Bethel College - Graymaroon Yearbook (North Newton, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1942 volume:

PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENT BODY OF BETHEL COLLEGE NORTH N E WTO N , K A N S AS m W J. n Lj J Hv along, almost comP ce comes, m0 nths e saU Then sprmg tfor nine mon . . . an d other , to the passim of t em ent, an oblivious to bacca aureate, lt uS into «rith it  aiA  gently w J wiate bringing and proceeds g q{ Qur c0 llegi pnd activities, 0 ne-t° Ull yea that another yea re aU0 ended. . . • year iS gone, most of e s e ov that the ye undone . ... atry - The extra SoTn etimes e . . . d0Ck T ■ History- year ' ye« ° { 41 e intern enroll - head. • • • im h00 year, ana dTo dL — ' ' The e-,0 hreah- - e Chang .as made, too. • • • , er e Bethel history e nme-ho tv 7-45 first our ' Memorial Hal t faSt ' A We started « there , the st ted - • ' , Wes of the fir 1 ded ication. • Memories « MeS siah, tn spe cial ones- • • +he first . in a very i ,ket ball game, the studen t m he has learned a ys the b « sp e t leavamg to and be g Vad Yes, e Upper left — Siskie, Hank Guhr, and Roberta Enns. Upper center — Last minute rehearsal. Upper right — Sunny smiles from Loraine Duff and Eleanor Schmidt. Right center — Doris Kellenbarger and Art Wenger enjoying the Collegian. Lower left — Phlorence and Charlie — just resting. Lower left center — Helen Claassen and Alice Hostetler on Sneak Day. Lower right center — Spring fever gets Ruby Hilty. Lower right — LaDeen Lehman in her pre-teaching days. . N August, 1941, the Bethel campus settled down for a much-needed rest and drowsily recalled the high spots of the year just completed. . . . Queen Ferne Westerman reigned over Homecoming fes- tivities. . . . Bethel was overrun by de- baters and orators, assembled here for the Pi Kappa Delta Regional Tournament. . . . The juniors scored a smash hit with Nothing But the Truth. . . . Music Hall inmates hammed their way through to the Farcity Review cup with their version of Romeo and Juliet. . . . The Booster Banquet was held in Memorial Hall for the first time. . . . The senior class ver- sion of Our Town was super. ... No one who attended the Junior-Senior ban- quet can forget We are starving! Worse than that, we are hungry! . . . Bacca- laureate and commencement as usual, and then summer school and its escapades. . . . In August the a cappella choir sang its way to the Mennonite General Con- ference in Souderton, Pennsylvania. . . . Page Four UEPTEMBER arrived with a bang! . . . The freshmen came first, and then the upper classmen. . . . From all directions they came, and soon the place was hum- ming, nay, screaming! with activity. . . . The frosh gave themselves away complete- ly in the entrance exams — a modern Slaughter of the Innocents. . . . They didn ' t have time even to think about getting homesick. . . . Every min- ute was jammed. . . . The S. C. M. re- ception was held in the library. . . . Remember I. Bartel and E. Hanna ' s radio version of Charlie ' s Aunt ? . . . Em- blem ceremony and Friendship fire. . . . The Fall-mixer in front of the Science Hall — hilarious and undignified, climaxed by musical (?) introductions of the fac- ulty to new students. . . . Rev. Lester Hostetler spoke at the formal school open- ing. . . . Add to all these: enrollment, tours of the campus, getting acquainted with roommates, unpacking, and you have opening week. . . . The faculty wrists take an awful beating the first week what with the receiving lines by the dozen. . . . The dining hall ' s cockroach colony, having attained alarming proportions, was duly exterminated. ... In the mean- time, the studes partook in the Science Hall. . . . Rules of the Doxie initiation were designed to make new members wish they weren ' t. . . . Remember them? . . . For three days, talking to boys — forbid- den ; dates — forbidden ; riding on the campus — forbidden. . . . Books carried in a waste basket, hair worn in pigtails, and no make-up. ... I see your face before me — Eeeek ! . . . Upper left — Elmer Buhler — Come and get it. Upper center — The new Doxies escorting the profs home. Upper right — Bus Westerman displays Pooch-al, the mascot. Lower left — Crosley, the victim of a playful prank. Lower right — At last the morning ' s over and we can eat. Upper left— Part of S. C. M. cabinet at fall retreat. Upper right — Retreaters Delmar and Melvin fill up. Lower left — Cheer leaders take to the air. Lower center — Uncle Davie, our beloved number juggler. Lower right — Studes after food. JN September 13, the S. C. M. cabinet tad its fall retreat at the Boy Scout cabin to make plans for the new year. . . . Otto Sommer established a hamburger-con- sumption record that night, and Ada Friesen and Gene Jacob ' s boudoir was invaded by cows. . . . Willene Warmack, Roberta Royston, and Archie Harman garnered the lion ' s share of the cheer- leader votes just before the Alva game. . . . On September 22, the Men ' s Govern- ing Council was launched with Ger Kreider at the helm. . . . Election of class officers was free from political mud- slinging and name-calling. . . . Early in October the Rev. George F. Stoneback, of Goshen, Indiana, conducted Religious Em- phasis Week. . . . Founders ' Day was celebrated on October 12 — our fifty-third birthday. . . . John Carter, Metropolite- nor, opened the Co-op Concert season. . . . At the pep rally in Kidron Park Bowl, McPherson was ceremoniously buried. . . . The White House burst into the social lime-light with their traditional party for the ladies at the K. G. E. room. . . . That week-end, October 24-26, was with- out doubt the busiest of the year. . . . Besides the party, there were an F. 0. R. conference, the Baker football game (played in the rain — remember?), the Deans ' and Registrars ' conference, and Parent-Student Day. . . . Page Six m HIS October was one of the rainiest in history. . . . Kansas rivers raged along at flood stage, causing considerable dam- age and furnishing the Incorrigibles with new excuses for cutting classes. . . . October 31 is the memorable date of the Hallowe ' en party and box-supper. . . . Faculty and students alike masked and gathered at Memorial Hall for the first party ever held there. . . . Remem- ber the grand march and the folk games? . . . Bartel ' s clowning and the cider? . . . Doc Doell was auctioneer at the old- fashioned box-supper that followed. . . . Lois Woodworth and Elsie Heer, Johnnie Kliewer, and Hilda Enns walked off with the prizes for their costumes — the fun- niest, the most artistic, and the most original, respectively. . . . The evening was made complete with the first snow of the season. . . . Hallowe ' en provided the occasion for the first testing of the authority of the Men ' s Governing Council. ... On the carpet were the would-be dairymen who milked the cows at the college farm. . . . Tsk! Tsk! What will the little squirts think of next? . . . Another prank, worthy of its creators, no doubt, was the transplanting of several fat White Rock hens into the girls ' dormitory rooms. . . . Midwest Assemblies featured a novelty trio — a pianist, a twirler, and a muscle man who supported himself on his thumbs. . . . Ouch! . . . The night before homecoming the big- gest pep rally of the year got into full swing with the band leading the torch- Left — Hallowe ' en party gets into full swing with grand march. Center — Roy Bartel at bat. Right — Prize-winning costumes styled by Elsie Heer, Lois Woodworth, Johnnie Kliewer, and Hilda Enns. parade from the south en- trance to the campus to the old football field. . . . School spirit ran high as the student body gathered around the bonfire and cheered. . . . Speeches from Coach Unruh, Captain Krehbiel, Queen-elect Woodworth, and our star fan, Rudy Goerz. . . . Not to be forgotten is the personal appearance of the team ' s lucky mascot, Pooch-al. ... He accompanied the team to every game but one this season. . . . That game was the only one we lost. ... Of course, we ' re not supersti- tious, but, as Staerkel says, Look at the facts! . . . November 15, 1941, a day to be remembered. . . . Dame