THE OONGORMAN ConcordiaCollege Moorhead,Minn. 56560 December 10,1976 Vol.69 No.13 24,000 expected to attend Christinas concerts The Concordia College Christ- Schultz, executive secretary of mas Concert, perhaps the big- the Board of Trustees of the gest single event of the year on American Lutheran Church, the campus that ^attracts thou- Minneapolis. sands from a 2,000-mile radius, For the first time in the will be presented Friday, Satur- concert's history, the theatre day and Sunday, Dec. 10, 11 department will participate with and 12, in three evening per- students reenacting scenes of formances and an afternoon the story in movement behind performance. the narration. James Cermak, The concert, which draws a technical director of the Con- capacity audience annually, will cordia theatre and an instructor, begin promptly at 8 p.m. each is lighting and stage director for evening and at 3 p.m. Sunday the concert afternoon in the Memorial Large floor-to-ceiling murals, Auditorium. Due to its popular- designed by Paul Allen, assis- ity, the college recently added a tant professor of art, depict the Sunday afternoon performance, biblical theme of the concert. allowing some 24,000 persons to Panel sketches include a scene attend this year. of "Creation" for Part I of the The concert is open to the program, and scenes of "mir- public without charge. acles and wonders"-Peter heal- "In the Image of God," taken ing the cripple, the Passion, the from the Acts of the Apostles, is Resurrection, for Part II. A the theme for this year's concert nativity scene provides the and will give an added dimen- backdrop for.the Christmas sion to the traditional focus on carol interval. renewal of life at Christmas. Actual painting of the murals This year, its meaning has more takes a month and involves implication for man today. The about 40 faculty and students. songs tell what happened to the Additional volunteer work was Apostles, how they lived and offered this year by a high what they did. school and an elementarv class The first of the two-part from Lisbon, ND, who spent a program centers around "man recent weekend also painting. created in the image of God." Singers, instrumentalists, nar- Part II describes Christ as the rator, painted murals, tableaus "image of God and His life" and and lighting each help to unify descr-ibes His character and the unfolding performance. It's attitude. An interval, in the what makes Christmas for many program will be filled with in the Fargo-Moorhead area Christmas carols sung by small who attend the concert. New editor hopes to arouse choir groups and the audience^ The entire group of concert The concert involves 225 participants wilL travel to Min- isingers accompanied by a brass neapolis for the third consecu- choir. Featurecl are the Concert tive year, sponsored by the Twin Interest in Concordian Choir, directed by Paul J. Cities Chapter of the Concordia Christiansen, the Chapel Choir College Alumni and Friends. by Peter Bakken said. The isolation of students hopes to make the paper and the Freshman Choir, direc- Two performances at 6:45 and 9 Beginning next semester, the within their own area of inter- Objectively critical rather than ted by Dr. Larry L. Fleming. The p.m. will be presented on editorial reins of The Concor- ests and activities bothers her. cynical, "critical in the sense brass choir is directed by Russell Thursday, Dec. 16, in Orchestra dian will be in new hands. The She sees part of The Concor- that all sides of an issue are Pesola. Narrator is Dr_ George Hall in Minneapolis. present editors, Mark Harless dian's purpose being to "tune examined." She emphasized, - V'.: and Dan Laitinen will "be them into what's going on with however, that it will not be replaced by Karen Hoisington, other people." "wishy-washy" or avoid contro- who will take the position of versy. Flu boosters to be given Tuesday editor for 1977. SeconSd d shohtt fof r 90%% protectio tti n Karen would also like to make "It won't turn into a dull, 'low the paper more representative key' paper. But I do hope to : t After the largest mass-vaccination campaign in history, the swine Karen, an English major and of the attitudes of the people keep everything in its proper ; flu shot, its possible side effects and necessity as a preventive art minor from Minneapolis, is a within the Concordia commun- perspective." r measure against flu epidemics, has become common knowledge. junior, having transferred to ity. In her view, the newspaper's \ Although one miEht sacrifirp health rn arhipve noterietv in Concordia 'after her freshman staff should act as "antennae" to ; coming down with a case of swine flu, it is not advisable according year at Luther College. She has sense what is going on, and to medical authorities. To ensure protection from swine flu a been a writer for The Concor- write it down in an interesting second swine flu clinic will be held by the Public Health dian the past year; and plans to and thought-stimulating man- Department on December 14 from 9a.m. to 3p.m. in the North Gym go into journalism as a career. ner. of the fieldhouse..V'£;:>^>^i^ ; The clinic is for persons betiveefh:18 arid 24 yeirs old needing the In speaking of this last year's advised second immunization. These people should have had the One of Karen's principal goals editors and staff, Karen said: first s,hot at least a month ago. If you have not received a swine flu as editor will be to get students "They've created an interesting shot at all, the clinic will provide first time vaccinations. £^-c\.'-^. : more interested in the paper. At paper and it's a vast improve- Students have been notified of this service through campus mail. present, she feels, too many ment over past years, or, for At the last public clinic over 1850 students had shots said Helen students don't even bother to that matter, over all the other Panielson, R.N., who is the head of the Concordia Health Service read-The Concordian. She hopes college papers that I've read," Immunization Campaign. She also said that 2314 Concordia to increase reader interest by but "They've encountered a lot students and faculty members were vaccinated, with nobody "improving the quality of the of touchy situations that could reporting back to the Health Service because of side effects. writing" and by covering events have been handled more tact- Based on studies of the antibody level of young adults, it has beer, and issues that are more inter- fully." ihown that a single shot will onlv Rive a protective level of 50 esting in themselves" rather percent; whereas over 90 percent with a booster Woes are than by sensationalism. nsidered adequately protected. Karen believes that students This will be the last puouc cnmc for Concordia College. Listen to will detect a change in the tone "It really makes me mad how of the paper, stating that it e Minnesota Department of Health's advice/'lmmunize yourself ; apathetic students are," Karen Karen Hoisington inst swine flu... give your hgaJth ajrhot iqthe arm/' ... ., _, would be more "positive." She Editorial Among the many headaches facing college students today is the question: "What do I do after I graduate?" The decline in the past years in the demand for college graduates has forced many students to eye the job market with apprehension. Many people are questioning whether a liberal arts education is really as desirable as was once thought. Having attended college for three and a half years, one builds full confidence in a-liberal arts education and would recommend it to all who have the motivation to take advantage of it. One of the charges leveled against the college education is the cost. Althought it is true, the price tage on the college tuition has been marked up greatly over the years, colleges are selling a commodity that is not tangible and is of such abstract benefit that cost considerations are immaterial. Anyone who really wants a liberal arts education can get it regardless of financial status. There are any number of colleges with costs that range from near oblivion to the low prices of the state institutions. In addition, most aid programs are based on financial need, so that those truly in need of monetary help can usually get it. But what is this "abstract benefit" which was alluded to earlier? How did that go again?? The liberal arts education should produce individuals who are generally were aware of themselves and the world around them On Lanning, individuals who are open-minded, interesting, and thoughtful. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to talk with someone onHartdagen, who may be, for example, a brilliant physicist, but who is so specialized that it becomes difficult to find common ground on onMeierandDale; Someone* who has a broad general background, in addition to an. on... area of specialization, can make more sound decisions than someone who has only an area of specialization. A graduate from a liberal arts college has the capability of seeing things in perspective, of seeing not only problems and facts and figures, but also of understanding how things fit together, how they are related to one another. An business major may benefit from a psychology course by having an increased awareness of how people respond "to different stimuli. Some English courses could help a pre-law student by allowing him to communicate more effectively when he is an attorney.