a Page Two THE AUGSBURG Ecno 'God So Loved the World That He Gave’ When we were children we looked forward to Christmas as a joyous festival with a glittering Christmas tree, good food in abundance, and many presents. The religious sentiments were grouped around a child born in Bethle
Show morea Page Two THE AUGSBURG Ecno 'God So Loved the World That He Gave’ When we were children we looked forward to Christmas as a joyous festival with a glittering Christmas tree, good food in abundance, and many presents. The religious sentiments were grouped around a child born in Bethle< hem. We saw this child in all the pictures connected with Christmas, or we even went on to picture Him in our minds. All was joy—all was bright. As we go on in life many things change. Even our thoughts of Christmas change. We see a younger generation take our places in expressing open-eyed (and open- mouthed) wonder, in the clap- ping of hands for joy as they sing around the tree. God grant that there may always be children to keep up the children’s tradition of Christ- mas. “When I was a child, I spake as a Child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child . . ." This part of Paul‘s statement, in 1 Cor. 13, is very much to the point in regard to Christmas. The rest of his sentence is less applicable: . . now that lam become a man, I have put away childish things." This should be true for us all, and yet, is it not with a feeling of longing that we look back up» on the Christmases of our childhood? They were not “childish” but we were “child- like,” and it is as such we shall enter into the Kingdom. It is such that we get most joy out of God's gifts. As a man, I reflect on the three great festivals of the year, Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost, and I say: Pente- cost? Why, that is the festi- val of the Holy Spirit. Easter? That is the festival of the risen, triumphant Christ, the way Christ means most to me and to the whole sinful world. And I ask: What of Christ- mas? And something whis- pers to me, “As an adult, has it occurred to you to think of Christmas as the festival of God the Father?” And why not? Learn from any child that the greatest joy of Christmas is the gifts. And they all inspire love for the giver, especially those which come from father and mother. But “God so loved the world that he gave his Son . . ." That is why we have Christ- mas. The Son is our first Christmas gift. Love the Giver also for the sake of the gift. God so loved the world that He gave. The sentiment of Christmas is much the same the world over, but the condi— tions are not the same. How well those of us know it who have spent many Christmases in the tropics or south of the Equator where Christmas Day may be hotter than any heat wave here at home! Yet the Spirit of Christmas is there. The world will experience two things again this year that are of supreme impor- tance for an adequate under- standing of Christmas. In the first place, many parents are experiencing what it means "to give a son.” Some, like Abraham, will bring a son to a place of sacrifice and re- ceive him again as from God’s hand. Others will not receive back their sons, but God will take them; take them to Him- self if they are His. Their faith will be sorely tried. But God’s promises stand. And God's love has not been snuffed out. God loved so He gave His Son for the world. And this is the other thought that we dwell upon for a moment. It was for a world. Not only for our own land and people, not only for lands where we may have “a :w you gm gee— —“Butch" Johnson when he couldn’t play basketball? -—Anyone walk out of Main at noon? —Betty Westphal at West Hall between 9 :30 and 10 :30 ? —Dwight when he was on time to Chemistry lab? —-Grace Carlsen when you didn’t see Red? —Most of the faculty at a basketball game? —Carl Woyke when he wasn't planning publicity? —Norman Bakken put crack- ers in his soup? —The Sivertsen Hall phone when it wasn't in use? -—Millie Thorsgard lose her temper? —Harry Sorenson when he couldn’t eat another des» sert? —Anyone study 30 hours a week? —-Gloria Greguson when she wasn’t laughing? —Ruth Weltzin when she wasn’t good-natured? —Iver Sonnsck when he didn’t have something “up his sleeve?” -—Everyone get up for break- fast? (P. S.——For obvious reasons of safety the author wishes to remain unidentified.) Enthusiastic Auggies Attend Play Night As they cautiously entered the main building last Friday night, Augsburg’s y o u n g optimists were greeted by the smiling gym teacher and com- mittee. Little did they realize what that energetic committee had in store for them in the line of entertainmentfl). Remember the day poor burdened “Buzz” inched his weary way into Student So- ciey meeting laden with ath- letic equipment? Well, it was put to good use at Play Night. After a strenuous evening of volley ball, duck pins, deck tennis, shuffleboard, artificial horseshoes, pin g p o n g , Chinese checkers, and Rook, the boisterous participants dined nosin on potato chips and cakes, free of noticeable charge, they say. This Play Night was an ex- periment to see whether such a program would appeal to the Auggies. Judging from the number who attended and en- joyed the event, it looks as though Augsburg can use this type of recreational activity on campus. If you weren’t there, why not? Will you be there next time? Fine! white Christmas," but it was for the whole world. Chris- tians of some lands will deco- rate their churches with palm branches, banana plants, hy- biscus flowers from the gar- den. Some of our soldiers will be in the Aleutians where there are no trees at all, let alone Christmas trees. Some will be sweltering in tropical islands, others will be freezing in foxholes and trenches on a western or eastern front, and “Peace on earth to men of good will” will be only a bean- tiful sentiment for the time being. But all look forward to Peace and Good Will hoping it will become a fact again. These men of the far-flung battle lines have found help and comfort among Christians of strange races and lan- guages, out in that world for which God gave His Son. The greatest “World War" of all was fought on Calvary —one man, the God-given Son, against all the powers of sin and darkness and death, but He won and secured an eternal peace for those who will ac- cept His peace. Let us then in a spirit of repentance, humility, and childlike joy receive Him and His peace. “My peace I give unto you . . . let not your heart be trou- bled, neither let it be fearful." —Melvin A. Helland. Wednesday, December 13, 1944 lam: [co/a new, cat... '- We’re starting this new little corn—column with the understanding that you, as a cooperative student body, will give us your loyal support by 3 1. Reading it.‘ 2. Laughing at anything which so much as resem- bles humor. 3. Contributing ideas to the feature editor. 4. Kindly refraining from re- ferring to it in any uncom- plimentary terms. Thank you! t 3 ‘ Now that it’s almost Christ- mas vacation time, I suppose you’ve all got your Christmas shoplif—, shopping done. If not, here are some worthy suggestions: 8) Always wear shoulder pads and brass knuckles; it helps in making your way through the crowds; h) Then, if you’re lucky enough to find a clerk who looks as if she might sell you something if you beg hard enough, you begin by com— plaining about the high prices. The stores appreciate this. The Echo slafi ex- presses its sincere sym- pathy to Miss Iensen upon the death of her brother. 0m 30m MEMORIAL MOANS Snakke med “Baku” Mid-Semesters brought strange happenings at Memorial Hall, someone claims they caught “Pants” studying. This is of course an unconfirmed rumor. . . . One thing that exams did bring on though, was the lights on fourth floor (“Doc” claims he had to stay up until ten o’clock two nights in a row). . . . More could be said about exams, but our faces are red enough without putting it in print. . . . The party we scholars(?) had over Thanksgiving vacation proved to be a huge success, for proof of this statement see Joe Seto. . . . “Vitamin” Foichat has just informed the writer of this whatever you call it, that he is going to install an extension phone in his room. Vitamin pills are so hard to get he can’t waste his strength running up and down the stairs answering the phone. . . . SIVERTSEN SPEAKS N. A. Sivertsen Hall remains, as ever, quite the unlively spot. Oh, once in a while somethingexciting happens, like the time that Lil Schrader and Edryce Johnson wondered what was clogging up their sink and found a mouse in the drain. Have you heard about Helen Pederson’s pin-up men? Where does she get them all, anyway? Some of the girls are carrying on a physical fitness pro- gram here. Every night before retiring they get together and go through some very rigorous calisthenics. The floor in the recreation room is already beginning to sag a little at one end. We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and that you all catch up on your sleep. WEST WAILS We wonder— N. S. 1 How Helen Johnson can make such delicious chocolate cake? Why Borgie‘s mother left us so soon and how much she accomplished for her daughter while visiting her? ‘ serve quiet hours after 11 o’clock? _ How Clarice Ebert gets such good grades in mathematics? 2’. 3. Why Thelma Landsverk and Martha Thompson can’t ob- 4. 5. How Jean Tibke felt when she received her first Christmas cablegram from England last week? 6. Why Ruth Thompson gets so many packages from home? E. N. MORTON MURMURS The Morton Hall girls have had loads of fun predicting their futures on the “Ouija Board.” We hear the bars have been trying their luck('1) with it, too. After Thanksgiving vacation we feasted for a week on lefse and goodies brought from home. What would we do without our bedtime snacks? e wonder who or what was rapping at Betty Herman’s window Sunday night. Was it her imagination, . . . or does Eileen know something about it? E. R. They like their customers to be interesting; c) Always have a long list of people you intend to buy gifts for. This is rarely ever used, but it adds efl'ect; d) Buy things that are small, so you can get them home. Never buy heavy things unless you have a friend to carry them. If you follow these rules, you’ll be sure to get your Christmas shopping done early, if at all. ‘ I 1 U The girls at West Hall are working together on a new literary master- piece. It’s entitled, "The Mystery of the Missing King” or “Who Washed the Bathtub Last?” t 3 t Attention, girls: remember you’ll be here at school only two more days before leap year is over, That should slimuhue action. ‘ t 1 _ Just as a final note, we have for you a POME. ’Twas the night before Vaca- tion And all thru the night Every creature was working, Writing, writing, write. (ing) They studied and slaved And hurried, each one, In hopes that that term paper Soon would be done! —And mine isn’t, so ’bye now. E. 0. Come to Smgspiration! ‘From time to time Singspirations are held at our school for the benefit of the students. Don’t pass up these chances to enjoy inspira- tional singing and Chris- tian fellowship. Singspirations are held in Room 27 and are an- nounced in chapel. So, from now on, come to these noon-hour meet- ings—every time! 71w I 24W Echo Established in 1896 o 1944 Member 1945 ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS o ECHO STA" Bilbor—in-chid _ ' __ _.._Gne‘ c-ri-n New! Know—flail" Olson. m Schindler. Hark Hon-u. BM Nd-D. Sports Reporters—Sylvia Bruit. Nor-l Blklen. Willard Sack. Jul JIM Paul Arnold. Nun-n Andam- Head mm- — Judith Mun. hull»! Shorwloh lulln- Inna-«L. ._.lsnh Oil-l Anni-u t Baal ll out n mu - Mm haul» Am....._..u._wuflui M Publlullon- mflr. A. and! .3 Show less
I W, December 13, 1944 4WZ/te ? é; . With Joe Seto At a recent basketball game at the Armory, we over- heard some unnecessary boos from the crowd. Let‘s refrain from this unsportsmanlike act. Even though you may not agree to the official’s decisions, be considerate towards them because they are... Show moreI W, December 13, 1944 4WZ/te ? é; . With Joe Seto At a recent basketball game at the Armory, we over- heard some unnecessary boos from the crowd. Let‘s refrain from this unsportsmanlike act. Even though you may not agree to the official’s decisions, be considerate towards them because they are doing their best to be fair to both teams on the floor. I We would like to compliment the loyal Auggie fans for your full support in the stands. The boys are proud of the way you have expressed your deep interest in the team. t t ‘ During the past three weeks, we have heard from a few service men. . . . Corporal Gil Parsons, ’39 cager, suggests that Augsburg’s next buildi project should be a gymnasium in memory of Si 'Melby. t. “Cully” Swanson, former baseball and basketball coach, is now stationed in Florida. Lt. Kenneth Rusdahl, '41, in intra—mural sports, is a weather forecaster in India. “Ace” Hoberg, ’39, basketball player, is busy fighting in the South Pacific. Sgt. Lowell Formo, ’40, basketball man— ager, has been in Alaska for the past three years. 3 t ‘ . By Willard Steck In its first three games Augsburg’s basketball team has scored 133 points to their opponents 123. This gives the Aug- gies a 44-point game average; a total which equals that reached by last year’s at the finish of the season. Player F.G. F.T. T.P. Marvin Johnson . 23 8 54 Klefsaas .. 10 2 22 Joe Seto 8 4 20 Willard Steck . 6 6 18 James Adair 6 l 13 3 0 6 Norman Anderson ’ In prognosticating the season’s outcome for one school one has to consider what the other teams in the conference have to ofler. It in ii little bit early for such predictions but here is how I see the final standings. I’m really out on the proverbial limb on this so here's hoping you fans have a sense of humor and that at least a few of you will agree with me. ST. THOMAS: The Tommies, defending champions, have a few good civilians and a navy training unit to draw from again this year. Among the civilians the Toms have All State Dick Furey returning from last year’s champions. Another standout is Corrigan, All—State cager from BemidJi. ST. MARY’S: The Redmen have a navy training unit to draw from again this year too. Their position _in the standings will depend a great deal on whether or not their All-State Cen- ter, Lipscomb, is back. If he is, you will see them battling St. Thomas for the top. GUSTAVUS: The Gusties’lost their team of last year, throu h Navy transfers, but they too have a training unit. Also seen 0T1 their roster is the name of Buzz Wheeler, All City eager from Minneapolis Washburn last year. ST. OLAF: The Augs fell twice to the Oles last season, one by a single point. I doubt if the Oles have the quality of basketball men they had last year so I’m looking for the Aug- gies to give them a battle for the fourth spot. AUCSBURC: Because 0/ the lack a] height on the Auggie quint I’Iey will find it hard to finish better than. fourth or fifth. MACALESTER: The Macs finished in the second division last year but due to the fact that they have some-returning ttermen and a better frosh turnout they Will very likely push Augsburg hard for fifth. T. HN’S: The Johnnies finished in the cellar last year in eigte ff) the presence of one of the Conference 5 highest scorers, Stan Wilfarht. The absence of Wilfarht from the line- up changes the Johnnies‘ chances as great deal. They have a better team than last year, but they Will have to have their schedule in their favor in order to stay out of the bottom slot. THE AUGSBURG ECHO Cagers Win First Game The Auggie cagers opened their current basketball sea- son by handing Bethel J. C. of St. Paul a 49-34 defeat on the Armory floor. Both teams started slowly, and both played a ragged game with fouls coming fast and often. The individual high scorer for both teams was Bethel's one-armed star, Walford Pet- erson. He counted 17 points on 7 field goals and 3 tosses from the foul line. Close be- hind him in scoring was the Auggies’ Butch Johnson. Butch racked up 14 points on 6 buckets from the court and 2 free throws. The rest of the scoring was taken care of by Seto with 11, Steck with 10, Klefsaas and Adair 6 each, and Anderson 2. The Auggies maintained a lead throughout the game and led 19-12 at the intermission. Auggies Lose To River Falls On Thursday, November 30, the Auggie cage team jour- neyed to River Falls, Wiscon- sin, to play the Teachers’ Col- lege quintet. The Augs took it on the chin on the Wiscon- sin floor for the first time this season, 53-39. The Auggies were in the ball game all the way until the last five min- utes. At this time Butch Johnson left the game on fouls and robbed the Auggie five of its main scoring threat. High scoring honors for the game went to the opposition’s Sam Young. Young poured 7 field goals and 6 free throws through the hoop for 20 points. Johnson nearly matched him for Augsburg with his 17 points. Lindskoog. The Florist Good Floral Work at Popular Price- 1400 EAST FRANKLIN Bridgeport [215 F. 'l'. D. O. Ecklund 6: Son QUALITY FOOTWEAR 4|)! Cedar Ave. ‘ t _ L 1 fuel A. Pihlslrum. farmer zing- gie basketball pla) er and gradual? of ’29. is doing a fine job ('Urtch- ing [he Augsburg rogers lhi'i sea» son. This year his hashcleers have won (100 games in three starts, and last year they non ten games and last eight. Besides coaching basketball jar ‘Auggic Tech.” he is physical educav tion instructor at Marshall high school in Minneapolis. State-[£91,251 l By Jacobsen and Arnold i Paul Blikstad, Sports Edi— tor for the last two years, is the assistant dean of men and athletic coach at the Lutheran Bible School in Fergus Falls. . . . Miss Oster, women’s ath- letic director at Augsburg last year, recently had an opera- tion on her nose and we are glad to hear that she is back on her feet again. At present she is athletic director at a downtown gymnasium. . . . Two weeks ago when the Aug— gic’ cagers traveled to River Falls, Wisconsin, Coach Al Pihlstrom entertained the he s before the game. Since tlfg boys had “time to kill," Pihlstrom ably displayed his piano playing and he “swung into his own style.” _ . . “)7. Discount to Auglbuig Student.- Men‘s and Ludiu‘ Apparel COLUMBIA DEPT. STORES 407 Cedar Avenue AT. 1409 400 East Hennapin as. 4539 BRODAHL’S Boltmimnt—Holol—Bakory Modern. dignllled, lriendly. reasonable We serve nelll'lef beer nor liquors Between 6th and 7th on Cedar Ave. Ma. 9740 Page Three ‘Auggies Stage Sister Kenn Benefit Tomorrow evening, Augs- burg‘s athletic (lopurtnwut is staging a triple header basket» ball bill as :1 Sister Kenny benefit night at the Minneapo» lis Armory. The feature game is between Augsburg and Luther college of Dccoi‘ali. Iowa. This game will be pro- ceded by two preliminary games, Edison will face De La Salle, both of Minneapolis, and the U. of Minnesota A. S. T. P. will tangle the navy boys from Wold Chamberlain airport. Carl Woyke. Augslmrg‘s erstwhile publicity manager, is the originator of this gigan— tic affair, All cash receipts over and above the game ex- penses will be given to the Sis- ter Kenny Fund. The first game will begin at 6:30 P. M. Maroon and Grays Defeat Carleton Augsburg played host to the Carleton cage team on De- cember 2, at the Minneapolis Armory, and served up a 45-36 defeat for them. The Auggie five grabbed an early lead on buckets by Johnson and Klef- saas, but the Carls bounced back and soon had the home team on the short end of 13—11 score. The local five tied it up at 13 all but the Carls again came back to forge ahead 15-13. This was the last time Carleton had a lead and were soon brushed aside by the ac- curate shooting eye of acting Captain Butch Johnson. Johnson set the sconii' g pace for both clubs with ‘38 points. Just before the half- time gun, Seto and Johnson teamed up to put Augsburg out in front 21-17. At the start of the second half the Auggies outscored the Carls 11-2 and took a 32-19 lead which was never in danger even after Johnson left the game on fouls midway through the second half. The Augs showed consider- able improvement over their play of a. week ago, especially in passing and ball handling. The greatest individual im- provement could be seen in Ken Klefsaas who dropped in 11 points from his guard posi— tion. Both teams were young and inexperienced; however, the Carls had a slight height advantage. The best defensive work of the evening was done by Seto as he held Carleton‘s high scoring Todd to 11 points. Todd had scored 27 points in two previous con- tests, GOODLUND'S FLOWER SHOP Flowers by Wire Anywhere 2620 East Lake Street HUMOUS anant 4752 Minn' oapolin at FAIRWAY FOODS GROCERIES AND MEWS LARSON G SUFFICOOL “Say It was a Diamond" SELF SERVICE WE DELIVER y “” Gm“ C. I. IENSEN JEWELRY CO. “c. POI mm QUALITY MEN'S tum WOMEN'S wm . Authorized Dealer "'7’ Hum" ‘° Shdnu' “ ’ “East! ufihflfirh Open Thursday 8 Saturday Evenings ‘ TZEBMANN' EFT Guarani-0d Wadi. man and HOL nuns ms D s Inc. 1""!!! 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Page Four Norborg Speaks To Seminrians Dr. Sverre Norborg, professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota, spoke at the Con» cordia Society's banquet supper Doc. 3, 1945, held in the small dining room at Memorial Hall. Four girls from the Home Man- agement class served. They were Margaret... Show morePage Four Norborg Speaks To Seminrians Dr. Sverre Norborg, professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota, spoke at the Con» cordia Society's banquet supper Doc. 3, 1945, held in the small dining room at Memorial Hall. Four girls from the Home Man- agement class served. They were Margaret Nelson. Nathalie Thompson, Helen Robertson. and Mary Hcikens. After the meal, the group rev tired to the lounge where Dr. Norborg spoke on “The Lutheran Church in Europe", emphasizing the social as well as the spiritual condition of the people in Europe. An informal discussion follow- ed on the practical problems of theology. Dr. Norborg gave his viewpoints on Homilitics. He ~idtt‘d that the four main points of a good sermon were that it be t. \ttial. doctrinal, applicable, and .'Lllf}'lng. I’iof. Norborg was connected uvlh the United States Govern- ment Intelligence Department ind m the Scandinavian coun- :inShow less
