1944-1945 DMLC Messenger Vol. 35

'Bless the Lord, 0 my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name. get not all His benefits.

Bless the Lord, 0 my soul: and for"Ps. 103 :1-2.

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EDITORIAL

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COLLEGE

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NEW STUDE'NTS

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DO-ED NOTES

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LOCALS

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SPORTS

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SIXTY YEARS The memorable year of 1883, the four hundredth anniversary of Luther's birth, was the year in which it was resolved that another Lutheran institution be established for the education of the youth. It was to be a monument, in honor of the Reformer. So far the Wisconsin Synod was leaving its schools, Northwestern University (as it was then called) at Watertown, Wisconsin, and the Theological Seminary at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, open to students from the then-existing'Minnesota Synod. In 1883 Pastor C. J. Albrecht, the real' founder of our school, proposed, in the name of St. Paul's. congregation of New UIm, the idea of establishing and maintaining a school路 of its own; The Minnesota Synod readily took up the suggestion. It was intended that the school have a preparatory course for those boys who purposed to enter the ministry plus an academic course for' those who wanted a business or general education after the, elementary 'school years. New Ulm, Minnesota, was the location selected. The New Ulm congregation obtained some land south of the location of the present Union Hospital. Excavation for a foundation had already begun; but. because clear titles to adjoining desirable land were not obtainable, the project to build here was abandoned. Upon suggestion four acres of our present ideally located campus "on the hill" were purchased. Since then by purchase and donation the campus has been enlarged to twenty-four acres. By the spring of 1884 only thirteen of the thirty congregations of the Minnesota Synod had responded to the路 call of funds. This and other obstacles were met. Construction that had already begun was continued so that on June 25th the cornerstone of Dr. Martin Luther College was. laid. All summer construction was speedily carried on SO that on November 9, 1884, the building was dedicated .. This original building is still being used. Originally this .building housed a kitchen and a dining room (basement), a professor's residence and two classrooms (1st floor), more classrooms and study rooms (2nd floor), and four large bed-. rooms (attic). This was the beg-inning. When school began on the tenth of November, Prof. G. , Burk was the only member of the faculty duly called. 'He was' called as the instructor for the academy. In the emergency Rev. C. J. Albrecht took over the duties of director and Rev. A. F. Reim volunteered his services. These three! 2

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men were the faculty to teach the eight enrolled students. The next year Rev. O. Hoyer was called as director and "first professor." Enrollment rapidly increased, reaching forty-four by Easter, 1885. The preparatory department (progymnasium) was based on a three-year course followed by two years of college (gymnasium). The academy offered a four-year course, and a commercialdepartment also existed. A theological department was added in 1885-'86 with the aim of quickly supplying ministerial candidates for the synodical missions. Then a normal department for teachers was added. The small faculty worked courageously to meet the many demands for their instruction. As the years went by the faculty was enlarged and the student body grew. Up to 1892 the school had provided thirty pastors and eight teachers for the Minnesota Synod besides having given an academic and commercial training to many other young men. Enrollment had risen to eighty-eight. In 1893the Synods of Wisconsin,Michigan,and Minnesota joined hands. Dr. Martin Luther Collegeserved a new purpose now; namely, as a normal school for the General Synod to provide teachers for Lutheran elementary schools. The course consisted of three preparatory classes and two normal classes. It also offered three years of preparatory work for Northwestern University. In these latter classes were also enrolled the academic students who were given extra commercial subjects. This new arrangement went into effect on September 6, 1893. The school of St. Paul's congregation was placed at the disposal of the normal department for practice teaching. Other changes were made as necessity demanded them. In 1896 girls were allowed to enroll in the normal course. 1898saw the first girl graduate. A fourth year was added to the course of those preparing for the ministry. With the advent of Prof. F. O. Reuter in 1908,a sound foundation in musical training was given. Singing classes, male and mixed choirs were established. By 1908-'09,the enrollment rose to 115. Better facilities for music courses were needed. In 1911 necessary funds were appropriated by the Minnesota Synod for a boys' dormitory and a chapel. The chapel provided an auditorium to seat three hundred and had ten piano practice rooms with a heating plant in the basement. The original.building was remodeled. s

The World War presented serious difficulties, but the cessation of that conflict brought everything to normal again. It was decided that only those who completed an elementary eight-grade school could enroll in our school. The curriculum was changed to correspond to that of a: public high school. Because the number of girls attending our institution was rapidly on the incline the director's residence was remodeled into a dormitory for girls (Hillcrest Hall) in 1920. 'The increase in enrollment (1925: 216, 1927: 261) also necessitated an addition to the boys' dormitory. This was completed in 1926. The following year the new recitation building and a boiler house were built and the old recitation building and the chapel were remodeled. In the sixty years of路 the existence of Dr. Martin Luther College we see nothing but steady increase in expansion and improvement. The Lord promised and gave success. Thinking of this success our anniversary is made a time of rejoicing and thankfulness with a prayer for more expansion and greater success in His work for the future.

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DAY OF JUBILEE (October 22, 1944)

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Oh most gracious, Holy Father, Son,'and Spirit, One'in Three, In these days of death and peril Turn' our wavering hearts to Thee. Chase away the anxious worries, Turn the hearts of those bereft For a moment from the absent To the ones who still are left . . Let us join in one thanksgiving, On this day of Jubilee, For the many years of blessings We have here received of Thee! Let our hearts and hands and voices Raise in praises and.in song! For Thy sake still grant us guidance And Thy mercies, too, prolong. Ruth Wilch

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Line's Busy; Muse's Calling I should'be doing Latin And working geometry But I like this much better; A poet's life for me. .I should be reading history Or making pencils dullBy writing German stories But oh, I love this lull. '..

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I should be memorizing An ode or song or so, But I just love to scribble And let my lessons go. I should be writing comps Or reading stories old; But it's such fun to scribble Arid let professors scold. R. Wilch

SMOKER'S SOLILOQUY To smoke, or not to smoke,-that is the question; Whether 'tis nobler in the lungs to suffer The stings and pungency of voluptuous "toby," Or to take arms against the thought of smoking, And by opposing end it. To draw,-to puff,No more; and by a strong will to say we end The craving and the single evil ill That flesh is heir to,-'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. To buy,-to keep,To keep! perchance to lend! ay, there's the rub; For in that purchase of "toby" what borrowers may come When we have shuffl'd off and left the room, Must give lis pause: There's the respect That makes calamity a smoker's life. G. Mueller 7.

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DOMO IN SILVA Way off in one corner of College Heights reposes a large yellow frame house with green trimmings. Despite its size, it can hardly be seen from even a short distance. The trees around it are so numerous that one can easily understand why it is called "Waldheim" or "Home in the Woods." One occupant, on hearing its name for the first time, understood "Baldheim" or "Almost Home" and that wasn't so very far from wrong. The atmosphere brings us very close to home especially when there is a bouquet of flowers, a bowl of grapes, or a plate of cookies waiting for us. . (Excuse me while I take a little time out to eat a few pieces of fudge just brought up for us.) As we enter the building, we are greeted with the aroma of some wonderful home cooking. Even though we can't see and taste it, we can use our imagination and hope for the same.

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The reception room, which is just off a tiny hallway, is. furnished with a piano and serves as our chapel. Seating facilities are provided by a small love nook off in one corner. Leading from this room is a unique stairway up to our headquarters. Turning to our right is a small bedroom, beautifully furnished in pink and blue. Lying some distance down a hallway in the opposite direction it; another bedroom, quite a bit larger. We are struck by the bright8

ness in this room, and tracing its origin, find it to be entering through a little bay window in the east corner.' Now to the most important room, the study hall. This is easily found by simply going back to the stairway, turnrog to our left and walking in, providing the door is open. f it isn't we remove our shoes and lower our voices before entering. At the first glimpse we see another bay window, somewhat . larger than the one already seen, with a table sitting in front of it. Here's where the matron presides. Letting our eyes drift back, we see a large table in the center of the room with chairs clustered around it. For comfort, after a back-breaking session of studying, there are several rockers scattered around the room. On either side of the study hall is a small, or rather tiny bedroom just big enough for two. The entrances are opened and closed with long, colorful drapes. These rooms are also decorated in pink and blue, .just as the first one, and are really very cozy. The fact that we haven't any bells to wake us in the morning might make some of you think this is a disadvantage, but it isn't at all. One girl brought her sweet, little . alarm clock that gradually wakes us with a ding-dingding, ding and then, after a short pause, swings into full chorus. This gives an opportunity to finish our dream. Shortly after our arrival, one girl, not entirely awake :in the morning, tried to turn the faucet off, and no matter how hard she tried, couldn't succeed. Another girl almost burst her lungs, calling, "Turn!" "I am," answered the first.

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"Well, look at what you're doing," said the latter girl. "You're turning the wrong faucet." Even though the month of September was nearing its close by the time we came, we decided to have our monthly party. We had our meeting Friday night, chose the food committee, set the date for the next day, and selected Cottonwood Park as our picnic grounds. We started out the next day, and some of us, attracted by the airplane

flying above, convincedthe others to walk up to the flying field. We didn't see much of anything up there and in '.order to save steps, took a shortcut back to the park. On' the way we met unexpected trouble. Small sand burrs kept attaching themselves to our clothing. A camera fan 'could have taken a beautiful picture of us all, stooping . down; picking ourselves. A little further on we entered a .

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colony of frogs. Screams filled the air every time one jumped and we all felt relieved when we reached higher ground. We spent the rest of our picnic in the camp kitchenecarrying on a continued story of Jacky, the 'Mouse, and eating our hot dogs. The nine of us are living here, just off the campus, like one big happy family, under the direction of our matron. Besides getting us an organized, she keeps us lively in more . than one sense of the word. Elaine Bogenschneider

D. M. L. C. VIEWS NORTHWESTERN During the past summer, D. M. L. C. and Northwestern witnessed an unusual change, the first in the history of either institution. This change was brought about by the international crisis that our country is now facing. These schools, as also our Theological Seminary at 'I'hiensville, Wisconsin, in compliance with government orders, held a summer session for one quarter. It meant that the entire educational program had to be changed in order to acquiesce to the new alleged schedule. . This program, however, did not include any high school students under eighteen. It was only for those who were to enter college and those who had a divinity classification. Again, due to a nation-wide crisis, D. M. L. C., we regret to. say, had very few students in the Normal Department who, were subject to summer school enrollment. Consequently, it would have been useless to hold a summer session here at our own school for just a handful of students. That, however, was not to spell our doom. Our sister school at Watertown, Wisconsin, soon came to our rescue. A plan was soon arranged-so that we could attend sessions there and obtain a few extra credits. I. shall try to give you a. brief sketch of what happened, during the summer months. On June nineteenth, about seventy-five students gathered at Northwestern College for the opening exercises of the summer session. Among these boys, -twelve were students from our school. Of these twelve only eight returned. T'to D. M. L. C., since the other four remained at Northwest'ern to take up their preparation for ministerial work. It may also be of interest to know what line of subjects were offered us. To make it general, German, Eng10

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lish, History, and Psychology were given to our students. Classes were arranged on a twenty period per week basis. This constituted a school day from eight to twelve in the morning, and the school week from Monday through Friday. There was a reason for路 having such an 'abbreviated school week. It gave all those who wanted to an opportunity to earn a little capital to help defray the cost of board and other incidentals. Despite this opportunity, I am quite sure that the personal assets of each individual will not be so high as they would have been with the backing of a full summer's earnings. Whatever jobs were to be had were only part time. While this course was a comparatively light schedule for our students, the regular classes at Northwestern had little, if any. let-up in schoolwork. Th-y however, are that much ahead of us. Jobs were plentiful, and wages were quite reasonable. Most of us busied ourselves in one way or other. Some became hired agriculturists, some worked in an egg factory, others worked on construction work, and still others just "picked" and "tamped" away the time working on the railroad. Still others did defense work in foundries and rubber factories. Despite a mo (u) rning of' school and an afternoon of work, there was always a little time and vis viva left for a good kittenball game after supper. A regular intra-mural league was organized. Because the Junior class had a minority of players, all of our fellows supplemented to congregate a full team. Many a good game was played. . A college baseball team was also established. Despite the fact that traveling conditions put a damper on having a regular schedule, many local games were played. One game, however, was played with the Wisconsin State Prison team. Other recreational facilities were also accessible. Two tennis courts were at the disposal of all. Many found a strenuous set or two of tennis an excellent preliminary to a nice soothing shower. This, as also the ball games, was possible to be done before the evening "enlightenment" was to begin, since that period began at eight bells. Still others refreshed themselves with a short. swim at the city swimming pool before the evening grind. At ten o'clock there was a fifteen-minute intermission during which time one might refresh himself at the "kollege kanteen." Those 11

who found themselves less ambitious after a day's work had only to go into the clubroom for ample entertainment. Inevitably there was always someone down there to take on in a g.ame of pool or billiards, or play a game of cards while listening to the radio; Due to the "supervised self-government" that was exercised among the boys this summer, it was not unusual to 'find quite a number attending the concerts at the city park,' given by the city band. Some perhaps attended for other reasons. Under the aforementioned supervision, we were put on our own honor, to judge for ourselves between right and wrong. and to use with discretion the unlimited privileges entrusted to us. For many of us it was an entirely new experience to attend a different school, and to find out for ourselves how life among students is carried on elsewhere. There isn't one among us who regretted this summer session, its new experiences, and the comparisons it has inevitably caused us to make. In closing I should like to express, in behalf of our students, our sincerest thanks for all accommodations made to make it possible for us to attend there, and also to the professors we had. K. R. Petermann

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THE NIGHT

The night was unusually dark. The inky blackness ever crept closer and seemed to stifle one's very breath. A cold, bleak fog engulfed the town. The once gay and brightly-lighted Stillwell Mansion was now cold and gray, entirely devoid of any loveliness; In the dismal study, sitting before an ebbing fire was the elderly Mr. Stillwell. He was nervous-exceedingly nervous and uneasy. One would think he was expecting a disaster, an inevitable, terrifying calamity. He rose to get a book, but the dark corner proved too much and he hurriedly returned to his chair. The fire grew dimmer. He bent to add new fuel. As the flames once more began to dance about, they seemed to form ugly, distorted figures which only added to his anxiety. 12

"Perhaps it won't come tonight," he mumbled hopefully, yet doubting his own words. "Perhaps I can-what's .that ?" He cowered back suddenly trying to pierce the

darkness. . "I can't stand this," he muttered frantically. "It has comeagain as it has every other night. I can't sleep. I lie here waiting. It will soon drive me mad." He edged his way slowly past the window to his desk, cautiously openedthe top drawer and removed his revolver. "It's still there. I must do this-but I dare not, Yet I can't go on like this any longer." He fired! The rosy light of early dawn revealed the cold lifeless form of a cat. Marie Meyer

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EVENTUALLY? WHY NOT NOW? This is admittedly an article with a purpose. It is not my wish to tread on anyone's toes, or make enemies, but I do wish to relieve my feelings on a subject which has always interested me greatly . .As most of you undoubtedly know, a fine new recreation room is being furnished on the third floor of the boys' dormitory. That is very fine. These fellows should have' some place to go-where they can relax and forget the continual grind of studying. We are glad with the boys that such a step has finally'been taken! But that, of course is: not the point I am trying to make. The point is, in brief, why not a similar recreation room for the girls? And if it were not frowned upon grammatically I would add a few more question marks and exclamation points to that one! Don't ever think that this is my viewpoint alone. I have, heard the same idea expressed in different words by every girl I have talked with on the campus. Notice that I said girl. Well, if you'll believe it, I even heard this, from 3.! member of the so-calledstronger sex, "Why don't the girls; wake up? There's no reason why they couldn't have the' same thing!" So you see, girls, we even have a few mascu- , line backers. Let's try to get to the bottom of this thing, and see if perhaps we aren't as much in need of a recrea-' tion room as the boys. There must be some reason why., they got one and we didn't! ,'1 '0:'

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Perhaps a good place to start would be on the sports angle. I do not lay any claims to being an expert on the subject, but to my knowledge, the girls must content themselves with kitten ball , volleyball, and basketball. They do not play all three, but at the most, two of these games. True, there are tennis facilities for the girls, and fine facilities they are too. At least I would imagine so. I have only seen the court fit to be used one week since I have been up here. I also know that the girls themselves would gladly have turned out to put the court in fit shape. The fact remains, that the girls' tennis court is still unfit to be used or was at the time of this writing. To my certain knowledge, the boys were playing on their court last year! They also as a matter of course are able to play softball, football, basketball, and baseball. So the 'reason for the boys getting a recreation room, can't be that we have more recreation in the line of sports than they. . Here is another reason for the girls needing a recreation room. This argument is non-existent as far as the boys are concerned since they all live in one dormitory. I mean, of course, the very evident rift between the girls from the different halls. Perhaps it's only natural that a certain amount of rivalry and "hall spirit" should exist, but it seems to me that if the girls from all the different dormitories could get together in some common meeting place, . where they might make friends with all the different girls, their "hall spirit" might be turned in a large measure into "school spirit," an emotion which D. M. L. C. seems to be rather badly in need of. . Then there is a reason common to both boys and girls. A reason which makes us cheer the boys on, and ask again, "Why not a similar recreation room for the girls?" Briefly, it is this: to the dormitory student, D. M. L. C., or rather that small dormitory room is home, the only home he or she knows from September to June, with the exception of a brief two weeks in December. Those four walls can become very like a prison cell when one has the choice of either staying within them, or turning to what is practically the only form of amusement and recreation in the town, the moving-picture theatres. It would be a fine thing, we are told by some people, if the students could get together and amuse themselves. A . fine thing it would be indeed! But more than two class parties a year are on the "verboten list," so that'.s the end 15

of that. Or is it? 'Wouldn't a recreation room solve this: problem to quite an extent? The students could then congregate, and create their own amusement, without involving the "party" subject at all. They would at least have 'one other place here on the campus besides their rooms where they could spend those free hours, which can drag by' unbelievably slowly, and which practically invite the depressing "Heimweh" which is ever near some of the newer students' hearts. It is very true that idle minds and hands will often turn to mischief. and, I am perhaps speaking only from the viewpoint of the student when I say that piling on more studies wouldn't cure that. But why not avert the mischief as much as possible by providing a place of recreation for the girls also? Come on girls! There ought to be many ways in which we can think, talk, act, and write this affair up! How about it? Roberta Bryce

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How people do like to talk about the weather! In spring, well-you know what it is, that's right-spring fever. - Isn't it nice to be able to get out again and breathe that wonderful spring air? It's so hard to keep our thoughts on schooland that history book. Spring wears into summer and the universal comment is, "My, isn't it hot today, must be at least a hundred in the shade!" But don't fear-December and January are coming with just plenty of the opposite--cold weather and snow and more snow and cold weather! How we like to think of winter and its dark dreary days. To be sure, no month is perfect, but have you everthought about October? Here's a month that offers warm days, cooler days, occasional rain, 'and plenty of balmy, sunshine days. Many people only think of autumn as the路 time of the year when the winds get stronger, the leaves fall from the trees, and the earth takes on a dreary look as' the flowers and grass leave us for their winter sleep. Some think of plowed fields as a poor substitute for the waving green of summer, but don't you think these spots of dark earth fit well in the patch quilt of Nature? 16

Now Nature puts on her richest and most colorful dress. It is a picture much -more beautiful than words can

describe. What a wonderful art gallery we do live in! Have you ever tried to name all the colors seen on a distant hill in autumn? It is a beautiful profusion of colors in blends and shades that no artist can really capture. Leaves of every color, outlined by the graceful lines of the trees. and a background of an azure sky is Nature's most beautiful canvas, and what a masterpiece it is! This is the time of the year when we should get out and learn to enjoy the beauties of the hills around us. October offers beautiful hiking weather, plenty of invigorating fresh air and warm sunshine. Hikers get a definite thrill from walking through rustling leaves and seeing the evidences of preparation for the coming winter. The leaves, no longer useful to the trees, are falling to make a warm, protecting blanket for tender grass roots'. Everywhere squirrels are scampering to. and fro as they gather their winter supply of food. Birds, too, getting ready for their winter. are noisily gathering together for their flight to the southland. And who has not noticed the sky in fall? It, too, adds to the general splendor of the outdoors with its sparkling blue and wind blown clouds. Then there is the brilliant sunshine to spotlight all these beautiful scenes. Autumn sunsets are a topic in themselves. They may 'be no different from others, but in this October setting; they seem to take on added beauty. It is a blending of all possible colors which man can only hope to reproduce. An autumn sunset brings peace and rest, a perfect ending for a busy day and a perfect beginning to a quiet night. Bright sunshine, blue skies, colorful hill sides, and cool days make October the queen of the months. Have you taken advantage of them-why not get out and enjoy the thrills and peace and contentment that Octobercan give us? Ruth Hohmann

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Poets, to the rescue! D. M. L. C. needs another school song. You supply a stanza or two (the length is your choice) and we'll have it set to music. This is open to faculty, alumni, and students. We need your contribution. Do not fail us in this song-writing contest. Call forth your , dormant D. M. L. C. school spirit. Send your contribution in care of the "Messenger" no later than November 31, 1944. 17

ilB. 1M. 1L. ((.- 1Mc55cngcr The "D. M. L. C. Messenger" is published quarterly during the school year by the students of Dr. Martin Luther College. The subscription price is seventy-five cents per annum. Single copies twenty cents. Stamps not accepted. We request payment in advance. "The Messenger" is continued after time of subscription has expired, unless we are notified to discontinue and all arrears are paid. All business communications should be addressed to Business Manager; all literary contributions to the Editor-in-chief. Advertising rates will be furnished on request. Contributions to our Literary Department are requested from all alumni, undergraduates and friends. The aim of "The Messenger" is to offer such material as will be beneficial as well as interesting to our readers, to keep the alumni in a closer contact with the college, to foster school spirit, and to give the students an opportunity in the practice of composition and the expression of their thoughts. ' Entered as second class matter

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Volume XXXV September 1944

THE MESSENGER STAFF Editor , Edward Kionka, Associate Editor Gerhard Mueller Business. Manager Donald Zimmerman Assistant Business Manager Robert Moldenhauer Assistant Business Manager Walter, Bonitz Typist Oriette Hauge Alumni Notes Marvel Fuhrmann Exchange Elizabeth Johannes. College Notes Roberta Bryce Co-ed Notes Locals Sports Humor

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ALUMNI NOTES

Here is your Alumni editor, back from summer vacation, giving you what information she has collected. Louise Esther arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bode of Saginaw, Michigan, on August 19, 1944. Louise's parents both graduated in 1940. Her mother is the former Esther Gruendemann. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Mathweg are the proud parents of a baby girl born on August 22, 1944. Suzanne Ruth is the little girl's name. Her father graduated from the Normal Department of D. M. L. C. in 1941. On August 21,1944, Jonathan Paul was born to Lt. and Mrs. Edgar Duin at Arlington, Virginia. Mrs. Duin, the former Dorothy Froehlke, is a graduate of 1940. On July 2, 1944, the First Lutheran Church of La Crosse, Wisconsin,was the scene of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Muenkel. Mr. Muenkel is a graduate of '41, and Mrs. Muenkel, the former Alice Konetchy, is a graduate of '43. Two of the attendants were Helen Sweeney '43 and George Heckman '41. Mr. Muenkel is now teaching in. Wayne, Michigan. ,19

Mr. and Mrs. Adair Moldenhauer announce the arrival of Judith Kay, who was born in June, 1944. Judith's father is a graduate of '39. Mr. Adair Moldenhauer has accepted a call to Crete, Illinois. He was formerly at Fond du- Lac, Wisconsin. Mr. Richard Grunze and Miss Arlene Voelz became engaged during the summer vacation. Richard is a graduate of '44. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kempf are the parents' of a son born on August 23, 1944. Mr. Kempf is a H. S. graduate of '41. On October 1, 1944,' the wedding bells rang for Miss Glenda Schultz and Mr. Raymond Bode. Glenda is a H. S. graduate of '44. The wedding bells also rang for Miss Lorraine Gamm and Mr. Julius Ingebritsen on July 23, 1944. Gladys Lindloff', a graduate of '43, was one of the attendants. Mr. Ingebritsen is now teaching at Tacoma, Washington. Wilbert Luehring, a H. S. graduate of '42, is now stationed "somewhere in the South Pacific." Clifford' Busse '42 is now teaching at Stevensville. Michigan. Miss Lois Vangen, a graduate of '40, and Mr. Carl Pingel of Bay City, Michigan, became engaged. Their wedding will take place some time in November. Miss Naomi 'Gerlach, a H. S. graduate of '43, is now taking nurses' training at St. John's Hospital at Red Wing. Minnesota. Miss Gertrude Engelhardt and Mr. Erhardt Weichmann were united in marriage on August 6, 1944. Miss Gertrude Stoskli '43 and Mr. Donald Ortner became engaged during the summer.

