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TTTF1 CONCORDIAN Volume XXXX Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, Friday, April 8, 1949 Number 23 New Constitution Accepted By Concordia Student Body Cobber Solicitors Student Forum Replaced; Revised Plan Begin ucEA Drive Features Senate-Commission System One hundred Cobber students have been organized as solicitors Concordia's student body last night voted into effect a new for the campus United Christian constitution that will completely revise the student government Education Appeal which will get under way the Friday after Easter organization. One of the first changes made was the adoption vacation. of the name Concordia College Student Association in place of Student Body. Cecil Johnson James Dalager This drive comes as a direct result of the 1948 convention of The present Student Forum sys- the Evangelical Lutheran church Local Artists Contribute tem will be replaced -by a Senate- where the serious financial needs To Annual Art Exhibit Commission plan when the new of our church schools were widely constitution goes into effect at the Literary Board Appoints Johnson, recognized. A resolution was Mrs. Paul J. Christiansen has end of this month, if approved by adopted to organize and carry out announced that the fourth annual the college administration. a churchwide appeal in 1949 for art exhibit sponsored by the Moor- The new constitution provides funds for our seminaries, colleges, head branch of the American As- for an Executive Council consisting DalagerTo Head '50 Cobber Staff and academies—thus, the birth of sociation of University Women will of fpur general Student Associa- Cecil Johnson has recently been appointed editor-in-chief of the UCEA. be held from April 24 to April 28. tion officers; a president, vice The church has set a minimum The exhibit will be shown in North president, secretary and treasurer. the 1950 Cobber according to the announcement of the Literary lounge of Fjelstad hall. board. Johnson, a junior, recently had the leading role in the goal of two million dollars which Student Senate Membership will be distributed to the various Paintings and sculpture by stu- One of the main features of the fall production of the Concordia Theater, "Tomorrow the ELC colleges for use in building dents and faculty members from plan will be a Student Senate com- World." He is a member of Alpha necessary dormitories, chapels, li- the Moorhead State Teachers col- posed of the four class presidents, Psi Omega, national honorary braries, and other campus build- lege, North Dakota Agricultural three freshmen, two sophomores, journalistic fraternity and of the Risetter Selects ings. college, and Concordia will be two juniors, and one senior as well Mondamin literary society. "Teaching Them to Observe" has shown. As in former years, resi- as one representative from each dents of Fargo and Moorhead who James Dalager was selected to Play Committees been selected as the theme and slo- campus organization. Residence gan of the entire drive. Concordia have recently painted pictures or halls will be allotted one seat in 6erve as business manager. A jun- designed works of sculpture are ior, Dalager is a member of the Miss Agnes Risetter, speech in- has set no minimum goal for the the senate for each hundred stu- campus drive which begins on Fri- also invited to exhibit their crea- dents or major fraction thereof Beta Tau Omega literary society. structor and director of campus tions. He served on the business staff of dramatics, has announced the day, April 19. The schedule for with a minimum of one represen- members who are working on the the entire UCEA is given below: Mrs. Christiansen is serving as tative per dormitory. It is expected the 1949 Cobber. general chairman of the exhibit, production staff of "The Imaginary April 19-22 that the Senate membership will Joyce Weatherbee was chosen as Invalid," spring play of the Con- while Mrs. Sigurd Mundhjeld is in number between sixty and seventy associate editor. Miss Weatherbee UCEA emphasis days charge of publicity. cordia theater which will be pre- April 21 representatives. served as one of the sophomore sented May 6 and 7 in the college Monthly meetings of the Senate class editors on the 1949 Cobber. Luncheon for commissioning chapel. This satire by the French student solicitors will be presided over by the vice Other appointments made by the writer Moliere "makes it necessary April 22 president of the student body. The Literary board include: photogra- to make Frenchmen out of Norwe- Special chapel service News Notes Senate will select its own secre- phy and layout editor, Hikoharu gians," says Miss Risetter. April 22-27 tary, parliamentarian, and ser- Uyesato; art co^ditors, Robert Costumes of the 18th century Personal visitation • Robert Lillo and Marcus geant-at-arms. Worden and John Sampson; class period are being rented and the April 27 Gravdal will leave tomorrow for Within the Senate there will editor-in-chief, Beverly Borg; and stage sets are being painted by Completion of student solicita- Peoria, Illinois, to attend the na- be a cabinet composed of the advertising manager, George San- Floyd Fairweather in order to pro- tion tional Pi Kappa Delta convention. Executive Council and the chair- da. vide a realistic background. Besides entering the debate con- man of each Senate commission. Other committees