| Summary: | VOLUME xxn. OONOORDIA COLLEGE, MOORHEAD, MINN,, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1931, Number 15. SEVERAL CONCERTS BOOKED FOR MUSIC GROUPS DURING MAY Home Band Concert Scheduled For May 10 in Moorheed High School Auditorium Band Gives Concert at Ada, Minn., Today Choir To Sing at Luther League Circuit Meet in Finley, N. D., May 17 Several concerts will be presented by the two college musical organiza-tions, the choir and the band, during the first part of May, according to plans outlined by Arthur 0. Wigdahl, manager of both groups: The home concert of the Concordia band has been scheduled for 8:15 p. m. May 10 in the Moorhead high school. Other appearances by the groups will be made in nearby towns. Play In Ada As the first program in May, the band will appear in the high school auditorium at Ada, Minn., 8 p. m today. This concert is presented un-der the auspices of tho Lutheran La-dies aid of that city. Mrs. Herman Thune is the local chairman. The Wild Rice Orphan's home at Twin Valley, Minn., will receive part of tho proceeds. On Friday afternoon til© brass quartet will play a short concert before the Ada high school assembly* Detroit Lakes Booked The second concert of this weekend will bo played at Detroit Lakes, Minn. Sunday evening. The program will be presented in the Detroit Lakes pavilion at 8:15 pt m. under the aus-pices of the Lutheran Brotherhood of the First Lutheran church in that city. Nels Hagelund is local chair-man. While the banif is giving its home concert on May 10, the choir will ap-pear at the Rollag Lutheran church near Hawley, Minn., under the aus-pices of the Luther League there Miss Eveleth Anderson has charge of the local arrangements. On May 17 the choir will sing in tho Finley, N. D., city auditorium in connection with the meeting of the Cooperstown Circuit Luther League. On tho same day the band will play at the Seventeenth of May celebration at Kindred, N. D., in the Sons of Nor, way park. Appearances Last Week Last week appearances wero made by both the choir and the band. The band played at Barnesville, Minn., on Friday evening and in the First Luth-eran church, Fargo, on Sunday eve-ning. Tho choir presented a concert at Glenwood, Minn., 3 p. m. Sunday under the auspices of the Kiwanis club of that city. H. L. Eastlund, secretary of the club, acted as chair man of the local arrangement com mittee- Final Artist Number Given Here Thursday Lawrence M. Brings, president of the Minneapolis College of Speech Arts in Minneapolis presented the closing number of the Concord La artist course, 8 p.m. Thursday eve* ning in the college chapeL Mr. Brings read "Journey's End," a play by R. C. Scherriff. This pro-duction was written for the chief purpose of directing public thought against war and has been referred to as 'the play that should end war." Thursday evening, as during his other appearances at Concordia, Mr. Brings pleased his audience with his splendid characterizations, in-imitable delivery, and appealing voice. While here before, he read "MacBeth," by Shakespeare, and "The Fool," by Canning Pollock. CLOSER COOPERATION ' SOUGHT BY COLLEGES Committees o f Park Region Luther College, Concordia Hold Meeting April 20 A committee from the Park Region Luther college, Fergus Falls, Minn., met with a committee from Concordia college on Monday, April 20, to work out possible plans for closer coopera tion between these institutions. Park Region college was represent-ed by Rev. J. O. Dreng, Rev. 0. J. Aasen, Rov^ S. L. Tallackaon, and Pres. Wulfsberg. Concordia college was represented by Mr. Lars Chris-tianson, Rev. C. W. Aanestad, Rev J. D. Runsvold, Rev. S. T. Sorenson, and Pres. J. N, Brown. Tho joint committee came to an agreement on a plan which will be submitted to the boards of both insti-tutions* at an early date A very friendly relationship has existed be-tween these two institutions, and many of the graduates of Park Re-gion are at the present time enrolled at Concordiav If the plan agreed upon by the committee is accepted by their respective boards, stll closer cooperation will result in the future. New