Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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 Mary 3ang explains Mer first-place corsage, a mathematical formula How do I love you?” for her date Irv Stauffer. Sporting a historical corsage, adviser Roy Dalton greets Nik Dag coup e. Disputes on proper classroom techniques create problems for Dean Paul Bierhaus and his newly-hired sociologist Judy Van Wambeke. 25

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Marilynne Anderson strikes the name of her date from the list of eligible Bethel bachelors. Nickolinas Dag . . . Swedish Sadie Hawkins Day . . . venerable custom at Bethel . . . once casual. informal . . . now sophisticated . . . girls scheme and plot their plans for weeks . . . fellows fret for fear they will be asked and for fear they won't . . . eking out a bit of ingenuity girls fashion corsages . . . fancy restaurants, excitement of dining . . . Sophomores present original play, There's Nothing Like a Dean . . . more food and entertainment . . . bowling, watching a fire and reading poetry, singing, laughing ... a singular tradition. 24

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World Missions Week explored the topic Crucial Issues in World Missions.” Dr. Clyde Taylor, the principal speaker, presented “Modern Methods in World Evangelism, A Continent in Revolution, Africa—Nationalism on the March, Priorities in World Missions.” Panel discussions in the evening further emphasized the morning sessions analyzing the topics; missionaries, professors and mission board members participated. Twenty conference missionaries mingled with students as they lived in the dorms, talked and laughed in the coffee shop, discussed questions and problems in the classroom, and counseled in informal situations. Highlighting the week, these personal contacts made an impression on students. Dr. Clyde Taylor Helen Bergfalk shared missionary experiences during the week. 26