. Groundbreaking Begins Consfrucfion of New Gym Breaking Ground for Augsburg‘s new gym»audiiorium last Thursday was the Rev. C. M. Johnson, chairman of board of trustees. is . With ‘ ‘ let, ' the $875,000 project. L ’ wbegin‘ on Mission Fesfival Sfarfs April I 9 Precedent; will be set this year... Show more. Groundbreaking Begins Consfrucfion of New Gym Breaking Ground for Augsburg‘s new gym»audiiorium last Thursday was the Rev. C. M. Johnson, chairman of board of trustees. is . With ‘ ‘ let, ' the $875,000 project. L ’ wbegin‘ on Mission Fesfival Sfarfs April I 9 Precedent; will be set this year during Augsburg’s annual Mission Festival April 19-22. Among these will be a banquet and a clothing drive, according to Jim Munson, Ill-aim moiety president I'm‘lla lath about'th’e time of the festival, Munson said, “If anything gives us impetus for thinking and doing something about missions it should be the Resurrection." The festival theme is “Missions Un- limited." One of the new features this year will be an informal banquet on Wednesday, April 20, at which the Augsburg quartet will sing and Pastor Evald Conrad will point out the student’s responsi- bility in missions. A SPECIAL highlight, accord- ing to Munson, will be when John Stensvaag, president of Lutheran Free church and formerly adviser of the Mission society. will speak on his world trip in reference to 1-5 Set April 29 “courtly Love" will be the theme of the annual junior—senior banquet April 29. The banquet will be held at 6:30 pm. in Day— ton_'a Sky Room. DUBmG the banquet medieval music will be provided by cham- ber music players from the Min- neapolis symphony. Dave John- son. special student at Augsburg, will be master of ceremonies. Garrick players of Hopkins, professionals from the University of Minnesota, will give im- promptu impressions and medie- val scenes. AFTER the banquet, a Lake Minnetonka cruise will be taken on the boat, ‘Tonka Belle." There will be an opportunity for stu— dents to learn the minuet on board. A program of Engl‘uh bal- lads may also be presented. 'fickets for the banquet and lake cruise are $3.75 per person. Banquet «so-chairmen Marilyn Sun: and Verna Stokke request that ticketsbe purchased before Ester. “Missions Unlimited.” Another of the new additions this year will be a clothing drive which will be conducted during the festival week immediately after Easter vacation. The cloth- in( will to to the Christian Chil- dren’s fund and will be distribut- ed throughout the world. Chapel speakers d u r i n g the week will represent Tanganyika, Japan and Madagascar. The i r topics will particularize the theme “Missions Unlimited" for their respective countries. Construction got under way last Thursday for Augsburg's new 'gymnasium—auditorium with groundbreaking services at the old gym site. Contracts for the building, to be named 51 Melby hall, were let by board of trustees last Wednesday. OFFICIATING at the ground- breaking service was the Rev. C. M. Johnson, chairman of the board. He commented that “this event is a demonstration on the part of the board and administra— tion of the confidence and faith which we have in this institu- tion.” “It is hoped,” he added, "that this building will somehow reflect the character, spirit and human interest of this man. 51 Mclby." FACULTY representatives at the ceremony included Mr, El'llle Anderson, Mr. Edor Nelson, Mr. Howard Pearson, and Mr. Ed Saugestad of the physical educa- tion staff. Also present was Mr. George Soberg. college represent— ative to the MIAC. Student Body President Bruce Amundson rep- resented the students. Prior to ceremonies at the gynv nasium site. Dr. Bernhard Chl‘lS- tenscn. president of the college. led a brief service in the chapel. Earlier. he stated that the award mg of contracts “marks a major milestone of continued progrc ‘ toward the goal of makur burg truly equipped to so educational needs of youth in a new age.” PARTICULARLY notable. Dr. Christensen said, is the naming of the g)mnaslum-audimrxum aftcr Sl Melby, “a great Christian, a great coach and a great Augsburg teacher.“ Representing lhc (‘ll_\‘ at the oc- Casion was Mr. George Martens, Minneapolis c o u n c l l chairman. {\lr. Martens told 1hr group that it is "particularly ul\':|\g in these days when mo, pcuplu 100k to (ho gorcrmnom, to $00 an lnSll- tuiion mkc initiative." Dr. T O. Burnlycdl. prvsulvnt Fch a stand on its own cmcrilus of the Lullu‘mn church. closed Ihc groundhx . mg scrvzvc with tho lwuvdivlmn and pruyor. CE ERAL CONSTRI'CTIOV contract for tho I» u i ! d l n c . awarded Drum l. Witrlwr inc. of Minneapolis. Silllnlfl _' rnnlrm‘ls won! in 'l‘ D Gu . Come mori'i‘ Air Cond mum; I n r . . and Mayer Elt‘Cll‘lL' Co. All of Minneapolis. Construction is Si'lli‘dllll‘ll to ho- gm nnmcdmloly on tlw .xtruvlurv. All Vol. LXVl Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minn., April 12, 1960 No. l2 Alaska Senator Gruening Speaks April 20 S e n a t o 1- Ernest Gruening of Alaska, journalist and doctor, will speak at the next student lecture series convocation April 20. Sen- ator Gruening was appointed gov- ernor of Alaska by President F. D. Roosevelt in 1939. He has been an advocate of Alaska statehood since that time. WHEN SENATOR. Gruening first went to Alaska as governor, the U. S. News Wrote, he was faced wi “a VI” almost unin— habited wilderness." Upon his arrival in Alaska, Sen- ator Gruening proceeded to build this wilderness into the state it is today. He fought against discrim- ination against native Alaskans, established an Alaskan develop- ment board to promote industry Students Elect Eon/on, Haney to Top Student Council Posts Final student society elections, April 1, placed Roger Gordon and Curt Haney, dark horse candi- dates, in the offices of president and vice president of the student body. They defeated the Soren- son-Batalden team by {our votes, 206—202. Approximately two-fifths of the student body reported to the polls. JUNIOR CLASS elected Ken Nelson as president; Marlo Ros- vold, vice president; Winnie Nordlund, secretary; Genevieve Trenne, treasurer, and Maxine Larson, social chairman; Helen Bergan and Dennis Johnson, stU< dent council representatives. Sophomores chose Kermit Paul- son. president; Loiell Dyrud, vice president; Joanne Brude, secre— tary; Paula Bjorkley, treasurer; and Davrd Ost and Bruce Gild- seth, council representatives. FRESHMEN selected Paul Sea- burg as president; Wendell Carl- son, vice president; Diane Lind- berg. secretary; Sharon Chelberg, Augsburg college women’s club will meet tonight at 8:30 in the ' Iaeulty lounge. Dr. David Belgum of Northwestern seminary will speak on “Faith and Mental Health.” he meeting is opal to we. treasurer; and LaVonne Olson and Carolee Person, council rep- resentatives. Other members of next year's council include Paul Almquist, seminary; Andre Nelson, onrcams pus men; Dennh Kalpin, offvcam- pus men; Mar} Lee Fellrath, on- offecampus women; and Paul Ba» off campus women; and Paul Ba- talden and Gou'ge Johnson, 1'.- cumbent memer‘s elected by the council. in Alaska and to leL‘l‘Slfy its economy, and established a full- time Department of Health to fight the high incidence of tuber- culosis in Alaska. IN 1945 Senator Gruening spon- sored a referendum on statehood for a subsequent general election which marked the beginning of a 13~year battle for Alaska state- hood which was finally won in 1958. In 1953 Gruening wrote “The State of Alaska” which served as a handbook in the fight for state- hood. After his retirement in 1953, he lectured widely throughout the states in behalf of statehood. BEFORE GOING to Alaska, Senator Gruening served as man- aging editor of The New York Tribune and was editor of The Nation magazine. He wrote a book, “Mexico and Its Heritage," and articles for Colllcr’s and The Nation magazines on timely sub~ jects. In 1933, Gruening was appomb ed as adviser to the Ullllt‘d Stall's dclugutmn to lhn sz-wnlh lnlcr- Amol‘nnn California» and m 1940 as administrator of (hr l‘uvrto RlL'O reconstruction administra- tion. Senator Gruening is a graduate of Harvard medical school and has received honorary degrees from the University of Alaska and the University of Alberta, Canada. Senator (i rucning Counselors/11215 Open, Says Dean Application dtadlinu for Mum» rial hall counsulorships is April 22, according to dean of studvnts Peter Armamst. The counsvlmg positions are open to (my inter- ested male siudcnts. l‘rcfci'cmc, however, will be given to [how who Will be juniors next year. iphot-o ny Satoru Suduh Anfal Dora", conductor of the Minneapolis symphony orches- tra, directs the Angsburx college choir in a performance of his com- pocition, "Min: am" The choir, under the direction of Mr. Dontl's pupil, Mr. Jose Serebrler, performed the world premier of the compo- ition last Saturday “calm. REQUIREMENTS fur Hm Mm- lmus muludv an hmmr mml lIiv U0 ul 1.”. Dorm triunwlrw, Alm- (Mm! mnph .ul, m: but pr .nwuu 11‘ mph mum: 'Immltn'ulm; ullulrlr‘rl for ',r,ullr. v.le in; lr nwn .n ‘l vhllmm lupw'i- on», hi (or “ml L‘uum In: t lu, vi, lul' mm ,x ‘u' wzll b: Low“ 11. Hwy in mum; in comm: Hui 'l n psychology of [1") 1,. :. i. m. . opmont and lJChllVlUl' vi, ml :- DORM PRESIDENT Km). 1.1 ‘ sum mmmcntcd that “Mann I: cuumnlnr is challnngzngr but rv- wardmg, Dorm Lnunsvlura lmw: an opportunity to rv-acli studvnli in liltil‘ everyday lilo,” he udrlr-rl, , . This year linen: :,uurr,rlurs who are roommates have been as- signed to caLh of the murlul hall houses. Alpha, ll Gamma and Delta. Co sable, are given preference in choice at room in each house. 1012",, whv-n pos- Show less
Page Two aua/ Opporlunily Cdairman Torstenson Leads Community by David Nordlie It was in the depths of the de- pression that Dr. Joel Torstenson began his academic career as a rural elementary school teacher, after he had completed one year of study at Moorhead State col- lege. IT WAS DURING this... Show morePage Two aua/ Opporlunily Cdairman Torstenson Leads Community by David Nordlie It was in the depths of the de- pression that Dr. Joel Torstenson began his academic career as a rural elementary school teacher, after he had completed one year of study at Moorhead State col- lege. IT WAS DURING this period that his social philosophy began to take shape. "When I saw chil- rircn come to school with only bread and syrup {or lunch, I be- gun to he curious about many things that I had never ques» tioncrl lit-fore," he observed. Aftr-r anChlng rural school for thrcc years, Dr. Torstenson re- turncd to college. He went to Augsburg and rcceivcd his B.A. in 1.038 With a major in history. He attended graduate school at the University of Minnesota and received his master’s degree in the same field of study. RETURNING to Augsburg in 1947, he taught history and soci- ology. In “158, Dr. Torstenson re- ccived his PhD. in sociology from the University of Minnesota. He is now chairman of the sociology de- partment, a department which grew under him. Dr. Torstenson is a member of the American Sociological associ‘ ation and the Midwest Sociologi- cal association. He is also a charter member of Alpha Kappa Dcltn, national honorary sociolo- gical fraternity and of Minnesota Kappa Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, national social science honor so- ciety. DR, TORSTENSON has an ZlC< tivc and widc interest in com- munity activities. He is chairman of the Joint Committee for Equal Opportunity, an organization of fifty ClVlC, business, religious, la- bor- und human-:relations agen- cies. The goal of the committee is . scriminating bar- Gillnr. dorm i1 participation in 1* W uh. I) T stenson and his wife, Frances. live .it 4036 Standish Avt‘nllt‘ With their four daugh— icrs. Carol Iii, Ruth Ann 14, Linea lo, and Janice “'IIEN QUE TIONED about |\’h2ll hc dlti during the summer, Dr. ’I‘oistcnson replied, “We try to make our summers count for i‘tliixtd inmin projects." vrl about his Iecliigs toward iiziii college, he comment- B R O D A H L ’ S CAFE and HOTEL lot and Em." Sullivan, Prop. SERVING BREAKFAST, lUNCH AND DINNER 62l - 623 Cedar Handsome Is as Handsome Doeg You will find that IN Maury of our Inside"- ntydeuilhtrltl glasses a. math by Wail ported potion» "Kw! Drop in to 5‘! our selection cm... to ELWOOD CARLSON OPTIC 719 Nicollet FE 2~5681 ed, “What excites me about a place like this is that it provides an exciting and relevant encoun- ter with the Judeo-Christian leg- acy, as well as other aspects of our heritage. This religious heri< tage," he continued, “is not a dead past to be defended against chal- lenges of change, but rather 3 vi- tal, living world view with which to face the future. It gives the academic community an added di- mension of greatness." THE AUGSIURG ECHO Dr. Torstenson fund-v. April 12, mo Lutherans Meet April 22-23 by Penny Nichols Constituting convention of The American Lutheran Church will be held in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis auditorium April 22- 24. Synods included in the merger are Evangelical Lutheran church, A m e r i c a n Lutheran church and United Evangelical Lutheran church. m’CLUDED in the business will be the election of president of Lambda Iofa Tau Initiates Four Members Omicron Chapter of Lambda Iota Tau, national English honor society, will hold its twelfth ini- tiation April 22. Initiation cere- monies will be at 8:00 p.m. in the faculty lounge. FOUR ENGLISH majors, Helen Bergan, James Holden, Carolyn LITTLE MAN wrz "WELL, i‘M aLAo To erg wail/E FINALLY mug ‘50METHI N5 TD QOLVE THE WAQENT VAKKlNG PROBLEM.” FRAN K’S BARBERSHOP 2205 Riverside BEST BUYS IN TOWN LARSON’S FAIRWAY FOODS o..- Bloch 0H Cumpul "would. and 22nd An. Sc. RIVERSIDE CAFE i430 Riv-Irid- FE mm HOMEMADE PASTRY COMPLHE MEALS 0p... 5:30 u.m. — 7:00 p.m. Wukduyr Now Saturday how. on 7:00 am. — 2:00 on. Closed Sunday: COFFEE 5: A CUP S (LINERS — ‘ “a... i u- inn “- m. :- -—~- FE. 6-338! - women». 7...... [Alumnus l a...“ .: v... st.“ m- "me tie 9W ' CUTIFIE GEMOKOGISYS MEXICAN 69‘ SOCIETY GUSTAFSON JEWElERS, INC. 410 Nicollet FREE DIAMOND BOOKLET Madam! S. Johnson, and Kenneth Nelson, all juniors, will present their pa- pers at this spring meeting. Fol- lowing the reading ot the papers, ‘ the four will be inducted into the society. A report on the Lambda Iota Tau conference held at John Car- roll university, Cleveland, Ohio, on April 2 will be given following the induction. Naomi Christensen, president of the Augsburg chap» ter, George Larson and Kenneth - Nelson attended the conference B E T H E L COLLEGE chapter has been invited to meet with the Augsburg chapter for this induc- tion ceremony. Following the meeting, the an- nual English department coffee hour will be held for English ma— jors and minors. Bum] Plans Two Twin City Concert Augsburg college band will give two Twin City home concerts this year, April 25 and 26. The concerts will be given with the Minnehaha academy band at the Minnehaha auditorium. Perform- , . for TALC Merger Parley - The American Lutheran Church, election of other others, cum-1t. tees and council. Greefingswillbo brought from the Lutheran he: church by Dr. John Stem“ president. The Lutheran Free church will again be voting oh the mummy of a merger with The Ame-inn Lutheran Church next year. The “Una Sanctu W written by Paul Christian a- pecially for the merger will be sung by the college choirs hum Augustana college, Capital uni. versity, Concordia college, Dun college. Luther college. Pacific Lutheran college, st. Oh! college, Texas Lutheran college, Ind Wartburg college. CANTA'I'A will he presented Sunday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. It Minneapolis auditorium. Following is the list of the in- dividual concerts to he presented by the visiting college choirs, Ap- ril 23 at 8:00 p.m. ‘ Augustann ch oir, University Lutheran church of Hope; Capi- tal choir, Gustavus Adolphus Lu- theran church; Concordia choir. Alexander Ramsey high school; Dana choir, Bethlehem Lutheran church. Luther choir, South St. Paul high 5 c h 0 ol ; Pacific Lutheran choir, C h r ist Lutheran church; St. Olaf choir, Robbinsdale high school auditorium; Texas Luther- an choir, Zion Lutheran church; Wartburg choir. Bethcl Lutheran church. ance times are scheduled for 8:00 p.m. Tickets for either of these con- certa may be purchased in the public relations office. Back in 1953, Ben was the guy with the winning smile, personality and good grades. Couldn't miss. So. they voted him “Most likely to succeed." One day, Ben's roommate said, “What are you going to do when you graduate? I haven't got a thing lined up." “Well, nothing's final, John,” said Ben. “But I am thinking about Lutheran Brotherhood." “Life insurance? I haven’t given that much thought." “Sounds like a good deal. John. This is the life insuranw society for Lutherans—like you and me And it's really growing fast." Ben's right! Lutheran Brother- What happened to the man “most I likely to succeed?” hood has over St billion of life insur- ance in force in 40 states and five Canadian provinces. There are good openings right now {or college men. And, a lull training program . . . real opportunities for qualified young men who want a lifetime career in life insurance. What happened to Ben. the “rum most likely to succeed?" He joined Lutheran Brotherhood and is now I General Agent. And John, his room- mate? Ben‘s right hand man in the business of providing security {or fellow Lutherans. You can’t beat succas. And the opportunities in 1960 are even great- er with Lutheran Brotherhood. Send us a card for the full Itory. LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD Life Insurance A legal rm li/t (Wane: my I 701 Second Ave. 50., Minneapolis 2, Mini. free Full~eoli1r reproduction of ertin Luther window (18" x 24'), suitable for filming And display in home or til-runs; Write Lutha-u: Brotherhood today. Show less
