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• Language: unknown
• Published: 1932
• Subjects: Andvik; Arctic; Bakk; Battle Lake; Branten; Charity; Cornet; Esther; Grand Forks; Haug; Haugen; Lunde; Manger; Moa; Myra; Riven; Washburn; Willis; lota
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16921coll4/id/817

CONCOR&IAN Friday, December 16, 1932 £ Cmtrnrfctatt Published bi-weekly by the students of Coacordta Coll9f«, Moorhead, Minnesota. Entered as second class matter at the postofftco, Moorhoad, Minnesota SUBSCRIPTION PRICE— $1.00 PER ANNUM All-American Honor Ratine In National Scholas-tic Press Association 1929-80, 1950-31, 1931-32 CARL W. TILLER, Editor-ln-Chtef MARGARET NORDLIE, Managing Editor OLQA NIL8EN. Associate Editor CAMILLA ANDVIK, News Editor COPY READERS: Grace Blomqutst, Ruth Haujr-scth, Sclma Husoby, Manna Jevne, Si grid Jovnc, Thora Bakk. REPORTERS: Harold OIKOM, irene Askeffaard, Evftiigellno Quam, Annette Falk, Louise BunOo. Cornelia Rolttin, Lucille Amdahl, Martha Jordahl. Alvhila Berg, Olivia Tor-vik. Knrl Andorl, Thora Bakk, Leatha Rldenour. SPORTS: Werner Brand. Ralph Ness. SPECIAL WRITERS: Lloyd Mostrom, Ariel MoUdrcm, Campbell Orbeck, Guy Larson. LAWRENCE WERMAGER, Business Manager LEONARD EID, Advertising Manager MILLARD MAGELSSEN, Circulation Manager ADVERTISING ASSISTANT: Russell Molldrom CIRCULATION ASSISTANT: Evan Silncss C. B. BALE, Faculty Advisor P. A. RASMUS SEN, Business Advisor in Utemoriam "Within the past fortnight the Divine One has twice moved heavily within the fold of our Concordla family. He removed last woek the mother of Carl Lokken and now word reaches us that Joseph Thompson has been forced to relinquish his earthly en tact a with his dear-est friend, his mother. The loss of one's mother strikes a deep gash into any young heart. She Is the one unto whom we can always bring our entreat-ies, resting assured of a kindly hearing. From her we are constantly the recipients of an ex-piession of God-given love. ^ We do not purpose to stand and attempt to fathom the wisdom of the Almighty. We are satisfied to know that "God moves in a mysterious way, hla wonders to perform." We are happy for the lives of these two mothers and for the years which were allotted them here. May the anguish of loss he assuaged by the knowledge that it is given to each of us to join with these beloved oneB in the Holy City. Signed: The Concordia Student Body December 16, 1932 Ray Thorbecko, president Christmas Happiness With the advent of the Christmas holidays, the high peak of the year is reached. Its Inspirational power Is universal in scope reaching into the hearts of rich and poor, old and young, alike. It comes as the Joyful culmination of a year of activity. Despite the commercialism of the Yuletido sea-son, its true meaning promotes in men kindlier, more charitable, less selfish motives that permeate the world with the first Christmas message of "Peace on earth, good will to men". It marks the birth of the infant Christ, who hu-miliated Himself by entering Into life on earth to fulfill the need of the Messiah. It marks in the hearts of men and women who are allvo to their needs, a rebirth of gratitude toward God, which takes expression In renewed zeal for Christllko liv-ing. Although Borne of the wild gleefulness of child-hood ChrlstmaB may have left us, it is tempered into the none the less unquenchable Inward joy of en-larged understanding. Christmas Is the holiday for girls and boys; in this respect we are but boyB and girls of a little bigger proportions. Let not our eyes be clouded by the cynicism and callousness of life about us that we may not view Christmas with the eyes of a little child. May Its beauty and joy enter Into our hearts and make us better fit to follow the steps of the Chrlstchlld. "Big Shots" Among college people a very frequent topic of discussion is that of "big shots". Although tho term is loosely applied and practically without definition, nevertheless, it is readily accepted. Just what con-stitutes a "big shot" is hard to explain, and If any such attempt at explanation should be made, it would most likely prove to be fruitless. Let UB look at the thing from the viewpoint of the undergraduate. That's the painful part. To the freshman the big shot is a vivid mental