$ CLOCK TCWCH Vol. XLI UNION COLLEGE, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, March 9, 1967 No. 19 .JL/ Elections To Be April 18; - Jf -i Few Run For ASB Posts Joe Crews, Week of Prayer speaker for next week, concen- trates on "Youth at the Crossroads." Joe Crews Conducts UC's Spring Week of Prayer Decorative Details Still Secret For Amateur Hour The 1966 Spring Week of Spir- itual Emphasis, Mar. 12-18, will be conducted by Joe Crews, radio speaker and departmental secretary from the Chesapeake Conference. Crews has chosen "Youth at the Crossroads" as die theme for the week. His discussions fall into the general category "Emotions vs. the Will," and will include tides such as "Emotion Snares," "Horns and Halos," "The High Cost of Holy Living" and "Faith That Worketh." Crews is a member of the 1946 graduating class of Southern Mis- sionary College, the first class grad- uating under the four-year program at SMC. He and his wife have served in the Florida Conference, in the Southwestern Union Con- ference and also as missionaries in India. He is presently the radio speaker on a daily program which broadcasts from Baltimore, Md. In the first meeting, Sunday eve- ning at 6:40, he will deal with the topic "Temptation." Morning chapels at 7:20 and evening meetings at 6:40 will be held Monday through Friday. Crews will also speak Sabbath morning, Mar. 18. The Week of Prayer will be climaxed with com- munion service. The music department, under the direction of E. U. Testerman, assistant professor of music, is ar- ranging musical selections to cor- respond with the ideas presented at each meeting during the week. "I am looking forward to the wonderful week with the students of Union College," writes Elder Crews. "I pray that God will give us a real spiritual revival which will continue on through the school year." WEEK OF PRAYER CLASS SCHEDULE 1966-67 7:20- 8:10 Chapel 8:10- 8:25 Prayer Bands 8:35- 9:10 1st period (7:20 period) 9:20- 9:55 2nd period (8:20 period) 10:05-10-40 3rd period (9:20 period) 10:50-11:25 4th period (10:20 period) 11:35-12:10 5th period (11:20period) AFTERNOON CLASSES AND LABORATORIES— meet at usual time, for full period. EVENING MEETINGS Sunday through Thursday 6:40 Friday 8:00 All meetings will be in the church. The ASB final elections will be held Tuesday, Apr. 18, at polls to be set up in the main lobby of the administration building. The initial deadline of Feb. 21 for applications for offices was ex- tended to Feb. 28, and the Student Affairs Committee has been meet- ing this week to approve the appli- cants. Since enough applications were not submitted to fill the avail- •This year's Amateur Hour will consist of 15 acts which will be di- vided into three sections, either vocal, instrumental o r readings. The total number performing will bc 35 students. Larry Vandeman, Programs Committee chairman, says there is a good variety of light music. There will be everything from vocal solos to a mens' chorus, electric guitars to a piano solo, a home-spun foot- ball game to "The Judgment." There will be something for every taste, says Vandeman. Among some of the secrets the Program Committee has is the em- cee. Vandeman said, "Ray Kelch will be the emcee, yet he won't be." The stage decorations will be unusual but the details on them are also labeled "secret." Five judges have been chosen to decide on the grand prize winner. Division winners will be selected by audience applause. The judges able candidacies for some offices, several student names have been recommended by the Nominations and Elections Committee to the Student Affairs Committee for ap- proval. As soon as the Student Af- fairs Committee has approved these names, they will be asked to run. A meeting to instruct the candi- dates on election and publicity pro- cedures will be held soon. will be Gene Johnson, Mrs. D. J. Fike, Angeline Matthews, Peter Luna and Jan Schultz. Vandeman said all was going well except the usual last minute panic over decorations. Rosalyn Humphrey is in charge of the stage decoration; Jim Wentworth was in charge of the auditions. Dr. Melvin Hill, chairman of the music depart- ment, and Arthur Hauck, chairman of the speech department, spent many hours in picking the best of the many applicants. Meredith Matthews and Vandeman organ- ized and designed the format of the program itself. As in previous years the front middle two sections of seats in the auditorium will be reserve seats. These seats have been on sale this week and are the best seats avail- able. The proceeds from these re- serve seats will go towards the ex- penses of the program. Prizes alone run close to $125, since every en- try receives a $5 award. The results of the final elections will be released on the same eve- ning of the elections, Apr. 18. The elected officers for 1967-68 