To lie contented with When n man rests oil Ills luurels he finds his what we have is about laurels droop. the same as to own the earth. VOL. I Ruby Lea Receives MISSIONARY VOLUNTEERS New Equipment CHURCH OBSERVES Word of Her Be Purchased TO GIVE CHRISTMAS WEEK OF PRAYER Father s Death Kitchen and MUSICAE PROGRAM Ctias. T. Burroughs Assisting Pastor Baer T h e w e e k o f p r a y e r as r e c o m m e n d e d b y t h e General C o n f e r e n c e is b e i n g o b s e r v e d by t h e S e v e n t h - d a y Adventist church of College View, Dee m b e r 10 t o 17. Professor W . W . Prescott gave the o p e n i n g address o f t h e W e e k of P r a y e r in t h e c h u r c h last S a b b a t h . H i s subject! w a s " T r u e S a b b a t h K e e p ing." He enumerated the following characteristics of a true Sabbath k e e p e r : H e w i l l b e kind in his h o m e ; h e w i l l b e h e l p f u l in his n e i g h b o r h o o d ; h e will b e u p r i g h t in h i s business d e a l i n g s ; h e w i l l b e a soul winner. E l d e r R . T . B a e r , p a s t o r o f the c h u r c h , is b e i n g assisted by E l d e r Chas. B u r r o u g h s in t h e s p e c i a l r e v i val m e e t i n g s and a s p i r i t u a l awakeni n g is a t t e n d i n g t h i s s p e c i a l w e e k o f meetings. T h e r e h a v e been s p e c i a l musical numbers each evening which were arranged to contribute to the s p i r i t u a l phase o f t h e r e v i v a l w o r k . The church people have attempted to minimize their domestic duties to p e r m i t t h e m to a t t e n d as they are des i r o u s o f all t h e h e l p p o s s i b l e duri n g this e f f o r t . T h e t h e m e s b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d t h r o u g h o u t this w e e k are as follows: Sabbath, D e c e m b e r 10, " T o Make Ready a People Prepared f o r the Lord." Sunday, D e c e m b e r 11, " S o u l W i n n i n g Evangelism." M o n d a y , D e c e m b e r 12, " F a c e to F a c e with Persecution." T u e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 13, " A p p r o a c h i n g t h e W o r l d Crisis." W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 14, " M a i n t a i n ing H o m e S t a n d a r d s . " T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 15, " A d v a n c i n g under Forbidding Circumstances." F r i d a y , D e c e m b e r 16, " W o r l d S u r v e y of Missions." S a b b a t h , D e c e m b e r 17, " O u r R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s in the P r e s e n t C r i s i s . " I n this series o f m e e t i n g s o u r need o f C h r i s t has b e e n t h e c e n t r a l t h e m 6 o f all. T h e i m p o r t a n c e o f individual i n f l u e n c e has also b e e n stressed. PRESIDENT THIEL ' CONDUCTS VESPER SERVICE 'Character Building" Is Topic No. 30 COLLEGE V I E W , NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1 9 2 7 W o r d was r e c e i v e d h e r e late F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , D e c e m b e r 9, of t h e death o f T. J. Lea, o f Graysville, Tenn., f a t h e r o f Miss R u b y Lea, r e g i s t r a r o f U n i o n C o l l e g e , on T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 8. H e leaves a w i f e , s i x d a u g h ters, and a son t o m o u r n . Mr. L e a has b e e n in p o o r h e a l t h f o r t h e last y e a r and a final s t r o k e o f paralysis caused his death. Miss Lea's many friends extend deepest symp a t h y t o h e r in her s o r r o w . PLANS COMPLETED FOR 100 PER CENT Gould Compares School to Football Team " O u r S a b b a t h s c h o o l can well be c o m p a r e d t o a f o o t ball t e a m , " said L l o y d Gould, S a b b a t h , D e c e m b e r 10, in s p e a k i n g o f t h e p r o g r e s s o f the school. " W e are on t h e final d r i v e d o w n t h e field, w i t h seven yards t o go, and seven t r i e s t o m a k e the goal. Shall w e l e t d o w n n o w or shall w e h o l d t h e line and g o o v e r f o r the goal?" T h e one h u n d r e d p e r c e n t Sabbath has b e e n t h e f o c a l p o i n t o f t h e s c h o o l f o r t h e e n t i r e q u a r t e r , and n e x t Sabbath, D e c e m b e r 17, has been set as the t i m e f o r the last g r e a t e f f o r t t o p u t it over. F o r e i g h t c o n s e c u t i v e Sabbaths, e x c e p t i n g T h a n k s g i v i n g v a c a t i o n , the s c h o o l has run o v e r n i n e t y p e r c e n t , r e a c h i n g n i n e t y - f o u r and o n e - f o u r t h p e r c e n t at o n e t i m e . Butl p e r f e c t i o n is t h e goal, and on e v e r y hand is heard discussion o f m e t h o d s to k e e p f r o m f o r g e t t i n g to study the Sabbath s c h o o l lesson, and t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f r e a l l y r e a c h i n g s u c h a h i g h standard. V a r f c u s m e t h o d s are b e i n g used t o insure 100 p e r c e n t . One class has a p p o i n t e d a l i e u t e n ant t'o c a l l . e v e r y m e m b e r e a c h even i n g and see that no one has f o r g o t ten. A n o t h e r has d i v i d e d i n t o p a i r s or g r o u p s t o r e m i n d e a c h o t h e r each night. In f r o n t o f t h e c h a p e l is a large