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• Published: 1923
• Subjects: Brewster; Canada; Cornet; Dent; Esther; Fairview; Fridtjof; Gam; Hagen; Indian; Macalester; Monson; Ner; Norway; Sandness; Sion; Skei; Fridtjof Nansen
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h VOU XV. CONCORDIA COtiLEGE, MOORHBAD, NOVEMBER 16, 1923. No. 1. SCHEIE HEADS STUDENT BODY AND FORUM; ELECTION TO BE HELD EACH SPRING. i * At a student body meeting, Friday, Oct. 12, a committee of three was 'elected to meet with a faculty com-mittee for the purpose of drawing up a plan tor a more efficient form of student organization at the school. Alem Hagen. Frederick Hallauger, and ijQ&vcr Scheio were chosen on thia committoe. Wednesday evening, Oct. IT, the proposed constitution was presented to the students for ratification, and each article was read and discussed. It was found that the proposed plan would give the students a chance to prove whether or not they would bv capable of handling their own affairs, and also that it would insure more deliberate action than the old sys-tem. A vote of thanks was given to If M the committee in appreciation of the services they had rendered, and to the faculty members Miss Melgaard, 1 Dr. Tanner, and Prof. Nordlie, for the valuable suggestions they had offer-ed. During chapel period, Thursday, Oct. 18, the constitution was ratified . by the student body. Following are some of the provi-sions of the constitution: There win be a Forum, consisting of the student body officers, class president, stu-dent director and two Academy rep-resentatives. The Forum wfll con-sider matters pertaining to the inte-r-eat and weflfaro of the student body. and it will have power to prosecute matters of student discipline as BEAHM GIVES TALK ON VOL-UNTEER CONVENTION. During cnapel period, Thursday, Nov. S, Mr. W. M. Beahm, student at the Northwestern University und Traveling Secretary of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Mis-sions addressed the students ami faculty. Mr. Beahin told of the plans and purpose of the quadrennial Vol-unteer Convention for Foreign Mis-sions which is to be held at Indian-apolis from Christmas to New Year this winter. He expressed the wish that Concordia College would be rep-resented at this great convention, where students from all parts of the United States and Canada would gather. Speaking of the importance of this convention. Mr. Beahm stated that U would help to establish a closer fel-lowship of different races of the country: it would be a means where-by young people would £et a new view of the needs of the world, sum-med up in a Christian, religious man-ner; and finally, H would give Chris-tian students a new appreciation of the religious value of their own lives. COBBERS LOSt FINAL CONFERENCE BATTLE TO LUTHER LEAGUE MEETS NEXT SUNDAY EVENING TEAMS PLAY TO SCORELESS TIE DURING FIRST HAI.-.F; VIK-INGS SCORE Fl^ST. Outplaying over three uieir opponents for quarters the Concordia " i WOMENS LEAGUE WILL GIVE SALE; PROCEEDS GO TO STUD-ENT LOAN FUND. Chirstmas gifts of all kinds will be sold at the" Christmas Bazaar which will be held on Saturday evening, December 8, in the Gymnasium. The sale is being held under the direction of the Faculty Women's League, and the proceeds will go towards the stud-eat Loan Fund. A similar bazaar was held last year and due to the excellent patronage of students and townspeople over two was cleared for the lundred dollars fce cause. This year the League is concentrating all UB attention on the bazaar as no other public function wiill be given. The doors will open at seven o'clock In order to enable students to drop in before taking the weekly pilgrimage across the river. Dolls, fudge ap-rons, dresses, scarfs, and Interesting novelties have all been • promised. Candles will occupy one booth, while home-nwuie cakes, pies, and preserves will be sold at another under the direction of the two famous culinary experts. Mrs. Saettre and Miss Fjel (Continued on page 2.) OR. NANSEN TO SPEAK AT COLLEGE NOV. 26 SUBJECT TO BE "EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION". RE-Mouday evening, Nov. 26, the Col-lege and its friends wil flhave the op-portunity of hearing Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, the world famous explorer and lecturer, at the College audi-torium. Dr. Nansen. is without ques-tion, one of the foremost figures in the world today. He is one of the winners of the Nobel prize and is to-day active in the cause of European reconstruction. His coming will be welcome to everyone interested in Norse achievements. He will speak on European reconstruction. PRES. J. A. AASGAARD GIVES ARMISTICE ADDRESS Monday, Nov. 12, Pres J. A. Aas-gaard spoke in chapel on the signifi-cance of Armistice Day. Basing his address upon a portion of Joshua, he likened our holidays to the memorial stones of Israel. Just as the people of Israel were reminded ofGod's good^ ness and mercy by these memorial stones, so it behooves us to celebrate it seriously, What lessons can we learn, and what conclusions can we draw from the great war