| Summary: | Back The Cobbers Thru Basketball Season HearFamous Organist 4 Friday Night VOL. XXI. CONCORDIA COLLEGE, MOORHEAD, MINN., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1929. Number 5. SNOW AND GOLD HALT CHOIR TOUR THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA TOWNS Group Leaves Campus Last Fri-day; Gives Four Concerts Before Return on Monday Choir Met by Large Audiences on Tour Double Trio and Paul Rogan Give Program for Mission Society at Bang Due to the cold weather and the snow, the second ensemble of the Concordia College acapella choir re-turned to Moorhead after presenting four concerts in eastern North Dakota towns last Friday and Saturday. The remaining concerts may be given at a later time if plans materialize. The group left the college Friday afternoon and gave their first concert at Buxton that evening. The follow-ing: day the choir was entertained at the home of Rev. Hallanger. On Saturday afternoon, the double trio sang at the Bang mission society and Paul Rogan gave a talk. Three concerts were given on Sun-day, at the Bang congregation in the morning, Portland in the afternoon, and Mayville in the evening. Large audiences were reported to have been present at the programs. The cold weather and snow made it necessary to cancel the remaining concerts on the schedule. The men returned in the choir bus Monday eve-ning while the women were sent back by train. The members of the ensemble who made the trip 'into North Dakota were: A. Margrethe Moe, Grace Aske-gaard, Carla Lien, Clara Paulson, Kartherine Torgerson, Pearl Aske-gaard, Florence Rorvik, Ida Stadum, Irene Bentley, Ruth Hallanger, Eu-nice Lunde, Mildred Buckncberg, Ma-deline Kringler, Viola Kringler, Agnes Hanson, Marie Grimsrud, Albert Sa-ter, Loren Ness, Oscar Olsgaard, Nor-ris Stoa, Ronald Mundt, Kenneth Hal-vorson, Sanford Sorgen, Paul Rogen, and John Moen. THIRD CONCERVATORY RECITAL PRESENTED Miss Ophelia Ommundson Ren-ders Vocal Program for Large Audience on Monday By KENNETH JORSTAD Appearing in the third of the ser-ies of monthly recitals given by the faculty members of the Concordia con-servatory of music, Miss Ophelia Ommundson, soprano, gave a very splendid concert to a large audience gathered in Stone's hall, Fargo, Monday evening. Miss Ommundson began her pro-gram with a series of very difficult arias which were sung with great skill, displaying a mastery of inter-pretation and exceptional musician-ship. The opening number, "The Jew-el Song," from Gounod's Faust, was sung with grace, ease and brilliancy. Following the arias she sang a beauti-ful Norwegian Echo Song by Thrane, and a group of lighter numbers by American composers. Concluding this delightful program Miss Ommundson sang the aria from Tannhauser "Dich, theure Halle" |>y Wagner. She was called upon by the enthusiastic audience to sing an en-core number, responding with beau-tiful "Annie Laurie" in a charming manner. Miss Ommundson was ably assisted by her accompanist, Miss Edith Gar-ness, also of the conservatory faculty, w h o s e sympathetic understanding made her invaluable to the singer. Dr. Skalet To Give Orientation Lecture Dr. Charles H. Skalet, head of the Latin and Greek department, will give ,tho tenth lecture of the freshman orientation series on Saturday, speak-ing on "The Value of the Study of Ancient Languages." At the lecture last Saturday morning, Dr. K, 0. Lee, head of the physics department, ad-dressed the freshmen on science and mathematics. College Orator PAUL ANDERSON WINS ORATORICAL CONTEST ON SATURDAY EVENING Student Earns Right to Repre-sent Concord :a at Intercollegi-ate Contest at Luther College Paul Anderson of Greenbush, Minn., won the elimination oratorical contest at Concordia college, Saturday eve-ning, Now 16. His victory gives him the right to represent the school on Dec. 13 at Luther college, Decorah, Iowa, when the annual contest of the Oratorical Association of Lutheran colleges will be held. The association was formed last year, the first contest being held at Concordia college. Arthur Wigdahl, representing Concordia won first place in that contest speaking on "The Frontier Mother." Wilton Bergstrand of Gustavus Adolphus college, with his oration. "The New Slavery," won second place. The six colleges which are mem-bers of the Oratorical Association are: Gustavus Adolphus, St., Peter, Minn.; Augsburg, Minneapolis, Minn.; Augustana, Sioux Falls, S. D.; St. Olaf, Northfield, Minn.; Luther, De-corah, Iowa, and Concordia. "The Press" is the general topic for this oratorical contest. Those who enter in the contest are required to prepare an original oration not to ex-ceed, twelve minutes in length. Mr. Anderson spoke on "Press Des-potism." Others competing in the eli-mination event were Milton Berg, sec-ond place; Reuben Riersgaard and Hendrick