October 4, 1974 Page 1 Shares 'one thing needful' Film Festival President speaks showing again at opening service at Concordia Being a president, faculty member, Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) as staff member, or student at a college his text, Stegemoeller urged that the For the third year in a row, Con- bears with it a multitude of needs, congregation "not get caught up in the cordia College has been chosen as concerns, and activities that could `Martha complex'. Certainly Martha's one of seven locations nation-wide for easily fill up seven days a week. concerns were good and proper, as are showing of the American Film Festival But even over and above all these many of ours, but something else prize winning films. things, "there is only one thing comes before these 'good and proper' The festival will take place Oct. 7- needful," reminded Dr. Harvey needs." 11, during which the "best educational Stegemoeller, president of Concordia Stegemoeller then described the films of the year" will be screened. College and main speaker at the "one thing needful" as being the The films are those red ribbon award opening service of the school's 81st "Three P's; being in the presence of winning films chosen at the annual academic year, held in the chapel on Christ in our everyday lives, His American Film Festival held in New September 15. promise to also be with us, and the York City each May. The Sunday morning service, at- power we then have to live as the tended by over 500 people, also in- people of God." According to Prof. Keith Rockwood, cluded the installation of two new full Once we hold those to be the first Director of A.V. Services at Concordia, time members to Concordia's staff : and foremost part of our lives, he went the school was picked because "We Dottie Peterson, now working with on, all the other things we worry about were the one considered to have the Admissions, and Virgil Linkert, who is will fall into the right perspective best schedule with the best facilities part of the Development office. automatically, "and all these other in the upper midwest." Using the story of Jesus visiting things will come about." The showings will take place in the auditorium of the Buetow Music Center on the Concordia campus. Two Organ recital/dedication sessions of showings will be held each day, starting at 1:30 and 7:00 p.m. each of the five days. Sunday in Auditorium Admission to all showings is free. The formal dedication recital of the new Schlicker organ in the Beutow Memorial Music center, to be played by Dr. Paul Manz, will take place this coming Sunday, Oct. 6, at 3:00 p.m. The program will include a formal presentation of the instrument by the builders, Schlicker Organ Company of Chris Lewkuhl New York. The organ, a gift of Mr. and plays at the Mrs. Paul Schilling, of Saint Paul, will console while Dr. then be presented to Concordia. Manz watches. Manz, who has toured Europe and the U.S. both as a concert organist, and is Chairman of the Music department at Concordia, will be playing a program of music chosen to demonstrate the versatility and the specific qualities of the instruments. The organ is already being used recitals. With the new organ and receive training which will equip them regularly by organ students, both for existing facilities on campus, in- to serve the church as parish teaching purposes and student dividual organ students are enabled to organists. Page 2 SWORD October 4, 1974 Homecoming theme chosen Soccer team wins season's first Hopes for a good 1974 CSP volleyball game, an ice cream social, Homecoming are exemplified in the pep rally and freshman initiation, a recognition is being planned for the theme, "Good friends, good times." pizza party, the tradition banquet, alumni football plays from the '69-'70 The festivities will begin on Tuesday, movies, and of course, the tradition team along with other half-time at- October 15, and will close on Sunday, coronation of the Homecoming tractions. Oct. 20 with a Homecoming Com- Royalty and the Homecoming football According to Dr. H. Otte, director of munion Service. game. alumni relations, up 150 alumni are Special details including the time expected to attend the Homecoming and place of events will be going out The 1974 events mark the fifth events as they hold special get- to students soon. As it now stands, anniversary of football and togethers and business meetings plans include an extramural girl's homecoming for CSP. Special throughout the weekend. Sign language Scribe staff plans to be offered for larger budget Have you seen people around are receiving. campus "talking a lot with their "Few people really seem to know The yearbook is alloted money by hands?" Did you know we have two what is actually happening with our the Student Senate, whose budget deaf people involved in our campus? yearbook. We in journalism are at- comes from a hidden student activity One is a student doing graduate work tempting and hoping to help the fee included within tuition. This year in the D.C.E. program; the other does SCRIBE regain a position of support Senate alloted $2,600 to pay for the much of the cleaning in the Classroom and importance with our campus books which students will receive free and Administration buildings after community. It's off to a new and good of additional charge next Fall. "Un- start," states CSP journalism minister hours. fortunately though," explains Kay, Several hearing students took an Kay Suchy. "This impressive sounding sum The editor of the yearbook this year extra-curricular sign language class doesn't do much in the printing offered at Concordia last year taught is sophomore Diane Strandburg, who business." is being assisted by Greg Peterson. by Pastor Richard Reinap of the The staff has plans now in the The two have been brainstorming and nearby Prince of Peace Lutheran making to increase their budget and planning with new assistant, Ted Church for the Deaf. A few have the quality of the book. Primarily, Smits from Herff-Jones Printing, adopted the church as their attempts will be made to obtain funds since last spring, trying to find dif- "congregation-away-from-home." Two from advertisements. They hope to be ferent ways to do special things with students have completed their D.C.E. able to secure enough to put a hard the limited budget and support they internship there this past summer, cover and color pages into the annual. and four are presently teaching Sunday school weekly. There is a real need for competent people in the minstry to the deaf. But "on the other hand," many seem to enjoy the plain fun and challenge to learn sign language and be able to successfully communicate with the deaf or hearing-impaired. It is a picture language—graceful, meaningful, and easy to learn. Last A FAMILIAR SCENE, during year's class learned the alphabet and orientation week. Here, parents the Lord's Prayer in only two and students help move one girl sessions! Songs like "Joy is like the into Luther Dorm. Rain" enhance the units taken from the book "Say It With Hands." Pastor Reinap is expanding his sign language classes this year to ac- commodate the two general levels: beginners and intermediates. Plans at present indicate class time will be Wednesday afternoons at 4:15 in Classroom 110. (Watch the bulletin for weekly details.) Page 3 October 4, 1974 SWORD With lots of new talent Theatre looks for 'dynamite season' Already in the making is the Attic's "With the Theatre Department's director of drama at Concordia. A fall production, "The Night Thoreau annual orientation variety show Join 'standing-room-only' crowd of over 150 students packed the Attic Theatre Spent in Jail," opening Oct. 25 for Us - '74-'75, the curtain rang up on three nightly shows. New and transfer what looks like a dynamite season for to see glimpses of this year's theatre plans. students make up eight of the 23 roles theatre at CSP," claims Jack Kettles, in the cast which is headed up by Attic veteran Mark Rosenwinkle, sophomore, as Henry Thoreau. Also heading the cast is transfer student John Williams, playing Thoreau's cell- mate, Bailey. Auditions for the fall student- directed one-acts will be taking place next week on Oct. 7 and 8. Twelve parts will be filled at auditions for the three one-act plays, to be directed by I CSP students Karen Christopherson, Ken Kelleck, and Keith Esala. The one-acts will be presented in the Attic Theatre Nov. 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. Two foreign students new to CSP His adjustment to American culture He is enjoying Concordia, by Becky Gimbel has not been too traumatic. He says especially the freedom of dorm life. clothing and music are the same. He He wishes he knew the names of more As another school year begins at fellow students—everybody knows his Concordia, St. Paul, many new faces says Western food is good—he had name!!! appear with the old. Each new face eaten it before in Thailand, but when he does miss Thai food he can go to Mehran Asgary Majd is another belongs to a distinct personality, foreign student studying at Con- making each school year unique with visit his friends at the U of M and eat it again. He says the difference in at- cordia.