will fill the ASB offices of pres- ident, vice-president, treasurer and secretary. The editors of the Peanut Hill, CLOCK TOWER and Golden Cords, along with the business managers of the last two publica- tions will also be elected. Also in- cluded in the elections are the chairmen of several committees: promotions, programs, health and recreation, social and cultural and student center. Chairman Clyde Cooper of the Nominations and Elections commit- tee is anxious that the students and faculty support the candidates of their choice and turn out for the elections to vote for them. "If the students care how the $20 they pay for ASB dues is spent next year, they should get out and vote for the people they would like lo handle it. If they care what kind of programs we have and how they are run, then they must come out and vote," urges Cooper. Coming. Cventd Friday, March 10 7:20 a.m. Convocation—gym ASB 5:05-6:05 p.m. Cafeteria Supper 6:25 p.m. Dormitory Worship 6:28 p.m. Sunset 8:00 p.m. Vespers-Dr. Downing Saturday, March 11 Sabbath Services College View—49th & Prescott 8:25 & 11:00 a.m. M. D. Hannah 9:40 a.m. Sabbath school Piedmont Park—48th & A 11:00 a.m. PVA Balladaires 9:30 a.m. Sabbath school Northside—73rd & Lexington 11:00 a.m. Glenn Smith 9:30 a.m. Sabbath school Capitol View—15th & D 11:00 a.m. R. C. Thomas 9:30 a.m. Sabbath school Allon Chapel—22nd 8, Q 11:00 a.m. Joe Fletcher 9:30 a.m. Sabbath school 5:05-6:05 p.m. Cafeteria Supper 6:15 p.m. College View vespers 6:29 p.m. Sunset 8:00 p.m. UC Amateur Hour— gym Sunday, March 12 6:40 p.m. Worship—church Week of Prayer Joe A. Crews Monday, March 13 7:20 a.m. Chapel—church Week of Prayer Joe A. Crews (Photo by Bud Gooch) Robert Murray and Angeline Matthews play Bartok's "Sonata" for two pianos and percussion during last Saturday night's program. Ron Jensen and Karen Astner supply the per- cussion. 2 CLOCK TOWER March 9, 1967 THE BOOKSHELF WCLOOj TOWCRI "Them Was The Good Old Days" Opiniott erpresied In the editorial oolumn are those of the editors. Viewpoints represented in the signed articles on this page are those of the individual writer. BEVERLY BEEM EDTTOB TWYLA SCHLOTTHAUER MENACING EDITOR KARLA KRAMPERT ASSOCIATE EDITOR RON HASSEN LINDA BRENNAN NEWI EDITORS Slack J4at3 In listening to passing remarks and very welcome criticism from readers, the editors have noticed the frequent use of the words "negative" and "positive." They are often placed in such opposition to each other as to make one the incarnation of all righteousness and the other the root of all evil. Unfortunately articles, letters and editorials are often as- signed to one or the other category with only a very superficial analysis. n In the popular current definition "positive" means 'that which can see no evil, hear of no change and think of no im- provement." If an article does any of these things, regardless of motive, purpose or subject matter, it is automatically dub- bed "negative" and assigned a black hat. But the problem is not this simple. Negative thought, or maliciously attacking something, seems to be equated by some with critical thought. Rather, critical thought is the application of all our thinking powers to a problem in order to come to a positive solution. Critical thought, instead of being negative, is often the most positive. Much of the most positive thinking is marked by a questioning attitude, a desire for reexamination of old customs or beliefs. It is from such "negative" thoughts as these that come positive results which often include a change in practice or the holding of an old belief in a new, vig- orous, perhaps unconventional, but freshly relevant light. The so-called "positive" three cheers for the status-quo results in only a reproduction of itself—the status-quo—which is fine, if the status-quo is perfect. A newspaper by virtue of its office, is very limited in what it can do. It cannot vote. It cannot take committee action. It can only present ideas, point out problems and discuss solu- tions. Whether a newspaper is negative or positive in its results depends to a great extent on the reader. This is well illustrated by the articles on worships which have appeared in the CLOCK TOWER. The editorial staff was deeply disappointed in the reception given to its plea for a continuing search for a way to make worships and worship at- tendance as practical as possible to the students' spiritual needs. (Those who thought it was anything else should go back and reread the articles.) The reaction of some can be neatly summarized in two remarks made to members of the ed- itorial staff: "If you don't like things the way they are, why don't you go to a universityF' and "When are you going to lay offr What we had hoped would lead to a positive approach in making worships ever more relevant and worthwhile to