that ended five years ago? What is God doing for us. and what is our responsibili-ty as students? It is folly to quote figures; human life und suffering can not be estimat-ed in dollars and cents. No man liv-ing can comprehend the cost of the World "War. Besides those who were killed on the battle field, between one and two millions died from dis-ease and starvation, and generations yet unborn will have to suffer and sacrifice in order to repay the materi-al loss. But even the poorest among us is much better off than many of the people in Europe, and it is fitting that we should ask ourselves what price has been paid that we might enjoy the freedom and privileges we have. The hardships and suffering at Valley Forge and the Civfl War were endur-ed so that we might enjoy freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This is a part of the price which hos been paid. The Pioneers of our coun-try went through life to their graves without pleasures and enjoyment. They were men of resolute fibre and courageous hearts, who went at their work with never a word about hard (Continued on pa*© 2.) gridders lost their last gy.me to Mac-alester at St. Paul in a hard fought battle, 13-3. It was not;until within 7 minutes of the close Of the game that Macalester was able to overcome Coucordia's :t point leiuj gained in the third period thru jk beautiful place kick by Anderson.' It was a. clean, hard fought con.est thruout and was anybody's gam> until the final whistle blew. f The game started wiu both elev-ens fighting fiercely. Anderson k.cked off to Armstrong who returned ! it to the middle of the" field. The Macs were unable to penetrate the Concordia line and were forced to punt. Artor an exchange of punts and a 40 yard run by Brewster from a forward pass ConcorcUa managed to work the ball down >o the Mac-alester 5 yard line. it looked cer-tain that Concordia wan going to put it over but the Macalester line held and the baM went over to the Macs. Concordia again worked the ball down in Macalester territory but on account of a costly fumble was unable to put the oval over for a counter. The second quarter was marked by hard defensive -playing on both sides and a sensational run by Ahrens, Concordia left tackle. Mac-alester attempted a place kick in this period which vac 'bK*,;£k-IUM! Ahr-ens grabbed the ball and went 60 yards before being stopped. A little more interference would have meant a score for the Cobbers. The half ended in a scoreless tie with thp ball in midfield. The Cobbers came on the field ii, the second half with a determination to score first and by a series of end r.ns and line plays managed to work the ball thru the heavier Macs to within a striking distance where An-derson kicked a perfect placement from the 25 yard line. The Cobbers were fighting hard and it looked as tho they were going to score again in the third -period when a costly fumble gave the ball to Mac-alester on their 5 yard line. In the last period Macalester started an aerial attack in an attempt to score but could not cross the Concordia goal by this route. Coach Thacker sent in substitutes in an attempt to break up the Con-cordia defense and with fresh men in the backfleld Macalester was able to penetrate the Concordia forward (Comtmued on page 2.) Tho Luther League meets next Sun day evening. November 18, at 0:15 In the college auditorium, at which time the following program will bo given. Scripture Reading and Prayer Carl Thompson Reading Esther Wisnacs Vocal Solo Henry Hu^lin Paper Mario Scheio Cornet Solo __ Harold Skei This organization which meets every other Sunday is tho one bis student rcligiim society at tho cottlego of which all students are considered members. The Luther League was organized several years ago by stud-ents who realized that the influence of the students as they wont into communities could not rise above the moral spirit and ideals Inculcated in thorn here at college. Believing the best way of securing this training was by organizations of voluntary devotion the Luther League was or-ganized. This year's programs have been well attended and regular-ly draw an increasing* number of students who find here a place of worship and an organization that they soon respect as their own. CITY C. C. CLUB LECTURES AT COLLEGE "NORWEGIANS GREAT READERS'' SAYS MR. BOJER IN TALK TUESDAY EVENING. OFFICERS ELECTED FOR STUDENT GOVERNMENT Wednesday, November 7, the stud-ent body voted on the candidates pro-posed by the nominating committee for President, Vice President, Secre-tary- Treasurer, and Directors. The following were elected: President Lodver Schele Vice President Melvin Voxland Secretary-Treasurer-Martha Sandness Athletics Kenneth Malvey Library Frederick Hallanger Music Harold Bmsvold Music Harold Brunsvold Religious Mildred Brudvig These officers, together with the class presidents, and the two Acade-my representatives, will constitute the Forum. Election of officers for next year will be held on the second Tuesday In May, as provided in. the constitu-tion. CONCORDIA SPIRIT MANIFESTED BY EVERYONE. The Twin City Concordia