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i Oflicial pub licat io n o! t he Valparaiso Univers ity ,- ! Gtiild. Pub lication of1ice : Valparaiso U n ivers ity. I Vaiparaiso. Indiana. I _ Vol. 33 DECEMBER, 19•19 No. 7 I i_ Editor ...... Mrs . C. R. Heidb rink, Ex. Soc ret.a r) I- I i Ii M1~29vic;~;.·~e Ks~:~~:'" ...... ········-·· ·c: h·i·~·;;;;;;, '\rn~,~;:er I Mrs. Alber t C. J\foellcr ...... Chair ., Act ivit ies Comm. i i 715 Br in r Hil} La ne Saginaw. Mic hignn ~ ! NATION AL OFFIC EHS I I Mrs. \V, A. H ansen ...... P res ident i .. Mrs. I':. T . J . Birner First vice- Pres. : • Mrs. Karl Kurth...... Second V ice-Pres. f Miss IO: mil)• Doell ...... ~ cc r etary j M iss V i v ian Ko3snrnn ...... J r cnsurer I' I FIEL D SF.CllETARIES ~I- I Mr.;. F. J. Sch umm Ohio 1 j ~~~~: ~r~ 1~u~· A~r1~~~1bc ...... ··· ... ."." .. .'."."... ~~''infi~:i~ i i Mr:;. F re el H om:inn ...... Illinois . ! Mrs. F:l'wi n Ku r th ...... Indiana 1 I l\ ir J. Ottv Roscn busch ...... Michigan - i ~· • ;•,_: Ka1-_1 KSu1h·th ...... ····· ···w~iss ou_ri 1~ ! ,,1 1 ~~ 1.y<1 Ul c u .tz ...... 1sconsrn U I STATE LIN IT P RESIDENTS j i Mrs. \Vm. P . H olt.z ...... 11linois- Missouri -j ! Mis; Melva T:.ul.Jin ...... India na On F riday, November 4, faculty, students -, Mrs. F1·ed Firchuu ...... M ich iJ?an & _ Mrs. E. S. Snyder ...... Ohio V ar.d friends paid t ribute to Presiden t 0. P. j Mrs. E. A. Hitch ie ...... Wisconsin i Kretzmann on the occas ion of his 25th a nni­ versary as a n ordained servant of the W ord. I J;; ntercd :1 ~ Second r lass ma tter n t Post Oflicc in -i i ValpHr:til'( o, I ndian a , under Act o f Aug . 12 , 1912. ~ Dr. J. W. Behnke n del ivered t he a ddress at the Anniversary Ser v ice on that m orning and Dr. I Cover Photo: H. L:tmbert I P2ul Miller of Fort Wayne was the officiant. ·=·l-1 1 - 1 ~ 1 1..... 1 - 1- 1 1~· 1 _.. 1~ 1 -- 1 -· 1 -1 1-e-··--· 1~ 1- · 1 ..•! • T hf' Chapel Choir, directed by Dr. M. A. Bichsel, and the University Choir, directed by Prof. R icha rd Schoe nbohm, add€d to the beauty of the ser vice. A dinner on Friday even ing was atten ded by as many of 0.P.'s friends as cou:d be accom­ m odated in the gymnasium. A ll tho.> e who ad­ dressed the dinner group r eflected the high e 3teem held for P residen t Kre tzm ann as a per­ ~ o r~ and as a capa ble administra tor of his many duties.

T O THE MEMBERS of the EXECUT IVE BOARD You r attention is called to the Executive Boa rd mee ting of t he Guild on F ebruary 24 a nd 25. Sessions will begin at 1:30 p .m. on Febr uar y 24. Coach fare w ill b e pa id to m ember s of the Board. If the Chapter presiden t is una ble to attend, please make CHAPEL CHOIR on its way to ser vice in the a1 r a ngements to be represented by a mem­ Auditorium, led by the crucifer , Arthur Gau. be r of your Chapter.

BUILD with the GUILD

Page Two GUILD BULLETIN V. U. WOMEN'S GUILD MEMBERS listen intently to Pres. 0. P. Kretz­ mann's address on "The Far East," which highlighted their 18th national convention held here on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23 - 24 . Pres idenl Kretzmann spoke in th·<) auditorium on Saturday morning. Guild officen facing 'the camera are Mrs. W. A. Hansen of Ft. Wayne, Ind. and Mis~ Emily Doell of Buffalo,N.Y. On the table in front of them are candelabr; which the guild presented to the president. Photo by Bill GehrkE ~~~~~~~~~-Burma Expects Sales Dec/I Stow Away Razors, By Bill Gals, take a last look at your c take and get a good look at him. Rei Eat, drink, and be merry,_for 01 Gem, Star, push-pull-click-click, or of lengthening five o'clock shadow. Translated, the above means that he ain't gonna shave no mo'. " How come?" you say with bat­ tering eyelash and gentle curtsy. I take my hand from my leisure jacket, unclamp my choppers from my two-bit briar, and murmur in my best Charles· Boyer French, "Hobo day!" Your big wet tears dampen the good earth, for gone are the hal­ cyon days, the golden era of sleek cheek and Mennen's skin bracer. Gone, the masculine odor of Old Spice which once mingled so well with his hamburger and onions. To say nothing of the bristles. Just like using a Fuller long-handle. Li sten. hnnev. Tt ain't ,;n h <> il T+ [QJ N ~ARTH [E)EAC E ~OOD (WJILL [I]QWARD [MIEN ::-t:.--:~ •

. . . and she brought forth her first-bonL son and wrap­ ped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, be­ cause there was no room for them in the inn. LUKE 2: 7.

~ LITTLE LESS than 2,000 years ago a young Jewish mother tenderly cradled ~h er newborn son on a bed of hay in a lowly stable near Bethlehem, in Judea. This was a momentous hour for Mary, the chosen handmaid of the Lord. It was for her the hour which saw the fulfilment of the words spoken to her by the angel Gabriel: "Thou shalt bring forth a Son and shalt call His name Jesus. He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David. And He shall reign in the house of Jacob forever and of His kingdom there shall be no end."

This was also a momen tous hour in the history of mankind. This was the hour long foretold by the prophets of old--the hour in which a great light came upon the people who walked in darkness and dwelled in the land of the shadow of death. We know that the earthly journey of Jesus of Nazareth began in a humble stable near Bethlehem and came to an end on the cross-crowned hill of Golgotha. But we know, too, that this same J esus of Nazareth was the Son of the Highest; that of His Kingdom there shall be no end; that He is King of kings, Lord of lords, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of P eace. This knowledge is a source of joy and comfort during the festive Christmas season ; it is our stay and assurance in the hours of sorrow and bereavement.

The Administrative Committee sincerely hopes that the members of the Guild, and all whom they hold dear, may be touched by the true spirit of Christmas and that this spirit may be with them throughout the New Year.

