| Summary: | T : : > .,.-, THE CONCORDIAN .Friday, April 12, 1929, -\ V: *.«*= THE CONCORDIAN Published bi-weekly by the students of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota Address all communications to the Editor-in-Chief, and all matters of business to the Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE—$1.00 PER ANNUM Entered as second class matter at the Postofficc, Moorhead, Minnesota ORLANDO OLSON, Editor-in-chief. JOSEPH LANGEMO, Managing Editor. KERMIT OVERBY, Associate Editor. MARTIN LANGEHAUG, Sport Editor. MILTON GRIMSRUD, Business Manager. MARVIN VOLLUM, Advertising Manager. MILTON BERG, Ass't Advertising Manager. JOFRED DAHLE, Circulation Manager. CLIFFORD OLSON, Ass't Circ. Manager. REPORTORIAL STAFF NEWS REPORTERS: Inez Wambheim, Alfreda Satire, Mildred Stenswick, Jeanette Dale, Christine Ralfshol, Marie Grimsrud, Oscar Olsgaard, Ernest Lageson, Arnold Silness, Jerome Anderson, Mildred Buck-neberg. LITERARY WRITERS: Eunice Dale, Borghild Torvik, Goldie Gunderson, Albert Abrahamson. SPORT REPORTERS: Percy Fauskin, Julian Tuftness. COPY READERS: Eleanor Iverson, Clara Bly, Alice Midgarden. C. E. BALE, Faculty Member. Shall We Forget Russia? "And they wander about as sheep without a shepherd: % Such is the situation at the present time in Russia, a country having almost a mil-lion baptized Lutheran members, but only 85 pastors. Aimlessly they shift about with but one shepherd to every 11,000 church members. The Soviet government forbids men to enter from other countries as pastors, and likewise for-bids any of our own men there to go to foreign lands for a theological education. In 1924 per-mission was given to establish a Lutheran Semin-ary at Lenigrad, Russia. Buildings were leased and equipped. The first term began in Septem-ber of that same year with a consituency of thirty students and eight faculty members. Six-teen additional students were admitted in 1926. It requires two.thousand dollars a month to maintain this seminary. New classes are ready to enter, but admittance must be waived unless additional quarters can be provided. This will cost an additional ten thousand dollars. What greater opportunity to serve should the Lutheran Students of America desire ? The Na-tional Lutheran Students Association of Ameri-ca has undertaken the task of supporting this seminary as their ultimate goal. We students of Concordia are members of this organization. Our quota is $75-00 for this year or the small sum of twenty cents per student. A sacrifice of two lunches at the bookstore will meet this tidy sum which may help to save many souls. We are all Christian workers and once having start-ed a work, it is our duty- to finish it. Jesus said, "No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." Luke 9:82. Are You In It? On May 1, or shortly thereafter, the judges of the college songs will be working their way through stacks of compositions. Without a doubt there will be keen competition for first place. Certainly such, an enterprise ought to touch the interest of every Concordia enthusiast. From the contributers point of view much is at stake. Indelibily on the pages of C. C. history will his or her name be printed who succeeds in registering the "winner." Then too, there is a chance to cope some recognition and honor for your literary society. But surely there is a stronger appeal. Here lies a golden opportunity to make a real contribution which will serve in no small measure in fostering and augmenting the established, healthly, college spirit. The contest is certainly well planned. There is an equal chance for all. Likely as not some aspiring freshman will, to the surprise of an upper classman, fetch the fame. We are going: to have a college song to be sure, but why not the very best. There is only one way—every Cobber get into the game. Write and rewrite. Think it over and write it over. But by all means do not negelect to get one in! Many contributions have been turned in, who is next? r - STUDENT IDEAS Landing Place The idea prevalent among Cobbers seems to be that the Concordian is—the official organ of the school indeed, but in reality the production of just a select few. Perhaps such is the exist-ing condition. But, if it is the college paper, should we not make it the product of the whole student body rather than merely the object of all sorts of critical exegesis which, if compiled, would produce an expository volume equal to Samuel Johnson's work? There are numberless students' opinions float-ing around the campus not realizing: that the Concordian editorial box is an excellent landing .place. As for humor—you would think that losing basketball championships and combating scarlet fever epidemics were everyday oc-currences here; that everyone had faces a mile long judging by the difficulty of eliciting any laughable literature to fill the box. Our time and energy flows into the mold we e it and ia cast forever. Name: Borghild Elizabeth Bue. Where were you born? Ostranden, Minnesota. Where did you attend high school? At Northfield, Minnesota. Your Alma Mater? St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. Where did you take your post graduate work? Columbia University, New York City. Did you take part in forensics? Yes. Your honors were? I won first place in an oratorical contest be-tween junior and senior women- This was my only entrance into the oratorical field; I thought it best to stop then. How many years have you taught* and where? Three years in North Dakota High Schools. Six years at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Three years at Concordia College- What was your childhood ambition ? I had no real life ambition as a child; I dreamed and drew pictures. What is your current ambition ? To be a "real" dean of women. What is your greatest fear? As a child, it was worms. As I have grown longer, so has it—now it is snakes. What was your first accomplishment that made you proud? Sewing a dress for myself at the age of twelve. What is your hobby ? Artistry, especially with oil and water colors. A word to the wise: Give to the world the best that you have And the best will come back to you. Do C. C. girls have any distinguishing charac-teristics? The C. C- girls have retained a feminine charm, sweet and wholesome. May they never lose it. We, the people of Concordia College, in order to form a more perfect Concordian, do hereby lay and establish the foundation for Uncle Tom's Gabin' to be insured for thirteen cents; the half of which is to be withheld by the First and Moor-head National Bank and the remainder to provide for