| Summary: | RV?W"£S VOLUME xxvn. CONCORDIA COLLEGE, MOORHEAD, MINN., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1935. NO. $ 'Giants In Earth' Is Play Choice Of ^ p h a Psi O. E. Rolvaag's Famous Story Will Be Produced Dec. 6 FESTIVAL TO BE STAGED Play Has Setting in Dakota Frontiers; Cast Includes Twelve "Giants in the Earth," a dramatiza-tion of Mr. O. E. Rolvaag's famous book, has been chosen by the Alpha Alpha chapter of Alpha Psi Omega as the all-collegefplay which will be given under the direction of Mrs. Norman Gooden Ostby, December 6. In conjunction with the play, a Pio-neer Festival, including a display of frontier relics of this period will be staged* The Concordia College Wo-men's League will assist with this part of the program. The story occurs in the Dakota ter-ritory near the eastern portion of the North and South Dakota boundary line. To portray these scenes more vividly specially constructed sets of sod houses, sod barns, and of covered wagons will be made. The play, which is a story of north-west pioneer life, was dramatized t by Thomas Job, professor at St. Olaf col-lege, Northfield. In connection with the play some of the more objection-able problems of the story have been eliminated. This is the first story of pioneer life in America which was first published in another language and in another country, namely that of Nor-way. The theme presents the sacrifice that the pioneers had to make in the de-velopment of the northwest. All types of problems, such as climatic condi-tions caused by drought, extreme cold, the intervention of wild animal life, the ravages of illness without sufficient medical aid, normal to frontier life, find expression in the conflict of personali-ties set forth in the plot. Cast Numbers Twelve The cast of characters concerns six men, five women, and one boy. This includes Per Hanson, who depicts the pioneer, happy in his new home, whose spirit of adventure and glory make him a conqueror; Beret, his wife, a shy sensitive retroactive personality who sees only evil in man's attempt to con-quer the ravaging new country; Hans Olsa, Per's former fishing partner and the minister whose implication brings the plot to a climax. Other important parts include Oslak Tjome; Ola, son of Per^ and Henry Solum. In the characterizations of Sorina, the wife of Hans Olsa; Kjerte, the wife of Tonseten; Mrs. Tjem and Bridget, the herb doctor; the author skilfully pre-sents the personalities that make the story so typical to pioneer communi-ties. Concordia Nurse Tells Impressions Former Faculty Member [s Missionary in French Cameroon "Always foremost in my mind in re-membrances of Concordia, is attitude of family life characteristic of it when I was there," stated Mrs. A. E. Gun-derson, college nurse from 1919-21, in reminiscing on her work here. The Rev. and Mrs. Gunderson, workers in the missionary field in the French Cameroons, now here on a year's fur-lough, were visitors in Moorhead over the weekend. Going on further in her remem-brances she spoke of an epidemic of flu in 1921 and then with a touch of humor, smilingly told of the returns of Tobe" Lavik and his teams, always with someone injured. In discussing her work in the mis-slhary field she remarked on the fact that natives always discontinue their work at sundown and! journey for home. To quote the natives' own meth-od of reasoning, MGod made the day for work and the night for sleep, there-fore at sunset work is over.* "There Is a difference in teaching be-cause of the lack of equipment, but otherwise school work is conducted in the same manner," continued Mrs. Gunderson. "The negroes are brilliant and learn easily. They love music and take readily to all types of song." Mrs. Gunderson was born at Spen-cer, Iowa. She attended Augustana college at Sioux Falls, S. D., and took up her nursing work at the Deaconess hospital in Chicago. The Gundcrsons have been doing missionary work for twelve yean. Former Canadian Mounty Gives Lyceum Course Lecture Utica Jubilee Singers Present Program of Unique Negro Music Sidney R. Montague presented his lecture, "Under the Northern Lights," Thursday evening in the Concordia col-lege auditorium as the second lyceum number of the year. The Jubilee Sin-gers of Utica, Miss., opening the ly-ceum course last Friday, were greeted by a large and enthusiastic audience. Mr. Montague was born in London, England, but he early moved to Cana-da, where he entered the Royal Cana-dian