Vol.
XLIV
October
No.I
1953
D.M.L.C. Hears Famous Quintet
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First Lyceum Also Presented
On Tues day, September 8th, at 8:30 A. M., the openini; exercises were held in the D. M. L. C, Auditorium, This service marked the beginning of the seventieth year of school at Dr. Martin Luther College, The service was opened with a prelude on the organ by l-rofessor M, Albrecht, and the sin:;ing of the hymn, "0 Nord of God Incarnate," The Scripture reading was taken from Acts 2:41. l-rofessor C. Schweppe delivered the addre::,s in which he stressed the necessity for a steadfast continuation in the Apostles' doctrine. We are not to wander away from these doctrines, but must remain firm, steadfast, and unvieldin'.~- Out of Christian love we can tolerate no error, but must confess our faith before all. Therefore we will not .valk in the w?.y of the unbelievers, but will teach the truth in love,
Two New Tutors Join Faculty .As in former years, t-.,;o new tu.to1·::; have ·been added to the faculty. They are Mr. Jonathan Schaller and Mr, Henry Koch, Mr. Schaller, who is from Nicollet, Minnesota, is a graduate of our Theological Seminary at Thiensville. Prior to his seminary trainin;, Mr. Schaller graduated from D. M. L. C. Hiq;h School and Northwestern College, He serves as instructor in ninth and tenth grade religion. Mr. Koch has come to us from Morrison, Wisconsin. He is a graduate of Northwestern College and an under-graduate of the Seminary. Mr. Koch postponed his final year of seminary training by kiPdly consenting to serve in our midst. He teaches ninth ~rade Latin and algebra.
Luther Literary League Sponsors Annual Picnic On S1.'. :, ..,av afternoon, September 13th, an all-sci.dol get-acquainted picnic was held on t:ie athletic field of the campus. This is an annual picnic given by Luther Literary League for the student body and the faculty: It began at 2:30 with registration-, and the games were supervised by the College Juniors. It was concluded with a picnic supper.
9tli (/tadet gnjated Br,e aks
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.. Spencer \ Duin
Leg
Spencer Duin, 9th grader from Johnson, Minnesota suffered a broken leg in a football game, Saturday, September12. He was taken to the Union Hospital where Spencer stayed for a week. Spencer is getting along fine, but he will !).ave to use crutches for. quite so me time.
Chicago Syrr phony Nood;vind Quintet
Ptop. ~- #oeneclce ~eave~ 'Oean.Jhip In the reorganization of the curriculum it was :".dadvisable toincrease l'rof. Ho~necke' s .«ssroom load. This made it necessary for the College Board to relieve Prof.Hoenecke of his dunes in the dormitory anct to call a new Dean ·of · Men. From the list of candh.late-s proposed, the Board of Control called the Rev. N. Pless of Fond du Lac, Nisconsin. Rev. Pless, a high school graduate of D. M. L, C. and former dean at Northwestern College, declined the call. The call was then extended to the Rev, T. Sauer of Livonia, Michigan. Pastor Sauer also declined. At the Synodical Convention, the Board of Control asked that additional nominations by the conve.n tion be placed on · the list of candidates. This request was granted, From this expanded list the Rev. E. Toepel of Sun 1'rairie, Wisconsin, was called, He also declined the call. The Board of Control met on Saturday, September 26th, for the purpose of ext ending the call to another candidate. Professor Hoenecke will continue to serve in the capacity of Dean of Men. ~
Music Hall to be Expanded In view of the increasing enrollments and the poor condition of some buildings at its educational institutions, Synod adopted a special building fund drive of $1,150,000 at the Synodical Conyention at Watertown, Wisconsin. Of this amount, $40,000 will be used at D. M. L. C. for the expansion of th_e Music Hall. Tentative plans call for a 40 X 40ft. addition which would be built on to the west end of the present building. This new addition would be used as a classroom,seating about one hurniPed. The basement would be used ,as a band room with facilities for uni.form, music, and instrument storage. The present classroom would be converted into piano and organ practice rooms in the following manner: the second floor would be extended to the west wall, making room for four more organs; the first floor would also be extended, providin~ for possibly eight adc-:tional piano practice rooms.
On September 30th, at 8 1-'. M., the Chicago Symµhony Woodwind Quintet presented a concert in the D. M. L. C. Auditoriu111. Members of the grouo are Wilbur Simpson, bassoon; Jerome Stowell, clarinet; Rob(lrt Mayer, oboe; Phillip Farkas, French horn; and Ralph Johnson, flute. The quintet was organized in 1937 and has had only one change in membership since. This concert was not a part of the regular lyceum program. Another concert such as this one is being Qlanned for next spring. The first of a series of lyceum programs, scheduled to be presented in our auditorium, was a lecture, Journey into the Forest, by Henry Briggs on Thursday evening, September 24th. The next of the series, scheJuledfor October 22nd, will feature Mr. and Mrs, Lund playing table tennis. The third attraction will be Lier's otterman on December 1st. The Cole Marionettes will conclude the series on February 3rd. The programs are bein 6 bool<ed both inde_1endently and through the University of Minnesota Conc~rts 1 a..'1d Lectures.
The admission is included in the students' activity fee. F c,,L' movies are also going to be shown during the year, but a definite schedule has not yet be.:3n set up.
Summer School Enrollment Reaches all-time High A total of ninety-four students enrolh.:d for the six weeks summer session at D. M. L. C. They came from various states of the Union: Florida, California, Washiniston, Arizona, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and goodold Minnesota and Wisconsin. The "grapevine" has it that the students enjoyed their stay. The meals were good, the classes were not "too rough, " and the weatherman was cooperative. Pastor Schaller of Nicollet gave the closing address in which he stressed the importance of the Lutheran teacher's work in view of his Christian belief as professed in the word·s of the Three Articles, and reaffirmed in each instance with the resounding conclusion, "This is most certainly- true, "
Studen ts Accept
Calls
Because of the shortage of teachers in cu,: schools, some students have accepted calls instead of attending school this year as they had planned: Carl Bauer •...•. ·.•... St. 1--aul, Minnesota Frederick Blauert ..... Chilton, Wisconsin Morris Feiock. . . . . . . Mishicot, Wisconsin Margie Greenfield .. , •.. Glendale, Arizona Marie Raaths ........... Phoenix, Arizona Joanne Radenz •. St. Jacobi, Milwaukee, Wis. Louise Reichert. . • . • . . Fairfax, Minnesota Norbert Sprengeler .. East Fork High School, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . i1/hiteriver, Arizona Delos Steinberg ..•.. Reedsville, Wisconsin Gordon Synhorst ..• St. Matthew's, Winona, • •..••••...•.••..•.... . ....••• Minnesota