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Exchange The solitude which prevailed for several months over the campus of Dr. Martin Luther College is once again broken by the sound of many voices. The many in this instance may be emphasized with due cause because of the increase in students this fall. Some of us have enjoyed what might be called a summer vacation, while others were preoccupied with summer school. Regardless of which it was, we have all returned to begin a new year of school. This year, as every other year, the' problem of associations and the process of getting to know one another is greatly magnified. This same problem presents itself each year in schools the world over. In the summer issue of the Seminarian we find well directed thought that may be helpful to us. The title of the article is, "Problems and Projects." "Working together as one unit ... seems the most pressing of the problems created by the emergency. Call it co-operation, or by any other name that you will in the final analysis mutual. good will and friendliness spells progress .... Let us in this year strive for an increased spirit of mutual friendliness and helpfulness! Putting it in the language of the Apostle John, 'Beloved, if God so loved us we ought also to love one another.' Sharing problems and troubles .'. . overlooking faults and shortcomings, the strong helping the weak, the weak looking to the strong for guidance and aid, all of this adds up to the slogan, 'Let's work, but above all, let's work together!' "Immediately hinging onto the above problem is the question of getting acquainted with our fellow students. . . . One can't work together efficiently with people he doesn't know. The problem immediately suggests projects which might solve the dilemma. Perhaps increased interdormitory athletic spirit, ... perhaps an increased interclass and inter-dormitory social program. At any rate, for a solution, genuine friendliness and neighborliness is needed. All of this adds up to the slogan, 'Let's be friendly!' " 21

The September issue of the Spectator brings to us a poem 'which strikes a humorous vein. May the lovers of poetry appreciate it, and may all enjoy it.

"Life is real, life is earnest, And the shell is not its pen'Egg thou art, and egg remainest' Was not spokenof the,hen. Art is long and Time is fleeting, Be our bills then sharpened well, And not like muffled drums be beating On the inside of the shell.

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In the world's broad field of battle, In the great' barnyard of life, Be not like those lazy cattle! Be a rooster in the strife! Lives of roosters all remind us, We can make our lives sublime And when roasted, leave behind us, Hen tracks on the sands of time. Hen tracks that perhaps another Chicken drooping in the rain, Some forlorn and henpecked brother~ When he sees, shall crow again."

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This certainly looks like a year filled to overflowing with both classroom and extra-curricular activities. To begin with, our first Lyceum program was presented on September.21. It was a most interesting "talk about

the weather," and was given by Mr. Walter van Haitsma. His topic on aviation and the weather was illustrated with a colorful set of slides. The remaining six programs of the series appear to be highly entertaining, indeed. Here is the schedule,with all dates subject to change. November 6-Burton Lynn Jackson-Marimba Virtuoso. November 28-"The Story of the 'G' Man"-Told by Sam Grathwell. January 31-Comedy Juggler Entertainer-George Demott. March 8-The Bayou Singers-c-Coloredquartet. April 26-The Howell Family-Bohemian Glass Blowers. May 14-"One Man Theatre" of Jack Rank. The I Normalites led off the semi-annual class parties with a picnic at CottonwoodLake, on Thursday, September 28. Prof. Palmbach was their chaperon, and, from all indications, it was a huge success. . The II Normalites then followedsuit with their party held on October4, also at the Lake. Prof. Martin Albrecht was chosen chaperon, and the party was made hilarious with a great deal of corn! If that statement seems a trifle confusing, ask either Prof. Albrecht or one of the II Normals. They wouldbe happy to enlighten you! 23

Following in close order was a III Normal party, given by the Rev. and Mrs. R. Schierenbeck of Sanborn. The party took place in Sanborn, and we hear that a very "fine time was had by all." The Juniors held their clambake on October 10, with weiners substituting for clams. Prof. Naumann was their chaperon. The Senior party was held on October 5, at the Lake. They were chaperoned by Prof. Palmbach. October 18 was the date for the sophomore celebration. Just to be different, the sophs had theirs at the Junior Pioneer Park. The huge new freshman class turned out for their first party in fine form. The date was October 13 and the chaperon was Prof. Naumann. With hearts filled with praise toward one Heavenly Father who has seen fit to graciously sustain this, our Dr. Martin Luther College, for sixty years, the faculty, student body, alumni, and friends looked joyfully forward to the anniversary celebration. It took place on Sunday, October

22, 1944,in the CollegeAuditorium. The programs for the services, which were held both in the morning and afternoon,follow: SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY 1884-1944 Sunday, October 22, 1944 College Auditorium Morning Service 10:30 a. m. 1. Assembly-Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord

2. 3. 4. 5.

Salutation . Prayer and Scripture Reading Creed in unison Choir: The Lord God Hitherto Has Helped UsC. Stein . 6. Assembly-Now Let Us Loudly 7. Sermon: The Rev. A. Ackermann, Mankato, Minnesota 8. Choir: Selig sind, die Gottes Wort hoeren und bewahren-L. Hellwig 2.4

9. 10. 11. 12.

Sermon: The Rev. E. J. A. Marxhausen, Courtland Minnesota Versammlung: Nun lob, me in Seel, den Herren Prayer and Benediction Assembly-Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word Afternoon Service 2:45 p. m.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Assembly-s-O Holy Spirit, Enter In Salutation Prayer and 'Scripture Reading Creed in unison Choir: Thee Will I Love-B. Koenig Assembly-A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Sermon: Prof. Adelbert Schaller, Theological Seminary, Thiensville, Wisconsin 8. Choir': Be Thou Faithful-Fr. Reuter 9. Assembly-Lord Jesus, Thou the Church's Head 10. Prayer and Benediction 11. Assembly-Preserve Thy Word, 0 Savior

The following is a list of the new boys enrolled for the new school year: H Normal . Kenneth

Born, Norfolk, Nebraska

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LIST OF NEW GIRLS First Year Norrnals

Evelyn Dorow, Wayne, Michigan Lois Fuhlbrigge, Coleman, Wisconsin Ruth Hohmann, Onalaska, Wisconsin Vera Huth, Slinger, Wisconsin Lyla Johnston, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Nora Kasten, Watkins, Montana Doris Mehlberg, Raymond, South Dakota Louise Pape, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Dorothy Prausa, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Elaine Rademann, Oconomowoc,Wisconsin Elaine Schlund, Sebewaing, Michigan Esther SoIl, Ann Arbor, Michigan Betty Wagner, Van Dyke, Michigan Jeannette Westerhaus, Watertown, Wisconsin Hilda Wollenweber, Te>ledo,Ohio Elsie Zierzow, Two Rivers, Wisconsin 26

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Doris Gurgel, Wonewoc, Wisconsin June Miller, Stoddard, Wisconsin Ruth Otterstatter, Tomahawk, Wisconsin Eleventh Grade Juanita Groth, Farmington, Minnesota Lois Krueger, Forest Junction, Wisconsin Gertrude Lehne, Lamberton, Minnesota Margaret Luehring, Nicollet, Minnesota Ruth Mack, Sanborn, Minnesota Natalie Mueller, Winona, Minnesota Mary Mumm, Morris, Minnesota Tenth Grade Marlys R. Fuerstenau, Hazel, South Dakota Elaine Mack, Sanborn, Minnesota Geraldine Maha, New VIm, Minnesota Doris Nitz, St. Paul, Minnesota Lila Pasche, Rollingstone, Minnesota .Frances Reigel, Guckeen, Minnesota Virginia Voeltz, Big Stone City, South Dakota Ninth Grade Bernice Bode, Courtland, Minnesota Elaine Bruns, Gibbon, Minnesota Marlys J. Fuerstenau, Watertown, South Dakota Lillian Haar, Loretto, Minnesota Beverly Hellmann, New Ulm, Minnesota Virginia Hookstead, Milton, Wisconsin June Horst, Mission, South Dakota Eunice Johnson, Belle Plaine, Minnesota Jean Lau, La Crosse, Wisconsin Carol Learman, New London, Wisconsin Caroline Lehrke, Gibbon, Minnesota Lois Martens, Darwin, Minnesota Madalene Martin, Mason City, Iowa Naomi Marxhausen, Courtland, Minnesota Arleen Meyer, Courtland, Minnesota Dorothy Mueller, Winona, Minnesota Lorraine Raddatz, Clements, Minnesota Evy Scharlemann, Lake City, Minnesota Elaine Schroeder, Nicollet, Minnesota Rhoda Sauer, New VIm, Minnesota Lenore Sch.uetze, New VIm, Minnesota Marion Seekel, Wabasha, Minnesota Delores Wendland, Valley City, North Dakota Ruth Werner, Renville, Minnesota .27

School is again under way, and all the once strange faces are becoming familiar. The coeds are beginning to take up their routine lives in the various. dormitories. From all the eager new faces plus "our old faithfuls, 1 be-

lieve 1 can safely venture to say the girls will supply the column with bits of news, and (I hesitate to say it), gossip. We of the Messenger Staff and all the students of D. M. L. C. wish to extend our most heartfelt sympathy to Agnes Greve, whose mother passed away September: 30. 1944.

A group of Annex girls decided to take a much needed rest during ..a free period. They set the alarm and fell asleep. The alarm rang at the set time and S. B. quickly jumped out of bed, ran to the phone, and answered it. And they talk about absent-minded professors! Because of the large influx of new girls, D. M. L. C. has two new camping grounds for the coeds. One of the new. places is called "Waldheim," at Gerlach's, which boasts ten girls. The former "hospital" in the service building now holds sixteen girls. Let's hope these girls don't take the name of their new home too literally. Great mystery-How do certain Annex girls know with whom, where and when they are going days before they are asked. Could you shed some light on this affair, Steiny? Professor Bliefernicht: "Name one of-' the different kinds of teeth you have in your mouth." D. B.: "Biceps." Now that's quite a mouthful, isn't it, D. B.? 28

Perfect examples of dignified decorum, faultless table manners and correct table conversations-a certain table in the girls' dining room. Could you direct us there, R. B.? Stamina, thy name is woman! Proof for this, 'four II Normalite girls, the M. L. S. B., went on a vigorous hike to

enjoy the wonders of nature-and eventually, of course, food. Meow, meow. Sounds like this issued forth in the music hall the other night. No, it wasn't just some person being catty either. S. B., E. N., and D. G. just thought it would be nice to teach three bewildered little kittens music appreciation. What was the cause for all the excitement at Bode Hall the other day? Could it have been an optical illusion? Even if it was the real thing, you're not really afraid of a nice little black and white pussy anyway, are you, Cal? It seems D. M. L. C. is getting' queerer students each year; remind me to tell Ripley of these. There is one student here who was born September 19, 1944. He is probably a quizz kid. . Another was born in a strange town called "the home of my parents !" Bode Hall held their fall picnic at the well-known Denkmal Park on September 26. They really must have had a very efficientfood committee. The food enticed two freshies to come over and attempt to join right in with them. Esther P. believes in following the requests of her teachers to the 'nth degree. When Professor Bliefernicht asked her to read the apocryphal books in the shortest form possible, she read 1st and 2nd Mac as an abbreviation for 1st and 2nd Macabees. Very fine, Esther, that's what I really call being obedient. All good things should be continued. The Hillcrest girls and. Annex freshmen have been having a series of watermelon parties. The generous hostess was Lois Martens. Myra and Lois seem to have created quite a stir in the III Normal class. Seems as if at the Sanborn party they just followed the .motto, "AIle guten Dinge sind drei." Now there's nothing wrong with that, is there? Nora Kasten likes to sit on the floor during evening devotion. Well, maybe she really doesn't like it. but what is one to do when one's chair' falls apart just before the closing hymn? 29

"Hi. How are you .. Good to see you again. Haven't seen you since last June I thought you weren't coming back!" These and innumerable other expressions littered the air the day of opening exercises here at school. Mariy new faces wandered aimlessly about. Suitcases and trunks were unpacked into locker accommodations. Old faces had much news and lots to tell. - But why exhaust ourselves on the first day, we have all year to do that. The main thing to do is to get acquainted with the new faces .and line up some books so we have something to carry to classes at least. Our enrollment far exceeded last year's when it rose to 245 for the year 1944-'45. With a real satisfaction in such a large enrollment, we hope to make the coming school year a pleasant and prosperous one. Up till now, time has been quite short for anything of much importance to happen. However, a few instances do come to our attention. The first thing to mention is that Donald Zimmerman is our college buck for the new school year. Class picnics are again in full swing. Up to date most of the classes have already staged their annual fall picnic. The others, according to all reports, are soon to follow. Right about now everyone is hearing something of a: Shakespearean play. It is not uncommonto hear a IINor-

malite reciting Hamlet's soliloquy"To be or not to be" while going to class. (If only Hamlet hadn't been so.versified!) The other day a tryout was held for all boys who wished to enter the Marlut Singers group. A group, considerably larger than last year, responded. It totals around thirty members. Prof. M. Albrecht has charge of ' the group, and Gerhard Mueller is the student director. Due to overcrowdedconditions, the first aid and sickroom for the boys was moved to the fourth floor of the new dormitory. All cases must be of a quiet and subdued type so as not to disturb any conscientious intelligence seekers below. 20

Although Valentine's Day is still far off, Kramer had no trouble in finding a forget-me-not as he sat down on the girls' tennis court. Maybe he should have been working. "Oh for the life of a pencil sharpener!" Such is the plea of "Rocky," who seems to be one of the few owning such an apparatus. Just like any other business, there are more and more that discover it every day. Donald Mensch had the pleasure of hearing his brother, a sergeant in the army, speak over the radio. He spoke over the Vox Pop program which was at this time broadcasting from Virginia. According to the radio we have had rain oftener than it really has rained. Wait-that can't be. Where's all .that static from? Oh that-that's just somebody's fluorescent lamp getting warmed up for the evening's run. Smoking has recently been brought to an acute condition among all indulgers. Either you get one pack or none at all. According to the following there's something rotten in Denmark. Sagt "Bob" zu "Scheery," sei chum, "Kannst mir eine Cigarette bum? Ist kein' zu kriegen im ganzen State. Um Leben! 's kei use dass es so weiter geht." The Candy Store has opened and again displayed, we are sorry to say, its rationed wares. There are only small allotments for each month, so let's share them. Ice cream is at your disposal to your heart's content. The candy boys, "Herb" and "Artie," have their hands full with the large number of girls at the various places, so please don't rush them but await your turn. .A thank you from "Pete" and "Joe," the proprietors. A sudden massacre-what a shame-oh well, they wer-e only insecticides. It seems to have been done single handed. At least the report reached us that three hundred flies succumbed to Seifert's unmerciful newspaper "sweeps" at the insects as he scouted the floor on his hands and knees. "A thousand guilders I'll give thee to rid me of these pests." Maybe the morning bells should be a little louder. It seems the bells leave us in a sort of dilemma. At least Wolf wouldn't go to the washroom so often and find that he had his shaving cream to brush his teeth with instead of tooth powder. Could he be growing hair on his teeth ? 31

The recreation room really found a place in the hearts of all the boys. It is in use at all available free time. Quite a few have already acquired skill at the billiard table. A match-yes, it hardly seems possible that it could have caused so much commotion. (Why shouldn't it? It

was "matched" up with big ones and little ones.) One glimpse was enough to assure us that all was safe. But the twelfth graders and some "fuchses" did arouse a little curiosity when they struck the sulphur and, holding it up, yelled "Fire." Goede and Moldenhauerboth live in glass houses. Of late they have been complaining of a "pane." Wouldn't you if you had your glasses broken? "Nubbs," "Rocky," and "Gill" were talking about decapitating someone. "Fuchs" Schmeling, listening in on .the conversation added, "Worse than that; he should have his head cut off." Apparently Kramer is very patriotic and doesn't believe in wasting food. Lately he has been crawling under the table to salvage all the crumbs. A recent poll elected the followingas new members of the Athletic Board. The managers are: baseball, Gerhard Mueller; basketball. Harold Goede; football. Kurt Petermann; horseshoe, Herbert Scharlemann; and tennis, Robert Wolf. The members-at-large are Gerald Gutzke for one year, and Gerhard Bauer for two years. Figure it out for yourself! In a geometry class, Prof. Naumann said, "A man buried some treasure in a woods .ten feet from a tree which was in line with a church steeple. Why couldn't he find the treasure?" Kramer rejoined, "The church burned down." Having thus far presented you with a few odds and ends, I think I'll quit for this time, because you probably did before you even got this far.

Sports With the opening of school on September 19, the boys of our school received the sad news that again this year there would be no eleven men to go out on the gridiron for D.M.L.C. The boys, although thoroughly disappointed, took the news in the spirit which becomes a Hilltopper. Again this year, Coach Voecks has set up an intramural program for the boys. The boys had their choice of playing football or kittenball, As yet no games have been played. When they start, however, you can bet your''boots there will be a lot of bruised shins, sprained thumbs, and, of course, a bunch of terrific games. This year as in most previous ones the girls of our fair school are out on the athletic field trying to show us fellows how the game of kittenball should be played. The girls have come out again with some more sluggers. One thing you have to give the girls credit for is that they are always in there scrapping. To watch the girls play is somewhat of a thrill. Besides really connecting with the old "apple" they also turn in some super, colossal plays. Win or lose, our girls come off the field glad they had a chance to show up us fellows. ' Lest I forget, Coach Voecks this year has as his assistants a newly elected athletic board. To the newly elected members we extend our heartiest congratulations. , Now for the news that everybody has been waiting for. Coach Voecks has announced that this year there will be a basketball team. This team will be composed of boys from our high school department. In the past two years our high school teams brought us many victories. The boys this year are determined to bring us just as many victories as, if not more than, their predecessors. One thing is certain, that if you, the student body, want them to bring home those victories, then you must give them plenty of support. So come on fellow-students; let us be out there at every game, backing up the boys with all the cheering we can muster up! " 38

Hum_or Squire: "Did you send for me, m' Lord?" Lancelot: "Yes, yes! Make haste. Bring the can opener! I have a flea in my knight clothes!"

Missionary: "Do your people know anything about religion, chief?" Cannibal Chief: "Well, we got a little taste of it when the last missionary was here."

The noonday crowd was rushing as usual, when a boisterous teen-ager pedaled his bike across the intersection and sighted an acquaintance a half block away. "Hey, screwball!" shouted the youth, and six self-consciouspedes-. trians paused in their tracks and turned around.

He that thinketh by the inch and talketh by the yard should be kicketh by the foot. Smith: "Do you know that Joe's wife worships him?" Jones: "Yes, she set three burnt offerings before him every day." .

British Guide (showing places of interest): "It was in this room that Lord Wellington received his first commission." American Tourist (suddenly interested): "How much was it?" Professor: -"This class reminds me of Kaffee Hag99% of the active element has been removed from the bean." --;34

"John," she said, "there's a burglar trying to get in the house." "Is there?" was the uninterested reply. "Yes. Aren't you going to do something about it?" "No, Mary. I am a humane man, but if that fellow falls over Johnny's tin wagon, and steps into a toy drum, and gets frightened by treading on a rubber doll that says 'papa,' and barks his shins the same as I did when I came here in the dark tonight, it'll be all his own fault.":

"Yes, sir," said a man with a grudge against the orator of the day at a convention; "his speech was funny enough to make a donkey laugh. I laughed till I cried."

Prof. Palmbach: "What is the outstanding tion chemistry has made to the world?" A. Nolting: "Blondes!"

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R. Schierenbeck: "Do you summer in the country?" A. Bruesehoff: "No, I simmer in the city."

"My grandfather lived to be ninety and never used glasses." "Well, lots of people prefer to drink from a bottle."

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POET'S CORNER THE KING OF GLORY "Pray, who is the King of Glory?" Querie those who know Him not. "Pray, tell us the Christmas Story!" Cry the children of their lot. Let us tell how long expected Arid how long ago foretold Was the coming of a Saviour Who is Lord of all the world. 'Twas four thousand years before Him That the Father first proclaimed,' That to save us He was sending Him whom prophets have so named. t

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"Unto us a Son is given, Unto us a Child is born." So Isaiah comforts Israel So he points them to the morn. "Thou Bethlehem," writes Micah, too, "Out of thee shall He corrieforth." So through years and years of waiting 'Each prophetic word gained worth. 'Til the Caesar, Great Augustus, Ruled a taxing to be made. Joseph came to native Bethl'em. In a stable there they stayed. Here the child was born, a son, Son of God and Mary's son. Angels joined the prophets, singing, . 'Round the scene the Star shone on.

"Glory to God in the highest, and On earth peace, good will to men." Yea, this is the King of Glory. Children, this The Christmas Story. Ruth Wilch

MY AUTO 'TIS OF THEE I Dedicated to Kurt Petermann My auto 'tis of thee, Short road to povertyOf thee I chant. I blew a pile of dough On you three years ago, Now you refuse to go-Or won't, or can't. i'

Through town and countryside You were my joy and pride, A happy day. I love thy gaudy hue,' The nice black tires new, But you're down and out for true, In every way. For thee old rattle box Acme of bumps and knocks, For thee I grieve .. Badly thy top is torn, Frayed is thy seat and worn, The whooping' cough affects thy horn, I do believe. 3

Thy perfume swells the breeze, While good folks cough and sneeze, As we pass by. . I paid for thee a price, 'Twould buy a mansion twice, Now everybody's yelling "ice," I wonder why. Thy motor has the grip pe, Thy sparkplug has the pip, And woe is thine. I, too, have suffered chills,

Fatigue and kindred ills Endeavoring to pay my bills, Since thou wert mine. Gone is my bank roll now, No more 'twould choke a cow, As once before. Yet if I had the mon' When all is said and done I'd buy a car again And spend some more. -Anon.

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LAKE KILLARNEY Killarney, 'tis of thee Sweet land of misery Our bones to creak. Ponds where mosquitoes breed Where much more sleep we need, May we of Deans be freed And boats that leak. When I was out west this summer, I also was at Seattle. My cousin Bill and I stayed there for a while, and then we took a bus for Lutherland. Lutherland is a Lutheran camp on Lake Killarney. This lake is approximately eighteen miles west of Seattle. Bill and I arrived after dark, and we were immediately shown to our rooms. The lodgings were of great interest to me. There were two dormitories which were exactly alike. One dormitory was for the boys, the other was for the girls. The dormitories had large verandas facing the lake. These dormitories were very beautiful, although they had been built of crude logs. There was one large \ room inside which was filledwith cots. There was a second floor with a railing. We had a fireplace which lit up the whole room at night. The windows were thrown open, allowing the refreshing pine-scented air to enter. 5

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When morning came, i heard a shrill whistle. The girls told me that the Dean wanted us to get out of bed. I also heard a loud, continuous bang. I found out that some campers from the other dormitory chose to pound stones against our dormitory. This was done as their morning exercises.' We all scrambled out of bed for the morning exercises. The washroom really was a mess. Girls were crowding for the washbowl and mirror. Curlers, bandanas, wash-cloths, towels, and soap filled the air. We finally managed to get outside for our morning exercises. The faculty at Lutherland was made up of pastors and teachers. Our camp dean was the Reverend C. Langhans, who was known to us as "Dean." The acting dean was the Reverend Muhly, "Doc." Our International adviser was the Reverend H. H. Englebrecht, "Poppy." Our athletic adviser was teacher O. T. Isenberg. The schedule for each day was approximately the same. We crawled out of bed at six-thirty. We then had our morning exercises which were led by O. T. Isenberg. Our exercises consisted of swimming and running. At eight o'clockwe ate breakfast. Our breakfast consisted of cereal, eggs, fruit juices and rolls or cookies. We had the "shagging" system at, meals. From eight o'clock until nine o'clock we had a rest period. After breakfast the Dean read the volunteers for the breakfast dishes. They had a queer system of volunteering, because my name was on the list the first morning. At nine o'clock we had a Bible-hour and a discussion of interest. From eleven until twelve o'clockwe had a free hour. This hour was spent in playing horse-shoe, badminton, archery and even volley ball. At twelve o'clockwe ate a hearty dinner. From one o'clock until five-thirty we went swimming and boating. We ate supper at five-thirty. We had free until nine o'clock. At nine we had devotion. We were then free until ten-thirty. At ten-thirty the lights were turned out. All were usually so exhausted that they fell into their cots. These beds were quite different from the inner springs at home. No one went to sleep until twelve-thirty or one o'clock in the morning. A person had to keep awake with seventy-three girls giggling and chattering. We also sang songs to which the other dormitory would reply. 6

This went on all week until Saturday night. This night was date nizht, We had a program in which nineteen campers took part. After the program the' campus was filled with strollers. It was a beautiful night ; and although we couldn't leave the campus, we all had a grand time. Sunday morning we had church at ten o'clock. We -had a chorus which was directed by the Dean. We had been practicing for this day during the past week. Everyone was somewhat sad on Sunday because it was the last day of our visit, but this wasn't for 10nl5. The Reverend Muhly nreached a sermon that gave us all a wonderful feeling. He made it clear to us that, even though we may never see each other again on earth, we would all be united again in Heaven. Thus my stay at Lntherland was ended. These camping days were some of the most happy and most enjoyable days of my life. Esther J. Poehler

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PROUD AND PREJUDICED One night, oh, not so very long ago, if anyone had chanced to pass my room, he would have undoubtedly paused a moment, listened a moment, and either walked on or in. Well-known voices and familiar expressions which could be readily attached to various boys slid out beneath the closed door and "osmosised" themselves through the walls. I don't recall what time it was. It could have been right after chapel or then it could have been just any time after chapel. Well. you've not gues R''1 wrong. It was a famous D. M. L. C. bull session. The subject was a favorite one-and wellQ

"You can say what you want, but I still say Michigan has both Minnesota and Wisconsin beat." This was7

"Oh 'l" quips , "Milwaukee itself has, got the whole state of Michigan beat. We've got a lot more and better things in our city." "For instance?" asks , one leg slung over the arm of our "davenport." "Well, we've got a big zoo, a popular Radio City, a superior water plant and a whaddyacallet, a sewage dis.posal plant. And what has Minnesota got?" "Why, a, er, a, we've got the largest open iron ore mine in the world, and a=-a-c-". "And what ?" This was me. "Ach, he hasn't got anything that'll top Wisconsin's famed 'North Woods.' Not until you've seen our deep, blue, cool lakes nestled in amongst virgin timber, until you've fished these lakes and visited its resorts, have you seen and enjoyed nature at its finest. I'd give anything to be back now, rod in hand." "I'll admit Wisconsin has its good points, but you can go to Wisconsin's lakes and mosquitoes; I'll go back to the most beautiful peninsula in the U. S."

