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Title: Augsburg Bulletin March 1942, Page 04
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: "As Thy Day Is"... A \V'ord to the Alumni and Friends of Augsburg IN AN ARTICLE written originally for the “Auushurg liCllllu‘ I tried to give expression to the spirit to partiei war. It is not that ta \Vhen a large section of the student body is sum‘ have in which Auushurg desires pate in the...
Show more"As Thy Day Is"... A \V'ord to the Alumni and Friends of Augsburg IN AN ARTICLE written originally for the “Auushurg liCllllu‘ I tried to give expression to the spirit to partiei war. It is not that ta \Vhen a large section of the student body is sum‘ have in which Auushurg desires pate in the ncc ‘ssai'y to crisis of reiterate our sehool is cing a trying time moned into military serVice, when there must he consequent revisions and re; ductions of our program, and when the tax burden and other difﬁculties of all our people are greatly increased it is sclfcvident that there Will he hours of intense difﬁculty to pass through. During this time we shall he in spe' cial need of the help of all the friends «it Augsliurg‘ Iiiith old and yniiii;r There is a \'IK.Il eontrihution tliat eaeli one ol' you ean make. You can send iis students You \‘.'1[l1 Culilrll‘lllltms of You loyal ineinher ol' the {\utzshurev Foundation Fellmvship. You ean use every oppoi' [unity allorded to speak a good Word And thus together we shall he enahled to keel this citadel of Christian life and learir and whatever storms we may have to [Miss through. can support the school nione\' .iiid \\‘lllt ean he a earnest prayer. {or the school and its work. ing strongV Vigorous Nothing is we are convinced. for the more Vitally important. future of either the nation or the (lhurch, than Just the education which [\llgﬁhllt‘g is Cl]t.lt‘.l\'itt'lni" to ~Lure to our youth It is impossihle to con' eei\'e of the future of a tree America Without thinking at the same time of type of Christian the preservation of those free HISUIU’ tions which help to constitute her very lite and spirit. We shall serve country hest in this hour if we con tinue to huild securer the institutions of Christian education troni which she has derived leadership and direction throughout all her history HLlI' Augsburg‘s part in the stirring story of Christian in America is not as far'famed as that of many an— other larger college and seminary. But no one can deny that it is a truly nohl: and worthy part. education Let it go on? Bernhard Christensen.
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin March 1942, Page 03
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: Campus Notes... TWENTY'FIVE additional registra' tions for the second Semester brought the college enrollment for the year to 411. Eighteen of the twenty ﬁve are new students; seven have been at Augsburg before. Seventeen semi! nary students brings the total registrar tion to 426 for 1941/42....
Show moreCampus Notes... TWENTY'FIVE additional registra' tions for the second Semester brought the college enrollment for the year to 411. Eighteen of the twenty ﬁve are new students; seven have been at Augsburg before. Seventeen semi! nary students brings the total registrar tion to 426 for 1941/42. This is a drop of 13 per cent from last year‘s record high of 495. The Choir's annual tour, March 4 to 15, takes them to the following places: Wednesday, March 4: 8:00 P. M., Mora, Minn.; Thursday, March 5: 8:00 P. M., Bagley, Minn.; Friday, March 6: 8:00 P. M., Bemidji, Minn.; Saturday. March 7: 8:00 P. M., Superior, Wis.; Sunday, March 8: 3:15 P. M., Duluth, Minn; Sunday. March 8: 8:15 P. M., Ashland, Wis; Monday. March 9: 8:00 P. M., Marinette, Wis.; Tuesday. March 10: 8:00 P. M., Escanaba, Mich.; Wednesday, March 11: 8:00 P. M., Manitowac, Wis.; Thursday, March 12: 8:00 P. M., Racine, Wis; Friday, March 13: 8:00 P. M., Blanchardville, Wis; Sunday, March 15: 8:00 P. M., Cumberland, Wis. The Choral Club (second choir) un' der Mr. Myrvik is making a number of local appearances, and plans a short out'of'town trip. Pastor Christian G. Olson, '26, of Fargo, North Dakota, was the speaker for Spiritual Emphasis Week, February 23 to 27. His theme was, “The Way to Victory.“ Augsburg‘s basketball team brought its conference record to three wins and ﬁve losses by defeating St. Olaf in a hair-raising, double'overtime game at the Minneapolis Armory, February 21. The score was 5049. Dr. Lawrence M. Jones continues to substitute for Prof. Fosse in the chemise try department during the second see mester. Cooperating with the government in its physical ﬁtness campaign, Augsburg men students under direction of the Physical Education department are tak' ing three hours of gym each week. Girls also participate in an increased program of hiking and other outdoor and indoor recreation. Rev. Bernhard Helland, ‘18, now heads the Lutheran Free Church Cen' tennial Campaign. He was released from his Santal Mission duties for an 18'month period and now directs the campaign from his ofﬁce on the camr pus, ﬁlling the place left vacant by the resignation of Mr. G. Rasmussen of Amery, Wisconsin. Increased empha' sis on evangelism and a $100,000 debt reduction fund are two of the Centen' nial goals. Every student graduating from the Seminary on May 22 has received a call, and the following charges have been accepted: Alfred Sevig will go to Manitoba, Canada; Lawrence Gudr mestad, Bellingham, Washington; Les' ter Dahlen, Pukwana, South Dakota; Harold Grindal, Tioga, North Dakota; and Luther Strommen, Ellensburg, Washington. They will take their re' spective charges after ordination on June 14. Jottings: Twin City Alumni held a supper meeting on Campus, December 9. The choir has bought new robes. The band presented its ﬁrst concert, December 12, in chapel. The Oak Leaves‘ Club (Oak Grove Alumni) of Minneapolis met in Sivertsen Hall, February 12. Plans for a tentative Sum’ mer School session have been drawn up. Mr. Norman Myrvik presented ﬁve of his pupils in a voice recital recently.