Wadnaoday. December ll. lus 3,104.14 {X 24W Me GwWo * CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Prof. Oputh. the choir and chorus. for their beautiful Christmas Concert at Trinity. The stu- dent body of Augsburg and the Collage itselt are fortunate in having an organisation such as our choir as its... Show moreWadnaoday. December ll. lus 3,104.14 {X 24W Me GwWo * CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Prof. Oputh. the choir and chorus. for their beautiful Christmas Concert at Trinity. The stu- dent body of Augsburg and the Collage itselt are fortunate in having an organisation such as our choir as its representative in the world of musir. * SOME of our state colleges have been bumped off the victory trail by service teams. Latest victim of the boys in khaki were the Ole’s as they bowed to the Schick Hospital five 44-41. St. Mary's is also among those who fell before one of Uncle Sam's marauding quints. Camp McCoy blasted the Redmen 53-23 and from the looks of the box score the McCoy men tossed in everything but the kitchen sink to keep the score down. Harry Ahlbom, an Auggie of 42-43, racked up 12 points for the soldiers Harry may be back at Augsburg by February l—anyway we hope so. However, one of the St. Mary's boys will bear watching—his name is Bambenek, and thus far he has scored heavily for the Redmen. Two of last years all state cagers are enrolled at the U. of M. this year. They are Totzke and Mohr, both of St. Mary‘s——coach Ed Suich could use those boys again this year, fir WELL. tho Gustias dropped two close games—one to South Dakota State. and the other to Augultana. Conway Thompson was missing from the Gustia lineup for the first game as they bowed 41-43. Martinson and Holmquiat did all right in cementing for M and IS points respectively. Thompson came in for the Augustana game and promptly dropped in 22 points—brother. there's a lad who is go- ing to prove to be a headache. In spite of th e two losses we are still picking the Gusties to finish in the first di ision. * MACALESTER’S title dreams received quite a jolt in going down to defeat at the hands of Concordia, The Cobbers played a 49 point tune on the Mac hoops and held the Scots to 34. Brandt of Mac» alester tallied 14 as did Bohn of Concordia. Bowman and Hesse teamed up for Macalester to score 28 points in downing the Mankato Teachers quint 37-35. * GUESS THE ARMY isn‘t the only pest facing the State colleges. St. John's was the victim of St. Cloud Teachers 61-“ on the St. Cloud floor. O’Brien dropped in 18 points for the Johnnie: but his mates couldn't keep pace with him. Speaking of pests—O'Brien may be just that befora we wind up this season—anyway we'll keep an eye on him until we see him on the Armory floor. * THE TOMMIES went at it again and rung up 69 points in de— feating Eau Claire Teachers, Previously they had scored 55 points against Superior Teachers. Needless to say, the Tommy regulars played only a small part of each game, with Furey leading the scor- ing in each game with 14 and 12. We don’t know who the next Tommy foe is but whoever it is should have worries galore—and then think of the coach, racking his brain and tearing his hair trying to stop the Tom’s scoring machine. fir STUDENT SUPPORT at basketball games is important. It may appear to be of small consequence but for a team to know its student body is behind it is a mental lift. So far our student body has been poorly represented at the games. Just whose fault this is we don‘t know—we think it is the individual students, Cheerleaders get poor results and soon get discouraged—can you blame them? How about getting behind the team and really putting out some pep—the team will appreciate it. By w. G. Stack 101., Dheonnl :- Aug-burg Sludonn Men's “a Ladlae‘ App-mi COLUMBIA DEPT. STORES 407 Cedar Avenue 400 East Hennepin Johnson’s Bakery 2433 Riverside Ave. GEneva 5223 AT. 1409 GE. 4539 THE AUGSBURG ECHO Auggies to Play Mankai’o. Luther Two games remain in the Aug- gie nonconference schedule. They are the Mankato Pads and Luther College of Decorah, Iowa, Augs- burg faces the Mankato club on Wednesday, Dec. 19, at Mankato and Luther at Decorah on Janu- ary 12. At least three new men will be in the line-up for these two games . . . new to Mankato we mean. They are Clair Strom- men, Don Sween, and JeRoy Carlson, JeRoy was released from the Navy last week and then came immediately to the Auggie Campus. The Auggies have defeated each of these teams on the Ar- mory floor, but now it's a case of playing away from home . . . a factor which must always be con- sidered. Carleton defeated Luther 50-43 and Augsburg did it the following nite 49-42. It might have been diflerent if the Luther boys had been fresh as they will be on January 12, but with the new men added, Augsburg should watch another victory. Mankato was tough on the Ar- mory floor and considerably ofl’ in shooting. On their own floor they will be more difficult than ever . . we hope that the presence of Strommen, Sween and Carlson in the line-up will be enough to off- set the advantage the Teachers have in playing at home. Again we're sticking With the Aug: to win. Riverside Pharmacy Prescription Druggisu 2500 Riverside Ave. GEnev- 2480 Splinter: From The Hardwood By Pants Because of a huge number of requests. (I got all your letters. Henjum), we have decided after several beatings to devote a little space each week to “Will Rogers of Grant County." This week “Will’s” latest saying is "Always put off until tomorrow what you should have done the day before yesterday." Did you know that we have three former Ensigns on our has» ketball squad now? The three are George Sverdrup. Red Lindgrcn. and Don Sween. The only trouble in playing with them is the fel- lows don't know port from star- board. The locker room before the Lu» ther game was really a mess. Bobb Miller was singing cowboy songs to Red Lindgren to sooth his nerves, Of course. you all know that Red comes from “Cowv Town." better known as South St. Paul. After a long search we have finally found the man that can give Grumpy a race. Our nomir nation for this post is “Smiley” Adair. "Smiley" Will outfi'own anyone on the Campus, and in the drug store, too. In the last issue of the Echo one of the other columnists montinned something about the Minnesota football team. After threatening him verbally I had decided to car- i‘y on a feud with him but I know I would win so I won’t. As Jackson would say. night and "dirty." good 0. H. Eckluud & Sou QUALITY FOOTWEAR 409 cm" Ave. Your Insuvance Problems Expertly Solved IV C. J. JENSEN JEV/ELRY CO. "SAY IT WITH A DIAMOND" Auflloriud Dulcr an. "a Hamilton wmim Silverware. Clock mi 1min, Guaranteed mm Clock ".4 1min, Repairing 320/, Cedar Am... HARALD MORTENSEN len: m 21 Ave. 5. cs. m1 om“: m N w. Ianli lug, AT. ml Irolsv .1 All mm M Inlurance SPECIAL AGENT fol IANKERS LIFE (0. AL “37 Shaker’s Barber and Beauty Shop 2506 Riverside Ava. For Appoinlmenl Phone MAin 9385 Gel Your Haircut at Oscar’s Barber Shop One Block from Campus 2205 Riverside PRINTERS or THE ECHO 'k i MAIN 6338 LUND PRESS 700 SOUTH FOURTH STREET HIGHEST QUALITY FINEST SERVICE HOIEN’S MARKET Quality Fresh and Prepared Meats 2509 'l‘wcnty—ecvcnth Avenue South We Have a Complete Line of Home Made Delioaa‘e- for Smorgtubord Albert Smash-om, Prop. DUpont 1084 OPEN 24 HOURS EACH DAY BLUE GOOSE CAFE Plate Lunches a la Carte Service FRED MOONEY. Manage: 329 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis. Minn. MAin ‘?673 Pm Three Luther is Third Victim of Augs 3’ Silu Halvorson Bristling with life, the Augs- burg baskcteers rolled on to their third COHSQCUIIVO triumph Sat- urday. Dec, 8, by whipping Lu~ ther of Decorah. lowa, 49-42. The Auggies looked like an en- tirely different five from the one that had a hard time defeating Mankato Teachers a week before. Substituted for the slow brand of ball displayed then was one that sent the boys roaring up and down the floor in a manner thrill- ing to the home crowd. Grahn started things an (ni- Augsburg With .1 field gun]. but Boock of Luthui' immwl up the count. 2172 dropped one in finm i the court to put inn .. 4 l in front again, SL’lIJI' liii‘lnAiil tliw mly iii-(l Ml. mu, n - (Ii margin by making n t l two free throws. Lindgv (‘l‘ ‘Vll w and his team’s lead in ii p i m by sinking a shot 11w. made one of (“n Sli'oinmon rein other basket droppi‘d in Shots. l'L‘SpCK‘tW men and Giulm . for a field g .. burg 7 law! Setup then inssml in .l fl’ce thiow and two field goals to pull his team up even early in the first half. 12-12: but Stock dropped in two points to put the Auggios into the lead once more. The two quints exchanged free throws and Settje made another bucket to deadlock the count again at 15- all. Sween soon gave the home club a five-point edge with a gift toss and two baskets from the floor and from then on the Auggies were never seriously headed. Strommen bagged four more points before the intermission to give his team a 24—15 lead. During the second half Augsburg main- tained a comfortable margin at all times and walked off the court with a 49-42 win tucked under their belts. Doc Strommen led the Augs- burg quint with fifteen points. with Don Sween. just out of the Navy Air Corps, not far behind with eleven. Seine of Luther. however. was the Scoring leader of the evening wnh I.\.\'£rnl)‘~thi‘4:& points to his Cl'bdli. In the pi'oliniiimfl' conu u Mar- shall High ‘armlv \lt" fcated E} ‘l AUGSBURG [3. "I [v w Grahn. 1'. 4 ‘. fl Swunr 7’ ' .llli'l ~ hm a: .7 Lindgi‘l‘n. g . _ ‘ Gustafsunfl ., . I} ‘ Stuck. (. .1 L Millvr. r. . n i i Dctchons, g .. . { Morsuth, g. , . , , l.‘ Adan. f. . , . 0 W Anderson, I . . U l, Honjum. c, .. .. (l A; l. LUTHER Pritz. f. Johnson, f. Sonic, c. 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7ha€u¢éwz¢c$fio Von-nu. so Augsburg College. Wednesday. December 19. 1945 Number 6 'Christmas Echoes' For I945 Contains Special Articles The 1945 “Christmas Echoes" in- clude a number of articles of spe- cial interest to Augsburg stu- denu. ' A biographical sketch of George Sverdrup, former... Show more7ha€u¢éwz¢c$fio Von-nu. so Augsburg College. Wednesday. December 19. 1945 Number 6 'Christmas Echoes' For I945 Contains Special Articles The 1945 “Christmas Echoes" in- clude a number of articles of spe- cial interest to Augsburg stu- denu. ' A biographical sketch of George Sverdrup, former president of Augsburg, is contained in this publication, written by Dr. T. O. Burntvedt. A full page portrait of Dr. Sverdrup which was used to make the oil painting now hanging in the chapel is included, together with pictures of his fam- ily. Augsburg alumni have written many of the articles contained in the book. Rev. Clifford Johnson of Foss- ton has written a Christmas de- votional; Chaplain Clarence Lar» son tells of his work on Guam through pictures and a letter; Miss Grace Jewel Jensen is rep- resented with a collection of her poems; Missionary Arthur S. Ol- son provides a sketch of a Chi~ nese Christian; Rev. Merton Strommen of Mora, writes a Christmas story, and Mr. A. B. Eatalden is editor of the publica- tion. Christmas Music Recorded by Choir The choir had a transcription made on Friday, Dec. l4, of a number of Christmas songs, which were broadcast over KSTP on Sunday evening, Dec. 16. AM 0W! Only a few months have passed since the world's worst war was terminated. Already our nation is sliding back into an attitude of spiritual apathy. Hearts that un- der the stress of battle conscious- ness became seekers after God have faltered in their quest and entrenched themselves in a posi- tion of complacent indifierence. Concern for eternal truths has nearly departed because personal anxiety has been alloyed with the coming of peace. Mr. W. S. Fleming reminds us in his book, God in Our Public Schools. that “schools make the nation“. and he points to the higher moral standard of our na- tion when the majority of our country’s schools practiced a daily period of religious devotion. ln sober contrast to this picture he closes one chapter of the book with these words “Nevertheless. school became secularized; God was excluded and the nations downfall began." When we consider the sacrifices made to preserve our democratic American way of life let us re- member that this cherished privi- lege of each man to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" was first gendered in the minds of Bible reading men like Thomas Jefierson and John Quincy Adams. “How shall we escape, it we neglect so great salvation," is the warning from the epistle to the Hebrews. Express your thankfulnen. and curd.” the privilege at in. war- ship by being present daily in the chapel services. Anders: Conrad! AWC Backs New Project at Augsburg college as she watches Mrs. Arthur Nash, 5855 Oakland avenue. and 4 . \ W‘ ORDELLE AAKER. Hawkins. Minn.. cantor, gets a preview of some of the articles for the gitt shop Mrs. H. P. Opseth. 2233 Minneapolis avenue, put finishing touches on a chest. The gitt shop will open Tuesday. It is sponsored by the Augsburg College Woman's club. an alumnae group. Proceeds from the shop will go into the club's scholarship fund. The Augsburg Women‘s Club is a youngster—as tar as organiza- tion‘s ages are concerned. But it accomplishment is any criterion the AWC has already proved its right to be listed in the category of “grown-ups." Organized about tour years ago with a specific aim of developing a student loan fund it has made a splendid beginning, with over $1200 set aside for that purpose now. Service projects have occupied much time and efforts, too, such as sponsoring “parent and teacher nights" at Augsburg; helping get dormitories ready in the war years when there has been much shifting of accommodations; and supplying hostesses for serving members of the L.F.C. Conven- tion when Augsburg and Trinity Church had this gathering. Now an additional project un— dertaken is that of supplying fur- nishings and equipment for the new quarters to be occupied by the home economics department in the new building. But the wo- men will succeed, and they will do worthwhile things at the same time. They have raised money previously by annual "smorgas- bords,“ and by publishing the “Augsburg Cook Book." Now they are busy getting ready for a “Gift Shop" which is being operated now during the Christmas season. Items to be sold have been made by the ladies as they learn various crafts related to home economics. They have a workroom in Old Main and are busy every Thursday evening. 7 Star Journal' Chip-carving, knitting and de‘ signing, decorative and art paint- ing, refinishing antique furniture —these are some of the things they do. They “learn as they earn" and what's more, they‘re anxious to enlist others to have a part in their fine program of activities. About 100 names are on the list now. Faculty women, wrvvs nf tuc- ulty and staff members, {urine} students and their mothers. as well as other interested \VlJllllJl, are welcomed. Present officers are: pli‘SldL'nl Mrs. H P. Opsrlh; vice pl‘L‘SidI‘lil. Miss Alma Jensen; l‘L‘COl‘dlng SL - retary, Mrs. R. C Thompson: treasurer. Mrs. H. Mangm: and corresponding secretary, Mrs. Lawrence Jones From The Augsburg Bullx‘llli Annual Christmas Tea Sponsored By Miss Mortensen The Dean's Christmas tea was given by Miss Gerda Mortensen. dean of women, on Dec. 11, in the dining hall at 4:00 pm. Refreshments were served and carol singing furnished the enter- tainment. All women students and women members of the fac- ulty were invited. Eileen Kolden. social director of AWS, was chair» man of the committee in charge of arrangements. Helen Romness Elected New Victory Director Helen Rumness. junior from Zumbrota, has been elected vic- tory director by the student coun- cil. Among her duties as victory director, she will be in charge of sending Echoes to servicemen. We Greet You For some of us it has been three to four years, for others it has been less; nevertheless Christmas is not what it used to be. We can distinctly visualize the beautiful and inspiring Christmas concerts, and also the joyous Christmas parties. In due time our expectations are to be with you again. Moreover we are thankful that we will not be out on the battle- fields, as of the past four years. However. many of us are carrying on the battle towards the ultimate goal—permanent ‘peace. Therefore in behalf of the many Auggies in the service, we wish to express our Christmas greet~ ings to you at Augsburg. By Joe Sem, An Auggie in service. Calendar of Events Dec. lB—Christmas Party. Dec. lS—Basketball. Mankato Teachers. there. Dec. 20-Jan. S—Christmas recess. Jan. 7—8 a.rn. Classes resume. Jan. 8—Augsburg Women's Club Jan. lZ—Buketball. Luther Col- lege. there. Jun. lS—Bukelball, St. John's. there. Jan. lS—BasketbalL Macalester, Armory. Jan. ZZ—Basketball. Gustavus, there. R. Paut'z Appointed Field Counsellor Mr. Richard Pautz, former ath- letic director at Augsburg, has been appointed field counsellor to be in charge of soliciting stu- dents. At present he is a lieutenant in the Navy. stationed at W old Chamberlain. Christmas Parties Given on Campus Christmas t'ill-hl‘ulrd on campus lllt' pust \n-uk \\'llll ;- nuiw bt'l' of parties The annual (Ill whva L‘Iiiixinms party Wits c ytmmrd l\_\‘ llll‘ sin. dent body 'll’l(l faculty nu Tum day t'\‘(‘liimz. Dw 1.“ i'w m.- Chi'istmzis rlInm-i llik‘ ll' in: Iml' was fostin-ly (lot-minim . w Ila. mom was in candlwliuw compioium or in. an r. gram “as given m H tiaditionnl Clilisin‘ » - 'v by Prof. ll N ll: m' 0n Thinszluy 4 SH'L’ItSL‘n llulll Ella VVilsun ill and gills um .- was Schmrllu, Ell-W N in Shun, l. . .md :\uwr \ Clllltllllib mu. Wm >l‘l\«\‘ mm , ml West Hull ‘ . Finlay hm. * Christmas Carol ii iin ll)(‘ll\ Bot 11 Mniiuii llnll mili Alpha Housv hurl [llt‘ll' paint-s mi Mane day. Doc 17. At Alpha House thv Christmas story was dramatized in song. A specxal feature of thOll‘ party was that $0.25 was contrib- uted by each person and given to UNRA. The German Club met at Sivert- sen on Monday, Dec. 17, for their annual party. There weer several musical numbers including trum» pet duets by Bonnie Everts and Vlillis Johnson, Dr. E h lead the Christmas story and played Santa Claus. handing out gifts. 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Pm'l‘wo The Paradox Of Christmastime Into the clear cold stillness of that first Christmas night came the Prince of Peace which is in no way connected with all the mad fuss and furor that is so characteristic today of the Christmas season. of all the paradoxes in the world, none is so strange or... Show morePm'l‘wo The Paradox Of Christmastime Into the clear cold stillness of that first Christmas night came the Prince of Peace which is in no way connected with all the mad fuss and furor that is so characteristic today of the Christmas season. of all the paradoxes in the world, none is so strange or so revulsive as is the paradox of Christmastime. Christmas should be a season of holy days. Days made holy by our reconsecrating ourselves to Him who came that we might know the peace of God. But instead, through the superficiality and frivolity of our day, these holy days became holidays. We use the name Christmas. This means that it should be time of mass, that is, a season of prayer and sacrifice to commemorate the coming of Christ. Christmas in truth, should be a Christ-mass. But instead, through the superstition and unbelief of our day, Christmas becomes X»mas. The world in which we live has indeed perverted and abused this most sacred season. If there is any thread of loyalty in us to our Sa- viour, we will look upon the foolishness of Santa Claus and like myths, the half-hearted philosophy of Dickens' “Christmas Carol," and the traditional “niceties” that draw our attention from the lowly Christ. as the products of minds that have not been able to catch the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas is the season of the coming. Christ came. He came to give God's peace to the hearts of men. If Christmas doesn't mean this to us— I"lirist doesn't come to our individual hearts—then we too have not hi on able to catch the true meaning of Christmas. May God grant to you in this season a deepening consciousness of Christ‘s coming. May you see in Him the fulfillment of the richest promise that God has ever given to you and all mankind. May this be a truly blessed Christmas for you—one and all. Christmas Memories By Agnete Bagger Every“ hL‘lt‘. oi eiyu'hei'o. Christ- mzis tonight, Christmas in lands of the fir tree and pine, Christmas in lands of the palm tree and vine.” ~Phillips Brooks. Nowhere is the Christmas spir» it more C\‘ldEnl than in the for- eign mission fields, The “Great Day" is a climax to the year's missionary activities as well as an occasmn for much rejoicing among the Christians. The fact that many members of the con- gregation are celebrating the birth of Christ for the first time gives the festival a newness and fresh- ness each year. Christmas in Darjelling, India. began With the arrival of pack cases full of ready-made clothes from Denmark—gifts for the Lep- er Colony, How eagerly We un- loaded the bullock carts and sort- ed the articles, wrapping them up for distribution on Christmas Eve, Then we made the rounds of the compound with children's wear for every family. On the evening before Christ- mas Eve we would have our an- nual “Bohoj” (feast) on our ver- anda for the hundred or more co- workers. their families and any relatives that “just happened" to be visiting. Dressed in our best saries we sat cross legged on the floor around a lantern and sang Christmas carols. Everyone joined in the songs. even the chubby, brown youngsters, wrapped in blankets and with their great brown eyes fixed in solemn won- der on the glittering, leafy Christ- mas tree. They were often too awed by the many candles to touch the heaping bowls of rice set before them. And, finally, Christmas Eve! How peaceful and holy the night seemed! The white Church in the valley glistened in the moonlight. Suddenly, even as we watched the tiny fiocker of a candle appeared in its tower. Then the silence was broken by the deep clear voice of the bell: Christmas was being "rung in." The sound echoes from the dark hills in the background and lights begin to appear on the hillside and path- ways as white»clad groups of people make their way down to a Christmas eve service. Soon joy- ous hymns rise up towards the starry sky, proclaiming the “Good Tidings of Great Joy: for on this day is born a Savior. Christ the Lord." The Leper church is beautifully decorated with candles and flow» ers and is tightly packed with colonists. young and old, sick and crippled: everyone is present, and as the message is read an inner radiance shines through their happy faces and lights up their eyes. Early Christmas morning we are awakened by the sound of singing outside the mosquito- proof sleeping porch. Shivering we scramble out of bed and peek through the curtains. There, in the middle of our lawn stands the Leper boys" and girls' choir and around them the whole popular tion of the colony. Standing or sitting in small groups, with blankets wrapped around them against the cool breezes, the older people raise their voices in song-— individually and collectively—or beat the time with cymbals, drums or clapping of hands, “Merry Christmas" we shout, bursting out upon them. “Merry Christmas" they call back eager- ly. Then they come up. with their little gifts of an egg or some vege- tables, in many cases all that they possess. We receive the presents gratefully, in the spirit in which they were given. Later, every- thing has to be disinfected. Be- fore ]eaving. each person receives a bowlful of parched rice. Just as the sun rises over the hill top the last group leaves and as we pause to listen to the choruses wander- ing back and forth in the colony, we reflect on what Christmas really means to us. It is more THE AUGSBURG ECHO 7/3 1443 Me Salt- "YO m tho Ill! of 2b. earth." Matt. 5:13 Calvin Coolidge was once criti- cized for always saying the obvi- ous thing. He replied that if everyone did the thing he obvi< ously should do, the world‘s prob- lems would be solved. Unto the point of boredom we have heard that we are the leaders of tomor- row. Yet it's a truth that we as Christian students dare not dodge. God has given us the ability and opportunity to learn a little more. But every privilege he grants us carries a responsi- bility with it. When Jesus spoke of the evil that proceeds out of the human heart, he included foolishness. Sometimes I think he meant that for college students. Living in a world of fast-thinking young peo- ple, it is far too easy to let life become one glorious round of pranks, parties, and pleasure. Yet we have a commission from God to be "the salt of the earth." That task is a tremendous one, one that should make us tremble a little bit once in a while, one that should drive us to an earnestness of purpose. Salt is used as a pre- servative. The world needs Christians desperately in this role if anything worth while is to be saved. It needs young people who are liv- ing consecrated to God’s work, We can neglect our duty, but we can never escape it. Too often Christians have stood on the sidelines and raised their eyebrows at the world when they should have been doing some salting. Even salt can not do any good if it isn‘t brought in contact with what is to be preserved. We should be getting up everyday with a prayer for God‘s guidance that day in developing, squeezing out. every possible ounce of lead- ership that is in us. Our future task is too vital for us to take it up with anything less than our full quotient of ability. However. if we do not begin now, we will never get started. In another of those obvious phrases that we hear twice a day and thrice on Sunday it has been said that each one of us has someone who is watching him. The time we lighily joked about something important may have sown a serious doubt in some heart. The joke we thought was too funny to keep may have wak- ened someone's power to with- stand temptation. I was a coun- selor at a Bible camp once. One day while they were out in the boats someone splashed a little water at another boat. Perfectly harmless. But by the time they came in everyone was soaked and the bottom of the boats could have accommodated quite a group of goldfish. What about today? Has your living been turning the eyes of other: to God or further binding fhem to this sin-filled world? As Christian college students we have a unique position. We not only have the education that places before us the opportunity of leadership, but what is far greater, we have the truth, the one adequate solution to every human difficulty, which demands that we accept the responsibility of salting the earth. —Bob Erickson than the glittering trees, the scent of roses and sweetpeas in the garden, the ringing of bells and singing of songs: It is the spirit of fellowship experienced by col- ored races and white in commem- orating the birth of our Lord, the Savior. who knew not racial dis- tinction but said, “Go . . . and teach all nations." Wldnndny. Dumbo! II. I.