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PAGE TWO Milburn Diller, Bluffton, has been elected to serve as editor of The Wit marsum, campus newspaper, during the next year. Gene Hilty, Lima, will be business manager. Staff ap pointments will be made next week by the new heads of the publication. Donita Hartzler, Goshen, Ind., coed, last week was elected Maid of Honor, to attend Esther Ramseyer, of Smith ville, Bluffton Day Queen ,in the col orful campus ceremony during com- Appearing as the last offering of the season on the College Music Course, the Rink String Quartet pre sented a concert last Friday night in the chapel. 5* CAMPUS COMMENT Rev. William Stauffer, who grad- uated from the college in 1932, will be on the campus this week to direct a study in cooperative enterprises. Rev. Stauffer is active in state co operative activities in addition to serving as pastor of a Mennonite church in Sugar Creek, Ohio. Proposals to erect a student work project building on the campus this summer now are being considered. It is tentatively planned to observe a Week-For-Bluffton camp about the middle of the summer, during which the building will be constructed thru volunteer efforts. Rev. Carl J. Lan des, project director of the college, is in charge of the program. Marjorie Bloomquist, of Lima, last week was elected editor-in-chief of The 1940. Ista, college yearbook pub- HERE’S JttT TIE RIH CASWEURUNYAN -WITH /hfavnefae TRAY! She has dreamed often of owning a cedar chest all her own so why not give her one now! She’ll love the added con venience the extra storage space this Automatic Tray gives her! It’s perfect for dainties and oft-used treasures. Exquisite designs—beautifully matched woods, in the most complete selection of cedar chests in town. Don’t wait —. come in and select one TODAY! Basinger’s Furniture Store 4 1/ GASOLENE SATURDAY, MAY 13th BRILLIANT BRONZE POLYMERIZED REGULAR-LEADED OR JOHNSON ETHYL GASOLENE -FOR THOSE WHO WANT THE BEST— ‘ABSOLUTELY FREE*' WITH PURCHASE OF 6 GALLONS OR MORE OF EITHER GRADE. lished by the junior class. Tway, Plain City, is business ger. If BE? PER GALL0N W MHV BRILLIANT BRONZE STATIONS L. H. FOLTZ SERVICE STATION South Main Street and Bentley Road ‘Third grade (cheap) gasolene is not sold at Brilliant Bronze Stations. Duane mana- of the Dr. Louis A. Peckstein, dean teacher’s college, University of Cin cinnati, will be the speaker at Bluff ton college’s thirty-ninth annual com mencement, Tuesday, June 13. Dr. Peckstein is recognized as one of the foremost educators of the state. Over the last weekend, the college gospel team made a depuation trip to Cummins, Mich., appearing in the Mennonite church at that place. Those making the trip included John Boehr, Lorre! Mullet, Leonard Metzker Harvey Bauman Plans are nearing completion the Junior-Senior banquet which be held Wednesday, May 24. be one of the feature events pre-commencement season. of the shortly Rehearsals will be started for the commencent week presenta tion of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” Milburn Diller, William Burbick, Julia Culp and Betty Keen y have been cast in the leading roles. P. W. Stauffer is directing duction, assisted by Donita the pro Hartzler. reversed Collegiate costume was on the campus beginning last Friday when the annual “Leap Week” obser vance was inaugurated. During the week coeds will take the initiative in all dating, defray the bills and other wise assume the role ordinarily re Comprehensive examinations for graduating seniors were given I ues day and Thursday mornings of last week. These tests cover the entire academic field, and must be passed by students before graduation is per mitted. According to word received last week, Karl Schultz, president-elect of the college Y. M. C. A. was named secretary-treasurer of the Ohio area council. Orange Twp. 4-H Club To Organize Organization of a 4-H club for Orange township girls will be ef fected at a meeting in the Center community next Saturday. the club between the ages Membership in open to all girls of 10 to 20, it was announced. Sew ing, cooking, nature study and other projects will be set up for the group. Mrs. Edith Powell is leader and Mrs. Mildred Montgomery, assistant. An assistant from the Hancock county agricultural agent’s office will be at the meeting to assist in organ ization of the club. Pandora High School Presents Senior Play “Huckleberry Finn, Detective” will be presented by the senior class of Pandora high school at the school auditorium at that place night run, Friday