Central Union Youth Congress in Session Here L A. Skinner Associate Secretary General Conference MV Department E. L. Minchin Associate Secretary General Conference MV Deportment James E. Chase Associate Secretary Radio and TV Department General Conference Mildred Lee Johnson Assistant Secretary MV Department General Conference Dr. Harold Shryock Department of Anatomy CME School af Medicine W. W. Fordham President South Central Conference outer VOL. XXXII UNION COLLEGE, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, APRIL 24, 1959 NO. 15 9th Annual Workshop To Start Wed. Eight College Delegations To Be Present On Campus Forty-two students and sponsors from seven colleges will be guests at the annual ASB workshop at Union College April 29-May 2. This will be the ninth annual workshop of eastern Seventh-day Adventist colleges which was start- ed by the Student Association of Southern Missionary College under the sponsorship of Elder Leif Kr. Tobiassen. Special guests meeting with the delegates will be Dr. Richard Ham- mil of the General conference edu- cational department, and Dr. Floyd Rittenhouse, president of Emman- uel Missionary college at Berrien Springs, Michigan. The colleges represented will be Atlantic Union, Emmanuel Mission- ary, Madison, Oakwood, Southern Missionary, Southwestern . Junior, Washington Missionary, and Union. The main purposes of the work- shop are to orientate the incom- ing officers to their new responsi- bilities and to generally improve the operation of the student asso- ciations. Better college publications in these schools east of the Rockies should be the result of the editorial workshop to be held at the same time. Problems associated with the publication of campus papers and yearbooks will be discussed as the groups meet. Incoming editors of the papers and yearbooks will dis- cuss financial and editorial prob- lems in addition to studying means of meeting the needs of their stu- dents in their publications. 1959-60 FACULTY CHANGES ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT From the president's desk comes the following notices of changes in next year's faculty. Mr. Milo Anderson has been granted an indefinite leave to work on his doctorate. He will continue as the head of the Physics depart- ment during this leave. Taking his place as acting head of the depart- ment, will be Mr. Richard Leffler, who is at present completing the requirements for his doctor's de- gree at Michigan State University. As has been previously an- nounced, Mr. Warren Murdoch will take a year's leave of absence to work on his doctorate. During his absence, Mrs. Richard Leffller, at present completing her master's (Continued on page 4, col. 3) THOMAS, (. WELLS TO EDIT (T, CORDS Ann Thomas, junior English ma- jor for Fort Worth, Texas, and pres- ent associate editor, was elected to head the CLOCK TOWER staff for next year. Connie Wells, junior English ma- jor from Marlsand, Nebraska, will edit the 1960 GOLDEN CORDS. Connie is the associate editor of the yearbook this year. The two were elected at a recent meeting of the House of Repre- sentatives. Other CLOCK TOWER staff members elected are associate edi- tor, Penny Shell, and assistant edi- tor, Evan Swanson. Associate editor for the 1960 GOLDEN CORDS will be Ardis Dick; assistant editor, Arlo Krue- ger; literary editor, Beth Wells; and roster editor, Janet Tucker. INTERCOLLEGE MV WORKSHOP TO MEET AT UNION APRIL 29 The colleges of Madison, South- ern Missionary, Oakwood, South- western Junior, and Union will be represented at the MV officers' Seminar to be held on the UC cam- pus April 29-May 2. Dick Jewett, a Union College MV leader, and Elder L. A. Skinner, as- sociate secretary of the General Conference Missionary Department, will serve as co-chairmen of the Seminar. Elder Skinner will give the opening address at the first session at 8 p.m. April 29. The purpose of the Seminar is to coordinate the overall MV poli- cies as effected in the Senior MV Society. An adoption of the work- ing policy will be made, and com- mittees will discuss the various problems of the phases of the so- ciety to present new ideas. Officers from the present socie- ties and those who will serve the coming school year will be present for the meetings which will be held In the College View Church Annex. The visitors will stay in the dormi- tories on this campus during the Seminar. The workshop will close on the evening of May 2 with a general assembly and a farewell supper and program. UC To Participate In CD Demonstration in Lincoln Thursday Plans are nearing completion for a Civil Defense