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2008 Jeep Commander ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Where no Jeep has gone before.
The Jeep Commander offers more capability over rugged terrain than most drivers will ever need. It can haul up to seven people and a lot of stuff just about anywhere it can fit. If you're expecting an unrefined vehicle with sluggish performance, however, you'll be surprised. It's surprisingly smooth and spry.
As suggested by its slab-sided styling, the Commander offers utility and a roomy, airy cabin. The rear seats are progressively stepped up, theater style, giving back-seat riders a view of the road. This feeling of airiness is enhanced by a pair of glass roof panels, though the third row is best reserved for 10-year-olds.
Utility comes in the form of a perfectly flat cargo floor when the rear two rows are folded down, providing 68.5 cubic feet of cargo space. Those in the front seats enjoy a comfortable cabin, much of which is shared with the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Belied by the utilitarian styling, however, is the Commander's responsiveness and ride quality. It rides surprisingly well for a tall, seven-passenger SUV. On the highway, the Commander is a notably smooth and comfortable cruiser. It's reasonably quiet, allowing easy conversation, a pleasant surprise given the squared-off styling and all-terrain tires. The tall ride height and off-road capability make the Commander handle poorly, though. While not tippy, the Commander is prone to body lean in turns and heavy braking, and isn't as nimble as the latest crossover SUVs.
A choice of V6 and V8 engines is available. The mid-level 4.7-liter V8 is upgraded for 2008, gaining 70 horsepower for a total of 305 while also gaining slightly in fuel economy performance. With its responsive acceleration and 6,500-pound towing capacity, the 4.7-liter V8 is a fine choice in the Commander. The top-line 5.7-liter V8 Hemi makes the Commander downright quick and is best for those who need to tow trailers up to 7,400 pounds.
Two-wheel-drive models are available, though that seems a curious choice because it loses the benefits of Jeep's highly capable four-wheel-drive systems, one of the Commander's most compelling features. Buyers who don't need off-road capability might be better served by something else.
In addition to the upgraded 4.7-liter V8, Commander gets new entertainment and off-road features for 2008, as well as an available five-passenger version. The entertainment features consist of Sirius Backseat TV with three child-oriented channels and Jeep's MyGig, a 20-gigabyte hard drive that holds songs, pictures, and navigation system map information. Hill-start assist holds the brakes when the driver lets off them on a hill to allow smooth launches. Hill-descent control uses the ABS to control the rate of speed when driving down steep hills. Commander is available with an optional trailer sway control system that helps stabilize trailers during towing.
The 2008 Jeep Commander comes in three trim levels: Sport, Limited, and Overland. All are available with 2WD or 4WD.
Commander Sport 2WD ($27,415) comes standard with a 3.7-liter SOHC V6, rated at 210 horsepower and 235 pound-feet of torque. The V6 is mated to a five-speed automatic transmission. Standard on Sport are cloth upholstery, air conditioning, AM/FM/CD stereo with six speakers, power windows, power heated mirrors, front bucket seats with lumbar adjustment, rear obstacle detection, liftgate glass that opens by remote control, all-terrain tires on 17-inch cast aluminum wheels, a full-size spare tire, and cruise control with switches on the steering wheel. For 2008, the tilting steering column adds a telescoping feature.
Commander Sport 4WD ($29,415) adds Quadra-Trac I, an automatic full-time all-wheel-drive system enhanced by electronic traction control.
A 4.7-liter SOHC V8 is available on Sport as part of an option package. It is rated 305 horsepower and 330 pound-feet of torque. This engine also comes with a five-speed automatic, but a more heavy-duty unit with a split second gear that provides a shorter ratio on kick-down than on up-shift.
Limited 2WD ($36,305) comes standard with the 4.7-liter V8 and HD transmission, plus a wide array of comfort and convenience features, including leather-trimmed first- and second-row seats, leather-wrapped steering wheel, dual-zone automatic climate control, Sirius satellite radio with one-year subscription, Boston Acoustics speakers, power adjustable heated front seats, power adjustable pedals, third-row heat and ventilation, sunroof, remote starting, rain-sensitive wipers, automatic headlights, universal garage door opener; and a security system. For 2008, the Limited model adds a standard rear backup camera and Jeep's MyGig Entertainment System, which has a 6.5-inch touchscreen and a 20-gigabyte hard drive to hold music and picture files. Limited can be distinguished by its chromed grille and exterior chrome accents.
Limited 4WD ($38,925) has Quadra-Trac II, a full-time active four-wheel-drive system that includes a two-speed transfer case (so you can select a lower gear range for crawling through seriously rugged, muddy, or sandy terrain; or neutral for towing); plus electronic traction control.
Optional on Limited is the 5.7-liter Hemi V8 (again, as part of a larger package), producing 330 horsepower and 375 pound-feet of torque. The Hemi features the fuel-saving Multi-Displacement System (MDS) technology, which shuts down four of the eight cylinders under light-load conditions.
Optional with the Hemi is Quadra-Drive II ($795), Jeep's most sophisticated 4WD system. Three limited-slip differentials (one in each axle and one between the axles) are electronically controlled, sending torque to the wheels, or single wheel, with the best traction. The system also includes low-range gearing and traction control.
The top-of-the-line Overland ($40,385) comes standard with the Hemi and a trailer-tow group. It raises the interior plush factor with suede-trimmed leather seats embroidered with the Overland logo; leather-wrapped shift knob and grab handles; Berber floor mats; and woodgrain trim on the center stack, console, steering wheel (which is also leather-wrapped) and front door panels. Overland also adds conveniences, such as a power liftgate, UConnect hands-free cell phone link, and a cargo net. For 2008, Overland trades a standard navigation system for Jeep's MyGig Multi-Media Infotainment system, which adds voice control and a navigation system with real-time traffic to the MyGig Entertainment System. Outside, Overland is distinguished by Platinum-look trim, a unique wire-lattice grille and 18-inch wheels instead of 17s.
Overland 4WD ($43,850) comes with Quadra-Drive II.
Other Commander options include rear DVD entertainment system and engine block heater. For 2008, the rear DVD entertainment system is available with Sirius Backseat.
Based on the Grand Cherokee, the Jeep Commander is the second-largest civilian-production Jeep in history. (The largest was the J-120/J-130 Gladiator pickup of the 1960s and '70s.) The Commander is two inches longer and 3.2 inches taller than the Grand Cherokee. The Commander's stepped roofline makes for excellent headroom for the rear-seat passengers, and the stepped effect is camouflaged by a roof rack rail.
The Commander is instantly recognizable as a Jeep, thanks to liberal use of Jeep design cues, such as the seven-slot grille, trapezoidal wheel openings, and squared-off lines with flat surfaces. Exposed Allen-head bolts along the wheel openings and in the headlamp module are decorative, intended to create a technical look.
Its body sides are more vertical than those on most SUVs, consistent with Jeep design heritage. From the rear, the flat hatch helps define a boxy space that reminds us of the Hummer H2. Jeep literature points instead to boxier ancestors within the Jeep family, including the 1946-65 Station Wagon, the 1963-91 Wagoneer, and the 1984-01 Cherokee.
The roof rack rail has three integrated tie-downs on each side. On Limited and Overland, assist handles extend from the roof rail down the back of the D-pillars, adding to the rugged, utilitarian appearance of the vehicle. The assist handles are black with chrome inserts on Limited, and black with platinum inserts on the Overland. On top of the rear bumper is a diamond-plate-texture step pad. The pad's nonskid surface is helpful when stepping on the rear bumper to gain access to the roof of the vehicle for tying down kayaks, bicycles and other gear.
Jeep has reached deep into its heritage to revive the Overland name. First built in 1903, the Overland automobile was the earliest ancestor of the Willys. Willys played an instrumental role in the development and production of the World War II-era Jeep, but was also the first automaker to seriously envision a civilian market for a military-style utility vehicle. The Willys Jeep debuted in 1946 and had its name shortened to just-plain Jeep in the early 1960s. Although the Jeep brand has passed through several owners since then, its lineage remains unbroken.
The cockpit of the Jeep Commander has a cozy, cocoon-like feel to it. The seats are nicely shaped and padded, and the steering wheel, a four-spoke design with cruise control buttons at the thumb positions, has the substantial feel of leather and exposed stitching on higher line models. The Commander has a tangible sheltering quality that immediately appealed to us. It's the kind of vehicle we'd like to get into on a cold, windy day.
At the same time, the Commander offers a sense of spaciousness. Overhead skylights add an airy feeling for passengers in the second row. The skylights are fixed and don't open, but they have pull-out shades to filter light and reduce heat. The Commander's raised roof permits use of stadium seating; each row is higher than the one in front of it, giving second- and third-row passengers enhanced forward visibility.
