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UNION COLLEGE, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MAY 5, 1961  Vol. XXXIV  No. 16  
Homecoming Honors (lasses of '11 and '36 
Bieber, Nelson are Honor (lass Members  
Among the honor class members to be celebrating the annual home- 
coming this weekend are three Union College presidents. Four of the  
members from the classes of '11 and '36 have been on the Union College  
staff.  
President David J. Bieber of the class of '36, and Dr. Russell K.  
Nelson, head of the history department, also of the class^of '36, are  
current staff members.  
Leo F. Theil, '11,. was president of Union College from '25-'28 and  
Aubrey Rulkoetter, '36, served in that capacity from '38 till the early 
'40's.  
Four New Honor Members  
Honor members of the Alumni  
Association are graduates contrib- 
uting some outstanding work that 
is representative of Union. There 
are currently 15 honor members of  
the association. This year four new 
names will be added to the list of 
honor members appearing on the  
alumni placards on the third floor 
of the administration building, ac- 
cording to Mrs. Virginia Ogden, 
editor of the Union College Alum- 
nus. New honor members are:  
W. I. Smith, Ph.D., '11, retired  
president of three, colleges,  
Pacific Union College; Newbold  
iCollege, England; and Walla  
Walla College.  
R. E. Hoen, Ph.D. '13, who  
served on the chemistry staff at  
PUC for many years.  
Mrs. Rochelle Philman Kil- 
gore, '20, head of the English 
department-at AUC for 25  
years.  
'.. and A. H. Rulkoetter, '36,  
Ph.D., one-time president of  
Union college and in the Gen- 
eral Conference until his retire- 
ment a year or so ago. 
Other well known members of the  
honor class of '36 are:  
La Verne Barker, educational  
secretary of the Colorado con- 
ference; Clyde C. Blackburn,  
staff member at Southwestern  
Junior College; Helen Cornell 
Johnson, wife of Kimber D.  
Johnson, president of the North 
Dakota conference; Annabelle  
Rumph Dart, from California; 
Don von Pohle, missionary in  
foreign service.  
President Surprised  
Recently in staff meeting, Presi- 
dent Bieber was asked what he  
would have thought if someone  
would have told him twenty-five 
years ago that he would be presi- 
dent of Union College today,  
would probably have dropped over  
dead," he said.  

Workshop Pronounced'Success;  
. Officers Feel More Confident  
Dr. Russell K. Nelson  
Staples, Minn.  
Major: History 
Minors: Physics, Mathematics, Edu- 
cation  
Activities:  
Devotional Leader, Senior Class 
History Reader 
Reporter, Clock Tower  
Sabbath School Teacher  
President D. J. Bieber  
Summer School Graduate  
Majors: Economics, Business  
Minors:  
Bible, German, Education  
Activities:  
Supt., S. S„ '35  
Treas., Professional Class, '33  
Student Teach of Penmanship,  
'33, '35, '36  
Sec.-Treas., Clock Tower, '35-'36  

Three thousand six hundred-six  
miles and ten days after leaving the  
campus, Union's five delegates to 
the eleventh Annual Intercollegiate 
ASB workshop, returned with new  
ideas for student leadership next  
year.  
The workshop, held at Atlantic  
Union College, South Lancaster, 
Mass., had as its special theme, the  
personal dynamics of Christian  
leadership.  
Representing Union at the work- 
shop were: Gary Grimes, out-going  
BACKWARD LOOK—President and Mrs. Bieber reveiw his senior year at  
Union with the 36 Golden Cords. "It has been a long time."  
Tan to Take ASB Oath At Inauguration May 12  
Donald Tan will take the oath of  
office as president of the Associated  
Student Body of Union College, in 
the inauguration ceremony at 9:20 
a.m., May 12.  
According to the ASB constitu- 
tion, the new president is to take 
office the second Friday of May.  
The oath "I do solemnly affirm  
th|at I will faithfully execute the 
office of the President, and will, to  
the best of my ability, preserve, pro-
tect, and defend the constitution of  
the Associated Student Body of  
Union College" is to be administered  
by the Chief Justice of the SA  

Supreme Court, Audley Hendricks  
Tan will be escorted by a color  
guard from the Medical Cadet 
Corps, accompanied by the "Star  
Spangled Banner," and "Hail to the 
Chief." Music will be provided by 
the music department.  
Gary Grimes, outgoing ASB presi  
dent and David J. Bieber, president  
of UC, will make short speeches.  
'Tan will make the main address of  
the day.  
Planning the  inauguration pro  
gram Is Miss Bernelda Johnson 
ASB secretary-elect.  

ASB president; Donald Tan, ASB  
president elect; Dick Stenbakken, 
Clock Tower, editor elect; Ann  
Silverstein, Golden Cords editor  
elect;  Milton Erhart, religious life  
leader for '61-'62; and Dr. Lowell W.  
Welch, staff sponsor.  
CT May Go Weekly  
"We discussed the possibilities of  
student newspapers going out as  
weekly publications instead of the  
bi-weeklies we have now," said 
Stenbakken. "I would like to give 
it careful consideration for the  
f^nMkmz^' mPP^PI^VX^^SfcSJ  
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(Photo by Russ Johnson, Chieogo Heights Star)  
CHICAGO HEIGHTS JAIL—Delegates (l-r) Tan, Grimes, Stenbakken and  
Erhart slept in the jail when they were snowbound enroute to workshop. Dr. Welch  
had to stay, too.  
2. 
3.  

