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BLACK AND RED STAFF EDITORIAL STAFF . Editor-in-Chief Lyle Albrecht Assistant Editor Alvin Werre DEPARTMENT EDITORS ............... Alumni Editor Rolfe Westendorf .............. Feature Editor Charles Tessmer ................. Sports Editor Reuel Schulz ...... .Campus and Classroom David Lau..........

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LITERARY— Destroy This Temple

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In Memoriam

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The Celebration of Easter

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Tour of Duty....................

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My State's Best. No ! Mine Is !

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Winter In Arizona

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EDITORIAL Sacred Heart College..................

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Dr. Faustus.................................

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Voice of Student Body...............

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South Dakota From My Window

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Campus Calendar.

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CAMPUS AND CLASSROOM ATHLETICS.................................

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Gosling Gleanings

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Sportsviews

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THE BLACK AND RED Volume LVI1I.

Watertown, Wis. April 1954

Number 1

Entered ut the Post Office at Watertown, Wis., as second class matter under Act of March 8, 1870. Published monthly. Subscription, $2.00.

DESTROY THIS TEMPLE^^ESTESS The temple holy lay quite still in ruin,

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The universe replied in mournful tune.

A heavy rocklike veil concealed the place, And hid the temple from each mortals face.'1 Three times the earth rolled round through night and day Then suddenly the veil, behind which lay The temple, rolled away to show mankind The glorious structure which now lay behind, The temple holy, new, restored to bright Aethereal, splendid, holy, heavenly might.

The world burst forth anew in thankful song For now mankind would know that every wrong was washed away; all sinners could rejoice, “Oh Christ is risen�, in loud and thankful voice.

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IN MEMORIAM

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On April 6, 1954 Professor H. A. Fleischer was called home to eternal rest by his Lord. His life had been filled with mam labors to the very last. His death, after a short period of illness came rather suddenly, for he had continued teaching until a few weeks before he died.

Professor Fleischer was an alumnus of Northwestern College, having graduated with the class of 1897. Three years later he completed the course at our theological seminary, which was locat­ ed in Wauwatosa at the time. After graduation he received a call to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan where he labored as a missionary.

In 1925 he received and accepted a call to Northwestern College where he taught German and religion. Professor Fleischer gave his students a good picture of life and people as they really are.

He showed time and again how foolish and weak mortals are spirit­ ually, but how precious and good and powerful the gospel of Jesus Christ is. His explanations of the scriptures were always done by means of concrete examples and experiences from his own life.

Professor Fleischer’s whole life was a preachment of the gos­ pel and he himself was ready anytime to go home to Christ. He remaned sure in his faith to the very last, and everyone who came into contact with him saw that he trusted in his Savior and was convinced that he had nothing to fear.

We dedicate this issue of the Black and Red to the memory of Professor H. A. Fleischer.

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THE CELEBRATION OF EASTER

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Easier-? What a peculiar name for the day of Christ’s resur­ rection ! Even more peculiar is the way in which Easter got its name. The venerable Bede writes in his “De Ratione Temporum” that the word Easter and the German equivalent Osterii is derived from the Teutonic word Eastre or Ostara, the Teutonic goddess of spring and the dawn. When Christianity reached the Teutons, the festival of Resurrection fell near the time when they celebrated their annual feast to Eastre, their goddess of spring. As a result, gradually the day of the Lord’s resurrection came to be known as Easter throughout the world.

Our Christian forefathers celebrated Easter somewhat dif­ ferently than we do today. From Good Friday until Easter Sun­ day the early Christians fasted. Their religious worship was cele­ brated by night, and nightly vigils continued until the cock-crowing on Easter Sunday, the hour at which it is supposed our Lord arose. At this hour the stillness of their midnight vigils was broken and the Christians shouted, ‘The Lord is risen ! The Lord is risen indeed!” The day of Easter was celebrated with joy. There were celebrations of the Lord’s Supper, baptisms, appropriate salutations, and demonstrations of joy. The prisoners and slaves were set free, the needy received gifts, the courts of justice were closed. The heathen were forbidden to celebrate public spectacles in order that the devotion of the Christians might not be interrupted. The week following Easter Sunday was observed by hours of worship.

Those who had been baptized on Easter Sunday wore their white garments until the following Sunday to show the purity of life to which they were bound by baptism. On the next Sunday they were welcomed as members of the church and their white gar­ ments laid aside.

Just as the Christmas season developed many secular customs, so also has the festival of Easter. Some of these customs have endured for centuries, while others soon disappeared. In the northern part of England it was customary for men to parade the streets on Easter Sunday and claim the privilege of lifting every woman three times from the ground, receiving in payment a kiss or a silver sixpence. The same was done by the women to the men on the following day. In northern Germany on Easter day the men servants had the privilege of whipping the maid servants with switches; on Monday the maids could whip the men. Their release could be secured with Easter eggs. It was the custom in Russia to make Easter a day of popular sports after a long severe Lent. Until recently any Russian could enter the belfries on Easter and ring the bells. ^

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Our modern day customs are also peculiar, although they do not seem so to us. The practice of coloring eggs for Easter and of giving them as gifts to friends is of ancient Egyptian origin. The ancient Egyptians had the custom of coloring and eating eggs during their pagan spring festival. For the Egyptian the egg was only a symbol of new life; the Christian adopted the symbol, but gave it a Christian meaning; the egg became a symbol of resur­ rection and of the new man the Christian becomes through Christ’s suffering, death and resurrection. The rabbit, because it is a prolific reproducer of species, was also associated with the ancient Egyptian spring festival. Through the centuries the rabbit became linked with the Easter egg. The custom of eating ham on Easter is actually an old practice of the Roman Catholics of England, who ate ham on Easter to show their contempt for the Jews, to whom pork is forbidden.

As everyone has observed, peculiar indeed are the customs and traditions which through the centuries became associated with Easter. Peculiar as they are, they probably will continue to re­ main as we have them today until another generation discovers more odd customs and traditions to associate with the Christian celebration of Easter.

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It was Saturday. That much he knew and no more, for his remaining efforts to comprehend additional data in the early morning hours had been obliterated by the steady pounding of a drum situated in the back of his head.

Each step was torture, and still they marched on in double time. Each step he took sent dust swirling up to his parched lips, and he soon gave up all efforts to be rid of it. Each step re­ sulted in more dirt and sweat covering his already filthy body.

Still they marched - the precise, steady march of a well trained army showing its proficiency in the one art the army advocated.

Silently Paul raked the army over the coals for its inconsis­ tency. Last night they had returned from a late detail in connect­ ion with an uprising, happy in the knowledge that they had a weekend pass coming up. It was their first pass in months, for duty in a country nearly splitting at the seams with strife and hatred had kept them very busy. So they had gone happily to sleep only to be rudely aroused in the early morning hours to be informed that all weekend passes were canceled, and there was a special detail awaiting them.

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the loud, pounding drum in Pauls head, for Paul had celebrated prematurely and was experiencing the aftermath.

It was a defiant group that surrounded him. Yet no one lagged. They had been well trained.

Paul glanced furtively at his younger companion. John was looking straight ahead - grimly and defiantly. He was barely over twenty, a little on the sparse side, his only predominant fea­ tures were sharp blue eyes and a Roman nose. Mentally Paul compared the lithe figure beside him with his own enormous bulk.

He himself was well over six feet with a somewhat bulky figure which called attention to itself by his sour, cynical face. But their difference in physique was not perhaps as great as the dif­ ference in their ages, for Paul was in his middle fifties.

The bond of friendship which made the two almost insepa­ rable had been formed two years before when John had first joined up. Immediately after they met, they realized that they had something in common. They were, in a way, both thinkers and observers. There was only one difference in their mental make­ up, and that was a very slight one. Paul was a full fledged cynic hardened and embittered with age, while John still in the flush of youth frequently found his sour views on life drowned by his youthful enthusiasms and fervor of establishing a Utopia of some kind.

Paul was again brought to the present as the men in front of him halted abruptly. Instinctively he stopped and brought his attention to the sergent bellering loudly in front.

“This is the place, you poor darlings. Spread out in twos and stop anyone from enterin’. Those are orders !”

Automatically he and John stepped out together and started to walk toward their positions. As they walked, they looked incred­ ulously at one another. Generally when they were called out for extra duty, it was something important, but this was ridiculous.

Paul looked around once more - slowly and carefully. “What are we supposed to be doin’ here ?” Raisin’ geraniums ?” he de­ manded of the passing sergeant.

“Orders are orders,” announced the sergeant stolidly. “I don’t make ’em, I iust see that they’re carried out and don’t worry about the whys and wherefores.”

“But what are we supposed to be doin’ on this patch of bare ground ?”

“How should I know.”

“Well, just what are we supposed to do ?” repeated Paul in exasperation.

“Guard it,” announced the sergeant and walked away.

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Nuts!” muttered Paul. “Just plain nuts. Everyone’s just plain nuts.”

He flung himself down on the ground and again surveyed their surroundings. There was nothing - absolutely nothing but a tract of bare land.

“The army sure ain’t what it used to be,” he complained bitterly to lvs youthful companion.

“That’s what all you old timers always say.”

“Maybe so. But this is the honest to goodness truth.”

“Could be that’s there’s more to this than we think,” offered John skeptically.

“What can possibly be the sense in sittin’ here guardin’ this graveyard ?”

"I’ll have to admit it is sort of desolate.”

“Yeah it is ! And you might as well include the rest of the country in that description right away. I’ve been a dog foot now for almost 30 years, and this is about the worst dump I’ve ever seen.”

“It would be nice to be home.”

“It sure would. Sand ! Dust! Even their liquor tastes like it was made during a sand storm.”

John shot an irritated glance at his moody buddy. “Aw, quit your griping. There’s a lot of nice places here as well as anywhere else.”

“Oh, sure! Sure! I suppose you’d call this a land of milk and honey.”

“Well, there are some very' fertile regions here.”

“Aw nuts ! I still say it’s sure a rotten deal to be stuck here.”

“It isn’t going to do you much good to grumble about it.”

“Maybe not, but I sure can’t stand this place. Take the people, for instance.”

“What’s wrong with the people ? It seems to me they have a great national spirit. They’re proud of their race, industrious, virtuous,—” ‘That’s not what I mean. Did you ever see such a narrow minded bunch ? Scrapping, pushing, tearing at the drop of a hat.

And stuck up! You’d think they had the key to heaven all for themselves.”

“They say they do.”

“So does everyone else.”

“Well, you might as well grin and bear it while you’re here.”

Paul looked sourly at his youthful companion then closed his eyes. The hot sun was bearing down with intolerable intens­ ity, and sweat poured down his uncomfortable body.

“Another thing,” he began. ‘This army sure isn’t what it used to be.

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“You said that already.”

“Well, it’s true. Back when I was your age, I joined up be­ cause I wanted to fight and share in the glory of victory. I can still remember when I was a little kid and used to watch the soldiers parade by. That sight was enough to inspire anyone to join up.”

“You’ve been in your share of battles.”

“Oh sure, sure. That was when I was younger. We fought a lot, then, and it was always a big thrill afterward to march through the subjugated territory with a sense of power and domin­ ance.”

“I don’t see where it’s much different now.”

“Ha ! Why John, you haven’t lived yet. You haven’t been sent home and marched down the street while your own country men cheer themselves hoarse in your honor. You don’t even suspect what an honest to goodness victory is. All the army does now is monkey around here, do police duty there, but really get down to business and do some honest to goodness fighting, not on your life.”

“What's eating you anyhow ? You should be satisfied to sit down and take it easy for a change. You don’t find me running around shaking my head in despair just because we aren’t offering ourselves as targets anymore in ths man’s army.”

“What’d you join the anny for ?”

“I didn’t have much choice. At least they feed you three times a day here.’

“Well, I joined to fight - to fight and to revel in the pride and glory of victor)'. And things were goin’ pretty good too. That is, until we hit this sand pit.”

“Aw you and your griping. You ought to------- .”

“Hey you !” John charged up suddenly and strolled swiftly away. Paul shot up to a sitting position and looked around. His companion was rapidly walking toward two women who were about to enter the grounds.

“Great b'g brave soldiers,” he muttered sarcastically and returned to his position of rest. “Fightin’ a great big battle against nobody.”

His eyes became glazed as he recalled the pleasure he had experienced in his earlier days, the hard-fought battles, the look of the subjugated as they paraded past, acknowledging their in­ feriority before a superior people, the long march home, and then the climaxing pinnacle of the victor)' expressed by the invigorating, sp'ne tingling victory parade through the streets before the howl­ ing, hysterical, admiring throng of fellow countrymen. That was 7

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the army - the real army. Not this false illusion of an army that sat on its haunches doing idiotic nothings.

The sound of laughter caused him to open his eyes. John was looking down at him chuckling loudly and pointing toward the two women plodding toward the other side of the tract of land they were guarding.

“What’s so' funny?”

“Oh, everything in general.”

“That’s a brilliant answer.”

“I’m sorry,” laughed John. “Do you see those two women over there ?”

“I ain’t blind.”

“Well, I just found out from them why we’re guarding this place.”

“Why ?”

“There’s a grave on it.”

“A what!”

“A grave. It seems that this guy was sort of a rabble rouser in the eyes of the people. So they crucified him. Those dames — I guess they’re both called Mary — are here to do him homage.”

“Oh for crying out loud,” cried Paul, and I suppose we’re supposed to guard it so he doesn’t get up and bother these jerks anymore.”

“I guess that’s it.”

Paul looked up sorrowfully at the grinning young face in front of him. “Do you see now ?” he demanded, do you see now how this army’s gone to pot ? Once we used to be something great - an invincible force that spread respect and reverence for Rome through­ out the civilized world. Fighting, conquering. Then more fight­ ing and conquering. Then finally the greatest experience of a man’s life - the triumphant march through the streets of Rome. I tell you, John. That’s past. There just aren’t any great victories anymore. Not with the way things are run now, there aren’t.”

“I guess you’re right,” admitted John as he looked derisively toward the grave. “Great victories are a thing of the past.”

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MY STATE'S BEST. NO! MINE IS! Northwestern College could well be called a “melting pot” of the upper Mid-West. We have students here from several states, but clvefly from Illino.’s, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wis­ consin. Everyone is loyal to h;s own state ,of course, and the ques­ tion of wh:ch is “the” best is very often a subject in bull sessions. I have found that the measur ng sticks of the qualities of the states 8

range from athletics to simply, the weather. Let’s try to compare the states then and with as litle prejudice as possible see whether a “best” state can be determined.

Students from Illinois can justly be proud that our athletic director, Coach Umnus, is a University of Illinois graduate. Their university teams have often been ranked high in the sportsworld.

They also point with pride to the Chicago Cubs, who have amused baseball fans everywhere with their feeble efforts the past seven or eight years. Another field in which Illinois has a fine record is gangsterism. Any state would be overjoyed to possess the fine selection of public enemies brought up in the little hamlet near Chicago, Cicero. Illinois’ weather is not discussed too often by the state’s natives at Northwestern, but this observation can be made.

Corn flourishes very well on summer temperatures of 100° or so.

Illinois is an excellent corn state ! ! Before we leave Illinois, we must not forget to mention the world famous Chicago stockyards, renowned for their vast area and peculiar scent. Yes, anyone would be proud to live in Illinois with all its attractions.

The commonwealth of Michigan is primarily responsible for our many auto accidents. Because of Michigan’s huge automobile industry, people are getting killed every day in cars. We can thank Michigan’s Henry Ford for that. In athletics Michigan is top-notch.

Why just last year Michigan State College joined its rival, the University of Michigan, in the Big Ten Conference. The Michigan fan is now in the enviable postion of supporting whichever team seems to be better in a given year. Recently a lefthanded athlete from Michigan named Charles Davey made a sky-rocketing climb to fame in the boxing profession. The fact that he suffered a rather rude jolt after his well-timed build-up detracts in no way from Michigan’s pride. Detroit, the largest city in Michigan, is famous for its baseball and football teams and its race riots. Indeed even the high school rivalries there have caused a ban on night-time athletics because of frequent stabbings. But Michigan’s weather is pleasant and virtually free from tornadoes, until last year when Flint was nearly blown into Canada. Michigan is the only divided state in the Union, but its encroachment on Wisconsin, so called Upper-Michigan, is perfectly legal; it says so on the maps. One of Michigan’s best means of publicity is its prisons. Nearly every­ one has heard of the recent prison riots and other disturbances.

Yes, Michigan has many things to offer.

Minnesota is the land of ten-thousand lakes. Admittedly no other state can make such a claim. Illinois and Wisconsin, for ex­ ample, do not have nearly as many mud puddles as Minnesota.

The state reaps many benefits from its lakes. The cows on the farms can get water right from the little pond in each back yard.

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Of course mosquitoes also prosper in the same ponds. Sportswise Minnesota has the top basketball team in the world. The Minnea­ polis Lakers are rightfully acknowledged as world champions of professional basketball. Baseball is very popular in Minnesota also. Their semi-pro leagues attract some of the best washed-up minor league players in the United States. They are looking for­ ward to getting a major league team soon. But until then they must content themselves by envying Milwaukee’s auspicious debut into the National League. If you are an Eskimo, Minnesota’s climate is ideal. The northernmost tip of the United States is at the Minn­ esota border. The weather is nippy there, of course, but the in­ habitants, mainly wolves and bear, love it.

Finally let us look at “America’s Dairyland”. Wisconsin’s milk is a famous product; but for the person with a different thirst, Milwaukee’s famous breweries fill the bill. The Wisconsin weather is very mild, except when a bad Minnesota storm is swept over the border. Wisconsin is a great vacationland. It is perhaps significant that many people from Illinois flock northward to Wis­ consin to escape the mid-summer heat of the dr)' prairies. Ath­ letically speaking all Wisconsin is proud of the phenomenal rise of the Milwaukee Braves to baseball’s heights. Milwaukee also has a professional basketball team in the major leagues, but little need be said of the Hawks’ triumphs. They are all too apparent.

Wisconsin’s University in recent years has come up with some successful football teams, one a co-champion, but repeatedly the Minnesota teams have shown their unneigborl'ness by taking Sa­ tanic delight in keeping Wisconsin teams from their just deserts.

Many of the preceding statements have been topics for debate - at Northwestern. What is a just conclusion to these completely unprejudiced observations ? Which state is the best? Illinois has its gangsters; Michigan has its prison breaks; Minnesota has its ten-thousand mud puddles; and Wisconsin has the Milwaukee Braves. We see much can be said for each state; so we will call it a draw. However, one factor is noteworthy. All the students from states other than Wisconsin still choose to stay in Watertown, Wisconsin, at Northwestern College for nine months of the year.

If their state were so much better, certainly they wouldn’t torture themselves by staying here for so long a period each year. Perhaps that fact is the clue to the question of which state is the best.

Wisconsin has Northwestern College. No other state can make that statement. The next time you debate the best state question, lemember this unbiased report on each state’s assets. I guess there can be only one conclusion. After all I’m from Milwaukee, Wiscon­ sin, I ought to know.

REUEL J. SCHULZ 10

RED WINTER IN ARIZONA Greetings to the alumni and everyone else who happens to glance at this column once in a while. With this, the first issue of the new volume under the guiding whip of Lyle “Simon L.” Al­ brecht, begins a new era of the alumni column. Besides the bare, dry, bits of information which I have managed to dig up for you during the past year, we will now try to make the department a little more complete with a “FEATURE ARTICLE” every month.

(It will also take up space during those inevitable periods of time in which nothing happens to the graduates of N.W.C.) With each issue will appear a brief picture of the life and work of some alum­ nus who, in the opinion of “Simon L.” and myself, is doing some­ thing that might be especially interesting to the readers of this column.

My recent trip across the continent to Tuscon, Arizona prov'ded me with an excellent opportunity to observe first hand some of the most singular work that is going on in our synod today.

This work has been the project of Rev. V. H. Winter, class of ’22, for the last six years.

After completing his years at Northwestern, where he too served his term on the staff of the Black ancl Red, and the Semi­ nary, he spent his first year in the ministry at Friedens Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as assistant pastor and teacher. For the next decade and a half he lived in the Great Plains states, serving for six and a half years at Martin, South Dakota, and for seven years at Broken Bow, Nebraska. From here he returned to the Middle West and assumed the pastorate of Grace Church in Flint, Michigan.

During his stay of eight years here he became interested in and began to study the Spanish language. This hobby of his was later turned into a very valuable tool for the furtherance of the Lord’s Kingdom. For twenty five years mission-minded pastors had been aware of the lack of Lutheran churches in Mexico and South America but had never been able to make any definite pro­ gress due to the language barrier which was especially prominent in our synod, which is primarily of German descent. This and other hindrances arsing from the political and religious situa­ tion tightly closed the door of the pure Gospel to all inhabitants south of the border, except for a very few instances, until the last ten years.

Six years ago the mission board of our synod decided to tak? the first step in bringing the Gospel to the Spanish-speaking people.

Plans for organizing “La Mission Luterana” wer.e made and Rev. Winter left his charge in Michigan to be the first Spanish missionary 11

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of the Wisconsin Synod. This was nothing like starting a mission in the way we’re accustomed to. There was no nucleus of Lutheran families to start it out. It meant literally going into the highways and byways and compelling them to come in. The field in which he was to work was one that had been indoctrinated in nothing but Roman Catholic teaching for 300 years. All Pastor Winter had to begin with was his own knowledge of classical Spanish, which is much different from our border Spanish, and the promise of the Lord that "My Word shall not return unto Me void.”

Progress was discouragingly slow. Many long hours were spent in the study of Spanish idioms and phrases so that sermons might be made clear and mistakes which might seem humorous to the listeners might be avoided. It was even more difficult for Rev. Whiter to make a Spanish sermon than it will be for many of us to write one in German when we have never lived with the lan­ guage. Then, too, almost all the work had to be done through the children since the adults were used to the ritual and large churches of Rome. To this day our "Mission Luterana” has no building of its own in which to hold services. During his first years in Tucson, Rev. Winter lived in a house trailer so that it was not even possible to have church in the parsonage.

But the Lord did bless this work. Last summer two young Mexicans were confirmed to form the Spanish communicant mem­ bership of "La Mission Luterana”. They were the first-fruits of our mission. The children began referring to our mission as “our church”. Two other young people will be confirmed this summer.

Even some of the parents are beginning to attend the sendees. So after five long years Rev. Winter began to see the fruits of his labors. And now plans are being made for a Spanish chapel in Tucson so that this young congregation can worship in a building of its own. The land has already been purchased and the chapel itself soon will be in the process of construction.

I had an excellent opportunity to see what has been accomp­ lished on Good Friday evening. A church was set up in the living room and kitchen of the parsonage with the help of chairs bor­ rowed from another Lutheran church in town. Candles were lit and the congregation began to file in, whispering to each other in a tongue that was all but unintelligible to me. There were about twenty-five in all, most of them children under fourteen. Hymns from the hymnal were sung and the liturgy was read, all in Spanish.

Then Rev. Winter delivered a sermon based on the words, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do,” which was followed by a brief resume of the sermon in English for the benefit of those of us who weren’t able to grasp Spanish. The Lord’s Supper was then given to the two young men and those of us who attended 12

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as guests. After the service the children, who had been very quiet during church, without the supervision of their parents, romped into the back yard until the car was ready to take them all home again. Another way in which the Gospel reaches the Spanish-speaking people of southern Arizona is a radio service, conducted by Rev. Winter, at which hymns sung by the Seminary chorus are played from recordings.

Another sign of a growing congregation is its softball team which plays in the Tucson Lutheran Sunday school league. Sat­ urday we had occasion to witness our Spanish boys in competition with a team from one of the larger churches. Our Spaniards lost by a small margin, but from their enthusiasm and Spanish chatter I learned that they are going to emerge champs of the league.

In conclusion, it might be well to note that Rev. Winter is the only one in our synod that can handle this work. If something should happen to him so that he could not continue, the labor of six years would be lost. And it is important that it go on. We must realize that this mission, though it may seem very small, is the concern of all of us. So let’s make it our business to see to it that it receives our support and that there will be successors to Rev. Winter’s post and co-laborers in furthering the work of “La Mission Luterana”.

CALLS Bernthal, Leonard C., ’IS, formerly of Belle Plain Wisconsin, has accepted the call to Thawville, Illinois.

Hillemann, Roland, ’25, Savanna, Illinois, has the call to Pardeeville, Wisconsin.

Kuehl, Dietrich, ’40, Marshfield, Wisconsin, has the call to Slates Corners.

Rutz, Helmuth, ’30, Hazel, South Dakota, returned the call to Dal­ ton, Wisconsin.

NEW NAMES Moldstad, John, ’47, Bagley, Minnesota! gave the name John Arthur to his new baby boy.

Pankow, Gerald, ’50, Columbus, Wisconsin, was blessed with a baby girl, Kathryn Marie.

ENGAGEMENTS Birkholz, Gerhard, ’49, Mobridge, South Dakota, is engaged to be married to Jeraine Gutzke on July 11 of this year.

MISCELLANEOUS Westendorf, Roland, ’55, Watertown, Wisconsin, having travelled to Arizona to get the facts for this month’s feature article, did not to make it back for the B & R Deadline.

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On the other side of our fair city stands another institution of learning which is known to us as Sacred Heart. We, the students of Northwestern College know very little about it, and whenever it is mentioned it is spoken of as something almost mysterious. I would like to throw a little light on the subject of Sacred Heart, to give the students up here a better understanding of it. My com­ ments in this article are all personal observations and are correct so far as I know. 1 made no attempt to dig down into the Catho­ lic doctrines, but only observed what they do without asking for explanations.

The first thing I noticed was that there are few students at S. Ii. C. At the time of my last visit there were less than thirty.

The students ranged in age from about 14 to 21. They stay at Sacred Heart only six months, before they transfer to another school in Indiana, after which they transfer either to Notre Dame or Texas. In other words two different groups of students come to Sacred Heart each year. They come from all parts of the coun­ try from New York to Hollywood.

None of the students at Sacred Heart are studying for the priesthood, but rather will become brothers, the duties of which are not clearly known to me. I suppose one might compare them to our parochial school teachers.

Studies are not stressed nearly so much at Sacred Heart as -they are here at Northwestern. There is a short study period in the evening (shorter than ours by half). There are no free after­ noons such as those we have here. The day is divided up and scheduled in such a way as to keep the student busy from morn­ ing till night. I believe in th's way a genuine interest is developed in the student’s work, making his life truly peaceful and free from worry. No one may leave the grounds except on very special oc­ casions. There is no thought of going out at night; rather the stu­ dents retire already at 9:30, since they must arise about 5:00 A. M. To a Lutheran’s eye there appears to be much self-denial, and yet one must admire a person who can give so many things up; no smoking is allowed. As far as I know no letters are written or re­ ceived. At least such was the case during Lent.

I spoke especially to a young fellow from Michigan. His high school days had been much the same as those of any average American boy’s as far as smoking, drinking, girls, dates, and danc­ ing were concerned. He said it did not seem hard at all to give up these things, because he was kept busy enough and was truly interested in his life and work at Sacred Heart.

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Each student has a special duty assigned to him, which is his obedience. Some work in the barn, others have other jobs. The students have quite a number of cattle and chickens, which must be cared for, and they also raise a large amount of their own gar- den food. They have a cook but nevertheless help out in the kit­ chen themselves.

Much of the space is not used at Sacred Heart, and it is not at all crowded as it is here.

The students make beads and statues of Christ and the Saints as sort of a hobby or pastime. They have a recreation room, but they cannot listen to the radio just any time they want to, nor are they allowed to read any newspapers.

They have a chapel which is more beautiful than ouis with its statues and stained glass.

At every door *hey have a little container with holy water, in which the students and teachers dip their fingers and then cross themselves, which gives them an indulgence of a certain number of days in purgatory.

Any student who is interested I am sure would be welcome to visit Sacred II. C. on some Sunday afternoon where he could get an inside view of the school and its activities; my visits to this school were very interesting, and I know there are many more WERRE things to learn.

Sditorial £D*i. ^Faustus -fljjiSLN MARCH 30, the forum presented its annual play in the gymnasium. This year the serious play “Dr. Faustus” was introduced. “Dr. Faustus,” an Elizabethan play written by Christo­ pher Marlowe, had been successfully given in previous years with some of our present professors taking the leading roles. As a result, many suggestions were generously given by faculty mem­ bers, enabling the students to present a fine performance of this tragic play.

Merlin Rehm was chosen for the leading role, that of Dr. Faustus. Merlin, scholar that he is, had his role perfectly memorized even down to the pronunciations of the Latin quotations frequently used by Dr. Faustus. Merlin portrayed well the rather turbulent career of a divinity student who had sold his soul to the devil in return for twenty-four years of further life during which he had 15

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Melvin Teske played the part of Mephistophiles, the devil who fulfilled all of Faustus’ wishes. Mr. Teske brought out in his dialogue and actions the ruthlesness, the cynicism, and the fiendish glee that the devil and his legions show in taking another mortal to hell.

“Dr. Faustus” is mostly centered upon the two characters Faustus and Mephistophiles. The remainder of the large cast, though their parts were small, played them especially well. The ethereal voice of the good angel, the humorous incident of the clown, and the fine costuming of the seven deadly sins were only a few of the bright spots in the drama.

Our thanks are extended to the faculty advisors, the co­ directors Victor Prange and Richard Balge, the cast of characters, and the staging committee for a fine performance of a serious drama.

At an assembly program on April 1, The Symphonic Singers of the Stout Institute presented an excellent program of songs, some of which were sung a capella and others with band and piano accompaniment. Their fine program ranged from a beautiful ren­ dition of the Twenty-third Psalm to selections from Gerschwin’s “Porgy and Bess”. As an encore number the rhythmic “Malaguena” for choir, band and piano was presented.. I think everyone will join in saying that we hope to soon again hear The Symphonic Singers of Stout Institute.

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Jfs|lvLD man river just keeps rolling along, and so does the Black fand Red. The mighty Mississippi starts as a little stream in nor­ thern Minnesota and flows down to the Southland, carrying with it the mud and debris, but at the same time creating both a practicle shipping avenue and a beautiful background for those living near its banks. The Black and Red in certain ways is quite simi­ lar to “Old Man River.” It too started out on a small scale in 1897, with the purpose of bringing the events of then Northwestern University to the Alumni. Gradually through the years it grew bigger and bigger. At times the Black and Red has been forced to publish material which was just plain mud, because of the lack of good material written by a lazy staff or apathetic student body.

But at other times it has had a great practicie value — at one time it brought about a revolution, the introduction of basketball on an intercollegiate basis on the Northwestern campus, and at other times it has brought beauty with it in the forms of well-versed poems and smooth, flowing articles.

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RED It would bo almost impossible to turn aside the course of the mighty Mississippi and the tradition of the Black and Red is al­ most at strong as the current of that river. But we of the new staff are ready to launch our new ship and at the same time hope it will not be upset by the tides of tradition. Most of our changes won’t lake place until the beginning of the next school year, be­ cause we are tied down by previous committments. But a few of the changes are already present in this issue, and we’d like to call your attention to them. First of all you will notice that the staff positions have been given different names, corresponding to their new duties. Next we’d like to call your attention to the alumni section, which no longer reads like an obituary column. This month we present to you the first of our feature articles on former stu­ dents who now are serving mankind in what we consider an es­ pecially interesting capacity. Our Alumni Editor traveled to Ari­ zona over Easter vacation to bring back his first feature article cn Rev. Venus Winter, who is the pastor of our little known Span­ ish Mission. The Sports Editor will also add a feature, expres­ sing his views on Sportsdom, in addition to his regular coverage of the college athlete scene.

But what of the future ? What can you expect ? The policy of this year’s staff is still rounding into shape, but we can give you a "limpsc of the outline. First of all we believe that the Black and Red is “the voice of the student body.” Nowhere else do we have a place to give free rein to our opinions, since we have no student council, no inlet to the faculty, no faculty advisers that actually do what their title indicates. During the past year one of our students wrote several rather controversial articles dealing with the curriculum. All of us did not agree with him, but he had the right to express his opinion, a right that should not be denied to anvone. Fortunately all of us have not become “Northwesternized” and are not afraid to sav what we think. If vou have some ideas which vou think would be of interest to most of the student body, why not write an article in the form of a letter to the editor. Actually the Black and Red's booklet form of publi­ cation is out of style, since the majority of college newspapers are of the tabloid or newspaper form. In this respect we won’t flow with the trend. In no other college paper can vou find the top notch literary articles which we believe we can offer to you.

If you like our changes, or if you have some of your own that you’d like to see, why not let us know. The pen is mightier than the sword, you know and there’s also a popular song that says, L. A. “there’ll be some changes m^de.”

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i RED SOUTH DAKOTA FROM MY WINDOW It was a lazy afternoon. I leaned back in my chair and gazed indifferently upon the black soil of the fertile Missouri River Valley. The wind, now blowing fiercely, now breathing gently, played a game of touch-and-go with the curtain. There was noth­ ing outstanding about this panorama; it was not a strikingly beauti­ ful scene. Yet there was something about the plainess of it that gave it a distinct individuality.

Not fifty' yards from my wndow la ythe railway tracks of the Milwaukee Road. The row of evenly placed, black railroad ties stretched out along the gravelled bed and finally wound into a fine black ribbon, disappearing suddenly as the road made a sharp turn around a small rise.

The rich valley, fairly alive with tractors ploughing the dor­ mant soil, stretched out evenly to the very banks of the muddy “Mo.” I could not see the river from my window, for the newly budded trees, which thickly lined the shore, formed an impene­ trable wall of vardant foliage.

The West-River country, or the land immediately across the river offered a striking contrast to the flat, fertile plain. The bank seemed to leap out of the river, forming a high bluff. Be­ hind the first tier of bluffs rolled a few more barren hillocks and then a not too fertile, gentlly rolling country.

The entire scene was plain, yet quaint.. Maybe it was the samenes of it all that brings this scene to mind.. My eye wander­ ed back to the open Latin book before me. With a sigh of selfdetermination I forced myself from the window and turned my thoughts to the business at hand.

MARK HILLMER

Gamfiui. GcdesuHaA. April 30 — Mission House Here 2:00 p. m.

May 8 — North Shore Here 2:30 p. m.

May 10 — Racine Here 4:00 p. m.

May 11 — Operetta H. M. S. Pinafore May 15 — Lutheran Here 10:00 Extension Here 2:30 p. m.

May 18 — Milton Here 2:30 p. m.

May 20 — Countrp Day Here 4::00 p. m.

May 26 — Wisconsin “B” Here 2:00 p. m.

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It was a soup supper; a soup supper it was, and I was having a very enlightening conversation with iny bosom buddies, who are truly abreast of the times. Anyway, I was slurping up soup when suddenly I looked up to see that wicked leering smile of that jolly jackal Stretch, surrounded by three or four nearby sheriffs, the Humane Society, and the State Parole Board, coming to carry me away to the Black and Red room, there to inhale for a month the inspiring fragrance of Strack’s locker, and thereafter to wear the tear-stained chain with the proud name C and C that chokes once a month and become friendless, forsaken, but not forgotten.

But the Black and Red pays well to get rid of its old staff. For instance. Stretch had in his arms about twenty travelogues, and a guarantee with the seal of Rip upon it, I. O. U., for a free vacat'on to any of them, Hawaii, Florida, Nicaragua, Siberia, South Dakota, St. Louis, Sharp’s, or to that historic site of Michigan, known as Rips Bed. But none of these attracted the jolly jackal.

From the bottom of the heap he grabbed a well-worn snapshot, clutched it lovingly for a timeless second, then sighed aloud, “My destination is New Ulm.” And thusly exits Mr. Stretch.

Now back to the soup and our hero, a tiny crumb of a cracker floating mid the noodles, spice, and meatballs of the soup, ever as I, a crumb, to be sure, sink along with the noodles, spice, and the meatballs of Northwestern College. Let me change the subject but quickly - Waldemar (accent on the antepenult) (middle name “spurlos versenkt”) Bergdolt, as he devoured the crumb, began to hold forth on It's latest book, a tremendous work, composed when he was at the peak of his powers; that is, immediately after dinner, entitled, “The Influence of Meat on Morale.” In its com­ plete form, this book will include several action shots (Bob Sievert has managed to acquire a special camera for the occasion) of the kitchies in the process of delivering ice cream, a shot of a bp’cal bean rush, an exclusive informative chapter by Haag and Rauch on the science and art of late-in and eariv-out shagging, a statistical survey of ware theft by those two plain clothes-men, Kuske and Scharlemann, a chart showing the volume in decibels of the broken dish boos of the last fifty years, and also a full-page ad by Braun, that devout defender of the co-eds and firm believer in the superiority of the sweeter sex, calling for volunteers, pre­ ferably co-eds, of course, to accompany him on his daily excur­ sion to Hamburger Land. Ladies, if you have the urge to eat and also four bits, apply , in the first hollow tree on the way to Zwiegs, just to satisfy your champion, the Braun Bummer.

I entered the dorm. A few of my buddies shook my trembling hand, and one said with unbridled glee, “Good. Now you can 19

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really mash those profs in print, the way you have within the secret bounds of our melodius bull-sessions.” (I am sure he didn’t say those words, but I don’t like to give the censor excessive labor.) At those rebellious words I scratched the edge of my toenail against the sole of my shoe and uttered this proclamation: “May it be known that I shall never put this in print, that the trans­ lation of eighty lines of Greek and Latin every day is grueling and abominable, that compositions require more wasted effort than intelligence, that tests are torture, and that the best student is attached to a ball of lead; and furthermore may it be known that I have ever maintained and shall ever maintain that professors are human beings.” Tragic but true, that through the above state­ ment I have gained a faculty of friends and a dormitory full of bitter enemies.

And now in the best of traditions, preliminaries put aside, I must launch my own career with a poem. Here goes: In order with the C and C to cope, It is my fond (and yours too) humble hope That what proceeds from my extensive Mund Is putrid, pure, unadulterated Schund.

My first official bit of Schund is tragedy. Voss, formerly known as “Da Weed”, but of late as “Da Late”, has shorn his head to signify his bitter burden of woe. Last Christmas, in the process of pouring coffee, he spilled some on the lap of some lady of no small repute. Although he begged her gracious par­ don immediately, he deemed that such a great misdeed called for more profuse apologies. And thus he undertook in true gen­ tlemanly stlye to write in poetry, “A Letter of Apology to Her Whose Lap I Drenched.”

I have taken the liberty to extract the closing portion, which follows: “I finally must complete this elongated work,, For now there’s morning college work I dare not shirk.

In history, music, Latin, science, German, English, Greek, religion, and furthermore Are compositions causing sweat from every pore, Because we must explain, expound, expostulate, Disprove, define, discuss, describe, dissimulate, Plus analyze, and critize, then summarize; And yet the comp must still completely harmonize In thought, and cannot be too short in size.

So now you know why I must end this letter, Or else my grades’ll get worse instead of better.”

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it lacks similetaphor or melaphimile; but its last lines, to be sure, are future indicative.

Well, how about running some selected shorts through the ringer! If anyone wants a thorough comparison between the Schick and the Sunbeam razors, contact “Real George Kobs, wellshaven monarch of the first floor washroom. Information free.

Rumor has it that Sober Ski Palenski has sold his ukulele to dem juengsten Jungkuntz because he has found an object with a more pleasing tone with which/whom — same principle as and/or — he may while away the day’s lonely moments.

“Faustus” Rehm found his Helen (suddenly and strangely the name Mel Scheid suggests itself to me at this point.) and launched a thousand kisses (not to be compared, however, with the cause of Stelter’s recent rosy cheeks brazenly displayed to his classmates - this is straight from Stretch) upon her topless towers (I seem to have the lines mixed up a bit.) Anyway, Faustus, having earned the applause from his cultured North­ western audience, is trying to take the next step up the ladder by making a trip to New York over Easter, accompanied by his general manager Tom Kraus, to seek a few pointers from Audrey herself. Another hero of the same production, Angel Madson, has not revealed to the press whether it was his angelic qualities or some hidden evil that caused the camera to break when his picture was taken.

Query: Have the Bearded Beauties been able to maintain themselves over Easter ?

The Male Chorus went up north to sing a few radiatorless concerts for a change. I’ll rattle off a few highlights of the trip under Big Spoke Freier. The Big Smoke and the Big Choke of the tour occurred almost simultaneously when old man Pederson amid attentive feminine onlookers endeavored to puff a few goodnatured puffs. Disaster overtook him on the fifth drag of an other­ wise glorious exhibition. And then there was the Big Croak on the return trip after Plowie and Westy had exhausted some eighty-odd stanzas of “My Red Wagon”. There must have been a Big Soak on the trip too, but I shall obligingly neglect him. The Big Joke, of course, was the Johnson Affair which has the whole Synod buzzing. Johnson’s Situation: Lost, intentionally or thoughtlessly, late hour in a hallway with many doors, one leading to his part­ ner R. Schulz and one leading to the chambers of the hostess, a sweet, a very sweet young lady. Parents gone. Johnson’s course: A romantic pitter-patter down the hall, a wrong choice, intention­ ally or thoughtlessly, a careful entrance, a stolen glance at the Sleeping Beauty, a regretful exit. Ah, Johnson ! Selfish Johnson, why didn’t you fetch the Ruler and let him look too ? Not to men21

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lion the rest of us who really were not too far away. Oh well, three cheers for Johnson, the man with the natural instinct. But fellows, cheer up; we have another tour. Maybe you will have the luck of a Johnson.

Proclamation: The Seeing Eye Society of N. W. C. hereby for­ bids all students’ vehicles to move or be moved at a rate beyond one mile per hour within a five-mile radius of the executive of­ fice’s doorknob. A first offence will incur a heavy fine. At the second offence the vehicle will be confiscated and sold at half-price to professors’ sons or sons-in-law. This regulation was adopted unanimously for the students’ welfare; namely, so that the stu­ dents’ money will no longer pass via fines into the unwashed hands of the greedy government, but will remain within our happy little family. You students especially who have recently felt the hand of the law will appreciate the new regulation.

Gentle readers, a stunning, startling scoop is due for your scandal-loving ears next month. Since I do not want an innocent man to suffer from published poison, and since I have not believed every word that my predecessor penned concerning Rip von Muehlfeld, I have sent my two H-H men equipped with two H-H bombs to investigate (The name’s MacLush, Joe MacLush, a junior snoop­ er from the New Dorm’s hard-boiled Southeast Section) begin­ ning from Frankenmuth to this place, to either prove or disprove with evidence, statistics, cold facts, the veracity of the Muehlfeld Legend. Because of the extreme importance of the matter the identity of the H-H men must remain hidden; (I call them Hiss and Hearse) but I have appointed the most trustworthy person on the campus, our Bus'ness Manager (although he is a year behind in paying his class dues), to keep his ever-wary eye on them. Theirs is a strenuous task, but a worthy one. I know your best wishes are with them.

Revelation: The Haag is not the Captain of the Featherlands.

He is a night owl. Which in turn is a revelation that my time is up. I close with a quotation of that aesthetic ascetic from the sandy wastes of Michigan, Ribald Ribar, who said after a grue­ some evening in the Shnady Shnook: “You fellows don’t believe me, eh? O. K. So we didn”t’ break into her place ! Shucks ! I was fust trying to enliven the conversation a little bit.”

Adieu !

Boo-hoo !

I’m through.

You too ?

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BASEBALL Since Northwestern has already taken championships this year in football, the third straight by the way, and in basketball, the pres­ sure is definitely on the baseball team. A triple crown, that is, a clean sweep of the major sport championships of the Badger-Illini Conference, is a distinct possibility this school year. The task, of course, will not be easy.

Again this spring the B-I Baseball Conference is divided into a northern and a southern section. The three conference schools from Illinois make up the southern section. In that division Concordia, River Forest seems to have an edge over Aurora College and St. Procopius. Th'-1 Teachers have dominated the baseball scene in the southern division for several years. In the northern or Wisconsin part of the league Milton College, Milwaukee Extension, Mission House, and Northwestern compete. The winners of the two sections will meet at the northern winner’s field this year on May 20 to de­ termine the conference champion.

The Goslings are most immediately concerned with the teams in the northern division. Let’s then take a brief look at the pros­ pects of those teams. Milton, the defending champion in the northern section, has lost a few key men, especially at catch and third base, but a number of veteran lettermen are returning. Briedenbach at shortstop and O’Brien at second base form an excellent keystone combination. The awkward, but effective Hickey in center and Stan Sisson, a pretty fair hurler, also help in providing a solid nucleus for another tough contender. The Wildcats also have that mysterious way of pulling good performers out of the hat as the Gosling bas­ ketball team learned to its sorrow this year. Milton will undoubt­ edly be a threat again this spring. Milwaukee Extension’s prospects are somewhat unknown everv s^rin^. be^aus^ th° ^bHont turnover there is very rapid. However, if Extension should come up with some adequate pitching, a position obviously weak in the past years, they would also have to be given a chance for the baseball crown.

Mission House is returning to conference competition after a year’s absence, so again little can be said of th^ir prospects However, we can safely assume that Mission Hous« is still gunning for revenge for the freouent lickings they’ve been forced to suffer in recent years, especially on the gridiron. Accordingly Mission House should give the Goslings two interesting games.

So we see that the competition will definitely be up to par this spring. Northwestern’s team, however, should be well able to meet the challenge. A good deal of veteran material will be available. The pitching stacks up especially well. Ed Stelter and Phil Kuckhahn will be pitching their fourth season of varsity ball. Ed’s high hard one and Cooky’s “junk” will again give us a good mound nucleus.

However, the real stopper for the varsity could be Erhardt Schultz.

Erhardt was very effective in the season’s finale last vear against the Waupun “inmates”. In that game he hurled a neat five-hitter for a 2-1 victory over the consistently heavy-hitting prisoners. If Schultz is given enough starting assignments, he could turn out to be the big man on a good pitching staff. The catching is in capable hands. Pi"h Pankow is a skilled receiver and the most consistent hitter on the team. He played with the Watertown Hiawatha semi-pro team last summer and with that added experience should be ready for another good year. Leo Dobberstein is back at first base and can be counted on for steady fielding and hitting. Rich Winter, who has already this year paced the football and basketball teams, will be the 31a£kTiinfi Red’s snappy fielding shortstop. Winter’s hitting eye ig^alsplyrn'e oi the varsity’s best. George Rothe is the remaining vetersrfgpf last year’s second place nine. Rothe patrolled center field last yesv,

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GOSLING GLEANINGS In typical Black and Red fashion we can now report in the April issue the basketball lettermen, who received their awards in the early part of March. Rich Winter, Dan Habeck, and Ed Stelter were award. ed trophies. The trophies are given to four-year lettermen. George Rothe, Lee Dobberstein, Rolfe Westendorf, Dave Kuske, John Parcher, Pete Sievert, and Mark Hillmer were given regular numerals. Dick Balge received a manager’s “N”.

Tennis will not be conducted on an inter-collegiate basis this year. There has been little interest in the sport in recent years and also very few victories. If enough enthusiasm is shown for golf and if some men can be found who shoot reasonably low scores. Coach Umnus will take a team to conference golf meets on May 10 and 17.

SPORTSVIEWS Every magazine you see these days seems to have its opinions on how the major league baseball races will turn out in September.

Now this practice is admittedly rather hazardous. For instance, how many writers foresaw the incredible rise of the Boston Braves from a seventh place nish in 1952 to second place in 1953 as the revitalized “Milwaukee” Braves? Who could have guessed that the New York Giants would fall from the contender’s position one year to a poor fifth place the next? Yes, when you try to predict the finish of a major league, such things. as slumps, injuries, psychological road­ blocks, and other unforseen occurrences can ruin a person’s wellformed opinions. Nevertheless, this writer is going out on the limb, despite his better judgment, to make a few forecasts.

The Brooklyn Dodgers will finish second to the Milwaukee Braves in the National League. Sounds radical, doesn’t it ? But it can be the only answer. Brooklyn has a good team and the usual formula is to stay with the champion when in doubt. However, Brooklyn has made no moves to strengthen their aging club. They have relied heavily on the return of Don Newcombe from the-Army.

My reasoning is that Milwaukee, which has not been idle, but has picked up Danny O’Connell and Bobby Thomson, two proven stars, while giving up only one really good player, pitcher Johnny Antonnclli. Milwaukee also picked up valuable bench strength in George Metkovich and Roy Smalley. The race will be close again, but the nod here goes optimistically to the “wonder” team, the Braves. The Cards will be a* close third, followed by the Giants and the good Ditch, no hit Phillies. Cincinnati has three of the best power hitters in the leagu° in KluszewskJ, Greengrass, and Bell, but apparently little else. They will probably finish sixth again. The revitalized Pirates may give the Cubs a battle for seventh place unless the new Cub Manager, Stan Hack can light some fires under his slow-footed outfielders, e. g. Sauer and Kiner. That’s how the coming season looks in this writer’s mind. Otherwise, the French Foreign Legion may have a new recruit.

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STUDENTS!

ATTENTION!

This classified list of business men and merchants has been alphabetized for your convience. These men arc our advertisers.

Without (hem the Black and Red could not exist. They are deserv­ ing of your patronage.

APPLIANCE STORES Firestone Store 307 Main BAKERIES Quality Bake Shop 104 Main BANKS Bank of Watertown 1st and Main BARBECUES Fats 900 3rd BARBERS Bricsemeister 112 N. 3rd Scagcr & Brand 9 Main BEVERAGES Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Madison, Wis. Nohi Beverages, Madison, Wis. Sevon-Up Bottling Co. 410 First BOWLING ALLEYS Chase's Bowl 125 N. Water CAB City-Checker Cab 1st St. CLEANERS Paramount 621 Main COFFEE O. R. Pieper Co. DARIES Dairy Lane 546 West .Mullens 212 W. Main DRUG STORES Busse s 204 Main Docrr Drugs W. Main Wm. Gchrke 315 Main Tctzlaff Pharmacy 116 Main DIME STORES Kresge Co. 207 Main EYE GLASSES Dr. H. E. Magnan 410 Main FLORISTS Birkholz 616 Main Locffler Floral Shop' 202 W. Main FUNERAL HOMES H. Hafemcister 607 Main Nowack 211 5th Schmutzler 721 N. 4th FURNITURE H. Hafemcister 607 Main Keck Furniture Co. 110 Main Schmutzler 401 Main GARAGES Hornburg Motors Inc. 200 2nd James D. Casey Co., 119-121 Water King Hintz 216 3rd A Kramp Co. 617 Main GROCERIES Bcntzin 905 Main Iffland 207 2nd Krause 1101 Western Duddeck's Grocery 813 Wisconsin

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LITERARY— Goslingville 195 ?...................

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Spring Scene at N. W. C.

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The New Fangled Fire Fighter

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Of Wimmen

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FEATURES .Campus and Classroom

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Plumbing in the Privy Age

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Hoyer's Lift to the Handicapped

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From the drawing boards of the architectural firm of Law, Law, Potter and Nystrom of Madison, have come plans for three serviceable, impressive buildings to be erected on our campus.

The architects and members of the Building Committee appointed by the College Board have spent an inestimable amount of time in making plans for buildings which will be well-suited to our needs. Insomuch as the outlay of $950,000 authorized by synod permits, they have striven to obtain buildings which have a touch of modernism and beauty. Final plans and specifications should be ready for bids bv June 20, and officials feel that, according to present indications, ground for the new buildings can be broken in August. When the first shovel of ground has been upturned, the largest building program in the school’s eighty-nine years of existence will be under way.

Undoubtedly the first two buildings to be constructed will be the dormitory and the dining hall. All involved in or affected by the building program hope that the synod-wide collection will have progressed suffic’ently by summer, so that the funds collected will permit the actual buildmg of at least these two units at that time. As plans now stand, the Chapel-Recitation building will be the last structure to enclose the quadrangle which will be formed when all units are completed.

The dormitory, with overall dimensions of 259' 9" x 40' x 30', will run north and south with its entrances facing west, and the face of the proposed® dormitory will be forty feet east of the east * — For the sake of terminology: new dormitory — building erected in 1905: old dormitory — structure built in 1875; proposed dormi­ tory — unit to be constructed. For comparison — the new dormitory is only 184 feet long. The proposed dormitory will be as wide as the new dormitory but not as high.

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line of the Library-Science building. It will be a three-story build­ ing accessible by three entrances, one on each end and a main opening in the center of the building. Its eighty-two rooms will comfortably house one hundred and seventy students.

Two baggage rooms, janitors’ storerooms, a mechanical equip­ ment room, a large recreation room, a TV viewing room, canteen, and photography dark room will be located in the basement of the dormitory. A section of the basement will remain unexcavated, since the space is not absolutely needed, and excavating this extra wing would involve a considerable sum of money.

To break the monotony of this long, oblong structure, there will be a walled, open terrace, high enough to sit on, in front of the main entrance. To the south of this central doorway a huge surface of glass twenty-five feet in length will extend the height of the budding. Through this picture window, which will be as wide as the length of the room, visitors in the guest lounge on the first floor will be able to view the campus. A lobby and office will lie near the guest lounge, the floor of which will be sunken three feet.

In the proposed dormitory study and sleeping rooms will be combined. With the exception of eight rooms, each of which is intended for three (or more) inseparable friends, two students will occupy a 12' 8" x 15' 8%" space, which is the size of the ave­ rage room. Room 7 of the present dormitory has approximately the same dimensions. The interior of the students’ rooms will be of waylite block construction, and the person seeking plastered walls will look in vain. The student in the present dormitory who passes his idle time counting blocks in the ceiling will be somewhat dis­ appointed — unless, of course, he is willing to count air bubbles — to learn that the wall separating him from friends directly above will be made of concrete. The concrete, serving as the ceiling of a first floor room, will, as a second story floor, be covered with asphalt tile. A 6'6" x 8'2/2" bay window in each room will per­ mit an ample amount of fresh air and sunlight — an arrangement which should be welcome news to certain students. In each room closets, chests, and book shelves will be built in, while desks, single beds, and lounge chair(s) will be movable, permitting an elastic room arrangement.

On the second and third floors the space above the guest lounge will be used for at least three students. If enrollment ever permits, and if it is deemed advisable, the partition between these two rooms can be removed, and the rooms can be converted into a student lounge, as was earlier planned. The two rooms immedi­ ately south of the two student lavatories will also accommodate three students. The lavatories, one on the north end of every floor 26

and another on the south end of every floor, will be fully equip­ ped with showers, wash bowls, urinals, and water closets.. The floors of the toilets will be decked with ceramic tile. One is cer­ tain that the conveniences, added accommodations, and dream world atmosphere the proposed dormitory promises will serve as an added incentive for older students to take it easier in this spring weather and, if possible, delay their grade promotion.

The ground now cumbered by the old Recitation Hall will also bear the weight of the new Chapel—Recitation building. This 150' 1" x 59' 1" °'~ structure will run parallel to the street, and the rear of the structure will be seventy feet from the sidewalk. The west end of the building will extend farther west and south than the present Recitation Mali On the west of the unit there will be an entrance to the Classroom building, and the combined en­ trance for the hall and chapel will lie on the east end, with both doorways facing north.

As one enters the basement from the northwest, he will im­ mediately notice a corridor running the full length of the base­ ment. The first room to catch the eye will without doubt be the music rehearsal room, which, with its dimensions of 53'4" x 33', can boast to be the largest room., in the building. Like the dormi­ tory guest longo. its floor will be sunken. Three graduated plat­ forms will provide room for seventy band members or a hundred choristers. Harmonious melodies as well as discordant ditties can be permanently preserved on tape in the small recording room, located in the corner of the room. Aside from the cabinet space in the main room, there will be a music storage room off the music rehearsal room. North of the music-making room janitors can store equipment in storage and sendee rooms. Town boys will soon be unable to envy the well-furnished girls’ room, since their 50' 6" x 23' hideout will also have vast potentialities. With adequate locker space for all a reality, the “I can’t find my book” plea will no longer be accepted by instructors as valid. Boys’ toilets will be next to the boys’ room. A 59' x 23' room has also been resented in the basement for the aspiring Forum organization.

The northeast section of the building has been set aside for a faculty room, a conference room, and a small office off the faculty come-together-place. In addition to a 44' x 23' classroom, suited for combined lecture classes or an exceptionally large class, there will be four standard sized (about the same size as the four class rooms in the Library—Science building) rooms, approximately 31' * — It will be sixteen feet longer than the Library - Science building but four feet narrower than the narrowest section of that building.

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x 23' in size, on the first floor. The typing room will be separated from the commercial room by a glass wall reaching from about four feet above the floor to the ceiling. This arrangement will enable the commercial instructor to keep his eye on a typing class while instructing a group in commercial law, stenography, or shorthand.

It takes little speculation to imagine with what enthusiasm future classes will welcome this “intrusion”. Off the typing room a student publications will have an editorial room intended for the mimeo­ graphing and assembling of student creations. The second floor of the building will contain eight class rooms, making a total of thirteen without counting the typing room.

The northeast entrance of the Chapel—Administration build­ ing will open into a lobby, and the chapel will lie to the left of this lobby. The erection of a chapel on our campus has been made possible by a bequest of over $96,000, willed to Northwestern Col­ lege by the late Mrs. Meta Kielgas Michelson. The chapel, as has been definitely decided, will be a wing of the classroom structure.

Combining the chapel with the Administration building has its advantages, since with this arrangement there is no need for a special vestibule for the chapel, and the cost of constructing a place of worship, and maybe even furnishing it, will stay within the limits of the legacy.

The chapel will be of Rural English design with low walls and a correspondingly steep rcof. Large enough to seat four hundred, the chapel will be seventy-four feet long and forty-nine feet wide.

Three steps will lead to the chancel, flanked on the east side by the organ chamber and on the west by the saersty, from which there will be an emergency exit. Above the altar there will be three win­ dows, shedding rays of light on the brick interior. More windows will be wedged between the buttresses. Laminated arches will span the width of the building, and to comply with the code there will be three aisles. Two rows of pews will provide space for the wor­ shipers. The distinctive church architecture of the chapel will cre­ ate an atmosphere conducive to worship, and the chapel will be used for strictly devotional purposes only, with its probable service as an assembly, lecture, or concert hall definitely ruled out.

Across from the tennis courts, north and west of the proposed dormitory, will be the site of the new refectory. The dining hall proper (QO7 x 50'7"), and likewise the kitchen (60' x 35’), will have one story, opening toward the south, while the steward’s residence, the infirmary, and rooms for kitchen help will occupy a two story construction (115' x 38'). On the first story of this latter section Mr. Bilse will have his office, waiting room and a six room apartment plus bathroom. Rooms for the sick and the kitchen 28

personnel will be above the steward’s living quarters. The infir­ mary will consist of a nurse’s room, one six-bed ward, and two two-bed wards with toilet and bath facilities. Six other rooms in addition to a spacious living room are intended for twelve do­ mestics.

On the east and west side of the dining hall proper, glass will extend the height of the building, while brick with paneling will cover the north and south walls of the inside. The vestibule of the dining hall will be equipped with coat racks. A full basement will be dug under the kitchen and living quarters, providing ade­ quate space for laundry, drying, and storage rooms.

All the proposed buildings will be built of a yellow exterior brick similar to that of the Library-Science building, and excluding the chapel, they will have flat roofs (technically called '‘built up”) of concrete covered with tar and gravel. The corridors and stair­ ways of the structures will be of terrazo, the floors of asphalt tile, and the interiors of waylite block.

It has beendecided that first and second floors of the old dormitory will continue to function for student use even after the proposed dormitory is built. The chapel will come dangerously close to Professor Sievert’s residence, and the plans of the Col­ lege board call for the removal of his residence together with the old Recitation Iiall. This summer the barracks will be relocated, and likewise Hillcrest Cottage will be moved in the not too dis­ tant future.

While the classroom building is being constructed, classes will be held where ever possible: in the dining hall, dormitory, basement of the Library-Science building, and elsewhere.

When the new buildings are ready for use, they will provide an overall capacity for about four hundred students, and the Collegiates and Preps will be separated on the same campus, as was ratified by the 1953 synod convent on in Watertown. Separation of the two departments will not be complete, since they will use the same buildings and will assemble for devotions in the same chapel. However, the Collegiate and Prep departments will have their own living quarters apart from one another, and the Prep students may eat together in one sect:on of the dining hall and the Collegiates in the other. Undoubtedly the only lamentable feature of the entire building program is the element of funds and delays.

If extremely fortunate, the present Sophomore class may occupy the proposed dormitory for a half semester but perhaps will never walk the halls of the Chapel-Recitation building as Northwestern g.l.p./l.a.h.

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RED SPRING SCENE AT N.W.C. It all begins on Arbor Day, When we hope it doesn’t rain.

The grass is green, the rakes are sharp.

The student rests his brain.

By eve when all the work is done, The campus looks like new.

Our school awaits another spring With loads of things to do.

Soon bat and ball are back in play; The horseshoes arc through the air.

We find the tennis courts in use; The racquets volley there.

For others of less active bent There’s lying in the sun.

A blanket spread next to the pines, For them that’s lots of fun.

The Preps are not so fortunate; The windows must be cleaned.

With mowers daily they must keep Our grounds both neat and preened.

The profs work in their gardens too By seeding beet and bean; Around the dorm the shrubs and trees Are nurtured by the dean.

Each class its picnic celebrates With soda and ice cream.

When that day’s done the guys are glad To hit the sack and dream.

And so we see our school in spring Has lots of things to do.

But one thing more do not forget; REUEL We even study, too!

J. SCHULZ

THE NEW FANGLED FIRE FIGHTER Adam Lee sat with his chair propped back against the old weather-beaten building twiddling his thumbs in annoyance under the hot August sun. Occasionally his attention was diverted toward the 1925 new, bright red, gasoline fire buggy parked behind him, but the majority of the time he peered eagerly around. For two 30

long months now he had kept this vigil, and still there had been no fire. For two months he and the other occupants of the sizable village of Alrich had held their breath with suppressed excitement and waited, at first patiently and then finally impatiently with a trace of irritation. But their waiting had been futile. Even the at­ tempts of the less patient men to throw their cigarette and cigar butts into the dry, parched grass near the fire house had ended in failure. Aldrich was just incapable of producing even a grass fire much less an honest to goodness blaze.

Actually the entire thing had started three months previously, when Henry Hesse had decided to take his annual trip into the big city. All towns and villages have their men of importance, and Henry was Aldrich’s contribution to the class of pomp, name, and money. Certainly he was an impressive looking man with his stern, block like face, his air of assurance and authority, and his wooden stump which took the place of the lower part of his right leg. When a decision of importance was made, Henry made sure things went his way. He was the voice of authority in that com­ munity.

It was natural enough that he sometimes abused that au­ thority, and it was just as natural that his interference in every­ thing stirred up some resentment. Still Henry was also a cautious man, and he knew the limitations that bound a man in authority.

Consequently things went along fairly smoothly — that is until Henry returned from his trip.

