October 20, 1967 THE CLOCK TOWER Death Called Closing of an Era By Karen Astner "I think with his death an era was closed," observed Mrs. Opal Wheeler Dick, of the late Charles McWilliams. Dr. and Mrs. Everett Dick have long been friends of Mr. McWilliams who died, Sept. 13, 1967, at the age of 88 in Lin- coln. In an interview with the Dicks, it was intriguing to learn about this conscientious and colorful man about whom most new gen- eration college students have heard nothing. "Hoo Hoo Mack," so called by himself, was a com- mercial signboard painter. All across the eastern portion of Ne- braska for many years could be seen billboards with "Hoo Hoo Mack" inscribed on them as the artist's trademark. But "Mr. Mack," as he was af- fectionately called by his friends, was not just a sign painter. He played the trumpet and loved to talk to assemblies of drunks, down-and-outers, prisoners, jail- ees, and reformatory inmates. Wherever a crowd could be gath- ered, he would talk to them of Jesus and what He had done for Hoo Hoo. Hoo Hoo Preaches When Hoo Hoo felt impressed of God to become a street preacher, he balked for a while not wanting to do it. However, being convinced this was God's plan for him, Hoo Hoo began his street ministry. He was not sup- ported by any conference but was a simple lay worker, preach- ing because he could not keep silent. Mr. Mack was a Union College student, attending from 1906 to 1909. In the summer of 1909, Charles married Maud Dymond. Their courtship was a rather unique one. - It seems that one day Charles walked into the College View Post Office to pick up his mail. The clerk at the window was put- ting the finishing touches on the most beautiful hand-drawn rose he had ever seen anyone re- produce. Charles watched as the clerk finished it, then he asked if he might have the little sketch. She gave it to him gladly and forthwith Charles became more interested in the artist than the rose! He still had the little draw- ing in a picture frame at their 50th wedding anniversary, hav- COMING EVENTS Friday, Oct. 20, Sunset 6:40 8:00 p.m. Vespers John Felkel Sabbath, Oct. 21 College View Church 8:30 a.m. 1st. Church Elder Morgan 9:40 a.m. Sabbath School College Gymnasium 11:00 a.m. 2nd. Church Elder Morgan 6:20 p.m. Vespers Saturday Night 8:00 p.m. New Student Talent MEN WANTED 18-24, part time, 2.87 per hour, be neat. Call 489- 6473 for details. ing kept it all through the years. After their marriage, Maud help- ed Charles in his business by working with him, painting sign- boards fifty feet off the ground. Started Band Mr. Mack had a talent and a heart for music. In his early days, when homesteading in Ok- lahoma, he started a band. Later the band was sold to a circus, and he became a circus musician. Becoming an Adventist through his own diligent study of God's Word, Hoo Hoo prom- ised God to do, go and say what He wanted him to. This promise led him into many paths for his Lord. As Mr. Mack would play his trumpet on the streets of Lin- coln, Omaha, and surrounding amall towns, his handmade pro- phetic canvas chart would hang from his music stand. After he played, he would speak to those who had stopped of God's love and the prophecies in the Bible. At the age of 75, Mr. Mack wrote a book of his unusual life's experiences entitled "Ye Visited Me." It gives the early history of his life and the many personal encounters with people to whom he witnessed of the love of Jesus. Wins Souls One college experience con- cerns o n e of Mr. Mack's soul winning endeavors. Having or- ganized and being the director of a Sabbath School orchestra, Mr. Mack would take the orchestra members in cars with their in- struments out to Havelock every Saturday during the dinner hour and play for the workmen of the Burlington shops. Naturally, he would give a short talk about Jesus and His love for man. Mr. Mack later received a let- ter from one of the men at those concerts. He had become an Ad- ventist and was a Sabbath School leader as a result of Mr. Mack's influence. This made Mr. Mack very happy to think that in a small way he had helped a soul find Jesus Christ. Mr. Mack was an unassuming, gentle and generous man. He and his wife helped scores of college students through college by giv- ing them a room to their house and work to do for the house- hold. Longed for India One of Mr. Mack's fondest dreams was to be able to go to India as a missionary. Although this was never his privilege, he was able to see his youngest daughter go to India as a mis- sionary doctor. The promise in Matthew 25: 34-36 is a fitting tribute to the life of an unselfish man of God: Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was in prison and ye visited me. No longer are heard trumpet- blowing street preachers who il- lustrate their talks with prophet- ic charts. Perhaps with Charles McWilliams' death an era was closed. 