Officers To Be Elected for League The Women's league will hold its annual meeting with election of off! cera in the home economic rooms next Monday evening. Mrs. Alice Olson, Mrs. Paul A. Rasmussen, Miss Matil da Ostby, Miss Carrie Braaten, and Mrs. K. 0. Lee will act at hostesses. TWO HUNDRED FROSH NEXT FALL GOAL OF STUDENT CAMPAIGN College Corresponding with 2500 High School Seniors in C. C. Territory MORE SENIORS HAVE POSITIONS THAN AT THIS DATE YEAR AGO Prof Anderson Sees Possibility of Placing All Seniors Who Desire To Teach More members of the senior class have secured contracts for teaching positions by Thursday of this week than at the corresponding date last year, Prof. Peter Anderson, head of the Concordia Placement bureau, said in a statement to The Concordian. 27 Are Located During the last two weeks the num her having jobs has been augmented by eleven to make a total of twenty seven satisfied job seekers* in the class. From the present indications, Pro-fessor Anderson declares there is high probability of the entire class being placed. Seniors who have signed contracts during the past two weeks and their schools are as follows: Those Having Jobs Myrtle Ahlberg, New Folden, Minn. Bernico Anderson, Lancaster, Minn. Olaf Dahl, George, Iowa; Evelyn Erickson, Barrett, Minn.; Margaret Larson, Haifa, Iowa; Chester Night-engale, Stephen, Minn.; Myrtle O. Olson, Hals tad, Minn.; Kenneth San-derson, St. Vincent, Minn.; Julian Toftness, Fairmont, N. D.; Marvin Vollom, Britton, S. D.; Entrup Reese, Arco, Minn. LD.S.-A.E.S, SOCIETIES HOLD ANNOAL BANQUET "Wheel of Fortune" Is Theme of Program and Decorations For Society Function Following the theme "The Wheel of Fortune" the Lambda Delta Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma banquet wa held at the Gardner hotel in Fargo Saturday evening. George Lee, In-ternational Falls, Minn., acted a toastmaster. Marie Stoeve, Fargo was toastmistress. Following the general theme th program began with "Wanderlust played by the orchestra. The pro gram then progressed as follows "Fortune," George Lee; "Wisdom, Alfreda Sattre; "Romance," a vocal solo, Ragnvald Aanestad; "Youth/ Alice Brenden; "Love," Mrs. Thoma Kloster, advisor to the Lambda Delta Sigma; "Happiness," aung by a ladies quartet; "Age," Cheater Serkland; "Adventure," Theodore Renne; "Art,' a piano solo, Esther Onstad; "Wealth,1 Frank Cleve, honorary member of th Alpha Epsilon Sigma; and "Oppor-tunity,'* by Marie Stoeve. Reporters of Paper Are Named This Week Reporters for the new staff of Th Concordian were selected this week by the editor-in-chief and the manag-ing editor following tryouts conduct ed during the past few weeks* Following are the reporters, severa of which were on the staff during th past year: Oliver Johnson, Ed more N. D.; Francelia Iverson, Baker, Minn.; Ruth Haugsetb, Twin Valley, Minn.; Eloise Johnson, Ed more, N. D-; Bernice Loftness, Thief River Falls, Minn.; Othelia Gjevre, Maynard Minn.; Muriel Chesley, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; Anna Margrethe Moe, Gales-burg, N, D. Special writers are: Hendrik Mu-gaas, Moorhead; Christian Lyatig Chetek, Wia,; Agnes_ Herzog, Ulen, Minn. Alumni, Students, Pastors Solicited Arthur 0. Wigdahl In Charge of Western Minnesota; Al'bin Fortney, Montana FIRST ALL-COLLEGE PLAY OF YEAR WILL BE GIVEN ON MAY 2 lunice Lunde Will Take Leading Role in "It Never Rains," Three Act Play Business Managers Named By Director Minor Parts of Cast Chosen Last Week To Complete Twelve Roles To bring a freshman class of two hundred students to Concordia next fall is the aim of the student cam-paign now being launched for the spring and summer, according to Dean Paul A. Rasmussen. Alumni, pastors, members of tho present stu-dent body, and the board of directors will be solicited for a greater degree of cooperation and support in the work. 2,500 On List As a result of a qucstionaire sent out to the superintendents of high schools in North Dakota and western Minnesota regarding graduating classes, a mailing list of over 2,500 names has boon compiled. The col-lego catalogue and the recent special edition of The