Weather favored us with the best weather of the year. . . . Campus activities in the a. m. retreated to the rear of the dormitories, where every- one frenziedly concentrated on finishing the floats on time. . . . Upper — Cap ' n Krehbiel — he ' d rather play football than give a speech. Center — As Coach appears at Homecoming pep rally. Lower — The Doxies strut their stuff in Homecoming parade. Left — War? or Peace? — town students ' prize- winning float. Page Nink Upper left — Parade ends at the playing field. Upper right — Queen Woodworth and retinue and Captain Krehbiel. Lower left — Deans Wiebe and Goertz and faculty float show us what it was like way back when. Lower center — The Alma Mater cli- maxes Homecoming game. Lower right — Professors Hohmann and Voth. m HE parade from Ninth Street to Ath- letic Park featured the queen and retinue, six high school marching bands, the Bethel band, and an impressive array of floats. . . . Queen Lois Woodworth was crowned by Captain Krehbiel, and under her gracious reign her loyal subjects, the foot- ball team, beat C. of E 44 to 0. . . . Grads and ex-students enjoyed comparing notes and rehashing escapades. . . . The colorful day of bands, floats, foot- ball, pom-poms, hot dogs, and mustard was brought to a fitting, and filling, cli- max with the formal Homecoming banquet in Memorial Hall with Dr. R. C. Kauffman presiding. . . . The wind-in-the-pines ef- fect after the banquet was caused by sighs from the student council. ... The groans were from the dishwashers. . . . On November 21, the drama season opened with the all-chool production of In a House Like This, a sequel to The Goose Hangs High by Lewis Beach. . . . The second Midwest Assemblies effort fea- tured the Singing Strings, who seemed to enjoy their program — every kernel of it. . . . Ye collitch stew-dunce got a bang out of it, too. . . . The next day — Oh! Happy day! — Thanksgiving vacation began. . . . That made it a cinch to have something for Page Ten which to be thankful. . . . The next week featured the anti- climax — final tests. . . . That ' s the week we studied, remem- ber? . . . On December 5, a bus-load of S. C. M.-ers boarded Old Iron- sides and went to Wichita to join Friends and Southwestern in a play-night. . . . An effec- tive way of relaxing after gruel- ling finals. . . . Need we mention December 7 ? After one day ' s recess, we began the winter quarter. . . . The beginning dramatics class gave two one-act plays. . . . Free admission — full house. . . . It always works! . . . The Christmas spirit invaded the faculty ranks, and they dem- onstrated it by playing host to the entire student body at a formal Christmas banquet and program. . . . Goerz Hall, the Doxies, and the Home Ec Club staged bang-up parties — with boys. . . . Leisy, Kliewer, and Carnegie staged bang-up parties Upper — A portion of the Homecoming parade. Circle — Burk, the czar of the print shop. Left center — Charlie Voth, our camera man, at work. Right center — A faculty picnic brings out the best in Dr. Warken- tin. Lower — Cast of In a House Like This. Second row — Adeline Janzen, Oswald Schrag, Dallas Voran, Marvin Dyck, Orlando Wiebe, Lester Ewy, Paul Bark- man. First row — Johnnie Kliewer, Orletta War- kentin, Willene War- mack, Gladys Regier, Virginia Miller, Dorothy Wedel. Page Eleven — without boys. . . . White House had its annual stag feed — with boys, ya dope — but bang-up! . . . Prof. Hohmann directed a 200-voice choir in the first rendition of The Mes- siah in Memorial Hall. . . . That pro- gram demonstrated quite effectively the excellent acoustics of the building. . . . The music, dramatics, and art depart- ments presented an impressive Christmas program in the chapel. . . . Remember the first basketball game in Memorial Hall? . . . Twas K. U., no less, that helped us initiate the gym. . . . Christmas vacation gave us a two- weeks breathing spell. . . . Returned full of candy, nuts, sleep, and bad study hab- its. . . . The ice-skating fans responded enthusiastically to the urging of the first cold weather of the season. . . . On January 8, Midwest Assemblies presented their final program, the Kilties. . . ■ . On the following night the Misner Players presented their version of Moli- ere ' s comedy, A Doctor in Spite of Him- self. . . . The a cappella choir chased to Chase for a concert. . . . Johnnie Kliewer and Schatzie Graber were elected to fill cheerleader vacancies left by Royston and Harman. . . . About the latter part of January the co- eds united to start a propaganda barrage of the you-never-take-us-anywhere-any- more-you-don ' t-need-money-or-a-car ' ' type. ... It caused some quite fervent dorm bull-sessions and dining hall conversa- tions. . . . Circle — K. U. ' s Allen and Bethel ' s Unruh. Left — All- school Christmas b a n q u e t. Right — Self-explanatory. Page Twelve MEMORIAL HA Page Thirteen L ' pper left— Albert Spalding after the Co-op Concert. Upper right — Rubinoff (with accent) and his Strad (without accent) in chapel. Lower left — The proper use of the library demon- strated. Lower right — Head Cheer Leader Tex Warmack in action. A ALBERT SPALDING, violinist, gave the second Co-op concert. . . . On January 23, Goessel Hall and Green Gables enter- tained their dates at house parties. . . . The same night another group gathered spontaneously in front of the Ad Building and played folk games. . . . Once again, the advantage of a small school. . . . Rubinoff and his Violin, in town for a concert, played in chapel. . . . The Music Hall and Western Home fellows and dates had parties January 30. . . . Re- member what a time the sophomores had finding a hay loft big enough for their folk games? . . . They finally ended up in the basement of — yes, you guessed it — Memorial Hall. . . . The Mozart Opera Company presented The Marriage of Figaro in English and in modern dress as the final Co-op concert. . . . Onieta Page Fourteen Tiahrt and Catherine Clegg won first place and a boo-ful trophy in the Hutchinson Debate Tournament. ... On February 12, 13, and 14, the Betties declared open season on the Joes. . . . There were the usual Leap Week upsets. ... On the night of the 13th, Friday by the way, the Amazons displayed their catches at an all-school party. . . . Marianne Toews was elected as a freshman member of the student council to replace Anna Marie Bartsch. . . . The junior class put their best foot forward in their play The Young in Heart. . . . Rastus, a diminutive, butter- scotch-colored pup invaded the campus and made a swift conquest. . . . He made his home with the other lovable creatures in Western Home. . . . The final examinations on March 6, 9, and 10 inspired the student body to study for the second time this year. . . . The dramatics class gave three one-act plays in the chapel. . . . The seniors won a close basketball game with the faculty on the 10th. . . . Left — Debate squad and coach. Center — Leapers and Leapees Take a Little Peek. Right — Vera uses next- best as P. A. system balks at Leap Week party. Page Fifteen JVERYONE took the afternoon off on March 12 for clean-up day. . . . Doughnuts, coffee, and apples tasted mighty scrumptious after all that work. . . . Esther Wiebe opened the senior recital cycle with her piano and organ recital. . . . Bethel-trained teachers got together to compare notes and pupils at the Elementary Teachers ' Homecoming. . . . After days of intense, last-minute polishing and cleaning, Memorial Hall was formally dedicated on March 22. . . . Then began the Bible Week with Drs. C. Henry Smith and W. 0. Trueblood as main speakers. ... In mid-March, the dining hall was moved to Memorial Hall. ... On Palm Sunday the choir presented The Seven Last Words of Christ. . . . Easter vacation this year was limited to Good Friday. . . . The Letter Club did it again with their annual stag feed, the Buffalo Barbecue. . . . Honored speaker was base- ball ' s immortal short-stop, Honus Wagner. . . . On the week-end of April 17, the Consumers ' Problems class visited co-operatives in Kansas City. . . . Had quite a time, too! . . . Scarlet fever reared its ugly head on