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Dr. Heinrich�her,famous organist of. · C�cago, filinott, ,¥1µ present an organ con-' cert in the D. M. L; C. Auditorium Novem- • ber 1. at 8 p� tn.

The people of the New Ulm area and the faculty and at� ofD. M. L. c. will be ac- · corded a rarlflihi111cal treat whenDr. Hein- '. rich Fleischer· wm present an· organ· con-: cert at the College Auditorium on Nov. 1..

He will play a program ranglngfromScheidt . and Luebeck of. the Baroque period to 'Johann.

David, who is a contemporary composer.· Johann Sebastian Bach will be represented by two chorale preludes and the St. Anne Prelude and Fugue. Two Brahm's chorale • preludes will also be featured.

Dr. 'Fleischer is _prQ_fes _sor_ of organ and. . musicology at the Universitylof_ Chicago and Valparatso University. As one of the fore­ most young organists of the country, he was invited to present an organ concert at the American Quild of Organists' Convention: held in the 1'rin Cities last July.

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About25 congr•tion�-�ro��eNh.Ulll)· area will partieipateinamaas service to be'"\i .1 held in'theD.M.L.C. Auditorium on Re--� "t•I L,(45,..,5wCI TT' formation Sunday, October 31, at13 p4•m. congregations Choirs: . from ele�eri· augmented by the. CQUege's Choir I and the small group from Choir.11 Will comprise a mass choir that will sing under the dlrect· ion of Prof. EmilD. Backer. Guest speaker will be Prof.. K. Sievert of Mobridge, South Dakota. P�tor W. Frank, Morgan, Minnesota,,wlll be'-lhe liturgist. The organ1st will be Prof. M. Albrecht.

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Because of. the number oi vacancies in our Lutheran schools·-which were not filled last . spring, several undergraduates ))ave ac­ cepted calls as emergency teachers 1n these schools. In order tn 11repare them­ •4 ,,.: Frankie Kolander selves better for teaching, they attended Election of officers for the government · of. summer school sessions on the campus. the student body took place in the auditorium They were as follows: Kathryn Borgschatz.Rustistord, Wis. on October 1. The ol.ficers:for the 54-55 Jmice·Brown••••••••Manitovoc, Wis• · school year are Franklin Kolander, presi­ �ucille Carmichael •• Milvaukee, Wis, dent; Frederick Blauert, vice-president; and James Dallmann••••••••Yali:1-, Wash.

Theckla Bl:UJUler, secretary-treasurer.

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The seventy-first school year at Or. · Mar­ Grant Gentz ••••••••••••Oolden, Col• tin Luther College began on Tuesday, Sepi . Dean of Students iJ Appolnt:ed: , Anne Holden .............Kenosha, Wis. Betty Lou Homer•••••••Newburg, Wie. tember 7, at 8 a. m. The service opened, Mary Busert •••• �-•••.•• Saginaw, Mich. with the singing of. the hymn ''We All . Be-, ! At the beginning of this school year Prof.

Brick, formerly the Dean of Men, was ap-.

Norman Stellick••.Bhinelander, Wis. · ueve in One True God. " Prof.. Otis Stell.:' Barbara Tessmer•••••Milwaukee, Wis. pointed' Dean of Students. In this capacity jes was at the organ: . ,.

Walmar Voigt ••••••••Bed wing, Minn. he must \supervise and control all students Prof. Bchweppe delivered the address in . who live on the campus; In order to aid which he showed the need for Christian which rules of. set a task, his in Brick Prof..

Officers Choose 1 ber. m Me· U. _S. schools fro� the text, "Man shall not live strive for uniformity in _supervision among by bread alone but by every word that 1pro­ On Monday, September 21, the. members I the various dormitories of the campus have ceedeth out of the ;mO)ltli,of God� "(Matt. 4, 4) of. the Student Union asNmbled in the Union's ar faculty the 'ye next By up. dra�n been: . He went on· to show that although worldly recreational hall in the baeement of. the Mu­ hopes to write a handbook of standard rules· schools have produced great men; something sic Hall for the purposlf of. elecUq- its officers stu­ of. group entire the govern to which by is lacking-in their educational system. We for the coming year. Arvon Peter 18 the dent� who live on the hi 11, must use our talents, our opportunities, newly elected preaident, Earl Br-..aow is and our time to the best of our ability. For the new vice-president, and Naomi Kefcker 1 'our Al()Ul' s salvation we must always have I L_.L.L. Officers a·eg in Term,s: assumes the duties of. 'the secretary-treas­ Christian schools to teach the way of. eternal During the following ftek the mem­ _urer. .

The Luther Literary League held its first life so that the words "By Bread Alone" may bers of the Union met by classes to select i3, Sept.

Monday; on year the of meeting not be lnsc:ribedover our portals, He closed . , their rt!l>resentatives: to the executive board. at 9:15. Frederick Blauert, the president; -by urging everyone to ·be fired with zeal and Howard Dorn represents the college seniors, to go forth to teach others about the Bread · Arthur Hackbarth, vice president; Bertha Darrell Knippel, the juniors. Jeanette Back• , u Lois and secretary; the Bierwagen, B lf of Life,, is the sophomores' representative, The er 11ie new members of.

1 the treasurer, who were elected in the last freshmen chose Karl Bartels, and the high meeting iof terms their began spring, the in the teaching staff were school seniors elected Carol Dahlke as their office. John Schultz, Elroy Bartsch, Kath­ tlien introduced to the delegate. The executiv.e board together .with J'alk, Emily Elizabeth.Buss, Fitschen, erine assembly. Miss Doris the Uniori officers control and conduct all and Beverly Rehwinkel were elected to the . :Pankow, Miss Barbathe business of. the Student Union.

Advisory Board at this first meeting of the :�asont. Marilyn Miller, Otto Schenk, and �d. Holzhueter, members of. last .years advisory board, were retained as honorary members. The-officers andAdvisory Board are working on plans for the coming yeu. ·Miss· Pankow ra 'frosvik, and Mr. Marvin Busse will teach piano m11Sic to the students of.D.M. 'M.iss· Trosvik , Mr. :Qt�bert L. c. �(cont'd on page 3, col. 31

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·0ct. 22--Movie, Lost Horizon. iQct. 31--Reformatlon Day semce,College Auditorium, 3p. Di. Nov. 1--Fleischer organ concert, Bp. m. · Nov. 3-8--Vacation.

Nov. 9--Mid-Semester.

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This October 30 we will again celebrate the anniversary of the · s econd gr_e atest _event inhistQI'y, . Four hundred thirty-seven· years have gone by since Martin Luther, God's chos_e nin·s trument, nailed theNinetyFive Theses to the church door at Wittenberg,· thereby paving the way for the return of the pure Word of God. Of what significance is Reformation Day for us? ·It should first of all be a day of thanksgiving. One need only think of the complete misery and darkness of the Middle Ages to appreciate the Reformation.

We have only God to thank for this blessing. He chose Luther to bring back His Gospel to mankind; He made Luther's work successful.

But October 30 has a second significance, which is a natural sequence of the first.

Since the time of Luther, Scripture has been ridiculed by men of this wor Id. Churchmen have added reason to Scripture whereever It has disagreed with their way of thinking. But God's Word is still with us in Its purity. On Reformation Day- God · gives us a challenge • It is our duty to preserve His Word. We must "continue steadfast in the apostles' doctrine." With God's help we can do so. We must train others, especially the young, to continue. But first of all we must train ourselves by studying our Lord's Word that all succeeding generations will sing "A Mighty Fortress" and celebrate each succeeding Reformation Day with heartfelt thanksgiving.

Vk ~ope b.M.L.C.has become less strange and mor.e homelike for the new students,, As in the story of "Jean and Marie" there probably were a number of Jeans and Maries as well as :OOns and Bobs who wanted to give up. Let's hope that there were enough Donnas to make life more pleasant for them.

Several weeks ago two young ladies were traveling on a west-bound train. Carol and Donna were old friends, having been classmates for the past two years. On this' particular day they met in Winona on their way to New Ulm as college freshmen, They had a good time reminiscing about the times they -h ad had last year. They also tried to imagine college life and wondered how many new cl~ssmates they would have.

Not far ahead, in the same car, were two other young ladies about their age. Donna, always glad to meet people, went over to them and introduced herself. To her surprise, she discovered that they were soon to be her classmates. Jean and Marie were both from Milwaukee, coming to New Ulm for the first time. Needless to say, their minds, too, were filled with dreams of col·lege life.

The rather shy Carol was soon introduced.

The rest of their trip went by quickly as Jean and Marie were told about their new school. They soon arrived on the campus.

Marie and Jean were to room together.

They were very pleased about that. Carol and Donna, however, were separated.

On opening day Donna accompanied the newcomers to devotion and to classes and helped them get their books.

Because they lived together, Marie and Jean didn't get acquainted with others very fast. They had too good an opportunity to think and talk of home. Soon, in spite of Donna's visits, homesickness set in. Jean was lonesome for home, but she wouldn't admit it. Marie wasn't really homesick; she just didn't like the new school. Everything was different and strange. The thing that bothered them most was the way their fellow students acted toward them. Donna was the only one who visited them. Most of the girls were like Carol, scarcely saying more than "Hi." Marie made up her mind to learn to like school, but it got the better of 1ean, After a few days she broke down and cried. She decided to go ho~e and called her parents to that effect. It took all the persuasion Donna and Marie had to make her change her mind.

She promised to try one month. Donna was confident Jean would like school before long and resolved to do everything possible to bring that about.

What ruins many vacations is the work waiting for our return.

Curiosity is the basis of our knowledge; At the beginning of every school year we are are you curious? reminded of the fact that we are here for an education. We are told that in order to ful- ' . . fill that goal, we have to make the most of "All college students are cordially inour time. Our studies are to come first, . vited to submit original verse to be considthen our social life. ered for possible publication in the Annual Anthology of College Poetry. .SU.rely, such advice and admoaj.fiQ!l are iriplace and cannot be overemphasized. We "This is the Twelfth Annual College Comall must take heed unless we wish to be sorry , petition. ·on report card day. But there is another side "Rules are simple -- as follows: to this subject. It is also true that "all work Mss. must be typed or written in ink on one · and no play makes lack a dull boy. " Social side of a sheet. Student's home address, life is an important part of our education. name of College, and College address must Every church worker has to work with people appear on each mss. and needs recreation. A teacher needs some "Students may submit as many mss. as is rest from the classroom. It is our school · desired. Theme and form may be in acsocial life which teaches us to live with peocordance with the wish of the student conple of all kinds.and helps us to choose a form trJbµtor. In order to give as .many students of recreation while, atthe same time, giving as possible an opportunity for recognition us a student avocation. and because of space limitations - - shorter Extra-eurricular activities, campus events, efforts are preferred. meetings, etc. helpustogrow socially. But "Closing date for submission of manuscripts don't wait until "some other time." Start is November- 5. " '.110W, to enrich your school life. Study and Na-tionar Poetry- Association study hard, to be sure, but make your educa32IO Sel'by- Avenue tir,n 'l pleasure, not a grind. to!J' An~l~ lt-,. canrornia

''Quiz-Tic·kler'' · As summer slowly fades into the south, we begin a new school year. With the new school year comes a new crowd of students and with them there may be new definitions for the Quiz Tickler: Th·e year is really starting out right when you encounter "tintinnabulation;' this month's Tickler. Here are some attempts to define it, Bert LaGrow--A process for dyeing your hair.

Mona Lea Haag--Something to eat.

Jeanette Hoyord--l've heard of it.

Orville Hando--A complicated process in mathematics.

Ruth Affeld--Something to do with dying.

Prof. Galstad--! used to know this 'wordi but right now it soun<Js like something from a rag-time band or the tin smithy.

Chris Kock--Some kind of mathematics.

Prof. Cldfield--Sounds like the old movie star dog, Rin Tin Tin. Well, none of them I is correct. How did you make out? ?_,lo one was even close, although; ~o of them thought along the_same line. ".rhe meaning of tintinhabulation is the ringing of bells. (Check Webster.) I hope next month's tickler "rings a familiar bell."

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Today I must go to the wood, · For last night Jack Frost came, And when I woke to morning light The hills were all aflame.

The elms all wore a golden crown; The maples were ablaze; The bronze and golden and bright scarlet Riot against the haze.

Even as the sailor Must heed the call to sea, So I must hasten to the woods When autumn calls to me.

Ethel H. Bailey

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October 1954

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Hi everyone, and welcome back after what I hope was an enjoyable summer. I gather - . ed from listening in on numerous conversations, everyone seems to have had an exciting three months either trying to earn some much-needed money or just enjoying the respite from studies. Some peoplewere fortunate enough to do some traveling-what a painless way to acquire an education!

Summer school provided a diversion (?) for many. Mrs. Nicklow and Mrs. Vomhof wanted to see whether the students' perennial complaints were justified; so they . picked up a few well-sharpened pencils and a notebook and enrolled in a few classes themselves.

Wonder whether their curiosity was satisfied. · During their spare time those ambitious painters who are tr ying to give the campus a new look wer e active again. Or haven't you noticed the new coat of paint on the walls of the library? When the girls came b.ack to Hillcrest this fail, they noticed that the paint crew had been active there, too. Some rooms in the Men's Dor·malso got the rejuvenating treat ment. If all this .painting keeps up, we won't be able to recognize the campus in a few years.

One more thought before we leave tr.e subject of summer school, Mrs. Vomhof found a bird's nest this summer in which was entwined some mus·ic which belonged to the college. I always knew that our choirs were • good, but this is the first time I've heard · that the birds were trying to imitate us.

In: ."case . this .~ startling array of new faces seen on the campus has left you slightly dazed, don't be alarmed, everyone else is in the same predicament. Even the administrative branch of this institution has . an. imposing list of new members. The two , new inhabitants of the faculty room are none other than the newly called professors, Galstad and Kaiser, as you probably know by; now, especially if you have them for any of your classes. Two new tutors, Mr. Spaude and Mr. Biebert, 1une graduate.s of the Sem.., inary, have moved iJ?-tO t!teir quarters on the third floor of the Men's Dorm along with Mr. Busse, one of the new music instructors. Miss Doris Pankow and Miss Barbara Trosvik, piano instructors, complete the roster of new faces.

Did you manage to brave the cloudy skies and venture out to the athletic field for the L. L. L. 's annual get-acquainted picnic ? · Even though rain did send everyone scurrying for shelter later in the afternoon, · all who were at the picnic seemed to have a good time. And the skies did clear up· enough to permit · everyone to eat lunch out.:. side. · The canteens, those able suppliers of one of the finer things in life--namely food, have new managers this year, too. Bertie Bierwagen and Murt Kraterfield have charge of .the key to Centennial's canteen while Frank_ Kolander and Lee Plath do the honors in the ~~n.'s,Dorm. And have you noticed the curtains that the girls put up to brighten their Rlace of business? Incidentally, several new 7 -up machines.in the dorms help to keep . the canteen custodians busy in their spare time. ' (cont'd in col.

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D. M. L. C. opened on 1une 21, 1954, with the largest enrollment in its history. One hundred fifteen teachers attended in order to complete their work towards the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education or to prepare themselves better :fcii: work in the Lord's Kingdom . Although the teachers came lfroni the far-'flung territory of each of the Syn_o d's. nine districts, it should be noted that the newly established Arizona District was well represented. There were an unusually large number of male teachers ivir. Spaude who availed themselves of the opportunity teaches mathematics and science. to _better themselves professionally 'a nd The new J professors, Galstad and Kliise1; spiritually. Miss Helen Groth, a 1954 were also introduced and were installed. graduate, returned to do additional w·ork ·bePll.stor Egbert Schaller, chairman of the yond the four-year curriculum.

College Board, read the rite of installation Both Mr. CarletonSitz of Milwaukee Luthwhich ~ade these . two men a part of cur eran High School and Mr. Lester Raabe ·of faculty. Prof. Galstad was assigned to work St. Paul did excellent work as guest instrucprimarily in the field of education ;,ind Prof. tors, After the unfortunate illness and subKaiser assumed the duties of the head of the sequent hospitalization of Professor Voecks, athletic department.

Professor Brick capably continued the foriaculty Has Annual Party, Septeniber 24 mer's work in New Testament Isagogic~.

On Saturday; September 24, the entire faThe women teachers stayed in Centennial culty of Pr. Martin Luther College asHall with Mrs. Vomhof as matron, and the . sembled in the Centennial gymnasium for men occupied the Men's Dormitory. All the their annual welcoming party. After the dinteachers arose at 6 a. m. to enable them to ner Prof. Schweppe introduced the new adattend breakfast at 6:40. Since Professor ditions to the faculty. Var ious games were Sievert, dean of the summer school, attendplayed and a movie· was shown to complete . ed breakfast every morning, the students the social evening.. The administrative percouldn't be outdone and had to attend break- sonnel and their' wives now number fift;s fast faithfully. Toast was a regular feature .( cont'd from col. 1) on the menu, and pancakes were served ·operation J.<'ruit .Has1<:et upset m1gnt weu frequently. The meals were· very tastily be the title given to all these changes in prepared. professors' residences. For further deClasses were held in the mornings six days tails, please consult the r est of your~a week. The first class was held at 7:05, ~ . but in case you've been speculating about the stockpile of things in the rear of and devotions were at 8:00. Among the students were Mrs. Vomhof and Mrs. Ni!!klo~ the gym during the first few weeks of school, who attended classes in Sociology and New that was merely most of Galstads' furnishings.

Testament Isagogics. Every night after supper the teachers assembled for a game 1ust in case you haven't noticed, there've of softball. The tennis courts were in use been some changes made in Centennial Hall. constantly, and Centennial Hall's sundeck No longer can two girls of the same class and the beach at Flandreau State Park gave 1 room together. The system now in use everyone a chance to get a suntan. strongly resembles that which has been used Many of the teachers went home for the • in the,M e~'sDorm for several years. There Fourth Qf 1uly holiday. Classes were rehas been another change, too. The ninth cessed from Saturday noon until Monday · grade girls now have a supervised study night . period every evening with the college juniors officiating. For some time the girls The teachers were able to e,q,ress their opinions and ideas _on education at an , open from Billcrest also used the Centennial chapel room as a study hall --unUl Prof. fo!Uui .• held one evening., Another feature th'llt proved helpful to the teachers was the . : Gals.t ad and family were able fo move into their home. But the situation is well under visit of the representative from the Owen control, except for the times when the girls Publishing Company, who demonstrated his come up with some questions that the juniors workbooks and other classroom materials.

The Minnesota DJstrict Convention was , can't answer.

Now is the season for class picnics, too. held on the campus during the first week of summer school. The students ,sa~g under I The. college juniors tried something a little the direction of Professor M. Albrecht at ; different by having an early morning panthe divine service held on Thursday even- ; cake fry instead. It's a little hard to get up so early in the morning, but I'm sure ing. They also sang for the radio .service$ which were broadcast on Sunday mornings. · that everyone agreed that if was worth the effort. · · . · The women teachers were entertained at Although it seems rather early in the school a get-acquainted party in Centennial Hall Gym on the evening of 1une 30. A. deli- . i year to be worrying about vacations, I have heard ·numerous speculations as to the excious lunch climaxed the evening, act date of our long November weekend. .

Final exams were given on Friday morn: ing, 1uly 23. 'PastQr , Otto Engel, a mem- · Students always find time to count the days 'til the next vacation even though they have ber of the college's board of regents, preached the sermon at the closing exercises which been looking forward to school all summer brought another successful summer session long. Or were you too busy? l.>id ·you know that this fall marks the beto an end. ginning of Prof. Stindt's fiftieth year of The landlord was making .one more attempt teaching? Or that Prof. Voecks is begin.to collect rent from his tenant, a poet. ning his twenty-fifth year at D. M. L. C. ?

After the tirade the poet spoke up: ''Why, I'm sure everyone joins me in wishing them sir, you ought to pay me for living here. In many more years · in the service of. the a few years' time people will be looking up church. at this miserable attic and saying: 'That's ' Whenever I ask people for suggestions for ·where Miller, the poet, used to live."' the improvement of the Messenger, I always "Well, they neen't wait all that' time, "an;. receive the same reply, "More Campus swered the landlord. "If you don't pay me Chatter. " Does this edition satisfy all complaints? . ~.Y 11 o'cloc~th.e y can say it tomorrow." ·

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Miss Charlotte Kirst, piano instructor at D. M. L. C. _for the past thr~~ __yeari,was married to Prof. E. W, Tacke, Dean .of Men at Northwest~rn Coll~ge, Waterto~:- wis., ' on lune 30. The wedding took place at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

After the first semester of this school year the Aid Association for Lutherans, an insur1ance company located in ~ppleton, Wiscon.sin, will award fifteen hundred dollars in scholarships to students at Dr. Martin Luth.,. er College. The faculty will choose the deserving students, who will be judged on the ,basis of scholarship, need, and general cooperation with the policies of the institution. , jThese are the first scholarships that the .1Aid ~BS?Ciation is a'l'.l~r-~~ to our school._ · 1 1

Boys and girls attending the College Training School at St. Paul' s School, as well as Dr. Martin Luther College seniors who will do practice -teaching there this year , should be pleased with the "new look" of their classroom. RoomJ103-of St. Paul' s Lutheran School has been completely redecorated.

It was all part of a well-planned program of redecorating carried out by St. Paul's .Congregation. Each year several rooms of the school receive a fresh coat of paint.

This year the "practice: school" room had its turn. The window wail and the front wall were redone in a Sahara rose. The rear wall and the other side wall have an Alpine plue hue. The cloakroom is sunbeam yellow,!. Coupled with the new Venetian blinds of a year ago, the newly-painted walls give an over-all pleasing effect.

Thirty·- two children, representing segments of grades three, four, and five, attend school in this room. Classes are taught

by College seniors whc receive about four weeks of practice teaching· in a mixed class~ room situation.

Last spring . the Messenger carried an article on the proba&ility of increased opportunity for practice teaching ~ ;our College students.

St. Paul'_s , School first grade enrollment was well over the forty mark. To alleviate this crowded condition, plans were made to temporarily open a new first grade room •which would take care of some of these little people. This has been done • .

During the-summer the former stage of the auditorium was renovated and made into a classroom which at 1present:houses fifteen first graders. These children are at present being taught by the women of the College senior class. After the College juniors have had language arts methods, those . women who chose to graduate from the three-year program will do ·practice teaching in this room.

Uii<!_ef1 the present · arrangements, which · are temporary in nature, St. Paul' s Con.gregation furnishes teaching supplies and equips the room. The Collegefurnishes the student teachers.

Miss Elizabeth Sitz was the first · student . to teach in this new first grade room. .

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, Mi.'ssion Festival was celebrated at St. John's .Walmar Voigt i(:~ ; '55) ion Sunday~ September 20. Prof. Martin Gal-· August 14 .1stad of the : col1ege faculty preached ih the 1 morning services- while Rev. Luther Voss Betty Egvedt (Ex.. 55)1 Norman Stellick (Ex. 55) · ,preached in the evening, A film depicting the beginnings of our new mission in Northern August 15' ...

Rhodesia was also shown in the evening.

Helen Hilleman (Ex. ''55'}.

Arland Kurth

The annual g~t-acquainted picnic, sponsored by the Luther Literary League, was held on Sunday, September 12, at !three o' clock in the afternoon. The students :gath-. ered on the athletic field to join in various games conducted by the college juniors.