--ANNE L. HANSEN REPORT of the NATIONAL P RESIDENT

Another year has passed on the swift-moving wings of time. Another even tful year in the history of the Valparaiso U niver sity Guild has been recorded. A fi nal r eckoning has bee n made .for the twelve-m onth period b etween July 1, 1948, and July 1, 1949, a reckoning which can­ not be alter ed or amended. It is a record of hopes a nd of plans translated into action and achievement; it is a record of which every Guild member may justly b e pround. Every chap ter , e very m ember, h as had a pa r t i n ma k ­ J\Ir s. W. A. Hansen aclm ir in g canclela bra pr e ­ ing this record; for this is the r ecord of wha t sentecl to the Unive 1·sity as a pal'l of th is yea r's we h ave done together to suppor t a grea t a nd Gu il cl Stlecial. noble ca use. It is m y pr ivilege to present to you a n over -C)il picture of wha t has been done membe rs of lhe boards, insp iring because he re since w e met he r e a year ago. More detailed one cannot fail lo capture something of the accounts of Guild activities will be pr esented spirit, the v ision , the courage, and the devotion later by the Executive Secretary, the Nation­ which motivate those .who ha:ve brought Val­ al Treasurer , the Guild Histor ian, a nd the par aiso Univer sity safely and successfully chairm en of the stand1ing committees. through its . .di\~(i,c ull and perH04s begin nin gs. The Exec utLv ~ Boar d has been in session B eca use of a sharp r ise in the cost of pr inting •' "]·· twice during the year.. It is gr atifying to be only two issues of the Guild Bulletin have ap- a ble lo report that lhe attendance at" both meet­ pear ed since the la·st con vention. You w ill ings was excep tionally good". T he Adm inistra­ agr ee, I am sure, that both n umbers were un­ ti ve Committee met fi ve times. In addition, usually a ttractive and th at the inclusion of nu­ your preside n t and the Executive S ecr eta ry me r ous illustrations added substantially to found it necessar y to m eet early in Aug ust to their appear a nce and appeal. I must express confer on G uild affairs. m y ow n gr ateful a ppreciation, and yours, to Thr ough the courtesy of the Lutheran Uni­ Mrs. C. R. Heidbr ink, the able and efficien t edi­ ver sity Associa tion I was invited to atte nd thr ee tor of the G uild Bulle tin. We are indebted to meetings of the Board of Dir ector s of Valparai­ Mr. H . F . K elle r , of the H ome Mountain Pub­ so Univer sity as well as the annual two-day lishing Company, for his excellent suggestions, session of the B oar d of Directors a nd the Na­ his w holehea r ted support. and his unfailing tional Advisory B oard of the Luther an Univer­ courtesy. sity Association. In this meeting Miss Louise A special Convention F lash was mailed lo all N icolay was signally hon ored by b eing elected G uild members i n August. to the National Adv isor y Boar d, the fi rst woman Last November we found that the suppl y of to b e a ppointed to this boa rd. I know that Guild Manuals had been exhausted. The Ad­ every m ember of the Guild will agr ee that M iss ministra tive Committee asked Mrs. E . N. Moore, N icolay r ichly deserves this r ecognition. I the r et!i r in g chairman of the Activities Commit know, too, that she will br ing to her n ew posi­ tee, to undertake the com pila tion of a new edi­ tion the ap plication and the devotion w hich tion of the G uild Manual from lhe mater ial have distinguished her years of ser vice in the which had accumulated over a period of years. Guild. Mrs. Moore gr aciously accepted the assignment. I found that attenda n ce at the del iber a tions The new Manual was ready for d istr ibu tion of the Board of Director s a nd the National Ad­ wh en the Executive Board m et during the last visory Boar d is both helpful a nd insp iring, help­ week in F ebrua r y. We had ask ed Mrs. Moore ful because it en abled m e to understa nd the to p r esen t the Ma n ual lo the Board oin per son. magnitude of the pr oject u nder ta ke n by the Unfortuna tely, illness made it impossible for

Pag-c Four GU ILD IJULLET IN her to come lo Valparaiso at that time. The Com mittee appointed the following members to presentation was made for her by Mrs. E. S. the new Activities Committee: Mrs. Albert C. Snyder. T he m embers of the Administrative Moeller, of Saginaw, Mich., chairman; Mrs. G. Commieee join me in an expression of sincere 0. Johnson. of Saginaw , and Mrs. Roy Peck, of t:r atitude to M :s. Moore for her outstanding B:.iy City. service to the Guild. We sincerely hope that all chapter chair­ \Ye hope that every chapter chairman has ob­ men will co-operate with the Activities Com­ t ~ine d a copy of the n eiw Manual and that this mittee. Mrs. Moeller will always be eager to uook!et will p;·ove to be a source of assistance hear the details of novel entertainment pro­ .: nd in sp~ra li o n in arranging Guild programs. grams and successful fund-raising projects. S he The Administr ative Committee author ized is r eady to help you and to share with you the Mr .> . Heidbrink lo order 5,000 copies of a r e­ material in her files. I say "Thank you" to print of the fi rst fi fteen pages of the Guild Man­ Mrs. Moeller and to the members of her com­ u:: l. T.1is booklet sets forth the objectives of mittee for their willingness to serve and for the l e Guild and wiil be of value to Mrs. Heid­ fine spirit they have shown. brink and to the Field Secretaries in their pro­ I am sincecrely grateful to Mrs. A. 0. Kampe, motional endeavor s. Since the reprints were Mrs. W.W. Walker, and Mrs. Louis Heinicke for made from the type set up for the Manual, the their loyal and efficient service on the import­ cost of printing was relatively small. ant Revisions Committee. I n her r eport lo the Convention last Septem­ It affords me special pleasure to announce ber Mrs. Moore said that the members of her that Miss Nicolay has agreed to ser ve as Guild committee had exhausted the resources of the H istorian. Miss N icolay is especially well qual­ Cleveland a rea and tha l she believed it would ified lo serve in this newly cr eated office. H er be advantageous to tr ansfer the Activities Com­ k nowledge of the Guild stems from years of mittee to another area of G uild membership. close association; her inter est in the Guild is Aeling on this suggestion, the Administrative deep and genuine. I wish to ask the State Unit

THE NATIONAL OFFICERS: Left to right: Mrs. E. F. Stegman, retiring First Vice -P resi­ dent; Miss Emily Doell, Secretary; Mrs. E. T . J. Birner , First Vice P r esident; Mrs. W. A. Hansen, President; Mr s. K arl Kurth, Second Vice -Pr esiden t; l\liss Viv ian K ossman , Treas­ urer ; Mrs. C. R. H eidbr in k. Executive Secr eta1·y.

December, 1949 Page F ive officers and the chapter chairmen to assist Miss Nicolay in gathering together the material she will need for the proposed history of the Guild. Last year the office of Guild Parliamen tarian was instituted by the Convention. We feel that we are most for tunate in obtaining the services oi Mrs. Walter N. Hoppe for this post. We are grateful to her for her r eady and cheerful ac­ ceptance of this new obligation. Five well-organized S tate Unit meetings were held last fall. Because of earlier commitments I was able to attend only the meetings of the Indiana and Michigan units, but I am confi dent that the warm hospitality and the cheerful good fellowship which characterized these gather­ ings were equally in evidence in the other State COM1\UTTEE on RESOLUTIONS. Lel't to right, Unit meetings. Mrs. G. E . Penson, chairman·; Miss Lily F ed­ T he value of the annual State Unit sessions der, Mrs. John Gleason, Mrs. Otto Sohn. becomes increasingly evident. They serve to draw the chapters within the Unit into closer gr atitude to our Field Secr etaries. I must ad­ r elationship. They serve, too, as a sounding dress a special word of commendation and ap­ board on which the value and the practicability preciation to Mrs. Erwin Kurth, Mrs. Arthur of new thoughts a nd proposals can be tested. Taube, Mrs. Otto Rosenbusch, a nd Miss Lydia They make it possible for a large number of Schulz, each of whom has completed a four­ Guild members to meet each year to w ork and year period of service. We are truly apprecia ­ to plan for the Guild, to enjoy the pleasant re­ tive of the time and the effort so freely given to ship and good food, and to be stirred and up­ assist the expansion program. laxation which goes with d elightful companion­ Guild expansion is still uppermost in our l1fted by the quiet and the beauty of th e devo­ thoughts and in our plans for the future. It is tions which are a part of every program. liter ally impossible to over emphasize the im­ Mrs. Heidbrink brought to each of the five portance of, and the necessity for, Guild expan­ State Unit meetings a vivid word picture of sion. We dare not have a recession in our ranks. last year's Convention and a brief resume of Nor is it enough for us to remain at our present Guild objectives for the months ahead. strength. We must go for war d; we m ust in­ The Administrative Committee is grateful to crease our member ship if we are to reach the the State Unit officer s, the chapter chairmen, high goal on which we have set our sig hts. Ask and to everyone who had a part in arranging yourself these questions: "Do I sincerely be­ the State Unit meetings. We are sure that your lieve that the Guild is d edicated to a gr eat efforts were well worth w hile and that they cause? Is the welfare of Valparaiso University w ill be richly rewarded. Five State U nit meet­ important to me as a Guild member? Do I feel a ings have been scheduled for this fall, four in personal r esponsibility to f urther the wor k of October and one in November . the Gu ild and of the University?" If your an­ It is gratifying to be able to repor t the organ­ swer is yes-as I am sure it is-you will agree ization of five new Guild chapters: in Decatur, that the Guild merits your enthusiastic and Ind., Aurora, Ill., St. J oseph, Mich., Shawano, wholehear ted support. Wis., and a chapter made up of women in St. Valparaiso University is young; the Guild Louis, Mo. Mrs. Heidbrink will give you a de­ is young. Valparaiso is the first and only uni­ railed repor t on the new chapter s. We are happy versity within the Luther an Church of the Mis­ to greet the officers of th e new chapter s and w el­ souri Synod. Every age has its pioneers and its "'lme all the new m ember s into th e GuHd. pioneering efforts. I believe that Lutheran pio­ At this time I wish to thank all the Field Sec­ neering on the university level in the field of retaries for their aid in furthering our expansion education is of tremendous importance in an program. The work of the Field S ecretaries is age when the ideological frontiers of our civili­ difficult; they meet with many setbacks and zation are under attack. The struggle between disappointmen ts. Nevertheless, the loyal and Christian democracy and communist totalitar­ devoted women wh o take on the r esponsibilities ianism is being waged on a world- wide battle­ of this office carry on with courage and deter­ ground. Not one of us can escape its conse­ mination. I feel sure that every member of the quences. We are face to face with a stark and Guild j oins me in an expression of heartfelt bald either-or decision. Either the anti-Chris-

