| Summary: | VOL. XXL CONCORDIA COLLEGE, MOORHEAD, MINN., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1929. Number 7. PROF. J, W, JOHNSHOY AUTHOR OF NEW BOOK "CHRIST THE ROCK" Book to be off Press this Week and Placed on Sale at College Bookstore Price of Volume to be Only Two Dollars The Foreword of Book has been Written by President J. N. Brown. "Christ the Rock" is the book just published by Rev. J. Walter Johnshoy, professor of philosophy at Concordia college, dealing with the central doc-trine of the Christian faith. The book will be off the press by the last of this week. It contains about two hundred pages and will^ell at $2.00. Orders will be taken at tho college book store and directly by the author. The Concordinn is this week print-ing the foreword, written by Presi-dent J. N. Brown, and will in a later issue print a survey of the book. The foreword follows: "The four hundredth anniversary of Luther's Small Catechism and of the Augs-burg Confession has occasioned the publication by Lutheran authors of a number of books which have greatly enriched our historical, devotional, and theological literature. To my knowledge no Lutheran publication of recent years has dealt exclusively with the central doctrine of our Chris-tian faith, namely, Christology. We, therefore, welcome this timely book by The Reverend J. Walter Johnshoy setting forth the biblical teachings about Christ in plain, simple lan-guage, which may be readily under-stood and enjoyed by everyone. "One need scarcely suggest the timeliness of such a book in our day. Great Christian denominations have (Continued on Page 4) SIR MILAN LUSK GIVES THIRD ARTIST NUMBER Violinist Shows Remarkable Technique; Ably Accompanied by Miss Catharine Hoffman Students of Concordia college and music lovers of the two cities were given a rare opportunity of hearing one of Europe's most widely acclaim-ed concert violinists, when Sir Milan Lust appeared in the college auditori-um, Dec. 12, in the third number of the Artists' course. The audience responded very enthusiastically to the numbers rendered. The violinist also exhibited, a marv-elous technique, executing the most rapid and intricate passages with ap-parent ease, as was displayed parti-cularly in Mendelssohn's, Violin Con-certo in E minor", and "Perpetual Motion", by Novacek. Also note-worthy in the playing of the skilled musician were the beautiful tones, flawlessly produced, and significant of this quality can be mentioned an en-core number from Shubert at the close of the program. To summarize, as varied as the ar-tist's ability was also the program. Being a born Bohemian is was natural for Sir Milan Lusk to include a Bo-hemian number which he did, render-ing a Bohemian Fantasy by Smetena. In response to "Chanson-Meditation" by Cottenet and Lusk, he very ef-fectively interpreted "An Imitation of Chinese Music" by Kreisler. The other composers included in the pro-gram were Wieniawsky and Saint Saens. The artist was most ably assisted by Catharine Hoffman, accompanist to Madam Schumann-Heinck for twenty-five years. College Distributes Calendars for 1930 Distribution of the 1930 Concordia calendars was begun this week by the administration to students, alumni, and pastors in the Concordia territory. The calendar is similar to the one dis-tributed last year by the college, hav-ing pictures to represent the various activities here. On the backs of the calendars numerous campus views have been printed. . . Board of Directors Meets December 27 The annual meeting of the Con-cordia college board of directors will be held on Friday, Dec. 27. The session begins in the morning at nine-thirty o'clock and continues until five in the afternoon . President J. N. Brown will give a report regarding the educational and spiritual conditions at the col-lege. Professor H. M. Dale, treas-urer, and Rev A. H. Ammundson, financial secretary, will give re-ports on financial matters. The year's work will be reviewed and plans will be made for the coming year. The committee on investments will meet following the session of the board. NU SIGMA RHO-DELTA RHO PUBLIC PROGRAM PRESENTED SAT, DEC, 7 Seven Sections of North America Portrayed; Featured by Play "Cabbages" Seven sections of America were rep-resented in the Nu Sigma Rho and Delta Rho public program, Saturday evening, Dec. 7. A one act play, "Cabbages" by Edward Staadt, rep-resenting northern U. S. A. was the main feature of the program. The cast was as follows: Mr. Gus Grossmeier, Ove Evans; Mrs. Wilhel-mina Grossmeier, Gloria Solsm; Tildy, their daughter, Marguerite Hemnes; Elizabeth, the maid, Goldie Gunder-son; Mrs. Lena Fischer, an old friend, Myrtle Olson; Mr. Jenks, reporter, Arno Haastad; and Mr. Markle, agen-eologist, Arthur Wigdahl. A railroad scene, with Arthur Wig-dahl and Walter Peltola as station agent and porter, respectively. Paul