I'KZN.) I THE AUGSURG ECHO ,LUME XLIV wide the gates to their them plantation, the Junior class - ;entextain the Seniors Friday eve- , April 19, at the Leamington l. e Southern theme has been car- out to the minute details, even menu being taken from the “land Iotlaon." enneth Carlson, plantation... Show moreI'KZN.) I THE AUGSURG ECHO ,LUME XLIV wide the gates to their them plantation, the Junior class - ;entextain the Seniors Friday eve- , April 19, at the Leamington l. e Southern theme has been car- out to the minute details, even menu being taken from the “land Iotlaon." enneth Carlson, plantation massa, be hastmaster and together with Junior class, will show the Sen- that old-fashioned Southern itality. ving Hoel, Senior class t, will give the response. r. Widen of Deaconess Hospital ! give the address of the evening. Widen has attained prominence the medical field as well as in the “ensic realm, being known as a at speaker. tussell Quanbeck and Richard Ja. ‘ son have written the Junior class m “phecy and are waiting to advise “ Seniors on their future life. John de of the Seniors states, “I have ‘sulted many legal books and texts. . tee] I am now ready to read the ~ tior class will." The dinner mu- will be provided by the Leaming' _ Hotel String Trio. 11 Jatherine Lovaas, general arrange- I its chairman, is very pleased with arrangements thus far and ted, “The banquet plans are pro- rssing nicely and We hope to pro- 3 an evening that will be enjoyed both Seniors and Juniors. I know "Z banquet will be one of the best in J ent years." presi- ai W of Ca r: H 'alters, Green Stress " udent Initiative at “0 :cent M.C.P.A. Meet ‘he Augsburg Press Club enter- ied the Twin City chapter of the inesota College Press Association Thursday evening, April 4, in the J morial Hall lounge. I iuest speakers for the evening 'e Basil Walters, Editor of the _ r-Journal, and Louis Greene, ' rts editor of the Minneapolis Tri- 2. Mr. Walters encouraged stu- ts to make use of every possibility create their own places in the i of journalism. Mr. Greene .ed that college students take Ir sports too seriously. He em- sized the need to recognize the d athletes at all colleges. Each E :tie speakers concluded his talk by wen‘ng the questions of the stu- ts. E'l'ie next meeting, which is the ing clinic, will be held at Ham- University in May. m inny South", Banquet Theme; r. Widen Will Give Address "Send a Missionary" Slogan of Society The Augsburg College Mission So— ciety is launching a drive to secure two hundred students to pledge fifty cents every month during the school year for the purpose of sending out a missionary to some foreign field. This decision was made after the Mission Fellowship Group carefully considered the matter at a meeting in Memorial Hall Saturday evening, March 16. Miss Lenora Erickson, a student at the Lutheran Bible Institute who plans to leave for China this fall as a missionary, spoke to the student body April 4—thc morning this pro~ ject was presented to the student body. Harold Grindal, president of the Mission Society. stated, “This im» portant missionary project rcully grew out of the last Mission Festival. where the missionary fires weri- kindled in the hearts of the students by the challenging messages. espe- cially by Rev. Arthur S. Olson, mis- sionary to China." Norse Students Contest For Sigvald Kvale Prize The annual Sigvald Kvale Memo- rial contest will be held in the Augs- burg College Chapel April 18, at eight P. M. Eight or ten contestants will- take par: with declamatisns of various kinds to be given in the Nor~ wegian language. Several students are now working on their selections. Among them are: Mildred Morck. Morris Ulring. Ger— ald Thorson, Sherman Lee, Evorald Strom, Mildred Ryan, John Strand. Leisel Tinglum. Vivian Larson. Wan- da Sevcrson, Hans Berg, Oscar Laa— veg, and Lloyd Osness. Eliminations will be held previous to the contest to. determine the participants. This will take the place of the monthly meeting of the Norse Club, but it is open to anyone who under- stands Norwegian. Refreshments will be served in Memorial Hall for the contestants and judges after the con— test. The silver medal winner from Augsburg will be presented in the Gold Medal contest held here on cam« pus April 27, at eight P. M. Students who have won silver medals at their respective schools throughout the United States will gather to com» pete for the Gold Medal. Helen Tokle won the silver medal last year from a large group of con- testants. Deans to Attend Meeting at Hamline Miss Gerda Mortensen, Dean of Women, and Miss Esther Chilson. Assistant Dean of Women, will at- tend the Conference of the Associa- tion of Deans of Women at Hamline University on Saturday, April 13. The speakers for the conference will be Dr. J. T. McConnell. Director of Educational Reseaich at the Uni- versity of Minnesota. who will speak on the Relationship of Personnel Work to Curriculum Devclopiiii-nt; Mrs. Glenn Walters of Minneapolis. who will speak on the Devr-lopiiicnl of the Motion Picture as on Art; and Miss Dorothy Romero. Instructor in Education at Mankiito Slate Touch- cr’s College, will address the group on Child Development in Rural Areas. Reports from the vontioii by Miss Margaret Kelly. Deunof Women at Beniidji Stali- Teacher's College. and Miss Eleanor Norton. Dean of Girls zit South St. Paul lligh School will be given. Anne Pederson Ta N.A.I).\\'. Con» Absence For Masters De I111 .llu i'joric Sli'olncxs Miss Anne Pederson. who hus‘ been teaching Jreshmaii Composition zind English Literature at Augsburg for the past years, has decided to hike :i short leave of absence from llt'l‘ teaching duties. This to enable her to work on her master's dvgri-i- at the University of i‘IllllltSUiil. lli-r teaching duties are being taken over by Mr. Haugen and Miss Lillehei. If .""'."liC-;:" fur'bc" compliant matters. Miss Pedi-rson hopes to oli— luin her degree by the end of [he first summer session at the U. By the end of that time she has to finish her thesis, which she has been work- ing on for some time. and also take is on examination outside of her rou- ulur work. On being asked what her thesis was about, Miss Pedcrson said that it was on "The Romanticism of Emily Dickenson." but that was all she would tell about it until after it was finished. “It‘s so indelinitc. I‘d rather not say anything until it is all done," she said. Miss Pcderson isn’t desorting us entirely, however, for We will still have her cheery presence with us iii the dining hall. and if nothing unv expected occurs. she will be back with us next fall. As to what she was going to do the ‘utter part of the summer, Miss Pe- dci'son smiled and said, “I’m going to California. I think I'll need a rest.” Four out of live read the Augsburg Echo. ,‘rge Attendence -‘-eets Choristers at Appearances he Augsburg Novette returned ,day evening after a week-end _‘ert tour in the Mille Lacs re- “: They held concerts at Zim- .‘inan, Cushing, Aitken, Malmo, » and Mora. he personnel of the Novette is as JWB: Harold Caspersen, Clayton en, first tenors; Verne Lavik, Law- '3: Rydquist, second tenors; Ken- v Gaare, Richard Jacobson, first es; Orloue Gisselquist, Grant Ol- and Russell Quanbeck, second hes. These are under the direc- * of Merton Strommen. heir program consisted of two gaps of choral numbers, one group Negro splrltuals, t ‘o solos by Various members of the Novettc. l t \ Kenneth Gaare, and short talks by broadcasts over KSTP and concerts at Broadway Temple, Trinity, and The Novette has given several other churches in the city. "lovette Returns From Week End Tour AUGSBURG COLLEGE, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, APRIL 11, 1940 I’rol‘. ops-mi kes Leave Of gree Torstensen Leads Class in Discussing Future of Cooperatives in U.S. On Friday evening. April lit'trcii students mi-l ill Morton Hull for :1 dich .ion of co—opci'utires. Mr. and Mr. 'l‘orstcnson met with and (oil? pui’t'iii’tiic‘di‘iu “ on. Ii'lt' group thi- possibility of Working out co-operalives with share- croppi-is. They distinguished between the producer's co-uperulire and tin- consumer's co-opcrutiye. Tlll‘ ll‘l‘.¢ oi‘ the group discussed \\'h\'lllei' IlH‘ lichS Christian ('omiiiunislic. The lirsl meeting was :.n orientation ol~ CII~II|7t'l’l|ll\'t‘S. considered Illl‘lll» co-opc \\'(‘l't‘ (il’ Thi- next meeting is on Tuesday, April 16. when ii speaker from 11 co— organizulioii will operative address the group. thi- group- NUMBER 9 Choir Leaves April 21st for 15 Day Tour oi Northwest 1800 Mile Tour Highlight of Season With the advent of spring comes the annual tour of the Augsburg College Choir, which is the culmina- tion of several months of intensive training by the members of the Choir. The (‘hoir is planning a 15 day tour through Minnesota and North Dakota that will cover appi‘riXimately 1800 miles. beginning on Sunday, April 21, and ending Sunday crening. May 5. During the two—week tour the Choir will present eighteen concerts. There are (oi 'x members making the trip Prof. Opswlh. director; Lawrence liudmestad, business man- age; and it (’liilln'l'lrll who as yet has not been selected. An iiiti-ic rig highlight of the tour will lll,‘ a radio broadcast by the Augsburg Choir at I’zirgu. .\'. Baku. April :31. The itinerary for the tour as ur- runged lvy Mi. (iudmcs'ud i~’ as lV-l- lows: llL'fIllL‘.\ April Bl. Sunday zifti-i'iiuoniNe“ London. Minn.; at Willinur III the owning: April 1222. I’ergus Falls. .\linn.; April 25!, L’limux. Minn: April 24. l’urgo. N. D: April Volley City, '. I).; April Eli. Hui" \ N. 1).: April :27. Tiogzi. N. 0.: April 2*. Sunday ill'IL'I'll‘“Ingl'lll'lllll. X. LL: Sunday evening :i'. Minot: April 21'. {ugh}: N. I).: April 30. Grand Forks N. D.; May 1. Warren. Minna )liiy .. Hallock. .\linn.; May 3. Fos- stun. Minn; May «I. (ilk-nomad. .\linn.. ‘llll May 5. Sunduy afternooni‘ _ \ h. . .C-(vl-w-lr s: .. |L4 . n'Aanlal.‘ (It -‘ ..i U\iu i'ii"v~ 'i v\ ' Hing. Tbi- (‘hoir will sing fourteen num— lcrs in three groups which follows: ill": 11$ GROUP I Join. Only to Think of Tlicc . homo Ri-Jiviic Today \\Illi One Accord Noble Clll'lslllx‘ Forms Esl — - - Ancrh Mukr' MC. 0 Luiil God. Prue in Heart Bro/iris GROUP 11 0 PLUM? the Name til the Lord Gretiluniinufl linid csl du do: >l\)0n - - " O LIL'lil DlVlllL‘ — » _ ,r. lrkliiindi'l V “'iio Ix Like Thee Tnnliliiimil mu m Melody “like. Awake _ (‘Imsimnxm (Continued on page 3) Flashll Coach Named Collegiate Poll Reveals Favorable Opinion on Part of New Deal Whether the Demucruls or the Rev publicuns win the election in Novem— bcij, almost all college students be- lieve that there are parts of the New Deal that should be continued. The Civilian Conservation Corps, the Glenwood High School. ’ Robert Carlson. couch or Glenwood, Mind. was announced yesterday by Athletic Director Dick Pautz as Head Football Couch to succeed Dun El— “101‘. Carlson is u former football player of the University of Minnesota. play- ingr the end position on Biermaii's championship teams of 1935 and 1936. While at the University. he also participated in bas‘ketball and baseball. At the present time, Bob is the Athletic Director and coach at During his National Youth Administration, the two yours as coach there, he has been Works Progress Administrution. and Very successful. The Glomyood High SOUiul St‘t‘lll‘ity are the most popular School tennis in basketball and foot- agcncies umong collegians, it is tall have finished either first or sec- pointed out. by the liltcst national and under his leadership. sampling conducted by the Student Opinion Surveys of America. College students of today will to n greut extent fill the positions of im~ portuncc and influence when they be» come established in the nation. Most of of public opinion will be college trnincd men America's moldch and women. The Surveys, then, min be pointing to new trends in U. S. ulfiiirs thut may come to full develop- ment in ii decade or two. A chance for youth, jobs for the unemployed, security for the unfor- tunute—Unclc Sum as the guardian—that is where college up— provnl falls greatest. sociiil (Continued on page 2) As a result of an injury, Carlson was unable to participate in football at the University in 1937, but he was assistant to Sig Harris in coaching the Minnesota football reserves and he also was assistant to Mike Cie- lusek in coaching the freshman bas~ ketball prospects He graduated from the University in 1937 with a Buch- clor of Science Degree with o major in Physical Education. During his high school career, Carlson wus iiii iill~urouud uthlote and scholar. While fulfilling his duties here as football couch and teacher in Physical Edu- cation, he will work for his 1\ aster/'5'" ' Degree at the University. also assist Cully Swans . / (Cor‘-nucd on V ', Show less
PAGE TWO Why I Hate The Liquor Traffic N. N. Running If anyone should hate the liquor traffic, it is I. Before the spiritual awakening came to my communi- ty in the old country, I saw scenes and heard talk, from which a little boy should haVe been spared. The liquor traffic left a slimy trail... Show morePAGE TWO Why I Hate The Liquor Traffic N. N. Running If anyone should hate the liquor traffic, it is I. Before the spiritual awakening came to my communi- ty in the old country, I saw scenes and heard talk, from which a little boy should haVe been spared. The liquor traffic left a slimy trail behind after each Christmas and wedding and even funeral. With at« tendant evils it was the greatest curse which came upon our beautiful Tclemark. I can still hear the loud pounding on the door late one cold night and the frantic cry of a woman who had been driven out of her home by her drunken husband. Three of my best boyhood friends landed in the drun- kards‘ grave; one a celebrated violinist, one a brilliant teacher, one a gifted farmer boy. The other day I met a former Sunday school boy of mine, now a middle-aged man. He told me he had made a mess of life, due to strong drinks. Yes, I have good reasons to hate the liquor traffic. What are we to do about it? I have been wondering if the time is not soon coming when a temperance agi— tation will sweep through the Northwest as it did some decades ago. After the repeal of the prohibition amend- ment, however, some of us have been standing there puzzled, helpless, bewildered, while most church people seem to be indifferent. Of late conditions have become so grave that many people are becoming alarmed. Conditions are very much worse now than they were before the prohibition era. They are mainly concerned with our boys; now we see the havoc of the liquor traffic also among our girls. I do not minimize the influence of the Christian home. the Sunday school, the Luther League, and the church as a whole. We never had a finer lot of young people than today. The time is at hand when Christian men and women nlust take up a Vigorous and persistent fight against the liquor traffic. The first thing to do is to face the facts and forces which counteract, undermine, and tear down what the Christian home and church are doing to build the kingdom of Christ on earth. A thorough survey must be made. This cannot be done by conventions and rallies or passing resolutions. It must be done by a small group of intelligent, earnest, fear— less men and women; done without the flare of trumpets or the waving of flags. Some day, in the not distant future, a new temper- ance movement will sweep through the land, but let us not wait for it. Let us face the ugly facts all around us. Let us talk to a friend or two and together discuss what is the first step to take in our community. The enemies of the liquor traffic ought to express Itheiryaplireciation to Governor Stassehnozf‘Minhnésdta fd‘r proclaiming a Temperance Sunday. If this man placed himself at the head of a temperance movement it would not cost him a second term as governor.