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin March 1942, Page 05
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: Alumni News... Dr. 0. H. Sletten, U2, for many yeah pastor of St. Olaf Lutheran Church In Min' ncapolis, announced his reSIgnation on Sun' day. February 1. Dr. Sletten has held many important positions in the Lutheran Free Church and has taken an active part In the Civic ailairs of Minneapolis....
Show moreAlumni News... Dr. 0. H. Sletten, U2, for many yeah pastor of St. Olaf Lutheran Church In Min' ncapolis, announced his reSIgnation on Sun' day. February 1. Dr. Sletten has held many important positions in the Lutheran Free Church and has taken an active part In the Civic ailairs of Minneapolis. During his past torate St. Olaf has become one ()l the largest Lutheran congregations In the City. At its next business meeting the congregation voted that Dr. Sletten reconsider his resignation. Three Augsburg graduates, pastors, are serving their country as chaplains. Olaf Hel' land. '31, formerly of Everett, Washington: Horace 0, Johnson, ‘30, formerly of Aniwa, Wisconsin: and Richard I. Knudson, ‘37, who served congregations at Kintyre. North Dakota. A number of Augsburg alumni have been busy In the literary field. Dr. Christemen's hook, “Fire Upon the Earth". was published last December. Of it Author N. N. Ronning says: “With grip- ping eloquence and With a power horn of strong convictions and personal experience he gives us in his book a stirring message based on the Word of God and in harmony with the best thought in Lutheran theology. There is no carping criticism. no arid nega- tions, no defeatism or pessimism in this book. The author writes with contagious enthusiasm. ‘Fire Upon The Earth' Is one of the most inspiring messages which have come out of the Lutheran Church in Amer- ica for many years." Pastor C. J. Carlson of Minot. translator of numerous Hallesby books. is busy writ’ ing a book on the Lutheran Free Church for its Centennial observance in 1943. Prof. A. Holland is engaged in writing articles for publication on the same subject, likewise Pastor Sverre Torgerson of Morris, Minnesota. Dr. Theodore Blegen, Dean of the Grad- uate School in the University of Minnesota, has written Volume II of the “Norwegian Migration to America." This volume deals with “The American Transition." Two Augsburg Alumni were awarded de' grees at the December 18 graduation exer' cises of the University of Minnesota. Bernhardt ]. Kleven, ‘12. of the Augsburg faculty, was granted the Doctor of Philos' ophy degree Mr. Kleven did his work tor wards this degree over a period of years while teaching at Augsburg. Before coming to Augsburg In 1936, he taught In the high schools of Hendricks. MonteVIdeo. Mankato. and Aurora. all of Minnesota. The subyect of his M,A. thesis (1930) was: History of the Norwegian Danish Evan- gelical Lutheran Conference of America. For his PhD. thesis Dr. Kleven wrote on the Wisconsin Lumber Industry. Dr. Bernhardt J. Kleven On December 18, too. Mr. Norman Myr’ vik, '38, received a Master of Arts degree, with a major in music. and a minor in Eng- lish. Mos: of his music work has been done with Donald Ferguson, head of the graduate music department at the University of Min' nesota. Mr. Myrvik‘s thesis is The Expensive Technique Employed in the Choral Works of Johanna: Brahms. As a part of the re— quirement for his degree he wrote a num' ber of compositions. of which the main one was a trio for piano, violin. and cello. en, titled Trio in A Minor.
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin March 1942, Page 01
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: gulletin cl AUGSBURG COLLEGE AND SEMINARY 2»? NEW SERIES _QUARTERLY Vol. IV March 1949 No. 1 AUGJBURG COLLEGE ARCHIVES

Title: Augsburg Bulletin March 1942, Page 02
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: ACING the possibility of a heavy drop in student eiirolment.for 1941— 42, the Augsburg Board of Trustees at its January meeting voted to inaugur rate a more intensive program of stu' dent solicitation. Personnel Director Norman Anderson, will give a larger proportion of his time to this activity...
Show moreACING the possibility of a heavy drop in student eiirolment.for 1941— 42, the Augsburg Board of Trustees at its January meeting voted to inaugur rate a more intensive program of stu' dent solicitation. Personnel Director Norman Anderson, will give a larger proportion of his time to this activity in the second semester and summer months following. The maintenance of a goodrsized student body is a “must” for Augs‘ burg, and perhaps most colleges, be' cause of the large proportion of in' come received from this source. Unless radical steps are taken, we will per, haps suffer equally in decreased enrol' ment with the others. (Latest ﬁgures from the University of Minnesota show some branches there have already decreased 35% from a year ago.) But what can be done? Our l’resir dent mentions several things in his article in this issue. Here is something else. Under the leadership of Jerome Formo, ‘37, present Alumni president and a camera fan for many years, the Executive Committee is going forward with plans for a film on the historical development of Augsburg, and its pres ent program. Prof. Lillehei”s collee' tion of pictures and literature on this subject will be an invaluable aid in the project. Those who are especially inr terested are invited to help out on the ﬁnancial end. At least $150 will be needed to do a good job. We are hop' ing to complete it by graduation time. Augsburg Men in the Service... A large number of Augsburg graduates and undergraduates have already shown their loyalty to their country and the cause of freedom. Evidently these boys are acquitting themselves well, and are a credit to the service as well as to their School. Not only are there many privates and seamen, but approximately twenty per cent of the boys are oﬂicers, ranking from corporal to major. Nearly onevthird of these are lieutenants, with ensigns and corporals next in number. The men are to be found in many ﬁelds of the service: as chaplains, in the medical service, in engineering, aviation—principally connected with the navy or marines,—-—cavalry, artillery, infantry, coast guard, the antivtank corps, and other branches. * Several of the graduates are at‘the ’United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Two of our graduates from Canada are in the service of their native land. Already some of the men are over—seas. Augsburg is justly proud of the place which the School plays in the defense of the sacred principles which are dear to all liberty'loving, respectable, Chris! tian peoples. Our pride in our service men increases with the ever'growing number who are serving our country—-who are willing to sacrifice unto death. We are proud of their achievements, whether it be meritorious service, or faith, fully carrying on their regular and, at times, more or less colorless duties. Bernhardt J. Kleven.