In This Issue  
Dedication of the  
'61 GC p. 3  
Temperance jingles p. 2  
Editorial p. 4  

Opinions Expressed (oncerning Track Events  
In Annual All School Outing at Pioneers Park  
Both Pioneers Park and Southeast high school will be locations  
for the A.S.B. all school outing, May 9.  
The Southeast track is more suitable than the usual Pioneers Park  
area for the men's track events and the women's 100 yard dash, explained  
Tony Latessa, head of the recreation committee. Activities will begin  
at the Southeast track at 10 a.m., and will continue in Pioneers Park  
after dinner. Dinner will be served 
at 12:30 p.m. in Pioneers Park.  
The outlook for the outcome of  
the various classes in the sports  
were expressed in these words:  
"You can count on the senior  
class of '61 to do better than any 
class has in the past," stated Tony  
Latessa, senior.  
"Several seem to lag in the soph  
omore class, so we don't have the  
talent we had last year, but I think 
We have a good chance," was the 
comment of Buddy Borris, junior  
"You can bet your boots it will  
be between the sophomores and the  
seniors," said Tony Latessa.  
"I don't think we'll sweep it, but  
we'll clear a few games," voiced  
Dale Johnson, freshman.  
Presently scheduled events for  
women include: the sixty yard dash,  
shoe kick, sack race, and ball throw.  
Men's events will be: the 440 yard  
relay, 440 yard dash, 100 yard dash, 
mile race, low eighty yard hurdles,  
pole vaulting, high jump, broad  
jump, discus throw, shot-put throw, 
and the men's ball throw. The win-
ners of the freshman-junior ball 
game will play the winners of the 
sophomore-senior ball game.  

Honors Convocation Held 
For B-Average Students  
May 5 During Chapel  
One hundred-thirty nine students  
who have achieved a highi scholastic  
standing will be recognized at the  
Honors Conovcation 9:20 a.m. Fri- 
day, May 5 in the Union College  
auditorium.  
A graduate of 1942, Fabian A.  
Meier will speak at the Honors 
Convocation.  
Presentation of the honor stu- 
dents, will be done by Lowell W.  
Welch, a 1932 graduate.  
David J. Bieber, a 1936 graduate  
will recognize the honor students.  
Awarding the Alumni Merit  
Scholarships will be Everett N. Dick,  
a 1924 graduate.  
To be an honor student, you are  
required to carry a minimum of 12  
hours per semester and have a B 
average in all subjects during the  
two preceding semesters except in  
the case of freshmen. Freshmen 
who have a B average in the work 
of the first semester of their college  
course qualify, according to the 
registrar.  
This is the 18th annual Honors  
Convocation held by Union College. 
Its purpose, according to Dr. Lowell 
W. Welch, Dean of Student Affairs,  
is to promote better scholarship.  

Clock Tower next year."  
The possibilities of sponsoring a  
student missionary during the sum- 
mer months was one of the largest,  
most comprehensive items on the  
religious life agenda, according to 
Erhart. "Further details as to fea-
sible plans will be available in the  
future," he said.  
Union is unique among the col- 
leges represented, in sponsoring 
Sabbath afternoon discussion  
groups, says Erhart, religious repre-
sentative.  
Union College delegates, with the  
sixty other delegates from seven 
other SDA colleges east of the  
Rockies, discussed the various prob- 
lems of ASB offices in an effort to 
produce a better program for next 
year. The general sessions were de- 
dicated to discussion of such items 
as the student week of prayer and  
religious leadership. Welch pro-
nounced them "stimulating and  
down to earth."  
Stengthened Confidence  
It was felt that the greatest gain  
was strengthening of confidence of 
the incoming ASB officers in the 
work they have been elected to do. 
This is brought about largely as a  
result of  association with officers  
from other campuses.  
It was concluded in the general  
sessions that the purpose and func- 
tion of the student association is to 
produce a more religious atmos- 
phere on the campus. To do this it 
was suggested that the student 
weeks of prayer should feature not  
theology students, only, but en-
deavor to use a sampling of the 
entire student body. This was in 
harmony with the theme of mak-
ing religion real on the campus.  
Comparative values of the work- 
shop were expressed by Gary Grimes  
as "valuable for the new officers 
who meet with the old and become 
acquainted with the problems of 
the ASB."  
"The meetings not only gave us  
confidence in assuming office, and  
forewarning of the problems that  
may arise, but also a number of  
ideas which will be profitable if 
carried out on our campus," said  
Tan, ASB president-elect.  
Feels Like Editor  
The workshop was described by  
Miss Silverstein as a "good source 
of ideas for the '62 Golden Cords-"  
She commented, "Now I feel like an  
editor because we have discussed  
problems and now feel more capa- 
ble of handling them."  
"Valuable suggestions were made  
and ideas were gained that should 
help us produce an even better 
paper next year," said Stenbakken, 
"Although general opinion rates the 
Clock Tower high, we want to do  
even better next year."  
(Continued on page 3)  
Biebers Entertain May 16  
At Reception for Seniors  
The Senior Class has been invited  
to a reception in its honor at the  
home of President and Mrs. David  
J. Bieber on Tuesday, May 16 from 
7:30-9:30 p.m. V.  
A1J 121 seniors will be given an  
opportunity to join any of four 
groups which will go to the Bieber 
home for an hour of relaxation and  
refreshments.  
For the last four years this recep- 
tion has been a tradition for the  
president and his wife. Dr. George  
L. Caviness, academic dean, and  
Mrs. Caviness will assist in the re-
ception.  

New History by Dick  
For People Who Hale II  
As the result of twenty-five years  
of research, Dr. E. N. Dick is pro- 
ducing a new book on the American  
frontier.  
The yet unnamed book is the  
seventh to be written by the author.  
One previous book, "The Sod House 
Frontier," was so popular it had to 
be reprinted. The |jnal date for 
publicatign.-ha£.,S<fe"yet been set.  
Dr^i'DfekV research professor of  
^wry- Att^Jmon, has written his  
newnsook to be of particular in-
terest to peppl^jfrko ordinarily do 
not hiitory. The three hun-
dred page book, that wfiWjjg printed  
by the Universit»fjJtlw?raj5ka press, 
is a ccugftiJtluJn of eighty-five .true 
eJU&txres of the American frontier.  
Information for the book has  
been gathered during research for 
previously released books, accord-
ing to the author.


