| Summary: | Concorbtan Published M-weekly dnrins the school year by Undents of GoncordU GoUes*, Moorhead, MIBMMU. Btntared u Moond CUM matter at the poetofflee, , Uoorhead. Hinneaota PRICE—ti.oo PBB YEAR 1933 AD-Anerioan Honor Ratine In National Sebotartfe PTOM Awodation , 1550-81, 1BM-31. 1SJM! EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. Carl W. Tiller MANAGING EDITOH. Margart N«dll« ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Gram Blomqvbt NEWS EDITOK: Hanna Jernt SPORTS EDITOR: Harlowa JohnMn DESK EDITOR: Ruth HansMth DESK EDITOR: Bebna Ho«by OOFYBEADERS: EvanroHne Qu*m, Slffrld J«vno. Olivia Torrlk, Margaret HaugaHh REPORTERS: Graca Boothroyd, EitJwr Braaten. Ken-neth Fluffitad, Valbor* Grinarad, Bj™» Hompland. L«atha Rldenour. Balm S«UI«. Toomas Sllncw, Mona Spl«lman, LadoH GJ*rtl«, Carl Holm. Uaroua NlchoU, Araes Hanffan, Clara Korteaar*. Locllla Oehlke. Leona U m n . Jean Larson. Norral H«*land. Gladyi OtUmaoa. Lucille Amdahl _^__^_^^ SPECIAL WRITERS: Mftrth* Jordahl, George Leluwr, Hans NelMn, Edfldd Odivaard. BUDJW Plann. Rnben Reior»*ord, Ruth Btdaaa SPORTS WRITERS: Carrel Johnson, Ernest Oedextwrv. Edmonds Eranson, Alvhlld B BUSINESS MANAGER: Mill ard s ADVERTISING MANAGER: Stanley Oetrom CIRCULATION MANAGER: Bran BUncst ADVERTISING ASSISTANTS: Everett Gllbartmi. Merrill Peterson. Charles Borseth, Keanotii Inffebretson • CIBCULATION ASSISTANT: Sterling Ry»g C. K BALE, Faculty Adivsor. P. A. RASMUSSEN, Business Advisor. The Concordian staff regrets that the editorial "Shall the Benefits of Religious Emphasis Week Be Lost?" was published in the last issue. We wish to recant this editorial and to offer our apologies. Where Will the High School Seniors Be Next Fall? fTTI HIS is the time of the year when high school sen- X iors are thinking about where they will be and what they will be doinjg next fall. Hiis is the time when those students are flooded with compelling let-ters and attractive circulars declaiming the merits of various colleges and institutions. Tlie question "What college shall I attend?" is a predominant one. Hie Christian college offers a program of Christian training and aims to comply with all standard re-quirements. Christ is present on the Concordia cam-pus and the Christian fellowship that results is a vital part of campus life. Because of its limited .enrollment o small college is in a position to give each student individual attention, A closer contact between student and teacher is brought about and acquaintance and friendship with many students is a natural part of its life. True friends are the most valuable assets that may be acquired. In the dormitories, in classes, and in various organiza-. tions one makes acquaintances who develop into friends that count. In such a surrounding the new student, probably for the first time on his "own hook," can readily adapt himself. Extra-curricular activities supply the enlivening interest to college life and remove the tension of strictly academic work. A small accredited college has a full schedule of extra-curricular activities through which each student is given an opportunity to develop his several abilities. Excellent choirs, bands, and dramatic organizations are a real part of the college. Concordia is known and recognized for its school spirit, A democratic and friendly spirit pervades tbe campus. The precept, "Once a Cobber, always a Cobber" although not always possible of literal reali-zation is true in spirit BMS broadening effect of mingling and growing among other young men and women, of studying and Mving and tearing at a Christian college, is an asset to be thoughtfully evaluated. It is often hard to make the hope of a college education realizable, but the sacrifice which will make such possible will be the means of reaping values that far exceed the formal boundaries of a college education. To Make Life More Abundant—Prepare At College I OLLEGE is both a place to? prepare .for life and a place for living. It is a place to prepare for life —both in the sense of giving adequate instruction and preparation for life's vocations, and in the more ad-qaate sense of teaching the student how to live. Classes and all extra-curricular