Concordian have al-ready been sent out and in tho near future a personal letter will also be mailed. In addition the May issue of the Concordia College Record, which has been changed from a quarterly to a bi-monthly edition, will be mailed to tho high school seniors. This issue will be a picture bulletin edited for the purpose of informing students re-garding tho campus and facilities at Concordia. Pictures of organizations and individuals will be included to show college life here. Alnmni Solicited In an effort to enlist the college alumni in the campaign, President Brown has apopinted a committee composed of Prof. G. L. Schoberg John Nystul, Fargo; Arthur P. Dierckg, Moorhead; Mrs. I. T. Stener-son, Moorhead; and Miss Alice Kol-den, now teaching at Twin Valley, Minn., to assist in the work. Intensive personal work in the home localities is being especially urged of the student body, Dean Ras-mussen said. A meeting of tho entire group is to be held May 16 during the regular society hour, when the greater support of the students will be sought. "The administration of the college wants the students to feel that they share the responsibility of interesting desirable young people to take advan tage of the educational opportunities offered at Concordia," Dean Rasmus-sen declared in a statement to The Concordian. "An effort is being mad to reach students of three classes, literary societies, letternfen's club, music club, dramatic clubs, band, and first and second choir, in order that the student campaign be 100 per ccn successful. "It is absolutely necessary to havi students to share tho responsibility with the administration and faculty.1 Have Field Workers Field work will be done by Arthu O. Wigdahl, who has been engaged in tho work for the. past three sum-mers and who will cover the Minne-sota territory, and by Albin Fortney, who will work in Montana and north-ern North Dakota. In connection with tho campaign work several organizations from th college may tour the Concordia terri tory during the summer months. Monday At 7 O'clock It's a Little Green Cap With a Button on Top It's a little green cap with a button on top That reminds the frosh of his sta tion; It's an oppressive soph with a pad die in hand That gives him that tingling sen sation. Which brings to mind that it will not be long before the freshmen must again don their little green cap* in fact the sophomores declare it will bo 7:16 a. m. come Monday morning, and they are said to bo authorities on matters pertaining to the subject of the green cap. Basketball minded youths of th yearling class, however, have taken pains, some time ago., to turn in a surprising victory in the annual green cap tussle and as a result the ban on bare heads in among the freshmen will be lifted after two weeks—or to bo exact, 6 p. m. Cap and Gown day. "It Never Rains," by Aurania Rouverol, will be presented by an all-collego cast on May 9 instead of on May 2 the former date, according to an announcement made to The Con-cordian by Prof. Wyman E. Olson, play director. Minor Roles Filled Four minor roles were assigned last week completing the cast of twelve members. Basil Shipp of Moorhead will play the part of Dane Lawson, a former sweetheart of Mabel Rogers. The three college girjs will be played by Esther Onstad, Ada, Minn.; Ber-nico Solborg, Heimdal, N. IX; and Clarice Fedje, Hoople, N. D. Osborne Kolden, Blackbuck, Minn, will be business manager for the play He will be assisted by Werner Brand Hawley, Minn., and Russell Molldrem Gary, Minn. Stage manager for the production is Erling Stcnsby, Kidder, S. D. Gloria Solem, Alexander, N. D. will serve as wardrobe mistress. Members of Cast Tho remaining members of the cast aro as follows: Mabel Rogers, Eunice Lunde, Cooperstown, N. D.; Henry Rogers, real estate agent and husband of Mabel, Reuben Reiersgard, Ulen Minn.; Jimmy Rogers, their son, Er-nest Lageson, Sharon, N. D.; Clara Donovan, an old school mate of Mabe Rogers, Gladys Aamodt, Halstad Minn.; Walter Donovan, her husband Eng&bret Kvikstad, Argyle, Minn.; Dorothy Donovan, their daughter, Af-ton Moe, Ada, Minn.; Norleen Sears a