| Summary: | Published bl-w«ekly by the itudtnU of Concord!* ColUg*, Moorhud, Hlnnuoto. Entertd AS woond oluu m&ttar at the post«fflo«, Moorhead, MIHHMOU SUBSCRIPTION PRICK—$1.00 PBR ANNUM All-American Honor Ratine in National SohoUui-tto Press Association 1919-80, 1910-31, 1B81-82 CARL W. TILLER, Edttor-ln-Chtof _,i t MARGARET NORDLIB, Managing1 Editor OLQA NILSEN, Associate Editor GRACE BLOMQUIST, Associate Editor CAMILLA ANDVIK, News Editor HANNA JEVNB, News Editor WERNER BRAND, Sports Editor COPY READERS: Ruth Haugseth, Selma Husc-by, Slgrld Jovne, Olivia Torvik, Evangellno Quam. REPORTERS: Irene Askegaard, Louiao Bunde, Cornelia Reltnn, Lucille Amdahl. Marthu Jordahl, Alvhtld Berg, Leatha Rtdenour. Rex Lindquist, Mona Spiel man. Esther Bran ten. Loin Estrem, Thomna Sllness, Helen Sellle, Glndya Ostenson, Clarence Johnson, Ludolf GJerde. Hans Nclaon, Carl Holm, Agnes Haugan, Edna Relnlsch, Mar-garet Haugseth. SPECIAL WRITERS: Oliver Johnson, Campbell Orbeck, Gabriel Hauge, HaroliT Olson. SPORTS: Carvel Johnson, Harlowe Johnson, Ernest Cederberg, Edmonde Evanson, Marcus Nichols. MILLARD MAOELSSEN, Business Manager STANLEY OSTROM. Advertising Manager EVAN SILNESS, Circulation Manager ADVERTISING ASSISTANTS: Everett Gilbert-son, Merrill Peterson. CIRCULATION ASSISTANT: Sterling Rygg. C E. BALE, Faculty Advisor P. A. RASMUSSEN, Business Advisor This Matter of Applause DISCORD ALWAYS GRATES more harshly after harmony, BO clapping breaks the spirit of reverence after a sacred program. There must be Borne way to express appreciation, but that way should be a higher one than our too common applause. Attentive silence is a truer tribute to the presentation of anything aacred than a noisy demon-stration. Rising may be used to indicate apprecia-tion. Sacred music is worship in song. Clapping in appreciation Is just as inappropriate as clapping for church services. The uplifting, ennobling spirit that results from hearing a sacred concert lingers longer and may be carried away If the dignity of the occasion is preserved by more conservative ex-pression. MIt Is better to desire than to enjoy, to lore than to be loved-"—Ilnblitt, Your Privilege Ticket ONE COULD WAX ELOQUENT on the subject of appreciation of beauty, but narrowing the subject down to apreclation of lyceum course numbers will also narrow the subject down to editorial column margins. There are those unfortunates on the campus who take themselves and their textbooks so seriously that they can find no occasion to attend the few and far between artist appearances of the lyceum course. There are those too who aren't sufficiently inter-ested to avail themselves of an evening of luxurious beauty. To those to whom blue singers form the apex of musical appreciation, and whose knowledge of artists Is limited to the hill-billies, the artist course would serve as a vision of a new country. To the uniUated it extends an avenue of genuine pleas-ure that comes as a refreshing renewal from the general run of our amateur existence. To the Initi-ated it brings the same in ever increasing measure. The enjoyment of lyceum numbers may be af-fected by more than the performance of the artist himself. Sometimes members of the audience try to perform in manners after their own choosing, and theirs alone, in the opinion of others present. Com-mon courtesy holds current for artist courses a.s well as for other occasions in the world at large. There is also this Idea of dressing for the occa-sion. Consider the impressions of an artist In tux-edo and trimmings who surveys an audience of be-sweaterer, be-tammed, be-shirtsleeved individuals who look ready to run for the next class! Don't take your profession tothe artist course! If this exhortation has aroused in you any spark of enthusiasm for artist performances, keep it flick-ering until the series scheduled for next year appear. And remember that the joy of genuinely good music is well worth the stiff neck you may acquire from listening Intensely. Just remember that your priv-ilege ticket Is good for more than athletic games and memory book decoration! - "Eeflect that life, like every other blessing, derives its value from Its HBB alone."