include: James Brooks, chairman of the test, Lillo will participate in the Membership to these commiss- Serving on the Literary board Sets: Rollin Bergquist, chair- drive, states that all Cobbers are discussion group and Gravdal will ions shall be chosen from the are Dean Lorraine Thorson, Dean man, Donald Rice, Calvin Larson, "urged to participate and to give enter the extemporaneous division. Senate by the executive council. V. C. Boe, Prof. Cyrus Running, Marie Everson, Barbara Fevig, and freely to the appeal, because Con- The nine commissions are: Ath- and Jill Harstad, literary repre- cordia can give only as she has • "How to Get That Business Delores Scheidecker. been given unto." Job" will be the theme of a meet- letic, Finance, Intersociety, Mu- sentative on the Student Forum. Properties: Corrine Blikstad, sic, NSA, Publications, Religion, Robert L. Anderson, editor of the ing sponsored by the State and Social, and Special Interests. 1949 Cobber, served as an ex officio chairman, Norma Lunde, Connie Federal Employment Service to be Lunde, Francis Flaa, and Roger held Monday evening at 7 o'clock The Student Senate will have member of the board and made Hatlestad. Trinity Church To Hold full authority to act on all mat- recommendations for staff appoint- in Room 13 of Old Main. Men and ters presented to the student ments. Costumes: Carroll Olson, chair- Bible School Institute women interested in business and man, Jeannine Anderson, Vivian industry are invited to attend. body, provided that a quorum of Skjeret, Marilyn Olson, Minda Trinity Lutheran church will forty members is present. Any de- Herseth, Ellen Astrup, and Char- hold a daily vacation Bible school • Stanford Stenson, chairman cisions of the Senate may be over- Sixteen New Books lotte Evanson. teachers institute on May 7. This of the Penny-A-Meal drive, has ridden by a two-thirds majority of Publicity: Carol Fank, chairman, institute has been planned by the announced that all penny boxes the Student Association. Added To Library Marilyn Olson, Velma Herseth, and ELC Department of Parish Educa- should be handed in before Easter Three independent committees— Clarice Foss. tion in cooperation with the Board vacation. Students are asked to discipline, elections and the home- Dr. Amanda Johnson, sister of Lights: Clayton Jensen, chair- of Parish Education of Trinity take the boxes to the bookstore coming general arrangements com- Dr. W. E. Lillo of the sociology de- man, Dean Skyberg, and Lars In- church. Designed to assist teach- where their names will be checked mittee—are to be selected by the partment, is the author of one of gulsrud. ers of all grades in the vacation off. Student Senate. Tickets: Carol Thompson, chair- Bible school, the course will also the sixteen latest additions to the include the presentation of other • The Concordia concert band, To Choose Faculty Advisor college library, "Norway, Her In- man, Lois Beckstrom, Darlene under the direction of Prof. J. A. Gronseth, Velma Herseth, Minda phases of Bible teaching such as A student government faculty vasion and Occupation." Dr. John- hymn singing and visual education Holvik, will present a concert next advisor is to be chosen by the Sen- son is professor of history at Herseth, Ruth Sellie, Delores Sunday evening at Kindred, N. D. Georgia State College for Women. Scheidecker, Jeannine Anderson, aids. ate and approved by the college Charlotte Evanson, arfd Ellen The Rev. Elmer O. Ellefson, field • Dorothy Iverson and Norman president. Humorous books recently added representative of the Evangelical Loveid will start practice teaching The faculty is also drawing up a to the college library collection in- Astrup. Ushers: Connie Lunde, Adeline Lutheran Church Board of Parish next week at Oak Grove in home new constitution. Wherever pos- clude the family chronicle "Cheap- Education, will be present to con- economics and business education sible, the two constitutions will er by the Dozen" by Gilbreth; light Groven, Norma Lunde, Catherine Gabbert, Marilyn Olson, Velma duct some of the discussions. respectively. supplement each other. verse, "The Cheerful Cherub" by Another article provides that a McCann; folklore, "Paul Bunyan Herseth, Arlette Haiberg, and yal- borg Moen. petition bearing the signatures of of the Great Lakes" by Newton; 50 students will be sufficient to and "The World's Best Jokes" by Marilyn Alguire and Robert call a student body meeting. •Copeland. Sandsmark will serve as promp- ters. Stage manager will be Lowell Otherwise, the student body will War books include the account Rodal, and Agnes Barstad will be meet once every month with 25 of life in a prison camp, "Three chairman of the house. . Make-up percent of the student body com- Came Home" by Agnes Newton will be taken care of by Alpha Psi prising a quorum. At these meet- Keith, and a diplomat's story, "In- Omega members. ings the president is to deliver to stead of Arms" by Count Berna- the student body a report on the dotte. activities of the Student Senate ' Staff Adds Eleanor Midboe "Youth Work in the Church" by and the decisions which may have Harner. "Christian Religious Edu- As New Circulation Manager been made. cation" by DeBlois, and "The Eleanor" Midboe, a junior, has During discussion of the consti- Lutheran Liturgy" by Reed are been named circulation manager of tution at a Student-Faculty Forum among the books on religion re- The