the campus. . . . Bethel was the scene of the four-college fac- ulty meeting of McPherson, Bethany, Kansas Wesleyan. and Bethel. . . . Part of the S. C. M. cabi- net attended the training con- ference for cabinet members at Southwestern. . . . Farcity Review was combined with the International Party for the high school seniors on April 27. . And the rest, you remem- ber. . . . Besides, we ' re tired. Upper — Part of the gang that haunts the College Inn. Left cen- ter — Willene, Johnnie, and Vera. Lower left — Schatzie and Reed study in the stacks. Right — Charlie gets another shot for the Graymaroon. Book One - - - The School ADMINISTRATION • CLASSES GRAY MAROON Since assuming the duties of the presi- dency of Bethel College in 1932, Dr. Ed. G. Kaufman has been untiring in his efforts in working for greater mutual appreciation and cooperation between the college and the constituency, and to develop and improve the institution itself. It is because of his aggres- sive leadership and resourcefulness that Bethel College has been able to prosper and continue its growth during his tenure. Page Seventeen H2 DR. E. L. HARSHBARGER I In our college catalog we read: Emmet L. Harsh- barger, A. B., Bluffton College, 1925 ; A. M., Ohio State University, 1928 ; Ph. D., Ohio State University, 1933, Special Studies, Carnegie Institute of International Law, University of Michigan, summer, 1936. BETHEL COLLEGE, 1933—. However, it is not tlS Si holder of degrees that we think of Dr. Harshbarger. We think of him as a great teacher, fine friend, and a Christian gentleman. Of especial significance to the Mennonites is his work as a member of the General Conference Peace Committee. He gained distinction in forensic circles as governor of the Great Plains Province of the Pi Kappa Delta during 1940-41. In view of these and many more reasons, we are proud to dedicate this GRAYMAPvOON to Dr. Harsh- barger. Page Eighteen From left to right — J. C. Regier ; Dr. P. H. Richert; H. E. Stiderman, vice-president Gerhard Zerger; Dr. Ed. G. Kaufman; Rev. Arnold Funk, secretary; Rev. David C. Wedel C. H. Goering, treasurer ; K. A. Richert. Not on panel : Rev. P. K. Regier, president ; Rev Abraham J. Dyck ; Dr. Abraham M. Lohrentz ; Jonas W. Graber ; Lucas J. Horsch ; Dr B. J. Stucky, alternate for Jonas W. Graber; and P. F. Quiring, alternate for Eucas J Horsch. Thirteen members compose the Bethel College Board of Directors, the governing body of the college which serves to determine the policies of the school, select the faculty, and manage finances. The school and constituency owe a great debt of gratitude to the board for its unselfish and loyal service. Members of the board are elected at the annual cor- poration meeting, for a period of six years. Terms of office are so arranged that not more than three are chosen at one time. Representatives of various professions include ministers, bankers, doctors, farmers, educators, and busi- ness men. The executive committee is composed of the teachers ' committee : P. K. Regier, Arnold Funk, and David C. Wedel : and the finance committee: H. E. Suderman, C. H. Goering, and Gerhard Zerger. Harry E. Martens, A. B., A. M., Dean of Labor; Student Office Bernhard Bargen, A. B., A. M., Assistant Professor of Commerce Mrs. Erwin C. Goering, A. B., Instructor in Music, Piano John J. Voth, A. B., M. S., Assistant Professor of Industrial Arts Lester Hostetler, A. B., B, D., College Editor; Pro- fessor of Bible Lola M. Hill, A. B., M. S., Instructor in Home Economics John M. Regier, A. B., A. M., B. D., Field Repre- sentative; Director of Bethel College Fellow- ships Moses H. Voth, B. S., Instructor in Industrial Arts Page Twenty A! MAR Samuel C. Luttrell, B. S., A. M., B. F. A., Instructor in Instruments and Public School Music Aaron J. Regier, A. B., A. M., Ph. D., Director, Teacher Training; Chairman, Division of Applied Arts and Sciences Gertrude M. Byler, A. B., A. M., Instructor in Pri- mary Education Jacob H. Doell, B. S., A. B., Ph. D., Professor of Biology J. Winfield Fretz, A. B., A. M., B. D., Ph. D., Assist- ant Professor of Economics Edith Sublette, B. S., A. M., Ph. D., Instructor in French and Spanish Arnold Voth, A. B., M. S., Instructor in Agriculture Ralph C. Kauffman, A. B., B. D., Ph. D., Associate Professor of Sociology; Dean of Men %kJk • Page Twenty-one Q u m % gg J Abraham Warkentin, A. B., A. M., Ph. D., Professor of German ; Chairman of the Division of Humanities Herbert R. Schmidt, A. B., B. S., M. D., College Physician and Health Supervisor Jesse N. Smucker, A. B., B. D., Pastor, Bethel College Mennonite Church Luella Smith, A. B., A. M., Assistant to Registrar Mildred Beecher, A. B., B. S., Assistant in Physical Education Melvin Gingerich, A. M., B. A., Ph. D., Instructor of History and Government Leonard C. Kreider, A. B., M. Sc., Ph. D., Associate Professor of Chemistry Amos E. Kreider, A. B., B. D., Professor of Bible; Chairman, Division of Bible and Christian Education Page Twenty-two GRAY MAROON FACULTY David H. Richert, A. B., A. M., Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy Peter S. Goertz, A. B., B. D., A. M., Ph. D., Dean of the College; Professor of Philosophy and Religion Honora E. Becker, A. B., A. M., Instructor in English John F. Moyer, A. B., A. M., Assistant Treasurer of the College Otto D. Unruh, A. B., A. M., Instructor of Physical Education Walter H. Hohmann, B. M., Mus. M., Pro- fessor of Piano and Organ Willis E. Rich, A. B., A. M., Field Repre- sentative Peter J. Wedel, A. B., A. M., D. Sc., Registrar of the College; Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Page Twenty-three 0 42 Thelma D. Reinhard, A. B., A. M., In- structor in English and Dramatics Abraham P. Friesen, A. B., A. M., Ph. D., Professor of Physics Lana A. Shroyer, A. B., A. M., Supervisor of Student Teaching in Elementary Schools Elsa M. Haury, A. B., Associate in Music, Voice Sam J. Goering, A. B., A. M., Business Manager Ella M. Wiebe, R. N., A. B., B. S., A. M., Dean of Women; Assistant Director of Health FACULTY NOT ON PLATES Leona Krehbiel, B. S., A. M., Librarian Lena Waltner, A. B., A. M., Instructor in Art John B. Heffelfinger, A. B., A. M., Super- visor of Student Teaching in High School Sister Frieda Kaufman, R. N., Associate in Deaconess Work Page Twenty-four 1 ■■ J u n n J L n 1 1 1. Ilk a To i row, left to right — Regier, Unruh, Buhler. Second row — Schrag, Schroeder, Goering. Third row — Penner, Albrecht, Mover. Bottom row — Hostetler, Woodworth, Balzer, Wedel. FRESHMEN Harold Balzer ----- President Charles Hart - - Vice-President Dorothy Wedel - Secretary Harold Buller ----- Treasurer SOPHOMORES Paul Albrecht Elmer Buhler Anna Fern Regier Mildred Penner President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer JUNIORS Hugh Hostetler Lois Woodworth President Vice-President Esther Ruth Schroeder - Secretary-Treasurer SENIORS Martin Schrag Melvin Moyer Mary Ann Goering Willard Unruh President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Page Twenty-six GRAY MAROON n The class of 1941 was the largest graduating class in the history of Bethel College. Wesley Ewert was president of the class with Doris Kellenbarger and Charles Rousell assisting. Five members of the class were elected to the exclusive Order of the Golden A. Nearly all fields of study were pursued, with the majority of the students prejudiced in favor of the Social Sciences. History tops the list with eleven majors. They were also a literary minded group; they even planned their Junior-Senior banquet around a Shake- spearean theme. A good percentage of the group are now in institutions of higher learning. Quite a number are teaching, some are in industry, but all are busily engaged in carving their niche in the world in one way or another. Dan Cupid has been victimizing these otherwise illustrious individuals one by one — sometimes by twos — , and all are anticipating the class reunion in 1951. JAKE GOERING, Class of ' 41 Front row, left to right— R. Goering, Nickel, Smith, Westerman, Linscheid, Krehhiel, Peck, Loewen. Second row— Koontz, Ruth, Enns, Sisk, Albright, Lowe, M. Pankratz, Bechtel, R. Pankratz. Third