| Summary: | The Concordian PAGE 4 Friday, May 11, 1945 Cobbers With The Colors By VBE THORKELSON A bombardier with a B-29 Superfortress crew, Lt. Eduard Johnshoy, r&9, is stationed on Saipan. On April 24th, he had completed 18 missions over Japan, having taken part m ac-tion over Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and Kyusha, of which three were made in one week. The trips are over 3000 miles and take more than 14 hours. His address is Lt. Eduard W. Johnshoy, O-703099, APO 237, San Francisco, Calif. Lieutenant Howard Johnshoy, '40, is on Oahu in the vi-cinity of Honolulu, with the administrative command of minecraft in the Pacific. On a short period of sea duty, he met Lt. (j.g.) Harold Thornby, '40. His address is Lt. Howard G. Johnshoy, FPO, San Francisco, Calif. Back in the states after a year and a half overseas is Lt. Norton Stenshoel, ex '43, an army transport pilot. Action for him was in England, Africa, Sicily, France, Belgium and Holland. Stenshoel has been awarded the Unit Citation and the Air Medal for ex-traordinary action. stenshoel Temporarily he is in a hospital at Fort Logan, Colo., where his address is Lt. Norton Stenshoel, Sta-tion Hospital, Ward E, Fort Logan, Colo. The heavy duty flying of 1st Lt. Telford Pederson, ex '38, in New Guinea has recently been cause for citations for missions, which included reconnaissance, firing, observation, location of front lines and the dropping of blood plasma and medical supplies to the infantry. Liaison pilot Pederson has over 100 combat hours as pilot and at one time flew for the famous "sight seeing" division and put in over 100 consecutive days in combat, without re-lief, a real record in the Southwest Pacific. On duty on New Guinea, the Philippines, Maffin Bay and Sansapor, he was awarded an Air Medal and Oak Leaf Clusters. A change of address can be noted in that of A/S Walter Evenson, ex '47, who had been at Great Lakes, 111. His pres-ent one is A/S Walter H. Evenson, Naval Training and Dis-tribution Center, Shoemaker, Calif. Labrador, Greenland, Iceland, Azores and now Bermuda are the stations for Lt. G. Lyman Wiberg, ex '45, who is a weather forecaster in the army air corps. Work has been low level oceanic flights in a B-25 for the purpose of gather-ing weather information. Following are notes on his opin-ions of the various stations: The pine covered hills of Labrador, the very rocky island of Iceland and, more especially, the ice-cap known as Green-land which was our home base, became very indelibly im-pressed upon me. They will not be included in my post war travel itinerary, "The most lingering memory of the Azores is the picture and the noise which the oxen-drawn carts made in the evening as the workers drove home from the fields. It is definitely an opportunity for Standard Oil to invade the place with grease products," Ensign Charles Beck, ex '45, was on campus this week during a six day leave, following his commis-sioning and obtaining navy wings. Stationed at Pensacola, he has been classified as a tor-pedo pilot and will report to Miami, Fla., for advanced training before overseas duty. Air corps training for Beck was at St. Olaf, LeMars, Iowa, Iowa City, Grosse lie, Mich., and finally, Pensacola, Fla. He enter-ed the navy in September, 1943* An executive officer on a supply ship in the Mediterranean and Pacific areas is navy Lt. Alven Thorson, '31. He is a deck officer with the fleet auxiliary and his address is Lt. Alven Thorson, FPO, San Francisco, Calif. Beck Recent Johnshoy Publication Reviewed Editor's note: The following is a review written about "Apaurak in Alaska," recently published book of Rev. Dr. J. W. Johnshoy, head of the philosophy depart-ment. By Prof. C. E. Bale Publication of the story of Rev. T. L. Brevig's 24 years in Alaska is an extraordinary event to all who are interested in the work of the Lutheran church on this continent. Reverend Brevig's work among the Eskimos in Ala-ska is unique. He was a social worker, rein-deer herd manager, postmaster, U.S. commissioner, doctor, school teacher, hunter, missionary, buil-der and founder of ,an orphanage. It is little wonder that the Eski-mos not only admitted him to membership in their tribe but caUed him Apaurak, the Father of us all. The book is a veritable cyclo-pedia, on life among the Eskimos. A seemingly., endless., variety of experiences, Incidents and obser-vations pass before the reader's view. There are thrilling de-scriptions of Alaska storms and accounts of Eskimo weddings, of the rites and incantations of witch doctors and of the effects of ghost stories, plagues and pre-vailing superstitions. Medicine men, whalers and gold seekers pass before us. We accompany Brevig on his sick calls, listen to his preaching and observe his instruction of the young and the old in the teach-ings of the white man's God. One little incident shows the high regard of these natives for Wensel Meat Market Moor head, Minnesota DR. J. W. JOHNSHOY him. When Brevig's son Carl died, the natives continued to speak of him by name although they never dared to do this when one of their own died. Brevig, knowing this, asked them why they spoke of his son Carl the way they did. They answered, "This is the white teacher's son. In this case the evil spirit has no power." The most impressive fact about this remarkable boob, however, is the total effect of Brevig's character that the story conveys. As the narrative unfolds, one perceives more and more that this is a portrayal of Christianity in action, a demonstration of the power of Christianity when it takes possession of a human per-sonality and remolds him in Its image. It doesn't appear that Brevig was conscious of this. His Christ-ianity had apparently been so completely assimilated that it was natural for him to manifest it in Christian conduct at all times. No novelist ever created a more consistent character than shines through these pages. It is quite useless to attempt to enumerate the sterling quali-ties of this modest man who did so much for so many with so little. It is just another instance that shows the power of the spirit over matter. It is unnecessary to commend the work of Dr. Johnshoy who has edited and translated these memoirs. He knew Brevig per-sonally, cherished high regard for him and has rendered oar church and her people a distinct service in giving these invaluable records a permanent form. The book should be in every public library. It will help to make our last frontier better known and it strengthens our faith in the power of Christian-ity. It truly merits a large cir-culation among readers of all faiths. 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