Since Henry was just about the only one that ever got to go to the big city, he was more or less the link that brought the others up to date on the life in the rest of the world.

Henry usually became very pompous in his self-importance after one of these trips, and he took great pains to relate in ela­ borate detail every phase of his journey, saving the most interesting things for the end so that the people had no choice but to hear him out.

However, Adam had noticed immediately that something was out of the ordinary after this particular trip. For one thing Henry looked excited, and Henry always took great pains to sport a calm, cool demeanor before his fellow townsmen. It was fitting that a man of his station should do so. Then too he hadn’t stopped to change his clothes and clean himself up before he spoke to them.

After other trips he took great delight in slowly tidying himself while the people gathered and waited eagerly for his appearance.

He had to look his best before his admiring audience.

But that day things had been very different. Henry had come chugging into town, his model T kicking up the dust and scaring the daylights out of the people with its frequent backfiring. Then 31 :

suddenly, as he had passed the tavern and seen it filled with idle men, he had quickly swung around and pulled to a noisy halt beside a team of horses. The horses unaccustomed to Henry’s car had reared in fright and confusion ,and their owner, a fiery runt of a man, had quickly finished his glass of beer in a single gulp and plunged out into (he street after his team and wagon. ‘ What’s wrong with you anyway ?” John Terzky had demand­ ed angrily of the dusty and grimy Henry.

“Come inside,” Henry muttered and strolled as rapidly as his wooden leg would allow toward the door. The men had been si­ lent and all eyes were fixed with rapt fascination on the beru filed figure standing in the doorway.

Tve got great news, men,” began Henry rapidly ,as if he couldn’t spit the words out fast enough. “This town’s going to make a name for itself by being the first village around here to get a gasoline buggy fire fighter.”

What had followed was a blur to Adam, but he had remem­ bered himself perched precariously on a stool near the door re­ marking in good humor, “Henry, if you can persuade this town to buy one of them new fangled gasoline outfits for fire fightin’, I’ll be fire chief and drive the blasted thing for you to boot.”

“But you don’t know how to drive,” Henry had reminded him.

“And you don’t have one of them horseless fire fighters,” Adam had confidently shot back.

However, Adam had soon learned that his confidence was ungrounded, and as usual Henry had pushed his whims through.

So one sunny day a bright, shiny new fire engine had pulled into Alrich midst the delighted squeals of the youngsters and the “oh” and “ahing” of the adults. In a meeting that night Adam Lee had been duly elected fire chief and had been invested with the duties of servicing the new acquisition, polishing it to a mirror­ like luster for all admirers and visitors, and being on duty at all times in case of fire.. Since Adam was unmarried, this arrangement had worked out well. He ate and slept at the firehouse and had performed his office dutifully for two full months.

But two months of intense waiting had produced nothing, and Adam along with everyone else was becoming quite dejected.

Here they had spent a small fortune on a modern fire fighting unit, and now they couldn’t coax up a legitimate fire for love or money.

It was beginning to look like the new engine would never get its test, and people were starting to talk about selling it.

Absent-mindely Adam pulled out his watch as the church bells began to toll. “Eleven thirty,” he mumbled and shook the watch to see if it had stopped. It was running.

“Hey Adam!” roared a voice in his ear, “Are you deaf?”

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“No more than you, friend,” he shot back, and then suddenly shot out of his chair as he realized the implication of the pealing bells.

“Where ! Quick, where ?” he demanded at the top of his voice and began to run around in a little circle. “For crying out loud, man, where!”

“Looks like John Terzky's place.” Adam waited no longer, but frantically grabbed the crank and began to turn it. “Step aside, step aside,” he ordered authoritatively between turns. Then sud­ denly there was a mighty roar, and the engine began to vibrate as it sprang into life.

“Step aside,” Adam yelled once more and seated himself with stately intensity behind the wheel. Slowly the red monster began to creep forward until it gradually increased to the speed of 30 and 35 miles per hour as it whipped past the cheering men and women.

Adam gripped the wheel tightly, but relaxed to the extent that he allowed his eyes to momentarily leave the road. It was John’s place all right. There was no doubt about that.

“You’re doing fine, my boy,” assured a voice from the rear.

Adam spun around. It was Henry.

“Howcl you get on ?”

“I jumped on when you started,” answered Henry. “You did­ n’t think I’d miss the first fire.”

“No, course not. You just surpr--------.” His words came to a precise halt along with the engine.

“What happened ?” roared Alrich’s most prominent citizen, not at all his customary composed self. Adam answered nothing, but jumped quickly to the ground with the crank in his hand. He turned once. Nothing happened. He turned twice, then three times, but the motor refused to catch hold.

“Adam ! What’s wrong 1” yelled the raging Henry.

“Motor won’t start.”

“I can see that much, you idiot. Why won’t it start! You’re supposed to know how to fix it.”

“But Henry I--------.”

“For crying out loud, keep quiet and fix this thing before John’s place bums down.”

“But Henry, I’m tryin’ to tell you. The engine never broke down before.”

“You mean you don’t know what to do to it ?” asked the irri­ tated Henry incredulously.

“No,” came the quavering answer. , With that Henry’s last shred of dignity disappeared, and he charged down upon the cowering Adam and the crank. He mut33

RED tered darkly to himself and began to crank quickly and furiously.

Again nothing happened.

Adam stepped aside and watched helplessly as the undignified person of Henry Hesse alternately flung the crank to the ground and toyed with the motor. It was quite a demonstration, and the crowd of people that had started to gather around them was ful­ ly appreciating the unaccustomed sight of their most prominent citizen without his cloak of dignity and authority.

Henry glanced around furiously, and the sight of the grinning faces surrounding him spurred him to even greater efforts. He had just finished looking at the engine for the tenth time and was about to renew his efforts with the crank, when a wagon broke through the surrounding circle and halted directly behind Henry.

“Say, you fellas figure on droppin* in today or tomorrow r rasped John Terzky with one foot propped up against the front rail.

Adam glancing at his foot intently said nothing, while Henry looked up darkly and then quickly renewed his cranking.

“What’s wrong with the new fire fighter, Hank ?” John con­ tinued. “It sure Hon’t seem very eager to get over to my place to do its job.”

As the name he detested rolled from his antagonist’s lips, Henry immediately remembered his dignity and replied icily, “The name is Henry, Mr. Terzky.”

“All right, Henry, all right. But what happened to that con­ traption ? Seems to me horses could have dragged our old fire fighter out to my place long ago.”

There was a murmur of assent from the people, and Henry glanced wildly around as he probed for something to say. “Well, it won't get out there any faster if we stand around here and gab all day,’ he snapped weakly and resumed cranking.

“You’re right there,” grinned John.

“Of course I’m right. Now get that wagon out of here and let me get this thing started before it’s too late.”

“Too late for what ?”

Too late to put out the fire of course.” Henry looked up sar­ castically. “You do have a fire, don’t you ?”

“Nope.”

What! Why---------- . Well, what was that smoke doing coming from your place ?”

You don’t think I was standin’ there fannin* it all this while, do you, Henry ?”

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for it started Quickly Henry boosted himself up into the drivers seat and without so much as a glance to either side started ofF toward town, pursued by mocking cheers.

Adam stood off to one side, still ruffled by the unexpected turn of events. A short time ago he was the center of attraction and admiration. Now he was the center of derision.

“Care for a lift into town, chief ?”

Adam looked up. It was John Terzky with a warm grin stretched from ear to ear.

“Might as well, John. Better than walkin’. Adam hopped up, and they rode on for a while in silence.

“Guess that’s the end of “Old Red”, ” Adam finally said. “I was gettin’ sort of fond of her too.”

“What makes you think we’ll get rid of that contraption any­ how ?”

“After today people won’t have much regard for it.”

John chuckled loudly. “That’s where you’re wrong, Adam.

Absolutely wrong.”

“How’d you figure that?”

“Wal, look at it this way, Adam. What’s the thing that most of Aldrich has been waitin’ for now for quite a few years ?”

“You sort of got me there, John.”

John paused a moment to insert a chaw of tobacco in his mouth. “Why they’ve been waitin’ to catch Henry Hesse with his dignified pants down. You know as well as I that Henry’s a nice enough fella, but he just is a little too high and mighty sometimes for his own good.”

“You’re right about that all right.”

“Course I am, and today it finally happened.”

“What happened.”

“Henry and the engine. Did you ever see him so undignified in your life ? And do you know that everytime he sees that engine, he’ll be reminded of his folly in makin us get the blamed thing in the first place and then not showin’ up for the first fire ?”

“You mean the engine won’t be sold ?”

John gave Adams his widest grin and slapped him on the back.

“Why, Adam, right now we’d sell the town first.” Then he nudged the happy figure beside him and whispered confidentially. “And don’t worry none about the fire at my place, chief. It was just a few logs burnin’. You see I was mighty anxious to see what that new fangled contraption would do.”

Adam laughed and glanced keenly at his companion. “And what’s your opinion, Mr. Terzky ?”

“Couldn’t have worked better,” chuckled John. No sir. That’s G. HINZ a mighty fine cooperatin’ machine.”

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OF WIMMEN God gave no greater earthly gift to man than woman. When He saw that man was lonely He made a help meet for him.

Through the ages she has been just that, helping man in his under­ takings and sharing his failures and successes, his sorrows and joys.

And yet, she can be one of his biggest problems. And this prob­ lem is one with which we modest fellows all have to deal soon­ er or later, in one way or another. One sage said, “You can’t get along with ’em, you can’t get along without ’em.” And though the statement is doubtful, there’s a lot of truth in it.

Now Dorothy Dix is way out of my class so don’t expect to find any clever philosophy here. In fact, if you aren’t open mind­ ed you won’t find anything in here at all except maybe an insult or two. In that case you’d better turn back and read the C. & C. again (even if your name isn’t in it), where the guy gets paid to make cracks at you. He can stand the enmity better than I ’cause he’s used to it (or so he claims). This is an exposition of cold logic and in dealing with women one often finds that logic is not the most acceptable method of reasoning. 1 can’t say that I agree with all this stuff myself but it seems to make sense so here goes: The problem that confronts us as college students is, “What to do about women ? Avoid them, tolerate them, associate with them, or chase them ?” I think most of us will agree that this last method is not a good answer to our problem. In the first place, most of us don’t have the necessary ambition for such an extended effort. I would imagine that it would be quite expensive too. Be­ sides the lack of cash and ambition, at Northwestern our time is limited as is the opportunity. A heavy schedule and the lack of college co-eds brings this about. So even if one did have the nec­ essary requirements, our environment makes a full scale chasing program quite impractical.

But let’s not be radical. Let’s not call it “chasing” but rather “associating”. Alas! Here we again run into the same, time, cash, and opportunity difficulties, although the conflict is not quite so great. (In all cases we’re assuming that one has the necessary ability.) On the other hand this “association” deal can be quite pleasant and one is often willing to make sacrifices to carry it out.

Yet that little voice of conscience is always turning up at the most inopportune times. You look deep into her eyes and put your arms around her. She stands on her tiptoes and puckers up. Then a little voice on your shoulder pipes up, “Got ’cher Greek done ?”

There’s also the home-girl-school-girl difficulty. At the beginning of September we’re going steady. We promise to write every day 36

and never even look at anotehr girl, until we get to Watertown, realize how lonely we are, then run into the girl we took out last May, and see how pretty she is. Out the window go all good in­ tentions and we’re “overassociating” again.

This is getting serious. We’re down to two possibilities. Let’s gave toleration a try. This means we’re friendly to all girls. We don’t make a point of asking for dates but if the situation is com­ pelling we give in and take her out once but don’t try for a repeat.

Now at first glance it seems as if this is pretty safe. We don’t waste a lot of money or time. We don’t run into the difficultv of going steady with two girls at the same time, and there’s no worry about getting the girls for this method ’cause they aren’t essential.

But as always we must take human nature into consideration.

Many people have tried to quit smoking by limiting themselves to one cigarette a day and we all know what folly that is. We might just as well limit ourselves to one date a week and expect to be safe from the aforementioned difficulties. It even leaves us open to the ever-present danger of falling in love and that’s always fatal to sensible minds and good intentions.

It seems there’s only one way open to us. Namely, treat wo­ men like poison. In this way only can we be absolutely safe from any drastic or unhealthy changes in our emotional life. We save time, embarrassment, and money, and we get our Greek done. Of course, for most of us this method involves certain sacrifices but you must agree that they are well worth these rewards.

In looking for a practical argument against this practical idea you may ask, “How am I to know what I want for a wife if I don’t look the field over ?” It sounds like a good idea to shop around a bit before picking the best bargain, but actual experience proves that this method can be faulty. And I can mention many cases where Sem graduates found wonderful spouses without any prac­ tice at all during the’r school years. So why waste the time, money, and energy before we have to.

I don’t pretend to deny that there are certain pleasures that one derives through what I have justed called a “waste”. But I believe that term is still justified for we spend only a short part of our lives with fellows our own age, and we are missing out on a lot of fun if we use this time going out with girls instead of en­ joying the good fellowship of our schoolmates and friends. Most of us will live the greater part of our lives with the women we marry and will have no opportunities such as are now open to us.

So it seems that the only practical method of dealing with women is to avoid them, shun them, just plain keep away from them. I’m sure you’ll find it’s ’the safest too.

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FORUM FINALE On May 11 the Forum concluded another successful season in fine style. Mr. David Plocher, the master-of-ceremonies, devi­ ated from the form of previous programs by presenting the ever popular operetta, H. M. S. Pinafore. The production gave Northwestern’s musical and acting talent a chance to shine, and shine they did. We won’t soon forget the fine performances of Robert Thorson as the haughty Sir Joseph, or of Richard Pankow as the overbearing Captain Corcoran, and of Rolfe Westendorf as the reprobate Dick Deadeye. David Kuske again showed his best Casa­ nova technique as Ralph Rackstraw, the fervent lover of Captain Corcoran’s daughter Josephine, who was portrayed very well by, — yes, you guessed it — Dave’s favorite partner from the distaff side, Miss Doris Grube. Miss Thea Binhammer was a very con­ vincing and appealing Little Buttercup. Miss Ruth Golisch and David Plocher capably filled their roles as the Boatswain and Cou­ sin Hebe respectively. The boys’ and girls’ choruses also added to the program’s success by their lusty singing and vigorous inter­ pretations of the sailors’ jigs. And last, but far from least, to use a well-worn, but in this case still timely cliche, Carl Hillmer’s piano accompaniment was almost flawless. Yes, Mr. Plocher again proved that a sprightly, humorous operetta, especially one with the Gil­ bert and Sullivan label, is sure-fire entertainment anywhere. Let’s hope the Forum will gain some new “converts” to its ranks next fall after this excellent example of what our literary society can accomplish in the way of home-grown entertainment.

REUEL J. SCHULZ

AUTO TRAFFIC STATISTICS In 1953, 38,500 Americans were killed in traffic accidents.

In 1953, 2,140,000 Americans were injured in traffic accidents.

There were 50,000 more persons injured in U. S. motor vehicle acci­ dents last year than in 1952.

Last year’s traffic toll of deaths and injuries was the heaviest in history.

Speeding on U. S. streets and highways last year killed 13,870 men, women and children.

Speeding in U. S. streets and highways injured nearly 700,000 men, women and children.

In 1953, 8,600 pedestrians were killed in U. S. traffic accidents..

In 1953, 269,360 pedestrians were injured in U. S. traffic accidents.

Twenty-five per cent of all drivers involved in fatal auto accidents in the U. S. last year were under 25 years old.

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Gatfupui GAidl GlaAA^iaam Folks, it’s raining. Beautiful Wisconsin weather, eh ? Well, Production Number Two coming up — this job is rapidly devel­ oping into work. Since this issue is dedicated to womanhood through Westy’s incomparable article, I felt it my humble duty' to do my small part for the cause, employing N. W. C.’s lone speci­ men of beauty as my inspiration. So my buddy, Willy Wordsworth and I worked up a little ode as a token of our appreciation for you, Miss Stern. Kindly take no offence. (Willy isn’t much of a poet, but he tries hard.) Here’s the result of our joint effort: One left! One left!

Just one lonely coed left!

Bereft! Bereft!

Of beauty (save on one) bereft!

O faultless femininity, where fled ?

One girl remains to prove you are not dead.

One coed comes and goes, And lovely are her toes; The Frosh can with delight Look at her, since the walls are bare, Our one example bright Of womanhood so fair, Of glories past the last remaining trace.

And so I know, Where’er I go, That there hath past away a beauty from this place.

That’s that. Say, if you readers get beyond the C & C, the sports, and our wonderful advertising section, you’ll notice an article on new buildings, I think. Now all this talk of Old, NewProposed Dormitories, Old, New, and Brand-new Ad buildings, and East, West, and Northwestern mess-halls is apt to become a little confusing. Therefore it is the unquestioned and unquestionable opinion of the staff and the editor (Editors irk me.) that I com­ mence a name-calling contest and print all suggestions. I’ve had one so far:: Miserycordia. Sounds appropriate for a classroom building.

I’m a Sophomore. The rest of you fellows might not know it, but we have a red-hot struggle developing in our class for entrance into the Hyp-Hype Trio. (That means Hypocritical Hypochondri­ acs. I looked up the last word, and Webster said something about “imagined symptoms of illness”; so maybe it fits). The two well39

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Baseball has taken over in the dormitory. Only radioless rooms can afford to nrss the Braves. That reminds me; I just got a request from Prange, Johnson, & Drews, Incoordinated. They want men of means to assist them in reading, buying, and especi­ ally paying for the Sporting News, Baseball’s Bible. All contribu­ tions should be laid at the foot of your C & C editor (I”m entitled to a fair share.)

In order to fill this column up, I think I’ll have to delve into ancient history. Arbor Day, 1954: first one in the new series of “pop” arbor days. Work, hard work, for all save those few Sophs who prepared the traditional class tree — the official ceremony, Lindloff master thereof. ( A classical degression on Lindloff, the most-suspicious-looking guy in the Synod, the star center for his eighth-grade basketball team. In one of my chance meetings with the old boy in childhood’s happy hours a pearl fell from his lips, which somehow has stuck with me through the years. As we were discussing what we were going to h? in life, he advised me thus, and I quote him exactly: “Vitamin B”.) Back to Arbor Day: A “St. Peter at the gate” story; the burial operation by Prof. Kiessling, sol­ emnizing the divorce of the traditional Arbor Day marriage of labor and liquor; the address of “our noble, bright eyed, tear-stained, beer-stained president,” as the birch was perched along with the class spirits and essential fertilizer. The proceedings were dampened only by the inability of Voss to show up. Although he was chosen unanimously as the “class manurer”, he had some dirty business with the government to attend to.. His chance will never come again.

Oh, yes, there was the Faculty Ball Game too, in which Prof.

R. Gehrke with the power of Matthews and the speed of Bruton, using the Olympian Greeks as his models, distinguished himself as a hero in the ancient sense. Professor Oswald was the glory boy, showering nickels upon his fanatic admirers.

With the three trumpeters in the lead and with the subdued battle-cry, “Madson ! Madson ! Madson !” on their lips the tour­ ing chorus from Wisconsin marched on the rain-soaked state of Illinois and the sandswept and swamp-infested state of Michigan.

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RED and Hillmer.. They just seemed to run into girls all over. They accidentally collided with a few in a girls’ dormitory in Valpo; in another place they became intimately acquainted with the host’s car. Now those are all fair means. But when M. Hillmer dumps a whole bowl of gravy in front of him, just so that some young girl­ ish arm must nearly embrace him to clean the mess up, things are going too far. Worse things were done of course.

But now I must put aside all vulgar material, and rise to the stupendous, colossal, the ethereal atmosphere of “II.M.S. Pinafore.”

Struggling month after month against the ridicule of hundreds, the natural cussedness of choruses, the anxiety of professors for their singing daughters, and the coming of the next schoolyear, the crew pulled through and to the amazement of all the operetta was presented. (If this column stinks, blame Plocher. He deprived the C & C editor of much much-needed meditation on meanness.)

Night after night rehearsals went on, the chorus girls performed, and Fuhlbrigge lurked in the shadows waiting for the happy mo­ ment of departure and the prize package of the chorus line.

It is now the night of the performance.. The thundering ap­ plause still rings in my ears and I am transported into a world of visions. I am cold, tired, and thirsty. Vision No. 1: I see stars, and the structures of a gym and two girls. Vision No. 2: I see smoke, a long table, a long line of dark-colored glass bottles, and Sir Jo­ seph Thorson with the crowd of admiring men and women that attend wherever he goes; and I hear him singing a song of the birds and the bees. Vision No. 3: I see a man at a juke-box, and I hear him yelling, “Can’t you turn this thing on louder?” (Thorson of course still singing of the birds and the bees.) Vision No. 4: I see a table with a poem of VERI on it, an ancient lay, I imagine, for the text was corrupt: “I think that I shall never see SO-------- dr--------- r— on a spree.” etc.

Vision No. 5: I see Fuhlbrigge and his package (the blurriest vis­ ion of all). Vision No. 6: I see someone approaching, and I hear him speak, “Do you have your little black Schund-book with you?

You can fill it here.” Vision No. 7: I see the night, and four gay figures bunny-hopping on Richards Ave. Vision No. 8: I see a bed, and I fall thereinto. I feel cold, tired, and thirsty. Visibn No. 9: I see the blazing headlines: Local C & C editor removed from his nose in special operation performed by H. M. S. Pinafore and Sons of the Brine.

The band is about set to march again. Chuck Boeder has been tapping with his pencil in the library, preparing himself for his venture into the art of drum-majoring.

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The telephone is a remarkably romantic instrument. Borree has perhaps more reason to know this than any other. For who else can hear soft, sweet, sugary words that have become a byword to Frosh circles: “Ah, Jimmy Baby, Jimmie Baby.” I am sent j.l.s. (just like Stuehn).

Folks, there’s a Black and Red Banquet coming up in the near future; Perhaps this is the last time you will be hearing from me.

I want you all to take it easy, And yet raise cain to keen me busy.

When deadlines come I cant be lazy; I think they want to drive me crazy.

PLMBING IN THE PRIVY WAY Oh, you men that enjoy the comforts of a civilized, sophisti­ cated society, you self-satisfied viewers of television and pleasureloving partakers of hot showers, I speak to you from a different land, a primitive, wild land where the cold and biting snow sweeps through the bold and barren countryside, propelled by uncontrol­ lable blasts of raw, rugged power ,hurling mercilessly at mere mor­ tals sharp pricking points of ice; yes, from a land where in other seasons the hot dizzying sun beats down upon the rich, black, treeless plains, defenseless against the giddy beams of that bald, blazing, destructive heat. From South Dakota I speak, and plumbing is my subject.

As a youth in a typical South Dakota city (a city in South Dakota contains no less than five hundred inhabitants), I lived in two eras: the era of the privy and the era of the tower. Oh, the mere mention of the name “privy” constrains me to extol the Privy Age. To you uninitiated, I shall say this, if you allow me to become intimately impudent, that a privy essentially is nothing but a clever combination of two holes, one in the ground and one in the wood whereof the structure above the hole in the ground is built. Of course other adornments may be added, in accord­ ance with the taste of the owner, such as a window or perhaps a creeping vine. Since our family was of rather aristocratic stock, our privy had a window; and well do I remember that on every summer’s day it was my delightful duty to destroy the flies that saw the light. With undying devotion I carried out my task, and sorrowful was the day when the privy was closed, never to be used again. Yea, a tragedy ! But for one brief moment let me recall those dear days of the Privy Age. 42

The high point of every day’s morning then was the scene at the town well, the wet spot of town, where gathered the sons of thirsty fathers.

For with a couple of cream-cans, a wagon or a sled, and two willing-to-get-wet youngsters (and what youngster is not?) a man could quench his thirst and wash his feet. And in winter the young men came with axes to cut out chunks of ice from the drippings.

But as l said before, we were aristocrats, and therefore we had our own well, a deep, terrifying well, terrifying to me because I dreaded the day when I would have to operate it. My hero was a giant who did the whole job with his two little fingers. Unfortu­ nately the Privy Age had almost faded away, when I grew old enough to pump; but I had very good reason to mourn this loss, for my sister, who had endured the hardy exercise of the pump, was able by means of her enlarged muscles to regularly pommel me about, and naturally she passed up no occasion to od so. Who knows what an Atlas I might have become, had I grown to man­ hood amid the luxury-hating rigors of the Privy Age ?

Nevertheless I had my small duties to perform. One was to empty a pail full of slop, that was frankly honored with the appell­ ation: “slop-pail”. The whole familiar picture has intended the cells of my memory: On a little stand ,covered with white oil-paper, stood a clean-looking white pail and a little white dipper; and be­ low, in stark contrast, rested the slop-pail, which, together with the privy, comprised our extensive system of sewage disposal.

Our devices for bathing were equally complex. In a corner of one room in our prairie mansion stood a sink, a small sink, and I am certain that I was the only member of the family who could be comfortable there. What the others used I do not know (My acute sense of decency has prevented my asking them, lest they should blushingly have to admit they neglected that exhilarating but lonely Saturday night ritual.), but I know for a fact that this sink could not have contained my older brother, who extended in all directions farther than I. The water, heated to scalding heat on our smoking stove, mingled with fresh cold well-water to form a happy cleansing combination, that, after it had accomplished its noble purpose, flowed irresistibly through two feet of pipe down to the inevitable slop-pail. For variation’s sake we instituted a cold shower in the basement that consisted of a punctured pail above, a tub below, and a shivering, squirming, screeching figure between the two.

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RED was a bathtub installed, a water-tower erected, running water initiated, and even a sewage system built. Therefore I shed one trembling tear at the untimely death of the Privy Age. Grieve with me, soft men of civilization; what you missed vou do not know.

Alas ! The Privy Age has passed away, And all its hardy horrors are no more.

Alas ! Long gone, that rugged rustic day, Of simple life and sturdy strength the core.

For us a pleasant life of ease remains.

But we’ll need sooner doctors, pills, and canes.

HOYER'S LIFT TO THE HANDICAPPED A bunch of students from Northwestern were on their way to see the preps play a football game in Juneau. Among these stu­ dents was a quartaner named Ted Hoyer. Suddenly the car lurched off the road and the fellows picked themselves up to survey the damage, all except Ted that is. He couldn’t move. Examination in St. Mary’s hospital showed his back was broken and his spinal chord had been all but completely severed. Never again did Ted move anything but his arms and head. Eleven long and painful months in a hospital followed, but there was no help for the damaged nerve. This was the end of a promising athletic career and any normal schooling whatsoever.

The next years Ted spent trying his hand at free lance writing.

He got an electric typewriter and by fastening a clothespin to his useless hand he hammered out many a story, writing at the same fine a column for the local newspaper. But he soon found he could not make a living at this trade. He turned to selling maga­ zine subscriptions. At this he did a little better and included many Lutheran ministers among his customers.

But then a change came in Ted’s way of life. His father, who was serving his parish at Winneconne, Wisconsin, became unable to lift Ted from his wheelchair to the bed. This need turned Ted’s mind in a new direction. With the help of his cou­ sin, Victor Hildemann, he designed and built a hydraulic lift that would easily enable one attendant to lift an invalid, no matter how heavy he might be. Soon others in Ted’s condition heard about this invention and asked for it. A shop was set up in the garage and basement of his house and “Ted Hoyer and Company”, or­ ganized August 1, 1950, was under way. As the news got around the demand for the “Hoyer Lifter” became more than. Ted and hV cousin could handle with their limited facilities. Besides the bedlift, he designed and patented a “car-top lift” which enables 44 r

an invalid to get in and out of a car with the greatest of ease, quite a remarkable feat when one considers the job of lifting a 250 pound man out of a wheelchair through a car door. This enables the paralyzed and arthritic, as well as those with weakened mus­ cles to enjoy the pleasure of riding in an automobile, something which was hitherto all but impossible.

To meet the demand for these devices Ted Hoyer and Com­ pany built a small factory in Oshkosh. This modern, beautiful building includes many of Ted’s own ideas and employs 12 men.

Although it turns out 125 of these lifts a month, besides doing special iobs for individual cases, it is just now beginning to catch up with the demand. Ted’s invention is distributed by 250 dealers in the United States and Canada. It was with a bit of well-earned pride that he saw one of his lifts crated and addressed to Sidney, Australia a few days ago. But one of the biggest parts of Teds work is still ahead of him. Now that he has a factory he must in­ terest the millions of invalids in his inventions and convince them of their value. Being a quadriplegic himself has shown that a ‘‘helpless’ invalid can do more than suffer cheerfully and pati­ ently. He or she can lead a normal active life with a minimum of inconvenience. Ted’s job of giving new life to crippled bodies is just beginning and with his energy and God’s blessing, it’s bound to be a success.

ALUMNI NOTES — MAY 1954 CALLS Norman Berg, ’41, Tuscon, Arizona Harold Warnke, '31, Dale, Wiscon­ sin, has accepted the call to Ap­ has accepted the call to Benton pleton Lutheran High School Harbor, Michigan where he will and will take over the duties succeed his father. He will pro­ of principal and director of bably be installed by the time music. this is in print.

Herbert Birner, ’38, Lake Benton, INSTALLATIONS Minnesota, has accepted the call Ernst Birkholz, ’09, formerly of to Sioux Falls, ’South Dakota.

North Platte, Nebraska, was in­ stalled at Brewster, Nebraska, Roland Hillemann, ’25, Savanna, on April 25.

Illinois, received and declined the call to Pardeeville, Wis. Warren Steffenhagen, ’49, former­ ly of Moline, Illinois, will be in­ Otto Medenwald, T5, Amery, Wis­ stalled May 30 at Friesland and consin, has accepted the call to Dalton, Wisconsin.

Viroqua, Wisconsin.

Winfred Nommensen, ’45, Sugar ENGAGEMENT Bush, Wisconsin, has the call to Ewald W. Tacke, T9, Watertown, serve as dean of men at North­ Wisconsin, was engaged to Miss western Lutheran Academy in Charlotte Kirst of Beaver Dam, Mobridge, South Dakota.

Wisconsin. Miss Kirst is at pre­ Erwin Schewe, ’34, Cambria, Wis­ sent teaching music at Dr. Mar­ consin, has accepted the call to tin Luther College in New Ulm, Bonduel, Wisconsin.

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MISCELLANEOUS NEW NAMES Robert M. Albrecht, prep ’94, who A son, Philip, was born March 10 has been professor at Dr. Mar­ to Rev. and Mrs. Philip Janke tin Luther College since 1916 of Zeeland, North Dakota. Rev. and active in church work for Janke is a member of the class the past 58 years will retire in of ’47.

June.

John Hoenecke, ’45, Minneapolis, Gerald Bergemann, ex ’55, WaterMinnesota, and his wife were town, Wisconsin, is in the army blessed with an addition, David now. His address is: John, born on the twenty-third A/B Gerald A. Bergemann of April.

A. F. 16456261 FLT439 Sq. 3725 BMTS An increase, Jean Marie by name, Lackland A. F. B. was noticed in the household of San Antonio, Texas Rollin Reim, ’44, New Ulm, Richard Buss, ’52, Appleton, Wis­ Minnesota on April 22. consin, turned down the offer F. B. I.. Agent, Homer Schweppe, to teach another year at Apple’39, Washington, D. C., found ton Lutheran High School and his family increased by one will return to the Seminary when the stork brought a baby next fall. girl last March 14.

Robert Corrigan, prep ’46, is teach­ ing classics and mythology at Dr. Arthur Tacke, ex ’44, Milwau­ the University of Minnesota. He kee, Wisconsin, and his wife is also engaged in putting on became the proud parents of a plays there. boy.

"WARM-UP SCRIMMAGE" MISSION HOUSE 0 NORTHWESTERN 12 The Varsity got off to an auspicious start in its quest for the Badger-Ulini baseball crown by decisively out-classing Mission House.

The Muskies were returning to conference competition in baseball after a year’s absence; but the layoff apparently did.them little good.

The issue was in doubt only in the first inning when neither team scored. Thereafter, it was only a question of how many runs the Black and Redmen would settle for. Although Mission House was a feeble opponent, the Goslings exhibited some strong hitting punch, considering that Coach Umnus had only two days’ practice in which to field a ball club. The pitching was equally effective. Erhardt Schultz started and hurled two-hit ball in four frames. Stelter and Kuckhahn finished up the abbreviated seven-inning tussle and did not allow a hit. The hitting corps was led by Dobberstein, who drove in 4 tallies with a double and a single in three appearances at tjje plate. Newcomer John Parcher made a promising debut by plating two runs on a solid triple.

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The championship bubble burst rather rudely for the Goslings when they were entertained in Milwaukee by Extension. Unfor­ tunately, the Ramblers were not in a very hospitable mood, as they dealt the Umnusmen a crushing 14-4 setback. Extension came up with a pitcher, and what a one man gang he turned out to be ! Mr. Hickman, the man in question, not only hurled a cool four-hitter, but also batted at a 4 for 4 clip, with a triple and a double high­ lighting his day's stickwork. The Varsity did not definitely fade out of the championship picture with the defeat, but even one loss, in so small a conference, looms very big. The Goslings led only in the first inning, when they scored two runs on two Extension errors and Winter’s single. After that promising start, however, the game turned into a Rambler batting practice.

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"CONCORDIA CAPERS" CONCORDIA 2 NORTHWESTERN 14 Just two days after the Extension fiasco, the Goslings effected a complete reversal of form by trouncing the highly touted Con­ cordia Cougars, 14-2, at River Forest, 111. The Varsity regained its batting eye with a vengeance in pounding out 15 base knocks. The Pankow Brothers, Rich and Paul, and Rich Winter accounted for nine of the total hits with 3 apiece. The heavy timber was wielded by John Parcher, who slammed the first Varsity four-bagger of the year.

Rich Pankow also chipped in with a 2 run triple. Ed Stelter, in his first start, fired a four-hitter to capably take care of the mound du­ ties. Concordia used three hurlers, but none of them could silence the booming Gosling bats.

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Indeed, until the sixth inning, the Muskies held a 2-0 edge over the inconsistent Goslings. In the sixth, however, the Varsity knotted the score on a Mission miscue, a hit batsman, and Dobbcrstein’s 2 run single. The game was originally scheduled as a seven-inning affair, but the boys went one better by plating their three decisive tallies in the eighth on singles by Parcher and Lindquist, an error and a sacrifice fly. Jim Schneider started on the mound for the Goslings and pitched four frames, allowing all 3 enemy hits and the 2 runs. Schultz finished the game without giving up a hit, while not­ ching 4 strikeouts. He also was credited with his second victory of the year. Paul Pankow again contributed 3 bingles in 5 trips. Par­ cher continued his torrid pace at the plate with a 2 for 3 batting effort.

N. W. C. AB R H MISSION HOUSE AB R H P. Pankow, cf 5 0 3 Schroeder, 3b 4 1 0 R. Pankow, c 4 0 4 0 0 0 Schu’z, ss Winter, ss 4 1 1 Fritchen, rf 4 0 1 Parcher, 3b 0 3 2 0 2 Bruesse, lb, p 3 Stelter, rf 1 3 0 0 Franzmeier, c 1 3 Dobberstein, lb 4 1 0 1 1 Barthel, cf 3 Lindquist, 2b 0 3 1 1 Stroessner, p 3 0 Rothe, If 3 0 0 0 Budock, p 0 0 l 0 Schneider, p 0 2 0 1 Birkholz, If Schultz, p 2 0 0 0 Handler, 2b 3 0 32 5 2 3 9 29 2b hit: Fritchen "CLOSE DOESN'T COUNT" MILTON 3 NORTHWESTERN 2 The Gosling nine came up with their best effort of the spring against Milton, but the Wildcats still managed to eke out a narrow 3-2 decision on their home field. The home field angle must not be overlooked; for Milton’s first run was definitely of the “sloppy”

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variety, thanks to the close-confining trees around the Milton dia­ mond. In the fourth inning, after a Gosling error and a stolen base had put a man on second, Brovick hit a routine fly ball to Stelter in right field. With Ed firmly encamped and waiting for the catch, the Milton “woods” intervened and Brovick had a double. Ed Stel­ ter and Rich Pankow drove in the Varsity runs, but they weren’t quite enough. Kuckhahn pitched the first five innings and gave up the three Wildcat runs and all six hits. Schultz again showed up well in relief, hurling three innings of hitless ball. Both teams had six hits, but Milton utilized their blows just a little better than the Goslings. The Wildcats put three singles together in the fifth to score the two clinching runs. Ed Stelter was the pacesetter at the plate for the Lenmen, as he collected two hits in four official at bats.

AB AB R H MILTON R H N. W. C. Brcidenbach, ss 0 0 4 0 P. Pankow, cf 4 0 3 0 Peed, c 0 R. Pankow, c 0 1 4 0 0 O’Brien, 2b 1 2 Winter, ss 4 i 4 Hickey, cf 0 0 Parcher, 3b 3 1 4 2 Brovick, lb 3 0 1 Stelter, rf 0 Dobberstein, lb 4 0 0 Dade, If 3 0 0 0 Si'S^n, p 3 0 0 Lindquist, 2b 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 Wollet, p Rothe. If 3 3 Kuckhahn, p 1 0 Schultz, rf 1 1 0 2 1 Schultz, p 1 n 31 G 32 2 G 2b hit: Brovick "WHITEWASHED" NORTHWESTERN 0 EXTENSION 4 Milwaukee Extension, again paced by their speedball pitcher Hickman, knocked the Goslings out of contention for the BadgerIllini baseball crown with a business-like 4-0 shutout. In the first game against N. W. C. this spring, Hickman threw a four-hitter as he won 14-4. The second time he gave up only four hits once more, but his teammates gave him better support, so that he coasted to an easy shutout victory. Along the way he struck out twelve Gos­ lings and had exceptional control for a fast ball hurler, for he walked only two. Ed Stelter suffered his first setback of the year although he allowed only seven hits. Usually a seven-hitter will win almost any game in the high-scoring Badger-Illini loop, but the Lenmen could not muster even a slight offensive threat after the first inning, when they put runners on second and third with none out. Then, however, Hickman closed the door tightly with a fielder’s choice and two clutch strikeouts.

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STUDENTS!

ATTENTION!

This classified list of business men and merchants has been alphabetized for your convenience. These men are our advertisers.

Without them the Black and Red could not exist. They are desering of your patronage.

APPLIANCE STORES Firestone Store 307 Main BAKERIES Quality Bake Shop 104 Main BANKS Bank of Watertown 1st and Main BARBECUES Fats 900 3rd BARBERS Bricscmoister 112 N. 3rd Seagcr & Brand 9 Main BEVERAGES Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Madison, Wis. Nehi Beverages, Madison, Wis. Seven-Up Bottling Co. 410 First BOWLING ALLEYS Chase’s Bowl 125 N'. Water CAB City-Checker Cab 1st St. CLEANERS Paramount 021 Main COFFEE O. R. Pieper Co. DARIES Dairy Lane 540 West Mullens 212 W. Main DRUG STORES Busse s 204 Main Doerr Drugs W. Main Wm. Gehrke 315 Main Tctzlaff Pharmacy 110 Main DIME STORES Kresgc Co. 207 Main EYE GLASSES Dr. H. E. Magnan 410 Main FLORISTS Birkholz 616 Main Loeffler Floral Shop 202 W. Main FUNERAL HOMES H. Hafemcister- 607 Main Nowack 211 5th Schmutzler 721 N. 4th FURNITURE II. Hafemcister 607 Main Keck Furniture Co. 110 Main Schmutzler 401 Main GARAGES Hornburg Motors Inc. 200 2nd James D. Casey Co., 119-121 Water King Hintz 216 3rd A Kramp Co. 617 Main GROCERIES Bcntzin 905 Main Iffland 207 2nd Krause 1101 Western Duddeck's Grocery 813 Wisconsin

HARDWARE & SPORTING GOODS Harris Ace Stores 304 Main Kocrner & Pingcl 205-209 N. 2nd D. & F. Kusol Co. 108 W. Main INSURANCE Aid Association for Lutherans Herman Mutual Insurance Co. Wm C. Krueger 30S Main Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Co. JEWELRY Salick’s 310 Main 111S. 3rd Schneider Jewelry 111 Main Warren's Jewelry LUMBER AND FUEL Hutson Braun Lumber Co. First West Side Lumber Co. 210 Water MEAT MARKETS Block’s Market 112 2nd Julius Bayer 202 3rd New York Market 8 Main MEMORIALS Watertown Memorial Co.

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OFFICE SUPPLIES Gruner’s 407 Main PHOTOGRAPHS A! Rippe 113 Second PLUMBERS Otto Biefcld Co. 202 N. Water RADIOS ‘Guycr Music Store, 109 N. 3rd RESTAURANTS Hero's Fine Foods Main Main Cafe Main Zwicg’s Grill Main and Ninth SHOES Meyer's Shoe Store 206 Main Ray's Red Goose Shoe Store Main Ruesch’s 210 West Main SMOKE SHOP Walt’s Piccadilly 406 Main THEATRES C’assic 308 Main Savoy West Main

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RAY’S RED GOOSE SHOE STORE WATERTOWN. WIS.

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SMOKE SHOP

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BUSSES Walgreen System

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DRUG STORE

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Ilutson Braun Lumber Phone 36

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"Soy it with Flowers"

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Floral Shop 202 West Main St.

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Watertown, Wis.

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BOOK STORE 407 Main Street

HARRIS ACE STORES 304 MAIN STREET

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LITERARY — GERMAN ORATION Carl Schurzes Watertowner Jahre........

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ENGLISH ORATION Watertown Lutherans, A Century Ago. Biographies ..................................................

FEATURES — Campus and Classroom ..Doctor In The House ......

Alumni Meeting Report ...

Notice of Alumni Meeting Alumni Notes ...................

Athletics ............................

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Watertown, Wis., June 1954

No. 3

Entered at the Post Office at Watertown, Wis., as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. Published monthly.

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VON MERLIN REHM

Carl Schurz wurde am 2. Marz 1829 in Liblar (einem Dorf in der Nahe von Koln) in Deutschland geboren. Im Jahre 1846 ging er nach Bonn, uni die Universitat dort zu beziehen. Er wollte besonders Philosophic und Geschichte studieren. In Bonn lernte er den Professor Gottfried Kinkel kennen. Unter Kinkels Einflusz schloss er sich der Revolutionsbevvegung von 1848 an, und im Jahre 1849 wurde er samt 4500 anderen Revolutionaren in der Festung Rastatt umzingell. Bevor die Festung fiel, gelang Schurz eine abenteuerliche Flucht durch einen Abzugskanal, und er begab sich nach der Schweiz. Im Jahre 1850 kehrte er nach Berlin zuriick und befreite Kinkel, der dort ein Gefangener war. Schurz wohnte darauf zwei Jahre in London und Paris. Im Juli 1852 heiratete er Margarete Meyer. Bald darnach beschloss er, die Vereinigten Staaten zu seiner bleibenden Ileimat zu machen.

Am 17. September 1852 fuhren Carl Schurz und seine junge Frau in den Hafen von New York ein. Von dort zogen sie nach Philadelphia, wo sic sich drei Jahre aufhielten. Im Frlihling 1853 kamen seine Eltern und Schwestern auch nach Amerika und wohnten bei ihm.

Schurz halte einige Verwandte und einige deutsche Freunde in Illinois, Wisconsin und Missouri, und so zog er im Herbste 1S54 aus, urn sie zu besuchen. Zu Watertown in Wisconsin wohnte sein Onkel Jakob Jussen. So kam Schurz dort gleich in einen Familienkreis hinein, der ihm umso sympathischer war. In seinen Lebenserinnerungen sagt Schurz: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Die Bevolkerung von Watertown bestand vorwiegend aus Deutschen. Wenn sie auch nicht vom Geist der 48er ganz so durchtrankt waren, wie die Milwaukeer, so fand ich doch in Watertown einen friiheren Studenten, den ich im Sep­ tember 1848 als Mitglied des Studentenkongresses in Eisenach getroffen hatte, Herrn Emil Rothe, und mehrere andere Manner, die an der revolutionaren Bewegung der Zeit teilgenommen hatten.

Unter den Farmern der Umgegend, die nach Watertown kamen, um dort ihre Geschiifte zu besorgen, waren viele Pommeni und Mecklenburger, fleiszige und sparsame Leute, deren erste Heimstiitte aus einer rohen Blockhiitte bestand, woraus sie sich dann im Laufe einiger Jahre zuerst zu einem bescheidenen Holzhaus und schlieszlich zu einem stattlichen Backsteingebaude emporarbeiteten. Dabei blieb aber die Scheune immer der wichtigste Bau der ganzen Niederlassung.â&#x20AC;?

Was Schurz vom Staate Wisconsin und seinen Bewohnern gesehen hatte, sprach ihn ungemein an. Da mehrere seiner Verwandten sich in Watertown angesiedelt hatten, und seine Eltern und Schwestern sich naturlich freuen wiirden, mit andern Mitgliedern der Familie zusammenzuleben, beschloss er, dort sich niederzulassen.

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Deshalb begleitete Schurz im Marz 1855 seine Eltern und Schwestern nach Watertown. Er selber blieb aber nur ein paar Wochen. Dann eilte er zu seiner kranken Frau in Philadelphia zuruck und nahm sie nach Europa. Im Juli 1855 kehrte er wieder nach Watertown zuruck.

Schurz hatte beobachtet, dasz Watertown, obwohl es 1850 nur 1000 Einwohner zahlte, sich im Jahre 1855 schon auf ungefahr 10,000 vermehrt hatte. Er hatte auch gehort, dasz Watertown vielleicht ein Eisenbahnknotenpunkt gleich Indianapolis werden wurde.

Schon stieg der Preis des Grundbesitzes infolgedessen. Darum kaufte Schurz eine Farm von John Jackson in der Nahe der Stadt Watertown. Er soli 100 Thaler pro Acker fur diese Farm von 89 Ackern geboten haben. Er kann nur eine geringe Anzahlung gemacht haben, denn es lastete eine Hypothek von 8500 Thalern auf dem Giundstuck. Weil die Stadt wuchs, hoffte Schurz, dasz das Land im Werte steigen wurde, und dasz er dabei, sozusagen ohne sein Zutun, reich werden wiirde. 75 Jahre spater nannten die Eigentumer der Stelle ilire Wohnung “Karlshugel”, um Schurz zu ehren.

1S55 und 1856 fiihrten seine Schwestern ein Putzgeshaft in Watertown. Sie hatten dies auch in Europa und Philadelphia getan. 1856 verheiratete sich die eine Schwester mit Edmund Jiissen und zog nach Columbus, Wisconsin.

Margarethe Schurz, Carls Frau, genas in Europa, und im Au­ gust 1856 war die ganze Familie in Watertown wieder vereinigt.

Zuerst war Schurz in Watertown ziemlich popular, denn er war ein beruhmter Mann wegen der Revolution von 1848. Seine deutschen Nachbarn in Watertown waren fast alle Demokraten.

In der Regel waren die auslandischen Emigranten in die demokratische Partei hineingeraten, die sich ihnen als Beschutzerin der politischen Rechte der Fremdgeborenen darstellte, wahrend die Whigs im Verdacht “nativistischer,” den Fremdgeborenen feindlicher Neigungen standen. Schurz aber wurde ein Republikaner, und dies gefiel den meisten der Einwohner von Watertown nicht. Dasz Schurz ein Republikaner war, wurde offenbar im Oktober 1855, als man ihn bat, den demokratischen Gouvemeur Barstow von Wiscon­ sin in Watertown zu bewillkommen, und Schurz sich weigerte, dies zu tun.

Schurz wurde der Baukommissar der Stadt und ein Notar. Er war ebenfalls Direktor einer Versicherungsgesellschaft. Auch studierte er amerikanisches Recht und wurde 1858 beim Gericht als Anwalt zugelassen. Er war auch Alderman des fiinften Stadtbezirks.

Die finanzielle Panik von 1857 war ein Riickschlag fur Watertown. Es ist heute noch nicht viel grosser als im Jahre 1857. Die Preise fiir Grundstucke sturzten. Schurzes Landkauf erwies sich als eine Fehlspekulation. Seine Hoffnungen, dasz er Vorteil aus 51

dem Verkauf seiner Farm ziehen wtirde, waren zerschmettert. In der Tat konnte Schurz nicht die Zinseri der Hypothek bezahlen, und so verlor er einen Teil seiner Farm.

Schurz nahm an der Prasidenten-Kampagne von 1856 teil. Der Konvent der jungen republikanischen Partei stellte als seinen Kandidaten Fremont, “den Pfadfinder”, auf. Schurz traute es sich noch nicht zu, eine offentliche englische Rede zu halten, und beschriinkte sich daher in dieser Kampagne darauf, nur vor deutschem Publikum in deutscher Sprache zu reden. Aber man vvurde aufmerksam auf den redetiichtigen feurigen Schurz von Watertown. Schurz hatte jetzt politische Reden in Amerika gehalten. Das Eis war gebrochen.

Zwei Wochen im Jahre 1857 war Schurz Schriftleiter des “Wa­ tertown Anzeigers’, und dann wurde er entlassen als “zu republikanisch”. Im August 1857 grundete Schurz in Watertown die “Deut­ sche Volks-Zeitung” mit der hochst einpragsamen Devise: “Unabhiingig, aber nicht neutral!” Die Redaktion vertrat: Achtung flir das anhaftende Recht der Selbstverwaltung; unnachgiebigen Widerstand gegen die Sklaverei; Freiheit des gesellschaftlichen Lebens mit keinem Eingriif der Regierung; Miszbilligung der finanziellen Verderbnis.

Auch zu dieser Zeit beschutdiglen einige 4Ser Pastor Christian Sans, einen evangelisch lutherischen Pastor von Watertown, der Betrugerei. Es kam sogar zu einem Volksauflauf und Drohungen gegen den Pastor. Darum hielt Schurz dem Publikum in Coles Halle eine Rede, in der er den Deutschen sagte, dasz niemand, der nicht zu der Gemeinde gehorte, sich in die Gemeindeangelegenheiten einmischen sollte.

Dasz Schurzes Frau, Margarethe, den ersten Kindergarten in Amerika zu Watertown grundete, ist auch bemerkenswert.

Im Herbste des Jahres 1S57 schickten die Republikaner von Watertown Schurz als ihren Vertreter in den republikanischen Staatskonvent, welcher die Kandidaten fur die Staatsamter aufstellen sollte. Die Parteileiter hatten Schurz zum republikanischen Kandidaten fur das Amt des Vizegouverneurs ausersehen, und so wurde Schurz aufgestellt. Er hatte jetzt die letzte Scheu iiberwunden, und er redete nun deutsch und englisch. Seine Wahlreden machten ihn beriihmt. Die Parteipropaganda feierte das kuhne Abenteuer der Befreiung Kinkels. Seine Gegner, die Demokraten, begannen ihn anzugreifen und mit Schmutz zu bewerfen und nannten ihn hohnisch und verachtlich “Shirts” (Hemden). Schurz wur­ de mit 107 Stimmen geschlagen, doch war er jetzt bei weitem der beriilimteste und fahigste Verfechter der republikanischen Sache in Wisconsin. Reich wurde er nicht dabei. Deshalb begab er sich auf Vorlesungstouren. Sein Name hatte Anziehungskraft, und er verdiente durchschnittlich fuunzig Thaler den Abend.

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Im Herbste 1858 sturzte er sich in den Wahlkampf fur den Senat. Schurz wurde der “Lincoln-Kreuzfahrer” unter den Deutschen von Illinois.

Die Republikaner von Wisconsin machten Schurz zum Mitglied des Aufsichstrats der Staatsuniversitat im Jahre 1859. Im Frtthling 1860 wahlten sie Schurz zum Delegaten des republikanischen Nationalkonvents, der in Chicago zusammentrat. Wir wissen, dasz Lincoln als Prasidentscaftskandidat aufgestellt und spater erwahlt wurde. Schurzes Tatigkeit in der Wahlkampagne von 1860 als Redner und Anfuhrer hatte ihrn in der siegreichen Partei eine Stellung verschafft, welche ilm in den Augen vieler Republikaner mehr als jemals zu einer einfluszreichen Person machte.

1861 wurde Schurz zum Gesandten der Vereinigten Staaten nach Spanien ernannt. Aber im Jahre 1862 entsagte Schurz seiner Mission nach Spanien und trat sofort der freiwilligen Armee des Nordens im Biirgerkrieg bei.

1866 zogen seine Frau und Kinder nach Detroit. Seine Eltern wolmten jetzt bei ihrer Tochter in Monee, Illinois. Schurz verkaufte auch seine Fann, und damit endete seine Verbindung mit Watertown. Wir wissen, Schurz wurde spater Senator von Missouri und Minister der inneren Angelegenheiten in Hayes Kabinett.

Schurz starb am 14. Mai 1906. Er war ein Patriot, Redner, Journalist, Diplomat, Soldat und Reformer gewesen. Sein Geburtsort in Deutschland widmete ihm eine Statue und eine Plakette.

Die Inschrift auf dieser Plakette lautet: “Carl Schurz — der Kampfer fur Einheit und Freiheit in Deutschland und den Vereinigten Staaten.” Und in diesem Jahre, da unsere Stadt das hunderljahrige Jubilaum ihrer Existenz feiert, gedenken wir daran, dasz dieser Deruhmte Deutsch — Amerikaner seine bedeutende Laufbahn in Watertown begonnen hat.

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The city of Watertown, which is celebrating its centennial this year, has been a Lutheran center for more than a century. German Lutheran immigrants began to come here as early as 1839. In 1S54, the year after our city was incoq)orated, three of the present five Lutheran congregations were already in existence. They were St. Luke’s, then known as the German Free church; St. John’s of the Missouri Synod; and St. Mark’s, then known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Watertown and Vicinity, or more popularly as Pastor San’s congregation.

Each of these three churches represented widely different strains of Lutheranism. One of them did not even call itself Luther53

an and was frankly unionistic. Yet it did have some Lutheran mem­ bers and eventually, after a complete reorganization in 1909, adopt­ ed the Lutheran confessions and became associated with the Wis­ consin Synod. Even St. Marks congregation under its first pastor, was rather liberal in its views. Today all of the original three churches — as well as the more recently founded Trinity congrega­ tion, which is a daughter congregation of St. Mark’s — are affiliated with the Synodical Conference. Happily, staunch Lutheranism won the day in our city.

But it was not thus a century ago. An observer at that time might well have judged that liberal Lutheranism would establish itself firmly here. There was, for example, the thriving church on Fourth Street known as the German Free church, the first to be organized. The exact date of the organization of this church is not known, but the first minutes of the congregation date back to 1S49.

However, references to previous meetings are also recorded. It is a known fact that bv the time the German Lutherans arrived in the city St. Luke’s was already an established congregation. I imagine it was quite astounding to the strict German Lutheran immigrants to find a church here which taught the same errors that had prompt­ ed them to leave the State Church in their homeland.

Yet not all the German immigrants were strict Lutherans, though many of them had a Lutheran background. Those that joined the German Free Church, for instance, were liberal in their views. They represented a Lutheranism that had been seared by the age of rationalism in the 18th century. Characteristic is a stipu­ lation which appeared in the first constitution of the Free Church.

The pastor, accordng to this article, was to preach sermons on Goethe and Schiller, the great German poets of the Age of Reason, as well as on Scripture. The church also contained Reformed ele­ ments. Even though it was very different from the other German churches in town, there was no animosity among the churches. In his recollections of his home town, Ralph D. Blumenfeld says that “the German Free Church took its duties with a proper sense of stern resolution.”

It would be erroneous for us to claim that this Free Church was a Lutheran church; but it would be equally wrong to neglect it entirely, for it did have some Lutherans in its membership. In fact, it was through these members that the reorganization of 1909 took place. As we have stated, it was at this time that the congre­ gation accepted the Lutheran confessions.

Among the immigrants, who continued to pour into Watertown, was a group known as the “Old Lutherans.” In using the epithet “Old”, they wished to emphasize the fact that they were genuine, original Lutherans, who had not accepted any modifications or 54

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changes in their doctrine or practice. Their faith was firmly ground­ ed in the confessional statements collected in the Lutheran Book of Concord of 1580. This group, which arrived in Watertown in the summer of 1851, founded the present St. John’s Church. They came from Pommerania, which is located in northeast Germany along the Baltic Sea. To be sure, some came to this new land because of the many opportunities which were offered, but their primary purpose in emigrating was to seek religious freedom.

In their native land such religious liberty was practically an impossibility. King Frederich William III was the ruler of Prussia at this time. Since he was eager to promote unity in his domain, he wished to effect a union between the Lutheran and Reformed churches. Naturally, staunch Lutherans balked at this measure and were consequently persecuted by the authorities. Fines and imprisonment were the order of the day for actions that were right­ ly dictated by Christian liberty. The Old Lutherans therefore de­ cided to come to this country of religious freedom, bringing with them not only their worldly possessions but also their firmly ground­ ed faith.

Almost immediately after their arrival in Watertown the Old Lutherans organized themselves into a congregation. The early history of the church is a testimony to their staunch Lutheranism.

In fact, they dismissed their very first pastor when they found that he taught the same liberal and rationalist doctrines that obtained in the State Church. In modern terminology we would call him a unionist. In those days pastors were very scarce, but this did not deter the congregation in its purpose. A neighboring pastor from Lebanon consented to conduct services once a month for them and also to serve the needs of the young congregation. In 1854 St. John’s joined the Missouri Synod. It is interesting to note that thus it is one of the oldest member congregations of the Missouri Synod.

Even though the members of this congregation were poor, they were industrious and diligent. Not only did they provide for the needs of their children by building a new school to replace the old one, which had been built of slab wood; they also erected a new church building by the middle of 1855. This new edifice was indeed welcome to the congregation, for one Sunday during the services the floor of the building in which they used to assemble fell several feet, almost causing a panic. Pastor Wagner, who shep­ herded the flock at this time, shared this same spirit of industri­ ousness and was influential in establishing several mission congre­ gations in the surrounding district.

Prior to the arrival of Pastor Wagner the church service must have been conducted in the pattern of a prayer meeting, for the congregation had no agenda or book of forms and prayers for church 55

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services, baptisms, celebration of Holy Communion, weddings, and similar ministerial acts. Consequently, the pastor had to copy the most important sections from the book of a neighboring brother.

Under the blessing of God and the faithful work of Pastor Wagner the congregation grew rapidly. By 1857, five years after its found­ ing, St. John’s had a membership of 381 souls.

In this same year their adherence to the old customs led to a controversy between some of the members of the congregation and Pastor Wagner concerning private confession. A similar con­ troversy occurred in the congregation at Lebanon, so these inci­ dents are known as the Watertown-Lebanon cases. At this time the custom of private confession was still followed in many Luther­ an congregations. These dissenting members who wanted general confession met with the teacher on Sunday afternoons for common worship. They were then accused of infringing on the office of the ministry and were excommunicated from the congregation. As a result they formed their own church, which was known as St. Michaels. Later in 1859 they were received into the membership of St. Mark’s Church and soon thereafter their ban of excommuni­ cation was lifted.

St. Mark’s congregation was begun in the summer of 1854 when a group of Christians gathered to hear God’s Word and to receive His Sacraments. This flock was under the guidance of the Rev. Christian Sans, who had been sent from the East by the Frankean Synod. There he had served Evangelical, Reformed, and Lutheran congregations. Pastor Sans had not received a regular theological training but had been given a good education at a German teacher’s college. But he had the ability to make friends easily and was reputed to be polite and dignified. I-Ie did not po­ ssess any deep Lutheran convictions, however. Not only did he hold joint services with many sectarian ministers in town, he also meddled in politics. In a letter to a pastor at Columbus he stated that he wanted nothing to do with the Old Lutherans nor the “henchmen of Muehlhauser,” who was the-president of the Wis­ consin Synod. It is quite natural therefore that Pastor Sans be­ gan his work among the German Lutherans who were not so well versed in the Lutheran doctrines and who had not left Germany for conscience’ sake.

Pastor San’s congregation was .formally organized on Oct. 22, 1854, as the “Evangelical Lutheran Church of Watertown and Vi­ cinity.” Soon plans for a new church building were under way.

The men of the congregation decided to go into the forests sur­ rounding Watertown and fell the necessary timber. According to the minutes a steeple was originally planned “not only as an orna­ ment but for the purpose of accommodating a town clock, should

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RED such a useful piece of machinery ever fall to the lot of our city.’

After about a year the first brick church in the city was completed for a cost of approximately $8000. Much credit for raising the nec­ essary funds must be given to the vigorous solicitation of Pastor Sans, Pastor Sans was also very much interested in futhering the cause of the Christian school. At first he taught the school himself, but by 1855 the congregation had its own teacher. Another of his goals was to Americanize the Germans as quickly as possible.

He held prayer meetings in which both the English and German languages were used. Realizing that this process must be begun among the children too, he also organized an “American Sunday School.” Pastor Sans was very active in mission work, traveling as far as Columbus to found congregations. An interesting story is told how Sans and the Missouri Synod pastor Wagner often raced to Reeseville, northeast of here, for the right of using the public school. In order to be entirely impartial the school board decided that whichever pastor arrived first could conduct services in the school. Many times Pastor Sans would race to the shores of Mud Lake, where a member would take him across in a boat.

In the last period of his ministry a change of sentiment toward Pastor Sans took place among the members of his congregation.

Previously the unbelieving Germans had been spreading stories about him because they were provoked by his sectarian policies, especially by his denunciation of Sunday parties and of beer drink­ ing as downright sinful. Then too, the local Reformed minister Joerris charged that Pastor Sans was an imposter who had been exposed in German and English language papers. As a result of these charges, which were never proved, the whole town was in an uproar. Eventually Pastor Sans was suspended from his office for refusing to answer the charges.

It is unfortunate that such an incident should have occurred in the congregation. However, despite the setbacks caused by mans sin, through it all we see that God in His grace was bringing a better day for the congregation. Had Sans remained, the congre­ gation would now probably be dominated by sectarian policies instead of having the blessings of sound doctine and practice.

Through its next pastor, Johannes Bading, the congregation was strengthened in sound Lutheran doctrines and was led in the path of genuine Lutheranism.

In reviewing the early development of these three oldest Lutheran churches in Watertown, we must give thanks to God. We may rejoice with the Apostle Paul as he says in 1 Cor. 15,57; "Thanks be to God, which giveih us the victory through Jesus Christ."

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ’54 On September 9, 1946, 71 awe-filled sextaners entered the portals of North­ western College to begin their high school work. In the three years that followed, a few members joined the ranks, but a few more left them, and a class of 44 was graduated from high school in June of 1950. Of the original seventy-one, twelve remain to graduate with the Class of ’54: Balge, Beckmann, Habeck, Kienetz, Kuckhahn, L. Pankow, P. Pankow, Stelter, Strack, Teske, Tetzlaff, and Zietlow.

Fall of 1950, the beginning of our Freshmen year, saw a considerable influx of students from other preparatory schools, and our class roll listed 50 members.

