DOINGS AT THE HOME BASE Entering the Junior Class in the Sem- inary department this year are: Waldemar Framstad, ’41, of Williston, N. D.; Ken- neth Rusdahl, ’41, of Superior; Merle Erickson of Pekin, N. D.; Emil Martin- son, ’43, of Dalton; John Steen, ’46, of Superior; Gerhard Bretheim, ’46, of... Show moreDOINGS AT THE HOME BASE Entering the Junior Class in the Sem- inary department this year are: Waldemar Framstad, ’41, of Williston, N. D.; Ken- neth Rusdahl, ’41, of Superior; Merle Erickson of Pekin, N. D.; Emil Martin- son, ’43, of Dalton; John Steen, ’46, of Superior; Gerhard Bretheim, ’46, of Bis- bee, N. D.; Amos Dyrud of Newfolden; and Rev. Obed Westphal of Northfield. # t t Inadequate chapel space is supplemented by the use of hall-ways and Rooms 27 and 23. A public address system makes this arrangement possible. i 1' * The three L.F.C. families best repre- sented at Augusburg this year are the Ralph Koldens of Portland, Oregon, the Hoverstens of Minneota, and the Rev. John Quanbecks of Minneapolis. The Kol- dens sent three young ladies: Barbara. freshman; Bernice, a sophomore; and Eileen, a junior. (Incidentally Cousin Ruth of Portland also attends). Hover- sten's four representatives are all men. Three are freshmen—Garfield, Kermit, and Vincent. Chester is a senior in the Seminary. The Quanbeck quartet includes: Randolph, in the seminary; and Russel, Phillip, and John in the college. i' fi I Duane Lindgren, a Junior, will captain next years football team. "Kelly" Roth and Guilford Parsons, only graduating Men of the Moleskins, were elected hon- orary captains for 1946. Despite an ad- verse schedule which with general inex- perience of the squad resulted in the loss of five of six games the final fracas, a victory over Macalaster, raised hopes for a more successful 1947 campaign. Only title-winning Gustavus really out-classed the Auggies very much. But the Swedes were terrific this year. I‘ * ! Hamline and Gustavus are the odds- on favorites for the basketball title. The 1946 co-champion Auggies and Tommies have dark—horse ratings only—according to sports reporters. That means that the caliber of play will be much higher this year for Augsburg has four of its first six men from last year returning. They are: Duane Lindren, Jeroy Carlson, Don- ald Sween, and Ernest Perry. Marvin Johnson of the 1944 team will round out the first five. Promising freshmen pros- pects will fill out a stronger-thamordi- nary squad. Chief deficiency will be lack of height. This was very apparent in the loss of the first game, a practice tilt with Luther—score 54—35. About one-third of the attendance at opening Chapel Service Show less
These Times Challenge . . . (Continued from page 2) who held fast through thick and thin in spite of meager material rewards, and quite often with but little of the plaudits of men. They were of a different spirit. Their purpose was not fundamentally to get, but to give. It was in the Spirit of... Show moreThese Times Challenge . . . (Continued from page 2) who held fast through thick and thin in spite of meager material rewards, and quite often with but little of the plaudits of men. They were of a different spirit. Their purpose was not fundamentally to get, but to give. It was in the Spirit of Christ that they worked. A man who is now a prominent super- intendent of schools in Minnesota town told me how he sat one day in a locker- room at Augsburg. It was in the midst of the depression. He was on the verge of quitting school—no funds, no chance to get any. As he sat, dejected, head in hands, "Si" Melby came through the room. In a moment he had lowered his big frame to a sitting position alongside the student. One blacksmith-sized arm went around the drooping shoulders. "What’s the matter, son? Tell me about it,” said Melby. No one could refuse such kindliness, and soon the story was told. Then Melby talked, frankly and courageously, as Mel- by could. It did something to the young man. The sagging shoulders lifted. He was ready to face the situation again. Then came the "clincher." Unostenta- tiously Melby reached for his wallet. The young man hardly noticed it. But soon he had to, there was money in his hand— a five-dollar bill, which after all was quite a lot in those days. "Pay me back when you can," were Melby's words. My informant tried to tell me how much that incident meant to him. Words seemed inadequate. But there was a moist- ness in his eyes as he finished his story that said even more than words could tell. I understood. He had been on the "receiving end” of an act by a man who had both caught and lived in the Spirit of an aggressive Christianity that was rarely if ever on the defensive, one that could almost at all times see beyond its own needs to the broader vision of a world in need of Christ and Christliness. Such people answer the challenge of their age and every age. Just a word in closing. Call it a "chal- lenge" if you wish. Christian people have