“ 646,”! 0W By Phyllis Erickson "ForthonisborntoyonthisdnyintludfynfbnvidnSlvlm who in Christ tho Lord." The shepherds were happy to hear these joyous words. Why? Be- cause the long expected Savior had come. They welcomed it into their hearts, for it was the message for which every soul had waited. As Christmas draws near, do you too wait for the assurance that Jesus has come to save you, or is your soul already filled with the peace of Christ? Your Christmas holidays will be of great beauty if you will let the “Star of the East” shine in your hearts as it shone over the manger so many years ago. Do not be to bury thanking kind: for their gills to you that you forgot to thank your donut Priond for His Gift. Most of us are looking forward to Christmas dinnei‘, old-fashioned style, with all of the trimmings. As we do this I wonder how many of us will think of that plea for those starving in Europe that was made in Chapel? If our conscience should be so smitten, will We have the ingenuity to do something about it'.’ Many cannot go to help them, some cannot give, but all of us can remember them in Prayer. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: A flow" Ilwlys loam put of if: fragrance in tho hand of the giver. An Interview . . . . Of. course, there is a Santa Claus! He is, as everyone knows, a short, whiteAhaired, jolly fellow with twinkling eyes. Here for a short time on one of his usual pre-holiday visits the other day, he was telling some of his joys and troubles. One thing that bothered him was that some people didn't believe that he is real. The smile left his face for a moment, and he said very seriously, “Of course I am real. The pictures of me, the fact that there is an idea of mhthese are proof that I exist." Santa is evidently quite a sound philosopher as well as a giver of gifts. He also told of his plans. He intends to make his usual Christmas journey this year, and is so busy preparing for it that he had little time to talk. He did admit, however, that one reason for his crowded schedule is the fact that—despite all of his additional duties during the Christmas season—he must continue his classwork and attend all of his classes. For he is a teacher, too, you know. Some of the subjects that he teaches are philosophy, church history. German. and many more. “Why,” he asks, “cannot Christmas come in the summertime when I am not quite so busy?" He likes his job very well. but before my interview closed he asked me to give you this warning—“You must believe in me, or I will give you nothing." .‘ban’z‘ £00k flaw, But— Now that everyone else in Minneapolis has his Christmas shop- ping done. I guess it’s my turn to do mine. My only problem is how to locate cheap presents for sixteen people and live relatives and sfill get home in time. I hope they let me come home. They say home is where you hang your hat. so I'd like to hang it at home. s t x Seems that some students have done their shopping early to avoid the crowds. If everybody did that it wouldn't work. (Does it?) A defi- nition of Christmas shopping follows forthwith: Christmas shopping is an activity which. when engaged in a mailbox brawl, you think it is as rough as. (Said Lorna as she tried to stand still in a revolving door.) t o . But Christmas isn't all shopping and part-time jobs and cold L the and ‘ ' ' choir concert. the ' on the " “ ‘ CL ‘ party. and the merry atmosphere we feel all around us. And let's never forget the true significance of Christmas. t o . Merry Christmas, everybody! fectly perfect! Have a vacation that's just per~ —E.D.O. ‘71” 5’ch Established in 1896 1945 Member I946 Associated Collegiate Pros: THE AUGSIURG ECHO STAFF Editor-in-Chizf .. Mug-vet Nelson Auistnnt Editor . . .Elainz Olson Future Editor. Cnrol Quin Sports Editor. .Vlillud Steel Girli' Spud: . . . Sylvia lnndt Society Editor . ,.Cbulottz Erickson Reporters—Mary Schindlcv, Hiyllix Erick- at!“ s? ‘Twas the night before Christmas And all through the house Not a creature was stirring No spoons— A STREETCAR SCENE “I arose with great alacrity son, 0th: Cnrlson, Batty Ploylm. To give the lady my seat. MI "Y Minser. Marion Anderson, It was a question of whether she M. "“ 5"““L "'1" 10"“0”. Elaine Nelson. Inn: lohnlon. Ruth orI Thompson, inlie Nelmn. Lonu V/il- Would stand upon my feet. berg, Arnold Hum-d. Nah-lie Audu- m Shirlcy George. Phoebe o.|.. Nov- mln Anderson. Ruth Almiutl. lusinen Mmgu . ,Mnblz mi Assistant Insinen Manager unions Walnut Circulation Min-gen. Muitynn mum Mole-up Editon.. . , Nahum“... Muguuitc Hamilton John Faith-t, Mildud Bergen. Syivll nu. Moe Clair Strommon and the Snommen family wishes to thank you all for the kind con- sideration and sympathy shown them during their noon: nor- row. Typim Show less
Page Four 7/“! GM WW “Never park on a professor‘s desk!" warns a Teachers' College pro- fessor at Cedar Falls, Iowa. “It will be just the time the wife comes in for those car keys she forgot! And what's more, it‘s a pretty dumb form of apple-polishing!" The professor. who wishes to remain... Show morePage Four 7/“! GM WW “Never park on a professor‘s desk!" warns a Teachers' College pro- fessor at Cedar Falls, Iowa. “It will be just the time the wife comes in for those car keys she forgot! And what's more, it‘s a pretty dumb form of apple-polishing!" The professor. who wishes to remain anonymous, defined polishing the apple as “working a teacher for a grade you really don’t deserve,” and added that students who do earn a good grade don‘t apple-polish. “It's mostly the border—line cases who do," he said. Asked how professors distinguish between genuine interest and apple-polishing, he said, “Well, I think one reacts to it instinctively. It's something in the tone of voice, the facial expression. that helps to let us know whether it‘s sincere interest or just a game." One of the worst types, he says, are “students who phone the in- structor at his home in the evening to ‘check on an assignment.’ How do you imagine it sounds to the wife when she hears a sweet, delicate \‘OlCL‘ ask. ‘15 Professor Smith there?’ And his wife turns and says. ‘O»o»h. Professorfithere's a la-a-a»dy calling. . . Another type comes up after class and says, “I was so interested in what you said about so—and-so!" And the girl who confesscs, “I spend more time on this course than any other! You just don‘t know how much I enjoy it!” The intimidating typc dashes up and says, “What are you going to give me this tcrm?" ‘Wcll. I don't knmvfiu‘hat do you think you're going to get?” "I gotta got a B." "Well. then. I hope you earn it!" "But you gotta give hit» a B!" “I don‘t lee grades—you earn them.“ xv: too had." said the instructor. “that the idea of apple-polishing developed. bccausc I think students miss wonderful opportunities li,‘ git acquainted personally with the profs. Profs really can be of EH'HI help to students " lie addcd. "And ripple-polishing really doesn‘t work like the stu— dcnts believe it does. It may appear it that it‘s working. but all too often ally isn‘t." The instructor believes that polishing the apple isn't so pvtizilent now as it used to be. “Maybe they've given up!” Then he Slgllt‘d and said. “You know, I have never received an (a; Vi/in’rer Features ‘ri Minneapolis T vii: interested in mu- .Iiiint;apolis indeed opportunities this ' Symphony Se- ghteen concerts Friday rom October 26 to April 5 will include guest conductors, singers, violinists, and pianists. Some of the coming attractions are Marion Anderson, Yehudi Menuhin, Rudolf Serkin, and Al- bert Spalding. The series are all held at the Northrop Auditorium. The University Artists Course gives an opportunity to hear Fritz Krelsler. Nadine Conner, Artur Rubinstein and others. Tickets for these concerts are sold at the Symphony and Down- town Ticket Ofl'ices and may be purchased at the booth in the hall at Augsburg. Posters will be placed on the bulletin board telling of the near attractions and the date of the concerts. For those whose finances are more limited, the General Motors presents the Symphony of the Air Sunday evenings at 5 pm. on N.B.C. Arturo Toscanini, Kleiber. and Dimitri Mitropoulos will con- duct several concerts each. “SAY it WIN A DIAMOND" C. J. JENSEN JEWELRY CO. Autholiud Dealer Elgin and Hamilton Witch“ Silverware. Clock and Juiqu Guaranteed wmh. (locks and Jewelry Repniring 324% (can Avenuc A1843? v c. polished or otherwise. in my entire teaching career!" Concerts, Plays AreriMuRps Victim Turns Poet By Irene Johnson I think that I shall never see A place that‘s quite so dear to me The sign upon the door I prize The very walls I idolile I lie upon a warm soft bed Wifh pillows heaped beneath my head I swallow pills by night and day To keep my aches and pain: away What place is this, so dear to me? 'T'u West Hall's old Infirmary. When Gloria Nelson, freshman. awoke one morning to find her neck swollen almost in a straight line with her cheeks, she was iso- lated in the infirmary immediate- ly. How disgusting to be quaran- tined with so puerile a disease— mumps. Life can become very boring when one is recuperating from an illness, but Gloria has kept her- self occupied studying Norse and entertaining her visitors who are allowed to sit outside the in- firmary door. A case of mumps usually lasts about two weeks, so Gloria will be attending classes very soon. Your Insurance Problems Expertly Solved IY HARALD MORTENSEN new “2 2| Avl. 5. GE. 7‘” cum: in N. \v. Bank lldg. AT. ml Iroltu at All iypu at [mum-cc SPECIAL AGENT In: BANKERS LIFE CO. ri-u: nucsnuna acne chnntdly. November 11. 1945 7 And There Was— By Leslie Nelson Everybody knew it was going to happen. We felt it in our bones, smelled it in the air, or saw it in the sky. The day before it actually happened, the Weather Bureau caught on, but they only verified our infallible instinct. There was nothing romantic about it. Just the same old Minnesota story . . . old man winter charging in on the wings of icyI howling wind to settle down upon us like a miser- able wet sheet. If you were to ask the Weather Man to explain the situation to you, he would tell you that a strong low is passing over us which to us would mean nothing. Well, here's how you can explain the whole thing to yourself. Five things are needed: a chair, a table, a bowl of water, a grease spot, and an ice cube. Put the grease spot in the middle of the table, and the bowl of water in the upper left-hand corner. The chair is to sit on but that is op- tional. Now you are ready to start the experiment. Start the water spin- ning in a counter-clockwise direc- tion, and you have a fairly good representation of a low pressure area. The table represents the United States, and the grease spot is Minneapolis. Now move the bowl of water directly toward the grease spot. The whirling of the water represents the circulation of the air in a low, and as you pass the bowl over the table, you can i Auggies In the Servicej. Augihug may be very proud of In Auggi- whn has been all our tho world and has noome been back to Auglburg for I H. is 3/591. Vernon M. Blunt-d who wnc [pom Odifor of flu Echo whln he attended Auglburg. While serving for two you: ll redu- opomor on I 3-24 Ind larv- ing as u gunner on fourteen mil- Iionl, he traveled 100.000 null-I" . has been in 20 foreign countriu. and 42 out of 48 flares. He has rc- ccived two ribbons. four medals. three oak leaf clusters on his Air Medal and three baffle stars. The following article was writ- ten by Sgt. Blikstad for the Echo. The condition of the world today is the best reason why we need men in position of leadershiip who have been trained in a college like Augsburg. Look at some of our church and "Christian" leaders in prominence today. Some of them are the most confused, bewildered and the most pitiable lot of men to be found in this troublesome world. True, they have a “religious” nature, their education and upbringing have made them sympathetic towards Christianity, but that seems to be the extent of their religious experience. Having no saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ they do not feel the high call of God. They have no impelling urge towards some- thing specific. As the world seems to get worse they seem to get more "jumpy". They are always on the run looking for some new cause that will con~ stitute a "challenge" to the church or to that vaguely defined army known as “Christian Youth." Often they have championed the causes of the Jew, Negro, the brotherhood of man, and a lot of other high- sounding titles known as the churches' “New Role”, “new” problems appear. The ills of the world are essentially the same from age to age. The church. of which Augsburg is a part, has a divine commission to min- ister to those ills with the Gospel of the grace of God with all of its curative virtues. The Augsburg faculty stimulates and guides the thoughts of her potential products so that they can treat these needs in the best way possible. We have found that Alma Mater is no tyrant on what her protégées believe as long as their belief is compassed of words and thoughts framed on God’s anvil. S/ng. V. Bliknad plainly see how the “it, of a low would effect the wind direc- tion in the area it passes over. Just before you reach the grease spot, give the water an extra vigorous whirl and drop in the ice cube. Then bear down on the bowl, move it directly over the grease spot, and the experiment is ended. The grease spot will still be there, but you'll wonder why. That's all, brother. See you next summer. Or am I being too optimistic? Ratio of Men, WomenJumps, From 5- 1 to 2-1 Encouraging, isn't it? The Augs- burg woman»man ratio is almost normal, with only two women students to each man this year. Compared with last year’s 5 to l, the situation is greatly improved. Maybe next year Augsburg will be back to pre-war status. Some colleges, however, aren’t as fortunate as Augsburg. At Carleton, for example, there are 8.3 women to each man. Macalester was in almost the same position last year with 8 to l, but now it has a ratio of only 3 to 1. While the situation at the Uni- versity of Minnesota is still not ideal, the ratio is only 1.7 to l. The “U” has the highest percent- age of men of the various Minne- sota colleges. Mariam Bredou and Margaret Serstock. Dr. Nils Minne, presia dent of the State Teachers College, Winona, Minnesota, was the ban- quet speaker. Rev. Syce of Fremont, Nebras- ka, directed the book study of Nehemiah. It was from this book that the theme of the convention was taken. There were discussion groups on Racial Minorities. Rural Church, Christian Ethics, Mi5< sions and Methods of Bible Study. An impressive service was the Holy Communion service early Sunday morning. Mary Schindler and Mariam Bredow sang. John Pearson of St. Olaf was elected president for 1946. The Lutheran Students are planning a program of service on rural churches and urban churches throughout the summer. Besides the spiritual meetings there was a get acquainted hour with a song fest and skits pre» sented by each cabin by a camp- fire. Ping pong and volleyball fur- nished other entertainment. Augsburg representatives say “the food was wonderful and the beds soft and springy." Regional L.S.A. Meets ai- Idhuhapi The members of the Lutheran Student Society of the Land 0’ Lake Regions gathered at Camp Idhuhapi, November 2, 3, and 4 for a week end of spiritual em- phasis and recreation. The theme of the convention was “Arise and Build." Challenging us with our part as individuals in rising and build- ing for the kingdom of God, Dr. Talbert Running, missionary to China, spoke at the opening meet- ing Friday evening. A highlight of the convention was the banquet Saturday night. Representatives of St. Olaf served. The talent of many individuals was brought into the spotlight. An outstanding feature of this banquet was the singing of “The Augsburg Song" by five Auggie representatives, Ben Gjenvick, Peder Wilcox, Mary Schindler, LINDSKOOG, SMITH DRUG THE FLORIST SODAS - LUNCH“ Good Floral Work .1 “DESCRIPTIONS rapid" Prices 1400 FAST FRANKLIN BRidgeporl 1215 F. T. 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WMy. November II. In: SW 4W1!” 3W * During the war years, several individuals have tried editing the sports page. Some have been very good, some fair and then there have been those in the bottom category Vern Blikstad's regime was the best in the memory of this writer. He carried on a column in... Show moreWMy. November II. In: SW 4W1!” 3W * During the war years, several individuals have tried editing the sports page. Some have been very good, some fair and then there have been those in the bottom category Vern Blikstad's regime was the best in the memory of this writer. He carried on a column in each issue called “A Sport Fan of Auggie Land". When Vern entered the Army, his brother Paul took up paper, pen and typewriter and con- tinued with the same column. Paul edited the sports throughout the 1943-44 term and then passed the pen to Joe Seto. Joe did an about face and changed the name of the column to "Focusing the Sport- light” and also introduced a few new features which added interest to the page. His greatest addition was the “Sidelights” feature This was a short story of the small items which make up the athletic pro- gram at Augsburg. and introduced that phase of sports that is seldom seen by anyone except the players Tho main objective of most columns is to allow the writer to exer- ciu his opinion. and at the same time to give news that is interesting. In flu column we are now introducing your writer intends to edit new: from all the colleges in our conference and from those colleges our team meets in the coming basketball season. Another aim is to voice crii' ism of our own team. and those we play as welL The last objec- tive to be exploited is that of sports predictions. We intend to go out on the proverth limb and make All State selections. to predict the Iinal standings of the teams in the conference. and finally to predict scoros of tho Auggie games. By w. a. Stock Gridiron Slants * Football at Augsburg has been dubbed a failure. In the light of victories and defeats this statement has some verification, but not enough to merit such words. It’s true, out of three games played we registered three sound defeats—both physically and mentally. How» ever, considering the experience gained by the members of the team we cannot say that these defeats went by uselessly. Several men on the 1945 squad will be back next year and will serve as a good nucleus to work around—that’s a long stride toward a winning team in ’46. Experience is not alone on the debit side of the football scorebook. Fundamentals of football were gained, publicity for the college was gained, and true sportsmanship as well. It takes a good team to win but it takes a better team to lose. Something which I think would help the football program at Augs- burg is a full time coach. A part time coach. such as we have had, may be very competent but the lack of time is the greatest handicap. An- other and more intangible handicap facing a part time coach is the inability to build up tho will to win and the proper "rockem' sockem" spirit needed so much in football. In this game the players must have the desire to go out and smack an opposing player to a fair thee well— this l noticed we seriously lackodl Maybe some consider that unsports- manly (or dirty playing—I call it guts!) CAGE ELEMENTS HERE AND THERE * St. Thomas had 43 men turn out for basketball this fall—indicating quantity, and those present also indicated quality—we can be sure to see them near the top of the standings next March. Heading the list of Tommies is Dick Furey, an All-Conference selection in '44 and ’45. In contrast to this manpower studded college are the Macs and the Auggies. The Macs had 12 men report for the initial practice but more will be out before long. Dick Kirby, floorman deluxe and a good shot, is pilot for the Mac men. Helping him is 6' 5" Lowell Hesse, and Earl Bowman, the gridiron Speedster. Meanwhile the Auggies had a similar turnout of 14 men—headed by fresh, Nokleberg, Dahle, and Henjum, Others who look smooth are Miller and Grahn. Than. as we now see the basketball picture. the Tommies. Oles. Gustias, and Red Men of St. Mary's will occupy the first division with St. John's and Concordia scrapping for fifth and the Macs and Aug: staging a battle to stay out of the coal bole. Many factors enter into the position which the Aug: will occupy in the final standings next March and one of the most important oi these is the return c! such athletes as Roald Nokloberg, Harry Ahlbom. J: Roy Carlson. and Duane Lindgrcn. If sutficienz number at these experienced and top grade athletes can get back in time to start the second semester the story will he diflorent. Right now we lack experience and ability to put out a first division team. nu: aucsaunc zcuo Augs to Person Pilo‘l's Le‘H'ermen On Tuesday, November 13. the "A" club had its first meeting of the year and held an election of officers The “A” club was organ- ized about eight years ago when Dick Pautz, athletic director and Si Melby, former athletic direc- tor, saw the need for such an or- ganization. The object of the "A" club is to promote and maintain high athletic standards at Augs- burg, and also to maintain a tie between the former letter win» ners and the present day athletes. Each member is taking it upon himself to write to a former “Auggie” athlete now in the service to encourage his return to Augsburg. The newly elected officers are: Stan Person, President; Bob Mill- er, Vice President; Doc Strom- men, Secretary and Treasurer. Giggs Brethiem and Norman An- derson were elected Sergeant at Arms. The “A” club will sell candy bars at all basketball games and your patronage will be appreciv ated, Page Thu. Battle Indians In Cage Opener Carlson Returns to Hardwood Mr. Robert Carlson has returned to Minneapolis to assume respon- sibility as acting athletic director and basketball coach at Augsburg Mr. Carlson. recently discharged from the navy, has served as physical trainer at the Almeda Naval Air Station in California. and also has coached and directed athletics at Iowa Pre-flight School with Bernie Bierman. A former coach at Glcnwond High School, he played two years of football for Minnesota before he graduated in 1937. He plans in take additional work at the Umr varsity towards a degree along with his coaching duties. Mr. Carlson, a lieutenant in the Navy V»5 Pi‘cAflight program sincv leaving in 1942. previously coached football and freshman basketball at Augsburg. AUGSBURG‘S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Friday, November 23 Saturday, December 1 Saturday, December 8 Bethel Junior College . . . . Mankan Teachers .. . Luther College .. .Armm'y Armory . ,Armm'y Saturday, December 15 Carleton College . ,..Thorc Tuesday, December 18 Mankato Teachers . lThere Saturday, January 12 Luther College . . . . , . .There Tuesday, January 15 St. Johns' Universin . l..There Saturday, January 19 Macalester College .. . .Armory Tuesday, January 22 Gustavus Adolphus . . . . .There Saturday, January 26 St. Thomas Collage , . . ,Armory Saturday, February 2 Carleton College .Armory Tuesday, February 5 St. Thomas College . . . . . .There Saturday, February 9 St. Olaf College . . l . .Armory Tuesday, February 12 St. Mary's College . ,There Saturday, February 16 st. John's University .. .Armory Tuesday, February 19 St. Olaf College . . . . . . . .There Saturday, February 23 Gustavus Adolphus . .Armory Tuesday, February 26 Macalesier College , l . . . . . .There Saturday, March 2 Concordia College . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . .Thcx'c PRINTERS OF THE ECHO * * MAIN 6338 LUND PRESS 700 SOUTH FOURTH STREET Augsburg will opt-n its HHS-46 basketball schedule on Friday night, November 23, at tho Mlnnt‘v apolis Armory at 8:00 P.M Augs- burg will play host to thlu‘l Junior College from Saint Paul Coach Carlson will start the game with the follnwmg hnl- upk Henjum and Adair In tho frnwunl positions, MlllL‘l‘ at cvnlm' :Inrl Grahn and Nukluln‘rg [Jim-Hui the guard spots, Coach Edwards from Bethe-l wll . x1 hymzm .‘mtl Peterson as Tolu'znds, Univ anr son at Cl'nlCI', :md Slvuv :‘ Sandm fulfilling (lililt. The basketball px‘qur brighter this chjlun and . (i . ing fox‘wzn' s \ch up ball handling ‘Ruggml center will en. A punch in the 13' foot" Grahn nnrl berg will mmn‘ . around playing (u s the balanc.