THE CONCORDIAN VOLUME LVII THE CONCORDIA COLLEGE, MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA, NOVEMBER 19, 1965 No. 13 Talented Frosh Spark Sadie Hawkins Weekend The largest freshman class in Concordia's history displays its best as " '69 Presents that Wonderful Year" to cap the Sadie Hawkins weekend tomorrow evening at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. "The Purple Pumpkin," PKX-BTO's all-school supper begins the turn-about weekend tonight. Headed by producer Barfy Orsen, freshman class president from Minneapolis, Minn., and directors Barb Lee and Marv Abrahamson, both of Fargo, N. D., the talent show involves approximately 40 freshmen and countless hours of preparation. Emcees for the hour-and-a-half show are Lana Hae Ek, Miles City, Mont., Brad Rouse, New York, N. Y., and Dennis West- gard, Rugby, N. D. Scenery for the show consists of an ab- stract backdrop, as well as an all white backdrop for shadow effects. The program includes pop and folk singing, comedy and dance routines, and instrumental solos. Myron Albertson, Ruth Monson, Karen Rasmussen, and Bob Grundstad start the show on a "cul- tural" note with their routine, "The Cracked Nut Suite." Gunnel Ragone presents two comedy routines, "Park Bench" and "The Horse-by Me." Two talented frosh misses, Lois Svard and Becky Hult, are featured on the piano. Miss Svard, who performed in the 1965 National Piano Guild Auditions, plays "Fantasy Impromiu." Miss Hull, featured piano solist with the Quincy, Mass., sym- phonic band at the World's Fair in May 1965, plays "Warsaw Concerto." Jan Brenan is featured in a modern dance routine done to the "Pink Panther." Gloria Thorkelson plays a trombone solo. Also featured is a baton twirling routine by Cherry Tyndall, North Dakota's representative in the 1964 Miss Majorette of America contest. Singing dominates the program. Soloists Sandy Gxuhl, Lowell Alleckson, Karen Erickson, Mimi Gustafsen and Steve Lana Rae Ek, Brad Rouse, and Dennis Westgard discuss with Director Marv Abrahamson Erickson entertain with such pops favorites as "Without a the final preparations for "69 Presents." The talent show is tomorrow at 8 p.m. Song," "Cry Me a River," and "Ebb Tide." Also in the pops field are duets by Judy Jonsen and Poter Schmidt, "A Sum- ner Place;" and "Tonight," by Lowell Alleckson and Gunnel Ragone. Folk favorites of the past few years are offered by the Concert Stars Norwegian Soloist "Friars," Bruce Jensen and Mike Smedstad, and the "Three Ravens," Gunnel Ragone, Lowell Alleckson and Lewis Chris- Ingrid Bjoner, a talented oper- fortunately for the music Her opera debut, which was leusen. Johann Gunderson and Ed Olson present music in the atic soprano from Norway, will world, she reconsidered and also in Oslo, came the following country western vein. appear on campus as part of the went on to become one of Nor- year, and in a brief time, her Tonight's all-school supper, "The Purple Pumpkin," puts the Fine Arts Series Friday, Dec. 13. way's lop soprano soloists in career reached international pilgrims in a night club setting. The menu is the traditional Thanks- The concert is at 8:15 in Memor- recent years. Her debut was levels. She appeared in operatic giving fare. ial Auditorium. over Radio Oslo in a 1956 and concert performances throu- Miss Bjoner originally plan- broadcast of "Gbtterdammer- ghout Scandinavia, Germany, ned a career in pharmacy, but uncj." Austria, Poland, Italy and Eng- land. She first came to the United States in 1960, when she Debators Shine in Action, sang the role of Elsa in Lohen- Music Students Play grin with the San Francisco Opera. The following year she Place Third in Contests made her Metropolitan Opera debut. Concordia debaters returned ing the second place trophy. Pianoforte Recital A portion of her present from action at Wisconsin State Lynda Jacobson, attending her tour of the United States was University, Oshkosh, and the first tournament and debating The next in the series of stu- piano quartet, Betty Malen, as a member of the world- University of South Dakota, with Mark Ohnstad, captured dent recitals will be presented Dale Stevens, Fred Thompson, famous Munich Bach Group. Vermillion, last weekend, Nov. fourth place in speaker's com- Monday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m. in Jear. Richards, "Quartet in G She recently became one of 12-13, with first and fourth petition with 179 points. The the Hvidsten Hall of Music. Minor" by Mozart. the few singers to be awarded placed speakers at Wisconsin, two combined five wins with Piano students performing the King of Norway's Order and a first placed orator at the two losses. are Bruce Houglum, "Prelude Other students participating of St. Olav, First Class. South Dakota event. Dennis Westgard, a fresh- and Fugue in B Flat Major" by are Richard Johnson, bass, "Wel- Debating with Betty Malen, man entered in his first inter- Bach; Mark Madson, "Intermez- come Death" by Stanley and "In Students and faculty members Questa tomba" by Beethoven; may secure reserved seats for Loren Anderson pulled 180 collegiate competition, took zo Op. 118, No. 1" by Brahms; the first place trophy in ora- Marilyn Emery, "Des Abends, Dorothy Estrem, flute, "Concer- the concert today and tomorrow speaker's points to tie for first, tory at South Dakota. Three Op. 12" by Schumann; Robert to No. 1 in G" by Mozart; Shirley in C-400 Administration Build- in speaker's competition. The debate teams participated in Grundstad, "Prelude and Dance, Anderson, clarinet, "Sonata in ing. After tomorrow, tickets will pair debated to a four and the tournament with the fol- Op. 29, No. 1" by Creston; Susan F Minor" by Brahms; Michael go on sale at Daveau's in Fargo, three win-loss record with the lowing records: Mark Engel- Pickett, "Scherzo, Op. 6, No. 3" Crary, "Sonata for Bassoon and where they may be obtained lie being broken on the basis until Dec. 3. stad and Becky Winch, three- by Griffes; Wanda Schwartz, "O Piano" by Besozzi and David of record and Anderson tak- one; Westgard and Doug En- stinato" by Bartok; Kaye Marks, Anderson, flute, "Concerto in D gen, two-two; and George Hal- "Tocotta" by Kachaturian and a Major" by Mozart. verson and Paul Youngquisi who won two and lost two. Miss Jacobson and Jim Nestin- gen travel to Purdue University, Tribune Features Lafayette, Ind., for this week- end's forensic activity. Concordia Artists Registration A pictorial feature about a religious mosaic, created by Pro- Reminder fessor Cyrus M. Running, chairman of the art department, will ? Cobbers register for next appear in The Minneapolis Tribune's Picture Sunday magazine, J; semester Monday evening, Nov. 21. 