Up front, occupants enjoy a commanding view of the road. Head and leg room are plentiful. From the driver's seat, the controls are all within easy reach and are logically placed. The materials are decent for the price, but there are more hard plastic surfaces than top-line buyers might like. Commander offers good storage space, with a large center console, a decent-sized glove box with an open cubby above it, plenty of cupholders and other thoughtful cubby holes here and there.
The second-row seats are comfortable but are tight on leg room for taller passengers. The third-row seat will accommodate an adult, but seems designed for children in the eight- to 10-year-old range. To access the rear, the second-row seat flops forward, providing a careful adult with a reasonably easy path to the rearmost bench seat, which is split 50-50. Those of average size and weight should be able to make their way into the third row with minimal effort. Still, the Commander is only a few inches bigger than a standard Grand Cherokee, so back-row seating is not ideal for taller adults or for longer trips. The third row does have available rear heating and air conditioning controls, and nearby power points. In addition to providing comfort for children, the rear HVAC can be a relief to dogs on hot days.
Both the second- and third-row seats fold to create a perfectly flat load floor, and there is an L-shaped storage bin located behind the third-row seats. The arrangement means that there will always be a practical way to configure the Commander for either more passenger seating, or added cargo and gear. It strikes us as versatile, with few tradeoffs. The load floor height is relatively high, however, at 36.2 inches, meaning it requires extra effort to lift cargo up and in.
Jeep says the MyGig Multi-Media Infotainment system can hold 1600 songs. The MyGig Entertainment system doesn't have a navigation system and all its associated map information, so it hold twice as many songs. The rear-seat DVD package is now offered with Sirius Backseat TV. The TV has three channels, all aimed at kids: Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, and Nickelodeon. Two sets of headphones are provided, so front passengers can listen to Sirius radio while rear occupants watch the TV. With the car in Park, front passengers can watch TV on the MyGig screen.
Driving Impression
The Jeep Commander is remarkably responsive around town for a seven-passenger SUV, a trait we noticed while driving them in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Its rack-and-pinion steering feels more precise than in many truck-based SUVs. Driving in rush-hour traffic reveals the Commander to be quicker, better balanced, and a little more conducive to aggressive driving than the average truck-based SUV, and far more so than its appearance suggests.
Still, the Commander is a tall and heavy and it suffers from copious body lean during heavy braking and in turns. When driving a Commander, you'll want to slow down more for turns than in most vehicles. Many car-based SUVs offer more stable carlike ride and handling than the Commander, and better fuel economy, too.
The Commander's 4.7-liter V8 engine delivers good throttle response around town, and with its 2008 upgrades is better than ever. The five-speed automatic transmission enhances the engine's responsiveness and features two second-gear ratios. Punching the throttle signals the automatic to kick down into the lower second gear to supply greater acceleration. Otherwise, a taller ratio with a smoother upshift is used. The effect is an energetic surge when you call for it, and a sense that you can control the transmission with your right foot.
We found the 4.7-liter V8 to be a fine all-around performer, leaving us to consider the 5.7-liter Hemi as a requirement only for those who plan to tow heavier loads. The Hemi is rated to handle up to 7,400 pounds vs. 6,500 pounds for the 4.7-liter V8.
The 3.7-liter V6 uses the same electronic throttle control as the V8s, but its EPA-ratings are only 14/19 mpg City/Highway, compared to 13/18 mpg for the 4.7-liter V8 and 13/19 (13/17 with 4WD) for the 5.7 V8. Given its fuel economy and power limitations, we would not recommend the V6.
The 4.7 offers the additional advantage of Flex-Fuel Vehicle (FFV) capability, meaning it can run happily on gasoline or up to 85 percent ethanol (E85). Except, that is, in Maine, New York, Vermont, Connecticut and California, where the 4.7 remains a gas-only unit.
On the highway, the Commander is a notably smooth and comfortable cruiser. Jeeps are not the most aerodynamic vehicles in the world, but wind and tire noise seem unremarkable, well within the range of the average SUV and something less than in bigger, square-bodied truck-based 4X4s. It is easy to maintain a conversation using normal tones of voice, and easy to imagine this would be a fine vehicle for cross-country touring.
The advanced Quadra-Drive II system and a 2.72:1 low-range gear gives the Commander excellent capability, something we learned on rocky forest trails in the Pocono Mountains. This system supplies lots of traction, and the Commander has quick steering that makes it maneuverable in tight quarters.
The Goodyear Fortera tires, with their all-terrain tread, proved their worth as traction devices and suspension components, helping to soak up the lumps from rocks and logs, and maintaining a grip clearly enhanced by the Commander's electronic traction control.
Ground clearance is sufficient to negotiate rocky terrain, but the trail was challenging enough to create a few clangs and clunks when we touched the underbody. We found the Commander capable of going anywhere it will fit. The limitation would come if the Commander were used to cross steep, narrow gulches that call for extreme angles of departure because its longer body has more rear overhang than a Grand Cherokee. Nonetheless, for most people, there is probably more rough terrain capability built into the Commander than they will ever need or use.
The 2008 Jeep Commander should be attractive to families that need four-wheel-drive capability for vacations, camping, or challenging winters. Its seven-passenger seating capability is complemented by seats that fold flat for big cargo capacity. With a wide range of engines, options and prices, the Commander is versatile enough to appeal to a broad array of buyers. On the road, it's far more quick and quiet than its slab-sided styling suggests. Those who don't need off-road capability may want to consider one of the larger crossover SUVs now available from a variety of competitors.
Off-road expert John Stewart filed the original report, with NewCarTestDrive.com editor Mitch McCullough reporting from Los Angeles and correspondent Kirk Bell reporting from Chicago.
Model Lineup
Jeep Commander Sport 2WD ($27,415); Sport 4WD ($29,415): Limited 2WD ($36,305); Limited 4WD ($38,925); Overland 2WD ($40,385); Overland 4WD ($43,850).
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Jeep Commander Limited 4WD ($38,925).The Commander is the largest production Jeep as well as the first to seat seven. Despite its extra size, the Commander still provides the same rugged off-road capability and comfort expected of the Jeep name. Power for the Commander comes from the choice of a V-6 or two different V-8 engines. The Sport trim starts with a 210-hp 3.7-liter V6, the Limited gets a 290-hp, flex-fuel 4.7-liter V8 (optional on Sport), and the top-of-the-line Overland has a 330-hp 5.7-liter V8 Hemi (optional on Limited). A five-speed automatic transmission mates all the engines with either a two- or four-wheel drive system. Standard safety features include all-row side-curtain air bags, front-impact air bags, anti-lock brakes w/brake assist, electronic stability control w/roll mitigation and trailer sway control on models with the tow package. For 2008, the Commander adds an all-new 4.7L V8 along with several new entertainment and safety technologies.
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Each investor forms their own trading strategies and rules for buying stocks based on personal goals and risk tolerance. And similarly, each investor buys and sells stocks and mutual funds based on what makes sense to them, right?
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Remember Flooz.com, which pitched a kind of online currency that would serve as an alternative to credit cards? It sounds like a crazy concept, but somehow the company raised somewhere between $35 million and $50 million from investors and enlisted a few retail giants such as Barnes & Noble to join in. But at its core, Flooz was a glorified gift card company with limited partners. Three years after going public, Flooz was bankrupt – which shouldn't have surprised anyone who took a hard look at the company's business model.
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But short-term traders who get greedy and refuse to sell can be just as bad as buy-and-hold investors panicking and selling too quickly. Many traders who sold off their stock when the market crashed in March 2009 not only locked in historic low valuations for the equities they sold, they missed out on one of the biggest rallies in the market's history in mid-2009. Some big-name stocks like Ford (F), Colgate-Palmolive (CL) and General Mills (GIS) are actually trading higher now than they were before the market's meltdown two years ago.
Whatever your tactics — simple trading strategies or not — keep your goals clearly in mind before making any purchase. Set a reasonable price target or holding time for any asset, and use this investment strategy to color your decision. Simply knowing a company is a "great stock" provides little consolation if you sell your shares too early or too late to actually make any money.
As of this writing, Jeff Reeves did not own a position in any of the stocks mentioned here.


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Now he's looking to do more as the Texans prepare for Saturday's playoff game against the Bengals.
His performance this season has left him with Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison as the only players in NFL history with at least three seasons with 1,500 yards receiving. He also reached the mark in 2008 and 2009.
Johnson has 112 catches this season for his fourth career 100-catch year and his most since finishing with 115 catches in 2008. He was recently selected to his sixth Pro Bowl and has more than 11,000 yards receiving in his career.
Coach Gary Kubiak calls Johnson's season "amazing", and loves the way he leads the Texans by example with his hard work and positive attitude.
"I've been fortunate to be around some special players, but I really count my blessings with this one," Kubiak said. "He's a heck of a player, but a great kid, too."