been praying for more prospective "full- time workers” for the Kingdom. Now they are here—a large number of them. But there is a long road ahead, for them —and all who work with them, to help in their preparation. Those who are immediately faced with the problems are meeting the challenge in large measure, we believe. They are making special sacrifices to meet the need. Will you, too, who are perhaps just a lit- tle further away from the center of ac- tion make some special sacrifice, in money, effort, time, etc. Or didn't we mean it entirely, when we prayed, "Lord send forth workers"? Let’s "carry through." ——N.C.A. Keeping Up With the Pedagogues Mrs. Stanley Hornar (Selma Slon'en, ’26) is at McIntosh, Minn. Henry Chapman, ’40, is at Proctor, Minn. Supt. L. Zabremlt, ’34, now heads the public schools of Olivia. Minn. He was formerly at Atwater. Marcus Halling, ‘31, moved from Co- leraine to New Ulm, Minn. Arnold H. Anderson, '42, teaches at Morris, Minn. Supt; Henry Stensland, '28, of Cando, North Dakota, has moved to Portland, N. D., to take the superintendency there. Ordell Aa/ter, ’46, teaches at Parker’s Prairie. Other teacher placements recently com- ing to our attention have been the fol- lowing: Wilbert Blake (32-35) . . . . . . . . . .Lucan Chester Olson, ’28 . . . . . . . . , .Deer Creek Edryce Johnson, ’4; . . . . . . .Grand Rapids Doris Lalim, ’44 . . . . . . . . .Harvey. N. D. Miriam Wee Die, ’43 . . . . . . . . . .Coltato Herman Holten, '4’; . . . . . . , . . . . .Onamia Karl Krohn, ’41. . . . .Grand View, Wash. Barbara Mohaupt, '44, . . . .Eureka, Nev. Marguerite Greguson, '4; . . . . . . .Cokato Eunice Erickson, ’39 . . . . . . . ..Hendricks THE BULLETIN of WW and mew MINNEAPOLIS 4, MINNESOTA Poetmalter: If undeliverable for any reason notify sender stating reason: on form 3547, postage for which it guaranteed. 5W Section 562 PLUR. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Minneapolis, Minn. PERMIT NO. 2947 AUGSBURG CCLLEGE ARCHIVES Show less
Elugahurg Ellumni {Bulletin WI flan more you 1:th the entire student body is eargerly awaiting 1 . your coming back to make neiw, and to renew old, acquaintanm. ' . hj'huzlhhrz's historyr nun:qu a Prgsidential Inauguration. mu. ~ » i I ' fie-HomecomhIg-l‘ro October 28-80. Dayéon's Tau. Room-x... Show moreElugahurg Ellumni {Bulletin WI flan more you 1:th the entire student body is eargerly awaiting 1 . your coming back to make neiw, and to renew old, acquaintanm. ' . hj'huzlhhrz's historyr nun:qu a Prgsidential Inauguration. mu. ~ » i I ' fie-HomecomhIg-l‘ro October 28-80. Dayéon's Tau. Room-x KAllmm‘niQflce no intention: Homecoming Beckons . . . . Augsburg College and Seminary, Minneapolis, Minnesota, _ . ' October 17, I938. HELLO GRADS: You no doubt are waiting for Augsburg’s Homecoming. We‘d-e now looking the final preparhtions‘ for tfiis-annua'l euént. ‘ Irinddition. the students Vigpf to share with you something new? I 111'.- hera 3t Trinity Lutheran‘vcnumh at 10:30 .A. IL, Friday, the 28th. That some evening, of the 28th, is set aside '19! the Instant-“ion Bouquet“ Thoutime in 6:30 o'clock sharp. The ~ tins must reach the Augsburg _ «loudly, the 26th. Plane simplify urnngonients by flint deadline-Wadmdqy. the 26th. Sgooial honor gt thofigpqnet will the radium o! 1913, r ve‘rzewmw 2* vw- - .. , ' s pent-at. and! an ear-2 ‘ in wed-bud; . I "“ I “out inflammatde ¢ fix} V‘i' 1 , ,. v. Show less
Once Upon a Time . . m. mu 1... Of course, being reasonably human and slightly sentimental, I have often thought of the. to me wonderful “once upon a time” at Augsburg and of my fellow graduates of 1898. Within the last two or three years, however, tln- memory of it all became more real and... Show moreOnce Upon a Time . . m. mu 1... Of course, being reasonably human and slightly sentimental, I have often thought of the. to me wonderful “once upon a time” at Augsburg and of my fellow graduates of 1898. Within the last two or three years, however, tln- memory of it all became more real and pleasant, perhaps somewhat poignant too, because two of my class-mates. and I believe some sisters and aunts and cousins, have looked me up (they also “looked me over." as it were, but very politely, so that my feelings should not be wounded!) and instinctively, in thoughts and in words gamle dnge and gamle Augsburg were made to live again. One of the class-mates I always called “0ss”, though he always protested for some reason, and the other’s name was “Goggen”. That is to say, he was not baptized that way, but his little brother and his sisters called him that instead of George.