Bethel College - Graymaroon Yearbook (North Newton, KS)

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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.

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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

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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