demonstration, sponsored by the city of Lincoln, to be held 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 30. This demonstration will be held in the activities building of Lincoln High School. The program includes scenes con- cerning the Red Cross chapter of- fice, the National Guard, hospital emergency room, portable canteens, shelter houses, shelter canteens, the baby's corner, children in shel- ter, supply depots, and the Red Cross disaster office. The script is written by Lora Trott and Opal Palmer and will be narrated by Bob Johnson of KOLN-TV. The technical advisor for the program is Dorothy Pile, a dramatics teach- er from Omaha. Groups participating in the dem- onstration include Civil Defense, Lincoln police and fire depart- ments, Highway Patrol, Boy Scouts, Union College, and National Guard. This demonstration is not open to the public. Only Union College, City Council, and state legislative groups will attend. Transportation from Union Col- lege will be furnished. CLASSES OF '09 AND '34 TO BE HONORED AT ALUMNI HOMECOMING HERE MAY 7-9 The annual alumni homecoming week end, honoring the classes of 1909 and 1934, will take place at Union College, May 7-9. Highlighting the week end will be the hanging of the golden cords in the auditorium the evening of May 8. Elder Calvin Gordon, class of '33 and former president of the Central American Union of the Inter-American Division, will be the speaker for the evening. The homecoming banquet is scheduled for Thursday night, May 7, with S. F. Pedersen, '47, as emcee. Boyd E. Olson, class of '39 and ed- ucational secretary of the North- ern Union, will address college stu- dents and alumni at the Honors Convocation Friday morning at 9:30. The Sabbath worship service in the College View church will be conducted by Rodney E. Finney, Jr., class of '26. Week-end activities will be climaxed with a musical presentation, "Holiday 1959" in the college auditorium at. 8:15 Satur- day evening. Elder T. E. Lucas World Youth Leader Student Development Portrayed in Program By UCites at Congress "The Making of a Man" in four parts, a dramatic production spon- sored by Union College, was pre- sented April 23, at the Youths' Congress held in the Pershing Au- ditorium in Lincoln. The program portrayed the de- velopment of a student from the time he enters college as a fresh- man until he reaches graduation as a mature adult. The object of the production was to show through narration, panto- mime, dialogue, and performance the various influences and factors of Union College which combine to produce the educated adult. Robert Bockmann of Aurora, Ne- braska, was featured as the typical student of Union College. The pro- gram was under the general direc- tion of Sydney Allen of the Relig- ion department. Members of the committee were Dr. J. W. Rhodes, (Continued on page 4, col. 2) NewMVOfficers Named for 59-60 Dr. Derryl Ogden will take over leadership of the College View Mis- sionary Volunteer society June 1, according to a vote of the church last Sabbath. Dr. Ogden is a former student of Union College and a 1958 graduate of the University of Nebraska School of Dentistry. Also elected to fill positions in the society were: Stella Ramirez and Jerry Schneli, assistant lead- ers; Cleo Bloom, Lorna Tobler, and Marjorle Brown, secretaries; Joe Grieg and Dick Dale, choristers; Ruth Ann Hagen and Connie Hod- son, organists. Prominent Denominational Youth Leaders Speak at Sessions and Workshops Elder c. Lester Bond, retired As- sociate Missionary Volunteer Sec- retary of the General Conference, will be the guest speaker at the Investiture of over 500 Master Guides, Saturday evening, April 25, in the Pershing Auditorium. One of the charter members of the Master Guide program, Elder Bond wrote the Junior M. V. Handbook, helped formulate the Master Guide Manual, and is author of the Quest of Youth. Others scheduled to participate in the Investiture are Elder T. E. Lucas, General Conference Mis- sionary Volunteer secretary, Elder L. A. Skinner, Associate Missionary Volunteer Secretary of the General Conference, Elder W. A. Howe, Cen- tral Union Missionary Volunteer and Educational Secretary, and El- der Theodore Carcich, president of the Ceneral Union Conference. The day's program will begin with Sabbath School at 9:30 direc- ted by Elder D. E. Reiner, Central Union Sabbath School secretary. A special feature of the 11:00 o'clock church service will be a mass choir of over 400 voices com- bining the talent of Union College and the academies of the Central Union, directed by Professor Rhodes. Elder T. E. Lucas' topic for the church