stu- dents apparently was turned into a negative series by reader reaction. The attitude of those most in a position to do some- thing about it seems to be "Maybe if we just shut our eyes and pretend they aren't there, theij'll go play somewhere else." Apparently there is something we have not done in our efforts to inspire a continuingly creative approach to the ques- tion of worship. But we would like to go on record as favoring a constant reevaluation of imaginative ways to make public worship more meaningful. We also hope that articles will not be assigned black or white hats so readily on the basis of "for it" or "against it." There is much more to it than that. B.B. Cditor J ^Notebook if Herman Harp, a senior theology major, writes a review of John Brooks' The Great Leap. The book describes the changes in American society from the depression to the Great Society. It is always nice to be thanked. The letter from Kenneth Kannenberg is just one of the many that are being received for Christmas cards that Union College students sent. if The CLOCK TOWER will periodically feature articles written by members of the different academic departments about problems or questions concerning their major field. We hope that this series will help in developing a broader understanding of questions that concern all of us. BY HERMAN HARP Not too long ago in American history, there was a year when the Census Bureau was calmly predict- ing that our population had about reached its peak and would soon begin a gradual decline that would bring it down to 126 million by 1980. It was a year when the birth rate failed to keep up with the death rate. Penicillin had not yet been discovered. There were almost as many peo- ple living on the farms as in the cities. Factory workers were mak- ing an almost unbelieveable $23 a week. It was a time when Commu- nists dominated many labor organ- izations. Television, which was to bring about many changes in our culture, had not yet hit the Amer- ican living room. If this sounds quaint and un- familiar, it may sound even more so when you realize that this sit- uation existed only a litde over 25 years ago. The year was 1939, and America was experiencing her "Great Leap." We have come a long way since 1939. America has experienced general prosperity. Our national standard of living has taken an un- precedented step higher. We are V?- ^ v ^ r ^ ,v , "When Or. Ogden goes after a problem, after it!" reaping the harvest of spectacular medical advances, along with rev- olutions in science and education. Within the last 25 years America has completely altered her foreign policy. We are no longer a coun- try that "stands alone," but we have "joined the world." America can no longer be accused of isola- tionism." Needless to say all of these changes cannot be classified as im- provements. We have experienced a decline in our American image abroad. It is not a question of whether or not America should have dropped the atomic bomb on thousands of innocent people, but rather the fact that America is the country that dropped the bomb. It was a "propaganda disaster," and one that anti-Americans are not likely to forget. Religion does not enjoy the in- fluence it once held. To be sure, formal church membership has in- creased—49 per cent of the total population in 1940 and 63 per cent in 1962. But the fact remains that the number of "clergymen per pop- ulation remains almost exacdy what it was in 1940." The aban- doned church is "as familiar an American sight in the 60's as the new church." John Brooks transmits to the reader a vivid and revealing pic- ture of our times. The author not only reveals the amazing contrasts between the past and present, but makes an astonishing analysis of how and why the changes took place. The Great Leap is a spec- tacular achievement in conveying social history at its best Letters to the Editor Faculty+Students = Union Spring Week of Prayer begins Sunday evening. We, as students, realize that during the recent MV Week of Prayer many of us receiv- ed a spiritual blessing. As was ob- served in a recent letter to the ed- itor, however, some missed this ex- perience. We recognize that the faculty are as much a part of the campus as the students are, and that they need the opportunity to come closer to Christ through a Week of Prayer as much as we stu- dents do. Only when students and faculty seek God in a united way will the MV motto, "Union for Christ," be- come a reality on our campus. Next week we will be looking forward to having more of our fac- ulty enjoy participating with us. A voluntary prayer group in Rees Hall Christmas Cards Appreciated Please accept my appreciation in behalf of those who sent Christmas cards to me from Union. I was most pleasantly surprised by this nice gesture. Another nurse, 1/Lt. Kathleen