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Near the Magazine, Colonial Williamsburg interpreter Richard Schumann as Patrick Henry, left, gives the company the order to fire. The restructured department of public history development offered new programs to illuminate and enrich the "Becoming Americans" story line that links Historic Area presentations.
Historic Area Programming
Following a six-year rollout of the themes for "Becoming Americans: Our Struggle to Be Both Free and Equal," Colonial Williamsburg's 2003 programs focused on the experiences of the town's and Virginia's residents in 1774. The rolling thunder of the American Revolution began to be heard that year in the colony, and storms started to build among its people. The year 1774 is rich with the events that led to the formation of the nation. The Revolution is an important spine for the body of the story that speaks to the trials and tribulations of everyday life during the colonial period.
Monthly programming reflected the seasons of the year by creating offerings representing national observances and significant historical events. Special programming was introduced for National Religious Freedom Day and Religion in American Life Month, Presidents Weekend, Black History Month, Women's History Month, Memorial Day, Independence Weekend, and Veterans Weekend.
Other seasonal programs visited milestones from 1774 to 1781. The arrival of Lady Dunmore in 1774, when the town still had a cordial relationship with the royal governor's aristocratic family; the British occupation of Williamsburg in 1781 during the War for Independence; the role of free and enslaved African Americans during the war; and the town's use as a staging area by the Continental Army in the defeat of the British at Yorktown were special programs that guests enjoyed as they learned about everyday life in the eighteenth century.
Robin Reed, project director at the Smithsonian's American History Museum Behring Center, arrived in May as the director of the newly restructured department of public history development. This department is responsible for planning day and evening programs with attention to their content and quality. In addition, its charge is to begin planning with the objective of setting programs twelve months before presentation.
In 2003, the award-winning Language of Clothing exhibit at the decorative arts museum was one of several on display.
Collections and Museums
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum opened exhibitions in 2003 that demonstrated the scope of the nation's oldest and best-known collection of American folk art. Heavy Metal featured whimsical yet functional American ironwork, including weather-vanes, fire backs, garden furniture, and even a nineteenth-century parlor stove in the shape of George Washington. In Tramp Art, guests encountered the intricate, chip-carved furniture and ornaments made of recycled wood by American men at the turn of the twentieth century, and the painting techniques of Pennsylvania folk artist Edward Hicks were explored in Decorative Details. The museum also hosted Lions & Eagles & Bulls, the Connecticut Historical Society's traveling exhibition of antique signboards from New England inns and taverns.
The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum premiered Different by Design, which looked at the transfer of American furniture styles from place to place before the age of mass communication. The Language of Clothing, a showing of Colonial Williamsburg's historic apparel collection, won the Richard Martin Award for Excellence in the Exhibition of Costume, an honor bestowed annually by the Costume Society of America. Also new in 2003 was Pewter at Colonial Williamsburg, a display of American and British pewter from 1650 to 1830. The exhibition celebrated publication of an award-winning book of the same title by John D. Davis, the Samuel and Pauline Clarke Curator and curator of metals.
Colonial Williamsburg continued to share its collections with the nation through the traveling exhibition Furniture of the American South, which opened to audiences at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh and the Cheekwood Museum of Art in Nashville. Degrees of Latitude, featuring historic maps of America, traveled to the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Concord Museum in Massachusetts, and the DAR Museum in Washington, D.C. Near the end of the year the virtual exhibition Mapping Colonial America was posted on the foundation's Web site. Using state-of-the-art technology, the site allows guests to zoom in on a host of highly detailed maps made between 1587 and 1782.
In the fall Colonial Williamsburg announced ambitious
plans for moving and centralizing the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum to
a new
and more accessible site at the DeWitt Wallace Museum, creating the Museums of
Colonial Williamsburg. When the transfer is complete in late 2006, the folk art objects will
have greater visibility, there will be access to the Hennage Auditorium for
folk-art related programming, and there will be more and better exhibition
opportunities. Each of the folk art and decorative arts museums will retain its
distinctive identity following centralization.
On Market Square, Colonial Williamsburg militiamen drill a squad of very young guests on the finer points of military bearing.
Educational Outreach
The Productions, Publications, and Learning Ventures group extends the institution's educational reach to audiences across the United States. In 2003, the publications program released John Davis's Pewter at Colonial Williamsburg. It also issued Physick: The Professional Practice of Medicine in Williamsburg, Virginia, 1740-1775 by Sharon Cotner, Kris Dippre, Robin Kipps, and Susan Pryor, and Sue Rountree's From a Colonial Garden. The productions unit released two audio recordings—The World Turned Upside Down and The Grand Entertainment.
The division's K-12 education outreach initiative expanded. Five hundred eighty-three teachers attended the teacher institute and other on-site teacher development programs. Participants immersed themselves in primary sources, living history teaching techniques, and technology resources that invigorate the classroom and inspire children. With support from the Procter & Gamble Company, and in cooperation with the Cincinnati Public School District, the education outreach team piloted a teacher development format that has the potential to carry Colonial Williamsburg history teaching resources to school districts across the nation.
Partnerships lengthened the reach of the education mission. PSCU Financial Services, the leading provider of traditional and online financial services to credit unions, partnered with Colonial Williamsburg to sponsor a history education initiative. During the next five years, PSCU Financial Services' 500 member credit unions will support schools across the country by providing registrations for the foundation's award-winning electronic field trip program and sponsorship for teachers attending its training programs.
Colonial Williamsburg's educators and teacher advisors collaborated with Texas Instruments to create history lessons that use Texas Instruments' handheld TI-83 Plus, a small calculating, computing, and storage device. High school and middle school classrooms will use these lessons and this technology to engage students in the demographic analysis of early America.
In November 2003 a partnership was announced between Colonial Williamsburg and Pearson Scott Foresman, the nation's leading elementary social studies textbook publisher, for creation of American history materials for the elementary social studies textbook series.
The partnership will carry Colonial Williamsburg history education materials to millions of students during a period of debate about the teaching of history and the best way to accomplish it. In a nation that is the product of a long and spirited conversation about values and actions, the Pearson Scott Foresman partnership is a natural progression in ensuring that the lesson plan of American history is not reduced or diminished in importance.
The Web site offers interactive tours of the town as well as information about everything from exhibits to lodging.
Web Site
"A civilization torn between loyalty and liberty ...faces a decision that will change the world. Welcome to the Revolution. America. Chapter I." With these words, the Colonial Williamsburg Web site unveiled a new web design. The message is accented in the site's pages that follow with images and words that tell the story of America on the eve of the Revolution. The URLs www.colonialwilliamsburg.org, www.colonialwilliamsburg.com, and www.history.org lead Web users to the same place—a site that excites and educates audiences.
Among the other initiatives of 2003 was a redesigned Visit section that features "Tour the Town," an animated, interactive map that brings the Historic Area to life online with sights and sounds, and helps individuals to plan vacations or teachers to bring interactive resources into the classroom. Virtual tours of the Capitol, the Courthouse, the Raleigh Tavern, and other signature buildings are available. A Historic Trades' show presents the tools of the crafts, and Web technology lets users listen to Patrick Henry protest against the Stamp Act at Virginia's reconstructed 1700s Capitol. A calendar of events and an itinerary planner were introduced so that Web users can check programming and performances, special events, and Kimball Theatre films, saving the information online. Streaming video of electronic field trips, enhanced versions of the journal Colonial Williamsburg, and tours of Colonial Houses properties are also on the Web site.
Lodge-East Guest Houses. Architect's drawing shows the guest houses that will be part of the Williamsburg Lodge renovation.
Condé Nast Traveler put the Williamsburg Inn on its "Gold List," and Travel & Leisure included it in its "500 Greatest Hotels in the World."
Design work began in 2003 on the renovation and restoration of the Williamsburg Lodge and Conference Center, the economic engine for Colonial Williamsburg's hospitality business. Our plans reflect its strategic importance. The goal is to create a facility suited to the contemporary business traveler and resort guest while restoring the look, feel, and charm of the original Lodge.