service will be "The Wonderful Becomes the Probable." The afternoon will open with a 1:30 o'clock musical program. El- ders L. A. Skinner and T. E. Lucas will conduct a special missionary symposium at the service. "Trophy Hour," directed by W. A. Howe, follows at 3:45. Vespers at 6:30 will be conducted by Dean Culver and the men of South Hall. Week-end Schedule For^outh Congress Friday, April 24 8:00 a.m. Morning Watch H. T. Saulter, speaker 9:15 a.m. Workshops Leadercraft— Miss Johnson Pathfinder Leadership —L. A. Skinner MV Voice of Youth— H. E. Haas 10:45 a.m. "This I Believe" L. A. Skinner, chairman 2:00 p.m. "Your Pathfinders" Lee Carter, chairman 7:15 p.m. Organ Melodies 8:00 p.m. "The Touch of God" James E. Chose, speaker Sabbath, April 25 9:15 a.m. Sabbath School D. E. Reiner, director 10:55 a.m. Divine Worship T. E. Lucas, speaker 2:00 p.m. "Missions Still Call" T. E. Lucas, director 3:45 p.m. Central Union Youth in Action W. A. Howe, director 7:25 p.m. Music for Everyone 8:00 p.m. Investiture Service E. F. Sherrill, director GC Approves So. Hall Wing The final approval for the com- pletion of South Hall has been re- ceived from the General Confer- ence, according to President D. J. Bieber. The plans call for a new wing that will provide added fa- cilities for both the boys' dormitory and the cafeteria. CLOCK TOWER, APRIL 24, 1959 T j'* fyb WKJI) Practice What you Preach The question arises, "Do you practice what you preach?" Think about this for a minute. How many of us practice just what we preach? Look- ing at the actual preaching we do we see that our preaching does not confine itself to just verbal speaking. It is safe to say that we are preaching to a certain extent by our actions around our classmates and friends. Often times actions speak much louder than words. Let us look at some of the different types of "preachers" we have in our midst. First we have the person who when asked may say, "sure I practice what I preach" but when we observe what he practices and what influence he is exerting we find that this person neither practices any- thing beneficial nor preaches anything. Second we have the person who thinks he is pretty good, and by good we think of being good in char- acter. But as we get closer to this person we see what influence his preaching has upon others. This type of person definitely is not practicing anything he preaches. Next we see the person who doesn't really care what he preaches as long as he keeps himself in a spotlight before his contemporaries. Again this person is practicing something not beneficial to a school society. Finally we see the person who does practice what he preaches. This person is one who preaches what he believes and practices what he preaches. This person is the kind of person, we need more of here at Union Collge. As you read these words you may place yourself in one of these categories. If you do place yourself be honest with yourself. If by chance you find yourself in one of the groups mentioned first, challenge your- self to pull yourself up to a higher plane of living. If somei place them- selves in the last group mentioned, you also have a challenge to meet. First, you must keep your self on that plane, and second you can by your influence and tact help others to help themselves to lift them up on the plane you enjoy. L.A.H. Zhe Challenge of the Hour Today as you receive your CLOCK TOWER you will have already participated in the first two days of the Central Union Youth's Congress. Have you been inspired by the challenge of this meeting? As you have solemnly repeated many times the Missionary Volun teer Aim, did you think of the solemn promise you made? "Loving the Lord Jesus, I promise to take an active part in the work of the Young People's Missionary Volunteer Society, doing what I can to help others and to finish the work of the gospel in all the world." Are you living up to your oft-repeated promise? Did I hear you saying, "But there's nothing I can do while I'm still in school"? Think of all the Sabbath school, Sunshine band, Literature band, Bible study groups. These are just a few of the many activities. Some little word of yours may be the thing that decides a roommate or fellow student that they, too, want the peace given by Jesus Christ. Are you willing to take back to your home churches all the inspira- tion that you are receiving at these meetings? This summer, will you be the spark of enthusiasm that ignites your home church, making the Central Union the spark that ignites the other Unions? Caroline Essig Union College again has held out the inviting hand to those pol- tential