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THE CONCORDIAN VOLUME LII THE CONCORDIA COLLEGE, MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA, APRIL 21, 1961 No. 23 Primary Election Narrows Field For Senators, Vice President Campus voters go to the polls today for the sioner or Social Commissioner are Gerald Siver- primary elections. This year's slate of candidates son of Wheelock, N. D. and Douglas Gutaw of finds only two Cobbers seeking the office of Moorhead. president. "Treasurer-seekers" for this year's election are Paul Peterson, Montevideo, Minn., has a Byron Danielson, Lake Bronson, Minn., and Carl political science major and is a member of Chi Pedersen, Camrose, Alta., Can. Delts. Glen Wheeler, Cutbank, Mont., is major- Competing for the five available senior class ing in philosophy. senate seats are: Russell Erickson, Lois Norem, Battling in the primaries today are vice pres- Rosalie Trom, Dee Boyum, Kathleen Hanson, idential candidates Dave Langseth, Pelican Buzz Quello, Mert Fish, Jean Christenson, Jeff Rapids, Minn., Earl Hauge, Brooten, Minn., and Larson, Douglas Holt, Jim Tangen, Rachel Klos- Ken Tolo, Clifford, N. D. ter, Marilyn Blegen, Nancy Larum, Roger Hill, Vying for the position of Activities Commis- Howard Erickson. For junior senators (two open positions); Stanley Sheggeby, Cal Rolfson, Bruce Thorn, Jer- Twelfth S KnightS, in levis and dueling equipment, quote First Student Chaplain aldine Terras, Dale Anderson, Shakespeare's comic lines in preparalion for their April 24th prem- John Ahlquist and Philip Maa- iere in Minneapolis. Bob Knutson and Jon Olson portray Sirs Toby kestad. Belch and Andrew Aguecheek in the "Twelfth Night" production Assumes Post Sept 1 For sophomore senators (five which opens on campus Friday, April 28th. open positions); Dan Quello, Rev. Carl Lee, pastor at Big with a bachelor of theology de- Douglas Johnson, Mark Borg, Sandy, Mont., has accepted a gree. Vern Tolo, Tom Hunt, Jon Tor- Uritam Earns Top Honors call to be Concordia's first stu- Since then he has been serv- gerson, Sandra Gunderson, Da- dent chaplain. An alumnus of ing a two-congregation parish vid Haugen, Cheryl Benson, the school, Rev. Lee assumes his which includes Christ Lutheran, Richard Easton, and Clarence Ihle Named Salutatorian position Sept. 1, 1961. Big Sandy, and Faith Lutheran, Jacobs. His duties while at the college Box Elder. Rein Uritam and Herbert Ihle have been named valedictorian include direction of daily chapel In today's primary election, and salutatorian, respectively, of the graduating class of 1961. The and monthly communion serv- students vote for only vice pres- seniors will both graduate Summa Cum Laude. ices. He will be available for idential and senatorial candi- Rein, who lives in Moorhead, individual counseling in his of- dates. attained a perfect 3.00 average fice in the Commons Building. Two proposed constitutional during his four years of college As adviser for all religious or- amendments creating an Activ- while carrying a double major ganizations on campus Rev. Lee ities Commissioner and a Stu- in mathematics and physics and will act as coordinator of those a minor in philosophy. dent Production Commission, activities. He will also teach will be accepted or rejected in One of 24 American students two sections of freshman re- today's election. Less than 600 to win the Marshall Scholarship ligion. granted by the British Govern- students voted in the Friday, Lutheran Student Association April 14, special election on the Uritam Ihle ment, Uritam will begin grad- president and a member of the uate study in physics at Oxford University next fall. amendments, falling short of the varsity track and debate teams majority required to validate a A member of Concert Choir for two years, a senator for three, at Concordia, Rev. Lee graduat- special election. he is currently serving as student editor for Discourse, and is a ed in 1952 with a double major member of Alpha society, honorary scholastic fraternity. in English and philosophy. Voting will be conducted in His other extra-curricular activities include Athenian society, After interning at Philip and Cobber Commons, Music Hall and summer theater work. Kadok, S. Dak., he graduated PASTOR LEE and the post office. Salutatorian Ihle, a transfer from Waldorf Junior College from Luther Seminary in 1956 with an average of 2.9663, majored in business administration and minored in math. A native of Williams, Iowa, Herbert participated in Concert Play Takes No Cents Kansas City Hosts Choir Choir, LSA, Brotherhood, and served as a dormitory counselor at All students and faculty . Waldorf. will be admitted free to the J; The Concordia College Concert Choir, directed by Paul J. At Concordia, he is a member of Pi Gamma Mu and of Alpha forthcoming Concordia Christiansen, will present a full concert at the National Federation society. Drama Guild production of of Music Clubs Thirty-first Biennial Convention in Kansas City, Shakespeare's "Twelfth Mo., Sunday, April 23. Night." Directed by Don- Appearing by special invitation of the Federation, the Con- ald C. Spencer, "Twelfth t cordia Choir will be the only chorus to present a full program. Night" will open in Main j> Nationally-famous soloists, choruses, orchestras, and dancers Contralto Chookasian Auditorium Friday, April ][ will participate in the convention, which runs April 20-26. 