2  CLOCK TOWER  May 5, 1961  
Scholastic Marksmanship  Tours End May 14 as Orchestra Goes South  
MERRY MEN AND WOMEN—Archery closs produces bull's-eyes sometimes,  
sore spots usuolly, ond enjoyment always. 
Gymnasts Elect Bradley Team Captain;  
Perform at Youth Congress Tomorrow  
Byron Bradley and Jim Pastor  
have been elected captain and as- 
sistant captain respectively of the 
Union College Gymnasts for 1961-
62.  
Their election came at a banquet  
honoring the gymnasts. Outgoing 
captain Tony Latessa presented 
each of the gymnasts an individual 
trophy for participating on the 
team this school year.  
With half of the regular team,  
Union College gymnasts will give  
a twenty minute performance at  

the Southwestern Union Youth 
Congress in Dallas, May 4-6.  
In the ten acts performed, Der- 
rill House and Tony Latessa will be  
featured on the horizontal bar. Ron  
Scott will perform on the parallel 
bars and Marion Pritchard will do  
stunts on the trampoline. Clowning  
for the team will be Dave Howie.  
The team will perform tomorrow  
afternoon during a special program 
entitled "Pathfinder on Parade."  
According to Mr. Roger Miller,  
sponsor of the group, the gymnasts  
left yesterday and will return Sun-
day.  
Shop Monday ond Thursday 9:30  a.m.  to  9:00  p.m.,  Other  Days to  5:30  p.m.  
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GOLD'S SHOES . . . Street Floor  
PLUS: ADDED SAVINGS WITH S & H GREEN STAMPS  

Two musical groups, the Golden  
Cords Chorale and the college or- 
chestra, are making their spring  
promotional tours.  
The Golden Chords Chorale, un  
der the direction of Mr. William  
Haynes, instructor of music, left  
last Friday, and returned last Tues- 
day, May 2.  
The tour included Oak Park  
Academy, Friday; Austin, Minne-
sota, Sabbath morning; Minnea-
polis, Sabbath afternoon; Maple-
wood Academy, Saturday night;  
Sheyenne River Academy, Sunday; 
Bowdle, South Dakota, Monday;  
and Plainview Academy, Tuesday.  
Of special interest on the pro  
gram according to Haynes was,  
"Let Us Praise God," a combination  
of song and narration. It consisted 
of an opening phrase, "Let us praise  
God," followed by interspersed nar-
ration by Mr. Arthur Hauck, chair- 
man of the speech department.  
The college orchestra, directed by  
Mr. Melvin Johnson, assistant pro- 
fessor of music, will • tour May 
12-14.  
It will stop at St. Louis, Mo., Fri- 
day night and Sabbath morning;  
Sunnydale Academy, Saturday  
night; and Des Moines, Iowa,' Sun-
day evening.  

A THIRD MUSICAL GROUP— the Unionaires, completes its spring schedule  
this week end with performances at the Alumni Banquet and Sabbath vespers.  
It's members, I to r, seated: Sue Stutchman, Phyllis Smoak, Sharon Smith; standing:  
Charles Fulmore, Dalbert Snow, Carl Anderson, Wayne Anderson, Audrey Krueger,  
Larry Seltmann, Kent Seltmann, Jean Mouw, ond Mr. William Haynes, director.  
A band concert of sacred music  
will be performed by the Union 
College band Sabbath afternoon at 
3:30. President Bieber will have  
charge of  the vesper service Sab- 
bath evening, which will be fol-
lowed by an alumni social and bus-
iness meeting at 7.  
Five 2nd Generation UCites See Goals;  
Parents' Golden Cords Hanging at Union  
by Ardis Dick  
Golden Cords were hung to Bur- 
ma, China, Africa, Trinidad and  
Switzerland—but that was many  
years ago. Now the children of the  
missionaries for whom these were 
hung have come to Union College 
to prepare and to serve.  
Bruce Mazat  
Bruce Mazat, a junior pre-med  
who calls Texas home, was born in  
Rangoon, Burma. For fourteen 
years his parents, Mr. and Mrs.  
Arthur Mazat, worked in Burma;  
Lanchow, China; Hong Kong and 
Beirut, Lebanon.  
Bruce learned to talk the Man- 
darin and Cantonese dialects in 
China, but confesses that he has  
forgotten most of them. While in  
the Near East he also studied Ara- 
bic.  
When he has finished medical  
school Bruce hopes to be able to  
return to the Near East, running 
a self-supporting medical launch  
on the Nile River. He would like to 
have four doctors working together 
on the project, each serving a two 
year term on the launch while the 
other three support the program.  
"Personally," Bruce philosophizes,  
"I feel it is an extreme advantage 
to have been overseas. Here in the  
U.S. we are so limited in our views."  
Betty Hills  
Born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad,  
W.I., freshman Betty Hills now 
comes to Union College from Ta- 
koma Park, Maryland.  
Betty says "What I remember  
about being a missionary isn't real- 
ly important. I thought such things  
as the vacations were the most 
fun."  
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hills, Betty's  
parents, taught in the Caribbean  
Union College, but Betty doesn't  
remember just what they taught,  
as she was only six years old when  
they returned to the United States.  
"Have you ever thought of going  
back?"  
"Yes, to other places, but not to  
Trinidad. The local people there  
are in charge of the work and I  
think they are doing okay," Betty  
answered to the question.  
Lassie Bringle  
Lassie Bringle, a sophomore home  
economics major from Lincoln is  