Although rain brought (an early end to the games, it soon cease~ and ' refreshments were served by the college sophomores to a hungry group of students and /professors. ' Community Concert tickets were on sale for 1 a limited time this !fall, The Community Concerts are a closed series of four concerts which are presented throughout the year at the New Ulm High School Auditorium. \Many students have. availed themselves of this oppor~unity to absorb some musical culture, -. Shortly after the summer school sessions ·began, Prof. V. F. Voecks was stricken with a severe. heart laftack and was hospitalized . for several weeks. Although \his condition was quite ~ritical, he has recovered sufficiently to resume teaching this fall • . frof. Brick took over Prof. Voecks' . classes when he was unable to finish the summer session.

Births Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Sell ( 1·52) Martin Edwin, September 7, 1954 Mr •. & Mrs •. Delbert Mey ("50)' Craig Allen, March 1, 195'1+

D1:1ath Mrs~ /Marvin Ulrich. i the former Janice Diercks (H •.S-. '51), passed away in June, 1951+.

The· Marlut Singers have again been organized and consist of about sixty-five i;nembers. This organization, whtch is composed of members from the 12th;irade through college, sings in several concerts in our college· auditorium and for our church services during Advent and Lent. Rehearsals are held Mondays and Thursdays betwE?en supper anci devotions. · Ai present, the singers are preparing for the secular concert,. which is to be given sometime before Christmas. Their /.Qumbers for this concert include a hunting !Jong, "Tally Ho;" a students' song, "Gaudeamus Igitur," from the "Student Prince;" and th.~ Fred Waring arr~ement of"Greensleeves~" Otto Schenk, lcollege senior, is director c:i the .M arluts. Howard Dorn is president of the organization. Librarians are Frederick Blauert and 1ohn Schi\:,belhut. Prof. O. Stelljes is the advisoi.:_, .

On :saturday, September 25, a group of three color -films wa,s shown to the student body in the college auditorium.

The first film, entitled France Afloat, depicted life on a French ocean liner, and by means of a conducted tou; ,;hewed the varSa•ll\rtte.il · ied activities on a large s b.,, . The tour included trips through part ; of the ship not usually seen by the passe p~ ers, such as the galley. · Aeolia:ns The second movie was filmed on the island ·fhe Aeoiian Chorus, under the direction of of 1amaica in the West ·1;,dies. Ancient forts, Myrna Kiecker, college senior, is also relarge 1castles,, .and th,:i ff>Urfh largest harbor in the world, as well as many other l hearsing ·for its fir.st concert of this year.

Numbers on the program ~ill include · the scenes, were photograpq.ed.

"Ech.6 Song," "Chop Sticks,'! and "Happy The final production of the evening was entitledNewWealthin the Land of Hiawatha., ..; I Wanderer. " . Officers of the Chorus this year are · 1eanCedric Adams narrated the story of the ette Backer, pres. and Beverly Rehwinkel, discovery, use, and possibiliUes of taconite, secy-treas. · Lois Buss arid AM l.ongareUie lignite, and oil in the middle west. librarians. The advisor is Prof, OtisStell/The following Friday, October· 1, a slide' jes: This is Miss Kiecker's second year· ·a s ' series, The Begiruilngs, was presented in Aeolian directress. the auditorium, This series tells of the beginnings of our new missionary endeavor ' The Chorus appears .in ·several concerts dur~g_the year _with the _B and and. t)le M~rin Northern Rhodesia, Starting before the fof Singers. The orgllnization also sings for missio~ies left the United States, the church services. The AeQlians, made up slides show,ed their travels '.ac_io~s till! .

So~w"-e.~ I-fs ~i~'-1 of young ladies from the 12th grade up, re'oceanandtotd .of their search for a suitable h!arset_ on Tuesday and Friday ev~nings. ,.,s•.,;"'..i c.1\q:.tc ~ site for a mission.

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Luther ·college has brought with it a high enrollment. The exa:ct number of students is 480., The men are a.Mm outnumbered; there be.ing - 298 . women and 182 men. The following table may be of interest to •class-patrons~:

ftf!_S<:~~7! l0th----77 llth-----77 · 12th-----75'

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This year thirteen states have contributed to our ·~tudent body.

These states and numbers are listed below. · Arizona- 5' Colorado-- 4Illinois-- 5' Iowa----- 10 Florida-- 1 Michigan-- 26 Minnesota-24o Montana-- 2

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our Synodicar Institutions are repre- : sented in this year's ~ollege Freshman Class.

Lutheran High, Milwaukee------- 3 Michigan Lutheran Seminary~----15' Northwestern H. ~., Watertown-- 3 Northwestern Lutheran Academy-- 5' W1nnebaguLutheran Academy--- 2 Dr. Martin tuther High School--34 The various dorms have the following number of occupants this year: Bode Hall--------------------10 c·e ntennial Hali---------------15'9 Hillcrest Hall---------------- 32 M~n•s Dormitory--------------160

Campus Gro~s Since last spring the two new professorages which were under construction . have been completed. Both houses are of brick and are of similar design. They are located on the s outh side of the campus,facing the campus drive.

Professor Sievert and his family moved into· the first home late in the summer., and Professor Albrecht and family moved into the second during the middle of September.

During the time that the Albrechts were waiting for their home to be completed, temporary_ living quarters had to be provided for Professor Galstad and his family, who were planning to live in the house the Albrechts would vacate. The Galstads were settled in several rooms of the Hillcrest Dormitory, but their two daughters, Gudrun and Marie, were sent to the tower-- the tower room in Centennial Hall. This situ- · ation existed for only a few weeks, and now everyone is settled in his proper home.

Professor Kaiser and his family are living : in the apartment on South Washington Street I which Professor Sievert \vacated.

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Offic,ers El,ected·

During the opening weeks of school the various classes met to choose their class · officers and to discuss p1ans for the annual fall _E.icpi~~ Officers for the various- classes are . 11s.ted .belmi..._ '.l'n~.Y _.are in order (Pres. LV ,_R • 1 secy_._. treas.}', except for donege r ~d\~-,- wnleh nave the secy. and treas. combined.

C:oll,ege S-enfots ·12th Grade .

Otto Schenk David Schumacher Beverly RehwinkeL Delbert Ehlke tofs Kisen J'anfoe Schmidt College Juniors Frederick Blauert Elnily Falk 11th ~rad~ Bertha Bierwagen Davi Bo e Ted P-elzl Annette P-aap Ha'l'riet Stehr College Sophomores Gene Rodewald Howard Maertz J..Otll Grade Melvin P-ahe .reanett-e Hoyard Tolin"oia71eld Paul Sippert Sharon Rux Barbara Brinkmann Ellen Raabe College Freshmen John Isch Allan Stelljes ~ Gr~\ Thekla Brunner· 75ile r graf - -......-.--.-----~· Roy Frank ' Laugn Eynette Siverhus awhile! , Phyliss Stehr ,First Hobo: ''I hate ·h olidays I " Second Hobo: "Why?" First Hobo: ''It makes me feel so common when.nobody's working."

A small boy waiting in the beauty shop for his mother's hair to dry walked impatiently over to her and asked: "Mom, how much longer will you be under that brooder?"

Batty: "I can't decide whether to go to a palmist or a mind reader. " Catty: "Better make it the palmist-you know you have a pal_m."

Waldheim--------------------- 11+ West Hall------------------- 39

"O. Al.~- e. --1929

Twenty-five years ago the enrollment was only ..226, les!i than half of the present fig·ure. Arizona, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington were represented.

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.Ottwlln9 ·The Ophidia Bowling League start_~d it.s: 1954,-55 season of action ·on Wednesday ,"a!:.. , ternoon, Sept. 22. The l_eague consists of six five-man teams. The league is again! bowling at. the Concordia Bow.ling .Alleys/ ·.

The members of the league met and chose the following officers: Fritz Mahnke--president; Howie Maertz--vice-preside_nt; J'ohn Meyer --secrefary.:treasuref. The league decided ~o joip the ABC (American Bowling Congress), which offers various benefits.

The intramural baseball season got1lID4.er way on Monday, September 20, after being delayed a week by bad weather. The schedule is operating on around robinleague basis this year, with the college and the hi_gh ·school in separate leagues. The . college seniors are not in the league because of a· lack of material. In the college Teague two · • " ,: · - tEAMSi' • ·j rounds will be[i>ll!Y~ij, and in the high school · league oltly ~one ro'UJld will be played. Each ~uleger* ·~- K J!;i·~ ~~p~nfuss•'·- I' high· school team then will play three g_ames, Richard Schlavensky Eugene Pydynko:wski · and each college team will play four .• games. , John Meyer Fritz Blauert If the weather and time I permit,' the college Darrell Knippel Bob Bame Norman,Dux Ellsworth Steinbach champion and the high school champion will play a game to deter~fu~ the school champion. tThe winner of this game will then play Vipers Pythons . the· "All 1Stars;,•: who will be chosen by the J ohn Falck* Arnie Heyer* Davi d Schumacher Lee Dahlberg . captains, Norman Charlson Eric Westin Lar ry Dubbel Arlyn Boll Willis Loeck Orval Sprengeler

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Copnerheads Carl Bartels* Bob Sonntag Bob Zimmermann Bob Averbeck

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Herb Wilde played short stop•on the Lewiston team.·. Lewiston went to .the state tournament. but ·was eliminated.

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Last April a call was extended to Mr. Har.:old Kaiser of Milwaukee to assume the !duties of athletic director at D. M. L. C. Mr. Kaiser accepted this call and is now serving as athletic director. _ Professor Kaiser graduated1from Lutheran High of Milwaukee· in 1944. From 1944-46, he served in the United States ,Army, After this he attended La Crosse State Teachers College, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Education degree in 1950. He ma1ored in physical education and minored in ~cie~,c e. During his freshman year, he was a member of the college freshman basketball squad. In his sophomore and junior years he ran the mile on the track team ~d was a member of the tennis team in his senior year. fBe also ~articipated in nearly all of the i intramural. sports of that school.

Coach Kaiser expresses hope of turning out good teams in the maj9r sports at D. M. L. C. He also wants an intensive intramural program for both men and women.

Chosen members of the college sophomore class are to be in charge of the 1iritramural program. They will set up schedules and see to it that everything operates smoothly.

Coach Kaiser also hopes to get away from , the class team system in ;intramural sports and have members of the different classes . on one team He believes this would create more school spirit. The Jntr.;t.murai PJ'O;:, gram will be run on a round robin league Qasts this year instead 1of the usual tourna, ments of t_h_e__ pa_s_t_·-----''----

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This year the girls' intramural sports prog_ram is being managed by the cc_:llege soph..: omor·e s. Lois Buss, Anita Gens mer, and Barbara Winter are managing girls' softball. The standings for the softball tournament are listed below.

It is the hope . of our new coach and the managers of girls' sports that more enthusiasm will be. shown for the gir.ls' tournaments. Let's · all get out to the games and cheer our female athletes onward to victory.

Class Wins Losses College'Freshmen - i ; 0 College Sophomores 5 1 <, ' 4 2 12th Grade 10th Grade 3 3 11th Grade · ·2 ·4 College J'uniors l 5 9th"Grade O 6

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l:farly Erection of Music Hall Addition Expected Several times; through the medium of this publication, it has been mentioned that an addition to our Music Hall is contemplated.

The need for this addition ought to be apparent to all familiar with the growth of our institution. Our readers will, however, undoubtedly wonder how things are progressing in this respect.

The contemplated project at D. M. L, C., by the action of the synod in session at Northwestern College, Watertown, Wisconsin, in the summer of 1953, was made a part of the building program to be effected at several synodical schools.

A few months after the close of the Watertown Convention, the gathering of funds for the projects decided upon was set into motion. The collection, named A Christmas Gift for Jesus, has now been under way almost one year. At the time of the last report on路 the success of this collection, $810,000 were available.

Already last spring sufficient funds were cin hand .to give the "GO" sign to Michigan Lutheran Seminary at Saginaw, Michigan.

On September 12 the building voted for this institution, an addition to the refectory, was dedicated, The cost of this part of the program was $135,000.

At Northwestern College work on two of ' the new buildings to be erected there began approximately two months ago. Construction on the new dormitory and new refectory is well under way. These buildings, involving an e:,q,enditure of about $765, 000, will be ready for the next school year.

It seems quite likely that the next step in this synodical building program will be the (cont'd on page 6, col. l)

7 11.culty I<evlJeJ 1/rlvlJoty t?ommltteeJ The various committees of the faculty were recently revised. Some of these committees serve in an a'd viso'ry capacity to student organizations and projects; other committees function in an advisory capacity to the faculty on such regular problems as the curriculum, summer school, and the college catalogue.

The recent revision was made for several reasons; to dividethe committeework more equitably among the present faculty members, to combine committees working along similar lines, and to provide for additional committees if necessary.

Of the newly combined committees, two might be of interest to the students: the Activities Committee, advisory to the Literary Society and Student Union; the Publications Committee, advisory for student publications.

The one new committee which might likewise be of student interest is the Scholarships Committee, advisory to the faculty on recioients and amounts of scholarships. 路

Fall Concert Set for Sunday

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Ua,1ding, left to right: L. Cares, C. Lehmann, :!. Raabe, F. Blauert, M. Meihack, B. Sitz. ..,~ated: A. Heyer, W. Zuleger, V. Jahnke, C. Dahlke, M. Markgraf.

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.f1~ /Ve// Ot~alnJeel The Excelsior staff of the '54--'55 season has already begun work on the annual for this year. Several additions to the staff increase the number to eleven members, The new members are Frederick Blauert, Cynthia Lehmann, and Carol Dahlke. Wayne Zuleger is the editor. Arnold Heyer was elected business manager for this year.Advisor to the staff is Prof. H. Sitz.

The Excelsior is sponsoring a series of three picture contests. The first of these will be held at the end of this month. The deadline for the second contest will be in January, near the end of the first semester, and the third contest will be completed_at Easter time. Prizes will be awarded to the , owners of the top three pictures in each contest. The pictures will be judged on the basis of quality, human interest, setting and background, and fitness for use in the annual, Meyer's Studio of New Ulm has been engaged to take the individual pictures of the graduates and also the group pictures of the various classes and organizations.

The 1954 Excelsior received a second class rating from the Associate Collegiate Press.

This is considered as an average class rating, which is an improvement over last year's annual which received a third class rating.

Your Excelsior staff needs pictures and will appreciate all the help possible in making the '55 annual a huge success.

Nov. Nov. Dec, Dec, Dec. Dec. 路 Dec,

28--Secular Concert, 3 p. m.

29--Basketball, Bethany, Mankato 2--H. S. vs. Pillsbury Academy 6--Col. vs. Worthington Jr. Col. 7--H. S. vs. St. Mary's, Sleepy Eye 10--Basketball, Concordia, St. Paul 14 & 16--Christmas Concert, 8 p. m.

(All games are home games)

A secular concert by the Aeolian Chorus, Marlut Singers, and Band will be presented on Sunday, November '28, beginning at 3:00 p.m.

The Aeolian Chorus, a group of about one hundred fifty girls, has worked hard under the direction of .Myrna Kiecker, a college senior. Their opening number will be "All the Things You Are." Also to be sung is a clever selection entitled "Chop Sticks. " ' The Marlut Singers now number about sixty-five. Otto Schenck, the director, has spent many hours with the boys preparing for this concert. Their portion of the program will include " Tally Ho, " a hunting song, and " Gaudeamus Igitur " from the Student Prince.

The D. M. L. C. Band has undergone quite a change this year. Thirty of its sixty-six members are new. The Band is also a little larger than last year. Prof. M. Albrecht is the man responsible for this group, which practices every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 to 5:00 p. m. Among their selections will be the "Student Prince Overture." Prof.

Albrecht is featuring something new this year in the form of a woodwind quartet. 1'his quartet consists of Elizabeth Sitz, flute; Jeanette Backer, oboe; Shirley We.1dland, clarinet, a1,cl Irma Paul, bassoon.

Once again the Messenger can bring to the attention of its readers an expansion at D. M. L. C., this time in the form of landed property.

Acting upon the recommendation of the D. M. L. C. Board of Control, the Synod's Board of Trustees, at a r.ecent meeting in Milwaukee, authorized the purchase of a tract of eight acres. The acquired property increases the college acreage to thirty-six acres.

The addition adjoins the south boundary of the campus. It gives 530 feet of additional frontage along Summit Avenue and extends 600 feet to the west.

The land was purchased from Mrs. E. Backer, who was the owner of the Waldheim property previously acquired by the college, The purchase price for the eight acre addition was $7000. The college board intends to use the additional land as the site for professorages as these become necessary. !(See drawing on page 5)

L.L.L. Plans Aspiring Pr_ogram The Luther Literary League has set up a very ambitious program for this school year. The cast of the three-act comedy Qld Doc has _been chosen; and they, together with the director, Professor C. J. Trapp, and the student directors, Elizabeth Sitz and Alvin Sieg, are diligently working on the production. If present plans materialize, the play will be presented shortly after the Christmas 路 recess. Later in the year an evening will be devoted to two one-act (cont'_d on page 3, col. _3)

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/eam, "Fight team, fight!" Soon you will be hearing these familiar words echoing throughout the administration building. Yes, the basketball season has started. Are you one of the many who ~s looking forward to it, or do you think going to basketball games is a waste of time? We all want tQ see our teams win, but they can't do-this alone. They need help.

You may ask, "Don't they have a coach?"

Yes, they have a very capable coach, but they need your help which is your support at the games.

Some students feel that support at the games means just being there. They let the other person do the cheering while they sit back quietly, hardly realizing what is happening on the floor. This does not mean that they don't have school spirit, but why don't they express it? There should be liveliness at every game. The only way to keep up the spirit of the team is by cheering and shouting enthusiastically.

Good team support does not include booing.

Besides being poor sportsmanship, it is also unbecoming to a Christian. The referee's decision is final, and we can't change it by booing, We can only support our team by showing good sportsmanship, not by showing our disagreement with the referee.

School spirit is an important part of an average student's life. Let's begin supporting our team by learning the school song and the cheers. Follow your cheerleaders, for their job is to help you to support the team. By cooperating with them, you can be certain that you are helping the team almost one hundred per cent. The team is encouraged by your cheering, and victory is certain to come.

Also, come to all the pep fests. Their prime purpose is to stir up interest and enthusiasm for the games. The team needs your support at pep fests as well as at the games.

Let's get behind our teams and keep up their morale by attending the games and by cheering them onward to victory.

Both the United States and Canada set aside a day each year as Thanksgiving Day. On this day people give thanks. The first Thanksgiving Days were harvest festivals for thanking God for plentiful crops. Thus it takes place in the fall after the crops have been gathered.

The first American Thanksgiving Day was celebrated during the second winter the Plymouth colonists spent in the New World.

The first dreadful winter in Massachusetts had killed nearly half of the colonists. But new hope grew up in the summer of 1621.

The corn harvest brought rejoicing. Governor Bradford decreed that December 13, 1621, be set aside for feasting and prayer to show the gratitude of the colonists that they were still alive.

The women of the colony spent many days preparing for the feast. Food was boiled, baked, and roasted. Even the children helped by turning the roasts on the open fire. Over eighty friendly Indians came to the feast.

The Indians brought wild turkey and venison with them. All the people sat around the tables, which were set outdoors, like one big family. Prayers, sermons, and songs of praise were important in the celebration.

They all returned to their work after three days of celebration.

The custom of Thanksgiving Day spread from Plymouth to other New England colonies, During the Revolutionary War, eight special days of thanks were observed. On Nove_m ber 26, 1789, President George Wash-1 ington issued a general proclamation for a day of thanks. Also in 1789 the Protestant Episcopal Church announced that the first Thursday in November would be a regular yearly day for giving thanks.

For many years there was no regular national Thanksgiving Day in the United States.

By 1830 New York had an official state Thanksgiving Day, and other northern states soon followed its example. Virginia was the first southern state to adopt the custom. · Virginia proclaimed a Thanksgiving Day in 1855. .

Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of Godey's Lady's Book, worked for thirty years to promote the idea of a national Thanksgiving Day. She sent out pleas through columns of her journal and wrote letters to the various presidents. Finally, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November to be set aside as a national Thanksgiving Day, although he could not make the day an actual national holiday.

For seventy-five years Thanksgiving Day was celebrated each year on the last Thursday of November. Each year the president made a formal proclamation. In 1939 President F. D. Roosevelt broke this tradition by naming the third Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day. His purpose was to help business by lengthening the shopping period between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Some governors refused to follow his example. Congress finally ruled that after 1941 the fourth Thursday of November would be Thanksgiving.

• • • When a person knows the answers to all problems, there is reason to believe he doesn't understand the problems.

The nicest people are those who say the nicest things---about us.

The man who tries to read every new oootc is as crazy as the man who tries to read · none.

This month's Tickler brought many puzzled faces. "What's that?" or "I never heard of it: " were some of the comments I received. But each put on his thinking cap and came up with an attempt at the definition of "limn." Here are some of their efforts.

Emily Falk--Something to do with science.

Mrs. Schaller--Something to do with one's anatomy.

Robert Kleist--Some kind of fluid in something.

Marilyn Hillemann--To try to get something or to grab somebody.

Lyla Rahn--Some kind of science stuff; one of Prof. Palmbach's ·hemistry terms.

Prof. Sitz--To coat the inside of something with plaster or some similar coating to make it weather tight.

Margaret Radichel--A limb of the body.

Hazel Baer--To hit real hard, sock.

What is your defiftition? E. Falk and L. Rahn both got the same impression of the ·word "limn; " but none of the definitions was correct. However, our artists should have some idea of the meaning. Limn means to draw or paint a picture, (See Webster.)

Even though no one knew the right definition, we must admit they were good sports.

If I had only studied more,

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I. M. Oneathese With this issue of the MESSENGER we present another "faculty issue. " Each year the faculty contributes articles for the November and the April issues. These issues are mailed to all of the college alumni.

D. M. L. -C. Messenger The "D. M. L. C. Messenger" is published during the months of October, November, December, February, March, April, May and June.. The subscription price Is one dollar per annum. Single copies fifteen request payment in advance. ''The Messencents. ger" is continued after time of subscription has expired, unless we are notified to discontinue and all arrears are pald. All business communlcatio.ns should be addressed to the Business Manager. Contributions are requested from all alumni, undergraduates and friends.

The aim of 'The Messenger" is to· offer such materials as will be beneficial as well as interesting to our readers, to keep the alumni In a closer contact with th,, college and to foster school spirit.

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November 1954

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Just twenty-eight days 'til Christmas: Or

should I say Christmas vacation? That is the next thing to loo_k forward to, isn't it, now that November week-end has become a thing of the past. Did you manage to find a way to go home over the long week-end·? Of course, if you stayed here, I'm sure that the comparative peace and quiet of the dorms helped you catch up on some much needed rest.

With the opening of the new school year, Talk of November week-end brings back many new faces could be seen on the campus. some not so pleasant memories of midOne of these was that of Professor Galstad. semester examinations. Then, on the other Now I'd like to have you meet him to give hand, maybe one of the purposes of the long you a chance to learn to know him better. week-end is to give everyone a chance to exHe received his education at Tracy High plain a few things to their folks before the School, Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, inevitable report cards arrive in the mail and Concordia Seminary at St. Louis. He Now don't all you members of the high school also took summer school work at Mankato department envy the collegiates who don't State Teachers College and graduate work at have to suffer through mid-semester tests? the University of Minnesota. From 1935Cheer up, some day you might be a collegiate 1940 he served as a pastor in Tacoma, too.