students seeking to further their education. Now it is left to us whether or not they will choose Union College for their preparation of a career. Our actions greatly influence this choice. Being friendly is not the only thing we can do. It is comparatively easy to be friendly. But it seems, at times, as if it is almost a chore to let people know how we stand with God. Maybe we tell our visitors about our Weeks of Prayer, but can they see those weeks in us? Do some of us who kneel beside our beds every night in prayer find ourselves skipping this communion with God just because there are visitors staying with us? It doesn't take any great amount of courage to witness for God, and when those about us are looking up to us, waiting and watching for us to show the part we've played in creating the religious atmosphere of Union, are we going to let this responsibility pass by? Included in this atmosphere are the standards of our school. Do we say with pride we have the highest standards of any school, or do we complain that the rules are too strict? Remember that your visitor also came from a school, and that school also had standards. As prospective students come on our campus, let's not only show them the friendliness characteristic of Union, but also show them that this is a school that prepares its students for a place in God's great kingdom. Jerry Gilbert die Awwelated Sturienf Body ot Umm College ^ during tt*e lehool year except hnlirtaes. rejgtttratinrt rertod* a»d ••Mnmatinn Abo published once Hurmc J»mi< smd Au*v«t Open Cetter (Continued from last issue) Commercially the city is boom- ing. The main street, Kurfusten- damm Strasser, looks like any American street, except since It is very wide, cars park both in the middle and on the sides. There is a lot of war damage still visible, but for the most part, it is cleaned out in West Berlin. One of the first things you want to see is the line. So you get a map and head east. You get there, and you can tell it. The West has been so kind as to put up very large signs in several languages telling you that you are about to leave the American, Brit- ish, or French sectors. These signs appear only at the Russian border, not between the old lines dividing the other portions. There are po- lice stationed here, usually equal numbers on each side. That is, if there are two East police, there are two West also. Friday night and Sabbath morn- ing you attend the meetings held right there at the sanitarium, and Sabbath afternoon you visit one of the city's many parks. That even- ing we checked the housing area there, and are considering the eventual possibility of working there. Sunday you take a tour into the East zone, and see it first hand. You are there just about 12 hours after Kruschev had been there. There were red flags hanging everywhere. You even stand in the same place he stood when deliver- ing his speech. They have only one important street in town, called Stalin Allee. The buildings are new, but have an old Russian architec- ture. They are very thin, the long side facing the street. When viewed from the side, they remind you of a set for a movie scene. The town itself appears to be not quite so alive, and there are far, far less cars. The people themselves feel no animosity toward their neighbors on the other side of the line, but the political situation makes things very, very difficult for them. You manage to get back out the same way you came in without in- cident. Now to Vienna! Vienna, the city on the blue Danube, it's truly an interesting city. Here you find cul- ture like you And it nowhere else. They have more M.D.'s than they know what to do with, and that is true in many other fields. They have a different opera playing every night, and they are always sold out. It Is really amazing how these people love their music. Be- cause you are in Vienna, you take in one, but naturally it is in Ger- man. Then there is the Vienna Boys Choir. If you have enough nerve, you, like us, don't like the cheap seat you bought, and head up for what looks like a deserted choir loft high in the back of the small chapel in which these boys sing. After sitting down, you find to your amazement that this Is actually where the choir sings. But you don't chicken out and leave, but get out pad and pencil and take notes like a good reporter. After it is over you even press your luck, and interview the conductor. Info, discovered: There are actu- ally four separate boys choirs, each with its own director. Twenty boys in each one, and they have to hold their place by passing tests about every six months. They range