‘ Let us, finally, ask ourselves this question: What can I as an individual do to further the cause of temper» ance and how can I best fight the liquor traffic in my own neighborhood and how can I best cooperate with like-minded friends and neighbors? (Condensed) 3 O l Outta Rel/um: “INSIDE ASIA" By John Gunther I must admit that it was with misgiving that I open— ed this book. I suspected that, when Mr. Gunther said Asia, what he really meant was Japan’s war on China) To anyone troubled with misgivings of this kind, I am able to bring glad tidings: China and Japan are given the space that they deserVFno more and no less—and these accounts, as is the case with the rest of the book, are unbelievably fascinating. “Inside Asia” is not just one of those things that in- evitably follow in the wake of sensational headlines; it is an attempt to show the reader the indications of the future of Asia—the fate of an almost ageless culture— it is a revelation. How important, by comparison, were my text books in history in acquainting me with these nations and peo- ples, their social problems, their insufferable health con- ditions, their paralyzing poverty and their constant hope of amelioration. A book that everyone ought to read. A. Nomzncx. NEW BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY Barry, Fr.——“Scientif‘lc Habit of Thought," 1927. Cardozo, Benjamin N.—“Nature of the Judicial Pro— cess,” 1939. Cambridge—"Medieval History,” Vol. 7 and 8, 1932. Eastman, Fred, and Wilson, Louis—“Drama Church," 1939. Ewen, David—“Composers of Today,” 1934. Fritts, Frank and Gwinn, R. W.—“Fifth Avenue to Farm," 1938. Jevons, W. S.—“Elementary Lessons in Logic,” 1934. Jones, E. Stanley—“Along the Indian Road," 1939. Joseph, H. W. B.—“An Introduction to Logic," 1916. Luce, Robert—“Legislative Problems,” 1935. Manner, Jane—“Silver Treasury,” 1939. Richter, Conrad—“The Trees,” 1939. Riddle. Donald W.—“The Gospels, their Growth," 1939. Ryel-son, Florence, and Clements, Collin—“First Person Singular,” (Book of new monologues), 1938. Wright, Richard—“Native Son," 1940. in the Origin and AUGSBURG ECHO 0c. . . . Me Wash (Substitute for Snufiy while she’s on a yachting trip on Lake Street) (If it’s good, it'll come out in “The Wash.”) Spring—when a young man’s fancy idly turns to thoughts of baseball, music, sleep, studies, fruit juices, and —phooey, I hate ’em all! (Column- ist’s note—Supermen!) While several harbingers of spring have already been reported, the first robbin, of the season was that vile station stick-up on the east side. ,, “Moe” Anderson has been accused of a recent diamond robbery—The South-Side flash stole three bases in one game last year and now they think he swiped an entire diamond. x Calling all cars! Calling all cars! Calling all cars! If you see a shabbi— ly dressed man with a worried ex- pression and a hopeless attitude, chances are he goes to Augsburg— that is all. ,. Post-Examination Soliloquy— To live To learn And to forget, It seems such a pointless toil. To think The brains That hold so much Soon turn to dusty soil. —-Unquote. : How about another W.P.A. Party? (Women Pay All). Faint heart ne’er won football hero. Today's Vignette (Pronounced Vin-yet) Pierre Awakes Pierre was in that drowsy mood “nnbiahezlveleped himfiuring the last moments of the transition from sleep to consciousness. He was dream- thinking of spring, that wonderful season which was music itself, aware to the good peasants as early as April. Those blades of winter-browned grass were already becoming light green as a result of glowingly warm days and ever-strengthening sunlight. Soon, the old maison would be sur- rounded once more by a carpet of luxurious green; and in place of the harsh sound of wooden shoes pound- ing over the frozen earth, there would be but the gentle swish of parting grass. All the world would be filled with the pure scent of flowering gardens; and, united there, birds would con— verse through their medium of song, to make man glad he could be a part of spring. Man would realize he had a soul capable of being filled to capa- city with the glory of God’s annual re-creation of nature. And so realiz— ing, the peasants could more cheer- fully meet the added hard labor, de- manded by the arrival of spring. Then there was Fleurette—or la petite Fleur, as she was called, be— cause of her beauty. Pierre stirred slightly as he remembered the times they had shared; the conversation they had enjoyed as they walked along the winding louer between the rows of deep-bending vines filled with choicest grapes. Pierre remembered how the old white-haired priest had blessed them when they had married two summers past; then some months back 19 medicin had blessed the little heir which was to share their strug— gles for existence and happiness. . . Pierre’s dream—thoughts toyed with all the joys which his family and the coming spring would bestow upon him—and how merciful and kind son Ciel had been to him. But then his thoughts drifted to other channels and his lazy peace- fulness was rudely jarred by harsh realities. Wide awake now, Pierre thought of M. Paul Reynard and the new cabinet; the Maginot line; arma- ments; taxes. Then he . " ed . the letter yesterday: Today he must leave to fight for France. “If all the college boys who sleep in class were placed end to end, they’d be a lot more comfortable." And as for me and mineF “I want not to sit in the scorner’s seat, Nor hurl the cynic’s ban; Let me sit instead in the back of the room And get what sleep I can." t It has been rumored that the Augs- burg Board of Publications has a new novel on the press—“The Jour- ney of the Pedestrian” by A. Walck. . We have waxed slightly facetious at times in this, our one journalistic endeavor, but now let us get into a more serious vein and count the cost. Receipts— Hush money from certain soph. girls ...... ,, .14 Found behind radiator .. . .01 Sale of worn out eraser,“ .02 Sale of cheese sandwitches,,,,,, .09 Donations , , , , . _ . , , , ,. .03 .29 Disbursements— Graft to Editor .11 Groceries .04 Joke Book .05 Business Mgr’s cut. .06 Unaccounted for .03 .29 3 With everything in order, we’ll hang up the ragged press pass and go back into oblivion. —Phil Hellami and Gob Mikkelson. Just Around The Corner . . Music Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra: “April. _1I2“and lily—Thev‘Beethovengkis “Ninth” symphony with mixed chorus of 350 voices. April 21—Lily Pens and Andre Kostelanetz, at the Municipal Au- ditorium. Drama May 3 and 4—Maurice Evans in “Richard II,” at the Lyceum Thea- tre. April 11, 12, 13, 15, 16—“Romeo and Juliet,” at the University Theatre. April 25, 26, 27, 29, all—“Little Women;” matinees, except Apr. 26, at the University Theatre. Art Every Tuesday—The Inquisition, an open quiz forum on art, at 8:00 P. M., at the Walker Art Center. Chapel Challenges The power to head humanity can- not come from puny Christians. My confidence is in God, whom I serve. A man’s worth consists in his obe- dience to truth. If the Lord has called you to be— come a missionary; do not stoop to become a king. To him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not, it is sin. It takes strong character to be a witness for righteousness. Material prosperity is far synonymous with happiness. Too much success is bad for many ordinary people. It takes a lot of grace from God to stand continued prosperity. A person who loves God cannot be a passive, useless creature. He must be a doer. Often we are so concerned with service that we forget whom we serve. Don‘t get so busy with activi- tis that you do not find time for God. Christ behind the gun or in the trenches is unthinkable. Jms was not ,, “ to self“ but He would have acted with different mo- tives than we are apt to rue. ! ‘u-i/ from "its... a .11 1mm: .- . b THURSDAY. APRIL Do You Know‘ Facts About Finland? The American-Scandinavian Revie March should be read by all who share h" sent world-wide sympathy with Finland. j ally the great nations hold our attention a degree that the smaller countries crowded out of the picture. This is unfo , for we are apt to think that the smaller n are of no significance, while the fact is, th torically they have really made some of th 9‘, enduring contributions to culture and ci‘ 7f tion. Ever since the dawn of history it: ll small countries that have consistently fou 11' ,, freedom, while the larger nations have ge’ tried to destroy it. But without freedom A n .7._rn.. y‘a“. can be no real human progress. In the review mentioned above are 3 illustrated articles dealing with mode 9 land under the following headings: l 1 Finland, by Ilma Ruohomaki, Films and dinavians, by Hanna Astrup Larsen, Ci ) ' Finland, Economic Progress, and several 0 These articles will be found both pleasi enlightening. H. N. s ‘ l’. l New Deal 4 (Continued from page 1) Personal interviewers asked this question of a r' ling of all collegians in the country: “Regard! 5' which party wins the elections in November, wha of the New Deal do you think should be continu, ,‘ 5‘ Of the total number of times that different a l' were named: 0.0.0. was mentioned 18% i " N.Y.A. was mentioned 15 W.P.A. was mentioned 7 l Social security " 7 g! All others " 44 l Didn’t know 9 ' “l g Only very few believe that the entire New Deal v (I be discarded. Most students mentioned several 8 - I approval by others covered entire fields, such as I 1 tion of natural resources, attempts to solve uu Opinion in different sections of the memorably—everlasting survey showsr and a ' comes from students of both Republican and Dem leanings. " M flu but Students Clamp Down in» on "Ghost Writing" “Ghost writing.” the practice of preparing to and reports for some one else's class work, ll < thumbs-down expression of opinion from three- I.” of American college students. eC “What is your opinion of the practice of studen nt ing ghost writers to prepare themes and term M for them?” was the question presented to 8 ac cross section from coast to coast. Disappproving were 75 per cent; indifferent h per cent; approving were 15 per cent. i Answers to the query were tabulated by the viewers in five different categories to indicate th sity of feeling of this issue. These results ar : Ce below: Strongly opposed...,....... ,,..54 per cent Mildly opposed ..21 per cent Indifferent , .JO per cent 1 Mildly in favor N .. . N 8 per cent 5 Strongly in favor .. , 7 per cent Significantly, it may be noticed that a main 2 students, 54 per cent, is in the strongly-oppose , Also, the trend of approval, looking down the ing row of figures, dwindles down to a mere 7 l at a rapid rate. The chief argument of those who favor gh ing is that in effect it often helps students by them more time to study for more important on ing courses. 0n the other hand, the majority -- opposed condemn it as plain scholastic dishan V THE AguGhEhEURG ECHO' " EDITORIAL STAFF Georu ' Robert Olson. bea Johann. MMWM ' Bavarian—Donald Al: Berg. Edy-dimming“, A“ 1‘3." www.mmxm, Wuhml.,-! Wotan. ’ : BUSINESS STAFF Bush- llanqq- . . . , ,_ Show less
iRSDAY, APRIL 11, 1940 lumnist, Lewis Hansen, Chemist ccepts Position with Rubber Co. Ir. Lewis Hanson, an Augsburg graduate and a brother to the onally famous Hanson brothers, has recently accepted an ointment with the Firestone Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, ‘esearch chemist. Mr. Hanson... Show moreiRSDAY, APRIL 11, 1940 lumnist, Lewis Hansen, Chemist ccepts Position with Rubber Co. Ir. Lewis Hanson, an Augsburg graduate and a brother to the onally famous Hanson brothers, has recently accepted an ointment with the Firestone Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, ‘esearch chemist. Mr. Hanson recently resigned from a simi- 3position with the Sinclair Oil Company at Chicago. While king in Chicago he made his home at Whiting, Indiana, a few as distance from his position. Ifter graduating from Augsburg in June, 1928, Lewis taught 'amous Augsburg National Inter-, cf ziate Hockey Team that was' en to represent the United States ie 1928 Olympics. He is an en» :astic Chicago Blackhawk and all ieapolis Miller hockeyfan and m‘ photography is his favorite hob- Augsburg Orators Compete in Contest Subjects of current interest will be discussed by the orators represent- AUGSBURG ECHO Quill UeM . “I heard" . . . “Now don't mention this but" . . and heads draw closer, cars straining, ready to gobble up some choice piece of gossip! “They say" can gather more speed and travel faster than the wildest of imaginations that. pass it along could ever dream of; Augsburg leads the Conference in this department. . . . Pretty Boy Felsted, that Pro- digal “Sun” of the Star-Journal stall', who has by the way been employed at more jobs than a cat has lives, and who is a perfect graminian, has consented to help proof read this issue and the next of the Echo. We'll have a errorless paper yet. Thanks to Rolf. . . . Let‘s hope Augsburg falls in line with Minneapolis during its clean-up, paint-up and plant-up week during the week of April 26 to May 4. There isn’t room for much improve- ment, but we could find something (satire) . . . There have been several re- quests for “Gob” Mikelson and his chamber music group, the second ('h'rral Club that held the audience spell-bound at the Writers' (llub basket social, “They say" . . Lewis has a charming wife and two children. We wish to con- - flute him on his new position 11‘ hope that this is only a stepping ~ to further success. ing the several classes at the spring contest held in the Augsburg Chapel,| Tuesday, April 23. ' For some time Coach John Acker‘ has been working with the various, individuals aiding them in the prep-l arations for this event. Mr. Ackerl states, “This is a larger group thanl we had last year and I’m looking for-‘ ward to some splendid orations.” Nine contestants have signed up for the event, but the number will be cut by eliminations previous to the contest. The following are now work- ing on their orations: George Wold, Erwin Chell, Valdimar Xavier, War- ren Engstrom, Carl Eilertson, Vin- cent Hawkinson, Merril Westergren. Donald Benson, and Lucile Falk. This contest is sponsored by the class of 1918. The first place win- ner will have his or her name en- graved on the cup which was given by that class. and will also represent Augsburg at the State Contest. Ad- ditional prizes will be given the sec- ond and third place winners. ,gsburgian Editor agresses with Plans :. Kenneth Carlson, Editor-in- ' of the Augsburgian, announces plans for the Augsbm‘gian are ressing rapidly. Plans are now 5 made for a modern streamline an. r. Quanbeck, Business Manager, s, “The circulation department arming a concentrated drive be- school closes to sign all of the of 1940 for their Ailgsbnrgian. irger circulation than ever he- ) is the goal of the department." fi'muufia ,l.fi,l".§' Igsburg Choir Tours : we Church Territory Deaconess Auxiliary 1 (Continued from page 1) i' Gm"? ‘11 To Meet at Augsburg p ie Rivers of Babylon - Cannlfllenko I £1 if?!” nome- - - . ' - ."Is On Friday, April 19, the Dea- ‘v Are the Dew; - - - Dickinson coness Auxrliary will hold its d, Hear My Prayer - Gretchanmofi . . p , h _ h , ._ meeting in the Augsburg I wmmentmg on t e coming c 0” Chapel. Following the meeting J Mr. Gudmestad made this state» It : "The 1939-40 Choir tour will I the Choir through the center of '1 Lutheran Free Church territory. pe and pray that the Choir will the Augsburg Faculty Women‘s Club will entertain the Auxil- iary at a tea in Memorial Hall. The Choral Club will several selections. sing to give their arrangement of “The Minuet on the "G" string with varia- tions." . . . Tan/r (I trip into North Dakota (luring Errxlr'r vocation and saw on Indian gcl rrrr‘cxlcd for passing a worthless- r/rw'lr. The Noblr Red Man is rapidly picking up the H'III/s of (‘ll‘illLIlilullif‘l'l’ll out there. . . . Flrisli—I’odmi/c rlr’fculr'rl Pot/(itch 12 lo 13 for [he class “F” Idaho State Championship. . . . John L. Lerris nor] his crew ’HHN‘II" unionized .llr'nloriul Hull yet, but don't he astonished if lhcl/ persuade the men to cut their study hours to the air lllllll' u (lily minimum. . . . The 215,000 proplr who il‘ilnl‘nxcrl Ihc illinncsoro [ins- lrctbull Tournnmcnl [as] rrcclr will "(/rer that the larger- Ion-us do not necessarily possess the hcsl Irrislrr'fhri/l nrrrlrrinli Ilrerlcwm'illgc. which is more or [exit I! suburb of l"l'i']/Il.