Johnson has had success against Cincinnati, and is averaging 122.7 yards receiving in his past three games against the Bengals.
He's disappointed that the team has struggled recently, losing three of its past four games. But he believes they'll turn things around on Saturday.
"We just haven't been playing football the way that we know how to play it," Johnson said. "We just have to get back to what we have done earlier during the season. Find that same kind of focus and everybody just lock into what they're doing and just go play football the way we know how to play it."
Johnson got off to a slow start this season after being hampered by minor injuries in training camp. But he has been on a roll in the past seven games, piling up 1,001 yards. Johnson has six 100-yard games this season, including a career-best 273 yards receiving in a win over the Jaguars.
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis doesn't believe it's possible to shut down Johnson, but they do hope to limit his catches.
"He's a fine, fine player. I don't know about shutting (him) down, and if you can … do that because as we know, it's a two-pronged attack there with both the running game and the throwing game that comes off of it," Lewis said. "You really have to play really sound, sound defensive football in order to do that."
Johnson has a lot of respect for the Bengals, and knows Houston will have to play much better than it has been to win on Saturday.
"(They) might be the most talented defense we probably have faced," Johnson said. "They've been playing good football, a lot of good players on the back end, so it'll be a big challenge for us."
Johnson, who is the longest-tenured Texan, waited eight seasons before finally making the playoffs for the first time last season. His second trip will be very similar to the first with Houston hosting Cincinnati in a wild-card game for the second straight season.
"It's not new," Johnson said. "Last year it was new to us. This time it's not new. It's crazy that we're in the same place we were in last year, playing the same team. It'll be big. And we'll be ready to go."
One player it will be new to is quarterback Matt Schaub, who missed last year's playoff run with an injured foot. Much of the blame for Houston's recent slump has been directed at Schaub.
"That's just part of it," Johnson said. "When the team is not playing well, the quarterback is going to take most of the criticism. It's all about how you respond. We have another game Saturday, so however he goes out and plays Saturday that's what people will talk about."


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European Jobs
(Photo by Starr)
Hours of rehearsal on the part of members of the band and col
lege choir have gone into the annual fall pops concert, "An Evening
of Musical Fun," to be presented in the fieldhouse.
(Photo by Starr) A brainstorming session is held by Lee Bajuniemi, Jim Spickel-mier
and Carole Lundquist for the regional convention of the American
Association of Evangelical Students to be held at Bethel this weekend.
Faculty Women To Present
Special Thanksgiving Chapel
e CLARION Volume XXXIX—No. 10
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, November 20, 1962
AAES Meeting To Convene on Campus
For Consideration of Christian Thought
Concert To Offer
`Evening of Fun'
More than 3000 summer jobs
are now available throughout Eur-ope
for the summer of 1963.
The American Student Informa-tion
service is the only official
authorized organization placing
American college students in sum-mer
jobs in Europe on a large
It is celebrating its sixth an-niversary
by offering travel
grants and cash scholarships
from $10 to $175 to the first
1000 students applying for sum-mer
jobs in Europe.
Positions available include work
in factories, in resort-hotels, on
farms, on construction, in offices,
in hospitals, in child care and in
These jobs are located through-out
Europe and wages range from
$175 a month for the highest pay-ing
positions in Germany to only
room and board in Spain. Offered
in conjunction with package ar-rangements,
the cost of the sum-mer
will range from $150 to $799.
Among other things, each ap-plicant
is provided with an al-bum
of language records of the
country in which he will be
working, a student pass allowing
the bearer discounts throughout
Europe, complete health and ac-cidental
insurance coverage and
a choice of tours ranging from
six to 24 days.
Although ASIS offers complete
arrangements with a round-trip
scheduled jet flight, students are
free to make their own travel ar-rangements.
Those interested in the plan may
obtain a complete 20-page pros-pectus
and a European job appli-cation
by writing to ASIS, 22 Ave.
ae la LiDerte, ua.and Duchy of
Luxembourg, enclosing 20 cents
for an airmail reply.
Two recent additions to the
chapel program are a Thanksgiv-ing
service by faculty women and
a series of talks dealing with the
conference affirmation of faith by
various college and seminary in-structors.
Presented tomorrow, the Thanks-giving
chapel will center around a
picture drawn by Barbara Carl-son.
There will be no speaker,
but time will be provided for medi-tation,
silent prayer and scripture
Special music will be provided
by Miss Clara Seacamp, soloist,
Representatives from midwest-ern
Christian colleges and Bible
schools will convene at Bethel on
Nov. 23-24 for the fall regional
convention of the American As-soniat;
or. of Evarf_i;elical qt,,,.:le - t•F
After an opening session headed
by President Carl Lundquist at 9
and a trio composed of Miss Sea-camp,
Miss Marilyn Starr and Miss
Betty Tutton.
A new college chapel series deal-ing
with the conference affirma-tion
of faith began Friday, Nov.
2. President Lundquist introduced
the series, which will continue on
various Fridays throughout the
school year.
During each of these chapel ser-vices,
copies of an affirmation of
faith are to be read in unison.
Speakers will consider such topics
as the Trinity, the church and
Christian conduct.
a.m. Friday, Dr. Virgil Olson will
address the convention on "Out-thinking
the World," succeeded by
a discussion of "The Christian At-titude
Toward Truth."
nu se ticci (zPoi.mq mill i n-vestigate
the relationship between
Christian thought and different
fields and problems of today in the
At the Friday evening ban-quet
Dr. Robert Mounce will
speak on "Rediscovering the
Dr. Robert Smith will speak
about "Faith and Reason" on Sat-urday
at 10 a.m.
CULMINATING the AAES con-vention,
Lon Habkirk, regional
chairman from Wheaton college,
will preside at the business ses-sion
to consider the purpose of
AAES and the coming year's pro-gram.
Lee Bajuniemi, AAES co-or-dinator,
when asked the purpose
of AAES stated, "It is an assoc-iation
of student governments in
Annual Festival
Features Choirs
Speech Chorus
Dramatic readings, a giant mural
and a 175-voice festival choir will
combine to depict "Great is the
Mystery of Godliness," theme of
the sixth annual Festival of Chris-mas,
to be presented Dec. 7 and
Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 9 at 3
Mysteries of the birth, message
and return of Jesus provide the
basis for the chorus' and speech
choir's presentations.
The brass choir and orchestra
will also participate.
"Silent Night" by Gruber, "And
the Glory of the Lord" by Handel,
plus carols and seasonal compo-sitions
by various composers are
featured on the program, which is
under the direction of Julius Whit-inger,
chairman of the music de-partment;
Robert Berglund; Oliver
Mogck; and C. Howard Smith. Dale
Rott will direct the speech choir.
by Shirley Wilken
Tonight at 8 the music depart-ment
will present "An Evening of
Musical Fun" in the fieldhouse.
Carole Lundquist and Dave Hage
are co-chairmen of the program,
which will feature the band, under
the direction of Julius Whitinger,
and the college choir, directed by
Robert Berglund. Gerald Healy
will be the announcer.
SPIRITED NUMBERS will char-acterize
the first half of the pro-gram.
"The Crusaders," by Buch-tel,
will open the concert. Using
the Crusader's hymn as a theme,
this overture depicts the sincerity
and struggle of the Crusaders in
their attempt to regain the Holy
Land from its captors.
"Music of the South Americas"
by Tucci and Morissey includes
evangelical Christian schools.
Its purpose is to provide a struc-ture
for communication among
students across the country
through which they may discuss
r re,b1c. rnt chostilyl
higher education.
"The association consists of stu-dents
helping students, while ink'
ternationalizing the principles of
faith and education to develop
qualified Christian individuals who
will be able to project these prin-ciples
into their graduate life."
two selections reflecting typical
Latin American dash and color.
"Spiritual" from "Symphony No.
51/2 " by Gillis, a leading contem-porary
American composer, will
be followed by "Concert Digest,"
a musical satire by Lass.
Bethel's choir will sing "Jack
was Every Inch a Sailor," featur-ing
soloist Bruce Leafblad and
"Beautiful Dreamer" as arranged
by Roger Wagner.
ROMANTIC SONGS, "The Tryst-ing
Place" by Brahms and "My
True Love Hath My Heart" by Sil-ver,
will conclude the section.
After intermission and re-freshments
the band will present
"Fantasy on American Sailing
Songs" by Grundman, a number
smacking of salt spray and surf.
"Thunder and Lightning," a con-cert
polka by Strauss, portrays
a fox hunt.
"Concerto for Violin" by Schla-bach
will be a premier perform-ance
by newly discovered local
talent. Great marches of the world,
including France, "Le Pere de la
Victoire"; Italy, "Il Bersagliere";
Bolivia, "Martha 3 de Febrero";
England, "Colnel Bogey"; and the
United States, "The National Em-blem,"
will be the final presenta-tion
by the band.