—Samuel John-son. Reading Worthwhile Books DISRAELI ONCE SAID, "A book may be as great a thing as a battle!" Reading a clas-sic has the tendency now to become, like conversation, a lost art. That which shines and glit-ters on the outside attracts us. We read cheaper and poorer literature because we can scan the surface and understand It all. Classics and the older gems of literature are often impotent and burdensome to us. Our greatest aim should be to make our life worthwhile. To accomplish this it Is not necessary to restlessly roam about seeking thrills and to he "always "on the go." True Joy and great things can be found In simple pastimes. Reading good hooks Is a splendid way to make use of our leisure time. It furnishes moments of pure delight, while at the same time broadens our perspective on life. It leads us to admire the high and noble and to appreciate them. Making use of the common and everyday things about us and enjoying them Is one of the greatest things we can learn. Books, though common and very numorouB, are valuable and are worthy of being made great things In our lives. , * ,.*. *' Coworkers Mission Crusaders Missionary Knautz of New Zealand spoke at the Mission Crusader meeting on Sunday, April 9. Willis Thompson led In scripture reading and prayer. Olga NlUen and Lawrence Wermager dis-cussed the life of the Rev. T. L. Brevlg of Alaska missions at the regular meeting held on April 23. Scripture reading and prayer was conducted by Leon a Laraon. * * * Luther League A musical program was given by the Luther League on Sunday, April 9. Margaret Rlstvedt played a piano solo and vocal solos were sung by Alice Narum and Howard Nelson. A musical reading was given by Evangeline Quam and Lauren BuBlee played a trumpet BOIO. Carl Holm led in devotion and Eunice PI ami presided at the organ. The seventh commandment was the topic for discussion at the Luther League meeting on April 23. After a prelude by Olaf Anderson, Ruth Malkewick led in scripture reading and prayer. The discussions were led by Agnes Norlie, Raymond Simonson, Ruth Thompson, and Rudolph Dahle. Doris Simmons and Lois Johnson sang a duet, and a trombone duet was given by Ed field Odegaard and Oilman Stenehjem. * * • L. D. R. An Easter program was given on April 12. Holy week was the topic for discussion. Afton Moe gave a reading, and a vocal solo and a quartet furnished the music. A song service was held by the L. D. R. on April 19, led by Miss Clara Paulson. Mrs. G. L. Schoberg gave a talk. EDUCATION BY HANS NELSON The following year spelled misfortune for the school by a change of teachers. The first month was a series of vacations and often the children would come to school only to wait for the teacher who did not come. Late that fall a family moved into the neighborhood to the east, just across the county line. With two children added to those already there It became apparent that a school was necessary in that direction and one was sought. The officials of McKenzie and Dunn counties shook hands and arranged for a school, each to share the expense. A young man was the person in charge. An old maid's tar-papered, one-room shack was rented and equipped. A teacher's small desk was cramped into the north-east corner, within easy reach of the tiny stove in the north-west corner. On the east wall, between the door and the end of the room, there was just room enough for the 3 by 5 foot sample of blackboard to be tacked. Fac-ing the teacher were two rowB of three seats each separated by a narrow aisle. The pupil in the front seat of the east row could easily awaken the teacher by giv-ing his desk a lusty kick. I enjoyed the front seat across the aisle as I often warmed my feet on the stove. The preferred seat was the last one in the east row. This fortunate pupil could do his plusses and minuses on the black-board and rest a weary arm on the ledge of the south window. His neighbor to the left shared the window ledge with him. School continued until June and even though the distance to walk was about the same as before, there was much satisfaction in knowing that the walk was not in vain. Those three months are crowded with memories that will last. CONCEPTS COMBINED BY A. C. ORBBCK I remember having heard this truism repeated a great many .times: "You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip". Obviously we say. But yet, do we not try to do the Impossible in a great many ways? For instance, do we not try to get some-thing for nothing? Apply this teat to your school work and mine. • • • Ruskin said that "A book which 1B not worth MUCH Is not worth'anything at all". It may.be a little difficult to understand his viewpoint and to agree with him. It seems