in age from 9-14. The conductor of this one is but 24 years old him- self, and seems to be very much on the ball. Some of these little boys also perform in operas, like the one you saw the night before. That afternoon you decide to try something unique again. Having read the book on the Hungarian revolution, '56, called The Bridge at Andau, you decide to go to this town. It Is a very small town lo- cated just inside the Austrian bor- der, by Hungary. It was over a bridge here that many of the ref- ugees fled to freedom after the bid for independence failed. Though you don't find the bridge, you do find the border. It is Just like you have always heard. The road, al- ready bad, degenerates into noth- ing; there is a double barbed wire fence, a wide strip of plowed land behind it, and several guard towers in view. Tt really pives you a thank- ful feellne that you are on the right (Concluded on page 4) Feature Focu* flewett to Wield Words for Qod by Marvel Jensen My feature today spotlights Dick Jewett, a person really outstanding in giving sermons. Dick prefers to begin his life story at the age of thirteen when he became a member of the V. R. Jewett family. Shortly after that the family received a call to the Philippine Islands and for three years Dick lived there. Returning to the States, he came to Californ- ia and entered the San Pasqual Academy, leaving his mark there on the yearbook which he edited. He was also pastor of his class. Transferring later to Auburn Aca- demy, he was graduated from that school and while enrolled there, served at Theology Club president. Education was next pursued at Keene, although for Dick it must not have been to elusive because time was available to be pastor of his class there, MV leader, and an honor winner in two other ac- tivities. His story for the Youth's Instructor won the grand prize that year, and he walked off with the oratorical contest' honor. When he came to Union, his ability to speak and to form his thoughts into an orderly way for presentation had already been proved. These talents led Dick to choose the ministry for his line of study and profession. His sophomore year he was class president. Since then he has been MV leader, co-ordinator of MV workshop, S.S. teacher, Student Week of Prayer speaker, and has been on the Student Conference Committee. All of these things take no little ability and effort. He graduates next year with a major in Theology and a minor in history. In 1958 Dick married Billie Dem- ing, who was a graduate that year of Union, taking her major in Ele- mentary Education. She is now teaching the 6th grade in the Beth- any grade school. If Dick might lack a little in- centive (and he doesn't, I assure you), the example of a father and father-in-law in the ministry would serve to spur him forward. After graduation Dick's immedi- ate plans are further study at the Seminary, directing that study towards evangelism. With all the training he is get- ting, Dick increasingly feels that more and more the layman of the church will be responsible for the saving of souls; that as time pro- gresses, it will be the influence of the church members that will im- press the hearts of others and make them receptive to the mes- sage the ministers have. "I feel the influence of friends is very strong. The importance of associations is not on with whom you associate, but rather how." This is a sobering thought and should be ever-present for each of us. Swiss Lassies And Laddies Miss Classes by Gustav Tobler The law in most Swiss cantons requires children to go to school six days a week. This brings trou- ble to Adventist children and par- ents. Until recently there were only two alternatives in most places in Switzerland—e 11 h e r the children had to go to school on Sabbath or the parents had to pay fines or go to prison. In some cases the au- thorities agreed that the children could make up during the week the material that had been covered on Sabbath. Sometimes parents had to hire a private teacher to give the lessons that the children had missed. Generally Swiss people are law- abiding people. But on becoming Sabbath-keepers, many parents of school-children risk to get into conflict with the laws of their can- ton because of their conviction that they should "obey God rather than men." Many Adventist par- ents did not dare to defy the au- thorities when it came to the ques- tion of sending their children to school on Sabbath. To enter a con- flict with the law seemed to many too daring and a losing battle. But there have been some shin- ing examples of faith and courage. I k n o w parents that