row— Epp, Friesen, Eangenwalter, Gressinger, P. Hiebert, Watt, Rickman, Hilty. Fourth row— H. Claassen, H. Claassen, Loepp, Kellenbarger, Laird, Regier, Lawellain, Hostetler, Rousell. Fifth row— Enz, Stucky, Kaufman, Wenger, Richert, J. Goering, Ewert, Horst. Sixth row — Guhr, Gamer, Mierau, O. Goering, E. Hiebert. Page Twenty-seven GRAY M A R 0 0 I f SENIORS Oswald Schrag Parker, South Dakota Sociology Elinor Krehbiel Moundridge, Kansas English Esther Wiebe Hillsboro, Kansas Music Ethel Richert North Newton, Kansas Home Economics Elton Krehbiel Deer Creek, Oklahoma Physics Francis Becker Ringwood, Oklahoma Commerce and Economics Genevieve Jacobs Upland, California Music Arnold Graber Freeman, South Dakota Sociology Hilda Enns Inman, Kansas Music Mary Ann Goering Moundridge, Kansas Music Delmar Wedel Aberdeen, Idaho Economics Martin Schrag Moundridge, Kansas History Top row, left to right — Schrag, Wiebe, Krehbiel, Jacobs, Enns, Wedel. Lower row — Krehbiel, Richert, Becker, Graber, Goering, Schrag. Page Twenty-eight n 1 Hl n 1kih « JK f Jt . To ) row, left to right — Kreider, Senner, Fast, Sweet, Friesen, Wiebe. Second row — Hunter, Fransen, Molzen, Unruh, Jahnke, Moyer. Gerald Kreider North Newton, Kansas Chemistry Marjorie Hunter Newton, Kansas Biology Robert Senner Freeman, South Dakota Music Henry Fransen Vineland, Ontario, Canada Bible Menno Fast Newton, Kansas Physics Hazel Molzen Newton, Kansas Home Economics Mildred Sweet Newton, Kansas Home Economics Willard Unruh Bloomfield, Montana Bible Vera Friesen Lehigh, Kansas Music Arthur Jahnke Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada Biology Orlando Wiebe Aberdeen, Idaho Economics Melvin Moyer North Newton, Kansas Chemistry Page Twenty-nine 1842 Mildred Unruh Bluffton, Ohio Home Economics Hugo Mierau Henderson, Nebraska Grad. Bible Anna Regier M ountain Lake, Minnesota English Paul Renich Hesston, Kansas Chemistry and Physics Donald Bumsrarner Attica, Kansas Sociology Elmer Klippenstein Henderson, Nebraska Physics Roland A. Schmidt Pawnee Rock, Kansas Biology Olin Kliewer Great Bend, Kansas Chemistry Lorraine Schroeder Mountain Lake, Minnesota Sociology Ronald Von Riesen Beatrice, Nebraska Philosophy Roy Bartel Hillsboro, Kansas History Arnold Klassen Newton, Kansas Physics Top row, left to right — Unruh, Regier, Bumgarner, Schmidt, Schroeder, Bartel. Lower row- Mierau, Renich, Klippenstein, Kliewer, Von Riesen, Klassen. Page Thirty RAY MAR RS W 1 OK rf X „, f . y J r 1 r 1 To ) row, left to right — Ediger, Friesen, Hall, Stucky, Brown. Lower row — Mueller, Staerkel, Jantz, Willms, Koppes. Ernest Ediger Peabody, Kansas Biology Hilda Mueller Halstead, Kansas Biology Leonore Friesen Newton, Kansas Home Economics Billy Staerkel Newton, Kansas Thomas Hall Newton, Kansas Industrial Arts Willard Jantz Odessa, Washington Chemistry Edwin Stucky Moundridge, Kansas History Marie Willms Abbotsford, B. C, Canada Biology Jessie Brown North Newton, Kansas Biology Clinton Koppes Newton, Kansas Chemistry NOT ON PLATE Ralph Quiring Halstead, Kansas Physics, Mathematics Page Thirty-one 0 u 42 GRAY MAROON IUNIOHS Rose Kauffman Dallas Voran Alvin Harms Wesley Bartel North Newton, Kansas Belmont, Kansas Whitewater, Kansas Hillsboro, Kansas Milo Goering Arthur Voth Martha Fast Moundridge, Kansas Newton, Kansas Newton, Kansas Ernest Ediger Peabody, Kansas Winnifred Regier North Newton, Kansas Jack Sawatzsky Maxlvn Smith Madrid, Nebraska Pawnee Rock, Kansas Muriel Seitz Melbourne Stucky Helen Penner Newton, Kansas Moundridge, Kansas Beatrice, Nebraska Ralph Kroeker Halstead, Kansas Joe Lehman Versailles, Missouri Lois Woodworth Crisfield, Kansas Hugh Hostetler North Newton, Kansas Louise Duerksen Inman, Kansas Leona Koehn Pawnee Rock, Kansas Gene Unruh Inman, Kansas Top row, left to right — Kauffman, Voran, Harms, Bartel, Goering, Voth, Fast. Second row — Ediger, Regier, Sawatzsky, Smith, Seitz, Stucky, Penner. Lower row — Kroeker, Lehman, Woodworth, Hostetler, Duerksen, Koehn, Unruh. Page Thirty-two BBS flH Aft p - , 1 1 1 J Top row, left to right — McLain, Barkman, Ewert, Stucky, Bartel, Bartel. Middle rozv - Goossen, H. Goering, O. Goering, Epp, Harmon, Schmidt. Lower row — Wiebe, Schrag Krehbiel, Schroeder, Friesen, Voth. Kenneth McLain Paul Barkman Ruth Ewert Burrton, Kansas Menno, Oklahoma Hillsboro, Kansas Martha Stucky Peter Bartel Phyllis Bartel Moundridge, Kansas Hillsboro, Kansas Hillsboro, Kansas Henry Goossen Harlan Goering Orlando Goering Beatrice, Nebraska Moundridge, Kansas Moundridge, Kansas Rachel Epp Tom Harmon Roland T. Schmidt Henderson, Nebraska Moundridge, Kansas Walton, Kansas Richard Wiebe Beatrice, Nebraska Mrs. Evelyn Schrag Marion, South Dakota Helen Krehbiel Elyria, Kansas Esther Ruth Schroeder Mountain Lake, Minnesota Erna Friesen Henderson, Nebraska Carl Voth Moundridge, Kansas 19 4 2 Page Thirty-three Elvera Dalke Earl Schmidt Earl Koehn Ira Bartel Geary, Oklahoma Walton, Kansas Pawnee Rock, Kansas Newton, Kansas Henry Franz Elvera Voth Marvin Dester Lind, Washington Walton, Kansas Deer Creek, Oklahoma Edythe Mae Schmidt Orletta Warkentin Eleanor Wood Harvey Goering Newton, Kansas Lehigh, Kansas Newton, Kansas Moundridge, Kansas Camillus Conway Edna Penner Ada Friesen Viola Duerksen Newton, Kansas Beatrice, Nebraska Lehigh, Kansas Inman, Kansas Wanda Voth Gladys Regier Helen Little Walton, Kansas Fredonia, Kansas Newton, Kansas Lela Little Newton, Kansas Rufus Baehr Newton, Kansas Robert Isaac Newton, Kansas NOT ON PLATE Charles Lewellen Newton, Kansas I 1 in j Lk or V f ' J 15- To row, left to right — Dalke, Schmidt, Koehn, Bartel, Franz, Voth, Dester. Second row — Schmidt, Warkentin, Wood, Goering, Voth, Regier, Little. Bottom row — Conway, Penner, Friesen, Duerkson, Little, Baehr, Isaac. Page Thirty-four GRAY IfAROON SOPHOMORES Johnnie Kliewer Walton, Kansas Paul Albrecht Ransom, Kansas Oliver Duerksen Newton, Kansas Valerian Epp Newton, Kansas Delia Mae Ewert Hillsboro, Kansas Ralph Boese Goessel, Kansas Marvin Dyck Newton, Kansas Margaret Ebersole Newton, Kansas Willene Warmack San Antonio, Texas Lester Ewy Partridge, Kansas Venita Krehbiel McPherson, Kansas Forrest Stine Newton, Kansas Elmer Buhler Medford, Oklahoma Paul Goering Moundridge, Kansas Menno Stucky Moundridge, Kansas Dorothy Schmidt Newton, Kansas Esther Lehrman Aberdeen, Idaho Lloyd Goering Moundridge, Kansas Anna Fern Regier Moundridge, Kansas Mary Jane Saylor Burrton, Kansas Harold Plenert Hillsboro, Kansas Page Thirty-five 19 4 2 Arthur Watt Warren, Arizona Paul Becker Newton, Kansas Mildred Penner Lincoln, Nebraska Charlotte Regier Whitewater, Kansas Hugo Reimer Inman, Kansas Onieta Tiahrt Kansas City, Missouri Vernie Unruh Bloomfield, Montana Mary Lou Plumb Newton, Kansas Norma Kliewer Great Bend, Kansas Elmer Janzen Lehigh, Kansas Rohprt RichpT t NTpwfnn TCptt pq Bertha Ewert Hillsboro, Kansas Wilmer Goering McPherson, Kansas Reed Kaufman Moundridge, Kansas Marlin Krehbiel Deer Creek, Oklahoma Laura Flaming Inman, Kansas Melva Goering Moundridge, Kansas Milton Schmidt Walton, Kansas Marlon Wasemiller Lehigh, Kansas Paul Ediger Hillsboro, Kansas Marjorie Enz Newton, Kansas TO i it ; ! • ' i p , r fell • J J 4i4 Top roic, left to right — Watt, Penner, Reimer, Unruh, Becker, Regier, Tiahrt. Second row — Plumb, Janzen, Ewert, Kaufman, Kliewer, Richert, Goering. Lower row — Krehbiel, Goering, Wasemiller, Enz, Flaming, Schmidt, Ediger. Page Thirty-six GRAYMARDON SOPHOMORES To row, left to right — Lichti, Penner, Heer, Hohmann, Reusser, Rutschman. Lower row- Bartel, Juhnke, Becker, Ratzlaff, Krehbiel, Remple. Raymond Lichti Deer Creek, Oklahoma Randolph Penner Hillsboro, Kansas Elsie Heer San Miguel, California Gertrude Hohmann North Newton, Kansas Eugene Reusser Deer Creek, Oklahoma La Verne Rutchman Whitewater, Kansas 7 Earl Bartel Lehigh, Kansas , Walter Juhnke Moundridge, Kansas Anna Becker Mountain Lake, Minnesota Elva Ratzlaff Lillie Krehbiel Lloyd Remple Henderson, Nebraska Elyria, Kansas Hillsboro, Kansas SOPHOMORES NOT ON PLATES Dean Burnett Halstead, Kansas Pack Tiiiuty-skvkn 1942 RAY MARDDN FRESHMEN Mildred Martens Muriel Triimbo Ruth .dams Irene