THE CLOCK TOWER December 13, 1968 promotions committee presents tree lighting Christmas cards from Union's students will again be sent to United States soldiers serving in Vietnam. The cards may be purchased in the college relations office for eight cents per card. This price includes the postage. Addresses of the soldiers may also be ob- tained in the college relations of- fice. The cards will be collected on December 16 at the morning chapel by the ASB promotions committee, which sponsors the Christmas card project. Orrie Bell, chairman of the committee, reported that Treasure City do- nated 1,000 cards and that Fam- ily Drug donated 400 cards. Bell hopes that 2,000 cards will be mailed to the soldiers in Viet- nam by Union's students. The promotions committee also sponsored the Christmas tree lighting which was held Decem- ber 3 on the front lawn of the campus. The Camerata Singers, directed by Miss Nancy Grotheer, instruc- tor in music, led the audience in the singing of Christmas carols. Mr. D. J. Fike, instructor in English, told a story about Santa Claus. The story was followed by a skit given by Ray Kelch, as Santa Claus, and Cindy Lank- ford. During the skit, Santa plug- ged in the Christmas light exten- sion, lighting the tree. After the lighting of the tree, students were served hot apple cider and donuts in the Rees Hall assembly room. Assisting Orrie Bell on the pro- motions committee are Cindy Lankford, Nancy Peterson, Brent Balmer, Richard Hill and Jim Gibson. Photo by Gary Bollinger Cassandra Draggon, Sharon Williams, Veronica Roach and Linda Hill sing "I Am Not Worthy" at the Week of Prayer meeting Monday evening. "The End" to continue theme of Week of Prayer tonight MV Week of Prayer will con- tinue the theme, "This Is The End," tonight with a play entitled "The End," to be presented by five students and one faculty member. Men's Dean R. L. Britain will portray the World; Paul Mar- Hill receives national NASM award for music department November 18 Photo by Gary Bollinger Cindy Lankford smiles as Santo, better known as Ray Kelch, promises her the world at the Christmas tree lighting December 3. The award of accreditation from President Hargraves of the National Association of Schools of Music was presented to Dr. Melvin Hill, chairman of Union's music department, in Washing- ton D.C. on Monday, November 18. The NASM is the association which accredits music depart- ment curricula in colleges and universities in the United States, and it is "a high honor" for any college or university to have ac- creditation with this organiza- tion, according to Hill. The qualifications for receiving the award are "numerous and very comprehensive," Hill stated. "Ever since I came to Union eight years ago, we have been upgrad- ing the music department with the goal of receiving this accred- itation." Entailed in acquiring the ac- creditation were taking a thor- ough self-survey of the depart- ment, reporting on curriculum, physical plant, equipment, de- grees and training of the staff, number of students, libraries for music, records, books, scores and periodicals, budgets, and having the department inspected by rep- resentatives of the NASM after they had received the report. With this accreditation, any music major can be accepted in other schools of music on an equal basis with students from other NASM accredited schools. tinez, the Sword; Dave Pearson, the Goblet; Dwain Leonhardt, the Gavel; and Bill Achord, the Crown. Lyle Davis will present the Week of Prayer talk this morning at chapel, entitled "What If It Were Tomorrow?" Dave Ferguson, MV leader, will conclude the Week of Prayer Sabbath morning with a sermon entitled "Love Brings Life." The Week of Prayer committee was headed by Eldonna Christie. John David, Dave Pearson, Sher- ry Read and Nancy Trimble as- sisted her. Mr. Eldon Christie, assistant professor of history, was the sponsor. The student speakers and their topics Monday morning and eve- ning, Tuesday evening, Wednes- day morning and evening, and Thursday evening were, respec- tively: Pat Morrison—"Elijah Who?" Delmar Aitkin—"The Chevy That Wanted To Be A Cadillac" George Gibson—"Mark Cadence" Lowell Rideout—"Pray It Closer" Theus Young—"Why Christ Can- not Come" Bill Sabin—"Second Advent Per- sonality" new student missionary to fill position in January Faye Poore, an elementary ed- Presently, Faye is pursuing her ucation major, was named as one of the two student mission- aries for 1969 at the vesper serv- ice on December 6. Faye was chosen from twelve applicants who were eligible to go in January of 1969. The cri- teria by which the choosing com- mittee made their decision in- cluded the abilities of the stu- dent, the student's past expe- rience, the student's scholarship standing and the individual's ability to present an effective program upon returning. major in education by doing stu- dent teaching at Helen Hyatt El- ementary School. To add to her experience, she has taught el- ementary school for two years in South Dakota. The Ethiopian Adventist Col- lege, in Kuyera, Ethiopia, is the site chosen for her missionary work. She will teach Bible, his- tory, English, science and social studies in the elementary and secondary school. extends summer European tour to one day more than by Karla Krampert The 1969 summer tour of Eu- rope, sponsored by the Union College history department, has been extended to 28 days, one day longer than the 27 days originally planned. The tour, formerly scheduled from July 10 to August 10, 1969, will now conclude on August 11, according to Dr. George Thom- son, chairman