Aug Thinclads Drop by Jim Holden Augsburg's track team came out on the short end in a trian- gular meet between South Dako— ta State, Macalester, and them- selves: a meet which was held in d o o r s at Macalester's field- house on Friday, April 1. South Dakota state, generally a track power,... Show moreAug Thinclads Drop by Jim Holden Augsburg's track team came out on the short end in a trian- gular meet between South Dako— ta State, Macalester, and them- selves: a meet which was held in d o o r s at Macalester's field- house on Friday, April 1. South Dakota state, generally a track power, compiled 50% points Baseballers Begin April 12 With the eminent approach of a mid~April opening game with Macalester April 12, Augsburg’s baseball fortunes will be consid- erably strengthened by the addi- tion of several new faces. SOME of the freshmen who may be expected to carry a little of the diamond load are outfield prospects Bruce B r a t t e n from Cannon Falls, Roger Montgomery from Edison, and Carter Wilson from Minneapolis Central. New infielders include Jerry Alstead from Minnetonka, Dave Bakke from Robbinsdale, Wally Larson from Cumberland, Wis- consin, and Lloyd Raymond from Jasper, Jerry Carlson from Aitkin, John Ryski from Chaska, and Pete Johnson from Wittenberg, Wisconsin, are prospective catch- er candidates, and Dick McDonald from Minneapolis South is a good pitcher prospect. SOME OF THESE candidates will be filling in at vacancies cre- ated by last year's graduation losses, and some will help Augs- burg's baseball team in future years. It is encouraging for Coach Edor Nelson to know that he will be able to rely on these young baseballers for four full years. The baseball schedule this year includes: Tuesday, April 12, Mac- alester (there); Wednesday. April 13, Carleton (there); Tuesday, April 19, Gustavus (there): Sat- urday, April 23, Hamline (here); Tuesday, April 26, St. Mary’s (there); Saturday, April 30, st. John‘s (there), and Tuesday, May 3, st. Thomas (there). uni-mM——u—m—- Sociology Spin a platfa. .. have some diatom... md sip that real great taste of Coke. Sure, you can have a party without Coca-Cola—but who wants to! BE REALLY REFRESHED mmmumiocmorm mm" COCA-COLA m nonuuo comm W MINNESOI’A, INC. THE AUGSIURG Firf eef to win the meet; Macalester, last year's MIAC champion. captured second place with a strong 49 points, and the Augs came in last with eight points. CAPTAIN Bruce Evenson picked up the only Augsburg first, that coming in the 528 yard run, a new event in the conipcti» tion. His time limit of 1 minute. 7.4 seconds was good enough for a first place finish and five points. Bruce also helped Augsburg pick up a third in the mile relay. which he anchored with a time oi 53 4 seconds. Earby Chatham garncred AugsA burg's only other points when he finished third in the 50»yzii'd dash with a time of 5.5 seconds. This finish was good for the Augs last two points of an eight point total. LEFT, ABOVE, Brute Evenson and Earby Chatham, right center, are shown at the finish line at the Macalester college track meet last week. Bozo Thompson, a letterman who has just recently reported for practice, threw'the shot-put at Macalester. He failed to gain points, h o w e ver, as did Dick Lindstrom, who came in fifth in the 880-yard run. Coach Howie Pearson reports that the next meet will be held at St. Thomas (a n td o o r s) on Tuesday, April 12, Participating will be host St. Thomas, Bethel, Gustavus, Hemline, and Augs- burg. Pugo Thm S'de/ine euhdown by Bill Bowers With the finish of the state tournament. that “‘mter madness known as basketball has about run its course. IT IS A LITTLE late {or us to comment much on the tourney except to say that we hope heist» ball in the spring air Will i‘roshcii the disposition of the mutt ullr spoi‘tsnianlike fans in tournament history. t c t Back in February. the Unich States Olympic h o c k e * t c (1 m (in a i n 1y Minnosotansl distin- guished itself by Winning the gold medal. RECENTLY. the Olympic has- kctball trials were hold in Don- Vel'. Another Miiiiiesoii-in, Ron Johnson. senior at the "U." played on the winning NCAA All-Stars. Othrr teams in the cightrteam fluid were Ohio State. national rhanips. and Armed l‘ni’ros squad, small \‘nllt'gc allrstai’s. .ind indus- trial league tennis Ron “as not nito of the "tire to make ll‘iQ Oliiiipivs 'l‘hi- 12 wow 6 ll Os ii n from llltist‘ l :ght foams. Six \\oi‘t‘ pickvd from iln' NCAA AllrSiai’s Ron's i’iipiiii on HIV t'fllzlit‘l‘ of pin \\lll\‘l\ mi lw i‘xpm tcd (if the L'. S runi'ngnig ciiliy is t‘ll- “D mdirgitiid that ii \lUiilkl tzikc a "siipoiutcnin" in lwiii out the l'iilimi States “Us > ii in m o l' in Homo. AN INTER TING {zirl nlinnt thc mini is lllill ll i< truly \lllk‘l‘- ii-nn " The Negro rni‘c l\’ well imp. rosi‘iilcd \OSCJl' liniici‘tsiiii, “nit Bellamy, and uiliorsl Aimilicr member. Jerry West, t‘illlli‘s’ right out of lilt‘ Appalachians Vth sny. "Good hill; to l\llll\'(‘l States athletes in all t‘\'t‘lll> in the 1960 Summer Olympics " liemann (up: Athletic (ureer as Pitcher with Diamond/lien by Roger Gordon Holder of the Keith E, lion‘iiinii Memorial scholarship |liis past academic year has boon Limiill Zlemann, Tho s t' h 0 ill i s ii I p is awarded annually to [l sltlflt‘lll st» lt’L‘tEIl on the basis of zilzidcniir Eit'l’llt‘YPlllOlll, poisonzil ilizii'iii‘ti‘r. and ability lll the field of athlet- it‘s. AS YOU PLAN YOUR FUTURE— LIFE INSURANCE Be Your Foundation For Financial Security “An Old line Company 7 r 7 It Does Make o Difleiente” lUTHERAN MUIUAL lIFE INSURANCE COMPANY HOME OFFICE A WAVERLV IOWA ZICKIC HAS I’IUHICN liliiimli' in all llll‘l‘t‘ {ll'ifh ,\ \{illt‘l, \i ii lllilill‘1ll [Hr-muslin i. H lili :i: .ii Zt'ltt‘ iilm lliis 'lllii ll in lmmi iii‘ in llli‘ illiu iii .it Ii [ t‘l ll‘S lit‘ lliis t'lll'llt‘tl light it llL’l‘.\ iii llfx \ illlk‘lflr illii ((llkt'l'iiulll‘ l’Lllll iii lWi‘lxt‘lr lull nnd biisolinll. Athletic Dliccmi‘ Elliu- Alidi‘l‘» son Volt‘ed his soiitimt-iiis of l2i\[ years basketball captain liy siiyr ing, “Zeke is an outstanding indi- Vidual and is well liked. llis fine leadership has been revealed in our most successful season (won~ lost) in nine years." Basketball success is not new to Zeke for he was a member at Fairmont, Min— nesota, high school regional champions his junior year. Zeke also led Augsburg to the MIAC baseball championship last season as their leading mounds— man. HIS SUNEMER baseball activity is spent in Fairmont in Minnesota class “B” ball. He achieved a 14-4 record while fanning 250 oppo— nonts in 180 innings last summer, With all this, Zeke rim-3 have one goal yet to at‘hK‘VL‘. }l1’ has been one graduating class alli‘llt‘l of institutional (lK’VE'loplllt'nt over sint'c grade School A YEAR after his gi‘litluzitiriii from grade school in Fiiirinont, llii'i‘o new sli‘ut'tui‘iis wi'i'v liiiilt A now high >«iwili i-i'ci‘lt‘d (luring Zoko‘s fl’l‘\lllllilli your at Augsburg and last \‘k‘lmh‘ m-numi ' nu iiiurkml iiw iii yum-mi of ii um. i... ii leiillH- Zrki: 3 again w your inn v :ii I} u as um i. minnow; ~inni Jliv ii iii) “wimp ii. mini» mum mim- “mi 1A.». .ii mum iii imam 'lllll. \l‘lilil mi iiiigii whom ..i :4: 4 mm: iii mi ii ill will i mi. in .‘i n u w iii lilsli ul‘liii‘ RONNING’S SPORTING GOODS 2700 E. Franklin Hunting License A 8. 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Page Four The Me er-Go-Round ' thn The American Lutheran Church (TALCJ becomes a con- stitutinnalizcd body later this month, rumblings within the Lutheran Frew church regarding its upcoming 1961 merger vote will begin anew. WHAT IS L'NFORTCNATE about these rumblings is that what little ... Show morePage Four The Me er-Go-Round ' thn The American Lutheran Church (TALCJ becomes a con- stitutinnalizcd body later this month, rumblings within the Lutheran Frew church regarding its upcoming 1961 merger vote will begin anew. WHAT IS L'NFORTCNATE about these rumblings is that what little (JlJJPCllVlty rflgarding the issue remains, has already been clouded by rc rations of personality involvement which marred the group‘s original consideration of the issue Recent references to "personal af- if thr: measure fails to pas s indicate that wounds created by the first vote failure have not healed. Ml-rgcr trends in Lutheranism are not unlike. many opponents of tho mr-asurr. co], the same trends in secular American society. It is not inrrinr-oivablc {or merged Church bodies to become the Standard Oils and Duponts (if Protcstantism. They wonder if possible alienation of the individual from pursonal involvement with his church body is “anmmmic” Hillllyt‘fi ~ «.r‘h thr,» prfisibiv viriricncy benefits of the merger. For, in an or- society, there is little room for the personage who /' rliaractv-ristirs can't be categorized on an IBM card. , PROPONENTS of the measure feel that the congregational chzirurttr of the IiFC. which in part stemmed from a forgotten day of l-liiilllltll, 'iluw communications and relativoly long-term residence, i,, wit of m rlI'r Wlil‘i today's large communities of complex organization. Ai-roidiriu to Martin E. Marty, in hlS “New Shape of American lit-liginii,” pfliill‘lll’ imv: Fl- ‘iri»i,tcrirc on this archaic form of individualism is as is tho accompanying scramble which claims theolo- gical jii»tiri<;ition i-xclusively for this pattern that once served Amer< ica well." 'l‘hi- tl'flLZ('Kiy of thr- situation is that Voting members of the LFC hilVi" born and Will again be tempted to consider not so much the merits of l‘llht‘l‘ side of the proposal as the attraction of the person- ailllL‘S who avow or disavow the issue. Camus Hits Wretched, Admirable Man by George Larson In his novel, “The Plague," Al- hort Camus, Nobel prizcvwinning French author. gives 5 e v e r al lovcls of meaning to what on the surface scL’mS a relativcly simple and uncomplicated plot. ORAN, ALGERIA, is the set— ting of tho novel. Suddenly, a largo number of rats begin to ape poor on the city streets as if from nowhcro and die, Soon after this pCStllCnl'c subsides, residents of the city report the appearance of a strange malady consisting of lymphatic swellings and high fe- ver. Oran is paralyzed by the plague for several months. Rieux, a doc- tor, and Tarrou, his Spanish friend. lend the battle against the disease. EV NTUALLY the plague less- ens anrou is one of the last to dio. thn the plague is definitely over. Oran residents refuse to ad mil that thvy were over a part of it and pviicrnlly ignore the fact that it cvcr occurred. "'l'hv l‘lzigiic" may be read on illl't‘C hwcls First. it may be read (is thu account (if a present day pliigiiv Secondly, it niziy be syni» bulii-zil - road as an account of the Gcriuiiii occupation of I-‘ r ri n c L‘ during \Vorld \Viir II. Thirdly, it Hill}, In :i broad sense. be read as an account or lilt‘ struggle of man- kind against 0 il. Camus himself statcd that this \\ :\~‘ tho most antirChristian of his um'rvls. for it rejects Christianity on tho lL|SlS that it is too unjust; it iilliius the innocent as well as (ho rziiillv to suffer. THIS IS, of course. FJlllk‘l‘ l‘iinoloux ii pi'i 't in Oran. docs minimum ii Clll’is‘llllll per- spective throughout the n ovel. During Iik‘ course of the plague. l‘uiivlium iii" \‘i 5 two pllbili‘ scr- mim: in litt‘f pic thJi L‘md l l‘iliibl true. but he mix- his pun srut tiui p‘ gue '. for [how evil out of t‘YLl (‘AMI'S‘ NOVEL is clearly di~ h the pro» ates that g the novel an: rwufo . First, he \\ ‘ to insun‘ that a mcord of the injus— tices done to people will endure, Second. he wishes to show that Ligon L his NJ. in times of trial there is more to admire than despise in men. Camus ends on a sobering note. The w o r l d will probably face more plagues, for the plague ba- cillus lies dormant for years, says Camus, and then breaks forth. Again, this statement may be ap— plied to all three levels—the plague, totalitarianism, and evil 42/... saw/Mars. THE AUGSBURG ECHO Passion Story: by Philip Home The Passion Story has been re- stated and re~enacted in many different ways One excellent presentation is found in the in- troduction to Dorothy Sayer's “The Man Born to be King.“ De< fying sentimentality, Miss Sayer Tuesday, April 12, I960 'Execufion by People Like Us' retells the story of Christ‘s Pas- sion in vivid, realistic terms SHE SAYS, “This story of the life and murder and resurrection of God-in-Man is not only the symbol and epitome of the rela< tions of God and man throughout time; it is also a series of evens EASTER 0 Croatia! Chvist Having no sin And yet for me, dying 5'1", Oh. how can I, Being all m. Respond to Thee, living still'J O Risen Savior Clearing my sin. Accept my dying and. now. living life. —Dhoto by Bruce Evenson Iranian Student Notes Custom Differences A striking contrast to the fair- haired majority at Augsburg this year is Simin Massoudi,_special student from Tehran, Iran. She is taking home economics courses this semester. Simin began last fall at the Uni- versity of Minnesota, “But the school was just too big for me," she explained, “so I came to Augs- burg." Her brother, Farhad, is a junior majoring in journalism. It is her second time in the United states. having visited Los An- gcles when she was five years old HER SCIIOOLING outside Iran includes three years in England as well as one year at 3 Brussels, Belgium, finishing school “I hat— cd to leave home when I started school in England; it was the first time,“ Simin said, "and I had a hard time learning the language. But I speak some French and that helped," she added. . .,.. N a“ Simin Wadi by Pat Beane Her father is publisher of Teh- ran’s largest newspaper, “Ete— la'at," or “Information.” SPEAKING of the differences she has noted between Persian and American c u s t o m s, Si’min spoke mostly of the status of For- sian womeni Few Persian girls at- tend college; their main vocation is marriage, she said. Women don't yet have the right to vote and rarely work outside the home. “As a result, fhe women occupy most of their time with the latest in fashions and Iran is fast be— coming a second Paris field,“ Simin continued. THE FAMILY in Persia is very closely knit, according to Simini There is no formal dating until the parents of a girl have given their consenti A l t h o u g h this method is highly successful, she commented, there has been a rise in the divorce rate in the past few years. She explained this by saying that years ago the usual marriage age for women was 13 and the husband was therefore able to mold his wife's personality to suit his, she concluded. in this that took place at a particular point in time. And the people of that time had not the faintest idea that it was happening. “Of all examples of the class- ical tragic irony in fact or fiction, this is the greatest—the classic of the classics. Beside it, the doom of Oedipus is trifling. and the nemesis of the Oresteian blood- bath a mere domestic incident. “FOR '11“: CHRISTIAN affirm- ation is that a number of quite commonplace human beings, in an obscure province of the Roman Empire, killed and murdered God Almighty—quite casually, almost as a matter of religious and politi- cal routine, and certainly with no notion that they were doing any- thing out of the way. “We are‘so accustomed to view- ing the whole story from a posh Resurrection, and indeed from u post»Nicene point of vie . thnt we are apt, without realizing it, to attribute to all the New Test- ament characters the same kind of detailed theological awareness which we have ourselves. "WE JUDGE their behavior as though all of them — disciples, Pharisees, Romans, and men-in- the»street — had known with Whom they were dealing and what the meaning of all the events actually was. The charac~ ters are not men and women: they are all ‘sacred personages,’ stand- ing about in symbolic attitudes, and self-consciously awaiting the fulfillment of prophecies. “Unhappily, if we think about it at all, we must think otherwise. God was executed by people pain- fully like us, in a society very similar to our own—in the over. ripeness of the most splendid and sophisticated Empire the world has ever seen. “IN A NATION famous for its religious genius and under a gov- ernment renowned for its effi- ciency, He was executed by a corrupt church, a timid politician, and a fickle proletariat led by professional I aditators. “His executioner: made vulgar jokes about Him, called Him filthy names, taunted Him, smacked Him in the face, flogged Him with the cat, and h a n ge d Him on the common gibbet—a bloody, dusty, sweaty, and sordid business." This is the story of lent. Augsburg's own troubadour, Dr. Ore Preus, at his annual con- cort of ballads for his Medieval literature class, prefaced his sing< ing with these remarks: “In order to do a good job on these ballads you must be an amateur “YOU ALSO have to be a terri< ble guitar player and have a hor- rible voice. I am happy to say that I have all of these talents.“ Contrary to his pre -judged opinion. his "renditions" of such classic ballads as “Green Sleeves" and 'I Gave My Love 3 Cherry” were delightful. COMMENTS between stanzas to impress the audience with the :ragedv of the tales did not ruin his . :ddle Age" effect. This was smashed later in the day when Dr. Preus left the campus—not on a white steedabut on an English bike which he keeps stabled in L213. Mystery of the week: Did. Paul Persson really spend three mghs in the women's dorm or were Scuff-Marks by Helen Bergan those X's on the door only a “fig merit of the mind" or the work of an accomplice. WHAT STARTED out as a gag to prove that the. dorm is not manproof may end up as some- thing more spectacular than the “Liz and Eddie” affair. A care- fully planned trap to catch Mr. Persson who earlier boasted of his ability to spend “three days and nights in the girls" dorm Without being caught," netted only his jacket and car keys. Seen in the dining hall the next morn- Edawbln-Chid M... ______ __ H...— A t Edits ing without a jacket, he declined to comment. Mr. Irvin g Hoel, purchasing agent for the college, took pride in announcing last week that each’ bed in the men's dormitory is val- ued at 5250. Happy dreams fel- lows, you‘ve never had it so good. Colleen Ellis, 5 e n i o r, w a s WALKING on air last week after she was accepted for stewardess training with Northwest airlines. 0n the way to my eight o‘clock class this morning, I met the office force going to coffee 3‘? #1455;qu 6:40 ALIrAWEICAN, 1958-59 . 