activities combine to teach one how to live a more abundant life, a life that is more rich and fuD, a life that is well rounded out from the mental, physical, moral, and spiritual viewpoints. We who are here at Concordia should be fully cognizanrof this fact, and of the marvelous opportunities which are afforded us at a Christian liberal arts college. v, life is too short to go into ill unprepared. College days are too short to waste our time. We must learn to take advantage of our opportunities, to pack our days with those things which we may enjoy while liv-ing here at college, and which will/ at the same time give us a greater appreciation and preparation for our poet-colleglate days. Have you ever found a college graduate who thought his college days were a waste of time? Can you find one who does not say "Some of the richest «spertences of my life were at college,!' and who would not teU us to make t&e most of our four years h*re7 College does pay, and pay richly. And Can- ccrdla will pay heavily in dividends that can scarcely be anticipated if we gut our best into our ttfe while here at college. -&.: ;/'.*Jv&ij*iv5-""''''"' .' - • • i ' , Calendar of Coming Events Friday, March 23—Homo concert of Concordia band. Saturday, March 24—Intersodety original one-act play • contest Sunday, March 25—Choir concerts; at Ada in the morning; Barncsville in the evening. Thursday, March 29—Vacation begins- at noon. Monday, April 2—Pi Kappa Delta convention begins at Lexington, Ky. Tuesday, April 3—Artist course number here. Thursday, April 5—Band carnival program. Friday, April 6—Choir tour begins; Pi Kappa Delta tournament ends; expression* recital here in the evening; regional conference of International Rela-tions clubs takes place at Grinnell, Iowa. Saturday, April 7—Ladles' Hall play. Monday, April 9—Women's League meets at OBtby*s Friday, April 13—German club play. Friday, April 27—Music recital by Joseph Hylland and Marion Sorben Saturday, April 28—Lambda Delta- Sigma—Alpha Ep-silon Sigma party; Alpha Zeta Phi—Athenian banquet. Sunday, April 29—Band concert at Lisbon, N. D. Gems from the L. S. U. "An individual can't neglect his studies and still be a good Christian." "Our life is in very youthful hands today—yet those hands are molding the life we will be living in the future." "That man or that woman that we will be twenty years hence ought to be seen in our minds today." "In times like these there is no question but that the soul must take counsg with itself." "We can hear the voice of God just as distinctly in 1934, as John the Baptist could in the year 30." "Our Christian youth and Christian maturity should look upon the world with hopefulness." "Christ not only saw the man as he was, but He also saw him as, by the grace of God, he might be-come." "If a student in college today is not sufficiently concerned to read the daily newspapers, something is radically wrong with that student's outlook on life." "Students should have an intelligent attitude to-ward the public problems of today." "We should arouse intelligent Christian conscious-ness in local, national, and international conditions." "There is no physical frontier today to absorb the hundreds and thousands! of young people who are not satisfied with the environment in which they were placed." "Then they thought of a bigger United States, now we ought to be thinking of a better United States." From the Rostrum "Jesus is always the starting point of a more aburf-dant life." "Just simply standing in awe of God opens new doors." •*.-•- "How can we have life more abundantly? Learn to appreciate it, all of it, learn to see beauty every-where." "Jesus enjoys the company of sinners, therefore the company of you and me." "Let me work for God by the side of the road and do all I can." —Pastor L. E. Pierson. • • • "A review of Luther's Small Catechism is marvel-ous for both the intellect and the spirit." —Pastor J. W. Johnshoy. * • • "When people consent to live in sin, the chances are that they will die in sin." "Hie cross separates humanity into two divisions— the penitent and the impenitent; the saved and the lost; the children of God and the children of the Devil." —Dr. J. N. Brown, The