picture—tall, athletic, handsome, truly Irreslstable—Just the type who plays the role of hero in so many college mov-ing pictures. But when you roach college, air cas-tles crumble. Perhaps the college 1B all -wrong, but It 1B doubtful. The thing goes deeper than that. There are many unfortunate disturbances in r college life which are due either directly or Jndlr- ectly to the "big shot'' fallacy. I have seen normally agreeable personalities upset by the desire to be "big shots". For Instance, how many times have you seen people assume the role of one who is bored to death by those with whom they are forced to as-sociate? How many times have you seen people act :' the hypocrite la the presence of authority? How -often have you seen small groups form a barrier to "V exclude their schoolmates merely because they like to feel aristocratic? How often have you seen cer-v tain individual! who limit their friendships to those : who seem to be "big shots"? What is the answer? V The whole problem can be summed up easily. "Big shots" become what they are not through their own efforts, but through the general acceptance u snob From the Rostrum Ood-given and splrlUdlrected grace and power will alone solve our present-day economic, social and spiritual problems. TlniCB of want are only tlmcB of loving chastening to woo us back to sonship with God. Dr. J. N. Brown Go-workers LUTHER LEAGUE "1 Need Hope" concluded the group of topics on "Why I Believe on Jesus Christ" at the Luther League meeting on December 11. The speeches were given in the following order: "Hope is Universal". Francelia Iverson; "Hopelessness Is Fatal", Del-mar Wangswick; "Hope Conquers in Life", Olivia T'orvlk; and "Hope Triumphs In Death", Campbell Orbeck. Devotion was led by Lota Hallanger. Ha-zel Stcphcnson played a piano solo. A musical program foaturod the Luther League meeting on December 4. Olaf Anderson presided at the organ. Devotion was conducted by Edna Rein-iBch. Camilla Andvik and Rachel Johnson sang a duet. Thora Bakk gave a musical reading. An In-strumental solo was played by Gladys Hoversten. • • • MISSION CRUSADERS "Zionism, Its Affirmatives and Negatives" was discussed at Mission Crusaders on December 4. Irene Askegaard and Clarence Johnson developed the theme. "The Zion Movement" was discussed at the meet-ing of Mission Crusaders on December 11. The speak-ers were Irene Askegaard and. Clarence Johnson. Eunice Lunde conducted devotion. • • • L. D. R. The L. D. R. sponsored a Christmas program on December 14. Carols were sung. The advisor, Miss Nilsen, read the Christmas message. "Silent Night" was sung in seven languages. Gladys and Ruth Hoverston played an instrumental duet. Silhouettes of the Christmas story were presented. Agnes Lund spoke on "The Church-program of the Child'* at the L. D. R. on December 7. Gladys Ostenson led In devotion. Louise Espenson and Do-ris Simmons Bang a duet. • * • MEN'S DEVOTIONS Hans Nelson gave the talk at the meeting of the dormitory men December 8. Melvin Peterson led In B"-*ipture reading and prayer, and Harold Hovland played a cornet solo. WHAT I THINK ABOUT— Vacation By Juke Fumpklnsoed I. Wot It iss: Vacation is wen we go horn and do sumthln different from wot we ushely do all tho other time. Lessen we shud git too wore out. II. Wen it cums. Wen ther is a holiday. Vakeshln ia somtimee long and sumtimes Bhort. Wen it Is hot then they are long, but in the winter wen it is kold then they are short, I cant makeout if the wether has nothing to do with it or yes. I gis a other reason wy they ar short is account of the peepul git out en theyr rigular work. Ush'ely it stands In a book wen they are but som-times it dont mcen nothln wot it is in the book and everbody thinks difrunt wen it shud be then peple put there names on a paper wot it is a petlshen and git all hotandbothered. Finely it is plane and everbody knos wen It starts and wen it kulta. III. Wot happens then: The skooU and collitches kwit for awile. After they hav marked offen the kalendar each day afore the ono wot Is the last afore they go and got stuff Then they cum hoometahionsurdletaoinshrdlccv throne in to take horn to mom to get put together. Then they cum hom to sho the ol home town that collitch it wud hav a hard time glttlng along for-out them. They toll about how they