"I thought we left you out of this a long, time ago. Don't you know you ain't got no chance nohow with Wisconsin in the ring?" "Oh, I don't know about that. Aren't you forgetting that Minnesota is the Land of 10,000Lakes?" "Mosquitohatcheries!" "And how can we forget it with you around?" "What about Michigan as the home state of Henry Ford and the site of the great Ford bomber building which is about 3 miles long and about 14 mile wide? Pretty big, eh? A hunk of aluminum is stuck in one end and a complete plane comesout the other. And then there is the big Buick Motor Works in Flint. We've got the largest copper mine in the U. S., besides oil wells and iron mines. Want me to go onT" "Aw, you don't know your states. You don't know something good when you see it.". This was Minnesota. A lull, and then8

"Have you noticed the popularity some of the cities are getting via the profs?" said , changing the subject just a little. "You mean Milwaukee?" "Or LaCrosse?" "And Chaseburg, kota?

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"Boy, they sure do get the laurels!' "And the thorns!" "Speaking of profs, you know what that certain one thinks of Cottonwood River, don't you?' A perfect haven

for credulous suckers, he says. Of course, it could have been bad luck, but he sat all afternoon and didn't get a nibble, I hear." "With this and a yawn we broke up and thus ended a session of debate and argument, a day well ended. Glenn Felch

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LOST AND FOUND Could I but claim the great number of volumes, tomes, and opuscules of human lore that have been laid down and forgotten on the 'book-Iu:ringfurniture of my study-room in the last years, I would by now have accumulated a sizable library or enlarged my fortune considerably by establishing a second-hand bookstore in the dormitory to sell those volumesthat I can't use. To appropriate these volumes for my own use isn't exactly "according to (Edmond) Hoyle." To derive some sort of compensationfor the parental care I provide for the "lost" books, I have decided on a daily fee, the amount of which is yet to be determined. The onlv thing-that I complain about (if it isn't a sin to complain) in the matter of these bountiful. presents is the lack of enough variety. I should rather say that I am getting tired of seeing a certain blue-coveredvolumeappear so often. Because my room is the handiest to the door and the wandering footsteps of the returning evening devotion (cognominated "chapel") attenders, it has been the recipient of the liberal habit of bestowing hymnals on others. At least I never have to hunt for a hymnal if I ever lose sight of my own. Two other spots in the dormitory are also richly blessed with a super-abundance of.the same book. One of those competitors is the reading. room. The other, yet more in vogue, is the candy store or "canteen." (May the proprietors never use these book "gifts" for enlarging their funds.) History books, library books (mostly novels), some English texts, notebooks filled with all manner of papers that stick out raggedly on three sides, big books, and little books all find their way at some time or other into this "haven of the lost."

The fact that the necessity of using all, most, or many of one's books daily and often is considered "cramming" and "book-wormish."is the main reason in the near future for a bureau that even Roosevelt hasn't thought of yet, a "bureau of missing books" that I might establish and operate in my "odd moments." Of course I'll have to have run an advertisement: "If you have lost a book, come to room -. We may have it, may have had it, may have seen 10

it, or may return it if you entreat us enough." . Upon restoration to an owner a book usually is happily fondled with an exclamation of "How did you get it?" (I can't answer that either.) Their "thankful" exuberance at being able once more to study out of their own books always reminds me of Christopher Morley's "The Haunted Bookshop" and especially of the one part of the novel entitled "On the Return of a Book Lent to a Friend." (That is what it is, "lending"; they never let me keep them.) The selection is a paraphrase on the "Prodigal Son" story. "I give humble and hearty thanks for the safe return of this book which having endured the perils of my friend's bookcase, and the bookcases of my friend's friends, now returns to me in reasonably good condition. "I give humble and hearty thanks that my friend did not see 'fit to give this book to his infant as a plaything, nor use it as an ash-tray for his burning cigar, nor as a teething-ring for his mastiff. "When I lent this book I deemed it as lost: I was resigned to the bitterness of the long parting: I never thought to look upon its pages again. "But now that my book is come back to me, I rejoice and am exceeding glad! Bring hither the fatted morocco and let us rebind the volume and set it on the shelf of honor: for this my book was lent, and is returned again .. ." Mayall books develop legs and return by themselves to their owners!

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BETTER RELATIONS Everyone's ideas vary. This does not give any person the right to do what he wants. Day after day you hear someonecriticize what a teacher or fellow-student said or did. They may say this without thinking, but what does the outsider think about these remarks? The only time this is thought about is when' .the "damage" is done, and then it is too late. People have formed their opinions,and usually whatever you say to try to justify the remark, can do nothing to reform those opinions. In fact, you make things worse. Rules are something everyone hears but doesn't keep. Rules are given to be kept, not to be disobeyedby attempting something one knows is not right, When one is caught at this, he suddenly has never heard of the rule, and he dislikes the person that admonishes him for breaking it. No one is deprived of privileges if he is within the pale of right. When you were deprived of certain privileges, did you ever stop to think that you were at fault? Some students find enjoyment in doing the wrong thing. If everyone did as he pleased, I am quite sure these students that break rules wouldbe the first to complain. 12

We are supposed to set an example to the people of the world and not follow their folly. If everyone would try to be friendly and warm-hearted towards all of his fellow-students, college life would be much more pleasant. Instead, it seems, the fashionable thing to do is to be this way toward a certain few and then have a complete turn-about when coming in contact with others. The proper thing to do would be to go to this person and tell him your grievance and not hold a grudge of which he knows nothinz. In this way many a needless rift and bitterness would disappear. Let us all trv to he friendly to all fellow-students so that our school-life at D. M. L. C. may be remembered as some of our happiest days. Lyla Johnston

SOUTH DAKOTA The purpose of this article is to make a few things clear to many students and others who may have received' the wrong idea on what my state is like. I nresume that most of the wrong ideas concerning South Dakota were obtained from somebody who has never been there and just takes it for granted that, because for a short time we had a period of dust storms. a lack of rain, and an abundance of grasshoppers. South Dakota is still that way and will ever remain that way. Well, this whole conception. is entirely wrong, because South Dakota just isn't that way any more. In the nast five years this much degraded state has become very prosperous and beautiful. It is not so uncivilized as many people may think. There aren't any Indians running around causing disturbances or massacres. The Indians have all been well taken care of and are on Indian reservations. They have their elementary schools and high schools just as we have. Many of our native South Dakota Sioux Indians have even gained distinction in the different branches of our armed forces. In the spring of the year, one may see vast rolling plains all beautifully green. As far as the eye can see, 13

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everything is green. On the tops of many of the hills can be seen neatly painted farm buildings with probably a small grove of trees on the north and the west sides of the farm yard for protection against our quite fierce winters. As the summer months go by, one can see the endless green 'fields of grain on the rolling plains gradually turning color. Later, as far as the eye can see, all the plains are golden brown with waving fields of grain in a light South Dakota breeze. This is really a beautiful sight for any eye to feast upon. The reason for this q"oldenbrown color is our abundance of sunshine. Put it doesn't get too hot in the afternoons for the farmers to work in the fields, because practically every afternoon quite a few soft white clouds appear to shade them. These very same clouds play quite an important part in our beautiful sunsets. p. s the sun gradually slips beyond the horizon in the west, the dust particles in the air, together with the clouds, make the sunset very beautiful." The entire western sky turns many different colors as the sun sets until it is finally dark. A South Dakota sunset can be appreciated only if one can actually see it. No man can describe it. It's far beyond the limits of any person's vocabulary. We also have the Black Hills which have Mt. Rushmore with the faces of George Washington, the founder of our nation, Thomas Jefferson, who documented it, Abraham Lincoln, who preserved it. and Theodore Roosevelt, who .. revitalized it, carved into the rock wall. The Black Hills also have Spearfish Canyon, Wind Cave, Sylvan Lake. and many other scenic places. We also have Lake Kampeska, Lake Parmley, and Big Stone Lake, all well-filled with fish. These and many other places of interest furnish recreation for the people of South Dakota and the rest of the country. A very important sport is hunting pheasants. South Dakota has an abundance of these birds. The one great difference between South Dakota pheasant hunting and hunting in most of the other states of the Northwest is that in South Dakota you just have to shoot the birds, while in the other states you really have to hunt for them before you can even so much as get a shot at one. This year we have a daily limit of ten birds for approximately

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We also have wild ducks which are very plentiful, but they are not so abundant as pheasants. In the Black Hills region there are also some deer to be shot during deer season. For educational purposes we have many schools and colleges. Among these are South Dakota State College at Brookings, University of South Dakota at Vermillion, Northern State Teachers College at Aberdeen. State School of Mines at Rapid City, and our own Wisconsin Synod school, Northwestern Lutheran Academy at Mobridge . . Thus, you can see that South Dakota isn't the state that many people have been led to believe it is. If any

more information is wanted on South Dakota, just approach any loyal student here from South Dakota, and I'm sure he or she will be very happy to help you. Quentin Albrecht

What about our SCHOOL SONG!! Having received only a few. contributions, we are extending the time limit until March 1. (See the September issue, page 17.)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT War Price and Rationing Board No. 648, Brown County, New Ulm, Minnesota, expresses its sincere thanks to the followingD. M. L. C. students who have rendered voluntary, repeated, and very efficient assistance in the office: Ardelle Zietlow, Dolores Becker, Lois Fuhlbrigge, Betty Wagner, Elisabeth Johannes. Marcia Goehring, Caroline Bathke, Ruth E. Albrecht, Elvira Zimdars Evelvn Dorow, Marvel Fuhrmann, Ruth Timm, Esther Poehler, Vera Huth, Lola Greve, Janice Kuester, Bernice Mundstock, Eunice Bode, Eleanor Hookstead, Lois Albrecht, Elsie Zierzow, Elaine Bogenschneider, Lois Fuhrmann, Jeanette Westerhaus, Roberta Bryce, Robert Schierenbeck, Hilda Wollenweber, Albert Bruesehoff, Juanita Groth, Agnes Greve, Marian Peterson, Ruth Wilch. Elaine Ma ck, Helena Horst, Helen Gross, Mildred Petzke, Lois Wegner, Doris Mehlberg, Ruth Hohmann, Carol Buss, Eunice Hagemann, Chrysta Albrecht. 15

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Marvel Fuhrmann, a member of the III Normal class, left Dr. Martin Luther College on November 7, 1944, to accept a call to Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Rev. and Mrs. Scharf, formerly of Slinger, Wisconsin, are now making their home in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, to which church Rev. Scharf accepted a call. Mrs. Scharf, the former Irene Zarling, is a graduate of '30. Earl Rolloff, a graduate of '41, left his position in St. Martin's-St. Matthew's School, Winona, Minnesota, to become the new teacher and principal in the Reedsville,Wisconsin, school. Lorraine Ulrich of Hustisford, Wisconsin, is teaching the primary grades in St. John's School in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. She graduated in. 1942. Ruth Struss, also a graduate of '42, has left her home in Gibbon,Minnesota, and is now teaching in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. . . Erwin Walz and Elvern.Luthens were united in marriage at Cedar Mills on July 30. Mr. Walz graduated in 1942. The home of Mrs. Walz is at Hutchinson, Minn. Sgt. Paul L. Nolte is now a member of a Signal Repair Company which recently celebrated, in Italy, its second 18

anniversary overseas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Nolte, 811 South Prairie Avenue, Fairmont, Minnesota. He is a graduate of New DIm and the Fairmont High School, graduating in the year 1929. He was a farmer prior to entering the service 31 months ago. Besides serving in Italy he has served in Egypt and North Africa. His address is: Public Relations Office, Peninsular Base Section, A. P. 0.782, c/o P. M., New York. Cadet Robert Alan Duin, U. S. C. G., son of Mrs. Alma Duin of 14 South Washington Street, New Ulm. Minnesota. and the late Siegfried Duin, was recently appointed to the United States Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut, as a cadet in the new class of 1948, having passed the annual competitive examinations. Cadet'Duin, whose father was a former music professor, attended St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran School and Dr. Martin Luther College High School where he also was a member of the concert choir. After this he entered the University of Minnesota and, in 1943, enlisted in the U. S: Army. Letters to him may be addressed to: Public Relations Office, U. S. C. G.

Academy, New London, Connecticut.

Sgt. Ivan A. Raddatz, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Raddatz, Clements, Minnesota. is now located in New Hebrides Islands, where he is a draftsman. He entered the service three years ago and for some time was a radio operator in the signal corps. Besides being stationed at several places throughout the United States, he also served in New Caledonia. His address is: Sgt. Ivan A. Raddatz 37284500,Hq, IV Island Command A. P. O. 708, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, California. Pfc. Eckhart Gauger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gauger, Hutchinson, Minnesota, is now stationed in Italy. He has served his country for a period of two years. His address is: Pfc. Eckhart Ganzer 37306938.532nd A. A. A: (Aw) Bn., A. P. O. 464, c/o Postmaster, New York, New York. Cpls. Harold and William Fuhrmann are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fuhrmann of Milwaukee. Wisconsin. The former is a H. s. graduate of '43 and has been in the Air Corps for a period of one and a half years. He is a radio operator in a crew of ten which receives much of its training on a B-24 heavy bomber. He was stationed at Yuma, Arizona, for some time, but has the following ad]9

dress now: Cpl. Harold Fuhrmann 36827974, Combat Crew 8467, Army Air Base, Mt, Home, Idaho. The latter is a

H. S. graduate of '41 and is stationed in France where he is an X-ray technician in the medical corps. He has served for about two and a half years and during that time has served in both the United States and England. His address is: Cpl. William Fuhrmann, 95th General Hospital, A. P. O. 112,c/o Postmaster, New York, New York.

"Peace on Earth, GoodWill Toward Men1 For behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. "For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord." Once again is the message of joy proclaimed throughout the world. Especially in times of turmoil and sorrow can the Christian find true and lasting comfort in these words. Each one of us should be wholly thankful that God in His goodness and graciousness has revealed unto us His Son. Christmas to us means life itself, and therefore we rejoice with the angels of old and sing, "Glory to God in the highest I" 20

Today when all the world is at war, our Christian Church is likewise attacked. The scoffers and critics try to find a victim upon which to lay the miseries of the world. In a recent issue, "Time" magazine quoted William Inge, the former dean at St. Paul's School in London. This man laid the entire blame upon the shoulders of Dr. Martin Luther. He proclaims that Lutheranism is the worship of a God who is neither just nor merciful. He believes that the laws of Nature should be our sole judge. This is not the only criticism we hear today. Recently, this proclamation was made by the Rev. Harry Ward, a Methodist clergyman and a leading Modernist. "America Needs a New Religion." He predicts that the religion of tomorrow will agree with the advancing knowledge of science. This statement was discussed in the "Walther League Messenger" in an article entitled, "Churches Do Face Judgment." I quote: "The coming years will prove' how absolutely false these predictions are. IIi any age for every class of society the only religion that can offer hope is the creed that gives the individual the answer to the questions concerning sin and grace, punishment and pardon, the here and the hereafter ... "However, Professor Ward's indictment of certain churches is right. Many American houses of worship must be cleansed ... ' . Some American churches are failing miserably in these war years." A few of the failures of the church mentioned were the intermingling of church and state and the empty ritualism which substitutes the Living Word. The greatest of all was the opposition of many churches to receive Christ as their Redeemer. "All this is a matter of deep rooted concern, for every true Christian. We must, first of all, pray the Holy Spirit that He would keep us personally in the faith .... Besides, however, we must [fight unbelief whenever and wherever we meet it .... Our loyalty to our Lord must be wholehearted, aggressive and productive of self-sacrifice. Only with Scriptural truths in our heart, Christ in our souls, and His Gospel truth manifest in our lives, can we begin to help our church meet its increased responsibility in the critical hour. " 21

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With all of the pre-holiday activity here on the campus, it seems to be rather difficultfor the students to settle down to anything as common-placeas studying. But let's replace the hollywreaths with cornshocks for a moment. The annual Hallowe'en party was held in two shifts this year; the high-school department held its party : on Monday,October 30, and the normalites had their share of the fun on the followingevening. On Monday, November 8, we assembled in the audito- . rium for our second Lyceum program of the season. Burton Lynn Jackson, marimba virtuoso, was the featured artist. He amazed everyone with a rendition of a difficult Bach fugue. This year's first band concert was presented on Sunday, December 3, at 4 :00 P. M. The Aeolian and Marlut Singers shared the spotlight with the band. The entire program was under the excellent supervision of Professor Martin Albrecht.: 1. Band 1. March: Precision Bennett 2. Overture: The Royalist King 3. Gavotte from the Opera "Mignon" Thomas 4. The Jolly Coppersmith Peters 22

II. Aeolian Chorus 1. Stars of the Summer Night.. 2. Evening Devotion 3. I Dream of Jeanie 4. The Arkansas Traveler Directress: Lois Wegner

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Marlut Singers 1. Morgenwanderung '" Klauer 2. Es kann ja nicht immer. so bleiben Himmel 3. The Owl Olds 4. Viking Song Coleridge-Taylor Director: Gerhard Mueller

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King Christmas Festival De Lamater Waltz: Roses and Orchids King Characteristic March: Aunt Hannah Bennett The Star Spangled Banner

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Do you often wonder what certain co-eds do during their free time ? Well, here's what you'll invariably find the followingdoing: Eunice S.-persuading "Turpie" to go home. BonnieM.-writing poetry. Eldona T.-taking a nap. • Bode Hall-knitting. Esther S.-exerting a lot of excess energy. Lyla J.-entertaining ?? her roommates by practicing on her clarinet. Juanita G.-putting her hair up in pin curls and combing them out again. Delores W.-giggling. Carol B.-talking to the janitor. Dorothy K.-popping pop-corn. A new girl has been added to the list of D. M. L. C. co-eds. Her name? Miss Emma Wilhelmina Goede. I suppose you're wondering if she is any relation to "Joe." Well, just ask a certain professor about that. Ah Doushka!! D. M. L. C. seems to have been pretty well represented at the concert given by the Don Cossack singers in Mankato, October 24. Miss Marvel Fuhrman left us to become a "sedate school marm" at Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Elaine B. inherited her position as matron of "Waldheim." Wednesday, November 8, the study halls looked very strange. There wasn't a housecoat in sight, no hair was up in pin curls or curlers. I· believe I might even say 25

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everyone looked half-civilized. Everyone was sitting perfectly motionless and studying. The reason, of course, was a photographer taking pictures. I wonder how a picture of 'study hall taken on an average night (unposed) would look! The strains of "Sie Leben Hoch" have again floated through the girls' dining room several times in the past weeks. 'Cile Learman is the first basketball casualty of the year. There will probably be quite a list before the year is over again, which just goes to prove girls really play basketball "body and soul." . Janice K. called the candy store and asked them to send the candy boys over. Then came the bright interrogative, "How many boys did you say we should send over?" . 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., etc. A perfect way to test patience and endurance is a stubborn curtain; just ask Lois F. She 'struggled and struggled to pull up a stubborn shade until she finally pulled the whole thing down. Well, that's one way. Who says there is a shortage of candy bars? Bernice M. got so many for a birthday gift that she gave everyone in Bode Hall one. • The Black Hills aren't the only wonders in South Dakota. Doris M. even claims she found dead chicken bones there. My secret ambition-to be able to wake up early in the morning feeling as gay and chipper as a certain group of lInd floor Annexites. ' Agnes G. agrees with all teachers that correlation is it fine thing. I hear she has made quite a success of combining her chemistry and her physical education courses. Speaking of friendly animals, here's one to remember. One particularly friendly little squirrel has been trying to enter the window in "Bobby's room." It even got its tail caught in some fudge that was set out to cool. Lola G. seemed to be puzzled about the queer sounding siren she heard. Oriette H. then enlightened her by telling her it was merely a cow mooing in an approaching truck. Eek, a mouse!! From now on when you hear this blood curdling shriek, don't laugh. Mice can really be dangerous, just ask Norma J. One climbed up the curtain in her room, and when she entered, it jumped right at her. Moral-never trust a mouse. 26

Once again the ever re-echoing words of the editor, "All material must be in no later than Wednesday night," rings in my ears. Once again I take up my notebook and pencil and canvass 'the dormitory to jot down such adventurous highlights as are afforded me, which are indeed few. Already my ears are becoming calloused to the same old "line." "Any local news for the Messenger?" "N 6, I'm sorry; we deal only in foreign- matters." Despite this, I have finally visited all the rooms and procured a list of incidents that I shall let the reader in on also, be it to his disgust or pleasure. Apparently our soloists in singing classes don't do so well. At least such was the experience of Gerhard Bauer. While singing his solo, he sang so loudly and vociferously that Prof. Leverson got up and closed the window of his classroom. Doesn't anyone appreciate music? Hats off to Gerhard; at least he tried. This is war, and we all know it. Little did we realize what a shortage of things meant until a short time ago when we had no water. To top it all off, it was on a Sunday morning. No teeth were brushed or hair was "plastered" down. In fact, there was scarcely enough for everyone to wash out his eyes and put them back in again. The last -supply trickled out of the faucets on first floor and did not replenish itself till after dinner. Birkholz managed to rescue the last glassful. -This much we must say, he was very patriotic about it. For he went up and down the halls with the glass of water in his hand, yelling, "Anybody want to wash with me?" It seems the sweeping monitors have their troubles also. Some "fuchses" thought they had to join the sweeping crew. So when "AI" Nolting, the new monitor, notified Levorson that he was to sweep halls during the coming week, a short reply came back, "I didn't join the sweeping crew yet." "No need,' said "AI"; "you're conscripted." 27

I challenge anyone who thinks he has a good memory to match it with Felch's. I've never seen anyone remember anything as well as he can, especially birthdays. Could you go up to a different fellow every night (usually down at the candy store-there would be no future in doing it anywhere else) and say, "Let's celebrate your birthday tonight?" It became quite habitual for a while, which

very often brought him success.

In physics class the topic under discussion was the Magdeburg hemispheres. The class was told that it took sixteen horses to pull them' apart. 'Prof. Palmbach asked what force was needed to separate them. There was no question in Frey's mind when he said, 路"Sixte.en horsepower." In chemistry a similar answer was received when the question was asked, "What is an explosion?" Someone solenmly'answered, "A noise." Speed?-When y. t. confronted E. Spaude on why he wasn't dressing for church, the answer was that he was ready. (This was ten minutes before it was time to leave.) His old pants and shirt told a different story. "You had better hurry up and get dressed."-"I'm ready; all I have to do is shine my shoes, brush my teeth, change my pants, put on a clean shirt and coat, comb my hair, and I'll be ready." No further investigation was made. Everyone was satiated after a hearty Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the trimmings. No one cared to move during the course of the afternoon. A complacent . repose in a rocker or lounging chair is what most succumbed to, despite the nice weather. Pheasant hunting proved to be rather unsuccessful for most of the ardent hunters around here. Even Kramer had a hard time finding them after he shot them down. Or could it be that he missed too often? Anyone desiring to give Kramer and Salzwedel sweeping instructions is welcome to do so. Their philosophy seemingly runs as follows: sweep a circle clean in the middle of the room; leave the corners and furniture for the '路'buck"to clean. 'Sometime ago five fellows received a taste of an afternoon on a farm. It was a nice day, and quite a few corn shocks were removed from the field. The work was done 28

near Gibbon. Of course, the best part of the whole deal was the chicken sUPPE!rthat was served. What student wouldn't take an advantage of such an opportunity. "AI" Nolting's roommates have been wondering where he spends a lot of his time lately. They claim he's never in his room, If they took Latin, maybe they would understand. "AI" is an ardent member of the Senior Latin Club and eagerly contributes his share. Comic books seem to be a favorite pastime and also a favorable incentive to put one to sleep, so they claim. For latest issues see "Dick" Kramer. "Bob" Wolf has been doing quite a business lately. He has been handling "T" shirts, sweatshirts, and jackets. They have the college name and insignia on them. The amount of his sales can readily be seen around the campus. Smoking has really become' an acute problem. Cigarettes are scarcely seen, practically a thing of the past. Pipes have again come ont of hibernation as a. substantial substitute, What a wonderful smoke screen some of those boilers do make! No reflections necessarily intended. E.Spaude experienced the shower room as an unfavorable place of refug-e. Being cornered by Moeller and G. Voigt as a result of a friendly squabble, Spaude accidentally grabbed the handle of a shower and gave himself an unexpected bath. rr e found out that it's better to wash clothes when they're off one's body. . Not too far in the past a pair of kittens invaded the dormitory, whether to catch mice or otherwise we do not know. At least they were completely lost. One became very intimate with Glenn Felch. A s a result it was named "Mehitabal" (see Felch for meaning). Apparently it was very much attracted to his bed, for it spent quite a bit" of time there. At the beginning of a psychology period, Prof. Bliefernicht asked Bonitz why he was late. He replied, "The bell rang before I got here." Can you imagine: Schulz in bed on time? Kramer not reading comic books? D. Kock whispering? 29

"Joe" without a red shirt and blue tie? Salzwedel sweeping his room? J. Spaude without hair tonic? The bass section quiet during chorus? With these few odds and ends we end the current year of the old Messenger Staff. The next issue will be put out by the new staff. In closing, the Lord's blessings for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.