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin March 1942
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection

Title: Augsburg Bulletin Winter 1940, Page 07
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: Where Is Last Years Class? Ardell Albertson, Ruth Aune, Harold Haugland, Olaf Johnson, Lester John- son, Lester Rood, and Thora Torvick are attending the University of Min- nesota. Vincent Mostrom is at the University of Iowa at Ames. Arthur Knudsen is attending the Minnesota Business School in...
Show moreWhere Is Last Years Class? Ardell Albertson, Ruth Aune, Harold Haugland, Olaf Johnson, Lester John- son, Lester Rood, and Thora Torvick are attending the University of Min- nesota. Vincent Mostrom is at the University of Iowa at Ames. Arthur Knudsen is attending the Minnesota Business School in Minneapolis. Norman Anderson. Harold Masted, LeRoy Elster, and Palmer Wold are at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Werner Spiegel is attending Wartburg Semi- nary, Debuque, Iowa, Gordon Loren is at Augustana Seminary, Rock Island, Illinois. Lester Dahlen, Lawrence Gudmestad, Alfred Sevig, and Luther Strommen are studying at Augsburg Seminary. In addition to attending the University of Minnesota, Ruth Anne and Olaf Johnson are teaching at Augsburg. Mabel Aasen is teaching at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Crookston, Minn.; Gerald Benson at Lamberton, Minn; Lorrin 0. Dahlager at Maynard, Minn; Changes Among Teaching Alumni: Clarice Blake, 34, to Moorhead Junior High School. Reuben Lokken, '36, to Zumbrota, Minn. Arnold Sandness, '26, to Aneta, N. Dak. Else Michaelsen, ’31, to Spring Valley, Minn. Donovan Decker, ’30, to Clear Lake, Wis. Geneva Larson, '37, to Glenwood, Minn. Anker Harbo, '31, to Rugby, N. Dak. Markus Hailing, ’31, to Pine City, Minn. Una Lee, '88, to McNabb, Ill. Daisy Hanson, ’36, to Jordan, Minn. Elmer Hendrickson, ’31, to McGrath, Minn. (Alumni: If you know of others, let me know, please --N. C. A.) ‘ Thelma Emberson at Mora, Minn.; Margie Enemark at Frost, Minn.; Glen Gleane at Ellendale, Minn.; Chester Hoberg at Kensington, Minn.; Donald Holm at Humboldt, S. Dak.; Ingolf Kronstad at Canton, S. Dale; Gerald Person at Chaska, Minn.; Wendell Tjon at Renville, S. Dale; Howard Forrest at Beltrami, Minn.; Reuben Gjerde at Orrin, N. Dak. . Josephine Bale is giving music lessons at Tunbridge, N. Dak. Robert Chalmers is preaching at Mora, Minn. Sara Dixon and Marion Loud are working at the Eitel Hospital in Minneapolis. Irene Hagen and Constance Stannes are working in libraries in the Twin Cities. Anders Hanson and Jonathan Lindell are attending L. B. I. Hoyt Messerer works in a bank at Arlington, Iowa. Belma Mikkelson is a governess in Chicago. Lillian Prest- holdt works in Madison. Minn. Thea Home is working in Minneapolis. 7 Augaburp Alumni Bulletin
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Winter 1940, Page 03
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: HELLO GRADS! (Cont'd) Give the proposition some real thought, won’t you? And don’t hesitate to write us! We'd like to hear from you on it. What do you think of the idea? What suggestions have you to oﬂ'er? The .Executive Committee and Advisory Council will be discussing the mat- ter in its next...
