forth with such glaring head- lines as: DOCTOR KAUFMAN KIDNAPPED, NO GRAYMAROON THIS YEAR, and HARSH- BARGER MUSTACHE STOLEN. During these two years, faculty advisors to the Collegian staffs have been Doctor Linscheid, Professor Bargen, and Doctor Smith, respectively. Page 38 Endless planning .... taking and collecting pictures .... chasing ideas to put into words . . . . days, yes, even months of revising, proof reading, and selecting proper materials. . . . all of this before the 1936 Graymaroon took the shape of a book portraying the life of our school in story and picture. The editor spent countless hours in assigning, revising, and correlating articles, and in childish antics cutting out pictures as if they were so many paper dolls. The business manager and his assistants spent days gathering a few pennies, and fretted away nights, trying to make them So you would be on The Graymaroon Staff •:• Editor- Stevenson gets a little inspiratio7i. Liyida Mueller, ed- itor-in-chief, 193Jt-S5. Roland Laewen, editor first semester of ' 36. Business Manager Schrag talks picture prices with tlie photographer. Reading left to right: Wil- lard Schmidt, snapshot editor; Dorothea Epp, associate editor; Ralph Schrag, business man- ager; Reynold Weinbrenner, feature editor; Glenn Stevenson, editor; Clem Kaufman, assist- ant business manager; Ray Guy, associate editor; Aridy Douglass, sports editor; Lois KUewer, organization editor; Dan Richert, photo editor; Har- old Harms, snapshot editor. Bill Getz, circulation manager, and Bobbie Barrett, art editor, do not appear on this picture. add into dollars. Snapshot editors resorted to uncanny means in obtaining pictures. Many photos unknown to their subjects found their way into the annual. Associate and feature edit- ors scanned the far-off spaces for inspiration or delved into the Thesaurus for the proper word or phrase. The staff has attempted to break away from tradition this year and introduce a more informal yearbook. It is the hope of this group that the volume has achieved all the many wishes for its success, and that it will be received with as much enthusiasm a s it is offered. Page 39 Follow Your Get the Facts, Correlate the Data, and Share Your Results with Others. •:• Deutsche Verein. ... to anyone who has attended Bethel at some time these two words bring memories of numberless German programs, each one possessing its own particular charm and entertainment. This club has been one of the most outstanding clubs on the campus. Its membership has included those interested in the German language, which naturally in- cluded all German students. To all members, the club has been of consid- erable help. Who can ever forget the joy of singing Du, du liegst mir im Herzen with all the fervor of one ' s happy heart, or of listening to fluent speakers debate on questions which students puzzle over in leisure time. The history of the Delta Sigma Club contains several crises during which the club was almost abandoned. In spite of all these, the club is now the largest and most active extra- curricular organization at Bethel. Be- cause of the large membership, the club was divided this year into dif- ferent seminars, including Mathe- matics, Physics, Science News, Chem- istry, 4-H, and Biology. These sem- inars meet to discuss such problems as are interesting to the members, and hear projects which have been devel- oped by students and faculty members in the field of science. One-act plays, readings, debates, and oratory comprise the programs of the Speech Club, which has been ac- tive throughout the past two years. Members of the Alpha Psi Omega cast of the college, a chapter of the national dramatic fraternity, have jurisdiction over the activities of the club, and assist in organization and planning of programs. De?- Deutsche Vej-ehi Radio Club Science News Club Chemistry Seminar Biology Seminar Matheniatics and Physics Semiiiar 4-H Club Speech Club Page iO Interests A Proving Ground for Embry- onic Scientists, Leaders, Social Workers, and Future Citizens. A little more than two years ago a g-roup of girls who were interested in studying literature outside of the classrooms, gathered into a club whose purpose it was to have a regular time for the study of modern and ancient literature. It has had an average membership of twenty-five girls, and is called the Knega Club. On every college campus interna- tional affairs play an important part in the thoughts of deep-thinking stu- dents. Because of the many recent social and economic changes about us, this year has been important for members of the International Rela- tions Club. Forum discussions and debates play a large part in the meet- ings of the group, and reports from outside speakers help the members to understand the current international problems. Comparatively new when taken into consideration with other clubs on the campus, the News Club, nevertheless, has done appreciable work since its organization. Speeches by outside jour- nalists, reports on journalistic writings and technique by members, and prac- tical work in helping publish the weekly Collegian has kept all mem- bers busy and interested. It has been the desire of home economics students for several years to have an organization of their own in which home problems could be dis- cussed. In the spring of 1935 the girls interested in such a project or- ganized. During the year, interesting speakers lectured on lighting, decorat- ing and home improvement problems. The members have sponsored several of the social activities on the campus. Knega Club International Relations News Club Home Economics Club Page il Thompson, Kreid- er; Wiebe, Albrecht; Guy, Voth. The Junior Col- lege division of the squad leaving for the Hutchinson tour- nament. Pettis and Nach- tigal, 1935 second place winners in the state tournament. And There Arose A Great Wind Ray Guy Ladies and Gentlemen: The question under consideration is how to condense the multitud- inous activities of a score of debators and orators into a mere 300 words — an appalling- task for one used to the continuous flow of 150 words a minute. Not that the members of the women ' s var- sity debate team couldn ' t beat that — they could easily. The men ' s varsity, of course, was more staid, mostly because half of them were seniors who were naturally dignified, and the other half were freshmen, who tried their best to be so. The early part of the season was filled with Junior College Tournaments, in which the fresh- men and sophomores competed in a rather less than deadly battle of words. They came out of the fray with honor, winning more than fifty per cent of their debates. During the current year, more than twenty college men and women partic- ipated in ISO debates, including a radio debate with Kansas State, winning sixty per cent. Last year the debaters loosed their floods of vocal suasion in more than 150, winning slightly more than this year ' s squad. The men ' s varsity has taken third in the league tournament the past two