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Bethel's Choice
Votes of the student body cast at the close of Tuesday's chapel period,
elected Florence Nordstrom and Howard Carlson (above) to act as Host
and Hostess during Bethel's Homecoming this year. Florence is a
college senior and Howard is beginning his first year in the seminary.
Hostess candidates included: Lucille Caskey, Margaret Frieberg, Eleanor
Johnson, Dorothy Johnson, Lois Mitchell, Lois Redin, Hazel Swartz,
Muriel Thompson and Arlie Webber. Candidates for Host were: Dick
Bandy, Bob Bennett, Dave Carlson, Roger Hedberg, Jim Hubbard, Ray
Lynn, Jim Rentz, Dean Shaffer and Bud Webber.
Homecoming Theme: 'For His Glory'
Nordstrom and. Carlson Lead Activities
Homecoming's Host and Hostess, Howard Carlson and Florence Nordstrom will formally welcome cam-pus
visitors to Bethel during the program which be gins at 8 P. M. tonight. Missionary Dale Bjork, who
returned from China in August, will speak on the Christian church in China and the junior class skit will
also be given this evening. "For His Glory" is this yea r's theme for Homecoming.
Jim Renberg will be Master of Ceremonies. A bonf ire and pep rally, with Roy Lundquist in charge, will
follow the program.
Judging of the floats will begin at 12:45 Saturday noon and the Homecoming parade, which will assemble
on Arlington Avenue, is to begin at 1:15. It will proceed south on Snelling Avenue to the Highland Park
Stadium where the Bethel eleven will play Northland at 2 P. M. A police escort will accompany the parade.
A car cortege of 50 cars is expected to follow the par ade.
At open house in the dormitories from 6:30 to 7:30 visitors will have an opportunity to observe student liv-ing
quarters as well as the public rooms.
Special music has been arranged for the program Saturday evening, Mr. Valdeko Kangro and Mr. Kaljo
Raid will present selections and the Bethel Male Qua rtet will sing. Rev. Stanley Paulson of Bethel Church
in Minneapolis will speak on Ephesians 2:10. Bob Ma ntzke will act as Master of Ceremonies for the even-ing.
The Alumni will play the varsity in basketball at 9:30 P. M. to round out the activities of the weekend.
Rev. Bjork, who will speak this evening, has spent about four years in China doing evangelistic work.
He will discuss the weaknesses and strengths of previous mission work done there. About eight Minnesota
General Conference churches have heard Rev. Bjork speak since his return to the United States. He plans
to do deputation work during his year's furlough. His future field of foreign missionary labor has not yet
been designated.
All students will be asked to eat at 5 P. M. Friday i n order to accomodate the Alumni. The Alumni Supper
is to be held at 6 P. M.
Homecoming committees were: Decorations, with Lois Redin as chairman; Advertising Committee chair-man,
Kenneth Gullman; Program Committee chairman, Carol Bessey and Registration and Welcome Comm-ittee
chairman, Wes Forsline.
The parade Saturday will be the second in Bethel's history and was planned to create enthusiasm prior to
the Homecoming football game, according to Russell Johnson, vice-president of the Student Council. The
Homecoming Host and Hostess will lead the parade.
Beasts Vicial Scitaal Patieh
Vol. XXVIII — No. 3 Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Friday, October 13, 1950
Mission-Minded Students Meet Here
Bethel Is Conference Host
Bethel campus will be host to the 1950 Student Missionary Conference
to convene next Saturday, October 21st, at 2:00 p. m. in the college
chapel. The Student Missionary Conference is an organization of stu-dent
mission interest groups in colleges, bible schools, and hospitals in
the twin city area, and is in itself evangelical and interdenominational.
Such schools as St. Paul Bible Institute, St. Olaf College, Bethesda and
Deaconess Hospitals, Gustavus
College, Augsburg College, Bethel
College, and the Swedish Hospital
make up the conference.
Rev. R. E. Thompson, Personnel
Secretary of the Far Eastern Gos-pel
Crusade and a veteran of
thirty years mission field experi-ence,
will be the main speaker
during the day. Special music,
testimonies from thirty missionary
candidates, and colored movies of
mission fields will be part of the
days activities. The program is as
Missionary Program
2:00 P. M.—Opening session
Special Music — Beth-esda
and Deaconess
Message — Rev. R. E.
Nomination of officer
3:15 P. M.—Informal coffee hour
5:00 P. M.—Supper — Bethel Din-ing
7:00 P. M.—Movies
8:00 P. M.—Evening Session
Special music—S.P.B.I.
& St. Olaf College
Message — Rev. R. E.
Bethel College Oct. 21, 1950
No registration charge
120 Attend Tea
Honoring New
Freshman Girls
One hundred and twenty Bethel
women attended the Big and Little
Sister Tea held at three o'clock,
Oct. 5 in the dining hall. The tea
was given in honor of the new
girls on campus for the purpose
of helping the freshmen girls ad-just
to college life.
Faculty member and faculty
wives present Ivere: Dean Nelson,
Mrs. Robert Otto, Miss Axeen,
Mrs. Alphin Conrad, Mrs. C. E.
Carlson, Mrs. Edwin Omark, Mrs.
Clifford Larson and Mrs. Guston.
Dean Nelson welcomed and intro-duced
the faculty wives.
Carol Bessey, chairman of the
program committee was master of
ceremonies. Bobble Lou Cooper,
B. W. A. president, welcomed the
new girls.
Ruth Jorgenson, Patricia No-land,
Elaine Holmquist, Barbara
Mullin and Ruth Chisholm appear-ed
on the program. Gloria Swan-berg,
Carol Dubuque and Barbara
Port told what their big sisters
meant to them last year.
Prayer Group
Views Field
Of Bolivia
Bolivian missionary Carl Winter-steen,
who has been visiting his
daughter, Elna, on campus, pre-sented
a short talk and showed
colored slides of his work in Boli-via
to the missionary prayer group
Tuesday night, Oct. 3.
Rev. Wintersteen, in a later in-terview,
emphasized that the great-est
need today is for teachers and
instructors rather than for evan-gelists
on- the -Bolivia mission
field. He advised students, "As
redeemed, 'bought' ones, it be-hooves
us to keep in mind that
we are not our own at any period
or for any length of time. We are
His, to be witnesses of His saving,
keping power to others unto the
uttermost parts. If all Christians
today were to so live, the world
could be evangelized in our gen-eration."
Rev. Wintersteen and his wife
plan to return in the spring to
the field where they have labored
for the past twenty nine years un-der
the Bolivian Indian Mission.
For, the last five year Mr. Winter-steen
has taught in the Spanish
Bible Institute, which he organi-zed
in Cochbamba, Bolivia. The
Wintersteens are members of the
Baldwin Heights Baptist Church,
Los Angeles.
Choir To Give
First Concert
Sunday Night
The Bethel College Chapel
Choir, directed by Prof. C. Howard
Smith, will make its first public
appearance of the year next Sun-day
evening, October 15th, in
Stanchfield, Minnesota. The Choir
will be participating in the
"Bethel Day" at the Baptist church
in Stanchfield, where Wyman
Malmsten will be the guest speak-er.
The numbers being presented
by the choir are "0 Sing", by
Wycisk, "Be Calm and Peaceful"
by Bach, "Brother James' Air",
arranged by Jacob, "Joyful, We
Adore Thee", from Beethoven's 9
Symphony, and two sacred hymn
Photo Contest
December 7th is the date set
for all entries in the Camera
Club photo contest to be in.
Any faculty member or student
interested in entering the con-test
may take a photo centering
around the fall theme, and en-ter
the event under the follow-ing
1. The picture has to be one
taken during the year 1950.
2. All entries must portray
the fall theme.
3. Place entries in P. 0. Box
13 by December 7th, 1950.
4. Entries are to be placed
in an envelope with the follow-ing
information written on the
envelope: name, P. 0. Box, date
picture was taken, place pic-ture
was taken, and stop and
shutter speed (if available).
5. Do not write on back of
6. Picture size must be 4x5
inches or under.
The photos can be entered
in two classes: Black and white
prints; and colored transparen-cies.
Winners in both classes
will receive prizes. The first
consideration by the judge will
be the extent to which the fall
theme is represented in the
Alumni To Choose
Award Winners
In Two Contests
Competition for the dorm dec-oration
award will cease at 5 P. M.
today when five Bethel Alumni
are to decide on the decoration
winner. President Wingblade will
present the plaque tonight during
the Homecoming program.
Between halves at the football
game, Saturday, President Wing-blade
will award a trophy to the
club producing the winning float.
Organizational spending was limi-ted
to $5.00 per entry. The floats
will be judged on originality, in-genuity
and appearance. Alumni
will be elected as judges.
Dormitory displays, already
apparent on campus, took an aver-age
of 5 full days of labor to pro-duce,
plus an estimated $25.00 a-piece.
While members of the
men's dormitory pressed fresh-man,
Jack Jensen's artistic temp-erment
into service and worked
rapidly with paper mache and
chicken wire, the girls were
achieving results with lumber, but-cher
paper and house paint.
Junior Class Skit
Tells of Chinese
And His Struggles
Centering around the struggles
of a Chinese Christian, the junior
class skit will prepare its audience
for Missionary Dale Bljork's mess-age
in the college chapel later
Written and directed by Mrs.
