the concorcfen concordla college moorhead, minnesota 5656O October 19, 1979 Vol. 72 No. 8 Homecoming '79 Fantasy, nostalgia mark weekend's activities Through the Looking Glass is house featuring the Jerry May- the theme of the 1979 Home- eron Orchestra, with a reunion coming celebration running for recent grads set at 10:15 through the weekend at Con- p.m. in the South Gym. cordia. Tomorrow's agenda includes Campus events which pre- reunions for classes that gradu- ceded the weekend activities ated in years ending in 9 or 4, all included Frosh Frolics, Fan- beginning at 9 a.m. Academic tastic Feats for Fools earlier this departments will have open week, and coronation of the king house from 10 a.m. to noon. Two and queen and the bonfire last events are set for 11 a.m.—a night. reception for minority alumni at A new event added to this the Intercultural Center and a year's schedule is a Friday Lettermen's Club luncheon at dinner for seniors, the Class of the Moorhead Holiday Inn. '80. Regina McCombs, chairper- Highlighting the weekend is son of the Homecoming commit- the 1:30 p.m. football contest tee, said the dinner was added against St. Thomas College, because Homecoming is a tradi- preceded by a parade from the tional time for gathering to- campus to Jake Christiansen gether and it likely will be the Stadium at 12:30 p.m. A post- last time all members of the game reception, billed as "An class are together except for East Event for Faculty and commencement. Friends," will be held in the East A Homecoming headquarters Room of East Complex, immedi- and registration area will be set ately north of the stadium. Bob Hildennan cheers teammate Craig flertsgaard on to victory during the Monday up in the North Gym of the The Alumni Achievement night Fantastic Feats for Fools competition. Fieldhouse, she said. She heads Awards banquet is set for 5:30 a student committee working in p.m. in the Knutson Center, an conjunction with Carla Nelson, event that honors outstanding Hank Aaron Concordia's director of alumni graduates who have been nomi- relations. nated by others "for service and Homecoming schedule Registration is scheduled from leadership exemplifying the speaks tonight 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today and ideals of Concordia College," as 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow in stated on the award plaque. The Friday, October 19 6:00 the North Gym. Today's sche-v annual Homecoming show is at 8 C-400 Banquet 6:30 in Fieldhouse Class of 1980 Dinner Ramada Inn Poolside dule includes three events be- p.m. Saturday in Memorial Golden Anniversary Party 9:30 ginning at 6:30 p.m. They are a Auditorium, followed by a re- Class of 1929 Frida Nilsen Lounge Baseball's homerun king, Homecoming Dance general reception in the Cen- ception in the North Gym. 9:45 Hank Aaron, is speaking tonight Jerry Mayeron Orchestra Memorial Auditorium trum of Knutson Center, the A reception in honor of the Recent Grads Reunion in the Fielhouse at the October 10:15 Class of '80 dinner at the 80th anniversary of the Concor- meeting of the C-400 Club. Classes of 19751979 South Gym Moorhead Ramada Inn, and a dia Concert Band will be held at The 45-year-old Aaron holds Saturday. October 20 C-400 Club dinner meeting with 9:30 p.m. in Hvidsten Hall of the record for the most home Special Class Reunion Breakfasts 9:00 baseball star Hank Aaron speak- Music. Parties marking the 45th Fun Run 9:45 East Complex Driveway ing. At 8 p.m. a golden anni- anniversary of the Class of '34 runs in his career—755. In 1970, Dept. Open Houses 1012 he became the first player to Montana Chib Reception 10:30 Brown Lounge versary party for the Class of and the 25th anniversary of the compile both 3000 career hits Minority Alumni Reception 11:00 InterculturalCenter 1929 will be held in Frida Nilsen Class of '54 will be held on and more than 500 homers. Letterman's Club Luncheon ' - 11:00 Moorhead Holiday Inn Lounge. The planning commit- campus that evening. Homecoming Parade 12:30 tee for the golden anniversary Sunday's schedule includes a Aaron began his major league Football Game: Concordia vs. ^ career in 1954 with the Milwau- St. Thomas 1:30 J.C. Stadium class reunion includes Anna 10:30 a.m. worship service and a kee Braves of the National East Event for Faculty & Friends 4:00 East Room, East Complex Jordahl and Mrs. Helen Meck- 2:30 p.m. concert by the Con- Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner 5:30 Knutson Center stroth of Moorhead, Mr. and cordia Choir and Orchestra, both League (the team lately moved