The work is to proceed in stages, beginning in 2004, when the East Guest Houses, containing sixty rooms, will be erected on South England Street. A phased approach will enable the Lodge to welcome guests throughout the renovation.
The Lodge opened in 1939. Its main building is to remain the cornerstone of the architectural plan, but the main façade is to be restored to its original concept. The renovated Lodge is to feature a conference center of approximately 45,000 square feet in the heart of the hotel, and is to have 323 guest rooms. The South and Tazewell wings are also to be preserved.
Plans were also announced in 2003 for a comprehensive spa and fitness center serving the Lodge and the nearby Williamsburg Inn, and a health evaluation center offering diagnostic services and lifestyle counseling. The spa would occupy the building currently housing the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, which is relocating to the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum site, and the health evaluation center is to be at the site of the Craft House at the Williamsburg Inn.
The Lodge renovation project, the spa, and the health evaluation center will place Colonial Williamsburg's facilities at the forefront of the hospitality industry and maintain the foundation's position among the leading resorts in the country. Serving Colonial Williamsburg guests and the community, these facilities will yield a significant revenue stream in support of educational programs.
The Williamsburg Inn returned to the Condé Nast Traveler magazine's "Gold List," and was recognized in Travel & Leisure magazine's "The 500 Greatest Hotels in the World" list. The Inn's Regency Room received the American Automobile Association's "Four Diamond Rating," and the "Distinguished Restaurants of North America Award." Hotel properties also earned Successful Meetings magazine's "Pinnacle Award," Meetings South's "Stars of the South Award," Corporate Meetings and Incentive's "President's Award," Meetings & Conventions magazine's "Gold Key Award," and the "Planner's Choice Award" from Meetings News.
Golf magazine recognized the Inn and Golden Horseshoe with its "Gold Medalist Award for 2003," one of twenty-two presented in the nation. Golfweek listed the Golden Horseshoe as one of the best golf courses. Travel & Leisure Golf reader's survey also accorded the Inn prominent recognition.
In the Historic Area, Chowning's Tavern revised its lunch menu to offer indoor and outdoor Colonial Quick Fare, an attractive alternative for guests, especially families with children.
It also introduced early Gambols, starting at 5:00 p.m., to appeal to a family audience. This presentation of colonial games and entertainment features light fare and beverages.
The year 2003 meant growth, refinement, and focus for Colonial Williamsburg's products division. Strong financial results were realized across retail, direct marketing, and licensing operations.
In a collaboration with the education division, the Prentis Store became the venue for the sale of historic products produced by the artisans of the Historic Trades program. A collection of marketing materials was developed that included portraits and biographies of craftspeople at each of the trades exhibition sites.
Retail store marketing strategies were targeted to the individual needs of each location. More in-store events and regional advertising enhanced store revenue. The Craft House at Merchants Square, a home furnishings business, and Green-how Store, a Historic Area shop, celebrated twentieth anniversaries, and the Golden Horseshoe, one of our two championship golf courses, celebrated its fortieth anniversary. The complex planning phase of remerchandising of the Colonial Williamsburg Shops at Merchants Square was completed, and preparation began for the summer 2004 opening of Williamsburg at Home in the new College Corner Building. The store will offer top-of-the-line reproduction furniture and other quality goods.
E-commerce almost doubled. Growth was fueled by an expanded product assortment
available at www. williamsburgmarketplace.com. The catalog merchandise assortment was also
refined to more clearly articulate Colonial Williamsburg's mission.
In spring of 2003, licensee Waverly launched the Images of Nature collection in the WILLIAMSBURG brand casual life-style line. It features fabrics and bedding and is supported by licensed bath and decorative accessories products. A partnership with the country's oldest continuously operated furniture manufacturer, Nichols & Stone, was announced in the autumn. The line is featured in more than 130 furniture stores across the nation.
Hurricane Isabel
Advance preparations by Colonial Williamsburg employees and an unwavering commitment to the guest experience played critical roles in minimizing the potentially catastrophic consequences of Hurricane Isabel and ensuring the comfort and safety of guests during and after the storm.
Well before Isabel slammed into Williamsburg on Thursday, September 18, Colonial Williamsburg's landscape, facilities, and maintenance crews had developed and implemented a complete action plan. During the two days before the storm, in conjunction with hospitality, products, collections, and Historic Area staff, they secured the foundation against the hurricane's fury, sealing buildings against rain and floodwater, closing shutters and interiors, and tying down signs and benches.
The day of and after the hurricane, hundreds of employees from every area of the foundation braved the elements and reported for duty. In many cases, the homes of those employees had been damaged, and some destroyed. Their attention to Colonial Williamsburg's need and Colonial Williamsburg's guests was selfless. Within hours, downed trees were moved, buildings were opened, and roads were cleared.
Hundreds of Historic Area trees were toppled. Colonial Williamsburg's Green Course Clubhouse was seriously damaged. There was lesser harm to the teahouse at Bassett Hall, a Wetherburn's Tavern outbuilding, and a perimeter wall at the Governor's Palace, and almost everyone in the region was without electricity.
Historic Area staff provided programs for guests in hotel venues during the two-day closure of the Historic Area. Dozens of hospitality staff worked around the clock for more than four days to provide comfortable rooms and hot meals to guests. Employees across the foundation pulled together to provide the best possible experiences for guests, and afterward efficiently worked to erase the evidence of the hurricane's visit.


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Out of sight, out of mind?
Well, I am indeed out of sight, as I spent yesterday in Bolton, which is some 210 miles north of London, checking out the U.S. Boxing Team's workout at Amir Khan's gym.
But so many of you – don't make me name names – seem to be out of your minds.
Look, I am as big a Jeremy Lin fan as anyone, but the Rockets didn't acquire a franchise-changing force or nature. They didn't sign a sure superstar-to-be or automatic future Hall of Famer.
They signed a guy who makes the team better today than it was the day before they signed him. That's it. Period.
So when they roll Lin out to a hero's welcome today and give him the star treatment, remember, they did the same thing with Trevor Ariza.
I'm not going to tell you not to be excited. You should be happy.
Hey, I understand people being thrilled about the Knicks not matching the deal the Rockets put on the table, but I had no idea y'all would be calling on the mayor to give Lin the key to the city.
My goodness.
And did a certain newspaper – again, I'm not naming any names – run a chart with the most significant pickups in Houston sports history?
Is that to say that the acquisition of Lin is now in that discussion? Please.
It was disguised as "buzzworthy," but come on, "worthy" is part of that word.
As for significance, I'd have to run the numbers, but my best guess is right now Lin's signing is, oh, about the 1,354th most significant pickup in Houston sports history … give or take a couple.
Perhaps a few years from now the evidence – you know, actual play on the court – will move him up the list, but as far as what he represents now, he is a known name ONLY because he had a nice run in New York. Had that run happened in Sacramento, his signing by the Rockets would not have been front-page news.
Is Lin more accomplished than Johnathan Joseph? Than Danieal Manning? As far as I'm concerned, those were more buzzworthy.
And as far as whether Lin will live up to the ridiculous hype, he's being put in a tough situation.
Do you know how well Lin will have to play before his signing matches the purchase of Vernon Maxwell from the Spurs?
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US Box Office Revenue Finally Drops; But Not Because Of Infringement
from the make-better-movies deptEvery year for the past few years, we've been noting that, even as the MPAA whine and cries about "piracy," it's been doing record business at the box office. It's been up, up, up. Until this year. It appears that there's been a rather slight downturn in box office take, though it still exceeded $10 billion. A lot of people are focused on fewer tickets being sold, but the number of tickets is a pretty meaningless measure. What matters is revenue, and that's still strong, if slightly off from its previous highs. But, of course, no business always sets a record.
And what's good here is that it seems most folks involved in the movie business seem to recognize that online infringement has nothing to do with the dropoff in box office revenue this year. Reports are chalking it up to "a combination of a weak economy and expanding home entertainment options." The most thoughtful explanation I've seen comes from Roger Ebert, who puts forth a series of compelling reasons why box office revenue is down, starting with the lack of good quality movies that are "must sees."
