| Summary: | THE CONCORDIAN Published bi-weekly by the students of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. Address all communications to the Editor-in-Chief, and all matters of business to the Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE—41.00 PER YEAR Entered as second clasB matter at the Postoffice, Moorhead, Minnesota EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief ~ — Lars Larsen Managing Editor _ Norris Halvorson Associate Editors— —Gladys Johnson, Albert Utkc DEPARTMENTS Athletics Ernest Nybakken, Walter Pcltola Columns __ - — Myrtle Hoff Exchanges - - Harold Mehlen Religious — Edward Peterson- Music , _ _.Edna Hector, Earl Lee Literary - - - • Evelyn Nilsen GENERAL REPORTERS Anna Silness, Mildred Buckneberg, Clara Bly, Bertram Peterson BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager ._. - Theodore Grimsrud Circulation Manager ,.-- - Alvin Serkland Assistant Albin Fortney Advertising" Manager . . SSr e n c?, kelson Assistant _ Milton Gnnsrud Staff Typist — Carl Lien FACULTY MEMBER C. E. Bale JUDGING FROM EXAMS. Mid-semester exams are here again,—worried over and talked about. From these examinations we learn not only the scho-lastic standing of students, but also the true characteristics of the individual. The old subject "cribbing" is a favorite topic for discussion. "Misery loves company",—so all the fools get together on it. It is indeed a sad fact that with the inevitable examinations we must always have all this unnecessary foolishness. It is to the student body as a whole, disgusting to say the least. But only those who participate in "cribbing" will suffer. They lose the respect of their fellow-men, and still worse, they will be trusted by none, not even themselves. As has been said by Emerson, "A man passes for what he is worth. Men know not why they do not trust him, but they do not trust him. If you would not be known to do anything, never do it." 0 KEEP OFF THE GRASS "The melancholy days are come, the saddest of the year, Of wailing winds, and naked woods, and meadows brown and sere." "The melancholy days are come." The days when flowers, leaves and grasses are called to their wintry grave to slumber peacefully until next spring, when they shall again slowly begin to peep out and eventually make nature so splendid that many a tired and sick human heart may find consolation in it. We often say that we do not miss a thing until it is taken away from us. But in the above case, it is just the opposite. While ornaments of nature are with us, we respect them, we are careful so as not to destroy or multilate them in any way. But when autumn comes, we seem to think that they have passed away for good. We take no more interest in them, we run across the lawns, we make paths through flower gardens, we tear up bushes, we do anything in order that we may reach destination in the most convenient way. We pay no heed to such signs as "Please use the Walks." "Keep off the Grass." At a neighboring school, this very problem became so serious that the Student Governing Board passed a resolution whereby any student caught walking on the lawns, flowerbeds or gardens was fined a set sum of money. This money was again used for establishment and up keep of new lawns, gardens and flowerbeds. Let ns not make it necessary that establish such a penalty at Concordia, even though we may have many offenders. Every student should be considerate enough to use the walks, so that next spring we will not have any pathways on our campus. Fellow students, let's "Keep Off The Grass." Music Club Holds Folk Song Program The Concordia Music Club held its regular meeting Monday evening, No-vember 7. The topic for discussion, folk songs, was very well treated in a talk by Anna Jordahl. She spoke of folk songs in general, and then stress-ed those of certain countries. Fol-lowing the talk, Paul Rogen. accom-panied by Edna Hector, sang an Irish folk song., "Believe me, if all those endearing young charms" and a ballad, "A Little Bit of Heaven", by Ernest R. Ball. Mr. Rogen interpreted his songs very well, and sang in costume. The concluding number was three Norwegian folk songs, "Jog lagde mig saa sildig", "Paal paa haugen" and "Ola Glomstulen", sung in costume by Kathryn Tweeten and Margaret Ness, accompanied by Earl Lee. 'Ihe girls put themselves into the spirit of the songs, and their voices blended beau-tifully. A short business meeting was held after the program. The society de-cided on a pin, a treble-clef design. The next meeting will be held Monday evening. November 21. of our religion and will let nothing bar them from attending services. The cold is never a hindrance and dis-tance ia a minor factor in keeping them at home. "Alaska needs Christ-ian teachers who are not afraid to endure some hardships including the absence of social life," said Miss Brennum. "Cold is not the hardest; it is the isolation from outside con-nections. DOUBT IS SUBJECT OF CHAPEL TALK MISS BRENNUM TELLS OF ALASKA MISSION SUCCESSFUL STUDY. There seems to be a natural tendency in younger students to lose gradually the native energy to think and act independently. It is possible to spend so much time collecting other people's