and night at 8 o’clock. under our normal pri™lL‘y" THE BLUFFxON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO In THE It EARiy DAYS of baseball, UMPIRES WORE FROCK COATS, CARRIED CANfS AND and OFBtc/ATED WHILE SI7TINS ON A CHAIR /h BACK for OF HOME PLATE will It u.s.costs TO THE NAVY bought The following arranged: Afternoon Sessi Prelude Song by congrega Devotions Vocal duet Orange 2 p. m. house at will be in a two Saturday to Mark The play is a sequel Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” and is highly regarded as a dramatic pro duction. Final rehearsals are now’ being held. In will als dent orga ters are i Schultz THE POCKETBOOK of knowledge BITTED oar FOR THIS Sum AT the beginning OB THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR— Orange Tu p. Sunday School Meet Sunday Orange townshi workers will meet nual convention ai Sunday afternoon vention theme wil Officers of the Pres., Helen Wagi Joe Bell. gram has been 2130 O’clock Avis Marshall Helen Montgomery artman Ladonna and Floyd Reading _____ Betty Offering Appointment of committee Rhythm Band First Hartman and Sec ond Grade of Via Public School Address Dr. Bailey, O. N. U. Instrumental qu Bethel church Song by congregation Closing prayer Evening Session—8:00 O’clock Prelude Ebenezer church Song by congregation Devotions Orren Zimmerman Vocal solo Dorotha Thompson Music Ebenezer church Vocal solo Miss Merilyn Battles Accordion solo and vocal duet Helen and Mae Fisher Offering Report of committee Music Ebenezer church Address Mr. Rosenberger, B. C. Music Ebenezer church Trombone solo .... Mr. Rosenberger Song by congregation Closing prayer. Public Affairs Group To Be Here In ’40 ?ek, on the neighboring Ohio Northern university, Diller, Bluffton college Last w campus of Milburn junior and political science major, was honored by being made next year’s dent’s Conf which will lege. Richa was elected president of the Ohio Stu rence on Public Affairs be held at Bluffton col- Weaver, speech major, to the post of secretary. Over seventy-five collegians, most of them either political science or public speech majors, represented twenty-two colleges and universities at this year’s seventh annual Public Affairs conference which was held April 28 and 29 on the campus of Ohio Northern. Dr. C. Henry Smith, of the de partment of History and Govern ment, addressed the opening session Friday afte noon on the subject of Dictatorship and Democracy. Bluffton college was represented by Jean Fretz, Coy Pepple, Dale Reichenbach, Richard Weaver and Milburn Diller. State Y. M. C. A.’s Vote K. Schultz Sec.-Treas. Gayle Studei Y. M. Secrets Council coming been received from ,p, Area Y. M. C. A. etary, that Karl Schultz, the local college i., has been chosen as a surer of the Ohio Area the Y. M. C. A. for the capacity, Schultz a member of the is new serve as Board of the Y. M. stu anizations, whose in Columbus. was selected headquar at an the Y. M. election which was held at Spring Training conference which was held in Cincinnati from April 21 to 23. Rollin Moser, retiring president of the local organization held a simi lar position in the Area Council the past year. The council is composed of presidents and advisors of the state college °Y” chapters. The peopleop SYRIA ALWAYS EAT 2 NINOS OF CHEESE FOR areakfast. 1910 Sunday school their semi-an Bethesda church, nd evening. Con be “Our Task”, association are: and Sec.-treas., 1937 ,6.372.000 SAVINGS DEPOSITORS IH »IOj ..LAST YEAR THERE WERE **226,770- A 176lb INCREASE IN LESS THAN 30 YEARS. Fellowship Banquet Inaugurated, May Instituting a new idea which may be traditional, the college Y. M. C. A. is sponsoring a Fellows] tion banquet on May 17 ing room of Ropp hall, men are invited to this purpose of which is to new officers for next year. ship installa in the din All college affair, the install Negotiations are underway to con tact a state Y. M. C. A. worker as speaker for the evening. Rollin Moser, retiring the toastmaster. chairman of the social committee, is in charge of arrangements. evening. president will be Leonard Metzker, In past years it was always the custom for the retiring and elected officers to hold a retreat at the Y. M. C. A. cabin and hold the in stallation ceremonies there, but feel ing that this ceremony is a vital part of the organization, the ban quet has been planned to include members of the local association. al) TO SPEAK AT O. N. U. N. E. Byers, former dean of Bluff ton college, will be the speaker this Wednesday night at a banquet given by