The key thing about the reasons he gives? Almost every one is something that the industry could have fixed if it only was smart enough to have a long term strategy.
1. Obviously, the absence of a must-see mass-market movie. When moviegoers hear about "Avatar" or "The Dark Knight," they blast off from home base and land in a theater seat as quickly as they canDefinitely a huge and important point. If you don't make quality films that people want to see, the box office is going to suffer. It seems that the industry has become so risk averse these days, that it keeps churning out rather formulaic pieces -- sequels and reboots, mainly. Sometimes you can do those kinds of movies in amazing ways ("The Dark Knight" is certainly one example), but too frequently these movies seem to rely on their "built in" audience, rather than working to find an audience. So the ticket sales decline.
2. Ticket prices are too high. People have always made that complaint, but historically the movies have been cheap compared to concerts, major league sports and restaurants. Not so much any longer. No matter what your opinion is about 3D, the charm of paying a hefty surcharge has worn off for the hypothetical family of four.This was bound to happen and there are two reasons for it. The first is that the industry was experimenting with different price points, and when that happens, sooner or later you're going to find the ceiling. That finally happened. I don't think it's wrong that there were experiments with price points, but the industry needs to be careful to avoid continually pushing those boundaries.
The 3D issue is a bigger one. As I've noted in the past, it's good that the industry looked to add value to give people more of a reason to buy. Doing things like 3D films and IMAX films give people good reasons to go to the theaters, rather than watching at home... but in typical Hollywood fashion, they understood the superficial aspect ("ooh, with 3D we can charge more") and ignored the real underlying reasons why it worked ("we have to add real value"). So they just rushed out a bunch of crappy 3D movies where the 3D added no value, and people started rejecting it. As they should. If the industry had focused on real value, rather than just assuming "3D = more money" perhaps this wouldn't be an issue.
3. The theater experience. Moviegoers above 30 are weary of noisy fanboys and girls. The annoyance of talkers has been joined by the plague of cell-phone users, whose bright screens are a distraction. Worse, some texting addicts get mad when told they can't use their cell phones. A theater is reportedly opening which will allow and even bless cell phone usage, although that may be an apocryphal story.Preaching to the converted here. Some of us have been arguing this point for a decade and are still amazed that the theater owners and the Hollywood studios just don't seem to get it. People go out to the movies because it's a social experience -- with part of the key point being the experience. You can cook your own dinner at home, but people like to eat out at restaurants. What's amazing is just how bad the experience has become, and how little effort most in the industry (with a few notable exceptions!) have made in trying to improve the overall experience. If the theaters and Hollywood actually focused on improving the overall experience, they'd be having much better performance.
4. Refreshment prices. It's an open secret that the actual cost of soft drinks and popcorn is very low. To justify their inflated prices, theaters serve portions that are grotesquely oversized, and no longer offer what used to be a "small popcorn." Today's bucket of popcorn would feed a thoroughbred.This goes back to number 3, really. The food is a part of the experience. Making it ridiculously overpriced doesn't contribute to the overall experience at all. You can price it reasonably, make a good profit and use that to attract more people to the theater. Or you can do what the theaters do and seek to gouge.
5. Competition from other forms of delivery. Movies streaming over the internet are no longer a sci-fi fantasy. TV screens are growing larger and cheaper. Consumers are finding devices that easily play internet movies through TV sets. Netflix alone accounts for 30% of all internet traffic in the evening. That represents millions of moviegoers. They're simply not in a theater. This could be seen as an argument about why newspapers and their readers need movie critics more than ever; the number of choices can be baffling.I'd argue it goes beyond just other forms of delivery, to competition from other forms of entertainment. The wider internet has grown quite a bit over the past few years, and video games, in particular, have become a much, much, much bigger industry. Plenty of people who might have wanted to go out to see a movie in the past, might prefer to just stay home and play video games online instead.
6. Lack of choice. Box-office tracking shows that the bright spot in 2011 was the performance of indie, foreign or documentary films. On many weekends, one or more of those titles captures first-place in per-screen average receipts. Yet most moviegoers outside large urban centers can't find those titles in their local gigantiplex. Instead, all the shopping center compounds seem to be showing the same few over-hyped disappointments. Those films open with big ad campaigns, play a couple of weeks, and disappear.This is also a big one that gets very little attention, unfortunately. It's typical Hollywood thinking though. They're driven solely by the hits, and have never understood the value of solid movies that can make a profit without being a blockbuster. We're not even talking about the full long tail here, but anything beyond the "short head." If Hollywood would stop thinking in terms of finding only the "big hits," and actually looked at how to make profitable movies, they'd do things pretty differently. Unfortunately, that's just not how they think.
All in all, I believe the movie industry will eventually figure this out, though it may take some outsiders and fresh thinking, rather than today's studio bosses. Unfortunately, in the short term, we're likely to hear the MPAA and others pretend that the decline has something to do with "piracy," when there's little (if any) evidence to support that.
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After receiving her BS summa cum laude in Psychology at Tufts University in Boston, she completed an M.Ed in Adolescent Psychology at Boston University. Her MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine was followed by one year out of the JHU system for internship at Harvard's Cambridge Hospital in Boston, after which she returned to JHM for Radiology Residency, Radiology Fellowship in CT and US , and subsequent faculty positions. Her career has been 'biphasic'; after a decade focused on nationally recognized Orthopaedic and Body CT research, she became heavily engaged with medical student and resident education and mentoring. After a decade as Co-Director of Resident Selection and Assistant Residency Program Director she shifted her focus, as she participated in the development and debut of JHU SOM's new curriculum, to the success of that curriculum and to the medical students.
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- Director, JHU SOM Horizontal Strand in Diagnostic Imaging
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- Marker DR, Juluru K, Long C, Magid D. "Strategic improvements for gross anatomy web-based teaching." Anat Res Int. 2012; 2012:146262. doi: 10.1155/2012/146262. Epub 2011 Dec 14.
- Marker DR, Bansal AK, Juluru K, Magid D. "Developing a radiology-based teaching approach for gross anatomy in the digital era." Acad Radiol. 2010 Aug; 17(8):1057-65. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.02.016. Epub 2010 May 5.
- Magid D, Hudson DW, Feigin DS. "Chest radiographic anatomy retention: the impact of preclinical groundwork on clinical recall in two schools." Acad Radiol. 2009 Nov; 16(11):1443-7. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.07.012.
- Mark H, Irwin K, Sternberg M, Anderson L, Magid D, Stiffman M. "Providers' perceived barriers to sexually transmitted disease care in 2 large health maintenance organizations." Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Feb; 35(2):184-9.
- Magid D. "Building a Vertical Advisory system: how to succeed as an educator and mentor without going insane." Acad Radiol. 2007 Aug; 14(8):992-7.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � An environmental group says Canadian pipeline company Enbridge has asked its government for permission to reverse the flow on a pipeline, bringing oil from western Canada to Montreal.
The Natural Resources Council of Maine says the move would open the door to bringing tars sands oil to New England for export. Currently, pipelines carry crude from Portland to Montreal, but the council thinks it could be reversed.
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Vol. XXI No. 9 BETHEL INSTITUTE (St. Paul, Minn.) Jan. 27, 1942
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"Pug" Lund has definitely pro-mised
to speak on his experiences
as a member of Minnesota's cham-pionship
football squad. As the
Clarion goes to press "Babe" Le-
Voir, due to previous business en-gagements,
has not given the com-mittee
a definite answer.
Other considerations for speak-ers
are Sheldon Beise, former all-
American and now U. of M. back-field
coach, or Dr. George Hauser,
Bernie Bierman's first assistant.
Tickets are now being sold by
various students. The ticket com-mittee's
motto is "All Bethel,
and Baptists, out for Football
Night!".. Warren 'Magnuson is
chairman of this affair.
Photographer, Memorial,
Funds Interest Earnest
According to the motion made at
the last Sophomore business meet-ing,
President Youngquist appoint-ed
an inter-class committee con-sisting
of sophomores and semi-nary
seniors, to check various
studios' and come to a decision as
to which one the two classes and
the Spire will patronize.