Six additions from Saginaw were noted, and of these, five are with us today: Ber­ ger, Brandle, J. Meyer, Muehlfeld, and Winter. New Ulm added twelve to our num­ ber, of whom eight remain: Hallauer, Hillmer, Hoenecke, Lenz, L. Meyer, Vomhof, Weindorf, and Wendland. Freier came to us from Winnebago, and Rehm from a college in Nebraska. The Sophomore year, saw our ranks somewhat diminished, but we welcomed a new member in the person of Kraus, who came to us via Marquette.

Cur class was augmented in the Junior year by Madson and Kingsbury from Bethany, Prange and Rothe form Milwaukee Concordia, Palenske from Fort Wayne Concordia, and Pederson from SI. Paul’s College. These additions rounded out our proud total of thirty-four, the largest number of graduates in the history of North­ western College. All 34 members hope to continue their studies at Thiensville or Bethany.

Richard Balge, President

James Berger, Vice President

Milwaukee, Wisconsin RICHARD DELMER BALGE If an “all around man” contest had been held among the Seniors, the nod in all likelihood would have gone to this popular, versatile, President of the Senior Class. “Crop”, as he has been affectionately tagged by his classmates, played his part as a student well, expressing a special affinity for the language of Schwas and Daghes Fortes. On the athletic field Dick managed to get in a couple of years of Varsity football, before retiring to the intramural fold, and the Sport’s Editor’s desk of the Black and Red. Chorus and Glee Club claimed more of his time, as did the job of play director of the Forum’s major work of the year Doctor Faustus.

Balge’s hearty chuckle resounding through the halls is a sure fire sign of a bull session involving the Mutt and Jeff duo of Beckman and Balge. Reading and “musi­ cal culture” occupy a good deal of his spare time, two hobbies that will fit in well with the Seminary atmosphere for Dick.

Bay City, Michigan JAMES CARL BERGER It seems that Jim’s sunny disposition always wakes up about an hour after he does. Just ask anybody who’s tried to get him out of bed. But once he’s fully conscious, it’s a rare moment that finds him serious. Occasionally he has to act his age, because he’s class “Veep”, preident of the “N" Club, and a member of the athletic board. He used to sing in the chorus too, but he found that his duties in the ‘Citizens for Flint League" kept him too busy for public vocalizing. Jim would also be the Big Weed in a Vesuvius club if we had one. He made his name in football as one of the hardest tacklers on this year’s championship outfit and play­ ed varsity basketball till a football injury slowed him down. His departure will be regretted as it always is when a well-stocked son of a groceryman leaves. So long, Jim, and to quote a Bergerism, “Heavy on the good luck”.

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Karl Brandle

Ronald Freier

Daniel Habeck

La Crosse, Wisconsin Walter Beckmann, better known to his associates as “Stretch,” holds the unofficial position of class humorist. Using that capacity to its utmost, Beck turned out one of the finest Campus and Classroom Columns that ever graced the pages of the Black and Red. His masterpiece undoubtedly was the creation of the “Muehlfeld Legend”. The nickname “Stretch” is a fitting description of this 6‘ 6” senior, who used his height and weight to good advantage on the Varsity football team. Never known as an energetic glory boy. Stretch was content to trip up his opponents rather than tackle them. Affable might describe his whole philosophy on life—the philoso­ phy of never taking anything too serious no matter how tough the situation. Next year the Sem will guarantee for Wally, ease, liberty, and the pursuit of Marilyn.

WALTER FREDERICK BECKMANN

KARL J. BRANDLE Saginaw, Michigan Although this bright young lad is the smallest in his class he makes up for it in many ways. Full of school spirit, Karl, as class statistician, was astrong sup­ porter of all intermural and intramural activities. Having decided to give up a would-be illustrious athletic career, Karl donated his time, ability and noise to cheerleading and scorekeeping. Often could his booming voice be heard above the din of the yelling crowd, cheering his team on; often would the referees have tossed him out as he booed each un-institutional decision. He was a member of the Forum and his several appearances in various programs and his comical air com­ bined with his hearty laugh acquired for him the rank of Class Clown Fresh from the Saginaw Seminary, Karl started his schooling at N. W. C. as a Frosh. He will be remembered most for his ability to sleep through breakfast.

RONALD FREDERICK FREIER

Oshkosh. Wisconsin The easiest way to get a bull session rolling with most students is to simply restate any of a number of stock complaints, food, no heat, etc., but not with “Ron”. Another common gripe with which he'll disagree is, “You sure can’t meet anyone up at this dead hole." Ron did meet someone, and his life was quite eventful. That he practices what he preaches will be proven this summer when he marches down the aisle with Miss Gwen Jean Bilse.

When he arrived here four years ago as the only Frosh from Winnebago Luth­ eran Academy, the task of forming new pals and buddies confronted him, but that was no job at all for friendly and obliging Ron. The position as director of the “glee-club” and “octet” in senior was the climax of his four years in choral ac­ tivities. In bidding Mr. Freier goodbye we won’t have to say we hope his stay here was fruitful. It was, and we’re wishing his stop at the Sem will likewise be pleasant.

DANIEL ERNEST HABECK

Milwaukee, Wisconsin His stature is imposing, and yet his- gait will never run you over. For ten minus two years Dan has traversed the halls of Northwestern, played football on its athletic field, and jumped balls in its gym. Besides being varsity basketball center and end in football, Dan played intramural softball for four years. In the classroom he has achieved a record of no mean standing, and his membership in the Male Chorus and Band gives evidence of his musical prowess. Forum-goers also have had an opportunity to hear or see Dan take part in literary productions.

The past year he was “engaged” as Band President and secretary of the “N” Club.

To his rabid reading habits the Book-of-th-Month Club is indebted for many a dollar profit, and somehow or another, he finds time to practice handwriting on embossed stationary. Most of his out-going letters bear the address: Flint, Michi­ gan. In keeping with the precedent established by his father and brother, Dan will enter the Seminary.

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J. Carl Hillmer

Roy Hoenecke

Alvin Kienetz

Watertown, South Dakota KENNETH DEAN HALLAUER Holly is a product of not two but three of our synodical schools. He spent three years at Mobridge, one at New Ulm and of course four years at N. W. C. While he was at N. W. C. he was especially active in all the singing organizations, since he has such a fine tenor voice. All at once a member of the opposite sex at­ tracted him. Holly was hooked; he even forgot he was baseball manager. After that all of his bucking was done on the Fuch’s farm. Just about any night of the week Holly carried on his nightly ramblings in the back of the dormitory.

Holly is one of those students gifted with a natural talent for absorbing knowledge, although it has been said that his “fountain is drying up”. He will be the first one in his class to be married, the happy event taking place June 13. He will go to Sem. next year.

North Branch, Michigan J. CARL HILLMER This early-rising young man hails from Michigan at present but he has been a resident of several states. A native of Wisconsin, Carl has lived in Minnesota and Arizona, but plans to remain loyal to Wisconsin and it’s three B’s: baseball, bowling, and a broad education. “J. C.” spends part of his time practicing for chapel exercises and much of his time studying at the sharp corners of his deck. Carl kept busy out of class, being a member of the football team, male chorus, Forum, band, pep band, and director of the beginner’s band. Carl is known for his cheery, perpetual smile, especially whe nasked certain questions. His favorite food is pizza, but he does not like to eat it alone, and he usually doesn’t. Carl plans to take a year out for teaching next year, but the following year his outgoing mail will bear a Thiensville postmark. All of us wish him the best of luck.

Sleepy Eye, Minnesota ROY GERALD HOENECKE Finally we have come to a Hoenecke who isn’t called “Chick”. And heredity is the only good reason for this. Otherwise Roy has all the typical “Chick” char­ acteristics. No one ever blamed him for being overambitious, and still he always managed to get in his share of fun, perhaps a little more. If there was any stunt you want pulled and are scared to do it yourself, Roy’s your man, if there’s a laugh involved. Roy enjoys good music during the late vigils at his desk and has a collection of records to prove it. The way 3-D photography brings out the con­ tours of his subjects also fascinates him, although women as such don’t interest him much. In the last four years his voice has been heard in many of the college singing organizations. Say, Roy, when are you going to introduce us to Robin Roberts ?

Two Rivers, Wisconsin ALVIN ROY KIENETZ Good ol’ “Album” doesn’t seem to worry much about what’s going to hap­ pen, but if you get to know him you’ll find he’s a careful planner and has his fu­ ture carefully plotted out. A telephone lover for quite a while and then graduating to the home type he now tells us he’s going to wait until A. S. (after Sem.) to take the final plunge. In accordance with his foresight he will soon provide himself with a means of transportation between Watertown and Thiensville in the form of a ’54 Plymouth. Spending money flows in from his basement venture. You can feel cjuite safe in letting experienced “Album” cut your hair but make sure he doesn’t lose his glasses. He can’t see to find them.

N. W. C. has been the battleground for him in both prep and college, so he can be numbered with the old guard. What vocal chords he has left were exercised to good advantage in various Forum activities. Since he will be frequently Watertown bound next year we’ll be waiting for his report from the Sem.

Jerome Kingsbury

Thomas Kraus

Philip Kuckhahn

Kenneth Lenz

JEROME ROBERT KINGSBURY St. Pari, Minnesota As a rule ministerial students of the Wisconsin Synod simply follow through our own school setup to become pastors. But not Wisconsin Synod “Cam” (pro­ nounced Sam); he is an intersynodical man. After spending six years at Con­ cordia St. Paul, he stopped off at Bethany a year. Then he came to N. W. C. for two years, and next year he’s going back to Bethany.

Aside from his two years as a male chorus member and year in the “Forum, Cam’s activities around the campus have had one thing in common — electricity.

He was the chief lighting man in the gym, manned the PA system, pinch-hit on the Drojector, and also is the proud owner of a tape recorder. Needless to say, his hobby is electronics. His interest in school sports was alive though he per­ sonally couldn’t participate due to a leg injury suffered at Bethany.

This quiet, soft-spoken, diligent member of the senior class received one thing from this school which he perhaps wished he could leave here, the nickname, “Cam the man” Kingsbury.

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin THOMAS GEORGE KRAUS Tom came to N. W. C. in his sophomore year after spending two years at Extension and one semester at Marquette. Latin was his favorite subject and many a “delightful” hour was spent that year over a Latin book. History also is a subject in which he particularly excels. Tom has been a member of Glee Club and Male Chorus and participated in intramural sports..

One of “Goose’s” favorite tricks was to bring his father’s car to school and park it in back of the dorm next to tutor’s. Believe it or not he has not been caught or even asked about it. Tom also is one of the few ardent Democrats to be found in the dorm. He is a hard man to convince and always sticks to his guns even against Merlin, his roommate. He is also the charter member of “Toms Travel Tours to Washington and New York”. He will go to the Sem. next school term.

PHILIP W1ILLIAM KUCKHAHN Watertown, Wisconsin “Wow, look at that punt!” During the past four years Phil’s spectacular show of football skill has often evoked such a complimentary remark from an .in­ nocent viewer, and in baseball his hopping fast ball has fanned many an opponent.

Varsity basketball occupied his interest in Frosh, but for the remainder of his college career he served on his class’ basketball team. Phil’s booming bass voice added volume to the Male Chorus and has often been heard bursting forth into song in the hall. Like the conventional tall, silent type, Phil can appreciate soli­ tude, except when an opposite mood overtakes him. His “legal" car has not only been the means of transportation to his place of employment in the summer. The Ladish Malt Co., but all year around it has proved advantageous in acquiring a partner for an evening of entertainment. Incidentlly, it will also take him to Thiensville this coming fall.

KENNETH LENZ Renville, Minnesota A close look at this well-built, quiet, yet rather carefree Minnesota-bred, New Ulm-raised lad will convince you that here is the practical man. He likes to tinker around with all kinds of little things; his interests range from cameras and the great outdoors, hunting and fishing, to clever mechanical devices, and fre­ quently also to the natural phenomena known as girls. It is said he enjovs a good time with or without the latter. Albrecht’s Paint Store has employed his valuable services in the afternoons. His athletic career hit a brilliant climax when he put on the gloves against Prost Rothe in the winter season’s final match. It was a draw, but Kenny’s admirers will say that he looked good in the ring. Whenever the Forum required a calm and collected individual, he was always a good choice for the part.

Norman Madson

John Meyer

Louis Meyer

Lloyd Muehlfeld

Mankato, Minnesota NORMAN ARTHUR MADSON In Norm we have one of these blond, blue-eyed “Swedes” from Minnesota.

He’s only been here two years, after receiving the first six years of his education at Bethany, but even in so short a time he has made his mark at N. W. C. Norm is first of all a diligent student; but when the studies are finished, his interests cen­ ter on sports and music. Though he had never played football before ,in his junior year “Mad” went out for the team and managed to register a T. D. Besides being an active participant in sports. Norm has served a term on the athletic board and is one of the most ardent supporters of teams from Gopherland. Norm has used his golden tenor voice to good effect in the male chorus and glee club for the last two years. Here he distinguished himself as the “good” angel in the production of Doctor Faustus. Northwestern wishes Norm Continued success next year when he will return to Bethany Seminary and resume his studies for the ministry.

Allegan, Michigan JOHN PETER MEYER The “JP” from Saginaw, the real and only “JP” as it would be explained by brother Prange of the ' Karl—Vic—JP” fraternity. For that little trio “JP" is the “voice” and what a voice. “When I ope my mouth let all the dorm hear,” and it does. He has put this piece of vocal apparatus to good use as a senior cheer­ leader and will continue to do so in his future calling, the ministry.

The Sem. will be his abode for the next three years unless things develop fast, for John is ostensibly a bachelor boy. “JP” is the spectator type, sitting in the sidelines cheering or laughing. “I just sat there and laughed." But this can’t be said of all his activities. In Junior and Senior he was anjictive Forum member.

His intramural activities included 4 years of basketball, 3 years at football, and 1 year at softball. So we give a goodbye to old “JP”, a man withput enemies at N.W.C. Osceola, Wisconsin LOUIS WILLIAM MEYER “Louie” came to N. W. C. from New Ulm. He immediately showed interest in prompting school spirit by teaming up with his sidekick Lenz as a cheer leader. On the chorus tour this spring he also showed his versatility by doubling as apprentice bus driver and leader of conducted tours. The latter fact was all the more extraordinary in that Louie, though he had never seen the cities visited before, still attracted many trusting followers on the famous Meyer Tours. If the Senior class would elect a class jester or comedian. Louie would very likely fill the bill.

His philosophy toward the opposite sex seems to be “variety is the spice of life.”

No one can accuse Lou of favoritism toward the special girl. He gives them all a chance. Louie intends to continue his work toward the ministry at our Seminary In Thiensville next September. We’ll miss his humor and school spirit.

Saginaw, Michigan LLOYD STANLEY MUEHLFELD Four years ago Pretty Boy Lloyd came on the Northwestern scene from Michigan Lutheran Seminary. Almost at once Lloyd began to show his versatility.

He became famous as the smiling waiter at Herro’s, one of Watertown’s fashionable dining places. During this time, Lloyd’s other activities were somewhat confined, but even then, Lloyd was building up the “Rip Van” Muehlfeld legend. His un­ canny ability to sleep anywhere, anytime, but preferably in class, won him many admirers. Now one may think that this was a pretty full schedule, but Lloyd still had time to help his team to the bowling crown in the college league last year. It was not until this last year, however, that Mr. Muehlfeld found his place in the N*W. C. spotlight. Stretch Beckmann found Lloyd a perfect subject for his glowing prose. Month after month, the Rip Van Muehlfeld legend grew. In March Lloyd the actor, filled not one. but three roles in the Forum’s play, Doctor Fautus. Lloyd, the man with many talents is Seminary bound.

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Toledo, Ohio Big Carl hails from Toledo, Ohio. He came to Northwestern College as a junior and took away “Stretch” Beckmann’s title of “tallest man in the class”.

Carl is known as an easy-going, likeable chap to his schoolmates. Whether he even has a temper or not is still an undecided issue. But Carl is also known for his humor. He is a fellow who can make almost anything seem humorous. Be­ cause of this talent he appeared in different Forum programs this year and last and was always a smash hit performer. Carl is also a working man, and daily one can see him on his way to work. “Ski”, as he is called, is also a tight-lipped individual, and no amount of questioning by the N. W. S. S. (Northwestern Secret Service) could make him answer — on the grounds of the fifth amendment. Ski, anyone with your industry, patience, reserve, and humor is bound to be a success!

Good luck, Carlton Palenske!

CARLTON HARRY PALENSKE

New London, Wisconsin LEONARD WALTER PANKOW Here we have a quiet, mild-mannered fellow. Mr. Pankow is one of the fellows who has certain feminine attractions at home, which keep him coming and going on week-ends. He has the distinction of being the top bowler in the college bowling league this year. Mr. Pankow is another of the wheels who run the Kollege Kanteen. Jacques is known to the students of Northwestern as the school sawbones since he, together with his cousin, is in charge of the first aid room.

Jacques with his soft speech and mild manners is 100% gentleman. Although he is not the greatest scholar in the world it is a known fact that he is a “brain”. Good luck to you in the future Jacques Pankow!

PAUL ERDMAN PANKOW Hustisford, Wisconsin Hustisford is the home of the second Pankow in the senior class. After eight years of Northwestern College he is pretty well acquainted with the ups and downs and ins and outs of dormitory life. But he, together with the other Dr. Pan­ kow in the first-aid room, has not had to deal much with bothersome preps. Al­ though Paul is not a particularly big man, his voice can be heard quite often, es­ pecially on those moments when he employs his falsetto baby talk, which he has perfected in the past years. A more profitable use of his tenor voice is made in the chorus; his musical talents extend to the band also, where his steady snare drum has inspired five years of rhythmical success. His athletic gifts have been manifested in his intramural basketball team and this year’s varsity baseball squad on which he has distinquished himself as a good man with the stick.

THEODORE DAVID PEDERSON Akron, Colorado Ted, who can rightfully be labeled a cosmopolitan Synodical Conference Lutheran, has sampled the educational systems of Concordia College, Seward, Ne­ braska (2 years), St. Paul’s College, Concordia, Missouri (4 years), and our own Northwestern College (2 years). To show the completeness of his impartiality, he has selected Bethany Seminary for his theological training. Through the years his love for the starry heavens and the peopleless highways has resulted in a finesse in hitch-hiking, which he exploits on a vacation visit to Colorado, a concert trip to Chicago, or on his bimonthly piano instruction jaunts to Reedsburg. Besides having cultivated an appreciation of the classical music masters, he is an aspiring pianist (his nimble fingers also flit over the organ console) and has served as an accompanist for the Male Chorus, of which he was a member. To this soft,spoken, unassuming Senior, the best of luck!

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VICTOR HERBERT PRANGE Watseka, Illinois From way down Arkansasway comes the co-director of “Dr. Faustus”, the hit that should be on Broadway, namely our own Vic Cecil B.” Prange. Vic never was known to speak more than two words a minute but used them to good (?) ad­ vantage in the “Black and Red” last year where he made quite a name for him­ self. He is an avid reader and subscribes to almost every magazine from “Time” to (CENSORED). His reading has carried him well into the field for which he is preparing and he has acquired a valuable insight to various matters of theology which should stand him in good stead when he reaches the Seminary. His cool manner of handling things got him the job of announcing the prep tournament where it was said that he was the calmest man in the gym. We’re all looking for­ ward to seeing Vic on the floor at conferences. He should do all right for himself there.

Crete, Nebraska MERLIN DALE REIIM It seems that every class has one true scholar. The senior class has the “Bishop”. Every spare moment he has he can be found at his desk or at the library pouring over his books and obviously enjoying every moment of it. Because of his achievements in scholarship he has been chosen to give the German oration.

Merlin is interested not only in books. He is an active participant in all intramural sports. He is president of the Forum and will be remembered for his fine performance in Dr. Faustus, the Forum’s annual play. The B & R also called for his capable help in the role of business manager.

This past Easter vacation Merlin and his sidekick Kraus hitchhiked to Wash­ ington and New York, and the report is he had a rousing good time plus broadening his education. Merlin will be remembered because of his scholastic achievements, his ability to put forth his best effort in everything he undertakes, and keeping “Goose” on the straight and narrow.

Caledonia, Wisconsin GEORGE CARL ROTHE George came to Northwestern from Concordia College, Milwaukee, and has been with us for two years. He packed more into his two years here than many students do in four. A versatile varsity man, “Georgie” was famous for his flashy football tackles and his brilliant basketball teamwork. His adroit dribbling and re­ liable scoring potential played an important part in acquiring this year’s basketball championship. Among his non-letter sports, baseball, bowling, and boxing were his favorites, George tried his hand at boxing and after a few rugged matches retained his position as undefeated champion, “Gorgeous” was famed as a terror among the members of the fairer sex. His sweet personality and charming disposition gained for him not only the admiration of many female on-lookers but also the sympathy of the professors.

Clyman, Wisconsin EDWARD FREDERICK STELTER Two hundred and ten pounds of bone and muscle, that’s our rock from Clyman, Ed Stelter. He’s got the disposition to go with it too. Cheerful and easy-going, Ed never gets mad at anybody unless he’s got a different-colored shirt on. For four years he held down a regular position in all three varsity sports and did a bang up job of it as many bruised opponent will testify. As if this wasn’t enough to make him outstanding, he also holds the title to the only legal car in the class and has assumed the role of class taxi-driver in return for the use of Jock’s room and its sleeping facilities, when he isn’t in Whitewater with it. Yes, there’s going to be a big hole in the athletics and transportation system of N.W.C. when Ed gets his diploma.

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Germantown, Wisconsin KENNETH WILLIAM STRACK Yes, Ken does come from Germantown, yet, although is a fluent German scholar, he was honored by being chosen to give the English speech for his class at this June’s commencement excercises. Ken was also the editor of the Black ana Red this past year, having served on the staff three years. He played eight years of football while here at N.W.C. and was first string guard on this year’s undefeated championship team. Ken plays a wicked game of tennis and is an excellent bowler.

Although he does not mind Wisconsin products, Ken prefers by far St. Louis weather to the sunless, colder Wisconsin weather. Personally, Ken thinks women are O.K. as is borne out by his many connections in Milwaukee. He is a serious minded student and is respected and loved by all. Ken is planning on going to the Sem next year: we know he’ll make good. Best of Luck, Ken. Hamburg, Wisconsin MELVIN FRED TESKE Melvin Teske, the man who can sling the low-German as fast as modern American hep-talk, is known for his lady-killing qualities. Well dressed man that he is, he is frequently gone on week-ends giving one lucky girl or another a break.

His sparkling personality matched with a quick wit and ready humor make him one of the campus's best liked fellows. Incidentally, Mr. Melvin is quite skilled with a pair of boxing gloves and he also ranks as one of the top college bowlers. An avid Yankee fan Mr. Mel takes extreme delight in that club’s predominance in the Ameri­ can league. His possesion of the keys to the Kollege Kanteen distinguish him as one of the college wheels. With his sharp wits and plus personality Mr. Teske is sure to be a success.

Cudahv, Wisconsin DAVID ARTHUR TETZLAFF Need a new car ? Digger will fix you up with Venus, the most honest used car dealer in Cudahy. Venus will sell you a Ford or a Dodge that needs only a few hundred dollars in repairs and a replacement of Prestone every few weeks. Digger is very proud of his home town. That’s because it has the cloudiest drinking water, the fastest squad cars, the reddist fire engines, the most efficient Post Office and the best undertakers. His favorite hobby is his membership in the “Society to Help keep All Rotund People Smiling”. Judging by the above characteristics Digger is a real Schwaermer.

David has been a member of Male Chorus and the Forum and he has been our capable Fire Chief this past year. Digger is one of those guys that is always jolly and laughing at something or other. Next year Digger will continue his work at the Seminary.

ERVINE FREDERICK VOMHOF Goodhue, Minnesota Vomhof is a strong-armed man of the soil loyal to his home in Goodhue, Minn­ esota and his former habitat, D.M.L.C. When I went up to his room to find all about him, his roommates were only too eager to squeal on him. In the lively atmos­ phere of his comfortable den I heard that his hobby was Beaver Dam and the girl that goes with it. Perhaps for that reason he is one of the many who feel that holding down a regular job is not inconsistent with dormitory life. His employers are Brandt’s. His athletic feats have diminished in recent years, but he yet had the Atlas physique to portray the “Speechless Strong Man” in one of this year’s Forum productions. He says he has a dislike for last minute assignments, but that may be because he treats all assignments as last minute ones. Whatever may be said about him, he seems to amuse and be amused by his roommates, although every year one or two of them leave his company for reasons unknown. Perhaps he will have better success retaining them at the Sem next year.

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Robert Wendland

Richard Winter

David Zietldw

Artesia, New Mexico LUTI-IER TIIEOPH1LUS WEINDORF Weindorf seems to be a man who has always been a little ahead of himself.

He is already acquainted with a great share of the U.S.A., having lived and worked in Minnesota, New Mexico, California, and, of course, Wisconsin. He spent his Prep years in New Ulm; he was always a little younger than his classmates, since his brilliance enabled him to bypass some of the drudgery of school. However, his youth has not restrained him; the first of his class to become engaged, he now spends much of his time at the hospital, where his bride-to-be is currently employed. In order to gain security for his married life, which will begin very soon after graduation, he has worked at Brandt’s in the last years. He has an excellent brain, but he has never allowed too much study to make him a melancholy man.

Bonduel, Wisconsin ROBERT PAUL WENDLAND In Bob we have another refugee from D.M.L.C., who, came to Northwestern to seek his college diploma. He was immediately given the customary Wendland nickname, "Windy.” He has been a member of the L, Meyer, Lenz, Hallauer, and Wendland society of good humor and adventurous experiences. Windy likes his fun, but beneath that carefree manner lies a firm determination to continue toward his goal of the ministry. To gain this end, he will enter the Seminary next year. Windy has received a manager’s N" in football. He filled that position for three years and did not lose a game. His other activities in athletics have been devoted to intramurals in football, basketball, and softball. He has also shown interest in chorus work. He sang in the college male chorus for two years. Like his buddy Louie, Windy has no special female friend, but plays the field. We’ll miss our happy-go-lucky fellow student next year when he will trek to Thiensville to continue his education.

Tuscon, Arizona RICHARD MARTIN WINTER "One of the greatest athletes that ever passed through the portals of North­ western.” That is an observation made about Rich Winter, who during the past year broke the school scoring records in football and basketball, and played a credit­ able game at shortstop on the baseball team. "Biggie” furnished Northwestern's fans with some of their fondest thrills with his dodging, twisting runs in football and his record smashing 51 point spree against Aurora's basketball team. Off the athletic field, although having these feats to his credit, Rich still remains one of the Senior Class’ most modest men. Saturday night card games until the wee hours of the morn­ ing with his Saginaw buddies, and T.V. viewing occupy Winter’s spare time. As an­ other sideline "Biggie” is a member of Prof. Sitz’s special Spanish class, possibly with an eye on a return to the Arizona climate after his sojourn at the Sem. Onalaska, Wisconsin DAVID DE VERN ZIETLOW If a contest were to be held to determine the dormitory student seen least on our campus, Dave definitelv would be a contender. His genial, likeable nature has found that the world about him contains many irresistable diversions, so many, in fact, that time for the regular routine may become scarce. For some time now the approach of a week end has automatically meant hours of enjoyment in the company of a certain-you-know-what from Columbus. As a reminder that he drove a delivery truck for Bentzin’s Grocery, he bears at least three scars, imprinted in his flesh by ravenous dogs. Fish, however, seem to take more to him, since "The Little Fisherman” scarcely returns from his favorite haunts without an enviable catch. Before work occupied his afternoon hours, Dave boosted his class team in intramural sports. Whether the blazing sun be scorching hot or the grass water soaked, Dave can be seen on the turf, enjoying himself in a game of golf The prac­ tice he obtained in the Forum should prove to be preliminary training for one phase of the work he plans to be engaged in after Seminary.

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My hand is eager to be pumped. I made my way safely through my first B & R banquet, presided over by Ally and his proud henchman Werre, the favorite son of the West. It would be against the code of the Naughty Nest to reveal any shocking details; but this I will say, that Mark Hillmer proved to be a liberal “Einschenker”, and the wizard Merlin wrote some clever stuff about the private life of “Jacques” Pankow.

I am even happier that I escaped the hands of Fusz after last months Schund deposit. But I should be able to slink it this month without fear. For this is the time of the year, as you all know, for parties and picnics, for breathing Spring’s warm caresses and plan­ ning for Summer’s happinesses, for tests and senior’s tender partings.

(We finally get rid of those guys.) According to Bruno, we’ve been here too long already. He’s been afraid that the hair on his chest will suffer if he is kept too long away from the northern timberlands. Yep, graduation is a nice time, although a few seniors will probably be a little bitter because they have to stay for the cere­ monies this year.

Here’s a little sentiment I picked up at last year’s graduation, which will no doubt be repeated this year: A prof on Graduation Day Addressed his helpmeet kind: “Don’t grieve for them what’s gone, my dear, But them what’s left behind.”

The thought of departed seniors reminds me of those whitehaired, Whisker-frosted gents that have been seen on the campus lately. They look like long-lost laborers returning to the happy hunting grounds after forty years in Siberia. Actually, however, they are only some of our well-rewarded Lenmen working at the fertilizer plant. I imagine that was what the coach had in mind when after a rugged battle against the dummies he used to say: “You guys will need this when you get into a tough spot.” Well, they’re in it now.

That’s about it for this year. I need a rest. You need a rest.

We all need a rest, for there will be plenty to come back to next fall. By that time we’ll be able to see how Mr. Number-man Hart­ man’s (and other men’s) bets on the Braves are coming out. All you culture-lovers will see a new man, Speed (Blitz Beer) Hohenstein, working out in the library (Chuck Boeder has decided to busy himself next year with research work on the square corner.

And all you manly men that are not strict disciples of Westy’s “Doctrina De Feminis” will joyfully reattach yourselves to those Watertown girls whom you left behind to pine for you. As for me, I look forward to finding a new Rip for the new year. Fellows, I want you all to examine during the summer your friends quali71

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But now it gives me great pleasure to present those men who already have made it, the seniors, whose over-abundant happiness at this time of year, I believe, ought to be dimmed by a revelation of the truth.

Balge — an abundant “Crop” of talent-“when I open my mouth, let no classmate bark”-a few battle scars, result of his Christmas vacation warfare against the faculty-hasn’t broken his neck in four years of head-bobbing in class.

Beckmann — “Stretch”-an odd combination of brain and brawnRip’s advertising manager-wrote clever class poem on profs’ foibles-likes to make little trips to New Ulm-my ill-fated pre­ decessor.

Berger — comic book addict-better get out of his way, this guy’s tough-fast weekend trips to Michigan-a trick knee-one of the biggest fellows that ever tromped on the Umnus Gym. Brandle — translator of the Anabasis, therefore friend of Sophs writes scandalous letters to his pals’ girls-hobby: horse laughs during devotion-plans on finding a wife in a matter of a moment.

Freier — will always be remembered for his piano-playing at rehearsals-ideal job on the campus: babysitting for the college manager-doesn’t appreciate wiseacre Preps-his big day is com­ ing soon.

Habeck — master of the “rib”-‘Tm a slowpoke”-telephone calls (charges reversed) to Flint, Mich.-“who will stop the overexuberant band with a wave of the clarinet when “Big Dan” is gone?”-had some hot basketball games in his career.

Hallauer — most seldom-seen senior-last man to get fed up with Gose and his mattress-got a woman on his mind, the big step soon-potential “brain”, but never got around to indulging in mental exercise.

Hillmer — that sly smile, hinting that a joke is on its way-“Where does he find all those girls?”-fourth floor penthouse-not a scientific mind-examiner of all pipe organs on chorus tours Hoenecke — ladies’ man-“work maketh a man dull”-looks at pro­ fessors for the purpose of amusing himself-likes a dimly-lit room with plenty of atmosphere-handy man with a ping-pong paddle.

Kienetz — a “steady” Sunday morning visitor at St. Luke’s-proud of his new vehicle but not his rapidly-emptying billfold-“just how many ‘butches’ have you cut, Album?”-you wouldn’t believe it, but A1 once played football (poor eyes undermined his other­ wise athletic talent).

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Kraus — a rowdy guy at heart, saved from vice by prophet Merlin­ roaring, bettering English speeches: “Moses is dead, but we must carry on”-reputation as radical democrat, internationalista reader-the stubborn one, memories of science class.

Kuckhahn — Acquainted with Bethesda in more than one way-a great athlete in his younger days-a firm believer in Kuckhahncongenial in the right mood.

Lenz — looks like the studious type, but don’t let that fool you-a man and a gun, but no game-his own little way with women-an affair might cause friction for him in Sem next year-can’t pin anything much on him, sorry.

Madson — perfect “goat” for every occasion-when does this guy blow up?-Minnesotas staunchest supporter-you can’t keep this guy’s spirits down-has never trained Preps to wake him in the morning-fireball intramural star and spirited ref.

Meyer J. — the loudest voice in the dorm - novel - reading part of his duties in his never - ending search for slime - pet peeve: his buddy Brandle - a German athlete with jawbone of an Indian, apparently a shot through his chest, and oft-rejected blood.

Meyer, L. — ask him about Polly’s eye - he likes the lighter side of the news - “die Muttersprache gefaellt ihm nicht” - his slip-up on .car insurance resulted in quick trip home - has been sus­ pected of malingering by those who care.

Muehlfeld — Rip, need I say more ? - bad brakes cause bad breaks, bad bruises anyway - proud of his impersonating ability, especi­ ally of devils - tolerated a cut-down to one pack a day in train­ ing for the “fight of the century” - oddly enough, memories of only about half (an optimistic viewpoint) of 3600 N. W. C. classroom hours.

Palenski — “I go for that spiritual music” - good for a laugh any­ time, a typical “Ski” laugh: four shorts and a long-recent ex­ plorations into what makes the world go round - “why sleep when you can have fun ?”-not a friend of Wisconsin game war­ dens - authority on birds and bees.

Pankow, L. — known for the liquid capacity of his innards - “Jac­ ques” - unlikely but true: a good bowler and golfer - phenom­ enal memory - never takes a bribe from his “sick” buddies.

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Prange — defender of the Chicago Tribune - goes for so-called finer things in life — changed his mind on women and states after trip to Zinkville, Mich.-likes to travel at his own pace.

Rehm —“I’m in love with books” - classics vs. athletics for one year, the classic’s greatest victory since Marathon - enjoys his food as he does his culture - best speech at the B & R banquet - a keen observer of his fellow-classmates Rothe — Prost” - don't get into a car with gorgeous George - he wrote the song, “The malt and me” - strike-out artist, yet he doesn’t pitch - somehow bypassed the delights of the weed - darling of basketball fans.

Stelter — rumors floating around about him - she’s going to Whitewater State College - versatile athlete - has a second home in the first-aid room - seldom but sometimes gets his dander up.

Strack — E. E. K. thinks he’s a German brain, but residence doesn’t mean anything - last man to bear a tennis racquet for N. W. C. hated football enough to be a letterman - used B & R room for locker until new regime banned him.

Teske — the case of the slipping toga - likes to get into controversy Hot dogs tonight, men-earns his way through college by betting on Yanks - uncertain as to difference between Greek and Ger­ man classes.

Tetzlaff — drives the biggest car on the campus - cuts hair - profs’ encouragement to toot horn to gain rhythm led only to harmoni­ ca - says he likes history - likes his languages left in the un­ translated original.

Vomhof — resisted thus far all mating efforts of Beaver Dam Marri­ age Society, several buddies haven’t - booby prize in bowling league (Reason: Brandle on team) - not much to say about Ervine.

Weindorf — that distinctive walk up the stairs after an evening at the office across the campus where he “studies” - “the early bird gets the worm” and the girl - youngest in the class - surrounds his nonathletic frame with two rowdy musclebound roommates reluctant member of the union (reads union news in class).

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This time we just walked a few steps across the campus to inter­ view one of our own professors. No faculty of any worth would be complete without a Ph. D. among them. And we here at the “Cul­ tural Oasis of the Middle West” are not deficient in this requirement.

Prof. Elmer “Doc” Kiessling, popular with both colleagues and stu­ dents capably fills the bill here at Northwestern.

Yet, fifty years ago Elmer didn’t give much indication of even being a minister, let alone professor and Ph. D. lie began his edu­ cation in a small country school and mastered his readers fast enough to earn a diploma at the age of eleven. Papa Kiessling al­ ways had a secret ambition that his son would enter the ministry some day but never pushed the matter. In the meantime his son had no other ambition than that of running a farm, although he never found too much joy in doing the chores that have to be done on a fann. So Elmer entered the public high school. This venture was short-lived (pronounced with a long “I”) for an attack of ap­ pendicitis interupted his first year and he never returned.

The big change came when N. W. C. professors assumed the preaching duties at his church and finally Prof. Moussa accepted a call there. These men interested him in Northwestern and much to his father’s joy, he enrolled. At N. W. C. his student life was nothing exceptional. Some of his more memorable achievements were writing a few plays for the literary societies, directing “Julius Ceasar”, and attaining that highest of all honors(?), editor of the “Black and Red”. He also joined the band and orchestra but that was just to get out of marching with the military company.

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His first call after completing the Seminary course took him to Libertyville, Illinois where he was the first resident pastor at this congregation. Here he and a few other ministers decided to take a speech course at the nearby Northwestern University. He found his studies interesting and continued to attend for two years, spend­ ing most of this time in the pursuit of English and history. Of course, this work could not be kept a secret, and it came to the at­ tention of the N. W. G. board which promptly called him as a pro­ fessor. Shortly after, Professor Kiessling took advantage of an op­ portunity to go on a tour of Europe with a group of “English teach­ ers of German”, an adventure which neither he nor his students, who absorbed these adventures second hand during class time, ever regretted. But the way, he did teach German and music too during his years as professor In order to take advantage of summer courses he changed over to the University of Chicago where he continued his studies, major­ ing in history. During the next six years he wrote two theses, one on the visible church according to Luther, for which he received an M. A. dergee, the other, also on reformation history, “Early Sermons of Luther” which won him the title, “Doctor of Philoso­ phy”. During this time he acquired something else which he con­ siders far more valuable than his title, namely Miss Esther Brockmann, whom he first met as an eleven-year-old daughter of a minis­ ter for whom he preached one Sunday.

We are all familiar with the work he has been doing among us in the past twenty-five years. Beside his regular class work he has been very active in backing student undertakings and coopera­ tive when they sought his aid. His big aim in being a college pro­ fessor is that of awakening in students a good style of writing back­ ed by good English literature so that prospective ministers may learn to express themselves in a way that will enhance rather than detract from their efforts in gaining new souls for Christ. The fight of the N. W. C. English department against the Germanisms and Latinisms has not always been a winning one, but the situation is improving. And nothing gives Professor Kiessling greater satisfaction than to hear or read the English language flowing correct­ ly and in “good style” from one of his students. (Too bad he’ll probably have to read this article.)

TRAFFIC SAFETY Practically all of us look forward to the week end as a time for rest and pleasure. We can catch up on our golf game, work around the house and have some fun with the children. It’s the time for go­ ing to church, watching television, listening to the ball game or visit­ ing or being visited by friends. The week ends are all of those things except on the highways. Forty-one per cent of the deaths and 36 per cent of the injuries were recorded on Saturdays and Sundays in 1953.

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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ALUMNI SOCIETY The Northwestern College Alumni Society met in the college gymnasium on June 10, 1953. The president, Professor Walter A. Schumann, presided. The minutes of the preceding meeting were approved as read. The roll call followed. There were sixty mem­ bers present. The graduating class of the 1953 collegiate depart­ ment was admitted into membership upon the recommendation of President E. E. Kowalke.

Edward Johannes and Robert L. Buss were received into membership upon the recommendation of Pastor F. W. Loeper.

James Eickmann was accepted as a member upon the recommenda­ tion of Prof. E. Schroeder. Mrs Florence Herro was admitted into membership upon the recommendation of Prof. Theo. Binhammer, and Annin Fuhlbrigge was received into membership upon the recommendation of Rev. Walter A. Zank.

The treasurer. Prof. Theo. Binhammer, submitted his annual report. It follows:

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CASH ACCOUNT Balance June 10, 1952 $1,S50.11 From Income ......

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35.53 Science Film 480.11 Curtain ......

1,029.00 Refund ........

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An auditing committee, appointed by the chairman and com­ prised of Pastors Hugo Fritze, Ernest Wendland, Jr., and Eugene Kitzerow, was confirmed by the Society.

It was resolved to suspend the article on election of officers and to instruct the secretary to cast a general secretarial ballot for the present officers. Following are the officers of the Society: president, Prof. Walter A. Schumann; first vice-president, Pastor W. A. Zank; second vice-president, Prof. E. A. Wendland; secretary, Pastor W. O. Pless; treasurer, Prof. T. F. Binhammer; chronicler, Prof. Carlton Toppe; mailing secretaiy, Prof. R. A. Sievert.

The chronicler of the Society, Prof. Carlton Toppe, read the list of the Alumni whose deaths have occurred during the past year: Pastor Adolph Lederer, ’00; Pastor Julius Toepel, ’00; Pastor Wm. Sauer, ’02; Pastor Wm. Eggert, ’07; Pastor Belno Lange, T8.

The Society honored their memory by rising.

It was resolved to discontinue the responsibilities of the chroni­ cler which since 1944 had obligated him to compile the biographies of all members of the association and to file the results of his work.

His assignment hereafter should consist merely in reporting at the annual meeting the deaths of the alumni that had occurred during the past year.

Pastor Gerhard Redlin, chairman of the Society’s project com­ mittee, reported that the curtain for the stage in the college gym­ nasium had been installed as had been resolved at the previous meeting and that there was still a sufficient amount of money in the treasury for other projects. He thereupon enumerated further projects that had been suggested to the project committee. They are as follows: 1. A backdrop for the stage or a painted emblem on the back wall of the stage; 2. a portrait of Prof. E. E. Kowalke; 3. a concert piano; 4. an organ for the new college chapel; 5. bleachers for the football field; 6. sanctuary appointments.

Prof. Ralph Gehrke gave a report on the portrait project which had been studied by the members of the faculty without the know­ ledge of Prof. Kowalke. He stated that an artist by the name of '* Mr. A. N. Colt of Madison, Wisconsin, had been contacted. Prof.

Gehrke gave his qualifications, all of which were very commendable.

The estimated cost of a 30” x 40” portrait was $500.00. After dis­ cussing this project, together with the other suggested projects, the Society resolved, in spite of the opposition of Prof. Kowalke, to en­ gage Mr. A. N. Colt to paint a portrait of Prof. Kowalke, and to allow approximately $500.00 for this project.

As a further undertaking of the Alumni Society, it was resolved to have the back brick wall of the gymnasium painted white, with the understanding that this project can be improved upon if nec­ essary.

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The motion was made and seconded that the procuring of a concert piano be a two-year project of the Society. It was resolved to table this motion for the time being.

Concerning the activity of a news committee, comprised of several faculty members, which heretofore had been sending an­ nual news letters to all alumni, the Society resolved henceforth this committee function officially as a committee of the Alumni Society.

The report of the treasurer, having been examined by the audi­ ting committee and attested as correct, was adopted.

Adjournment.

W. O. Pless, Secretary During the past year the deaths of the following alumni of Northwestern College were reported: Prof. Wm. Huth ,emer. ’SI Rev. G. E. Bergemann ’So Rev. Wm. Franzmann ’94 Prof. Herman Fleischer ’97 Rev. Edward Fredrich ’97 Rev. E. Berg TO Rev. Arnold Mackdanz ’29 Chronicler for the Alumni Society Carleton Toppe

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ASSIGNMENTS Edwin Biebert, ’51, Dr. Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minn­ esota.

Gerhard Birkholz, ’49, Morristown, South Dakota.

Reinhardt Bittorf, ’52, Watertown, South Dakota.

Gerhardt Cares, ’52, summer vi­ carage, Estelline, South Dakota.

James Fricke, ’50, Aberdene, South Dakota.

Richard Frohmader, ’51, vicar, St. Jacobi, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

William Hein, ’50, Faith and Dupree, South Dakota.

Paul Hoenecke, ’52, vicar, Colum­ bus, Wisconsin.

Robert Hoenecke, ’51, Firth, Neb­ raska.

Waldemar Karnitz, ’51, Spokane, Washington.

Myron Kell, v52, summar vicarage, Rapid City, South Dakota.

Donald Lindloff, ex ’51, Mound City, South Dakota.

Leroy Lothert, '51, tutor, Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw, Michigan.

Frederick Mueller ,50, teacher, Medford, Wisconsin.

Richard Mueller, ’51, Crivitz, Wis­ consin.

Robert Mueller, '53, tutor, Michi­ gan Lutheran Seminary, Sag­ inaw, Michigan Armin Panning, ’53, tutor, Michi­ gan Lutheran Seminary, Sag­ inaw, Michigan.

Henry Peter, ’52, vicar, Appleton, Wisconsin.

Marvin Putz, ’51, Casa Grade, Arizona.

Goodwin, Rueben Reimers, ’51 South Dakota.

Jonathan Schaller, ’50, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Marlyn Schroeder, ’51, Raymond and Clark, South Dakota.

Raymond Schultz, ’52, vicar, Neenah, Wisconsin.

Donald Sellnow, ’50, Rapid City, South Dakota.

Melvin Smith, ’51, Cambria, Wis­ consin.

Alvin Spaude, ’51, tutor, Dr. Mar­ tin Luther College, New Ulm, Minnesota.

Cyril Spaude, ’52, tutor, North­ western Lutheran Academy.

Mobridge, South Dakota.

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Jerome Spaude, ’50, Circle, Mon­ tana.

Milton Spaude, ’48, East Ann Ar­ bor, Michigan.

Victor Thierfelder, ’53, teacher, Mt. Lebanon, Milwaukee, Wis­ consin.

Martin Westerhaus, ’51, vicar, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Harvey Witte, ’51, Estelina, South Dakota.

Allen Zenker, ’52, vicar, North Trinity, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Roland Zimmermann, .’52, vicar, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

CALLS AND INSTALLATIONS Gerhard Franzmann, ’41, Seattle, Washington, has the call to the Japanese Mission.

Dietrich Kuehl, ’40, Marshfield, Wisconsin, accepted the call to Slades Corners, (Burlington), Wisconsin.

Philip Janke, ’47, Zeeland, North Dakota, received the call to Johnson, Minnesota.

Elmer Semenske, ’43, Goodwin, South Dakota, has accepted the call to East Troy, Wisconsin.

NEW NAMES Paul Koch, ’49, Hettinger, North Dakota, became the father of a girl on April 30.

Joel Nitz, ex ’46, an assistant rang­ er in the U. S. Forestry Service in Hot Springs, Arkansas, an­ nounced the arrival (by adopt­ ion) of an infant son on April 9.

Stephen Eric, son of Pastor and Mrs. Paul Nitz, arrived in Ta­ coma, Washington, March 23.

His father is a member of the class of ’48.

A girl, Susan Lynn, was born on May 19 to Pastor and Mrs. Robert Holtz of Flint, Michigan.

Pastor Holtz graduated in ’37.

MISCELLANEOUS: G. Jerome Albrecht, ’46, Minne­ apolis, Minnesota, is engaged to Miss Delores Grewing of Minne­ apolis. Wedding bells scheduled for June 27.

John Denninger, ’52, will resume his studies at Thiensville after tutoring at New Ulm, Minnesota.

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The spotlight then shifted to Stelter, who came on in the ninth and gave up but one safety the rest of the way, while striking out seven.

Ed was also credited with the victory. On the offense the Lenmen had to chip away at Milton’s substantial lead and finally tied the score at 7-7 in the ninth. Thereafter the two reliefers, Sisson and Stelter, pitched shutout ball for three innings until Erhardt Schultz’ speed won the ball game in the twelfth. In that, frame Schultz worked Sisson for a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a passed ball, and capped the stirring Gosling comeback with a daring steal of home.

Ed Stelter led the hitting crew with three singles in six chances, in addition to his sparkling relief work.

H R AB AB R H MILTON N. W. C. 0 1 4 Breidenbach, ss 2 P. Pankow, cf 6 1 1 1 5 R. Pankow, c 1 2 Reed, c 5 1 1 5 Winter, ss 1 1 O’Brien, 2b 6 0 0 5 Parcher, 3b 0 1 Hickey, cf 5 3 0 Brovick, lb 5 St?lter, rf 3 6 1 0 1 5 Dobberstein, lb 4 0 1 Dade, If 1 2 2 Sisson, rf, p 6 6 1 Rothe, If 1 4 1 Lindquist, 2b 6 1 1 Wollet, 3b 1 1 Condon, p 3 Kuckhahn, p 0 0 0 0 0 1 Schultz, p 5 2 1 Roving, rf 49

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Paul lined a two run single to left and Rich climaxed the Gosling bar­ rage with a solid three run homer to left-center. From then on it was the pitchers’show as Stelter displayed exceptional mound skill and con­ trol by checking the Junior Badgers on only one hit after the third inning. Schuster was also a flashy performer after the Varsity out­ burst in the six rjn second, as he fired the third strike past 15 Len-

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men. The hitting honors went to Rich and Paul Pankow. The “Torrid Twosome” accounted for three of the seven Varsity hits and drove in five runs. Stelter established his position as the most effective Northwestern pitcher by hanging up his third win of the spring.

H AB H WISCONSIN J. V. AB R N. W. C. R McNamara, If 5 0 2 P. Pankow, cf 4 1 .1 Mueller, cf 4 0 1 R. Pankow, c 4 1 2 Cincotta, 2b 1 2 Winter, ss 3 0 1 0 Hilgenburg, rf 4 0 1 Parcher, 3b 4 0 0 Marshall, c 4 0 Stelter, p 4 1 1 0 4 Mathews, 3b 4 0 Dobberstein, lb 1 1 0 4 Miller, ss 3 0 0 Lindquist, 2b 1 1 McCormick, 1 0 0 Schultz, rf 3 0 0 Hahn, lb 3 0 1 Rothe, If 2 0 1 3 0 Schuster, p 0 32 6 7 33 0 6 2b hit: McNamara Home run: R. Pankow “RETALIATION" NORTHWESTERN 1 WISCONSIN JUNIOR VARSITY 6 The Junior Badgers showed a lot of class against the Goslings at Madison and gained some measure of revenge for their earlier shutout loss by pounding out an easy 6-1 victory. The southpaw slants of Wisconsin’s Burger kept the Black and Red batsmen completely baf­ fled as he struck out 13. Parcher was the only Lenman who solved Burger’s pitching skill. “Cleanup” John singlehandedly averted a shutout when he blasted a 360 foot roundtripper in the second inning.

He also contributed a single to lead the hitting corps. The J. V.Ts led by only 2-1 after five innings, but the issue was settled in the sixth and seventh when the Cardinal crew added four more runs.

Kuckhahn was the starting and losing pitcher.

The season record now stands at 5 wins and 4 losses plus a 14-3 victory in a seven-inning scrimmage with the “old grads” from our Seminary at Thiensville. A contest with the State prison team at Waupun still remains on the schedule.

H N. W. C. WISCONSIN J. V. AB R AB H R 1 1 P. Pankow, cf Mathews, 3b 5 3 0 1 4 0 1 R. Pankow, c Silampa, cf 4 0 0 2 Winter, ss 2 3 Primeau, If 4 0 0 0 2 0 Parcher, 3b 2 Mueller, rf 3 1 Hilgenburg, rf 2 0 1 Lindquist, 2b 4 0 0 1 4 0 Dobberstein, lb McCormick, c 2 0 0 2 1 Stelter, 0 Miher, ss 1 0 1 1 Rothe, rf 1 1 Holt, ss 3 0 0 4 0 0 Schneider, rf 2 0 0 Hahn, lb 0 1 3 Bergdolt, rf Burger, p 2 0 1 Kuckhahn, p 3 1 0 6 11 Schultz, p 31 1 0 0 32 1 6 2b hits: Hilgenburg, Silampa, Mathews.

Home run: Parcher BADGER - ILLINI CONFERENCE BASEBALL RESUME Milwaukee Extension’s well-balanced baseball team clinched the Badger-IUini crown on May 20 when it outclassed the Concordia Cou­ gars of River Forest, Illinois. The score in the playoff between the northern and southern division winners was 9-0. Extension’s fine

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NORTHERN DIVISION FINAL STANDINGS EXTENSION * 6 1 4 2 MILTON N. W. C. 3 3 MISSION HOUSE 0 6 *—The extra game in which Extension won the championship from Concordia, southern divi­ sion winners, 9-0.

BATTING AVERAGES FOR 9 GAMES AB H PCT. Paul Pankow 39 12 .307 Rich Pankow 37 11 .297 Stelter 31 9 .290 Parcher 32 9 .281 Dobberstein 33 9 .272 Kuckhahn 4 1 .250 Winter 38 9 .239 Bergoldt 9 2 .222 Lindquist 33 6 .181 Rothe 25 4 160 Schultz 20 3 .150 Schneider 7 1 .142 TOTALS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LITERARY — HOMECOMING .....................

FALL SCENE AT N. W. C...

ST. MARK’S CENTENNIAL TIME IS MY TYRANT..........

DIFFERENT ..........................

PROGRESS ............................

OUR CURRICULUM ............

FEATURES — Campus and Classroom...............

Ein Amerikaner Aus Zehlendorf.

Campus Calendar ........................

Ted Hoyer .....................................

Alumni Calls and Installations...

Picture of Prize Winning FloatPicture of Starting Eleven...........

Picture of Lettermen....................

Athletics........................................

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BLACK AND RED STAFF EDITORIAL STAFF Lyle Albrecht ... Editor-in-Chief Alvin Werre ... . Assistant Editor DEPARTMENT EDITORS Rolfe Westendorf ................ Alumni Editor Charles Tessmer . ............... Feature Editor Reuel Schultz__ ..................Sports Editor David Lau..........

Campus and Classroom BUSINESS MANAGERS Cleone Weigand .......Managing Editor Gale Peterson .... .Circulation Manager Mark Hillmer ...

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Vol. LVIII.

September-October 1954

No. 4

Entered at the Post Office at Watertown, Wis., as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. Published monthly.

Subscription $2.00.

Homecoming Queen and Her Court Northwestern’s one and only social event, Homecoming, was featured this year w ith the crowning of a homecoming queen, the first in recent history. Annette Neumann was elected as her majes­ ty while Mary Umnus and Grace Harstad completed the court.

The queen, riding in the royal convertible, led the parade of floats, all of which had been built around the idea of a musical theme, a song for every float. (The picture of the winning float appears elsewhere in this issue.)

On Friday the Goslings dueled on a muddy field with the St. Procopius Saints and came out on the long end of a short 2-0 score. Having tarnished the Saints’ record, the team together with the homecoming crowd retired to the confines of the banquet hall.

Somehow the classics department slipped up and no Greek bard showed up to strum a few of the ancient lays, but the Prep and Collegiate glee clubs were there and did right well. Toast­ master for the evening was Rev. Melvin Schwenzen of Wauwatosa, and Rev. Paul Kuske of North Freedom was the main speaker.

The prep football team was represented by Tutor and Coach Paul Kuske, while Lyle Albrecht and Captain Karl Fuhlbrigge spoke for the student body and the Varsity respectively.

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RED FALL SCENE AT N. W. C. As on the highway smooth we ride Just after Labor Day We well recall a summer long Filled both with work and play.

But soon the sights familiar come Into our eager view: The watertower upon the hill, The dorm that’s not too new.

Once more we’re back to hit the books, To plumb the depths of Greek, To sweat out Hebrew, logic, Deutsch, And history facts to seek.

Now Chaucer, Milton, Shakespeare, Faust, Again must have their say.

Once more the cold reality Of sixty lines a day.

Again the strains of “Button Frosh!”

From Sophomores, hoarse and cruel, Quite fill the campus and the town; Thus plays each Frosh the fool.

And woe to him who drops his hat; For punishments severe, Like pushing peanuts with the nose, Give Freshmen cause to fear.

Another Umnus squad is poised, As football reigns supreme, To block and tackle, hard and low, To give all for the team.

And if a gridder tries to loaf, Or fails to throw his block, The not too gentle voice of Coach The culprit well will shock.

And so we see that autumn brings Our school some pleasant hours; With books and sports we have enough To fully tax our powers.

REUEL J. SCIIULZ

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RED ST. MARK'S CENTENNIAL This year by the grace of God, St. Marks Congregation in Watertown is privileged to celebrate the centennial year of its existence. Truly it has been one hundred years of grace that has kept this flock faithful since the arrival of Pastor Sans in 1854. St. Mark’s, as is to be expected, has had its ups and downs, its peri­ ods of turbulence and its periods of serenity. Permeating all of its history, however, is its fervent desire to guide all of its decisions in the light of Holy Scripture. St. Mark’s history is very interesting in its entirety, but we as students of Northwestern College should be especially interested in St. Mark’s history as it pertains to our school. Had it not been for St. Mark’s, undoubtedly Northwestern College would not have been in existence today in the city of Watertown. Let us look back a few years and observe how much St. Mark’s Church lias aided our fine school.

After the somewhat trying ordeals of Rev. Sans’ pastorate, Pastor Johannes Bading was called in 1860 to serve as permanent pastor of St. Mark’s congregation.. Pastor Bading had received his theological training in Germany, but he was by no means a liberal as some of the early founders of our synod were. Consequently, in 1S60 he was elected president of the Wisconsin Synod, although he was only thirty-six years old at the time. Upon his arrival in Watertown, Pastor Bading immediately corrected the liberal practices in St. Mark’s church. This false liberalism had crept into the con­ gregation during Sans’ pastorate. In 1861 St. Mark’s decided to join the Wisconsin Synod. At that synod meeting Pastor Bading and his delegate stated the need of a theological college and semi­ nary; Watertown was of course suggested by them as a good loca­ tion. However, because of the outbreak of the Civil War, such a decision was decided against at this convention. When the next convention was held in 1S63, it was decided to establish a college and seminary. The choice of location was narrowed to Watertown and Milwaukee with Watertown winning by a 45 to 19 margin. At the same convention the synod requested that Pastor Bading go to Germany and Russia to collect necessary funds for the new insti­ tution. The congregation called Pastor Moldehnke to serve as in­ terim pastor and the first professor of the new seminary which was to open that fall. In July of 1863 Bading and his family left for Germany. The vacated parsonage of Pastor Bading served as the dormitory for the first students of the seminary. Classes were conducted at the rented home of Pastor Moldehnke located at 814 N. Fourth Sheet.

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served through Pastor Bading’s correspondence with his home con­ gregation. Pastor Bading visited many influential church leaders, preaching even in sorrie of the largest churches in Berlin. In Han­ over he was granted an audience with the King, who contributed from his private exchequer. So successful were his solicitations that even in Prussia general collections were announced. After Bading had covered the northern parts of Germany with good success, he set out for Russia in September of 1863, canvassing first of all the strong Lutheran centers in the Baltic provinces. Pastor Bading was again successful in this part of Russia. After Bading had received special permission from the Czar to preach in the Lutheran church­ es in Russia, he received many fine gifts from the court circles. In February of 1864, from far across the sea, came the request from St. Mark’s that he return home. Finally conditions, however, pro­ hibited him from returning just then, so he continued his collection until the fall of that year. He canvassed Westphalia and Mecklen­ burg and especially the cities of Bremen and Hamburg. Late in June he preached at the big annual mission festival at Hermannsburg and then traveled through South Germany to Stuttgart and then Basel. The total cash he personally collected was approxi­ mately $13,000. This was quite a sum for one man to raise in those times, but today in inflationary times it seems almost paltry when we consider that the Wisconsin Synod has raised three quar­ ters of a million dollars to erect buildings for the same college for which Pastor Bading so zealously collected. Bading probably could have collected more but the strict Lutheran stand which Bading and the Wisconsin Synod took did not please the state church authorities. The sums raised by voluntary collections in the state churches in Prussia were withheld by the state authorities. Bading could have compromised but he would not. He left Germany in mid-October and arrived in Watertown about a month later.

With Pastor Bading home again in Watertown, Watertown became the center of the Wisconsin Synod. 1865 was an eventful year. The first graduate of the seminary at Watertown was or­ dained in St. Mark’s Church. The first publication of our'synod, “Das Gemeindeblatt”, was printed in Watertown. Most important of all was the completion at “Northwestern University” (the north­ ern part of the present “Old Ad. Building”), and the opening of the college. St. Mark’s again lent a helping hand to the young college both financially and by the provision of garden and farm products for the college kitchen. In 1867, the congregation granted Pastor Bading a leave of absence to be the synod’s agent in selling scholar­ ships for the college.

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during Badings pastorate, help not only in its founding, but also in its unselfish and willing sacrifice to help other people receive the Gospel they were so privileged to have. Throughout the years both college and church have cooperated hand in hand, and God willing they will continue to do so to the glory of God and His CHARLES TESSMER kingdom.

(The history of St. Mark’s hand in founding Northwestern was taken from St. Mark’s Centennial Year Book, a book ev­ ery student would find interesting and enjoyable to read.)

TIME IS MY TYRANT I am a working man; I am one of the cogs in the machine called Progress; I am Cog Number 2334; and my fellow-cogs call me Dave. I pass my days eight hours a day next to the common cursing men, the nameless, hopeless men of the factory. I have seen them by the hundreds rush out to freedom at the welcome blast of the day’s end whistle like long-captive beasts. And I also with them have broken the spirit-squelching bondage of eight mo­ notonous hours of nonentity; I have paid my debt to the last second, and I am again free from the will of my master, the clock.

In the ninth hour l have rebelled against my master, and the whistle proclaiming my victory is to my anxious ears the sweetest sound in this weary world. For time is my tyrant, and I have defeated him once more.

But although time is a severe taskmaster, squeezing from his spiritless victims the last second of labor, he is not an absolute despot. There are ways of tricking him into temporary submission; there are ways of diminishing the overpowering effects of his reign of boredom. The most obvious and most effective method is through a collective effort on the part of the cogs. We hold a discussion on topics of general interest, such as girls, beer, the old army days, the cops that were tricked, the comparative worth of the Ford and the Chevy, or that hard-boiled foreman down at the end of the line. A more sure-fire means of deceiving time is a fiery argument about the Braves or foe McCarthy or the reputation of the pretty young thing working up at the cafeteria.

But, alas, even such delectable tidbits of material lose their interest through the hours, and we must resort to cinder means of rebellion. That the good of all might be served, we choose one victim to entertain us. One victim we sacrifice for the cause of victoiy. We tease him to distraction, we throw his tools into dis­ order, we water his seat, we throw a dead bird into his lunch pail, we call him a fool to his face, we make fun of his wife, we laugh at his increasing anger, all for the cause. And years of research have S3

proved the theory that the “fresh college kid” is the best raw ma­ terial for victimization. But since the victim himself, although abused, finds that during the confusion a few precious minutes have been chopped off Irs era of captivity, he is content to shrug it all off with a smile.

