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Vol. 40 Huntington College, Huntington, Indiana, November 1, 1954 No. 3
H.C. Week Nov. 8-13
HOMECOMING QUEEN
CANDIDATES CHOSEN
Dorothy Campbell, Ardyce Hoffer,
Barbara Mull, and Darlene Stoesz are
this year's candidates for annual
homecoming queen. The queen, to
reign over homecoming, will be elected
by the students in chapel November
12.
Campaign managers had not been
chosen by the girls as this issue went
to press, but the campaigns will begin
this week. All of the girls have
been candidates previously.
The winning candidate will be
crowned Homecoming Queen at halftime
of the alumni-varsity basketball
game November 13.
The girls were the top four as voted
by the students on October 22 from
a list of all the girls regularly enrolled
in school.
Dorothy Seville Campbell was born
Editor Schedules
Yearbook Pictures
Pictures will be taken for the
Mnemosyne, the college yearbook,
Nov. 17 and 18.
All group pictures will be taken
Wednesday, Nov. 17, and individual
pictures for all students except those
who are graduating will be taken
Thursday morning, Nov. 18.
The schedule is:
8:00 - 8:30
Ground maintenance.
Sophomore officers (at fountain on
front campus).
Freshman officers (by bell on front
campus).
8:30 - 9:00
Dr. Becker.
Secretaries and office help (in public
relations room).
Senior officers (in public relations
room).
Student life and activities committee
(public relations room).
9:00 - 9:30
Athletic committee (public rela-
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November 18, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio.
She was graduated from Cornersville
High School in Cornersville, Indiana
in 1S51 and is now a senior.
Dorothy was homecoming queen
candidate in her sophomore and junior
year as well as being Garden day
attendant the last two years.
Among her activities Dorothy has
participated in Y.W.C.A., Woman's
Recreational Association, Future
Teachers of America, Gospel Volunteers,
and was Hayrack ride Queen
this year.
Ardyce Elayne Hoffer, born in Ashley,
Michigan, on March 23, 1934, was
graduated from Ashley High School
in 1951. Majoring in English she plans
to be a secondary teacher. Ardyce was
a candidate for homecoming queen
in her freshman year. Her journalism
abilities include being editor of the
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Calendar of Events
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Y.M.C.A. meeting
Y.W.C.A. meeting
Science club
Campus Players
Huntington
Week Begins
Gospel Volunteers
Work Day
All School Play
All School Play
Fine Arts Club
Varsity Club
Homecoming
All School Play
Alumni
Game
Homecoming
W. R. A.
College
Basketball
Music Department
Recital
Thanksgiving banquet
F. T. A.
Thanksgiving Recess
begins at noon
CAST REHEARSES
FALL PRODUCTION
The Curious Savage, a three act
play by John Patrick will be produced
November 11, 12 at 8:00 p. m. and
November 13 at 8:30 as part of the
Homecoming activities.
The play is being directed by Professor
Carl Zurcher, head of the
speech department, with the assistance
of Professor William Thomas,
head of the English department and
is sponsored by the Campus Players.
Rehearsals for the production began
Tuesday, October 12.
The cast includes:
The Guests
Florence
Margaret Lyons
Hannibal Jim Howald
Fairy May
Carol Becker
Jeffrey
Paul Hammel
Mrs. Paddy Annabell Reed
The Family
Titus
Gene Buzzard
Samuel
Ted Elser
Lily Belle Mildred Birdsall
Mrs. Ethel Savage June Brown
The Staff
Miss Wilhelmina Barbara Mull
Dr. Emmett
Jack Elser
The committees that have been appointed
by the executive committee
of Campus Players are: Publicity;
Carolyn Miller, chairman, Marcus
Burkholder, Sarah Biehl, Thelma
Reed, Ruth Borton. Tickets; Ellen
Hendrickson, chairman, Carol Steele,
Mildred Birdsall, Annie Meadows.
Stage; Roger Buzzard and Bob Miller,
co-chairmen, John Bergdall, Jim Howald,
Annabell Reed, and Pat Cooley.