On the committee are: Bernard
Hammerbeck, Warren Johnson,
Marvin Toews, and Nelton Friesen-borg.
The committee considering a
suitable memorial to be left by the
class has not turned in any definite
report as yet, although one favor-able
suggestion has been a new
desk in the library.
Visitor's Day, May 1, has tenta-tively
been set aside as the date
on which the Sophomores will pre-sent
a musical panorama of Ameri-can
music and its relationship to
national affairs. The patriotic
theme offers much opportunity for
swiftly moving, individualistic en-tertainment.
Any Bonds Today?
Are you helping our country in
its all-out effort to defeat its
enemy? There is a way in which
everyone of us can be of aid to our
government. Bethel, like most
other schools, has Defense Bonds
as well as Savings Stamps of 10.c
and 25c denominations for sale in
the school office. The school ad-ministration
is encouraging this
drive as a means of defending the
spiritual and democratic principles
(Continued on page 4)
Forced Back
Zam Zam Survivor
Speaks for Miss'y Band
Miss Sylvia Oiness, a survivor of
the ill-fated Zam Zam, stirred the
hearts of the listeners at the Mis-sionary
Band meeting Tuesday
evening, January 20, as she por-trayed
a word picture of her peri-lous
journey last spring.
Miss Oiness related in clear,
vivid terms how she left New York
on March 20, 1941 for her first
term as a missionary in Nigeria.
To avoid being attacked by Ger-man
submarines, the ship sailed in
complete blackout when in the war
area. The 120 missionaries had
their daily prayer meetings and a
Sunday evening vesper service on
At 5:45 A. M., April 17, the sleep-ing
passengers were awakened by
the violent vibrations as a shell
from a German surface raider tore
off the captain's quarters. Al-though
the wounded were scream-ing
and crying everywhere, not
one of the missionaries was struck.
The days spent on the "Dresden"
were filled with horror; extreme
filth was accompanied by insani-tary
plumbing. Each person was
given a spoon, an enamel bowl
and a tin cup from which he ate
his meager diet of billboard paste,
jam, oily tea, black rotten bread,
and bean soup flavored with cock-roaches
and weevils. While the
ship was in the tropics, the passen-gers
almost suffocated in their
stuffy rooms where they were con-fined.
Although all of the American
missionaries were allowed to re-turn
home on June 21, Canadian
and British missionaries were sent
to concentration camps as prison-ers
of war.
God's protection was seen in
rainbows which appeared four
times during the trip.
Miss Oiness' missionary message
was preceded by the Northwestern
Bible Institute quartette which
sang several numbers.
Albert Lea Is Goal of
All School B. B. Trip
An opportunity to see the Bethel
Albert Lea game on the thirteenth
of February is being made avail-able
to the student body through
the auspices of the Student Coun-cil.
As yet no public announcement
has been made. Tickets are sold
to the students at cost to the school
and no profit is realized on the
In the past the Bethel student
body has vied eagerly for coveted
tickets, of which there have been
only a limited amount. Early de-mand
for tickets may enable the
Council to alleviate such a situa-tion
this year.
The band and other entertain-ment
units cooperate with the rival
school to put on special acts at the
Czech Presents Own Book
To Seminary Collection
In Seminary Chapel last Thurs-day,
Rev. Vaclav Voita, of the
Checkoslovakian Baptist Church,
Minneapolis, brought a message on
the history of Baptists in Bohemia.
He presented to the Seminary li-brary
his recently published book,
"Baptists in Checkoslovakia."
This 275 page book relates the
Baptist history of this section of
Europe from the first part of the
fourteenth century until the pre-sent.
Material was laboriously
gathered throughout the country.
Rev. Voita, a former student of
Bethel Seminary, wrote this book
as his Bachelor of Divinity thesis
for the class of '40. This is the
first book published on this sub-ject
and is the second seminary
thesis to be published.
DVBS Workers Needed
All students who are interested
in teaching in Daily Vacation Bible
Schools next summer are asked to
communicate with Miss Sabel as
soon as possible.
Last summer over fifty students
conducted or taught in Bible
schools, and already several
churches have put in requests for
workers next summer. 'Some stu-dents
taught only two weeks, and
others taught all summer. All go
without promise of remuneration
because they know they are doing
the Lord's work and because they
need experience in that kind of ser-vice.
Miss Sabel recommends that all
who plan to teach, enroll in the
class in Daily Vacation Bible
School Methods held once a week
in the Seminary on Friday after-noons
at one o'clock. Miss Sabel
Clearwaters Lectures
On Bible Exposition
The Swedish Baptist pastors of
this state are holding a conference
which is being held in Bethel's
seminary chapel this week. Such
outstanding speakers as Gipsy
Smith, Dr. W. B. Riley, and Rev. R.
V. Clearwaters will highlight the
Except for the evening sessions
which will be held in the First Bap-tist
Church - of Minneapolis in con-junction
with Gipsy Smith's ser-vices,
all of the meetings will be
held in the seminary chapel begin-ning
Tuesday morning at 9:15 and
continuing through Thursday noon.
The schedule features Rev. R. V.
Clearwaters of the Fourth Baptist
Church of Minneapolis, who will
give a series of Bible expositions
at 9:15 each morning; the rest of
the morning will be given over to
some of our own state pastors.
The climax of the whole confer-ence
will be messages by the
world-famed Gipsy Smith and Dr.
Riley, two of the foremost Christ-ian
leaders of the country.
The pastors who come to the
conference from various parts of
the state will be entertained by
the Swedish Baptists of the cities.
The sponsoring committee has
hopes that in years to come this
conference will be an annual re-treat
for the pastors of the state.
Dr. Judd Lectures
On Eastern Crisis
"We built Japan up into a Fran-kenstein
of a monster. We sold
her scrap iron with which to
strengthen her forces ... and kill
our Chinese friends and now be-cause
Japan has fired on us we
protest." Such was the gist of the
message given by Walter Judd in
a recent convocation service.
Japan claimed a population pro-blem.
There never has been such
a problem in Japan. That country
is capable of producing all her own
foodstuffs, and until the present
war caused a labor shortage, did
Natural resources are of vital im-portance
to Japan, especially be-cause
of her lack of them. How-ever,
she has to date not felt a
need of oil. Every drop of oil in
Japan proper, and that used in her
war machine has been supplied by
(Continued on page 4)
also recommends the class in Child
Evangelism held Monday evenings
in the Women's Dormitory. There
are no training requirements, how-ever.
Gipsy Smith, Dr. Riley Speak
For Ministerial Conference
Page 2 THE BETHEL CLARION
Yell King
The Bethel school spirit, in a
whirlwind attempt to overcome its
dormant condition, burst out of its
casket at a recent pep-fest in the
person of Paul Larson.
A rather sad note was sounded
by the band, "Father" Al Walker,
and the pallbearers, who intend-ed
to bury the Spirit. The student
body lost its reserve when it
rallied behind Paul as he burst
forth amid gun shots and much
The new "yell king" taught the
students a few hearty and tricky
yells which were used very effec-tively
during the Rochester game.
Orchids to Paul Larson, our new
cheerleader, who showed every-body
that Bethel's spirit is not
dead—it was just in a stupor.
In a recent interview with Paul,
he said, "Without the support of
the students body, the yell leader
is absolutely useless .. "
To those of you who growl the
loudest when the games are lost
. or indifferent, we send a chal-lenge
to support a lad whose en-thusism
would infect the Sphinx.
(And we haven't seen a Bethelite
yet who could keep still a thousand
by Paul Lundgren
Those of us who heard Miss
Oiness, I am sure, were deeply
stirred by her message which por-trayed
so vividly the suffering and
he horrors of war. As I listened I
became conscious of the fact that
I needed to ask myself the ques-tion
that God had asked Cain of
old. "Where is thy brother?". As
I meditated I could see him in the
concentratidn camps, in war-de-vastated
lands starving and shiver-ing
with the cold, at the battle.