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The Augsburg Echo Vol. Lxxm Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 12, 1967 STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT—ELECT Jim Nye expresses his elation with the mulls of Friday's polling. Nye and Benson Win; Record Number Vote James Nye and Bruce Benson were elected student body presi- dent and vice... Show moreThe Augsburg Echo Vol. Lxxm Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 12, 1967 STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT—ELECT Jim Nye expresses his elation with the mulls of Friday's polling. Nye and Benson Win; Record Number Vote James Nye and Bruce Benson were elected student body presi- dent and vice-president in Friday's election. Over 1100 votes were cast in ii record turnout. Nye and Benson won by a margin of 60 votes over the opposing team of Mark Hanson and John—Mark Stensvaag. Gerald Jensen was elected presi» dent of next year‘s senior class. Vice-president is Jim Gisselquist. Other senior class officers are Paul Conference Theme Is Modern Drama “Modern European Drama" is the theme of the twelfth annual English conference of Minnesota private colleges which will be host- ed this year by the Augsburg Eng» liah department. The conference will be held April 21 and 22 and serves as a climax to Creative Arts Week. AN INFORMAL cofl'ee hour at 2 p.m. Friday will feature Dr. Wil- liam Gray, speaking on Tennessee Williams, and L. David Hanson, giving some impressions of Thorn- ton Wilder. Emphasis will be placed on Strindberg, Ibsen, Shaw and Chek» hov. Each of the 11 participating schools will present a panel of stu- dents which will consider one or several of these major playwrights. Topics such as “Pathos and Hu- mor in the Major Plays of Chek- hov" and “Orientalism in Strind- berg“ will be discussed. STUDENTS ON the Augsburg panel are Mike Arndt, Cheryl Pe- tersen, Mark Trechock and Bill Scurrah. Their presentation will consist of a study of the relation- ship of Strindberg's “The Father" and his autobiography “Confession of a Fool." Dr. Esther Olsen of the drama department is serving as ad» visor. Dr. Allen Hurrell of the L'nivel- isty of Minnesota will be guest speaker at a banquet to be held Fri- day evening in the Faculty Lounge. He will speak on Ibsen. Registration fee for delegates will be $1. However, any Augsburg student or faculty member may at~ tend the panel discusions free. A program of discussion topics will be available at a later date. Andell, treasurer; Judy Olson, sec~ i'etary and Student Council repre— sentatives Linda Christensen and John Roebke. Elected president and vice-presi- dent of the junior class were Rich» ard Fenton and Chuck Paschkc. Other officers are Annetta Agre, treasurer; Linda Evenson, secre- tary and Kathy Holte and Wayne Carlson, Council representatives. Ron Wahlberg and Terry Ny» gaard were elected for the posts of sophomore class president and vice- iireaident. Serving in remainng sophomore offices will be Chris Nelson, secretary; Sonya Nydahl, treasurer and Council members Brad Refsland and Bonnie Rosvold. Other Council posts were fillcd by Les Vaala, married student rcp» resentative: Paul Frank, on 'anipus men; Lynne Framstad, on alllylu> women; Aimee Brynildson, oil-cam- pus women and Bob Barnett. oil"- campus men's representative. No. 19 '67 Arts Week to Feature Festival of Student Work by Mark Trechock Tuesday evening’s Creative Arts Festival at Si Melby Hall is the highlight of Augsburg’s Creative Arts Week, April l7»21, according to John Hofteig. fine arts commis- sioner. The festival will feature original student work. Several musical com- positions, a one-act play and an art exhibit are on the agenda. MUSIC INCLUDES a string quartet written by Ed Davenport, a brass ensemble by John EfkbEI‘E and a piano selection by Ron Struckman. Katherine E. Olsen will perform her own art-song. Robert Karlen will direct an or- chestral group in an experimental improvisation. Individual members will play student»coniposed abstract patterns as they are drawn from a hat and flashed on an overhead pro- jector. The patterns provide tonal» ity but rhythm is optional. A full cast, under the direction of Dan Peterson, will read an orig- inal 0ne»act play by Augsburg stu- dent John-Mark Frethcim. THE PUBLIC is invited free to the Creative Arts Festival. Hofteil! added that local critics may he in attendance. The student art. exhibit will also npen Tuesday night in Si Mclby Lounge. The art works will he auc- tioned Thursday afternoon in Jlur» phy Square if weather pcrmits. Besides the festival the week is fully scheduled with activities. ON MONDAY the controversial film “The Red Desert," produced by Michaelangcln Antonioni who did "Blow-up," will be shown threr times and discussion will follow. Later Monday evening' "('hl'lst ill the Conci'ctc City" will in) For» formed behind Gerda {\lllrtcnwll Hall. The play puts the Pli. inn story into a modern urban svttinu. "Tanglcwnod," a Bell Tclciihilllc Hour film, is set for Tuesday morn» ing and afternoon. The film (ll'pli‘l> the Berkshire Music FL‘Sthfll zit Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony. WEDNESDAYS convocation will feature Minnesota author Fredrick Manfred. He will speak “On Being a Western American \Vriter." Twenty»one Augsburg choir niem» bers and alumni will team up for a concert of Renaissance and con- temporary music Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the faculty lounge. Following the conccrt two area poets, Ray Smith and Franklin Brainard, will give informal read» ings of their poetry and afterw 'd comment on any student work brought forward. THROUGHOUT THE wcck band members will play from tho towri' of Memorial Hall and cliniilbci' mil» sic will hc lii'cscntcd iii thc fliciilly lounge. A four by eight shoot of HIW ply» wood will be placed on thiv Qll i. All are welcome to bring liintci'iuls and, abiding by :i few Sillllllc rulcs, hclp construit n giiiiit cullugr “hull will bc sczllcd and pi'cxcrvcd fill posterity. Chain-l will includi- ros (lul‘lll): tlic wri-k isil from ll t'llllH‘ll choir. dcdil-uliun of tin» lli'\\' :ill.ir hangings llllti stildrnt l'l'«ll2ltlllll of poetry dc ling with tho dill'c-rclll church St llyinils mmpuscd by Augsburg studcllts \illl bu sung, soils. Faculty Establishes Honors Council; To Begin Colloquium The Augsburg faculty at its last meeting approved establishment of an Honors Council and experimen- tal program in general honors. The Honnrs Council will bc a stii» dcnt-faculty committee. It will cval» iizitc the Honors Program, adminis- tcr the General Honors Program and assist departments in develop» mth of departmental honors. CORE OF THE General Honors Program will be the Colloquiullli a cine-credit seminar open to stu- dents with an honor point ratio of 3.5 or better. The colloquium tinics pcr tcriii in open disc or some aspect of inlcrdisw Illlllal‘y study. The only giadc giyvll will inc an A. If thr >tudcnt is not “filling up mect five inn will to this lcvcl, hi- will rclclrc no trade [\Vl. TWO ('OLLUQL'IAI. sci [IllllS will bc (ill'ci'cd clicll term ncat 5cm. lf llu- t'VIM’l’llllL‘llt l)!‘(i\‘\’> succc fill. thv pingiulm will be continued Pl'uf. Raymund Andrl'suil or thu Officer Explains Draft Controversy by Marilyn Lading “The draft is a very real thing and naturally concerns us. Let HS. therefore, present. to the peoplc in- formation that directly concerns them.“ With these opening remarks. Capt. John Abrahamson, member of the State Selective Service Board, spoke last week on the tri- pic “Will You Be Drafted?“ ABRAHAMSON stressed that ll is “difficult to remove the uncer- tainty" from the current draft sys» tern. He said, "There are so many things to consider. For example. the Conception of the United States having a ‘poor man's draft‘ is true only in essence. We must look at the whole picture. The idea that poor men serve and rich send thri- sons to college is false " The national cummi ‘iun on tho draft headed by Pres. Lyndon .Iuhn- .mn. has developed a comprehensive report on proposed changes in the draft. A MAJOR P0le being runsid» cred by the commission is revers- ing the age of induction. “The Pics- idcnt. without Congress. could re» verse the age and stan uizh ls- yemswlds, instead of men age 21: and down,” said Abrahamson. But as yet, no changes have bccn Illadl‘ iii the draft. A matter on which the commis- sion does not :igl'ec is that (If stil» dent defermcilts, according to All» i'ahamson. Part (If the organization feels student dcfei'liieiits should llt' abolished completely, wliilc ii llil» iiority bclici'cs lllr‘ defciiiil-nts should be continued. Pres. Johnson has said lll‘ consider the suggcstlun w cllinin» ate defernlents of gladualc stu- dents. No proclamation on the null» tci' has been issued. however. "THE PROPOSAL to begin draft» iilg 19-year-old: practically away with occupational deferillents. which are judgments." saiil Abra» hamson. Undci the present graduate dc» ferment system. students are gin-n two years to complete their mah- ter‘s degree after receiving the” bachelor's. “This, howeve will docs ‘. has often bcroiiic an exemption id Abraahnisuii. “Seventy»fuur per cent of high schol graduates saw military sci'v» ice in 1964 compared to 27 pm cent at graduate students." HE CONTlNl'ED. “Even though this is a non-college graduate diafi. college students ale t‘nllslt‘es. Thus. to the question ‘“'ho is seiylng'." it must be answered that collcgc grad» ulit ' -lllist. They don't allow them» Sch s to be inducted." Coiiliilcntiiig on tho lcsvlvc " » tl‘lil, Abrahanlson suld, "'l‘hv di- » sum has been made up tn this puliil not to usc tlic lt‘s‘i’ivva‘. Yi-l their is a ploblclll hc. iould llu H‘» scrvcs bc called or ll-ft until wi- really lived thciii " Is this admitting we are losing? “A person signing up flu tlii- li‘» scives or National Guard is not a draft duclgcl. for if the “histlc l.» blown, he goes. We cannot say lhc reserves will become a haven {oi men to fulfill their obligation, fol the Guard and iesclvc otl'I'lluth is fixed at 400,000. This number can» not be exceeded unless the limit is, reversed." he said. A MISf‘ONCEPTIUN cuncrlnlnt’ the \‘iet Nani war was pmntml out by Abrahalnson. “There is a mill- iiion belief by man that ‘If I'm drafted l'm gulnc to Viet Nam and be shot.‘ This is cxaggeratvd. Out ur thc two million people in mill- Laiy service, 430.000 ale in \‘lvt Nani. Of this numbci only one of H1 is actually face to face wuh ll’w enem, " Abrahanlson feels the lPVUrnal «if age piuposal is very pinballe, and thinks draft calls will increase. spccch dcpai'tnient chaired the Hon~ ors Committee that piwsciitcd lllt' proposle hi the faculty. Ho sum-d thl- prom-inn is a “.li». cisive zlllrl important (pi-mini su-p llccausc, although wc liliyc lli'uvllL cd for sum-rim stlidl'nts in tlii- past. this art. will lu-lp to ilisllrc perm» illicncc and quality in honors (itl'cl‘» ings 'lnd i-imnllnuu» honors "ppm. tunitu-s :ll. id] levels of the c‘lll'l‘ll'- ulum.“ OTHER FACULTY on the com- liiittec wcrc Marjorie Sibley, Paul Snniiack. Myles Stcnshocl, Ralph Sulcrud and Annc Pcdcrsnn. Stildcnt Illl‘lllbL’I‘S Pi-ggy ('ligt‘lliw, (‘licryl l’runsvn. StL‘VI- llzitullli'n, Julill»M:irk Sivnsvzlzlg and Jim Nuilnc. wc I'L' Merit Program OK'd by Board ll ins :ipplilVl-d by u... Board nl Ill-grins that Augsburg pin-innnn.» n. tlll- Natiuliul Mcrit Srhtilnlship innmiiin w Llu- c-xtunt nr pl’liVldlllL’ up u. uni-n Nulnmnl ,‘lv-i-ll. Sl'llnliilnhlpn‘ (inch y v lH‘I‘Il l'nili-i- lh.- mwnnn, pni-ui-lpauw ilillcgcs iilzly givr Nlitlnilul dil‘l'lt Si llulillalllpa from tlii-il' UWll funds iii lidlllliuil tn thosc givcii by Nib tirlniil Murll Scholarship ('ul'p. ’l‘llc Sl'l’lulzn‘shlp I'lllllnllltl‘t' u! ilu: mllcgc will inuki- llllfll sclcctiuil with i'rapi-rt u. lllllivnluul wmnm and amount of svlmlilrshlps Wllll'll l|\'|‘l£AL’!‘ {min Slim in slam], Ill" ilcildlng un nccd, 'l‘lu- inllllil’llStl’iAllull fur-ls thc pio- ciunl Wlll attl‘iu-t many wollaluall» ticd students and llll‘lulll‘ Augsbury in n Illlltllulll nr national utunuun, Si-i'clul National Merit. llllllll>l> lliivr srll-ctvd Augsburg as then filo! clluiu- of col]in J-S Tickets on Sale rum» for Saturday‘s Junior- Senior Hanun and Emmi.“ Hall will be sold by the not» until tomorrow at 3:30 pm. Seniors 2‘. Im- in the annual el'ent. Tickets for juniors and .eniur'. dam are a I . The mening's mun.- begin at 5 pm, with a punch parh’ in the faculty lounge. The banqurl begin» in the Continental Room 0' [he St. Paul "0ch at 7:30. The limbs») llall aill Mflln at 9230. Will) murmur. ten-piece band will play for the "all. Show less
Page 2 Editorials Reflections of Viet Hum Why should you worry or give a damn About what happens in Viet Nam? Why is it any of your concern If men and women and children burn? Only a pacifist. saint or fool Believes in stuff like the Golden Rule . . . You know the answer—you know it well— “This is... Show morePage 2 Editorials Reflections of Viet Hum Why should you worry or give a damn About what happens in Viet Nam? Why is it any of your concern If men and women and children burn? Only a pacifist. saint or fool Believes in stuff like the Golden Rule . . . You know the answer—you know it well— “This is a war and war is hell!" Yes, war is hell for the men that fight. Pawns on a chessboard, brown and white: War is death in a sea of mud To the sound of bullets and stench of blood: War is madness told as the truth, Torturing women and crippling youth . . . But you know the answer—you know it well—— “This is a war and war is hell." Try to project what your thoughts would be If you left your home as a refugee: Try to imagine the sense of fear When the napalm scatters and flames appear . . . What kind of feelings would it inspire If you watched a child with its flesh on fire? Could you find words for the pilots above Who boast about morals and Christian love? War is a gamble played with Fate Where the stakes are high and the hour is late: War is the writing seen on the wall Which threatens to come and engulf us all . . . It‘s time to worry and time to care. It‘s time to pity and time to share; It‘s time to consider the Human Race And see ourselves in the other man‘s place. —Richard I. Briggs En. Vivi-E: Tur. «your. rum \\‘\5 rim“ when TH Tue Erin: in Tilt; CLEYEIAXI) .‘lfll; l'sucusin (liltoiuw. IT is luluisiicn “ITll PER\IIS$IUN or 115 Airman Better Measures, Please Last week’s student government elections were conducted on quite a high level with the exception of polling procedures themselves. We do not question the outcome of Friday's election, but we do feel elections should be conducted in a manner which leaves minimum cause for doubt. This certainly was not the case Friday. Students were permitted to sign their own names to a list. pick up their own ballots and freely mill about the ballot boxes throughout polling times. With the advent of two election polls. for part of the day, problems were compounded. Better planning certainly could have prevented such need- less cause for wonder. With such a close election in the ofifing one would think better measures could have been taken. We hope better precautions are taken next year. Suggestions would be one centrally located polling place with definite means of confirming that each student had voted only once and was qualified to vote. 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Nor-drum, him may. are THE AUGSBURG ECHO Wednesday, April 12 Miller Drama at Eastside Focuses on Family Woes by Karen Lelmnder In “View from the Bridge," cur- rently playing at St. Paul‘s East- side Theatre, playwright Arthur Miller shows an Italian longshore— man and his family from Red Hook, on the seaward bay of Brooklyn. The family consists of Eddie, a man who has worked the piers all his life: his wife Beatrice, whose life is her family; and their niece Catherine, whom they have raised from childhood. IN RED HOOK there are many immigrants who have illegally come to America, where jobs are abun- dant, to earn money for their starv- ing families. Among those immi- grants are Marco and Rodolpho who come to their brother Eddie with hopes of securing jobs in America. Marco has come to earn money for his wife and sick chil- dren in Italy and Rodolphe, a sin- gle young man, arrived to find ad- venture At the time of their arrival at Eddie’s house Catherine, who has graduated from high school and had one year of business school, is try- ing to tell Eddie that she has got- ten a job. As expected, Eddie, who will not let Catherine grow up, ob- jects, The rest of the play centers on Eddie's attempts to keep Catherine from leaving him. His wife, Bea- trice, is aware of the excessive love he has for Catherine. Eddie, who wants only the best for his niece, seeks the advice of a lawyer, Alfi- cri, who is the narrator of the play, EDDIE TELLS Alfieri that Roe dolpho, whom Catherine loves, is a homosexual. From this point the tension builds as Eddie desperately trics to keep Catherine. Dick Jackson as Eddie is physi- rally perfect for his part He is a large, strong man who easily looks like a longshoreiuani I did not ready ily adjust to his high, almost whin— ing voice, although his love for Catherine and Bentrice was well- conveyed. Eddie is a man who does not hide his feelings, good or bad. THE TWO outstanding portray- als were by Mary Baird as Beatrice and Henry Timm as Marco. Miss Baird, who has an excellent voice, depicted a woman whose love for her husband and niece is oversha- dowed by her knowledge of Eddie’s love for Catherine. She had the air of a woman who at middle-age was worn out from a hard life, a woman who had had more sorrows than joys. Timm’s pensive portrayal of Marco was the best of the cast. Marco‘s “old-country” pride and honor were evident in every move- ment and word that Timm execut- ed. No one in the audience could feel anything but respect for this character, even when he would not promise not to kill the man who was, in Marco’s eyes, “an animal)‘ PAUL MATHEY. AS the lawyer Alfieri, was unconvincing. He said he felt the incident in Eddie‘s fam- ily had been only a‘ dream, but I question whether this gives him the right to put members of the audi. ence to sleep. His narration, espe- cially, had