Show moreHELLO GRADS! (Cont'd) Give the proposition some real thought, won’t you? And don’t hesitate to write us! We'd like to hear from you on it. What do you think of the idea? What suggestions have you to oﬂ'er? The .Executive Committee and Advisory Council will be discussing the mat- ter in its next two meetings. At either of them we’d be grateful for your letters. That should be enough “meat” for one letter—and, besides, “Andy” is waiting to get it of! to press. By the way, worthy of special notice is our Treasurer's Report. Forth- coming dues will liquidate our small debt very nicely. Let us hear from you, Grads. Sincerely, LELAND B. SATEREN, President of the Augsburg Alumni Association. Did You Know That . . . . Coach Dan Elmer of the Auggie footballers turned down a large sum of money not so long ago oﬂered by a tobacco company for use of his endorse- ment in a cigarette "ad". Augsburg students employed on the National Youth Administration work program at Augsburg receive $557 per month. The State Student Aid pro- gram also furnishes $65 a month, and a large number of students are em- ployed directly by the College for janitorial, dining-hall, and other work on the campus. Over 100 students annually ﬁnd employment through the Augsburg Employ- ment Bureau. Luther Strommen, now a student in the Seminary. is manager of this bureau. Warren Quanbeck, ’87. is continuing his theological studies at the Princeton .Divinity School. ' Augsburg's enrollment for ’89-'40 hit the 447 mark and kept pace with other college gains in spite of the fact that there was no deﬁnite student soli- citation program. The Alumni Executive Committee is continuing its good work and wants the support of every alumnus. Two dollars annual dues from each of you will assure a forward-going program in the year ahead. Norman Anderson, former pastor at Tacoma and now Personnel Director at Augsburg. has taken over a part of the work of the Alumni Executive Secretary. Edor Nelson. ’87. coached the Lamberton (Ilium) High School baseball team to a state championship last spring. Coach Nelson also is conducting a line intranural sports program. a Augsburg Alumni Bulletin
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Winter 1940, Page 04
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: ALUMNI TREASURER'S REPORT Receipts: Cash on hand June 1, 1939... .. ., , , ., $ 56.47 Alumni Dues , 103.00 Sale of tickets Alumni Dinner . ., 64.25 Net proﬁt, Ice Cream Social, . , , 40.00 $263.72 Disbursements: Postage . $ 19.85 Exchange on checks - .86 Augsburg Dining Hall (Alumni Dinners) 64...
Show moreALUMNI TREASURER'S REPORT Receipts: Cash on hand June 1, 1939... .. ., , , ., $ 56.47 Alumni Dues , 103.00 Sale of tickets Alumni Dinner . ., 64.25 Net proﬁt, Ice Cream Social, . , , 40.00 $263.72 Disbursements: Postage . $ 19.85 Exchange on checks - .86 Augsburg Dining Hall (Alumni Dinners) 64.25 Dr. J. 0. Evjen, Traveling Expenses ......................... 26.00 Lutheran Free Church Publishing Co. (Prtg. Bulletin) 168.77 278.72 Deﬁcit, December 5, 1939 ,,,,,, ......... “3 15.00 M. C. DIXEN, Treasurer. Remember, it costs money to print the Alumni Bulletin! $1630 From the Class of 1939 Augsburg's College class of ’39 will do their part to See that their Alma Mater’s building program does not cease with erection of Memorial Hall. Forty-one members of the last graduating class signed non-interest bearing promisory notes, payable over a period of ﬁve years and totalling $1,630. The money is to go to the Building Fund. It is hoped that future graduating classes will take similar action in coming years so that the loyalty of the Class of ’39 will bear much more fruit than the personal contributions of the individuals concerned. Not a few members of the College Class of ’31 made similar pledges when they graduated, but last year’s class was the ﬁrst to contribute on so gen- eral a scale. Fellow Alumni: Now and again reports of good work on the part of Augsburg teaching graduates come to us. Now and then we receive reports of promotions, dif- ﬁcult as these are to secure in these days even when well earned. The Placement Bureau can report no startling record in its work the past year, though our record is as good as the average of the other agencies. It has been a poor year for placing teachers. I should personally be pleased to receive news about teachers, whether it be in regard to promotions or other experiences. I am interested in knowing about that summer session at the University of North Dakota, that trip to Yellowstone Park. and that plunge into the matrimonial sea. Good wishes for a happy year in 1940! MARTIN Quansncx, Director of the Teachers’ Placement Bureau. Augsburg Alumni Bulletin 4
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Winter 1940, Page 01
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: ﬁagshurg ﬂlumniﬁulletin Things are always "happening" in this ambitious young man’s life. Now he is married. While a student at Augsburg he was active in a wide number of activities—including football. He played a guard position on the championship team of 1928. Feel- ing a call to travel he took...
Show moreﬁagshurg ﬂlumniﬁulletin Things are always "happening" in this ambitious young man’s life. Now he is married. While a student at Augsburg he was active in a wide number of activities—including football. He played a guard position on the championship team of 1928. Feel- ing a call to travel he took time off to make a world tour, then re- turned, and was graduated in 1935. Since graduation he has spent a large share of his time at Augs- burg. He was the moving spirit in promoting the Augsburg Quar- tette's visit to Norway. He was manager for the Augsburg Choir. Under his leadership the Employ- ment Bureau widened its services to become of great importance in the program of student help. llhat Mm" 3- B'Wden Augsburg’s enrollment increased so rapidly in 1937-38 was at least in some measure due to his “push” in the student solicitation program. When the Alumni Association needed an Executive Secretary, he was chosen, and had an important part in the successful drive for building Memorial Hall. The Lutheran Free Church Publishing Company last summer selected - Mr. Abner Batalden to manage its business. From all reports things are humming at the Cedar Avenue plant. Trinity Congregation of Duluth lost one of its most active members when Martha Bjornstad became Mrs. Batalden in December. But she still carries on her work as Executive Secretary of the Luther League Federation of the Lutheran Free Church. however, and helps her hus- band at the Publishing Company. She has already taken her place in the work of Trinity Congregation of Minneapolis. She is a busy lady. too. But then—a man who “does things" needs a wife of the same caliber. . —N. c. A. Should Augsburg Alumni create a {allowable mud tor worthy graduates who wish to continue their education? 33:}: such a policy stimulate scholastic work at Augsburg? Augsbur- Alumni rallytothesupportdsucha jsct? Isthlsaaoodhiaafnyouthtnkao.seepue3. "0 Lu. . V e
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Winter 1940, Page 05
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: Dedication Marks Homecoming Augsburg’s new Sverdrup-Oftedal Memorial Hall has been ofﬁcially de- dicated. In the presence of hundreds of friends of Augsburg, in the gathering twi- light of a beautiful November day, Dr. T. O. Burntvedt spoke the solemn words of consecration, “. . . to the glory of...