——-and being incorrigible I followed suit. When I saw them here after the lapse of I don‘t know how many years, I addressed the one solemnly as Reverend So-and-So and the other as Mr. President: at any rate I should have! The class of '98 was the largest one that had been graduated from the college or Greek course up to that year, and I think all the eighteen of us felt rather proud of the fact. We played baseball .in vacant lots near a rail— road, we never wore dress suits, we paid $1.50 a week for very good board in the basement of the old building, and we had a “yell” (which I think was about the only thing that we copied from other schools or colleges). For tht' purpose of making the record authentic, I shall put it down here (I dare not yell it out here in my Berliner—Wohnung—though I think I could—for the neighbors might not appreciate the melody): “Rah, rah, rah! Ain't we great? Augsburg Seminary. Ninety-eight! !" I remember that just before our commencement (at which Laurhammer made a wonderful address pan mm]: and Gilbert a no less eloquent and won- derful one in English) we had a‘ grand class supper on Washington Avenue, not far from “'Seven Corners", which consisted of a very good oyster soup and small crackers. all of which cost about fifteen cents per capita. It was (Continued on page. 9) Did You Know . . . . 'I‘hat Dr. Stangeland. whose “Once Upon a Time" is published in this issue, was an American Consular ofllcer in England at the time the World War broke out? And that he was not permitted to re-cnter the United States at that time because he was considered “Pro-German"? That he later was Secretary of the impartial committee appointed by the League of Nations to determine war guilt? And that the findings of this committee are con- sidered authoritative today? , Alumni Mus: rt Show less
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 Show less
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~ -. Show less
Together On the Road . . As the Alumni Association enters its second year of increased activity under the leadership of a salaried executiw. secretary, we are happy to observe already some fruits of this work. The Eight Point Program of activity carried on last year by Mr. Abner Batalden ('35).... Show moreTogether On the Road . . As the Alumni Association enters its second year of increased activity under the leadership of a salaried executiw. secretary, we are happy to observe already some fruits of this work. The Eight Point Program of activity carried on last year by Mr. Abner Batalden ('35). executive secretary, and the energetic officers of the As- sociation helped to produce a 32% increase in student enrolment, a definite increase in press publicity for Augsburg, three newsy and attrac- tive Quarterly Bulletins mailed to all available alumni, six enthusiastic district meetings of alumni, and an encouraging (though partial!) participation of alumni in the Sverdrup-Oftedal Memorial Hall building project. The general tone of the Alumni Association has improved a great deal as a result of the new set-up. This was evident last June at the annual banquet when a large number of alumni met in the old dining hall to welcome the new graduates into the Association. One of the highlights of the program was Rev. I. Hovland’s ('09, '12) fascinating stories of how some of the contribu- tions to the new dormitory came through. Another interesting item was the warm and friendly greeting brought by an uncle of one of the '38 graduates, Dr. Oliver Lee (’01), Director of the Dearborn Observatory, Northwestern University. He credited Augsburg with giving his “inquiring mind" its first serious intellectual interests. Further alumni enthusiasm at the June meeting was evident in the passage of a motion to meet the added printing expenses of the program of the As- sociation by increasing annual dues to 82.00 and urging all Life Members to make an annual voluntary gift. An early payment of these dues will in- crease the efiectiveness of the year's work. Officers elected at the June meeting were: President, Kristofer Hagen (’29, '34); Vice-president, Margaret Sateren (’37); Treasurer, Conrad Jergenson ('37); Secretary, Grace Jensen (’33). Mr. Jergenson resigned as treasurer because he is spending the year in New York. His vacancy has been filled by Rev. M. C. Dixen (’18). The executive committee has also selected an advisory council of three members who are giving invaluable assistance in planning future work. They are: Dr. Bernhard Christensen ('22), Prof. S. 0. Severson (’00), and John S. Blegen ('08). The new Eight Point Program for 1938-39 is outlined elsewhere in this issue of the Bulletin. As you will see, several new points are combined with those carried over from last year. The most important of these new goals is to mobilize our entire alumni force in getting each class to furnish one or more of the 165 furniture units at $85 each for the Sverdrup—Oftedal Memorial Hall. 105 of these units will equip the students' rooms and the new Alumni Guest Room with attractive, sturdy furniture and leave 60 units to furnish 5 Augsburg Alumni Bulletin Show less
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 Show less
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 Show less