Manacled Muse By EUNICE PLANN Last year's leaves, Dead in the hollow on the hill Rustle and stir. And last year's weeds Rattle their bones beside the pond In the warm south wind. Together they laugh. Whispering mockingly of life, The new green hope That now springs up. "What use This Resurrection, say? life is but death. To everything. Look once at us to see the proof." Tliey whisper bitterly. EVENING THOUGHTS BY LEONARD J. EID Interest is a requisite of a true scholar. Thoughts are of little value if they cannot be expressed in an interesting manner. • * * ' Few are tolerant of intolerant people. • * * Tlie Christian lives not to die, but to live. • * * True appreciation and pleasure cannot be ex-perienced while one is critical ^ e n criticize not your friend, but love him. . • . , > • • • . ' • " ' :!;' p ••' In this age of modern conveniences and ad-vanced civilization, plain living has become mud-dled. " • \ ' .' . . A great step toward world peace would be the removing of economic motives for war. ThePoWer Forgotten. By GEORGE LEHNER In a silent room, dim with somber shadows, sits Ralph, With head buried in his arms he humps across his writ-ing desk, above which, In a clean-cut frame, hangs a picture of his mother. Upon it plays a stray ray of light as it filters through a window frosted with' fantastic configurations. Ihe picture appears unusually real and animated. The room is_ cold, quite cold. Ralph, otherwise totally motionless, alternat-ingly and spasmodically with effort clinches and undinches his hands numb and blue with coldness. . . The room is quiet. Not a sound moves through the heavy silence until Ralph, head impulsively raised heaven-ward, tremulously whispers: "God . . . Life! Satan . . . Death! I, Ralph, I . . . the World!" Tragically his head again sinks. Into his arms he mutters, like one speaking), under weight "Work . . . Joy! No! (bitterly) No, no' joy . . . only work! Ever more work! Work for man . . . work with man . . . yet I, alone, without man ." alone! I'm alone, God, all alone . alone, so lonely, so superfluous. No one cares—cares if I die . . . no one, no one. (Fiercely) No one, do You hear?" He rises abruptly, seeking with his eyes for escape like a trapped animal. "Alone . . . what matters? "Why not . . . ?" His fearful searchng becomes a cool-ness of determination. He is composed and deliberate. Then his glance, di-rected by a power not his own, comes to rest upon the picture of his mother. His composure is ruffled. The working of his face is intense and into his eyes comes the pleading, self accusatory light of one begging forgiveness for a great shame. He. looks at her, long and quietly. With a shudder he rights himself. His eyes flash and his bearing is that of a man victorious. With determina-tion he crosses the room. Through the departing door comes the rasping icy-ness of a death-ridden wind carrying the words, "I must work on! I must live on!" Darkness, thickness and a heavy still settles over all. News Notefe'bf Our Alumni From Other Colleges. President Granskou declared an "Ac-tivity Day February 28. The celebra-tion culminated with an all-school banquet in the dining hall honoring the participants in the major fields of com-petition which gained recognition.— Augustan a Mirror. * • • Orben Sime, who plays the theremin and pitchfork cello, has joined the staff of Pacific Lutheran college. He pre-sents concerts in coast cities up from San Diego, Calif., and travels under the auspices of the Young Peoples Lu-ther League in the interests of Pacific Lutheran college.—Morning Mast. * * • Margaret Lillico was crowned Ham-lines 1934 carnival queen. The queen is chosen from women of the senior college for her personally, general re-presentativeness, popularity, and all-around ability by a vote of the student body.—Hamline Oracle. * • • Sam Janneys play "The Black Fla-mingo," a historical drama of the French Revolution, was presented by the Play Production classes.—The Manitou Messenger. * • * • The Bison, yearbook of th«* North Dakota State college, is staging an automobile and style show in co-opera-tion with local merchants. The event opened last evening, and will continue today and tomorrow. The purpose of •, the show is to finance those sections of the annual for which no appropriations; were made available.