Properties; Elaine Tripp, chairman,
Amy Keck, Gene Buzzard, Georgiana
Parmerlee, and Ruth Meyer.
The love of Christ is like the blue
sky into which you may see clearly,
but the real vastness of which you
cannot measure. It is like the sea into
whose bosom you can look a little way,
but its depths are unfathomable.
—McCheyne
We learn wisdom from failure much
more than from success.
A broken home is the world's greatest
wreck.
C. of C. BACKS
H.C. WEEK
A parade, the first varsity basketball
game of the season, and annual
homecoming are just a few of the
activities of Huntington College Week
from November 8-13. Other activities
include work day, the all school play,
and visitation of Huntington county
high school seniors.
The parade through town will be
Saturday afternoon, Nov. 13. Not only
is the Chamber of Commerce sponsorin
the parade, but they are also having
the sidewalks painted red in
honor of H. C.
The Foresters will get their first
test when they meet a star-studded
alumni eleven in the first basketball
game of the season. The game will be
played in the Huntington College gym
as a wind-up to H. C. week.
There will be three performances of
the all-school play "The Curious Savage"
November 11, 12, and 13th.
Homecoming will be Friday and
Saturday of H. C. week as many old
graduates will be visiting their place
of higher education. The homecoming
queen will be crowned at half-time of
the basketball game.
Work day is Tuesday, November 9,
as all of the students will cooperate
in taking different odd jobs to raise
money for a student lounge.
Wednesday, November 10, the college
will be the scene of an invasion
of "high schoolers" — Huntington
county seniors will be guests as they
tour the campus.
All in all, Huntington College week
should be one of the best and biggest
ever with all of these interesting and
varied events taking place.
Council President
Urges Support
Of Workday
Huntington College work day for
students and faculty of the college
will be November 9. There will be a
general instruction meeting in Davis
Hall at 7:00 o'clock Tuesday morning.
This early hour of gathering has been
set so all can get out to the jobs by
8:00 o'clock.
Committees are at work gathering
jobs, making charts, and publicizing
workday. Within a short time it
should be all mapped out and ready
to go. There will be various jobs
such as plowing, raking, washing and
putting up storm windows, and working
for merchants and farmers.
A minimum of seven dollars has
been set up for an eight hour day. If
the working time is more or less than
that, it is one dollar an hour.
The purpose of this workday is to
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Page 2 THE HUNTINGTONIAN November 1, 1954
Will You Vote?
Americans, 59,613,644 of them, on bicycles, tricycles,
horses, mules, in cars, busses, trucks, and Fords, walking, running,
crawling, and screaming, gained entrance to the various precinct
houses to cast their votes for the traditional donkey or elephant,
on November 2, 1952.
Where were you when all this happened? Were you one
of the reasons why this vast number of people totalled only 54%
of the eligible voters of the nation! It is appalling that although
this was the largest number of voters the nation had gathered in
a quarter of a century for an election, approximately 46% of the
eligible voters did not go to the polls. Approximately 46%, nearly
half of the responsible people of the nation, either confessed their
inability to choose a leader, their laziness, unconcern, or their
desire for anarchy.
Have you ever uttered a complaint against the government?
If you have, I can conclude that either you were an eligible
voter and voted in the last election, or were too young to do so. If
you answered negatively to both of these statements, then the
conjecture which you made was very absurd. How can a person
who has failed to participate in electing the government, have a
reasonable basis for criticism of its operation!
Those of you who are residents here, join with the 54%
who voted in the last election and help turn the tide of government
into the direction of your convictions.
VOTE ON NOVEMBER 2, 1954.
Donald Dennie
Bell Needs A New Rope
Hold your breath! The score is tied. There are two seconds
to go, and the ball is in the hands of a Huntington Forester.
The ball speeds toward the basket. It bounces on the rim, but now
it is in. The game has been won!