NEWS FLASHES . . . . . . . . Dr. 0. Myking Mehus, who has now resumed his teaching duties at the Northwestern Missouri Teachers‘ College at Maryville, Missouri. was a guest professor at the Duluth State Tenchers' College during the past summer. Wedding bells have sounded for many an alumnus... Show moreNEWS FLASHES . . . . . . . . Dr. 0. Myking Mehus, who has now resumed his teaching duties at the Northwestern Missouri Teachers‘ College at Maryville, Missouri. was a guest professor at the Duluth State Tenchers' College during the past summer. Wedding bells have sounded for many an alumnus during the past sum- mer. Those that we are certain heard those bells in a special way are Mr. Merrol Larson of Mora, Minnesota, Rev. Chester Blake of Clayton, Wisconsin. Mr. Norman Myrvik of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rev. George Amundsen of Clanwilliam, Manitoba, Canada, Mr. Hamar Benson of Derrick, North Da— kota, and Mr. Wilhelm Helland of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Many of the Augsburg clergy have moved since the last Bulletin was issued. Rev. John Quanbeck has moved to Starbuck, Minnesota, Rev. A. C. Rykken to Roseau, Minnesota, Rev. Johannes Ringstad to Northwood, North Dakota, Rev. Sigurd Berg to Hampden, North Dakota. and Rev. Alfred Knutson to Grafton, North Dakota. Others who w ll soon move are Rev. Harold John- son, who comes from the West to Columbia Heights in Minneapolis, Rev. Arnold Helseth comes to St. Olaf Church in Minneapolis, Rev. Ingvald Norum gm to Grand Forks, North Dakota, Theological Student Carl Berg has ac- cepted a call to Sebeka, Minnesota, Rev. Arvid Hokonson has moved to Puk- u'ana, South Dakota, and Rev. Oscar Voelzke to Duluth, Minnesota. Teaching has become the profession of most members of the class of ’38. Mr. David Bergstrom is located at the North Park Academy in Chicago and studies theology at the same school's Theological Seminary. Miss Else Bjorn- stad teache at Lanesboro, Minnesota, Miss Salome Eidnes at Orfordville, Wisconsin, Miss Gretha Halvorson at Cleveland, Minnesota, Miss Rose Korsmo at Rolla, North Dakota, Miss Gladys Lyng at the Bismark Hospital, Bismark, North Dakota, Miss Hannah Mehus at Portland, North Dakota, Miss Dorothy Morgan at Cyrus, Minnesota, Mr. Harold Mork at Berti-urn, Minnesota. Mr. Edor Nelson at Lamberton, Minnesota, Mr. Sheldon Nelson at Piedmont, South Dakota, Miss Irene Neseth at Newfolden, Minnesota, Mr. Randolph Paulson at Hannah, North Dakota, Mr. Lloyd Raymond at Minnesota Lake, Minnesota, Messrs. Norman Myrvik, Kenneth Schmit and Joel Torstenson at Augsburg College (while attending the University), Miss Ethel Sinner at Bison, South Dakota, and Mr. Leland Swen at Oak Grove Seminary. Fargo, North Dakota. Mr. Arthur Erdahl this year teaches at Albert Lea, Minnesota. Milan, Minnesota, is Mr. Fritz Morgan's new teaching address. Miss Martha Matt- son is located at Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa. Mr. Percy Downing has moved to the Waconia, Minnesota, High School. Mr. Urcell Johnson is Field Man for the Minnesota Business College. Mr. Everett Estness moved to Perham, Minnesota, and the Black Hills of South Dakota have drawn Mr. Carl Crislock, who now teaches at Vale, South Dakota. Mr. Clarence Eliason is stationed at a new high school, at Bingham Lake, Minn. Likewise Mr. George Knutson has moved to Sauk Center and the Missal Gertrude 8. Land and Anna Flo have transferred to new duties at the August-an Academy in Canton, South Dakota. Miss Geneva Larson has located at the Marietta, Minnesota, High School. Augsburg Alumni Bulletin _ 8 o Show less
ONCE UPON A TIME . . . . (Continued from page 2) otherwise an exciting time in Minneapolis, for the Spanish War was just about to begin and very grand ofiicnrs We're already strutting or riding up Nicollet Avenue, preparing to “make Cuba free" by spending two or three months in some dreadful camp... Show moreONCE UPON A TIME . . . . (Continued from page 2) otherwise an exciting time in Minneapolis, for the Spanish War was just about to begin and very grand ofiicnrs We're already strutting or riding up Nicollet Avenue, preparing to “make Cuba free" by spending two or three months in some dreadful camp in Chattanooga. Tennessee. But none of us went to the war, which was soon over. As a rule we were quite exemplary in our habits (my own less desirable ones I have acquired later after having become old enough to know bet- ter!), and I do not think any one even smoked. The most incorrigible one of us was George (this was another George, not Goggen), who was also one of the most likable chaps imaginable. He had come up from Luther College. I think. Anyhow, his star stunt during our senior year was to remove all the electric lights from the chapel just before a quartet of students from the United Church Seminary, which was not far away. was to give a concert. It was scandalous, of course, and when the culprit was discovered he was called to the office of the “old man", as we efiectionately called the father