years. Bethel has been ably represented in the State Peace Oratorical Contest by the winner of the local contest, Harry Martens in ' 35, and Harden Habbegger in ' 36. The coach should be mentioned at least once in this, so I want to introduce Dr. E. L. Harsh- barger, whose trenchant wit, together with his fatherly advice, has spurred debaters and orators on to new heights of invective only to hold them down to the solid foundation of sober fact. Dr. Harshbarger was a member of the commit- tee of debate coaches of Kansas colleges which prepared for the Student Legislative Assembly held in Topeka, to which delegates were sent from all Kansas colleges. Ray Guy, Ted Voth and Reynold Weinbrenner were the Bethel rep- resentatives. This was a new departure in forensics which holds much promise for the future. Page 42 FROM SOL TO SOUL Concert Tours, Recitals, and Community Oratorios Included in Accomplishments of the De- partment. Russell E. Anderson, Mus. M., M. Ed. Walter H. Hohmann, Mus. M. TJlc center- of musical endeavor. The department of music has won an envi- able reputation for itself during the past few years and is constantly mounting to new heights as the semesters pass. Practice nooks in the Music Hall hum busily throughout the day, often causing odd discords to sensitive ears. The mighty pipe organ chugs wheezily eight hours daily as energetic students attempt to draw forth cel- estial airs. The campus echoes and re-echoes with sacred songs as the A Cappella Choir rehearses daily. Young composers hurry briskly to try their latest composition, hoping they have omitted consecutive octaves and fifths. Students of the department of music assist in the presentation of programs in the school and the surrounding com- munity. College field men use representatives in the advertising of the school through appearances in high schools in the vicinity. As the school year rolls along, the membei-s of the music f aculty prepare for the rendition of recitals. These are programs which show the talents of capable teachers and an expression of music that soothes the nerves and elevates the soul. Students, who are enrolled in music, whether it be vocal or instrumental are asked to display their ability during the course of the school year. This gives their fellow students and their professors an opportunity to rate and ana- lyze them. Often some hidden talents are brought out and the performers are given ex- perience in stage-presence, poise and self-con- fidence. A voice clinic, inaugurated by Professor An- derson last year, offers an opportunity for voice students to study their own voices and the voices of others. The students of this clinic have brought widely-known artists to the campus for instructive demonstrations of vocal production. The A Cappella choir is one of the leading- musical organizations in the state. After exam- ining a flood of applicants, Professor Hohmann selects fifty singers out of Which to shape the year ' s organization. The members of this group become acquainted with the finest types of sacred music. Great care is taken by the director in choosing only the best. The choir has sung reg- ularly at the Vesper Services held every month in the College Chapel, and has presented many special programs in churches of the vicinity. Page Jt3 Choir Tours Oklahoma During Easter Vacation Altjiougli tilt Ladies ' Quartet gave way to the Rliythmettes for the second semester, its v:ork was much appreciated by those who heard some of the presentations. The members included: Arleen Schmidt, first soprano; Martha Pennei; second soprano; Lucille Schroeder, first alto; Ruth Roth, second alto. During the school year of 1934- ' 35 a trio, singing mostly Russiayi songs, gave many delight- ful programs. The members of the trio were Martha Penner, Anna Neufeldt and Ann Voth. Numerous good-will tours are taken, the most ex- tensive this year being one of six days through Oklahoma communities. In addition to its regular repertoire, the choir presents each Palm Sunday, The Seven Last Words of Christ by Dubois. This work, with the assistance of guest soloists has been brought to a high standard of perfection. This year the presentation of Gounod ' s Messse Solenelle was also undertaken. The perfection attained was characteristic of Bethel ' s musical production. With this choir as a nucleus two other choral groups are formed and render standard oratorios. During Christmas season under the able baton of Professor Anderson, the Newton community choir presents Handel ' s Messiah. This oratorio has earned a well deserved place in the musical ac- tivity of the community and is always sung to a large audience. As the school year draws to a close, church choirs which have rehearsed indi- vidually join the local singers in the presentation of The Holy City by Gaul. Hearing seven hundi-ed fifty voices united under the direction of Professor Hohmann in Kidron park is an ex- perience not soon forgotten. The growth of public school music each year brings with it an increased number of talented musicians wh« are well equipped to carry on the cause of symphonic music. Although the orchestra has been seriously handicapped during the winter Page i-l As they appeared at the All-School Musical: The Rhythmettes; The hungry five and their mute director; Bill Getz; Harold Gross; Our soloist, Martha Penner; Ruth Regier at the console of the organ. months because of lack of adequate facilities for effective rehearsals which are so essential to an ' performing body, this organization has been faj from idle. The presentation of Handel ' s Mes- siah was strengthened and enriched by accom- paniment of the orchestra. Several concerts have been given and have been received by very appre- ciative audiences. The band, too, has been maintained for a num- ber of years. Its twenty-five members have been providing music for the athletic events of the school year. It has been much in demand this year and has a very bright future as more time is to be devoted to this phase of music. Recently there has been formed a new musical organization which is described in the following: Music in the modern manner A dozen coeds offer They call themselves the Rhythmettes Arrangements are by Stauffer. Objections to the modem note Are never very strong The harmony ' s a trifle close But still it isn ' t wrong. Sometimes a tenor (name is Burns) With them sings a song If they sang for Major Bowes Would they get the gong? A7i ever popular singing organization, the Men ' s Quartet has been much in demand tlte past two years. Appearances before a large num- ber of audiences in the immediate vicinity as well as those in connection tvith the A Cappella Choir trip last summer and durijig Easter vacation carried a musical message to thousands of music lovers. The individuals pictured above are the 1935- ' 36 members: Edwin Suderman, Clarence Graber, Herbert Baehr and Raymond Stucky. The 1934-35 personnel consisted of Terrence Burns, first tenor; David Suderman, second tenor; Sam Byler, baritone; and