‘ n nw The Hardwood; ! By Pants In this L‘HlJllll m \i. H m to bung ym. \ irnn our practice Sta_ nns. Also :1 little humor \vxll bu injected, if my needle holds out Ouchl If you bravo readers will bear \Vllh this stuff for a while. yours truly will give you the latest dope. The most outstanding man on the “Auggie” squad is “Will Rogers of Grant County”, other wise known as Arnie Henjum. Will‘s latest saying is a pip. “If basketball doesn't kill me, I'll live until I die." Besides being free with the wit (7) he also is free with baskets. Just recently he scored for both the first and the second five. Probably should change his name to "Wrong Way Will.“ Wanled~l2 pan-s of m" skull 3 Please bring than in [in . mm before lhl‘ "Aw ‘ tmm muniln r: z . Tlmu tn an Inudlifll mu int: n (lOLl'lIBl \' 51m: Es a... \Hnur \l .. n.-.....-..:.. m: r GOODLUND'S FLO WEI? V SHOP Flowers by Wm: Anw' 2620 East Lu‘r. 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newer. Velnmne 50 Augsburg College. Wednesday, November 21. 1945 flew Dean K. Berner Dahlen rep- resented Augsburg on christian Education Sunday in Ortonville Parish where Rev. Harold Nydahl is the pastor. Among recent Chapel speakers have been President Theodore W. Anderson of the Evangelical Mis... Show morenewer. Velnmne 50 Augsburg College. Wednesday, November 21. 1945 flew Dean K. Berner Dahlen rep- resented Augsburg on christian Education Sunday in Ortonville Parish where Rev. Harold Nydahl is the pastor. Among recent Chapel speakers have been President Theodore W. Anderson of the Evangelical Mis~ sion Covenant of America; Rev. V. Bagger, missionary in the Leper Colony among the Santal people of India; Dr. John Warge- lin, pastor of the Finnish Lutheran Church of Minneapolis and formerly president of Suomi Col- lege, Michigan. Protector Arthur Nuh. who has been with the Army Air Forces for about three your, is on his way back from India. and is ex- pected back I! Augsburg in the early pert of December. Rev. Olaf Helland, recently dis- charged from the Army chaplain- cy after about four years of serv~ ice, was a visitor on the Augsburg campus Friday, November 9. Gerald E. Sveeggen, who at- tended Augsburg from 1930 to 1932 (a son of Professor Sveeg- gen), has recently been promoted to the rank of Lt. Commander in the United States Navy. A meeting of the Community Youth Council for South Town was held on November 12 at South High School. The aim of this council is to help solve the youth problems throughout the South Town district. Dr. Bernhard M. Christensen is one of the direc- tors. Other representatives present were Miss Gerda Mortensen, Mr. K. Bemer Dahlen, Mr. Dick Pautz, and Mr. Carl Woyke. Jane Andreason, '4344, was re- cently married to Paul I-Ialvor- son, at " W' ' Garfield Jacobson of Seattle, Washington, has been appointed manager of the Augsburg College Choir. Charles Johnson Speaks To Journalism Class “The modern newspaper is rap- idly becoming a field of special- ists," is the opinion of Charles Johnson, columnist, and executive editor of the Minn-polls Morning Tribune end Shr-Journel. In a lecture which was pre- sented recently to members of the journalism class. Mr. Johnson stated that it was impossible to over-emphasize the necessity of a college education in preparation for a journalistic career. No long- er is the self-made journalist preferred to the one who has a proper college background. He continued by illustrating that newspaper executives who once frowned the “college reporter" now maintain staffs which in many cases indicate that from 60 to 70 per cent of the personnel has had college training. According to Mr. Johnson the rural newspaper offers the best opportunities for the aspiring journalist to obtain practical ex- perience. He concluded by stat— ing he believes that there is a definite future for young men and women on the newspaper of to- morrow—provided they have had a proper educational background. Muted A freshmen boys' quartet in be- ing organized comprised of the following members: Gene Hasselquist, first tenor. Minneapolis: Philip Ounnbeck. second tenor. Minneapolis: Paul Peulron. first bus. Turtle Lake. North Dakota: and John Strom. second bass. St. Paul. Martin Quanbeck, registrar, at- tended a luncheon meeting of the Minnesota Institutional Teacher Placement Association at the Coffman Memorial Union on Fri- day, November 9. The following faculty members attended the Minnesota Liberal Arts College conference at Mac- alester College, November 10: Miss Gerda Mortensen. Miss Ag- nes Tangierd. Miss Ruth Segol- son, Mr. Erling Urdahl, Mr. K. Bemer Dahlen, Mr. Martin Quan— beck, and Rev. Iver Olson. Mr. Urdahl was chairman of a sec- tional meeting on natural sicence. “The Improvement of College Instruction" was the conference theme. Miss Gerda Mortensen’s Amer- ican history class met on Tuesday evening, November 20, for a “Character” meeting. Each mem- ber of the class came with a writ- ten inscription of some historical character. After each was identi- fied, the students told a human interest story of their character. A Thanksgiving theme was used. Rev. Oscar Hansen. Youth Di- rector of the NLCA. spoke at mid- week services. Thursday evening. Nov. 3. At this meeting plans were discussed for orgmiling n Luther League on campus. A 5 and faculty enjoyed a day of vacation on Mon- day, Nov. 12. in observance of Armistice Day. The A L g choir under the direction of Prof. H. P. Opseth is practising for its annual Christ- mas concert to be given Friday evening, Dec. 7, at Trinity Lu- theran Church. Dentistry Studenl's From NorwaySpeak Al' Convocation Convocation exercises on No— vember 8 held a special interest for most of us. Ten Norwegian students from the University of Minnesota visited here and four of them, Bjorn Midgard, John Aarstad, Torril Bodal, Johan Aar- thun, told us about the under- ground, the school system, and the living conditions. Torril 130‘ dal’s topic was about the every- day happenings of life in Norway. She made it even more interest- ing by telling it in Norwegian. The six that accompanied them here were, Ingrid Hoel, Reidun Leine, Hjilmar Olstad, Torgeir Togstad, Gunnar Mjaatvedt, and Ragnar Torbjornsrud. These stu« dents study dentistry at the Uni- versity and after completing their education intend to return and set up practice in Norway. The Echo Stuff extends Thanks- giving greetings to all students and faculty. A blessed and rest- ful vacation to all. Rev. ll. Grindal ls Speaker For Emphasis Week Rev. Harald Grindal of Tioga, North Dakota, was speaker at the Spiritual Emphasis Week services which were held last week, Nov. 12»16 in the chapel. “The Master Is Here and Calleth Thee" was the theme for daily chapel services which Rev. Grin- dal conducted. Special music for the evening services was given by the girls’ quartette, Paul Paulson, the boys' quartette, and l-Ijalmar Anderson. Daily morning prayer meetings were conducted in the men's lounge each day by the students. These meetings were well at- tended. Rev. Grindal graduated from Augsburg Seminary in 1942. Mission Society Outlines Program The executive committee of the Mission society has outlined its program for the year according to Donald Knox, recently elected president. These plans include regular meetings at the Gateway Gospel Mission which are conducted one Sunday evening a month. Meet» ings at the Sister Kenny Institute and the Veteran's Hospital are also planned. Services at the downtown mis- sions and Sunday afternoon visits to local hospitals are being con- sidered. The Mission Society will be in charge of the third midweek chapel service of each month. Women Make, Number 4 Fourteen Seminary Students Are Assisting At Twin City Churches Augsburg Library Given Forty Books A collection of forty books has been given to the library by Emil Fosson, a 1930 graduate of Augsi burg. who purchased these while serving with the Signal Corps in England. The books are all In fnrulgn languages. Some of the most in: tercsting are those written ill. or translations of. “Sanskrit " This 1~ the earliest language rvlutud in English of which there me n:- mains of literature. it is an Inrlw European language and Persxa, from lnrlla Oldest volumes in the group aw four of Aristotos 1803. Others publisher! in In Italian an» 51x books written by Machcanelle. Also, there is Dantes' "Divine Comedy" in the original. Several of the books are written in French. Two of these in beautiful binding are on “Literary Persons" by Montesquieu. The remainder of the books are written either in Latin, German or English. One of these is a famous volume in Eng» lish, Boyles, “Historical and Criti‘ cal Dictionary”. l944-5 Enrollment At Augsburg Shows Rise In Number of Men The statistics on enrollment from the registrar's office reports the following enrollment in each class. Men Women Total Freshman 45 105 l51 Sophomore ..11.....39....50.. Junior 14 20 3‘ Senior 5 ll 20 Special 12 7 21 Total 92 182 276 Sell Gifts To Build Up Loan Fund In the midst of glue, paint, and chips of wood fifteen women of the Augsburg College Women’s Club have been painting, woodcarving every Thursday night in their workshop in Old Main. Many members have been at home sewing and knitting. Sometime before Christmas they will open a gift shop in the booth in the hall of the administration building to sell their products. By next fall they hope to have this shop open daily. These women are striving to build up a loan fund for students of Augsburg. At present the loan fund is open only to seniors, of» faring them up to $100 for tuition and other college expenses, but in the future they hope to help stu- dents from other classes, also. The fund has previously been raised through the sale of a cook book. Upon entering the work shop one is amazed at the number of articles into which the Augsburg women have put their time and and skill. Their biggest project is the decoration of a dresser. The out- side and inside are both painted in pastel colors. The drawers have oil paintings on them. Over this is spread an antique film. In chip carving they have madc- desk blotters, stamp boxes, and book ends. They have painted trays, candy jars, flower pot hold- ers, and pins. With the Christmas season in mind they have cut figures of angels from wood and have painted them in many do corative ways to be used as canA dlcstick holders on the Yuletide table. Animals have been stufled in pink, blue, yellow and a variety of other colors. Mittens have also been knitted. Future students who will be making use of these financial loans provided through this sale will thank the Augsburg College Women's Club for its foresight, work, and interest. Mrs. H. P. Op- seth is the president of this 01> ganization. The l01lll('(‘l‘l Svminuxy silltll'llls. Ol’Eflank‘d us 1hr Sn. Clely. m1- fm' :mnlhvr \‘vm. hn-lpr m 'I Ctmt'nl (In mg Congregations :n n Clllt‘S by (hurling cher [in .u'llr mg. yuunl! punplm' wall. Sl'hmik [UM ‘ l Vlsllilllunm mum mm film srn. lnulm (llrm \‘wnl- Nelson '1" ~ [IH' l\'L‘l Sunnml umpnmfl‘ sun. Rmsm . EHth l\ sin 1:» «l- u .l - ‘ >1 mmzn) sun. Eu'nhmrt l‘ l‘. ‘ fr" ~' Landsn rk. lurk Heading the as Prrsitlvnt l Socrumry me u . stnlllnn ‘ I“ .. zlm' luv. “ t "7 ’l Chwsl: v' llmm . sten. rcspccuvcly. This SOClt‘ly holds monthly meetings with outstanding speak- ers from the Twin Cities. On December 3, Dr. Sverre Norborg, former teacher at Augs- burg and now professor of phi- losophy at the University of Min- nesota, will speak. Dr. Norborg was associated with the UNRA at Washington, D. C., during the war and was active in the Norwegian Underground. These future theologian: also have their fun, for one of the out standing events of the year for "seems," is their skip day in the spring. Opseth Lists Choir Members Professor H. P 0:: nnunccd the ml‘ml. . Augsburg Collugr mm.) elude thr- folhmmg n'Hl'll.\\tl~ Burl-mm Ho: ( .ml \l ‘z‘m Juno “eran lr» rn [Mt-u llcggo l u on m Ruth llulm .\l.u_v Svhlwllu Iris .lulumon \ ‘H ~lll Em .nw- .\:m\\..l\yl- Benn" Knhlu: tlwlnltr \V ll Delurm Lmsm nun mum.» 4hirlr} \1..n~hrhl (.mlmn \lk \lJl'lIS maul.” 1mm! .\l.ml mm...“ Alloliuc l)l|lllf‘ .‘\lyw 1mm .\ll‘r(‘Show less
Poncho Visionary Venture A newspaper editor in one of our southern cities not so long ago was quite in a dither as to which of his many stories was the most important—the one for the headline spot. After pondering gorry and terrifying reports from all over the world, he finally gave up in dis-... Show morePoncho Visionary Venture A newspaper editor in one of our southern cities not so long ago was quite in a dither as to which of his many stories was the most important—the one for the headline spot. After pondering gorry and terrifying reports from all over the world, he finally gave up in dis- gust and put out his paper with the following caption: “WORLD m AN AWFUL MESS.” Since that time and down through to the present the war has come to an end. Technically the world is supposed-to be at peace. But in reality the world is still a pretty messy place. The problem of winning the peace is far more of a problem for us, than has been the problem of winning the war. From all quarters reports come that bring new threats into the life of humanity, In many countries revolutions are brewing and in some spots flare into open rebellion The Jews are defiantly telling the world what must be done for them. The Russians are continuing to shadow~box with the whole world. But more than all of this, new terror has been struck into the hearts of thinking man by the unleashing of the atomic energy. The possibility that the earth may be dissolved in three hours by the decomposition of matter caused by the break—up of the atomic structure is the grimmest reality of our age. As a result our friend, H. G. Wells drolls his dripping pessimism over the front pages of our newspapers. Recent visitors in Washington observe, and this has been emphasized in a recent issue of “Life” magazine. that the leaders in the Capital are thoroughly frightened :md even panicky over the issue. Scientists who perfected our knowl- edge of this force, act as if they were criminals. We, the Americans, supposedly the most progressive people on earth, with all our “know how" and “can do", at last find ourselves up the proverbial creek with» ill! the answer to these distressing difficulties. There are, however. answers to the dilemnas that we find ourselves in. Whether or not we make use of these solutions, of course, is an entirely different matter. But there are ways out of our difficulties. One of the finest answers that has come in this connection in a recent day. was given by J. Robert Oppenheimer (the director of the r arch work in the development of the atomic bomb) when he dra» matically told the senate Kilgore committee that “the only defense against the atom bomb is }\'orld peace, based on good faith,” Indeed this is a striking statement for a supposedly hard and cold factual scientist to make. Especially the words, “good faith." Yet this is the only solution that the man who reputedly knows more about the atom business has made. "Good faith." How can it be had in our world? Our military aggressiveness has certainly not brought this about. We haven't. gained the "good faith" of the residents of Hamburg by bombing 93‘? of their city out of existence. Nor have we gained the grace of the residence of Hiroshima by loosening over their heads the irost horrible missile of modern warfare. Of course we have been glibly told by our newspapers that the American soldier has been an ambassador of good will wherever he has gone. In isolated cases this may have been true, But this is flatly contradicted by the state- merit of General Jimmy Doolittle, who, among others, has told us that there is no such a thing as a profound respect and love for the American soldier in the hearts of the millions of underprivileged peo- ples of the world: but rather a growing feeling of antipathy and re- sentmentithe fruit of their jealousy over our military superiority. Neither can we say that the diplomatic maneuvering of our day has brought about. or has any real hope of bringing about, “good faith," To the diplomat of today, in most cases, these are merely two trite words. There is, however. one great light that pierces the enshrouding gloom. Wendell Willkie first called our attention to it when he said that missionaries are the most popular and worthwhile foreigners in every country wherever they are found. This is no pious phrase, This is truth that has been reiterated time after time in both high and low places. The Christian spirit of the missionary has proved to be irresist- ible. It has melted everything. Diplomats mingle with the officials and the elite of the foreign countries. They are exclusive and difficult to reach and are thus often unconcerned and sadly uninformed of the true state of affairs: and as a result unable to accomplish very little of real value. But the Christian missionary who has willingly worked in the hovels of poverty. with lepers, and with the dirtiest and most illiterate has laid the most solid foundation in existence today for the bringing about of "good faith“ in our world. How sad it is that we have failed to realize before that the mis- sionary program centered around the Cross of Christ is God’s program for uniting the world. The world will never be successfully united by any other bond than the great bond of the love of God in Christ. This perfect love has been the great source of strength of the missionary, It has supplied him with all his courage and understanding and zeal. And truly, it is the only thing that can heal and hold together a bleed- ing world. Without reservation, a Christ-centered missionary program is the greatest necessity for the world of our day. It can accomplish more toward establishing “good faith" than all the treaties and documents and agreements that our diplomats have concocted. But God has purposed that this program be carried out by the feeble elloi'ts of men's hands. “Men are God's methods. Not just ordi- nary men, but men that the Holy Spirit can use—men of prayer, men great in prayer. God needs not men great in talent or wise in human wisdom, but men great in holiness, great in faith, great in love, great in fidelity. great for God." These alone can mould a world for peace and a generation for God. To unite the men of the world around the Cross of Christ then, is the vision needed for our day. If we would have peace, it is the vision that the world must venture out on. “Pray ye therefore the Lord of the Harvest, that he send forth laborers." IVER SONNACK THE AUGIBURG ECHO c We ewe 71:65:44 The smoky darkness of war has been lifted from our nation. Her sons are returning to the homes that they love; and suddenly, we are facing the peace for which those sons who shall not return, have paid. In our hearts we hold great plans for our world at peace. We, want better homes, better society, better government. Our minds are busy with the planning that must help the future we desire to ma- terialize. And yet, Lord, let us never be too busy to pause, to look back, and to thank Thee. To thank Thee for the victory— Thy great answer to our prayer, To thank Thee for Thy reassuring presence throughout the conflict. To thank Thee for the promise that Thou will be with us through the years to come. Cause us to be truly grateful this Thanksgiving season. Syracuse Prof Names Four College Goals “The golden goals of the under- graduate are physical perfection, mental alertness, social under- standing, and spiritual aware- ness," declared Dr. Frederick Taylor Wilson, nationally recog- nized authority on United States presidents and the constitution of the United States. We come to college, “the train- ing camp of the future, to learn to think, and thinking is the most difficult thing in the world," he declared. Quoting General MacArthur in his speech after the Japanese surrender, Dr. Wilson said that the problems of the world are now theological problems, “We know so much about dynamo and so little of deity." During his talk, the historian compared the four college years to Shakespearean plays saying that the freshman year is the "Comedy of Errors;" the sopho- more year, “Much Ado About Nothing;" the junior year, “As You Like lt;" and the senior year, “All's Well That Ends Well."— Daily Orange, Syracuse Univer- sity, Syracuse, New York. Tear Down That Bell By Irene Johnson "Tear down that hell." but wait That bell to us is clear It means the passing memories Of each momentous year, Today it penis out Victory But more than that it holds The friendships and the many iovs Each Augsburg heart enfolds. Wednesday. November 21. ms 6W 0W By Phyllis Erlckwn The Lord has need of laborers in his vineyards. Answer, “Lord here am I send me." Pnycricnofldutybutnprivilpgo.ltilinuchouinrtndhcuu duty than to do it. There is no gain but by a loss. Everyone is includod in this invltntion. "Cain. unto nu, yo who mnnrynndhpnvyhdonnndlwlllgivoyou m1." Thought for the day “Few are they who, along life’s thorny road, leave a trail of The Fragrance of Christ.’ " The Christian Digest, Nov. 1945 | em: [on Maw, 3“:— Good Dag! (She said as she pretended she was Norwegian, but that ' couldn’t be, unless maybe she is put Norwegian, only she isn’t. Undoubtedly you In all going home or to some friend's ham. or maybe to the dining hall. for Thanksgiving. or some plnoo olu. Unp doubtedly. Speaking of Thanksgiving, the meals at the dining hall have been wonderful, haven‘t they? And it’s so much fun sitting with the same people each night and not being able to talk about only the Weather, because you used that line last night and the night before! "Meals" at Sivertsen’s kitchen are wonderful too. They consist of cofiee. And now we've just finished fem again. The teachers rally m concerned about our mania! and educational achth nnd prom-cu. Not only that. they want us to get plucsl Now I’m beginning to wonder which places. It shouldn't happen to a dog. But it did. (Bow Wow. I suppose.) And now, while the thought is pressing my fevered brain (and my bandaged limbs) let me tell you about the slugging sextette, those bat- tling babes, that murderous mob, namely (and i,e.) the Fresh girls’ bas— ketball team. That is, I suppose it's basketball, Maybe I shouldn’t use that word so loosely, And I thought we played rough last year! That was as safe as mere tiddly—winks compared to this year's display of brazen brutality! But I suppose it is rather narrow-minded to expect such new ac- quaintances to leave your shins as they found them. Besides, what's it to them if we have to spend the rest of our lives learning to write with our toes? The poor dears—how were they to know that the sophs, so young and fair, wanted to finish out at least this semester without wear- ing plaster casts? Ah yes—give me a nice peaceful torture chamber! I love the quiet life. Now to quiet our nerves, I have prepared, again, some poetry, better known as nursery rhymes, which have been revised by the National Association of Nursery Rhyme Revisers of America, in order that they be more fitted for a college students’ advanced intelligentsia. Verse I 7 Hickory, dickory dock Two mice ran up the clock The clock struck one The other one got away. Stanza II Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells And one miserable petunia. Bowling is really quite the sport for us healthy college students. It develops one's sense of direction. You aim either at one gutter or the other. There‘s no two ways about that! We have compiled a set of rules for bowling, which, though noticeably unprofessional, are very helpful: 1. Always stay on one alley—Don't infringe on the one next to yours. 2. Add a figure "1" (one) on the left of your score. It looks better to have three digits. 3. 1f the ball isn’t round, use your head. And now we have to hurry home, don't we'.’ Vacation is too, too per- fectly perfect, I can‘t wait to greet my family with open arms. I hope the feeling is mutual, I doubt, Have a nice vacationll —E. D. O. [at 7/0444 liq/d 5:: 54a” The greatest thing that a Christian possesses is his testimony. How many people there are, though, today, who have no testimony! Remem- ber that it is not enough to confess Christ in a public meeting, or in the silence of your own room, and stop there. Once Christ has been con: fessed as Saviour, there must be the continual daily confession and wit- nessing that He is Lord and Master of your life. If you do not confess Christ in such a way that those about you know that you are determined to serve Him, you will surely fail. If Christ is your Saviour, you are guilty of base ingratitude if you do not acknowledge Him as such. If Christ is your Friend, then you are disloyal to Him if you are ashamed of Him before others. If Christ is your King, then you are a traitor if you do not let others know under whose banner you are serving. If Christ is your God, then you are totally unworthy if you do not proclaim the fact to those who do not worship Him. It is not enough to merely confess Christ in word, but your life must also be a daily witness. Let every act, every word, everd attitude of yours show forth your love for Christ. There may be times when silence is golden; when an act of kindly consideration will speak louder of your relationship to Christ than any mere words. Never be like the person of whom we have heard it said, “What you are speaks so loudly, I can not hear what you say." Some are glib of tongue when speaking of their loyalty to Christ, but their spite, their lack of love, their bad tempers, their jealousies, their critical spirit, make their profession a mere mockery, and they put their Saviour to open shame. Never deny your Lord under any cir- cumstances; confess Him with your lips whenever possible, and always by your life. Never allow any one to have the slightest doubt, because of anything you do or say, as to whether you are His follower or not. 7/2 14W gala: Established in 1896 1945 Member 1946 Associated Collegiate Press THE AUGSBURG ECHO SIAFF Editor-in-Chid . .Mug a Ndm Assistant Editor “an” Olson hum Editor . cmi 0....» Sports Editor , wmm Steel: Lorna Wilbcrg. Arnold Hnlsrud, Nathalie Anderson. Shirley Gcergc. Phoebe Dalz. Norman Anderson. Ruth Amstuh. Gm;- spans , , , ,. 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Page Four wosumauywerua Ben Brethoim (From his message at mid-week service, November 1.) II Tim. 2:24-26 "The servant of the Lord must not strive. but be gentle towards all. apt to teach. tarbeuing. in meekncss correcting them that oppose themselves if perndventure God may give them repentance... Show morePage Four wosumauywerua Ben Brethoim (From his message at mid-week service, November 1.) II Tim. 2:24-26 "The servant of the Lord must not strive. but be gentle towards all. apt to teach. tarbeuing. in meekncss correcting them that oppose themselves if perndventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth, and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, havv ing been taken captive by him unto his will." In our text we find Paul once again telling Timothy how to make himself better fit for his “tirk. It is not onlv a brother to brother relationship but it is even greater than that. it is that of one st‘l‘Vlll’ll of the Lord to another. -\- Woymouth interprets the ti \1. ’ .\ stivnni of the Lord mtist mt it”: ‘trl. but must he inoffen- sire lt-“ril‘ds‘ all intii. a skiltul tear h r. and Dilltt‘lll under wrung ' l! set'itis to me that this portion t‘l SCilptllt‘t‘ deals not “ith the slil\‘lng nt tiirthly mat~ ters or earthly argliiiientatit) . but it deals ‘\'llll the priceless treasure of the soul and how rare- Iul the servant of the Lord should be in handling it. Oh Christians, what an important task we have to perform' It Seems to me that a Christian as a shtvpht rd and a guardian has a responsibilitgt that is greater than any other: on‘s here on earth "For what Hall a man give in exchange it)! l‘ls‘ soul? For what shall it profit a man. if he shall gain the 't\'lttllt‘ world and lose his own soul Mk. 8:36-37. Fellowrstudents, let us be sure before we place the Cl’il‘lsllitn label on ourselves that our in s are fit vessels to bear the gospel message, For how shall a man's labors and prayers be to any avail lest he himself is truly .ebtt mus? We have many preache - n the church of Christ today 1 t si 1 after words to no avail thrir lives bear out a wow that opposes the pics ninth they preach! This is "Rise and Build" Is Challenge To Lutheran Students i arise and build and the God of Jacob will prosper us Aand they strengthened their hands for the good work." With this as the inspiring theme. the L S. Afers from the Land O‘ Lakes region gathered at the annual convention at Camp Ihduhapi on Lake Independence November 2. 3, and 4. Included in the program of events were Bible studies. campr fires, seminars. business meetings. worship servtce. quiet hours, and a banquet. The challenge was given to us as Christian students to rise and build, in the meeting of problems and challenges in this postwar era under Grid’s guidance. a sad thing, but in proportion, I am sure there are more Christians, so called, that bear the same testimony. How can we expect that God can ever use us to the correcting of others when we our- selves are crring? Friends, do you see the import- ance of our lives, as we live them in the sight of our fellow—men, as we live as servants of the Lord? You know very well that we are the only epistles that some people ever read. Sometimes I wonder if we here at Augsburg really know what it means to live Christ-like lives. I know that some of you are saying to your- selves, “Oh, I’ve heard all this before," but let me tell you that time moves on. Each day goes by. a day that will never be re- ]ivod. Just what are we doing about it’,‘ Just how successful a Christian life are we living? What kind of progress are we making? Spiritually, we want a blessed year here at Augsburg. We'll never get it until the Christians themselves repent. May God grant that We Will be i‘epcntant Chris- Iians. What kind of servants are We? I know that there are many stu— dents hert- at school who don’t eaic one bit what kind of lives they live In fact some of them boast of their life in sin and are proud of the fact that they have been able to get some weak bintlicr or sister to contaminate thtmselvcs in the gross sins of the “arid I am afraid that on the (lay of Judgment the people who have lived this kind of life here on earth Will be among these who \\‘ill ciy “Lord. Lord" when they stand before God. but who will be turned away. \Nonit you today reconsecrate yourself to His service? He needs workers today who aren‘t afraid to be called fools for the sake of Him that gave His all that we might live. True it is that time marches on. "The pendulum swmgs to and fro. advancing and retreating, but yet there is no real progress made: you cannot see it by watching the pendulum, but up higher on the face of the clock there is evidence of an onward march and of a coming hour, The Kingdom of God is coming; righteousness shall prevail." BUY VICTORY BONDS Your Insurance Problems Expertly Solved BY HARALD MORTENSEN Reta 7l2 II A". 5. GE. 7H7 ofiitl' tzl N, W aunt Ildg. Av ml linker at All Types 0! Iniuunu SPECIAL AGENY tor BANKERS LIFE co. THE AUGSBURG ECHO Aim mm In a recent issue of the Reli- gious Diglst the first and last ar- ticles were written by a former Augsburg student and an Augs- burg professor, respectively. The first article, entitled “Warning to the Church -by an Army Flier,” was written by Vernon M. Blik- start, ‘43. Dr. John Stensvaag is the author of the last article, “Psychology’s Contribution to Soul Care." Martin Quanbeck. registrar, and Miss Isadora Anderson, assistant registrar, attended the conference of the North Central Association of College Registrars, October 30, at Northfield. Carleton and St. Olaf Colleges were hosts. The engagement of Helen Heg- ge, sophomore, to Ensign Hank Bertness, a former student of Augsburg, was announced during Homecoming weekend. Ticket books for basketball games were issued last Thursday to Augsburg students. They have been paid for as part of the stu- dent activity fee. The publicity committee, of which Judith Adsem is chairman. has taken over the sale of tickets for concerts and plays in Min» neapolis. Tickets may be pur- chased from the booth in the lower hall during the first, fifth, and eighth hours on Thursdays. Eight members of the speech class saw films showing the hu- man speech mechanism at the Museum of Natural History audi- torium at the University of Min. nesota one day last week. Marion Myrvik, Homecoming Queen, was interviewed over Florence Murphy's program over KSTP on Friday, October 26. The W.A.A. is planning 3 vol: leyball tournament for the near future. Captains of the various teams are: Bonnie Everts, Olf- campus: Carla Walberg, Alpha House; Lorraine Gimmestad, Siv- ertsen: Mildred Konsterlie, West; and Jeanette Jacobson, Morton. Sylvia Brandt, council member for W.A.A.. is in charge of the tournament. Riverside Pharmacy Prescription Druggisls 2500 Riverside Ave. GEneva 2480 me. November 1. II... I Auggies In the Service] We've had the pleasure of having Hunk Bert-nus visiting here at school while on furlough. It's been a special pleasure for Helen Hegge to whom he recently became engaged. We've also been glad to have George Sverdrup visiting with us during homecoming activities. George and Hank were together in train- ing at Gustavus Adolphus. Among many other servicemen who have visited us is Chaplain Rich-rd Knudson who has among other places served in Iceland. Harold Ahlbom has recently been home on furlough. Vern-l Johnson of the army air corps has recently been discharged after sewing as an instructor in this country for the past year. Before that he saw action in Europe. His brother, Marvin, of the navy air corps is stationed at Whidby Island, Washington, and hopes to be home by Christmas. Among the contributors towards the building fund have been the servicemen, A gift for this fund has recently been received by Jack Haley who is serving with the Medical Department in the occupation forces in Japan. Jack hopes to be back at school by next year. John Ouenbeck has recently been promoted to Corporal Technician. He is the clerk of the Personnel Section with a unit of the Replace- ment Command in Manila. Recovered prisoners of war are flown to Manila upon release from Japanese prison camps and are made ready for evacuation home. He intends to return to Augsburg when he is discharged. After serving overseas for 15 months and receiving four battle stars, Carl strand is now enrolled at Shrivenham American University along with more than 4,000 students. The school provides courses of college and university levels for personnel awaiting redeployment or in the Army of occupation. State Conference Of Women Voters Held November 3 Augsburg: newly organized College League of Women Voters was host to the State Conference “Mm—Discussion led by Mia Ivy Hildebrand. 12:3D—Luncbeon at Memorial Hall. lino—Discussion on 'Tnod Crisis" led by Mrs. P. W. Gra- hame. State President of the League at Women Voters. Newly elected oflicers are: president, Phyllis Englund; vice president, Lorraine Gimmestad; on Saturday, November 3rd, at Sivertsen Hall, The following program was fol- lowed: recording secretary, Iris Engberg; correspondence secretary, Edryce Johnson; and treasurer, Gudrun Vik. Our Mortgaged Peace (ACP) This year, thanks to the total victory of a month ago, this editor can also welcome students to a year of peace at L.S.U. The postwar world for which men planned is here with the promise of astounding advances, a world tread from the terrors of near-destruc- tion. Peacetime living, only a memory to most of us, will be almost as good as advertised. There is just one problem. Our bright, postwar world already has a mortgage on it. In fact, it‘s had that mortgage from the time it was first conceived. Youth put it on when, watching the casualties mount, they bitterly denounced an older generation of isolationists and “willfull men" for blindly leading them to chaos. All over the world they hotly proclaimed that “when we have peace again, we'll do things differently. We‘ll never be ignorant nor narrow in our dealings with other nations." l Those were brave words born of desperation. They were a con- demnation of past failures and a promise for future successes. a kind of mortgage on the postwar world of which we dreamed. Now these words must be backed with action. Our postwar world is here, the promised marvels are being unveiled before our eyes. All we have planned for seems just within reach—and yet the leaders of the world have a right to challenge us to prove the worth of our declarations, to pay off our debt before we settle back to enjoy the luxuries of a pushbutton existence. We students, therefore, must not only enter this University to pre- pare for our own careers but to prepare to meet that challenge—to prove that our generation can take the United States Charter and all the other “first steps" to peace and make of them real instruments in the building of a better world. We must prepare ourselves to “do things differently, to be neither ignorant nor narrow in our dealings.” If we do not, the postwar world of peace and plenty will fade like an idle dream, and it will have been our mistake this time. —-TH'E REVEILLE, Louisiana State University. Johnson’s Bakery 2433 Riverside Ave. GEneva 5223 LINDSKOOG. SMITH DRUG THE FLORIST SODAS - LUNCHES Good Floral Work at PRESCRIPTIONS Popular Prices 1400 EAST FRANKLIN BRidgeport 1215 F. T. D. 2200 Riverside Ave. MA. 9767 0... Block no... tum“... EVERY YEAR . t . mm its first yen, Luthmn Brother- hood I... the»... . steady and canlit- tent growth. 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Wednesday. November 1, ms lynaaeagiwwwl The "Auggies" football men have put away their war paint for the year 1945. This season was Augsburg‘s first attempt at the popular sport since the fall of “42". Although the past season was far from successful, much ex- perience was gained for our re
Show moreWednesday. November 1, ms lynaaeagiwwwl The "Auggies" football men have put away their war paint for the year 1945. This season was Augsburg‘s first attempt at the popular sport since the fall of “42". Although the past season was far from successful, much ex- perience was gained for our re< turning warriors. The "griddeis" played three games and came out on the short end of the score in each game. However what the team lacked in scoring punch, they made up for with their fighting spirit. It's not easy to play on a team that is consistently on the losing end, but the fellows never gave up. On the practice field they showed the will to learn and play football, few of them missed a practice. We all owe our thanks and appreciation to the members of the football squad. Let's make it “Augsburg Year," next year in football. Now that the football season has ended we find the fellows of “Auggie Tech" entering another sport. Beginning November 5 bas- ketball practice will commence at the Minneapolis Armory. Last season Augsburg missed the “boat” in this sport, but all indi- cations thus far point to a definite comeback, This week a group of the fellows have been working out in Augsburg’s Fieldhouse, and there work there looks very promising. It was evident last sea- son that the “Auggies” lacked height and reserve strength. But at last some of the giants that grow in Minnesota have emerged from hiding and found their way to Augsburg. Along with these so called “giants” we have several return- G'irls Enjoy Field Hockey The objective of our Physical Education is to have fun and at- tain fitness, and judging by our activities so far, I believe we are going to have them. The girls are playing hockey. They seem to be getting on nicely, too, and fun and noise abound on the field. They really do have more energy and strength than is 'required as can be witnessed by a number of those unfortunate enough to have been mistaken for the ball. Teams have been organized (a few brilliant examples of college wit being—Kill-o-What's (7), Smoothies. Sharpies, and Tigers) and the girls are enthusiastic and play hard for their side. Hockey sticks wham about joyfully when, after many scrambles and mis- placed shots, and loud but futile whacks at the elusive ball, a goal is secured. Before the year is over, Mrs, Berger has promised the girls trips to the Y.W.C.A. swimming pool and horseback»riding. Gym suits were not available for the girls this year, so many rainbow-colored slacks and jack- ets are the fashion on the athletic field at present. The P. E. ofiice has a new coat of paint, but Mrs, Berger threat- ens to paint a window on one wall to prevent clostrophobia (HYgiene, Mrs. Berger?) So. Girls, look forward to a .V'Bar of fun and healthful activ- ities. ing lettermen. Among these is Willie Steck; last year Willie suf- fered a setback because of illness, but he has recovered and is bet- ter than ever. Also returning are, “Jiggs” Adair, Pants Anderson and Bob Miller; these boys played regularly throughout the season. Other returning lettermen are, Buzz Northfelt, Arlin Rude, John Steen, and Giggs Brethiem. Among the most promising of the Freshmen prospects is Ar~ nold Henjum. Arne hails from Hoffman, Minnesota where he was an outstanding man in all sports. His height and experience will help the team immeasurably. Another Frosh who will add height to squad is “full of Joy" Jim Nokleberg. Jim was a mem- ber of the team at Lincoln High School in Seattle, Washington. Last year they were state cham- pions, in one of the toughest bas- ketball leagues on the West Coast. Our speedster of the squad is a transfer student from Drake University commonly called “Graha,” Glen participated in basketball at Hutchinson, Minne- sota, what he lacks in height will be made up with his speed. Other promising prospects are LaWayne Morseth, Hendricks, Minn; Vin- cent Dahle, New London, Mind, and Roger Ulrich of LaCrosse, Wisconsin. ‘ It looks like a good year for basketball at Augsburg with the full support of the student body; it will be great. Dear Mom — I just had to write and tell you about the new club I joined here at school. It’s called W.A.A. When I fi-rst joined I thought it meant Women’s Agricultural Assocation, so I brought my pitchfork and straw hat to the first meeting. But it’s athletics they tell me, so I stayed in and it’s really fun, Even if you have to stand up for a full week after a horseback riding party. and even if your shins get black and blued up from field hockey. I thought that was a new form of warfare, but no. My first impressions are usually almost al- ways wrong sometimes, I guess. We're going to have a W.P.A. party too, which means we women pay all. The party is free, though, except the onion corsage you have to get for the date you invite. So I will have a date this year after all. That is—if I can get “it” to ac- cept. We're having a volleyball and basketball tournament soon. so I 10% human: lo Aug-Inn. SIud-nu Men'l and leiaa' AllPIrel COLUMBIA DEPT. STORES 407 Cedar Avenue 400 East Hennepin AT. 1409 GE. 4539 "SAY IV WITH A DIAMOND" C. J. JENSEN JEWELRY CO. Au‘horiud Dnlcr Elgin "a Hamilton was.“ saivmm. can “4 Jewelry Guaranteed wmi ask and mm Repamng 324% cm. Avenue AT. “37 THE AUGSBUHG ECHO La Crosse Downs Auggie Gridders La Crosse State Teachers grid~ iron monitors played host to the Augsburg eleven on Saturday, October 20th. The La Crosse spir- ited team whipped the Fighting Auggies to the tune of 41-0. After the kick off by Augsburg, LaCrosse was held by the Aug- gies on their own 35 yard line. A kick on fourth down brought the ball to the Auggies 30 yard line. Holding the Auggies to three downs, the Redman astounded the spectators by returning a punt kicked by Grahn to make a 70 yard touchdown, Meyer con- verted the extra point making the score 7-0. Marked by a series of intercepted passes and superb running on the part of La Crosse the second quarter was ended by the score of 27-0 in favor of the Redmen. To break the monotony the Auggie grid men came fighting back trying to tie up the score. Several losses suffered by the Reds renewed the hopes of Augs- burg players, only to be banished however by an Augsburg fumble where the Redmen recovered and marched 50 yards for a touch- down. In the final period the Auggies played on even terms marching down to mid field only to be stopped by pass interception where the Redmen plowed their way through for the final touch- down. Augsburg Cancels Game with Macs With four starting players in- jured, Augsburg was forced to cancel its Homecoming game with Macalester. This game was to be played on Saturday, October 27th at South High Field. The four in- jured are: Rocky Ryan, with a dislocated shoulder; Jim Nokl e- berg with a sore knee; Sam An- derson, with tom ligaments; and Bob Anderson, with a head in- jury. To prevent further injuries and because of lack of reserve power, Coach Veelander and Lute Gronseth eradicated the game. P1901118. flocked and/“é Once again the Homecoming Events are over. The expectations that precede the annual occur— ence are now history. Homecom- ing to college life is the same as pepper on fried eggs, they add so much. The pilgrimage of the alumni to their mecca, the ban- quet with its corsages. Open house, Frosh-Soph battles, a thrilling choir concert, teas, and special service make for pleas. ant memories in the years to come. Orchids to the various com- mittees this year for their splen» did organization in the arrange- ment of the 1945 Homecoming. Hunting. a great sport, is now the topic of the bull sessions at Memorial. Louie Morseth bagged his limit in pheasants last Satur- day in three hours—nice shooting. Louie. Even “Moose” took time out a few Saturdays ago to do some hunting. “Moose” also has a good shooting eye because he ac quired his limit. Proves that small things come in big packages. Dr. B. J. Kleven was telling yours truly about his hunting experi- ences: he enjoys deer hunting the best. Dr. Kleven is really versa- tile with his ability to teach vari- ous classes, direct band. and lip an ardent hunter as The “call of the wild" is one sport that appeals to most boys and a sub, ject that has magnetic attraction for bull sessions. The girls show “bull dog tenac- ity" during their hockey gym class. They greet the chilly weather with a smile, anxiously await their instructions, and then settle down to an hour of “sock- ing the ball to and fro." Spirit well. like that on our varsity teams will be welcomed in the future. Joan Scars guarded the goal line like it was a priceless ruby. Say girls, how are the shins? Lute Gronscth has knocked thc pneumonia germ down enough to merit his return to Augsburg. It‘s swell to have you back. Lulu. Here's wishing you the bust so that under your administration you \Vlii have the Mini] (if “'11? ning teams in basketball and baseball. The book of passes was gin-n out on Thurs . N()\'(‘lllbl‘l 151 Each student is giwn tl' lnmk which enables him to m llu- basketball games. Lot's <1 l‘ l'El('i1 one use his book so ihui ,\ii 7 burg Will be l‘t'pl't‘Mllit'ti i. i stands as well as im 1:. "i w l Future Olympic gin-i.» \\.E: ill without the pal‘llL‘lpiill'vll ill liivil~ German and anunrsiv Ethic!" This is due not on; merits against (hr .‘ tions. but lie-cm: that has been i part in the pan 1. thc memory a. .i‘ Sports foil ship hooker t was gifted xvi-ii i- the ioudirship 4v1 SI \ i 21» burg did not gm iii ‘lvi m [lir- (Ii-imp because merits, but it proves that a small school of producing great things. Cedric Adams must be a col- umnist with great ability to be able to have a column ready each day when yours truly has a hard time getting enough gathered to- gether for his monthly column. at political irilanslw is capable FAIRWAY FOODS LARSON & SELF SERVICE 2129 Riverside GROCERIES AND MEATS SUF F ICOOL WE DELIVER GEneva 2994 guess I’ll learn some teamwork here. Our team is bound to win, it says. Mom, in your day vou didn‘t have W.A.A., did you? We are a progressive generation. A new era has dawned on the women‘s ath- letics horizon! Athletically yours, lea O. H. 