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VOL. XLIV ST. OLAF COLLEGE, NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA, Tuesday, April 14, 1931 NO. 24 Group Singing of Lorado Taft, Famous Sculptor, Son 50 Delegates of Messenger Awarded Ail-American Rating Dana Choir Found Of Midwest, to Speak Here April 24 Pi Kappa Delta By National Scholastic Press Association Lorado Taft, one of the foremost dently he studied for five years. In Worthy of Praise Hold Meet Here J A"*:*** sculptors in America, will lecture at January, 1886, he opened a studio in Scores 795 Out of Possible Chicago where he has since resided, Mortvedt is Awarded Evenly Balanced Voices Found the college gymnasium Friday eve St. Olaf Host to 5 Minnesota Italian Diplomat to 1000; December 9, 16 with the exception of occasional trips Appear at Carleton In Chorus Directed by ning, April 24. The eminent sculptor to Europe, irwluding Italy and Greece. Colleges; Speech Contests Harvard! Scholarships Issues Judged. G. J. Malmin. is appearing here as the third number As instructor in modeling and later Held. of the college music and lecture as lecturer, Mr. Taft has been con English Professor, On Leave, Honor is Highest Awarded Students Achieve in Field course. nected with the Art Institute of Chi Harold Monson Wins First To Study Abroad By N. S. P. A. Critical Service Of A Capella Music Mr. Taft was born at Elmwood, cago for thirty-five years. He is In Men's Extempore Contest Illinois in 1860. He is a graduate of also a non-resident professor of art This Summer. Student Opinion Articles are at the University of Illinois. the University of Illinois, where his Haroldyn Lober, Hans Lium Robert Mortvedt, assistant profes Lacking, Journalistic Bach Choral Opens Program; Among his best known professional father was professor of geology. As sor of English, who is studying for 'Precision of Attack' works are "The Blind," a group of Appear on Program Critics Note. a child he often amused himself by his doctorate at Harvard university, Marks Rendition. writing stories and illustrating them, figures inspired by Maeterlinck's Friday Afternoon. has been awarded two scholarships by Scoring 795 out of a possible 1000 but his interest in sculpture began drama of the same name; the "Col the university. The Dexter scholar points in the eleventh All-American By Margaret Minge. Approximately fifty representatives when, as a boy of thirteen, he was umbus Memorial Fountain," at Wash Newspaper Critical service conducted A large and appreciative audience of member schools of the upper Mis ship for $800 is for the summer, and permitted to help a Belgian plaster ington, D. C.; the "Solitude of the will make it possible for. Mr. Mor by the National Scholastic Press as was in attendance at St. John's Luth sissippi province of Pi Kappa Delta, worker repair a collection of plaster Soul," at the Art Institute of Chi tvedt to spend the vacation period in sociation, the Manitou Messenger has eran church last Saturday evening national forensic fraternity, attended casts which had reached the univer cago, and the "Fountain of the Great England where he expects to spend been awarded the All-American honor to hear the concert presented by the the convention which met on the cam sity of Illinois badly damaged in Lakes," adjoining; the "Washington as much time as possible at the Brit rating, the highest rating given by Dana college a capella choir, under pus last Friday, April 10. transit. Later came the discovery of Monument," at Seattle, Washington; ish Museum. According to present the critical service. the direction of Gunnar J. Malmin. Member colleges and universities modeling in clay, and throughout his "Blackhawk" and "Ogle County Sol plans Scotland and France will also be 'The issues of December 9 and 16 This choir of forty-six members com are Macalester and St. Thomas col college course he carried on his model diers' Memorial," at Oregon, Illinois; visited. The Thayer scholarship for were judged in the contest, and the prises about one third of the student leges and Hamline university, all of ing. the "Thatcher Memorial Fountain," $700 will be used at the university results were received yesterday by body of the seminary, college, and St. Paul; Augsburg college of Minne In 1880, after his graduation, Mr. at Denver, Colorado, and the recently next September as he continues his Miss Serena Loftness, '31, former ed academy departments of Dana college, apolis; Gustavus Adolphus of St. Pe Taft went to Paris where in the erected "Fountain of Time," on the study for his degree. itor of the Messenger. Blair, Nebraska, and it is to be praised ter; St. Olaf; Coe college of Cedar Ecole des Beaux Arts and indepen- Midway Plaisance, Chicago. Nearly 900 college, university, and for its achievement in a capella sing Rapids, Iowa; Upper Iowa university high school newspapers were judged ing during the two years in which Mr. of Fayette, Iowa; and Dubuque uni in the critical service. There were 226 Malmin has directed the group. The versity of Dubuque. None of the Iowa Count Sforza to more publications than were entered program, though somewhat lengthy, schools were represented. 