Henry Voth, bass. Page i5 Nine Thousand Miles. Awarded Medal at San Diego Exposition On the morning of July 6, the A Cappella Choir in a bus and two cai.3 bade farewell to friends and the cam- pus for a fifty day good-will tour of over nine thousand miles. Singing their way along, they traveled north into two Canadian provinces, west to the coast and south to San Diego, California, before they turned their faces homeward. Appearing at the Mennonite General Conference at Up- land, California, winning a medal for the broadcast from the 1935 San Diego Exposition — these were some of the high spots of the thirty-four concerts given. Roughing it was the way the group kept expenses down to a mini- mum. The entire ch ' ir was =:o orgnn- ized that each member had specific duties — from cooking to shoe-shining. Meals were prepared out in the open and bedding was carried along to pro- vide places for the twenty-four to lay their weary heads at the end of a day. After fifty days of work and adven- ture, they rumbled back to the center of Kansas before dispersing. It was a hot afternoon, August 24th, when the travelers were greeted by the tin band on the campus but the welcom- ing shade of the trees along College Avenue cast the friendly look that calls all back from the highways of travel. The Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City. Alsev, No7-th Dakota turnout. Wel- come shade and food. The Gang . In sunny California. Open your bags, please. A scene along the way. The director arid the manager. Opposite Page. Boulder Dam. On top of the world. Camping here? Last call for break- fast. Who is the clotvn? The peade- fid Pacific. A pause to enjoy nature ' s beauty. Tex trims Morris ' curls. Cots and cabins. Looks like wash day. Not too close a shave. The daily dip. Have you a barber ' s license? A ne ' io member oins thr varty. Another flat! It ' s morning, Fritz. Cafeteria lunch. A night to be remembered. Which is Ray It rains in Canada. Camping out. With a Song in Our Hearts Page 46 We Saw the Picturesque West Page h7 A Well Rounded Prog Football, Basketball, Track, Tennis and Intra-murals Combine to Give Each Bethel Student A Place in the Athletic Program. Andy Douglass Coach Okko D. Unruh The athletic program of Bethel College pro- vides an extra-curricular outlet for the students. Physical hardihood is essential to the fullest stu- dent life. Through the stimulating competition offered in inter-collegiate athletics, the students are given opportunity to develop strong bodies, resourceful minds, and a workable code of ethics. The athletic department, headed by Coach Otto D. Unruh, efficiently administers the athletic program. Football, basketball, and track are the major sports in the men ' s inter-collegiate pro- gram. Tennis, while termed a minor sport, has a fine following, and, for the past two seasons. Bethel ' s tennis teams have enviable match rec- ords. The women ' s athletic program enables all women to participate. In addition to the two years of required gym, the girls basketball team played several games, and Bethel ' s women ' s ten- nis teams were the undefeated champions of the Sunflower Conference. An intra-mural program aims to give all stu- dents a taste of competitive athletics and enliven campus life. Bethel College is fortunate in having a man like Coach Unruh at the head of athletics. Otts has had eight years of coaching experience and was a striking athlete in his college days. He is, in addition to bein g a capable coach, a remark- able handler of young men. His direction makes passible the program of sane athletics in which the love of earned victories, the sting of defeat, and the demands of athletic participation are blended into enviable character traits. The Bethel College Letter Club is composed of the men who have earned B ' s in inter-collegiate competition. The club is organized in two chap- ters, the Alumni Letter Club and the College Let- ter Club, The Alumni Letter Club members are active boosters of Bethel ' s athletics. The old grads are enthusiastic spectators at every game and enjoy the reunion during commencement week. The 1935 football squad will not soon forget the fine banquet tendered them by the Alumni Letter Club. The College Letter Club takes every oppor- tunity to help the college and community. Dur- ing the past year B men sponsored a home- coming gathering, the Harvey County Grade track meets, and the Little Ark Valley track meet, besides planning and bringing about some real additions to the athletic field. Page iS ram Of Sane Athletics. Harold Clanssen hangs up his spikes tviih a hrilliayit record, having the reputa- tion of being the best all- around track man in re- cent years. Bert Bailer with his un- canny left handed hook- shot, and his speedy floor game made an ideal cap- tain. With the exhibition of how football should he played, Andy Douglass captained the two squads which, made Bethel grid- iron history. Beginning at the rear from left to right, in- cludes : P. Kaufman, Claassen, Berg, Carmouchc, Miller, Dirks ; Dr. Doell, Pankratz, Stev- enson, C. Kaufman, Mc- Carty, Zink, E. Voth, Coach Unruh; Buhler, Schrag, Douglass, D. Richert, R. Richert, T. Voth. Two Successful Seasons. . . Ranked as One of the Best. Shutting out opponents in eight successive games was the outstanding record compiled by the 1934 Bethel College eleven as they wrote that illustrious page in Graymaroon gridiron history. The only loss was the season opener to McPher- son by a 6 to 0 score in an evenly fought mud battle. Starting with an inexperienced squad, the Graymaroon warriors amassed a total of 115 points to be recognized as having the best record of any college team in Kansas. After the game with the Bulldogs, the wearers of the Gray and Maroon hit their stride and scored at will against Sterling College 50 to 0. What was probably the most gruelling game of the season ended in a 2 to 0 decision over the Chilocco Indians. Then, taking each game in its fashion, the Unrah-coached crew moved over Bethany, 12 to 0; Wichita U. ' B ' , 13 to 0; Friends, 6 to 0; Olathe, 13 to 0; Sterling, 12 to 0. In the last game. Bethel rose in the closing seconds to score the winning touchdown against an inspired Hutchinson Junior College team. The 1934 squad lost Roberts, M. Stucky, Landes, and Hanke through graduation; Hawley, Burkett and Kreider through transfer to other schools. With the unusual record of ' 34 to live up to, fifty-four men reported for fall practice to Otts Coach Unruh, and Cliff Morgan to be molded into another fighting aggregation. The opening game of the season saw the Gray- Page i9 One-third of Bethel ' s Men in Football Uniform . , . Largest Squad in History . . . Win four, Tie two, Lose one. Back Row, reading left to right; Coach O. D. Unruh, Graber. Schmidt, Balzer, L. Bullej-. Renich, Reimer, Claas- sen, R. Unruh, Suderman, W. Voth, Rupp, Lang, H. Go:ring, Heidebrecht, O. Goering, Wagner, Gephardt, Ray Stucliy. Middle Row: