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13 Ways to Explore Maryland's History & Heritage
Maryland: "The Free State," one of the 13 original colonies, and home to nearly 400 years of American history has been at the heart of American experience since the nation's founding. From our fight for independence, to the struggle for equality and justice for all, and on to the race for the skies and the stars, Maryland is the home of our history. Start with these 13 sites and adventures to experience the people and places that set the foundations for our American identity.
1 Follow Maryland's Civil War Trails
From Antietam, a pivotal Union victory, to Monocacy, the loss that won the war, some of the most decisive battles of the Civil War were fought in Maryland. Maryland was positioned at the crossroads of conflict, and its citizens were just as ideologically divided as the soldiers on the battlefield. To honor this heritage, five unique trails span the state, each opening a window to unique places, moments and perspectives that set the course of the Civil War.
Whether you are a history buff or just looking for family adventures in beautiful places, Maryland's Civil War Trails have something for everyone.
2 Discover the Underground Railroad
The story of the Underground Railroad in Maryland is one of intrigue and danger, but above all, it is a testament to the courage of the men and woman who risked all in the quest for equality and justice for all people. Travel the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway and explore this secret landscape where the perils of the wild were often safer than the possibility of discovery. Bike, hike, paddle, or take a self-guided driving tour of the byway to discover the beauty of Chesapeake country, the majesty of one-of-a-kind wild places like the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Visit historical treasures like the Harriet Tubman Museum in Cambridge, Choptank Landing and Webb Cabin to better understand the dedication, bravery and leadership of Harriet Tubman, a singular American Hero, and others like her who risked all on the Underground Railroad.
3 Explore the Star-Spangled Banner Trail
Two hundred years ago, the young United States faced the greatest threat of its existence when the most powerful military in the world terrorized our shores. During the War of 1812, the British Navy raged the length and breadth of the Chesapeake Bay and even burned the White House. But on the ramparts of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, and the soil of Baltimore, soldiers and ordinary citizens boldly defended our way of life, forging the legendary American backbone and inspiring Francis Scott Key to pen the "Star-Spangled Banner." With dozens of landmarks, parks and sites like Fort McHenry and the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House where Mary Pickersgill sewed the flag that flew O'er the ramparts, the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail chronicles these perilous years in American history.
4 Cruise the Bay with a Maryland Waterman
Set sail on a historic skipjack, the Maryland state boat and part of the only fleet of working sailboats in America, and explore the Chesapeake Bay. Get a taste of Maryland's bay traditions while pulling crab pots or dredging for oysters on guided, sailing tours offered by Maryland's working watermen. Visit iconic lighthouses that dot Maryland's Chesapeake shores and experience Maryland's proud maritime traditions by car or sail the 3,000-mile-long Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail while staying connected to information and experiences through the trail's system of "smart buoys." Get a unique and fun view of this one-of-a-kind history at the Calvert Marine Museum, Annapolis Maritime Museum and Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, or step back in time on an island excursion to Smith Island to immerse yourself in the waterman culture and experience quiet and solitude.
5 Drive the Historic National Road
Take a road trip to remember along the Historic National Road. Envisioned by President George Washington, "The Road that Built the Nation" was the first federally funded highway and connected Baltimore markets to the Midwest by 1818. Today it remains an enchanting slice of Americana and 200 years of American road-side culture. Experience epic stories of the road at the National Road Museum in Boonsboro and the Thrasher Carriage Museum in Frostburg; and stop at landmarks like Wilson's Store, the LaVale Toll House, and the Casselman River Bridge, while riding a ribbon of highway that weaves our nation together.
Along the way, explore quaint towns and imagine traversing the Appalachian Mountains in a Model T Ford on a Sunday drive and returning to tell tales of adventure. See what we as a nation have become in the years since construction began on The National Road.
6 Discover American Indian Country
See Maryland's waterways and landscapes through American Indian eyes. Immerse yourself in a woodland setting and explore a replica Piscataway Indian Village at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum. Then tour the Maryland Archaeological Lab to see Indian artifacts firsthand. Take part in a Pow Wow or cultural event and meet one of the many modern day Maryland Indians. Sample authentic food, see a ceremonial dance and purchase native crafts. Travel to the Baltimore American Indian Center and discover the stories of native peoples living in an urban area. On the Eastern Shore, stop at the Nause-Waiwash Band of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe's Longhouse. Learn about the historic Nanticoke's interactions with the English at the Captain John Smith Nanticoke River Discovery Center in Vienna.
7 Ride the Rails
Make the leap from the Monopoly board to the real life B&O Railroad, home of the first 13 miles of railroad track in America. Chartered in 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad began regular passenger service in 1830. Today, Baltimore's B&O Railroad Museum, home to one of the most important collections of rolling stock in the world, is a must-stop for rail history buffs and your favorite Thomas-obsessed tyke alike. Other great stops include the Brunswick Railroad Museum with its 1,700 square foot HO Scale model railroad. And there's no better way to see the rugged mountains of Western Maryland than a trip on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad a historic train trip through the mountains of Cumberland.
8 Walk, Bike, and Even Take a Mule-Pulled Barge Ride Through the Centuries on the C&O Canal
From the Great Falls of the Potomac and the outskirts of Washington D.C. to the rugged reaches of Western Maryland, the C&O Canal cuts a swath through unforgettable Maryland landscapes and nearly 200 years of history. Its flat expanses are perfect for novice hikers and family bike trips through spots like the Paw Paw Tunnel, while challenging side paths like the legendary Billy Goat Trail offer destination routes for the experienced hiker. Don't miss a stop at the Cumberland Visitor Center to see interactive exhibits and step back into the heyday of the canal; and for a real adventure, take a mule-pulled barge ride along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal at Potomac, try an electric launch boat tour at Williamsport, and for the complete canal experience, book a night's stay in a historic lockhouse.
9 Explore our Naval History
Tour the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and see the ornate crypt of John Paul Jones, father of the American Navy. Honor the service of America's fighting sailors at the Academy's Main Chapel and visit the Plebe's favorite, Tecumseh Court. Explore the U.S. Naval Academy Museum to discover the history of seapower, the development of the U.S. Navy, and the role of the U.S. Naval Academy in building the future leaders of America's Navy and Marine Corps. Or travel back in time to the antebellum era and tour the historic USS Constellation, an enduring part of Baltimore's skyline. Once the flagship of the U.S. Navy's Africa fleet during the fight against slavery, the Constellation was the last, all-sail warship built by the Navy.
10 Experience the History of Acadians in Maryland
In November of 1755, four ships carrying more than 900 Acadian exiles arrived in Maryland. Forcibly removed by the British from their homelands in Nova Scotia, Canada, these exiled Acadians were left to fend for themselves and settled in Princess Anne, Snow Hill, Oxford, Newtown (today Chestertown), Georgetown, Fredericktown, Baltimore, Annapolis, Upper Marlboro, Lower Marlboro and Port Tobacco. Their names were listed on the 1763 Acadian lists. Experience the dramatic story of the Acadian exiles and plan your visit to the port towns and historic sites where Acadian families lived.
11 Saddle up for a Ride through Maryland's Horse Heritage
The Maryland Jockey Club was founded in 1743, making it 33 years older than the United States itself. With history like that, it's no wonder jousting is Maryland's state sport. Visit one of the state's five, active thoroughbred and harness racing tracks and catch legendary races like The Maryland Million at Laurel Park Racecourse and Pimlico's Preakness Stakes, second jewel of horse racing's famed Triple Crown. Get out into the countryside to witness a thrilling fox hunt, polo match, or daring steeplechase race like The Fair Hill Races and Potomac Hunt Races. And of course, witness the only-in-Maryland majesty of wild horses on the seaside dunes of Assateague Island. After all that, we're sure you'll be inspired to saddle up yourself, and the Maryland Horse Industry Board's Horse Discovery Centers offer a great way to get started.
British colonist Robert Brooke brought the first foxhounds to North America in 1650, when he settled in St. Mary's and Calvert counties, and established the tradition of foxhunting in the New World. Steeplechase races emerged out of competitions between foxhunting clubs and have become a fervent spectator sport. The first steeplechase race in Maryland was held in 1873 over a course built in the infield at Pimlico Race Course. The Fair Hill Races and Potomac Hunt Races are two of the most popular public steeplechase races today.
Tailgating is a favorite way to observe steeplechase races or polo matches. The Congressional Polo Club in Poolesville has weekend matches that are open to the public, and matches at the Maryland Polo Club can be seen near Ladew Topiary Gardens.
Jousting tournaments are actually ring-jousting competitions. Riders must pass through a series of arches and spear three dangling rings in three different rides. A perfect score is the capture of nine rings. Ring diameters start at 1.75 inches for novices, ranging to 1.0 inches for experts – the size of candy lifesavers. Check the Maryland Jousting Tournament Association schedule for upcoming tournaments.
If you prefer to experience the sights, sounds and scents of horses personally, check out one of the Maryland Horse Industry Board's Horse Discovery Centers. These centers are carefully selected, licensed stables that welcome people of all ages and experience levels into their barns to learn about horses in a friendly and knowledgeable environment. They range from trail riding centers to Western riding operations to horse rescues and stables offering summer camps, English equitation, even Civil War re-enactments.
12 Travel through Time to Colonial Days
Founded in 1634, the Maryland Colony was home to the roots of American religious liberty and twice served as the capital of the country. Step back in time and visit St. Clement's Island in the Potomac River, where Maryland's first Colonists landed on March 25, 1634 in their search for religious freedom. Tour Historic St. Mary's City, now a living history site, this home to the original Maryland colony invites you to spend a day walking in the shoes (or more likely, bare feet) of a Colonist, and even climb aboard the Dove, a reconstruction of one of the tiny sailing ships that those early Marylanders used to cross the stormy Atlantic. And visit bricked streets of bayfront Annapolis. The historic State House served as the seat of the Continental Congress during the signing of the Treaty of Paris which ended the Revolutionary War, and in its halls, General George Washington resigned as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, cementing the foundations of American civilian rule.