Dr. Bucher drew our attention
to the thought that this calamity is
caused to a large extent, by "en-lightened,"
peace and liberty-lov-ing
Westerners, who have been
negligent in watching and directing
their "brother". Joseph Smith of
Burma came even closer to the
root of the matter when he plead-ed,
while home on furlough some
years ago, "Send us 10,000 mission-aries
or in 10 years you will be
sending ten thousand to fight."
We failed to find our brother for
Christ and woe be unto us if we fail
to stop him in battle. Where is
thy brother?" is a question that we
as Christians need to face more sin-cerely
than before. We need to
face it in relation to the world at
large in meeting the responsibili-ties
that will come during and after
this war, but we face the problem
in a more definite way than that.
Where is thy brother—the neigh-bor
at thy side Where does he
stand in relation to his God? Does
he grasp the problems of life in the
light of God's Word or is he steep-ed
in some man-made materialistic
philosophy that will carry him into
(Continued on page 3)
Bibles Appreciated
Bethel, as a Christian school,
has been in need of Bibles in
the dormitory rooms for some
time. On January 13, fifty
Bibles were presented to the
school for use in the two dor-mitories..
The donation was made by
Mr. Nuveen, a prominent Chris.
tian business man of Chicago.
Mr. Nuveen has been instru-mental
in reaching many home
mission fields with the Scrip-tures.
Recently, however, his
attention has turned to the
work of placing Bibles in the
dormitories of Christian schools
in this area.
We wish to express the deep
appreciation of both faculty and
students for this gift and we
pray that the Lord will bless Mr.
Nuveen's work as he continues
placing Bibles.
An Humble Tribute
by A. J. Wingblade •
Mrs. August Wingblade came to
this country from Sweden in the
early years when everyone was
busy building America. Father had
preceded her by a few years and
was pretty well established when
she arrived.
To cross the Atlantic in those
days was considered a hazardous
journey. No one had seriously
thought of flying as a practical
means of ocean travel, but a bridge
across the turbulent waters was
the dream of many a timid emi-grant.
No bridge, however, was
built and all who came did so by
ship after spending several weeks
on the sea.
New York was then looked upon
as a marvel in size and population.
Some newcomer reported in 1880
that in that city one could find
buildings as high as eleven stories!
What would those people say now
if they could see modern buildings
over 100, stories in height! Brook-lyn
bridge had not yet been built.
Horsecars were still the mode of
travel and it would take hours in
these unheated vehicles to "go
places" in those early days.
Most newcomers were westward
bound and continued on by train as
far as the trains went and then
by stage coach or by river barge or
on foot to their final destination.
Our parents proceeded on to Atchi-sen,
Kansas, where the train cross-ed
the Missouri River by ferry and
then proceeded loo, miles farther.
Thus the immigrants arrived in
their new homes on the plains and
began to work and build. They
also joined forces with the small
pioneer church here and thus gave
their children spiritual nurture.
Mother was a thoroughly reli-gious
soul (as was Father). She
believed in the efficacy of prayer.
The most commonplace matters as
well as the most marvelous an-swers
to prayer.
She had early learned to love
the church and the kingdom.
While she was still a girl the re-vival
spirit swept over her home
community in Sweden. When
From the misty gray of dawning
To the early gray of evening old
We slave.
We find the news and dump it out
What care we if rabbles rout . .
We can run!
He sent her flowers. Three
dozen roses. Red roses signify—
She waited all vacation for him
to drop in. He never showed up.
.."Hello. Is your building located
between Aroma and Smelling . . .
I thought so. It stinks!"
And how! We hear the place
was blue with fumes Saturday
night after the "Rocky" game. A
culprit . . some ferric sulfide . . .
and a pungent sense of humor.
"Sorry, folks, we're out of gas!"
This time it happened on the Men-dota
bridge about two in the wee
Sometimes we wonder
Indeed we do,
If the things we hear
Are really true.
That Miss Johnson "fell for a
certain someone at the Frosh skat-ing
That Howie Olson "blitzed" the
party with 17 skating partners.
(From the gals we hear he's "all-right!
coldness and lethargy prevailed
among the religious leaders of the
country and persecution followed
any effort to arouse the conscious-ness
of men to greater piety and
Christlike living, the revival fires
burned brightly here and there.
Many heard the call of the Spirit
and among these was Mother.
After entering upon this Way,
she set her face steadfastly. All
That Mrs. Nylof was sufficient
to the task of breaking up the "Get
your man" club last Saturday as its
first (and last?) session convened
in cell 212 and continued thru the
bewitching hour.
He was walking along the Sem
building . . minding his own busi-ness,
you understand .. . . when
pop! and we mean bottle, smack
atop his head!
The girls were talking (as
usual). Each gal bragged up her
own state. Suddenly all eyes were
on Betty White. "Yea, but you
should see Colorado!"
N. Z.—"Oh, Colorado's a no
man's land."
B. W.—"Sure, why did you think
I came up here!"
Five girls hanging over the ban-nister
at the girl's dorm working
up "steam" over Al Walker, as
Dean Johnson listened to their loco-motive.
(Unknown to them of
We've raised our warhoop
Scalped the lot
We've wasted word
And not gun-shot.
Pass the peace-pipe
Send it round,
Then bury it under
An Indian mound.
—by CHIEF ASKME and
her days she lived a thoroughly
consecrated life. In the home, in
the church and community, she
made her influence felt.
. This brief tribute is paid to a
devoted mother, a loyal Christian,
a faithful follower of the Master.
Her course is now finished. In
glory we shall see her "in the
—A. J. Wingblade.
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THE BETHEL CLARION Page 3
I am not writing of Time in the
abstract, such as is shared by all
living things, but of YOUR time,
that which belongs to you as an in-dividual
and for which you alone
are responsible.
Each one of us is alloted a cer-tain
amount of time; this amount
is fixed and is as definite a quanity
as anything else you might pos-sess..
It, however, is not like your
other possessions such as goods or
money. You may have a certain
amount of money in the bank, and
when you have spent this, you may
by your own efforts obtain more,
You may be wasteful with your
possessions because you know
there is more to be had.
Not so with your time. You can-not
say. "I will add one year or one
hour to my life." Some have of-.
fered a King's ransom for a few
hours of life, but life cannot be
purchased. True, we say that by
careful living we can prolong life,
but this does not change the mat-ter
for in God's sight who knows
the end from the beginning, your
history is already written. Nor is
this "fatalism". God has not de-creed
that anyone shall live so
many years and no more, no less,
It simply means that God knows
the span of your life.
Then, too, you may get more
money than you need; You may
accumulate a surplus of money,
food, or clothing. Not so with
YOUR TIME. You do not know
nor do you have any way of finding
out how much time is at your dis-posal;
nor can you control its tlow.
It is being measured off to you in
seconds, minutes, hours days,
weeks, months, and years. Day
and night, while you wake, while
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you sleep, while you work or play
time goes on. You may stop the
clock but the meter of time ticks
on just the same.
The amount of time at your dis-posal
may be a few short years,
or it may be three score years and
ten and even four score years yet
only a small portion of these years
are suitable for working out your
life span.
The first ten years are carefree
and irresponsible years. In these
years you have, unconsciously, ac-cumulated
a great store of know-ledge
about things in general but
without ,coordinatiion. In the next
ten years, you discover your in-dividuality
and begin your dicta-torship.
While for the most of
you the cares of life still rest upon
father and mother, you have ideas
and plans of your own; the future
stretches out long before you and
time means little to you.
The next twenty years are years
of adjustment. The duties of life
have been thrust upon you; the
safeguards which were thrown
about you in the first twenty years
are now withdrawn and you begin
to realize that there are other peo-ple
in the world besides yourself.
Expectations makes the beginning
of these years joyous and wonder-ful.—
still time means little, you
have lots of it ahead of you so it is
often spent recklessly.