Rogan, Marie Grimsrud, Mildred Ol-son, Alice Hooverson, Ted Knutson, and Alexander Westermoe, travelers, started the audience off on their tour of America. An Eskimo dance typical of Alaska was presented by Elton Strand, Frank Euren, Orris Quammen, and Lyman Brink. The Canadian hun-ters trio, Paul Rogen. Adolph Skauge, and Alexander Westermoe, sang two numbers. Solveig Torvik and Adolph Skauge represented the meeting of the East and the West in a short dialogue. Florence Rorvik and Walter Petola gave a Southern musical skit, and a Creole sextette composed of Johanna Hove, Maren Johnson, Borghild Tor-vik, Vilgard Daehlin, Gwendolyn Ogren, and Myrtle Olson, sang a few selections typical of Mexico. As the final number Marion Bor-stad and Alexander Westermoe gave a South American interpretation en-titled "La Senorita." Omicron Tau Delta Holds Annual Dinner The Omicron Tau Delta, the home economic society, held their annual Christmas dinner party Friday eve-ning, Dec. 6. Elsie Branae headed the arrangements committee, and Violette Wold was chairman of the lunch committee. Touches of artistic Christmas decorations on the table and in tho room .together with the exchange of gifts and the singing of Christmas carols lent the occasion the true atmosphere of the season. PAUL ANDERSON WINS ORATORICAL CONTEST Ruben Huenemann, Luther, Takes Second in Inter- Collegiate Contest Paul Anderson, Concordia repre-sentative at the intercollegiate ora-torical contest conducted at Luther college, Dec. 13, won first place with his oration on "Press Despotism." Four Lutheran colleges were repre-sented in the contest, which dealt with tho general subject of "The Press." Rueben Huenemann, Luther, placed second, speaking on "Gold Leaf or Gilt Foil?" The other entries were Orville Knudson, Augsburg, and Emory Er-landcr, Gustavus Adolphus. Medals were awarded to those who placed first and second. Professor A. Craig Baird, professor of speech at the University of Iowa, was the judge of the contest. LECTURE COURSE IS COMPLETED TUESDAY Rev. Randolph Makes Present-day Applications Throughout Study of 0. T. Book Rev. H. G. Randolph of the Luther-an Bible Institute, St. Paul, Minn., completed his series of ten lectures on Genesis, Tuesday evening, Dec. 17. This was the fifth year that a mem-ber of the faculty from the Bible In-stitute has conducted a series of lec-tures at Concordia. In the study this year, Rev. Ran-dolph pointed out that the Book, though written centuries ago, has a direct application to the people of the present time; that it cannot be re-garded as obsolete. Through character study and his-torical events, the speaker led his audience to see that the present gen-eration does not come far short of the human nature of old. TRY-OUTS CONDUCTED FOR SOCK AND BUSKIN Announcement Will Be Made of Successful Candidates In Near Future Applicants to the Sock and Buskin were given an opportunity to try out before the committee of the club Wed-nesday evening. The successful can-didates will be announced in the near future, the committee said, after stu-dents who were unable to be present Wednesday have tried out. The purpose of the tryouts accord-ing to the committee, is to add to the membership of the club only such stu-dents as are interested and talented in dramatic art, and to eliminate oth-ers. The committee who judge the ap-plicants consists of Miss Borghild Bue, Elizabeth McCracken, Bernice Kirkeby, Harold fc Gronningen, and Halvor Thormodsgaard. REV. SORENSON, SPEAKER Rev. S. T. Sorenson, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran chuurch, Moorhead, gave the Christmas message to the Concordia student body in chapel Tuesday morning. Christmas Program to Portray "Christmas in Many Lands" "Christmas in Many Lands" features the progrm for the all-college Christmas party sponsor-ed by the junior class to-night The program proper will be pres-ented in the college chapel, with tableau scenes from Denmark, Ireland, Russia, China, England, Wales, Italy, and Bethlehem. Music by a mixed chorus and by a male chorus will enrich the program together with the pan-tomine and readings. A large tree together with presents, apples, and candy will fcature^the party at the gym later. Here, too, the Concordia family will march around the Christmas tree, according to tra-dition, to sing the old Christmas carols. Committees in charge of ar-rangements were chosen by the junior class at a recent meeting, as follows: program—Inez Wamb-heim, Myrtle Olson, Ove Evans; Lunch—Hans Reitan, Anna Moe, Helen Kolden, Bernice Anderson, Ruth Bruer; Decorations—Joseph RyfiTffi Clifford Brenna, DeLos Williams, Helmer Halverson, Mel-vin Anderson, Thelma Johnson, Nellie Johnion; and song—Myrtle O. Olson, Arnold Erickson, and Merril D is tad. COLLEGE MUSIC CLUR PRESENTS IMPRESSIVE PROGRAM AT TRINITY Both College Choirs, Double