pulled thlsflen and thaten. But they dont be so angshes to tell how thissen and thaten was pulled on them. They make a grate lmpresshen In this depreBhen I bin harin s'mutch about. All they kno sits on the out-side when they cum back to show the folks wot a big shot they- ar. IV. I bet it is grate to bee a big shot and kome home and BIIOW the ol burg wot iss wot. It must be hard •work for a guy to talk about blsself all the time. It is tuffor for tho guy wot dussent hav much to say about hlaself. Ho had better ruther sleep. I gis I will sleep much sleep. Goncepts Combined BY A. C. ORBECK Music, that sublime gift for expressing the bcautirul, if received in the light of true rela-tionships, is a means of Indicating the recognition of our dependence, a mode of thanksgiving, and a medium for proclaiming (and perhaps record-ing) our feelings at the thought of ultimate tri-umph. Indeed, music may be prayer. Congreve has said: "Music hath charmB to soothe a savage heart". Let us add that It also inspires comforts, gives an outlet, edifies, heal a restrains, and ho, so many other things. The desirability of Perfection may be said fcT be demonstrated by the universality of hope and effort to that end. With this point In mind It Is interesting to catalog the lines of human endeav-or and note the amount and direction of any changes made. The universality of Hope la a strong argument for the belief that love rules and has no ending. Happiness 1 How the human race, In all ages, has qucBted for ltl Men have made unbelievable sacrifices to obtain it. But where may true joy and happiness be- found? In what does It consist? At this time of the year we are especially think-ing of the joyful homecomings, the festive Bervlces in the House of God, the songs and recitations of the children at the Christmas tree exercises, the ex-change of presents, tb happy social gathrlng, the Christmas delicacies which grace our tables in such abundance and many other joys to which we have looked forward, during these days preceding vaca-tion Surely the anticipation of the events places UB in a festive frame of mind, but after all they are transitory and of short duration They could never completely satisfy the deeper longings of our hearts. If we would know the true joy of Christmas we must seek It In the angel's message on the plains of Beth-lehem: "Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you 1B born this day, In the city of David, a Savior, which Is Christ the Lord". Who can fathom the meaning of that message? Who can understand the love that prompted this Christmas gift to man? All previous human history was but a preparation for His coming. Little won-der that mankind reckons time from the date of His advent. What has caused all unhappineus, suffering and disappointment In tho world? Is it not sin? But tho Babe In Bethlehem was born to be a Savior from sin. How mankind has sought for solutions of the problems concerning life and death—and life after death. In the manger In Bethlehem we have found tho answer to these perplexing questions. He re-places despair with hope; sorrow with joy; uncer-tainty with confidence and defeat with victory. This is the great Joy of Christmas Day and every day. It sanctifies and increases all other joys. May that joy gladden our hearts In this blesBed Christmas season. J. N. Brown. Kracked Kampus Knuts The old gentleman did not try to help his wife into their new car as he UBed to In the horse and buggy days. "You're not BO gallant as when I was a gal", she told him. "No", he replied, "and you're not so buoyant as when I was a boy1'. Lives of seniors all remind UB Wo should Btrlve to do our best And departing, leave behind us Notebooks that will help the rest. "Now let me give you a piece of my tho wife b&gan. "I don't believe you can do it*1, rc-fortH the husband, "it would take an expert scientist to split an atom". Customer—You said the tortoise I bought from you would live 800 years, "nd it diei the day after I bought It Dealer—Now Isn't that too bad! The 300 years must have been up. • * • "You say you dW not steal this rue vet It was founfl In your home. How *o you explain that"? Defendant—"It was this way, judge T a°kert the ladv for a bit to eat an1 •«*Md o' brlngin' me aome eats she ~fv*»q me this rug an* said to beat It. •vhich I did." • • * Boy—"Do you know, dad. that In •Africa a man doesn't know his wife •»nMl he marries. her?