Giles, received cards also. We compared notes try- ing to figure out why we received them. I presumed that I was on a list of SDA servicemen. She later found out that Union College had apparendy asked for names over the radio, and her mother has re- sponded with her name. Her par- ents live just east of Lincoln. My compound is located 20 miles southwest of Seoul. We have about 15-20 servicemen meeting each week with the missionary at Korean Union Mission. Kenneth R. Kannenberg, 1/Lt. USA CLOCK TOWER Published weekly during the school year by the Associated Student Body of Union College, 3800 So. 48th St., Lincoln Nebr. 68506, except holidays, registration periods and examination weeks. Subscription rates $2.50 per year. Business Manager Walt Sparks Advertising Manager Ric Green Treasurer Ann Randall Circulation Manager Secretary Photographer . Denvei Campus Editor . Music Editor Religion Editor Sports Editor Cartoonist _ Harvey Kilsby _ Connie Lewins Bud Gooch Judy Nelson Gloria Durichek _ Norman James Bob Blehm _ W. I. Rankin STAFF WRITERS Karen Astner. Gisela Behrendt, Joyce Bennett, Lynnet DeRemer, Rosalyn Humphrey, Sherry Liggett, Meredith Matthews, Rick Marasco, Jim Rosenthal, Evelyn Rutan, Linda Sterling, Reporters The Newswriting Class Editorial Advisors Dr. Verne Wehtje, D. J. Fike Financial Advisor Dr. Paul W. Joice Viet Nam With the possible exception of England, with whom we have strong cultural and economic ties, and some Manila Conference coun- tries, whom we support, the na- tions of the world do not mind see- ing the United States sink in the Asian quicksand. Of the non-communist countries, Japan and France are reaping huge profits from the conflict. Germany is going her own way, and while the world watches, we are doing the following: 1. Emptying our treasury at the rate of $2 billion per month. 2. Debasing our currency through inflation. 3. Draining our youth in combat. 4. Neglecting our much-needed social legislation through lack of funding. 5. Dividing the nation over the Vietnam issue. 6. Alienating our allies. All we can really hope for in Vietnam is a temporary settlement because, as France discovered in Algeria and as England is finding out in Rhodesia, the most funda- mental historical development of the second half of the Twentieth Century is that the destiny of each country will be controlled by the people of that country. Charles de Gaulle knows it, and Harold Wil- son knows it. How much money and how many lives will be the price of our lesson? Weldon Reeves junior English and history major La Sierra College Univ. of California, Riverside March 9, 1967 CLOCK TOWER 3 Mobile Isotope Laboratory Staff Granted Graduate Leaves To Present 2-Week Course The new mobile radioisotope lab- oratory, designed by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tenn., will be on the Union College campus beginning Sunday, Mar. 12. The purpose of the visit is to pro- vide faculty members from Union College, D o a n e College, Crete, Nebr.; Concordia Teachers' Col- • Dr. Alexander V. Nichols, visit- ing scientist from the University of California, Berkeley campus, spoke to a group of science majors about his work as a biophysicist at a spe- cial meeting Thursday, Mar. 2. Dr. Nichols also spoke at the Fri- day convocation, Mar. 3. • The Northern Union Conference quadrennial session was held in Minneapolis, Minn., on Feb. 26 and 27. Officers and departmental secretaries were re-elected for an- other four-year term. • Concert Winds, die Union Col- lege band, will tour Colorado and western Nebraska, Mar. 23-28. The group has prepared programs for secular and sacred occasions. They will perform at Campion Academy, Fort Collins, Colo., Grand Junction, Colo., Mile High Academy, Platte Valley Academy and Scottsbluff, Nebr. • The temperance oratorical con- test will take place Tuesday eve- ning, Mar. 21. Five students, who were selected from eight entrants, will participate in the contest. These finalists are Delmar Aitken, Dennis Kaiser, Ed Johnson, Lyle Davis and Bob Hol- brook. The topics presented will be on the dangers of using tobacco, liquor or narcotics. ege, Seward, Nebr., and advanced science majors the opportunity for courses in die handling of radioac- tive materials. Union College is one of approximately 40 undergrad- uate institutions visited each year by the three ORAU mobile units which are under contract with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. The two-week program follows the format developed by the ORAU staff as a means of providing the maximum benefit to the partic- ipants in die minimum of time and with minimal interference with reg- ularly scheduled classes. Classes will be held Sunday through Thursday evenings, 4:30-6:00, with two laboratory sessions following from 6:00-10:00. A well-rounded series of labora- tory