p o s t e r c a l l i n g on one t o study his lesson n o w if he has n o t d o n e so already, and f u r n i s h i n g a B i b l e and lesson sheet f o r t h o s e w h o h a v e not. In e v e n i n g w o r s h i p and c h a p e l t h e song, " S t u d y Y o u r Lesson E v e r y D a y , " has b e e n sung until it r i n g s t h r o u g h o u r m i n d s c a l l i n g us not to f o r g e t . B o t h d o r m i t o r i e s c l a i m that they will be one h u n d r e d p e r c e n t p e r f e c t on D e c e m b e r 17, and t h e v i l l a g e s t u d e n t s do n o t e x p e c t to be behind. Watch the paper next w e e k f o r the report of the one hundred per cent Sabbath s c h o o l and d o l l a r day o f D e c e m b e r 17. President Thiel spoke to the students of the college Friday evening in t h e c o l l e g e c h a p e l on t h e s u b j e c t o f c h a r a c t e r b u i l d i n g . T h e t h r e e ess e n t i a l f a c t o r s in b u i l d i n g , a c c o r d i n g t o P r e s i d e n t T h i e l , a r e t h e plan, the m a t e r i a l , and t h e w o r k m a n s h i p . The speaker compared the building of character to the erection of buildings, mentioning especially the state capitol building. He p o i n t e d t h e s t u d e n t s t o the n e e d o f the r i g h t k i n d o f m a t e r i a l w h i c h each m u s t p u t in his c h a r a c t e r if h e is to T h e J u n i o r B division o f t h e Sabs t a n d in t r o u b l o u s times. S t r a w , hay, bath s c h o o l e n j o y e d an e n t e r t a i n m e n t and s t u b b l e w i l l n e v e r s t a n d w h e n t h e at t h e c o l l e g e g y m n a s i u m Sunday eves o r r o w and t h e r e a l i t i e s o f l i f e c o m e n i n g , D e c e m b e r 11. A s h o r t p r o g i a m u p o n a p e r s o n , b u t w o o d , s t o n e , and was g i v e n at t h e first o f t h e e v e n i n g ' s lasting metals are those needful entertainment, consisting of a welqualities f o r a strong character. [Continued on page 2 ] Sabbath School Juniors Entertained in Gymnasium to for Office A t a r e c e n t m e e t i n g o f t h e local b o a r d it was v o t e d t o p u r c h a s e a f o o d m i x e r f o r the k i t c h e n . The m a c h i n e w i l l have a t t a c h m e n t s f o r A u n i q u e m u s i c a l p r o g r a m w i l l be m i x i n g cake, w h i p p i n g c r e a m , m a s h g i v e n F r i d a y e v e n i n g , D e c e m b e r 10, ing p o t a t o e s , c u t t i n g and s l i c i n g v e g e At at t h e y o u n g p e o p l e ' s Missionary V o l - tables, and g r i n d i n g all f o o d s . u n t e e r m e e t i n g . T h e p r o g r a m , w h i c h t h e s a m e m e e t i n g it was v o t e d t o p u r will be t y p i c a l o f t h e C h r i s t m a s s p i r i t , chase an adding m a c h i n e f o r t h e c o m w i l l b e g i n w i t h an o r g a n p r e l u d e f o l - m e r c i a l d e p a r t m e n t . lowed by prayer. L a n t e r n s l i d e s on B e t h l e h e m will n e x t be shown f o l l o w e d by a v o c a l solo, " O L i t t l e T o w n o f B e t h l e h e m , " and a r e a d i n g , " H y m n o f the N a t i v i t y " by M i l t o n . T h e star o f B e t h l e h e m w i l l then be shown and this w i l l b e f o l l o w e d b y " S t a r o f B e t h l e h e m " by A d a m s as a v o c a l solo. A f t e r slides have been shown on t h e " A n n o u n c e m e n t t o S h e p h e r d s , " " H o l y N i g h t " and " H a r k the H e r a l d A n g e l s S i n g " will be g i v e n by a Since Professor W. W. Prescott's quartet. "The Worship of Wise M e n " will then be shown a f t e r w h i c h l e c t u r e on r e l i g i o u s l i b e r t y , w h i c h w a s " A d o r a t i o n " b y N e v i n , w i l l be p l a y e d b r o a d c a s t f r o m s t a t i o n K F A B last as a v i o l i n solo. " T h e H o l y C h i l d " by Sunday, h e has r e c e i v e d m o r e than Adams> as a v o c a l s o l o w i l l f o l l o w t h e fifty l e t t e r s r e q u e s t i n g h i m t o send H e has slides on t h e S i s t i n e Madonna. T h e l i t e r a t u r e on this s u b j e c t . r e c e i v e d l e t t e r s f r o m t h e m o s t northslides on H o l y F a m i l y will be shown n e x t , f o l l o w e d by a B a c h chorus, ern r e g i o n s d o w n t o the Gulf o f " F r o m H e a v e n on H i g h , " w h i c h will M e x i c o , and f r o m C o l o r a d o t o t h e A t l a n t i c coast. A f t e r his l e c t u r e he close t h e m e e t i n g . i n v i t e d all w h o d e s i r e d literature s u c h as t h e " L i b e r t y " m a g a z i n e t o send in t h e i r n a m e s and addresses. Many r e q u e s t s are c o m i n g in daily. Stereopticon to Be Additional Feature RADIO EECTURES BRING RESPONSE Professor Prescott Receiving Many Letters Daily Impromptu Speeches Feature of Sigma Iota Kappa Program Musical n u m b e r s and i m p r o m p t u s p e e c h e s w e r e f e a t u r e s o f the r e g u l a r meeting of the Sigma Iota Kappa, T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g , D e c e m b e r 8. T h e S o u t h Hall q u a r t e t , w h i c h is c o m p o s e d o f R o g e r Curtis, R a y W h i t e , L l o y d Gould, and A l