Mounted Police. His work has been confined beyond the regular travel routes in the Baffinland terri-tory, the largest police district. In or-der to ascertain the feasibility of a grain route from the Canadian west to the Atlantic ocean, Mr. Montague trav-eled for eight months, studying the ice conditions and charting unfrequented territory. In his lecture, Mr. Montague related his experience in the land south of the North Pole. He told of the rare ore, pitch blends, containing radium, which is found in large deposits in the far north. An arctic wardrobe and arctic equipment were displayed to illustrate his lecture. The Jubilee singers presented an in-teresting and varied program in an un-usual style marked by negro peculi-arities. The deep emotional nature of the negro was evident in the spiritual songs of the first group which included such songs as "I Want to Be Ready" and "Ezekiel Saw de Wheel." In the second group of songs, "Mighty Lak a Rose" and "Shortenin1 Bread" were especially well received, the humorous presentation of the latter being particularly appealing. The en-semble proved its capacity in the pop-ular type when they interpreted "Wag-on Wheels" and "Kentucky Babe." The arrangement of "Wagon Wheels" was marked by the thread of a Soprano obligato effectively sung by the piano accompanist. Dialect readings and solos added in-terest and balance to make the program one of enjoyment. Campus Groups Begin Programs Sock and Buskin Club, I. R. C. Name Members, Year's Officers Three campus clubs met recently to select new members, new officers, and present a program. Tryouts for Sock and Buskin dra-matic club were held Monday evening. A dramatic reading or poetic selection, three minutes in length, was given by each participant" The following per-sons were admitted: Willard Richman, Tower City, N. D.; Mervin Gregerson, Bemidji; Marjorie Heltne, Lake Mills, Iowa;" Frances Strong, Pingree, N. D.; Lilian Syverson, Enderlin, N. D.; Anna Belle Christianson, Jamestown, N. D.; Vivian Johnson, Edmore, N. D.; Ada Fedje, Rugby, N. D.; Harold Thomby, Moorhead; Martha Olson, New Rock-ford, N. D.; Eunice Carson, Hoople, N. D.; Alpfca Dahl, Mandan, N. D.; and Lila Jones, Tioga, N. D. Lucia Iverson, Mclntosh, director of the first one-act play, will present "The Elopement" by Howard Reed the first part of November. This play is a farce, which includes the four following char-acters: Eric, the fond lover; Madelyn, fiancee of Eric; a typical English But-ler; and Madelyn's spinster aunt Try-outs will be held this week. Edmonde Evanson, Battle Lake, was elected president of the International Relations club at a meeting of the or-ganization Thursday evening, October 10. Sidney Rand, Rothsay, was named vice-president, and Ruth Malkewick, Watford City, N. D., was chosen secre-tary- treasurer. The program commit-tee for the next meeting includes Nor-man Scheide, Hendrum, and Inga John-son, Jamestown, N. D. At the same meeting, Sidney Rand spoke on the Ethiopian situation. Margaret Broten discussed the college wardrobe at the meeting of the Omi-cron Tau Delta last Friday. Those as-sisting her as models were Ethel Roos, Elizabeth Stenehjem, and Lois Hal-langer, president, and a vocal solo by Amy Loiten. The German club will hold its an-nual picnic Tuesday evening. Prof. G. L. Schoberg, advisor to the group, is furnishing the sauer kraut for refreshments. Committees have been named and are working on the preparation plans. Concordia Weekly Is Song Sponsor Song writers of the college will have a chance to prove their abili-ties in writing a new Concordia field song. Tins new pep song is to be writ-ten to the tone of "Anchors Away" and should have a length of two verses. The deadline has been set for next Thursday noon so that the judges may pick the new pep song and copies made of it by the time of the pepfest next Friday evening before the homecoming game with Augustana. Lncfle Oehlkc, Endcrlin, N. D., has been named to take charge of the contest for the Concordian, and all composers must hand their con-tributions to her. She, together with Mr. Gabriel Hauge and Sidney Rand, Rothsay, will act as the judges. New yells for Concordia also may be written and given to Ludle Oehlkc before Thursday noon. They will also be judged, but must be submitted to the committee before Thursday noon. 