experiments and lectures is presented that covers the basic counting techniques and applica- tions of radioisotopes in the fields of physics, chemistry and biology. Following a general introduction to radiation, atomic structure and nu- clear processes, lectures are pre- sented on the characteristics of beta radiation, scintillation detection of gamma radiation, radiation detec- tion and instrument calibration, standardization of radioactive sources, carbon-14, radiotracer methodology, radiation and health physics, radiochemical separations and the syndiesis of labeled com- pounds. Laboratory experiments are de- voted to geiger counters and scal- ing systems, absorption and range of beta particles, gamma-ray pulse spectra and scintillation counters, identifying an unknown radioiso- tope, absolute counting, half-life of potassium-40, standardization of iodine-131 with Geiger-Mueller counters, carbon-14 assay and phos- phorus distribution in rats. Union College, sponsor of the program in Lincoln, will provide electrical power for the mobile unit, classroom space for lectures and six or eight white rats. BOHATYS DX 48th & Van Dorn Student Special Ph. 488-9886 Soulhside Cleaners Lincoln's Finest 4702 Prescott Honey, you make Me hest glass of Soyarne// Delicious new Soyamel Banana beverage, a soy milk with a delightful flavor of real bananas. A taste treat for boys and girls ... grown-ups, too! • Soyamel is available four addi- tional ways ... Instant Malt, Instantized, For- tified, and All-Purpose Soyamel . . . each one delicious and health- ful. It's easy and quick . . . just add water and stir. • For a com- plete selection of vegetarian foods, look for the Big W. Send for SOKAMfl®recipe booklet. Four Union College staff mem- bers will be on leave for graduate study during the academic year, 1967-68. Erwin Gane, instructor in re- ligion, will continue his study at Andrew's University, Berrien Springs, Mich. Gane has been on leave since June, 1966. Don Jacobs, instructor in busi- ness, will study for his doctorate in business administration this sum- mer and on a halftime basis dur- ing the school year. He will study at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebr., and teach part time at Union College. Jerome Thayer, instructor in ed- ucation, will work on his doctorate in educational measurements and statistics this summer and during the second semester of 1967-68. He will study at Colorado State University, Greeley, Colo. Herbert Wiggins, instructor in nursing at the Denver campus, will take a three-year leave for addi- tional graduate study. Thirteen other UC staff mem- bers will pursue graduate study this summer. Jean Hill, instructor in art, is tentatively planning to go to the Institut Allende in San Miguel, Mexico. Don Moon, physical education Secretarial Awards To Be Given Miss Secretary and the Business Education Teacher of the Year will be chosen by April 11. Other gen- eral secretarial awards will also be given. The Awards Committee will make its decision on the basis of experience, personality, grade point average, cooperativeness and po- tential. Only seniors are eligible for these two awards; Miss Secretary has to be a four-year secretarial major. Ann Carrick, Almeda Garcia, Barbara Hemrich, Norita Nelson, Carol Siebenlist and Richard Bur- ton, instructor in secretarial science, make up the Awards Committee. Students interested in general secretarial awards must apply to their respective teachers by Mar. 15. Test schedules will be posted. General secretarial awards will be awarded in typing, shorthand, business machines, filing and dup- licating. These awards are avail- able to all secretarial majors and minors, two-year secretarial stu- dents and business education ma- jors. These students will be tested on speed, accuracy, production and general knowledge. The award winners wil] be an- nounced at a Pen Pushers Club party at Valentino's. Winners will receive small trophies. Miss Secre- tary and the Business Education Teacher will also receive a foun- tain pen with their award title in- scribed on it. They will be honor- ed at the annua] Honors Convoca- tion, and their names will be placed on plaques in the secretarial department instructor, will study at San Diego State University, San Diego, Calif. William Rankin, assistant profes- sor in speech and English, will work on an advanced degree in speech at die University of Kan- sas, Lawrence, Kan. Roy Harris and Peter Luna of the religion department will attend Andrew's University. Both are working on their B.D. Floyd Bre- see, also of the religion department, will go to Northwestern Univer- sity Garrett Seminary, Evanston, 111., to work on his Ph.D. Wiley Austin, instructor in chem- istry, has applied for two summer institutes. 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