to me that there usually Is something worth using, even in a poor book. Certainly if we judged our modern fiction by that principle there would be very few books that could pass the test. Some of us might even be bold enough to venture to condemn a few of the text books which are in use. • • • The! pyramids of Egypt Impress us. Greece gave us architecture. Rome gave us government. Germany gave us music that lives. The Western World gave us language. Religion and philosophy have come from all the world. Christ gave us a single triumphant principle that Is eter-nal. What should America pass on to the world ? *. •- •• ' Why apologize for a piece of music if It happens to be more than a month or so old? Immediate popularity was ever a deceiver. Lot us hope that America can continue to produce a music In spite of our Tin Pan Alley. > ' • C-" ' Religious Extension Services Eunice Lunde, Cooperstown, N. D. and Olga Nilsen, Grand Forks, N. D. sang several groups of hymns at St. Luke's hospital on Sunday, April 23. * * * A group of students visited the Old Peoples* home on the same day. Mona Spielman, Twin Valley, gave a talk. Others In the group were Rex Lind-quist, Park Rapids; Inez Drovdal, Ar-negard, N. D.; Carl Holm, Hankow, China; and Esther Braaten, Com stock. THROUGH THE MONOCLE By—George! The sole mark of distinction be-tween frosh and sophs has been drag-ged out again. • • * And the freshmen need that com-fort what with their recent experien-ces concerning society and humanity • • * We want picnics! We want picnics! • • * 'How could last Sunday morning be anything but inspiring with three choirs at one place? • • • "Although we heard and enjoyed, and even our firm convictions wavered a little, we were reestablished In the realization of the peak-attainment of the Concordia choir. • * * All campus matters have fallen into the discard this week before the weighty problem: Who plus who equals Saturday night. • • • Spring brings our campus lake shore Into demand again. Would there be any money in running a boating system? • • • Certain1 choir members turned green with envy last Sunday noon when a certain youthful prospective member was called most endearing terms by the campus ideal. • • * Can it be Indians? No, only Cobber coeds sending their darts at the target—and not only In front of the gym. • * • Many juniors and seniors are nearly as versatile as Shakespeare in being several persons at the beginning of a class period. • r • • An unusual amount of good North Dakota mud causes a halt in the writing, by George. From The Office. Many of you are planning to attend the International Young People's Luther League convention in Fargo, North Dakota, June 30 to July 4. Con-cordia college has decided to open Its dormitories for the use of delegates and visitors. We have a men's dor-mitory taking car© of 114 people and two dormitories for women—Ladles Hall with rooms for 80 and North Hall with ropm for 50. It will be necessary for you to furnish your own linen, blanket, pillow and towels. The college will make a small charge of 25c per night to cover cost of light, water, Janitor service, etc. Our cam-pus Is conveniently located and can be reached by street car from any point In Fargo or Moorhcad. You will enjoy your association on our beau-tiful campus. In writing for reserva-tions, address Secretary to the Presi-dent, Concordia college, Moorhead, Minn. Reservations will be made in the order In which they are received. No reservations will be held for any-one later than six o'clock p. m. on the opening day of the convention, unless a deposit fee of one dollar accompanies the request for a room. We cordially invite all delegates to visit our campus during the conven-tion. You will always find a hearty welcome at Concordia. —J. N. Brown The Easter message was presented in several extension programs from the Mission Crusaders on Sunday, April 7. Olivia Torvik, Ft. Dauphin, Madagascar; Lillian Njus, New Lon-don and Caroline Trygstad. Ft. Dauphin, Madagascar, visited St. Luke's hospital. • * * At the Good Samaritan home for crippled children the program was presented by Evaline Thompson, War-ren; Lillian Dahl, Syre; Alice Nar-um, Fargo, N. D.; Clarence Johnson, Battle Lake; Oliver Johnson, Opstcad; Willis Thompson, Warren; and Albert Abrahamson, '32, Luthor Theological seminary, St. Paul. • • * AgneB Lund, Brocket.'N. D.; Hanna Jevne, Russell, N. D.; Gladys Osten-son, Barrett; Ann