\‘ Frills, r'rr'luinly “'le Ihr- clash of the whole tournament. Since Augsburg went oil' the Honor System. the professois have the honor and the students havr- the system. . . . (ieometi‘ically speaking, Southtown is a good place to live; we all live within the same square and all travel in the same circle. . . . Did you hear of the person who called Morton Hall, the Greenhouse? We wonder if it was because of the over-abundance of freshmen residing there or because of the flowers (wall-tiowerslAwell. any- way, when it rains it bores Morton Hall. . . . Stop me if you can match th one. Augsburg’s starting line-up in basketball the past season hurl a "B" average. This corner has also noticed this fact: that the higher the SL‘UICI' (in the conference in general) the lower his grades. of Augsburg‘s students take an rietiVe part in the Milltown illStltUlillll'.‘ intramural pro- gram, which is the most complete and varied in the Northwest. 40'. of the school's male enrollment plays llll>kt'lllflil, either varsity, fresh» men, or park board. this does not include intramural games. . . . Spring is here, according to the knee-action on some ol these new lit-ill model auto- mobiles. . . . Augsburg Seminary dropped a close decision to Luther Semi- nary of St. Paul last Thursday in a “llible Bee" over Station \VLB. Luther scored in the last period on an intercepted pass Willie Augsburg's star Alt-- {ense man, Conrad Jergenson. was in the penalty box. whole I DO YOU ‘v 'ANT A TEACHING POSITION? ~ FREE BULLETIN—suing prospects, salaries. inexperienced teachers 1ir.e.l. “Vulturl economic cirndiiiuns. TEACHERS' APPLICATION HANDBOOK~F|ee better applications. Write in ii;e.irlw.~ nun» mate 9") LUIHBER EXCH. BLDG., LIANNEAPOLIS. MINV. ATLANTIC 6763 Member National Association of Teachers" t\:tll\’lL'.\. 2 sad in the service of God and ’1 we shall be able to help some p to find Christ and to catch a "va_—Wi n of the Great White-Robert 5 {h r" Prescriptions Accurately “re Choir will also give a concert D u dcsomszndedl c i l; ientral Lutheran Church, April I gs an as: grin; ce ream, p rrevious to the tour. 427 cedar Ave. LARSON STUDIO Photographer J 2708 East Lake Street Tel. Dupont 1375 Main 9837 The Luna PRESS, inc."r istafson Quality Meatsl QUALITY WE DELIVER ,3 Cedar Ave. Tel., Ge. 5949 ll ll SHAPIRO BROS. DRY CLEANERS AND DYERS See RUSS QUANBECK, Campus Agent coo SIXTH avnnu: sou’rn Minneapolis, Minnesota SERVICE r Schummers School Service I - PAGE THREE Sophs Win First inter-Class Tourney The lirst gii'ls’ inter-class tournav ment at Augsburg was enthusiastic- ally greeted by the school’s feminine sport fairs. The sophomore girls came through with flying colors, win- ‘ning over the seniors 42-17; the ljuniors 4044; and the fresh 17-9. Muriel Quanbcck was the star of the sophomore playing her usual fast game. The other members of the sophomore team were Harriet Ilelleckson, Mary Ann Eye, Helen Mohn, Hazel Lanes, Hazel Anderson, Jane Somervillc, and Marjorie Skol- ness. Now the sophomore team is challenging any team who will take lheni on. but >‘o far none have ap- peared. team, The freshman were runners-up and the seniors and juniors followed in that order. The \V.A.A. won a secrnd basket- ball game from the Pillsbury House girls last Monday night. The score of the game was 21-10. Swimming, ping pong, shufi'le board, and hiking are other activi- in which the \\',A.A. members are taking' part. ties Choral Club Plans Tour; Gives City Concerts The ("horal Club under the direc- tion of Norman )lyrvik gave two concerts Sunday. In the afternoon they sang at Augustana Ministerial .-\-sr<:iatiun at St. Paul's Lutheran Fhurch. .~\t 8:00 P. .11. they gave a concert at Rose-dale Lutheran Church. Between concerts they were mint-1| at the Gronseth home were served a butl'et supper. During the latter part of April the (‘lroral ("lub gnaw on a hair which will take them into Wisconsin. enter- and Jerry’s Cafe 1 "Where Augglcs Eat On!" f .51»: '5 0.pcri__~ 3 Steak, r‘hicken. Ice Cream , 2402 RIVERSIDE AVE. I 7“‘| 22-130 i Fred’s Place 1’ Confectionery, Lunches and Fountain Service % GALLAGHER’S l \VET \VASH LAUNDRY Discount to Students We Use Soft Water 912 22nd Ave. So. AL 2097 SMITH DRUG sooas - LUNCHES Postal Station 2200 Rivmsma Ava. 0 EM HAMBURGER SHOP , HORT ORDERS - STEAKS LUNCHES ; 361BV2 E. Lake St. | .Lroy B. Thomn. 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PAGE FOUR Questionable Aug. Open with Thoms Batter-up! Play ball! With the first break of spring we again hear these familiar cries. For the past two weeks, nine- teen youthful Auggie baseball enthusiasts have been limbering up their arms and sharpening up their batting eyes for the be- ginning of... Show morePAGE FOUR Questionable Aug. Open with Thoms Batter-up! Play ball! With the first break of spring we again hear these familiar cries. For the past two weeks, nine- teen youthful Auggie baseball enthusiasts have been limbering up their arms and sharpening up their batting eyes for the be- ginning of the 1940 baseball season. George Anderson With four returning letter- men, Capt. George Anderson, Gob Mikelson, Vic Miller and Jim Gronseth, already in the fold and two more veterans, Roy Gordon and Abou Helleck- son expected to report imme- diately upon finishing their practice teaching, Coach Cully Swanson has a fair nucleus to build a formidable nine. Outstanding candidates among the freshmen are: Luther Gron- seth, “the rosy-checked and be- spectacled” All-City pitcher from Minneapolis Washburn; Orley Anderson, a curly-headed southpaw pitcher from Granite Falls; Jerrol Fredrickson, a star—port twirler from Wana- mingo; and Stanford Nelson, a burly backstop from Dawson, Other candidates that are try- ing to crash into the line-up are: catchers—Stan Plotz of St. Paul and Joy Ready of Al- ”Bat Busters" on April 23 Varado, Minn.; infielders—Phil Helland of Luverne, Dwight An— derson of Minneapolis, Art Johnson of Pequot and Kenny Jacobson of Sebeka; outfielders —Norman Anderson of Minne- apolis, Marcus Hagert of Star- buck, Tom Valvik of Yonkers, New York, James Bersheid and Kenny Klefsaas, both from Min- neapolis. Viking, Maroons See Dead End In Parkboard Race The Augsburg Vikings, coached by Lowell Formo, were the next best representative of Auggieville in the Park Board. This is the second year this club has been in existence; they won five and lost five games this sea- SOIL The Maroons, coached by Russell (Saperstine) Quanbeck and for the last two years a top—ranking team, was well satisfied with third best this season. The Maroons declined a forfeit and “gave” the Championship St. Thomas College “Neps” their last game and the title. This made it pos- sible to eliminate a “Tavern Team" to which the Maroons were opposed. The newly organized “Bombers”, coached by Vernel Johnson, wound-up in the cellar, but look for a better record next year. In the Senior Division for the city- wide Basketball title the Augsburg Norsemen, composed of varsity mem- bers, won their first round game from the Y.l\I.C.A. Seniors, 46—32, and lost their last game to the City Champions—Jack’s Place—23-29, to finish the season. AUG‘SBURG ECHO Hanschen May Quit Fighting / Star-Journal Johnny Ha nachen / Popular Heavyweight Johnny Hanschen has made a public statement that he will quit the boxing profession along with the bout scheduled for April 19 at the Minneapolis Armory. Johnny quotes the following: “I have considered retiring for some time because the boxing set-up in Minneapolis is such that a fighter cannot make any money here. If I cannot make my living at boxing I want to turn to something else, possibly physical education. So you can say that I’m leaving boxing for some time and likely for good. As for continuing my education at Augsburg I am not sure, but there is a mighty good chance.” Hanschen, who was boxing sensa- tion of Minneapolis and who made up to $250 for one night’s perfor- mance, is coaching boxing here at the present time. Since Johnny has taken over, the sport has gained tre- mendously in popularity on the cani- pus. It is the sentiment of the stu- dents for Mr. Hanschen to continue his education at Augsburg and get off the long, weary and hard road of a young professional boxer. Remember the St. Thomas April 23. game if. THURSDAY, APRIL 11. i Wfiastkound-flp By Lowsu. Fonmo p Our hats go off to the Gustie tankers for capturing the State Swim title. . . . Bob Walstrom was recently elected captain of the 1940-41 C cordia basketball team. . . . In a 10 year basketball rivalry at St. Joli- the Irish eked out a 44 to 43 victory over the Dutch. . . . Those lucky Ir . . . Remember the identically lucky Auggie Swedes? . . . Spring football been under way at Gustavus for three weeks and Concordia reports they have 27 men out for spring football. “DECORREVONT TRANSFER TO ST. THOMAS COLLEGE." . . . T startling April Fool headline in the St. Thomas Asquin had Dick worried for quite a while. . . . In the same issue, we find that the Tom have scheduled to play the Gophers on October 12. . . . WatCh out, Tomm you might add another scalp to your belt. Bill Rose of the Hamline Oracle says that Hamline’s 1941 cage team I ‘ be better than this year’s quint. . . . He prognosticates further—“Ham and Gustavus will be the teams to beat. If St. Mary's can find a man replace Vaickus, they‘ll be tough again." . . . Weql check up on you 1! winter, Bill. Have you ever been afraid to shake hands with an Auggie because of name? . . . Connie Jergensen was introducing an Auggie to a friend of l u . . . “Meet Max Bahre." . . . After a few moments of trembling, the strum ‘ finally offered his hand. . . . In reality, you’re not quite that vicious, are 3 ‘ “Chops”? ‘ Down at St. Olaf plans are being made for the “Viking Relays" to be h 'l on June 1. . . . It is to be an all-Lutheran track event and it is open to i Lutheran colleges in the U. S. . . . We hope the Auggies will be represent . . . How about it, tracksters'.’ Whites Finnish 2nd When Clayt Thompson and his White-headed Norsemen won ten games and lost two, they made the best record of all Augsburg Park Board teams entered in the various leagues this season. They found themselves second in the strong City Southwestern League with a split with the league-leaders. The per- sonnel of the squad is as follows: Forwards, Ken Schmit, Ernie Las- sesen, Earl Lanes and Don Murphy. Centers, Jim Gronseth and Willard McKinney. Roger Thompson, Archie Buseth and Phil Rowberg; coach, Clayton Thomp- Glenwood Coach to Succeed Dan Elmer (Continued from page 1) ketball. He is rated high as a one by Bernie Bierman. For the 1940 football season. whi includes four Conference gamii Augsburg will be permitted to H freshman. l m5..-w— Spring football practice will boil. next Monday. Assisting Head Col ‘ Carlson, will be Lawrence Bugni 8.! Kenneth Schmit. Guards, Loren Thorson, Jens Melbye THE MILKMAN Service My Motto son. Seven out of the ten will be back to battle in the same league next season. n .a .. ‘;;"»\_!LV‘.'.' 1- '...I... “at. 1... ‘ t . ....._..b . .7. ‘ Star-Journal .ll ikulich Couch - ' ' ‘ s ‘ 11 meets. team—the two most popular offiCials of the most succe.sfu1 of a ’ When the tournament was 75% Minnesota College coached, why shouldnt our State Con- ing the state for better ofie There sho ference Colleges claim more of the athletes Melvin Ruud, Roy Cembura, _ in very nicely into the State Conference plc W Breckenridge its first basketball ship since 1880—when the school started, is a graduate from M.S.T.C. Even Augsburg had its representatives out on the stage of the Minnesota State Basketball Tournament in Ossie Oudal and “Choppy” Krose—mem— 1927 Championship bers of Augsburg’s and Vernon I‘S. uld be some way of enticing them to attend State Conference schools without “buyinw them," but how? That is a question that Augsburg has to learn the answer to. From the Coach of the Championship Breckenridge team to the referees “calling the turns” it was Minnesota Labeled all the way through. Coach Mikulich who brought that graduate from these squads? Ulness, or any of the other All-Staters could fit ture, a choice that would be better than leav- champion- OSsie Oudal Certainly Riverside Pharmacy Prescription Druggiatl Goodlund’s Flower Shop 1 Flowers by Wire Anywhere Men’s and Ladies’ Apparel . 10% Discount to Augsburg Students Columbia Woolen Co. RESTAURANT - HOTEL Bakery - Barber Shop 2500 Riverside Ave. Main 9388‘ 2620 E85. Lake Street 40507 Cedar Avenue Du out 4752 Minneapolis - U. S. P. O. 24' pi Open Evenings , FOR FINE QUALITY MEN'S AND WOMEN’S WEAR S 10 % Discount to Students, at HOLTZERMAN’S Ma. 9740 621-23 CEDAR AVENUE JULIUS SHANEDLING & SONS, INC. 1 417-425 Cedar Avenue DEPT. STORE, Inc. New Deal Cleaners NATHAN FRANK Pinky Nelson, Campus Agent : 1512 E. 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' Volume 52 v 13-Yeer Old Prodigy l Presents Music Recital The Music Club of Augsburg College presented a recital of piano music by thirteen‘year old Arthur Allen Olson. a Mime apolis prodigy, on Monday eve, ning, March 24. Arthur Olson was the winner of the [946 Minneapolis Aqua— tennial Class B... Show more' Volume 52 v 13-Yeer Old Prodigy l Presents Music Recital The Music Club of Augsburg College presented a recital of piano music by thirteen‘year old Arthur Allen Olson. a Mime apolis prodigy, on Monday eve, ning, March 24. Arthur Olson was the winner of the [946 Minneapolis Aqua— tennial Class B piano contestrwin' ner of the 1946 Chicagovland Muv »sic Festival Class B piano solo contest (National Competition), and a winner recently in the stu« dent contest sponsored by the Thursday. Musical, a National Federation of Music Organizar tions. He has for several years won Superior Ratings in the au- ditions sponsored by the National Guild of Piano Teachers, and for several years has been winner in the annual contests sponsored by» the Minnesota Music Teachers' Association. Mr. Theodore Bergman of the MacPhail School of Mdsic is the young pianists' instructor. He also teaches several Augsburg stu- dents. An admission fee of twenty-five cents was charged in order to augment the treasury of die Mu' sic Club and to defray expenses. Industrial Meet to Be Held Here This Summer Augsburg College students are urged to make application at_once for attending the Student Indw trial Seminar to be held in Min' neapoliert. Paul, June 15‘August 23. Applications may be secured from Miss Gerda Mortensen. Deadline for application is May [5. Early applications will receive prior consideration _ The Student Industrial Semi, newton Augsburg College, Friday, April 11, 1947 Students Hear Roosevelt Choir pndn the direction of Mr. C Wesley Andelson the Minneapolis Roosevelt High School Choir thrilled Aupburg student: ar Convocation on March 13. This choir is one of the outstanding high school their: in the country. iPhoto by Karl Berg nar, now in the third year, in— cludes men and women college students who desire to understand the complexities of an industrial community and who want to know how to work on the prob' lems. Students are employed full' time in Twin Cities‘ industrial firms at standard pay rates. They live together in a college dorm and participate in three informal study sessions, trips, talks, and other ac- tivities each week. Students are given aid in securing their em' ployment. Regardless of race or creed. any student is eligible to apply. There are openings for both men and women students. The project is sponsored by the National Stu- dent Councils of the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. _ Clarence Elliott. North Central Area Student Secretary of the Y, M.C.A. will serve as director of the project. News Notes The Choral Club Banquet was held on March 25. at 6 o'clock in the dining hall. The theme was "Easter." Members of the Choral Club presented the pro gram for the evening. The ban' quer was a climax of the tour which was taken between semes' ters. Professor and Mrs. Sateren were the guests of honor. can Upon recommendation of the Faculty. the Board of Trustees, at its meeting held on March 18. oflicially approved the adoption of a system of grouping Faculty members at Augsburg into the four ranks of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Instructor. The new classification will go into effect at the begin» ning of the next school year. ttt Dr. Ermisch, after an illness of about seven weeks at St. Mary‘s Hospital. has now returned to his home and is gradually convales- cing. It is rumored that he may make .a trip to visit his daughter in Wisconsin for a brief period of rest before returning to his duties at Augsburg. on: At the recent Board of Trustees meeting bids received for the erec» tion of the proposed new addition to Siversen Hall. On account of the sharply increased costs none of the bids were formally accepted, but a decision was made to enter into negotiations with the low bidder. President Christensen will do liver an address at the Pastors~ Institute at the Lutheran ThL’U’ logical Seminary in Philadelphia. on May 9. On the same trip it is planned that he will meet With the Washington, D. C.. group of the Greater Augsburg Alumni As' sociation. X K * Six members of the Augsburg Faculty attended the Conference on IntervGroup Relations held under the Auspices of Macalester College on March 17. The main speaker was Dr. Henry Noble MacCracken, former President 0L Vassar College. its Members of th e Augsburg Committee on Arrangements for the Annual Conference of the Lu' theran Free Church, to be held in June. are Dean K. B. Dahlen. Dean Gerda Mortcnsen, and Rev. 0. Rognc. Other subcommittees from the Faculty will be appoint— ed later. :31; An additional gift of $30.00 to the Adolph Paulson Memorial Prize Fund was recently received from Miss Gunhild Paulson of Ely, Minnesota. Dr. Jorgenson Back From Europe to Speak At Festival Tonight Tonight at 7:30 the second meeting of the Mission Festival will be held with Dr. Jorgenson speaking in the Chapel. Dr. Jor» genson, speaking on “Present Crisis in Missions,“ is recently re— turned from a‘tour of Europe. Dr. Jorgonson, also spoke during Chat pel exercises this morning. 