Vol. LVI
No.4
DR. MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE
Lancers Win Championship The Lancer soccer team topped of! an undefeated season with a 2-0 victory over Concordia at St. Paul on Wednesday the 27th. It was a typical hard-fought game. Merle Kruse scored the first goal with an assist from Gordy Vetter. In _the second half, Bob Schroer punched one through for the final 2-0 score. Coach Dallman received the trophy for the first Southern Minnesota Soccer Conference championship. ThIs game also ran the Luther winning streak to 13 games. All the games this year were very close. The Homecoming game agalnst Pillsbury was won by the score of 3-0. Once agaln Pillsbury did the Lancers a fa_ vor by scoring a goal for DMLC's team. Merle Kruse put In the clinchers In the second halt. A few days before, the Lancers proved they could hold their own and more agalnst st. Olaf. Once agaln the score read 2_0 for Luther. Bob Hill scored the first goal on a penalty kick, and Kruse added one In the second'llalf. Although this was a non-eonterence game, it was a great morale-building victory
After the Homecoming game, the Lancers tangled with the vastly-improved Vikings of Bethany. Lancers seemed to have no trouble adjusting to the poor playing conditions created by rain. It was a helter-skelter battle with Luther coming out on top, 5-1. Center Merle Kruse scored two goals, and the three wings. Vetter, Duehlmeier, and watz, each contributed one. The championship was ac; tually won before the final game with Concordia. Pillsbury tied Concordia I-I and eliminated them from the race. However, the Lancers had no Intention of letting up for this last game. They wanted the undefeated season that theyhadworked tor, As Coach Dallman remarked at the pep fest, nobody can say that a team backed Into a championship when It won all its
games. As for the future, things look very good for the season next year. Seniors Dave Schweppe and George DeNoyer are the only boys lost through gradua, tlon, Valuable experience has been gained by all of the play; ers, and the fans should be In for another P.'eat year of soc-
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Homecoming
Recap The great day has come and gone. DMLC won Its first soccer homecomtng game 1The undefeated team triumphed over Pillsbury 3-0. Preparations for the great day were begun the week end before. All the college
classes constructed Homecoming ground displays based on TV commercials. The winners
were announced at the banquet on Oct. 16. The first place trophy (a traveling trophy) went to College ll. Its' display pictured "Charley (the Comet) Tuna" being turned down by the Lancers. "From the land of DMLC comes the Team Superior, " a takeoff on the Hamm's beer commercial, won second place for the junior class. The first and fourth year classes tied for third prize with the "Jolly Green Giant" and the Pillsbury flour mill. As the opening kick-off soared high in the sky, scores of brightly colored balloons were released by the spectators. Anexciting game followed. At the half, during which the
band march, the score was 2-0. The Pep Club float, displaying I 'thatis:er on our team," was driven across Ute field. The Victory banquet began at 7:30 p.m. The hallways Were decorated with fall scenes, while gymnasium decorations portrayed the land or DMLC or
"Lancer country." Thesmorgasbord menu included Swedish meatballs, spare ribs, chicken, shrimp, au Gratin potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, breads, relishes, and tarts. Mr. John Micheel was the master of ceremonies. "School spirit" was the theme of the guest speaker, Pastor Schewe. A variety of musical entertainment was supplied by the Ber , lens, the Ethnics, and singer Anna Lombardo of College I.
Aeolians Organize CO-CAPTAINSDave Schweppeand Merlyn Kruse look on as Coach Dallman admires the trophy for the first'Southern Minnesota Soccer Conferencechampionship.
Science Club Active
The Phlogston Science Club Is out to prove agaln this year that "Science Can Be FUN I" In fact, the Items on this year's agenda point tea year that wUl be educational and highly prae; tical. The election of officers added Leah Weber as librarian and Carl Nolte as Vice_president. Others holding offices are Ray Dusseau as President and Ruth Heikes Sec.- Treas\ll"er. One of the upcoming activiti.. for the club will be a tour of the local-B.F. GoodriCh plant. In the future the Phlogistoos are 'looking forward to field trips, lectures by guest speak-
ers, the annual spring science fair J and the usual experiments and activities of the regular meetings. Meetings are currently being held In the Biology Lab, Room 210 at 9 p.m, every second Thursday. Visitors are encouraged to come and view the experiments which are performed at the beginning of each meeting. Another aspect of the Science Club will soon be made avail_ able to the student body. Preparations are being made for the use of :i. darkroom for those interested In learning the fundamentals of Iilotllgraphy.
New Ulm, Minnesota
November 3, 1965
Every Monday and Thursday night at 6:10 p.m, the auditorium will be filled with the voices of the Aeollans, a group of 200 college girls singing for their own enjoyment. This year's directress is Jan Weishahn and the assistant directress is Sharon Reils. Officers are President Betty Lenius, Secretary and Treasurer Susan Ellenberger; Librarians are Gerry Dahl, Eileen Kempfert, Joan Trapp, Pat Vogl and Sharon Kranz. Future plans Include practicing music for Christmas ear., oling and for the February concert. This year each member will be asked to pay a $ .50 music fee, which will be refunded at the end of the year when music is turned in. Some of the selections now being re_ hearsed are '~Hello Dolly," "Climb Every Mountain," and "A spoonful of SUgar."
Refonnation Observed Sunday, October 31, was Ute 438th anniversary of the Luth., eran Church. In commemoration of this jubilant day, a mass Reformation service was held at 8 p.m, In the auditorium of DMLC. The guest speaker for the sacred occasion was Pastor John Parcher from San_", born. The Reverend -,Melm Schwark from the Brtghton; Courtland congregations assist; ed him as liturgist. Professor Eldon Hirsch accompanied the congregation's hymns of praise on the organ.
The service was beautified even further by two choirs. Children from the area's Christian day schools sang HPreserve They Word, 0 Savior" under the direction of Henry Luehring. "Salvation Unto Us Has Come" flowed 'forth from ,the>mass-Choir:under'th"'direction ot Proressor Zahn. The service ciosed with the congregation's singing of "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." An organ and trumpet accompaniment added to the majestic strain of the Battle Hymn of the Lutheran Church.
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What's going on In the Luther Literary League's interest groups? CHILDREN'S THEATER future activities Include a tape library of children's litera::?, ture, a story hour, a group of :~:~ children's one act plays which :::: 'possibly will be put on at St. ;;:: Paul's school, and a bibliography of children's plays and skits \~~;:;:;:;:::;:;:;:;:::;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:~:;:~:~:~:::~:)~~j (Continued on Page 3)
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Group to Practice Teach On November 13th, after atewdaysoforientatlon, ten seniors will be going to the APpleton area to do their practice teaching; eight will be staying In New Uim to practice teach at St. Paul's, starting November 10. Letters from those doing their student teaching first quarter are filled with much enthusiasm and make all eager to begin this new and rewarding experience. Those doing their student teaching second quarter are: Name
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Bowerman Ronald Brown Norma Denninger Lloyd Essman Sharon Feare David Jacobs Janet Kalb Rose lyn Krueger Betty Lenius Henry Meyer Michael Miller Linda Oelkers Kathy Raabe Celeste Schultz Thomas Schulz Diane Wernicke Merlin Wilde Beverly Wolfgram
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