*1 rv«fi—"W*v single out Africa?" "Robert", said the teacher, to drive home the lesson which was on charity and kindness, "if I saw a man beat-ing a donkey and stopped him from doing HO, what virtue would I be showing"? "Brotherly love1', said Bobby. • • * Lawyer—You say th.a fence was seven feet high and you were standing on the ground, and yet you could see what was going on Inside that fence? How do you explain that, my friend? Remember, you are under oath. Wieness—Don'e get so bet up, MIB-er Lawyer, there was a knothole in the fence. The Politician wears a smile His task he is not shirking; He speaks a piece in public while We common folk are working. THROUGH THE MONOCLE By—George! Splashes of Ink . FROZEN O frozen stream, thr waters cannot run Down to the dancing sea; Tho autumn days are done. And so thy glee. Yet spring shall give to thee a better day And with new joy thou ahalt pursue thy way. O frozen thought, my pen Is bound by thee; Thy -whisperings are dumb And BO thy prophecy Of themes to come. Yet time shall thaw my sluggish mind again And joy shall spring anew there is pain. where Extension Services. A mission program was presented it the Fargo House of Mercy last Sunday. Caroline Trygstad gave a tnlft on Madagascar and Esther Poderson recounted some experiences rrom the mission Held in Madagascar. Mother Branten and Agnes Haugen also gave BO me incidences from China, after which they sang a duet. Annette Falk was In charge of the ?roup. • • • Three extension programs tfere •riven by the Concordla Luther League on Sunday, December 11. At the Trinity Lutheran church, Moorhead, the topic "I Need a Shep-herd' 1 was discussed by: Hanna Jev-ne, Russell, N. D.; Clarence Johnson. Battle Lake; Martin Aarthun, LJg-nlte, N. D.; and Myra Relnertson. Moorhead. Several musical numbers were rendered by a quartet composed of Karl Anderl, Park Rapids; Maur-ice Felde, Barnesville; Alvin Lang-seth, Manfred, N. D.; and Olaf Ander-son. Qrygla. Olga Nilsen, East Grand Forks, sang a vocal solo. "I Need the Key to Suffering and Death" was discussed by Olive Gil-bertson, Binford, N. D.; Hans NelBon, Watford City, N. D.; Margaret Haug-scth, Twin Valley; and Lloyd Moa-trom, Hawley, at Borup. Hans Nel- Tho public program series preci-pitated us into bllzzarding Eakl-weather but left us resident In the at-mosphere of the sunny South. • • • If only the latter were a reality there would be less traffic around the bookstore stove and other such warm-hearted centers. CHRIST IS Btottf Ring out, ye bells! rejoice, rejolc*! Proclaim the Holy Birth With thanks to God lift up thy voice; Praise Him, O man of earth I The world Is dark but He Is light Who in the manger Hes; The Prince of Peace has come tonight To open Btnners' eyes. O Holy Babe, to Theo we call To light ua on our way. Lest in the darkness we should fall; This In Thy name we pray. son led In devotion, bers were rendered Musical num-by Margaret Haugseth, Olive GilbertBon, and Har-old Hovland, Kotteau, N. D. At Wahpeton, N. D., Ruth Haug-seth. Twin Valley; Eunice Lund©, Cooperstown, N. D.; Ralph Johnson, Washburn, N. D.; and Willis Thomp-son, Warren, presented the Pocket Testament League movement. Ruth Haugseth and Eunice Lunde contri-buted musical selections. Sandburg defines poetry as the jour-nal of a sea animal living on land wanting to flv in the air. * • • < In what kind of a category might be place a college student's "Dear Diary"? * • • Some diaries treat of current event Usts aorao deal with precise stereo-typed taken-for-granted routlnlzed activities; others consist of ejacula-tory fragments to fit the space stip-ulated by the manufacturer. Others again nre comfortably rambling wrlte-when- you-feel-Uke It mood—relieving safety valves. • • • Did you know that George kept a diary? Notice to the general public: It docs not choose to be seen through the monocle. • • • Now even thoa© who haven't achieved the dignity of the maturity of the age of 21 may be considered as citizens by subscribing their official labels to the roll of the Good Citizens' club. • « • The subject of vacations should be approached with aa much caution as a prospective purchaser of woolen material who is