Quentin Bohne, the skit sets forth
the actual experiences of a Chin-ese
convert who slipped for a time
from his walk of faith. In a narra-tive
manner it deals with his re-turn
to the upward path.
Those having parts in the skit
are:Charlotte Ransom, Tom Per-sson,
Nettie, Dvirnak, Wilbur Mad- -
sen, Jack Nelson and Charles
The skit is part of the Home-coming
program to be given this
evening to entertain the Alumni.
Mrs. Quentin Bohne wrote the
three act presentation, "Coming or
Going?", given by last year's jun-ior
class during Homecoming festi-vities.
She is an alumni of Bethel
Book by Ramm
Now In Print
Dr. Bernard Ramm's new book,
"Protestant__ Biblical__ Interpreta-tion"
is now in print. It is pub-lished
by the Wilde Company of
Boston, and retails at $1.75.
Protestant Biblical Interpreta-tion
is a text book dealing with
the rules and principles of inter-pretation
of the Bible. Of special
interest are the sections on the
Catholic, the Liberal, and the Neo-orthodox
systems of interpreta-tion
of the Scriptures. In theologi-cal
circles, one would say this
was a text book on Hermaneutics.
Dr. Ramm will use this book
as a text book in the Seminary
course in Hermaneutics.
The hall was attractively decor-ated
in yellow, green and brown.
The color scheme was also carried
out in the refreshments, cake
frosting accenting this theme. The
decoration committee was headed
by Barbara Port and Shirley Chris-tenson
was chairman of the food
committee.• Vicky Balcom had
charge of the advertising. Lois
Mitchell was pianist.
African Pictures Boo, d
Next Wednesday night,
7:00 to 8:00, the Missionary Band
will be in charge of the Student
Fellowship Hour in the College
chapel. Rev. Don Ganstrom, miss-ionary
to Belo, British West Africa
will speak and show pictures of
his mission work.
Page 2
THE CLARION Friday, Otcober 13, 1950
'WOC1Z111-_-_ Welcome Alumni CDG:9
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Editorial .
Some of the Alumni have probably at-tended
'homecoming quite regularly since
you were a Bethel student and therefore
the impact of changes on the campus is
not too forceful but is rather taken as
matter of fact. But the majority of you
come back once in a number of years and
you are the ones that will clearly define the
changes that have taken place. No doubt
`change' struck you in the face the moment
you set foot on the old stamping ground.
Unquestionably progress has been made
on campus within just recent years. Build-ings
have been erected, we have become
a senior college, the academic program has
been broadened, departments of the coll-ege
and seminary have been strengthened
with more faculty members, and many con-structive
activities have been innaugurated
by the student body. Yet, the whole story
of progress is not told alone by a new
building, by becoming a four year college,
by hiring another teacher, or by adding
another activity.
All these evidences of progress that we
now see are ends of dreams of those who
have been interested in Bethel throughout
the years. I believe that in every day that
has gone by since Bethel was born some
action took place that had a part in giving
Bethel another building, another teacher,
another course, or another activity.
Whether it has been the prayers of the
f aithful, the tithes of many, or joys of a
ground breaking ceremony, all have been
a part in causing us to say today, "What
a change".
This past week, Mr. Wyman Malmsten,
assistant to President Wingblade, made a
public announcement to the student body
that by next spring the construction of the
administration and chapel wings to the
library will begin as well as the building
of an athletic field house. When I heard
this, I checked myself so as not to say
that at last progress has been made in this
direction. I realized that most of the pro-gress
has been made already, and that
these new buildings will be markers that
will only confirm that progress has been
Beat Me Tam-Tams!
9adial f klaho T-V
by Ann Radunz
"One, two, one, two!" The steady drone
of the coach's voice came drifting through
my window, and my finite brain, unable
to concentrate on more than one subject,
gave up Charlemagne in despair, and suc-cumbed
to the present raucous that was
making history.
Yes, our team (those fellas who can't
even touch the ground without bending
their knees) was making history, for on the
field they show the skill that comes only
from the constant and vigorous training
of Coach Lynn Lundeen.
Bethel is proud of having the "youngest
coach in the business" as television station
KSTP put it, October 3, on the 10 p.m.
news. The announcer stated, "—that the
Bethel Indians had gained 'national recog-nition'"
because of our fine coach.
Words alone do not make television, so
a movie taken of the campus especially
sizing football practice was televised.
red Coach Lundeen talking with
ins, Ronald Skoog and John Viren,
also showed, in the brief minute it
lasted, the Indians themselves doing calis-thenics.
This week-end is Homecoming, so let's
show our team that we are behind them
a hundred per-cent by cheering them on
to victory.
It's a real privilege for the Bethel Alum-ni
Association, the student body and the
faculty to welcome back to the campus
former students and grads of Bethel.
In this great homecoming gathering are
alumni who have studied in our Seminary,
the Academy, the Bible and Missionary
Training department, the Junior College
and the Senior College. As we welcome
you back to Bethel we are mindful of the
two thousand thre hundred other alumni
What would you think if you came upon
a girl sitting by her window, notebook and
pencil in hand, eyes glued to a little can
of dirt on her window sill and her face
alight with anticipation.?
That's what I thought, too, so I started
to leave very cautiously when she scream-ed,
"Oh, look! Just look what's happening!"
I picked myself up from the floor where
I had fallen in my first serge of fear, and
went to her.
"Look!" she was still screaming, "my
bean is just breaking through the soil!"
By this time I was sure she meant her
bean, and would've run, only she grabbed
me and said, "Can't you see it? It's my
I threw off my fear, pushed her into a
chair, and told her to explain things to
me in short, coherent words.
"See that can?" she said. "Well in there
lies a precious bean seed. I've been waiting
and waiting and it finally broke through.
Come, she said, "I'll show you some more
I went with GLORIS SWANBERG down
the hall. BEV NIBERG let us in and wailed
when we asked about her bean, "Oh, I'm
afraid my little bean won't grow ... I've
treated them so badly. First I drowned
them, then I left them on the radiator
overnight and then I froze them, I'm sure."
At MAE LUNDBLAD'S we found a little
better results. Mae was hard at work writ-ing
a diary of an inch long bean.
ANN LARSON was very apologetic. "No,
my beans haven't grown," she replied,
"maybe it's because I dig them up every
with whom the association is in contact
through the mails. Though scattered unto
the far reaches of the world we are one
fellowship thanking God for the abiding
influence of Bethel upon our lives.
Welcome alumni! We are really glad you
are here.
In behalf of the Bethel Alumni
Bill Tapper, President.
HELEN PETERSON declares hers are
resistant to colds. Sorheone poured Vicks
drops in them!
The next day I had almost forgotten
about the bean incident'when I came upon
two fellows fighting. All I could hear was
"Mine's taller than your—" "No, it isn't.
Mine's taller!"
Suddenly ARNOLD REDIER came along
and parted them. "Now, now fellows, let's
do this the fair way. We'll measure." He
drew a ruler from his pocket and marched
triumphantly to the place where the beans
were growing.
BURTON BLAIR went off dejectedly
having found out that BOB SHOEMA-KER'S
beans were 1/16 of an inch taller
than his. Burton joined SHIRLEY ADAM-SON
who felt bad that hers which had
been planted for a week hadn't come up
yet. By this time I was worried for the
sanity of the freshmen. I decided to see
Prof. Sanders to get an explanation.
In the room I saw a bean plant about
8 inches tall. To me, this was no less than
a miracle! After talking to Prof. Sanders
for a few minutes I found out that the
whole thing could be reasonably explained.
It was a biological experiment in which
students observed and recorded the growth
of their plant.
Just then MARY LOU CARLSON dashed
past me, exclaiming, "Just look! My bean is
breaking through the soil!"
Holding my head in despair, I deter-mined
to go home, take an aspirin, and
plant myself a bean.
&mg of Tbougbt
President Wingblade
Someone has said that God has given us
memories that we might have roses in
January, but memories can also bring us
winter's piercing blast—in June. It all de-pends
on how we have built the past into
our lives.
Childhood memories are usually precious
and can become a blessing. They warm the
heart and make the tears to well up—the
thought of them makes us better men and
School days are proverbially happy days.
Of course there were problems and troub-les
and worries—but as we look back, how
comparatively small they sem.
A graduate of Harvard, visiting his nep-hew
who was occupying the same dormi-tory
room as he had done, pointed out to
the younger man some of the earmarks
he had left in that room. The older man
said to his nephew: "When I was here, I
thought I had many burdens and cares,
but as I look back on it all, those years
seem 'like a vista of autumn threes.' "
Well—this week is Homecoming at Beth-el,
and we welcome heartily every old
grad and former student. Many things will
remind you of other days and we trust that
you will se in the Bethel of today a school
that is not standing still but one going
forward in every way.
May you have a wonderful heart warm-ing
fellowship these days and may the
glow of youthful campus faces around you,
cheer you, and send you back to your
daily ministrations with brighter hopes
and greater joy.
Also may we count on your continued
loyalty to back up Bethel and to help
make it what the Lord truly would have
our school to be.
Swedish Student Views
Church, School, Youth
by Ingemar Gallmer
One coming to a foreign country for the
first time is impressed by many things,
and it takes a little time before one is able
to think clearly about these impressions.
