| Summary: | T THE CONCORDIAN Theater Membership Soars To 369 Setting An All-Time Sales Record Vol. XXXIV Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., Thursday, October 15, 1942 Number 3 Sandor, Pianist, To Appear Homecoming Nets On First Lyceum Course Nov. 2 *217 For Service Gyorgy Sandor, pianist, will be the first to appear on Concordia's 1942-43 lyceum course. Appear-ing in concert at the Moorhead Armory on Nov. 2, Sandor is pre-sented by the Amphion chorus, in cooperation with Concordia and Moorhead State Teachers college. A graduate of the Royal Aca-demy of Music in Budapest, Hun-gary, Sandor made his American debut in 1939. Since then he has played in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Columbia, as well as several North American countries. Other numbers scheduled on the lyceum course are Burton Holmes, lecturer, Nov. 23; Nathan Milstein, violinist, Jan. 12; Anne Brown, soprano, March 3 and the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra March 23. SANDOR Forensic Season Opens Stamer Calls For Debaters, Orators First call for the 1942^43 foren-sic season has been issued by Ralph Stamer, president of Pi Kappa Delta, national forensics fraternity. All students interested in de-r in beginning the program, accord-ing to Starner. No successor to Dr. Lokensgard has yet been appointed by the administration, although the mat-ter Is under consideration. Question for debate this year as announced by George Finley, national Pi Kappa Delta secre-tary, is "Resolved, that the Unit-ed Nations should establish a permanent federal union with power to tax and regulate com-merce, to settle international dis-putes and enforce such settle-ments, to maintain a police force and to provide for the admission of other nations which accept the principles of the union." Veterans from last year's squad which ranked among the top five in the nation at the national Pi Kappa Delta convention, are Jean Ahlness, Becky Johnson, Ruth Josendahl, Gerald Brekke, Lois Gullickson, Starner, Chrycenthie Hansen, Corrine Jarandson, Ei-leen Baeverstad and Merlene Moe. Curtailment of speech activities to a limited extent is expected because of the war, Stamer said, but expansion of the local Tri-college tournament should pro-vide plenty of competition. ^ Participants in the Tri-college tournament are the three Fargo- Alumni Choose Ohnstad Moorhead colle^ c°»«**a. STARNER bate, oratory or related activities are asked to attend the organiza-tion meeting Monday at 7 p. m. in Room 15 of the Main. Uncertainty caused by the de-parture of Dr. R. B. Lokensgard, forensics head, for duty with the armed forces, has caused the delay To Succeed Grimsrud Manfred Ohnstad '34, West Fargo attorney, was elected pres-ident of the Concordia Alumni association at the annual business meeting held during homecoming. He succeeds T. S. Grimsrud '29, superintendent of schools at Lis-bon, N. D. Other newly-elected officers are Howard Nelson '36, vice president and Corinne Dosland Schwafel '29, secretary, Sigurd Mundhjeld, college treasurer, was re-elected alumni treasurer. It was recommended by the group that the association obtain space in the Concordia College Record and discontinue publica-tion of a separate paper. This recommendation will be acted upon by the administration. NDAC and MSTC. Fines For Absentees Threatens APG Prexy Fines for every member not present at tonight's meeting of Alpha Phi Gamma, journalism fraternity, are threatened by Harold Swenson, chapter pres-ident. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p. m. In The Concordlan office. Two previous meetings were adjourned for ,lack of a quor-um, Swenson said. Business to be handled includes initia-tion plans, dues and arrange-ments for a hay ride party. With a membership of 369 students, the Concordia Theater is now the largest in its history, announces Mrs. Norma Gooden Ostby, head of the college speech department. ! Anne Fager-jbakke won the 's|t h r e e d o l l a r orize for high-anking individu-als in the mem-bership cam-oaign by selling 50 memberships. Societies ranking highest in ticket sales were Alpha 'Zeta Phi and OSTBY Athenian. Servicemen's recreational cen-ters will benefit to the extent of $217 as a result of Concordia's fifty-first homecoming observance. Proceeds from the Cobber-Navy homecoming football game Sat-urday, totaling $150, have been donated to the sailors' recreation-al fund of the Wahpeton Naval Training Station. Lutheran Service centers will receive $67 from 12 campus organizations as a result of the curtailed homecoming decorations and elimination of society window competition. The organizations are the eight literary societies, the three dormitories and tlje off-campus women. Jean Ahlness, Intersociety coun-di member, was presented with organization money at the annual m homecoming program by Soren In Pr?lPtipP HfilIQP Hauge, homecoming committee IM r i d l / l l b C I IUUOC chairman. December 4 has been tentative-ly set as the date for the pro-duction of the winter play, "The Rivals," a farce by Robert Sheridan. Casting will be completed by Tuesday night. In addition to the eight men and six women called for in the script, a lar^e production staff is needed. Casting schedules for the re-mainder of the week are today and Friday, 3:30 to 5:30 p. m. in the speech office and 7 p, m. in room 18 of the main and Monday at 7 p. m. in room 18 of the main. Scenery will be built in indi-vidual sections and will include Georgian doors and windows. Seventeenth century costumes will lend color to the production. Cobbers To Look At Birdie Individual Picture-Taking