Concordian. Succeeding Shir- last Tuesday, several faculty sug- cently catalogued. ley Viker, her appointment com- gestions were submitted and in- pletes the staff changes for the corporated into the final draft. Other new titles are "The Party coming semester. Book" by Breen; "The Complete The new constitution is the work' Book of Progressive Knitting" by of the special student commission \ Duncan; "The Victrola Book of the Easter Vacation Begins Wednesday headed by Mark Gravdal. Members Opera"; "Art as Experience" by included Albert Fortman, Jill Har- , Easter vacation begins Wednes- THE S.S. STAVANGERFJORD, pictured above, Is the ship which will ( Dewey; "Your Career in Nursing" day, April 13, and classes will be carry Conoordla's concert choir to and from Europe on its tour this stad, John Helgeson, Waldo Jerde, by Schulz; and "The Librarian and resumed Tuesday, April 19. There summer. Galled the "most popular" ship of entire Norwegian-Amer- Helen Narveson, Phyllis Overvold, the Teacher in General Education" will be no Concordian published ican Line's fleet, the StavangerfJord was built In England during the Rachel Reinertsen, George Sanda, by Johnson. „ until April 29. first World War. and Donald Zander.

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-•->••-*,• '':\---\-^-'-^'-^.^ •V, Page 2 THE CONOOBDIAN Friday, April 8, 1949 Gives * Social ho r fr7 Saturday Jerde-Grindland Vows The Mu Sigma Phi literary society has chosen "Tea Leaves" Sunrise Service To Be Held By LDR as the theme for its tea to be held on Saturday afternoon in To Be Spoken Sunday North lounge. Palm Sunday In Fjelstad Hall Lounge Miss Enid Jerde, daughter of Elaine Bry, Alfrieda Freiwald and Helen Gess are in charge Edward Jerde, Britain, S. Dak., of the general arrangements. A Palm Sunday sunrise service entitled "The Lamb of God" will become the bride of Clifford will be held ^y the LDR for all Concordia women next Sunday Grindland, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Other committee members are- C. Grindland, Bainville, Mont., in COBBER CALENDAR Alice Jondahl, Lorraine Hildahl, morning at 7:30 in South lounge of Fjelstad hall. Marjorie Olstad and Elaine Bry. A meditation on the passion and resurrection of Christ will a ceremony to be performed by the Friday, April 8 Rev. Erling Jacobson in Trinity 7:30 p.m., Nu Sigma Rho- Invitations and decorations: be presented in music and choral Lutheran church' Sunday after- Myra Johannesen and Shirley Ja- readings. < *j Hi * T Delta Rho Skating party, noon at 4 o'clock. Avalon, Fargo cobson, co-chairmen, Janet Frojen,. Breakfast will be served follow- Happy KetUMS I ea Janice Nelson, Ruth Eggers, Har- Miss Jerde has chosen Gloria 8:00 p.m., Piano recital, Miss ing the service. T- D /~*' D • / Fl C riet Knutson, Avis Knutson, Mil- Grindland as maid of honor. The Marion Krageland, chapel dred Hoppe and Clarice Noben. At the LDR meeting last Wed- I O De XDIVen tSy LUO bridesmaids are Ellin Flotlin, Saturday* April 9 nesday evening, Ruth Satre spoke §— n • I / , • Eunice Rockne, and Kathryn Baar- 10:00 a.m., Sigma Tau Pi, open Food: Thelma Thompson, chair- on the topic "God's Three in One." rOHOWfflg VaCdtlOn stad. house program, cafeteria man, Ruth Oas, Ada Groth and Bernadine Nesland led in devotion 1:30 and 2:30 pjn., Mu Sig- Arda Ensrud. and Barbara Jarrell sang a vocal "Happy Returns" is the title of Robert Grindland will attend his brother as best man. Ushers will ma Phi Society tea, North Miss Agnes Risetter is advisor solo. Martha Moen was pianist. a tea to be held by the Lambda to the group. Delta Sigma literary society on be Waldo Jerde, Douglas Swends- lounge, Fjelstad hall LSA Saturday afternoon, April 23, at eid, and Richard Waag. Sunday, April 10 Girls with surnames M-Z have been invited to aUrfid at 1:30. Cobber LSA'ers will join with 2 o'clock in North lounge. Following the wedding, a recep- 7:30 a.m., LDR Palm Sunday service, South Girls with last names A-l< will at- the LSA at NDAC for a joint pro- Jill Harstad is in charge of gen- tion will 'be held in North lounge sunrise tend at 2:30. gram Sunday evening. The pro- eral arrangements. Other commit- of Fjelstad hall. lounge, Fjelstad hall gram which will be held in the tees include: Wednesday, April IS The Sigma Tau Pi society will college "Y" at 5:15 will be follow- Entertainment: Marlys Benson, 11:50 a.m., classes dismissed hold an open house program in the ed by a social. chairman, Kathryn Baarstad, It's Roller Skating Time for Easter vacation cafeteria at 10 o'clock Saturday Mary Ruth Otterson and Clarice Tuesday, April 19 morning. Lunch will be served. The speaker at the program, pro- Foss. 8:00 a.m., Classes resume Albert Fortman and Jack Muel- vided by the Ooncordia group, will Refreshments: Dorothy Thomp- For Nu Sigs-Delta Rho Friday, April 22 ler are in charge of general ar- be Miss Dorothy Kjorlie, class of son and Phyllis Thompson, co- 7:30 p.m., recital, Almore rangements. The program commit- '42. She will speak on the subject A roller skating party is the chairmen, Shirley Nelson, Leona feature attraction for the Nu Sig- Mathsen and Leonard Og- tee consists of Warren Smerud, "Serving Christ in the Community Anderson and Edith Matheson. ren, rehearsal room Donald Hanson, and Bob Lageson. as a Teacher." Musical numbers ma Rho-Delta Rho literary socie- Invitations: Clarice Undhjem, ties this evening. The party, which