13 Look to the Future through Flight
Witness the history of flight at the College Park Aviation Museum, the Hagerstown Aviation Museum, the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum in Middle River, and the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum where you can take to the virtual skies with a ride in an authentic F-14 flight simulator. Or get a sneak peak at tomorrow's history at Greenbelt's NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Museum with its state-of-the-art displays and a rocket garden; and at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore where you can look through the eye of the Clark Telescope.


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Don Prudhomme, ranked number 3 of NHRA's Top 50 Drivers (John Force and Don Garlits are 1 and 2), called Kent Fuller, of Santa Rosa California, "a genius". Tommy Ivo asserts, "If it wasn't for me, Kent Fuller would never have gotten started and without Kent Fuller there would have never been a 'TV Tommy' Ivo."
This story is about Kent Fuller, but also how Kent, Ivo, and Prudhomme's careers were so intertwined in the beginning that they became the keystones of drag racing in its formative years—plus the most successful Fuller chassis of them all, the Greer-Black-Prudhomme Fueler, currently owned by collector Bruce Meyer of Beverly Hills, California. Read how the pieces of the puzzle fell into place to make that happen.
Kent Fuller
Kent Fuller was born in Long Beach, California, in 1934. His folks moved, not far, to the San Fernando Valley. "We moved to Woodland Hills, then to Encino, and I went to Canoga Park High School. "I didn't graduate … they threw me out. I majored in ditching and going to the beach," Kent laughs. "I had a '31 Model A in school that I wrecked in 1948. I wasn't supposed to be driving. (Kent didn't have a driver's license yet.) The headlights were real dim and I was going home about 8 at night when Walter Huston, the son of actor John Huston, turned left into me and tore my Model A into chunks. It was a coupe. I got a roadster body for $10, then I started gathering up fenders and stuff and started putting it back together. I fixed the fenders one at a time. I hauled them down, one at a time, on my bike to the Continental Body Shop where the owner would straighten out my fender and primer it for me for $6, which was a lot of money for me at the time. I put a Cragar head on it. There was a Japanese gardener who had a roadster pickup. He had a spare head. I was tearing down transmissions at Zimmer's Speed Shop on Ventura Boulevard in Encino for 25 cents apiece.
"When I got my license I sold the Model A and bought a '34 Ford five-window that didn't have a dent in it—it was absolutely perfect! So I had to channel it and threw the fenders in the trash. (Are you cringing yet?) I blew up the motor. I was taking my credit out at Zimmer's on parts and stuff. I got a V-8 together that had Edelbrock heads that I paid $20 for, and a Winfield cam that I bought for $6. I was almost done with the car when I got pissed off and ran away from home."
Home was more like a manor because Kent's parents were extremely successful: "My father was vice president of Sunkist and part owner and manager of a packing house in Canoga Park. He had 40 acres of oranges in Woodland Hills and 200 acres of walnuts."(The only oranges and walnuts in Woodland Hills these days are found at the local grocery store.)
Kent hitchhiked to Aberdeen, Washington, and worked for a friend's father who owned a mill that made the thick shake shingles for about a year. (Normally Kent would be truant from school but they kicked him out.) He found a Norton motorcycle that he rode before heading for home. He put the Norton on a train and thumbed his way back home. But the problems at home were such that his folks had split up.
Kent went back to school at Hollywood High for a couple of months: "I rode my bicycle in 1949 from San Fernando Valley to San Diego (it took 4 days and his mom brought him back by car). I stopped by Bell Auto Parts and bought the back issues of Hot Rod magazine and tucked them under my T-shirt and met Roy Richter, the owner.
"They threw me out of school finally because I was a bum. (Kent found out much later in life that he was dyslexic, which caused most of his school problems.) I was 17 so I joined the Navy in 1952."
Kent never saw combat even though the Korean War was going on. He was sent to a Carrier Qualification Squadron Crash Crew. He put in for Aircraft Metalsmith School. Kent applied himself because depending on where a student stood in the class determined where they were sent: "Never being in the real world, I knew I had to do good to get what I wanted. Out of 260 students, I was number two in the class. Fortunately the guy who was ahead of me wanted to go to Norfolk, Virginia. I got what I wanted … California. I got transferred to San Diego. I got to know a lot of people, including Joaquin Arnett. I used to go to Paradise Mesa Drag Strip to watch him drag race." (Arnett formed the Bean Bandits, a car club that took mostly inner city kids who were one step from a life of crime then got them interested in hot rods, many for life. If the Navy hadn't gotten Kent's act together, maybe Arnett would've.)
After Kent was discharged he went to work for C-T Automotive on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood that specialized in C-T Motor Mounts, thanks to Kent: "I was doing welding on stroker cranks and motor mounts. When that got slow I put a Chevy in a '32 Ford. The guy didn't want to modify the frame so I made bolt-on motor mounts. The owner, Don Clark, thought that was a pretty good idea, so I went and got a couple of Ford frames, motors, and transmissions from the junkyard. I had four guys working for me making 125 sets a day. Then I started making header flanges. I asked the boss for a raise after working there for a couple of years, with 12 guys working for me. He turned me down. My future wasn't there.
"I went to San Fernando Drag Strip with my brother-in-law, Howard Jensen, who had a highboy '34 Ford roadster with a gas Buick in it. He raced against a lightweight '29 Ford roadster with an injected Chrysler on Fuel and Jensen beat him. I thought that Buick had potential. Jensen had Max Balchowsky's first stroked Buick motor that Balchowsky built. (Balchowsky, besides being a gifted mechanic, built the famed Buick-powered "Old Yeller II".)
"I started building a dragster for that Buick motor in 1956. I got it about two-thirds done when Jensen sold the Buick motor. The car just sat there in my garage till Don ('the Beachcomber') Johnson came over to buy it."
He likened the way he constructed his chassis to a suspension bridge with a fourth less weight than his competitors: "When I started, most of the dragsters had parallel tubing … big fat stuff. My framerails started out about 20 inches apart in the back and tapered down to nothing in the front. It had to do with the fact that a triangle is stronger than a square."
"You might say Don Johnson was my mentor," Tommy Ivo begins. "Don was sitting at Bob's Big Boy next to my roadster and leans out of his '57 Chevy and says, 'How'd you like to take that Buick motor that's in your roadster and put it in a dragster?'"
Now if you read the Tommy Ivo story in the Sept. '12 issue of R&C you know that was no ordinary roadster. Ivo's roadster hauled the mail and set track records at every dragstrip it ran. Ivo only lived a few blocks from Bob's drive-in, close enough to sneak the full-race Hilborn-injected T roadster over to the hangout. While Ivo didn't know diddly-squat about dragsters, he was a drag racer big-time. The timing was right because it was at the end of the life of the roadster when Johnson posed the question.
Ivo was about to dive into a dragster, tooth and Nailhead: "No doubt, I would've ended up with a dragster sooner or later, but the timing was perfect. I went and looked at the dragster at Kent's place that Johnson had purchased but I was accustomed to cars with frames like my Model A that looked a lot stronger than the 0.049 tubing that Kent used. I said, 'I'll put my motor in your dragster but I don't want to drive that thing.' Don was going to drive it."
"I had a little cottage on the beach at Malibu—that's how I got my handle," Johnson, of Channel Islands, California, says. "I was still in high school when Ivo and I went to Kent's house so Ivo could look at Kent's dragster that I bought. The car was in Kent's backyard."
"Johnson drove it at Colton Drag Strip, but we had the linkage in backward," Ivo resumed. "Johnson was starting out in high gear and shifting it into low gear. I said to let me in it. (That was the beginning folks.) I took off in high gear, it bogged down but the thing took off. I won that race. We went to San Fernando Drag Strip the following day, Sunday, and won again. I was sitting on Kent's doorstep on Monday morning to build me one.
"Kent had no intention of ever being a self-employed fabricator when I had him build my dragster," Ivo explains. "Kent worked at C-T Automotive, he had kids, and was just barely making ends meet, so it was a big step because he never thought about anything like that. Kent was building a T roadster and he said 'If you chrome my roadster for me, I'll build a dragster for you.' So we traded."
"Tony Nancy was building a place, so I rented a shop from Tony," Kent continues. "I was going to do engine installations and stuff like that, but people just kept coming wanting dragster chassis built. Up to that point I had built four dragster chassis at home."
Prudhomme went on tour with Ivo as an errand runner and tire wiper from home to the East Coast and every state in between—he likened it to Drag Racing College, learning the ropes from a driven and committed drag racer. When Prudhomme returned home he knew drag racing would be his career.
"Prudhomme wanted to go drag racing with his own car," Ivo remarks. "My single-engine dragster was sitting in my garage. I said, 'Take it. See if you like it. And if you do, pay me for it.'" Because Prudhomme painted cars, they horse-traded.
Prudhomme ran it with a Buick motor with fair results, so Ivo had a suggestion: "Dave Zeuschel worked at C-T Automotive and went into Tony Nancy's shop when I was there," Ivo says. "Zeuschel had built a blown Chrysler while he was working at C-T but had no car to put it in. I told Zeuschel I had a Chrysler in my single-engine car for a couple of weeks, but it kept breaking, so I went back to my Buick. 'Why don't you put your Chrysler motor in Prudhomme's car?' I said … 'Just bolt it in.' That was the start of the Fuller, Zeuschel, and Prudhomme team."