1 The motto of the Mission Fear tival this year is based on Mark 16:15—Complete Christ‘s Com— mission—The meetings started last night and will continue through Sunday afternoon, April 3. Pastor Tromborg from India spoke last night on the topic, “Obedience to the Heavenly VI' sion." He brought the first mes- sage yesterday in Chapel. This evening there will be a Missionary supper in the dining hall at 6:00. Misionaries will be guests. Saturday evening Rcv. O.’ L. Hofstad from China speaks on “The Challenge of Christ‘s Call " A full day has been planned on Sunday with three services. At 8:30 a.m. there Will be a Cum' munion service in Trinity Church with Rev. Melvin Rossing from Madagascar bringing the n‘ltdltrl' riun. At 10:45. Dr. Melvin Hcl' Number 9 NOMINATIONS BEGIN FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS St. Olaf Plays Host To Augsburg Choir Continuing an unusually suc' ccssful season. the Augsburg Col' lege Choir performed at St. Olaf College on Friday, March 14, be! ginning a weekend concert tour. Later in the evening, the St. Olaf Choir played host to the Auggics at a l'CCL’ptlon with one of the most illustrious names in vocal ensemble music present, Doctor F, Mclius Christianscn. Also prcscnt were two sons of Dr. Christian' sun. Olaf Christianscn. who con! ducts the St. Olaf Chou. and Paul :hristianscn, who directs the chair at Concordia College. The Angst burg choir members also met Mr. Oscar Overby, composer, and Mr. Paul Schmitt. manager of the St. Olaf Choir. who conducted the musicians from Augsburgr on a tour around the St. Olaf campus, The following Saturday, the Augsburg Choir sang at Willmar. and at Hendricks. Lamberton, and Milroy on Sunday. These cont certs brought several Auggies to their home towns. The Augsburg Choir will wind up its season with another group of concerts on April 18, 19, and 20. The last Minneapolis concert will be presented at St. Mark‘s Cathedral on April 27. May 10 will see the annual banquet in honor of the choir members from Augsburg. land. who has also served in Mal dagascar will speak at Trinity dur' ing the morning service. Sunday afternoon in the Chapel here at school Rev. Wilbert Norton, who has recently returncd from Bcl’ gian Congo. will bring the final message. His sermon topic 13 "C 01 l e g c Student‘s linmcdiatc Commission." The time is to be announced. Prayer meetings have been held at 7:00 yesterday and today Lind will be held Saturday morning ill 11:0!) and Sunday [IIUI’I‘IIIILZ .it 7:30. This Mission Festival is ‘pmr surcd each year by the Mis on Socxeiy of thc College. Louis jcn/ sun is the President this ymr. :1. 0n the pmgram for the autumn“; March is in the Chapel wan Mayor Hubert Himphrey of Mi college Chen! Cub and the Band. Other features of the program were [he iPhuw by Karl Burg Thursday, March 27. at .l incctl in: of the student body. the new :mistitution. worked out by a con- stitutional committee from the stul dent council and prescritcd tn the student body List February lelb. was finally passed and. hunt: pk" Vious approval by the Liculry. goes into cflcct immediately. Sonic of the mayor chzingcs in» cludc the int cd Allotment in student nCllVltlcS frc to {he lmnd. choral fund, and Echo; [ht chm". ing of the Auisburgmn from .\ l’Wl‘ annual to an Annual. making [lit spring honor banquet ccrcnmnv for the inaguration of the new studcnt body prcsidcnt and the new student (0111101: and Ill: set» ill}! up of thc studcnr crvuncil treasury independent from the School treasurers ofth Othcr Chillich hav‘ to do With stream! lining [hc election procedure of :ouncil members and increismg be general effectiveness of rho :iudcnt council. March 27th, Thursday— Election of nominating commit tees in freshman, sophninre. and junior classes nominate candidates to represent them in rhcir classes on the student council. April 10th, Thursday Class elections of representa' tives (nominations permitted from the floor, in addition to those presented by nominating commit- tee). April 16d), Wednesday— The new council'elect selects two nominees from its group for student society president. April 17, Thursday— Deadline for presentation of nor minees for president by petition from general student body. April 24th, Thursday— All nominees for student so- ciety president deliver campaign speeches bcfure the student body. April 29m, Tuesday Election day for student society president. Miss Mortensen Attends Deans’ Meeting in Ohio M s: Mortciiscn .irrcndi‘d before E r \'.ICRNL)H the National A550, (HHMI‘I of Deans of Wunn‘n held .ii Columbus. Ohm. in cunnrcriun with rhc Council of LiUidnncc .iiid l’criivnncl Assoc14iliniis.Thc rlicmc l.)t"vclupingV llh’ Hum m Re iuUrCCS of Dcmncmry During her visit MISS Mulrcn sun plans to .1ttciid Mundclcinc Cullch in Chirium. killsllt’ll (‘wlr legs in (inshcn, lndinm, \\l\i'l'i' she will spoilt. Capital L'mxtrsirv .it Columbus. Ohm. .ind \\'lv\,.iiwn Cirllt'gc in \Vlit‘atim. lllvnwh 15: Auction Raises $126.70 For Chest Fund Dr N M \'l\v\.ik ‘I‘ u .i » um in iln- cliw pr'l s p c «l k c r : d u r i n 4 [h c (3.1mm. (3»: Fund l)erc last week. Sllfi 7') w .i 5 th c bringing the total N 5137451. Show less
Page Two THE AUGSBURG ECHO Friday. April 11,1947 Established in 1896 1946 Member 1947 Asodated Collegiate Pres THE AUGSBURG ECHO STAFF Fdimr Robert Ktauas A ' Editor Hamilton News Fdirnr Irene Johnson Sports Editor ..... .. ....]ohn Shelstad Sports Writer........ .. .Harvey Holman Paul Bliltstad ... Show morePage Two THE AUGSBURG ECHO Friday. April 11,1947 Established in 1896 1946 Member 1947 Asodated Collegiate Pres THE AUGSBURG ECHO STAFF Fdimr Robert Ktauas A ' Editor Hamilton News Fdirnr Irene Johnson Sports Editor ..... .. ....]ohn Shelstad Sports Writer........ .. .Harvey Holman Paul Bliltstad . L Karl Berg Girls Sports. . ...Carol Brekken 1‘ ' Robert Kraus. Reporters: Marjorie Wilberg, Faye Strandvold. Rhonda Hektner. Delphine Jensen, Miriam Bredow, Carl Vaagenes, Helen Haukeness, and Esther Johnson Business Manager . , r- i - u . Lyle Smith Mildrnd Y r I‘ Georgette D. Lanes and Evelyn Folkestad Typist: COMPLETE CHRIST'S COMMISSION Bring Back, Bring Back! ~Twas the day before finals And all through the dining hall Not .\ creature was stirring: N0 Spoons. Th ‘ Will be the inevitable fate of the dent body at Augsburg College and Theological Semi if the IS} Spoons which are miss“ ing from the kitchen aren‘t re’ turned soon. This is almost six times the number of other kinds of missing silverware. Most of the spoons are in stu' dents rooms on campus. The great loss is due to thoughtlessness in thinking that “one less spoon won‘t matter." Please bring back the spoons you have borrowed. You can buy them for five cents each on Cedar Avenue. .Delores Nolan, Shirley Pratt, Margaret Bowlin The Brave N0r$l< By Thomas C. Alfsen The brave Norwegians took the stand, Against their German foe. They gave their lives to save their land, Their homes in ice and snow. Three-months and twenty days they fought. No Norseman ‘er would yield, Until retreating Germans sought Their stukas for a shield. Although their numbers reckoned few, Their chances still more slight, \Vith pride their country's flag they flew, And carried on the fight. Their ranks grew thinner, yet more thin; Recruiting help was gone. Fond hopes were lost to ever win, Yet still they struggled on. And now that fears of war are gone, Once more again you'll see, The breaking of an early dawn, A world that‘s truly free. Christianity and Communism Communism has been called the most vigorous and lusty religion in the world today. While Christianity has become lukewarm with age, communism has the fire of youth. Where Christianity often rep— resents reaction, communism is no every foreign missionary t afraid of progress and mistakes. For sent into the field by the church. commU' nism has a dozen organizers in every country. While the different do nominations bicker with each other, communism presents a solid front. There must be a good reason munism. Two Sundays ago a Catholic, for this apparent success of corn, Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen, in his radio broadcast gave what seems the most logical reason. So' ciety today applauds the broader minded man. The idea is to not be' lieve anything too strongly so as to appear foolish. In his desire to bc open'minded about all things, man seems to have lost the faculty to have firm convictions. He just doesn‘t make up his mind. The fervor and zeal of men like the disciples, St. Francis of Assisi, and Martin Luther is extremely rare. Christianity has become a topic of conversa' tion instead of a conviction to live by or, if necessary, die for. Now what has communism done.7 In a country where Christianity had left a lukewarm and insipid void. communism offered a new, dyna» mic ideology. The communists merely gave the Russians something to believe in, firmly, passionately. Hitler did the same thing. Instead of part time Christianity, the Russians substituted full time communism. 'And they are attempting, to do the same thing here. However, the burning zeal of communists doesn‘t mean that Chris' tianity is doomed. An athiest would look pretty silly if there actually were no God to disbelieve in. So the communists, if there actually They've got a way with the babies . Moorhead. Minn.. combine baby si Louise Blixslad, 8 months. the dam; “ti/me Wickren. McLeod, N. 0.. left. and Oscar Anstad. Her duties and their sludies very well. Wayne holds Bizabefh liter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Blixs‘lad. 2‘7l5 First avenue 5., and were no Christ, would lose their motive and direction. The very energy those people are exerting in opposition to Christianity proves that Christ is a power in the world today. Communism will not be overcome by fighting a war. It can‘t be beaten by hating what it stands for. It is important that we show up communism practically, by proving that we are willing to feed, and help those peoples and countries that need it so desperately. But even more important that that, we must learn from the communists what they learned earlier from Christ. We must begin showing the fire of early Christians. We must show the world and all men that here is something to plunge into, head first, something to fight for. Whether we like it or not, every man is looking for that. If we as Christians don‘t otfer it to them. the communists will: tianity has become stagnant that communism It is only where Chris' succeeds. In a world where Christianity is a vital and living force, there will be no excuse for communism. There is the simple, the obvious, and by far the most dificult answer to communism—Editor. Oscar hat on his knee. David Eugene Berg, four months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Berg. 233| River- side avenue. DIAL 1947 Spring ls Cum, The Graz ls Riz In the spring, a young man‘s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of what a woman has been thinking about all wmtcr. This is the kind of weather that brings out the soft, the poetic, the tender thoughts of man. The days are warm and sunny, and the evenings are balmy and cool. Now, instead of sitting in dormitories and in the library, we go for walks around campus, across Franklin Avenue bridge, and through Riverside Park. We think no longer of chemistry equations, psychology notes, or history term papers. In- stead, our aesthetic sense is tuned along the lines of crocuses, pussy willows, new grass, and budding trees. We scorn our heavy coats and woolly mittens. We wear jackets and sweaters, cotton dresses and new saddle shoes. There is a change, too, in our manner ofQ speaking to one am other. Our voices are softly mot dulated, our conversations remi- niscent of the days when we play! ed with jacks and marbles. Yes, spring has come to the Augsburg campus. What a pity that mid'semester exams should come between us and a keen en- joyment of it! ‘JOTHNGS Spring is really here, as evil denced by the arrival of balmy weather, melting snow, and the dreamy look in Paul Arnold‘s eye. Miss Paulson has treated several patients for spring fever. Easter vacation is now past, so I interviewed several students to find out what they did during the holiday. Elaine Nelson ate eggs. June Carlson slept until noon every day and took a nap every afternoon. Olaf Ronning studied Psychology —most of the time. Wayne Stu- tlcberg just looked at me when I asked him. He thought I should know what he did. While reading the Reader‘s Dir gest the other day I found a cute fairy tale that I will print here for the benefit of those who haven't read the April iswe. In the happy days when there was no haircity of scam and when pork nicks were a chopple apiece, there lived an old puther mig and her sea throns. Whatever happen' ed to the migs‘ old pan is still miswhat of a summary. Well, one year the acorn fop crailed, and Old Paidy Lig had one teck of a hime yunging her feedsters. There was a swirth of dill, too, as garble weren't putting much fancy stuff into their peopage. As a result, the re! luctantly bold her toys they'd have to go out and fuck their own sorchuna. So, amid towing BYJONNYl fleets and sevvy hobs, each gave his huther a big mug and the pea thrigs set out on their weperate saize. Let‘s follow Turlyvkale, the purst little fig, shall we? He hadn‘t fawn very gar when he enmannered a nice-looking count, carrying a strundle of yellow baw. “Meeze, Mr. Plan," ped the sig, "will you give me that haw to build me a staus?“ Numb serve, believe me. The man was juga hearted Bo, though, and billing- ly gave him the wundle, with which the pittle lig cott himself a pretty biltage. No former was the house sin! ished than who should dock on the front nore than a wemhle toolf! “Pittle lig, pittIe lig!" he said, in a faked venner toyce. "May I come in and he: your sitty proam?" “Thea, thoa, a nowzand times thoa!" replied the crig, "not by the chair of my hinn‘hin-hin!“ So the wolf said, “Then I'll bluff and I‘ll duff and I‘ll hoe your blouse pawn!" And with that, he chutfed up his peeks, blew the smith to houaareens, sat down to a dine finner of roast sow and pigga- knut. What a pignominious end for such a peet little swig! Someone has defined impossible as what nobody can do but what somebody does. Show less