Selections from "The King and
I," presented by the band and
choir will follow a number by the
male quartet. The band and choir
will present "This Is My Country"
by Ringwald as the finale.
The chapel and spiritual life
committee has requested that all
special_ ar noun epmpnts he tear
through the CLARION and not
during the chapel hour. Excep-tion
will be made only with per-mission
,of President Lundquist.
All announcements must be de-livered
to the CLARION office
by the Wednesday before each
Tuesday of publication.
Dr. Browne
. . a Christian journalist
Browne To Discuss Poetry,
Christian Writing in Convos
Benjamin Patterson Browne, president of Northern Baptist Theo-logical
seminary, will discuss "The Renaissance of Christian Poetry"
at a 10 a.m. convocation on Thursday, Nov. 29.
"New Realms the Writer Must Conquer for Christ" will be pre-sented
at the evening convocation at 8. An informal luncheon has also
been planned.
Currently president of the
American Baptist convention,
Dr. Browne has served in num-erous
executive capacities.
Before coming to Northern sem-inary,
he was executive director
of the division of Christian pub-lications
of the board of education
and publications of the American
Baptist convention and editor of
his denomination's education maga-zine,
the Baptist Leader.
Previously he was executive sec-retary
of the Pennsylvania Bap-tist
convention and promotion
director of the Massachusetts Bap-tist
He has also served as presi-dent
of the Associated Church
Press, a delegate to the White
House Conference on Children
and Youth and chairman of the
Commission on Bible Study for the Baptist World Alliance.
During the last fifteen years, Dr. Browne has founded and directed
a series of Christian writers' conferences, established the National
Christian Writing center at Green Lake, Wis., and initiated the Interna-tional
Christian Writers' seminar with leaders from thirty countries.
In addition to compiling and editing a trilogy of authoritative books
in Christian journalism (Christian Journalism for Today, The Writers'
Conference Comes to You and Techniques of Christian Writing), he has
authored three other books and has lectured in this field at colleges
and universities in various parts of this country.
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the CLARION Tuesday, November 20, 1962
Convention Offers Time
To Examine Membership
This weekend the student association will welcome dele-gates
to the mid-west regional convention of the American
Association of Evangelical Students, and the campus will be
afforded the opportunity of observing this organization in
Such action will undoubtedly play an important role in
the senate consideration of continued membership in AAES,
for a greater number of students on campus will be available
to interact on their individual discoveries of what the organi-zation
is, what its purposes are and what it has actually ac-complished.
Founded in 1959, this association has thus far shown con-siderable
inability to create a unified national organization of
evangelical schools which performs any practical function. Al-though
an effort is presently being made to organize a western
region, the current membership of only approximately twenty
schools is located mainly in the East and the mid-west.
In addition, the association has theoretically committed
itself to a neutralistic policy of merely supplying information
rather than encouraging corporate decision. Granted there are
certain areas in which the evangelical voice could not be raised
in unison, but certain elemental issues such as racial equality
or academic freedom demand response from any responsible
Christian student organization.
However, even this concept of the national office as an
information source has never been carried into actuality,
aside from an occasional news letter of doubtful value and
one published bibliography on Communism. And this typifies
the almost complete lack of organization among the member
AAES has existed long enough so that its shortcomings
cannot be attributed entirely to growing pains, and it is hoped
that this convention can be utilized to stimulate further exami-nation
of the nature, goals and achievements of this group.
The mere existence of an organization of evangelical students
is not sufficient grounds by itself for continued membership
if its program continues to be ineffectual.
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by Sharon Rogers
The Soviet-Chinese Communist
adventuring in Cuba and India may
precipitate a period of reassess-ment
and readjustment among so-called
nonaligned Afro-Asian na-tions.
India's border difficulties have
sharply outlined the near impossi-bility
of a "neutral" nation to
defend itself adequately without
outside aid.
PRIMARY GOAL of the emer-gent
nations is presumably the
maintenance of the newly-won sov-ereign
independence. If so, this in-dependence
must be protected.
Nations attempting to arm them-selves
are confronted with sky-rocketing
costs; furthermore they
are forced to channel resources
into defense production which
could be more profitably used for
economic development, another
primary goal.
In the words of Kingsley Davis,
University of California sociolo- by Judy Bergfalk
gist, these Afro-Asian nations are Lovers of music, art and drama,
trapped by "goal confusion" and along with the inevitable Fine
these nations may be realizing Arts students attempting to ful-this.
fill their assignments, have excep-
ONCE THE NATION has built a tional opportunities in this pre-military
establishment, it can holiday season for satisfying their
hardly be labeled neutral simply cultural appetites.
by definition of the term. The Tonight at 8:30, pianist Eva
neutrality will be expediently Knardahl will perform with the
maintained and then pragmatically St. Paul Chamber orchestra in the
India Finds 'Goal Confusion'
Frustrates Neutralist Stand
Dear Editor:
In regard to Paul Carlson's lat-est
writings on world affairs, and
in particularly Cuba, I wish to
offer a divergent viewpoint.
It appears, from at least two of
his articles, that he assumes every-one
who carries a gun should be
judged equally. I believe this to be
the crux of the difference in opin-ion
on the subject.
Nations, as well as individuals,
carry guns for different reasons.
Both law officials and gangsters
occasionally carry guns. If a
policeman used a gun in defense
of those he is committed to pro-tect,
is it wrong? Of course not.
I'm certain we all agree up to
this point.
We need laws to live by on the
local, state, national and interna-tional
level. If we wink at evil on
any level and let the aggressor
go free, such laxity in law enforce-ment
is both wrong and foolish.
It is wrong because it always leads
to more crime.
I submit to you, that because no
nation, or nations, attempted to
stop Hitler early in his aggressive
career, our world was led to in-calculable
and unecessary misery.
It was morally wrong for the na-tions
not to attempt to stop Hitler
Are not all great wars started
because the aggressor believes
he can get away with something?
We who want a strong military
stand are certainly not looking
for war. We want a strong stand
so there will be no war.
At this point, I realize, there
are even those who argue that
the U.S., in this East-West strug-gle,
is just as much an aggressor
as is Russia. That argument is ob-viously
too ridiculous to answer.
Another mistaken notion occas-ionally
heard is that God is against
using force to punish anybody. Ac-cording
to this erroneous belief,
would we not have to throw out
the doctrine which teaches that
God permits men to suffer in hell
for their sins?
Harvey W. Nelson
Dear Editor:
In answer to the letter on secu-lar
music on our campus, I would
like to throw out a few thoughts
for just plain "chewing" purposes.
As we already have seen in the
previous article, a liberal arts edu-cation
at Bethel is defined in the
catalog as an attempt "to bring
a student to know himself, to un-derstand
the world and society in
which he lives, to exercise critical
judgment, to be intellectually
alert, to work effectively with
other people."
IT SEEMS to me that in all
areas in our education depart-ment
our teachers are prepared to
do this when they graduate. But
what can a Bethel music education
graduate do with an all-sacred pro-gram
in our secular schools?
Will he reach his students for
Christ, without reaching them
first with himself? Will they see
a difference in secular and sac-red
music? Will even other
Bethel students be open-minded
to choose that which is good and
not good in secular music?
This year it was the feeling of
the homecoming committee that
the Friday evening program should
be simple and light in order for it
to be enjoyable and entertaining
for those who listened and those
who performed.
DO YOU remember the home-coming
music of the past five
years? The music this year was
chosen because:
(1) This year we wanted a en-joyable,
light and happy open-ing
to our homecoming activi-ties.
(2) We did not want an enor-mous
and time-consuming pageant.
(3) The time involved was so
short because of administrative
cancellation of the first idea that
an effective serious program would
have been foolish to attempt.
THE PROGRAM was censored
by faculty and administration; and,
I must add, music faculty.
Why is it as soon as secular
music is mentioned on campus
our Christian ethics narrow? But
we think nothing of our students
reading novels and literature
with much questionable mater-ial;
or studying other religions
and their beliefs; or enjoying a
sacred text put to a secular and
jazz melody.
Here I must say that I heartily
endorse the first two broadening
ideas on campus; but of course do
not endorse jazz gospel music.
AT THIS POINT I will admit
that the view of homecoming be-ing
the wrong time for such a pro-gram
has many good and valid
reasons. But to exclude secular
music from our total education
would be a catastrophe that would
make us even more ineffective wit-nesses
for Christ.
I would be the last to say that
we do not need good discrimina-tion
to plan any type of secular
program on Bethel's campus.
However, I just want to throw
out some ideas for thought and
hope that all activities on campus
will agree with the college catalog
where it says that we must learn
"to understand the world and so-ciety
in which we live, and work
effectively with other people."