Quartet, Boys' Chorus Take Part Whole Student Body Sings Gloria Chorus Langemp Reads Gospel; Choirs Assisted by Claudia Sether and Irene Bentley The Concordia Music club presented an impressive program before a large and appreciative audience at the Trin-ity Lutheran church, last Sunday eve-ning:. The event was the annual Christmas program given by the or-ganization. Assisting the Music club, the Con-cordia first and second choirs took a part in the .program, while the entire student body joined in the singing of "The Gloria Chorus" from "Twelfth Mass" by Mozart. The program opened with the pre-lude. Tschaikowky's "Andantino, Miss Edna Hector playing the piano and Miss Clara B. Duea, the organ. Tho combined choirs took part in the second number, "Holy Night," pre-sented in tableau. Following this a boys' chorus, com-posed of boys from the Moorhead seventh and eighth grades under the direction of Miss Hector, sang two numbers, "0 Little Town of Bethle-hem," by Redner, and "The Light of Bethlehem," by Abt. Joseph Langemo presented the Christmas gospel. He used for his text Luke 2: 1-20. 'Glory to God," from the "Messiah" by Handel was sung by the second choir with Claudia Sether, soloist, and two numbers "The Twenty-third Psalm" by Monson and "Prayer" by Himmel was sung by the Concordia first choir. Irene Bentley sang the soprano solo. The Concordia men's double quar-tet, consisting of Gilman Wang, Nor-ris Stoa, J. Albert Sater, Gabriel Aar-thun, Paul Rogen, Frederick Sands, Oscar Olsgaard, and Arnold Larson, sang "Beautiful Savior" by German. The committee in charge of the ar-rangements consisted of Miss Duea, chairman, Sarah Pederson, Dorothea Quarve, Marion Borstad, and Marie Grimsrud. Music Club Studies Norwegian Classics Norse music was studied at Music club Tuesday evening. Miss Clara Paulson gave a paper on the Norwe-gian composer, Edvard Grieg; a pi-ano selection, "To Spring", by Grieg, was played by Vilgard Daehlin, and a vocal duet "Ola Glomstuen" also by Grieg, was sung by Johanna Hove and Selma Moon. Officers for the ensuing three months were elected at the business meeting following the program. Doro-thea Quarve wo*/ made president; Maren Johnson, vice-president; Sol-veig Torvik, secretary; and Lauren Buslec, treasurer. A program com-mittee of Maren Johnson, chairman, Marie Berg and Christine Rafshol was also elected. Women's League Adds $190 to Loan Fund The Women's League of Concordia held its Christmas party in the home economics rooms at the college on Monday evening1, Dec. 9. Miss Carrie Braaten and Miss Mary V. Anderson were the hostesses. A report was made that over one hundred ninety dollars were cleared at the recent fair and bazaar held for the benefit of tho Student Loan Fund. Christmas Programs Given by Students Irene Bentley sang a vocal solo, Blanche Waller played a piano solo and a male quartette composed of J. Albert Sater, Paul Rogen, Norris Stoa, and Oscar Olsgaard, sang at the Moorhead high school assembly last Wednesday morning. The male quartette also sang at the Christmas party at Olivet church Tuesday evening. Professor Monson Plans Choir Tour After niaking arrangements for p. spring choir trip. Professor H. W. Monson, head of the depart-ment of music, returned from northern Minnesota lost Wednes-day evening. According to the plans now made, tho choir will leave the sec-ond week in March and will travel in the northern part of the state, along the iron range, and south-west from Duluth and Superior. The towns included on the tenta-tive schedule is as follows: Fertile, Mclntosh, Thief River Falls, Bem-idji, Hibbing, Virginia, Two Har-bors, Duluth, Superior, Milaca, Staples, and Bertha. Other towns may be added to the list, Professor Monson said. A. K. X. - MONDAMIN GIVE LAST OF SERIES OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS Musical Comedy "The Bargain Hunters" featured in theme v "American Echoes" "American Echoes" and "Bargain Hunters" were the features of the program presented last Friday even-in by the Alpha Kappa Chi and Mon-damin. This is the last of the series of programs given by the literary so-cieties. Gilman Wang, Albert Sater, Ronald Mundt, Frederick Sands, Gabriel Aar-thun, Kenneth Jorstad, Oscar Ols-gaard, and Arnold Larson represented the "Collegiate" in the first half of the program entitled, "American Echoes". Ernest Lageson, Erland Temanson, and Jewel Bjella depicted the "Spirit of '76", Ruth Halltmger, the "Gypsy", and Irene Bentley and Kenneth Jorstad, the "Indian". Hendrik Mugaas represented the "Classic", Frederick Sands, the "Negro", Leon Johnson and Lloyd Bjella, the "Cowboy", Albert Sater, the "Sailor"', and Claudia Sether, the "Popular". Reidar Daehlin, as Master Pippin, and Carla Lien, as Mrs. Pippin, took the leading parts in the musical comedy directed by Clara Paulson and assisted by Marie Berg. Other characters