ACH CARLSON RESIGNS ATHLE ' ation tive June 1 Coach Bob Carlson resigned his ' 'on as athletic director and . _ football, basketball and track . coach at Augsburg College, effec' tive at the end of the present school term. He joined the 3th! lair: department in 1940. Previous to coming to Augs'... Show moreACH CARLSON RESIGNS ATHLE ' ation tive June 1 Coach Bob Carlson resigned his ' 'on as athletic director and . _ football, basketball and track . coach at Augsburg College, effec' tive at the end of the present school term. He joined the 3th! lair: department in 1940. Previous to coming to Augs' burg, Carlson played football for the University of Minnesota on Bernie Bierman‘s great teams of 1935—36. He also coached two years at Glenwood, Minnesota. High School. Carlson coached football and freshman basketball - two years at Augsburg before en' {dining in the navy in 1942. He ' returned to coach the 1945-46 Auggie basketball team to a tie for the Minnesota College Conference championship and a trip to the National Invitational Tournament in Kansas City. The team won 20 out of 22 games. When asked about his future plans, Carlson stated he had dev cided on nothing definite as yet. However, he said he was con- sidering several business ventures Bob Carlson Track Season to Get Under Way Soon By Rudy Engelrnan Track season will get underway as soon as the weather improves. Even though handicapped by lack of facilities, Coach Carlson is looking forward to promising scar son with some good material ex» pected. Russell Manthie and John Wetzlcr are conference competi— tors from last year and Ray An» derson and Dave Calderwood'arc new men with experience from West High School. Manthic plaCed second in the high Jump and third in the high hurdles last year, which Wetzlcr qualified in the hundred yard dash. Training will probably place at South High. taltc John Shelstad, Sports Editor TLC POST Girls. Dorm Finally Settle on House Rules Aftcr several meetings of the house council of Sivcrtscn Hall with Miss Thompson, Miss Mor' tcnscn, and the whole dormitory. the house rules have been rcviscd and arc bring printcd in the Registrar‘s Office, Some of the major changes include US: of the recreation room, lntc lcavc priv' ilcgcs. and lights. The housc council is composed of the officers of the dormitory, a representative from cach class, and the house mothcr. Thcir chief function is to meet once a month to disc s any problems that might arise \vithin thc dormitory. Mimost but expected to remain in coach- Friday, April 11, 1947 Page 3 Spam 7m 74a By John stoma PW gag Although Coach uRed" Nelson has not officially issued a call for baseball candidates, several men have been working out regulary in the armory. Coach Nelson is putting the boys through regular run» ning and throwing drills to get the kinks out of their muscles and giv' ing them limited fielding and hunting practice until the weather warms up enough to shift practice outdoors. Outstanding new players to come out so far inclure Art Rholl and Charles Bard, both second baseman; Frand Aria, third baseman; Bob Howells, outfielder and Roger Leak, a catcher. The pitching stafi is limited with Red Brennan, Harvey Holman and Arnie Henjum the best prospects at present The schedule is not complete and the game with the University of Minnesota is tentative as yet. Nelson is trying to arrange the game as “On to Nicollet“ night, for colleges. high schools, etc. from the twin cities. Students are urged to watch for further developments concern' ing this game. The St. Thomas baseball schedule was recently announced and in: cluded a game with Notre Dame University at South Bend, Indiana. Baseball is one of the few sports where a small college can hold its own against the larger colleges and universities and since it adds color to the schedule to book a game with a larger institution we think it a good move on the part of the oficials of the smaller school. Last year the Gophers eked out a 1'0 Win in their game with the Auggies and the previous season the game ended in a tie so it is with anxiety that we await further developments on this game. Basket The class basketball tournament started this week and will continue until after Easter. And the faculty will play the winners of the tour: ney. Members of the faculty are Waiting for an opportunity to play the younger but less experienced basketballers for a little practice before challenging the class champions. So if anyone cares to get up a team for a little game, they can likely find the faculty team eager for a workout. It hasn‘t been announced who will make up the roster for the faculty, but they will have a team and will be out there with a lot of steam (at least for a half) and with intentions of knocking off the class champion. ‘ Augsburg Keglers Trip Hamlin: Turn The Augsburg bewling (“m kept up its winning ways by de' {eating Hamlin: for its second I“ m ,3: we win over the Pipers this year. The sl girls team also met the Hamline 1 no iso m girls and defeated them by 2 nifty m .., m 3 total of 180 pins. AuGS‘BUII-G sl‘vzoms mick“ Bud Olson led the men‘s team 137' i m with a mtal of 520. Camille Sir in: H1 g vuucn led the Augsburg girls u with a high total of 394. ' ' Matches are in the making with ' other college teams of the twin This is Augsburg‘s first try It howling. League Bowling Team Standings: L Pct. stuieibeu . i .m Clyn: . . 2 .m Lindrool 2 .556 1.. Olson : .500 Anderson 4 .331 Qunley . . . . 5 .000 High sums Gnme—Stutelbergizn. Hllh : lame reriu—StutelberI—SOO. High Tum Gamkslutelberg's Team— 155. girin Team Serieahstutelberg's Team Scoring: hummer: . rann . . . for}: camel . n FFPf’SSE . . ,—. a . . .222 wo games» 255 Inter-Class Tourney By Paul Blikstad Augsburg‘s annual intcrclrs cage tournament is l’UnlllllL; in high gear this week with the round robin .tlrcildy having rcilch' cd the halfway mark. This afternoon at 4.30 the un' Lli‘rtlng Tht‘nlnmans will clash With the \‘ctcmnlladcncd Silpllor mnrcs who .irc playing thcir third contest of this week. The scninrs who haxc .1 dciinitc cdgc on the nthcr clis actual cage cxpcricnc rl\" uritcs m mp th; il‘itt‘r't‘lJSS title. The fracas that W!“ morc than likcly ho ll’IC highligh: of the ten game tourncy \Ull tukc place when the heavily ileUt‘Cd seniors tangle with the frosh next Thursday. The school championship may not bc dccidcd until the list day of the tournament. None of the varsity or "B" squad mm of thc scason are al« lowed to participate in the tour, ncy. Formcr haskctliall lcttcr \vin' nch arc also disqualified. The schcdulc for the rest of thc tournament is as follows: Today, 4:34} ~ Theologians vs. sophomores, March 31. Monday, 4 307Thco- logians vs. scniors, April 1, Tuesday, 4:3071uniors vs. sophomores. April 2, Wednesday, 4:307Frosh vs. Theologians. April 3, Thursday, 4:30—Scniors vsFrosh. \ Columbia Dept. Stores 407 Cedar Avenue AT. 1409 400 East Hennepin GE. 4539 .. Let Alumni Solve Your Budget Riddle Are you having budget problems? Does the Merry Month of May find you compelled to squeeze that nickcl ‘til the Indian hollers, when you should be like Spring, hcrself. a living symbol of bencficence spreading gifts of life and loveliness with lavish hand? Well, even if you aren‘t a nickel nurscr you may still want to be one of those three fortunate Auggies who will walk out of the chapel Monday evening, May 5, with checks for $10, $15. or $15, a good deal of honor, and better undcrstanding of Augsburg, her history and ideals. All that you have to do is to register for the oratorical prizc can! test sponsored by Augsburg's Greater Alumni Association, prepare, and then deliver one of the three best speeches on a topic related to Augsburg, her history, ideals, or present program of Christian educa' tron. You must register on or before April 5, with Miss Anderson or Mr. Lchvre of the speech department, or with Mr. N. C. Anderson in the Alumni office. Manuscripts are to be readied for final acceptance by April 24. That will leave you approximately ten days to polish up on the delivery. Your opportunity to win some honor for yourself and replenish that sagging bank balance is made possible through the gift of an Alum- nus of the class of 1913. He prefers to remain anonymous, but in his mind is a noble purpose—vto stimulate you, and all who wrll hear you, to a renewed appreciation of the ideals for which Augsburg stands. You will find some reading material for a background for your speech on reserve in the library. A complete set of rules is posted on the Bulletin Board. The field is wide open. Which price do you want? Or are you going to go on worrying about that ornery budget, and thus keep on spoiling the sweet savor of this glorious Springtime? Therein to Be Content “Not that I speak in respect of want: for l have learned, in what' soever state I am, therein to be content.“ Phil. MIL This beautiful passage, written while Paul was in prison, can set! tle countless problems for us. If we could learn to live according m: to the truth contained in that statement, our daily living would be much happier. God has given us so much; why need we worry about what we haven‘t got.7 The startling beauty of nature, one of God's greatest gifts to man, is unappreciated because we worry and fret about someone else's good fortune. We give no thought to the kind, thoughtful people in the world when one individual makes a statement that hurts our pride. it is so easy to erase from our memory the bene- fits we have when we discover one thing missing that we feel Will make us happier. We become disgruntled when we see a flaw in a personality, but we are not equally overjoyed when we find a good quality in someone else. Show less
Page Four LINDSKOOG, THE FLORIST Good Floral Work at Popular Prices 1400 East Franklin BRidseport 12I5 F. T. D. SMITH DRUG SODAS - LUNG-[ES PRESCRIPTIONS 2200 Riverside Ave. MA. 9767 0... Block {mm Augsburg George‘s Market GROCERIES AND MEATS 2207 Riverside Geneva 6476 WE DELIVER Shaker’s Barber... Show morePage Four LINDSKOOG, THE FLORIST Good Floral Work at Popular Prices 1400 East Franklin BRidseport 12I5 F. T. D. SMITH DRUG SODAS - LUNG-[ES PRESCRIPTIONS 2200 Riverside Ave. MA. 9767 0... Block {mm Augsburg George‘s Market GROCERIES AND MEATS 2207 Riverside Geneva 6476 WE DELIVER Shaker’s Barber and Beauty Shop 2506 Riverside Ave. For Appointment Phone Ma 9385 C. J. JENSEN JEWELRY C0. "an! n‘ Win! A Drlurorm" Authoer Dulu- and Hamilton Wareh— Silver‘s-N. Clock and Jamel” Guaranteed w-tuh. monks and Jewelry n 3241/; Cedar Avenue AT. 8439 Get Your Haircut at Oscar’s Barber Shop One Block from Campus 2205 Riverside O. H. Ecklund & Son QUALITY FOOTWEAR 409 Cedar Ave. Riverside Pharmacy Prescription Druggist 2500 Riverside Ave. GEueva 2480 Johnson’s Bakery 2433 Riverside Ave. GEneva 5223 GR IEG’S (Former Aussie) DIRECT SERVICE STATION Where No. Io meets No. 210 at Motley, Minn. Courteous and prompt service FAIRWAY FOODS SELF SERVICE 2129 Riverside LARSON 8r. SUFFICOOL GROQRJES AND MEATS WE DELIVER GEneva 2994 It JULIU 4 1 7-425 Cedar Avenue FOR FINE QUALITY MEN‘S AND WOMEN’S WEAR HOLTZERMANN’S DEPT. STORE, INC. 5 SHANEDLING a: SONS, Inc. THE AUGSBURG ECHO The Anguish of Doubt Tonight, as I face the blinding storm. My heart has no wings to fly From the clutching earth and the groaning limbs, In the tev‘rish wind's wild cry. Where is the peace—the rest I knew? Where is the soothing patter of rain? Where is the heart so brave and true, That laughs though the body reeks with pain? Pray. Father, where is Thy heal, ing hand? Where is this door that shuts me out.7 Show me the sunshine of Thy Love. Shine through the clouds of fear and doubt. Lift me up from my palsied bed Father. have mercy now on me E'en tho‘ it bleeds a crimson red. Take my heart. crush it unto Thee. Then, as I wept there, bled, and led; Into my soul a new life flowed- The life of Him I had denied The love of God. and His light glowed. Friday, April 1], 1947 SW'tk 3% WITH BOB KRAUSS Just in case you're interested, this column isn't worth reading. If you haven‘t got anything better to do, I'd advise you to turn to the advertisements. They‘ll be more interesting. And don't say I didn't warn you. a a a: What a person doesn‘t find in his mailbox these days! Not long ago I got a letter addressed to the Editor of the school paper from. of all people, the Brewers Asso' ciation of America. They are of— fering 200 bucks for the best re! view of a book called “The Prac- tical Brewer," which is supposed to be a simple treatise on the art of making beer. I dropped them a note and told them to check their mailing list. 1‘ X X It isn’t any of my business, but they tell me Prof. Lilehd is busy checking the authenticity of the new term, “Hamnrus Alabamus,” in the original Greek. 3 * 8 Education is a wonderful thing. I refer you to Recreational Actir K vities, professed by Edor "Red" Nelson. One of the semester‘s first assignments was an “activity” called Bumblebee Buzz. The idea is to see who can make a noise like a bumblebee the longest, And then you might ask John Wetzler or Art Hanson about that laughing game. I'm told the idea is to start with sim' ple games and lead up to some» thing complicated like Chinese checkers. .3» Speaking of education, after looking over reports of the latest vital statistics, someone has lug! gested that Augsburg round out, its curriculum by offering a course in baby sitting. Ivfiss Anderson has made a start in this direction with her course 'in story telling. For particulars see Business Man— ager of Local 346, CIO, BS Union, Bert Sandbergl no: Over at the U they are alien ing several new courses in social relations this quarter. A two hour course in Park Benching prerer requisite a more comprehensive survey in River Banking. How- ever, the most complete course is given at night school entitled Submarine Watching. You may pick your own lab partner. at: Score one for the hep cats. Reliable sources report that a guy named Dvorak revolved in his grave the other night when the band plzyul its only en- core by popular demand at the Winter Concert. A little ditty entitled “Bartlesville Boogy.” ass: An all school survey recently revealed an interesting bit of non! Buy Ten“ essential information. The only . man capable of passing Renais— m sance and Reformation—Philip ‘ ‘ Kildahl. EDIT RS NORHA Cut-Rate DRUGS AUGSBURG‘AN °_ _ You're looking at Arnie Hagen and Rusel Solhelm, Editors at your 1947 Augsburgian, and the fellows you've seen around campus frothing at die mouth. Your Insurance Problems 5-1- MOW'W With manna. for the engravers. publisher: and advertisers coming up, our: Ewan, 50',“ two men, who really used to be nice, normal people, are gradually developing n ‘21 CEDAR AVE. MINNEAPOLIS I quite a few unnamed complexes. But from the boys who know, we hear that MORTENSEN this year‘s Augsburgian will be one of the biggest—and positively the best— I in the history of Augsburg. an. 112 21 Ave. 5. GI. nu Dulce: "I N.W. Bonk Bldl. AT. WI. Broker at All Tim 5! Insulin». 57ml. Adm {or m 1.11! Ca. 