Ed Anthony
Dear Editor:
With respect to your issue of
Nov. 6, two things strike me as
being cause for concern. One of
these was the unfortunate selec-tion
of a distasteful comic strip
which seems out of place in a
Christian campus newspaper.
The other was your reply con-cerning
entertainment on a Chris-tian
campus. My understanding of
liberty in Christ is that our stan-dards
must always take into con-sideration
the conscience of our
brethren lest we offend them by
our actions.
This high ideal does not seem
equal to "tolerance" in the way
in which you have referred to it.
In respect to this type of problem,
I am wondering if you might fur-ther
explain just what an adequate
concept of Bethel is to be?
Bruce Jones
neutralism . . Neutralism does
not advance the cause of freedom,
it takes advantage of the cause of
freedom and may ultimately de-feat
Dr. Davis would seem to believe
that we should have a loyalty
clause inserted in all our foreign
aid agreements. But this is not
necessarily the proper course.
If independence and economic
welfare are the acknowledged goals
of these countries, they should ob-viously
use the means available to
achieve these goals.
However, their definition of pro-per
aid may not coincide with that
of the United States! It may be
more valuable to encourage them
in cooperating with each other
rather than building a host of Am-erican
Central high school auditorium.
The program includes Mozart's
"Piano Concerto in D" and Bach's
"Sinfornia Concertante."
Marvin Dahlgren will perform
with the orchestra on Dec. 4 at
Central high school. Admission
is $1 for students.
On Nov. 29, the Minneapolis
String quartet will present a con-cert
of Piston, Mozart and Brahms
at the First Unitarian society, 900
Mt. Curve ave., Minneapolis. Stu-dent
tickets are $1.
High points of musical enjoy-ment
for Twin City music lovers
are the Friday evening concerts
of the Minneapolis Symphony or-chestra.
Symphonies by Honneger
and Franck will highlight the pro-gram,
with Robert Casadesus per-forming
the Mozart "Piano Con-certo
No. 27" with the orchestra.
For those who like lighter mu-sic,
the Sunday Symphony series
concert at 4:30 p.m., Nov. 25,
will consist of incidental music
by Faure, Schubert, Liszt and
An all orchestral program will
be presented by the Minneapolis
(cont'd. on p. 3)
Titi4 Week .
Tuesday, Nov. 20
5:30 p.m. Current events dinner. Dr.
Butler. President's dining room.
8 p.m. Pop content. Fieldhouse.
8 p.m. College wives. Room 3 college
8 p.m. WMF. Seminary chapel.
Wednesday, Nov. 21
5 p.m. THANKSGIVING VACATION.
Monday, Nov. 26
9 p.m. Pm-seminary club. Room 3
10 p.m. Bodien-Hagstrom fellowship.
Dining hall.
Tuesday, Nov. 27
7 p.m. Student senate. Faculty lounge.
8 p.m. College wives. Room 3 college
8 p.m. Basketball. LaCrosse State.
Wednesday, Nov. 28
6:30 p.m. Football recognition banquet.
7:30 p.m. French club. Language house.
7-9 p.m. Men's intramurals. Fieldhouse.
Thursday, Nov. 29
10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Convocation. Dr.
Browne. Fieldhouse.
Friday, Nov. 30
7:30 p.m. Freshman class party.
Saturday, Dec. 1
6:15 p.m. Spanish club.
8 p.m. Basketball. Sioux Falls. Field-house.
Social committee mixer fol-lowing
the CLARION
Published weekly during the academic year,
except during vacation and examination
periods, by the students of Bethel college
and seminary, St. Paul 1, Minn. Subscrip-tion
rate $3 per year.
Volum• XXXIX
No. 10
Editor-in-Chief Dean Dahlquist
Associate Editor Dave Johnson
News Editor Judy Dow
Feature Editor Karen Nelson
Sports Editor Bob Beckstrom
Copy Editor June Erickson
Photo Editor Elizabeth Carlson
Business Manager Bob Larson
Advertising Manager.... Marcia Daniels
Office Manager Judy Van Wambeke
Circulation Manager .... Lynne Demeter
Advisor Edward Avey
ignored when circumstances un-veil
the policy's bankruptcy.
More important is the obvious
fact that most nations, acting in-dividually,
cannot adequately de-fend
themselves. Admitting des-parate
need for military and econ-omic
aid, adopting a policy of neu-tralism
demonstrates the confused
As a result, colossal selfishness
is demonstrated if the nation in-tends
to accept protection and aid
but refuses anything in return.
Self-defeating isolationism results
if the nation refuses to collaborate
with other countries but uses a
large standing army at will.
DR. DAVIS concludes, "The free
world is too hard pressed to with-stand
a dissipating and frustrating
effect of the selfish and truculent
Letters to the Editor:
Military Action, Secular Music Draw Comment
acataa aid itetted
(Photo by Ostrum)
Dr. Butler, new associate professor of philosophy, reads to twin sons
Andrew and Peter in his study.
The Decline of American Com-munism
by David W. Shannon is
an analysis of post-World War II
American Communist party (CP-USA).
As indicated by the title he feels
that the party is on the wane and
aceruta , .
(contid. from p. 2)
Symphony orchestra on Nov. 30,
featuring the "Pastoral' Symphony
No. 6" by Beethoven. Student tick-ets
at special rates are available
from the music faculty.
On display in the Augsburg col-lege
faculty lounge Nov. 26-Dec. 7
will be August Molder's "Religious
Works in Oil and Stained Glass."
"The Nabis and Their Circle,"
exhibited by the French Nabis
painters at the Minneapolis In-stitute
of Arts will continue
through Dec. 30. Special semin-ars
related to this exhibition will
be held at 8 p.m. every Tuesday
beginning Nov. 20.
"Fiber-Clay-Metal USA" compe-tition
for American craftsmen
sponsored by the St. Paul Gallery
and School of Arts, is on exhibi-tion
through Dec. 23. The juried
competition includes ceramic,
metal, jewelry, weaving decorated
textiles, wood and enamels.
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Sunday School — 9:45 a.m.
College Age Class
Morning Worship — 11:00 a.m.
Evening Service 7:00 p.m.
College - Age Fellowship after
the Evening Service
Albert Windham Vic Winquist
pastor youth pastor
(Bus leaves Bethel at 9 :30 a.m. and 6 :30 p.m.)
North St. Paul Baptist Church
2240 E. 15th A ye. — Hwy. 36
Sunday School 9:45
Evening Worship 7:00
Morning Worship 11 :00
College Bible Class
Five Minutes from Bethel to
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9:30 a.m. College Class
10:45 a.m. Morning Worship
7:00 p.m. Evening Service
8:15 p.m. College Fellowship
Bus leaves Bodien at 9:15 and 6:45
Robert Frykholm, Pastor Paul Evan, Assistant
by Paul Carlson the voluminous quantities of evi-
Anoka Project
Shows Students
Mental Hospital
by Carrie Helget
American Friends service com-mittee,
a Quaker-sponsored pro-ject,
has set up a series of week-end
projects in which participants
from various colleges in this area
contribute a weekend of service
for the welfare of those in Anoka.
MEETING ON Friday evening,
the group first becomes acquaint-ed.
A talk giving background in-formation
on Anoka is followed
by a tour of the grounds.
Anoka State mental hospital
is organized on the cottage sys-tem,
with each cottage housing
approximately 100 patients,
grouped according to sex and
severity of illness.
Originally, Anoka was "the end-of-
the-line" for those deemed be-yond
help in other institutions for
mental illness. But today it is an
in-patient hospital serving twelve
surrounding counties of Minne-sota.
NEARLY 400 persons are em-ployed
for the care of about one
thousand patients. At first glance
this appears to be an adequate ra-tio,
but this figure of 400 includes
administration and maintenance.
Following breakfast and medi-tations
(Quaker style) on Satur-day
morning, volunteers report
to previously assigned cottages
where they mix with the pat-ients
by visiting, playing check-ers,
or offering to write letters
for those who need help.
Food is provided for a ward
party by AFSC. The group of vol-unteers
selects a cottage and gath-ers
there for several hours Satur-day
SATURDAY NIGHT, following
swimming and/or recreation, the
volunteers gather to review the
experiences of the day.
Dr. Roy Burt, chaplain since
1950 and the first chaplain to be
appointed by the state, stressed
the value of religion in helping
the patient to use the resources
of his faith while at the hospital
and following dismissal.
Dr. Burt pointed out that there
is no attempt to preach doctrine
or to change the religion of the
Church services involve the pa-tient
through participation in re-sponsive
readings, while sermons
emphasize hope and opportunity.
The principle benefit from par-ticipation
in such a weekend is
one of attitude, impression and
feeling, for a weekend at Anoka
serves to emphasize the great need
in the area of mental health for
understanding and knowledgeable
dence he summons leave little
doubt that the party has serious
problems. He measures the de-cline
by four criteria of strength.