When, as often happens, we tire of our small talk and our merciless tormenting, it is necessary for one to summon every fibre of energy in his system and adopt a course of individual heroism.

This course may take on various aspects. I myself like to concen­ trate fully on my job, at least for the first hour, pretending to love it and trying to tell myself that I should work as though each mo­ ment might be my last, examining every step I take, so as to im­ prove my spsed and grace. Or I become interested in the factory as a whole, marvelling at the intricacies of it all. Such a deep mood does not persist long, for I begin to wonder why 1 am there; then immediately I think of my paycheck and what I shall do with it.

The dreamer in me is fully aroused now; and as the old jokes, the old pals, and the old girls,plus the pleasurable visions with future promiise, parade before me, time loses his power over me.

But the gift of a few drops of water upon my customary seat of residence by my buddy calls me back from reverie to reality, with half my future plans unmade and only half my money spent.

At this crisis my stomach growls, thus dictating to me my next method of passing time. I think solely and soulfully about food.

What will be in my lunch pail today? I can already feel that slice of cheese smoothly sliding down. If I become really desperate, I work like a mad fool to get ahead, then rush out to the coffee machine, slot my nickel, and whip back just in time. Of course my tremendous speed causes me to spill half the cup, but the brief procedure culminates a quarter hour of intense planning, and there­ fore is worth the effort.

After the lunch hour my struggle with time grows more furious.

I must use cunning and strategy. I begin with a game relatively simple, reciting all the baseball players in the major leagues and their positions. The state capitals are next on the list; for days I was stumped on Tallahassee, Florida, before I recalled it in one of my joy sessions. I try to recite poetry too, but everything I know seems to be used up in just a few minutes; so that is not very profitable. Next I recreate the plots of all the movies just seen or novels just read. Some of these are no doubt embellished a bit by fancy to suit my taste of the moment. Bored as I am, I can settle for nothing short of sensationalism. But the peak of heroism is at­ tained when I set the catechism to music. This strategy is par­ ticularly clever .since a single “Amen” may consume ten minutes or 89

more. Yet even this method has imperfections, for the voice grows weary, and one begins to feel a little embarassed when all the fel­ low-cogs point to him and wonder whether there is a vacancy upstairs.

That leads me to my final method. I act crazy, completely loony. I screw up my face, I imitate a Spanish bullfighter. I fall flat on my face intentionally, so that the onlookers call me the great­ est belly-dancer of Section 101. But however amusing it might seem to my fellow-workers, 1 grow quite weary of that too.

For all of these tricks can only be temporary measures. The last hour is most often spent silently in anticipation of the awaited release. Only one thought enters the mind, and that one is, “How much time is there left?” All else matters little, for time is a tyrant; and only after the beloved whistle has proclaimed freedom, and I stand at the sink, removing from myself the last stains of my bondage, is his power nullified. Then only does my sunken spirit revive, and the creature who was a number become a man, with a song of triumph reverberating in my new-born heart: “This time DAVID LAU is my own; I am myself again.”

DIFFERENT “Yuh young punk, what put dat screwball idea in yer head?” peevishly demanded Frank Narcienni of his eldest son. “Yer al­ ways coinin’ home wit some big idea.”

Sammy looked down in anticipation of his father’s reaction.

Many times had passed with the two of them squaring off in this same shabby room, which with a cubby hole kitchen comprised the home of the six Narciennis.

“Try and understand, pa,” he pleaded.

“What’s der to understand. Yer just a punk kid — a punk kid wit de big ideas. Yer gonna be diffrent. Dat’s all yuh ever say.

Yuh say, ‘pa, I’m gonna be diffrent.’ Yuh don’t wanna waste yer life on de Brooklyn docks like yer old man.”

“Yeah pa, I wanna be d’ffrent. Yuh tink I wanna spend my life around here — workin’ myself to death on de docks run by creeps dat don’t care fer nuttin if yuh live or die, just so yuh sweat verself to death fer dem. Dat’s all dey care about.”

“What do yuh know about life, yuh young punk? What do yuh know about sweatin’?”

“Plenty, pa, plenty. Anyway enough to wanna get outta here.

I’m gonna take dis big chance, pa. Yuh can’t stop me.”

“Big chance! Big chance to loaf. Big chance to loaf and get more big ideas about bein’ diffrent.”

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"Goirf to college ain’t loafin’, pa.”

“What yuh gonna do dere? Study to be diffrent? Study to loaf more?”

“No, pa, I ain’t gonna loaf.”

“Who put dis latest brain storm in ycr head?”

“Miss Henderson.”

“Who’s dat?”

“My teacher. She says 1 can get a scholarship. She says I got de natural ability'. It’s only my environment.”

“Yer what?”

“Place where I live. Surroundins.”

The muscles in Frank Narcienni’s face went tense, and he turned quickly and disappeared into the cubby hole kitchen. Sam­ my heard him rummage through the ice box, and then, “Sammy, where’s de beer?” vibrated into the adjoining room.

“It’s gone,” ventured Sammy and sat on the near-by stool. He heard the water run and then his father reappeared wiping his mouth with the back of his sleeve, a sort of fanatical light pouring out of his tormented eyes.

So yer diffrent,” he cackled mirthlessly. “Little Sammy boy is betta dan de rest of us. Little Sammy don’t do nuttin. Little Sammy just sits around all day and dreams nice little pretty ideas wit his old bag of a teacher. Dreams wit de teacher and reads.

Dreams and reads while me and yer mudder work ourselves to death. And do yuh know why little Sammy does dese tings? Cause little Sammy's diffrent, dat’s why.”

“Yer talkin’ trou yer hat, pa. Yer boilin’, and when yuh boil yuh talk trou yer hat.”

“Yer nuttin but a punk — a good-fer-nuttin, smart alecky punk.”

“Yeah, pa, smart enough' to get outta here.”

‘Sure Sammy, yuh know it all. Yer a smart kid — a smart punk kid, and yuh know it all.”

"Sure, pa, sure.”

“Yeah kid! Well, yuh just tink yuh know it all. I’ve been trou life. I know what I’m talkin’ about. Dis goin’ to school just ain’t no good fer yuh. Yuh gotta dig in here at home. Yuh gotta get rid of dese silly ideas and start workin’. Workin’ wit yer hands, strainin’ wit yer body, stinkin’ in yer own sweat till de garbage smells like perfume.”

“Nuts!”

“Yuh punk kid. Always talkin’ about bein’ diffrent. Well dere ain’t no diffrence. Dere just ain’t. I’ve been around, and dere 91

ain’t no diffrence. Yuh’ll find out. Life ain’t no diffrent fer nobody.

Yuli 'gotta work hard to live — work hard wit yer hands.”

“No dice, pa, I’m goin’ to college.”

“So yuh can study and dream and loaf.”

“Yeah, pa, I’m gonna be betta.”

“Yuh young punk, don’t try and tell me what yer gonna do.

Yuh don’t know nuttin yet. Yer just a fresh punk dat figgers on loafin’ around. Dat’s the only way yuh’ll ever be betta.

“Allright pa, allright. Can it, will yuh? I’m not a punk kid anymore. I’m trou wit high school, and I know what I want. And one ting I want is an education.”

“So yuh can be diffrent, huh?” sneered Frank Narciienni at his son’s out thrust jaw.”

“Yeah, pa, so I can be diffrent.”

“No!” roared his father violenty. “For the last time, Sammy, no. Look kid, vuh don’t know nuttin about life, see. Sure yuh got big ideas now. Sure de outside looks rosier fer yuh. But take it from me, Sammy. Dere ain’t no diffrence. I know. . I’ve been around. Once vuh get out in life, kid, dere just ain’t no diffrence.”

“Dat’s yer moldy opinion.”

“Yeah, but dat moldy opinion comes from experience, and dere ain’t no diffrence. Yuh tink dere is now, but dere ain’t. Yuh get out in dis world once. Denn yuh’ll see dat tings is da same all over.

Yuh gotta work to live — work hard wit yer hands, School won’t make no diffrence. Yuh still gotta work — work and sweat. Dat’s de only way.”

“Maybe dat’s de only way fer you, pa. But I’m gettin’ out.

I’ve got my fill of dis life. Maybe it ain’t diffrent anywhere else, but dat’s de chance I wanna take.”

Frank Narcienni's belligerent stare dropped abruptly to the shabby floor. He had lost, and he knew it. There was nothing else to do but admit it. Sammy was no longer a punk kid. He had grown up — matured to the point where decisions no longer could be made for him.

For a moment there was silence except for the flies. From the noise they seemed to be in the midst of a squabble of their own.

Maybe one of the little flies wanted to be a student too.

Presently Marsy Narcienni walked into the room — Marsy tlic ridiculously haggard, worn out mother of his four sons.

“Lo Frank, Sammy,” she scarcely muttered and ambled pass into the cubby hole.

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“Oh.” Automatically she looked at Frank. Her husband shrug­ ged his shoulders helplessly.

“What about money?”

“I explained to yuh de odder day about de scholarship, ma.”

“I didn’t mean dat kind of money.”

“What denn?”

His mother looked up and gave him a single, piercing glance.

“Sammy, we was figgerin’ on yer takin’ some of de load off pa’s shoulders now dat yer out of high school.”

“But, ma. I don’t want dis kind of life.”

‘Tings don’t always turn out in life de way we want ’em, Sammy.”

“Only cause most people ain’t got enough guts to crawl outta de mud deir in.”

“Sammy, yer brodders ----------.”

“Allright, ma, allright. Can dat mush, will yuh?”

There was a painful silence. Only the flies continued their discussion undisturbed, while Sammy stood there first defiantly then doubtfully.

His mother walked with him to the door. Frank went into the cubby hole and opened a can of beer Marsy had brought along.

He could hear the spray hiss as it shot from its prison.

As he opened the door, Marsy put her arm on his shoulder.

“We appreciate dis, Sammy. Yer dad’s a hard man, but we ap­ preciate dis.”

“Sure, ma, sure.”

“We really need yuh, Sammy. Oddenvise I wouldn’t ask.”

“Sure, ma, sure.”

“Yuh understand dat, don’t yuh Sammy?”

“Yeah, ma.”

“Don’t lose hope, Sammy. Never lose hope. Someday tings might be diffrent.”

“Yeah, ma, sure,” mumbled Sammy and started to walk toward die docks. “Sure, ma. Diffrent.”

G. HINZ

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it” attitude campus dwellers are having the joy of noting day-by day progress as excavation work continues. But for those readers of The Black and Red who are not able to gain their information from the press or from first hand observation, we are glad to re­ port what has transpired the past weeks as well as the latest infor­ mation that we have been able to gather.

Bids for the refectory and dormitory were opened shortly af­ ter the beginning of the fall term, and the general contract was awarded the Precour Construction Co. of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, which placed a bid of $538,625. Architect’s fees and other costs will bring the sum total of the two units to $765,075. $286,169 of that amount is the contracted sum for the refectory; the cost of the dormitory has been set at $478,906, or $2,806 per student (the proposed dormitory will accomodate 170). When viewed as an isolated sum, $2,806 per student seems excessive, but when it is considered that the greater majority of such modern constructions cost $4,000 or over per student, the figure sounds more reasonable and modest. It is hoped that the cost of dormitory furnishings will be reduced by the results of an appeal to be made within the Wisconsin Synod, to men’s, ladies’, and young peoples’ societies, which will be asked to donate furnishings for dormitory rooms.

Formal ground breaking ceremonies for the dormitory and refectory were held on the afternoon of September 26, 1954, al­ though a considerable amount of excavation work on the refectory had been done previous to that time. Sunny skies prevailed, and a large attendance made the day all the more pleasant. The Rev­ erend H. C. Nitz, Waterloo, Wisconsin, the president of the West­ ern Wisconsin District and a former member and chairman of the College Board, delivered the sermon, while the Reverend Walter Zank, Newville, Wisconsin, the chairman of the Board of Control, served as liturgist. The honor of turning the first spade of ground was granted an octogenarian, Mr. Edmond J. Seifert of Watertown, who served the school and synod faithfully for many years as a Board member and as chairman. The next formal ceremonies for these two units will be dedication, since the cornerstone lay­ ing for the three new buildings wil be reserved for the chapel, which will be built later.

The residence occupied by the late Prof. Fleischer and Mrs. Fleischer has been sold and moved. The land east of the tennis courts, which is the site of the new refectory, and the ground east of the Library-Science building, the plot of the proposed dormitory, have been cleared of trees, and the earth upturned. And as soon as weather permits, excavation work on the refectory will be finished, and the digger will move to the dormitory site.

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At this early stage in the building program it is perhaps folly to indulge in speculation as to when the dormitory and refectory will be ready for use. Nevertheless, it is a question that arises in our minds and desires an answer. The contract, which is not iron clad in its dating, specifies a year, but unavoidable delays, necessi­ tated by shortage of materials and inclement weather, such as we are now experiencing, may play a larger role than has been antici­ pated and accounted for. Yet it is heartening to know that the firm engaged in constructing our buildings is highly reliable and has built similar structures in a year’s time (e. g., the dormitory at Ripon). But finally time alone will bring the answer.

GALE PETERSON

'OUR CURRICULUM7 Another year of school has begun at Northwestern College.

For many it is merely a continuation, but for others it is a begin­ ning or a new experience. For all we hope it will be a happy and fruitful year. It is a good thing to consider in the beginning of the year what we hope to acquire during the year. It is a good thing to be sure that our school is preparing us properly so that we will not become confused or thwarted as the year progresses.

The statement is made repeatedly that we are receiving an education which will prepare us for the work of the Church. In­ deed that should be the objective of the education of every Christ­ ian, namely how he may serve his Church better whether his train­ ing enables him to preach or to carry out countless other tasks. Al­ though the course here is beneficial for many professions, it is de­ signed especially for the student of the ministry, giving that stu­ dent a background for and the means with which to get at the Word of God and also the tools with which to convey that Word of God to the needy souls of men. The best means of communi­ cating our thoughts with our fellowmen is by spoken and written words. It is self evident then that the study of language is essen­ tial for anyone who wishes to preach publicly. The preacher must have the means at his disposal for expressing himself and he must be thoroughly grounded in the teachings which he wishes to ex­ pound.

The language department at our school fills the first require­ ment and provides the tools for the fulfillment of the second. The study of English and the four foreign languages offered give the student a broad insight into various methods of expression, a back­ ground for English and much practice in reproducing the thoughts of foreign writers in idiomatic English. In addition the foreign 95

languages offered enable the student to study the Word of God in its original languages, and also give an authentic account of the history of the world and the nature of its people from the writings from the time of Moses through Luther and down to the present.

Among the other courses in the curriculum the study of reli­ gion and history provide the student with a factual background from which he can perceive how God has preserved and committed His Revelation unto us. The study of music enables us to make use of the great gift with which God has provided for His praise and glory. And the mathematics and sciences help to train our minds and help us to understand the world in which we live.

During the school year many arguments will rage around the campus as to whether the curriculum is adequate or whether other subjects could be substituted which would be more profitable and practical. Such discussions often prove to be misleading, and they are too frequently carried on by individuals who have not yet had a chance to experience the final adequacy or inadequacy of their education. And what is worse is that these debaters often lack a knowledge of the courses which they would like to see introduced.

Whether all the advantages of our curriculum are realized to the fullest extent is not the subject of this article, but what is lacking is very often the result of individual inefficiency on the part of stu­ dent or teacher, and is not the fault of the curriculum.

Anyone entering the eight year course here at Northwestern needs to be encouraged rather than to be confused. Let us be on guard during the coming year that our criticism is constructive and uplifting rather than that we cause some young student to become frustrated and discontinue his preparation for a very' worthy calling.

If all of us lend a bit of assistance and carry out our assignments to the best of our abilities, then certainly the coming year will be CHARLES BOEDER a fruitful and a happy one.

ATTENTION SUBSCRIBERS This is the initial issue for this school year. In an attempt to give our subscribers “bigger and better” issues we are publishing only 8 issues during the cur­ rent school year.

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Gentlemen, is this history or logic? And while you’re working on the answer to that one, you could tell me what year it is too.

Oh, it’s 1954, is it? And this is neither history nor logic, but Schund.

And 1, sad to say, am the Chief Schund Distributor.

I had asked Prof. Binhammer to prepare a report on all financ’al statuses; but apparently he was too busy to cany it out. Surely it is not because he lacks information. As far as I know, only one man went into the hole this summer, and that was Fleming. He dug ditches.

1 first realized the schoolyear had actually begun when I saw Klemp taking his daily exercise; that is, running the whole distance of a few dozen feet from the dining hall to the dorm. He had a hard time making that sharp turn to the right at the first entrance, but I am confident that after a few months he will have acquired enough grace that even an icy step will not be able to interfere with his daily athletic activities.

Just a routine run around the campus convinced me that things are much the same this year as last. Thorson’s beautifully decorative sideburns, that were such a big hit with the girls in the front pews on our tour last year, are still blossoming nicely. Kuznik, advanced to a green-capped Frosh, is still performing on his organ. Gose was seen dragging lrs feet down the hall with the familiar weed hanging comfortably. I took a little stroll with Pete, and he managed to reach Main Street two blocks ahead of me, as he always has. (Pete has changed a little bit though. 1 spotted him walking to a Forum meeting with a pair of overalls on. When I mentioned it to him, he admitted he was a little ashamed; but, “you know,” he said, “a Junior has certain privileges.”) I walked down into the clubroom; and in spite of TV, the old smokescreen gang of Schmiel, Stuehn, Godfrey, etc., now Sophs, were blissfully playing cards amid the blue and participating in mutual derision.

I walked down to Zwieg’s; and, to be sure, Hot Lips Braun was there, busy in his customary occupation. I asked him what was new, and the old untrusting soul immediately offered me a ham­ burger, so that I would not mention his name. But even a C & C Editor has a little honor; I couldn’t accept a bribe. Anyway, I’d rather fill this colum than fill my own stomach, such is my devo­ tion to the cause.

A few things have changed nevertheless. I had expected to see a nice big parking lot out beyond die football field this fall, but that little friendly letter received during the summer put an end to those hopes. Right now I’m waiting for the profs to sell their cars, fust to give us a good example, you know. Some hopes have been fulfilled though. Schliewe lost weight during the summer even 97

though he had to cut his hair to do it. Another thing I happily miss this year is Loverboy Zink’s continual enumeration of Michi­ gan’s beauties, beauties, that is, of landscape and culture, culture, that is, of grapes and beauty. Confidentially, this year he is more apt to discuss a little of Milwaukee’s beauty. In vivid detail too.

But we do not lack men to boast of Michigan beauties. A whole new crop of Saginaw Frosh are here to say big things about our neighbor (Wisconsin 6, Michigan State 0). In fact one of Michi­ gan’s sons became so nauseating in an English speech that Niki Kiessling had to open the windows to avoid suffocation.

Another thing. All our sweet-tongued Telephone Romeos have suffered an evil fate this year. The lines were tapped. Those tutors must want to play a negative Cupid. Even the normally sensible Johnson is confused. I am positive I saw him on the line when I went to supper, and he was still there when I got back. Privacy is worth suffering for, says our hero Johnson. Who can accomplish anything with Tessmer standing around? That reminds me of an old pal of mine( who used to skip every Saturday dinner, so that he could enjoy a shower without the interference of a shot of cold water. Voss (You’ll hear more about him) has solved his telephone problems another way. First of all, he was going to use the public telephone down at Zwieg’s, but the trucks bothered him. As they say, “Let your note be loud and clear; call her up and say she’s dear.” Anyway, Voss was about two hours late, because he forgot about the time difference in dear old Ohio, That’s Voss.

By the way, two of those new green lawn benches were do­ nated by last year’s seniors, including Rip von Muehlfeld. Mere mention of his name makes me shudder. Who is there to take his place? Ever since I accompanied ADELPHOS to a movie the first night of the schoolyear, and I stood at the ticket-taker’s win­ dow for ten minutes, listening to him argue with the girl in his peculiar way that seventy cents for a movie is an incredible price, I have hoped that he would be a noble successor. And sure enough, next thing I knew he had taken upon himself the position of greasemonkey in our history (or logic) class. It would be nice if I could say that after ADELPHOS had soberly entered the room with his oil can (borrowed, by the way, so that it would have to be re­ turned immediately. This was one time when Voss wanted to be punctual.), he was able to oil up the squeaks;.but he failed. The next day, saddened by his failure, he almost took to drink; but then, just as the great John L. Sullivan once threw his bottle into the shelves and became a temperance worker, ADELPHOS dropped his bottle of Seven-up and sprayed it all over his fellow-classmates.

There and then he decided to devote his time to pubic service.

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His first offering in this respect was his position of Homecoming Jackass. To fulfill all the requirements of his position, he was ad­ vised to act natural. Lindloff, the guy with the German name but the natural physique of a priest, and Max, the Honorable Veep of the Junior class, assisted him by their sanctimonious behavior.

Fleming and Warren Henrich (There follows a brief lesson in etymology: The original name in Schumannesque English was “War-hen, the hen, the rich one.” Of this, War-hen still survives, although only as a nickname. Everyone knows that two closely associated hens cause friction; therefore the first “hen” was replaced by “ren” and then we have it all: Warren Henri ch) have passed the acid test for collegiate monitors. They succeeded in dragging the renowned Cub fan from the land of the sun-tanned Indians, Art Godfrey, out of bed. I didn’t see the occurrence myself and therefore don’t believe it. But you can take it for what it’s worth.

There was a little doubt this year whether the World Series or class was more important, but very little. At least the clubroom was usually packed. The Ruler sat in his old easy chair under the radiator, telling all us uninitiated the fine points. I think the rea­ son the Ruler has such a hard head (which comes in handy on the football field )is that he bounces it against the radiator above him when things go wrong. I have a good suggestion for next year’s World Series. We should set up an adding machine in the clubroom ,so that the big money men can compute those total scores.

When Flem hit the jackpot in the second game, I decided to write a few verses in imitation of Grantland Rice: When the Great Money-Man asked Flem What team he was cheering for, He said, “Who cares who wins the game?

Just tell me what’s the score.”

About three Sundays ago three new Buicks appeared in the circle. Some thought a few super-salesmen were here to tempt our students with their products. Actually it was the Glee Club’s trans­ portation to Juneau, where they were to sing for Reverend Nommensen’s farewell. It took a while for them to get started though.

Dave Plocher, the newly-appointed director of the Junior Band, happened to be engaged in a Sleepathon at the time. He’s probably still trying to recover those hours of sleep he lost during Pinafore rehearsals last spring. They finally got there though; and appropri­ ately enough, one of the songs the Glee Club sang for the affair was “Old Faithful” with this especially significant line: “Hurry up, old fellah.” Festivities were completed with a rendition of “Happy Wanderer,” also highly appropriate. A certain grocery girl drove five of the voices home. They all hoped she would run out of gas, 99

and Howie did his best to get her off the track; but unfortunately they all returned in time for the Groundbreaking Ceremonies, con­ cerning which I have to make this statement. Many people of im­ portance were notified that such a ceremony was to be. About the only people that didn’t know much about it were the students.

Speed Ilohenstein has finally realized his ambition. After play­ ing his clarinet faithfully for two years, he has finally found a fel­ low-clarinetist that is different from others; namely, a coed. Also it is rumored that he is using his position of librarian as an outlet for social activities. And if anyone catches him trying to brush up on his Frosh Math, the evidence will be complete. Incidentally, we have two Frosh coeds this year, an increase of 100% over last year’s star. Actually there may be three, if I ever can determine who is receiving those mysterious letters addressed to that mysteri­ ous personage, Miss Cleone Weigand.

The Junior class wishes to use this space to express their thanks to the Watertown High School Band for enlivening the third period of every morning’s classes. Perhaps other classes would like to join in saying that thev enjoy listening to the beating of the drums, looking towards College Avenue at their brilliant formations, and suspending operations in history, or Greek, or English for a time.

The profs probably appreciated it too; but of course they can’t ad mit that.

After a few weeks of suspense the Frosh finally got their caps and began to button. They found it wasn’t very bad after all. In fact the Sophs were so easy-going that the Juniors found it neces­ sary in many cases to add their voices to the commands. Frosh Kablitz learned, however, that it wasn’t wise to disregard all rules, especially that basic one about wearing a green cap. Plumber pa­ trol for him, I suppose. Some intelligence seems to be leaking from Sophomore councils. When Frosh Reaume discovered that it was his destiny to be acquitted and to wear a sign saying he was ac­ quitted by the just Sophomores, he pleaded guilty and wrecked their plans. Pie ended up by getting no penalty at all. Neverthe­ less there is one bright spot in all this fibble-fobble of the Sophs.

Roger Sprain is that spot. It seems that the^gradual development of his voice throughout his whole life has led him now to this, the high point of his career, when he can make the best use of his big mouth. I had the privilege to watch him at close range. First of all, the cavity opened; then the tongue began to move; his face be­ gan to get red; his heaiMeaned forward; his neck muscles pro­ truded a bit; his adam’s apple bobbed gracefully; and he was at top speed. And I said to myself, “Truly this is a moment to be re­ membered.”

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Welcome to the Norwegians, the men without a class. After a week they decided to go back home for a few minor repairs.

Welcome to all those green-capped Frosh, some old, some new.

That reminds me. One of the old Frosh, Ziegler, told me to warn any and every girl that wants to go out with him on a Saturday night that she will have to do all the talking. That cheerleading works wonders for the voice.

Things are really looking up in Goslingville this year. Aecording to plans anyway, this might be the last year in the old dorm for some of us. While I was contemplating all the changes, I was inspired to write the following verses, which ends this edition of Schund Distributed on a happy note. I’ll be seeing you again.

The times have changed, I’m sure you’ll agree; Just look around, men, and you soon will see A hole in the ground, a hole; A brand-new dorm is our goal.

Then, then our song will be Good-bye, old dorm, leb’ wohl.

Forget these old desks, these old walls, this old pen; Just think of the times that are coming, men.

When all the Preps that sassed Will be a thing of the past.

Yes, Yes, I'll say it again: This year may be the last.

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ALUMNI EIN AMERIKANER AUS ZEHLENDORF

About fifteen years ago, when the Wisconsin Synod sent out a call over the Atlantic to a Prof. Paul Peters, pii. d., to teach Hebrew at the Seminary at Thiensville, many people were under the im­ pression that we had found it necessary to turn to a foreigner to find a capable Hebrew teacher. But this notion was far from being the right one, for both Dr. Peters and his father were American citizens, born in West Bend, Wisconsin. Here the elder Peters ran a general store. When the time came, the younger followed his mothers wishes and entered Northwestern College for a period of eight years. As a student, he took time off from his studies to play baseball, march with the military company, and play in the band, but his main interest was tennis. His opponents included John Whyte, who defeated him in a tournament.

When he had completed his work at Watertown and Wauwa­ tosa he felt the need for more practice in the English language so he went to Philadelphia and attended Mt. Airy for a year. Then, over­ come by an urge to hear those professors of which his professors had so often spoken, Dr. (then student) Peters left the shores of his native land and sailed for Germany. Here at the University of Leipzig, his curiosity was satisfied, for he had the opportunity to study subjects including Arabic and Assyrian under Ihmels and Kittel and other theologians of that time. Shortly after the outbreak of the First World War he entered the University of Berlin. When the United States joined the fray he was automatically exmatriculated; but thanks to the favorable impression he had left with his professors, he was recommended to the Kulturministerium and al­ lowed to continue his studies. This gave him a chance to complete his doctorate with a thesis entitled “Die Gebaerdensprache der Semiten im Hebraischen, Arabischen und Assyrischen Schriftum,” a work explaining such things as the actions accompanying prayer described in the Old Testament.

These war years were very eventful and somewhat uncom­ fortable for Dr. Peters, since he was a citizen of an enemy nation.

But contrary to conditions in America, those who were caught by the war in Germany were treated with as much partiality as possi­ ble. Dr. Peters was not allowed theoretically to leave Berlin but exceptions were made for him when he asked to preach out of the city. He was also required to report to the police once a week, but even this restriction was often passed over and nothing was said about it Pie saw history made in Berlin during the starvation years of T6-T7. Then followed the revolution which ended the war. There 102

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was excitement a plenty as the rebellion broke out and the palace of the Kaiser was surrounded with machine guns. Despite all this interference Dr. Peters found himself a Hamburg-born Fraeulein and Helen Doescher became his wife on the third of February, 1917.

(After thirty-four years it finally got in the alumni column.)

A few years later he returned to America with his young bride and took over preaching duties in Allegan and Detroit, Michigan, before accepting a call to N. W. C. He taught here from '22-24 but then returned to Germany again in answer to a call from the Saxon Free Church to teach Old Testament Exegesis and Isagogics in the Theologische Hochschule in Zehlendorf near Berlin. His two daugh­ ters were bom there as American citizens, since their birth was im­ mediately recorded with the American consulate. In Zehlendorf he had the opportunity to renew his interest in tennis and did much to encourage the sport among the students. But these years of peace­ ful existence were interrupted when Hitler invaded Poland. Not long after, Dr. Peters received the call from Thiensville and left again for America in October of ’39 by way of Denmark and Nor­ way. In this he had comparatively an easy time of it since he had been a resident of Germany whereas many tourists were not so fortunate.

At the present, although he has dropped active participation in tennis, he still has a lively interest in sports, for he enjoys see­ ing the well-trained, well-coached gladiators of the Sem on the basketball floor (when they had one) and supports the Braves in a dignified sort of way. When the opportunity avails itself, he spends his leisure time at his summer home in Pearson. As far as teaching Old Testament Hebrew is concerned he finds his biggest problem is convincing students that they know some Hebrew, and a sufficient amount to use it. And although he has enjoyed success in solving this problem, were going to wish him much luck for the future because we’re sure he’ll have need of it in a few years when he confronts the class of ’55.

CAMPUS CALENDAR October 23 — Lutheran vs. Preps October 29 — Forum Program, Gale Peterson, M. C. November 19 — Forum Program, Rolfe Westendorf, M. C. GAMES October October October

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TED HOYER Upon returning to school this fall, we were surprised and sad­ dened to hear of the death of Ted Hoyer. To those who knew him well, this unfortunate turn of events was not unexpected. In his condition, a fatal illness was a possibility at any time, and every year that Ted lived after his accident, he considered as a special grant from the Lord. How Ted made use of these years it is not possible or necessary to go into here. The “Northwestern Lutheran” and the Milwaukee Journal, along with many other papers, have duly praised his accomplishments much better than we could hope to. But we of the “Black and RedT, speaking for the entire student body of Northwestern College, would like to add that we are proud to have Ted Hover as one of the alumni of N. W. C. May God bless the work that he began and bring it to the conclusion that he laboured so hard to realize.

ALU MM CALLS AND INSTALLATIONS Home, Wauwatosa, Wis. Richard Balge, ’54, is teaching in a Christian Day School at Red James Rockhoff, ’52, is teaching at Medford, Wisconsin.

Wing, Minn.

Edward Fredrich, 38, Detroit, Hillmer Schaible, ’49, Flagstaff, Arizona, has accepted the call Mich., has acepted the call to to Mayville, Mich.

Michigan Lutheran Seminary at R. A. Siegler, ’34, moved from Saginaw, Michigan.

Madison, Wis., to Rock Springs,.

Donald Grummert, ’40, Geneva, Wis. Nebraska, was installed as pas­ tor of Grave Lutheran Church, A. Sippert, ’31, Kaukauna, Wis., was installed in Our Savior’s Sioux City, Iowa.

Church, Pueblo, Colorado.

Paul Heyn, ’31, from Tawas City, Mich., accepted the call to Tuc­ Wayne Ten Broek, ’39, Henry, S. D., was inducted as Dean of son, Arizona.

Men at Northwestern Lutheran Carl Hillmer, ’54, is teaching Academy, Mobridge, South D. Christian Day School in Mil­ Heinrich Vogel, ’28, Cudahy, Wis. waukee. has received the call to St. Hugo Hoenecke, ’14, Sturgis, Mich, James congregation at Milwau­ accepted a call to Detroit. kee. He also declined the call Philip Janke, ’47, Zeeland, N. D., extended to him for a second has accepted a call to Johnson, time to Northwestern College.

Minn.

John Kohl, ’40, Rock Springs, Wis. Robert Voss, ’47, Dond du Lac, Wis., was installed as pastor of was commissioned on Septem­ St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, ber 12th to be coworker of his Claire, Mich. classmate, John Habben in Lu­ Paul Wilde, ’49, Tiffin, O., was saka, N. Rhodesia. installed as pastor of the new Herbert Lichtenberg, ’52, is teach­ mission in Saginaw, Michigan ing in the Lutheran High School Glenway Backhaus, ’52, has ac­ in Appleton, Wis. cepted a vicar call as mission­ Elmer Mahnke, ’43, moved from ary in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Hillsboro, Wis., to Moline, 111.

Canada, Herbert Nommensen, ’33, will soon leave Fountain City, Wis., to Frederic Zarling, ’01, formerly pastor at Two Rivers, Wis., has become administrator of Beth­ accepted a call to Hartland, Wis. any Lutheran Convalescent

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William Bein, ’52, and Patricia Toay, Milwaukee, Wis., June 26.

William Hein, ’50, Faith and Du­ pree, S. D. and Ruth Nordlie, West Koshkonong, Wis., June 19 Robert Hoenecke, ’51, Firth, Nebr. and Deloris Luedtke, Watertown, Wis., June 13.

Waldemar Karnitz, ’51, Spokane, Wash., and Miss Barbara Franz, ex ’54, Watertown, Wis., June 6.

Martin Petermann, Doylestown, Wis. and Charlyn Shoemaker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 27.

Donald Sellnow, Rapid City, S. D. ’50, and Ruth Ebert, Watertown, Wisconsin, June 20.

Jerome Spaude, ’50 Circle, Mon­ tana and Lily Ryser, Fond du Lac, Wis., July 18.

Milton Spaude, ’48, East Ann Ar­ bor, Mich, an Nila Neumann, Saginaw, Michigan, June 27.

Ewald Tacke, T9, Watertown, Wis. and Charlotte Kirst, June 30.

Harvey Witte, ’51, Estelina, S. D. and Georgene Spiering, Milwau­ kee, Wis., June 26 BANNS PUBLISHED Kermit Biedenbender, ’51, and Carol Prill, Milwaukee, Wis. Martin Janke, ’51, and Marie Kappelmann, Manitowoc, Wis.

INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS A daughter, Susan Christine, was born to the Rev. and Mrs. Ro­ bert Dommer, Tacoma, Wash., on August 30. (Rev. Dommer, ’47; Mrs. Dommer, nee Hazel

Griebnow, ex ’50.)

Winfred Koelpin, ’41, Toledo, O., announces the birth of a daugh­ ter, Katherine Sue.

MISCELLANEOUS Bruce Backe, ’52, left his teach­ Oscar Lemke, ’34, has moved from ing duties at Rhinelander, Wis. Edgar (Rib Falls), Wis., to Parto return to the Seminary at deeville, Wis. Lloyd Muehlfeld, ’54, is attending Thiensville, Wis. Arthur Berg, ’ll, Sparta, Wis., Concordia Seminary at St. Louis resigned due to illness after Mo. serving thirty-six years there.

Leroy Ristow, ’30, Hastings, Minn., Louis Bleichwehl, ’30, Jerusalem, is ill and may not return to the Milwaukee, dedicated a new Ministry. school on September 19.

Walter Scheitel, ’39, Sanborn, Arnold Bolle, ’34, has a fellowship Minn., dedicated a ne wschool, in forestry and soil conservation Sept. 26. studies at Harvard. His address Alfred J. Schweppe, T5, Seattle, is 21 Fern St., Lexington, Mass.

Wash., a prominent attorney and Harold Hempel, ’39, Hutchinson, former dean of the University Minn., has dedicated a new of Washington Law School, was church. elected president of the Wash­ Martin Janke, ’51, has left his ington Bar Association. teaching duties at St. Peters in William Schweppe, ’29, is home Fond du Lac, to return to the on furlough from Nigeria.

Seminary.

Lester W. Seifert, ’37, Madison, Edward Johannes, prep ’47, has Wis. chairman of the university entered the U. S. Army and is extension division, German de­ taking his basic training at Ft. partment, has collaborated in Ord, Calif. the preparation of “A Linguis­ Bernard Lemke, Ph. D., commer­ tic Atlas of Pennsylvania Ger­ cial student in prep and college man.” departments from 1923 to 1928, Victor Voecks, ’27, New U1 m, at present on the faculty of the Minn, who became ill after one School of Commerce and Ac­ week of summer school, has re­ counting, Michigan State Col­ covered sufficiently to assume lege, East Lansing, Michig;an, his duties at Doctor Martin Lu­ has donated four Allis-Ch alther College, New Ulm, Minn. mers shares to N. W. C.

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STARTING LINE-UP

a ' . left to right: Westendorf, Fleming, Werner, Sprain, Fuhbrigge, Schlueter.

Backfield: Pankow, Schneider, R. Schulz, E. Schultz.

Missing, left end. Dobberstein.

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FOOTBALL

How does one improve on perfection? That’s the question the 1954 Gosling football team is faced with these days. Just consider for a moment the dazzling record the Umnusmen have compiled in the last three football seasons. In that period Northwestern has annexed three straight undisputed Badger-Illini Conference crowns, winning 16 games, tying 2, and losing none. Last fall the gridmen of N. W. C. finally achieved that elusive perfect record as they chalked up 6 wins without a defeat or a tie. Yes, little Northwestern College of Watertown, Wis., enrollment only 111 and smallest school in the B-I loop, gained nation-wide recognition as one of only 15 colleges in the U, S, A, to go through its season unscathed by a defeat or a tie. Some record, indeed.

Unfortunately, however, records of the past can’t help this year’s Gosling eleven. On the contrary, the 1954 N. W„ C. gridders are mark­ ed men because of their fine record. Even the weak sisters of the conference will consider the season a success if they can beat “those Watertown preachers.”

Northwestern has lost 9 key men from the undefeated ’53 squad.

Ed Stelter, 4 year veteran at center, Ken Strack at guard, Walt Beck­ mann at tackle, Dan Habeck at end, and Ron Otto, giant guard, who did not return to school this fall, left a big gap in the Black and Red forward wall. The biggest loss in the backfield was Rich Winter, snaky-hipped halfback and leading scorer with 60 points last year.

Phil Kuckhahn, who was the Gosling punter and fullback is also a graduation loss. George Rothe and Jum Berger, two dependable de­ fensive stalwarts, are likewise commencement casualties.

Now at first glance, the losses appeared very serious, but North­ western has lost key men before and Coach Umnus once more reached into his bag of tricks to change men from last year’s second team into capable first line performers. Rolfe Westendorf, a real bruiser and a hard worker, has taken over at right tackle. Rolfe saw a lot of duty on defense last fall and has caught on quickly to the offensive side of pigskin play. At left guard aggressive and hard-charging Roger Sprain has nailed down the starting berth. Rog Fleming, a tough man to move when he uses his bulk to good advantage, has taken over the right guard spot. At right end Freshman Ken Adams has adjusted quickly to college football. He has all the tools, weight, speed, and a fine pair of hands for pass-receiving. Pete Sievert hand­ les the defensive work at right end. At left end Bruce Schlueter has taken over on offense and John Murphy handles the defensive chores.

Newcomer Ed Werner has turned in satisfactory performances at cen­ ter and should get even better with more experience. The lone re­ turnee from last year’s first string line is big “Moose” Fuhlbrigge, who is playing his fourth season as starting left tackle. In the backfield, veterans Rich Pankow and Reuel Schulz have returned at right half and quarterback, respectively. Erhardt Schultz, is doing a good job in filling Rich Winter’s shoes at left halfback. Jim Schneider has also moved up from last year’s second team to take over the full­ back spot. Merlin Waechter has earned a defensive guard position and Ron Stelter is doing well at safety, also on defense.

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"Mission Accomplished" The first home game of 1954 against an old rival, Mission House, gave the Goslings one of the closest contests in several years. The inexperience of the ’54 Umnusmen was soon apparent as Mission House took the opening kickoff and rode roughshod through the Gos­ ling defense to score on a 50 yard drive, which the Army veteran Schaeffer climaxed with a two yard T. D. buck. But the Black and Redmen showed typical Northwestern spirit, as they roared right back to score themselves. On the second Gosling play from scrim­ mage, Rich Pankow took a handoff and behind savage down-field blocking streaked 66 yards to a score. But once more the Muskies took their turn to tally, as Schaeffer snared an 11 yard aerial from Theilke to put the Goslings behind 13-6 at halftime. The Goslings were so completely out-played in the first half that they could try only 7 plays from scrimmage.

After the intermission, however, one could almost see the team begin to jell. The confidence and spirit of old had returned as Rich Pankow brought the Umnusmen to within one point of the Muskies as he again sped 29 yards for a touchdown. The point try was blocked.

Mission 13, N. W. C. 12. The Muskies tried to move the ball after the kickoff, but a vastly-improved and better conditioned Gosling line held. After Northwestern regained possession of the pigskin, they drove relentlessly for 60 yards and the deciding touchdown A five yard shovel pass from Reuel Schulz to end Ken Adams climaxed the drive. Once again the Missionmen powered right back into Gosling territory to the 9 yard line, but there the drive was halted. North­ western tried to stall out the last four minutes and almost succeeded, but with only 18 seconds left a Gosling fumble was picked off in mid­ air by an alert Muskie. Only Erhardt Schultz stood between several Mission blockers, the ball carrier, and the goal line. Erhardt made the game-saving tackle on the 21 and sustained a slight concussion on the play, but the victory was held intact when two subsequent Mission aerials fell incomplete. After the lifeless first half, the Gos­ ling eleven poured it on to run the weary Mission House crew into the ground. Northwestern had a rushing total of 234 yards to only 59 for the Muskies. Rich Pankow was the big gun on offense as he reeled off 119 yards in 7 trys. Excellent defensive work was turned in by Dobberstein and Fuhlbrigge in the line and Erhardt Schultz’ vicious tackling also stood out. The game was a thriller all the way and pointed up the fact that the talent may not be quite up to last year’s team, but the spirit of a team used to victory is still there.

MISSION 7 0 0 13 6 N. W. C. 19 6 0 6 7

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"A Miner Loss" A long road trip to Platteville, intermittent showers, a soggy field, and a big two-platooning Wisconsin Tech football eleven were not enough to stop the Gosling’s victory special. After a 7-7 first half tie, the Umnusmen again came up with a strong second half finish to rout the highly-touted Miners, The soggy field virtually stifled the speedy Gosling ground attack, but the versatility of the Black and Red eleven was amply proved when the Umnusmen picked up 271 yards and 4 touchdowns via passes. After a scoreless first quarter, the Gosling air attack began to click as Reuel Schulz passed 25 yards to Rich Pankow to set up a 5 yard T. D. shovel pass, Schulz to Ken Adams. The Miners scored soon after when a Gosling fumble on the

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25 yard stripe set up an easy score. Faherty smashed over from the one yard line. Northwestern took the lead for keeps in the third quarter on a 6 yard aerial from Schulz to Rich Pankow. Bruce Schlueter helped to set up the tally by an alert interception on the 35, and a 15 yard penalty on Tech also helped the Gosling cause.

The Black and Red squad broke the game wide open in the final period with three scores. Ken Adams snared a 25 yard pass to set up a 2 yard quarterback sneak score by Schulz. Another 20 yard pass reception by Adams paved the way for a 6 yard touchdown toss from Reuel Schulz to Erhardt Schultz. In the final seconds a Fritz Eckert to Pete Sievert pass good for 32 yards set up the last marker.

John Parcher’s throw to Ron Stelter covered the final 16 yards.

“Moose” Fuhlbrigge booted two extra points and Rich Pankow threw to Pete Sievert for the final point after the touchdown. The story of the game can be found in the statistics. The Umnusmen rushed for 47 yards and passed for 271 while the Miners painstakingly ground out 128 yards and passed for a meagre (5) yards. The yardage totals of 318-133 show the value of a diversified attack. Northwestern’s defensive line again was superb. Ken Adams’ six pass receptions good for 107 yards and Schulz’ 15 completed passes in 30 trys good for 223 yards were also vital cogs in the Gosling victory machine.

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NORTHWESTERN 2 "One Blocked Punt"

Another Homecoming victory at Northwestern! ! ! Yes, the score was only 2-0, but the results would be the same even if the outcome had been 70-0. The important thing is that Northwestern extended its undefeated string to 24 games over a five year period and reached the halfway mark of the ’54 season with three victories and no defeats.

The story of the game can be boiled down to one play. In the fourth quarter the St. Procopians tried a punt from their own 8 yard line.

Bruce Schlueter crashed through to block the kick and the ball ca­ romed behind the endzone for a safety. Big Karl Fuhlbrigge was just a fraction of a second late in his attempt to reach the pigskin before it went out of bounds. But the two point safety was enough to keep the Goslings squarely in the ’54 Badger-Illini Conference title picture. The Umnusmen and the Saints had equally solid defensive lines, with the Goslings rating a slight edge. Both teams’ offensive units were pretty well contained, with the exception of one genuine threat by the Black and Redmen on the Cardinals’ 8 yard line. The Goslings drove to the 2 yard line, but there the Saints’ line held.

Otherwise the game was a bruising battle of two hard-charging de­ fenses. St. Procopius’ offense never got within the Gosling 35 yard line and in the second half especially was thoroughly held in check, as it gained a grand total of 6 yards. The statistics show that North­ western had a slight edge. The Goslings eked out a total of 165 yards to the Procopians 94. Neither team showed an impressive air attack.

Fuhlbrigge, Schlueter and Murphy were standouts in the Goslings’ tough defensive line. Erhardt Schultz again showed his vicious tack­ ling skill and gained 58 yards in rushing to bo<Dt. Rich Pankow picked up 65 yards from scrimmage and Jim Schneider kept the Saints in the hole repeatedly with his fine punting. But all in all, it was a team victory and a typical exhibition of rock-n-sock’em football in the Gosling tradition.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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LITERARY — FOOTBALL AT N. W. C. — Past & Present.........................

KING OF THE RIVER..............

FORSOOTH, TIS RUTH............

MIDDLE SLOBJAGKMA..........

WHY CRIME DOES NOT PAY A DAY IN EGYPT..................

112 114 116 120 121 124

FEATURES — Campus & Classroom.................

School Spirit........................ ........

Alumni — The Grand Old Man Alumni Notes..............................

Sports —......................................

Basketball Schedule...................

129 133 134 136 138 141

GU/UUntai Concent ^ue&day, ^becemi&i 14 at S fi. m.

BLACK AND RED STAFF EDITORIAL STAFF Lyle Albrecht —....... .. Editor-in-Chief Alvin Werre.......... ......

Assistant Editor DEPARTMENT EDITORS Rolfe Westendorf .... ............... Alumni Editor Charles Tessmer__ ................. Feature Editor Reuel Schulz _____ —...... —...Sports Editor David Lau .... ...........

Campus and Classroom BUSINESS MANAGERS Cleone Weigand ...

—... Managing Editor Gale Peterson___ .. Circulation M anager Mark Hillmer ......

Advertising Manager Vol. LVIII.

September-October 1954

No.

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UNDEFEATED SENIORS

"UNDEFEATED for 4 YEARS"! ! ! THE GOLDEN AGE IN N. W. C. FOOT HALL" Yes, such words aptly describe the last four football seasons at Northwestern. All-time N. W. C. records were set in that period, and here are a few of them. The 1953 team was the first undefeated and untied team under Coach Len Umnus. Contrary to several articles published last year we have found that there have been Northwestern teams with unblemished records before. In fact, already in 1898, only the second season of Northwestern football, the Goslings of yore wheeled through Lake Mills High, Wayland Academy, the Ilartland Athletics and Oconomowoc High. And even way back then the Black and Red sports scribe bemoaned the fact that the Oconomowoc “High” team had but one high school player on the squad. The rest were “ring­ ers” or whatever they called them then. 50 years ago the 1904 edi­ tion of Gosling gridmen also was undefeated, but they had reached the level of college competition, beating back Oshkosh, Whitewater, Carroll, Wayland, and the Milwaukee Medics. That team — believe it or not — averaged 155 pounds per man. An interesting thing happened to the Goslings in 1906 when Ripon defeated them 6 - 0 by using a new-fangled football device, the forward pass. The 1906 and 1907 teams were fortunate in having a certain Captain E. E. Kowalke, age 20, weight ISO, who was known for his wicked stiff arm.

The 1952 team can claim the biggest single game victory mar­ gin, 71-6 over our arch rival, Mission House. Its doubtful whether the Muskies will ever live that one down. The 1933 and 1936 Gos­ ling elevens came reasonably close to matching the ’52 rout when 112

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they trounced Wartburg of Iowa 56-0 and Extension 54-0, respec­ tively. That ’52 team also set a season scoring record of 226 points in 6 games. The previous high mark had been set in 1950 when the Goslings scored 212 points against 81 for the opposition, but they played a 7 game schedule that year. The record, however, that has gained for N. W. C. the most recognition in recent years is the undefeated string which at present stands at 27 games.

Northwestern in previous years has never come close to such a streak. After a little research we found a seven game winning streak by the 1904-05 teams, an eight game win string over a peri­ od from 1942-45; there was no football at N. W. C. in the war years of ’43 and ’44, and most recently the 1949-50 elevens put together another seven-game victory siring. Winning streaks have been few and far between for Gosling gridmen until the last four years, but streaks of a different nature were all to common °B. U. From 192830 the Black and Redmen lost 19 games in a row. You can well imagme the joy in Watertown when the Goslings trounced Milton 54-6 in the last game of the ’30 season to break the losing streak.

We must in all fairness also mention that the teams from 1919 to 1931, although they won but 10 games while dropping 66, and tying 4 were wav out of their class against teams like Lawrence, Carroll, Beloit, St. Norbert, Lake Forest, and several state teacher colleges.

They were further hampered by the absence of a full-time coach.

They must have built a lot of character in those days, since to all appearances the Goslings took their defeats philosophically. Only once in the many write-ups of Northwestern defeats did we detect a note of disgust or despair. The 1922 Black and Red sports writer failed to write up the last game of a dismal season, but shrouded the score in a funeral black block as folows: (CARROLL 32 NORTHWESTERN 0, IN MEMORIAM) The 4 undisputed Badger - Mini Conference Championships in a row is also a record. In addition, the record of never playing on a losing college team over 4 years is unique at Northwestern and the 8 senior members of the ’54 squad are grateful to their teammates who made that feat possible. The man, however, who deserves the biggest share of credit is Coach Len Umnus, football fundamentalist and master psychologist. Goach Umnus has the smallest student body in the B -1 Conference from which to mold a team, yet since 1936 his coaching skill and excellent handling of college men has put our tiny school on the Wisconsin footbal map.

In the 38 years B. U. - ° the ministerial students from Watertown showed a record of only 64 wins, 121 losses and 17 ties on the grid­ iron; though, as we have mentioned, they usually played well out of their class and without a full-time coach. The advent of Len * — Means before Umnus.

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Umnus brought almost immediate results and a sensible schedule to N. W. C. His 1937 team won the Conference crown with 75 points to but 6 for the opposition, and so began the Umnus era at Northwestern. Coach’s overall record of 78 wins, 24 losses and 7 ties since 1936 has almost brought the Black and Red record up to 50%. It now stands at 142 wins, 145 defeats and 24 ties since 1897 over 54 football seasons. In 1903 football was prohibited for some unexplained reason. Also in 191S football was banned be- | _ cause of the First World War, but the military company took up the slack that year. The aforementioned military company had in its ranks a Second Lance Corporal named D. Rohda. Anyone we know? The war years of 1943 and 1944 likewise curtailed the pig­ skin sport here.

So we see that Northwestern’s grid history is a long and color­ ful one with its share of ups and downs, and one may well under­ stand why the Seniors of 1954 were proud to play football at N. W. C. Over the years many pages of the Black and Red were utilized to argue the merits and possible evils of football. But we must conclude that the Goslings have always played the game as it should be played, for wholesome fun and physical toughening, without the “win or else” attitude and professional tinge that lar­ ger colleges and universities must have if they wish to be success­ ful. Here we have a worthy tradition built up; present day faculty members played on teams of yesteryear, and quite naturally keep up an interest in the team. Another tradition which has stood the test of time concerns the conditioning of athletes. Strict adherence to the training rules is expected, and infractions are very rare. The following excerpt from the Black and Red of 1910 shows that vig­ orous calisthenics were done even before Coach Umnus arrived on the scene: “Captain Berg appeared on the campus with his squad and sent them through a series of stunts that were calculated to counteract the effect of St. Nicotines fumes.” Likewise, through­ out its 58 year history N. W. C. football has been rough and rockn-sock-em, but always clean. Football definitely has its place here at Northwestern; a place where it does not interfere with studies, but rather augments one’s school work. We hope it continues to be the useful body and character builder it is now.

REUEL J. SCHULZ

KING OF THE RIVER Mike had been begged many times to stay away from the river during the spring when the logs were running. Mike was 16, and big and strong for his age. He took after his father in that respect.

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river. Adolf had been injured several times, once in a log jam, saw mills. The logs were caught by a chain stretched across the and once when the chain broke. It was dangerous work, work on­ ly for big, strong men.

Mike love'd the river. He always had. He could remember when he was a li'.tle guy and his father would take him up the liver to the Boom. He could remember the big ginger cookies he used to get in the cook shanty. The smell of pike, of the river, and of the fresh earth were always foremost in lv's mind. He had been there when they dragged his father from the icy waters of the river with bo h of his legs broken. It was a life only for the hardi­ est, and Mike wanted to be part of it, even if his father didn’t want him to. "I know only this kind of work to do,” lie would say.

“You, my Son, learn something else. This is no life.” Mike loved the river, and nothing could keep him away.

One day his father was carried home with a broken collar bone and with his ribs caved in. The chain had broken, and the sudden lurching of the logs had thrown him into the water to be crushed between two pine logs. Then and there, Mike made up his mind to work on the Boom.

The next morning Adolfs place was filled, not bv a tall, heavy, elderly man, but by a short stocky kid. He was laughed at, but he would show them. He had been rolling logs ever since he was S years old. Within three weeks, Mike’s agility and ability were known up and down the river. The older men were growing jeal­ ous. The “Kid” was taking all their glory away from them. Every­ one said that it was just a matter of time before he would be fished out of the water just as his father had been. Never before on the Boom had there been anyone as daring and as bold. How long could Mike’s luck hold?

It was a terrifically cold day, and the water hung in little icicles from the boot tops of the loggers. The logs were slippery.

Look out, a jam! The logs were swiftly piling up. No one would ever be able to find the key log in that mess! The only way to break it up was with dynamite. Who would be daring enough to plant a live stick of dynamite in there? It would almost be suicide.

There went someone! Mike! The foolish kid was going to try it.

This was the same way his father had once been hurt. “Hurry, ‘Kid’! Put it in the right place. Hurry! Hurry!” It was his father shouting. Suddenly the jam broke by itself. The logs were start­ ing to move. He slipped, no he was all right. Hurry! The shore was only yards away. He had to make it. The wall of logs was swiftly bearing down upon him. “Jump, Kid, jump!” He made it.

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RED them. He had a place on the river. The oldtimers were no longer jealous, but respectful. No longer was he called the “Kid”, but Mike. Finally he was doing the work he loved, on the river he loved. He was part of it all. The smell of the pine, of the river, and of the fresh earth would be with him for a long time. He was a logger, king of the river.

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FORSOOTH, TIS RUTH It twas with noble, godlike carriage and piercing, hawklike eye that Sir Hubert and Sir Francis rode upon their sturdy, horse­ like steeds on that sunny, brilliantly lighted afternoon in search of stimulating, dangerouslike adventure. For in point of fact these two were also indeed of a chivalrous, fairylike nature. Then too they were even also knights.

“Tis indeed a dull day,” quote Sir Hubert with words that scarcely could be called winged.

Sir Francis sighed heavily and pondered deeply also in his heart a doublelike thought. Then standing up he groaned inward­ ly and laboring exceedingly breathed. “That it tis, Sir Hubert. That it tis.”

Then as might be expected they continued to ride onward.

But nevertheless then did the two cease from their discourse, but still deeper and longer they pondered as their horse-like steeds cantered onward in bored silence.

“Aye, but it’ll be better tomorrow,” again quoth the all-knowing, papyrus-reading Sir Hubert, son of Prince Hubert.

Again then the mighty Sir Francis, tamer of wild crickets, pondered long and loudly as he deliberated strongly as to whether Sir Hubert spake wrongly. Then finally too he also spake, and from his voice rang there conviction of a positive knight. “Could be,” he ascertained. “Could be.”

Then in turn ensued a period of contemplation as the two human being-like creatures mulled over in their vacant like minds the wisdom of their former words. Thus did they then also ride on in silence. And only the amiable chatter of their two horse-like steeds prevented the two godlike creatures from falling from their bronze clad saddles downward in sweet slumber blissful. But nev­ ertheless awake they remained and contemplating they kept trying.

Overhead the shiny-, brightly-lighted, fire-red sun shone on in splendor, undisturbed with its grasping, grapping fingers which were rosy in aspect red-like stretched out in posture y.iwn-Pke. This was dawn at midday awaking from her siesta.

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of fact this paradise was a hole, for deep inside the woods mysteri­ ous and dark dwelt a horrible man-devouring beast of prey. This beast was most ferocious and did especially on fair women feast.

To describe a beast such as this shall bs left to the more industrious.

In the meantime then finally crept into that fearsome forest our two warriors, Sir Hubert and Sir Francis.. Onward still in si­ lence bored they wandered. Yet nevertheless, with piercing eye thev forward looked. Then suddenly with finger poised spoke the reader of papyri Sir Hubert: “Behold Sir Francis, what seest thou?”

The tamer of wild crickets then upward sat ,and then he too did glance far and wide, mulling over in his mind at the same time what he should say. For to remain silent would have been a breach of etiquette, and Sir Francis was a knight. But alas and alack the tamer of wild crickets was at a loss, for even then an answer he could not formulate. But then his horse-like steed in manner prince­ ly and with mane tossed high, his master of his dilemma did un­ burden He looked askance and snorted in a whinnying fashion: “A girl, I see a girl!”

Then with wrath addressed the angry Sir Hubert in biting words his companion humble. “What sayest thou, thou cricket tamer?”

“Nothing," answered Sir Francis too preoccupied with surprise to ponder a pleasing answer. But his steed in manner lively again quoth: “A girl, I see a girl!”

And then a baleful, furious'wrath even also grasped Sir Hu­ bert; and he fumed and raged with knightly dignity. “Fathead,” quoth he “ We knights do not refer to members of the opposite as “girls”. They are ladies, not girls, ladies.”

Sir Francis sighed deeply with puzzled frown and then also continued to mull over this disturbing thought. For indeed it cleft In's shaggy, lice-infested breast in twain with diverse contradic­ tions. However, then finally the shiny ,brightly-lighted, fire-red sun reached down and touched Sir Francis’ clouded head with one of her rosy in aspect red-like fingers. Immediately the clouds were dispersed, and the cricket tamer inquired, “Who called what a girl?”

“I believe you did,” replied Sir Hubert in speech befitting knights and imbeciles.

Then replied on the other hand the equally polite Sir Francis, “I don’t believe I did.” For in point of fact his trusty horse-like steed had slyly instructed him what he should say.

And now these two glared at each other in wrath most furious and would have challenged one another to a duel. But their knightlv duties came first, and they placed inside their shaggy breasts deep downward their common grudge when a cry of distress boom­ ing outward and upward they did hear.

“Did you hear that?” asked Sir Hubert.

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“Yes, I did,” admitted Sir Francis, and his horse-like mare added, “It sounded like a girl.”

“A lady, a woman,” snarled Sir Hubert politely.

“It’s a girl,” snarled the horse right back, a great deal more impolitely since she was not a knight.

“A lady, a woman,” yelled Sir Hubert.

“It’s a girl,” maintained the horse.

“Have a cigar,” offered the deep-thinking, long-pondering Sir Francis, to the stone statue of Zeus in wisdom equal.

Then again the cry appealing and piteous rang through the bright green forest and across the fish-filled pond. Still yet the two tank-like apparitions would not answer, for indeed they were actually quite put out with one another. That is, Sir Hubert and (lie horse were. Sir Francis was still pondering deep thoughts mihgtily.

And so the appealing, piteous cry would have gone unheeded, but down in her helicopter drifted the cowed-eyed one, Athenae by name. Then she having shut off the motor, climbed out and in­ stilled into each knights teeming brain a singular thought.

“It’s a maiden,” exulted the three together, and quickly with swift wings their wrath departed. And now with one purpose they thunder headlong to the rescue, for indeed a maiden in distress is waiting.

Around the bend they thunder and rear up to a halt to then finally behold the maiden and the fearsome, foul beast. The maiden assuredly a fair one is with lovely, blossoming face and figure equally lovely. “Help me, sirs,” she implores.

And now into (he shiny, brightly-lighted, fire-red sun light goes a coin upward, and downward indeed it descending comes.

‘Tails, I win,” shouts Sir Hubert with rapture, bolstered by the bottle at his side.

Then he whips out with hissing sound from his scabbard deep his trusty sword with figured handle and tin-plated blade. Swish­ ing the air mightily until the very sparrows in terror flee ,our hero shouts deep, dark threats at the awe-some beast.

“Unhand that maiden, please,” commands Sir Hubert vehemently.

But the wicked maiden-devouring monster merely grasps the fair maid closer and snarls his defiance with fire belching, terror provoking snorts. Nor will it either flinch from the mightily airdisturbmg sword.

Still nevertheless then Sir Hubert, reader of papyri, looks sternly with awe-some glance at the fire belcher. And truly then just as a rumbling from an over burdened stomach come forth the rash words of impetous Sir Hubert, “Don’t push me too far, oh belcher of fire. I’m truly indeed a knight, sworn to eradicate all 118

RED evil, to stamp out forest fires, and to rescue maidens, provided they fair ones hi. Take heed, oh dragon, and beware.”

And now the forest air resounds mightily with the clang of metal against metal, and the birds fly upward and the fishes go downward in terror great. Then everywhere the earth begins to tremble in anticipation of mightier clanging. But wait. Tis a false alann. Tis only Sir Francis applauding with his gloves on.

Yet now finally Sir Hubert ceases from his swishing and prepares himself for combat. First he putteth his little toes way up tight. He then circleth to the left, then he circleth to the right.

He sort of grasps is sword up a way-up tight. And then he twisteth and tumeth around with all his might. Thus therefore did Sir Hubert ready himself. And now he is prepared to battle, and he edges near to the loathsome beast. But suddenly he even stops and speaks once more, “It sort of slipped my mind, but whom defend I? Be it Gwendolyn or perhaps Evelyn. For certainly a maid such as thou must needs have a name such as this.”

“Forsooth, tis Ruth,” quote the maiden.