'At Crossroads' Is Luther League Topic of Theme Mission Group, L. D. R. Discuss Mexico, Bible Women At Meeting Forty-four Report For First Meeting Of Forensic Club Pi Kappa Delta Debate Question Will Be Initial Study This Season THIRTY TO TRY OUT "Mexico, Her Land and People", "At the Crossroads", and "Miriam and Ruth" were the themes of the topic dis-cussed rft the last meeting of Mission Crusaders, Luther League, and the Lutheran Daughters of the Reforma-tion. A Luther League extension pro-gram was given at the First Lutheran League, Fargo, Sunday. Sigrid Quarve, Fessenden, N. D., and Samuel Wegenast, Edgeley, N. D., spoke at Mission Crusaders Sunday, begin-ning a short series of discussions of Mexico and the opportunities for mis-sionary work there. Cora Walen, Crosby, N, D., led in devotion. Earle Lovestrom, Adams, N. D., and Gilman Stenehjem, Williston, N. D.t played "The Holy City", a trombone duet, ac-companied by Marion Sorben, Williston, N. D. Ardis Anderson, Glenwood; Florence Larson, Warren; Ove Branford, Hoople, N. D.; and Richard Burges, Edgeley, N. D., spoke on "At the Crossroads" at Luther League Sunday. Helen Ann Tallakson, Fergus Falls, gave a vocal solo, accompanied at the piano by Beatrice Utne, Fergus Falls. Edward Goete, Dundurn, Sask., led in devotion. "Christian Higher Education" was discussed by Harriet Thorn, Moorhead, and Everett Gilbertaon, Binford, N. D., at the Luther League program at the First Lutheran Church in Fargo, Sun-day. Helen Lindseth, Borup, sang "I Shall Not Pass This Way Again", and Merton Pederson, Chokio, played a trombone solo, "Pilgrim's Chorus", ac-companied by Marion Sorben, Williston, N. D. "Miriam and Ruth" were the women of the Bible discussed at L. D. R. by Agnes Wik, Glyndon, and Harriet Thorn, Moorhead, respectively, Wed-nesday. , The musical riumbers consisted of an instrumental solo by Martha Am-dahl, Lake Park, and a vocal solo by Amy Loitten, Winger. Gladys Borstad, Tioga, N. D., led in devotion. Staff Begins Work On Campus Souvenir Work on the homecoming souvenir to be distributed Saturday, Oct. 26, was begun last week under the direction of last year's Cobber staff. Otto Bratlie is editor; Everett Gilbertson, business manager; and Bernard Gravdal and Alford Setness, advertising solicitors. The twenty-six page booklet, with its Inca cover of Bolivian red, features a new design lettered in gold and bear-ing the Concordia seal. Cuts of two campus scenes, the football team, and individual cuts of the homecoming queen and the football men will be in-cluded in the souvenir. The funds to be taken in through the sale of the booklet and advertise-ments will be applied to the budget of the biennial Cobber. Concordia To Have Two Debate Squads; Plan Intramural System Forty-four students interested in for-ensics at the college reported for try-outs for the debate squad Oct. 11. Mr. Gabriel Hauge will coach the debaters and orators this year. The question for debate this year, selected by the Pi Kappa Delta, na-tional forensic fraternity, is: "Resolved that Congress should be permitted by a two-thirds majority vote to over-ride a five to four decision of the supreme court, declaring a law unconstitu-tional." Highlights of the debate season will be the Red River Valley tournament to be held at _Concordia the first week in February; the Northwest Invita-ti<* nal Debate tournament at St. Thom-as college, St. Paul, the last week in February; and the national convention of Pi Kappa Delta at Houston, Texas, from March 30 to April 4. Other forensic activities of the year will be the freshman-sophomore ora-torical contest, the inter-society ora-torical contest, and the convention con-test at Houston, Texas. Miss Carrie Braaten, college librar-ian, is cooperating with the forensic department in selecting bibliography and preparing a debate shelf on the east wall in the library. Mr. Hauge is also collecting material for the squad. Those who reported for the first meeting were: Ludle Oehlke, Ender-lin, N. D.; Ruth, M. Bosshard, Moor-head; Ralph Fjelstad, Thief River Falls; Bernard Gravdal, Milnor, N. D.; Ada Fedje, Tunbridge, N. D.; Bernice Bre-vik, Canby; Jack Davis, Akeley; Alex Hart, Battle Lake; Ingvald Thvedt, Ca-bre, Sask., Can.; Edward Goetz, Den-dern, Sask., Can.; Dorothy Hplm, Dil-worth; Stella Myrom, Thief River Falls; Hazel Jacobson, Pelican Rapids; Marvel Amundson, Regent; Eleanor Borchert, Winger; Frances Strong, Pin-gree, N. D.; Alford Setness, Park River, N. D.; Lucia Iverson, Mclntosh. Arnold Matthees, Goodhue; Douglas Sillers, Calvin, N. D.; Ruth Malkewick, Watford