The first is that the party has
been plagued by ideological fac-tions.
Most of the dissension
seems to come from the problem
of how to best gain an influence
in American political and econ-omic
Shannon's second indicator of
declining strength is the loss of
party membership which has left
it in shambles. During the peak
year of 1947 the party boasted a
membership of some 83,000. Since
then a variety of problems have
caused the faithful to diminish to
A third crucial weakness, Shan-non
finds, is party finances. It
seems that the sacrificial Commun-ist
of whom we hear seldom exists
except in the minds of some indi-viduals
outside the party. The of-ficial
newspaper at one point had
to cease publication altogether be-cause
the funds were depleted.
Finally, the influence of the
American Communist party on
our society, according to Shan-non,
is immeasurably small.
Communist loses its appeal in
healthy socio-economic communi-ties.
Party insistence that the
American capitalistic system is
doomed to failure has cast sus-picion
chiefly on the Commun-ists
For all Americans seeking to
understand American Communism,
David Shannon's book is worth
reading. The major American par-ties
and certainly the congression-al
bodies of our country have made
much of the internal communist
"menace." Whether the danger ac-
Tuesday, November 20, 1962
by Dan Martinez
"A Christian liberal arts college
is a community of scholars com-mitted
to the pursuit of truth,"
believes professor Roy Butler, a
recent addition to the faculty of
Bethel's philosophy department.
"The Christian college and the
Christian scholar, I believe, gener-ally
recognize at least two explicit
goals . . . academic excellence and
total commitment to the will of
God as Lord. And these two are
conceived to be inseparable.
"AS I CONCEIVE academic free-dom,
it is the explicit pursuit of
both of these ideals. The academic
is controlled by the ultimate per-spective
and ultimate perspective
by the academic."
The implication is that in a
Christian liberal arts school the
search for truth and truth itself
are inherently one unity . . . "The
tually exists is a question demand-ing
The reader almost immediately
develops a confidence in both the
importance of the study and the
objectivity of this report. Since
predilection about American Com-munism
is so easily formulated and
so seldom grounded in solid facts,
Shannon's study is refreshing in
its scholarship.
One criticism concerns the
relevance of the report. Some
would contend that all this data
is beside the point of the real
Communist problem, since the
danger resides in the strength
of the underground and subver-sive
activities, not the verifiable
statistics of the official party.
Since few have dealt so directly
with the Communist party in Am-erica
and since the mass of per-tinent
details tends to escape crys-tallization,
The Decline of Ameri-can
Communism is a substantial
contribution to current social
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honest search for truth denies er-ror."
However, the student on a Chris-tian
college campus is challenged
in identifying his academic stud-ies
in non-Christian metaphysical
perspectives with his growing
Christian experience.
PROFESSOR BUTLER suggests
"Academic excellence requires that
the Christian scholar examine each
perspective in terms of its own
presuppositions, its self - consis-tency,
and its adequacy to answer
the basic questions of life.
"And our commitment to Christ
and the esoteric revelation, the
scriptures, in no way denies the
necessity of critical evaluation of
non-Christians. In fact, the Chris-tian's
relation to his world as wit-ness
to the truth of the Gospel re-quires
that he be in the world in-tellectually
on 'all fours,' and that
he be selectively not of it."
Having taught in a secular uni-versity,
Professor Butler is very
aware of the advantages for Chris-tians
of studying in a Christian
college. "The Christian concept of
education, I believe, is grounded
in a thesis that one does not know
a science or an art until one is
aware of the relationship of that
art or science to the meaning of
the universe itself.
"THE CHRISTIAN CONCEPT of
education denies that there could
be art for art's sake or science for
science's sake or even the religious
as dissociated subject matter.
"The raison d'etre of the Chris-tian
college and of the Christian
scholar is a conviction that there
is a Christian perspective which
alone truly expresses the mind of
God and this total personal com-mitment."
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Bethel opens its basketball
schedule at home against LaCrosse
college of LaCrosse, Wis., next
Tuesday. The Royals are hoping
to improve last year's 7-13 record.
Co-captains Lee Bajuniemi and
Dave Peterman will lead a small
but fast team into a tough 19-
game schedule. Along with guards
Bajuniemi and Peterman, forwards
Roger Olson and Denny Wahl-strom
and center Phil Bolinder
are returning.
Coach Gerald Healy is expect-ing
help from guard Bill Mc-
Carrell, center Gene Selander
and forward Bruce Erickson
from last year's B team. Mc-
Carrell, former B team floor
leader, is expected to add scor-ing
punch to this year's varsity.
Missing will be last year's lead-ing
scorer and leading rebounder,
Dan Westerlund and John Peter-son,
respectively. Westerlund av-eraged
17.9 points per game, while
Peterson had a 45.2 per cent field
goal average and pulled down 112
Forwards Jerry Moulton, all-region
guard from Howard Lake,
Minn., and Randy Johnson from
Medford, Wis., are two freshmen
Coach Healy plans to use to fill
the gaps.
Other freshmen who will be
working for spots on the varsity
and trying to improve the 5-9
B team record include forwards
Jim Stanley and Gene Weborg;
center Phil Wicklund; and
guards George Harvey, John Lar-
Matmen Prepare
For Dec. Opener
Seminarian Doug Culver, coach-ing
Bethel's wrestling team in
their second year of intercolleg-iate
competition, has scheduled
their first meet for Dec. 7 at Con-cordia,
with the return match at
Bethel on Feb. 4. Macalester, Pills-bury,
River Falls and Northwest-ern
(Mills.) are also on the slate.
Forming the inexperienced but
promising squad are Keith Ander-son,
Dennis Clothier, Lowell Gause,
Roger Grunau, Tom Guy, Ron Lar-son,
Bob Olson, Mike Rynkiewich,
Paul Sloan, Ted Wahlin and Keith
son, Paul Nelson and Ed Peter-man.
As the Badger-Gopher confer-ence
was disbanded last year, the
Royals will be playing an indepen-dent
schedule for the first time
in five years. They will, however,
continue rivalries with former
conference teams Northland and
Northwestern (Minn.).
Games agaist larger schools
with strong cage records, such as
LaCrosse college, Bemidji State
college, River Falls college, Eau
Claire State college and Moorhead
State college, mark strong chal-lenges
in the schedule.
After opening with LaCrosse,
the Royals have only two other
Les Swanson of the Seminary
leads the intramural basketball
circuit in scoring with 55 points
or a 27.5 points per game average
after two weeks of play.
Another Seminarian, Howie Rek-stad,
has a 21.5 average to rank
second. Lyle Anderson of the Jes-ters,
Gene Buhler of the Peasants
and Dan Travaille of the Squires
are tied for third with 20.5 aver-ages.
Led by Dick Larson, Rekstad
and Swanson, with 20, 21 and
24 points respectively, the Sem-inary
crushed the winless Bar-ons
92-47 in last week's action.
Larry Stair tallied 17 points for
the losers.
John Holmberg, with 22 points,
led the Dukes past the Faculty,
who are looking for their first
win. Wayne Kindall paced the
Faculty with 16.
Curt Hallstrom scored 19 as his
Squires dumped the Peasants 62-
52 to maintain a perfect 2-0 record.
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Sioux Falls college travels here
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Scrimmages against Augsburg
and the Bethel seminary all-stars
have looked promising. Coach
Healy is optimistic about the sea-son
ahead, explaining:
"This is the best pre-season
practice since I have been coach
at Bethel. The team has shown
good spirit under the leadership
of Bajuniemi and Peterman."
scored 15 points each to top the
Beating the Knights 68-49, the
Pages scored their second vic-tory
without a defeat. Jim Lar-son
was high scorer for the even-ing
with 26, while Dick Thomp-son
scored 24 for the Knights.
Coming from behind in the sec-ond
half, the Jesters slipped past
the winless Counts 67-61. Lyle An-derson
and Stan Nelson showed
the way with 23 and 20 points for
the Jesters. Paul Wicklund scored
17 for the Counts.
Both the badminton and table
tennis tournaments are in progress
with a large participation in each.
John Jolm Holmberg of the Dukes
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in the table tennis tourna-ment,
followed by Bob Smith of
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Football season is over now, but it was not a season which will be
easily forgotten. Of course the outstanding seven and one record itself
contributes a great deal to the impact of the team on Bethel's commun-ity.
Everybody enjoys and remembers a winning ball club. But the win-ning
record is also indicative of a trend Bethel's general athletic pro-gram
is experiencing. This trend is toward quality, showing what Bethel
can do in athletics as well as other areas.
Bethel has always been represented well by its choirs, debate
teams and other competing organizations, and there is no reason
why such quality should not characterize its athletic teams. As
Halleen points out, "If Bethel represents Christ, there must be
quality involved."