—The Spectrum. The officers of the Concordia Alumni association are engaged at present in forming clubs in all the "key*1 cities of the northwest to fraction as social or-ganizations for Cobbers in neighboring vicinities. Robert Korstad and Mildred Johnson, students, are assisting in the work. John Olson, '25, former instructor at Eureka college, Eureka, S. D., is doing graduate work at the University of Iowa. Louise Brendemuhl, '28, was recently united in marriage to Clarence Plonpy. Miss Brendemuhl formerly taught at Bird Island* They are making their home at Renville, Mont Evalyn Peterson, 29, Harvey, N. D., has been united In marriage to Allan Nelson, also of Harvey. A. P. Dlercks, 26, principal of Moor-head high school, attended the con-vention of the- department of superin-tendents of the National Education as-sociation held at Cleveland, February 24 to March 1. . .-. . With Harvey G. Wambhehn, 21, as editor and publisher, the Hatton Free Press, Hatton, N. D., celebrated Its 80th birthday last January. Mr. Wamb-heim recently published a book on the late Carl Ben Kelson, noted Arctic flyer. Albert Utke, 29, is employed at the Northern School Supply company, Fargo. Moise Johnson, 33, is employed at the Federal Allotment office at Devils Lake, N. D. Kracked Kampus Knuts Speaking of this onion sitchiation in Russia we of the affirmative believe that all these Kracked Knuts on the Kampus, who all the time try to Krack the important Knuts of the notion, haven't any conception at all of the du-ties and views that the Pope in Rome has on the onion sitchiation. • • • Many were frightened out of their wits last Thursday night when, the fire engine came puffing and producing up to our very door step. Others are still shuddering upon hearing the news the next morning and have welcomed the cold weather as a mere contrast to the idea that if there really had been a fire, it would have soothed them when they finally did wake up to find themselves to an even crisp brown. • * * Do you think the frost will hurt the . rhubarb tonight? " ' NORTH HALL Ruth Erickson and Avis Swedberg spent a weekend at their homes in Battle Lake recently. Esther Braaten, Comstock, spent last weekend with friends at Battle Lake. LADIES' HALL Ethel Roos, Anna Bestul, Bertha Hompland, and Valborg Grimsrud gave a Luther League program at Hitterdal, Sunday. Margaret Broten spent the weekend in Fargo. Ethel Gotaas, '32, Borup, was the weekend guest of Alvhild Berg. Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Haga and Glenn, Mrs. G. Haga, Northwood, N. D., visit-ed Adeline Haga Sunday. Mrs. Kruce, Grand Forks, N. D., spent Sunday and Monday with her sister, Lolly Stenerson. Veda Larson spent last weekend a' her home in Detroit Lakes. Room 37 on the third floor was the scene of a big "spread" Monday night The freshmen inmates entertained the freshmen outmates . The B. K.'s and the O. W. L.'s held their regular meetings in rooms 19 and 27 respectively. We have all been trying] to read the love note that the janitor .and his crew wrote on the wall while fixing the stairway. He insists that it is Hebrew. Hebrew or Chinese, whatever it may be, we all agree it is a decided im-provement. Meditation By HANS NELSON AND when the centurion, which stood over against Him, saw that He so cried out, and (gave up the gfrost, he said, "Truly this man was the son of God.'*—Mark 16:39. It was Friday and Jesus hung on the cross. The soldiers were sta-tioned to see that the execution of undesirables was carried out. They had tortured Him from the garden to the cursed tree. For the sins of the. world He suffered that salvation might be made perfect for us. Now it was finished; the price was paid; the Father was satisfied that He could give His only begotten Son to die for us. What about the centurion? Do we not see in him the very likeness of many of today's people? In their hearts they seek to deny that Christ is their Savior, they are even bold enough to say that there is no God, that the story of Christ is but a mystic tale. They reveal their unbelief in all that