t e n B r i n g l e , accomp a n i e d by N o r m a n B r e t h o u w e r , sang "Lassie 'o Mine." The audience w e r e so w e l l p l e a s e d »hat it was n e c essary t o g i v e t w o e n c o r e s , " T h e Old S o n g s " and " J u s t S m i l e . " T h e novel f e a t u r e o f t h e p r o g r a m was i n t r o d u c e d w h e n M e r r i l l S m i t h , c h a i r m a n , p r o d u c e d t w o hats, one c o n t a i n i n g the names o f m e m b e r s o f t h e s o c i e t y , and t h e o t h e r c o n taining subjects for impromptu speeches. T h e f i r s t n a m e drawn was B e r t M c B r o o m , and his t o p i c was "Alarm Clocks." R u e b e n Johnson (Continued on I page 4) T The Week's Announcements Friday, December 16 4:44 p. m. Sunset 7:00 p. m. Sunshine band 8:00 p. m. C o l l e g e Missionary V o l u n t e e r meetingSaturday, December 17 9:00 9:45 10:00 11:15 3:30 a. a. a. a. p. m. m. m. m. m. Teachers' meeting Song service S a b b a t h school Preaching service Village Missionary Volunteer meeting 8:00 p. m. S t e r e o p t i c o n I e cture by Professor Rees Sunday, Decembei • 18 10:00 p. rn. KFAB is*®', Radio piogram Sunshine Band Plans Holiday Activities T h e suns'hine b a n d s o f U n i o n C o l l e g e are p l a n n i n g s o m e s p e c i a l a c t i v i t i e s d u r i n g the holidays. A group o f s t u d e n t s will s i n g C h r i s t m a s c a r o l s at t h e h o m e s o f the old p e o p l e o f the village. Plans are b e i n g f o r m u l a t e d t o s e n d a C h r i s t m a s c a r d to e a c h p e r son in t h e old f o l k s ' h o m e w h i c h is l o c a t e d near L i n c o l n . A C h r i s t m a s p a r t y w i l l be g i v e n at the state orphanage, gifts will be d i s t r i b u t e d at t h e L i n c o l n g e n e r a l h o s p i t a l , and p r o g r a m s will be g i v e n at the o r t h o p e d i c h o s p i t a l . I^lans are m a d e f o r r a i s i n g m o n e y f o r these a c t i v i t i e s by e i t h e r g i v i n g a s u p p e r in N o r t h Hall, or b y s e l l i n g C h r i s t m a s candies. T h e sunshine b a n d s w i l l m e e t D e c e m b e r 16 to c o n s i d e r f u r t h e r plans. Miss Lois J o n e s will direct the C h r i s t m a s c a r o l s to b e p r a c t i s e d at t h a t t i m e ; Miss H i a t t will g i v e s p e c i a l i n s t r u c t i o n on r e a d i n g p o e t r y t o c h i l dren. All s t u d e n t s w h o are i n t e r e s t e d in this w o r k are r e q u e s t e d by t h e leader, Miss M y r a J o r d a n , t o be p r e s e n t at this m e e t i n g . Farm Boys Have Picnic Breakfast Carl M y e r s was a w a r d e d t h e dist i n c t i o n o f b e i n g t h e c h a m p i o n panc a k e e a t e r at t h e p a n c a k e b r e a k f a s t g i v e n f o r t h e boys w h o w o r k on t h e f a r m b y M r . and M r s . StouL at t h e i r h o m e last Sunday m o r n i n g . H u g h S i m m o n s was t h e first t o lose out in th» r a c e as he said h e had t o play basket ball a f t e r t h e " f e e d . " He f e a r e d C o l o r a d o w o u l d f a r e b a d l y if he a t e t o o many pancakes. [Continued on page 2 ] ENGEL'S ORCHESTRA GIVES THIRD NUMBER OF LECTURE COURSE Assisted by Estelle Kiehnhoff and Louis Babst T h e U n i o n C o l l e g e S y m p h o n y Orc h e s t r a , u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n o f C. C. E n g e l , ; assisted by E s t e l l e K i e h n h o f f , s o p r a n o , and L o u i s B a b s t , flute, g a v e the third number of the lecture c o u r s e series, in t h e c o l l e g e c h a p e l , S a t u r d a y n i g h t , D e c e m b e r 10. The o r c h e s t r a a p p e a r e d u n d e r the s a m e o r g a n i z a t i o n as it d o e s w h e n b r o a d c a s t i n g over s t a t i o n K F A B , L i n c o l n . I t c o n s i s t s o f seven v i o l i n s , t h r e e c e l los, one bass v i o l , o n e v i o l a , t h r e e c l a r i n e t s , o n e F r e n c h h o r n , o n e bassoon, one o b o e , o n e flute, and the piano, making a total of twenty-one i n s t r u m e n t s . W . F. Q u i c k , w h o is d i rector of the Nebraska University band, p l a y s the F r e n c h h o r n in the o r c h e s t r a . T h e p r o g r a m g i v e n was as follows: P o e t and Peasant, O v e r t u r e . . . . S u p p e Orchestra Lo Here the Gentle Lark Miss K i e h n h o f f ( F l u t e , L o u i s By request Symphony No. 5 A l l e g r o Con B r i o Andante Orchestra Bishop Babst) Beethoven Selection Louis Babst Song of India . . . . Remsky-Korsakow Einzugsmarsh Halvorsen Orchestra Skaters' Waltz Orchestra Waldteufel EINCOEN MAY HAVE NATURAE GAS Line Proposed trom Amarillo, Texas M r . K i n z e r has i n v e s t i g a t e d t h e proposed natural gas line from A m a r i l l o , T e x . T h i s line w o u l d t o u c h W i c h i t a , N o r t h L i n c o l n , and Omaha as w e l l as o t h e r c i t i e s near it, p r o vided the company secures the contract with Omaha f o r which they art n e g o t i a t i n g at the p r e s e n t . T h e m a y o r of Omaha told Mi'. K i n z e r t h a t their c i t y b o a r d w o u l d v o t e on this p r o p o s i t i o n n e x t W e d n e s d a y and if