Saturday, April 23 will be presented by Ray Haugen Agnes Barstad and Marlys Car- 8:00 p.m., recital, Jesse Bye and Elaine Olson. Eulalie Fager- will be held at the Avalon, begins lander. at 7:30. and Erling Linde, rehear- Cob Mothers Elect Officers holtAvill be the pianist. sal room Program: Beverly Brady, chair- At 9:30 following the skating, Those students who wish trans- man, Jacquelyne Aim, and Ina Mae Sunday, April 24 Mrs. O. A. Skyberg has been the group will have lunch in the 2:00 p.m., recital, Ellen Flot- elected .president of the Cobber portation on a chartered bus which Wollertson. cafeteria. will leave from Main at 4:45 are Decorations: Marvyl Brady, lin, Grace Lutheran church, Mothers club at a meeting held requested to sign the list posted in chairman, Lila Larson, Donna Members of the general arrange- Fargo last Monday. the cafeteria. Huso, Shirley Swedeen, and Jean- ments committee are Jerome Ot- 8:00 p.m., recital, Donna Tan- Also chosen as officers are Mrs. ette Youngberg. teson, chairman, Eileen Ackerson, de and Billy Leazer, chapel Carl Narveson, first vice president; MISSION CRUSADERS The Alpha Epsilon Sigma society Jean Lodahl, and Cliff Stalheim. Mrs. E. G. Geyer, second vice presi- Under a special palm setting the will hold an open, house in chapel dent; Mrs. G. N. Hagen, recording topic "The Lord of Life11 will be Saturday, April 23, at 10 a.m. secretary; Mrs. Hazel Ysteboe, cor- presented by James Hofrenning at responding secretary; and Mrs. Mission Crusaders Sunday morning Student Recitals To Be Presented Martin Uthus, treasurer. at 8:45. Social Notes Miss Marion Krageland, student of Gertrude Szaroleta, will Dwight Ellefson will sing "I be presented by the Phi Iota chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon this Harris To Be Speaker Know That My Redeemer Liveth" At AAUW Meet Tuesday and Kathryn Quam will play a pia- • The Science club is planning evening in a senior piano recital at 8 o'clock in the college no solo. a party for members of the club chapel. Mr. Earnest Harris will present Devotion will be led by Joyce and the science faculty for tomor- Miss Krageland will play Bach's and "Geistliche Wiegenlied." a discussion on "Contemporary Elmquist. A reading will be pre- row evening at 7:30 in the lounge "Prelude and Fugue" in G sharp Walters will play "Prelude and Trends in Musical Composition" at sented by Ann Leean. of the Men's dormitory. Minor, Haydn's "Andante Con Fugue" in B flat Minor by Bach, the meeting of the AAUW (Amer- Wilma ningen, Albert Fortman, Variations" in F Minor, Hinde- "Variations on a Theme" by Rode, ican Association of University PRAYER FELLOWSHIP and Signe Sandven are in charge mith's "Second Sonata" for the "La Ricordanza," Opus 33 by Women) in North lounge Tuesday Ruth Oas will -be the leader at of the arrangements. piano; Liszt's Gnomenreigen," Czerny, "Berceuse" Opus 57 by at 8:00 p.m. the Prayer Fellowship meeting to •< Dr. LaMar of the Fargo Chopin's "Berceuse," Opus 57, and Chopin and "Second Sonata," First The Moorhead branch of the so- 'be held in the chapel of the Men's Clinic spoke about cancer research Chopin's "Ballade" in A flat Major, Movement, by Hindemith. ciety has invited the Fargo branch dormitory Saturday evening at at the Science club meeting held Opus 47. A number of other recitals are to attend the meeting. 6:30. last Monday evening. > Grace Barbie and William Wal- planned for April. They include a Mrs. Paul J. Christiansen is in • Gamma Delta, the local Mis- ters will present a recital in the recital by Almore Mathsen and charge of the program. COBBER BROTHERHOOD souri Synod students' society, met college chapel Sunday afternoon Leonard Ogren, rehearsal room, "Christian Athletes and Chris- at Grace Lutheran church, Fargo, at 2:15. 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 22; Jesse tian Coaches" was the topic of a last Sunday for a business meet- Miss Barbie will sing "O Thou Bye and Erling Linde, rehearsal BRONZE BELT BUCKLES talk by Elwood Bonn at the meeting. The Rev. A. H. Grumm led in Billowy Harvest Field" by Rach- room, 8:00 p.m., Saturday, April ing of the Cobber Brotherhood devotion. maninoff and "When Love Is 23; organ recital, Ellen Flotlin, $1.50 First Lutheran church, Fargo, 2:00 Wednesday evening. Plans were made to go to Hills- Kind," an old English melody. She at your Elliot Wold presented a vocal boro on April 24 to meet with the will be accompanied by Miss Szar- p.m., Sunday, April 25; and Donna solo, Gerald Heuer played a trum- Grand Forks chapter for a social oleta, viola, and Kathryn Baarstad, Tande and Billy Leazer, chapel, Concordia Bookstore pet solo, and Victor Johnson led outing. piano, in two selections by Johan- 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 25. in devotion. , • At an IRC meeting Tuesday nes Brahms, "Gestillte Sehnsucht" evening Bob Lillo, Karl Brevik, David Stewart, and Paul Ahlness Programs — Personal Stationery — Supplies LSA Council To Discuss led a discussion about the Near East. MELBERG PRINTING CO., INC. Plan Of Reorganization • Dr. G. Roland Hahn will Your Accessories speak on pastoral psychology at Dial 3-1391 The proposed reorganization the Psychology club meeting in the are 715 1st Ave. South Moorhead, Minn. plan of the Concordia Lutheran lounge of the Men's dormitory at Student Association will be pre- 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 21. sented