And this year's football team has that quality. In Halleen's three
years of coaching football at Bethel, the Royals have had consecutive
season records of 2-6, 4-4 and 7-1. This improved record in itself is
evidence of the fine teams Bethel is producing.
Halleen felt that putting Christ, studies and winning games first
could be some of the reason for the team's success. Or the substance
Offense Defense
Maximum Average Maximum Average
Total Single game per game Total Single game per game
Net yardage 1749 302 218.6 1022 253 127.8
Yards per play 6.16 4.84 4.29 2.78
Net yardage 759 192 94.9 443 156 55.4
Attempted 121 25 15.1 93 15 11.6
Completed 58 12 7.3 25 4 3.1
Net yardage 2508 387 321.8 1465 282 183.1
Yards per play 6.16 5.20 5.13 3.19
T.D.'s 24 7 3.0 11 3 1.4
Total points 162 41 20.3 75 19 9.4
which made Bethel's eleven men into a winning outfit could be their
desire to work hard. The members were willing to make the sacrifices
and put out the extra effort for their team.
Also evidence of a winning team are the statistics for the 1962
season. Compared with previous years they show marked improve-ment
in all departments. This year's 321.8 yards-per-game in total
offense completely overshadows last year's 200.5, and the 183.1-yard
average for this year in total defense, as compared to last year's
238.1, is equally impressive. Leading in tackles this season were
Jerry Kanerva with 39, Vince Bloom with 38, Dave Norman with
25 and Jim Nelson with 24.
Individual statistics for this year are also impressive. Jim Nelson,
who last year ranked 15th in the nation with a 95.5-yard game average,
finished this season with 604 net yards rushing for the six games he
Don Peterson followed with 368 net yards, while averaging 9.0
yards-per-carry! He also contributed 165 yards in pass receiving and
lead Bethel scorers with 54 points. Duane Gibson lead in the pass re-ceiving
department with 375 yards for a 53.6-yard average.
Aerialist Bob Larson threw for 432 yards before becoming injured,
and Dave Cox tallied 326 yards in the last four games. Cox also rushed
for another 259 yards and a 7.0 yards-per-carry average.
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BALTIMORE - Chris Davis set a franchise record by hitting his 31st home run before the All-Star break, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the skidding New York Yankees 4-2 Sunday night for a three-game sweep.
Manny Machado and Nate McLouth also homered for the Orioles, who increased their major-league leading total to 115.
Davis' second-inning drive against Hiroki Kuroda (7-6) broke Brady Anderson's franchise record for home runs before the All-Star Game. Anderson had 30 in 1996 en route to finishing with a team-record 50.
Robinson Cano homered for the Yankees, who have lost five straight -- matching their longest skid of the year -- and 13 of 18.
Chris Tillman (10-2) gave up two runs on five hits over six innings to win his sixth straight start and reach a career high for wins in a season.
Jim Johnson worked the ninth to earn his 28th save.
INDIANS 4, WHITE SOX 0: Justin Masterson pitched his major league-leading third shutout of the season and the Cleveland Indians completed their first four-game sweep in Chicago since 1948, beating the White Sox 4-0 Sunday in Chicago.
Masterson (10-6) gave up six hits, struck out eight and walked one. He blanked the White Sox for the second time this year.
The Indians turned four double plays. The win moved Cleveland into a virtual tie with Detroit atop the AL Central.
The White Sox have lost 23 of 31 and fallen a season-high 15 games under .500.
Chris Sale (5-7) struck out 10 while allowing three runs in eight innings.
Jeremy Hellickson earned his fifth June win and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Detroit in a game that included an early warning by the umpires in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Hellickson (7-3) allowed one run over six-plus innings. He tied the team record for victories in one month held by Matt Moore, David Price and Scott Kazmir.
Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his 17th save.
Miguel Cabrera hit his 25th homer this season for the Tigers, sending a shot into a fish tank beyond the wall.
Both benches were warned by plate umpire Vic Carapazza after Rick Porcello (4-6) hit Ben Zobrist with a pitch in the first. Both dugouts stayed calm and nothing further developed.
A day earlier, Cabrera yelled at the Tampa Bay dugout after he struck out in the 10th inning. Rodney had thrown a high-and-tight fastball before fanning the Tigers star.
In Minneapolis, David Lough hit three doubles, then launched a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning that led the Kansas City Royals over Minnesota.
Lough hit his second homer of the season, sending a solo drive off Jared Burton (1-5) into the right-field seats for an 8-7 lead.
Eric Hosmer added a solo homer in the ninth for the Royals. Johnny Giavotella had three hits.
Aaron Crow (5-3) pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings. Greg Holland got his 17th save in 19 chances despite giving up a home run to Trevor Plouffe in the ninth.
In Boston, Shane Victorino's hard grounder eluded first baseman Josh Thole for an error as pinch-runner Jonathan Diaz raced home with the winning run in the ninth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat Toronto.
Jose Bautista tied it in the ninth against Koji Uehara (1-0) with a solo homer, his 19th of the season and third in two games.
Brandon Snyder singled with one out in the bottom half against Juan Perez (1-1), Jacoby Ellsbury walked and Casey Janssen relieved. Diaz ran for Snyder and Thole, who had entered in the third when Adam Lind left with back tightness, couldn't handle Victorino's shot.
Boston won for the fifth time in six games and improved to an AL-best 50-34. Toronto has lost five of seven. Jose Reyes homered for the Blue Jays.
In Houston, Josh Hamilton doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and scored on shortstop Jake Elmore's overthrow, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat Houston and extend their winning streak to six.
C.J. Wilson (8-5) won his fourth straight start and Mark Trumbo hit his 18th homer for the Angels, who swept three-game series at Detroit and Houston for their first undefeated road trip of at least six games since 2002.
Wilson allowed an unearned run and three hits and struck out 10 in seven innings. Ernesto Frieri got his 21st save.
Jose Cisnero (2-1) took the loss.
Yu Darvish struck out eight in 6 2-3 scoreless innings for his first victory in eight starts and the Texas Rangers scored twice on a squeeze bunt to beat Cincinnati in Arlington, Texas.
Darvish (8-3) won for the first time since May 16, ending his longest professional winless drought -- in his two years with the Rangers or seven in Japan before that. The right-hander was 0-2 with a 2.93 ERA in those seven games, when Texas scored only 12 runs while he was on the mound.
The Rangers scored off Mat Latos (7-2) when Elvis Andrus bunted in the fifth.
Latos made a barehanded grab and scoop in one motion. The toss home hit the earflap of Engel Beltre, who was still down on the ground when Leonys Martin also scored as the ball rolled away.
The AL West-leading Rangers have won 10 of 13. Cincinnati has lost seven of nine.
In Oakland, Calif., Jed Lowrie and Josh Donaldson homered and Tommy Milone overcame a rocky start to win for the first time in nearly four weeks as the Athletics held off St. Louis.
Donaldson reached base four times for the A's, who padded their AL-best home record by taking two of three in this interleague series. Oakland has won 16 of its last 19 games at the Coliseum.
Milone (7-7) gave up three home runs and pitched with runners in scoring position in four of his six innings. Grant Balfour worked the ninth for his 19th save.
Carlos Beltran, Allen Craig and Matt Carpenter all homered for the Cardinals.
Oakland had seven extra-base hits -- five off St. Louis starter Jake Westbrook (4-3).
In Seattle, Alfonso Soriano and Darwin Barney each doubled twice and the Chicago Cubs built a six-run lead before topping the Mariners.
Anthony Rizzo drove in two runs and the Cubs tied a season high by hitting six doubles.
Chicago led 7-1 after four innings. The Cubs' bullpen, which has blown 16 save chances this season, gave up three runs in the eighth.
Kevin Gregg pitched a hitless ninth for his 13th save.
Edwin Jackson (4-10) pitched into the seventh inning, allowing three runs and seven hits and striking out six.
Jason Bay homered for the Mariners and Brad Miller doubled twice for his first major league hits .
Jeremy Bonderman (1-2) was chased after giving up six runs -- four earned -- and six hits in 3 1-3 innings. It was his shortest start since going 2 1-3 innings on July 29, 2007 with Detroit.


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U.S. companies have easily beaten expectations for first-quarter earnings so far in the reporting season, but nearly half of the members of the S&P 500 are yet to announce results and they are unlikely to be as robust.
With results in from 271 of the S&P 500 companies, year-over-year earnings growth is projected at 3.9 percent, compared with a forecast for 1.5 percent growth at the start of the earnings season, Thomson Reuters data shows. That figure includes those that have reported and analyst estimates for those who have not.