In the meantime, Kent built an entirely different dragster and chose Prudhomme as his driver. Why Prudhomme? "When I was deciding who was going to drive my car, I had a little test," Kent says. "When a driver would walk into my shop, whatever tool I had in my hand, without warning I'd throw at him. If it hit him, he didn't qualify. Prudhomme grabbed it right out of the air."
In fact they were winning everywhere they took the car, right out of the box. At Half Moon Bay in Northern California, they won Outstanding Performer award by posting a 186.80 with low e.t. of 8.33. The young team won the 1962 March Meet. That was Prudhomme's first race driving a fuel car for Zeuschel and Kent. Drag racing was only 12 years old; a young sport in 1962, and so were the drag racers. Kent was 28, Prudhomme and Zeuschel were both 20.
"To go to Bakersfield and win the Fuel and Gas Championship (later called the March Meet) was a big deal … it was a HUGE deal! I don't remember what we won, but I still have the trophy. That really launched our careers," Prudhomme exclaims, "and we got on the cover of Drag News. When that car came on the scene, Zeuschel had this power-blast engine and Fuller had this chassis that was way ahead of a lot of other cars."
Teams were forming at such a quickened rate after the Fuel ban was overturned in January 1962 that chassis and engine builders were never home: "When I started having a winning Fuel car, I suddenly sold five dragster chassis in one day," Kent recalls.
According to Kent, here's how the Greer-Black-Prudhomme team came about: "Rod Stuckey came out from Kansas City with a dragster he built for Bob Sullivan called 'Pandemonium'. Sullivan owned it with a 331-inch Chrysler. (It was the first Midwestern car to break 150 in the quarter in 1956.) We got to be friends when Stuckey decided he wanted another dragster. We went down to Washington Hardware to buy some surplus chromoly tubing, and he bought enough tubing for two cars. (Kent built Stuckey a chassis as well, and then later Stuckey sustained severe burns at Half Moon Bay dragstrip when his Kent Fuller–chassis'd Fueler exploded and caught fire.) "He sold the car to a guy named Ivan who owned Cash Auto Parts. Ivan lost the car to Louie Senter (Ansen Automotive Engineering) because of a bad debt.
"After we won Bakersfield," resumed Kent, "Prudhomme and I quit running the car and Prudhomme was without a ride. I knew Tom Greer and Black didn't have a driver so I made them an offer. I'll do all the chassis work on the car for free for the advertising and you hire Prudhomme. In the meantime, I was going in with Chet Herbert (roller cam innovator) to put two side-by-side Chevys of Chet's in my car."
The classic three-legged stool relationship between Tom Greer (who funded the team), Keith Black (the engine building phenomenon), and wheelman Don Prudhomme was about to be set.
Tom Greer
To most of us, Tom Greer, of Westminster, California, a machine shop owner, is the least known of the three who made up that legendary team.
Greer was born in Los Angeles in 1927: "I went to Bell High School," Greer begins. "I took most of the shop classes in school. I had a '32 Ford roadster, later a '36 Ford three-window … I wish I had it now. I went to Bell Auto Parts and got to know all the guys who worked there, like Jot Horne (Jot Horne Story Feb. '10 issue R&C). I was racing boats at the time. Keith Black was in the auto parts business and worked out of his house. In his garage he started building Flathead Ford engines. Then he got out of the auto parts business and started building engines at home.
"Since I was racing boats with Keith, I figured it would be a good thing to go drag racing with him. I bought a dragster from Chuck Guarth. Chuck built the dragster and after we purchased it, Chuck drove the car with Keith's Chrysler in it. It had a real short wheelbase and it was pretty hard to handle.
"Louie Senter heard how bad our dragster was going and called myself and Keith to tell us his was for sale. I went over to Louie's and bought the car. At that time we didn't have a driver."
Nobody Wanted To Fight
"Lo and behold," Prudhomme recalls, "Keith Black called me to see if I was interested in driving the Greer-Black car … I got the call in Kent's shop. Kent said, 'Keith Black wants to talk to you'. I wasn't aware at that particular time that Kent recommended me to Black.
"There were so many dragstrips in Southern California that guys would call me up to see where we were running—if we were running Long Beach, they'd go to Irwindale; if we were running Irwindale, they'd go to Long Beach … they wanted to make some money! When we fired the Chrysler, nobody wanted to fight." (The team never lost a Keith Black motor, according to crew member Dick Burley.)
"My deal didn't happen with Chet Herbert because Prudhomme started winning races with Greer and Black," Kent says. "I didn't count on him winning races so quickly. I would never have been able to get him back as a driver for the twin Chevy car. I couldn't afford to do it on my own so I sold the car to Louie Senter, took the money and moved to Belmont in Northern California."
After Louie purchased the Fuller/Zeuschel dragster from Kent, Senter teamed up with Ed Pink, another master engine builder, and the car continued to rack up wins. The Ansen/Pink team won the AHRA Winter Championship at Fontana Drag City with Rod Stuckey driving. (I made the oversight in the Ed Pink Story, Aug. '12 issue of R&C, that the Ansen/Pink dragster became the Greer-Black-Prudhomme car, not realizing that Senter had purchased two dragsters at different times that Kent built.)
There were so many dragstrips in the L.A. area that if you loved the sound of a Fueler all you had to do was stick your head out the kitchen window. Drag racers didn't have a lot of money but there was money to be made. Not a lot at first, though. Top Eliminator money went from $500-$1,000 by 1963.
Going Straight
One of Kent's best sales reps was driver Jim McLennan who also owned NorCal's Half Moon Bay Dragstrip and Champion Speed Shop in South San Francisco: "I would bet anyone driving one of my dragsters double or nothing if they would put their hands on their helmet and go as far down the strip as they could before they grabbed the steering wheel to see if the car oversteered itself. Jim went 180 mph before he grabbed the wheel. When someone called up to ask about how my cars handled, I'd say, talk to Jim McLennan." (McLennan was quoted as saying driving a Kent car was like driving a Cadillac.)
Life Goes On
Drag racing had become an enterprise, rather than a sport, with corporations sponsoring the teams. Kent called his insurance company inquiring how much his liability insurance would cost. He was told $10,000 per chassis. "I was getting $1,100 per chassis and said that ain't gonna work."
Kent built 260 chassis while in the business. "I quit drag racing altogether in 1990 and moved to Santa Rosa. I've been retired ever since. I have a shop to sit around in and work on my stuff and keep my junk. I'm not in business and I don't want customers. My wife Evelyn (married since 1955) is in real estate, who you might say is my sponsor. Looking back, I'd like to make my grandchildren proud of me."
Kent Fuller's legacy is the infinite times his chassis carried drivers at ever-increasing speeds safely, as well as the large number of Fuller-chassis'd dragsters that have been painfully and proudly restored to capture those bygone days.
One of them is Roland Leong's Top Fuel dragster the "Hawaiian". After winning Top Fuel Eliminator at the Winternationals in Pomona, California, and the U.S. Nationals at Indy in 1965 with Prudhomme driving, Leong pulled it off again at Pomona and Indy with driver Mike Snively in 1966. The "Hawaiian" is currently on display among the Formula 1 Alfas, Bugattis, and Ferraris at the National Automotive Museum in Turin, Italy.
Kent was inducted into the Oakland Roadster Show Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Don Garlits International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 1996. Your grandchildren have a lot to be proud of.

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Oct. 29, 2006
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. _ The Lady Bisons faced the challenge of a hilly course, windy conditions and rain-soaked sections of track in the Atlantic Sun Conference Cross County meet Saturday on the campus of Gardner-Webb University.
Samantha Wood, decked out in an orange bandana covering her head, earned All A-Sun honors with a sixth place finish, covering the 5-kilometer course in a time of 19:18. The Lady Bisons also finished sixth place as a team.
Susan Worden finished 15th with a time of 20:08.
Elizabeth Schall was 34th in a time of 20:46. Carolyn Latham was 46th with a 21:09 finish. Paige Griffin was 48th with a time of 21:18.
Rounding out the finishers for the Lady Bisons were Amanda Tanner in 52nd place with a time of 21:39, Shannon Shoemake in 55th (22:04) and Rachel Snider in 60th (22:33).
The A-Sun Cross County Championships will be held in Nashville next fall and hosted by Lipscomb University.


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When print newspapers' standards are jeopardized by staff cuts or in making the switch to digital, Oliver argues, we all suffer for it, and not just because that results in content-churners like Tronc. Publications can become vulnerable to dubious buyers, like casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who purchased the Las Vegas Review-Journal, or to silly mistakes, like the Boston Globe's "investifarted" tweet. Most importantly, they can stop investigating the local issues that so desperately need to be monitored to prevent corruption.
I've been thinking of actually paying for news, but I'm not sure which is better to support. I'm financially stable, so I can afford the bare minimum of charity/luxury spending. Journalism seems like one of the better ways to help the planet.
NPR They seem well funded, and they give out nice perks along with your support. Downside is they are very decentralized, and buying in is a recipe for endless calls/spam for more $$$.
NYTimes This seems the weakest funded, and I like their investigative pieces.
Washington Post Since they were bought by Amazon, it's a moot point to pay extra for it. I noticed a distinct and excess opinionated slant in their articles, bodes poorly for their neutrality.


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These are being held on the 17th and 18th of November 2012 at the Princess Royal Sports Complex - Wellington School, Somerset.
The entry form with more details is available on the homepage of the BDFA website. This is a BDFA ranking event (x2 multiplier).
Experienced and new wheelchair fencers welcome.


text: I recently followed this guide to set up a CentOS server with ISPCOnfig3. One things I noticed is that secure traffic isn't redirected to port *443 which means if I try to access a secure page with http:// instead of https:// I either get a blank page or with the ISPConfig 3 control panel get some html informing me I am trying to access a secure page and to try typing https:// instead. Another thing since I've followed the tutorial to the end I am wondering what's left to do to secure/harden the server?