As a Christian, interested in the Christian's
place in life, I will try to express a few of
my impressions of three Christian Insti-tutions.
(1) The Church, (2) Christian
Young Peoples' Work, and (3) Christian
Schools. Since most of my life has been
spent within the Baptist General Confer-ence,
my observations will be based upon
what I know about this phase of Christian
life. I wish to state that I am very thank-ful
for the opportunity to observe the Bapt-ists
of the General Conference in action
in different sections of the country.
With regard to the Church, I want to
say that I am very impressed by three
things. First of all, by the good attendance
to the services, which do not only include
Sunday evening services, but others as
well. I feel that good attendance is a sign
of spiritual health. I also like the inspir-ing
way in which the song service in con-ducted,
and also by the way the invitation
is given at the closing moments of the
service. At these times I have felt a chall-enge
to renew my fellowship with God.
Concerning Young People's work, I have
been very impressed, although the oppor-tunity
to observe this does not often pre-sent
itself. To me, the Sunday School in
this country is an important branch of
Christian work. It is a real encouragement
to see so many adults as well as children
participating in the Sunday School. I feel
that adults need continued teaching in the
Word of God in addition to making a good
influence upon the children in attendance.
Another interesting phase in working with
young people was observed by attending
Bible Camps.
Finally, with regard to Christian schools,
although my experiences in this matter
are limited to my coming to Bethel College
and Seminary, thus far I have had only
wonderful experiences in our school. I am
pleased with the way in which instruction
in classes is presented with a view toward
spiritual standards. My time spent at Beth-el
will be all too short, and I wish to make
use of every opportunity, as I know this
year wil be one of the most important ones
in my life.
How to Develop a Bean
And Pass Mid-quarter Exams
by Marty
Nature Speaks About Homecoming
by Dave Carlson
Ah, what a show of bright colors and contrasting patterns are the products of
nature during these lazy and inviting Indian summer days. It was this lure for vivid
pageantry which drew my thoughts out the window and into the natural rural ampi-theater
of Minnesota's land of ten thousand lakes. Before long my body had followed
suit and 1 was sitting on the shores of exclusive Lake Johanna musing .. far from
studies, committees and stuffy classrooms.
Lying on my back and gazing through a hole between the trees lined with many-colored
leaves of various shapes, I watched the fleecy clouds drift by in tempo with
my equally lazy thoughts. However, my meditation was soon interrupted at the sound
of whispering voices somewhere in the vicinity. I looked around to see who was
invading my private daydream domain but seeing no one I returned to my prone
position with a sigh.
My solitude was short-lived, however, as I again heard the faint voices. This time
I remained relaxed and reposed only to find that my visitors were the blades of
grass, waving tree branches and rustling leaves against a background of sky blue
waters lapping the pebbled shore of the lake. I realized, of course, that eavesdropping
is a social evil but I yielded to temptation ....
"Today I would like to be floating around the Bethel campus", sighed one maple
leaf to another, "and joining in the festivities as the students greet the Alumni.
There's such a friendly atmosphere that pervades the whole campus. Sure, the grads
may have gray hair or no hair, perhaps the girls of '31 wouldn't stand a chance in a
beauty contest but when they all get together around the coffee cup at Bethel, every-one
is 'at home'."
"And I would like to be part of the carpet providing a cushion for the football
boys as they romp to victory over Ashland tomorrow," offered a brave blade of grass
in conversation with her neighbor. "I might suffer a few bruises but I would consider
it an honor to do my part in the Homecoming activities to that extent." The sister
blade concurred and there was a murmur of approval as every blade of whispering
grass joined in wishing they were fortunate enough to be part of the sod at High-land
The waving branches seemed to be leading the leaves and grass in cheers for
good old Bethel and I felt a warm glow envelope me as I realized I was among friends.
All nature joined in saluting Bethel!
Strange? Perhaps. But before I made my way back down Snelling to my next
class I had realized that just as I had felt "at home" out in God's universe, so I felt
"at home" at Bethel .... the house of God. We, as students, welcome all the return-ing
alumni to our campus and sincerely hope that you will feel that you have come
home this week-end. Among the many memories which will return to you we trust
that you will remember Bethel as the "house of God" ... the home of many spiritual
memories of your days on campus.
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Friday, October 13, 1950 THE C L A R I O N
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Dr. Wik Appears Before Archive Society
Much Discussion
At PDG Meeting
Several P. D. G. members and
guests met in the seminary lounge
last Tuesday night to hear the
topic "The Christian and War" be
presented by Dr. Anton Pearson,
seminary professor, and Valdeko
Kangro, of the college music staff.
Following their presentation the
group took part in a general dis-cussion
of the subject.
Dr. Pearson read many scrip-assist
in taking the pictures while ture passages which he stated if
Eddie Meyer, George Visel, 011ie taken together indicated to him
DuFrene, Lloyd Cummings and that killing–and war was against
Rodney Kjell will work with the New Testament teaching about
Cummings developing pictures. love.
Assistant Editor, Ed Stayton, Mr. Kangro expressed the opin-has
organized the office typing ion that in the light of the fact
staff and photography shedule. A that the sin of war is an ever
staff of ten typists is available for present factor in the world—abso-work
throughout the week. Pic- lute pacificism is the compromise
tures for the SPIRE have been of the commandment of absolute
taken this past week with Larson love—since whatever we choose
Studios as the photographer. we hurt others anyway: Therefore
The business manager of the the choice for each individual is
SPIRE is Ronny Johnson who is only the choice of taking the less-assisted
by Netti Dvirnak and Roy er of two evils.
Lundquist,,treasurer. According to
Mr. Johnson, the $2,000 advertis-ing
mark set by last year's staff
will probably be surpassed by
$300 due to more advertising
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Wilbur Madsen and Nettie
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Last Monday night Swedish for-eign
student, Prof. Swan Engwall
told of his summer travels in Swe-den
and Finland, at the first Swe-dish
Club meeting.
A Humorous skit by Dick Anth-ony,
Pearl Ohlin, Shirley Adam-son,
Tom Perrson, and Ronal
Berry, was the feature of the
Spanish Club meeting last Wed-nesday.
Presents Paper Dealing With
Business Research Problems
by Henry Nelson
Recently, when most of the students had their faces buried in text
books, the head of Bethel's History Department, Dr. Reynold Wik, took
a trip to Madison, Wisconsin. The importance of this journey was not
the leisure obtained from such a trip, but the Fourteenth Annual Meet-ing
of the Society of American Archivists.
Dr. Wik appeared on the program October 9th reading his paper
"Adventures with Business Records: Vanishing Archives." The valu-able
material presented dealt with many of the problems facing histor-ians
who do research work in the business correspondence of large
corporations. The importance of Industrial Archival Collections, and the
techniques which might be used in discovering these materials re-ceived
special emphasis. The problem involved is basically two-fold:
(1) that of finding the documents—"the detective work," and (2) that
of obtaining permission to use the discovered material.
The suggestions given by Dr. Wik were based largely on his research
experiences. During the last four years, he has searchd through many
long neglected trunks and files in dusty attics, basement vaults, and
warehouses of such well-known companies as Allis Chalmers, J. I.
Case, International Harvester, Caterpillar, and the Ford Motor Company.
Last summer alone, he traveled through 12 mid-western states seeking
additional information on the gen-eral
subject of the "Utilization of
Power in American Agriculture."
In Dr. Wik's possession are 10,-
000 letters which he recently ob-tained
from a man's garage in
Peoria, Illinois. Many of these are
kept within files and boxes loca-ted
at his office in the Library
Obtaining a position on this pro-
- gram is a significant honor for
both Dr. R. Wik and Bethel Coll-ege.
These positions are coveted
by all within educational circles.
Among the personages to appear
with Dr. Wik were W. W. Sweet
of Southern Methodist University,
Dallas, Texas, who is the leading
Religious historian of America;
Philip C. Brooks of the National
Archives, Washington, D. C.; and
others too numerous to mention.
Fire is the leading cause of
all disasters and catastrophes
in the United States. The
American Red Cross reports
that fire is responsible for
more disaster relief calls than
all other causes combined.
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Progress is being made in publishing the 1951 SPIRE according to
The staff has been selected and most of the decisions as to photo-graphy,
publisher, cover design and general layout have been made,
according to Dave Carlson, editor.
Lakeland Color Press of Brainerd and Revere Advertising Company
of Minneapolis have been given the contract for printing the SPIRE
and Amithcraft Company of Chicago is making the dark green and
gold cover which will feature a new school seal.
Deadlines have been set which, if met, will result in delivery of the
1951 SPIRE by May 1. This will give the students sufficient time to
"pass their books around for signatures besides giving the staff time
to study for final exams", said Dave Carlson.
Assisting Gloria Swanberg in the
layout and design department are
Lois Redin, Lois Mitchell, Florence
Nordstrom, Carol Dubuque, Janet
Odean, Jo Ann Johnson, Audrey
Samuelson, Mary Quernemoen and
Cliff Smith. Preliminary layouts
are in the process of being drawn
up and should be completed by
the end of the quarter, thus set-ting
a new record for finished
layout work.