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We have all heard the cliche—the sistrum- like sound that seems to oscillate from one end of the campus to the o t h e r—concerning student apathy: "Students here never do anything." I was asked recently whether or not I planned to become a "crusading editor" or in other words whether or not I planned to do anything about the so called "conditions on campus." Frankly, I feel that it would be both foolish and puerile for an editor to pursue a particularly radical line of thought simply to be classified as a progressive. The Clock Tower is, of course, in a monopoly position on campus. It is probably the most ef- fective means of communication on campus, and as such it can wield and does wield a certain amount of power. But its extensive influence and circulation necessitate considerable editorial re- strain. Contrary to popular opinion, the editor does not have the right to "crusade" in the common use of the expression. The type of "real nice" editorials which arouse feelings of rebellion in the students and animosity in the faculty are out of place on this campus. Real nice in this instance means two drops of bitterness and one drop of sarcasm, stirred slowly with a dash of character assassination. This restrain, surprisingly enough, does not come from the administration. It comes from the feeling of responsibility that accompanies the ed- itorial position. An editor is normal and feels that he should contribute to the normalcy of the student body. Editors will come and go and issues will be raised and forgotten, but the same problems will undoubtedly crop up again, but with new faces. As the year progresses there will doubtless be issues which the editorial staff feels strongly enough about to mention in the editorial columns. The editors hope that the student body will ac- cept these in the spirit in which they will be writ- ten—a sincere intellectual desire for "fair play." The Clock Tower is not immune to making mistakes or errors in judgment. It has made mis- takes in the past and will probably make them in the future so long as there is an ounce of fallibil- ity in the human spirit. But we try our utmost to be accurate and, in the main, we succeed. Editor and assistants work frantically in Room 520 prior to publication date. October 20, 1967 THE CLOCK TOWER the gradepoint god Editor's Note: Mr. Spann's article first appear- ed in the North Carolina State "Technician." By Bob Spann North Carolina State "To Him I will bow and pray." This sign hangs above the desk of a prospec- tive engineer trying to learn his craft at North Carolina State. It is hung with as much reverence as a sacred picture might be displayed on a church wall. Each morning and afternoon the student looks at it and gives it a reverent nod, for the magic number, the grade, is truly his god. He must constantly try to achieve its image. He must con- stantly conform to the standards the gradepoint god sets for him. He must constantly try to please the demi-gods of books, quizzes, assorted facts, test tubes and other heavenly apparatus that will give him the grace to achieve the image of this great god. # * * Why does a supposedly intelligent young man do such a thing? Certainly an 18 to 22 year old could not have set up such a religious system by himself. It is set up by a much more clever ap- paratus, namely the great American society, the clergyman of the god's religion. The student worships society's god because since childhood he has been told that a college degree is the key that will open that golden door called the great American Way. And the God of 2.0 determines whether or not he will be priv- ileged to receive this golden key. And what does the student get with this gold- en key? It opens the door to many wonders his parents may or may not have and he almost def- initely does not have. It will give him a nice house in a nice suburb or subdivision that looks like all the other nice people's nice houses. It gives him a plain desk or drafting table in a plain room that looks just like all his plain co-workers' desks. It gives him the opportunity to keep up with the Joneses and buy everything they buy. It gives him the opportunity to marry the girl back home and have 2.7 children and a car he probably can't afford. * » « Grades, not learning, are too often the god of a technical school. The query "How did you do last semester?" is almost never met with a reply such as "I learned a lot," or "I had some real good courses," but rather with a grade point av- erage. Students become addicted to pleasing the god of 2.0 or whatever magic number may be their particular god. Students are not really con- cerned with the knowledge gained while taking a particular course, but concentrate on memorizing enough for formulas that can be churned out on a quiz to achieve the good grade. Unfortunately, instructors are not immune from worshipping the gradepoint god either. A student usually learns what will determine his grade before he is told what he will learn in a particular course. However, this worship of grades is not really surprising. Grades determine whether