It's the middle of December and victory is a wonderful
experience. The Huntington cheering section tramples the crowd
in the wild scramble to congratulate the heroes. From one of the
happy barbarians comes the cry, "We must ring the bell as we
always do for victory"!
The whole group dashes toward the door carrying the
players with it. "Stop," yells Coach Klopfenstein; "you cannot go
out in the cold with your basketball suits on." The stampede cannot
be stopped. The students are racing for College Hall.
The kids swarm up the rickety winding stairs of the
tower; there is no bell rope in room 33.
Tom Rethlake is leading the group. He stubs his toe. He
is falling. Alas, his splendid basketball suit has a speck of dust on
it. Yet, the group rushes on. No matter what the cost, the victory
must be proclaimed by a peal of Huntington College's bell.
The brave Marcus Burkholder is scaling the old ladder
to the bell. The ladder wobbles dangerously. Snap! The ladder is
broken. Marcus crashes to the floor.
Marcus and Tom have been martyrs to the glory of the
Forester's victory.
Will these victims have suffered in vain? Will the bell
of Huntington College never ring again? No, it must continue it's
service.
Since the institution of Central College in 1897 this very
bell has been a tradition. For some time it called students from
their wanderings to the magic spell of the classroom. Two boys
lived in College Hall to guard jealously their "high calling" of
ringing the bell for classes.
The bell of Huntington College can ring again if someone
will provide a rope. Who will meet this challenge by saying,
"Here am I, send me—for a rope."
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STAFF
Editor in Chief
Barbara Ellen Mull
Associate Editor
Neal Brinneman
News Editor
Ardyce Hoffer
Feature Editor
Carol Becker
Sports Editor
Marcus Burkholder
Devotional Editor
Jack Elser
Faculty Editor
Joyce Tipton
Copy Editor
Ellen Hendrickson
Society Columnists Frances Lobdell, Elaine Tripp
Club Columnists Carol Steele, Georginna Parmerlee
Business Manager
Gene Buzzard
Managing Editor
William Heinbaugh
Circulation Manager
Sandra Schacht
Advertising Manager
Donald Dennie
Staff Reporters — Margaret Bishop, Sarah Biehl, Mildred
Birdsall, Carolyn Miller, Amy Keck, Larry
Hungerford, Kathryn Smith, Ruth Elaine Meyer,
Beverly Foster, and Ted Summers.
Photographer
Lois Bender
Typist
Noramay Franks
Homecoming Advisor Queen
She worked for Mutual Insurance
too before Webster enrolling C. Muck, in February Jr. of
(Continued from Page 1.) 1953 at H.C. She is now classified as
Huntingtonian last year and editor of a sophomore taking a two year secretarial
course.
the Mnemosyne.
She has also participated in Women's
Recreational Association, Gos­
Recreational Association, Y.W.C.A.,
Her activities include Womans'
pel Volunteers, all school production, and choir. She was a homecoming
Student Council, Y.W.C.A. and Campus
Players. She is president of Camman.
queen candidate last year as a freshpus
Players this year.
Barbara Ellen Mull is also an English
major. She was born, November
6, 1934 in Emberton, Pennsylvania.
She was graduated as valedictorian
of her class from Emberton Joint
High School in 1952 and has maintained
a 2.8 grade average as H.C.
Her activities, include Y.W.C.A.,
Gospel Volunteers, Future Teachers'
Association, All-School play, and editor
of the Huntingtonian this year.
Darlene Stoesz is from Mountain
Lake, Minnesota where she was graduated
from high school in 1952.
Faculty Plans To
Complete Initial
Self-Study Survey
At the Faculty Professional Meeting
on October 18th, plans were laid
to activate all the Committees dealing
with important phases of our selfstudy.
It was also recommended by
the Institutional Studies Committee
that emphasis be placed on the study
of Curriculum as our project in the
North Central Association's Study of
Liberal Arts Education. Dr. John L.
Davis of Hiram College has been appointed
our Coordinator and January
10, 1955 has been suggested as the
date for his visit to the campus.