C. Unruh, P. Kaufman, Friesen, Bair, Juhnlie, Regier, Dirks, Stevenson, J. Goering, G. Kaufman, McCarty, Douglass, Buhler, Zink, A. Kaufman. Front Row: Wedel, T. Pankratz, E. Unruh. Hayden. W. Unruh, Walker, R. Schrag, Tubbs, Jackson, P, Pankratz, A. BuUer, Van Horn, E. Voth, Musselman, J. Schrag. maroon gridders pitted against Bethany ' s terrible Swedes; no apology need be made for this defeat. The Swedes were primed to avenge three consecu- tive drubbings and Bethel came home with the small end of a 12 to 0 score. This defeat led to a revamping of the lineup which presented an im- penetrable defense the remainder of the season. It was not until the first home game that Bethel ' s team really went to town as it sent the Chilocco Indians back to their reservation minus most of their feathers — score, 28 to 0. Air-tight defense together with a smooth functioning of- fense exhibited against the Indians also proved fatal to Sterling as the third game was placed on ice, 19 to 0. Then, in a mid-season tussle, an enthusiastic Homecoming crowd saw Bethel ' s fighting stal- warts roll over the McPherson Bulldogs as the thresher stone rolls and crushes the wheat on the thre.shing floor! For the first time in Bethel ' s football history, the arch rival from the west was defeated. The game, marked by tearing of- fensive thrusts, and inspired defense .justified a frenzied crowd and the happy coach that evening. On November 6, the Bethel team met Friends U. on a slippery field and failed to score, but ef- fectively held the Quakers. The 0 to 0 score fai ls to show the game in its true light, for Bethel consistently outgained and outplayed the Wichita team. Furnishing thrills for the high school guests, the Panhandle-Aggies of Goodwell, Oklahoma, were held to a 13 all tie. Featuring defense and excellent punting on Musselman ' s part, the State College from Oklahoma was not allowed to cro.ss the goal line the first half. In the third quarter however, the Sooners scored early but Bethel met the challenge as Charlie Tubbs intercepted a pass and ran 85 yards behind perfect interference for the tcuchdovv ' n. The Oklahomans scored again but Bethel fought back and knotted the score. Again impressively defeating Sterling ColloRe in a mud battle, 19 to 0, the Graymaroons ended the season with four games won, one lost, and two tied. They tied the Quakers for the Sunflower Conference title, and were regarded as an out- standing team in the state. At spring football this year, thirty men re- ported for practice and showed plenty of pep which will be needed to replace those men lost by graduation: Captain Douglass, Pete Kaufman, Ted Pankratz, Clem Kaufman, Marvin Dirks and Willard Schmidt. Fage 50 Goering ZmK Walker , DIrHs Ted , a determined, fight- ing four-letter half-back. Peter , the big rock in a stonetvall line, tackle. Mac , an aggressive take it to ' em player, guard. Charlie , driving ball-lug- ger and stalwart on the defense, full-hack. Clem , the tackle who wor- ried many an end. Steve , the toughest, most dependable HO lbs. on the squad, center. George , clear-thinking and daring field general, quar- terback. Andy , as quick and sure on decisions as on the charge, guard. Lindy , a freshman iv h o developed into a sterling end. Dutch , 185 pounds of man, a poiver on the defense, guard. Tiny , 280 lbs. avoirdupois and not to be moved, tackle. Sam , another mighty effi- cient first year wingman, end. Johnnie , a smashing ball lugger and sure blocking halfback. Jackson , hard to catch and a sure safety, quairter- back. Ed , an Oklahoma fresh- man with an educated toe, tackle. Tib , the shark at intercept- ing passes, halfback. Joe , tore ' em up and made them like it, center. Bill , hit his stride in the Sterling game, halfback. Zink , a mighty tough man. with lots of scrap, guard. Bert , the driving back and safe punter, halfback. Tommy , a local lad who really made good, end. Marv , determination made him a good man, guard. Page 51 The 1936 Sunflower Again flashing the brand of ball for which Bethel is known, the last two teams which graced the hardwood courts for the school turned in a tie and one conference championship of the newly formed Sunflower League. The 1934-35 season was recorded as eight wins and six losses. Setbacks were suffered from Phillips U. of Enid, Oklahoma, Ft. Hays State, McPherson, and Friends, while the string of vic- tories included Chilocco, Bethany, Sioux Indians of South Dakota, Friends, and Sterling College. Members of the 1934-35 squad were: Roberts, Landes, Buller, Burkett, Claassen, Unruh, Ban- man, Voth, Enns, D. Richert, R. Richert, Car- mouche, Dirks, Howerton, and Schroeder. Led by the left-handed hook of an under- classman, Bert Buller, the only regular of the ' 34- ' 35 season to report, the 1935-36 bucket-mak- ers came through with practically an even break — eight games won and nine lost. Because of illness of some of the squad and ineligibility of part of the first string, due to more than eight semesters competition, different combinations had to be worked out and could not be expected to function smoothly at all times. The first game with Ft. Hays State five was chalked up a loss 33-23. Even though the Gray- maroons lost, they acquitted themselves admir- ably. It was this initial game that proved the worth of the new material on the squad. Baker University, one of the strongest teams in the state, was too much for the boys to handle. This Christmas Vacation game was dropped 46-21. At Enid, Phillips University, rated as one of the leading teams in Oklahoma, took an 18-13 decision by virtue of the gift-toss route. It was not until the first game with Friends University at Wichita that the smooth floorwork Dan Richert — This diminutive forward dazzled everyone with his dextrous ball handling, fast floor work, and accurate shooting. James Clark — Jim could always he depended upon to do his part. His skillful guarding spelled trouble for many opposing hot-shots. Myron Stucky — Mike was rarely a sensation but always consistent, dependable, a steady pillar when the going got tough. Walter Claassen — Walt hails from Newton High. His smooth floor play and sure eye for the basket were valuable assets to the team. Wilbur Unruh — Bill always went at top speed ayid his aggressiveness made him a hard man to stop. Art Landes — Art ' s calmness at all stages of the game was outstanding. He was a hard man to guard and caused the opponents plenty of trouble during his four years of competition. Page 52 Conference Champions ❖ of Unruh ' s men functioned, and they bested the Quakers 33-24 in a fast game. In a game featured by rough and sloppy ball that placed a large per cent of the boys on the bench via personal foul route, McPherson Col- lege took possession of Lindley Hall, 44-15. Immediately after the beginning of the sec- ond semester, and the loss of H. Claassen be- cause of four years of competition and W. Claas- sen because of injuries, a badly crippled Gray- maroon squad played over the Chillocco Indians heads 33-25. In the second game with