of the history de- partment and tour director. Since nearly half of the 35 op- enings in the tour have been taken already, Thomson urges persons interested in the tour to register as soon as possible. Thomson has reserved 35 seats at the Zurich World Congress of Seventh-day Adventists so that young people from the Northern and Central Unions who join the tour will be able to attend the Youth Congress. Thomson says that he can hold these reservations until January 10, 1969. After that date he must relinquish the remainder of the 35 seats that have not been spok- en for by applicants to the tour. The tour will begin in Denver, Colorado, where tour members will board a special chartered flight taking them directly to Zurich, Switzerland. Travel will be by bus in the six countries to be visited by the tour on the Eu- ropean continent. A ferry will transport the tour members across the English channel for a three-day visit to England, and a second ferry trip will return the tour to the con- tinent, where sightseeing will continue until the tour members board the plane that will fly them from Zurich back to Den- ver. Total cost for the tour, In- cluding hotels, transportation and three meals per day, is $869. The seven countries to be visit- ed are Switzerland, Italy, France, Austria, England, Holland and West Germany. Thomson has ar- ranged for the group to spend the first Sabbath of the tour in the Waldensian settlements in the mountains of northern Italy. He said that reservations have been made at the Waldensian youth center administered by "the descendants of faithful Christian Waldenses." Students who join the tour may earn two semester hours of college credit in Social and Cul- tural History of Europe. According to Thomson, who has conducted three such tours in the past three summers, "From Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin, to Picadilly Circus in planned London, to the Mount Vesuvius volcano, the tour will provide you with a view of Europe that will be unforgettable. As you see the national monuments and visit with the people of the Eu- ropean countries, your concepts of our Western heritage will live and grow." Not all students on the tour will be going for its educational value alone, however. Freshman Richard Beyen, who left Holland six years ago after having lived there for nearly nine years, views the tour as an opportunity to see his old home and the friends and relatives he has not seen for years. "I'm especially anxious to see the cousins whom I haven't seen since we were just little kids," Beyen said. "I think it will be nice to speak Dutch with people again, too." Photo by Gory Bollinger Faye Poore, senior elementary education major, has been chosen as stu. dent missionary to leave in January for Ethiopia. December 13, 1968 THE CLOCK TOWER DeVice relinquishes managership of furniture factory after 22 years Mr. R. J. DeVice was not at his desk in his office in the Union College furniture factory last Monday morning as he had been for the past 18 years. He had terminated his duties as general manager of the factory on Fri- day, December 6, and cleaned out his desk on Sunday in the final act of severing ties here to take up new duties elsewhere. Mr. and Mrs. DeVice will be go- ing to Southwestern Union Col- lege in Keene, Texas, where De- Vice will be general manager of Brandom, Inc. which is an inde- pendent business owned and op- erated by the denomination. Device came to Union College in November, 1939, to start the furniture factory in the newly completed industrial building which had been built with funds donated by Don Love, a Lincoln businessman who donated money to Union College, Wesleyan Uni- versity and the University of Ne- braska. The factory consisted of the top floor, an area of 4,000 square feet. Since that time five additions have been made, the first being an area of 4,200 square feet added in the summer of 1940 and the last being an area of 40,000 square feet added this past year. The additions make the working area 18 times the original size, a total of 72,000 square feet. When Device started the fac- tory the number of employees was six, including himself. At present, the factory employs 82 students, working a minimum of 20 hours per week, and 27 full- time workers. The parents of some of the students now em- ployed by DeVice worked under his direction when they were stu- dents at Union. Academic Dean Neil Rowland was one of the first factory employees. Three years ago his son, Dale, was employed by Device. In 1943 Device was forced to leave his work in the factory to join the United States Army. He served until 1945 and then be- came manager of Harris Pine Mills in Pendleton, Oregon, where he stayed until 1947. He was in the furniture business in- dependently until 1950 when he was re-called to Union College. Sales in 1950 when Device re- turned totaled $169,000. By 1968 they had risen to $986,000. Last year alone showed an increase of $131,000. Eighty percent of the furniture produced by the factory is sold within 700 miles of Lincoln. How- ever, its merchandise is also sold in 39 states. As general manager, Device has spent approximately one- third of his time traveling in a sales capacity. The furniture fac- tory has permanent displays in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Dal- las, Texas. Displays are also set up in various cities, including New York City, Denver, Kansas City, Omaha, Seattle, San Fran- cisco and Los Angeles. The Union College furniture factory also sells to Macy's in New York city, the largest department store in the