concerned about the shrinkage. Ever hear about stretch-age? • * • No one need ever accuse our prairie country of being tree-teea around Christmas-time. Now may I add a wish for a joyous Christmas festival and hopes for a satisfying New Year extended to all. by George! ' Meditation By Ariel Molldrem "Merry Christmas I" Soon the air will be ringing with this joyous greeting. Friends and acquaintances salute one another with this cheerful message as thoy meet and as they part. "Familiarity breeds contempt", an old adage says. Although there' la perhaps no contempt expressed in this oft-repeated greeting, much usage of it baa lessened Its import. The expression 1B contagious and is used by practically the entire world as a yu'e-greetlng. It ha* apra*~ from those to whom It meant BO much, to those who use it with no thought of Its true message. ' A "Merry Christmas'1 la more than a mere greeting; it Is an ear-nest wish, a devout prayer. In It we find the expression of the greatest good-will and joy that an individual can impart. It Is the prayer that our friends and acquaintances might be merry or joyous, having ax a basis for their joy the knowledge that Christ, their Savior, -was born, a Savior who came to earth for the express purpose ol redeeming man-kind, lost in sin. As the Christmas season approaches, may we remember that In our ChrUtmaB greetings we are uttering a wish and a prayer for a season of joy In Christ oar Savior. Then "Merry Ghristxnai" will have its true meaning. Student Opinion The elasticity of vacations has be- "omc a traditional campus problem -onnacted with the holiday season. This year* more than any other, the nr obi era haa assumed proportions far beyond normal. It has furnished sus-taining material for dining hall con-versations, bookstore confabs, and developed potential Btump speakers !n tho dormitories. AH this agitation concerning va-cation limits seems an unnecessary 'nconvenlence. If the catalog dates would be reasonable enough to be re-garded as final, the whole problem might be dispensed with. If a little more foresight were used in regard *o the preparation of a college cal-. indar, the termination dates for school activity might be fixed without 'he hub-bub of general disturbance. Such action would be appreciated by the entire campus constituency. * • • A friendly visit to the congenial folks of tbe snow bound arctic, an enthusing evening at the OlympicB to view the parade of nations, a charm- Ing glimpse Into the royal courts of 'lietaut lands, and a happy sojourn with the hospitable southern aristo-crats may well be our brief summary of the four weekly entertainments *vhlch have called together the great-er Concordla family during the past month. The popularity of the pro-grams has been silently attested by the well filled auditorium at every performance. Well rendered programs versatile In content, nave- rewarded those who attend. In contrast, ono might Imagine peering behind the curtain during the preparation for the entertainment—to see the hours of deep thought in which the commltto tolled to sketch the per-formance— the haaty practice periods of groups callod upon to perform, and finally the pell-mell and excited rush of the two societies on Saturday afternoon. Then there were parts to be altered, costumes to be provided, scenery to be finished, and the en-tire performance to be rehearsed. Everything appeared to be disjoint-ed— but college students were pre-siding at this entertainment and aa college students alone can do, they { patched the parts and padded the joints to stage a thoroughly enjoy-able" entertainment Work and worry were certainly linked up with the program, but ao- -./ companying this there was a joy and,- a pleasure which together with thp practical experience gained, always made * the performance well worth • while. Then we may add that tho pleasure of enjoying the other three , entertainments made the whole prao-'?. ticfr one of the moat enjoyable of the • entire school year. It introduces the Incoming students to the general per-sonnel of each society and the ver-satility ot their Interests and actlvi- . ties. Presented purely to entertain '* and to farther dramatic art, theae pro- grama well deserve tho good atand- • Ing which they hare attained pur Oobtttr •Pirlted Mends. •MX