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Hi there, sports fans. This is your reporter about to bring to you the reports on the latest news in the D. M. L. C. sports-world. . The athletic fieldin the past month got its yearly work out. There was not one afternoon in the week that someone wasn't passing the old "pigskin" around or "laying the wood" on the old "apple." Just to be different I am going to give you the dope on what the girls have been doing on the athletic field. Foot30

ball being a little more on the rough side, the girls were allowed to play only kittenball. They got together and picked the following captains: Gera ne Gutzke, Esther Poehler, Lorna Gerlach, Lillian Bode, Bernice Mundstock, Lois Naumann and Chrysta Albrecht. Under these capable leaders games were scheduled. I am sorry to say it, but I so confused the 'standings that I cannot tell you how all the teams stood at the finish. Geraine Gutzke wound up in first place with a clean slate. The girls had some thrilling games. A couple of games were even more exciting than some of the boys' games were. The girls came out laughing and joking and went off the field the same way. With some experienced players, some of the teams turned in some beautiful plays. This was one time when the girls didn't care how their hair looked. The cold weather came; .and in order not to injure their arms, the girls have taken over the gym and are now showing their skill as basketball players. They have chosen as their captains the following: Esther f!oll, Carol Buss, Lillian Bode, Carroll Trettien, Ardelle Zietlow, Lola Greve, Delores Becker. Gera ne Gutzke Melda Brei and Lorna Gerlach. According to the games played so far, the girls have shown that they know something about basketball. In closing the news about our girls of D. M. L. C. we all (the boys of D. M. L. C.) say, "Keep it up, girls !" Touch Football Now we take a squint at the boys. First of all is touch-football. The boys chose the following as their leaders: "Herb" Scharlemann, "Red" Voigt, "AI" Nolting, "Chas" Pelzl and Gerhard Birkholz. With these boys as generals the season started. As games go, the games played were really terrific. The boys gave all they had, and when that was gone they gave a little more. Not one boy ever gave in till the final whistle. The season ended with a tie for first place between Scharlemann and Birk. holz. In the playoff Scharlemann won by a score of 7-6. A post-season all-star game was played. The two teams took the names of the Bears and the Packers. When the final whistle blew the score was路 knotted at 6 all. To the boys who played we say, "You did a swell job, fellows." 31

The' final standings: Team Scharlemann Birkholz Pelzl Voigt Nolting

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Kittenball Not all the fellows like to play football, so a kittenball league was formed. It was composed of five teams. The captains were "Herb" Scharlemann, Gerry Gutzke, Kenny Kolander, and "AI" Nolting: With the 'first two games' everyone knew that it would be a close finish, and that is what it was. The games were all close except for two. The winner of a game knew that he had had an opponent to play against. The season ended in a tie between Scharlemann and Gutzke with Scharlemann winning in the playoff 6-5. The final standings: Team Scharlemann Outzke : Goede K. Kolander Nolting

Won 4 3, 2 2 0

Lost 1 2 2 2 4

Basketball With the coming of the cold weather the boys also took to the gym. The first class games were played on Satur-' day, November 18, 1944. The scores were as follows: 10th Grade B 17, 9th Grade A 16 10th grade 32, 11th grade 25 I Normal 68, 12th grade 11 II Normal 31, III Normal 27 10th grade "C" 43, 9th grade "C" 8 32

Varsity On November 1, the candidates for the Varsity were called out by Coach Voecks. After several days the team was cut down to about the size it will remain all season. The boys are rather "green" as yet, and it will take a little while before they really will be in tip-top shape. They are a fine bunch of fellows and should-really put D. M. L. C. on top of the list by the time the season is over. Besides the help they need from the coach, they will need some support also. So come on fellows and girls, let's back these boys up!!

HUMOR A teacher tells about a little boy whose coat was so difficult to fasten that she went to his assistance. As she tugged at the coat, she said, "Did your mother hook this coat for you?" "No, she bought it," came the unexpected reply.-Ex. . Remarked little Tommy, "Everybody in our family is some kind of an animal." "What do you mean?" asked Mother. "Why, Mother, you're a dear, you know." "Yes, Tommy." "And Baby is Mother's little lamb; I'm the kid; and Dad's always the goat." .

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"Do you know what it is to go before an audience?" "No, when I speak, most of the audience goes before I do." "A man's good looks are often spoiled when he sneers," remarked a woman writer. "Right, especially if he sneers at a tough sergeant," came a quick reply.-Ex. 33

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Waffle: "Pancake with a non-skid tread."-Ex. Hypocrite: "A boy who comesto schoolwith a smile on his face." Ignorance: "When you don't know something and somebodyfinds it out." Back Slapper: "A person who hopes he can make you cough up something."-Ex. Some people's idea about a vacation is to spend one month on the sands and eleven months .on the rocks.-Ex. The teacher-had assigned to her class a written composition on the funniest thing they had ever seen. Almost immediately after the assignment she noticed that Johnny was folding his paper; she asked him to bring his essay forward if he had finished. He did so, and here's what the teacher read: "The funniest thing I ever saw was too funny for words."-Ex. "How do the Joneses like their one-roomapartment?" "They have no roomfor complaint." Teacher: "Now, who can tell me which travels the faster-heat or coldT" John Bright (promptly): "Heat, of course. Anybody can catch cold."-Ex. UncleJoe Cannonwas telling ChaunceyDepewabout a fish he had nearly caught. "About the size of a whale, wasn't it?" asked Depew. "Why, I was baitin' with whales," said Uncle Joe.-Ex. A prospective customer entered an art shop. "I want to see some of those pictures that are done by scratching," he said to the clerk. The clerk thought for a moment and then his face lighted up. "Oh, yes," he said, "yOUmean itchings !"-Ex. 34

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If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

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from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept.

I Cor. 15:Vl, 20.

CONTENTS POETS' CO路RNE路R LITERARY

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EDITO'RIAL

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ALUMNI NOTES

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E~C路HANGE

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COLLEGE NOTES

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CO-ED NOTES

35

LOCALS

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SPORTS

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HUMOR

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HE IS R,ISEN!! Matthew In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. HE IS NOT HERE: FOR HE IS RISEN, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: 10, I have told you. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

Mark And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: HE IS RISEN; HE IS NOT HERE: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they anything to any man; for they were afraid.

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And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? HE IS NOT HERE, BUT IS RISEN: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified,and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words, And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.

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POET'S CORNER EASTER MESSAGE I Cor. 15 Awake, ye Christians, and rejoice To sing a glad refrain, For Christ, the Lord is ris'n today, And our faith is not vain! He lives and rolls away the stone; To Mary Magdalene He speaks, and now she knows and sees That her faith is not vain! She hastens to His followers And tells what she has seen; And they rejoice, for they are glad That their faith is not vain!

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He leaves Jerusalem and walks Along Emmaus lane; He meets Cleopas, and he sees That his faith is not vain! So wake dear Christians, and Behold! The Savior lives again! Awake, ye Christians, and rejoice, For our faith is not vain! Ruth Wilch 4

ARRIVAL OF SPRING Ah, the first spring rain Icing street and lane, Everywhere; 'Tis yet coldand bleak, Wind makes branches creak In the air; Glistening in the sun Trees with ice thereon, Frozen there.

Once again it rains, Puddling streets and lanes All about; Now 'tis truly spring, New-green leaves forth spring, Gloomto rout; Leaves drip in the sun, Heaven's tears thereon, God throughout. I路

G. Mueller

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(T)DREADING

THE PEDAL

It was a great relief when it finally was over. I had been taking organ lessons for some time. The use of the pedal had just been introduced, and I was about to play my first selection. After having gathered my books together, I started for my organ room. Here I received a friendly greeting from the professor. My heart was beating so loudly that it must have been heard by him. I placed myself on the organ bench and made ready for the great event. My legs were shaking and my fingers trembled, but I made sure to have at least the correct notes of the first chord. This done, I touched the keys of the organ, but there was no response. In my excitement I had failed to turn on the motor. This did little to calm my nerves and relieve the tension. After the motor was turned on, I made my second attempt, only to find that the pedal was entirely too loud. By this time the perspiration was running down my forehead. The instructor, noticing my condition, arranged the registration for me; and I tried for a third time. At first I managed to get along fairly well, and I was acquiring some courage. Soon I found that my feet wanted to follow the movement of my hands. When my hands moved to the right, they were followed by the feet. All this brought on one bad note after the other. To add to my predicament, I felt, while playing the lower and upper pedal notes, as though I were about to slide off the organ bench. Again and again I was about to grab hold of something to prevent this from happening. Grabbing at the chords was all that saved me. 6

Finally the lesson was over, and the professor who noticed my nervousness, spoke a few encouraging wo~ds to me before I left the room. I was humiliated to think I had made a complete failure of my first attempt to play the organ with the addition of the pedal. It was a great relief

to me when I awoke and found that it was only a dream. That relief was shortlived; the dread reality was yet to come. Robert Kolander

ROBOTSWITH NERVES OF STEEL There are many men in this world. (A self-evident statement and as logical as many other things you might wish to mention.) However, not all men are the same. In fact, we dare say, each individual has his own idiosyncrasies. If it weren't for the aforesaid "disease," everything would run along too smoothly even to suit the conventional people. We may not exclude women from this "disease." One should say that more often this "disease" reacts more impetuously in the weaker sex than in the statione (a) ry ma (Ie)il who, seemingly, stands for everything. Prof. Lounsbury, a critic of Cooper's novels, reproves very readily the lack of effeminacy in Cooper's "females," as he terms them. He speaks mainly of women as having domineering power and influence. Just as today, women are gaining more and more powers through modern trends of education and activities. Some men are also harrassed by equals of their own sex. Nine times out of ten this antagonism will end in some compromise or prove one way or the other. Let this not be said when arguing with the "weaker" sex. They're always right! If occasions arise where a compromise is agreed upon, ninety per cent of the time it will be a onesided negotiation. (Exceptions occur in every rule. Some rules have few and others many.) No matter where one goes, the men usually bear the brunt of the encumbrance. (Except in the Post Office where they say women work better because they can handle the male(ils) best.) We dare not say too much in the line of sports, because they have already started a girls' professional softball club. What next? Some girls even attempt a football game in their "youth" here and there. Did I say something of a "weaker" sex? Who shovels the walks 7

it snows, so that certain people don't get snow over their one-eighth of an inch sole that is fastened by one or two straps, the rest being exposed to the bare elements. Pity the poor clerks in the stores who haul out everything they have, wait on half a dozen other people, only to comeback and find that their feminine customer still hasn't succeededin making up "someone's" mind. You can't win r Invariably they'll say, "I'll take a little of the first you showed me?" Patience! Aye! Will Power! Even around here certain fellows have responsibilities that tax their too exhaustive will power to its utmost. Some positions bear responsibility to only the male students; other positions make both sides accountable to them. One certain position that comes to my mind requires patience and temperament in super abundance. Only a man who has nerves of iron can "steel" keep going under the monotony of innumerable vibrating "filaments." He usually suffers from both sides, although, I believe, his headaches are mostly from the "weaker" side. Ever and anon he is approached with such cajoling and condoling words as to create sympathy with the best of men. Past experience, predecessors' advice, and line of duty, however, have taught him to be very resolute when such ingenious pathos confronts him. Nothing can move him. He is unyielding. No vindication is conceded,except under exigent circumstances. Brave is the man to withstand all such pleas (and how they do plead) without giving in so much as an inch. Invincible are his comebacks to those masculine and especiallyeffeminate pleas that hold so little water because they leak like a sieve. A man has to be a man to withstand all this. Kurt R. Petermann when

OSTER EINKAUF During this season of the year preceding Easter, most stores are stocked with merchandise which appeals to the vanity of the customer. For the "kiddies" the important thing is the candy "bunny"; for the teen-age youngster it may be anything from bicycletires to slack suits, but there is one article that can catch the fancy of the same people year after year and that is a soft-feathered topknot which usually comes under the general heading, a Woman's Hat! What a formidable subject! 8

What makes this such a formidable subject? In the first place, no one can have a definite impression in his subconscious mind of the shape of this creation (something usually made of nothing or路 anything), and secondly, one can never be sure what material may be used in the manufacturing process. Anything that can be said about them can only be stated in a general way. There really is only one thing that can favorably be compared with a woman's hat, and that is a blackout. Have you ever seen, and, of course, heard a member of the weaker sex purchase one of these "latest models"? If you have a sister or wife, you will know what I mean. If you haven't, I shall endeavor to expound that truth to you in my own homespun simple way from first-hand experience in one case and second-hand observations in the other case. I shall take the sister first, because a girl is usually a sister before she can be a wife. She isn't quite as much of a professional at it as a wife, because in most cases she is first learning the art. A certain afternoon will carefully be chosen, usually a few weeks in advance, so that she can have the whole of it to do her shopping. At last the great day has come. She will talk the family into eating an early dinner, and, before her departure for the business district of the city, will warn them that if she has to prepare supper, it will be at a later hour than usual. After a few minutes spent in father's car she arrives in the busy commercial section, parks the car after much difficulty, and hurries into the most fashionable millinery. The innumerable hats are quickly surveyed, and one catches her fancy. She tries it on; first, this way, then, that .way, and so the process continues until she decides she had better ask about the price, $$.$$. For that price she can afford to tryon a FEW more and before long thirty hats have been tried, and five o'clock has come and gone. She decides she had better go home and prepare supper for the family and buys the first one she tried on. A wife uses different tactics. She usually watches for the things she wants to buy and has a list of items written in the subconsciouspart of her mind. One evening as her husband returns from work he will find a most delicioussupper waiting for him. After supper his wife will get the evening paper for him, place the foot

stool before his easy chair and have his slippers ready for him. The husband becomes suspicious. He begins to think of something that his wife has been thinking about for a month or more. You guessed it; she has been shopping and now hauls out a new hat to be worn at Easter. Aha, that explains this unusual kindness! "Do you like it?" she asks. "Ah, huh," says the diplomatic husband. "Is that your honest opinion?" The husband remains quiet and thinks to himself, now, why did she have to bring that up? But his quietness betrays him according to an old German saying, "Schweigen ist auch eine Antwort." Walter Bonitz

WHAT'S IN A NAME Webster says that a name is "the title by which any person or thing is known, understood, or spoken of." Of a certain flower, known to us as the rose, Shakespeare says, "What's

in a name?

That which we call a rose

By any other name would be as sweet." According to his words, the flower smells sweet because it is a flower, and not because it's called a rose. However, one need not be led to think that a name means nothing, for if a man has done something great for which the world honors him, it is his name that lives hundreds of years after his death to show the new generations what has been accomplished by him. When I hear the name Socrates, I immediately think of the great Greek philosopher whose maxim was "Know thyself." Although he lived many years before Christ (496399 B. C.) his name is familiar to most students of today.

The name of Demosthenes, who is considered the prince of orators, has also become familiar to the students throughout the ages. These names, together with many others, tell us that there have been people whose works have been recognized and appreciated by all the world. Turning to our modern names, we have noticed that many are chosen because of their sound, with little or no 10

thought to their meaning. My friend knew a girl who was called "Aroma." Most likely that girl was given that name because her parents liked the sound of it, for one can hardly believe that she was called "Aroma" because her parents liked the definition of the word. Webster says that an aroma is "an agreeable odor." Of course, there are names chosen where the meaning is considered as well as the sound. The names "Prudence" and "Faith" are sometimes chosen because of their meanings. The name Theodore is chosen, more often than not, because of its meaning-"a gift of God." In our reading, we sometimes come across names which seem to make our thoughts wander, so that we'll be thinking of a leak in the bathtub, or of a lion killing a lamb before we fully realize that these words are names of people. One day a number of statements appeared in an article about names of people. They were printed as follows: "Springfield, Ill., has A. Leake for a plumber." "Miss Scenora Lyon is secretary Nappanee, Ind., manufacturer."

to George Lamb,

"George Fish and Arthur Fry are in business together in Detroit." (We might suggest a Mr. Free to join them so that they could give a "free fish fry" once in a while.) Louisa Pape

THE GIRLS' ROOM Too often when visitors go through D. M. L. C. they neglect visiting the Girls' Room. That is explained possibly by the fact that the entire room is hidden in an atmosphere of tranquillity. Rarely are the shouts and screams heard in the library, and not more than three or four times are the neighboring "profs" forced to send envoys or diplomats to quiet the bedlam during a period. It is truly a spot for deep thinking and stern concentration (??). I shall now try to take you to a typical free period in the Girls' Room. Two are never the same. 11

On entering the room we will be confronted by no less than twenty girls-all trying to look into one mirror, about two feet square. This is between classes. After the second bell the crowd disappears. Just one class has a free period at a time, so the confusion is not so great. At the first table we find four girls diligently quizzing each other for the next period's test. The "deep silence" drives them out and they disappear, probably to the library. At the second table is a larger group of girls discussing the possibility of clothes rationing, the shortage of gum or the activities of the preceding night. These sessions usually tend to increase in vocal volume till the period is over. Before long one feels two mighty gusts of wind. Don't be alarmed. It's only two girls chasing each other around the rows of lockers. If you hear a scream, it's from some

poor victim sitting on a chair, being tickled or pinched by a more fortunate standing neighbor. The next table is usually the nucleus of the worst noise. It's Schafskopf, Solitaire, Russian Bank, Crazy Five Hundred, or a reasonable facsimile. Each hand has its exciting moments; and if you're of the nervous type, I suggest that you leave soon. Just about this time the heavy footsteps of a male are heard in the hall. The first ambassador from the nearest classroom has arrived. For a few minutes the warning is heeded, but before long a second messenger to correct false conduct and misdemeanors is sent. At the next table is a lone person sitting, with a fist in each ear, trying to read a book. Because of frequent interruptions and unexplained disturbances, this unfortunate individual is forced to read a single paragraph over and . over, but sometimes succeeds in reading a short chapter in a period. By this time the free period is almost over, and preparations to go to the next class are made. There is a general scramble for notebooks,pens, books,pencils and combs. On her way out to class each girl must stop to comb her stray locks. By now the room is alive with girls, and for five minutes you hear any and every song on the lyrical market. I have just enough time to get to class. I hope you'll spend another free period in the Girls' Room soon. Carroll Trettien 12

THE GIRLS AT NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE I am sure that almost everyone here knows that I spent my four years of high school at Northwestern College. Since last summer, there have been quite a few other D. M. L. C. students who have attended Northwestern. In spite of this, I think that most of these are not acquainted with everything that I want to write about. There are so few girls that enroll at Northwestern that I think school life for a girl there is quite a bit different from that in most other schools. The number of girls that have attended Northwestern is also small, and probably will remain so unless a girls' dormitory is provided. At least it was always thought that if there were better accommodations for girls, they would come. Such a thing, however, seems to be impossible at this time. In the last few years there have been on the average of 25 girls there every year. Just as there is a girls' room in the Administration Building here, so there is one at N. W. C. also. In fact there are two there, one for the girls of the Collegiate Department, and one for those of the Preparatory Department. There is quite a difference between these, though. The girls' room here is filled with lockers, tables, and chairs, so that the girls have a place for their belongings during classes. It also provides a room in which they can stay

during their free periods, if they have any. Our rooms served essentially the same purposes, but they were differently furnished. These two rooms were in the basement of the Recitation Building. However, the only time that we realized that they were in the basement was in spring, when it got very damp down there. Both of them were large, but not quite so large as the one we have here. In our N. W. C. girls' room we employed some of our decorating abilities, for there were drapes in the windows and chairs and couches which could be decorated. One year we even painted the furniture. These rooms were made cozy in this way because that was the only place in which the girls could stay while they were at school. They were also the best place where all of us could be together very often. Thus we saw to it that we had a lot 13

of fun there. Whenever we had a free period, everyone would get out his books with the intention of doing some studying. We would open our books and start reading, but, before we knew it, we were having a regular "bull session," or we caught up on some much-needed sleep. We had one very nice custom, namely, that each girl had to treat all the other girls on her birthday. Our parties were also held in these rooms. The first party of the year was always an Initiation Party, in which all new girl students were duly and, I might add, thoroughly initiated. A buffet lunch always followed these parties. That is a fairly complete picture of the girls' rooms at Northwestern except for one fact which I think should not be forgotten. As much as some of us disliked it, we still had to clean the room ourselves, including spring cleaning. Spring cleaning wasn't quite so bad as the other cleaning, though, because that was done on arbor day. Sweeping was the only means we had for punishing disobedient freshies. Jeannette Westerhaus

TO STAY OR NOT TO STAY

Ten men got into position. The whistle blew. The game commencedto begin. The "ref" waved his arm up into the air and released the ball in the motion. Something scared him, and he ran from the center of the floor. Meanwhile gravity pulled the ball down. Two seconds of the game were already gone and still neither side had a bucket. The shorter of the two centers had springs in his "stilts." He seemed very angry with the ball and hit it so hard that it flattened itself on some unoffending player's "sphere of intellect." The other center like a bear clawed at the air, but finding nothing to obstruct his motion he retired to parts unknown, some vacant spot on the basketball floor from which he couldbegin his canter from bucket to bucket. By now a multitude of arms reached for the unsuspecting ball. The whistle blew. Too many arms were encircling that ball and holding tightly to it. The "ref" came out of hiding, was allowed to hold the ball, threw it out of reach of the players ("straight up"), and ran for dear life lest it fall in his vicinity. The poor ball was vigorously struck. Dizzily it flew across the floor into the mitts of a waiting 14

"star" who, in prayerful attitude, pointed the ball at the hoop. He measured the distance with his eye, transferred it to his brain, computed the angle of incidence and reflection, and determined the "arch" that was necessary. (All this in one-hundredth of a second.) He pushed the missile upward. As the ball has no finger-holes in it like a bowling ball he remained on the floor instead of floating up with it. He closed his eyes as with the "greatest of ease" the ball soared through the air and fell through the false bottom of the basket. By this time the other players had discovered the whereabouts of the ball. Hearing shouts of glee, the player who had taken the shot (or who should have been shot) clapped his hands and stamped his feet in modest pride. But the shouts were the shouts of his opponents. He counted to twenty and wished that there were only one basket to shoot at in the game. The ball was taken "out," but it was brought right in again. One member of the two-man guard thundered down the floor like a charging elephant. The ball lost the race, for he moved faster than he dribbled. Halfway down the floor he firmly clamped his wartime rubber shoes to the floor and stopped on a dime (more or less) to wait for the ball to catch up. He fired a bullet-pass to his fellow-guard who received it solidly in the solar plexus. He bounced the ball down on the floor; but as an opponent advanced, he quickly stopped that and folded the ball in his protecting arms. He pivoted with both feet. Suddenly the "ref" awoke, gathered up enough steam to blow the whistle, and took the ball away. If eyes could kill, that "ref" would have been dead. Two players argued about taking the ball "out." The argument became heated. Again the "ref" appeared, this time with a penny (his last one). He suspended it in mid-air with his thumb and index finger. He released it. It gained speed as it fell

and hit the floor with a dull unmetallic sound (no slug, one of those "new-fangled" pennies). Lincoln fell on his head, but he came out on top. The owner recovered his treasure and one-fifth of the team took the ball out of bounds. It sailed for a man at the other end of the floor. He didn't see it coming till it was almost at him. Then he made a misgrab at it. He is the "sleeper," and, of course, nothing much can be expected of him. The opposing team had the ball. An attempt to invade the zone defense was fruitless The whistle blew; someonehad fouled. The "ref" meekly insisted in the face of remonstrance. The "victim" lined up his toes at the free-throw line, wiggled them a bit, lunged forward, and threw the ball in the general direction 15

of the hoop. Of course, the ball went through the ring. He patted himself on the back and trotted to the other end of the floor. Suddenly the horn blew. The quarter was ended. What! It can't be! I'll have to get my watch fixed again. As much as I could figure out, the score was 2-1. My head was swimming a bit, and I felt rather sick. The excitement was too much for me. To stay or not to stay, that was the question! Gerhard Mueller

THE SOUL OF NIGHT "The clock's hands close like scissor-blades on midnight, snipping off another day." Above the pearl-studded heaven spreads in a majestic arch. The moon parts the cloud curtain and steps through. Stars, enmeshed in the gaping cavernous jaws of a wind-powered cloud, are swallowed completely and suddenly creep out and peek from the torn and fragmented edge. Suddenly an invisible hand releases one of those bits of light to hurl it crashing silently through space - plunging, turning, twisting - ripping through starlit infinity. It falls into the open cup of a monstrous constellation, the Dipper, that collects dew-drops from the tear clouds. Who can view the splendor of the night and doubt that behind all is the Lord, that millionaire of stars and solitary keeper of the night!