Viken, Grygla; and Annette Falk, Battle Lake, gave a pro-gram at the House of Mercy. • • * The group which visited the Old Peoples' home consisted of Rachel Johnson, Bismarck, N. D.; Helen Sel-lie, Cathay, N. D.; Thelma Sogn, Bow-don, N. D.; Grace Blomqiilst. Wau-bun; Ludolf Gjorde, Pelican Rapids; Hans Nelson, Watford City, N. D.; and Joseph Coughlin, Detroit Lakes. From the Rostrum. If the Easter message were really heard by the inner ear, the ear of un-derstanding, the ear of reception, we would have a vastly different type of Christianity than we have. J. W. Johnshoy. Splashes of Ink BY OLIVER E. JOHNSON. FRIENDS All that I ask is friendship fast. Undying and sincere— A friendly smile, a cheering smile, When life's turmoil is near. Over my soul life's billows roll; I weaken and grow pale. But with one friend true to the end, Can I life's purpose fail? And though the cloud,—the sullen shroud That waits to claim my soul, Should press me down, and hold me down, His grace I shall oxtoll. The life I live, the gifts I give, All that I have or hold Are nothingness and worthlessness Though they be all of gold. The friends that He hath given me Are blessings more divine Than perfect ~ health and untold wealth, Or diamonds from the mine. I cannot see what waits for me. Or whither I shall wend. Come joy or woe, I always know That I still have a Friend. . COBBER ETIQUETTE IN CHURCH Even If you cannot fling a note, follow the hymns with your eyes. If one cannot In church show a gentle endurance of small an-noyances, one is failing sadly to profit by the Christian rule. AT THE TABLE Taking a big mouthful (next to smearing the face and chew-ing with the mouth open) is the worst offense at the table. Waiters don't mind doing as much as they can and to serve one in every way but they are human and do not mind a little appreciation of their services shown by the students, by be-ing treated courteously while serving them. IN THE DORMITORY Where eUe ifl there the chance to practice the Golden Rule as there is in a dormitory? A Thought or Two BY HAROLD OLSON STRANGE IT IS THAT THE little microscopic yeast bacteria can hold a great power over men and nations. Used in intoxicants it changes peaceful men into raging tempests, mental and physical giants into helpless wrecks, or those of will into .habitual slaves. In bread, however, it makeB weaklings strong, Inactive individuals zealous, and builds nations of strong subjects. Similarly, a thought, though unseen by the human eye rules the world. One of pride brought great Nebuchadnezzar to become a worm in the dust, one of jealousy caused Saul to seek David's death, pi.e of evil desire made David a murderer, a national thought of hatred turns nations, with treaties of peace, into a world conflict or one of evil lowers a fair Babylon to a place of ruin. "Every thought which genius and piety throw Into the world, alters the world." God's thoughts put Into human channels transform men's lives and produce a nation of righteous patriots. Satisfaction comes to him who, knowing that God "underatandeth all the Imagin-ations of the heart," and "from whom no thought can be with hoi den," unlocks the door to his thought processes and admits those that will benefit him and his neighbor. "His thoughts have a high aim, though their dwelling be In a humble heart." -. : Thus it Is important for us "to set our minds on things that are above." For us who are to be future participants in church and state, who are to mold the thought of tomorrow, the wordB of Paul are fitting: "Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report. If there be any virtue, and It there he any praise, think on these things. HOOKS AND EYES T!tHREE TIMES A DAY without fail the dining hall submits to the onslaught of over 200 effervescent Cobbers who shatter the peace of the place with their chatter. They do not come alone. They bring their appetites—whoppers, some of them. Every two weeks the dining hall scenery changes. Then the faces at which one has been gazing for a fortnight disappear, to be replaced by others. Like a game of checkers, the panorama shifts but the original figures remain the same. The question then comes to be, "Did you get a good table?" Of course all the tables arc good, being equipped with their alloted quota of top and stipulated number of legs. Aside from these physical features, tables occasionally acquire personality. Among such might be named the training