CounciI President
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secure the funds needed to make the
lounge a reality. Many want to see,
"and use," it before this school year
draws to a close. There has been a
lounge committee appointed to study
the problems of bringing this project
into reality. This committee consists
of Dr. Elmer Becker, Dr. Melvin G.
Davis, Mrs. Thomas Watts, Kathryn
Smith, Sarah Biehl, Dean Lange, and
Maurice Reed.
Student Council President Maurice
Reed says: "This workday can be
and will be a success only as everyone
offers a helping hand and a cooperative
spirit."

November 1, 1954 THE HUNTINGTONIAN Page 3
Platt And Campbell Crowned
Hayrack King And Queen
"What a perfect night for a hayride!"
This remark was overheard as
the students and guests gathered in
front of the administration building
Saturday night, Oct. 23, for the annual
hayride sponsored by the junior
class.
The crowning of the king and queen
was delayed before the ride until
someone rounded up Donald Dennie
to play the fanfare. The king and
queen, Hal Platt and Dorothy "Dottie"
Campbell, were given their crowns by
Professor Chester Smith, head of the
Music Department.
Then began the mad scramble to
get into the two wagons. The ride led,
eventually, to a huge bonfire on the
Pasko farm.
A short program was presented
there. Mrs. Robert Mueller gave a
Faculty
Flashes
Several visitors were registered in
the Library by Miss E. Faye Connor,
Librarian, as they stopped on the way
to or from the Sunday School Convention
at Indianapolis. Miss Connor
noted 80 and 73 as the average attendances
for the weeks ending October
15 and 22.
A number of new reference books
have been added to the Library.
Mr. Ralph Bealer attended the Bible
Conferences held at the United Brethren
Church at Caledonia, Michigan.
October 17, Dr. Chiu, Chemistry
Professor, had a speaking engagement
at Fayette, Ohio. In the evening,
he spoke at the Fountain Church.
Dr. M. I. Burkholder plans to attend
the Service of Union and Installation
at Dayton, Ohio, October 29.
The Bonebrake Theological Seminary
and the Evangelical School of Theology
will be united into The United
Theological Seminary of Dayton, Ohio.
The First Department Recital of
the school year took place in Stemen
Hall, Thursday night. Pupils of Mrs.
Lloyd Riddle, associate professor of
music, and of Mr. Chester Burl Smith,
head of Music Department, presented
musical numbers. The program - included
vocal selections by Carol Becker,
Carol Steele, Annie Meadows, Harold
Fero, and Lois Bender. Piano
students taking part were: Grace Ann
Graham, Mary Alys Smith, and Aldean
Saufley. The program was varied in
nature and represented the work to
date for the department.
Work on "The Messiah" began October
18, and continues each Monday
night at 7:30. For the next few weeks
the rehearsals will be at College Park
Church. All students, their families
living on the Campus, and the people
of the community are welcome in this
Community Chorus.
"The Messiah" was given in Huntington
last year for the first time, and
the hope is to make it a larger and
more effective presentation each year,
as long as it is given. Handel, the
Composer, was born in Halle, Saxony.
He was musically talented, and
showed it at an early age. He became
Organist of the Cathedral of Halle
at 18 at the magnificent salary of
$37.50 a year, which represented an
increase over the salary of his predecessor
of $22.50. Handel's work has become
immortal, with "The Messiah"
the best known of all.
The Music Faculty was represented
humorous reading and Mary Catey
and Kathryn Smith played an instrumental
duet. Queen "Dottie" was
asked to give a short speech telling
why this year's junior class was the
best yet, and the king was asked to
expound the reasons why this freshman
class is the worst.
Professor Smith led in devotions
and then everyone was served refreshments
of doughnuts, hot chocolate, and
apples. Many strange sights were seen
during the evening including flying
saucers which actually turned out to
be nothing but old paper plates.
The wagons were filled once more
for the ride back to college and after
many turns, jolts, and bumps, they
arrived again in front of College Hall.
Everyone, although cramped and
tired, felt that the hayride was a
success!