Language Club News
On October 3rd, Mr. Gallanko,
foreign student from Poland was
the guest speaker to the German
Club. He spoke on the general
subject of Communism.
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Seminary Students
Get Acquainted
At Alexis Social
Problems of interest to Christ-ian
students, both in seminary and
in the college will be discussed
in future Alexis meetings.
Oliver Omanson invited all sem-inary
and pre-seminary students
to attend these monthly meetings
when he presented the purpose of
the Alexis Society at the first
meeting of the year, Oct. 3.
Alexis departed from its typical
literary discussion meeting to hold
a social get-acquainted party that
evening. Activities centered about
informal games and fellowship
with the purpose of welcoming
new students and faculty members
and acquainting them with each
other and the club.
In a short program preceding the
social hour, Herman van Arsdale
led the devotional study, followed
by a vocal solo by 011ie Mae Land-en
and an impromptu male quar-tet,
featuring Dean Edwin Omark,
William Murray, Dave Carlson and
Phil McLain, with piano accomp-animent
by Jim Rehnberg.
Indians Clash With Northland
Perfect Home Record At Stake
In the "big" game of the season on Saturday, October 14, Bethel
collides with Northland College of Ashland, Wisconsin. The game
being played at Highland Stadium, is Bethel's homecoming.
Bethel, unbeaten and unscored
on at home in two games thus far."
this year, goes after its third win
of the season out of ofur contests.
The only mar on its record is a
Those who will be going to loss to Worthington there.
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The gridders have gone through three of their six games for the
season and now come up to the Homecoming game with two wins and
one loss. The two wins were both impressive. In the Rochester game,
the line looked very good in smashing Yellowjacket scoring attempts.
In the Ely contest, the line looked very good, keeping the Ironmen
from even getting inside the Bethel 45 yard line! Of course anyone
knows of the feats of the great backfield this year.
* *
Bethel's popular young coach, Lyn Lundeen, was featured on the St.
Paul Dispatch sports page some weeks ago as the "youngest college
coach" through the publicity work of the writer of this column. Radio
station KSTP noticed the article and sent out a crew to take pictures
of Lundeen and the team and they appeared on television not too long
ago. Nice going Lyn! That's really being in the spotlight.
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THE CLARION Page 4
Bethel Seeks Homecoming Victory
Five Men Score In
40-0 Rout of Ely
Flashing a brilliant offensive
offensive attack before a dazed
Ely eleven, Bethel romped home
a 40-0 winner at Highland Stadium
on October 7.
With five men sharing in the
scoring, the Indians just couldn't
be stopped in their smashing runs,
passes, plunges, and overall brilli-ant
Frederichs Opens Scoring
Duke Frederichs opened the
scoring in the first period when
he grabbed a fumble in mid air
on the Ely two yard line, and
dashed over. Just before this play,
Bethel had lost the ball on downs
after smashing to the Lumber-jacks
one yard line.
Next Dick Chadderdon grabbed
a beautiful spiral from Bob Schu-macher
and dashed thirty four
yards over the goal. The entire
play covered 63 yards. Then Schu-macher
reeled off a 19 yard run
for -another TD and Chadderdon
kicked the extra point to make
the half time score 19-0.
83 Yard Runback By Skoog.
Ron Skoog, quarterback started
the second half in sensational
fashion as he took the opening
kickoff 83 yards down the side-lines
to give Bethel its fourth
Climaxing a third period 43 yard
drive, Don Spratt dashed 19 yards
for still another Bethel score.
After Ray Brace recovered a fum-ble
in the end zone to score two
points, Schumacher again crossed
the goal line to wind up the scor-ing.
His run covered 53 yards.
John Viren added the extra point
on a plunge to give the Indians
a total of 40 points.
Ely Had No Chance
The Ironmen never had a
chance as they failed to penetrate
farther than the -Bethel 45 yard
line. Bethel had seven first downs
to only one for Ely.
Score by quarters
Bethel 12 7 12 9 49
Ely 0 0 0 0 0
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The Intramural sports program
is in full swing. Several weeks
ago, touch football opened the
season's slate and since that open-ing
date, the games have been
played on a twice a week basis.
Intramural officials are disa-ppointed
at the small number of
fellows who have turned out for
the games. They encourage all
who can to watch the lower bulle-tin
board (outside the gym) for the
schedules which are posted weekly
and then to play with the team to
which they have been assigned to
play on.
Early results found Illinois beat-ing
Iowa, and West winning over
Anderson, Calvin
Anderson, Clarence
Anderson, Clifford
Atkinson, Berl
Bennett, Ralph
Bergren, Don
Brace, Ray
Carlson, Bob
Carlson, Phil
Chadderdon, Dick
Fredericks, Warren
Guliman, Ken
Pr.-, gle, Virgil
Johnson, Ron
Kjell, Rod
Meyer, Stan
Pals, Cliff
Peterson, Curt
Schumacher, Bob
*Skoog, Ron
Spratt, Don
*Viren, John
* — Co-captains
Minnesota. In another contest,
East whipped Illinois. Other games
have been played but were too
late to be recorded for this issue
of the Clarion. Watch for a com-plete
review and standings in the
next issue. In the meantime, sup-port
the Intramural program with
your participation.
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tomorrows homecoming game (and
we hope you all will be) will
probably notice the hard hitting
tackle in the line. He has been
very valuable as a tackle and al-though
he does not score the
touchdowns, he is probably one
of the most valuable players on
the team.
This fellow is Curt Peterson who
weighs in at 175 pounds. Now 21
years old, Curt has played on the
Bethel squad for the last three
years. Curt, who the boys call
"Korea Curt" because Uncle Sam
may call him at any time, is a
huskie fellow with a rugged frame
that can take and give a lot of
punishment which is needed for
tackle position.
Curt is a home state boy who
graduated from high school at
Braham, Minnesota. At Braham,
Curt also played tackle and was
outstanding on either team. He
also played on the basketball
Curt is now in his third year
of college on our campus. He is
majoring in business administra-tion
and plans on being a business
Northland, in its first two games,
neither won or lost. Both of the
games ended in a tie, one to Roch-ester
J. C., which Bethel won over
earlier in the season.
While the Indians have been
able to score 53 points against
their opponents 13, the Lumber
jacks have made and given up the
same total of 19. On this compari-son,
Bethel looks to have a big
edge in the offensive department.
However, here are some facts to
consider about the Lumberjacks:
1. The line averages about 190
pounds and it could be over
a 200 pound average if the
heaviest men were in.
2. The backfield is shifty and
fast, full of experience with
five lettermen back, and deep
in reserves.
3. The team is in a peak year
according to critics, for a huge
rebuilding program has been
on for two years and this year
is supposed to be "it".
4. The team has most of last
year's personel who whipped
Bethel 19-0.
On the basis of this information,
it should be a good game, so come
out and support Bethel as they
strive for a Homecoming victory.
• Sport Bulletin
The gymnasts have been work-ing
hard for some weeks and now
the school will be given its first
chance to watch them perform at
the halftime of the Homecoming
game on October 14. Then ten man
squad will present a mat program
which will include tumbling acts,
balancing features, pyramids, and
probably some clowning.
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Although not much is heard
fro;n them, the cross country men
presumably continue to run as
weather permits. Lack of a coach
and also no schedule prevents
their program from expanding to
a popular campus sport.
* *
The basketball prospetcs are
practicing for the 1950-51 season.
Quite a few candidates have re-ported
to Coach Del Ray Peterson
and he is looking for a good sea-son.
The schedule is being made
up at the present time and will
probably contain about 20 games.
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Bethel's pretty cheerleaders
have been working hard in direct-ing
the fans at the football games.
At the Homecoming game, much
will be seen and heard of them,
so really get behind them in
cheering long and loud for the
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Prior to the development of the Las Vegas Strip, this was your iconic Vegas scene. Almost any and every television show or movie that featured a Las Vegas nightlife scene included shots of Fremont Street.
Previously open as your typical city street, the famous roadway was converted into a pedestrian mall in 1996 and became what we know today as the Fremont Street Experience. Later, in 2004, a barrel vault canopy spanning four blocks was unveiled, featuring nearly 12 million LED lights. Themed light and sound shows begin at dusk and are played hourly, pay homage to some of Las Vegas' well-known facets, including race car driving and Area 51. When light and sound shows are not playing, music is continually played on a 550,000 watt soundsystem throughout the experience.
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When the Blue Springs South swim team heard about Lee's Summit West's Sam Smith, they made a commitment to help a young man who is battling cancer.
On a front page feature in Saturday's Examiner, the South swim team and head coach Errich Oberlander talk about the impact Smith had on the team that went out and collected items and monetary gifts, including a car, that the 15-year-old can drive when he turns 16.
How cool is that?
I mean, how many times have you heard about someone in need and thought to yourself, "I'm going to help that person."
Then, a news flash about Miley Cyrus twerking flashes on the TV or the phone rings and you get involved in a conversation about those 8-0 Kansas City Chiefs and the thought simply disappears from your mind.
"When we first saw Sam," said South senior swim captain Jack Pluenneke, "he made an impact on us. He was swimming – and, as it turned out, it was the last time he was able to compete because his cancer came back and he needed more treatment – and he was an inspiration."
He was so inspiring that South assistant swim coach Andrew Enlow came up with a new team motto: "What's Your Excuse?"