in a rather unique situation. Golden 
Cords were hung for her parents,  
but Lassie has never been overseas.  
Her mother and father, Mi-, and 
Mrs. Alton Bringle, were mission- 
aries in Angola, Portugese West Af-
rica. After about four years they  
had to return home because Mr. 
Bringle became ill with rheumatic  
fever. Lassie was bom after they  
returned.  
Ardis Dick  
Ardis Dick, a junior English  
major whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. 
Avery Dick, now live in Oshawa,  
Ontario, Canada, went with her  
parents to Peiping, China, when  
she was seven. When their family  
had to evacuate because of the 
communists, they went to Amoy,  
China, and then to Baguio, Philip- 
pine Islands.  
While in North China, Ardis  
learned to speak Mandarin, but has  
now forgotten it almost entirely.  
Although she says she would not  
hesitate at all to return to the mis- 
sion field, Ardis feels a great need 
for people of her field here in the  
Middle West.  
"One time someone asked me if  
I felt it was a detriment to be a  
missionary's child. I was rather  
shocked," she says. "All this time I  
had been feeling sorry for anyone  
who hadn't been one. I think it has 
been a definite advantage, parti-
cularly in my schooling. When I  
hear a name, I see a picture rather  
than just a word."  
Bruce Cross  
Although he hasn't really decided  
what to take in college, Bruce Cross 
has also expressed a desire to be  
an overseas worker. A sophomore 
from Lincoln, Bruce is now taking 
part time wtork in business'admini- 
stration and working at the Christ-
ian Record Benevolent Association.  
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cross and  
family spent three years in the  
Southern European Division where  
Mr. Cross served as publishing sec-
retary.  
Living in Bern, Switzerland gave  
Bruce an excellent opportunity to 
study a foreign language, which he 
did, learning both German and  
Switzer-Deutsch, a local dialect.  
Because of illness the family had to 
return home after three years.  
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Jeriel Howard Receives  
Assistantship at T.C.U.  
Jeriel Howard has been appointed  
to the position of Graduate Assist-
ant in the Department  of English at  
Texas Christian University, Fort  
Worth, Texas, for the academic  
year 1961-62.  
Jerial, a senior English major,  
will be doing graduate work in Eng-
lish alorig with his departmental  
work as an Assistant.  
Pepperr RexingerF Pastor  
Win $70 With Temperance  
Essay, Poster, Jingle  
Pastor and Poster  
Over seventy dollars in cash  
prizes were awarded to the winners 
of the temperance essay, jingle and  
poster contests at recent convoca- 
tions.  
The first prize of $18 in the essay  
contest went to Ann Pepper, fresh- 
man elementary education major  
for the essay, "Why Didn't Someone 
Tell Me?" Darrell Fandrich's essay, 
"Death on the Installment Plan" 
received second prize of $12 and 
Vera Mae Schwarz was awarded $6 
for her essay, "Women! Don't 
Smoke!"  
A $15 prize for his outstanding  
poster, "Deadly Decision" was pre- 
sented to sophomore history major, 
James Pastor. Honorary mention  
was also given to Carol Buck and  
Wesley Fuller.  
Tipping the bottle  
May tip the scales  
When crisis calls 
And reason fails.  
This jingle by Elwyn Rexinger re- 
ceived the first prize of $7.50. Mar-
lene Ellstrom was awarded the $5.00 
second prize for the jingle,  
The director: a beer 
The star: a slave 
The scene: an accident  
The result: a grave.  
The final prize of $2.50 went to  
Penny Shell. Her jingle,  
Divorced are Mr. and Mrs. Greer,  
She has the children, he has  
his beer.  
The above-mentioned essays,  
poster and jingles have been sent  
to Washington, D.C. to be judged  
in the national contest.  
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May 5, 1961  CLOCK TOWER  3  
GOLDEN CORDS SURPRISE  
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY"—Miss Ardis Dick presents the '61  
Cords to Miss Shull. She was at a loss for words, something unusual for her, and  
kept repeating, "I don't know what to say." A round of applause accepted her  
sincere "Thank you."  
1961 Golden Cords Unveiled April 28;  
Was Dedicated to Miss Virginia I. Shull  
The 1961 GOLDEN CORDS was dedicated to Miss Virginia I. Shull,  
associate professor of English, in a surprise presentation in convocation,  
April 28.  
Miss Shull, who has been sponsor of the annual for many years,  
and at Union College since 1946, had no idea  that the annual was being  
dedicated to her. Ardis Dick, editor, said that the staff dedicated the 
annual to some other group, and Miss Shull proof read that dedication, 
while the one to her was being secretly printed.  
The cover of the annual was un- 
veiled by Judie Fenner, assistant 
editor. The 125 page book is bound  
in black with red and yellow silk 
screening in a modern design that 
goes around  both the front and  
back of  the annual. According to  
the cover company, most of the 
larger annuals are now turning to 
silk screening as a cheaper and 
more professional cover.  
As a token of appreciation, the  
annual staff presented an engraved  
sterling silver candle stick to Editor 
Ardis Dick.  
The business men who were re  
sponsible for the student portraits,  
the printing, and the binding of the 
annual were special  guests for the  
program. They and the various  
members of the business and edi- 
torial staffs were introduced by  
Arnt Krogstad, president and busi-
ness manager, and by  Miss Dick.  
The presentation program was  
under the direction of Jerry Mc- 
Manus, circulation manager of the  
Golden Cords. He was assisted in  
the distribution by twenty-four 
other picked students. He reports  
that students who were not present  
at convocation may pick up their  
copy of the Golden  Cords in the  
college book store.  
Mr 
Religious Liberty Menaced, 
Shown in "Boycott" May 16  
The boycott of a man's business  
in Bangor, Maine, inspired by a 
church's ambition to obtain tax  
funds, suggested the theme of a  
motion picture to be shown here on 
Tuesday, May 16, 6:30 P.M. in the  
auditorium of the Union College  
Administration Building by the Re-
ligious Liberty Association.  
Mitchell Tyner, president of the  
sponsoring group said the incident 
which suggested the film, "Boycott,"  
to the makers was a "hierarchy- 
sponsored boycott which resulted in  
the ruin of the business of a man  
whose father had cast the decisive 
vote against parochial school bus  
transportation at public expense in  
Maine.  
"This particular boycott received  
national publicity, but there have 
been many others which are not so 
well known. This film is the com-
posite story of such boycotts en-
dured in many parts of the nation  
for the sake of religious liberty,"  
he said.  
The film was produced in Wash- 
ington, D. C., by Protestants and  
Other Americans United for Sepa-
ration of Church and State, a na- 
tional, /educational, non-profit or-
ganization.  
Admission is free.  
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Lewis (alls Rees Hall Safe  
Shelter in Disaster Drill  
Union College participated, last  
Friday, in the nation-wide Civil De- 
fense drill at 3:10 p.m.  
According to Mr. George W.  
Lewis, civil defense and disaster di-
rector for the campus, Union Col- 
lege has one of the safest buildings, 
in the city of Lincoln in the event 
of a disaster. "Anyplace in the hall 
of Pearl L. Rees Hall is about as 
safe as you can get," he said. "The 
safest place, of course is the base-
ment." (  
In the disaster drill, the partici- 
pation of the students was inspect-
ed by a member of the city defense  
group, Mrs. Frank McArthur, said 
Lewis.  
Senior nursing students went to  
the CD medical station in the base- 
ment of the Bank of Commerce 
during the drill.  
Mr. Dick Vesteka is the director  
of civil defense activities in the 
city.  
U( Heir Lines  
Laurie Lee, born to Mr. and Mrs.  
Lee Wilson (Dorothy McDuffie),  
April 29. Weight 9 lb. iy2 oz.  
Scott Lee, born to Mr. and Mrs.  
Lee Allen (Maurine Eder) April 27.  
Weight 6 lb. 10 oz.  
Stephenie Loelle, born to Mr. and  
Mrs. Dick Dale (Nina Speed) April  
10. Weight 7 lb. 8VZ oz.  
Kathyan Geneane, born to Mr.  
and Mrs. David Grayson (Darlene  
Dixon) April 22. Weight 7 lb. 
Seniors Take Skip Day  
Play Games, Eat, Sunburn  
Baseball, volley ball, hiking and  
horseshoes entertained Union Col-
lege seniors on their annual skip- 
day near Louisville, Nebraska, Wed-
nesday, April 26.  
About fifty seniors with their  
guests and their class sponsors were 
present for the fun and a picnic at  
the Harriet Harding Campfire Girls'  
Retreat fifty miles northesat cf 
Lincoln.  
Plans for the outing were made  
by a general committee composed  
of June Bailey, Stella Ramirez, 
Charles Griffin, Evelyn Moore, and 
Ron Moore. Chloe Foutz was in 
charge of the food committee and 
Tony Latessa directed the recrea-
tion. Jerry Aso was in charge of all 
committees.  
The group returned to Lincoln  
about 5 p.m.  