Ottawa, Bethel held the Braves to 31-25. It was in this encounter that Tony Banman got in gear and remained one of the main cogs in the scoring the remainder of the season. Following the Ottawa game. Sterling was put away 49-29 in a game played at Sterling and Bethany was defeated 30-24. In a thrilling last half, Sterling College was again downed 23-22. Baker proved too strong at Baldwin, and the Bethel five garnered only 26 points to the op- ponents 37. On February 19, a determined ball club out- scored the Quakers from the field to annex the Sunflower Conference championship. The same week, the Bethany Swedes were again beaten 84- 26. Phillips University was the guest for the last game of the season, the Graymaroon basketeers dropping this home exhibition 41-29. Since all the men playing regular this sea- son were underclassmen, it is not unlikely that most of them will be heard from again next year. With experience to build on the boys should rank much higher — Bethel can be beaten but she is never down for long. Anton Banman — Tony was always a danger- ' ous man from the pivot post. His height gave him an advantage over his opponents. Bert Buller — The accuracy of Bert ' s dazzling left handed hook shots made him the most con- sistent scorer on the squad. Ed Voth — Ed broke up many opponent ' s plays by intercepting passes. He got his share of re- bounds and usually figured in the scoring. Leonard Buller — ' Lindy, playing all positions with equal efficiency, bolstered the team many times ivhen a regular was forced out. Harold Claassen — Harold finished his four years of competition at the close of the first semester. He was a good floorman and could always be counted on to do his stuff. Floyd Roberts — Having lots of fight and speed Jerry was indispensable to the team. His ac- curate passes, uncanny shots, and effective guarding made his game colorful. Page 53 Records Shaken as Interest Rises in Track Although getting away to a rather inau- spicious start in a dual meet with Southwest- em at the beginning of the season the 1935 trackmen showed constant improvement and came through to win the Sunflower Confer- ence track championship in a thrilling meet which was decided by the mile relay. In the contests preceding the conference meet the Gray and Maroon thin-clads were barely nosed out in a triangular meet by Friends and lost to the Bulldogs by virtue of the latter ' s strength in the field events in a later dual meet. Entering a number of strong combinations in the McPherson relays the Bethel speedsters were able to bring home two silver cups, won in the novelty medley and the two-mile relays, along with two seconds and a third in the remaining baton passing races. Ed Voth was awarded an individual medal for his performance in the 120 yard high hurdles. Captain Harold Claassen proved to be the most consistent point-getter during the 1935 season. A new school record for the mile was set by Dan Richert, sterling distance per- former. With a wealth of new material to bolster the holes left by Roberts, Claassen, and Lan- des, the 1936 track team piled up scores of 72-54, 81Va - 49%, and 9OV2 - 40 in three dual meets against McPherson, Sterling, and Friends, respectively. Unusual strength has been displayed in the field events, the divis- ion in which Bethel has formerly been weak. These early season performances were good, a new school record being set in the mile at 4:37.6 by Leisy, and the 880 yard dash at 2:04.4 by Richert. Clark, Hall, Friesen, Voth and Berg have also been nearing school marks and perhaps will surpass these before their spikes are put away. As this book goes to press two more meets remain on the schedule: the Sunflower Confer- ence Meet at Sterling, and the McPherson Relays. The 1935 squad: Voth, Dirks, Kaufman, Berg, Roberts, Claassen; Pankratz, Schrag, Stevenson, Coach 0. D. Unruh, Landes, Richert. Over the black and ivhite bar. Mnnroe gets a heave. Ted leads them to the tape. Taking them together. Early prospects for the 1936 squad. Page 5i Pyramid in the snow. The 1936 tennis team: Mayer, Unriih, Car- mouche, Richert, Voth. Half-time at the Panhandle A. and M. Game. Sparring partners. Netmen. Football tutors. Interior of Lindley Hall. Tennis Plays a Part in Intra-murals Losing its first matches to McPherson College 1-5, the 1935 tennis team went on to score 5-1 and 6-0 victories over Friends and Sterling respectively. Only one doubles match was lost in the winning of the Sunflower Championship — 6-1. In the final meet entered by Bethel ' s net- men at the McPherson relays, a field of high- class competition had to be met. Although fighting gamely, only one match was won in the first round, which eliminated the Bethel squad. The team included Voth, Richert, Car- mouche, and Gene Enns in the singles. Doubles teams were the Yust-Unruh and Car- mouche-Enns combinations. Early in the 1936 season the Bethel rac- queteers got under way and swamped the Mc- pherson Bulldogs in a clean sweep 6-0. As this book goes to press, matches are still to be played with Friends and Sterling. If present indications can be used as a basis for any pre- diction, the drives of the tennis crew will be well put. Of last year ' s members the squad includes Voth, Carmouche, R. Richert and E. Unruh. New strength that has been added is D. Mayer and W. D r e e s e. These members were picked through an all-school tournament. In addition to the two years of required physical training, the physical education de- partment sponsors a program of athletics with- in the school. Inter-class games are played at the beginning of the basketball season. Dur- ing the season there is usually a men ' s dor- mitory elimination tournament, each team be- ing coached by a varsity man. Another big boon to the athletic program has been the Sunflower Conference Play Day. In this whole day of playing, every student has the opportunity of participating in some form of physical exercise. Page 55 Mountain climbers. Don ' t let me go or I ' ll fall. A pause after gym class. Girls who have won their B ' s. „ , , , . , , ,• Eyes on the basket this time. . , Ready for the semi-weeklij dip. Carsoyi wins! Coeds Encouraged to Play in All Sports. Dorothy Claassen Let ' s go swimming. — No, I ' m playing tennis , — Tlie ice is good, let ' s skate . — I can ' t stand up on ice skates, I ' ll roller skate. I ' m enrolling in that special course in archery. — We ' re playing basketball in gym today. — Volley-ball is certainly a lot of fun. — Such were the athletic ambitions and desires of the fairer sex expressed when talk turned to women ' s sports. During the fall and winter, the girls delighted in volley ball games. Intense interest in competi- tion between chosen teams did away with any mis- givings for compulsory gym attendance. Early in the fall a swimming class was started which became very popular. Twice a week, the college bus would take the girls to the Y for instruc- tion from Misses Morgan and Arnold in the cor- rect technique of crawl stroke, side stroke