“Ruth!” roared Sir Francis and Sir Hubert and Sir Francis’ horse of one accord. “Sayest thou Ruth?”

“You heard me the first time,” replied the maiden sweetly.

Then turned the reader of papyri and the wild cricket tamer their backs upon the unfortunate maid and began to go to where they came from backward.

“Help me, sir knight,” implores the maiden beseechingly.

Then tunis Sir Francis the pondering one in Ins saddle and looking askance speaks he with indignant words addressing the fair maiden lovely, “WE defend not women of lowly birth. Isn’t that right, Sir Hubert?”

But Sir Hubert would not answer the cricket tamer, for in truth he considered it beneath his dignity to discourse about any­ thing so lowly as a woman called Ruth.

And ’so into the distance ride our two heroes silent. Behind the fair maid is left to her fate, for this is the age of chivalry and knights were not born to defend the commonplace.

Thus we leave the knightly heritage upon the two capable backs of our two bold knights. And as they wend their way into the distant horizon, let us not judge them too harshly. For in this corrupt, decadent age who would we be to decide the policies of these brave, fearless, devoted knights? Sir Hubert and Sir Francis must forever stand out in our minds as perfect examples of tin’s vanishing clan, and should we ever become disgruntled with our humdrum life, we can then sigh with rapture as we return in spirit to that age of happiness when knighthood was in bloom, although it is to be conceded Sir Hubert and Sir Francis were perhaps a bit on the withered side. g. hinz 119

RED MIDDLE SLOBJAGKMA The people of M. S. (I shall abbreviate the name because of its length) are quite different from all other peoples or nations, as I learned from my recent trip there.

The people have a culture which far surpasses any other on earth. For instance, take their poets — Billiard Shakesneer, a great poet and dramatist, has written 2347 longer poems which are so good and so cultured that no one has yet been able to figure out what they mean. Besides this he has written 16,748 shorter ones, the best of which is Incongruity. It reads as follows: Life, oh life thy infinitesimal era Goes by so fast, like a blur or a smeara.

Let me shed but one single teara, And hit life on the head like a Yogi Berra Hits a ball, And this is all, I must attend a brawl.

This is but a short example of the brilliance of Billiard Shakesneer.

In order for people to get a divorce in M. S. their brilliantly composed national law states that they must first be married. This law has held divorces to a minimum. The second part of this law, that they must be divorced to get married, has gotten completely rid of teenage marriages.

Another good example of good law and order is: Murder is a crime unless you kill someone. They have not had a single mur­ der in years and years.

In order to prevent prison breaks they have no prison walls, no guards, no wardens, and no prisons.

They have managed to avoid traffic violations by not hav­ ing any traffic laws. Only level headed people dare drive. The requirements for a driver’s license are: “You must be over two years of age, and not over 200. You must be blind and deaf.” As a result of this, traffic is not bad at all.

Middle Slobjagkia can boast of a highly cultured civilization as early as* that of Greece and Rome. Orang-Utang, the Caesar of M. S., conquered all the land which now belongs to M. S. They have a story that he was slain by treachery. Bab Boone his right hand man lept on him and killed him on the Ides of Might.

(They call the Month of May, Might, for they say the name in the original was a verb in the optative and not in the subjunctive.)

As Orang lay dying he spoke the immortal words, “Oh you brute”.

Their best known classical writer is Stupiditease. He has written all about the kidnapping of Gwendolyn of HuhhaHuhha and how the sons of the Slobs conquered the Jags. They then 120

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Their earliest explorer Bell Boya discovered the great ocean surrounding their land, which is named Specific. Another man Jolly A discovered the Mistersoupey river.

In invention they far surpass us. They already had the Sewamobile before Henry Ford was ever born. They do not have elec­ tricity. They use atomic power instead. Yes, things are really popping in M. S. They have a very democratic sort of government. In it are two houses, the innhouse, where they live, and the outhouse. They have a president. On election day all candidates line up and run for the office. The first one there becomes president. They also hive a king who has no duties at all. He is merely a figurehead.

He is useful in preventing revolutions. Whenever the people are aroused, they satisfy their wrath by lynching the king. They need a dozen or so a year.

Their army has never lost a battle. Of course they have never had a war, merely a few police actions, but nevertheless few armies can boast of such a record.

Yes, M. S, is certainly a delightful place. Only bv visiting it can one truly get to know all about it. I believe one of their states­ men, named Kirchendahl, is now in this country trying to lend us money. You may write to him for more information on beautiful AL WERRE Middle Slobjagkia.

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The door of the bus opens, and I step out. 1 am the last pass­ enger to leave, and I am eager to leave. Into the cool, brisk night air I step, five minutes from sweet, delicious rest. It is true: “The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much.”

I am happy that this dear moment has come once more, and my heart is filled with relief and freedom. The freedom to sleep, is it not a wonderful blessing?

As I near the house where I am staying, I check my wallet to see whether the little puppy dog with the all-important key is still snug and secure in its place. My hands and my eyes immediately report to me that it is not there, but my mind is not very anxious to comprehend that. I continue to walk a few more carefree paces; and then I realize the truth. But it cannot be; it can not be. Can it happen to me, who have just now been pondering the muffled 121

sound of the key in the lock, the noiseless light tread of stockinged feet up the ten creaking steps to the bedroom, and the reckless abandon of that final flying leap onto the bed? No, no, it cannot happen to me. It is senseless; it is unreal; it is a mistake. But who can tell me at two o’clock in the morning where my little puppy dog has gone? Why, I just had the thing in my hands. I did. I know I did. Terror in all its vague and horrible forms steals upon me. Feverishly in the dark I search everything; I crawl inch by inch over the whole pavement, feeling desperately with my hands, and trying to focus my eves intently in the dark, but no puppy dog. No puppy, no key. Friends, all of you friends here with me at two o’clock on the corner of Milton and Spruce, I tell you truly, I have no key. And so?

And so I walk hopefully, grimly, up to the house and methodi­ cally try all the doors They are all locked. Which makes sense.

Even to me. I return to the side door, mv customary entrance. I wait for a miracle. None occurs, and I research my wallet. Yes, this is all real. Stealthily I try opening a few basement windows.

Unsucessfullv. A new resolution possesses me. My landlady once told me never to be afraid of knocking, if fo rsome reason I was not able to get in. Must I then stand here and knock, wake up the old ladv, and reply in all sincerity, modesty, foolishness, silliness, and stupidity, that 1 have lost my puppy dog? At two o’cock? Lis­ ten. I am uncomfortable now outside; if I awaken her, I shall cer­ tainly be let in, and I shall certainlv be moer comfortable although proved a fool and an unfeeling person. So, as aways, personal com­ fort decides the issue, and I knock, timidly at first, then more boldlv. Man, »s the old woman deaf? Becoming frantic, I tickle her window pane; she is there all right, but the only answer to my pleas is a throatier and more sustained snore than before. And I ask myself, whether this is the lot of man then, to work and not to sleep? Must I always go through life without the key?

Fear not; let your mind conquer matter. As I lie foolishly on the couch in the open-air front porch, I imagine that all is normal, that I am warm, comfortable, and sensible. When the cop nabs me for outlandish behavior, I shall tell him I got fed up with the wife, and I have come here to cool off. I don’t have a wife? So what?

The mind must conquer matter. I imagine that it is not the cold­ est night of the summer, that my couch is not too short for me, that to lie here thus is constitutional, that I have a puppy dog and a key, but I prefer to rest here on this couch for reasons of my wife’s health . Truly life is wonderful.

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street to comfort me, except a few drunks and a few aristocrats emerging from a cocktail party, also drunk, but inexplicably not called drunks, but aristocrats. I am close to Main Street now; a light is on in the bakery. A woman hard at work on the morning’s bread suffers a severe case of syncopated heartbeat as I pass by with that gangster look on my face. Shall I see who else is awake at this fair hour, shall I wander the streets until dawn? A glance down the street at the parked police cars convinces me that perhaps that course would not be advisable. As I walk through the busi­ ness section, trying to smile innocently and normally at all the law I see on the streets, a famous piece of advice comes to me: “If you can’t beat them, join them.” The issue is resolved.

A few moments later I and an official car pull up at the po­ lice station together. And what do I want here? Security, that certain thing that millions search for, the freedom to sleep and snore as one sees fit. I tell the man my sad story, stating that the tragic flaw in my landlady’s character is her deafening snore. “Shall I call her up?” lie asks. “ I do not want to bother her,” say I; “let the old lady snore in peace. Besides, I hardly have the ambition now to walk the mile and a half back to her house.” My name and address, her name and address, my money? Take it all, and hurry; I am eager to sleep. My name goes down on a list of all the desti­ tute and homeless, drunks and hobos. They are all over fifty years old. And here am I, age nineteen, of sound mind and tired body, awaiting the assignment to my cell. The cops are calling me an odd case, and I, being prejudiced in the matter, do not say whether they are right. I only know that I am in the hands of the law, and I am tired, and I am being shown to my cell. “We shall wake you at six o’clock when we feed the other criminals,” says he, as we enter my world for the next four hours. The other criminals! I hear him lock me in, and I experience a sickening shudder, just as all the other criminals perhaps shuddered at their home-coming.

I make a rapid inspection of my new home and notice that all the essentials are here, an adequate bed-board, adequate toilet facilities, air, and the freedom to sleep. Yes, I remind myself that I have come here to sleep, solely to sleep. And so I stretch myself out on the iron bed, equipped with one thin dirty rag for a blanket.

I immediately become aware that both my two legs are dangling over the edge. My logical mind convinces me that I must do one of two things, either cut my legs off or curl them up. Lacking a knife, because all my valuables were temporarily confiscated, I am forced to curl up. Momentarily then my lower portions are content, and now the problem of the pillowless head must be solved. You know, criminals must be clever to adapt themselves to these living conditions. Since I am not an habitual criminal, I do not know what to do.. At least I am certain in my own heart, reenforced by 123

various irrefutable convictions of my aching bones, that crime does not pay. On harder bed has no man lain than this iron frame, which is mine for four hours, to use as I see fit. As I see it, it is not fit for human anatomy. It is straight; the human body, in most cases, has curves, occurring in varying proportions in various sec­ tions of the frame. It is hard and cold and altogether unfeeling.

If such is the lot of a criminal, I want no part of it. This bed is harder than my open-air couch. This bed is straigthter than the ground on which I might have fallen prostrate, had I continued my wandering ways. This cell is colder than the streets of the city, where I might have entertained myself for four lonely hours.

Yet in this bed I have solid security; no one can harm me here.

I am free to sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep.

It is six o’clock. I awake from my semi-frozen state, groggy yet cheerful, not knowing that this very night one of my fellowcriminals has seen fit to extinguish the last spark of his earthly existence. I am set free, my valuables are returned, and I begin the long walk back home, still tired, still without a puppy dog, feeling altogether lousy. Why in blue blazes must such a thing happen to me? And soon I am at that fatal corner of Milton and Spruce, I walk up to the house, and the old woman is still snoring.

There are no qualms of conscience now as I bang determinedly at the door. Like an apparition from the underworld, she rises up and calls, “Who’s there?” “It is I,” say I; and my landlady, rather exhausted from her strenuous throat exercises, approaches the door and gazes at me incredulously with her sleep-infested eves, as I tell her, with the hint of a grin playing on my weary countenance, “I spent the night in jail, and I have learned why crime does not pay. By the way, can you tell me where my little puppy dog has LAU gone?”

A DAY IN EGYPT This is an excerpt from one of Professor Gehrke’s letters to relatives and friends. These letters were written in the form of travelogues, describing Prof. Gehrke’s journeys of last summer.

It’s been a very hot day in Egypt, and I’ve spent a good share of it out of Cairo, visiting the ancient tombs at Memphis, Saqqara, and Gizeh. But despite the heat and some tiring travel over the hot Sahara desert on donkey and camel, I enjoyed the day very much.

Our group left the hotel in a tourist motor coach with Greeks from Canada, Italians from Italian Somoliland, and Swedes re­ turning from service with the Red Cross in Korea. I was the only American in the group. They were a good group to travel with, and it was certainly more enjoyable being with them than being alone with a guide; then too it was much less expensive. In fact, 124

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the price for the entire day from 9 until 5:30 in the evening was only a little over $5. Our Egyptian guide saw to it that the don­ key,drivers and camel boys didn’t rob us blind; we paid only 45c for the donkey trip through the dessert at Saqqara and only 55c for the camel ride to the Sphinx. This is the slack tourist season; and so, the crowds of idle camel boys had a regular quarrel over our small group when we arrived at the road that leads to the Great Pyramid. The police had to break it up with swinging clubs — for a while the camel boys were even pulling at me, each trying to get me on his camel. Our guide, however, knew how to handle the situation; he got me and two others who also hadn’t mounted the first camel that came along into our motor bus and drove us up the hill to the side of the Great Pyramid itself, where in a short lime two camels and a donkey suddenly appeared for the three of us.

The bus had left my hotel at a little before 9, and picked up other guests at several hotels on the way, until finally our party was complete and we crossed the Nile bridge to Gizeh, the Arab town nearest the Great Pyramids. We didn’t stop to visit those famous pyramids that morning, but went to those that were farther up the Nile first. There are about 70 miles of pryamicls stretch­ ing along the Nile from Cairo south. Most are smaller and less’ important than those at Gizeh. We visited the important ones at Dashur, Saqqara, Abusir and Gizeh. First I should, however, des­ cribe the trip down the Nile valley toward Memphis, the ancient capitol of Egypt. We traveled down the valley on a fine macadam road that was literally swarming with Egyptian peasants. Egypt is actually only a narrow green strip of fertile irrigated land along the Nile River, surrounded on both sides by the Sahara Desert.

It has the densest population of any place in the world. It can support such a dense population only because of the marvelous irrigation system which makes everything alive and green. The countryside was teeming with life. Farmers were threshing their ripe grain on the village threshing floors with oxen as in Biblical times. Peasants were using shadoofs to bring water from the irri­ gation canals to their little vegetable gardens. We also saw oxen and water buffalo going round and round a screw-type water lift to draw up the water to higher gardens. Along the road we passed great groves of date palms, large patches of cotton, sugar cane, flocks of sheep and goats, fine herds of sleek cattle and always everywhere teeming crowds of peasants, men, women and children.

In the villages groups of men were always gathered before the town restaurants, drinking araq, gossiping and playing cards; others could be seen driving their donkeys or ox-carts to market. Child­ ren and water buffaloes and sometimes the farmers themselves were bathing in the canals.

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RED pharaoh Menes had built his fortress to hold the two different parts of Egypt, the long valley and the wide delta, together. Later this for­ tress city became Egypt’s capital city, where the mighty pharaohs of the Old Kingdom lived and had the:r palaces. Except for a colossal statue of Ramses II (the pharaoh of the Exodus?), some sphinxes and steles, there isn’t too much to see there today, though the Egyptian Department of Antiquities is now excavating some of the old temples and palace remains. The buildings which the pharaohs built to last longer than their mud-brick, reed-screened temporal homes were their stone funeral tombs and monuments.

The first pyramid we examined was the step-pyramid built by King Zoser, the earliest-known pyramid. It is surrounded by a large complex of temples, courts, chambers and walls (some 14 feet thick!)

The whole complex is a reproduction in stone of the mud-brick palace that the living pharaoh used in Memphis, imitated in stone for the use of the magic-working spirit of the dead pharaoh in the hereafter. Nearbv we saw the site of new excavations (which we couldn’t, however, enter); they are supposed to be opened with great pomp on Saturday, and all the highest officials of Egypt will be there. Even if I could stay here until then, I wouldn’t get a mouse’s eye-view of anything. It takes months to preserve and re­ move the things they find in such tombs to museums. Then first the public can sec them. (Note: as it turned out, the alabaster sarco phagus which was thought to be intact, and promised the same sort of secrets that King Tut’s tomb once revealed, proved to be empty, to the public embarrassment of everyone concerned!).

Next we went by donkey (Arab guides led our donkeys, walk­ ing over the hot desert sands on their bare feet!) to the Tomb of Prime Minister Ti, one of the early tombs. On the walls beautifully colored paintings and reliefs showed how the ancient Egyptians lived, revealing the details of their agriculture, industry, trade, art ceremonies, and household chores. They were to be used by sym­ pathetic magic in the hereafter to serve the dead man’s spirit. I enjoyed this very well-preserved tomb as much as anything we saw today, especially one section which shows the servants stuff­ ing cranes, just as people in Watertown do it with geese. Next we braved the hot, noon-day sun (it had been cool down inside the tomb) to travel to the great Serapeum, a long underground tomb (650 ft. long), that had been built for 27 sacred Apis bulls. Can you imagine these people worshipping bulls and embalming them after death with great pomp just as they did with their sacred kings, the pharaohs? This is where the Israelites perhaps got the idea of worshipping a golden calf.

When we got to the near-by Rest House, we had some Coca Cola and orange-ade before continuing in our burning-hot bus to the Great Pyramids. As we were leaving, a group of American 126

horse-riders who had come all the way over the burning hot dessert from Glzeh, 10 miles away, arrived at the Rest House. The young lady who rode up first, her face flushed with the heat despite the Arab head-dress that protected her from the sun, said,as she dis­ mounted, “Never again!” The young Arab, who “looked” hot in his long “night-gown” and heavy head-dress wasn’t the least bit worn-out, but smiled victoriously with gleeming white teeth, and led the horses away toward the shed behind the Rest House.

Our bus ride back to Gizeh via another valley road convinced me that the Egyptians are a sensible people: most of them had lied up their farm animals in the shade of the trees that lined the road and they themselves were sleeping or resting near-bv. At harvest season many of them live in the fields with their entire families. So we saw children swimming in the canals. We too were happy that we would soon be at the Mena House, a very fine hotel near the Great Pyramid, where we could have a lunch and after-lunch rest.

The Mena House (named after the first pharaoh Mencs) is like an oasis in the desert in many ways; it has beautiful gardens, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a beautiful dining room, built in tvpical Arab manner. Our part)' ate together at one big table and had a lot of fun getting to know one another. One of the likeable young Swedes talked about his Korean hospital experiences, and also about the Communists he met in India (he’s afraid the Com­ munists will take over India next). At 3 o’clock the sun isn’t quite so hot, so we now took camels to ride past the Great Pyramids and then to the Sphinx. I told you earlier about the near-riot provoked by the ill-tempered camel boys who are extremely jealous of one another. My camel was called “Moses”, the Swedish friend’s was called “Pepsi Cola”. My camel driver kept asking for Baksheesh (tips) all the way over and back, making a real nuisance out of himself, even after I gave him generous tips; he was always saying that he’d wish me good luck, and complaining that the sheik owns this and 300 other camels, and gets the real pay, so that the driver doesn’t get a thing unless he gets a tip. “ Hassan is a poor man.

Hassan has a large family, etc. etc.” I found out later that all of the donkey boys had the same “line.”

As our guide explained the Great Pyramid, (built of almost two and a half million limestone blocks of 2 or 3 tons weight a piece), a little Arab boy came up, offered to run up the 450' slope and come down in 8 minutes, if our company would give him 15 piestas a piece (about 45c); we chipped together and paid him generously for not doing it. The pyramid was not built, as most people believe, by slaves who had to be driven to the task. Since their religion taught them that the pharaoh was the god of the living who protected and blessed Egypt, therefore they wanted 127

to preserve his magic spell by not letting his body be destroyed.

Of course, each pharaoh tried to outdo his predecessors in showing his might and power at building such funeral monuments. To keep, however, 200,000 men working 30 years at one such enormous project and finally completing it with perfect precision is a feat which even modern dictators haven’t equalled. But remember the workmen were glad to get work and free food during the months when the Nile was low (this was before the great Nile dams made year-round irrrigation possible). The pyramids are a tremendous engineering feat, and when one sees the almost perfect granite work inside the inner passageways and rooms, you can’t help mar­ veling at this first and foremost of the Seven Wonders of the An­ cient World. The entrance passage, by the way, was laid out with such precision that the light of the never-setting North Star could shine with its benevolent rays into the entrance passageway. The po'ished outside casing (removed by later Arab sultans for their Cairo mosques and fortresses) was set so carefully that you could­ n’t get a knife between the neighboring stones, and remember all of this was done without the use of any mortar and long be­ fore exact surveying and measuring instruments were known. But the ancient Egyptians did it willingly and exactly for their pharaoh!

The camel ride wasn’t as bumpy as I had expected, though you do have to watch out when the camel first rises up. There are continual excavations being carried on near the Great Pyra­ mids and we saw men working here also. But again we couldn’t get close to see the newly found Solor Ship of Pharoah Khufu Cheops). The Sphinx is a portrait of the builder of the Second Great Pyramid, Khafre, made in the form of man-headed lion.

Napoleon’s artillerv men are said to have shot off his nose, but it si ill is a majestic figure, keeping his great secret within himself. We visited Khafre’s Valley Temple where chantery priests worshipped him after his death. Its tremendously large monolithic granite blocks come from 600 miles south at Aswam, and still are set in marvelous precision.

I’m happy that we undertook the climb into the inside of the Great Pyramid. It wasn’t easy, because it meant walking up half-way inside through a small four foot passage-way where you had to bend down all the time for fear of hitting your head. But the sight of the immense Grand Gallery and the king’s own cham­ ber and coffin inside made the climb well worth the effort.

After all our exertions we were ready for several cool CocaColas in the beautiful garden of the near-by Mena House before we returned to Cairo. Those were golden hours, and will never be forgotten. But now I must get to bed, since at 5 tomorrow morn­ ing I have to get up for the weighing-in at Air-Jordan and the flight over the Sinaitic peninsula to Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

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The deadline came And the axe fell And here once more am I. The football has ceased to fly. And, as usual, our team has proved itself almost invincible. Since we have built such a great record through these last years, I thought it might be a good thing for some dummy like me, who’s never tackled one, to show his appreciation for what football has given to Northwestern. Here is the official result of that thought: O lovely windbag, brown and beautiful, O freely floating, smoothly sailing football, O tool of man in man’s most valiant game, O happy heap of heated air and pigskin, 0 ball of balls, your benefits we sing; We Goslings of Northwestern sing your praises, For our small school without you is unknown.

Our students translate Greek and Hebrew daily.

And yet the Journal never prints their names; Our form of student government, our chorus, Our Black and Red are all unheard of, but Throughout this land men know our football prowess, Our undefeated string of twenty-seven; Our hopeless foes have never tasted triumph For four hard years; no bitter pains of loss Have ever stained the record of our Seniors.

Tomorrow’s students soon will gaze with awe Upon our record. Onward, old Northwestern!

1 now relate the final furious fight, The glorious triumph of our men at Milton.

The night was cold as our men took the field, Spurred on by lusty cheers and rousing music Of men who risked their lips to lift the team To heights of glory. This game was the big one, As well we knew. And then the game began.

O miser)'! O cold dark night of sorrow!

Can such things be? Must I believe my eves That Milton’s team so soon has scored a touchdown!

Our hairless coach did not despair, but smiled And soon his smooth machine began to function.

We ran and charged and blocked and tackled hard, So hard that Milton’s sole defense was punching.

No Gosling saw no action; Even Drews Was called upon. And still the score rose higher.

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I-Iois, Dyu, Trcs, our quarterback spoke Greek; Our brilliant team of gallant scholars answered With power. Every Senior was a star, But one alone above the rest I mention: Although he stole the show just once, applause Both loud and furious greeted our bold hero, Who raced across the field and tripped and fell, And water bottles broke. His name is Tessmer.

The many bits of broken glass he found Are not to be compared with Milton’s victims Who still are lying unconscious on the field, For all I know. Ah, victory is precious.

And now, O football, as your season ends, We thank you for the pleasure that depends On you, the king and ruler of our school.

And may it be, as it has been, the rule That he who loves you not must be a fool.

When OIF-training Weekend and Hallowe’en Weekend fall on the same weekend, many things, so to speak, are likely to occur.

I wish I could go into detail, but you, dear reader, would not like to see the epic heroes of the above so dragged into the dirt. Let us say that the comparison is, to use the words of another, 100% to 0%. If vou want a first-hand report of the dirty work, you must ask those two gallant Frosh, Johnson and Zuleger, who stood dum­ bly by, horror-stricken, like statues staring at the devil’s at work.

Homecoming! That was a long time ago, but I can’t afford to pass the ceremonies up. For one thing, it marked the public debut of our new prof. Professor Kirst. His students gave him a rousing cheer; so he must be a popular man. We might know more about lrm if our noble Editor had seen fit to mention him in our last is­ sue. Taking into consideration the trouble we’re having in get­ ting the other prof we need, we should consider it an epochal event when we gain a new professor. But our Editor, this same editor that wants a bigger and better issue forgets all about it. Humble apologies, Professor Kirst; you must excuse our Editor.

For the first time in history Northwestern College had a le­ gitimate Home-coming Queen duly elected by the students. After a little opposition from stalwart Conservatives Pke Weigand and jealous Freshmen like Pseudo-Queen Paul, Queen Annette I was crowned by (he donkey ADELPPIOS with TAPEWORM Lindloff looking on. The man with the camera, Bob Sievert, created the crown for Queen Annette. I marvelled that he had to measure her head for the crown; me thinks he might have remembered that much. Anyway, I think we all agree that our legitimate queen added a little dignity to our ceremonies (although the crowning 130

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ceremonies assuredly did not) and Annette I was very worthy suc­ cessor to Voss, Fleming, and Schliewe, and she outdistanced her closest competitor, Pseudo-Paul, by quite a margin.

Pseudo-Paul had her day on Soph Circus Day, as she har­ monized on the roof with Albrecht-Paul down below. In the plaza below, the annual peanut race was staged, along with such adorn­ ments as Kablitz on the Plunger Patrol, Johnson fishing at the man­ hole, Kuznik cracking Latin jokes in a toga, and that man with a vocabulary and a smile, Fritz Eckert, clothed in cardboard. The main feature of course was the peanut race, in which Ponath, the closest thing to Bruno’s successor in the solid meat department, proved once more that the bigger they are, the harder they fall.

He ended up a few laps behind, probably because he spent more time keeping his sweatshirt pulled down over his sweating back than pushing the peanut.

From the latest files of the Junior Board of Law and Order comes the following: ATTENTION PREPS: You may stop dump­ ing Hohenstein’s bed now. He has retired from the position of police chief, thinking he neded more time in which to concentrate on his job as Father Confessor of the coeds. Now he might even remove the padlock from his mattress and sell it to Rauch, his suc­ cessor. Fortunately for the Preps, they will not have to map out another strategy for attack on Rauch. The two culprits occupy the same bedroom. Other press releases: Fleming appoints a com­ mittee of Vigilantes to guard his bed at all times. After all, five days without a miss is a pretty good record even for frustrated Preps. Heinrich establishes the new mark of 120 lashes. Official counter at the occasion was the Voice, Sprain, whose techniques I need not describe to you now.

BEWARE, customers of the second-floor washroom. Edgar Herman is in the midst of a noble and a cheap experiment. His tactics are lowdown. His method is deceptive. His aim is to go through four years of Northwestern without buying a single tube of toothpaste. Successful though he has been up to now, his sense of guilt is beginning to show itself already. After four years the man will be a complete wreck.

In the October issue as I ran down the list of things that re­ mained the same year after year, Braun’s taste for hamburgers, etc., I forgot one item, Parcher’s shirt. And sure enough, The B. B. D. to the C. P. of P. S. (The Beloved Brotherhood Dedicated to the Continual Preservation of Parcher’s Shirt) got after me right away because of it. Parcher, that red-blooded All-American boy with The SHIRT, has lured even those two unknown geniuses of downtown society, George and Louie, to join his beloved brother­ hood. Besides holding a decent respect for The SHIRT, the group practices sobriety and general All-Americanism in a way reminis131

cent of the old N.W.C.T.U. You know, Big John almost missed the Football Banquet? One can learn quite a bit from such a collected group of muscles and gemuetliche spirits. For instance, we all know now why Hartman went out for football this year.

From the police records of the same night: Stelter picked up on a one-way street, pointed the wrong way. I guess after going around a corner he lost his sense of direction; whether he had it before that is doubtful. With a slight change in the i*ules, bowling season is ready to begin just where the football banquet left off. However, no loitering on the premises boys.

If our dormitory continues to lose her inmates at the present rate, we shall not have enough to fill the old dorm, let alone the new. Of course, I suppose, if worse comes to worst, we can wreck tradition and use the new dorm for a girls’ dorm. In that case, it would give future C & C men a little romantic interest in their columns. One man we are losing on account of Shakespeare, be­ lieve it or not. On the subject of ex-dorm students I want to quote some ads from our rival paper The Angelos (Translated from the original Greek), popular paper of student opinion, published three times a week during logic class, twice a week in case of a test.

The editor remains anonymous. In its Thirty Years Ago Column there was this ad: FOR SALE Can be used for all manner of beasts and children Have bought a brand-new horseless carriage Therefore can now sell for next to nothing Four well-rounded firmly-built hitching posts Students interested apply immediately to Prof. Briseblazer, B. S. WANTED Have bought a brand-new auto Can no longer use 4 hitching posts bought thirty years ago Must have a double garage and a cozy den for Greek If you have anything suitable, notify Beau Brummer Odds and ends from here and there: The Ennui Bon Ami L’Amour Study Club has been organized under Prof. Gehrke. The boys are really going all out for the Romance languages.

Ili-FI Guys are penetrating these old dormitory walls with the long-haired stuff. One of the most radical of the music men, Wild John Ribar, was up in arms recently because in his poll of the Preps, he discovered quite a few of them that did not even know what a disc jockey is.

Latest page in ADELPHOS’ Diary: “I think it indecent to be called a donkey, I shall protest. I shall write an article against the C & C Editor that shall contain all the classical, historical, and 132

practical knowledge I’ve learned at Northwestern, with fierce and flowery language embellished.” He will, that is, unless conducting his Speech Impediment Course occupies too much of his time.

Breathe deeply.

Murphy continues to be the champion of women’s rights and women’s gifts. Women this and women that. Uitti is not as strong an opponent as he used to be, but he still provides some resistance to Murph’s all-persuasive arguments. Of course Murph is preju­ diced in his opinion. Anyone can see why if he enters Murph’s room, for Murph has arranged things so meticulously that he can see that beautiful picture on his desk from any angle in the room.

Kabilz ,the ianitor sometimes known as Stan the Man, has been voted the most unique Frosh of the year. Kablitz: “You in­ solent Sex, I’ll mutilate your belongings.” Kablitz: “Do you realize I haven’t been off the campus for two months?”

Zinks great love for peace between his fellowmen got him into trouble in music class. He was merely, so he says, trying to separate those two quarrelsome characters Drews and Voss, and for that he is rewarded with a seat in the lower chamber.

So dig into Greek and dig into Latin; The best things in life are not wrapped in satin.

Just blamelessly listen to words ,though many.

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SCHOOL SPIRIT Football season will soon be over, and both teams will have posted good records, but what kind of record will the student body have to its credit? It seems as though a nonchalant attitude in regard to cheering has us in its grip. At every home game this fall, including the high point of the season, Homecoming, the stands have been dead, just about as gloomy and quiet as a funeral par­ lor. Northwestern has an impressive football record to its credit, but the student body does not have a thing! Furthermore, the Preps need our support both in football and basketball. They come out for our games, but how many collegiates turn out for theirs? Let’s not let our teams down. How about it?

A good cheering section can work wonders for a team. It instills in the individual players the urge to win as a team for the loyal student body behind it. To have the truly great teams we want to tell our friends about, we have to give the teams a sup­ porting student body, of which it can be proud. For a team that is “down”, nothing is more inspiring than to have the student body behhid them all the way. On the other hand, a poor rooting sec­ tion in a remarkably short time can rum the spirit of a team that 133

is really “up”. The responsibility of putting spirit into the teams must not be left to the players alone, but to the whole student body.

Some of you may be highly offended, because you think that there is good sp'rit here. In comparison to other schools one can easily see it is not what it could be. In a short time basketball season will be in full swing. The Varsity has a championship to defend, and in order to do it, they need all of our backing. Why should our spirit lag so much after football season is over? Has anyone ever dreamed of having pep rallies during basketball sea­ son too? Aiid of those of you who have, how many of you have ever done anything about it? Just because it hasn’t been done be­ fore does not mean that it cannot be done now.

Northwestern has very much to be proud of. Year after year our coach turns out scrapping teams which have earned a high reputation for us among our opponents. For the smallest school in our conference we have the best athletic field which is now under more improvement, and the best gym. How’s the support of its student body? Do something about it.

HOWIE RAUCH

ALUMNI THE GRAND OLD MAN

Thirty years ago last June a simple funeral service was held at St. Mark’s here in Watertown, and the most influential man in the history of Northwestern was laid to his final resting place. I must hereby make my apologies because this man was not an alumnus of Northwestern, but I believe I may safely say that this man attended more recitations here and is remembered by more graduates than anyone, living or dead. This man is of course Dr. August Fredrich Ernst.

His life began over a hundred years ago on June 25, 1841.

His father was a pastor in a little town near Hannover, Germany.

The teachers at the Gymnasium in Celle and the Goettingen Uni­ versity found him a brilliant student ,especially in languages and philosophy. After teaching in Germany for a year, he came to America and was ordained as a missionary in Pottsdown, Pa. Plis next parish was in the capital of New York where he served mem­ bers of the legislature and hereby developed a taste for politics.

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How little we students of today realize how much we owe to this man of whom we know almost nothing. Unfortunately it is impossible to get an acurate description of this man in his prime.

But even those who sat in his classes during his declining years have great praise for Dr. Ernst. It seems that his head contained a stupendous amount of knowledge, and that he was blessed with the gift of imparting this knowledge clearly to his pupils. Accord­ ing to reports gathered from old issues of the Black and Red he was able to keep the attention of the class for most of the hour.

He liked to tell stories and knew a lot of good ones; but it was al­ most impossible to get him off the track unless you thought that the Kaiser had pulled a boner when he got Germany into the First World War. He was not lacking a sense of humor either. Once, when he noticed a habitual cat-napper at it again in one of his periods, he remarked, ‘ Lassen Sie ihn schlafen. Dann stoert er uns nicht.” Many a good laugh arose from his classroom, but unfortu­ nately, all his jokes were in German and consequently their humor is lost in translation. Nevertheless, his mind was sharp as a tack, as many a student who crossed swords with him learned.

The good Doctor was an ardent believer in daily exercise and did all in Ins power to impress that upon his students One stu­ dent, however, couldn’t see much future in jumping around and swinging a pair of dumbells and made the mistake of saying so in front of Dr. Ernst. Our student readily admitted that exercises were not harmful to the body and that the faculty had with good right and reason imposed certain physical duties upon them, but, "Nowhere does the Bible say that we have to exercise”. Now our young friend smiled and gleamed triumphantly at his teacher for he really had a point there. The Doctor looked rather blank as was his habit when devising some devastating argument for his op­ ponent. He then asked if the student believed that he would take any call that was offered him. He thought he would. Even if it involved the danger of facing cannibals? Of course, was the ready answer. “Then how are you going to be able to jump over the fence and get away from that bunch of man-eaters if you don't exercise properly?” (By the way, that was a lot funnier in German.)

Although he put many a young man in his place with a few well-placed words, his manner was free from sarcasm, and in his younger days at least, the discouraged student, the home-sick sextanner, found in him a fatherly leader. His daily walk around town with Professors Eickmann and Schlueter came to be a tradition among Watertown residents. It was another habit of his to send 135

one of his students down to what now is Bentzin’s for six ‘‘High Life’s”, a Watertown-made cigar, right after or just before the last period ended. Six, because they were five cents apiece or six for a quarter. He had an exceptional ability in translating the class­ ics and managed to impart some of this “Schprachgefuhl” to his students. To many of his pupils he was an object of reverence and inspiration and one of them summed it up by calling him “the strongest single educative influence in my life”.

It is interesting to note that one of his biggest problems at the turn of the century was upholding the humanities over against the scientific trend of the time. He was convinced that Northwestern’s object should be to give a minister the best possible training rather than get him through on as little as possible.

Besides handling the affairs of the college he was for forty years assistant pastor at St. Mark’s. His talent for making things simple can be seen in the familiar “Biblische Geschichte” which he wrote. He also served for a time as president of a joint synod, be­ fore the present union had taken place.

But finally he had fulfilled his duties, and the Lord gave him rest. A few years after his fiftieth anniversary at Northwestern was celebrated, he suffered a stroke which impaired his teaching Abilities. Even after he was unable to get from his home in front of the dormitory to his classroom, he taught a c*ass of Seniors at home. In the summer of ’22 he moved to Milwaukee to live with his son, Dr. George Ernst. Two years later he died.

Thus a gifted man, a diligent worker in the Lord’s vineyard passed from our midst. To him every student that ever has or will attend Northwestern College owes a debt of gratitude. And if you get a chance sometime, take a peek through the door on the west end of the library reading room. You’ll see his portrait hang­ ing there.

ALUMNI NOTES Brjce Backer, ’52, is engaged to Julius Manteufel, ’52, has also fallen a victim to Cupid’s darts.

Miss Virginia Spaude of Fair­ He is engaged to Miss Charlotte fax, Minnesota.

Kunde of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

James Fricke, ’50, is also out of (Well, YOU find a different way circulation. His bride-to-be is of saying it.)

Miss Nancy Coplin of Milwau­ Number six on the engagement kee. list for this month is Glen Unke, Daniel Habeck, ’54, can be found ’51. Her name is Miss Miriam on my long list of Seminary en­ Pieper from Milwaukee. gagements too. As we all know, Carol Asp of Flint, Michigan is And last but not least we have David Zietlow, ’54. He is en­ the “lucky” girl. gaged to Miss Carole Lokken Miss Jeannine Thoma of Appleton who is now teaching at Colum­ Wisconsin is engaged to Leon­ bus, Wisconsin. ard Pankow, ’54.

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Gerhardt Haag, ’53, is the proud Arthur Berg, ’ll Sparta, Wiscon­ sin, was taken to his Heavenly father of a baby girl.

Father’s home on September 29 At 12:30 a. m., on October 31, a at the age of 66 years and 6 baby girl was born to Harold months.

Johne, ’50, of Flasher, North Dakota, and his wife. The child, The thirty-fifth anniversary of Harold Diehl, ’07, was celebrat­ Margert Ruth, weighed 7 pounds ed by the First Ev. Luth. Church 1 ounce. (Boy! We really got of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. all the dope on that one.)

A son, Mark Gerald, was born to Erwin Ploetz, ’42, formerly of Mis­ sion, South Dakota, was instal­ Prof, and Mrs. Schroeder on the led at Dale, Wisconsin, Sept. 26. fifth of Sept. Prof. Schroeder is a graduate of the class of ’35. Walter Reinemann, ’ll, Hullsberg, Wisconsin, recently celebrated Harris Kaesmeyer, ’47, of Palos his fortieth year in the ministry.

Heights, Illinois, has the call to There has been an increase in the N. W. C. family of Richard Seeger, ’53.

Alvin Leerssen, ’29, of Milwaukee, If you want further information has the call to Prescott, Ariz.

I haven’t got it.

Paul Nitz, ’48, Tacoma, Washing­ ton, has the call to replace Rev. Just to add needed copy for this month’s issue, we made a couple Mischke at Goodhue.

John Raabe, ’34, Litchfield, Minn­ of mistakes last time. The Robert esota, received and declined the Voss wha was installed at Claire, Michigan, is not a graduate of call to N.W. C. Robert Schumann, ’47, St. Louis Northwestern. The name’s the Park, Minnesota, finds himself same but this one graduated from much in demand lately. He has Springfield. Also I evidently have calls to Sparta, Wisconsin, Mo- the wrong Zarling in Hartland or bridge, South Dakota, and Los something like that. The Rev. Zarling of ’01 is still ai Iron Ridge Angeles, California.

Waldemar .Pless, ’30, formerly of But his son Rev. Frederick Zarl­ Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, after ing, formerly assistant pastor at declining a call to N. W. C., ac­ Two Rivers is now pastor at Hartcepted the call to St. James’ land, Wis. Congregation in Milwaukee and Norman Schlavensky, '26, of Ephrata congregation in Milwaukee was installed there on the four­ teenth of November. celebrated the twenty-fifth an­ Carl Mischke, ’44, formerly of niversary of his ordination.

Goodhue, Minnesota .was instal- His classmate, Waldemar Zink of 7ed November 7, at Juneau, Wis. Kewaunee, Wisconsin also was Walter Beckmann, ’54, our old honored on his anniyersary by “C & C” man, was in the ser­ Immanuel Congregation. vice of his country for a while. A biography entitled “John Whyte He gave a pint of blood to the His Life and Thought” has been Red Cross (Column’s a little published by the Brooklyn Col­ short this time.) lege Press. Prof. Whyte was a member of the class of 1905.

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FINAL STANDINGS - 1954 BADGER - ILLINI CONFERENCE W L T PTS. NORTHWESTERN 6 0 0 168 WISCONSIN TECH 90 4 2 0 82 * MTSFTON HOUSE 4 2 0 * MILTON 3 3 0 46 1 4 1 ST. T:ROCODIUS 51 1 4 1 43 EXTENSION CONCORDIA R. F. 1 5 0 27 148 0 — Milton was unable to show up at Mission for the final game and was forced to forfeit to Mission.

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‘‘CLAWLESS COUGARS” After the tight 2-0 squeeze against St, Procopius on Homecom­ ing, the Goslings were out to regain their scoring form in the last home football game. The Concordians from River Forest, 111. were the innocent victims of the Gosling ire and fell before a 5 touch­ down Black and Red barrage. The Goslings scored early in the first quarter when they took advantage of a very poor Cougar pass de­ fense. A 50 yard pass, Reuel Schulz to Ken Adams, put N. W. C. on the scoreboard. Another aerial and a safety put 8 points on the credit side in the second period. A Reuel Schulz to Erhardt Schultz pass

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The ground game sparkled in the final 30 minutes to give N. W. C. 21 more points. Rich Pankow scampered 39 yards for 6 points on one of his patented “perfect” plays over left tackle, with the blocking led by Dobberstein, Fuhlbrigge, and speedy Rog Sprain. Ed Lindemann skirted end for 6 yards and another tally in the third stanza and Ron Stelter, who shows promise of being one of Northwestern’s best, used some crisp blocking well as he sped 85 yards to paydirt on a pass interception. Fuhlbrigge booted 4 extra points. Again the Goslings exhibited a diversified attack; the ground game ate up 104 yards and the passing crew covered 102 yards. The Cougars threatened once in the second period when 2 successive Gosling pen­ alties gave them position, but the rough Umnus-coached line held on the 6 inch stripe. Otherwise the Concordia attack was impotent and unorganized. Their total yardage was a meagre 130.

N. W. C. 7 8 14 7 36 0 0 0 CONCORDIA 0 0

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"RAMBLERS WRECKED” The Goslings spent a very pleasant Saturday afternoon at Mil­ waukee as guests at the homecoming of the Ramblers of the Univer­ sity of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, But the Black and Red gridders were very impolite as they swamped the host team with a sharp exhibition of offensive football. N. W. C. scored only once in the first period on Erhardt Schultz’ 5 yard T. D. buck, but warmed to the task in the second quarter and took advantage of Extension’s por­ ous pass defense to score twice, Erhardt Schultz fired a damaging 45 yard pas to Ken Adams to set up Reuel Schulz’ 2 yard T. D quar­ terback sneak.. Erhardt Schultz also latched on to a 25 yard scor­ ing aerial from Reuel Schulz and with a timely block on an Exten­ sion tackier from one of the officials gave the Goslings a 19-0 half time advantage. The air game also gave Northwestern its two final markers. In the third stanza Adams caught a 20 yard touchdown pass from Reuel Schulz and the same combination, Schulz to Adams, connected on a 50 yard pass in the fourth quarter for the Goslings’ final 6 pointer. The N. W. C. defense loosened up enough in the final period to give the homecoming "crowd” and Extension a consolation touchdown on a Mankowski to Fleckenstein pass for 5 yards. The Goslings held a definite statistical edge with a total of 266 yards to 154 for the Ramblers. The value of school spirit for a football team’s success was pointed up quite well in this game. Extension has a stu­ dent enrollment of approximately 1400. Yet at its homecoming foot­ ball game there were fewer Extension rooters than Northwestern supporters, and we have a student body of about 110. Yes, indeed, there’s no substitute for an active school spirit.

N. W. C. 6 13 6 6 31 EXTENSION 6 0 0 0 6

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"MILTON'S PARADISE LOST" Second undefeated and untied season in a row ! ! ! Only col­ lege team in Wisconsin with an unblemished record in 1954 ! ! !

Fourth straight undisputed Badger-Illini Conference Championship! ! !

4 years of undefeated football for 8 Seniors ! ! ! Yes, all the pre­ ceding plums were ripe for plucking when the Goslings prepared to do battle with Milton in the season finale. And the Black and Red eleven was well equal to the occasion as it put out its biggest scor­ ing effort of the year. The Wildcats shocked the Gosling followers on the first play from scrimmage when Ken Chase raced 58 yards for the first and only Milton tally. But the keyed-up Goslings were only more aroused by the early score. On the succeeding kick-off th° Black and Redmen drove relentlessly for 65 yards and the tying T. D. A Reuel Schulz to Ken Adams pass for 28 yards was the first scoring thrust. Fuhlbrigge kicked the tie-breaking extra point and the Northwestern juggernaut was off to the races. A blocked punt

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The air game also accounted for the two final markers. Schulz passed 7 final yards to the “comeback kid”, Lee Dobberstein and Ron Stelter finished the fiasco as he fired a 39 yard scoring strike, again to Leroy Dobberstein. Milton came close only once after its opening touchdown. The Wildcats drove to the N. W. C. four yard line just before the half, but three line smashes were repulsed and Erhardt Schultz intercepted a fourth down pass to stymie the threat. Pan­ kow ran very well in his last college game, and the air game was again effective. The Goslings completed only 4 passes, but every one was good for 6 points. Dobberstein and Adams each caught 2 passes good for 46 yards and 2 touchdowns. It’s hard to find ends more equally matched than that. The men from N. W. C. had all the better of the statistics, rushing for 218 yds. to Milton’s 104 and pass­ ing for 92 vds. to the Wildcats’ 89 47 7 13 13 14 N. W. C. 6 0 0 0 6 MILTON

SEASON ^STATISTICS OPP. N. W. C. TEAM RECORD (6 games) 32 168 Total points 574 875 Yards rushing 281 641 Yards passing 78 83 Passes attempted 31 36 Passes completed 39.7 43.3 Passing percentage INDIVIDUAL RUSHING T. D YDS. AVE. ATT. PLAYER 5 336 8.4 Pankow 40 1 211 5.1 41 E. Schultz 2 4.8 140 29 R. Schulz 2.1 0 15 7 Stelter 1 111 5.8 19 Schneider 5.6 1 28 5 Lindemann 0 9 9 1 Eckert 0 27 13.5 2 Hillmer INDIVIDUAL PASSING T.D. ATT. COMPL. PCT. INT. YDS. PLAYER 12 8 490 42.6 29 R. Schulz 68 2 58 1 50.0 3 Stelter 6 0 1 45 1 E. Schultz 3 0 1 16 1 Parcher 1 0 0 32 2 1 Eckert 0 33.3 0 0 1 Schneider 3

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INDIVIDUAL SCORING T.D. E.P. SA. T.P. PLAYER 42 Adams 7 Pankow 36 6 24 E. Schultz 4 13 Fuhlbrigge 13 12 2 Dobberstein 12 2 Stelter 12 2 R. Schulz 6 Schneider 1 6 Lindemann 1 2 1 Schlueter 2 1 Lindquist 1 1 Sievert

LETTERMEN 1954 The following football men received lettered “N”s for the past season: Ends: Adams, Murphy, Schlueter, Sievert. Tackles: Lindquist, Waechter. Guards: Fleming. Johnson, Sprain. Centers: Albrecht.

Werner. Backs: Krueger, Kuske, Schneider, Stelter, E. Schultz and Parcher. Rolfe Westendorf received a trophy to signify 3 letters in football and 2 in basketball. Leroy Dobberstein, Karl Fuhlbrigge, Rich Pankow, and Reuel Schulz were awarded trophies for 4 letters in football. Charles Tessmer received a manager’s “N" for his able services to the team.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LITERARY — 142 MISTLETOE...................................

143 JUDGMENT FROM A STEEPLE. ETA SIGMA PHI CONTESTS FOR 1955.... 149 151 MOMENTS OF BLISS....................

152 MUSIC IN THE NIGHT................

CAMPUS DISCOVERY BRANDS 152 FAMOUS AUTHOR A FAKE....

154 THE SPECTACLE .........................

155 FORUM NOTES ------------- --------

FEATURES — Campus and Classroom .......................... ..

Alumni — From Northwestern to Yale.

Alumni Notes....

Football Champs ........

Basketball

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September-October 1954

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Entered at the Post Office at Watertown, Wis., as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1873. Published monthly during; the school year. Subscription $2.00.

Mistletoe It has been said that eight things are always associated with Christmas, the first and foremost, of course, being its religious significance. Hanging the mistletoe, burning the yule log, the Christmas stocking, and Santa Claus himself are the other seven.

Some of these customs, such as the sending of holiday greeting cards and Santa Claus as the dispenser of holiday presents, are of a comparatively recent origin, while the Christmas tree and the Christmas carol had their birth already in medieval time. The rite of hanging the mistletoe, however, and also the burning of the yule log, are among the most ancient of the customs associated with the present-day American and English Christmas; they were car­ ried over from the pagan festivals by our Germanic forefathers when they accepted Christianity. Of these latter two customs, mistletoe is undoubtedly the more intriguing and certainly has the more fanciful history.

Mistletoe, although it sprouts from a tree like one of the tree’s own branches, is in reality a parasite and is indeed a “dif­ ferent branch,” as the old Saxon name of misti-tan, from which we have the word mistletoe, indicates. Many birds eat the white berries of the mistletoe, and in so doing the seeds of the berries cling to their bills and are scattered when the birds sharpen thenbills against the barks of the trees. The viscid pulp soon hardens, affording a protection to the seed, and in time a rootlike process is driven into the wood of the host plant. Although the parasite is slow in growth, it is very persistent, and the tree on which it has established itself determines the parasite’s life span.

Anciently the European species was held sacred by the Druids and the Germans. Legends say that the Druids regarded the mis­ tletoe which grew on an oak, the favorite tree of their god Tutanes, with utmost reverence. Since the mistletoe never touched earth, the Druids, the ancient priests of the Celts, considered that mistletoe represented pure spirit — a worthier view than our con­ sideration of mistletoe as a parasite or as an opportunity. At winter solstice they climbed the sacred oaks, cut the mistletoe with a golden blade, caught it in a clean white cloth, and gave lucky sprigs to the people for charms. Celtic women, wore it in the hope that they would soon be freighted with child. In Pseudo-Aristotle’s Golden Cabinet of Secrets mistletoe is mentioned as a love powder.

References to its magical properties are frequent in literature, but, unlike the Celts, we attach neither magical properties nor medi­ cinal value to mistletoe.

The air of the magical and mysterious connected with mistle­ toe is reflected somewhat in northern folklore. The Scandina­ vians embodied their respect for mistletoe in the legend of Frigga, their goddess of love, and her son Baldur the Beautiful, who was the young god of light. The emissaries of Frigga made all living 142

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things promise not to harm Baldur, but through an oversight they forgot to exact the promise of the mistletoe. The wicked spirit Loki, envious of Baldurs fair countenance, saw his opportunity, and put an arrow of mistletoe in blind Hoder’s hand. When Frigga realized that Baldur had been killed with a mistletoe dart, she wept, and her tears turned into nearly white mistletoe berries. But the gods, beholding her, had pity and restored Baldur to life. The mistle­ toe promised never again to slay but only to bring life, and to show her gratitude Frigga was thereafter thought to kiss anyone passing under the mistletoe.

It is indeed the ancient Scandinavians, their myths and their predilection for mistletoe, that we can thank or blame for this cus­ tom of forfeiting a kiss when passing under the parasite. To them mistletoe was such an emblem of good fortune that they not only included it in one of their legends but in actual life if enemies met beneath it, they laid down their arms and embraced. Whenever a branch was hanging in a Scandinavian doorway, it was automatic­ ally an invitation to anyone entering to cement a pledge of friend­ ship with a kiss. This custom seems to have been carried over from old pagan celebrations simply because it was so much fun.

We must admit that this custom of the ancient Scandinavians and the reaction of Frigga to the gods’ act of restoring her son’s life are rather illogical, but as someone has observed “When have lessing and logic ever gone together?” And then, who would dream of making a myth and a custom conform to reason? The excuse for kissing under the mistletoe is flimsy, but the reason why this custom should be associated with Christmas seems still feebler.

Early Europeans presumbably used mistletoe as a ceremonial plant.

Perhaps it was this practice winch resulted in the custom of using mistletoe at Christmastide. Who knows? But we do know that nowadays if a comely girl stands under the mistletoe — well, that’s an invitation to swap “osculatory greetings.”

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Once again fluffy snow drifts gently down to the earth in beautiful, intricate patterns. The earth reaches up and welcomes the soft white substnee sent by the sky above to mementarily cover and alleviate her barren and tattered surface. Loudspeakers vibrate with sentimental ditties commemorating the spirit of peace and good will as embodied in that ever loving, jolly old fellow designated as Santa Claus. Occasionally the monotony is broken by the interjecting of a worn-out, ancient hymn in honor of the lowly babe of Bethlehem. But this is only momentary. For this is the blessed Christmas time, and the spirit of good fellowship and peace embodied in jolly old saint Nick must not be pushed 143

aside by some upstart from a lowly manger in a foreign country.

I am a bell. What kind of bell I am makes no difference. To you all bells are the same. They go ding dong. That I am bitter and cynical is self-evident. Why I am thus is a story.

When I first ascended to my lofty perch in the belfry a year ago, it was near Christmas. People consider many things to be big moments in their lives, but for us bells there is no greater honor than to be broken in during the joyous seasons of Christmas or Easter. This is the pinnacle of our success.

My first Christmas began happily. Below me the people bustled and hurried happily through the streets in last minute preparation for the big day. Cries of "Merry Christmas” and “Hap­ py New Year” resounded and reechoed through the crisp wintry air. Everyone seemed transformed into different people. The world was just one great big happy place, and the inhabitants thereof were just as happy to be in it.

Quite naturally 1 was very much exhilerated by this display of good will and tolerance and came to the conclusion that indeed some of God’s image was still in man.

In the week that followed I daily rang with joyous rapture along with my brothers and sisters in heartfelt tribute to this mar­ velous season in wlvch God seemed to take man out of this sinful world for a brief instant and transplant him into a garden of Eden.

For this certainly was a special season, the birthday of God come down to earth to be man and begin his mission of salvation for all mankind.

However, in the course of my celebrating I gradually cooled down to the point where I became rational enough to take an in­ ventory of my surroundings and neighbors.

Immediately to my left was a fickle sort of character. Pier name was Giggles. Where she got the name, no one seemed to know. And since it was an appropriate name, no one bothered about her true one.

Giggles had a one track mind. If there was a baptism, she pealed out with thin, piercing, happy notes. If there was a wed­ ding, Giggles employed the same style. Nor would she change to a more appropriate note for funerals. It simply made no difference to her if they were commemorating the passing on of some human or celebrating the arrival of another batch of kittens to Mrs. Mur­ dock’s cat. Giggles could not differentiate. To her all the world was a lark, and her high, happy notes constantly attested to this.

On the other side of Giggles was Sour Sam. Sam was a big bell and had the longest record of service of any of the bells in our particular city. Fie had a deep, melancholy tone and a personality to match. Some bells are natural bom pessimists. Sam was one of these.

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At first I was too captivated by my own sound and the care­ free pealing of Giggles to pay much attention to Sam. Every so often he mournfully gonged a few times and then spent the rest of the day in a morose silence.

Sam clearly was not the talkative type, and 1 was well satis­ fied that he should maintain his silence. For few care to listen to a pessimistic bell.

However, one day Giggles took sick, and while she was be­ ing ouickly repaired, Sam and I got to know each other a little.

At first our conversation consisted of my asking polite questions and Sams monosyllabic grunts in reply. Then 1 finally got up enough courage to ask him what was bothering him.

Sam was blunt to the point of being crude. ‘'It’s those fools down there running around shouting “Merry Christmas, Happy New Year.” he intoned bitterly.

1 was shocked and said nothing, and Sam went on gathering more vehemence with each word.

“Ever)' year it’s the same thing. Peace on earth, good will toward men. Happy New Year. Merry Christmas. What does it all mean?”

“Why just what it says,” I stammered, thrown off balance by this sudden question.

“But where’s Christ?” demanded Sam vehemently. “Where’s the heart and soul of Christmas?”

Again my response consisted of surprised silence.

“What difference does it make?” pealed Giggles, again re­ stored to health. She chuckled approvingly at the hurrying masses below. “It seems that everyone’s as happy as they can be just the way they are.”

The first lilting peal of Giggles’ laughter sent Sam back into his morose silent shell.

“Please go on,” I pleaded.

“Take a good luck at what’s going on down below,” Sam in­ toned. “Forget that happy exterior and look beneath the surface.

Look into their hearts and you’ll see nothing but a commercialized spirit of contempt for the true essence of Christmas.”

“But the people are happy,” giggled Giggles. “Santa Claus, mistletoe, parties, presents. What more could anyone want?”

‘There is a spiritual side to life,” I interjected timidly.

“Let’s not get morbid,” came the flippant reply.

“Just take a good look, a good close look,” repeated Sam ominously.

So I looked. There were two weeks remaining, and I had am­ ple opportunity to observe the peculiar traits of mankind that Sam had brought to my attention. The first thing that struck me as pe­ culiar was the wide-spread worship and adoration on the part of

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But then that added up, since I then realized that mankind prefer­ red to delude itself with fairy tales, rather than to see things as they are. In a sense these people were disciples of Giggles.

Even that was simple enough to reason out. However, what made no sense at all was that some of these participants in selfdelusion professed to be Christians. That these people should par­ ticipate whole-heartedly in a myth which vied with the true es­ sence of Christmas, whom incidentally they worshipped as their Lord and Savior, seemed as out of proportion as those Israelites from way back who decided they could worship God andd Baal on a cooperative basis. Although I have pondered long and hard on this paradox, no answer has as yet appeared.

This was by far the most important thing that I came up with in the course of my observations. But there were many little things that contributed to the general spirit of apathy toward the true meaning of Christmas. One of these seems important enough to mention.

While I was being made, we bells were briefed as to what we might expect on the outside. I can still remember very clearly that whenever Christmas was mentioned, much was said about the beautiful carols and hymns praising the Christ child and that bless­ ed night when He came down to earth.

That first Christmas I eagerly anticipated the hearing of these priceless treasures. But I soon learned that the age in which I was living was a scientific one, and the motto of that society was to create and not copy. Consequently such artistic compositions as “I saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus,” “Rudolf, the Red Nosed Reindeer”, and other such selections wafted their sweet strains to my lofty perch. In themselves these ditties were charming. As competition for the old carols and hymns, it is rather senseless to even attempt a comparison. Even bells are aware of the fact that one cannot compare the sublime with the ridculous.

Yet it was the ridiculous that prevailed everywhere that first Christmas. Through the night Sam gonged mournfully several times. Giggles pealed incessantly and shrieked eagerly as she spot­ ted the carefree merry-making below. Only I remained silent. I was too stunned to do anything.

During that festive week 1 remained in my silent state. Re­ peated efforts to fix me, but nothing could be done. I simply had no tone.

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In the immediate months following, I remained by myself with my self-concilatory attitude bolstering my cynical state of mind. Giggles refused to speak to me after a short time. To her I had become morbid, and anything which was scented slightly with the more serious aspects of life was not for the class of the perpetually entertained, of which Giggles was seemingly a charter member. However, even the pessimistic Sam became concerned with my attitude. He said it was unhealthy to have such a nega­ tive attitude toward everything. Coming from Sam this was a mouthful, and I immediately started to think again, this time with more experience and a little more stability to rely on.

But now the snow is again gently falling. Christmas is back.

As I looked down, nothing has changed. Mankind still appears to be profaning Christmas to the best of its sinful ability.

Over Giggles’ incessant pealing I demand imploringly. “My God, Sam! Doesn’t this ever change? ” , “It gets worse as the years go by,” replies Sam. “I wish they’d junk me. I don’t want to take much more of this.”

“Where’s the big cynic?” asks Sam with a hint of a chuckle.

Sam has changed over the summer and has turned out to be a very level-headed bell. Some of his pessimism has vanished. At times he is even pleasant.

“You know as well as I that I could never be a good cynic.

I’m too sensitive.”

“Sensitive people make the best cynics. But you’re right.

You’d never be a shining success at it.”

Then suddenly it hits me, and everything seems so self-evident.

“Shining success,” I holler. “That’s it Sam. Shining success.”

“Why is that it?” asks Sam. “Well it’s sort of hard to put into words. But I think I just came up with a solution for everything that’s happened to me in the last year.”

“You have been thinking,” mocks Sam. “No, listen, Sam,” I implore. “This is it, the big something I’ve been trying to figure out all year. First of all I came up to this belfry with great and noble convictions about how mankind should celebrate Christmas. Right?”

“Perfectly correct, O noble offspring of Socrates.”

“Then I get lo see the world as it is, and I turn sour on the whole mess. Right?”

“Again I bow in reverence to your knowledge.”

“Don’t mock, Sam, This is your diagnosis as well vs mine.

Why have you been running around with a gloomy outlook on life all these years?”

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“And sat back and ridiculed everything because you couldn’t think of anything else to do.”

“Can you think of something better?” asks Sam dubiously.

“You bet I can,” I shoot back, thoroughly worked up now.

“We just set ourselves up a little too high to begin with. Just be­ cause they stuck us up here in the belfry doesn’t give us a license to stick up our noses at everything unpleasant.”

“I imagine you’d like to have me join the ranks of the weak kneed down there?”

“No, no Sam. Forget about being a pessimistic down in the mouth for a while and listen. Our approach is all wrong. That’s what I iust tried to say. We have a good thing. I mean we have the correct belief about Christmas and all that. Right?”

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“Then why do we act like a bunch of fools just because some people happen to profane what we hold sacred? We’re just like a bunch of kids that have been touched in a sore spot and strike back by assuming a sulky, moody disposition.”

There is a momentary silence. For the first time since I started to talk, Sam is thinking. “You’re right,” he admits finally.

“Sure, Sam, sure I’m right. We aren’t judges. Yet we set our­ selves up as judges. You and I. We judged mankind and con­ demned them in one stroke. But who are we? Who are we to judge those people down below?”

“What would you like to do? Aid them in profaning the birthday of Christ?”

Of course not, but we can act like grown ups and proclaim the true Christmas message in the proper spirit instead of sulking in a corner as if we didn’t believe anything. We know the true Christmas message. Why can’t we show those who don’t know what true Christmas joy consists of?”