Washington, and from 1940-1945 he preachIt seems as if the students have adopted a ed in Northwood, Iowa. For the nine years few new pets. A little orange cat has been following, he was a professor at Bethany finding its way into the dining halls and even College in Mankato. into the dormitories. Maybe the cat just Professor Galstad' s first impression of likes all the attention she has been getting Dr. Martin Luther College was that the camor, more likely, she is seeking refuge from pus and buildings would 'Show up better if all the dogs who delight in chasing her. there were not so many trees. Then grass, Some people are never satisfied. Not being too, c.ould grow. This first impression has content with the dogs and cats on campus, · not changed. one of the professors had a live mouse in The subjects that he teaches are high school his wastebasket. It stayed there all mornbiology, History of Education, Principles ing until some brave boy (it must have been and Techniques of Teaching, and Children's a boy) picked the poor thing up by its tail Literature. The latter three are college and carried it out to the incinerator. (cont'd in col. 3) What will these girls do next? Donna Danke justdoesn't realize her own strength.

J!J'te~ent One week-end in her exuberance she plunged her foot right through a heavy porcelain ~efju.lem sink. Of course, in Donpa's .de(.~nse we must acknowledge that the sink was already On Sunday, March 27, 1955, the First Choir cracked, but that fact didn't stop the entire of D. M. L. C., under the direction of Prof.

Aeolian Chorus from singing congratulations Emil D. Backer, will render the Requiem, to her. a composition by Johannes Brahms.

Did you notice that horde of girls pouring Although to most people the name, Requiem, out of Centennial Hall early on two mornsuggests an integral part of the Catholic ings last month? Now, it'. s' nothing to be Mass, the Requiem by Brahms has no lituralarmed about, even if qu_ite a few o_f the girls gical aspects whatever. It is wholly Prothadn't finished dressing, 'Cause when the ! estant in concept and spirit. Whereas the buzzer for the fire drill begins to sound, requiem used in the Roman Mass is comeveryone leaves--and fast. posed of five movements, this requiem has Now that the storm windows are on all the seven parts, for which words have been windows throughout the campus, let winter chosen from the Holy Scriptures. · .. come. And just for the record, on October In contrast to the ·Catholic requiem, the .

29 the first snow was sighted this season.

Requiem, by ,Brahms is a clear confession There mu~t have been all of ten or twelve of faith in the resurrection to an everlasting flakes. life with Christ, the Savior of mankind.

The seventy-two voice choir wiUbe accomProofs and more proofs: That seems to be panied by org:µi, piano, and tympani. · The the prime interest of each of this year's organists will be Miss Myrna Kiecker '55 graduates. But after much thought one and Mr. Otto Schenck '55, the pianist, Miss proof was finally chosen and carried to the Doris Pankow, and the tympanist, Miss Ruth .photographer. · Now let's hope that everyVornholt. The latter two are members of one will be satisfied with his choice. our piano teaching staff.

The L. L. L. is busy preparing for its first production of the season. Quite a number This Requiem wasperformedonfour occatried out for the different, parts--it's ensions twenty-six years ago. It was 'rendered twiceatSt. Paul's Lutheran Church inMay, couraging to note the rising amount of interest in these _a ctivities.

1928, by the combined efforts of the D.M.L.C. Choir and the Mixed Choir of St. Paul's.

I hope you all found time to attend Prof.

About three hundred singers participated.

Fleischer's organ concert o_n the. first of Prof. Martin Albrecht and Miss Hertha ·this month. Pe·o ple were busy for an entire Sievert, now of Watertown, Wisconsin, •day tuning the organ in _preparation for his served as organists. Mr. Waldemar Retzrecital. But it was well worth the effort-laff of New Ulm was the soloist.

Prof. Fleisch.e r truly is an exp~i;t_Jn· his field. .

Upon request of the Minnesota District in · Have you entered the Excelsior picture · convention at Zumbrota, the joint choir was contest? Someone has to win those prizes, · asked to render it twice, on October 14 and 15, 1928, at the time of the deal.cation of our and it might as well be you. present Administration Building and Music And with that happy thought I will leave you ' for another month. See you in December: · Hall.

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His reasons for this preference are lhat he likes literature and that he can see what it does for the children. He would rather teach college subjects than high sch ool subjects because of the greater maturity of the college mind. There one can work more on ideas, principles, and basic philosophies, and he believes that "ideas have consequences."

The problem of t eacher shortages and interrupted teacher preparation came up in the interview. He has been teaching a course in which all teaching methods were condensed so that the two-year college people could have more adequate preparation for their work.

When asked his opinion of testing, he pondered for a while in his usual meditative manner, and replied, "Testing is a teaching technique and a way of helping the student to find out how he is doing. " In regard to discipline, he said "interesting activity and ideas automatically solve ninety-nine per cent of all order problems."

When confronted with the question of hobbies, he stated that he did not have a socalled· hobby, but that he "seldom misses the pheasant season. " One thing that he is constantly doing is hunting out new books.

His only reply to the question of favorite books and authors was that he reads "Mac beth" once every year.

He also has ·his fa~orite quotations. One of them is, "There's always a better way."

Although he did not say this, I am sure one of his mottos must be, "Look ·before you leap," Jor I have never known him to say anything withput first giving it careful consideration. The Biblical quotation, "Grow in grace," is another of his favorites because he believes that growing in grace is an educated man's business. He also likes to · quote Col9ssians2:9-10, especially the sentence, "Ye are complete in him." He likes to say such things as, "What you are to be you are becoming," and "Your education is what you remember after you forget what you learned in school." He characterizes John Dewey, of whom he has made a special study, with the quotation, "If anything is anything, it is something it is not yet."

I hope that now you have become better acquainted with Professor Galstad. We welcome him to our campus and wish him Godis blessing for a long and prosperous teaching career in ciur midst. (cont'd fr.9z_n page I, col. 3) • plays. Other evenfs on the calendar include another three-act comedy, and the final gala presentation will be an operetta.

At a recent meeting the members decided th:i,t the· entertainment committees should be given an incentive to provide better entertainment at monthly meetings devoted to that purpose. At the close of the year, several of the best presentations will be chosen to provide an evening of free entertainment for the student body and faculty.

The League has instituted a wardrobe department for the purpose of collecting and storing any old clothes Which might be used in future productions. A committee composed of Naomi Voecks, Suzanne Gaertner, Emily Falk, and Evelyn Drewes is in charge of the collection. .

In the past the league has borrowed the necessary clothes. Although the people approached have been most cooperative, this system does pr~sent many problems. Fur- · thermore, there are many people who do have suitable clothes but for some reason do not wish to keep them any longer. The L. L. L. will recondition the clothes whereever possible and provide storage space~

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f}!amn.i A/eu,J Weddings Joan Ohland (' 52) Mr. Pinski Carol Kielgas (Ex. '51) Richard Piepgras Barbara Kramer (Ex. '56) .

Leroy Hulke (' 52) Lorraine Treichel . (Ex. '53) Douglas Stindt (' 54)

Student Union activities A surprise party for Professor Voec ks

Esther Lueker (Ex. '55) Virgil Raasch (' 54) .

June 19 Jeannette. Breaker (Ex. '55) Delos Steinberg (Ex. '54) June 26 Harriet Brinkmann (Ex. '55) Donald Hartwig (' 54) Oct. 9 .

Carol Dauer (H. S. '53) Donald Eschenbacher

Many Wor,shiper~ Attend Reformation Service A capacity crowd was in attendance at D. M. L. C. Auditorium on Reformation Sunday, October 31, 1954, at 3 P• m., when members from approximately twenty-five congregations of the New UlIP area gathered for a Mass Reformation Festival.

The · guest preacher ' for the impressive service was Professor Karl Sievert of Northwestern Academy, Mobridge, South Dakota. Pastor W. Frank, Morgan, Minnesota, chairman of the New Ulm Pastoral Confer ence, ser ved as Liturgist. Eleven congr·egations contr ibuted choir members t 0 the · 'mass choir of approximately 350 ":ngers, which included the college's Choir l and the small group from Choir II. Pro- . fessor E. D. Backer was choir director, and Professor M. Albrecht played the organ.

The hymns were sung in a manner which was common practice in the Reformation period • . The congregation and choir alternated after the singing of each-stanza or two, and the last stanza was sung by ·the entire assembly.

Births ' Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kock ('52) (nee Pearl Frank, H. S. '49) Beverly Anne, June 15, 1954 Death Last call f>' r dinner

Mr. William Kirschke ('12), teacher at St. Mark's School., Milwaukee, Nov. 6, 1954

Dr. Fleischer Well Received

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The D. M. L. C. Music Department prese.1ted Dr. Heinrich Fleischer in an organ recital on Monday evening, November l, 1954, at 8 p. m., in the College Auditc:riun-. .

The organ works of Bach were well represented on his excellently chosen program. In · addition, he obliged the enthusiastic audience with a group of chorale preludes from Bach's Orgelbuechlein when they demanded encores.

Dr. Fleischer is a nationally recognized authority on the organ works of Bach.

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News Briefs Vacution Held Students at D. M. L. C. received an extra long November week -end this fall. The vacation began at noon on Wednesday, November 3, and lasted until Monday morning, November 8.

The November week.:end is a holiday which roughly coincides with mid-semester and gives the students' an o~portunity to go home sometime during the long stretch from opening day to Christmas vacation.

Mid-semester is marked by numerous tests throughout the high school department. Report cards are also issued·at this time.

Lloyds Present Concert On Monday evening, November 8, many students were privileged to hear the firstCommunity Concert of the season. David and Maria Lloyd, tenor and vioiinist, presented a concert as the first attraction of the year.

Movie Given October 22, brought another movie to the campus. This time it was James Hilton's story, The Lost Horizon.

This is the time of the year fo~ conventions, especially teachers' conventions, where papers are read, problems discussed, and suggestions are offered for mutual growth and encouragement.

Members of oi.:r faculty are frequently asked to contribute their share to some of these gatherings by serving as essayists, as members of panels, or as discussion leaders. This year was no exception.

The Wisconsin teachers, who met in Milwaukee on November 4 and 5, asked Prof.

H. R. Klatt to present his latest monograph, "Seeking the Major Premise Through the Ages."

In this monograph theprofessor points out that God, not man (as the world would have it), is the measure of all things. Because man has failed to recognize this truth, all of his efforts, whether they concern economic, social, or political problems, have led only to confusion, demorali.<.ation, and degeneration.

To live a truly happy life here man must live by faith in God, who through His Scrip-

tures gives man the only true solution of the problems of life, death, and hereafter.

Because of the press of other duties, and especially those which require his time as a member of Synod's Review Committee of the New Catechism, Professor E. H. Sievert had to decline an invitation to speak before the Nebraska Teachers' Conference, which was held at Plymouth, Nebraska, on October 28 and 29. Prof. A. Schuetze of the Northwestern Lutheran Academy at Mobridge, South Dakota, substituted for him, A paper entitled, "Suggestions for Improving Our Elementary English Program" was read by Prof. C. J. Trapp to the Wisconsin Synod group attending the Minnesota Lutheran Teachers' Conference that met at Zion Lutheran School of Cologne, Minnesota, on October 21.

The essayist emphasized the need for additional oral work, a more intensive teaching of a narrower range of grammatical material, and more individualized attention to those who need help in reading and comprehension.

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t?0111te1«tio111 ..s'h«te • f'lountljul 1/«tveJt During the month of October the college trucks have been visiting various congregations of the Minnesota District. The purpose of this visit is to "pick up" the food donations for the college kitchen. Again this year, the members of these congregations have been very generous in sharing the fruits of a bountiful harvest with the college. The great amount of foodstuffs collected this year will carry the college throu11:h a 11:ood m:iriv meals.

Every congregation has its own method of collecting food. Some have the members bring the foodstuffs to the church, or some other central place. Others send out a truck to visit the membeis and bring the material to the church. One group this year had a separate cash collection and the money collected was then used to purchase potatoes.

Still othe_r s have made direct cash donations to be used for the purchase of food and kitchen items.

No matter how the collection was conducted, the returns this year have been excellent.

Truly October is the harvest month for D. M. L. C., and we should not wait until the official day for the giving of thanks.

Would you be interested in seeing just what this means in the amount of food for the college ? Let's make a tour of the vegetable bins and storage rooms in the Service Building.

Starting at the potato bins we see that the college will have enough donated potatoes to last the year. At the present time the bins hold about 600 bushels. Along side of these bins we can spot many a future pumpkin pie--a II)ere 100 bushels .of pumpkins.

Moving along in the room we come onto a stack of 55 bushels of cabbage; then 95 bushels of carrots; and about 100 bushels of beets.

Going into the canned goods rooms, we can see over 5, 000 quarts of home-canned vegetables, lining the shelves. The deep freezes here at the end of the room contain the major item of the Thanksgiving dinner.

Our last stop •is down below the steps in the egg storage room, lined with over 500 dozens of this item.

The collections are not as yet completed.

These figures are unofficial, but we can see from them that the food collection has been very successful.

Our sincere thanks and appreciation to the members of these congregations for their generosity.

Truly a bountiful harvest !

After a strenuous morning outdoors, the little boy came in and asked his mother; "Who am I?" "Tarzan?" she guessed.

"Then the lady down the street was right, " he exclaimed excitedly. "She said I was so dirty even my own mother wouldn't know me. "

Counseling Program Improved Guidance and c.ounseling are two words which are importiµit in the literature of education, and what they stand for is essential to every good school. Dr. Martin Luther College, too; has built up and maintains a counseling program that has operated quietly over a long period of years. .With the growth of the school the need for some changes became ·apparent, and the activity is undergoing a reworking at the present time_. · The faculty has placed all counseling services in the hands of a faculty committee.

This central committee nominates all class advisors, and these are presented to the entire faculty for ratification. Each class advisor keeps in touch with all class activities through the class officers or by personal attendance at class meetings; he gives advice and assistance where these seem called for. The counselor conducts both group and individual interviews. A cumulative file of useful information aids the counselor in his activities. A new feature introduced this year will enable the same counselor to accompany a class for its-entire high school or college career.

Periodically the entire faculty reviews the scholastic achievements of all members of all classes. If in this review it seems that some individual pupil is having trouble with his class work, his case is carefully studied, and suggestions for improvement are made.

This material is then turned,pver-to the class counselor for use in his interviews.

Our counseling program has as one of its chief objectives the design to supply for each member of every class a sympathetic confidant to whom he can go with his problems and perplexities. At the ls.ame time our new counseling plan will enable 'the counselor to act as a link between the school and the parents. (cont'd in col. 3)

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In addition to individual and group counseling the committee on class advisors will give its interest to standardized tests and their results. These can be of value in forming a picture of the students whose /problems need attention. For that purpose the college administers psychological tests on the ninth, eleventh, and freshman college levels. Standardized tests in English are also used on two levels. The results are often valuable in diagnosing difficulties and in planning solutions.

We are hopeful that our improved system of counseling will be successful in aiding our pupils to make decisions that will advance their welfare and will help them to attain the objectives sought by a Christian education.

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Pink's, "The Friendly Store" Farmers' and Merchants' Bank Reim and Church Iewelers R. Fesenmaier, Inc. Reliable Drugs Fischer Auto Service, 109 N. Broadway F. H. Retzlaff Hardware, Our Own Hardware Forster's, Inc. Retzlaff Motor, Dodge-Plymouth Dr. G. 1. Germann, opt. maker of fine glasses Rite•Way Cleaners Harolld' s Shoe Store Salet Dept. Store Henle Drugs Schleuder's Herberger's Schnobrich's City Meat Market Herzog Publishing Co. Schuck's Tailors Dr. Charles L. Hintz, D.D.S. L. E. Schwartz, D. D.S. Hubby's Barber Shop Dr. A. V. Seifert, D. D.S. Charles Ianni and Co. Dr. Iames R. Seifert, D. D.S. Kemske Paper Co. Service Print Shop Lang's Master Barber Shop Shake's Cleaners Leuthold-Neubauer Clothing Co. Silver Latch Cafe Spelbrink's Clothing Lindemann Shoe Store "Meidl Music Store, Tel. 769, New Ulm" State Bank of New Ulm Meyer Studio Tauscheck & Green, Quality Clothes W. O. Moll, Plumbing and Heating Tillman Bakery Muesing's Ulrich Electric New Ulm Brick and Tile Yards Drs. H. Vogel and M. Kaiser New Ulm Dairy Ernest C. Vo~elponl, Pipe Organs New Ulm Greenhouses Drs. Wm. 1/ Von Bank & George F. Kuehner Weneeda Bakery · New !:Jlm Gr'?cery C.9.

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Page 6 (cont'd from page 1, col. 1) one at New Ulm. 'The signal to begin -will likely be forthcoming as soon as enough additional money has flowed into the fund to permit Synod's Board ofTrustees to authorize this step.

In view of the fact that the actual time of ground-breaking is not far removed, our readers would no doubt like to hear a little of what is planned for their "alma mater. " Tentative plans call for a forty by fifty foot addition to the present Music Hall, to be erected on the west side of the present building. Entrance to the addition will be from the west.

The basement will provide facilities for our band, The rehearsal room will have raised tier,s. The basement will also be e~uipped with individual practice rooms, instrument storage space, and a band library.

Above the band room the choir room will be located. Arranged on risers, it will provide place for one hundred singers. The equipment of this room will be very similar to that of the present Music 'Hall Classroom.

'The present classroom will be remodeled into organ and piano practice rooms. Corresponding ~o the present arrangement, it will consist of two levels. On the first floor ten additional piano practice rooms will be provided. Three or four additional organ practice rooms will be located on the second floor. ·

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This year the intramural schedule will operate on the round robin league basis,, instead of the customary tournaments. Each team will get to play many more games this way. .

There w'e re four games played on Sunqay.

In the initial game, the college seniors defeated the college freshmen, 63-31. The college sophomores lost a heart-breaker to the college juniors by one point. 'The final score was 37-36. 'The 12th grade defeated the 11th grade, 30-25, and the 10th grade beat the 9th grade, 35-16.

Freshmen Girls Beat All Stars The All Star softball game between the college freshmen and the All Stars was· played Friday, October 15. The freshmen's victory over the All Stars by a score of 9 to 5 makes them undefeated in softball. Members of the team are as follows: Lydia Hackbarth, catcher; Lillian Fuchs, pitcher; 1oanne Paulmann, first base; Betty Bender, second base; Elaine Held, third base; 1ohanna 1ajm, short stop; 'Theckla Brunner, right field; Lois Kieinke and 1oan Dallman, left field; and Rose Wisenbaugh, center field.

The All Star team consisted of the following girls: Viola Loeck, college junior; Lois Buss, Anita Gens mer, and Barbara Winter, college sophomores; Judy Wehrs. Marilyn Hillemann, and Margaret Radichel, twelfth grade; Charlene Carmichael and Thekla Hoenecke, tenth gr:ade; and Charlotte Jahnke, ninth grade.

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Along with Christmas comes joy and happiness which have ~ way of expressing themselves in parties. Here on 'the campus the several dormitories had their parties during the past weeks. ·

West Hall #est Hall was the first to have, its party, which it held ·on.Saturday evening, De·c e·m ber 4. Because the party was limited to a certain amount of space, it followed · a more serious mode. Highlights of the program were the recitation of the Christmas story. The girls distributed'gifts from i'maer the big tree.

Miss Ingebritsen received a gift from all the girls.

During the candlelight lunch, talks were given by the girls concerning the observance of Christmas in other countries. The study hall was decorated appropriately for the occasion.

Before the guests had left, they were shown through the dorm to .note the various room decorations.

Hillcrest Hall Friday, December 10, marked the annual Christmas party of Hillcrest. The dorm was beautifully decorated with an evergreen arch and colored lights around the door, a big tree in the reception room, and wreaths in the windows. The college freshmen headed the entertainment, which included games, readings, and singing. Before the lunch, the girls exchanged gifts. They also took this opportunity to present Mrs. Nicklow with a gift. The college sophomores took over in the lunch department. They served barbeques ice cream cookies from home, and cake gi~eri by Mrs.' Nicklow. The girls ate by candlelight about a large table in their study hall.

Waldh.e im The Christmas season at Waldheim was highlighted by a party held on Friday, December 10. Professor and Mrs. Stelljes were invited to attend.

The reception room, site of the party, was trimmed with small trees and simple decorations. EntertaintJ:)ent consisted of games and singing, and gifts were also exchanged.

A lunch climaxed a delightful evening.

Centennial Hall Just one look at Centennial Hall will tell anyone that these girls haven't forgotten the Christma_s season. · Colored tower lights, evergreens, and window decorations brighten the outs1de of the buildini, Inside, the reception room is the center of attraction with its large tree and other decorations. The boughs and trees which the girls used to trim their rooms added the plleasant smell of evergreen to the Christmas spirit, The annual Christmas party, which included the girls living downtown, was held in the gym, which was decorated for the occasion. Quiet entertainment of songs, readings, and piano solos made up the program. Mrs. Vomhof also received a gift from the girls at this time. A light (cont'd on page 3, col. 3)

Aeolian Chorus Goes Caroling Sunday evening, December 12, the g,irls of the Aeolian Chorus met at 6:30 all dressed i ·• warm clothes and gay spirits. Everyone was eager to be on the way. Groups quickly formed, left the campus on the way to sing the traditional carols.

Each group took its own route to sing its messages of joy at the various homes of the pastors, professors, teachers, and friends in the city. Half of the carolers met at the Loretto and half at the Union Hospital where their notes of happiness rang through the silent halls, adding a spark of happiness to the lives of those shut-ins.

After singing at the hospitals,_- the weary, cold but happy carolers joined on the campus where they sang at the dormitories and professors'homes. They then joined the Marlut Singers in the dining hall.

A delicious and refreshing lunch was served by the professors and their wives amid an atmosphere filled with the Christmas spirit and carols. The singing of Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" climaxed the evening of song.

Klatt Undergoes Surgery On December 2, Professor H. Klatt entered New Ulm's Union Hospitalfor an operation to remove the cataract on his eye. The operation proved to be successful, and at the present · time, he is progressing nicely towards recovery.

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14 & 16--Christmas Concert, 8 p. m.

16--Christmas Recess Begins 4--Classes Resume 11--Basketball, H. S, vs. Gibbon 14--Basketball, Col. vs. Austin 18--Lyceum featuring the "Rollateers" 22--Basketball, Col. vs. Northwestern 26-28--Semester Examinations 29--Holiday, Close of Semester 30--Community Concert 31 --Second Semester Begins !--Basketball, Col. vs. Estherville 2- -Lyceum featuring Dr .S. M. Vinocour 7--Basketball,. H. S. vs, Minnehaha

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Set For December 14 & 16 The:·a:... ual Christmas· Concerts will be held at D. M, L. C. ' .Auditorium on. Tuesday and Thursday evepings, December 14 -and December 16, at 8 p. m. Two concerts will be given again this year as in previous years to accommodate all those who wish to attend. In order to have sufficient seating on Thursday evening for the parents of · the. students and those people coming from a distance, the "• (:; C _:,1e from New Ulm ,and surrounding area ~-..:·e asked to attehd on Tuesday evening.

Choir I will sing a group of.five selections under the direction of Professor E. D. Back e r. Karl Bauer >\'ill provide the organ ac~o mpa:;i rr:eat for the final number, "And There Ne re Shepherds," by F, Reuter. Choir II and the srr.all group from that choir will sing under the directio1, of Professor M. Albrecht. Prof. Albrecht will also conduct the combined choirs in a group which will include the impressive finale, Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus." .