"None of us come up with excuses now," Pluenneke said. "It was like, I have to leave practice to use the bathroom, or my pinkie toe cramped and I can't swim. We saw a kid who is battling cancer compete in a swim meet, so we're done with excuses."
But they aren't done with following Smith and his family.
Last Friday, the Jaguars, their coaches and moms of swimmers brought a huge gift basket to the Lee's Summit Aquatic Center and made their presentation to a stunned Smith.
The look on his face as he walked into the center, following a longer than usual visit with his doctor at Children's Mercy Hospital, was priceless.
"It was like he was happy, surprised and was wondering why our whole team was at his practice," Pluenneke said. "It was as cool for us as it was for him."
Colleen Gibler, the longtime swim coach at Lee's Summit West, watched the presentation in quiet awe. All day, she had planned on exactly what she wanted to say. But she couldn't.
The tears washed away those words, and instead of thanking the South team, she gave each of them a warm embrace.
As she thanked each South swimmer, the West squad clapped and chanted, "BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH! BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH!"
Somehow, I was able to maintain my composure, which is tough for a guy who cries at McDonald's commercials, and told Oberlander, Enlow and Pluenneke that what they did was the most amazing gesture of love and respect I'd witnessed in 31 years at The Examiner.
Last year, my wife Stacy and I tried to do all we could for a little girl who died from a rare form of cancer that affects two to three kids in the United States on a yearly basis, and I know what our small gesture meant to her family.
What the Jaguars did for a member of the swimming family they compete against, but also love and support, made me realize what a special group of individuals they really are.
The compassionate Oberlander has made amazing strides with the South swim team, but what he and his squad accomplished outside of the pool makes that success pale in comparison.
They saw a young man who was in need, and they helped him and his family.
It sounds so simple.
Why don't we all try to do a little bit more of it?
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The nearest major airport is at Geneva (GVA). If you arrive in to the Geneva Airport, www.MorzExpress.com provide shared transfers direct to Morzine for a very reasonable 25 Euros per person with no minimum numbers required.
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Morzine and the surrounding region, including Les Gets, is an excellent place to go mountain biking (in the summer, of course) with loads of great trails, some scary downhill courses and, of course, ski lifts to take the effort out of getting to the top. Of particular interest is the Kona Bike Park in the near-by town of Les Gets. This is a custom constructed area with drops, berms and jump including plenty to challenge all but the bravest of cyclists.
Being a skiing village, there are several places to get a drink at here are two safe bets where this author had his fill.
First, Bar Robinson, you will find the selection a little slim and the owners slightly perturbed by all of the Anglos but they have Mutzig - also the only beer on draught. Some locals claim that the beer has similar affects as hallucinogenic mushrooms but this has neither been proven or disproven. The varied in age and be sure to get there early because last orders are at 7:30 and they shut at 8:00.
For some action a little later into the evening a generally younger crowd, heads to the Buddha Bar, here you will find a relaxed atmosphere and the small space completely filled to the rafters with treasures from Asia. It is amazing to see some of the carved items that have, presumably, been brought to France including entire doors with framing and all. Music will suit most, from Dolly Parton to U2 to Rocky Horror Picture Show, to, well you see my point. There is no dance floor but plenty of seats if you legs are done from skiing or biking all day. If you must dance, there is a dance club adjacent to the Buddha.
Like all ski resorts, Morzine is packed with chalets and other small units to rent. Prices can be extremely reasonable and present specially good value when shared with members of a group.
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Country star Martina McBride's new album features covers of classic soul and R&B songs ("Come See About Me," "Suspicious Minds," "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted") and includes duets with Kelly Clarkson ("In the Basement") and Gavin DeGraw ("Bring It on Home to Me").
Country superstar Martina McBride has long toured on the power of her 20 top-10 singles, including six number ones, and her status as a four-time Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year.
Planning her current tour – which brings her back to the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset on Friday and the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis on Saturday – the singer decided, however, that it was time for a change.
"I really had a desire to do something different, to stretch as a musician and an artist. I made my new album because I wanted people to hear it and then come out and see us and experience the new music in person," says McBride of "Everlasting," her 12th studio album, which was released in April.
The album features covers of classic soul and R&B songs ("Come See About Me," "Suspicious Minds," "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted") and includes duets with Kelly Clarkson ("In the Basement") and Gavin DeGraw ("Bring It on Home to Me").
"With this album, I wasn't going in thinking 'single on the radio.' I was going in to make music for fun. I really wanted the album to be a listening experience, something you could listen to from beginning to end. That's not something people do anymore, listen to a whole album."
The concept has certainly attracted listeners.
With her first independent release on her new label, Vinyl Recordings, the 47-year-old made history as the first solo female artist to debut at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart with an independently released and distributed album in the chart's 50-year history.
Produced by Grammy award-winner Don Was, the album was recorded using vintage mics, instruments, amps and equipment from the 1950s and '60s at Blackbird Studio, which is owned by McBride and her husband, John McBride. Additions to the touring band will help replicate the sound on the road.
"We have a four-piece horn section and a three-piece vocal section, and everyone is dressed alike. I really wanted it to be like a classic Motown show," explained McBride during a recent telephone interview from her home in Nashville.
"This whole tour is based around the record. I've never done anything exactly like this. I've always been of the mind that when people come to see me in concert they want to hear my hits, but because this new album is all covers, people will know these songs, too. Doing this music in concert is really exciting for me."
McBride has been exciting audiences with her soaring soprano since 1990, when Garth Brooks moved her from selling merchandise at his shows to his opening act. Since then, McBride has sold more than 18 million albums and had hits including "Independence Day," "I Love You," and "This One's for the Girls."
"We'll still be doing the hits, too, just with new arrangements," said McBride said of the current tour. "They'll sound very familiar, except with an added horn line. After so many years of doing them one way, this gives my music a fresh edge.
"People need to know that our new show is not the same one we did the last time we went out. It is a different show and so far, audiences have really been responding to it. About three or four songs in, I can feel them relax and go on the journey with us."
A native of Sharon, Kansas, pop. 200, and the mother of three daughters, McBride remembers first hearing some of this music as a child.
"My dad loved country music, but he also listened to Ray Charles, Elvis Presley and Etta James. I've always taken a soulful approach and singing this music now makes me emotional.
"It's funny, too, because I feel like there are many similarities between my music and these songs. The lyrics are conversational and the emotion is immediate in both."
On the Billboard 200, "Everlasting" debuted at #7, making it McBride's sixth Top 10 debut and her highest since 2007.
That kind of success with an independent release is not lost on the veteran performer, who joined George Strait on his farewell tour earlier this year.
"I have really great fans and it has been very gratifying to have them respond so favorably. Usually you put out a single to drive the record, but we didn't have a top 10 single or any radio play. Our fans took this album to the top of the charts."
This week, McBride – whose first book, "Around the Table," will be released by HarperCollins this fall – will have the opportunity to perform for some of those fans at two of her favorite venues.
"I love the Music Circus and the Melody Tent. The tents have their own special vibe, because you can hear what people are saying. The shows we do at places of this size are always very different from the ones we do at stadiums and arenas. They're my favorite, because we really get to connect with the audience."


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Campbell used some local knowledge to jump out to the first-round lead at The Creek Course at Keith Hills Country Club in Buies Creek, N.C.
Cory Parkinson was the leader for the Bisons on the first day. He is tied for 14th with an even-par 72.
Samuel Marcrom is tied for 38th (77) and Clint Suggs is tied for 44th (78).
Dylan Waters is tied for 54th ( 82) and Brandon Mundie is 55th (84).
The top four Camels all carded sub-par rounds, led by a pair of three-under, 69s, from freshman Vaita Guillaume and senior Isak Pettersen. The scores matched the collegiate lows for both players. Matt Moot followed with a two-under, 70 and Mitch Gray also tied his low round as a Camel, shooting a one-under, 71.
Only two strokes separate the subsequent five schools, led by UNF, the defending champion at even par, 288. Jeff Dennis led the way for the Ospreys with a two-under, 70. Jordan Gibb and Chris Kennedy, two other returnees from the 2008 team, both shot even par. Kennesaw State and Belmont stand one stroke behind UNF at one-over, 289. Belmont's Scott O'Brien shot the low round of the day, a five-under, 67, that featured six birdies against a lone bogey on Monday, his 22nd birthday.
One shot further back, in a tie for fifth, sits Jacksonville, and in its first A-Sun Championship, FGCU. The five Eagles all shot between 71 and 74. Daniel Mazziotta posted the lone under-par round on the team with a 71. Joshua Kinsey's three-under, 69 led the way for the Dolphins. USC Upstate, the other school making its debut at the Championship, finished day one in seventh place at six-over, 294. Josh Gallman recovered from a double-bogey start with five birdies to card a three-under, 69.
ETSU, the conference's top ranked program, No. 30 according to GolfStat.com, struggled in the first round to an eighth-place showing. Rhys Enoch, who sat three-over after three holes, made four birdies on the closing nine holes in finishing with a two-under, 70. He finished as the lone Buccaneer among the top 13 individuals.
Mercer ended the first round in ninth place followed by Stetson and Lipscomb. The Bears' Matt Tribby registered the lone eagle of the round, making a three on par-5 18th hole, his ninth hole of the round.