City, N. D.; Mervin Greger-so_ n, Bemidji; Lloyd Sveen, Audubon; Verne Larson, Pingree, N. D.; Mathew Dordal, Mentor; Harold Tvedt, China; Carsten Fosmark, Dunn Center, N, D.; Gunnar Kjol, Mandan, N. D.; Robert Stroup, Hazen, N. D.; Lenley Crocker, Hoople, N. D.; Martin Husby, Akeley; Vincent Mostrom, Hawley; Melford Bruer, Alberta; Carl Holm, China; Harold Brown, Moorhead; Willard Ol-son, Tower City, N. D.; Lloyd Lovaas, Battle Lake; Torval Torvik, Moorhead; Willard Richman, Tower City, N. D.; Freeman Holmer, Fargo, N. p.; Orvis Hanson, Kelliher; Howard Nelson, Devils Lake, N. D.; Vernon Schroeder, Fargo, N. D.; and Burton Smith, Ken-nedy. Homecoming Manager Arthur O. Wigdahl, band and choir manager for the college, is chairman of the homecoming committee, which is making extensive plans for the festivi-ties this year. A. Knock Gives Fifth in Bible Lecture Series Speaker Makes Strong Plea For Clean Morals, Basic On Inner Life Rev. S. Sorenson Is Homecoming Festivity Speaker Concordia College Norway Tour Band To Give Concert Saturday ZINCK TO SPEAK SUNDAY Women's League To Sponsor Reception; Societies Have Breakfasts The fifth of a series of Bible lectures by the Rev. A. W. Knock on the first epistle to the Thessalonians was heard by a large audience Tuesday evening. The Rev. A. W. Knock said that those who are newly come into God's grace need to be taught very carefully. He pointed out that often the congrega-tions actually make it harder for such a person by making him feel he is a hypocrite. He stated, "You can't un-derstand the new birth until you are reborn!* Men who have not come into the grace of God are never able to see the riches of the Christian life. "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the .Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, for they are spiritually discerned." (1 Cor. 2-14) The missionary task of the church was next discussed. The Rev. Mr. Knock stated, "God has tied Himself to the church so He can spread His gospel no faster than the church spreads it God does not spread His gospel in a miraculous way but always uses men as His instruments." In conclusion, the Rev. Mr. Knock made a strong plea for the children of God to clean up their outward life to conform with their inner life with God. He stated that morals are lower today than they were before the flood, that many professing Christians are walk-ing in vile sin, and that temptations for young people are almost unbelievably great "But," he said, "remember, you always have a full pardon from your God if you only use it." Cub Reporter Henry Uncovers Baffling Campus Mystery To ask a question of any one of the numerous athletes who grace our cam-pus is not only to invite a ready an-swer indicative of considerable fore-thought and debate but alao a type of humor which is able to provoke smiles for several days. Thus it was that our cub reporter found his first thrill when he set about to penetrate into an irri-tating mystery which had haunted him for weeks. The discovering of sources for in-formation was not the foremost prob-lem in his mind as he unconsciously found his way toward the library, but the angle of attack, what questions he should stress. As he was about to pass the steps of the men's dormitory he noticed a lonely figure sitting on one of the steps, a figure quite oblivious to the sauntering patrons of the library or the chilliness of the evening. Henry (as we shall call the reporter) stopped abruptly and blurted out the first ques-tion in his mind, forgetting the care-fully thought out procedure. 'TPerhapa you can tell me why the Cobbers have been unable to win thus far?" he asked. "They have good stuff in their line, and the backfield doesn't seem to do so badly in chalking up first downs. Just what has prevented the old gang from scoring?" Without raising his chin off the knuckles of his fiats, the lonely football man replied as follows: "You can have the biggest and best band out and the snappiest of pep squads with a first-class cheering section—that's all very nice—but it takes the little woman down on the sideline edging you on to make the fellows score." "You know," he continued, 't*he girls aren't what they used to be. Last year we at least had a live-wire class of freshman girls. This year they're all 'dead*. You can't blame the fellows for being downhearted.