Show moreDedication Marks Homecoming Augsburg’s new Sverdrup-Oftedal Memorial Hall has been ofﬁcially de- dicated. In the presence of hundreds of friends of Augsburg, in the gathering twi- light of a beautiful November day, Dr. T. O. Burntvedt spoke the solemn words of consecration, “. . . to the glory of God and the welfare of our fellow men. . . ." It was Augsburg’s seventieth anniversary. It was a time to celebrate; it was a time to dedicate; it was a time to face the challenge of this new day. Pastor Asmund Oftedal of Spokane, Wash., preached the Homecoming ser- mon in the morning of Dedication Day. Then in the afternoon the Rev. John A. Houkom, president of the Board of Trustees, unfolded the story of the movement which resulted in the building of the new dormitory, tracing its beginning back to the idea of a “Greater Augsburg," presented at the Golden Jubilee celebration held twenty years earlier. Dr. George Sverdrup, the speaker pointed out, became the driving force of the new venture. He gave himself unreservedly to the task until his death in 1987, and with that impetus, and the forceful leadership of Dr. T. 0. Burn- tvedt, who was chosen to direct the project to its completion, the task was completed. It remained for Dr. Bumtvedt, president of the Lutheran Free Church, in his dedicatory address to bring the audience to the high point of the entire celebration. Dr. Burntvedt stated that Sverdrup-Oftedal Memorial Hall will stand for several things: 1. As God's answer to our prayers. 2. As a testimony of the loyalty of the friends of Augsburg. .- 8. As a testimony of their loyalty to the ideals of education for which Augsburg stands. _ ' 4. As a declaration of faith in Augsburg’s future and a challenge to faceiit. Professors H. N. Hendrican and Andreas Helland each made real con- tributions to the festivities, the former at the Homecoming banquet, and the latter in a fellowship luncheon. About 360 attended the banquet and bean) how every trial in Augsburg's history had really brought a blessing in that) it brought Augsburg friends into closer fellowship with God, who is able to satisfy every need. At the fellowship luncheon guests were those who had served on special committees for the dormitory. Tethem and a large‘num: ber of others, Professor Holland gave reminiscences of his experiences with the two men for whom the dormitory is named. It was a hallowed and low: to-be-remombered moment when he, on behalf -of former students of the two, teachers, presented portraits of Sverdrup and Oftedal, which were unveiled fox-i all to see. These portraits will hang permanently on the south wall of the? dining hall so that future students and visitors (Continued on page 8)§ 5 Augsburg Alumni Bullsz
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Winter 1940, Page 02
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: The Augsburg Alumni “Steering Committee“ President: Leland Sateren Secretary: Grace Jensen Viceopresident: Kristofer Hagen Treasurer: Rev. Marius Dixen ADVISORY COUNCIL: Mr. John Blegeu Professor S. 0. Severson Dr. Bernhard Christensen Alumni Oiﬂce, Augsburg College and Seminary, Minneapolis....
Show moreThe Augsburg Alumni “Steering Committee“ President: Leland Sateren Secretary: Grace Jensen Viceopresident: Kristofer Hagen Treasurer: Rev. Marius Dixen ADVISORY COUNCIL: Mr. John Blegeu Professor S. 0. Severson Dr. Bernhard Christensen Alumni Oiﬂce, Augsburg College and Seminary, Minneapolis. Minnesota, January 1, 1940. Hello Grads! As you will gather from reading this bulletin, the Seventieth Anniversary Homecoming went a long way beyond being just a noteworthy event. So many things of vital signiﬁcance were packed into those few days! But the days of this Homecoming are now quite some time past and, though we are happy for and cherish them. we step forward (I almost wrote “leap") with them as our starting point. It is probably true that the alumni organizations in many of our colleges and universities exist more in name than in concrete manifestations of their existence. It is probably equally as true that Auggie alumni don't want that statement made of them—because they feel their organization is a living thing, functioning actively in the interests of Augsburg. Last year you recall the “Eight Points of Action” which served as the basis for the Alumni Association’s work; and they were carried through in line style. The program this year is not outlined in so many points. but there are several things which the members of the Executive Committee and Alumni Advisory Council have talked about during their luncheon meetings that should be passed on to you for your consideration. One of them is mentioned in this letter—right now. It was proposed that the Alumni Association sponsor a Fellowship (or Scholarship)—each year to be awarded an especially meritorious Augsburg graduate wishing to do graduate study. Such a fellowship, of a sum not stated but recommended not less than $200, would have a number of exceedingly desirous results. It would, for instance, provide a very real chance (which might not otherwise offer itself) for the chosen graduate to continue study in his ﬁeld. Surely it would be a stimulus for higher academic achievement here at Augsburg, and thus there would be a gradual raising of the academic standards of the entire school. . . . And so on. There are any number of such implications. Augsburg Alumni Bulletin , 2
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Winter 1940, Page 08
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: Alumni Yields to Varsity 32-27 When the Alumni All-Stars bas- ketball quint, piloted by “Si” Mel- by took to the Armory floor, they pressed Cully Swanson’s Varsity boys to capacity before yielding 32-27. Alvin Severson, left, and Ossie Oudal, right, were two of the alumni that played on the...