t h e v o t e was f a v o r a b l e it w o u l d be w e l l f o r o t h e r c i t i e s if t h e y w o u l d n o t g i v e a f r a n c h i s e on m a n u f a c t u r e d gas, thus w a i t i n g f o r n a t u r a l gas. T h e line w o u l d b e finished b y O c t o b e r , 1928. T h i s line p r o m i s e s b e t t e r and c h e a p e r gas. MISSION BANDS GIVE VARIED PROGRAMS African Band Gives Livingston Program , T h e A f r i c a n m i s s i o n band had as its t o p i c last F r i d a y e v e n i n g , " D a v i d L i v i n g s t o n . " E s t h e r D a w k i n s and H a r o l d L i c k e y g a v e talks on his b o y h o o d and l i f e in A f r i c a r e s p e c t i v e l y . Alton B r i n g l e sang as a s o l o "Mother Macree." An especially interesting f e a t u r e was the l e t t e r s c o n c e r n i n g [Continued on page 2J 4 THE CLOCK TOWER Published every Thursday of the school year and monthly during the summer vacation by the Student Publishing Association of Union College. Vol. I D e c e m b e r 15, 1927 College View, N o . 30 Nebraska. Subscription rate: One dollar year, live cents the copy. M j ) Philosophy o f Life Entered as second-class matter at the post office at College View. Nebr.. April 6. 1911. under Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. before men; •Works, and heaven." that they ma^ see your good glorify your Father who Therefore is in rule is: D o all the good you can, in all the ways you can, in all MANAGEMENT the places you can, at all the times you can. — Business Advertising Advertising President Manager Manager Assistant Secretary Treasurer Circulation Manager Ass't Cir. Manager Belle Woodman-Lyle, writing from E t h e l , Mo., sends a s u b s c r i p t i o n f o r t h e C l o c k T o w e r and $1.00 f o r the North Hall house fund. H e lives most \tfho serves most. Sabbath School Juniors Entertained [Continued from page 1] STAFF Wesley Andress Edda Rees Lessie Culpepper Loma Owen Helen Jones Katherine Lutz Dorothy Vogel NEWS Juanita Paxton Mildred Rhodes Sylvesta Davies Floyd Lineberger Eddie Barr Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Associate Editor - Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Assistant Editor REPORTERS Helen Foreman A l v a Phillips Helena Kellogg Evelyn Taylor L i l » Baer Editorial W h y doesn't someone arrange some n e w s u p e r s t i t i o n s f o r us? The old ones are g e t t i n g d r e a d f u l l y t h r e a d bare. W h y can't we replenish our s u p p l y o f s u p e r s t i t i o n s t h e s a m e as w e d o o u r s u p p l y o f c o l l a r s and shirts and o t h e r things, s u c h as t h e p a p e r n a p k i n s in t h e S o u t h Hall d i n i n g room? Of c o u r s e t h e r e are s o m e o f t h e g o o d old s t a n d - b y s t h a t n o n e o f us w o u l d w a n t to see d i s c a r d e d . We t h o r o u g h l y b e l i e v e that it is likely t o b r i n g b a d l u c k to w a l k u n d e r a ladder, e s p e c i a l l y i f one__is dressed in his b e s t suit and s o m e o n e is p a i n t i n g on t h e ladder. W e b e l i e v e also t h a t it is u n l u c k y to c r o s s a s t r e e t while reading a newspaper. Then there are certain local superstitions f o r which w e hold'great respect. For e x a m p l e , it is tfhought t o b e a n e v e r f a i l i n g s i g n of bad l u c k , if, w h i l e strolling, one chances to meet a teacher— c r o s s i n g t h e l i t t l e b r i d g e d o w n on E i g h t h S t r e e t . I t is b e l i e v e d on g o o d e v i d e n c e t o b e a h a r b i n g e r of ill f o r t u n e if one g o e s to class on c e r t a i n a r b i t r a r i l y f i x e d days of each m o n t h w i t h o u t a s m a l l t i n t e d card f r o m t h e business office. T h e n t h e r e are a f e w d o r m i t o r y superstitions w h i c h have been proved beyond the shadow of a doubt. One o f t h e s e is t h a t ib is a b a d o m e n t o b e f o u n d s t u d y i n g in t h e h a l l s a f t e r t h e l i g h t s go out. W e are c o n v i n c e d o f this one, f o r w e have s e e n it t r i e d several t i m e s , and i n v a r i a b l y t h e u n l u c k y student wore a tired-of-life expression t h e n e x t day. B u t s o m e o f t h e s u p e r s t i t i o n s are r e a l l y o u t o f date. The g o o d luck h o r s e s h o e must 1 g o , f o r t h e r e are no m o r e h o r s e s h o e s n o w than t h e r e are powdered wigs. W h y not substitute i n n e r t u b e s f o r h o r s e shoes? Then there are some superstitions which d o not apply t o t h e c o l l e g e at all. F o r e x a m p l e , j u s t t r y g o i n g in one d o o r and c o m i n g o u t a n o t h e r in t h e college building. D i n n e r in S o u t h H a l l d i n i n g r o o m tends t o d e t e r i o r a t e i n t o m e r e l y a s o c i a l f u n t i o n f o r t h e m a n at t h e end o f t h e line. Farm Boys Have Picnic Breakfast [Continued from page 1] T h e Misses A l i c e S o r n s o n and D o r o t h y V o g e l a s s i s t e d in s e r v i n g t h e breakfast to the eight "farmers." The boys entered into the home spirit o f t h e o c c a s i o n and that t h e y e n j o y e d t h e b r e a k f a s t