United States. The factory manufactures bed- room suites, including chests, dressers, desks and bookcases. It also does contract work for uni- versities and motels. In its in- fancy the factory specialized in unfinished furniture, but now finishes almost all of its products. Device says that he is very proud of the quality of furniture which is put out here. "The fac- tory produces the finest quality of furniture of any of the denom- inational factories," he stated. He also feels that Union has the nicest furniture factory in the denomination. "It is the most modern and up-to-date. Union can be very proud of this in- dustry," he remarked. Mrs. DeVice has also contrib- uted to the progress of the furni- ture factory in the capacity of office manager which she has filled for 15 years, from 1950-65. However, Mrs. Device's contribu- tions to Union also extend to other areas. She helped Dr. Ev- erett Dick, research professor of American history, with the orig- inal Medical Cadet Corps in which one of the things she taught was bandaging. Mrs. DeVice returned this fall from Nevada where she had been working for 14 months on some condiminium- homes belonging to Loma Linda University in Cal- ifornia. She had been planning the interior designs and decorat- ing these homes. The Devices became grandpar- ents for the third time last Sat- urday when a baby daughter was born to their daughter, Vickie. Their daughter, now Mrs. Robert Waterman, is a 1965 graduate of Union College. Forty-eight families in Lincoln received Thanksgiving food bas- kets from Union College students. Fresh fruit and vegetables along with canned foods, sugar and flour formed the Thanksgiving gift which provided dinners for about 265 people. Delmar Aitken, co-ordinator of the project, reported that an of- fering of $88 was collected to purchase the fresh produce. An- other $215 was spent by students in purchasing groceries whole- sale at a special Thanksgiving food store in the main lobby of the administration building. Names of the 48 families were obtained from the College View Dorcas Society, from Elder Rich- ard C. Gage, associate pastor of the College View Church, and from Mrs. Reginald Roper, an Adventist police worker who deals with welfare cases. In spite of the departure of its manager the factory will not be without a DeVice. Mr. Barry J. DeVice, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Device, has come to fill the posi- tion of sales manager which was vacated by Mr. Ivan McPherson, the new general manager of Un- ion's factory. Device and his wife have two daughters, Diana, 13, and Sherry, 12. Mr. and Mrs. DeVice indicated that they "have enjoyed their years at Union very much." They have seen the college expand and the changes in the attitudes of students brought by two wars. President R. W. Fowler expres- sed his feelings concerning the departure of the Devices by say- ing, "We're very sorry to see them go. Mr. Device has really given very wonderful leadership to the furniture business. We're going to miss him." UC students donate 48 dinners to families for Thanksgiving Photo by Gary Bollinger Mr. R. J. DeVicc reminisces about the years he has spent as general manager of the College Furniture Manufacturers which came to a close when he accepted a position at Brandom Incorporated in Keene, Texas. Fowler's reflect on their dog, Major, Christmas present from ASB in 1966 by Jerry Pogue The Major has had the priv- ilege of residing at the home of President and Mrs. R. W. Fowler for the past two years where he has been able to watch the rush of students as they come to and go from the campus. However, the Major isn't al- lowed to participate in school ac- tivities for he has to lead a dog's life, if being pampered by Dr. and Mrs. Fowler is leading a dog's life. What can one get his college president for Christmas? That was the problem that faced the ASB officers under the leader- ship of Jack Krogstad two years ago. Since Krogstad kept several greyhound hunting dogs as pets, the first thing he would naturally think of for a Christmas gift would be a dog. If you had asked Dr. Fowler what he got for Christmas that year he would have simply said, "Why, we were given a dog." Maybe after a little thought he might add that they were given a headache. It was a small, harm- less six-week-old German shep- herd pup that came into the president's home and heart and was duly christened "Major." But during the past two years while Major has been living with the Fowlers, he has brought many changes into their house- hold and surroundings. Major has a habit of shedding great hunks of fur, so this char- acteristic has barred him from entering the house. Since the Fowlers have trained him this way, he will come up to the open patio door, sit down and watch with his head tilted to one side. The one place in the house that Major is allowed is in Dr. Fow- ler's basement office, where he has passed many a quiet hour lying at Dr. Fowler's feet as he studies. According to Mrs. Fowler, "Ma- jor is a personality. He seems to be almost human at times." DT. Fowler has always liked dogs, but Mrs. Fowler's preference has been cats. She never did care for dogs because she was afraid of them, but Major has changed all of that. "He has won his way into my heart" is what Mrs. Fowler The Sunshine Band, which sings at hospitals, orphanages and nursing homes, delivered the baskets on November 23 as a spe- cial project. One lady who was receiving a basket for the second year in a row explained to her callers that she was not as needy as last year, so she gave the food to a