Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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2G THE ACORN EDITOR, C. W. SWANSON. Athletics this year have not been entirely a success although the different branches of athletic activities have been good or have the makings for being good in the future. • : One of the greatest achievements of the year is the athletic spirit which has bo.cn raised amongst the students. The future prospects ol' the Academy having a (Jym. and an athletic field have put pep into the fellows this year and they have started to make things hum. The basket ball team this year was the best team Bethel has ever had. The team was composed of players who fought till the last minute of play; that is why the team was successful. Also the coaching which the team received from Mr. Burwel! put the art and science of basket ball into the players. Mr. Harwell is a Macalester student and player so he knew how to put pep into the game. We hope we may have his services as coach next year. Captain I.off, forward, Swanson, manager. and center, Hodne, Guard: Anderson. Guard, and Galliford, forward: composed the team, with Erickson, Rio and Young as subs who were ready to jump in the game at any time. These men are the players who have von their L ’s” this year. With four of these men with us next year, most of the second team and the incoming cf some good freshmen, Delliel may lock forward to having a good team to represent the new school next year. The girls also tried their luck and skill at basket ball and had teams organized amongst the classes which played against each other. They have some mighty fine material for a team and in a couple or years Bethel may have a team representing her amengst the academies and high schools of the state. Through the lack of players Bethel has not had a basket team this spring, but with what good material we have this year added to the incoming material next year Bethel will have a team to be proud Ol. We have been surprised this spring by the very light clad hoys who have been running in the mornings and evenings. These boys are practicing for Field Day which is to be held May 29th. Because of this we are sure to have some hot contestants in the different events this year. The committee for the day is a good one and the winners of the different events are going to receive prizes. There has also been a lot of enthusiasm over tennis. The court is in good shape and the Athletic Association has bought new rackets and a net. So we see the racket wielders on the court during leisure hours. With an entirely new school building next year and other advantages it is up to the students to persuade sonic good men who arc athletes to attend Bethel. Bethel then may look forward to a big year in athletics in 1915 and 1915.

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THE ACORN 2S M. S. A. SOCIETY

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THE ACORN 27 BASKET BAU, TEAM. WHY SOME OF OUR STUDENTS CAME TO BETHEL ACADEMY, AS EXPRESSED IN THEIR OWN WORDS. I came to Bethel because I liked to go. because I ought to go, because I had to go. I came to B. A. because I deemed it best to go to an institution where my colleagues were somewhat my own age. The good reputation of B. A. is widespread and in my home town we heard much about it. So I came. After my mother’s death I felt so lonely and I looked for a place where I could be of service; but [ needed preparation. Then B. A. arose before my mind as a lighthouse which stands firmly on a rock in a stormy sea. I was looking for a good school and found one in Wisconsin, but the tuition was so high, I could not possibly pay it. Then I heard about Bethel and so came here. With a will and a desire to do the real duties of life, and believing that at Bethel Academy I could receive beneficial aid and also further inspiration to make a fitting preparation for a life that would climb toward the goal God had set for it, I determined to get my high school education there. I came because I had heard so much good about B. A. and her faculty. Cont. on page 2f .