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Vol. XXXIV  UNION COLLEGE, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, February 16, 1962  No. 10  
History Tour Planned For  
New England And Canada  
By R. K. NELSON, Professor of History and Sociology  
The seventh Union College Tour  
of Northeastern United States and  
Canada is scheduled for July 1 to 
20. The tour is both a college  
class for which credit may be  
earned and a travel adventure to 
an interesting part of America.  
Some of the historical, literary,  
and cultural sites that will be 
visited include Bunker Hill, Lex- 
ington, Concord, Plymouth Rock, 
"Old Ironsides," The Wayside Inn,  
Retiring Teacher 
Honored Al  Supper  
by Connie Stutchman  
A loyal Union College staff mem- 
ber, a writer of poetry, and a true  
friend of her students is planning  
to retire this year. She was hon- 
ored with a service pin for her 25 
years of service and a silver dollar 
for each year, at tlie February 6  
Board and Staff Banquet.  
Mrs. Widener was bom and  
reared in Lincoln. She graduated 
from Lincoln High and from the  
University of Nobraska School of 
Music as a star pupil of Lura  
Schuller Smith. She taught at tlie 
University School of Music until 
her marriage, when she moved 
with her husband to Kansas City  
where her two boys were bom. 
Son's Illness  
A turning point in her life came  
when her older son became very  
ill and it became necessary to take  
him to Arizona and a drier climate  
The little nine-year-old boy, who  
gradually became weaker on the  
trip, died about 24 hours after  
dieir arrival in Arizona.  
Right at this time when she  
needed help most, a full-page acl  
appeared in the paper announcing 
a series of lectures, the first en- 
titled simply, "Where is Heaven?'  
She attended this and every other 
one of the Seventh-day Adventist  
evangelistic meetings. She was then  
baptized into tlie church. 
Joins UC Staff  
Early in the '30's she returned  
to Lincoln, so her other son might 
receive a Christian education. In  
1937 she joined the music staff at  
Union College.  
She has been very active in music  
organizations. She has held every 
office in die Lincoln Music Tea-
chers Association and is a member  
of the Symphony Guild. In sev- 
eral cases she has helped finance  
musical education for her students.  
One of her hobbies is the writ- 
ing of poetry, some of which is  
put to  music. Her latest is the  
"Tribute to Union College".  
(Continued on page 2)  
Profs Exchanged  
For Summer Term  
Dr. Robert Firth, head of the  
department of business administra- 
tion, will travel to Washington  
D. C. this summer as part of an  
exchange teacher program made 
possible dirough the administra- 
tive offices of Columbia Union  
College and Union College.  
Dr. Firth plans to teach courses  
in business administration during  
tho eight-week summer session at  
CUC. He remarked that while  
he is at Washington, he hopes to 
see Congress in action and to tour 
tho city in a self-education pro- 
gram. This will be his first chance  
to see the national capital.  
Dr. Lloyd W. Mauldin, chair- 
man of the department of educa-
tion at Columbia Union College, 
will be on the campus of Union 
College for the summer session 
of 1962, as part of the teacher ex- 
change program.  
Dr. Mauldin will not be a  
newcomer to this area, as he has 
taught in both Omaha and Den- 
ver. His teaching experience is 
not limited to the United States, 
for he was at the Indonesia Union 
Seminary in 1948-1952 and again 
in 1957-1958. He received his  
doctorate from the George Pea- 
body College for Teachers in 1961  
and since that time has been at  
C.U.C.  

House of Seven Gables, Walden 
Pond, the homes of Longfellow,  
Hawthorne, Whittier, and other  
writers. In New Hampshire we  
will see the "Old Man of the Moun- 
tain" made famous by the writings 
of Ilawdiome.  
We will also visit a number of  
places of interest to Seventh-day 
Adventists. Some of diese will be: 
Ellen G. White's birthplace in  
Gorham, Maine, William Miller's  
home, and the first Seventh-day 
Adventist church in Washington, 
New Hampshire.  
A few odier places will include  
Quebec, Niagara Falls, Statue of 
Liberty in New York City, Inde- 
pendence Hall in Philadelphia, and 
the Battlefield of Gettysburg.  
This year for the first time tlie  
tour will combine the study of  
both American history and litera- 
ture. These classes will be con- 
ducted on the Union College cam-
pus for three weeks, beginning  
June 10. On July 1 the combined 
classes will leave by chartered bus 
for the travel part of the educa-
tion. Six hours of college credit 
may be earned. .  
Expenses will be kept at a mini- 
mum by staying nights at S.D.A. 
colleges and academies whenever 
possible. The total expenses for 
the last New England Tour of three 
weeks was less tban $200.  
(Continued on page 3)  
Denver Nursing Dept.  
Gets New Campus Sign  
A new sign for the Colorado  
campus of the Union College De- 
partment of nursing at Porter San- 
itarium is being constructed at the  
Union College Power Plant.  
Mr. Vernon S. Dunn, business  
manager, said he would take tlie 
sign with him on his next trip to  
Denver, when it will be placed on 
the campus.  
The owner of the All Mix Type- 
writer Company, a personal friend  
of Dunn's, gave him a slab of pol- 
ished granite, 25 inches by 56 inch-
es by 1  inch, which he turned over  
to the Power Plant to have the  
letters put on.  
Mr. Archie Hilliard, foreman at  
the Power Plant estimated the cost  
of drilling the 115 holes necessary  
for mounting the letters and the  
sign in the hard granite at approxi- 
mately $40. This includes the cost 
of some expensive drills broken in  
die drilling.  
The letters spelling Union Col- 
lege are three inches and the rest 
of the letters are two inches.  

In the Spring  . . .  
With Valentine's Day just behind, spring just ahead and Sadie  
Hawkins' Day here, Unionites are following the example of the  
younger set.  
In This Issue  
1. Opinion Poll Page 2  
2. Grade Points Page 3  
3. Friendships Page 4 
4. Leditors Page 4  
Wesleyan Brings  
Exchange Program  
Students of Nebraska Wesleyan  
University will present a chapel  
program at Union College, Friday,  
February 23, as part of the annual  
"entertainment exchange program" 
between Wesleyan and Union.  
Union College students have al- 
ready presented a program at  
Wesleyan. Some of the groups and 
students who performed were Men 
of South Hall, Ruth Ann Hagen  
and the Harmonettcs, Bill Baker  
with a trumpet solo, and Robert  
Tan with a piano solo. Steve Gif- 
ford, junior ministerial student,  
was emcee. All the performers  
received an appreciative ovation.  
Donald Tan, president of the  
ASB, said that the Wesleyan stu-
dents were very hospitable. The  
26 students representing Union  
College were  given lunch and con- 
ducted on a tour of the Wesleyan  
campus. Tan expressed his ap- 
preciation for the hospitality and  
tho enjoyable time. He is looking  
forward to Wesleyan's performance  
here and expressed his desire that 
Wesleyan students will receive 
a cor dial reception at Union.  