Pa11:e Six GUILD BULLETIN brink's faithful secretary in the Guild office became the bride of Mr. Al Looman, a membe; of the Depar tment of University Relations who is well known to many Guild members. A wed­ ding gift of silver was sent to the bride as a small token of our appreciation of her more­ than-adequate service lo us. In t::e course of the year your President ad­ dressed three Guild chapters-the Saginaw, Mich., chapter at its first fall luncheon; the Se­ bewaing, Mich., chapter on the occasion of a special t=n th-anniversary banquet; and the De­ catur, Ind., chapter at a garden party which MEl\fBERS of Aurora, Ill., Chapter entertaining m '1 rked the close of this new chapter's first at "Br eakfast." M rs. 0 . J . Stcinwar t a t micro­ year in the Guild. phone. Acting on a resolution passed by the Admin­ ic;trative Committee, I attended the third na­ tian and anti-democratic for ces must be stopped tional convention of the L u theran Women's Mis­ or the cause oI freedom and democr acy will be sionary L eague, held in Cleveland, Ohio, J uly lost. Over and over again statesmen, educators, 27 and 28. P er haps you know that Mrs. Sadie churchmen, and military leaders of our day Fulk Roehrs, the able national president of the have pointed away from armed might and to­ Lutheran Women's Missionary League, is a ward religion and education in their search for mt>mber of the F ort Wayne chapter of the Guild. a solution of the problems which beset an un­ T consider it a genuine privilege to have been at settled and almost despairing world. the Lutheran Women's Missionary League's Martin Luther once gave utterance lo these convention and to have had the opportunity to wor ds: "The prosperity of a country depends, bring gr eetings and best wishes from the Guild not on the abundance of its revenue, nor on the to this fi ne body of Lutheran Women. strength of its fortifications, nor on the beauty The Administr ative Committee has had heart­ of its public buildings; but it consists in the ening evidence of the friendly interest, the gen­ number of its cultivated citizens, in its m en of uine suppor t, and the fine cooperation of the en­ education, enlightenment, and character." tire mem:Jership of the Guild. We gratefully We believe that Valparaiso University can aclrnowledge vour help in the past, and we earn­ assist in training men and women of education, estly ask your suppor t in the future. enlightenment, and char acter ; we believe that I am deeply indebted to the members of the Valparaiso University can · make a significant Administrative Committee for their invaluable con lribution to the present and to the future. I n assistance in directing the affairs of the Guild. the face of the challenge which confronts us Mrs. H eidbrink, as always, has been a tower of can we then do loo much for Valparaiso? Dar e strength. We treasure her calm, efficient man­ we do too little? Each one of us must find the ner, her quiet gr aciousness, and her unfailing answer to these questions in her own heart and willingness to help at any time and in any way. conscience. We k now that the Guild's value Mrs. E. F . S tegman, Mrs. E. T. J . Birner , Miss and usefulness to the University w ill increase as Emily Doell, and Miss Vivian K ossman have our strength and our numerical growth increase. g iven freely and cheerfully of their time, their We need new chapters; we need new members. energy, and their special talents. It is with sin­ It is true that membership in the Guild carries cere regret that the Administr ative Committee with it certain responsibilities and obligations. bids far ewell today to Mrs. Stegman. She has Bu t membership in the Guild also carries with ::;erved with d istinction as second vice-president it special rewar ds. Is it not rewarding to look and as first v;ce-president, and she has dem­ at the Valparaiso University of today and to be onstrated her loyalty and devotion lo the Guild able to say, "I have had a sm all part in this; I and to the University in countless ways. loo, have helped?" This year, as in every other year, we have A message of condolence was sent to Dr. 0. been encouraged in our endeavors by Dr. Kretz­ P. Kretzmann's family at the time of the death mann's deep interest and firm confidence in the of Dr. Karl Kretzmann. Guild. Dr. Kretzmann is at all times willing A congratulatory telegr am was sent lo the and ready to make a place for the affairs of the officials in char ge of the dedicatory services of Guild on his crowded calendar. I am sure that the Cleveland L uther an High School last May. the entire Administrative Committee joins me in On August 12 Miss Jane Halter, Mrs. H eid- saying "Thank you" to Dr. Kretzmann and in

December, 1949 Pn"e Seven wishing him God's continuing blessing. know exactly where we stand. The amount We are indebted to Mr. H erbert Knopp, head collected for the Project Fund during two years of the depar tment of University Relations, for totals $62,321.24. Oper ating expenses were de­ the friendly and cour teous manner in which he ducted .from this sum, and the balance, $54,- has made available to the Executive Secretary 400.00, was sent to Mr. Albert Scribner. So we the facilities of this department. c;ce that we arc almost S13,000.00 short of the On sever al occasions when I have been a fi gure we had hoped to r each in the first two guest in Memorial Hall, Miss Harriet Daniels, years. This means that if we are to complete ' director of Guild Hall and Memorial H all, has our project within a three-year period, as we been a gr acious and thoughtful hostess. I am had planned, we must r aise the sum of $45,­ grateful to her for her kindness to me. fiOO over and above operating expenses dur­ It bzcome3 increasingly difficult to find ing the present fiscal year. It goes without words to express to the members of the Val­ saying that every Guild member wants to do par aiso chapter and to the special Convention this. It would be a really remarkable achieve­ committees our dcepfclt gr atitude for the ment-an achievement which, I am sure, would splend id manner in which they enter tain us excel anything that has ever been done before each year. We can only say "Thank you" again by any group of Lutheran women in a compar­ and assure them that we r ealize that many able period of time. hours of hard wor k go into the preparations It is important to say that we must not begin. for our annual Conveniion. Each year we mar­ a new year with the feeling that an albatross vel at the resourcefulness of the Convention has been l: ung about our necks. It is impor t­ committee3 in planning for our comfort and ant to emphasize the fact that the designated at their cleverness in devising a novel and bea u­ three-year period was a tentative one. I have tiful setting for the Convention b::mquet. implicit confidence in the members of the Guild. Our convention motto was taken from 1 I know that if it can be done it will be done a nd Chronicles 22:11. The words, '"Build the house that next year at this time we shall be able to of the L ord, thy God," seemed to us to be a sin­ reach our goal. In another year we will work g ularly fitting theme for our eighteenth annual on with unabated zeal and undiminished inter ­ Convention. Two years ago we resolved to est. We are inspir ed by something higher than raise $ 100,000 to be used for the erection of a rnerc material accomplishment. Our success prayer chapel on the new University campus. cannot be measured in dollars and cents alone. There was, of course, no compulsion exercised We have decided, by the grace of God and un­ in passing this resolution, nor in the d ecision to der H is Guiding hand, to build the house of the try to r each our goal within a three-year pe­ Lord our God, to er ect a chapel dedicated to riod. According to the plan devised by the Ad­ prayer and worship, to bring into being a quiet ministrative Committee at that time, tentative sanctuary in which the young women and the year ly goals totaling approximately $35,000 young men who attend Valparaiso University were assigned to the State Units. T he r eceipts may find solace and strength in intimate com­ for the fi rst two years have been tabulated by munion with Him w ho is the only true source of the national treasurer. We have inserted these peace and comfort. We have set our hands to figures in the Convention pr ogram because we a gr eat and noble task. We will not turn back. .feel sure that every Guild member wants to - -Anne L. Hansen.

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H OMECOMING QUEEN ancl HER COURT. Left to right, Lois Bertram, Celeste Mehlberg Ruth Hajen (Queen), Marilyn Schultz, and l\'Iary Wachholz.