to Homecoming Show 8:00 Memorial Auditorium Atlanta). In 1957 he was named 80th Anniversary Reception 9:30 Band Room, Hvidsten hall Mrs. Alvin Serkland, Fergus events to be held in Memorial the league's Most Valuable Play- Falls, and Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Auditorium. A Women's League er, and was named to its Sunday, October 21 Tollerud of Fargo. At 9:45 p.m. Tea is scheduled at 4 p.m. in the Morning Worship 10:30 Memorial Auditorium a dance is slated in the Field- North Gym. All-Star team 16 times and Homecoming Concert 2:30 Memorial Auditorium Started 14 games. In 1975 he was Women's League Tea 4:00 North Gym traded to the Milwaukee Brew- ers and retired at the end of the 1976 season. His lifetime major league batting average is .310. Aaron currently is vice pres- TO ALL RETURNING 1979 ident of the Atlanta Braves in GRADUATES charge of player development. Aaron's topic for the evening Pick up yearbooks in Cobber is "The "Value of Athletics to Office in basement of Fjelstad America." Students will be ad- 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday morn- mitted to hear him speak upon ing. Friday, students can pick presentation of their I.D.'s. He ujp yearbooks in Cobber office will begin speaking at 7:30 p.m. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. CC speech and debate team places 4th at NDSU The Concordia speech and debate team placed fourth out of 18 schools in overall team performance at NDSU on Oct. 6. Twenty Concordia students participated in the competition. Jill Strickler made a very impressive showing by taking third place out of 34 competitors in prose interpretation. That performance qualifies Ms. Strickler for the national tournament in April. The speech team continued their success at Monhatton, Kansas last weekend. Val Mortensen took fifth place in prose interpretation, competing against 45 others. Ms. Mortensen has also qualified for Nationals. Dan Malstrom missed aualifying by one point in oratory. Assistant coach John Burtis, who accompanied the team to both tournaments was "pleased by the initial success of the new speech program," noting for mo?' ^e squad it was their first college-level competition. The debate team traveled to Kansas City in1 late September for its opener. Jim Brey and Dave Hansen entered the varsity division while Rick Cushman and Keith Fuglie competed in J.V. Although neither team reached elimination rounds, both complied winning competition records and received honorable mentions. The forensic squad left yesterday for Mankato State University Wednesday John Snustad, Phfl HatUe and Sue Schmidt painted the cupola on the topof and are scheduled to travel to River Falls, Wis. over Mid-semester Old Main. The project has been one of Snustad's goals during his college career. "We did break. it in the spirit of homecoming for the alumni," said Snustad. page 2 the concordian October 19, 1979 Editorial Another homecoming at Concordia...For most of us homecoming Okay, Your Parents Are Here means a Friday night dance, winning the game, seeing our profes- Smith, You Got One Hour, sor's hidden talent in the homecoming show or overhearing alumni Then Back To The Books. play "Remember When?" But, as CarlLee so wonderfully pointed out in chapel on Wednesday morning—homecoming is much more. Homecoming is remembering the past, reflecting on the present and looking toward the future. Remembering is a very special part of the whole festivity. It's re- membering people who have added to our growing process, enabled us to learn more about ourselves and in turn the world around us. Concordia has a lot of those kind of people—professors who chal- lenged us to grow, when we didn't quite think we were qualified for the task, roomates who listened during major crises in our lives and who were their to laugh and talk with and countless others who have through the years exemplified the "caring community." For these memories and others we celebrate homecoming. Homecoming is a time to reflect on where we are, to be thankful to those who have dedicated their time and talents enabling this college By ANNE KEIR to be where it is today. It's a chance to assess our development—to see how we've grown and to feel good about that. It's a time to open our eyes and take a long hard look at where we are and to note the Being late no longer embarrasses me, and so comfort and luxury can be purchased with disappointments as well as the successes. Homecoming is a time to I'll take my turn and set into type my ideas Master Charge by the passive and the comatose.