Second-round action begins at 8 a.m. with Belmont's Danny Amundson, FGCU's Brandon Pena and Jacksonville's Christian Martin teeing off on the first hole with Stetson's Sam Ryder and Lipscomb's Brandon Mundie beginning on the 10th hole.
Fans can follow the action at GolfStat.com.
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Oct. 15, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - It took a while for either team to generate any offense in the rainy Saturday afternoon conference contest between MIT (11-3, 3-2 NEWMAC) and Mount Holyoke (9-4, 4-1 NEWMAC). When the offenses finally started clicking, goals came in spurts, and it was the Lyons' freshman Jaimie Macari and senior Liz Colby who led Mount Holyoke down the stretch for a 3-2 comeback win at Jack Barry Field.
After much of the first 25 minutes of the game was battled out around midfield, Macari beat MIT's sophomore keeper Alexa Herman from in close for her 14th goal of the season. Three minutes later, the Engineers offense was ignited by Cheryl Texin. Texin had two of her shots deflected in for goals in a two-minute span. At 28:15, Texin took a pass off a penalty corner and fired a shot toward the net that was tipped into the back of the cage by junior Anna Ayuso. Then at 3:41, another Texin blast changed direction after Lauren Nowierski got her stick on the ball. The Engineers took the 2-1 lead into the half.
After almost 17 minutes of scoreless action to begin the second frame, Mount Holyoke's Macari and Colby took control of the game. At 51:59, Macari capitalized on Colby's cross in front of the net for an easy tap in to even the score at two. The goal was Macari's 15th and marked her fifth multi-goal effort this season. Less than one minute later, the Lyons came right back and grabbed a lead when Colby hammered home a penalty corner pass from senior Elyse Newman. The Engineers made a valiant effort down the stretch with eight shots in the second half but could not get one by Lyons senior keeper Jenny Wing.
Wing made five stops for the Lyons in the victory, while MIT's Alexa Herman turned away three shots in the loss.
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As homeowners in a neighborhood bordering Washington Park, we have experienced firsthand the flurry of activity that occurs in the park from early spring until late fall.
We have awoken to music, voices and cheers as a 5K gets started on an early Saturday morning, driven gingerly out of our driveway so as not to ding the cars that line our street for park events and walked our dogs among the wilted pumpkins the morning after the Jack o� Lantern festival.
Implicit in living near this beloved park is the understanding and embracing of all the sounds and activities such a vibrant community has to offer. Washington Park is a community of Carillon listeners, plant enthusiasts, children and families, runners, walkers, bikers and, yes, dog owners. It is a park that is open to persons of all interests and should reflect the community it serves.
We support a dog park in Washington Park. It will make great use of an underutilized and, frankly, forgotten area of the park. We join in the goal of the Hoelzer family to give to the community a dog park that is respectful of and does not detract from the beauty of the park, co-exists with other functions of the park and reflects the historical connection to George Washington, himself an avid dog lover.
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Name: Keith
Gender: Male
Age: 65
Location: Montreal
I've been in a 32-year marriage with a man. We've adopted children together. Lately he's become impotent. He won't take any of the meds for erectile dysfunction. I'm still a very, very horny man and wanting sex. I wonder what your advice would be for us. Communication has always been a big part of our relationship, so telling me to discuss this with him won't be helpful. I've done that already. I am considering looking for a sex partner other than my husband, but I don't want to jeopardize my marriage. And let me know what you think.
OK, here's what I think. I think a lot of gay men (and straight folks too) stay together in healthy, loving, long-term relationships, even though the relationship (or marriage) is sexless. Most people in these relationships choose domestic tranquility over sexual tension. That sounds like you and your husband, right? And sometimes the partners in these types of relationships give one another permission to pursue the sexual gratification they need and want outside the primary relationship.
That being said, there is certainly a large percentage of gay men (straight folks too) who could not, nor would they want to not stay in a sexless, or one-sided relationship. And so this alternative satellite relationship arrangement would not appeal to them. But this doesn't sound like you.
The secret here then is to get the permission you need to find what you are looking for before you start the search. I can tell you from my many years of experience that nothing will undermine even a strong, healthy relationship faster than one of the partners launching out on his own looking for satisfaction without asking his partner's permission to fly solo.
And if you think "flying solo" is only about sex, you are mistaken. Imagine if one person in a relationship unilaterally decided to make a big purchase with communal funds; a purchase so large that it would jeopardize the family's financial stability. This kind of "flying solo" could easily crash a relationship.
You say that you and your old man are competent in the communication department. Excellent! Because you're gonna need all those communication skills to broach the subject of sexual independence.
Of course, not to do anything, or settle for the status quo is not an option either. Living without a healthy sexual outlet, even if it can't be with one's primary partner will only lead to aggravation and disappointment and that will destabilize even the best of relationships. My experience tells me that the sexually vital partner living in a sexless marriage, like you Keith, will inevitably build up so much frustration that he won't be able to control it. There will inevitably be an explosion, one that could easily destroy your relationship.
I've worked with dozens of couples, like you and your partner. Some develop strategies for fixing the sexual problems that have come between them. These couples choose to work on rebuilding mutual sexual satisfaction into the relationship. And that can happen lots of different ways. Others couples decide that mutuality can never be achieved and thus they choose to amicably end the relationship and move on. But there is always that third way where one partner concedes that he is unable to fulfill his marital duties and thus grants his partner the freedom (within bounds) to follow his dick.
One can only hope that your partner will welcome this discussion. If he refuses to join you in that conversation, he is in the wrong. I can understand not knowing exactly what to say about things that are goin' south, or even not knowing how best to say what may be on your mind, but to clam up all together, that would be unjust.
Once a couple has identified the problem the next step is learning how to talk about it in an effective yet non-threatening way. This can be tricky, to say the least. But it is still so much easier than trying to avoid the issue all together.
Whatever you do, don't settle for the path of least resistance. Your leadership might be just the thing your husband is looking for to muster his own strength to face the facts. Either way, the problem you are facing will not go away simply by ignoring it. Disappointments will become resentments and resentments will inevitably lead to acting-out and that will surly fuck things up royally.
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i sware there is no place like NYC, especially at christmas time. beautiful captures! so glad you were able to enjoy with your family... and so glad you were feeling better for t'giving.
I am sorry that you had the flu, but happy you had a lovely place to rest and recover.
I loved the sweetness of the signatures on the memorial. I love seeing the handwriting of my friends and family. What a comfort it must be to see it.
Safe journey home.
I know this memorial well, as my daughter worked for this company, post 9-11. It is beautifully done.
You got wonderful photos of all the holiday decorations in the city -- the Rockefeller tree is lit Nov 29!
What a precious, tender moment ...I like your soul;you are guided by love and empathy. We cannot help, but be compassionate every time we pay respect to those who lost their lives on this day.
Thank you for sharing these wonderful photos of your loved ones enjoying the inspiring NYC.
Such a moving tribute to those lost on 9/11, their names, otherwise probably anonymous, perfectly personalised with their signatures.
So sorry to hear you had the flu, that's such a bummer (although I bet you were really well looked after).
Beautiful post as always, Suzanne.
Wishing you a lovely week.
A beautiful post Suzanne. All your posts are. I hope to one day go to NYC. Hopefully not with the flu. Hope you are feeling better. Loved all the pictures. Thanks so much for sharing. xxoo
PS I love David Archuleta too!
I adore NYC and what a touching memorial - so much more personal with the addition of their signatures.
So sorry to hear you were hit with the flu over Thanksgiving! Hopefully you're back on your feet and feeling much better. xo
Hi Suzanne,
I have never visited New York and your photos have just taken me there on a virtual visit - thank you.
I have been having a few reminiscing moments recently and have been thinking about Winter in the Northern Hemisphere. I just can't get into the whole Christmas thing when the temperature is rising.
I hope that you are now fully recovered from the flu.
*** Dear Suzanne~
Sincere, loving and heartfelt thoughts so beautifully described by you this early (4:00 A.M.!) Monday morning.
Quite a "bummer", that being sick was!!! (Aargh!!!). I know not to question His actions, so sometimes, when I read something like that, I say to myself (with a warm, knowing smile & glance to Him "upstairs"), and ask "What were you THINKIN'?". Grins...
Wanted to share this with you, because I KNOW you'll appreciate it like I did...............
"When I was 5 years old, my Mom always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down "HAPPY".
They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life".
Sending you my friendship and warmest holiday wishes to you AND all your family!
Linda in AZ *
As always dearest, your thoughts are skillfully communicated and lovingly etched on our hearts as we enter into another Monday...but of course, a day, a week to never ever be taken lightly....the city is so beautiful at this time of year!!!! Oh how terrible to be sick during the holiday! I was too, but not that severe.....rest up! Anita
so sorry to hear you were under the weather. but so thankful you felt better & enjoyed such wonderful memories in an incredible city with your loved ones.
beautiful eloquent post my friend
i'd love to go to nyc. so fun. i love the photos. so sorry you got sick though. being sick when you're away from home is just the worst. sorry :(
also, i love that the memorial has everyone's signature. that is so special. what a great addition to something so special.
glad you got to go see all that!
ah...moved in my heart, seeing the photo with the signatures and reading your thoughts...It still hits hard every single time when I think back to that day.(even the OK bombing with all those photo memories of the daycare, what was left) Memorials are good for remembering. What a good thing this man has done to remind each one who passes by. A GOOD moment. I am so glad you got to have a family time seeing all of those wonderful sights Suzanne. I'm sure your kids will not soon forget it.