28 for a five-night run. Stu- \\ Christiansen will conduct a choral clinic Sunday afternoon dents may obtain reserved !; and will conduct a massed chorus in four numbers, assisted by seats upon presentaiion of j! Richard Hoffland, a 1949 Concordia graduate now at Milliken Uni- Final Artist Offering versity, Decatur, 111. a student identification card \ The Concordia Choir will make two other stops on this trip. Contralto Lili Chookasian will with the Chicago Symphony, at the Old Main ticket of- J; Saturday, April 22, they will sing in Austin, Minn., at 8:15 in the headline the final Concordia after which she was acclaimed fice Monday through Fri- !| high school auditorium, and Monday, April 24 at 8:15 in the Artist series with a concert in by critics as "a thrilling new day, 2:30-4:00. Augustana College auditorium in Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Memorial Auditorium Friday, voice." In recent years she has April 21, at 8:15 p.m. been in great demand by choral Miss Chookasian, a Chica- groups across the country. She goan of Armenian parentage, also often makes solo appear- began her career at 17 with a ances. part in a high school oratorio. Her repertoire includes the At 19 she sang on NBC, and choral from Beethoven's Ninth soon was heard on a daily net- Symphony, Bach's St. Matthew's work program. Passion, and Handel's Messiah, in addition to a long list of This led to her open-air debut pieces in the oratorio, orches- tral, and solo fields. Featured on the program will Juniors Host Seniors be works by Purcell, Schumann, In English Atmosphere Richard Strauss, Verdi, Debus- sey and Samuel Barber. An English theme of "Coun- She will be accompanied by try Gardens" will greet upper- Gail Williamson. classmen as they attend the Critics have placed her on a Junior - Senior Banquet slated level with Marion Anderson. for Friday, May 19. The annual She is noted for her ability to semi-formal event is being held make meaningful the thoughts at the Elk's Club this year. of her texts. The Chicago Daily Tribune complimented her on Watch next week's Concor- the restfulness of her middle MUSIC S Charms — Vicki Strandness fiddles of the season Sunday, April 23, at 4 p.m. in the dian for complete banquet de- range and the brilliance of her while Dale Anderson takes five, during a recent Fargo High School Auditorium, Sigvald Thomp- tails. upper range. F-M Symphony rehearsal. Including many Cob- son directing. "The Soldier's Tale/' Igor Stralin- Just a reminder, boys—only Students may acquire tickets ber students and faculty members in its fold, the sky's miniature musical drama, employs instru- 28 days left to get your dates. at the Old Main ticket office. twin city orchestra will perform its final concert mental soloists, a narrator and a pair of actors. Page 2 THE CONCORDIAN April 21. 1961 OPEN FORUM: Is the Eichmann Trial Just? Don Just, senior: "No, as a Ger- Dee Boyum, junior: "i think the Vince Lindsfrom, freshman: Joel Walne, senior: "Tne israe- Rev. Rodney Grubb, depts. of lis, by my concepts of justice based religion and political science: man citizen he can only be tried in trial is morally just, but it is a legal "Yes, it is definitely just. As a people on law, have neither a moral nor a they hnvc a right to try a man who legal right to try Eichmann. Law is From a legal sense or from the stand- German courts. Or are we still fight- involved in morality. I cannot see how point of what is accepted as Interna- fiasco. Everyone knows the outcome." singlehandedly attempted to destroy Israel cnn try him without some ing the Second World War?" strange rationalizations, especially tional law, the answer would have to their race." when the victims were not Israelis." be no. It Is "unjust" because the Jewish government has no legal right to try him. However, I suspect that the Jews in this case are interested in something more than what constitutes formal legality. The Jewish people are Development Blueprint very suspicious of the concept of in- ternational justice and its operational effectiveness because such justice fail- ed to protect them while their race Plots Future Course was being decimated by the Nazis. Is the trial just? The answer will Concordia's "Blueprint" for They are currently working vary depending on what we take to the future is currently being on several major projects.