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HOME Today in this time of war Wâ&#x201A;Źl hear one sentence coming from all over the world. What is this sentence? It is not a long sentence, but it covers all the feelings of our fighting men and women abroad. This little but very significant sentence is, "Oh, how I wish I were home!" Oh, how I wish I were home. It isn't a long sentence, is it? For those who have never been away from home this sentence does not mean much. To our fighting men and women abroad this sentence covers their every thought, dream, conversation, in fine, practically all.they do. A serviceman home from abroad said the following things. "You know it sure is funny here at home. Everybody takes everything for granted. For example, they take for granted that at night when they go to bed they will get up the next morning and go through their day's work haphazardly. It seems to me that the people here don't realize what a home is." Several listeners, on hearing the last statement, grinned. When asked what his idea of a home was he replied, "You folks have never sat in a foxhole for hours with bombs bursting all around you. You have never had to sleep on the hard ground for a few hours. You folks never 17

had the feeling of not knowing whether or not you would see your folks, friends, and all the things you left behind again. My idea of a home is first of all a place where I can spend happy hours with my dad and mother. It is a place where I know I will have comfort. It is a place where I know that when I go to sleep I will awake without having to worry about bombs, snipers or bullets. This is my idea of home. The trouble with the folks here and all over is that they don't appreciate home because they take everything for granted." This serviceman was truly correct when he said that we don't appreciate home. No, now don't try to fool yourself, you and I, we don't appreciate our homes the way we should. If you will take notice, the serviceman plainly

stated in his definition of home that, first of all, it was a place to spend happy hours with Dad and Mother. Do we spend happy hours with Dad and Mother? Some say "yes" outright and some say "yes" rather hesitatingly. No, we don't. No matter if we say "yes" hesitatingly or not, let us be honest with ourselves. Aren't there many times when we know Dad and Mother are just yearning to spend the afternoon or evening with us? Do we spend it with them? No, we have to go out to the show, or we have to go some place else with the "gang." We take it for granted that while we are away from them they enjoy themselves. Don't they know there is something as important as a good picture on at the theatre? After all, didn't we spend several hours with them this morning? Yes, we spent several hours with them, but how many hours of lonesomeness did they spend, which we took for granted they were enjoying, while we were away? When we are away, do we ever stop to think (while we are often wasting away our time) of the sacrifices Dad and Mother are making in order that we can remain where we are? No, not for one minute do we ever think of those sacrifices they are making. They have to spend their money on something or someone, so why not spend it on us. This may have been rather strong. Maybe it is, but I doubt it very much. There is an old adage which says, "If the shoe fits put it on." I think that the shoe fits most of us. Let us remember when we go home next time to give Mother and Dad a little consideration. When we know they would appreciate our spending an hour or two with them, let us do it. It will certainly not kill us to do this, and it will really make them very happy. 18

In the second part of his definition the serviceman states that home is a place where he will have comfort. Someone once said there is nothing like the comforts of home. He was as correct in making that statement as any person could be. Again we have to make an admission. We know the comforts home affords us, and we surely take advantage of them. We lounge around all day not doing a stitch of work. When we are called upon to. do something which means leaving that comfort for awhile, don't we kick. You bet we do! As one person put it, "Boy, I can't wait until I get home where I can have some comfort." Don't we all say this? So, come on, the next time we get home, let's not think only of the comforts it affords us, but let us do something helpful. In the third part of his definition the serviceman states that home is a place where he can go to bed and wake up without a worry about bombs bursting, snipers or bullets. We at home never think of this. Home in connection with this point is used as our land. We do not think about awaking in the morning with bombs bursting all around us. Little do we think about why our homes and land are not bombed. Yes, we know it is through God's grace, but how often do we really think about it? We should thank Him for it. Do. we thank Him for it? I fear few of us could honestly say "yes." Truly, we should daily fall down on our knees and thank Him for protecting our homes from the horrors of war. We should take the ad vice of the serviceman and stop taking things for granted and really start learning to. appreciate our homes and our parents. Harold Goede

HIGH ROAD VS. LOW ROAD

Bill and Jake were born in a small city of approximately five thousand population. While yet a small city, it offered access to very nearly as many social and commercial interests as the larger cities. Since most of us are acquainted with the industrial, social, and commercial layouts of the larger cities, it is needless to enumerate them here in any detail. 19

Both boys' parents were Lutheran and reared their children in true Christian training. They attended the only Lutheran Church in that city and sent both children to the parochial school. They were liberal supporters of the church, and did everything in their power to maintain the Christian-day School. Both families were very good friends. Yet, in some little way or other, there was some marked distinction which became prevalent, not so much in the lives of the parents, but in the lives of the youths in later years. Friendship between both parties increased, and relations between Bill and Jake became very intimate. For fourteen long years they went to church and school together. They were near neighbors and consequently spent all their time at play together. They went away on vacations together. In fact they had become almost like brothers. This can readily be understood when we learn that each was an only child. Fourteen years had passed. How fast they flew. As all normal children, Bill and Jake now also looked forward to that first great event of their lives, the day on which they should graduate or be confirmed; for in this congregation the two took place on the same day. As was custom, confirmation was held on Palm Sunday. This would be a big day. Since each was an only child, nothing was barred in making preparations for sponsors and relatives. Both had received two years of catechetical instructions and were now ready to renew their baptismal vow by themselves in public. Both had done diligent work in school and were considered "A" students. They answered their questions on that great day unhesitatingly, despite their nervousness. Church was over. They had now fully pledged themselves as members of their church. Congratulations, were received. The remainder of the day was spent at home with the guests. Evening came, bringing the great day to a close. As all other boys at this time, this was their first step to manhood. What boy, on that day, won't pull on his vest and say, "Today I am a man!" Up to this time Bill and Jake had always been together and associated with children of their own faith. Their parents had been careful as to the selection of their literature and radio programs. Movies were not tolerated unless the parents accompanied them. Then only such were chosen which contained worthwhile points for children to 20

know. (There are some educational pictures.) Discussion of the movie at home brought out the good and bad items. Graduated from the eighth grade, they were now gradually to shift for themselves, becoming more and more independent in certain matters, nevertheless under parent supervision. At this time there was no age of prosperity, and both families had merely a comfortable income with little or nothing to lay aside. What was to become of Bill and Jake now? Their parents wanted them to have a higher education. Jake's parents wanted to send him away to a private school of their own denomination. They hesitated because of financial difficulties. Bill's parents thought this an excellent idea but were more tolerant in sending their son to the public high school of that city because it was cheaper, and he could be at home. Financially this was much cheaper, and the boys could have a paper route to help defray expenses. With much reluctance, Jake's parents finally conceded to Bill's parents, and both boys entered high school together .

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At the same time Bill and Jake entered high school, they entered a new life. A life that was to have a marked influence on their individual characters in future years. Both were' ardent sports' enthusiasts and worked hard to gain first berths on the squad. They were all-around athletes and played in conference competition for three years in each major sport. They won honors, earned their letters, and helped their school to receive many conference trophies during that time. They worked and clicked together. They did their school work diligently despite their athletic program. Bill and Jake had long been bound by ties of friendship. These ties seemed slowly to break ever since their sophomore year. Their social life now differed. They were both stars in sports, yet Bill was always the more popular. Jake did not want to break this friendship, but things were going against his principles and rearing. Bill became more frivolous in his actions. He frequented the theater often with "the gang" that Jake did not tolerate as his friends, even though he bore no grudge against them. He attended dances off and on at first, and gradually frequented them oftener. Visiting of night clubs became habitual. He also learned to drink alcoholic beverages. He dropped several subjects in school in order to have more time for this new "high and fast life." His popularity increased, discipline 21

at home became lax and admonishings were taken lightly. Bill thought this life was grand. He had a good time and met a lot of people. As an act of friendship, he often invited Jake to come along. Jake never accepted. Jake was also acknowledged as a star, but never gained popularity as Bill had. Sometimes this hurt his pride, but he told himself that such a life is contrary to the ways he had been reared and taught in school. He often discussed Bill's life with his parents and wondered why Bill's parents tolerated such behavior. Indirectly he had heard a statement made by Bill's parents to the effect that "Bill will only be a 'kid' once." Jake pondered this statement a long time. That's what Bill's early training meant to him. Jake continued his regular course of studies at school and acquired extra jobs to possibly further his education. He had lost his best friend, and now lived a remote and quiet life at home with his parents. He chose his social life with discretion. He was very much interested in mechanical engineering and read many magazines and studied books on the side. His mind was made up. 'He was going on to a technician s 'school to study engineering after his high school graduation. Jake attended church regularly with his parents, was a member of the Junior Choir, and attended Bible class. He noticed that Bill's absence in attending church was becoming more and more frequent. He tried to talk to Bill as when they had been old friends and warn him of impending dangers. Bill was having fun, and nothing bothered him. He wasn't the Bill he had grown up with anymore. After four years, graduation finally arrived. Possibly the second and last one for Bill, but not for Jake. It was a big event as the great number of students marched up for their diplomas. Congratulations were again received, and guests were entertained. The big day was over. What now? Jake had his future planned. He had saved enough to finish his college training and graduated with a permanent vocation. He, as his parents, remained a true and loyal supporter of the church. Bill got a job with "the rest of the gang" in one of the factories of that city. He kept his association the same as when he was at high school. He worked himself up, and 22

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AN APPLE FOR THE TEACHER Picture yourself in a small country school house. The teacher, Miss Larson. is putting a history assignment on the board before class when little Mary Brimmings comes shyly up to her. "Good morning, Miss Larson. I have brought you something from home because ... " The child faltered for lack of words and placing the shining apple on the desk she began to leave the room. Miss Larson thanked Mary for the apple as she was leaving. A few minutes later Jimmy Ladwell came stumbling up the steps. He also came up to the teacher. "I brought ja a apple," he said mischievously. He put a large red apple on the desk next to Mary's. It was almost twice as big as the one Mary had given Miss Larson. When recitation period came for religion class, Miss Larson called on Mary to recite her Fourth Commandment. This she did very well without a single error. Jimmy was called on next. He began very fluently, but about the third line he stumbled and had to be prompted for almost every other word. After schoolwhen all the children had gone home, Miss Larson ate her apples that she had received that day. She began to wonder what the motive was that had prompted Mary and Jim to give the apples to her. She thought back over the morning's recitations. There was the answer! Mary had given her apple for the right purpose, as a token of her appreciation. Jimmy had intended to use his as a bribe because he had not prepared his lessons. In high schoolor in collegewe cannot give apples to our instructors to show them our appreciation. There are a number of things that we can do, however. We should do 23

our assignments with the spirit that shows we are doing it for our own good and not because it has been assigned to us. We can get to classes on time and settle down for work as soon as we get there. We can pay attention. It is unnec-

essary to antagonize the instructor. Be cheerful no matter how you feel; he has to and does. Above all, pray for the instructors and also for yourself, that God may send them and you wisdom and understanding. Vera Huth

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It is nothing unusual to enter church on Easter Sunday and regard such "fashions." What woman won't sport a new hat, suit, or coat on that day. Men are not entirely excused either, for they may be styling the latest new spring suit or topcoat. These are "fashions." Do they benefit us, or are they simply something for the public. (We can judge only their outward appearance; the Lord alone can read their hearts.) What about those people who do not change with the "fashions"? . Are they "old fashioned"? We cannot say this, for they may be as sincere in their ways as any of the rest. Apparently such people never seem to be as popular as the "stylers" or the "fashioners." What difference does it make? Must we have public displays to fascinate other people or to be the one talked about? Thumbs down on "fashion" if this be the case. Easter is near. The "fashion" parade has almost come to an end. However, let us not forget the true meaning of this festival. Christ gathered many followers wherever He went. Yet, He used no outward motives to gain admirers or listeners, but went about in a simple way, without pomp or grandeur. Christ also entered a parade, if so we may term it. Not a parade, however, as we have mentioned above. He entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday upon a lowly beast of burden, the donkey. King as He was, one would expect Him to be decorated in splendor and laurels. He made no public display of the great work He was about to accomplish on Good Friday and Easter Sunday through which all mankind was to benefit. In a simple, humble way, Christ suffered and endured severe pain midst public ridicule, was crucified, and arose again that sinful man might be saved. Remembrance of this fact only can lead us all to rejoice in true Easter fashion. Kurt R. Petermann

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THE MESSENGER STAFF Editor Gerhard Mueller Associate Editor Harold Goede Business Manager Walter Bonitz Assistant Business Manager Kenneth Born Assistant Business Manager Quentin Albrecht Typist Oriette Hauge Alumni Notes Elaine Bogenschneider Exchange Marie Meyer CollegeNotes , '" Lorna Gerlach Co-ed Notes Mavorette Lenz Locals Kurt Petermann Sports Robert Moldenhauer Humor Carroll Trettien 26

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In the second week of February an article appeared in the Watertown, Wis., daily paper with an announcement of the death of 1st Lt. Harold "Pa" Burow, a former student and graduate of Dr. Martin Luther College. Many of our students, especially those who knew him well or were his roommates, acknowledged the fact with sincerest regrets.

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Harold Burow, son of William Burow, Sr. and Minna nee Marquardt, was born on May 11, 1920, at Glover .N. Dak. He graduated from Backus High School in 1938. entered Dr. Martin Luther College in 1939. and graduated in June, 1942. He was inducted into the army at Fort Snelling, Minn., on July 13, 1942. He received basic training and pre-O. C. S. instruction at Camp Robinson, Ark. He attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga., where he was commissioned March 6. 1943. After being assigned to Camp Craft, S. C., a short time, he joined 27

Gen. Baade's 35th Infantry Division at Camp Rucker, Alabama. He went on maneuvers in Tennessee, and then was stationed at Camp Butner, N. C., for several months while the division received its final phase of training. On July 11, 1943, Harold Burow and Lois Fredrich, a D. M. L. C. graduate of '41, were united in marriage at St. Peter's Ev. Luth. Church, Helenville, Wisconsin. This union was blessed with a daughter, Elisabeth, born April 14, 1944. In May, 1944, Lt. Burow was sent overseas to England. Since July 7, when his 35th Division was committed in the La Meuff'e area, he had seen action in France, Germany, and Belgium as a part of Gen. Patton's 3rd Army. He was a member of 1st Battalion Headquarters Co. of the 137th Regiment. A telegram from the War Department was received by Mrs. H. Burow on February 7. This stated that 1st Lt. Harold Burow had been killed, January 15, in Belgium in a vehicle accident while in performance of his duties. Surviving, besides his wife and daughter, are his mother, Mrs. William Burow, Sr., Backus, Minnesota, five brothers and four sisters. His father succeeded him in death on February 2, 1945. The faculty and the student body of D. M. L. C. send most heartfelt sympathy to the mourners, particularly his wife and his mother. Gerhard Hintz, a H. S. graduate of '43, can be reached through the following address: Gerhard Hintz, S. l/c, u. s. S. Y. M. S. 259, c/o Fleet Post Office,San Francisco, California. He is the son of Mr. Ludwig Hintz, Neenah, Wisconsin.

Theodore Pape, also a H. S. graduate of '43, was recently stationed on the Solomon Islands but is now unable to be traced. His address, however, is still: Theodore D. Pape, H. A. 11c, Fleet Hospital 112,c/o F. P.O., San Francisco,California.. He has been in the navy about one and a half years. During that time he has studied medicine in San Francisco, California, and served on Treasure Island and New Caledonia. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Pape, 1317S. 8th St., Manitowoc,Wis. Mr. and Mrs. John Mahler of Bay City, Michigan, were blessed with the birth of a daughter, Christine Marie, on January 20, 1945. Mrs. John Mahler, nee Marie Bode, is a graduate of 1939. 28

Miss Naomi Gerlach, a H. S. graduate of '43, in nurse's training at St. John's Hospital, Red Wing, Minnesota, received her cap on January 12, 1945. Mary Lynn Kurth, a daughter of Tech. Sgt. and Mrs. Wallace W. Kurth, was born October 7, 1944. Tech. Sgt.

Kurth, now stationed in Belgium, is a H. S. graduate of 1934,and Mrs. Kurth, nee Hilda Ulrich, is a H. S. graduate of 1935. . Mary Ann Gieseke,a graduate of '42, recently left her teaching position in Caledonia, Wisconsin, because of ill health. Della Ulrich, a H. S. graduate of '41, and Derold Braun were engaged in October, 1944.

EXCHANGE "Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified; He is risen; He is not here: behold the place where they laid Him." Again this joyous message is proclaimed throughout the world. Our Lord is risen, our salvation is complete. Satan, our foe, has been vanquished; his power over us has been broken by the death and resurrection of Christ our Lord. We need no longer fear death, for, as Christ rose from the dead, even so we shall on the last day rise to meet our Savior face to face. Therefore, with joy and firm belief, we all sing, "I know that my Redeemer Liveth." It has been said that music soothes the troubled soul. but what type of music does this? In a recent article of the "Black and Red" this question is touched upon. I quote: "Twentieth century music-is distinctly different from that of the preceding centuries. Musical activity-falls into two divisions, modern creations-, and interpretation of works long ago composed. "The greatest number of modern works are writtento provide rhythm. It is the music of the hoi polloi, and rarely has any redeeming qualities. Turn on the radio29

and listen to what type of music is being played. It is nothing more than a discordant conglomeration of sound in brasses and reeds-with a bit of noise from the percussion -sounding much like a Hottentot tom-tom. The effectsvery often cater to barbarism. "Classical music of today-is different than that of by-gone days. This is because new styles and types must be created. Among the foremost composers of this areSibelius, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovitch. "Some of this music may sound harsh, but-few composers achieve acknowledgment during their lifetime. Of course their music must have definite qualities. It must continue to satisfy its listeners,-it must appeal to the intellect, and-it must arouse honorable feelings. Time alone can judge whether the modern works are classics. "The greatest advances are being made in the interpretation of old compositions. At almost any time-one can' hear trained musicians interpreting under the direction of eminent conductors. The important thing is how well they are able to interpret the composer's feelings and ideas. Most modern conductors-study one individual composer rather than a great number of them-for perfection. Good examples of this are Stokowski and Toscanini. "In order to appreciate the interpretation of vocal music one must see the performers. This does not mean that it cannot be appreciated by only listening, but the true interpretation cannot be seen. "By this we see that although so-called popular music is considered best by the masses,-good music is gradually gaining adherents. "We should all cry more for L S-M F T-(Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Franck, Tschaikowsky)."

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On March 11, Professor M. Albrecht presented the Aeolian and Marlut Singers, the Mixed Choir II, and the Band in a concert. It is only fitting that special mention should be made of our band, which has prospered considerably this past year. It now has fifty members, a large increase over last year's membership. The college band has also acquired several new instruments. Among these are three French horns, a set of tympani, and an oboe. More instruments have been ordered, and within another two years we hope to have uniforms for the members. 32

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Roberta Bryce has left the Second Normal Class to accept the position vacated by Mary Anne Gieseke at Caledonia, Wisconsin. She will be missed by all, but her absence will be especially noticeable to all the girls in regular second-year German. The entire class will have to disappoint their eager anticipation of hearing all about "Natan der Weise." It's simply sklondish!! In case Webster can't enlighten you as to the meaning of this word, just ask Margaret Luehring. She would he willing to help you out,

I'm sure. "Steiny" and "Mickey" really believe in realism. In going through their yell, "FIGHT, TEAM, FI'GHT," Steiny led with a too realistic right to "Mickey's" jaw. The result -a swollen jaw for "Mickey" and a good laugh for the onlookers. Bernice Mundstock says the safest way to go down steps is one at a time, but I wonder if sitting down is exactly the most comfortable position to do this. Knit one, purl two, knit one, purl two- D. M. L. C. co-eds are getting domestic. Under the patient supervision of Mrs. Naumann, many are learning their abc's in sewing and knitting. The group gathers Friday evenings in the Annex study hall. . After chapel, Lois T. was swamped with eager organ enthusiasts asking her the name of the short, but oh so charming, prelude she played. "Oh, it's just a little something I composedmyself on the spur of the moment," replied the unabashed Lois. Now that everyone has caught his breath after "semesters," we are all proceeding along our normal planes again. During "semesters," Jean Lau developedsuch a fascination 35

for history that one night she rose at 2 o'clock. put on her boots, coat, and kerchief and went out to the study hall to gaze at her history notes. Marcia Goehring and Jeanette Westerhaus proved that girls aren't as helpless as often supposed. They completed the difficult mission of shoveling a path from Hillcrest Hall to the road. Betty Wagner believes in being prepared. She brought a box of Cheez-it crackers along to the last Lyceum program, just in case there was a lecture on cloud formationsno doubt. "Aggie" Greve seems to be a very musical person. Instead of merely talking or laughing in her sleep, she sings.

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During the semester weekend, "Milly" P. seems to have developed a strange liking for the guitar. I wonder what could have caused this? If you see any II Normalites with head, arms, and fingers bandaged and in a general state of apparent disability, don't becomealarmed-they are merely practicing for First Aid Class.

Delores Becker claims pennies aren't the only things that are said to fall from heaven. She claims a certain kind of candy even has been known to drop out of a certain windowat Bode Hall. Helena Horst's definition for "passe auf"-pass out. Why laugh? It sounds logical enough, doesn't it, Helena? Something new has been added to Annex in the line of furniture. It consists of three articles-two chairs and a couch. Invitations are cordially extended to all who are interested in sitting. We can absolutely insure comfort to the 'nth degree.

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Playing cards seems to be quite a "tricky" game.-路 While playing 500, "Rocky," out of a clear sky, asks, "How far does this game go?" A few hands later, after all club cards had been played and it was "Birky's" turn next, he asked, "What was led?" A certain "prof" asked the twelfth grade boys why they combed their hair so much. The reply was that they wanted to appreciate it while they had it. Recent alumni visitors on the campus were 2nd Lt. Lester Heller, 2nd Lt. Herbert Grams, Carlton Sitz, Richard Hellmann, Richard Poetter, and Richard Grunze. The twelfth grade Latin class was cut to fivein number by the withdrawal of two members. Prof. Naumann remarked that they would now get at bat once every day. "Nubbs" figured that at this rate one could afford to strike out once in a while. Can you imagine: "Joe" not making rounds before a basketball game? Carlson at a basketball game without his cowbell? Salzwedelnot sniffling? Beckendorf not saying "huh"? Seifert going to church with an overcoat? Wilbur not saying "aw phooey"? Bonitz with a sober face? L.:Mack not getting any telephone calls? "Joe" not saying "whaddaya callit"? Prof. Sauer's dog on "campus"? (There must be some ropes to this 1) Bittdorf using disinfectant instead of wax on the floor? "Ally's" room with the Christmas decorations removed? J. Spaude going to bed with his glasses on? (He figured he could visualize his dream better.) Bittdorf trying to get in the dining hall at one in the morning for breakfast? Gerhard Mueller having Marlut Singers on Saturday night? This concludes our fifteen minute broadcast over our powerful little station B A I T, for such you must have been if you bit this far.

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SPORTS With the closing of the basketball season I will give you a short review of the sports here on the hill. The boys, as usual, played intra-mural basketball. Because of the large number of boys out for basketball this year, we were forced to play five games in an afternoon. This rushed things quite a bit, but everything worked out all right. The highlight of the season will be the tournament. These games will have been played by the time this reaches you. The girls also caused a bit of trouble because of the large number that played. They had to play six games in an afternoon. They also had to play volleyball during these afternoons. Some of the girls couldn't be at their games every time because of band practice. Considering all these handicaps the girls did a fine job in getting their games played. The captains of the teams were: Buss, Zietlow, Hanke, Bode, Albrecht, Brei, Gerlach, Gutzke, Trettien, Becker, SoIl,and Greve. The boys, who didn't care to play basketball, enjoyed themselves playing volleyball. Glenn Felch and Warren Steffenhagen were the captains. They played thirty games during the season. Felch's team won twenty of the games. The varsity was again a high school team this year. Because of the war, it was an impossibility to have a college team. The competition for our college team is too far away from New Ulm. It could be said that the number of the college boys is small. That is true, but we have the material. We have enough experienced players in the college department to make a good team; but, as I mentioned before, it is impossible to transport the boys to other colleges. The high school team, however, has plenty of competition with other high schools close at hand. All of the games played this year were so-called exhibition games because we are not playing conference basketball. The varsity was also under a decided handicap. The girls played their games in the gym on Mondayand Friday afternoons. The boys played their intra-mural games on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. This left the varsity only two days of practice. Coach Voecks partially solved this problem by installing new bang boards in the "Old Gym." This gave the boys their needed practice. 41

The team had a fairly full schedule this year. They played four games before Christmas. Our first game was with Trinity High School of New Ulm on November 27. This was our first defeat. We lost to them, 21-16. The next game was with Fairfax. They brought a strong team to the college hill, and again we bowed in defeat. We were whining this game to the last quarter, when the opponents came from behind and beat us, 27-25. This game was played on December 1. On December 5, Concordia (St. Paul) came to our gym to test the skill of our team. This was a battle to the finish. At the end of the game the score was 35-35. In the overtime the Concordia quintet pulled out in front to win the game, 37-41. The last game before Christmas was with the New Ulm High School. This was a game of tension for the crowd and also for the team. The crowd was so large at this game that we had to open the large auditorium doors which open to the chapel. This permitted many more to see the game. The High School team proved itself the better of the two teams, at least for that game. We lost, 38-24. This game was played on the 8th of December. . After the Christmas vacation the boys were ready to win some games. Our first game was with Gibbon. We won this game with ease, 36-19. Four days later, on January 12, we went to Fairfax to plav their five. This time we turned the tables on them and defeated them, 33-21. On January 16, we went to Winthrop. It was an "off" day for our team, and we bowed in defeat, 36-23.