Union's Students and Folkenberg Express  
Satisfaction With Spring Week of Prayer  
by Charles Griffin  
The Spring week of prayer ended Friday night, April 21, as Elder  
E. J. Folkenberg, Atlantic Union Conference evangelist, appealed for 
complete rededication of every student's life.  
On the concluding day a new  plan was used  for personal testimony.  
The church was divided into numerous sections over which faculty  
members were in charge while stu-' 
dents made public their convictions.  
Too Short  
"The only complaint about the  
week that I had was that it was  too  
short," was the reaction of one 
student.  
iHarold Williams, a freshman, and  
Fred Saunders, a junior pre-med 
student, both expressed that "this  
was the most thought provoking 
week of prayer" that they had at- 
tended.  
"Elder Folkenberg's personal in- 
terest in me as a student was Highly  
appreciated," said Marlene Morfey, 
a senior nursing student.  
Topics  
Using the great themes of God's  
word, Elder Folkenberg preached 
in an evangelistic style. Some of  
the topics of the week included, 
"Barred from Heaven by God's  
Love," "The Perfect Criminal," and  
"What Heaven Will Be Like." A  
favorite evening talk of almost  
every student, judging by the tete- 
a-tete at the dinner table, was the 
"Hidden Dangers of Your Being  
Hypnotized." The concluding ser-
mon of the week was the "Inside 
Story of a Traitor."  
As the chairman of the religious  
life committee, June Roberts, senior 
welfare major, organized the stu- 
dent participation for the week.  
Barnfield Rescues Baby  
Owl Now in Biology Dept.  
A baby Great Horned Owl fell out  
of the nest and was rescued by 
Ronald Barnfield and the Union  
College biology department, a week 
ago. ,  
"Evidently he was not old enough  
to fly when he fell out," said Mr.  
Alfred Perry, instructor in field 
zoology. The nest is located back 
of Rees Hall where Barnfield found 
the owl making a fluttering escape  
on foot.  
Since moving to a perch similar  
to that used by lyceum falconer  
Jim Fowler, the owl has become 
tamer in spite of the fact that he  
has been in captivity a compara-
tively short time.  
He eats scrap beef. Said Perry,  
"Two-bits worth lasts him a cou- 
ple of days."  

Hunt Finishes MA at WWC;  
Does Religious Research  
Mr. Roy Hunt, assistant in the  
accounting office, recently returned 
from Walla Walla college where he  
completed his MA in education, 
with minors in accounting and his-
tory.  
Hunt began his work in the sum- 
mer of 1958. His thesis dealt with 
religion in the public schools. It 
included work in three areas, Bible,  
religious education, and released  
time, His information was collected 
from 48 state departments of ed- 
ucation.  
Hunt's  findings included the fol- 
lowing: in 1955, thirty-eight states 
either required or permitted Bible  
readings in the public schools.  
Twenty-eight states had time re- 
leased programs (release students  
during school hours to receive re- 
ligious instruction off campus). In 
the matter of Bible instruction,  
sixteen states allowed; it and nine  
granted academic credit for it.  