common suspense. We urge and ad\ise that the interest of said fund be used as hush money to prevent the hens from finding out how much the masons are get-ting for laying bricks. The characters of Uncle Tom's Gabin' are immortal. Mrs, Stowe made a mistake when she didn't provide for above mentioned foun-dation. Our structure may fall through. But then it is against our principles to knock a man down—especially if he's a lady. We al-ways wait till he's up again. Miss Orphelia herself must have a hard time keeping cool with a temperature like hers. She must have registered several de-grees. People here are thankful for one. They often have to put in overtime for that. The atmosphere isn't just right here. The pressure is O. K. but the absence of heat is great. (Speaking of absence of heat, no doubt someone already has an eye on the hot dog concession at the North pole.) It's rather queer when you think that an in-crease in pressure causes an increase in temper-ature. It's queer because according to science the idea is all wet. But that doesn't clear things up. You can tell a man there's 279,642,201 stars and he'll believe it; but if a sign says "fresh paint" he'll stop to investigate. Before we leave the subject of atmospheric pressure we might give the weather forecast: If the hair on your sleeve does not match the hair on your girl's head, look for a long cold spell. CO-WORKERS Luther League "Last Things" was the topic of Rev. Magnus Nordtvedt's talk at the meet-ing of the Luther League held on Sunday, April 7. Rev. Nodvedt stated that men of the past as well as men of the present have been and still are deeply concerned with the second coming of Christ. The events lending up to His coming were discussed. Other numbers on the program were; devotion by Helen Stensgard, piano solo by Carl Lien, and two selections by the A. K. X. triple trio. Crusaders Mr. Wong gave a splendid talk on Franklin Keller, a missionary to China, at the meeting of the Mission Crusaders, Sunday, April 7. Mr. Wong stated that he had studied for a year at the Evangelical Bible School in China, founded by Dr. Keller. Mr. Wong stirringly remarked that Colonel Lindbergh, "the hero of the world", whose name appears in news-paper headlines, taught men only one thing—to fly. Dr. Franklin Keller, a hero in the kingdom of God, un-heralded and unheard of, taught hundreds of poor souls the way to salvation. D. O. R. Margaret Njus read a selection "The Quidancc of God" from "Life in His Name" by Dean Samuel Miller at the regular meeting of the Daught-ers of Reformation held Thursday evening. April 4. Wo can be guided by God through prayer, reading of the Word, tuning our hearts to the great "broadcasting station" of God. Other numbers on the program were; piano solo by Leila Langum and two selections by the A. K. X. triple trio. The D. O. R. is planning a pleas-ant surprise for the whole student body and any number of visitors. Be on the watch for later announce-ments. Men's Devotion Orlean Rue lead men's devotion on Thursday, April 7. He read Math. 11:28. In his remarks he stated that Christ dtsires to relieve us of all bur-dens both physical and spiritual. He desires to be our sin bearer and thus relieving us of the greatest of all burdens. Last night Jofrcd Dahle read from Rom. 1, at the regular men's prayer hour. He pointed out that the gospel of Jesus Christ is for men in all walks of life. X-RA YS From Whence and Whither? Life comes, life goes, but from whence it comes and whither it goeth, who knows? Conscious existence is termed life, but can't our bodies in conjunction with our minds be con-scious of this, and yet show body more than life. Commonly it is thought that the body sustains our life, but rather it seems that it is this body that limits our making it possible for our consciousness to enable us to live only in the actuality of our physical self. It is only when we are mindful of existing that we experience life. If the mind were not limited to the fin-ite, neither would life be a matter of years as time is an element eliminat-ed in infinity. It seems that only through a body is life communicated to us and for that reason we do not know from whence it comes and whither it goes. Human thought can-not penetrate beyond the life of the body neither can it give expression to the meaning of life and what it really is, for words necessarily imply definiteness. May not life mean that something which begins without be-ginning and ends without ending. —G. G. Chisled Forms By H. D. Mugaas Author of beauty, Designer of the dawn, Keeper of the glories that have gone, This one request I make of Thee. Thy plan.bo used in making me. All there is of life is in a name. All there is of life can be com-pressed into the ways you say a name. Great grief is sometime offered in packages of pleasure. - Do not despise the momenta— somd of them will last forever in your memory. Every ounce of pain sustained for the iake of duty can mean a little lift or touch of kindness for some THE ROSTRUM Rt-v. Johnshoy spoke on "Christ the Altar Rock," March 28. This was the last lecture of the series, "Christ the Rock." He stated that Christ was the bed rock, the altar rock, and the sacrifice. Then with the crucifixion a new cove-nant with us was ushered in. The altar rock became a table whereon God gives grace and gifts to man. This mighty rock has also become a shelter and haven for pilgrims. On April 2, Pres. Brown showed how the resurrection of Christ has chang-ed the destiny of nations by placing a greater value upon humar^ life. The elevation of women, the abolition of slavery and the care for the old and helpless, are some of the things which have resulted from this event. Pres. J. N. Brown based his chapel talk for April 11, on Luke 24. This scripture passage gives us a wonder-ful insight into Christ's passion for souls. Pres. Brown showed that the method Jesus used in dealing with unbelief at that time is exactly the same as the method he employs to-day. First He reprimanded His dis-ciples, then referred them to the Word of God. Lastly He urged them to pray. Following which they invited Him in to abide with them. Mae Eastvold who was called home before thef Easter holidays on ac-count of her mother's illness has found it necessary to discontinue work at Concordia. She plans to attend the Normal school in her home town, Mayville, North Dakota, for the remainder of the year. All alumni are urged to pay for their Scouts immediately in order to help the management get reduced rates on engraving.
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