Schmidt Buhler, Kansas Peabody, Kansas Newton, Kansas Walton, Kansas Ir in Sehroeder Wilma Neufeld John Nichols Buhler, Kansas Inman, Kansas Preston, Kansas Anna Dieck Whitewater, Kansas Lawrence Templin Suffern, New York Roland Stucky Moundridge, Kansas Lois Reusser Deer Creek, Oklahoma Ransom Stucky Carl Claassen John Fenimore Moundridge, Kansas Beatrice, Nebraska Newton, Kansas Darl Heffelbower Walter Klassen Harold Schrag Delmar Krehbiel Newton, Kansas Goessel, Kansas Moundridge, Kansas Pretty Prairie, Kansas Eldo Schmidt Norma Jost Ray Funk Walton, Kansas Hillsboro, Kansas Hillsboro, Kansas t 1 Mi i Mm Jv — • Mm mhm% f t o Am W®MW Top rozi , left to right— Martens, Trumbo, Adams, Schmidt, Sehroeder, Neufeld, Nichols. Second rozv — Dieck, Templin, Stucky, Reusser, Stucky, Claassen, Fenimore. Lower row — Heffelbower, Klassen, Schrag, Krehbiel, Schmidt, Jost, Funk. 19 4 2 Page Thirty-eight 7 Top row, left to right — Siemens, Mueller, Bartel, Unruh, Stucky, Wiens, Reimer. Middle row — Stull, Bartel, Goering, Toews, Koehn, Regier, Janzen. Lower row — Dirks, Graber, Hanna, Kaufman, Moeckel, Regier, Balzer. Verda Mae Siemens Ernest Mueller Wanda Ruth Bartel Marianne Unruh Dorothy Stull Harold Bartel Dan Goering Marianne Toews Buhler, Kansas Halstead, Kansas Hillsboro, Kansas Peabody, Kansas Newton, Kansas Hillsboro, Kansas Canton, Kansas Inman, Kansas Howard Stucky Anna Grace Wiens Eldon Reimer Betty Koehn McPherson, Kansas Inman, Kansas Canton, Kansas Galva, Kansas Bertha Fern Regier Moundridge, Kansas Adeline Janzen Newton, Kansas Monica Dirks Mario Graber Edward Hanna Ethel Kaufman Great Bend, Kansas Moundridge, Kansas Newton, Kansas Moundridge, Kansas Adabelle Moeckel Eunice Regier Harold Balzer Sylvia, Kansas Newton, Kansas Lehigh, Kansas Page Thirty-nine Q I 4 2 Herman Claassen Newton, Kansas Dorothy Wedel Moundridge, Kansas Oswald Goering Moundridge, Kansas Lorine Graber Freeman, South Dakota Henry Claassen LuElla Buller Ellen Wedel Orlando Schmidt Beatrice, Nebraska Newton, Kansas Aberdeen, Idaho Buhler, Kansas Eleanor Loganbill Catherine Clegg Frances Guthrie Genevieve Melville Dwight Stucky Betty Jean Bartel Hillsboro, Kansas Newton, Kansas Walton, Kansas Sylvia, Kansas Moundridge, Kansas Hillsboro, Kansas Mario Krehbiel Moundridge, Kansas Helen Smiley Arlington, Kansas Willard Linscheid North Newton, Kansas Virgil Flickinger Pretty Prairie, Kansas Norma Unrau Herbert Stucky Vernelle Zuercher Inman, Kansas Moundridge, Kansas Whitewater, Kansas 5 ft fa 1 ■ 1 ! } . : V ■ . ' ! Auk s k Top row, left to right — Claassen, Wedel, Goering, Graber, Loganbill, Clegg, Guthrie. Middle row _ Claassen, Buller, Wedel, Schmidt, Melville, Stucky, Bartel. Lower row — Krehbiel, Smiley, Linscheid, Flickinger, Unrau, Stucky, Zuercher. Page Forty RAY MAROON FRESH £9L iff 4 s 1 ✓1 1 f 1 If , 4 1 ip 1 ... To row, left to right — Krause, Deckert, Funk, Goering, Penner, Schroeder, Buller. Middle row — Wedel, Unruh, Krehbiel, Keller, Kern, Wedel, Moyer. Lozvcr row — Bachman, Voran, Janzen, Dalke, Regier, McLain, Voth. Norman Krause Lehigh, Kansas Hilda Penner Hillsboro, Kansas Dina Deckert Pawnee Rock, Kansas Alfred Schroeder Hillsboro, Kansas Roy Funk Hillsboro, Kansas Marcella Buller Lehigh, Kansas Eldon Goering Newton, Kansas Esther Wedel Moundridge, Kansas Donald Kern Newton, Kansas Oliver Unruh Hillsboro, Kansas Helen Wedel Moundridge, Kansas Kathryn Krehbiel Moundridge, Kansas Frances Moyer Deer Creek, Oklahoma Russell Keller Newton, Kansas Florene Bachman Moundridge, Kansas Austin Regier Moundridge, Kansas Willis Voran Moundridge, Kansas Betty Lou McLair t Burrton, Kansas Erwin Janzen Newton, Kansas Orville Voth North Newton, Kansas Zelma Dalke Geary, Oklahoma Page Forty-onp: 19 4 2 Milton Goering Richard Ratzlaff Katherine Sterba Marie Franz Esther Stucky Anna L. Regier Tilmar Kaufman Waldo Kaufman McPherson, Kansas Pretty Prairie, Kansas Newton, Kansas Lind, Washington Moundridge, Kansas Newton, Kansas Moundridge, Kansas Pretty Prairie, Kansas Marlon Steinert Anna Marie Bartsch Virginia Miller Lehigh, Kansas Newton, Kansas Newton, Kansas Emma Clara Graber Maynard Dyck Walter Lohrentz Edna Ruth Goertzen Robert Spencer Dorothy Stull Robert Wedel Harold Buller Moundridge, Kansas McPherson, Kansas Newton, Kansas Newton, Kansas Newton, Kansas Aberdeen, Idaho Kenneth Krehbiel William Palmer Vera Schrag Samuel Stucky Ruth Goertz Lila Koehn Gladys Hall NOT ON PLATE Mountain Lake, Minnesota Philip Corby Pretty Prairie, Kansas Deer Creek, Oklahoma Newton, Kansas Kingman .Kansas McPherson, Kansas North Newton, Kansas McPherson, Kansas Newton, Kansas Newton, Kansas c 0 IHjjl r. f i mm am 4: J To row, left to right — Goering, Ratzlaff, Sterba, Franz, Steinert, Bartsch, Miller. Second row — Stucky, Regier, T. Kaufman, W. Kaufman, Graber, Krehbiel, Palmer. Third row — Dyck, Lohrentz, Goertzen, Spencer, Schrag, Stucky, Goertz. Lower row — Stull, Wedel, Koehn, Hall. m nurm Jj 1 J 1 J 1 Li To the Student Council goes the credit for initiating the plans for this Graymaroon. To help finance this pub- lication, the Council sponsored numerous activities. These were not only a means of raising money for the Gray- maroon, but they helped fulfill the need for recreation on the campus. During the year the Council sponsored the Fall Mixer, Halloween Box Supper, which was the first official function where folk games were played, Home- coming parade and banquet, Mid-West Assemblies, Leap Week, International Day, Farcity Review, and a Student- Faculty financial drive to assist the College in meeting Jolliffe ' s challenge. The Council also supervises the editor- ship of the Collegian. The Council is composed of eleven members, three seniors, three Juniors, two Sophomores, and two Freshmen. Delmar Wedel served as President; Vera Friesen, Vice President ; Martin Schrag, Treasurer ; and Lois Woodworth, Secretary. The Council was guided by the wisdom of Miss Wiebe, Dr. R. C. Kauffman, and Dean Goertz. DELMAR WEDEL PRESIDENT Left to right — Schrag, Woodworth, Voran, Toews, Epp, Goertz, Buhler, Enz, Wiebe, Friesen, Wedel, Kauffman. Page Forty-three 1 J The Bethel College A Cappella Choir has completed another successful and busy year. Under the direction of Professor Walter H. Hohmann the choir of sixty- five voices presented numerous concerts and took part in other activities and programs. Possessing a large repertoire of sacred numbers, the choir presented concerts in the following towns: Chase, Buhler, In- man, Goessel, and Newton. In addition to these concerts, the choir sang at each meeting of the annual Bible Week on the campus, as well as giving several chapel programs during the year and appearing at several other college programs and banquets. Annual events in which the choir par- ticipated were Handel ' s Messiah, given at Christmas time, and the Seven Last Words, the oratorio by Du Bois, which was presented during the Easter season. The latter was given in the new Memorial Hall for the first time this year. Of special interest this spring, was the proposed four-state trip which the choir- had planned. Appearances were scheduled in Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa, but the tour was cancelled be- cause of the scarlet fever epidemic on the campus at that time. Front row, left to right — M. Unruh, Goertzen, Jacobs, Siemens, Hohmann, Reusser, E. Voth, Toews, Unrau, Seitz, M. Goering, Graber, Schroeder, Warkentin, Kliewer, Professor Hohmann. Second row — E. Reimer, V. Krehbiel, M. Goering, Enz, Wiebe, G. Regier, Zuercher, Ewert, V. Friesen, A. Friesen, L. Friesen, D. Schmidt, A. Regier, M. Unruh, Schrag, Enns, Smiley, Jahnke. Third row — Ediger, M. Dyck, Steinert, Bartel, V. Unruh, M. Schmidt, Richert, Rempel, Buhler, O. Schmidt, Wasemiller, Von Riesen, Albrecht, Voth, Hostetler. Back row — Bumgarner, Burnett, Schmidt, Senner, R. Reimer, Sawatzsky, Stucky, Claassen, Wiebe, Dyck, Voran, Ewy, W. Unruh. Standing, left to right — Guthrie, O. Schmidt, Voth, Trumbo, Regier, Deckert, Professor Luttrell, Bartel, Voran, Wedel, Dalke. Seated, left to right — Janzen, Palmer, Fast, Isaac, Schmidt, Moyer, Dirks, Richert, Stucky, Smith, Flaming,- Dyck. The