was m a n i f e s t e d by t h e h u g e s t a c k s o f p a n c a k e s and c u p s o f hot c r e a m y c h o c o l a t e that m e l t e d away. It's great to be a " f a r m e r " sometimes! PROGRAM for 'December / 8 Miss Olga L o r e n z w h o is a c t i n g as Union C o l l e g e S y m p h o n y Orchestra d e s k c l e r k at t h e G l e n d a l e s a n i t a r i u m Brahms w r i t e s that s h e is h a p p y in h e r w o r k H u n g a r i a n D a n c e No. 2 Wagner and that w h e n s h e g e t s t h e C l o c k Handel T o w e r s h e r e a d s it t h r o u g h and sits Orchestra d o w n and d r e a m s o f U n i o n w h i c h causes a real s p e l l o f h o m e s i c k n e s s . L e c t u r e by P r o f e s s o r W . W . P r e s c o t t philosophy of life is best expressed in the Advertising rates furnished on request. Elden Peterson Henry Johnson Julius Humann Bert McBroom John Kraushaar Elsie Ortner Montie Culver Marguerite Herren RADIO • W. W. Prescott vtords of Jesus: "Even so let your light shine the — » — Clock Toiocr Friends Che Clock Cotoet? The pastor of the church extended the h a n d o f f e l l o w s h i p , S a b b a t h , Dec e m b e r 10, t o t h e f o l l o w i n g p e i s o n s Who w e r e b a p t i z e d t h e S a b b a t h b e fore: Mrs. Charlas Z - d i n a , Mrs. D . L. P i c h a , H a r o l d L i c k e y , and E d n a Welch. The appearance of the Primary B S a b b a t h s c h o o l r o o m is g r e a t l y i m p r o v e d by t h e n e w floor covering w h i c h was p u r c h a s e d by t h e D o r c a s society. T h e S a b b a t h s c h o o l officers and t e a c h e r s m e t last S a b b a t h a f t e r n o o n f o r the purpose of laying definite p l a n s f o r h a v i n g a one h u n d r e d p e r c e n t S a b b a t h s c h o o l on t h e t h i r t e e n t h Sabbath. The kindergarten department is saving all t h e i r p e n n i e s g i v e n each S a b b a t h this q u a r t e r t o g i v e on the thirteenth Sabbath. W a t c h f o r the a m o u n t o n t h a t date. Primary A department has on t h e w a l l s t w o A s i a t i c e l e p h a n t s each carrying a group of brown men. Read these i t e m s and let us t e l l y o u later what they mean. c o m e address by R a l p h P e t e r s o n , a v o c a l solo b y Miss H a w l e y , r e a d i n g s by A r l c n e G a t e n b y and A n i t a M a r t i n , and a p i a n o solo b y E v e l y n Baer. F o l l o w i n g this p r o g r a m a n u m b e r of games were played, refreshments w e r e s e r v e d , a f t e r w h i c h all p a r t i c i p a t e d in a m a r c h . Miss Marybel'e Huffman entertained h e r class o f pirls f r o m t h e J u n i o r B division o f t h e S a b b a t h s c h o o l , at d i n n e r in S o u t h Hall on Sunday, D e c e m b e r 3. The girls reported a most enjoyable time. H a r r y Rush, a L i n c o l n l a w y e r w h o Roses f r o m t h e S o u t h Strauss is a r e c e n t s u b s c r i b e r t o T h e C l o c k Orchestra T o w e r , says, " T h e C l o c k T o w e r is the Selections f r o m the Musical Play finest s c h o o l paper. I h a v e e v e r seen. "Katrinka" One o f the m a n y t h i n g s w h i c h m a k e s Orchestra it d i s t i n c t i v e f r o m o t h e r p a p e r s is tlhe f a c t t h a t it c o n t a i n s n o m o v i e ads or any o f t h e l i g h t , c h e a p r e a d i n g THE BEST m a t t e r w h i c h p r e v a i l s in m o s t c o l GOODYEAR HEELS l e g e p a p e r s . I a d m i r e t h e p a p e r beU S K I D E Soles cause o f t h e b o d y o f y o u n g p e o p l e always on hand at w h o stands b e h i n d it w i t h s u c h high II U D S 0 N S ideals." 1111 L Street page DR. HERZER VISITS COLLEGE VIEW Guest of Elder Stevens Dr. Fred Herzer, a well known f o r m e r r e s i d e n t o f C o l l e g e V i e w , was t h e v i s i t o r o f P r o f e s s o r II. U. S t e v e n s last T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 8 . ' Dr. H e r z e r finished t h e p r e - m e d i c c o u r s e at U n i o n in 1908. F r o m h e r e he w e n t to L o m a L i n d a , Calif., w h e r e he finished the m e d i c a l c o u r s e and was f o r a t i m e c o n n e c t e d w i t h the faculty of the College of Medical Evangelists. H e also s p e n t several years in t h e P h i l l i p i n e s as a m e d i c a l missionary, and is n o w c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e G l e n d a l e S a n i t a r i u m in C a l i f o r n i a . P r e v i o u s to his v i s i t t o C o l l e g e V i e w h e had b e e n in t h e East t a k i n g s p e c i a l medical work. 2 d o o r s east o f p o s t office • selection of new RIBBON NOVELTIES Shoe trees, and sets. Garter and boudoir novelty sets. Perfume and powder all in lovely gift boxes. Popular prices<— 50c 6c $1.00 See our windows. 