“You’re right,” admits Sam in a tone so humble that on him it sounds artificial.

“You’re both crazy,” concludes Giggles to deaf ears. The fickle philosophy of Giggles no longer bothers us. Sam and I have better things to do.

And so the snow falls gently in large picturesque flakes amid the joyous shouting, jostling crowd. Overhead three bells are peal­ ing. One in short, excited strokes proclaims the festive glory of Christmas. The other two peal in sure measured strokes, strokes that proclaim a deep inner contentment.

“Again it’s Christmas,” I say.

Sam says nothing. He’s too busy talking to the people below.

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ETA SIGMA PHI CONTESTS FOR 1955 For 1954-1955, Eta Sigma Phi, national undergraduate hon­ orary classical fraternity, announces the following four Contests.

Further information may be had from the Chairman of Contests, W. C. Korfmacher, Saint Louis University, 3647 West Pine Boule­ vard, Saint Louis 8, Missouri.

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Tenth Annual Essay Contests (a) Subject: “Homer, Father of Western Epic Verse.” (b) Eligibility'. The Contest is open to college under­ graduates, enrolled at the time of submission of the paper in a course of Greek or Latin in an approved college or university in the United Slates or Canada. (c) Identification: Each paper submitted is to be ac­ companied by an identification page, available in advance from the Chairman of Contests, giving necessary information and including a testimonial from a member of the classics faculty at the contest­ ant’s school as to the contestant’s right to participate and his fair and original preparation of the paper. There is a limit of five papers from any one school. (d) Qualifications: All papers must be original. Sin­ cerity and definiteness will be especially considered. Quotations must be duly credited. Format ,mode of citation, and the like, must be uniform within the paper. Entries must be typewritten, in double space, on one side only of normal-sized typewriter paper.

The maximum length is 2,250 words. (e) Dates: Written notice of a desire to participate, postmarked not later than February 1, 1955, must be sent to the Chairman of Contests. Entries themselves, similarly sent, must be postmarked not later than Februry 15, 1955. (f) Decision: Decision as to place will be made by an expert judge, who will identify the papers by code designation only.

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(b) Eligibility: The Contest is open to college under­ graduates, enrolled at the time of participation in a course in Greek language in an approved college or university in the United States or Canada. (c) Identification: Each paper submitted is to be ac­ companied by an identification page, as in the Essay Contest. There is a limit of five papers from any one school. (d) Dates: Written notice of a desire to participate, postmarked not later than February 1, 1955, must be sent to the Chairman of Contests, who will mail the Contest material in time for the contest day. The Contest will be administered simultane­ ously in all the participating schools on Februry 8, 1955. Entries themselves, addressed to the Chairman of Contests, must be post­ marked not later than Februry 15, 1955. (e) Decision: Decision as to place will be made by an expert judge, who will identify the papers by code designation only. (f) Prizes: Six prizes will be offered, as in the Essay Contest, except that any participant placing in both events will receive an added award equal to what he wins in the Greek Trans­ lation Contest. For its full award, the Contest will require a mini­ mum of fifteen entries, from fifteen different schools.

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Fifth Annual Satterfield Latin Translation Contest: (a) Content: The Contest will consist in the original translation of a passage in Latin to be supplied on request by the Chairman of Contests. Translations will be written as normal “outof-class” work, not as examinations. (b) Eligibility: The Contest is open to college under graduates, enrolled at the time of participation in an approved college or university in the United States or Canada. (c) Identification: Each paper submitted is to be ac­ companied by an identification page, as in the Essay Contest. There is a limit of five papers from any one school. (d) Dates: Written notice of a desire to participate, postmarked not later than February 1, 1955, must be sent to the Chairman of Contests, who will mail the Contest material in am­ ple time for the closing date. Entries, similarly sent, must be post­ marked not later than February 15, 1955. (e) Decision: Decision as to place will be made by an expert judge, who will identify the papers by code designation only. (f) Prize: A prize of $25.00 will be given for the best paper.

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RED MOMENTS OF BLISS As fleety as the sparkle in the morning dew And as lasting as a pleasant dream, Are the instants in a poor student’s life That are ecstasy pure, bliss supreme.

They are only small flecks upon life’s sea, But a pure ray of joy they reflect.

Our faces beam and our thoughts smile When we their presence detect.

How weary are we when late at night We retire to our barrel board beds Realizing full well that at 7 o’clock bell Off to breakfast everyone treads.

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But this is the morning, put off all mourning, That will furnish a moment of bliss.

There goes the bell, another domesday knell, Breakfast you must not miss.

But ere you can arise and unbleary our eyes, You stopped by a noise like a birdy.

You sink back in a cloud; your prep’s bed’s squeaking loud, And you realize its only six-thirty. j

It could be the same morning but most likely some other When a note on the board you do see.

Straightway you’re in clover; your worries are over; Your dreaded profs period is free.

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When you your schedule survey, and discover that day You’ve completed all you’d intended to do.

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RED MUSIC IN THE NIGHT When, after dutyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last demands Are answered, and the night Envelops all this weary world, I lie in rest, Knowing that I did my best, Then good it is to hear with aching limbs The music in the night, Reclining on the gentle lap of darkness In the welcome night.

When, as I recollect the smiles And words that promise love, Those sweet new tender buds of hope, 1 waste an hour, Dreaming of the full-blown flower, 1 listen all alone with hopeful heart To music in the night, In wonderful expectancy Of lovely, lovely night.

When, after all my happy plans Have failed, and naught remains To soothe my sick, rebellious heart, I hate my life, Wishing for the end of strife, I calm myself and heed with troubled mind The music in the night, Weeping in the silent shadows Of the dismal dead of night.

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its collective ear, since it appears to settle conclusively an argument that has long raged between the departments of English and of Classics, not only at our own school, but in colleges and universi­ ties throughout the land.

The controversy, in brief, has been this. While the learned exponents of Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, etal. have usually, though with perhaps a patronizing air, been ready to admit that the classics were not without some influence upon the development and flowering of English literature, it has always been their proud boast that at least the famous Mother Goose genre of poetry was a completely indigenous and original product of English literary art, and one that showed not the slightest trace of any classical influence.

This claim, which had always been hotly disputed by classi­ cists even without the evidence of any primary sources, is now utterly shattered by the discovery on our campus of an ancient manuscript that has preserved through the millennia what is un­ questionably the original Latin version of one of the most familiar of all Mother Goose verses. Written in the elegiac form, this origi­ nal version now lends substantial credence to the view that Mother Goose not only plagiarized her material from classical sources, but in the process also mutilated the stolen wares almost beyond recog­ nition.

A study of the Latin original (published for the first time at the end of this article) reveals that Mrs. Goose failed completely to recognize the nature of the poem. For it is obviously a typical love elegy, of the kind made famous bv such masters of the craft as Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid. Indeed, the poignancy of the lover’s unfulfillable wish, as expressed in the last two lines, was so lost on Mrs. Goose’s infantile imagination that she did not even bother to translate them into English.

It is still a moot point among the member of our own classics department as to whether the authorship of this little gem should be assigned to Ovid or to the early Vergil.

In favor of the latter view is the pathetic melancholy, the pensive regret, that underlies the whole poem, particularly the closing couplet. There is furthermore the striking epithet contemvtor legwn, clearly an echo of the famous contemptor divwn with which Vergil characterized the villain Mezentius in Book X of the Aeneid.

On the other hand, it is equally possible to read the poem in a delicately ironic vein, emphasizing the ludicrousness of th«* lover’s plight as he is outmaneuvered in the rivalrv for his lady’s affection by a mere refugee from a woolen mill. This would, of course, point to Ovid, the sophisticated M. A., Magister Amorum, as the author. Favoring this view is the fact that the lines are ad 153

dressed to Corinna, who, as every sophomore knows, was the mis­ tress immortalized by Ovid in the Amores.

But the poem can still be enjoyed for its own sake regard­ less of authorship; and as to that, let the discerning reader judge for himself.

Parva, Corinna, tibi lana nivea fuit agna; Quo tu cumque ibas, haec quoque non aberat.

Contemptor legum, te ad ludum olim comitata est; Causa cachinni erat haec discipulomm animis.

Gaudens ipse egomet sim talis causa cachinni, Dummodo sic ego te, cara Corinna, sequar!

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THE SPECTACLE Who’s not watching those interesting holes on the hill? Pas­ tors and officials in charge of the building fund may have trouble with people who forget or don’t care much about NWC’s building program, but with the great event taking place in our own back yards lack of interest and enthusiasm can hardly exist among us.

Maybe the Seniors are a little disgruntled at the thought of its “too late” arrival, but when they are out there standing in the group of muddy footed admirers their petty dissatisfaction van­ ishes, and they enjoy the rights of privileged spectators.

The Juniors do not take that resigned attitude of the Seniors but are constantly voicing their hopes, “Wouldn’t it be nice to come back to a new dorm next fall! Maybe we will be able to live in it at least one-half a year.” And the preps add, “We hope so too! Just think, no Juniors! The old dorm to ourselves!” At least no one is dissatisfied or is heard to murmur, “Too bad this separation has to take place.” Odd, isn’t it? A change and everyone’s for it.

Yes, many spectators have many reactions and for many reasons. One professor, I won’t name him but I hope he’ll forgive me, since the quote gives him away, was heard to utter a classic as he gazed at the activity in the deep excavation, "Say, you know, that’s just archaeology in reverse.” How’s that for a novel point of view.

The spectacle on the hill also led to a discovery by many students. In taking the detour to grab a look at the latest between classes in the old and new recitation buildings they found the new ad building had doors also on the north and east sides. This commonplace detour might be disturbing to some time-conscious professors but they need not worry since it is limited to one cigar­ ette.

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1 would like to report that the basement walls of the new refectory are complete and the foundation of the new, dorm has already been laid. The roots are in the ground. We’re looking down at them now. Soon we’ll level our heads to watch the progress and then will come the neck exercise stage. Heres hoping our heads CLEONE WEIGAND are off to a speedy arc.

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An atmosphere of gloom pervaded the whole production. The first offering was the ghost scene from Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”.

Reuel Schulz (Macbeth), Gretchen Franzmann (Lady Macbeth), John Engel (the murderer), and the gory ghost of Charles Tessmer were the stars in this good performance. The Glee Club then maintained its reputation through its rendition of Bret Harte’s “Wind in the Chimney.” What followed was perhaps the most un­ usual tiling in this unusual program. Marguerite (Mickey) Busche, accompanied by Edgar Herman at the piano, portrayed the moon­ struck maiden in the ballet, “Valse Triste”; especially excellent was the fine silhouette effect.

Lyle Albrecht, president of the Forum, showed his underlings how it should be done, terrorizing the audience with the case his­ tories of ghosts that actually had been seen by certain normal people in the United States. After the Prep Glee Club had ad­ mirably sung “Seein’ Things at Night.” the wonderful recitation by Paula Jungkuntz, daughter of Prof Jungkuntz, put us oldtimers to shame. Her little voice was heard and understood throughout the Gym. A fitting climax to this great program was provided by a pantomine of the famous spine-tingling story of Poe. “The Tell-tale Heart.” Mark Hillmer did a professional job of narrating the thrill­ ing tale, and Paul Voss played the role of the murderer commendably. Perhaps you may think I have used too many backpatting adjectives in this account, but it was really that good; and future Masters of Ceremonies will have a high standard of performance with which to rate their programs. Perfection is only one step higher. * lau 155

Gamfiul and GlaMnaotn I sing the song of the fatted calf, Thanksgiving turkey and the belly-laugh; So if this column smells like two snow-white, oval-shaped, smooth-shelled rotten eggs meeting, Just say it’s due to too much eating.

I guess we all got back from Thanksgiving vacation all right, but the first day we were back we got a cold reception, literally a cold reception; most of us felt we had been transported 5 degrees north of North. But our zeal for study was so great after such a long forced rest that we grabbed our scarves, and our ear-muffs, and our overcoats, and shook it off with a smile. In fact we were shaking it off for quite a while. Now the only question is whether the profs or we, the peepul, will catch pneumonia first.

Deadline right after vacation! What a sorry state to be in, but I have to begin sometime, so here we are. First of all, I want to reveal to you the secret behind that surging wave of flu we had right before Thanksgiving, when it wasn’t safe to stand under a window at two o’clock in the morning, or to take off one’s shoes on the fire escape. The only absolute security lay in wearing a cardboard box around the belt constantly, or else renting a pri­ vate suite on one of the rooms toward the middle of the hall. It was a time of suspense, since no one knew that he would not be tomorrow’s victim. Some bedrooms were laid almost entirely pros­ trate. Just to escape from the flu, Pete concocted a case of kidneyfever and went home for a few days. What guys won’t do to avoid wasting Bilse’s food! Voss escaped with only a minor case one morning; incidentally he had gone to bed at four o’clock the night before without noticing any sign of what was to come up.

But we would not have had to suffer at all, (this is the grue­ some revelation of the truth) if those Milwaukee Hospital boys had been able to refrain from seeing their girls for a few nights.

You see, they had the flu up there before we did. You would think that a man like Tutor Kuske would know better, but I sus­ pect he is the very individual who smuggled the nurses’ genns in­ to Northwestern College. I think the matter needs further investi­ gation; and I know there are only too many interested fellows willing and qualified to check up on which germ came from which nurse.

Riggs tried to start a revolutionary movement up here by or­ ganizing a Weeds Must Go campaign. It flourished for a time, a very short time; and then all were back in their old ways. After all, there is no more adequate means of self-defense in the blue smoke of the clubroom. But before the league disbanded, Riggs, as President had used all his potential weed money for pocketbooks.

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What’s so fascinating as a hole in the ground? Every day, same time, same station, the guys stand there and freeze and look into the hole. The same old hole every time. Of course there are those who prefer to look out from their comfortable seats in He­ brew class during the brief intermission between two Shewas.

But since we seem to be such great amateur architects, I wish someone would devise a workable plan for the successful operation of that pesky old door of the dorm that points the way to class­ room bliss. I happened to overhear one janitor telling the other, “There must be a screw loose here somewhere.” I’m inclined to agree, having banged my head on the old thing several times a day for the past few weeks.

The Forum came out of summer hibernation with a produc­ tion of the burly Swede from the North Woods, Pete Peterson, who said, “I’m a Junior. My Prep pals call me CENSORED”. We did not know the old boy was so interested in the corruption of Hollywood. A new Romeo in the history of the Forum came to light (although he would have preferred darkness) when the Hand­ some Young Gentleman Sprain publicly made out with the Coach’s daughter. Siegler did his best to prevent the inevitable conclusion; as General Trouble-maker he did a perfect job.

Now Westy, on the other hand, gave the Public just what it wanted, the telephone number of that imported ballet-dancer.

They knew it already anyway, but now they could be certain they had been making reservations with the right Bush (or should I say pony-tail?). Yup, old Northwestern is really going classy.

Another thing I wondered about is what Prof. Jungkuntz would have said to his little girl that night if she had failed to produce.

Ho Ho Angelos, the paper of popular student opinion, proved what happens to an uncensored school paper. Not only did it have the audacity to say a few tilings against professors, but it also made a few slams on the state of our future, South Dakota, mentioning some sundry matters about prairie chips (Lindloff will only be too happy to present you with one from his personal collection), the outstanding fuel of the West. Such degenerating things have no place in the Ho Angelos. It would be better if someone would publish the chapel record of the Editor, who for obvious reasons must remain anonymous.

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Class pride is at stake in the current endurance contest be­ ing waged by sleepless Sophs against sleepless Juniors. The sole object of the thing is to stay awake and to keep playing cards at the same time. The select Junior group decided to go all out for the championship one night and managed to continue until 5:00 a. m. But their work went to naught, for the following night the Sophs overcame them by a whole half-hour. They say it’s fun.

Just thinking about it makes me tired.

Braun is a confused gentleman. He’s got his hunting seasons all mixed up. The prof told him he should go hunting for bus­ tards, but what does he do? He goes hunting for coeds instead.

Because of his success as a big game hunter, men in the know are likely to agree that a new intramural sport is on its way up. Hur­ ry, men, get your licenses quick. Apply to Braun, but be sure to say whether you want bustards or coeds. You see, Braun is still a little confused.

As a special feature this month, we are going to take you behind the scenes in a three-minute visit to a typical college class.

The material has been gleaned from personal authentic files; the names have been changed in order to protect myself against re­ ciprocal (what is the word?) vituperation. Any resemblance be­ tween these following crumby characters and certain members of the Sophomore class is utterly intentional. So without further preparation I transport you to the anonymous classroom of an anonymous professor; your reporter is Hick Bustchin. The time is 10:23. The first glance convinces me that this is an odd class.

Some guys are paying attention. For instance, there is Mike Hiller, listening in rapture to the profs free-flowing words of wisdom, and there’s that crazy Jan Ribber, sitting there and actually taking notes.

But in another corner more normal things are happening. Chunk is staring into the wall. And then there’s that practical man Robart Manheart, who is making most profitable use of his time by clean­ ing his fingernails. The time is 10:24. Bustard Brawn is scratching back. Bustard Brawn is scratching elbow. Bustard Brawn is scratch­ ing eyelid. Bustard Brawn obviously itches. Meanwhile Little Head Lovequest is making a pretense of enthusiasm by paging the book; on the other hand Some Day Ago is making no pretenses; his mouth is hanging dumb, and he is looking dumb. The time is 10:25. Booze Bleeder is drawing droodles, Done One Alert is blow­ ing his nose, Hick Bustchin is busy keeping up with the times.

Bustard Brawn has quit scratching and is making eyes at Chimney Dray (Please pronounce DE- RA-BA-BE with sweet and succu­ lent accent). Good Free Arthur is doing what must remain unmentionable in the dignified pages of the C & C to a fellow by the name of Dazed Red One, who is retaliating with equally unmen15S

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ATTENTION LOVERS of Northwestern College, wherever you might be: Ellis Island is for sale. Donate all your money now to Howie Rauch, who has arranged to make the purchase and do­ nate it to good old N. W. C. as soon as he has enough. This is the most splendid opportunity of the century. Stop to consider. There will be absolutely no car problem. There will be no communicacation whatsoever with the outside world. That is what we want, gentlemen. And what makes the chance so welcome is that the Helicopter Manufacturers of America, Inc. have agreed to drop complete sets of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew grammars in the is­ land once a year. I can just see the riot now as fellows get beaned on the head with Goodwin and Robertson and all the old gang.

Surely this is a chance not to be passed up.

I don’t know any more ways to improve N. W. C. at the mo­ ment, so I’ll have to resort to the old-fashioned C & C Schund, pure scandal. Nobody likes to read the stuff, and I don’t like to write it, but tradition says it must be done, so— I proceed with the following question: Does anybody know: Why Juniors like Synodical Conventions?

Why Parcher sees a dagger in* front of him?

Why Krause and Heup have to work so hard?

How the Frosh intend to break up the Johnlegger-Zuson Duet?

Why Nolte sits in the middle of his table instead of at an end?

Why ten guys came after my head after the last column came out?

Why Lindloff is offering his abilities as an auctioneer to the profs dirt-cheap for that big car-sale coming up?

Why Max Huth believes in short evening devotions?

Why Voss knows so much about music?

Why your C & C Editor’s bowling average is 72Vi ?

Why Plocher likes his bed partitioned off from the rest of the room?

How Zink, although a dignified and a respectable Junior (out­ side of Milwaukee fell for the old Sieben Bueclier story?

Why pictures of females were popping out of Borree’s room during Thanksgiving?

How Voss ever got that job working for Watertown’s richest millionaire?

Why Juniors hog the C&C column?

Why I don’t give up and go to bed?

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This month's feature article is an autobiography written by Heinz Bluhm, ’28. Prof. Bluhin is chairman of the German department at Yale University. We wish to thank him for his kind cooperation. It is hoped that this will be the first of many such articles since the "Black and Red" ’s traveling funds are rather limited and personal interviews arc not al­ ways possible.

It is a pleasure to comply with the request of the Alumni Edi­ tor of The Black and Red to write a short autobiography. I can­ not quite say why I am almost eager to undertake it. Could it be because such an effort compels one to come to terms with oneself?

I spent three of the most important years of my not so impor­ tant life at Northwestern. In retrospect they also seem to be the happiest, all things considered.

Why did I choose Northwestern in 1925? My primary rea­ son was to prepare myself for the study of theology. I had always been of a somewhat reflective turn of mind. This tendency of mine was greatly intensified when my parents left Germany early in 1925 for the United States. I am the last person to deny that this was a profound experience.

The regularity of daily life at Northwestern appealed to me. I was fond of it. I was far from rebelling against it. My professors were dedicated men whom I respected.

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My favorite walks were along Main Street, past the library and the railroad station, as far as the side-walk extended in those days. This was my daily minimum. On Saturdays — a man my age can readily admit it - I used to go to the cemetery beyond the water tower. I have forgotten the name. It does not matter. The place itself is indelibly engraved upon my memory. I thought, and I still think, the gradual ascent to it as well as the cemetery itself were beautiful. But I should not tell the whole truth if I were to limit myself to the aesthetic experience. I had always been deeply impressed with a sense of the transitoriness of things. One of the greatest sermons I ever heard in the majestic old Johanniskirche in Magdeburg, in which Martin Luther himself had preach­ ed in 1524, was built around the theme of omnia reliquenda. I have never forgotten it and I never shall. I do not hesitate to say, I need no longer hesitate to say at the age of forty-seven, that I took very seriously the medieval words of media vita in morte sttmus and Martin Luthers superb variation: media morte in vita swims. The truth forces me to state that I did not know the latter in those days. I came upon them only recently in a sermon of the greatest post — Pauline preacher I know, Martin Luther.

From Watertown, where life was both beautiful and meaning­ ful, I moved on to Madison. I was soon attracted to one of the foremost Faust scholars of the world, Professor Alexander Hohlfeld. Small wonder that both mv master’s thesis (1929) and my doctoral dissertation (1932) touched upon Goethe’s Faust. In the course of writing my dissertation I had the privilege of spending one year in the magnificent Goethe Collection in the Sterling Memoral Library of Yale University. I returned to Madison to be Professor Hohlfeld’s assistant and, ultimately, associate in his chief lecture courses. Upon his retirement in 1937 I received my second invitation to Yale. I eagerly accepted it. I have never regretted it.

Yale is a scholar’s paradise.

I am sure you do not expect me to review my gradual aca­ demic progression from my original instructorship to a ful pro­ fessorship (1950) and the chairmanship of the Department of Ger­ manic Languages (1954). Rather than this external history you may wish me to record some of my intellectual and scholarly ad­ ventures.

I like to think of myself as something of a scholar. I have of­ ten regretted that I couid not carry out my early intention of en­ tering more deeply into theological matters. And yet I may not have strayed as far from the fold as I think. I have become a stu­ dent of Martin Luther.

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The history of this major event in my intellectual life is strange indeed. In 1939, two years after my second arrival on the Yale scene, I was asked to take over a course in German literature of the sixteenth century in the Yale Graduate School. As a rathei enthusiastic student of Goethe and Nietzsche 1 was hardly over­ joyed to have to begin working in what was a relatively new and not too promising field of research for me. Among my great teach­ ers at Wisconsin and Yale there had not been a sixteenth-century scholar of note. I had no choice but to become a self-taught man.

I read widely in German literature of the sixteenth century.

I longed to return to Goethe and Herder. Though Hans Sachs made me smile I was somewhat bored by it all.

In the course of the year’s work I discovered Martin Luther.

I realize that I may offend some of my young (and old) friends of Northwestern College. At the risk of incurring their displeasure, I am nevertheless constrained to report the facts as I see them.

I did not leave Northwestern with a sense of the extraordinary greatness of Martin Luther. This may have been my own fault.

I may not have been ready to grasp him. Whatever the cause, I was somewhat unprepared for the man when I finally met him about fifteen years ago in the quiet of my university study.

He has not lei me go and it does not seem likely that he will as long as I draw a breath. I have had the privilege of speaking on him in a Reformation Festival in Yale’s Dwight Memorial Cha­ pel. I have the further privilege of teaching Luther courses on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. But let me proceed in more orderly fashion.

I first became a reader of Martin Luther. This makes me some­ thing of a rara avis. I do not mean of course isolated writings but the total body of the man’s literary heritage. I shall remain for­ ever grateful to my college for equipping me with sufficient Latin to undertake the reading of Luther’s vast Latin works. I should feel strangely crippled without my thorough grounding in this es­ sential language.

It took me several years to read my way through most of the ninety-odd volumes of the imposing Weimar edition. We still drive our 1936 Ford but I am the happy possessor of this monu­ ment of German scholarship. It is heavily marked up and extensive­ ly annotated.

I am not ashamed of saying that I consider myself but a be­ ginner in Luther studies. I have not yet succeeded in reading a number of the works more than once. The worst of it is that since becoming an administrator, of a sort at least, I am no longer sure I can find the time as easily as in the days of pure scholarship.

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I have more than my Luther edition in my study, besides a fairly comprehensive collection of German and world literature it goes without saying. My visitors — and I am happy to count a num­ ber of distinguished American and German scholars among them — are invariably surprised to find around a hundred shoeboxes tak­ ing up a good deal of the space of my bookcases. In these humble boxes, since even rich old Yale is not prepared to provide me with more than two steel cabinets, are housed the two main evidences of my actual Luther research.

I discovered early in mv reading of Martin Luther that there was a major gap in our knowledge of the man that I could per­ haps fill in my advantageous situation at Yale. Students of Luther have always been aware of the very large number of Biblical quo­ tations found on practically every page of his writings. It occurred to me that these should be collected and arranged preparatory to a thorough analysis of their nature. There are casual Biblical quo­ tations superior — though this may seem hard to believe to the Layman — even to his superb official translation of the Bible as a whole. There are unsuspected gems scattered throughout the length and breadth of Luther’s general writings. They are now carefully catalogued and even fully copied out in my study. I hasten to add that I could of course never have done this “hercu­ lean” (to quote a German savant) labor without a corps of research ass;stants whom Yale generously put at my disposal for five years.

I wish to give full credit to my university and to mv indefatigable co-workers. Without their aid this project would have remained a dream.

The other task which I undertook after completing the Bibli­ cal quotations is still unfinished. Only the first leg of the journey is behind me. In my intensive study of Luther it had become clear to me quite early that our knowledge of Luther’s language is still very inadequate. I therefore decided to have an Index Verborum compiled. This is an immense project, for Luther is still the most fruitful single author in the German language. I am happy to report that Luther’s entire German Sprachschatz for the first five years of his literary activity has now been fully ordered and alphabetized. Ever)' German word Luther used from 1516 through 1520 is recorded in my lists. Again I wish to express mv unending gratitude to Yale University for making a number of assistants available to me to do the actual work.

I do not believe I should bore you with any more details of my scholarly labors. There would be a few other matters to report.

But you have shown enough patience to read as far as this point.

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What makes me particularly happy as an alumnus of North­ western College is that I have been permitted in my life thus far to live up to at least some of my Lutheran traditions. I propose to continue these studies in Luther. It is my hope that the rapidly increasing administrative duties, which advancing years inevit­ ably bring with them, will alow me to reserve at least a modicum of time and energy to my chosen scholarly pursuits.

I should perhaps point out in closing that I am living close to three of the greatest Luther collections in this country. Hart­ ford, some thirty miles from New Haven, has probably the most extensive array of original sixteenth-century editions of Martin Luther. New York City with its wealth of library resources comes second in my field. Yale’s own holdings are easily in third place on tlr's side of the Atlantic. Should any reader of this brief sketch know of Luther treasures of which I may not be aware, I should be greatly indebted to him if he would call my attention to them.

I often feel that some Lutheran library or family may have items of major importance to students of Martin Luther.

I should like' to thank the Alumni Editor for asking me to write this note. As a grateful graduate of more than twenty-five years’ s'anding 1 am deeply appreciative of the honor you have done me.

Thank you. iieinz bluhm ’28

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ALUMNI NOTES Armin Fuhlbrigge, ex ’49, of Mad­ ison, Wisconsin, will be married to Miss Margaret Fliegel on December 18.

Carl Voss, ’51, is engaged to Miss Margaret Peter of Jenera, Ohio.

Pastor and Mrs. H. C. Nitz, T5, of Waterloo, Wisconsin, announce the engagement of their daugh­ ter, Naomi Margaret, to Ray­ mond Schultz, ’52.

Walter Scheitel, ’39, formerly of Sanborn. Minnesota, was instalW in St. John’s Church, Rib EaTs, Wisconsin, on November 7.

Herbert Walther, ’44, formerly of Lena, Wisconsin, was installed at Sturgis, Michigan on October Richard Yecke, ’52, is vicaring at Elgign, North Dakota.

Berthold Treiber, ’53, UnionviHe, Michigan, is studving at the University of Michiggan.

Wilbert Gawrisch, ’44, of West Bend, Wisconsin, received and declined the call to Mobridge, South Dakota.

Herbert Kuske, ’44, of Kenosha, Wisconsin ,has the call to Akaska. South Dakota.

Emil Toepel, ’39, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, returned the call to Sparta, Wisconsin.

Marvin Volkmann, ’38, formerly of Colome, South Dakota, has accepted the call to Allenton, Wisconsin.

Herman Winkel, ’45, South Shore, South Dakota, has the call to Sparta, Wisconsin.

Six pounds and four ounces of bouncing baby boy named Bry­ an Martin were delivered on November 15 to Joel Gerlach and his wife. Rev. Gerlach, a graduate of the class of ’50 is living in Tucson, Arizona.

On October 27, Deborah Louise was born to Richard Mueller, ’51, and wife in Crivitz, Wiscon­ sin. She weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces. (WOW!) James Henry, son of Pastor and Mrs Fr°doric Nitz. ’44, of Hen­ dricks. Minnesota, born Novem­ ber 2, died November 5.

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After the success in football this year, the Goslings eyed the advent of the basketball season with justified apprehension. Alas, the Winter, Rothe, and Habeck era is over. Four of last years’ B -1 Conference Championship five have graduated and will come back clad in the Seminary black to haunt their former mentor. Coach Umnus. To add to the Goslings’ woe, every team in the conference is “loaded” with the same personnel that troubled the Umnus cagers last winter. The defending Champion tab and the Goslings’ custo­ mary invincibility in the pigskin sport the last fall will be added in­ ducements for our conference foes to “rub it in".

To face up to the formidable 18 game schedule Coach Umnus has seven letter-men and four fine prospects from last year’s Prep quintet. Captain Lee Dobberstein, a first stringer for 3 seasons, will be at one forward position, while Fritz Eckert, a small, but speedy and accurate Freshman, has the inside track on the other forward spot. Two more Freshmen, rugged Ken Adams and sharpshooter Ron Stelter will get the call at the guard positions. Pete Sievert looks like the center starter. In reserve Coach Umnus will have John Parcher, now fully mended from a broken wrist suffered in football, Mark Hillmer and Nick Kiessling at the forward spots, Rolfe Westendorf at the pivot position, with Dave Kuske and Reuel Schulz at guard.

A candid appraisal of Northwestern’s ’54-’55 cage squad shows the lack of a real scoring threat and height. N. W. C. supporters, who have marveled at the talents of Rich Winter and George Rothe for the past several years, will not see a player of their caliber in a Gosling suit this season. The center spot also appears to be a bit weaker with “Hooker” Habeck’s departure. The main hopes for Gosling suc­ cess will be to capitalize on team play..

INTRAMURALS The Freshmen emerged victorious in the nation’s roughest-ntouehest intra-mural football league. They went undefeated in this fall’s 3-team league. The Seniors couldn’t muster enough manpower to comDete. The Frosh were awarded college “T” shirts for their ef­ forts. The intra-mural basketball league will have five teams in competition this winter. A close battle should be waged for the top spot.

BADGER-ILLINI ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS For the first time in several years, the coaches of the BadgerIllini Conference chose an All-Conference football team. Northwes­ tern took the Conference Crown with a clean sweep of 6 games and 3 N. W. C. gridders gained positions on the mythical teams.

Captain Karl Fuhlbrigge, who has ben a standout line perform­ er for four seasons and a consistent extra point kicker, was chosen on both the offensive and defensive elevens at tackle. Ken Adams gained berths on both teams also, at end on the offense, and as a line-backer on defense. Ken lived up to all pre-season expectations and used his excellent physical gifts to lead the team in scoring with 7 T. D.s for 42 points and also sparkled as a tough linebacker. Reuel Schulz who has quarterbacked" the Gosling T formation for two years, was named to the offensive “11” as quarterback.

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The All-Conference teams were selected as follows: DEFENSE OFFENSE GUARDS: Slajchert, St. Procopius CENTER: Veldes, Milton Updike, Wis. Tech GUARDS: Speaker, Wis. Tech Spelman, St. ProcopiusTACKLES: Harshberger, St. Procop.

TACKLES: Becker, Wis. Tech Fuhlbrigge, N. W. C. Fuhlbrigge, N. W. C. ENDS: Howard, Wis. Tech Beemer, Mission House ENDS: Adams, N. W. C. Beemer, Mission House LINE-BACKERS: Adams, N. W. C. Kreil, St. Procop.

BACKS: Hake, Wis. Tech Heim, Mil. Extension BACKS: Haidu, St Procopius Schaefer, Mission House Theilke, Mission House SAFETY: Heim, Mil. Extension Q. B.: Schulz, N. W. C.

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This classified list of business men and merchants has been alphabetized for your convenience. These men are our advertisers.

Without them the Black and Red could not exist. They are desering of your patronage.

INSURANCE APPLIANCE STORES Aid Association for Lutherans, Appleton Paul’s Heating & Appliance, 108 S. Third Herman Mutual Ins. Co., Iron Ridge Watertown Sheet Metal, 117 S. Third St. Wm. C. Krueger, 312 Main Street BAKERIES Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Co. Quality Bake Shop Church Mutuallns. Co., Merrill, Wis. BANKS JEWELRY Bank of Watertown, 1st and Main Sts. Salick's Jewelry, 310 Main Street BARBERS Schneider Jewelry, 111 S. Third Briescmeistcr, 112 N. Third StWarren's Jewelry, 111 Main Street Scagcr & Brand, 9 Main Street LAUNDRY BEVERAGES Watertown Steam Laundry, 309 Third St. Coca Cola Bottling Co., Madison, Wis. LUMBER & FUEL Nohi Beverages, Madison, Wis. Hutson-Braun Lumber Co., First Street Seven-Up Bottling Co., 410 First Street West Side Lumber Co., 210 Water Street BOWLING ALLEYS MEAT MARKETS Chase's Bowl, 125 N. Water Street Block’s Market, 112 Second St. CANDIES Julius Bayer, 202 Third Street Barg & Foster, Oconomowoc, Wis. New York Market, 8 Main Street CHURCH PEWS MEMORIALS Manitowoc Church Furniture Co., Waukesha Archie Bros., Inc., 218 S. First Street Watertown Memorial Co.. Inc., 112 N. 4 th CLEANERS Paramount Cleaners, 021 Main Street MEN’S CLOTHING STORES Vogue Cleaners, 412 Main Street Faber's, 311 Main Street Chas. Fischer & Sons, 2 Main COFFEE Kern's. 10G Main Street O. R. Pieper Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Krier’s, 101 Main Street DAIRIES Kuenzi & Juul, 303 Main Street Dairv Lane, Union Street Penney's, 201 Main Street Mullens, 212 W Main Street MILLING DIME STORES Globe Milling Co., 318 Water Street S. S. Krcsgc Co., 207 Main Street NEWSPAPER DRUG STORES Watertown Daily Times, 115 W. Main Busse’s, 204 Main Street OFFICE SUPPLIES Doerr Drugs, W. Main Minar Office & School Supply, 407 Main Wm. Gehrke, 315 Main Street Tctzlaff Pharmacy, 11G Main Street ORGANS Verlinden Organ Co., Milwaukee, Wis. EYE GLASSES United Organ Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Dr. H. E. Magnan, 410 Main Street PAINT STORES FLORISTS Kapheim's Paint & Wallpaper, 110 N. Third Birkholz, 616 Main Street Sherwin-Williams Co., 208 Main Street Locffler Floral Shop, 202 W. Main PHOTOGRAPHS FUNERAL HOMES A1 Rippe, 113 Second Street H. Hafemcister, 607 Main Street PLUMBERS Pederson Funeral Home, 211 Fifth St. Otto Biefeld Co., 202 N. Water Street Schmutzler Funeral Home, 721 N. Fourth RADIO STATION FURNITURE WTTN, 104 W. Main Street H. Hafemcister, 607 Main Street Keck Furniture Co., 110 Main Street RADIOS Schmutzler Furniture, 401 Main Street Guyer Music Store, 109 N. Third GARAGES RESTAURANTS James D. Casey Co., 119 N. Water Street East Gate Inn A. Kramp Co., 617 Main Street Herro’s Fine Foods, 212 Main Voss Motors, Inc., 301 W. Main Legion Green Bowl, Oconomowoc Avo. Sharp Corner, Corner 9th & Main GROCERIES Zwieg’s Grill, Main & Ninth Bentzin’s, 905 Main Street SHOE STORES Iffland’s, 207 S. Second Albert's Shoe Store, 114 S. Third Krause’s, 1101 Western Ave. Meyer’s Shoe Store, 206 Main Street Duddeck's Grocery, 813 Wisconsin St. Ray's Red Goose Shoe Store, Main GIFT SHOP Ruesch’s, 210 W. Main Street The House of Moore, Oconomowoc Ave. SMOKE SHOP HARDWARE & SPORTING GOODS Walt's Piccadilly, 406 Main Street Rex Draheim, Inc., 307 Main Street THEATRES Harris Ace Stores, 304 Main Street Classic 308 Main Street Koerner & Pingel, 205-209 N. Second Savoy, West Main D. & F. Kusel Co., 108 W. Main

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Tetzlaff Rexall Pharmacy PRESCRIPTIONS

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JULIUS BAYER DEALING IN Meats and Sausages of All Kinds Watertown,

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jDpe, Photographer 113 Second Street

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James D. Casey Co. CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE NEW AND USED APPLIANCES AND FURNITURE DRI-GAS, RADIO, AND TELEVISION WATERTOWN, WIS.

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KOERNER & PINGEL HARDWARE 205-209 North Second St.

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HAFEMEISTER Funeral Service FURNITURE OUR SERVICE SATISFIES 607-613 Main Street ______Phone 150

FRUITS CANDY

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LEGION GREEN BOWL 'lOale/Uauut'd. Place, to Cat Closed Tuesday and Wednesday Steaks — Chicken — Sea Foocls Facilities for 1413 Oconomowoc Ave. Private Parties & Banquets Phone 1360

VOSS MOTORS, Inc. LINCOLN and MERCURY Phone 810

301 W. Main Street

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SCHNEIDER JEWELRY PRINCESS INTERLOCKING DIAMONDS GRUEN WATCHES 111 S. Third Street

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Archie Brothers, Inc. CEMETERY MEMORIALS Watertown 218 S. First Street Stores at Waterloo, Oconomowoc, Mayoille, Waupun, Fond du Lac

MEYER’S SHOE STORE FREEMAN and RAND SHOES FOR MEN X-Ray Fittings

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■Boerr Jrugs Day and Night Prescription Service

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S. S. KRESGE CO. 207 Main Street WHERE NICKELS & DIMES Still buy good merchandise

WATERTOWN MEMORIAL CO.. INC. THE BLOCK BROTHERS Quality Monuments, Markers and Mausoleums 116 N. Fourth Street

Telephone 174

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PARAMOUNT CLEANERS For Cleaning Well Done — Phone 171 Pick-Up Tues. - Thurs. - Sats.

Leave Cleaning in Room 17 Watertown Special Student Prices 612 Main Street MAIL ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY ! !

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PAUL'S HEATING & * APPLIANCE WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN

QUALITY BAKE SHOP PAUL KARCIIER, PROP.

High-Grade PASTRIES and CAKES Phone 235

104 Main Street

HARRIS ACE STORES 304 MAIN STREET

HARDWARE - SPORTING GOODS

WM. C. KRUEGER Has Specialized In 'Jtt&cciOKCe "Since 1915"

For Delivery Service Phone 1220

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Rex Drakeim, Inc. TIRE and SPORT HEADQUARTERS 307 Main Street

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GEHRKE’S PHARMACY PHONE 507 315 Main Street

Watertown, Wis.

STUDENTEN! Kommen Sie herein um unsere Pfeifen zu priifen WALT’S PICCADILLY SMOKE SHOP

GUYER MUSIC STORE 109 North Third Street MUSIC, RECORDS RCA VICTOR RADIOS, PHONOS, T-V

BRIESEMEISTER BARBER SHOP CLEAN, MODERN SERVICE IS OUR MOTTO

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You can own a $10,000 estate through a life insurance program with the Aid Association for Lu­ therans if you can save a small portion of your earnings, if you are in good health at the time of application, and if you are a mem­ ber of a Lutheran church of the Synodical conference.

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2. You have chosen to establish an estate through a type of invest­ ment that has proven to be safe.

Its values are guaranteed.

Prospective college graduates are especially urged to get fur­ ther details. Simply complete the coupon, and mail it to the Aid Association for Lutherans, Appleton, Wisconsin.

Aid Association for Lutherans Legal Reserve Fraternal Life Insurance HOME OFFICE: APPLETON, WISCONSIN

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KRAUSE’S GROCERY CIGARETTES, CANDY and ICE CREAM We Aim to Please — Free Delivery 1101 Western Ave. Phone 125 Groceries and Cold Meats

WATERTOWN SHEET METAL & HEATING COMPANY WESTINGHOUSE APPLIANCES SALES - SERVICE Phone Office: 595 117 So. Third Street WHERE SHARP Customers Have The CORNER On Food, Drinks and Amusement TAVERN

WATERTOWN STEAM LAUNDRY 309 Third St.

Phone 59 “Your Home Laundry”

SEAGER & BRAND BARBER SHOP

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HERRO’S FINE FOODS For Those Delicious

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NEW THREE-MANUAL PIPE ORGANS Hear Them Recent Milwaukee Installations ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH 8th and Scott JORDAN LUTHERAN CHURCH 77th and National CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10th and Wisconsin SILOAH LUTHERAN CHURCH 21st and Nash OKLAHOMA AVE. LUTHERAN CHURCH 54th and Oklahoma

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As you German students well know, the above quotation is taken from Goethe’s Elective Affinities. Will you permit us to draw an analogy from it?

Strangely enough, even today there are people who look upon life insurance as some­ thing like that. They believe that a person labors long to produce something that he will never live to enjoy. Now that’s just not in line with the facts.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LITERARY — SUPERVISED SOMNIA .....................

THE SHOW’S THE THING OR, “A FOOL’S LAST HOPE” ....

A FUGITIVE .......................................

AUTHOR EXTRAORDINARY .........

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH FORUM No. 3 ..............................

FEATURES — Campus and Classroom.........

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Alumni — Son of A Pioneer.

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Alumni Notes..........................

Basketball ...............................

Intramurals .............................

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BLACK AND RED STAFF EDITORIAL STAFF Lyle Albrecht —.......... .............Editor-in-Chief Alvin Werre------- -----........... Assistant Editor DEPARTMENT EDITORS Rolfe Westendorf ....

Alumni Editor Charles Tessmer__ Feature Editor Reuel Schulz .Sports Editor David Lau —.....................Campus and Classroom BUSINESS MANAGERS Cleone Weigand . .......Managing Editor Gale Peterson__ .Circulation Manager Mark Hillmer .....

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January 1955

No. 7

Entered at the Post Office at Watertown, Wis., as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. Published monthly during the school year. Subscription $2.00.

Somnia “Have you ever slept in class? Why? Why not? What’s the matter, don’t you like to sleep in class?”

A recent poll of the dormitory has revealed an unprecedented number of usually bright, alert, and active young scholars who shame-facedly admitted that they had trouble staying awake in class. All admitted also, that this is a shocking situation and that something must be done about it.

There are many evil consequences. For instance, one may miss the latest “MAD” comic book that's circulating. One may chance to snore through the second bell. This iis not the best thing, for it gives the professor opportunity to draw conclusions concerning one’s character and it also leaves no time for that weed between classes.

Aparently, this constant dozing off in the classroom is not an easy problem to solve. If this were an ordinary epidemic of sleep­ ing sickness, the faculty would gladly give the student permission to take his car home for a few days. No, there is a definite enigma here, if one ever saw one. Amateur enigmatists about the dorm seem to believe that this present dire situation has been influenced by the latest decree of the Tudor Dynasty. The new “Rise and Shine” edict, (otherwise identified by the slogan: “Be a man and not an odd-freak has been blamed Be at breakfast just like Godfrey” ) for the general tired feeling going around. It seems that the ener­ gy-supplying hour between 7 and 8 a. m. had been giving students that extra “get-up-and-grease” power. Now, since that blissful hour is forever lost, these bright young chaps just don’t seem to have it any more. On the other hand, the TSK triumvirate maintains that their scholars, sleepy and slow during the day, are thus because they are staying up too late at night studying.

While thumbing through the Tudor’s Joke Repertoire the other evening, while he was explaining dangling, as well as misplaced and indefinite modifiers to one of his sextaners, who said that he didn’t know anything about English, the following was there: “MEMO: Make these following suggestions to the students at the next student body meeting.

Fellas, if you have trouble staying awake in class, listen to these suggestions I have drawn up: 1) Shag out of class and run over to the dorm backwards.

Dash up to fourth floor and jump over the railing into the Square. This will have more or less of a permanent effect on your class participation.

2) Tell the person behind you to take his shoes and socks off. If you still feel yourself going to sleep, don’t let it bother you. You're probably dying.

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Go to the back of the room and do twenty push-ups, sing­ ing a stanza of ‘This is the Way We Stay Awake” after ever)' push-up This is not only good exercise for yourself, but it also keeps the prof on his toes. (He’ll think he’s at the wrong institution.)

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Light up a cigar, any brand will do provided it’s green.

Things are bound to happen now, and if your grades are up and your insurance is paid up, you have nothing to worry about..

If none of these suggestions help, bear up under it for a few years. Just think, you may be lucky enough to come back as a tutor, M. H. then you’ll never sleep again.

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“My dear Hamlet, wherefore this melancholy? Do you yet lack the firm resolve to avenge the murder of your father? Both he and his murderer are dead; yet you live on, a melancholy man.

In this fair land and this fair age what can distress you? Every­ thing within the law is yours; so cast off this melancholy, and act your role. A love-sick man could behave like you; but you who have lived so full and sad a life surely cannot be affected by a vain and silly twentieth-century' girl. And yet you smile at my words, as though I had hit upon it. Well then, noble prince, if it is so, let me hear your story, for I am your friend.”

Hamlet looks up and smiles sadly. Yes, it is true; Hamlet is in love and knows not what to do. He mumbles to himself, waxing poetic in the words Will Shakespeare put into his mouth long ago, now clothing other thoughts with other dress: “Yet I, A dull and droopy-headed rascal, wait.

Like Doubting Thomas, wavering in my cause, And can say nothing; no, not to a girl, Whose smiling modesty and gentle grace Subdued my fearful heart. But why then fearful?

Who calls me worthless? knifes me in the back?

Seeks out my faults, and throws them in my face?

Smears my name in mud? calls me a hypocrite Until my spirit aches? who does me this?

Ha! I should take it; for it cannot be But I am chicken-hearted and lack nerve To boldly speak my mind, or else ere this

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RED I should have won her love and tender heart A thousand separate ways. O rare affection!

Elusive, hopeless, helpless, breathless passion!

0 love!

Why, what a fool am I! This is most brave, That I, the healthy son of a healthy father, Prompted in my fancy by honest friends, Must, like a sot, unburden my heart with words, And fall, a-cursing, like a driveling drunk, A milksop!

1 must do something. Let me think. Plum, I have heard That timid lovers, sitting at a show, Have by the very passion of the scene, Been stirred so to the heart that presently They have displayed their fond affection, For rapture, though it say no word, will speak With most exquisite organ. I’ll take this girl To see tin? tender love of some strong hero For some sweet heroine. I’ll observe her looks; I’ll see just how she acts; if she but smile, I know my course. My worries may be due To pure imagination, for the mind Sometimes deceives and torments men who think Too much — I am too weak and melancholy, And love is for a bold and headstrong man, Not for a coward. But wait, and we shall see What hope there is for me. The show’s the thing Wherein my heart will learn what song to sing.

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A FUGITIVE It was Wednesday, July 28, 1954, and I was standing beside the highway in Julesburg, Colorado. My destination was Colorado Springs, and I was determined to keep going, although it was get­ ting dark. It was not very long before I knew something was in the wind. A passer-by stopped and warned me that a patrolman , was on the prowl about that time every night.

Well, I went to a nearby park and sat down to think things over. I was a little tired and soon I was half asleep. Suddenly I awoke with a start, finding a man standing close by.

He spoke in a low tone, “If you don’t want to get in trouble with the railroad people, you’d better not hang around in this park.

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I had to find some place to sleep other than that park near the railroad. Because of the size of the town there were not very • many hotels or motels, so I tried to find an all night gas station.

No luck! Finally I just wandered aimlessly around the town until I got an invitation to the local jail.

They locked me in and took all my personal possessions from me. With a hard mattress and a single blanket I went to sleep.

In the morning I had to bang on the bars before the officer in charge let me out. He was, however, a rather friendly fellow and got a ride for me with a trucker. After that I did not have any trouble getting to Colorado Springs.

On my return trip I decided to play it safe. I took a bus from Colorado Springs to Denver much against my will, but it was the best way at the moment. Once out of Denver I thought I would be safe! After a short wait I got a ride to Hudson (about 20 miles east of Denver). But my joy in getting away from the big city was short-lived. I soon noticed a patrol car coming from the east. He swung around and pulled up.

“What are you doing here?” he asked.

“I’m waiting for the bus,” I answered because I knew there would be a bus along in half an hour.

“They sell tickets across the street in that gas station.”

“Not that I know of!” I retorted.

He was not convinced but immediately proceeded to write out a warning. Reluctantly I signed my name and thought that would be all, but he had one more thing to say.

“Now I’ve told you all I’m supposed to,” leaving the impress­ ion that his heart was not in his work.

He drove away into the town but turned around and parked facing me. That left me no choice but to cross the street and wait for the bus. When it came I took it to Brush, Colorado and then hooked a ride to Akron in the box of a truck. There I stopped at Rev. Pederson’s and related my experiences. The next day, since they were going to Sterling, they went a little out of their way and took me across the border into Nebraska.

I was finally out of the reach of the Colrado State Patrol.

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“This last summer, when I was on my way back to Vienna from the Appetite-Cure in the mountains, I fell over a cliff in the twilight and broke some arms and legs and one thing or another, and by good luck was found by some peasants who had lost an ass, and they carried me to the nearest habitation, which was one of those large, low, thatch-roofed farm-houses, with apartments in the garret for the family, and a cunning little porch under the deep gable decorated with boxes of bright-colored flowers and cats; on the ground-floor a large and light sitting-room, separated from the milch-cattle apartment by a partition; and in the front yard rose stately and fine the wealth and pride of the house, the manurepile...............

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I told her what you told me to tell her: that you were now but an incoherent series of compound fractures extending from your scalplock to your heels, and that the comminuted projections caused And it was after this that she wishyou to look like a hat-rack, ed me to remember that there was nothing the matter with me?

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“It was too large a contract for the Stubenmaedchens vocabu­ lary; she couldn’t call the hand. I allowed the subject to rest there, and asked for something to eat and smoke, and something hot to drink, and a basket to pile my legs in; but 1 couldn’t have any of these things.” »> > < « But Why?” ’ ‘ “She said you would need nothing at all.

I am hungry and thirsty, and in desperate pain.” ’ ‘ “She said you would have delusions, but must pay no attention to them. She wants you to particularly remember that there are no such things as hunger and thirst and pain.” ’ ‘ “She does, does she?” ’ ‘ “It is what she said.” ’ 4 “Does she seem to be in full and functionable possession of her intellectual plant, such as it is?” ’ 4 “Bitte?” ’ “Do they let her run at large, or do they tie her up?” ’ 4 “Tie her up?” ’ ‘ “There, good-night, run along; you are a good girl, but your men­ tal Geschirr is not arranged for light and air)' conversation. Leave me to my delusions.” ’ c <«

Mark Twain then proceeds to tell of the personal visit of the Christian Science healer as he lay half-dead in the home of the Stubenmaedchen. This too is a humorous episode but perhaps funnier to those who know the basic tenets of Christian Science.

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This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping con­ tinued during the next three hours, and then stopped — the connec­ tions had all been made. All except dislocations, there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to frame­ work, and sent for the horse-doctor.”

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“I gave her an imaginary check, and now she is sueing me for substantial dollars. It looks inconsistent.”

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A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH “The doctor is gone today. I’m sorry, but I don’t know where to reach him. If anyone is critically sick, I suggest that you call Doctor Braun. No, I don’t know where Dr. Klaghorn is. Good­ bye!” Hanging up, Clara the cleaning woman said, “Everytime this telephone rings after office hours, you’d think it was a matter of life and death to find the doctor. I wouldn’t want to be a doctor for anything.” Little did Clara realize that this telephone call was a matter of life and death.

Her name was Sadie Capone. She was a rather large person, but she could handle herself very well. She had beautiful blue eyes and a face which was once attractive but which now be­ cause of neglect and indifference toward her appearance was de­ teriorating. Her jowls sagged, she had bags under her eyes, and she carried around numerous chins. This description may be a little harsh; for even now wherever she went, people turned around to get a second look at her. This was the woman Bruno Simpson met yesterday.

Bruno was walking down the street in the afternoon after work when he saw Sadie. It was love at first sight, although his bet­ ter self told him she, who lived for and loved the stares of people as a movie star does, was too worldly for him and would only make trouble for him. But he just couldn’t resist her. So following an urge which he never would have followed in his right mind, he walked over to Sadie and shyly said, “Hello, Sadie, my name is Bruno Simpson.”

Sadie turned around to see who was talking, and there HE was. She had seen and associated with all types of men, but just a look at Bruno showed her that he was a unique person. Sadie had been born on the wrong side of the tracks and was living a life no really respectable person would lead, but even this woman of the world had a feeling that she had never felt before. Bruno 174

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Sadie, completely stunned at first by Bruno’s frank state­ ment, regained her composure and answered back, “Hi, Bruno.

I’m Sadie.” To be brief the conversation ended with Bruno in­ viting Sadie to a local restaurant for supper. In the taxi to Sadie’s place after supper Bruno asked her for a date the next night. Sadie explained to him that she worked afternoons and evenings, but if he wanted a date, he could pick her up after work.

It is six o’clock, twenty-four hours after Bruno had last seen Sadie. For him the time is passing all too slowly. All lie lias been thinking of all day is Sadie. He has asked himself many questions about her. Is Sadie really a nice girl in spite of her background and present job? Does she really feel about me as I feel about her; or is she maybe playing me along to spite some other lover of hers?

Would she make me a good wife? As you may notice by the ques­ tioning, Bruno isn’t going to waste any time in coming to the point with Sadie.

Eventually Bruno’s thoughts lead him to the realization that if he wishes to achieve his good tonight, he must make a good im­ pression on Sadie. He calls up the classiest restaurant in town and makes reservations. Now he conies to the subject of clothes.

“Oh no, I sent all of my clothes to the cleaner two days ago, and they won’t be back till tomorrow!” After about thirty minutes of thought on the subject Bruno is at the point of despair. Suddenly he remembers the doc. “Doc Klaghorn is the only man in town who wears clothes the same size as mine. Oh why am I so fat!”

Bruno places a hurried call to the doc, but he isn’t home. “If he isn’t at his office, I know I’ll just die, because I won’t have any decent clothes to wear when I take Sadie, the fat lady in the circus, out tonight.

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Director Lau started off his program on a tangent that had been touched on only lightly by his predecessors, naturally so, the sub­ ject. being a rather wann one. “The Loves of Lincoln” was (or “were”, Tutor S.?) treated by the first speaker, Roger Uitti. A demonstration followed as Dave Plocher and Grace Iiarstad played 175

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Richard Paustian enlightened us further about the abilities of our great leader by describing Lincoln, the Orator. VViith such proofs as the Gettysburg Address and the Lincoln-Douglas debates, lie had little trouble convincing his hearers. The curtain for the finale opened upon an amazing bit of scenery, at least amazing to anyone familiar with the Forum’s facilities aolng that line. It showed the president, Dobberstein with his companions, (the ac­ tors being those previously mentioned in this history) sitting on a high platform which could well have been a theater-box without any great stretching of the imagination. The door slowly opened, the assassin slipped through, exploded a cap pistol viciously in the president’s ear, giving the impression that if Abe had not succumbed to the gunpowder wounds, he must surely have died from fright.

The historic jump to the stage and the temporary escape of the villian who shouted something. (Notice to Juniors and Seniors: I was right. It WAS Latin.) It must be added however that this unintended bit of humor was rather the inevitable result of un­ avoidable circumstances than a weakness of the acting. Let any­ one who doubts it recall how the tittering stopped and an atmos­ phere of respectful silence came over the audience when the famili­ ar phrases of “My Captain” filled the darkened gymnasium, recall­ ing to mind the real tragedy and loss of what had just been repre­ sented on the stage. To the Master of Ceremonies, David Lau, who labored successfully against the time difficulties and the rush of the pre-Christmas season, and to his cast, which showed real excellence in their memory work, I wish to extend my congratula­ tions and those of the audience, and thank them for an entertain­ WESTENDORF ing and educational evening.

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Here I am, by the way. All set with stacks of happy resolu­ tions for the new year. No more of these trivolous frivials. Just solid meat. Turning from the abstract “meat” to the particular, that means in practical application more special reports on the whys and wherefores of Fusz, Flem, Siegler, and Lindloff. And I have another resolution for the coming year. I must put aside the old “limner Emautou’” and concentrate on you, the students of Northwestern College. Of course I shall put you all in the Dative of Disadvantage (also known as Hostile Interest. If anyone wish­ es to see an example of hostile interest, let him go to the secondfloor washroom in the morning and watch a typical LindemanMichel campaign. The weapons may range from towels to razors to shaving cream atomizers to tubes of toothpaste. All is fair in love and war. Warning: All spectators may become participants).

Resolutions are rather vain things, you know. I had deter­ mined to love college life in 1955. I was hoping the profs would begin operations in ’55 the way they ended them in ’54, by pouring hot chocolate for us and offering us cookies. Let us remember the First Faculty - Student Christmas Party. But no such luck in ’55.

Right away semesters. And, anyway, this is the time of the year when room monitors start posting lists of Preps for sale. It’s a long drag. Oh, well!

It was a wonderful vacation; It was a painless separation.

Forgotten were the Kaegi grammars; Instead the eight hours were spent on amours.

I missed no professors and preps to pester; I thought not a whit of the waning semester.

I ate like a fiend and slept till eleven; And forgot what it means to eat breakfast at seven.

In short, I enjoyed it; but I have one confession: I sometimes longed for a bruising bull-session.

MAX : JUDY Now that we are in 1955 and have a more or less objective viewpoint, let us reminisce. I asked Murphy, surnamed Shylock, what he thought about the past year; and surprisingly enough, he divulged a little information. For instance, he thought the best tune of 1954 was “Put your Arms Around me, Honey.” This song hit peak popularity, Murph disclosed, in late December, • when at a St. Mark’s Song-fest Murph’s choice for Conductor of the Year, Rev. Redlin, conducted a duet composed of that well-known croon­ er Murph and —well; let me-ahem-say he was not alone. Modest man that I am, I hate to come right out with these things. The NotYet Professor Kehrberg was present at the same occasion and called for a closer relationship (like unto Murph) between St. Mark’s 177

girls and the supposedly great number of bachelors at N. W. C. (This very night of Deadline the guys were invited to eat free crackers and be amused by the Senior Society of Young People; so.)

As for 1955, I’m willing to gaze into the crystal ball and come up with a few predictions. I think Reuel Schulz will be the most successful man of 1955 without a doubt. He has successfully drop­ ped Male Chorus, Glee Club, and Basketball to spend more time at whatever he spends time at. There’s talk he will be abandoning his reserved seat in the clubroom next.

MISTER T - V, CHARLEY SCIILIEVE has already sent in his application for the sitting position.

A few predictions regarding books: In the line of romantic fiction I think the fourten-page Epistle of Adelphos to the Gunaiki (woman) will take top rating. In the non-fiction department I have high hopes for that little black book Schneider lugs around to browse through when he’s too tired to play Solitaire. As for true literature, I believe we have only one artist in our midst, Stan Kablitz. (Stan came back a day late for this new year. Pure forget­ fulness: one of the many little things that make Kablitz Kablitz.)

I have a few Kablitzisms in my diary I plan on passing on to pos­ terity. A few are reprinted here: (speaking of the old building) “These halls are not fit for human habitation.” (to a Prep) “Kindly remove your carcass from my desk.” (gazing downward) “My knees look like twin Epsilons.”

I’ve had a little fan mail lately, a few dozen “I hate you” jobs; but one unusual letter I received from a certain Sam who told me about a terrible dining room tragedy. I think I’ll reprint it; it will take up space (which is my job, as I see it).

“My name is Sam, and I’m a saucer, I’m downright mad, and here’s the cause, sir: (I know you’ll print whatever’s goiy; That’s my job I’m telling you this story.)

My job has always been exciting; I’ve seen tongues wag and molars biting, I’ve heard guys cuss the prunes and liver, I’ve watched the kitchen-maids deliver.

I know how students love to slobber; I like them, though they’re most improper.

That is, I did, until one dinner Some creature robbed me, sly young sinner, Removed me to his musty cupboard, Used me once, then threw me upward, And there I sat, like a cast-off lover Ashamed and bare without a cover.

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They threw me out - that’s why I’m fumin’— And let me bum in the incinerator; I wasn’t found until much later.

So if there are watchmen at the gate.

Looking for your filthy freight, I’m glad, I’m glad, it serves you right.

Don’t let them, tutors, leave your sight.

They’re lazy scoundrels, and by no means bright.”

So far the text.. But, as Iienrich would say, that is only one sau­ cer’s opinion; and Parch, after chewing around on the idea a while, would signify “Yeah” by saying “Yeah”.

According to the tutors, the new breakfast arrangement is great. It makes it easier to check up on delinquent Frosh and Sophs, and I think they get a secret pleasure out of watching Seni­ ors and Juniors shag. I conducted a little survey on our ambition; and to my surprise, as of this moment the old Culture Kid, Charley Tessmer, is out in front. Most individual shags per person.

January the Fifteenth was a dark day for old Northwestern.

We lost two basketball games that night; (It is quite thrilling to look forward to a basketball game this year. Who knows who’s going to be in there fighting next? It could even be Bob Sievert.) we were outcheered by the Concordia crowd. (What’s the matter with us? too wise to act foolish? Must be it.) But the lowest point of all tragedy was hit when Siegler failed in one of those upsy-daisy cheers and proved the gym floor resilient. It might have hurt a lesser man; but Siegler bounced back in the usual shape.

