| Summary: | THE CONCORDIAN Volume XXXXI Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, September 23, 1949 Number 2 Rev. Maynard Force Of LBI ToConductReligiousStudySeries The Rev. Maynard Force, a member of the faculty of the Lutheran Bible Institute of Minneapolis, will conduct a series of Bible Study lectures at Concordia beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 4. This 10-week Bible Study course is held annually in co-op-eration with the LBI. Sessions will begin every Tuesday evening at 7:30, with the usual dormitory study period eliminated during this hour in order to give students an opportunity to attend. The faculty and the general public are also invited to be present. Ordained in the Augustana syn-od, the Rev. Force is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus college at St. Peter, Minn., and of the Au-gustana seminary at Rock Island; 111. He served a parish at Moline, 111., and was pastor of Trinity Lutheran church in Minneapolis before joining the LBI faculty. Re-cently he wrote a book, "My Heart's Desire,'" published by the Augustana Book Concern. Talk Of The Month SpeakersScheduled "Democratic Goals" is the over-all topic of the five speakers an-nounced by the Public Relations department for this year's Talk of the Month series at Concordia. Martin Hall will speak on "Democratic Goals for Europe," Oct. 24. A blind Hindu philoso-pher, Subodh Chandra Roy, a member of the faculty of Colum-bia university, will present his views on the topic "India on the Threshold of Democracy," Dec. 5. On Feb. 6. Robert Bradford, who was born in Germany, will speak on the subject "Tolerance and Freedom." Dr. Charles Emer-son Boddie, a Negro, will present a lecture on "Christianity and Freedom," and the head of Tam-pa university, Dr. Elwood C. Nance, will speak on "Education-al Goals of Democracy." These lectures are arranged in co-operation with the Extension department of the University of Minnesota and will be broadcast on the 10 a.m. chapel hour from the college. RADIG RESIGNS Herman Radig, who was elected as Student Association treasurer last spring, has resigned to teach school this year. Jill Harstad, the secretary, will be acting treasur-er until the Senate provides for a special election to fill the post. Rev. Maynard Force Elect Soph, Junior, Senior Class Officers Officers were chosen by the sophomore, junior and senior classes at elections held this week. Serving as junior class presi-dent will be Gordon Hanson. Oth-er officers are Lloyd Olson, vice president; Joan Thue, secretary: and Lloyd Svendsbye, treasurer. John Knight and Emmy Lou Je&- ten were chosen as Student Sen-ate representatives, and a com-mittee consisting of Harold Cov-lin. Arden Welte, and Dorothy Solberg was named to investi-gate class rings. Paul Mathre was chosen as sophomore president, with Paul Schee as vice president, Loretta Pederson as secretary, and Don-ald Dale as treasurer. Homecom-ing chairman is Phyllis Rossing. and Robert Narveson and Charles Olsgaard are Student Senate rep-resentatives. Seniors elected Eugene Lee of Moorhead as their president. Luther Hegland is vice president; Jean Hvidsten, secretary; Donald Frokjer, treasurer; and Albert Fortman, Senate representative. Prof. Cyrus Running, head of the art department, was selected as class advisor. It has been announced that there will be no campus cleanup before Homecoming. Enrollment Is IIOl; Veterans Decrease The enrollment at Concordia qollege following one week of classes in session is 1,101 stu-dents, 204 of whom are veterans, according to J. L. Rendahl, direc-tor of public relations. Last year at this time there were 1,202 stu-dents, including 314 veterans. Three hundred fifty-two of the students are freshmen, in addition to 30 nursing trainees from the St. Lukes hospital who also have freshman status. Men still are in the majority with 577 in comparison to 524 women. The smallest percentage of veterans is in the freshman class, which indicates the tapering off of veterans beginning their college work. Invite Area Ladies Aids To Place Cobber Annual In High School Libraries James Dalager, business man-ager of the 1950 Cobber, an-nounces that a new plan has been inaugurated to sell Cobbers. The plan is to sell Cobbers to the var-ious WMF's in Concordia's area with the idea that they are to place the yearbook in their local high schools where they would serve as an incentive for high school seniors to enroll at Con-cordia. Dalager points out that it is felt that in this way the 1950 Cobber and the education committee of the WMF can cooperate in ren-dering a definite service to Con-cordia and Christian education. The response from the WMF Aids has been very encouraging, Dalager says, but those groups which have not yet ordered should do so as soon as possible in order that the Cobber staff might know how many books to order. Announce Autumn Play Try-Outs, Ticket Sales This is a call for all who shine after 6 p.m. to try out for parts in the Concordia Theatre fall play, "The Night of January 16th," by Ayn Rand. Try-outs start Monday, Oct. 3, and continue through Thursday of that week, announces director Agnes Risetter. A cast of about 22 is needed for this comedy-drama in three acts. Copies of the play are on