Bethel College Band, composed of twenty pieces, is an organization which has contributed much to the enjoyment of many school activities. The director, Professor Samuel Luttrell, is a new mem- ber of the Bethel College faculty. Pro- fessor David Suderman, former director, is on leave of absence. Professor Luttrell is assisted bv Dallas Voran. The band, with its colorful uniforms of Maroon and Gray, are an indispensable feature of pep rallies, football and basketball games. In addition to the several concerts which are presented, the band gives sev- eral chapel programs during the year. Several members of the band are also members of the college orchestra, which is also under the direction of Professor Luttrell. Ensembles are organized from the regular band and orchestra which de- light the students and faculty in their appearances at several college programs and banquets. One feature of the band this year, was the introduction of two drum majorettes, Zelma Dalke and Frances Guthrie. These majorettes gave many fine exhibitions of their skill. The Band is valuable too, from the standpoint of the experience it gives indi- vidual members. Students who plan to teach music are better equipped to teach after having had practical experience in the musical organization. Page Forty-five [ N organization of college students who are interested in active Christian service is the Student Volunteers. The purpose of this group is to pro- mote the spiritual welfare of its members by mutual fellowship and to assist in whatever ways possible in exemplifying and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Furthermore, its purpose is to promote missionary interest and education on the local campus and community. Making Christ Real is the motto of the organization, and it is the daily aim of the members to live up to the challenge of their motto. The Student Volunteers have this year, as in former years, engaged in a program of church deputation work, thereby pro- moting interest in missionary work as well as in other types of Christian service. An- other worthwhile project successfully handled, has been the furnishing of Sun- day School workers for nearby churches; some eight members having participated. In addition, the organization sponsored the weekly student prayer meetings held on the campus. A source of inspiration this year has been the visits with returned missionaries and the correspondence with those still on the mission field. Officers this year were: Henry Fran- sen, President; Orlando Goering, Vice President; and Ruth Ewert, Secretary- Treasurer. Rev. A. E. Kreider served as the faculty advisor for the group, as he has in the past several years. Front row, left to right — Esau, Lehrman, Ewert, Brown, Schroeder. Back row — O. Goering, Schmidt, W. Unruh, Steinert, Fransen, M. Goering, V. Unruh. Page Forty-six Front row, left to right — Becker, Schroeder, Krehbiel, Regier, Buhler, Wiebe. Middle row — Albrecht, Richert, Goering, Woodworth, Bumgarner. Back row — Moyer, Friesen, Kreider, Voran, Enz, Wedel. MEETING once every week during the regular Wednesday Chapel period, the Bethel College Student Christian Move- ment has striven through a series of varied programs, consisting of talks, music, meditation, worship periods, and discussion groups to attain its aim of lead- ing students into a deeper understanding of, and closer fellowship with, Jesus Christ. The organization is the largest extra- curricular organization on the campus, and the organization centers around a cabinet of twenty-two individuals. It is affiliated with the Rocky Moun- tain Regional S. C. M. and also with the World Student Christian Federation, giv- ing it an international outlook. During the first two quarters of this year, Orlando Wiebe was President; Frances Becker, Vice President; Lois Woodworth, Secretary; and Melvin Moyer, Treasurer. Beginning with the third quar- ter, Paul Goering has been President; Esther Ruth Schroeder, Vice President; Maxyln Smith, Secretary ; and Elmer Buh- ler, Treasurer. Other activities consisted of sponsor- ing the S. C. M. reception for new stu- dents, College sings, Christmas party for the underprivileged children, Chinese stu- dent relief campaign, morning devotionals in the College dining hall, church pro- grams, a weekly column in the Collegian, Religious Emphasis week, and recreational evenings. The Cabinet twice yearly spends a week-end at a retreat in which tney en- deavor to deepen their spiritual lives and with the help of faculty advisors, work out a program for the year. Rev. A. E. Kreider is the faculty ad- visor, as he has been for the past several years. Page Forty-seven EDITORS KREHBIEL AND WOODWORTH Sponsored by the Student Council and pub- lished entirely by students, the Bethel Collegian appears more or less regularly each Friday of the school year with the exception of holidays, examination weeks, and periods of financial stress. For the first two quarters of the present school year, the paper was edited by Elinor Krehbiel. Assisting her were Orlando Wiebe as business manager; Lois Woodworth as news editor; Dallas Voran as features editor; Melvin Moyer as circulation manager; Martin Schrag as sports editor; and Clinton Koppes as ex- change editor. At the beginning of the third quarter Lois Woodworth and Dallas Voran assumed the du- ties of editing the Collegian. Their staff con- sists of Monica Dirks, business manager; Verney Unruh, circulation manager; Elsie Heer, news editor; Eunice Regier, features edi- tor; Roland T. Schmidt, sports editor; Bertha Ewert, exchange editor. Professor Lester Hostetler is faculty ad- visor. Seated, left to right — Plumb, Barkman, Warmack, Wiebe, Krehbiel, Voran, Woodworth, Warkentin. Standing, left to right — Moyer, Schmidt, Koppes, Regier, Plenert, Wedel, Albrecht, Goering. m a nn A few new ideas, together with ortho- dox year book methods were combined by the editor, and the combination is the Graymaroon of ' 42. Some staff members, because of inter- est and position, spent more time on the Graymaroon than other members. Par- ticular credit is due Charlie Voth for his work. Mr. Voth, together with his assist- ant Roland T. Schmidt, took all the pic- tures for the Graymaroon (except a few submitted by students.) This was a task of great magnitude. These photographers are to be congratulated for their achieve- ment. Elsie Heer made the appointments for the Student-Faculty panels and also the research work for those panels. Credit is also due to Dallas Voran and Lois Wood- worth, who are responsible for the calen- dar section and for the copy on features. Ernest Ediger is the capable artist, re- sponsible for the linoleum cuts. Martin Schrag took care of Sports, and Ralph Kroeker wrote some of the copy for the organizations division. Orlando Wiebe as Business Manager, efficiently handled our meager funds. Miss Becker, Rev. Hos- tetler and Mr. Goering were advisors. Elinor Krehbiel and Delmar Wedel served as Associate-Editor and Editor respec- tively. Seated, left to right — Kroeker, Woodworth, Heer, Voran, Becker. Standing — Krehbiel, Schmidt, Voth, Wedel, Wiebe, Hostetler, Ediger, Schrag. mi K i Page Forty-nine Jj 1 J m m n .. Li 1 J J To further athletics at Bethel College is the purpose of the twenty-three members of the Letter Club. With this aim in mind, the club sponsors an extensive intramural program each year, including such sports as touch football, basketball, ping-pong, volleyball, softball, and tennis. The highlight of the Letter Club ' s activities each year is the annual Buffalo Barbecue held each spring. Buffalo steaks are featured at the affair. This year, Honus Wagner, a member of Baseball Hall of Fame, was the main speaker. Proceeds this year went to the Red Cross. Members of the club, who have earned a letter in one or more major sport (football, basketball, track, and tennis), each year conduct drives for the sale of season football and basketball tickets, as well as doing civic duty in the com- munity. Officers this year were: Martin Schrag, president; Gene Unruh, secretary ; and Melvin Moyer, treasurer. Coach Otto Unruh is the