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Augie in Action AMERICAN HEROES Page Two AUGUSTANA OBSERVER THE AUGUSTANA OBSERVER ÇEMINARY SIDELIGHTÇ All-Augie Netvspaper AMERICAN HEROES BY LEFF Co-Editors BY JIM ANDERSON Lois ANDERSON ALLAN PFNISTER The beginning of the third war year of the Business Manager seminary finds an interesting paradox of both MARY LOU TANNUS a return to normalcy and continued changes Copy Editors caused by the demands of the war effort. A ANITA TELLEEN HELEN ROETZHEIM partial return to the usual way of sem life oc- Sports Editor curred when Mrs. Anna Kellison, mother to WALTER LACK many classes of seminarians, reassumed the Women's Sports title after a year's absence. MARGARET SWANSON * * * Exchange Editor The changes, however, are much greater and more BARBARA HENDER extensive, with different setups and new faces in al- Faculty Adviser most every phase of sem life. ... A new dean, Dr. Eric PROF. C. A.. FFYXELL Wahlstrom, has taken over the functions of genial Dr. Sebelius, who resigned the position last summer. New REPORTERS: faculty members are imparting knowledge to under- Eunice Anderson, Clara Mae Frederick, Betty Holtz, graduates. Dr. Hjalmar Johnson, who has come up John Nasstrom, Jean Peterson, Helen Tannus, Marlowe to the hill from the college, and Professor Ernest Nielsen, Thompson, Janice Wallin, Marian Youngquist. on leave of absence from Grand View seminary in Des A. STUDENT PUELICATICN Established in 1902 Moines, have taken the chairs vacated by Dr. Edgar Office: Room 14, Old Main Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois Carlson, now president of Gustavus Adolphus college, Affiliated with the Alpha Delta Journalistic Fraternity and Dr. George Anderson, who will soon be leaving for The Navy plane plunged into the Pacific a mile off GuadalcanaFs Charter Member of the IUinois College Press Association Entered at Rock Island, 111., post office as second-class África to be superintendent of the central África field. shark-infested shores. T/Sgt. Julius Mayer was on shore patrol with a matter. Weekly except during summer vacation period, and * * * fellow-soldier. Launching a 2-man rubber raft, they reached the Navy Thanksgiving. Christmas, and Easter recess. Acceptance for fliers, placed them safely aboard and propeLled them to shore. Buy War mailing at special rate of postage pruvided for in Section There are still other changes. Instead of hav- lionds jor the safety of our men. 1109, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized Jan. 17, 1919. ing but three classes in school, with the third U. S. Trcasury Dcl*ar*.ment year class out on internship, ali four are to- National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative gether due to the accelerated program now in AZO MADISON AVE. NEW YORK. N. Y. effect. CHICAGO ' BOSTON • LOS ANGELES ' SAN FRANCISCO Member In the culinary department, too, the setup Ffcsocioted Golleõiate Press will be different from last year. Mrs. Elna It's Hard To Believe - - MacDonald, who was head cook at Andreen That the Cogs are so anxious to join the Key sorority that hall last year and who kept the cadets well fed, some of them signed the Key garden tea list. Perhaps the Keys will be mistress of the Commons kitchen this could arrange a special tea for them at a later date That NoExcuse for Failure year. Hayden Decker is in the air corps—for obvious reasons. We It is with a strange mixture of feelings that * * * wonder why he wanted to see Betty Benzon. Perhaps a cor- Augustana begins her third year in the midst If you should see some sems hobbling stiffly about of world destruction—hope mingled with des- for the next few weeks, please be charitable. It is be- respondence romance? . That so many freshman girls are pair, joy tempered with sadness, confidence be- cause the hill dwellers have to take physical education. blessed with that luscious blonde hair. That some of the sieged by fear, and certainty undermined by Under the tutelage of Brissman a lot of fellows will freshman boys still squeak. discover painfully that they do have muscles. * * * doubt. * * * Many more of the names on the honor rolls That we have wolves on the Augie campus—with yellow sweaters to boot. Snatches of gossip. ... A certain middler, are etched in gold. And many more Augie men . That two years of German could bring anyone compensation. Micky H. Olson by name, stopped off at Aurora, 111., are yet to lay down their lives in battle before McMurtrie worked at the arsenal this summer as unofficial interpreter for on his way back to school to visit a former even the semblance of peace is realized. the Italian prisoners also working there. (They a!so spoke German). j