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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave long-awaited testimony this morning on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
This morning, she testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Later this afternoon, she will come before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
In her opening remarks, Clinton defended her handling of the lead-up to the attack and its aftermath, but she said that she accepted responsibility.
Clinton got emotional during her opening remarks to the committee, choking up when talking about the four Americans who were killed in the September attack.
"For me, this is not just a matter of policy, it's personal," Clinton said, tearing up. "I stood next to President Obama as the Marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at Andrews. I put my arms around the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters.
"It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to lead the men and women of the State Department and USAID. Nearly 70,000 serving here in Washington and at more than 275 posts around the world. They get up and go to work every day — often in difficult and dangerous circumstances thousands of miles from home — because they believe as we believe the United States is the most extraordinary force for peace and progress the earth has ever known."
Facing questions from members of the committee, Clinton said she was not responsible for changing talking points that led to immediate confusion over whether the attack was carried out by terrorists.
"I personally was not focused on talking points. I was focused on keeping our people safe," Clinton said.
She said charges that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice and the Obama administration couldn't "be further from the truth" in a rather heated exchange with Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson.
"Nothing could be further from the truth."
NowThis News has video of Clinton's emotional opening statement:
Here is her full opening statement to the Senate committee, as provided by the State Department:


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I've been collecting my thoughts on art, politics and style here at Lux Lotus since 2004. Lux Lotus doesn't mean anything specific; I made it up. I (now infrequently) write about travels, clothes, and flights of fancy, as well as experiences I've recently enjoyed, and what I think that I might like to do next.
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Shell-to-Sea Activists Served With Prison Sentences
By Ben Amunwa on August 3, 2009
Activists in Mayo, Ireland have been resisting Shell's efforts to lay an illegal onshore pipeline in their community. The courage of these activists, who have risked jail sentences and put their lives on the line, has succeeded in delaying the construction of the pipeline frustrating Shell's plan to access Ireland's gas fields. Shell-to-Sea is an […]
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Update on Rossport: Resistance to Shell's Onshore Gas Pipeline
By Ben Amunwa on July 2, 2009
From the village of Rossport, on the west coast of Ireland, the movement resisting Shell's attempts to build a gas pipeline through the community is calling for international solidarity. The struggle is entering its most critical stage to date – this summer, years after the project was due to get underway, Shell will finally attempt […]
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This article describes the issue that is fixed in the update package for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Audio/Video Conferencing Server that is dated April 2010.
Issue that this update fixesThis update package fixes the following issue:
- 981257 An update to the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Audio Video Conferencing server is required to maintain existing behavior after update 977547 is applied
- 972773 The diagnostics information for an audio or video conference call that failed is not available in the log of an Office Communications Server 2007 R2-based application
- 972771 The Audio Video Multipoint Conferencing Unit (AVMCU) drops all incoming comfort noise packets when you use call users through the AVMCU server in a Communications Server 2007 R2 conference
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Update package information
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Communications Server 2007 R2 – Enterprise Edition Distributed – Audio Video Conferencing MCU
- 976657 Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 Core Redist 64-bit: April 2010
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- Office Communications Server – Enterprise Edition Consolidated
- Office Communications Server 2007 R2 – Enterprise Edition Distributed – Audio Video Conferencing Server
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MONTGOMERY — Gov. Robert Bentley on Monday commissioned a strategic plan for preventing and responding to shootings like the one Friday that killed 26 people in a Connecticut elementary school.
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Robert Bentley on Monday commissioned a strategic plan for preventing and responding to shootings like the one Friday that killed 26 people in a Connecticut elementary school.
Bentley ordered Department of Homeland Security Director Spencer Collier to develop a formal response plan for "incidents of active shooters at various facilities."
"This requires not only continued law enforcement training, but also input and preparation among the public," Bentley said. "We hope to prevent tragedies from happening. In the event of a tragedy, we are prepared to respond."
A deranged 20-year-old man stole his mother's assault-style, semi-automatic rifle, killed her at their home, and then killed 20 children and six school employees at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Friday.
State school Superintendent Tommy Bice said the safety of children is paramount. "We are evaluating each and everything we learn from the ongoing investigation of the Connecticut tragedy, and will use those findings to assess our current school safety plans and procedures across Alabama," Bice said.
Bentley said DHS priorities will be to continue training how respond to and combat a gunman, get citizens to share information, educate the public how to respond to an active shooter and continue work with the Alabama Department of Education using the Virtual Alabama system, which makes school safety plans immediately accessible to first responders.
"We will continue to engage with our state and local partners in making sure our plan is comprehensive and up-to-date," Collier said.
Bice directed schools to immediately begin reviewing safety plans and to review the Connecticut events to determine if any gaps exist in Alabama school plans.
"The most important action is for all of us — teachers, principals, parents, community members — to focus on our children, assure them that we are all here to protect them from situations such as what has occurred today, remain open to listen to their concerns and work through this as a 'family'," he said.
Alabama has some 740,000 public school students and 45,000 teachers.
Alabama Education Association Executive Secretary Henry Mabry said the Sandy Hook teachers, its principal and staff were heroes.
"They put the safety of the school children ahead of their own and some provided that safety in exchange for their lives, which is the ultimate sacrifice," he said. "It is a testament to their dedication, and prayers should be said for them."
Since 1999, school crisis plans have been required in Alabama and they have been updated, Bice said. In 2006, the Department of Education began using an incident command plan that establishes a hierarchy for first responders. And schools since 2009 have been required to have safety plans.
Some schools have sworn law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry weapons. School resource officers normally are law enforcement officers, but some security officers are not authorized to carry weapons, Bice's office said.
On the Web at www.dhs.alabama.gov/activeshooter.aspx. (Bentley's office said the video contains sensitive matter and parental guidance is suggested.) An anonymous tip hotline is at 1-866-229-6220, Bentley said.


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Bethel College, Arden Hills, Minnesota Friday, March 8,,1974
Fast set for Tuesday;
Stookey to play here
in Wednesday benefit
by Steve Harris
Her eyes are large and brown. Staring emptily, they silently
call for help. These are the eyes of a small African child as she
clings in vain to her frail mother's milkless breast. These are the
eyes of a child who is slowly starving to death.
Thousands of miles and many cultures away, the eyes are
bright, the music is enjoyable, the conversation is relaxed. People
have filled a college field-house to capacity on a winter's night
to enjoy the sounds of Noel Paul Stookey and others.
How are these very dissimilar scenes related? They will be
very much related as this Wednesday night, March 13, Bethel
College's Student Senate African Relief Project will present a
benefit concert featuring Stookey, Mike Monroe, Phil Kitchen,
and Jay and Gail Caress. All proceeds from this concert are being
donated to aid that little girl, and millions of her brothers, sisters,
mothers, and fathers, all across famine-plagued West Africa.
In conjunction with the benefit concert, two other projects
are being offered to the Bethel community in an effort to raise
funds. Food and supplies from the proceeds will be channeled
through Food for the Hungry, a Los Angeles-based Christian,
non-denominational aid organization working with the Africans
who are struck with what has been called "one of the worst
droughts since Biblical times. " First, a fast-donation will be held
on Tuesday March 12, followed in April by pancake breakfasts
held in various Twin Cities' churches.
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10 Million May Die
The reason behind these efforts is the starving people of six
French-speaking West African states who are struggling to survive.
The child described above is not unique, hundreds of thousands
like her are a common sight across the desert areas of this
continent. Thirty million people have been affected so far. Millions
of cattle, some estimates say as high as 60% of the total
herd population lie dead, rotting in the heat, victims of starvation
and dehydration. Even more tragically, estimates have stated
that six to ten million Africans may die, while hundreds of thouFllnds
of those children who escape death will live the rest of
their lives permanently damaged from malnutrition.
The immensity of these numbers is hard to grasp. Minds
struggle to imagine the myriad of people faced with imminent
death. In perspective, Dr. Larry Ward, past editor of Christianity
Today and Christian Life, and now president of Food for the
Hungry, has stated that "if this drought had occurred in an area
of heavy popUlation density ... it probably could have been the
major disaster of all time."
In response to this unprecedented need, millions of people
across the world are offering food, supplies, and help to the
people of Africa. The Bethel College Student Senate has joined
that effort by establishing the African Relief Project, headed by
Dave Bjork and Dan Liefblad. "We hope," said Bjork, "to offer
a cup of cold water in the name of Christ. "
.The Concert
Stookey, the "Paul" of Peter, Paul, and Mary, will be making
his first appearance at Bethel College for the benefit concert. In
1961 he joined with Peter Yarrow and Mary Travers to become
one of the most influential musical forces in America during the
1960's. Born out of Greenwich Village, the trio was at the forefront
of the folk music movement which stirred the social conscience
of the nation during the turbulent struggles of the civil
rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the student rights movement.
For over ten years their music, both in the folk and folkrock
style, affected untold numbers of people all over the world.
The trio disbanded three years ago. ("For ten years we had
sung about social change and now it was time to do something,"
said Stookey.) All three now are performing and recording individually.
Stookey, the father of three children, including a pair of
twins, is a Christian. He met Jesus "through a young boy who
came backstage in Austin, Texas. We got to rapping and I had
been reading the New Testament and looking for some kind of
'moral' way to live my life, something more fulfilling than what
I had, and I had no idea I was gonna get 'smote'! It was terrific.
I went back to my motel room and I asked Jesus to come into my
life and I cried, and ... oh, we had a fantastic time that night."