Evard, Spalding to Attend  
Science Refresher Course  
Two Union College science teach- 
ers, Dr. Rene Evard and Mr. Ken- 
neth Spaulding, will attend an all  
expense paid summer institute for 
teachers of small colleges. Their  
purposes are to present factual ac-
counts of biochemistry and radio 
isotope.  
Dr. Rene Evard, head of the  
chemistry department, will attend  
the Institute of Paper Chemistry,  
August 14-27 at Appleton, Wiscon-
sin. This is an introduction to plant  
biochemistry to present an account 
of the primary areas of biochem-
istry. Also a refresher course and  
a course to acquaint the chemist  
with living systems at the biochem-
ical level will be included, according 
to Dr. Evard.  
Radio isotope will be the subject  
Mr. Kenneth Spaulding, physics  
teacher, will persue during the sum-
mer session. This institute will be 
held at the Louisiana State Uni-
versity, Baton Rouge, starting June 
8 and lasting nine weeks.  
Mr. Spaulding said that the gen- 
eral physics course at Union College  
will be changed to include radio 
isotope for the pre-medical stu- 
dents. He also hopes for a grant  
from the atomic  commission with  
which to buy equipment.  
Zing of Spring Immobilizes Campus;  
Students Leave Books Temporarily,  
... Pursue Pleasanfer Pastimes  
PAUSE THAT REFRESHES—Students Nancy Rupert and Jere Wallack take  
a noontime break to discuss things. The kind of important things that everyone  
has to discuss on balmy days, the weather  
Symphonic Band to Give Final Concert  
I (Confined from page 1)  
I The delegates returned to the  
at Pinewood Bowl for the First Time ^^^run^Ve^  
Preluded by sunset vespers, the Union College symphonic band ! 0n'ytAUC' but als°  
will conduct a final spring concert in the Pinewtood Bowl in Pioneers Park "n tl ™ ^ ™ ^  
May 20 at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Melvin Hill, music department head, will direct Crf,7 fnl th ' 7 * '  
Presentation of the bandman-of-the-year award will climax  the ! £h caeo Shte m Z?"nhnti?  
evening. It will be given to the member who has contributed the most oto nf , JLf I P m  
s°me other beneficial things for the band^^^g^lSZ  
1 * ' 77 Canada, Andrews University, and  
on the lawn in front of Jorgensen the first SDA church at Washing- 
Hall, May 6, at 3:30 p.m.  I ton, New Hampshire.  
The award consists of the John  
Phillip Sousa wall plaque, a med-
allion for the desk and/or a pin  
for the coat.  
Sunset vespers will include a  
short address by Elder Murray W.  
Deming, pastor of the College View  
S.D.A. church and sacred selections 
by the band. Music from nature 
andi Bach will be featured.  
According to Hill, the secular  
concert will include Morton Gould's  
"The Cowboy Rhapsody," featuring 
American cowboy songs; Johann  
Strauss' "Tales from Vienna 
Woods," and marches by various  
composers.  
Climaxing a series of fourteen  
band concerts, this will be the last  
performance of the season. It also 
marks the first performance of the 
concert band in the Pinewood Bowl.  
"The whole community of Lincoln  
is invited. We expect a big crowd," 
he added.  
He pointed out that before this  
event, a sacred concert will be given  
The 1961 GOLDEN CORDS Are Now Available  
OBTAIN YOUR COPY BY WRITING TO:  
Mr. "Jerry McManus  
Circulation Manager, GOLDEN CORDS  
Union College 
Lincoln 6, Nebraska  

HOLLER 6 PATHE  
We're going native with  
i  
Kamehameha  
those beautiful Hawaiian prints!  
Pua Border  
Jungle Border 
Tahiti  
Purple Orchid  
Cocoanut  
Tropic Green  

Hibiscus Border 
Hibiscus Tapa  
Hibiscus Fern  
in exotic color blends  
Hibiscus  
Sunset Red  
Surf Blue  
From Sundresses (10.98 to 12.98) to  
Swim Suits, we have gone happily wild  
. and so will you when you see Kamehameha.  
Shop 8:30 to 5:30, Thursdays  10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.


4  CLOCK TOWER  May 5, 1961  
Waiting tor Greetings  
It is just four weeks until graduation. Perhaps it is a little bit  
premature to be thinking about . . . but probably the seniors have been  
thinking about it for a long time now.  
The class picture is printed and there they are. What lies ahead  
for the 121 class members? Probably nothing very much different from  
every other senior class of Union College. But thinking back over the  
years, I wonder.  
The recent upheaval in Cuba indicates that Fort Sam is ahead of  
at least some of the class members. If not immediately, at least in the  
not-too-far-distant future. Those that have already given time to their 
Uncle, will enter a chosen field and begin living like they have dreamed  
about for a long time. Some will go on to school. That takes care of  
the fellows. Girls will teach, get married, or settle down in another 
type of work.  
It is none of these that needs the, perhaps unsolicited, bit of philos- 
ophy that is forthcoming  
He comes to Union, wastes a good part of his freshman year,  
settles down his sophomore year, really digs his junior year, and man-
ages to graduate with a 2.00 average at the end of his senior year. He 
spends a lot of his parents' hard-earned money and plans to succeed 
in his chosen field. But there's that two-year stretch for good old Uncle 
Sam—arid in the mean time, before really getting into the feel of a  
vocation, he settles down at a pay-by-the-hour job and waits for greet- 
ings. What else can a fellow do? Start a business and then give it up  
when he is just beginning to get somewhere, take a two-year leave of 
absence and then return to the debts?  
So he gets a job, to fill the gap doing maintenance, painting, plas- 
tering . . . the kind of work that his education tells him he need not do.  
Indeed, I agree with you, there is dignity in manual labor, everyone  
should- do some of it, but an educated person owes a debt to society that  
mere day-labor cannot fulfill.  
And he goes on day after day, slinging a paint brush;, pounding  
nails, cashing his weekly pay check, buying on time. . . .  
He devotes two years to his Uncle and spends the rest of his life  
slinging a paint brush, pounding nails, cashing his weekly pay check,  
buying on time. . . .  
Campus  
Clatter  
Clarified  
by Clus  
If it had only been Marjorie  
Brown's gaily singing "Rudolph the  
Red-nosed Reindeer," one night re- 
cently it might not have been so  
puzzling. But the next morning  
when Mary Hoffman returned from 
breakfast lustily singing "Deck the 
Halls," bewilderment set in. The  
climax however, was reached when 
a few mornings later the red bud  
tree between Rees Hall and the ad 
building was covered with silvery-
clear icicles and the grass surround-
ing it was a carpet of ice. At least 
the calendar says it is May.  
The annoying ring of a telephone  
at the recent Junior-Senior banquet  
threatened to distract from Bobbie 
Brown's vocal solo until gallant  
Sammy Roberts answered the tele- 
phone with' what was probably the  
most southern "Good evening, this  
is Bishop's Cafeteria," it had ever 
heard. I  
At first it was only an uncon- 

