THE Queen Estelle I CONCORDIAN IVolumne XXXVII Concordia College, Moorhead, Friday, October 19, 1945. Number 3 Coronation Highlights Homecoming Weekend With the coronation of the Alpha Zeta Phi-Athenian will parlors at six p.m. the alumni ban- queen in the college gymnasium hold their annual luncheon in the quet will be held with the re- tonight, Concordia will open its Gardner hotel, Fargo, at 11 a. m. union of the classes of '25, '35 54 th homecoming celebration. while Lambda Delta Sigma-Alpha and '45. (Heralded by the "Triumphal Epsilon Sigma will luncheon in 0 Climaxing the day's activities March" by Grieg, Estelle John- the Star room of the Graver ho- will be the testimonial program son, queen of festivities, will ar- tel, Fargo, at 11:15 a.m. At high and reception for Dr. J. N. Brown rive with her attendants Ardyce noon Alpha Kappa Chi-Mondamin on the completion of his score of Gregor and Adelaide Bjertness. have scheduled their luncheon years as president. The event is After a concert by the band, which will take place in the scheduled for eight p. m. in the a solo will be played by Donna Moorhead country club. Moorhead armory and Dr. J. C. 1 Iverson, saxophonist. The corona- During the morning the busi- K. Preus, executive secretary of tion of Queen Estelle I will be ness meeting of the alumni asso- the Board of Education, NIX3A officiated over by Martin Larsen, ciation will be held in the college will give the main address of the student body president. Prior to chapel at ten. evening. the queen's acceptance speech, At 1:30 Saturday afternoon a Delivering the homecoming ser- Beverly Schubert will play a cor- student body procession will be mon in Trinity church, Sunday at net solo. Other music of the eve- organized on the college campus. 11:15 a. m. will also be Doctor ning will be presented by a male This will replace the torchlight Preus. Music will be by the con- quartet including Orville Sunde, parade of former years, and will cert choir, Richard Hofland, Ronald Soder- be led by the ]>ep band and the A memorial service for the quist and Dewey Teigen. queen and her attendants. Cobber fallen will be held in the Doctor VV. E; Lillo, head of the college chapel at 2:30 p.m. with speech department, will give the The procession will march down the memorial address to be given Seventh street to First avenue, by Doctor Brown. main address of the coronation then turn east and continue to ceremonies and the customary re- Eighth street. Proceeding north Campus religious organizations cessional will conclude the pro- along Eighth street, the marchers, will hold alumni programs. Mis- gram. will turn west on Center avenue sion Crusaders, which meets in At a pep meeting to be held in and continue along Moorhead's the South lounge of Fjelstad hall the college gymnasium at nine to- main street to Fifth street. is scheduled for 8:30 a. m.f and at night, Elaine Legrid, rooter Reaching Fifth street, the col- 6:15 p. m. Rev. £. A. Gjelten, '40, queen, will lead the student body umns will turn south for one will speak speak at Luther League in Cobber cheers and songs, ac- block, then east along First in the college chapel. companied by the pep band. avenue until reaching the post- Concluding the social activities of homecoming, the Women's As has been done in other office. Turning south again at HER MAJESTY the postoffice, the procession will League will entertain with a re- years, the Norway Tour Band will ception at three p.m. in the North hold its reunion at the home of parade down Sixth street to the All Cobberdom will pay homage tonight to Estelle Johnson football field. lounge of Fjelstad hall. when she is crowned Queen Estelle I in a ceremony which will Prpf. J. A. Holvik. This year officially launch the 54th homecoming celebration. Officiat- Howard Nelson, supervisor of an- At the field, following the ar- nouncers at WDAY, will preside rival of Queen Estelle I and her ing at the coronation, which will take place in the gymnasium at the meeting which is sched- entourage, the student body and Sunday Service at 7:30, will be Martin Larsen, student body president. uled for ten o'clock. alumni will witness the annual Tomorrow Goncordia's literary homecoming game with the open- To Be Held For societies honor alumni at the tra- ing kick-off at 2:30 p. m. Con- ditional luncheons and breakfasts. cordia's opponent will be the Norse Educator Visits Cobbers The Nu Sigma Rho-Delta Rho Wahpcton's School of Science and Cob Gold Stars By JOAN HEINZ and from there to Russia. Turkey breakfast will be held in the between halves a contest is sched- Homecoming activities on Sun- and India through the ;iul of iiie • Graver hotel at 8:30 a. m. At the uled between the freshmen and day afternoon will include a me- "Kan du snakke Norsk?" and a firm handshake introduced us to underground movement. He wa> a same time in the Powers hotel, the sophomores. Queen Estelle I morial service for Concordia Pathfinder pilot in the Norwegian Zeta Sigma Pi, national honorary will present the trophy to the alumni and former students who Dr. Torstein Hoverstad a few minutes before lunch hour. Royal Air Force and lost his life social science fraternity, will winning class of the contest. have made the supreme sacrifice. saving his crew. breakfast. Dr. Hoverstad, whose official In the Trinity Lutheran church The program will begin in the col- Norwegians need clothing sent lege chapel at 2:30 with an organ capacity in Norway is Govern- ment Research Fellow in History to them, especially shoes and un- prelude by Miss Ruth Berge. derwear. The plight of these peo- Reverend J. W. Johnshoy, D. D., of Norwegian Education, is here in the United States to gather ma- ple is serious and they do need will give the scripture reading and help. Testimonial