and surface diving. Several of the class passed life guard tests for proficiency in this work. The extremely cold winter provided excellent ice for several weeks and ice-skating came into its own among the women. Many afternoons and evenings were spent by groups of girls on Sand Creek and nearby ponds to master that art. Others took advantage of the more pleasant temperature in the gym and confined themselves to roller skating. With the advent of spring, enthusiasm turned to out-of-door sports. A softball team was or- ganized and the feminine sultans of the swat, engaged in some very interesting games. A few took to the bow and arrow sport — archery. Although this was new to most who tried their hand at it, many were ardent supporters of the novation, possibly because it was leap year. Although these new sports have been intro- duced, basketball interest has not been subdued. The ball swished through the net to tally points in intra-mural games and in competition with neighboring town teams. Basketball is, and will probably remain, the primary interest of the ath- letically-inclined girl at Bethel. Braving disagreeable March dust storms and April showers, the coeds scheduled and played a complete intra-mural tennis tournament. Arleen S. ' hmidt and Margaret Cook won the doubles finals over Edith Claassen and Ruth Ewert in hard fought sets. Schmidt also won over Ewert in the singles competition. Tennis is the only inter-collegiate sport participated in by women. Page 56 and purposeful living requires action. We may battle on the gridiron or work in the dining - hall ; we may tussle on the basketball floor or sweep the col- lege steps. Whatever we do, we are providing for free and healthy growth of body and mind. Loyalty to the truths we glimpse spurs us on to creative living by means of ACTION. ' Round and ' round we go. A BOOK OF ENTERTAIN To every student that attends Bethel there opens a series of experiences which at time makes heaven seem bending near and all the world a friend. Ah, tell me not in weary toni;s that life is dull. It isn ' t at Bethel! From The Book of Entertainment Memories there spring those memories that caress us, that tickle us, and those that inspire. The chapter on roller skating re-echoes with the unceasing, rolling rumble of skaters going round and round. Lads and lassies with easy, graceful movements swish by. Study - dulled minds and bodies are exhilarated by free physical movements, and all exult in the beauty thereof. Skillful little stunts and turns are executed. Couples synchronize movement with movement as they speed along. The support of a handsome ad- mirer or a smile from the supported one makes a heart much more unsteady than do the skates a pair of feet. Yet, not all swish, and swerve, and curve. There are Columbuses on roller skates who would circumnavigate the gym floor. But alas, while their feet sail on and on, the remaining parts of them superbly illustrate to our edification how to settle down. Ah, those first moments on skates, unforgettable moments, and resulting aches! Fall and learn is the freshman ' s motto in love aifairs, and theirs is it also on the skating floor. Nay, the embers of chivalry still glow, and to the help of some venturous maiden Columbus comes, a knight on skates, and carries her off to the thrills of skating. Like the unending rumble of skates, so will friendships, formed and strengthened there, go on and on when college days are o ' er and limbs begin to stiffen. Skat- ing to-night. What a welcome sign it was! A spicy paragraph we espy — The Faculty Amateur Hour — conducted by Major Bowes An- derson and assisted by Dr. Kroeker with laugh- ter bending down. Once again — Prof. Loganbill and a mouse that went wrong — Dr. Penner taking the gong — the sophisticated Homesteaders Gospel Quartet, marvelous in harmony — Miss Wiebe ' s sidelights on an irritated doctor — sentiment by Mr. and Mrs. Rich — little Dr. Harshbarger ' s solo and war whoop — Dr. Linscheid, the much-alive ghost of Caesar and Rev. Regier, the pleading Page 58 MENT MEMO Anthony — and Prof. Bargen with his readings in Die Schoenste Langwich. A motley page is next — ■ Yule and Thanks- giving banquets. Before us there rises a vision of olives, mashed potatoes and gravy, buttered rolls, and immaculately-groomed knights of the banquet table, trying painfully to save their dainty fair ones from the knowledge that ordi- narily they eat six rolls, all the butter they can get, and wipe up the gravy. Between a class and the next one Or when the sun has begun to low ' r Comes a pause in the day ' s occupation That is known as the Social Room hour. Oh, dear old Social Room, what hasn ' t thou witnessed and called forth? Newspapers with two-inch headlines, the lamentations of a flunker, the song of an embryonic torch singer, the com- mandments of a student council, jokes, jests, flexible furniture, smiles, tete-a-tetes of lovers, and much relaxation — of such thou bearest wit- ness. Refined, inspiring, and instructive entertain- ment there came to us from watching the antics Cast of Welcome Stranger. RIES. by Reynold Weinbrenner. of Cupid, the Richelieu, of both the Warkentin and Dirks dynasties, which reigned successively at the northeast library table. Pss ' t! It was rumored towards spring that the house of Buller may next ascend the throne. Sweethearts in col- lege come a la mode. And now a chapter of that which moved au- diences. We are reminded of Welcome Strang- er with Bill Getz as Issie Solomon, who kept us far from being solemn, and excellently illus- trated how to welcome strangers not particularly fond of you. We are stirred again by the drama, Let My People Go by Howard Williams. One sees and hears again, Martha Penner as she sang, My Faith Looks up to Thee, while Morris Flory, her lover, in the role of a peace-loving Mennonite in the Gran Chaco, faced a firing squad. The Tinker with Walter Adrian as the Tinker, who teaches people to be kind and unselfish, abides in our minds. Hattie Pettis in Paula Goes Modern carried us through a delightful comedy. The 1935 Senior play, Barter, took us be- hind the scenes of the days preceding the cruci- fixion of Christ. The Servant in the House, the senior play of 1936, sent the audience away Page 59 Past All Star Cast. Let ' s sit down and think it over, I ' m a Red! I believe in women ' s equality. Think of the new house, and how every- one will be congratu- lating us. Some clocks have to be torn all to pieces be- fore you can build them again. If you can have a fur coat, I can have a mo- torcycle. The Delta Sigma cast of the Alpha P s i Omega. You do my bidding or i our lover dies. under the spell of the mellowing influence of the main character. Dramatics class plays, The Obstinate Fam- ily, The Blue Bag, The Ghost of the Fresh- man, and others float by. How novel, instructional, and thrilling it was to see and hear educational pictures! Do you remember, the scene of a 4-H club house on the edge of a wild Minnesota lake at twilight, ac- companied