Food Service Director Retiring  
After Varied School Work Career  
Miss Rudi Whitfield will be re- 
tiring at tho close of the 1961-62  
school term from her position as  
director of the Union College Food 
Service.  
Miss Whitfield came to Union  
College on July 22, 1946 after  
spending 10 years at tiie Adelphian 
Academy in Holly, Michigan. At  
Adelphian, Miss Whitfield contri- 
buted her talents as Dean of Girls,  
English and  Home Economics  
teacher, and as matron for a short  
time.  
She graduated from EMC in  
1935 widi a BS in dietetics. Her  
next step was to complete her grad- 
uate work at PUC and Lansing  
State College in Michigan. Prior to  
college, she attended Mt. Vernon  
Academy.  
Miss Whitfield has no definite  
plans for the future, but she does  
want to go to the world's fair and 
the General Conference session 
this summer.  
Throughout her years at Union,  
Miss Whitfield said that she "has  
enjoyed working with the students, 
particularly in the planning and 
preparing for the banquets.  
One of the unforgettable events  
that took place during her work  
here in the cafeteria was the fire 
that burned the old South Hall  
1952. "We had to eat on tables  
made of saw horses and boards  
Many times sheets were used as  

table cloths and our lights con- 
sisted of drop cords hanging from  
the ceiling. One girl commented  
that it was 'just like eating in a  
tunnel!'"  
Miss Whitfield's hobby of travel- 
ing has taken her to Europe three  
times, once to South America and 
also one trip to the Caribbean.  
Efficiency is a quality that char- 
acterizes Miss Whitfield. In her  
interest for students, she has fre-
quently been a counselor and help 
to many.  
Several high officials in the de- 
nomination have said that Miss  
Whitfield has given Union the "best  
cultured and refined atmosphere  
that can be found in any of our  
school dining rooms."  
Chemistry Dept. Buys  
Single Pan Balance  
A new German-made precision  
balance has recently been pur- 
chased by the Chemistry Depart- 
ment, according to Dr. Rene Evard,  
professor of chemisty.  
The new $1000 Sartorius bal- 
ance is a precision instrument used  
in measuring minute amounts of 
weight from 5 oz. down to .1 mg.,  
Evard explained.  
Referred to as an automatic sin- 
gle-par) type, the balance will add 
significantly to efficiency in re-
search and will be a real time  
saver, Evard continued. What pre- 
viously was balanced or weighed  
out manually in a two-pan bal- 
ance, and took several minutes, can 
now be registered automatically on  
a single pan balance in seconds, he 
said.  
Tho balance, sometimes called a  
scale by the layman, will be placed  
in the department's balance room  
where it will be used by advanced  
chemistry students and staff in re- 
search work, Evard said.  

Plans Being Made 
For Flying Club  
Tentative plans were formulated  
February 10 to organize a flying  
club on the Union College campus.  
Before selecting committees to  
work out details of the club or-
ganization two films were shown  
in the college auditorium. The  
primary objective of the club is  
to provide those who are inter- 
ested in future flying missionary 
service with an opportunity to  
take flying lessons at a reduced  
rate, says Elder D. W. Holbrook, 
assistant professor of religion.  
The club plans to purchase  
Cessna 120 from the Lincoln Avia- 
tion School. Funds for die plane are  
to bo brought in by membership  
fees.  
Life membership in the club will  
bo $50, with private lessons in  
addition to this fee. It should be  
possible to obtain instruction and  
solo time leading to a private  
license for about $450, said Hol-
brook.  
Present plans are to conduct  
the flying lessons at Lincoln Avia- 
tion School under the direction of 
Mr. Howard Phillips, an instructor  
at die school.  
Thoso chosen to serve on the  
committees that will set up a 
constitution for the club are: Hol- 
brook, chairman; Hugh Songcr 
and Don Glantz.  
A nominations committee under  
the chairmanship of Charles Rus-
sell will choose the prospective 
officers of the club. Members of 
this committee are: Jerry Aitkin,  
Don Cornforth and Buddy Borris.  

Board Votes Expansion;  
IO Year  Plan Approved  
Should Union College grow? "Yes," was the answer  
of the UC Board of Trustees when it voted last Wednesday 
for a three million dollar, ten-year expansion program,  
"A professional architect will soon be hired to de- 
sign a master plan of the campus," said President D. J.  
Bieber, "and it should be finished at an early date."  
12 Professors Will  
Study For Doctorates  
Twelve of Union's faculty mem- 
bers will begin or continue studies 
leading to tiie doctorate during the 
coming summer and school year.  
Mr. A. E. Perry, instructor in  
biology at Union College, was 
granted a graduate research fel- 
lowship from die National Insti- 
tute of Health dirough the Okla-
homa State University.  
.While on leave of absence,  
Perry will be doing full time re-
search this summer and a combi- 
nation of research and work on his 
doctor's degree in biology during  
the school year.  
Mr. Verne Wehtje, instructor in  
English at Union, has also been 
granted a year's leave of absence.  
He will begin working on his doc- 
tor's degree at the University of  
Nebraska. 
Leaves Continued  
Mr. Arthur Hauck, assistant pro- 
fessor of speech, and Mr. Lee Wil- 
son, assistant professor of chemis 
try, were both granted a contin- 
uation of their present leaves of  
absence. Hauck is studying at tlie 
University of Minnesota and Wil- 
son at the University of Nebraska. 
Wilson's study is sponsored by the  
National Science Foundation. Both  
men are working on dieir doctor'  
degrees.  
According to Dr. G. L. Caviness;  
academic dean, eight odier Union 
College faculty members will be  
working on doctor's degrees this 
summer. Mr. Walter Page, asso 
ciate professor of biology, is con 
tinuing his study in biology at  
Michigan State University; Elder  
Mervin Maxwell, associate profes- 
sor of religion, his work in church  
history at the University of Chi  
cago; and Elder Sydney Allen 
assistant professor of religion, Iris  
study in philosophy of religion at 
the University of California. 
Summer Study  
Mr. C. L. Gemmell, associate  
professor of education and psy-
chology, Mr. Earl Leonhart, asso-
ciate professor of madiematics, and  
Elder George P. Stone, assistant 
professor of education and psy-
chology, will all be studying at 
the University of Nebraska diis 
summer.  
Miss Eleanor Attarian, assistant  
professor of music, and Miss Opal 
Miller, associate professor of mu  
sic. will bodi be working on doc- 
tor's degrees in music this summer.  
Miss Attarian will carry on her  
studies at the University of South-
ern California and Miss Miller at 
Indiana University.  
Vandalism Reported:  
Rock  Pile Damaged  
Damage due to vandalism has  
been mounting in the past two  
weeks on the UC campus ac- 
cording to Dick Dale, one of the 
campus night watchmen.  
In recent weeks there have been  
several instances of petty van-
dalism such as painting die lights  
on several Union College campus  
signs, and the scattering of paper 
on the campus lawn and in cam-
pus trees.  
"One night," said Dale, "I  
stepped out of the administration  
building about three a.m. to find,  
paper strewn in most ofMfirWS?  
on the front campus lawn. MS 
looked as though there had been  
a snow storm ~ 
tho "rock pile," gift of the class of  
1898, was scattered across the  
front lawn by vandals. The .btODi  
presentation plaque on tlflr'laVjfeS 
stone was partially mutilated.  
Another night watchman has  
been added to the staff as a step  
in preventing any further vandal- 
ism on the campus.  

