Friday, November 2, 1962 St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota Volume LXXV No. 20 Phi Beta Kappa selects five seniors Five St. Olaf students have Donna is an English major and been elected this fall to the col­ is vice president of the Women's Senate. lege's chapter of Phi Beta Kap­ Roger is majoring in chemis­ pa, the nation's oldest academic try and mathematics. He was a honor society. member of the St. Olaf Concert The new Phi Beta Kappa mem­ band as a freshman and sopho­ bers are Donna Bechtel, Grand more and has been president of Forks, N. D.; Roger Hegstrom, the German club. Waconia, Minn.; James Kuehl, Jim is a philosophy major. He Waukesha, Wise.; Thomas Mon- son, Minneapolis, and Martin is president of Classical club and Urberg, Mahnomen, Minn. philosophy forum, a dorm stew­ ard, Viking copy editor, a mem­ While the major initiation for ber of PEW and German club. Phi Beta Kappa is held in the spring, a limited number of out­ Tom is a pre-med student. He standing students are elected to has participated in the SPAN membership in the fall on the program and is a member of the basis of their record through the St. Olaf choir. junior year. Martin is a chemistry major Donna Bechtel Roger Hegstrom who has been active in the Ger­ Martin Urberg man club and has been a member Pastor Muus starts New choir album out St O back in 1847 "Fifty Golden Years," the lat­ Did you know that St. Olaf er's Day convocation, Nov. 6. est recording by the St. Olaf Lu­ college had its beginnings in two Mrs. Hegland graduated from theran Choir of St. Olaf college small, abandoned public school St. Olaf in 1904 as the only girl has been released by Mercury buildings on the site of the pres­ in a class of 20. Since then she ent Congregational church? Did has written an interesting vol­ records. you know that not one building is ume of St. Olaf's early history In both hi-fidelity and stereo, named after the true founder of entitled, As It Was in the Begin­ the record commemorates the St. Olaf, Pastor Bernt Julius ning. Muus? Founder's Day, Nov. 6, 1874, 50th anniversary of the St. Olaf Choir. Included among the 12 These are some of the topics was the day the articles of in­ corporation for St. Olaf's school selections on the record are such to be discussed by Georgina Die- were adopted. This year marks favorites as "Benedictus," "How son Hegland, former dean of the eighty-eighth anniversary of Pair the Church," "God's Son Has women at St. Olaf, at the Found­ the event. Made Me Free," and "Beautiful Savior."

Tom Monson Also included are three an­ Norwegian soprano, Ingrid Bjoner thems written by Olaf C. Chris­ Inez Prayseth, registrar at tiansen, present director of the St. Olaf, was elected vice choir. They are "Trumpets of to present second concert in Series president of the Upper Mid­ Zion," "Prelude to Christmas" west Association of College and "Son of Man Be Free." Norwegian soprano Ingrid the Berlin , the Royal tria, England, Italy and Poland, and University Registrars at Bjoner will present a concert Swedish Opera and the Vancou­ she made her debut with the the association's meeting in the gymnasium Nov. 10 as ver Festival, and concerts in Company in Oct. 21-23, at Fargo-Moor- See page two for comments on part of the Artist Series. The , Sweden, , Aus­ 1961. head. the Cuban situation. concert will begin at 8:15 p.m. in the gymnasium. Miss Bjoner is a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company and has gained International recogni­ Student recitals tion as an operatic artist, a re- citalist and a concert singer. A native of Kraakstad, near Oslo, Norway, she earned a de­ rendered Tuesday gree in pharmacy before begin­ Two of St. O's junior musicians by Bach. Karen is a church mu­ ning study for her professional will present student recitals sic major and singing career. After four years also a member Tuesday, Nov. 6 in Boe Memor­ at the conservatory of music in of the St. Olaf Frankfurt, Germany, Miss Bjoner ial Chapel to be­ Choir. made her operatic debut in Oslo. gin the student Sharon will recital season. Within a year of her debut she play "Horn Con­ appeared with the Vienna Opera. Organist Kar­ certo No. 2," by After guest appearances with en Sengstock, Mozart; " L a r - Milwaukee , ghetto," by Cha- Wis., will begin brier, and "Son­ their recital at ata for Horn" by Republican 8:15 p.m. Thomas Bevers- Karen will dorf. Her piano Sharon play "Trumpet club party Tune in E Plat accompanist will be Carol Meyer, Major," by Dav­ Karen a junior from Hastings, Neb. A Television sets will be blaring id N. Johnson, associate profes­ music major, Sharon is a mem­ the election returns from Ytter- hoe Annex Tuesday night, Nov. 6. Due to lack of student interest, no transporta­ sor of music at St. Olaf; "Sonata ber of the St. Olaf Concert band The Republican Club election tion will be provided to the Grinnell football game III for Organ" by Hindemith; and the St. Olaf Symphony or­ night party, limited to members this Saturday. "La Nativite," by Langlais, and chestra. only will be held from 9-12 p.m. "Prelude and Fugue in B Minor," The public is cordially invited. and refreshments will be served.