Mugaas. The judges of the contest were Prof. H. C. Nordlie, Prof. C. E. Bale and Miss Borghild Bue. Armistice Address Is Given By C. G. Dosland Attorney C. G. Dosland gave the Armistice talk in chapel on Monday, Nov. 11. Attorney Dosland is a mem-ber of the board of trustees and direc-tors, having served since 1900. He is attorney for the college and a member of the synodical council of Northern Minnesota. "Armistice day," said Attorney Dosland, "is different from any other holiday in that it is. well nigh univer-sal." It should be dedicated to the understanding df world problems for world peace cannot be secured with-out better understanding. SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY TO BE GIVEN BY ALL COLLEGE CAST DEC. 16 Miss Borghild Bue, Dramatic Director, Selects Cast And Starts Preparations Play To Be Given At Moorhead High School 'The Taming of the Shrew" To Be Presented In Modern Dress According to Plans Having selected the cast for the all-college play, "The Taming of the Shrew" by Sttakespeare, Miss Borg-hild Bue, dramatic director, begun preparations this week for the pre-sentation of the play Dec. 16 in the Moorhead high school auditorium. "The Taming of the Shrew" deals with the process of changing the dis-obedient and self-willed Kate, the daughter, to a pleasant, gentle Kath-crine, the wife. Although she has had several suitors she has been too haughty a lady for their tender affec-tions. They turn their attentions to Bian-ca, the kind and beautiful younger sister. However, Baptista, the father, has vowed that the younger shall not wed until the older has become a wife. The plot develops with added inter-est furnished in the humor on the part of Grumio, Biondello, and the ser-vants. Petruchio finally appears as the one who is to tame the shrew into a devoted wife, and thereby wins a wager besides an added fortune from the father. "It will be the most humorous- play we have presented here," Miss Bue de-clared,, "and the most popular in its appeal of the all-college plays. It will bo very interesting as presented in modern dress and shows the univer-sality of Shakespeare's humor for the lines seem very natural to the present day impersonators." The cast chosen by Miss Bue is as follows : Katherina, Grace Petry; Bianca, Gladys Aamodt; Betruchio, Frederick Sands; Baptista, Albert Abrahamson; Biondello, Paul Steen; Hortensio, Er-ling Urdahl; Vinventio, Arnold Lar-son; Lucentio, George King; Tranio, Arnold Hamnes; Grumio, Basil Shipp; Curtis, Lillian Carlson; Widow, Mil-dred Buckneberg; Haber dasher, Ove Evans; Servants, Reidar Daehlin and Arne Hastad; A pedant, Milton Berg. Melodies; Parodies; Prizes; Song Book Contest to Close January 25 Extending* the closing date of the original college song contest at Concordia, the committee set the final day of the contest as Jan. 25, 1930, at a meeting last week. Two types of melodies will be judged and prizes given to the best pep type and the best college hymn type entry. The rules of the contest permit students, alumni and faculty to be eligible for writing songs. How-ever, members of the faculty who enter compositions will not be in tho running for the two prizes which are to be presented. Melodies entered in the compe-tition for the prizes must be orig-inal, but if good parodies or para-phrases of other songs are receiv-ed, they will be published in the college song book, which will in-clude the best compositions enter-ed in the contest. Tho committee in charge of the contest consists of representa-tives from each of the literary societies on the campus and from the student forum. GONGORDIA BAND TO GIVE CONCERT NOV. 27 First Out of Town Concert Will Be Given at Pelican Rapids High School Auditorium Giving their first out of town con-cert, the Concordia College Concert band, under the direction of Professor J. A. Holvik, will present a program at tho Pelican Rapids high school auditorium on Nov. 27, according to an announcement made this week by Professor H. W. Monson, head of the college school of music The program for the concert has not been arranged, as yet, Professor Hol-vik said, but will be made within the next few days. This will be the first of several public appearances that are planned by the band before the ex-tensive trip during June through five midwestern states. Fifty members are included in the band personnel after the tryouts were conducted this fall. From this num-ber the best musicians will be chosen to make the trips. MUSIC CLUB ADMITS EIGHTEEN MEMBERS Committee Appointed to Plan Club Project for Coming Year Eighteen new members were admit-ted into the Concordia Music club at a meeting held last Thursday. A decision was made by the club to choose a project for the coming year, and a committee to take care of the matter was appointed. Tho new members are as follows: Lois Haatvedt, Madelyn Lee, Olive Othiem, Lauren Buslee, Lois Edgar, Margaret Ristvedt, Morgan Olson, Selma Sogn, Ruth Rangust, Mildred Buckneberg, Margaret Olson, Myrtle Olaen, Mildred KnuUvig, A. Marguer-ite Moe, Vivian Brink, Louise Sivert-son, Esther Rugland, and Johanna Lutness. New Reporter Gets Tough Job When Asked to Write Up Senior Party By LOIS EDGAR Being given an assignment to write a "feature1* article on the senior party may not be such a monstrous task for a seasoned reporter. When, how-ever, tho "chief gives me, a newcom-er on the staff, the job, can you blame me for being bewildered? I bravely set out and asked at least fifteen members of the senior class what happened only to And out that an enjoyable time was had by all. And since this venerable and time honored statement is not exactly the basis of a feature story, I had to thank them politely (since they are seniors) and pass on in search of more definite in-formatoin. ,. , . It was finally discovered that the main feature of the evening was the interesting program arranged by Svea Forsbcrg, chairman of the entertain-ment committee; "The Follies of 19^0," a vitaplione production. The chief announcer was Harold Gronningen, and the feature was a two reel Comedy entitled "Making a Movie." This was directed by Arthur Wigdahl, in the role of Seize-All De- Meal. The leading parts In the play were taken by Eleanor Iverson and Lawrence Lechner, while other play-ers were Grace Bratlee, Anna SUness, Miles Peterson and Walter Peltola. Vocal selections by Kenneth Jorstad (Continued on Page 3) RT. REV. STOEVE PAYS TRIBUTE TO PIONEERS President of North Dakota Dist. of Lutheran Church Speaks , to Students Last Friday In addressing the students of Con-cordia college at chapel exercises on Friday, Nov. 15, the Rt. Rev. David Stocve, president of the North Dakota district of the Lutheran church, paid tribute to the pioneers who have de-veloped the Northwest to its present prosperity. Rev. David Stoeve pictured the young pioneer family traveling by means of the covered wagon and oxen to their homestead on the unbroken prairie. He then told of the develop-ment of that homestead into the pros-perous farm home of the present time. ,The address was closed by the most important function of the pioneer be-ing cited, the transplanting of the church to the developing territory and the important influence that the church has had in making this section what it is at the present time. Miss Valborg Leland In Chapel Program Miss Valborg Leland, head of the violin department at the Concordia conservatory of music at Fargo, play-ed three violin solos in the chapel on Monday morning. Her program included two Kreisler numbers, "La Gitana," and "The Old Refrain," and "From the Cranebake," by Gardner. She was accompanied at the piano by her sister, Hildur Leland, also of the Concordia conservatory. Members of Faculty Are Guests at Dinner Miss Gertrude Koeneman, instruc-tress at the St. Lukes hospital, and Misa Mary Anderson, Concordia col-lege nurse, entertained at a six o'clock dinner for Dr. Eleanor Bohnsack, who is leaving in a short time for service in India as a medical missionary. The guests were Dr. Bohnsack's sister, Miss Freda Bohnsack; Miss Borghild Bue; Miss Martha Nelson; Miss Mar-tha Brennun; and the guest of honor, Dr. Bohnsack. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Fuglestad, Saturday morn-ing, November 9. EDWARD RECHLIN TO APPEAR IN RECITAL ON FRIDAY EVENING Former Organist of Large Luth-eran Church is Outstanding Interpreter of Bach Edward Rechlin, one of the fore-most American organists, will appear in recital, Friday evening as the sec-ond number of the Concordia college artist course. The program will con-sist of organ music composed by Bach and his contemporaries. The Music club of the college had charge of the advertising for the re-cital, the publicity committee consist-ing of Jofred Dahle, Loren Buslee, Inez Wambheim, and Lois Edgar. Mr. Rechlin is outstanding as a Bach interpreter, and has been organ-ist in one of the largest Lutheran churches of New York City. He will play the following Bach numbers: "The Newborn Child This Early Mom," "Alas, My God," "Hon-or, Praise and Glory," "Out of the Depths I Call to Thee," "By the Wat-ers of Babylon," and "Prelude and Fugue—a minor." George Boehm, Johann Kellner, and Johann Krebs are other composers to be included in the program. On December 12, the third number of the artist course will be given when Sir Milan Lusk, famous violinist, will give a program in the college audi-torium. Miss Kruger Named Advisor of Art Club Miss Florence Kruger, head of the home economics department, has con-sented to be the new Art club advisor for the coming year at a meeting last week. A program committee composed of Evelyn Nielson, chairman, Esther