Pre-service music will be played by Prof.

0 . W. Stelljes, organist. The traditional processional will be "Silent Night. " The Christmas Story will be narrated by Le Dell Plath, and Myrna Kiecker will be the organist.

'1 wo organ solos by J. S. Bach and H. Willan will be played by Otto Schenk. The organists for the congregational singing will be Fern Frank, Beverly Rehwinkel, and .Franklin Kolander. On Thursday evening Pr of. C. L. Schweppe, President, will .give the Christmas Greeting, after which the students will go to their respective homes for the Christmas recess.

/htee ,/!yceam 1/ctJ ..s'clzedaled jot ..s'eaJon The lyceum acts for this year's activity program have been chosen and scheduled, The first of these, on January 18, will feature the "Rollateersi• with a unique roller skating performance, Their program includes daring displays of top trick-skating, Not only will they perform, but they will also give a technical discussion and demonstration of roller skating with student participation.

On February 2,Dr. S. M. Vinocourwill present his film-lecture, "This is Korea." Dr. Vinocour has spent several years in government service in Korea. The color film will bring scenes of the Korean home, customs, dances, and life to the screen.

The final program will be May 17. It will feature Jeff Haynes, the creator of the comic character, "Chip. " In his highly entertaining and instructive program he will show how comic strips are drawn ~nd created. His present comic, "Chip," appears in daily papers throughout the world.

Galstad Resumes Teaching Professor M. Galstad entered Union Hospital at New Ulm on November 15, for an operation, Fortunately, he was able to resume his teaching duti.es after an absence of two weeks,

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'-'Bagnet'' This story is true.

Come rejoicing, praises vmcmg, Christmas Day is breaking; Now the Eternal, Lord supernal, Human form is taking.

On the hay--lo, behold Virgin's Son, as foretold-Lies the preci?us Infant in the wintry cold.

Unabated for Him waited Many generati.o ns.; Him now proudly angels loudly Praise the Hope of nations.

Let us, then, gladly s ing, Let our songs gaily ring, As we to this holy Child our praises bring.

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What w_o uld you d9 if some of your friends came up to you and said, "Let's go to the show tonight. " Would you go? Undoubtedly you would, and there is no reason why you shouldn't. But what if you ·had a test coming up the next day, and you had not prepared for it yet? Because the show was going to be a very good one and yoa didn't want to disappoint your friends, you decided :to go along. The reason you went? Most likely because you wanted to be "one qf the crowd. ".

Many peuple fipd tl).is desire, to be "one of the crowd," a deciding factor in many of their everyday actions. Their better judgment often is sacrificed when it comes to a decision.

Why do they sacrifice so much just to be "one of the crowd"? is it that they fear unpopularity? After all, just what is popularity? All you have to do to be popular is to act and think like those around you. There is nothing wrong with this, but at times you may have to disagree with your friends. I'm certain you will not suffer a life of loneliness because you act as an individual once in a while. Do you think the Lord would approve of popularity gained by the sacrifice of your Christian principles? I don't think He would, for He says in Matthew 5:16, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven, " From now on let's not consider being "one of the crowd" quite so important. Let's not be hypocrites, but rather, if the need comes let us speak up for what we think is right. If you do, you will feel better in your heart, ·and you will gain the respect of others.

Only the names have been ~hanged to protect the guilty.

My name is Tuesday. This is my partner.

His name is Moe Pinochle. He and I are investigators of the campus. We know every crime here. We know 'cause we're cops.

It was 7:15 p.m. in the ,dormitory. The lights were all on, and it · was quiet. That was--·suspicious, So, we figured it out.. It was a 5132 and a 1730, Therefore, we added the two cases, bought some pretzels, and had a pa,r~y.

At 7:20 we entered the dorm. We heard screams. People. were running ·au over.

Nothing unusual here, sowewent to the next dorm.

It was 7:25 when we got there·. It would have been 7:24 and forty-nine seconds, but Moe stopped off to light his pipe.

We entered the froitt ._doo:e. We were disguised so P:() one would' recognize us; a mustache, a long beard, red corduroy pants, yellow shirts, ~d robin hood hats. Nothing extravagant, just a regular college outfit.

We went into the first room. It was dark, but noisy. We turned on the lights. There were four boys·· on 'the floor in a circle.

There were cards in their hands and ash · trays on the floor.-·. The room was full of smoke. We derived a definite conclusion: they were playing cards.

The next room was Sneakingly quiet • We stood at the door and listened. There was a little noise that sounded as if someone was playing marbles. We Walked in. We were right; they were playirtg marbles.

At 7:35 we had finished investigating the first floor rooms; We . found two people toasting bread, three people wrestling, two popping corn, and one person eating a salami sandwich.

As we were walking up· the stairs we heard someone singing. We went into the first room and heard three boys singing "Goodnight Iren~. i•Well,rreste~ theµi. for disturbing the peac,e. · Someone came out of. a room and slyly handed me a note, When·· I turned around he seemed to have evaporated, I read the note, It said: "Go to the basement; you'll find what you want."

We went down to the basement, the time being 8:01. We didfind what we wanted--the canteen. We ate six candy bars, some potato chips, and drank seven cokes. We looked into the room next to us. There was nothtng unusual going on: two boys playing ping pong with one paddle, three seniors playing jacks in the corner, and a _"fuchs" trying to get a free coke out of th~ machine. · Moe went over .to the "fuchs", . looked him right in the eye, and said, "Need some help?" .

At 8:35, after a short hand of pinochle, we went back to the second floor. We entered the room at the end of the hall. The lights were on. It was quiet. We heard a pencil moving. We knew this was the place. We walked in. "You're under arrest, "we said, "Why?" "Don't you know?"

"No." "Tell him, Moe," "0. K. You're under arrestfor studying during study period, "

• • • Wild Plum Tree

UDE branches yesterday were darkly etched Against the sky's cold face; Today a sunny canopy is stretched, Of fragqmt, fraa:ile lace.

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The Messenger staff joins in wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

-Lydia

J. Erickson,

I was a happy, carefree student until about a week ago, Then disaster struck--disaster in the form of a needle and its accessoriesand left me in a ,depressed and disillusioned frame of mind. "But," someone will say, . "it'shumail;naturetoshrinkfrom a hypodermic needle I " It was last Monday, and as I walked through the hall I heard one of the girls remark, " ••. and it's so economi_c al, and lots of fun, too. " Being a thrifty soul, and liking a good time, I stopped to inquire what could be both economical and fun at the same· time. It sounded too good to be true, Back came the answer; "Why; • sewing. your own clothes."

Somewhat taken aback, I continued down the hall, reflecting upon what I had heard. Even with a teacher' s enormous salary to look forward to in a few years, I thought it would be nice tb be able to sew, and use the money I'd save for some luxury, such as the food bill, .

After school,-! went downtown and established myself on a chair in the .pattern department at H,erbergers. As I 'paged through the pattern book, looking at the beautiful clothes that anyone can sew (that's what the book said), I was convinced that sewing a dress would be as· simple as pie. I became so enthusiastic, in fact, that I bought a pattern and some gay, plaid material and rushed home to start. As soon as I entered the room, I began to cut the material according to t)le pattern. I watched the directions very closely but somewhere something must have gone wrong, because when I wanted to sew the dress together; I found the the plaid bn the left side in front was running up and down, while the plaid oil the right side was running back and forth. Unless I was planning to join the circus, I couldn't wear the dress that way. Maybe the skirt could be salvaged.

There was just enough extra material for a belt. I was carefully trimming the edges when "Bang!" off went a cap-gun next to my ear, It:was,a: junior Hop along Cassidy. I jumped, and so did the scissors, cutting in half my (cont'd on page 3, col, 3)

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Page 3 (cont'd from page 1, col. 1) lunch was served at the close of the party.

All arrangements were ip. charge of the college junior and senior classes with specific phases assigned to the various classes.

Luther Literary League The Luther Literary League held its annual Christmas party on Monday evening, December 13. Christmas decorations in the auditorium appropriately furnished the setting for the occasion.

The advisory board supp iied tht entertainment for the evening with the presentation of a Christmas skit. The prograrr. for the party also included the singing of familiar Christmas carols.

A delicious lunch brought the festivities to a close. The professors and their wives were the guests of the league.

"'Campus Ghatter

Merry Christmas, everyone~ It won't be long now before you will be relaxing at home during the holidays. Just how many hours is it before you leave?

-IOIOM+~t-c~l Just by glancing around the campus you can't Bode Hall help noticing that Christmas is fast approaching.

The snow on the ground, the The last dormitory to have a party will be lighted trees at the entrance to the campus Bode Hall. Here it will be held after church and also those near the administration buildon Wednesday, December 15. Gifts will be ing all seem to shout that Christmas is comexchanged, and a light lunch will be served. ing. Indoors, too, the joyful spirit prevails.

The richly decorated auditorium and halls in the ad. building are the product of many hours (cont'd from page 2, col. 3) of labor on the part of the college juniors and sophomores. And if you walk through the skirt belt. But did I give up? No, I was dorms, every room has its own original determined to make something. Nhaf can thought of Christmas. one make from a skirt without a belt?

Parties seem to flourish at this time of the Shorts, that's what. After purchasing a pat+ AND year, too. Dorm parties, the L. L. L. party, tern for shorts, I began recutting the mathe Aeolian-Marlut party--the list is endless. terial, this time taking the precaution to Let's skip back for a moment to another enlock the door in case there were any more joyable holiday, Thanksgiving. All those unmisguided cowboys roaming around the familiar faces seen about the campus belonged neighborhood. Much to my horror I disto the numerous visitors who came for the covered, after cutting the back, that there wasn't enough material for the front! weekend. Many of the visitors were former students of D. M. L. C., while others came There was only one thing left to do, so I did it. Just a final warning--don't ever again from the various synodical institutions.

The first concert of the school year was a tell me sewing's economical! That was the most expensive handkerchief I ever owned! .credit to all who participated. Sincere congratulations should go to Myrna Kiecker, Otto Schenk, and Prof. Albrecht for their fine pres entation of the different secular numbers, and also to all the members of the Aeolian Chorus, the Marlut Singers, and the Band for the many hours of rehearsal that preceded Buy One---Buy All this enjoyable concert.

A. A. L. (W. 'frdtien) In lieu of a Halloween party this fall, the New Ulm '!heaters Alwin Electric entire collegiate department met in the gym "Nicklasson-Loose," Sportman's Shop Backer's Pharmacy one November evening for a 'hard times' A. C. Ochs Brick and 'file Yards, Springfield H. Baumann Agency party. And, believe me, some of the people Ochs' "Bee Hive" Ben Franklin Store present must have had an awfully hard time Olson Drugs Citizens State Bank of New Ulm thinking up something to wear. But a good Oswald's New Ulm Laundry time was had by all, even if some of the games . Eibner and Son Palace Lunch Eichten's Shoe Store did make them a little dizzy.

Pat's Cleaners, Edwin Meyer Epple Bros. Drug Store Prof. Galstad was' absent from the campus J.C. Penney Co. Always First Quality Ernest Eyrich Plumbing and Heating for two weeks while he recovered from an Pink's, "The Friendly Store" Farmers' and Merchants' Bank Reim and Church Jewelers operation.

Reliable Drugs Prof. Klatt also underwent surgery before R. Fesenmaier, Inc. Fischer Auto Service, 109 N. Broadway Christmas. It is thought that he will be able F. H. Retzlaff Hardware, Our Own Hardware Forster's, Inc. to resume his teaching duties by the end of Retzlaff Motor, Dodge-Plymouth Dr. G. J. Germann, opt., maker of fine glasses Rite•Way Cleaners January.

Harolld's Shoe Store Salet Dept. Store Thoughts of cheer leading occupied the minds Schleuder's of a great many people before the tryouts Henle Drugs Schnobrich's City Meat Market were held. But finally, nine lucky people Herberger' s Schuck's Tailors were chosen to represent the various teams Herzog Publishing Co. Dr. Charles L, Hintz, D. D.S. during the basketball season. I hope everyL. E. Schwartz, D. D.S. one will try to attend all the games--remem- Hubby's Barber Shop Dr. A. V. Seifert, D. D.S. Charles Janni and Co. ber, someone has to do the yelling'.

Dr. James R. Seifert, D. D.S. Service Print Shop · rm sure the entire Messenger staff joins Kemske Paper Co. Lang's Master Barber Shop Shake's Cleaners me in wishing you a very nappy and joyous Leuthold-Neubauer Clothing Co. Silver Latch Cafe Christmas vacation. And we hope that your Lindemann Shoe Store Spelbrink' s Clothing gifts include everything you wanted.

"Meidl Music Store, Tel. 769, New Ulm" State Bank of New Ulm Meyer Studio Tauscheck & Green, Quality Clothes Clerk(to the boss): "Since one of our W. 0. Moll, Plumbing and Heating Tillman Bakery vice-presidents just died, do you Muesing's Ulrich Electric think I could take his place?"

New Ulm Brick and Tile Yards Drs. H. Vogel and M. Kaiser New Ulm Dairy Ernest C. VogeJpohi, Pipe Organs Boss: "It's all right with me, if you New Ulm Greenhouses can arrange it with the underDrs. Wm. J. Von Bank & George F. Kuehner New Ulm Grocery Co. Weneeda Bakery taker."

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College Cagers Bow to Bethel

December 1954

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The 1954-55 basketball season at D. M, L. C, SCHOOL •opened with a certain amount of drama as the Danube· B D.M.L.C. B college cagers bowed to Bethel, 65-59, in a Danube D.M.L.C. better-than-expected performance. The indi- Trinity B D.M.L.C. B D.M.L.C. vidual star of the game was Paul° Zimmer- Trinity D.M.L.C. mann, as he sparked Luther's fine first-game Bethany D.M.L.C. showing with a record 30 points. The old Pillsbury ,mark was 29 points. That was set by Don COLLEGE •Hartwig against Austin duriJlg the 1902·.::53 sea- Bethel 65' D.M.L.C. 59 :son. Zimmermann's 13 out of 22 shots, com- Bethany 66 D.M.L.C. 59 piled a. 591 shooting percentage. During one Estherville 84 D.M.L.C. 56 hot stretch he made seven straight baskets before missing.

S. M. J • C. C. STANDING, DF.C •. 4, 1954 ' •· WON . •· LOST Luther kept ~e.._first quart.er close, with .._ ---0 Zimmermann showing the wav.on fast breaks. .,Betllany JC <1. ., • J' Austin JC 1 0 Bethel dominated the ·rebounding and cashed Concordia O 1 in on foul opportunities in .the second period D. M. L. c. o 1 to pull away to a 33-21 half-time lead. With Rochester JC O 1 seven II1inutes of the game remaining, the Worthington 0 0 Hilltoppers pulledtqwithin one point of Bethel, Lluther Meets . Beth .. any· 51-50. Bethel had a little too much for our boys, and won, 65-5~.

The college 5 dropped their first conference We hope our boys will continue this fine, game Monday, November 29, to Bethany. spirited brand of basketball in the future. Luther led almost the whole game. · ln the Let's all kee behind them! first half they were ahead by a score of 30-23. r-'="-c....::.-=::....:::=o:..::===-::.:.:.=o.:..:..._ _ _ _ _ _-,1 The second half was different however; Luther; hampered by its small number of substitutes, was hard pressed and a seesaw battle began in the last few minutes of the game. Bethany finally went out in front to win by a score of 59-66, Zimmermann was high for the col. lege with a total of 16 points while Braun was second with 13. Hagen and Schibbelhut each had 11.

The high school took its first win in a thrilling game over Bethany High School. Luther's team was ahead at the half by a score of 22-21.

The game in the third quarter went the other way, however, and Bethany was on top 41-39.

Come on tea~let' s win. ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' ! But Luther went out in front again. to take the game by a score of 53-47. Kramer led the Worthington lose, to Luther team with 16 points with Hinz running a close On December 6, Luther threw a monkey second with 15 points. Ehlke was third with wrench into Worthington's cage hopes by up- · 11 oints. setting them 71-70, Luther began slowly, but by half-time they were in the lead 36-33 • .Shortly after the second half began, _Worthington spurted into the lead, but after ·a hard-fought, seesaw battle Luther again went into the lead 71-70 on Arnie Braun's last-second free throw.

Fritz Pannting was high point man for Luther and D. Voss for Worthington.

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The girls' intramural basketball tournament, managed by Gloria Beckmann and Mona Ruesch, began November 15. The tournament, operating on a round robin league basis, will not be completed until after .Christmas vacation when the last five games will be played.

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Students Accept Emergency Calls Three members of the college junior class and one college sophomore left D. M. L. C. at the end of the first semester to fill several teaching vacancies which had occured in the synod.

Darrell Knippel and Norman Dux went to St. Matthew's congregation at Iron Ridge, Wisconsin. Darrell is teaching the upper grades, and Norman is in charge of the lower grades.

St. Marcus, Milwaukee, was the destination of Herbert Kuehl. He is teaching grades five and six to fill the vacancy creatPd by the death of Mr. Kirschke.

Bertha La Grow left for St. John's at Juneau, Wisconsin, to teach the third, fourth, and fifth grades for the rest of the year.

These are emergency calls only, and next fall these vacancy teachers intend to return to D. M. L. C. to complete their education.

Klatt Una.e'lu,ent _gaccflJJ-gal _ga'l9e'ly Prof. Klatt has retur ned to the classroom after having undergone successful surgery to remove the cataract on his eye. He resumed his duties January 17, to a limited degree,

and has slowly added more until he has now taken up all of his work.

He compares his operation of December 2 to that of having a bad tooth pulled. The most trying time came after the operation when he was packed into sand bags for five days. During this time he was not allowed to move and was also blind. He left Union Hospital December 9.

Although he has resumed teaching, he must not give his eyes long and hard use because they ti re easily. There is still much correcting and adj usting to do on his glasses. He must also follow several precautions of his doctor. Other than that he is as hale and hearty as ever.

We all join him in thanking God for making his operation a success.

1955

Old f)oc to &e Staged Thursday _geconrl. _gmall (!hol'l PlanJ f!once'lt l'llpJ After Christmas the Second Small Choir, under the direction of Prof. M. Albrecht, began to prepare a sacred concert.

The numbers include simple Lutheran chorale music.

They plan to present the concert to area congregations by taking short trips on Sunday afternoons and evenings before and after Easter. In vitations have already been received from St. John's Churches of Red Wing, St. Clair, St. Paul, and Wood Lake, Minnesota.

Men's Dorm Sees "Big Switch" On February 5 the men's dormitory >'! as the scene of a "big switch" as the college seniors moved to their new quarters. The eleven senior men now occupy the rooms on the third floor of the new section of the dormitory. There are three and four men sharing a bedroom and study room. · This moving, of course, made it necessary for the former occupants to move elsewhere.

After several hours of confusion and congestion, everything settled back to normal.

Such an arrangement was possible because of the many vacancies throughout the building, which were brought about by students who had left school since the beginning of the school year. At that time, five or six students shared a bedroom and study room.

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Sunday, March 6, has been set as the date for the annual winter sacred concert. Participating in this concert will be the large and small <.:hairs under the direction of Prof.

Albrecht, the Aeolian Chorus under the direction of Myrna Kiecker, and the Mar lut Singers led by Otto Schenk.

Members of the organizations are working diligently at their numbers. Some of the principal numbers to be presented are Beethoven's "Hallelujah Chorus" from The Mount of Olives by the large choral group, Reuter's "Psalm 118" by small choir, "Hear My Pray', I• ~~tlC ll•nfl /1 / er" by the Aeolian Chorus, and several devo- ,ntJ /TLi n T"lffl• tional chorales by the Ma~lu_t Singers.

(ACP)-- In this technological age, we thought _Weat~er and roads perm1ttmg, a large authe IBM was infallible like the balance on your .d1ence 1s expected to be on hand to hear these bank statement. Comes a report from the Cam- beautiful numbers. pus, University of Connecticut weeltly at Storrs, that a number of students had to do some tall /Ttl'l'lO'l O '- Vflnt~ explaining after their midsemester grade re.ports were received at home.

Feb. 15--Semester Reports.

1 "About 25 to 30 persons were affected by an Feb. 15--Concordia,college and H. S. IBM machine error," the Campus reports. Feb. 19--Bethany,college and H. S. * F's were substituted for D's on grade reports. March 6--Sacred Concert The midsemester grades do not appear on the March 21- -March issue. students' permanent records, however. * At Mankato

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L.L.L. to Present 3-act Play The Luther Literary League will present Old Doc, a modern, three-act comedy-drama

by Jean Lee Latham, on February 17, 1955, in the school auditorium, beginning at 8:00 p. m.

Old Doc is not only the warm, human story of a great man in a small town, it is the story of all people who live greatly, though their place be small.

Paul Zimmermann portrays the part ·of Old Doc Hillary, a roaring fellow of seventy who has doctored his community faithfully. Young Doc, who finds he has a lot to learn, is played

by Arthur Hackbarth. His home-town girl, who is beautiful--and stubbor1> is played by Theckla Brunner. Lois Strack plays the part of .H elen, beautiful and fickle, the daughter of tbe smooth-talking Dr. Brand, played by John Schultz. The shrewd Lawyer Hepple is played by Frederick Blauert. Lovable Pa and Ma Brown are played by Russell Griffin and Jean Frank. Marie Schibbelhut has the part of Mrs. Cronin, who has Irish forthrightness and an obstreperous husband. Mrs. Rossi, who wants to pay Old Doc at least fifty cents(all she's got), is played by Elizabeth Koester. Carol Frassetto takes the part of Mary, whom Old Doc transforms. Mrs. Mellon, with her imaginary ailments, is portrayed

by Lois Kleinke. Janet and Dick, youngsters in love, are played by Rachel Hackbarth and Robert Averbeck. Johanna Jahn plays the part of the flirtatious Lois.

Prof. C. Trapp is the advisor of the ,)lay .

Elizabeth Sitz and Elroy Bartsch are the student directors.

An operetta is planned for presentation after Easter.

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ro·f .Janke Dies It has pleased Almighty God to call from this

vale of tears His servant, Prof. R. Janke, on Thursday morning, February 10. Burial took place Mori.c!ay, February 14, following fune r al services· at D. M. L. C. and at St. Paul's Lutheran Churcl}, New Ulr11.

Prof. Janke was stricken with a heart atta<'k Feb. 2, ·after being afflicted with heart trouble last autumn. He was taken to the Union Hosnital in New Ulm, where he passed away last Thursday a 2:30 a.

m._ Our friend and teacher served his Lord at D. M. L. C. since 1924.

Previous to that he served as pastor in the (Cont'd on page 5, Col. 3)

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·why Students Attend Devot'ion At most of the colleges in our country,chapel

exercises are held each day. Many of these schools check the students' attendance at these exercises. Sad to say, this ls true at religious schools also.

Here at Dr. Martin Luther College we also have chapel exerdses. l3ut the practice of checking attendance is frowned upon. And well that it is; The faculty and students of D. M. L. C. are all one in faith. . For that reason we all eagerly attend morning and evening devotion.

Devotion is something which helps us to cling.

In this case, devotion helps us to cling to our Savior, by the strengthening of our faith through the hearing of His Word. At the same time we thank God for His blessings and ask Him to be with·us throughout each day. Thus, devotion is a vital part of our spiritual life.

No wonder, then, that we all attend chapel exercises. Only an emergency keeps us away.