Pa~e Ei~ht GUILD BULL"ETIN had a part in making the record of the past NATIONAL year; that it is a record of hopes and plans trans­ lated into action, and one of which the Guild can justly be proud. However, if we are to CONVENTION a~hieve our goal to "build the house of the Lord, our God," as indlicated by our convention motto, we must go forward. The net· amount collect~d for the Project Fund, after deducting opera tmg expenses, during two years totals $54,400. We are about ·$13,000 short of the figure we had hoped to reach in the first 2 years. The 18th Annual Convention of the Valparai­ This means that if we want to complete our so University Guild was called to order in the project within a three-year period, as we had University Auditorium at 9:00 A. M., on Satur­ planned, we must raise the sum of ·$45,600 over day, September 24th, 1949, by the president, and above operating expenses during the pres­ Mrs. Walter A. Hansen. ent fiscal year. "I know that if it can, it will be Prof. Theo. Hoelty-Nickel .served as accom­ done," she cont:nued, "so that next year at this panist for the singing of the hymns, "O Blessed time we shall be able to rejoice over a com­ Holy Trin'ity" and "Christ is our Cornerstone " pleted project. However, if through conditions as well as for the ·two chorals sung by the beyond our control it proves impossible to raise Chapel Choir. The opening devotional service the balance needed this year, then we will work was in charge of the Rev. Armin C. Oldsen, on with unabated zeal." p:istor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Valpa­ The following Resolutions as presented by the raiso, Ind. He based his address on Psalm 8 Resolutions Commiittee were adopted: pointing out how God's glory is magnified: Whereas, the annual report of the National not only by His works, but also by His great Guild President contains much information of love for man. On the other hand, this unde­ interest and inspiration to the membership at served love of God also obligates man to forget large, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the about himself and think about others. This is report of the president be printed in the next shown by Christ Himself, when he told the issue of the Guild Bulletin. scribe: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy­ WHEREAS, during the past two years an self." amount of $54,400.00 has been contributed to­ After a brief greeting, Mrs. Hansen appointed ward the Prayer Chapel Fund; and the following Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, this project was to be completed Mrs. G. E. Penson, chairman; Miss Lily Fed­ within three years and the remaining amount der, Mrs. John Gleason, Mrs. Otto Sohn. needed is $44,254.00; Miss Roberta Ihde is Reporter for this con­ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the vention. Committees which served during the members of the Guild put forth special efforts past year are: and give their whC?le-hearted co-operation to . Activities: Mrs. Albert Moeller, chairman; bring this project to a conclusion during the Mrs. Roy Peck, Mrs. G. 0. Johnson. coming year. Nominations: Mrs. A. A. Taube, chairman; Miss Vivian Kossman submitted statement of Mrs. Fred Firchau, Mrs. Erwin Kurth, Mrs. E. A. Receipts and Disbursements as follows: Ritchie, Mrs. F. J. Schumm. Bal. on hand July 8, 1948 ...... $ 743.41 Revisions: Mrs 0. A. Kampe, chairman; Mrs. Current Fund ...... 7,075.77 Louis Heinecke, Mrs. W.W. Walker. Project Fund ...... 31,567 .24 Historian: Miss Louise Nicolay. Guild Special ...... 305.00 Parliamentarian: Mrs. W. N. Hoppe. Convention (194!8) ...... 84.70 Upon recommendation ·by the Executive Sale of Pins ...... 62.90 Board a motion to dispense with the reading of Received in error, later refunded 54.80 the minutes of the 1·948 convention was sec­ onde~ and carried. Total ...... $39,893.82 The minutes of the Executive Board meeting Total Disbursements ...... 37,503.06 held September 23, 1949, at 8:00 P. M. were read and approved. Bal. in bank July 2, 1949 ...... $ 2,390.76 Mrs. E. F. Stegman, ~irst Vice-President, then Chapter financial reports as well as compara­ took the chair while the President made her an­ tive reports by chapters and State Units for the nual report. In this excellent and very compre­ years 1947-48 and 1948-49 are contained in the hensive report Mrs. Hansen stated that we an Convention handbook. These statements and

Dec~mb':!r, 1949 Page Nine the accounting records of the Treasurer had proposed budget for 1949-50 in the amount been verified by Mr. J. A. Sauerman, Treasurer $4,487.50 be accepted. of the Lutheran Unh·ersity Association, as stated Next in order was the r eport of the Nominat­ in his letter of August 2, 1949. Thereupon tMs ing Committee, by Mrs. A. A. T aube, chairman. certification and the Treasurer's report were ac­ Following is the list of candida tes: cep ted. Mr. Sauer man again congratulated the President: Mrs. Walter A. Hansen, F t. Wayne, Guild on the splendid support given the Uni­ Ind.; Mrs. Wm. Holtz, Elgin, Ill. versity during the year just closed. First Vice Presiden t: Mrs. E. T. J . Birner , WHEREAS, we have heard the wonderful re­ Mattoon, Ill.; Mrs. E. J . Gallmeyer, F t. Wayne, port of our National Treasurer; and Ind. Second Vice President: Mrs. K arl Kurth, St. WHEREAS, we real ize that this success is due Lou is, Mo.; Mrs. F. W. G. Mueller , Napoleon, 0. to the fine work of each local chapter and to Secretary: Miss Emily Doell, Buffalo, N. Y.; each individ ual m ember of these Chapters; Mrs. A. L. Leman, Appleton, Wis. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED to extend Treasurer: Miss Vivian Kossm an, Chicago, our heartfelt thanks to all. Ill.; Mrs. Robert George, Saginaw, Mich. The proposed budget for 1!)49- 50 was sub­ Mrs. E . V. Bartholomew, South Bend, Ind., mitted; same calls for a sum ·of $4,487.50. A was n ominated from the floor as candidate for motion to accept same was carried. The b udget Second Vice-President. There being n o fur­ resolution read as follows: ther nominations a motion .was d uly m ade, sec­ WHEREAS, a budget based on past expendi­ onded and carried to close the nominations. The tures and allowing for additional expenditures chair appointed the following to ser ve as Tel­ has been sub mitted; lers: Mrs. E. W. Broders, Mrs. George Hoyer , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mrs. Erich Voigt.

1949 CONVENTION IN SESSION.

P:111:e '!'en GUILD DULLETIN report of our Executive Secretar y be printed in the next issue of the Guild Bulletin. WHEREAS, Mrs. Edward Stegman has faith­ fully a nd ably served the G u ild in the capacity of Field Secre tar y of the State of I ndiana, an d as second and first Vice-President during the Pisconsin. h omes and milita ry service seems to offer them P lans for the 1949 State Unit Conventions arc the m eans of esca ping their unhappy situations. well under way, and Mrs. Heidbr ink hopes as T hey do not ha ve much work to do, hence t he r e many as possible will attend. is grave da nger tha t t he y will ge t into trouble. Conseque ntly the task of th e ch aplain in peace In conclusion she urged all to heed the call tim e is very hard. Our chapla ins are of the Lo service so that we may complete the building finest in th e :£ield. o f the Prayer Chapel, which will mean so much to our students and to our campus. The e n tire trip was m ade by plane and Dr. Kretzma nn was able to obser ve, fi r st-hand, t he The following r esol utions we re adopted : a bility of our airmen. It aroused i n him a tre­ WHEREAS credit for much of the success of m e ndous admiration for the America n boy in the Guild is due our Executive Secretary, Mrs. a via tion, he said, and for the her oism d isplayed C. R. H eidbrink; and in following the call of duty in p eace and w ar. WHEREAS she has again graciously, untir­ Japan, w he re the par ty spent most of its ingly, and capably assisted with the affairs of time, is a land of contrasts. Within short dis­ the Guild duDing the past year ; tan ces one sees unimagina ble lux ury and a bject THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we poverty. The country is about the size of the e)( tend to her our sincerest thanks; a nd State of Monta na, with a popula tion of 80,000,- THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the 000 and increasing a t the r ate of 1,000,000 a