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The companies yet to report are expected to post an aggregate earnings decline of 0.4 percent, according to Thomson Reuters data - whereas the companies that have already reported have posted growth of 6.1 percent.
Among the biggest companies yet to report are Dow components Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Home Depot .
Some 69 percent of the S&P 500 have beaten forecasts, once again conforming to the pattern of lowering expectations enough to "surprise" by beating them. The 69 percent figure exceeds the long-term average of 63 percent. This has been the pattern for the last 15 quarters, with growth estimates at the beginning of earnings ultimately being beaten by at least a full percentage point.
From April 1 to April 24, S&P 500 earnings growth expectations fell 170 basis points for the second quarter, 130 basis points for the third quarter and 70 basis points for the fourth quarter.
"If this recent pattern holds, you're going to find that those beats will continue and therefore lead earnings season to be one of continued positive surprise," said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia.
So far, this has been good enough for investors. Since earnings season began with Alcoa's report on April 8, the S&P 500 has gained 1.2 percent, and it closed Friday less than 1 percent from its all-time high of 1,593.37 reached on April 11. So far this year, it has climbed nearly 11 percent.
Even though profits have been better than expectations, revenue forecasts have declined, a sign, once again, that companies are exceeding results on the bottom line because of reduced expenses, and not because of stellar sales. So far, just 42 percent of companies are beating revenue expectations, below the long-term average.
First-quarter revenue now is expected to fall 0.3 percent, which is worse than the forecast for 1 percent growth when the season started.
That means companies - yet again - have been able to squeeze out higher profits through cost-cutting and other measures. But that does not bode well for hiring and stands as a potential headwind to the economy in coming quarters.
"It does concern me. It's not sustainable over the medium or the long term. There's only so much companies can do to sustain growth without increasing sales," said Paul Zemsky, head of asset allocation at ING Investment Management, in New York.
There are plenty of examples of major companies that were deeply reserved about the second quarter or the remainder of the year.
Among those were Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc . Apple, until recently the world's biggest company by market value, saw its first quarterly profit decline in a decade and issued a soft outlook for the second quarter that fell short of investor hopes. The stock has lost about 40 percent of its value since September.
"The market was telling you the numbers were too high," BGC analyst Colin Gillis said of Apple's outlook, adding that it was "pretty much even worse than even I was expecting."
(Additional reporting by Rodrigo Campos and Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Marguerita Choy)


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Jose makes light of Arsenal jeers
Jose Mourinho taunted Arsenal after extending his unbeaten run over Arsene Wenger to 10 games in Chelsea's 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night.
Gunners fans jeered Chelsea from the pitch and chanted that the Blues were 'boring' at the end of the goalless draw after watching their side shackled by a resilient defensive performance by Mourinho's men which extended Arsene Wenger's winless run against the Portuguese.
Responding to the 'boring' chants, Mourinho said: "I'd agree. I played against them 10 times and I never lost.
"'Funny, funny Jose'. Ten times, they don't win once. What do you want to call me?"
The Blues boss also criticised Mikel Arteta for overreacting to a John Obi Mikel tackle.
Arteta was on the receiving end of two ankle-high tackles from Mikel and Ramires, while Arsenal might have had a penalty after Willian's challenge on Theo Walcott in the first half.
Asked about Arsenal's reaction to the decisions which went against the hosts, Mourinho said: "They like to cry - that's tradition. I prefer to say that English people - and I give one example, Frank Lampard - would never provoke a situation like that.
"Players from other countries, especially some countries, they have that in their blood.
"Foreign players are bringing lots of good things, but I prefer English blood in football and English blood in these situations is 'come on, let's go'."
Asked specifically about Mikel's tackle, Mourinho insisted it was fair.
He added: "It was a hard one, an aggressive one. Football is for men or for women with fantastic attitude.
"There are other sports without contact and fantastic sports and sports that demand a lot from the players, but no contact.
"Football is a game of contact. English football, winter, water on the pitch, the sliding tackles become at a fantastic speed. So be proud, play with pride."
The Portuguese was content with the result which took his side fourth, two points behind Barclays Premier League leaders Liverpool, who lead Arsenal on goal difference and play at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Mourinho added: "Happy with the result? I would say not unhappy. We came to win, we wanted to win, we didn't want to lose. It's very important not to lose, because if we lose we are five points behind the leader.
"And, with a point, we are two points behind both leaders. That's a completely different picture. We tried to win, but we are not unhappy with the point."


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China and Japan, along with North and South Korean troops at the DMZ, appear one step away from armed combat and tensions don't look likely to ease any time soon.
New developments within both regions illustrate how close to open combat the four countries are, and how quickly one incident could expand to war among very powerful nations.
Tokyo reported two January events where Chinese naval vessels targeted its East China Sea forces with fire-control radar. This specific type of radar is used almost exclusively to assist guided weapons systems in their flight toward a target. It's an unmistakable action that can be the first step to open combat, and was taken seriously enough by the Japanese captain to prompt a combat alert aboard his vessel.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry responded to the allegations by saying it hadn't heard about the engagements until news of the events appeared on international news. It has since said that the event didn't happen and is a total Japanese fabrication. Whether it's true or not China is using Japan's claim to prove Tokyo is preparing for war.
If Chinese ships did engage their fire-control radar, it may be in Beijing's interest to deny it because either it approved the maneuver, or the ship's captains acted independently. Both scenarios offer a long list of concerns that would be easiest for China to address if avoided entirely.
Japan continues pressing the issue and yesterday announced that the use of fire-control radar against its ships is an "act of force" and a direct UN charter violation."
U.S. Secretary of Defense Panetta is pleading for caution and says, "the situation could ultimately get out of hand." Not everyone believes fighting is inevitable, but it's perhaps just as likely as not.
Meanwhile along the most heavily-fortified and well-armed border in the world, South Korean troops on the border with the North have received orders to return fire immediately against DPRK forces.
Pyongyang three years ago shelled the South and Seoul's response time was harshly condemned. The new rules of engagement are intended to prevent the same thing from happening again
Reuters quotes a South Korean commander stationed on the border who says: "We will respond immediately to any enemy provocation." That Captain, along with every South Korean soldier stationed along the border, operates under this standing defense ministry order: "punish automatically ... until the enemy surrenders."
North Korea failed to surrender in the last war it fought with China against South Korean and U.S. forces, leaving little reason to believe it would do so today.
And as Pyongyang moves forward with its most recent nuclear test, there's no reason to think it wouldn't use that technology against enemy forces long before accepting the notion of defeat.


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So here are my genealogy goals for March 2011:
- Finish scanning the slides that I borrowed from my grandma. This will allow me to get more at the beginning of April when I visit her again.
- Work on adding metadata to my digital photos. This is something that I haven't really done yet and it needs done. I'm going to research a few metadata software choices and start working on this.
- Work on husband's family lines in Alsace, France. (I found them in France, but I have to be in the right mood to deal with records in French. Two weeks of being sick in February didn't help.)
- Work on my Norfolk, England ancestors. FamilySearch added more Norfolk images online and I need to search through them for my ancestors.
What are your March goals?


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New signing Dan Holman was on target as Colchester United won 4-1 at Brantham Athletic in their opening pre-season friendly.
Dominic Vose, Jabo Ibehre and Freddie Sears were also on the scoresheet for the U's against their Thurlow Nunn League premier division side, for whom Simon Mann grabbed a second-half consolation at Brantham Leisure Centre.
Joe Dunne fielded different sides in each half, as the Colchester manager ran the rule over his squad ahead of the big kick-off on August 9.
Dunne said: "It was exactly what we wanted, getting the players running around against different opposition and moving the ball.
"We saw a lot of good things and we're very grateful to Brantham for allowing us to play them.
"No matter what level you play at, it's always good for the players to be creating chances and scoring goals."
For a match report, pictures and reaction to the U's win at Brantham Athletic, see Monday's Daily Gazette.


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Wig Donalovehair - Dress SheIn - Body choker Ebay - Boots Quanticlo
I already have in my closet a similar dress with the cut out on the shoulders in black so when I saw this one I had to take it too ahah, if I like something a lot I want it in all the colors...yes I'm that type of girl ahah let me know if you're this way too! The dress is quite basic so I added fishnet tights, huge platform boots and this super cool body harness I got on Ebay years ago, I don't see them anymore around the social networks but I still like this tiny but yet special accessories. I wish you all an amazing weekend guys, I'm currently under exams so I don't feel like it's Easter for me ahah but I hope you'll recieve a lot of chocolate and spend some lovely time with your beloved ones!


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Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects to be exhibited include four paintings by Jean-Leon Gerome and three paintings by Johan Christian Dahl, imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the seven exhibit objects at the Nineteenth-Century European Paintings and Sculpture Galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, from on or about December 3, 2007, until on or about December 3, 2009, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.Start Further Info
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