Checking of attendance is certainly unnecessary when we know the purpose of and the necessity for attending chapel exercises.

Most New Year's resolutions have been made by now and probably almost as many have been broken or forgotten. But it's not too late for a few additional ones which might have been overlooked by skeptical students.

Here are a few timely suggestions to incorporate in your list, if you have one, which may come in handy for brightening up dull conversations.

Resolve to . . . refrain from scheduling any classes with professors who are consistently tardy or absent or both . • . Spend one hour a day in the library, not necessarily studying, but rather getting acquainted with the setup in case you ever wish to take out a book for kicks .

Laugh at your instructor's jokes at least once a week to humor' him, but not too often, for you-may encourage him to go overboard.

Don't fall into heavy slumbers while the prof ' is lecturing because it gives him the idea that you are bored. . .

See your adviser before you graduate, .preferably· the.day before, so he can tell you what required courses you still have to take.

Either wear glasses or avoid blind dates . . .

Quit loaning out term papers to fellow students who end up with better grades than you. . .

Miami Hurricane---ACP

Student Wr,iting Sought YELLOW SPRJNGS, OHIO-- (ACP) -- A new national review of the best college student writing will be edited by Nolan Miller and Judson Jerome, members of the Antioch College English department. First issue will be published by Bantam Books in 1955. Subsequent issues probably will appear annually.

Contributors will be limited to students at North American colleges, or those who have attended such colleges within the past three years.

Plans for the review, to be called Campus Writing Today, include sections to cover stories, poems, portions of novels, short plays and sketches, essays and articles. Material must be unpublished, except in a campuspublication, and must be recommenJed by a member of the teaching faculty, the editors say. Deadline for the first issue is May 1. 1955.

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''Quiz-Tickler''· At last the long awaited time has come-semester report time. Tests over, students are eagerly (or anxiously) awaitil)g the"day of reckoning." I think this month's Tickler, strepitous, fits the atmosphere of our campus on that fateful Tuesday. What do you think it means? Let's see what some of the Hilltoppers thought.

'Silvia Schwarting- - something to do with medicine.

Eleanore Petrowsky--something to do with strep throat.

Gary Carmichael--some kind of animal.

Caroline Templin--something to do with strep throat.

Leland Dahlberg--a glorified name for hash.

Prof. Palmbach--the infection producing disease.

Mrs. Vomhof--something sort of unruly.

John Meyer--raw.

Evidently strepitous gave the impression of strep throat since four of them thought along that line. But this time Mrs. Vomhof hit the nail on the head. Strepitous means clamorous, noisy, or boisterous. (See Webster.)

Maybe Mrs. Vomhof has used this word to describe Centennial Hall. By the way, good luck on your reports.

It was really not until the Middle Ages that people began to exchange valentines as tokens of love rather than friendship. In the ancient Roman tradition, young men would assemble at an appointed place on Valentine's Eve. From an urn they would draw the names and addresses of young girls who were to be their "valentines" for the coming year. The church, however, opposed the custom as pagan, and for a time the Saint Valentine's Day celebration fell into disrepute. But it wasn't possible to completely submerge so convenient an occasion for bringing into the open sentimental regard for special friends and sweethearts. Today the celebration still flourishes in the United States and many other countries.

In early England, Valentine's Eve was similar to our own Halloween. After supper groups of children sang songs beneath windows for cakes and candies. It was also likely for an Elizabethan swain to toss an apple or an orange, with a valentine attached, through the window of a gir 1 who was not already "spoken for." If, however, an Englishman refused the request of a young lady to be her valentine (and future mate), he had to make amends by buying her silks and satins. Stern fathers Senior have-lll'! picture took, told their daughters that a valentine was the Get-wn proor, don't like look. equivalent of a proposal of marriage. EligiA.s1i::-UJ11 rriend, "Is that me?" ble suitors were frequently judged by the inFriend reply, "Yes-sir-ree!" genuity their valentines revealed.

"Does-tun picture look like rne?"

One of the earliest known sweetheart valenTell me mama, Truthru11y, "Does-\.U!l picture look like me?" tines was created by the Duke of Or leans when "Just exactly," mama said. he was taken prisoner in 1415. Imprisoned Shock too ~uch---Senior dead. in the Tower of London, he bribed a guard to smuggle his valentine out to his sweetheart.

This gesture appealed to the naturally romantic Frenchmen, who soon set to work with Darrell Knippel, managing editor, has left scissors and paste pot to improve on the idea. his post for an emergency call. Herbert Kuehl, staff writer, has als o left to teach.

Valentines became the rage in France.

During the reign of Louis XIV of France, Stand by men, chances are, your jobs will be handmade valentines reached a peak in ele- waiting in September, 1955. gance. It was then that Dan Cupid appeared 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - on valentines for the first time.

Messenger The first flurry of valentines broke out in America during the American Revolution.

The "D. M. L. C. Messenger" is published during Colonial sweethearts improvised and made ,the months of October, November, December, F1ebruary, March, April, May and June. The subscription their simple pen-and-ink valentines as best price is one dollar per annum. Single copies fifteen they could. Valentines continued to be hand- cents. We request payment in advance. "The Messenmade until the early 1800's. ger" is c6ntinued after time of ·subscription has exIn 1840 a young college girl named Esther pired, unless we are notified to discontinue and all Howland designed - and printed a series of Jarrears are pa.i_d. All business commUhlcatio.ns should be addressed to the Business Manager. Contributions English-style valentines for her delighted are requested from all alumni, undergraduates and c lassmates at Mount Holyoke College for Wo- friends. men in Massachusetts. So great was the de- ' The aim of "The Messenger" is to· offer such mand for more of these that this young woman materials as will be beneficial as well as interesting to went into business, becoming the first pub- our readers, tx> keep the alumni !IX a closer contact with the college and to foster school spirit. lisher of valentines in the United States.

The comic valentine with its color illustrations, cheap paper, and biting verses had its heyday in the 1890's. It gradually went out of style in favor of cards that combine good. natured humot and straightforward affection. Editor ..........••..•.....• , •.. Alvin Sieg Managing Editor ••..•••.••• Ass'ts: E_lizabeth Buss, Audrey Burwitz 1 News Editor •.••.•..•.••••.. Naomi Voecks Ass'ts: Karl Bartels, 'Da:1iel Kirk, Luetta Jacobs, Joanne Paulmann Feature Editor •.•......• Beverly Rehwinkel (ACP)-- A letter-to-the-editor writer in .a Ass'ts: Gloria Beckmann, Shirley Wendlltnd Western University weekly classified college Art Editor ...•••••.••.•••••.• Robert Frank students into five categories: "The proletari- Sports Editor .•.•.•.••...•• Howard Maertz Ass'ts: John Isch, Mona Ruesch at radicals, chip-on-shoulder, who would be more at home in a linseed oil factory than in Circulation Manager •.•..•• Ear 1 Pappenfuss Ass'ts: Lynn Hass, Robert Stoltz a classroom; (2) the bourgeoise socialists; (3) the nouveau riche pseudo intellectuals; Business Manager ....••...•.•• Elmer Jirtle Ass't: Allan Stelljes (4) the lip-curling aristocrats; and (5) the esoterics, listening to the depraved mouthings Typists: Carol Frassetto, Suzanne Gaertner, Charlotte Rupprecht, Lillian Fuchs, of others in detached silence. " Julia Oelhafen

D. M. L. C.

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Ji'ebrual'y 1955

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I/ow t:JoeJ I hiJ .s't'li/ce Vocal Sol~ists, Strin~ Quartet featured ,n Community Concerts 1/oa'l Pannu6one? ' The second Community Concert of the '54-'1 '

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We are proud to present -- did I say proud?

•Well anyway, we present a scene from the Ilife of poker-faced Percy and his wife, Pun. nita. This scene most appropriately takes :place somewhere in Iowa, the Corn State.

It's a brisk December evening. We find Percy and Punnita sitting by the fireside in their small suburban home.

Percy springs tip with the sudden suggestion, CHATT~~ Now that we' re deep into another semester, "Say, let's go skating!"

Reluct antly Punnita replies, "Okay, but , I have you had time to recuperate from all those hate to leave this nice warm fireside. " semester exams? Or would you rather not "Oh, I don't," says Percy, vigorously soundtalk about it? Well, cheer up; June can't be too far away. And if the thoughts of report ing his chest. "I feel very spry tonight. " Punnita casually drawls, "That's nice: I cards is the thing that makes you shudder, be glad you can mail them home and don't have - feel Crisco. " After a groan from Percy, he goes into the to be around for the fireworks.

The last semester did have its lighter mo- closet and finds the skates.

While he examines them to make sure that ments, however. Did you notice how, one morning before chapel, everyone's eyes were the runners aren't too dull, Punnita argues, glued to the pedestals in the front of the audi- "It'll be so cold -- maybe my skates don't torium? There, instead of the majestic busts fit me any more -- I -- oh, well. " "What's the matter?" teases Percy. "Can't of Luther and Bach, were perched two tiny statuettes. I wonder who the guilty party was you express yourself?"

Punnita retaliates with, "No, I can't express who forgot to feed the poor statues during the Christmas vacation. But someone must have myself; I always travel by passenger car." found some vitamins or something because' "Can't I say anything without having you twist it up? Your name certainly fits you!" the next day things were back to normal.

"Yes," agrees Punnita, "it fits me just as In case you've been wondering about the causes of all the moaning and groaning from the author of the 'Compact Theory' of governoutdoor enthusiasts, it's really nothing to be ment fits the writer of the 'Star-Spangled alarmed about. First, everyone was deplor- Banner' -- you know, Locke and Key." "Ohhh!" ing the fact that there was no snow and, therePercy finally recovers and says, "I think fore, nc tobogganing. But then the snow came, and the groaning became more realistic as there's something loose on one of your skates. people started nursing all their bumps and- I'll get the last, hammer, and nails and fix I it. II bruises. But despite all complaints, tobogPunnita dryly replies, "rd rather have you ganing remains one of the favorite winter use the first hammer. " sports. Have you attemoted it lately?

Percy pleads, "Please, if you can't think of And then there are the people who disreanything worthwhile to say, don't say anygarded Prof. Schweppe' s warning not to come back to school after the holidays with any thing."

"Okay, I won't." childhood diseases. Although a case of mumps After a moments concentration, Punnita ais a good reason to stay away from classes, gain speaks, "I know what I can do while you I'm sure those boys who had to be quaranfix my skate; I' 11 go into the kitchen and fix tined were ruefully wishing they could have avoided using this particular excuse. At least us something to eat. " Brightly, Percy contributes, "That's a good when they are teaching they won't have to worry about catching that ailment from their idea -- the smartest thing you've said all evening." pupils!

Punnita suggests, "Let's have milk and It's time once more to bid good-bye to Prof. toast."

Stindt as he assumes his duties at the college Troubled, Percy answers, "We can't have training school and to welcome Prof. Sievert, toast; there's a short in the wire." who has returned to the college classrooms "Oh, that's okay, "says Punnita nonchalantfor another semester of work. This little bit ly, "I don't like long toast, anyway." of fruit basket upset gives the students, as Percy just looks at her hopelessly and finalwell as the profs, a few new faces to stare at. ly says, "I'll be satisfied with sandwiches Of course, the collegiates acquire quite a few and milk." different classes at the start of the second "Yes, we must have milk to put us into the semester. Variety is the spice of life, they proper 'mooed' for skating. " say.

Disgustedly from Percy, "Moo to you, too: Did you realize that the plan for keeping Whydon'tyoujust fix the lunch and be quiet?" the library open during the evenings is just After about half an hour, Percy and Punnita one year old? 'W hat did we ever do when the are ready to go skating. He has fixed the place closed at four every afternoon? Right skate, and they have eaten the lunch. now you should be having a few twinges if Calmly Percy suggests, "Let's hurry and you're one of those people who never seem to get started, before you think of any more find time to spend a few hours in the library. bright(?) remarks."

It is an extra effort on the part of the people "I have only one more thing to say, " answers in charge just for your benefit. Let's use : Punnita. "Remember this advice when you our library--we'd gripe if we didn't have the skate as well as when you drive a car; be opportunity. 'wreckless. ' " · Basketball games, lyceum programs, Com- With that remark, Percy and Punnita start · munity Concerts, plus ice skating, skiing, out for a pleasant evening of skating. tobogganing, and tl\e other winter sports all seem to be keeping everyone quite busy.

A city chap was crossing a pasture. "Say, Sometimes you even have to sacrifice some bit of fun in order to get the studies done. there, " he called to the farmer, "is this And did I hear someone complaining that there· bull safe?"

"He's a lot safer than you are, " was the never is anything to do? reply. · ( cont'd in col. 3 )

'55 season featured a vocal duo, Todd Duncan and Camilla Williams. The auditorium was filled for the performance, which was held on Sunday, January 30, at three o'clock. _ Both artists have appeared individually in previous programs of the Community Concert series. They have won international acclaim during their tours abroad and in the United States.

Following the concert a reception was held in honor of Miss Williams and Mr. Duncan.

All members of the Community Concert Association were invited to attend.

The third Community Concert of the season, featuring the Paganini String Quartet, was held on February 10. The quartet, which is ranked among the best in its field; presented an interesting and informative program of chamber music. One of the artists supplied brief comments on the different compositions.

The artists, .each of whom plays one of the fabulous Stradivarius instruments of Paganini, won much praise and recognition on their initial European tour last year.

Many who attended the concert were fascinated by the unique presentation of some of the world's fine music. ( Campus Chatter cont'd ) February really is quite a popular month.

Not only did George Washington and Abe Lincoln manage to be born in this month, but you all know what important event falls on the fourteenth. Or weren't you expecting any valentines anyway?

Thoughts while typing! I wonder how many of you have pictures that could be entered in the Excelsior contests but are just too unambitious to submit them?. . . Literary' s first production of the season really iE quite an undertaking. Something a little bit different. .•• Hope those few cases of mumps don't dev~lop into an ,epidemic ••. Another month and a half and Easter vacation will be ,here.

Time surely flies when you are kept busy. . . . I'm getting eager to hear First Choir's presentation of Brahm's Reqyiem . . . 1 omitted quite a few things from that list of activities a few paragraphs back. I imagine you can think of dozens of things, too. We can afford to be quite choosy about extracurricular activities.

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Life in Picture

/Jlumnl A/eu,J Engagements Bethel Kah r s (Ex. '55) Kenneth Langhoff

The second Excelsior picture contest of the year was held shortly after the first semester. Winners of this contest were Johanna Jahn, first prize; Mary J?able, second prize; and Elsworth Steinbach, third prize.

Winners of the first conte::-t, which was held early last December, were Audrey Burwitz, Bonnie Voth, and Shirley Wendland, One more contest will be held this year-probably sometime in March. Prizes are $1. 00, $ . 75, and $ 50.

Margaret Mielke Rev. Marcus Albrecht ( former tutol'.)

Wedding Doris Horn (Ex. '55) Darwin Schwack · Dec. 26, 1954 Appleton, Wisconsin Births The Robert Kocks ('50) Kathleen Diane, Aug. 1, 1954 Hutchinson, Minnesota.

Karl, it's about time you move!

The Arnold Strehlers (' 50) Lorie Gerane, Dec. 14, 1954 Lester Prairie, Minnesota The Gerald Bunkowskes ('49) ( nee Eunice Sitz ) G~en Hubert, May 24, 1954 Hortonville, Wisconsin

First .Prize

Some party!

The Walter Sieverts (' 49) a boy, Jan. 5, 1955 Manitowac, Wisconsin

L. Kleink.e , J. Paulmann, T. Brunner

Found: college class ring t AD.M. L. C. ring of the class of 1947 was found in Winona, Minnesota. · The ring bears the initials R.'M. K. If you recognize it as yours, notify the editor.

A big "Thank you" to all alumni who sent in news. Keeo it coming!

Otto and Elmer pretend to work.

Second Prize Is this New Year's Eve? C. Arrdresen, M. Heier,. L. Vomhof

Third Prize Soµie anim11ls just refuse to work!

H. Hasse works for re-:ital.

Dc:m't practice so hard.

M. Voeck:s & R. Munstermann getting ready for winter fun.

That's the way, Arnie!

And Arnie does it again !

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0 u.JJe, 1/otnliolt PteJent l<ecital A duo-piano recital was given in the auditorium Wednesday, February 9, by Miss Ruth Vornholt and Mr. Marvin Busse, both music instructors at D. M. L. C. Their opening number was "The Harmonious Blacksmith, •1 by Handel, which portrays the even beat of the hammer on the anvil. Two familiar Bach numbers were played-- "Sheep May Safely Graze" and "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring." Students recognized the "Stranger In Paradise" melody in the number "Polovetsian Dances,•• by A. Borodin, which is taken from the opera "Prince Igor. " The program was closed with the "Scaramouche, "

by Darius Milhaud, which was made up of many unexpected and new-sounding combinations and, yet, was very effective as a closing number.

Miss Doris Pankow, also a music instructor at D. M. L. C. plans on presenting an organ recital in the near future.

Students Enjoy Sk ating With the onslaught of cold weather, ma::y avid skaters headed for the local rink to try their skill at ice skating. Whether experts or just beginners, everyone was eager for fun.

As usual, a few people managed to acquire a few bumps and bruises, but that didn't discourage other skaters whoused every opportunity to go down the hill to the pond. This year loudspeakers broadcast music over the rink to increase the skaters' enjoyment of the sport.

You can't always tell what some people think by hearing them.

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The first lyceum program of the year was given on January 18, featuring the "Rollateers," Arline and Romanus, doing a unique roller ·skating performance ..

Their program included trick skating as well as a technical discussion and demonstration of the art of skating. Part of their program included student participationJ which was to show how spinning affects one's sense of balance. They called two boys and two girls and twirled them around. Many people may wonder how skaters can be spun around and not get dizzy. Arline says most people can overcome this with practice.

The finale of the act was Arline's picking up a handkerchief with her teeth, while being spun around. Everyone enjoyed the program very much and learned many interesting facts about roller skating.

On February 2, students saw the secondlyceum program. It was Dr. S. M. Vinocour, presenting his film-lecture, '"l11is is Korea."

Dr. Vinocour has spent several years in gov ernment service in Korea. His colored film brought scenes of the Korean home, customs, dances, and life to the sc,reen.

Prof. Janke Dies (cont'd) Lord's Vineyard for nine years. During his thirty-on years at D. M. L. C. he taught mathematics, economic geography, and general psychology. He was the College Librarian and Vice President for the past eight years.

Prof. Janke will be remembered for his faithful service to his Lord and for his kind and sympathetic understanding.

The Literary League has completed a new staging project under the supervision of cochairmen Arvon Peter and Willis Hadler.

This staging will replace the old, which has been in use for almost twenty years.

The new staging is patterned after the old one with one major exception. The entire construction is one foot higher to allow for a ceiling effect, which is obtained by stringing curtains across the top. These curtains are staggered one behind the other toward the back of the setting.

Students will have a chance to see this new staging when the Literary League presents its play this month.

Iiairy Bar Installed in S.U. A dairy bar has been installed in the Student Union. Students now may buy their malts, sundaes, and cones on the campus.

S tudents Change Tables Not to be outdone by other upsets on the campus, the dining hall is making a few(?) changes too. Table mates are saying goodby this week.

Student Recitals Held Several piano students of Miss Trosvik and Miss v ·ornholt appeared in recital on January 18 and February 7.

The recitals were held in the Music Hall classroom at 4:00 p. m.

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First Choir Officers Elected Election of First Choir officers was held Monday, February 7. The president is Howard Dorn, and the vice president is £iizabeth Sitz. Both are sehiors.

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~uthet tale~ llethel The college five took Bethel of St. Paul 84 to 80 Monday, Jan. 24. The gamewas won on free throws, with Luther making a record 36 out of 49 chances.

Luther led by four points at the half, 46 to 42. They then increased that lead to,11 points midway through the second half. Bethel came within two points in the closing minutes of the game but missed four free throws, thus lessening their chances of winning the game.

Five men had scores in the double figures for the first time this season. Zimmermann led the scoring bracket with 30 points. Ha-• gen was second with 19, and Braun, Stelljes, and Schibbelhut each had 11 points.

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STUDENTS! BASKETBALL FANS! Don't forget the last two conference games of the season ! Be with your teams against Concordia Tuesday night --the last home games.

When those buses head for Mankato Saturday night, be along to cheer them to victory over Bethany.

Sophomores Freshmen 12th Grade 11th Grade Juniors 10th Grade 9th Grade

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On Tuesday, February 1, Paul Zimmermann again rewrote the college scoring record by dropping in 39 points. Despite his tremendous effort, the Hilltoppers lost to a smooth working Estherville team, 87 to 77. Estherville's height and speed was just a little too much for our boys to handle.

It was the third time this year that the college scoring record has been broken. Zimmermann broke the old record earlier t)l.is season, when he scored 30 points against Bethel. On January 22, Arnie Braun broke that record with ~4 points against Northwestern, Now it was Zimmermann's turn again, as he broke it with the great output of 39 points.

In ten games thus far this year , Zimmermann ' has averaged 23 points per game . His total of 230 points is only 119 short of Don Hartwig' s season record. Hartwig compiled his total i!l 18 games. Zimmermann will have only 6 more games in which to break this record and will have to average 20 points per game.

We wish him the best of luck.

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College Cagers Bow to N.W.S. Saturday night, January 22, saw records fall as Northwestern Schools defeated the college cagers, 98 to 76.

Arnie Braun, Luther's freshman scoring ac~ set a new college record of 34 points. This broke the present record set by Paul Zimmermann earlier this season against Bethel. Arnie also set a new field goal record with 14. This broke the old record of 13, sharedby Don Hartwig and Paul Zimmermann . The 98points scored by Northwestern was also a record. It was a new school record for the Eagles, and also the most points ever '-Cored by .on~ team on the Hilltopper floor.

Wondering whether or not Northwestern would reach the century mark kept the i.nterest of the crowd. I doubt if anyone, with the exception of the score-keepers, realized that Braun was breaking the scoring record.

Paul Zimmermann also starred for Luther.

He scored 26 points and played his usual sharp game. Braun and Zimmermann, together had 60 of Luther's 76 points.

Northwestern had a decided height advantage as they put a team1 which averaged 6-2,on the floor against a small Luther squad. Luther couldn't pull in many rebounds, especially in thefirsthalf. This gave Northwestern an opportunityfor many more shots. The score at halftime was 53 to 33 in favor of Northwestern. The second half was played on even terms, with Northwestern outscoring Luther by only 2 points. · Braun and Zimmermann kept the game from turning into a complete rout, They scored 21 and 16 points, respective!}; in the second half.

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March 1955

No. 5

Mid-term is Set for March 31 The first half of the second semester will end March 31. At that time the high school students will once again experience the usual number of examinations followed by report cards. The usual mid-semester break will be included in the Easter vacation which begins the same day.

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To Sta1e f2omlc Ope'letta The Luther Literary League will again present an operetta this May. The operetta that has been chosen is "Sweet Ann Page. " It is a musical comedy in two acts.

Jeanette Backer and Frederic Blauert were elected student directors. Faculty advisor and director is Prof. M. Albrecht.

The books are already here, and rehearsals will begin as soon as tryouts are held.

D. M. L. C. Choir, S. D. Backer, director.

Pankow to give Organ Recital Miss Doris Pankow will present an organ recital in the D. M, L. C. auditorium sometime after Easter. As yet no definite date has bt::en set.