By careful conserving of gas, Coach Voecks took our team to invade the Concordia Fortress. After one defeat from this team, we made up our minds not to have another. We returned to D. M. L. C. with a victory of 24-21. This game was played on January 20. The next battle for our team was on January 22 in which we were defeated by Trinity, 30-20. Gaylord was the next to try their luck or skill against us. This game was on the 27th of January. The Gaylord team did have more luck, and went out to defeat us, 33-32. 42

On February 6, we went to Gaylord, but the strain of the exams (???) caused us to lose by twenty points. They

had 47. The team settled down and was ready for the next game with Bethany on February 10, on our floor. We had to fight for every point we got. We were neck and neck throughout the game, but in the last quarter we nosed out in front to win, 30-24. The next game on our schedule was with Gibbon, February 16. We played the game on their floorand they were again defeated by a score of 28-12. The game of the year finally came when the College played its city rivals, the New Ulm High School. Our team went down to the High School gym the night of February 20. The game looked somewhat doubtful in the beginning, but our team showed fighting spirit and pulled out in front. We stayed on the more favorable side of the score the whole game. In the last few minutes of the game the High School tied the score. We held them for a while, but because of a gift shot they won the game by one point. The final score of this game wag 32-31. The next game on our schedule was with the tall Fairmont team. They brought this team to our gym on March 1. During the season they had lost four games and won twelve. Our boys put up a valiant battle, but it was of no avail. Fairmont was on the winning side of the game throughout. Finally they went out to win, 41-32. On March 3 we played our last game. It was a return engagement with Bethany. This time the Bethany team turned the tables on us. They beat us, 35-31. We dare not forget to mention the second team. They played some fine basketball. Under the leadership of "GP" Gutzke, their coach, they won nine games and lost one. They are a group of scrappers who will make an excellent future D. M. L. C. varsity squad.

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The standings of the boys' intra-mural Team

Won

I Normals II Normals 10th Grade 11th Grade

14 10 8 7

III Normals .. 12th Grade Team 10 C 10 B 9

6 0 Won 13 11

A

7 6

11 B 9 B

4

9 C

0

The standings of the girls' games: Team Won Buss 19 Zietlow 16 Hanke 14 Bode 11 Albrecht 12 Brei 9 Gutzke 9 Gerlach 7 Trettien 7 Becker 8 SolI

5

Greve

0

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Lost 1 5 7 8 9 15 Lost 2 4

6 7 9

12 Lost 1 4 7 9 8 11 11 12 12 11 14 20

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Damnations Barracks: A row of beds entirely surrounded by crap games. An Itch: Itch is something that when you're standing at attention your nose always. This year as always found the students frantically practicing piano for the recital. To these a student dedicates his poem: D. M. L. C. Recital Before the hour arrives I laugh, Now it has lessened to a half. I must proceed against desire And go from "pan into the fire." My fellow student sitting by, What sympathy for him have I; None he has for me I know, For he is just a martyr too. My inwards all around do crawl, If I were standing I would fall; With labor do my lungs inhale, My heart in beats is sure to fail. Myriad thoughts, 0 whirling head, I am as one who should be dead. What horror now? My turn at last? 'Tis true, the rest have come and passed! Deep breaths I take to calm my hands, My finger muscles are as bands; I seat myself and touch a key, The shock is like 'lectricity. 45

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CONTENTS

Class of 1945

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Class History ;

12

Class Will

14

Highschool Graduating Class

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Senior Class History

20

Senior Class Will.:

22

Poets' Corner

25

Literary

27

Editorial

32

Alumni Notes

43

Exchange

45

College Notes

46

Co-ed Notes Locals

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Sports

54

Humor

56

CLASS OF t945

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I路 Class Motto Jesus, My Truth, ;My Way

Class Colors Navy Blue and White

Class Flower

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Red Rose

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Class Officer President and Treasurer

Donald Zimmerman

EUNICE BODE New Ulm, Minnesota Phi Gamma Rho, 1; Concert 0lwir,. 4';' Aeolian Chorus, 2.

ALBERT

BRUESEHOFF "Breezy"

Watertown, Wisconsin Phi Gamma Rho, 2; Concert Choir, 3; lIfal路11tt Sin.ller.s, 4; Mail "SJuLfJr .qM路/J

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MYRA BRUNS Nicollet, Minnesota

HELEN

GROSS

J efferson, Wisconsin Phi Delta Si,qma, 1; .Band, 3,

GERALD

GUTZKE

"Gerry"-"G.

P."

New UIm, Minnesota Concert Choir, 1; Ba.~eball, 4L; Athletic Board, 3.

EUNICE

HAGEMANN

Fond dn Lac. Wisconsin Phi Gamma Rho, 1; Aeolian ChontS, 1; Matron of Bode Hall.

HOWARD HOFFMAN "Howie" New U1lI!, Minnesota

ELISABETH

JOHANNES

"Liz" Two Rivers, Wisconsin Phi Gamma Rho, 2; Concert Choir, 6; Messen.ger Staff, 2.

EDW ARD路 KIONKA "Ed" Manitowoc, Wisconsin Phi Delta Sigma, 1; Marlut Singers, 4; Band, 3; Concert Ohair, 4; Athletic

Board, 1; Messenger Staff.

3, EdUor; Mus路ic Hall Inspector.

ROBERT

SCHIERENBECK

"Bob"-"Schiery" Sanborn, Minnesota Phi Delta Bi.gma, 1; Band, 5; Ooncert Choir, 3; Marlut Bingel路s, 3.

LOIS TRETTIEN "Stac" New DIm, Minnesota Aeotian,

2; Phi

Gamma Rho, 1;

Concert Choir, 3.

LOIS WEGNER Milwaukee, Wisconsin Phi Aeolian,

Gamma

Rho,

3; Directress,

1; Band,

3;

1; Concert

Choir, 2; MatroÂť of Bode Hall.

RUTH WILeH Jenera, Ohio Aeolian

Oh01'~'8,s,

Phi Gamma

Sigma, 1; MatroÂť of Bode Hall.

ELVIRA Watertown,

Phi

Gamma

Choir. 1.

ZIMDARS Wisconsin

Rho,

2;

Concert

DONALD

ZIMMERMAN

"Zimmy"-"Donny" Flint,

Michigan

IliarllÂŁt S'in.IJers, 2; Athletic

Board,

1; Phi Gamma Rho, 1; Concert Choir, 1; Student.

Body

President,

CLASS HISTORY

On September 19, 1942, twenty members of our high school class which had graduated the previous spring returned to college here at Dr. Martin Luther College to begin their last years of preparation before entering the teaching profession. They were Marvin Becker, Eunice Bode, Myra Bruns, Milton Emkow, Marvel Fuhrmann, Arthur Guenther, Gerald Gutzke, Howard Hoffman, Elisabeth Johannes, Edward Kionka, Wilbert Luehring, Dorothy Mueller, Esther Riess, Lucille Rengstorf, Robert Schierenbeck, Betty Tabbert, Lois Trettien, Norman Welke, Alila Wiechmann and Elvira Zimdars. The following fifteen newcomers also responded to the I Normal roll-call that day: Emily Becker, Dorothy Bintzler, Helen Gross, Marie Gurgel, Eunice Hagemann, Harvey Hulke, Elizabeth Kroll, Lillian Krause, Loretta Krenz, LeRoy Lieflander, Valeria Thalmann, Lois Wegner, Ruth Wilch; Hilda Wollenweberand Donald Zimmermann. We chose Arthur Guenther to be our "spokesman" and Emily Becker to take dictation. Before we could get acquainted E. Kroll left our halls. Not long after, we had our first class picnic at Cottonwood State Park with Miss Stoekli as our chaperon. Then H. Hulke left to return home to help his parents; Hilda Wollenweber failed to return after our first Christmas vacation. . The close of the first semester brought with it the departure of two more members, Marvin Becker and LeRoy Lieflander. Classes were enjoyed that year, due, somewhat, to the fact that each individual was held responsible for an answer to only one out of every thirty questions. On the evening of May 31, 1943, we held a surprise party for Norman Welb~,who was called into the service of his country. The eleventh of June meant not only "Farewell" to the graduates, but' also to Dorothy Bintzler, who joined the WAVES during the summer, to Milton Emkow, serving in the U. S. Army, to Arthur Guenther, who continued his studies at Springfield,Illinois, in the seminary of our sister12

synod, to Esther Riess, a missionary teacher to the Apache Indian children, and to Dorothy Mueller, who accepted a call as teacher to her home congregation in Elmore, Minnesota. D. M. L. C. summoned twenty-six of us back to its open doors on September 21, 1943. Two of these, Inez Siedschlag and Albert Bruesehoff, came from other campuses to join our ranks. Our Constitution needed no amending, but we were in need of an able executive. We chose Donald Zimmermann as president, Elvira Zimdars as secretary and Emily Becker as treasurer. For our annual fall picnic we chose Prof. Backer as our chaperon. Again the place was Cottonwood. Eight girls volunteered at the beginning of the year to accept a call as teacher the following year to alleviate the teacher shortage, and consequently they taught in the practice school this year. Shortly before Christmas we bade "Bon Voyage" to W. Luehring. This was a surprise party at L. Trettien's. W. Luehring thought he was delivering a book for an English assignment to her home, but was ushered in to a reception committee. He was inducted into the U. S. Navy dur.ing the Christmas holidays. On March 17 we all donned something green and .gathered for our second class party at Bode Hall. Not long after Easter, Inez Siedschlag was called home due to her mother's illness. Then spring came and with it Prof. Schweppe's trip to .Milwaukee to bring cans back for the graduates and our eight volunteers, Emily Becker, Lucille Rengstorf, Betty Tabbert, Marie Gurgel, Lillian Krause, Loretta Krenz, Valeria Thalmann and Alila Wiechmann. For the rest of the year their theme song was "Many more pencils and many more books, but no more 'profs' with dirty looks." A spring picnic at the usual Cottonwood State Park followed, with Prof. Stindt as chaperon. Then we said "Good-bye" to the graduates with.a picnic for them, also at Cottonwood. Prof. M. Albrecht chaperoned this fun-fest. This eventful year closed on June 9, 1944. 13

Resolving to make the most of our last year L. C. we sixteen (Marvel Fuhrmann had accepted Rhinelander and left us in November) came back new and different experiences. We still found parties, picnics and entertainment in general.

at D. M. a call to to many time for

Evidence for this fact was seen when we immediately invited ourselves out to Schierenbeck's at Sanborn for our first party. Incidentally, the 'boys made up the entertainment and food 'committees-and -it was good entertainment

and food, if they do say so themselves (thanks to Mrs. Schierenbeck). "Entertainmentingeneral" in December included a surprise birthday party at Bode's for Eunice Bode. The professors were "rushing us" then with all sorts of things, and this put a damper on "extra-curricular activities" until the Saturday after Arbor Day. It was then that the girls gathered wood and cleaned coffee pots and frying pans for an egg fry out on "Camel's Back." On Friday evening, April 20, we had a waffle supper at Trettien's. On the twenty-seventh of April we had our annual picnic out at Cottonwood with Prof. Schweppe as our chaperon. Two weeks later we were invited out to Bruns's near Nicollet. Now we are lookingforward to June 8, which will mark the end of our formal preparation for our work in the church. May the historian of our future years record only Faithfulness, Happiness, and Success for all of us.

THIRD NORMALCLASS WILL

As we, the class of '45 take inventory before our departure from D. M. L. C., we find that we must leave behind friends, belongings, and, believe it or not, abilities. That our friends should not come to blows in the struggle for our prized possessions and natural proficiencies, we deemed it necessary to set forth by our own hands our last wills and testaments. I, Eunice Gertrude Mathilda Bode, do hereby will and bequeath my height to June Horst, my middle names to Elaine Bogenschneider, my. knowledge of the' Missouri Synod to "Wally" Bonitz, my ability to take things easy to Lillian Bode. 14

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I, Albert Bruesehoff, do herewith bequeath to Bob Mueller my dresser (may it forever stay in room 49), my love for Shostakovich to Gerhard Mueller, my love for a good argument to Joe Goede (may it take up many minutes of his time), my broom to Rudolph Zarling (it ought to be good for another .year if he uses it properly). After much concentration and deliberation, I, Myra Bruns, do hereby bequeath my quiet disposition to Doris Mehlberg, my ability to get ready for school in five minutes to Evelyn Dorow, all my extra organ practice periods to Gerhard Mueller, my large stock of reference material to . Mavorette Lenz, and my knowledge of the "beauty" spots of New DIm and vicinity to Oriette Hauge. After due consideration and contemplation, I, Helen Gross, do bequeath my ability to modernize Fairy Tales for Dorm party entertainment to Eunice Johnson. May she enjoy the practice for six years as much as 1 did for three. Since Marcia Goehring has shown a decided interest in plumbing, I will my plumberette job to her. I, having been the recipient of a chest of drawers from a third normalite of last year, do bequeath the same to the victor of the Zierzow-Westerhaus Straw Pulling Contest for my bed. Be it known that this is by my hand and not of another. I, Gerald Gutzke, will the following: My uncanny swing of the baton with the left hand to all future southpaws of the conducting class, my wit and humor to Carroll Trettien, the humor columnist for the "Messenger," and my speed on the 'basketball floor to Donald Mensch. I, Eunice Hagemann, (being an apparently generous and benevolent person) do hereby bequeath to my roommate, Ruth Hohmann, our room at the end of the hall, with its two electric outlets and lOO-watt bulb, its windows that let in too much of the cold north wind, and my place next to the register (may there always be plenty of heat). She also receives my wishes to wake up normally without the sound of tripping feet (mice.") and banging doors. "Lil" Bode, the last member of our elite club, receives permission to "go out to her sister's" as often as she pleases. To "Cal" and Bernice I leave my "all-seeing eye" as matron and to Bernice my courage and complacency to face organ "A." I, Howard Hoffmann, being in as sane a mind as possible, do' bestow my title of "Historian" of the class to any girl who, as a certain professor would say, "must live," my 15

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responsiveness in classes to Curtis Dietz, my Hlove"路 for Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms to Gerhard Mueller, and my freedom in writing essays to all second normals. I, Elisabeth Johannes, in the simplest form possible wish to extend my fortunes, which are few and far between, to those who might possibly benefit therefrom. My good fortune to hear "frequently" from a very amiable ,brother at N. W. C., I will to whoever finds herself in a similar

situation. My great appetite and my stationary waistline I will to Jeannette Westerhaus. May she enjoy it as much as I do. .

I, Edward Kionka, being in a philosophical state of mind, do most solemnly bequeath the following: my ability to stand up under the barrage of words from those who attempt to excuse practice periods to the next Music Hall inspector, my "canning factory speeches" to W. Hatzung, my skill in writing long letters to Glenn Felch, my capacity to be chosen for playing in concerts to "Pete": Petermann, and my pipe and sweet-smelling (?) tobacco mixtures to Prof. Martin Albrecht. I, Robert Schierenbeck, will my pencil sharpener to anyone who can keep it together in one piece. To the Marlut Singers, I leave my old Sanborn Sentinels to plague Gerhard Mueller. To Bob Mueller go all my extra cigar. ettes when he doesn't have any. To my roommates, I will my scissors and scotch tape. My love for band I leave to the other fifty-one members. I, Lois Trettien, bequeath the following: my ability to be vacation practice-school teacher to Lorna Gerlach, my love for volleyball to Beverly Hellmann, my daily walks up and down the hill to Professor Bliefernicht, and my ability to dodge work on Arbor Day to June Horst. I, Lois Wegner, in generous mood, do bequeath the following of my precious possessions to those who have the prospects of future days at D. M. L. C. To Helena Horst I will my early morning energies. To Eunice Sauer I give my "baton." She knows when it is to be used-Tuesday and Friday night rehearsals. To whoever may be June Horst's roommate, I will the responsibility of giving her a permanent when necessary and combing her hair on.Sunday mornings. To Carolyn Bathke I give my calm, cool, and collected.attitude before a 7 P. M. piano lesson. To whoever needs it-"Good luck!" 16

- I, Ruth Wilch, sorely pressed for time, do bequeath my most important possessions, such as the mirror above our' dressing table and those "beautiful" pictures we made in I Normal, to my little roommates, Helena and June Horst.

My most extraordinary abilities, such as pulling covers off "Hall-mates" at 6 :30 A. M. and "flicking" lights at 10:30 P. M., to Carolyn B. and Bernice M. I will my "deepest" woes (absenteeism) as employer of "kitchie" aides to Betty Wagner and,Lois Fuhlbrigge, and my abilities to keep Don Z. awake for twenty-two hours while riding on buses to a former classmate. I, Elvira Zimdars, knowing that after all these years my allotted time has almost come to an end, bestow unto a few beneficiaries the following: my ability to stay at one place for seven years to "Fuzzy," my dilapidated, but cherished, chest of drawers, to be "divied up" between Jeannette and Elsie. To Helena Horst I will my ability to reach the organ pedals so that Prof. Janke need not worry in the next few years. I, Donald Zimmerman, hereby dispossess myself of my most prized possessions and privileges. To "Joe" Goede I leave my decrepit, antique chair (curved to fit the back) plus a pillow of great dimensions to prevent his disappearing in the sagging seat. My extraordinary collection of dull razor-blades, accumulated by shaving every day, I offer to the "Fuchs" class of next year. For "Wally" Bonitz I reserve the sole pleasure of week-end visits to St. James to see "Donny" Becker.

THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING

CLASS OF 1945

Chrysta Albrecht-Johnson, Minnesota Band (1%), Concert Choir (2), Aeolian Chorus (1). Elvera Albrecht-Minneapolis, Minnesota Concert Choir (1), (Band (1%). Lois Albrecht-Bowdle, South Dakota Concert Choir (2). George Battermann-Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dennis Beussmann-New VIm, Minnesota Band (2). 17

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Gerhard Birkholz-Redwood Falls, Minnesota Class President, Basketball (2L), Marlut Singers (2), Concert Choir (2). Shirley Bleck-Rockford,

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Gilbert Bunde-Watertown,

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Gerald Bunkowske- Vergas, Minnesota Band (2), Marlut Singers ('2), Concert Choir (1).

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Lois Fuhrmann-Elmwood, Wisconsin Band (2). Agnes Greve-New Prague, Minnesota Aeolian Chorus (1). Doris Gurgel-Wonewoc, Wisconsin Band (11;2). Stanley Holt-Northwood, Iowa Marlut Singers (1), Baseball (IL), Basketball (2L). Eleanor Hookstead-Milton, Wisconsin Concert Choir (1), Aeolian Chorus (1). Ruth Hoppenstedt-New Ulm, Minnesota Girls' Athletic Association (IL). Helena Horst-Mission, South Dakota Aeolian Chorus (1). â&#x20AC;˘ Merlyn Jackson-Lake City, Minnesota Marlut Singers (11;2),Band (11/2), Concert Choir (1). Norma Just-Wood Lake, Minnesota Concert Choir (1), Aeolian Chorus (1). Eva Kozitka-Staples, Minnesota Aeolian Chorus (1), Concert Choir (1). Charles Lueker-New Ulm, Minnesota U.S. Navy. June Miller-Stoddard, Wisconsin Frederick Mutterer-Rockford, Minnesota Marlut Singers (1), Concert Choir (1). Albert Nolting-Frontenac, Minnesota Concert Choir (1), Marlut Singers (1). Robert Nordby-Minneapolis, Minnesota U. S. Navy. ,

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Charles Pelzl-New Ulm, Minnesota Concert Choir (1). Mildred Petzke=-Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Band (2), Aeolian Chorus (1), Concert Choir (1). Evelyn Rengstorf-Courtland,

Minnesota

Ralph Riegel-Guckeen, Minnesota Marl ut Singers (1). Herbert Scharlemann-Lake City, Minnesota Baseball (2L), Athletic Board (1). Lorraine Scharf-New Ulm, Minnesota Concert Choir (1). Kenneth Seevers-Winthrop, Marlut Singers (1). Vernon Sprengeler-Hazel, Marlut Singers (1).

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Warren Steffenhagen-Hastings, Minnesota Band (2), Marlut Singers (2), Concert Choir (2). Carryl Stelljes-New Ulm, Minnesota Concert Choir (2). lone Strege-Watertown, South Dakota Aeolian Chorus (1). Frances Temple-New

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Eldonna Timm-Brownton, Minnesota Concert Choir (2), Aeolian Chorus (1). Sylvia Vogel-Butterfield, Minnesota Class Secretary-Treasurer, Concert Choir (1), Aeolian Chorus (1). Wayne Wiechmann-New Ulm, Minnesota Class Vice-President, Basketball (2L), Baseball (1L), Concert Choir (1). Robert Wolf-Truman, Minnesota Athletic Board (1).

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THE HIGH ~CHOOL GRADUATING CLASS OF 1945 Class Motto: Speak; For Thy Servant Heareth. Class Colors: Gold and Black. Class Flower: American Beauty Rose. Class History

On September 3, 1941, forty-two new recruits wandered through the halls of D. M. L. C. It was the first day in camp for these bewildered "greenhorns" whose faces showed expressions of confusion and tumult. In the ranks were found Chrysta and Lois Albrecht, George Battermann, Dennis Beussmann, Gerhard Birkholz, Gilbert Bunde, Pauline Coller, Howard Dehn, Arthur Fenske, Lois Fuhrmann, Elwood Guth, Lloyd Heckmann, Stanley Holt, Eleanor Hookstead, Ruth Hoppenstedt, Norma Just, Margaret Larson, Dwight Mosher, LeRoy Mueller, Albert Nolting, Robert Nordby, Charles Pelzl, Eldon Pochardt, Cynthia Radel, Merlin Rengstorf, Herbert Rossin, Lorraine Scharf, Dorothy Schroeder, Gena Schumann, Donald Seehusen, Kenneth Seevers, Cyrill Servue, Carryl Stelljes, Frances Temple, Gilbert Tews, Charles Ulrich, Roman Valleskey, Sylvia Vogel, LeRoyWenninger, Arnold Wentzel, Wayne Wiechmann, and Robert Wolf.. During the fall the first meeting of these newcomers was held. Roman Valleskey was elected general for the year; Merlin Rengstorf was to be his aid-de-camp, Charles Pelzl was to be secretary to the general, and Gerhard Birkholz was to serve as treasurer. The first get-together was held at Cottonwood State Park. It was such a success that it was repeated in the spring at the same location. The first year thus came to an end and everyone prepared for a well-earned three-month furlough. The next fall when the furloughs were completed, thirty-one happy-faced veterans returned. Eight new . faces appeared in our midst as reinforcements. These eight were Elvera Albrecht, Litanna Arndt, Donald Jordan, Eva Kozitka, Frederick Mutterer, Mildred Petzke, Warren Steffenhagen, and lone Strege. However, there. were eleven of our ninth-grade companions who failed to return (A. W. O. L.). These were Pauline Coller, Howard Dehn, Arthur Fenske, Elwood Guth, Lloyd Heckmann, Eldon Pochardt, Cynthia Radel, Herbert Rossin, Gilbert Tews, Charles Ulrich, and LeRoy Wenninger. The thirty-nine 20

had a meeting in which Dwight Mosher was elected to lead field operations. Norma Just was his assistant. Litanna Arndt was to handle the work of secretary and Frederick Mutterer was entrusted with the finances. During the year the class was reduced to thirty-eight when Dwight Mosher discontinued his studies here. The class again enjoyed two visits to the State Park. In the fall of 1943, forty-one "vacation-weary" students found their way 'back to D. M. L. C. to again start the nine-month grind. The rooms were filled with thirteen new faces, and ten familiar ones were absent. We soon became acquainted with Shirley Bleck, Gerald Bunkowske, Pauline Coller, Agnes Greve. Helena Horst, Merlyn Jackson, Charles Lueker, Bonnie Marg, Ruth Marxhausen, Evelyn Rengstorf, Herbert Scharlemann, Vernon Sprengeler, and Eldonna Timm. We surely missed the other ten who left for different schools. These were Donald Jordan, Margaret Larson, LeRoy Mueller, Merlin Rengstorf', Dorothy Schroeder, Gena Schumann; Donald Seehusen, Cyrill Servue, Roman Valleskey, and Arnold Wentzel. Stanley Holt was given the five stars of power. Merlyn Jackson was given the duty of vice-president, and Dennis Peussmann was elected secretary and treasurer. In the fall we enjoyed a hobo party and celebrated the arrival of spring with a picnic. During the year Litanna Arndt and Pauline Coller left our ranks. On September 19, 1944, forty-one diploma-seekers began their senior year. We were joined by Ralph Riegel, Doris Gurgel, June Miller, and Ruth Otterstatter. Of our Junior Class only Ruth Marxhausen failed to return. Gerhard Birkholz was elected to the chair of president, Wayne Wiechmann was elected as his assistant, and Sylvia Vogel was chosen to take care of the "pen and purse." We had a picnic in fall at the Cottonwood River. In February we had a party for Charles Lueker who 'had enlisted in the Navy. In March we had.a similar affair for Robert Nordby, who followed the same course. During the year Bonnie Marg also retired from our midst. Thus we come to the end of our school days with June eighth creeping up fast. We shall soon be ready to proceed into life, seeking that goal for which we have so long striven.