Show moreAlumni Yields to Varsity 32-27 When the Alumni All-Stars bas- ketball quint, piloted by “Si” Mel- by took to the Armory floor, they pressed Cully Swanson’s Varsity boys to capacity before yielding 32-27. Alvin Severson, left, and Ossie Oudal, right, were two of the alumni that played on the Augsburg Conference Champion- ship team’ in 1927. Six of the Alumni athletes, Kenny Schmit, Al Knutson, Lorrin Dahlager, Gerald Person, “Red” Nelson, and Ernie Anderson are coaches in the Northwest. HOMECOMING (Cont. from p. 5) must all be reminded of the men who, more than any other, were responsible for the establishment of the school on a ﬁrm basis. And so another Homecoming passed into history. Possibly in the future. Augsburg friends may mark it as one of the most signiﬁcant of her anni- versaries. There were present few perhaps who were not solidly in agree- ment with the statement of Pastor John A. Houkom: “This . . . does not mark a terminal point of Augsburg’s history. It is but a mile-post. We must match steadily forward." N. C. A. Auesauaa Comma AND SEMINAIY Minneapolis, Minnesota Return Postage Guaranteed 05w! % UWg-m_ Sec. 562 P.L. a R. Augsburg Alumni Bulletin Vol. 3, No. 1 Winter Number for the Year 1939-40
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Winter 1940, Page 06
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: Roll Harbo Heads FBI Statistical Dept. Augsburg has trained men and women for positions in all walks of life, but the work of Rolf Harbo is unique in character from that of any of her alumni, for he is head of the Division of Criminal Statistics, the Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. ~ Mr....
Show moreRoll Harbo Heads FBI Statistical Dept. Augsburg has trained men and women for positions in all walks of life, but the work of Rolf Harbo is unique in character from that of any of her alumni, for he is head of the Division of Criminal Statistics, the Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. ~ Mr. Harbo was born in Duluth on March 5. 1902. He was graduated from Augsburg Academy and entered the college department in the year 1918 at the age of sixteen. While at school he was very active in band work and toured with the band for several years, playing the comet. He was also very interested in basketball activities. He was graduated in 1922 with a B. A. degree. A few years later he obtained his Master’s degree at the University of Minnesota. After acting as Superintendent of Schools at Buffalo, North Dakota, for seven years, he entered the University of Minnesota Law School. Following his completion of the law course, he passed an examination to the Department of Justice. He has been with the F. B. I. since 1932. . The division with which Mr. Harbo is departmental head deals with crimi- nal statistics, including the photographs and ﬁngerprints of criminals from the entire United States. Complete information of each individual is recorded and'ﬁled. Mr. Harbo is on call for the department twenty-four hours a day. It is said that Edgar Hoover knows exactly where any of his agents are at any hour of the day or night. ' Because the work of the F.B.l. is comparatively new, several of the agents devote a greater part of their time to the promoting of interest in the de- partment. Mr. Harbo has travelled constantly during the past three years into every state, familiarizing the public with the bureau and also appearing asha government witness at trials. The F.B.I. has in its employ members from every profession, but the greater number of them are lawyers such as Mr. Harbo. The agents must pass rigid examinations for entrance and aside from being educationally trained, they must be in perfect physical condition. In order to keep ﬁt, regular gymnasium work is required. , As for future plans—Mr. Harbo has always cherished the idea of a private law practice, but because he enjoys his work with Uncle Sam’s F.B.I., he doubts that this plan will materialize for some time. —From the Augsburg Echo. Wedding Bells ' Rolf Hal-ho, '22, to Grace Croyle, Washington, D. C. 'Marie Molvik, ’37, to Oscar Skie, Canton, South Dakota. Clarence Larson, ’39, (Seminary) to Mildred Qualheim, Racine, Wis. Hannah Mehus, ’38, to John Stensvaag, 36, Rockford, [11. Maurice Molvik. ’39, (Seminary) to Helen Quanbeck of Minneapolis. Abner Batalden, ’36, to Martha Bjornstad of Duluth. Cliﬂord Johnson, ’34, to Ruth‘ Pederson, Grand Forks, N. Dak. Oliver Sidney, '37, to Elizabeth Thompson, Argyle, Wis. James Peterson, ’34, to Margaret Strom, Worchester, Mass. Minibar, Alumni Bulletin 8
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Winter 1940
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection

Title: Augsburg Bulletin Fall 1938, Page 07
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: A FURNITURE UNIT PER CLASS . . . . The financial sum-4w: l'XDt‘l’ll‘TH't‘d will) the Memorial Hall project has al- ready been of inspiration to many of our Augsburg supporter: and friends. Lenders of other M'houlx‘ and (-hurrh synoils have also taken notice of the liiogress made in this “Venture...