President Bieber said the plan  
will include:  
1. A new library to meet the  
demands of increasing enrollment  
and academic advancement of the  
students.  
2. A new addition to the science  
building, which would nearly 
double its size. This will give the 
added space necessary  for more  
equipment storage, classrooms, and 
research projects.  
3. More dormitories and hous- 
ing for the 50% increase in student  
enrollment expected in the next 
decade. There will be additions  
made on both the men's and wo-
men's dormitories.  
4. Expansion of the college in- 
dustries. A new building for the 
furniture factory will be built near  
the new academy building. This 
will give more room for die broom  
shop, print shop, book bindery,  
and maintenance departments in 
the present furniture factory build- 
ing.  
5. A new clock tower and stu- 
dent center which will replace the  
present administration building.  
This is required to meet the de- 
mands of dre expanding student  
population, which is expected to  
reach 1200 ir^ the next 10 years.  
6. Extension of die physical  
education and gymnasium facili- 
ties.  
7. Two more un^ts on the new  
academy building now being built.  
This will aid in a better education-
al program for training teachers.  
"Tlie ten-year expansion plan  
also includes academic growth," 
added President Bieber. "Next  
year, four of our teachers will 
be on leave for graduate study."  
"Union College will also apply  
for accreditation with the National 
Council for the Accreditation of 
Teacher Education," he continued.  
"This will also strengthen our 
teacher training program."  
Construction will begin, with the  
building of a new furniture fac- 
tory and a new addition to the  
Rees Hall, Bieber said.  
(Continued on page 2)  
6 Faculty Members  
Receive Promotions  
Promotion for six faculty mem- 
bers was voted by the Union Col- 
lege Board on Wednesday, Febru-
ary 7.  
Dr. G. L. Caviness, academic  
dean, said the following persons  
were notified of their promotion 
by President D. J. Bieber: Dr.  
Paul Joice, professor of business  
administration; Elder Sydney Allen  
and Elder C. Mervyn Maxwell,  
associate professors in religion; 
Marilyn Brown, assistant professor  
in secretarial science; Doris Bethea  
and Ruth Ilaller, assistant profes-
sors in nursing.  
The Board also voted contin- 
uous tenure for the following fac-
ulty members: Elder Sydney Allen,  
Mrs. Ruth Higgins, associate  pro- 
fessor of home economics; Mrs.  
Setsuko Takeno, instructor in nur- 
g; Elsie Warden, instructor in  
nursing; Opal Miller, associate pro-
fessor of music.  
A faculty member must be elec- 
ted every year for employment by 
tho college for the first five years.  
After diis period has expired, he 
may be voted continuous tenure  
which no longer requires annual 
election, said Caviness.  
Joice has been at Union for six  
years and was associate professor 
q£j55|n|2j6©Bistration for three  
ars. ^IJwi has been employed by  
fc'&nSJ: for five years and Max- 
well -for  three years. Both men have  
iad ,. coiisjftyrable experience  
On the night previous to this, before coming to  
l, > -r .! -i ' Union.  
Tlie three ladies who were pro- 
| JRfJt<l4tf<BftA?*£A°n of assistant  
professor recently received their  
masters degrees. Miss Brown has 
been at Union for four years. Miss  
Bethea and Miss Haller have ser- 
ved one year and are teaching on  
the Colorado campus.


CLOCK TOWER  February 16, 1962  
Clock Tower  Opinion Poll Reveals  
Student Interest  in ASB Future  
Dion Fuller  

The future of the present  
Union College Associated Stu-
dent Body is being studied.  
ASB officers and sponsors  
are evaluating the functional 
organization as it now exists. 
"On die surface, the present 
system patterned after our nat- 
said Don Tan, ASB president.  
"But," he continues, "in get- 
ting things done, it is full of 
holes and flaws, primarily be-
cause the main interest of the  
student body is study not pol- 
itics.  
"We are now looking into a j  
smaller student council type of  
ASB," Don added. "We feel  
that a smaller number of de- 
voted students would be more  
efficient than our present  House  
of Bepresentatives."  
Most students sense the pres- 
ent ineffective organization of  
the ASB and particularly its  
policy-forming body, the House 
of Bepresentatives.  
On the hunch that students  
doubted the future success of  
any ASB revision, a CT reporter was dis- 
patched to see if UC students felt the need 
for ASB in any form.  
Wayne Anderson, sophomore: "The ASB  
doesn't do too much, but if it were abolished 
the students would feel a loss of involve- 
ment in school affairs. Loss of morale and  
enthusiasm would result.  
"We need the leadership of ASB to try  
to find activities for our students who are  
looking elsewhere."  

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Bonnie Horr  
Ron Jensen  Richard Bookor  
Berneldo  Johnson  
We Have A Right - Handed World, 
Reflects A 'Wrong - Handed' Coed  
by Ann Silverstein  
The world is divided into ma- 
jority groups and minority groups,  
conformists and nonconformists,  
right-lianded people and left-hand-
ed people. Accuracy and better  
judgment may overrule the abso  
lute equation of minorities, non- 
conformists, and left-handed peo 
pie; but it must be admitted that  
members of the third group auto-
matically place diemselves in the 
other two categories.  
I am left-handed.  
Last Christmas I was overjoyed  
to receive a pair of left-handed  
dressmaker shears. Scissors pre- 
sent no problem but shears that 
are molded to fit the right hand  
don't fit the left. Not only is it  
uncomfortable to use them, it is 
actually difficult to follow the lines. 
Think Right  
Sewing class presented a multi- 
tude of problems. The right-hand- 
ed teacher would demonstrate the  
techniques of a new stitch, do the  
first inch or two, and nonchalantly  
hand it to me to finish. In order  
to continue I had to hold the gar-
ment and the needle in exactly the  
opposite way from what I had been  
instructed. I learned to think right 
when the teacher said left and left  
when she said right. This and rug- 
ged individualism were my only  
hope. 
Kansas State U Quartet  
Gives Evening Concert  
Concert music  by the Resident  
String Quartet of Kansas State 
University comprised the Satur- 
day evening program, February  
17.  
The group played various sel- 
ections and groups of music by 
'juch composers as Haydn, Bartok,  
Mendelssohn, Turina, and Dvorak.  
The four members of the quartet  
are George Leedham, first violin- 
ist, Luther Leavengood, second 
violinist, who is also manager of 
the group, Clyde Jussila, violist,  
and Warren Walker, cellist.  
These four men have worked  
together as a quartet fourteen  
seasons at Kansas State University.  
They travel over the Midwest,  
visiting various colleges and art 
shows.  