of the present president of the Seminary when he was out of sight and hearing, and I recall that he came out very subdued, considering that he was almost ir- repressible, but still smiling. We were all glad he had not been "fired", as we had feared would be the case. The worst thing I ever did was to discover some foul smelling chemical and to call on some theological students and in- advertently let a drop or two fall on the table or floor. The result was al- ways the same; the room was uninhabitable for the rest of the day. and the particular theolog found his Christian charity so severely tested that he r& fused to recognize me for about a week. However, I was the "baby" of the class, Goggen was the honor man of the class and only slightly older than the ‘IhbyOI. I think most members of the class became clergymen. Gilbert began to study law, became a judge and the high mogul of the Sons of Norway. I don't know where George is, but I think he went into business. Goggen just missed becoming a clergyman, and I suppose it was because he went to Yale OFFICER DIXEN SPEAKS . . . . ' Increased activity prompted the 1938 Annual Meeting of the Augs- burg Alumni Association to pass the following motion: “In the light of the expanded program of the alumni association, which includes printing expenses for a quarterly Alumni Bulletin, be it moved that annual dues be made $2.00, and that those who have already paid a ‘Life Membership Fee’ make an annual voluntary gift to the association's treasury.” Your payment of dues and voluntary gifts indicates in a special way that you believe in the work your association is doing. Please mail all money either to the Alumni one. or to me. Thank you. I. C. Dram. Troasuror. Augsburg Alumni Association. Augsburg College and Seminary. o h . - Augsburg mm mm Show less
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 Show less
When I last. saw DI. Svmwlrup 'm- lulil m:- -if iilrins nnrl lmpvs of zvtlzing a now and f‘lllul'flfl‘ll hmnv fur Augsburg. ’l‘hI-sc ilppt'flllml to m:- grmtly, though if Augsburg loaves its Olll siti- I slmuld some-him! iw-grvt itl It would I‘m like a family's giving up a (lf‘fll' hut simplt-... Show moreWhen I last. saw DI. Svmwlrup 'm- lulil m:- -if iilrins nnrl lmpvs of zvtlzing a now and f‘lllul'flfl‘ll hmnv fur Augsburg. ’l‘hI-sc ilppt'flllml to m:- grmtly, though if Augsburg loaves its Olll siti- I slmuld some-him! iw-grvt itl It would I‘m like a family's giving up a (lf‘fll' hut simplt- hnmvstwitl In livi- in u mullwrn houw with all imprnvcmvnts in ll‘ll‘ iwnwsl largvr town m‘ (-ity. Ne‘Vt‘rlht‘lPSS, th"!'“ is moi'v than banality in tlw nlvl saw about tt‘lllpdtt'lt mquntm-m. Wu must try to adjust mn-sn-le‘s tn nvw (tnnditinns in order to M :13 nfi‘mtive‘ and usa— ful as we can. In fact, I n-zard this as uur vth‘czil duty and so also the duty of u Christian. I should llkP to hear of some Ann-rivan who camn or whnsv fathers camc- from the dear land of the fjords and thi- midnight sun giving or l)L‘t]UPHtllln:: to Augsburg something like a million dollars. The sum is not largv in vinw 0f newer contl'tions in the United States, and I cannot think of any hotter investment, at least not in the Scandinavian and German American North- west. And then the new day for Augsburg could begin, the dream would begin to become true! —CHARLBS E. STANCl-ILAND ('98). This pit'tllrt' appeared recently in THE LU- THERAN MESSENGER nbovr- the title “How run I put my Chris- tianity to work in h u 1' I (l i n y a better world?" When we think of prospective studentx far the coming year. that in the kind of youth we think of. ll Augsburg Alumni Bulletin Show less
VOLUME VIII - NUMBER 1 Published by Augsburg College and Theological Seminary, Minneapolis, THE Minnesota. A Lutheran Institution f o u n d e d r 869. Editor: Norman C. Anderson FEBRUARY I 946 AUGSBUBG BULLETIN "The Dawn Comes Not Twice. ..H The door to Christian service is open, and on the... Show moreVOLUME VIII - NUMBER 1 Published by Augsburg College and Theological Seminary, Minneapolis, THE Minnesota. A Lutheran Institution f o u n d e d r 869. Editor: Norman C. Anderson FEBRUARY I 946 AUGSBUBG BULLETIN "The Dawn Comes Not Twice. ..H The door to Christian service is open, and on the threshold stands a Man. It is the “Man of Sorrows Man who has seen the poverty and hunger of devasted continents, the Man who has seen the spiritual poverty of a money-glutted Amer— ica, the Man who has seen the wealth and the wisdom of the world used by men for the swift and cruel destruc- tion of their fellow-men. The Son of Man stands at an open door, the door which leads to tomorrow. Beyond lie the greatest opportunities for Christian service ever opened to a rising generation of young men and women. Through that door lies a new China, ready for the Gospel, ready to accept Chrisrian leaders in every walk of life, ready to be permeated with Christian power through the lives of young men and women willing to go