the range of a radio broadcast given by a high school speech class. The “tape, indeterminate and electronic studio trautonium mu- sic" used, as read in the program, was indeed interesting, but had lit- tle relevance to the play. It seemed to become more appropriate as the play progressed, Perhaps it was only because I became more at- tuned to it. Nonetheless, it is un- usual and worth hearing A charming little theater, 3 good play with an overall convincing cast Kaibel Relates CIA's Secret Role in NSA by Lee Anne Hansen “The unbelievable was true, cording to Howie Kaibel, President of the Minnesota Student Associa- tion Kaibel was speaking last Thursday in Si Melby Lounge of the Central Intelligence Agency in» filtration of the National Student Association (NSA), As a member of the NSA's Na tional Supervisory Board (NSB), Kaibcl spent a week in V‘Vashing- ton, D, C., investigating with the Board the relationship over the past 15 years of the CIA with the NSAi THEIR FINDINGS were often “unbelievable,” as evidenced by the report of the N88: “During the past 15 years NSA has received considerable funds from the CIA which at one point provided as much as 80 per cent of NSA'S budge et." The funds were passed from the CIA through over 20 front or ganizations and individuals. Funds were given for specifir overseas programs as well as gene eral administrative needs and or» casional budgetary deficits. NSA members involved were lim- ited to “some of the NSA stafi in the International Commission and most of the Presidents and Inte’ national Afl'airs \'ice-Presidents.' Before they were informed of the NSA»CIA relationship. they were asked to sign a National Security Agreement. violation of which could result in jail sentences of up to 20 years. IN RETURN FOR financial sup- are port, “representatives of NSA, whether aware of the CIA relation- ship or not, were used by the CIA to gain access to the trust and con- fidence of individuals active in the international student movement." During the past two years, offi- cers of NSA have tried to eliminate financial dependency on CIA, and have indeed decreased it, by a proc- ess of “gradual quiet disengagee ment." “But even this course was not possible due to the sinister nature of the relationship which demand ed contact and cooperation with the CIA even while in the act of disen- gagement.” How could this clandestine are rangement arise and remain such a well-kept secret for 15 years? The question led Kaibel to some interesting historical speculation. HE STRESSED that in 1952 the USA was engaged in a cold war with the USSR, and that McCarthy- ism was at its height. One hypo- thesis is that NSA officers at that time allowed the arrangement in order to insure protection from de- struttion by McCarthy. The irony is that the CIA, set up to protect freedom, has subverted it by ina volvement in independent organize ations. “The worst thing about this," said Kaibel, “is what it does to people—it is covert, secret; it splits the organization into ‘those who know' and ‘those who don't'; it breaks human trusL" that moves at a good pace mnkes any evening in April one in which you could spend a pleasant evening at the Easuide Theatre. En. Non: PERFORMANCES an: Tfluns~ nus. anvs AND SArunnAvs AT 8:30 nu. no Sunnns In- 7:30 rnnoucu Ann. 30. Ticxns can an CHMDD AT mt or me: Duron's 'ncxe-r omcrs on in cuuno EAS’ISIDI‘. AT 2260625. C0 Status Must Be Reconsidered (ACP)—While the government is examining, and perhaps overhaul- ing the Selective Service System, it should give closer consideration to the question of the conscientious objector, comments Faye Unger in the Michigan State News. The present system makes little provision for a person outside a pacifist sect or church to gain CO status. It makes no provision for conscientious objection to a parti- cular war. WE HAVE BEEN told, and rightly so, the News continued, that a system with more flexible provi- sions would make it easy for men who merely want to dodge the draft. And with the difficulty of drawing up and enforcing such a system, it‘s easy to see why any government would want to drop the whole issue. Yet both Christians and democra- tic governments hold that a person cannot surrender his conscience to the state. There are Christians who don't belong to pacifist churches who are confirmed pacifists on the basis of Scripture. And there are humunists, atheistic and agnostic, who are pa- cifists by conviction, PERSONS IN BOTH groups face difficulty getting classified as C05. Yet a member of B pacifistic sect can get classified CO whether or not he is confirmed in his group’s views. Some persons believe some wars are more just than others. Certain- ly we should be responsible for questioning the morality of specific wars and acts of war, Lem Hanson, Stensvaag Thank Campaigners To the Editor: The recent Student Society elec- tion electrified the campus with a sense of awareness of student gov- ernment that will be so vital to the success of the dynamic year to come. It is our sincere hope that this excitement will continue to sustain our new leaders and not fade away with the soggy banners and tat- tered posters. To those of you who supported us so wholeheartedly, we can only offer the kind of deep-felt gratitude that is experienced in defeat. We can never thank you enough for the unflagging enthusiasm and faith which you have had for us. As we bow out of student gov- ernment, we offer our warm con- gratulations to the victor! and best wishes for the new year in the of- fices which they fought so courag- eously to achieve. /:/ Mark Hanson John-Mark Stensvaag Show less
warhead”, April 12 Philosophy Prof Resigns; Takes Ohio Dean Posl‘ Dr. William Halvemn, professor of philosophy and religion and chairman of the philosophy depart- ment, has migned from the Augs- burg faculty to accept the position at associate dean of University Col- lege at Ohio State University... Show morewarhead”, April 12 Philosophy Prof Resigns; Takes Ohio Dean Posl‘ Dr. William Halvemn, professor of philosophy and religion and chairman of the philosophy depart- ment, has migned from the Augs- burg faculty to accept the position at associate dean of University Col- lege at Ohio State University, Co- lumbus. Halverson will help set up Ohio State’s new University College. The college is intended to provide a good background in liberal arts for freshmen and sophomores. Halverson will not be teaching next year, but he hopes to do so ai» ter the college becomes operational in 1968. Halverson graduated from Augs- burg College and Seminary and has taught at the college since 1959, His textbook, A CONCISE IN» TRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY, has now been released from Ran- dom House. College President Oscar A. An- derson has announced the appoint- ment of Dr. Robert Snndin as new chairman of the philosophy depart- ment. Sandin is academic dean of Bemidji State College. Thomas Christensen, now com- pleting his Ph.D. degree at Yale University has been named assist- ant professor of philosophy, Both will assume posts next fall. Honors Banquet Set for April 19 “To Be Alive in Such an Agc" will be the theme of the Honors Banquet to be held in Si Melby Hall April 19. This banquet is intended to re- place the individual honors society banquets and the poorly attended Honors Convocation It is hoped this concerted efi'ort will produce a better quality honors event than the endless announce, ment of names and awards of pre- vious years. Professor Paul Homer of Yale University will speak at the ban- quet on “Being on Intellectual in Such an Age." Those invited to the banquet are members of Pi Gamma Mu, Beta Chi Epsilon, Augsburg Society of Dramatic Arts, Timia Society and Lambda Iota Tau. Scholarship win- ners and donors will also be pres— ent, as will parents of seniors and new inductees to honor societies. Seniors will be guests of the col- lege. Junior Bev Staduni is chairman of the event. . . 2.x; SEEMS AS IF PROGRA THE AUGSBURG ECHO just couldn't wait for the College Center to be completed. MUN Rejects Red China, Loses S. Africa, Quits by Loren Dunham Four days’ worth of bickering, bargaining and parliamentary ma~ neuvering came to an end Sunday as the North Central Model Unit- ed Nations (NCMUN) General As- sembly voted resoundineg to ad- journ with less than half its agenr da completed. Adjournment came seconds after the Republic of South Africa an- nounced she was withdrawing from the body permanently. This last was received by a burst of applause from the United Arab Republic and Eeneral indifference from the rcr mainder of the delegates. THE MOST explosive issue to come before the Assembly was, quite predictably, the seating of Redwoops—thc Peoples' Republic of China. At the end of more than four hours of debate {virtually the (my tire Saturday session}, the Peoples" Republic of China remained outside the UN by the margin of one volc. Great Britain was ailed on to “immediately take forcible action to suppress the racist, rcbcl i'L,,ir.ic of Southern Rhodesia” after spend- ing all of Sunday morning on tho issue. SOUTH AFRICA was condemned for her apartheid policy. The A57 sembly recommended a total trade and economic embargo of her. el- fective Jan. 1, 1968. Her argument that moves like these constitute interference in di-r niestic affairs and are not valid found little sympathy. , "vi ‘ ‘rl DRl THOMAS HOLMAN, SCHOOL psychologist, tries a new method of therapy. At last Friday‘s Campus Carnival he was the larger of pies thrown by frustrated Auggies. The NCMUN was this year com- posed of 50 delegates from schools throughout the Midwest. Augsburg Sent two groups: the USSR, headed by Richard B. Anderson and Midi, headed by Dog Fcig. INCIDENTALLY. NCMUN ofl'i» cially became LUNO (Little United Nations Organization] at this ses- sion, the rationale being that “LUNO” is easier to pronounce than “NCMUN.” This year's NCMUN was llam- ncl'cd a bit by the absence of strong l'nited States representation This was countcrcd, hou'cvcr. hr the distressing (for the Soviet l'nr ion) degree of lnllE‘lN‘lKlk‘lH'c slHHlIi by mendich of thc Afro which often held the llllllllll’i‘ (if rut ing strength. FRANCE (FROM Yanktun (‘ol loge) was named Best Delegation while the unofficial booby prize llJS to go to the United States. slim bloc, Page 3 Program Commissioner Outlines Maior Goals by Carol Mark “The major goal of the program commission will be to program for the total campus, not just for the College Center, even though most of the activities will probably be held there," according to Program Commissioner Jo Anne Sylvester. She heads a six»chair commission incorporating committees for fine arts, promotion, forum and lecture, social life, recreation, and hospital- ity, and as program commissioner, will be a member of the Center Cabinet, acting as a liaison between that group and the commission. INlTlATlNG AN activities pror gram that will meet the needs of all Augsburg students, encouraging students to develop leadership abil- ity through commission activities and assuming an integral role with- in as well as complementing the My neational institution will be no small task for this newly formed commission. In developing the larger Program Commission, it is hoped that more efficient, more cooperatch efforts can be made in planning campus» wide activities. Previously existing boards such as the Fine Arts Board and the Student Lecture Connnis~ sion have been incorporated into the Commission, Completely new committees have also been added, such as the Promo- tion Committee which will be re- sponsible for publicizing all events which the Program Commission sponsors. ON MARCH 6, a workshop u hold for the Program Commission members for the purpose of orian ing Lhcm to “the roles and goals Program Commission will have to rsiahlish for next year." At this workshop, disrussinn centered around tho history of thc Cullcgc Ccntcr. thc structurr-s of Program Commission within student govvl'lr merit. niul commission Ulyluttlvt‘s as wcll :is specific points of cmphzi to in! row-rod within czuli commit s (01'. This work l‘lll'll individunl L'llilllr man is mccting uitii his mininittcu t4) rrliiy (lllL‘l‘itililIln information from the March 6 workshop to his committee members, to dctcrminc the objectives of his committee. and to start work on n mnstcr plan to be completed by the end of this school year. Chairmen of the six individual committees arc: fine arts, .lnnicc Thompson: forum and lecture. John Roebke: hospitality, Alvina Strand: promotion, (‘hris Stronnncu: ation, Kim Gudniestad and Sl‘t'ldl. Todd Hanson. As pointed out by Program (‘Onlr nlissioner Jo Anne Sylvcstcr. "lt' going to he challenging, but wry exciting to program for nth _\'L‘£ll' “'9 will be sctting prcccdcnts (lull we hope will lic followed ill futurr years." Folk Group to Give Concert at Bethel The Briar Folks, a folk-music group affiliated with Campus (“ru- sadc For Christ at the Unch ity of Minnesota, will make an flpllt‘nl'r once in the Main Auditorium of Bethel College Friday at 7:30 nun The group is composed of four girls and four boys, all students or former students of the Univcisity. They present a program of contem» poral'y and gospel folk—mush- on thrcc guitars, hnnjn, ukclclc and string bass, to back up thcir orig- inal vocal arrangements. Sl’ARKLIN (‘REATlVE idons highlight their stugc production and add much to the musical DH“ scntation. Tllc iludicncc is invitcd to participate in several of tho numbers. Mcmhcrs of tho lnl.('l‘-(lL’n(lllllll£l~ tioniil group are Nancy Johnson, .locv uid, Tiin Dnhlin, Siguc Wcir scll, lnni Lntlmm, Dwight Ekholln, Lunu lliihn and Doug Lcr. THE GROUP is planning 2i liilr tioniil (our for mil Tickcts for tho Biiar Fulkc roil- rm nn- complimentary nml mny in- ]i|'lu'ii!'i-II liom Ron Borg and KHH‘H Svconl, Augsburg studcnts. 'l‘lu‘i'l- will lu- no tickets sold at the door. Russian UN Delegates Offer Sovief View on World Issues by (‘heryl Petersen Two members of the Ru negation to the United I\ Vladimir l‘stiliov and Nikolai Kuxr nelsov, wow the guests of th« Augsburg student government or last week's International PPI‘S])(N~ tives program. After their arrival on Ustinov and Kuznetsov were takcn on a tour of the my by Dr. Nmnin Noonan and John Selstad. 'l‘hr-y viisted Minnehaha Falls, the Guthr i'ie Theatre, Vl'alkcr Art Centcl and the University of Minnesota, LATER IN THE DAY L'stinm' runfessed he had fallen in love with Minnesota, which h ' much in tour mon with sunle areas of thc Fuvivl ruinous, l'nion. At their International l'l‘l‘apvlr lives presentation L‘stinov and Ku. gau- a sur\ \ of Silvio! nns in the L The delvgatus spoke in a filled faculty lounge. L'sunov deal! specifically with several uorld problems uhirh aw presently faring the CS. HE SPOKE of disarmament and [he (unhol of atomic weapons as two coals “huh thu l'N ran lwt-l: irying lo aL‘hlth The inadmissahllxly ul unenfor- wire into the internal afizilrs ol' «illlci Autos was another proliloiu llo mini. 11.; nmrh- Iolviunl'v to on- Illtt-IYi-llllun ol' lil-lgiuln and u... l'nilwl Status in NW Congo ill lfNil ml 115. inmrrmur- in Sunni n... lilingo. DL-uling uitli \‘ni Nam, l'stinov stutml Hull humus-shin should ho minim hr tho 1'. s. and Their should he unconditional i-u ,\ zillIl-h. «tion of handling. The pr-(iplv of Vie-t Noni should he [)(‘lnlltld‘ll to svttll- their [)iolilems the way they like Mlllluul. foreign inlt‘lfl‘l’vnl'la he _ dlt‘di l' '()V SA”) the Sovii-t l‘nr lull lawns 1m: a('ll'lll against r... lunial l'ounliios that suppress mu lional independence. Menihcis oi the North Atlantic Treaty (ligan- i alum should not pmwde Portul’al with monry and munitions. he stub all if the country will not allow inr dependcncc to its colonies. l'ullb in-al nlcaruics should also he takvn against the l-ouniry. in South Rhodes the linuxh >huuld take some nirasures to (our pal racist minority regime to mark.- way for rlla_l’vl’lt)' run, Questions on a broad iangn of subjm ts wm ialsed from the flour. 'rHr: QI‘Es'l'loN was uskwl if ('uhn u strong enough to maintain lLs SUVUI‘l‘lL’nLV. Kumwtsnv, who hns livwl in ('uliz vmal yezus, rupliud [lint ('ului w I 1in in spitt' of tho i ll‘ of sonic l‘llL‘lOS not in L'ch it i. quu't hrr. Hr said the Culmn pvuplv um- t‘ll'utlng the iwcussai‘y organs and institutions in tinics of tionlil . 'hL-y au‘ Iluw solving proh- loin» ol' mlurutiun and tho militia. r A nmv systt-m uf irm- mmluni hull: has howl l-stuhlishud. Attvmpts to immune iiL’lIt‘Ulll“ I production liavc il-sultcvl in providing [looph- wilh milk «very «lay, In answer to a gunman uhuul thr- unrrrnnirncul with in ('hinu, II.» [Inuv said in. our can predict what will happen, “um inn... 1h.- Will liml brains, to Shiv“ lllll'lnfll and nocturnal pmhh-m hy thorliwlvrvs," lll' added, IS "IS HI'MMA'l'lfJN [‘~!l1m\‘ 4an, “(1m t'Uurllly erl ionsnlm ll» UilllL’allUnS umiw 1hr» lf.\’ a» wrv il'll'lur, unvs 'l‘lu- l'_\' mum I,» ry imliuuwnurl HI min riding p1" inns:- urinary.» lulunatwnal lumpmiuw» will sponsor a dvhau- mi (M dth in rally May. Show less