Board Meets And
Approves Plan
Bishop E. M. Funk was re-elected
president of the Huntington College
Board at their annual meeting, Friday,
October 22. The Rev. A. A. Grogan
was chosen vice-president and J. Edward
Roush was re-elected secretary.
Members of the executive committee
are: Bishop Funk, C. Russell Neterer,
the Rev. Grogan, the Rev. Paul Parker,
and J. Edward Roush. ,
Dr. Elmer Becker, College president,
made a recommendation for
further intensification and planning
for the Layman's development committee
of the college. The organization
has a five fold purpose. First, to
create membership from laymen to
support the college; second, to set up
provisions for finance; third, to maintain
prayer interest for the college;
fourth, to stimulate local church aid
for students and fifth, to solicit personal
gifts of cash for the school. The
suggestion was adopted.
A long range financial program was
approved and will include liquidation
of building debts current obligations,
the completion of Wright Memorial
Hall and the Fred A. Lowe Alumni
library, and the provision of a reserve
fund.
The total budget exceeded $200,000
representing an improvement of
$8,426.10 over that of a year ago.
May 16, 1955 is the date selected
for the interim meeting and the next
annual meeting will be October 21,
1955.
at the Northwestern Section of the
Indiana State Teachers' Convention,
with Mr. Smith attending the Vocal
Clinic Thursday at North Side High
School in Fort Wayne.
"Y" ORGANIZATION
SPONSOR BANQUET
The annual Thanksgiving Banquet
will be Friday evening, November 19,
at 6:30 P. M. at the Central Christian
Church. The banquet is sponsored
jointly by the YWCA and YMCA organizations
on campus.
Committees working on plans for
the banquet include: Program: Fern
Mattson, chairman; John Bergdall,
Howard Anderson, Georgianna Par¬
merlee. Food committee: Kathryn
Smith, chairman; Harold Fero, Mary
Lou Householder; Invitations: Jim
Howald, Joyce Batdorff; Decorations:
Jean Stone, chairman; Carolyn Miller,
Carol Becker, Carol Steele, Elaine
Tripp, Wilbur Sites Harry Walters,
Pat Cooley, Fred Foushee; Ticket committee:
Marietta Crowe, Jack Elser,
Paul Fetters, Annabell Reed.
To those who believe, no explanation
is necessary; to those who do not
believe, no explanation will satisfy.
—Franz Werfel
Yearbook
Pictures
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tions room).
Junior officers (in hall by bulletin
board).
Switchboard operators (at information
desk).
10:00 - 11:00 (On stage)
Student council president.
Campus players.
W. R. A.
Y.M.C.A.
Y.W.C.A.
Gospel Volunteers.
Clericus.
Science club.
11:00 - 12:00 (On stage)
Fine arts.
F. T. A.
Business club.
Choir.
Men's quartet.
Ladies' trio.
Trumpet trio.
12:30 (Kitchen)
Kitchen cooks.
Kitchen help.
12:50
Noon prayer meeting (room 3).
1:00 - 1:30
Huntingtonian staff (office).
1:30 - 2:00
Mnemosyne staff.
2:00
Basketball team.
Coach.
Managers.
Cheerleaders.
3:00
Library committee.
Student librarians.

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Sports Marks
by
MARCUS
Meet The Team
With the opening game only two
weeks away, practice for the fourteen
would-be Foresters is picking up as
each tries to gain a place on the
twelve man squad. It looks like speed
and height may be a couple of big
factors in the Foresters' attack this
year.
Helping the Huntington College
five for the last time this year will
be Mauri Reed, 6'1" Senior, who has
been wearing the Forester uniform
for two years. 'Mauri' was graduated
from West Union High School with
the class of '51 and came to college
the following year.
Another Senior this year and a
three year letter man is Hal Platt.
Hal is 5'9", lives in Zanesville, Indiana,
and is a graduate of East Union
High School, also with the class of '51.
Gene Buzzard, 6'3", a veteran of
three years with the Foresters, is a
graduate of Huntington Catholic High
School with the class of '50.
