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MESSENGER No.1
Vol. 68
October 31, 1977
New UIm,Minnesota
U.S. Postage Paid New Vim, Minn. ".073
Alpha-Omega Players .Visit Campus By Steve Groening On Wednesday, September 28, the Alpha-Omega players presented Neil Simon's Broadway comedy smash hit, "The Star-Spangled Girl." The large Chapel-Auditorium crowd thoroughiy enjoyed the zany one-liners and comic situations. The performers, John Westbrook, Paul Pierce, and Cindy Coleman, with lighting by Rosalind Huffman, gave a lively rendition of the play, making it a great performance for aU. "The Star-Spangled Girl" spins its fun out of the presentday tendency of bright young men to dedicate themselves to dissenting from old established American traditions. Andy Hobard (John Westbrook) and Norman Cornell (Paul Pierce) live in poverty in a San Francisco studio apartment in order to publish a magazine devoted to social protest. Their frantic efforts to keep their. magazine going are
hilariously complicated by the intrusion. of Sophie Rauschmeyer (Cindy Coleman), a cute corn-pone Southern girl. As a former member of the U.S. Olympic swimming team, she is so thoroughiy American that she is scandalized by their irreverence for her patriotic ideals. Norman falls so hopelessly in love with her that he is unable to write any more heretical artlcles under his various pseudonyms. Sophie, constantly harassed by Norman's good intentions, loses her job at the Y.M.C.A. when he comes to visit her at work. Andy, desperate to save the magazine, hires Sophie to keep Norman happy and creative. But Sophie Jails in love with Andy, producing quite a situation until the wild and happy ending. "The Star-Spangled Girl" was one of Broadways biggest comedy hits of the 1~7 season; it drew consistently large audiences for an eightmonth run.
Six Music Instructors Installed By Audrey Eckelberg Ed. - This Is the first in a' twopart series on tbe new instructors at DMLC.
Sophie Rauschmeyer (CIndy Coleman) and Cornell (Paul Pierce) professes his love.
Publish and Conceal Not By Kathy Sievert
While you were busily oc-' cupied with your job, vacattcn plans, and other outdoor activities this summer;' our campus received its annual "housecleaning." But yet there was something different in tile air this par.ticular summer. The Doors received an extra pollsh or two or three and not even a blade of grass seem.ed out of place. Even several -weeks before, the singing of the' birds above .made one sense that something grand and magnificient was about to take place! For on AIIgust3, 1977,the 44th biennial convention of YOUR Wisconsin Evengellcal Lutheran Synodopened with the blessing of the Almighty God. The theme of "Publish and Conceal Not" from Jeremlah 50:2 defined the major task which lay ahead for the convention. In regard to this, President' Oscar J. Naumann exhorted that "Today we are among the chosen witnesses of the God of grace and truth. In His grace and mercy He has
entrusted His full counsel of salvation to us and has preserved us in the confession of His truth despite the devil', the world, and our own sinful Oesh. "This truth we are to. PUBLISH. Godhas not intended His truth to be concealed ... PUBLISH AND CONCEALNOT our God bids us today! He still has His elect who have not as yet learned of their Savior who died for them and rose again. Since He alone knows who these elect are, we are to publlsh the goodtidings of . salvation to all nations wherever He opens a door for us to enter. Since the harvest truly is great and the laborers so few, we are to implore Him daily to send forth inore laborers into 'His Harvest." If we don't" harvest, who will? After being inspired by this commission of the Lord, 280 voting delegates and 112 advisory delegates set to work on the niunerous matters. The conscientious effort of all resulted· in the convention's being credited with extremely
smooth orderliness. The outstanding dedication' of these servants of the Lord was hastened with great joy 8I!d diligence. Here we would like to especially note that Pastor Otto Engel declined to be a candidate again for the College Board of· Control AFTER 24 YEARS of service, 19 of which he served as chairman. We thank and praise the Lord that He has permitted Pastor Engel to serve our school so faithfully. While simultaneously remembering the convention's theme and service, may we also heed this particular statement: "To furnish the required number of teachers, the enrollment in 1980 at DMLC must be 794and by the year 2000 must cllmb to 998." Much less, the recent demand for emergency teachers, with 20out in the field this year, the anxious cry for pastors expresses an extremely sad critical list! One congregation had to call 15 times before (cont. on page 3)
There are some new faces on campus this fall. They aren't the freshmen and they aren't a part of the student body. Have you guessed yet? They are the new faculty members. On Sunday, September 11, ten people were installed as instructors at DMLC. Six of the ten installed as instructors entered the music division. They are Miss Jane Annexstad, Mr. James Bakken,' Miss Rachel Gerlach, Professor Roger Hermanson, MiSs Vicki Tippett, and Miss Deb Voss. Miss Annexstad comes from St. Peter, Mn. She attended Bethany High School and furthered her education at Mankato State University. She was a substitute music teacher in the Minneapolis area. She recently tra veled Europe for two months. During the summer she worked at a Montessouri nursery, school. Ever' since she was little, she wanted to be a piano teacher. Her dream came true as she accepted the emergency call to teach piano to students here at DMLC. She has 53 piano students to keep her busy. She likes it a lot and finds the students very willing, cooperative, and friendly.
Mr. James Bakken is from Genoa, Wis. He attended Luther High School at Onalaska, and continued at DMLC. He accepted this emergency call "to gain experience in teaching music." He also "felt that there was a need." He teaches organ and has 53 students. By this teaching experience, he hopes to decide if he'd prefer to teach music in a high school or be a grade school teacher. Miss Rachel Gerlach is from Mequon, Wis. She attended Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee and· continued her education at DMLC. She accepted this emergency call to "gain experience and so something where I was needed." She teaches piano and organ to 45 students. '. Professor Roger Hermanson originates from the Sun Prairie area. He started teaching at DMLC where he emergency taught for five years from 19691974. He went to WISCO and directed the bands and in 1975 accepted a call as chairman of the music department at FQx Valley Lutheran High School. He then accepted the call to teach at DMLC. He directs the Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble and College Chorale, and teaches three sections of Basic Music. He likes DMLC very much and thoroughiy enjoys his work. (cont. on page 3)