were Irene Bentley, Gabri-el Aarthun, Milder Knudsvig, Arnold Larson, Gilman Wang, Ruth Hal-langer, and Anna M. Moe. MEMBERS OF FACULTY PLAN XMAS VISITS With Exception of Prof. Olson Non-Resident Members Plan Out of Town Trips Members of the faculty whose homes are not in Moorhead or Fargo, with tho exception of one, are leaving town for the Christmas holidays, they have announced to a Concordian re-porter. Professor Wyman Olson is the only one to spend his vacation here, al-though his home is not in the two cities. Miss Clara Duea will go to her home in Sharon, N. D. Miss Edna Hector will be in Crosby, N. Dak., where Miss Borghild Bue will also spend part of her holidays. Miss Augusta Topping and Miss Florence Kruger intend to spend their Christmas in Iowa, visiting at Shel-don and Marion, respectively. Mias Nilsen will be in Grand Forks, N. D., and Miss Mae Anderson will go to her home at Shelly, Minn. Miss Carrie Braaten will spend the holidays in Thompson, N. D.; Miss Mary Ander-son at Crooks, S. D.; and Miss Mat-hilda Ostby at Mclntosh, Minn. Rev. Carl YlviBaker will spend Christmas in St. Paul, Minn., and Miss Heavig Ylvisaker in Minnea-polis. On account of the many activities that have been taking place on the campus during the last few weeks, the sophomore class has postponed their class party until after the Christmas vacation. The event should have taken place Dec. 14 according: to the schedule of the social calendar. COLLEGE PRODUCTION UPLIFTS STANDARDS OF CONCORDIA DRAMATICS Twentieth Century Costuming Makes Way Back to Norm Much Easier Capable Direction Shown by Miss Bue Parts Well Cast; Moorhead High School Stage Well Suited to Staging of Drama By WILLIAM BALLOU Of the bendabie Baptista and the babelish brawlings that befell his houso because the young: bloods pre-ferred blonde Bianca to choleric Kate, of the bachelor Petruchio and his worthy device for establishing virile supremacy in the marriage-mart of proud Padua, the College Players made an honest account in two show-ings of "The Taming of the Shrew," Dec. 16 and 17. Moorhead high school's suitable stage was used. "Theater" at the college in recent years has implied essays in. various fields; broad Norwegian comedy, Is-ben's socia 1 and historical dramas, etc. But until this productioa no ex-ample of Elizabethan character-com-edy has been witnessed. Over and above ite attested popu-larity there are weighty academic rea-sons for its selection. It has singular fidelity to type; it shows conspicuous-ly its lineage (Shakespeare , Gas-coigne, Arioste) both in its theme and its personnel; it serves as norm for a highly significant class of drama. When picking an all-college play, why not go back to a norm? Tho way back is made easier by the diqpovcry that the play can do with-out ruffs and cuffs and farthingales. Twentieth century costuming with reservations was used, and the scene .did not suffer thereby. In experiments of this sort probably the severest test falls upon the venerable roles of the harlequins; these have a hoary past reaching back to the Campanian Atel-lanae; they were still firm-planted and necessary elements in the six- (Continued on Page 4) GONGORDIA DEBATERS MEET NORTH DAKOTA U, Non-decision Debate Held at Meeting of Men's Club of Grand Foi'ks Meeting the University of North Dakota debate squad, the Concordia team, consisting of Arthur Wigdahl, Merril Distad, and Arnold Hagen ,op-cned their debate schedule Tuesday evening. Dec. 10, before the Grand Forks Lutheran brotherhood. The debate was a non-decision dis-cussion of the national Phi Kappa Dtlta question, resolved: that nations should adopt a plan of complete dis-armament excepting such forces as are needed for police purposes. Approximately two hundred men were in attendance. Following the de-bate an open-forum type discussion was held, in which the members of the audience sought to find out more about the disarmament question. Plans are being made by Coach Paul Rasmusstn to have his men de-baters appear before audiences in towns in this vicinity. Definite ar-rangements have been made for such debates at Hawley, Bornesville, Twin Valley, and Fergus Falls, Minn. It has been attempted to make ar-rangements for the Cobber women debaters to appear before Women's clubs and similar organizations. No debates have been scheduled at the present time, however. Program Given at Chapel by Quartet A quartet composed of Arnold Lar-son, Gabriel Aarthun, Gilman Wang; and Frederick Sands presented a musi-cal program during chapel hour, Mon-day, Dec. 10. The program consisted of two sacred songs: "Savior Comfort Me", arranged by Parks, "Remember Me, O Mighty One" arranged by Towner; and two secular songs: "Far Away In the South" arranged by Carrie B. Adams, and "Four Old Pala" arrang-ed by Geoffrey O'Hara.
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