The numbers which she will play include chorales and preludes from the Orgelbi'.ichlein, Bach's Toccata in D minor, several of Brahm' s preludes, and a sonata by Mendelssohn.

Board Appoints V.P., Librarian g econrl g mall

The Board of Regents met Saturday. 1v1art;h 5, for its monthly meeting. This meeting proved to be very significant. Among the things they discussed were the offices left vacant by the death of Prof. R. Janke.

Prof. H. R. Klatt was appointed to the office of vice-president. When asked about his new app0intmentJ he replied, "I appreciate it.

Since the duties of a vice-president are those of a 'helper-outer,' I hope, with the help of the Lord, to do my part in carrying out the duties of this office. " Prof. H. A. Sitz, who has always been very interested in libraries arid their operation, was appointed head librarian. Prof. Sitz has as his aim in this new position the running of th·e library as smoothly as possible and the providing of ready assistance to those who use the library.

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Concert Choir II, or Second ~mall Choir, will present eight concerts during the months of March and April. The choir is under the direction of Prof. M. Albrecht. ·sunday; March 20, forty-five members of the choir sang at Fairfax, ~'Iutchinson (in Grace Church), and Gibbon, 1-'; innesota.

On Sunday, April 17, the entir·e choir w'l l sing in St. Paul--at St. John's Church in tte morning and at Mt. Olive Church in the afternoon. That same evening the choir will -,1,1g in Red Wing, Minnesota.

The choir will sing at St. Clair, Minnesota; on the morning of April 24. In the evening the singers will be at Wood Lake, Minnesota.

large Audience Hears Concert On Sunday, March 6, various musical organizations of Dr. Martin Luther College presented a sacred concert under the direction of Prof. M. Albrecht. Many people from the surrounding area, as well as from New Ulm, came to hear the various vocal presentations in spite of inclement weather.

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However, no definite plans were ~ 0pted.

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On Sunday, March 27, 1955, at 8:00 p. m.1 the Dr. fylartin Luther College Choir, under the direction of Prof. Emil D. Backer, will render the Requiem by Johannes Brahms.

The seventy-two voice choir will be accompanied by organ, piano, and tympani. The organists will be Miss Myrna Kiecker and Mr. Otto Schenk., seniors. Miss Doris Pankow and Miss Ruth Vornholt will be pianist and tympanist, respectively. Both are members of the music department at the College. .

The Choir will dedicate its rendition of the Requiem to the late Prof. R. Janke.

The rendition of the Brahm' s Requiem is not only a sizable undertaking but also an eventful occasi'on in the musical history of D. M. L. C. Only once before, in the season 1928 to 1929, has the college choir sung this difficult composition.

In contrast to the liturgical, Catholic re_. quiem, the Requiem by Brahms is a musical offering in which the great composer professess his faith in the blissful resurrection ar,d reunion through the atoning death of his Savior, Jesus Christ. Johannes Brahms was a devoted believer in Holy Scriptures from his childhood. He was thirty-three when he started to compose the Requiem. This was in 1866, a year after the death of his mother; to whose memory the composition was dedicated.

Although the Requiem was completed in 1868, it was expanded by the addition of part five i 1 1890. The work was at once acclaimed a : 1asterpiece of art.

Many people will want to take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear this outstanding and inspiring musical work.

The Excelsior staff is busily working on the '55 annual. Pictures of the various music groups were taken recently by the local photographer. James Raabe, staff photographer, also has had the publications' camera clicking for group and activity pictures.

The staff is working hard setting up pages.

Staff artist, Cynthia Lehmann, is now working on the cover design. .

There is much work yet to be done, but the staff hopes to be able to issue the '55 Excelsior in May. Here's the man who keeps the staff going.

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March 31--Easter vacation begins.

April 12--Classes resume, Ap::-il 19--Apollo Boys' Choir, New Ulm H. S., Community Concert.

April 17- -Concert Choir II in concert at St. Paul and Red Wing, April 24--Concert Choir II in concert at St. Clair and Wood Lake.

April ?--Arbor Day.

Wayne Zuleger, editor.

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"Jesus, I will ponder -now On Thy holy Passion. " These are indeed fitting words with which to portray our feelings during the Lenten season. Duringtheseforty days before Easter (This season was originaily called Lent because of the word "lenz)' meaning spring) we meditate upon the sufferings and death of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We view again the great agony of our Lord: how He was scourged and humiliated, how He was denied by Peter and betrayed by Judas, how He was mocked and made to wear a crown of thorns; and how He died on the cross on Calvary after inexpressible sufferings.

Why did the sinless Son of God die upon the cross? He did nothing to deserve such at\.: guish. He died upon the cross to redeem sinners from the power of the devil--to save us from ever lasting damnation.

Should we, then, be sorrowful when we ponder on His holy Passion? No, but rather, we should rejoice when we realize what it means for us, for the story does not end with the death of Jesus. If it did, what could we hope for? St. Paul answers this question for us in I Corinthians 15: 17-18, "And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet ln your sins. Then they also which are fallen asLeep in Christ are perished. " The high point of the story comes on the third day after Christ's crucifiction--that glorious Easter morning when He rose triumphant from the grave. Because He rose f-rom the dead, we also shall rise. Therefore we rejoice and sing, "Since He iii death could perish never, I also shall not die forever.

I am content! I am content!"

Students--Where are those papers you write for your English classes? Let's have them! Some of them are certainly worthy of print.

Alumni-- Where are those announcements for the alumni column? Let's have more of them!

Readers-- Where are your "letters to the editor"? Let's hear your criticism! We welcome your suggestions and arguments.

Tom Geerling lay on his bunk in the barracks at the rocket-testing camp. A column of smoke ascended from his pipe only to be blown into seeming nothingness by the draft coming through the open window. When his pipe went out, he didn't notice it. He paid no attention to the other men in the room at the time. He was thinking about" the happen- · ings of the past week. It all started last Monday.

Tom walked into the office of General Watkins, the commanding officer. He carried his 200-pound frame to the secretary's desk.

"Is the general in?" he inquired. "He wanted to see me." · "Yes," replied the girl with a coquettish look in her eye, "he will see you in a moment.

Have a seat. " Tom sat down and picked up a magazine.

He pretended to be interested in an article to avoid any conversation with this feminine version of a ·desk sergeant.

About an hour later, the office door opened and three men of the high brass walked out.

Tom snapped to attention and swung his long arm to his brow. "At ease," one of them said.

When they had gone, a loud harsh voice yelled from the inner office, "Geerling, come in here."

Some terrible thoughts of court martial and K. P. ran through his mind as he walked into the general's office: What have I done now?

"Sit down, " the general ordered.

"Thank you, sir, " replied Tom in a humble voice.

"We'll have to wait · for a little while. Karl is coming too. " Tom was wondering why the general wanted to see Karl. Tom thought to himself: Karl couldn't be in any trouble. He hasn't been off the post in more than two weeks. I've been with him most of the time while he was off the campgrounds.

"Do you mind if I smoke?" Tom asked.

"Of course not, go ahead. " Fifteen minutes later Karl came in. He saluted the general, nodded to Tom, sat down, and gracefully crossed his legs.

The general then spoke 1 "Well, let us get on with this. We have been investigating you two boys. We feel that you are a good security risk. Neither of you has a family or sweetheart so you won't be missed."

"Excuse my crudeness,sir, butwhat are you driving at?" Tom asked. , "A trip to the moon, I suppose," added Karl.

"Exactly," replied the general.

Tom and Karl looked wide-eyed at each other as their commanding officer continued, "We have studied your abilities and records. They are good enough; in fact, better than good enough for this undertaking. " "Well, I was getting bored with living here anyway, " Tom said.

"This is no time to be funny. " "I'm sorry, sir. " "Now, do either of you want to back out?"

"Not me, this should be interesting," Karl said.

"I'm in like Flynn, " Tom added.

"Good, now they can go on with the plans.

Don't speak to anyone about this. Don't even discuss it between yourselves too freely."

"How good are our chances?" Tom asked.

"That is up to you mostly, Geerling," Watkins answered, "Your space ship is top secret. I don't even know what the thing looks like. You will be quite dependent upon each other, so don't get into any big squabble."

Tom looked at Karl and then inquired, "How long will we be gone?"

(Cont'd on page 3, col. 2)

''Quiz-Ticlcler'' Here it is almost the end of March which means spring can't be too far away.· The highlight of spring for us is Easter. I suppose everyone is counting the days and even the hours until vacation. The Quiz-tickle. for this issue is pyrography. It brought quite a variety of definitions from the people I approached.

Naomi Voecks--the study of pirates.

Mary Harner--the art of drawing circles.

Karl Plocher-..:some kind of a theory or something.

Connie Stanfield--it sounds like something to do with Greek.

Robert Decker--something to do with photographing.

Prof. Kaiser--a science dealing with the building of pyramids.

Carl Bartels--the art of eating pies.

Miss Schnitker--some relation to geography.

How did you fare in your guess? Although none of the definitions are correct, Mary Harner was on the right track. Pyrography is the art of producing designs or pictures by burning with hot instruments. (Webster.) The Quiz-tickler will be around again after ~aster to catch you. Until then, Happy .t<.:aster !

Winter lingers--in our thoughts, despair Lies like a stone; our hearts are cold Like snow on bleak fields everywhere When winter is old.

Through last-year leaves there springs a flower Which seems to say, "Have you not known That deathless love which has the power To melt the snow, to roll away the stone?"

Anne Bradley

D. M. L. C. Messenger The "D. M. L. C. Messenger" is published during the months of October, November, December, F~bru:iry,_ March, April, May and June. The subscription pnce 1s one dollar per annum. Single copies fifteen cents. 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 pai_d. All business communications should be addressed to the Business Manager. Contributions are requested from all alumni, undergraduates and friends.

The aim of "The Messenger" is to offer such materials as will be beneficial as well as interesting to our readers, tJO keep the alumni in a closer contact with the college and to foster school spirit.

Editor ......................... Alvin :::'ieg Managing Editor .............. James Raabe Ass'ts: Elizabeth Buss, Audrey Burwitz News Editor ...•.•...•.••... Naomi Voecks Ass'ts: Karl Bartels, ]Da1iel Kirk, Luetta Jacobs, Joanne Paulrnann Feature Editor ....•.•..• Beverly Rehwinkel Ass'ts: Gloria Beckmann, Shirley Wendland Art Editor ..••............... Robert Frank Sports Editor .....•......•• Howard Maertz Ass'ts: John Isch, Mona Ruesch Circulation Manager •.•.... Earl Pappenfuss Ass'ts: Lynn Hass, Robert Stoltz Business Manager .••......... Elmer Jirtle Ass't: Allan Stelljes Typists: Carol Frassetto, Suzanne Gaertner, Charlotte Rupprecht, Lillian Fuchs, Julia Oelhafen

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Hi, everyone! Spring has finally arrived . again (it says so right on the calendar), and with it another vacation. By now you've probably calculated just how many hours are left before the time you leavefor home. But don't slam those books shut and begin packing.

Remember, there are a few trivial things to be taken care offirst---like studying for those mid-semester exams. Or do you know all that stuff already?

Speaking of studying, one morning some of the girls decided that it was rather impossible to transport their huge stack of books to class.

So they borrowed a little red wagon, heaped all their books upon it, and proceeded across the ice and snow to the ad building. No comment necessary!

Cameras were busy and students were dressed in their concert clothes on the day the pictures of the various musical organizations were taken for the annual, Photographers and directors were kept busy trying to arrange the groups. "Stand so that you are directly between the two in front of you .•. Shift a little to the left ... Will the girl in the white blouse move slightly to the right?" None of this maneuvering helped an unfortunate few, and it seemed as if they were doomed not to be seen. But never let it be said that D. M. L. C. does not produce resourceful students--books were piled up, the shorter people clambered up, and in a few moments the problem was solved Books have more uses than we've ever suspected!

We should like to take this opportunity tc inform all who may be interested that Centennial Hall did NOT have a fire that morning when you heard the fire alarm screeching from that section of the campus. It was merely some over-ambitious girls who were doing some cleaning and accidentally smashed the glass. No great harm was done, except that some girls got a little bit of fresh air rather unexpectedly.

If you've noticed a number of girls walking around looking all bruised and battered, don't be alarmed. There are just battle scars from that housewifely game, broom hockey.

Attention: college juniors, Now is the time to haul out your triangular bandages and practice all that first aid you've been learning.

In case you've ever thought about it, February isn't the only month with a lot of important dates (historical), March does quite well for itself, too. After all, 270 years ago this month Johann Sebastian Bach was born. That's a long ti_l!le ago. As all tenth graders know, Julius Caesar was killed on the Ides of March.

That's even longer ago. But lest we get too involved in history, let's change the subject.

Centennial Hall is planning to buy a television set. Now, when the prof asks the class ii it watched a certain program, the girls will have to think up a different excuse. That TV set is a good idea, though--it will keep the girls occupied in all their spare time!

As you've noticed elsewhere in the "Messenger, " the Literary League is planning to present an operetta again this year. And if you think back, you will also remember that

(Cont'd from page 2, col. 2) The general replied, "I don't know. When you board the ship, you will be handed your official orders. They will be in a lead box with a tfme:iock on it, You won't be able to open it until the ship- is off the ground. You will take nothing with you except the clothes on your back. Everything else will be furnished. Now, are there any more questions? Oh, one more thing, you will take off a week from Wednesday. You will have one look at the space ship before that. Be here in my office at 1:00 a. m. for an inspection tour."

Tom raised his six-foot frame from his chair and asked, "Is that all, sir?"

"Yes, you may go. Just be here on time on Monday morning. " Tom and Karl saluted the general and walked out. They went back to the barracks to talk about it, but there were too many men around so they forgot about it.

During the next week, Toni tried to keep it out of his mind, but he couldn't. Questions kept coming up that he couldn't think of before in the general's office. The longer he went on this way, he became more afraid.

He thought of deserting, but that would get him nowhere.

Monday morning came almost too soon for Tom. As he walked into the general's office with Karl, he felt a slight quivering sensation in his legs.

"Good morning," the general said.

The men saluted him, and his adjutant usher ed the three of them outside and into a staff car.

As they rode along in the dark, Tom asked, "Where are we going? What are we going to do in this desolate place?"

"We are going to inspect that space ship," the general replied.

As they came around a small hill, they saw it. It was a weird but beautiful cone-shaped object. Tom, Karl, and the general sat and stared in utter bewilderment. The adjutant almost drove off the road because his gaze was fixed upon it too.

After Tom and Karl had been introduced to all the officers that were standing around, they and the general went inside to inspect the ship. There wasn't too much about the interior of this thing that was different from those in the movies. There was a maze of dials, buttons, levers, and innumerable knobs. two were getting ready Latei:, when the for the day's routine, Tom noticed something fall out of Karl's shoe. He picked it up and put it in his pocket. When he was alone, he looked at it. · It was a piece of wire about six the League has instituted a costume department. Now for the punch line. When you go home at Easter time, why not inquire to see if anyone in your family has any clothes they would like to donate? Bring them back with you--any contributions will be appreciated.

The members of the various vocal groups which took part in the sacred concert held on March 6, should be commended for a splendid performance. They, together with their respective directors and the accompanists, spent many long hours in preparation for this event. I'm sure we all agree that it was well worth the effort.

Thoughts while typing: Sometimes I wonder just how some of the profs acquired their nicknames. A few of them sound as if they might have a fascinating history •.. In the _spring, so they say, a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of--but I'm afraid we don't have time to go into that! .•. Is all this studying getting you down? Cheer up, after you return from vacation, there are only 58 days till June night ..... And with that pleasant thought, I' 11 leave you for another month.

Have a nice vacation!

inches long. After he had torn away a bit of the insulating material, he found that it was a piece of wire used in the starting and stopping of rocket motors. Karl could have picked that up at only one place: the space ship.

Now Tom was really worried, Maybe Karl was a spy who had been waiting for a chance like this. Maybe Tom should report him. Of course, if·he did report Karl and he wasn't a subversive, he would destroy a beautiful friendship and the respect of the others for Karl. .

Tom felt that he had to be sure. He got himself excused for the day and walked to where the space ship was located. He told the guards that he had been working on the ship and wanted to take one more look to see that· everything was all right. He showed them his identification and was readily admitted. Tom looked the ship over thoroughly and found the place where the wire was missing. He still defended his friend in his own mind by thinking that perhaps Karl had somehow accidentally broken it and had slipped it into his shoe. He went back to the barracks and put the wire back into Karl's shoe, still not fully convinced either way.

Monday night, the boys received all-night passes to go into town. When they got there, Karl told Tom to go to the service men's club alone. He said that an old friend was in town and wanted to see him.

Tom said that he would wait for Kar 1 at the club, but as soon as Karl was about a block away, Tom followed him. Karl got into a taxi and went to a low-rent district. Tom followed him in another cab and stopped a block behind the place where Karl got out of his cab.

He followed Karl to a shabby yellow house where Karl went to the back door and was admitted. Tom looked in through a basement window and saw what was going on. Karl was handing that same piece of wire to a man in a brown overcoat. ThenKarltook a small camera from his pocket, opened it, and gave the man a piece of microfilm.

Tom didn't have much fun any more that night.

He kept thinking about what Kar 1 was doing to his country.

When Tom got back to the post, he couldn't sleep. He tossed in his bunk as he thought: Tomorrow I'll turn Karl in to the general.

But wait, he saved my life in the last war.

Of course, he might not do the same for me now. It has been almost ten years ago.

So there he lay in mid-afternoon on Wednesday, depating within himself about what he should do. Then, it came to him like a flash (Cont'd on page 5, col. 2)

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College Champs, Seniors Row 1: D. Holzhueter, F. Kolander,. L. Plath Row 2: H. Dorn, G. Carmichael, M. Meihack

STUDENT UNION ACTIVITIES

Two sundaes coming up!

High School Champs, 12th Grade

Two to one; alumni strategy!

Row 1: R. Stoltz, J. Flynn, R. Hinz Row 2: W. Loeck, T. Kramer, A. Jahnke, L. Wendla11d

The innocent sleep!

We go to press!

Surprise!

Getting back the old eye!

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.fllamnl /lou, To I/a6c1lt1 /00-48 A large number of people were on hand Friday, March 4, when an alumni team played the college squad in the D. M. L. C. gym. The alumni were beaten 100-48.

The college cagers took an early lead, and they were ahead 23-10 at the end of the first quarter. At the half they led by 25 points, 4419. In the third quarter the varsity scored24 points to the alumni's 14. Though the alumni putten men on the floor in the early part of the last quarter, they could not outscore the· varsity men.

Braun was high for the varsity with 23 points, followed by Bame with 20, and Zimmermann with 15. The 100 points was a new floor record. It was the first time a college five hit the century mark. ·T he alumni's high scorer was W. Voigt with 15 points; Grams was next with 11, and G. Voigt had 6.

1) E. Walz, Sanborn; F. Schultz, Goodhue; G. Voigt, Glencoe; E. Nolte, New Ulm; M. Schroeder, New Ulm. 2) C. Footh, Arlington; H. Grams, Wood Lake; W. Voigt, Red Wing; M. Schultz, Belle Plaine; L. Hulke, • Fairfax.

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He jumped from his bunk and ran to the general's office, "I've got to see General Watkins," he puffed. . .

"Sorry, he is in conference," the girl rephed, "This is an emergency. " "Oh, that's different." The general emerged from his office about two minutes . after his secretary called him.

"General," Tom said, "I've got something to get off my chest. It has been eating away at my insides for almost a week. I don't know exactly how to say this, but I think that Karl is some sort of a spy. " ''I know all that, " the general said. "Is that all?"

"How could you know?"

"We've had our eye on Karl for a long time.

We figured something big, like a space shie, would bring his activities more into the open.

We needed a space ship, so we threw some old airplane and experimental rocket parts together, put an odd-shaped shell over it, and called it a rockettothe moon. Karl played right into our hands. I'm sorry I had to do this to you. " "Thanks," Tom said, 11but that doesn't help much when you find out that your best friend was going to go up to the moon with you and leave you there."

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The girls' basketball tournament, wl:rlch began Monday, November 15, was completed Tuesday, February 9, when the All Stars played the collegt;! sophomores. The sophomores,' undefeated in basketball this year, lost to the All Stars in an excitingbattle. The teams were well matche!l, and the score was close throughout the game. In the last quarter, the All Stars took the lead and defeated the sophomores by a score of 35 to "30, Members of the All Star team were as follows: Johanna Jahn, J'oanne Paulmann, and _Lillian Fuchs, college freshmen; Judy Wehrs and Marilyn Hillemann, twelfth grade. Subi:J#tut~sf- were Lois Kleinke, college freshman; Marietta Thde, twelfth grade; Caroline Kube, Bonnie Voth, and Rebecca Radichel, eleventh grade; Theckla Hoenecke and Verona Radichel, tenth grade; and Margie Dobberstein, ninth grade. Bill Wohlers was their coach.

The college sop~QlllOE_~S' ' team consisted of the following girls: L~ Buss, Gloria Bechmann, Anita Gensmer, Sharon Rux, Norma Kurtsell, Barbara Winter, Caroline Templin, and Evelyn Drews.

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Zimmermann led the scoring with 26 points, followed by Braun with 19, and Panning with 14.

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One Music Teacher To Leave Staff

S1Meet Anne Page on Stage 11th

We are happy to announce that nearly all instructors in this department will return to · D. M. L. C. for the coming schoolyear. Miss Barbara Trosvik, who has been in the piano department for one year, will be married in June. The name of the piano teacher to take her place will be announced at a later date.

A musical comedy, SweetAnnePage, will be staged by the Luther Literary League on May 11, at 8 p. m.

The story of the operetta takes place in a present day boarding house. Lovely Anne Page (Lorna Schweim) leads a _hard life as general maid of the establishment until members of an An organ recital will be presented by members of the college senior class on ·May 9, at opera company take rooms at the place. Wilton O' Neal (Orville Hando), the young and hand8 p. m., in the D. M. L. C. Auditorium.

Five seniors are participating in the musi- some leading man of the opera, is at once attracted by the pretty maid. This incites the cal presentation on May 9. They are Karl fury of his leading lady, Patricia Varon (CynBauer, Fern Frank, Myrna Kiecker, Beverly thia Lehmann), who threatens to leave the show.

Rehwinkel, and Otto Schenk. Each performer This is just enough complication to make a dewill play three selections.

The program consists mainly of chorale lightful story which ends in true romantic preludes, although larger musical forms are fashion.

Other members of the cast are Betty Bender, also on the program. Most prominently Lois Cares, Russell Griffin, Margaret Jaster, featured are the works of J. s. Bach. NumDale Kammueller, Ronald Kerkow, JoAnn Paulbers by Pachelbel, Brahms, Reger, and mann, Beverly Rehwinkel, Louise Reichert, Widor are also included.

Mona Ruesch, John Schultz, and Robert Sonntag, along with a chorus of about twelve girls.

Miss Irma Paul is the accompanist.

The production is under the direction of Prof.

The high school seniors gave their play, No M. Albrecht. Student assistants are Jeanette More Homework, on April 28. AboutsixhunBacker, sophomore, and F ;..; deric Blauert, a dred people attended the perforrr,a."lce. junior.

Leading roles were played by Rachel HackSweei:AnnePagewas written by Charles Georg~ barth, Gary Greenfield, and Judy Wehrs. and published by T. S. Denison & Company, Faculty advisor and student director were of Old who were the author and publisher H. A. Sitz and Christian Kock.