thoughts and ideals that one is unable to have ideas and thoughts of his own. The real object of study is not to collect ideas of others, but to use the facts and ideas of others as a means of mental nourishment. Not until we are able to assimilate our ideas, are we able to study in a manner which is of any importance to a younger student. A constant emphasis on this thought, a constant effort to master what we study, and to reason out our problems, will deve-lop methods which not only save time and labor but which lead directly to the educational goal we are seeking. The mission society met in the col-lege chapel last Sunday evening when Miss Martha Brennum spoke on Alas-ka where she taught for one year. "On the trip to Teller one travels by water more than by land." Miss Brennum said, "We travelled eleven days after leaving Seattle before we reached Nome." The harbor at Nome is so shallow that the boats must anchor between two and three miles from shore and the passengers and freight is hauled to shore by means of a raft drawn by a tug. Alaska may have its barren fields but it is rich in all kinds of metal ore, fish and reindeer. The reindeer industry is very prominent. The people living in northern Alas-ka are mostly Kskimoes, while those in the southern portion are Indians. The Eskimos contrary to common be-lief, do not inhabit snow houses put live in frame structures. The Eski-moes are small, smiling, brown skin ned people, with brown eyes and dark hair. Their homes are furnished with a stove and sleeping bunks. They have neither tables nor chairs but sit on the floor. Their food consists mostly of meat, fish and seal oil. Their dress consists of furs when they are are out in the open while they wear woolens when inside. They dress their skins themselves and sew with rein-deer sinews taken from the back of the reindeer. Along the Tuksuk river the mos-quitoes are a troublesome pest during the summer months, being so numer-ous that it is necessary to wear scre-ened hats for protection. "This is the only poisonous insect," said Miss Brennum, "it it may be so called." This seems a remarkable statement because its generally supposed htat Alaska was extremely cold, but the coldest weather at Teller last year waa 38 degrees below zero. The eskimoes believe in a life after death, somewhat similar to the Happy Hunting Grounds of the Indians. 'I hey dispose of their dead by placing their bodies in a box placed on high poles, together with weapons and food to be used by the dead on his journey. They are very interested in the Christ | "Causes and cures for doubt," form- 1 ed the topic of the chapel address on | Wednesday. Nov. 2, by Rev. V. Ey lands, a college senior. ".John the ' Baptist went through the torments of doubt when cast into prison and sent messengers to Jesus asking whether . he be the Christ nr if they should abide by another." Today we are alsc living in a period of doubt, m- U the inspiration uf the ] Scriptures, of doubt as to the virgin • birth and divinity of Jesus Christ. A period of doubt seems to come in-to most people's lives and mostly at the time in which they are attending | college or university. Young people of this age are mostly shy and do not t go to the pastor for advice, fearing [ that he may misconstruct their mean- ! ings and possibly denounce them, i This is a gross error on the part of \ the young folks and in a few cases ! on the part of the pastors. ! Rev. Eylands stated four main rea t sons as causes for doubt, namely, ig- | norance of scriptures and their eon- ! tents, corrupt and misdirected educa-tion, lack of sincerity, and sufferings and hardships. "The latter may be the most significant cause." he said, "perhaps in our own life we have suffered and endured hardships and therefore we began to doubt God's goodness." John's faith waned but was established by observation of Christ's acts, even so we should establish our faith by intelligent ob-servation of Christ's acts, even so we should establish our faith by intel-ligent observation of the works of God as set forth in His holy Word." CONCORDIA STUDENTS PRE-SENT PROGRAM At the last regular meeting of the Trinity Luther League on Friday eve-ning, November 4th, a program was presented by the Concordia College Luthei League. The following num-bers were given: Piano Solo Marie Grimsrud Talk Rev. Valdimar Eylands Vocal Solo Erling Anderson Refreshments and a social hour completed the evening's entertain-ment. Someone was playing "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin-eater" in the reception room of Ladies Hall. All the students were excited, for was not the faculty club holding its meeting there? Who could it be? Some said it must be Miss Topping, others that it must be Mr. Tolo. Miss Fjelstad, the mat-ron, said she was going to ask Miss Puea the next morning if it was she whe had played "Peter, Peter, Pump-kin- eater." But with the morning came light. It was President Brown wh( had played; it was even rumored that he had refused an encore. Second Choir to Begin Rehearsals Members for the second choir have been chosen and are as follows: Sopranos— Florence Rorvick, Inez Johnson, Grace Bratlie, Ruby Erickson, Julia