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Volumno 50 "l Cannot Forget" Is Topic of Grim's Convocation Talk Mr. George Grim, convocation speaker on October 25. spoke on the topic “I Cannot Forget." Although Mr. Grim has traveled extensively in Europe and parts of Asia he spoke mainly on his experiences in Germany. He be- lieves that... Show moreVolumno 50 "l Cannot Forget" Is Topic of Grim's Convocation Talk Mr. George Grim, convocation speaker on October 25. spoke on the topic “I Cannot Forget." Although Mr. Grim has traveled extensively in Europe and parts of Asia he spoke mainly on his experiences in Germany. He be- lieves that before America can attempt to re-educate Nazi youth, she has to get rid of her race pre- judice. Mr. Grim, also known as “Un- cle Bay" to those who‘ve heard him read the funnies, was Radio Director at the Star-Journal be- fore the war. He entered the army as a private, and when he had be- come a lieutenant, the State De- partment borrowed him from the army and sent him to China as radio correspondent in Chung- king under Chiang Kaisheck. He returned in 1944 and was sent to Europe by the Star-Jour- nal as war correspondent Mr. Grim has talked to, among others, Pope Pius. Eisenhower. Zhukow, Montgomery, C l a r k, Maurice Chevalier, and Crown Prince Olav of Norway; he was in Milan, Italy, the day Mussolini was shot and hanged, and in Eer- lin the fourth of July when the American flag was raised there, He also attended the first trial of German civilians who murdered an American aviator. He has used almost every means of travel there is, including plane, train, truck, and jeep. Mri Grim recently returned from Norway and is expecting to be sent to Russia soon. Prudence Lee Elected President of Bend Officers have been elected for the Augsburg band at a meeting last Wednesday, as follows: President, Prudence Lee; Vice President, Lorna Wilberg; Secre- tary—treasurer, Willis Johnson; Librarians, Jean Tibke and Truit Nordstrom, The band has been reorganized this year, with the best balance of instrument they have had for several years, Their first concert was held during Homecoming, on Friday afternoon, October 26. Plans for the coming year are rather indefinite yet, but they are anticipating at least two concerts A pep-band may be organized to play at basketball games. The members in the band are as follows: Comets, Willis Johnson, Bonnie Everts, Prudence Lee, and Barb- ara Schindler; French Horn, Jean Rachie, Lorna Wilberg. and Helen Bergeland; Trombone, S y l V i a Brandt. Priscilla Bohmann, Phyl» lis Erickson. and Truit Nord- strom: Baritone, Shirlcv Formo: Bass, Norma Sateren; Flute, Syl- via Kleven, and Lyla Larson: Clarinet, Helen Romness, Jean Tibke, Helen Haukeness. Marlowe Westman, Ordelle Aaker, Evenelle Erickson, Sylvia Haukeness. Elaine Nelson, and Joan Sears; Tenor Saxophone, Delpha Rand— klev, Oral Larson, and Lorraine Lien: Saxophone, Lloyd Johnson; Percussion, Vernon Homberg, Connie Rholl, and Carla Wahl- berg. Augsburg College. Wednesday, November 1. 1545 Opsetli Begins Ladies’ Chorus A Ladies’ Chorus has been or: ganized at school this year, under the direction of Professor Henry P. Opseth. They have had several meetings so far, one in which of- ficers for the year were elected. They are: president, Betsy Towns: vice president. Jean Rachie; sec- retary, Esther Tungseth: librarian. Jeanette Jacobson. Members of the chorus are: Or delle Aaker, Lois Amstutz, Ruth Amstutz, Miriam Bredow, Phyl- lis Englund, Dora Frojen, Doris Frojen, Grace Gisselquist, Helen Haukeness. Jeanette Jacobson. Marion Jacobson. Marv Kuhn, Catherine Mork, Oral Irene Lar- son, Hildegarde Mortenson, Marion Myrvik, Gloria Nelson, Elaine Olson, Jean Rachie, Mabel Rygh, Mary Samuelson, Dorothy Solheim. Arleen Thorson, Betsy Towns, Esther Tungseth. Gertrude Vik, and Vera Thorson. Three Ex-Servicemen Enter Augsburg Late There are three discharged serv- icemen who have recently regis- tered at Augsburg. They are Leon Hansen. who went to Augsburg before he entered the service,— Norman Sorenson, and Wayne Wickoren. Through a special arrangement offered to discharged veterans, they are entering as mid-semester students and will receive some tutoring in certain courses. Merle Erickson, a transfer stu» dent from Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, is another late regis- trant. Mission Society Elects Donald Knox As New President At the second meeting of the newly organized Missionary So- ciety last Thursday evening, Don- ald Knox was elected president. Other Officers elected at the meeting were Gudrun Vik, vice president; Grace Lundeen, secre— tary, and Chester Trelstad, treas- “YET. This meeting, with Amos Dye rud as acting chairman, was held after the midweek service, at which Ben Bretheim was the speaker. Jack Jacobson, accompanied by Miss Prudence Lee, sang two songs, “The Love of God", and “Let the Lower Lights Be Burnv ing.“ Mr. Dyrud was also in charge of the midweek service. These serve ices are held each Thursday eve- ning at seven o'clock, School Nurse Reports Recent Illnesses Miss Paulson has been unusu- ally busy the last two weeks be cause of the large number of ill» nesses among Augsburg students. Her oflice hours have been filled with signing absence slips, apply- ing first»aid, and giving medica- tions. The following students and faculty have recently been hos» pitalized: Adeline Aos, Miss Vera Thorson, Sylvia Brandt, and Ger- ald Ryan. Number 3 Queen Hagan Reigns Over 1945 Augsburg Homecoming A com‘osxm or moms, n. N. Bellanca“... uncn the youngest student at Augsburg college und now the oldest professor, piuys one im- inn-ion Myrvik. homecoming queen It the college, as she pins s homecoming button on his InpeL Myrvik, Hendrickson Interviewed Queen Marion Myrvik No, she wasn't born in a log cabin like all other famous people. but she was born in Minneota, Minnesota, which from now on anyway, is a great honor. It was on the eighteenth of June, 1924. that Marion Joyce Myrvik entered the world, which so soon was to crown her Homecoming Queen of Augsburg College. Our 5' 3‘2", blue-eyed, me- dium-blonde queen is the daugh- ter of Odin and Marie Myrvik of Minneota. She has three brothers and two sisters, all older than she, and all married. She has something to live up to, She attended grade and high school in Minneota, and in the fall of 1542 came to Augsburg as a green fresh. She's majoring—in English and mirroring in history. with a "little social science thrown in." Her hobby is collecting poetry, making coffee; and eating, as we all have observed. Gooey soap stories that never end are her pet peeve, but popular music and symphony find favor with her, She also likes friendly, down-to-earth people, coffee, base- ball, hiking, and the color blue. Says Queen Marion, "1 am grateful to be your queen, but even more grateful to be your friend."—Myrvik. So don't miss being a friend of this peppy, lovable, Winsome “Sunshine” on the Auggie campus. Professor Hendrickson An "Auggic" in the true scnst- of the name is Professor Henry Norman Hendrickson. He has had an association With the school for nearly sixty years. This sturtttl in 1886 with his enrollment as h Slllr dent that year, at the seventeen. Today, having pound his seventyvsixth birthdm, llL ls still very active as a pmhs, History and Latin Professor Hentlrickson \\ (IS boin in Norway in 1869 Hc coim- in America in 1871. Fll't‘ yolmgiri brothers and one sister \Vt‘lt' horn on a farm near Montevideo, Allll' nesota. Two oi his bl'tflllt‘l’h’ nit farming ncar thcrc now, \VhllL the only othcr living member 01 the family is his brother. Dr John Hendi‘ickson, of Minneapolis. who is Trcasurci' of Dcaconcss Hospi- tal. Mr. Hendrickson lives a half block from the Augsburg Cam- pus. He and his wife have three children. all married. One daugh- ter is living in Duluth and another in Hutchinson. Minnesota. while their only son resides in San Fran- cisco. He plays in an orchestra for a broadcasting company out there. zigc ul yr n: Professor Hendrickson himsclf has long had an espccial intcicst in hymns. He has composed a number of hymn melodies. as well as the words and melody of the hymn “Fathcr, Sourcc of Light and Life." His interest in hymns and choral music is his hobby. After completing thc required courses of the academy and col- lege at Augsburg, he was graduv Wilh Marion lVl_\l\'Ik 11s liniiitu coming qllL‘t‘ll. Aligslmig’s 1945 honlt’L‘OmlnE t'l’lt‘llllllllrll lipt‘nt'd Thursday cvuiiiiiu. 0mm a ..mi continued through Sunday (‘lr tubcr 28, \\llli mun} imimv \nl. (huts and illl‘lltl\ gummy ilmg m thi‘ rm Il)’(\ (|(‘ll\'ll is A Filshniziannpnrcwi it ii» men! (in tho tilt vii “ - "l‘L‘lli Hing iiclmiy Tm mi and (lit iitsllii‘u , L \'lLl(ll'S w lill lmi , \«i'w iill In the evening, Marion Myr- vik, Homecoming Queen was crowned in the chapel by Ranr dolph Quanbeclr student body president, Sylvia Haukeness and Gladys Boxrud were her allend~ ants. lltv. M i\ llt Hilml (h Iiir in il lln, («,illinéiflhl‘i (ulvln <4 Aim (lit Cti't'mtii‘n ill4' (lillll i ll ll s hill opt n hmlsc, Friday afternoon at 1151] ll'm Augsliuig Collch Band. Ulllll‘l the direction of Dl’ B J chvcn, presented a cunccrl. The hoinccon‘ing banquet was held at the St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Rev. C, J. Carlsen was toastmaster and the address was given by Chaplain Clarence Larson, During the course of the eve- ning there were greetings by Dr, Bernhard Christensen. Mr. Jerome Formo, and the queen, Marion Myrvik. During the dinner hour an instrumental trio played. Saturday forenoori, there was joint choir rehearsal in the cha- pel and at noon a choir reunion luncheon was served in the Dining Hall. Gerhard Breiheii-n was mass ter of ceremonies and Miss Jennie Skurdalsvold sang a solo. The girls’ trio also sang, Saturday t'\'l‘.’\lll£ l" ,\ _; hing Culh c: (‘liw :il 1hr Ti mir) ll Al 10’1") ll‘ ihtnv '.\ h:- iit't‘ lit v _ i ‘himi in ‘l. -: w 'lil «puiki Th», u liln’l mm 1! __i v iililll law, 'll-‘m ()mmw l ,x’ .li. l ,x i l n‘url Inlll‘l‘ w i lulJli wit ‘ following rhis h o‘ M work at iho universiiv, ,v » sofa, after which he Cain ,1 Augsburg m enroll as a ' , ical Student, Dunno this tiir, taught Biblc School in the ‘ mers at Menomonie Wisctv where he met Gina M. Sol They were engach and ma in 1897,1he same year li(' bccdn.£ pastor of a church at Superior Wisconsin. in 1900 he gave up his parish in Superior to become Pru fesscr of History at Augsburg. Hn believes the experience as a pas- tor has helped him in teaching history. in liddllllill tn wit-limp iii-rim, Latin and English. l’iul‘l >>Hl ll! rill i'icksoii li-d llll‘ it ; llillli lliui Ll\ .lmi glcc club from 1mm lllllll Hm, Also lor lhlll) \‘Itllxlltllli 19071“ 1937. l1(' was )ll‘L'.I\lliH' {vii ilir school Thi'n. in 1937 lll‘ unis iriiitlv Acting Plt‘S'tlt-nf lni ihv in” following l’icsitlrni Swirlin- death Show less
Tact It is a wonderful thing to have tact and to use it. Oh yes. we admit it and. as a rule. we are very careful to use it when we have to do with strangers. We are so courteous and polite and sweet, but we are often careless when we talk to and deal with those with whom we are on iniimatc terms.... Show moreTact It is a wonderful thing to have tact and to use it. Oh yes. we admit it and. as a rule. we are very careful to use it when we have to do with strangers. We are so courteous and polite and sweet, but we are often careless when we talk to and deal with those with whom we are on iniimatc terms. Some people almost glory in their rudeness: “I cannot use sweet phrases; I must be myself, and I give myself just as I am." Friend. you have no right to do that. You have no right to hurt any. body. And don‘t forget: you may most likely hurt yourself. Often it is just the way things are said or done whether there will be peace or war between you and your lellowmen; whether you will achieve your cnd or fail to get what you are striving at. A fine rule is: Don't contradict anyone flatly. There are people. especially of a certain nationality. who will unquestionably contradict you if you make a statement; they will correct it even if it is insignif- icant and not worth being discussed at all. Quite often they correct you even in a sneering way, Strange: we have observed this especially in the case of some husbands and wives. He or she says casually: "This is a fine article." the other replies: “It is Vile." The one turns on the radio and enjoys the program; the other turns it ofi: “It is lousy" Of course. there are cases where we have to contradict. We cannot “ch." if our conscience dictates. “No.” But why hurt the other it low by a harsh reply? He is perhaps not entirely wrong. There is - t- nif‘i‘ll in his view or demand. Admit it. and if you have to say. .ie that you are sorry to deny his request for such or such I: usuns. Don‘t hurt him unnecessarily. sh contradiction is especially hurtful in an open debate when ‘ 9 present. Why start your reply with antagonistic. insulting words like: “What the preceding speaker said is—mildly statedgnot onl) wrong. but foolish. yes. absurd." Do you really think that your opinion is the only correct one? Do you really think that wisdom will (lie \\iih you? Could \‘ou not find and recognize something good and i‘avoiulilc in the arguments of the other speaker? Oh. you will gain ‘ Illt‘ good will of the audience if you are fair enough to see and to ll‘tOfll’llZL‘ something to commend in every honest statement even if imi distigrcc, Start your rcply with a word of recognition. “But does not common honest demand that I say what I mean?" Yes. you must ht liontwi. but. besi cs that. you must be fairaminded and never vain n- 21’ ton \\'tlt' the only one who knows. and never. never rude. Nice "\ more iricsistible than good looks. says a writer. A Christian Karl Ermisch. PhD. from Service In Love Letter From A Co-ecl To Herself House? It is fun . . . the practical jokes . . .the gab sessions . . . the confidenccs after dates . . . dis- cussions of letters from the B. F. the boxcs from home de- vouer by the gang. and how I still blush with shame when V'Ie\\'lng my time schedule. The mainspring of college . . . the classes . . . the last minute cramming. . . last week I wanted to be a nurse. this week a physi- cal education teacher or an ac- Dearesi Betty: I'm writing from a reclining pu..'ir:n on the top bunk. It's the ~15. of : collegc (lay. my muscles t cooidinnte. my brain is S‘rangt to say I ile this Pym. please remember I've had upwrience as a Frosh. v are sophomore i It wasn’t enough finding out by m\' lontsumo that I wasn't a sur neiim' high school senior. but only an ignmant freshman in college. No, . I had to be initiated. . .. The disturbing rcmcmbrances of what the sophs did to us during that trying week . . . we really learned the moaning of the word huniilitv. Do I live in Alpha House to go college. or did Icome to college countant in South America. Will my courses correspond with my chosen profession? There are so manv things I'd like to stop and think over. but life is such a whirl right now. Even so. I'm glad I came to Augs- burg. and I am going to work hard. so that I could live in Alpha Love. —Bettv. 6/147”! 0W4 We must not be too busy plucking from the tree of knowledge to pluck from the tree of Life. There is no soul so bad that the Holy Spirit can't make something good of it. Only one life. T'will soon be past. Only what's done For Christ will last. If ye continue in my word. then are ye my disciples indeed. John 8:31 He knows whate'er I want; He sees my helplessness. Always readier is He to grant Than I to ask His grace. As you sing part of Psalm 51 in the morning, remember it is a prayer and sing it with all humbleness of heart. “Create in me a clean heart. 0 God!" THE AUGSBURG ECHO Freshies F 001 Sophs; Enjoy . . ~ . Imtzatron Woe They‘re not so smart. The soph- omores I mean. They made us wear onions just so thev could refer to us as those “stinkie little fresh" and all the time they didn't know that we like onions. In fact. I‘ve been wearing onion necklaces ever since I can remem- ber. Green ribbons. too. Come to think of it. I guess green has al- vravs been my favorite color, and I cried for hours when Mother made me cut my long braids off because I was getting to be a big girl. I didn‘t think I could bring Ma- thilda to class. so I left her in the dorm. and the sophs were clever to know that some of us were just diing to bring our dolls to class. I don't think anyone else has since that day. though. and Mathilda gets rather lonesome. I alwavs did like to walk up— stairs backwards so I could stare at the people behind me without turning around and making it too obvious. so I thought- initiation was just wonderful. It gave me a bad habit, though. I catch myself "'alking backwards almost every time I go upstairs now. I suppose you noticed how windy it was Friday night. That was the freshmen‘s sigh of relief. Not that they were glad initiation was over. oh no! They were just happy that at last they could think of initiating next year‘s freshmen. Oh. boy. those lucky kids! Committee Views Augsburg Scenes In Recent Film Thirty‘five members of the Twin City Contact Committee of the Augsburg Alumni Association recently attended a preview of the new film. “That Men Might be Free." The film is documentary in nature and includes the various historical highlights in the de- velopment of Augsburg College and Theological Seminary. Several highlights of the film include scenes of early life at Augsburg, scenes of early physi- cal plants in Marshal. Wisconsin. and Minneapolis. and a summary of the severity-fifth anniversary activities which were celebrated here last year. .. The film has been sponsore jointly by the Augsburg Alumni Association and the Victory Build- ing Fund Campaign. The preview was a part of the Contact Committee's first meet- ing of the year. Members gathered for supper at the dining hall and an informal program preceded the showing of the film. Library Receives Five Hundred Books Several gifts have come to the library in the course of the sum« mer and fall. This amounts to over five hundred books. Included are gifts left by Dr. Melby as well as new books added to the art department, such as have to do with architecture. lettering, games and costumes. They finished their job— Let's finish ours! WM]. Numbn- 7, ll“ .‘bm’l‘ flack flaw Bul— E hMy policy: All th- newr that isn't in to print. (Anyplace also in th- e oi. Now that we have canned the Macs (heh, heh), and homecoming is a mere memory. let's settle back in our chairs and do some real study- ing. So don't read this till you're all caught up. (She said wistfully). Someone asked me to mention Miss E. Kolden‘s escape to a closet during the homecoming banquet. but I hate to gossip about anyone. so I guess I won't say it. Which reminds me of a poem, the content of which springs from the bottom of every staff-member‘s heart. The printer you the money The school you the fame The nudenn got the paper And tho staff gets the blame. -—Borrowed That telephone at Sivertsen Rest Home is really busy! Why, it would be far easier to buy a full box of Hershey bars from Grumpy. than to get a word in edgewise on that party line. Either it's Bunny calling Gamma house (to save Chet a nickel) or ten other people try- ing to dial all at once. Guess I’ll have to get out my walkie-talkie. Wonder why everyone has been having so many tests lately? Could it be they want to find out how much we know. and if so. why not? I thought so. The only good thing about a test is that it isn't always as bad as it sometimes is. Old Main is really an inspiration in me u I lit hero try-ing vainly to concoct a column that somebody might necidonlly road. Typewriter: clicking. the band playing, radiators gurgling. stairs cranking. not to mention the lhuffling of paperr. and the matching of pencils. Ah yes, it's I noisy life. I like the way they lock all the doors at Old Main and then put the key over the door. Such precaution. It's like looking the barn after the horse is stolen. . . . but we really don’t keep a horse in the Echo office . . .still—it might help solve the transportation problem. (She said as she hiked back and forth between Sivertsen and Main all day long.) Thought for the week: A boy chases a girl until she catches him. I wonder. —E.O. Eavesdropping~ Frosh: Do you think that night air is bad for one? Soph: Yes. but it's o.k. for two! And now I have to run and catch the “yellow Zephyr" and get down to the printers in time to slip this paragraph under the door belore they lock it. nun stay 56%, in 0n 41W mag/i: On the eve when most kids they had indoor parties which were out begging for their nour- ishment. Augsburg students com- placently sat in the festively dec- orated dining hall eating a Hal- lowe'en dinner. Then as the twilight began to (all on our fair city. the spooks. witches. and goblins were known to be lurking around. Conse- wltich could be enjoyed in chm» parative safety. Helen Rommess. Emily Rachie, and Mary Etta Wilson served as the committee for the Sivertsen Hall party at 9:30. Many of the Student Body gathered at Beth- any Lutheran Church for Hal- lowe’en festivities and it was quently. the Auggies were too scared to be running about, so rumored that there were several parties in the dorms. Freshman Experiences First Auggie Homecoming As this was the first time I had ever attended an Augsburg Home- coming. I didn't know what to ex» pect. but now that it's over. I can hardly wait until Homecoming next year. I think the Choir Concert was the main event for everybody. but wasn't it wonderful that the F r e s h m a n - Sophomore tussle turned out. the way it did. with the Freshmen winning most of it? Next year at the Coronation I‘m going to sit in the back row so I can see the Queen when she walks by. at least, I got lost during Open House. 1 Ended up in a room in Memorial Hall that looked slightly familiar. I found out later i: was my own room. Most of the rooms looked different. didn't they? Wasn’t it thoughtful of the Sivertsen Hall girls to have candy in their rooms? But they knew what to do: they were here last your. Service at Trinity Sunday morning was a fitting way for a very impressive " ' to draw to a close. NowI have to catch up on my sleep for the next 7/re 84m Established in 1896 1945 Member 1946 Associated Collegiate Press THE AUGSBURG ECHO STAFF Editor-in-Chiel Agni-u Editor Fume Editor my Sports Mugmt Nelson El 'nc Olmn Carol Quam Nomi. Andmon Girlr' Sports Sylvia Bundt Society Edits: Chnrlott: Erich” Reporters—Mary Schindler. Phyllis Encl- son. Othzli- Carlton. imy Ployhu. Margery Manger. Marion Andmon. Margaret SZMOCL H-le Johnion. Jul lacobszn. Elaine Nelson. 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Pee” flmfikdaoflkékuaw . . . Helen Peterson RECEIVES AIR MEDAL Sgt. Vernon M. Blikstad, ’43, has been awarded the Air Medal for “meritorious achievement in aerial combat.” The award was announced recently by Major General William E. Kepner, commanding the Second Air Division of the Eighth Air Force.... Show morePee” flmfikdaoflkékuaw . . . Helen Peterson RECEIVES AIR MEDAL Sgt. Vernon M. Blikstad, ’43, has been awarded the Air Medal for “meritorious achievement in aerial combat.” The award was announced recently by Major General William E. Kepner, commanding the Second Air Division of the Eighth Air Force. Sgt. Blikstad was promoted from a Private First Class to Sergeant. RECEIVES WINGS A C Marvin W. Johnson, ’41—43, is now Ens. Marvin John- son, having received his wings a few weeks ago at Corpus Christi, Texas. He is now en route to Jacksonville, Florida. PROMOTION Brigadier General Leif J. Sverdrup, ’18, has been made a Major General. He is now with General MacArthur’s Head- quarters in the Philippine Islands. Capt. Vernel Johnson, ’41, is now an instructor in the Army Air Corps at Liberal, Kansas. Ens. George Sverdrup. '42—43, was a recent visitor on campus. He has been assigned to be a skipper of his own LCT boat. T Sgt. Arnold H, Huus, '39-42, has been going to school for two weeks in London, England. Sgt. Huus is in an ordnance battalion somewhere in England. Pfc, Kenneth G. Pederson, ’39—40, now located in Germany, talked to Lars Swenson, ’39—42. who was with a German Pris- oner of War Team. Ens. R. Myron Nelson, ’37-38. is now with an amphibious operating base in the Hawaiian Islands, Since his arrival there he has visited with Stanford “Little Red" Nelson. ‘43, and Loren Dahlager. ‘39. Mess Sgt. Inez Henricks has recently received a medical discharge from the Marines. She has been in the service for two years. Rev. L. Warren Hansen. '30. was a recent visitor on cam» pus, He is now a Chaplain in the Navy and is located at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Va. Louis Smith. '42, anti Theodore Nelson, ’41, have recently entered the service as Chaplains in the Navy. Recent visitors on the campus include: Ens. Milton Kleven, ‘40-43. Pvt. Archie L. Twito, ‘40»42, Capt. Verne] Johnson, ’41, Pfc. Harold E, Ahlbom, ’40»43, and Bert Lindahl, ’42-43. Pfc. Harold Ahlbom, ’40»43, was married Sunday evening, April 22, to Lois Black, '42-45. ron FINE oumrnr MEN’S AND WOMEN'S WEAR 10% Discount to Students. at HOLTZERMANN’S DEPT. STORE, Inc. runus SHANEDLING & sous, Inc. 417-425 Cedar Avenue Holy Tenn- FAIRWAY FOODS GROCERlES AND MEATS 1 LARSON <5. SUFFICOOL ‘ SELF SERVICE we DELIVER ‘ 2129 Riverside GE. 2994 THE AUGSBURG ECHO Presrdent Christiansen welcomes Milton Kleven, cm Auggie now in service Capt. Edor Nelson Returns to U. S. Captain Edor C. “Big Red" Nelson of Dawson, Minnesota, recently returned home from a German prison camp. He is an Augsburg Graduate of 1938. Survey to Be Taken at Augsburg A general survey of Augs- burg College is being made this spring by Professor M. G. Neale, Professor of Educa- tional Administration at the University. This survey in- cludes a study and analysis of all aspects of the work of the institution as compared to a standard, It will serve as a guide in planning the new building. The study is being made un- der the sponsorship of the Board of Trustees upon recom- mendation of the faculty. The report will be submitted to the Board not later than June 15. For Vinory Bur ll. S.DEFENSE BONDS STAMPS, . Three Students To Compete for Oratoricctl Cup Phyllis Englund, Marie Gjenvick and John Hanson will participate in the Oratori- cal Cup Contest to be held next Wednesday in chapel at 3:30 p. m. The contestants are be- ing coached by Mr. Kenneth Bergen, Miss Englund will speak about the returning service- man, Miss Gjenvick will speak on the Nisei, and John Han- son has chosen postwar em- ployment problems as his topic. The cup will be awarded the winner by Rev. Bernhard Hel- IAnd, as a representative of the class which originally gave the cup. “Say It With a Diamond" C. I . I ENSEN - IEWELRY CO. Authorized Dealer Elgin and Hamilton Watch.- Silverware. Clock and Jewelry Guaranteed Watch. Clock] and )uwelry Repairing _ 324% Cedar Avenun AT. 8439 HIGHEST QUALITY FINEST SERVICE HOIEN'S MARKET Quality Fresh 6: Prepared Meats 2509 27th Avenue South We Have a Complete Line of Home Delicacies for Smorgasbord Albert Stenstrom. Prop. DU. 1084 Lake St. a. 27th Ave. 50. FAMOUS BRANDS Quality for Less Open ihursday 8 Saturday Evonings at Du. 9347 Friday, April '27, 1915 mm more; Marie Gjenvick and Phyllis Englund will represent Augs- burg at the quarterly meeting of the College League of Wom- - en Voters to be held tomorrow at the College of St. Catherine. Plans are being laid for the Ifiat-aviation of a league at Augs- urg. * Pastor Martin J. Olson of Blanchardville, Wisconsin, has accepted the call to become pastor at Trinity Lutheran church when Rev. Melvin OI- son leaves for Lamberton, Minnesota. * An Industrial Seminar con- sisting of about thirty-five col- lege students from various schools in the Middle West will be staying in Memorial Hall from June 14 to August 22. They will work in industry and conduct study forums on certain evenings during the week. * President Christensen will give the address at the High School Commencement at Wanamingo, Minnesota, on May 17th. * Last Tuesday noon the film, “Training Table” was shown to students desiring to attend. The film dealt specifically with the Canadian Air Force ration, comparing the human body to an airplane, A parallel was drawn between the various nutrients and the materials a plane requires to operate ef- ficiently. The film was spon- sored by the Home Economics Foods class. * Professor Urdahl will repre- sent Augsburg at the College Workshop to be conducted during the first session of the University of Minnesota next summer. * Today and Saturday Luth- eran Welfare Tours to the St. Paul’s Children’s Home and the Girl’s Home in Minneapo— lis are being made by Augs- burg students interested in Lutheran Welfare work. The tours were arranged for by Margery Manger. * Congratulations to the LSA on the purchase of a new Luth- eran Student House on the University campus. The house includes executive oflices for the LSA and a chapel. EVERY YEAR . . . linzn it: lint your. Luth-mn Broth"- bood hal Ibow‘n n Mandy and cannin- l-nt filowth. II but always operated on tho uund inundation at tho tin-io- Ioltod loqul you". plan. baud on th- Anuicn Export-ne- Tabl- at "or- tality. Lutholnn IlnIhuhood I: punt, mutual -— il bolonql wholly to In pol- try m... MINNEAPOLIS 2 LIITHEBIIII BROTHEBHOOD Legal Reserve Life Insurance for Lutherans Herman L. Ekorn, President w ‘ MINNESOTA BUILD YOUR ESTATE NOVNl * Your Future Starts Today Show less