After his new birth, Stookey's song writing talents reflected
his new commitments. "The Wedding Song," written for the
wedding of his friend Peter, "Hymn," and such albums as "Paul
AND" and "One Night Stand" have been written and recorded
by Stookey, who changed back to his first name (Noel) after
the dissolution of the trio.
The Fast
Tuesday will be the fast-donation, coordinated by Craig
Brenneise, with all members of the Bethel community being
asked to participate. All money and/or food coupons which
would normally be spent on food can be donated to the African
Relief Fund. (Those who wish to donate money or coupons
even though they are not fasting for the day are encouraged to
participate in that way).
The Pancake Breakfasts
Shortly after the Easter vacation break, pancake breakfasts
will be held in churches throughout the Twin Cities. Breakfast
Directors Paul Lentz and Randy Landis are now contacting
churches in the area which will hold the breakfasts.
"The materials have all been donated to us," explains Lentz,
"and hopefully we will have the breakfasts on a Sunday morning."
Over 1 ,000 people could be served at this event, according
to Lentz.
This is an area of the African Project which is heavily dependent
on student involvement.
"We need kids to help serve the breakfasts," said Lentz, "and
also to help us find churches which will be open to having a
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'Ray Stockwell, left, and Jay Caress, right, offer Jimmie's hospitality to three peculiar visitors. Good
music, good conversation, caring people and a place to relax are available at Jimmie's 7-12 p.m. week
nights and 8-1 Friday and Saturday. Watch also for announcements of Sunday Bible studies.
honors system
Bethel College presently grants honors
at graduation to stud~nts who hav~ achie~ed
certain grade pomt averages m theIr
course work at Bethel: 3.2 for Honors,
3.4 for High Honors, and 3.6 for Highest
Honors. These averages must be slightly
higher for transfer students who take fewer
than 1 7 courses at Bethel.
Some students and faculty members
are dissatisfied with these criteria. First,
the average grade levels at Bethel are rising
according to recent studies, so tha.t a
larger proportion of seniors are graduat~ng
with honors each year, and the meanmg
of "honors" - for some individuals -
cheapens as a result. Second, there is no
academic program for high-achieving students
to provide challenges beyond the
ordinary course work.
A committee is currently studying possible
revisions of the honors program. Its
members are Dan Olson, a student, and
Don Rainbow and Bill Johnson, of the
faculty. They are seeking suggestions from
both faculty and students, and will be
meeting wi th them for interaction. The
following questions indicate some of the
choices and options that are now under
1. Should the present system continue as
the only basis for honors?
2. Should the present G PA levels be raised
to increase the "honor" of honors?
3. Should the present system be replaced
by a process that calls for special achievement
beyond getting high grades
in regular courses?
4. Should that special-achievement process
be continuous (during all four
years) or take place only in the senior
5. Whether continuous or senior-year,
what should it consist of? Seminars?
Independent studies? In the concentration,
in general arts, or both? What specific
objectives should have highest
priority? How should it fit into the
student's overall program and graduation
requirements? On what basis
should achievement be judged and
honors awarded?
6 How should students be selected for
the special-achievement process: SAT
scores? GPA? Departmental recomendations?
Volunteer? Some combination
of these?
7. Should this special-achievement process
be under overall college management,
or organized and managed separately
by each department or division?
8_ To what extent should there be special
honors courses andseminars,andhonors
sections of large classes?
9. Should honorable recognition also be
given to high-GP A students who cannot,
or choose not to, participate in
the special-achievement process? Above
what level?
Editor's note: The above questions will
be discussed in the Student Senate meeting
Tuesday at 6: 30 p.m. in the Academic
Center Lounge.
Writing contest
College and university students can win
up to $1000.00 (plus an expense paid,
round trip to Hollywood, California).
Both graduate and undergraduate students
between the ages of 18 and 25 are
invited to enter the national DRUG ENLIGHTENMENT
PROGRAM College and
University Script Writing Competition for
"The New Radio. "
The competition consists in writing a
half-hour, educational, entertaining, dramatic,
radio script on the drug problem.
The Drug Enlightenment Program will
use 13 winning scripts to produce a new,
national radio series for public service
broadcast. (The series will be available
free of charge to all radio stations in the
United States and Canada.)
Thirteen cash prizes will be awarded:
ranging from first prize of $1000.00 (plus
a one week, expense paid, round trip from
home or school to Hollywood, California)
to thirteenth prize of $200.00.
All winners will receive a tape of their
show as produced for broadcast in addition
to their cash prizes.
There is no entry fee. Deadline for the
competition is midnight, May 31, 1974.
The competition is being sponsored by
F.I.C. U., a nonprofit, educational, public
service corporation in Los Angeles, and i's
open to every college and university student
in the United States and Canada.
Students interested in entering the
competition (or professors who would
like to introduce the competition to students
in their departments) should write
to F.I.C. U., Drug Enlightenment Program,
1147 South Robertson Boulevard, Los
Angeles, California 90035, and ask for the
Information, Rules, and Official Entry
Form brochure.
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For Appointments
call 646-2323
Feminars not
for feminists
by Judy Harrington
"We're not feminists," said sophomore
Joan Brand, describing the girls who began
Bethel's "Feminar" sessions. "People keep
asking me about that and it isn't true."
The seminars, begun as discussions on
the responsibilities of Christian women,
were Joan's idea. "My roommates, Carol
Ankerberg and Beth Heim, just went along
with it. We held the first two sessions at
our apartment in Midland Terrace. But I
also had the chance this week to present
my views to some freshmen in the townhouses,"
she said.
Joan and her roommates have thus far
planned only three "feminars." The first
was on the subject of dating and the dangers
of Christians dating non-believers. The
second was about "the abundant life of a
spirit-filled Christian."
The overriding theme of the feminars
is "what God expects from us as women,"
according to Joan.
"A big part of that is getting ourselves
straight with God. He intends for women
to build men as leaders and show them
their place. Only then can we be helpmates
to men. I don't pretend to be full of wisdom
and truth on this subject, but I have
learned this from personal experience. And
I know if both Christian women and Chritian
men will get their p;iorities straight,
we will edify each other and not tear one
another down," she said.
Joan spent her freshman year, 1971-72,
at Bethel but left last year for the working
world of Chicago, her home town. She became
involved with a Campus Crusade team
based in Evanston, a Chicago suburb, and
got the idea for the feminars from her
work with that group.
"Since I came back from Chicago I've
heard of several other groups that have
done the same thing. Feminars are really
catching on!" Joan commented.
Up till now, the feminar sessions have
been "just for girls." But the girls are now
looking for a "spirit-filled guy" to begin
leading them in a regular Bible study when
the feminars are over. The Bible study will
be open to both sexes.
The next feminar topic is "women in
the Bible and how God used them." The
discussion will be held at Midland Terrace
Apartments, 3531 Owasso, Apartment
114, at 9 pm, on March 13.
Spires remain
by Curtis Kregness
If you were to stop by the Spire office,
you would probably see several boxes
of 1973 yearbooks that have been stored
in an out-of-the-way corner. A recent
count by this reporter revealed 210 yearbooks
which are yet undistributed.
At a cost of about $8.46 per yearbook
- according to Dan Nelson, Student
Association President - that amounts to
over $1800 in yearbooks.
Lyn Dreesen, 1972-73 Spire editor,
stated that the Spire is responsible for
Cleveland at Skillman
Roseville, Minn. 631-0211
for young post-highers, in or out of college
1100 a.m. Sundays
led by
Dr. Wayne Roberts
NCF advisor at Macalester College
S-unday Schedule:
Worship - 9:00 & 1100 a.m.
Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.
Chapel Hour - 7:00 p.m.
*Part of "Encounter 74," Bethany's single adults program -
includes 2 Sunday morning seminars with Saturday and Sunday
evenings for other activities.
the distribution of all yearbooks. She also
gave several reasons to explain why such
a large number have yet been undistributed.
"Our major problem," Lyn explained,
"concerns the postage for mailing yearbooks."
She related how three years ago
the Spire overspent its budget by about
$4500. The resulting deficit mailing costs
were pushed into each subsequent Spire
budget without being totally made up. In
an effort to relieve this situation, Lyn
decided to delay the mailings of some
yearbooks in hope that most would be
picked up personally by the students,
there by saving mailing costs.
"The average mailing cost for one 1973
yearbook is at least $1.40," Lyn said. "I
estimate the Spire has so far saved about
$150 as a result of these delayed mailings.
This was not a desirable alternative," she
added, "but the only reasonable option
open to the Spire staff."
In spite of the fact that some students
picked up their yearbooks personally,
many moved away from the area and could
not do so. Of those that moved away from
the area, some left no address, some left
an incomplete address, and still others left
two addresses. Lyn pointed out that some
of those students who picked up their
yearbooks at the Spire office neglected to
sign their names to a check-off list. Those
students would have received an additional
yearbook in the mail.
Jack Starr, 1973-1974 Spire editor,
noted that the 1973 yearbook was expected
in late August, but was not delivered
until October, thus contributing
to the delay in distribution. "Part of the
delay was due to the yearboo k staff being
behind in meeting deadlines," Jack commented,
"and the rest can be traced to the
slowness of the publisher."
He said that he would attempt to deal
with the problem of yearbook distribution
this year by formulating a more efficient
system. "No specific plan has yet been
reached," Jack said.
Bethel student
teaches Interim
in inner city
by Steve Harris
Interim '74 found Bethel College students
all over the globe, from the ports of
Turkey to the beaches of Hawaii, from the
museums of Moscow to the galleries of
Paris. But in another sense, perhaps none
traveled "as far" as Kathy Van Antwerp.
During the month of January, she and
Sharon Nelson worked in the ghetto area
of Albany, New York.
