u titer Vol. XXXI UNION COLLEGE, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 25, 1958 No. 19 Registration Schedule Set For New and "Old" Students New student week will begin one week earlier than last year at Union College, reports Dean G. L. Caviness. September 8, a general convocation will be held in the chapel at 8 o'clock followed by two sessions of placement tests during the day. Central Union Educational Secretary Walter Howe will be guest speaker at the evening "" convocation. Further tests and registration Tuesday and Wed- nesday will finish with a recep- tion in the auditorium Wednes- day evening to permit new stu- dents to meet the faculty and the officers of the A.S.B. President D. L. Bieber will have charge of the first vesper service of the school year in the College View church at 8 p.m. Friday night. Saturday night the traditional faculty-student social will take place in the auditorium. Students other than freshmen who are on the campus may be- gin their registration on Sunday and Monday September 7 and 8. The general registration will continue until Wednesday after- noon, with instruction beginning at 7:30 Thursday morning. Students will be able to make their preliminary business ar- rangements as early as possible, and pick up registration and dormitory permits in the busi- ness office before the official opening dale of regis Ira tion in order to complete their school plans in plenty of time to begin classes. $8r000 Grant Received For Chemistry Research For the past two years the Chemistry Department staff has conducted research on the struc- ture and properties of certain proteins. This work has been supported by small research grants from several sources. The work has progressed to the point where it was felt ad- visable to greatly enlarge the project so an application was made to the National Institutes of Health of the U. S. Public Health Service for a grant. Re- cently the Department received notice of an award of $8,000 for the project for the coming year with a promise of a like amount for the following year. These funds will pay the sal- aries of those engaged in the re- search as well as the cost of sup- plies and incidental expenses. An additional teacher is being added to the staff so that the re- search project can be handled along with the regular teaching program. Besides providing useful scien- tific data the project will afford opportunity for training stu- dents in research techniques. A number of the junior and senior chemistry majors will be em- ployed on the project each year. Such experience will be an in- valuable background for gradu- ate work as well as helping the student financially. In addition other students in the depart- ment will have opportunity to observe first hand some of the latest research techniques in- stead of just reading about them in a book. It is felt that such a program in the department will aid ma- terially in providing the best training available in the field of chemistry. Rees Hall Opens Its Doors Furniture Factory Reports Biggest Year Mr. R. J. DeVice, general man- ager of the College Furniture Manufacturers, reports that the total sales for this fiscal year just closed showed an appreci- able gain over the preceding year. Also he reports that the total labor provided students surpassed the preceding year. "We have just closed the big- gest year in our history," reports Mr. DeVice. College furniture showed for the second time at the New York market. The College Furniture Manu- facturers showed in their per- manent show area in the re- cently completed Dallas Home Furnishings Mart. Monthly area markets and semi-annual re- gional markets will be held to permit the buyers and retailers to visit these showrooms where the manufacturers maintain at- tractive displays. The next four weeks will find College Furniture represented at the following markets: Kansas City, Missouri; Denver, Minne- apolis, and Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. DeVice, along with the various salesmen representing their re- spective areas, attend all mar- kets. Open House will Mark Completion of New Dorm An open house will be held at Pearl Rees Hall, the women's new dormitory, on August 24. Lincoln's various businessmen will tour the building from 1:30 to 5:30 and the community from 6:30 to 9:30 Sunday afternoon and evening. President and Mrs. Bieber, Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Saunders, Miss Rem- ley, and Miss Dickerson will welcome the guests in the main parlor and 12 young ladies from North Hall will be guides. Refreshments, planned and served by Mrs. W. B. Higgens, will be served. Monday, August 25, will be the beginning of the transfer from old North Hall. As soon as it is evacuated it will be torn down. Hauck, Girls Trio Provide Program Kansas Youth Camp Mr. Hauck and a trio consist- ing of Sarah and Thelma Anders, Betty Collingsworth, and accom- panist, Shielia Yap, attended the Kansas Senior Youth Camp on a Union College promotions trip. The outing was held at Camp Fellowship near Wichita under the leadership of H. E. Hass, Kansas Missionary Volunteer leader. Elder Hauck was in charge of the eleven o'clock hour Sabbath and the trio presented several musical numbers during the week-end. This was another successful trip being sponsored by the Union College Promotions Com- mittee this summer. Paper chromatography, one of the latest methods developed to identity amino acids from a protein, is being employed by Mr. Mur- dock and Dr. Brown who are studying heat stable proteins on a Na- tional Institute of Health grant. Home Ec Directors Attend Convention In Philadelphia Mrs. V. S. Dunn and Mrs. W. B. Higgins, directors of the Home Economics Department, attended the annual American Home Eco- nomics Association convention held in Philadelphia this sum- mer. They were among 24,000 who attended the convention. Their days were spent in at- tending sectional meetings and visiting the Auditorium of Home Economics Exhibits. Two of the speakers were Lilly Dache, French fashion designer, and Barbara Sampson who spent 26 days behind the iron curtain in the interest of Home Economics. Bible, History Profs Convene on UC Campus Bible and History teachers from the five academies in the Central Union met on the cam- pus for a workshop recently. Once every four years there is a secondary teachers convention held for the Central Union acad- emies. At intervals between these meetings each of the vari- ous curriculum groups meets for a workshop to work out specific problems in the different subject areas. This was the purpose of the Bible-History teachers meet- ing. Elder W. A. Howe, Educational secretary of the Central Union, acted as coordinator of the meet- ings, and the group elected as their chairman, Mr. Ben Brost from Enterprise Academy. During the week the group worked on different problems related to textbooks, content, and a new approach to guidance. One of the more