out to live for others. Through that door lies a broad opportunity for Christian service in our country. The mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus is imprinted upon the heart of every man who unsparingly dedicates his life to the ministry of the Gospel. The transforma- tion of a thousand lives is a higher goal to be attained than the building of a city. Beyond that door lies "the uttermost.” The utter- most part, the uttermost need, the uttermost super- stition, the uttermost depth of a hungry soul. The cry of the human spirit for peace, for joy, for light, for eternal life, comes from "the uttermost” . . . from the brown man in Madagascar, from the orphaned child in our cities longing to be placed in a Christian and acquainted with grief”, the- home, from the Hindu villager before the idol in his temple, from the unreached millions of children in our own country who never hear God’s Word, from the sick and the suffering of the world, longing for the balm of Gilead. What is God’s call to the Christian men and wom— en of our colleges today? It is a call for Christian leadership throughout the world—leadership in the sense which Christ had in mind when He taught that he who would be greatest must be the servant of all. There comes to the students and graduates of the Christian colleges of our day an unparalleled demand for the offering of lives dedicated to the service of God and man. Today is that day of dedication. Today is that day of opportunity. It is characteristic of opportunity that it is fleeting. Today it is yours, tomorrow it is lost. As the old Arab proverb expresses it, "The dawn comes not twice to awaken a man." Christ is calling for servants, the best He can get. Your Church is calling for leaders, the best it can get. The world is calling for men and women to go uto the uttermost”, to give the best that they have. "The dawn comes not twice. . . n —-BERNHARD A. HELLAND AUGSBURG RALLY FEBRUARY 9 Auggies in the Twin City area will have an oppor- tunity to greet their friends at the Armory after the St. Olaf game, Feb. 9. The Alumni Executive Com- mittee is arranging the post—game party. Short talks by Coach Carlson and President Christensen will be heard and refreshments will be served. Show less
AUU:DUKG CLLLEGE ARCHIVES Notes of Progress As SEEN FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK Expanding Enrolment. The past few months have been a time of rapid readjustment at Augsburg. Our veterans from the Armed Services have been coming back from all parts of the world, and with the open- ing of the second... Show moreAUU:DUKG CLLLEGE ARCHIVES Notes of Progress As SEEN FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK Expanding Enrolment. The past few months have been a time of rapid readjustment at Augsburg. Our veterans from the Armed Services have been coming back from all parts of the world, and with the open- ing of the second semester next week we anticipate a further large increase in enrolment,—possibly as much as a 25% advance, bringing our total for the year close to 400. One by one our teaching staff has been returning too. The most recent of these are Dr. Nash, who ar- rived before Christmas, and Mr. Myrvik and Mr. Kildahl, who have just been discharged and will be- gin their teaching work the second semester. Mr. Pautz is still with the Navy but is stationed in Minne- apolis, and we are looking forward to his release in a short time. New Dean of the College. It is with a great deal of pleasure that we can announce the appointment of Dr. Arthur Nash to the position of Dean and Regis- trar of the College. He will take over his new duties February I. Dr. Nash was with the Army Air Forces for more than three years, spending the last year in India. His duties in the Army have been chiefly of an educational nature, too, and we shall therefore, dur- ing the period of post-war adjustment and extensive veterans’ education, have the benefit also of this wide and varied experience on his part. Prof. Martin Quanbeck, who has rendered out- standing service as Dean and Registrar during the difficult war years, as well as before that, will now be able to devote his time largely to the work in the Department of Education. One of the principal tasks of Augsburg is to train teachers, and we are glad that more adequate provision will now be made for the specifically professional aspects of this work. Mr. Quanbeck will also give a portion of his time to re- search concerning the various phases of Augsburg’s educational program. We anticipate from this re- search work valuable guidance in our program of continuing expansion. Building Fund Advances. The Victory Building Fund has moved steadily forward during the past year and a half, and we are now within "striking distance” of the goal originally set. Meanwhile the advance in building costs is causing us considerable concern. There has been an increase of at least 35%, so that if we are to erect the building