breezy young flapper, Alice Bren-den, Moorhead; Savannah, a negro girl, Ellen Brandford, Hoople, N. D. HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC CONTEST HERE MAY 9 Seven Minnesota Towns To Have Representatives En-tered in District Meet. Seven Minnesota high schools plan to have representatives at the annual contests of the state music league, dls trict three, to be held at Concordia college May 9. The schools are those of Barnesville, Frazee, Breckenridge, Halsfcad, Twin Valley, Ulen and Dil worth. Selmer E. Rice, superintend-ent at Barnesville iff president of the district. Tho contests will begin at 9 o'clock Saturday morning and will probably continue until 4:30 in the afternoon. Prof. Daniel Preston of the Moorhead State Teachers college will act as judge and will award prizes that havi been subscribed partly by Concordia and by the Moorhead commercial -club. At the close of the program Satur-day afternoon the Concordia choir and band will each give a short compli-mentary concert. The judge's deci-sion will be announced at that time and the prizes awarded. Lunch will be served at noon in the bookstore and in the home economics rooms. The superintendents and judges and their wives will be gueste of the college. Park Region Choir Will Sing Concert At Trinity Sunday The Park Region college choir, Fer-gus Falls, Minn., an organization of fifty-five voices, directed by Prof. Carl Halvorson, will give a concert at Trinity Lutheran church in Moor-head at 5 p. m. next Sunday. This concert will be given under the auspi-ces of the Concordia choir and direc-tor, Prof. Herman W. Monsoiv Following the concert a reception for the visiting choir will be given in the church parlors by the Concordia choir. The Concordia choir will sing for the Park Region choir. Refreshments will be served by the choir girls, Mildred Knudsvig, Audubon, Minn, and Olga Nilsen, Grand Forks, N. D., acting as head of the serving commit-tee. Has Leading Role EUNICE LUNDE CONCORDIA CAST TO PRESENT NORWEGIAN PRODUCTION MAY 18 Play, "En Fallit," Will Be Part of Moorhead Anniversary Program The Norse play, "En Fallit," by Bjornson will be given in the Moor-head high school auditorium Monday evening, May 18. By requett of tho Committee of Arrangements for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the City of Moorhead the play will be a part of tho celebration program. The play will be given in the ori-ginal by a group of Concordia stu-dents under the direction of Prof. J. A- Holvik. The cast consists of twen-ty of which Beven are major parts taken by the following: Victor Boe, Tjolde; Lily Jenson, Fru Tjolde; Alfreda Safctre, Valborg; Myrtle Olson, Signe; Joseph Lange-mo, Sarnies; Reidar Daehlin, Hamar; Marvin Vollom, Berent; Ernest Lage-son, Jacob s on. While the play.has the title "En Fallit" (a bankruptcy), the subject matter deals largely with the home. The author is more concerned about the principle of sound business ethics in its relationship to character, home and society, than he is concerned about business as such. It is a play embodying the true Nordic sentiments of home and family. Hence the play has proven a phenominal success in tho Scandinavian countries and Ger-many. It is a play that touches the heart while the spectator is witness-ing an intensely dramatic struggle based on a financial crisis. GOVERNOR OLSON TO GIVE CAP AND GOWN DAY ADDRESS HERE Tree Planting Exercises Chang-ed from Afternoon to 9:30 in Morning. Program In Chapel To Begin At 10:30 Rev. J. C. K. Preus Secured To Give Commencement Address; Rev. Stoeve, Baccalaureate Governor Floyd Olson of Minnesota will present the main nddress of the annual Cap and Gown day exorcise* to be held here Monday, May 18. A variation of the regular program fol* lowed in previous years will be made when the tree planting exercises hare been transferred from the afternoon to 9:30 o'clock in the morning !n tiv der to accommodate the city of Moor* head in their fiftieth anniversary celft-b ration. Plant Tree at 9:30 At the tree planting exorcises, th» tree oration will be presented by Paul Anderson, Greenbusb, Minn., whil* the