important accomp- lishments was a new set of ideas on the teaching of academy Bible and the placement of different Bible courses. In addition to these, it was urged that there be additional Bible and history courses added to the curriculum for persons not planning to at- tend college. FOOD SERVICE DIRECTORS FROM ACADEMIES MEET HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS Food Service Directors from all the academies in the Central, Northern, and Southwestern Unions met on the Union College campus recently for a workshop. The conclave was conducted by Mr. Clinton Wall, Director of Food Service at Walla Walla Col- lege and Mrs. V. S. Dunn of Union's Home Economics de- partment. Mrs. Joyce Wilson Hopp from the General Confer- ence Medical department was also here for the first two days. The mornings were spent in discussions, the afternoons in laboratory work, and the even- ings in committee work. In addition to the schedule of study, there were two social functions, a buffet supper in the Green Room of the cafeteria and a picnic which was held indoors because of the weather. Mr. Wall is conducting two other similar workshops, one on the east coast and one on the west. Elder Scales Named New SWJC President Elder Lawrence G. Scales, former pastor of the Keene Texas Seventh-day Adventist church, was recently named to succeed Dr. C. N. Rees as the new president of Southwestern Junior College. Pastor Scales was the speaker for the Spring Week of Prayer at Union College this past school year. He has had much experi- ence in Christian education. While at Keene he has served as chaplain for the college. Dr. Rees leaves SWJC to as- sume the same post at Southern Missionary College in Tennessee. Dr. E. N. Dick Returns to UC History Department On leave since his call to the denomination's War Service Commission in 1950, Dr. Dick has traveled around the world several times organizing the Medical Cadet program in vari- ous countries. He first initiated the Corps at Union in 1934. Perhaps the most widely known Seventh-day Adventist historian, Dr. Dick is the author of several books on American history. His "Sod House Fron- tier" is recognized as one of the most outstanding works on his- tory of its decade. Two other additions to the staff for the coming year have been announced. Miss Catherine Brown, who has been working with the General Conference Department of Education, has been added to the music depart- ment as instructor in organ. The staff of the secretarial depart- ment will include Miss Marilyn Brown, who has taught several years at Canadian Union Col- lege. DR. DICK Dr. Everett N. Dick, research professor of American history, will return to Union College this fall after an eight-year absence from the lecture room. In back of the main lobby is the first floor parlor. This fireplace is on the north side of the room. Wi 2 CLOCK TOWER, AUGUST 25, 1958 j I i AT UNION COLLEGE The most attractive building on the cam- pus in all its newness, Pearl Rees Hall, the girls' dormitory, will be ready for occupancy for the fall term of 1958. The all-brick-and- stone building is completely modern and is especially designed for the utmost efficiency and comfort so that students can have an ideal "home away from home" in which to gain "true education." The up-to-date structure boasts a beauti- ful chapel for worship services, a home eco- nomics department with the latest equip- ment, a spacious lobby and recreational room, and a modern room-to-room communication system. Rees Hall is the newest and one of the finest dormitories in the Seventh-day Ad- ventist denomination. Each room, housing two students, is convenient, well ventilated, and has a large picture window overlooking the campus. Situated near the north end of the campus between the Administration building and the library, it is not more than 50 yards from either, making it very convenient for intra- class travel during the long winter when deep snow makes campus travel difficult. Student labor has helped build Rees Hall. In providing students with employment, it has been in harmony with Mrs. White's counsel concerning our educational plants. By work- ing on the dorm in the afternoon—laying bricks, tile, etc.— students are developing the physical as well as the mental and spiritual powers. Home Economics, Foods and Sewing Laboratories Closet, Lavatory, and Desk in Girls Room Chapel CLOCK TOWER, AUGUST 25, 1958 3 YEAR 1958 N0 |K m m m • MJm A handsome complement to Rees Hall is the men's dormitory—South Hall, a modern brick structure which also houses a spacious dining room. This is "home" to some 180 men each year. True education is the "harmonious de- velopment of the physical, mental, and spir- itual powers," and here at Union, a balance of all three is stressed. If you're a Christian you'll like Union—for the Bible is the main text book here. Recreation — the wholesome, body-build- ing, mind-envigorating and spiritually prof- itable type—is part of the Christian student's life at UC. A large, well equipped gym pro- vides year-round, all-weather opportunities to suit every taste and need. An indoor swim- ming pool is only a few steps away and is open the year round. v. Gymnasium Entrance Ground Improvements This is Union—1958, a pleasing blend of both old and new. Its doors are open to welcome back old faces and to greet new ones. Join your friends at Union this fall in preparing for the most vital work in the world today, the finishing of the gospel in this generation. Church Clock Tower, and Music Hall CLOCK TOWER, AUGUST 25, 1958 Jhci^ aPwIL alL bsi. taught... To many a Clock Tower reader the question of college comes or returns at this time of year. It is a challenge, a problem, a goal ardently to be desired, a gateway to broader experience and greater service. But you can take it or leave it alone—so you believe. Geographically that may be so, but look at the dots at the end of the headline of this editorial. This is a completion item in your lest for life. A most distinctive trait of man is thai he can and will be taught. A most serious corollary of this is that learning will go on, especially in youth, at all limes and in all places where you may be. This is not an optional question in your personal lesl for life. You must complete the statement and you will be graded accordingly. Will you be self-taughl or man-laught or God-laughl? Union College is not jusi a beautiful, comfortable place in which lo spend a year or two or four. Il is one of a system of schools and colleges dedicated to the production of God-made men and women. You will be self-taught anywhere you are. If you are wise, you will choose carefully the men and women from whom you learn. But most important is the question: "Will you, your close friends, your teachers be students in 'the school of Christ'?" We hope you will be able to attend Union College, a place where you can, if you choose, "be taught of God." Dean George L. Caviness