firmed rumor. Then it was official 
hearsay, and at last we knew. The  
1961 Golden Cords were here. By  
now, you have probably noted each 
distorted (?) picture of yourself and  
others. In case you missed a few  
of the choice ones, try page 36 for 
a relaxed Dick Dale, or possibly  
page 23 for the wide-awake Golden  
Cords circulation manager, Jerry  
McManus, and lastely page 128 for a  
shocked Arnt Krogstad.  
In reflection . . . This week end  
all of the rooms in Rees Hall will 
be spotless. We're up for. inspection.  
This is the bi-annual Open House  
and we'll have everything ready for  
this very special occasion. A fellow 
student recently pointed out a 
strange incongruity to me. We're 
all preparing for an "Open House"  
in which our lives will be up for  
inspection. How much time do we  
spend in preparation for this "very 
special occasion"?  
Senior Placements  
Don Dishman Kansas Book & Bible House (Summer Only)  
Esther Evanenko !.. Secretary, Glendale Sanitarium, California  
Beverly Reyant Nurse, Porter Sanitarium, Colorado Conference 
Mary Alice Wheeler ... Nurse, Porter Sanitarium, Colorado Conference  
Correction  
Donna Glee Estell I Teacher, Texas  
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PRESS  

Zhe Cegend of the Qolden Cords  
by Anna Streeter  
A bit of verse by Eugene Rowell, entitled "The Golden Cords," ex- 
presses apty the beloved tradition of Union College, the annual hanging  
of the Golden Cords.  
The "throng of shining strands" extends from the heart of Union  
across the seas and continents into the hearts of alumni serving as 
missionaries. Indeed these strands, symbolic though they may be, serve  
to deepen the ties with the home- 
land and with Union College.  
Instituting the tradition of hang- 
ing the Golden Cords was the grad- 
uating class of 1906. John Peter  
Anderson, president of the class,  
began the tradition and he later 
served as a missionary to China.  
Presidents and vice-presidents of  
the junior and senior classes serve  
as representatives of the student  
body in the ceremony.  
Outstanding in this year's pro- 
gram is an address, "Building For  
Eternity," by Elder Wayne Olson,  
'45, from' the Middle East. Dorothy  
Lockwood Aitken, wife of the presi- 
dent of the South American divi- 
sion, will relate  how it feels to be  
a missionary and rest assured that  
the golden cord of love which unite  
the missionary and his alma mater  
is indeed strong and enduring.  
The individual most responsible  
for giving the opportunity of serv- 
ing to the prospective missionary  
is N. W. Dunn, '22, assistant secre- 
tary of the General Conference. He  
will present a challenge for more  
golden cords to Union College stu-
dents.  
Other numbers on the program  
will be a violin solo by Jere Brine- 
gar, '61, a vocal solo by Miss Jacque- 
line Schimke, '58, and a number by  
the brass ensemble, the College  
Players.  
The entire program is under the  
direction of the Foreign Mission 
band, with Bruce Mazat as leader 
and Miss Pearl Hall, associate pro- 
fessor of romance languages, spon-
soring the organization.  

Educational Epitome  
3y a Future Unionite  
In the Platte Valley or Sunnydale  
is a Plain View of Sheyenne River.  
Near by is Oak Park with plenty of  
Maple wood, with people  Campion  
near by Union College.  
Lyle Huff, age 12  
5001 Pioneers Blvd.  
Lincoln 6, Nebr.  

Leditors . . . 
Dear Editor:  
The April 21 issue contained a  
blistering article condemning the  
people of College View for their  
short-sightedness in voting against  
the recent fluoridation issue. The 
writer appeared to be caught up in  
the same emotional sensationalism  
of which he accuses those who do  
not wish to drink fluoridated water  
like they do in Texas. Personally,  
I voted against the  issue for sound,  
logical reasons and I think the good  
people of College View should be  
congratulated for their good sense.  
Let the writer examine the matter  
clearly and logically from both sides  
before he accuses others of "ignor- 
ance, supersition, and sensational-
ism." There isn't an unemotional 
fact presented in this bigoted ar- 
ticle.  
Sincerely,  
Dr. Robert E. Firth  
A Digest of the Known Facts  
by Bill Swan  
Here's our swing into Spring ad- 
dition— May be by the  time the  
CLOCK TOWER hits the press it  
will be Spring. But  
when is Spring?  
Is it that arbitrary  
date on the calen- 
dar? Is it "straw  
hat" day? Or is it  
that glorious day  
when the tender  
green sprouts of 
grass melt those  
stubborn splotches  
of lingering snow?  
•say it is none of these. The 
day of Spring is that day  
when an announcements made in  
chapel or convocation behooving  
couples to curb their hand-holding  
tendencies. That day, dear hearts—  
whether in September, February  