Kathy, who is a senior majoring in elementary
education, freely admits that her
experience as a teacher's aid in parochial
inner-city schools in Albany changed her
"My outlook has really been changed,"
she explained. "Before, working in an in-continued
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copy editor
production editor
sports editor
photogra phy ed itor
business manager
editor ial page
Charles Jackson
Jude Harrington
Marcia Barbour
John Merritt
Duane Russell Bennett
Jack Rossi
Lett ers to the editor should
be sent to the Clarion , P.O. 91 .,
hy the Mo nday preceding publ
ica tion .
Debate vital to
credible academics
In the course of time certain activities are added to or deleted
from the Bethel curriculum, and rightly so. It is necessary
to maintain a streamlined curriculum, for purposes of interest
and also for reasons of financial necessity. We have no problem
sympathizing with concerns for economy and efficiency. But
we cannot come to grips with the apparent laxity and disinterest
which has been exhibited in regard to so vital an academic
program as debate. Bill Trollinger, in a very cogent article in
last week's Clarion, asked, "How (could) Bethel claim to be
progressing academically and eliminate debate?" We are quite
sure that Trollinger does not mean to symbolize Bethel academics
entirely in debate; but we are also quite sure that he
believes debate to be a vital component of a credible academic
reputation. We could not agree more.
There appears to be prevalent on campus (for debate to
fall to the edge of extinction) an improper attitude in regard
to things academic.We are not entirely sure where to place the
burden of blame. Yet we do think that several deliberate steps
should be taken very soon by the administration and the Student
First, we think the administration should give serious consideration
to cutting some current and less important programs
in order to make room for an adequately funded, fully staffed,
fully recruited, and fully supported debate program. Even
given concern for economy, surely there must be areas of less
vital concern than debate, from which the necessary funds
could be procured.
Secondly, we hope that the Student Senate will pass a priorities
resolution concerning debate, and then forward that
resolution to the proper committee, registering the student
body's leaders' concern for a debate program. In the same
manner, we hope that in the future, when debate is reinstated
as a serious Bethel undertaking, the Campus Coordinators
would include debate in their schedule of campus related activities.
Even though debate appeals to perhaps a more narrowly
defined constituency than do plays or evening movies, we think
that in the present case the academic value of debate gives it
parity in relative importance, if numbers do not. Only in the
recent past Bethel was known throughout the upper midwest
for its excellent debate program. Now, at a time when Bethel
appears in other respects to be on an academic upswing, is no
time for regression. We need always to cultivate, for our own
student body and for the external image of Bethel College, a
philosophical attitude which holds that Christians place a pre-mium
on academic excellence. We think that a substantial debate
program would contribute significantly to that sort of
Shoes and
sealing wax
by David J. Healy
They're scattered all over : two cleaning offices, one vacuuming
halls, a couple going through classrooms, and more in
the washrooms, on the stairs, in the locker rooms - ten guys
in all. The night crew. Maybe you 've seen them some evening
on your way down to the coffee shop for a study break.
They work from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. on week nights. There
are about forty of them on Ron Carlson's list, with ten working
on a given night and a schedule that finds an individual on the
job from one to three times a week.
Ron is the supervisor. A Bethel student himself (with one
semester remaining), he 's taking some time off from school to
shore up his finances. Ron makes the job assignments and cracks
the whip. But he's got a good bunch to work with, and the
latter occupies little of his time.
I spent an evening last week observing the night crew. It
was rather peaceful to be wandering around vacant halls at
12:30 in the morning when I'm accustomed to fighting my way
through the populace at 12:30 in the afternoon. In fact, the setting
was so tranquil that the workers seemed out of place, as
if, with all their activity, they were impudently trying to rouse
the campus from her somnolent lethargy.
But, of course, it was necessary activity, for there are many
custodial chores that can only be done when the buildings are
more or less deserted. It's too bad in a way, since this makes
it all the more likely that the night crew's efforts, even more
than those of the regular janitors who work days, will go unappreciated.
We only see the results of their labors and probably
take much of the buildings ' cleanliness for granted.
Cliff Erickson works nights too, filling the 11 to 7 shift.
Cliff is Bethel's night watchman. He is responsible for locking
doors, turning off lights, watching the equipment in the boiler
room, shooing students out of the buildings (they officially
close at 11 p.m_), letting people in before 7 a.m., and just
generally keeping an eye on things and being around to handle
whatever unforseen difficulties might arise in the middle of the
Considering what an investment our new campus represents,
Cliff's job is absolutely essential. And he takes his responsibility
very seriously, not letting the monotony of a routine
obscure the importance of his task.
In addition to his duties as a watchman, Cliff usually finds
time to do some carpet cleaning in areas where traffic is particularly
heavy. And, like other members of the night crew, he
finds the rewards pretty short-lived. The first bus load in the
morning can obliterate several hours of labor. And I guess that's
just part of a custodian's job; like a mother, his work is never
Nevertheless, I found myself sympathizing with some of
Ron's pet peeves: books left in the halls (who knows if they're
lost or if the owner intends to retrieve them the next day?);
chairs taken from one room to another and never returned
(how can anyone keep track of how many chairs are supposed
to be in each room?); ice that has melted in a waste basket
(how much trouble is it to empty that in a drinking fountain?).
continued on page nine
The White House
at night-a
bird's eye view
Jackson - Blomquist
Two more witnesses have recently surfaced,
claiming to have new insights into
recent Nixon Administration activities. Joe
and Emily Woodpecker, residing in the
peach tree on the White House lawn, settled
down last Saturday night to what they
thought would be another normal evening
of television viewing. The evening started
off in the usual manner, with All in the
Family headlining the evening 's activities,
followed in succession by M * A *8 *H * and
Mary Tyler Moore. Yet as the evening
wore on, Joe and Emily found the clandestine
activities in and around the White
House far more interesting than any Hollywood
writer 's imagination
8:15 p.m. - Their attention was first diverted
by a loud crash on the lawn, followed
by the sounds of sirens and dogs.
Upon looking out the window they discovered
not fifty feet from their tree a
wrecked helicopter which was immediately
surrounded by military police. The pilot
was bodily removed by the police,
then immediately gagged, bound, and
spirited away to a basement of the Pentagon.
Curiously, several of the military
police lingered on. But, as the excitement
subsided, the Woodpeckers returned to
their television
10:36 p.m. - After a refreshing newscast
in which the Woodpeckers had all their
suspicions concerning national events confirmed,
they made themselves comfortable,
preparing with soda and pretzels for
the double-feature horror flick. However,
their attention was soon called to their
window again when they heard a strange
combination of clanking metal and muffled
gurgling in the White House parking
lot. To their surprise did appear the silhouetted
shape of Energy Czar Simon siphoning
gasoline from a 1962 Chevrolet.
This action was later found to have accomplished
two purposes. First, since the
car in question turned out to be Leon
Jaworski 's Chevy, it was calculated that
he would run out of gas at least three
miles from the Federal Court building,
thus affording the defense more time to
gather funds from its more than ample
sources. Secondly, Simon needed to store
up some extra gasoline himself, not feeling
up to an hour long battle at the gas
pump the next morning.
Joe and Emily, deciding that the activities
on the White House lawn were far more
entertaining than anything the television
could offer, left the tube and began instead
to keep a vigilant watch on the apparently
covert maneuverings taking place outside
their window. The military officers left to
guard the fallen helicopter began to disperse
one by one, only to return with armfuls
of White House documents. Obviously
somebody wanted these papers badly,
with the fallen helicopter conveniently providing
the opportunity. Needless to say,
Joe and Emily became quite confused.
Previously it had been their understanding
that the military was subordinate to the
Executive branch of civilian government,
and thus took orders from it. Perhaps this
was a more efficient way of managing the
country's affairs.
11:45 p.m. - About eleven o'clock Joe
noticed that the lights were turned off in
the President's bedroom, as was his usual
practice for that hour. A few minutes later
loud snores were heard from his room.
The steady snoring had almost succeeded
in lulling the two Woodpeckers to sleep as
well, when, all of a sudden, shrieks and
groans pierced the air. Needless to say, Joe
and Emily counted it a great privilege to
be in a position to monitor the dreams of
a great leader. Straining to hear every word,
the Woodpeckers caught a glimpse of the
President involved in an agonizing conversation,
apparently with the Ghost of Lincoln
Past. The Ghost was reprimanding
the President for withholding the full story
of his activities in the Watergate affair from
the public. "Cooperation and truth," said
the Ghost, "will be the only way to get
your feet out of the mire." And before
leaving the Ghost promised the President
that he would be visited by two more
Ghosts before the night was over. Joe and
Emily then heard no more. Apparently the
President had again drifted into a fitful
12:51 a.m. - At this late hour, one light
still burned in the White House. Ron Ziegler,
an obvious victim of insomnia, could
be seen through his uncovered window.
The Woodpeckers noted that he was wearily
and mechanically throwing darts at his
autographed John Dean dart board. The
latest grand jury reports indeed seemed to
indicate that Mr. Dean's story would be
proven true, thereby contributing to Ziegler's
increasing paronoia and self-identity
crisis. Possibly Ford was a better idea; and
perhaps Ziegler himself would soon be inoperative.
2:45 a.m. - Joe and Emily were again
startled by groans from the President's
bedroom. As promised, the second spirit,
t~e Ghost of Jaworski Present, appeared
WIth tapes and legal briefs in hand. The
spirit began directing several pointed questions
at the President, asking him to explain
his unusual behavior in the whole
W~tergate affair. The President, trembling
With fear and sweat on his brow, could
only r~spond, "I am the President, I will
do the Job I was elected to do. "TheGhost's
reply was simple and to the point, "Mend
your ways and put the interests of the
country above your own." Upon leaving
the spirit promised that the President would
be visited by a third and far more dreadful
4:30 a.m. - The White House was quiet
once more and Joe and Emily were drifting
off into sleep, when they were startled by
noises again from the President'sroom. The
President's voice was by now quite weak.