the faculty of Ohio Northern uni versity, honoring 36 undergraduate scholastic leaders of the Ada institu tion. Shakespearean Play Cast Now Selected To climax the festivities of Bluff ton Day, the College Dramatic so ciety will present Shakespeare’s well-known “Merchant of Venice”. Following the usual custom, the play will be staged in open air, offering a typical theatrical setting of Shakespeare’s day. Milburn bick have half and sanio and Shylock, respectively, the feminine circle of the Leading cast, Julia Culp will play the part of Portia and Betty Keeney, Jes sica. As a deviation from the original Shakespearian script of the play, a modern Orsen Wells version is be ing used which modernizes as well as shortens many of the scenes. P. W. Stauffer is acting as lead director of the play with Donita Hartzler serving as co-director. Betty Amstutz has charge of all costumes. Swiss Chorus Final Concert Sunday Eve The Swiss Community Men’s Chorus, composed of about thirty five men from the Bluffton and Pan dora areas, will give their final con cert of the year in the Ebenezer Mennonite church west of Bluffton, Sunday night at 8 o’clock. The chorus is under direction of Roy Hilty of Bowling Green, gradu ate of the Bluffton College Music de partment and director of the Bowl ing Green Men’s chorus and prize winning high Swiss chorus lowing the the school choruses. been director of the for the past year fol resignation of Alvin Hilty has Burkholder, a former conductor. Junior-Senior Fete Announced, May 24 Plans are already underway for the annual Junior and Senior ban quet of Bluffton college. The date has been set for Wednesday, May 24. Helene Stonehill has been selected as the general chairman. The fol lowing are the committees which have been named—hall and show: Wayne Goodbar, Gene Hilty menu: Vivian Heck speaker and program: Coy Pepple, Genevieve Stein, Don Gundy, Charles Suter invitations, Wanda Eversole, Elizabeth Rasmus sen, Margaret Hobson place cards: Marjorie Lecrone, Evelyn Burkhard, Ruth Steiner, Donita Good pro grams, Elnore Burtchin, Alice Ele wine, Caro! Cookson table decora tions, Marcella Niswander, Theda Hankish, Della Krehbil transporta tion: Richard Backensto, Robert West. 4' For 1939 Vacations CAY “Yes” to Alaska, for your vacation this summer. At least, say “Yes” to the idea of exploring literature about it. Will you make a vacation trip somewhere? If so, why not look into Alaska? It would take you 3 weeks or 4 weeks, as you prefer, for a grand Alaskan vacation from your home, the complete round trip and return. The cost is surprisingly low. Let us give you the figures. We invite you to join one of our house party by train and steam ship. A carefree trip that will satisfy you ’way beyond your expectations. Use the coupon to send for free folder. No obligation on your part whatso ever. 1 THURSDAY, MAY 11, 193$ In Memoriam Mrs. away Sadly missed by her our Mother, who passed loving memory of Marian Zimmerly May 14th, 1938. In Children. IN MEMORIAM of All Diller and William Bur the leads on the male be have the parts of Bas- Mrs. Ruby Shulaw who passed away on May 12, 1938. quiet in our dwelling, Lonely is our home today For the one who smiled to cheer us, Has forever passed away. She is gone but not forgotten, Never will her memory fade. Kindest thoughts shall ever linger ’Round the grave where she is laid. No one knows how much we miss her, No one knows what bitter pain. We have suffered since she left us. Home has never been the same. Willard R. Shulaw The Amstutz Family Over a 10-year period up to 1938, rainfall at Wooster in July and in August was considerably heavier than in May, June or September, opinion that July and August drought periods in Ohio is not stantiated by weather records, tember was the driest of the five July the wettest. The The United States foreign trade in eggs and egg products is relative ly unimportant when compared to the value of production here, ports never of the home. 1929, with a value of $7,522,000. but our exports of eggs that year were valued at $4,143,000, and the total production here had a value of $935,538,000. in the past 10 years have exceeded in value 1 per cent value of the eggs produced at Egg imports were highest in payment to Ohio farmers the 1938 federal farm program ed $7,500,000 on May 1, with applications for payment still ing payment. Checks already had gone to 106,700 farmers in the state. under to tai 6,000 wait- Francis Basinger, D. D. S, Evan Basinger, D. D. S. 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