39‘ K A I. hunky-u 27. 1945 _ THE AUGSBURG GS DROP SEA 4W9 / the WITH WILLARD STECK “A” CLUB REORGANIZED . . Early this spring the suggestion was put forth that the “A” club be organized and put into active service once more. A few of the boys took up the suggestion and have now made it a reality... Show more39‘ K A I. hunky-u 27. 1945 _ THE AUGSBURG GS DROP SEA 4W9 / the WITH WILLARD STECK “A” CLUB REORGANIZED . . Early this spring the suggestion was put forth that the “A” club be organized and put into active service once more. A few of the boys took up the suggestion and have now made it a reality. Serving as chairman for the remainder of the pres- ent term is “Red” Nelson. Aiding him in the executive work is Harry Sorenson, treasurer, The present membership in- cludes only eleven men, but at least six more are to be added by the end of the term. Included in the membership are Joe Seto, Doc Strommen, Art Reesness, Lute Gronseth, Val Hauk, Jim Bartsch, Gus Torgrimson, Carl Carlson, and Willie Steck. Mr. Urdahl is the faculty adviser for the organization. The original “A” club was guidance of Dick Pautz. formulated in 1938 under the A constitution was drawn up and _ approved by three faculty members, one of whom was the late Si Melby. The club was making steady progress until the lack of manpower forced it to cease functioning in 1943. Among the things the club has undertaken, the most important is the job of writing and sending a news letter to all the former “A” club members. According to present plans four letters will be sent out each school year. OURHEARTYTHANKS . . . To our assistant athletic trainer, Jack Jacobson, from the members of the baSeball team. Sore arms were numerous this spring, in fact too numerous for Red Nelson to take care of, so Jack stepped in to offer his services. He did a good job and all for the purpose of helping the baseball team—that’s school spirit and team support deluxe. VACATION WINNER . . . One member of our student body was the recipient of a two week vacation in Northern Minnesota. He is Bob Miller. The vacation was one of eight awarded at the Northwest —-Sportsmsu's Show to men of the armed services who have re- turned to civilian life. Our wish for you, Bobbie, is that you have a vacation second to none! DIAMOND HOPES FAIR . . . The possibility of a winning team in baseball is not too remote for the coming season. The Auggie baseballers are more than fortunate in having a pitcher of Strommen’s caliber, and to show him their appreciation they will do their best m his support. Doc is the property of the St. Louis Cardinals and has been playing for Rochester, New York, of the Interna- tional League. A schedule of eight conference and four non-conference games has been set up—an attractive schedule which Is the work of Athletic Director, Luther Gronseth. Augsburg’s home games are played at the Veteran’s Hos- pital Field, which is one of the best in Minneapolis. The schedule for the season is listed below. May 1 St. John's There May 3 Bethel J. C. Here May 5 Gustavus Here May 8 St. Mary's There May 9 Luther College There May 12 St. Olaf Here May 14 Concordia J. C. Here May 17 St. Thomas There May 19 Luther College Here May 22 St. Olaf There May 26 St. Thomas Here ECHO OPEN: Main cog in the Auggie diamond hopes this year is lanky Doc Slrommeni Wilh Doc on the mound Augsburg stands a good chance 0/ winning at least half of its conference games. 0/ course to do this he mqu have the full support of his teammates and student body as well. So there we have a challenge [or everyone in school. Let’s meet it! Torgrimson WAA Makes Captains V Athletic Awards Auggie Nel Men Under the supervision of Gus Torgrimson, a tennis tournament is being held in an effort to select five or six men to make up a team to compete in the conference. Gus is a three-year letterman i tennis and he will again ca ry the heaviest load in the conference schedule. Some of the men whom he expects support from are John Strom, Sam Ander- son, and Jim Bartsch. The conference schedule 0 p e n 3 May 1 with the Auggie net- men meeting St. Thomas. May 1 St. Thomas May 2 Macalester May 5 Gustavus May 15 Macalester May 22 St. Thomas May 25 State Tourney Support The Team . . . Attend Baseball Games by DORIS LARSON Sweaters and letters were recently awarded to members of the Women’s Athletic Asso- ciation who have earned the required 1,000 points. Those receiving them were: Sylvia Brandt, Gloria Greguson, Mar- guerite Greguson, Sylvia Haukeness, and Mildred Thorsgard. Points are earned by attending meetings, par- ticipating in tournaments, and taking part in other outside sports. WAA pins will be awarded to members earning 500 points. A pint of your blood today, may help save the life of your beloved one tomorrow. Page 3 q *R —I Iunior Cobs Triumph. 6-3 Baseball‘s ever present nemesis, a combination of me- chanical and mental errors, was the main factor in the defeat of the local nine at the hands of a strong Concordia Junior College team. The Auggies took an early lead on a single by Bartsch, a stolen base and a. double by Miller. The lead was short lived how— ever, as the St. Paul boys pushed two runs across in the third inning on a hit, an out- field fly, and two errors. The Junior College boys tallied three more runs in the fourth inning to lead 5-1. In the top half of the seventh, the Augs scored thrice to make it 5-3. This ended the scoring for Augsburg A rally was started in the ninth inning but was cut short when Seto fouled out. Concordia hit pay dirt once more in the eighth to bring the final score to 6-3. Gronseth pitched a game, but 3 unearned decided the contest. good 111115 AB Soto, ss. . 3 Steak, c. Hank, 1f. Adair, 2b. ................ ,, Bartsch, cf. Miller, 1b. Anderson, 11. If, 9% Anderson, e. 3b. fl OHQHHOOOON HHop-INOOHO: Gronseth, p. GUSTAFSON QUALITY mars W'EDEIJVER 523 Cedar Ave. Tel. Go. 5949 10'. Dilcounl lo Aug-bun; Sludonu Mon' ' u and teas“ Apparel COLUMBIA DEPT. STORES 407 Cedar Avenue ‘00 Earl Hennepin AT. 1409 GE. 4539 LARSON STUDIO Photographer 2708 EAST LAKE STREET TEL DUPONT 1375 Get Your Haircut at Oscar's Barber Shop One Block lrorn Campus 2205 Riverside BRODAHL'S fluteumnl—Holal—Bakery Modem, dignilied. lnendly, reasonable we serve neil‘nur bee: no: liquors Bolwnon 5th and 7!): on Cedar Ave. Ma. 9740 Lindskoog, The Florist Good Floral Work at Popular Price- 1400 EAST BIANXJJN Bridgeport 1215 F. T. D. ALBERT HOIJVIES Gaocsnms AND mars 2207 Riverside Geneva 8475 WE DELIVER O. H. 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Vol. 49 Honor Banquet Set for Friday [other Klein, seventh grade Jewish lad who came to this country from Germany sev- eral years ago, will be guest pianist at the All—School Honor Banquet to be held May 4 at Trinity Church. He will play The Sonatina by Kahlau, and Fifth Symphony (Victory) by... Show moreVol. 49 Honor Banquet Set for Friday [other Klein, seventh grade Jewish lad who came to this country from Germany sev- eral years ago, will be guest pianist at the All—School Honor Banquet to be held May 4 at Trinity Church. He will play The Sonatina by Kahlau, and Fifth Symphony (Victory) by Beethoven. Student Society presi- dent, Benjamin Gjenviek, will preside as master of ceremonies. " Awards for achievement in scholar- ship, journalism, ath- letics, speech and music will he prisented by Dr. Christensen. Numbers by the Augsburg Girls’ Quartette and the school song by the choir will be a part of the program. Toasts will be given by several members of the Student Society Board of Directors. Lillian Schrader is general chairman in charge of ar- rangements. Other committee chairmen are Lorraine Gim- mestad, decorations; Carol Quam. program designing; Esther Nelson, program ; Mur- iel Ruud, reception; Judith Adsem, tickets; Beth menu and tables, and 7h flag/thugth ' Augsburg College, Friday, April 27, 1945 Five Seminarians Will Graduate Friday. May 18 Commencement exercises for Augsburg Seminary sen- iors will be held May 18 in the chapel. Dr. Karl Ermisch will deliver the address. The grad— uating seniors have accepted calls to the following places: Harry Sorenson, Milroy and Lucan; Paul Sonnack, Moose Lake; Leslie Brandt, Puk- wana, South Dakota; and Emil Kallevig, Superior, Wisconsin. Robert Krueger plans to enter the Chaplaincy. Other seminary students will work in churches at the following places: Carl Carlsen, Minot, North Dakota; Lu- Verne Nelson, Menominie, Michigan; Iver Sonnack, Be- mldji ; Benjamin Gjenvick, Co- lumbia Heights; Luther Gron- seth,.Bag1ey; Ernest Kasin, Cushlng; Arthur Reesness, Portland, North Dakota; Chester Hoversten, Grafton, North Dakota; Justin Tor- gnmson, Kirkland, Washing- ton; and Howard Franzen, Forest City, Iowa. Rev. Carlsen Will Address The meal will be served by the Trinity Church Ladies Aid. Price of the banquet_1s sixty cents for students With meal tickets and one dollar for all others. Annual Meeting To Be Held, At Augsburg The Annual Conference of the Lutheran Free Church will meet at Augsburg June 6-10. Miss Gerda Mortensen is chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements. Miss Ruth Segolson, Mr. George St» berg and Rev. Olaf Rogne are other members of the commit- tee. Chou- Will Sing At LSA Dinner Lutheran students of the Twin Cities are invited to at- tend the Twin City Lutheran Student dinner which will be held May 3, 7 p. m. at the Coti- man Memorial Grand Ballroom on the University main cam— pus. Wilton Bergstrand, ex- ecutive secretary of the Young People’s Luther League of the Augustana Synod, will speak; and the Augsburg Choir will sing. Theme of the dinner will be "The Animal Fair." Tickets for the dinner may be purchased from Marilyn Peterson. Charlotte Swanson, or Esther Nelson. inary, the University, and the Twin City hospitals, as well as Augsburg, will be in attend- ance. Rev. Clarence J. Carlsen, Minot, North Dakota, will de- liver the commencement ad- dress when about twenty sen- iors receive their diplomas May 31, at Trinity Lutheran church. Baccalaureate services will be held at Trinity, Sunday evening, May 27. Rev. John A. Houkom, Ashland, Wisconsin, will speak. The seniors are Esther Aad- ]and, James Bartsch, Grace Carlsen, Marie Gjenvick, Mar- guerite Greguson, Clara Gud- im, Valentin Hauk, Elin John— son, Obert Landsverk, Gene— vieve Larson, Mary Lou Mort- ensen, Beth Opgrand, Mamie Opsal. Dawn Opseth, Joyce Opseth, Dwight Peerman, Randolph Quanbeck, Muriel Ruud, Lillian Schrader, Vera Thorson and Ruth Weltzin. Seminarians Have Annual Banquet LuVerne “Red” Nelson was toastmaster at the Concordia Society Banquet held April 6 at the Leamington Hotel, Rev. Oscar Hanson, Executive Sec- retary of the national YPLL of the NLCA w as guest speaker. Barry Sorenson and Evelyn Amundon sang. Paul Sonnack brought a greeting. The banquet is held annual- ly each spring. A pint of year blood today. may help save the life of your beloved one tomorrow. choir Returns PROFESSOR H. P. OPSETH Dr. T. O. Burntvedt Speaks at Iunior- Senior Banquet Speaker at the annual Jun- tor-Senior Banquet held March 23 in Memorial dining hall was Dr. T. 0. Burntvedt, president of the Lutheran Free Church. Clair Strommen, junior class president, presided as toastmaster. Response to his welcome was given by Vera Thorson. Other program num— bers included songs by the Augsburg quartette and a piano solo by Norma Sateren. Decorations centered around a Dutch theme. Waitresses wore Dutch costumes. Marion Myrvick, junior class social director, was chairman of ar- rangements. "Hour at Charm" To Be AWS Theme With the “Hour of Charm" as their theme. the AWS will hold their annual formal din- ner in the college dining hall, May 15, at 6:30 p. m. Miss Aline Mclby. a buyer at Powers Deparlmrnl Stare. will speak Vera Thorson will direct an all-girl chorus. and Margery M an ger will play her “magic violin." The program will include installation a] o]- ficers far nzrl year. Joyce Opseth is general chairman in charge of the dinner. On Thursday, May 17, the old and new officers of the AWS will meet for a council breakfast in the small dining room. Student Service Drive Completed The total contribution in figures of Augsburg students and faculty in the World Stu- dent Service Fund Drive can- not yet be released as quite a number of pledges remain unpaid. The donations includ~ ed both cash donations and pledges. The total will be slightly below the goal of $400 set by the committee in charge. The campus campaign was carried out from April 3 to 9. A committee of four stu- dents, Norman Bakken, chair- man; Margery Mangcr, Ben- jamin Gjenvik and Ruth Blik- stad, drew up the plan for solicitation. Solicitors, in pairs, were chosen to canvass the entire student body and faculty. Seven organizations will benefit from the financial con tributions of this drive The percentages listed indicate the approximate portion of the total they will receive: Lutheran World Action 30’; Luther League Federa- tion . .. . . 2017 World Student Fund . 12”? LSA India-China Scholarship .. 12'.’ Lutheran Welfare . .... .. 12’} LSA Budget. .. . 95; World Student 1an Fund . The chairman of this drive states: “Those who have con- tributed to our drive may feel certain that their share will be deeply appreciated by the re- cipient groups." .5'.’ Alter Tout Thirteen Concerts Presented in North Dakota and Minn. The Augsburg College Choir returned to Minneapolis. Fri- day. April 20. after a ten-day tour through Minnesota and North Dakota. They visited congregations of tho Luthean Free (‘hurrh in Willmar. Min- nesota: Fargo. Grand Forks. Grafton, McVille. Rugby, Minot. Willistnn. and Tioga, North Dakota. They also gave concerts in the high schools of Grand Forks. Grafton, and Tioga. The concerts were well attended. The choir was accompanied by Professor and Mrs. Henry P. Opseth. and Harry Seren- son. choir manager. Mrs. Op- seth worked as a student so— licitor along with the tour. An interesling concert was given in Willmnr when just before the cancer! it was nec- essary to move from. Calvary Lutheran Church to Bethel Church because 0/ the large audience. Special tribute should be made to Professor Opseth tor arm in directing the choir. Critics agree that “conductor H. P. Opseth feels his music deeply. He has a finely developed sense of bal- ance and of the dramatic con- tent of each composition, mak- ing it tell its story effectively and convincingly.” Professor Upset/z has per- lonncrl a remarkable lent in bringing [he slugs/wing Cal- 117;? Choir [0 the from ran/t 0/ rhoruses tlirrwlv (ll/IN! its nrganimlinn. ll 11m organ- I':ml in 1034 "hen hm rhuml grnups 0/ I'll}, rim] rich Inn/l- Iinn were nmrgurl. Thcsr lu'o n'Prc tlu' mun'w lugvl/urg Glee (Tlul; um] Ihr' anvn'; Ilugs» burg Choral Sonic”. Shortly after the choir made its first public appearance it was characterized by one of the country's loadingr critics as having “fully proved its ability to take rank with leading choirs of its kind." Professor ()pseth has had wide experience and training in the musical field, He studin l" ’t ' under Dr .lolius~ . isthm- son and ed for n time as his as ant. During tho World “or he (lll'l’Clt‘d the 364th Infantry B :n n Show less
74¢ #4447444“? echo Established in 1896 THE AUGSBURG ECHO Remember! Remember, entering a chap- el service is like entering a church service. We are ex- pected to be quiet and rever- ent. Yet very often we stu- 0 dents tramp noisily into chap- el and laugh and talk before 1944 Member 1945 the... Show more74¢ #4447444“? echo Established in 1896 THE AUGSBURG ECHO Remember! Remember, entering a chap- el service is like entering a church service. We are ex- pected to be quiet and rever- ent. Yet very often we stu- 0 dents tramp noisily into chap- el and laugh and talk before 1944 Member 1945 the service begins. It is not too much to ask— ASSOCIATED be quiet and thoughtful in COLLEGIATE PRESS chapel. It will mean more to you. . And be sure to come to chap- el. Attendance has been ECHO STAFF Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Felture Editor Sports Editor Mildred Thong-rd . .Mnrxnret Nelson Elnine Olson . Willard Slack lagging. Do not pass up this opportunity for spiritual growth during your college years. Business Manager . Able am. ‘ E. O. Circulltlan Mun-go! .. .Mnrilynn Peterson FOR Reporters» Noun... Anderson. rmi Arn- ‘5 old. S)lvin Brandt. Gloria Greguloll, Merle Houser. Jnck Jacobson. Esther Nelson. Emily Ruchie, Norm: snug“. Mary Schindler. Jenn Tibke. BUY UNITED STA'I'IS Typisls—ludith Adsem, Pauline Sherwick, m BONDS ' STAMPS Publicuion Sunervilor ....r. A. Sveefilen Spring . . Spring. Did you catch the music of that magical word as you read it? To me the miracle contained within its meaning seems nearer and more real than ever before. Watching the mighty plant kingdom break forth again into the fresh green beauty of life and growth; listening to the April wind and rain as they breathe the ever sweet promise of summer; feeling the warmth and brightness of the sun upon us and about us —somehow the memory of a cold and stormy winter melts, as did the snow. As we greet this change, and realize that especial joy of finding new life and beauty within us, and around us, let us remember that time when our souls were trapped in a spiritual winter of unbelief —cold and lifeless without growth or beauty. Let us feel again the unspeakable happi- ness that surged into our hearts when Christ came in and brought with him the warm and refreshing sun- shine of spring. Holding this experience in our hearts, how can we but be glad to undertake with a new zest the work which He has asked us to do. Let us go forth with new life and strength, wearing upon our lips the smile and the song of spring. C. M. Q. BE A LOYAL AUGG'E ATTEND THE HONOR BANQUET SOCIAL CALENDAR Tuesday, May 1—0ratorical Cup Contest Friday, May 4 — All - School Honor Banquet Friday, May 4—Faculty Re- ception for Seniors Tuesday, May 15—AWS For- mal Dinner Thursday, May 17 —AWS Council Breakfast Thursday, May 17—Senior Class Day Friday, May. 18 — Seminary Commencement Sunday, May» 27—Baccalaur— eate Wednesday, May 30—College Commencement ????—Skip Day Memorial Service Held A memorial service in mem- ory of President Roosevelt was given in chapel April 14. Miss Mortensen played a prelude of hymns. Dr. Christensen read scripture passages and spoke, likening Roosevelt's life to that of Lincoln. The audience participated in hymns, Stu- dents and members of the faculty and administration at- tended. A beautiful tribute was also paid by Dr. Kleven in chapel Friday following the presi- dent‘s death. Cupid's Comer Dan Cupid has been working overtime on Auggies these days. Among the newly en- gaged include Mayme Opsal, senior, and Paul Hillestad; Arthur Reesness, seminary, and Edith Dreyer; Eugene Strinden, sophomore, and Lil- liam Nelson; Mildred Thors- gard, sophomore, and Rev. John Strand; and Amos Dy- rud, sophomore, and Eunice Erickson. For Whom the Belles Toll Helen Nichols, ’43, and B. Randolph Quanbeck, senior, were united in marriage on April 21, at Trinity Lutheran church. Ranny plans to enter the seminary next fall. Lois Black, junior, and Har- old Ahlbom, former Auggie now in the army, exchanged vows on April 22 at Holy Trin- ity church. Congratulations and best wishes to all of you from all of us. 4m Me WW3. 