1931-32 LD.R. Cabinet Installed at in 1930, and as a result the judges was well arranged, consisting of five Harold Monson, '32, speaking on the have been more critical, and scores groups—two of which included num "Essential Differences Between So Talk at Carleton Count Carlo Sforza, who will ad are universally lower. bers arranged by Mr. Malmin for Services; Official Reports Are Read cialism and Communism as a Social dress the International Relations con the girls' chorus and the men's chorus. Movement" won first place in the Every newspaper entered in the ference at Carleton Saturday evening. Saturday Evening National Scholastic Press association A choral by Bach, "Now Let Every Lillian Berg, '32, Named New President; Lola Rosholt, '31, men's extempore at the evening ses Tongue Adore Thee" was the opening sion of the convention. contest is carefully graded with the aid of the association score book, number of the program. Evenly bal Is Retiring Head of Organization. Compares Socialism, Communism. Italian Diplomat is One of Sev which is sent to the publication staff anced voices, precision of attack and "Socialism seeks to work through Resurrection of eral Distinguished Speakers as a guide for future issues. distinct phrasing marked the rendit- A number of the members also the existing order," said Mr. Monson, The activities of the Lutheran at International Relations Consider Special Problems. tion of this song. The basses were gave gifts to Christmas sisters of the "while communism demands the use Daughters of the Reformation for the Critics judging the publications take heard to good advantage in the choir's Lutheran Rescue home in Minneapolis. of force." Socialism has a national Conference at Carleton Fri school year 1930-31 culminated in the Christ is Theme into consideration as much as pos next offering "Legend" by Tschai- Old clothes have at intervals been sent scope and communism an interna day, Saturday. candle-light service for the installa sible the special problems which con kowsky. "O Bread of Life From to the Lutheran Welfare society. tion of the new cabinet on March 26 tional, he declared. front each publication. The purpose Heaven," arranged by F. Melius Cabinet Officers Listed. Of League Talk Among the several distinguished in the Mohn hall parlors. At that The other phases of socialism dis of the National Scholastic Press as Christiansen and another Russian The outgoing cabinet was composed speakers who will appear at the two- time the official reports for the year cussed during the course of the men's sociation is not to create inter-school composition, "No Other Guide Have of Erma Hertzfeldt, '31, president; Axel Blom, '32, Tells Histori day regional international relations which were read showed that $706.17 extempore were "The Truth of the So rivalry, but provide an agency by We" by Tschesnokoft completed the Lola Rosholt, '31, vice-president; Ing- conference to be held at Carleton were handled. From this amount $477 cialistic Indictments," "The Prospect cal Influences of Resurrec which staffs may be aided in giving first group. eborg Haavik, '33, secretary; Lillian college next Friday and .Saturday, was given to the various church activ of Communism as an International their school a worth-while publication Simplicity Dominant. Berg, '32, treasurer, and the following tion—Jacob Stolee, 31, is April 17 and 18, is Count Carlo Sfor ities and institutions. Movement," "The Achievements of and to help the staffs solve their prob The girls' chorus sang the second committee chairmen: Amanda Folke- Second Speaker. za, Italian diplomat and one time Last fall a new system was intro Communistic Russia," and "The Sig lems. group which consisted of a Celtic folk duced whereby the three principal L. stad, '33, missions; Hertha Hardwig, secretary of state for foreign affairs. nificance of Karl Marx." Lynn Beyer "The resurrection of Christ has Effective coverage of all news song "Invocation Hymn," "Agnus D. R. projects were handled by the '33, self denial; Alice Berg, '31, thank Counf Sforza has been prominent in of Hamline won second place speaking granted peace, joy, comfort, and con sources was ranked "good" with de Dei," from the German, 1540, and several classes individually. The offering; Helen Hanson, '31, social international affairs for over twenty on "The Truth of the Socialistic In fidence to millions of people. It has ficiencies in covering administrative, "Thy Word, O Lord." Simplicity change was one of simplification. service; Laila Hegg, '32, social; Fern years and has written and lectured dictments." revolutionized the world," stated Axel academic, and personal news.