by stirring band music, chorus mem- bers walkng upside-down and backwards, and melodious strains of a string quartet? Such scenes and sounds made one realize the oppor- tunities of life and breathe more deeply with the lory and beauty of it. Into a world of fancy, tragedy, and comedy were we b )rn. From it we came with memories fond. And now we close The Book of Entertainment Memories, which has stimulated us to recall ex- periences that relaxed, inspired, encouraged, and beautified. Page GO Sunflower Conference Playday From the size of this group it looks as though classes are out; they are, for today is the Sunflower Conference Playday, with Bethel as the host. Pull freshman, pull, or the sophomores will drof you in. All out for the tug of war. Pitch them to the stake. And then came lunch. Danny romps home with another victory. Emerging from nascent term papers, post- poned book reports, and great fears of examina- tions to come, five hundred students with a gav carelessness that could have prompted some faculty savant to formulate the saying, eat, play, and be merry for in three weeks you may not pass, engaged on May 3, 1935, in the first an- nual Sunflower Conference Play Day sponsored by Friends, Sterling, and Bethel. These play boys and play girls engaged in two-deep, volley ball, soft ball, watched the tri- angular tennis and track meets, developed five hundred ravenous appetites, and in song, odorous with the potatoes salad just eaten, exulted their respective alma maters. All too soon buses returned, students con- verged towards them, tired track men rubbed aching muscles, and healthy appetites caused thoughts to center upon supper. That night we retired with a cave-man-like feeling. We had been out in the raw cold, ha 1 run like a Neanderthaler fleeing from a bear, had eaten with unrefined, robust appetites, and had swarmed and milled in rough, joyous so- ciability. Page 61 Paying the Bills and How We Get It! By Thelma Krehbiel Even in this institution we are confronted with the universal problem of paying bills. Quite often Professor Moyer has found it necessary to rise in Chapel, and, as he put it, sing a song in the key of dough. As in other establishments and in the world at large, we have numerous ways of securing this valuable and indispensable thing called money. Though the numerous boys and girls working on the campus may appear to be so engaged for the purpose of obtaining a necessary amount of exercise, they are really exerting their energy to help meet the expenses involved in obtaining that which is commonly known as an education. Ho-hum, I ' ve got to get up and go to work is one of the favorite or at least one of the most common expressions of many of the working stu- dents — especially the dining hall staff and the boys who take care of the dairy. Although they sometimes find it exceedingly difficult to coax themselves from dreamland at such early hours, these toilers have learned that the students and the barnyard animals must be fed. Some students when asked about their act- ivity at the moment would answer, I am work- ing on my N. Y. A. job. To many people such an answer would be very unenlightening, but we who have been here all these months know that it stands for National Youth Administration, and that thirty-one students are employed under thi.i heading. Most of these avocations consist of re- search work under the various departments of the school. Then there are the students — about fifty- seven of them in number — who are in a meas- ure responsible for the usually smooth running of this institution. They are the office girls, the janitors, and the general handy men of the campus. Were it not for the help of these stu- dents, some of our able professors would probably have by now succumbed to the deteriorating ef- fects of overwork. There are some students who are getting fi- nancial aid as well as some worldly experience by working in some vf the down-town business estab- lishments. These students are becoming familiar with many of the tasks and ideas necessary to successful business people. There are always those students who have never found it necessary to worry about the wherev athal to meet their expenses. They have been blessed, or at least it is usually considered a blessing, with parents who have enough ready cash to finance their education. These students are often seen welcoming a check or bill from home, •or drawing money from the business of- fice where they are fortunate enough to have a credit balance. Some students, of course, are going to school on borrowed money. In many cases, this fact is an impetus to more diligent study, because after hearing Dr. Kaufman expound on the ad- vantages of the A average over the C average in securing a worthwhile position, these students are rather skeptical about ever being able to pro- cure the means with which to pay their college debts unless a little attention is given to their grades. There have been some quite noticeable im- provements on the campus this year. Some of the boys have been digging their way through school by doing a little actual digging in the form of tree planting and numerous other sim- ilar activities. Many students find occasional em- ployment on this project of campus beautifica- tion. Although occasional complaints are heard from the working aggregation concerning their many duties, usually these students are just as contented, and often more so, than their more idle contemporaries. They are gaining a wealth of experience, a feeling of responsibility and of self-reliance which will be indispensable to them in their later lives. Page 62 Chiseling. Bachelor ' s corner. Helen ' s campus girls fam- ily Twice daily. The laundry man. A rush on the business office. W here is your cur, Ma ' ayn? What is the Humbrr of that Hvknoum? Smiling Sam. Looks like a check from home. Digging their way. The cabin trailer boys. Have the Ad building steps been swept? It looks like chocolate pic. Printers. Page 63 Spic and Span With the first sign of spring, the gen- eral clean-up day was announced. At first, the idea of an afternoon without classes and a free lunch appealed to the students, but after a few hours of pains- taking labor and a few blistered hands the toilers decided that perhaps they would rather subject themselves to one of Dr. Schellenberg ' s testing programs. It was quite extra- ordinary to see the usually immaculate professors don over- alls or aprons. Every one was soon con- v i n c e d that they were as well versed in the arts of man- ual labor as in the outstanding brain work for which they are noted. The work- ers had been divided into groups, each group having an as- signed task. The conscientious c o m- pletion of these as- signments soon gave the campus a spic and span appear- ance. Page 6U We Do Honor JANICE MARTIN — Chosen represen- tative girl, 1936. MOSES STUCKY— Elected to Who ' s Who Among Ameri- can University and College Stud ents, ' 1935. ARTHUR LANDES — Chosen represen- tative man and elec- ted