class poem, written by Oscar Ols-gaard, Comstock, Minn., will also be read. Invocation by Rev. Nodtvedt will begin the program in the college cha* pel at 10:80 a. m. At that time the presentation of the key of knowledge will take place. The class memorial pledge will bo presented to the claw councilors, Rev. Carl B. Ylvisaker and Miss Clara Duea* The class oration by Marie Stoeve, Fargo, and the address by the gover-nor will complete the program. Guests of College At noon the seniors, members1 of tho faculty and guests will be served the annual dinner in the college din-ing hall. - Classes will be dismissed after the second period on Cap and Gown day. Plans for the commencement pro-gram will bo completed within the next week, according to Dean Paul Rasmussen, chairman of the faculty committee in charge. Other members1 of the committee are Miss Frida Nilr sen, and Professors J. A. Holvik, H. C. Nordlie, and G. L. Schoberg. Rev. Preus Speaks Here Rev. J. C. K. Preus of Albert Lea, Minn., will bo the commencement speaker. He is director of education in the Norwegian Lutheran church of America. The baccalaureate sermon will be given by the Rt. Rev. David Stoeve, Fargo, president of the North Dakota district, at Trinity Lutheran church. Zoellner Quartet Number Cancelled Cancellation of the Zoellner String Quartet Lyceum number dated for April 20 has been announced, due to the illness of Mr. Zoellner, Sr. He was recently confined to a sanitorium and all dates for the season were ne-cessarily cancelled. Another eve-ning's entertainment was given April 30 by Lawrence Brings, reader. This number is not to take the place of the Zoellner string quartet, how-ever. NEW INTERSOCIETY COUNCIL IS NAMED Election of Officers for Next Year Will Be Held at Later Meeting Representatives from tho eight literary societies of the college have been selected to the intersociety coun-cil for the coming jr^ar by the liter-ary organizations. At a meeting of the old and new members of the intersociety council tho new members took up their duties. Election of officers for the new inter-society council will take place at a meeting to be held at a later date. New- members of the intersociety council are: Alpha Kappa Chi, Mil-dred Otteraon, Audubon, Minn.; Al-pha Zota Phi, Myrtle Sellie, Cathay, N. D.; Lambda Delta Sigma, Verna Swenson, Beloit, Wis.; Nu Sigma Rho, Solveig Torvik, Fort Dauphin, Mada-gascar; Alpha Epsilon Sigma, Kermit Overby, Cooperatown, N. D.; Athen-ian, Albert Abrahamson, Browers-ville, Minn.; Delta Rho, Everett Wes-trum, Glendive, Mont; Mondamin, Reidar Daehlin, China, GARDEN PATH THEME OF RECENT BANQUET Alpha Zeta Phi-Athenians Hold Banquet at Powers Hotel Saturday Evening "The Garden Path" was the theme of the Alpha Zeta Phi-Athenian an-nual banquet held at the Powers hotel in Fargo Saturday evening. Norris Stoa, Buxton, N. D., and Grace Liv-dahl, Bismarck, N. D., acted as toast-master and toastmistress, respective-ly. The toasts given were named ac-cording to flowers one would encount-er while walking along a garden path. Norris Stoa opened the program with a welcome entitled "The Garden Gate". Other numbers on the program were "Twin Flowers", a vocal duet by Ida Stadum and Eunice Moberg; "Gar-denia", Grace Livdahl; "Morning Glory", Hazel Dale; "Bachelor's But-ton", Lewis Knutson; "Sunfllower", Christian Lystig; "Heidekraut," Miss Augusta Topping, adviaor of Alpha Zeta Phi; "Daisy", a musical reading, Agnes Lund; "Magnolia", Rev. Carl B. Ylvisaker, honorary member of the Athenians; "Water Lily", by male quartet; "Four O'clock", Dr. T. O. Burgess, Athenian advisor; and "Rose", a vocal! solo, Lillian Felde- Representatives In Contest Being Named Representatives from four societies for tho intersociety oratorical and de-clamatory contest have been selected at the present time. The contest will be held May 16 in order to avoid a conflict with the all-college play May ft, Entrants selected to date are Nu Sigma Rho, Mildred Skonnard; Alpha Epsrilon Sigma, Harlowe Johnson; Del-ta Rho, Ansel Haukness; Mondamin, Helmer Halvorson. < . r. • K
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