or not a student graduates; they determine whether or not he will be target practice for the Viet Cong; they determine whether or not he can participate in many student activities; they determine whether or not a student can take certain courses and they make many other decisions for the av- erage student. The result of such a system is inevitable. Learning fades into the background. Students will do anything to achieve the magic grade. The amount of cheating exposed during recent Air Force Academy scandals should not be viewed with alarm or considered uncommon. The only unusual thing about them was the fact that someone was honest enough to blow the whistle. Editor-in-Chief Philip Brailsford Associate Editor Ron Hassen Managing Editor Linda Brennan ©Clock Tower FOUNDED 1927 News Editors Lynnet DeRemer Joyce Bennett Editorial Assistants Dairn Rock Jerry Moon Photographers Bud Gooch Mike Coffee Artist Les Steenberg Staff Writers Karen Astner Cheryl Harrom Meredith Matthews Lowell Rideout Business Manager Duane Miller Advertising Manager Ric Greene Secretary Linda Schwarz Advisors V. V. Wehtje D. J. Fike Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the writers and are not to be construed as the opinions of the Associated Student Body or the college. Ed- itorials, unless otherwise designated, are the expressions of the editorial staff. The CLOCK TOWER is published weekly during the school year by the Asso- ciated Student Body of Union College, 3800 S. 48th St., Lincoln, Nebr. 68506, except holidays, registration periods and examination weeks. Subscription rates $2.50 per year. Second class postage paid at Lincoln, Nebraska. 2 THE CLOCK TOWER October 27, 1967 UC Teachers Lead Week of Prayer Photo by Bud Gooch An amateur Hour program woi held at Union College's Denver campus last weekend. Cherie Meisner, Merimae Barton and Lynn Wixson are seen giving a vocal number. Felkel to Teach Chinese "Me sing in Chinese?! Impos- sible!" Well, not really, for John Felkel plans to teach every Union College student a song in Chinese during the MV program being held in the College View Church at 8:00 p.m. tonight. Assisted by Chinese students, he will also present Taiwan artifacts and the native costume of the island. Or- iental music will provide a fitting background to his narration and colored slides. Why is John, a student, qual- ified to give such a detailed re- port of Taiwan. During the school year 1966-67, he represented Un- ion College as a student mission- ary at Taiwan Missionary Col- lege. Besides teaching English and science classes, he spear- headed evangelistic programs and accompanied doctors on er- rands of mercy throughout the island. Perhaps most important; he captured the mission spirit, not only with his camera and tape recorder, but in his heart. Inklings . . . The autumn Week of Prayer will begin Oct. 21, under the di- rection of the religion depart- ment staff, according to Elder C. M. Maxwell, chairman of the dept. of religion. The theme "The Insiders" Is indicative of the spirit of the services which will be presented, not by a guest speaker, but by campus "insiders." The week of spiritual emphasis will be unique in that it will feature a variety of speakers. Second Time This Is the second time In re- cent years that the administra- tive council has requested the re- ligion department to hold the week of prayer. This was also done in the spring of 1965, when Now he is back at Union to share it with the students. Each year students who have applied are picked by a commit- tee of fellow students and faculty to be a missionary for a summer or a year. They serve as messen- gers of hope to a needy field, and messengers of a work to be done as they return to campus. That is the whole purpose of the stu- dent missionary program—to in- spire service. In contrast to many colleges, Union's student missionary pro- gram is supported by student body contributions. Thus each student can have an active part in this project. And each has more than money to give—he has his life. There Is no higher call- ing than to be of service to the Heavenly King, be it in China or next door. And it is for training in this service that the student missionary program and Union College exist. Interested in being a student missionary? Any junior or senior who is interested should contact an MV officer for an application form. Applications will be due by Thanksgiving vacation. In De- cember a committee of sixteen student leaders, administrators, teachers and students-at-large will select next year's student missionary. Results will be announced Jan. 12, at the Friday night MV meet- ing. » * * President Fowler Is attending Fall Council in Washington, D.C., this week. Besides voting in a budget of over $40 million, the Council will put a strong empha- sis on evangelism this year. Delegates to the Fall Council include division, union, and local conference presidents, college presidents, and hospital admin- istrators. The session started last Tuesday and will