8M SUNNY SKOO Clouds hung low over the rows of box-like one-story apartment houses in the “area” — a defense housing project. The hot Michigan sun had sunk behind the lowest cloud, and beyond the orchard at the area‘s edge, thunder growled and snapped. As the first streak of light- ning shocked the tiny Ken- tuckians playing on Oakham Court in Willow Run, six-year- old Sherry Sue grabbed her baby brother’s hand and dragged him up the steps to their prefabricated home, shouting, “Davie hurry —it's gonna ri—yinl" Sher- ry Sue tried the door, then remembered that when her mother had left to work at the Bomber Plant that morning at five, she had locked the children out. Dad, who worked the swing shift, was sleeping—there was plenty of 'room for the children on the dusty courts. The first big splash of rain joined the little rivulets al- ready flowing down Davie’s cheek. Three-year-old David was by no means a coward, but sometimes life became too complicated for him. . . . Two drenched figures sat de- jectedly on the porch steps when the “Sunday School lady” walked by. Her sugges- tion that the little chapel would be open until Chime- Time Story Hour met with ap- proval, and again Davie was dragged to shelter by mother- ly Sherry Sue. Seated by the radiator, wrapped in blankets, Davie confided after Chime- Time, “I yikes Sunny Skoo. Mommy and Daddy doesn’t." . . . Came Sunday, and as the “Sunday School lady" watched Sherry Sue and Davie leading Mr. and Mrs. Rebey up the steps of the chapel, she re- membered “. . . and a little child shall lead them.” —Ruth Weltzin My Heart and I My heart and I have so much fun That no one else can see, For no one else can dictate there The way I ought to be. I tell my heart a lot of jokes— My heart laughs back to me, And so we fill each passing day With merriment and glee. I sing a love song to my heart. It plays the harmony. This makes for music in my soul That's never out of key. My heart and I hold hands and dance To rhythms as they be. We’re never out of step. That’s w y We match so perfectly. So if you see me having fun Though lone I seem to be, Please understand and ques- tion not, It's just my heart and me! —Borghild Rholl. Friday. April 27, 1945 lame flea/z mm, But. .. We’ve had some awfully crazy weather since this bi- yearly paper came out last. One minute it’s raining and the next minute it's—still raining. Or possibly snowing! It’s terrible—never knowing whether to remember your umbrella or your snow shoes! You‘ve all heard of the “give and take" spirit, but West Hall residents evidently have other ideas. Their theme song is as follows (to the tune of "The More We Get Together,” dedi- cated to Borgie Rholl because she wrote it)— “The more I get of your things Of your things, of your things, The more I get of your things, The happier am I; For your things are my things And my things are my things, The less you get of my things The happier am I!” And then the choir left us. Seems to me we all might have gone along—just for the ride. Oh well, it was all right. We did need all the mail they sent us. (She said as she gazed wistfully at her black mail- box.) And now for a few excerpts from my latest book, namely, “How to Write Poetry,” which will be off the press soon. In it appears the following ad- vice: “In the beginning one must realize his own weakness and begin by arising someone else's work to which you add an appropriate end- ing, thus: "I think that I shall never see a girl refuse a meal that’s free.” Or if you want to express some special thought of your own, as in my case: “I think that I shall never see a boy that’s tall enough for me.” There, if this much hasn’t made a poet of you there’s no hope (for the book). Ii'i line with their spring fever the WAA has been play- ing kittenbalL at the new Augsburg Memorial Field. And how the boys do pack the stadium to witness each speo- tacular performance! (foot- note: little boys). As a final bit of advice: Don’t read this column till all of your studying is taken care of! E. 0. Choir Reporter, Back From Tour. Tells All Dear Diary: April 10. “Oh my dreams are getting better all the time." Our dream became a reality when we heard the strong voice of “pappy” Sorenson call off the names of his fifty—one lil’ chillun’ at the depot. Soon we were off in a cloud of smoke, and in a short time our train dived with a roar into the 2% mile tunnel beneath the Grand Central station of Willmar, the second metropolis of Minnesota (according to reports by Betty Westphal and Margaret Nelson). The loyal Willinarites “flowed” (rainy, you see) in such great numbers to our concert that at 8 o’clock we had to move to a larger church. We all looked like Halloweeners with our white robes fluttering ’neath our coats. April 11. Woke up in a trance—at least all I could think of was getting to my 8 o’clock class on time. Then I really woke up—what a pleasant surprise. Willard Steck joined us in Fargo to keep Doc’s arm in shape—his pitching arm. April 12. Up at the crack of dawn! Isn’t every day I have bre\akfast at 5:15. Could have slept 2 hours more and still hung on the engine, Grand Forks lived up to its name all right, for we had many grand forks full of—guess what? The loyalty march went over big in the high school. In fact, the rah-rah’s almost knocked us over when “0ppie” directed the whole audience. April 13. Rev. John Strand, a former Auggie, was our genial host in Grafton. We looked the place over, Millie, and the committee gives you their approval. "Rusty" saw her first cow, but she was content just to look at it. April 14. The choir took part in an impressive memorial service for the late President. After supper we bid Grafton good bye and took a fast train (40 miles in 3 hours) for Grand Forks. April 15. Hjalmar’s home town! At our concert, “0 Glad- some Light" lacked its usual vim and vigor. A little girl took a flying loop behind “Oppie’s” heels and after the last note had been feebly ministered, the choir and its eminent choral director casually split with laughter. April 16. In the Rugby Hotel Harry learned that late hours were not so good because when he finally arrived he bum into his empty suitcase and found his belongings strung all the way down the hall. Those knots were hard to undo, weren’t they, Harry? April 17. It was a happy homecoming for Grace in Minot. We spent most of the night on the train. It’s surprising what a comfortable pullman a suitcase will make. April 18. No need to say that we dived into bed without any further ado. Who wouldn’t at 3 a. m.? Montana is pretty close so some stuck their toes over the border. Mamie was happy—I wonder why! April 19. Three former Augm'es, Rev. and Mrs. Grindalll and Florence Borstad gave us an enthusiastic welcome at Tioga- At the high school John Hanson really “wowed” the students with his impromptu humor. April 20. 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Page Four Coeds Are Swell. Say Veterans (ACP) The campus coed—is she attractive. intelligent fun to be with on a date? Has she taken man‘s place in campus activities and done the job well'! Returned veterans have ex- pressed their opinions in answer- ing these questions. The survey taken... Show morePage Four Coeds Are Swell. Say Veterans (ACP) The campus coed—is she attractive. intelligent fun to be with on a date? Has she taken man‘s place in campus activities and done the job well'! Returned veterans have ex- pressed their opinions in answer- ing these questions. The survey taken indicates that the prcscnt~ day coed is as attractive to the man with overseas experience as slip was before he left our shores, In comparing coeds with Euro— pean women, the following com» nit-tits were made: "After being overseas for so long. any woman looks wonder- hil to me. The women abroad wouldn‘t fit into upper class life ‘ll. and they're interested in :‘iiiig but having a good time. minced that women here are m lligt-nt and seem to have ited air that I like.” in; enumerated the usual lllt‘)‘ still have ‘lllUklllg on cam- ‘tv .oun and not portlay» petsonalltles. up the gent-rat eon- ‘tatmneiit most often S.Illpl}‘ “Coeds art- "Millions .- i‘l‘lk‘lli u 'i\ :> Women Pay All At WAA Party nit going-Hm in 0t it (mid iimv turn a cxilittst But no It “its all this and llltllt‘fi a real Dogpatt‘h style. “'AA. WPA party By WPA we mean women pay all. and did they ever! Not only did they bring the decorations, the ideas, the entertainment, and the food. but also the MEN. So you can see that this was no ordi- -, young Sadlt‘s Hawkins. all and pale. came dragging )oung bachelor so long and strong. And together they braved the evening‘s excitement, so en— tertaining and paining. And N» gather they ate the sumptuous re- past offered. so delicious and nu- tritiotis. Mi and Mrs Meatball McSwme Btlgc‘l' took the prize for the best and most out-of-thism'orld cos- Cheering Out Of Fashion? (ACP) “Perhaps the ancient and honorable profession of cheer- leading is going out of fashion. The student body may be growing up." This was the statement made by Dr. Delbert Oberteufier, men‘s physical education department at the University of Ohio, concern- ing the current controversy over the subject of student cheering at football games. Dr. Obertcut‘fer believes that there are two important things wrong with cheer-leading and or» ganized cheering in general. In the first place. people can't be- come enthusiastic and cheer just because they are told or asked to do so. Checrleading creates a syn- thetic atmosphere and enthusi- asm. he maintained. At this point Dr. Oberteufier cited the Purdue game, in which lack of cheering was blamed on tazlure of the crowd to support the team. He said that because the crowd was silent didn't mean that it wasn't behind the team or suffering with it. Fundamentally, the American people are independent. he de- clared. They dress. eat, go to the movies and root at athletic games as they please. They cheer or are silent because of what they see and feel at a game. When anxious. they do not feel like cheering. As his second point against or- ganized cheering, Dr. Oberteut‘fcr cited the lack of courtesy inher- ent in the idea of rooting against the visitors He questioned the fact that organized cheering improved the home team's play, saying that it appreCiation is to be shown to a player for his ability it should be expressed by wholehearted, spontaneous cheering or personal compliments after the game. Dr, Oberteufl'er pointed out that when fencing and wrestling teams come as visitors to the campus, they are accorded treat- ment as guests. He believes that Ohio State can lead the way in creating a new standard of cour- tesy for visiting athletic teams. tunies. Could they help they were the judges? Sadie Hawkins day came late this year. but it sure came! PRINTERS , or THE ECHO * * LUND PRESS 700 SOUTH FOURTH STREET THE AUGSBURG ECHO Friday. Down-lb" 1, ms - And There I Was— By Lollio Nollon Women are noted for their rather abstract interest in sports, as this little story should illus- trate. Accompanied by his some what Gracie Allenish wife, a ra- bid football fan was watching one of the most thrilling football games ever played. Two touch~ downs had been made in the closing minutes of the game, and the score was tied. The visiting team was about to make the con- version that would mean victory; the weary lines moved tensely into position; the kicker removed his helmet and flexed his leg. Just as the ball was snapped, the wife leaned over toward her hus- band and said “Henry, I can't understand why you don‘t like the gizzard. Why, I think that's the best part of the whole chick- en!" However, when Henry is ex- plaining the intricacies of football to the little woman, she seems positively intrigued. Actually she is still thinking about gizzards. The ability to listen with the eye. to appear to be fascinated while the portals of the ear close tight and the mind got-s off on pleasant journeys of it's own, is a purely feminine accomplishment. As Frank Casc “God gives that gift to woman so she may stay married to the same man for years, and still smile.” Men usually take sports more seriously. but they have been known to go to extremes in the matter. On the Saturday night after the game. a slightly inebriated foota ball fan was having a heartw- heart talk \V'llll a chnepin Ave- nue parking meter. As he patted the instrument fondly. he was heard to say "Thassall right Eer~ nie. old man. We‘ll show 'em next says, Minnesota - Wisconsin year. won't we." CLIFFORD A. NELS V “Known for Goad Meals" FROZEN FOODS ATlnlIlic 6772 2402 Exist Franklin 10% Dl-ruunt m Anna-m: Sludenla \lm'. .iml L-dtu' Apr-rel COLUMBIA DEPT. STORES I Auggies In the Service I Carroll Bakken has recently come home on leave. He has signed up for two more years in the Navy and is stationed in San Diego, California. We're happy for all those discharged servicemen who have come to Augsburg and we want to say a special welcome to them. There are many more who are awaiting discharges who will register the second semester. Among than who will soon ho returning to Aug-burg is U. Alton Biurquin who will be diachnrgod Dooemhor 15. H. has received fin Dhtinguishod Unit Badge and Oak Loaf Cluster whil. serving in Europe. Another one who hopes to return in the near future is Marvin “Butch” Johnson, who is at the present time serving on the Hospital Staff at Sampson, New York. Jeroy Carlson. a navy radioman, stationed at Jacksonville, Florida, also hopes to be back soon. First Lt. Gordon Bjurquist is a flying instructor on a P47 at Abilene, Texas. He is enrolled in school where he is taking one hour of Spanish and one hour of French each day. He served in the Aleutians for one year. While there he flew P-40’s and P-38's. He has 165 patrol and interceptor missions to his credit. Pvt. Herbert Hokanson is a Classification Specialist at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. Hank Bertness is on his way to the Gilbert Islands. Luther Morgan. aboard an L. C. T., survived the typhoon an Oki- nawa. He writes that there's a lot of damage that mun be rcpnirld and it will delay their homecoming. Harland Kreisel has been serving aboard the U. S. S. West Virginia as an Electrician‘s Mate. He has recently been home on leave. On the same ship was Richard Torgerson, a fellow Auggie of ’43, serving as a Division officer. . An Auggie whom we are justly proud of because of his outstanding work in the Armed Forces is Major General Leif Sverdrup. He has been commanding General of the U.S. Army Engineering Forces. Dur- ing a furlough from the South Pacific, he took a trip to Norway to visit his parents. Two former Auggies who have received their discharges and are now registered at school are Duane “Red Lindgren and George ll’ewd Natal The Dean's Christmas Tea for the Association of Women Stu» dents will be held on Dec. 11. At a recent meeting of the stu- dent council it was voted against having an Augsburgian this year. Plans for next year’s book will be started now however. and pic- tures will be taken lo be included in the next Augsburgian. Of interest to friends of Mildrcd Serstock and Dave Boxrud, both Auggie alumni, is the anounce- ment of their marriage, which took place on Thanksgiving. Margaret Serstock, Phil Box- rud, Rachel Boxrud, and Dave Belgum were Auggies who were among the attendants After a wedding trip in nor- thern Minnesota, the couple left for Chicago where they Will make their home until next fall when Dave resumes his studies at Lu» ther Seminary, St. Paul. He is serving his intern year at St. Several members of the faculty will attend the annual Teachers‘ Education Conference sponsored by fhe College of Education I: the University of Minnesota on Dec. 7. Adele "Skippy" Anderson, for- mer student at Augsburg, and Warren L. Snidee were married at Berkeley, California, Oct. 17. Anita Bagger's parents, Rev. and Mrs. Bagger, have passports to leave for India Dec. 1, and arc waiting for permission from the British government to enter. Rev. Gornitzlta Speaks At Missionary Meeting Rev. Gornitzka of the Lutheran Bible Institute of Minneapolis was the speaker for the meeting of the Missionary Society, Thurs- day evening, Nov. 29. Rev. Evald Conrad will be the speaker at the December meeting Dupont 4752 Minneapolis 0n. Elnrk Irom AllKibll'! 407 Cedar AWN” AT- 1409 Timothy Church in Chicago. of the society. 400 East Hennepin GE. 4539 LINDSKOOG. GOODLUND'S FLOWER SMITH DRUG rim FLORIST SHOP 50”“ ‘ LUNCH“ Good Floral Work at Flowers by Wire Anywhere PRESCRIPTIONS Popular Price: 2520 East Lake Street 2200 Riverside Ave. MA. 9767 1400 EAST FRANKLIN BRidgeparl 1215 F. T. D. EVERY YEAR . .. me. its «in year, Lutlmm Brothel- hood has shown . ttcady and Emit. tcnt growth. It i... .1...“ wand 0.. fit: sound tenant” ot the timc- «Ema leg-I rut": plan. bond on the American Eipmm ml: of Mortality. Lin..." 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fieaéuq/iémgéééq Volumno 50 Augsburg College. Friday. December 'I. 1905 Number 5 Coach Carlson Is Back Again ('um‘tuy SI. Paul [napalm-Prom" Press Bob Carlson Bob Carlson, a former Augs- burg faculty member is back again to take over as Athletic Director, after serving with the Navy for three... Show morefieaéuq/iémgéééq Volumno 50 Augsburg College. Friday. December 'I. 1905 Number 5 Coach Carlson Is Back Again ('um‘tuy SI. Paul [napalm-Prom" Press Bob Carlson Bob Carlson, a former Augs- burg faculty member is back again to take over as Athletic Director, after serving with the Navy for three years and eight months. Mr. Carlson will also teach foot- ball coaching. physical education activities and will serve as foot- ball and basketball coach. While in the Navy. Lt. Carlson was stationed at Iowa City; Li- berty, Missouri; Alameda, Califor» nia; and Santa Rosa. California. Mr. Carlson taught at Augsburg “Wells . went into .the service,. - from the fall of wall until the spring of 1942. His subjects then were theory of physical education and hygiene and he coached foot» ball and freshman basketball. He graduated from the Univer- sity of Minnesota. after which he taught at Glenwood High School for two years before coming to Augsburg. In planning his work here. Mr. Carlson says. “I am very anxious that we may develop inter-col- legiate athletics and the physical education program at Augsburg.” The return of Mr. Carlson, as well as the many returning stu- dents. should really make this aim a reality for us. We Don’t Want To Lose You But - - - Young man. do you want eco- nomic security? Under the Army‘s new retire- ment program you can get as much as $89.70 a month for the rest of your life. after just 20 years of service! Do you want to travel? The Army offers you a choice of service in any of these five for» eign theaters: European. Pacific, China. Alaskan and Caribbean. Do you want a well-paid job now? The Army‘s pay to a private is the equivalent of a $40-a-week job in civilian life. The promo- tion to a private first class is au- tomatic after 6 months of duty. Do you want fine training in a good trade'! The Army ofier sover 700 dif- ferent courses (everything from Radar to riveting) in over 40 dif- ferent technical schools. WWI WW1 Annual Christmas Concert To Be Presented Tonight We are happy to welcome th following returned servicemen to Augsburg. They have become an active part of the student body. We hope they will continue to to make our college organization successful. Phillip Boxrud, Richard Det« chons. Amos Dyrud, Herman En- gebretson, Leon Hansen, Harvey Holman. Lloyd Johnson. Russell Johnson. Glen Landvik. Duane Lindgren. Clarence Miller, Leslie Nelson, Charles Olson. Stanley Person, Carol Peterson. Randolph Quanbeck, Paul Rimarcik, Nor- man Sorenson. George Sverdrup, Donald Thomas. Norman Tung- seth. Wayne Wickoren, Peder Wilcox. Building Fund Drive Nears Final Stage Rev. Rogne. director for Vic» tory Building Fund reports good progress for October and Novem- ber. The fund has increased near- ly $30,000 during this time. As of December first the treas- urer‘s report shows a total of ap— proximately $215,000 in cash. bonds, and pledges. Of this sum approximately $50,000 is Augs» burg Alumni gifts. The goal is $250,000. and there are good hopes of reaching it if the territory left to cover will re» spond as well as in the places where the campaign work has been finished. A sum of $25,000 still must be raised to reach the goalrof $75,- 000 which was set for the [lugs burg Alumni. Nurse Caufions Students to Avoid Ca‘lching Colds Twenty cases of influenza have been reported on the campus since Thanksgiving vacation. re- ports Miss Helen Paulson. school nurse. The victims have been from all of the dormitories and conse- quently students are requested to be especially careful that they do not catch colds. Do you want. to become a com- missioned ofl'icer'! Then the Army is the place for you as any enlisted man on active duty may apply for Officer Candi- date School after just nine weeks of duty. it was just recently an- nounced by the War Department. However. in addition to the men- tal and physical qualifications. forcefulness and potential leader- ship ability are primary requisites for attendance of any Ofiicer Cane didates School. Do you want the best in life in- surance. finest food. full medical care. a month of furlough with full pay and allowances each year. You can have them in the Army. Do you want to be a “Guardian of Victory"? Then see your nearest Army Recruiting Ofiicer. He has full in— formation about the excellent careers America‘s modern, stream- lined Army offers excellent young men. For further inforamtion see the nearest U. S. Army Recruiting Station. PROF. H. P. OPSETH The annual Christmas wnwri of the Augsliuig (villi-iii» L‘hmi will be gin-ii iii Tziniiy Linn. mu Church on Fl‘ldu}. llu T, .n :; mi pm,Tli«-nr\\1_\ “can.wi lml. ‘- Chmus \\lll llllllrit‘ M iii ann- 11> d until! u tiliu Blllll mp, . i rectal by l’iul ll 1' «ii iii hind (if tlu (iriinitziu v" i - i» Thi‘ fi- i(l\\'lll;l w l‘l piogiimi Hi ili‘ .i.‘ "Pastoral Symplm /' "Noel Norman 1“ Reading of c Accompaivo E . "Break Fort' U at .\ enly nghl r "In Mirth dl'd :n a. 3dr ,i ‘i r. .- "Born Tod iy JV’wL'lll’lCl‘ “Who ls Like "he?" . Hebrew Song Tenor Solo—vGerhard Bretheim Augsburg College Choir Harp Selections. Mrs. Bernice Elefson "Sing Praise" .. Overby "Cherubim Song" .Bortiansky "Gloria Pairi“ Palestrina "Four Slovak Christmas Carols" Arr. by Karemz Ladies Chorus Musicians‘Play At Convocal'ion The Augsbuig student body and faculty heard the music of Samuel Marti. noted Mexican violinist. and his Wife. Gunhild Nilsson. pianist. at convocation exercises on Thursday morning. November 29. Mr. Marti played a number of selections by Mex'ican composers. A leading figure in lnter~Ameri~ ican cultural aflairs and founder and director of the Yucatan Syme phony Orchestra. Marti is the head of the only concert circuit in Mexico and Central America. which he founded for the laud- able purpose of bringing music to the smaller towns where music is seldom heard. The circuit now serves 25 cities and is being cm- played as a “musical bridge” for the interchange of young concert artists between Mexico and other American countries. From +he ACP Denver. Colo.—(ACP)—“Today it is possible to pack a library of 5,000 books into a brief case." states Lyle Morey, head cata- loger for Mary Reed library at the University of Denver. Through the miracle of micro- film. the amazmg process of photographing important books. documents. newspapers. or busi- ness records on 35 or 16 mm film, this fantastic feat is accomplished. Mary Rccd library has approxi- mately 200 complete volumes for use in this manner. and expects to obtain more film now that the war is over, according to Mr. Morey. All any D. U. student must do is obtain permission from the librarian. Mr. Joseph Hare. and he Will be able to get access to the microfilm strip needed and the portable microfilm l't‘Elrll‘l‘. which is valued at $65 This port- able roadvr relays the film iiiiagi by way of a mirror to a glass scrch in the projector. magniiy- mg each page to larger than nor. mal reading sin- The real purpose (ii llllClHllllll books in Mary Reed libi‘ut'y l.» [W make availablt' to sludt‘nh (llrllig intense research in Subjt‘t‘l: llldl require books that are library loan. or can not big taincd through the various rw serve rooms Mi Morey i-iiiphw sizes that it IS not Ll novelty. hu practical int-ans of obtaining :nr formation. Madison. WlS.——-lACP77L'nl\'t'l » sity of Wisconsm studrnts. mung not till (iii. in dormitories and campus iting places. may consume "co )s' by the gallon in between mtal snacks. but when it cusz to out ing for nutrition. milk IS the - voritc over every other bcvcr' go, A study of campus eating plat gth‘S cvidencr of such a state- mcnt . . . in the Memorial Union. the cafeteria serves nearly 2.000 meals a day. During the a\ gi- day. 1.140 glas ‘5 of milk are sold. as compared to 430 cups of coffee. ln round numbers this IS 19 glasses of milk to every seven cups of coffee .ncarly throw to one. Some also take both milk and coffee, or more than one glass of milk. Donald L. Halverson. associate director of business and finance. points out that this ratio holds true for the girls’ dormitories. Chad» bournc and Barnard, where ap- proximately 807 meals are scivvd in the average day. These stu- dents drink 626 glasses of milk. and 225 cups of coffee. a 19 to seven ratio again. P ' . Dr. Melvin A. Helland Ofiertory . . . . .Brass Quartet "Vigil" . . . .Christiansen Soprano Solo—Bernice Kolden "From Heaven Above” , . Christiansen “Beautiful Savior” Augsburg Colleg: C:. : Hallelujah Chorus rt. Combined ‘ Benediction Re". Boys' Dormitory Elects Officers At a in...« ' wl‘VZt u.- Diim ls: l‘wiin linifli: ilu ni’ M- lllHH-ii llull t“l("“ i! lmiiiig min: z». [w ' ..i not my 5i... 1.ii\'< ill: Ni lwi. w iiiziiiiii' llHll! \‘y'.l1iii:i~ Aim l))llll i in. ‘.. \l't'ill‘l‘mkll [ll N ~n. mi; .mii Jim l‘lil‘i 'l' lirli \\ mii wplwiiwi SLt’ll‘liil\. Mlplliillllih lirdhlllli Aiming my in lli .» .- llll'y wind to lukl in: {la} him, out and put u. in. mi. Llluni Students Organize Luther League A Lulhi-i Lruuui " A“; ‘ini has imn irigzmlxvil m nil). [hr flilllinllL' “"ltl'l's Ilil'llvl Wallace Ans. Junior. lliillisry pivsidt‘nt. Phyllis Elll'k\nll ll’tsl’lllluni Union, Vii-V-yiriwirli‘iii Coliinl- Sliiill llt‘Slllllilll. Hull man. so 'n-tuiy: and Rugl'l Ulrich. freshman. Lu Clo ’- WIS. 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