Swan  
I'll  
first  
Ole  

by Ole . . .  
Once Over Lightly...  
6 MILLION REASONS  
In the last issue of  the Clocktower an editorial was printed which  
condemned the Israeli government in the Adolf Eichmann case. The 
v/riter said "we cannot excuse the man who designed much of the plot  
but can we on the other hand applaud the nation that insists on  
irritating the old war wounds and then pouring into them the salt of 
mass publicity?"  
Just what would the writer  have the Israeli government do? Should  
Eichmann be given several swats on the hand and then set free after 
promising not to do it again? Also, in view of the part Eichmann playad 
in annihilation of 6 million persons, how can the Israeli government  
prevent mass publicity?  
The writer also points out that the Israeli govern- 
ment did not exist at the time of the Second World 
War, insinuating perhaps, that Israel has no right to  
try Eichmann. There are six million reasons why Israel  
has a right to try Eichmann and only a few why it  
has not. If we are to excuse Eichmann merely because  
the government, "didn't exist during the time of his  
crimes" then I say let's burn all the courts of the land  
and let the Hitlers, Eichmanns, and all other mon-
sters of their kind rule over us.  
While reading the editorial I couldn't help won- 
dering what the writer's stand would have been if  
Eichmann had murdered six million Americans.  
POLISH  
There's an old baseball saying which goes: "If you can't play like  
a baseball team, at least look like one."  
This saying could apply to some of the musical groups and individ- 
ual musicians that perform here at Union. The college choir and orches- 
tra and individuals like Robert Tan and Carolyn Rhoads, have the  
polish that leaves a favorable impression with the audience. However,  
they represents the exceptions rather than the rule. Poise and show- 
manship are lacking in many others.  
Some local performers have failed to realize that the tone of the  
instrument is no more important than how the music is put across. How  
many times have you seen a performer who never smiled at the au- 
dience? How many times have you seen an individual walk abruptly 
off the stage without even acknowledging the audience's applause? 
Someone should start a three hour course in bowing.  
When you play or sing badly you have one strike against you.  
When you look bad, too, you might as well sit on the bench and let 
f-omeone bat in your place.  
FOOEY ON FLUORIDATION  
I am superstitious, unlearned, ignorant, and a perfect subject for  
the sensationalistic'approach. in other words, I don't believe in fluori-
dation—an anti-fluoridationalist, if you please! Thankfully, there are  
some 13,000 Lincolnites in the same whacky boat.  
No Bill Swan, I don't believe that fluoridation of water will poison  
me. Nor do I think it was inspired by the communists, or that it is 
some form of tranquilizer.  
I base my stand on one point: I don't think it is the government's  
duty to medicate, i: it were, then why doesn't the government outlaw  
cigarettes, which statistics bear out cause some forms of cancer? Why 
doesn't government require everyone to take polio, tetanus, and other  
shots? This is always left to the individual, and fluoridation should also  
be left to the individual. For those who want fluoridation of water  
I suggest they stop off at the corner drugstore.  
Oh, by the way, Bill. Sometime when you have a free moment I'd  
like to talk to you about flying saucers, too.  

or April—is the first day of Spring!  
Lately, there's been much con- 
demnation, filibustering, and bally- 
hooing about our loss of prestige in  
the Russian man-in-space kick. But  
it is not as bad as they say. The  
papers say we are behind the Rus- 
ians. I say the Russians have just 
caught up with our monkeys.  
And too, if the race for space had  
been taken over by private enter-
prise years ago, I firmly believe  
we'd have today, competing chains  
of Sonar Sheraton and Cosmos Hil- 
ton hotels all over the solar system.  
Have you noticed that since Cas- 
tro started playing golf, he has  
thought he was better than both 
Eisenhower and Kennedy? There's  
one game he might try if he's such 
a good friend of the Soviets . . .  
Russian roulette.  
Government spending here of  
late has become unfair! The gov- 
ernment doesn't have the money  
to pay for all the things they are  
buying so they are charging them  
to a courtesy credit card—your 
credit card, Mr. Taxpayer! 
Eight Vacancies To Fill 
For Summer Mexican Tour  
Climbing pyramids, riding mules,  
visiting market places, and watch- 
ing Mexican fiestas are some of the  
activities planned for the Mexican  
tour, says Dr. R. K. Nelson, pro- 
fessor of history and sociology.  
This tour scheduled for August 9- 
29, costs $240.00, which includes the 
tuition of the three hours credit.  
The Union College history de- 
partment will accept applications  
until the remaining eight  vacancies  
are filled.  
If there is sufficient interest, a  
plane will be chartered from Mexico  
to Guatemala, Dr. Nelson reports. 
Looking Ahead  
Homecoming Week End  
Thursday, May 4, 6:45 p.m.—Home- 
coming reunion in the Student  
Center  
7:30 p.m.—Homecoming Banquet,  
college cafeteria. Everett N. Dick  
'24, emcee  
Friday, May '5, 9:20 a.m.—Honors  
Convocation, college auditorium.  
Fabian A. Meier '42, speaker  
8:00 p.m.—Hanging of the Golden  
Cords. Wayne E. Olson '45  
Sabbath, May 6, 9:40 a.m.—Sabbath  
School, college auditorium. Rus-
sell K. Nelson '36, superintendent 
8:30 and 11:00 a.m.—Church ser- 
vices, College View church. La-
Verne Barker '36, speaker 
3:30 p.m.—Sacred band concert,  
college campus. Dr. Melvin Hill  
6:45 p.m.—Sunset vesper hour,  
College View church. David J.  
Bieber '36  
7:30 p.m .— Homecoming  social  
and business meeting, church an- 
nex. Everett N. Dick '24, chairman 
8:30 p.m.—"Gala Festival," college 
auditorium. Music department,  
Dr. Melvin Hill  
Tuesday, May 9, 8:00 a,m. — All- 
school picnic, Pioneers Park.. Din- 
ner served at noon.  
Friday, May 12, 9:20 a.m.—ASB In- 
auguration