prominent Cog who graduated last May. Over In the meantime, we who have been permit- That Peggy Dahlberg and Alice Adolphson spent the summer in defense half of the third year sénior class carne to the ted to return to school find ourselves faced plants. We wonder what Peggy would look like with dirty hands. conclusion that to wait is pointless and re- with a tremendous responsibility. Too many of That Dort Dahleen is now a school "marm" guiding those dear little minds turned to sem with brides. In the middler class, us have been sitting aside long enough—con- along the right path. That Sybil Swedberg is any kin to Swede. by contrast, only one marriage was performed * * * tent to let the world go by completely. That and one very important ring was given, but we can no longer do—if we would merit the That Dottie Magney has only one ring instead of two. there is time. Cari Leitzke, well known per- respect of our fellow men. We dare not throw And she's not the only one who during the summer acquired a sonality on the Augie campus for several years, away the opportunities now afforded us. scintillating-super shiner. The Diamond Club now boasts Helen was the lone middler to lose his freedom this We are being given the materiais with which Roetzheim, Alice Phillips, Charlotte Nordquist, Barbara Boh- summer. we can build in the future. The more firm a man and Marian Youngquist. Congratulations, you lucky wom- grip we get on these materiais, the better we en! . That Ted Johnson's days of squiring a variety of girls can fulfill our part when we are called upon about the Augie campus are at an end. His one-and-only has so to do. Resolve now to make this semester, now arrived. That Hugh Ahnquist and Chuck Bergstrom this year, one of real effort upon which you Augie In Action will not be running around with arms entwined—with Mid and can look without shame. Missing the mark can Lois, of course. not be excused. On the battlefield it may mean BY BETTY HOLTZ * * * death. In the preparation for the life of serv- Last year we published an article about That anyone as crazy as Florcnce Nelson could be running around. ice it may mean failure — the breaking of a Harry Wilson without being able to show him That anyone as responsible as Dorothy Parkander could hop off the Rocket off, but Harry finally did get back home and and leave her stringed instrument behind. The second violin section will trust passed on by those who have given ali. be incomplete until Dorothy recovers her wandering strings. That so now you can see that ali of our bragging was many freshman co-eds are sisters of former Augieites. Marian Fredricson not unfounded. He's that tall, very handsome is following in brother Hal's footsteps. As Lindy stepped out, Melba first looie who's been on campus several times stepped in. Pauftae Jackson and Pcarl Sabath are keeping their forerun- How Akout Tkis? this week. ners company. Lundblad and Hedberg are also familiar names on campus. "I've visited college campuses in twenty-six Harry enlisted in the air corps and left Au- * * * states during this summer and have seen none gustana in February, 1943, when he was in his That there aren't more people answering to the nickname in better shape than those of Augustana and sophomore year. He went through the nine "Ticky." It's so cute That there are any freshmen on the the University of Iowa" was the compliment months of training and then carne out of navi- campus now. We notice that very few of them are still wearing paid Swan Eckberg, our gardener, by a mid- gation school as a second looie. After a little their green caps. The sophs will have to get on the bali and west college official just last week. (Incidental- over a year of training Harry was sent to Eng- keep these green caps bobbing because, after ali, green not only ly, Swan had a great deal to do with making land without ever receiving a furlough. Several symbolizes freshness but also mold. (Cucumbers are green, the University of Iowa campus what it is.) months later he was promoted to first lieuten- too). That Cliff Johnson, Leon Munson, and Red would And we feel confident that the compliment ant. take a dare and walk from the Rock Island football field to was well deserved. Despite the lack of help, Harry completed his 32 missions in less than Blackhawk in their bare feet. What a rare dare! Another Swan has done more work on the campus this five months and is now home for a 21 day member of the Back-to-Nature club is Erma Thompson who summer than ever before. The results are leave. Twenty of his missions were completed has been seen tripping along without her shoes on the lovely quite evident.
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