We have said that these were
years of adjustment for they are
largely spent in doing and undoing
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what you have planned and what
you have undertaken. A feeling of
maturity and realization of age and
the seriousness of life may sudden-ly
come upon you. It may come
through some unexpected respon-sibility
placed upon you by your
success or your failure. It may
come throngh some great sorrow,
"Life is like that." You have now
used forty years of your allotment.
If your span is three score years,
you have now only one third of it
left in, which to finish your life's
work. If you have done your best,
the next ten or even twenty ad-ditional
years which may be grant-ed
you, will bring a rich reward for
your labors. Do you see how valu-able
YOUR TIME is and why you
should be careful how you use it?
And while you are realizing the
value of YOUR time, do not forget
that those with whom you asso-ciate
have a like responsibility as
yourself. Be careful not to encour-age
them to waste THEIR time.
But it is a more serious matter to
rob them of their time by impos-ing
yourself upon them, perhaps at
the telephone, in their room, on in
the library. Be courteous; find
out whether the friend has time
which he ought to spare for your
visit. Your friend may gladly
share the candy with you but he
would not expect you to eat the
whole box! So with his time. If
he grants yon an hour, don't take
the whole evening.
Some time, you may have to pro-tect
yourself. If some one were
taking your money you would not
hesitate to remind his that it is
yours. So it is with your time.
All of your friends are courteous,
but not all of them are thoughtful.
So, if your friend is taking time that
should be given to your duties you
should have the courage to kindly
tell him that you have work that
must be done and that you will
have to continue the visit some
other time. If he is a good friend,
he will respect your wishes and re-spect
you for preventing him from
doing a thing which he would not
knowingly do. Thus we can "bear
one other's burdens" and there will
be time to play and a time to work
and the joy of life will be fuller
and sweeter.
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Page 4 THE BETHEL CLARION
Indians Sock
Austin 37-35
Jubilant, but not overconfident,
over their Rochester win, the
Bethel boys travelled south to Aus-tin
for their first Conference tilt
on a foreign court. Notwithstand-ing
the fact that they were not on
their home floor, the fighting In-dians
came through with a 37-35
victory over their hosts. This
victory coupled with Concordia's
57-55 loss at the hands of a strong
Worthington team placed the In-dians
and their backyard Concor-dia
rivals in a tie for second place.
The contest proved to be one of
the most thrilling tilts ever played
by a Bethel team as the Adam men
clicked to perfection to run up a
first quarter lead of 17-6. The
Austin lads were far from licked
though, and behind their pace-set-ter,
Gavin, they retaliated with a
stunning second quarter rally to
send them into a 23-21 halftime
The entire second half found the
two teams fighting furiously for
the lead with the score never more
than two points apart. The Austin
quintet knotted the count at 35-all
with just one minute to play.
In a scuffle that followed, the
Meatpackers again gained posses-sion
of the ball and set up a de-liberate
passing attack in hopes
of gaining a free throw. The plan
was of no avail however. , as Gene
Nyman tied up the opposing cen-ter
with just ten seconds of play-ing
time left.
In the jump that followed. "Pud"
Anderson grabbed the ball for the
Indians and threw downcourt to
Shine Swanson who let fly with a
shot from far out in the court
that split the hemp for an all-im-portant
two points that meant vic-tory
. The game ended before the
Austin men could put the ball into
Austin (35) (37) Bethel
Haskins (16) Swanson
Gahagan (2)
(7) Anderson
Decker (7)
(14) Nyman
Johnel (9)
Gavin (17)
For Austin—Stevens, White; for
Bethel—E. Johnson, Lawrence.
Any Bonds Today
(Continued from page 1)
upon which this country was
founded. The faculty has been co-operating
wonderfully in buying
bonds as well as a great many
savings stamps. Don't forget to
see Mr. 11 E. Nelson at your
earliest convenience to buy your
share of "Bonds and Stamps for
Free Throws
Alarm Coach
Despite the fact that the Bethel
hoopers have lost two ball games
so far this season, one by a rather
decisive margin, they nevertheless
lead their opponents in total points
scored according to official figures
released following the Austin game.
In the six games included the
Bethelites ran up an aggregate
score of 260 points or 43.3 points
per contest while holding their
opponents to 223 counters or 37.2
points per tilt.
Undoubtedly the most alarming
item (to Coach Bill Adam at least)
is the fact that the Indians have
countered only 36 points from the
free throw line from 84 attempts.
This is a percentage of only .428.
Their opponents, on the other
hand, have dunked 45 tosses out of
99 chances for a percentage of .455
which isn't a great deal better.
The Bethelites also lead in per-sonal
fouls committed with 90 mis-cues
charged against them in the
six games while their opponents
have committed only 75.
Fast-breaking Glen Swanson con-tinues
to lead the squad in indivi-dual
scoring with an impressive
total of 102 point or an average
of seventeen points per game.
Next in line is pivotman Gene
Nyman with 53 counters. Haddon
Anderson leads in the personal
fouls column with fifteen fouls
charged against him.
Below is a summary of the
figures through the Austin game
listing field goals, free throws
made, free throws attempted, total
points, and personal fouls.
Swanson 46 10
22 102 13
Nyman 20 13
27 53 12
Anderson 12 5
13 29 15
E. Johnson 11 3
6 25 14
Halvorson 8 1
2 17 11
Lawrence 8 1
4 17 7
Hammerbeck 3 1
1 7 1
Gustafson 3 0
0 6 3
Finke 1 1
2 3 8
Thompson 0 1
4 1 4
Bergerud 0 0
3 0 1
G. Johnson 0 0
0 0 1
(Continued from page 1)
a situatiion similar to which the
revengeful and power-mad philoso-phy
has brought our other "bro-ther?"
"Where is thy brother?" But at
the root of that question lies
another. The same that God
asked Adam, "Where art thou?"
Art thou at the altar interceding
for thy brother? Art thou in the
highways and 'byways seeking for
thy brother? It is good to stop
and consider how we could serve
God and our fellow-men if we were
found faithful to our task, but it is
also well to consider the result of
our negligence when we are found
wanting in this point.
AS OF JAN 20th
Albert Lea 2 0 1.000
Worthington 1 0, 1.000
Concordia 2 1 .667
Austin 1 1 .500
Luther 1 2 .333
Rochester 0 1 .000
Bethany 0 3 .000
Debaters at Work
Those students actively engaged
in forensic activities are looking
forward to the Red River Valley
Tournament to be held in Concor-dia.
College, St. Paul, February 4,
5, and 6. A trip will be made to
Moorhead in February. Debaters
showing the most promise and
conscientious study of the question
will be allowed to go.
Fifty Join Frosh
More than fifty skaters joined in
the fun arranged by the Freshman
on January 16. Three of the group
were hailed as "sports grande."
They were the three occupants of
"No Man's Land."
Howie Olson proved the Beau
Brummel of the evening and skated
with seventeen girls. Lidia Hau-ser
finally got her speeders under
control and blitzed the rink with
various partners. Paul Theobald
and Jeanette Jenister almost re-ceived
a speed ticket, besides a
Hot chili and coffee were served
in the girl's dormitory after the
skating session had been ad-journed.
Dr. Judd
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the U. S., Britain, and the Nether-lands.
War in China by Japanese forces
has enjoyed any success it has
achieved, thanks to Allied oil and
iron. It is Britain, America, and
the Netherlands who have made
China suffer.
When Japan entered China the
U. S. should have been warned. An
independent friendly China was es-sential
to American protection
from Russia and Japan.
China was only first base in the
tremendous ball game Japan
planned. The Asiastic-continent
was the second base. Complete
naval control of the Pacific and
Pacific land was her third goal.
Her home run base? America of
Dr. Judd suggested in deep irony
that giving California, Oregon, and
Washington to the Japanese would
satisfy them—at least till they had
settled the land, "I think the
Japanese could make something
even of California if they were
given the chance." said Dr. Judd,
after commenting on Oriental in-dustry.