faculty advisor. Front row, left to right— Unruh, Rempel, Klippenstein, Moyer, M. Krehbiel, E. Bartel. Second row— E. Krehbiel, Dester, Voth, Barkman, Schrag. Third row— Harmon, Wiebe, Jantz. Fourth row— Albrecht, R. Bartel, Stucky, Boese, Cichti, Wedel, Quiring. Page Fifty m ..WENTY-FIVE girls wore the maroon skirts and white sweaters of the Doxies, Bethel ' s women ' s pep club. The organization was created by the Student Council in 1937. Membership in the group is limited to twenty-five in the charter set up by the council. Each fall new mem- bers are elected to the group by the entire student body. The purpose of the group is to stimulate and promote school spirit. Activities of the club this year consisted of ushering at football and basketball games and programs, selling candy and hot dogs at athletic games, serving dinners for various groups and organizations, selling tickets for Home- coming, the Mid-West Assemblies series of programs spon- sored by the Student Council for the benefit of the Gray- maroon, and tickets for the Farcity Review. The Doxies were also in charge of the flag presentation ceremony at the beginning of every basketball game. Officers this year were Rachel Epp, president; Mary- lou Plumb, vice-president; and Margaret Ebersole, secre- tary-treasurer. Mrs. R. C. Kauffman was the faculty advisor. Front row,_ left to right— Graber, Ebersole, Clegg, Adams, Epp, Miller, Warmack. Second row— H. Little, Hohmann, Siemens, Regier, Becker, Krehbiel, L. Little, Warkentin. Back row —Plumb, Kliewer, Mrs. Kauffman, Tiahrt, Ewert, Kauffman, Moeckel, Penner. Page; Fifty-one; Front row, left to right — Willms, Kliewer, Becker, Penner. Back row — Linscheid, Schmidt, W. Goering, P. Goering, Burnett, Templin, Albrecht, Baehr, Gingerich. m ..HE International Relations Club has been organized on the Bethel Campus to study and discuss affairs of international importance. A sampling of the programs sponsored by the I. R. C. include an exhi- bition debate by the Newton High Debat- ers, a discussion of the Neutrality Act, Vernon Stroberg, who is an attorney from Newton, answered the question, What Is International Law, discussions related to post war reconstruction and a lasting peace, and other topics which stimulated campus thought. This club, during 1941-42, has been sponsored by Dr. Gingerich. Frances Becker served as president, with Rufus Baehr as treasurer; Oneita Tiahrt, Paul Goering served as program chairmen. Rufus Baehr was elected president of the club for the coming year. Co-workers with Rufus in the positions of first and second vice-presidents will be Paul Al- brecht and Wilmer Goering. These three officers form the club ' s program commit- tee. Norma Kliewer was elected to serve as treasurer. The club is a member of the national organization sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for the study of international relations. Every year the club receives, as a gift of the Carnegie endowment, valuable books by reliable authors on the subject. These books have all been given to the college library. Subscriptions to the International Labor Review and League of Nations pamphlets are also donated. Page Fifty-two ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE STUDENTS LABOR 1(1 INNING six, tying- one and losing one, the 1941 edition of the Bethel College football team, climbed to a second place tie in the Kansas Conference and turned in one of the most successful seasons in the school ' s history. Thirty-one husky boys answered Coach Unruh ' s call. Under the guidance of Coach Unruh, and his assistants, Andy Douglass and Cliff Morgan, the raw recruits settled down to the serious business of playing good football. The Maroon and Gray opened their eight-game schedule on the home gridiron against Northwestern Teachers from Alva, Oklahoma. Although Bethel was never threatened, they were unable to score until the late stages of the game when they sent Westerman across for the game ' s only tally. The final score, 7-0. Traveling to Ottawa for their first conference game, the Mennonites found the Braves tougher than anticipated and the score stood 0-0 as the final whistle blew. During the game, three regulars were forced to leave the game because of injuries. The following Saturday, the team en- camped at Salina and encountered the de- fending champions, Kansas Wesleyan. Four regulars watched the game from the sidelines. With a plentiful supply of re- serves, Wesleyan hammered the battered Bethel line and broke through giving them a 6-0 victory. With faces beaten by rain and their feet mired in mud, the Ottomen revealed the true nature of their grid machine in the Baker game. Bethel defeated the state ' s only unbeaten, untied and unscored upon eleven, 6-0. Top row, left to right — Kliewer, M. Krehbiel, Wedel, Stucky, Dester, Bartel, Jantz, E. Krehbiel, Krause. Middle row— him Coach Douglass, Ratzlaff, Funk, H. Goering, O. Goering, M. Goering, Cork Goering, M. H. Krehbiel, G. Unruh, Staerkel, Reusser, Zerger, Coach Unruh. Bottom row—R. Westerman, V. Unruh, Plenert, Voth, Schrag, Balzer, Buhler, Trainer Schmidt. Not on picture, M. Westerman, Kaufman, Duerkson. ok Page Fifty-four TENSE air prevailed over the campus as the Graymaroons prepared to meet their arch rivals, the McPherson Bull- dogs. With navigator precision, the Bethelites set their course and came to port in the first five minutes, scoring the only points in the game, 7-0. The underrated Sterling eleven al- most sent Bethel home on the short end of the score. However a safety in the third quarter gave the Graymaroon squad a 2-0 margin. The Newton gridsters traveled to Lindsborg the following Saturday and spoiled the second homecoming in two weeks. Score 13-0. The season ' s climax found the Maroon and Gray on the home gridiron celebrating their homecoming. Unleash- ing unknown offensive power, the Otto- men completely outclassed the C. of E. Presbys and crushed them 44-0. A fit- ting triumph for a successful season. Top— Get in there and fight. Upper left — Kliewer, tackle; upper right — Dester, end; center — M. H. Krehbiel, halfback; lower left — Staerkel, guard ; lower right — Top row, left to right — Balzer, Klippenstein, Kroeker, M. Stucky, R. Bartel, E. Bartel. Middle row — Fenimore, L. Goering, Kaufman, Cork Goering, H. Goering, Schroeder. Bottom row— S. Stucky, Schrag, Krause, Krehbiel, Ratzlaff. D LAYING in a tough conference, the Maroon and Gray came through with fly- ing colors, tying for third place and win- ning eight games to eight defeats. With two freshmen, two sophomores and one senior on the starting five, the Ottomen began the season in the new Memorial Hall in a game with the K. U. Jayhawkers. The one-sided score (61-28) didn ' t dampen the Graymaroon spirit. The Bethel maple squad opened their conference schedule at Ottawa where ex- hausted but determined, the Graymaroons turned the trick during the waning min- utes of the fray — final score, 28-24. Unable to find the basket during the first half of the game with the Swedes, Bethel came back strong during the last twenty minutes, only to be denied victory by seven points. Returning to the home court, the Bethel five completely outclassed the Col- lege of Emporia Presbys 50-31 in a fine exhibition of superb basketball. The stilted Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes, with an array of stars, defeated the gray clads in a one sided battle, 54-33. Undaunted by the stinging defeat, the Ottomen turned the tables and stopped the Ottawa Braves 31-27. With the league-leading Baker Wild- cats furnishing the opposition, the Maroon five went down in defeat 54-30. With a determined feeling, the Maroon squad traveled to McPherson and were not denied their quest for victory. Trailing during the first thirty-nine minutes, the Graymaroons forged ahead during the last sixty seconds to win the game. Page Fifty-eight Page Fifty-nine m HE Maroon and Gray found the mid- season games tougher than anticipated and in a slump, lost games to C. of E., Friends U., Kansas Wesleyan and Baker. The Bethelites again found their range when they met the Quakers in a return game. The