Les Uffelman came to Huntington
last year after attending Giffen College
for two years. He is 6'2" and a
1951 graduate of Hoagland High
School in Hoagland, Indiana.
Returning for his third year of
basketball at Huntington College is
Paul 'Pudge' Hammel. Pudge is a
graduate of Clear Creek High School
with the class of '52. He stands 5'11".
Also a Junior but with only one
year's experience is Gene Gibson.
Gene is also 5'11" and is a graduate
of Belle Union High School in Putman
Co., Indiana. Gene attended Indiana
University before coming to
Huntington last year.
Max Thrasher, 6'3" sophomore, saw
some action with the Foresters last
year. He was graduated from Huntington
Township School with the class of
'53.
Virgil Mylin will be playing his first
year of ball at Huntington this year.
Virgil is a sophomore. Stands 6'1" and
is a graduate of Wabash High School
in Wabash, Indiana, with the class of
'53.
There are six Freshmen seeking a
place on the Foresters this year. They
are: Tom Rethlake, 6'4", who is a
graduate of West Union with the
class of '54. Since Tom first enrolled
at Indiana Tech he came to Huntington
a few weeks late.
Bob Andrew was graduated from
Warren High School in '54. He stands
5'11".
Jim Wiley, 5'7", is a graduate of
Lancaster High School with the class
of '54.
Another freshman included in the
fourteen is Don Stephens, 6'. He is a
graduate of Roanoke High School,
Roanoke, Indiana.
Fred Foushee, 6'1", was graduated
from Hoover High School in Glendale,
California, with the class of '54.
Rounding out the fourteen man
squad is Orin Grogan, 5'8" man from
Van Buren, Indiana where he was
graduated from high school with the
class of '54.
The schedule for the 1954-55 season
is not completely filled but will be announced
very soon.
Cheerleaders
Are
Elected
NANCY CAREY—Nancy ought to
give our yell-leaders some snap. It
was almost impossible to get her
settled down for an interview. Her
first contribution was, "I live at
home." (It is located in Huntington.)
Nancy has high ambitions for the
yell-leaders. She wants to organize a
booster club and get some of the town
people to the games. She also wants
to improve the students' attitude toward
cheering.
Nancy has been a cheerleader for
six years in grade school and four
years in high school. During her junior
year she even went to summer
school for cheerleading.
"I like to move around and jump
up and down." Nancy also wants to
back up the team and show some
enthusiasm for basketball.
Nancy likes to participate in sports
like football, baseball, golf, and swimming.
She even won first place in
table tennis, archery, and volley ball
in high school.
MARY LOU HOUSEHOLDER — "I
like to support the team and make a
lot of noise at a basketball game."
(Without being thrown out since she's
got an official title.) Mary Lou has
been a cheerleader in grade school
and in high school at Thurston, Ohio.
The boys know Mary Lou as a
blond, blue-eyed Freshman who is
really tops. She's out for some fun
with skating, tennis, swimming, and
basketball for a pastime. She's a very
well-rounded girl. As she said, "My
hobby is eating." (If you don't believe
it, watch her bounce when she
jumps.)
ROBERT PASCO — Perhaps Bob
practices yell-leading with the cows
on the 180-acre farm he lives on outside
of Huntington. With his "get up
and go," the poor cows probably give
buttermilk.
Bob played basketball in high
school, but he likes to skate better
than anything. Since so many people
think he's a freshman, we'd better
clarify the fact that he's a junior. He
was yell-leader at H. C. in 1952-53.
Bob wants to contribute to a spirit
of enthusiasm that will be greater
than any in the history of Huntington
College. Bob likes snappy band music,
so he hopes to start a pep band at
H. C. this year.
Everyone seems to agree that we
have some enthusiastic and swell yellleaders.
All they need is support—
from you.
He that is slow to anger is better
than the mighty; and he that ruleth
his spirit than he that taketh a city.
—Solomon
"Come unto me." C stands for Children.
0 stands for Old people. M
stands for Middle aged people. E
stands for Everybody.