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From your friends in Finance & Mana It you liked the $2115 edition, you’ll love the new improved By STEVE WEHRENBERG Staff Writer Except for BIC pens and bubblegum. the prices of goods and serVices have soared in the United States this year. In purchasing anything — from movie tickets to Sugar... Show moreFrom your friends in Finance & Mana It you liked the $2115 edition, you’ll love the new improved By STEVE WEHRENBERG Staff Writer Except for BIC pens and bubblegum. the prices of goods and serVices have soared in the United States this year. In purchasing anything — from movie tickets to Sugar Pops to Lew blue-jeans — a significant hike in the amount of green and Silver is necessary and un- mistakeably noticeable. The cost of a college education is no exception. Augsburg is raismg its tuition from $2115 this year to 82349 for the 1975-76 academic term ~ an eleven percent in- crease. Reasons for the Augsburg tUition raise are threefold. Augsburg's Vice President for Finance and Management. Burton K. Fosse. explains the $234 price iump is caused by a “response to infla- tionary pressures. charging what we ought to be charging in relationship to other ALC affiliated colleges, and in- creasing pressure on gifts to be used for student aid " Probably the most obvious reason for an increase in tuition is what Posse de- scribes as the "inllation rate as it has affected the College." A large part of the college's expenses are wages and sat» aries. As the cost of living increases. wages and salaries must go up. therefore increasing Augsburg's over- head. The price of fuel. paper. and print- ing. with other college operating costs skyrocketed by inflation. are also blamed by Fosse as iustification for the tuition raise. One basis used by Augsburg to deter- mine the amount of tuition. is the rela- tionship of cost to the overall service the college provides to students. as com- pared to other colleges of the same nature. This year. in relation to eleven other ALC affiliated schools. Augsburg felt it was not charging enough. subse- quently calling for a raise in tuition. The tuition raise moves Augsburg up the ALC ladder from the fifth to the fourth most expensive institution. gement - $2349 Augsburg is not alone in the tuition hike. All but one of the eleven ALC schools also indicated increased stu- dent tuition next year. Two other Min- nesota ALC Colleges. St. Olaf and Con- cordia of Moorhead. are going up $200 and $210 respectively. The final influence on thetuition raise is because Augsburg is able to use little of its gift dollars toward operating costs. Of the 5607.000 Augsburg College re- ceived in outside contributions this year. $550,000 was awarded in Augsburg stu- dent scholarships said Fosse. With se- venty~lour percent of the college's stu- dents receiving some form of financial aid. taking a 22 percent chunk out of Augsburg's Gross College Budget. a tui- tion raise was considered necessary to offset the pressure on use of gifts for this aid. What will Augsburg's tuition do in years to come? In Fosse's opinion. “As long as we have a period of inflation in our country, a raise in college tuition is inevitable." Meager attendance, much thought highlight symposium By JIM BERNSTEIN News Editor Four impressions left-over from last week's symposium on “Private Faith - Public Policy." First. too many empty seats. Those that were occupied tended to come from the ranks of professors. staff people and guests. Too few could be counted as Augsburg students. Secondly. and not une> ‘ectedly. were the furrowed brows that creased so many foreheads. especially during keynote speeches. Slightly dazed. glazed smiles are the third impression. Their presence sur- faced en mas'se during the rebuttals. Lastly. where were the questions? Were the speakers so good as to satisfy the curiosny of all who came? Did every- body agree on the issues raised or were they too complex and defied under— standing? Anyway. the symposium was held with all the keynoters and panelists showing up save Rep. Martin Sabo who missed the Thursday evening session because the gun registration bill came to the floor of the House. Dr. James P. Shannon. currently the executive director of the Minneapolis Foundation and a former Catholic bishop opened the symposium Thurs- day morning before the largest crowd to attend the three-part affair. He discussed the question of the dis- tinction between public and private morality. reducing it to a claim that public morality is simply the extension of private morality. the logical growth of one into the other. He said about Watergate "it demonstrates the ultimate superiority of law over individuals despite its excesses. it had the therapeutic effect of reinforcing morality." The respondents including Gladys Brooks from the Metropolitan Council. Dr. Frank Soraul from the University of Minnesota and Dr. Harvey Stegmoeller from Concordia College in St. Paul. who responded by raising questions about obscenity. pacifism and education in relation to morality. Brooks made a pomted comment suggesting that morality and govern- ment deCISion making do not always walk hand in hand. Based on her ex perience at the Minneapolis City Coun— cil and the Metropolitan CounCil she claimed "you‘re on the line when it‘s time to vote. How you vote does not al- ways reflect morality." Dr. Mulford 0. Sibley keynoted the Thursday evening session concerning ethical training for public responsibility and dealt with the problem of “weighty and trivial offenses." He suggested the possibility that public officials are proba- bly of higher moral fiber than the public would like to believe and that the public "deludes itself into believing that our conduct is higher than those govern- ment figures who‘ve been exposed." Dr. Sibley claimed that religion has tended to "perpetuate the organization and become idolatrous" rather than prophetic and the consequences have brought war and "brutal economic systems.“ Rev. Canon George LeMoyne of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota and John Littlelord from Breck School in Minneapolis responded to Dr. Sibley. Lit- tletord decried the abdication of respon— sibility by parents that he faces daily and called for greater cooperation and com- munication between parents and youths. High-schoolers he said “are frequently divorced from real life and are the most rootless individuals I know." Canon LeMoyne argued that “the one universal quality we all share is cons- cience no one has the right today to sit on their duffs and say ‘let someone else do it' — because we‘re all In this together." Dr. G. Theodore Mitau of the Min- nesota State College System concluded the Symposium Saturday night with remarks about the First Amendment issue in training for public respon- sibility. He said "Public law responds when citizens insist on morality. Government may become more open ~ but not nec- essarily better those who covet civil liberties will watch with great care the process of decision-making." Warren Spannaus. Minnesota At- torney General. Rosemary Davis of the Minnesota Ethics Commission and Dr. SYMPOSIUM continued page 7 Registration for January 1976 In- terims abroad will be Apr. 28-May 2 in Memorial 126 at the International Study Center. Check bulletin boards and P.O.s for more information. Dr. Kenneth Priebe. National Director of the United Mission Appeal will be here April 16. Anyone interested in learning more about UMA or joining Dr. Priebe for lunch should contact the Religious Life Commission at ext. 641. Dr. John Brantner of the University of Minnesota will speak at the Apr. 17 con- vo at 9:50 am. in East Commons. Dr. Branter is an expert on death — specifically how to prepare for it yourself and to deal with deaths of others. His convo. titled “Death and the Self". will discuss the question of death and his ex- perience over the past 10 years with how people handle it. The Minneapolis War Memorial Blood Bank will be here April 24 and 25 in the Knutson and Sivertson Rooms in Mor- tensen from 9 a.m.-4 pm. each day. If Augsburg meets its quota it will help save lives and the coins in your pocket- book. Watch ECHO and the bulletin boards for more information. Patti Mattos and Deb Olson are co- chairing the annual Mother-Daughter Banquet planned for May 3 at 4:30 pm. in the Commons. Individuals who would like to learn more should contact them for more details. Applications for ECHO editorial posi- tions may be pickedup at SOS and must be returned by April 16. All positions are open and are paid. See Bill Belknap or Pam Lien at ECHO. ext. 301, for more in- formation. Tickets a're on sale in the Public Rela- tions Office for the Augsburg Choir Bon Voyage concert May 11 in Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Tickets are scaled from $3 to $5.50. Anyone not interested in working on ECHO next year who would settle for student government jobs should pick up and return application to 50$. They have a list of jobs to be filled. some paid. echo WILLIAM C. BELKNAP PAMELA LIEN editors-in-chief JAMES BERNSTEIN news editor LAUREL ANDERSON arts Polio! MARK JENNINGS ‘eimes son's em if 119' LARRY JEDDELOH 04: NEWS my. JIM PURDHAM hem onovuqvipnm PAT MATTOS CIVL'L‘B'HA)" mintng DAVID C. WOOD in: .i‘. : 't'wsmn‘ This week's staff writers: D. C. 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By JIM BERNSTEIN News Editor More than 40 years have passed since The Depres5ion but its stories and lessons are creeping back into the headlines With uneasy frequency. As the economic woes of the United States deepen. writers and broadcasters scurry backward in time seeking com~ parisons With.... Show moreBy JIM BERNSTEIN News Editor More than 40 years have passed since The Depres5ion but its stories and lessons are creeping back into the headlines With uneasy frequency. As the economic woes of the United States deepen. writers and broadcasters scurry backward in time seeking com~ parisons With. and solutions for. the money troubles of the Seventies. Politicians and economists hedge on using the word "depresswn" to describe the Situation today; most prefer "reces- Sion" if forced to diagnose current ills. No matter what word one prefers to use. there seems to be little disagree- ment among the population that the United States is in serious economic straits. IneVitably. memories of The Depressmn become more Vivid and ominous to the two surviving genera- tions that experienced it. while a new generation, born to and raised in relative affluence. wonders "What was it like then and could we handle it now?" A course designed and taught by Dr. Grier Nicholl through CHR is grappling with The Depression not tn a purely historical context. rather as a combined learning experience between people who survtved The Depres5ion and peo- ple who can only imagine it. There is no history textbook. no series of dates and events to be memorized and no analy5is of Circums- tances leading to The DepresSion Only the Interchange between 11 senior citizens and 13 young people. those who remember. those who wonder "Many of the younger people don't know very much about The Depression." said Dr Nicholl. "their impressions are largely based on what their parents and grandparents have told them and to some extent. what they've seen on TV and in the movies. or read in books ' There are two "textbooks' used for the course, Studs Terkel's "Hard Times” is a series of interVIews and discussions With people of every economic and SOCIaI strata about their recollections of The DepresSion. The other. edited by Harvey Swados. titled "The American Writer and the Depressnon". is an anthology of excerptsand manuscripts written during The DepresSion about The Depressron. "People blamed themselves during The Depressmn for what was happening — now they blame the government and society." — Martha All of the seniors held iobs during The Depression including teacher. aC» countant. auto mechanic. SOClal worker. secretary and houseWile. a distinction that is not lost on Dr, Nicholl "These seniors were among. l suppose you might say. the lucky ones They were employed. and as far as t know. none was ever destitute. Even though they were caught in it. the seniors are some- times surprised what they read a they weren't aware of some of the things that were happening ~ especrally in the labor movement." Oldsters recall breadlines, soup-kitchens — youngsters wonder, will it happen again? "I lost my money in the bank — I had /ust started teaching. I wanted to make my own way. to take care olmysell. [cer— tainly learned not to put everything In one basket." — Gertrude The class meets Tuesdays and Thursday's in the Si Melby Lounge in what one would probably describe as an informal setting The immensely com- fortable lounge chairs are gathered in groups of four. five. or Six around a table With at least one senior ~ usually two or three — at each group The mix is intentional — Dr Nicholl insists on one senior to each group — but individuals are not assigned to any particular group during this phase of the course. There is some settling. according to Dr, Nicholl After several weeks. some people alighted With each other but there are others who su With a different group nearly every day, "There was some. call it apprehen- sion I suppose. on the part of both the seniors and young people about each other The young people were a little overwhelmed by the knowledge they were involved in a class With people who had first-hand experience about the sub- iect of the course and were uncomforta» ble about being With the seniors — what to say. how to react. were they "sharp". that sort of thing "The older students were apprehen- sive about the young people." recalled Dr Nicholl “thinking they might be radi- cals and revolutionaries As you might expect both the seniors and young peo- ple found out they had nothing to be worried about and they hit it off quite well and have formed lriendships' "One of the valuable lessons." Dr Nicholl remarked "is the sense of human relations one comes into contact With The interaction between the young people and seniors — between opinion and experience — is very rewarding to me as a teacher. and I hope. to the stu- dents. seniors and young people " All of the young people taking the course are taking it for credit and With traditional grading The senior Citizens are split between those who are getting credits and four who elected to audit Some are bused to class by Dr Nicholl from Cedar Square West and BonSon West. While several others from Pillsb- ury»Waite and Anoka arrange their own transportation. Last Fall, Dr Nicholl taught another CHFl class along the current model though With a much different emphasrs "The Good Life brought several of his current senior students to Augsburg and they elected to come back for The Depression Dr Nicholl admits he s ' delighted that so many came back from the tall class Dr Nicholl maintains they returned for two reasons One. they enioyed mak- ing new friends With the young students the first time and second, he believes. "They want to think They enioy the stimulation and getting out ol the apart- ments They like the campus atmosphere and the contact With the young people “Besides.” he added. “it beats sitting and doing crafts all the time " “I can't believe young people would be able to handle a depresston now. We're used to having excess and I wonder if we would no how to get along." — Sue The young people come for a similar and a much different reason. They are worried about the economy and are curious about what went on during The Depression they have heard and read about They. too. are looking for another experience and the opportunity to form new friendships. "It blows their minds really." says Dr. Nicholl, "the young people begin to compare the stories and descriptions from the seniors to what is happening t0» day They are espeCIally worried about unemployment — the most visible stgn that something is wrong 7 and the ramifications it had in the The Thirties and the parallels that can be drawn With the present “ “When people today get desperate — if they need something e they‘ll go out and take it If it's there They'l/go out and get what they need any way they can " A Rory Until this week a class period would include about 45 minutes of small group dISCUSSlOn about readings from the text and a particular aspect of life during The Depresston The next 45 minutes became a group Iree-for»all With Dr Nicholl loosely gutding the discussmn He ventures opinions when necessary and asks a lot of questions to keep the discussion paced A question by Dr Nicholl about the vitality of capitalism and its legacy of money and security triggered this ex- change "We're a lot more individualistic now The rich all seem to be richer while the rest don't seem to be very much ahead I guess that's because they have the money and they're the ones ivho'l/ take risks " — Carol "If that's true. then I think we are gorng to have to come up With a different system I don't mean communism neces» sarin but there must be a fairer system " ~ Diane "I see nothing else as an alternative. There is not a system In the world as at- tractive as ours A good many lolks don't think we have a per/ect society and I'd agree they are right. But this is still a pretty good SOCiety With its ups and downs but it's up to the people how many more ups they want than downs " — Claire "I agree With Claire We might need some changes but I'd prefer to stay With this system " a Shirley "The problem is credit cards. We spend our money belore we get it," — Herman "People didn't revolt against the es- tablishment then. They stayed with it even though they didn‘t always like it." — Gertrude "People don't have any faith in government today. Watergate and the economy have made everyone SUSDlClOUS of government " ~ Mike “Right. If people today make a change they‘ll change everything If they get upset enough they‘ll go all the way. Roosevelt acted to save capitalism in The Thirties. Today. people wouldn't save it." — Rory “I don‘t think so. maybe I'm an idealist but I think young people would work through the system to make the system work, They won't throw it out as long as they think it Will work Ior them They‘ll make changes, yes, but they'll do it through laws.” — Sue "Everyone is afraid of a demagogue taking control, like Hitler in Germany because things got so bad " — Mike From that pomt. the discussion drifted into a few comments about the probable candidicy of George Wallace for president in 1976 Two class mem- bers supported him. both seniors. while two others opposed him both young people The generations frequently disagree across the political spectrum. said Nicholl but never do the exchanges car- ry bitterness or contempt They tend to diVide along generation lines With fre- quent Slde-SWllChlng That he believes. is a natural result arismg from the different perspectives the years or lack of them. bring With the semester nearing the end. the class has divided into groups drawn along special interest lines. With each group domg a detailed study of one seg- ment of Depression life The protects Will be researched through the end of the month and then presented orally to the rest of the class Literature and Film Of The Period. the Federal Art Protect. MuSic of the Period and Problems of Laborers and Sharecroppers are among the SUDIGCIS During the class members have kept tournals where they responded to the readings and to class discusSions DEPRESSION continued page I 3 Show less