neighbor. The same afternoon that the basket of food was delivered to one home, this letter of gratitude was written by the father: "Dear Sirs, "I don't quite know whom to send this thank-you to. The box of food that was given to us for Thanksgiving is very much ap- preciated and it can really be used. It is really touching to find such good-hearted people in a city the size of Lincoln. I don't know where you got our name, but I really want to thank you." Photo by Gary Bollinger President R. W. Fowler considers, os he looks at Major, how some Christ- mas gifts just grow on one. said after thinking of the pleas- ures that Major has brought to their household. "Sometimes it seems that Ma- jor is going to eat us out of house and home. He just can't be filled up," reflected Mrs. Fowler. "Then again there are times when he is fussy and won't eat, acting just like a spoiled child." Major doesn't get to run on campus anymore since he is a big dog and doesn't realize his strength. He has become a little dangerous because of having been teased. Because of this the Fowlers had to fence in their backyard to give Major some running room. Dr. Fowler fixed the door in the garage so Major could come and go by himself when it gets too cold. As watch dogs go, Major is the best, and he lets the newspaper boys, milkman and garbage col- lectors know that he is at his post and on duty. Whenever Dr. Fowler is out of town on one of his many trips for the college, Major keeps Mrs. Fowler com- pany. She says his presence gives her a sense of security. Major is very fond of Dr. Fow- ler and in the evening when he comes home from the of- fice (which sometimes is very late) Major is able to anticipate his coming down the sidewalk and gets very excited as he nears the house. As the old saying goes, a dog is a man's best friend. In this case we may also say that a cer- tain man (Dr. Fowler) is a dog's best friend. students sing carols in downtown area tor Christmas party The Unionaires' Christmas party is to be held tomorrow night, December 14. Activities begin with Christmas carols to be sung in front of sev- eral of the large department stores in the downtown area starting at 6 p.m. A spaghetti feed will be given for the choir members and their dates after returning from carol- ing. Games are also planned for the evening. THE CLOCK TOWER December 13, 1968 Lincoln activities provide variety by Janice Rosenthal Varied and interesting things to do and see abound in Lincoln, if you know where and when to go. Several suggestions for this month are as follows: The Nebraska State Capitol building houses many private of- fices but it is also open to the public. The hours are 2-4 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Guided tours are given at 2 p.m., 2:45 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sun- day, 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday. A view of the city and the surrounding countryside can also be seen from the top of the capitol. Lincoln has two art gallerys, if your interests lie in this area. Elder Art Gallery on the Wes- leyan Campus is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and from 2-5 p.m. Sun- day. It is closed on Monday and holidays. Sheldon Art Gallery, on the University of Nebraska Campus, is open Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m., Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Wednesday through Satur- day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It also is closed Mondays and holidays. A special exhibit of Maya stone rubbings and an exhibit of paint- ings borrowed from the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha are on display through December 14. Sheldon's Annual Christmas Art Fair is also in progress in the Art Shop on the first floor. Starting January 7, the Nebraska University art department will exhibit the work of its graduate students. The Ralph Mueller Planetar- ium at 14th and U streets is pre- senting its traditional Christmas show, "Star of the East," until January 6. The show lasts ap- proximately 45 minutes; admis- sion is 25^ for students and 50(< for adults. Public shows are at 8 p.m. Wednesday, 2:45 Saturday and 2:30 and 3:45 Sunday. Two museums are also located in Lincoln. The Nebraska State Historical Society at 15th and R streets is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Satur- day, and 1:30-5 p.m. on Sunday. It is closed on holidays. This museum presents the his- tory of Nebraska with many pic- tures, Indian and frontier relics, and antiques. Upstairs there are several rooms furnished in old- fashioned style. Elephant Hall Museum Is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. on Sun- day. It is closed Christmas and New Year's Day. This building is also known as Morrill Hall. In Room 20 on January 12, the Uni- versity World of Nature Lecture Series will present a lecture on "Antarctica," by Dr. Samuel Treves. Handel's "Messiah" will be per- formed twice in Lincoln this Christmas season. The afternoon of December 15 it will be given at the University of Nebraska Col- iseum, and at 7:30 p.m. on De- cember 17, it will be given at the Wesleyan University Fine Arts Center. Lincoln also offers ice skating at Pershing Auditorium. Public skating will be held December 15 from 12:30-2:30 p.m., 3-5 p.m. and 8-10 p.m. and December 16 and 17 from 8-10 p.m. There is a charge of $1 for adults and 75^ for children and a skate rental fee of 50tf. Crisp Golden French Fries McDonald's, is your kind of place. OMcDonald's Corp. 1966 5305 'O' St. 865 No. 27th St. ChridtmaA To All the Fellows at UNION