Right-handed irons finally got  
the best of mc. I learned to use  
my right hand to avoid ironing the  
cord.  
Left-handed Loaf  
My right-handed friends be- 
como frustrated when they try to 
cut more slices from a loaf of bread  
that I started to slice. After a,try 
or two they turn the loaf around  
and proceed with obvious relief  
and increased dexterity.  
Meal tune has its own diffi- 
culties. If all goes well, I am able 
to find a place at the left end of  
tho table. This relaxes me at oncc  
as it prevents a battle of the elbows  
with a neighbor to the left. Cups  
and glasses are most inconveniently 
placed, but I always feel a sincere 
admiration for the etiquette author-
ity who insists that forks and sal- 
ads should reside at the left side  
of the cover.  
The technically correct way to  
"ash dishes is exactly the wrong  
way for oddities like me. I prefer  
to move them from left to right.  
South-paw  
My grade school ability to ex- 
cel in Softball and ping pong de- 
pended on my variance from nor- 
mality. Pitchers became jittery  
when I stood on the wrong side of  
the plate. Ping pong opponents  
were unnerved by my wrong-hand-
ed paddling.  
You may be surprised to hear  
mo tell it, but I have decided that 
pianos are made for right-handed  
people. The melody of a composi-
tion needs to be emphasized. Em- 
phasis is often achieved through 
application of strength. Common  
melody notes are placed on the  
right end of the keyboard so that  
the person with a strong right arm 
may find it easier to bring out the  
melody. 
Sit and Suffer  
Writing is' an art founded and  
perfected for the use of right-
handed people. For years I have 
been searching for a convenient  
notebook, one that would enable 
me to write comfortably without 
making the other side dangle over  

Dian 'Fuller, sophmore:  
"The ASB is necessary to the  
school. Each organization of  
students is somewhat a part of 
it. No student paricipation  
might result if the ASB were  
abolished.  
"We need the ASB. Who else  
would produce the organization 
for Amateur Hour, CLOCK  
TOWER, Goldep. Cords, and  
similiar activities?"  
Bon Jensen, senior: "I think  
it is practical, but if it were  
gone we probably wouldn't  
miss it. We must have some  
organization though, and ASB  
is as good as any.  
"Maybe more efficient ways  
could be found. We could do 
away with the House and take  
policy suggestions directly to  
the faculty with letters.  
"Our ASB should represent  
us before other colleges and 
Universities."  
Don Barksdale, junior: "Def- 
initely we need it. What is a 
school if students don't have a 
voice in how it is conducted?  
"All schools have a form of  
student representation to the 
faculty, although maybe not 
just like ours. We, too, must 
be represented as a student  
body."  
Bonnie H a r r, sophomore:  
"The present ASB is very in- 
efficient. I feel that the time 
I have spent as a House mem- 
ber in the  past was wasted.  
The students need a voice,  
however, and the ASB is  
probably as good as any.  
B i c h a r d Booker, junior:  
"The ASB is practical and nec- 
essary. It serves as another  
classroom to give students  
practice in administration.  
"It is a means through  
which students may express  
their opinions. It teaches  
students to work with fellow  
students and superiors."  
Bernelda Johnson, senior:  
"Should UC do away with  
ASB? Should the President of  
the US run our government  
without our help? In the  
interest of the student body  
a form of student government  
must exist.  
"I am personally in favor  
of a small committee of select  
individuals, which would  
probably be more efficient  
than what we now have.  
"We must not term the ASB  
bad because the House of 
Bepresentatives isn't as good 
as we want. The committees 
are doing a good  job."  
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SPORTS  
the edge of the desk. One class- 
room I frequent does have a few  
left-handed desks along die far  
side of the room. In order to en-
joy this unusual luxury it is nec-
essary for me to ostracize myself  
from the rest of the class, so I just  
sit and suffer. And as I sit, I won- 
der what it would be to live in a 
left-handed world.  

With (' 3" Average, Duff Predicts  
Frosh Team Would Be Hard To Beal  
by Dan Duff  
Tho nice weather Lincoln is having, off and on, brings thoughts  
of spring and . . . the Softball season. You expected romance, maybe?  
It would be nice to have an early spring this year and be able  
to play a full intra-mural Softball schedule in nice weather. Last  
year Nebraska had either a late spring, of no spring at all, and many  
games had to be played in weather unfit  for even umpires. Now is  
the time to begin organizing Softball teams so the season can get  
under way as soon as the weather breaks. If the season gets under 
way early a long schedule can be played.  
Meanwhile back on the baskeDall court, the schedule is  pro- 
gressing smoothly except for the usual arguing. And I can't exclude  
myself from this fault.  
The "A" league looks fairly even. Everett Schlisner's crew looks  
like the team to beat. Big Mark Thompson does the boardwork for  
the team as well as the bulk of the scoring, but several outside shooters, 
including Schlisner, can turn on the hot hand when it is needed.  
I have yet to see any "B" league action but I understand that  
the action is fast and aggressive.  
There are several tall freshmen this year who are playing in  
tho "A" league. I dare say a team from the freshman class could  
beat an all-star team of upperclassmen. Maybe not with ease, though.  
A frosh crew composed of Kiff Achord, Dennis Bartel, Ron Hockridge, 
Glen Kerr, and Mark Thompson, would average close to 6' 3". They  
could control the backboards and handle the ball well enough. There  
would be more height en the bench plus several shorter hot-shooters.  
The track season is underway around the world. Several top- 
flight marks have been recorded and several records have fallen.  
Leading the way is Peter Snell, from New Zealand, who set world  
records in three races within a recent two-week period.  
These records came in the mile, half-mile, and the 800 meter  
runs. There was an article in Sports Illustrated magazine about Snell  
that said he runs upwards of 15 miles each day up and down  
mountains near his home. After this training a mile ran should seem 
like walking to class.  
TRIBUTE  
TO  
UNION  
by Marguerite Widener  
(Story on page 1)  
Dear Union with your doors flung open wide,  
To beckon youth to come here and abide,  
For gaining wisdom, sovereignity of will,  
And building for eternity until  
The hearts' desire is willingness to serve  
The Master, from whose love we'll never swerve.  
Your Golden Chords, a symbol of youth worth,  
Are hung in all directions of the earth.  
You shape our lives so pure, so firm and true,  
That when temptation comes to test anew,  
We'll dare to stand undaunted, staunch and strong  
And never, never yield to any wrong.  
O, let us dream of days we walked your way  
Across the velvet lawns, past flowers gay  
While from your stately Clock Tower high above  
Comes forth the message of the chimes we love.  
A red bird's call, a glorious western sky  
Proclaim sweet peace as Sabbath Day draws nigh.  
O, Union! Dear old Union!  
Whose cords of gold stretch far across the sea.  
We love you! Dear, dear Union!  
And ever pledge our loyalty to thee.  