Fashioned Girl, the operetta which made a hit for the L. L. L. a year ago. This backing, together with a talented, hard-woFking cast and able, energetic directot"s gives promise_ of another first rate L. L. L. performance.

This presentation is the second for the L. L. L. this school year. A three-act drama w,a s presented inF _..:.e_b_ru_a_r_,Y~•:..__ _ _ __

Professor to be Called in May In response to the Dr. Martin Luther Col- . lege Board of Regents' request for nominees to fill the vacancy in the faculty created by the untimely death of Prof. Richard_J. Janke, thirty men were named as candidates. The new professor is expected to teach the social studies, history, and economic geography in both college and high school departments.

The date set for calling has been established as May 21, 1955.

Boys' Choir Performs In Community Concert The fourth and final Community Concert of this season was heard on April 19. when the Apollo Boys' Choir presented a program of -both religious and secular numbers. In addition to the chorus singing, which was very bPa fully blended, there w~e also several ;al solos and a piano duet.

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I welve 'Oe9teeJ For several years our summer session has been well attended by former graduates of th4, two-and-three year courses who have been working to further their education and to earn the credits necessary to qualify for a degree.

We are happy to announce that in the summer session of 1954 the following completed the work required of them, and that the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education will be conferred on them at the commencement exercises on June 10, 1955: (cont'd on page 2, col. 3)

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.(!attoonlJt Concert Choir ll and its director, Pref. II. Albrecht, nave a very vigorous schedule this. spring. The choir's itinerary lists twelve concerts from March 20 to May 8 on five week.:end tours, taking the group throughout southern Minnesota and into western Wisconsin.

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On Friday, April 15, D. M. L. C. -had its annual Arbor Day. The students welcomed the official announcement at breakfast and industr·i- May 7 & 8--Cnoir II in concerts at Neillsville ously pitched in to help clean up the campus. and Menomonie, Wis.; Lewiston, The college fr('shmen and sophomores were Minn. in charge of the general clean up. For the first 9--Student Organ Recital, 8 p. m. two hours students could be seen on all parts 11--Hilltoppers vs. Northwestern, Mpls. of the campus busily raking. However, when --L. L. L. operetta, 8 p. m. the mid-morning lunch bell rang, everything 13--Teachmg assignments announcea. was dropped. Students came from all direc17--Lyceum, cartoonist, 8 p. m. tions to form a long line, which didn't end un18--Organ recital, Miss Pankow, 8 p. m. til all were sufficiently fed, and the food was 19--Track meet at Mankato.

--Ascension Day services. gone. The lunch was prepared by the college juniors and seniors.

20--High School vs. Bethany.

21--Hilltoppers vs. Bethel.

After lunch students went 9;ick to work, hop22--Secular concert, open house, 3 p. m. ing to finish their jobs before dinner. Those working on the trucks didn't get through until 30--Memorial Day, holiday. late afternoon.

JunelO--Commencement exercises, 10 a. m.

On May 17, ll p. m. , the final lyceum program of this· series will be presented. The program features Jeff Hayes, cartoonist and entf;!rtainer.

Mr. Hayes' program combines cartooning with ma11;ic l!.l"d is highly entertaining as well as instructive. tle shows how -comic stnpi:. are created and drawn.

Jeff Hayes is a member of the National Cartoonists Society and for many years has been one of America's leading cartoonists.

His present comic, "ClilP, t• is appearing daily in newspapers all ~ver the world.

Call Day Set For May 13 On May 13 the calls mto the teaching field will be extended to twenty-two graduates and about thirty volunteer students. Of this number, seventeen are four-year graduates, and five are three-year graduates. The rest are volunteers from the sophomore :and freshman classes.

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lfoat One of the most difficult Alumni projects seems to be to keep . an up-to-date mailing list. Each year we print two issues of the Messenger which are sent to all Alumni of D. M. L. C. , but twice a year many copies of the Messenger are returned tous"unclaimed," or "no such address," or witli similar information. During the past weeks Mrs. V. Vomhof (Viola Louis to the Alumni) has been working at a mailing list in order to make contact with former students. The Northwestern !&th...e.r.:µi A1umal and our catalogues of past years are of some help, but they reveal very few addresses of former students of the high school department; nor do they tell us who our former coeds are, now that many of them .are married. The purpose of this article is; togethelpfromyou, the Alumni. 1 We ask you; therefore, to send us names and addresses of such concerning whom you know that we could hardly have information; kindly send such information to Mrs. V. Vomhof, Centennial Hall, D. M. L. C., New Ulm. We might add also that we would appreciate information concerning our former students.'

Interesting things happen to all of us; we ~ealize that most of us are afflicted with a certain amount of modesty, which hinders us from telling about ourselves. However, let us not be too timid to divulge such information concerning our former classmates or former fellow-students. Such information should be sent to The Messenger, D. M. L. C. , New Ulm.

Have you noticed the increasing number of activities on our campus? Of course, if you are a new student this year, you probably will say, "Nol" You might even say our campus is dead compared to the one from which you came. But the student who has been here for some time has experienced a growth on our campus. Returning alumni can readily observe this fact also. This campus growth has influenced the activities of our school as well, both in type and in number.

Take a look at the campus events of this spring. Since the Easter vacation the entire school observed Arbor Day, Choir II went on two trips, Choir I had a picnic, and everyone had a chance to see the class play. The month of May promises the, operetta, two organ recitals, a lyceum, the spring concert and open house, sports events, plus picnics galore.

June will bring the class and alumni banquets and the commencement exercises. Some of these activities are traditional; others are only recent in origin. For example, the choir picnic is brand new (although Choir I had a party last year), while Arbor Day is as old as the institution. Glass plays and track are only of recent origin.

What does this growing activity program mean for our school? It indicates that D.M.L.C. is a healthy and vital system. It is proof that our student- body, faculty, and alumni are awake, alert, and cooperative. As our school grows in size, the organizations will grow, and the activities will become more and better.

There are those, however, who feel that there are too many events on our campus.

They argue that all these activities interfere The annual banquet of the Alumni and Friends with the students' work an? thus with _ the purpose of D. M. L. C. We maintain that they of D. M. L. C, will once again be held this do not interfere but rather supplement our year at the college.

The time: Thursday, June 9, at4:30p, m. studies and are, therefore, vital to a ChrisThe place: Centennial Hall Gymnasium tian · school.

The cost:" a) $1. 00 for the dinner As Imig as D. M. L. C. is characterized by an b) Any amount of money for alert, lively, and energetic alumni, faculty, the project fund of the Alumni and student body, it will have a vigorous actiand Friends of D. M. L. C. vity program. A vigorous program will, on (Let your heart, your conthe other hand, stimulate the life and growth science, and your pocketof our institution. book be your guides. )

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Much has been said about the "Winnebago Program. " Some people know what it is, while others are somewhat in the dark about the whole thing. They wonder just what is meant by such a program.

Most everyone in our circles knows about the ever- increasing demand for teachers especially for lady teachers •.In order ·to satisfy this demand to some degree, it has become common practice to "raid" the lower classes of our college department for '"emergency" teachers. The faculty of the College has never approved of this wholeheartedly. It has been reluctant in giving its stamp of approval to this practice because it feels that staffing our schools with "emergency" teachers is not wholesome for Christian education in the long run.

The demand for teachers does not decrease, however. Marriage on the part of women (cont'd in col. 3)

Letters will be sent to you in May. All you need do is sign your na me and send your money. Your tickets may then be called for at the college library any time on Thursday of the 9th.

These tickets will enable you to receive a delicious dinner. much fun and entertainment with fellow classmates and college chums, and reserved seats for the concert which follows.

Some classes will be observing anniversaries and reunions. Please notify the Alumni Committee.

However, a very special anniversary will be observed by all. This year marks the completion of Professor Stindt' s 50th year of teaching, We wish him God's richest blessings.

Last year the banquet was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed. About $250 was raised for the project of the Alumni and Friends, with the hope that this would mark only the beginning of such a fund, Thus support your Association an~ attend the banquet!

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By just looking out on the athletic field, you can tell that spring is really here. It seems good to be able to say that vacation is only about a month away. The Quiz-tickler this month is ochlophobia. What's your guess?

Fern Frank--sounds like some disease.

La Vonne Nagel--something to do with ears.

Howard Maertz-- a bird with eight legs.

Prof. Backer--a mental disturbance.

Louise Reichert--fear of eye glasses.

Larry Dubbel--some kind of disease.

Prof. Stelljes--fear of an octopus.

Robert Sperling--some kind of disease, I suppose.

Quite a few thought along the same line, probably because of "phobia. " But since no one knew that "ochlo" comes from the Greek "ochlos" meaning crowd, there was no correct answer. Puttine "ochlo" and "phobia" (meaning fear) together, ochlophobia is simply a morbid fear of crowds. (Webster.) So brush up on your Greek, and maybe next time you'll know the Quiz-tickler. (cont'd from col. 1) teachers, after a very -brief -term of teaching, as well as the opening of new schools and additional classrooms, aggravates the problem.

Consequently, we find that a college freshman class of eighty or more enrollees is reduced to a mere handful of qualified graduates with a degree. The thought or wish has often been expressed, "If we only had a breathing spell, we might be able finally to supply the demand. " Synod's · institutional planning group known as the Survey Committee has come up with an idea which it hopes, will' be a partial solution, at least. They propose tnat Dr. Martin Luther College open an extension department at Winnebago Academy of Fond ·du Lac, Wisconsin.

Their plan has been tabbed the. "Winnebago Program. " Under it, enrollees will attend a summer session of six weeks at D. M. L. C. They will then continue their studies. at Winnebago Academyfor a year of intensive-work.

Then they will attend another summer session at D. M. L. C. The women ·enrolled in this program can thus qualify as "emergency" teachers. Once this plan has been put into operation, D. M. L. C. hopes to -find~itself in a position where it can refuse to permit any of tts freshmen to become eligible for the "emergency" teacher- training program now in effect. In fact, such a program for freshmen will then no longer be necessary.

Members of the present twelfth grade are urged to take this into consideration as they make plans for the future. If they wish to qualify as emergency teachers with one year of college training, the "Winnebago Program" is the one they should enroll in. (cont'd from page 1, col. 1) William Birsching, Menasha, Wisconsin Gerald Bunkowski, Hortonville, Wisconsin Grace Hillemann, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Gene Hoyord, Reedsvtlle, Wisconsin Harry McFarland, Watertown, Wisconsin Lester Ring, Bay City, Michigan Urse! Seidl, Thiensville, Wisconsin Richard Sonnenberg, Appleton, Wisconsin Frederick Toll, New London, Wisc~nsin Allen Treichel, DePere, Wisconsin Norman Welke, Bangor, Wisconsin Adolph Wilbrecht, T~cson, Arizona ANSWERS TO MARCH DROODLES 1. Mexican on a bicycle 2. Soldier and dog around a corner 3. A mouse's view of the living room

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The aim of "The Messenger" is to offer such materials as will be beneficial as well as interesting to our readers, Ix> keep the alumni in a closer contact with the college ,and to foster school spirit.

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· Attention all students of D. M. L. C. ! Thirty-seven · days till summer· vacation! By the -way, how did you survive the Easter vacation?

Too bad it was so short. Did you get thoS:! term papers done,. or are they still haunting you? . It seems some of us will be enjoying little surprise vacations the rest of the year when conferences are held. and we hear the an·nouncemerit, "Prof. will not meet his classes the rest of the week •." Of course, thE,! importaht one for many will be the one i.i. which the calls are assigned: Graduates, are you getting a little excited?

How 'do you like the campus since it got its spring cleaning? This was one· cleaning job everyone looked forward to. • There would have been a lot of disappointed kids if it wouldn't have fallen on that certain Friday. It takes a lot of work, and even those who thought they could get out of working by playing tennis were fooled. It ended up that they worked harder at sweeping off the courts than some who raked. Even the professors did their share.

Did you know that Prof. Sievert can even driv~ a tractor? Does this mean tractor driving will be added to the curriculum next year?

If the amount of wbrk done on Arbor Day could have been measured by sun burn, I think some of us could really have boasted a busy day. All in all, everyone did a iood job of cleaning up our campus. Let's ~11 'lelp keep ; lhaL way. id you know that the shortage of boys on the c" mpus is so acute tha\ they have to rely on girls to win their softball games?

My sympathy goes out to the m.embers of Choir II who had to get up so early on these last Sunday mornings. I know you enjoyed those little tours, and I'm sure t'he people who listened tel you did also. Of course, the food had nothing to do with your enjoyment, did it?

The musical organizations are working hard toward their spring concert, Don't get discouraged now•, The effort is well worth it when that day comes around.

West Hall, you better watch out for your windows now that ~aseball season · is here once again. Seriously though, let's encourage our team on to another championship this' year.

It seems as though Minnesota got some Colorado weather the other •week. Instead of get.: ting April showers,._ we got March winds. Now here's a thought--how about another ,Arbor Day to clean up all the ,dust?

It seems Choir I got first place this year.

They were the first ones to have a picnic this spring. .

Have you heard the latest about the college senior men? They are so . concerned about keeping the electric bill down that they plug in their electric clocks only when they want to see what time it is.

Have you noticed anything different about this column? It has new writers this.time.

Naomi Voecks, the usual · writer of Campus Chatter, is teaching in Sleepy Eye for three weeks. · We writers will welcome her back, and maybe you readers will too!

Editor ......................... Alvin fieg Managing Editor .............. Ja:r. es Raabe Ass'ts: Elizabeth Buss, Audrey Burwitz News Editor ................ Naomi Voecks Ass'ts: Karl Bartels, 'Da .iel Kirk, Luetta Jacobs, Joanne Paui"mann Feature Editor .......... Beverly Rehwinkel Ass'ts: Gloria Beckmann, Shirley Wendland Art Editor .•. .•......•.••. : ... Robert Frank Sports Editor ...•.......... Howard Maertz ·· Ass'ts: John Isch, Mona Ruesch Circulation Manager ....... Earl Pappenfuss Ass'ts: Lynn Hass, Robert Stoltz Business Manager ..•........ , Elmer Jirtle Ass't: Allan Stelljes Typists: Carol Frassetto, Suzanne Gaertner, Charlotte Rupprecht, Lillian Fuchs, Julia Oelhafen

As a gesture of JGod will the Aid Association for Lutherans, a fraternal insuranceccinpany of Appleton, Wisconsin, has for some years been aiding individuals in their education by granting sc,1olarships at certain institutions of learning. For this present s c,1001year its board of directors 11aa decided to extend such aid to s tudents at each of the pastors' and teachers' seminaries in the Synodical Con{erence. fo Dr. Martin Luther College, the teachers' seminary of the Wisconsin Synod, a gift of $1500. 00 was made, to be distributed in the form of $100. 00 scholarships to fifteen students of the college.

No further conditions o,· stipulations wer~ attaci1ed to the gift by the donor, and the ass ignment of ti1e s cholarships was left entirely to the faculty, which selected the following fifteen recipients: Bartels, Carl, Red Wing, Minnesota Beckmann, Gloria, La Crosse, Wisconsin Bender; Betty, Bay City, Michigan Bierwagen, Bertha, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Buss, Elizabeth, Appleton, Wisconsin Ca; ; __,chael, Gary, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Dorn, Howard, Winona, Minnesota Kammueller, Dale, St. :E-aul, Minnesota Raabe, James, St. Paul, Minnesota Reichert, Louise, Prescott, Wisconsin Rupprecht, Charlotte, Kewaunee, Wisconsin Schibbelhut, John, Lamar, Colorado Sieg, Alvin, Buffalo, Minnesota Tank, Arlene, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Winter, Barbara, Tucson, Arizona

Willie--"Paw, what does flattery mean?"

Paw--"Flattery is when some liar tells you the nice things you have always thought about yourself, my son." ·

Our idea of an optimist is a man who imagines that by getting married he can make his running expenses slow down to a walk.

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Dr. G. J. Germann, opt., maker of fmeglasses Harolld's Shoe Store Henle Drugs Herzog Publishing Co. Dr. Charles L. Hintz, D. D.S. Charles Janni and Co. Kemske Paper Co. Lang's Master Barber Shop Leuthold-Neubauer Clothing Co. Lindemann Shoe Store "Meidl Music Store, Tel. 769, New Ulm" Meyer Studio · W. O. Moll, Plumbing and Heating Muesing' s New Ulm Brick and Tile Yards New Ulm Dairy New Ulm Greenhouses New Ulm Grocery Co.

New Ulm '1heaters "Nicklasson-Loose," Sportman's Shop A. C. Ochs Brick and 'file Yards, Springfield Ochs' "Bee Hive" Olson Drugs Oswald's New Ulm Laundry .?alace Lunch l'at' s Cleaners, . Edwin Meyer J.C. Penney Co. Always First Quality f'ink' s, "The Friendly Store" .-{eim and Church Jewelers ileliable Drugs E'. H. Retzlaff Hardware, Our Cwn Hardware ?.etzlaff Motor, Dodge-Plymouth Rite-Way Cleaners Salet Dept. Store Schleuder's Schuck' s Tailors L. E. Schwartz, D. D. S. Dr. A. V. Seifert, D. D.S. Dr. James R. Seifert, D.D.S. Silver Latch Cafe Spelbrink' s Clothing State Bank of New Ulm Tauscheck & Green, Quality Clothes Tillman Bakery Ulrich Electric Drs. H. Vogel and M. Kaiser Ernest C. Vogelpohl, Pipe Organs Drs. Wm. J. Von Bank & George F. Kuehner Weneeda Bakery Dr. Wm. J. Muesing, the Seifert Clinic

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Plans for the addition to the Music Hall have been tentatively adopted ey the college board.

They will be presented to the general synod which will meet in convention this coming August at Saginaw, Michigan.

The plans call for an addition on the east side of the present building. It w_ill face the city and be in line with the Old Main and the Mep.' s Dormitory. The structure will be a one-story building with pitched roof and full basement.

The outsid_e appearance will in general match the architectural plan of the old building. Entrance will be on the east side.

Th·e basement call!:j for a band room on the right side as one enters. Individual practice rooms for band members, an instrument storage room, piano practice rooms, and an organ room will be on the left side. The first floor will have a choir room on the right side to accommodate from ninety to one hundred singers. To th~ left one will find the inspector's room, a music literature room (phonograph recording), and piano rooms.

The old classroom with its high ceiling, which has been too ·s mall for many years, will receive a second floor. The first floor will be provided with eight piano rooms, the second floor with three organ rooms.

This addition with changes in the old structure should provide ample space and facilities for many years to come.

Profs Attend Conferences Extracurricular activities in the form of conference essays and reports again laid claim to the time and energy of various D. M. L. C. instructors.

At a special meeting· of the New Ulm l:-astoral Conference, held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church· of ~ew Ulm, Prof. C. L. Schweppe and Prof. H. Sitz were among the reporters who brought information on the meetings of the Synodical Conference at Detroit and Chicago. Other reporters were Pastor E. Schaller, chairman of the D. M. L. C. Board of Regents, Pastor W. Schmidt, pastor of St. Paul's, New Ulm, and Mr. Morton Schroeaer of the Class of 1941, principal of the local St. Paul's School. All five men mentioned were delegates to the meetings of the Synodical Conference. The conference at New Ulrr: was held on Wednesday, April 13.

Prof. Martin Albrecht discussed "The Doctrine of the Ministry and the Call" at our own (cont'd in col. 2)

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The intramural volleyball season was completed just before the Easter vacation began.

The schedule came to a very exciting finish.

If the number of inquiries about summer .

In the college division, the seniors came sessions at Dr. Martin Luther College is any through with a tremendous finish, while the indication whatsoever, the attendance at sumfreshmen ran into just as great a losing streak. mer school should equal or even surpass that . With ten games left to play, the freshmen led of previous years. In addition to the interest the seniors by nine games. The seniors won shown by our "emergency" teacher enrollees all of their last ten games, as the freshmen from the regular sessions, there has been were losing their last ten games. This gave widespread interest in the course offerings the seniors the college chamionship by one from various areas. Our regular teachers in the field now serving Wisconsin Synod schools game.

There was also a very good battle for third are asking for the summer school bulletin. place. After having been tied, the sophomores Teachers from sister synods desire to know defeated the juniors in the final game of the what courses will be offered. A few individseason to take third place. uals now attending state colleg€s and some The high school division also had a close teaching in public schools at various places race, with the 12th graders beating out the have expressed a desire to attend. There is.

11th graders by two games for the championa possibility that there will be additional enrollees if the "Winnebago Program" for train- ship. ing teachers finally materializes.

We a:re especially pleased that students of the regular session who intend to take our shorter training course but who are not entering the profession until after next year are enrolling. Their main purpose in doing this i.s to earn enough credits in certain pre-requisites so that they might be given an opportunity to do practice teaching in the next regular sessions. Thus far, at least three have signified their intentions of doing this.

The course offerings for the 1955 summer sessions have been expanded greatly. There are the usual required courses for the "emergency" trainees. In addition, there are courses that should appeal to former graduates and teachers in the field. We direct attention particularly to Catechetics, Practical Theology, Teaching Religion, Teaching the Social Studies, Elementary Curriculum, Testing and Measurement, World Literature, and English Grammar. The Studio Art course is again being offered. Almost anyone should be able to make a selection that would be helpful to him.

There will be the usual guest instructors.

Mr. Lester Raabe of St, Paul will handle Teaching the Social Studies and Teaching Arithmetic. Mr. Morton Schroeder will teach Children's Literature and United States History. Efforts are being made to secure guest instructors from our Theological Seminary and from Northwestern College. These men are to teach Catechetics and Pra,ctical Theology. Prof. Galstad, who is completing his first year on our regular staff, will also teach in the summer sessions.

Summer school will open on June 20th and ~ontinue through July 29th. This is a sixweeks session, and classes will be conducted on Monday through Friday of each week, Inquiries about the summer session should be directed to Prof. Erich Sievf»·t in care of the College. (cont'd from col. 1) Minnesota State Teachers' Conference at Pilgrim Church, Minneapolis, in February.

Prof. Martin Galstad was one of the essayists at the annual Minoosota District Pastoral Conference. Prof. Galstad's topic was: 11 Temptations that Especially Confront the Orthodo~ The conference was held at St. John's Lutheran Church of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, on April 19-21. Pastor Paul Noltingofthe Class of 1942 is the pastor of St. John's Church.

"Doctor, my wife has just dislocated her jaw.

If you're out this way next week or the week after, you might drop in."

College II Takes Girls' Broom-Hockey Playoffs The girls' intramural broom hockey tou_rnam'ent, managed by Sylvia Schwarting and Jeanette Hoyard, has been completed. Tr undefeated college sophomores won first plac e Playoffs between the college juniors, col1age freshmen, and twelfth grade for second place also were held. On Tuesday, April 12, the juniors defeated the twelfth grade by a score of 1 to O. The freshmen lost to the twelfth grade, l to 2, on Thursday, April 14, and lost again to the juniors, 1 to 2, on Monday, April ld. Second place honors went to the college juniors, and twelfth grade took third place.

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t!luzttet For some of us this is our last year at P. M. L. C., and soon the "best years of our lives" will be just a memory. All the prospective teachers are fast on their way to becoming full-fledge"d school ma' ams and school masters. Aren't you just a little bit excited now that you know where you will be trying your wings next fall?