Medico Fall
Places Indians
Paul Larson Introduced
As Booster Club Leader
Bethel's rejuvenated hoopers
jumped right back into the confer-ence
race last week as they came
through with their first conference
victory over Rochester. It was
with a new spirit that the Bethel-ites
chalked up a 43-30 win over
the Rochester quintet. Not only
did the ,.hoopers come ((through
with a well-earned victory but the
student body turned out behind
their new yell king Paul Larson
and vocalized heartily in a fine
display of organized cheering.
The game began with Bethel tak-ing
the lead and continuing to hold
an edge over the Medicos through-out
the first quarter. Coach
Adam's quintet retired at the half
with a 21-14 lead over the visitors,
but a determined third quarter
rally narrowed the margin to just
four points before the Indians
really turned on the heat.
It was at this time that the
Indian forward line of Shine Swan-son,
and "Pud" Anderson and Gene
Nyman really went to work and in
short order boosted the Bethel lead
to thirteen points as the final gun
went off.
Leading the scoring attack for
the Bethelites was Shine Swanson
with 18 points and Gene Nyman
with 12 counters. Outstanding
point-getter for the visiting Medi-cos
was Skyhawk who totalled 8
Rochester (30) .... .. (43) Bethel
Lenton (5)
(18) Swanson
Skyhawk (8)
(8) Anderson
Costello (3)
(12) Nyman
Starz Finke
Britzins (5) Halvorson
For Rochester — Murphy (1),
Bannon (1), Zimmerman (6), Ja-cobson
(6) ; for Bethel—G. John-son,
Thompson, E. Johnson.
0. K. Dane Larson . . . we won't
mention Saturday and all day Sun-day
to Charlotte!
Jan...30 Sioux Falls JC there
" 31 *Worthington JC there
Feb. 5 Macalester Frosh "
" 7 *Bethany JC here
" 10 Farm School here
" 13 *Albert Lea tC there
" 18 *Concordia JC there
" 27 *Bethany JC there
" 28 *Luther JO there
* Conference games.
For years Japan has used Hitler
as a stooge for enticing American
attention from the Pacific ocean
'while she armed herself for the
tempest to come. American negli-gence
and indifference in dealing
with the foreign situation may be
held as great a cause in the pre-sent
war as Axis aggressiveness.
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While rewatching this episode, this meeting about AJ's grades was extremely interesting.
The thing is we are rapidly approaching crisis mode here with these grades, and time is of the essence. -Wegler
Could I ask a question? I handed in my final list of colleges. Did you get that? -Aj
Yes, we talked about this.
So, Ramapo and Trenton State.
And our reach schools, University of Arizona and Arizona State. -Wegler
I'll take him out there after I drive him around to the ones in New Jersey. -Tony
If either of the Arizona's is what he's got his heart set on, he's not gonna get in with these grades.
I know about football, Anthony.
That's our ace in the hole. -Wegler
He says he's tryin' his best. -Tony
I don't want to make any direct interpretations because a lot of the meaning in the Sopranos is very fluid, but these lines of dialogue seemed to relate to Tony just as much as AJ, when you account for "Arizona" meaning an escape from mob life. Time is of the essence, and Tony needs to find a new identity, and get to Arizona. Football is his ace in the hole, but unless he finds some new way to define himself, he is doomed.
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- Ideal for an active weekend away, discover the outdoor adventure playground that is North Wales when you book one of our hotels in Snowdonia – Mount Snowdon itself is the big draw, the most family-friendly mountain of the three peaks challenge, whilst the Snowdon Mountain Railway is a good option with the kids.
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- Our hotels in Anglesey, the largest Welsh island, are perfect for visiting its top attractions – pretty port town Holyhead over on Holy Island, Anglesey Abbey, the Anglesey Sea Zoo and Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, the village with the longest place name in Britain.
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NEW YORK — Comedy Central says Jon Stewart will take a break from "The Daily Show" starting in June to direct and produce his first feature film.
The network said Tuesday that correspondent-writer John Oliver will host the fake news show for the eight weeks of original episodes scheduled during Stewart's hiatus. The British-born Oliver has been a "Daily Show" regular since 2006.
Stewart is expected back in the anchor chair shortly after Labor Day, Sept. 2.
The film, titled "Rosewater," was written by Stewart and is based on a book by Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari.
London resident Bahari was falsely accused of being a spy and imprisoned by the Iranian government in 2009 while covering Iran's presidential election. Before being jailed, he was interviewed in Iran by "Daily Show" correspondent Jason Jones.


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Making extensive use of contemporary accounts, Moynahan traces Russia's turbulent 20th century, from the last days of tsarist rule to the Bolshevik Revolution, two world wars (and one cold one), and to the overthrow of the Communist regime. Simultaneously a political, social and oral history, this book will quickly become the preeminent short history of Russia's recent past. Photos.
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There's nothing quite like a bit of suspense to get your heart racing. Lisa Laity, a Freelance Blogger from Taupo, tells all about the Taupo Cliffhanger.
Granted the Great Lake Taupo region, with its position as an adventure mecca offers plenty of experiences that will make your palms sweaty and your tummy fill with butterflies, but it's not all skydives and rafting trips around here. On the contrary, just outside of the Taupo town centre lies an experience not to be missed and one that is bound to give you your daily dose of adrenaline.
Tucked away on the picturesque banks of the mighty Waikato River lies the Taupo Cliffhanger. Yes, here you will also find the iconic Taupo Bungy, but it's the Cliffhanger I'm frothing about today.
If rustling together the nerves to throw yourself off a bungy platform just isn't for you, but you're craving a rush like no other, then the Cliffhanger is the leap you've been looking for.
Like any awesome adventure, there are options; swing alone or with a buddy for a hit of Dutch courage. Opt for the countdown or, my favourite the surprise release; either way this is an experience sure to draw the screams from deep within your belly.
The freefall hit is instant as you speed feet first (reaching speeds of up to 70km/h) over the crystal clear waters below, racing past New Zealand's iconic native bush and awe-inspiring natural scenery.
Once you've caught your breath and the swing starts to slow, you get a chance to appreciate the majestic setting in which this all takes place.
The Waikato River is the largest in New Zealand and is popular with kayakers, swimmers, picnic goers, campers and sight see-ers alike. Home to the impressive Huka Falls, New Zealand's most visited natural attraction, it's the perfect setting in which to cast your fears aside and take the plunge into a generous helping of nature.
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For some reason the movies I watched this weekend all had a marital theme. It wasn't a conscious decision, I just grabbed DVDs that looked like fun, but maybe on some level I was preparing myself for another season of watching Don and Betty Draper's early '60s battle of the sexes.
Too Many Husbands (1940)
Too Many Husbands came out the same year as another, more popular "extra spouse" movie, My Favorite Wife, and to be honest it's not as funny or memorable as the Cary Grant/Irene Dunne film. The three leads, Jean Arthur, Melvyn Douglas and Fred MacMurray, are all good though, and the movie has its humorous moments.
One thing that sets Too Many Husbands apart from My Favorite Wife is its more risqué premise. Jean Arthur's character, Vicky Lowndes, isn't a newlywed "kissless" bride, as Cary Grant's new wife is. Her first husband Bill Cardew (MacMurray) has been "dead" (like Dunne's character in My Favorite Wife he was lost at sea and presumed drowned) for a year. Vicky has been married to husband number two, Henry (Douglas), Bill's best friend and business partner, for six months.
Once Bill returns Vicky can't decide which man she loves more and which one she wants to stay married to. She seems quite excited by the prospect of bigamy, in fact, if only because she enjoys having two men paying attention to her and vying for her affections. She gets a wicked gleam in her eyes the night of Bill's return, contemplating the fact that two attractive men are downstairs fighting over who has the right to join her in bed.
Her two husbands argue and tussle and show off for her. (One of the funniest parts of the movie is seeing these two grown men running around the living room like fools, hurdling armchairs to prove their manly prowess.) She spends time with each of them alone, in an attempt to make her decision, and ends up more confused.
Eventually the law has to step in and make the choice for her, but in spite of her winding up married to only one of the men, it's clear from the movie's ending, with Vicky dancing with both at the same time, each clinging to one of her arms, that things aren't really settled at all. The whole movie has a slightly perverse vibe, like maybe Vicky would be just as happy with a threesome situation, which was an interesting take for 1940, that's for sure.