The Freshman Quartette, now known as the Bald Esels, who are aching for public performance, are now, as I have hinted by the foregoing phrase, bald. Zuleger is a Bald Esel. To all those in­ terested, I also mention this fact: Johnson is not bald. (I was go­ ing to say that Coach was the model for this quartette, but I re­ alized immediately that — well, maybe I better shut up altogether.)

MAX : JUDY Hard-luck Art Godfrey is suffering again. The whole world’s in his doghouse now. Ever since Wisconsin licked Illinois, he has not been the same. Things got so bad he went into a state of mourning and wished to exchange opinions with nobody. Poor Art. He can’t even dare to mention Illinois’ football team.

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Some Young People’s Societies from around Rock Springs, Wise., were privileged to hear the Glee Club present the first con­ cert performance of that old bus favorite, “Ich Bin Ein Musikann,” with Westy’s iron-throated voice in the starring role. (Since that time Westy has been beset by woes a-plenty. Disregarding a gen­ tleman’s agreement that cats are not permitted in the dorm after dark, he took a liking to one of the creatures and let it thrive on his hospitality. Well, the cat thrived a little too much; in fact, it overflowed, much to the pleasure of Westy’s Preps. But the cat is sorry now ;since my job gives me the classification of a beast, I listened in to the Snottical Conference of Cats, and they purred they were proclaiming the last week of February as “Be Kind to Westy” Week. He’ll need comfort. All the plants in his garden froze as a result of measures taken to erase the effects of the Lake That— Cat— Built.) Back to Rock Springs. During his stay there Siegler learned how true love operates. His dartball game went haywire; the darts went flying all over. She was only three years old, but she won’t have to grow much to approach Siegler.

Hillmer, on the other hand, is of a different nature; he wants the real McCoy. The bus headed for Rock Springs was crowded; that is a fundamental truth I want to put across; else will the situ­ ation lose its glamor. The Glee Club was situated in the front of the bus, three to a seat except for Fleming and Siegler. There were girls in the rear. Hillmer was in the rear. The lights were out.

The bus was crowded. The front of the bus sang. The rear of the bus — Sorry, no reports came through 1-2-3 Thus did Hillmer preserve his reputation as the Glee Club’s foremost Missionary to the Girls in Darkness.

MAX : JUDY Music by the measurefulls has been flowing out of the pens of those two young inspired geniuses, Rauch and Plocher. The presentation of their arrangements at the Christmas Party was not altogether successful, but true art is never appreciated by the mass­ es. The Pep Band is their guinea-pig. The latest sensation off the pen is “Skokiaan” in which Ribar is allowed to go nuts for a time and release all his primitive, pent-up artistic emotion. Ribar and Tomhave have also been rehearsing the Indian warwhoop. Their first attempt invited everyone to pick up a tomahawk.

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Farewell until once more I greet you, That is all, by the way.

P. S.: It is now ten minutes after deadline, but I just must re­ port what Mel Scheid expressly told me he didn’t tell me. Something about Lindquist. And a telephone. Which has two ends. A receiver.

And a mouthpiece. Which two have different functions. I know more about a telephone than Lindquist does. That’s the whole story. Good night.

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The following is a translation from the German of an address to the student body at the Seminary in St. Louis in 1927 given by Dr. F. Pfotenhauer, president of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, 1911-1935. The translation is offered as food for thought for the grow­ ing generation of our Wisconsin Synod, which means the students of Northwestern College !

“To die glory of God it may be said that the story of the sec­ ond generation of our Synod has been the story of a golden age, such as the church has seldom witnessed. The second generation has for the most part been laid to rest. The few who remain await the impending call of dieir Lord. A new generation is taking its course.

“What will be the history of this third generation of our Sy­ nod? In the last years many things in our midst have changed — outwardly much to our benefit. Our institutions have been mag­ nificently improved. Many of our congregations gather in beauti­ ful churches. Our work has been well organized and transferred to able committees. Our Synod operates efficiently.

“But all diis is not a sure sign that we still are what we were.

On the contrary, it may be the facade behind which a decline is being concealed and consumated. It cannot be denied that ever more threatening symptons are appearing which point to this that strength is decreasing and a generation decay is setting in, to which we must call an abrupt halt. Let me call your attention to only a few of these symptons. The love of the Word of God and the desire for it have decreased. For that reason, people do not study the Scriptures as thoroughly as they once did. In many localities of our Synod the educatiion of our growing youth is languishing.

Parochial schools have disappeared there, and the generation now growing up is not deeply and firmly grounded in the truth. The boundaries between us and the world are beginning to be obliter­ ated; the result is that in many places pastors and congregations tolerate lodgery and worldly organizations and do not insist upon separation and isolation. The readiness to forsake everything for Jesus' sake and to sacrifice for the sake of the Gospel is diminishing; a deficiency that becomes apparent even in our students at the time when calls are distributed. If we close our eyes to these and 181

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In the early days of the Canadian Northwest a pioneer Luth­ eran missionary built himself a home of poplar logs and raised himself a family of five boys. The second of these was John Schmieder. During the latter years of the 19th century John lived through some of the experiences that we have only seen in books.

His first teacher was schoolmaster Fox, a dead shot and natural born enemy of wolves, gophers, cotton-tails, prairie chickens and other vermin, and also a strict disciplinarian who gave to each his due: to the dunce a stand-up in the bleak corner of the school room, to the rebellious the rod and to the wicked a seat on the wood-box against the well-stoked pot-bellied stove.

The young scholar spent one winter in a Winnipeg school where he was vacillated and carried his ann in a sling like a crip­ ple for weeks. In Philadelphia he was pursued by truant officers like a criminal and made to write “rag” on his slate 500 times.

Though the prairie schooling was best, tradition demanded a dif­ ferent type. After public schools in San Diego, Calif., and Lyons, N. Y., John entered N. W. C. as a quintanner. After his many scho­ lastic wanderings he settled down in Watertown from 1902 till he graduated in 1908.

Upon receiving his B. A. he spent a year in Europe before re­ turning to the Philadelphia Seminary. In 1911 he was ordained into the ministry at the ripe old age of 21. Still his thirst for know­ ledge was unquenched so he pursued graduate studies in the uni­ versities of Berlin and Marburg and, on his return to the States, ac­ cepted a call to Trinity Church, Philadelphia.

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It was quite natural for Pastor Schmieder to choose the min­ istry for his life’s work for he came from a distinguished line of Lutheran clergymen going back five generations on his father’s side. His great-grandfather had been the founder of the first Luth­ eran Church in Rome, the author of the twelve minor prophets in Lange’s famous commentary and a score of other books, and had lived in the buildings of the former University of Wittenberg, the ancient Augustinian monastery, as the Director of the Wittenberg Seminary, longer than Luther himself, that is, for 45 years.

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Early in the fall a plague began its destructive sweep across the face of the globe. The dreaded Spanish Influenza claimed 20 mil­ lion lives. Churches and schools and all places of public assembly were closed down. In the month of October alone 22 young men and women of the congregation died and were buried by the pastor.

There was sickness in almost every home. All day long Rev. Schmieder trudged on foot, going from door to door, calling on the sick, seeking out nurses for the dangerously ill and helpless and comforting the sorrowing. Nor was the parsonage spared, for both he and his wife were overtaken by the plague. But they were more fortunate that had been many of the parishioners. Out of these war-time woes and worries, out of the toil and travail of these evil times and out of the fellowship of mutual sufferings and sor­ rows, shared by the new pastor and his people, there was welded a bond of union so strong that no tempting calls to greener pastures and larger and more lucrative fields of labor have been able to break it. After 36 years it still holds.

During these years, besides serving a very large church as its only minister, he has been prominent in official capacity in the United Lutheran Church. His work has earned him the honorary title of Doctor of Divinity. He was also one of the leaders at the convention which resulted in the union of the Canada Synod and the Synod of Central Canada. In view of these accomplishments, though they may be little known in our circles, we can feel honor­ ed to number Rev. John Schmieder among the alumni of North­ western College.

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ALUMNI NOTES The Christmas Spirit hit the Seminary like the proverbial bomb during the past weeks. At least, some of them gave away diamond rings as if they were candy canes this year. The first (alphabetically) among these notables was our dear friend “Beck”.

Walter Beckman, ’54, is engaged history and lend a hand in the athletic department to Miss Marilyn Miller of Clear Lake, Iowa. Miss Miller is a Dr. Ralph D. Owen, ’05 is teaching Senior at D. M. L. C. as Fuhlbright professor at Mar­ burg Lahn University in Ger­ Henry Ellwein, ’37, formerly of Elmany this winter. Funds to sup­ wein, North Dakota, was instal­ port the exchange of students led in St. Matthew’s Church, and professors under the FulSpring Valley, Wisconsin. bright Act came from the sale Norbert Gieschen, ’52, will be mar­ of surplus American war mater­ ried this summer to Miss Caro­ ials abroad after the war. line Loerke (if misspelled, please excuse, Gus wasn’t sure) of Jackson Petrie, ’42, Kingston, Wis. has been called to serve as pas­ Gibbon, Minnesota. At the pre­ tor at Gethsemane Lutheran sent time, she is teaching at Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Juneau, Wisconsin.

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Wilbert Gawrisch, ’44, West Bend, Wisconsin, has the call to the Loyal Schroeder, ’45, Loganville, Wisconsin, has a call to Geneva, mission in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Nebraska.

Lloyd Huebner, ’47, formerly of Akaska, South Dakota, was in­ W. F. Sprengeler, ’16, formerly of Hoskins, Nebraska, was instal­ stalled as pastor in Wood Lake, led in Good Shepherd Church, Minnesota on December 5.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (quite a Alvin Kienetz, '54, is engaged to while ago).

Miss Marlene Sievert of WaterWalter Voigt, ’22, Frontenac, Min­ town. nesota, has accepted a call to Dr. Fred Kosanke, ’04, Watertown Town Berlin, near Merrill, Wis. Wisconsin, died last November 9 and was buried the 13th in St. Ervine Vomhof, ’54, is engaged to Mark’s Church of Watertown.

Marjorie Cantwell of Keystone, Iowa. She is now employed in Alvin Leerssen, ’29, formerly of Port Washington. (It says here.)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been installed in Prescott, Arizona.

William F. Weimar, ’85, died re­ Henry Lange, ’45, formerly of La cently at the age of 89 years. He was professor of mathematics Crosse, Wisconsin, has moved at N. W. C. from 1885 till 1903. to Sanborn, Minnesota.

He had been living with his Nathanael Luedtke, ’37, formerly daughter, Mrs. Louis Hill in San of Denver, Colorado, has filled Mateo, California. the vacancy at Goodhue, Minn.

The news that we’ve all been wait­ Herman Winkel, ’45, South Shore, South Dakota, has accepted a ing for and that you no doubt call to Sparta, Wisconsin. know by this time is that Dan­ iel Malchow, ’49, of Eugene, N. B. — An Alumni column with­ out a single birth announcement.

Oregon, has accepted the call to N. W. C. to teach German &

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“XTEN-ded” The Goslings opened defense of their Badger-Illini Basketball Conference Crown with a close 81-72 loss to the Ramblers from Mil­ waukee Extension. The contest was played in the close confines of the Milwaukee Y.M.C.A. gym, which helped the taller Milwaukeeans to victory. The Umnus five rarely got a chance to use its pet fast break attack. Lee Dobberstein’s 24 points kept the Goslings in contention until the final minutes of the ball game, but no other Gosling man­ aged to hit in double figures. Neusen and Gruenwald paced the Ram­ bler offense with 24 and 18 markers, respectively, and Post and Fis­ cher chipped in 10 apiece to help outscore the Black and Red quintet.

FG FT F Pts. FG FT F Pts. Extension N. W. C. 1 18 9 Gruenwald, f 5 8 Eckert, f 4 1 4 0 3 6 7 Vandam, f 3 Parcher, f 3 1 3 6 3 24 2 4 Neusen, f 9 Hillmer, f 0 0 2 4 10 Dobberstein, f 8 3 24 Fischer, c 4 8 7 2 3 1 Kiessling, f 2 5 Artz, c 1 0 1 10 4 2 3 Post, g Sievert, c 1 1 4 0 3 0 Westendorf, c 5 Laun, g 0 2 1 1 2 3 4 Adams, g 2 2 6 Jurci, g 1 1 2 2 0 Schulz, g 2 Patten, g 1 1 0 3 Stelter, g 1 3 2 5 29 23 21 81 Kuske, g 1 Totals 0 1 2 Totals 27 18 22 72 Halftime score: Extension 33, N. W. C. 31

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The Goslings not only upset the brethren from Thiensville, but also set a new N. W. C. gym record of 104 points to crown the victory.

Coach Umnus used the two platoon system to perfection as the Gos­ lings gave a promising exhibition of team play. Six N. W. C. bucketers scored in double figures. Eckert led the way with 17, Stelter and Sievert had 12, Westendorf and Parcher swished 11 and Hillmer chalked up 10. Habeck, Winter, and Rothe were the Sem’s best marks­ men, as expected, with 28, 21, and 14 points respectively, but they didn’t get enough support from their mates to gain the victory.

N. W. C. FG FT F Pts. FG FT F Pts. Seminary 21 Eckert, f 1 7 3 17 Winter, f 8 5 3 Parcher, f 4 6 0 4 3 3 11 Meyer, f 3 Hillmer, f 5 14 5 0 3 8 2 10 Rothe, f 6 3 Dobberstein, f 2 0 4 1 3 8 Buss, f Kiessling, f 3 28 3 1 1 7 Habeck, c 6 16 0 Sievert, c 1 4 0 4 3 12 Beckmann, c 0 3 6 Westendorf, c 4 3 2 11 Stelter, g 1 4 Adams, g 5 5 4 2 1 1 7 Bitter, g 3 Schulz, g 1 1 7 3 Stelter, g 25 86 34 6 3 12 Totals 26 3

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WISCONSIN TECH 73

NORTHWESTERN 76

“HOW TO WIN IN 30 SECONDS" Place: Platteville, Wis. Armory. Score: 73-72, Tech ahead and has possession of ball. Time left: 30 seconds. That’s the picture; now let’s see how the Goslings pulled their first Badger-Illini Conference victory out of the fire. Captain Lee Dobbertein intentionally fouls a poor free thrower. The Miner misses both shots and N. W. C.’s Westendorf is fouled on the rebound. Big Wes, the man with the unique and inimitable jump shot, cooly puts in the two free shots to make the score, 74-73 for N. W. C. The Miners try a desperation shot, but the Goslings again pick off the ball and Eckert is fouled. Eckert sews up the win with two free throws. Final score: 76-73.

The game was close all the way with the score knotted at 39 all in the first half. Lefty Williams, who has by far the best long shot in the league, led all scorers with 24 points. At least 10 of his buckets came on prodigious left-handed push shots from near the center line.

Hartman with 19 and Faherty with 12 gave Lefty scoring help. The Gosling scoring was again well-divided. Little Fritz Eckert shot for 16, Adams had 15, Ron Stelter had 14, and “hero” Westendorf put 12 through the hoop.

N. W. C. FG FT F Pts. Wis. Tech FG FT F Pts. 11 2 3 24 Williams, f Eckert, f 5 6 4 16 3 2 Iverson, f 1 0 Parcher, f 1 . .4 1 2 7 5 19 Hartman, f 6 Hillmer, f 2 0 6 .6 2 0 Rodenkursh, f 0 0 Dobberstein, f 1 0 5 2 2 7 Speaker, g 1 5 Kiessling, f 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 Sievert, c Herriot, c 1 0 1 2 4 12 3 6 Westendorf, c Faherty, g 3 6 2 12 0 0 3 0 Adams, g Kies, g 6 3 4 15 4 9 2 5 Schulz, g 0 0 3 0 Hake, g Stelter, g 5 4 3 14 73 27 24 25 Totals Kuske, g 0 1 0 1 Totals 22 32 26 76 Halftime score: N.W. C. 39, Wisconsin Tech 39

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“OUTMANNED AND OUTPLAYED” Fredricks, a 25 year old Freshman and an Army veteran, proved to be too much for the Goslings to handle at Whitewater and the Quakers rolled to an easy 79-57 victory. The Goslings shooting accura­ cy was very much off form and the Quakers’ effective man-to-man defense also throttled the Black and Red quintet. Fredricks, a dead shot around the free throw circle and Clayton Jackson, a smooth floor man and a good long shot threat, were the big guns for the Teachers with 30 and 13 points, respectively. Eckert with 13 and Ken Adams with 11 paced the ineffective Gosling hoopsters.

FG FT F Pts. N. W. C. F Pts. Whitewater FG FT 4 2 0 1 Eckert, f 13 Pavich, f 4 5 2 2 2 2 0 8 Sutherland, f Parcher, f 2 3 2 2 0 5 Luchsinger, f 0 0 Hillmer, f 2 1 1 2 5 1 3 Dobberstein, f 1 Keilly, f 0 1 1 2 0 2 4 3 Margusian, f Kiessling, f 0 0 3 0 3 Malin, f 1 0 , -2 Sievert, c 1 4 1 8 14 2 '■ 30 3 Fredricks, c Westendorf, c 1 1 1 11 Mundinger, c 2 0 1 4 Adams, g 4 1 3

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FG FT F Pts. N. W. C. FG FT F Pt.s Milton 5 2 3 12 3 12 7 Waldron, f Eckert, f 4 13 9 Parcher, f 2 2 0 6 Chase, f 6 6 2 18 Dobberstein, f 3 2 2 8 Hickey, c 1 0 12 Hillmer, f 2 0 0 4 Gushe, c 8 0 1 16 P. Sievert, c 3 4 1 10 Roush, g 115 2 Westendorf, c 0 0 3 0 Dade, g 0 3 0 3 Adams, g 7 4 5 18 Brodie, g 2 2 3 6 Schulz, g 0 0 10 Gregory,g 0 B. Sievert, g 0 10 14 71 Kuske, g Totals 28 15 4 2 2 10 Totals 24 15 17 63 Halftime score: N. W. C. 25, Milton 24

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N. W. C. FG FT F Pt.s St. Procopius FG FT F Pts. Eckert, f 9 8 3 7 2 25 Pavlick, f 3 2 Parcher, f 3 2 10 0 1 6 Hebert, f 4 2 0 Dobberstein, f 4 2 1 2 10 Kelly, f 0 0 Hillmer, f 1 0 2 35 0 2 Rezek, c 12 11 P. Sievert, c 0 2 2 2 2 2 Bomkamp, c 1 0 Westendorf, c 2 5 6 4 5 8 Dollinger, g 3 0 Pankow, g 2 2 3 11 1 5 Kreil, g 4 3 B. Sievert, g 0 0 2 0 0 0 Siu, g 0 2

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MILWAUKEE CONCORDIA 84

NORTHWESTERN 70

“ONLY A NON-CONFERENCE GAME” The Concordia Junior Collegians from Milwaukee had too much speed and accuracy for the Goslings as the visiting Falcons coasted to a decisive 84-70 victory. It was the fourth straight loss for North­ western. Led by Natzke and Snyder, who chipped in 18 points apiece, and Discher, a deadly long shot artist (8 baskets), the Falcons jumped to a 50-29 halftime advantage and coasted the rest of the way. Fritz Eckert, Northwestern’s sharpshooting forward, again paced the Var­ sity five with 19 points. Dave Kuske continued his torrid scoring output with 18 markers and Adams followed with 11. Concordia’s excellent clinging zone defense hampered the Umnusmen throughout, but the Goslings averted a complete rout with 41 points in the final stanza.

N. W. C. FG FT F Pt.s Mil. Concordia FG FT F Pts. 8 0 4 16 3 Eckert, f 4 19 Discher, f 8 4 0 3 8 Parcher, f 2 5 2 9 Dechow, f 6 3 18 Dobberstein, f 1 2 6 5 4 Snyder, f 2 4 Hillmer, f 2 2 Bruening, f 1 0 1 0 3 7 4 13 P. Sievert, c 0 3 2 3 Polzin, c 6 6 18 5 Westendorf, c 0 0 4 0 Natzke, c 2 1 2 5 Adams, g 4 3 4 11 Brinkman, g 1 3 1 B. Sievert, g 0 0 0 Stolz.g 1 1 1 0 1 Kuske, g 5 8 5 18 Zimmermann, g 0 Pankow, g 1 2 0 - 4 22 26 84 Totals 31 Totals 22 26 29 70 Halftime score: Concordia 50, N. W. C. 29

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“BACK ON VICTORY LANE” The Goslings snapped a four game losing streak with a hardearned 69-65 victory over Milton’s Wildcats. The game was won on the foul line as the Umnusmen bucketed 29 gift shots to Milton’s 23.

The Wildcats out-shot the home team from the field by 21-20. Jim Hickey, the Badger-Illini Conference’s unofficial humorist, led the scoring with 22 points. Dobberstein led the Goslings with 10 free throws and 4 field goals for 18 points. Ron Stelter heralded his re­ turn to the team after a bout with the mumps with 12 points and a steady floor game. The Wildcats jumped off to a 33-30 halftime lead, but their excessive fouling and a change in the Gosling defense which put pressure on Milton’s shaky guards swung the tide in the second half. The win gave the Black and Red a 2 win and 3 record in B -1 Conference play.

FG FT F Pts. N. W. C. FG FT F Pt.s Milton 6 2 2 14 Eckert, f 4 6 4 14 Waldron, f 2 1 0 0 Parcher, f 0111 Mcllree, f 2 2 1 0 Dobberstein, f 4 10 4 18 Chase, f 2 0 1 Hillmer, f 0 2 12 Carwardine, f 1 1 2 4 1 12 Bredeson, f 0 5 Westendorf, c 4 6 10 4 22 P. Sievert, c 0 0 0 0 Hickey, c 0 2 2 2 Adams, g 3 2 2 8 Gusho, c 4 4 3 12 Kuske, g 1 0 3 2 Roush, g 0 1 5 1 Stelter, g 4 4 1 12 Brodie, g 1 4 6 — — — Gregory, g 5 Totals 20 29 17 69 Totals 21 23 29 65 Halftime score: Milton 33, Northwestern 30.

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THE STANDINGS 1 7 SOPHS 1 5 SENIORS 3 3 FROSH I 5 2 JUNIORS 7 0 FROSH II

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“Ileah yuh is,” grunted the figure next to him.

John accepted the cigar reverently and raised it slowly to his mouth.

“Hurry it up,” growled three or four voices.

Yah suh,” said John and stuck the cigar at a jaunty angle be­ tween his lips. John Brown inhaled deeply. John Brown coughed profusely and stared in wonder at the spinning world. John Brown was 8- years old.

“Hurry it up,” growled three or four voices.

“Someone got some string?” mocked the voice of the figure next to him. ‘ Half pint heah don’t look so good.” John blushed deeply in the darkness and was thankful that it was not daylight.

Slowly he began to slip away followed by taunts and jeers from his older companions.

By the time he reached the settlement, the moon had slipped out from behind the clouds long enough to illuminate the twenty shacks set closely together on the edge of the swamp. The air was oppressive, and the mist that rose from the ground in thick, rolling waves gave it an eerie atmosphere. John Brown peered fearfully over his shoulder and hurried to h;s home pursued by imaginary spooks and phantoms.

As he neared the shack at the far end of the settlement, the strum of a guitar accompanied by the dreary notes of a harmonica floated toward him. It was a monotonous melody that John had heard frequently, but which always somehow made his skin tingle with its expressive simplicity. Soon the instruments receded into the background, and a half dozen well-blended voices sang out simply with great depth of feeling.

For a moment he hesitated, but then plunged into his house.

“Dat you, John Patrick?” demanded a querulous voice from the corner of the one roomed shack.

“Yas suh.”

“Whah yo been?” asked the shriveled figure of his grand­ father. Eli Brown had long reached the age where social obliga­ tions ceased to compel him to visit with his neighbors, and he pre­ ferred to sit by himself and dream of the glorious past. Only the care of his orphaned grandson brought him out of his shell occa­ sionally.

“Whah yo been?” he demanded again more sharply.

“Jest runnin’ around,” replied John and became concerned with the movements of his large toe.

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“Yas suh.”

“It ain’t safe to be out nights.”

“No suh.”

“It ain’t safe fo black folks to be out at night.”

“Yas suh.”

“Dey’ve been ridin’ agin.”

“Ah won’t do it no moe, suh.”

His grandfather glanced at him sharply. “Some day it’ll be diffrent,” he muttered abstractedly. “Some day, John Patrick. But not now. De Lawd ain’t ready to set us free yet. But some day, John Patrick.”

“Yas suh,” assented John dutifully on his way to the door; Outside the singing became louder as voices throughout the settle­ ment joined in. There was a jubilant atmosphere in every home.

Th 2 news that day had been good.

Automatically John began to clap his hands and chant softly.

Slowly, rhythmically his entire body joined in, and soon, as was natural with his race, the body of John Brown was a responsive object delicately trained to pick up and transmit the basic rudi­ ments of sensual rhythm.

Eli looked up from his haze of yesterdays and smiled with satisfaction. His race might be despised, but nobody could deny that the American musical heritage was the negro's.

Suddenly John stopped. “Is it true dat all’ll be able to go to de big school now?” he asked.

Eli frowned intently and glanced suddenly above the cup­ board. It was devoid of ornament except for a dull red brick. “Some day maybe,” he replied.

“But de Supreme Court said-------- .”

“Some day maybe,” intenipted Eli. “Maybe some day soon.”

“But dere’s a law now.”

“De Lawd made a la wlong for de Supreme Court,” muttered Eli regretfully.

“Den ah won’t be able to go.”

“Some day. Right now it’s too dangerous.”

“Yas suh.” John slipped outside. The singing had stopped, and the night was silent except for occasional voices drifting up and down the settlement. Most of his companions were in bed by this time, and John sat on an old stump and listened. He enjoyed the sounds of the night, but tonight the air seemed ominously si­ lent. John Brown trembled an dreturned inside.

“Bout bedtime, John Patrick,” mentioned Eli. “It ain’t late yet.”

“Go to bed, John Patrick.”

“Yas suh,” obeyed John wearily and climbed slowly into his cot. For a long while he lay there wide awake thinking over the 191

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He had been mighty careful in hiding it. And there were also other things — Billy’s cut finger, old man Anderson having a stroke right at dinner time, and Tim’s losing all his marbles to himself and then demanding them back on the pretense that they had been playing 6 ^ for fun. There was — then there was — oh there was much more.

John paused. He slept.

When he awoke, it was shortly after midnight. He rubbed his eyes and sat up. There was talking outside — loud, cursing talking.

John listened carefully. The voices were strange and harsh. One stood out from the rest. It was a quiet, authoritative voice like that of a doctor or lawyer.

John glanced toward the other end of the room. His grand­ father’s bed was empty. Quickly he jumped from his and looked out the window. In the middle of the street stood two cars. They were loaded with men — white men, white men with masks. Up and down the settlement lights were going on, and there were a 6 t few badlv mu filed cries of terror. The loud cursing continued, but the man with the dignified voice held up his hands presently and the shouting subsided to a mutinous grumble.

“Come outside,” ordered the quiet-voiced man in the hushed stillness. Immediately the lights went out, and John could hear latches falling in place.

“Come out,” came the quiet, methodical order for the second time. Only the silence of the night answered him.

“How about teachin’ dese dirty niggas how to obey orders?” cut in a deep rasping voice. His question was greeted by an out­ burst of eager agreement.

“Shut up,” said the dignified man. “Come out,” he repeated with a trifle of impatience.

“What fo?” asked the old voice of Eli. John jumped. His grandfather was out there alone with the white men.

One of the men in the front car trained his spotlight on Eli. The dignified man started to speak, but then jumped from the car and walked toward the hut.

“Are you head of this settlement?” he asked pleasantly.

“Ah’m de oldest,” replied Eli without emotion.

“Do you know why we’re here?”

“Yas.” “I don’t mean any harm. Just listen and do as I say, and I’m sure everything will be fine.”

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He paused. Eli maintained h:s disconcerting silence.

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“No ah don’t”.

“Why don’t you understand?”

“Cause ah can’t understand you.”

“What are you getting at, old man?”

“You whites are big fools.”

Angry shouts greeted this statement, and several men poured out of the front car and ran to where Eli and the dignified man stood. But before they could reach Eli, their leader stopped them and addressed them with a curt “Shut up.” Then he turned back to the old figure seated against the shack.

“You better watch yourself, old man. These men would just as soon kill you. They’re ugly tonight.”

“Ah’s too old to care much what dey do.”

The dignified man frowned slightly. “Look, we ll start from the beginning again. Keep your children from school. We don’t want any trouble, so keep your children from school. Is that clear?”

• “Sho.” “All right, that’s fine.”

“Sho it’s fine, but it still don’t clear nuttin up.”

The white man looked at the withered old figure in front of him with visible irritation. Then he spun around. “Let’s go,” he ordered.

“No! By Gawd, no!” shouted a thin merciless voice. “Ah don’t lak this heah nigga’s attitude.”

“Leave him alone. We got what we came for.”

This heah nigga’s got to be taught a lesson,” demanded the thin merciless voice. “Tell us, nigga. Tell us what you meant befo.”

The dignified man shrugged his shoulders in resignation and returned to Eli. Eli started to speak in short, terse sentences. “De white man’s skeered cause de Lawd’s settin’ his people free. Fo almost a hun­ dred years now, He’s bin freein’ us. And de white man’s sheared.

And lak all sheared men he’s runnin’ around playin’ big. But he’s jest about through. De white man’s jest about through playin’ big. Mv race is free. Gawd’s set us free.”

There was an ominous silence. John could hear the heavy breathing of the men outside.

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“No.” The voice of the dignified man had become flat and sin­ ister.

“But this heah nigga--------.”

“No!”

“Say, you’re goin’ too far in thinlan’ you can shove me around.”

“Shut your dirty, whining mouth.”

“Look, doc, if you’re--------.”

A fist sent him spinning in the dust. “Never call me doc again or I’ll kill you,” whispered the voice of the leader.

“Yas, you white men is sheared of my brick,” began Eli sud­ denly as if he had not noticed the proceedings. His voice was vague and halting and his eyes stared blankly straight through the man in front of him. “Dere’s nuttin you can do. Ds brick’s dere, and dat’s dat.”

“This guy’s nuts,” commented the thin merciless voice. The other men looked around uncertainly. Insane people frightened them.

“Dat’s what wrong wid you,” continued Eli ignoring the men in front of him. “ You won’t face the facts. Look at de brick.”

“Brick?”

“De Lawd set us free. De brick says so.”

“What brick?”

“De brick inside my house.”

“Let’s go and see it,” said the dignified voice.

“We negroes is a lot stronger dan you think,” continued Eli without paying attention to anything. “You say we is trash and got to be kept under foot, but we’s strong. We gave de United States her music. We gave yo Southerners yo dialect, and we gave many of you some of our blood.”

There was a pause. There was a loud, cursing bellow.

“Sam, don’t!” roared the uncontrolled voice of the dignified man. But it was too late. There was a sickening thud of metal against flesh and bone. Eli groaned once and then was silent.

For a brief moment the white men stood there, and then all piled back into the car simultaneously. There was a roar of the motors and grinding of gears. The cars shot forward, and soon only the rising dust was left to remind the eyes peering through windows and cracks that there had been any visitors.

John was the first one out the door. He almost stumbled over Eli’s body. He looked down. He looked away. The sight of his grandfather was not a pleasant one. It was like the time a car had ran over his dog and squashed it.

“Better come away from dere, boy,” crooned a soft voice. John looked up into the face of his neighbor. “All’ll take care you grandpappy.”

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“He’s dead.”

"Dead?”

“De Lawd took him.”

“Oh.” John looked around in confusion. It seemed to him that the Lord could have at least waited until Eli was ready to go.

By this time there was a crowd around Eli’s body. Finally someone got a sheet and threw it over the prostrate form.

"Who’s gonna git de sheriff?” asked a boyish voice.

“What sheriff?” asked John’s neighbor.

“De sheriff of dis heah county, naturally.”

“What fo?”

‘To arrest dose men.”

“You’re a fool. Dis man died a natural death.”

“Natural death?” asked the young voice increduously. “Why you know dat ain’t true.”

“Young man, you knows it ain’t true. Ah knows it ain’t true.

But dat don’t mean nuttin, understand?”

“Yas suh,” agreed the young man, greatly humbled by his first encounter with the actuality of life.

“Den see dat you remember it. Around heah we don’t get killed. We die naturally.”

“Yas suh.”

“It’s easier dat way.”

“Yas suh. But what about John Patrick?”

“Wife and ah can take him, ah suppose. One mouth more or less won’t make no difference.”

John stood on the outside of the circle and dully wondered why the men should have killed his grandfather. They had seemed like nice men, especially that one that did most of the talking. He wondered what life would be like without Eli. He noticed the curious glances of the other children and puffed his chest out proud­ ly. It wasn’t every day a grandfather got killed.

“Go get yo things, John Patrick,” said the voice of his future mother.

John walked into the hut and looked around. It looked deso­ late and dreary, and he hurriedly gathered his few articles of cloth­ ing and started for the door. He stopped and turned around for a last look. There was the brick. Slowly, almost reverently, he walked over to it and picked it up. Then he turned and walked out the door.

The body of his grandfather was gone. In the morning there would be a funeral. Then they would put Eli in a hole. They would fill in the hole with dirt. Eli would be gone.

John walked over to the neighboring hut. “Take yo things in­ side,” said the voice of the neighbor.

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“Wanna go to bed?”

“No.” “You must be tired.”

“No.” “Ah’s sorry about yo grandpappy.”

“Ah’s sorry too.”

“Dat’s a good boy.”

“What’s being dead lak?”

“It’s jest lak sleepin’.” oleepm r “Yas, don’t fret none. Yo grandpapy’s happy.”

“How can he be happy wid his head all bashed in?”

“Jest you forget about dat.”

“Do you really think he’s happy?”

“He’s happy.”

“Ah’s goin’ outside fo a while.”

“Don’t go nowhere.”

John nodded in agreement and went outside. The neighbor Josh motioned him to sit beside him. At the far end of the settlemen the guitar and harmonica were blending with soft crooning voices. They were saying farewell to Eli. “Can ah keep grandpappy’s brick?” asked John suddenly.

“Yas.” “It’s a pretty brick.”

“Yo grandpappy thought it was de most beautiful brick on earth.”

“Grandpappy sho laked it sho nuff. He wouldn’t even let me play wid it.”

“Don’t play wid it now either.”

“Why?” “You wouldn’t understand. Jest don’t play wid it. Save it.”

“It’s jest a brick.”

“It was much mo than dat to yo grandpappy.”

“Why?” “It’s a brick from his master’s plantation dat was ripped durin’ de Civil.”

“Civil War?” “Yas, yo grandpappy lived on a big plantation den. His mam­ my and pappy were field hands. Eli was jest a boy. About yo age.

Den one day de Yankees come. Dey come and started to rip de plantation apart.”

“What fo?”

“Dey was soldiers. Dey’d come to punish de white man fo keepin’ yo great grandaddy and mammy slaves.”

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Yo grandpappy loved dat house. But den de Yankees come and start rippin ’de house down. Yo grandpappy started to cry. Den a Yankee soldier come swaggerin’ up. ‘Har, little boy,’ he said, ‘liar’s a brick. This belongs to you. You’re free.

“Did de soldier have a gun?”

“Ah expect so.”

“What did grandpappy do?”

“He jest stood dare first. Den he took de brick and lit out to find his folks. He found dem, and he kept de brick. And as he grew up, de brick come to be a symbol of his people’s freedom to him. It meant we was free. It meant de white man couldn’t own us no mo.”

“But we ain’t altogether free yet. Grandpappy said so.”

“No, boy. But some day we’ll be. Some day.”

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John said nothing. There was nothing to say. His mind was in a whirl. The tenns brick and Civil War kept coming to the fore­ ground. They meant nothing. Nothing meant anything. There was just confusion.

Josh noticed the frown of concentration on John’s face. “Don’t worry, boy,” he said. “You’ll understand some day.”

There was a pause. “Do you think dey’ll sing fo grandpappy tomorrow?” asked John.

“Dey’ll sing,” answered Josh.

The face of John cleared. The present was taken care of. He looked up. The moon had broken out from behind the clouds. Its beams settled softly on the foggy air.

“It sho is beautiful,” muttered Josh.

‘Yas suh,” agreed John.

“Gonna be a good day fo de funeral tomorrow.”

“Grandpappy will lak dat.”

“Ah expects he will.”

“What about de men dat killed grandpappy?”

“Best you forget about them. Dey’ll be taken care of.”

“Some day?”

“Yas, Tohn Patrick. Some day.”

John sighed. He was lonesome. The night seemed dreary.

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G. hinz May 4, 1956 Thiensville, Wis. Hi Honey, Is it ever nice out tonight. The moon is full and there’s not a cloud in the sky. Three years ago I could have told you some­ thing about the stars too, but right now the moon is the only one I can remember. The air is always moving up here on the hill and right now a balmy Spring zephyr is gently waving the curtains back and forth. (No mosquitoes yet.) Sure wish you could be here now. It would be a great night for us to take a little spin in your convertible. Oh well, I guess I can wait another four weeks.

I had quite an interesting time in Watertown last weekend.

It was the first time I’d been there in two months and also the first time since they got into their new donn, the one I missed out on by one year. I couldn’t get in to look at it right awav though. The janitors had to finish the bridge first. I ’spose I’d better explain that a bit. It seems that when thev laid the sidewalks the ground wasn’t quite settled. So Thurs. nite it rains like mad and when they got up, no side walks. Just a sea of mud. They told me they were marooned there for 36 hrs. and had to have their supplies brought in by helcopter. But I don’t quite believe that, not if I know Hillmer’s food locker.

So I had to content myself with just looking at the outside for a while. It really is a nice-looking place and when they get some shrubs and landscaping in to cover up the cigarette butts, it will be simply beautiful.

When I finally did get in, I couldn’t find anybody to show me around. They all had classes. Saturday morning, you know (Heh, heh.) The first room I looked into belonged to the “Ed’s”, Werner and Schaewe, as I guessed from the desk ornaments. Apparently there had been some confusion as to who was ’sposed to sweep what week when. Anyhow, I quickly shut the door again before it all dumped out into the hall. I was also quite amazed at what the “mother of invention” will do for untrained minds. Peterson and his roommate had moved their beds out into the hall in order to make room for three 250 gallon oil drums. I think the idea was to keep their waste paper in there until they graduated and then let the summer cleaning crew take care of it. In all fairness I should mention that they did have a mop. I started to go down into the basement but changed my mind. I really believe that there should have been a full basement on that place. Then it would 198

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have been possible to keep on pushing it clown the steps just twice as long.

While I was waiting for the collegiates to get out of class 1 thought I’d take a little stroll over to the old dorm. (I hear they’re having quite a bit of trouble citing that straight now that the new dorm which reallly wasn’t very new is an old dorm after all these years and that while the old dorm is still old, there is a new new dorm which is newer than the new dorm that was old all the time but is still newer than------Hum, where was 1? I think they ought to call them “One” and “Two” before somebody cracks up here.)

As I approached those hallowed halls I was quite startled by the business end of a sawed-off shot gun and looked up to see a quartanner (or First-Major-in-Command as they are now called) Schmoe on the other end. He said that collegiates aren’t allowed within 50 yards of their palace now. He also informed me that it was a good thing he remembered that I was an alumnus in time, ’cause the infirmary was crowded already, but he added that it wouldn’t really have hurt me too much since it was only loaded with rock s:.lt. He let me go but followed me so suspiciously that I didn’t stay very long. I did find out that the tertianers had a new name but nobody dared pronounce it and so nobody was quite sure what it was. Of course the sextaners also got reappellated but I couldn't repeat that to my girl. I noticed that there were other changes too. When class finally let out, I saw a little guy, evidently a (censored), carrying a fifty pound weight in each hand. Schmoe explained that he had committed a major offense. He hadn’t laced his ( )’s shoe properly one morning, and had opened his mouth outside of the classroom besides.

After I got out of these it took me a while to regain my com­ posure but eventually I steadied my knees enough to get back to the new—whoops! wait a minute— other dorm. The first familiar face I saw wasn’t very familiar at all. In fact I was quite shocked to see Rog Fleming weighing not an ounce over 116 pounds. I talked with him a bit and he explained that he was so lonely with­ out his little friends, the preps, that he couldn’t eat or sleep. It sure is too bad that friends have to be separated like that. For once coach got a break. This all happened after football season.

I was looking around for my old buddy, Howie Rauch, when Plocher told me that he was “away”. It seems he was always read­ ing off sweeping lists in his sleep and couldn’t stop drawing them up. It wouldn’t have been so bad if he hadn’t insisted on pinning them up on the bulletin board.

At least Siegler was happy. Now everybody could tell that he was a collegiate. So much for the dust bin—dormitory, I mean.

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RED up. Couldn’t really blame him. Turpentine does look like amonia without a label. Optimistic reports say you’ll be able to get in­ side without a gas mask around June of ’58.

Well, a familiar figure is standing behind me, beating me over the head with a ping-pong paddle so I’ll have to cut this one short. So till tomorrow, All my love, westy P. S.—Make sure you keep on putting my mother’s return address on your letters and don’t put that stamp on upside down again. If the class finds out I’ve got a girl my reputation will be ruined.

SWAN SONG ERE THE GREAT DIVIDE There arc only a few more months left for “old” Northwestern.

Yes, good ol’ Northwestern, the Northwestern of the last several decades will soon be a memory. Some time next fall or early win­ ter will come the “great divide.” The former monitors will shake hands with their small charges and bid them goodbye. With that farewell they will destroy a relation that will never be resurrected again. No longer will the timid Sex, carefree prep, studious frosh, and confident upperclassmen share the same roof. The “family” will be separated. Off to a new abode will go the “big brothers,” and the “younguns” will be left to shift for themselves. The new revised Northwestern will thus come into being.

For the historian it is usually quite hard to state definitely where one phase in a story ends and another begins. For tin per­ son living at the time of a change in eras it is quite impossible to notice it, but here we are taking part in a great change in the his­ tory of our school and are fully aware of it. It is really a privilege.

We alone will be able to compare both systems from first hand experience. But that is all coming. What we are doing now ;s put­ ting the last few miles on the old ialopy before climbing into the new car. Most of us are similar to a driver about to get behind the wheel of a new auto. If something goes wrong with the old contraption, a bolt flies off here or there, we forget about it. After all, we have only a few more miles to put on. Who cares if they are bumpy or noisy. That will all be over soon. Present troubles are forgotten in our enthusiastic contemplation of the future.

Yet, as the ialopy driver, some of us do at limes share the emo­ tions of the owner driving; his faithful old crate on its last trip to the garage. He listens to the o’d engine, and knows that sound will be — nevermore. It still is able to carry him but soon it will carry him — nevermore. So he gathers his last impressions. “How odd!” he exclaims, “Now that I listen to the motor — yes — it sounds fa­ miliar but strangely so! The car is my car, the one I used for many years, but now that I look at it, it seems to have taken on a strange appearance.” Likewise when we start reviewing some of the every200

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Old Northwestern is still here, however. The big bell rings at 6:30 in the morning. The preps roll out. Why do they have to make so much noise? Some mornings they don’t, and then, when you brave the cold a few minutes before seven, or seven, you see them, to your surprise and displeasure, still cuddled up in their beds. It is hard for you to dish out “Strafarbeit” when you listen to their excuses, “The room was so cold, the bed was so warm, I was so tired and didn’t think it’d do any harm to get a few extra winks and besides the prep monitor didn’t come around.” And then you remember you did the same; but “Strafarbeit” nevertheless Well, maybe not this time but don’t’ let me catch you trying that once more!

The meals are almost the same as always. Everybody “bitches” about them but they are really good. The Sexes have to shag water and coffee and when the meal gets under way, the “line” is the “battle line” for all preps. After all, you can’t get to the front if you don’t get your position soon enough. The preps are also the “willing” workers outside the dining hall for all sorts of menial tasks. They sweep the floors, set up chairs, wash windows, take out wastebaskets, pick up paper, plus a hundred other things, always under the surveillance of some collegiate who sees to it all is done and done correctly.

Chapel sendees take place at 6:30 in the evening. The dorm becomes, for 15 minutes, a building fit for a ghost town. Every­ one is in the chapel, preps in front and collegiates in the back.

There is, of course, almost always that calculated disturbance, the telephone ringing. That situation has never been solved (and now we don’t care if it ever will be.)

Study period begins at 7:30. The monitor should have all his underlings at their desks by that time. He also has the unhappy responsibilities of stopping the lengthy bullsessions that so readily pop up. There’s always that admonition, “Your marks weren’t so hot last time. You have no time to waste shooting the bull. Turn around and get studying!” That is all ended at 10:00 o’clock when the preps go to bed. Then you settle down and do some soliid greasing until interrupted for one of those “to all hours of the morning” bullsessions by some of your classmates.

The “old” life is still here. The new is coming. I would like to use this phrase first, “Back in the days when the preps and the collegiates were still together.” That phrase will be used. There will be some fond memories, but on the whole those days will ap­ pear to us as the owner’s old forsaken jalopy appears to him as he drives past a used car lot years later and shudders, “Is that my old car? Oh no! How did I ever get along with that ancient hunk-a-junk?

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RED A FRIEND OF STUDENTS “Luther is too great, too wonderful, for me to depict in words,” said Melanchthon, a fellow professor with the Reformer at Witten­ berg University. Most, if not all, of the students that studied under Professor Luther would probably have said the same thing about him. Luther was one of the best known professors of his day, and one can safely say the most popular. The growing enrollment at Wittenberg University while he taught there is a testimony of this fact. Luther’s lecture room was always crowded to capacity. Wit­ tenberg University became Germany’s most famous university under his leading influence. It became known far and wide that this University was different from the rest. The atmosphere of this place was so much more cheerful and friendly than at the other universities. Just what made Prof. Luther so popular? What did he offer the students that they came miming to him? How did he make this school different?

Gregory Heyns, a student, is said to have come again and again to “hear the comforting teachings of the Son of God from Luther’s lips.” The people just flocked to hear about “Doctor Luther’s Gos­ pel”. Luther opened again the Scriptures to the people which had for so long been closed to them by the “Holy Mother Church”.

The students walked around this campus armed with Bibles and not with swords as was necessary in other universities. So it was the religious content of Luther’s lectures which especially attracted the people to him.

But Luther was also an excellent lecturer. His presentations were so interesting that students were tempted to neglect taking notes and simply listen to him. “He is interesting,” says Preserved Smith and goes on, “similes, illustrations, examples from current events, apt translations into German, with careful summaries at the end of each subject made the lectures a wide departure from the ordinary. The students flocked to them with enthusiasm”.

Luther spoke simply and directly to the students. He studied the subject well and knew what he was talking about. He had no mere regurgitations of dr)' facts or views of other men. The oldfashioned professors were bound to the teachings and views of Aristotle and a few other men, but Prof. Luther was not. By looking at some of the worn books of his, we can see that he worked his way through his books and that he did his own thinking. Pie underlined, took notes on the margins and even crossed out sen­ tences. Such thoroughness of preparation for his lectures naturally would bear fruit in the classroom.

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Luther was also a very humble professor, lie placed himself on a level with the students at all times. Luther once remarked to Melanchthon that he had better not have the students in the lec­ ture hall arise upon his entrance, for such a demonstration of re­ spect always called for an additional prayer for humbleness from the busy Reformer. He sang with them, took an interest in their undertakings, played games with them, particularly chess, and held conversations with them. Late ever)' afternoon in the Black Clois­ ter students and companions collected around the Professor and discussed many and various topics. Katherine, Luther’s wife, even complained once that students came up in too large numbers to visit with Luther. This must have truly been a beautiful relationship be­ tween professor and students.

In Germany, the “land of professors”, there is a great gulf fix­ ed between the professors and the students. The relation between them is often coldly impersonal. Luther, however, did not follow this custom, but “His warm and social nature moved him to take a personal interest in his students”. (Plass, Ewakl M. “This is Luther”, p303) He acted as a true dean and spiritual adviser for them in and out of classrom. He helped those in trouble with their studies and gave them the necessary encouragement to go on. He also was a ready helper for any spiritually distressed student. This was Lu­ ther’s main interest. He wanted them all to see the Savior in the light that he saw Him. Because of Professor Luther’s interest in them ,the students learned to appreciate him all the more, and they would ask him to act as a judge in their differences and difficulties.

Luther once said, “ Some teachers rate the proud youngsters to make them feel what they are, but I always praise the arguments of the boys, no matter how crude they are, for Melanchthon’s strict manner of overturning the poor fellows so quickly displeases me.

Everyone must rise by degrees, for no one can attain to excellence suddenly.”

“A little nonsense now and then fosters and even perfects friendships as much as gravity does--------,” Luther once wrote.

Luther was full of humor and wit and enjoyed good humor of all kinds. It followed him everywhere including the classroom. Of course his humor was very much to the delight of the students. It was one of devices that Luther used to enlighten his lectures and make them so interesting. What student does not like a humorous professor?

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After taking just a small glimpse into the life of Luther as pro­ fessor, must we not all say with Melanchthon that “Luther is too great, too wonderful -----to depict in words.” He was truly a friend of the students. ..R. ZINK

MUDHOLE, S. D. Perhaps it was a typical South Dakota swimming hole to which I was making my way that hot and windy summer afternoon. I did not know. I had never been to the old mudhole before. But I had heard about it. Not in plain words, you understand; but I had overheard some of the big boys talking about it; and what they said impressed me, as it always did. I had no definite ideas about it ;it all, but 1 sensed that what I was doing was really big and important, a trifle daring and dangerous; and naughty. It was as though I had finally graduated to real red-blooded fun, walking to the old mudhole through the lonely stubble fields with my heropals. It was a hot and windy dav. I had never known another kind of summer day. There would be a thunderstorm that night though, and it would cool off. It always did. At midnight my big brother would sit out on the front steps and smoke a cigarette, looking out into the deserted streets and letting the cool night breeze blow through his pajamas. It was his time to think and dream.

As I walked along, puffing solemnly on a tiny cigarette butt, I wondered what my parents would think if they knew what I was doing now. This part of me they had never guessed at; some things they never learned. There as the time I had invited the gang into our house to listen to the radio, play cards, and smoke. I had thought no one would bs home, but suddenly our car drove up. We had just barely managed to clean things up when Dad walked in, saying he had forgotten something. That was a scare! Sometimes I even wanted to be a good boy again, as I had been once. Then I had been satisfied to build houses in the trees and read about Superman in the shade. Or I had gathered some straw and put it into a sack and used it for a punching bag. Or I had teased the little brats that were smaller than I; there was a scarcity of them unfortunately. My boldest adventure had been to roll cigarettes of dry leaves in toilet paper and smoke them until I choked. But that all happened before" Leon moved into town. Leon was my new pal, and he knew things. From him I learned what the wicked world was like; and I liked it, although I admit I was afraid at times, even as I was now, because I did not know how to swim.

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There was a sort of hill rising up from one side of the hole, be­ yond which, the big boys said, the girls used to change clothes when they came to swim. I never saw them around when I was there, and I was rather curious to see what a girl looked like in a swimming suit. As a matter of fact, I had never even seen a swim­ ming suit. When the boys knew the girls were coming down, they usually brought their basketball trunks with them; otherwise they didn’t bother with clothes. However it was not a ladies’ day today, and I was glad; I didn’t like girls, and I didn’t want the fel­ lows to see how bashful I was around them.

When we reached the water, most of the fellows stripped quickly and jumped in. In my own humble opinion the water did not look appetizing; besides, I could not swim, and I was afraid my pals would dunk me. But I had my boyish pride, and I had a strong will. So I disdainfully kept my clothes on, sat on the banks, and smoked. I smoked a whole pack of cigarettes while they swam; and when they finished they had a wholesome respect for me; and they did not suspect that a person with such a strong con­ stitution as I had could be afraid of water. If they had known that some of the cigarettes I smoked were butts picked off the streets, their esteem would have been higher yet. In my modesty I did not tell them the whole story of my courage. Personally I wondered whether Leon himself would have been brave enough to do what I had done.

It felt good to return home and live a normal life again after that excursion; I think I would have been ready to lose a little of my manhood and to return to those days of yore, when I had en­ joyed nothing more than driving my little red tricycle over a big fat juicy worm and listening to the blood-chilling squish. But I was in the sixth grade now, and my pleasures had to become more 205

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Actually it has affected my whole character profoundly, for even now when I sit in the clubroom, breathing in the blue atmos­ phere of smoke, I find it easy to abstain. It’s all old stuff to me; it can hardly give me a thrill any more. My smoking days are a long way behind me, way back when I sat above the hot and slimy waters of the. old mudhole and smoked cigarette butts. I’d cough my guts out if I tried it now.

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FORUM NOTES While music from a phonograph disc was penetrating the gymnasium with its “cool” rhythm, the stage curtains were opened on the evening of February 3, 1955; the quartet which provided the accompaniment and the body expression for the record came into view. The forum program, Jazz, was under way. In the first speech of the evening Duane Tomhave gave a general introduc­ tion to jazz, the "truly American music.” He stated that jazz, al­ though condemned and misunderstood, has survived two hundred and fifty years of criticism. Mark Hillmer then dwelt on ragtime and dixieland music and demonstrated ragtime on a piano. The au­ dience enthusiastically received the next feature on the billboard, “Jerry Braun and His Band of Unrenown’s” performance of a dixie­ land number, “Tiger Rag”. After the Master of Ceremonies, Daniel Jungkuntz, had briefly reviewed the Chicago style, and the seven man band had rendered “My Chinatown”, Edgar Hermann enter­ tained his hearers with George Gerschwin’s ‘Tve Got Rhythm.”

Another type of the many types of jazz was taken up bv John Ribar in his discussion of the blues. Several selections from Duke Ellington and Fats Walter served to illustrate their form. "Cool jazz,” maintained the next speaker, Roger Fleming, the proponent of swing and hot and cool jazz, “is music as good as the Philhar­ monic.” (no comment). “It’s real gone.” The jazz band’s presen­ tation of "Sophisticated Lady” served as a fitting prelude to the climax. The surprise package of the evening, a trio consisting of Pastor Gerhardt Hillmer on the coronet, Pastor Walter Wegner on the clarinet, and Prof. Richard Jungkuntz at the piano, delivered “Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet” and “Way Down Yonder in New Or­ leans.” These selections (or was it the performers?) evoked one of the loudest roars of applause that has been sounded in the hall for sometime. Prof. Jungkuntz, dampening the fire of enthusiasm, made use of his stage appearance to urge the students to cultivate a taste for classical music. He stated, however, that he was aware of the “purging effects” of jazz.

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GcvmpjAi and GlaWvoom As a result of a vigorous advertising campaign, the Black and Red has gained new subscribers among the Alumni. Therefore I dedicate this particular cargo of wit to the loyal supporters of our school. Maybe I can give them an insight into the palpitating heart of our institution, the student body.

Culture’s Last Stand, Wis. Deadline Eve N. B. Please disregard all parenthetical statements.

Dear Alumnus, The problems of Norwestern Collegiensis est Umnus divisa in partes “acht.” I want to impress you with the fact that North­ western College is still upholding the classical traditions, also that the word “acht” represents about the limit of our German know­ ledge. You know, in time things change, although sometimes slow­ ly. They campaigned for drinking fountains on every floor way back in 1905, and it took about forty years before they were in­ stalled. Times change; soon there will be nothing left of the old Northwestern but the professors.

In partes “acht.” The first problem is of a PROFetic nature.

You must know that from time immemorial we, the collegiate stu­ dent body, have been beset with two major problems, Preps and Professors. Next year the Preps and Collegiates will be permanent­ ly divided; this year therefore is the last according to the old or­ der of things. Both parties are happy about the divorce, although the Preps should rightly pay the alimony of sweeping the new dorm, I, being a Collegiate, think. The Profs constitute a larger problem for us, insomuch as they get in the way of our pleasure more often. Student-faculty relations, which have recently been at a low ebb, are now in the process of being improved. To this end we have established a liaison (which shows the French influ­ ence at N.W. C.) board of upperclassmen and faculty to discuss our mutual problems. Although the one group represents rash youth and the other, mature age, there is no good reason why we should not agree in our larger purposes. If you wish more informa­ tion concerning (his timely topic, 1 refer you to a typical rash youth, and an Expert in student-faculty relations, Lyle Dry-Behind-th?Ears lindloff. who is ready to render his opinions any time.

The second problem is the Automotive Problem, which also seems to have been solved within the past year. In other words, our upper classmen now have cars on the campus, paying one green­ back a week for that privilege. Contrary to what our ancestors believe, we students are not so in the lap of luxury that we all can afford such practical investments as cars. It is still the case that out of ten fellows, six are apt to be broke, especially at this time 208

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of the year. Along with the new ruling the upper classmen are pledged to exert their executive p ower and see to it that no lower classmen have cars. The new ml:ing has also brought along a po­ tential Strafarbeit: “Sex, shag out every hour on the hour and start my old jalopy. Baby, it’s cold outside.” You see, as yet our park­ ing lot lacks all conveniences except air-conditioning. Since no man has lost more sleep and more solid meals in contemplating this car problem throughout the last four years, Lefty Sengbusch has been chosen as the Expert in this particular field.

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The pretty song of the pretty songbird was drowned out by the uproar that followed. Any other questions about TV will have to be answered by our Expert, Charley Schlieve. (Schlieve s so-called friends wanted me to insert some detrimental remark concerning that last big date that Charley had. The girl he had, I guess, was really worth his weight in moments of enjoyment. But since Char­ ley himself made such a fuss about the whole thing, I decided not to mention it.)

The fourth problem is the biological, or COEDucational pro­ blem, or lack of same. In this connection, since we have only two collegiate coeds, I should like to include not only bona fide CO­ EDS, but kitchies, Milwaukee connections, young people’s soci­ eties, in fact, the whole female race, even such remote individuals as JUDY. (MAX:JUDY means nothing—much, but I thought it was more attractive than an asterisk; nevertheless Judy is a living being; and besides, she works for Schlitz. If you’re interested, con­ tact Rauch and give MAX some competition.) Since most of us are boys, girls play an important part in our lives. A .few case his­ tories will prove my point. Case History No. One: Hohenstein, seen on Valentines Eve in Zwieg’s phone booth; noted for his at­ traction to coeds; suggestion: (1) that one-half of the collegiate coeds buy him a wheelbarrow for next Christmas, so that he has less trouble bearing his burden of books - Moultons and Milligans etc.—from class to class; (2) that the other half of the coeds repri­ mand him severely the next time he is caught reading church his­ tory during a basketball game. Case Histoiy No. Two: Bob Sievert, who in the true spirit of a reporting photographer, opened the 209

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So we all have girls on our mind; some seem set for life; others, for bachelorhood.

(In this connection, I wish to apologize to the young ladies of St. Mark’s for my slimy remark concerning their crackers. No, they were very generous with their food; I even ate a few cookies myself, in no way harming my digestion, much to everyone’s dis­ appointment. I usually don’t apologize, but I think it would be tragic if I, a Preacher, were to get in dutch with a whole tribe of Preachers’ Wives. By the way, the ice cream tasted pretty good too.)

The fifth problem is in the Department of Bestial Relations.

Last month Westy had trouble with cats. This month it’s mice and hamsters. Braun reports that mice-slaughter in his room is moving on at a remarkable clip. As far as hamsters are concerned, it was just a case of too much and too soon; Kruegger couldn’t handle the outpouring, his hands were full. After he had recovered from the shock, he groaned in expressions somewhat resembling the English language and then said, “I’m going to wash my hands of this whole mess.” Under the circumstances, there wasn’t much else he could do. That’s all we have this month on the war with the Beasts. (Personally I think they use dirty tactics; don’t you?)

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false set of Greek marks. When Lindloff saw that his mark was around 50% (according to the false standard) he rent his clothes and removed his name from the record book. He felt a little bet­ ter when the pure mark came. Actually intelligence is frowned upon by the authorities; therefore in the face of persecution the PA was founded by its founders. This is a communistic organiza­ tion devoted to two lifetime projejcts: (1) writing the great book on the Greek article, which Prof Schumann has desired so yearn­ ingly through the past years; (2) founding a Beachhead College n Florida. Chappy Weigand was unanimously elected Chaplain of the society; his duty is to keep the conversation on a high plane intellecutually and morally. Chappy had quite an experience on the outer drive in Chicago recently. After he had accidentally man­ aged twice to cut off a Negro trying to pass him, the old Negro stopped right in the middle of traffic, stepped out, and walked threateningly at the frightened Chappy. Before he had come very near, Chappy already had his head out of the window, yelling, “I’m sorry; I’m sorry,” at the top of his voice. Chappy explained rather unconvincingly, “This is the first time I’ve driven—” (At this point the Negro cussed so sincerely that he missed the next two words.) —“in Chicago.” “This is one BLank of a place to learn,” replied the Negro. Another proof of the progress of intelligence in our midst is the sight of guys in the clubroom studiously playing “Scrabble” instead of “Schafskopf.” If you wish any more infor­ mation regarding the intellectual upheaval at N. W. C. I refer you to the post of Intelligence Expert, which is currently occupied by no one. In times of emergency the spot is usually filled by someone who has a good college edition of the “church fathers”, such as the Iiabeck Bros. Edition, and knows properly how to misuse it.

The seventh problem is the FORUMatic problem. N. W. C., during these cold months, is turning into a veritable workshop of literature, drama, and music. There are two major and four minor productions on the way for Forum fans. This year so far has been one of the Forum’s best, with each director vying with his oppon­ ents to reap the praise of the critics. Dan Jungkuntz did things up brown by hiring his brother, Prof. Jungkuntz, and two other alumni, Rev. Hillmer and Rev. Wegner, to help his jazz program along with their remarkable talent. It did our hearts good to see our professor pounding away at the old Klavier to the accompani­ ment of a hot trumpet and a spicy clarinet. The whole college seems to have gone music-mad this year. Two or three of the For­ um programs are being centered on musical themes, the Forum is presenting the famous operetta, “The Mikado.” Even our coming play, “Erasmus Montanus,” features some little dance-scenes. And in the donn every other room has some kind of a phonograph, hi:

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The eighth problem is a purely inspirational one, how to end this letter with a touch of genius. After many hours of communion with Pegasus, I came up with this little gem that reflects student thought perfectly. Notice how the third verse does not ryhme with the other three; that very contrast is the make or break of artistic genius. The conclusiion is truly beautiful. Here is the masterpiece: WET WITH SWEAT AND DEEP IN DEBT AM I AW, nuts, why don’t I give up and admit that the fountains of wis­ dom don't erupt this month? Until next time then, at which time I hope to conclude my term of office, I remain Spottily yours

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When Dr. Frederick E. Kosanke died last November, North­ western College lost one of the best friends it ever had. For over a quarter of a century Dr. Kosanke had been serving his alma mater, not only in a professional way, but also as an interested mem­ ber of the N. W. C. board, in which capacity he often showed his zeal for making our school one that would best serve in the Lord’s work.