Dcc~mbe r, 1949 Page E leven year. Dr. Kretzmann said he never saw so many babies in all h is lif€! In the past the mor­ tality rate was very high; however , since our Army Sanitation and Public Health Corps moved in they have succeeded in prolonging human life. Neverthele: s, 1if they do not re­ ceive more land within the next decade, the Mrs. K arl Kurth, country will be so overpopulated that it will be elected S e c on d impossible for them all to exist. Only 17 per Vice-President at cent of the land is tillable. Food, particularly national conven - rice, is all they ask for, and any group or lead­ ti on. er who will supply that need, will r eceive their consideration. It is taken pretty well for grant­ ed that "as J apan goes, so goes Asia." To the Japanese people General Douglas MacArthur is the symbol of American power , ARTICLE XII: Add- It shall be the duty of and they treat him like royalty when he makes the Parliamentarian to advise the presiding of­ his daily visits to his office. He told Dr. Kretz­ fi cer on points of parliamentary law , and also mann that he believes Christianity would make to give similar advice to the Guild a nd the Ex­ J apan a bulwark against Communism, bu t that ecu tive Board or Chapter when they request it. the church must act promptly. That ther e is IL shall be the duty of the H istorian to com­ w illingness on the part of the people to accept pile a comprehensive h istory of the Val paraiso the Gospel is show n by the fact that when Pas­ University Guild. tor W. J. D anker, first Lutheran missionary to Miss Louise N icolay presented her report as the J apanese, posted one notice for one day on Historian. Much valuable and important ma­ a Tokyo street- corner , 150 children r eported ter ial has been received so far from organ izers for Sunday-School. W h ile in Japan, Dr. Kretz­ of the G u ild and chapters. However, .if any one mann also addre£sed a gathering of 100 J apan­ has any Guild material stored away in that old ese doctors, nur ses, lawyer s and professional trunk, par ticularly from the years 1930-1942, people, outside the home of P astor Danker. M is3 Nicolay will be h appy to receive it. She In order to prepare Germany and Japan as an p romises, too, that all items w ill be preserved anchor against Communism these countries w1ill and r eturned after their use. S tate Unit P r es­ need Christian teachers. At present there are idents and Field Secretaries can be very help­ a n umber of girls on our camp us q ualified for ful to the Historian by furnishing a brief r esu­ this work. Valparaiso University would also like m e of the organizational meeting of new chap­ to br ing Japanese studen ts to our school. ters, place and date of first meeting, how and At the conclusion of his talk, m embers w er e by whom organized, n umber presen t, etc. given a n oppor tunity lo a£k questions. Election ballots wer e distributed by the tel­ lers and we proceeded with the voting. Mrs. G. 0. Johnson r eported for the A ctivi­ ties Committee. She said they are in ter ested in After some announcements by Mrs. H eid­ two types of materials, cultur al and amusing. brink the meeting r ecessed for l unch. These and copies of Chapter calendars are to A Workshop· for Treasurers was conducted be sen t to Mrs. Moeller , 715 Brier Hill Lane, by Miss Vivian Kossman at 1:30 P. M. Saginaw, Mich. It was suggested that Mrs. T he second session of the conven tion was Moeller 's address be included 1in the masthead called to order by the P l·esident at 2:00 P. M. of the Guild Bulletin. Chapter presidents were Roll Call r evealed that 59 c:1ap ters were r ep­ asked to give a copy of the Guild Manual to r esented either by their presiden t or her substi­ their program chairmen. tu te; also three Past P residents, the six Nation­ al Officers, the eight Field Secretaries, the five Mrs. L ouis Heinecke of the Revisions Com­ State Unit presidents, our P arliamentarian and mittee read their report. The ir r ecommenda­ our H istor ian were in attendance. tions lo change the National By-Laws were The secr etary read the following cor respond­ ndopted. In their final form they read: ence which had been r eceived: ARTICLE V, S ection 1: Delete p resen t sec­ A note of thanks from Jane and Al Looman tion, insert: The last week-end in F ebruar y be for their wedding gift. set aside for the winter m eeting of the Execu­ Acknowledgem en t of our gr eetings to the tive Board, and the last w ek-end in September L utheran Women's Missionary League conven­ .for the National Convention. tion in Clev eland in J uly .

Page 'T'wclvc GU I LD BULLETIN our University under Lutheran management and administration. It con tinues to be the largest Lutheran School in America. A $120,- 000 budget has been set up for Student Aid; to get in all the academic work it is necessary to have 7:00 A. M . and 6:00 P. M. classes. This is not as it should be and we are looking forward to the day when we will have adequate class­ r oom. The Chapel will perhaps be the first building to be erected, as the Lutheran Lay­ men's League has a longer way to go than the Guild in their collection o.f funds. Added hous­ ing p roblems ar e brought about by the school's spectacular growth. Many changes have been made and the next ten year s will see more. PRESIDENT KRETZMANN addressing conven­ tion on "The State of the University." In spite of the fact that we raised our tuition we are at the bottom of the list as far as edu­ Greetings from the L.W.M.L. by their na­ cation costs go. To facilitate the work of the tional president, Mrs. Sadie Fulk Roehrs. Department of Public Relations we were asked Miss Erica Ludolph from Frankfw·t, Ger­ to send in the names of Confirmands in our r e­ many, ' studying Social Welfare work at our spective churches each year. University, was a guest speaker. We were moved At present there are between 15 and 20 ex­ by her ardor. H aving lived through Hitler's change students on the campus, two from Ni­ regime she is well quali£ied to appreciate the geria (one o.f them the son of a tvibal chief), American way of life. We will do well to heed two from India, one from Australia, one from h er plea to treasure our priceless l iberties. China. A number are from the European con­ Mrs. E. F. Stegman, First Vice-President, pre­ tinent. sented the Guild Special for 1948-49, a pair of Seventy-two per cent of the student body last five-branch silver candelabra; also a Tropical year was Lutheran. Dr. Kretzmann said it is Worsted cassock, with sash to match, as well a source of wonderment to him sometimes as as two surplices made of beautiful white nylon he looks over a group of new students, how ob­ material. Dr. Kretzmann accepted these gifts livious they are of their blessings! And, when in behalf of the school, saying the candelabra after four years they graduate, they have de­ w ill help to beautify social functions, and that veloped into full personaliities! the vestments will be worn with gratitude. His Dr. Kretzmann commended the Guild, say­ hJppiest day will be when he can wear them to ing " it is a sow·ce of str ength." officiate in the new Prayer Chapel. He then proceeded to report on the University. Mrs. Hans::n thanked him for this - informa­ A levelling off in enrollment had been ex­ tive talk. pected, but much to the surprise of the Ad­ There was discussion as to the Guild Special ministration 1it is higher than ever, 2,058, and for 1949-50. It was finally resolved that it be it is believed that it will remain at around the some improvement in Lembke Hall, boys' dor­ 2,000 mark from now on. There are 650 fresh­ mitory. The Administrative committee was em­ men, 230 in the Engineering school, 146 in the powered to decide on what it should be. Law !:: chool, 1,680 are taking Ar ts & Science WHEREAS, most o.f the Guild Specials in courses. One hundred and thirty-five men and past years have been for the benefit of the w omen 2re on the faculty. Gir:s' Dormito1,ies; and At this point he introduced Mrs. Margaretta WHEREAS, Lemke Hall, the men's Dormi­ T angerman, the new Dean of Women. A school tory, is greatly in need of improvement, gets its tone from the women, Dr. Kretzmann THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the said, so for quite some time the University has 1950 Guild Special be used for the improve­ been looking for someone to fill what is con­ m ent of the office or lounge at L emke Hall, sider::d the most important position on the cam­ the choice to be left to the Administrative pus. Mrs. Tangerman had first come to Val­ Committee. parniso as an instructor in the School of Social The Election returns were now announced: Work. President: Mrs. Walter A. Hansen, Ft. Wayne, Continuing his report Dr. Kretzmann stated Ind.; First Vice President, Mrs. E. T. J. Birner, that 1950 w ill mark the 25th Anniversary of Mattoon, Ill.; Second Vice President, Mrs. Karl

December, 1949 Pal\'e Thirteen Kurth, St. Louis, Mo.; Secretary, Miss Emily our church, a nd our Univer sity to the end that Doell, Buffalo, N . Y.; Treasurer, Miss Vivian they rem ain true and faithful to the ideals for Kossman, Chicago, Ill. which we stand in these days of confusion and P ermission was granted the tellers to de­ fear. stroy the ballots. WHEREAS, our 18th Annual Convention has Mr s. Heidbrink made the usual announce­ been inspirational, as well as enj oyable to all m ents pertaining to the Guild banquet and who attended; and other m atter s. WHEREAS, much thought and effort was r e­ The Resolutions Committee moved the adop­ quired in planning the many details; tion of the following r esolutions: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that our· WHEREAS, the Memorial Wreath is a val­ sincer est thanks be extended to the following uflble source of income; and who have contributed so much in order to make WHEREAS, a number of requests have been lllf 1949 Convention of the Valparaiso Univer­ made for a special Gu'ild Mem.orial Wreath sity Guild such a great and b lessed success; card, The Convention committee of the Valparaiso THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Chapter of the Guild; special GUILD Memorial Wreath card be The chaplain, speaker s, or ganists, and others printed. who helped in building the spirit of the C on­ WHEREAS, President 0. P. Kretzm ann has vention; again inspired the convention with his most in­ To all who in any way, aided by their pray­ teresting and thought-provoking talks; er s, gifts and labor s added blessings to these THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we days of meeting. express our sincer e thanks and graNtude to him. This concluded the business to come before WHEREAS, atheistic Communism constitu tes the convention and a m otion was made, sec­ an ever present thr eat to the preservation of onded and carried to adjourn. We closed w ith our Christian heritage, our American liberties, the hymn, " Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord!" im d the peace of the world; and a nd the Lord's Prayer spoken 1in u nison. WHEREAS, we, as r epresentatives of the Because Dr. Ad. Haentzschel has been called Valparaiso University Guild, ar e dedicated to to St. Louis on urgent b usiness h e w as unable the build ing of a Univer sity devoted "to the to conduct the Forum which followed immedi­ k eeping of our Christian heritage; ately after the close of the convention. D r. THER EFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That we, Zoltan Sztankay of the Depar tment of Political individ ually and collectively rededicate our­ Science and Government had been asked to selves to the gr eat task of preser viing our Amer­ speak instead on "The Europe As I Lived In It." ic.:an and Christian heritage; and Dr. Sztankay spent 19 year s in the Hungarian consulate, and is an exper t on the Near E ast. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we use He came to Ame1,ica as a Displaced P erson. every channel of information to warn especial­ Respectfully submitted , ly our youth of the danger of Communism; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we pray EMILY W. DOELL, earnestly for the continued protection and guid­ Secretary. ance of Divine Providence over our countr y,

Scenes from " Gypsy Memories" present cd at banquet of National Convention.