CLAIR SEVERSON BREAKS THE tape Saturday at Sr, Thomas. Sever- son won both the mile and lwo-mile, but Augsburg finished in last place. THE AUGSBURG ECHO Severson Wins Two Events Thinclads Place Fourl'h In Windy Quadrangular by Steve DeVries Clair Severson’s double victory in the one and two mile... Show moreCLAIR SEVERSON BREAKS THE tape Saturday at Sr, Thomas. Sever- son won both the mile and lwo-mile, but Augsburg finished in last place. THE AUGSBURG ECHO Severson Wins Two Events Thinclads Place Fourl'h In Windy Quadrangular by Steve DeVries Clair Severson’s double victory in the one and two mile races were Augsburg’s only glory Saturday as the track team finished last in a quadrangular meet at St. Thomas. The Auggies ended with 27% points, well behind St. John’s 89%, Gustavus 54 and St. Thomas' 48. Augsburg managed only two points in the six field events. RUNNING IN weather resem~ bling a November football season, Severson won the mile in 4:393. Late in the meet he battled winds up to 30 miles per hour to win the two mile race. He grabbed the lead after a half mile and pulled 100 yards ahead of his closest rival. His time was 10:22. Besides Severson the best Aug: gie showing was in the 880. Fresh- man Jim Fischer won second place while Rick Johnson took fifth. Augsburg also tallied two places in the 440. Gregg Palm took fourth rind Joel Bjerkestrand fifth. ‘A' Club to Drive for Gym Completion The alumni “A” Club committec has announccd a drch to nct $1 000 from “A” Club meinbcrs tn toniplctc athletic facilities iif tho mllcge. The 707 former Augsburg lcttci' Winners are being asked to pledgc ovci' xi threcyycar period. Accordr .),- What's badder than him ? Any llinit ol lile insurance policy that's bad tor you . and that's one that Isn't careliilly tailored to your needs That's why Provident Mutual designs programs specifically lor col- lege men and women—a variety ol plans with guaranteed savings and protection leatures, AM nail is the time to begin build mg a loiindatiori, Because the earlier you start the less it costs and the closer you'll be to linancial security. So stop by our ollice today 0r give us a call and talk to one ol our trained prolessiunals. Vou'll lind him inlormar tive. helpliil , , . and as interested as you are in rerouting that wall to some one else's door MARK M. MOORE, JR., C.l.U. General Agent mi Park Avenue 50. Minncholii, Minn 55404 PROV‘I ENT .._.5.'..F.E. \IL‘IL‘AI. I ing to .leroy Carlson, director of alumni i'clations. pledges will be mniplcteil by the end of May. MONEY WILL be used for sevr cral facilitics "A" club feels are "ceded. The 1 st is construction of ii football practice field behind Si )lclby Hall. According to Carlson, plans call for tearing down of the eight hous» cs on 8th St. between 23rd and 24th Avenues. Eighth Street will be closed oil. The field will thcn extend from Its present location to the rcar of thc HAND-MA DE SAN DAU GREEWM Vi Ll-AGE S’WD’LLS‘VIII—E u-S-A. corpus COBBLER 32' '4’" AYE S-E. W DINKyToln/N 333.5qu houses facing on Butler Place. IT IS HOPED to eventually build a football and baseball field in this area for Augsburg games. Second phase of the plans in cludes an electric door between the south and center courts of the gym. The door would provide a third gym for girls' physical education class- es. It. would also provide a perma- nent spot for gymnastic equipment. Plans then call for construction llf handball courts for student and alumni use. Two courts would be built on the north wall of Si Melby. A third court for handball and squash would be constructed next to the wrestling room. FINAL GOAL of “A” Club is to liuild men's and women‘s physical <‘tIul'tltl0l1 locker rooms in the dirt pit. The present facilities would he used for Varsity teams. Augpies Sixth In Exframurals Augsburg finished sixth in the MIAC extramural meet Saturday. Jot-l Branes, Larry Larson and Clyde Ri musscn combined to takc the -al fitness event for thc lifth straight. Augsburgr win in the event. Defending badminton singles champion Jerry Peterson was upset in the finals hy UND. Gustavus won the team title with 119‘: and only one winner. They won the table tennis singles. Ham- line was second with 105‘:. Augs- burg tallied 87. [MD \von volleyball, Mocalester handball singles and badminton sin- gles. St. .‘Iary's the handball clou- lilcs. St. John's table tennis dour bles. St. Thomas basketball and Hamline bowling. ":2. —EXPERT ATTENTION? 7l9 Nicolle! — Minneapolis CONTACT LENSES—GLASSES We Fill Your Doctor's Prescription ElWOOD CARISOII, Opficians —STU DENT RATES— 332-5681 MERV LARSON grabbed third in the 100 yard dash with a time of 11:1. Paul Sedio tied for fourth in the 220. Barry Gunderson was the only other individual placer in a running event with a fifth place in the high hurdles. Bjerkestrand won Augsburg’s lone two points in field events with a fourth place in the triple jump. AUGSBURG RELAY team: took two thirds. The 440 team ran the event in a time of 46:1, a second behind the winners. Wednesday, April 12 Outstanding individual of the meet was Dave Lamb of St. John's. He took first place: in the 100, 220 and 440 races and anchored the winning mile relay team. Until Augsburg improves its per- formance in field events, the Aug- gies will finish close to bottom in every meet. VERY ENCOURAGING Wu the showing by non-seniors in running events. Watch for Severson to run well under 10 minutes in the two mile before the season ends. Veferan Golf Team Opens '67 Season by Scott Thysell Can the addition of a promising freshman to an already experienced Augsburg golf team lift the Aug- g i e s f r o m t h e depths (eighth place) of the MIAC to a contending position 7 Three of the five starting golfers will undoubtedly be low medalist Al Schulz, last year’s leading point-maker Doug Feig and I Feig Diamondmen Face Champion Redmen Augsburg’s batmen face St. Mary's mighty MIAC champion Redmen Saturday at Winona. St. Mary's won the title last sea- son with an 11-3 record and are fa- vored to repeat, Their star hitter and pitcher is John Dillenberg. He compiled a 6-0 winrloss pitching record and lcd St. Mary's in hitting last season, He doubles as an out- fielder. The Redmen recently lost four games during an Illinois tour. The St. .‘lary's»Augsbui'g game is the first conference game for the Auggies. Augsburg travels to C01: lcireville April 18 to face St. John's. freshman Jerry Rislove, a poten- tial golf threat. Twelve golfers have tried out this spring. From the 12, the top five will be chosen to compete in the reg- ular matches. Weather permit.» ting, the Auggies will journey to Do- luth next Tuesday for an open trian- gular match with University of Min- nesota at Duluth and Concordia of Moorhead. When asked about individuals and team prospects, Golf Coach Er- nest Anderson said it's too early to predict. Schulz ACME TYPEWRITER CO. Ill-560‘ I100 Nicol“! A". TYPEWRITERS SALES and SERVICES Special swam Rental lam Dennis The Barber 27th and Franklin 933 27th Ave. S. < LEANias i.- - mmum Official Bulletin EDITOR‘S NOTE: Each iuire of the Echo includes the weekly "Calendar M EVIIIII" and the "Official Announcements” from administration, faculty, :tufi and Itudonh. All members or the Augsburg community are hnld napanlibll for lha inrmmiion vhui gi Notices of all meetings and announcements mint be gubmtmd Ill wrin'ng Io rh- oilice of coordinator of itudent activities (Mu. Chorlu Vhompxon) in tho Studio by noon or Fridays ti: be included in IIIe mu. or on. following Wednesday. CALENDAR or EVENTS April iJ-lv, I967 ruulsuAV, Auril u 3:10 pm Student rum-mar Stofl— sruAio Contereuu Rm 730 p.m, reorisziz FIIuAV, Anvil IA no pun. Open Gym NingMolhy Null sAruluAV. April is MID-IEIM 9mm 3:30 pm. Dumbo” in so. Mary‘s aoo pm. is lunqua Punch Panyi Fonllty lounge 7.15 pm Ls Banquet and agilisv. Foul Hotel MONDAY, April r7 cerrivs Ali's WEEK no pm. Creative Am wm 1..— Faculty lounge 1 30 run Fair‘ka NunengeIhy um Cum soc run Gum... rm Omega—cu 700 pm, VDFl—Slfl 7309M. Music lecivaliMelby Sov‘h cm lursuAV. 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The Augsburg Echo VoL Lxx Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Wednesday, April 15, 1964 No. 20 38 Votes Make Luoma, Skurdahl Winners EDUCATION ‘OR VI. OUTGOING Student Society President Jim Parks congratulates newly elected President John Luoma while the new Vice-president Clayton Skurdnhl... Show moreThe Augsburg Echo VoL Lxx Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Wednesday, April 15, 1964 No. 20 38 Votes Make Luoma, Skurdahl Winners EDUCATION ‘OR VI. OUTGOING Student Society President Jim Parks congratulates newly elected President John Luoma while the new Vice-president Clayton Skurdnhl looks on. John Luoma and Clayton “Squid” Skurdahl have been elected Student Society President and Vice—presi- dent for the 1964435 school term. Luoma and Skurdahl defeated the team of Julie Gudmestad and Ron Larsen by a margin of 33 votes in the general election held Friday, April 10 A TYPICAL Minnesota spring day urged the polls outside, and there nearly 60% of the Augsburg student body cast their vote. Bee sides choosing student body lead- ers, students elected ofiicers to fill 24 other posts in the government for the coming year. Contacted almost immediately after learning of his election, “Squid” Skurdahl said, “Of course we're more than happy that we have been chosen by the student body to lead them, and we hope we Students to Produce One-Act Plays Augsburg College will be host to the talents of 10 students directors in the next few weeks. Beginning in less than one week, April 20 to be exact, students will have the opportunity to, without charge, go from comedy to tragedy and from Russia to New York through the efl'orts of the One Act directors. On April 20, Connie Ekeren will direct a play by Checkov entitled “The Boor." Starring in her pro- duction will be Elizabeth Johnson, Jim Reiff and Dale Sturznegger. According to Miss Ekeren, this play is a comedy that “makes fun of the fronts people put up by showing that they aren’t what they pretend to her" Bill Chartrand will also give his play, “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessie Williams, on the 20th of April. Besides Bill, Mary Miller, Dan Peterson and Judy Reynolds will perform in the production. The essence of the play revolves around a girl who doesn’t have any friends and as a consequence re- gresscs to a world of glass animalsr Two plays will be given on April 22. Directing one of them is Brad Aamodt. Aamodt’s production is a play by Edward Albee entitled “The Sandbox." Participating in the play are Bob Tjaden, Gary Olson, Jean Pfeifer, Jim Reifl' and Carol Tor- stenson. Aamodt states that “basically it‘s a gentle satire on several as— pects of American life.” He adds that the humor is not baudy or racey, but that it is almost ceremo» nial, Ronald Lorenzen’s play, “Which is the Way to Boston,” completes the evening of April 22 This play, directed by Don Miller, concerns the effect of a ghost on an eastern family. According to Miller, the play, which includes Jerry Bauch, Karen Bloedel, Jerry Carlson and Diane Kalberg, is a “mysterious serious drama." April 24 finds the Augsburg Lit- tle Theatre again alive as Neil Sideen and Larry Tonder take up the reins of directing. Sideen’s play is entitled “Pride, Poison and Petrifaction." This farse Lieutenant Governor Keith to Speak on Fall ical Ethics “I want to probe the subject of how politicians arrive at a decision in a democratic society,” says A. M. (Sandy) Keith, Minnesota Lieuten— ant Governor, in reference to a talk he will give on the Augsburg cam- pus April 23. A. M. Keith Keith will be sponsored on cam- pus by the Sociology and Forensic forums, The topic of his discussion will be “Political ethics and Politi- cal decision-making." Keith graduated Magna cum laude from Amherst College in 1950. From 1950 to 1953 he took up training in the field of law and graduated from Yale University Law School in 1953. The period 1953 to 1955 saw him as a first lieutenant in the Marine corps. From 1955 to 1960 he was part of the Associated Counsel of the Mayo Clinic. He was elected as the assistant minority leader of the Minnesota State Senate in 1961 and, in 1962, found himself elects ' i the post of Lieutenant Governoi_ «here he has served until the present time. comedy was written by Bernard Shaw. Starring in the play will be Burt Fosse, Jr., Phyllis Frick, Jack Klepp, Dan Nyquist, Darrel Torrin and Martha Weimer. According to the director, the play is “simply wild. It centers around a jealous husband, a black and yellow suit and a poisoned siphon." The production Larry Tonder is working on for the same evening is titled “Box and Cox" by Edward Morton, and stars Dave Johnson, Karen Stenback and Terry Stokke. Tonder states that his play revolves around two men who rent the same room; one has it during the night and the other has it during the day, The problem is that one is (Continued on page 4) by Loren Dunham can carry out what the student body wants. “We are grateful to the students who did vote for us," he added, “but . we know we will need the whole student body behind us, and will need their help and moral sup- port." LATER, President-elect Luoma seconded his running mate‘s state ment. His only further comment was, “We wish to thank those who helped us in our campaign, espe cially our campaign chairmen." Neither candidate expressed any real surprise at the outcome of the voting. Both had expected the re- sult to be close, but the winners felt they had enough backing to pull it out In class elections, however, a flood of writerin candidates wcre elected to 11 of the 24 positions on the ballot. In some cases winning candidates received less than a dozen votes. Allcn Anderson was chosen pres- ident of the '647’65 Senior Class in a close race with Doug Dooies. Chuck McCaughn edged out Mim Svanoe by just one vote for the vice»presidential post. Othcr senior officers-elect are Margaret Gjerdc, secretary; Duane Johnson, treasurer; Bette Bodin, social chairman: and, John Eiler and Cathy “’chncr, student council reprcscntativos. THE CONTEST for junior class president saw Tom lianscn win by a good ninrgin nvcr Harold Bagley. Larry Hull “as elected Vice-presiA (icnt, Lila Lcc liaubcrg secretary, and Dennis Goldcnman treasurer. Junior class student council rcp- rescntatives selected were Luther Anderson and Don Mattison. This year's freshmen gave Gary Lohn a re unrling vote of approval as their class president for the com» ing your. Connie Brenner was chosen as vice-prcsidcnt, Carol Ackerman as Secretary, and Leann Hansen as treasurer. Mary Lou Lanes got the nod as social chairman. Sally Schlat'tcnhaufen and John Selstad will represent the ‘64-'65 sophomores in the student council. Additional student council repre- sentatives are as follows: Karen Jacobsen, on-campus wome , Jerry Hokkanen, un~campus men; Nancy Danielson, off-campus women; and, John Stende, (illrcampus menr Lebanon Embassy Counselor to Speak at April 23 Convo Dr. Hassan Saab, cultural coun- selor to the Embassy of Lebanon, will speak on the Near East and its international outlook at the April 23 convocation. He will also discuss Arab cultural contributions. Saab will be attending the con ference of the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers in Burnsville Finishes Trade Through Convo Appearance As part of an exchange program between Augsburg College and Burnsville High School, the Burns- ville High School Concert Band will appear in concert tomorrow morning at convocation. The Band is appearing here in return for a concert given at Burns- ville by the College's Concert Band in February. A THREE-TIME consecutive win- ner of A-ratings in state and dis- trict music contests, the GOsmemA her band won a Cvrating in the Minneapolis Aquatennial music contest last summer. This entitled the band to a berth in the Chicagoland music contest in Chicago, where it won an “ex- cellent” rating. In a WCCO-radio-sponsored con» test at the Minnesota State Fair last summer the band won top rat- ing. DIRECTOR Ronald Running took the group on tour to Glenwood, Minnesota, and Grand Forks, North Dakota, in January. Last Thursday the band competed, with soloists and ensembles, in its annual dis- trict music contest. This summer Miss Barbara Fug» lem and Miss Colette Barge, clair- inetist and French hornist respec- tively, will be part of the 1964 Eu- ropean Tour Band sponsored by the International Peace Gardens Mu- sic Camp. Alumni Calling Auggie Grads This Week The Augsburg alumni began their annual Phonorama Monday. Augsr burg Phonorama is a means by which the Alumni oifce maintains contact with alumni and encourage their continuing Contact with the College. Each night until April 24, ten Twin Cities alumni will call other Augsburg graduates and solicit pledges. In this way they hope to contact between 2000 and 2500 people. Last year about 1600 contacts were made, with 1150 pledges total- ing $30,000 were received. The alumni will be calling from ten phones placed in Si Melby Hall. Minneapolis between April 22 and 27. SAAB IS PRESENTLY the cul- tural counselor at the Embassy of Lebanon in W'ashington, D. C. He did his undergraduate work on the faculty of arts of the Uni- versity of Cairo and took his docs torate in political science from Gcorgetown University. SAAB HAS HAD 8 wide variety of diplomatic and scholarly expe- ricncc. He has participated in many international and conferences. He is a master of the social science three languages; Arabic, French and English. He has written many books in Arabic and translated many into Arabic. He is the author in English of the book, THE ARAB FEDERAL- lSTS OF THE OTTOMAN EM- PIRE. He has recently been the director and head of the Dc artmcnt of Arab Arruii-s at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Cultural Counselor in North Amid-ins, Dr. Hassan Saab Show less