*' A dim moon broke out behind the northeast corner of the Main as the speaker continued. "When the going gets tough and it is seemingly impos-sible to make the two yards lying be-tween you and victory, it takes the little woman to give the impetus to plough through the 'stone wall'. Jay agrees with me, too," he finished, handing Henry a well-worn letter which had been received from an alum-nus. "I'm actually beginning to think you Cobbers have gone to the dogs since the class of 1935 departed from the halls of learning," wrote the quiet, shy grad in disgust. "Can't you even beat those measly peds across the cemetery? f think the girls should pep the fellows up a bit—you know, with a little taste of lipstick for each touchdown. A few Harold Teen tactics might help.—Jay." The lonely figure, still with chin leaned on his (fists, did not notice through the dusk the broad smile and the violently heaving shoulders of the retreating Henry. Instead, he glanced hopefully once, toward the doorway of the closing library. With invitations extended to alumni and friends of Concordia college, a large attendance is expected at the forty-fourth anniversary homecoming Oct. 25-27. The Rev. S.T. Sorenson, Albert Lea, will give the homecoming address and sermon, and the Rev. A. A. Zinck will be the principal speaker Sunday evening. The homecoming activities will begin with the student program in the gym-nasium Friday evening, Oct. 25. Miss Ruth Eidsna will then be crowned Miss Concordia by Arthur Myrom, student body president. After the coronation the traditional bonfire ceremonies will be held. The public address system used at the M. S. T. C.-Cobber game will be used again at the homecoming game and also at the pepfest and bonfire on Friday evening. Saturday's program will begin with the society breakfasts. Brother and sister societies are holding joint break-fasts together with their alumni to enable the graduates to renew society acquaintances. Program Starts at 10 The official program starts at 10:00 a. m. In addition to the address by the Rev. Mr. Sorenson, greetings will be given by Martin B. Johnson, presi-dent of the alumni association; invoca-tion, the Rev. W. F. Schmidt; song, Emitte Spiritum (Schentky), the Con-cordia choir; hymn, A Mighty Fortreei by the^audiencc; and processional and recessional by Clara B. Duea. Dr. J. N. Brown will preside and make an-nouncements. Festivities will continue at Concordia field after the homecoming dinner. The queen, accompanied by her maids of honor, Margaret Haugseth and Irene Monson, will arrive on the field at 1:30, The football game between Concordia and Augustana will begin at 2:00 o'clock and the green cap contest will be held between halves. Sterling Rygg, vice-president of the student body, will present Miss Concordia with a trophy. Alumni will meet at Trinity Luther-an church at 5:30 for their annual ban-quet and business meeting. Reception Will Be Held The homecoming reception will be given in the gymnasium on Saturday evening. Hie Concordia Norway Tour (Continued to Page 4, Col. 4) Evanson, Rygg Go to Convention Concordian Editor, Business Head Go to N. A. C. P. Meeting Edmonde Evanson, editor- in-chief, and Sterling Rygg, business manager of the Concordian, left for Chicago, Wednesday, to attend the annual con* vention of the National Associated Col-legiate Press. It is this branch of the National Scholastic Press Association that now gives critical rating to college and uni-versity publications. The Concordian has received five Ail-American Honor ratings in the past six years of this journalistic service. The convention will be held at the Medinah Club. Among the noted news-paper men who will apeak are Leland Stow, Paris correspondent of the New York Herald-Tribune and Pulitzer prize winner, and Carol I Binder, for-eign expert for the Chicago Dally News. The convention centering about the theme, "Building the College News-paper," will also have round table dis-cussions led by such distinguished journalists as Dr. Ralph D. Casey, dean of the University of Minnesota school of journalism; C. D. McDougall, editor of the Evan a ton News-Index at North-western university; Prof. Kenneth E. Olson, director of Rutgers university school of journalism; find Chester Oeh-ler of the Lord and Thomas advertising agency. Discussion subjects Include advertising solicitations, news coverage, page makeup, and typography, and the latest developments in advertising ser-vicing and news photography. •-;<v^3 -.-V-ayi*:
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