Page Fourteen GUILD BULLETIN :v·o u ar e aware of being instr umen tal in winning an im mortal soul, nothing in your life will gi ve REPORT you as much pure satisfaction and inner joy. L iving sincer ely-in Him-calls for nearness to of the the ver y heart of God. It means that we should so know the will of our God and be so close to EXECUTIVE 1-lis purpose for us and our life, that His thoughts become our thoug hts. It means special concern SECRETARY for those w ho should r emain in H is kingdom. F r om Him we can learn concer n for others and get the courage and thought of full-time ser vice To the Members of the to God. L et us trust Him so to d ir ect our lives V alpamiso University Guild: that they migh t be lived sincerely-in Him. The 18th na tional conven tion of the Univer­ We have one Lord; we share a faith and a sity Guild gives us aga in a real opportunity to loyalty. Like the waters of a mighty, surging shar e our experiences, to discuss our common s tream, we move on in the same direction by the problems, and to take in ventory of our pr og­ same silent pull, but on the way we may whir l r ess. It provides a renewal of dedication to in our separate little eddies. We belong lo the those high aims for w hich the Guild was or gan­ same eternal family, with the same Heavenly ized. On this occasion ther e towers in the Father and Savior, but as children of an earthly minds of those who have devoted many years home we may show much var iety in temper a­ of consecrated service, and in the minds of ment and taste a nd aptitudes. But our differ­ those who ar e just taking up the work in the ences ar e essential to the full, rich measur e of Guild, the consciousness that we are joined to­ service we can render ou r Guild in the individ­ ge ther in the common belief that the Guild has ual chapters. a r eal contrib ution to make to the welfa re of We remember our chapters today for the Valpara iso University. service they gave. In many instances it has I am both humbled and aw ed by the a mount meant sacrifice and struggle and the assuming of work that has been accomplished d ur ing the of r esponsibility to a ttain the goal se t for the year. I owe a debt of gratitude to all of you year. In some chapters the fi ne r ecord of last for the privilege of seeing the truly g ood s ide of y<.'a r fell a li ttle short, and in other chapters it the Guild. The kind, generous, constructi ve was exceeded. The achievemen ts of the year things that ar e the life-blood of the Guild have are a r eal trib ute to the fi ne spir it of cooper a­ staged a constant parade across my desk. I have tion, and lo the enterprise and effor t w hich followed the work and efforts of the women of character izes our University Guild and which the Guild w ho have g iven gener ously of time enabled us to r each the goals of success. J udg­ and energy to promote the progr am of the G uild. ing from past performance, u nless there is the G od has blessed our labors. We d edicate this addition of a great many new chapters, it w ill convention lo His glory. ta ke mor e than one more year to complete our I am keenly aware that God has counseled us !;oal of $100,000 for the building of the prayer in love and wisd om. The accomplishments ar e chapel. However, perhaps with a little extra by His migh t! By His spirit we shall be in­ effort this next year on the par t of EACH chap­ spired lo praise Him and to ser ve Him, working ter we migh t a ttain our goal of $100,000 in together with joy so that God's kingdom migh t three years and bring our dream of a p rayer be ex tended and souls be saved. God has sure­ chapel into r eality that much sooner. lv set an open door before us, and we must ac­ The addition of more chapters to the Guild cept His challenge. Let us ther efore r ise up would be o.f tremendous help . Our Field Secre­ and build! Even if we cannot get near to the taries would be most grateful for any assistance heigh ts, isn' t it better lo press towards them ind ividual members of t he G uild could give th :rn to con ten t ourselves with groping about them in the organiza tion of new chapters. This in the valleys? Brown ing knew w hat he was p;ist year we made a concer ted effort in ex­ talking about w hen he wrote: "A man's r each pansion by having the Field Secr etar ies contact should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven th<.: mothers of many of our studen ts on the cam­ for ?" Heaven w ill not be found in the bargain pus, hoping that they migh t be able to arrange basement; we must live on the roofs if we a meeting of inter ested women in their commu­ would see the sk y! nity for the p urpose of having one of our mem­ Let us be glad tha t we have an oppor tunity bers tell the story of the Valparaiso University to pr ovide a means which will minister to the Guild and the purposes and ideals of the Uni­ soul- for that ministry lasts for eternity. If versity. Some of the letters r emained u nan-

December. 1949 Pni::c Fif teen swered, others notified us that they were not inter ested. and a few m ade a very real effort to b:: helpful. While through this effort w e have not added a new chapter to the Guild, I feel sure that in some instances the organization of a chapter will r esult because oi th e work that h as been done this year. New chapters were organized in Aurora, Il­ linois; Decatur, Indiana; Shawano. W isconsin; St. Joseph, Michigan; and last week a long dis­ tance call from an alumnus brought the good news of the organization of a new c hapt er-th~ 69th- in S t. Louis, called the St. Louis Eve­ A.n!ithc1· scene from "Gypsy Memories" ning chapter. Many of our former students will be active members ·in this chapter. All fi ve of God for the manifold blessings to the G uild these chapters have m ade excellent beginnings. t '.1:-ough their faithful service. Their courage They have both the heart and the w ill to do, in the face of difficulties, their love for the and they will contribute real strength lo the \Vork of U:c Guild, their unswer v ing loyalty to national Guild. By the grace and help of God the p urposes and objectives of the Guild h ave they will go forward with determination to help crrned :'.:o r them a large and permanent place us in our program. i:i the hea:·t3 of tl:c members of the Guild. i:/c still have muc;1 wor k to do! We must I should like to mention here, too, that al­ k ::ep on build ing a greater Guild, for the Guild though the women of Frankenmuth, Michigan, mu:::t keep pace with a greatEr University. As have n ot as yet found it feasible to officially or­ WC' appoir.t new F;cld Secretaries a t the close of ganize a chapter of the Guild, they have, nev­ this convention I believe w e can go forward ertheless, again this year sponsored a Valpo w!t-:1 the s:: mc spir it and leader ship, the same Guild night which netted a contribution of over c:evotion lo Ol t:' commo!"l c c: use, based on our $128.00 to our chapel fund. I know I express u.1 :tcd cc:1v:clion that \7e a::e serving One Who the appreciation of every m ember of the Guild 1:; gr::: ce:· th:rn \·1c, and to Y/hom we owe all for this helpful gesture. that we have and :-:.·c. In a number of other communities the ground I should also like lo pay r ~a l tribute to one work which has been laid w ill culminate in the o ·· oL:r naE0:;2l cf:'icer .s, Mrs. E. F. Stegman, our organization of new chapter s within the next flr:;; t vice- president. C u t ol respect for her sin­ faw months. We hope to also invade new ter­ cere requ-=st. !:er name was never placed on ritories during the coming year, and we w ould tLe baI:o. fo:· president of the Guild. She has be grateful for your prayers for success in this served he:· ofJ:icc for tihe time allotted by our most important phase of our work. By- Laws and for the present, at least, she leaves Together with the sincere gratitude I wish to the Administr ative Board of the Guild. I should expr ess to the Field Secretaries for their con­ like to cxpre:s publicly a heartfelt word of tinuing crusade for the expansion of the Guild, g raUu::ic for he:· friendship and companionship it is necessary to take notice of the fact that un­ ci~, ring tl:es~ years. Hollowed and cherished ar e der the terms of our By-Laws the following our a'.:.:cctions for r.er. She h as self-sacrificingly. must terminate t heir ser vices to the Guild as w:t'.1 abundant gratitude to God labored where Field Secretaries at the close of this conven­ the hone··:; of m en ar e fewest. But her faith, tion: Mrs. Taube (Northern Illinois): Mrs. Er­ vis'.on, devctcd loyalty. untiring zeal, and her w in Kurth (Ind.); Mrs. Otto Rosenbusch line counsel in an e ;..: ception:il degree have (Mich.), and Miss Lydia Schultz (Wisconsin). given the Guild a spl; ndid le:idership for which We have followed the work of these conse­ it is d eeply grateful, and we acknowledge here cra led women for four years. They have g iven ci debt of o ·:i titt:d 2 that never can be fully re­ generously of their time and energy to br ing p =. id. the cause of the Guild lo our people. I am con­ Tl:c Guild's special gift lo the University at vinced that they h ave given us more than we this convention is a pair of silver candela bra. can understand, appreciate, or thank them for. 151/.i inches high w ith a spread of 12 inches a nd We are grateful for these loyal members and five lights. Also a Tr opical Worsted Cassock, leaders, who have proved themselves in word and two surplices made of beautiful nylon ma­ and deed, in service, and in r esponsibilities en­ terial. These will acid to the graciousness of liv­ trusted to them. I take this opportunity to g ive ing on the campus and the beautify-ing of our public testimony of our gratitude to Almighty s~ rvices in this auditorium.