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WILLS OF THE 1945 SENIORS

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I, Chrysta Albrecht, hereby will my daily habit of writing in my diary to my sister, .Ruth, and my appendix to Alice Reek-if she wants it. . I, Elvera Albrecht, do bequeath my trombone to Elroy Schulz (may it play better for him than it did for me). To Gerane Gutzke I will my ability to break anything breakable in chemistry "lab." All my good times at the Royal Maid go to Geraldine Maha, I, Lois Albrecht, hereby bequeath my "All-bright"ness in Prof. Schweppe's class to my brothers, Homer and Paul, and some of South Dakota's sunny days to Minnesota. I, George Battermann, who am of (un) sound mind and body, do hereby bequeath to that well-known extrovert, LeRoy H. Lothert, my extremely somber disposition; also to my "fuchs," James Carlson, my ability to make noise and to talk loud at the wrong time. I, Dennis Beussman, with all the sincerity in me, will my "Peggy" rides to Larry Bruns. To my beloved Emil 'Schulz I leave my desks in the various rooms plus my German comps, Lastly, I will the professors to Sir Donald Bode. . I, Gerhard Birkholz, will my ability to get to bed on time to my three "fuchses," Erwin Seifert, JeRay Jensen, and Maurice Yackel. To eliminate the rough-housing in the back seat of the Cadillac on team trips, I will the front seat to Art Schulz. I, Shirley Bleck, do bequeath all the gum I chewed to Lila Pasche and "Red" Hohenstein. May they get as much elasticity out of it as I did. To the janitor I leave all the sunflowerseed shells I left in the chemistry room. I, Gilbert Bunde, being of (un)stable mind and body, bequeath my ability to resist the wiles and cunning of females to that well-knownCassanova of the campus, Robert Koch, and my ability to blow up the chemistry "lab" to Philip Frey. I, Gerald Bunkowske, bequeath my breath-taking moments in chemistry class and my interest in chemistry "lab" to the next senior class. I, Lois Fuhrmann, do hereby will to Ardelle Zietlow my "good fortune" of losing any jewelry I possess and to Vera Huth my cornet. /

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I, Agnes Greve, do hereby will my flashlight to Roland Pape, Lawrence Levorson, and Roland Zimmermann, and my drawings to Doris Tietz. My "lab" towel r leave to

Robert Koch (here's hoping he can find a place where there isn't any hole). T, Doris Gurgel, bequeath my German-English dictionary to Elaine Schroeder. To Delores Wendland r leave my bed to be used for sleeping and not for daily exercise. To Shirley Bleck and Gilbert Bunde, who have not yet acquired the operation of this convenience in S. Dak., I, Stanley Holt, will my ability to operate a bicycle. r, Eleanor Hookstead, will my dark hair to Alice Reek and my ability to write In my diary every night to Bernice Mundstock. I, Ruth Hoppenstedt, do solemnly bequeath my horoscope to Ruth Klossner. May it cheer her as it has in the past. To "Piggy" Dietz and Mark Retzlaff r will some spark plugs, so they won't have to "monkey" with other people's. I, Helena Horst, hereby will my height to Donald Mensch and my knowledge of German to Marion Poehler. I, Merlyn Jackson, do hereby bequeath my love for' sports to Joe Goedeand my ability to come in nights on time to Albert Nolting. r, Norma Just, hereby will my ability to come in before 10:30 to "Ardy" Zietlow, and r bequeath my hearty laugh to Elaine Bogenschneider. I, Eva Kozitka, do hereby bequeath to Ruth Timm my place in Concert Choir and to Madeline Martin my pleasure in reading books. I, June Miller, leave my terrific height to "Little" Learman, I, Frederick Mutterer, do hereby bequeath the honor of having a pencil sharpener in the room to anyone who can stand cranking visitors at all times of the day and night. My table I will to the fighting Irishman who is lucky enough to be on the top of the pile in the mad rush for it. r, Albert Nolting, upon my decease, do hereby will my . life-time subscription to the Readers' Digest to Professor' Bliefernicht. 23

I, Ruth Otters tatter, leave my Mexican Jumping Bean disposition to "Cile" Learman. I, Charles Pelzl, of sane body and healthy mind. do hereby will as follows: The ability to make "Peggy" admit . he was wrong twice in one year to some future higher algebra student. the luck of being the eleventh man on every ten-man athletic squad to Dave Koch (may he be able to use it), and all my broken test tubes and beakers to Ronald Strelow. I, Mildred Petzke, do hereby bequeath to Madeline Martin my place as knitting adviser in the dorm and to Ruth Timm my natural curly hair. I, Evy Rengstorf. do hereby bequeath by ability to crack my gum to Lila Pasche, May she become as skilled in this "art" as I was. I, Ralph Riegel, will my three rings to Donald Lindloff and to his little fingers. I, Lorraine Scharf, hereby will our front steps to June Lindemann and my ability to write with both hands to anyone who can use it. I, "Herb" Scharlemann, do hereby will my "good lands," "bonam terram's," "agathes ges 'so and tov soda's" to anybody who wants to use them and I also will my mustache to anyone foolish enough to grow one. I, Kenneth Seevers, hereby will my ability to press "pants" to "AI" Nolting and my ring to Ralph Riegel, who has only three to wear on one finger. I, Vernon Sprengeler, do hereby bequeath my fragrant shaving lotion to "Kenny" Weindorf. I, Warren P. Steffenhagen, bequeath my sousaphone to Kermit Biedenbender and to Malcolm Brandt my ability to wake up at six every morning with the downtown whistles. I,. Carryl Stelljes, hereby bequeath to June Lindemann and Ruth Klossner, Inc., a new deck of playing cards at any time they may be in need of one; also to anyone who might feel able, I bequeath, with my blessings, the right to take chemistry, biology, and general science all in one year. To Gerane Gutzke, I will, in all accordance with the law, my ability to misread instructions in the chemistry workbook. 24

I, lone Strege, hereby solemnly will to Elizabeth Redemske some of my audacious nature and to all future Dakotans my ability to defend the "Sunshine State." I, Frances Temple, hereby bequeath my knowledge of German to Beverley Hellmann and my ability to refrain from arguing to "Liz" Redemske. I, Erldonna Timm, hereby bequeath the pencil which I wear in my hair to Eunice Sauer and my ability to keep quiet to Marie Meyer.

I, Sylvia Vogel, hereby will my German vocabulary to . Alice Reek and my ability to know when I talk and what I talk about in my sleep to Marcia Goehring. I, Wayne Wiechmann, do hereby bequeath the right to possess and to carry as large and' as many different-colored . combs as possible to my dear brother who already has nearly as many as I. I, Robert Wolf, do hereby will my "Jewish" blood to any indolent "fuchs" lacking such a "quality." To Ronald Pape I leave my "m t" cigarette -packages.

POET'S CORNER JESUS, MY TRUTH, MY WAY "Jesus, my truth, my way"Let this our motto be. His Word is true, His way is sure, A path prepared for thee. "Jesus, my truth, my way," My comfort when in doubt, When Satan's snares, deceiving, seem To lure those 'round-about. "Jesus, my truth, my way," My guidon to the world, Him I'll confess, I'll not deny, 'Neath any flag unfurled. "Jesus, my truth, my way"Let this our motto be. He hitherto hath been our guide And so henceforth shall be. Ruth Wilch 25

SUNSET TO SUNRISE

High upon a river-bluff Cooledby breezes sweepingo'er, I lie upon the spring's new sod;路 . The setting sun sinks low'r and low'r. Sanguine beacon, sky all bright, (Birds, black outlines in the light), Under distant hills it goes, Opposite from which it rose. Flow'rs who struggled through the sod. Whose simple beauty praises God, Closetheir faces for the night, As the sunslips from my sight. Twittering songsters sing their lay Just before the fade of day; Rustling near in grass and weed: Pheasants, .seeking ev'ning feed. Bull frogs prate, with retinue, Loud from water-floodedslough; Sun, that disappeared from sight, Also dragged away the light. Now the crescent moon I spy, Myriad stars 'help glorify, Studding heaven's underside, (In formation, sailors' guide).

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LITERARY LUTHER'S STAY ON THE WARTBURG In the Edict of Worms, Luther was declared a heretic and condemned to die. At the end of his safe journey back to Wittenberg, it was the obligation of each person meeting him to turn him over to the authorities. Frederick the Wise was not able to guarantee Luther's protection at Wittenberg and, for that reason, devised a plan to. get Luther out of the way until matters quieted down. He did not wish to incur the displeasure of the Emperor by implicating himself with a heretic. He decided, therefore, to conceal Luther at the Wartburg and caused him to be notified of this scheme. Luther wrote to his friend, Lucas Cranach, that he would rather have suffered death at the hands of the tyrants than to allow himself to be shut up and hidden. He, however, submitted to the will of the elector. On April 26. 1521, Dr. Martin Luther started on his journey back to Wittenberg. He was warmly received in many towns and was even asked to preach at Hersf'eld, despite the danger into which it put the position of the abbot. He also preached at Eisenach and visited Mohra, where many of his relatives lived. By the time he drew close to the Castle of Altenstein, Luther had gotten rid of most of his companions, including the imperial herald with whom he sent a letter to the Emperor and the Estates defending his conduct at Worms. ~ About half an. hour further on, armed horsemen attacked the carriage. ' Pezen. steiner immediately fled to Walterhausen, but the coachman and Amsdorf, the latter of whom had known the secret, returned to Eisenach. By devious paths Luther was taken to the Wartburg, a castle situated on the lofty hills near Eisenach and above the beautiful Thuringian Forest. Here he made his home for ten months, May 4, 1521, to March 6,1522. Rumors' about his capture quickly spread. Many thought he had been taken by his enemies, and others thought he had been murdered; but there were some that suspected the truth, although they didn't know exactly where he had gone into hiding. He was entertained by Hero von Berlespach, the governor of the castle, and was well supplied with food and 27

It was even arranged for him to be able to correspond with his friends. In some of his letters dated from "the region of the birds," from "the desert," or from "the Island of Patrnos," he showed how lonely he was and how eager he was to be in the midst of his work. ; He took the title Squire George, grew a beard, and put on the clothes of a knight, bearing a sword at his side. He failed miserably in living up to his disguise. On the hunts with other knights, he seldom killed anything. He would rather meditate on and pursue theology. This is shown in an incident which took place on one of these hunts. He had saved a little hare and had rolled it in his cloak sleeve for further protection. He left it and, on his return, found it killed by the dogs. "Thus," he said, "do the Pope and Satan rage together, to destroy, despite my efforts, souls already saved." The strenuous life he had been leading now began to show itself in ill health. He also began to feel inner struggles with Satan, Questions like these arose: Is my case well founded? Did I do my duty at Worms? Is my stay here at the Wartburg not really cowardice? Can I be sure of salvation? He also fancied he heard and sawall kinds of devils' noises and sights, such as strange rumblings in a chest, falling on the stairs, and the appearance of a black dog in his bed. The story of the ink-stain at the Wartburg is merely a legend which arose many years after his death. All these temptations Luther fought with the Word of God. Here at the Wartburg, in the solitude of his room. Luther was given an opportunity to find himself. He could survey all he had taught against the pope and could become more deeply rooted in the Holy Bible. Luther often talked of his indolencewhile at the Wartburg, but we know he did much studying and writing. As soon as he arrived, during the period between Easter and Whitsuntide, he wrote an exposition on Psalm sixty-eight with particular reference to Ascension and Whitsuntide. In his work, "Of Confessions, Whether the Pope Has the Power to Command," he showed that confession should not be compulsory, but that voluntary confession was commendable. He continued a work he had begun even before his journey to Worms, an explanation of the Magnificat which he intended for Prince John Frederick. He also resumed drink.

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his work on the Sunday Gospels and Epistles, the first part of which he had already published in Latin. Now he com- . men ted on these passages of Scripture in the German language, and soon his !first collection of sermons, the "ChurchPostills" or "Kirchenpostille," was completed. They not only were used in direct teaching of the people but also supported the preachers of the new gospel. It was finally

finished by his friends who collected all the sermons together. These sermons are still of great value today. Especially for his congregation at Wittenberg he prepared an explanation on the thirty-seventh Psalm. Meanwhile;at Wittenberg, Luther's friends carried on. Men, such as Bugenhagen, Agricola, and Jonas, appeared at the university, and the students who had gathered there were known for their wonderful self-discipline. Two of the men carrying on Luther's work were Carlstadt and Zwilling who wished to make marriage a law, to make the partaker of communionwithout the cup a sinner, to give the liberty to all monks and nuns to renounce cloistered life, and to abolish private masses. This led to arguments and even riots. Fourteen monks left the monastery, taking up different trades. This caused a feeling of hostility against the monks to develop. Luther, at the Wartburg, prepared two tracts, "On the Abuse of Masses" and "On Monastic Vows." He completed them in November and sent them to Spalatin to have them printed. About this time Archbishop Albert of Mayence took the opportunity during Luther's absence to again start a sale of indulgences for the purpose of building a university at. Halle. He invited pilgrims to see a. multitude of his precious relics numbering nearly 9,000. Whoever attended ana gave alms to the institution was to receive a "surpassing" indulgence. When Luther heard of this, he wrote a severe tract "Against the Idal at Halle" and informed Spalatin of it. Frederick did not want Luther to do this and through Spalatin commanded him to leave Archbishop Albert alone. Luther 'Sent back a fiery letter, saying, that he had never read a more displeasing letter. On December 1, Luther sent a letter to Archbishop Albert threatening to place him in public disgrace if he did not put an end to the sale of indulgences. Luther gave him .fourteen days for an an29

swer and in a short time received an apologetic letter. Luther then refrained from publishing the book, only revised it, and, under another title, made a general attack upon the pope and bishops. In the meantime the news from Wittenberg became worse, and Luther, a few days after his letter of December 1, appeared in Wittenberg in his disguise. He stayed for three days with 'his nearest friends, sorrowfully hearing of Spalatin's disregard of his two tracts on masses and monastic vows. He was pleased with the progress of some of his friends' work but -disturbed at the actions against the monks and priests by the townspeople and students. He quietly returned to the Wartburg and began work on "True Admonition for all Christians to abstain from turbulence and rebellion." He told them that all turbulence was wrong, no matter how good the cause might be. His works on monastic vows and masses were finally printed, and he started his most important work. This work was his translation of the New Testament into the' German from the original Hebrew and Greek, begun at the demands of his friends at Wittenberg. He was well prepared for this work, having an excellent knowledge of Hebrew and Greek, being thoroughly acquainted with the Bible, and having ability to use the native German tongue very readily. The Bible had already been written in the German language, not based on the original Hebrew and Greek, but on the Latin Vulgate, the official Bible of the Catholic Church. Some copies were even unintelligible. Luther used the common German language as he said, "I use no special dialect of my own, but the common German language, that I may be understood by all alike. I use the speech of the Saxon Chancery, which is followed by all the princes and kings of Germany." He said no one could speak German of this outlandish kind, "but," he said, "one has to ask the mother in her home, the children in the street, the cornman man in the market place, and look at their mouths to see how they speak, and thence interpret it to oneself, and so make them understand. I have often laboured to do this, but have not always succeeded or hit the meaning." The difficulty he had is shown when he writes to Winceslaus Link: "How great and laborious a task it is to force Hebrew writers to talk German! How they strive against it and rebel at being compelled to forsake their so

native manner and follow the rough German style!" To. Spalatin he wrote: "Job seems to endure our translating as little as the consolations of his friends." He placed his entire spirit into the translation and in three months had 'finished. He then asked Melanchthon to assist him in revising it, and in September, 1522, it was published. . In doing this great work, Luther not only created a new language 'but also gave the German people immediate access to the Bible. At Christmas time. 1501, Carlstadt introduced a new celebration of the Lord's Supper. He dropped confession, only read the words of institution, and distributed the cup . to all laymen. Besides this, Carlstadt claimed that all images were idols, and both he and Zwilling held all biblical learning and human theology in contempt. As a result, riots, to cleanse the churches of images, took place, and the contempt of learning not only harmed the. university but also the Latin school of the city. In January, 1522. the city council proclaimed "a solid order for the city of Wittenberg," which demanded that the Lord's Supper be celebrated as it had been at Christmas time, that all images should be removed, and that all ecclesiastical benefits and grants should be put in a common treasury from which the salaries of priests and pastors and support for the poor should be taken. Some of these points were good, and, if the order had been introduced quietly, the people would gradually have accepted it. Carlstadt, however, was too hasty and caused a great disturbance. At the same time the Zwickau prophets, Nicholas Storch, Marcus Stubner and Thomas Marx, came to Wittenberg. They taught that the Holy Spirit enters the heart without the Word and Sacraments, that infant baptism was wrong, and that all decorations in the chUJ;ch should be destroyed. They were also called Anabaptists or Iconoclasts because of their beliefs. Now Luther couldn't remain at the Wartburg any longer and started back to Wittenberg, March 1, 1522. During this journey he wrote the well-known letter to the Elector in which he places his entire trust for his protection in God. After five days, Luther reached Wittenberg. Elaine Bogenschneider 31

EDITORIALS GRADUATION

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June is the month of balmy summer breezes, beautiful flowers, azure skies and graduation time. Once more this month is with us, and this time it brings our graduation day, the momentous occasion to which we have looked forward with longing. As the months of this past school year sped by, we crossed off the days on the calendar, and each mark meant a step closer to our goal. . The tension and excitement increased as the time drew near. Two more months, six more weeks, one more week, three more days, finally the day is here. We gather together, the last time as a class, but we feel awkward and conspicuous in our gowns and mortar boards. Our feelings are pent up within us. Somehow we can't find an adequate means of expressing ourselves. even to the best of friends. The opening strains of the stately processional are heard; that is our cue to begin. 'Slowlywe proceed down the aisle with mingled thoughts of joy and sadness. We catch a,glimpse of someone we know, and over there are our parents; how proud they are of us today. As we slowly move down the aisle many thoughts crowd our minds. We look back to our happy childhood and grade-school days. Many of the outstanding events race by. Perhaps we think of the eventful day on which we were confirmed; everyone's eyes were upon us that day too. Then we think of our care-free, adolescent high. school days, and of the graduation day that brought them to a close. Yes, each day was a preparation for this, the day of days. Almost suddenly we look ahead, and there we see the new life into which we are going as adults. Now we shall be on our own; there will be no immediate help at our disposal. Is it any wonder our knees are shaking? We becomesad as we look back and realize what we are leaving behind. Our years at college were a gratifying experience, new friends, new surroundings-a new life. There were so many good times, so many secrets shared. and a few tears. These experiences will inspire us and help to make the road ahead lighter and easier to travel. 32.

As we approach the stage we begin to wonder what that road ahead holds for us. What will our new life be like? We are going out as servants of the Lord. to teach His Word to the little children that are to be in our charge. This very thought fills us with enthusiasm and fervor. Who can think of a more refreshing picture than to see little children telling the stories of their Savior and praying and singing to Him I This is to be our work, and that is what the road ahead holds for us. Our long years of study will be .repaid a thousand-fold just to see one little child happy. because of its knowledge of the Savior's love. Jesus Himself says, "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of God." It is our duty to help these little ones to know and love Him, who loves them. Now, as we sit on the stage and listen to the address which gives us a last bit of advice and which helps to increase our sincerity of purpose, we resolve that every step we take from now on will be a step ahead. We will not become discouraged if the road isn't always smooth; the rough spots are there to test us, to strengthen our courage and faith. It is there that we can look back to our happy school days to gain the strength that we will need to go forward. While these thoughts have raced through our minds, the graduation exercise has quickly drawn to a close, and now it is our turn to step forward to receive our diploma. We have reached our first goal, and Il'OW we have the key that opens the gate of our new life ahead, as willing servants of the Lord. Let us ever keep in mind the words of the Psalmist. "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth." Psalm 121 :1, 2. Eunice Hagemann -

TRADITION A stranger to D. M. L. C. entered the campus on Center Street. Very slowly he drove through on the winding road. His thoughts went something like this: "Hrn, wonder what that sign on that tree says; I'll stop the car to read it. 'The Juniors have the game in the 33

bag!' Wonder what that means. There's another sign on that tree. It's a picture of a man with an egg-beater, and it says: "I'he Seniors are going to give the Juniors a whip-

ping!' There's a group of students in uniform. Maybe they can explain these signs. Odd that they should wear yellow and blue uniforms. And that group over there has green and white uniforms on." These are probably the thoughts that would flash through a stranger's mind if he entered the campus on a certain Saturday near the end of March. It's merely the traditional annual intra-mural basketball tournament day, which for the past month has been causing considerable excitement. The signs on the trees and the various classes displaying class-color dress is the way class spirit for that day is exhibited. The classes are fairly bursting with patriotism. Upon entering the gym one is confronted with gaudy streamers, balloons, etc. Both bleacher sections of the gym are decorated in the colors of the two classes playing the chamnionship game. Posters are carefully prepared and tacked on tree and door on the eve of the great occasion (with hopes that it won't rain). Cheers are composed for the great event. Finally, the great moment arrives. At 7:15 everybody has gathered in the gym to witness the oncoming game. First the consolation game is played by the two teams who came in third and fourth. After what seems years. this game is finally ended. The climax of the evening is reached immediately after this "preliminary to ,the main bout" when the two best teams come to the floor. The crowd'grows hysterical. The two classes sing their class songs and shout their "yells." And so the game is played. After the final bell the students leave. Behind them they also leave their hard feelings. etc., which might have crept up among them during the games. That is one example of our school spirit I want to describe. The next usually occurs on a certain day in April. The day dawns beautifully with very little wind, a blue sky spotted with white fleecy clouds, and the sun gradually becoming warmer and warmer. Ah-i-yes, that's right; it's what we call our Arbor Day. This same stranger enters our campus again about 8:30 in the morning. He notes that the whole studentbody is busy raking the lawn. He recalls conditions as they were years ago on this occasion. Every student had to 34

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UNIONISM "Sectarian Lines Vanish as Protestant.. Catholic and Jewish Chaplains Hold Services for Men and Women of All Faiths in Midst of War." Thus ran the title of an editorial in a recent edition of a Midwestern newspaper. The following are a group of quotations from the article. "A new trend in religion is emerging amid the stresses of wartime: A trend toward church unity and' eradication of sectarian lines." "Chaplains have found that, without sacrifice of principle,. they can work with clergymen not only of other denominations but. of other faiths. The effect of such unity of effort has not been lost upon the men" (in the battlefield). "The tenor of current thinking is exemplified by the recent appeal of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., for a 'church of the living God.' Such a church.would pronounce ordinance, creed and ritual non-essential and would make life itself the test for 'admission to the kingdom of God.' " "Perhaps the chief influence for future unity is the close association of the war chaplains." "They" (soldiers and sailors) "are learning two things at once: The value of 35

other ways of doing things and other points of view ... and at the same time an appreciation of the fundamental identity underlying the common religious approach to the problems of life and death." . In time of war, religion probably means more to those who serve in the front than it does any other time. This is easily explained since they are constantly confronted with death. In view of such circumstances. a spiritual adviser is often very welcome. To have such an adviser nearby is indeed a comfort. However. from the above quotations we can readily see the danger of having such men. We have on the battlefield many different denominations. On the home front ¡each denomination had its own clergy. On the battlefield it is different. Although there are chaplains of almost every denomination represented, a service man may be stationed somewhere where he may not be able to contact a chaplain of his faith. He is about to enter combat or is wounded. Possibly death stares him in the face. He becomes desperate and has no scruple= about receiving spiritual aid from a chaplain of a different denomination. In contrast to the home front the war front now finds service men being ministered to by chaplains of every faith. As some of the quotations mentioned in this paragraph indicate, chaplains say they can satisfactorily work with clergymen of various denominations arid even faiths, without sacrificing any of their principles. If they believe this, there is no doubt that they will try to exert their power in fostering church unionism, for it has already become evident that ministers, priests, and rabbis are preaching from the same altars. Chaplains find that this harmonization on the battlefield is welcomed by the soldiers, and, to them, produces the desired effect. They see and feel this harmonization and become dissatisfied and impatent with the denominational struggles and strifes that existed in their work "back home." It is self-evident that if this harmony works on the battlefield,. why can't it work at home? An inevitable result will be that our large per cent of youn t chaplains who are now serving in the armed forces will some day try to foster this sq¡'TIâ&#x201A;Ź unity on ths home front after the war, although it will take time. There have been several attempts already in the process of such a unity. "Denomination Means Little in a Foxhole." 36

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counter-currents in the tide, of course." Opposition is self'evident. It exists and will continue to exist as long as the Gospel is preached in all its truth and purity. A Protestant Episcopal bishop said the Rockefeller plan was contrary to the doctrine of the church. Another editorial stated the idea was "especially dangerous because it seems plausible." As Lutherans, we also are definitely of the "counter-currents." We could riot tolerate such unity without contradicting the .doctrine and principles of the Lutheran Church. There can be only one true faith, and that faith is revealed in the Bible, the true Word of God. If other denominations do not adhere to the teachings of the Bible, we cannot unite with them. Kurt Petermann

THE FRENCH REVOI~UTION The French Revolution has always interested me because of the enigmatic and perplexing trends that culminated in this event of the late Eighteenth Century. The second reason is that the Revolution was exciting. The historical facts of this event are a collection of rapid occurrences in little more than half a decade. There are two novelists that have used this historical background for their novels. The first is Charles Dickens. The A Tale of Two Cities is the volume. In the story appear the storms of unrest in France, the fall of the Bastille, and the Reign of Terror. "La Guillotine," the instrument of terror, was described by him as "the popular theme fOI1 jests," "the best cure for headache," something that "infallibly prevented the hair from turning grey and imparted a peculiar delicacy to the complexion." "It was the National Razor which shaved close: who kissed La Guillotine, looked through the little window and sneezed into the sack." The next novelist took the facts of the Revolution it ... self and presented them in story form. The book is French Revolution from cover to cover. I refer to The Whirlwind by William Stearns Davis. His chief character, Rene De Massac, acts in the most important events of the time, the formation of the States General at Versailles, the fall of the Bastille, the storming of the Tuileries, the decisive Battle of Wattignies, the death of Danton, and the final fall of Robespierre. He vividly describes the tyrannical and in-

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sane use of the "Red Engine" or "The Widow," to which Robespierre himself sent 2,500 men for the ceremonies of the "Red Mass." Davis, former professor of history at the U. of Minnesota, has written numerous novels of personalities and major events. All are written in strict accordance with formal history. That fact makes them valuable in the educational field. The story woven into the events is fascinating and intriguing. Terror, chaos, and violence are vivid. Danton, Robespierre, Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, Henriot, St. Just, etc., when once followed through the .pages, are unforgettable. These two novels undoubtedly had their origin in Carlyle's The French Revolution. Dickens carried a copy of it wherever he went. Certainly Davis¡ read Carlyle's work before he began his own. He may even have gotten his title from Carlyle, for Carlyle is known to have said of his own The French Revolution, "It is a wild savage book, itself a kind of French Revolution ... it has come hot out of my own soul. born in blackness, whirlwind and sorrow." After reading A Tale of Two Cities and The Whirlwind try a history. Carlyle's The French Revolution is complete and unexcelled. The result will be a knowledge of" this period as one can know no other.