Spring really brings with it a flurry of activities, doesn't it? Recitals of various types, an operetta, banquets for the graduates, parties, teas, picnics-- oh, , the list is endless\ And when you think of all the time spent in preparing for all these eventsJ it's a wonder anyone has time for sleep anymore.

Choir II ended its series of weekend tours with a long journey all the way to Neillsville, Wisconsin. Except for an intransigent bus (no, that's not a typographical error, the word means stubborn:) the trip progressed smoothly. But then there was the bus. On Sunday morning it just refused to start until a huge beer truck offered to tow it for a few blocks. But after this bit of coaxing the bus responded and the choir could continue.

Attention all Latin students: This next bit of wisdom is just for you. Duri • s a ,1eated discussion on the values of studying Latin someone remarked that the lang\.a;;e is valuable because it does sharpen the mind. But then, who wants a pointed head?

We wish to take this opportunity to offer a bit of advice to all of you who do any traveling by bus. Never, no, never try to pull a huge bed pillow through the little openings between the bars of the luggage rack: If nothing else, just have pity onthepoorpillow. Paula Erhart tried it during the choir trip, and although she succeeded, we do not rec om mend the practice.

Did you all make use of the opportunity to take the Mantouxt test? It doesn't hurt at all (well, at least not very much~ and it really is a worthwhile ounce of prevention. Accord,ing to the gals witn the needles, about half of you were either too busy or just plain scared- which was it?

All this wonderful weather has prompted a rash of picnics and early morning egg fries.

Almost every table in the dining hall hasplanned some sort of excursion. The various classes have been busy, too, making preparations for their spring picnics. Committees have been hard at work trying to plan a different menu or an unusual entertainment program. We hope you all succeeded\ "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears .•. " How many of you went to see Julius Caesar ? Of course, there were a few unfortunates who managed to sleep through the whole performance, but most of the comments I've heard have been quite favorable. Maybe if we could see all of Shakespeare's plays dramatized by Marlon Brando we'd really develop an interest in li:lizabethan drama. It's a thought, anyway: The biggest news on the carr.pus seems to be this matter of a student council. Tins dream has finally become a reality. Now it's up to each and every one of us to co-operate 0

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Students Received Cal s May 13 Alumni News Mr. Morton Schroeder, principal of St. Paul's Lutheran School, has accepted a call to Winona where he will be the principal of the new kindergarten-elementary school-junior high which is being built there. Mr. Schroeder has been at St. Paul's for five years. He was graduated from D. M. L. C. in 1941.

The Rev. Jonathan Schaller is engaged to Miss Doris ,Stuhr of La Crosse, Wisconsin.

The Rev. Mr. Schaller is the assistant pastor at First Lutheran Church, La Crosse. He is a member of the high school class of 194.6 and served as tutor at D. M. L. C. during the last school year. _....;_ _______-=,__

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The Aeolian Chorus, the Marlut Singers, and the Bands joined in presenting their annual spring concert on Sunday, May 22, at 3 p.m.

The members of the Aeolian Chorus, dressed in lovely pastel formals, opened their group of songs with the spring-like melody, "Sing, Robin, Sing." Two ever popular numbers, "The Desert Song" and "Mr. Sandman," completed their portion of the program. Myrna Kiecker, the directress, brought back the group to sing as encores, "Younger Generation" and "Happy Wanderer," The Marlut Singers delighted the audience with their delivery of "The Galway Piper," "Summer Is A-Coming In," and that childhood favorite, "Grandfather's Clock." For an encore the men sang a song especially arranged for the Marlut Singers by their director, Otto Schenk, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett."

Band I filled the auditorium with music by Schubert, Tschaikowsky, Franz Lehar, and many other brilliant composers. "Pavanne"

by Morton Gouldand "Themes From the Nutcracker Suite" were among the outstanding renditions. Band I was joined by Band II in the performance of the "Military Escort March" by Harold Bennett. Both bands were under the direction of l' rof. M. Albrecht.

Immediately following the concert an open house was held in all the dormitories.

STUDENTS APP £AR IN PIANO RECITALS During the first week in May, all high school students taking the teachers'course participated in practice piano recitals. From these recitals and an elimination recital held May 16, students were selected to play for the public piano recital on May 31 and June 2.

Aflttot og Rvent~ May May June June June

30--Memorial Day, holiday.

31--Public Piano Recitals.

2--Public Piano Recitals.

7-9--Examinations.

9--Alumni Banquet, 4:30 p. m., Centennial Hall.

--Commencement Concert, 8 p. m.

June 10--Commencement Exercises, 10 a. m.

On Monday, May 9th, Professor Schweppe left to attend the Conference of Presidents at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At this conference approximately fifty-one calls in the teaching field were extended to D. M. L. C. students.

These calls were extended to twenty-two graduates and approximately thirty volunteer students. These volunteer students are from the freshman and sophomore classes. The names and places to which these students were assigned are as follows: ~E'JOR GRADUATES Karl Bauer ................ ~hriet, Milwaukee Gary Car'ldcheel. .............. Kenosha, WiR . .

Howa rd Dorn ......... Trinity,Watertown, Wis. Fern Frank .....•.............. Delano, Minn.

Donald Holzhueter .....•... Redemption, Mi lw.

Elmer Jirtle .................. Wonewoc, Wis. Gustav l<alfahs .......... St.Martin's, Winona ,4 yrna Kiecker .............. :st.James, )I.inn.

Franklin l<olander .......•.. Arlington, Minn .

Ms rvin M¢ihack ............... Hoskins, Neb r.

Merilyn Miller •......•..•... Oak ~rove, Wis. Esther Oestreich •••.•••...•.. Phoenix, Ariz.

LeDell Plath •••.•..••...... l!~lenville, Wis. , 1:-,everly Rehwinkel. .•..•• -··•. West Bend, Wis. , Otto Schenk .•••......•.•••.•. Stanton, Nebr. · Alvin Sieg ••••••••••• •.• •... Red Wing, Minn.

Elizabeth Sitz ...••..•• Benton Harbor, Mich.

JUNIOR GRADUATES Bertha Bierwagen ....• •.. ...•• Kewaunee, Wis. Elizabeth Buee •....••.•••..•. Kaukauna, Wis. ,.

Emily Falk ..................... Byles, Ariz • .

Carol Frasaetto .•••.•..•...•... Akaska, S.D. Marga?"et Ho~ecke ..... : •.....• Livonia, ~:! ch .

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Stindt Teaches Night Classes.

Prof. Stindt has been holding special evening sessions for all those who have been assigned calls. The purpose of these sessions is to discuss the doctrine of the Call.

(/ tadaateJ .f/ttend /Jnnaal flanfjaet~ Tuesday evening, May 24, the faculty gave a banquet for all graduates of the college junior and senior classes in the Willamarie Room at Eibners.

In addition to the graduates, faculty members and their wives, t.he librarians, music teachers, rpatrons, and school secretary were also invited by Prof, Schweppe, chairman of the invitation committee.

Prof. Birkholz was in charge of the entertainment and decorations. Prof. Voecks was in charge of general arrangements.

The high school seniors had their graduation banquet Monday night, May 23, in the Willamarie Room at Eibners. .entertainment followed the delicious chicken dinner. GaryJochemwasmaster of ceremonies. Speeches were made by the guests of the class, Profs. C. Schweppe and M. Albrecht, and the class president, David Schumacher. Students read the class history, prophecy, and will. Colored slides of class and campus activities were also shown by members of the class.

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Let us go to Africa Through all the jungles deep, To preach and teach the natives tn_ere That God their souls may keep.

Now that a little of the tension on the campus has been relieved (calls and piano recitals), let's take a short breathing spell before exam time rolls around. How about taking a look at this month's Tickler, rhabdomancy?

Who knows I A new word may help you in an English exam. I won't guarantee that this one will help, butlet's look and see what some of the people thought it meant.

Arlyn Boll--1-haven't the slightest idea.

Prof. Voecks--sayings of an Oriental philosopher.

Nancy Schumacher --something to do with rhubarb. · Sidney Krause--somethingto do with a rabbi.

Rebekah Radichel--something to do with music, rhapsodies.

Karl Bauer--a mental disease of some kind.

Prof. Trapp--a condition of some kind. For me, it's a condition of being caught; I don't know.

Since no one seems to have come very close, I'd better enlighten you. Rhabdomancy means divination by rods or wands. That's a fine addition to your vocabular y, isn't it?

Tell them how our Lord has died From sin to set us free And how He suffered 0'1 the cross; The cross of Calvary.

Let them know that they are saved By grace, and grace alone; That only Christ can save them, And not their gods of stone.

Teach them of the one true God, The holy Trinity.

And tell the:n of their sins so great, How God has made them free.

Yes, let us go to Africa.

Won't you lend a hand To preach and teach the natives there Of God's salvation grand?

- - Maggi Wulff

~AMPUS CHATTER CONT'D and really work to make our student council a success.

SOPHOMORE VOLUNTEERS Representatives of Compton•~ World Book, Lois Cares ...••••••••• Centennial, Milwaukee and Childcraft, spoke to the members of the Evelyn Drews ................ Green Bay, Wis. college junior and senior classes about their Katherine Fitschen •..••..•. St . Paul's, Milw. various sets of books. Don't we .:.11 wish that Suzanne Gaertner .....•....• Oconomowoc, Wis. Anita Gensmer •••.•..•......• Bay City, Mlch . we could own a set of encyclopedias like that?

Jeanette Hoyord ••...• ••...••••• Bangor, Wls. Music is filling the air over the entire camNorma Kurt s ell. ..••.••....•... Adrian, Mich. pus, and if you went to any of the numerous Irma Paul. •...•.•.•.....• Bloo:nington, Minn. recitals during the past monthJ you' 11 know Mona Ruesch ••••.••.•••••...... Oolden, Colo. that all the i,1racticing was well worth the efbharon Rux •••••.•..••...••.••.. Ixonia, Wis. fort. I think all the recitalists should bt Sylvia Schwarting .•.•.••••••. Cheyenne, Wyo. commended for their fine performances.

Arlene Tank ................ St . John's, Milw.

FRESHMAN VOLUNTEERS .

Maybe with enough diligentpracticingwe'd all Ruth Affeld •••.....•.....•• Caledonia, Minn. be able to play. well.

A1 thea !:arri ck .•••....•.•.•... Bara boo, \vis.

That dread fear of all organists became a Mar~orie Bolduan •..•.•.•...•• Montello, Wie. reality the other day. Haven't you often wonLillian Fuchs ...... ·............. Tomah. Wia. dered just what you would do if you were sitHelen Grunewald •.....•...•.. St .James, Minn . ting on the organ bench and the wrong hymn Beverly Heck •.•.•.....•...... Peri dot, Ariz. would be announced? But Shirley remained . . Judy Larson .................... Owosso, l/.lch. calm, cool, and collected through it all. ·Marion Lober .•.•. .••••••.....• ,Nee~eh. Wts. Muriel Markg raf .............. Brilli o n, Wis. · Did everyone of you have enough time to Ly l e Mohr ...................... Cudahy, Wi wander hrough al' the dorms at open house?

Lawn P iep er .................... Juneau, Wis. I don't imagine you found any dust--not after Arl en e Pre e eer .••.•.••....•• South MilwRukee the way everyone was frantically cleaning and Jan et Hebe ................... Newbur!:, Wie. scrubbing the day before. And if the window Lorna Schweim ••.•••••••..•...• Maribel, Wis. sills and little out of the way places weren't Eli?ebeth Vo se •.••••••... Stevensville, !lich. .Rose Wisenbeugh ............. Two Rivera, Wis. clean before, by the time everyone finished Linda Winter ...•.•••.••.•. , •.••.. Crete, Ill. wiping his finger along the surface not even TUTORS , the sturdiest piece of dust could have surMr. Eiebert .••••••••.••..... Courtland, Minn. . vived.

M:. David Kock ....................._.D.M.L.C: .

Here's another elevating thought on which you can ponder when you have nothing better to do with your time. "A fellow will never be able to salt anything away if he has a little The "D. M. L. C. Messenger" is published during sugar on the side. " the months of October, November, December, Flebruary, March, April, May and Jun~. The s~bscr!ption TENNIS price is one dollar per annum. Smgle copies fifteen Austin J.C. won its first conference tencents. We request payment in advance. "The Messenger" is continued after time of subscription has ex- nis championship at Rochester last May 12.

For the second straight year, Worthington pired, unless we are notified to disoontln_ue and all arrears are ~d. All business communications should was second and Bethany third. Roches_te:i:- . be ,addressed to the Business Manager. Contributions J, C., the defending champion, had previour;are requested from all alumni, undergraduates and ly won thre_e straight titles. friends.

Points The aim of "1'he Messenger" is to· offer such 12 materials as will be beneficial as well as interestii;ig_ to 1st Austin J.C. :mr readers, oo keep the alumni in a closer contact With 9 2nd Worthington J.C. :ijie college and to foster school spirit.

5 3rd Bethany J.C. 2 4th D. M. L. C. & Concordia J.C. 1 6th Rochester J.C.

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Luther travelled to Rochester for the Triangular track and field meet on May 6, The results of this meet were: Concordia J. c.

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.Alwin .E;lectric · Backer's Pharmacy H. Baumann Agency Citizens t:>tate Bank of New Ulm Eibner and Son Eichten's Shoe Store Epple Bros. Drug Store Ernest Eyrich Plumbing and Heating Farmers and Merchants Bank R. Fesenmaier, Inc. Fischer Auto Service, 109 N. Broadway Forster's, Inc. Dr. G. J. Germa,in, opt., mak r of fine glasses Harolld's Shot Stor Henle Drugs Herzog Publishing Co. Dr. Charles L. H;intz, D. D.S. Charles Janni and Co. Kemske Paper Co. Lang's Master Barber Shop Leuthold-Neubauer Clothing Co. Lindemann Shoe Store "Meidl Music Store, Tel. 769, New Ulm" Meyer Studio W. O. Moll, Plumbing and Heating Muesing's Dr. Wm. J. Muesing, thP Seifert Clinic New Ulm ·Brick and Tile Yards New Ulm Dairy New Ulm Greenhouses New Ulm Grocery Co. New Ulm 'lheaters "Nicklasson-Loose," Sportman's Shop A. C. Ochs Brick and Tile Yards, Springfield Ochs' "Bee Hive" Olson Drugs Oswald's New Ulm Laundry ?alace Lunch · Pat's Cleaners, Edwin Meyer J.C. Penney Co. Always First Quality f'ink's, "The Friendly Store" :aeim and Church Jewelers Reliable Drugs F. H. Retzlaff Hardware, Our Cwn Hardware Retzlaff Motor, Dodge-Plymouth Rite•Way Cleaners Salet Dept. Store Schleuder's Schuck's Taiiors L. E. Schwartz, D. D.S. Dr. A. V. Seifert, D. D.S. Dr. James R. Seifert, D. D.S. Silver Latch Cafe Spelbrink' s Clothing State Bank of New Ulm Tausche_ck & Green, Quality Clothes Tillman Bakery Ulrich Electric Drs. H. Vogel and M. Kaiser Ernest C. Vogelpohl, Pipe Organs Drs. Wm. J. Von Bank & George F. Kuehner Weneeda Bakery

GOLF Rochester J.C., the defending champion, won the conference golf title at Rochester last May 12. This was Rochester's s~xth straight golf title and its seventh win in the nine tournaments held.

Team Totals 533 1st Rochester J. C, 036 2nd Austin J. C. 572 3rd Concordia J, C, 609 4th Worthington J. C, 701 5th Bethany J.C. 707 6th D. M, L. C. One way to get into hot water at college is to turn on the showers the wrong way.

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t?ampu.J t?l,,attet How many hours till you leave for home?

Or have you been too busy doing some last minute cramming for the final exams to total up the hours? But before the summer is over most of us will actually be waiting for school to start again, Remember how much fun it was to come back last fall?

If the junior girls seemed a little distracted 9 long about the first of June, it was only because they had a lot of things on their mi11ds, But, according to all reports, the tea was well worth all their efforts, The girls created quite a Parisian atmosphere, complete wit h a miniature park, I'm sure everyone enjoyed their "Afternoon in Paris," P r of. Stindt has completed fifty years in the teaching min!stry of our church, and this June also mar ks the completion of twenty-, five years for Prof, Voecks, We pray that t hey will continue to work with us for many ye ars to come, Now that the school year is drawing to a close, let's pause a few moments to recall all the good times we had during the year. The time from September to June simply flew by--or didn' t you think so? Remember the big getacquainted picnic in the fall? The individual class picnics gave everyone a chance towelcome classmates--new and old, Then before we knew it, we were preparing for the fall conce rt, Halloween was another excuse to have a party--remember some of those fantastic costumes some people managed to dig up ? Christmas, with its flurry of activitiesJ was the next big event, Spring brought with it a few L, L, L, activities--a play and an ope retta, There was the senior class play, a spring concert, numerous picnics, and now we are approaching graduation time again, You didn9 t know there were so many things happening around here, did you? And I'm sure that without half trying you will be able to think of hundreds of things I didn 7 t even men.tion, Memorial weekend was a wonderful break in the routine of studying, Now that you've all h?-d a little vacation, you must be eager to -attack all those examinations staring us in the face, But don't let all this studying get you down--summer vacations were designed to give you a chance to recuperate, Choir II even found time to have a picnic during all these hectic days, Of course, no one is ever too busy to go on a picnic! And even though the day was rather wet and rainy, everyone--well, almost everyone, turned out for the L, L, L, picnic supper at Herman Park, The college sophomores made an excursion to St, Peter to tour the mental institution, Trips like that really make an impression ori one, don't they? That's one phase of psychology that won't be so easily forgotten!

Thoughts while typing, •• With all this wonderful weather, wouldn't it be nice if we could have classes outdoors? ••• What would we do without those tennis courts? There's never a dull moment. out there--someone is usually busy oracticing or actually playing a game, Have a nice vacation, everyone--see you next fall!

June 19"55

!Commencement Set For June 10 Concert

Will Be June 9

The annual commencement concert will be presented on June 9, at 8 p, m,, in the D, M, L, C, auditorium, Choir I will begin the program with the singing of selections from Brahms' Requiem, The combined choirs will sing a group of secular songs, Following several band numbers, the chorus will close the program with Beethoven's "Hallelujah Chorus" and the "Benediction," composed by Prof, EoD. Backer,

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Student Council After considerable thought and planning by the faculty activities committee, the proposal for establishing a student council was recently submitted to the various classes, 'Response was favorable, and representatives were immediately elected to help activate this new student function, The suggested guidelines for this venture were studied by the faculty and given approval, Students of high school and college are rapidly maturing and many feel that they need to have a h2.nd in working out their own problems and in becoming more , conscious of their responsibilities, If rightly organized there is no reason why a student council could not meet with success here on our D, M, L, C campus, And there is definite evidence that the joi:lt student council of high school and colld:;;c, which has been recently organized, is being properly set up so that it will function successfully, Representatives from each class olus the student body officers have had severai meetings together with the faculty activities board. and have succeeded in adopting a carefully planned constitution, With most of the preliminary organization taken care of, the council should be ready to go into operation next fall, The purpose of the student council,as stated in the constitution, is as follows: "to give the students a forum for e~ressing themselves, for exercising initiative, and for developing a sense of responsibility toward the general welfare of the school, " Thus it should bring about a closer relationship and better understanding (cont'd on page 2, col, 1) 0

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Graduation exercises are scheduled for Friday, June 10, at 10 a o m, Guest speaker for the commencement on the morning of June 10 will be the Rev, Oscar J. Siegler, Calvary, Wisconsin, President of the North Wisconsin District, Prof, C, L, Schweppe, President of D, M, L, C, will present the diplomas, Seventeen seniors are to receive the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education • Five juniors will receive teaching cert ificates. Seventy-five are being graduated from the high school department, The Bachelor of Science in Education will also be conferred upon twelve teachers, who have completed the required post-graduate work,

The various student organizations have elected their leaders for the forth-coming year, The Literary League has chosen Ronald Kerkow as president and Robert Averbeck as vice-president, Jo Jahn is secretary, and Lois Kleinke is treasurer, Jeanette Backer was elected unanimously by the Aeolians as their directress, and Frederick Blauert is the Marluts 7 new director,

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Due to vacancies not yet filled, the following undergraduates have volunteered to accept teaching positions: Arvon Peter., •• ,, •••••••• La Crosse, Wis, James Raabe, ••••••• , ••••• Arlington, Minn, Paul Zimmermann, •••••••• , Princeton, Wis 9

College Calls Rev. Scharf Our college boarcJ,on May 21, called the Reverand E, Scharf of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Professor Richard J o Janke,

Heckmann Receives Call to St.Paul's

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June June Sept,

Mr, George Heckmann, Vernon Center, Min11.esota, has received the call to be principal 9--Alumni Banquet, 4:30 p. m,, atSt, Paul's. HewilltakeoverMr,Schroeder's Centennial Hall, duties, who is leaving for his new charge at --Commencement Concert, 8:15 p, m, Winona, Minnesota, 10--Commencement Exercises, 10 a, m, Mr, Heckmann is a D, M, L, C, graduate of 20--Summer Sessions begin, 1941 and has been teaching at Vernon Center 5--Registration. several years.

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SPORTS BRIEFS Luther Outlasts Bethany On May 25 Luther came through with a thrilling triumph over Bethany, The game continued in a scoreless tie until the 11th inning when Luther scored a run for a 1 to O win, Wilde led off the 11th with a double and advanced to third on Schibbelhutvs single. Wohlers then flied out to deep left field to score Wilde from third, Panning, Luther'spitcher, allowed only four hits and struck out 21 Bethany batters. Bethany got only one hit after the second inning, Luther collected nine hits off the pitching of Bruno Wilinski, He struck out 15 Luther batters.

Luther Has Good Season The 1955 baseball season came to a close on May 25, as the Luther athletes defeated Bethany, 1 to O, in 11 innings. It was a very good year for both the college and the high school teams. The college team finished with an undefeated season, while the high school team lost only one of its seven games, For the college team, it was the fifth consecutive conference championship. Luther played only three conference games, The conference consists of Bethany, Concordia, and Luther. The home game with Bethany was postponed because of rain and could not be rescheduled due to Bethany's early closing date. Bethany finished second with two wins and one loss, and Concordia lost all four of her conference games.

The high school team's loss came at the hands of New Ulm High School, which defeated them, 7 to 1. Against Bethany, Ronald Hauer threw a no-hitter as the preps won, 11 to 2, Earlier in the season Bethany coulp collect only one hit off prep pitching while losing 11 to 1.

ff._ rh Wil de Is Top Athlete The most valuable athlete award this year went to Herb Wilde, Herb participated in basketball and baseball for three years.

11 College Girls Cop Trophy The trophy for girls' sports this year was received by the college sophomores, They won first place in basketball and broom hockey and second place in soft ball and volleyball, For the past two years, the trophy has been received by this team. Congratulations, girls!

In the girls' volleyball tournament this year, first place went to the college freshmen, The tournament was managed by Helen Roehler and Audrey Burwitz, Student Council Cont'd between the faculty and student body in ironing out and solving problems. We allALdmit that there · are situations which we could help to improve. Seemingl;r, many of these conditions cannot be corrected unless suggestions and pressure come from within-from fellow students themselves. I' m sure that if we all take an optimistic outlook and support our student council, showing that we are interested in its activities, it will be very successful in accomplishing its purpose.

Kut: "Have you read 7 To a Field Mouse'?"

Nut: "No, how did you get ' em to listen?"

June, 1930

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