1] t h e o p e n i n g o f a n e w field m i s s i o n s t a t i o n , read b y M i s s H e l e n J o n e s f r o m h e r sister w h o is n o w in A f r i c a . Peasant l i f e and a g r i c u l t u r e was t h e t o p i c o f discussion in t h e p a r l o r of N o r t h Hall w h e r e t h e E u r o p e a n band h e l d its m e e t i n g last F r i d a y evening. A v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g f e a t u r e o f the talks g i v e n was t h e f a c t t h a t each o f t h e s p e a k e r s t a l k e d f r o m personal k n o w l e d g e and o b s e r v a t i o n . William Olsen g a v e a r e s u m e of E u r o p e a n peasant l i f e and S o l o m o n Ammon t a l k e d on t h e a g r i c u l t u r e and f a r m i n g o f Russia. Barber Shop ( E l j m t m a * MISSION BAND MEETINGS from Sanitary at 12th & L S t r e e t s TEXACO PRODUCTS Gene Lowe, Prop. A marvelous The members of the home nursing class, w h i c h m e e t s in t h e b a s e m e n t r o o m o f tihe t o w n library, had a class m e e t i n g on T h u r s d a y n i g h t and laid plans f o r their closing p r o g r a m which will be h e l d t h e last w e e k in D e cember. [Continued PATRONIZE The New Filling Station k W i \ t . Drdla C. C. E n g e l Corner of 10th & O TIES Zfke cer faulty of more pleasure HOSE being derived from - your Gift TIES A splendid selection of Christmas tics. Imported M a g a d o r s , H a g a d o r s , college stripes, and cherry silks. Subdued and brilliant colorings. Also bow ties, tied and readyto-tie. $1.00 to $2.50 HOSE No man can have too many sox. See these shadow clocks, vortical stripes, Scotch plaids, a n d over plaids. Silk, lisle, wool, and woo) and silk. 50c to $2.00 4 THE In millions of lives it is being demonstrated every day that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. ^PairitcA {Pa/iayxayfib Selected by W. W. Prescott N o human being who ever trod the earth has l e f t behind a representation Liberalism evaporates personality of himself m o r e clear and living, and until it' is of tissue-paper thinness more certain in its truthfulness, than is that w h i c h we possess of h i m who and soap-bubble content. was known at first as " t h e Prophet Intensity is of greater wortih than of Nazareth in Galilee." extensity. Quality is m o r e important Is it not indeed the distinguishing than quantity. Go a f t e r all out-doors feature of the Christian system, that and you get nothing but wind. , it places the f o u n d a t i o n of salvation W h e n s c i e n c e enters the domain in living relations witfh a living of t h e o l o g y it invariably begins to person, rather than in the adoption dogmatize. It is when a pseudo- of opinions or of habits? s c i e n c e camouflages its atheistic posiThe w r i t i n g s of the Evangelists do tion in tlhe name of science, that thenot present t o us a scheme of d o t o l o g y c o m e s into conflict with it. trine as to the nature of Christ or T o rob a soul of God himself by as to the work which he does. They seeking t o create disbelief in his present t o us the L o r d Jesus himself, sovereignty, his personality, his as he shewed himself to men in order presence, his goodness and m e r c y is of to win their confidence and fix their all crimes of which man can be guilty, trust. the most heinous and reprehensible. In the study of a r t and music, the laws of harmony, with the surprising accuracy of m a t h e m a t i c a l application, m a k e impossible the thought of accidental origination.Walla Walla College has an enrolSometimes a professor with his bone ment of 512, a l i t t l e above last year's j e c o m e s as dangerous as a dog with enrolment as r e p o r t e d by Miss Mertie his bone, and the dog as least does not Wheeler, registrar. Miss Wheeler was deduce a theory f r o m it proving that registrar here several years ago. mankind is going to the dogs or that he c a m e f r o m them. E v o l u t i o n is a fad, and anti-supernaturalism is a mania. The greatest m e n a n c e to higher learning is Monkey Mentalism. The irreverent and t h e unwondering are to b e f o u n d among those who know least, not among those who know most. A n y b o d y who is interested in helping people to understand the Bible is a patriot. And is our best t o o much? 0 friends, let us r e m e m b e r H o w once our Lord poured out his soul f o r us, A n d in the p r i m e of his mysterious manhood Gave up his p r e c i o u s l i f e on the Cross. T h e Lord of lords, by w h o m the worlds w e r e made, Through bitter grief and tears, gave us the best he had. Dean W i l c o x spoke t o the academy students Thursday, D e c e m b e r 8, on the subject of dreams. He believes in dreams and c o n v i n c e d his audience of this belief, t>oo, b e f o r e he had finA daughter, Jaunita M a r j o r i e , was ished,—especially the dreams one b o m t o Mr. and Mrs. R. P. R o t h , 2303 dreams with his eyes open. East Thirty-seventh Street, Kansas Rodney Davidson arrived Tuesday, City, Mo., on October 28. D e c e m b e r 6, f r o m his home in Fruita, Hazel Sauders writes f r o m Casper, Wyo., where she is serving as secretary and treasurer o f thatl c o n f e r e n c e , that she hopes t o attend school at Union the s e c o n d semester. Esther Lorenz, who was called home on account of the illness of her mother writes f r o m Glendale Sanitarium that the condition of her mother is very much improved. Russel Hagen of South Hall was confined t o his bed several days last week on account of illness. A number of Union College students attended the oratorio at the