Page 2 Editorial Publications Study Would be Valuable A study of the possible value of combining the adminis- tration of the AUGSBURGIAN and the ECHO was proposed by the editor-in-chief of the ECHO and his running mate in their platform for Student Society President and Vice~pres~ ident. The... Show morePage 2 Editorial Publications Study Would be Valuable A study of the possible value of combining the adminis- tration of the AUGSBURGIAN and the ECHO was proposed by the editor-in-chief of the ECHO and his running mate in their platform for Student Society President and Vice~pres~ ident. The newly elected President and Vice-president, John Luoma and Clayton Skurdahl have indicated their interest in such a study. An extensive and careful study by the Publications Com~ mission is needed to explore several unique and substantial changes which have been visualized in student publications. One of these changes would be to publish two copies of each issue of the student newspaper and bind the second copies at the end of the school year along with class, organ- izational and faculty pictures. This would necessitate a change in the format of the news- paper to the magazine style currently gaining popularity on college campuses. The combining of the yearbook and the newspaper would also greatly enhance the possibility of employing an editor- in~chief on a full time basis. The editor would be selected from the student body but he would not be a full time student during his term of oflice. Thus he could assume greater responsibil- ities than present publications editors and eliminate the need for several positions which are now salaried by the publications. A full time editor could also serve as a journalism in- structor, Such modifications would improve the quality of student publications in several ways. The yearbook would provide a far more complete history of college life. Volunteer staff mem- bers could participate in a larger variety of the many facets of journalism than they now do without becoming too heavily loaded with the chores of publications work, The educational value of participation in student publications staff work would also be increased. A significant reduction of publications expenditures ap pears to be another strong point of the proposed publications revisions. This year student publications will absorb over two thirds of Student Society funds. It has been estimated that the changes just suggested will result in a total savings in excess of $2000 per year in pub- lications budgets. We believe these possible advantages are well worth the effort and time which would be spent it the study were under- taken by the new Student Society administration through its Publications Commission. Concert Representative 0 by John Thut Monday, April 6, was the occa- sion of a notable presentation of music by two worthy representa- tives of Norway. This was the concert in Si Melby Hall by Basso Odd Wannebo, of Trondheim, and Eva Knardahl, well known Nor- wegian-American pianist of Min- neapolis. Wannebo is an unusually gifted young singer with a voice of great natural beauty. Five years of study in Norway and Vienna have en- hanced the natural qualities so that he is well equipped to interpret the entire range of vocal expression from simple folk songs to operaic arias. This ability he proceeded to demonstrate in his well planned program which opened with the famous ART THOU TROUBLED by Handel, followed by the ef- fective setting of HERRENS BONN (The Lord‘s Prayer) by the contemporary Norwegian composer, A. Klewe. An AGNUS DEI by Bizet and three operatic arias from Eugen Onegin, BARBER OF SEVILLE, and the well known MADAMINA from Mozart's DON GIOVANNI gave ample opportunity to exer- cise the singer's ability to give in- telligent and exciting renditions of these dimcult selections. Two songs by Grieg, including the well known DEN STORE HVITE FLOKK, and one by Paul- sen were sung with a sincere and simple rendition which helps to ac- count for Mr. Wannebo’s effective- ness in his singing of the negro spirituals, a form usually not well Aligsburg Echo Fublllhed weekly during the school year except during vacation, holiday and examination periods by the students of Augsburg College. Minneapolis. EDITOR-IN-CHIIF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed by Ken Saremou Printing Inc. Minneapolu SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 Per School Year Member: ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS Oirice: Science Hall 9—- Phane: sou-0501. luck. 32 . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . DICK SORENSON THE AUGSBURG ECHO My Scenes of Spring SCENES 01“ SPRING are David Berg and Mark Titrud raking the quad. \'.‘ Scenes of Spring is a broken win- dow in Science Hall that fell victim to a low flying baseball. Norway done by people of the white race. He has the musical intelligence and technique to use his vocal powers discreetly and sincerely. There is no straining after special effects not already inherent in the music. It is always a pleasure to have Evn Knardahl on campus. Mon- day’s appearance as accompanist for Wannebo and in a group of piano solors in here own right proved this again. There are few pianists in this area who can equal Miss Knardahl’s artistry at the keyboard. She plays with extraordinary musicality, with a finesse of tech- nique and a flair that leave not much to be desired. Miss Knardahl played superb accompaniments as she always does for those who are fortunate enough to have her serv- ices. She also gave delightful readings of four short pieces by Kjerulf, pieces that rank with the best of Mendelssohn and Franz, and should be heard more often. Her rendition of Saeverud‘s BAL— LADS OF‘ REVOLT, an intensely patrotic impression of the resist- ance movement of the Norwegians during the late Nazi occupation, was played with brilliant technique and power and an exciting sense of climax. Wednesday, AM u ‘ -Stzfl Photos by sudoh Scenes of Spring are Rebecc- Mia and Ed Kuuby riding I bike in Murphy Square . . . trurrlfi Thumb ' by John A. Sorensen Pantomime in castles white, Fantasies in each show night, Each new form in dawn’s first light, Sculptured clean and pure and right. Drifting silently to the ground, 0r swirling softly round and round Building, shaping each new mound Creating new beauty without sound. What do you think of the poem above'l Not really outstanding, is it? What did you think of last week‘s poem by the minor medieval poet, Follis? Which of the two poems is superior? Is Follis’ because only the barest impressions of winter are evident? Or is the above poem superior because it makes coherent sense? Do complexity and obscurity really result in a superior poem, as some modern poets and would-be poets would seem to have us believe? Welcome to participation in a literary hoax which is an eflective satire on the modernist school of obscurity poetry. If you're sharp, you‘ve noticed that Follis’ poem and the one above are quite similar — both contain the same words, but in one, each verse is inverted and the lines read backwards. Try it! Read the last line of the above first verse backwards, then, proceed upwards. Repeat the process in the second verse. Pure Follis, isn't it? Who is Follis? The “medieval German poet" is the imaginary poet created by John Clnwson to serve us a satire on the contemporary poetry of obscurism. Mr. Clnwson‘s creatively original invention of Follis shows much more imaginatiVe talent than most of the poetry that has appeared in PURPLE THUMBS and is a truly wonderful satire of the student poetry which, for lack of better materials, finds its way into this column. Student poetry may be sterile, but satire seems to be exuberantl! fertile. The implication of the satire is obvious: what ought to be the de- sideratum in poetry—the meaningful or the incomprehensible? Cln poetry which has little if any meaning outside the context of the author's mind be legitimately published (since publication implies communica- tion)? Is the deliberate attempt of obscurity worthy of consideration as anything more than a word—game? Most of the poetry which has apPCN’Ed in PURPLE THUMBS has been really quite adolescent and hardly m0" comprehensible than the poetry of Follis, and surely it takes little more than a “follis” (which is medieval Latin for “fool”) to compose such stuff- Why is Mr. Clawson's satire one of the few pieces of prose wraith has been submitted to PURPLE THUMBS along with the dearth of poetic attempts? Probably because the writing of good imaginative prose requires much more discipline than the composition of what so often passes for the results of “poetic inspiration." Prose is more dflicult because the medium still demands coherent communication while the muse of free verss has become a proflignte and oflen h" body and her blessing to any person intelligent enough to I'll" ’ pencil on paper without breaking the point. If we believe ourselves to be creative, let us prove it not by recordinl abstract nouns and adjectives in an attempt to convey our feelings 0’ thoughts (without telling too much, of course—you know, mnke the read" guess at what we mean, and if he doesn’t understand I'VE 59‘ w‘fse he 'Sn't VEFY bright), but let us find expression in good, hard, clear: solid prose that captures the idea precisely, succinctly, and communica- Let us not yield to be tempting opportunity of the vagueness of free verse, but let us use our imaginative powers to be truly creative in the medium that is most A " g in its on lucid I ' w... a-.. Show less
—Slatf 911010 by Bolitad (in Ben- Ilth out a run-scoring single against Bemidji in the first of M at Lake Nakomia Saturday. THE AUGSBUI-IG ECHO Pitching, Defense Impress Augs Dump State Twice; Meyers in One-Hitter Augsburg's defending MIAC baseball champs opened their 1964 season with a... Show more—Slatf 911010 by Bolitad (in Ben- Ilth out a run-scoring single against Bemidji in the first of M at Lake Nakomia Saturday. THE AUGSBUI-IG ECHO Pitching, Defense Impress Augs Dump State Twice; Meyers in One-Hitter Augsburg's defending MIAC baseball champs opened their 1964 season with a doubleheader sweep over Bemidji State on Saturday. The scores in the games, played on wind-swept Nokomis Field, were 8-1 and 9-0. The one-hit pitching of Dan Mey- ers was the highlight of the open- er, as the Auggie batsmen pounded out nine hits to give him plenty of working room. MEYERS RETIRED the first 14 batters to face him, before Leon Man of the Glove to be ‘Man of fhe "All my life God has revealed His will to me by opening some doors and closing others. This made me try to find His purpose for me in the Bible and through prayer. Finally, I realized that I should dedicate myself to full-time work in the Kingdom and I began plan- ning for the ministry.” After earning the coveted title “pro” in four different sports, most men would be ready to repose into a life of TV shaving commercials or possibly a bowling alley propri- etorship. Evidence to the contrary is Walter Rasmussen, Augsburg pre-sem student and family man. From 1946-1954 Walt played cen— terfield for clubs in the Chicago Cubs minor league system. He was known as “Hack”, the .300 leadotf hitter, the guy that could steal es. HE SIGNED a professional con» tract as a junior at Carl Schurz High School in Chicago and later returned to complete his schooling. by Mark Lands His ascension through the minor leagues Wasn’t the glamorous pro- cess dreamed about by most aspir- ing young ballplayers. Sunday dou- bleheaders meant missing churchi Making an error meant hours of practice on fundamentals. Taking a third strike meant berating from a disgruntled manager. “MY MAIN EXPOSURE to re- ligion at that time was the Gideon Bible which was usually available at most hotels,” he said. “Few players took any stand on Chris. tianity." In 1951, Walt was married and three years later he left the pro baseball ranks to concentrate on golf. He has also played profession- al soccer and professional squash. As a member of the Followship of Christian Athletes, he has helped bring the message of Christ to the sports world “Everyone watches the athlete," he said. "It’s his re- sponsibility to give a strong wit- ness." He is currently youth direc- Sfudies C Iofh' tor for Gustavus Lutheran Church in St. Paul and also assists coach Ernie Anderson with the Augsburg golf team, HIS RESPONSIBILITY as "pro" at the Maplewood Golf Center also reduces the time he can spend as father and husband. Walt and his wife Shirley have three children: Cindy, 11, Mindy, 2, and Walter 7. Like his dad, Walter is nicknamed “Hack”, after the late Chicago Cub homerun threat, Hack Wilson. A strong lad for a seven year old, “Hack” junior had already be- gun his golfing career. He won the boys' under-eleven division of the Twin City par three golf tourna- ment last summer. Anticipating his future as a pas- tor, “hilt maintains the same en- thusiasm that brought his success as an athlete. “Dealing with people is of prime importance for a min» ister, I feel my background will be of value in my encounters with a congregation." EDIYOI‘S MOVE: End! in». 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Next meet for the Auggie thin- clads will be a quadrangular meet at Gustavus this coming Friday, followed by the Carleton relays at Northfield on Saturday. by Loren Dunham Oistad walked with two out in the fifth. Don Schlenker followed with State's first and only hit. After a passed ball allowed Oistad to score, Meyers, undisturbed, set down the last seven batters in order for the win. Augsburg opened the scoring in the first on a double by Dale Strum, a sacrifice fly, and an infield error. Things moved along peacefully until the third when the Auggies found the range and zeroed in for five hits and four runs. Meyers opened with a single to right, Hok- kanen singled through the box, and Strom walked to fill the bases. Be- midji pitcher Dave Warner then wild pitched Meyers home. Steve Strommen‘s line double to left plated two runs, then Stromv men himself scored on Larry Schole 13': single. IN THE FOURTH, Augsburg picked up two more runs on con- secutive pop fly doubles by Jerry Hokkanen, Strom, and Strommen. Ted Olson scored the last tally in the fifth by drawing a walk, stealr ing second, and coming home on Guy Ruess' sharp single to left. Warner went the distance for Beniidji, giving up eight runs (six of them earned), nine hits, and walking two while recording one Strikeout. Meyers, in this winning effort, walked only one while striking out five. The lone Bemidji run was un- earned. THE AUGGIES WASTED no time in getting to pitcher Tim Bis— choff in the second game, picking up three runs in the first inning. Page 3 In the second, a three-run homer by Gary Ruess capped a six-run splurge and finished Bischofi‘. Mike Derby relieved for State, and gave up only two hits the rest of the way, finally halting Augsburg scoring. Dave Hofl'man opened on the mound for the Auggies and was credited with the win, He allowed only one hit in his four-inning stint. Jim Harbo pitched two hitless frames, walking three, and Larry Hoff finishcd up, allowing one hit in the inning he pitched. GARY REL‘SS LEI) the Augs- burg batting attack with a homer and a single, both in the second game, good for five RBI's. .lcrry Hokkancn collected a triple, a dou- ble, and a single during the two- gamc set, while Dale Strom and Steve Stromnlen had two doubles and a single apiece. For Bemidli, catcher Don Soren~ son got both secondrgzimc hits— a double and a triple. Miscellany: The Auggie infield of Strommen, Hokkancn, Strom, and Pautz looked airtight while playing el‘rorless ball. “Hoke” saved one sure hit with a nifty pickup bce hind second in the nitccap . . . Left- fielder Larry Scholla gets the “Golden Glove” award, tho. His shoestring catch of a windrblown liner in the fourth of the first game was a real gem , . . St. Thomas and St. Mary's are the teams to beat in the MIAC, says Ted Olson, senior outfielder. He adds that although the early season record was good, “we haven’t faced any real good pitching yet.” GIVING HELPFUL TIPS to Gary Dreyling, a member of the Augsburg golf team, is Walt Rasmussen. LUIGI'S Italian and American Food + WE DELIVER + 622 HENNEPIN AVE. FEderul 9-9189 Minneapolis, Minn 55403 NOW RENTING immediate occupancy bedroom apartments 2106 22nd Ave. 5. 633-2962 or see (alelaker «unused, unlumiilud com laundry porklng sloooo and up c1056 '0 sues-use lllZ MIC. g‘jlew oven or: Open Monday 8r Thursday Nights FF. 2-8805 O 2627 E. Franklin Free Delivery Prescription Specialists 339-4545 Show less
Pond Seward East Begins Approval Campaign Seward area near Augsburg Col- lege has recently made extensive progress in fighting urban decay. The eastern section of the four hundred acre Seward neighborhood, Seward East, is nearing City Coun- cil approval in its campaign. As Seward East approaches ... Show morePond Seward East Begins Approval Campaign Seward area near Augsburg Col- lege has recently made extensive progress in fighting urban decay. The eastern section of the four hundred acre Seward neighborhood, Seward East, is nearing City Coun- cil approval in its campaign. As Seward East approaches “C.A." (Council Approval) Day, this area triumphantly can look at the prob— lems it is facing and the answers it is providing. The problems are four: . Housing problems—Although a great part of the area has very fine housing, some of the property is becoming deteri- orated and dilapidated. . Traflic problems—Suffering from the efi'ects of the pre- automobile grid system of streets, the area is plagued by heavy traflic congestion on Franklin and 27th Avenues. . Inadequate Public Facilities —Seward school, the only school in the area, is inade- quate and outdated. Also, there is no suitable park or public playground area. . Inadequate Commercial Facil- ities—According to a survey by a nationally recognized firm, many of the Seward East residents do their shop— ping outside of the area. Fury ther statistics are given to point out the need for more and diversified commercial es— tablishments. To these complex problems the “Seward Easters," along with the Minneapolis Housing and Redevel- opment Authority, are proposing an aggressive campaign of rehabil- itation. . To combat decay’s effect upon housing, the Seward East area is authorizing that de- terioration, land over-crowd ing, over occupany, or any combination of these factors be eliminated. . To combat traffic problems, the “Easters," with the M.H. R.A., have made two spee cific proposals: one, that an S-curve be constructed to al- leviate 27th Avenue traffic (notice curve on map); two, that a road to be build be- hind the commercial site on the southside of Franklin Av- enue. This new road would serve to take some commercial tra- Nole to JSers by Gary Olson Just a reminder about the Junior- Senior Banquet this Saturday, April 18, at the Lafayette Club! As you know, the theme is LA VIE EN ROSE and to help carry out this theme the men should present their ladies with a long-stemmed rose. Although tuxedos are suggested for the men, they may wear dark suits. The ladies may wear either formals or cocktail dresses. The punch party will now be from 6:30 to 7:15 in Si Melby Lounge to leave time to travel to the Lafay- ette Club for dinner at 8:00 p.m. Don’t forget the picnic for Jun- iors and Seniors being planned for Sunday, April 19th to fill out the week-end. It is being held at Me- morial Park in Red Wing, Minne- sota