Ottomen were hitting from all corners and finished with a ten point ad- vantage. In a return match, the inspired Bull- dogs were too much for the Graymaroons as they went down in defeat 44-25. The Ottomen ended the season at the expense of the Bethany Swedes. From the opening whistle until the final gun, there was little doubt as to the superiority of the Bethel squad, as they rolled over the Swedes. Coach Otts Unruh began his Bethel coaching days in 1929, after starring on Phog Allen ' s K. U. quintet and coach- ing at Blue Rapids, Kansas. Only a small part of Coach ' s athletic program is directed toward winning teams; he is more interested in helping to build Christian character. He is not only concerned with inter-collegiate ath- letics; but, also with the Letter Club. He contributes greatly to the intra-mural program. Top — McPherson vs. Bethel. Bottom — Coach Unruh Page Sixty BILLY STAERKEL, JAVELIN 111 ITH the return of warm weather and spring, the Bethel College Track squad began to limber up. Hurdle after hurdle, dash after dash and aching muscles upon aching muscles, the thin-clads were conditioning themselves. Although hampered by wet weather, the Varsity spikesters, turned in good times and distances, during the early part of the sea- son. Since this is written in mid-season, it is impossible to say what the final results will be. Eight lettermen returned to form the backbone of the Varsity team. Leading the returning lettermen was Roy Bartel. In addi- tion, the Maroon and Gray boasts two out- standing tracksters in Captain Melvin Moyer, high jump, and Billy Staerkel who holds the school javelin record. Front row, left to right — Voran, Boese, Watt, Steinert. Middle row — Kaufman, Unruh, Moyer, Stine, Staerkel. Back row — E. Bartel, Stucky, R. Bartel, Coach Unruh, Rempel. Page Sixty-one 5 UTEPPING out of the conference, the Graymaroons journeyed to Wich- ita to take part in a triangular meet, with Wichita U. and Southwestern completing the program. Although facing opposition out of their class, the Graymaroons won the meet with points to spare. Not satisfied with trouncing Wichita U. and Southwestern, the Gray- maroons accepted an invitation to meet the Fort Hays State Teachers. However, the result was not the same, as the Teachers trimmed the Varsity 83i 2 to 47%. Upper left — That ' s where the rub comes in. Upper center — E. Bartel, pole vault. Upper right — Captain Mover, high jump. Left center — Stucky, hurdles. Center — Mover. Lower left — Kaufman, 440 yard dash. Lower center — Boese, high jump. Lower right — R. Bartel, discus. m ..HE 1941 tennis prospects looked rather dark with but one letterman returning. However, as the season progressed, new material was dis- covered and the net-men turned in an excellent record. Under the leader- ship of Captain Charlie Voth, the Maroon tennis team consisting of Charlie Voth, Paul Albrecht, Delmar Wedel, Orlando Wiebe, Tom Harmon and Raymond Lichti, won three out of four matches. The squad opened the season against Friends U. and defeated them 5-1 with little trouble. In the return match with Friends, the team found the going a bit tougher, but won 4-2. In the season ' s only reverse, the McPherson Bulldogs trounced the Maroon racketeers. Unable to get going, they lost to the Bulldogs 5-1. Returning to form, the Mennonites completely outplayed the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes 5-0 in the season ' s final. With the return of the entire squad, the 1942 season looks better than ever. At the time of writing, the team has not seen action, it is believed they will have a successful season. Circle, left to right— Albrecht, Lichti, Voth, Wiebe, Harmon, Wedel. Top— Captain Voth serves. Center — A bit of net play. Bottom — Albrecht drives. Page Sixty-three .. NCREASING attention is being paid to the intra-mural sports program. Although the lack of facilities made it impossible to have a well rounded program last year, this year ' s program has been enlarged to include every form of major athletics. The program is directed by the Letter Club and Coach Unruh, which this year, has included touch-football, basketball, ping- pong, volleyball, tennis and Softball. The program opened with a touch- football league composed of five teams, with eight men on a team. The league season was climaxed with a contest be- tween the Pines and the White House, with the White House the victor. Attracting more attention than any other phase of the intra-mural program was the basketball league and tournament, with the organization of an eight team league. The tournament was won by the Town Team. A large group of students entered the singles ping-pong tournament. Hugh Hos- tetler is champion in the men ' s division with Walt Junke as runner up. In the women ' s division, Vernelle Zuercher took first with Anna Grace Wiens as runner up. Although the activities mentioned are the only ones that have been completed at the time of writing, several others have been organized. Page Sixty-four Home Coming Queen Page Sixty-five VERA FRIESEN, Lehigh, Kansas — MB ORLANDO WIEBE, Aberdeen, Idaho Page Sixty-seven Page Sixty-eight DEAN OF LABOR HARRY MARTENS Page Sixty-nine m HE labor program has increasingly gained momentum until during the cur- rent school year more than one hundred seventy-five students are earning a por- tion of their expenses while attending school. To help solve various problems in con- nection with the work program, the Work Supervisors and Student Employees Coun- cil was organized this year. This Council consists of nine supervisors; representing general areas of the labor program, and three student, elected from the group of student workers. Although the chief reason for giving employment to students is to assist them financially, the self-support plan is not to be considered only as a means to an end. It is also a method whereby a student may actually receive technical education while he is on the job. To help the student gain desirable em- ployable habits, two rating sheets have been worked out and are being used: the Page Seventy Employer ' s Student Employee Rating Sheet to be filled out by the supervisor, and the Student Employee ' s Rating Sheet in which the student worker judges his own efficiency and attitude toward his work. In order to attain a higher standard in the work program as well as to create incentive, a system has been worked out whereby awards are given to students who have done outstanding work in their re- spective areas during the preceding year. Also, to place more emphasis on the work program, one day each year is set aside in special recognition of student labor. There are eight general areas of labor: librarians, assistants in the administra- tive offices, assistants to faculty members, in the Secretarial Bureau, in the College Press, in the Dining Hall, on the farm, on construction, and on maintenance which includes janitorial service and upkeep of college premises. Page Seventy-one Four years have now passed since the last publication of a Graymaroon. The staff is happy to have had a part in the resurrection of this custom and to present by word and picture the story of this year ' s activities. Our ambition has been to build a book that will be a credit to our Alma Mater and a source of value and enjoyment to you as you page through it in future years and recall familiar scenes and faces. We wish to thank the members of the staff for their cooperation and work, and to our staff advisers, Miss Becker, Mr. Goering, and Prof. Hostetler for their kindly guidance. We also wish to give due credit to the Mid-Continent Engrav- ing Company, Wichita, Kansas; Kansan Printing Company of Newton; the Bethel College Press and to Mr. Burkhard for his valuable suggestions. Without their cooperation this publication would not have been possible. We wish to thank all students who have co- operated in this production. We are especially grateful to the Senior Class for their generous gift. We, the editors, are happy to have had this opportunity to edit, this, YOUR book; we trust you will be pleased with YOUR Graymaroon. THE EDITORS. Page Seventy-two