All in all a funny little screwball comedy, though not one of the greats. For me it suffers in comparison to My Favorite Wife, both in terms of humor and heart, but it's still worth checking out for the wonderful Jean Arthur. Also for the sight of Fred MacMurray in his first scene, bearded and as wild looking as Tom Hanks in Cast Away, but considerably more happy-go-lucky about the whole desert island rescue scenario.
Dream Wife (1953)
I've watched An Affair to Remember over and over recently,which inspired me watch the other Cary Grant/Deborah Kerr collaborations, inferior though they both are to Leo McCarey's 1957 gem. (It may be sentimental and imperfect, but for me An Affair to Remember is the movie equivalent of comfort food. Not necessarily as nutritious as some other meals, but good for the soul nonetheless.)
Grant and Kerr first starred together in 1953's Dream Wife, a movie I should probably hate, but don't. For one thing it's really not that good, objectively speaking. Sidney Sheldon wrote and directed it, and at times it feels like an episode of I Dream of Jeannie, only without the supernatural angle. It gets very slapstick silly at times.
For another, it's so sexist. Grant plays Clemson Reade, an American businessman engaged to a State Department employee, Priscilla "Effie" Effington (Kerr). She's a workaholic and doesn't spend enough time with him, so Clem gets fed up, breaks the engagement, and proposes to an Arab princess whose father is involved in a business deal with him. The princess has been raised to cater to her husband's every whim and live only to make her man happy, something that appeals greatly to Clem after being repeatedly brushed aside by Effie.
Check out this conversation Clem has with some fellas at the office. It's awful! It's like a scene out of Mad Men! And yet it makes me laugh anyway, because Cary Grant's delivery is so good. He can turn almost anything into comedy gold.
Ex-fiancee Effie has to be involved in Clem's wedding preparations by virtue of her job at the State Department (there's an impending oil crisis involving the princess's country), and she throws a wrench in the engagement by teaching the princess all about Amelia Bloomer and Susan B. Anthony, helping her break free of all that subservient female stuff.
Dream Wife is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me, I guess. I enjoy it in spite of its flaws. Cary Grant plays his trademark crankiness to the hilt, and if his character is unpleasant at times, he at least makes it funny to watch. Deborah Kerr is lovely and beautifully dressed, and if her character really is focused on work to the neglect of her fiancé, she at least makes it funny to watch.
Dumb but cute is probably the best way to describe this movie. If it had starred anyone other than Grant and Kerr I probably wouldn't have liked it much, but their charisma and chemistry go a long way.
In this movie, at least. Not so much in their final collaboration.
The Grass is Greener (1960)
Every few years I pop this movie in the DVD player, hoping that this will be the time I really like it, but every time I'm disappointed. You would think that with Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons and Robert Mitchum starring and Stanley Donen directing it would be fantastic, but it's not.
Grant is an English aristocrat, Victor, Earl of Rhyall, who has opened up his stately home to tourists in order to pay for its upkeep. Kerr is his wife, Hilary, who keeps busy with their two children, gardening, and growing and selling mushrooms in the village. They're a comfortable, loving couple, and in their first scenes together they're quite adorable to watch.
Then Robert Mitchum's Charles Delacro, an American tourist and (of course) oil tycoon appears, brazenly pushing his way into the family's private quarters and making a play for Hilary. She falls for him almost immediately, and after just half an hour spent together is in love and ready to sneak off to London for a tryst with him.
Which she does, even though Victor knows what's going on, and she knows Victor knows what's going on. Jean Simmons is Hilary's kooky friend Hattie, who has a designs on Victor and gets mixed up in the situation, too. It all winds up in a silly duel between Victor and Charles and a lot of yakking about the meaning of marriage, fidelity, and love between Victor and Hilary.
It's all supposed to be very sophisticated, but it just icks me out. There are ways to handle adultery intelligently and entertainingly in a movie, whether as a comedy (The Awful Truth) or a drama (Brief Encounter), but The Grass is Greener isn't good at doing it either way. It's unbelievable to me that anyone involved could've dealt with the situation in such a cool, collected manner as the characters in this movie.
More shallowly, what I really find implausible about the movie is the notion that anyone would risk losing Cary Grant's sweet if stodgy Victor because of an infatuation with Robert Mitchum's not too attractive and dull as toast Charles. I know that's my biased inner fangirl talking, but honestly. It's Cary Grant! Even at age 56, wearing comfy cardigans and thick black-framed glasses, he's more charming and attractive than anyone has ever been. I mean, would you throw over a husband who looked at you like this while you were in the bath? For Robert Mitchum?
No, I didn't think so.


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The NC Justice Center released the following press release this morning:
One-in-six North Carolinians Lack Health Coverage, Job-Based Coverage Weakening, New Census Bureau Data Show
Findings Highlight Need for Comprehensive Health Reform
Roughly one in six North Carolinians lacked health coverage in 2007 and 2008, according to Census Bureau data released today. These findings, which will almost certainly worsen in 2009 because of the recession, highlight the need to enact comprehensive health care reform.
'These numbers demonstrate the need to pass comprehensive health reform this year,' said Adam Searing, director of the North Carolina Justice Center's Health Access Coalition. 'More and more North Carolinians are losing their jobs and their insurance. We must ensure that these families have access to affordable, quality health coverage regardless of age or health status.'
Nearly 16 percent (15.9 percent) of North Carolinians were uninsured in 2007-2008, compared with 13.4 percent at the start of the decade (2000-2001).
The Census figures for North Carolina average two years of survey data in order to improve the reliability of the estimates.
The number of uninsured in North Carolina is likely to be much higher in 2009 because of accelerated job loss in the state resulting from the recession. North Carolina lost 42,000 jobs in 2008 compared to late 2007 but has already lost an additional 218,000 jobs through July of this year. (Since the start of the recession in December 2007, NC has lost, on net, at total of 260,000 jobs).
This year Congress should pass comprehensive health reform legislation that expands access to affordable, adequate health care, slows the growth in health care costs, and is paid for in a fair, responsible way.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Adam Searing, director, Health Access Coalition, 919.856.2568; Jeff Shaw, communications director, NC Justice Center, 919.863.2402 (office), 503.551.3615 (mobile).


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January 25, 2012Kingston License Office to Close at End of Month; Management Contract Will Be Re-Bid
JEFFERSON CITY - The Kingston License Office will close after regular business hours on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
The office (located at 49 E. Main St. in Kingston) will be closed until a new agent is named. The current contract is up for renewal and the current agent, Lisa Prater, has advised that health reasons prevent her from continuing to run the office. The Missouri Office of Administration will soon issue a Request for Proposal to ask for new bidders to operate the office.
Operating hours for the Kingston License Office are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but closed for lunch each day from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Prater has been the agent of the Kingston License Office since 2005. There were 12,207 transactions and about $41,446 in agent fees processed at the office during Fiscal Year 2011.
There are several other area license offices where City of Kingston and Caldwell County citizens can go to conduct transactions. The offices, their addresses, phone numbers and operating hours are:
Cameron - 217 N. Chestnut St., (816) 632-4830, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon.
Chillicothe - 730 S. Washington St., (660) 646-5418, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Last four business days of the month, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Gallatin - 400 N. Main St., Suite 1 (660) 663-5400, Monday through Friday (except Wednesday), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Last Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. to noon; Closed every Wednesday, and closed for lunch other weekdays, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Plattsburg - 102 E. Maple St., (816) 539-2006, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to noon.
A list of all license offices is available at http://dor.mo.gov/offloc/.
Citizens with questions about driver license transactions may call (573) 751-4600, and questions about license plate renewal or other motor vehicle-related transactions can be answered by calling (573) 526-3669. Many questions can also be answered by going to the Department's website at www.dor.mo.gov.
The Missouri Department of Revenue is now on Twitter! To follow the Department on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/MoRevenue.