as planned, we shall need a great many more thousands of dollars than indicated in the architect’s first estimate. It will require united effort and continued giving on the part of us all to achieve our goal. The spirit of generous giving which has been revealed in this pro- ject has made it a rich spiritual experience as well as a vast forward step toward adequate material facili- ties. Post-war Improvements in South Minneapolis. During the past three or four years Augsburg has required a number of smaller pieces of property in the immediate vicinity of the main campus block, as steps in a process of gradual expansion of the cam- pus space. The "Number One Project” in the post- war improvement program of the city of Minne- apolis is the long-discussed Milwaukee Railroad grade 'separation. Actual work on this project will prob- ably begin early in 1947. Its completion will add immeasurably to the accessibility of the Riverside Park area of South Minneapolis, and, particularly if the parallel Inter-City Expressway is also carried through, it should do much toward improving the general appearance of this section of the city. Another Forward Step in Curriculum. The intro- duction of a new series of course in Business Adminis- tration in the college was approved by the Board of Trustees at its recent meeting. This addition to the curriculum will meet a long-felt want, and will no doubt also help materially to satisfy the educational needs of discharged veterans. In this and other areas Faculty committees are conducting continued studies having as their purpose the adjustment of Augsburg’s total program in accordance with the best education- al insights of today. It has been said that in the fall of 1946 higher edu- cation in America will face the greatest challenge it has ever known. Our ambition is that Augsburg shall, both then and in later years, play a worthy part in meeting that challenge. ——BERNHARD CHRISTENSEN ONE THOUSAND PER CENT Athletic teams with perfect records are sometime referred to as "1000 per cent teams.” Actually they have won just 100 per cent of their games. It took an Auggie og 1944-45 to demonstrate that 1000 per cent means really ten times as much. He pledged $5 to the Building Fund in the student drive. When the pay- ment came recently it was—you guessed it, $50. nun-L‘AL.‘ .In\ .W_ .‘m‘tmk; .k' :l 5 J. a. .1- A l, .n. rule“. Show less
That New Library-Science Hall ARCHITECT’S SKETCH OF THE NEWI BUILDING Wbere will it be built? On the northwest corner of the campus. Old Main and West Hall will go down. The new building will be L shaped, fronting arst Avenue. The Library part will be the short side of the L paralleling seventh... Show moreThat New Library-Science Hall ARCHITECT’S SKETCH OF THE NEWI BUILDING Wbere will it be built? On the northwest corner of the campus. Old Main and West Hall will go down. The new building will be L shaped, fronting arst Avenue. The Library part will be the short side of the L paralleling seventh street. When will it be built? As soon as 90 per cent of the cost is available in cash and bonds, and materials and labor are procurable. What is tbe Building Fund status now? When the former student drive mounts to the $75,000 goal we will be "over the top”. About $54,000 has been subscribed by former students of their $75,000 goal. The Lutheran Free Church committee for the drive is setting a new objective of $300,000 for their joint campaign (for Augsburg and Oak Grove). $250,000 will be Augsburg’s share. The grand total reached so far is $232,000. BOOK GIFT A gift of forty volumes of books was presented recently to the Augsburg Library by Emil Fossan ’3 0, who has been working with the United States Army Intelligence in Europe. Included in the collection are books pertaining to Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit poe- try in translation, Jewish history, French literature, and Latin literature. Several specific titles include: Schrader and Jevans, "Prehistoric Antiquities of the Argan Peoples”; Maimonides, “Guide for the Pet- plexed" translated from the Arabic by M. Friedland- er; Buhler, “The Indian Sect of the Jaines.” AUGGIE EDITOR VISITS EUROPE In his capacity as Editor of the Ansgar Lutheran, of the United Danish Lutheran Church, Rev. John M. Jensen, ’20, recently visited Denmark. He made the trip on behalf of his denomination to confer with church leaders there on postwar needs. He spent three weeks talking with men and women of all classes, pastors, bishops, and theological profes- sors. He said it was his impression that the Danish Church has not experienced any great revival during the war, but that pastors have become much more popular because of their part in the resistance move- ment and this has served to strengthen the Church’s position among the people. Show less