PHA'C Sixteen GUILD BULLETIN The presidents of all State Units gave inter­ demands of the church rivalling with other hon­ esting reports last evening on the areas of work orable demands for our time and talents. But entrusted to tht;!m. The personnel in these of­ any time or talent invested in the church - of fices has changed since the last convention, and which the University and the Guild are a part I should like to present these new presidents --is most likely a far more significant invest­ to the convention: For Illinois, Mrs. William ment than if it were invested elsewhere. We Holtz; Indiana, Mrs. Melva Turbin; Michigan, are concerned with the salvation of men's im­ Mrs. Fred Firchau; Ohio, Mrs. E. S. Snyder; mortal souls. Any work which furthers the Wisconsin, Mrs. E. A. Ritchie. Plans for the work of the church is a task in the highest pro­ state conventions in 1949 are well under way gram on earth. Thank God that there are thou­ and will be held at the following places and sands like you who are heeding that call to on the following dates: service. Thank God that there is in your heart Wisconsin-Beloit, Oct. 11; Indiana-Logan­ a driving dynamic faith and a willingness to sport, Oct. 115; Michigan-Lansing, Oct. 21; Il­ serve the University and its students in helping linois-Melrose Park, Oct. 28; Ohio-Cleve­ to build a prayer chapel~a hallowed church­ land, Nov. 15. where many will come to worship, fall on their These State conventions are always a source knees, and promise the living God fidelity, love, of good fellowship and real inspiration. Each luy~lty, and devotion. And we can rest assured and every State convention last year was plan­ that God will lielp them as He gives them His ned with the greatest of care and afforded grace to abound more and more in Him.' And splendid opportunities for promoting interest in may He bestow upon all who worship in this the Guild and the University as well as pro­ prayer chapel genuine hun:iility arid dauntless viding delightful social opportunities. Your in­ courage so that they may serve Him with bold- terest in the Guild's present status and your ness and confidence of. h~art~ . . pledge of loyalty to its future can come only May·· this ~ew year fllld us devoted to the by taking time to know what makes it tick. So eternal God of L~ve ahd filled with power to do I woµld urge yo~ who are h,ere . toqa;v to try His will... And ou~ of'th~S. co~vention may there to i~'teresf. as . many of your 'memb~rs' .as 'p.~s- come tpe stronge:r; bonds . needed in ·a1i ph~ses sibr~, t~ ·:attend ui·e State co~v~ntlons. . .. of our work. May this cop.vention serve to· set · rThe vacation season is at .an end. The work our he~rts ablaze anew with a pass.ion to bring of. the Guild begins to move into high gear. nt!w energy and ~eal to our tasks anci ·a. unity of 'Renewed and refreshed; members o.f the Guild purpose~ so that we can ca~ry to a successflll =will roll up their·sleeves and· go to work. With completi~n the inipo"rtant project' which 'will God's help .. they ·will accomplish great things mean s~ much 'to' our students and to our. cam­ which will ·be manifested fully only in eternity. pus. For the new year-for you and for me-some ;May· our holy.and gracious Father, the.only things· are clear and definite. We can ·take Wise God,. who. ordains a~d appol~ts ail things time to· study' God's pattern for our own lives. according to .His divine wisdom, and entr1;1sts He taught us to live the present moment-un­ His talents unto each of His servants, alway~ shadowed by anxiety over what is ahead. When order the work of our calling and all ,our af­ he said: "Be not anxious fo.:: the morrow, for fairs so that we consider, first the glory· of'.His the morrow shall take thought for the things n3me, the increase of His kingdom, ~nd the of itself," Jesus was not discounting foresight; fulfillment of His holy will. May He giye us but He was telling us not to s::rain ourselves that spirit of counsel and o~ wisdom that we err today by tackling t9morro~'s task3. If we .not in our purposes. May He grant us holy lcsrned that, there would be ·1ess nervous strain. courage and. good counsel, and make us instru­ It comes from trying to do tomorJ.·ow's work ments in His hands, t~at we may humbly and today, or this afternoon's tasks this ·morning. rightly apply the gift which He has .. entrusted The only way to win assurance is by leaving to us, unto His glory and the good of our Uni­ tomorrow entirely in the hands of God and by V.€J;'~ity and its students.. Therefore may .He receiving from Him all we need for today. We pp:>mo~e all, ~hat we hav~ or ~hall )Jaye' to do, must learn to bow .before God in real faith th~t and hold over us always His almighty arm of He will do. for us what we cannot do for our­ grace, and grant us the necessary health and selves; that God can be relied upon; that our strength of bqdy and soul .to .attain the goal be­ strength can come out of weakness; that per­ fore us. And so let us continue to Build with haps only those who have tasted the fruits of the Guild! --So Heidbrink dE'pendence upon a H~gher Power can . under­ stand the true meaning of personal liberty. As women of the church, we often have the

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This is the Guild convention, all the impres­ s:ons that escape note-taking a nd n ews r eleases. Friday night and the fellowship hour in Guild Hall . .. the gracious room w it h its fireplace and the soft sounds of teacup m eeting saucer and quiet conve rsation. Matins on Saturday ... the altar candles m a king little pools of holiness in the earl y morning .. . delegates absorbed in worship but not quite able to close out thoughts of how good it will be lo really have a chapel for a school where so many prayers are spoken. The cavernous, venerable auditorium vibrant with women during the sessions ... a sprinkling of husbands charmed by the feminine ease of conducting business sessions a nd proud their wives ar e part of so dignified an asse mbly ... the painlessness of big decisions when all pres­ e nt so earnestly desire the same goals. MISS ROBERTA IHDE, University publicity And between sessions a stroll down the flag­ secretary, and re1>ortcr for the convention. stone path on South Campus ... watching a young couple with books under their arms walk of the university family, more than the inspir­ through crisp, r ed leaves ... the library as se­ ing discussions, more than the excitemen t of a date as ever under its ivy frosting, straining to formal banquet. It's walking down a road in contain more scholars than it was ever meant a little Indiana town and seeing a statel y Guild to. Hall rising on the new campus, knowing that The stimulation of speeches-on Japan by in a few years a prayer chapel will tak e its the President, by a stude nt from G ermany and place on the hill beside it, and that many h ands by a professor who was a member of the Hun­ working togethe r will have accomplished it. garian Embassy ... The announcement that Rus­ --Roberta Ihde, Convention r eporte r. sia has the atom bomb seeming a little less har­ rowing when one can a t the same time behold a community of youth growing in the wisdom STATE UNIT of Christ. The sparkling gaie ty of the annual banquet, PRESIDENTS checkered table cloths, candle-dripped bottles, waitresses in whirling skirts and peasant Reporting blouses, the iitile woode n salt-and pepper shak­ e r k egs for favors ... a campment of gypsies strayed into a university town ... the gentle · WISCONSIN STATE UNl'l' bantering of the toastmistress ... each program The Fourth annual convention of the Wis­ a miniature bit of gypsy art .. . the program of consin-Minnesota Unit of the Valparaiso Uni­ song and music catching the temper of the wild versity Guild in Beloit has come and gone. For gypsy abandon. those of us who had the privilege to attend on Then the midnight v espers coming like a October 11, it afforded opportunity to become benediction on the deeper meaning of the day better acquainted with our officers and fellow ... the sole mn installation of the office r s by Dr. members of tl:he Guild. Kre tzmann ... a few goodbyes the n and more While we did nol exceed the record attend­ after the services the next m orning. arce of the 1948 convention, what we lacked in Emerging from the convention was the sure quantity was more t han made up in quality. fE-eling that it was more than the companionship We were signally honored in having our Na-