I do HOPE you are well on your way to being 100%! Hugs to you! xoxo
Your trip looks amazing, Suzanne...the memorial is one of the most touching I have ever seen...so personal. It really made it very real to me and I thank you for sharing it. I'm sorry to hear you were ill, and hope you are feeling much better now! Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Always love how you can make me 'see' your stories through your words and photos. Such a special talent you have Suzanne. Glad you are feeling better!
xo Cathy
...my special moments of the weekend was enjoying having all my sons home from their schools. Hard to send them all off again, but know they will return for Christmas break soon.
I hope you are feeling much better!
I am glad you got to spend Thanksgiving with your family and make wonderful memories. Your post was very bittersweet. It reminded me to be thankful for my loved ones that are still with me. Things can change in a matter of minutes. Beautiful post...
what a deep, meaningful moment you shared today, suzanne. i may be joining Bill in NYC in a few weeks so this post cheered me. these moments of yours...strung together and twinkling with the white lights of your soul...are forming a gorgeous banner of love. (and we get to dance beneath it.)
Very sorry to hear you were sick but glad you had a comfortable warm place to rest.
I have always wanted to visit NYC during the holidays! Looks like you had a wonderful time. The memorial with the signatures is fabulous, what a perfect idea. My eyes filled with water at both it's beauty and your words, very nice.
can't wait to get there someday. an autograph is a very personal thing. i love how they tied that into the memorial.
Oh Suzanne ... it is SO not fun to be sick during the holidays. Sadly, I have had my fair share too. Glad you were still able to have a nice time.
How fun for you and your family to be in NYC! I love the pictures! I wish I could jet off with my little Chloe who is hoping to be on Broadway someday - she has never been and would be terrible jealous if she saw this post!
I hadn't ever heard this song by David Archuleta! It was this time last year that three of my children and I went and heard him sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir here in Salt Lake! He was fabulous and it was a wonderful addition to our holiday season! Christmas concerts are one of my favorite things to do at this time of year! (Next blog post in fact.) ;)
We haven't been to NYC in years and we are really not even that far away. What a fun place at Christmas and with your family too Suzanne. Such a bummer that the flu bug hit,hope you're better by now! And thanks for sharing those images and thoughts of that emotional memorial. xoxo ~Lili
Hello my lovely friend, I so enjoy your Monday Moments! So sorry to hear about the flu but glad you were able to enjoy time in NYC with your hubby & kiddos first! I have not seen that memorial and it must be breathtaking....and something that will not soon leave your thoughts.
My little niece and nephew live right across the street from the Museum of Natural History and got to see the Macy's Day Parade floats get blown up on Wednesday - so amazing! Did you see any?
Hope you're feeling better and were able to enjoy your time in Maryland! And I'm also hoping to be a little more crafty with my Mangia Mondays posts so I can join in the chat at the watercooler over here soon! Have a happy weekend.xoLisa
NYC is the BEST! I worked there years ago and miss the city so much, especially this time of year (and there's no snow).
What a treat for you and your family to enjoy it together.
Glad you're feeling better. jj
Dear Suzanne!
I hope you are feeling better. I'm sure your family helped nurse you back to health as best they could! Thank you for sharing about your trip to NYC. I have dreams of getting up there and now I know a few key places I'd like to stop. You and your daughter look beautiful!
Sending you all big BIG hugs!
Be Blessed Miss Ma'am!
Sorry to hear about the flu, Suzanne! Hope you're feeling better! Love all your photos of NYC. I love those store windows during the holidays, just lovely! What great memories you made with your family, flu notwithstanding.
wonderful trip :)
I love seeing NYC through your eyes....as I can go there often and usually for just snippets of time. I know this will be a special memory for your children, too!
I've never seen the memorial you wrote about, but it is certainly one of the more touching memorials I have seen for 9-11.
I'm grateful to know you are out there - sharing your take on the world with all of us!!
Happy Holidays, friend!
xo Elizabeth
Oh I'm so sorry you were hit with the flu. Your New York trip looked amazing...my oldest daughter had a three day field trip with her AP world history class and loved it all....we would love to go back as a family....and we are in maryland so it's really not a long trip at all.
Wishing you a wonderful week!!!
It was so nice to be back visiting you again,
This was like listening to you think outloud.
This Thanksgiving was the first since 2007 that we were all together as a family. Every moment no matter how small was precious and this post was a reminder of that.
Dear Suzzane ,
Thank you for being so kind to me .
I live in Toronto and if you are passing by we can enjoy a cup of coffee...with goood conversation :)
Wishing you a good time in Vancouver and best of luck to your lovely daughter .
Hi Lovely!
It sounds like all your energy was expended whilst absorbing all the fabulous elements of the Big Apple but I'm so pleased that you were in a safe and loving place to be nurtured when the bug took hold.
It's always a gift to see the world through others' eyes and your tour of NYC was a delight to unwrap, particularly the amazing store windows.
For the people who conceived the idea of placing the signatures behind the names of those lost on 11.11 - bravo! This is such a personal feature and very touching.
Sending you happy hugs from afar and wishes for a terrific remainder to your week.
Oh, darn, if only I had known you were here....we could have met up in the big apple or you could have come to my home!
Hope you are feeling better and wishing you all the best....as we enter the holidaze!!!
What a lovely time to be in NYC...hope you are feeling better and ready for December JOY. I would so love to pop over to NYC for a weekend...well Seattle will have to do. I do love that city too!
Thank you for your sweet comments you always leave me...you really are a blessing to sooooo many. Hugs to you for a wonderful mid week day. xoxoxoxooo
Suzanne, I am so sorry to hear that you had the flu during your travels and holiday. I hope you are feeling much better now.
Seeing the signatures is so touching and so sad. Even after these years it is still unbelievable that that really happened. What a beautiful memorial and so personal and touching with the signatures. It must have been very moving to see it in person.
I'm glad you were able to move on and see the holiday decorations in the city. It really is a spectacular city at Christmas.
I have been crazy with work but I will try to get a post done and link up with you tomorrow.
I hope you are feeling better. XO
I've only been to New York City once, many years ago. I'd love to go back with my hubby and kids sometime.
Thank you for sharing the memorial. The signatures make it so personal, and very touching.
The signatures are eerie. They make the inscribed names so personal. Those people really did live. They aren't just an inscription on a wall. I have never seen this before, so thank you for sharing it. Very moving. xoxo Amy
So very sorry you were under the weather for part of this, but glad you were able to enjoy NYC. It is such a wonderful spot, isn't it. Although, I've never known about the wall. Fascinating.
So glad you had such a wonderful visit, in spite of being sick. And that memorial is a beautiful tribute to those who lost their lives that fateful day!


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They're sprouting like weeds all over the Cascades.
The diverse, big-mountain terrain of the volcanic Northwest is producing a pool of hardcore, all-around riding talent faster than OHSU (Oregon Health Sciences University) can clone monkeys.
One needn't go any further than Vegetate 2000¿Mt. Hood Meadows' annual spring snowboarding fest¿to see the most ripping riders from Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Mammoth Lakes, California compete in a full-on, multi-event, local pride shoot-out.
What began as a simple benefit for the off-season re-vegetation of Mt. Hood has blossomed into a spring break X-travaganza. The short steeps of Yellow Chair housed full sun, spectator-friendly access to the slopestyle and big air courses as well as the Boardercross finish. And everywhere the amenities of sponsors like MLY/M3, Toyota, Red Bull, Inca Snowboards, The Marines, Stagg Chili and Exit Real World abounded. "Who wants to be a Shwagonaire?" was their battle cry¿free massages, food and video game access was dished up, ESPN and local news were on-hand to mediate and a steady stream of spectators filled the bleachers all four days; soaking up the sunny conditions and setting Full Sail on Hood River micro brew and Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum.
Such ski area contest mega-happenings have become almost ubiquitous, but Vegetate remains loyal to their original mission¿said this year to have raised over 15,000 dollars to cultivate native Mt. Hood plants and grasses in greenhouses to be planted on the slopes in the off-season. In another revitalizing move, skiers were invited to go head-to-head in every event, boosting in the halfpipe, off the big air and on the slopestyle and Boardercross courses. Chris Jordan's fakie entry to backflip off the big air¿reminiscent of the mind-blowing title shot in TB8¿landed the highest score served up, an 87.80. Seeing two-plankers (even a telemark entrant) attack and excel on snowboarding courses graphically illustrated how we crave thrills and love mountains for the same reasons.
While this season's event-packed schedule left Vegetate unable to draw many marquee names, riders who charge just as hard found their showcase. Competition surpassed mere local territorial pissings into true, technical one-upsmanship, with most winners needing to surpass his/her best game to come out on top. And healthy cash awards of 3,000-500 dollars didn't hurt any motivations.