St. Paul's church Sunday night, D e c e m b e i 11. Miss Kiehnhoff sang in the oratorio. Opal Mohr is in school again a f t e r a week's illness. Elder S. E. W i g h t , president of the Central Union Conference, l e f t the latter part of last week f o r a t r i p tc the Inter-Mountain Conference, Uo be gone f o r about two weeks. B. C. Marshall, of Grand Island, Nebr., s p e n t several days in College View last week, arranging the display of books in the Adventist church f o r the special b o o k sale during the holiday season. P r i c e s have been greatly reduced and many beautiful books are on display. Fay Brooks has been unable to attend her classes in the academy during tihe past week, on account of illness. w h i c h appeals to the conscience and T h e C o l l e g e V i e w high school basthe spirit in man. ket ball t e a m will play the first Our trust is not in a name which game of the season at the high school we learn, but in a person w h o m we gymnasium, D e c e m b e r 17, with Milknow; not in a s c h e m e of salvation, f o r d . Mrs. E m m a Valentiner will leave soon f o r Houston, Tex., where she exT h e fires of boundless hope cannot p e c t s l o spend the remainder of the be w e t - b l a n k e t e d by a naturalistic winter with her daughter, Mrs. philosophy. G e o r g e Crone. Only as the Church o f Christ can Marcel and Curl 75c say w i t h absolute assurance, " I know Re-press In 3 days, F R E E w h o m I believe," will it be able to Finger W a v e 60c a c c o m p l i s h its supernatural mission. Permanent W a v e 86.00 but in a living Saviour. Call F-5111 17th & ti arflchl Lincoln, Nebraska framed Colo., t o take up his school work at Union again. Mr. Davidson was a student of Union C o l l e g e last year. V i c t o r Bascom f r o m Shelton, Nebr., visited his brother-in-law, Leonard Beaman, of South Hall, f r o m D e c e m ber 4 till D e c e m b e r 9. Mildred Rhoads is i m p r o v i n g nicely a f t e r a week's illness. Mottos R e c i p e Cabinet* Memory Hooks Greeting Cards Place Cards Address Books Portfolios Calendars Diaries Desk Sets For Your College Chum — The stationery department suggests a group of interesting gilt items which are especially appropriate for college men and women. Fountain Pens—Wahl make, are $3.00, $3.30, $5.00; Sheaffer pens, $3.00 and $5.00; Sheaffer L i f e t i m e pens, $7.50 and $8.75. Diaries—50c t o $5.00, in books. five-year, 1928 p o c k e t size and travel French s t a t i o n e r y — w h i t e , cream, grey, tan, blue, and lavender, with tissue lined envelopes-, $1.00, $2.00, $2.50, and $3.00 box. Stationery—FIRST If the students of Union College do not have a one hundred per cent dollar day, D e c e m b e r 17, it will not be the fault of the girls who have been selling p o p c o r n and handrtinted Christmas cards to obtain o f f e r i n g s . Carol Hamel and Charles Oversen, of Randolph, Nebr., spent a f e w days A. C. Gourley, o f College V i e w , recently with Mr. Hamel's mother, left Sunday m o r n i n g on the ten Mrs. Bertha Hamel, 1002 H Street, o ' c l o c k bus f o r Los Angeles, Calif., College V i e w . where he will visit his aged mother f o r s o m e time. The operetta, " C a r r i e Comes to College," will be given by the high school glee club, under tlhe direction of Miss Morley, on D e c e m b e r 14 and Christianity is not primarily a 15, at the high school auditorium, at philosophy of the universe. It is a 8:15 p. m. religion. It is not f o u n d e d upon metaT h e South W a r d school was closed physics. . .1. . Christianity is a historWednesday a f t e r n o o n because of the ical religion, and a religion of e x p e r weather. Many children were also ience. It is grounded in f a c t s . Its absent f r o m the j u n i o r high school credentials are well-established f a c t s this last week. and clearly defined experiences. God has revealed himself t o man in and The Mohawk Camp F i r e Group ent h r o u g h Jesus Christ. The Christian tertained their m o t h e r s at the home w o r l d - v i e w rests upon these facts. of Mildred Johnson, Wednesday evening. Faith, as-seen in the Gospels, results The Christian Endeavor society not in the first, p l a c e f r o m the m i r a c l e s which j u s t i f y and sustain it, gave a butterfly social at the Union but f r o m the personal impression church last Thursday evening. I f what is called broad-mindedness carried its p r o p e r label it would be weak-mindedness. TOWER Miss Mary Heim, of Cashion, Okla., f o r m e r preceptress of Campion A c a d emy, has been visiting Miss Couch, and many f o r m e r Campion students. Mrs. W . C. Mantley and two chil- She has returned to Campion where dren, Mrs. P r i t c h e t t , and Johnny Star, she will visit her brother. of Fairbury, Nebr., spent the weekUnion students are r e j o i c i n g beend in College V i e w , as guests of W i l liam Kruse and family. Mrs. P r i t - cause the f a c u l t y has granted an exchett has listened w i t h great inter- tra day of Christmas vacation. Vaest to the Union College radio p r o - cation will now startl at noon on W e d grams, and while here she was pleased nesday, D e c e m b e r 21. N o t h i n g