Steen, and Glenda Skotterud, has been appointed to outline the work to be studied by the club. The club plans to do practical work consisting of leather work and block, printing. MEMBERS OF DEBATE SQUAD ARE CHOSEN Men's Squad to.Have Ten Mem-bers Seven Women Will Com-pose Coed Debate Team Conducting the debate tryouts Wed-nesday evening. Dean* Paul Rasmus-sen, coach, selected his men's and women's debate squads from a large list of candidates. They were judged on their presentation of short, con-structive speeches. The men's squad, which will consist of ten members, have their first en-counter here March 17, when they meet the team from the University of South Dakota. The question to be de-bated is the Pi Kappa Delta' question, resolved: that nations should adopt ft plan of complete disarmament except-ing such forces as are needed for po-lice purposes. Seven members are included on the women's team. Their question has not been decided upon at present time, but the Pi Kappa Delta question will be used in one or two debates. The members of the men's squad are: Arthur Wigdahl, Arnold Hagen, Merril D is tad, Hendrick Jlugaas, Paul Anderson, Milton Berg, Lewis Knut-son, Osbourae Kolden, Albert Abra-hamson and Lloyd Mostrum. The women's team consists of iSve-lyn NilBen, Iflrta" Nilsen, Olga- Nilsen, Inez Wambheim, dlorla Solem, Elsie Eggebroten, and Eunice Dale. EARLW. GEBERS DIES NOV. 13 FOLLOWING SERIOUS OPERATION Youth Was One of Outstanding Men in Freshman Class; Com-pleted H. S. Last Spring Memorial Services Conducted in Chapel Funeral Rites Held at Clarkfield Last Saturday; Coach Cleve, Rev. Ylvisaker, There Memorial services for Earl William Gebers, freshman at Concordia col-lege, who passed away Wednesday morning, Nov. 13, following an opera-tion for the removal of the appendix, was held in the college chapel last Thursday. The services opened with the sing-ing of a Hymn, "The Rock of Ages." Rev. J. Walter Johnshoy led in prayer and resolutions from the student body and the freshman class were read by Harold Gronningen and Carl Johnson, respectively. President J. N. Brown and Rev* Carl B. Ylvisaker then gave touching ser-mons in memory of the youth who had but two weeks before been an active student on the campus. Benediction by Rev. Johnshoy closed the solemn service. Earl Gebers was born at Adair, Iowa, Feb. 19, 1909, to Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gebers. At the age of three, Earl, with his family, moved to Clark-field, Minn. He was graduated from the Clarkfield high school last spring and this fall came to Concordia. While in high school, Earl was out-standing in athletics, being captain of the football team for two years, and during his short stay at college he showed remarkable ability on the gridiron as well as in other phases of college activity. The funeral services were held at Clarkfield last Saturday. Represent-ing Concordia, were Coach Frank Cleve and Rev. Carl Ylvisaker in addi-tion to a college quartet. Earl is survived by three brothers, Arthur of Airdrie, Alberta, Kenneth, and Luverne of Clarkfield; one sister, Mrs. Eleanora Maursetter of Clark-field; and his parents. DEAN PAOL RASMUSSEN IN CHARGE OF DRIVE Professor H. C. Nordlie, Head of History Department, Speaks Before Students Dean Paul Rasmussen will this year have charge of the Red Cross member-ship drive at Concordia collegfi. He wil! be assisted by Miss Mary Ander-son, who will have charge of the indi-vidual membership drive among the women of the faculty. Preliminary to the opening of sales on Nov. 11, Professor Herman Nord-lie, head of tfhe department of history, addressed the student body on "Red Cross." "Not until the time of Theodore Roosevelt did the Red Cross start on its present great program, " Professor Nordlie said in his address. "Now the Red Cross is said to be an internation-al organizaton, but each country haa its own group which is a part of tho world organization." He went on to mention that the Red Cross had helped in over 1000 disas-ters in addition to its great work dur-ing the World War. Professor Nord-lie concluded His speech by urging every student to do his share in sup-porting the Red Cross. Mission Band Gives Program on Sunday Continuing the program for the pre-sent year a Concordia Mission Cru-sader team of seven members gave a program at the First-Lutheran church of Fargo at 6:30, Sunday, Nov. IT. Ole Vettrus gave a talk and the other numbers were: a soprano solo by Myr-tle Olson; piano solo, Vilgaard Daeh-lin; reading, Grace Dahle. The Nu Sigma Rho double trio sang and Elias Egge led in devotion. The Nu Sigma Rho double trio consists of: first so-prano, Gwendolyn Ogran, Myrtle Ol-son; second soprano, Borghild Torvik, Maren Johnson; alto, Vilgaard Daeh-lin and Johanna Hove.
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