reserve in the library. Concordia Theatre season tick-ets go on sale Monday. For $1.50 each holder is entitled to see the regular theatre productions plus an evening of one-act plays. Winnie Basch Elected As Homecoming Queen Concordia Hails Queen Winifred I! Winifred Basch will reign as 1949 Homecoming queen over festivities beginning next Friday evening. Her atten-dants are Kathryn Baarstad and Beverly Sanden. TURNING THE WHEELS OF HOMECOMING MACHINERY this year are members of the general committee pictured above. Left to right they are, back row: Richard Moe, campus decorations chairman; Jack Mueller, {parade chairman; Wiima Ringen, queen's committee chairman; Glenn Sjolander, lighting and amplification chairman; and Albert Fortman, publicity chairman. Front row: Carl Zander, general chairman; Carol Fark, sec-retary; Karl Brevik, co-ordinator; and Robert Lillo., co-ordinator. Graduate Exams To Be Given Here Concordia will again act as a center for administration of the Graduate Record Examination and the Medical College Examina-tion, announces Dean Peter An-derson. Date for the medical exam is Oct. 22, while the GRE will be given in February and in May. All students interested in graduate work are advised to take these tests during their senior year., says Anderson, since most graduate schools and all medical colleges require them for entrance. Last year 15,000 students throughout the nation took the GRE tests, which include a test of general scholastic ability, tests of general achievement in six broad fields of undergraduate study, and advanced level tests of achievement in various subject matter fields. Candidates are per-mitted several options among these tests. Distribute Double Envelopes For Dual Contribution System Offering envelopes are being distributed this week to all Luth-eran students on the campus. The envelope contains two sections, one for an offering to the local church attended and one for weekly contributions to the Con-cordia religious fund. Chapel today is being devoted to an explanation of the envelope system. Any non-Lutheran students who wish to use the envelopes may sign for them at the post office window next week. Members of local churches who use their own envelopes may use only the student half of the en-velope. NAME ELECTION CLERKS Richard Olsgaard has been ap-pointed chairman of the Student Association election committee by the Senate Cabinet. He and his as-sistants will serve as judges and clerks of all general elections dur-ing the school year. Other members of the commit-tee are Karin Emberg, Carl Lee, Richard Prescott, Lola Erickson, Clarice Foss, Avis Septon, and Hans Dahl. Grad Heads Department Oscar Ferdinand Bale, Concor-dia graduate of 1922 and brother of Prof. C- E. Bale of our faculty, has been appointed to the position of assistant professor of classics at the Mount Union college in Alliance, Ohio. With "Tomorrow Needs Today" as the theme, Concordia's fifty-eighth Homecoming celebration will get underway next Friday, Sept. 30, with a coronation pro-gram in the Moorhead junior high gym at 7:30 p.m. Queen Winifred Basch will receive her crown from George Sanda, Student Associa-tion president. Kathryn Baarstad and Beverly Canden complete the royal party. The reigning three were elect-ed Wednesday from a slate of 12 candidates which included Connie Lunde, Jill Harstad, Llla Braaten, Marian Butler, Marlys Curlander, Ellen Flo til n, Myrna Hanson, borothy Larson and "< Mavis Stenerson. Following the coronation, a football rouser, bonfire and band performance on the athletic field will complete the evening's activ-ities. Alpha society members will meet for breakfast Saturday mor-ning, after which the annual meet-ing will be held in the college chapel. Societies will hold their reunion luncheons in banquet halls and church parlors until 12:30 p.m., when the parade will as-semble. The Homecoming p a r a d e , scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., will Include Queen Winifred I and her attendants, Kathryn and Beverly. Following the roy-al party will be floats which the societies claim excell those of all previous years. Rooters spurred on by the roo-ter king and four cheerleaders will get behind the Cobber football team as they attempt to send home a d e f e a t e d Gustavus Adolphus team and thereby make into reality the football slogan, "Bust the Gusties!" At halftime the band will play and the traditional freshman-sophomore tug o'war contest will be waged, with a trophy going to the winners. At the alumni-former student banquet in the Gardner hotel at 5:30 p.m., Supt. Lawrence Wer-mager, president of the Concordia Alumni association, will be master of ceremonies and the Rev. J. T. Stolee will give the address. Grouped together at the reunion tables will be the classes of f19* '24, '29, '39 and '49. Norwegian Consul - General Slqveland of Minneapolis will give the address at the Home-coming program in the Moor-head armory Saturday evening at 8:30. Presiding will be Dr. J. N. Brown. Special Homecoming services will be held in Trinity Lutheran church at 9:45 a.m. Sunday when the Rev. T. H. Megorden of Foss-ton, Minn., will deliver the ser-mon. Music will be by the Con-cordia Choir.
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