CLUBLICITY 
Various Feb. Activities  
Listed by Campus Clubs  
by Pat Monzingo  
Sigma Iota Kappa  
On March 14, the Sigma Iota  
Kappa Club is giving a reception.  
A "frontier" theme will be used 
throughout the gymnasium. Dr. 
Everett  Dick, professor of history,  
will be the emcee. The program  
will consist of campus talent and 
a film related to the theme will 
be shown.  
President Vernon Usher says  
that long formals may be worn  
and that semi-formal wear is also 
acceptable.  
Kappa Theta  
LaVonne Reinhardt, vice-presi- 
dent, was in charge  of the club  
meeting of February 8. A valen- 
tine theme was used in the form  
of a large red and white heart as 
a background. Tbe program con- 
sisted of a reading by Kent Selt-
man; the song 'Hello Young  
Lovers" was sung by Rose Greer.  
Joyce Hombacher gave tips on  
"How to Catch a Man". Linda 
Lair sang, "Let Me Call You 
Sweetheart", and LaVonne Rein- 
hardt read of the history and 
customs of Valentine's Day.  
Home Economics Club  
A valentine luncheon was held  
on the evening of February 10 
for club members and their friends. 
The program was under the direc-
tion of Margie Cleveland  and con- 
sisted of a reading by Darlene  
Palmer and a song by Shirley  
Patzer accompanied by Don Corn-
forth on the accordian. Refresh-
ments with a valentine theme were 
served.  
Chairman for the February club  
activity was Madeline Beekman,  
who was assisted by Beverly Moore,  
Darlene Palmer, Sherril Proctor, 
Lily Van- Raden, Rita Lauterback,  
and Leona Clapp.  
Pre-Med Club  
According to Ron Jensen, Presi- 
dent, the members of the Pre-Med  
Club' are going to Omaha, Febru- 
ary 28, to visit the Medical Uni- 
versity.  
On the regular club day, Wed- 
nesday, March 7, one of the fol-
lowing films will be shown: "I  
am a Doctor" or "One Day, Treat-
ing Poisons."  
Teachers of Tomorrow  
Mrs. R. A. Tyson was the guest  
speaker for the club meeting of 
February 7. She spoke on "Bulle- 
tin Board Ideas for Teachers."  
Emphasis was placed on the use  
of flannel, yam, pipe cleaners, and  
other materials for more attractive  
bulletin boards.  
Expansion Program  
(Continued from page 1)  
The Union College Construction  
Company will begin, work on the  
project in 1963 after it finishes  
I he new academy classroom it is  
now building, he continued.  
"Two of the three million dol- 
lars necessary for the planned  
construction will come from the 
'college construction budget' and  
funds from the three unions- 
Central, Northern, and South- 
western, Union Conferences—that  
it serves," explained President  
Bieber. "The rest will come from  
alumni, foundations, campaigns,  
and other projects."  
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1  
February 16, 1962  CLOCK TOWER  
58 Earn Above 2.50 GPA  
In Class Work First Sem.  
In worships, chapels, and edi- 
torials, the college man and woman  
is continually hounded, scolded  
and urged to leam to study, start  
studying, and keep studying. From  
the sounds of it all, one who never  
sees any grades other than his own  
might think that no one does study.  
This is not the case.  
At the end of each nine week  
period and semester, the registrar's  
office compiles a list of all the 
g.p.a.'s.  
For this past semester, 58 per- 
sons earned a grade point of 2.50  
or higher. None of these students  
had any  incompletes, and were  
carrying at least 12 hours.  
Of this number, three men and  
four women had the all powerful  
3.00 g.p.a.—A's in all classes.  
Some other statistics can also be  
derived from this list. 37 of the  
total were women and 21 were  

men. Of these, 24 per cent, or 14,  
are married students.  
The following is a list of these  
58 students:  
Anderson, Joyce  
Atkinson, Ruth  
Bennett, Harry 
Bieber, Sherene  
Bradley, Brenda  
Cachero, Nancy 
Chilson, Bennett  

Nowack, Jane  
Nuessle. Heidi  
Owen, Patsy 
Patton, William  
Peyer, Linda  
Preston, Darlene  
Reinhardt, LaVonne  
Clements, LoLita Rosier, Lois  
Colglazier, Nancy Rexinger, Elwyn 
Dole, Dick  
Doming, Natalie 
Dennis, Joanne  
Dick, Ardis  
Eskildsen, Joanne  
Friesen, Virgil  
Fuller, Dona 
Gabbert, Nelda  
Gibson, Paul 
Hoehn, Jimmy  
Hohensec, Harri  
Holbrook, Betty  

Robinson,  Tom  
Rosaasen, Joy  
Russell, Charles  
Saxon, George  
Schroeder, Erling  
Scott, Yvonne  
Seltman, Kent  
Seltmann, Lyle  
Sharp, John  
Shell, Penny  
Silverstein, Ann  
Smith, Norman  
Johnson, Vemelda Smith, Sharon  
Kahler, Myrna Stenbakken, Dick  
Kirkegaard Leslie Stephens, Richard  
Komoruski, Cannon Trowbridge, Judith  
Korolsky, Janice Ward, Josephine  
Lamb, Delia Watts, Kitty  
Lconhardt, Russell Wilson, David  
Meyerholtz, Rachel Zenoniani, Jane  
isfory Tour  
The tour director will be Dr.  
Russell K. Nelson, Chairman of  
the Union College History Depart-
ment. He has been directing Union  
College tours since 19 5 4. His  
groups have traveled in seventeen 
foreign countries,  thirty-two states,  
and tlie District of Columbia. The  
associate director will be Miss Vir-
ginia Shull, Chairman of the Union 
College English Department, she 
has lived, taught, and traveled in 
the East.  
Since the enrollment in a travel  
class is limited by the size of the  
bus, anyone interested in joining  
the group should contact either 
Dr. Nelson or Miss Shull at Union  
College in the near future.  
Poetry By Students  
Requested For Book  
The American College Poetry  
Society has announced that its  
fifth semesterly anthology of out-
standing college poetry is now  
being compiled for publication in  
May, 1962.  
Contributions must be the orig- 
inal work of the student (who  
shall retain literary rights to die 
material), submitted to Richard 
A. Briand at the American College  
Poetry Society, Box 24083, Los 
Angeles 24, California, with the 
entrant's name, address, and school  
on each page.  
Entries that are not accepted  
for publication will be returned 
if accompanied by a self-addressed,  
stamped envelope. The Society  
will offer Recognition Awards of  
Five Dolhirs each to the five out- 
standing college poets. The poems  
cannot be otherwise acknowledged,  
nor can the Society compensate  
students for the work that is 
published.  
All entries must be postmarked  
not later than Thursday, April 12,  
1962, to be considered; decisions 
of the Society judges are final. 
Union Students Assist  
In South Dakota Rally  
Two students and two staff  
members of Union College drove 
to Redfiold, South Dakota, on Feb-
ruary 2 to assist in one of three 
Missionary Volunteer Rallies being  
planned for South Dakota.  
In a Sabbath afternoon Mission  
Pageant, Daniel Bakker, a senior 
at Union, his wife and two small 
children presented a skit depicting 
life on a mission station in east 
Africa. In a few months the Bak- 
kers plan to return to Africa as  
missionaries.  
Miss Kitty Watts, freshman at  
Union College, who spent several  
years in Japan and Okinawa with 
her parents who were missionaries  
there, also told of the mission work  
in the Far East and sang a hymn  
in Japanese.  
The MV Rally was concluded  
with a Saturday evening program  
given by Dr. R. K. Nelson, pro- 
fessor of history and sociology, and  
Mr. Dale Hepker, instructor in  
English. They showed slides and 
told stories about their experiences  
as directors of Union College tours  
in Mexico and Europe.  