Show moreA FURNITURE UNIT PER CLASS . . . . The financial sum-4w: l'XDt‘l’ll‘TH't‘d will) the Memorial Hall project has al- ready been of inspiration to many of our Augsburg supporter: and friends. Lenders of other M'houlx‘ and (-hurrh synoils have also taken notice of the liiogress made in this “Venture of Faith". But We still have about $311,000 to get l)l‘f()l‘(‘ the building itself. campaign expenses and furniture are fully paid for. We are still short of our goal, and yet we are mort- determined than ever to reach it. Hence we as an association have undertaken to list “Point 1" in our High! I'n'uf of Arrion for the coming year: to “make a valiant effort to enlist every graduated class in furnishing at least one unit" of room equipment. (Each unit will cost $85.) Already members of four classes have indicated their intention of seeing that at least one comes from each of their classes. All in all there are 165 units to be raised. Should not We as alumni. even though we may have given to this project last year, give again so that our clan may be represented with at least one unit? And those alumni who have not giVen yet certainly should desire to give as much toward their classes' units as possible. We want to keep faith with our departed President George Sverdrup who emphasized the goal of “A dormitory fully paid for when taken into use!" “’0 must determine to reach this our goal which is now so close at hand! Min-n women In Mature-un wot—Ion helm being accepted Into Aunbur‘ We I. G. A. 7 Auauburg Alumni Bulletin
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Fall 1938, Page 10
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: for some years of p. 3‘. work and then to some dreadful places in Asia Minm where he was vice-consul, taught in a college, and became an authority in Semitic languages. I think he must be in Minneapolis now. A numlwr has passed on to the great beyond. The “baby” was a sort of vagrant student at...
Show morefor some years of p. 3‘. work and then to some dreadful places in Asia Minm where he was vice-consul, taught in a college, and became an authority in Semitic languages. I think he must be in Minneapolis now. A numlwr has passed on to the great beyond. The “baby” was a sort of vagrant student at several American and foreign universities, and then taught political economy out west, was in the diplomatic service and for some seven years has been a member of the faculty of the University of Berlin, the capital of the lati- Boches. As I sit here before my typewriter and see visions of other days and climos. a phrase from some school book of my Iowa boyhood comes back to me: “a feeling of sadness comes o’er me”; at any rate the “baby” and the gipsy of the class feels just a triﬂle vemodig—and I suppose that is why he can't leave out a Norwegian word occasionally, and be a 100% American! The title of one of Bjornson’s works suggests itself to him also: Geogra/i og Kjrrrlighrr. And he feels that in spite of Zeppelins and other rapid means of transportzr tion there is still too much Geogruﬁ in the world and too little Kja'rlight’t. If it were not for the Geogmﬁ he would surely be in Minneapolis for the next Augsburg commencement. (Or Homecomingl—Editor's note.) As it is. he will have to satisfy himself with a jaunt down Unter den Linden on the way to his four o’clock lecture at the University. But perhaps some member of the class will read this, and to such a one I wish it to be taken as a greeting and an echo from “auld lang syne". The Augsburg of thirty-two years ago was poorer and smaller than the present expanded institution, and in those days there was no co—education there. Nevertheless, I felt then, and have felt so since, that Augsburg was one of the very best colleges in the country. It was not because the library was large—4t was not—nor on account of laboratories (in those days we had none and our training related really only to history, humanities, religion, and languages). I think my conclusion rests on the fact that the leading men who were our teachers were truly great and inspiring as scholars and as per- sonalities. The outstanding ones were of course Georg Sverdrup and Sven Oftedal, but they had associated with them a really remarkable group of others. So when I think of my great teachers, the three most outstanding ones are Georg Sverdrup, William Falwell (of the University of Minnesota) and Adolph Wagner (of the University of Berlin). The ﬁgures of those I had at the University of Wisconsin have dwindled, as have my Columbia professors of New York days. 80, though life has been full of vicisaitudes for me, the memory of Augsburg has always remained an inspiration. Augs- burg xneant the upholding of principle and it meant courage. whether it "paid" or not in dollars and cents. Quite aside from the merits of the church con- troversies of the nineties, the fact that men like Sverdrup and Oftedal dared and would stand for what they regarded as good and needed was like Luther's stand at Worms—“es war einmal"!——an inspiration. The class motto of '89 was m lamina; and in a sense I subscribe to that still. But the meﬂawi'ng inﬂuence of years has made me feel that it was not the Greek or the Hebrew that they taught me nor even the religious and ethical instruc- tion they gave me that was I!) important; it was their example and their personality. So now] think I would say instead. principia ct hominu. Angolan" Alumni Ballots}: 10
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Fall 1938, Page 06
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: the dining hall, kitchen and lounge facilities needed. If every class cooperates 100%: it willtbe a great boost in the church—wide campaign to have the build‘ ing entgrely paid 101‘ (in cash and pledges) when it is occupied January ﬁrst. Theiba'd leads upward and onward at Augsburg these days and...
Show morethe dining hall, kitchen and lounge facilities needed. If every class cooperates 100%: it willtbe a great boost in the church—wide campaign to have the build‘ ing entgrely paid 101‘ (in cash and pledges) when it is occupied January ﬁrst. Theiba'd leads upward and onward at Augsburg these days and We want every “graduate of Augsburg to feel the thrill of walking together on that road. —Kms’rornn HAGEN ('29, '34). no you KNOW ..... . . _ H ' upouthe suggestion of Principal S. 0. Severson the Alumni Executivo w- to the Augsburg Administration that an Alumni Room b’e aside in Memorial Hall? And that the request has been Blegen, ’10, now Superintendent of the Minnesota His— L' I' _ "ﬂ ‘.-‘is being considered among others for the presidency of _ v «momenta! That the Augsburg “A” Club is having a banquet Saturday evening at the Augsburg Dining Hall during Homecoming? .That Augsburg's enrolment on October 12, 1988, was 386. whereas last year 20th of October it was only 3722' That 252 of those 385 are men and 183 are women! That the senior class in the college this year numbers 49, the junior, class 75, the sophomore clasa 87, and the freshman class 156? That by time the second semester's registration is completed our total enrol- rnent {or this school year should well exceed 400'! . _ That Ir. Eartha Quanbeck. Augsburg’s new Education Professor, now has charge or the Augsburg Teachers' Placement Bureau? And that he would ‘ Rhett; hm more up—to-dato information about you “old-timers" who have blur leaching-fortune time. because he has. already found many vacancies V - to ﬁll them? WQLAN FEAST . . . . . . . I _ . also have an Augshurf W to store em the NDIA meets at run, October is scheduled TIMI-day em. October 27. _ "in ﬁe'm'ltm'ol Kata! Graver. Yugo. V in Fargo has charge of -ﬁt.mﬁy¥ﬂe m not oaly hackers visit tom, hat-ahbtau‘:m with!!! driving div ' out: was anew-Menu. WM,.W
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Fall 1938, Page 04
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: For almost seventy years Augsburg has been trying to carry on an educa« tional enterprise of such a spiritual nature. She has sought to direct the attention of her students to the enduring realities, to win their devotion to the Truth which lies at the heart of existence. She has tried to build...