and discussed at the regular LSA council meeting next Mon- • The Rev. and Mrs. Harold SO Important day evening at 6:30 in Room 301 Dordal became the parents of a 7 THE STUDENT'S CHOICE . of the Old Library. pound 4^ ounce girl, Kari Mau- reen, last Wednesday at 4:20 p.m. Waterman's takes pride in John Helgeson has headed the The baby ,was born at St. Luke's FAIRMONT'S BETTER FOOD PRODUCTS committee in charge of drawing up Hospital. " their large selection a reorganization plan. He has -been We Cater to Banquets and School Parties—Punch and Frapp©. assisted by Ellen Flotlin, Beverly Free Punch Bowls and Cups with Every Order Sanden, Vercel Fuglestad, Marga- Hats ret Waage, and The Rev. Sidney Rand, advisor. Purses All students who are interested The Store of Fairmont Foods in the revision of the organization Gloves MOORHEAD MINNESOTA are urged to attend the meeting, Friendly Personal Flowers SPORT COATS Scarves 4-patch pockets Service Eastman Kodaks and Supplies solid colers Jewelry $23.95 Your Photographic Headquarters Meet Your Friends at %m Moorhead Drug Co. S & H Green Stamps A. S. Sigurdson, Owner SCHERLING'S, Inc. No Sales Tax 10 North Fourth St. Dial 3-0487 Moorhead Dial 3-1452 Moorhead, Minnesota Center Ave. Moorhead

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Basketball TeamTo Play 9t6oe*jiCH;x*ciMS^cic^ci!^^ Fourteen League Games Spring Sports Take Over Campus During 1949-50 Season As Old Man Winter Bows Out Concordia's basketball team will play fourteen conference games By JACK MUELLER next year, according to a new With spring apparently here to stay, spring sports will take schedule drawn up Monday by over the Cobber athletic calender for the next few weeks with coaches of the Minnesota Inter- a good program in both intercollegiate and intramural activi- collegiate conference. The former ties. round-robin schedule was abandoned in order to add the Du- Candidates for the 1949 Cob football team have been working During the last several weeks luth Branch, University of Minne- out in the gym for the past few the football team has been using sota, to the 1949-50 schedules. weeks, but they hope to be able to the gym for early spring practices. According to Bill Haman, con- move outside in the near future. The baseball and track squads have When the squad can move outside ference coordinator, two other been lucky if they have found some Six members of the Cobber track squad get their first workout on the coaches will be able to see schools—St. Olaf and St. John's— what team members can do under empty corner to practice in. the cinder track as training for the 1949 season begins. Left to right will also play fourteen league real game conditions, with intra- The football team needs ail they are DeWuyne Holme, Don Norem, Bob Johnson, John Helm, Carl games. The other 7 members of squad scrimmages being the order the practice they can get with of the^ day. Lee, and Allan Bjertness. the conference will have 12-game such a hard schedule being un- schedules. TRACK AND BASEBALL dertaken each fall, but the Duluth wil have home and home The track and baseball teams track and baseball teams need Cobber Track Squad Begins contests with Concordia, St. Olaf, that have been hampered by the to have early drills, too. With a and St. John's. Away from home lack of a place to practice, have new phy ed plant there would be their schedule will include Gus- also begun extensive preparations Preparation For '49 Season for the spring season. space provided for each group to tavus Adolphus, Augsburg, Ham- hold drills. Four lettermen will form the nucleus of the 1949 Cobber line, St. Thomas, Macalester, and Members of the track squad St. Mary's.. were issued equipment last week It's just one reason why imme- track squad which is beginning serious preparation for the com- diate construction, if at all pos- and the men have started training season. A trio of minor lettermen have.also returned to sible, is necessary. bolster track coach Irv Christenson's team. Sixteen newcom- Jims To Be Threat Ing for the cinder meets. Prac- ers are expected to add strength tice for men trying out for the to the Maroon and Gold squad. held at home because the Cobber In College League running events will be held on Lettermen's Club track is not yet completed. Besides the Cobber track, and training The returning lettermen are By Arlo Rolandson sessions for those participating Dave Simonson, discus thrower; entering several non-loop meets, As the teams of the Steve Gor- Plans Trophy Room Duane Bjerke, high jumper; Ivan Coach Christenson hopes to take man college baseball league begin in the field events will be held at MSTC. The Concordia lettermen's club Camrud, low hurdler; and John the team to the conference meet workouts for the coming season, is planning to convert one of the Helm, distance runner. Phil Jamestown college has been given at St. Thomas on May 20 and 21. Cob 'baseball players are especi- basement rooms in the east wing Franze, a pole vaulter, and Mar- the inside track to cop the title. ally hopeful that spring has decid- (J.M.) of the Men's dormitory into a tro- low Strand and Bill Johnson, 440- The Jimmies, a new entry, are ed to stay, because some good yard men, make up the trio of > the favorites despite the fact that warm weather is needed for the phy and picture room. Trophies minor letter winners. Stan Kostka Appointed thay have not participated