To Begin Today Taking of individual pictures for the 1943 Cobber will begin today at Grosz Studios in Moorhead. Reservations have been made ac-cording to the following schedule. Q|V n i - rQ MS OfS Band To Be First On Music Hour The first program in the sixth annual series of Concordia music hours will be broadcast Sunday at 3:30 p.m. over radio station WDAY, Fargo. "Egmont Overture" by Beeth-oven and "March Slave" by Tschaikowsky will be the princi-pal numbers by the Concordia college band under the direction of Prof. J. A. Holvik. The band is composed of 50 members. . "Very fine new material has been added to a large number of veterans from last year which assures us of a successful music season," declares Prof. Holvik. The tentative schedule, an-nounced by A. O. Wigdahl, head of the news bureau, is October 18, the Concordia college concert band; October 25, Miss Thelma Halvorson, vocalist; November 1, Founder's Day program, speaker and Concordia college choir; No-vember 8, Concordia band; No-vember 15, students' program; November 22, chapel choir; No-vember 29, Concordia band; De-cember 6, Mu Phi Epsilon; and December 13, Concordia choir. s e n i o r home economics majors have taken up residence in the home management house. They are Violet Otheim, Bis-marck, N. D.; Norma Haga, Goodhue, Elizabeth Johnson, Twin Valley; Lorraine Holt, Clear Lake, S. D.; Thelma Jorve, Ypsilanti, N. D., and Katherine Dahl, Gwinner, N. D. Lund Names llstrup Advertising Manager Appointment of William llstrup as advertising manager of The Concordian to succeed Vernon Holte, resigned, was announced this week by Hilmen Lund, busi-ness manager. Seniors, today, Friday and Saturday; juniors, October 19 through 23; sophomores, October 23, 24, 26, 27 and 28; and fresh-men, October 29, 30, 31 and No-vember 2 and 3. Office hours at the studio will be from 4 to 6 p. m. and 7 to 9 p. m. on weekdays and 2 to 5 p. m. on Saturdays. Students are to make their ap-pointments through their class editors. They are, seniors, Viona Carlson and Ivan Hanson; jun-iors, Edith Herseth, Sigurd Bjert-ness and Margaret Simmons; sophomores, Anne Haugrud, Rolf Aaseng and Robert Salveson; and freshmen, Ralph Livdahl, Ruth Mertz, Virginia Dale and Jean Dahling. The charge for four poses is $1.75. This includes the engrav-ing fee and one glossy print. Students may reserve Cobbers by making a down payment at the studio. Latin American Books Ilstrup will be assisted by Phil- | n p r Q Q C Q | n Coiinr lip Rostad. New circulation man- IMUCdOC III rdVUI ager is Raynard Stedje. Circula- \A/;4-L I \UrrirXi Pf\r\rt> tion assistants are Ralph Livdahl VVILN LIDiaiy bOclS and Arvid Tveit. Additions to the staff of news reporters as reported by Anne Haugrud, news editor, include Mirriam Aas, Marjorie Jensen, Betty Narum, Pauline Roaldson, Vivian Thorkelson, Dorothy Eich-ler, Gertrude Strinden, Annette Olson, Marcus Graydal, Tveit, Ted Bloomquist, David Marsden, Charlotte Tobin, Corrine Johnson and Viola Burgess. Running Names 51 Students As Chapel Choir Personnel Personnel of the chapel choir, totalling 51 students, was an-nounced Monday by Prof. C. M. Running, director. Members are as follows: David Wallen, LeRoy Hjort, Gordon Samuelson, Lowell Qual-ley, Dale Anderson, Joe Lee, Kay Knudson, Russel Sanoven, Tom Darland, Marcus Gravdal, Robert Joralin, Arvid Tveit, Gordon Nel-son, Arthur Tollefson, Earl Rei-tan, Lee Hartwig, Harold Iverson, 0 * A L L r* Theodore Blomquist, Beulah >IY I nnnPTQ >PT\/P Ytterness, Marjorie Arveson, Ver- UIA UUUUCIO UGI VC na Fraase, Sylva Swenson, Mar- Braaten, Eldrid Stousland, II AlPHTIftn KI/MfK Margaret Schroeder, Burnes Lar-son, Katherine Wambem, Char-lotte Anderson, Laurece Lien, Margaret Brunsdale, Crystal Ol-son, Miriam Aas, Helen Petterson, Gertrude Lien, Dagny Haugrud, Anne Omundson, Caryl Johnson, Joyce Oletzke, Joan Rasmussen, Elaine Olstad, Elizabeth Wenberg, Bergliot Evingson, Esther Nesset, Ardyce Oregor, lone Hanson, Alice Utne, Dora Youngberg, Arda Anderson, Ger- Latin American books are in-creasing in popularity as reading-material for students at the Con-cordia college library. Latest up to the minute additions to the books on current affairs are "Latin America" by W. L. Schurz and "The South American Hand-book" edited by Howell Davies. Recently added to the library is a collection of pamphlets con-cerning present day events. Among these are "Psychology on Third Dimensions of the War", by Carol C. Pratt and "Bulletins from Britain" by the British Li-brary of Information. Hoover and Gibson's books on "Peace Problems" offers an un-usual view of present day condi-tions. Six Cobbers are now in action in the Aleutian islands as mem-bers of aviation units of the United States armed forces. The six are William Larson '37, Randolph Grohnke '40, Philip Anderson ex '41, Mike Peinovich ex '41, Roy Hallquist ex '41, and Clayton Larson. All six are commissioned of-ficers; Hallquist and Peinovich in the army air corps and the others trude Lofgren, Delia Kringler, in the naval air corps. Helen Johnson. Stime Conducts Bible Studies "A Living Hope for Trying Times" is the theme selected for a series of eight weekly Bible studies to be conducted here by Rev. Eugene Stime of the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis. Centering on I Peter, the studies will be conducted each Tuesday at 7:30 in the college chapel. At the first meeting Tuesday, Rev. Mr. Stime pre-sented an introduction to the book and its author. The key verse and the key words, "suf-fering and glory," were em-phasized.
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