is m o r e sure than that organic evolution is d i r e c t l y opposed to the Bibical account of the origin to m e e t Professor W. W . P r e s c o t t of the w o r l d and the development and the Humann brothers. of the human race. F r o m a Bibical T h e J. E. W i n t e r f a m i l y spent the standpoint it is unhistorical and unweek-end a short t i m e ago with Mrs. true. Winters' m o t h e r in Grand Island. T h e false pride that demands absolute independence, refuses to bow tc T h e y attended the services held on church authority, and is in an u n r e m i t t i n g Sabbath in the Adventist rebellion against accountability and there. j u d g m e n t has led t o p e r i o d i c r e c u r rences of atheistic assertion and assumption w i t h its long train of denials and denunciations of revealed religion. CLOCK FLOOR. The Big Gift Store Invites you to imped its shornng of beautiful, useful Gift Things inexpensively priced— Gifts that you will be proud to bestow and the recipient will cherish —always. Tucker - Shean JEWELERS STATIONERS 30 years at 1123 0 Street. If you have $5 or less to spend on His Christmas This is the place to c o m e — you'll find something he needs—something In p e r f e c t taste. Gloves, Mufflers, Hone, Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Slip- T e l l us his interests-—and w e ' l l tell y o u the type o f gloves h e wants. W e ' ve all the g o o d kinds—-reindeer, calf, buckskin. $ 2 to $ 6 . 5 0 pers, Belts, Shirts, Hats. All Can Be Had Other Gifts for a Man— Kuppenlieimer Good Clothes, neckwear, shirts, hosiery. for $5 or Less Ellinger's <2UFLORSHEIM STORE THE 4 — . . . . State Groups Alumni Jlctiuities S A B B A T H SCHOOL P R O G R A M M e r l i n M u l l i n e x , A . B., w h o has b e e n s e r i o u s l y ill s i n c e S e p t e m b e r at tihe G l e n d a l e S a n i t a r i u m , G l e n d a l e , C a l i f . , is r e p o r t e d ! t o b e i m p r o v i n g . Mrs. Mullinex, w h o will be r e m e m T h e W y o m i n g g r o u p was the smallb e r e d as E l i z a b e t h C o l m a n , is s u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f n u r s e s at t h e s a n i t a r i u m . est, o n l y t w o s t u d e n t s b e i n g in t h a t picture. The Kansas and Nebraska 1920 g r o u p s w e r e t h e l a r g e s t a n d all w i l l E v e r e t t D . K i r k , A . B „ is p r i n c i p a l a g r e e t h a t t h e I o w a g r o u p w a s t h e of Shelton Academy. He was trans- most lively. ferred f r o m Inter-Mountain Academy w h e r e he has been p r i n c i p a l f o r several y e a r s . 1925 W o r d has b e e n r e c e i v e d o f t h e m a r r i a g e o f Miss E v e l y n B u r n s i d e , A . B., a n d W . J. B u r n e t t , o f S a n A n t o n i o , T e x . , O c t o b e r 7, 1927, at San A n t o n i o w h e r e t h e y , are m a k i n g t h e i r h o m e . 1927 Miss Winifred to enter McCormack, nurses L o m a Linda, Calif., next TOWER Photographed D u r i n g the chapel hour, Friday, Dec e m b e r 9, g r o u p s o f s t u d e n t s and teachers according t o states had their p i c t u r e s t a k e n on t h e s t e p s o f N o r t h Hall. T h e p i c t u r e s are to be used in t h e s e c o n d s e m e s t e r ' s bulletin, w h i c h will be issued soon. 1917 plans CLOCK A. training fall. UNION STUDENTS HEAR FAMOUS SINGER 9:45 a. m. December 17, 1927 Song service Scripture 34-40 reading—Matt. 25: Prayer Song No. 96—"What Hast Secretary's report-—Miss Burroughs T h e N o r t h Hall girls expressed p r e c i a t i o n o f Miss F r a n c i s ' t a l k . ap- " T h e Chat of the HUMANN BROTHERS SING AT OAK PARK Receive Hearty Welcome "Gifts That Last" A l t h o u g h this was their conc e r t at t h i s a c a d e m y t h e y s c o r e d another b i g success. T h e academy audit o r i u m was c r o w d e d to the limit with an a u d i e n c e t h a t a p p l a u d e d e n t h u s i a s tically each number. Solve your Gift Problems Quickly and Economically at T h e y r e t u r n e d S u n d a y e v e n i n g in t i m e f o r t h e r a d i o p r o g r a m at 10:00 p. m . K F A B L i n c o l n . MORSE'S Song—Humann American Pocket and Swiss strap w a t c h e s , $10.50 t o watches, $12.50 brothers CLOCKS—The family SIGMA IOTA KAPPA (•.Continued from page 1] annual o f f e r i n g f o r missions. H i g k Fresh from HONEST South Side Coal Co. Phone 6 Pins g FOR COLLEGE VIEW | NEBRASKA Taste— Whitman's, Gillen's, Woodward's, fa^Jf HARDWARE,.PAINTS, ELECTRICAL The Gift SUPPLIES, / AND 00 TO HARDWARE FROM CAMPUS PHONE (Hfyrtsimas (Sifts 13-W tljat g o u r Jiiuhetii Jjrtenbs l i k e to r m i f o Chocolates C e d a r C h e s t s and N o v e l t y Boxes LONG'S College PHARMACY J. It, Everett ) $1.00 $1.25 up .75 .50 .50 up .25 .35 up .10 1894 CDU-eG£ C L E A N ESTS F.2117- PHONES- f-0-72 Tell us you saw this ad i What Shall It Be? The new year is j ust before you and what it shall be rests with you. Begin now to make it successful by having an adequate supply of all blanks and standard forms printed so you can give your time to progressive lines to make the most of the time. U N I O N C O L L E G E P R E S S College View, Nebraska ACROSS COLLEGE V I E W WEIGHT Honesty—Our