Much-travelled Aussie Writes oi Potsdam, Paris . . . Perhaps no other Augsburg servicee attended as many con- ference of "big-wigs” during the war as Louis Flom (39-40). Louis was fortunate enough to serve as a petty officer on the secretarial staff of the higher-ups in Washington, and so came his... Show moreMuch-travelled Aussie Writes oi Potsdam, Paris . . . Perhaps no other Augsburg servicee attended as many con- ference of "big-wigs” during the war as Louis Flom (39-40). Louis was fortunate enough to serve as a petty officer on the secretarial staff of the higher-ups in Washington, and so came his golden opportunities. He has been good enough to supply the former-student-ofice with accounts of several of his travels. Here are some portions of a letter received recently: Nov. I, 1945 Dear Friend: I shamefully realize that this discourse summariz- ing what may appropriately be entitled "Flight to Berlin” has reached you at a date unduly late. Fur- thermore, I am in no position to offer a legitimate excuse for such obvious negligence. Therefore, I will presumptiously adhere to the saying "better late than .never” and continue, that is, if you will kindly bear with me. 3(- 3l- #- IN PARIS We continued walking—there were no cabs to hail, and to ride in the horse-driven carriages necessitated an expenditure of at least 500 francs (ten American dollars)—and because of the many distractions along the way, it wasn’t until much later that we abruptly realized we were totally lost. As a final alternative we attempted hitch-hiking, and in that endeavor, we were successful. A kindly looking man, who evi- dently sympathized with our obvious predicament, drove up in a highly polished French automobile and, in very well spoken English, insisted on taking us for a city-wide tour. Need I say, without hesitation, we gratefully accepted his hospitality. We soon learned that our driver was of Swiss descent, but more interesting was his companion, a 20-year-old Swiss youth who for three years had been a victim of atrocious treatment in the much publicized horror camp, Buchenwald. Thanks to the driver’s commendable ability as an interpreter, we learned from the Swiss lad that he was the sole sur- vivor of I25 people who had comprised one ward in said horror camp. The other 124 victims had died horrible deaths of torture and starvation. With hard- ly the strength to breathe, he had laid helplessly in the nauseating stench of wholesale murder for nine days before Allied rescue. He cited a number of in- cidents that occurred everywhere about him during his last days at Buchenwald which I won’t relate here because, I know from experience, they are stomach- turning tales. When we saw him several months after his rehabilitation, he was still a pitiful sight; his hair was gone; his face was drawn to the extent that his nose bones were almost puncturing his color- less skin, but yet he was happy. He had been spared life, with the vague possibility of regaining his health. Then and there, we realized, as never before, how fortunate we are never to have been the victims of such barbarism as that administered by the Nazi regime. ‘ AT POTSDAM We were quartered in, what was two months prior to the Conference, a spacious Nunnery. It would well compare with one of the finest sororities in the states, elaborately furnished, e. g., I had a great time alternating on the three grand pianos throughout the house during the stay there. The reason why these homes appeared as though they were untouched by the occupation troops was, because of the forthcom- ing Conference, the Russian forces in their initial oc- cupation of this section were ordered to leave the houses in their present state with the exception of literally throwing the Germans out of their respec— tive homes. Looting in their behalf was strictly for— hidden. This is a specific example bearing directly on "the Russian way of doing things” in regard to their sys-' tem of deiiberately evacuating the Germans from their homes. The Russians ordered a wealthy, mid- dle—aged woman to get out of her magnificent man- sion in precisely fifteen minutes, to leave things as they were with emphasis on the fact that she was never to return. Hastily, she went out in her mas- sive backyard and commenced digging a hole to bury her money and valuables in. Unfortunately, she hadn’t finished when the Russians returned. Without a word of final warning they shot her in the back, kicked her in the hole she was digging and nonchal- antly covered her up. Little did she realize that she was preparing her own grave. Later, her neighbors returned and paid last rites to her by transplanting flowers from her garden onto her grave. That was routine duty for the Russians. seas»:- Aside from the fact that serving as an official con- stituent of the historical Potsdam Conference and that seeing how the other half lives was truly an invaluable educational experience, I’ll] be thoroughly content if I can, hereafter, acquire my education within stateside boundaries. There is just no place like home. 7 7 Sincerely, Lows A WM“- “44.”. .e Show less