to Who ' s Who Among American University and Col- lege Students, 1935. THEODORE VOTH — Elected to Who ' s Who Among Ameri- can University and College Students, — 1936. DOROTHEA EPF— Elected to Who ' s Who Among Ameri- can University and College S t u dents, 1936. GLENN STEVEN- SON — Chosen repre- sentative man, 1936. NORMA DOELL — Chosen representa- tive girl and elected to Who ' s Who Among American University and Col- lege Students, 1935. WILLIAM JUHN- K E — Elected t o Who ' s Who Among American Universi- ty and College Stu- dents, 1936. Page 65 O— o! O— o! - - from Indian Love Call ' Springtime, lilacs and strange fairies are here again. Once more The Indian Love Call sounds over the campus and youth responds eag- erly. When the moon watches strol- lers along favorite lanes, she knows that spring is here. ' Tis often in the everyday activities of school life that foundations are laid for many college friendships. Some meet their fate when a more unusual oc- currence breaks into the hum-drum suc- cession of work and classes. As evidence, witness the combina- tions that returned from Estes and last summer ' s choir tour. A few there are indeed whose distant attractions lead them off the campus for frequent week- end jaunts. May these Bethel couples not meet the fate o f Judie ' s man; he melted away. Page 66 Interesque. Can all you can, Dan. Open house, again! The Ad building thru the dust. A renewed inter- est in art. Hip, one, two — . Temporarily dis- abled. Deeply interested in the phenomena of electricity. The sage of Paw- nee Rock. Hank takes another proof. Where are you go- ing, my pretty maid? Our pastor. Reverend Smucker. Isabelle. It ' s the Chinese in Alice dressed up for an outing. Heave-ho, my lads. And he can play football. Page 67 Newton - - the Setting of Bethel Harold Harms As a traveler journeyed over the plains of central Kansas along the Chisholm trail a hund- red years ago, before him stretched the undulat- ing prairie, as far as the eye could reach. Had that same traveler jolted down the torturous road from the north on a certain October day in 1888, he might have observed before him, a large group of people gathered about the beginnings of a stone building on the open prairie. Had he continued south for another mile, he would have come to the small town of Newton, at the end of the Santa Fe Railroad. It was part of the people of that small town, together with surrounding Mennonite farmers and business men, who were present at the laying of the cornerstone of Bethel College, and helped in the planning for an in- stitution of higher learning. Today, as a motorist enters Newton on any of the hard-surfaced highways U. S. 81, 50S, or Kansas 15, he finds himself at the crossroads of a nation. Before him lies a city with a popula- tion of over 11,000, while to the north lies the beautiful tree-clad campus of the school which had such humble beginnings. Since the coming of the Mennonites in 1873, and the beginning of the production of hard winter wheat in Kansas, Newton has naturally become the center of one of the better wheat producing communities of the state. At present, Newton has four flour mills, which represent the second largest industry, and employ 150 people, with an annual payroll of $200,000. The largest industry is the Santa Fe Railway, which provides a yearly payroll of $1,200,000. Being a division of that railroad, Newton also is the location of a large office building, shops, and rail mill. Just recently, a new and beautiful passenger station with train sheds has been built. Other business enterprises that play such an important part in the life of the community are the several in- surance companies, building and loan associations, three strong banks, a creamery, two modernly equipped hospitals, and several up-to-date print- ing presses. From a cattle town of saloons and Indian fights, Newton has grown to be a good place to live and to be recognized as a religious and edu- cational center. Twenty-three churches, a well- developed Carnegie library, a Home for the Aged, a Methodist Home for Children, and an educa- tional system consisting of two parochial schools, four grade schools, junior high school, senior high school, and the four year accredited college takes care of these needs. Municipal advantages enjoyed by its inhabitants include a new swim- ming pool, three parks, motorized fire stations, and an abundant supply of good water. Since that memorable October day in 1888, Bethel has shared with the city of Newton its hopes and aspirations. The growth of one has aided the other. Business men of Newton annual- ly sponsor the Booster Banquet and put on special drives for financial aid. Men from town sacrifice time and money to help promote clean and sane athletics. College students are given employment to help earn expenses. The churches cooperate in sponsoring youth conferences. Students and pro- fessors in turn aid in community enterprises, such as the Harvey County Historical Pageant of last fall, the rendition of oratorios, the Mennonite Song Festival, and others. It is this working to- gether and fulfilling each other ' s needs that makes for the unusual community spirit that exists. Opposite page. Lindley Hall. Schreiber, the soap peddler. Down Main Street. Newton ' s largest Mill. The Santa Fe Station. One of the twenty-three clnirchcs of the city. The Round House. It speaks for itself. Campus delegation to the City schools. In Grandma ' s clothes for the pageant. Bethel ' s section in the full festival parade. Page 68 3.n ppneclatloa Because the city of Newton is so closely knit with the affairs of Bethel, the merchants and students have much in common. Eveiy year, community projects are the result of the cooperative spirit that exists. In the publishing of the 1936 Graymaroon, those business firms who shared in the merchandising plan, have again exhibited that friendly feeling to us students and, throughout the year, the staff has endeavored to r-ake the students and faculty conscious of that fact. In appreciation, we again place the names of those merchants in this section of the book as a re- minder of that friendliness. The names as they appear are in the order of the size of their contributions. Goerz Flour Mills F. W. Woolworth Co. Bethel College The Herald Publishing Co. Kansas State Bank Anderson ' s Book Store Midland National Bank Murphy ' s Studio Mennonite Mutual Ins. Co. Regent Theatre Candyland Young ' s Lunch Drive Inn Market Duff Son Kansas Gas Electric Co. Lehman Hardware Imp. Co. Page 70 Railroad Building Loan Association Reed Clothing Co. Reese Brothers ' Drug Store Rex Theatre Steinkirchner ' s Clothing Store Richert Studio Hogan Stores Graber Hardware Co. Hetzel ' s Clothes Shop F. A. Janzen, Jeweler Kimball ' s Women ' s Wear L L Drug Co. Master Cleaners Will May Shoe Store Smith ' s Drug Store Southside Pharmacy Sterba Jewelry Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Unruh Filling Station Enns Super Service Page 71 c anb o| o%e wltc caWxj oh