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THE D. M. L. C. BAND D. M. L. C has three voluntary organizations, the band, the Marlut Singers (male chorus), and the Aeolian Chorus (girls' chorus) . . The largest of these three voluntary organizations is the band. Many of us have heard the band at concert" presented in the auditorium of our school, but few of us know anything about the band. The first successful D. M. L. C. Band was organized on October 16, 1922. The band at this time consisted of seventeen members, under the leadership of student director Kurt Oswald. As the years passed by, the band membership increased. The band, however. was always under the leadership of a student director. The reason for this was that the professors did not have any time to spare to take charge of it. / In October, 1940, something new was added to the band. This was the organization of a "second" or "junior" band by Orville Kempfert. In this band, students, who ..wished to learn how to play an instrument, were taught.' The main purpose of this band was to provide replacements or to serve as a "feeder" to the regular band. In 1943 Professor Martin Albrecht took over the duties of conducting the band. This was the first time that a faculty member took charge of the band. This was nothing new to him, for he had served as student director from 1927-1929. As soon a's Professor Albrecht took over, the interest in the band increased. The membership of the band rose practically 50 %. Students came and asked to be taught to play certain instruments. Everyone was talking about the band. Professor Albrecht immediately reorganized the "junior" band. The band thus far. has presented several concerts since Professor Albrecht took over. All of them have been a big success. .During the past year the membership of the banr' reached an all-time high.. The band is now composed of fifty-four members. During the past year the band was able to purchase several new instruments with money they had .., received from donations. These instruments were three French horns, all. 090e, a saxophone, a set of tympany, and a set of cymbals. ' We hope that the progress in membership, equipment, and ,'lnusical ability which the band has enjoyed for the pastseveral years will increase .even more. We also hope that non-members will take an interest in the band. Joe Goede 40

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1D. m. 1.. ([. messenger The "D. M. L. C. Messenger" is published quarterly during the school year by the students of Dr. Martin Luther College. The .subscrtption price is seventy-five cents per annum. Single copies twenty cents. Stamps not accepted. We request payment in advance. "The Messenger" is continued after time of subscription has expired, unless we are notified to discontinue and all arrears are paid. All business communications should be addressed to Business Manager; all literary contributions to the Eldttor-Jn-chter. Advertising rates will be furnished on request. Contributions to our Literary Department are requested from all alumni, undergraduates and friends. The aim of "The Messenger" is to offer such material as will be beneficial as well as interesting to our readers, to keep the alumni in a closer contact with the college, to foster school spirit, and to give the students an opportunity in the practice of composition and the expression of their thoughts. Entered as second class matter

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THE MESSENGERSTAFF Editor Gerhard Mueller Associate Editor Harold Goede Business Manager ~ Walter Bonitz Assistant Business Manager Kenneth Born Assistant Business Manager Typist ~ ; ( .. : Alumni Notes : Exchange ..~ CollegeNotes Co-ed Notes Locals Sports

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ALUMNI NOT,ES

Arthur Albert Nordby was born August 17, 1924, at Fairfax, Minnesota. When of age, he attended D. M. L. C. High School from which he graduated in 1942. He then attended Northwestern College at Watertown, Wisconsin, till his sophomore year, when he was called into service. Having received his basic military training at Camp Wolters, Texas, he left for the European theater of war in November of last year. Our gracious Savior called him unto Himself on March 16, 1945, somewhere in France. Surviving him are his mother, Mrs. Viola Nordby, his brother, Robert, his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Palmer, and his uncle and pastor, R. J. Palmer. The faculty and student body of D. M. L. C. send most heartfelt sympathy to the mourners. Orlan Devine, HA 2/c, a H. S. graduate of '43, has the following change of address: Orlan E. Devine, HA 2/c 8707126, In care of Fleet Post Office,San Francisco, Cali43

fornia. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Devine of Wood Lake, Minnesota. He took his training at Farragut, Idaho, and the Washington Hospital Corps School in Seattle, Washington. From Shoemaker, California, he was shipped to Honolulu and is stationed there at the present time. Wilbert H. Luehring, SoM s/e, a H. S. graduate of '42, is now able to release some of his adventures. He traveled from the East to the West Coast via the Panama Canal and from there went to the Hawaiian Islands. He received liberty in Honolulu, but the city disappointed him. He touched at the islands of Enivetok and the Palans and then joined a task force which provided an air cover for landings in Samar. Here he saw his first action when a group of "Zekes" attacked them. Then 'he was in the raid on Luzon and Formosa and hit for the China Sea. Here he made port at Saigon in French-Indo-China, Hong Kong, and Canton. Then he was in on the air cover for Luzon and Okinawa Jima. By the way, he found out that climbing cocoanut trees, which looks easy, is more a gathering of slivers than anything else. His address is: Wilbert H. Luehring, SoM 3/c, U. S. S. Brush, DD 745, F. P.O., San

Francisco, California. Cadet Robert Alan Duin, U. S. C. G., has been awarded a varsity letter in basketball at the United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut. Cadet Duin is a fourth classman at the Academy. He entered last July after passing the annual competitive examinations. He is aD. M. L. C. H. S. graduate of '42. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hinnenthal of Sheridan, Wyoming, were blessed with the birth of a baby girl, Jean, born April 16, 1945. Mrs. Hinnenthal, nee Oliva Stindt, graduated here in 1936. -Mr, Hinnenthal will leave for the Army' in a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Engelhardt received the gift of a daughter, Maureen Naomi, April 30, 1945. Mr. Engelhardt is a graduate of '38, and Mrs. Engelhardt, nee Naomi Birkholz, graduated in 1939. Kenneth Robert, a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Busse, made his appearance March 4, 1945. Mr. Busse recently resigned his position in Stevensville, Michigan, because of ill health. He is a graduate of '42, and Mrs. Busse, nee Lucille Retzlaff, is an ex-'43. April 21, 1945, 7 :00 P. M.â&#x20AC;˘ was the time set for the 44

marriage of Della Ulrich and Derold Braun. The former is a H. S. graduate of '41. May 16, 1945, 7 :30 P. M., was the time set for the wedding of Elmer E. Bode ARM 11c and Mary Ann Gieseke.

The former-is an ex-'42 and the latter a '42 graduate. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Sprengeler became the proud parents of a six-pound, nine-ounce baby boy, Paul Alfred, March 24, 1945. Mrs. Harold Burow has informed us of twenty dollars that were to be donated to D. M. L. C. in memory of her husband.. We wish to express our thanks for this donation.

EXCHANGE Throughout the months of March and April we eagerly lookedforward to the month of May, May, the most glorious month of spring. It is the climax to God's great work of reviving Nature after it has been dormant 'for so many months. Besides bright sunshine and light showers, green hills and flowereddales, chirping birds and buzzing bees, we also think of the corning graduation. To some it brings the sadness of parting, but to others it brings the joy of entering upon something new. It is the joy of preaching and teaching God's Word. Although at times it seems as if the work is in vain, we must remember that God says His Word will not return unto Him void. To prove this. I will refer you to an article in an issue of The Springfielder entitled "The Preservation of the Finnish Lutheran Heritage." "For the past twenty years, the Finnish Lutheran Church has been affiliated with the Synodical Conference. This of course is possible only because the. Finnish Church adheres firmly to God's Word and to the confessional books of the Lutheran Church. "From the beginning the Finnish Church has striven to keep the Scripture in all its truth and purity. The church was founded in 1898 at Rock Springs, Wyoming, by a group of laymen and a pastor who opposed the unscriptural teachings of the Suomi Synod. This small group soon recognized the wrong teachings and with faith in God's Almighty Word they formed the new Finnish Church. This small group soon grew very large, and by 1920 there 45

were congregations in the Northern States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The prayer of the Finnish. people in America for a pure church had been answered. "The new Finnish Church differed from the Suomi Synod in many ways, but the greatest was in regard to the organization. The Finnish Church realized that all conventions must not be for pastors only, but also for the laymen. "Because the church adheres so definitely to Holy Scripture, the laymen of the congregations are being thoroughly instructed in the same manner .. They too are well versed in all the confessional writings of the church. Their church conventions are always well attended, and because of this all difficulties are quite readily settled. "God had blessed the Finnish Church in many ways, but still He has brought it through periods t;f trial and

hardship. After several years a seminary was opened to train future ministers. However,due to a lack of students, it Was soon closed. For the past fifteen years the church has suffered greatly because of a lack of trained pastors. The Finnish Church, however, has survived, and its members know that through constant prayer they can look for a bright future." We too must have the faith and courage of the Finnish Church. It may seem as if all we do is of no avail, but through faith and constant prayer we know that God will grant success to our great work of spreading His Word. With this in mind we all can go out into the world with a strong and courageous heart.

COLLEGE NOTES On April 12 the day dawned bright and clear and, as a result, we had Arbor Day. The whole student-body cooperated and helped to beautify the campus. Just as our work was finished, the day was saddened by the shocking news of President Roosevelt's sudden death. On April 26 another lyceum number was presented. Mr. and Mrs. Howell,famous Bohemian glass-blowers, gave us a very interesting demonstration on the art of glassblowing. 46

On Friday, May 4, we had the pleasure of seeing some technicolor movies on the Michigan Lutheran Seminary at Saginaw. All the classes are having picnics usual, everyone is having a good time.

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Band 1. March: Call to Victory King 2. In a Monastery Garden Ketelbey 3. Mexican Waltz: La Golondrina Serradell 4.~. G iannina Mia from "The Firefly" Friml- Yoder 5. Spanish Dance Moskowaki-Schaefer i,

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On Thursday, June 7, at 8 :15 P. M., the Commencement concert will be held. The program is as follows:

1. Choir A Mighty Fortress Mache Dich auf.. Wo ist ein Gott, wie Du bist Thou, Wretched World The Wall of Heaven 2.

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Organ: Eunice Bode Piano: Elisabeth Johannes 7.

Chorus Sleep, My Baby

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CO-ED NOTES Klopstock had nothing on Lola Greve in: his ability to coin new German words. The other day Lola popped up with this choice bit of flowery Deutsch-"Hey, wer hat mein comb geschweipt?" The Co-eds at Sauer's and their faithful mascot were sitting on lone Strege's bed having a "gab-session." Their deep discussion was rudely interrupted by one side of the _bed falling down. What, did I hear someone ask who their faithful mascot is? Waldheim celebrated V-E Day in a novel way. The good' news inspired them to such an extent that they spent the day cleaning and shining up their study hall. Annex Hall was treated to a sumptuous repast the other night. Myra Bruns furnished two chickens, which were the Main Course, of course. After eating, "Fooz" heaved a great sigh and uttered these "classical" words"My capacity has been fully surrencified ; more would be obnoxious to my superfluity!" All was quiet during "study hall" at Sauer's until Dorothy Bauer casually sat down on a hornet. It turned out that this particular little hornet didn't relish being sat onpoor Dorothy. ' Saturday, May 5, the III Normalite girls had a party at Hillcrest Hall. Their meal was eaten by candlelight. (Didn't they care to see what they were eating?) I

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Ahh, "Sprig has cub," and with it the traditional class picnics. The Third Normal' Class is taking this picnic business quite seriously. On one of their excursions, the food committee forgot the doughnuts, so Myra and Lois gallantly volunteered to go and fetch them. When they returned, they were again met by a frantic food committee saying they had also forgotten the cream. Well, you like to walk anyway, don't you, girls? (Gutzke said: "We like that !") The various dormitories are being- made more colorful by the appearance of all the formals. Watch them "trip" along with a "light fantastic toe." Do dreams have a hidden meaning? Perchance there is someone in our college interested in psychoanalysis. In that case here are some dreams to try to decipher. Marcia Goehring dreamed of playing hymns out of a Sears-Roebuck catalog during her organ lesson. /

Eunice Sauer dreamed she received a call to teach at the metropolis of Zusammenhalten, Wisconsin. Marie Meyer dreamed Marcia Goehring fell out of the dormitory window. When the ground and Marcia finally met, Marie asked the obvious question, "Marcia, are you hurt?" Marcia now jumped up, held her foot, and replied, "Oh yes, my corns, my corns." Lois Fuhlbrigge has a new version to the pink elephant dream. She was being chased by a tiger when an elephant befriended her in her distress by lifting her up in its trunk ,and taking her safely to her grandmother's. Well, here are some samples of Co-ed's dreams. If someone can interpret them, let us know. It should be interesting. ' War-news is very interesting to' most of us, but we might call this an extreme case of interest. One day, while listening to the latest war-news, Esther Soll became so engrossed in it that she forgot all about a little matter of a harmony class. Janice Kuester has discovered a new kind of sandwich. Instead of lettuce, she accidentally used a head of cabbage for a sandwich. Note to Betty Crocker, the girls said it doesn't taste too bad either. 50

Lila Pasche let her roommates know that she comes from a very brilliant line of ancestors. For example, she said, "Now take my Dad; he's very bright for his age." Did anyone notice all the new hair-cuts around Annex? This is all due to Doris Tietz and her faithful little razor. She reports that she has cropped a total of ten heads so far. This is nearly the end of another school year. Yours Truly wishes YOM all a happy summer vacation. In parting

I wish to say farewell to all the III Normal Co-eds. Their absence will be felt by all. Good luck, girls, as future "school-ma'ms." Mayall your twenty to forty years of teaching be happy ones.

LOCALS In spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts other than education. At least such is the outward appearance of things, although the weatherman so far has not been "pulling" in our favor. However, the nice days we have had so far have found innumerable "nature" lovers investigating the first of new spring growth (so they say, but we ~know better). Picnics are also again in fashion. The prevailing spirit at the time of this writing seems to be that of graduation, right around the corner. All graduates (who else would) are eagerly awaiting the arrival of this day. Let 'em have their day; they worked long enough for it. On April twenty-sixth "Nubbs" Nordby left for his boot-training at Great Lakes. The highlight of his leaving D. M. L. C. was the ten-cent contribution that he made to a surprise farewell party for him. (Of course, he knew nothing of the party!) Forecasting! Weathermen have their rheumatism and corns to warn them of bad 'weather. "Zimmy" gets a twitching in his arm in bad weather, so "Kenny" Born concludes that that must 'be "army" intelligence. . We usually don't hear of them around here, but have you ever noticed the number of white-caps in Prof. Sauer's garden? Clatter of glass! Oh, what "panes"! Such was the experience of "Jimmy" Carlson as he made a dive through 51

He received several the glass of the door of the dormitory. deep cuts which required a number of stitches. He was with us again after vacation. Weather! G. Bauer and Felch were asked why they missed some practice periods. They blamed it on the weather. Bonitz rather thought they suffered from "heart" trouble. New style! Anyone who has seen A: Schulz lately in . his odd "checkered" jacket will wonder what happened. As it was, a bottle containing some unknown content deposited itself on him when he attempted to break it. "Bob" Kolander was in the hospital recently with a case of blood poisoning in his' right arm. It was the result of a scratch received during baseball practice. His arm is better again, and he's "raring" to go. Ask "AI" Nolting about the art of putting one's foot out so anyone who is carrying spuds and meat will have to clean up the mess. Almost any radio is portable where electrical facilities are available. That's what Q. Albrecht and "Joe" Goede

thought too when they brought a radio to church history class. They expected to hear the latest reports on V-E Day. Facilities were there, but-there's work to be done! Shortly after vacation Duane Werner broke two bones in his right ankle. The mishap occurred when a doubledecker bed fell on his leg. He was home for seventeen days. He now finds himself between a pair of crutches. Mensch, Kramer, and H. Albrecht recently have had a better opportunity to enjoy the campus in their leisure time. (It helps financially too.) "Gil" Bunde decided that it wasn't advisable to put too much sodium in water.-Hunger prevails. K. Seevers tried some sulphuric acid. He'd rather eat regular meals. There's money and meat in hog-raising right now, but unfortunately they didn't belong to D. M. L. C. Consequently, several hogs that roamed the campus one Sunday afternoon were returned to their pen by "Ted" Kuske and "AI" Schulz. . What was that? Talking in one's sleep seems to be chronic; in some cases, and sometimes indeed very amusing. 52

Reports have it that Moeller goes hunting, D. Kock sings, R. Kock laughs. and "Bob" and "Herb" Scharlemann argue . about Presbyterians. "Herb" also said that his arm was sleeping, and that he should have an alarm clock. A. Spaude and Scherzer are spending their spare time in painting our recreation room. It is being painted a dust

blue with a dark-blue border and an ivory-white ceiling. The work is being done under the supervision of Mr. Glaese.mann. Immediately after our Easter vacation, Luther Kolander joined the II Normal class. He graduated from Northwestern College in March and wants to prepare himself for a teaching career. Saved by the lights! Chasing mice while lights are on is bad enough. But being in position to strike the fatal blow,then having the lights go out and watching the mouse run out the door and down the hall, that's too much for even our conservative G. Mueller. Better luck next time, G. M.! What's all the excitement about? Why the mad rush for cleaning up everything? What's up? The school board is meeting .today! No more need be said. On April eighth our school celebrated _V-E Day by having a day off. This day was indeed a memorable occasion and will long be remembered. It was a day of relaxatiori for the students as well as for the professors. In the evening-church services were attended. Can you imagine: "Phoebe" not being bothered by others of his class? "Jerry" without his "spinna"? Bonitz not dressed up for Saturday supper? "Flunky" no longer music hall inspector? Born on time for classes? 'I'enth-gradersin bed on time? Bonitz not asking for coffee? "Joe" washing before breakfast? "Jerry" not saying, "We like that"? A. Spaude not waking Moldenhauer every morning? Sweeping crew not looking for brooms? "Herb" not saying good land, bonam terram, agathes ges, or tov soda? This will be all until next fall (if we survive the summer sessions). Here's wishing you all a pleasant vacation, and hoping you'll be with us again next year: To all graduates we wish the best of luck and the Lord's blessing in their new work. 53

SPORTS

"Hey, gang r Let's go to the baseball game. Don't forget your overcoat 1" This last sentence is a bit of exaggeration, 'but so far the baseball season has been quite cool and hasn't been too good on the players' arms. Coach Voecks called the first baseball practice on April 10. There were about thirty boys present. This showed a decided increase in enthusiasm for the sport. The boys who returned from last years team are: Petermann, Gutzke, Moldenhauer, Scharlemann, Goede, and Dietz. Most of the boys had been warming up their arms in the "Old Gym" and were ready for some good practice, but "Old Man Weather" wouldn't have it that way. Our "spring" was cut short and we had some more snow. Baseball again went inside. Finally on April 21 we played our first game with Bethany College of Mankato. Both teams were sorely in need of more practice. Because Bethany lacked a coach, it didn't have that polish. They put up a valiant battle, but our boys were "on the ball." We won 19-3. Gutzke, L. Kolander, and Dietz were our pitchers. )

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The next game was with our city rivals, the New Ulm High School, on April 24. It was a twilight game at six P. M. The game was nip and tuck all the way and ended in a tie, 4-4. Luther Kolander and Gutzke pitched for us in this game and held them to very few hits. On April 27 the College Cadillac pulled up in front of the boys' dorm and picked up eight of the players to take them to the "Cities" to play Concordia. Two other players. and our manager went by bus. The day was fairly warm, a, fine day for baseball, but it didn't affect our team that way. We bowed to a defeat, 13-1. ' After this afternoon's defeat most of the boys. went on a sight-seeing tour of St. Paul. Not much was said of the game. The players all felt the same about it, so there was. no need for discussion. The next morning we went over to Bethel College to, play their "nine." The team didn't want to take another loss and therefore played a good game, but, as luck would have it, the other team scored a winning run in the ninth inning, making the score 7,;,6. 5-t

It was a quiet trip home, hut the boys were already thinking of the return engagements with these two teams. This event came on May fifth, when Concordia came to our field. We put a scare into them by playing a "heads up" ball game. The score was quite even throughout the game, but they also surged ahead in the ninth inning to beat us, 7-3.

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These are the only games played thus far. On May 18th we will play New Ulm High School in another twilight game. We were to have played them on May 8th, but because of V-E Day, the game was postponed: . On May 16th we will go to Mankato to play Bethany. May 26th will end the season for us when we play Bethel on our diamond. Coach Voecks may schedule some more games for the team, but this is still indefinite. The players on this year's varsity are Gutzke (p and If), L. Kolander (p and 3b), Voigt (ss), Dietz (2b). Peter. r'~"'n fJh'. Moldenhauer (c), Goede (cf) , Scharlemann (rf) , A. Schulz (c), R. Kolander (3b), and K. Kolander (If). The boys who didn't make the varsity formed intramural teams. Their standings so far are as follows r C. Pelzl 1.000 A. Schulz ; 1.000 R. Panning 750 L. Bruns .. .000 G. Voigt 000 The other boys played horseshoe. Interest was increased in this snort by organizing competitive teams and a tournament. The season turned out some fine throwers. The girls also have their share in the sports here "on the hill." They have been playing softball. The captains of the teams are: Lois Albrecht, Lorna Gerlach, Gerane Gutzke Esther Poehler, Elsie Zierzow, Melda Brei, Agnes Greve, 'Louisa Pape, Carroll Trettien, Ardelle Zietlow. There is a bit of interest in tennis this year, but not as much as in previous years. The school has three courts" and they should be used more. Tennis is a good sport; it is good exercise, not a "sissy" game as many people think. That is all of the sport news here "on the hill" for the school year. I'll be seeing you again next September. 55

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HUMOR Astrologer: "Ha, ha, ha! I can tell the past, the present, and the future. Ha, ha, ha!" Stranger: "Well, who do you think you are?" Astrologer: "A happy medium!" The three balls in front of a pawn shop mean that 2 to 1 you won't get it back. A family of mountaineers was astonished when the youngest son came running home from school shouting, "Maw! Maw! I larned to write!" "What have you larned to write, sonT" asked Maw. "Don't know yet, I ain't larned to read." . He: "Please!" She: "No!" He: "Just once!" She: "No, I said !" He: "Aw, but Maw, all the rest of the kids are going barefoot !" Father: "What have you been studying at college?" Son: "English, Latin, Greek, and geometry." Father: "That's really nice! Now let's hear you say something in geometry." It was tragic when a rooster got into the henhouse and ate some "Lay or Bust" chicken mash.

The aviation instructor had just delivered a lecture on the use of parachutes. "And if it doesn't open?" someone asked. "If it doesn't open?" repeated the instructor. "Well , .. that, gentlemen, is known as jumping to a conclusion." The Reason"That sergeant! Never heard a man talk so fast in my life." "Why shouldn't he? His father was a tobacco auctioneer and his mother was a woman." Prof: "Order, please!" Student (dreamily) : "Egg sandwich!" 56

Not alwaysI hate to be a kicker, It does not stand for peace,

But the wheel that does the squeaking, Is,the wheel that gets the grease. Or betterI hate to be a kicker, It does not stand for peace, But the wheel that does the turning, Is the one that gets the grease. "I guess I've lost another pupil," said the professor as his glass eye fell into the lake.. "I just got out of prison this morning," a traveler told a man on the train. "It's gonna be tough meeting old friends." "I can sympathize with you," commiserated the other. "I'm just getting home from the state legislature." Professor (finishing long algebra problem): "And so we find x equals 0." Fuchs: "All that work for nothing!" Nit: "I fell off a sixty-foot ladder today."路 Wit: "Were you killed?" Nit: "Naw, I only fell off the first rung." Teacher in grammar Class: "Willie, please tell me what it is when I say I love, you love, he loves, etc." Willie: "That's one of them triangles where somebody gets shot." "Every time I pass your house I see you sitting in the window." "Well, somebodyhas to look out for the family." 1st Girl: "Why did you quit the church choir?" 2nd Girl: "Because I didn't sing last Sunday. and someone asked me if the organ was fixed." Up to a century ago in Europe numerous peasants slept with their feet-instead of. their heads-on the pillow, in the belief that the feet did the harder work and, therefore, were entitled to comfort. 57

Eager Eighteen-year-old: School is so much fun, But it shouldn't be overdone; The winter months go by so fastGraduation has come at last. Oh, Goody! We can go to summer-school.

"Hello !" "Hello, is this Mary?" "Yes !" "Do you still love me ?"

"Yes!

Whoisit?" The female mind is always clean, If I'm the one to judge,

Because it's changed so frequently There isn't time to smudge. .

Several college students walked into a drug store on Sunday morning and asked for change for a dime. "Here you are," said the clerk. "I hope you enj oy the sermon." . Ioe's Philosophy Love is blind, marriage is an institution, therefore, Marriage is an institution for the blind.

Why has a woman never been president? The president has to be thirty-five years old.

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