in the •baseballers to get their throwing which Cobber teams have won and New men expected to give the sport since 1931. To more than arms in shape. With the first game pictures of the various squads will less than a month away, Coach squad a lot of help are Ted Stens- Leage Commissioner make up for the lack of lettermen, be placed in this room. land, Kenneth Olson, Kenny Rust, Jamestown, which lies in the mid- Charlie Basch and his boys will Art Moe, Ernie Teie, Jim Ander- Stan Kostka, former NDAC foot- dle of the hotbed of North Dako- have a lot of hard work ahead if Trophies that are now in the son, Donald Rice, Allen Strande- ball and baseball coach, has been ta's amateur baseball, has plenty a winning nine is to be the result. trophy case in the library will be mo, Gordon Hanson, Robert John- appointed commissioner of the of experienced players from the moved to this new room in the son, Carl Lee, DeWayne Bolme, Steve Gorman trophy baseball best teams in the Nodak set up. TENNIS, GOLF AND IM near future, and pictures of the Phil Reitan, Ken Johnson, Donald \eague. Coach Al Cassell isn't too worried Tennis and golf teams have teams will be collected and put up. Norem, and Merrill Konitz. after looking at the roster of ama- not been organized yet, but in Any Cobbers that 'have pictures or Kostka announces that confer- teur stars that have reported so know of someone who has pictures the near future these two events .Milers and eightreighty men are ence play would begin on April 26. far. of the various teams are asked to the most numerous among the new will be started to complete a Each team is to play a minimum contact Charles Melberg, lettermen. Rice, Hanson, Bolme, and Moorhead State Teachers col- well-rounded intercollegiate pro- men's president. Photographs dat- Konitz are the milers, with Konitz of eight league games, with the lege, last year's titlest, has a host gram. ing back to the begining of inter- doubling with the discus. Strande- maximum set at twelve. of veterans back to attempt to collegiate activities at Concordia mo is the other discus thrower. keep the trophy in Moorhead. Neil Softball will again be the high- are wanted. Bob Johnson, sReitan, and Olson Wohlwend, Dragon coach, has 15 light of the spring intramural pro- are the 880 performers. Johnson PLANS FOR SPRING SEASON lettermen out for practice, with gram, with competition slated to This project was started 'by the won the 880 event in the Minnesota DISCUSSED BY IM BOARD the pitching staff appearing to be begin as soon after Easter as pos- lettermen to preserve the trophies District 23 meet last year. the weakest spot in the Red and sible. Tournaments in tennis and and photographs that have for so Concordia's intramural board White lineup. horseshoe may also be included in long been kept in a haphazard Teie is the lone high jumper, met yesterday afternoon to discuss the intramural schedule. fashion. When the new physical while Anderson is the only new plans for the spring intramural Mayville Teachers college, last education plant is built a trophy pole vaulter. Last year at Bis- program. The group completed ar- year's cellar dweller, will be among A PARTING THOUGHT room will be provided there for marok junior college, Anderson's the top contenders because they this, purpose. best mark was 11' 6". rangements for the softball season, have a number of new players who Not so much has been said and the schedule will be drawn up have already proved themselves in about the proposed erection of Dashmen on the squad include the new gymnasium in the last Norem, 'Stensland, Rust, Ken over Easter vacation. the North Dakota amateur cir- cuits. several months, but one of the Johnson, and Moe. Johnson and better reasons for the immediate Moe, along with Lee, are also COB LETTERMEN PRESENTED Not much is known about construction of the building has FLOWERS. . . broad jumpers. JACKETS THURSDAY NIGHT NDAC, Valley City, or the Wah- shown up In just the past few . . . FOR EASTER How successful the season will be peton State School of Science, but weeks. The reason is that the Athletic Jackets were awarded they seem to be building new teams limited space now provided does could well depend on how the new- to thirty members of Cobber for Home and Chnrch comers come through. With only in each of these schools are we are not permit adequate preparation teams at the student body meeting doing here at Concordia. for the spring sports season. four lettermen to build on, the per- last night. Men who are at least formance of this new group will juniors and have earned two let- probably decide whether the Cob ters in a major sport are presented team will have a good or bad sea- jackets. A complete list of men Briggs Floral Co. son. Bothered By Concordians? winning these jackets will appear If so Homemade! Fresh! 