Club had its annual banquet in the Odin Club rooms, Thursday evening, November 1. ^ In addition to the regular mem-bers, a large number of alumni who were attending the Minnesota Educa-tional Association meeting were pres-ent. Oiaf Olson '21, was toast master, fulfilling his duties in an able man-ner. Among the various toasts, that of Mr. Nordlie deserves special men-tion because he brot out very strong-ly the position of Concordia College as a Christian institution striving to minister to the spiritual needs of her students as well as to their intellectu-al needs. He further emphasized the fact that Concordia College is unique in our Lutheran Church because it is the only one of our colleges which is a result of the union of the various Lutheran church bodies which now make up the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America. This means that our Alma Mater has what is beat in the two former churches, the Norwe-gian Synod and the United Lutheran Church. A young institution should progress rapidly and much of the re-sponsibility for progress tn the right direction falls upon the alumni of the institution. Other toasts were much In the same vein and the enthusiastic Con-cordia spirit shown, proves without a doubt that indeed, "We will not forget our Alma Mater Though our collego days are o'er. We will always love our dear C. C. As we did in days of yore." The latter part of the evening was spent in informal conversation re-garding the Concordia of the past, of tho present, and, greatest of all, the great Concordia of the future. For the alumni one and all, know that just as Concordia has grown and prospered remarkably in the last few years, so she will continue in the future. The tendencies of present day Nor-wegian literature are individualistic, said Johan Bojer, noted Norwegian author, in his address at tho college chapel Tuesday evening. Nov. vs. There are no schools or groups of authors but each one interprets na-ture according to his or her own in-dividual notion or ideas. iMr. flojer opened his lecture with a brief sketch of the history of Nor-wegian literature beginning with tho time of Ibsen and Bj0rnson. He then turned to his discussion of present dny authors and their work. He men-tioned Gurborg as the first author of this period. He told of the largo number of very able writers in. Nor-way at the present time and empha-sized the Individualistic tendency iu modern Norse literature. Everybody reads books In Norway and books are the subject of discus-sion in ever walk of Jife. Mr, Bojer emphasized the fact that Norwegian authors do not write to sell but they write because they believe they have a message to bring to their fellow citi-zens. Virtually al'l books, therefore, deal with social, economic, and poli-tical subjects. On these subjects the authors express their ideas and defend their theories. The writings of Norse authors are no longer based on city life aHone, but they are rather based on life among the peasants. Some of the authors are teachers, others preach-ers, 'hiwyers, doctors, and In Bomft cases farmers. They all give a wonderful interpretation of nature, although two authors from the very same locality may interpret it dif-ferently. Mr. Bojer spoke Norwegian ami those who understand that language were given a unique picture of modem Norwegian authors. PROF. NORDLIE HONORED BY EDUCATIONASSOCIATION ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF HISTORY SECTION. At the recent annual Minnesota I Education Association convention held 'in St. Paul, Prof. H. C. Nordlie wa^ elected vice-president of the high school history teachers' section of tho Association. Prof. R. M. Tyron of Chicago University, the author of the text book used in the History Teach-ers' Course- given here, was the chief speaker in the history division of the convention. Prof. Nordlie reports a very interesting meeting. Borghild Aarhus Dies Borghild Aarhus, Acad. '21, died of tuberculosis at her home at Pennock, Minn., Oct. 26 after several weeks illness. She underwent an opera-tion at Fairview Hospital, Mlnnenpo- Us, a year ago and while at home re-covering she contracted a severe at-tack of the ''flu'' after which her weakened condition made her very susceptible to the disease. Quick con-sumption set in and she died a few FRESHMEN HOLD PARTY Freshmen cares were forgotten in an evening of fun and frolic Satur-day night, when the Freshmen gath-ered at the gymnasium for a general got acquainted party. It was an in-formal affair in which everyone had a chance to take some part. Mr. Monson, and. ^liss Bjorkqitfst were present and proved themselves to be worthy class counsellors. TaQks were given by Mr. Monson and Porter Gisvold, the class president. Miss Livla Bjorkquist played some piano selections. Gcmea were played and stunts performed that required both skill and ingenuity on the part of those participating. Later in the evening luncli was serv-ed. After playing more games the party ended amidst cheers and songs. weeks later. The funeral was held Wednesday, Nov«n»b«r 1st, at Pem-noclc, Minn, •?; -V- ' . I . . • . "