they do. It is their delight to scorn Him and His word. Sliey give Him to drink from the same sponge soaked in vinegar. TTie crown of thorns cut deeper by their added pressure. It is a festive occasion to them when they can add some new accusation againts Him. But the centurion said "Truly this man was the Son of God." Herein we see revealed the present day picture. Just as this Roman officer fi-nally recognized Jesus as the Son of God so must people of every age come to the same conclusion. But think of the price paid by Christ to" open the eyes of the centurion and thousands of others. . Not until the last drop of the bitter cup is gone will they believe. The most extreme measures must be taken; to bring them from their hatred of Christ and turn them to Him. ,_ It is so easy to braid a crown of thorns for Him, to nail Him to the cross, to cause Him and it is ften done in our hearts. Yet, when Hie has done all we should not find it so difficult to say, "Truly this man was May we. Lord Jams. M«* our-Ainu and especially those sins of un-belicl and help us to remember Thy tufferlng that we may not suffering. Amen. - Co-Workers MISSION CRUSADERS "The Spread of Roman Catholicism and Political Development" was dis-cussed by Evangeline Quam and Lu-ther Jacobson on Sunday, March 18. . Sterling Rygg led in devotions. '" On Sunday, March U, Margaret Nordiie and Leonard E5d presented "The Spread of Roman Catholicism." Mildred Stenerson led in devotions. * Grace Blomquist presented the paint-ing, "Repose in Egypt," and Ttoa Mid- ., boe, "The Christ Child in the Temple'' at the L. D. R. meeting on Wednesday evening, March 14. Mona Spielman led in devotions. The musical numbers were a piano solo by Ruth Brady and a vocal solo by Ethel Roos. "The Nativity" and the "Holy Jfcmily" ^ were discussed by Freda Forsberg, Joyce Oihus, and Grace Boothroyd at the L. D. R. meeting held March 8. Helen Lindseth sang a vocal solo. Eli-nor Hukee and Yvonne Sommerness played a violin duet LUTHER LEAGUE The Concordia Luther League began *' this month's topic, "Worshipping God,""" at the meeting held Sunday, March 11. "Worshipping God in Prayer" was pre-sented by Norval Hegland, Agnes Wik, Olivia Torvik, and Milton Reiersgord: Ethel Rods sang a vocal solo and Milo Wold played a violin solo. Norman Scheide led in devotions. *: "Worshipping God in the Church-. Service" was discussed at the Luther'^ League meeting held March 18. The speakers were Lillian Njus, Nathaniel Kaushagcn, Theodore Renne, and Mar-garet Nordiie. A mixed quartet con-sisting of Marion Sorben, Avis Lease-^ son, Magne Syvrud, and Manford Knudsvig sang. Herman Iverson and Joseph Hylland played a pSahb duet- Olaf Torstveit led in devotions. THROUGH The MONOCLE By—George! The post office department should re-duce its deficit somewhat through the aid of senior inquiries here. * • * It is now quite safe to be as friendly and serviceable to the frosh as possible'. Your attitude won't sway them at all, for they're safely signed. * * • "We do our part again" say coeds a t 4 the close of the women's interdass bas-ketball tournament. Of course it takes the seniors to end up with a bang. * • • The annual cleaning of the staffroom is just about due, so collect your valu- •* ables—or whatever you have. * * * In spring we regret not seeing the sun rise, for it has already arisen by 7:39. Isn't it time for some insurance sales-man to talk to the seniors? So far not\ a salesman of any kind has appeared. The kind of free entertainment we like is on the order of the Norwegian pictures given recently. Before that, the mention of any free movies brought memories of cheese. There hasn't even been ranch, boast-., ing about seeing the aren't they here yet? first robins—or The preponderance Q£ the evidence ndicates that all banquets couldn't be held the same night Why? Not' enough clothing, transportation, and shelter—though there is enough food— for a price. ** I Parents' and other seniors are soon to beJ showered with pictures, announcements eta; f o r which we hope there is a due return. In dosing his career, George hopes he hasn't done very much harm—\f$\ I George)
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