Quam, Viola Olson, Lillian Lee, Sybel Mickelson, Naomi Flaten, Judith Nord Altos— Helen Hatlelid, Alta May Lombard, Carla Lien, Carrie Quam, Sarah Pe-terson, Thelma Livdahl, Cecilia Bar-ry. Three more to be added. Tenors— Helmer Halvorson, Luther Gilbert- Bon, Milton Bergseth, Lloyd Aderhold, Alvin Hans, Oswald Noraker. Basses— Lloyd BUden, Oscar Olsgaard, Or-rm Melby, AJden Snobeck, Leon John-son, Arvid Magelson, Carl Lien, Einar Hoffard. The choir will rehearse three times a week beginning Friday at five o'clock, under the direction of Miss Dnea. They will work on selections in the St. Olaf Choir series Vol. I and n, and sheet music. PROPOSED CHANGES IN GYMNASIUM On the evening of December 9, the Gymnasium at Concordia College will be fransformed into a festive Gift Shoppe by the magic wand of Concor-dia's Fairy Godmother, "The Women's League." There will be tables and booths car-rying gifts for all members of the family, not forgetting sweethearts and babies. Gracious clerks will preside at all booths and will do everything in their power to please prospective custom-ers. Efficient and courteous floor-walk-ers will be on hand, not only to direct, but to answer all inquiries. There will also be a rest room for the weary. After you have made all your pur-chases, be sure and visit the refresh-ment booth where the Famous Nor-bryhn Coffee, world renowned, will be served. Many a good theory has had its tire punctured by the nail of a hard fact. When Winter Conies- Are you prepared? If not, now is the time and here is the place. A mammoth sale of winter re-quirements for all is now in pro-gress at Black's Store. e L, c Fargo, N. D. ALUMNI LAURA LUND '26 PASSES AWAY Miss Laura Lund. '26, passed away very suddenly on Saturday evening November 5, at St. Luke's Hospital, Fargo, as the result of a tumor oper-ation The operation having taken place on the Monday previous. Miss Lund seemed to be improving very nicely, but a relapse set in on Satur-day morning. Miss Lund lived at Nekoma, N. Dak. She graduated from Concordia Col-lege in the spring of 1926, and since that time has been staying at home. The funeral services were held at Nekoma, N. D. S. 0. S. CONCORDIA ALUMNI Help to make our effort to swell the resources of the Student Loan Fund a real success. Please send any contribution you may wish to make such as gifts or cash, to the general manager of the Gift Shoppe, Mrs. J. H. Hjelmstad, 719 South, 1st., Moor-head, Minn. CHELGREN—THOMPSON Miss Thelma Emelia Chelgren and Mr. Oliver Thompson '25, were mar-ried at Rosholt, S. Dak., on Saturday October -29. They will be at home after November 15, at Ross, N. Dak. where Mr. Thompson is teaching. REV. A. E. HANSON CHANGES PASTORATE The Rev. A. E. Hanson, '17, who delivered the Homecoming address here on Oct. 29, has accepted a call at Bemidji, Minn. He preached his farewell sermon at Stephen, Minn., Sunday Oct. 31. DEVELOPMENT OF ROMAN HOUSE IS SHOWN "The Roman House" was the sub-ject of an illustrated lecture given by Dr. C. H. Skalet Thursday evening. October 27, to his advanced Cicero class. The pictures showed the develop-ment of the Roman house from a one-room structure to a several-room two-story structure. Slides of the Roman furniture, kitchen utensils, and cutlery were also shown. the extent that various organizations will also be listed, possibly with their officers. CONCORDIA STUDENTS CONDUCT SERVICES NEW EQUIPMENT IS ADDED IN OFFICE Much needed new equipment is to be added in the registrar's office in the near future. A new filing cab-inet is being received to care for the filing of material. Special binders have also been ordered to care for the permanent records. These added im-provements will greatly facilitate the work of the registrar. STUDENT DIRECTORY TO BE PUBLISHED The student directory is now in the process-; ct formation and will be com-pleted soon. This directory will have the same form this year as last. The name? are arranged in alphabetical order, the class and also the location of each student being given. Next year, however, it is expected that the student directory will be enlarged to Every Sunday morning two Concor-dia students journey to West Fargo where they take charge of the Sunday services in the congregation located there. These two men are Arthur Wigdahl and Paul Rogen. Besides conducting the morning services, they have a Sunday School of twenty-five pupils and five teachers. That they are meeting with success in their work is evidenced by the continued growth of the school. Sunday evening, November 20, they are offering a varied program of mus-ic and talks. All Concordia students art invited to attend. O. E. FLATEN & SON Photographers MOORHEAD, MINN. Hansen Jewelry Store "Neubarth's" N. P. R. R. WATCH INSPECTOR Bring us that next Repair Job Moorhead Minnesota B. F. MACKALL, Inc. D R U G G I S T S BOOKS, STATIONERY AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES 510 Center Avenue MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA EVERY DAY is Some ones Birthday or Anniversary and the most perfect way to mark the event is to give Flowers. BRIGGS FLORAL COMPANY PHONE 762 MOORHEAD, MINN. 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