continue until the 25th. * * « On Oct. 10, the Union College Student Council defeated a pro- posal to purchase a console con- such an arrangement met with success. Not only does such a program give a variety, but It also gives the speakers the ad- vantage of working with the stu- dents and perhaps knowing their problems better than many vis- iting speakers could. Each of the members of the religion department staff will speak twice. The speakers will in- clude Elders C. Mervyn Maxwell, Floyd Bresee, Peter Jarnes, Peter Luna and Roy Harris. Four members of the pastoral staff of the College View church will also participate. Elder G. W. Morgan will preach on Sabbath, Oct. 21, and Dr. R. W. Fowler will present the communion sermon on Oct. 28. Elder R. C. Gage and Students Teach in Area taining a color television, a stereo phonograph, and a stereo tape player. Gold's department store would have provided the unit, which re- tails at $1150. The console was available to the ASB for $724, a discount of $426. Had the proposal passed the Student Council, it would have been submitted to the Adminis- trative Council, and then to a vote of the student body. * * • Recent acquisitions by Rees Hall have improved the spiritual, intellectual and recreational fa- cilities in the dormitory. Billy Joe and Janya Nordgren, nephew and niece of Miss Dick- erson, assistant dean of women, donated a large family Bible. "The Unlikeliest Hero," "Alice Princess," and "Crusade for Cre- ation" are the latest series of pa- perback books for the desk li- brary. New secular records can be heard in each room, through the intercom from the reception desk, and a new ping pong table with equipment has been placed in the recreation room. The secondary student teach- ers for the first semester are in- structing in off campus class- rooms in the city of Lincoln dur- ing the fall term. For the next three months, the student teach- ers will be teaching three hours a day, five days a week, in order to earn the required six hours in supervised teaching. Bill Bliss, who is at the Lincoln S.D.A. Academy, is teaching the eighth and ninth grades social studies classes. The seventh grade social studies class at Pound Junior High School is be- ing taught by Ron Bougher. Den- nis Ras is also teaching seventh grade social studies at Pound Junior High School. Barbara Ehlert is teaching mu- sic at Lincoln High School and the Lincoln S.D.A. Academy. Her music classes include choral groups from the kindergarten level to the twelfth grade as well as private piano lessons. Ann Mc- Carver is also teaching music to students from kindergarten to the twelfth grade. Her teaching, which is being done at Southeast High School and the Lincoln S.D.A. Academy, deals primarily with choral groups. Stan Hardt and Marv Olson are doing their student teaching as a team. Their assignment is to teach physical education in the Lincoln S.D.A. Academy to the kindergarten through twelfth grade students. The team stu- dent teaching method is becom- ing more and more common. This method has special advantages in the physical education field. Having two teachers allows for the opportunity of teaching twice as many skills in smaller groups. Gary Treft is teaching ninth grade algebra and tenth grade geometry at the Lincoln S.D.A. Academy, while Delilah Treft, his wife, is teaching seventh grade home economics at Irving Junior Xerox 2400 Copier Installed in Office The business office has install- ed a new service, a Xerox 2400 copying machine. The present model 813 was replaced by the leasing of the new copier. This copier will have many ad- vantages over past machines. It can produce up to 2400 copies an hour. Five hundred copies may be run without stopping to add paper. Time will be saved because no stencils or masters will be needed. Materials can be dupli- cated on both sides of the sheet, and the machine can use a va- riety of weights, types and colors of paper. The copier is available for use by all departments. high school. An eighth grade home economics class is being taught by Charlene Zeelau. Under the supervision of Dr. M. Wolford, instructor in the ed- ucation department, these stu- dent teachers are being directed In a learning process which will give them the competency to be future teachers. Lincoln to Host Musical Series E. Power Biggs, concert organ- ist, will be in Lincoln Nov. 19, as part of the Westminster Vesper Musical Series sponsored by the Westminster Presbyterian church. Biggs has been called "the most famous organist of the twentieth century," and is one of the widely known of this season's series of six concerts. The first concert, Oct. 29, will feature Mr. Conrad Morgan, Min- ister of Music at Westminster Presbyterian church. All of the concerts will be per- formed at the church at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoons. Elder Roger McQuistan will also speak during the week. Discussion groups, led by staff members, will be held on Wed- nesday and Friday, Oct. 25 and 27. Variety Good