Show moreFor almost seventy years Augsburg has been trying to carry on an educa« tional enterprise of such a spiritual nature. She has sought to direct the attention of her students to the enduring realities, to win their devotion to the Truth which lies at the heart of existence. She has tried to build souls~ from within. She has presented to her sons and daughters the great ideal of education as the personal appropriation of freedom, of freedom as a form of life in relation to others and to the Truth itself. She has believed in eternal values. Measured by some of the standards of theage in which we live, Augsburz’s achievements have not been outstanding. There is little to regret in this fact: for many of those standards are absolutely false. Some lie at the root of the insane strife which characterizes much of human life on earth today. Measured by the standards of truth and righteousness and creativa service, Augsburg dares not boast of her success either. She is conscious of having failed also in these—far too often. Whatever there has been of success has been the work of the Spirit of God. We give Him our grateful praise. Yet the educational ideals of Augsburg’s past—radical as they are, if rightly understood—set the course also for our future. Toward their more complete achievement we earnestly invite the cooperation and counsel of every almnus. Augsburg desires to be Christian in all her work. Secular systems are crack- ing all around us. Humanity needs a renewal on spiritual foundations. Are we brave enough to play our part that those foundations may be laid? —Bmmum CHRISTENSEN. EIGHT POINTS OF ACTION For The Augsburg Alumni Association, 1938-1939 1. Provide furnishings for as many rooms as possible in Memorial Hall. Make a “valiant effort? to enlist every graduated class in furnishing at least one unit. (Each unit will cost $85.) 2. Encourage high school graduates of high scholastic standing and strong character to attend Augsburg. 3. Capitalize on Twin City employment opportunities for students and graduates. Strengthen activity of Employment Bureau. 4. Gain more public recognition for Augsburg, its studenta and ' graduates. Maintain the Augsburg Publicity Department. 5. Establish a newa contact between alumni, and between alumni and Augsburg. Publish a quarterly Alumni Bulletin, and as soon as possible, an Alumni Directory. 6. Send to alumni, high schools and other organizations a List of Speakers Available for commencement and other occasions. '7. Pop up. and re-organiae where necessary, district units of alumni. Encourage at least one meeting each your of these dia- trict units. And arrange for gathering: of alumni attending p summer School at the University of Minnesota. 8. Make contacts in state high schools in order that more doors may ' he opened for our teaching alumni. Aid Teacher-1' Phcmt Bureau whenever possible. an. " -m~ -.
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Title: Augsburg Bulletin Fall 1938, Page 03
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: Values and Education The life of each generation is very largely molded by its conception of what is of value. The gloriﬁcation of power leads to the building of great notional units—Bubylons and Homes and Britains. The love of beauty becomes the sued of a civilization such as existed in ancient...
Show moreValues and Education The life of each generation is very largely molded by its conception of what is of value. The gloriﬁcation of power leads to the building of great notional units—Bubylons and Homes and Britains. The love of beauty becomes the sued of a civilization such as existed in ancient Hellas, or in seventeenth century Holland. Out of the faith and spiritual vision of the Church arise the Cathedral glories of Medieval Europe. What is true in the great unitics of man- kind holds equally well in the lesser social groups: in state and city, in every village or rural community. Stuart Chase tells of a town in Mexico where the people reg- ularly play one day out of every three. Across the border in the United States there are communities where there is not time even to rest one day in seven; life is a constant rush and struggle for material possessions. In every sphere of life, and in all lands, there are corresponding differences. Human life is molded according to men’s conception of what is really of value. Education is the guidance of growing personalities in the choice of values that are real. America has the greatest educational system ever devised and carried out on earth. Perhaps We should say “most extensive and most expensive," rather than "greatest." For the greatness of an educational enterprise cannot be measured in terms of numbers or money. It is a spiritual entity, and can be apprehended only in terms of spiritual value. The Augsburg Alumni Association extends to Dr. Bernhard Chris- tensen, Augsburg's new president, a hand of congratulation. We know he faces a mountainous task. Yet we are happy that, as an alumnus with much advanced training and a wealth of ability, he will strive to be a real mountain climber. One who would lead us all to the heights where light prevails. We know that he is vitally interested in alumni of Augsburg. Not only because of the support they can afford their Alma Mater. But more because of what their lives can mean. And because he looks upon each as a personal friend. .So we are happy to extend Dr. Christensen a hand of congratula- tion. And not only of congratulation. We would have it be a hand of good-will and cooperation too. ‘3 , ‘ Augsburg Alumni Balm
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