Library Re-emphasizes  
Evening Study Policy  
Because there are too many  
students, who, to all appearances,  
are not accomplishing very much 
in the library toward bettering  
dieir scholastic program, Miss  
Floda V. Smith, Union College  
librarian, announced ,the following  
reminder of library policy:  
In an effort to eliminate "non- 
studiers" and "non library users"  
some may be asked to leave the  
library immediately. This will  
mean the student has been visit-
ing, and visiting is to be kept at  
a minimum.  
Miss Smith reminded students  
that a seminar room is available 
where groups may arrange to study 
together. Study carrels may be 
used by upper division students  
who need to spread out their  papers  
and books.  
"We want the library to serve  
your needs, and we feel that this  
program will more fully meet  
those needs," concluded Miss  
Smith.  
Mauldin Coming  
For Summer Session  
Lloyd W. Mauldin, exchange  
professor from CUC, will teach 
here this summer. (Story on p. 1)  
Gipson Motor  
and  
Tire Retreading Service  
4047 So. 48th IV 8-2555  

KVUC Given Records  
By SDA Conferences  
Records are being supplied by  
the Iowa and Nebraska conferences  
for use in Sabbath programming 
on KVUC.  
Dave Young, program director,  
said that "KVUC is planning on  
the support of other Book and 
Bible Houses of the area served  
by Union for additional records."  
The support of these Book and  
Bible Houses will make it possible  
for the students of Union to en-
joy afternoons of Sabbath listening  
with a greater variety of music  
than before. "I believe that these  
records have  helped provide for a  
wider range of religious music  
for tire Sabbath inspirational pro- 
grams," Young commented.  
The plan originally started when  
letters were written to the con-
ferences serving the college for  
support of the plan. Nebraska was  
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Colorado Offers  
Scholarship Plan  
A scholarship plan for prospec- 
tive youth leaders is being intro-
duced by the Missionary Volunteer 
Department of the Colorado Con-
lerence, according to Elder Paul  
De Booy, youth leader for the Cen- 
tral Union Conference.  
This plan, based on a period of  
ten weeks employment at the sum- 
mer camp in Colorado, provides  
for free room and board at the 
camp and tuition for one semester  
at Union College.  
Questionnaires, with a list of  
qualifications and abilities, will be  
given to any student, preferably a  
sophomore or above, who indicates  
an interest in this program. These  
questionnaires will be studied care- 
fully, stated De Booy, and then 
James H. Harris, youth leader of  
the Colorado Conference, will in-
terview these students and screen  
out only the very best prospects.  
The objectives of this plan are  
twofold: first, to develop sound  
leadership in different phases of 
camping, such as teaching crafts,  
directing "out-post" camps, and  
leading over-night camp-outs; sec- 
ond, help on the student's school 
expense, and provide him with 
practical experience in leadership  
and skills to better qualify him for 
his future work.  
"This is not a summer vacation,"  
said De Booy. "It incurs hard work 
and a genuine interest in learning  
the art of working with and for 
young people."  
Urbini Arrival Delayed  
By Gov't. Red Tape  
The arrival of Secondo and  
Isabella Urbini at Union College  
has been delayed, because of a  
delay in securing passports and  
visas.  
Early in December many Union  
College students contributed over  
$550 toward a scholarship for the 
Urbinis, a young couple  from  
Florence, Italy, who planned to 
attend Union College this semester.  
Three months ago they applied  
for passports and visas for en- 
trance to the United States. So  
far the United States Government  
has not issued them the entrance  
permits.  
Many documents  have had to  
be provided. Birth certificates,  
documents showing that taxes are  
paid, clearance from army service, 
and statements from police as to  
conduct are only a  part of the  
procedure for entering the United  
States.  
Documents concerning the Ur- 
binis have been processed in Flor- 
ence, sent to Rome, returned to  
Florence, and sent on to Washing- 
ton, D. C., according to Dr. R. K. 
Nelson, professor of history and 
sociology. The American ' Consul 
General in Florence has recom- 
mended that the visas be granted.  
The latest word from the Urbinis  
says they still will sail for Union 
College as soon as the permits  
are ready. Meanwhile Urbini is  
busy translating the book Messages  
to Young People from English into  
Italian. He wants to complete the  
ministerial course at Union and 
become a writer and translator.  
first to respond by donating two 
records. Iowa contributed one  
record, and is sending another in  
the near future.  

When the Sunshine band comes to Courtney's Rest Home, Mrs.  
Staley still enjoys accompanying the group.  
College View Resident Is Active 
Pianist Mkr A 75 Year Record  
by Joe  
Many people play the piano, but  
few can equal the 75 year record  
Mrs. Nettie Staley has.  
Mrs. Staley, 86, resides at Court- 
ney's rest home, 3339 South 40th,  
and still plays the piano nearly  
every day. When asked today how 
she feels about playing, she replied,  
"I still love it; I'm not complete 
without it."  
Raised on a farm in southern  
Michigan, she has played "ever  
since I can remember, day after  
day after day. All I know, I have  
:lf  taught myself by practicing," she  
said, "because lessons were out of  
the question then."  
Mrs. Staley and her four broth- 
ers had a small family orchestra 
while they were still at home. They  
never played professionally; music  
Alarm System Direct  
To Fire Department  
A direct line between die ad- 
ministration building fire alann  
system and the fire department  
is being completed through the 
Notifier Alarm System, which is 
installed in the Power Plant.  
The alarm system has been in  
operation several years for the 
purpose of warning those in the  
building, but it is only now being  
comiected with the fire depart- 
ment.  
The system is triggered when  
a "stat," which is'attached on the  
ceilings of die various rooms, is  
heated to 190 degrees.  
"On a recent false alann," said  
F. R. Kleiman, superintendent of  
the power plant, "we timed the  
fire department, and it took only 
two and one half minutes to  
arrive."  
Tho need for such a system has  
been felt for some time, but has  
only recently been acted upon.  
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Hieb  
was merely a hobby, an enjoyment.  
At the age of 15 she and her  
brother would walk one mile to  
town to attend choir practice.  
"Many times," she said. "I would 
play for friends at a social get- 
together just for  something to do."  
"I've always loved to do things  
with my hands." she said. "If I 
wasn't playing the piano in my 
extra time I was sewing."  
Mrs. Staley, a widow of 22 years,  
is the mother of four boys. She  
has lived at Courtney's for the 
past ten years.  
A sunshine band from Union  
College is accompanied nearly  
every Sabbath afternoon by Mrs.  
Staley. "I'm sure the pleasure was  
all mine," she says as die group  
leaves.  