Elder Maxwell expressed his feelings about the week of prayer, stating, "It is good to have va- riety in the weeks of spiritual emphasis. It is good to have local men who are acquainted with the student body. We hope the stu- dents will work together to come close to God. We hope to have the Holy Spirit in our hearts and a meaningful Christian s p i r 11." Elder Maxwell feels that much of the success inherent in the week lies in the prayers and prepara- tion of every heart during the week. Services will be held at 7:20 a.m. and 6:40 p.m. each morning and evening. Each will be ap- proximately fifty minutes in length. Class periods and assign- ments will be shortened in order for the students to have more time to relate to spiritual sub- jects. Prayer Bands At the MV meeting, Friday, Oct. 13, over 400 students volun- teered to hold prayer bands with other students. A prayer band for community students is being held in the College View church. These bands, under the direction of the MV society, are praying for the presence of the Holy Spirit on the campus, and for the success of the coming week of prayer. Week of Prayer Schedule Oct. 22 Sunday night .. Jarnes Oct. 23 Monday morn ... Luna night .. Maxwell Oct. 24 Tuesday morn .. Harris night McQuiston Oct. 25 Wednesday morn Bresee night Luna Oct. 26 Thursday morn .. Gage night .... Gane Oct. 27 Friday morn .... Gane night ... Bresee Oct. 28 Sabbath morn .. Fowler Students Dial Counsel Austin, Texas (I.P.)—A contin- uous telephone information serv- ice, staffed by professional coun- selors, will be available to Uni- versity of Texas students begin- ning with the new academic year. Designed to meet emergencies and to guide students on ques- tions of all kinds, the 24-hour in- formation system is one of sev- eral additions to the University's counseling program resulting from intensive studies over a pe- riod of 18 months. The counselors who will an- swer telephone queries to the Emergency and Referral Service have been in an intensive train- ing program in preparation for the opening of the center. Coun- selors will be on duty seven days a week, working eight-hour shifts —8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 4 p.m. to 12 midnight and 12 to 8 a.m. They will have access to the Student Health Center and headquarters of campus Traffic and Security Services by telephone extensions and direct lines. New Service The new service is part of a plan to expand and improve stu- dent advisory programs in each institution of the University sys- tem. The Board of Regents and its standing committee on aca- demic and developmental affairs began discussions of student counseling in November, 1965. At the request of the Regents, the administration in May, 1966, ap- pointed a special faculty commit- tee on student counseling headed by Dr. Robert L. Sutherland, pro- fessor of sociology and director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. Two students were ex- officio members. Committee's Report The committee's lengthy and thorough report was presented to the Board of Regents last Novem- ber. Administration officials were asked to submit recommenda- tions for innovations after mak- ing an intensive evaluation of existing programs of student services. Other major changes include establishment of an advisory council to the dean of students, made up of seven faculty mem- bers, two students and two off- campus specialists in student personnel services, and separa- tion of the Testing and Counsel- ing Center into two centers, one for testing and one for counsel- ing. Advisory programs of teaching departments and University- owned living units also will be strengthened, and particular at- tention will be given new stu- dents including both frestanen and transfers. 1 THE GOLDEN CORDS OF UNION COLLEGE The "Golden Cords"-what do they mean- A symbol of some dreamer's dream? A symbol, beautiful indeed, Inspiring us to meet man's need. A mighty challenge through the years To children of the pioneers, And one by one they've heard God's call To "lengthen cords" and give their all To go forth to the Mission lands With happy hearts and helping hands. Today they're found around the earth, Nine hundred strong—they've proved their worth. I've met them and won't hesitate o tell you they are truly great. rich^ards will be their pri^^^fe Jesus bursts forth from the skies. i/ irJSl 71ST v- Si5 r , h k j ^vy y/ r » ! wduld pay the school That taught thesfe folk ^"Golden Rule." Inspiring them wiHi zeal to go, Equipping them to grow and glow. Around these "Cords" what mem'ries cling; What dreams come true-our gladjhearts sing. Forgive as "old folks" shed a tear, 11 They're tears of joy so do hot fear. , tr-Jg^G^i Cords ohlnL^ still | I V ^wf^pirdihe youth to do Yep wlll,v 0 To qive their talents and their youth for God" and preach the Truth! Union College—here's to you— You've helped d host ^youth be true. Y6uf%Slden ttras^^d sublime, Are growing dearer all the time! -Adlai Albert Esteb October 14, 1967 ii W J