Pag e E ig hteen GUIT,D IlULLETIN tional Guild President with us, and everyone made, and the old ones we had met during the attending went home inspired by the message day, I am sure that we all had that ''warm feel­ given by our guest speaker, Rev. Armin Oldsen. ing" that .comes from having spent a day in The day of our convention was blessed with Christian fellowship. And I am sure, too, that beautiful fall weather. We had very interesting many of us are looking forward to our meeting reports from our separate chapter chairmen next year in Indianapolis.--(1Mrs.) Melva Tur­ and enthusiastic participation in discussion by bin, President, Indiana State Unit. all members. There was a healthy exchange of ideas for raising funds and we were all t,tirilled 1\IICHIGAN STATE UNIT that at least three more communities are think­ The seventh "Michigan Day" meeting or the 'ing seriously o'f organizing chapters. fourth organized Michigan Unit meeting, was . The members of our Unit are very grateful to hE:ld in Trinity Lutheran Church on October 21 lhe host chapter of Beloit and to their pastors at Lansing, Michigan. Pastor Philip Schroeder for being so very hospitable to us during our opened morning devotions, basing his sermon­ stay in their midst. ette on "Go Today and Work in My Vineyard." The delicious meal served us by the members At the opening of the business session, Mrs. Har­ of St. John's Ladies' Aid stands out as one of old Brown, program chairman of the host Chap­ the high points of our ·conventions. ter, welcomed members. The absence of Mrs. The 1950 State Unit meeting will be held in H. Merz, due to a tragic accident, resulted in a Clintonville, Wis., and because of its ideal­ vote by acclamation for Mrs. F. Jens to act as ly central location, we will surely have a rec­ secretary pro tern. Resolution was passed for ord-breaking attendance. Mrs. H. Merz' s speedy recovery. Balance in Submitted by Olivia 0. ((Mrs. E. A.) Ritchie, t.he treasury reported as $56.08. Roll call President, Wisconsin-Minnesota State Unit. ~howed 230 present, and 10 chapters represent­ ed. Jackson and St. Joseph not represented. INDIANA STATE UNIT Luncheon was served in Emmanuel Lutheran The fourth annual meeting of the Indiana Church by the Women's Missionary Society. State Unit was held at Logansport on October After lunch the Lansing Chapter presented a lfith, -w.ith Joo- members present, representing skit. "The Scandal," very humorous and enjoy­ ten of our eleven chapters. able. Mrs. H. Eberline reported on the extra After a most delicious luncheon served by project undertaken by the Unit, the Kreinheder the Mary Martha Circle of St. James Church, Memorial Window in the Prayer Chapel, as be­ Rev. B. Schumacher spoke on "After Sunday-­ ing a little short of ·$300 of the $2,000 goal. · What Then?" Rev. Schumacher pointed ou that At the afternoon sessions our Field Secretary, the responsibilities of the minister and members Mrs. 0. Rosenbusch, reported that through na­ do not end with church attendance on Sunday. tional efforts the St. Joseph Chapter was added, During the business session we were pleased ~nd that all chapters cooperated splendidly in to have Mrs. Walter Hansen, national president, a state-wide canvass for additional chapters. give us a report on the recent national conven­ Chapter presidents were then called on to give tion. Much interest was shown in the many dif­ a report of their activities. Mrs. R. Nametz ferent programs and plans of the chapters as gnve two lovely vocal selections. "Lansing," e:ich chapter president gave a brief report on Michigan state capitol, was the title of Mr. W. the chapter activities. Decatur, our newest Patenge's address. "Convention Postscript" chapter, and already an active one, with 76 was given very efficiently by Mrs. Walter Han­ charter members, was formally accepted into sen, National Guild· President. the state unit. It was resolved we continue Resolutions passed: That extra effort be put our support of the national project, the prayer forth by all to complete the Prayer Chapel proj­ c~1apel. In connection with this we are proud ec~ during the year 1950; that a vote ~f appre­ that Indiana has, in the past two years, made cmtion be given Mrs. 0. Rosenbusch for her ef­ the quota, and with the enthusiasm shown at forts during her term as Field Secretary; that this meeting we are certain that every effort we express appreciation to speakers, commit­ will be made to "go over the top" again this tees and host chapter for a successful meeting. year. Following the afternoon session members A good cross section of ideas was given as to ha.d the opportunity of seeing the State Hospital. the possibility of changing the permanent date As we left for home after saying "thank you" (third Friday in October) of the Michigan State to Mrs. Henry Becker, president of the Logan­ Unit meeting because it may conflict with sport chapter, and to all the members who Homecoming at Valpo. Motion made to put this helped make the day so successful; and after matter in the hands of the Executive Board for we had said goodbye to the new friends we had :further investigation.

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•1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111u11111111111111111111111 111r11111111111un1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111n111111111u11uur111' The meeting adjourp.ed with the singing of E. S. Snyder, State Unit President,. also extend­ hymn, "Lord Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing," ed a hearty welcome. Mrs. J. E. Melchert, sec- prayer and the Benediction by Rev. Philip . retary, read the minutes. Treasurer's report by S~hroeder.--Pearl (Mrs. Fred) Firchau, Presi­ Mrs. Paul Pennekamp showed that all chapters dent, Michigan State Unit. have again responded with their dues. The re­ ports of Field Secretaries, Mrs. F. J. Schumm, ILLINOIS-MISSOURI STATE UNIT Toledo, and Mrs. W. A. Drews, Buffalo, proved our Field Secretaries are working very hard to The Illinois-Missouri· State Unit meeting was build new chapters We were very happy to held on October 28 at Melrose Park, Illinois, h:tve our National Guild President, Mrs. W. A. with an attendance of 113. Hansen, give us the highlights of the National Our unit now numbers 12 chapters with 531 convention. Her charm and gracious manner individual members. All but two chapters were represented at this meeting. and her excellent report were warmly received and made us all appreciate what a fine Guild It was with regret that we learned that Mrs. p.resident we have. The National Treasurer, Heidbrink, our Executive Secretary, could not Miss Vivian Kossman, then gave the financial be with us, but we were delighted to have Mrs. statistics of the Guild. Surely, we have great W&Uer Hansen, our National President, present cause to give thanks to our Heavenly Father to give the report of the National convention. for the love He has poured into the hearts of Mrs. C. Rodewald, director of Altruria Hall, all Guild members to further our work for Val­ <:1nd assistant director of HeaMh Service, told p:iraiso University. We regretted deeply that about the life of freshmen at Altruria. our Executive Secretary, Mrs. C. R. Heidbrink. A delicious luncheon was served by the ladies could not be with us in person, but we felt cer­ of the church, followed by a musical interlude. tain that she was with us in spirit. Alf in attendance enjoyed a tour through Luncheon was served to 200 in the same large Amling's greenhouses and beautiful salesroom room by the Higbee Company at beautifully before the meeting started. decorated tables. The afternoon session was I think perhaps we were rather a festive opened with roll call of chapters. Mr. Ed. looking group as Mrs. Weiss, the Convention Kuekes then entertained us with a lovely musi­ Chairman, presented the presiding officers with cal presentation of bells. During the intermis­ beautiful chrysanthemum corsages, and all who sion of his program a small choir, directed by enjoyed the tour were given a rose at Amling's. Mrs. Theo. Eickhoff, sang "Hail to the Brown If all who attend the various State meetings and Gold." The applause which followed the are inspired to greater zeal for the Guild's pres­ choir and Mr. Kuekes' numbers proved that good music is always enjoyed and appreciated. ent project, the Prayer Chapel, we might reach '• our goal of $45,600 for this year. After a few business matters were disposed of, 1 Let us all implore the Lord's blessings upon our speaker for the afternoon, Dr. L. A. Wehl­ our efforts.--Emma (Mrs. W. P.) Holtz, Presi­ ing, was presented to the group. His topic, dent, Illinois-Missouri State Unit. "The New Department of Government" was most interesting. An open forum followed Dr. Wehling's address. Reports of the Resolution OHIO STATE UNIT MEETING committee were presented by Mrs. N. E. Bishop, The fourth annual convention of the Ohio chairman of that commlttee. After the closing State Unit took place on Tuesday, November hymn and prayer the choir sang the Benediction 15, in the auditorium of the Higbee Company and the meeting was adjourned. Mrs. N. P. on Cleveland's Public Square. Rev. H. W. Bar­ Thompson and Mrs. Leroy Burley merit our tels ,president of the English District, conducted gratitude especially for the lovely name cards the Devotions. Mrs. E. N. Moore welcomed the and programs.--Dorothea (Mrs. E. S.) Snyder, group on behalf of the Cleveland Chapter. Mrs. President, Ohio State Unit.