One Sunday last January, while attending a church service in Washington. D.C.. I noted what seemed to me to be a signifi- \. cant insertion by the pastor who led the worship. into the Gen- eral Prayer ol the Church. This is the lengthy prayer with many petitions. ranging over a wide gamut of... Show moreOne Sunday last January, while attending a church service in Washington. D.C.. I noted what seemed to me to be a signifi- \. cant insertion by the pastor who led the worship. into the Gen- eral Prayer ol the Church. This is the lengthy prayer with many petitions. ranging over a wide gamut of concerns, punctuated 7. by the congregational response. “Hear us, good Lord." l All my life l have been accustomed to the words in that one petition which implores Divine wisdom for "the President and the Congress of the United States; the Governor and Legis- lature of this Commonwealth." l confess I have taken it as a matter of course that fallible human beings. elected to high ot- fice in state or nation whose responsibilities lie in the executive and legislative arenas of government, need a special endowment of wisdom from on high. Events in these latter days would support the conviction that all the above de- scribed individuals and political entities stand in special need of intercession for their sagacity. courage and integrity. But this Washington pastor disrupted the flow of the familiar words in the General Prayer by words which stuck in my mind. To this petition for government he added: "and the justices of the Supreme Court of these United States." Then and there I was struck with the realization that historically we have sought the help of the Lord oi the nations for the people in executive mansions and legislative halls. but overlooked per- sons who sit on the benches of the courts of this land, and particularly the fallible human being appointed to the highest tribunal in our country. By adding a prayer for this august body of judges. l was reminded that the course of our nation and of our individual lives are most profoundly altered by the decisions of the Supreme Court. One can argue that the citizens of this nation, by virtue of living under the supreme law at the land, namely, the Constitution of the United States. are ultimately more dependent for justice and liberty on the Court that any other collective body of human beings. That is reason enough for our earnest intercession on behalf of these learned but human individuals. Such prayer for the judiciary is never out of place because exceedingly complex and diflicult cases are continually before the Court and none are more intricate and profound than those which relate to the First Amendment and the so-called Establish- ment Clause with regard to church and state. Presently before the Court are two cases involving disputes over state aid to church related colleges: the so-called Roemer case from Maryland and the so-called Blanton case from Tennessee. These are the first such cases to be heard by the Supreme Court since the Tilton vs Richardson case in 1971, when the Court ruled 5 to 4 that construction grants under the Higher Education Facilities Act to colleges in- cluding those church-related were constitutional. The new cases involve non- categorical grants to eligible institutions including those church-owned (Maryland) and tuition grants (Tennessee) to students attending church-related colleges. i am no student of constitutional law nor of the Supreme Court. but it seems to me that the Blanton case might be crucial in determining whether students at both public and private college shall be eligible for assistance from government sources. The removal of state and federal aid to students opting for education at a church related college would be a near tatal blow to schools such as Augsburg, Gustavus Adolphus, St. Thomas. etc. Our worthy justices will need our prayers, that theirs may be the wisdom of Solomon to protect, on the one hand. the principle of neutrality between church and state, which is essential to our form of government, and on the other hand, to preserve the equality of opportunity for the student citizens of this country, that they may have the treedom to choose. without economic discrimination. between publicly supported and church supported institutions of higher learning. We cannot write our justices, but we can pray for them. ail-l- peopie used to scream‘ Bloody Murder" when there was killing involvmg the U. S , but if they were genumely concerned wouldn't their v0ices be heard now also? I call them "gutless Charlatans." If there was an actual concern and sympa- thy. it wouldn't have disappeared with the U. S. involvement. I want to hear your v0ices, 'cause I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!! To the editors Where are you Jane Fonda? And where are your followers”) It SleenS me to Witness the slaughter now taking place in South Vietnam' I seem to remember the uproar raised when the soldiers of the U S were killing the "in- nocent" North Vietnamese Where are those same people now when women and children are being shot down while trying to escape from their homes. which Sincerely. are being taken over merellessly? Those Charles T Gabrielson Al WE PERCUSS CNS One of the big issues of the past month has been the housing lottery system being used this year for room selections. When I first heard of the lottery system l was against it. I thought it was unfair to married students and I felt that the elimination of squatters‘ rights would have bad effects on the Augsburg campus. Now. | feel that the injustices to the married students have been corrected and the compromise reached on squatters rights is fair to the people who have put a lot of time and money into their room, It preserves the spirit and traditions which are in the houses. Lately. there's been a petition Circulating complaining about how fast the lottery system was adopted, It‘s really funny to hear people complain about things happening too last. I can hardly believe it. People should be glad that the decision doesn't have to go through all kinds of red tape. It makes posSIble changes which couldn‘t normally oc- cur. That‘s not to say that the adoption of the lottery system didn't happen terribly last. As a matter of fact, the straight lottery system was tentatively adopted by the Housing Committee at the same meeting that it was originally presented. But, as soon as they did that. word spread like the Viet Cong through the northern provinces and every- body who had a hand in the decision began to teel unfavorable rumblings from peo- ple, punctuated by an occasional emotional eruption. At this point in time. the housing committee had really been out of line. Instead of checking out the student feelings about what they were domg they lorged ahead and even tried to keep the decision from students until the information was in the P.O.'s. Tod Hanson found himself gomg around to the people affected by the new system and telling them what had already happened He prefers to ask people for reactions before a decision has been made. So. he suggested. and John Hanson, chairman of the committee, agreed, that an open meeting was needed, That's when the Housing Com- mittee got back on the right track, They opened up the process and started to listen to what students had to say. About 75 people showed up at the open meeting and really let the committee ‘have it.‘ They tore apart the system. pointing out injustices. asking all kinds of “What if..." questions, lt was really a good dialogue. I think the students went away understanding the system better (I know I did) and the Housmg Committee reacted to what the stu- dents had to say. They weakened. and preserved squatters rights. They put married stu- dents on an equal ba5is with everyone else. and they kept the lottery for all unreserved rooms. Then. the next day, one of the most disappointing events of the entire process oc- curred. People in some of the houses were discontented with the lottery and decided — mostly out of ignorance — that talking wouldn't do any good. So, they put signs on their houses saying, “Lick the lottery, Indian Givers, Tod-God" (which is just dumb since it wasn't his decision, but Chris‘). and the one I like best. “U of M, here we come.” I don't know what the people in those houses were trying to prove. but they did prove that Augsburg students have a tremendous capacny for being narrow-minded. rude and insensitive. | wish they would go to the U of M and check out how responsive the system is over there. If people still don‘t like the lottery system it seems to me that they ought to present their ideas and petitions to the Housing Committee. I don't see how it does any good if you go to Chris Hanson or Marianne Sander or even to the Judicial Council for a rever- sal of the decision. All that does is undermine the little power that student committees have. It is ironic that students spend so much time trying to gain power over their life at college and then, when a student committee which has some power makes a decision they don't like, they want someone from the administration to overturn the decision. It seems kind of self-deteating. Why don‘t they work with the people on the committee? Overall. I think everyone involved can learn something from the entire process. The Housing Committee cannot just pull surprises on the students. They must give people more warning and education about the changes they are considering and rather than try to make their deci5ions isolated from the rest of the student body they should elicit reactions from the people affected. The students should realize that the members of the Housrng Committee do have an important job and should demonstrate their concern in more constructive ways than putting signs on their houses. They should try voting in— telligently in the fall and keeping in touch with student government throughout the year. Charley lngman “77/5 LoT‘I‘EEY 40554 ' a g , " W2 g 7.44/26, m fl ’9‘ ‘1 Show less
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Personals Ratso — Are the rumors true. Is there 90an to be another Rlver Party thIs spring” — Fatso Old Mortensen restdents reunIon (ol sorts) May 3rd, More detaIls In tuture There wtll be a gossm and cackle clubmeet- Ing In the Chrcken Coop tonight at 8 p m All you squawkrng old hens are InVIted... Show morePersonals Ratso — Are the rumors true. 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laureotions -:-- 5-5-57“— |. Ci. anderson - - I I Survival: spring break in Florida Remember the movie Where the Boys Are. that mind-probing saga about college students' spring break among the sun and palm trees? The one With all the Wild parties and swimming pools and gorgeous girls and handsome... Show morelaureotions -:-- 5-5-57“— |. Ci. anderson - - I I Survival: spring break in Florida Remember the movie Where the Boys Are. that mind-probing saga about college students' spring break among the sun and palm trees? The one With all the Wild parties and swimming pools and gorgeous girls and handsome guys and fun. fun. fun? Well. not everyone‘s springtime escapade can turn out the same as Connie FranCis' did. and the nine of us who wedged ourselves into a Chevy van With a fine vacation planned (suntanning at Daytona Beach. a Wild day at Disney World, camping on beautiful Marco Islands, and perhaps a few days in the Tennessee Mountains). can verify the fact that there is certainly an art to surviving in Florida during Easter break After the cramped. two-day drive (“My rear end feels like somebody kicked it!"). how exciting it was to finally arrive at Daytona Beach. Florida, tamed North American Wild spot. tourist trap. and hotel extravaganza! Word of Advice: Don't arrive in Daytona Beach during spring break without a reservation and expect to find anyplace to sleep. We had planned on saving money by finding a camping spot. instead of staying at an expensive hotel. HA! Every campsite we found was decorated with ugly "No Vacancy" signs. and the hotels had been filled up for days. We decided to cruise down the student-studded main drag of Daytona. asking peo- ple if they knew of anyplace we could stay tor the night. “Y'all can stay in my room,“ cried one friendly lad. "There's 30 people there already, but if y'all don‘t mind a crowd. come on over!" Forty people in a hotel room sounded like it would be one fine time, but we thought we'd ask around a bit more anyway. Suddenly. unbelievably, we spot» ted an Augsburg student in the crowd. and she anlled us to come to her hotel room The way it ended up, Bill. Al. Mark. Wendy. Pam. Terry. Kathy. Dave Roger, Gil Chuck and Tom slept in the room, and Kathy. Paula and I rolled out our sleeping bags in the van. About 3 am. the outraged hotel management came pounding on the Windows. say- ing that their parking lot was not a campground (which we knewl, and demanding that we leave the premises immediately. Realizmg that the management’s slobbering and ill- tempered Doberman Pincer would have given anything to kill us. we hastily found AI (who had the car keys) among all the sleeping bodies in the hotel room. and drove away. searching the res-dential areas of Daytona tor a cozy curb to park at for the rest of the night. The next day. the suspicious management called the hotel room. saying that they were gomg to come up and "look around" because they'd heard two unregistered girls were staying there. Gil assured them that two unregistered girls weren‘t staying there. and he was telling the truth 7 seven unregistered girls were staying there One day at Daytona Beach was enough for us, so we left lor Orlando. where we ex- pected to find a rollicking good time at Walt Disney World, We gain sang. "M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!" as the miles rolled by. About ten miles north of Disney World we found ourselves in a traffic jam, and at the end of the traffic lam were sugns that said “Sorry! Walt Disney World is filled." But Walt! But Mickey! We came all the way from Min— nesota! Too bad for us. They turned us away. and in angry despair. Bill mumbled, "M-I— C-K-E-Y _ u . _ _." We decided to head for Marco Islands, the home 0/ rich people and land of white sand. beautiful shells, peace/u! terrain, and breathtaking sunsets! Were we ever excited as we tugged our camp gear down the beach looking for a suitable place to set up the tents! The excitement didn‘t last long. Has anyone ever told you that Florida has no bugs? If someone ever tells you that Florida has no bugs. send him to me. and I will straighten him out. Florida has bugs: hordes of sand fleas that bite without mercy, We were on the beach about five minutes when we noticed we were being attacked. Didn't we have any insect spray along? Of course not! (Hasn't anyone ever told you that Florida has no bugs?) To escape the fleas, we hurriedly ate dinner (sandy hot dogs), and crawled into our sleeping bags. I‘ll never know what possessed us to bring winter-type sleeping bags to the Gulf of Mexico. but there we were. all ready for subzero temperatures. screaming at the