Deadline Dales Se!  
For ATS Contests  
An organization against alcohol- 
ism here in the city of Lincoln has  
requested that the A.T.S. have  
Temperance Teams who can give  
temperance orations on alcohol  
prevention. These Temperance  
Teams will keep their orations up  
to dato and will be ready to give 
them when needed.  
The prizes, and deadline dates  
for the essay, poster, jingle, and  
oratorical contests are listed be- 
low. Ben Bandy, president, urges  
all to praticipate.  
Essay deadline-March 23  
1st prize $10.00  
2nd prize 10.00  
3rd prize 5.00  
Poster deadline—March 2  
1st prize $10.00 
2nd prize 5.00 
3rd prize 2.50  
Jingle deadline—March 9  
1st prize $7.50  
2nd prize 5.00 
3rd prize 2.50  
Oratorical deadline—February 25  
at Union  
deadline—April 1 try-out in  
chapel  
deadline—April 14 for the Na- 
tional in Washington D. C.  
1st prize trip to National  
Contest plus  
spending money  
2nd prize $20.00 
3rd prize 15.00 
4th prize 10.00  
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CLOCK TOWER  February 16, 1962  
Editorials ...  
Speech Dept. Needs Help  
Is it true, as many rumors say, that the Union College  
administration does not put much value in our speech de- 
partment, therefore limiting its teachers and activities?  
Apparently not.  
Union College has a reputation as one of the pioneer  
colleges in the area of speech. Before many of our sister 
colleges were even scheduling speech classes, Union had 
a full-fledged department.  
Up until about ten years ago, our speech department  
had. more than one full time professor, and some part time  
help. Between that time and the present there has been  
one man in the department, with some student help.  
Last year another man was called as an instructor in  
speech while the head of the department went on leave  
to finish work toward his doctor's degree. When Mr. Arthur  
Hauck returns, both he and Mr. William I. Rankin  
will work full time for our speech classes. This is certainly  
a step in the right direction toward improving our de- 
partment. Both men are well qualified. Together they  
should do well a job humanly impossible for one man by  
himself.  
Mr. Rankin said in a recent interview that "our world  
is becoming more an oral communication-centered place." 
A study of newspaper headlines themselves will show that  
much of today's news is centered in speech and various  
forms of oral expression.  
Our sister colleges, and tlie denomination as a whole,  
are becoming more public-relations conscious. Much of  
the power and work in the area are in the field of speech. 
Our academys are incorporating speech classes with their  
English curriculums when they have people interested  
enough in this field  to push and teach it. Union College,  
too, realizes this, and is rising to the challenge.  
Toot Your Own Horn  
Ever feel like "undiscovered talent"? Have you noticed  
that often the same few students preside at meetings, serve  
as officers, take part in committee planning, and teach  
Sabbath School classes?  
One of the reasons for this is the willingness and cap- 
ability of those students who are often "up front". It's  
easier to ask someone you know will do a good job than it  
is to search for undiscovered talent.  
But many may go away from college having never  
worked on the annual or the paper or planned a banquet, 
party, or class discussion. They may leave college without  
developing their full potential.  
The ASB executive committee has discussed a change  
in the constitution which would limit the number of .offices  
each person might hold. This is good. With each student  
able to devote his time and interest to tlie one project which  
riiost interests him, our programs and publications would 
be greatly improved. More would have opportunity to  
participate.  
In the meantime, "toot your own horn" and volunteer  
for CLOCK TOWER reporting or MV choir singing. Enter a 
contest announced on campus.  
We have talent molding from disuse; it's past time to  
discover and use it.  
SENIOR PLACEMENTS  
Cleo Bloom Teach Secretarial Science,  
Maplewood Academy  
Don Burgeson Ministry, Minnesota Conf.  
Violet Evens Teach Business Educ., Broadview Academy  
Patsy Gustin Teach Elementary, North Platte, Nebr.  
Mary Harlan Teach 5-8, Brainerd, Minn. 
Martha Lunt .... Secretary, So. Dakota Conf. Office  
Richard Stevens Teach, Ft. Collins, Colo.  
(2H n $ w er  
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Don! Don! How many of those diet pills did you take last night?  
Sugar and Spice, Etc.  
by Tish  
They tried. They mentioned.  
They demonstrated. They coaxed.  
They humiliated. They teased.  
They lectured. They pleaded. But  
through it all I remained uncon-
vinced. Looking back, I can see 
that they actually were very logi-
cal, very patient about the whole 
thing; but at the time, I was un-
moved. I was a tomboy and if they 
didn't appreciate me as I was, I 
cared little.  
Actually, up to the time I was  
five years old, things went quite 
well in my mother's organized cam- 
paign to make me a "lady of 
ladies," but somewhere around my 
sixth birthday things changed rap-
idly. We left our California home  
and moved to a small central-
Nebraska town. The wren-sized  
house, located near the east edge 
of town, was in many ways ideal.  
There was, however, one draw- 
back—the only children for me to  
play with for several blocks around 
were boys. In many cases this sit- 
uation would be no cause for a- 
larm but as our first spring and 
summer there arrived, and I play- 
ed more and more with the neigh- 
bor children, mother's strong hopes  
began to melt. 
Buggies to Bats  
Whether or not I had had a  
tendency toward being a tomboy  
previously, I don't know. But I  
definitely acquired one at that time. 
A world that previously had been  
filled with dolls, buggies, dishes,  
and other feminine articles sudden- 
ly gave way to one in which guns, 
balls, bats, sand and cars took  
priority.  
All the reasoning of my mother  
and other female relatives was of  
no avail. It seemed to me that a 
girl must, in the short span of  
seventeen or eighteen years, be-
come—on occasion at least— a love  
Iy, sweet-smelling, demure fluff 
of helplessness. In addition, it ap- 
peared necessary to flirt with boys, 
scream at mice, and fumble balls  
in a ball game. Somehow all the  
advantages—whatever they might 
be—of being a girl were obscured  
by the restrictions and peculiari- 
ties of being one.  
Just Like a Boy  
Thus it was that throughout my  
grade school years I relentlessly  
practiced walking, talking and act- 
ing as much like a boy as possible.  
As the six year old became seven,  
and the seven year old, I succeed- 
ed in my campaign to the extent  
that by the time I was nine I was  
even allowed to join the boys in 
Softball games—.something almost 
unheard-of for fifth graders.  
Tho years ambled on, but my  
standing remained unchanged.  
Everyone—including my mother- 
took it for granted that I was (and  
irobably always would be) a tom-
ioy. Even at church camp in the  
summer there was no change. In 
fact, if anything, I  was more of a  
tomboy then than at any other  
time, for while climbing moun-
tains and "roughing it" I  was at  
my best (or worst, depending on 
your viewpoint.)  
Suddenly, however, as I entered  
the seventh grade and eighth  
grades, a change began to take  
place in my general attitude to-
ward the female segment of the  

race. The corresponding change in  
my interests and actions resulted  
in my being accepted much as any  
odier freshman girl is when I went  
away to academy.  
Of course the battle wasn't over.  
One can't suddenly undo the work  
of four or five years just by re- 
solving to do so. I battled con-
stantly with a decidedly boyish 
walk and at last gave up trying. 
Other actions betrayed my former 
self. I was told that people clear  
across the campus from a ball game 
could tell what position I was play- 
ing. How? I was the only girl on  
the team that threw like a boy.  
Time Erases Past  
But time has slowly erased many  
reminders of the past, and most  
references to days gone by have 
little or no effect on me. There  
is one, however, that never ceases 
to embarass me. This is the recol-
lections of days spent at church 
camp. During my freshman and  
sophomore years in academy, old  
acquaintances were frequently  
mentioning these former exper- 
iences, but by my senior year it  
seemed that these had more or less  
dropped out of the picture. And  
then one day I was introduced to  
a girl I had known only on sight  
at camp. Following the introduc-
tion there was a slight pause, and  
then a faint look of recollection  
passed over her face and as I brac- 
ed myself, she smiled and said:  
"Oh yes, I remember you at  
junior camp. You were the one 
that. ..." and the story started all  
over again.  
Distressing? Actually not. I have  
come to realize that most people  
carry some unusual memories with  
them from childhood—braces, a  
lisp, straggly hair, bowlegs, ex 
treme shyness, a stutter, or any of 
a large group of things. And so,  
I've learned to look back on the  
era of' my life just described with 
very little pain; and I'm quite ac-
customed to mv walk.  

