| Summary: | Seminary Notes The twenty-one members o£ the Sen-tor class are now giving their grad-uation sermons. Joseph Valtinson '18 and T, F. Braaten '19 are members of the class. • Our junior class numbers forty-five members. A college in the Twin Cities uses the following effective " and inexpen-sive method of advertising:- Everv student is pledged to send one letter a week to some friend, and to urge or Hire that friend* to enroll at that par-ticular school necauso of its many ad-vantages . And every week, a commit-tee features some innocent student's school-accomplishments in his or her home-community paper. Each one blowing his own horn under a master's direction; that is the way music is produced. Telephonel329-W In our classroom number 1 hangs a framed letter which may be of Inter-est to Concordians. It is a message to "The United Norwegian Lutheran Church in America." It is written by Rev. Tangjerd. at the dictation of, and over the signature of President Gjer-mund Moyme. It was written in Eau Claire, Wis., May 30, 1902, and is a fare-well message to the church which held its annual meeting June IS, that year. In it he urges that the church may be built thoroughly and soundly; that special stress be laid upon the education of little children and of the youth: and that we strive for the Church union. This union was achieved in the year of 1917. President Hoyme was born October 8, 1S47, and died June 9. 1902. He is held to be one of the greatest preachers and lead-ers that our church ever had. His work for the church is inestimable; as mediator he is perhaps incomparable; and through his strenuous life he re-tained a strong poetic temperament, and a sense of humor. In the year 1SS6 he accepted the presidency of "Konferentsen"; this was a brave act. Wlien in June 1890 "Konferentsen," "Det Antimissonriske Broderskab", and the "Augustana Synod" former The' United Norwegian Lutheran Church in America he became its first president and remained in that office until his deatl). Under his guidance the church grew strong and became finally larg-er than all other Norwegian-American Lutheran church bodies combined. The study of his life and accomplish-ments should be an instructive topic for Luther Leagues. schools, — a thing which shows well how deeply interested your stud-ents must be in missions. It is always well to keep In touch with what other schools are doing, as you make practice of in your depart-ment "With other Schools." LOCALS Rev. C. A. Hallanger of Portland, N. D. and Rev. C. D. Eikeness of Over-by, have been visiting at Concordta for several days. President Aasgaard left Monday for Minneapolis where he will attend an educational conference. The annual training classes have constructed a number of new tables for the biology laboratory. Rev. A. O. Odegaurd of Black Duck, Minnesota, visited friends at College during the Convention in Trinity church. MUSIC NOTES EXCHANGES. MOORHEAD, MINN. HOUGLUM FURNITURE COMPANY C. A. PETERSON, Manager Complete Home Furnishers Victrolas and Victor Records MOORHEAD, MINN. Among our exchanges we welcome the Gustavlan Weekly. It Is a pro-duction which its publishers, Guata-vus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn., should be complimented on. Upon glancing at the outward ap-pearance of your paper, we find that it Is always attractive, combining things of general as well as Intellec-tual interest. Tt is gratifying to note that our church schools are so enterested in mission work. In your issue for February 7, you have devoted several •columns, to discussions on missionary activities in connection with your O. E. FLAT EN ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER (Established) . / . Special Rates to Students 405"Front Street, Moorhead, Minn. The Ooncordla Choir, under the dir-ection of Mr. A. O. Chrlstfanson, made its first public appearance this year at the Pastoral Conference in Trinity Church last Tuesday evening. Sunday morning the choir sang at both ser-vices of the First Lutheran Church of Fargo. They also sang for the pat-ients of St. Luke's Hospital the same morning. This organization, which consists of forty-three members, has its three re-hearsals a week besides the half-hour part practices. A great deal of interest has been shown in the work of the choir. Preparations are being made for concerts to be given in Fargo and Moorhead in the near future, and alsu for a trip to be taken during Easter. Near 3rd St. First Avenue So. Moorhead, Minnesota. The Academy girls' Basketball squad has been working hard the last few weeks preparing for the games which they have scheduled with the Fargo A. C. preps and Fargo High School loams. The folVvv^ng is the line-up: Alma Ensrud, F—Captain. Eva Mathiason, F Agnes Gandrud, J. C.—Manager. Valborg Aasgaard, R. C. Borghild Bye, G. Martha Ovre, G SUBS: Grace Baarstad, F Helen Lunde, F Viola Braaten, J. C. Grace Johnson R. C. Hazel Orvold, G. Carrie Hoistad, G . IN THE EDUCATIONAL WORLD The U. S. Government maintains 135 schools in Alaska with an expen-diture of about a half million dollars and an enrollment of G.899. Reports to the Association of Am-erican Colleges show that there has been an Increase of 50 per cent in the salaries of presidents and faculty members since 1913-14. Restriction of college attendance by some form of selection is finding many advocates now. Some" presidents sug-gest personnel testa for freshmen, some advise a strict weeding out of students during all four years, and some ask for admission only of stud-ents who have maintained a certain standing in high school.
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