bugs. If we tried sleeping without using the bags the bugs went wild. and if we tried staying in the bags, we created a sauna. It was awful. "Gee, you guys, my bag is good down to ten degrees!" "Oh yeah? Mine goes down to zero!" It was Cuss City inside that tent. We cussed at the heat and we cussed at the gritty sand and we cussed at the lack of water and we cussed at the bugs. “What do they do? Just run around our bodies and bite?" yelled Bill. We sweated and swatted for about half an hour before madly running down to the beach in our grundies. spending the next few hours pacing up and down shore by the light of the full moon. “We can't just walk around all night, you guys!" “Well, what do you suggest? Going back to that lousy tent?" "No way!" “Let‘s build a fire on the beach — that will keep the bugs away!" Great idea. Before long. most of us were gathered around the old campfire, cursing the bugs and counting the hours until morning. We left Marco a day early (looking like we‘d just escaped from a measles quarantine) and headed our way back up to Disney World. finally making it inside the gates. What a great place! If you ever go there. don't miss the Haunted Mansion or the Jungle Cruise. They‘re both a good time. (Here I would like to publicly apologize to the rest of the group for being at the wrong end of the Disney World Monorail for over an hour. I could have sworn we agreed to meet at the entrance ticket booths...) After our experiences, most of us decided that if we ever go back to Florida, we‘ll take enough money to pay for a hotel room and forget about camping. Bill says if he ever goes back to Marco Islands he'll give any beach campers he sees a case of beer and a can at Yardguard and say. "You kids have guts." In a scene from Chanhassen's Sleuth. Milo Tindle (Peter Michael Goetz) and Andrew Wyke (Paul Ballantyne) play a few games with each other. Now appearing at Chanhassen Goetz and Ballantyne in “Sleuth” By PAMELA LIEN Co-Editor If Andrew Wyke believes his Wife "converses like a child of six. and makes lovelikethe abominable snowman."why does he invite her lover to his country home? Does Wyke have ulterior motlves. or is he really happy to hand his Wife over to the young and handsome Milo Tindle? While the plot thickens and resolves itself. Sleuth, now being presented by the Chanhassen Dinner Theater. enter- tains the audience With humorous ban- tering. intricate games, a ballling Story» line, and actors who carry off their parts superbly. Paul Ballantyne portrays Andrew Wyke, a mystery writer who simply doesn‘t know how to leave his work at the office, or at the typewriter, as the case may be. He is brilliant as the pom— pous. distinguished and game-playing author. Peter Michael Goetz as Milo Tindal proves himself a worthy, if sometimes reluctant opponent for Wyke's verbal and manipulative antics. Andrew Wyke has turned his life into a complex game of cops and robbers. and equally childish, has made all rules to sun himself. On top of that. he is quite insistant that people play with him. In his game With Milo, a little liquor, knowledge of Andrew's extravagant wife and Wide limited finances. are enough to establish a very convincmg rationale for the plots and schemes of Andrew Wyke. The wit in this play surpasses any I've heard in a long time. One hardly has time to recover from one exquiSite remark before another one is tossed out. Goetz and Ballantyne work together beautifully in the verbal tennis match between Andrew and Milo. Andrew asks. "Would you agree that the detective story is the normal recreation of noble minds?“ to which Milo replies. “Perhaps it would have been truer to say that noble minds were the normal recreation of detective story writers." The entire play is set in Wyke's aristocratic. if somewhat gloomy. coun- try home in Wiltshire. England. The at- mosphere of this setting is enhanced by the intimacy of Chanhassen's Courtyard Theater. The most recent of their dinner theaters, it offers a warmth and enVIron- ment conducive to Sleuth. The actual set itself. produced by Tom Butsch, is com- plete to the last detail. Directed by Gary Gisselman. the play is a treat for those who enjoy a great deal of action. a fast-moving plot. and a story-line which never allows one to be a lump ahead. Community Events OREBRO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA from Sweden — Wednesday. April 16 at 8 pm. in Si Melby ARTISTS OVER 50 EXHIBIT — Sponsored by the Cedar-RiverSIde Lifetime Learning Center, art exhibits of the works of South and Southeast Minneapolis hobby artists over fifty Will be shown in May at Cedar High. Borson Towers, 2121 Minnehaha and the Pen- tagon Buildings. Tell your elderly relatives and friends to bring their entries to the Lifetime Learning Center before April 20m. WEAVERS GUILD OF MINNESOTA — A Tidball Exhibit is on display until May 15. If you‘ve never seen any Tidball before. here‘s your big chance, folks‘ COFFEEHOUSE EXTEMPORE — A LIVE ALBUM will be recorded April 10 E: 11. with admisswn of 51,50. If you've never been able to hear yourself clap and cheer on a record. here's another big chance for you w 5 Show less
Have we got a tale for you! ...And in the beginning, there was Nels Auggie Johnson By STEVEN WEHRENBERG Staff Writer 'Teske scores for the Auggies.” shouted Dick Fischer. the Augsburg P.A. announcer. his words echotng throughout the crowded Augsburg Jock Palace [commonly known as SI Melby Halli ... Show moreHave we got a tale for you! ...And in the beginning, there was Nels Auggie Johnson By STEVEN WEHRENBERG Staff Writer 'Teske scores for the Auggies.” shouted Dick Fischer. the Augsburg P.A. announcer. his words echotng throughout the crowded Augsburg Jock Palace [commonly known as SI Melby Halli "What a way to spend a Saturday night.“ I thought. "Watching a basket- ball game With a girlfriend isn't a bad evening actiwty but watching it with a girlfriend and a high school football recruit7 Well. to quote a trite saying. ihree’s a crowd " Yes. I had been persuaded by Coach Carts to entertain. introduce to Augsburg College Me and put up for the evening, Harold (the Hammer) Dumbrowski. an alLstate defensive tackle from the Iron Range Harold was. in coach Caris‘s words "a real line foot» ball player and could really be used next year on that defenswe line " Well. I guessed the coach was right. we did need some "beef" for the line next year. And Harold probably was a real fine football player, but as a social companion. he was about as much fun as a little brother. My main gripe was that Hammer (he preferred to be called "Hammer" over Harold. or as one oi my teammates suggested. "Dumbro") con- tinued to ask ridiculous questions about the College that I'm sure I didn't know the answers to. like: "Why do they call it the Chin Wag" and “Who‘s this Si Melby character?" "Foul on the Auggies‘ Ray Hamilton." bellowed Fischer over the boos of the fans returning my mind to the game ‘Heh " snorted Hammer Hey you what did you say your name was again? 'Steve " l replied wmcing at the thought of another one of Hammers in- quir._ 3. "What‘s an Auggie?" 'Ohn that s our school nickname.’ I stated convincmgly ’Yeh but what's it mean?" continued Hammer "What's it symbolize?" The answers to those questions were unknown to me and smce Hammer had dug down deep enough In his vocabul- ary to come up With the word "symbol- Ize." I thought I had better try and make a decent impressmn on him and find out Not wanting to sound altogether ig- norant. I then told Hammer something about how they don‘t always tell fresh- men everylhing. you have to remain here until your sophomore year and be "initiated" before they will inform you on such an "important" piece of knowledge as the meaning of an Aug- gie. Leaving the Hammer trying to decipher the word "initiated" and the rest of my jumbled jargon. I began my research of the meaning and/or symbol of an “Auggie.” The first seemingly knowledgeable person I spotted was the premier Auggie himself. Jim SWIggum After four years of starring on the gridiron, i figured old Swiggs should know what an Auggie is. "Hey SWiggs. what's an Auggie?" | asked. "Geez I dunno." he answered With his Kenyonese drawl. "A baby ostrich or something?" "Aw come on. you can give me a bet- ter answer than that." I prodded "Well." Swtggs thought “i guess an Auggie is a person who goes here for four years and then says. Ouimosabee. I need a Jobee.” Typical senior! After that encounter. | deCIded I should find someone a bit more knowledgeable than old SWiggs. Then I saw himl if anyone would know the meaning of an Auggie it would be Jeroy Carlson. a former Auggie and currently the College's Alumni Director. l con- sulted Jeroy and he told me that as far back as he could remember the word Auggie was Just a nickname for Augsburg's athletes. He related that at one time the official symbol of Augsburg was the eagle. but that it soon faded away. being replaced by the nickname Auggie. Jeroy referred me to Ernie An- derson. the Athletic Director. saying that “Ernie‘s been around longer than me." Ernie told me about the same story as Jeroy. stating the eagle was once voted by the students as the college mascot. but that the idea never really caught on According to Ernie. there was once a symbol created for the word Auggie by a student. It was a troll. or something of the sort. so ugly looking that Anderson decided he'd rather have no symbol than this grotesque little man. I now had my answer to what the meaning and/or symbol of an Auggie was — nothing. Somehow I didn‘t think that nothing was a good enough answer for an alllstate defensive tackle desper- ately needed by the football team. Also. because I was sick of answering Ham- mer's dumb questions and wanted to give him something to think about. I decided to tell Hammer my own version of the meaning of an Auggie. "Hammer." I started. "The word Aug- gie was included in the name of one of the first great Norwegian student- Nels Auggie Johnson saved the day for Norway in the Greater Scandahoovian Olympics of 187 B.C. and has proved to be an Inspiration for the Auggies ever Since athletes. Nels Auggie Johnson. whose life style and principles our athletic pro~ gram is based on." "Oh yeh. I think l've read about him in history class." declared Hammer. “He went by the name Auggie because eight out of every ten Nor- wegian men also were named Nels Johnson at that time. Auggie demon- strated his athletic and intellectual qualities in the Greater Scandahoovian Olympics of 187 B.C. "The Norwegians. perennial losers of the Olympics. and known as the shnooks of the Northland. were bound and deter- mined to Win that year. The King. seek» ing to field the best team ever. recruited young men from all over the country. The most impresswe and eaSily the most dedicated was our hero. Auggie. Auggie adhered to strict training rules. running from hill to dale and dale to hill. at least twice a day. He never partook of alcoholic beverages. not even imported German beer. and only ate the true nutri- tional Norwegian foods, lutefisk. and Ieise, “Because of Auggie's superior in- tellectual and physical abilities. out- standing determination. and overwhelm- ing desire. he was chosen captain of the Norwegian Olympic team and led them into competition against the Finns and the Swedes in the Greater Scandihoo- vian Olympics of 187 B.C. “The Greater Scandihoovian Olym- pics consisted of two main events, fish- ing and fiord tording. Nonivay had never won either of these events. in fact, they had never achieved higher than last place. But. in the Olympics of 187 B.C. our hero. Auggie. brought Norway up from the depths of defeat. "In the fishing event. the object was to catch the most fish. This was usually accomplished by the Swedes. whose team members would wade out neck- deep into the water. intently watching the schools of fish aimlessly swimming about At a precisely designated mo- ment, the Swedes would. With the quick- ness of Cobras. snatch up the un- suspecting fish with their teeth. Much the same technique was used by the Finns, With the exception that instead of capturing the fish with their teeth. they used their hands. Many fish were lost to what the Finns called ‘sloopery faengers.‘ “Norway's method of extracting fish explains their consistent losing of the event. The Norwegians would wade out neck-deep in the water like their rivals. but in place of capturing the fish with their hands or teeth. would in a mellow voice call out 'Herega Fishca' (which translated from old Norwegian means ‘here fishie‘) and attempt to lure the fish to shore. “During the fishing event of the GS. Olympics of 187 B.C.. Auggie discovered a new and unique method of fishing. Bored and tired of calling ‘Herega Fishca' Auggie relaxed and unbuckled the tight belt that had been holding up his hipwaders. The buckle of the belt. dangling in the water. was soon engulfed by a huge fish (the first fish. in- ctdentally. ever caught by a Norwegian Olympian). By the time Auggie had secured his first catch to shore. another fish was biting his buckle. Awe-struck. the rest of the Norwegian team gathered around Auggie as he explained the tech- nique to them. Soon all the Norwegians were 'buckling in' fish. and the team c easily won its first Olympic event in history. Also. this new fishing method. being the first technological discovery in the country's history. did wonders for its fishing industry. which was null at that time. The King decreed the discovery to be called the Auggie Technological Dis- covery tlater abreviated to Auggie-Tech to save space in history textbooks)." “Hmm. isn't there a school in Chicago by that name?" inquired Hammer. "it's working." I thought. "Auggie had now become a national hero. and with all this new found fame could have easily sat back on his laurels in the final event. fiord tording. He didn't, and subsequently aided Norway in the winning of another event. "The Finns. as expected. were the fastest fiord forders and appeared to be Norway‘s main competitors. Since the fjords were fairly deep. the Finns would weigh themselves down with rocks placed in their hipwaders. sinking to the bottom of the fjord. They would then. by alternately pushing themselves off the bottom. rise above water for air and then sink back down to make their way across the fjord. “Norway‘s traditional method of fiord Iording was somewhat like that of the Finn's. but with a significant difference. They inserted more rocks in their hipwaders and. skipping the rising for air. attempted to cross the fiord by walking on its bottom. Even though the Norwegians were known as old wind- bags. very few thought they had the lung capacity to withstand the trek. The common procedure of the Norwegian fiord forder was to make his way to the midpoint of the fjord. become nervous. and instead of continuing onward. hur- riedly backtrack to shore." “Well that makes sense." commented Hammer. “When our hero’s turn came to ford the fiord. he began his trip in the tradi- tional Norwegian fashion. only to end It in a completer difterent manner. As Auggie slowly trudged across the bot- tom of the fjord. he neglected to remem- ber that his belt buckle was still un- buckled from the previous event. By the time Auggie was .halfway across the fjord. his weighted hipwaders had slip- ped oft. jetting him up to the surface like an errant torpedo. Stranded in the mid- die of a deep fjord. the quick-thinking Auggie made his way to the opposite side by doing a frantic imitation of a Nor- wegian Retriever bringing back a fellen duck from a woodland pond. “As before. the Norwegian Olympic team was astounded by this discovery. thinking this particular method of water travel was reserved for animals. Soon all of Auggie's teammates mastered the stroke (later named by the King as the Auggie Doggie Paddle) and the Nor- wegians easily won the event and thus captured the first Greater Scandihoo- vian Olympic victory in their country‘s history." “Yeh. I heard some talk about the Auggie Doggie something or other from some guys in the locker room," added Hammer. “Well actually." i replied. "Around here that's what we call..." Any further comment was sharply interrupted by an amateur Kung Fu kick to the small of my back from my female friend sitting directly behind me. "Let's watch the game. huh Hammer." Show less