beginning at 1:00 pm. AUGSBURG COLLEGE BOOKSTORE haudlkquwmd Entries duo May l5 fic OR of Franklin. Already in the process of construction is the freeway north of Franklin Avenue. It is assumed that this freeway will take a major portion of the through traf- fic off the busy Franklin Av- enue. To combat the problem of in- adequate public facilities the Seward neighborhood is left with the pleasant task of ac- cepting a new Seward school and enlarged playground fa- cilities adjacent to the school (note, also, this area on the map). Plans for the building of a new school were passed in the recent Minneapolis Pub- lic School referendum. . To combat the problem of in» adequate commercial facilities the area has proposed to build a shopping center bor- dered by 27th and 26th Av- enues, Franklin, and 9th Street (note the map). From all outward indications, it would seem that the Seward East area is beginning to cope with the force of general decay. The battle that looms ahead is scheduled to cost approximately $5,000,000, two thirds of which will be paid by the federal government. As of now the vigorous efforts of the Seward area have not managed to rub off on the Cedar-Riverside area of Augsburg College. One is reminded, however, that the slow tortoise beat the hare. What re- mains to be answered is whether any force, be it animal, reptile, or neighborhood, will be able to oust the general decay in urban living. THE AUGSBURG ECHO Wodnnday, April 15 uni—- DARK AREAS DENOTE public, semi-public and commercial areas. Grey areas, including Senior Cit- izen's site, denote proposed medium and high den- sity housing. Other areas remain residential U of M Medieval Hisfory Prof will Speak for PGM Inifiafion Dr. Robert S. Hoyt, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Minnesota, will speak at the An- nual Initiation Banquet of Augs- burg's honorary Social Science so- city, Pi Gamma Mu, May 4. Dr. Hoyt‘s topic will be FREE- DOM AND LICENSE—ACADEM- IC AND OTHERWISE. He hopes to reconsider “the significance of these several meanings both in terms of their origin and in the context of contemporary relations between the academic community and the total community it serves." Sandra Simpson Receives Fulbright Scholarship Sandra Simpson has been notified that she is the recipient of a Ful— bright Scholarship She will use this scholarship to study Norwee gian Literature at the University of Oslo in Oslo, Norway during the next school year. Sandra's scholarship includes round-trip transportation from her home to Oslo, tuition and books at the University of Oslo, and living expenses during her stay in Oslo. She will leave from New York Aug- ust 8 aboard the MS. Bergensfjord and will arrive in Oslo August 17. THE FIRST two weeks of her stay will be an orientation. She will then become a student at the Uni- versity of Oslo for the 1964~65 school year. Among the things that aided Sandra in receiving her scholarship were her four years at Augsburg and recommendations from Dr. One Acts (Continued from I) unaware that the other has it. Problems come to a head when one finds that, well, come to the play and find out for yourself. On May 15, four directors will present their efiorts. Jerry Carlson will produce “The Darkest Hour” by Charles George. Sue Kyllo will take on “Pyramus and Thisbe” from Shakespeare‘s “Midsummer- Night‘s Dream." Stella Rosenquist will direct, on the same evening, “The Affected Young Ladies" by Moliere. Carol Welsh will conclude this series of One Acts with her production on the 15th of May. At this time she hasn‘t picked her play. Thorson, Dr. Torstenson, Dr. Hal- vorson, and Miss Mortensen. Sandra says that “In addition to studying literature of Norway, I plan to study the Norwegian Lan- guage. This I would like to do in an informal way by living among Norwegian people and by using their language as I go about the business of living." THIS SUMMER Sandra plans on having a job to make money for her trip. In her spare time she will study the Norwegian Language, American policy, and American cur- rent events so that she can better represent her country. When Sandra returns from Nor» way, she wants to share her know- ledge of the Norwegian language and culture with her fellow Amer» icans. She will do this either in- formally in her daily contacts with people or formally through teach- ing in American schools. Miss Sandra Simpson THE SON of a University pro« fessor, Dr. Hoyt was born in Min- neapolis but grew up in Califomia, Ohio, New York, and Wisconsin. He was educated at Harvard where he received his doctorate in 1948 in history. Before receiving his final degree, he spent one year on Wall Street and also several years in the Army where he was commisioned to write the history of his command, the largest military command ever to have been established in any war. AFTER TEACHING several years at the State University of Iowa, Dr. Hoyt received both a Fulbright and a Guggenheim Fel» lowship in order to do intensive research in England. Following this year of study he completed his first book and received the Carnegie Prize for his work. Since then Dr. Hoyt has written and published more than 14 articles and two more books. His special area for continuing research has been Anglo-Norman Monarchy and the Domesday Book. He has been awarded numerous prizes for his writing. AT THE UNIVERSITY of Min- nesota Dr. Hoyt enjoyed the pres- idency of the local Phi Beta Kappa chapter during 1962-1963. He also served on numerous other commit- tees connected with the College of Liberal Arts. Dr. Hoyt's most recent accolade was his election as Counselor to the Medieval Academy of America. This historical organization has only twelve members chosen as Counselors in the entire United States. This event will be held in the Faculty Lounge at 6:30 pm. May 4. The total cost will be $200. All interested students and faculty members are encouraged to con- tact Mr. Orlue Gisselquist for res- ervations. Prof. Robert S. Hoyt Mr. 0. M. Johnson Elected to ALC College Education Board The Rev. C. M. Johnson, who served as Vice President for Devel- opment at Augsburg College from October 1, 1962 until March 1, 1964, has been elected Assistant Director in the office of the Board of College Education of the American Luther- an Church. His ofiice will be located in the ALC Church Ofllces at 422 S. Fifth St. and he will begin his new du- ties on June 1, 1964. Since March 1 Pastor Johnson has been the Assistant Director of Church Relations in the develop- ment office. In his new position Johnson will be responsible for liaison with the Church and for work in the area of development and public relations regarding the seventeen universi- ties, colleges and other schools of the American Lutheran Church. Pastor Johnson will terminate his position with Augsburg on May 1. The month of May will be de- voted to a vacation which'may in- clude some time in the South. Correction The ECHO regrets that Mr. Rob- ert Drew, representative from the Mp1s. Housing and Redevelopment Authority, was misquoted in the last edition. Correctly quoted, Mr. Drew said, concerning the possible effect of Seward renewal upon Ce- dar-Riverside redevelopment, "I doubt whether it (Seward renewal) will have any direct efl'ect upon the Cedar-Riverside area, but it is only natural that, when one area is cleaned up, the area right next to it is more likely to clean up its neighborhood.” Show less
Easter Brings Renewed Message of Hope Editor‘s Note: Bruce Wrightsnnn, instructor in mathematics and religion at Ango- . burg. has written the following Easter message tor the Echo. In addition to his teach— lng activitia Wrightan is also a student at Luther Seminary. There are many messages to... Show moreEaster Brings Renewed Message of Hope Editor‘s Note: Bruce Wrightsnnn, instructor in mathematics and religion at Ango- . burg. has written the following Easter message tor the Echo. In addition to his teach— lng activitia Wrightan is also a student at Luther Seminary. There are many messages to Easter, The triumphant note of the Christian gospel rings out with songs of joy and victory of Resurrection and ncw life. of Jesus Christ —alive and present! But there is more; for the Christian. there is an Easter theme which has something of all of these songs in it—that is the hymn of Hope. Bccausc of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Easter brings Hope to all men “who have been born anew to a living hope through the Resurrection" iI Peter 1: l. Yet. while Easter speaks to us again of this "living hope," the world this yciir is filled with dead and dying hopes, and hopeless people. hanging on the edge of despair. What are these hopes? There is a kind of "hope." for instance. which masqucradcs for Cliri'tian con- fidence. It is an attitude in daily life which remains essentially tilldistiirbt‘d by national insecurity and the shaking of the foundations of the world. Such pi‘upli‘ who face life this way reflect that "the worst usually docsn't liiippt‘ii" iiiid that nothing could be gained by looking for trouble. So the bc' and hope for the best. "Where there's life. (her hope might be lllt‘ motto tit this person. But while we may express it. we dai ‘ not examine it too i'losiil) (or it rests on trail foundations. It is a kind of “nxilui'ii couragc about life. this liopc" —a "whistling in the dark," an expression of bravado that somotmws sti‘iillui‘ly ripens into real Hope in a crisis. But it is a pale shadow of trust in God. for it implies a Confidence in life, in morality and in man that these do lltll iiicrit lt is not what we mean by Christian Hope. t thing is to grin lll'1l\'t'l\‘ Neither is a “hope” which relies on chance. Clll‘lstldll Hope Thcro is an i~li~mcnt of the uncontrollable, the inflexible in the world. to be siii‘c. But this li'iltlll’l‘ (if the universe is not the final detci'miliur of human destiny This kind oi’ “hiqu one courages a iatalism about life. It is alwa s looking; for a “licttci lllllltl.” :i "lirmilt" in life. a “lucky day.“ It is a grim outlook to \'lC\\‘ lilt‘ with for it lt'tt\'t'\' tllll' il't‘llllg like an isolated child. caught in the deadly came OtllfL‘,\\1tllOut lii‘lp .mil t‘\'i‘lllll.ill\‘, without hope. To put one's hopes in the light turn of a card is to glorify i‘llJlltt‘. It is to promote an impulsiveness which is no more reasonable than ltl stzilcii .il! tli.it one has on a “long,r shot." Men (lo makc a kiiirl of "hope" out «it it lliit it is not Christian Hopc. There is yet a third "hope" which h always iiil'oriiied man’s lllt' in ttlllllll‘ll tion with faith. It appears and reappears in many guises it is ti lltllit‘ ftll' “siiltsiimi” based on the laws of nature or history, a bclicl that the innate piiwi' :it work in the world will load automatically and inexorany to sonic kind of Utopia. Science, nature, revolution and man, himself, have bciin vari- oust designated as the means to this goal. Marxist iiiiitcriiilisni pro- AUGSBUBG KM Vol. |.XVI| Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minn., April 17, 1962 No. 13 Vikner Highlights Mission Festival A highlight of Augsburg‘s Misv sion Festival this year will be the presence on our campus of the Rev. David L. Vikner, D.D., at present Secretary for East Asia oi the Board of Foreign Missions of the United Lutheran Church in America. April 2446, the three days im- mediately following Easter vaca- tionI otter opportunities to hear inspirational messages and dis- cussions on missionvcentered top- ics under the theme “One Church, One Message, One Mission.“ Tuesday‘s chapel service and the first event of the Mission Fes- tival is given to the first part of this theme—“One Church." The Cantorians From April 27 to 30, the Augse burg Cantorians, directed by Mr. Mayo Savold, will tour southern Wisconsin. ending Rockford, Illinois. the tour in The 27-voice group will travel by bus and will stay in private homes. The Cantoriims will present a program consisting 0! three sec- tions. The first section, Songs of Praise, will commence with “To Us Salvation Now Is Come“ by Brahms, The second number in this section will be an arrange- ment by Mr. Leland B. Sateren from a Scotch Psalm—“My God How Wonderful Thou Two numbers by Bach—“Idiom I Would Sing Thy Praise" and “Re- same evening at 8:30 vespers will be held in Si Melby Lounge dur- ing which Rev. Vikner, a former missionary to China and Japan, presents “Japan—1962." Wednesday's chapel is devoted to “One Message" and Vespers again that night is called “Rim of Asia—1962,” Conv o c a t ion on Thursday, April 26th, draws the theme to its climax in the hope for “One Mission." The 1962 Mis- sion Festival then concludes With a banquet in Bethany Lutheran Church at 6:30 pm. after which the final message bears the title “Men or Sheep.“ Born of Augustana missionary parents in Honan, China, and ed- Plan Tour joice Ye Christians Loudly"— will be the concluding pieces of this section. The second part Will feature far miliar Christmas carols and will close with an ancient 14th cen- tury G e r m a n carol, “1n dulci Jubilo." Easter numbers Will compose the third section. The numbers presented Will be "Oh Behold Our SaVior“ by Grieg, "Blest Are They Who In Jesus Live" by Bach, and "Day of Wonder, Day of Gladness." a Welsh hymn incl» Ody arranged by Leland B. Sater- en. The Cantorians will form a double choir to sing the conclud- ing number of this section, “Pueri Hebraeorum" by Randall Thomp— son, in Latin. ucated in a Lutheran High School in China, Rev. Vikner is a gradu- ate of Augustana College and Au- gustana Theological Seminary and was ordained by the Augus- tana Lutheran Church in 1944. He has further done graduate work in Missions at Yale D i v i n i t y School and received his Doctor of Divinity degree from Augustana Theological Seminary in 1961. While serving as a missionary to China, 1944-1949, Rev. Vikner acted as a national L u t h e r a n Church of China University stur dent pastor for a part of this time. Then in 19504958 his m is 510 n field was Japan where he was also president of the Augustana Lutheran MlSSiOn and a member of the Executive Board of the Jar pan Evangelical Lutheran Church, In his present position as the Board of Foreign Missions' Secrc~ tary for East Asia. Rev. Vikner is involved in the development of missionary work in Hong Kong, Japan, and Malaya. Behind this position lie his past experience of active duty on mission fields in Asia as well as a knowledge of both the Chinese and Japanese language As a part of his work of con- sulting with the younger church and missionary leaders he visited missions fields in 1959, 1960 and 1961. The a n n u a l Mission Festival which brings Rev. Vikner here is sponsored and organized by the Augsburg Mission Society and the public is invited to participate in all the events. fesses this “hope” in terms of the inevitability of the “(‘liisslc‘ (in spite of the rigid controls imposed upon it which bcti' lack of trust). So does American materialism prui‘es' matter what attractive names it goes by. It is a pci society” a basic this hope, no ent faith in man‘s capacities, in the magic of science, in the inevitability of prog» ress which informs this “hope.” It is especially deadly because it becomes a way to avoid facing the unpleasant facts of the dilemma of sin and the desperate need of redemption, For many people, man‘s hope is in himself, not in any painful death and resurrection of self to new life. This way of "hope" is tenacious because it appeals so strongly to man's pride in his own resources and his indifierence toward spiritual involvement. Two world wars and a despairing “peace” have loosened man's grip on himself as the arbiter of his own destiny. But the resulting void, for many, was not filled with “living hope" and, as the Bible has described it, “When the unclean spirit . . . returns, he finds the house swept and in order, but empty. Then he goes and brings With him seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first“ (Matt. 12:43). For others, the collapse of optimism has led to profound (lt‘s’puii‘ and hopelessness: an obsession with the void itsvlt‘ Sn ’I‘uiincssci» wile liams describes capably all those who gaze into the “empty boxes" of life with dread and anxiety, “There is a lioiior in things . , :i l‘t)l ror (Continued on 1mm- 2) Creative Arts Week Provides Varied Program C r e a t l v 6 Arts Week on lhl' Augsburg campus 15 st'thultld for April 30 through May 4 'l‘lii‘ general theme for the work is "The Creative Arts as Religious Expression " During the weck a vaiiety of activities in the lield of art Vt'lll be taking plate Those activities Will include all at the phases at the creative arts. "We plan to have a little of everything for everybody," 'ated li a u la 10 c How . finc- arts commissmnor and chairman oi Croativc Arts Wet-k Several facultv members will bi: speaking in chapel during the week on the role of creative arts in the Christian lite. Special mur sic Will be presented by difierent choral and instrumental groups During the we it works of art created by s t u d ts from the Augsburg art department ').lll be exhibited in the basement of Old Main. On Thursday afternoon May 3, at 3:130. many of these paintings Will b': sold at an am» Mon to which everyone is irit‘ited. Al Satter Will be the ’dLlCllol‘iltL‘r. Proceeds from the auction Will be given to the College Union Fund Special events are planned for each evening of the week, Mr. Timings-viii, {i\*1~lltlll. iii-iii. m- of art, and Ml‘, Kziiligii. iiistnii Mr “I music, \‘,’lll l}!' on tnlvvmuu “ll Monday i-vnmiii; :.t mm on l‘llltll' lttl 2. 'l’lii-y will tll mils: and ‘llt all. about lllt‘ lt‘lulllili l1”; Ui ‘itll and music. Thr‘ Aug; hurt: Cltlllrll'llflll’ will pi't‘scnt a (tilll’t'l‘l «iii 'i‘iiir (in v night at ‘d ill! in Si Mtilliy Hull (In VVcdnr-sdaj.’ and Friday ii i a, li t n (imp-sit play‘ will iii. pmuuiuii by thi‘ flLlLll‘lll: iii llll‘ ‘pl't‘tll d1» partrm-nt. On Thursday night tho Mimi.» apolik, Civic (Jiihr'klia will pt‘lr for!“ at Si Milliy Hall A movie Will be shown on Saturday ow. mug in the Stil‘lilt‘ Auditorium The cum/ammo mi 'immiuy morning will M ]ilt"~tlllt‘(l by Sacred Design Associates incor- porated. Plans arc- alm in pi'ugiw:- for several other event», during this week, Malcolm Gimme, who has published a book of poetry, has been asked to present a (list‘u'SSlOYl of his work. Also during the week students Will be giving interpre- tative readings and a chamber mille group under the direction of Mr. Karlen will present a con- cert in Old Main Chapel. Show less