The Ghost of San Quentin Future had arrived
amid the sounds of clanking chains
and rattling keys. In a stern and deliberate
manner, the Ghost said, "Your continued
evasiveness and contempt will not be allowed
to succeed. The legal process will
be vindicated despite your efforts." With
this the Ghost made his departure, chanting
"reconsider Richard, reconsider Richard."
The whole affair was too much for the
President. He streaked into his wife'sroom,
crying for help and relating his horrible
experience with the three Ghosts. Pat
promptly lifted the phone and placed a
call to the Reverend Billy Graham, who she
knew would be able to give the President
personal spiritual comfort. Graham was
heard telling the President to pray that
God's will would be worked out in the
Watergate affair.
5:45 a.m. - Joe and Emily were by now
quite weary, and decided they had had
enough excitement for one night. Still,
the Woodpeckers went to sleep confused
and worried, fearing that Nixon as jailbird
would cast negative aspersions on their
species. And although they were able to
conclude that the night-time activities in
and about the White House were far more
entertaining than television, they also
thought they were indeed far more frightening.
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To the Editor:
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Two debaters respond
Dear Editor:
We are very much appreciative of the
interest and concern the Clarion expressed
over the dilemna of the debate team at
Bethel, attested to by the article published
in the last issue of the paper. We are impressed
by the strong conviction Bill
Trollinger expressed toward our former
program and its fate. However, we would
like to take this opportunity to make one
much needed clarification.
Duane Stanley, the coach of Bethel's
debate team this fall, was a very dedicated,
patient, and competent advisor. He, like
us, experienced a great deal of frustration
in his attempts to build a strong program
of debate at Bethel. We say this of our
own accord, and out of a deep sense of
gratitude for the services he rendered to
us this past season as our debate coach.
The analogy of the basketball team, presented
in Trollinger's article, was for the
most part, a very fitting one. We had only
the bare minimum of participants involved
(just us two) in the program, and are resources
were extremely limited if not entirely
deficient. The final part of the illustration
Trollinger used, namely the fact
that we were handicapped by a coach
that only showed up for games, is not in
itself representative of what happened.
Mr. Stanley, spent as much time outside
of his other assignments as possible working
with us, the fact that the school hired
him on only a part-time basis, was the
element that seriously hindered us, not
Stanley's willingness to help.
In conclusion, let us take this opportunity
to thank all of those concerned
with the future (or past) of Bethel debate
for their support in what was a very difficult
experience for both of us. Thank
you Mr. Stanley also, you tried your
hardest, and so did we.
Tom Addington
Bob Moeller
Teacher, continued from page four
ner-city school after graduation would
have been a last resort. Now I'd like to go
there first. "
What caused her to re-evaluate the inner-
city's opportunities and the challenges
it represents?
"The kids were just fantastic, they were
the most 'giving' kids I have ever seen. They
were always bringing us cards, poems, candy,
and things. They were just amazing!"
Another attitude that Kathy re-evaluated
through her experience was her own
feelings about Catholicism. The schools
where she worked were run by the Catholic
churches of the area, and nuns and priests
formed the teaching faculty.
"My ideas about Catholics really
changed, too," Kathy continued. "The
nuns were strong authority figures for the
kids and some of their methods were, well
different than what I was used to. But th~
emphasis in their religion classes was on
giving, sharing, living and caring, and they
were the kids' favorite classes. I really
learned a lot from them, and learned to
appreciate some of their teachings."
II! her work at the schools, Kathy also
acted as a tutor to some of the students.
In this work, and in her teaching experience,
she greatly appreciated the training
that she's had in the Bethel Education Department.
"We have an excellent education department
at Bethel, with Dr. Runbeck
and all. With the training we've received,
we've got what it takes to help these kids.
We should be the ones going out into inner-
city schools!" said Kathy.
After completing herstudent teaching,
Kathy tentatively plans to work toward a
masters' degree in special education, an
area which she is "all excited about." It's
a journey that may lead her back into inner-
city work, a journey that started in
Albany, New York.
'74 Association
budget OK'd
by Sidney Dinwoodie
The following budget for the 1974/75
school year was approved at a meeting of
the student senate on Tuesday, February
Activities & Administration
General Activities (Senate)
Events (Campus
Co-ordinator) . . . . . . .. 1,000
Office & Travel (Association) 750
Office (Campus Co-ordinator 300
Stipends . . . . . . $4,500
President . ...... 1,400
Vice-president . . . . 550
Secretary ..... . . 800
Treasurer .. . .... 400
Campus Co-ordinator(s) .. 1,100
Business Manager .. . . . . 250
Communications .... $24,050
Clarion. . . . . 13,000
Spire ...... 7,650
Total .. . . . . $31,500
Particular attention should be given to
the amount alloted to the Spire. The allocation
of $7,650 is significantly less than
was granted last year and the resulting
lack of funds will mean changes for next
year's yearbook.
Two main options have been offered
to next year's editor. The first is putting
out a smaller, cheaper yearbook with either
fewer pages or a different format
(such as a soft cover and a greater emphasis
on photography). The second option
calls for leaving the yearbook in its present
form and selling subscriptions to it
at the beginning of the year. Members of
the Student Association would receive a
50% discount on their subscriptions and
others would pay full price.
I asked Jack if he felt the yearbook was
losing enough popUlarity to warrant be-continued
on page eight
Budget, continued from page seven
clarion briefs ...
ing discontinued. "I believe the students
want a yearbook," said Jack. "The size
of the school and its emphasis on the community
aspect and the involvement of
people make the Spire a meaningful record
of the years activities."
Academic calendar
Hamline University
Thurs., Mar. 14; Putnam Lecture: "The
Price of Liberation in a World of Violence;"
Speaker: John M. Swomley Jr.,; Place:
Hamline University Student Center Ballroom,
8:15 p.m., no charge.
Swomley is professor of Christian ethics
at St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas
City, Mo., president of the Methodist
Peace Fellowship and president of the Western
Missouri affiliate of the Am. Civil
Liberties Union, as well as a member of
the ACLU national board. He has in the
past served on the Methodist Church's
General Conference Commission to study
the Relation of Nuclear War to the Christian
Faith, and also on the Board of Directors
of the Am. Society of Christian Ethics.
College of St. Catherine
Mon., Mar. 11 Gallery Talk: "Neo-Realism;"
Speaker: Robert Clark Nelson,
director of St. Kate's art gallery; Place:
CSC art building galleries, 105 p.m., no
Janice Johnson
Chapel schedule
This week should be one of great: spiritual
and intellectual stimulation · as we
learn more of God, this world, and what
God is doing in this world. Four speakers,
each of whom is a rare treat, will be a
special blessing when brought so close
Monday (March 11) - Rev. WarrenG. Magneson,
General Secretary of the Baptist
General Conference.
Tuesday - Rev. Doug Staves, Dean of
Northwestern College.
Wednesday - Convocation: J. Dudley
Woodbury, see preview.
Thursday - Music: Jim Warner was a Bethel
student and is now at St. Cloud and
is part of an ensemble made up of students
there. They were to have been
with us three weeks ago, but were
stopped by sickness.
Friday - Pres. Carl Lundquist.
Paul Goddard
Entertainment suggestions
Music -
March 10 - Choral festival, 8 p.m.,
Hamline United Methodist Church
March 12 - Macalester Symphony Orchestra
at Macalester College Concert
Hall, 8 p.m.
March 11 to 28 - "Larkin-Lou Collaborative:
A New Expression of Organic
Forms Fossilized in Clay,"
ceramics display at Janet Wallace
Fine Arts Center, MacalesterCollege.
March 8 to 17 - John B. Flannagan:
Sculpture and Drawings 1924-38, at
Minnesota Museum of Art Community
Drama -
March - "New American Drama" at
Cricket Theatre, Fridays, Saturdays,
and Sundays through March 31,
8 p.m.
March 8,9,10 - "King Lear" at University
of Minnesota's Whiting Proscenium
Theater, 3 p.m.
Curtis Kregness
* * * *
Band Pops Concert, Bethel Gym,
8 p.m. Friday, March 15.
African relief events
Tuesday, March 12 - Fast for African
Wednesday, March 13 - Stookey
benefi t concert.
J. Dudley Woodbury, son-in-law of Dr.
Bob Smith of Bethel, will be the convocation
speaker this Wednesday, March 13.
Woodbury has his doctorate in Islamic
studies and will be speaking on the topic
"Islam and the Arab World."
Pi Gamma Mu
On Thursday, March 14, Ken Gowdy, assistant
professor of Sociology, will be
speaking at the next Pi Gamma M u lecture
on the topic, "Is a Christian Social Science
a Feasible Goal?" All students are welcome.
* * * *
Today (Friday) is the last day to enter
the Coeval Haiku Contest. Entries should
be put in P.O. 645.
IIBilly BuddH preview
Have you heard the rumor that there's
a Navy ship being built at Bethel? Now
you're probably asking yourself, "Why
are they building a ship?" Well, the truth
of the matter is, a ship is being built in the
experimental theatre for this year's spring
drama production, "Billy Budd."
Now for details .....