Cultivating Friendships  
Important to UC Students  
by Steve Gifford  I  Certainly one of tlie largest contributions Union College could  
hope to make is to teach its students how to find friends. Dale  
Carnegie said that the most important trait a man can have "is the 
ability to make friends, which, boiled down, means the ability to 
see the best in man."  
It is an  important thing for the students of Union to cultivate  
the best of friendships-with the faculty member who never seems  
friendly, and whom the student just cannot understand-with the kind,  
friendly lady who lives across from the dormitory-with the student  
who cannot find the  best way to make friends. In the very sphere  
in which we live, there is someone, though he's surrounded by a 
veritable sea of humanity, who is lonely. He has not found the joy  
of friendship that France Dempster Sherman portrayed, when he wrote:  
It is my joy in life to find  
At every turning of the road  
The strong arm of a comrade kind  
To help me onward with my load. 
And since I have no gold to give,  
And love alone must make amends,  
My only prayer is, while I live- 
God, make me worthy of my friends.  
There is little that could be  more highly coveted for the students  
of Union, than that they would find the real joy if having friends,  
tho real joy of helping someone by simply being a friend. Emerson  
said that "happiness is a perfume which you can't pour on someone  
without getting some on yourself." And likewise, friendship is a  
sweetness whereby you cant help someone without helping yourself.  
I hope the students of this Christian college might achieve  
friendships which will develop into immortal friendships, friendships  
which will make us more conscious of the ties which we have with  
Him who sacrificed all, that He might have His friends with Him  
eternally.  
Led i tors  
Drop Student Gov't?  
Dear Editor.  
The New York Times of Feb. 4,  
1962, contained a signed article  
by Fred M. Hechinger, education 
editor, which is worthy of being  
noticed by your readers. It is en-
titled "Campus Rule."  
The occasion for Mr. Heching- 
er's article was the recent expiring  
of the student governing body at 
Columbia College (undergraduate  
school of Columbia University).  
Not only did the 53 year old gov-
ernment get voted out of existence 
by a vote of 935 to 167, but a move 
to replace it was voted down by  
690 to 378. The college is now 
without student government.  
The reasons why this happened  
are not all relevent to the situation 
existing in our Adventist colleges. 
Crooked elections, for instance, do  
not seem to have been suspected 
on any of our campusses.  
The sentence which caught my  
eye in the article was: "Academic 
spokesmen explained that, with the  
heavy burden of studies, under- 
graduates best qualified to repre- 
sent the students lack the time to 
assume the burden."  
(fauttdocm  
Saturday, February 17  
8:00 p.m.  
K. S. U. String Quartet  
Sunday, February 18  
Academy board meeting 
7:30 p.m.  
Campus Women's Club  
Monday, February 19  
9:20 a.m.  
Chapel: Dr. Nelson  
Friday, February 23  
9:20 a.m.  
Convocation:  
Wesleyan Exchange program  
8:00 p.m.  
Vespers: 
Symposium on the 
Christian Home  
Saturday, February 24  
8:25 and 11:00 a.m.  
Church: Elder Deming  
5:55 p.m. Vespers  
8:00 p.m. Sadie Hawkins' party  
Monday, February 26  
9:20 a.m.  
Chapel: Elder Holbrook  
Wednesday, February 28  
9:20 a.m.  
Freshman Convocation  

I think we do well to ponder  
this remark. It is not the case that  
wo have generally had poor stu-
dent officers in our college student  
governments. But, it is doubtless 
true that some are elected to of- 
fice who do nothing while in office  
because of the heavy burden of  
studies.  
I wonder whether our colleges  
need student  government. Does it  
have values commensurate with tlie 
amount of time consumed by it?  
What would the consequences be 
of dropping student government at 
our schools? Do student leaders  
gain real and relevent experience  
by diis means, or is the  whole ex  
penditure a profitless thing?  
I don't know tlie answer to the  
above questions. I should like to 
hear the opinions of some of your 
readers  
Sincerely, 
Elder Sydney Allen  
Associate Professor of Religion  
Credit for Festival?  
Dear Editor.  
Several days ago someone  
brought it to my attention that 
study is being given to the idea of  
•iving college credit those who  
Icsire it for their part in the Gala  
Festival.  
I object! 
I believe that if credit is given to  
a chosen few for their part in a  
Saturday evening program, there 
are a number of other offices and  
duties on this campus for which 
credit should also be given. For  
instances, why not get credit for 
coordinating the Student Week of  
Prayer, for being Sabbath School  
superintendent, MV leader, Sab- 
bath School teacher, ASB officer,  
editing the Golden Cords or CLOCK  
TOWER,  and numberless other of- 
fices?  

I believe that until these persons  
who fill these other positions also 
receive credit, no one should re-
ceive credit for Gala Festival,  
whether it is sponsored by some 
department or not.  
Sincerely yours,  
(Name withheld)  
Library Study  
Dear Editor:  
We were informed the other  
night that one more weighty de- 
cision has been lifted from our  
shoulders. Someone is now going 
to tell us when we are studying.  
From now on we shall be "tapped  
gently" on the shoulder and asked 
to immediately (and with no word  
exchanged) vacate the library.  
Faulty comparison seems to be  
a problem also. We were told that  
universities and public libraries 
didn't have people coming to the 
library just to be with a special 
friend. One should keep in mind 
that their patrons are not restric-
ted to one place to study. They are  
permitted to see their friends other  
places and suitable places are pro- 
vided.  
Here the library is the only place  
people can study together. No  
other place is provided. I  feel that  
this is not a comparable equal to  
a public library.  
Can't you picture die scene now?  
A struggling French student is  
memorizing vocab—but he's star- 
ing into space and doesn't look like  
he s studying so—tap, tap!  
Or maybe you are composing a  
theme. Stopping to think could be  
disastrous. Take me for instance— 
I'm composing this in the library  
and from time to time I have to 
stop and decide what to write next. 
If someone should happen to pass 
by and see me doing nothing, what  
then? Oh, oh, I think I see some- 
one at my shoulder now. . . .  
Judy  
School Spirit  
Dear Editor,  
School spirit includes much  
more than the hysterical outbursts  
of loyal spectators at a high school 
basketball game. Although we as 
S.D.A.'s don't excell in competi- 
tive sports we have other ways in 
which we can express our support.  
We need to begin by showing  
our utmost respect to the education- 
al personal. Setting an example,  
how humiliating it must be for 
our president to get up in front  
of the assembly and patiently rec- 
ommend that we act as "college 
men and women" rather than  
immature individuals.  
This year a spark of enthusiasm  
was demonstrated by the men of 
South Hall at the time elections  
were held for the House of Rep- 
resentatives. On the other hand 
we recall the disgusting lack of 
response on the part of Rees Hall 
residents. It appears that we are  
either too preoccupied or uncon-
cerned to accept the responsibility 
of bettering our college.  
Does it take a pep fest to get  
us to get us to sing our school  
song? This is just another one of 
the many ways in which we can  
show our school loyality. Let's do  
something about itl  
May there be more school spirit  
and support exhibited along con- 
structive line here at Union.  
Linda Peyer—Donna Nledens