Program, Honoring prayer after which the college terial for a chapter in his book "History of Norwegian Schools." As college students we asked choir under the direction of Prof. him about the colleges in Norway. Paul J. Christiansen will sing "We Last Sunday he was the princi- pal speaker at the Stavangerlag (He told us that they were quite Brown To Be Featured Saturday have no other Guide" by Shvedof. different from ours here, that a Obituaries will be read by Rev. in Fargo. Dr. Hoverstad left Oslo, Norway, on September 1, 1945, high percentage of the young peo- Doctor J. N. Brown, president of Concordia since 1925, will Sidney Rand. ple attended college in Norway. Presenting the memorial ad- and hopes to be back there by be honored by a 20th anniversary testimonial program and Christmas. Hoverstad has a number of reception for the general public in the Moorhead armory, Sa- dress will be Pres. J. N. Brown. relatives in tfiis country, especi- Second selection by the choir will When asked how the German turday evening at 8 o'clock. Main speaker for the evening occupation of Norway effected his ally in Minnesota and North Da- will be Dr. J. C. K. Preus, execu- be the chorale, "Father Most kota,. He is going to visit two of Holy." Taps and the benediction work, he gave us an interesting tive secretary of the Board of answer, giving1 an insight into his cousins in Minot and is staying Education of the Norwegian Luth- will conclude the service. at his late brother's home in Min- Honored dead for whom the some Nazi cunning. During the eran church. occupation the Germans took up neapolis. Greetings will be brought by service will be held are Lieuten- When asked for a general state- ants Ferdinand Anderson, Billy residence in the libraries and ar- Dr. David Stoeve, president of chives of Oslo and other cities be- ment about Norway, he said, the North Dakota district of the Han sen, Omer Hanson, Robert J, "Norway is free—all of Norway is Johnson, Terry Johnson, Henry cause they knew the Norwegians NLCA; Dr. R. M. Fjelstad, presi- wouldn't allow these buildings to free today." dent of the Northern Minnesota Lovaas, George Norlin and Don- ald Swenson, Ensigns Sigurd be bombed. Since the Nazis were .district of the NLCA and Lt. Mag- living: in the archives, Dr. Hover- ne Syverud for the alumni asso- Bjertness and Sigurd Lindð, Privates Hildus Erickson, BertU stad wasn't able to do his research ciation. Hon. R. B. Bergland, work there. Tryouts Scheduled mayor of Moorhead, Hon. Fred O. Gustafson, William Hughes and Olsen, mayor of Fargo, Dr. O. W. Willard Johnson, S 1/c Clarence Gunnar Hoverstad, the doctor's Snarr, president of the MSTC, and Anthony, T/5 Luther Bjertness, young son, fled from Norway to For' White Banners' Dr. Frank Eversull, president of S/Sgt. Milton Graaium and Cpl. Sweden when the war broke out NDAO, will also bring greetings. Alvin Isachsen. "White Banners," a play based Music for the evening will be Services were held at homecom- on Lloyd C. Douglas' novel of the supplied by the concert band, un- ing in 1944 for Lieutenants 'Christian Century' same name, has been chosen as der the direction of Prof. J. A. George Sorben, Robert Walstrom the fall production of the Concor- Holvik, and by the concert choir and William Larson, Privates dia Theatre by Mrs. Norma Goo- Evind Berge and Robert Bucklin, Adds Cobber To Staff den Gilbert, head of dramatics. directed by Prof. Paul J. Christi- The cast will be composed of six ansen... The choir will sing two Midshipman Burton Bergeson, Sk A Cobber graduate of 1940, 3/c Harris Christianson, Sergeant men, six girls and a group of stu- chorales by F. Melius Christian- Willmar Thorkelson, has been dents to make up a chemistry sen, "From Heaven Above" and Maynard Ettesvold, SF 3/c Im- added as a staff correspondent to manuel Hendrickson, F/O Vernon class. She announces that tryouts "Kingdom of God." DR. J. N. BROWN the "Christian Century," a week- will begin next week. Doctor Stoeve will preside over Jensen, Civilian Pilot Trainee ly religious magazine. He covers the program and the invocation milion dollar endowment fund in Martin Egeland and Robert Lium. the Minneapolis-St Paul area. He According to Mrs. Gilbert the will be given by Doctor Fjelstad. '1926 and the present financial Missing in action are Capt. is a member of the staff of the play, centered about a wise and Concluding the program the as- campaign for new buildings which •Unite Brodin and Lt. George Bra- Minneapolis Star Journal and faithful servant who proves to be sembly will sing "Hymn to Con- is estimated to run over a half seth. Tribune, for which he writes re- the steadying influence of an oth- million dollars. erwise harassed family, is very in- cordia." ligious news as well as general teresting. Although the characters Doctor Brown, after coming In the intervening years Fjel- news and features. of the play are unusual, they here from the presidency of Au- stad hall and the home economics This is the last week for pur- While attending Concordia, possess definitely human charac- gustana academy at Canton, S. building have been built, several chasing memberships to the Thorkelson served as editor of teristics and make up a typically D., has now completed twenty scholarship and loan funds estab- Concordia Theatre. They may The Concordian, was a member of American family. years as president of Concordia. lished and over $200,000 spent on be obtained from any Alpha Alpha Phi Gamma, national hon- During this time Brown has un- Presentation of 'White Ban- campus and building improve- Psi Omega member. orary journalistic fraternity, and ers" is scheduled for the first part dertaken the raising of a half ments. Mondamin literary sdciety. of December.

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