Page Two Pi Gamma Mu y " Receives Members Recently selected members of the Augsburg student body and faculty were pledged into the Augsburg chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, the National SOClal Science Honor Society. The pledges were introduced at the Pi Gamma Mu banquet hr-ld Monday, March 26, after which... Show morePage Two Pi Gamma Mu y " Receives Members Recently selected members of the Augsburg student body and faculty were pledged into the Augsburg chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, the National SOClal Science Honor Society. The pledges were introduced at the Pi Gamma Mu banquet hr-ld Monday, March 26, after which Dr H S Commager, the noth American historian and author. spoke New members from the student body are Duane G. Amundsen. R. Charles Anderson, P hi 1 i p Bau- man. Mary Christensen, Claire Ht-lland, William Jiran. In g o If Kronstad, Joshua Mccna. Ariel Molldrem. David Mortrud. Julia Osc. David Sandgren and Clair Schwiilm. Faculty members are Donald Gustafson and Dr, Philip Quanheck Pledges are nominated by the faculty for outstanding work in the social science area. Easter Message (Continued from page 1) at the heart of the meaninglessness of existence. . . . Life has meaning it you're bucking for heaven. but if heaven is a fantasy, then we are all in this Jungle With whatever we can work out for ourselves. . , And Bertrand Russell cries: "Brief and powerless is man's life. On him and all his race the sure, slow doom falls. pitiless and dark!" Con- fronted with the cosmic afflictions of the twentieth century. many add their Cassandra-like voices to the chorus of those who “curse the darkness and testify to the truth that this "hope" was no hope at all. Into this world where false and dying hopes reign in chaos. comes again this Easter the one Hope which endures—Hope in Christ— Rl‘:~ul|'l‘t‘tl()ll Hopcl It is Hope which faces the reality of life at its woisl . . . and continues to hope. Herc is no Pollyanna idealism. no little grimcs of "Let: pretend" but real “faithelooking-forward" which springs from Christ, crucified Hc did not seek escape from the stark hideousncss of human suffering and alienation but entered into that situation fully and sullered all the consequences of estranged, hopeless men. “My God, my God. why hast Thou forsaken me?" (Matt. 27-46) It was there. in the black depths of despair where the cross is, that Hope was born—a hope which looked foolish on Black Friday but burst the tomb on Easter Sunday! He died' And with Him died all things that men hold dear: Hope l;i_\' beside Him in the sepulchcr. liovc grew t‘Ol‘\c cold. and all things beautiful beside. [)icd. when He died! He rose! And With Him Hope arose, and life and light: Men s'iid "Not Christ. but Death died overnight" ;\iul ji ind truth and all things virtuous Hose. when [[0 rose! As fur the Clii"tiiiii. he einbr s such hope as Christ embraced. His hope is not based on guesswork but on God: it is rooted in personal resurrection not in ii reformation of human values and situations, Ycl. iniiny of us are confused by our own blindness. We are easily pers iidcd tliiit it iill this is true, then the world would demonstrate this lk‘u possibility of htc. It should present some tangible results. i‘\'i(‘lt‘iii‘e of n "bcttci‘ world, even a “Brave. New" one of Christian virtues. Yet, whiit do we c7 . . duplicitics «if human life. even in Christians . . , evil. mani- testing itself in iww and hideous forms , . . the looming cloud 0t global wiir. growing on the horizon. . . . From Goshen to Dachau and Budapest. the persistent power of evil has raised difficult ques- tions. daunting to the hope of Christians Many have needed little pl‘ulllptllig. liki‘ Job. to "Curse God, and die " But ll‘th‘ L‘hristiiin hope has never been placed in the "Christian- iziitioii" iii the world. nor in inculcating Christian ideals and ethics into our culture :\ll this only leads man to again place his faith in this world. its ll\l\1tlt‘ possibilitics and his techniques. rather than in God and llis rcdcinpiiun' Christian hope is in God. not man. The Christian‘s faith the "urnnt'c of things hoped for. the conviction of things not seen." The i'cdccnicd lil'c is not :in "open book" which anyone niii) ilisii .ind c\'.ilu.iic bui is "hidden with God" as it was at the Sur there ii is \‘lt‘Jr that the ugliness of the cross conceals .ind points iis i‘nrwnrd to Easter clay \\ here it is resurrected with Ch ist' lt L‘hrisi so lived His life always in the shadow of this cross. Christians should not wonder that they are called upon to live and hope und the haunting. overshadowrng specter of the Bomb. No. Christian hopc does not rest in "successe‘ " not in improved ' s. Jesus and His m on seemed to be a odern evangelistic movements. But at the very ponit where Hi lure" seemed to shatter all hope for man. thcre was Christ. risen and 3 vol . . . in the upper room. on the Em- maus road. by the St. at Galilee and m countl ss thousands since . . . hidden from the eye of natural man . . Visible only to faith, a con» stant. enduring re: der that Resurrection means hope. and "where there is hope. there is life!" Paul has said it for ever}- Christian: . . I reckon that the Sufi ferings we now endure bear no comparison with the splendor as yet unrevealed. which is in store for us. For the created universe waits with eager expectation for God's sons to be revealed. It was made the victim of frustration, not by its own choice. but because of Him who made it so: yet always there was hope, because the universe itself is to be freed from mortality and enter upon the liberty and splendor of the children of God. Up to the present, we know, the sonic failure by all THE AUGSIUIG ECHO BRUCE GlLDSE’l‘H gladly turns over the gavel to the new president. Ordean Torstenson. Tuesday, April I7, 19“ Augsburg Plans Ashram The annual Land O'Lakes Re- gional Ashram is a religious re- treat planned this year by the Student Christian Association of Augsburg. Ashram will be held the week 6:30 pm. Friday to 2:30 pm. Sun< end after Easter, April 27-29. from day at the Assembly Grounds on Lake Koronis. Paynesville, Min- nesota. There will be Lutheran college students from the Land O'Lakes region of the national ISA. which is all of Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin. The cost will be approximately eight dol- lnrs. The theme this year is "A Con- temporary Critic of The Church." Dr. Halvorson, the lecturer, will objectively and critically analyze the o r g a n i z e d and structured Christian Church as we have it today. After each of the four lec- tures, there will he s e p a r a t e group discussions led by one of Students Elect Torstenson Ordean Torstenson and Philip Sidney were elected to the presi- dency and vice-presidency of the Augsburg Student Society. Others elected for Student So- ciety offices were: on - campus women‘s representative, E 1 19 n Paulson; off-campus women‘s rep- resentative, Deanne Star; on-cam- pus me n's representative, Jefi Saari; ofi-campus men‘s represen- tative. Bob Nevin. S e n i o r class representatives, Wendell Carlson, Bradley Holt; j u n i o r c l a s s representatives, Lance Lee, Jim Parks; sophomore class representatives, Allen An- derson. Miriam Svanoe. tional evening KEN ICHIYAMA demonstrates judo on Hal Scholten at the interna- For senior class offices. John Wanner was e l ec te d president, and LaVonne Taylor, treasurer. Cordelia Coltvet was elected president of the junior class. while Larry Rake was elected vice-president; Joyce Nelson. sec— retary; Sandy Schultz, treasurer; Diane Gilbertson and Pat Kla- men. social chairmen. Chuck Thompson was elected president of the sophomore class: Kathy Erickson, vice-president; Jan Mattson, secretary: Dan An- derson, treasurer; Jo Halvorson and Sandy Hanson, social chair- men. whole created universe groans in all its parts as if in the pangs of childbirth. Not only so. but even we, to whom the Spirit is given as firstfruits of the harvest to come, are groaning inwardly while we wait for God to make us His sons and set our whole body free. For we have been saved, though only in hope. Now to see is no longer to hope; why should a man endure and hope for what he already sees? But if we hope for something we do not yet see. then in waiting for it. we show our endurance." (Romans 8:18-25) m A $10 cash prize will be given to the lucky student who is able to identify the author of the "mystery" poem which will appear in the 1962 Arm The poem will be the work of out 0! our faculty when. Get your copy early. (Only 50:) You may be the winner! W FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL Hospitality and Coffee Shop GOOD FOOD Gifts and Cards for All Occasions the campus advisers from each college. Dr. Halvorson will emphasize the ministry of the hiety and the ministry of the church beyond the confines of the organized church. His lectures will corrob- orate with a book by Robert Spike, Tests of a Living Church. “To see whether the church is fill. filling its responsibility or del- tiny in this contemporary setting as Christ intended it" is the par. pose of the week-end retreat le- cording to Ken Nelson. chairman of the Ashram Planning Commit. tee. The name "Ashram" was first given to retreats in India by Dr. E. Stanley Jonesi In 1933 Dr. Christensen suggested the name {or the Lutheran Student Asso- ciation. Chem Students Host Symposium Augsburg acted as host for eleven colleges Saturday. April 14th for the Fifth Annual Under- graduate Symposium in Chemis- try sponsored by the Minnesota section of the American Chemical Society. Twenty papers by students rep- resenting eleven colleges and uni- versities were p r e s e n t e d. The presentation of each paper was not to exceed fifteen minutes. Ap- plications were to be sent to Dr. Earl Alton of the department of chemistry. Phillip Mattison, Augsburg sen- ior from Lamberton. Minnesota, presented a paper on "The Par- ticipation of Neighboring Car- bonyl in Nucleophilic Displace< ment of Halogen." Other colleges participating were Clark College, Hamline University. Macalester College. University of Minnesota. St. Benedict College. St. Johns University. St. Olaf College. and Wisconsin State College. The opening session at 9:00 am. was presided over by Dr. Alton and began in room 123. Science Hall. Remarks of welcome were given by Dr. Bernhard Christen- sen tor Augsburg and Dr. William Larson, chairman of the Minne- sota s cc t i on of the American Chemistry Society. At 9.20 am. sections A and B began: section A in $123 with Phillip Mattison presiding. and section B in $315 With Ronald Starkey presiding. The second sessions started at 10:45 in the same rooms thh Andre Nelson and Stan Spangenberg presiding. As a College Student . . . p, . You can own tomorrov/s insurance program today the ESTATE BUILDER Rep. of Cortical Uh Assuranc- Co. Ml. 6-25!" KELY ROTH, ‘47 Mid“ with 5mm Show less
l W; .41 A. .. lbs-day,“ I7, I96: THE AUGSIUIG ECHO James Roback, Augsburg‘s 1962 baseball captain, got off to a terri— fic start by collecting 3 hits in- cluding a 400 foot homer against Macalester in the Augs' first by Jerry Alstcad league prospect and feels he has the potential and has got “that... Show morel W; .41 A. .. lbs-day,“ I7, I96: THE AUGSIUIG ECHO James Roback, Augsburg‘s 1962 baseball captain, got off to a terri— fic start by collecting 3 hits in- cluding a 400 foot homer against Macalester in the Augs' first by Jerry Alstcad league prospect and feels he has the potential and has got “that little extra" which it takes to be a professional. There have been several major league teams inter— Paga Three Roback Is an All-around Athlete ested in him. Jim stated that Augsburg “'lll be a top team this year and has the best defensive infield in the league. SWANSON is safe stealing third. PORT CENE by Oliver Larsen The Auggie nine opened their season with a 9-2 scrimmage win at Macalester last Wednesday, Gary Reuss, Dan Meyers, and Bill Pittman allowed only one hit each, and four walks, while strik- ing out eight. The first four Aug- gie hitters produced six hits, in- cluding two :1 o u b l e s and two homers. John Ryski, possible starting catcher, was injured in an auto accident and was unable to play, but will probably be back in ac- tion in a week or so, The infield appears to set it- self in the following order: Gild- RONNING'S SPORTING GOODS 2700 E. Franklin seth at first, Alstead at second, Raymond at third, and Strommen at short. Hokkanen may also see some action. In the outfield our crystal ball sees Swanson in left, Captain Jim Roback in center, and Braa- ten in left Reserves who may play a lot of ball are Scholla, (Kienholz, and Carlson, scrimmage. Jim attended Columbia Heights high school and participated in baseball, football, and basketball as well as being a good student. He was football captain in his senior year as he played quarter- back. Upon graduation in 1958, Jim enrolled at Augsburg where he became one of the school‘s best athletes. He has lettered 3 years in football and been one of the best players in the MIAC. During his freshman year, he led the freshman basketball team in scoring and also played on the varsity. The next three years he was an outstanding player on the Syndicate intramural team that won the extramural tournament the last two years. Between baseball games, Jim ran the hundred and two-twenty for the track team in his junior year. Track coach Howard Pear- son would like to see Roback run this season, for he could easily break the school and conference records in these events. Although an outstanding per- former in all sports, Jim has been greatest in baseball. He has let- tered for three years and never batted under 300, and has been a home run leader. He plays cen- ter field, but is versatile enough to play all positions. Coach Edor Nelson calls R o b a c k a major LIBERTY PHOTO SERVICE 2945 27th Avenue South (Lake and 27th Avenue) Minneapolis 6, Minnesota EVERYTHING PHOTOGRAPch Rentals — Sales — New 8. Used Equipment Fast (6 hr.) Service Photo Finishing from our own plant .i' JIM ROBACK rounds third after belting home run. GIOVANNIS CAFE 423 Hennepin — FEdaral 5-7677 PIPING HOT PllZA AND OTHER FOODS Delivered Fast and Free to Your Door S ( LEANERS .. a. p m. 9 .. m...— “..- .— Minors? m E. 6-338! — noon-Glow "a... m. ununresas E a...“ a z». .. m... . ml: FOR RENT 20H - 3th St. I bedroom furnished apart- ment for students or family. 127 - 20": ‘ B R O D A H l ’ S CAFE and HOTH. Jo. and Esther Sullivan, Prop. ssnvmo anuxnsr lUNCN AND DINNEI 621 - 623 Cedar ELWOOD CARLSON OPTICIANS 719 Nicollet Ave. FEderol 2-5681 HUNTING LICENSES A a D HARDWARE 2124 Riverside F0 3-5708 Cr ‘ |‘zing in high quality optical products to fit your doctor’s prescription, Contact lenses, Athletic glasses, Sun glasses and other 0 pt i c a] needs at special student rates. bedroom furnished house. Cull TA 5-9512 SMILEY'S POINT WHEIE AUGGIES MEET lOY'S GARAGE Gaunt-mm 223! m AVE Km! u—nun-d-d-bpu-o 11—;- 5 Marquette Avenue nan:- did our know? Lutheran Brotherhood allocated $105,84000 for student scholarships during 1961 through its benevolence program LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD Life Insurance for Lutherans ———45 1mm of service—— 701 2nd Ave. So. - Minneapolis 2, Minn. WILLIAM A. JWNSON AMY 7415 Waylon: Boulevard Minneapolis 26, Minnesota Phone: 545-0263 Show less
Page Four Does the Easter by Nell Sldeen With the coming of Easter, all Auggie thoughts naturally turn to one subject. This subject is, obviously, the question of the actual existence of the E a s te r bunny. We know that there are many students who feel that they have the correct philosophy of... Show morePage Four Does the Easter by Nell Sldeen With the coming of Easter, all Auggie thoughts naturally turn to one subject. This subject is, obviously, the question of the actual existence of the E a s te r bunny. We know that there are many students who feel that they have the correct philosophy of the sub- ject, and to formulate some of these thoughts into a g e n e r a1 school dogma, the Echo ask ed some students the following ques tion: Do you really think there’s an Easter bunny? Most of the students questioned stated that they believed in the rabbit because their mothers told them Others had little com- ment. or were reluctant to delve into the matter on an intellectual plane. l’li'tul‘l‘d here are some of those who were Willing to give an an- swcr to this question. Dr. Agra, Professor of Chemistry "No, I do not believe there is an Easter bunny. Even with our six children. I've never seen him yet.” Editorial Who Knows .7 ? ? va Clifford Johnson, chairman of the Presidential election com- init'cc from the Board of Trustees, recently revealed that the Presi- (lcnlial sclcctinn committee planned to recommend one person for ilu- position of President of Augsburg at the next meeting of the board. This mccting is to take place April 26. Student. faculty members and others interested in the future of Augsburg havc bccn waiting for months to hear what the committee from llll,‘ hoard and the committee from the faculty have been doing A‘ llhl nit-2r many months of wondering, they may finally be told \Klllll has lil‘tn going on behind thc stCnCS. REV. JOHNSON refused to give the Echo any information about the work of the committees. He refused to release any information about whom the committees were considering for the next President. In defense of his refusal, he stated that he felt that all the people who needed to know what the committees were doing already knew. Apparently Rcv. Johnson feels that a very few people from llll‘ board and tho faculty 1111‘ the only ones who need to know any thing about the St‘lt’t'lloll of our next President. These committees inLiShow less