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age 4 THE CONCORDIAN Friday, April 8, 1949 Long Awaited Vacation Accompanied By Usual olt 3Beo Gloria dibrially Easter Grandeur By June Hanson By Clarice Foss GOD'S GIFT During the last months the words "United Christian Edu- Longfellow could take a worthless sheet of paper, write a poem on Cobber coeds have begun to drag it, and make it worth $6,000—that is GENIUS. Rockefeller can sign cation Appeal" have grown almost as familiar as the word their suitcases up from the trunk his name to a piece of paper and make it worth $1,000,000—'that is "Cobber." Although most of us are aware that the UCEA is room; the "sign-out" sheets in the CAPITAL. Uncle Sam can take silver, stamp an imprint on it, and now in progress, we suspect that many Cobbers are ignorant Dean's office are ready; train re- make it worth $1—that is MONEY. An artist can take a 50 cent of what the appeal actually is and what it means to Concordia servations are checked as Cobbers piece of canvas, paint a picture on it and make it worth $1,000—that students. Here is a brief summary of the whole plan. prepare for the long awaited vaca- t tion which begins Wednesday is ART. But God can take a worthless and sinful life, cleanse it, cre- When did it all start? We can probably say that the Appeal noon. ate it anew, and make it a blessing to humanity—that is SALVA- was bom at the 1948 convention of the ELC when-a resolution TION. Students have been sighing over was adopted stating: their history and econ books for We are the worthless sinners that need God's cleansing. For He "The Evangelical Lutheran church authorizes the Board of the past two weeks with a self- says in His Word, "There is none righteous, no, not one" and "We are Education, the Board of Trustees and the Department of Stew- all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy pitying look of despair which cor- rags." God is waiting to cleanse our hearts whenever we are willing ardship, in cooperation with our colleges and Luther Theo- rectly interpreted means; "I need to surrender our lives unto Him. "Behold now is the day of salvation." logical seminary, to organize and carry out a church-wide a vacation SO badly right now." Our hearts can be cleansed and we can have this salvation if we re- Appeal in 1949 for funds for capital investment, building and pent and confess our sins to God and our fellow men. "If we confess equipment." our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse Who's included in the Appeal? The twelve schools of the us from all unrighteousness." Daniel Webster felt this need for sal- ELC are all participating in the drive. These include Luther vation when he said, "If thevpower of the gospel Is not felt through the length and breadth of the land, anarchy and misrule, degradation Theological seminary, St. Paul; Luther Theological seminary, and misery, corruption and darkness will reign without mitigation or Saskatoon, Sask.; Augustana college; Concordia college; Lu- end." What hope is there in this sin-cursed world without this free ther college; Pacific Lutheran college; St. Olaf college; Clifton gift of God which comes through faith alone? God alone can take a college, Clifton, Texas; Waldorf college; Augustana academy; sin-scarred life and make it whole! Camrose college, Camrose, Alberta; and Saskatchewan Luth- eran Bible institute, Outlook, Sask. What's the goal of the Appeal? The Appeal aims to pro- cure a minimum of $2,000,000 for distribution among the twelve Righteous Spirit Choir's Norway Tour colleges. How will the Appeal funds be divided? $100,000 will go to Clothes Worshipper To Promote Good Will Luther Theological seminary, St. Paul. The minimum to be received by Canadian schools is the total amount collected in The time of the proverbial By Orville Sanderson By Margaret Waagpe Canada. Of the remainder, 18% will be given to each of the Easter bunny and mottled eggs Moved by the full tones of Ambassadors abroad: that's five senior colleges. The three secondary schools, Augustana means a short vacation when Cob- Easter chimes, I paused for a brief what they're calling our Concordia academy, Clifton junior college, and Waldorf college, will bers visit home, perhaps accom- moment before the steps of Trin- panied by a "too far away from ity's sanctuary. I glanced toward Choir members! These 57 young shai'e the remaining 10%. home" roommate. They'll taste its steeple, prayerfully thanking Cobbers are Americans; they are What will be done with Concordia's share? Concordia's some of mother's cooking and even God for the cross to which my eyes students; they are musicians. All share of the Appeal funds together with money contributed try their hand at wielding a cook- had now become fastened. Heaven- this is significant, yes. Significant in former drives will be used to construct a physical education spoon after clutching a Panker for ward it towered, symbolizing the chiefly because the fusion of these auditorium building to replace the present gym which, though ten weeks. suffering passion of the Savior. characteristics peculiarly equips one of the finest gyms in the Northwest in 1915, has long been Some of the coeds, however, sit Today, many flocked to the them to 'be, in the words of Gov. inadequate. anxiously drumming their fingers Easter commemoration. While the Luther Youngdahl, "worthy good on window sills as they gaze out organ played, worshippers quietly will emissaries to the land of our What will this mean to Cobbers? seated themselves. 