paid heavy fines and fathers that went to pri- son for their convictions. Now a new day is dawning in Switzerland. The courage and faith of a few Is bearing fruit. Their example has been stimulating and had led other Adventists into the path of fearless obedience to God. Their steadfastness has astonished the public. At the same time more (Continued in col. 5) (Continued from col. 4) intensive contacts on the part of Adventist leaders with government officials, and some battles won in court, prepared the way for more freedom. In the last few years the government in canton after can- ton modified its attitude toward Adventist parents so that today in most places Adventist children are not forced any more to go to school on Sabbath. In recent years our denomina- tion is also pushing the church- school program ahead so that more children can obtain an Adventist elementary education. In most European countries state churches exist that have a power- ful influence by certain traditions of forced conformity. This is one of the main reasons for the fact that many Adventists have to fight for religious freedom even in coun- tries that pride themselves on this constitutionally granted right. creditor Dear Clock Tower Editor: Must we use our front campus as a ball diamond and the entire campus as a waste paper recepta- cle? Union's campus has been beau- tiful in the past; whether it will be so this year remains to be seen. Mr. Turner and his crew work hard to keep the campus clean and attrac- tive, but their job will be futile if each of us does not cooperate to keep it so. Perhaps the Student Association could promote another clean-up drive and plant some "Don't Be a Litterbug" signs to remind us of our duty. With all the ample side- walks it seems to me that un- sightly paths are unnecessary. I should like to see more people take pride in the looks of our campus both inside and outside. Marilyn Brown K appa Z)keta By Betty B*D Before beginning any discussion of life and news from Rees Hall I would like to say, in behalf of all the girls of Kappa Theta, a big wel- come to all the visitors on our campus during Youths' Congress. No doubt you visitors have already been welcomed a dozen times or more, but we of Rees hall would like to add our greetings to the list. And speaking of visitors, Union College has certainly been blessed with all kinds of guests in the past three weeks. Most of us in the dorm have a very good idea of how it would feel to live with three rommates in place of just one. I think that almost every girl who has visited in our dorm from an academy has agreed that Rees Hall Is certainly a wonderful place to live. Someone overheard two academy girls talking. One was commenting on the beautiful—almost breath taking beautiful—lobby. "Be quiet," the other one said, "Don't make them think you have never seen anything this nice before." Just on more Visitor's day side-line. A girl from SWJC asked one of us if there were any good-looking boys here at Union. She said she just couldn't tell—perhaps this could be blamed on the facial growths that some of you fellows are so fond of. One of the biggest events recently was the Junior-Senior Banquet. Now I wasn't at the banquet so the next bit of gossip comes second-hand. It seems that Iris Ghaly was so busy talking that she didn't notice that her glass was upside down when she started to pour the milk in. How- ever, someone did tell her before too much damage was done. I feel that some explanation should be made as to the reason for Ann Thomas's red eye. Her date hadn't stepped on her toe and made her cry as many of you may have thought. Sometime Sunday morning she got a little splinter in it which the doctor had to remove. The red eye at the banquet was the result of much rubbing. We had a very interesting and informative club program not so long ago on hobbies. Three of the girls told us a little about their indi- vidual hobby. Judy Bartling collects dog pictures, dog figurines, etc; Bonnie Campbell's specialty is bottles; and Janene Odom, of all things, stuffs animals. I have one correction to make concerning my last column. Opal Schnell tells me she didn't fall down as I said. She added that she might have tripped but she never quite hit the floor. Senior tests were not as bad as I thought, I guess. L. A. Benjamin, O. D. Optometrist 4735 Pre»cott College View Lincoln 6, Nebr. Ph. 4-4184 Duttons Flower Shop THE STUDENTS CORSAGE HEADQUARTERS East of the College on 52nd St. 4-2487 3909 So. 52nd WELCOME Youth Congress Delegates WHILE IN LINCOLN may we serve your MOTHER'S DAY NEEDS BETTS your friendly VARIETY