Billy Budd ...... Dan Freeburg
Captain Vere ...... Paul Siemers
Claggart ....... Mark Thoreson
Squeak. . . . . .. Steve Jergenson
Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Moser
Dansker ........... Jim Spon
Kincaid .......... Jack Starr
Jackson ......... Mark Wood
Seymour . . . . . . . .. Terry Olson
Ratcliffe. . . . . . .. Larry Jacobs
Wyatt . . . . . . . . Tim Zimmerman
Gardiner . . . . . .. Perry Hubbard
Rea .......... Tom McKnight
Surgeon ........ Dale Peterson
Payne . . . . . . . .. Steve Johnson
Butler .......... Karl Shafer
Talbot ... . . . .. Jim Gilbertson
Hallam . . . . . . . . . .. Bob Miller
Messboy . . . . . . . . .. Jeff Miller
Stoll .......... Dave Johnson
Duncan ......... Mike Dyrdal
Byren ............ John Uran
Dates ... March 15,16,17,
March 22,23,24
Friday and Saturday performances at
8 p.m., Sunday at 8:30.
Tickets $1.50 Adults, $1.00 SAC.
Jack Starr
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Lady Royals
finish 6- 3
by Dave Greener
The lady Royals concluded their 1974
basketball campaign last week by defeating
St. Catherine, 46-37, and succumbing
to St. Olaf, 58-33. The games gave the
girls a 6-3 final season showing.
Bethel vanquished the visiting St. Catherine
varsity February 25, leading throughout
the entire contest. Chris Kimball's 15
points paced her teammates in the triumph,
while Terry Schimbeno tallied 14. The victory
was Bethel's fifth varsity home win
of the year (the varsi ty hasn't lost on Royal
soil since 1972).
St. Olaf's superior shooting and good
fast break action helped spell a Bethel
defeat February 28 when theRoyalsvisited
Northfield, Minnesota. St. Olaf jumped
Healy, continued from page five
to a 20-8 first quarter lead and maintained
a 30-20 margin at the half. Chris Kimball
again threaded 15 points, Bethel's best
scoring in the losing cause. The loss evened
St. Olaf's record with Bethel, the Royals
having overcome the ales, 42-32, at Bethel
earlier this year.
Surveying the season, Coach Carol
Morgan commented, "I was really pleased
with the way the team played this year.
I felt, as a whole, the team played very
well together. "
Five seniors closed their collegiate basketball
careers last week. "A" team members
Lynn Dreesen, Kathy Head and Chris
Kim ball each concluded four years of
Bethel basketball. For "B" team seniors
Louise Laakso and Debbie Van Loon, the
year was both first and final.
The "B" team finished its season last
week on the short side of decisions to St.
Catherine and St. Olaf. St. Cate tipped the
Royals by a point, 18-17, while St. Olaf
beat Bethel, 31-24. Carla Gustafson led
the Royals with 6 markers in the St. Cate
contest while Cathy Olson's 16 did the
same against St. Olaf. The losses left the
team with a season ledger of 1-5.
Students visit
Sem meeting
by Ray Stockwell
Last Friday many of Bethel's students
had the unique opportunity of attending
the 1974 College Conference on the Ministry.
This conference for high school seniors
and college students was held at the
Bethel Seminary.
During the course of the day various
seminars as well as formal messages were
presented. Some of the topics discussed
were, "What Should I Expect from Seminary
Education," "The Challenge of the
Ministry Today," and "The Kind of People
God Uses."
Sophomore Dale Peterson, when asked
what he gained from the conference, replied,
"I gained much more than just a
passing awareness of the many facets of
Christian service. "
These are the kinds of things that make Ron wish that every
student could be a janitor for a day.
breakfast. We want to emphasize to the churches that we are
not asking for a sacrificial donation; we're offering them what
they would have anyway, Sunday breakfast at a minimal cost.
But since the food has been donated to us, we're able to raise
needed money for a very worthy cause. "
Well, I haven't dropped a gum wrapper for over a week
now. When my left-hand-behind-the-back paper towel shot
falls short, I follow up for the rebound. And the way I wipe
my feet before treading on the carpet would bring tears to my
mother's eyes. Take my word for it: any effort on our part
will not go unappreciated. And besides, it's easier than being
janitor for a day.
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StUdents who wish to help in this should contact Lentz,
Landis, or other members of the Student Senate.
Where the $ Goes
What types of food and supplies will this money buy? And
how much of this money will be eaten up by administrative
These are important questions that Food for the Hungry and
Dr. Ward quickly answer. "God in His goodness has placed in
our hands a large quantity of high protein food of a type we
have used extensively throughout the world. We are also providing
soy milk, vitamins, and other nutritional supplements."
These foods are channeled through various Christian mission
agencies, such as the Sudan Interior Mission and the Medical
Assistance Program. This is an important factor in the unique
concept of Food for the Hungry, according to Dr. Ward.
"We maintain a small nucleus staff in this country (four fulltime
people) ... and we seek to multiply the impact overseas
by working through missionaries and national Christians." By
procuring donated foods and paying only the shipping costs,
Ward claims that "every dollar here can be multiplied by at least
40 - so a gift of $5, for example, provides at least $200 of food,
ready to be shipped to the hungry in the name of Christ. "
He also stresses that all money donated in this project will
be used for aiding African famine victims. "We will certify to
use each cent given either to actually secure food or to ship it to
Africa, and we'll want to document and illustrate this."
Why Do It?
Bethel College will join hands with Food for the Hungry this
week as the fast-donation, the benefit concert featuring Paul
Stookey, (and later on the pancake breakfasts), raise funds to
aid those facing starvation in West Africa.
Please see Craig Brenneise, chairman of the Student Senate
Activities Committee, if you can help administer one of these
Why should we do it, some may ask? Because for that little
girl above, it is a matter of life ... and death. And because in the
words of the Giver, " ... to the extent that you did it to one of
these, you did it to Me."
by John Merritt
There are three young men who have put in a lot of extra
hard work these past two weeks in preparation for the NAIA
Nationals in River Falls, Wisconsin this weekend. Jerry Flasch,
who has wrestled heavyweight all season, has been making an
effort, (between trips to the cafeteria and coffee shop) to cut
weight to 190. In all seriousness, Jerry deserves a lot of credit
for making the nationals as a freshman following a fine season
with several clutch performances. Dave Hanks, senior, will be
wrestling at his normal 1 7 7. It's been a delight to see Dave
wrestle, improving each year of his four years at Bethel, capping
it off with a trip to the nationals this year. Fred Witzgall has
also been in the excruciating process of losing weight. Feeling
that it will be advantageous for him to wrestle in the 158 weight
class, Fred trusts that he will be able to keep his strength after
sweating off the few pounds that he hopefully can afford to
lose. Cutting weight is no fun. The tough workouts are enough,
but not being able to eat when the hunger pains come on is
enough to drive any man crazy. God bless you guys for your
efforts all season.
3-Way Tie in Conference B-Ball
One of those seemingly nonsensical phenomena in sports
happened in the Tri-State Basketball Conference this year. In
short, Northwestern beat Bethel twice, Bethel beat Sioux Falls
twice, and then Sioux Falls beat Northwestern twice. There
seems to be an inconsistency here. Is there any explanation?
Dean Ericson, JV coach, mentioned that Bethel's inability
to 'overcome Northwestern was largely a mental block. Coach
Trager agreed, but added that Northwestern has superior quickness
which helped them.
My question was, "Well then, how did Sioux Falls beat
them and how did we beat Sioux Falls?"
Trager put heavy emphasis on the boards, saying that Sioux
Falls was quicker and tougher on the boards than Northwestern
was. In turn, we beat Sioux Falls because of our superior board
play. Simply because we were stronger and out-muscled Sioux
Meet the Tri-State Conference title sharers
Falls, whereas Northwestern was not able to do that, is a plausible
explanation for the wierd three-way tie. One minor factor
that coach Trager mentioned was the fact that Scroggins sort
of had Sioux Falls psyched out, whereas Northwestern didn't
let the Conference top scorer bother them.
Bob Briner
Bethel was privileged last Friday to be visited by Bob
Briner, a man who has been involved in sports, from player to
executive, from grade school to professional, all his life. Following
a challenging message in chapel concerning the need for
the Christian layman to build bridges to the hearts of those
with whom we have contact daily, he spoke at a luncheon on
the topic, "Basketball: A Game, An Attitude, A Way of Life."
After hearing him speak and after reading his article in the December
10 issue of Sports Illustrated, he inspired me to write
a column on "Sports, Ethics, and Money" which you will find
in my next "Sports Mentioning."
Royals top Tri-state;
so do Raiders, Braves
by Curtis Kregness
As Tri-State Conference basketball competition concluded
last week, the Bethel Royals had the dubious honor of being in
first place. Excitement at Bethel was not forthcoming, as one
might expect, for Sioux Falls and Northwestern College could
also claim that distinction.
The frustrating three-way tie (each team had eight wins
and two losses in conference play) was finalized last Tuesday
as Sioux Falls handed Northwestern of Iowa its second overtime
defeat this season, 82 to 80. Sioux Falls was also responsible
for Northwestern's other loss earlier in the season, 84 to
83 in overtime. Similarly, Northwestern accounted for Bethel's
two conference losses, and Bethel twice downed Sioux Falls.
Yankton and Concordia College occupied second and third
place, respectively.
Steve Scroggins, Mark Robertson, and Paul Healy were
able to distinguish Bethel in a somewhat different manner.
Scroggins and Robertson were both named to the eight-man
All-Conference team, and Healy was one of six who received
honorable mention.
Those three Royals were also among the top ten scorers in
the Tri-State Conference. Scroggins was first, Robertson seventh,
and Healy tenth.
Bethel's prospects in basketball next year are doubtful.
Robertson, Healy, and others will have to make up for the loss
of five graduating seniors: Scroggins, Phil Aune, Tim Maring,
John Priestly, and Ted Steen. Players like Wayne Hallquist and
Rick Seume, who saw little varsity action this year, will undoubtedly
playa bigger role in Bethel's game plans for the
1974-75 season.
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