1. For the first time since the end of the war the college Fjelstad windows at the dry Cob- forbears." ber campus and wonder about the Someone gently tapped my will own a building where the entire student body can depth of water at home in Mandan shoulder. Motioning for seating The Norway tour of the Concor- assemble at once. or New Rockford. space, a little old woman squeezed dia choir is more than a series of 2. Intramural activities can be expanded and improved herself snugly by me. But what concerts in a foreign country. A both for men and women. When Cobbers join the make- was this? Where was her Easter "project in the field of cultural co- 3. Concordia's physical education department will be great- believe Easter parade in their fashion ? Shame that her dress was operation" is the descriptive phrase ly strengthened. home communities, they will un- outdated! The inglorious contrast employed by Don B. Cook of the doubtedly be bedecked in new Far- of a drab, dull blue—the simplicity State Department. Ambassador 4. The new building would provide adequate facilities for go spring bonnets and tailored year-round training for intercollegiate athletics. of a grey, faded hat set off only by of Norway Wilhelm Morgenstierne masculine suits. the crisp petals of a yellow tulip— aptly .phrases one of the basic ob- These are a few of the reasons why Cobbers should support As students of. a Christian col- this indeed was discreditable! And jectives of the tour in these words; the UCEA, both in the forthcoming drive on the campus and lege, we should realize the full re- her shoes, though freshly polished, "May it bind still closer together among the folks back home. If we want a new gym let's not ligious significance of the festival were old and scarred—should these our peoples which already have sit passively on the side and wait for someone to hand one over of the Resurrection. With the Wed- things be looked on with favor? much in common—in fundamental to us! nesday lenten services of the past At my second glance I saw a new outlook, in ideals and faith." Per- six weeks, we have been ushered elegance. Her countenance, though haps this concept of a cultural am- into the Passion season. pale and lined, shone with radiant bassadorship is best summed up by Gay Days, New Grass sincerity. Her hands, though blem- Norwegian Consul General Th. Man's Best Friend As we leave for our homes, we ished and calloused, tossed love- Siqveland: "Your visit to the coun- also begin in a united Cobber spirit able gestures. Her eyes, tired and try of your forefathers is a friend- Products Of Spring Seeks New Horizons the walk up the trodden path weary, sparkled in peaceful re- ly handshake in a time' of unrest. By Elaine Olson to Calvary to worship beneath the pose. Her voice, though low and This gives your visit a still greater Bonnets and bunnies, frilly hewn wooden cross. Has anyone seen Brownie, our broken, carried solemn reverence. importance. You will bring good frocks, gay -baskets of candy eggs, will with you, and you will find and jonquils like sunbeams in a canine friend? The last I saw of Now was my criticism rebuked. him, he was on Center avenue For the tears shed at the pastor's good will and friendship wherever musty corner—a hundred trifles you go in Norway." twine about our hearts until they heading West. An Easter Sonnet proclamation were her pearls! brim with the heady exhilaration of Evidently he became tired of his By Jon Skyberg spring. Green peeping out shyly, old haunts, including the caf, and buds bursting with mysterious decided to strike out for new hori- What shall I strive for? Dull promise, and a fresh fragrance zons. security permeating the air exultantly pro- Monday morning he visited some Life cannot underwrite, a mental claim the awakening. This is a rooms in Old Main but apparently hoax time of relaxed excitement. Latin wasn't too impressed with a first- That stultifies, defiles the purity texts lie neglected and Bach re- year harmony class. Mr. Thomp- And virtue of my soul, its vigour tires to seclusion; term papers are son was in the- beginning rather chokes? laid in safe places and long walks suspicious of the "heavy and labor- In what shall I believe? The faulty replace long library sessions. Sen- ed breathing" he heard, but no theories iors look desperate or elated or doubt he was relieved to find that Conceived, composed within the vaguely apprehensive. A daring it was only Brownie. Professor imperfect brains, tennis racket makes its annual de- Thompson, though, stated that Those shallow answers to the but and "picnic" is a word tongues "the next dog who visits my class passioned queries are -promising other tongues not to is going to stay awake." Which plague my mind and bind forget. Seeking new adventures, the big my soul in chains? and brownish brute boarded a bus Whom shall I love ? The superficial Gay days—these are! Spring is on sixth street, but he was gently friend a season of happiness, but more persuaded to evacuate and was Who ever gives one cause to doubt than that, of true rejoicing. Re- content to run alongside the ve- the tie joicing that rises above the pleas- hicle for a few blocks. Of human friendships, whose af- ure of a renewed nature and a re- "That's just leading a dog's life," fections bend beautified world; rejoicing that thought he, so he again entered Like thin veneer and thus them- transcends the mundane thrill 6f a Bus No. 2—without depositing a selves deny? crocus or a lark. Spring brings joy token. Such audacity! Is life sheer vanity in vain out- because it brings Easter: the story As I stated before, the last I saw poured ? of a victorious faith, oj a Christ of Brownie, he was on Center It would be but for this: My Who defeated death. (M.W.) Avenue heading West. Risen Lord! THIS \S SO SODDEN

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