tables and senior tables. Fortunately their personalities differ. At one the Idea Is all "thought for food," and at the other "food for thought." Seniors find the world a big subject to talk about, and never, lower classmen, does it degenerate to weather. Jobs and banquets and castles in the air, and such practical issues keep seniors over the bell limit. But I left the appetites to shift for them-selves In the first paragraph. That will never do. They are accustomed to being waltod on by a doughty group of twelve White Jackets. I never could figure out what they were wait-ing for—tips, maybe. They run In and out bearing aloft trays of vitamines. In this con-nection It would be but fitting and properlike, to include the wearer of the distinguished black buttons, head waiter E. A. T. There should always be atmosphere for meals. Restaurants make use of the radio, tlie dining hall uses static—the natural con-sequence of 200 knives and forks and feet and dishes and tongues clicking full force. In ad-dition to that It is the Ideal place to become acquainted with the students themselves, what they think and more to the point, what they eat. BI-OGGS THE WELL-KNOWN STRAINS of "Stand Up and Cheer" swell out from the pep band, the crowd surges to its feet, a wave of anticipation and excitement sweeps over the gym. The team is coming! Lei by Bjerke, Cobber captain, they come dribbling down the floor amidst wild exultation from the bleachers. The whistle blows. Bjerke steps to the center circle, shakes hands with his opposing center, and braceB himself for the tip-off. The game is on. "How does it feel", I asked him, "to lead your team out on the floor, to feel the respon-sibility of winning or losing and to know that the whole school is back of you?" His answer was typically brief. "It feela great." Then, for the moment h© relived the drama. "It makes little shivers run up and down my spine and I feel like nothing In the wprli matters but the game." About pep meetings Tiger Bjerke had equally much to say. He confessed that he didn't particularly fancy the public speaking involved, but yet he had thought that it would be worse than it proved to bo. The chief trouble seemed to bo that he forgot everything he was going to say when the time came. Besides his record of four years of varsity with 1933 captaincy, Bjerke also has a major In economics and a minor In math. These, together with coaching, form the background for a teaching career. As ho himself puts it, "It's not work to do something you like to do." • • * ON MAY 15 OF LAST year in the Cobber Conclave, thermometer registering 92 degrees, Osborne Kolden spent the most exciting day of \\\a college course. His job was that of parcelling out "Cobbers", meaning the trlennual this time, In the official capacity of Business Manager. The advertis-ing campaign, revision, cutting, and censoring of incoming material, business problems, final shipment of material, distribution and checking up all contributed to making hia "Cobber" contact one of the most memorable and val-uable experiences at Concordia. Not only does he value "Cobber" contact, but Cobber contact, In its broadest sense, as well. Managing seems ot be Obble's stock In trade. He has carried It Into dramatics as well, hav-ing worked on the business staffs of play productions ever since his beginning at college. The Chicago band trip looms ahead as a ven-ture of interest, because as a senior bandsman he knows the joys of tripping. Despite the weight of being responsible for the busses, he anticipates a high-point trip. Obble has yet another major field of Inter-est which he finds time for besides his kingly duties. He this year climaxed his four years of forensic participation in the five-state debate tourney, which In his estimation is only sur-passed by the League of Nations meet held two years ago at Macalester. Motor-boat racing and electricity head his official hobbles. These are enjoyed at his home at the Blackduck resort where he has contacted people from every state In the union, and each day finds stimulus In new faces and the personalities they depict. Business Interests point his vocation goal; In that field. Ladles and gentlemen, would It not seem probable to you that he who Is able to capably manage what Obble haa - managed as a Cobber, will attain to successful heights as an £lum7 Besides^ kings hare royal backing.
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