In Boardercross, the berm and roller-heavy course was lead all the way by Mark Schulz, who qualified first in the time trials as he did last year, then won all his heats but two to take the commanding lead. Second-place-finisher Forest DeVore of Eugene had been chasing Schulz all day and finally caught him in the annual Japan vs. USA race after the finals. Kevin Eichner of White Salmon, Washington qualified with the fastest time of the day then bested all comers in the skiercross. Jacqui Berg of Issaquah, Washington squeaked by Corrie Rudishauser to take the women's first but Rudishauser would continue to be heard from. Riders liked the course, even if it wasn't without the usual carnage¿one rider checked into ski patrol coughing blood after his slam, but was back at the festival by day's end.
After a couple false starts on Thursday, the special Pipe Dragon cut a worthy U-jump for Friday's contest. It was, "One of the better pipes I've ridden this year," According to local hp specialist and former U.S. Team member Lael Gregory. "It was a little under-vert on the right side but it's not going to be perfect. I had a great time, this was probably the funnest event I did all year." It didn't hurt Gregory's spirits that he reasserted his air superiority over the rest of the pack by defending his halfpipe title and taking home 3,000 dollars. Marni Yamada of Seattle beat out the talent-laden lineup of women ahead of Corrie Rudishauser and Jacqui Berg, with Kellie Wright and Kim Bohnsack landing fourth and fifth. FFirst-place skier Griffin Cummings lobbed impressive spins and some of the biggest airs, proving they don't wreck the trannys when they ski it right.
Saturday's Slopestyle had an immaculately groomed array of eight giant hits, two Heine mailboxes and a massive quarterpipe at the end, but high winds and the late hour postponed the finish until Sunday morning. It was just as well¿bluebird skies and warm temperatures made for a far better showing, and Aaron Bishop from Mammoth Lakes walked away with his first pro win. Having taken third at the Cuervo Quarterpipe and third at the Vans Triple Crown in Breckenridge two years ago, Bishop nabbed first by utilizing the entire playing field, "Slopestyle is kinda my thing," he said, "I heard hitting the rails didn't count as much but using the whole course is what I stuck with." Kim Bohnsack and Corrie Rudishauser battled it out, but Bohnsack bested her by going big and sticking her solid spins. Skier Griffin Cummings matched his pipe win on slope.
The event the fans turn out for is always the big air, and Vegetate's legions didn't disappoint. A pair of cautious qualifiers sifted the field, then finalists turned the proverbial volume to eleven. After long droughts of riders not landing anything, three or four would stick massive fakie 720s and rodeo flips in streaks, much to the delight of heavily lubed crowds baking in the sun. It only got more technical as the day went on, with big air vet Jason Borgstede leading his crew of Alaskan superhuckers to highest heights. Skiers only added to it, throwing rodeos every bit as committed and often bigger than the riders. Photographer Cory Grove handled the MC play-by-play with help from pro Jesse Burtner, which seriously helped sort the technical variations, and in the end it was won with the last jump¿Doug Burlingame's fakie 900.
Tim Windell's crew of judges rightly picked Burlingame's hard and hungry routine as the long day's finest. Though the women had trouble landing anything, Kim Bohnsack stuck her backside 540 and rode off winning. After that, what was left was the best of the rest. Mountain All Stars are Vegetate's version of all-around ripper in Boardercross, slopestyle and halfpipe. For that, Corrie Rudishauser won 500 dollars with her string of second-place finishes and Lael Gregory successfully defended his other title from last year, winning the halfpipe and taking fourth in slopestyle. Said he, of another excellent adventure and Vegetate's thriving reputation, "It's so nice to be home, everybody's super-pumped on Mt. Hood. That's why everybody comes here¿this place is super low-key and fun to ride."
Final Results, Vegetate 2000complete listings at Mt. Hood Meadows: www.skihood.comMen's Boardercross
1.) Mark Schultz
2.) Forest DeVore
3.) Peter Butsch
Women's Boardercross
1.) Jacqui Berg
2.) Corrie Rudishauser
3.) Marni Yamada
Men's Halfpipe
1.) Lael Gregory
Women's Halfpipe
1.) Marni Yamada
2.) Corrie Rudishauser
3.) Jacqui Berg
Men's Slopestyle
1.) Aaron Bishop
2.) David Scaffidi
3.) Ben Buchanan
Women's Slopestyle
1.) Kim Bohnsack
2.) Corrie Rudishauser
3.) Marni Yamada
Men's Big Air
1.) Dave Burlingame
2.) Nick Franke
3.) Chris Shepherd
Women's Big Air
1.) Kim Bohnsack
2.) Jacqui Berg
3.) Juanita Platz
Mountain All Stars top finishers in Boardercross, halfpipe and slopestyleMen¿Lael Gregory. Women¿Corrie Rudishauser


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MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb freshman forward Ellen Lundy was honored with her second Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week honor as announced by the league Monday morning.
Lundy, a native of Rogers, Ark., continued her torrid pace by collecting two more goals in a 4-0 win over rival Belmont last Monday. She scored the game-winning goal in the match and increased her A-Sun leading goal total to nine.
In the Lady Bisons loss to Western Kentucky Lundy connected on her second assist of the season for a five-point week.
Lundy leads the A-Sun with 20 points, which places her ninth on the active career list for the league. Her goals and points total are school records for an individual in a season.
Lipscomb begins A-Sun action on Friday at Kennesaw State and is slated for a 6 p.m. start.


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Margaret Thatcher once said, "There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families."
Maybe her view came from reading too much Ayn Rand at an impressionable age, but Thatcher's idea that the individual is all, unfettered commerce is king and that government -- taxes, regulations and anything except traffic lights and conscription of some other guy to fight for your right to be rich -- is a Big Evil, came to prevail. The common good? She sneered at it.
Thatcher came to mind because I've been reading about these new "benefit companies," or B Corps. Similar to "friends with benefits," these are corporations that allow new companies to write all kinds of social responsibility into their corporate charters.
A law supporting B Corps is currently moving through the Vermont Legislature. A similar law has been introduced in Maryland, and is expected to be discussed soon in New York State, Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington State.
According to the Web site Bcorportation.net, B Corps. use "the power of business to solve social and environmental problems." They are unlike traditional responsible businesses because they "meet comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards; institutionalize stakeholder interests; and build collective voice through the power of a unifying brand."
They also appear to offer protection against hostile and not-too-hostile-but-not-too-benign-either takeovers.
"You also embed your values into your corporate governing documents so they can survive new investors, new management and even new ownership," the Web site says.
In Vermont, the B Corp. bill is being promoted by in part by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenberg, who lost control of their ice cream company when it was bought out by the giant Unilever. They say that if the bill had been in effect 10 years ago, they wouldn't have been forced to sell. They are being disingenuous, however, because they had gone public before Unilever took an interest. And once they were a public company, they were swimming with the sharks; why were they surprised that they occasionally got bit? And were eventually torn limb from limb and eaten?
Personally, I'm not against capitalism. I'm a big fan of what I call market capitalism, by which I mean something different from what Milton Freedman and the other free-market worshipers mean.
I'm a fan of the markets I adored when I lived in the Third World. You grow some potatoes, I grow some tomatoes, Juan over there decides to kill one of his cows. Around 4 in the morning, before the jungle gets too hot, we meet and sell our wares. I use the money I make selling tomatoes to buy a potato and a piece of the cow. We trade gossip, we buy, we sell, we go home, we make stew, we eat, we work, we live.
Yes, this is a naive and simplistic view of economics, but it's also a transparent one. And it illustrates that even in commerce, there has always been a common good.
The rugged individual who hacked a fortune out of the wilderness? He's a myth. No one makes it on their own. The government funded the transcontinental railroads, built the canals and put in the highways. People like Vanderbilt and Rockefeller exploited what the government gave them. Eventually, the government tried to regulate rapaciousness and succeeded during certain points in our history. Then Reagan, Clinton and the two Bushes gave away the store.
The more people who were put out of work by corporate America, the higher the stock prices, the greater the Dow, the greater the CEO executive salary, and the greater the CEO executive ego. We eventually ended up with rampant speculation, the destruction of the American economy as we know it, and now this "jobless recovery."
So a law that helps companies create themselves with built-in benefits and protections for their employees might be a very good thing. Also good: employee-owned companies, companies that protect the environment, companies that take a stand against corporate greed.
Vermont is a natural place for this kind of corporation. Many companies here already believe in the triple bottom line of profit, people and planet. Many of Vermont's large companies, for example, are employee-owned, including King Arthur Flour, Pizzagalli Construction, Carris Reels and Chroma Technology. Others, like Seventh Generation, lead the way in social responsibility. The nonprofit organization Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility has over 300 members; it supports the new law.
Of course, the new law raises questions. Is it even necessary, since there are so few public companies here? Will investors be attracted to a company that is not entirely focused on maximizing stockholder value? If the need arises, how can a company with such restrictive by-laws be sold? Will the law attract out-of-state companies to incorporate here - thus boosting the Vermont economy? How does the state protect against the kind of hypocrisy that is rampant in the current rush to brand companies as "green"? Do we create the social responsibility police?
Still, this is a good new direction for business, and I'll be interested to see how it plays out. After all, even Thatcher herself, the grande dame of rugged individualistic free market capitalism, later said, "It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake."
Someone asked Gandhi what he thought about Western civilization, he said, "I think it would be a very good idea." I say the same to the idea of corporate responsibility.


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