Dr. Kosanke began his life in Weyauwega, Wisconsin. When the time came, he arrived in Watertown, to spend what were some of the best years of his life at Northwestern. During his years here “Cosy” distinguished himself and his clarinet in the band and or­ chestra. But the crowning achievenment of his college life was serving as business manager of the “Black and Red” and closing Volume 7 with a surplus of $0.41 in the treasury, a feat of which few can boast.

He graduated in ’04 and three years later left the Seminary for his first charge. But after a few Sundays, the difficulty that his voice ailment caused him, made him decide to leave the ministry.

After many long years of training and expectation, he found that he was unable to serve his Lord as he had hoped and so, a few years later, he dedicated his life to the sendee of mankind and medi­ cine. He entered Hahnemann Medical School in Chicago and did postgraduate work at Harvard University. He was married during these years and when he had finished his preparation for a second 213

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RED time, he finally began his life’s work in Fond du Lac. He was what is known as a doctor of homeopathy. This field of medicine, though little known today, was very prominent 50 years ago. It was built on the theory that like cures like. The idea was to give the patient tiny doses of something that would produce symptons of the disease in a healthy person. This would produce by natural means an anti-toxin in the system which should cure the disease. In later years the homeopaths were swallowed up by the allopaths who held that disease should be cured by larger doses of medicine that would produce effects opposite to that of the di­ sease itself. Even today medicine uses many homeopathic princi­ ples and the field of homeopathy is holding its own in the eastern part of the country.

Iiis work in Watertown is well known to its citizens and those who have graduated from Northwestern in the last 30 years.

He was very faithful to his patients and never spared himself when the\' were in need. He was for many years the physician for Bethesda where his reward consisted mainly in gratitude, and this was sufficient. He belonged to a number of medical societies but still found time to serve Northwestern. Maybe some of you alumni who are reading these pages can remember the Spanish Influenza spidemic of 19.19 and the work Dr. Kosanke did for the students who at that time fell under the dread hand of this plague. Besides his work on the N. W. C. board he was present at most alumni meetings and has a bound collection of the back issues of the “Black oncl Red” which is almost as complete as those on the college files.

When it became evident that a residence for a new professor would be needed, he held his upstairs apartment open until Prof. Gehrke arrived and then became not only his landlord but also a close friend. I’m sure that the members of the glee club which caroled at Prof Gehrke’s three years ago will never forget their pleasant surprise when Dr. Kosanke invited them in for hot cider and rolls in return for some vocal Christmas cheer.

In 1951 his health forced him to retire from active practice but his interest in Northwestern never waned. Shortly before his death he enjoyed the 50th anniversary of his graduation with his classmates. He remained a member of the board until the Thurs­ day before he died. He had the joy of hearing his son preach for the St. Marks Centennial. This was the last time he attended church.

His death, though it was not unexpected, was mercifully sudden.

Dr. Kosanke was a man who worked quietly and never attract­ ed more than ordinary attention. It was his way of doing things and of being helpful and useful. It was the way he wanted it and those who knew him best knew him as a staunch friend, an agree­ able and understanding companion and a man who had a whole­ some influence in those circles in which he worked and moved and 214

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ALUMNI NOTES CALLS & INSTALLATIONS Daniel DeRose, ’48, Woodville, Wisconsin, declined the call to Shakopee, Minnesota and Warren Wisconsin.

Joel Gerlach, ’50, formerly of Tucson, Arizona, has been install­ ed in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Douglas, Arizona and Grace LuthChurch, Warren, Arizona.

Elton Hallauer, ’47, Brighton and Cortland, Minnesota, has ac­ cepted the call to Hancock, Minn.

A. K. Hertler, ’39, formerly of Naper, Nebraska, has moved to Kaukauna .Wisconsin.

Robert W. Kleist, ’46, Batesland South Dakota, has accepted a call to Pickett, Wisconsin.

Lloyd Lambert, ’38, Barron, Wisconsin, will be installed at Mt. Calvary Church, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Erwin Scharf, ’28, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, has the call to serve as president of the new Wiscon­ sin Synod Lutheran High in Mil­ waukee, Wisconsin.

Walter Schumann, Jr., ’47, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, has the call to Siloah Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Carl Voss, ’51, is vicaring tem­ porarily at Wabeno, Wisconsin.

Arden Wood, ’47, Willow Lake, South Dakota, has declined the call to Geneva, Nebraska.

Frederick H. Nitz, ’44 formerly of Hendricks, Minnesota, has mov ed to Cochrane, Wisconsin.

Markus Koepsell, ’42, Remus, Michigan, has accepted the call to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Hamilton, Michigan.

IN CUPID’S CORNER Donald Wittchow, prep ’50, Watertown, Wisconsin, was mar­ ried to Miss Barbara Scholz of Watertown on February 20 in St. John’s Lutheran Church (in Wa­ tertown, of course).

Wilbert Kreuger, ’51, is engag­ ed to Miss Joyce Valerio. They will be married in June.

TOO SCANT TO BE CLASSI­ FIED (OR MISCELLANEOUS) W. M. Heidtke, ’20 is Educa­ tional Advisor for the Third Air Force in Mansion, England. His work deals with enrolling stu­ dents for the University of Mary­ land, which has control of all university education on the Con­ tinent and in England.

Oswald Hensel, '08, died in Longview, Washington, November 6,1954. After graduation from the Seminary he taught at Michigan Lutheran Seminary for four years.

Pastorates at Wausau, Marshfield and Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and Longview, Washington followed.

He was a member of the Protes­ tant Conference.

Richard Jungkuntz, ’39, Watertown, Wisconsin, has had a poem in the elegiac form published in the “Classical Outlook’.

Miss Phyllis Lehmann, daugh­ ter of W. H. Lehmann, '19, Libertyville, Illinois, has donated one hundred dollars for the furnish­ ing of a room in the dormitory.

It has been suggested that the class of ’19 get together and do­ nate this room.

Correction for the last issue: William Lange has moved to San­ born, not Henry Lange. William Lange is not an alumnus.

Attention all members of the classes of ’54, ’’55, ’56, and ’57!

The alumni column is here to serve you. It’s your chance to re­ pay Walter Beckmann, ’54, for all the compliments he gave you while he wrote the C & C. Any bits of information about this character will be gladly accepted by your alumni editor.

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MISSION HOUSE 55 "AN OFF NIGHT"

After an eleven day lay-off for exams, the Goslings trekked to Sheboygan, Wis. to engage the Muskies of Mission House in the spaci­ ous Sheboygan Armory. The conference road jinx again took its toll as the Urnnus cagers lost, 55-51 in a rough contest. The Missionmen played an aggressive tight-pressing game, but still managed to incur only 14 fouls. Clausing and Schaeffer, with 16 and 15 points respec­ tively, led the Musikes’ scoring attack. The Umnusmen were down 32-23 at halftime and couldn’t quite make up the deficit. Adams with 16 and Eckert with 10 were the Black and Red scoring leaders.

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MILWAUKEE CONCORDIA SO

"THEY DID IT AGAIN" The Concordia Falcons from Milwaukee completed a clean sweep of the two games with the Umnusmen, as they romped to another convincing victory on their home floor. The Concordians blazed off to a 40-21 halftime advantage and the issue was never in doubt as they coasted to a 80-56 win. Discher, the Falcons’ big scoring threat and excellent floor general, notched 21 points with ample support from Natzke and Dechow (15 and 12 pts.) The outclassed Goslings ap­ peared very sluggish against the sharpshooting Concordians. Fritz Eckert, with 12 points, was the only Gosling who managed to score in double figures.

N, W. C. Eckert, f Parcher, f Dobberstein, f Kiessling, f Westendorf, c Sievert, c Kuske, g Lindquist, g Stelter, g Hillmer, g

FG FT F Pts. 3 6 3 12 16 2 8 1 3 5 2 1 4 1 2 3 2 4 8 3 13 7 2 2 16 10 0 1 0 12 1 1 1 3 1

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FG FT F Pts. 9 3 2 21 6 3 3 15 3 14 7 6 0 4 12 4 2 2 10 2 2 3 6 10 2 2 2 0 5 4 0 0 10 1 0 2 0

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Parcher, Kuske, and Dobberstein followed with 14, 12, and 11, re­ spectively. Coach Umnus’ cage problems were further knqtted in the Tech game when Westendorf suffered a severe ankle sprain and Hillmer twisted his knee. The defeat pushed the Goslings into a tie for the cellar spot with Wis. Tech and Extension in the Badger-Ulini Con­ ference race.

FG FT F Pts. FG FT F Pts. Wis. Tech N. W, C. 14 4 2 5 4 8 Williams, f 2 E'kert, f 3 1 15 1 4 6 1 14 Rodenkursh, f 7 Psrcher, f 2 3 1 0 Dobberstein, f 4 3 3 11 Hartman, f 3 23 7 8 Hillmer, f 1 1 1 3 Faherty, c 4 1 2 0 Kiessling, f 1 0 1 2 Speaker, c 0 4 Westendorf, c 7 0 0 3 2 17 Hcrriot, c 11 4 3 5 Sievert, c 0 0 3 0 Hake, g 7 4 6 2 12 Barrera, g 2 3 Kuske, g 0 2 3 Stelter, g 3 3 4 0 3 9 Kies, g 28 20 21 28 22 76 Halftime score: Wis. Tech 41, Northwestern 40

ST. PROCOPIUS 93

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"THAT ROAD JINX AGAIN" The St. Procopius quintet from Lisle, 111. methodically outscored the Goslings on the Saints’ floor, 93-75. Second-stringers did the most damage to the Umnusmen to point up the Procopians’ solid bench strength. Zabrinas and Bomkamp, who together had scored only two points in the first contest between the two teams this season, led the Illinois aggregation with 21 and 18 points, respectively. Although the Goslings trailed nearly all the way, they came up with one of their better basketball efforts of the year. They were a bit short-handed also, as Westendorf and Hillmer were kept out of action due to in­ juries. Parcher and Dobberstein, with 19 and 16 points led the Black and Red marksmen.

N. W. C. FG FT F Pts. St. Procopius FG FT F Pts. Eckert, f 4 3 8 3 6 4 12 Pavlick, f 2 Psrcher, f 7 5 3 19 Hebert, f 2 0 1 4 Dobberstein, f 4 8 3 16 Rezek, c 2 4 10 4 Kiessling, f 1 6 3 8 Bonkamp, c 10 5 18 4 3 4 9 Sievert, c 1 0 4 2 Kelly, g 3 Lindquist, c 0 0 10 2 4 10 Dollinger, g 4 Kuske, g 2 4 2 8 Kreil, g 0 4 6 3 2 Stelter, g 7 4 4 10 Lee, g o 3 1 5 4 21 8 Zabrinas, g 22 31 21 75 93 27 34 33 Halftime score: St. Procopius 47, Northwestern 36.

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EXTENSION 79 "SCORCHED NETS"

For the second time this season, the Gosling bucketeers snapped a four game losing streak with a much-needed victory. This time they did it with a vengeance, as they rolled over Milwaukee Exten­ sion 95-79. The red hot Umnusmen put out their best effort of the year and dragged the Junior Badgers from the Big City into the lea­ gue’s second division in the process. The Black and Red five went at top speed all the way to pass the 90 mark for the second time this year. Northwestern rolled to a 45-34 lead at the intermission with the help of a nifty 35% field goal average. In the last period, however, the Varsity cagers really showed the excellent shooting they are cap­ able of, as they burned up the boards with 50 markers, thanks to a phe­ nomenal 59% shooting average. John Parcher was the Gosling spark­ plug as he potted 11 baskets and a free toss for 23 points. Stelter

Dubby Connects and Dobberstein gave John solid scoring help with 18 and 16 points apiece, while Eckert and Kuske added 12 and 10 points, respectively, to the Gosling cause. Big A1 Fischer led the Ramblers with 32 mark­ ers, but Neusen and Jurci were the only other Extension men in double figures with 16 and 15 points, respectively. The long-overdue victory made the Goslings’ record in conference play a bit more re­ spectable. It now stands at 3 victories and 6 defeats.

Halftime score: Northwestern 45, Milwaukee Extension 34

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There is one round left and it should be a real battle between the two top teams down the stretch. Bruce Schlueter continues to make a run away of the individual scoring championship.

THE TOP 8 SCORERS 224 1. Schlueter 159 2. Ponath 130 3. Michel 128 4. E. Schultz 120 5. Pankow 108 6. Redlin 95 7. Tessmer 92 8. Fleming

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LITERARY — THREE GIFTS................................

THE CHALLENGE TO TRAVEL LET THEM LAUGH ............ ........

FORUM NOTES Student Prince ............................

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At Christmas we concentrate our attention upon Christ’s birth and the events that surround it. In connection with that first wor­ ship of the incarnate Son of God we learn of the Magi, who fol­ lowed a star from the East until it led them to the manger where the Lord Jesus was asleep. Such was the case with me one evening as I was watching a Christmas play on our television set at home.

Fittingly at this season of the church year we read and hear about Christ’s betrayal ,crucifixion, death, and resurrection from the dead. At this point someone may ask, “What do these Magi have to do with Christ’s death and resurrection? What links are there between these wise men and Easter?” My answer is a sub­ jective one. These Magi especially interested me because of the three gifts they bestowed upon our Savior. These gifts were gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Certainly they were costly, exotic pre­ sents fit for a newborn king. Yet for me these three gifts were not mere objects of earthly wealth, but forms that portended indirect­ ly, if not directly, certain indispensable events in the later life of our Lord.

The Magi came from east of Jerusalem. They may have been inhabitants of Babylonia, Arabia, or even the Orient. The gifts they carried with them were truly admirable ones. Naturally they had a religious significance to them too. The gold signified the pre­ sence of God. In past history gold had always been the most pre­ cious substance. What could have been more fitting of all earthly objects as a gift for Christ? The frankincense was a token of the altar and sacrifice. The altar with its accompanying sacrifices was the medium through which the priests of the O. T. obtained the remission of sins. The aromatic gum called myrrh had an element of death and the grave closely related to it.

Still, when I thought of these gifts recently ,thoughts beyond these entered my mind. For me this representation went further.

The myrrh of the Magi reminded me of the myrrh used prior to our Savior’s crucifixion. At Golgotha Jesus was given “wine mingled with myrrh,” (Mark 15, 23). This was an intensely bitter mixture and probably had a stupefying effect upon the recipient. Jesus tasted it, but would not drink. Jesus wanted to feel the full brunt of the cross.

No doubt both frankincense and myrrh were used in the pre­ paration of Christ’s dead body for the sepulchre. After Joseph of Arimathea claimed the body of Jesus, a certain Nicodemus offered “A mixture of myrrh and aloes.” These spices were wound within the linen shroud. Similar spices were employed in the Old Testa.ment. When David died, he had been placed in a bed filled with sweet perfumes and various kinds of spices. The frankincense and myrrh which the Magi bestowed on Christ called to mind Christ’s stay of three days in the tomb and his glorious resurrection.

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As you see by now, the three gifts of the wise men in a general sense truly sum up our Savior’s suffering, death, and triumph over the grave on Easter morning. Our thoughts may vary concerning the significance and bearing of the three gifts of the Magi, but cer­ tainly these gifts should suggest to us that incomparable gift Christ gave us by his resurrection from the dead and victory over the powers of Satan.

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I have just recently returned from a trip abroad. Much of my time was spent at a mission school in northern Germany. However, before coming home I had been in nineteen foreign countries, in­ cluding also a trip to the Holy Land and Egypt. Like most trav­ elers, I have attempted to evaluate my experiences and impressions in these distant lands.

You know, one of the greatest thrills of foreign traveling is the realization that the citizens of Italy, Norway, Egypt, Germany, or any other country are human beings just like you and me; that is, they too are men and women, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters. In eveiy country you will find the cutest laughing ba­ bies, people who really love dogs, and girls skipping happily down the streets. I will never forget my visit to the zoo in Berlin, how an old lady lovingly talked to and fed the monkies — of course, as in most zoos it was forbidden to feed the animals.

One of the greatest challenges to travel is to see your country in die eyes of other people and other nations. I recall the poem, “To a Louse” by Robert Bums in which he wisely “prays”, “Would some Power the giftie give us to see ourselves as ithers see us.”

As citizens of the world’s mightiest country we Americans are easi­ ly tempted to believe that we are “great stuff” and that whatever we do must be right.

As most of us have false ideas about other countries, likewise we Americans look pretty peculiar to the folks across the sea. In almost every country the general opinion was that we Americans are either all millionaires, the poverty-stricken victims of the rich, 221

or real gangsters. I was actually shocked to find these ideas so widespread. Much of this gross misrepresentation unfortunately must be contributed to our movie industry. It only goes to show that these people of foreign lands are so much like us, they too go to the movies, as we often do, to seek escape from the realities of life and to live in a world of the imagination. They, however, for­ get that what they see on the screen is not the real life of America, and consequently their many false conceptions. Undoubtedly the best way to counteract such hideous notions is that more of us travel and show such people what we Americans really are like.

However, a thoughtless and inconsiderate tourist can create much ill-will for his country. Just be yourself when traveling rather than trying to be the big “play boy” with a lot of money to throw around and with a loud and demanding mouth.

The challenge to travel is a challenge to young people like myself. I will not venture to say which is the best way to travel or where is the best place to go. I can only relate what a classmate and I did. As with most college graduates, our funds were limited while our plans and expectations were pretty big. But after some sacrifice and a lot of hard work we were able to make the trip.

There is in Europe a system of youth hostels where young people can sleep in clean beds for about twenty-five cents a night and either cook for themselves or obtain meals relatively cheap.

But we discovered that perhaps the greatest advantage of hosteling in Europe is the contact we had with young people like ourselves from almost every country on the globe. While talking with these young people and exchanging ideas we learned a great deal about each others country.

Hostelers are generally expected to hike or to bike from hostel to hostel. For a while we pumped our bikes but as it seemed that we wanted to see about everything in Europe (a mistake which most travelers make), biking proved to be impractical and too strenuous. We then tried our luck at hitch-hiking, which is a more accepted practice in Europe than in America. Girls can also hitch­ hike in most of Europe without any trouble. When hitch-hiking we earned a small flag with us so that the people knew we were Americans. It seemed that people were always eager to talk to real Americans and often said they had stopped only because they had seen our flag. This was especially true in Germany where we met so many who wanted to give us a helping hand as some American Care package had carried them thru in a time of dire need. Giv­ ing us a ride was one way in which they could actually say “Thank you, America!” I am telling you, we appreciated those rides. Our little flag also helped us get rides with people who could speak English. From self-experience I would say anyone traveling to Europe should have a general speaking knowledge of English, 222

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Hitch-hiking was for us one of the most interesting phases of our trip in that we were thereby able to meet and to talk with a lot of swell people. I recall the French communist and his wife who gave us a ride. After we had heard a lot of anti-American and anti­ capitalism lingo, we were treated to a dish of ice cream. Our ways then separated, but having met that communist myself, I now have a better understanding of both democracy and communism. An­ other interesting ride was in Italy with three men from Pakistan.

Our meeting them was almost like visiting them in their homes in a country which I knew so little about but of which I now have a personal understanding of its problems. Then too, while standing by the road and waiting for a ride in Spain we met a rather fasci­ nating woman. She was an old mother with five poorly clad child­ ren. She saw that we were having trouble with a sign that we were trying in vain to fasten to my knapsack. From the folds of her dirty and torn dress she pulled out two safety-pins which neatly solved our problems. She then went silently on her way, but for those few minutes she had been to us a mother in Spain. As I met such people from country to country, my heart seemed to share their joys and to ache with the burden of their trials and sorrows.

For us the primary motive of our trip was to further our edu­ cation in the theological field. We were students for the German Lutheran ministry, so Germany was unquestionably the most ideal spot for such study. We therefore enrolled in a small mission school in the British zone of northern Germany. The entire enroll­ ment consisted of nine German students preparing for mission work in South Africa, two boys from the German South African congre­ gations, and we two Americans or “Amies” as we were called. The school was located in Bleckmar, a small village with a population of about nine hundred. Here we spent about five months in the quiet solitude of this rustic atmosphere. We had ample oppor­ tunity to improve upon our German and to delve into the studies of German theology. But here we also had opportunity to observe at least one phase of life in Germany — the farm life.

Bleckmar was really a community of farm homes and barn­ yards while the barns themselves were usually attached to the houses. The entire village was encircled by the fields and meadows.

In the morning and evening we could often see the milkmaids driving the cows to and from the pasture through the streets. The women, by the way, generally did the milking. A few of the farm­ ers fanned with the most modern power machinery. But those hav­ ing smaller farms used the implements of yesterday. I still can see one farmer who had only two cows and one horse — for most 223

of his work lie needed a team, consequently the horse and cows became teammates. In the winter many of the farmers wear wood­ en shoes, as they claim they keep the feet warm when working in the barn. To heat their homes, most of them burn peat. We think putting up wood is hard work, but digging and drying peat is a lot harder. Likewise, bicycles and not automobiles are the gen­ eral means of transportation. As for the crops, they are much the same as ours. They do not, however, raise corn. In fact, I never saw a corn field in all of Europe, although I was told they do grow it in certain localities. As a substitute for corn they grow a large type of beet which they chop up and feed to the cattle and from the leaves they make silage.

As a general rule, most farmers make sure that they get enough to eat. The Germans are no exceptions, but their diet is much dif­ ferent from ours. In the mission house we ate five times a day. The chief item in the menu was bread, that is “schwarz Brot” (black bread) if your stomach could take it and a form of sour rye bread for the weaker stomachs. Four of the five meals consisted of this bread, margarine, barley coffee, as real coffee is about fifteen dol­ lars a pound, and various sorts of sausages and cheeses. The noon meal was the exception, for we then had potatoes, some variation of cabbage, and meat perhaps twice a week. At this meal nothing was drunk, and no bread was served. One of the German special­ ties was finely-sliced bacon strips, called “speck”, which was either eaten raw on bread or mashed into the potatoes. I never did get to like this “treat”! But on the whole it seemed that this diet agreed with me, for I gained about fifteen pounds while at Bleckmar. The one thing I missed the most was cold milk, for when we had milk at all it was served hot. Fresh vegetables and fruit would have also tasted mighty good.

While in Germany I was able to visit many people in their homes. It is in the homes that one can actually begin to understang the people. Of course most of the families that I visited were ac­ tively interested in the work of the church and thus my impression of the German family is admittedly one-sided and perhaps too idealistic. I especially enjoyed the daily devotions in many of these homes, devotions at which the family-singing of hymns was a major part. They usually sang from memory which made it seem more like they sang “from the heart”.

The refugee question is worthy of further consideration. Since my synod supports a mission among the refugees, I was often able to see the difficulties firsthand. The Germans have a word called “die Heimat”. This is hard to translate into English. Perhaps the farmer would called it the “home place” and the city fellow his “home town”. At any rate it is the locality where you were born and grew up, and where the family has lived for generations. No 224

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The fate of a divided homeland is indeed tragic.

One thing that I absolutely learned while in Germany was the reality and horror of war. With a sympathetic heart 1 often listened to mothers relate how they sat through the nightly air raids, only to come out of the shelters to find their homes a heap of rubbish. Yet, one of the greatest war sacrifices was made by the youth, those about my own age. They grew up in the terrors of war: then they starved for several bitter years after the war. As a result hardly one is completely healthy. They might appear strong and well from the outside, but they are either victims of some ner­ vous disorder, or poor nutrition in their childhood has left its marks.

Likewise, they grew up in the periods of nazism, antinazism or anti-Germanism, and today’s democracy. In their despairing con­ fusion what should they believe?

It is a somewhat common opinion in Europe that we Ameri­ cans are warmongers. I know we are not. Yet, it seems that we have developed a bad habit of thinking only in terms of a coming war. We argue that we do not want another Pearl Harbor, that we must be prepared next time. On the other hand, I found very little evidence in Europe of a widespread fear of a coming war.

I think they do not greatly fear such a war because they see no signs or threat of it. I too came back from Europe with the confi­ dent conviction that the Russians are not too eager to enter a 3rd World War. Not because they want world peace, but because they have too much to lose by a major conflict. While in Germany, I occasionally met people from Eastern Germany. Some of these were refugees who saw no hope in the Russian way of life. Others were pastors and other men who were only in western Germany for a short visit. However, whether refugee or temporary visitor, they all were living expressions of the unrest and despairing doubt of communstic held lands. With such soldiers any government would hesitate to wage a war. Because of this unrest and such little de­ votion and real conviction to communistic principles, I do believe 225

RED the greatest threat to the Russian regime is from within and that in due time an internal break up of her empire must come. When­ ever I have expressed this opinion, I was usually told that my hopes are based upon an idealistic delusion. They point to the young people who have heard nothing but the lies of communism all their lives. IIow will they know the difference? It is because these children are fed with lies that I have hope of a breakdown of the communistic system from within. Communism is indeed a poi­ son to the soul. Yet it can not completely camouflage the truth.

Even the youth occasionally comes into contact with small grains of truth — unfortunately this contact often results in complete des­ pair. They realize that all they have been taught were lies. The crisis comes. Whom and what should they believe? But 1 have also heard reports of a wonderful life of the Christian church in Eastern Germany. These reports are authentic indications of an outstand­ ing Christian movement among the youth. The Russian govern­ ment fears the truth of the church and yet it can not and dare not stop it.

I believe that almost every Christian at one time or another secretly yearned to travel to Palestine and to walk the paths that Christ once walked. Such also was once my dream. Last March I was able to journey there with a group of thirty Germans under the leadership of the German Y.M.C.A. March is an ideal time to go to Palestine. It is spring time, and everything is budding and blooming. One can see an array of color in almost every direction, the valleys look like green carpets bedecked with yellow, red, vi­ olet, pink, white, and blue flowers. The rocky slopes of the moun­ tains seem to be Nature’s fragrant rock gardens. By June these same flower gardens have withered away and become a vast un­ ending wilderness.

One travels to Palestine with the expectations of seeing the familiar places of the Bible. Often he returns disappointed and con­ fused. He had expected to find much from the time and life of Christ. But two thousand years have greatly altered the Holy Land. According to Christ’s prophecy, Jerusalem was so completely destroyed that not one stone was left upon another. Likewise to­ day the sites of Christ’s birth, crucifixion, and resurrection are veil­ ed in uncertan obscurity. And so it is with every fact of the Bible.

One guide will tell you, “Yes, this is the spot!” Another will pro­ test, “No, not that but this.” Somehow in your own heart you feel they all are wrong.

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There is also much that the march of time has not changed.

The rock-covered mountains, the rivers, and the seas are still the same. Likewise, the nomadic shepherd with his flocks of sheep and goats, the fanner with his crude implements, and at the well the groups of women with their water jugs balanced upon their heads are living examples of Bible times.

Palestine also had another message for me — the challenge of the present. It is today a land of political chaos and extreme poverty. Like Germany and Korea, it is a divided land. The fruits of division are fear, hate, and insecurity.

Because of the political complications, we were unable to go into Israel, the Jewish homeland. But as most of the important sites of the Bible are in Arab territory, this did not handicap us too much. Our main headquarters was the old city of Jerusalem.

Never have I seen such hatred as I did in this divided city. The Arabs violent hatred of the Jew was most frightening. Nor was the burning hate of the Jews toward the Arab less furious. It seems that this prolonged hatred has eaten up the very souls and hearts of these men, they have become like raving beasts. Jerusalem, once the “City of God” is indeed a roaring example of Christ’s words, “They say there is peace where there is no peace.” And so too at the time of Christ was Jerusalem infected with this same violent atmosphere, as if today the mobs were still shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” The Orient has always been a boiling chaldron of poverty.

The division of Palestine has only intensified the poverty. For ex­ ample, the Kingdom of Jordan has a population of i,300,000 people.

Of these 475,000 men, women, and children are crowded together into large refugee camps. Unlike the German refugee who usually strives to become self-supporting and to start out anew, the Arab prefers to remain forever a homeless refugee. As they receive their livelihood from the United Nations, why bother to work? Rather than work, their children are permitted to beg. In order not to be 227

mobbed by the hoards of begging children we were forced to have a policeman with us, whose main job was to keep these little beg­ gars from hindering our progress. He performed his duty by throw­ ing stones at the children. It was, however, interesting to note that no Christians were in these refugee camps. They seemed to prefer honest work to a life of begging.

This trip in the Palestinian countries and later in Egypt was my first contact with Mohammedanism. I was especially interested in the Moslem world as a possible mission field. I surprisingly dis­ covered that in Palestine the Arab Christians and Moslems con­ sidered themselves brothers. This brotherly love was admittedly motivated by the political situation in which both Christian and Moslem had a mutual enemy, the Jew. Although rejoiced at by at least one missionary whom I met, this brotherly relationship in my opinion is a great danger and hinderance to Christian mission work. The Christ of the Koran is indeed not the Christ of the Bible.

It is a false unity and devilish deception. In Egypt, on the other hand, the Moslems have control of the government. Although Christian worship is permitted, the Christians are in reality at least indirectly persecuted by the government. These were the first officially persecuted Christians I have ever come in contact with. 1 was much impressed by their real joy in their religion and to see how happy they were to meet Christians from another part WALTER LEXVOLD of the world.

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And what a continuous effort must be made to direct those vast pressures of wind and water vapor into the proper channel, so that one’s cheeks do not become puffed up with useless atmosphere!

In addition, the humidity of the air supply must be regulated, lest the tones produced possess that wet quality, resembling somehow the consecutive popping off of penny firecrackers. But my friends do not appreciate these technical difficulties; they see in the music before me one or two tones which I must repeatedly play, and they continue to laugh as I try to play them.

Sometimes when I blow myself into a sort of vacant stupor, I listen to the cornets behind me as they pierce the air with their clear clean tones; and I get jealous. Or the trombones sound forth with a tricky counter-melody; and I get jealous. I love a pretty melody, I love a spirited march tune; but in march after march, waltz after waltz, overture after overture, what do I play but an afterthought, a monotonous mechanism a robot could have written.

As I play on, bothered by these thoughts, I suddenly see the director pointing at me. I glance down at my music; of all things, a SOLO. Oh, no! Well, I may as well make the best of it: I gather up wind from the four corners, and I purse my lips for the supreme effort, and then I blast forth. Horrors! I slaughtered that one. Seven pitch­ es at once! Ugh! My first chance for stardom in ten years has been mined. My friends, of course, gaze with glee at the proceed­ ings. “Ha, ha, more than one note for a change, eh?” and “One solo in ten years, and he can’t play it” greet my red ears. Under the present circumstances I sense it best to say nothing, but tor­ rents of animosity rage deep down inside. You cruel ones (in Greek, Latin, Hebrew, German, and English), don’t you understand that a dozen solos are easier to play than one? Especially for one who devotes his two minutes of practice per day to perfecting the rear end of a measure in waltz time. But tedius explanation, were 1 to attempt it, would avail nothing; my friends laugh on.

O hard-hearted breed of composers, O merciless men of music who forget all about the poor peekhorns, you are guilty of devel­ oping a sad set of men beset with oversized frustration complexes.

Why must you always burden us with the drudgery of music? In some noisy section of the piece give us a soft bit of melody that no one will hear; it will satisfy our ego and save all us undeq>rivileged peckhorn players from total nervous breakdowns.

But there is a beneficial compensation for this evil: I shall never be bored again, or, I should say, I shall never be more bored.

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a second to put myself into a monotonous mood; it would be easy.

Therefore, knowing the fruits of patience I am reaping because of my studying the science of repitition, I shall play on, burp after burp. — (This pause is for effect.) — You know, I happened to overhear a recording of our band the other day. How I writhed in ruptured rapture when I heard through the maze of muddled music one crystal-clear, perfectly-executed after-beat. Yes, some of the little pleasures in life are quite overwhelming. My friends can say what they will. As long as I’m happy, I don’t care. Let them laugh. May they enjoy every second of it.

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For the fifth time this season the Forum was successful in pro­ viding wholesome entertainment for its audience, and worth-while experience for the participants. The program was a model one.

Emcee Leroy Dobberstein is to be commended for so successfully balancing his program with speeches, skits, and music. The speech­ es, while affording the speakers Hermann and Uhlhorn a chance to test their abilities, also acquainted the audience with the life and work of the late composer, Sigmund Romberg. Both speakers pass­ ed their tests admirably. They presented their facts faithfully and with enough color not to become boring. At the same time, I am sure, they found weaknesses which they will try to correct the next time they speak.

Listening to music is an enjoyable way to spend any evening.

The selections from the Student Prince showed that the emcee was aware of this fact. At the same time he exploited the talents of such students as Joel Kuznik on the piano, and Dave Kuske and Rich Pankow on the vocal chords.

However the master touch, I think, (I’m prejudiced) was the skits. Not (only) because the actors were good, but (also) be­ cause of the author of the skits. Now here, we have to admit, little Leroy had a big advantage. Why? Because he’s got a little girl friend hidden way up in Appleton who can write skits which are just perfect for the talent of the Forum. I asked Lee after the pro­ gram how he could produce such a good program. “It’s easy,” he said, “All you do is have your girl friend write some skits and build your program around them.” Now the little thing that Leroy doesn’t realize is that not all of us have girls, and none of us (well, hardly any) has such a gifted girl friend.

Therefore my advice to all future emcees of the Forum is: If you want to have a successful program, get yourself a “Fraulein” DAN JUNGKUNTZ who can write skits.

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The program was a success from the very beginning as the Collegiate Glee Club sang Rudolf Friml’s “Donkey Serenade” and “Indian Love Call.” The Prep Glee Club rendered selections from Jerome Kern. Then we heard the Girls’ Glee Club for the first time with songs from Cole Porter. The Pep Band played some of our favorites from the incomparable John Philip Sousa. No one was disappointed by the initial appearance of the Croptoppers who de­ servedly won the praise of the entire audience. They sang selec­ tions from Richard Rodgers and added some very cute antics of their own for our enjoyment. Paul Voss gave a complete oration on the development of American music and Daiyl Bruemmer cap­ ably acquainted us with the biography of Richard Rodgers. A good ending to a good program were Victor Herbert selections by a Mixed Chorus and the Pep Band directed by Dave Plocher.

Our thanks for a very polished program of wholesome enter­ tainment!

L. II. DOBUEKSTEIN

THE NEW BLACK AND RED STAFF Editorial Staff..

Cleone Weigand .. . Editor-in-Chief Gale Peterson .....

Assistant Editor David Lau ......... .Assistant Editor Department Editors Daniel Jungkuntz ...

Alumni Editor Eugene Strangmann ............... Sports Editor Keith Haag............

Campus and Classroom Business Managers Mark Hillmer ... Business Manager John Ribar ....

Circulation Manager Paul Siegler ...

Advertising Manager (See the C & C for character coverages of the new pen-wielders.)

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Gampul and Glall^oam Well, this is it, my friends. (Comment on the word “friend”: I really hope to regain you all as such, now that my term of office is concluded and I can act normal again. I’ve even been patting Murph on the back lately, trying to restore myself in his good graces; but it is difficult, when one considers how evilly I have treated him. But I promise to be good from now on; that is, after I finish spewing out this month’s stream of slander.) The day has come when both you and I can be happy, (No, I’m not referring to Arbor Day.) when I can cast my typewriter behind my back, go down the drain, and join my predecessors in Does-your-conscience-bother-you Land.

I thought I should be very happy when this day arrived, but then a little incident came along that took all the joy out of life.

Someone found the Junior tree lying prostrate in the mud. Loyal Juniors carried it into the Dorm, where it now lies in state. Wheth­ er this little incident or the fact that I was bored in class inspired me to write these following verses, I don’t know; you be the judge.

(By the way, the original draft of this work of art can be found on the reverse side of my “Agreement Covering the Use of an Auto­ mobile at Northwestern College.” I wish by this information to help any future scholars who want to publish authentic editions of my works.)

Who could it be That thoughtlessly Destroyed our little Junior tree?

What roguish mind Is so inclined In such destruction fun to find?

No wintry breeze, No sore disease, Could kill the fairest tree of trees; Some human hand Deprived the land Of that which might have grown so grand.

Upon the ground Our tree was found And those who saw it made no sound; One tender bud Besmeared with mud Sufficed to petrify their blood.

With loving sigh They raised on high The tree that was not meant to die.

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And then they gave A decent grave To that dear birch they could not save.

In Room Eighteen The tree was seen, And eveiy Junior wept, I'ween.

Some words were said; Some tears were shed; The truth remains: Our tree is dead.

1 needlessly add that the Prep Student Body did not share in this emotional binge. When it comes to Juniors, their opinions are strictly negative.

Conversation between Stan Kablitz, the struggling young ar­ tist now deeply engulfed in a philosophical study on space travel, and a Sextaner, young and also struggling as Sextaners are prone to do, while both-were gazing steadfastly and greedily into a full soup bowl: I don’t know who said what to whom but this is what was said, “What’s the matter! Did you lose something in there too?”

The Male Chorus recently found that absolute silence is diffi­ cult to sing. In the process of recording some sacred numbers the ten seconds of silence was the hardest of all to record; each attempt was spoiled by something. First of all, there was Hugh Reaume, who by some queer ability in him caused the ancient stands to creak beneath his dainty feet. Since it was impossible for Reaume and the stands to get along together, and since Sir Hugh had a solo of 2M seconds silence in the fourth measure, the creaky stands had to be removed. Then things worked out all right until half-way through a verse to be hummed, Rich Pankow decided to join in too. Wow! Not satisfied with that, he generated a sneeze which barely missed being recorded. By the time everything quieted down again, someone had discovered a slight tinge of red on Zink’s shirt, right around the shoulder. The chorus then buzzed with rash accusations and Zink’s vehement denials. I guess his excuse was that his mother must have used too much bluing. Very likely!

Tsk! In this connection I might add that if anyone by chance says “Hallelujah” to Dave Vallesky, don’t be suqjrised if he blurts out singing, “Dess sollen wir alle froh sein,” beginning with G natural, mind you. After some forty-odd repetitions, it must just about be automatic to Dave and his fellow second tenors.

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Dick Mutterer, a Western lad who likes to sing some of those Western cowboy ballads. It was a lonely night in the Dorm for Poor Richard, with nothing but Greek and Latin and German to comfort him; so he decided to write a couple of letters, one his daily journal to the lovely, wind-swept, snow-covered girls’ dorm at Mobridge, S. D., the other to an aunt. Pie put the letters in their envelopes and mailed them. Imagine the old boy’s consternation when his aunt asked him in her next letter whether he really meant all that sweet stuff he wrote her. His girl probably didn’t like be­ ing called an aunt either. Oh sure, it can happen to anybody, but the fact is that it hardly ever does.

Pete Peterson got an anonymous phone call from some girl somewhere a few months ago, and it’s still bothering his insatiable curiosity. All she said was, “Pete, you’re my ideal,” and then hung up. It s too bad she didn’t give him time to voice his agreement.

Anyway, lie’s been on the hunt ever since, without any luck. There­ fore, I beg of you, whoever you are, reveal yourself to Pete before he drives himself to drink. Meanwhile, King Louis, the Contraiy, of the House of Nolte, has vowed to offer his valuable assistance to Pete or to anyone else, for that matter, in any sort of chase if the game is “ewes, ewes, ewes.”

The basketball season is over now; the refs for the all-school tourney are beginning to come out of hiding again, and Fusz has recovered the equilibrium which he lost in one veiy important class game. As far as the Varsity goes, I guess our football foes got revenge on the basketball court. Kiessling got banged up by overexuberant tobogganing; Stelter got the mumps; Westy and Hillmer became joint owners of a pair of crutches. It was a rough year.

Information has been coming in from all corners of the campus regarding one Roger Sprain. After the undesirable and censorable material lias been culled out, we are left with a few facts which may or may not be related to each other. First of all, he has taken over the popular position of Court Jester in the court of Queen Anne; secondly, as Herr Henrich reported in gory detail, the tips of some cigarette butts which Roger has tossed off lately were found to be rosy in hue. Very peculiar. And thirdly, he has ac­ quired via English class the nickname “The Idiot Boy.” And there­ by may hang a tale.

The Forum recently presented two programs featuring star* spangled home-grown talent. In Dobby’s “Student Prince ’ Dave Kuske and Rich Pankow had a chance to limber up their vocal chords, but I missed the bar-maid whom they were all supposed to be in love with. As far as Dave is concerned, that little misfortune will be remedied in the “Mikado”, in which he is scheduled to shout into the ear of a delectable dish named “Yum-yum.” I’m warning you now so that you come prepared with whistles. In the program 234

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Talent is something we don’t seem to be short of at North­ western, although sometimes it is directe dinto the wrong channels.

For instance, think of the great waste involved when a man sings his heart out in the shower-room, or when he philosophizes in his room after an hour at Sharp’s, or when he spends half his waking hours composing in his mind the next luscious letter to his girl, or when he is able to act his way out a classroom difficulty with his professor, or when he uses his strength to ruin a shade in the classrom, as Drews did recently, or when a C & C writer spends his time writing this junk instead of cleaning sewers or some other simi­ lar job more suitable to his taste. That’s about all the philosophy I have to offer this month.

And now we come to what I hope you haven’t waited im­ patiently for, the new Black and Red staff, ready to stuff some more ideas and articles down your throats and then call for your support of the school magazine. Let us start at the top of the heap with Weigand, who will step into the shoes vacated by Boss Allie.

Chappy is a mixture of radical and conservative. As a radical change he expects to write some editorials, and make them up-and up enough to pass the censor; and he also plans on notifying his Staff members concerning the Deadline more than a day in ad­ vance. He showed his conservative tendencies last fall when he raised one-man opposition to the idea of a football queen at North­ western. Moving into Werre’s position we have two lazy bums, Pete and myself, who plan to divide the momentous tasks of Werre between ourselves. Werre recently mentioned the fact that he had­ n’t done a thing for the paper since his joining; I plan to follow in his footsteps, even if Pete doesn’t. Tessmer’s job is being va­ cated. Since no one as yet has been able to figure out just what his job was, the problem has been solved by liquidating the office.

Mark Hillmer is succeeding Weigand as Business Manager and is looking for an assistant to help him figure out some of Weigand’s hieroglyphics. Fortunately the old man typed most of the official records, and there were a lot of them the past year. What other staff has sent out seven-hundred letters to the alumni? We deserve a pat on the back.

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And then we come to the new men, who will be doing all the work in the next year. Mr. Max Strangmann is taking over Ruler Schulz’s job as Sports Editor. I don’t want to say anything bad about Max, because he sits behind me in logic class; and my ribs are human, even though the rest of me may be abnormal. Then there is the Alumni Editor, who needs to have connections in the Synod in order to pick up information. For this reason Dan Jungkuntz seems to be a good choice, if for no other. Westy was the hardest-working Alumni Editor that has come along for some time; and we hope that Dan will keep the Alumni Department progres­ sive. Then there is the leg-dragging department, where honest John Ribar and this screwy Siegler character will handle affairs.

Affairs with secretaries of downtown dentists, etc. At least we must make the job look attractive, even though hard work is all it amounts to.

Last and least, there is that man who succeeds me in the ideal position. Who else can attack his friends so mercilessly without fear of rebuttal? Yup, Keith, the job’s all yours! And dear readers, 1 think lie’s going to be worse than I was. Just listen sometime to that Haag laugh, that terrible wicked laugh; just gaze deeply into his dark fiery eyes that send thrills and chills down the spine. Be afraid, dear readers, for Haag has been raised on “Mad” comic books, now appearing in pocketbook form. This is the man who as basketball scorer has looked across the floor and leered at you contemptuously and laughed heartily. Be afraid, dear readers, be afraid.

As for you, Keith, my advice to you is this: (1) Stick your nose into other people’s business; and even if you’re too dense to learn anything from it, distort the facts, if possible, to make it gory; (2) Lay off Bob Sievert (very practical advice); (3) Beware of the Norwegians, for they head a Pro-Coed party and can be danger­ ous with their new methods; (4) Keep an eye on that girl who gives Engel a lift from the bowling alley every now and then; (6) Act normal; you will fool people into thinking you are. I confess I haven’t fooled many, but you might have better luck. So long then, Keith, until we meet again at the B & R banquet. And dear readers, chase me if you can; I’m already around the corner.

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And the Angel of the Lord Spake unto Philip, Saying, Arise. . .

And Behold, a Man of Ethiopia A little over a year ago a certain young man left the beauti­ ful wilds of northern Michigan to take up his residence in a crowd­ ed section of Milwaukee and take over what is one of the most recent mission fields established by the Synodical Conference. This young man is Rev. Paul Knickelbein. Almost from the day he was born in Milwaukee in 1920 Paul had his heart set on being a minis­ ter. After completing the six years at Milwaukee Concordia, he came to Northwestern and soon found himself at home in his new surroundings. For two years he was one of the leading scorers of the Umnus basketball teams of that day which won IS out of the 30 games they played, including one championship. It seems that the two-platoon method used in those days produced a little more success than a more recent attempt (which we won’t mention here.) Other talents showed up on the pages of the "Black and Red” and in the male chorus. During his years at the Seminary he further made use of his athletic abilities saving drowning ladies at the West Mequon pool.

Rev. Knickelbein’s first call put him in a place where a bit of ruggedness was needed too. Ten years ago Mencos, Cortez, and Ignacio, Colorado were towns where much of the old west was still in evidence in the form of horses, carbines, and gambling. At one of the rodeos a certain victorious cowpuncher decided to treat his horse to a drink and accordingly, rode it through the swinging doors of the local tavern. The poor horse went thirsty however when his master failed to continue his winning streak and came out wearing the brand of the nearest empty bottle the bartender could find above his right eye. The local marshall never tried to imprison a man without first rendering some crude form of anes­ thetic, after his predecessor had been shot to death by a supposedly helpless drunk. Not a bad place for a fellow fresh from the Sem. But Paul kept at it and left a small congregation behind him when he went to teach religion and ancient history at Milwaukee Luther­ an High School. (I wonder which he found more trying, cowboys or students?) He also served at Sturgeon Bay and Sault St. Marie before coming back to Milwaukee to St. Philips Lutheran Church.

The history of this congregation goes back to 1932 when the first groundwork was done toward establishing a church in the midst of Milwaukee’s colored district. But the first real action was taken in 1952 when the Synodical conference decided to found a congregation there. Rev. Bertram Sauer was the first pastor and spent the first months canvassing the district. They were very for­ tunate in obtaining from the Seventh Day Adventists a pleasant 237

RED church in which to hold their first service on January 11, 1953. The building is unique in that the auditorium is upstairs while the main floor is devoted to Sunday School rooms. But once one has climbed the stairs, he finds a church that will compare favorably with many of the smaller Lutheran churches in Wisconsin.

Much of Rev. Knickelbeins work still consists in canvassing and looking for potential members for his growing congregation.

But his work has not been without a reward. In one instance a family which he had instructed invited their neighbors to come to church with them next Sunday. When the neighbors failed to show up til's family said, “Church next Sunday at 9:30. We’ll pick you up. Be ready.” And they were. This went on for a month till the neighbors started coming of their own accord and ended up bring­ ing another family with them. And both these families which were interested by the first are now in instruction classes. How many of us can point out similar examples in our own history?

One ol Rev. Knickelbeins teaching methods involves outlines of his lecture which are mimeographed and distributed. These sheets contain Bible passages which the members of a class are to look np and explain for themselves with Rev. Knickelbeins guid* ance. When one member of this instruction class seriously injured his hand and was in a hospital so that he could not attend, Pastor Knickelbein gave him these sheets so he could get an idea of what was being done while he was absent. The next time he visited the sick man he found that the Bible passages had been all looked up and that this man had laboriously copied them out with his left hand along with his written explanation of each one. Another cf these instruction sheets dealing with the lodge found its way into the hands of a Negro who had gained for himself the honor of 32nd degree Mason. Soon after, this same man turned up in church, denounced the lodge and asked to be instructed.

The fruits of this mission can also be seen in a few statistics.

In less than two years the congregation numbers 30 communicants, 50 souls. It has a Sunday School of IS and a choir containing 3 sopranos, 4 tenors, and Rev. Knickelbein, bass. At present 14 are being instructed and a new class will begin its work shortly. In a year or two a parochial school will be started.

The need for this mission in Milwaukee has long been evi­ dent. Of the 60 some churches in the vicinity, only the Roman Catholic Church and a branch of the Methodists have done any stab’e work among the Negroes. Most of the rest are typical “store­ front” churches with self-styled evangelists for preachers. Many of the Negroes have been taken in by these “organizations” but they are not what the soul of a man needs for comfort and salvation.

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CALLS AND INSTALLATIONS Jerome Albrecht, ’47, St. Paul, Minnesota, has the call to Eugene, Oregon.

Kenneth Barry, ’51, the first graduate from the O.L.C. Semi­ nary has the call to Mission, S.D. George Boldt, ’40, formerly of Roscoe, S. Dakota, has accepted the call to Morton Grove, Illinois.

Paul Hartwig, ’43, Neenah, Wis­ consin, has been called to Geneva, Ncbr^skd Harold Johne, ’50, Flasher, N. Dakota, has the call to the con­ gregation in Mobridge, S. Dakota.

Eugene Kitzerow, ’49, has been called to Colome, South Dakota.

Donald Kolander, ’46, formerly of Valley City, North Dakota, has accepted the call to the mission in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Robert Schlicht, ’53, is vicaring in Whitehall, Wisconsin.

Marcus Schwartz, ’36, formerly of Fremont, Wisconsin, is now serving St. Luke’s congregation in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Milton Spaude, ’48, East Ann Arbor, Michigan, has the call to Japan.

Ewald Tacke, ’19, Watertown, Wisconsin, has accepted the call to Eau Claire, Michigan. He will remain at Northwestern as Dean till April 12.

David Worgull, ’49, formerly of Cibecue, Arizona, has accepted the call to Naper, Nebraska.

DEATHS Gerhard Ernst. ’00, died in St. Petersburg, Florida, after serv­ ing Emanuel congregation of St. Paul, Minnesota, for 44 years.

Richard Janke, ’15, who had been professor at Dr. Martin Lu­ ther College in New Ulm since 1923, died February 10. He was also assistant professor at North­ western in 1918 and 1919.

IN CUPID'S CORNER James Fricke, ’50, will be mar­ ried to Miss Nancy Coplin of Mil­ waukee next June.

Walter Lexvold, ’53, is engaged to Miss Irmgard Wahlers who lives near Bremen, Germany.

Roland Zimmermann, ’52, is en­ gaged to Miss June Boettcher of Milwaukee.

MISCELLANEOUS John Kavasch, ’98, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Hart­ ford, Connecticut, recently cele­ brated the 50th anniversary of his installation as a pastor.

Otto Medenwald, ’15, Viroqua, Wisconsin, has retired from the ministry because of ill health.

Traugott Redlin, ’23, formerly of Kenosha, Wisconsin, also has left the ministry because of his health.

John Westendorf, ’45, Rosedale Gardens, Michigan, recently dedi­ cated a new parsonage.

William Schweppe, ’29, after a furlough in the United States left by plane from New York in midJanuary to assume his duties as superintendent of the Nigerian field.

William Winter, ’47, missionary in Nigeria, was a member of the group that made an exploratory trip into the province of OgojaBenue. Only 7% of the people of this province are listed as Christ­ ian and 11% as Mohammedan. 82% are considered heathen.

Walter Beckmann, ’54, der Feld marschall des Bonecrunchervereins, was last reported in North­ ern Siberia, hiding out from our gallant, but wounded, editor’s law­ yers and detectives. It seems he had something to do with Lyle’s recent injury (although he looks innocent enough.)

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In conclusion: I would like to apologize for all the other errors of information and spelling which in the past two volumes of the “Black and Red” have been hammered out by my well-meaning but sometimes not-too-well-informed fingers. Also my thanks go out to Tutor Scharlemann, Professor Roland Hoenecke and the many others who have supplied my information for the last 19 issues. I hereby pass along these benefactors, with my alumni files, to my successor.

It’s all yours, Dan.

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There are no windows in the south wall of the dining hall. Light will not be lacking, however, since the east and west walls of the hall will be of glass block. The bricks for the first floor have all been laid.

•'ll This is a view showing the progress on the new dormitory. The wall on the right of the picture is the south end which faces Western Avenue.

The illustration on the cover is a picture of the new floor model globe in our library. It was purchased last year for $350., $90 of which was donated by the class of ’52. The library fund furnished the re­ mainder.

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“SCHAEFFER BRUSH-OFF" Led by Schaeffer with 30 points, the Mission House quintet dumped the Goslings at Watertown by a score of 82-71. A sluggish first half in which the Black and Red was outscored by 44-30, made the victory an easy task for the visiting Muskies. Schaeffer sank 8 baskets and 14 of 19 charity tosses to pace his team. Platz and Russart with 16 and 10 points, respectively, added to the winning margin.

Ron Stelter vainly tried to spark the Umnus bucketeers in the second half as he fired in 18 of his 21 points in that period. Dobberstein potted 17 markers and Eckert scored 15, but once again the sad motto of “too late with too little” fitted the Goslings’ plight.

N. W. C. FG FT F Pts. Mission House FG FT F Pts. 7 2 4 Eckert, f 3 9 4 15 Platz, f 16 4 2 4 10 Parcher, f 0 3 5 3 Russart, f 3 3 5 9 Dobberstein, f 6 5 3 17 Clausing, f 14 2 Kiessling, f 0 0 0 0 Schaeffer, c 8 30 3 Thieleke, G. g 2 1 3 5 Sicvert, c 1 1 2 0 3 8 Westendorf, c 3 3 1 9 Schroeder, g 4 4 2 2 Lindquist, c 2 Thieleke, M. g 1 1 0 0 Kuske, g 0 1 5 1 82 Stelter, g 9 3 29 24 23 1 21

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“SLOW ! ! STARTERS.” In the first half of the game against the Whitewater Teachers, the Goslings hit the low spot in their all too dismal season. The Black and Red men scored onlv 17 points in the initial stanza and managed to push only 2 field goals through the hoop. Whitewater played its very effective, aggressive man-to-man game, and gave a dazzling ex­ hibition of that seemingly lost art in basketball nowadays, defense.

The Gosling’s first stanza could have been even more embarassing, if Lee Dobberstein hadn’t scored on 7 of 8 free shots and a basket for 9 of the meager 17 points. Captain Dobberstein finished with 19 points to lead his mates in th<* scoring department. Strangely enough, the Goslings pulled a complete reversal of form in the second period and outscored the smooth-working Quakers 41-40. Whitewater gave a fine demonstration of consistent team play. The teachers scored 40 markers in each period and their scoring was well-divided. Jack Keily led all scorers with 20 points.

FG FT F Pts. FG FT F Pts. Whitewater N. W. C. 12 2 3 2 Sutherland, f 5 0 Eckert, f 2 4 6 2 2 0 Parcher, f 1 5 3 7 Firchow, f 2 0 4 Dobberstein, f 6 7 3 19 Overbaugh, f 1 20 8 4 3 4 Keily, f Kiessling, f 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 Luchsinger, f 1 Sievert, c 1 0 0 13 3 3 Westendorf, c 1 6 2 8 Friedirchs, c 5 3 0 4 6 2 2 2 6 Malin, c Kuske, g 12 6 0 3 4 2 1 10 Jackson, g Stelter, g 1 3 3 Bayreuther, g 0 4 0 4 2 16 26 15 58 O’Berle, g 31 18 24 Halftime score: Whitewater 40, Northwestern 17.

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"CHAMPIONSHIP FORM" The Concordia Teachers of River Forest, 111. came to Watertown with the Badger-Illini Conference Crown firmly perched on their heads and looked for a rout over the league’s cellar dwellers, North­ western. They won the game all right but not before the Basket­ ball Crown was slightly tilted and tarnished by a aroused Gosling five. The Black and Red battled at a race-horse pace with the visitors and trailed only 47-44 at the intermission. The Umnusmen, however, couldn’t quite keep up with the snarling Cougars in the last half and dropped another game, 99-85. Captain Leroy Dobberstein with 21 points and Dave Kuske with 18 markers led the home squad. In the final twenty minutes of play Concordia’s Cougars gave ample evi­ dence why they ran roughshod through the Conference this year.

Their captain and playmaker, Harry Preston, was perhaps the most valuable man in the league this season. He scored 21 points himself with flashy two-handed longshot and set up many of his teammates’ tallies. Domroese, the Teachers’ big man, gamboled among the shorter Goslings and whipped in 28 markers on tip-ins and short jump shots.

Beccue’s 20 points and Kirchenberg’s 17 also helped to assure the Black and Red loss.

FG FT F Pts. FG FT F Pts. Concordia N. W. C. 2 2 28 Eckert, f 4 0 8 Domroese, f 13 1 6 8 0 20 Robberstein, f 9 3 2 21 Beccue, f 3 4 17 Kiessling, f 5 0 2 10 Kirchenberg, f 7 2 4 3 8 Sievert, c 1 5 4 7 Otto, c 0 0 10 Westendorf, c 4 1 3 9 Rettig, c 9 3 2 21 Kuske, g 7 4 3 18 Preston, g Stelter, g 1 3 5 4 4 2 12 Kirchhoff, g 2 34

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NORTHWESTERN 61

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After the surprising, record-breaking, 104-86 win over the Semi­ nary early in the season, many people thought that Winter, Rothe and Co. had lost their basketball touch at the Sem. Don’t believe it!

The Alumni from Thiensville settled the score with the visiting Um­ nusmen in convincing fashion with an 81-61 victory. The issue was­ n’t in doubt for long as the men in Black and White rolled to a 47-33 halftime lead. Winter and "Big Dan” Habeck shared scoring honors with 20 points apiece. Ed Stelter followed with 19 . Eckert and Dob­ berstein with 15 and 14 points, respectively, led the campaign-weary Umnus five in the final game of the ’54-’55 basketball season.

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Another Northwestern College Basketball Season is in the record books. It was not exactly a successful year, not with a mark of only 4 wins, and 13 defeats; but at least the Goslings played interesting basketball. Coach Umnus’ squad was hampered all year by an amaz­ ing run of bad breaks. Things like injuries, illness, and ineligibility kept cropping up throughout the campaign and made the job of de­ fending the Badger-Illini Conference Title an impossibility. Never­ theless, the Black and Red quintet displayed an excellent brand of ball at times Perhaps the first Seminary game marked the high point of an otherwise rather dismal season. Not only did the Goslings upset the Thiensville Alumni, but set a new N.W.C. gym record of 104 points with a sparkling “team effort”. The Umnusmen used last minute heroics to edge the Miners of Wisconsin Tech 76-73 in another impressive win. The second Extension game also gave the Goslings an opportunity to show off their high-scoring offensive ability as they trounced the Milwaukeans 95-79. Even in defeat, the Umnusmen on two occasions exhibited a good offense, against the champion Con­ cordia Cougars, and when they lost in the final seconds to the second place St. Procopius Saints 73-74.

3 Seniors finished their N.W.C. basketball careers on the ’54’55 team. Captain Leroy Dobberstein was a regular for four seasons and was consistently among the team scoring leaders in that period.

“Dubby” was also a rugged rebounder and an excellent defensive per­ former. Leo was the only member of this Year’s Gosling team to gain an All-Conference berth. Dave Kuske was a Gosling reserve for two seasons before he got his chance as a starter this season. Dave came through at his guard position and showed some solid scoring ability (117 points) with a nifty running jump shot. Rolfe Westendorf, like Kuske, plaved a reserve role for his first 3 seasons as a Varsity bucketeer. This year Rolfe saw much more action and turned in some well-played defensive games; he also garnered 109 markers. Most of his field goals came on that unorthodox, but also unstoppable leaping jump shot.

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The Seniors won the Intra-mural championship by a two-game margin over the second place Sophomores. Bruce Schlueter who scored well over 200 points made a run-away of the individual scor­ ing championship. i.

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Page TITLE 190 A brick ...................... ......................... . 124 A Day in Egypt ................................

198 A Letter To ............................... ........

79 Alumni Meeting Report and Not ce Alumni Notes ... ........ ............... .13, 45, 80, 104, 136, 164, 184, 215, 239 174 A Matter of Life and Death ..........

237 And the Angel of the Lord Spake 23, 46, 81, 108, 138, 165, 185, 216, 242 Athletics .......................

171 Author Extraordinary Basketball Schedule ....

Biographies ...................

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Campus and Classroom Campus Calendar ........

Campus Discovery ......

Celebration of Easter ..

Challenge to Travel ...

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Destroy This Temple .

Different ......................

Doctor in the House ...

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Ein Amerikaner Aus Zehlendorf ...

English Oration .................. ...............

Eta Sigma Phi Contest for 1955 ........

Eall Scene at N. W. C........................

Football at N. W. C............................

Forsooth. Tis Ruth .............................

Forum Finale .....................................

Forum Notes .........................................

Friend of Students ............................

German Oration ................................. .

Gosling Gleanings .............................

Grand Old Man ....................................

Homecoming Hovers Lift to the Handicapped .......

In Memoriam ..................................

Judgement From A Steeple ......

King of the River ...

Let Them Laugh ..

Loss of a Friend ...

Middl" Slobgagma .

Mistletoe ................

Moments of Bliss ...

Music Jn the Night Music U. S. A. ...

Mudhole, S. D........

My Slate's Best! NO! Mine is! ............

New Fangled Fire Fighter ....................

New Staff .................................................

Of Wimmen ............................................

Our Cirriculum .......................................

Plumbing in the Privy Age ................

Progress ....................................................

Sacred Heart College .............................

Scenes — Progress of Buildings .......

Show’s the Thing ...................................

School Spirit .................................... ......

St. Mark’s Centennial ............................

Son of a Pioneer .................................

South Dakota From My Window .....

Spectacle .............................. ..................

Snortsviews ............................................

Soring Scene at N. W. C........................

Student Prince .......................................

Supervised Somnia ...............................

Swan Song Ere the Great Divide .....

Ted Hoyer ...................................... .......

Three Gifts ............................................

Time is My Tyrant..................................

Tour of Duty ....................................— Voice of Student Body ....................... .

Why Crime Does Not Pay ..................

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Leave Cleaning in Room 17 Watertown Special Student Prices 612 Main Street Box 125

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CANDIES ♦ NUT CHIPS * NUT MEATS

REPRESENTED — WARREN REICH, Phone: 1767-M 802 Oakwood Ave., Oconomowoc

TO NORTHWESTERN STUDENTS :

REDEMPTION OF $1.00 with the purchase of our

JOHN C. ROBERTS AND ROBERTSON SHOES Compliments of Mr. Beltz

RAY’S RED GOOSE SHOE STORE WATERTOWN. WIS.

UNITED ORGAN CO. SERVICE — SALES REPRESENATIVE FOR

Wicks Organ Company Milwaukee,

Wisconsin

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